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The Washington times., 1903-07-16
ISLANDS SEIZED
ONCE WERE SPANS
British Sovereignty Not Ig-
nOPed in the East.
FORMAL POSSESSION TAKEN
Subject Of Special Treaty With Spain.
Transferred to the United
States.

The State Department has received no
protest from Great Britain against the
alleged seizure of numoer Of islands
near the coast of Borneo.
The explanation made at the State
and Navy Departments Of this matter
is that there are sev--zf ISLANDS of the
Cagayan group. comprising one large
island and thirteen or fourteen smaller
ones, and the Island Of Palawan, which
lie off the north coast of Borneo. which
have recently been surveyed by the
United States and formal possession
taken.
Once Belonged to Spain.
These islands, it is explained, belonged
TO Spain at the outbreak of the Spanish
American war. but were omitted in the
treaty of Paris. Subsequently this mat
ter was brought to the attention OF both
governments. and a second treaty was
concluded and ratified which transferred
the sovereignty of these islands to the
United States for a consideration. and
the treaty was ratified by the Senate two
years ago
1t is believed here that the report of
the seizure which comes from London
is unofficial ard will not receive any
attention from the British government,
which should thoroughly understand the
matter.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
Towed From Washington.

The craft arrived here yesterday af-
ternoon. towed down the river from
Washington by tugboat. Prof. Lang
ley did not accompany the expedition.
He will arrive today by train and viii
personally superintend the final prepar-
ations OF his machine for the tests.
The wide expanse Of water at this point,
with lowlands stretching out on either
side, makes the location an ideal one
for experiments in aerial navigation.
1t is understood that the first tests
will be made with models, and that
later the big machine, with its buzzard-
like wings. two on each side. will be
launched from the top of the ark ="
One Of Prof. Langley's assistants will
make the first flight
Enormous Aeroplanes.
The machine, concerning whose con-
struction great secrecy has been main
tanned. is about 60 feet long and Is feet
in width at its greatest diameter, taper
ing to a point at either end. The wings,
or aeroplanes. stretch out from either
side, two toward the bow" and two near
the stern" each being 25 fet long and
about feet wide, OF light steel and
wire framework and covered with silk.
Hanging from the body Of The ma
chine Is a framework supporting the
gasolene motor and containing room
enough for the operator.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16
TEMPERATURES.
THE SUN
TIDE TABLE.

sun sets today. y...-..----------t. .z4 ,. m.
Sun rises morrow.....-....-4:47 a. n.
The Washington times., 1903-07-16

Fair tonight and tomor-
row: warmer tomorrow:
light, variable winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Kernan's New Baltimore Theater Burn
ed Yesterday.

The Baltimore American Of Sunday says:
In a space Of less than 20 minutes yester-
day afternoon a large portion of the hand
some theater and casino building pelns
erected by Mr.. James L. Herman on FRANK
lin street. between Eutaw and Howard
streets, was destroyed by fire.
The flames were discovered about seven
or eight minutes before 3 o'clock, and by
quarter after the hour all that remained OF
the eastern half of the structure was the
blackened and Clipped terra Gotta walls
and the charred and twisted crossbeams
that had held the flooring.
That portion of the building destroyed
was to have included the casino on the
first or main floor. a dining room ana
rathskeller in the basement and sub-pase-
ment, and a roof garden. The Maryland
Theater, which occupied the western hal1
of the building, Franklin street. ana
which Is divided from the Quilted portion
of the structure by heavy brick wall,
broken in places by doorwayS, was saved
after hard struggle.
The flames swept over the dividing wall
to the front and badly burned the wood
work and terra-cotta work about the main
doorway of the theater, but, except IN
this place. about the top of the inter
vening wall, around the doorways In the
wall but little damage was done.
Mr. Charles II. Knapp, legal adviser for
not approximate the damage. 1t seems
likely that 1t may run anywhere from $4o,
900 to $4,000. The building and materials
are insured to some extent, but whether
this will cover the loss in full or only in
part is not known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.
Officers of Corcoran Gallery Know
Nothing of Proposition.

