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banquet to Francis.

New York, March 2e.-Former Gov
ernor David r. Francis of Missouri,
president OF the st. Louis exposition,
was the guest of honor at a banquet
given Thursday night at the Waldorf
Astoria by the Missouri Society of
New York. Augustus Thomas, presi-
dent of the Missouri society, presided.
a large delegation of st. Louis mer-
chants were present to welcome the
distinguishea traveller
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-26
Miss Roosevelt in Porto Rico,

San Juan, Porto Rico, March 90
Miss Alice Roosevelt landed here from
the steamer CONNIE. from New York
March IA. She was met by Governor
Hunt and family and driven to the pal
ace, where size afterwards held an in
formal public reception
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-26
Texas and Pacific stockholders.

New York March 20.-The Texas
and Pacific Railway company stock
holders held their annual meeting and
reelected the old board of directors
with one exception Edward T. JEFF.
rey succeeded C. T. McGhee.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-26

Gus Willxe of Chicago Who built the
Texas STATE capitol was at Austin.
Thursday
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-03-26
SUCCESSION NOTICE

$CCCESSIOM NOTICE.
10. f753-la Flsst Dis.rict Cour@ Rap.
ISL Of Gadto, State OF Aouisiana
IN e. liquidation % Southerp
GLASS and Queensware Company.
Wotlce is hereby given cha. Gartol
Calm a0d Seymow B. Simon, fiquida.-
ors, nave CHS day Med tableaso of debts
and statement on said succession, and
unless opposition - made thereto within
the @me spectiea b.' law Ore same will
be duly Aomolcgute" as prayed io,.
Witness che Honorable A. D. Nant.
Ehdge % said Court, Gls che A,tf1 day
OF February. 1908
J. il. LEVI, Depu.. Glesa.
Weosuary IS. 1908.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
SIX PRISONERS GET
VARIOUS SENTENCES
Punishments Varying From Twenty
Years to SIX Months Melted Out.

Isaac Laws. negro. convicted of a
felonious assault. was yesterday sen
fenced by Justice Anderson to Imprisor-
ment for twenty years in the peniten-
tiary at Trenton. y. J. The prisoner
victim was Bessie Walton. a negro girl.
nine years old. q
Robert Z. FeuneU. convicted of rob
bling guests at the Raleigh and Arlington
Hotels in October last. was sentenced To-
six years Imprisonment
Alexander MacgiIL convicted Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
was sent to the Denitentiarv for three
years.
James QuarIes. a negro. for assault,
with a dangerous weapon got three
years in the penitentiary. Benjamin
Bushrod, negro, for assault with O
dangerous weapon VIII serve ten months
ia the District Jail William johnson.
q negro. was sent 10 jail for six months
EoT snatching a purse.
In the case of Robert Hicks convicted
OF blackInail Justice Anderson suspend
ed sentence and released the prisoner on
his personal bonds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
HOW TERRIER YANKEE"
ESCAPED POUNDHASTER


