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The Washington times., 1904-03-02
MAY HEAR APPEAL
IN THE SUMNER
Machen-LOrenz- Croft COun-
SCI at Work.
PLENTY OF TIME ALLOWED
Record in Famous Case Expected to
Be Prepared by
June I.
PLENTY OF TIME ALLOWED

The question Of the proba bility of the
Machen-Lorenz-Groff conspiracy case
reaching the Court Of Appeals for the
District before the fall term has fire.
quently been discussed since 81 turdav
when judgment was announced in the
District Supreme Court. The discussion
was renewed today as a result Of tho
motion for a new trial and arrest of
judgment in the case of Samuel A. Croft.
In this jurisdiction the defendants have
twenty days after judgment is entered
to file an appeal from the finding of the
trial court. After this the defendants
have thirty days TO complete and file a
bill OF exceptions. 1t is also proba bic
that this time viii be extended.
A Lengthy Record.
The record in this case is "a lengthy
one and the court Will allow counsel for
the defendants plenty of time TO make
it complete. Taking everything into con-
sideration, IL is probable that the record
in the case cannot be completed until
the middle OF May or June l next.
In the event that the record is COM
plctcd by that time. II is likely the case
viii be heard at once by the Court of
Appeals. because that tribunal does nor
Aolidlig ldht summer recess until the
miCdlc or latter part of June
IN discussing the motion for new
trial and arrest OF Judgment filed by At
torney Samuel Maddox in behalf OF
Samuel \. Croft. it Is noticed that
among the grounds cited in suDDort OF
the motion the point made at the trial
as TO the number of peremptory chal-
lenges allowed tn defendants was not
Included.
Contention of Defense.
Under section of the code counsel
contcnded that each defendant was en-
uti,d to ten poremptory challenges. Jus
tice Pritcnard ruled that the defendants
should be considered as one person and
were Jointly allowed ten challenges.
The question involved is whether the
term IN all other cases refers tn sucb
oHeLses as are punishable by ''Impr.s-
oEmcnt in the penitt ntiary'' or to cases
M hich the nited States or the Dis
lr!ct are plaintiffs. and in which, with
the defendants, each party is ,u.itl,d 10
three perCmpJory Challenges.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
TYPHOID EPIDEMIC
SPREADS IN CLEVELAND
Fifty New Cases Reported Yester-
day-TOtal for Febru-
ary Is 45S.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. March Fifty
one new cases Of typhoid fever were re-
ported 20 the health department yester-
day. the largest number received during
any day since the beginning Of the pres
ent epidemic. During the month Of Feb
ruary there were 465 new cases reported.
The death record for this disease was
fOrty-five
President indications are that the-epi-
demic IS on the increase. The belief is
general that the snrcad OF the malady
Is due to polluted lake water. and the
members Of the city council are unable
10 do anything toward obtaining "a pure
supply.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
IN CIVIL SERVICE FORCE

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces the following changes
in its force;
RoSigndtiOnS-Davi NJ. PCchin. Dis
trict Of Columbia. $50; Milton Nj Dear
ing, Missouri 81 @CO
PrCmotions-Aiatthe r HalIoran.
District Of Columbia, 81 500 to 81 OOl.
Thomas +. Chapman. Texas. SI.6jO to
~ $40; Fenton Gail, Ohio. Sl.4)O to 81 500;
Oscar W. Wyatt. Ohio. 81. .201 to 81 40:
Henry l.. SwCinhart New Jersey. 81 600
TO 81 200, Richard Bragan, New York.
$1,000 TO q ,20O; William S. Cluck. New
York, $500 to Sl.0t0; Harry u. Smith. iii
nois, $500 10 $l10; Charles NJ. Higgins
West Virginia. $500 70 81. 900: Joseph NJ
Long, Massachusetts, $40 TO 50 .; Fred
erick L. Phipps, ohio, $50 TO $3.50; Veto
Iia Briggs. New York $50 to 500; Edna
j. Sponord, New York. $40 TO $500
Appointment-Alice Gray, Illinois. $50.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

