davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
REACHED THE TRAIN,
BUT DROPPED DEAD
Postofice Employe Stricken With Heart
Disease

NEW YORK. July %. - As a motor
train from Bath Beach was leaving
the statios at Homewood, Ftfty-niath
Street and New Utrecht Avenue.
Brooklyn, early today. q man darted
out Of the darkness anc swung him
seif on the rear platform, entered the
car and Immediately fell from the seat
TO the floor.
The few passengers in the train made
Efforts TO start artificial respiration
without success. The motorman. told
that dying Euan was On the train, pass
ed station after station at highest speed.
me whistle was blown continually.
Suspecting the cause, a hagIuan teie-
grapheG ahead to the Norwegian Hos
pital- When the train arrived at Thirty
sixth Street station DR.. Moore was wait
ing with an ambulance. One glance at
The mau satisfied the surgeon he was
dead. Heart failure, brought on by over
eXertion, was the cause assigned
1t was learned later that he vas John
a. Lawrence. forty-fve years old. and
attached to Station J OF the postofice, at
lz4th Street and Eighth Avenue. New
York.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
NEILIS SEED SCANDAL
TO Be FURTHER PROBED
Testimony of Secretary of Seeds
mems Association to Be Taken.

1t was announced at the Department
of Agriculture this morning that a fur
Their investigation into the Nellis seed
contract scandal is to be made Friday.
Secretary Wilson has ordered Special
Attorney George McCabe. OF the de-
partment, to go to Philadelphia with
Special Assistant Attorney General ].
A. Tanner, and take the testimony OF
Burnett Landrethy the secretary of the
Sediments Association. The testimony
is to be used by the Government when
the case comes up before the Court of
Claims in October.
Arthur c. Nellis. president of the
New York Market Gardeners Associa
ton, despite the allegation that he de
liberateIy defrauded the Government in
the seed contract for 1902, is trying TO
collect a claim Of about $4,000.
It was in this case that Edward
Kingsley, Of Falls Church, Va. went on
the stand and swore that Nellis had or
dsred him 10 allow all Of the packages
of seeds sent out for the members OF
Congress to be put up lighter than the
law called for.
Some sensations are promised when
the case comes up this fall.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
NO MORE "RAGTIME"
FOR NAVY YARD TARS
Quickstep Music of Popular Variety Is
Placed Under Official Ban.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 29.-Rag
time music has been drummed out OF
League Island navy yard. Hereafter the
marine band and the band on the train
ing ship Lancaster may produce any
thing patriotic or classic, but no rag
time.
Orders suppressing lively music were
based upon its effect upon the marines.
'Ragtime." explained an officer yester-
day, takes the mems mind off their
work. 1t affects some of them so that
they drop everything and engage in d
series OF Jig. steps and cakewalks. Lots
OF time was lost.
The marines are not at all satisfied
with the new orders.
Imagine a band. supposed to inspire
life into US. turning out Always An
ME Laurie and Down Upon the Suwa-
nee. said one of the marines why,
that dreamy music recalls hard luck to
a fellow and makes him want TO sleep
We recently Clipped together and
bought a lot of red-hot ragtime. Now
all our money is wasted"
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
PALACE CAR BOSTON
IN RECEIVERS HANDS
Invention Guarded by Hungry Porter
for Two Years to Be Sold.

NEW YORK. July 29.-Vice Chancel-
Tor Stevens in Newark, has appoint
ed Lawrence 6. Mott receiver of the pal
ace car Boston in the suit Of Arthur
Truesden against Haywood A. Harvey
for the foreclosure OF a $4,000 mortgage.
The car was sidetracked at Bright
wood. near Sprinfeld. Mass. for nearly
two years, while the question of it's
ownership was fought out in the courts.
A negro porter, Allen Dudley, and his
wife remained in IL. making scant liv-
inR by allowing visitors to inspect II
and doing work about the city. Many
times they were hungry.
In October. 1901, George a. Denham
president and general manager Of the
company. furnished the necessary bonds
and the car was again put in commits
sion. Dudley received loco.
When the company failed the car was
bought by Harvey. who gave to Trues-
cell mortgage ia part payment. 1t
was not satisfied.
The Boston was built to exploit pat
ents OF sleeper. which by day should
be drawing-room car, with the berths
in a compartment beneath the floor. The
car is said 10 have cost $50, 900. The re-
ceiver VIII sell Il.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
jim" FRETS CLEARS
FIELD OF RIVALS
-Four Shots, Four Men. the Record Of
Kentucky Lover.

