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The Washington times., 1903-05-02
QUARTERLY MEETING OF
FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH

The regular quarterly meeting of the
Fifth. Baptist Church WAS held last
evening. The trustees of the church were
authorized TO procure loan of $4,000
on the church property which together
with the subscriptions made when the
church was dedicated VIII settle the bal
ance due.
R H. sorrell and c. Clinton James
were elected trustees TO fill two va
oancies on said board
Notice was given OF TWO amendm snts
to the constitution of the church First.
That the trustees be elected for the
term OF ten years instead of three Sec
ond, That deacons be elected for def
mite term instead FOR life
The resignation of Deacon James c
DeAtley was presented and accepted by
the church and the clerk was instructed
TO transmit 10 Mr., DeA1ley the thanks
OF the church for past services rendered
After the business meeting a short
musical program was rendered by the
different organizations of the church,
after which refreshments were served.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
TELLS TALE OF A MAN
DROWNED IN POTOMAC
Story of a Drug Clerk Not Credited
by Police.

A strange story. rambling and discQn-
nected. relating to the possible drowning
Of an unknown man, was told the
Georgetown police last night by Arthur
c. Orring. a drug clerk, who was found
in a rowboat near Analostan Island,
helpless through the loss of an oar
AT the station he said a man named
DriscoH. with whom he had become ac
quainted yesterday afternoon, had fallen
from the boat and drowned. Little ere
dence Is placed in the story.
II met Driscoll on the river front in
the morning" said Orrison, who was
drunk and weak, and we both went out
for a row together. One of the oars
broke suddenly, leaving US at the mercy
of the tide We drifted along for some
distance, but no one seemed to see US.
Finally DriscoH asked me for drink
of whisky ! handed him a bottle and he
took large swallow After that he
stood up in the boat for a minute, reeled
slightly, and plunged headlong into the
water. 1 tried to save him, but could
not
Incidentally, Orrison told several diff
ferent stories Orrison was the only
person to enter the boat when he hired
it at Reynolds boat house at the foot
of Thirty-fourth Street. A.
After spending a night in the cell he
was permitted 10 go home this morning
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
GAP RICIOUS APRIL WET,
DRY, COLD, AND WARM
Rainy Weather in Excess of Normal
Conditions.

The monthly meteorological summary
for April shows that those who COM
planned that the month was unusually
rainy were justified
In thirty days only twelve were clear,
twelve We're cloudy and six were part
ly cloudy. On each of eleven days .01
inch or more of rain fell.
The 18th was the wettest day of the
month, having a precipitation of LII
inches of rain. other rainy days were
the 4th with precipitation of 81 inch,
the Sth with 10 inch, and the 18th with
.S5 inch. The average April precipita-
tion for thirty-three years has been 1922
inches, while that of the April Just past
was 4.29 inches, an excess of LOT inches.
The year has been unusually rainy so
far, each month showing an excess OF
moisture. Up to the present 5.2S inches
of excess rain have been poured over
this section of the country.
April's mean temperature was 54 de-
grees, l degree higher than the normal
for thirty-three years. The hottest day
of the month was April 80, when the
thermometer reached SO degrees. The
day before was next hottest, with Sc de
grees.
April was the coolest day, having a
maximum of AZ degrees and a minimum
of &c degrees. Killing frosts occurred
on April and and a light frost on
April o.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
NO SCHOOL GROUNDS
FOR PUBLIC PARK USE
Georgetown Citizens Asso-
citation Request Refused,
REASONS ASSIGNED BY BOARD
Presence of Outsiders Would Be Dis
turbirg to Teachers and Pupils and
Detract From Necessary Quiet.

The Board of Education, through its
committee on buildings and grounds,
has expressed to the District Commits
sione-s its disapproval of the use OF
the grounds of the Western High School
as a public park. The matter was
brought to the attention of the Com
missioners by the Georgetown Citizens
Association in request for such use OF
the grounds pending the establishment
of park in that part of the city.
DR.. Richard Kingsman. chairman of
the committee on buildings and grounds,
in his report to the Board of Education
consideration, and the committee sym
pathiZed with the sentiments of the
people of Georgetown in regard to the
lack of park privileges. Nevertheless 1t
was not thought expedient for several
reasons to allow the school grounds to
be open TO the public.
In the first place, the shade trees in
the grounds of the Western High School
have not attained sufficient growth to
yield good shade In the hours when
children, women and nurses would be
apt to desire to enter the ground they
would be under the rays of the sun with
no good places for rest in the shade. In
school time DR.. Kingsman thought the
presence of outsiders in the grounds
would necessarily detract from the quiet
desired inside the buildings.
Most Objectionable OF all, in Dr.
Kingsman's opinion. would be the re-
suiting damage TO the grounds and
buildings He said experience had am
ply demonstrated that when school
grounds were open to the public. even
under police surveillance a great
amount of vandalism resulted. Founded
on such experience there has been a ru:e
of long standing in the board not 10
allow the public use of any school
grounds DR.. Kingsman thought this
rule should be adhered TO in the case
OF the Western High School.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
IMPROVEMENTS DELAYED
ON AQUEDUCT BRIDGE

