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Perkins is said to have pressed the hot
iron on Thompson's stomach, and NOV
ed il 10 his chest intiicting several pain
ful burns Before Thompson could pet
TO his feet Perkins was on the ladder
leading TO the ground. and was hurry
ing down four rounds at a time. ThOmp-
son scrambled to his feet and yelled To
persons standing on the ground to stop
the negro. This was done. and while
persons were holding Perkins for the
injured man, the latter started toward
him to aVenge the assault with the hot
iron The negro broke loose and IS
said to have started toward Thompson,
picking up a shovel as he advanced.
When Thompson was within striking
distance, Perkins IS declared 10 nave
felled him TO the ground with blow
on the head with the shovel, and pend
ing over the PROSTATE man TO have de-
livered another blow on his shoulder.
Then Ran Away.
The negro then threw the shovel down
and ran away When Thompson was
picked up by his wife and children, who
had witnessed the fight, blood has flow
ing from cut on his scalp. and he
was unable To move his shoulder. He
was taken TO his home and persons pur-
sued the negro.
DR.. Thompson dressed the injured
mans injuries, and advised that the no-
lice be Informed of the assault. Police
of the Tenth precinct were telephoned
to, and Sergeant Slattery investigated
the case. From Thompson the police
ascertained that Perkins lived between
NJ Street northwest, and close watch
was kept at his house by the police.
When he arrived there Green and Bar
rett took him into custody.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
FRAUD ORDER CHARGES
LOTTERY LAW VIOLATION

a fraud order was issued yesterday by
the Postofice Department against the
Pacific States Mercantile Company OF
San Francisco. the charge being that it
has been violating the lottery law
The company advertised TO pay in
merchandise 500 at the expiration of
thirty weeks If subscribers paid an ini-
tlation fee OF s. and 81 a week for the
thirty weeks
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BUFFALO. n. Y, July 3.-Evidence
has recently come 10 light. 1t is said
showing that Edgar T. Washburn, mem
Der Of the Buffalo Chamber of Com
merce and of the grain firm Of Wash
burn K Heathheld. was murdered. to-
gether with his wife and daughter. at
his home, SO Putnam Street.
The bodies of Washburn and his wife
and daughter were found in a bedroom
Of the Washburn house a week ago yes
terday. with every indication. al that
time. that Washburn had killed his wife
and child. and then shot himself. The
bodies of Mrs Washburn and daughter
Gladys. were lying side by side in a
bed. each with a bullet hole in the head.
Washburns body hay on the floor. near
the door, a revolver and hand mirror
lying beside it.
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Triple Buffalo Tragedy
Believed TO Be Murder
Evidence That House Was Robbed of Con.
siderable Sum of Money, Which Dispels
Theory of Mans Suicide.

The day after the tragedy Mr.. Heath
field received a letter bearing Wash
burns typewriter signature The letter
said that failure in business had prompt
ed the writer to do something desperate
and that Mr.. Heathfield should expect
pointed and shocking news.
Willard S. Person. attorney for th'
Washburn estate, declares he has proo
that Washburn and his wife and daugh
ter were murdered and that the house
was robbed OF considerable sum OF
money. Furthermore. he declares that
the letter sent to Mr.. Heathfeld was
not written by Washburn. but by an
other person. whose purpose was IL
shield the murderer.
Attorney Person has informed the au-
thOrities OF his suspicious and all tbs
alleged facts I'm his possession. and an
investigation is now in progress.
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TWO LAWYERS ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF THREATS

Two lawyers, Ernest w. Porter and
tIustate EriXsOn, were arrested last
night. charged with making threats
against William Farr, of az Eleventh
Street. The last named gave the ad-
dress OF the American College Of Law
and IS named as president OF that in
stitution, Porter and Erixson are said
TO have appeared as counsel for Farr
something over a year ago and their
present disagreement is assigned 10 hat
service.
The authorities accepted personal
bonds from the two attorneys and re-
leased them under orders to appear In
answer To the charges Monday morning.
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AMERICAN POTATO BUG
APPEARS IN ENGLAND
Curious Regulations Against Pest-Con-
stable Required 70 Arrest
on Sight.

