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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05

The Holt Mansion, Built
Over a Hundred Years
Ago, Among the Number
MGrRGd 10 GO-StOIY OF
Thomas Law, It's First
Owner, and Whdf He
Did for the Young Cdpi-
tai y y y - X

Monsieur C. voiney, the French free
thinker and author, and to Niemcewitz.
the early companion OF KossG5 Is Among
the frequent callers at this Old house
were Mr.. Wolcott, Secretary Of the
Treasury during the administration of
President Adams, and Mr. GaIlatin, Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury during the ad-
ministration Of Thomas Jefferson.
The Old Lander House to Go.
The Lander house is another old resi-
denee of note that must go. It is one Of
two frame houses on the square facing
the Capitol grounds. II is the home OF
Mrs. Jean Margaret Davenport Lander
widow OF the gallant General Lander,
who was employed by the United States
Government in conducting important ex-
pIorations across the continent Gem
eTal Lander made two surveys to de-
termine the practicability Of 2 trans
continental route, and from the second,
which was undertaken at his own ex-
pense. he alone returned, all 9th srs IN
the party having been slain by sevages-
General Lander surveyed and con-
strueted the overland wagon road. as
the outbreak OF the civil war he was
assigned to duty as aid on the staff OF
General Mcclellan and saw service at
PhiIippi. Rich Mountain, Edwards Ferry.
Hancock and Blooming Gap. He was
married TO Mrs Lander at San Fran
cisco IN 1860
Once a Stage Favorite.
Mrs. Lander was a distinguished
actress, being a member Of the English
Davenport family In 1853 she had
charge Of the Union Hospital az Port
Royal, 6. G. Her last appearance On the
stage was at the Boston Theater, IA
The Scarlet Letter. about twenty
years ago She lives still in the pretty
white painted house shown in the pic
ture.
Perhaps the most conspicuous house
in New Jersey Avenue is the Middle
ton house Il was the home OF Judge
Middleton. the celebrated Washington
turfst, and members Of the family still
reside there.
The family OF DR.. Frederick May in
termarried with the Barry family "a
family of heavy IandhoIders IN the ear
" Washington, and members OF these
families buiIt several Of the houses on
New Jersey Avenue and On 3 Street
Many of the old houses have been re-
modelled in the last quarter OF the cen
fury, and most OF them have modern
fronts.
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Some Famous Dwellings, in
the Block on CUDitOI Hill
ThUt Have Been Con-
dennGd 10 Be Torn
Down TO NlQRe Room for
The New House OF Repre-
SentatVeS Office Build
ing - e * * *

- ONE historic houses will be de-
-, stroyed to make way for the Of
fee building for the House of
Representatives, which is to be erected
on the square bounded by New Jersey
Avenue. First, B and c Streets south
east. One Of the houses. in particular.
which viii be torn down. is a District
landmark. It was erected before the seat
OF Government was removed to the Fed
eraI Territory of Columbia, and was the
home of that great Spectator in Dis
trict real estate, Thomas Law, and this
when about all that is now Washington
was titled fields, old fields, forest, and
marsh.
Once Occupied by Judge Holt.
The house in question has for half a
century been known as the Holt house"
for the reason that it was occupied by
Judge Joseph Holt, Judge advocate general
during the period of the civil law. He
purchased the property IN 1857 and resid-
ed there till the time of his death a few
years ago. The house was often referred
10 during the proceedings in the now
celebrated Holt viii case, and is still a
part Of the Holt estate, the only tenants
being two OF the old coIoTed servants of
the late proprietor. The house stands on
a terrace on New Jersey Avenue ST the
corner of c Street Long before it be
came known as the Holt house, it was
known to everybody IN Washington as
the Law House
Over a Hundred Years Old.
It was built between 1895 and 1893. In
1895 Thomas Law caused to be con-
structed a range Of brick buildings on
the west side of New Jersey Avenue.
These buildings we're occupied as resi-
dences, Thomas Law and his wife living
in one of them. In 1900 the row was con-
verted into a hotel, under the conduct
of Messrs. Conrad and McMunn The
date 1900 Is determined by the following
extract from the Washington Gazette
Conrad and McMunn have opened
houses of entertainment in the range of
buildings formerly occupied by Mr.. Law.
about two hundred PAGES from the Capt.
toll. in New Jersey Avenue. leading
thence TO the Eastern Branch City of
Washington. November q. 1907
It might be of interest TO note in pass
ing that the first number of the Ma
tionaI Intelligence" was issued from
this building, October 81, 1900. and that
Mr.. Smith. the editor. lived there It is
aIsc mentioning that Thomas JET
fer boarder with Conrad and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-05
FULL DRESS WATCHES.
= He MAN who wears a dress

