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Condition Of the Water.

Temperature and condition Of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature. SO; condi-
33; condition at north connection, 80; condi-
ton at south connection, "a; Georgetown
distributing reservoir, temperature, SO; con-
diton at inf1uent gateIhouseI3 3; condition
at eff1uent gate house, 81; Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 81; condition at in
fluent 3; condition at efluent,-5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
Chas. Schneider Baking Co. for the election of
directors and other business will be held at the
Office of Col. Francis l.. Smith, Alexandria Va
ON Wednesday. January IA. 1903, at pm
Transfer books Will be closed ten days prior to
this meeting. CHAS. SCHNEIDER Pres
Iapn- tut -to .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

GOAL NOTICE tfor January to Jsnuary I2).
Anthracite. all Sizes In limited quantities. Setint
for open CRATES and ranges) %. Hickory wood
Osepared slzes), I'll per cord.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
Tide Table.

Today-Low tide, i: 30 a. m and 142 p m
high tide, 7:1 am. and :4S- nm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 2:24 am. and 2:4(
pm; high tide, $40 a, and $40 pm.
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SPECIAL NOTICES,

SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL.--THE MONTH
ly meeting of Evangelist Chapter, Rose Croix,
No. /. will be held THIS TuESDAYl EVEN
ING. at 1880 O'Clock. Work: Eighteenth degree.
W. W. POULTNEY, 32'. K. c. c. H.,
G. II. WALKER, 3d. Wise Master
Secretary. 1t
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The Sun and Moon.
The City Lights

pm. N~---
Moon rises, $50 pm; full moon, OFT am.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5a21 En-.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutestafter sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All art and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
Capital Traction Company for the election OF
directors will be held at the Office OF the com.
psny, Union Passenger Station. on WEDNESDAY,
the 14th day of January. 1908.
The polls win Be opened at 10 a m. and closed
President.
O. n. kOONES. Secretary. de2I-ibts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
WE SWEEP CHIMNEY.
CLEAN Avn pLsDAID

FUR IMAGES, RANGESS AND LATROBES
COLUMBIA REPAIR CO, Wyatt Building
lith and SITS. NV. Phone Main 1925 N
de43m.5
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF the District Of Columbia. Washing
ton, January 3, l003.-The annual meeting OF the
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA will be held on the
THIRD MONDAY in January. the 18th instant AT
the Office OF the company. No. 9o2 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, commencing at o o'clock am
BY the charter of the company the election of
seven managers TO conduct the affairs OF the com
psny is required 20 be held at the above meeting
BY the sixth article OF the bylaws OF che COM
pany II Is provided: AT the annual meeting of
the company the first business In order shall he
the appointment Of chairman who shall conduct
the meeting and election In accordance with the
act of Incorporation, between the hours Of O'Clock
Q IN. and pm"
Amount OF premium notes. .......... 81 653 65A 81
Amount OF cash ON hand ......... IS l42 90
Sec9rlties ......s.....- 2l9. ISL on
HsSI estate .......-........ 10, 300. 90
Vmce furniture and fixtures. 500. 90
Losses by fire. adjusted and paid. S6S8 ga
The annual statement viii be ready for distrbu-
1903 ~
By order Of the Board Of Managers.
1aS-I$t L. PIERCE BOTEI.ER Secretary
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
SERIOUS CHARGES
Preferred Against Gen. Leonard Wood
By Subordinate.
MAJOR RATHBONE HAS HEARING.
lie Says General Wood, While Gov.
ernor OF Cuba, Accepted Money
From Gamblers.

Washington, SPECIALIZATION Rath-
bone, formerly director Of posts in
Cuba, was given a hearing Friday by
the Senate committee on military af-
fairs, which is investigating the
charges against General Leonard
Wood
Major Rathbone filed specific written
charges with the committee. He al
legged that Gen. Wood, while military
governor of Cuba, had accepted money
from the Jai Alai, which was, he said,
a gambling concern, and asserted that
he had made a personal friend and
boon companion Of an eX-cOnvict. He
also charged him with giving instruc-
tions Of an entirely unconstitutional
and un-American character to the
courts.
He also charged General Wood with
authorizing the use Of ex-parte deposi-
tions in the postal cases, a proceeding
which he asserted is contrary to law
and the principle of law, and in this
case contrary to instructions given by
the Secretary of War.
Major Rathbone charged that in ac-
Cepting gifts from the organization
commonly known as Jal Alai, to which
Major Rathbone said General Wood
had granted ten years exclusive con-
cession. General Wood violated the
Foraker law, which prohibited the
granting of franchises or concessions.
Other charges were made against
General Wood, as follows:
With completely with another army
officer in the preparation and publica-
tion of an article rejecting discredit-
ably upon an officer who ranked both
of them, in violation Of an accepted
canon of military service, and consti-
| tuting an offense commonly known as
conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman"
With directing and causing the audi
| tor of Cuba by a military order to VIC
| late the law in the treatment of ac-
| counts.
| With utilizing the services of an ex-
| convict in an effort to displace his SUI
perior officer, and by such means tc
secure to himself the vacancy thus
! created.
| Major Rathbone offered to produce
evidence and testimony in support Of
| these allegations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
State Notes.

