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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-02-07

There was not quorum present in the house
and work could not proceed except by unani-
nous consent. Thirty.two Of the forty two
private claims bills which had been approved
in committee of the whole were passed. Every
bill to which an objection raised was kid
aside,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-02-07
KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Labor Unions Are Pressing Legislation
Vigorously.

Speaker Pringle has named the three house
members Of the harvester trust investigating
cemmittee.-Hill, of Russell: Godshalk of Rice,
and jerks, Of Franklin The senate members
are Ward, OF Republic, and Allen, of Doniphan.
The committee will get down TO work at once
Bills introduced in the senate include the
following:
An act appropriating IS .n01 for a gymnasium
building at the state university.
An act appropriating 5000 for geological
survey.
An act creating the position Of county truant
officer, to that all school children attend
parents whose Children are not sent to school.
An act changing judicial districts so that the
18th district Will be composed Of Usage and
Wabaunsee counties and the 3Rth Of Jefferson,
jackson and PottawatOmie counties.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-02-07

Labor unions are represented by Mr.. Van
Pelt, secretary of the labor Legislative commit
tee. A bill considered important and the only
one pressed by the building trades was acted
upon adversely by the semi to. 1t provides for
better safety in scaffold work. The labor
unions will ask for conciliatory measure,
providing for arbitration commission.
Their child labor bill has been put OFF but may
be acted upon. The unions have bill for IL
censing stationary engineers. for inspection of
boilers and to regulate plumbing.
A petition from Marion county has been pre-
scented to the house requesting that $4,000 of
the appropriation made for the Kansas exhibit
Mt the 1T. Louis Worlds fair be set aside for a
horticultural display.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-02-07

The senate committee on military affairs or
dered a favorable report Foraker's bill ap-
propriating 5000 o for erection OF headstones
to mark the graves Of Confederate soldiers
buried in the north
Senator Quay forced another test vote on the
strength OF the omnibus statehood bill by q
did not change the former test vote. Mr. Quay
again gave notice that he would demand con-
nnuous session night and day in his effort to
reach vote.
In the debate the rights and wrongs Of Ari
IONA statehood was made the basis for the
speeches.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-02-07

Representative Pollock. Of Cowley, has put
in a bill to divide the district court that
every other term can be held at Arkansas City.
Among other bills OF Importance are: An
act giving the warden Of the penitentiary the
sons who come there with sii WAGONS Formerly
there law to this effect, but it was re-
pealed two years ago.
An act making blackInail a felony.
An act TO require all wire fences along public
highways to contain at least two wires and to
compel the owner to keep the fences in proper
shape The penalty is a fine Of $40.
18th DAY.
The joint resolution providing for "local
option" was chOked TO death by the adoption
OF a motion to r, fer it to the committee
temperance.
The separate vote for United States senator
was strictly party lines in each house.
The senate by vote OF % to struck the
enacting clause from the bill to give suffrage
to women.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
.POSTOFFICE CONTRACT
CAUSE OF LIBEL SUIT
Herman Baumgarten Asks $4,000 Dam
ages From F. L. Bingham.

Herman Baumgarten has fled suit
against Frederick L. Bingham. in the
Supreme Court of the District, to re-
cover $4,000 as damages for alleged ma
licious libel. The parties to the suit
are local manufacturers of postoffice
supplies, and Mr.. Baumgarten has &
contract with the Postoffice Department
TO furnish certain goods.
The plaintiff says since entering into
ment, in June last, he has faithfully
carried out his contract according to
the terms of agreement. Nevertheless,
Mr. Baumgarten says Mr.. Bingham re-
Gently filed an untrue statement with
the officials of the Postoffice Department,
not fulfilled his contract; that the goods
he furnished were OF inferior quality, and
of less quantity than called for in the
contract. Mr.. Bingham is also alleged
TO have said that Mr.. Baumgarten pro-
cured his contract with the Postoffce
through the favoritism of
the superintendent of the division of
supplies.
The superintendent of the supplies di-
vision is Michael W. Louis, who. on last
Saturday. sued Frank o. Mittag, a To-
cal dealer in postoffice supplies, to re-
cover 900 as damages for alleged
criminal libel.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Academy-"on the Stroke of Twelve,