LONDON. July 23.-The American pO-
tatO bug OF. as IL Is called here the Col
orado beetle. has appeared in HEREFORD
shire this summer.
Ordinarily England and Ireland are
free from H. II II once gets start il
viii cause enormous loss.
There are special regulations Of all
sorts in England against the potato bug.
one is that II any constable sees one he
must at once arrest" f.
In 1901 few appeared IN patcch near
Tilbury Docks, near where the Atlantic
Transport steamers land. They We're all
killed
While bad enough IN England. potato
bug epidemic would be almost as great
q calamity 10 ireland as the potato rot
OF the fOrties
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NEW REGULATIONS FOR
ELECTRIC WIRING

Corporation Counsel Duvall and the
District Commissioners have finally ap-
proved the new set Of regulations gov
erning electrical wiring in the District
as prepared by Electrical Engineer Al
len.
In giving his approval the Corpora
tion Counsel recommends that in regard
10 elevators. the structural features
shall be under the care OF the Build
ing Inspector and the electrical wiring
and motors under the supervision Of
the Electrical Engineer.
With this exception the regulations
are the same as when sent 10 the Cor
poratiOn Counsel some weeks ago
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PANAMA MAY APPEAL
TO SUPREME COURT
Newspaper Suggests Reference of Dis
pute Over Collection of Duties to
United States Tribunal.

PANAMA. July 23-The star and
Herald" the organ Of President ANA
dor. in an inspired editorial. advocates
the reference of the dispute between
the United States and Panama over
the action. or the former In collecting
duties upon all articles imported into
the canal zone. 20 the Supreme Court Of
the United States, both nations TO pledge
themselves 10 abide by thar trIbunal's
decision.
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ANOTHER KEITH PLAY
HOUSE NOW PROJECTED

CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 23-B F.
Keith. the New York theatrical man
ager. who has been In this city for sew
eral days past, announced today that
he has purchased a site and would be
gin operations at once upon new the
alter, TO cost about 81. 900. go
Mr.. Keith announces that the new
theater will be open IN eight months
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ARMY OFFICER CALLED
TO ACCOUNT FOR ARREST

Charges of gross misconduct have been
preferred against Capt. Frank Cook Of
the Subsistence Department of the
army, who has been summoned back 10
san Francisco from Honolulu to explain
his arrest and appearance In the police
court Of the California city
Alleged intemperance caused Captain
Cook trouble I'm Omaha. He was under
pledge of total abstinence when he got
into trouble in san Francisco
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
WANTS TRUSTEE DEPOSIT
TO PAY INDIVIDUAL DEBT

The Riggs National Bank, through its
counsel X. Ross Perry x Son, yesterday
began proceedings in equity against
Annie +. Smith and the American Sc
curity and Trust Company, asking that
"a certain deposit. In the name Of Annie
+. Smith. AS trustee, be declared 70 be
her individual property. and that the
trust be declared void.
IL Is stated that Annie +. Smith Is
indebted 10 the Riggs National Bank Ia
the sum Of 81 ,326. evidenced by u prom
issOTy note.
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BELIEVE WOMAN WAS MURDERED

WILKESBARRE. Pa. July %
Deputy Coroner Brown. of this city. de-
Clares that A. n Bowman. OF BendOn.
Mich, whose body was found at Har-
vey's Lake. Wednesday night was muir
dered, and did not commit suicide, as
was at frat believed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
SPECIAL POLICEMEN
SWORN IN AT ST. JOSEPH

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. July 23.-Fifty spe-
cial policemen We're sworn in today to
preserve order IN the packing house dis
trict. Nearly 100 deputy sheriffs are on
duty there
The plants are being operated about
the same as during the first period OF
the strike
The situation is tense. and every pre-
caution is being taken by the packers
and the authorities 10 protect life and
property.
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PICKED UP FROM WAVES
AFTER ESCAPING FLAMES

PHILADELPHIA, July %. The Por-
tuguese sailor who II was thought per
ished on the British ship Crcedmoor.
which was destroyed by fire Tuesday.
OFF ShinnecOck. was brought to this city
today on board the schooner William
-. Marvel from Fall River Mass.
Captain Coleman reported that the
sailor was picked up from hatch cover
on July ~. about thirty-five miles Off
ShinnecOck
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CHURCH NOTICE S.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH. SIN
and II sts. NV. Rev. s. n. Greene.
d. D. pastor.-Sunday school $3.50 a. m.
W. 5. Shallenberger, superintendent
Preaching, II am and 8 pm. by Rev
Curtis Lee Laws. D D.. OF Baltimore
Prayer meetings Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings. 8 O'Clock Teachers Bible
Club Thurday evenings = TO s. F. r.
BTiStOw. leader. Strangers and visitors
in the city especially invited 10 all serv-
ices. iy243I
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QUEEN OF ENGLAND
RECEIVES GENERAL BOOTH