The reports to the effect that move
the next session of Congress for the es-
tablishment of a national gallery of art
In this city and that J. Pierpont Morgan
contemplated giving his $4,000, 600 collection
was today called to the attention of officers
of the Corcoran Gallery, but they knew
nothing of the truth of the report
Mr. Charles c. Glover said he had no in
of a national gallery by act of Congress
and added that the Corcoran Gallery was
always regarded as national in it's nature
and was in fact filling the needs of a ma
tional gallery.
He said that if Mr. Morgan would be
willing to build a gallery for the Morgan
collection alongside the COrcOran Gallery
he would be very glad to see him do it, Mr.
Glover had never talked to Mr.. Morgan on
that subject and. so far he knew, the
latter had never expressed an intention
or sending his collection here.
Mr.. F. B. MCGUIRE the director of the
Corcoran Gallery and a member of the
board of trustees, said that he knew moth
Ing of the movement for a national art
by Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston he did
not believe that the gallery could accept it
with the conditions. but that, he said, was
an individual opinion and the matter would
nave to be determined by the trustees al
their meeting in October. because it would
require erection of new wing to the
building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
WORK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Summary Of BsportI to Rear Admiral
iBowHs..

According to the last, monthly report Of
Rear Admiral Bo~aes, chief Of the bureau Of
construction and, repair, only fair progress
Is being made in the construction Of most of
the vessels for the nasy. The battleship
Missouri. at theRNswpdrt News shipyard,
Is ~ per cent completed. an advance of
per cent since June 1. THE battleship Ohio
building at San Francisco, advanced per
cent to II per cent Hhe battieship Vir-
ginia. at Newport News, made 4 per cent
progress. advancing TO-. 80 per cent. The
battleship Nebraska advanced l per cent.
the Georgia per cent, the New Jersey and
Rhode Island and Connecticut 2 per cent
and the Louisiana per cent since June L.
Inc Connecticut Is being constructed at the
New York navy yard in competition with
the battleship Louisiana. building by the
Newport News company, and Is per cent
behind that vessel. loss of per cent since
June 1.
or the armored cruisers the Colorado.
building by Cramp & Sons, Is furthest adj
vanced at 81 per cent, but the greatest
progress since the last report was made on
the California, building at the Union iron
works. Work has been started on the
cruisers Tennessee and Washington
In the protected cruiser class the Cleve-
land. building by the bath iron works. IS
nearest completion. lacking only per cent
The Denver is 90 per cent finished. The
best progress was made on the Milwaukee,
building by the Union iron works. which
advanced per cent, the Charlestown:
building at Newport News, coming next
with 4 per cent.
The torpedo boats stringham. Goldsbor-
ough. Blakely. Nicholson. O'Brien and
Tingey are practically finished. all but the
last two named being within one per cent
of completion. The best work reported dur.
ing the month was in the case of the steer
tug SOtoyomo. building at the navy yard
Mare Island. which advanced 3 per cent
to 80 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
GUESTS AT SYCAMORE.
President and Mrs.. Roosevelt Entertain
Distinguished Company.

OYSTER BAY. L. l.. July 13.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained a large
party at luncheon today at Sycamore Hill
In addition to Secretary Root and the house
guests. the party included Archbishop Far
ley. John D. Crimmins. Mr.. and Mrs. ia
cob A. Riis, James r. Sheffield. Frederick
w. Hollis. all of New York. and Judge
Brentano and Civil Service Commissioner
A. w. Cooley.
1t was announced that the visit Of Arch
bishop Farley was prompted by desire
to pay his respects to the President. but
as he was accompanied by Mr.. Crimmins.
who is prominent in Catholic church affairs
1t Is quite certain that matters in which
both the church and the government are
interested were discussed
1t Is known. in fact, that Catholic ques-
tons In the Philippines were considered the
presence OF Secretary Root adding mater
tally to full and free discussion Of the
subject. The visit Of other members Of
the party was purely social. although Com
missioner Cooley had one or two matters
of business to bring to the Presidents
attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
BRIEF SEASON. OF RELIEF.
Promise Of Moderate Temperature for
Several Days to Come.