GkLLATIN. Tenn. July 2e-News has
reached here OF a tragedy enacted in Ma
son county, In Kentucky. in which three
men were killed and fourth desperately
wounded.
The trouble occurred in the home OF
Julia Bell. while a dance was in prog
ress- Miss Bell. IL Is said, had shown
q preference for Jim Frets- Dick Ma
son. Tom Fields. Clay House. and Nike
Johnson attacked Frets. who. # is said.
began 20 shoot. with the result that the
first three named were killed. Johnson
is thought to be mortally wounded
Frets was badly bruised and Miss Bell
sustained a cut on the arm Frets. It
is said, shot only four times. bsgging a
man with each shot.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
CLERKS MUTUAL BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION OUTING

The annual excursion OF the, Clerks
Mutual Bencft ard Protective Associa-
tion is held at Marshall Hall today
and the affair eclIpses every other out
ing the association has heretofore taken
The morning boat was crowded with ex-
cursionists, armed with all varieties OF
picnic implements. 1t was said by a
member Of the committee in charge that
enough tickets had been sold TO insure
large crowds on the other boats which
will be run today. Late this afternoon
the entertainment committee will pre-
sent many special features in addition
TO athletic contests. For the excursion
lists on the evening boat dancing Will in
all probability be featured
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
SOUTHERN TRACKS ARE
CLEARED FOR TRAFFIC
Debris at the Springfield Switch
All Removed.

Traffic is going on today as usual on
the Virginia Midland Branch of he
Southern Railroad; south OF Alexandria
the tracks having been repaired and
the debris being removed from the
switch at Springfield, where a work
train was allowed yesterday 10 run out
on the main track from a siding, and
where IL was run into by the South
western Limited.
The crew of the work train, which is
blamed for the accident, assert that
the brakes would not work when they
attempted TO stop the train. They say
they knew the limited was due. and that
they were straining every nerve to get
the work train out of the way when the
limited hove in sight
II is said the Virginia authorities ara
going 70 take the matter up, the wreck
being the third to occur on the Midland
division in less than a month
The mail clerks-Rawlings. Keller.
and Fontaine-who are in the Emer-
geney Hospital. were reported today TO
be doing well. The surgeons do not
know yet. however. whether they must
amputate the legs of Rawlings, both
Of which were fractured in several
places
The bodies OF the two railroad men
who were killed were today shipped by
Undertaken Wheatley to the following
places for interment; W. w. woodward
was sent TO Hubbard Springs, Lee coun-
ty. Va, and Walter Meeks was forward
ed 20 Charlottesville. Va.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
LOSES $1,000 A YEAR
BY HIS ENLISTMENT
The President viii Not Release q
Corporal

NEW YORK. July 29.-CorporaI John
?. Carney. of the United States Marine
Corps. Will not be permitted by Presi-
nent service, where he receives SlS a
month. to accept a position as keeper
in Raymond Street jail. at salary Of
1920 a year.
Before enlisting in the Marine Corps
Carney took the civil service examina<
ton. Not hearing anything from II. AMI
having an aged father. brothers and
sisters at Hillary Street. Brooklyn,
depending upon him for partial support
he enlisted. Two months later he learn
ed that he was fourth on the civil SER
vice list for appointment as a keeper
in the Jail, and that being a Spanish
war veteran Sheriff Melody must ap-
point him.
Col. William T. Spicer, commanding
the Marine Corps at the Brooklyn bar
racks. favorabIy Endorsed Carney's ap-
plication for discharge from the service.
but it was disapproved by Col. George
c. Reid. adjutant inspector and acting
commandant, United States Marine
Corps. The HubbeIl Command of Span
ish War Veterans appealed 10 President
Roosevelt in Carney's behalf
Lieut. william J. 5. Dineen. OF the
Hubbeu Command, yesterday received
a letter from william Loeb, jr.. Secre-
tary TO the President. stating that Pres
ident Roosevelt regretted that he could
not accede TO the request as his dis
charge might form a dangerous prece-
dent and lead to a system Of temporary
appointments to civil positions for the
purpose Of obtaining discharges other
wise denied.
Carney will leave soon for the Philip
pines TO complete his four years SER
vice.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
The Search for Beauty.