Mrs. Leo. ID. Hart. OF Raleigh. has
been elected president. and Mrs.
Franklin Mcneil. secretary, Of the
Johnston Pettigrew CHAPTER. United
Daughters Cf the confederacy The
chapter will celebrate the birthday OF
General Robert r. Lee. January 18th,
that being 4 State holiday, and Capt
s A Ashc will deliver the address.
On that day crosses Of honor will lee
distributed.
Wilmington. Spccial.-Owen Hans
ley. a young farmer living near Aas-
tie Haynes. this coanty. vas crushci
10 death under train No. - Of the At
lantic Coast Line. as IL was passing
out Cf the yards In this city Hansiey
was late in reaching the station on his
return home and came down an en-
bankment. and ran up in front Of the
train as IL was leaving the station He
Pattcmpted To board ons Of the cars.
but in doing 80 he tad miscalculatcd
| the speed Of the train. and was thrown
| under the wheels. The remains we're
| taken 10 al uadertaker's shop. and are
being prepared for shipment 10 his
home.
J. r. Caldwell. Jr.. son OF Capt }. y.
Caldwell. editor Cf the Charlotte Oh
server, committed suicide iast We'd
nesday evening al his nome in Char
Iotte. by shooting himself.
TIE substitution Of gasoline boats
Tor sailing craft Is being rapidly made
in this section Several commodious
freight beats using gasoline as the mo
:ive power are now making regular
trips between New Bern and Oriental
vsneeboro. Beaufort and SwaasboFa
New Bern Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
MAKING progress
Good Work Being. Done By Philippine
Colonies
REPORT MADE BY COL. EDWARDS
lie Says These Islands VIII Make a
Most Interesting Showing at the
st. Louis Exposition

Washington, Special.-The develop
the past year. together with review
OF pending questions Of Importance in
relation 10 the archipelago, is contain
cl in the annual report OF Colonel
Clarence K. Edwards, chief Of the
bureau Of insular affairs OF the War
Department, made public Sunday. The
accomplishment of greatest Importance
tO the islands during the year has been
:he successful launching OF the new
fiscal system. BY January !, next. the
new system will be in complete opera
ton. The new circulating medium
consists of 180000G0 pesos and frac-
tional silver coins and 10000, 900 pesos
I'm paper money. To establish the new
system and purchase the silver for
S2g000 600 each, both Of which were
sold at n premium. The proceeds of
the sale of these bonds were deposited
ami drew interest at the rate Of 3h per
cent so that the government actually
made money by going into debt
Colonel Edwards emphasizes the ne
ccssty Of n reduction of the Dingley
tariff rates for the encouragement OF
trade between the United States and
the Philippines. There is an active de-
sire on the part of Philippine CONNER
cial interests, he gays, for tariff con-
ccs5ions. and the report states that the
same desire also has been evinced by
he same interests in this country. The
chief exports Of the islands to the
United States are sugar, tobacco, hemp
and coffee. The latter two commodi-
ties already are on the free list.
The education of Filipino youths in
the country for the purpose Of making
them the future teachers of the native
schools Of the islands has begun under
an act passed last summer by the in
sular government. NinCty-eight young
Filipinos are now on their way to this
country for that purpose. They will
attend the grammar schools Of south
erh California during the winter and in
tho spring be distributed through the
MiGdie-West and Eastern portion OF the
United States for further instruction.
colonel Edwards optimistcally pre-
diets that the Philippine exhibit at the
st. Louis Exposition viii be the fea-
ture of that show. There are TO be
something like 200 Filipino partici-
pants, and every phase Of native indus
try and domestic life in the islands is
TO bc represented,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
The Cuban Bill In the House-Goes to
the Senate.
Cuban Bill Passed In the House.

