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The Duke of Cambridge
Stricken at Age OF IS
Falls Victim to HemOrrhages Caused by Nal
ady of StomaCh--FiiS Brilliant Military
Career and MorganatiC Marriage.

LONDON. March 1.-THE Duke Of
Cambridge. cousin of the late Queen
Victoria, died at 1925 this morning.
The duke had been suffering for some
weeks with serious attack Of stom-
ach trouble. He seemed TO be improv-
inF until yesterday when he had a re-
.currence of the hemOrrhages from his
stomach. Again he rallied. but only for
a short time. Toward evening he be-
gan TO sink rapidly. and last night It
was apparent there was little chance
Of his recovery or or his lasting for
more than a few hours.
His death will put the court in mourn
ing. and will postpone all ceremonies
arranged for some weeks.
Career ot the Duke
George William Frederick Charles,
field marshal and Duke OF Cambridne.
grandson OF King George III, and first
cousin 20 her late majesty. Queen Vic
toria. was born at Hanover. March 26.
1919. The dukes life has been a long and
active one. and replete with stormy Incl
dents.
The greater part of the late dukes
life was spent in service in the army
His first post of any consequence was
as colonel, TO which he was appointed
in November. 1887. Eight years later
he was advanced to the rank Of ma tOr
general and then 10 lieutenant general
in 1854. when he was appointed to com
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RUSSIAN FORCES
AFTER INVADERS

NIUCHWANG. March 1L-Detach-
ments Of Russian cavaIry. infantry and
artillery have been dispatched 70 Tower
Hill. eight miles south OF Kaichau
Point. and to another coast position ten
miles farther west The purpose Of this
movement Is unknown. but IT increases
the expectation OF a Japanese attack.
The last American and English women
left yesterday. Most of the railway en-
ployes are leaving Yingkow. An emer-
gency train is kept in readiness TO take
the remainder. This is in accordance
with the directors decision 70 abandon
the line in view OF the expected Japan
ese attack.
special guard of 200 Chinese troops
Is posted at the ChwaugtattSe bridge.
thirty miles away. owing TO fears that
robbers may attempt to destroy IL.
There is little confidence here in These
troops. They are expected e run II
attacked. The abandonment of the rail-
way will stop communication with
Shanhaikwan-
Business is at a standstin. Prices or
everything have trebled- The i've is thaw-
ing but the pilots believe 1t is too thick
TO hope for the opening of navigation
yet. unless the spring tides break up and
carry out the ice. Otherwise. IL VIII be
d fortnight before navigation opens
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mapd the two brigades of highlanders
ard guards united to form the first Ii
vision Of the army sent to the aid OF
Turkey against the Emperor of Russia.
Two years later he became a general. In
1861 he was appointed colonel of the
royal artillery and royal engineers and
was promoted to the rank of field mar
shall November s, 1852
At the battle of the Alma he led
his division into action in a manner that
won the confidence Of his meu and the
respect of the veteran officers with
whom he served At .Inkermann he was
actively engaged. and had a horse shot
under him
On the resignation of the Viscount
Hardings in 1855 the duke was appointed
TO succeed as commander-in-chief.W which
post he held until recently.
Morganatic Marriage.
1t was long a sore point with the late
Queen how TO overcome the difficulty
Of proper recognition Of the family Of
the duke Although. according to the
old law, his marriage 10 Miss Fair
brother was not considered other than
morganaSc. the Queen always recog-
nized the lady as her cousin. and to her
children Windsor. BaImoral. ard Buck
ingham palaces were wide open.
Miss FaiTbrother was an obscure ac-
tress without much beauty or preten-
Slons OF any kind, and in marrying her
the duke followed the example Of his
great uncles and uncles. He displayed
great devotion TO his wife and her
twelve children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-17
SNOW LAW NETS DISTRICT
TIDY sum OF $2,363
Of This Amount 1898 Is. From Assess
ments in Cases Where City Clsan-
ed the Sidewalks.

