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The Washington times., 1903-01-22
RUMOR OF WARES
REMOVAL NOT CREDITED
Pension Commissioner Said
to Satisfy.
HIS RULES ARE STRINGENT
Believes IN Clerks Giving Full Value to
Uncle Sam for Money He
Pays Them.

Oficial circles here place no credence
in the story which comes from Boston
that Commissioner of Pensions Eugene
F. Ware may be retired and the place
filed by General BIackman. commander
Of the massachusetts department. G..
\ p
So far as can be learned the service
of Commissioner Ware has been par
teuIarly satisfactory to the Admiuistra-
ton There have been no complaints
from the sources that made necessary
the retirement OF former Commissioner
Evans, In the brief time Mr.. Ware
has been at the head Of the pension
bureau he has provided several mo
yatiOns III the manner Of conducting
the affairs Of the bureau. and has been
warmly commended By the President.
The manner in which he new Com
missioner has insisted upon employees
giving the Gofernment a fun measure
Of labor. has. however, made him ex-
trcmcly unpopular in the bureau Clerks
are required to be at the building
ready for work promptly at a. n.
Half minute late means that the
dila1ory clerk must lay of for half
an hour and submit to leave deduction
to make uD FUr the loss
The principal feature Of the con-
damuaticn from the employees comes
from the fact that the Commissioner
endeavoTed to create the position of
TnatTOn of honor" which. it is said.
merely provided for a spy upon other
employees. The position was offered to
three OF the present employees. The
pay was much more than they were
getting but they declined in turn, and
it is understood that the plan was
abandoned.
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with q dread Of its effect born Of her
knowledge OF the sJI1Ierings Of other
women At this season.
There IS not the slightest cause for
fear or anxiety at this period if DR..
PieTce's Favorite Prescription IS used.
It gives health of body and Cheerfuluess
of mind, and by its aid the pains and
pangs Of this critical period are pre-
vented or cured.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
woTuan's medicine with a wonderful
record Of cures Of womauly diseases
Diseases that all other medicines had
failed to cure, have been perfectly and
permanently cured by the use Of UFa-
vOrite Prescription
II feel Il my duty TO write Won rs have
received 50 much benefit from the use of v0ur
medicine, SAYS MIS- Lizzie a. Bowman Of New
SIstauOTas, Washington Co, Ohio. 81 have
taken four bottles of Favo-ite Prescription for
female weakness and change of life Before Z
began taking Il I could not do ANYTHING I had
such pains IN MY head and III the back nv neck
that thought would lose ny mind. Now eau
work every day. I recommend Fa-o-ite Pre-
scTIptiOn TO al females suffering IN the period
OF chaHEe OF life It Is tac best medicine I
have found
"Favorite Prescription has the testi-
mony OF thousands OF women to It's
complete cure of womauiy diseases.
Do not accept an unknown and M
proved substitute IN its place.
Keep the bowels healthy by the timely
use OF DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
NEW HEAD OF THE
GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Ex-Governor Richards Man of Abt With Excellent Career

Ex-Governor William \. Richards. who
was appointed to succeed Binger Her
mann as head Of the General Land Of
fee. viii not take his new position until
February l.
John H FimpIe. of CarroIton. Ohio,
viii succeed MT- Richards as assistant
commissioner on the same date
Ex-Governor Richards has been the
assistant commissioner for three years.
and has displayed much ability. he was
born at Hazel Green, Wis, ffty-four
years ago. His parents had moved there
from New York The head of the Rich
ards family came TO this country In co
lonial times. and lived in Massachusetts,
and il New York for many years
Governor Richards worked on the
farm, in the mine. and in the shops in
the summers. going to school winters.
Al the age OF eleven he plowed a forty
acre field in order that a younger brother
might remain in school, the boys work
saving the money that would have been
spent in hiring man. He left home dur
ing The civil war at the age of fourt eu
and attempted to enter the army, cut
was refused enlistment on account of his
youth. and in order that he might not
be compelled TO return home he was
given a position as an ambulance driver
At the age Of seventeen he became a
school teacher in his native State, and
continued 10 teach for three years The
elder Richards moved to GaIena. Ill.
where the young man made the acquaint-
ance OF General Grant and afteTward
became his warm personal friend. Dur
ing the same year. however, Governor
Richards became dissatisfied with his
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
SUICIDE USED POKER
TO DISCHARGE RIFLE
George Van Buren,, Noted Northwest
Scout, Kills Himself.

