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The Washington times., 1903-05-03

will not make the correspondence public
until replies have been received from
all the parties interested.
One of the charges against Mr. Mer-
ritt by Mr. TGlloch was that he did not
keep record of the details of clerks
in his office. Concerning this Mr. Mer-
ritt said yesterday:
Il do not keep a record of all the
minor details made in my office, be
cause clerks are constantly being NOV
ed from one division to another to tide
over a rush. When these details last for
a day or so or for a few hours no writ
ten record is kept of them, but when a
man is transferred for any considerable
length of time it is done on a written
order.
Mr.. Tulloch intimates that | dis
charged him because he was an obstacle
in the way OF Postofice officials. and
that my action was influenced by MIR
Smith or Perry Heath. Neither OF the
gentlemen mentioned had the slightest
thing to do with the matter and they
never sought TO influence me directly or
indirectly. I am under a bond OF $780,
900. and when l went into Office natural
ly desired TO have around me officials
whom l personally knew, just as a
President selects Cabinet from among
his friends. and that was why ] dis
missed Mr. Tulloch and put another man
in his place.
I'm regard to my career as Third AS
sistant Postmaster General. all 1 can
say is that 1 reduced the cost OF
stamped envelopes 81 100000 and the
cost of postal cards $50, Gee, which
would indicate that I was trying to
protect the interests Of the Govern
ment.'
The Washington times., 1903-05-03
MISSING MAN FOUND
WANDERING IN WOODS
Cornelius Barber, Deranged by Grip
and Exposure.

Hair crazed from Illness and exposure.
Cornelius Barber, senior member of the
real estate firm of Barber d Sims. who
disappeared four days ago. was found
wandering aimlessly through the woods
near his home, in KeniIworth, last even
ing.
He was guided to his home and a
physician was summoned to attend him.
His condition showed he was suffering
from recent attack of grip, and was
mentally dersnged
Barber disappeared last Wednesday,
after having complained of severe pains
in his head. The family reported his alb
sence 10 the police. and an investigation
was begun at once. No trace of him
could be found. however. and il was be-
Hevsa he had gone West 10 see relatives
For the past four days Barber has
been wandering about Kenilworth with
out food or shelter. He is unable TO re-
call all that occurred while he was away.
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Thirty-Five Thousand Idle.
GUATEMALA VOLCANO
AGAIN BECOMES ACTIVE

san FRANCISCO. May 2.-The Santa
Maria volcano in Guatemala. has broken
out again. The news was brought 10 this
city by the steamer san Juan, which left
Champerico on the afternoon of April
l., the day the fresh eruption is said
TO have taken place. Couriers from the
interior brought word that the volcano
had broken out, that a storm OF ashes
was falling, and that the inhabitants in
surrounding counties were panic
stricken. The ar III the direction OF
the volcano was thick at Champerico
when the san Juan sailed
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Criticism Denied.
NEGRESS LOSES EYE BY
ACCIDENTAL SHOT WOUND
Pistol Ball Pierces Door Before Hitting
Victim.

Florence knight. a negress, was ad-
nitted 10 the Emergency Hospital late
last night suffering with 4 bullet wound
through the right eye She Aad been ac-
cidentally shot by Charles Mosby, a
negro. al her home In Brickhayen. Va.
She viii lose the sight of one eye.
Al the hospital the girl told the po-
lice she had been sitting in q front
room OF her home, when the weapon was
suddenly discharged in the kitchen while
Aosby was cleaning the barrel. The
ball pierced the door, AMI entered her
forehead directly over the eye, coming
,ut through the pupil.
She said the anair was entirely acci-
iental.
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No Arrests Made.
NOTED HORSEMAN BROWN
is STRICKEN DUMB

LEXINGTON, KY, May 2.-The friends
here OF Capt. Sam Brown, the noted
breeder OF Christiansburg, KY. were
shocked when they learned last night
that ne had been stricken dumb follow
ing severe paralytic stroke with which
he was seized some ten days ago The
Louisville physicians who are attending
him hold out little hope for his ulti-
mate recovery Captain Brown is one
of the most popular horsemen in the
South
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MCFARLAND LIKELY TO
REMAIN CORNERSTONE!
viii Announce His Decision
on Tuesday.
IS URGED TO SERVE AGAIN
Questions Which Cause Him to Hesi.
tate Are Purely Personal
Matters.