see fT themselves the conditions here
they WouH give us an appropriation.
Only a few weeks ago / helped get up
a petition on this matter and every man
saw sigIed it.
i appreciate the efforts Of The Times
and mink II highly commendable in il
TO take uP this question. l hope its ef-
forts will meet with success"
Commends The Times.
J. p HERMANN, Of House & Herr
mani furniture dealers. Seventh and |
Streds: 4 favor most cmphaticaIly the
actioa OF The Times in taking. up this
pave hen question. IL is a thing that
has Ong been needed, and for which
we lave worked for many years with
out ival II The Times can do any
thing ir this direction IL will earn the
grattud OF every merchant ON Seventh
Street"
CIIRIi XANDER, dealer in wines and
liquors. 800 Seventh Street: we have
been aG-ocating a change in the pave
mCut OF oiSevcrth Street for years. / am
very mch i'm favor of the effort OF The
Times n this question. The block on
Sevenu Street between ] and Massa-
ChusSti Avenue has a great future be
cause its proximity to Massachusetts
AvenU which Will become a thorough
fare Tlen the new Union Station is
built, nd Il should have a good pave
ultllt. 4 q SbllS on bicycles, III CARRIAGES.
and Automobiles object to coming on the
cCbbletOncs. and. OF course. our trade
is affetod by this.
Should Have Asphalt.
PHILIP KING, Kings Palace. Sew
enth ctween II and | Streets: Seventh
Stree is one of the three leading bust
ness trcets Of Washington, and should
haveasphalt pavement. The traffic
heres always heavy and the noise and
dirt nat arise from the stone pavement
are isCTious drawback to the Seventh
sire W@rcnH"tS- / approve at the atVi-
tudelf The Times On this question"
p. NEE. furniture dealers. 745 Sew
CntlStreet: I am very glad that The
Tins has taken up ;Ajs paving ques-
tioT and / appreciate il as much as
anyne on seventh Street I do not
thlk II Is fair that we. citizens bust
res men. and taxpayers. who make our
livig by conducting businesses on Sew
ont Street. should be treated as we are
WIN alleys and suburban streets are
gin fine paVements. II we owned this
stiet and had to pay for paving it we
weld have better pave ment than we
no have. Yet we are taxed for paving
alover the city that does US no good.
Z admire the enterprise OF The Times,
al l am sure the business men will ap-
Continued Fourth Page.)
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PEOPLE OF KOREA ANXIOUS
TO KNOW FATE OF KINGDOM

PARIS, March I'm anticipation of
the negotiations which VIII follow the
Russo-Japanese war, the Korean Off
cials in Europe are turning their atten-
ton to the powers which give to their
country support.
Il is feared that Japan, even If vac.
toIious. viii find that she cannot live
up TO the high principles to which she
Tiedged herself. particularly If the war
be long drawn out. Her expenses dn6
losses viii be great, and Korea. having
beer occupied and serving as "a Iield D
battle. VIII be one OF the subjects OF
ne Gotiations.
II RussiG is victorious, Korea's fate.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
Russian Fleet Cannot
Pass the DardQneLLes

CONSTANTINOPLE. March THE
Turkish government has resolved to
forcibly prevent the Russian Black Sea
feet from passing through the Darda-
nelles. and a fight Will probably occur
should such an attempt be made.
The defenses along the straits have
been strengthened and mines have been
laid. Officers have also been appointed
especially to supervise these measures
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

The reason for Turkeys bold actor. 4
Is learned. Is that strong representations
have been made by the other powers
against such a breach of Russia's trea-
ties as the passing would incur.
England has informed the Sultan that
should the Russian vessels pass through
the straits. British fleet would do like
wise and would make a demonstration
before the windows OF the Yildiz-Kiosa.-
itsel
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

All the other battleships are Iand-Iocked.
scarcely anything Is hedrd OF the tor
Pedo boats. II is assumed they are
without ammunition. There are conse-
quently sul in action only three cruis-
ers; the Bayan, the patched-up Novik
and the AskOld' -
according TO accounts published last
hlsht, both the Novik and the AskoId
we're put out OF action Sunday.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
CHINA RELEASES JAPANESE
SURVIVORS LANDED AT CHEEFOO

CHEEFOO. March 2.-The Japanese
survivors landed here have received per
mission 20 return to Jaran upon the
guarantee to China from the japanese
consul that they do not participate fur
ther in the war
Sundry advices just received from Port
Arthur report that the hlet is stationed
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
Big Business Street.

a. JACKSON, senior r ember OF jack
son Bros. furniture ana carpets: "Sev-
enth Street has improved so wonderfully
In the past three years that Il has be-
come one OF the biggest business streets
in Washington. and If the streets were
letter paved we could get big carriage
trade that we cannot get as long as ".
have the stone pavement. There Is no
doubt in my mind that II the members
Of the District Committee Of the Senate
and the House Of Representatives could
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
WEATHER REPORT.