LONDON, Suly 23-General Booth.
commandments Of the Salvation
Army. was received In audience by
Queen Alexandra at Buckingham pal
ace today. A..
Her majesty was most cordial and
talked with him for more than half an
hour.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WE ARE NOT giving pianos away or
selling them below cost but we are sell
ing them at an advantage, From our
factory TO your home CHAS NJ
STiEFF, PIANO MANUFACTURER
81 18th st. NV. J. c COnliff, Manager
fV23-tf
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DIED.

MELLON-On Sunday. July "A, 1901.
Prof. JAMES MELLON. in his seventy
ninth year at the residence Of his son.
Charles B. Mellon. 10 Thomas Street
northwest. 1t
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REASONS FOR STRIKE
AROUSE NO SYMPATHY
Brewery Firemen Scored at Mass Meet
ing of Local Union-Address
by John Brinkman.

The fremen Of local union No. Sc.
fifteen OF whom went on strike last
flday at Heurich's brewery. held .
mass meeting last night in CosteI,o.g
nan corner Of Sixth and C Streets
northwest for the avowed burmese .,
dTouslng public sentiment in favor -
the strikers. Vi
AZ the conclusion ofsthe meeting the
opinion was expressed by several rnerr-
Ders or other unions that the 6rerD.r
had rallied to make public any good rea-
sons for the strike
The session, over which / : Cro,,,,,
presided. was d stormy one and VA
notable mainly for a vigorous add7,.qs
10 the strikers by John Brinkman ard
the momentary failure Of the union mo,
10 answer outsiders questions as to WHY
the strike had been instituted.
about le1 men. union and non-union
heard Brinkman's speech. adjuring the
strikers to stand firm for their rights.
Questions Are Asked.
At the conclusion Of this address an
outsider. evidently not in sympathy with
the strikers. rose TO his feet and ask
- " IAS pieSiulHg cHceF.
Why, exactly why. was this strike
instituted last Thursday"
This query aroused a storm Of protest
several men exclaiming that the inter
rogator had no right TO recognition bv
the chair Tie question was repeated
however. and finally Mr.. Dietrich vol
unteered to answer the outsider.
He said the strike had been declared
not because of the working hours at
the brewery, nor on account Of the
wages received by the hremen. but be-
cause Christian Heurich had refused 10
meet in consultation members OF the
local Bregers Association relative to
certain matters affecting the brewers.
No explanation was made Of who 4.
the party directly responsible for the
strike being called.
The indications are that the dremer
viii remain firm and Will not give up the
strike Mr. Heurich has as yet made nc
signs OF willingness 10 accede to de-
mands made upon him TO raise the price
Of his light beer from 81 to 81 a barrel
The strike is still on.
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Captain Sewell Expects to
Get Fifteen Men.
ALL MAY BE NON UNlONlSTS
Will Be Set TO Work, Though They
Have Not Passed Civil Serv-
ice Examination.

BY noon tomorrow Captain Sewell.
who Is conducting the work on the new
War College in course Of construction
at the Washington Barracks. expects TO
have filled the places of the twenty
eight bricklayers who went on strike
several days ago. because George Tay-
Tor. a negro uniOnist. was working
with them.
The officer has promises from about
fifteen men, and, Notwithstanding the
fact that they have not passed the civil
service eXamina ton. they VIII be put
TO work on the Government building
The list OF eligible bricklayers who
passed the civil service examination was
exhausted, and only one man reported.
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A Second Robbery.

As Miss Naomi Reese. of 4S3 G Street
southwest. was walking along q Street.
between Sixth and Seventh Streets. a
stout negro man. wearing a SLOUGH hat.
stepped from behind a tree and. after
walking near her for a few stcps caught
hold Of her wrist and snatchCG her black
leather pocketbook containing s. and ran
away. She screamed at the top Of n,T
vice. but the highwayman proved 10
be too feet Of foot for the persons who
pursued him, and got away.
Lieutenant Matthews. Of the Fourth
precinct detailed several policemen in
citizen clothes to look out for the man.
The rain evidently drove him 10 shelter.
and he was not seen or heard Of after
the two rObberies We're reported
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Due to Two Reasons.

