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The Washington times., 1903-08-21
POSTAL DEPART 7 MENT
DELIVERS FILIPINO NOTES
Express Companies Charges Were Too
High for Insular Bureau.

Registered mall packages containing
5000, 900 pesos in Philippine silver GER
tificates will leave Washington for San
Francisco next week in charge of three
mail clerks. The express companies
wanted 20 make such heavy charges for
delivering the certificates in Manila
that Colonel Edwards. OF the Bureau of
Insular Affairs. arranged with the Post
office Department to take charge OF the
shipment TO San Francisco. and there 1T
will be placed in charge of an army on
GER. who viii be personally responsible
for the delivery OF the certificates In
Manila.
The certificates will not be ready tor
use until they have the seal OF the in
sular government stamped on them in
Manila, and are signed by Philippine
treasury officials
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
MORE ARGUMENT HEARD
IN TELEPHONE CASES
Construction Of the Act of June.
1893, Again in Question.

In accordance with the decision OF
the Supreme Court of the United States
In the telephone cases. the matter was
referred back to the District Supreme
Court. for the latter TO determine what
kind Of telephone service is meant by
the act of June 80. 1898. fixing the rates.
The matter came on for hearing yester-
day before Justice Barnard. A. S. Worth
ington appearing for the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company. and
Messrs. A. A. Birney and J. ]. Hemp
hill for the telephone subscribers.
The litigation was commenced in July.
1928. by James F. Manning. who filed a
petition in the District courts. asking
that the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company be restrained from
charging more than $50 a year for it's
telephone service. which amount was
fixed by the act of June 80, 1898. Nearly
100 other patrons Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company Joined
Manning in the fight. The decision OF
the District Court was adverse to the
telephone subscribers and they appeal
ed 10 the Court of Appeals for the Dis
tions were sustained. In turn the Ches-
apeake and Potomac Telephone Company
appealed TO the United States Supreme
Court The principal point argued
throughout the litigation was the oues-
tion of the constitutionality OF the act
regulating the price of telephone SER
vice in the District.
In disposing of the case. however, the
United States Supreme Court did not
pass upon this question. but remanded
the case 10 the trial court, TO determine
exactly what kind OF telephone service
the act intended TO regulate by fixing the
price for service
After hearing argument, Justice Bar
nard took the matter under advlsement.
he will announce his decision about Oc-
tober l next.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
SHIPS To Be REPAIRED
FOR THE MANEUVERS
Order Distributing Them Among Diff
ferent Navy Yards.

Acting Secretary Darling OF the Navy
Department has announced the distribu-
tion OF the ships OF the North Atlantic
Squadron for repairs at navy yards pre-
paratory to the winter maneuvers in the
Caribbean Sea. Immediately after the
completion of the maneuvers of the
Maine coast the vessels will 20 to the
yards to which they have been assigned.
The Nashville, Arethusa, Scorpion.
Newport. and Hist have been assigned
TO the yard at Boston. The New York
yard Will have the Indiana, Illinois,
Massachusetts. Kearsarge, Alabama.
Texas, Chicago. Dolphin, and Baltimore
The Norfolk yard will get the Olympia
Caesar. Lebanon, Marcellus, Leonidas,
Chauncey. WOrden. Barry Bainbridge.
Decatur, Dale. Whipple. Truxtun. Stew
art. and Lawrence. The Yankee. Hart
ford. Panther. and Prairie have been
designated for the League Island (Pa.),
Navy Yard; the Vixen. Potomac. Essex.
and Monongahela will go to Portsmouth.
n. H.. and the Bancroft and Wasp TO
the yard at Pensacola, Fla
The work TO be done on some of these
vessels will be of a minor character and
Will consist in giving them new coat
OF paint and small repairs to machinery.
etc. The Massachusetts. Chicago, Barry.
and Decatur. however will have 10 be
thoroughly overhauled before they can
again put to sea. The accident to the
Massachusetts will make il necessary
for her to remain in drydock for several
weeks, and the Chicago, which has been
stationed in European waters for a year,
will have to be given a thorough over
hauling
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
ARMY FORCES GATHER
TO DEFEND PORTLAND
That Precious New England Coast
Again Threatened.