IT He MAN who wears dress suit
may take courage. a new watch
has made its appearance, and the pocket
need no longer bulge because Of the
huge. cIumsily shaped timepiece. This,
the latest novelty in the jeweIry stores.
is about the size Of a silver dollar.
The ordinary watch is twice as thick
and bulky as the new one. The idea
for the thin" watch comes from Eng
land, where it has been extensively
adopted by welI-dressed men.
For the use of the gentIer sex a
similar design has been adopted. the
only difference being in size. The Iady's
watch Is about as large as S10-Eold
piece and Of the same thickness. The
surprising thing about the new watches
is their accuracy as tlmekeepers a
local jeweler says the timepieces lose
nothing in accuracy on account of their
reduction in size.
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The Old Holt House, New Jersey Avenue and Street

the same which must make way for
Capitol annex. 1t was built Of brick,
made By Daniel Carroll. Of DuddingtoR.
New Jersey Avenue had been surveyed
from the Capitol TO the Eastern Branch,
and the forest trees had been felled,
but the stumps were still standing MI
Law moved into the house just little
while before the second session of the
Sixth Congress, the first 10 sit in Wash
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ington. convened. That was December,
1900 This house was the home of Law
at the time Of his greatest prosperity.
Here with Unborn ease and grace he
bestowed his elegant and munifcent hos
DitaIity upon diplomat, statesman, and
savant- and when Mrs. Law, charming
and vivacious, wore the laurels of so
cIaI triumph"
Mr. Law sold the house in 1878 to DIT.
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McMunn at the time of his Inauguration.
March 1, 1901, and that it was from this
building that he rode on horseback to
the Capitol
Center Of Early Social Life.
a few months before Conrad and Nc
Mum took possession OF the buildings
on the west side Of the avenue, Thomas
Law had moved over into his new house,
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w announced the host. as he
passed the cigars. House
cleaning is a relic Of barbarism and the
dark ages of housewifery.
AS his wife is a housekeeper of en-
viable repute, the women in the party
exchanged glanees. After the men had
retired to the den for their smoke, the
wife took the floor.
He IS quite right We do not clean
house. but I do-whiIe he is On one OF
his periodical Western trips You see, 1
have a special advantage in this respect.
Not every wonan's husband goes away
for a fortnight or even a week At this
most convenient season Of the year, but
I believe that, If the husband absent
himself as much as possible during the
spring and fail cleaning, he would not
only heed the suggestion, but would send
her a new Easter bonnet OF a fur piece
IN appreciation Of her thoughtfulness.
Home. to the man, should suggest
comfort and repose. and If there is any
thing comforting about the serai- annuai
conflict with dirt in dark corners, with
moths and similar vexstions to the
housewifery spirit. have never found
1t.
so for the initial step in house-clean-
ing, / would say, ask your husband for
10 help whatsoever. except in financial
way. Don't imagine that you can clean
house on your ordinary household al
Iowance. There are bound TO be extra
expenses in various directions
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TASTY DISHES FOR LATE SuPPERS

process until the meat and the jelly are
exhausted. Then stand on ice until per
fectly firm. Turn out of the mold and
garnish with parsley and hard boiled
eggs, cut in quarters.
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Prepare for the work intelIigentIy
and allow yourself plenty of time. Don't
stir the entire house up as with a gi-
gantic spoon and then try to straighten
it out IN Jwenty-four hours
Either garnet OF cellar is good place
to begin. for that is where the wedding
out process Is most important. For six
months you have been stuflng things
into one or the other of these places,
thinking that some day all may be Of
use Decide now whether you can use
them, and throw out what you cannot.
Prepare your boxes and trunks for
holding the discarded winter clothing
and pack away nothing which you think
viii be useless next fall Don't save an
entire dress. because you know You can
use the trimming next fall. Rip off the
trimming. have it cleaned or pressed and
lay it away in tissue paper Follow the
same rule with hats. II a frame is bad.
and some lace. a feather. or a bit Of
flower is worth saving, take these off
and start a millinery box, but don't cram
band boxes with dusty. yaIueIess shapes,
streaked veIvets. and what not.
Next 90 over the furnishings. drap-
cries, etc. which you intend to have
cleaned, and send them away al once.
They viii be at the cleaners during the
turmoil and come back in good condi-
ton to be laid away during the hot
weather. BY this I mean your lace cur
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~
Capitol
Hill
Landmarks
of Brick
and
Stone
That Are
Soon to
Disappear.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Land Controversy Settled.

