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The Washington times., 1903-09-04
Printing Office Foreman Said
to HaOe Been Slated for
Dismissal on Charges Filed
BY His Opponents.
SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED
TO CHARGE OF BIGAMY
Defense Is Gfpen as Belief
That First Wife Died Long
Before Second Marriaqe.
Officials Are Retfcent.

1t was said this afternoon orders have
action must be taken at once IN the case
against Assistant Foreman Miller. on the
new charges preferred by the Bookbind-
ers' Union, and that the probabilities
are that Miller is to be ousted
The new charges have been in the
hands OF the President three weeks. and
he has had them investigated thorough
ly. 1t is also said the President has
learned that there is truth in the charge
that Miller has committed bigamy. hav-
ing two wives alive at the present time.
1t is reported that Miller has admitted
the truth of this statement. but asserts s
In extenuation that he supposed his first
wife had been dead long before the sec
ond marriage was contracted.
Removal on Charges.
According TO the report the Presi-
dent intends to have Miller removed on
this charge. The matter is. however.
still in the hands of the officers of the
Department OF Commerce and Labor.
Secretary CorteIyou is away. and Acting
Secretary Garfield declined either TO ad-
NIT or deny the report that the Presi-
dent had ordered action taken.
At the Office of the Public Printer, It
was said Mr.. Palmer would not be like
iy to take action until the President had
concluded his investigation. Mr. Palm
er had nothing to add to what he has
already said IN the case.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
"KID" CURRY ABROAD;
RAILROAD MEN ALARMED

MISSOULA, Mon. Sept. A special
train. carrying a posse OF armed men.
ran ahead OF the Northern Pacific lin
tted last night, because of the dIscov-
cry OF plot TO hold up and rob the reg
ular North Coast Limited.
The railroad officials learned that
plans had been laid TO hold up the
North Coast Limited at Malta. 1t IS
said that Kid Curry is abroad in Mon
tana with another gang. and that the
railway officials will adopt extraorGf-
nary precautions until he is in custody
again.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
BIG DAM TO Be BUILT
BY POWER COMPANY
License of Great Falls Con-
Germ Approved.
WILL DISTURB AQUEDUCT
New Structure Likely to Produce Power
Sufficient for City Many Times
as Large as Washington.

Acting Secretary Oliver, of the War
Department. upon the recommendation
Of General Gillespie Chief of Engineers,
Falls Power Company to build a dam
above Great Falls connecting with the
Government dam at the intake OF the
Washington aqueduct.
This makes possible the development OF
the power necessary to operate the pro-
posed electric railway from Washington
to Great Falls on the Virginia side OF
the Potomac and will probably bring
about the construction of a dam capable
light and motive power TO a city many
times the size of Washington.
Water Supply Protected
The license is hedged about with many
ton water supply. 1t is said to be
stipulated in the contract entered into
with the power company that the water
supply of the District must be doubled
by the improvement, and Government
property must be protected from any
damage.
The proposed dam of the Great Falls
Power Company is below the Washing
ton aqueduct dam. 1t extends from a
point below the aqueduct dam on the
Virginia side to a point in the aqueduct
dam near the Maryland shore.
As the canal company owns the land
along the Maryland shore at this point.
the poxer company was unable 10 effect
a contract for a dam extending entirely
across the river. Consequently the
agreement making IL possible to connect
with the Government dam was neces-
sary
Government Dam Must Be Raised.
The entire dam of the power COM
pany will be so high that IL will be
necessary to raise the Government dam
two feet from the point where the new
dam will connect with it to the Mary
land shore. This change in the Govern
ment property is to be made at the ex-
pense OF the power company.
AS the Potomac is not navigable as
far up as Great Falls, the license to
connect with the Great Falls dam is all
the permission required from the Gov
ernment for the development of the
power.
The power company purposes con-
structing a long power canal through
which the water collected by the great
dam will be directed along the Viz
ginia shore of the Potomac.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
DR.. Herran Holds Him
self in No Wise Re-
sponsible.
B0GOTA NEWS QUOTED
Varying Comment on Such
Dispatches Showed News
paper Opinions.

