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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-24
hMISSIONERS REPLY
To WILDWOOD COMPLAINT
Hearing Begun This Morning in the
District Court

The District Commissioners. through
Corporation Counsel Duvall. made
answer this morning to the proceedings
fled in equity last week by the per
sons leasing the wildwood resort. The
hearing was begun this morning and will
probably last all OF today. a decision
will be rendered tomorrow.
The injunction Esked for by the Wild
wood poolroom operators is to restrain
the Commissioners from interfering in
any way with the operation of the
resort. either by cutting wires or other
wise. The contention is that wildwood
is outside the jurisdiction of the Dis
trict Commissioners and is a matter
which should be prosecuted by the
United States Government.
The attorneys for the complainants
further argue that the. street railroad
running to Wildwood was built prior to
the organization of the township OF Ta-
koma. and therefore should have a prior
consideration.
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YALE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES HELD
TODAY IN NEW WOOLSEY AUDITORIUM
Six Hundred and SySven Degrees the Course of the DAY
PRESIDENT Hady Delivers His Annual Address
Award of Prizes for

NEW HAVEN. Conn. June 24.-Yale
today held her 2O2d commencement. and
before the day is over she will have be-
slowed degrees to the number OF 667 on
the graduates and special students in
all departments.
For the first time in history the com
mencement exercises were held in the
new Woolsey Auditorium on the new
Yale campus. The procession Of gradu-
ates Of the various departments, with
the corporation and faculty and candi-
dates for honorary degrees leading them,
formed on the Yale campus at 10 o'clock.
when the march TO Woolsey Hall was be-
gun.
On the arrival at the hall the exercises
were opened with music by the New
berry Orchestra. and the singing OF the
sixty-fft psalm. President Arthur T.
Hadley then delivered his annual ad
dress, after which he announced the
award OF prizes as follows:
The Bennett prize for an essay On
some subject of contemporaneous in
terest in the domestic or foreign policy
of the United States Government was
awarded to Hugh Rankin OF Peeksklll.
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HENRY ENTERTAINS
AMERICAN OFFICERS

KEEL, June 24.-Prince Henry of Prus-
sia this morning entertained Ambassador
Tower. Admiral Gotten. the captains anr
some OF the minor officers OF the American
vessels row at Kiel at lunch in the
palace. The Princess Henry and the
Princess Of Pless were present
Prince Henry greeted his guests heart
lily. and said the Emperor was grati-
fed that the American Government had
accepted his invitation for the squadron
to come to Kiel. The presence of the
American visitors. he said. would great
ly add to the Kaiser's pleasure Infor-
NAL toasts we're then exchanged.
Earlier In the morning Prince Henry
and Admiral Cotton exchanged visits on
their respective nagships. The Kear-
sarge greeted the prince with a sa-
lutte OF twenty guns. while the Ger
mans greeted the American admiral
with a salute of seventeen,
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y. Y, of the senior class, academtcal
department. for an essay on The Fed
eral Regulation Of Trusts in the United
States"
The Golden Club medal for proficiency
in political economy was awarded to NJ.
B. Terrill. OF Decherd. Tenn. OF the
senior class. academical department.
The John a. Porter University prize
essay has been awarded to Richard
Webb. of Durham, N c., a student in
the Yale graduate school. for his essay
on the subject of Sidney Lanier.
The candidates for honorary degrees
were presented by Prof. Perrin and de-
grees conferred as follows:
LII. D--William II. Brewer, professor
of agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific
School, a member of the first class to
be graduated from the school and lust
appointed professor emeritus: Judge
George Gray. of the United States CTR
cult court for the third district. one of
the American representatives to The
Hague tribunal and recent chairman of
the anthracite coal commission; Thomas
ThacheT, Yale graduate and leading
lawyer OF New York city: William De-
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THREATS OF REVENGE
UTTERED BY HACHEN
Thought to Be Instigatcr OF
Charge Against Loud.

A w. Maehen. the dismissed superin-
tendent Of free delivery who has been
indicted by the Federal grand jur7. s
maintaining = bold front In the presence
o; his friends. and roundly asserts that
he will never be convicted
He also makes threatening aIlusions tc
disclosures he could make If pressed toe
hard, and he may yet say things which
will add interest to the investigations
Long before he was arrested Macher
hinted that he was the possessor Of dark
secrets that would cause trouble IL given
to the public.
1t is believed he was the instigator of
the charge that ex-R Representative Loud,
Of California. was unduly interested in
the success Of a San Francisco firm
which obtained a large order from the
department for a patent collection time
register on street letter boxes Machen
is said to have had other prominent
men in mind. a few months ago. as
victims of his revenge if he were forcr,d
to the wall. but he has not yet an
noUnced their names
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RAND DECLARES HE IS
NOT GOING TO RESIGN
Intends to Stay in Postofice De-
partment.

