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The Washington times., 1903-01-01
GREENE TAKES CHARGE
OF POLICE DEPART TNENT
inspectors to Have Offices
in Their Districts.

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Gen. Francis V
Greene, the new police commissioner.
formally tool, possession Of his Office at
police headquarters at 10 o'clock this
morning.
The change Of administration was ef-
fected quietly and without the dramatic
features that surrounded last year the
departure of Devery and Murphy. But
it was not without its effects and sur
2r.ses.
The most notable change which the
coming Of General Greene into the de
partment effected in the first few min
utes Of mis- incumbency was his an
nouncement that the district inspectors
who for the last decade OF more have
had Offices in Mulberry Street viii be
pIaceI in Offices in their inspection dis
tricts
The retiring commissioner. Colonel
Partridge. was awaiting his successors
arrival and shook hands with him warm
". After each had wished the other a
happy New Year, Colonel Partridge gave
up his keys and turned over his badge Of
Office.
Il understand that it is the habit Of
retiring police chiefs to retain their
badges as souvenirs he said. Il con
slider this as the property of the city
and therefore return it
General Greene made little speech
to his head assistants. He told them they
would be held personally responsible for
the conduct Of the captains in their re-
spectiYe districts. They were told that
what was expected of them was TO see
that the laws were enforced.
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
AERIAL INVENTOR DEAD.

The body of Hugo MattulIath, the
scientist and inventor, who died sudden
ly of Bright's disease Tuesday night. at
the National Hotel. has been taken to
New York, where the wife and daughters
live. Mr. Mattullath had been in Wash
ington for two years, experimenting with
aerial navigation at the Catholic Uni
versity, in company with G. S. Brown.
He was born in Prussia sixty-three years
ago, and had lived in the United States
for forty years.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Pressure continues high throughout the
middle Of the country from the Atlantic
70 the Pacific. with depression along the
northern boundary and also In the South
vest.
Tne Southwestern disturbance, central
his morning in eastern Texas, VIII prob
ably move northeastwaFd, giving snow or
rain IN the middle Atlantic States to
aight
On the middle Atlantic coast light var
able winds viii become fresh northeast
sTlv, Increasing Friday
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light westerly winds and
EaiF weather 10 the Grand Banks
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
Many Tons Used.

Jute twine is another item wherein
there are large opportunities for col
lusion, and which are said to be taken
advantage of by the dvision It is es-
timated that about 500 tons are used an
nually by the department. purchased
through the supply division. The pres
ent contractor Is NJ. D. Helm, a relative
by marriage of former First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry S. Heath. who
is now in Washington on a visit.
Mr.. Helm is not a twine manufae-
turer; he is simply an agent-a mid
dleman who is enabled to make a hand
some sum each year because the chief
of the supply division deals with an
agent rather than with manufacturers.
The quantity used is so large that a
singIy factory cannot I'LL all of the
requirements, and take the chances
for Mr.. Louis, in his proposals. inserts
this clause at the end OF the specifiea-
tions: The successful bidder VIII be
required to furnish twiae called for IN
der this item seven days from date of
orders, and it Is estimated that so 600
pounds a week will be orderea" This Is
somewhat III excess of the weekly con-
sumption, and it acts to prevent COM
petition, because small manufacturers
will not under this requirement under
take TO supply the department.
The twine is shipped in sacks. and in
certain years as many as IL, 500 of these
n
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
FIFTY -EIGHTILLED
IN RUSSIAN MINE

ST PETERSiRG, Jan. Word
reached here toe OF an explosion in a
coal mine at Panoot. in which fifty
eight miners losteir lives.
Twenty-one mis-, the dispatch says,
were rescued ab after having been
entombed for hkdavg. Eleven men
were taken out A. sixty hours in the
mines.
The Washington times., 1903-01-01

