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The Washington times., 1903-06-01
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81 Respectively.

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The Times living within radius of miles of Washing
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dress of the sender and safer TO have prints No
print will be returned
Where possible descriptive text may be sent, but this
not be considered in awarding the prize The composition ar
tic execution and general photograph
will be taken consideration naming
tie of picture and should be back
of the print, and not separately.
Prints for the second competition be delivered
Times office not later than Saturday, May 80
The successful competitors for this announced
and their photographs reproduced Sunday, June T.
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Mayor Deals Out Justice.

George I. Simpson. mayor. held his
court this morning and administered
justice in the following cases: James
Wade, arrested by Policeman Hender-
son, charged with being drunk. was
fined IS.
Walter Leonard, arrested by Police
man Ferguson, charged with being
drunk and resisting an officer. was fined
William Craig, negro. was arrested,
charged with assaulting and beating
Willis Petty His honor dismissed Craig
ana imposed a fine OF So upon Petty.
Three women and three men, arrested
for disorderly conduct had their case
continued until tomorrow morning at
o'clock
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

A conference of the district lodge of
the International Association of Machin-
lists employed by the Norfolk and West
ern held three conferences Saturday in
Richmond. and did not adjourn until
midnight. 1t was decided TO leave the
grievances of the machinists to an arbi-
tration committee. to be composed of
three men, one to be selected by each of
the interested parties. they to choose
the third.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Working on the Yards.

The force which is now engaged in
charging the yards of the Southern in
Alexandria has been increased, and from
now on the work is to be rushed. The
details of the plans of Improvement,
and the amount to be spent, which were
confirmed by President Spencer the
other day, were all published in The
Times in a statement made by President
Spencer prior to his departure for New
York. No effort or expense is to be
spared TO make the system the greatest
in the southeast, if not in the country
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
ALEXANDRIA g[EWS NOTES

ing, and Alexandria and Belle Haven
Council visited them in the afternoon.
Services in memory of the dead took
place yesterday afternoon at Sarepta
Hall. at which addresses were delivered
by the Revs. J. P. Stump. of the NJ. E.
Church. South; F. J. Brooke, Of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, and j. A. JET
fers. Of the Trinity NJ. E. Church. At
night services were held at the Metbo-
dist Protestant Church. when an address
was made by the Rev. J. H. S. Ewen.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Describing Compound Engines.

The officers of the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works announce that they are
building no more engines of the COM
pound type. 1t has been discovered that
they cost more, get out of order more
quickly. and cannot do as much work as
the old simple style The compound
used steam twice by exhausting 1t from
high into low pressure cylinders. The
Pennsylvania, the Reading, and the Bal
timore and Ohio are rapidly doing away
with the compounds and are replacing
them with the simple type engine
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Pennsylvania Stock Issues.

President Cassatt has made a state
ment which explains the recent large in
crease in the capital stock of the Penn
sylvania. He has announced that the
keystone system will be practically dup
Heated in order to meet the increasing
demands upon the road. In doubling the
capacity of the system the road will be
enabled to accept all of the Pittsburg
traffic offered. and thereby to combat
all OF the Gould competition to the sea :
board
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
CHR owe SORES
Signs Of Polluted Blood.

There nothing repusve looking disgusting old
You till the brain weary and work with until the
exhausted slck
ing place makes irritable Respondent and desperate
that blood
healthy and Impoverished condition that breaking
the effects disorder The
medicines like mercury potash sometimes polute and vae
the blood and impair the system the scratch bruse
results obstinate
Often inherited faint that been lurking the blood since
birth breaks ht the limbs in old
dde lie Whenever refuses to heal the blood always
while anteptic
keep cleanse the
heal permanently till blood itself has been purified and the
~, deadly germs and poisons destroyed, and with
c. c. Ss S this be aoeoplh,ed- 1t polluted
blood eg lat ing t6esl t5oq 4
natural color the isc and the place heals
both blood purifier that your blood in order
at builds general health
you hvea chronic write No charge for medical advice
zAE SWEET SPECIFIC Coz AgaANzA, Ga
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM NEARBY STATES
MARYLAND NOTES.

The Democratic State central commit
tee of Queen Anne county has fixed
Saturday. June 13. for the primary cleo
ton in the county. The primary contest
this year promises to be interesting The
issue Is whether the organization or
organization forces in Queen Anne
shall have supremacy
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Pennsylvania Changes.

The many changes described in The
Times yesterday, which have been in
consideration on the Pennsylvania sys-
TEN for nearly a year, went into effect
this morning. John B. Thayer is now
general manager, and George W. BOYD.
general passenger agent.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
AGED MANS FALL.