H. II. Rand. confidential clerk to
Postmaster General Payne. vas at his
Office in the Postoflce Department this
morning. ready FOR business. he was
closeted with some OF his personal
friends for a while, and what official
business he transacted in his capacity
of assistant superintendent of the sal
aries and allowances division could not
be learned.
But Mr. Rand appeared in public long
enough to deny positively that he In
tended to resign, and TO say that he ex-
pected TO stay in the department for
scme time to come. He also denied that
ne would move his office over to the
Busch Building. as has been stated
He said he had been spending his time
In the Busch Building for the past week
engaged in experimenting the removal
Of rural free delivery clerks from the
Star Building to the Busch Building.
The statement from Mr.. Rand that he
purposes to remain in the postal ser
vice was not received with much favor
by the clerks around the department He
is manifestly unpopular with the clerks
because OF his alleged espionage on their
actions in and out of the building.
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Witt Alexander, Yale SO. since 1872 sur
veyor general OF the Hawaiian Islands.
and author of many works on the
islands.
Doctors of Divinity-The Rev. Lyman
Abbott, pastor of Plymouth Church. sue
ceeding Henry Ward Beecher. and edi-
tor Of the outlook" the Rev. William
Rogers Richardson. recently called TO
the Brick Church in New York city. and
a Yale graduate, for many years OF the
Plainheld, n. j., Presbyterian Church.
Masters of arts-Herbert Walcott
Bowen, Yale. 1878. and recent minister
to Venezuela In the course of the i'm
broglio there; George s. Hutchings.
head of the Hutchings- -Votey Company. OF
Boston, builders of the new Newberry
memorial organ at Yale; Benjamin
Johnson Lang. conductor OF the Apollo
Club. the Cecilia Society. and the Han
del-Haydn Society, of Boston; James
Seymour Petit. major. Z. S. A.. and in
structor IN military science at Yale:
Charles Miilard Pratt, president OF the
Pratt Institute. Brooklyn. and vice
president of the Long Island Railroad:
Louis Comfort Tiffany. president and
director of the Tiffany Glass and Dec
Grating Company. of New York.
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his Office. and. of course. every effort
must be exerted 10 bring such offenders
to punishment by the utmost rigor OF
the law
The District Attorneys Office for the
District Of Columbia has faithfully and
zealously seconded the efforts OF the
Pestofice Department IN this matter,
but the amount Of work in the office
is sCch as to make it difficult. without
neglecting ether important public
duties, to devote all the time necessary
to the prosecution OF these cases.
Suggests Special Counsel.
4 suggest. therefore, that II you cal
not detail some of your present staT.
you appoint special assistants in these
postofice cases. not only 10 take up the
cases in which indictments have been
found or hereafter may be found. bur
to examine into all charges that have
been made against officials in the pos
tai service. with view to the removal
and prosecution OF all guilty men in the
service and the prosecution OF guilty
men. whether in the service or not
where the cases are not barred by he
statute o: limitations
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
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GRAZING WITH CATTLE,
PHYSICIAN FALLS DEAD
Indianaian, Thinking Himself an Ok
Eats Poisonous Herbs.

KoKOMo, Ind. June 24.-Dr. Edward
Stanton, well-known character OF th!s
place for sixty years, died today. aged
eighty years.
Years ago Stanton lost his practice
and fortune and It affected his mind
Since then he had imagined himself an
OK, and grass and hay were his princi-
pal diet He walked on all-fours in the
pasture, OF the county farm, grazing con
stantly with the cattle, horses. and
sheep. He almost lost his power of
speech and of late years his conversa-
tion consisted of cultural sounds. re-
sembling those OF an animal.
He died suddenly as he was grazing.
with mouth and stomach full of grass.
II Is thought poisonous herbs killed
him- He had no known relatives.
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MINISTER JACKSON
GONE FROM BELGRADE

United States Minister Jackson has
some from Belgrade. the Servian capital.
pursuant to instructions sent him sew
eral days ago. These were TO the effect
that he was to take no action that would
render him conspicuous, but II the Dip
lcmatic corps generally decided to sever
connections there he was 10 do the
same thing. In other words. he was
10 be governed by the attitude OF the
majority.
He has informed the department that
he will return TO Athens by way OF Con-
sJantinople
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PElER THE DLoO1IAC CED EXILE,
ENTERS HIS S\CATIVE SERVA
TO BECOME PETER THE KING
PRESIDENT LAUDS THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Has Been Z.alOuS in Postoffi.e Frauds Matter
Cannot Devote All His Time to 1t.