The part Of the new snow law that
applies to the removal Of snow from
the sidewalks In front Of vacant or un-
improved lots in this city VIII bring
into the District treasury SS93 from as
sessments against the abutting prop
erty. This was the report forwarded to
Assessor Darneille this morning by
Warner Stutler, superintendent Of
Street Cleaning.
These assessments. which are made
at the rate OF 81 for every twenty-five
feet of pavement from which the snow
is not removed within four hours afte.
the snowfall has ceased, are exclusive
OF the fines levied on the owners Of the
property by the Police Court
AS there were Z94 instances Of prop
erty owners falling 70 comply with the
law a fine OF s. must have been in
fiicted by the Police Court 294 times
making this end Of the business bring
the District the tidy sum of 81, 40. This
added 10 the 1898 accruing from the
assessments, makes the total enrich
ment from the laWbreakers amount TO
81 363
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us. ATTORNEY SUMMERS
WILL BE DISPLACED
Nebraskans Assured by President That
a Change Will Be Made

United States Attorney W. s sum
mers. of Nebraska, viii be displaced in
a short time. This is the assurance Civ
en- by the. President this morning to Sen
ator Dietrich and Col Edward Rose
water. Of the Omaha Bee" who We're IN
conference with him for a time
While there are several candidates, it
is probable Chairman Lindsay, of the
Republican State committee. viii be ap-
pointed TO succeed Summers
The night against Summers. whose
term has long since expired, has been
long ard bitter. His, displacement is in
part the result of the developments in
the Dietrich investigation. though Colo
mel Rosewater fought him long before
the Dietrich case came up. II is said
he will have TO go as soon as the Senate
committee reports on the Dietrich case
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.SYMONS FRIENDS
BEFORE COMMITTEE
Members of New York Delegation Ask Re-
Versal of Decision---Report MysteriousIy
He'd Up in the Printing Office.

An effort was made this morning by
Senator Depew and Representa- tives
Payne and Alexander of New York. 70
induce the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs to reverse its. decision
against the resolution 10 allow Col
T. W. SymOns. Of the Engineer Corps
of the army, to become a member OF
the New York Barge Canal Commits
sion. at the request of Governor Odell.
They argued that the House commit
tee had acted upon the resolution as
it passed the Senate. and that it was
not too late to take favorable action.
Colonel Symonds was also before the
committee and urged that he be allowed
to accept the offer
Members of the committee who op-
pose the proposition to permit Colonel
Symons to leave the active service of
the army and go upon the canal com
mission are mad all over at the ef-
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PRESIDENT NONINATES
NICHOLS SECRET TARY
Will Succeed Isaac T. StoGdard at Ari-
zOna Post April Colonel
Dunn Declined.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt has sent TO the
Senate the appointment OF w. T.
Nichols as secretary of Arizona. He
viii succeed Isaac T. Stoddard. who has
resigned to take effect April l.
Mir Nichols is secretary of the Re-
iuohcan organization OF the Territory
hc Will receive a fixed salary in Ms
new post. One complaint against Stod-
Gard was that he had received ex-
oThitant sums in fees
This IS the Office to which il was
saic Col. George w. Dunn. State chair
man Of New York. would be appointed
II IS now ascertained the place was
not formally offered Colonel Dunn, but
inquiry was made whether he would
take the place II rendered him. He was
Unwilling to do so. as he holds good
culce. that OF State railway commits
political ties
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forts of the New York leaders to coCrc.
the committee into favorable action. TX
was learned this morning that the ad-
verse report. which was prepared by
Repre- sentative Prince and adopted sew
eral days ago by the committee by a
vote Of 10 4. was in some mysterious
way held up and not returned from the
Government Printing Ohice until after
the New York delegation had been
heard this morning m behalf of Colonel
SvnOns
Other reports sent to the office after
the Prince report reached there were
returned yesterday, but the Prince re-
port was not returned until after the
New York delegation had been heard
today. 1T is learned that Colonel Sy.
mons present salary is 81. 500, instead of
So 600. and that 4 allowed TO become a
member of the Barge Canal Commits
sion he viii draw 3d. The committee
has not Yet decided to reverse its former
action.
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J. |. O'BRIEN'S TRIAL
SET FOR MARCH %

John l. O'Brien. who is under indict-
ment for embezzling more than S. OOO
from Frank Hume. by whom he was en-
ployed. viii be called TO trial in Grim
inal Court No. l. before Justice Pritch-
ard March 8 o Brien was a collect
ing clerk for Mr.. Hume. A day or two
after he ernbezzled the money. O'Bricn
was married and with his bride went
West He was some days afterward ar
rested in San Francisco, Cal
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COMMANDER SEWELL
DIES NEAR MARE ISLAND

