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SHARKEY DEFEATS PONS.

Ex-Saiior Once In an Hour.
Carl Pons, of France, was only able to
secure one fall against Tom Sharkey at
Suffers Harlem River Park last night.
although he agreed to throw the lrishman
three times in one hours at mixed style.
This was Pons's first appearance in serious
match In this city but the attendance was
below expectations, only about 900 specta-
tors being present
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pRETENDER MUST LEAD THEM
Moorish Rebels Threaten Him With Arrest
n He Does Not Take the Field.
Special Gable Dsspdteh 10 THx

Special Gable Dsspaieh 10 The SUN
MADRID, May ga despatch from Mel
lila to FL Liberal says that Moors who are
arriving there from the interior report
that the imperial troops have entered Taxa.
The rebels have sent q deputation to Tetuan
to inform the Pretender that he must per-
sonally lead a march against that place
II he fails to do 80 they threaten to arrest
him and turn him over to the Sultan.
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EDWARD vREDENBURGH DEAD.
New York Man suocumbs to Intestinal
Tumor in Paris.
.speeto, Cable Despatch to TIE sun.

Special Cable Despdieh TO The SUN
PAp1s May boulevard Vreden burgh
Of Now York. aged 10, died here to-day OF
an intestinal tumor. Consul General Gowdy
Ia making arrangements to ship the body
home.
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Mn. e. j. williamson WEEDS in London.

.spsetal Gable Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON, May ce-Thomas Skinner. a
Justice Of the Peace, was married here to-
dav To Mrs. c. j. Williamson OF New York
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"Nax O'RelI's" Request.

Special Gable Despafeh to THE SUN.
PARIS, May 2s.--M. Paul Blouet cMax
O'RellO, who died here on Sunday, be-
oueathed his library to st. Paul's school,
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Cunsrd Lane Not Out Of Atlantic Con.
ference.

Speetoi Cabls Despdieh 10 The Sun.
L1yERpooL, May 2e.-The officers OF the
Cunard Steamship Company deny the report
that they have Withdrawn from the At
lantic conference and the agreement In
regard to saloon passengers
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M. Blouet was for man years teacher in
St. Paul's school, London.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08

one of those stones was laid by hand. Each
one took a part Of a mans life to put 1t in
it's place, so that in reality the lives OF
generations have been swallowed up by
these canal banks.
You have all heard of the windmills of
Holland? They are to be seen everywhere.
Along some of the canals there are hun
dreds of them. They spot the farms, and
you see them on the edge of the towns,
where they grind flour, saw lumber and do
all sorts Of things. They give a great
charm to the landscape. They look 30 alive
that l don't wonder that Don Quixote took
one for a giant and wanted to fight him.
These mills are all old, and it must have
cost many millions of dollars to build
them. Their day, however, is past, and
but few new ones are building. The gas
engine and the steam engine have taken
their places, and we may yet have a Hol-
land without windmills.
Holland has made its ship canals pay
we'll. Amsterdam has the North Sea canal,
which is about fifteen miles long, running
across the country from Amsterdam to the
ocean. 1t is thirty feet deep and has two
Sncrmous locks which protect 1t from the
North sea at high tide. l took a ride along
1t a week ago and inspected the breakwa-
ter at its entrance. The work is well done,
but the locks do not compare with those of
the Sault Ste. Marie between Lake c~1perior
and Lake Huron. The canal c about
SIC, 900 900, OF which one-fourth was paid
by the sale OF the reclaimed land, which
brought an average price of almost $500 an
acre.
The town of Rotterdam is a city OF canals
and canalized rivers. The Mas has been
so dredged that it now permits the largest
OF ocean ships to come into Rotterdam, and
the connections with the Rhine and other
parts OF Europe are such that this city has
become one of the chief ports on the con-
tinent. II is one of our principal gateways
for northern Europe, surprising Antwerp
in its importations of American products.
Antwerp. as far as the figures go, has the
greater tonnage, but much OF its tonnage is
made up Of ships which merely touch there,
while that OF Rotterdam is composed Of
ships which take on and discharge cargo.
Rotterdam has about half as much ship
ping as Hamburg and about one-third that
OF Liverpool or Lend Y, The shipping is
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08