The House Thursday. by a rising
vote OF 335 to q, passed the bill to
make effective the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. The dissenting votes were
about equally divided between Repub-
Hcans and Democrats, but there was
no record vote. the minority having
too few votes to order the yeas and
nays. The Democrats, under the lead
ership Of Mr.. Williams. sought to the
last to secure amendments TO the bill
in accordance with the action OF the
Democratic caucus, but were defeated
steadily.
Mr.. Williams made the final effort
when he tried TO have TIE bill recon-
njtted TO the ways and means commit
tee with instructions 10 amend, but a
point of order under the special rule.
provinding for vote on the bill with
out any intervening motion, was sus-
tanned
Mr.. Cannon received the applause OF
the Democratic side when Ne enter
tained the appeal from his ruling, made
by Mr.. Williams, the Speaker saying
he preferred to err, if he erred at all,
IN giving the House the right to eX-
press its will. The appeal was tabled
by strict party vote.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
Al The National Capital.

Little Is scheduled for the senate 10
do until IL receives the Cuban bill
President Roosevelt is trying to har-
monize his party leaders in the matter
Of his Panama policy
The Cuban reciprocity biil Was re-
fered 10 the committee on WAYS and
Means of the House
Senator Hoar. tRep.. Mass intro
duced bill providing homes and
employment for the homeless poor -
The House minority will support the
bill making the Cuban reciprocity
treaty effective. but urges amend
ments.
General Crozier. Chief OF Army Or
dnance. calls attention To the lack OF
seacoast defenses on the insular pos
sessions.
Politicians in Washington are con
sidering the availability OF Senator
German as a Presidential candidate in
view OF the result in Maryland. where
the negro issue was the leading one.
In order to avoid friction the United
States has offered warships for a meet
ing between the Colombian peace com
missioner and the Panamaians.
Ex-Representative James A. Norton
of Ohio. says Democrats OF that State
favor Senator German for the Presi-
dental nomination.
Senator McComas. rep. Md in
trcduced great number OF bills. one
Of which provides an appropriation
Of S3,jO0,000 for improving the Pa.
tapsco river.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
The Bell " Meseii Joker

The CommlA.tnne. - Agriculture
has received the following letter frusn
ActInE Genera! suPsTiEtcnd-a; AIcI
ardcr Grant. o. the railway nall s~r.
vice. Permit us~ u ackno~iedEr re-
ceipt O: yoGr letter % the 18th la.i.
Addr, sssd the rostmAsisr G~n~rai.
and by him referred Co this oface. 10
which protest % made regarding Ih~
admission OF specimens os the Texas
bOll wccsii - the mails. and IN r.ply
60 Eame stale that this matter is fully
covered ey the Currcnt pos;ai h~s
and regulations. which absolutely r..
cludc all insects and 3, pslles frura thu
mails 4 general order was issued BY
the Postmaster General under date
Ui the 18th inst. Csiiing Ait-ntion Co
section So uf iac postal Law and
regulations and a. the fact thA I'll must
5c rightly enforced ., IN hoped thi.
will meet the end sought ~ yourself
ani others Who have Writt.n regard
ing the same matter ComRixsionsr
Of Agriculture Patterson. speaking of
this matter. said be hoped sve.y BODY
IN the State would be- on the lookout
for persons sending bolt ~eesil INT"
North Carolina. report such cases
promptly. and sec that thcr>s are pro--
Cuiions o. the offenders
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
A NOVEL PROCESS.
Young German Restaurant Keeper
Selected.
EAR GRATED On MILLIONAIRE.
Three Hundred Applicants W no We're
Willing TO Sell an Ear Tor
$4,000