The buIIrerrier dog YANKEE" which
for several months was under sentence
OF death at The hands OF Pou2dmaster
z1instetn. has escaped paying the penalty.
lie is noa safe In a ljttIe Maryland town
beyond the jurisdiction Of the District
authorities and ii Is the intention of his
master. Dr. j. Morgan Barber that his
pet shall remain there. at least for the
present
YANKEE acquired great deal of
-otorietg about three months ago when
ur. Barber was prosecuted in the Police
Court. on the charge OF maintaining
vicious and dangerous dog" II was
alleged that Yankee had bitten a small
boy and the chtd's parents desired that
the dog should Dee killed After q hearing
Dr. Barber was found guilty and the dog
Yankee was sentenced TO death al the
bands Of the pouudmaster- DR. Barber
/ then commenced a hard fight so save his
pet
HIS first recourse was to the supreme
Court Of the District for q writ of habeas
corpus TO SECURE his own release from
custody. He then dled a motion for a
rev trial This was denied. Several days
had elapsed and Yankee was in the
hands OF the pouHdmaster and his life
might be forfeited any minute.
There was no time lost by DIR. Barber
I after his motion for a new trial had
/ been denied before he moved along
another line. He Immediately appeared
+ before Justice OF thePeace Henry Ran
/ dali Webb and began replerin proceed
/ ings TO recover possession Of his prop
arty- From that time until few days
7 ago ease was pending in the justice
OF the peace court
/ A day OF. two ago q decision in favor Of
J Dr.. Barber was announced and he was
/ awarded possession OF his dog.
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Go long way rom me, chile, What
fob 70 come pestercatin' roun' me wifi
so TOOL questions? How ! know how
ole is? All know IS done been born
in zebenteep hun'erd an ninety, when
Marse George Washinton war Presiden',
an el DAT don make me hun'ord an
fifteen I don know"
such is the vav Aunt" Mary Lee OF
1912 First Street southwest greets az
inquiry concerning her age And while
Aunt Mary is faulty in her arithmetic
she is correct as 10 her dates, as She
has abundant evidence 10 prove, and is
therefore II3 years old this spring
This makes her by TAR the Oldest resi-
dent of Washington. and one of the old
est people in the United States.
1t was during Washingtou's second
term as President that little pickanin-
ME first saw the light in cabin in the
quarters Of the big plantation OF
Major J. II, in Caroline county,
Va She played around the cabin With
her "pigtaiIs" tightly tied until she was
"a right smart gal" and then she went
into the cotton field ''strippin." She
was only ten years old. and had been in
The cotton field about year. when her
mother and children were sold 10 Col
Payne Warren Of Essex county.
The sale of slaves by quality folks
was an unusual thing in the days Of the
ola South, and Aunt Mary thus explained
how she came to be sold.
70 see. de majar was a mighty
d7inkin' and gamblin' man, an he done
cot hard up fob money. Pears like he
done wagah mo- money in a pokah game
one night when he war drinkin' dan he
war ale TO pay, an so he had 10 sell
some O. his niggers to pay his debts
Dat how come my nanny an her chill
lun cum to be sole"
Aunt Mary suffered nothing by the
transfer of owners, however. Colonel
Warren had several plantations, ana
more ''darkies" than he could count. and,
like all Southerners of the upper class,
was always kind in his relations 10 his
slaves. Aunt Mary continued her work
in the cotton fields until she was an ex-
pert picker. and then. seeing that she
was a likely gal" she was taken from
the feIds and given work in the quar-
tiers. such as spinning and making
clothes fer the field hands The old
woman is still proud of her skill al
spinning. and her old form straightens
with pride as she tells how she used
to beat the other darkies at her task.
Law, honey. I jes' wish I had 2
wheel heah now, Ole as I is. I could
make il hum ytt. she proudly exclaimed.
Aunt Mary was twenty-five years old
before she married. The war Of 1872
was then just over. The country was
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"AUNT" MARY LEE 4
SPRIGHTLY CENTENARlAN
Woman in Southwest Washington Probably Oldest in Country