This may be due to two reasons. All
Of the others may have obtained employ
ment before they were called 10 work
for the Recommendation Is highly
probable, because Of the long time they
would have had 70 wait TO get work
and then. again. the union men may
have been afraid they would be fined SO
"a day If they went TO work At the
Arsenal with Taylor or any other non
union men that may be employed there.
Yesterday afternoon six bricklayers re-
ported 10 Captain Sewell and were I'm
mediately set TO work, making half a
day Earlier In the day three or four
men went 10 work with Taylor. the sOIi-
tary bricklayer who has been working
steadily on without losing a moment
because OF the strike. In all there
were about nine or ten bTicklayers on
the work and the building OF the new
War College viii now go on without in
terruptlon as there Will be no uniOnism
questions TO bother with
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Unionism Non-Essential.

Captain Sewell said last night ne I'D
not know whether the men had working
cards from the union, and il did not
matter if they were without them. as
the Government does not require its
employees to be members Of labor CT
CARNATIONS.
The bricklayers who went out say
they have all found outside employment
and do not intend to return TO work as
the are not dependent upon the Govern
ment for a living and can make more
money and mingle with men IN better
standing in the Bricklayers Union il
they stay off the work Al the Arsenal.
They say they do not believe the men
Captain Sewell has engaged are compe-
tent bricklayers and that they are not
members OF the union.
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TWO ROBBERIES
IN TEN MINUTES
Purses Snatched From WO-
men in the Southwest.
A NEGRO WAS THE THIEF
Policemen Search in Vain for Black
Man in Dark Clothes and
SLOUGH Hat

Two highway robberies within ten
minutes OF one another occurred in
Southwest Washington last evening. and
the police Of the Fourth Precinct are
looking for a young negro. Of stout
build. wearing dark clothes and a SLOUGH
hat
1t is believed by the police and Cap
tain Cross or Detective Headquarters
that the same negro committed both
crimes and every effort viii be made
10 appTehend him. as the scheme Of
snatching pocketbooks from women in
the southwest portion OF the city. es-
pecially on Saturday night, has been
greatly OverwOrked.
About Sis o'clock Mrs. Mary Harding
Of Gus b Street southwest. was walking
along @ Street. between FOur-and-a
Half and Sixth Streets. and a negro
man walked up behind her. AS she turn
ed toward him. he wrested a black wrist
bag from her. and ran away. i con-
tanned SO and several car tickets. Mrs.
Harding yelled stop thief" but the man
continued on his way up Sixth Street
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White
Footwear.

There is no scarcity here
of white footwear for ladies,
gentlemen, misses, and chill
dren. There is, however, an
absence of the StereOtyped
styles shown elsewhere. The
new shipments recently ar
rived Of white canvas and
buckSkin OxfordS and
pumps embrace the exclusive
fashions from the foremost
footwear producers. 1t is dis
tinctively Rich'S footwear
worn by the elite OF this city
pronounced correct by the
best dressed people of New
York.
The stock and variety of
sporting footwear has been
increased again by the arrival
of new ShipmentS-during
the past week-the correct
STYLES in footwear for yacht
ing, tennis, and golf playing,
riding, hunting, etc.
This being the coolest and
most comfortable store in
town, the terrors of shopping
during hot weather are allie
waited entirely by buying
here. Electric fans on every
floor-cool, easy chairs and
divanS to rest in. Even
though you have no footwear
need you are welcome to use
this store as a meeting and
resting place.
Mail orders promptly filled.
B. RiCh'S Sons,
Ten-one F-Cor. Tenth.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-02
ROYAL AND ANCIENT CLUB
AMENDS RULES OF GOLF.