W. j. Douglas. District Engineer of
Bridges, said today in reference to the
proposed improvements on the Aque
duct Bridge that actual work would
not begin for about six months. The
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
Company, he said, had recently COM
piled with the law in depositing 5000
TO cover the cost of the improvements.
The next step, according to Mr.. Doug
las, will be to prepare the plans in his
office. He said he was waiting for the
company to furnish statement of the
desired location of the track on the
bridge. when he would be ready to be
gin the plans. The drafting of the plans
and specifications Will require a month.
Then bids Will be asked for the work
and Mr. Douglas said this required thir-
ty days time after the advertisement
After the contract is awarded Mr.
Douglas thought ii would require three
months for the contractor to obtain the
steel FOR the framework and the other
material required. Not. counting -unex-
pected delays attendant upon such work.
Mr.. Douglas thought actual work on
the bridge would not begin before Sep
TENDER. The construction, it is expect
ed. willeoccupy working days for three
months.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
SUPERINT LOUIS
BRINGS SUIT FOR LIBEL
Postoffice Official Files Complaint
Against F. o. Mittag.

Michael w. Louis. superintendent of
the division of postofice supplies in the
Post Office Department, today filed suit
in the Supreme Court of the District
against Frank o. Mittag, to recover
$40. 900 as damages for alleged SANDER
The specific charge on which the suit
is based is, as the plaintiff says. that
on March 10 last. Mittag said in the
presence of one John c. Kondrup and
others, IF it had not been for me Louis
would be in the penitentiary'
Louis says that these words of the de-
PENDANT mean that the plaintiff had
feloniously accepted money or other
things of value to unlawfully influence
him in the discharge of the duties of his
Office; that he had thereby committed
a felony of which the defendant had
knowledge and that but for the defend
ant withholding his said knowledge and
information from the proper officers of
the Postofice Department the plaintiff
would have been tried and convicted of
the aforesaid felony, and sentenced to
Imprisonment in and have been i'm
prisoned in a penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
LABOR STATISHCIANS
MEET AND ADJOURN
Resolutions Adopted Expressing
Thanks TO Many Persons.

Members of the Associated Bureaus
of Labor Statistics of America who have
been in session here for the past five
days and who spent yesterday in sight
seeing in Baltimore. returned to this
city this morning. held an informal
meeting, and adjourned sine die.
The members Of the bureau finished
the most pressing part of their work n
the early part of the week and upon in
Vitation of Thomas A Smith, labor com
missioner of Maryland they departed
yesterday morning over the Pennsyiva-
MIA Railroad TO spend the day in Balti-
more They were met by Labor Com
missioner Smith and deputy, and after
visiting the sights of interest in the city
they went in the afternoon for cruise
down Chesapeake Bay.
While aboard boat they held the final
session of the convention, which con-
sisted Of routine matters, and instruct
ed the committee on resolutions to issue
a vote OF thanks to the Hon. II. b. F.
Macfarland for his courtesy and hos
pitality while the convention was in ses-
D y
instructive address before the body. TO
the Hon Carroll d. Wright for his
hearty cooperation; TO the Interstate
Commerce Commission for providing i
place of meeting; 10 the attaches of the
White House for their kindness whjla
the members of the committee visita
there: TO the Hon }. Walter Smith,
governor of Maryland, and Thomas a
Smith labor commissioner of Maryland.
for the entertainment OF Friday; to the
Pennsylvania Railroad in providing
transportation. and 10 the press at large
for aid in reporting and publishing the
proceedings of the meetings.
a copy of these resolutions were sent
to all persons and parties mentioned.
The party returned from their cruise
last night and came to Washington this
morning After adjournment most Of
The members left for their various
homes, while many Of them Will remain
in this city until next week to attend
TO business and enjoy the sights.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
OUTSTANDING CURRENCY
WORTH $1,633,25S,6I3
Table Issued by Treasurer Roberts of
Paper Money in Use.