The appointment Of Holmes Conrad
and Charles J. Bonararte to assist in
the prosecutions brought and to be
brought on account of the postofice dis
closures, was the result of the follow
ing letter from the President to Attor-
ney General Knox. made public today:
White House.
Washington. Jure %. 1903.
Sir: As you know, the charges n
connection with the Postof1ce Depart
ment are now being Investigated by
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow. who has had placed at his dis
posal by the Postmaster General, every
resource Of the department. including
the services of Mr.. Robb. whom you de-
tailed from the Department of. Justice
TO the Postofhce Department immedi-
ately after the removal Of Mr.. Tyner.
Other Indictments in Prospect.
las a result of this investigation a
number of indictments have already
been had. and It is probable that other
indictments will be hereafter asked
for. There can be no greater offense
against the Government than a breach
of trust on the part of a public Of
fetal or the dishonest management Of
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SERVIAN C0NSPlRATORS
INSANE, SAYS "DIE ZEIT"

VIENNA. June 24.-"Die Zeit'' today
reports that FIVE officers OF the Sixth
Servian Infantry. who were prime nov
ers in the assassination of King Alex
ander and Queen Draga, have become
insane, while others. actIated by re-
morse. have committed suicide.
Threatening letters have been ad-
dressed to the other conspirators from
the provinces. tColonel Maschin. the
Queens cousin. who is named as the
one who killed her, is the special OBJ
ject OF indignation, and is reported to
Re contemplating a Journey abroad.
The Servian government. according to
Die Zeit," is attempting to conceal
these facts
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Upton AND MORGAN
REACH NEW YORK
Delegation Aboard Yacht
Welcomes Sir Thomas.
FINANCIAL WORLD AGOG
Wall Street Magnate Expected to
Smooth Out Difficulties in
Family of Trusts.
FINANCIAL WORLD AG0G

NEW YORK. June 24-On board the
White Star liner Oceanic. which was
sighted eff Sandy Hook lightship at 1910
a. m. and which will dock this after
noon. are J. Pierpcnt Morgan. Sir
Tncmas Upton. Sir Clinton Dawkins
head of the London branch OF Morgan
& Co; J. Bruce Ismay. one Of the heads
OF the Morgan ship combine in England
and Secretary Wlding. a heavy stock
holder in the combine
An anxious delegation. composed Of
Aojt Gen. Henry c. Corbin. John D.
Crimmins. John Arbuckle. James II
Smith. E c. NJ Rand. NJ Barrett. and
Eenry Siegel. was waiting on Sandy
Hook in the steam yacht Privateer for
the arrival of the leviathan They were
there to welcome Sir Thomas Upton to
America, and had the permission of tho
collector of the port to stop the liner
AT Quarantine, take Sir Thomas aboard
and convey him to the city. thus avoid
inC the delay that necessarily ensues in
docking the steamer.
Big Task for Morgan.
Mr.. Morgan will not be met down the
bay by welcoming delegation. His ar
rival is as anxiousIy awaited as is that
of Sir Thomas. but for a vastly different
reason. The financial world Is anxious
and many momentous questions will be
put to the great fnancier for settle
ment
First there is the question os reor-
ganizing the shipbuilding combine and
the threatened traffic war against the
shippih<- trust caused by the Cunard
line breaking away from the agreement.
Then there is the Rockefeller Gould aud
Pennsylvania trouble which Wall street
understands Mr.. Morgan is desirous of
settling Mr.. Rockefeller is anxious for
peace and is expected to impress Mr. !
Morgan with the necessity for acticn.
1t was reported that Mr. Morgan In
tended remaining in Europe this sum- /
mer, but Was called home to stop the I
lighting in his family of trusts
Will See the President.
Sir Thomas will be escorted TO tho \
where he will be the
guest of honor at dinner tonight. He 1
has also been Invited to take luncheon
with President Roosevelt on Friday at
the White House.
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UNITED BOYS BRIGADE OF
AMERICA MAY MEET HERE