PHILADELPHIA Special-Dr. Andrew
Nelden, Of New York performed the
operation of grating an car lpon the
head Of a Western millionaire, whose
name. the surgeon says. be is unleT
bond not TO divulge. The operation was
to have been performed in New York,
but District Attorney Jerome is said
to have interfered. Sr. Nelden Is said
to have advertised for man willing 10
sell an ear for s. 900: and Of 300 ap-
plicants he selected 4 young German.
who conducts restaurant in New
York. DR.. Nelden said
The operation has been performed.
and promises TO be successful. an
under legal contract and heavy bond
not to reveal the name OF my patient
Generally speaking he Is
wealthy man from the West. How he
lost one ear, | don't know. II appears
to have been cut off with 4 sharp in
strument. | believe lie says il was &C
cl0enIal, Out 1 UeNtA d htu hl-u ~ IA
plain.
THE operation took place at pri,
vate hospital here, where | was as
sisted by a Philadelphia physician.
! think they will be willing to have their
names known later.
THE two men were placed in oppo-
site directions. upon an elongated bed.
One-half of the volunteers ear-the
| upper half-was cut off. together with
| about four inches Of the skin behind
the ear
This was twisted around and fitted
to freshly prepared wound upon the
patients head. The half ear was held
in place by bandages, and the two men
| bound 50 they cannot remove their
heads. They must retain this position
for at least II days to allow the cir
culation to come through the flap of
skin that still remains a part Of the
/ volunteers scalp.
| IF this half ear starts to unite prop
erly, the lower half Of the ear VIII be
grated in the same manner"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
In the Senate.

The Senate held its longest sitting
of the session Friday, beginning at
noon and concluding at :15 p. m. The
entire time was consumed in debating
a motion to defer the Cuban reci-
procity bill to the committee on for
eign relations. The political line was
sharply drawn in the discussion, the
Republicans advocating such refer
eHce, and the Democrats cOntending
that the measure should go to the COM
mittee on finance. The motion pre-
vailed with out division.
The debate served to bring out some
Incidental references to the merits OF
the bill and while it was in progress
Mr.. Teller took occasion to correct
published reports that he has hope of
defeating the bill or that he intends
to unduly obstruct it's consideration.
Messrs. Allison and Aldrich an
nounced their willingness to have the
bill go to the foreign relations COM
mittee. But they united In an express
sion of opinion that such reference
should form no pref edent for the refer
ence OF revenue bills in the future. Mr.
/, Allison denied that there was a pur-
pose Of revising the tariff by recipro-
city treaties.
Messrs. Bacon, of Georgia; Bailey,
Of Texas, and Money, of Mississippi,
on the Democratic side, advocated the
reference of the bill to the committee
on finance.
Mr.. Bailey said that there was quite
probability of all tariff legislation be-
ing accomplished by reciprocity trea-
ties and it became important that the
finance committee should control the
pending bill.
Mr.. Bacon said this was not an iso-
lated case and for that reason was i'm
| po1'tant. 1t was question. he said,
that would largely relate to the 4u-
ture action of Congress-. Mr.. Bacon
said that as member of the commit
tee on foreign relations he had been
the author of the provision requiring
| the "approval of Congress- on the
| treaty, but ne said he had not believed
| the language to be correctly used. On
| the contrary, he considered it quite
| absurd to suppose that Congress
could approve treaty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
lire at Wilmington

Wilmington. Spccisl.-Fire. which
broke out from an unknown source.
early Thursday morning. la the naval
store yards @ fthc u McEach-rn
Company. Un the Ncst side - the river.
opposite tie city. destroyed between
5000 and 5000 barrels % rosin. L.
longing 10 Patterson. Downing a. Co.
and the McEachcTn Company. and
about 500 cross ties belonging tn IN.
u. T. Keith Company The loss viii
probably aggregate 8. 500. which is
fully covered b. insurance. HarbOr
tugs and an cnein. sent over b. the
city fire dcpartms nj. rendered timely
assistance. and saved a large ware
housa on the grounds In which spirits
turpentine Nas stored. and a schooner.
bling nea. the wharf. loaded with H.
600 cross ties
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
Recognition Denied.

Washington, Special-The revolu-
tionists of San Domingo applied to the
State Department for recognition by
the United States. The application was
presented to the department by j. NJ.
Giordan, who represented himself as
the provisional; agent of the revolu
tionary government Of which Gen.
Jiminez is the head The State De
partment has declined the recognition,
informing Mr.. Giordan that it had
been the unbroken policy Of the State
Department to recognize only defactO
governments and if Minister Powell,
who is on the spot, finds that the
revolutionists have actually estab-
lished a capital and opened ports and
is able to protect life and property he
will recognize it,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
Federation ofLabOr.

