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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-04
WALK IN, EVERYBODY.
ENGLISHMAN AMAZED AT Access
SIBILITY OF CABINET OFFICERS.

He Writes Home About It-Expected
to Spend Entire Morning Finding
Secretary's Secretary That
Would Talk With Him-Mr. Hays
Reception of Reporters a ReveIa-
ton to Him-RecOmmendatf OF
Women Clerks.
Percival Phillips Washington Letter
to the London Express.
This is a land of surprises, but to the
foreigner who visits Washington for
the first time the extreme accessibility
of public officials never fails to cause
great amazement.
1t is easier to see Cabinet minister
without an appointment than to inter-
view Wall Street millionaire. The
President of the United States is less
protected from intrusion than is the
great ]. Pierpont Morgan. And because
of these things the stranger within the
Capital marvels greatly.
I had business at the Department of
State yesterday morning. Filled with
memories of Pail Mall and Whitehall,
started early well equipped with time
and patience. was quite prepared to
spend the morning in an attempt to
see a secretary's secretary. That
might interview in person the actual
head of a department was beyond my
widest dreams.
1 expected to be challenged before
reaching the main entrance, but the fat
policeman, without so much as a look
in my direction, continued his discus
sion of the Panama canal question with
a brother constable. Within the corri-
dor I encountered an aged person who
might have been a head messenger.
This, 1 thought, was the beginning of
the fnquisition, and forthwith asked for
the chief clerks office, Department of
State.
r"Second floor, third door on the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-04

sharply in many essential particulars
from the Chinese productions. Among
other things shown are a bowl of the
seventeenth century, with honeysuckle
pattern, a very charming object in COL
or and design; a large jar speckled with
black-the quality that makes oriental
pewter most valuable-and indicating
by its ornamentation that it belongs
to the class that was once made by
special command of the court of the
Shotgun for the Emperor himself; a
very striking bowl of pewter exterior
inlaid with panels of brass. The OBJ
jects are. now on view at the museum.
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was determined to discover what merits
it possessed. To this end analysed a
bottle bought at haphazard from drug
store. The analysis showed Blood
Wine contained ingredients physicians
prescribe in severe cases of kidney and
liver troubles. do not hesitate to say
that Blood Wine is a specific for the
diseases mentioned"
"Blood Wine " is not only a magnifi-
cent thing for kidney disease, but it
cures rheumatism, lung diseases, stom-
ach trouble and all other forms Of blood
or nerve diseases.
For Constipation ask for our Liver Pills. 100
for IS cents.
Solomons Company 1873 Congress
west, and Bull and Charlton streets.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-04

right" he replied, still intent on his
newspaper I held out my card. IF you
want the chief clerk, why in thunder
don't you go up?" he demanded. Then,
as 1 turned toward the stairs, he add
ed: There's the elevator at the end
of the hail. less you're fond of walk
in" And 1 begged pardon and waited
for the lift.
Cards Unnecessary.
There were several other elderly men
wandering aimlessly about the second
floor corridor, and with the assistance
of one of them ]. reach the chief clerks
private office. The swing door was clos
ed, and again 1 offered my card to
the messengr, GO on in" ne replied,
he won't hurt you" 1 did so, and
was able to conclude my mission sat
sifactorily in just two minutes
The business of the State Department
was going ahead without regard to
casual visitors. On the other side of
a low railing a very brisk young wom-
an was scanning Il telegraphic form
covered with double rows of figures,
which. with the aid of a cookbook be-
side her, were being translated into
long dispatch on the KishineH sftua-
ton from the American representative
at Odessa.
This young woman is the cipher ex-
pert of the department, and L commend
her to the attention of the men VINO
think that a woman and secret can
not 60 together. This particular clerk
has a great many international secrets
at her finger tips.
1 mentioned to clerk that hau
been surprised at the accessibility OF
department officials, adding Jocularly
that 1 supposed it was possible TO see
the Secretary of State himself
We'll" he replied apologetically'
Mr.. Hay is pretty busy this mornlhs.
He has just received a dispatch rom
Mr.. Conger (the American minister at
Pekin). and he is to see the PRESIDENT
at II. Anything I can do.~Or VIII you
come back this afternoon Pefhaps ne
won't be so busy then =,
Stlll filled with memories OF the Fdll
Mall and Whitehall, went my way
The newspaper correspondent -
power to be reckoned with IN Washiis,
ton. At least cabinet ministers ana
the government generally must MINK ll,.
so. or they would not have the run
Of the departmental buildings.
Seeing the reporters IS an lIapor-
tant item In the days routine OF eN-
cry ohiclal, from Mr.. BAY the head OF
Foreign Aaairs. 10 chief OF minor bu-
reaus in the POstofiice, Interior ana
Commerce departments
NJ. Hays Day.
Let us take Mr. Hay. who ls wen
known In Downing street, ana VINO mas
been daefribed % one % the most TACT
hii anbaeeadora who ever fepfetehtea
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DOCTORS ORDERS
Famous Physicians Know
Value Of Blood Wine.