a gilded eagle Is placed On the rod at
the parting Of the curtains. The furni-
ture, of white and gold. is upholstered
in blue and gold satin The parquetry
floor is highly polished and the coIors
Of the rich rugs harmonic with the gen
eraI tone Of the room
The Red Room.
The familiar Red Room. where the
Diplomatic Corps assembled before pass
ing into the reception room, is hung N
crimson velvet, with draperies to match
The center of the floor is covered by a
handsome red rug, and. like that in the
Blue Room, the furniture is what Is pop
uIarIy known as colonial It is uphol-
stored in red and gold.
On the manteI stands the famous gilt
clock, the gift, originally, from Ma
poleop TO Lafayette. who, on his sec
ond visit to the United States. presented
Il To this Government. IN this room also
are the large vases, one painted with
scene from the life OF Charlotte Cor
day. and the other showing Marie An
teiaette as the central figure licfzvere-
gItts from the French goYernmeniz 10
ttlsss tinted states The portrait Of Pres
ident Washington still hangs over the
nante1. and near 1t that Of Martha
Washington, which is the only portrait
iof a Presidents wife hanging on this
floor. The portraits of Presidents JET
ferson. Johnson, Madison, Taylor, Mon
roe, Grant, and Harrison are also hung
IN this room.
Dining Room Remodeled.
The dining room of the White House
has been much enlarged, and VIII. when
entirely finished, be the handsomest
room of the kind in this country. No
description can give an adequate idea
Of the richness of color and the general
air of harmony which prevails there. The
walls are of dark oak, highly polished.
a large green rug occupies the center
Continued on Second Page)
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
NEW YEAR DAY NOT
OBSERVED IN LONDON

LONDON. Jan. New Year Day is
not much recognized in London and most
OF the bus mess houses are open. Little
is being done, however.
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The Blue Room.

The Blue Room. IN which. as usual,
the President, Mrs. Roosevelt. and their
assistants received. has never been so
handsome as it IS today although 1t has
been renovated" in nearly every Ad-
ministration. It's walls are covered with
heavy blue silk rep. with a deep border
OF gold wrought by hand The draperies
of the same material are hung on golden
rods and held apart by heavy silk cords
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
Restoration of White House.

No act of President Rooseveli's Ad-
ministration should add more to his
popularity than the restoration OF the
White House, which has been dohe with
feeling and knowledge, and a priper re-
spect for the original plans. Tie liber-
atty Of Congress IN providing for this
work deserves the gratitude not only Of
he people Of today. but OF postgity, and
the feeling OF humiliation that all good
Americans familiar with the White
House for the last twenty-five years
have felt, because of the IimitRd space,
the makeshifts that had to be Employed
to accommodate the crowds at all pub
lie functions, and the bad taste dis
played IN its furnishing. must give way
TO one of admiration and pride at the
improvements made Mr. McKim, who
had charge of the alterations, has re
stored the exterior according TO tbs
original idea, and the Interior has beer
arranged, decorated and furnished ap'
oropriateIy and handsomely and IN keep
ing with the style IN vogue at the pc
riod when It was built.
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
Diplomats. Officers Iof the
United States Amy and
Navy. Resplenddlt in All
the Gold Lace That At
taches to the NV Dress,
Add Luster to CBnvention-
al Costume of Citizens.

The New Year reception at the White
House today was brilIitPt. the most bril-
liant perhaps. Of sly that has ever
taken place in the hi4orie mansion The
President was in aIhappy mood; Mrs.
Roosevelt and the lyo1nen of the Cabi-
net. who aided herh receiving. were ex-
sremeIv cordial gdd gracious to all Of
the ca4lers-aasywhe the doors were
closed. aHhoughlthey had been a. their
station for TIRE hours. and had greet
ed thousands of people. showed little
sign Of fatige. The scene in the Blue
Room was 2 gay one The handsomest
matrons. the Brightest and gayest girls
in society gay headed and astute diplo-
mats. respondent in court uniforms,
hoarv-hea6d veterans Of the civil war.
and the ALLOW young subsIterns who
must Ffa their spurs. were gathered
there,
has grown IN every way since
= 4s5st New year reception was held
at the White House. or the President 5
House, as it was then called, in 1903, in
Mr. Adams Administration. That his
toric function took place upstairs, be
cause the apartments on the first floor
we're then unfinished The quaint ac-
count Mrs. Adams wrote Of the condi.
tion Of the house on her arrival has be-
come q classic. and must have been re
called this morning by many who passed
through the handsome rooms Of the first
door, in such striking contrast 10 tie
barren apartments Of Mistress AbigaiYs 5
davs
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
LANT WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION MARKS DAWN OF NEW YEAR
I1RII .LIAN
Notes of a Silver Trumpet
Announce Readiness of the
President and Mrs. Roose-
velt to Greet the Foreign
: Representatives and tllt
Masses of the Great Amef-
lean People.