The officials at the weather bureau give
out the assurance that Washington resi-
dents will be blessed with weather OF
moderate temperature for the next few
days. The local rain supply, according to
the official prognosticators. will have been
exhausted before the dawning of another
day, and pleasant summer weather Will
prevail for a short period. The omclals
were not requested to peep behind the
veil that screens the atmospheric condi-
lions for the close of the week lest the
readings for that period might destroy the
pleasant anticipations of the brief respite
promised from burning heat.
At o'clock this morning the thermome-
ter registered 80 degrees, but as the day
wore on the atmosphere became cooler
and in the middle of the day the mercury
stood around 20 and r..
One of the heaviest rain storms ever
known In Washington for the month or
July occurred yesterday afternoon, when
almost three inches of water fell in the
space Of six hours. This fall breaks the
record for the past fifteen years for the
same length of time. At o'clock yester-
day morning the thermometer stood at I6.
but increased at noon to 81, when heavy
clouds centered over the city and ter
rifle rain storm was precipiIated. The rain
fell in torrents and the lightning shot
athwart the sky in vivid streaks. while peal
after peal of heavy thunder resounded
through the air. Water ran in the streets
at places foot deep or more, and many
cellars were flooded with several feet of
water. AT o'clock last night the Their
mometer registered 10 degrees.
1t was learned from the records of the
weather bureau that the only rains at
the same season of the year which ex-
ceeded that of yesterday occurred in July
1889 and in July 1878. On the former date
3.1S inches of water fell and on the latter
date the rainfall amounted to 4.25 inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
MYSTERIOUS BLAZE
Fire Department Grapples
With Hot One.
STOCK A TOTAL LOSS
FIRE DESTROYS THEODORE MICH
AEL's FEED STORE.
Loss Estimated to Be Between 81, 900
and So, OOO-Origin Of Blaze
Not Known.

A fire which almost completely destroyed
an entire stock before IT was extingulsheo
was discovered about 12:45 today IN Iheo-
dore Michaers feed store at the northwest
corner OF LIST and G streets northeast, on
the site of the new union depot. The origin
of the fire is not known. 1t is thought that
the loss will be between $1,000 and $2,5OO
partly covered by insurance.
Mr.. Michael short time before the nre
broke out, went home to dinner. short
distance away. leaving his clerk in charge
The latter was the only one about the
building. which is a long one-story brick
structure. The clerk was at work in the
office In the front Of the building and no
ticed the smell of smoke and went to the
rear part on a tour of investigation. He
had only gone few feet when he was
greeted by roll of dense smoke. and the
flames burst forth. He hurried to the near
est fire alarm box, a short distance away,
and sounded an alarm, which was re-
sponded To by a section of the fire depart
ment. Chief Engineer Belt directed the
work of the fire ladies.
Sergt. Goss and the reserves from the
sixth precinct We're on the scene and kept
the spectators at proper distance. The
firemen were handicapped somewhat by
the dense clouds of smoke.
In talking to a Star reporter Mr.. Michael
said he was unable to account for the fire.
saying that there was no light of any
kind used in the building and that he made
ii rule prohibiting his employees from
smoking.
a number of rats that made their home
in the building furnished considerable
amusement for the crowd while making
their efforts to escape. They bounded out
of the several doOrways on to the side
walk. which was covered with water sew
eral inches deep. through which they
foundered only to meet death in most in
stances at the hands of numerous small
boys, who armed themselves with sticks
and laid in wait for them. Several mem
bers of the gentler sex who were viewing
the work Of the firemen and watching the
lance. We're very much alarmed on seeing
the rats. One young woman became so
excited when she saw large rodent COM
ing in her direction that she gave shrill
scream. gathered up her skirts and took
to treebox, not stopping until she was
about two feet from the ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
ON BOARD THE DOLPHIN.
House Naval Committee Making Tour
of Inspection.

