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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
ENGINE COMPANY HAS
CAT WITH SIX TOES
Peculiar Specimen of Feline Family on
Exhibition in BaltimOre-Will
Not Adopt 1t.

BALTIMORE, AUG. ia peculiar spec
linen OF the cat family is on exhibition at
IL Truck Company, North Avenue and
McMechen Street. 1t was brought there
by Nicholas Hartshorn, one Of the mem
hers. 1t is a high sts9Der and when
It walks its leg action is similar to
that of an elephant.
This popularity Is due TO the kitten
having six toes on each foot, all the
toes being in front OF the feet so that
the latter look very large and clumsy.
Mr.. Hartshorn has the mother of the
kitten. which, he says, is a thoroughbred
Maltese. The men of the house took to
the kitten at once. and were very proud
70 welcome a pet so unique. but there
were other cats In the house. and seNs
eraI conferences were held TO deter
mine what TO do with the visitor.
There was Wallace. who can climb a
ladder and go to a fire clinging to the
truck with one paw: Maud who refuses
TO rest any place but under the signal
desk; Gin, who catches all the mice, and
Pete, who is ever playful The captain
looked at the lieutenant, and the lieu
tenant eyed the men.
The six-toed freak must go. and II
was not long before DR.. Grimes walked
in and was 50 taken with the kitten that
IL was awarded 10 him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
Ocean Steamship Rate
War Begins All OVER
German Company Starts Mediterranean
Service and the Lowest Known Rate IS
Made From Liverpool to New York

NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-The transact
lantic rate war between the Cunard line
on one side and the international Mer-
camille Marine Company. and the Ger
man lines on the other, continues as
fiercely as ever.
A number of conferences have been
held on the other side between the heads
OF the lines in the conflict. but thus far
no understanding has been reached. The
latest conference was held few days
ago in Liverpool between Lord Inver-
clyde. Of the Cunard line. and Herr Bal
lin OF the Hamburg American line. fol-
lowing which rumors that peace had
had been declared were circulated freely
on both sides Of the Atlantic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
.FIREMEN ADJOURN
THEIR CONVENTION
Sessions Concluded With an Election 81
0ficers-Omaha Named as the
Next Meeting Place.

The seventh convention of the inter
national Brotherhood of Stationary + ire
men came to a close yesterday, when
Omaha. Neb, was selected as the place
OF meeting of the next convention, to be
held I'm August. 1906. These officers were
elected without opposition: President,
Timothy HeaIy, Of New York, VINO has
been at the head of the brotherhood for
one year; vice presidents. James p.
Conroy. Of ST. Louis; Joseph O'Donnell,
Of Whiting. Ind; II. w. Bausch. Of To-
ledO. Ohio; Thomas Kane, Of DanbIry,
Conn; r. g. Mclean, Of Newark, y. J.:
Charles Moreau, OF HolyOke, Mass, and
Frank Huldane, Of Rumford Falls. Me.
c. L. Shamp. of Omaha. was reelected
secretary and treasurer.
Joseph w Morton, Of Chicago; G. /.
Shamp, and President Healy were elect
ed to represent the brotherhood before
the American Federation Of Labor.
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Evidence that an agreement had not
been reached was the announcement TO-
day that beginning October ! next, the
Hamburg american line will inauSurste
new service from New York 10 Ma
pies, Genoa, Trieste. and Fiume In op-
position to the Cunard line MediteT-
ranean service. The vessels which VIII
be used are the twin screw steamers
Prinz Adalbert, Prinz Ozkar, Palatia
and Phoenicia.
The steerage rate by these vessels
viii be SIS to Italy a,ii SIC 10 Trieste
and Plume. which is much below that
charged by the Cunard line
In the meantime a S3.75 rate has been
put In force between New York and
Liverpool
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
POWER COMPANY FILES
REORGANIZATION PAPERS
PotOmac's Certificate Makes Company
a Perpetual Proposition In
stead of Limited.