chance remark of confidential
character made by Henry 3. F. Macfar-
land. president Of the Board of District
Commissioners, indicating that he might
not remain in Office after May 5. has had
far-reaching consequences.
1t led to the circulation of a letter
among business men and others urging
Mr. Macfarland to serve the term as
Commissioner for which he has been ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt and con-
hrmed by the Senate. This letter was
signed by about 200 of the most promi-
nent citizens Of the District. and was
delivered to Mr.. Macfarland yesterday
afternoon.
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UNSNLLED LABORERS
TIE Up THE SUBWAY
Excayators and Rockmen
Want 50 and Short Day.
ITALIANS ARE UP IN ARMS
No Longer Content With ST. for Twelve
Hours at Back-Breaking
Toll.

NEW YORK, May "a serious condf-
tion prevails in New York today as a re-
suit Of the demands of labor for higher
wages and shorter hours. The subway
Is tied up from end TO end by strike
OF the excavators and rcckmen, who
want 81 for an eight-hour day The
same union has caused cessation of work
on all excavations for foundations of
big buildings. Transportation OF mer-
chandise Is interfered with by a strike
OF 1000 members OF the Teamsters' I'm
ion.
Harbor traffic is congested because
about 200 tugs are out of commission on
account OF the marine engineers strike
Contractors on the subway threaten to
import 5000 negroes from Maryland and
Virginia 10 take the places of the strik-
ing Italians. and If this is done blood
shed and rioting will certainly result
Where Trouble Lies.
Since the settlement of the demands
of the building trades unions yesterday
averttng a strike OF 65, 900 men, the stu
alton with regard to skilled labor has
taken a gratifying aspect. 1t is the un-
skilled laborer who is making most of
the trouble this spring. The wiry, sub
servient Italian. eagerly accepted as 3
laboreT because he was willing to work
cheapIy a few years ago, has come to a
realization of his Importance. No longer
is he content with a dollar a day for
twelve hours or more Of back breaking
toll
The contractors agree that 81 a day
is excessive pay for excavators They
cannot see why men should receive that
wage for simply sticking a shovel into
the ground and lifting dirt with it or
smiting the face of Nature with a pick.
But the humble diggers are well organ
lied and are backed by no inconsider-
able portion Of the organized body of
union labor, and so long as they re-
main out they will keep operations tied
up in their line.
Thirty-Five Thousand Idle.
In all there are about 30 900 men idle
today as a result OF the various strikes
declared on May l. Not all of these are
strikers. There are about 10 geo men
in various lines and trades who were OF
strike before the annual movement for
a betterment OF conditions was begun.
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SECRETARY SHAW HOME
FROM WESTERN TRIP
Had Long Conference With
the President.
He is TO VISIT NEW ORLEANS
w. T. ThuInmel Appointed on Board
of Gene-al Appraisers in New
York City.

Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw, who
returned to The city Friday evening. was
at his desk in the Treasury Department
yesterday. He has had conference
with President Roosevelt, but the de-
tails have not been given out
Contrary to expectations. the Secre-
tary has still further delayed the an
nouncement of successor to Assistant
Secretary Allies, explaining that the
question has not been definitely settled.
Mr.. Shaw intends to leave for New
Orleans tomorrow on short business
trip. The Secretary took the first step
toward infusIng what he declares TO be
new life into the board of general ap-
praisers in New York city. W. T.
Thummel, son-in-law of Representative
Hepburn Of Iowa. was appointed a mem
Der to fill the vacancy caused by the
of F. n Shurtleff. who WAS re-
moved by the President.
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sI7.75 Savannah and Return

ia the seaboard Air Line R.ilway Tickets
"a sale May 4, >. o. For particulars call
= ticket Office, l4zI Pcnnsyll-ai4 Avenue.
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MORTALLY WOUNDED
IN A SALOON RIOT
Police Sergeant and Detec-
tive Expected to Die.
MANAGER KILLED OUTRIGHT
Tragedy Follows Parade of "The Fin
est" in New York City-No
Arrests Made.