Everybody wants to be beautiful and
strong and healthy. This explains the
wonderful success of any curative article
ably advertised in newspapers that pro-
duces conditions Of pure blood, clear
complexion. and vital energy by perfect
assimilation. An illustration is found
in Cascarets, Candy Cathartic, that work
while you sleep, and have proven that
Beauty is blood deep" by cleansing the
blood and actually producing beauty
The sale Of Cascarets now is at the rate
OF over twelve million boxes year
Adv.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29

Having completed their task of OBJ
tanning a large whale for exhibition at
the St Louis Exposition, F. A Lucas.
curator Of the department of compare
tive anatomy: william Palmer, chief
modeIer. and J. W. scollick, psychologist,
OF the Smithsonian Institution, have re-
turned to Washington from ST. Johns.
N F.
For three months the three scientists
have been living on the south coast at
the Balena station. While there they had
captured a seventy eight foot sulphur
bottom whale, which Will be sent to St.
Louis in time for the fair
The whale was brought over on the
Red Cross liner Sylvia. on which the
trio came home. The dismeInbered parts
OF its body were brought TO this country
in large crates and shipped to Rochester,
n. Y, to be cleaned. The head alone re-
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
COLOMBIA PROFITS
IF CANAL is BUILT
Capital Waiting to Engage in Industrial Enterprises
Says Prof CaracriSti.

represented by well-known Washingtoa
capitalists whose engineer have beer
for thirteen years.
Washington Men Interested.
"A powerful company is being formed
with New York. Baltimore. Washington.
Richmond. Mobile. and New Orleans cap
ital to operate the oil fields OF the Car
ibbean coast and to enter largely snto
the fruit business by using the Gulf
ports in order TO reach the Western
markets.
The canal will do much for the ports
OF Mobile, New Orleans, and Pensacola,
and already property values are on the
advance owing to the fact that grain ana
other products from the West are find
ing their way over the Louisville and
Nashville. Illinois Central. Mobile and
Ohio. Southern and other roads to ths
Gulf. instead OF being shipped via At
lantic ports. as in the past. The wealthy
people Of the Gulf ports have az last
realized that in order to control the
Latin American commerce. they must
become investors in those countries and
control shipping facilities AS attempts
in this direction. especially in the ba-
mana business. have proved highly re-
munerative. II Is reasonable 70 assume
that they will be extended
Meat Supply Cheaper.
"If the canal is built the price of the
meat supply In the South and South
west wifi be greatly reduced. as cattle
from Chile and Argentina Will come into
competition with the Western product.
The reason why so small percent
age OF American money IL invested
abroad is because the bonds and stock
of companies operating abroad cannot
be used in this country as collateral
This condition must change. owing
TO our extensive foreign possessions
Colombia has unquestionably many
of the worlds finest mines. and
the labor conditions are such as to
make the mines remunerative IN the ex-
IRENE 1 am now preparing for the
American Institute OF Mining Engineers
a report on the mines of Colombia with
special reference TO my OWL investiga-
tions covering a period OF many years"
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
THIEVES TIE AND ROB
TWO WOMEN IN HOME
Grand jury at Waterbury Promises a
Sensation When Facts Are Known.

WATERBURY. Conn, July 29-Mrs
Jane Morse and Mrs. Patrick Tucker
were visited in their residence, in
Goshen. on Sunday night by two masked
men. who. after tying Mrs Tucker, com
PEELED her 70 give up S23, all she had.
The fuckers live in the house with
Mrs. Morse. the owner, but in separate
apartments, and on Sunday night. It is
said Patrick Tucker, the husband. was
away
A sensation will come when they
identity the thieves, the grand jurors
say.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
FROM ALASKA TO
SIBERIA BY RAIL
Petition Filed With Interior
Department.
PLAN TO TUNNEL STRAITS
Leaders in International Company Are
Count de Losel, of Paris, and
John J. Healy, of Alaska.