PORTLAND. Me-. Aug. 2l.-Prepara-
tions for the expected attack upoa
Portland ih the joint army and navy
maneuvers are about comeDlete
Yesterday Ad1htant General Farnham
inspected the positions assigned to each
company Of the guard. By tonight all
Maine troops will have reached the po-
sitions assigned TO them and the defend
ers OF Portland will be at their stations,
except the Massachusetts, heavy artil-
lery which will arrive tomorrow after
noon.
1t is believed that the admiral COM
manding the hostile feet may make n
demonstration against Long Island. and
that point will be strongly guarded The
monster searchlight there will be of
great Importance and special care will
be taken that it is not captured. There
will be five companies OF the sisnaJ
corps In the game of war.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
AGE OF CHAUfFEURS
NOT YET CONSIDERED
Commissioner Macfarland Explains
Position Taken by Him.

Commissioner Macfarland's position a.
as chauffeurs. correctly stated in The
Times OF yesterday. seems to have been
misapprehendsd in some quarters AS
The Times stated, he would not discuss
the point Gntilhe had had an opportunity
for careful consideration, . beyond saying
that the automobile regulation did not
apparently prevent anyone who passed
the examination from obtaining a per-
NIT Commissioner Macfarland said to-
day:
Il have expressed no opinion as TO
whether boys should be licensed to run
automobiles and shall not do so until the
question is formally submitted TO the
commissioners. as IL will be by the
board of examiners after its meeting to-
night Upon being told yesterday that
the board OF examiners desired the Com
Commissioners asked the board TO sub
NIT Il in writing, with any recommends
tions that it may desire TO make.
'All that / have said is that. as he
automobile regulation now stands. IL
contains no limitation OF age and there
is apparently, therefore, no provision in
1t for rejecting an applicant who passes
the required examination solely on ac-
count of age. The Commissioners will
consult the Corporation Counsel as TO
their legal authority in the premises
before passing upon the question. 1t
goes without saying that We do not
want reckless or Incompetent persons OF
any age running automobiles in the
District OF Columbia
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
COMMISSIONERS MEET go
TO APPRAlSE VALUES

The commissioners appointed by the
court some time ago to appraise the
value OF certain lands condemned for &
site for the union station and the ex-
tension of the freight facilities of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
yesterday commenced hearing testi-
mony relative to the value OF the prop
erty. Last week the commissioners spent
most OF the time inspecting the proper
ty. The sessions of the commissioners
are held in Circuit Court No. 2 aud VIII
be continued from day TO day until the
work is finished
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
A CANDIDATE FOR
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

HERNDON. Va. Aug. 2l.-It is under
stood here that Louis F. Schade, of the
Dranesville district, will shortly an
nounce himself candidate for the house
or delegates from this county. Mr.
Schade is well known here as one OF the
ablest public speakers in the Eighth
Congressional district. He is graduate
OF the Georgetown University Law
School. and during the two Presidential
campaigns was associated with the
Democratic Congressional committee.
His father defended the Confederate
Captain Wirz (commandant of Ander-
sonville PRISON. in the "Old Capitol
prison" AT Washington in 1865.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
BIBLE S0ClETYS AGENT
KILLED IN PHILIPPINES

w. T. Gugin. a salesman for the Amer
lean Bible Society, has disappeared in
the Philippines and is supposed to have
been killed.
He was last seen in Carigara. Leyte,
In March. His stock of bibles and per-
sonal effects are at Tacloban and Carl
CARA. The bibles were ali paid for and
four months salary was due him from
the society when he disappeared Mr..
Gugin was formerly soldier. Leyte
ladrones are supposed to have killed
him
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT AT
ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR

Eleven acres OF land at the ST. Louis
Exposition will be devoted TO the Philip
pine exhibit. Philippine scenes are 10
be reproduced. and the comprehensive
exhibit will be az exposition in itself.
Colonel Edwards. chief Of the Bureau
OF Insular Affairs at the War Depart
ment, is now in St Louis making ar
rangements for the insular exhibit. The
Philippine Exposition Commission. head
ed by Prof. Wilson. has already collected
5000 tons OF material in the islands
which is to be used at St. Louis.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
ARMY ASSIGNMENTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Capt. George T. Langhorne, of the
Eleventh Cavalry. has been named sec
retary TO the provincial government of
the province Of Moro. and Captain Kel-
Ter has been named engineer officer
Both of these men will get an Increase
of 20 per cent on their army pay. Major
Robert L. Bullard. with the assistance
of the friendly Moro chiefs, is preparing
for q grand celebration and peace con-
ference on the completion of the Lanao
military railroad.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
RECEIVERS AND COUNSEL
= APPOINTED BY COURT