KroOnland OF our own American line NOV
ing up with a cargo from New York for
Antwerp, and a little later on came in sight
of the dykes. Near the Dutch boundary the
river is walled with stone held between
piles. We rode high above the rest of the
country, and could see the roofs of the
Darns and houses even with the top of the
dykes. On the opposite side the trees
showed out like bushes over the wall which
extended on and on up the river as far as
our eyes could reach. We passed the great
forts that guard this entrance to Europe,
and went on through a fiat country on the
edge OF the sea. At times we could see the
fields beyond the walls with the cattle feed
ing upon them. Long lines of trees marked
out the road, which seemed to be march
ing over the landscape, making me think
Of Macbeth's woods coming to Dunsinane.
We soon left the Scheldt and passing
through the locks came into the canal of
South Beveland. This is one of the largest
canals Of southern Holland. 1t is wide and
high banked, and SC straight that the tugs
and barges which MI it grow smaller and
smaller and finally block the canal in ths
distance.
The locks are old fashioned. They are
moved by hand by quaint old Dutchmen in
caps, roundabodts and fat pantaloons. Al
every lock Dutch girls brought out fruit
and knicknacks to sell to the passengers.
They were pretty girls and l liked their
quaint costumes, They wore short skirts,
white clogs and black stockings. Several
had on bright vests and two had horns Of
gold over each OF their eyes. the horns
twisted around in the shape Of a miniature
old-fashioned bed spring, Three others had
gold or silver helmets fitted tight to their
heads, showing out through their lace caps.
They laughed as we dealt with them, but
invariably got the best Of the bargain.
Most OF the craft of this canal is carried
along by tugs, although some barges are
pulled by men and women and others by
horses. So far but little electricity has
been applied to these canals, although this
matter is seriously considered by the
Dutch. At every few steps along the way
are posts for tying the boats, and we now
and then passed boats at anchor.
Leaving the South Beveland canal, we
entered the Ooster Scheldt, a sort of branch
OF the sea, and then went on between the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08

islands of Duiveland and Tnolen into the
Mas canal. The waters Of the Ooster
SCheldt are wide and spotted vita islands.
We passed many sailing craft and now and
then went by a tug towing great barges
With the glass we could see schools Of
black seals on the sand fats, and farther
back hundreds of Holstein cattle lying out
in the sun.
We entered the Hollandische dep and
then the canals and mouths Of the Mas,
now going by villages on the banks, and
now seeing the second stories Of other viii
lage houses which were apparently looking
over the dykes and watching us go by.
The Dutch canals are almost as thlckly
populated as the waterways of China.
Every barge we passed had its family upon
1t, an evidence of the thousands of Dutch
families which live and die upon boats.
Babies are born upon them, and many have
no other homes. We frequently saw chill
dren trotting up and down the roofs of the
barges within six inches of drowning, and
to the mast. On many of the boats the
women were cooking; on some they were
hanging out the washing, and on one a
little Dutch girl held up her doll baby and
laughed as we went by.
Every village along the canal had it's own
boats tied to the banks, and the larger
towns were cut up by canals so that boats
from the main canals could be taken into
them by means Of locks.
We stopped for a time at Dordrecht,
which in the middle ages was one OF the
richest Of all the Dutch cities. 1t had
palaces at that time, and its buildings now
are medieval and quaint to an extreme.
Just below the city there is a lumber yard
at which barges OF American lumber were
unloading, l noted the name OF the firm. It
was Dubbledam, an evidence that the lum-
Der men of Holland can compete in pro-
family with our men at home.
In many places along these canals there
were dredges at work, and here and there
We saw the officers OF the Waterstaat SUI
perintending the building OF new embank-
ments, The canals are almost everywhere
walled with stones the size of your two nsts
and as l looked at them the enormous work
that II must have taken to make 1000 miles
OF such canals came to me. There are no
stones IN Holland, Every pebble has to he
brought in from other countries, and every
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
EVANSVILLE NOTES.