The sensational drama ION the Stroke
OF Twelve 1" began weeks engagement
at the Academy of Music last night and
was greeted by a crowded house. This
play was written by Joseph lie Brandt,
and is now in its fourth season. The
plot hangs upon the murder of Henry
Rutledge, whose son, Jack RutIedge
and George Bainbridge, a chum, are
charged with the crime, convicted and
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Ismar Noa in the part of Jack Rut-
ledge, and Walter H. Crosby, as George
cambridge, are capable actors. and re-
ceiyed several curtain calls last night.
The comedy element in the drama is
attended to by Harry Salmon, as Jasper.
and Frank Carroll, as Pat, coIored and
Irish servants, respectively They in
troduce the usual speciaIties and horse
play, and cause q deal of merriment.
Harry First. III the character of Moses
Levi, the money lender. and general
rascal. sings some good Yiddish songs.
w. J. Montgomery as the heavy villain.
measures up to the traditions of that
thankless part.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
SOMNAh BULIST HIDES
HER JEWELS IN CLOSET
Then Calls Upon Chicago Police to
Restore Them.

CHICAGO, May 5.-A richly dressed
woman was ushered into Inspector
Hunts office Saturday and said with
great emotion:
Jewels valued at IS 600, together with
$4,000 worth OF securities. have been
taken from my home. 1 am Mrs G. L.
Woolsey, of Washington Avenue and
Sixty-hfth Place"
The inspector called in two detectives
and started them out on the case The
mystery was solved yesterday. Mrs.
WooIsey found the channels skin bag
and the jewels intact in an upstairs
closet How they got there she cannot
explain The most plausible theory she
could advance was her inclination to
walk in her sleep.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
COMMERCIAL LEAGUE
MANAGERS HOLD MEETING
Schedule Adopted, Which Provides II
Games for Each of the Teams.

A business meeting of the managers
of the new Commercial Baseball League
was called at the Speedy Outlet
Companys store last night, where all
the teams that have signed with the
league were represented. Rules and
regulations were adopted and the gem
eral routine of business gone over
A schedule of twenty-one games for
each team has been arranged, and the
first will be played at Ruppert's PARK
on Sunday as follows:
Saks VS.. Kanns
Speedy Outlet Company vs.. Hahn.
Goldenberg VS.. Palais Royal
Among the business houses that are
represented in the league are: Lans-
burgh & Bro, The Palais Royal. The
Speedy Outlet Company, Hahn, Golden
berg, Saks, Kann, and Woodward &
Lothrop- After the meeting adjourned
Sanford Monheimer, one of the repre-
setnatives of the Speedy Outlet Com
pany. called a social meeting for the
members present. Refreshments were
served and a pleasant hour whiled away.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
PENNSY WILL Dig HOLE
NEARLY SEVEN MILES LONG
In Eliminating Mountain Curves Com
pany Will Spend 100000.

PITTSBURG, May 5.-More than So
100000 is to be expended by the Penn
sylvania Railroad in regarding and elm
mating sharp curves on the Pittsburg
division of the main line of the road
at Derry Summit, between Latrobe and
Wildwood.
For two years an army of men will toll
at tearing a hole nearly seven miles
long, and in some places 1870 feet deep,
in the foothills of the Alleghenies. The
removal of more than $500, O00 cubic
yards of earth viii be necessary.
Bids have just been invited on the
work from contractors in this city and
Philadelphia. Owing to the difficulty Of
the undertaking it is expected that the
bidders will be restricted to not more
than three or four firms.
Bv doing away with four sharp curves
ON the line of the cut, and reducing all
grades to maximum of Is per cent
the cost of operating trains on the di-
vision Will be materially lessened, faster
time can be made, and heavier loads
carried
AT Bradenville the new track will be
a quarter of a mile from the present
line.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Lafayette-"Miss Hobbs"