If you take Blood Wine you can be
assured you are following the advice of
the foremost doctors. DR.. ]. K. Hall of
las w. 4Sth ST., one of the leading
physicians and most expert analytical
chemists in New York city, SAYS:
when Blood Wine was brought to
my attention I was sceptical as to its
value in kidney and liver troubles and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-04

"A London weekly says that when
Gen. Grant was on his famous trip
around the world he and some friends
were received by Queen Victoria in
Windsor Castle. While the Queen
was chatting with Gen. Grant the lat
ter's son Jesse, then quite a little
chap. whispered; PA, can't you in
troduce me?" The Queen, overhear-
ing, asked that the boy be presented,
and shook his hand cordially. The lit
tie fellow thought il was "up to" him
to say something. so he remarked
affabiy: Fine house you have here.
ma am"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-04
LUXURY OF OCEAN TRAVEL

Is found in a sea voyage via the Sa-
vannah Line. Large, modern passen-
ger steamships leave Savannah tri-
weekly for New York, and for Boston
Thursdays. An ocean voyage will be
found refreshing, enjoyable and health
full. Wide promenade decks; Out
side staterooms! Best possible serv-
ice! Tickets include meals and berth.
Cost of the trip is much lower than
other routesl Full information 1O7 Bull
street .-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-04

ment was exercised over the supposed
murder of an American consul at Bel
rut. Assistant Secretaries of State
were routed out Of bed, and one of
them, who positively declined to get up,
was interviewed in his bedroom by the
representative of a worldwide news
agency.
Every government department is
worked" Systematically by the CORE
spondents, who adhere to a carefully
prepared schedule for seeing various
officials. There is a large pressroom,
with typewriters and telephones, and
a messenger, in the same building with
the Secretary of States offices.
How is it worked on the other side?"
asked a War Department official with
whom l was discussing the newspaper
invasion of officialdom. Does the gov
eminent give the reporters pressroom
at the foreign office, as well as at the
war and India offices. or is there but
one pressroom for all departments?
At this point l fed.
Work in Oriental Pewter.
From the Boston Herald.
There is no question but that antique
pewter from China and Japan is be-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-04

vannah river at Augusta, at a. m.
(T5th meridian time) yesterday, was
Sc feet. fall of OIL foot during the
preceding twenty-four hours
Observations taken at the same mo-
ment of time. March 3, 1904, 500 p. m.
18th meridian time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04

reference to withstanding the wrenches
and strain consequent upon firing the
heavier guns All such doubts, however,
have been removed; as a result of the
practice The test proved satisfactory in
every respect. Had it resulted otherwise
the Tacoma would have returned to San
Francisco and had her upper decks
stre'SgthenGd Now, however, she will pro-
ceed direct to Honolulu and then back to
the California metropolis.
About the first of next July, according
to rumors now ahoat in local naval cir
cles. the Tacoma is to return to the Puget
Sound navy yard.
The cruiser left Puget Sound early this
morning on her trip to Honolulu.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
BIG ROW ON
RESERVATION