The advisory board OF the District OF
Columbia division of the United Boys
Brigade, OF APerica. held a meeting at
headquarters. 3O2 Columbian Building,
which was well attended by the leaders
OF thought and work in the religious
work OF the community. II was decided
az the meeting to organize a battalion
OF boys under five feet In height.
The national headquarters will be pc
utioned TO hold the 1904 convention in
this city. This year IT will be held
In Baltimore on October 2. 3. and 4.
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VIII See the President.
ROOSEVELT FAVORITE
WITH MANY DEMOCRATS
Boutell Of Illinois Finds Sentiment
Strong for President.

Representative Henry s BouteU of
Illinois called on the President today
and recommended the appointment of F.
F. Peabody, of Chicago. rs a member OF
the commission to take charge OF the
segregation of Indian Territory coal
lands. A commission of FIVE members
is to be appointed in compliance with an
act of Congress which will go into effect
July l.
Mr.. Boutell said that he had been
travelling over the country and had
found the sentiment unanimous in favor
OF the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt. He
believes that more Democrats favor Mr..
Roosevelt than have ever expressed an
opinion in favor of any other Repub-
lican.
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ROBBERS LOOT BANK
IN CHICAGO SUBURB

CHICAGO. June 24-Robbers broke
into the town bank at Cary. Ill. a west
ern suburb of Chicago. at o'clock this
morning, blew open the safe with dyna-
mite. and escaped with $1,000 In cur
rency and valuable papers. A posse of
citizens. heavily armed. started in pur-
suit half an hour later, but at daybreak
no trace of the men had been found.
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MANNING SUCCEEDS IN
ESCAPING mad MULLAH"
Another Disaster to British Arms in
SOmaliland Averted.

LONDON. June 24.-An official dis.
patch received at the foreign of1ca m.
oay says that General Manning. in com
nand Of the British forces in Somaliland
who was recently reported to be sur
rounded by the force of the Mad MuI-
lah. has extricated himself. and that
he arrived at Damot on Monday. Man
ning's casualties in this latest encoun-
ter were one man wounded and one
missing
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AS 1T IS IN KENTUCKY.

WEST LIBERTY, KY. June 24.-Dave
Purcell this morning shot and killed
Mack Nickel and Gordon Wells. near
Caney. The trouble was over a game NJ
cards. Purcell escaped, and officers are
In pursuit. securing the country.
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KILLED STEPFATHER
IN DEFENDING MOTHER

NEW BRUNSWICK. y. J.. June "a
The trial of John Sldmmons, charged
with the murder OF Henry Jacobs. his
stcpfatEer. was begun today. Justice
short presiding II is alleged that In a
quarrel between Jacobs and his wife
the former attempted 10 assault the lat
ter This cnraged Skinmons, who. in
defending his mother, stabbed Jacobs In
the back.
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PRACTlCED MEDICINE
WITHOUT LICENSE

Dr. Nathan A. Springer. who has been
prsctieing medicine in Washington
with an office in the Fremont Hotel.
without license. demanded a jury trial
IN the Police Court today. The ply
sician's friends deposited $50 collateral
for his appearance when wanted.
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ASKS LOAN OF VATICAN.

ROME. June 24--The Vatican has been
requested 10 lend the st. Louis Expo
1uon all the documents and maps at
present in the Vatican library which
bear on the discovery OF America
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IHEATERS BAR DOORS
TO NEGRO GRADUATE
Would Not Permit HIGH
School COmmencements.
EXERCISES HELD IN CHURCH
Precedent of Twenty Years Ignored.
Race Press Indignant Over
Matter.
EXERCISES HELD IN CHURCH