The total paper currency of all de-
nominations outstanding April 90. ac-
Q riding TO q table issued today by United
States Treasurer Roberts, was s1,634,-
25s, 613, less 81 100000 of unknown de-
nominations which has been destroyed.
The amount of each denomination fol-
lows
One dollar. $77,47,766; two dollars,
s45. 669, 1873: five dollars, $34s, 645, 639: ten
dollars, $449, O3O, 7O2; twenty dollars
sS46 .922. 1856; fifty dollars, $50. ga, 615: one
hundred dollars, s91 ,232. $40; five hun
dred dollars. 500, 491, 5OO one thousand
dollars. s73,377 500; FIVE thousand dol
lars, $2S, 5000 600; ten thousand dollars,
1872, $50. 900; fractional parts, $50, 042
OF the grand total 1916 681 .O16 is in
United States notes, $40, 1876, coo in Treas
ury notes of 1890, 1891. Isl, 72S in national
bank notes, s41O,2 .869 in gold certifi-
Gates, and $464, 373. 600 in silver certifi-
Gates.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN
AS TO ROCK CREEK DUMPS
Deposits to Be Allowed at Certain
Points, But Discontinued Elsewhere.

BY order OF the District Commission
ers the police OF the Third precinct have
Received definite instructions relative to
the control Of the dumps along the
banks OF Rock Creek ". J. Douglas.
engineer OF bridges. recently made
thorough examination OF these dumps
ana submitted report, the recon
mendations in which formed the basis
Of the instructions 10 the police.
on the northern portion of the dump.
between Q Street and Lyons Mil. the
deposit of material will be allowed to
continue On the southern part dump
ing VIII be discontinued and fences
erected 10 protect the bank
Dumping wiz be continued south OF o
Street. between Twenty third and Tween
ty-fourth Streets. The dump on the west
side of the creek north of o Street will
also be continued.
Inspections Will be made from time
TO time. and property owners required
TO stop dumping a points other than
those named
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
OF FAlRMONT SEMINARY
One Washingtonian Represented in the
Graduating Class.

The commencement exercises OF Fair
mont Seminary will be held In Conven-
ton Hall May % and 26, at which time
five young ladies. including one from the
District of Columbia, VIII be graduated.
Commissioner H. L. West will be pres
ent on the latter evening and will ad-
dress the students and their friends
The list of young ladies who will re-
ceive their diplomas includes Miss Es-
tella Taylor, District OF Columbia; Miss
Mary Gorgas and Miss Emma Mading,
Indiana: Miss Mary owen, Tennessee,
and Miss Philadelphia Strader, West
Virginia
An address on Sir Walter Scott. the
greatest novelist" was delivered last
evening TO the ladies' of the seminary
by William Harris, Commissioner of
Education, after which an informal re-
ception was held in the parlors of the
institution.
On Tuesday last the young ladies were
entertained by Mrs. A. L. Barber. who
rendered them tea from 4 until s
o'clock at her handsome home in Bel
mont. n1&
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
iNTER-S0ClETY DEBATE
IN Y. M. C. A. PARLORS

70
In an inter society debate. held in the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION. by the Y. NJ. C. A Lyceum,
last night, the negative side won in the
subject. Resolved. That the influence
Of the theater is detrimental"
The debaters for the affirmative were
W. A. Lynch and Joseph A. Carl; for the
negative, A. Floncor and Julian Graham
Preceding the debate there was pre-
scented quite an elaborate program. con-
sisting of vocal solos, recitations by
Prof. Wells, and selections by The Times
Newsboys Band.
S. Kronheim, chairman of the Lyceum
social committee, had the affair in
charge and was rewarded by having
present an audience which completely
filled the parlors. The judges of the de
bate were Messrs. Williams. Downing,
and Drew.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
mo ROOM ON EARTH
FOR DEHUHAN|zED MEN
Bishop Spalding Scores Capital in
Peoria Speech.