A certificate of the rcorS nizatiOa Of
the Potomac Electric POWER Company
was filed yesterday in he office OF me
Recorder of Deeds for the District
1t is stated that the purposes OF the
corporation viii be the same as were
those Of the original organization. The
only change IN the plan Of organiza ton
is that il is now made perpetual, in
stead Of for a limited period, as here
tofore. The capital stock is s., 900, 90 Ill
vlded into 80. 600 shares Of 500 each.
The trustees for the first year are
Messrs George Truesden. ). L. Shober,
jr.. George II Harries. James 3. Lack
IAN l.. McDermott. II W. Fuller, and
r. z w Duke. jr.
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sI.2s Baltimore and Return, B. & o.

r. r.. Saturday and Sunday. All trains
both ways. both days. except Royal Lin
tied. Hourly Service" Saturday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
FALLS FROM HIS WAGON
AND FRACTURES SKULL

While driving along NJ Street. near
Aqueduct Bridge. yesterday, William
ShattrofT. who lives near Prospect Hill,
Va. fell from his wagon. his head strik
ing the curbstone.
He was taken TO Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital. where it was found that
his skull was fractured
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
HUSBAND so LIBERAL
WIFE WOULD DIVORCE HIM

DENVER. Col, Aug. 13.-Because
Howard Bryning, of Kansas City. was
too fond Of his vie and acquiesced in
everything she did. she has secured a
divorce.
My husband had no backbone" said
Mrs. Bryning ia talking over the
strange reason for divorce. When
ever / asked for anything I always got
fl without question. There Is no salts
faction in that knd OF Humdrum eX-
istence for me"
Mr. Bryniug is travelling passenger
agent for the Northern Pacific with
HEADQUARTERS in Kansas city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14

Now for final cleanup kinds desirable Wash
brc These fabrics have taken off the shelves
of their value offered the uniform of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14
FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER
DEAD IN ENGLAND

LONDON. Aug. 13-The death IS an
nounced OF William Renshaw. the ia
nous tennis player.
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MILLION DOLLARS LOST
IN ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND

ABERDEEN, Scotland. Aug. IA
fierce fire is raging in the tenement dis
trict of Aberdeen
The damage already exceeds 500. 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-14

Pretty dressy waists and but o5 cents TO
We've just 10 dozen White Waists In
effecS and embroidery trimmed; all sizes.
These are waists that sold all season at s
tomorrow at ----.
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Selection of Goods DIPLOMA.

Whoever wins the prize OF SIS worth
Of merchandise 81 GoldenEergs may
select Whatever he or she desires as
there is no restriction upon what may
DC selected I he prize l. simply an or
der for So worth OF merchandise.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
A DOGS TESTIMONY,
Ii Was In His Own Defense and Was
Irresistible,

In one Of the Prague district courts
recently foreman named Dastych
sued Il manufacturer named Wcin-
vert. alleging the Iatter's dog had bit
ten him. thereby rendering him for
som" time unit for work The dog
WAS pruduccd in court and the services
OF Il veterinary surgeon were requiSi
toned as expert evidence. Herr De
sellsN, i'll the presence of the Judge, did
his utnost to irritate the dog, and
even struck it. but all to no purpose
The dog remained calm, and finally,
finding the proceeding mOnotOn0uS
crcpt under Il stool. "Quiet as a lamb
WIS the finding Of the veterinary sur
Seon, but "Oh. no." said the foreman
the dog behaves itself because its
master is present SO the dog WAS
taken out into the corridor, among the
public, this time unmuZzlcd. and the
veterinary again tried his best to irri-
tate the animal. Doggy wagged his
tail, offered first one paw and then the
other and. its advances being rudely
repealed by the unfeeIing veterinary.
rau back into court. sat upon its hind
legs before the Judge, and begged Not
even the hard heart of II Judge could
resist this appeal, and the animal left
the court without u stain upon its
character
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
FISH FED By HAND
Many Specimens of the Finny Tribe
Are Easily Tanned.


Experiments made in II large aqua
rum have proved that fish may be
easily tanned aud trained This is par
ticularly true of blue perch. They
soon consent to taking their food
ulva. a green, lettucelike weed-tyom
the hand, and do not at all object to
being handled. \ huge kelp cod. a
splendid specimen Of rich blue and
green hues. that was kept in the same
tank with the perch. readily learned
to feed from the hand, and seemed to
enjoy being scratched and rubbed.
Sea slugs. too - singular, shell-leSs
things possessing the faculty of secret
ing q purple fluid which they throw
out in self defense-took their regular
meal Of seaweed from their feeders
fingers without the slightest fear.
ticklebacks, perch, bass and catfish
are among the most easily tanned fish.
and the story is told of an Old fisher
man who day after day fed a large
horse mackcrel in the open sea with
pieces of the fish he cleaned. 1t grad
ually got into the habit of coming
nearer and nearer to where the boat
was tethered until, finally convinced
that it would not be harmed, it con-
sented to take its daily meal directly
from the tisherman's hand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
YOUGHIOGRENY.
The Proper Way of Pronouncing This
Indian Name.