Washington theaters closed their doors
this year to the graduating exercises Of
the negro public schools. The com
mencements of the NJ Street High School
and The Armstrong Manual Training
School were held in the Metropolitan A.
NJ. E. Church. which was selected after
all efforts to get a larger auditorium had
failed.
All Were Engaged.
Representatives Of the Board OF Edu..
cation called on the managers Of the
Columbia. Lafayette and Chase's Thea
ter All Of them said their stock com
panies could not make way for com
mencements. A letter to the manaser of
the Academy of Music brought a. reply
that his house could not be opened for
eommencements. No application was
made 20 the National Theater. Its doors
have never opened to a negro COM
mencement
Precedents of Former Years.
Last year the NJ Street High School
held its closing exercises in the Ilafay-
cite Theater. The year before the school
had its commencement at the Columbia
Theater and it has used the Academy
OF Music for its graduating exercises.
For twenty years all commencements
OF negro public schools in the city have
been held in public halls and theaters
But this year the VI Street School was
compelled to seek a negro church on
the night Of June u, and the Armstrong
Manual Training School held its closing
exercises there on June 16.
Negro Press Indignant.
The negro press is commenting freely
on the refusal OF Washington theater
managers TO rent their buildings for the
closing exercises of the colored schools.
White conmencements were sought. but
even the District Commissioners could
not persuade managers to rent for
colored gathering.
Why did the managers throw up their
hands in holy horror at the very men
tion OF renting to the colored school-a
thing they had been doing for twenty
years." asks a Boston paper. fu dis
cussion of the action of the Washington
managers rs it a sign OF step back
ward that the negro is compelled 10
again seek his church for all rneetinos -
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PAYNE RESENTS
AADDEN'S LETTER
Thinks He Should Have
Waited on Department.
TALK or A GENERAL LEAK
Postmaster General Aroused by Mad
denis Answer to Charge and Dis
seminstion Of Postoffice News.
TALK or A GENERAL LEAF

Postmaster General Payne has set in
motion an inquiry as to what official Of
the POstofiice Department. II any. is re-
sDOnsible for the circulation of the
charge that Third Assistant Postmaster
General Madden had so drawn up speci-
hcations for registry books as TO ex-
clude as bidders all manufacturers eK-
cept the General Manufacturing Com
pany Of Franklin. Pa. in which Con-
gresham sibley is said to be interested.
In his forenoon mali he had received a
spirited letter from Mr. Madden. who
Is now in Detroit, in which the charge
was denounced as malicious. cruel. and
without the slightest foundation" and
demanding, not only as man 10 man.
but as consideration due my cfice. -
Investigation as to the authorship of the
story
Conference With Assistants.
But Mr.. Payne did not wait for the ar
rival of the official copy He read In
the morning papers the letter as made
public by Mr.. Madden. and without delay
called Mr.. Wynne and Mr.. Bristow to
''aHs anu NAt III &c bdfb lAt matter Iull
and free discussion.
Mr.. Payne was not in the best of hu-
NOR over the incident He was Jut ~
patience with General Madden in max
ing public matter that he felt should
have been LETT to the discretion of the
head of the department This feeling
was aggravated by the knowledge that
much private information relative to the
present investigation was being given
out from some one in high position.
Trouble With Leaks"
Mr.. wynne has been charged by close
friends of the Postmaster General with
having given out the greater part OF
this information. In some quarters the
personal public criticism of Mr.. Payne's
course has been laid at his door. II is
that for some months the feel
ng between the POSTMASTER General and
his First Assistant has not been of such
cordial character as to permit of any
discussion or explanation Of these re-
ports.
First Assistant wynne and Fourth As
5istant Bristow deny that they have
given to the public any information re-
1eeting upon. or tending TO embarrass.
hr. Madden.
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

There viii be showers tonight I'm the
lower lake region and middle Atlantic
States, continuing tomorrow. There viii
be showers tomorrow in the south At
lantic and east Gulf States and the Ohio
valley.
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Ministers Leave City.

noticeable feature OF the reception
20 the King at the palace was the alb
senoe Of many OF the diplomatic repre-
sentatives- The Dutch, Turkish. Eng
lish, and French ministers left the c.fv
entirely. while the German and Italian
representatives. kept away from the cere-
mony.
The absence of the Italian minister
mas caused comment. as # was generally
supposed that the Italian government
was most friendly toward the new SOW
ereiGn
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Takes Oath Tomorrow.

Festivities of all kinds have been ar
anged for the rest OF the week, begin
ing with an immense torchlight process
sion tonight. His majesty will take the
oath of office as King before the skupt-
selma tomorrow.
The first foreign representative to be
presented to King Peter was the Rus
sian ambassador. who was presented nv
the premier The Russian representa-
i've then presented his Austrian col
league.
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TEMPERATURE.
THE SUN.

High tide tomorrow, 7:3s am, sos pm.
Low tide tomorrow. 1:30 am. 2:I5 pm.