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The Washington times., 1903-02-07
READING RESUMES
FULL DIVIDEND
Directors Decide to Pay Per Cent on
First Preferred.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. THE direc-
tors OF the Reading Company yesterday
declared semi annual dividend Of
per cent on the first preferred stock.
They also flled the vacanrw the
board caused by the death Of A. J.
Antelo By the election Of II. Mex
Twombley
For several days past the financial
world has been guessing as 10 what he
dividend would be The lass time The
directors met 10 act on the dividend the
rate was reduced from 20 I per cent
semi Annually. This reduction. it was
claimed, was done 10 prevent. the dissO-
luton Of the voting trust. The strike,
however. had more 20 do with 81 tHan
anything else as the revenues Of the
company were greatly reduced
Nov that the strike has been settled
and the mines are in fun operation the
earnings OF the company are considera-
bly, greater the directors yesterday
decided TO restore the dividend rate %
2 per cent This dividend is payable
March 70 stockholders OF record OF
February 90. To pay this dividend 1t
will take $500. eco
Mr. Twombiey viii represent the
Vanderbilt interest IN the board It IS
likely that when the other affiliated
companies meet in which a. J. AnteIo
had been a director for so many years
Mr. Twombiey will be chosen his sue
cessor.
As the Baltimore and ohio Railroad
bas as rnurh interest in the Raa,ffn 2
Company as the VanderbiIts it is pre-
sumed that it will also soon have repre-
sentation.
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Fewer Blacks Named.

"A curious development has been seen
within the past year along this line.
President Roosevelt has appointed fewer
black men to ONCE in the South than did
President Mckinley. There are fewer
black men holding Federal Offices in the
South now than there were when Mr..
Mckinley died. Yet outcTies are TO be
heard throughout the South against
what is called President Roosevelt's
policy Of appointing negroes to Office,
when. under Presidents Mckinley, Har-
risn. and Hayes, nothing was said,
whereas more negroes were appointed
"A few days ago a prominent black
man. holding an important public office,
attended an official reception at the
White House. There has not been 4
time since the civil war when black men
have not held similar Offices in Wash
fngton. Black men in these Offices al
ways have attended such receptions.
They attended the receptions Of Presi-
dents Cleveland. Mckinley, and others.
Yet the attendance of one of them at Mr..
Roosevelt's reception was a signal Tor
the cry that the white race had been in
suited by the attendance Of this black
man.
Il am simply showing that the state
Of official treatment Of the black man
has not changed. but the state OF public
feeling in the South has changed The
right to aspire to Federal office. unques-
toned q few years ago, is now chal-
leuged
The Washington times., 1903-02-07
AN OVERLAND JOURNEY
FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK

The difficulties, prIvatious, and suf-
ferIugs experienced in an overland
journey OF 1854 miles from Paris to
New York were graphically told by
Harry de WIndt. Of Paris. in his Illus
tTated lecture. From Paris to New
New York Overland" delivered before
large audience in National Rifles Ar
mory last evening under the auspices
Of the National Geographic Society.
The journey consumed 24S days. and
was made by railroad. horses reindeer
and dog sIeds by way OF Bering Strait.
BIT. de WIndt said the trip was made
10 ascertain If it were feasible to con
sJruct a railroad which would connect
Paris and New York. and while such
a railroad was found 10 be possible 1T
would be extremely Improbable owing
20 the enormous cost and the difficul-
ties TO be overcome ia It's construction
The first afternoon lecture Of the Ma
tionai Geographic Society viii be given
in Columbia Thearer next Tuesday at
40 p. IN. when Cyrus e. Adams viii
lecture on The United States-Lands
and Waters
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no MORE DUMPING
ON NAVY YARD GROUND

Rear Admiral Silas " Terry. COM
mandant Of the United States Navy
Yard. viii be informed by the District
Commissioners that all dumping on he
land recently acquired for the extension
of the navy yard has been stopped By
the District authorities. Complaint was
made of the dumping BY Admiral Terry
several days ago, and tAe deposit Of
material By the street sweeping depart-
ment and the Engineer Department has
ceased since January 20.
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FRATERNAL ORDER
INCORPORATED

THE Freeholders Of America" fra
ternal and beneficial order, was incor-
porated this morning in the office Of the
Recorder Of Deeds by John L. Dement,,
Alex NJ. Byrne. and CLARENCE d. Wright,
Of the District Of Columbia, together
with residents Of Chicago and East ST.,
Louis. The temporary headquarters Of
the fraternity will be at 21O Seventh
Street southwest.
The Washington times., 1903-02-07
MARCONI SCHEME A WIRELESS
DAILY PAPER ON SHIPBOARD

Ionic Y, Feb. THE Chancery Court
today graz ted the Marconi Wireless Tel
egraph Company an extension Of its pow
ers by which 1t is entitled to carry on the
business Of news agent and publishers on
shipbO2rd-
This probably refers to the scheme OF
publishing a daily newspaper on ship
less kilograms.
The Washington times., 1903-02-07
SAN JUAN AFFAIRS
IN FEARFUL SHAPE
More Evidences of Corrup-
ton Unearthed Each Day.