NEW YORK, July 13.-The United States
dispatch boat Dolphin, on which the House
naval committee is paying visit of inspec-
ton to the navy yards of the north Atlantic
coast arrived here today.
The Dolphin left Washington on Wednes-
day last to visit the yards at Norfolk.
League Island, New London, Boston, Ports
mouth, Newport and New York.
Thorough inspections are being made Of
the yards and daily meetings of the COM
mittee are held The trip was taken at the
instance of Secretary Moody to better en-
able the committee to prepare a naval bill
next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call. 10 O'Clock noon-Mergen-
t To as Eestyps 10 at ,s l7s at
100 at 2oh: 100 at 2oh. 30 at 20N. After call
Unlisted washington Gas cert ind, 900 at 100
ed Metropolitan 5s ll9 bid l22 asked Metro
rSpt.n A. 1o BID I'D oI asked Met
bid, Jos asked. city and Suburban IS. 90 bid An,
way and Electric IS. 73a. bid 74l4 asked
M lse onds-Washngton Gas es, series
asked T. s Electric e Light p cert ind U ss i i"s
bid. 104Y asked washington Market ist Is. iy los
bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s. 1o2 bid.
Deposit and Trust. las bid, $50 asked washing.
ton Loan and Trust. 21O bid. 2l5 asked. American
Security and Trust 2i2 bid go asked. american
Union Trust and Storage. los bid. 1O7 asked Wash.
ington Savings Bank, 108 bid. Home Savings Bank
Railroad Stocks.-Captal Traction 123 hid. 1o4i5
asked washington Railway and Electric. pref,
Il asked Washington Railway and Electric, com,
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Washington. 43s
Central 300 bid Farmers and Mechanics 300 hid
Second, I40 bid. 153 asked. Citizens 235 bid. 2IJ
ers. 145 bid. 155 asked. Lincoln. i2s bid Riggs,
o95 bid. 600 asked. American l05 bid.
Is IS oa 80 s S
EorsoIan 20 50 ~, bid Potomac 81 BID 70 asked Ar
12k asked. Riggs. SIS bid Peoples. 81 bid, I
asked. Commercial. 4R4 BID, 5lI asked
Title Insurance Stocks.>Real Estate Title, IS
bid, 30 asked. Columbia Title. bid, asked
Telephone and Graphophone Stocks.-Chesa pea Ike
and Potomac. Al bid. 42La asked. American Graph
ophone. COM, bid asked American Graphic
phone. pref 81 bid. ~ asked.
Gas StOcks.-Washington Gas. 63h bid, 64A ask
ed. Georgetown Gas. 20 bid.
Type Machine stocks.-Mergenthaler Linotype,
179h bid. $50 asked. Lanston Monotype, 8 bid
81 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Greene Con. Copper 2Ols
bid, 81 asked. Washington Market IL bid. Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat. 215 bid. ]. Maury
Dove. 1870 bid. 135 asked Realty Appraisal Agen-
cy % bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
DISFIGURING BILLBoARDS.
Uses That Vacant Lots Might Have If
Rescued

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Talking about crusades against street
car advertisements. what's the matter with
devoting some attention to the enormous
billboards.' asked the man who likes the
landscape. Here is chance for virtu-
Gus warfare. and which will result In
much good to the people of cities. Did you
ever stop to think of what vast benefit the
vacant lot could be? 1t is of but little bene-
fit now except to the bill poster. The big,
high board fence is put around 1t, and i'm
mediately the man with a placard, the man
with a bucket of paint and a brush. the
circus man with his flaring posters, and the
theatrical man with his highly colored pa
per limbs and lingerie-all these and many
more are quickly on the scene to add to the
grotesdueness of the DETACHMENT.
Behind the billboard the lot Is merely a
resting place for old cans. barrel hoops,
boxes, brickbats. rags and other trash. and
so, in way, find the vacant lot be-
coming a public nuisance. Now. with the
exercise of little taste what change We
could make in the situation. We will tear
down the high board fence. We will sweep
away the cans. boxes and all other trash;
we will sod the lot and give it good roll
ing surface. and here and there we will add
a plant of some tougher kind just to break
the fairness Of the scene.
Here we have a small landscape right In
the heart of the city. 1t is restful to the
eye. 1t allows the air to circulate more
freely. 1t adds to the comfort, health and
pleasure of the citizen. Now. If l had my
way this is exactly what would happen to
all the vacant lots in the city. l would
make the owners fix them up. sod them
with pretty grasses. and l would have
ordinances passed which would protect the
owners in wha tever work they might do in
this way. 1t would be against the law to
build a wooden Enclosure around vacant
lot. In this way would get rid of the bill
board nuisance. Dreaming, Ell? Well. may
be so. but it is a good healthy dream. and
the man who will put it into operation will
be a public benefactor'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
FOR TESTING MILK.
Simple Device That May Be Owned by
Any Housewife.
From the Philadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record.
She had recently moved into the neigh
borhood, and the milkmen. with butcher,
baker and grocer, were wing with Compel
ltors in securing the new trade. 1t was
noticed that a goodly supply of milk was
required for daily consumption, and each of
the milkmen from whom samples were
tired was accordingly anxious to place her
name on his list. There seemed to be
some special magic by which she tested the
quantity and quality of the milk left at her
door The disappointed ones wondered at
the cause, but only to the man whom
the choice fell did she disclose her secret.
On arranging with him for the weekly
supply she displayed a simple and ingenious
invention for testing both the quantity and
the quality of the milk, and warned him
that she would quickly make change if
his milk fell below the required standard.
1t is needless to state that, although there
was no magic about it, this simple invention
insured a satisfactory supply of milk.
This novel device may be in the possess
sion Of any housewife. and it is simple
as 1t is effective. 1t consists of an ordi-
nary glass jug, graduated the outside
in pintS and fractions. Beneath each grad
uation drawn lines, marked respective
ly average, good and very good"
On the jug being filled by the milkman
the purchaser can see at a glance whether
she has received the proper quantity, and
after 1t has been allowed to settle will be
able to see the quality of the milk also for
the thickness of the layer of cream on top
will be measured by three small lines below
the measure and trustworthy notion OBJ
tanned Of the quality of the milk.
If 1t Is impossible to secure such an eff
fective device, made especially for testing
milk, any graduated glass cup or jar, such
chemists use. the generous-sized grad
uated glasses in common use by the anna
teur photographer, may serve the same
purpose in regard to quantity, and the
housewife will be able to determine after
a few tests with the rising cream. the lines
the glass which should indicate the
words average, good and very good in the
Ouality test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
ELECTION IN ANNAPOLIS.
Democrats of Old Port Expect to Elect
Mayor and Aldermen.