The Rocky Mountain disturbance will
move eastward during the next thirty
six hours. giving rain tonight IN the
Ohio Valley and the middle Atlantic
States, and general rains tomorrow I'm
the lower lake region. the Ohio Valley.
aid thence southwark and eastward TO
the east Gulf and south Atlantic States
IL will he warmer tonight in the Ohio
Valley and middle Atlantic States. and
colder weather will prevail tomorrow In
the Ohio Valley. Tennessee, and the
lower Mississippi Valley
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

in the inner harbor and viii remain till
the land forces are properly quartered.
Re-enforcements are poIring in daily.
All commercial houses have removed
10 kharbin. Thousands OF Chinese have
petitioned the chief Of the forces to al
low them TO depart in junks. This was
refused and riot was only kept dow
by the guards.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIPS LOCKED
IN HARBOR OF PORT ARTHUR

BERLIN. March 2.-The position Of the
Russians At Port Arthur is described by
the St. Petersburg correspondent of the
'Schieisische Zeitung' as desperate
The damaged Retvizan.' he states
'olocks the narrow entrance TO the
harbor against all other battleships. Il
is the only battleship thaC can take part
as kind Of fixed battery in the war
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

50 far as Russian diplomacy can make
II. Is sealed. \ consideration of the
attitude Of the European powers shows
that Korea has little 10 hope for from
them. Great Britain being expected I,
acree to greater Japanese control ovS
the Hermit Kingdom. while France "A
Germany would not oppose Russia
tho event OF her being victorious
The hopes OF the Koreans. therefes
are centering on the United States. nd
so soon as the cable and other linz OF
communication are restored il is uier-
stood that representations win etede
tContinued on Second Page)
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High toe tOud l-.-..r--- .33 y. m.
High tide tomorrow. .S:57 "A. m. 9.24 D. m
Low tide tomorrow. :05 a. m. 3:28 p. m
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
WISH PRESIDENT
TO SUPPORT BILL
Friends of Service Pensions
at White House.
COST NOT OVER S19,ooo,oo0
Kansas Representatives, Accompanied
by Minister, Urge Chief Executive
to Save Measure.

Champions Of the service pension bill
are l2boring with the President to OBJ
tain his influence in favor Of the meas
ure. They are hopeful that the bill viii
become "A law. and If they can secure
the Endorsement Of the President they
VIII feel that a long step in the direc-
tion Of victory has been taken.
This morning Representatives Curtis
anc Miller Of Kansas and the Rev. Bcr-
nard Kelly. OF that State. a member OF
the pension committee Of the Grand
Army of the Republic. were at the
White House to take this matter up
with the President.
President Non-C -CommittaI.
Each Of these men saw the President
at some length separately. Mr.. Curtis
and Mr.. Miller urged the reasons why
the bill should become a Jaw. The Presi-
dent was non-committal as TO support
ing the measure, but he is evidently Civ
ing II careful consideration
Kansas has a large old soldier element
and there is the strongest kind OF in
fiuence in favor Of the bill I'm that State
Mr. Curtis is ardently champiOning the
bill; and so is Mr.. Miller IN facI. the
entire Kansas delegation is understood
TO be active Mr.. Curtis, I'm Speaking of
the bill today. said II IL was reported
faVorably by the Committee ofthe House
law
Not Over $4,000, 900.
1T is said that the bill would cost the
country So, 900 a year said Mr.. cur
It's. This is an exaggeration. II would
not cost in excess Of $1,000. 600 a year. I
believe the bill should pass and that
the regulations Of tho Pension Office
should be made less stringent than they
now are"
one source of anxiety TO the friends OF
the bill is Representative Suilowav.
chairman Of the House Committee ON
Invalid Pensions lie is opposed TO the
measure. and is in position 20 hinder
It's being reported on the floor.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
TEMPERATURE.
THE Strny
TIDE TABLE.

Sun sets today. "a D. M
Sun rises tomorrow. a. m
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
MERCHANTS FAVOR
A NEW PAVEMENT
Business Men on Seventh Street Condemn the
CobbleStoneS and Comnenxi Attitude of -
The Times for Improvement

o The in
busiues
blocks
%
o O lock
lines morning
tyng for
IS
Of the
0 o
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Near Government Chces.

Is a
OF h Of
% Of
ee
Of
OF Sreetrc o
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Went to Congress.