Henry B. Fowler and w. Thomas
Kemp, who were appointed by the Mary
land courts receivers for the Maryland
Drug Company. were yesterday appoint
ed in the same capacity by Justice Bar
nard, in the District Supreme Court
Charles A. Douglass, George Whitlock
and James e. Carr, jr.. were appointed
as counsel for the receivers. who are
required 10 give bond In the sum OF
$40 600.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
WOODS PROMOTION
HAS RIGHT OF WAY
None Other Goes to Senate
Until His Is Confirmed.
REJECTION NOT PROBABLE
Claim to Advancement Likely to Be
Supported by Brigadiers Advan-
tageously Affected Thereby.

The promotions and retirements of
1hlrty-odd veteran colonels of the
army, which began July 2s with the re-
tirement OF Major General George w.
Da:is. has been completed. The last
OF the veterans TO be advanced and re-
tired was Colonel simpson. OF the
Quarternaster's Department, whose re-
tlrement as brigadier general was an
nounced in orders issued yesterday.
Col. {. G. Carr, OF the Fourth Cavalry,
was yesterday advanced to the grade OF
origadier 10 hll the vacancy caused By
the retirement of General Davis last
month. and Col Thomas H. Barry. of the
Adjutant Generals Department. was ad
vsnced to the same grade TO fiji the vs.
cancy caused by the retirement OF Lieu.
tenant General Miles August s. and the
consequent promotion OF Major General
Young and Brigadier General Leonard
Wood
General Young's Retirement.
The two officers advanced yesterday
Will be retained. The next change
among the general officers under the
place January 8, in less than five
months, when Lieutenant General Young
will be retired. Youngs retirement Will
promote Major General Chafee ard
Brigadier General Randall II the rule Of
seniority be followed
There are intimations that a number
OF veteran eolonels will be advanced
through the coming vacancy and re-
tired, as has been done the past four
weeks
1t Is probable. however. that nothing
will be done in that direction until the
Senate has acted on the nomination OF
Leonard Wood to be major general
The opposition to General Wood that
has been manifested since he was pro-
NOTED to be major general may result
in holding up his nomination in the
Senate for some time, and in the event
of his rejection by that body a serious
complication would be precipitated.
Rejection improbable.
A number OF men have been promoted
as a consequence OF the vacancy IN the
list OF brigadiers, caused by General
Woods promotion TO the upper grade
General Woods rejection, therefore.
would leave no place for him 70 drop
back to. and would land him outside the
army register. especially IL the Presi-
dent should send TO the Senate with
that OF General Wood the nominations,
OF those eolonels advanced through
General Woods promotion and they
should be confirmed.
In view of this threatened eompliea-
ton II is believed the ten or twelve vet
erans made brigadiers and retired Ia
consequence OF the Advancement OF Gen
eral Wood will be withheld by the Pres
ident until the Senate acts on Woods
nomination The rejection of Woods
nomination is not probable Aside from
his claim to advancement by reason OF
the fact that at the time promoted he
was at the head OF the list OF brigadiers,
adverse action will be resisted by the
retired brigadiers who would be IN con-
sequence affected. The rejection OF
General Wood would result in making a
tangle for the War Department, in view
OF the number of promotions TO fill the
place held by him at the head Of the
list OF brigadiers. that would be difhcult
to unravel
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
PETITION IN HABEAS
CORPUS CASE DENIED

In the case OF William Joyce. who
sought TO obtain his release from Jail
through habeas corpus proceedings. Jus
tice Barnard yesterday denied his petI-
tion. Joyce contended that the informa
tion upon which he was convicted in the
Police Court was defective. He was SEN
fenced TO Imprisonment for 364 days for
carrying concealed weapons.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
REBATE FRAUD EXPOSED.

CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-As a result OF the
arrest OF Attorney Frederick A. Sawyer
e is believed that extensive frauds IN
connection with special assessment re-
bates viii be exposed. One million dol
lars awaits claimants who have disap-
RsaEed OF arc forgetful
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
HOW'RE LIKELY TO ESCAPE.