PEORIA. ILL.,. May 2.-Bishop Spalding,
of the coal strike commission. spoke last
night on labor problems at the Coliseum
He said laws are not made for the great
corporations.
What gain for the entire world. =
he said, IF all dehumanized men should
get out. We have means enough. We
can do without capitalists who come
among us and live on the blood of hu-
man beings. The cause of labor, right
ly understood. is the cause of humanity.
The idea of civilization is a country of
cities of from q, 900 to 80 GOO inhabt-
tants. If it were not for great cities
we could do away with the evils brought
upon us by corrupt politicians.
There is nothing which car give us
relief from these conditions with the
exception OF trades unionism. The his
tory OF trades unionism is largely the
history of beneficence. The strike is
the one weapon of organized labor, but
it is as dangerous TO labor as it is 10
the capitalist
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
POTASH AND SULPHUR
KILL FOUR-YEAR- old BOY
THAT Candy Doesn't Taste Good" He
Says With His Dying Breath.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2-Four-year-
old Edward Nicely. of 1926 North Fiji
teenth Street. died in ST. Josephs Hos
pitaI last night from eating potash tab
lets and sulphur balls in large quantity
The child slipped the box containing
the medicine from a cupboard all unno-
ticed. The attention of his nurse was
first attracted by his Easping, He had
the empty box in his hand He looked
up with wan smile and said thickly:
That candy doesn't taste good" A mo-
ment later he was on the way 10 the
hospital. but all efforts to save his life
failed. and he died ar hour later.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
WOULD CURE POVERTY,
BUT LAW INTERFERED
Helen Post Now Under Indictment for
Wrongful Use of Mails.

cure for poverty was Helen Post 5
chief claim 20 distinction And she Of
fered to. sell this cure at prices vary
ing from SO to $40 a week, according to
the gravity of the case.
But the Government interfered with
the operations of the woman who an
nounced that she would Danish poverty
from the world and she is now under
indictment in Florida for using the
United States mails to defraud.
1t is ruHored that the woman will ap-
ply TO the Supreme Court of the United
States on Monday for 4 writ of habeas
corpus. Attorneys are said to be in
Washington now for the purpose of pre-
senting the woinan's application to the
court
The Post case has attracted much at
tention, and has aroused the especial in
terest of the Postofice Department
Since she. was indicted in the United
States district court in Florida she mas
published statements in which she Of
rered TO forfeit 5000 in case she does
not defeat the action brought against
her by the Government
Helen Post, or Helen Williams. as she
has been called at times. had her head
quarters at Sea Breeze. Fla. 1t was
there she announced that diseases of all
sorts, as well as misfortunes. were
anlenable 10 the treatment she would
administer by mail to those who desired
relief and showed a proper spirit 10y
sending fees according TO the nature Of
their maladies.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
DOGS BARK SAVES TENANTS.

NEW YORK. May Fire which start
ed in the barrel factory of Michael Cole
man. early this morning. consumed the
entire block bounded by Hancock
Street and the Boulevard. Knott Avenue
and Thirteenth Street, Long Island
City The loss is placed at 800. 600
Scores of tenants in five big buildings in
the block were given timely warning of
the approaching of the flames by a
dog. whose barks aroused them
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
WEARY TRAMP OF NINE
ITALIAN LABORERS
Walked From West Virginia to
Washington to State Grievances.

Penniless and wearied by many days
of walking. nine Italian Iaborers applied
at the Italian embassy yesterday for the
redress of wrongs alleged to have been
suffered by them while employed as con,
struction men on a West Virginia rail-
road
The 1uen say they were compelled 10
work With explosives against their viii
and were finally driven from camp with
out their pay when they refused 70 con,
tinue at such hazardous work. Ambas-
sador Mayor des Planches is in st.
Louis. but the charge d.affaires provid
ed the men with transportation TO New
York, and their grievances will be in
vestigated as soon as the ambassador
returns.
The complainants are Francesca. Dom
inico and Josepio Calderallio, Domini-
co Cesoramma, Giovanni Gaberilla. Pa
lermo Mateni. Dominica Bruni, Palermo
Nicola. and Giovanni Tolomi. They al
lege with four other Italians they were
employed in New York by F. A Pele-
grino. III Mulberry Street, 10 work On
a railroad near BeckIey. W Va. When
they arrived in West Virginia they
found they were TO do blasting This
was not stated in their contract. and
they protested. but without avail.
In a premature explosion, four Of their
number were injured. Two OF the liz
jured are now at the Washington Asy-
lum Hospital. and the other two are
still in Beckley. After the explosion
the nine men who are here refused to
work. but allege they were forced 20 Go
so by armed men. In fifteen days thev
quiz the work but pay was refused then,
because they were said to have violated
their contract. They had no money, and
walked from West Virginia to lay heir
wrongs before the italian ambassador.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE FOR
CIVIL SERVICE BUREAU
Long Waiting Rewarded by Decent
Service for Fifteen Desks.