Lafayette Theater was turned over to-
the boat clubs of the District last night.
The performance of the Berger stock
company was benefit for the Potomac
Boat Club, and the theater was elab-
orately decorated with oars and paddles,
flags and other trophies of the District
clubs and the Old Dominion Club Of
Alexandria.
The District Commissioners occupied
one of the lower boxes, and other box
holders on the main floor were President
J. H. Doyle. of the Potomac Boat Club,
Baker Weaver, Meredith Winship, Mr..
Howell. Mr.. Moore, c. r. Zappone, and
c. X. Warden. Five of the mezzanine
boxes were occupied by members of the
Analostan Boat Club. The Georgetown
Boat Club. the Old Dominion Boat Club.
and the Inter-Club Canoe Association
also had boxes on this floor
All the officers of the Potomac Club
attended the benefit They are as fol-
lows: President, J. H. Doyle; vice presi-
dent, w. e. H. Merritt; secretary, L.
Richard Gasch; treasurer, c. c. War
den; assistant secretary, Joseph r
DGly, captain gully u. maze UTSt ileQ-
tenant. Odell Long Whipple; second
lieutenant, Lawrence EHerbach
TIE play presented by the stock COM
pany was Miss Hobbs" by Jerome X
Jerome. in which Annie Russell achieved
great success several years ago. Miss
Hobbs is a young woman who believes
that all men are Unworthy. and estab-
fishes a home where she tries TO protect
her women friends from the blandish-
ments of nus bands and sweethearts. She
finally falls in love herself and finds
that men are not as bad as she sup
posed.
Selene Johnson was the Henrietta
Hobbs in last nights production and
made pretty man-hating young wo-
man who finally yielded TO the love-
making OF Woolf Kingsearl. Eugene
Ormonde was Miss Hobbs lover. and was
so unfamiliar with his lines that some
OF the scenes dragged.
Gertrude Berkeley was good as Miss
Abbey. a kind hearted old maid, who
protected lovers from the cynicism OF
Miss Hobbs. Susette Jackson made much
OF the role or Miss MilIicent Farey, a
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
CUSHIONS FOR ELEVATORS.

Eight new air cushions are TO be in
stalled in the shafts o. the passenger
elevators at the Capitol. to cost SO. 600.
The contract was awarded yesterday af-
ternoon by Elliott Woods. superinten-
dent OF the Capitol. to T. T. Ellithorpe,
of New York
The work viii be completed in Octo-
Der, when the cushions will be tested
by letting the elevators drop from the
top OF the shafts TO the bottom. Mr.
Ellithorpe has equipped the Patent Office
elevator shafts with his cushion device
and is anxious TO install one in the
Monument
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Two Years Required.

1t is estimated two years will yet be
required TO complete the connections OF
the Wabash system to Baltimore" said
President J. T. Blair. Of the Little
kanawha Railroad, a part of the Gould
system, yesterday in Eittsburg-
The force that has been at work be-
tween Parkersburg and BeIington, w.
Va, has been taken off and sent 10
points between GAINESVILLE and Marietta,
Ohio, so as to complete the extension to
the Ohio River. One year will be re-
CURED to construct the bridge across
the Ohio River at Marietta 1t was,
therefore, considered poor policy 10 ex-
pend so much money in West Virginia
until the bridge is completed
In an interview in New York President
Joseph Ramsey, jr.. of the Wabash. said
concerning the new policy:
The reason for this is that our bridge
over the Ohio River is not sufficiently
far advanced to make 1t necessary that
we should continue work on this line
at present, and, further, that some OF
our plans in that district have not yet
been passed by the Government We
have removed these contractors to other
work, which will give us connections
with our new coal fields in West Vir-
ginia and in the Hooking Valley dis
trict, and also hasten our entrance into
Pittsburg.
1T is not true he added that we
have finally abandoned work on the Lit
tie Kanawha extension. We have only
postponed it. We are devoting our eff
forts to getting quickly into touch with
the coal districts, but we are not neg
Iecting any work necessary to complete
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Wages Increased by Council.

ALEXANDRIA. May 5.-The mayor
night TO consider the sewer question
the sewer force having struck for higher
wages than $1.25 for ten hour day. The
mayor limited the action OF council to
this subject
There were present Aldermen ]. R. N
Curtin, president pro tenn, and Messrs.
HILL Clark and Burke
Common council. President Paff, pre-
siding, and Messrs, Trimyer. Reishell.
Burke, Fisher, Baader. Johnson, Uhler,
Leadbeater, McCuen, Brill, and Spinks.
The message of the mayor having
been read, the status of the case was
this: The aldermen at their last meet
ing had fixed Is cents an hour for the
sewer workmen, but council had laid
the matter on the table. Now Mr..
Leadbeater moved to take the matter
up and non-concur with the aldermen
and appoint a committee of conference.
Mr.. Leadbeater's motion, after some
points of order from Mr. Bryan, was
agreed TO. The aldermen also ap-
pointed a committee of conference, and
Ills COAHLAAIISe ISpOIlSO III IdHcI VI li's-
ing Is cents per hour for sewer work
until January I, 1904. The report was
unanimously agreed to in the board CT
aldermen and council concurred by a
vote of II to 1 (Mr. Bryan. 1t was ex-
planned 20 advance had been made in
the pay Of the foreman of the work,
because a nine-hour day would go into
effect, and this would be, in fact. an
advance of salary to him The boards
then adjourned
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Fine RENTED.