Published statements that the State
Department has expressed its dis
pleasure with criticisms OF Minister
Beaupre's actions in connection with the
isthmian canal treaty consideration at
Bogota in such measure as these
criticisms were attributed to DR.. Thomas
Herran. the Colombian charge here. are
not expected TO endanger the cordial re-
lations which the Secretary OF State in
variably maintains with the members OF
the Diplomatic Corps in Washington.
At the Colombian legation today, Dr.
Herran. while not willing to regard the
published report as calling for any off,
cial statement, casually remarked that
a friendly explanation was never out OF
place.
1T has never been my intention, in
any phase OF the negotiations, to criti-
else the State Department" said Dr.
Herran to The Times, land do not see
how any remarks have made could Just
ly be construed in that way. My only
comment in the matter at all was TO re-
peat what had come to me in a number
OF dispatches from Colombia.
Nothing which has come from
Bogota has contradicted these gen
eral reports relating to the state
of mind occasioned by the ac-
tions there complained OF, and / do
not see that any comment by me has
been the cause of stirring up trouble In
the slightest
However, this is not a phase OF the
matter upon which l would undertake to
express any criticism. for such opinion
In different papers must be considered
as individual views, for which / am in
no way responsible"
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
ALLEGED VIOLATION
OF TREATY RIGHTS
French Commodore Complains of
an American Mining Firm.

SYDNEY. N. s.. Sept. A protest has
been filed by the French commodore of
the Newfoundland coast, Count Mount
ferrand. with the home government for
an alleged violation OF treaty rights on
the French treaty coast of Newfound-
land. on the part of Humber Consolidated
Mining Company, an American concern
conducting operations near the Bay OF
Islands
The alleged violation consists OF build
Ing a large shipping pier at York Har-
Dor. There are possibilities IN the af-
fair which may lead TO international diff
dculty.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
Agent In London Now
Seeking to Raise a
Large Loan.
TO POLICE MACEDONIA
Would Recruit International
Army for Protection
Against Turks.

LONDON. Sept. 4.-Eugene Lazarovich,
organizer of the Macedonian revolution
ary committee. is now in London seek
ing to raise loan of SO 900 600 He said
today:
'Our object is to recruit with this
money an international army of so, ,00G
to be placed at the disposal of the pow
ers as Macedonian police, to preserve
order after peace is restored. We in
tend TO have a representative body OF
trustees to act as custodians of the
funds
American Interested.
"a rich American, whose name I am
unable yet to give out, has promised
$500 900. Professionally, and more is now
in sight. We look to America for sub
stantial help" Speaking of the present
insurrection Lazarovich said:
There are $4,000 insurgents now in
the field. The object for which we are
working is to drive the Turkish soldiers
TO desperation by guerrilla tactics and
cause them to rebel against the Sultan.
In north Salonika General Yankoff is in
trusted with this campaign. He Will
try to make useless the railway between
Salonika and Constantinople, thus lso-
lating the Turkish troops in the western
mountains, where 100000 now are. We
do not believe that Bulgaria will declare
war. but think 1t is likely that Turkey
will be driven TO desperation and will
present an uItimatum which Will result
in hostilities.
The report that the insurgents are
responsible for train outrages is untrue"
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
DETENTION OF CHINESE
TO Be INVESTIGATED.
Some of Those at Malone
Likely to Be Admitted.
lAUNDRYMEN ARE BARRED
Those Who Can Prove They Are Mer-
chants in Washington Will Have
No Difficulty.
LAUNDRYMEN ARE BARRED

1t was announced today that the cases
OF the fifteen Chinese of Washington
who have been held up and denied ad-
mission to the United States by Deputy
Collector Thomas Darcy. at Port Ma
lone, y. Y. had been taken up by the
Department of Commerce ard Labor.
and a thorough investigation is to be
made. Several of the men are mer-
chants in Washington. and others are
laundrymen.
May Be Laborers.
If the merchants can prove that they
have these interests here they are not
going to have much difficulty in obtain
ing admission, but it was said at the
department this morning that the Iaun-
drymen, one of which is Lee Suie, who
formerly had place in Four-and- "a half
Street, come under the head of laborers.
which prevents them from re-entering
the country after leaving it.
Held for Lack of Evidence.
I'VE are investigating the cases, ="
said an officer OF the department this
morning. land there is no doubt that
some OF the men are going to be ad-
mitted. The fact that they have been
detained is nothing in itself 1t is prob
able that they did not have evidence
enough to convince the inspector who
detained them that they had business
interests in this country. AS soon as
this is forthcoming they are to he re-
leased.
''Laundrymen. however, come under
the head of laborers in the new regu-
Iations. and l am afraid little can be
done for them"
Detained Several Weeks.
Some OF the men have been detained in
Canada for several weeks. which IS
hardship to them The law of Canada is
that each Chinaman must pay a head tax
of $50 II he remain in the country more
than thirty days. II Is said some of the
Washington Chinese have already paid
this amount
The lawyers who have been engaged 10
take charge of the cases havS LETT
Washington for New York.
Secretary Cortelyou is still in New
York, and is not expected TO return TO
Washington until next week. Mr.. Sar-
gent. Commissioner General of Imnigra-
tion, is in Boston investigating immi-
grafton matters there. He is to rsturn
Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
COAST OF AORIAN0PLE
AND STEFANIA ABLAZE