CAPE MAY. June Thomas H
Hughes, Of West Cape May. for fifty
years member OF the school board
there. fell from building upon which
lie was working Saturday and was pain
fully bruised and injured. He is soy
city five years OF age.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Important Rate Conference.

Because of the recent decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission that
the Elhns' law compels railroads to
publish import rates. conference of the
import committees of the trunk and
other big lines has been called to meet
in New York, June IL. At this meeting
1t viii be decided what action the roads
shall take in the matter.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
LOVED SAME GIRL.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, June There was
a shooting ARRAY at Siegfried last even
ing. and the victim. an unknown italian,
was brought TO the Allentown Hospital
dying. His assatlant was also an Italian.
and has disappeared. Both were suitors
for the hand OF an Italian girl
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
VIRGINIA NOTES.
RICHMOND.

The Richmond common council holds
its regular meeting tonight, and It is
reported that an effort will be made to
have the council push the investigation
into the alleged illegal combine to con-
troll city contracts. This may be done
either by resolution authorizing the APP
pointment of committee to make the
investigation or by an ordinance provid-
ing for a thorough probing into the maxi
ing of contracts.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Orders for New Stock.

So rapid has been the work Of the
Seaboard Air Lines new branch from
Atlanta 10 Birmingham that the orders
for the new rolling stock are to be is
sued in a few days. The branch will
open M one OF the richest iron coun-
tries in the South.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
New York Central Tunnels.

The New York Central has completed
its plans for it's underground system in
the Empire City. These will be filed with
the officers of the city today. The plans
call for twenty-five miles of double
track. and a large underground yard, be-
sides five large stations
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Five thousand persons were present at
the memorial exercises yesterday after
noon in Rose Hill Cemetery. Hagers-
town, where several thousand Union
soldiers lie buried. A procession, COM
prising Reno and Lyon Posts, a drum
corps and Company B, First Maryland
Regiment, marched to the cemetery
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

TWO young boys-John Hunter, son of
George l.. Hunter. and Paul Virgins, son
OF a deceased Presbyterian minister of
Iexas-have run away from their homes
in Fredericksburg, and their where
abouts is causing anxiety to their
friends. Authorities in the cities have
been> informed. and it is hoped the boys
may be returned home
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
NEWS OF RAILROADS
AND OF RAILROAD MEN

q paying business, and this is what in
vestors like. So their power is grow
ing with their fortunes. which would in
dictate that the highest point In rates
has not yet been reached
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Commodore Dickerson, of the Brook
lyn IN. Y.) Yacht Club. has purchased
the White Hall farm, on the Choptank
River, about four miles above Cam
Lridge. He will paint all the houses and
fences white
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Chesapeake and Ohio Improvements.

President Stevens. of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, who returned from
the West Saturday. today announced that
the road would soon begin an extensive
series of improvements, which would
entail the expenditure of several million
dollars. a number of new locomotives
and many cars are included in the
scheme
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Birthday of Jefferson Davis.

Next Wednesday will be celebrated in
Alexandria as the birthday OF Jefferson
Davis, the only president of the Confed
crate States. The public schools will
close for the day and celebration in
honor OF the event will take place at
the new Lee Camp Hall in Prince Street,
under the auspices of the Seventeenth
Virginia Regiment Chapter, U. D. c.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Thomas G. Pownall. superintendent OF
the United States Leather Company
plants in the Cumberland section, has
issued notice that the foreigners en-
ployed by his company. as veil as the
Americans, would be protected by the
authorities to the fullest extent OF the
law
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

William A. Burton, general manager,
and Albert J. McMath, secretary of the
Eastern Shore Virginia Produce Ex-
change. at the invitation of the truck
growers of Norfolk county spent last
week In that section.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Menlorial Day celebrated.

The Junior Order United American
Mechanics yesterday celebrated Me-
mortal Day. James W. Jackson Council
visited the grayeyards yesterday morn
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Maud Gibson, daughter of Prof. ]. W
Gibson, of sudlersville Academy, has
teen appointed bookkeeper in the Ridge
ly Caroline county, Savings Bank
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
No One Injured.

collision occurred between two
Southern Railway freight trains at
Orange, eighty miles below Alexandria,
yesterday morning. Ten cars We're de-
rallied but no one was injured.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Yesterday evening the Rev Dr. E. r.
Eschbach delivered the baccalaurate
sermon of the Woman's College of Fred
erick in the Reformed Church. The
students. faculty and the alumnae at
tended the exercises
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The annual inspection of the corps OF
cadets of the Maryland Agricultural
College was conducted last week BIZ
Major Albert s. Cummins. of the Artil-
lery Corps from Fort Monroe, Va.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Funeral of Jane Skinner.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. June 1.-The
funeral of the late Jane Skinner took
place from The home of her nephew,
George A. Rowland. on South Fairfax
Sheet, this afternoon at o'clock The
remains were inferred in the Methodist
Protestant Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Mrs. Richard Rush. of Warrenton, Va.
accompanied by her niece. Mabel Rush,
Of West End, started Saturday night for
Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