After many delays and tribulations
the Civil Service Commission is at hast
TO have telephone exchange which will
connect the rooms in the building di-
-Feetly RI with the outside world. L. The
present arrangement necessitates an of
feial leaving his room and going to atlIe
public reception room to answer tele-
phone calls, which has caused much an
noyance and great loss of time. in ad-
dition to publishing office secrets
Fifteen phones will be included in the
exchange and when it is installed Off
Gals will be able TO talk directly from
their desks to people in other buildings.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
NEWS OF ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. May "A marriage
license was issued here late Thursday
afternoon to DR.. Gustav A Thieda, a
and Miss Mary Mae Creager, of Walk
ersville, Frederick county, Nd.
Augustus Howard. aged twenty-six
years, OF Dayton, Howard county, Nd,
and Miss Glendora Roger. aged twenty
two. of Etchison. Montgomery co:nty,
were married here Thursday afternoon
by the Rev w F. Loche. of the NJ e.
Church South.
Louis L. Kipps. aged twenty-three
years. and Miss Kathryne L. Calder,
aged eighteen years. both of Richmond,
Va, were married here Thursday after
noon by the Rev. T. H. Campbell.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
PAYMASTER GENERAL KENNY
MAY RETIRE NEXT MONTH

It is likely there will be no change in
the office OF the Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts OF the Navy Department until
June l. Paymaster General Kenny may
retire May next, as his four years
term of service Will then expire. He is
still on active duty, though technically
retired last January. The position is one
of honor and there are many appli-
cants for it of high rank. The appoint
ment OF General Kenny's successor is
on Secretary Moody's desk. awaiting HIS
return.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
AUCTION SALES.
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE. Audtioneer.

Trustees sale in bankruptcy of the
entire stock of plumbing supplies, E5E
water boilers and furnaces, steam it,
tings, bronze and bronze liquids, pipes,
connections, office furniture, ETC., con-
tanned in store No. 2IIs Pennsylvania
Ave. N. w, by auction.
BY virtue Of an order Of the Supreme Court
OF the District OF Columbia, in re Irwin j.
French bankrupt, the undersigned trustee viii
sell by public auction within the above prem
ises. on MONDAY. the 9Th DAY OF MAY, A. ID.
1908. at 10 O'CLOCK A. ". a well-assorted stock
of plumbing supplies, boilers, furnaces, steam
fittings, bronzes, etc, etc. to which the at
tention OF the trade and private buyers is called.
Terms, cash.
F. ". BRANDENBJRC. Trustee.
ap22- eod6sds Fendall Building
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
HART NOT A CANDIDATE.

WHEELING. ". Va, May 2.-Charles
F. Hart. minister TO Colombia. who re
Gently resigned. returned home Friday,
accompanied by three natives. They will
study the English language. Hart de-
MES that Re will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor He also says he will not contest
for the seat in the United States Senate
now occupied by Senator n. B. Scott.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
F. E. CUNNINGHAM NAMED
TO SUCCEED M. A. CLANCY

John r, Young, clerk of the supreme
Court of the District. has appointed F.
E. Cunningham as assistant clerk to fill
the vacancy caused by the Death OF
Michael a. Clancy. about ten days aro.
Mr. Cunningham is not stranger to
the people OF the District He vas born
at Westminster Carroll county. Md. and
a few years ago was employed as a clerk
in the office of the United Stats Mar
shall for the District. He was tlso for
a long time chief clerk in the ,fiice of
the comptroller general OF MARYLAND.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
WORK AT PROVIDENCE
HOSPITAL BEGINS MONDAY

Work on the new addition to Provi-
dence Hospital. for which the last Con
gress appropriated 800, 900. will be com
menced Monday by the Brennan Con-
s5ruction Company.
The improvements contemplated con-
sist of an outdoor dispensary. for the
free treatment of our poor patients The
work is. however. but a portion OF the
scheme of new buildings now in progrC IS
of erection. and which will cost ap-
proxlmately $500, 600
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
INCORPORATED HERE WITH
FIVE MILLIONS CAPITAL

Articles of the incorporation of the
North American Smelter and Furnace
Company were fled today in the Office
of the Recorder of Deeds.
The capital stock is 100000 and the
fncorporators are James a. Black,
Charles W. Embrey and Virgil NJ.
Fookes.
The Washington times., 1903-05-02
MITCHELL DYRENFoRTH BETTER

Mitchell Dyrenforth. once president of
the Business Mems Association, and IN
til recently connected with a clothing
ESTE blishment in Washington, who has
been patient since Wednesday al
Bellevue Hospital, New York city. is ex-
pected TO arrive here in the care OF
friends this evening. Mr.. Dyrenforths
friends went to the metropolis yesterday
afternoon, and finding him in an i'm
proved condition. decided to remove him
10 his home IN Washington.