This petition was presented to the
Commissioners. with the request to re-
fer Il 20 the District committees of Con-
rress 10y a committee appointed bv tn
business Mems Association. including
some of our best Seventh Street MGR
chants.
THE commissioners gave this petition
their hearty Endorsement. and II was
brought to the attention OF the ApprO-
psiations Committee Of the House. but
NaS shClvcd Our committee IS still at
work. and hopes TO have an amendment
taCkCd Oh i'm the Senate. ! know the
Seventh Street merchants appreciate
very highly the attitude The Times has
taken IN the matter. Tor we feel that
We are partly Indebted TO II for having
The use Of open cars prohibited on the
street railway lines and we are sure
that. this being a worthy cause. il will
lave some success I'm pushing a
through
The Washington times., 1904-03-02
Smith a Busy Man.
-Four Mormon Books.

The wltItsss said the Mormon Church
YVES founded by Joseph Smith. jr, uncle
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

WILLIAM HAHN. shoe dealer. cor
uer Seventh and X Streets: This
smooth pavement for Seventh Street
mas been recommended TO Congress by
thu District Commissioners for the
past five or six sessions without satls-
factory result. Last session fl was
claimed that the District Committee Of
Congress had ruled not to rcsurface one
OF the streets that have stone pave
ricrts. yet Notwithstanding this, sev-
Cral squares have been ordered TO he
surfaced since. Therefore at last ses-
sion a petition was gotten up by the
Seventh Street merchants. asking this
ruuch-necded Improvement. This petit
ton was signed by nearly every rea:-
dent and a majority Of the taxpayers
e this sectOn. including the officers Dt
the free library. In this petition II waJ
claimed that while hundreds Of thU,-
sands Of dollars had been spent In pay-
ing streets I'm the suburbs. even fer
cut in the country where there Is prlI-
t.caIy no traffic and yet Seventh
StIcet the heart of the business sec
tJcu OF the city. which pays the heaviest
taxes of almost any part OF Washing
ton has been neglected.
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

EST AND BEST SUNDAY PAPER
The Washington times., 1904-03-02

Cloudy, warmer tonight ;
rain, warmer tomorrow ;
variable winds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
More Court "Justice,"
ion, Minneapolis, MINI.

From The Union. Minneapolis, MINI.
In recent trial of an engineer, whose en-
CINE had been in a wreck, aud where, OH ac-
count of the policy which seems to prevail on
the RAILROADS of the entire country to cut down
the working force and to sacrifice the lives of
their patrons on the altar of their god-pro6ts,
the engineer was found guilty of criminal neg
ligence of duty 1t was shown that he had
been on duty for over twenty. four hours, but
this was not considered BY the learned court,
accustomed to strenuous day Of six, and may
be seven, hours work, as an excuse. OF course
not-why should it be? What have we got
these men for, anyway, except TO work as many
hours as is profitable to the owners, and what
basiness have they to become tired and WON
out, any more than any other piece of machin-
cry which we use in the process Of piline up
the dollars? And then, according to Professor
Eliot, this engineer shoulh have felt 'joy in
his work. aud should have been glad of an
opportunity to work right through for twenty
four or thirty-six hours without sleep, and
should have been perfectly on the alert at the
end of this time. Besides, it is such nice, easy
work driving an engine through heat and cold,
rain and snow, dazzling sunlight aud inky
darkness, and to know that your owl life and
the lives of others depend upon your nerve and
ability. II this engineer had been obliged to
work as hard as this learned Judge, there might
have been some excuse for becoming exhausted,
but it is absurd to think there can be anything
firing i'll doing nothing but sit in nice, clean
cab of an engine and watch the landscape.
Verify, this judge deserves to have his name
embalined in history along with the judge who
says it is criminal conspiracy to agree to en-
ploy none but union men, with the Injunction
granters all over the country, and with the
whole bunch OF judicial batherers who are
disgracing the benches of SO many of our states.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21

Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for pres
idept, and Benjamin Haniord, candidate TOT
vice president, spoke to an III niense audience
at the Auditorium in Chicago, Monday evening
Indeed, the great building would not hold the
crowd, ant. there were severa, overflow meet
ings on the Streets which w,re addressed by
other speakers. A very short time ago, So
cialist speaker would hardly Rave attracted
corporal's guard, and Socialist meetings on the
streets were dispersed by tn police. What
makes the difference? The people are think
ing. Many learned men are al locating Social
ism. Some broad minded min sters of the gos-
pei are talking 1t from the pulpit number
of the great newspapers of the country (nota-
bly, the Hearst papers) and leading magazines
are advocating municipal ownership and other
Socialistic ideas, aud the people have had a
taste and they want more. The pubicown-
ership idea is growing, and gT'wing rapidly
it will soon sweep the country. prominent
Democrat said to us, the othe' day, that there
is no doubt that the issue of the campaign in
zoos will te government owne rshp.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
NO MORE REWARDS.
Supreme Court Decision Stops
Time HOnOred Kansas Practise.
Wellington Voice,