SAN. JUAN. p. r. Jan. 28.-By t..e re-
movai Of Manuel Egozcue Cintron. ray
or of san Juan. upon the recommends
tioa Of Attorney General Harlan. The
first step has been accomplished in the
publication of the affairs OF the NUM-
cipality. which. it appears from the in
vestfgation made by the attorney gen
eraI. are in a deplorable state.
Evidence of corruption and missppli-
cation of thousands of dollars in pub
lie Moneys has been obtained. it is
said. by the Federal authorities The
dismissal of Cintron, who IS TO be tried
soon before the United States district
court, was regarded as a necessity in
order that the affairs Of the city might
be reformed
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OVERCOME BY SMOKE.

While eudeavoring 10 eXtinguish a fire
in his residence early this morning c.
" White. of GI8 Three-aud-a-E half
Street northeast. was overcome by heat
and smoke lie was removed TO the
Casualty Hospital where mis- condition
was pronounced not serious. and be was
permitted TO return home.
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SET BACK FOR INDIANA
ANTI-LYHCHING LAW
Supreme Court to Review Governors
Action IN DePosing Sheriff.

SULLIVAN. Ind. Feb TN the ease
Of w P Maxwell. coroner, vs.. John S
Dudley the dcposod sheriff Of this coun-
ty, quo waTrauto proceedings to compel
Dudley TO vacate the Office OF sheriff
Judge o. 3. Harris decided that the anti
IynchinE law IS unconstitutional, and
that Sheriff Dudley was Illegally declared
0usted by the governor
The case VIII be appealed to the Su-
prene Court at once.
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ETRURIA UNABLE TO LAND
MAILS AT QUEENSTOWN

QUEENSTOWN. Feb. THE Cunard
line steamship Etruria, from New York,
was unable to land her passengers or
mails here this morning owing TO rough
weather. She proceeded TO Liverpool.
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APPOINTED TO POLICE FORCE.

On the recommendation OF the Super
intendent. Lawrence Il Farquhar has
been appointed private Of class I, Of the
police force
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DIED

ToNER-HensoriaI Of ROSE TONER, who de-
parted ruis life February $ 1sqs
Renuicm high mass viii be- szId iDF mere
poss of her soul Monday rn6rni6E. avs o'c11ck-
from ST Peters Church.
Gone, but not forgotten,
II b. Her HUSBAND AND CHILDREN
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EDNA LYALL, THE NOVELIST,
REPORTED CRITICALLY Ill

LONDON. Feb. Ada Ellen Bayiy
EDNA LyalI'), the novelist. Is critically
i'll at her home in Eastbourne-
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Phone West 81 for a ease OF HeuuclI's GaeF-
zen, Senate. or Lager and drink bottle tn
vour meals and before -etiring and you VII note
that vot viii have tier appetite and better
sleep before the case Is half empty--Advt-
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that in 1877 in one Of those general
sshake-ups'' with which James Cor
don Bennett. il, delighted occasionally
to startIe the community and the New
York Herald" force, Mr.. Hayes was made
managing editor Of the Herald and ill
ed the position with the same ability
that he displayed in every occupation TO
which he was ever assigned
Ristori. during the period when Mr..
Hayes was connected with the New
York Herald" paid her first historic
visit to America. Mr.. Hayes. understand
ing Italian sufficiently to follow the ac-
ton of the plays which Ristori present
ed. wrote what were admitted TO be the
finest criticisms of this great Italian
tragedierne that any American news
paper presented.
He returned to service in Washington
and became successfully Senate report
er for the Associated Press and for the
United Press He took a large share in
recording the. proceedings Of the four
last national conventions
Never Tired of Work.
Mr.. Hayes personal characteristics
we're quaint. hut most endearing. He was
a conservative Of conservatives. and
never ceased to regret the cutting down
of the trees which used to encircle the
CAPITOL and hide it from public view, and
also the improvements Il am not speak
ing of the latest ''improvements'D which
changed the approaches to the White
House. He never tired Of work; never
could get enough Of it. There is scarce
/ " a Senator or Representative Of long
service in either house who will not re-
call with pleasant remembrance Mr..
Hayes faithful, Intelligent service in
committee work. He reported some OF
/ the most important Investigations ever
undertaken by Congress, and his accur-
/ acy and fidelity were never called In
/ question. All who were brought into
! contact with him in these investi cations
viii retain a pleasant memory Of his
! industry, tact, and ability. and will be
willing TO lay wreath on his bier.
/ Nj Hayes reared q large family. His
eldest son. famiIiarly known az Charlie
I Hayes, was for some years the Associated
J Press reporter of the House proceedings
/ in succession to his father His death
some years ago was q permanent grief to
Henry G. Hayes. and when It was fol-
lowed shortly afterward by the death Of
his only brother, Steven G. Hayes. he los
heart and gave UP the fight which he had
80 long and CALAMITY maintained. All OF
Air. Hayes daughters. save one. are mar
ried- One Of them, Alice, is the wife Of
a distinguished British officer high up OF
the star Of Lord Curzon, ViceToy Of In
dia. One of the most painful incidents In
connection with Mr.. Hayes death is the
fact that this daughter from the East I.
on her way to pay him a visit, and is ex-
peCted 10 arrive in New York today.
Il. CONQUEST CLARKE.
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NEGRO SUFFRAGE A
FAILURE, SAYS ROOT
Holds That Labor Unions
Aid Stupidity,
CLASS CONFLICT FEARED
New York Union League Members Told
That the Wealthy Are C&us-
ing Strife.