VIENNA. Sept 4.-The Odessa cor
respondent OF ''Yolksblatt," wires that
all the coast of Adrianopie and Stefania
is ablaze. Hundreds of villages have
been destroyed and the once prosperous
region of Geoktepe and WasilikO is
blackened desert.
Hundreds Of Turkish women and girls
were burned to death.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
PROMOTIONS REPORTED.

Among the changes announced in the
classified service OF the Treasury De-
partment today are the following promo
tions affecting residents of the District
of Columbia: Promotions-Ofice of Au-
ditor for War Department. John McCar-
thy. $500 TO $1,000; Office of Supervising
Architect. LOttie r. Smith. 5000 TO ST.
200; Kate c. Heron, ss40 to $500. Office
of Auditor for = the Postofice Depart
ment, Miss N B. Heizer. $500 to 1920.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
SILVER MARKET
CAUSES ALARM
At TREASURY
Soaring Prices Threaten
Stability of New Philip
pine Coinage.
COMBINATION CONTROLS
Officials Have No Hesitancy
in Charging That as the
Cause of Rise.
COMBINATION CONTROLS

Uneasiness among the officials of the
Treasury Department lest the price Of
silver bullion shall advance to such a
figure as to make the new Philippine
peso worth more as bullion than os
coin has not abatcd. Treasury officials
openly say they believe the silver mar
ket is being manipulated by four or five
houses in London, which control the
situation.
Jumps Nine Cents.
The first purchase of silver for the
Philippines was made March 26 at A91
cents an ounce. Since then the metal
has advanced and recently the Treasury
Department paid 5s.25 cents for so, 900
ounces for delivery at the San Francisco
mint. This is an advance of over 8
cents an ounce.
For the last day or two, however, the
prices of silver bullion have been going
down slightly. Still the officials are not
entirely relieved of apprehensions lest
the price shall go to 64.1 an ounce, and
above that figure. When the price
reaches SAL. the silver in a Philippine
peso is worth Just so centsH which is its
par value. An advance above 64.I would
make IL profitable TO export coins as bull
lion.
Rely Upon Reserves.
The Treasury officials rely largely for
protection from any such calamity as
would be brought about by the export of
the coins, on the belief-that If the price
of silver goes much higher the market
will be so flooded with silver in reserve
for speculation as to compel the price
TO decline again.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
THIRTY ILL AT WEDDING.

UTICA. Sept AT a wedding IN
LeonardsviIle, the guests were served
with pressed chicken. and thirty persons
were taken violently i'll. The only doc
tor in the village worked all night over
them. 1t is thought all will recover.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
At the Pension Office.
DEWEY IN TROY.

TROY, N. Y, Sept. Admiral Dewey
came 10 Troy this morning from Sarato-
ga and spent an hour inspecting a shirt
and collar factory. Afterward he visited
the Watervliet Arsenal. He will dine
at the Troy Club as the guest of E. NJ
Green. of this city.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
ONE KILLED; SIX WOUNDED
IN PRUSSIAN MANEUVERS

BERLIN. Sept. 4.-The German army
maneuvers were again too realistic at
kaiserlauten. Rhenish Bavaria. today
and one officer was killed and six men
wounded
This is the second fatal maneuver this
year in the Prussian army.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
WISH TO M0DERNIZE
THE PAPAL SYSTEM

ROME, Sept. 4-The young clergy is
agitating the start of a worldwide
movement to induce the Pope to mod
ernize the papei system so as to accord
with modern progressive ideas.
The initiators count especially on the
French. Irish, American and Australian
clergy to help. and trust that the pow
ers and the press will support them.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
FLORIDA BARKER HERE.