Commander William EIdridge SeweH.
L. S. y. late governor Of Guam, died
this morning AT the naval hospital at
Mare Island. Cal
He had only recently returned 10 the
United States. Commander SeweH en-
tered the navy in 1867. from New York.
OF which State he was a native
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who are doing all in their power to
show the inability OF the Morales gov
crnment 70 protect foreigners
At Macoris, Puerto Plata. Azua. and
other ports. the insurgents are stili
prcying on American commerce. The
United States is not the only sufferer.
however. Germany and France have
similar grievances against the little
republic, and are constantly expressing
their desire that the United States take
some steps TO protect trade from the
rival factions The effort of the insur-
gents TO hold the American steamer
OEhir up for $500 last mouth Is one Of
the bOIdest strokes Of the insurgents.
and VIII doubtless hasten the estab-
hshment OF so'T of American protec-
torate over the island.
Tina Is Ripe.
The Administration hesitated 20 regu-
late SantO Domingo while the Panama
Canal negotiations were still pending:
but sirce the canal treaty has been
disposed of II is believed the President
viii take immediate steps to check the
outlawry which prevails in the little
island.
Men who are familiar with conditions
in Santo Domingo believe this Govern
ment viii be able to establish peace
there by means of warships stationed
at the prominent ports and assisted
IN police work by small bodies OF SOL
diers al the centers Of disorder
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CLEVELAND'S SECRETARY
IS DEAD IN DETROIT

DETROIT, Mich, March l7-Henry T.
Thurber, private secretary to President
Cleveland. during his second term, died
here today.
Mr. Thurber was operated on for ap-
pcndicitis two weeks ago
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FAMILY NOW SUMMONED
TO MRS. MILES BEDSIDE

The condition OF Mrs Miles, wife Of
General Miles. is practically unchanged.
Sherman Miles has been summoned to
the bedside OF his mother, Her sister,
Mrs. Hoyt. Of New York, is also here.
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WEATHER REPORT.

Rain is Indicated for the Ohio Valley,
Fast Gulf States. the Middle Atlantic
States and snow or rain over the low
- lakes tonight. There VIII be rain to-
morrow in the middle an1 South Allan
tfc states. the upper Ohio Valley. and
the lower lake region.
Temperatures will be somewhat higher
,n All parts of the Washington forecast
district tonight and tomorrow. except
that II will be colder tomorrow in the
lower Ohio valley and East Gulf States
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Saving to Government.

President Roosevelt authorized the or
der only after going very carefully ove-
the ground with Secretary Hitchcock.
of the Interior Department. and the
members of the House and Senate PEN
sion Committees. all of whom have
made the subject their special study
for years. The President believed. aft
er securing all the light possible. that
the result Of the order would he a dis
tinct saving to the Treasury. when COM
pared with the expense involved by the
passage Of what IS known as the ser
vice pension BILL now under cCusidera-
tion by Congress.
For many years the old soldiers and
their friends have been urging legis-
latiOn granting pensions TO all civil war
veterans and the framing of the serv-
ice pension bin was the result. This
measure has been under consideration
b. the present Congress for several
IlCnths, and for a time stood very
good chance of passing II was be
annual pension roll TO the extent Of
about SO. 900, II passed. and such an
enormous amount frightened the self
constituted watch dogs Of the Treasury
in both branches of Congress. With
in the last week or so the advocates of
the service pension bill realized that
I'm was scheduled for. death by the
managers of the House. In their eX-
tremity. the friends of the old soldier
went to the President and after many
-, ferences and long balancing of the
pros and cons. the order issued yester-
day was the outcome
"Great Unknown Army"
The experts of the Pension Bureau
have not yet been able to figure out to
what extent this new army Of pension
ers will swell the expenses Of the de-
partment. but say 1T will probably be
several millions" Pension Commits
sioner Ware. in discussing the order.
said:
There is a great. unknown army
that has never applied for pensions. It
is not known whether they would or
whether they intend to-"
Mr. Ware added that the bureau did
not think 1t the proper element of con-
sideratiOn to inquire whether the in
crease would be great or small.
Gen. John c. Black. commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Re-
OF the number Of men the new order
@Ali care to say. said General
Black this morning, lis that l feel
confident that the number OF veterans
who will be benefited by this rule has
been greatly exaggerated.
Qualification in Kansas.
''The new order of the Interior De-
partment relative to pensions will be
received with much qualification in Kan
sas," said Representative Scott this
morning.
AT the same time. l do not believe
the order viii in any way stop the
movement for a service pension measure.
Under the new order. a claimant who
is over siXty-two years OF age will be
considered disabled one-half. and will
be entitled to receive So PEI month.
This is in the right direction, but | am
So tisied the movement for the SER
vice pension bill. which would provide
Si2 month, will not be dropped"
Kansas has more old soldiers than
any other State. ii is said. and the Kan
Continued on Third Psge)
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BANK PRESIDENT INDICTED.