EVANSVILLE, Md, May 9.-The
Evansville Farmers Club met Thursday
night at the home of Joseph A. BIundon,
Riverdale. Besides Mr. Blundon The
other members of the club present were
J. Cassard. DR.. Joseph R. Owens, Samuel
Beall, Charles H. Stanley, and MessrJ.
Brashears, Bendy and Darcy. The
guests were Profs. Robinson, Mcdonald
Bomberger and Symonds, of the Mary
land Agricultural College; E. A. Fuller,
editor OF the "Hyattsville Independent, -
c. Hastings. L. Casssrd, and D. n. Mes
bit. At the supper following the dis
cussions Mesdames Hastings and Benja-
min and Misses Eva Fowler, Bessie and
Carrie Lee Blundon served the guests.
Chicken thieves have been a pest in
the vicinity of Landover for some time.
Wednesday night Alonzo NJ Lawson. in
spector of elevators for the District
government. chased ono from his hen
house half a mile, during which there
was an Interchange of shots, Mr.. Law
son using breech-loader and the thief
a revolver.
John Moran and family are vacating
the Tinker place, which will soon be
occupied by the purchaser, Mrs DuvaI,
and will board with Mrs Holland, John
son Avenue.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE, Md. May 9-The
funeral of Mrs. Margaret A Ki1gour,
the widow of tho late Alexander Kill
gour, of Montgomery county, took place
yesterday morning from the Episcopal
Church here, the Rev. Thomas J. Pack
ard officiating. Mrs Kilgour was re-
ceived into this church by the late
Bishop Nottingham. At the time of
her death she was in the eighty-eighth
year of her age, and lived at her home,
near Glen, this county, with her son
Francis Stribling Kilgour. The inter
ment took place in the Rockville Gene
terry. Spencer c. Jones. William Veirs
bouic, John b. Brewer. John E. Wilson
Sylvester c. Jones, and Napoleon Vim
son were the pallbearers. Mrs. KilgouT
leaves surviving her four children, Col.
William Kilgour, Francis Stribling Kill
gour, Alexander Kilgour. and Sarah E
Kilgour, all Of this county
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
SAVAGE ETIQUETTE.
Weird Dances in Tropical Africa With
Torches Flashing.

It surprises the habitue of London ball
rooms 10 hear that one can have almost
as many dances in the wilds of tropical
Africa as in London during the season
There are few, indeed, who are aware
that such a thing as etiquette exists
among the wild, naked and uncivilized
pagans of Western Africa, who fail
Gown and worship a curiously shaped
stone or bit OF rudely worked brass;
but etiquette among these sayages is
really as important as it is in London or
Paris, and differs from our own IN that
the offender against African tribal Ell
quette courts physical instead OF only
social humiliation.
An expedition not long ago penetrated
into the Lagos Hinterland, and had the
good fortune to dwell for several weeks
epcamped among people of whom but a
very few had ever seen a white man De
fore The excitement among the native
tribes was considerable, and TO ceIe-
brate the event the chiefs of various
villages organized fetch dances, to
which the white men were invited. These
dances sometimes took place in tho day
time, end the dancers, arrayed in glitter
ing teadpieces, bracelets, loin cloths, and
little else gyrated turned and twisted
InyO UnCouth contortiors and weird songs
until one or more dropped with fat que,
only to have their places taken by
others, who. springing with wild
shrek into the ring. kept the wild fun
gong fast and furious until the sTecta-
tors grew giddy. and the musicians arms
grow weak.
Cftcn the dances were at night, and
thsn they were weird indeed. rbe lick
erins torcnes Of pine wood splutiering in
The fetid. steamy atmosphere, ana light
ing up tie bright eyes and cage t.Ncit-
cd faces of dancers and spectators alike,
the tTneless but strangely musical tom
tom and the quaint chant and villa cries
of the chorus. all tended to produce u
scene of untamed and .untrammeled bar
barity such as 1t is a privilege to be-
hnlG Golden Penny
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT.