5. II. Hart and son, OF Jacksonville.
Fla. were callers at the Treasury De-
partment today Mr.. Hart is a promi
nent banker of Jacksonville, and is one
of the promoters of the electric railway
now being constructed in Jacksonville.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
SHIP AGENTS THREATEN
LOCKOUT AT NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 4.-Unless the
longshoremen accede to the combined
demands of ship agents and stevedores
by tonight. the entire port will be tied
up by a lockout. The United Fruit Com
pany has already ordered all its vessels
to land at Mobile. This means the loss
of millions 20 this port
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
WEATHER REPORT.

The weather will be generally fair to-
night and tomorrow In the East and
South, except in the lower lake region
and the East Gulf States. where local
showers are probable
1t will be cooler tonight and TOMORROW
In the Ohio valley and lower Iake re
gion. and cooler tomorrow in the Middle
Atlantic States.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
WIRES TO POOLROOA
ORDERED TO Be CUT
Commissioner West Puts
Damper on BOOkmakers.
ARE ON TELEPHONE POLES
Chesapeake and Potomac Company Di-
rected to Disconnect Them at Once
and Promises Compliance.

The now notorious poolroom. recently
established just beyond the District line
near the tracks OF the Cabin John Elec-
trio Railway. was closed today for an
indefinite period, and probably perma-
nently, through an order issued by Com
missioner West. Mr.. West discovered
that the telegraph wires upon which the
resort depended for its news had been
erected under permit for telephone
wires, and he Immediately ordered that
they be cut. This was done this morn
ing. Mr.. Vests letter is self-explana-
tory. and follows in full.
Commissioner Vests Letter.
ITO the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company. Washington, ID. G.
Gentlemen: / beg to invite your at
tention TO the permit issued May 25.
1897, to your company, to erect a line
of poles on Nebraska Avenue, from Ten
nallytown Road to Loughboro Road,
Loughboro Road to Little Falls Road
and Little Falls Road 10 Conduit Road;
TO the permit issued June 9, 1897. to
string ten wires on the above mention
ed poles; TO the permit issued TO you
on July II, 1897, TO extend these wires
on fixtures on the Chain Bridge. and to
subsequent permits for stringing wires
These permits were issued TO your
company for the sole use of your com
pany in conducting telephone business.
A recent inspection shows that two of
these wires are used to operate tele-
graphic instruments In connection with
a poolroom on the District line near
Conduit Road
Not Authorized by Law.
LAS this use of the wires was not con-
templated by the above mentioned per-
mits and is not authorized by law, you
are hereby directed to disconnect these
wires from the said telegraphic instru-
ments and remove the connections
herewith within twenty-four hours
after the receipt OF this notice; and
further notice is hereby given that no
wires established for telephone pur-
poses can be used for telegraphic pur-
poses. Very respectfully.
HENRY l.. WEST,
Acting President of the Board of Com
missioners Of the District of Colum-
bia.'
Commissioner West received letter
from the telephone company this morn
ing, advising him that his wishes would
be complied with Immediately.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
PLATT ON VACATION.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-United States
Senator Thomas C. Platt departed today
for a weeks stay in the White Noun
tains. The trip will be his first COM
plete vacation out OF reach OF the city
in many years.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
TESTIMONY ALL IN.

The court of inquiry 10 investigate
the accident to the Massachusetts has
finished taking testimony. and will soon
submit the case 10 the Navy Depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
FOR THE CONSCIENCE FUND.

The Secretary of the Treasury re-
ceived in an envelope posted In New
York today a $40 bill, with a slip in
closed. on which were the words. Con
science Fund"
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
Government Considering Ad-
0isab,lifl Of Suck a MoUe.
Word A@afed From Ad-
nlIzoi Cotton.
OUR SQUADRON LIKELY TO
ANCHOR OFF DARDANELLES
Russians and AUSfrIans Mou
Do Guard Eufp Within
fhe Legation Enclosures.
A1OaH Any Outbreak.