at peace, her master had returned from
the war. and she readily obtained con-
sent to wed The strapping buck jim, be-
longing to Judge Pratt, a netghbor 10
the Warreus. Ten children were born
from this union. The third child, Ar
thur. died in this city On January q al
his home at S17 Delaware Avenue south
east. at the ripe age of eighty-three
Aunt Mary makes her home with the
youngest, Caroline the wife Of oscar
Smith. who is employed at a neighbor-
ing brickyard Caroline is only fifty
FIVE years old
Judge Pratt died just before the civil
war. and just after the war. finding her
self free. and the problem of existence
staring her in the face, Aunt Mary ac-
cepted The hand Of Jim Lee, and with
him moved to the city of Washington,
where she has lived ever since. Lee did
not live long. and since his death she
has made her home with her children.
Aunt Mary has no idea how many grand
children, grandchildren OF great
great grandchildren she has Don ask
me to count EN-" she says "Dey done
too many for dis ole brain to keep count
en- en-
Aunt Mary's real age is established
by the records Of the Baptist church,
Of which she has been q member for
nearly a century When she joined she
was baptized by a white minister. and.
as was the custom, her age was ascer-
tanned from her white folks and duly
entered in the church register. AS she
changed her membership her record fol
lowed her, and she is nov in posses
sion Of a duly attested letter from her
present pastor. the Rev John Richard,
pastor OF the Rehoboth Baptist Church,
colored. at 1922 First Street southwest,
which indicates her birth and various
residences. This letter shows that her
last owner was Robert BailoT of Essex
county. who was q son-iu-Iaw of Colonel
Warren and came into the possession
Of Aunt Mary by Inheritance.
Though so very old, Aunt Mary is as
spry as woman Of sixty. Her hair
IS no more than gray, and she goes
about the house as chirp as a cricket,
climbing the flight Of stairs TO bring the
visitor her precious documents with no
more than one rest between the bottom
and the top She cannot read. but not
from want of good eyesight. for she
wears no glasses, and yet can see TO
thread a needle with accuracy, and sews
with much Of her old skill. She has
+ lost some teeth. but still has enough
for all practical purposes And with
I'll the vicfssitudes more than century
have brought. she still retains a rich
humor that makes a visit to her an en-
! ioyabIe treat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE
ALLEGED WIRE TAPPING

Officials OF the Washington Alexan-
dria, and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
. Company are investigating d case o.
wire tapping on their line. near airing
ton Junction. Va Recently a train dis
patcher noticed an insulated wire thrown
+ across the feed wire Of the car line.
and also wire dangling down the side
OF a pole,
When he and the clerk OF the company
investigated the case several days ago
they discovered that the wire led 70
several houses situated near the Al
: 1eghany Coal COmpany's yard The oc-
cup2uLs OF two or The houses declared
: that man living near the dump OF the
coal company had fitted UP the wires
but that as yet they had not used the
current The InCandesceut bulbs were
all IN The house, aud when one o. the
investigator turned the light on, il
EEhOnC brightly
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Dislooated Her Shoulder.

Mrs Johanna S0deFhoIm. Of Fergus
FAILS MINI. fell and dislocated her shout
5cE She had q surgeon get IL back In
Place as soon as possible. but IL was
quite sore and panied her very much
Her zon mentioned that he had seen
Chamberlain Pain Balm advertised for
srrains and soreness. and she asked
him 20 buy her . bottle Of il. which he
tfa. i quickly relieved her and enabled
her 20 sleep which she had not done for
several days The son was so much
pleased with the relief it gave his
mother that he has since recommended
II TO many others For sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail. and all
druggists
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
VAN DYKE RECEPTION.

= reception was held in honor Of DIT,
Henry Van Dyke. head OF the English
department Of Princeton University,
yesterday afternoon by the ladies OF The
Church OF the Covenant. The entire
Presbytery of the city had been invited
and the callers included many promi-
uea- diviues and lay members of the
church DIT Van Dyke, who Is modern
Tor o. the Presbyterian Church. viii
preach ar the Covenant Church tomo--
row.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
STOLEN EARRINGS
FINALLY RECOVERED
Property Of Grace Ferguson Found in
New York Pawnshop.

The $6c0 diamond earrings. stolen from
Grace Ferguson of u Street northwest
last July, and TO recover which several
trips nave been made by members of the
detective force, were finally secured III
a New York pawnshop yesterday by De
$eetve Tom HaruEau. and brought to
this city last night. where they were
identified by the owner.
Detectives HarJigau and Horne have
been conducting Inc tnves.iss zion in this
case They early arr6kted Virgse Shields.
who is now serving a term i'm the Dis
trict Jail Tor the crime. She was con
viCted on the testimony of James Shields
whom she married in Jail and who on
her release became jealous and told ol
her having had the diamonds while in
prison.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
Mr.. SMITH TO SPEAK
TO MEN TOMORROW

Fred B Smith will be the speaker al
the big meeting for men in Lafayette
Opera House tomorrow afternoon. Mr..
Smith viii give as his address The
Supper of Death"
songs in the Dark" which made a
pleasing hit a few weeks ago, viii be a
feature after the service tomorrow. The
Temple male quartet viii take part in
this service
Tickets may be secured free at drug
stores and hotels generally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
FELLOWS HOLD MEETING.