Perhaps the most difficult geograph-
ical name in the United States is
Youghiogheny, or geny, as it is some
times spelled. the name of creek in
western Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Few besides natives of the region pro-
nounce it with the chief accent on the
penultimate and who so essays it with
the accent elsewhere finds his mouth
filled with meaningless confusion of
voWelS and cOnsonantS. The first Syl-
liable is "Yough," pronounced "Yo,"
with short "o' The second is ''i''
short. the "o'' following is almost if
not quite unheard in the mouth Of the
native, while the last two sylla ables are
those made familiar in "Alleghany,"
though there is even here question Of
"a" long or "e' short
The pronunciation Of Youghiogheny
is, however, simple matter with the
modern spelling compared to what it
must have seemed to the stranger who
met it with the old spelling. On an
ancient map of the region the name is
spelled "Yoghyyoyghgania." Doubtless
this spelling came nearer than that
now in use to indicating aptly the In
dian pronunciation of the name.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
Rudfum to illuminate Gun Sights.

The discovery of the latest use to
which radium can be put-the illumi-
nation Of gun sights and the like at
nighttime-seems to indicate that 1t
will play an important part in war
fare. In gun sights, leveling 1nstru-
ments and telescopes there is what is
called "tiducial" mark, which is used
to obtain q faithful result These
marks of course are useless in the
dark, and, though many ways of illu-
minating them have been tried, nothing
has proved satisfactory Mr. Andrew
A. Common of EatOn-rise. Ealing, was
the first to attempt to solve the diff
Guilty by the use of raaiam and his
experiments We're SO successful that
he applied for patent. Unfortunate
ly he did not live to have it granted.
but the complete specifications submit
ted by Mrs Common. his widow and
executrix. have just been accepted
London Mail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
Sharks In Europe.

Superstitious people, if any such re-
main, will probably hold that 1t is as
a portent of the war that sharks have
once again appeared in the Baltic sea
after an absence Of nearly $50 years
Sharks are still to be met with in the
Mediterranean but in the northern seas
we have long been rid Of them. But
now fishermen report that in the mar
rows of the C2ttegct and the Belt these
dangerous fish are once more to be
seen and that they follow the boats to
attack the nets as they are being haul.
ed in. 1t is also said that some of the
fishermen have had narrow escapes of
their lives. There are shoals of sharks
in the North sea. and along the coasts
Of Germany and Norway they are to
be found in considerable numbers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
TaFrin9 and erfn4.

The practice of tarring and feather
ing, which we regard as essentially
American, belongs to Great Britain.
TO us the honor of inventing or adopt
ing that very disagreeable mode Of
punishment belongs. Among the laws
for the preservation of order when
King Richard sailed on his crusade
was one that any soldier convicted Of
theft should have his head shaved. be
stripped of his clothes, have melted
pitch poured all over him, after this be
covered with feathers and so set ashore
at the first land that was touched
London Queen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
Taking War Motion Pictures.

In very recent WarS tie melton piCl
ture cameras have made their appear-r
ance. Considering the difficulties at,
tending ordinary photography in war.
one can imagine at what expense Of
money and labor % say nothing Of
ourage--moving scenes on the firing
line are secured &. Fred Ackerman,
with whom | tented in China. is un
doubtclly the most Successful Of the
war motion picture operators. His
first experience Was in the Philippines,
where he secured in the face of trelnen-
dous difficulties some remarkable re-
suits. One picture in particular was
a wonderful bit Of realism. Acker
man had his camera right on the FIR
ing line, and two American soldiers
We're hit and fell directly in front Of
the lens and only a short distance
away. In the natural excitement of
operating his camera under such cir
cumstances Ackcrman did not know
that he had photographed two men in
the act of being struck down Until
many months afterwartl. when he saw
the picture exhibited in a New York
theater.-Everybody' Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
TORPEDO BOATS.
The Crews Lie and Amusement
Anoat and Ashore.