NEW YORK, May 2.-Sergeant Thomas
Gilhooly, thirty eight years of age, and
Detectives Pietro Russo and Ernest
Peters. both attached to the staff of In
spector Kane of the Eleventh inspection
district. became engaged in a shooting
affray in the BLACK and Tan resort,
known as the Lenox Hotel. Third Street
and Sixth Avenue, shortly after s O'Clock
tonight, and as result, William Peters,
the manager Of the place. is dead, and
Gilhooly and Russo are in ST. Vincent s
Hospital in "a dying condition.
The man who shot Peters, according 10
the police, is jefferson Sanders, of u
Carmine Street. He is said to have serv-
ed term of ten years for homicide No
reason is given for the visit OF the police
officers to the BLACK and Tan resort,
as it is believed they were not there in
their official capacity. What started the
shooting is also unknown
Stories Conflict.
Sanders, as he calls himself, is, accord
ing TO the police, a notorious crook To
the best of the knowledge of several of
these in the place when the shooting
occurred, a disagreement arose between
him and one or the other detectives. Ac-
eording 10 later story, Sanders is what
is known as the ''bouncer" of the place
and the detectives were out for a good
time after the police parade of the day,
in which they had participated
They, according TO this later account
were drinking heavily, and when Sanders
objected 10 their conduct in the place
they drew the butts of their revolvers
This was 100 much for Sanders, and
fight resulted. in which all four men
and Two or three others in the room
took part.
No Arrests Made.
severaI policemen on the outside were
attra TED py the shots and as the same
place mad been raided recently. they i'm
mediately broke into the room where
the shooting occurred. BY this time
Peters was dead and the two detectives
were in an unconscious condition. It
was said at the hospital late tonight
that there IS no hope for the recovery
OF the two detectives. In the confusion
incident to breaking into the place no
arrests were made by the patrolmen.
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President Has Full Power.

Mr.. Shurtleff will be remembered as
the man who claimed life lease on his
position, and denied the right of the
President to remove him. The Presi-
dent decided that he had power to re-
move any one whom he had a right TO
appoint Mr.. Shurtleff, supported by
other members Of the board of ap-
praisers, fought the case to the United
States Supreme Court. 1t held that the
general board tis simply a standing
committee of the Treasury Department
and that its members are subject to re-
movaI at the Will OF the President.
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A Confidential Letter.

This instrument, regarded by its sign
ers as a confidential communication. re-
suited yesterday in the publication of a
story that Mr.. Macfarland would prob
ably decline to serve as Commissfoner
for another term.
In an attempt to assign reasons for
such aeli"n the Commissioners private
business was dragged into unpleasant
notoriety, and IT was made to appear that
he was facing crisis in which the pub
lie service must be sacrificed.
Private Reasons.
The facts are that Mr. Macfarland has
considered the question of retiring from
Office on May .. There are reasons of n
purely private character which tmpeI
him to do so. He has, however, reached
no decision relative TO the matter, and
Will not announce his intention to serve
or not to serve until next Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1903-05-03

Increasing Cloudiness and
warmer today; fair tomor-
row: fresh winds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
Tillman jury Stuff.

That the Tillman murder trial in
South Carolina was the worst kind
of a farce is proved by the confession
of w. l. Rishinger, a member of the
jury, who has been aroused by criti-
cism to defend the verdict. He JUS
titles the verdict on the ground that
Gonzales, the murdered man, was an
editor He says that no one ever
heard of a man being convicted for
killing an editor and he cannot un-
derstand why the public should have
expected the jury to depart from
precedent.
Nothing could more strongly en-
force the sternest Reproduction Of the
low estate of law and order in South
Carolina than that juryman should
gravely defend himself for having
voted for the acquittal of a murderer
on the ground that the killing Of ed
itors is permissible. This sounds so
much like a joke that it is impossible
to take cognizance of it without smil-
ing, but with Rishinger it is a very
serious matter.
This Rishinger, moreover, admits
that he believes in the duel He says
that If he were an editor, and had
the grit to follow my pen, would
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
Mr.. Hill and Ship Subsidies.