uspicious Christening OF
the Embellished EXfu-
tive Mansion, Where Aar-
bic Columns and Burtish-
ed Designs of Metal Shine
Like Silver and Coll With
Their Virgin Polish.
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
THE sun.
TIDE TABLE.

ln sets today. --..-....-.....4-4S As pm
IN rises tomorrow. ow...,..........7-20 an
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
Clever Gail Phrase.

This is q clever catch phrase for lin
fting the number of bidders who might
compete for the contract
It permits a collusion between the
and the purchaser, and
when ground wood is used, as it is
said TO be used in all the paper furnish
ed to the department for wrapping pur
poses. it prohibits the seller from max
ing any protest or appealing to higher
It places the man who re-
ceives the contract under obligations to
the supply division. and prevents the
man who may have made lower bid
than the successful manufacturer from
complaining that he is Disseminated
against. 1t is said the contract can only
be filled by an understanding between the
and che supply division
the terms of the proposal are
violated
The Washington times., 1903-01-01
CHIEF LOUIS POSITION
IN POSTOFFICE TRUST"
Opportunities for Fraud in
Purchase of Supplies.
HOW THE SCHEME WORKS
Just a Few Items Here and There From
Possibilities Offered for
Conspiracy.
HOW THE SCHEME WORKS

In the consideration of the conduct of
affairs in the Postofice Department, at
tention has been directed to the supply
division. OF whieh IL A W. Louis is su-
persntslrCieJss and chief. II IS said Mr..
Louis IS a Earty TO the Postofscs stfust'
which maBspuIating the affairs Of this
branch of the pubic service.
In this connection there are specia,,
items IN the proposals for furnishing the
department with supplies. regarding
which some question has been raised.
A few items may serve to show how
much interest Mr.. Louis has in the
trust" which is ruling the affairs of the
department
Wrapping paper is one of the import
an items In the list OF supplies. A fair
est mate of the quantity used is some
thing more than 100000 pounds each
year. The contractors make only wood
pulp paper, yet the specifications con-
tain the words Under this item paper
composed entirely, or in part, Of ground
wood will not he considered
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Rain or snow late tonight
nd on Friday: variable
.'indS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
MuTINY oN 80 agAs.
Exciting Adventures 81 the German
shin octaHla.

EAeAAanE Adventure or me GERMAN
ship OctavIa.
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov 25- The Ger
man ship Octavia. l43 days out from
Antwerp. with a cargo Of cement and
steel rails to Port Los Angeles. has
dropped anchor q mile onshore Of the
latter port. The captain Of the vessel
brought ashore his first officer in a
dying condition and had him conveyed
to a hospital in this city. The Octayia
arrived in port with the sailmaker in
irons, charged with murder, ana the
vessels log showed three sailors buried
at sea.
The story, 50 far as it can be learned.
tells Of an unusual tragedy on the high
seas. 1T seems that soon after round
ing the Horn the sailmaker who, it ii
said was drinking heavily, began max
ing trouble among the crew and induced
three sailors to join him ID raid on
some whisky in the cargo In an en-
suing drunken fight the three sailors
assaulted and severely beat the sail,
maker.
subsequently the sailmaker induced
the same three men to make a second
raid on the cargo, and 1t is said pur
posely caused them to drink of car
boy Of carbolic acid. and they died. L
is supposed that the first officer alst
drank of the poison and that this ac
counts for his present condition
The captain, it is understood, Ia.
communicated with the German vlci
/ consul at San Francisco and with tht
consignees OF the Oetavia's cargo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25

Table linen from $50 BOO, soc, 75c to
sl.9s per yard at Yeale & Knights,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
ABOUT THE STATE.
items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.