1t is only a question Of few years
when white opinion viii exclude blacks
from Office altogether in the Southern
States" said Elihu Root. Secretary Of
War in a memorable speech delivered
last night al a banquet given in New
York by the Union League Club, Of that
city. Negro suffrage has failed and We
are compelled. fear. to face the con
cIusion Of an unsuccessful experiment,
he continued. S he stood before the club
OF more than 500 members and responded
to the toast assigned him.
The occasion OF the address was ire
fortfeth anniversary OF the club and was
attended by New Yorks most prominent
citizens. The Secretary's speech included
q defense Of the Presidents policy so
ward the negro, a lament over the appaT-
emily growing conflict between capital
and labor in this country, and warning
that labor should not continue subordl-
mating ambition TO sIoth- In the course
Of the Secretary's address, he said:
Within two years after this club was
formed the Thirteenth Amendment to the
United States Constitution provided that
there should be no slavery in the country
OF in any Territory within our juris1!c-
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

a MEETING Of the stockholders Of the National
T--1zt Ccu1Dany OF Washington j. c.. viii Re
held at the Office Of the company. 3 Narder
Building. at , p. A. MARCH sTH, for the
purpose Of elecJin- directors and officers and
h transact such other business mar pFoFes y
come f.-f5re said meetings By order e the
directors y A. SMITH. Secretary
The Washington times., 1903-02-07
PORTE READY TO MAKE
WAR IN MACEDONIA
Orders Mobilization of Army
of 100000 Men.
PLANS TO STAMP OUT REVOLT
Vienna Believes That Sultan's Strin-
gent Measures VIII Succeed-Paris
Comment on News.

PARIS. Feb. "A dispatch from Plov-
div (PhilippopOlis) TO the Figaro, -
dated yesterday, says the Sultan has de-
creed the immediate mobilization Of
24o, 000 troops for service in Macedonia
He has requisitioned the steamships Of
the Mahsusseh Company as transports
This action is regarded as an extreme
y grave step, and will probably stop the
negotiations with the Ottoman Bank for
the unifcation of the Turkish debt
A telegram from Sofia confirms the
above dispatch and adds that the Sec
ond and Third army corps, al Adrian
opoIis and SaIOnica and on the Bulgarian
frontier, Will be considerably re-en-
forced
The Washington times., 1903-02-07

THE GENTLEMAN who assisted young lady
after she had fallen from a 9Th St car At the
corner Of gth and F SIS. nv. on the night ~
Jar,t,arv & 1908. between and g O'clock VIII
confer a favor on beg by sending bis name 70 sil
N st NV, OF any ether person who saw the
accident. y
SPECIAL meeting Of the J0Hleyme1 P.ssteEe-s'
Association viii be held on AesNI1AS. Alzis-
RI-ARY g. Buiness OF importance requiring
the rresence OF ali members b. order Of TIE
President Ie--2t
SPECIAL. NOTICE-The snnual meeting o. the
di,eetnrs Of the Eureka Mutual Aid Society Tor
the election Of officers and directors VIII 70
ssi5 =. fbe home office OF the society, FEB
RI-ARY 10 1893 ~ noon
sssst R. V. GRIFFIN. Secretary
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Treasury Investigates.