Special dispatch TO The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. July 13--The city e.ec-
ton which IS icing held here today closes
one OF the hottest political campaigns ever
fought in the history of this city.
The polls opened at O'Clock. and up 10
noon today the voting has been compare
lively slow. At that hour not half of the
votes had been cast. The day has been Il
quiet one. there being thus far no disturb
anccs to mar the proceedings.
The registered vote of Annapolis is l."i:'
white, 769 colored. 1t Is assumed that 10
whites are republicans and - colored are
democrats or will vote the democratic
ticket However, about ~ colored voters
are on the naval cruise and at the watering
places walters.
The indications are that the democrats
will elect mayor, counsellor and four alder
men. y gentleman prominent in democratic
circles expresses it as his OPP Mon that the
majority for the head of the ticket will Val y
from 1sH to $50. Forty-eight members of
Companies NJ and G of the LIST Regiment
NJ. n. G., now in encampufent with the
guards at Beair. Md. We're furloug he'd
home this morning in order to cast their
ballots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.
Manager of English Steel Company
Charged With Theft.

NEW YORK. July 13.-Frank S. Pilditch,
for eighteen years New York manager for
the Wardlow Steel Company of Sheffield,
England, was today arrested on two In
dictments. charging grand larceny, and
subsequently released in 5000 bail.
Marmaduke Wardlow of the firm came
to this country last April to look into the
company's affairs. He found Pilditch had
disappeared a day or two before his arri-
val and taken the books with him.
The books were found later. and, 1t is
said showed a shortage of more than $TO.-
900 Through counsel Pildtch offered to
return and pay up the alleged shortage, in
order to avoid arrest. He was arrested to-
DAY at the office of his counsel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
EXCITEMENT IN DUBLIN.
Maud Come Leads Demonstration
Against King Edward.

DUBLIN. July 13.-Wid scenes today
marked the second debate by the municipal
corporation on the question of presenting
an address of welcome to King Edward on
his arrival in Dublin. The public gallery
was filled with people long before the meet
ing began and the huge crowd which was
shut out subsequently broke down the
doors in it's efforts to get in. Lord Mayor
Harrington made violent speech against
the address. and compared the nationalists
who favor it to men who had sold the
Irish parliament"
Maud Come Mrs McBride) was among
the demonstrators, who continued the up
roar until the lord mayor finally called in
the police, who cleared the hall. "a.
After a stormy sitting of four hours the
motion in favor of the address was de-
feated by. 40 to 81 votes.