BUTTE. Mont. Jan. 22--George Van
Buren,, one Of the most noted characters
Of the Northwest. has committed suicide
in a cabin in RattIesnake Valley. north
OF MissouIa. He placed the barrel Of
his rife against his heart and touched
the trigger of with stove poker.
The suicide was sixty years OF age,
and claimed 20 be a Itneal descendant Of
President Van Buren, He acted as scout
under General Howard in the Nez Perez
trouble.
He also was sent out by General Miles
with orders for General Custer, reaching
the scene OF the massacre the day fol
lowing the annihlation OF the band Of
soldiers.
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surroundings and moved West He stop
ped a short time at Omaha. where he
studied diligently while with a survey
ing party. and became a civil engineer
of ability He also studied law Short
ly afterwaTd he was employed on the
survey of the five boundaries of Wyom-
ing, and after the survey had been made
became an newspaper reporter.
IN the late seventies Governor Rich
ards went from Nebraska to California.
where he divided his time between
farming and surveying. His health be-
came so impaired that 1t was neces-
saTy for him to move to Colorado
Springs. Col, where. he was soon promi-
Hent in his profession. and was succes-
sively elected county surveyor OF El
Paso. county and city engineer Of Colora-
do Springs. In 1884 he moved TO Wyou-
ing. where he took up his residence in
the Big Horn Valley, rs miles from
any railroad He had not been in Wyom-
ing long before he was elected
county commissioner, and shortly after
wards became United States surveyor
general for Wyoming. In 1894 he was
unanimously nominated at the State
convention for governor and was elect
ed. receiving the largest vote ever poIled
IN that state Governor Richards served
one term of four years. AID refused to
become a candidate for reelection.
Shortly after retiring from Office he
vas appointed assistant commissioner
Of the General Land Office. which posi-
ticn he has held up to date. Governor
Richards was married il 1874 to Miss
Harriet Alice Hunt. OF Oakland, Cal.
and has four daughters
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
TOBACCO GROWERS
AGAINST THE TRUST
Want the President tG Sue Big Cor
Poration.

An effort is being made by the to-
bacco growers Of several Southern
States TO induce the President and At
tornev General to enter suit against
the tobacco trust along similar lines
with those begun against the meat
trust and other large combines. It is
charged the tobacco trust in its en-
deavor to secure control OF the trade
OF the country is forcing prices down
in order TO drive out competitors.
Figures and facts have been sup
piled to the President, which he has
placed in the hands Of Attorney Cen
eraI Knox with a view of devisIng
measures to remedy the evils complain
ed Of by the growers
It IS represented to the President that
since the american Tobacco Company
bought out the Imperial Tobacco Com
puny il has steadily endeavored to con
troll every branch of the business. The
effect of this has been to demoraIize
the market.
One producer IN Virginia asserts that
before the advent Of the American
Tobacco Company the owner Of to-
bacc0 farm of 450 acres in Bedford
county received 3 gross price from his
sales Of tobacco alone of about 81 900
Since the advent of the trust his re-
ceipts have steadily declined Last year.
with normal crop the amount had
dwindled to $3.50. It has been the Gus
tom of this particular planter TO sell
at least one half of his crop before
Christmas Thus far, however. not a
single plant has been sold although
much of the crop was sent to the com
mission merchants before the holidays.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
ROADS EXPLAIN THEIR
ADVANCE IN RATES

Following the order Of the In
terstatc Commerce Commission at the
recent hearing. the Southern Railway
has fIed a statement explaining the
reasons for the increase of freight rates
on grain. dressed meats and other COM
modiues- II the document il is denied
that the advances are above the stand
ard rates. and the company declares that
the increase was caused by the compel
tive relations between the trunk lines
and the Southern.
AN answer he's also been fled by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, in which
1t is explained that the rates now ad-
vaneed had been on an extremely Low
basis.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
CADET WILL PREACH

Cadet Monroe Nash. son Of Chief Engf-
neer Charles 2. Nash. of Alexandria, Va.
has resigned his position in the Revenue
Cutter Service and returned home last
night from Baltimore. where he was sta
toned. Tie lefJ the Revenue Cutter Ser
vice that he may take up the study Of
theology, preparatory TO entering the
ministry Chief Engineer Nash. his
father, Is now In Porto Rican waters on
the revenue cutter 'IronGuin.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
REVENUE COLLECTIONS.