Mayor Simpson has rescinded his &C
ton of finding James Self guilty of as
sault on street fakir named Charles
Wright. The fine of $50 which the mayor
Royal Streets, few weeks ago It ap-
pears from further investigation of the
case that when Wright had been pulled
from the wagon in which he was selling
his goods the gasolene lamp fell and
Self kicked the lamp out of the way. so
las not TO burn Wright, which action
was taken by some for an assault upon
Wright. The fine of $40 which the mayor
had imposed was RENTED.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Barn DESTROYED by Fire.

An alarm at 1890 o'clock last night
called out the department to a fire dis
covered in the barn of Christopher c.
LyIes. in Prince Street between West
and Payne Streets. The entire building
was consumed by the flames, but the
live stock and wagons were saved after
hard work by the fremen. The dwelling
house of Mr.. Lyles, adjoining the barn,
caught once or twice. but was not seri-
ously damaged The fire is said to have
been of incendiary origin.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
THE DROP HEART.
Doctors Didn't Give sNrs. James
Long to LIve-But DR.. Agnew 8
Cure for the Heart FoIied Them
and Cured Her.

For fifteen years Mrs. John 4. James, OF
Wharton, Ont, was great sufferer from Heart
Disease. For days "a time she was confined
TO bed, and 1t seemed though every breath
she might drop off, any minute. With
woman S tenacity in suffering, and believing
that while there's life there's hope" she
sirated using DR.. Agnew's Cure for the Heart
Three bottles cured her
ti.!S remedy relieves in thirty minutes.
Sold by +; r. Richardson & Co, Pennsylvania
Avenue and Third Street northwest, and all
druggists.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Funeral of Mrs. CarIin.

The funeral OF Mrs. Martha Jane Car
lin. whose death. as reported in The
Times. occurred last Sunday, took place
from her late home, 416 Duke Street,
this afternoon. The funeral services
were conducted by the Rev P. P Phil
lips. pastor of st. PauTs Protestant
Episcopal Church, and the interment
was made in the Union Cemetery
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Houses Sold at Auction.

At the public auction sale of houses
Saturday Thomas Carter bid In for $3.50
q dwelling house on the south side of
King Street, near Fayette. At this sale,
which was conducted by R. F. Knox
auctioneer for Kemper, Bendheim & Cal
lahan, commissioners of sale, Patrick
Dwyer bought in the houses 1914. 1916,
and 1918 King Street, for $3.50 each.
Other property which had been adver-
tised TO be offered for auction was with
drawn from sale.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Lyceum-Topsey-Turvey BurIesquers.

The Topsey-Turvey Burlesquers appear
at the Lyceum Theater this week, and
they present an excellent entertainment.
Some good. live comedy is introduced in
the opening musical farce. in which Sam
Rice is the star performer. The olio Is
one OF the strongest presented this sea-
son. 1t includes Burt Fuller. Levine and
Alma, the Shamrocks. frankie, Emmett
and Orville and Frank. The latter team
presents most sensational acrobatic
turn The performance concludes with
the comedy, Foxy Grandpa's Picnic"
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Death of Mrs. Gaines.

Mrs. Philippine Gaines, widow of the
late Joseph Gaines. died at her home in
North Royal Street near King, yesterday
morning She was the mother of F. A.
Gaines. Louis Kraft, and Mrs Henry
w. Wildt OF this city. Mrs Gaines was
in the ninetyfrst year of her age, hav-
ing been born IL Zweilbrucken, Ger
many. in 1912. Her funeral will take
place next Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Empire-Avery and Hart.

Avery and Hart, the negro actors who
have been holding the boards at the En-
pire Theater for fortnight or more.
opened another weeks engagement at
the house last night, and their efforts
at comedy were well received. Their
piece has been styled The Hottest
Coon in Dixie and because OF the fact
that all of the negroes are warm" ..r-
ucles it is difficult TO ascertain just
what one is referred TO in the title
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Mayors Court Cases.

In the mayors court this morning the
mayor disposed of the following cases:
Annie Lee. arrested by Policemen Belts
and Knight, charged with selling liquor
without license. was fined $40. Nora
Thompson, negro. arrested by Police
men Mayhem and Lyles, charged with
stealing chicken from Eliza Jackson.
also negro, was dismissed James
Jones, negro, charged with an assault
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Meet in Atlantic City.