Boston, Special.-1he American Fed
Grafton Of Labor disposed summarily
Of the "open shop" issue as raised in
the case Of William A. Miller, now en-
ployed in the Government Printing o.
fec at Washington, and the Miller case
itself, by unanimously declaring in fav-
or OF the union shop in government, as
well as private, enterprises, and by Pc
titioning President Roosevelt to re-
examine the evidence offered against
Miller, and If verified, remove Miller
from the service. Although the reso-
luton adopted presented the Fedora
tion's views on both "open shop" and
the Miller case, the issues are kept en-
tirely distinct. The re-examination of
the Miller case is not requested be-
case Miller is nOn-uniOnist, cir
cumstance formely urged as a reason
for his removal, but because the Fed
GRAFTON believes Miller sis totally unfit
to be in charge of working people"
The Miller resolutions declare that
Miller has been proved in affidavit
and court recodrs to be bigamist, per-
jurer, defaulter and one totally unfit to
be in charge of working people" That
he has violated civil service rules and
the revised statues, all Of which de-
mand dismissal, and that his retention
in government employ is a menace "to
production Of creditable work because
OF dissatisfaction with his methods as
foreman"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
Prevented Escape.

Concord. Speciality the timely In
vestigations of Jailer Robinson. an at
tempted escape of a prisoner. Felix
Holt. by name. was prevented. Felix
Holt was imprisoned in one OF the
front rooms. and when discovered had
already sawed one Of the bars across
the window in two. The Instrument
used was a saw ten inches long. IL
seems that the prisoner had the saw
In his pocket several days. Just how
he came into possession Of the saw is
a mystery. unless IL had been SNUG
gled into his room by his wife. who
was in town a few days ago. making
sundry purchases. Holt had been sen
fenced TO the gang for selling yhis-
key. but was in jail pending an ap-
peal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
APPALLING ACCIDENT
Terrible Loss Of Life in Railway Accl-
dent i'm Illinois.

Peoria, Ill, Special.-Thirty-o men
head-end collision between a freight
train and work train on the Big Four
Railroad between Mackinaw and Tre-
mont Thursday afternoon Bodies of 26
OF the victims have been taken from
the wreck, which is piled 80 feet high
on the tracks. Five bodies yet remain
buried under the huge pile of broken
timber, twisted and distorted iron and
steel
On bank at the side of she track
lie the bodies of the victims, cut, bruis-
ed and mangled in horrible manner.
go far only II have been identified, the
remaining bodies being unrecognizable,
even by those who knew them, and are
aware Of the fact that they are among
the dead.
All the dead and most of the injured
were members of the work train, the
crews on both engines jumping in time
TO save their lives. The collision occur
red in deep cut at the beginning Of a
sharp curve, neither train being visible
to the crew OF the other until they were
within so feet OF each other The en-
gneers set the brakes, sounded the
whistles and then leaped from their
cabs, the two trains striking with such
1orce that the sound was heard for sew
eral miles. A second after the collision
the boiler Of the work train engine ex-
ploded, throwing heavy iron bars and
splinters OF wood 200 feet.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
Disastrous Storms.

Berlin, By Cable.-Communication by
telegraph, particularly west of Han
over, has been interrupted by a gen.
eral storm. All of western Europe is at
present only indirectly connected with
Berlin. At Frankfort-on-the-M all
street car traffic has been stopped and
trees have been uprooted. A new four
story building with the surrounding
scaffolding, has been demolished ct
Chemnitz. A tug sank at Emden, one
man being drowned. Several lighters
were sunk on the river Ems and il
is believed that numerous lives have
been lost. Seven passengers were seri-
ously injured by the derailing of train
at Zehausen.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
F1enace to United States.

Washington, Special.-It is learned
here that the situation at Bogota has
assumed a critical phase, as far as
relations between the United States
Beaupre, on the 10Th instant, was
pressed very strongly by the Colon
bian government to know whether the
United States intended to recognize
the new Republic of Panama. 1t is un-
derstood that the request was in such
shape as to constitute a menace in the
event that the recognition had been
extended.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-26
Prof. Bassett Resigns.

Raleigh, n. c., Special.-Prof. Bas-
sett, occupying the chair Of English at
Trinity College, at Durham, has ten
dered his resignation and the trustees
will act on it Tuesday night. Prof.
Bassett's resignation is due to the
fierce criticism of the press on his ar
ticle in The Atlantic Quarterly on the
negro question, in which he stated that
Booker Washington is the greatest
man, except General Lee, born in the
South in a hundred years. College
patrons were threatening to withdraw
pupils and Methodist churches were
demanding Prof. Bassett's dismissal.