Reused to action by widely spread
rumors, which attributed wholesale pee
uIations TO many Of the municipal on
GERS, the treasury department inau-
gurated a searching examination OF The
charges and Of the existing conditions.
Scarcely had the departments deter
minatlon been carried into effect, when
Rosendo Rivera. the superintendent OF
the water works, fed. 4 shortage OF
Sc 900 in his accounts was found. the
task of the examining committee vas
made difficult by the action Of the may
or in ordering the destruction Of &c
ords Of the water department. thus pre-
venting the committee from fixing def
niteIy the actual amount Of the defalca-
tions
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Held Free and Equal.

within FIVE years, by the Fourteenth
Amendment, all men. the black included,
were declared free and equal. IN seven
wears. by the Fifteenth Amendment, tie
nation said that no man should ever De
deprived OF his vote by reason Of color
or previous condition OF servitude- The
three amendments embodied the scheme
OF the thoughtful men of those days 70
upl.ft the slaves liberated by the civil
war.
You remember how difficult the quAs-
ton was What was 10 be done with the
black man who had been a slave all his
life? The answer was: Give him liberty,
citizenship. and equal rights, including
the opportunity to entoy them, and he
will rise"
Mr.. Root paused. raised his hand as
If 10 enjoin silence for the telling Of
sad truth, and then said slowly;
''I fear that we are compelled to face
the conclusion that the experiment has
failed!
The suffrage has been taken away
from the black man in most Of the States
where he composes the larger part Of
the population. The black man Of the
South in general no longer has his right
to vote. The right to aspire to Office
is generally disputed and in q great
measure denied.
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''Figaro's" Pessimistic Tone,

Commenting on these dispatches the
Figaro" observes that no government
will approve of Turkeys serious depart
ure. The united diplomatic bodies will
have to work TO cut out peacefully and
solve the latest complicated phase Of
the eternal oriental problem.
VIENNA, Feb. The report publish
ed in Paris this morning that the Sui
tan has ordered 240. 600 troops to be
modified in Macedonia. because Of the
warIike Indications there. is considered
accurate
Il Is thought likely here that such
stringent measures by Abdul Hamid viii
kill the outbreak in It's beginning
The Washington times., 1903-02-07
Read The Sunday Times

And you viii spend one Of the most enjoyable
days.
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Squandered Bond Money.

Rivera was caught and arrested. Ma
rfano Pesquera. the city treasurer, was
also arrested.
One Of the most startling disclosures
concerns the misspplication and squan-
dering OF the greater part of $500, coo re-
-ceived from the sale OF city bonds.
OF over $50, 600 appropriated for street
paving. nearly $50. 900 was expended for
materials, leaving only a small remain
der TO meet the expense Of laying the
paving, none OF which has been put 10
nlsce.
The mayor is accused OF inducing the
city council 70 credit 10 the general fund
s42,2 53. which, in the list of expenditures
to be made from the receipts Of the
bond sale. had been inadvertently in
Guided In the list twice under differen;
headings. This sum the mayor is accused
Of having disbursed as he saw 1T.
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Denouuce Administration.

Further evidences Of corruption VIII
probably be found. The turbulent ele-
ment of the Republican party Is fioodine
the city with infammatory posters. de-
nouncing what it terms the bureaucratic
methods Of the Federal AdmiDfstra-
ton. and calling upon the Porto Ricana
TO defend their honor"
Among the more conservative and or
Derby citizens the action OF the Federal
authorities meets with approval. as It is
regarded as an indication that no matter
how high the station Of an officer may be
he cannot WELD sufficient influence TO
save him from removal II his conduct
justifes such punishment.
The Washington times., 1903-02-07
Damaging Editor Of Herald"

Al this short notice J cannot recall ali
The incidents OF Mr. Hayes busy life in
chronological order, but l remember
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Lost Monday.