By rail to Russia. with a tunnel under
the Boring Strait connecting the United
States and Siberia. is the scheme ex-
| plotted by a Alaska Siberian rail-
road company. which has just filed a
petition with Secretary Hitchcock for
his approval of the proposed route
| across Alaska.
Projectors of the new road are French
and Russian capitalists and American
bankers. The petition to Secretary
| Hitchcock Will undoubtedly be followed
by an application to Congress- for a
land grant through Alaska. conditioned
| after the Northern Pacific grant.
Leaders in the Project.
Count LoicQ de LobeI, Of Paris, and
John J. Healy. Of Alaska, a Klondike
millionaire. head the list OF incorpo-
rators of the company, which has taken
out its charter under the laws of Maine
with ofaces to be established in New
York. Chicago. Seattle. London, Paris
81. Petersburg. Europe and Irkutsk
Count de LObel is the representative
Of the Paris Geographic Society, and
Mr.. Healy is the man who discovered
the KlOndike and established the North
west transportation Company, In which
former Secretary Gage. the Cudahys. of
Chicago; Baron Rothschild and August
Belmont are interested
Col James Hamilton Lewis, of Chi
cago, former Representative il Congress
from the State of Washington; Holmes
Conrad. former solicitor for the De-
paTtment of Justice. and Charles H.
Aldrich, of Chicago. are the attorneys
for the projectors. A meeting Of the
representatives of the company will be
held in Paris August IS II is under
stood that Colonel Lewis will sail for
Europe on Friday to attend the meeting.
Secretary Hitchcock has been asked by
the attorneys to set day for a hearing
when agents for the company may ap-
pear and fully explain these plans. As
srrance is given that the incorporators
are willing TO file a bond for the per-
Torrance of the work within the terri
tory OF the United States in such manner
as shall be required by the Secretary.
Naturalization of the Straits.
The petition. 1t is believed, is fore
runner % asking the United States to
neutralize the straits as between ma
tons, so that in the event of war no
advantage Will be given the enemies Of
Russia.
Russian officers demand the latter as
a condition of the Russian government
giving further support to the road and
further executing the concessions of land
heretofore granted.
The incorporators OF the road set forth
in their petition to Secretary Hitchcock
that the route they propose is along
certain portions of the Pacific Coast to
Juneau 9nG thence by a westerly direc-
tiop TO the most westerly point OF Alas
ka, extending into the Bering Sea.
The petition states that It is the pur-
pose TO construct a tunnel from that
point under the Boring Strait. with a
view to making a connection with the
ajnlana upon the Siberian side.
Promise Is made 70 Sic q map OF gen
eraI location later disclosing the exact
course which the Proposed road snail
take. particularly across the Territory
OF Alaska.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
BLUE LAW TO STILL
FAIR CHORUS SINGERS
Enemies of Old Statute "Spot" Paid
Soloists in Sunday Services.

PWTSBURG. July 29-In the crusade
against violators OF the blue law. "
in Williamsburg, a new feature has en-
tered-the fair cholv soIoist.
Druggists who have been prosecuted
from week to week for selling soda wa
ter and cigars turned the tables sun
day and sent spoilers" into all
churches employing paid singers An
obliging justice of the peace kept open
office. and fifteen minutes after mid
night Monday morning warrants were
issued The singers were arrested
and entered bail for court.
Stores were kept open Sunday by
druggists and candy dealers, defying the
bur CESS. All offenders were arrested and
paid their fines. The prospects of a
spirited legal fight are good.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
CENSUS TO Be TAKEN
OF RELIGIOUS BODIES
Work in Which All CIergynlen Are
Much Interested.

DR.. s. N. D. North. Director of the
Census, said this morning shat no plans
have yet been completed for the relig-
ious census which the bureau will I'M
dertake. The impression has gone out
that the religious census would begin
at once. but Dr. North says it will not
be undertaken until after the first of the
year.
The census viii be on the order of
that taken in 1890. The 1890 census of
religious bodies was carried out with
unusual care and proved of great value,
but the new one will be even more com
plete. II will embrace statistics on the
number of religious sects and denomina-
uons. the numbers of their members,
the number of churches, seating ca
pacity of the churches, number of
rented pews. and the income derived
from them. number OF missions main
tained, number Of orphans and lndigents
supported, number of ministers AZ:
their aggregate and average salaries,
number % publications and their circu
lations, value of property owned, etc.
A special agent who is familiar with
this particular work will be assigned
to prepare the statistics. and II is
thought the work will be completed in
about six or eight months.
Great interest is manifested in the
work by ministers all over the country
and the bureau anticipates but little
trouble in gathering the Information.
DR.. North is daily receiving letters from
ministers asking for the plans OF the
census. making suggestions, or Offering
assistance.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
AN OPERA HOUSE FOR
HER MEMORIAL SHAFT
Remains of Mary Mcdowell Uncover
ed in Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, July 29.-Workmen exca-
waiting under the Grand Opera House IN
covered the grave Of Mary Mcdowell.
who died May IS. 1884, seventy eight
years old. The headstone inscription Is
still legible. although it has been COW
cred with clay and debris since the
great fire OF 1S45.
Prior to the fire the Second Presby-
terrain Church occupied the site OF the
Grand Opera House. and the cOngrega-
tlon did not rebuild. but the bodies In
the churchyard were claimed by rela-
tives OF those buried there. and removed
to a cemetery in Center Avenue. The
grave Of Mary Mcdowell was overlooked
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
LAMPS ARE NEEDED.