James Duncan, long connected with
the Southern Railway here. has return
ed TO his home in Bloomington, III.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

"A large mass meeting was held at the
Bfjou Theater at Richmond yesterday
afternoon to express Indignation at the
massacre of Jews in Kishinev. Russia.
Henry S. Hutzler presided. The open
Ing prayer was made by the Rev. DR..
John Harmon, of the Methodist Church.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Much damage Is reported from the
rainstorm of Friday in Frederick. Car
roll, and Washington counties.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The Rev. H. J. Cutler Will leave We'd
nesday for Richmond TO attend the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the new
cathedral at that city on next Thursday.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Towner E. Henretty. has resigned his
position as agent for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway Company in this city
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The st. Johns College Battalion
Major Thompson, U. S. A, commanding.
will leave Annapolis this afternoon for
Colchester, for a weeks encampment.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

tague farm. containing 120 acres, IN
Chapel district, Talbot county, for S., 600
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Walter J. Robertson, of Chicago. IS
visiting his brother. Henry T. Robert
son, in South Washington Street.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

Hugh Todd and James Douglas have
returned from pleasant trip to Lynch
burg.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The barn of Mrs Jennie Proctor was
destroyed by lightning in Charles coun-
ty and two horses were burned TO death.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

John Sydney Hastings, a farmer resid
Ing In Wicomico county. near Salisbury
was struck by lightning.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

In Hagerstown. the Rev. j. s. Simon
preached the baccalaureate sermon to
graduates of Kee Mar College.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Funeral Tomorrow.

The remains of the late Alexander
Kane. father Of Alexander J. Kane. Of
this city, were brought from Washing
ton TO Alexandria yesterday. The flu
neral of the deceased viii take place to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The Maryland National Guard will en-
camp June to 10. on a site in Hartford
county, near Belair.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The Hartford County Sunday School
Union will be held at Webster, June 4.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The most destructive hailstorm that
has visited Orange for several years
passed over that place Saturday night,
much damage being done to growing
crops, fencing, and trees.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01
Personals.

c. E. Crump will leave Alexandria to-
day for Philadelphia TO engage in bust
ness there.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

E. Munsey Slack, owner and editor of
the Abingdon VirgInian," has bought
the johnson City STAFF" of Johnson
City. Tenn. He will go TO Tennesses
and assume editorial charge of his new
paper at once.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

For the of amateur photographers The Times
will offer each week three for the best Photographs sub
mted
Out of the whole number of photographs submitted The
Times will choose each week group of about and repro
duce them in its Sunday issue.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

The apostolic delegates. Monsignors
Falconio and Marcheti, and the rector of
the Catholic University, Monsignor
O'Connell, will be in Richmond Wednes-
day to take part in the ceremonies of
laying the cornerstone of the new Cath
Ollie Cathedral.
The Washington times., 1903-06-01

cloudburst occurred north OF Win
chester Friday night. covering the tracks
OF the Cumberland Valley Railroad with
water to a depth of fourteen inches
Hundreds of railroad ties were washed
away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

keeper until his wife died, when he
would be free to marry the house
keeper if they found it agreeable. The
epistle terminates as follows:
Il want a woman from Is to IS,
meet, good kerricter and helthy. would
marry her if she suits me. My house
is carbeted and l have a sistern and
well Would pay s."
A man from Van Decar, Mich, aged
%, sent special delivery letter, stat
ing that he wanted wife Immediately
any kind of German between 20
and 10, and if German wasn't procur-
able he would take anything but a
Swede. II always thought it would be
fun to batch it, but since my stock
has increased so I find the work too
hard for me. / have farm covering
nearly 20 acres and woman would
have to keep house and take charge
of the stock" he explains in his let
ter.
A man from Richville, who bears the
surname of an illustrious musician. also
says that he wants German woman
and cares little about looks so long rs
she is clean and a good cook. He
would prefer a woman under 4S, with
as few children as possible. and as an
inducement, says that he is "5s, very
affectionate and has a small farm COW
cred with grape vines and lot Of
poultry."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

ance at the opera will take place in
the evening. The next day Friday.
q visit will be paid to the city. The
official reception will take place at
the Hotel de Vile. In the evening
the king will entertain the president
at dinner at the ministry for for
eisn affairs. On Saturday King Vic
tor Emmanuel will take part in q
shooting party over the Rambouillet
preserves. The following morning.
Sunday. a grand military review will
be held.
Aside from its spectacular features.
the visit of King Victor Emmanuel
is leading to a wide range of specu-
lation in the matter of its political
significance. French officials state
freely that this visit marks the Gull
mination of the efforts that have been
making for several years past to re-
store a complete entente cordiale be-
tween the two nations, which were
strained for a long time by the tariff
war between France and Italy. They
say, also. that 1t is an evidence that
the foreign policy of France. Italy
and Great Britain Ia to be conducted
along sympathetic lines.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
DEMAND FOR GERMAN
WOMEN AS SP0uSES