The resident members of the College
Of Fellows, American Society Of Re
Igious Education. and a few friends.
met Iasc evening at the residence OF
Rev. s S Laws. D. D.. 1877 Q Street
northwest. Rev Isaac Clark presided,
and Prof r. 3. Warden acted as secre-
3ary- Prof George L. Cady, of Iowa State
University read q paper on The Re
1igion Of Childhood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

Robert Wallace. District of Columbia.
and Ruby c. Richards, Alexandria. Va
Henry HOPES, District Of Columbia
and Henrietta DOdd, Baltimore. Nd
Rudolph FieTbucheD and Lena -. Ruld.
Henry q Hicks and Mary E. ScIaen
William Henry LocEetLe. Navajo
;COunty. Texas. and Catherine 3. Payne
Chatham, Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
TIE DEATH RECORD

Following are The deaths reported al
the Health Department uD TO noon To-
day:
Mary A5cNamara. IS years
Mamie Il McNerhany. 81 years
Charles a. Corey, II years
Columbus Turner, years
James B. Francis, IL months.
Robert Chase. Z months
Clarence Wallace : months
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24
PERSONAL INJURY SUIT.

Annie B. Slade Instituted proceedings
Thursday in the Supreme Court of the
District against the Columbia Railway
Company to recover $1,000 for alleged
personal injuries.
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THE NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