Life aboard torpedo boats differs ma
tcrialIy from that experienced aboard
any other iypc of navy ships. When
/ torpedo boat is under way there is
not much rest Tor the crew, their time
is divided. ha.f oM, ha.f off, duty.
When eteaming at high speeds the VI
bration is 50 great that rest is almost
impoSSihe. the hight SHELLS OF the YES
Spls vibrating Us If they must tr,r
themselves apart The United States
navy has bad no serious accidents 10
torpedo boats, bat III the Ln-lish navy
Two torpedo vessels, the Cobra and
Viper. actually broke in two. not beng
strong enough to stand cruising at SEA.
The bcrthing arrangements aboard Il
destroyer are more cOmfortabi" tl!"&
would be expected from the size of the
vessel Each man has It bunk of las
own The crew is berthe1 III several
compartments, with from ten TO tWcn-
tv men in each of tive living compart
ments one man is detailed in each OF
these whose duty ii is to keep that
compartment clean and to bring the
food at meal times from the galley Tor
the men at his mess. He also assists
the ships cook in preparing the food
for cooking Five dollars month adj
ditional is allowed each Of these men
for the mess work.
For the hardships at sea allowance
is made in port. Half the crew is al
lowed to go ashore each night from .
p. III. until s a. III. next day, and on
Saturday the liberty is extended frot
noon until Monday at S n. N. Fc
amusement on board the phonograp ~
Is the principal agent. while somue
members of the crew play on strngeGe
Instruments. adding much to the pleas
ure of their shipmates. Great inter
est is taken in baseball and footballG
and when ut q navy yard where theret
are available grounds these games are
played and encouraged. The food pro
vided is of the best The government
allows 80 cents a day to feed each
man in the navy Ensign Robert Lo
Berry, L. S. y, in Leslie's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
War Records of an African Chief.

Major Powell Cotton amused an au
dience the other day by his informa
ton concerning the warriors Of 9 ser
tain tribe with whom he came in con
tact in the course of his travels in
East Africa. 1t was the custom OF
these untutored soldiers to place d tat
too tally mark on their bodies for eacl
man who feu victim at their hands
and, added the lecturer, when a war
rior had no more space on his owl
skin he would continue the records or
the bodies Of his wives.-Londor
World. ..sr .sf~-s-~
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
Smoking In Korea.

All men and women in Korea, what
ever their age or station, smoke tobac-
co necessarily. The bowls Of their
pipes are so small that they only hold
a pinch or two Of tobacco, and the
stems are so long that the smoker is
unable to apply a match to his own
pipe. The cody carries his pipe thrust
down his neck between his coat and
his back; the Korean gentleman carries
his in his sleeve.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
One Consolation.

Patient (feebly)-Doctor. do you think
I shall survive the operation? Proud
Physician-Well, sir. if you don't, you
it cost nearly twice as much as any
similar one performed in the city
Smart Set.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
A Mouse Diet.

In an article on the eating of rats
and mice the London Medical Press
asserts that apart from prejudice
there is no particular reason why we
should not feed on our domestic ro-
dents." The editor seems to have the
courage of his convictions. for he adds,
"Their flesh Is delicate and savory." :.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
n,it 97-'In4t he T

Boston. Aplil 27.-that me
r5aplflE with It's cut and df'e9
gram has outlived its usefulness
t6e Christian Hndeavor Society
ercisiag too much influence o'
church, and that radical cnahse
needed were the declarations u
George Taylor at the meeting y
day of Congregational minister
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
Well Prepared.

Minister Ito widow)-I hope the dear
departed was prepared to die? Widow
oh, yes; he was insured in three
good companies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
The Precise Moment.

Bessie-And when does young man
begin to think about marriage? Tom
About two months after marriage, as
q rule.-Puck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
FURNITURE.
HOME FURNITURE COMPANY
Our beds, botiTOe

Our beds bedroom suits aud are the strong
pest made and the cheapest two
able to sutstanae Hold you write us for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
Guarantee Bond and
NlnVeStnnent = Co.
Capital Stock $4,000
Subscribed ID
reserve (Jan, 1901 $i3,442
GENERAL OFFICES, 117 Pine St.


This
has the profit the life
considered.
uaity between all classes Write
4ive reliable
q. Investigation
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
| ARRESTED FOR
/ FALSE PRETE

A. r. bre~e' d ' 49,, shed in 1901. Right prices aaa
recently moved u 'n been the feature srccssA
this morning :" Wv ard receipt Abas,.ss
flour and PoTVuondo Cigars world beaters
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
PUDDEPHATT FURNITURE COMPANY.

Wholesale and retail office sacsooms Nos az So ".
St., next door ta Merrill
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
Jobbers, Wholesalers and
Manufacturers
OF PINE BLUFF. ARKANSAS.
LUMB Der.
BLUFF CITY LUMBER COMPANY.

MahuactlleTs and Lumber, I4tff 5lln4,s
hoois' ficuse bls our spcey Cheap Lumber fof es @
cut buildings cur buildings, pannc door is tn, b.T 49,
best
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
HARDWARE.
FOX BROS, HARDWARE co.