There promises to be things doing
on the reservation as a result OF the
primary held there yesterday. 1t is
charged that the regular caucus was not
held but that the candidates for delegates
to the convention were selected by one
man. When the time for opening the
primary arrived Samuel Mettler who is a
candidate for county commissioner, APP
peared with bunch of ballots on which
were printed the names of eleven candid
ates for places on the delegation. As that
was the exact number of delegates to which
the precinct is Untitled the voters had no
choice in the matter. Some of them We're
so disgusted at what they termed an at
tempt to thwart the wishes of the people
living on the reservation, that they refused
to vote. ut of a total of nearly 250
votes less than so were cast.
A resident of the reservation precint
made the following statement to the
Times:
'To say nothing about not having
caucus called, we object to some of the
names that were put on the ticket and
rather than endorse them some of us re-
fused to vote.
"A feature entering into this fight about
which the public has not been informed
is this: A man named Kopp is running
a saloon just outside of the city limits
So far as we know he has no license Be
sides that there are two suits on file
against him at the county clerks office.
Neither of these suits have been brought
before the court although we have asked
the assistant prosecuting attorney to give
the matter his attention: ne of these suits
was put into the hands of one of the men
who is now running for the office of prose
cutting attorney. What we wanted to do
was to elect a delegation favorable to
candidate for prosecuting attorney who
would do something with the Kopp case
and bring other violators of the law to
justice.
eve also want good roads on the reser-
vation and we do not think that the dele
gates elected yesterday will do much to
secure either of these things for us
II was stated that the seating of the
reservation delegates in the convention to
morrow would be contested.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
HEARST WINS
IOWA'S VOTES

DIES MONIES, May 4-When the Demo
cratic state convention assembled at z
o'clock this afternoon Hearst was the
master of the situation and it was a fore
zone conclusion that Iowa's twenty-six
delegates to the national convention would
be instructed for the New Yorker.
The opposing faction agreed to abandon
its plans for rump convention out OF
Difference to the wishes Of Congressman
Wade of the Second district, who is the
only national representative that Iowa
Democrats have had in a dozen years.
Wade is personally opposed to Hearst
but is against bolting.
In his address as temporary chairman,
CulHson didn't enter into factional differ
ences
Ex- Congressman Butler was chosen per.
manent chairman. lie shouted some for
Hearst
The resolution committee by vote Of
eight to three, reported a strong Hearst
Endorsement.
Sixteen out of TWENTY-FIVE district dele.
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ton to sprinkle Yakima avenue from Thir-
teenth street to South Twenty-sxth street
with oil 1t will also endeavor to have
Center street and the other streets maca-
damized far enough to connect with the
county road leading to Edison. Part of
the money for doing this the association
will ask the city to furnish and the bal
ance will be raised among the members.
The association has about fifty members
at the present time but it is the inten-
ton of the new officers to increase that
number before the SUMMER is over. The
next meeting of the association will be
held at the call of the president
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
REAL ESTATE

Chas. w. Matson and wife to Julia
and Della Whiting, lots l2 TO Is inc, Law
renee I'D, Tacoma, 5000.
Cbas. II. Moore aud wife to J. r. r.
Coldwell, lots 10 and II, block s627, Ia.
coma Land Co.'S Sixth ad, $500.
James Campbell and wife to Matthew
Mcdowell, 1888 acres. section I6, township
20, range east $3.50.
Lars o. Thorpe and wife to Matthew
Mcdowell, lot 3, section l6 township 81,
range east, containing $3.50 acres, $1,000
Thomas J. Fleetwood and wife to Leila
G. Carlyle, lots and aud the NJ OF
LOT g. block Ais may oi New Tacoma
&, 500.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
BOMBARDMENT AT
PUMPING STATION

Employees at pumping station A, which
is located in the bottom of deep gulch
are complaining of an attack which the
boys in the neighborhood made upon them
with stones yesterday afternoon. 1t seems
that the boys take a great delight in
throwing the stones down at the men, who
look like pigmies at the bottom of the
guleh and their attacks have been so
furious lately that the men fear serious
damage may be done unless the stone
throwing is stopped.
The matter was reported to the police
this morning and an effort will be made
to corral the youngsters and put stop
to their dangerous sport.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
UNCLE SAM FORMALLY TAKES
CHARGE OF PANAMA CANAL