Mr.. J. j. Hill is at his best in dis
cussing the great questions of world
trade. The public likes to hear him
on these questions because he is
equipped to deal with great facts in
a great way. Some railroad men are
splendid railroad men and that is all.
Some bankers are great bankers, but
a half hours conversation with them
would be an awful bore. If Mr.. Hill
could talk nothing but net earnings of
the Great Northern, no one would care
much for his views--no matter how
much railroad stock he owned and
how many systems he controlled. But
when Mr.. Hill talks transportation,
he does not talk shop, tho transporta-
ton is his business. Instead, he talks
political economy the philosophy of
trade and transportation. He is mo
mere coupon shaver; he is q. thinker.
Possibly the most interesting part of
Mr.. Hills speech at the Northwestern
Miller dinner last night was his refer
ence to his new Pacific steamers and
ship subsidy legislation. Mr.. Hills
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06

characteristic objection to subsidies on
general principles again found utter
ance. He doesn't like our navigation
laws, which make it cost SO much
more to operate American steamers
than those under other flags, but he
thinks that it is trade and not SUBJ
sides that build up merchant ma
rine.
OF course, If any subsidies were be-
ing passed around Mr.. Hill would take
them, but he would regard 1t as CAPT
tai error to make success or failure
turn on them. Mr.. Hill has raised
the limit" in the size Of his steamers
Yin the hope that the economies there
by realized will offset the cheap labor
of ships that do not fly the American
flag. He distinctly said last night that
he proposed to operate his vessels at
first in full compliance with the Aneri-
can navigation laws. If the expert
ment proved a failure, he would then
put them under a foreign flag.
Between Mr.. Hills ability to sue
coed what he tries to do and the
advantages his ships will have in the
trade Of the Philippines because they
are under the American flag, we think
he will succeed. The Philippines trade
may be small potatoes compared with
that Chinese market Of which Mr.. Fill
never grows weary, but a monopoly OF
a small thing is sometimes very yalu.
able.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
Canada Got Something.

Out in British Columbia they are
beginning to take a calmer view of Tho
Alaska boundary award. They now
say that the two small islands south
of Prince of Wales island, which the
award gives to the United States are
of no strategic Importance. Sitklan,
the nearest to Port Simpson, is eleven
and a half miles away from the har-
.bor. Like it's neighbor, it is a low,
barren island, incapable Of fortifca-
ton, while the adjacent Wales island,
which the award gives to Canada, is
lofty and overlooks the little American
island. This island, moreover, at its
nearest point is only six and one
fourth miles from Port Simpson. 1T Is
the island that really commands the
entrance to the harbor. Even If Sit
khan could be fortified, its guns could
do little damage to Port Simpson or
it's harbor at a distance Of about
twelve miles.
These facts are pointed out in a
Vancouver paper by Bishop William
Ridley who has travelled in northern
British Columbia for twenty five
years. He goes on to say that while
there are but six square miles In the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
FRIDAY EVENING,

( l.. i - 4 ~
certainly invite the defendant to en-
terrain me beyond the Georgia lines,
which would be more patriotic to my
fellow-man than to sit in my sanctum
and abuse him with my pen.'' Mr..
Rishinger says that if he were the
unfortunate man he would agree not
to call it murder, but suicide by the
abuse of liberty with the wrong man.
1t would be interesting to know just
what mental process Mr.. Rishinger
went thru in assuring himself that he
could be an impartial juror and weigh
the evidence. Possibly he thought
that all he needed to know was that
an editor had really been killed by
Tillman. AS Rishinger is evidently a
rather ignorant man. he may not have
known before the trial began that
Gonzales was an editor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
Permanent Home for the CONNER
cial Club.