In view of the extremely unsettled con-
dition OF affairs in the Turkish posses
sions. the State and Navy Departments
are today considering the advisability of
ordering Rear Admiral Cotton to land
force of marines from the vessels of his
squadron. Immediately after his arrival
at Beirut.
The action Of the authorities in this
regard. however. will depend entirely
upon what conditions now obtain at Dei-
rut. as reported by Admiral Cotton.
Navy Department officials viii take no
action looking to the sending of vessels
to the proximity of Constantinople. until
requested by United States Minister
Leishman
Cannot Send Fleet.
Under an international agreement the
United States, as we'll as the other
powers of the world. cannot send a feet
past the Dardanelles to Constantinople.
but there is nothing to prevent a squa-
dron anchoring at the entrance to the
Dardanelles. short distance from the
city, and taking on board the American
representatives in Turkey, in the event
it becomes necessary for the protection
OF their lives
Minister Leishman today informed the
State Department that the Russians and
Austrians had landed a few marines at
Constantinople to do guard duty within
the legation Enclosures.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
PENSION VOUCHERS
STILL COST 25 CENTS
NOtaries Public Not Dis
turbed by New Ruling.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO LAW
Declare That Clerical Work Involved
Gives Tkcm the Right to
Make Charges.

pear to be disturbed over the fact that
many persons have construed the law SO
that notaries are officers of the United
States, in the meaning of the act OF
1888, which provides that all officers of
the United States empowered to admin
lister an oath shall execute pension
vouchers free of charge. This is pen
sion day in the District and the no.
taries are going right ahead. doing bust =
ness In the old way and charging %
cents for each voucher, as they have
always done
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
MILK DEALERS NAY YET
BE HAILED into COURT
Commissioner West Would
Punish Offenders.
FORFEITED COLLATERAL
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh and Health
Department Confer Regard
ing Procedure.

Commissioner West this morning re-
quested the Health Department to con-
suit with Prosecuting Attorney Pugh,
OF the Police Court. with a view to de-
termining the possibility of bringing in
TO court the members of the firm OF
Storm & Sherwood. milk contractors,
who. 1t is alleged. have been furnishing
diluted milk to the Industrial Home
School
This firm was arrested last wednes-
day and taken before the officer In
charge of the Seventh precinct police
station. who. after hearing the conten-
tions of both parties at interest-the
contractors and the Health Department
demanded a collateral OF only So
A Minimum Punishment.
This is the minimum amount of fine on
this charge that the court can impose
The maximum amount is 800. Com
missioner West is OF the opinion that
the interests OF the District would have
been better subserved had the maximum
been demanded, particularly in view OF
the fact that Storm & Sherwood for
feited the collateral when the case was
called in the Police Court yesterday.
To show how unreasonable a s. col
lateral was in this instance the Com
missioner cited the case of Edward c.
Magruder. also charged in the Police
Court yesterday with violating the pure
food law. Magruder conducts a dairy
farm at Benning and was taken before
Lieutenant Daley, of the Ninth precinct,
where a collateral of SlC0 was demand
ed and paid. Yesterday Magruder for
feited the collateral BY asking S5 from
Storm G. Sherwood. il is conterded
that the District not only lost sos. but
the ends of justice was not attained.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
LADY ROBERTS INJURED.

LONDON. Sept. lady Roberts. wife
of the commander-in-ch chief, dislocated
her collar bone today.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
DIRECTOR ZUMPE DEAD.

MUNICH, Sept General Music Di-
rector Zumpe was round dead in his bed
this morning.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
THE SUN
TIDE TABLE.

f1lR1 tue lOdaJ ----4 .bU p. N.
High tide tomorrow,.7;H IL a. m, 7:3s y. m.
Low tide tomorrow. I IL a. M. 1891 .. IA.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
No Complaints Made.

AS Tar as can be learned the pension
ers are not making any serious effort TO
escape the payment of the fee. but are
patronizing the notaries that have done
their work In the past.
Attention has been called TO the fact
that there Is a law which prohibits any
United States officer from charging
more than 10 cents for administering
the oath in the case OF pension vouch-
er. The notaries claim that this; law
does not apply to them. as there is
clerical work to be done in perfecting
the voucher. and that they have a right
to charge for that work.
AT the Pension Office.
At the Pension Office this morning it
was said that the ten notaries in the
office have not had more than their
usual allowance OF business These no.
taries have been given notice by the
Office that they are considered officers Of
the United States. in the meaning Of
the act, and therefore they are not
charging fee for executing the vouch-
ers. Each of these notaries has
persons outside of the office who
appear before him on pension days for
the execution of the vouchers. but there
has been no rush today on the part of
outsiders to go before the office no.
taries and thus escape the fee.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
TEMPERATURE.
STREET TEMPERATURE

Afieck's standard thermometer regis
tardav todav-
The Washington times., 1903-09-04
Clear Flooring sa 90 per 100 Feet.

Frank Libbey Co.. eth and N Y. aye.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1903-09-04

Fair tonight; fair and
cooler tomorrow; fresh
westerly winds.