Word from Harlem, n. Y. comes Of
the death there of Ruggles W. Clapp.
for over thirty years resident Of
Washington. Mr.. Clapp died last Tues
day and was in the seventy eighth year
of his age. He is a member of an his
toric family and was born in Chester
field, Mass. His career varied with the
times, having been once associated in
business with the Vanderbilts. Goulds,
and Fisks. The deceased had seen ser
vice in the civil war and had been mar
ried three times. His third wife was
committed to ST. Elizabeth's Asylum
two years ago and his first wife was q
niece of William Cullen Bryant.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
MEDICAL.

Is one =. the Greatest Heaters OF the Sick on
Earth Cures all Diseases no Charge. l cure
all diseases that are known TO the human race
or no charge no matter what your disease, sick
ness or affection may be, and restore you to
perect health. / the following diseases
Heart Disease, Consumption, Blood, Kidney,
Liver, Bladder, Piles in any form. Vertigo.
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Lungs, Dyspepsia, Indiges.
ton, Constipation, rheumatism in any form,
Pains and Aches OF any kind, Colds, Bronchial
Troubles Sores, Skin Disease, all Itching Sensa-
tions, La Grippe. Pneumonia; Ulcers. Car
buncles Boils. Cancer, the worst iorms, with
out the use of knife or instruments; Eczema
or Bright's Disease of the Kidneys. I cure any
disease, no matter OF what nature. Medicine
sent TO any address by express For full par
ticulars send 2-cent stamp for answer. COZ
Pennsylvania Avenue southeast. Washington,
D. C. Branch store, 404 West Broad Street,
Richmond. Va. mh24-t
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RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO R. R.

Leave Washington, New jersey Ave. and C st.
Chicago and Northwest. -lU:50 g. M, -6:eO
p m.
Cincinnati. st. Louis, and Louisville. 1000
g. m, -4:16 p M, r1:l0 night.
Pittsburg and Cleveland. 1850 s. NJ, .s:45
p m, and Il 200 night.
Columbus and Wheeling, $3.50 p. M.
Wincheste.. 1855 a. m. !i4:15. and 1850
p. m.
Lrray, -4:15 p. m
Annapolis. l,,f:sO $3.50. II1I:5o a. m. lI.:sO.
''5:2o p. m.
Frederick. 1855. $4,000. Tl1o:5o a. m. '-1:l5.
Ia 80, and 1890 o. m.
Jamestown. il1o:oo a. m; and 1850 p. m
Boyd and way points, s:85, 1900 a. NJ,
''I;15. 1880, ll6:s0. -'lo:16 llll:so p. m.
Gatthersburg and way points, 1886. 1900 a.
m. ll12:5O. lib. 1880, il4:s0. $500. ii5:SO,
.7:o5. '.1o:l5. IN 80 p. m.
Washington Junction and way points. 1885.
5000 a. m, --l:15 4:30. 1880 p. m.
Baltimore, week days, 1880, 500, $50, x7:o5.
80. Ks 80. s:a5, 9:30, xlo:o0, 11:5o a. m.
xl2:20 noon, KISS, x3:0O, xt:o0, x4:30- 4:S5,
x5:05, 6:25, x6:20. $50. xs:o0, xl0:Oo. x-1:80.
II :S5 p m. Sundays, xs:oo. Il :o5, 7:3o. $3.50.
70 100 a. M, xi2:2O. lis, x3:0o, 1880. x5:05,
6:25. $50. xs:00, x10:00 x11.S0. II :35 p. m.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
schedule elective April Q. 1908.
Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station.

Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station
$40 a. IN. Daily. Local for HarrisoaDorS,
" arrsnton Charlotte, and way stations
1881 q. N. Daily. Washington and Florida
Limited First-ciass coaches and drawing room
sletper to jacksonville, Fla. Dining ser
vios-
lI:15 a. m. Daily. United States Fast Mall
First-elass coaches and arzEing- room sleeper
to New Orleans. Dining car service.
4:0l D. m. Week days. Local .or Harrisonburg
and way stations on Manassas branch
40 p. m. Daily. Local for warrenton and
Charlottesville.
s:45 p. N. Daily. New FORK and Atlanta Ex-
press First class coach and sleeper to Atlanta;
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Sunset
Route Tourist sleeper Washington TO San
Francisco Pullman Buffet service.
$3.50 D. m. Daily. New York and Florida Ex-
press First-ciass coach End sleeper 10 Savannah.
jacksonville, and Port Tampa; sleeper TO Au-
gusra and connection for Aiken Dining car
service.
1901 D. m Daily. New York and Memphis
Limited (via Lynehburg)- First-clas coach and
sIeepirLs car to Roanoke, Knoxville Chatta-
nooga, and Memphis; sleeper to New Orleans.
Dining service.
lo:i5 p. m Daily. Washington and South
western Limited All Pullman train. club and
observation cars to Atlanta and Macon; sleeperE
TO Nashville, Atlsuta. Macon. Memphis. New
Orleans. Dining service
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
Laborers IN Demand.

Many railroad contractors have repre-
sentatives in Washington who are offer
Ing inducements to laborers to go To
West Virginia. Ohio, Kentucky, and
Tennessee TO work on railroads now
building
There IS so much work going on in
Washington and in the adjoining terri
tory that laborers are hard to get. Many
Of Washington's colored population are
employed on the double-tracking along
the Southern. Contractors on the tunnel
work on the Norfolk and Western and
Chesapeake and Ohio are searching for
several hundred more men.
Higher wages are being offered for
labor this year than for several years.
When there is a demand for an ex-
traordinary number of railroad laborers
as there is just now, the contractors
simply cannot find them where they once
looked for them with confidence.
The situation has brought about seri-
Gus discussion of the question of trying
to divert a number of immigrants TO the
railroad workers camps. There is just
now going forward a large amount OF
bridge building and other railroad work
which demands a higher degree of skill
from most men than the ordinary exca-
vation and track work.
The recent Interpretation of the new
Immigrant law to permit of skilled labor
ers being brought into the country under
contract in cases where the laborers OF
that class cannot be had TO do the work
may result in a relief of the situation
before the building season is over.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RY.

Trains leave Pennsylvania Station Daily.
200 p M.-CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS SPE-
CIAL Solid yestibule, electric lighted,
dining car train, with Pullman Sleepers to
Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and St
Louis Parlor Car TO Virginia Hot Springs
without change. Parlor Cars Cincinnati 70
Chicago Dining Car from Washington.
Ii.10P PM F. v. LIMITED. Solid Vestibuls.
electric lighted, dining train, with Pull
man Sleepers 70 Cincinnati, Lexington. and
Louisville. Compartment Sleeper TO Viz
Sleepers Cincinnati 10 Chicago and st
Louis. Dining Car
Reservation and tickets at 5l3 Pennsylvania
Avenue; 500 Fourteenth Street, F, and at
the station Telephone 1910 for Pennsylvania
Cab Service. II. ". FULLER
Telephone. Main 1906. General Passenger Agent
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
WHEN IRVING OvERDID 1T.
The English Actor Reassured by &
Voice From the Gallery.

IN the banquet scene of Macbeth
Sir Henry Irving was in the habit ct
the Lyceum OF drawing out the agony
Of his terror when, in the character OF
that notorious murderer. he beheld the
ghost of Banquo occupying his chair at
the festive board
The "staggers" Of his fright lasted
long after BanquO had vacated the chair
and gone about his mysterious business.
and one evening. as Sir Henry. despite
the departure of the ghost, was stand
ing down stage still shivering and shak-
ing with fantastic terrors never fel
before" a kindly and sympathetic o2
cupant OF the gallery, whispered down
a soothing voice, It's all right, guvno
he's gone!'-M. \. 2.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
THE VALUE OF A LAUGH.