Kengla is considered the most valuable
in that section Of Georgetown,
Special devotional exercises will be
held tomorrow morning al Dahl gren No
mortal Chapel in the Georgetown Uni.
versity grounds. the occasion being the
feast of the Holy Family. one Of the
new fcasts of the church. The celebra-
tion mass will be chanted at 100. at
which the Rev Father Becker viii on
ciatc. Music for the service viii BE-
furnished by a choir made w OF the
students of the universit--
James BnlingsIv is confined TO his
home. on Wisconsin Avenue, TenIeytovn
by illness.
The Rev. d.. 5. Reese Furray, OF the
Methodist diocese of Baltimore, Nd. VII
preach at the DumtIrtOn Avenue NJ z.
Church tomorrow morning. DIT. Reese
will speak on the '"Woman's College OF
Baltimore" In the evening the Rev
Dr. F. II. Havenner. the pastor. Will
oHciate at the services.
Mrs Henrietta Y. Heron, formerly OF
Georgetown. died yesterday at her home
20 f Street northwest. after an illness
OF several weeks. She was the widow OF
the late William T. Heron. Of George
town. Funeral arrangements have not
yet been made
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Fred W. Parks. Of TeuIeytown is lying
critically iii at his home in Chesapeake
Street, suffering with typhoid fever and
pneumonia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H Bradley have
returned from an extended Northern
bridal to=r.
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Leaders in Low Prices for Coal.
5. 5. DASH & SONS. 1901 C. st. nw.-Advt.
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The new syndicate which viii control
traffic over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal next season is now arranging 10
nlodernize the unloading faciuties at the
Georgetown wharyes. Heretofore il has
required seven Iaborers to unload one
boat in the specified time The nesy
system viii consist OF large tOugs and
scoops, which can be operated by two
men Next year. if the present plans
are carried out. twice the amount Of coal
Will be shipped over the canal In other
words, about 100000 tons of Cumberland
coal win be shipped to Georgetown next
season over the Chesapeake and ohio
Canal. The company proposes TO furnish
good mules and enough of them to hurry
the freight along Heretofore but ore
trip to Georgetown a month was made
by a boat. while next year each boat
viii make two trips.
c. W. Watson. J. WHecIwrieht. T. 3.
Davis, IT,, and l. L. Malone. the con
jroIlers of the new company. accom-
panied by superintendent Randolph. of
the Consolidation Coal Company; Cen
cral Manager Lewis NJ Hamilton, of the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and Edward p. McKeuna. gen
eral freight and passenger agent. viii
20 in q day or two 70 the various towns
along the canal to inspect the holdings
of the old company.
A copy Of the resolution which was
adopted by the Georgetown Citizens
Association Thursday afternoon, reIa-
tive to the $4,000 600 loan from the
United States to the District OF Colum-
bia for public improvements was sent
20 the Hon J. " Babcock, chairman Of
tn. House District Committee today.
The Churchmen's League of Washing
ton viii give an informal reception
Monday evening at the Church of the
Epiphany, in honor of the new ministers
who have recently come into the Wash
ington diocese They are the Rev. James
W. H Blake. OF Christ Episcopal Church,
Georgetown. who succeeded the late the
Rev. Dr. Albert Rhett Stuart; the Rev
Dr.. C. Ernest smith. of St. Thomas, and
the Rev Roland c. Smith, of St John s
/ Episcopal Church. of Washington. The
reception viii be held after the league
has transacted its regular routine bust
ness.
It is reported that the will of the
late Henry Kengla of Georgetown, who
I died about two weeks ago. viii be con-
/ tested. HIS estate is said to be worth
about S250, 900 OF his ten nephews and
/ nieces who were his righrfuI heirs, five
I Of them were not mentioned in the in
strument,
Several years ago, it is said, one Of
the nephews accidentally shot one of
Mr. Kengla's horses, and was cut out
of the viii on this account The real
/ estate belonging to the estate Of Mr..
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discovery cures diseases OF the stomach
and other organs of digestion and nutri-
ton It purifes the. blood and enables
the perfect nutrition Of the BODY which
means perfect health.
eFOr six long years I suffered with iudiqes
ton and my liver and kidneys which ba fled
best doctors IN our country writes z. L. Ran
sell ESQ Of Wooiscy, Prince William Co Va
Il suffered with my stomach and back for long
tine, and after taking a cartIoad Of medicine
from three doctors grew so bad could hardly
do days work Would have death-lfkc pains
IN the side, and blind spells. I BEGAN taking
DR.. PicTCe's Golden Medical Discovery and
Pleasant Pellets Before had taken half OF
the second bottle began TO feel relieved got
SIX more bottles ard used them, and an happy
TO say 7 owe my life to Or. PIERCE
Accept no substitute for e Golden Med
ical Discovery There IS nothing e lust
as good for diseases Of the stomach,
blood and lungs,
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 large pages, in paper covers, is sent
f5Ee on receipt of II one-ceut stamps to
pay expense Of mailing only. Address
Or. R. Y. Pierce. Buffalo. y. Y
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SI-25 to Baltimore and Return sI.25.
Via Pennsylvania RaiIr adj Tickets on sale SAT
urday and sunday, January p and %, limited
70 last train returning Sunday January 25
al trains except Congressional Limited.
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Champagne Importations in Iooa.

aggregated 300 7Os cases, Of which I25, 10 cases
were g. II. Mumm & Cos Extra Dry being
over oue-third Of the total Quality alone is re-
sPon-ible for this phenomenal showing, and the
1895 vintage now being imported is unsurpassed.
-Ad.t.
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its allied organs Of
digestion and uutri-
ton are diseased.
Il IS not a question
with him of winning
IN the race for bust
ness but of simply
keeping up under
any circumstances
Whenever disease
affects the stomach
it Is affecting also
the blood and the
health of every or
gan OF the BODY.
For blood Is only
food converted into
nutrition and uutri-
ton IS the life of
the body and every
organ Of it.
Doctor Pierces
Code n AIedics.
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Several years ago, it is said, one Of
the nephews accidentally shot one of
Mr. Kengla's horses. and was cut out
of the viii on this account The real
estate belonging to the estate of Mr..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-24

James BuHngsIy is confined to his
home. on wisconsin Avenue, TenieytoVn
by illness