PANAMA, May 4.--Tbe formal act of
turning over the Panama canal to the
United States government was performed
with much ceremony at o'clock this morn.
ing, The canal was received by General
Brooks and staff on behalf of the United
States. Consul General Gidger and other
prominent Americans witnessed the cere-
mony which concluded with the raising of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04

In reference to the refusal Of County
Treasurer Reed to have school warrants
issued for the Tourist hotel site County
Attorney Campbell said today; AS legal
adviser under the law, | told the board Of
education they had right TO purchase the
hotel property and J also advised Treasurer
Reed to endorse the warrants. He de-
INJURED to The advice furnished him and
the matter was taken into court on a writ
of mandamus and the court held that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
TREASURER reed IGNORED THE
ADVICE OF COUNTY ATTORNEY Y

he must endorse the warrants Since that
time the county attorneys office has rot
been consulted in the matter, nor had the
treasurer been advised by any one connect.
cd with the county attorneys Office regard
ing the payment Of the warrants.
While the treasurer did not follow the
advice given him by this office formerly
and has not sought for advice from this
office in regard 10 paving the warrants,
viii say that / believe he Is perfrrffs. con-
seientious in the stand he has taken
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
BURIAL STOPPED
BY NEIGHBORS

George Nicols and wife of Orting have
been charged by neighhors with letting
their three-weeks' old baby die for lack Of
nourishment. The child died about 6
o'clock yesterday morning and Nicols in
tended hurying it three hours later in the
back yard but the neiehbors interferred
and the burial was postponed until Deputy
Coroner Mellinger, who had been notified,
could reach there.
Mr.. Mellinger was seen this morning
and he said that he had allowed the child
to be buried, but that there would be an
inquest held later.
Nicols is veteran Of the civil war and
is well known in 0rtings
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
MARINE GLIMPSES
TIDES FOR THURSDAY.

The City of Puebla arrived in at 9;3O
o'clock last night with $50 tons of general
cargo for this port. She took on about
400 tons and left for down Sound ports at
1880 this morning.
The Ming Chou is all ready to load but
will have to wait until the fremont sails
before she can take cargo.
The collier Mackinaw is loading coal at
the n. P. bunllers and will probably leave
for San Francisco in the morning.
The big liner Alaskan is taking coal from
the Gravity bunker and loading on lumber
from scoWs.
The work of loading locomotive boilers
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the front, have been hanged for attempted
betrayal of Russian cause.
LONDON, May A Reuters Port Said
dispatch reports that the Oriental liner
Oscis was stopped by a Russian warship
and the mail gone through in search of
japanese letters, but the japanese mail
at the bottom of the huge pile was not
touched. The Oscis was nine hours from
Brindisi when stopped by theblan< shot
from the warship Kratzri and was detained
two hours.
LONDON, May 4.-Reuter's Toxic cor
respondent also states that the japanese
were successful in an attempt to bottle
up Port Arthur Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
WILL WORK FOR
BETTER STREETS

The Tacoma Riding and Driving asso-
ciation held its annual meeting at the
Tacoma hotel last night. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year;
President, J. H. Scott; vice-presdent, S.
A. Perkins; treasurer Frank c. Hart;
secretary. Victor n. Malstrom.
The members of the association have out
lined a plan Of work that means great
deal of labor on the part Of every member
Of the club as well as considerable expense
to the association.
Lt is also the intention OF tha orGaniza-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
WELLS STAND
SEVERE TEST

William Welsh, commissioner of public
works, stated after his return from the
city wells at South Tacoma this morning
that the official test was progressing salts
factorily The three wells are giving forth
a splendid stream of pure water without
seeming to lessen the depth of water in
the pipes. So far the wells have been
equal to all that was expected of them.
The pumps are being run at full speed
and the test to which the wells are sub
jected is a heavy one.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04

on the S. S. fremont for Japan commenced
yesterday afternoon, two being taken on
in less than an hour. Six will be loaded
today. There are eight boilers in Seattle
to be loaded on the fremont and they
will have to be sent here as they cannot be
handled in Seattle. The fremont sails
FRIDAY for Seattle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
OBJECTION RAISED