AASNb 40 <AefoAlAS N1NJ
Chairman P. J. McGovern will issue
call in few days for the regular meet
ing of the Southern classification COM
mittee The cor'rnittee meets this time
in Atlantic City on June 16, at Hotel Ru-
dolf On that date the subcommittee Will
meet and discuss the routine matters
pertaining TO the affairs OF the roads
which are members. When the subcom-
mittee adjoUrns the general committee
will convene to ratify the action OF the
subcommittee. All action of the CLASH
ftcation committee is recommendatory,
and is not absolutely binding on the
members.
The territory covered by the authority
of the classification committee is en-
braced in the section of the country ly-
ing south of the Potomac and Ohio Riy-
ers, and east of the Mississippi River,
and iorty-five roads compose its mem
bership. The members of the committee
are the general freight agents and as
sistant general freight agents of the
lines represented.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Policeman Resigns.

Policeman James w Griffin last night
rendered his resignation as a member
OF the police force to Mayor George L
Simpson. His honor viii accept the
resignation and at the next meeting of
the police commissioners it will also be
present ed.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Burial of J. R. Carter.

The remains of Joseph R. Carter, who
died in Washington at his home, 212
Eleventh Street southwest. last Saturday.
will be brought by the ferry to Alexan-
dria this evening and the interment
will take place at the Union Cemetery
here
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
GEORGETOWN NOTES.
Singleton Lodge Anniversary.

William r. Singleton Lodge of Ma
sons of Tenleytown will celebrate the
second anniversary Of it's organization
Friday evening, May 8, at Masonic Hall
on Wisconsin Avenue. The committee
on arrangements is meeting with un-
usual success in arranging the program
for the evening. l. z. Shoemaker is
worshipful master OF the lodge.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05

Trinity Church fair opened last night
under every favorable circumstance, in
the Sunday school room of Trinity
Chapel on \ Street, between Thirty
fifth and Thirty-siXth Streets northwest.
Some of the features are dancing, music,
paddle stands, railing stands, refresh.
ment booths, and pool. The proceeds
will be turned into the building fund of
Trinity Church.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Woman's Auxiliary Meeting.

The Woman's Auxiliary OF Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, will hold meet
ing this evening at Lee Camp Hall at
the corner OF Prince and Fairfax Streets
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
CATS SPREAD DIPHTHERIA,

ONEIDA. May 5.-ThIs town Is suffer
ing from an epidemic of diphtheria,
which has been spread by cats X IS
found now that diphtheria has been
prevalent among the cats for a long
time.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Mare Stolen.

Harry. Cats reports to the police that
he lost gray mare from his stable last
night
The Washington times., 1903-05-05

Hubert Snowden, of the alexandria
Gazette" has returned from the dedlca-
ton services at st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Personals.

William H. Whitcomb started last
night for Portsmouth to attend the State
council OF the Knights of Columbus.
which is in session there today.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
To Visit New Orleans.

Col. L. S. Brown will attend the annual
meeting of Confederate Veterans. 70 ba
in New Orleans. this month. He will
accompany large party from Washing
ton, going over the Southern Railroad.
The Washington times., 1903-05-05
Chase's-"F aust. u

Faust" as presented at Chases this
week has little to recommend it other
than the reasonable price OF admission.
OF course, one does not expect TO hear
the Metropolitan opera Company in
Gounod's masterpiece for half dollar,
but when Faust" is advertised in d
reputable Washington theater one ex-
poets to see either the real thing or an
ingenious burlesque. In this instance
M Chase has made mistake He has
either grossly misjudged the musical in
telligence of his patrons or he has been
imposed upon by a company whose per-
Torrance he had never witnessed With
little practice the present company
could no doubt present an acceptable
burlesque, but the legitimate Faust, -
never.
The members of the company who in
terpreted the leading roles were per-
maps earnest in their efforts, but thy
have undertaken considerably more than
they can do justice to- Their voices
lack the strength. the accuracy, and the
essential sympathy which are SO neces-
sary in the correct Interpretation of
their several parts.
The audience was not infreouent in
its applause, but it is safe to say that
the evening would have been more en-
1oyed had the production been variety,
comic opera, or burlesque Faust" is
difficult at best and must be fauItless 20
be enjoyed.