IN the monthly statement Of the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue it IS
shown ghat FOR the month Of December.
1902, tho collections we're $20.7s&.853. a
decrease as compared with December.
1901 Of SECS 061. For the last six
months the receipts show a failing of
OF So 81, s3I
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
DENIED THE MESSIAH
AND IS NOW MISSING
Elder Called to Zion City to Explain
Apostasy to Divine.

MARINETTE. Wis. Jan. 22-The
Christian Catholic Church Of this city is
wondering what has become OF Elder
Ludlow, who was called to Zion City by
Dr.. Dowie TO give an explanation Of why
he would not call DR.. Dowie the Second
Elijah
No sign or word has been received
from the elder since he left, and yester-
day word came that a new elder, A. W.
McClerEen, of Chicago, was coming to
take charge. Many OF the members held
with Elder Ludlow, and they are DESTROYS
to hear the result OF the interview.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
BIBLE READING PERMISSIBLE
IN NEBRASKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 22.-The Su-
preme Court here, in an opinion by Chief
Justice Sullivan. declared the reading Of
the Bible in the public schools Of Ne
braska permissible so long as it does not
take the form of a scctarian instruction
This is q practical reversal Of d previous
decision by the same court.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
Time seems
most untIn1ely
when he BRINGS

a woman to the turn
of life Life is or
should be at its
Tipest and best for
her, and she ap-
proaches this change
The Washington times., 1903-01-22
None Much Hurt.

"0n the whole. st may be that the stab
In The back was more fortunate than an
other shot in the neck by the whisky
and beer AT all events. none OF the boys
vas much hurt. This is gratifying 10
all law-abiding people a big, red cow
hide, in the hands Of a policeman. at the
critical ju8cture on the hillside. admin
tstered to the crowd Of beHjgeTeat
Fourth Of July combatants, would have
seen blessing TO the boys, rs well as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
EI} 1eil As 7l-l i ;.f ~ ~
TIMBER LAND SOLD
Clifton Forge Presbyterian Manse Dam
:. N aged BY Fire. NJ NJ n 4 x.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)