STORM LAKE. Iowa. March Nv
r. Brown. president of the First Ma
uonal Bank of storm Lake. owner of
three banks at Linn Grove. Sioux
Rapids. and Royal Iowa has been in
Gicted on eight counts for receiving de-
posits after knowing the banks were
iGsolvent.
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But Four of War YES
sells Crew Saved,
Says Report.
Admiral Togo'S Fleet
Again Sighted Off
Gar Stronghold.
Extensive Additions to
FortificationS Along
the Baltic Sea.

LOEDON, March I7.-The Reuter-
Telegram Company reports that the
Russian torpedo destroyer skori has
been blown up at Port Arthur BY a
floating mine. Only four Of her crew
we.e saved.
PARIS, March 1.-THE echo De
Paris" prints a dispatch from St. Pc
tersburg stating that a report has
reached there from Port Arthur to the
effect that the squadron of Admiral
Togo was sighted of that port yester-
day morning.
FOrtifcatiOns on Baltic.
BERLIN, March I7.-The "Lokal An
zeigeI" today reports that Russia is
making extensive additions to the for
tifcations along the Baltic Sea.
The FOrty-third Russian Infantry,
says the paper, has been moved from
Wilma to RevaI, and the Twenty-sev-
euth Division from Kssf to Libau, both
Of the latter places on the Baltic coast
Defenses along the seq are being
strengthened y the addition of heavy
artillery and immense stores Of ammu-
milton are being sent there.
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WARRANTS FOR OFFICIALS.

MILWAUKEE. March 17.-Warrants
have been issued for city officials and
other persons charged with graft as a
result Of the Investigation being made
by the grand jury. Eleven indictments
have been found.
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CHILD BLOWN INTO WATER.

NEW YORK. March I7-Agda Heintz.
the four-year-old daughter of Cant
George Heintz. OF the canal boat Eu
reka, lying at the foot OF West Twen-
ty-seventh Street, was blown of the
boat by a March gust and drowned.
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ONE SHELL KILLS
10 ON RETVIZAN

LONDcN. March 1T.-Tfe Shanghai
CORE spCldent of the Express" sends
the following account OF the attack on
Port Arthur last Thursday. which is the
first and the fuJ est detailed story Of
the damage done by the Japanese bonn
bardment received here;
Three Norwegian steamers. the Brand.
Argo. and Seirstad. arrived here today
direct from Port Arthur. which place
they left on Sunday night Their cap
tains were taken before the port ad-
mlral prior to their departure and
forced TO swear that they would not re-
veal what had taken place.
A Destructive Shell
Conversations with members Of the
crews. however. drew out the following
authentic particulars;
The vessels We're chartered by the
Russian admiralty as coal transports.
During the last bombardment the Argo
Law alongside the Retvizan IN the har-
bor a shell from a Japanese warship
fell on the deck Of the Retvizan and ex-
ploded. killing nineteen officers and men,
The crows Of the merchant ships in the
harbor deserted and fled toward the
promontory during the bombardment.
The greatest damage was done TO the
new town. where the shells practically
demolished all the shops and business
buildings on the main street Scarcely
a residence was left untouched. The Jap
anese fire was marvelously accurate.
The inha bitantS were terror-stricke-l.
Many attempted 10 construct rude
bomb-proof shelters. a shell fell among
a crowd OF curious sightseers who were
gazing at the attacking fleet and killed
twenty-five of them Three government
clerks We're killed while hurrying from
the port admirals Office
Magazine Exploded.
The most elevated fort at the entrance
of the harbor was the most seriously
damaged. There was one tremendous
explosion which civilians attributed 10
the blowing up of a magazine but
whether the surmise was correct or not
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InsurreCtioniSts Have Tried Patience of Sev
eral Nations, and Time Is Ripe for For
CibIe Establishment of Peace.