Alter controversy and bitter feeling
lasting over a period of years, what
Is doubtless to be a final settlement
oil the North and Middle parks range
disputes was reached on the 18th inst.
when Register Mark Woodruff OF the
State Land Board had heard the griev-
ances OF the opposing factions.
An amicable agreement was made,
by which the small cattle owners and
ranchers were given their choice OF
the range leases. The big companies
accepted what remained. Register
Woodruff gave the contending parties
assurance that in all probability the
agreement will be approved by the
State Land Board
The land in question comprises
many thousands of acres of state
holdings in Grand and Larimer coun-
ties. For several years there has
been much rivalry in connection with
the occupation of the range. from
which many neighborhood troubles
have resulted. The North Park Cat
tie Company. which is said virtually
to have been an auxiliary of the Ar
mour Packing Company, was the prin-
cipal of the big companies. Later 1t
was succeeded by the Linger Cattle
Company, which was represented at
yesterdays meeting by David How.
The big corporations entered the
country and established themselves,
crowding out the small ranchers OF
the locality. These large companies
are backed by large packing concerns,
1t was claimed, and it was their inten-
tion to secure leases on great tracts.
To this the small owners stoutly OBJ
jected. The fight was waged fercely
for about five years. and the amicable
adjustment was gladly received by
both factions.
About twenty persons, representing
a large number of the owners con-
cerned. appeared before Register
Woodruff. Among them were Presi-
dent Jones of the Jones Cattle Com
pany: David How, representing w. H.
Mari of the Linger Cattle Company;
Monte Blevins, Andrew Morrell. At
torney j. M. Ellis and D. F. Sudduth.
In speaking of the outcome Of the
controversy, Mr.. Sudduth, whe repre-
sented party of the small owners,
said: I'VE are glad to have the af-
fair settled. 1t has been long and
tedious fight and we would much ra-
ther concede few points than to be
in constant trouble over the range.
There seems to be general satisfac-
tion concerning the settlement among
all concerned"
AS the agreement stands the smaller
owners will have from 1G0 to 700 acres
of land each under their control.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29
MONEY,IS APPROPRIATED FOR
EXTENDING THE MOFFAT ROAD

Denver, May ga special meeting
of the board of directors of the Den
yer, Northwestern = Pacific railroad
the Moffat Short Line-was held at
the offices of the company in the Majes-
tic building. at which an appropriation
of IS 300, 900 was made for additional
construction.
President Syl. T. Smith of the Colo
rado-Utah Construction Company is
sued the following statement
AT a special meeting of the board
of directors held to-day additional con-
was authorized This comprehends the
contracts can be satisfactorily awarded
of the boring of what is known as
the main range tunnel of the Moffat
Short Line, and the construction of the
permanent line on the west side of the
main range well into the Grand River
valley, as well as the construction of
the temporary line over the main
range which will be operated pending
mel, which will take about two years
time to construct"
Proposals will be advertised for at
once. and the bidders will be given
about thirty days to put in their fig
ures. Contracts for the work will be
awarded not later than June 30th. and
work will commence as soon as men,
material and machinery can be put
into the field. The work authorized
will require at least 5000 men. This
does not include any of those now at
work this side of the range, as both
contracts will be under way at the
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29
Flag Day Proclamation.