There IL considerable complaint among
lumbermen in Tacoma over the action Of
Addison Hill, the contractors who have
undertaken to build the addition to the
Lincoln school and who have, il is claimed,
gone outside Of the city to get their lumber
for the school contract.
The story is that Addison & Hill have
made deal with tho sawmill out on The
Interurban for cut-rate lumber, while the
mills in Tacoma, which employ Tacoma
labor and pay taxes here, are left out in
the cold.
Considerable indignation is expressed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
Staring Death in Face He Writes
to F. B. Campbell i'm Tacoma
then Turns on Gas and Dies

The grewsome fact has developed that
II. w. Gowell, the well known advertising
writer, made deliberate preparations for
suicide before asphyxiating himself with
gas while in Portland two days ago.
On May 2, letter written by Gowell
evidently few hours preceding his death,
was posted to f. B. Campbell in the Cali
fornia building, Tacoma. 1t read as fol
lows:
F. B. Campbell, sec'y NJ. W. of A., Cali
fornia building. Tacoma:
Dear Sir:-It will probably be neces-
sary for you to take charge of my funeral.
1t should be simply burial-no expense
a simple coffin-no prayer, no ceremony
no crowd H. w. GOWELL.
The letter was written with lead pencil
in an easy flowing hand without the slight
est indications of nervousness in the style.
The postmark shows that it was re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
COWEL[S LAST LETTER OBJECTS
To PRAYER, CEREMONY Or CROWD
money on it.

money on it.
BY singular coincidence Gowelrs wife
in Seattle had sent over to Mr.. Campbell,
as secretary of the Tacoma camp of the
M. w. of A., the premium due on 50, 900
life insurance policy held on Gowell's life,
the money arriving on May 2, just before
the suicide occurred.
II. w. Gowell was widely known in both
Tacoma and Seattle having resided in
both cities He wrote advertisements for
several Tacoma business houses up to the
time of his death. For several years he
was the advertising manager of the Bon
Marche in Seattle.
The body has been shipped from Port
land to Seattle, where the burial will
take place tomorrow.
Whether or not GowelPs written request
will be observed that no ceremonies be
held over his remains is not yet known
Secretary I. B. Campbell, of the Wood
dertake to follow the wishes of the de-
ceased.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04

LOS ANGELES. Cal, May 4.--The Gen
eral Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
church began its quadrennial sessions here
this morning. The delegates number $50
and represent 100000 church members
scattered throughout the world
President Roosevelt sent the following
telegraphic greeting which was read to the
conference soon after it assembled: Per
nit me TO extend greetings TO the assem-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
He VENTURED
into SEATTLE

SEATTLE, May Aired Updiba who
has been rooming at the Great Northern
hotel in Tacoma, strayed over to Seattle
yesterday with $s5 in good, hard cash in
his pocket, lie went down below the
line and while chatting with colored
woman entrusted the S85 to her for tenn
porary safe keeping. As the So plunlks
looked very good to the recipient she do
termined to keep them as a permanent
loan At least that is what the Tacoma
man claimed in telling his story to the
police.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
STOPS POOL
ROOM BETTING

SEATTLE, May 4.-Eyery pool room in
this city was closed last night by order Of
Chief OF Police Delaney, and city officials
aver that the places are out OF business
permanently. or at least so far as the au-
thorities are concerned. The proprietors
Of the various places, including the Totem,
Clancys, the Seattle Bar and the STANDARD, A.,
are said 10 be considering the possibility
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04

company The forty millions are to be
deposited with Morgan Immediately upon
delivery by the Canal company to the
United States of all property included in
the purchase by the French interests,
which latter win accept this deposit as an
equivalent to payment.
WASHINGTON, May 4.--G. w. Davis,
governor Of the Panama canal zone, accom-
panied by corps Of American engineers,
viii leave New York on Tuesday and on
his arrival at Colon win assume the en-
tire control Of the canal property. Seyen-
teen hundred laborers now employed will
be continued in their work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-05-04
SAM PARKS DIES
IN PEN|TENT|ARY

DISSENTING, May Sam Parks, the
walking delegate of the Housesmiths' union
OF New York, who was convicted of ex-
tortion IN connection with building strikes.
died as 7;l5 this morning in the prison
hospital He was sentenced for one year
and six months Parks failed in health
immediately after he fell into the clutches
OF the law Tuberculosis caused his death.