n Especial to The es-Dispatch.)
4 CLIFTON FORGE, Var April lo,--one
hundred and fifty thousand acres Of val
uab bio timber and coal lands In Pocahon-
tas and Greenbrler counties. in West Vir-
xjnia. have been sold to q syndicate Of
West Virginia capitalists. $4,000. 900 will
10 spent In developing the property, chief
stem OF which will be the erection OF a
;tannery. 1t Is claimed It will be the
largest in the country. AS the greater
oortIon OF the timber Is white oak, pulp
wood will be made and sold to the gov-
arnment for the manufacture OF postal
cards. Z I, \, Z, y.
ing this week refused to grant the Clif-
ton Forge Mutual Telephone Company
the raise in rates. mention OF which was
made several weeks ago. The committee
appointed to look into the matter made
several propositions to the phone COM
many. but none accepted. a i,
The Presbyterian mapse caught fire last
night and for some time IT was thought
that the dwelling would be burned to the
xround. The fire originated < from the
Bathroom. where 1t Ia thought lamp
Exploded. The fire company was soon
on the scene and after hard fighting got
tho fire under control. Several hundred
dollars worth Of damage was done TO
the house, which has recently been re-
paired and beautlfled, @ q IS, 6 Ma
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q i / f5gt !. Z :
Now rises, on the opposite shore, above
the woods, the fiery orb Of day. Is
beams tremble through the thick foliage
4 Of the primeval forest, they plunge Int
the currnet OF the stream, they tllumlne
the cottages where pain and suffering
dwell. they surround with fleeting luster
the cross on the field of death. SIX
4 81 Struck. by. tn 9 wind the tall grass surges
up and down-llke a crystal sea--and the
lowlunds far and wide gltsten and SPAR
jkle with heavy dew In the bright Easter
morning light. Is.
The company Of cripples. men, women
and children, all clad In spotless white
surround the graves OF their former com
panious and friends whose long path q
suffering has ended hero. Y Not IA r from
these Christian lepers a large number q
heaten Coolis listen to their Easter hymn mr.
of rejoicing: Al
& Jesus lives! hencetorth Is death
Il But the gate OF life immortal;
This shall calm my trembling breath,
When I pass Its gloomy portal;
Faith shall cry, as fail Is each sense,
Lord, thou art my confidence. \
The hymn has perceptibly moved #the
swarthy sons from Ind!a's pearly strand
as the expression ON their faces would
indicate Leaning on his sta n. bent tor
ward Buddha's priest looks down to the
earth. He seems, at this moment. to feel
somthing like a longing for Heaven and
he is conscious that One who Is I'm,
Visible to the human eye. vet oc1ni-
present is here passing through the
groups OF Christian lepers, and that He
is mghtier than Buddha. Il,
The hymn has died away, The Christian
Y ta
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congregation unites In prayer to the risen
Prince Of Life, 4& .s5g.E fs d
Those among the lepers whose hands
still remain, reverently fold them The
others cross their crippled mem bers, while
the Coolis place their arms over their
breasts The missionary In his prayer re-
members the departed; he commends the
living of this village Of exlles from home
and kindred to the heart Of the ALL
compassionate Saviour. de asks that. an
Easter blessing may descend upon the
hea then peoples who still dwell in dark
ness and the shadow Of death-far from
Easter light and hope When tho anon
has been pronounced the lepers extend
to each other, over the graves Of the
departed Uninterrupted hands, during the
singing OF the well known hymn:
We who here together are assembled,
Joining hearts and hands In one.
Bind ourselves with love N that's undis-
Ss5 senbled. 255 sa a is
Christ to love and serve alone; IA
oh. may our imperfect songs and praises
B BE we'll pleasing unto Thee, Lord Jesus;
Say, "NIy peace I leave with you';
Amen, amen. be It So at
Now they return to their cottages, the
homeless exlles who, under Golgatha's
Fathers home on hight and peace on
earth, Across their Scared and disAgured
wisages passes beam OF Easter Joy,
They know that God 8 messenger will
some day approach their couch OF suffer
ing and gently bear them away from this
valley OF corruption into the land OF the
redeemed from many nations. where
dwell the saints In light.
In your Easter joy. kind reader. will
you not also renlem her the poor, crippled
lepers OF Bethesda2 Your helping hand
and sympathy is needed In order to- Sv-
tend the work There are still thousands
of lepers In surinnm who cannot turn to
Bethesda for shelter because there is no
room for them Many there are who are
xIous to come and be tendery cared
for. to find rest here under the shadow
OF the cross of Calvary In the lepers'
farewell letter to us, they wrote:
''As 1t Is only love for us that prompts
you to cross the sea, Tie will crown your
lahors with success: for where live is
THE compelling power. the Lord Will COM
mand q blessing"
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INLAND | ! | \
WATER '.'|N;IA,l'
The, Enterprise Meets With
Especial Favor Along Coast
VISIT 10 THE g Asst CITIES
4 Engineers and 70 Congressional Repre-
&. a ssntatives OF the Coast Districts are
enthusiastically Favorable
rs. to the Scheme.

s55 Especial to The Timesl Dispatch. j. IN 3
~ NoRFo LK, VA. April 1.-THE inland
waterway project has been unanimously3
endorsed BY representa- tive business mon
Sof the South Atlantic coast cities. and \
Mr.. w. H. Lumsden, secretary Of the!
Chamber Of Commerce OF Norfolk. re-S
ported this morning that the enterprise
meets with especial favor along the
i coast. q & VI IA 55 RY.5 "A NJ a " IN
s7. Hon. John +. Small member OF Con-
\ grcss from the First Congressional Dis
trict OF North Carolina; Mr.. CT Fl. For--Ss
rest. secretary OF the Merchants' and,
Manufacturers Association. OF Baltimore
+ and Mr.. Lumsden have been for two
weeks past visiting the cities most inter
ested, and Mr.. Lumsden has but 1usts
got home. The gentlemen. upon the sng--s
gestion OF Colonel p. Q. . Haines, chief
United States engineer, who Is In charge
of the South Atlantic ports. visited
4 Charleston. Savannah. Jacksonville, Fer Fer.
nnndina. Brunswick, Ga, and George
town, s. c.. In the order named, They
were met in each city BY representative
business men to the number of from fty
ITO one hundred and presented to them the
matter in its various phases.
"A VISIT COAST CITIES. XII ,gl
(: MI. Small in each city laid the matter
before the business men. presenting It
most ably. while Mr.. Lumsden showed
1 the statistical side, which incldently dis
closed the great saving to be attained In
the transportation Of commercial COM,
modities by barging freight inland In
stead OF conveying It coastwse around
Cape Hatteras In steam or sail vessels.
4 From the figures Of experts! Mr.. Lums-
den deduced that the saving upon lumber
alone would be to the Southern ports
more than $1.50o.t 600 annually. or between
forty and fifty per cent under the pres
snt cost. 53$ 4
l5 This takes no account OF the saving
upon insurance. which Is great upon yes
sells bound around Hatteras. &
s Incidentally. the advantage to be gained
+ In time OF war. when torpedo boats and
other small craft must needs be sent
u coastwise. was made apparent to the
government engineers, all OF whom. as
are the congressional representa- tiyes In
the coast districts. are enthusiastically
favorable to the inland waterway project
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Easter NJ {: 4 9
at Lep J! t':li'; 5 Graves G. 5