Leaders in South ives

roN 6faoe' nAhO"Aht GO. paH sssasSsssv-w4s~~ . "a.
e"os III SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS Tor Hardware Stovcs
Mli oupples All
CT c. E d cuon
of anything in nnr linen na4 Won,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
DRY GOODS.
ISAAC =DREYFUS.


DREYFus
Our Wholesale complete in Dry Goods Furnish
ngs Notions and Hats quantities sui -
our strong point 122 "a 2s and % Main ARR
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
WEsTBROOK GRAIN AND COMM COMPANY
We sell Plaster Fire Brick Fire CIa,
Plaster Hair Etc Flour Meal Bran Corn Oats
Hay Chops, Cotcnseed Meal Seed eye
Carload lots specially
MARSH AND RILEY.
Exclusive wholesalers and provisions State agents
of Martha Flour made.
J.. A. HOLMES COMPANY (Icorporated)
Wholesale agents for James Wagons pilburys
Flour Packing House Products 1i
Cement, Fire Brick Fire
FOUNDERS
DLLEY FOUNDRY COMPANY,
Logging locomotives engines boilers saw and
planning mill machinery iron Machinery
Supplies
3 a suEppAnn 'Af'o'h YARDS 4 .f"
Corner Walnut
l. KNOX FURNITURE COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail Furniture Carpets Bugeies
Carriages and Harness. Sales 225 West
Barraque Manufacturers of Mattresses of all Grades
BUSINESS COLLEGES.
JAMES PRACTICAL BUSINESS LoLLEGE
solcts patronage ambitious young men and women
bookkeeping Shorthand Typewrng Day
night sessions j. W. JAMES, P1n, Bluff Ark.
TOBACCO
r. NJ ALTscHUL, Opposite HoteTruIock)
The Oldest cigar store the city
TANo, HAVANA CIGARS, LA PoEMA ALTsCHUI,s SPECIALS
BARON DE KALB ROBERT other BRANDS
Mail orders our specially.
UNDERTAKERs AND ENBA1MERs
HOlOE ERNESSSENYARD
We in undertaking
trade that cannot be exceled price quality
ed Embaming and shipping specially.
graph and telephone orders given prompt attention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26
PNVARE

ens"are, eroekery, tinware, granite.
glasses, Bucks stoves, lanterns
fancy China. At your service eg-
long experience places us on ths
de with a superb line both wholesale
y Pottery, Glass, Granite, TN and
etc, Your trade solicited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26

Our Wholesale department complete in Dry Goods Furns
he Notions and Hats Quick Seively
street Pine Bluff Art
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-26

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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-06-30
TORNADO SWEEPS MOSCOW
CAUSES ENORMOUS LOSS OF LIFE
AND DAMAGE

Forty-tive Killed In the city and Ono
Hundred and Fifty Denths Are Re-
ported in Nearby vilIages-HniI
stones Fell weighing Three Quarters
of Pound.
Moscow, June PA tornado swept
the city this afternoon causing enor-
NOUS damage.
Forty-fve persons were killed and
thirteen injured are being cared for in
the hospitals.
Two villages near here. in the, track
Of the storm, were destroyed. One
hundred and fifty deaths are reported
there, while eighty-fivea persons were
hurt.
The telegraph system was prostrated
and railway communication is inter-
rupted.
Hailstones weighing three-quarters of
pound fell during the storm. In one
grove Of ESQ acres, only one tree was
left standing.
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DIRECTORS FAILED TO APPEAR

Authorities Compelled to Send Out OFF,
GERS to Arrest SIocum Owners.
New York, June 29-With the excep-
tion Of Charles e. Hill, none of the d.
rectors of the Knickerbocker Steam
boat company. all of whom were
charged with responsibility for the
General Slocum disaster by the coror-
er's jury which heard the evidence ad-
duced at the inquest, had surrendered
themselves to the coroner up to this
afternoon. Their counsel had promised
that they would appear before the COR
oner before noon to-day, and when the
promise was not fulfilled the coroner in
structed an inspector to go out and
get the directors wherever they can be
found and bring them before him. The
inspector has detailed six detectives to
find the directors.
Captain Pease, who was termed the
commodore Of the fleet In the finding
of the coroner's jury, also failed to ap-
pear, and it was learned that he sailed
on the Grand Republic to-day with a
party of excursionists. Detectives were
detailed to wait at the pier for the re-
turn of the Grand Republic and place
Captain Pease under arrest and take
him before the coroner.