Major Sylvester has reported to the
Commissioners that lamps are needed
on Euclid Place and Florida Avenue, be-
tween Sixteenth Street and Connecticut
Avenue. Commissioner West has re-
ferred the matter to Commissioner Mac
farland for the information Of the EIec-
trical Department
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
RAILROAD BOUGHT.

NEW YORK, July 29.-The report is
today confirmed that the Rock Island
Railroad has obtained control OF the
Evansville and Terre Haute lines
President B. F. Yeakum, OF the Frisco
system, has been elected president. 10
succeed Edward S. Hooley, one OF the
members OF the Wall Street firm which
went down yesterday in the financial
crash.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
NO RELATIONS WITH sERvIA.

The United States has not yet re-
sumed diplomatic relations with Servia.
nor have negotiations for such reSump-
tion been completed. The United States
minister 10 Greece. John B. Jackson, is
also accredited 10 Roumania and Servia,
but his credentials were 20 the late
KING Alexander ana must be addressed
TO King Peter, the new ruler, in case
the United States desires TO recognize
the new government
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
CRABTREE & HARVEY
GET CURLING CONTRACT

A contract for supplying the District
with granite curbing for the current
fiscal year was approved by the Com
missioners yesterday. at prices aggre-
eating SIS, 414, the sum named by Crab
tree & Harvey, of North Sullivan. Ne,
the lowest bidder. Other bidders were
Evans & Davidson, Of Lithonia, Ga;
Francis Jones & Co., Atlanta. Ga. and
the Brantley Granite Company. Lith-
onia, Ca.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
HARDING RECOMMENDS
GRADING PROPOSALS

Acting Engineer Commissioner Ches-
ter Harding bas recommended that pEo-
posals for grading certain streets and
avenues be accepted as follows:
Richard D. Israel, for grading Tween
tieth Street northwest ana V Street
northwest. at $s.127-50; Thomas N. Bond.
for grading W Street northwest. at $S,-
$50, and George 3. Muliin, for grading
Messmore Street northwest, at S1.TS7-50-
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
THE SHERMAN AT MANILA.

Maj. Gen. Thomas 2. Wade, ccmcand-
ing the Division Of the Philippines. has
Informed the War Department OF the ar
rival OF the transport sherman at Ma
Mia on July %. TIE Sherman viii sail
for the United States On August Il and
Major General Davis, retired. will be
among its passengers
The Washington times., 1903-07-29

Prof. c. F z. Caracristi. consulting
civil and mining engineer of New York
city, who is largely identified with South
American enterprises with Washington.
New York. and London interests, was
in the city today. Speaking Of the Pan
anna Canal treaty. he said:
My information from Bogota seems
to indicate that a few of the boys are
waiting for some one TO convince thea
that the treaty should be ratified. The
Colombian people themselves take no in
terest in the pending negotiations except
as to those who live on the isthmus In
fact. 1 do not believe that 80 per cent
OF the people OF continental Colon bia
could tell you where the Panama Canal
is located. Outside of the political lead
ers Of both parties. the merchants. and
the clergy. but little interest is felt
in the acceptance or refusal OF the
treaty by the congress. There are un-
uestionably able leaders for and against
the treaty, the dominating power being
in its favor.
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
Panama Would Secede.

THE government realizes that the
rupture OF negotiations with the United
States and the leaving of the canal pro-
ject In statu quo will mean the seces-
sion Of the department OF Panama, which
has for years been held by very slen-
der thread. In fact. II would have been
lost to Colombia had it not been for
the repeated interference of the United
States. Again. / find that certain Paris
authorities o; no little Importance viii
not accept without forcible protests any
act on the part Of Colombia that will
lessen the rights Of the canal company.
On the other hand. IT is rumored in
London financial circles that a coup will
be attempted in case the negotiations
with the United States are carried
through TO stop the payment of the
$40 900 900 subject to settlement Of the
foreign debt
There is zome activity in Colombian
lands and mines, and there will be more
as soon as the canal question is settled.
The rush now is for the coal lands of Co
lombIa. These are held by two American
companies. and the largest interests are
The Washington times., 1903-07-29
BULGARIAN RULERS TRIP.

COBURG. July 2s.-Prince Ferdinand
Of Bulgaria left here yesterday afternoon
for Munich. whence he will proceed to
visit his estate IN Hungary.