General Moore. Lieutenant Colonels
Whitall and Thomas. and Captain Ell
lott, the board named by the War De-
par 70 the aIses
against Major Howe. have gone from
Manila to Laoag TO examine witnesses.
Manila papers intimate that the charges
made against Major Howe by Major
Hunter are unfounded
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
CAR STRIKE SETTLED.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Aug. 21.-The
street car strike was settled late last
night. the company agreeing TO take
back part OF the strikers at an advanced
scale. The agreement Will be effective
Sunday.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
WHOLESALE NEPOTlSM
IN PHILIPPINE PROVINCE

Occidental Negros is said to be domi-
mated by the members OF one family
Practically all the officers from the
governor of the province down TO the
jailer are said to be relatives The
Civil Service Commission in Manila is
said to be about to Investigate the do
ings OF this remarkable company of
relatives. which has proven more
formidable than a political party.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
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AS THEIR AGGRESSIVE, HONEST CHAMPION
ash5 Citizen Enumerates Score the District
Which 1t Fought SingLeHanded


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The Washington times., 1903-08-21
STRIKE TIES UP sa.ooo.o 900.

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 21.-By the quit
ting yesterday OF 200 union bricklayers
because they were not supplied with
union helpers. building operations In !.
volying more than $4,000 900 are ted
I'D.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
TRIBUrANTE TO BE HANGED.

Emilio Tributante. the leader OF the
Barotac Nuevo attack in the Philippines
last April has been sentenced to death
by Judge Bates. OF IloiIo.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-12
CURIOUS PREDICTIONS.
AHtoundIng Prophecies COneernfnK
Twentieth Century Made ia
Curious London Book.

In London there is much talk at pres
ent about curious book entitled The
Reign of George VI, 190O-1925," which
was published in 1863, and a copy of
which was recently discovered.
The author makes some astounding
prophecies about the twentieth century
Russia, he says. win conquer not only
Finland and tha Crlmea. but also the
Scandinavian peninsula, and will be-
come the steadfast ally of France, which
will be governed by the Bombons. In
Germany, he predicts, the Hapsburgs
VIII be displaced by the Hohenzollerns,
and Gin 1903 the ruler viii be Frederick
TX, a very weak monarch who win be
controlled in all things by his wife "
The whole Of Italy, he maintains. win be
ruled by one king, and the Datrimony
Of St. Peter will long since have been
taken away from the church"
England, according to him, will be
wonderfully powerful at the beginning
Of the twentieth century, and as a proof
thereof he says that in 1920 the British
colonies Of North America will have no
less than IL 100000 inhabitants, a GU
rious statement in view of the fact that
there are now more than 75O00,O0O per-
sons in the United States and Canada.
OF the two great revolutions-the
French and the American-the author
says not word, and hence as a prophet
he does not hold very high rank. Still,
there are a few notable predictions in his
book in regard to certain striking events
of the last century, and therefore those
who like this kind of literature are glad
that the old work has been brought tC
| light again.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-12
WHEN He STOPPED.

He sang a song of sixpence.
A pocket full of rye;
Also of Johnnie Homer
In the corner with his pie;
He yelled the Mother Hubbard tale
And rocked her as he bawled,
And still, the louder that he sang
The kicking baby squalled!
He sang the rhymes of Mother Goose
And Of the giants slain;
He sang them low, he sang them high,
He sang them DER again!
He sang of Marys little lamb,
And as he sang he growled!
But louder far than he could sing
The baby howled and howled!
He yelled ''Harki bark! the dogs do bark"
And all the nursery rhymes;
He yelled until he grew quite hoarses
A score or more Of times
He sang the babies in the WOOD
And of the death they died;
And still the baby in his arms
Just cried, and cried. and cried!
His spindle shanlls grew weary and
He tottered to and fro,
And still he sang the hours away,
He sang both high and low!
And still the baby screaped and screamed!
He sang till he could keep
The pace no more then stopped his noise,
And baby went to sleep.
~. NJ Lewis, in Houston Post,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-12
MIcHIeAN,g NAvAL VRssEL.
Took Part in the Civil War, Carried
Arctic RELIEF ExDedftion ana
StiI Floats.