i ~. 49, s
The following account Of the e! celeora "a
lion OF Easter morning at the graves o.
the lepers in surinan, Dutch Oh Guiana
south America, is given BY Rev. 4 enry
n Weiss, superintendent OF Bethesda.
the Protestant Leper Hone me and ms ms
sionary in charge. whose present ADDRESS e:s7
q No. Il Church Street, Bethlehem, Ia:
q II is s o'clock in the morning Oyer Dyer
the tail trees Of tho forest on the oppo-
site side OF the 6urinam River SHINES
the constellation OF the majestic SOUTH
ern Cross. Myriads OF stars move along
IN their silent course. Also In the COZ,
&tages OF Bethesda, the leper ylllage. a.,
Only from one q t tna
IN fortunate Inmate approaching his as
q sy g go a., M.-Dull burn the few lamps in
the7 chap bel ,of the lepers IN " hIch, q urln
the last weeks, they have SO often gem
cred in order. In spirit to follow neir
suffering Saviour on his dolorous roa i''-l 70
sGolgathas cross. 4.5 \. u. q
rival OF the missionary Now he enters I,e,
with the joyful Easter greeting; tine
Lord "a risen!n The leperss arise res pond
ing with the words: "He Is risen, In
deed!' and 3trlun,phantlyft the words souHa
forth In the Easter night;
Hall, all hail. victorious Lord and sa-
Thou hast burst the bonds Of death;
Grant u.s. as to Mary. that great favor,
TO embrace thy feet In faith, @ &
Thou hast In our stead the curse en-
dured,
And for us eternal life procured,
EJoyful we with one accord, s
K Hail Thee. as our risen Lord,
The lepers now all pass out. In mute
procession, into the starlit night, to the
last resting place Of the dead, Silently
they move along. each one ABSORBED ~
his own thoughts, d
on the edge Of the forest. IN dark OUT
line. rises cross from among the tall
grass. They have now reached the peace-
ful grave yard OF the leper colony. No
high monuments Of brass or stone adorn
this rastlng place OF the dead No kneel-
Ing Ing angels guard the graves Of the sleep
ers. In vain would you seek even the
Sin, plest grave stone. The gtant trees OF
the pyImeYal forest stand here like NE
death watch. The waves OF the ssurinanl
Rlyer lnurmur q funeral dlrge to the
III am the resurrection ana the liiel
WhosoeYer belieYett j in me shall i've
though he were dead ~ Thus sound the
words Of life and hope over the loW44yy
mounds OF earth ssl Is
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LEGENDS OF THE
EASTER FLOWERS

Easter is pre-eminently q festival OF
flowers. The day Andaa its highest splri-3
5tual significance IN the cnmmemoratlon
Or the Resurrection. but Easter is older
than Christianity, 1t il. too, q festival in-3
IstItuted BY Nature herself, and celebrated
Esinca the world began. It is typifed m all
systems oc religious beliefs. Nothing is
90 beautiful as the great spring miracle,
the burst Of life and tender green out OF
The hard, brown boug Cha that haYe Tat-l
tiled Ike dead things IN the winter winds.
bloasoln,ng Of the bare bra aches and all