items Of Interest Cleaned From Our
Exchanges.
Julian Walbridge Rix, the well known
painter Of California scenery died yester-
day III New York. Mr. Rix's death fol-
lowed a surgical operation. He was born
In Peaeham VT, In lS4l, and was a son
OF Judge Alfred Xix Of San Francisco
The quarantine al the barracks Of Nor
witch University, Northfeld, has been re-
moved on al cadets but three. They will
be liberated in a short time as they are
only detained to make sure that they are
immune from diphtheria. A culture was
sent to the laboratory at Burlington In
these cases and as there were signs Of
diphtheria microbes In the culture it was
thought best by the health officer that the
students be kept under quarantine a little
longer They are not i'll. The other per-
sons III with diphtheria have nearly re-
covered,
One Of the BrattIeboro churches Sunday
held appropriate Thanksgiving exercises
IL the Sunday school. The children we're
given slips Of paper on which to write the
one thing they were thankful Tor. The
answers were read before the school by
the superintendent, who emphasized those
expressing thaukfulness for the Sunday
school and the church Some were thank
full that there were no schools to attend
this week, others that they had good faith.
ers and mothers. while the answer that
surprised the superintendent was that
from boy who was strut thankfully" that
Yale whipped Harvard Saturday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25

Aiong ahont Thanksgiyin' Time.
Along about Thanksgiyin time, when all
the leaves are down.
And an the fruits been picked and all the
hills are turnin brown
There's sonethin' in the air that seems to
stir your blood q bit,
That makes you glad you're in the world
and that you're part OF 1t;
The song the wind goes singiu IN the
evergreen's sublimes
There's ginger in man along about
Thanksgivin' time.
There's somethin' wonderful about the ice
80 thin and white
Across the narrow little rut that dried up
ia the night.
It's crisserossed III q hundred ways With
streaks and veins and lines
And sparkles out like diamonds when the
sun spunks up and shines,
And when you break 1t with your heel you
couldn't hardly tell
It's rattle from the Jingle Of a little silver
bell
Along about Thanksgivn tins it seems,
somehow, as though
The sky was nearer 60 us than II was
awhile ago
And when it's clear, how clear il is-the
crisp. fresh air ] meant
You almost think IL blew through sleeves
somewhere To make you clean.
Oh, when It's whiskin strong ana free it's
nothin but q crime
To not get out and stir along about
Thanksgiyn' time
It's almost like q mirocle 20 see the first
snow flv
10 watch the million little chunks come
dartln' from the sky,
TO hear them bounce against the panes
70 watch the wild things, tanned
90 tumhiin' down 70 melt ats though they
kind of felt ashamed
And when the darkness comes ana lets
the wind 30 murmuring
It's like the sweet old lullabies our moth
ers used to sing
Along about Thanksgiyin' time there's
somethin IN the air
That seems 20 make You brisk and strong,
that Kind of crirnps your hair
You feel an ready for the storms YOU
know youll have to meet:
You're not afraid of anything that's walk
in round on feet
And, lookin' at II any way, the old earth's
quite sublime
Although it's bare and brown along about
Thanksgivln time
IS. =. Kiser IN Chicago Record-Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25