It is said that when Lady Jeune f
planned her scheme of the Childre
Happy Evenings Association she 81
generally laughed at by some OF
friends. says the London It'll Bits
lady especially ridiculed the affair. l
Jeune merelv smiled at criticism.
when the association was working
she invited thar lady 10 be present
one evening. The critic was spe
turned into the admirer. 'Ah. my
friend" said Lady JeUne. IF no on
laughed at my scheme It would
been o sure sign that Il wOUli
Nothing worth doing is ever accom-
ed without ridicUle.''
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
Damages for Death of Husband.

Mrs. Nora Shannon. daughter of John
w Knott, prominent farmer of Boyds,
has received news that she will receive
$4,000 damages for the death Of her
husband by naphtha explosion in the
yards of Ohio River Railroad in Park
ersburg, W. Va, about four years ago.
The courts gave her $4,000, but the case
wasappealed. The decision was yesterday
sustained by the United States Court of
Appeals of West Virginia. Mrs. Shan
non is young woman with three chill
dren
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
General Manager Clarke Returns.

General Manager c. S Clarke, of the
Mobile and Ohio road. returned to
Washington this morning from Fred
erick, Md. where he went to renter the
remains of his father and mother. The
funeral exercises were attended by a
large number of Marylanders. who knew
Mr.. Clarke's father when he was ac-
lively engaged in the railroad business.
Mr.. Clarke will remain in Washington
until tomorrow, when he will start for
his home in Memphis, Tenn.
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
On Way to Baptist Convention.

A number of special parties passed
through Washington yesterday on their
way to Savannah, TO attend the meeting
Of the Southern Baptist Association.
The Seaboard Air Line and the Southern
both carried large parties.
a number of special parties passed
through Washington today en- route to
Atlanta to attend the National Associa-
tion of Charities and Corrections. The
New York delegation will go over the
Southern this afternoon in a special
car ATTACHED to the New Orleans. Linn
tied
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

All trains illuminated with Pintsch light.
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston,
and the, East, 300, 1905 (Diner), 1850 (Bui-
tet, 5000 Oine), iu:0o Dinerl a. m,
1920 Dlner). 300 (Royal Limited Liner,
1900 philadelphia only, -5:05 iDiner), 500.
and sIl:So p. III. Sleeping Car open at 1880
o'clock.
Atlantic City. Il7:o5. lllo:oo a. m. Il1s;2o,
300 p. IN.
Daily. Ezcept Sunday. '-Sundays only.
xExpress trains.
Baggage called for and checked from hotels
and residences by Union Transfer Co. orders
left at ticket Offices. 6le Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest, New York Avenue and Fifteenth
Street. and at Station
The Washington times., 1903-05-09
HIS FACE SPOILS RAZORS.
Philadelphia Barber Has a Stonecutte1
for a Customer.

Did you see the man who just went
out?" asked an uptown barber of a Gus
toner, as swarthy individual left the
shop. Yes? Well he spoils a razor
every time l shave him, and he comes
here twice a week regularly. He is a
stonecutter, and the grit and dust is so
imbedded in the pores of his face that it
is Hike drawing a razor over the side of
a stone. I always use the best tools I
have upon him, but they are not stone
proof and a dull razor is the result when
his beard is removed.
He is customer upon whom ] lose
money. and I am glad to say that he is
the only stonecutter who favors me with
his patronage. ! often wonder how 1t IS
that he doesn't vince when the razor
strikes a section of stone that is i'm
bedded in his face and bounds off. but 1t
is probably because his skin is so hard
ened that he feels no Ill effects. '-Phila-
delphia Telegraph.