NCilluglOu ' olSCi
The supreme court, in a decision hand
ed down Saturday. holds that county
commissioners ca,Knot pay rewards for
the arrest of criminals This will stop
a practice that has been carried on in
Kansas ever since there was n Kansas.
1t has always been the rule where a
crime, especially an atrociors murder.
has been committed, for the commission
ers to offer reward tor the arrest aud
conviction uf the criminal Sometime
ago, q crime was committed in Elk conu-
ty, and the commissioners offered re-
ward. d. L. Felkcr. the sheriff, caught
the criminal and claimed the reward
The commissioners refused to paw, and
he brought suit to recover the reward
money. The supreme court held that
the commissioners had no authority to
pay rewards 1t claimed that criminal
cases were state cases, and snould be
dealt with by the state, and not through
the county by its commissioners. After
this, the only reward that can be offered
out of the public funds for the apprchen-
sion OF criminal is through the COVER
nor's office.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
The People Are Thinking.
ION, Minneapolis. Mum

From The Unon Minneapolis Mum
In spite of the efforts of the daily pres 10
keep the people in ignorance of the reform
movements which are attracting SO much attcu.
ton and thought at the present time, these
movements are growing and spreading and Sc
curing stronger foothold, and all classes are
interesting themselves in the efforts OF the
people to free themselves from the chains
which greed and craft have thrown around
them. Even the ministers are arousinp from
their sleep and demanding that the people
be given an opportunity to escape the hell upon
earth which has been built by the avaricious
money power. Rev. E. G. Updike, of the
First Congregational church, Madison, Wis,
is QUE of those who sees the inevitable struggle,
and speaks right out III meeting the following
strong and truthful words:
"We are entering, as people, upon great
struggle, which will be an irrepressible conflict
as surely as was the war which gave the slave
his freedom. One party will have great power
the power of corporate wealth. 1t will be
an oigarchy. The other party will be of the
people. The oligarchy will proclaim that civ
ilization and all its glories will perish if the
masses are permitted to gain control of all the
means of wealth. The patty Of the people
will go forward to meet the issue, and will do
it in the name of patriotism. 1t will establish
a government of the people and by the people
aud for the people. A commercial government
for a favored few will then be an inpossibility.
Every man must take sides in this conflict"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21

The productivity of labor in the United
States has increased ten-fold since 1880, and,
theoretically, his wages should have increased
tell fold. But, as a matter of fact, his wages
have increased considerably less than two-fold.
This explains the present multiplicity Of mil
lionaires on the one hand and the poverty of
the working people upon the other.-The New
Time, Spokane, Wash
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21

No mail order house helped to build
the little white school house in your is
trict or turnpike the road past Your
door. No mail order house ever took
YOU bv the hand when you were in dis.
trcss aud told YOU to let go until after
harvest next year. No mail order house
ever sold you machine and then spent
every cent OF its profit right in the com
munitv where YOU and your ncighbors
could get it back agaiu. No mail order
house ever showed its patent leather
shoes under your table and rejoiced with
you when you were glad; por spoke en-
couraging words to you in affection,
nor stood with uncovered head beside
the grave when your children died LEX.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
RAILROAD CASUALTIES.

A Washington dispatch says: "a report is
sued by the interstate commerce commission
shows that the total number Of casualties to
persons on railroads in the United States dur
ing he fiscal year ending June 3oth was 55,13o,
mprising 3,7s7 killed and 51,343 injured
This shows large increase. The total number
of collisions and derailments vas 1891, in
volvng $e,3S3,o77 of damag cars, engines
and roadway. This is an incr ase of 64S col
lisions and deraiments."
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-10-21
Prohibition County Ticket

For representative, Joseph NJ, Caldwell,
of Glculock,
For sheriff, Vernon c. Archer, OF Glen.
lock
For county attorney, Samuel A. Baird,
o. Mineral Point.
For county treasurer, Thomas j. Viii
Hams. of Westphalia.
For county clerk. {. L. Eddy, of Has
kell
For Superintendent of schools, W. A..
Vickers, OF Greeley.
For surveyor, Funny McConn, of North
colt.
For coroner, Mark Beach. OF Colony
For probate judge. S. Is Gamble, OF
Colony.
For register of deeds. J. W. Ruby. of
Haskell.
For clerk of court, Mrs L. NJ Archison,
: Of Greeley.
For commissioner, Second district, O..
+. Adams, of Garrett
For commissioner, Third district. y.
l.. Badgers, of Northcott