The trading stamp nuisance is receiving
more Or less notice III the state papers at
present, because Of the recent decision Of
the supreme Court that the antl-trading
stamp law Is unconstitutional Says the
Burlington Free Press
AS was expected would be the case the
decision Of the Supreme Court adverse to
the anti-trading stamp statute has been
promptly followed by energetic efforts to
again introduce this nuisance into our
larger towns: and unless equally prompt
action Of a concerted character IS taken by
our merchants every important community
ii the state will again be hoodwinked by
the promoters Of this scheme Of exactiug
tributes from both merchants and their
patrons. Burlington has already been at
tackled, and II there are any cities IN the
state which have not yet been visited by
the advance agents Of trading stamp CON
Germs, they are not likely to be exceptions
for great while The price OF the goods
given away for trading stamps comes
eventually out OF the customer, and when
this fact is discovered, as sooner or later
will inevitably be the result, there is dis
satisfaction and possibly a change Of pat
ronage Be this rs 1t may in the end the
volume Of trade Is no larger than before
for the merchants Of any community as a
whole, aud the money paid to the trading
stamp companies Is practically money
thrown away so far as either merchants or
customers are concerned If our people are
wise. therefore. they viii do everything
legitimate 70 discourage the introduction
OF the trading stamp IN Burlington aud the
same thing is true Of other cities and
towns III Vermont.
The Rutland News writing on the same
subject, says:
'sThe trading stamp Idea has been tried
In no place IN New England more gener-
ally than IN North Adams, Mass, aud the
result Is that the merchants there are OF
the belief that 1t has been q poor invest
ment and have all abandoned 1t
THE trading stamp project can have
but one ending, and that IL All the ner-
chants will have TO 10 into 1t for self pro.
lection and the sole beHehelaries win be
the trading stamp people. Fl II were pos
sible for this system to Increase the vol
umn of business done Id town there
would be sense ID advocating ID AIT the
best the trading stamp can DO no more
than take business from one merchant
and give it to another, Admitting that It
does that, how long will it be before the
merchant that loses VIII take mp the
stamps9 Then all the merchants will fud
themselves supporting set Of men who
have no claims upon them
In Springfield. Mass, the labor unions
have attacked the system on the ground
that the extra expense Of the stamps is III
able to keep the wages Of the clerks down +;
and there is logic In that position
In the end, moreover, the people, must
pay for the stamps in increased prices for
merchandise. The various trading stamp
concerns have grown rich by fastening
themselves like leeehes upon merchants
and, through them the public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
sir gnhn nEanln nena.

London, Nov Is. Sir John Bmndell
Maple, Bart, M II, Il dead. ne was
born in 1915. lie was long a prominent
figure in political and racing circles.
Sir John gave large sums In benefac-
tons, notably 100000 to the Univer-
sity College hospital. His only child is
the wife Of Baron Won Eckhardsteln,
first secretary of the German embassy
III London.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
prs.ldent receives Montana Miner.

President Receives Montana Miners
Washington Nov. % President
Roosevelt entertained at luncheon rep
resentatiYes Of the labor organizations
Of Butte, Mont. The special guests were
Malcolm Gillis. president OF the Sta
tionary Engineers union; Edward
Long, president Of the Miners union
Nj r. Dempsey, former president Of tbs
Miners union; Il. ". Cronin, president
Of the Hotel aud Restaurant Helpers
union; William Robinson, former sec
rotary Of the Miners union; J M. Gil
bert president Of the Workingmena
union, and Frank Doyle, president Of
the trade aud labor assembly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
shlp 60 nearIne AaIournea.

ship Trust Hearing Adjourned.
Newark N. J., Nov. 25. When the
application for a permanent receiver
for the United States Shlpbuilding
company, made BY the Mercantile
Trust company Of New York, as tl.us-
tee of $16000,000 mortgage. came up
before United states Judge Fitzgerald
an adjournment was taken until Dec
s, none Of the parties to the case being
in court. The order in the suit was
fled with the clerk Of the United
States circuit court Of Trenton, N. j.,
last wednesday and was set down for
argument before Judge kirkpatrick
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25

One member of Congress is fearful lest
the Bethel quarries do not contain sufa-
Client stone of good quality for The new
union station for Washington. II Bethel
cannot supply the stone Barre can, and if
q committee is to come to Vermont to visit
the Bethel quarries it should be made
aware that Barre has granite enough to
build several cities the size OF Washing
ton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
I.yncisfnn In gomth cara1tn.

Columbia, S. G, Nov. 25.-A report
has reached here that James Nelson. q
negro charged with attempted assault
on 2 white girl has been lynched near
Jefferson. S. C.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
w. ]. MAXWELL,
Meats and
Provisions
Cot. No. Main and Second SIS, Barre.

Now is the time for you to give Us
your orders for your Thanksgiving din
ner, as we have just received two hun
bred of the finest Vermont Turkeys,
Geese, Ducks and Chickens ever seen.
Come and see for yourself and you will
give US your order. We will deliver
them at your home.