The United States steamship Yantic.
the training ship Of the Michigan naval
brigade, is one Of the most noted of
Uncle Sans war vessels, and has an IN
teresting history, says the Toledo News
Bee. She stormed Fort Fisher during
the civil war, has been dismantled Ia a
tornado and half wrecked several times,
hut IS stlll the good ship Yantie
With Admiral Schley Chen COM
mander), she carried an arctic relief
expedition close to the north pole, and
has sailed over the oceans and seas Of
the world. The commander Of the
Yantic is Capt F. D. standish, and her
crew served on board the Yosemite dur
ing the Spanish war
The Yantic was built by day labor by
the government in 1868 and 1864, and as
nothing but live oak and copper fasten-
ings were used, she is as stanch and
strong to-day as when she was launched
just in time to take part in the closing
excitement of the civil war. Her last
engagement was the storming Of Fort
Fisher, where she was considerably bat
tered and lost a number of men.
In 1897 she was turned over to the
Michigan naval militia at Montreal by
President Roosevelt, then assistant sec
retary of the navy. The Michigan men
took her. cut her in two, put pontoons
under her, and brought her up the canals
of the st. Lawrence with tugs, and
finally after a struggle Of 80 days land
ed her in Detroit. There she was re-
built, and new boilers, new engines
electric lights, etc, made her mOderr
craft, and each year she takes the Mich.
igan naval militia, 200 strong, on an ON.
cial cruise lasting eight or ten days. Sh,
is manned entirely by naval militi;
from the captain down through the en-
gine room. Prof. Cooley. the noted en-
gineering expert from the Universit,
of Michigan, is in charge Of the engin,
room, and has as assistants (oilers, etc. y
graduates and pupils, all enlisted in tn,
state service.
Capt. Standish who commands th
Yantic, is charter member Of the Mich
igan naval militia, and holds the enviou
record Of continuous service, neve
since the first organization OF the mil
tia ten years ago having been absen
from drill, parade, or roll call.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-12
OLD BABYLoNIAN SCHOOL.
Recently Unearthed by n German
Priest While ExenyRtiRg-Let-
tiers Made on Bricks.

Rev. Vincent Scheil, German priest
making excavations in an ancient Baby
lonian city, has unearthed a school Just
as it was 1900 years ago in the time Of
King Hammurabi.
1t is a small house of sunburnt brick
and stands in the midst of the most
populous district Of the city of seapur,
just opposite the great temple. It has
many inscribed brick. from the cunei-
form inscriptions on which Father Scheil
has reconstructed the life of the ancient
Babylonian school. One brick says:
"He who learns to write well IL the
school will shine as the sun"
There were seven small rooms in the
school, each with its various kinds OF
brick. In one room were found bricks
with grammatical exercises. The schOl-
ars evidently sat on the ground in rows
with soft clay bricks in their hands,
painfully forming the hard cuneiform
letters. Father Scheil says the thumb
marks Of the teacher are to be detected
where he smudged over the scholars
mistakes. There was a room where ad-
vanced scholars learned to write the
elaborate and highly poetical forms oi
adulation often seen on BabyloniaI
monuments. Much importace was at
taehea TO learning weights and meas.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1903-12-12
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LAYING Is noW CARRIED De 'tha
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ters tits probable th he etA al
makes this possible may a 9lt
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scfiptiOn Of Il for what & lay le n
Fl has been demonstrated that tfeE
laying can he carried on in 9 tenlQe1 luEa
rs low as IS degrees EahFenneit For
heat the sand and water used in alakins
the mortar The heating O. tie water
Is easily accomplished, and for tha sand
the common arrangement consists ci
circular iron tube is to "a inches Be- dsan-
eter and from SIX to eight feet long This
IS closed at one end with bricks 81 an iron
plate On the top Of this end there s s
chimney eight to ten feet high and nEa
to six inches 81 diameter
The fuel, which Is generally refuse
wood from the building Under erection
Is fed il at the onen Or partly open end
Of the cylinder This cylinder is often
formed of an old boiler tnbs % o. s.
| piece Of an old iron chimney FoF burn
hing coal special CRATE end chimney af-
raneements would be necessary bit sH
mo case need they be elaborate 81 s
pensiVe