The fr.t Monday after Epiphany Is a
feie DAY throughout Belgium. Los,
Monday it i called exactly why no one
seems able to explain The origin Of the
tete is lost 10 the legends Of the middle
ages. but the modern acceptation Of the
day i certainly los, to no one here Like
Nardi Gra-. Lo-t Monday i, a day 81 gen
erAl merrymakinc Every cafe and res
taurant in Brussels keeps open house,
and free drinks are on hand for all patrons
Of the establishment, aud a a mstier Of
fact for many others as well who are no,
regular patrons.
On Black Monday, then, a it Is iroui
cally called by some Of the natives oot
over enchanted With the dAy, the streets
of BraSSel. are given over tn the people,
and the adyenturau, foreigner who, igno.
rant of the country customs, ventures
out. is apt 90 fud tha, the Belgian Papu.
lace Is no r,~vee,cr Of persons, On this
isy the shaYkeepers. sishing behind ,hes,
COUNTERS. fui themselves compelled 20
hand over ta their customers servants a
f1rcs,d contribution. amounting g. CERTAIN
percentage oG tbs YEAR purchases while
the baker,. ton. have contributors to
offer in the shape ef cakes specially made
or che occas51n aud offered as gifts to
iheir cl5eut,.le
In this manner she ua5iur sese 3. pr
petaatei. lhon-h the eageaiAr dav- no'
note 10 any Varliealsr manner the hrs'
N1udsy after Epiphany
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Like Thirty Gents.
From the New York Mail and Express.

From the New York Mail and Express
The origin of slang has always been
puzzle to philologists, but once IN while
a current phrase can be traced to It's source
The colloqualism ''To Feel Like Thirty
Cents, . is apparently nonsensical, but 1t Is
certainly the most forceful expression OF
the day for denoting anything small, mean
and contemplate in one sight. Its on
gin is thus explained by a Philadelphia
LAWYER. who sometimes practices in New
York
''There is yagrant law in New York
under which a person having no visible
means of support may be placed in durance.
1t has also been decided in that State that
person having so small sum as thirty
cents in his possession has visible means OF
support. Now, there is no law in New
York except the vagrant law under which
pool sellers and gamblers of that sort may
be held. Shortly after the decision just
mentioned was formulated two gamblers
were captured in a raid and taken TO the
TendeTloiu station house. They sent for
a lawyer. VINO came duu Hdd tain VIZ"
them. 1t will never do to make any
show Of money here, he said Give me
your rolls. They handed their wads over
to him, and he gave each of them quar-
ter and nickel. with instructions to pro-
duce the coins when he asked them 10 do
so in court.
s.When their cases were called the law
yer got them off on the plea that they were
not Migrants, each having the legal amount
of funds in his possession, just as the
decision was rendered in favor of his CHI
ents, a messenger entered the court room
and requested the lawyer presence at
the Supreme Court He left without see
ing his clients, and they wended their way
10 the nearest saloon.
.. How do you feel?' said one,
/ feel ike thirty cents, said the
other, and probably viii until | get NY
roll back, or what left Of it.
''And that's how that phrase was start
ed on its travels
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Owns All The Bufaloes.

Unless the plans Of Major Gordon W
Lille, president of the Arkansas Valley
National Bank at PAwnee, Okla, aud who
IS known Throughout, the West as Paw
nee Bin, 60 astray, the people Of thu,
country in the course of year or two Will
be supplied with buffalo beef.
Pawnee Bin has bought 8 tract Of land
containing 500 acres near kenoshA. Wis.
and Is 10 put herd Of wild buffalo upon
il. Incidentally Major Lille, through the
aid Of Lloyd F. Niccdemus, has formed a
million dollar buffalo trust. aud the stats
tics os the government show that be has
corralled every wild buffalo in the United
States aud Canada and in fact in the en-
tire world.
For the las, ten years MAJOR Lille and
Mr. Nicodemus have been at work getting
into single herd all the buffalo IN the
world, but the task Is now practically CON
pleted, and the Major has single herd
consisting Of 365 animals. All q these
will be placed on the Kenosha ranch,
where they viii be in easy touch with the
markets Of New York aud Chicago. In
getting this herd together Major Lilhe has
recently bought the famous Coed Night
herd in Texas aBd the Alvoid herd IN
Montana The only animals of the race
now 10 be found outside Of this herd are
ia the parks Of New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Yellowstone and Cincinnati,
Msior Lille Is one Of the mosi noted q
the men who have made the West famous
and his daring scheme of eorraling all the
buffalo in the world Is in keeping with
many Others be has made He / regarded
As one Of the wealthiesi men in the Wet.
a. Pawnee be owns banks, railways, cen
eral stores aud everything that could be
considered general utility.
He was originally 'tenderfoot He
vas born at Bloomington, III and was
educated at Yale When be had compile
ted his college course, he went west aud
was soon the hero of the famous rush
which marked the opening q the Chrrok re
strip for colonization With a single
bound be became the leading white man
in the new territory aud became known Is
the Little Giant Of the West He be-
came the trusted agent Of the government
IN the new territory and was the inserpre
ter for the government in it, dealings with
the Indians