Governor Peabody hes issued the
following proclamation, calling for the
observance of Flag Day throughout
the state:
For the purpose of specially dem
onstrating our love for the flag-the
emblem of the nations strength, JUS
tice and glory-it has become the GUS
tom to celebrate Old Glorys birthday
anniversary as Flag Day.
Il therefore proclaim Saturday,
June 13, 1903, as Flag Day, and rec
ommend that it be set apart for ap-
propriate exercises and ceremonies,
and that places of business, as well as
the home, display the banner of our
achievements.
Particularly do urge the observa-
tion Of Flag Day by the schools of the
state, to the end that the citizens of
tomorrow may learn to-day those mag
nificent lessons of patriotism which
are taught by that flag. which is the
emblem of our country in sunshine
and in storm; the stars Of which will
ever shine brighter so long as it con-
tinues to lead only along the paths of
righteousness as well as the paths of
glory.
IN witness whereof hereunto set
my hand and cause the great seal of
state to be affixed. Done at the state
capitol, Denver. Colorado. this twen.
tieth day of May. A. D. 1903.
JAMES H. PEABODY"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29

same time, and full forces will be need
ed on both to complete the work with
in the time limit which will be set.
The work covered by the present
contracts of Orman & Crook and Good
& Co. extends about fifty-two miles
from Denver. The east portal of the
tunnel is approximately sixty miles
from this city II is at this point that
the new contracts will be taken up,
both for driving the tunnel and build
ing the temporary line over the range.
The gap OF eight miles between the
end of the present work and the east
portal of the tunnel will be built at the
same time as the new work.
The letting of the new contracts will
inaugurate a new and extensive cam
paign on the part of the Moffat road
builders. Over $500 men are now at
work on the line between Utah June
ton, the Denver yard terminal and
Rollinsville, just beyond which is the
east portal of the tunnel. This portion
of the line will he completed and in op-
Grafton by January 1st next.
The new army of 5000 men will be
divided into several sections. Two sec
tions will begin driving the great tun-
mel through two miles of solid granite,
one party working from each end. A
third party will start the temporary
line over the mountain from the east
side, and fourth from the west side.
A fifth section will project the line
from the west portal of the tunnel
on into the Grand River valley, in the
direction of Gore canon, where another
force has been at work already prepar-
ing the way
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29

Glen F.. Kearns of Denver who has
been for some time private secretary
to d. B. Farley. chairman of the Re-
publican state central committee, has
been appointed secretary of the State
Board of Arbitration by Governor Pea
body. He will succeed John F. Harley
as the third member of the board, Mr..
Harley having held over from the last
administration. Under the new law
the appointment is choice from six
men, three suggested by each men,
Der of the board. The secretary re-
ceives 500 per month.
Governor Peabody's advisory board
on May 23rd received the complaints
of the Federation of Miners for the Col
orado City Millmens Union, the state
ments of the mill owners, denying
violated, and adjourned without date,
The Federation is still to present a
written statement supporting its claim
that the agreement between President
Meyer of the Federation and Manager
Mcneil of the United States Reduction
Company has not been observed. When
this is in the hands of the advisory
board it will take the millmens COM
plant under advisement. Attorney II.
X. Babbitt of Colorado Springs repre-
sented Manager McNeill and Attorney
John Fl. Murphy the Western Feder-
alton of miners. Stenographers took
the proceedings and the notes of the
statements of both sides will be extend
ed and added to the already large rec
ord of the Colorado City millmen's
strike. Rev. r. A. Uzzell, Representa-
tive Frank Frewen and Rev. Father
Carrigan. members of the advisory
board, were present
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29
big MASS MEETING PROTESTS
AGAINST RUSSIAN OUTRAGES

! in their gilded carriages and glOated on
the scene. The outrages were commit
ted for the alleged reason that the
Jews were usurers. The pretense of
| the fanatical and violent mob for as
saulting the Jews was that they used
the blood of Christians in the Pass
over.
Have the nations of the world en-
tered into conspiracy to maintain 81
lence in the face of these Outrages?"
asked the speaker
Senator Teller followed. He said, in
part:
Il join heartily in the protest I am
convinced. much against my will. that
it will require much more than our
protest to prevail against these acts.
If 1t is done effectively 1t must be done
by universal depreciation by the Amer
ican people OF these horrible occur
rences.
Senator Patterson. who followed.
said:
1T is most startling to me that 1900
years after the birth of Him who has
become the light of Christian nations
and preached peace and good will
among men. we should be called upon
to condemn the most atrocious deeds
occurring in 500 years.
Il believe it only remains for the
people of such countries as Great Brit
ain and the United States to make
their detestation of such deeds known
throughout the world to make the pos
sibility of such acts Immediately van
ish.''
Eloquent addresses followed by
Father Organ, Charles j. Hughes. J-,
Dean H. Martyr Hart and j. B. Bel
ford
Resolutions prepared by Senators
Teller and Patterson were adopted and
telegraphed to Washington
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29