DETROIT, Oct. l2.-"There is room
in Dertoit for matrimoniel bureau"
said Mrs. Lillian GregoryssRoth. who
conducts an employment Office in JEFF
ferson avenue. Hardly day passes
on which l do not receive Inquire,
from persons in various parts of the
state asking me to procure them suita-
bic companions.
Some of the letters l get from mat
rimonial seekers are too good to keep.
For example, here is list of illterate
communications from men who want
German wives, with good, strong bod
les, capable of doing hard work. They
struck me as being rather heartless.
and in such cases l replied that could
find no one suitable"
Mrs. Roth first displayed a letter
wherein fireman in a brewery at West
Bay City asked for a companion CT
powerful build, capable of standing a
great deal, and one to whom hardships
would be as easily borne as freckles on
the nose. He explained that he had Il
large family. the eldest. girl of II,
and the youngest in swaddling gar
ments. His wife was i'll in the hospital
and costing him considerable money,
but in case she got well she would
never be able to work as woman
should. He therefore wanted to get
woman who would act as his house
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
PARIS WILL RECEIVE
THE ITALIAN MONARCH

PARIS. Oct. 12.--Elaborate ar
Engagements are being rapidly carried
out for the welcome here of King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena.
They are on q scale Of truly royal
sRlendor. The fetes will follow the
style of those held at the time OF the
recent visit to Paris of King Ed
ward and will include a number of
events affording opportunities for
brilliant spectacular effects.
King Victor Emmanuel and his
cQnsort arrive at noon Wednesday.
President Louhet, the members of
the ministry. and the staff of the
italian embassy will proceed to the
Bots de Boulogne station to meet
them. The station will be hung with
rich velvet and Gobelin tapestries.
Tho meeting between the president
and the king will take place under a
eilken canopy.
Wednesday evening a banquet will
Be given at the Elysee. The next
day King Victor Emmanuel and
President Loubet will visit Yer
fnilles. where after luncheon has
been served they will inspect the pal
ace and the park. A gala perform
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
JACKASS HAUNTED THE HORSE,

WOBURN, Mass, Oct. 12.-(Spe-
cial. Round and round a cemetery in
Woburn a maddened horse this morning
chased donkey, and tombstones show
plenty of evidence that the horse
wasn't . bit particular how hard the
carriage smashed against the messy
markers Chase Cole left his horse on
the street. A donkey in the cemetery
across the street burst into Civilizations,
the horse thrust out his head, closed
down his ears and jumped across the
street. Astonished onlookers aver that
every hair on the horse stood the wrong
way, he wds 20 may.
Al length The jack left the burial
ground and fed for his stable. The
horse, IN attempting to follow, stuck
fast in the doorway. As the horse was
being taken away spectators were high
ly amused by another bray that wound
up with long drawn, haunting screen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12

exclusively and one water exclusively.
The water power is, in every case, fur
nished by the Mississippi river.
The total output of the Minneapolis
-four mills grew from $500, 54 barrels
in the crop year 1s9l-ls92 to 1892 ,270
in the crop year l90l-l9O2, ten years
later. In the last calendar year Mime
apolis mills produced 1920, l05 barrels
of -four, for which they ground l47,'
go 900 bushels of wheat.
The mills employ 1000 men. OF these
1900 are members OF the international
Union of Flour and Cereal Mill En-.
ployes. The number of men who went
out on strike is l750. The objects OF
the strikers are to secure an eight hour
day at 50 per day for -four leaders and
the same pay as male packers are now
receiving for girls thus employed. Hith'
erto the leaders have worked 10 hours
at 50 per day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-12
Burglars Get Busy.

While the Misses Hatton of 9l0 West
Fourth avenue were at church last
night some one entered their home and
thoroughly ransacked it, getting two
gold rings and one silver dollar, over
looking in the shuttle $40 gold piece
in one of the apartments gone through
Neighbors heard the bell ringing about
o'clock last night, but thought moth
ing about the circumstance until later
acquainted with the facts. Evidently
after learning that no one was at home
the men wrenched the rear door and
gained admittance.