The Commercial club is thinking Of
building a clubhouse. This is a good
idea and we hope it may be realized.
The Commercial club is a successful
MINNEAPOLIS institution, and all Min
neapolis desires to see it's success con-
tinued.
Nothing will more conduee to the
permanent prosperity Of the club
than to own its own clubhouse. A
clubhouse will enable the club to
perform it's function much more sat
isfactorily than mere clubrooms, how
ever extensive and we'll appointed
these may be. When a club owns
property, has a permanent home, it
becomes an institution which is not
easily dislodged--it gathers a mo-
mentum that keeps it running sue
part of its members. It continues to
succeed because it has succeeded.
These facts are especially true of
commercial club. which is more in
timately associated with the life and
growth and activity Of the city than
a purely social club. The owned
home of Commercial club comes to
be as much Of a center of the life OF
the city as chamber of commerce,
tho, of course, in an entirely differ
ent way. With it's long list of mem
bers, representing the commercial
brains and wealth of the community
it ought to be a trifing matter for the
| ol1,h fc Hnancn the b11i1dinc Of q
home.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
NEWS OF BOOK WORLD
Valuable Work on Present Day Japan
A Political Romance-some Have Stories
Said to Be from Real Llfe-A Story OF
"Sure Enough" Children.

:. s : 4.
Mr.. Clements A Handbook Of Modern
Japan, is devoted, as It's title indicates. to
present day Japan. The author has con-
densed a large amount of information
about Japan and the Japanese in his book,
and in the bibliogra ply the reader is di-
rected to sources Of information imparting
larger additional knowledge. For practical
purposes, however, the author has given
all essential information about govern
ment. people, customs, commerce, trans
portatim, the Jap woman, language lnd
literature. education. aesthetic native
taste, religion, etc. The chapters on Con
stitutional Imperialism and "I.ocaI Self
Government are Of deep interest. The
author says: ''We should congratulate
Japan, because, by peaceful measures sh.
has gradually removed herself entirely
out Of the pale of Oriental absolutisnl. be-
You'd even. despctic Russia, and may be
,classed with her model, Germany The
appendix contains much valuable statisti-
cal matter and there is a fine official map
Of Japan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06

American islands there are 1862 square
miles in Wales andss Pearse islands,
hitherto occupied BY thes Americans,
but now belonging to Canada. These
Islands have been exploited by Ameri-
cans, but now with their valuable har-
bors, their forests and their salmon
\ fisheries, they go over to Canada.
The bishop interprets the award in
such way as to. give Canada $50
square miles on the west side Of the
continuation of Portland canal, but
he Is probably wrong in this. If he is
right Canada has been richly repaid
for her time and expense in going into
dispute in which she had everything
to gain and nothing to lose, whereas
the United States had nothing to. gain
and everything to lose. 1t must be re-
n1embered that any shifting of the
boundary line was bound to :injure
us, for we and the Russians before us
have occupied the region for seventy
eight years. &
In British Columbia, our CORE
spondent reports, the. feeling now is
that In view of the long possession
by the United States, there is really
very little to be said against Lord Al
verstone's decision.
Canadian feeling has been too i'm.
petuous and hot to last long. It will
not be long before wiser counsels will
prevail and Canadians will feel tina,
they have done very well to get what
they have got.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
MINNESOTA POLITICS
julius sehmahI Hears Things About Judge
collIns-crookston journal Wants to
See William n. Eustis In Congress.

Julius Schmahl. who always has his ear
close to the ground, gives currency to a
recent rurnor In the columns of his Red
wood Gazette, as follows:
81 "A report has been started to the effect
that Hon. Loren w. Collins, now associate
justice of the supreme court, would soon
resign his position for the purpose Of COM
nlencing an active canvass for the repub-
lican nomination for governor. The report
goes SO far as to even say that Governor
Van SAINT will appoint either Attorney
General Douglas or Judge Elliott to sue
coed Mr.. Collins sS5sS
The Crookston Journal says: -
If Iiennepin county would make herself
good with all the other counties I'M the
state. she will send, ", II. Eustis to con.
gress to- succeed Litd. No man in Min
nesota has done more for the republican
party than Eustis and his iunum cradle
friends over the statewould like to see him
fttingly rewarded. He would have, been
governor instead of John Lind but fort the
treaehery Of Hennepin county politics.
Hennepin did serve Mr.. Eustis rather
scurvily, but even If he had run even with
his associates on the state ticket In this
county. he would still have been beaten
by 10000. But Hennepin has always beer
sorry for not standing by Mr.. Eustis more
loyalty and is very much inclined, appar-
emily to make amends.
&C. B. Cheney