SPECIAL, BY CABLE, TO THE ST LOUIS RE-
PUBLIC AND THE NEW YORK HERALD.
London. Oct. (, ,1.--tCopyright. 19O4.)-im-
portant alterations in the rules of golf
have been adopted. at the meeting Of the
Royal and Ancient Club at st. Andrews
this week.
The new reading of Rule No IA provides:
'Ffrst-That if a ball lie or be lost in the
water or IN casual water in hazard. the
ball may be dropped In or as far behind
the hazard as the player may please un-
der penalty of cne stroke. But IL 1t be i'm
possible, from 4 want of space in which
to play or from any other cause, TO drop
the ball behind the hazard. the player
NAV drop the ball at the side OF the haz-
ard as near as possible to where the ball
lay, but not nearer to the hole under
penalty of one stroke.
''SecoDd-1f the ball lie or be lost in
casual water. though the green interfere
drop the ball without penalty and within
two club lengths from the margin directly
behind the play where the ball lay or
from the margin nearest the place where
the ball lay. but not nearer TO the hole.
II the ball. when dropped, rolls into the
water or rest so that the water interfere
with the players stance. II may be re-
dropped without penalty. as near to the
margin as the nature of the ground per-
mits; but not nearer to the hole.
''Third-In dropping the ball behind the
spot from which the ball was lifted the
player shall keep that spot. or. in case OF
water. the spot at which the ball entered,
wherever !. Is impossibie o 10 ,nf drop aoie the
ball. as prescribed In sections one and
two. 1t shall be dropped as near as pos
siblc to the, place where 1t lay, but not
nearer to the hole; The penalty for a
Rule Is The bali shall be, dropped in
the following manner: the player himself
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-02
LONDON SMART SET NOW
HAS OLD CLOTHES MENDED.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE ST. LOUIS RE-
PUBLIC AND THE NEW YORK HERALD.
London. Oct. 1.-Copyright. 1aO4)-How
are the mighty fallen?
Much has been said and written OF late
about the hard times and the tightness
of money.
During the last week official returns
have shown a falling Off in the consump-
ton Of expensive French wines and
brandies. and this has been attributed to
a lack OF ready cash among the. classes
which have hitherto indulged In such lux
uries.
Such facts, however. pale into insignifi-
tragedies which the hard times" are
causing in the smart set.
In all my long experience" said a
West End tailor. with an essentially smart
set practice. 10 the correspondent of the
paDer which made these appalling reyela-
tons. Il have never known such a press
ure In the repair and renovation line So
ciety is short of money.
''Ordinary business is slack, but We are
inundated with repair orders. Coats are
sen; to be refined, resilked. cleaned and
pressed. Trousers have TO be turned un
and. you may not believe 1t. sometimes re,
seated. am referring to some of nv
best customers. who. few years ago
would never have entertained such AZ,
idea Often enough the clothes are oujte
past repair and We are Obliged 20 point
this out to our patrons In such cases the
order formerly was to send them IN fbe
church army: now II is TO send them hactr
what they do with them Is a mystery -
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-02

TO insure the free action of the workmen
who go back is one cause OF this fortu-
nate result. Troops have been mobiiized
on a war footing, and several thousand
cavalry will be stationed on the quays at
Marseilles tomorrow.
TO PROTECT wORKMEN.
Therein lies the solution. The number
Of men who wish to work is always much
more numerous than that of the men
who do not wish to work But the latter
influence the former 1t is necessary tnat
the former be protected by a force as
This force is the gendarmerie, the army.
All Governments know this. and all end
by employing this means. which always
succeeds.
At cette the strike of tramway employees
and AT Perpignan. that Of hotel en-
ployes. continue with some disorder of no
, great importance. Lastly. at Cholet, in
the west. Zoo weavers have just gone on
strike.
II is 10 be hoped that these crises will
not bring about claims for damages like
those of Narcotics or Algiers. TIE mer-
chants of these two cities are making de-
mands on the Government, the former
that II take steps to avert an economic
crisis. and the latter to take off the taxes
on ucenses-two demands equally difficult
TO satisfy.
HONORS FOR ZoI4A-
Paris literary people, who followed
affair, and other admirers Of the master,
went on Thursday to Medan to celebrate
the second anniversary of his death. The
subscription. organized by the League OF
the Rights OF Man. to raise statue to
Zola. aiready exceeds the sum necessary
for the monument
This fidelity to their recollections on the
part of the partisans of Captain Dreyfus
has for its counterpart the persistence Of
hatred on the part of their opponents. II
is very curious to note in people as
light-hearted az the French, how. under
varied and changing forms. there still per-
sist the two groups. which were formed
at the time of the Dreyfus affair.
The Dreyfrsites have to-day become one
fraction of the Republican and Socialist
parties. and the anti-Dreyfusites have re-
inained at the head of the Nationalist
party. Thus. under these new appeila-
lions. the strife continues. not only at
political meetings, but in the salons. and
the separation of church and state, which
is on the eve of accomplishment, will be
at heart cnly one of the episodes OF this
struggle.