The days of revolution and strife
in santo Domingo are believed to be
numbered.
Tomorrow the May1ower win return
10 Washington with Assistant Secretary
Loomis, Admiral Dewey, and other nav
al officers who have been on n tour OF
investigation in the West Indies Mr.
Loomis will report 10 the State De-
pqrtment on conditions in Santo Do
mingo, and immediate steps viii doubt
less be taken to bring peace TO the
turbulent little republic.
At the time of Mr.. Loomis visit to
Santo Domingo the insurgents were be-
having so badly that Admiral Dewey
thought il best not to venture on shore
Fighting was going on about the Domini-
can capital and the soldiers whom
President Morales assembled IN the capt.
tai to greet the distinguished visitors
: aited IN vain for the party, which was
to head the royal pageant planned by
the republics President
The Proper Course.
The nasty little habit the Insurgents
have acquired or shooting Americans
whenever opportunity offers is wclI
known 20 all naval officers. and Ad-
Tniral Dewey is believed by the Admin
istIation to have taken the proper
course when he refused TO expose the
members of his party to revolutionists,
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Piso's Cure FOR Consumption prevents grip
and pneumonia. At druggists ADV.
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Advocates of Service
Bill Realized Cause
Was Doomed.
WILL SWELL EXPENSES
Great, Unknown Host, >
Says Ware, HAS Never
Applied for Aid.

Wide comment has been caused by
the order issued yesterday by Pension
Commissioner Ware. just before he left
for the South II has proved pleasing
to all army veterans. The ruling d.
rects that at the. age Of si,1ty-two every
soldier on. the rolls OF the Union army
In the civil war may claim a monthly
allowance OF s6. When he reaches the
age Of sixty-fiVe he may havet IS; at
sixty-eight. SO and at seventy s12. re-
gardIcss Of the proof of disability.
This rule has a precedent in the one
GdCpted thirty-nine years after the
close of the Mexican war, which made
similar provision with regard to vei-
Grams of that struggle. preamble
which precedes the order states that the
avera Ze extent and nature of the in
frmity has been established by the
Pension Bureau. and cites the Mexican
war pension order. which was passed
By Congress in 1851. and which has beel
running long enough 10 afford a re-
liable test.
Text of OEdeT.
The order, which goes into effect April
70 next. is as follows:
Ordered: Ia the adjudication of pen
sion claims under said act of June p,
lo5l. as aEuehAtas IL 1Adit Bt AohCu AiA4
considered as an etidential fact. if the
contrary does not appear. and il all
other legal requirements are properly
met shat when a claimant has passed
the age of sixty-two years he is disabled
one-haif in ability to perform manual
labor, and is entitled to be rated at s.
per month: after sixty-five years at IS
per month; after sixty-eight years at
SO per month and after seventy years
at S12 per month.
Allowance at higher rate not ex-
ceoding 81 per month, will continue TO
he made as heretofore, where disabid
ties other than age show condition Of
inability tn perform manual labor.
This order shall take effect April l9.
1504. and shall not be deemed retroac-
tive. The former rules Of the office, fix
ing the minimum and maximum at six
ty-five years and seventy-five years, re-
spectively. are hereby modified as
al hove
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Best Boards, $3.50 Per zoo Feet.
Frank Libbey & Co.. 9Th & N. Y. Ave
Adv.
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TEMPERATURE.
THE Sun


he SlAN.
sun sets today. ...................5: sos p. m
sun rises tomorrow. ...-..........6; .6;0s a. m
It'd ETABLE.
High tide today. y.-.....-.... D.. m
HIgh tide tomorrow. SAB a m. 9:05 D. m.
Low tide tomorrow. .2;5s a. M, 3.l9 D. m.
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Rain late tonight and to-
morrow; warmer tomorrow;
variable winds.
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Qualification in Kansas.

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