Denver. May 26.-Hundreds of peo-
pie were turned away from the mass
meeting held at Temple Emanuel Sun
day night to protest against Russian
cutrages on the Jews. 1t was the great
est crush in the history of the syna-
gogue. The aisles, vestibules and gal
leries were packed with people stand
ing.
On the platform, besides the speak
ers, were Mayor r. r. Wright, Charles
J. Hughes, Supreme Justice r. w.
Steele, Judge J. B. Belford, the Rev.
Richard E. Sykes, Robert Bonynge,
Dean H. Martyr Hart, Father. William
Organ and Rabbi Kauvar
Rabbi Friedman, in opening the
speechmaking, said:
I'VE have met, In the cause of hui
manity, regardless of creed, to protest
against the crime against the Hebrew
race In Russia.
For some decades" he continued,
the Russian government had practiced
a persecution aimed to exterminate
5000, 900 people. L had deprived them
OF means Of livelihood, had shut them
up, had saddled upon them despicable
and menial employment. These out
RACES had been systematically inflicted
until they eliminated, April 21st, in
the greatest wrongs since the Middle
Ages. Women were outraged, tongues
were torn out, hands were cut off, and
the greatest outrages conceivable were
committed. These outrages occurred
on a Sunday morning. The Russian
ambassador, Count Cassini, had con-
nived at these awful cruelties"
"The picture" he said, was one of
5000 families homeless and destitute,
1000 manned for life. and 200 massa-
cred in Kishineff-massacred, while
the rich families of Kishineff rode by
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29
APPROPRIATION
BILL is ILLEGAL

Denver May 26.-Judge Carpenter in
the District Court yesterday ruled that
the general appropriation bill, which
was passed by the Fourteenth General
Assembly as house bill No. 433, is lille
gal. The lengthy opinion in which he
supports his action concludes with an
injunction against the state treasurer
and other state officers paying out the
moneys for which the bill provides
The system of blank appropriation
bills is censured in the opinion. Be-
cause the signatures of the speaker of
the house and president of the senate
were attached to house bill No. 433 be-
fore it was complete, and received the
signature of the governor in this con-
dition, the bill is held to be invalid.
Appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court. If this body sustains the action
of Judge Carpenter it may be necessary
to call an extra session
Among the points brought out in
his opinion, Judge Carpenter lays
stress on what he believes to be a
vicious precedent. at was stated by
the attorney general at the conclusion
of his argument that It has been Gus
tomary to enroll bills passed during
the last hours of the session after the
adjournment of the General Assembly
and that a decision of this case ad-
verse to the defendants upon this
ground would have the effect of invali-
dating many statutes heretofore sup
posed to be, and acted upon, as valid.
Such being the case" says the Judge,
"is is high time that halt should be
called"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29
HORRORS OF THE
AUTOnOBILE RACE

Paris, May 26.-It is now possible to
assemble from the many reports along
the route of the first stage of the Paris
Madrid automobile race complete list
of casualties. This shows six persons
killed. three SO dangerously injured
that they may die, and ten seriously
injured. During the day it was assert
ed here that seventeen persons had
been killed. and that seventeen were
injured; but this was not confirmed
Nine. Chayssas, accompanied by her
husband. both riding bicycles. were
watching the passage of automobiles
at st. Andre De CubZac, twelve miles
from Bordeaux, when a horse fright
ened by the noise, bolted and over
turned the woman, who fell under
racing automobile. Her legs were cut
off. The hope of saving her life is
slight.
According to the latest reports Mr.
Stead is SO much improved that he will
be able to leave the hospital this week.
Mr. Barrow is also slightly better, and
the doctors expect to reduce the dso-
cation of his thigh and amputate his
foot tomorrow.
bordeaux reports that many OF the
competitors. including Charon, Theler
and Passy. desired to abandon the race,
but others insisted that their honor de
manded that they run to the Spanish
frontier if possible. but the Spanish
government later forbade the race and
thus compelled its abandonment.
The manufacturers having agreed
that as road race is impossible, the
meeting will be resumed within
closed course
number of the leading American
and French automobilists expressed
horror at the series of accidents ana
added that in their opinion it would
end speed races in France and at other
points on the continent.