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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-11
FILIPINOS FULL
OF ASTONISHMENT
Greatness of America DlZ-
zles the Islanders.
TRIP A LIBERAL EDUCATION
Mayor of Iloilo Wants Young Men of
Archipelago to Study in
Schools Here.
TRIP A LIBERAL EDUCATION

we never suspected the greatness Of
the United States"
In this sentence the visiting members
OF the honorary board Of Filipino com
missioners TO the Worlds Fair epitomize
their views of what they have seen In
America. Or. r. II. Pardo de Tavera
president OF the honorary board Of com
missioners, though he has travelled ex-
tensively. admitted that the vast power
of the Republic surprised him. DR.. de
| Tavera was educated in France. was a
member of the Malolos congress. and
minister OF foreign affairs under Aguin-
aldo. He said today
NO matter how well educated the
native Filipino may be. he is not likely
to get any conception Of tho vastness
OF the United States until he comes
here. You are certainly q wonderful
people Who ever saw elsewhere such
/ big buildings. such great railroads such
! tremendous cities? The American plans
large.
we hope that the United States will
continue 10 improve the Philippines As
+; they are now doing. They are beautifri.
they are rich. and they are well worth
all that may be expended upon ;hen.
I There Will be no more trouble. That I'm
the past was caused by the belief thai
! the Americans would perpetuate the
I abuses that existed before they reached
the Islands. They have shown this h.
lief TO be unfounded "
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WAITING EXTRACTION
PAPERS, BROKER IN JAIL

NEW YORK, June u.-An offlcer from
ShamolCin. Pa, is waiting in the city
for extradition papers to arrive from
Pennsylvania for Rufus H. BatcheleT. n
broker, who Is charged with embezzle-
ment.
Batcheler was formerly connected with
the Aberdeen Copper Company. Of
Shamokin. and is charged with having
embezzled $500 of the company's funds
between August p and September i.
1903 He was arrested on the ShamolSin
complaint last Wednesday. and has been
locked up since He has been operating
a brokers' office here at 40 New Street
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SUBMARINE FULTON is
TRIUMPHANT IN TRIAL

NEW YORK, June 11--With a broom
on her staff as token OF her victory
In battle with the sea. the Holland
submarine boat Fulton has arrived at
her dock at New Suffolk. L. J.. after an
exciting experience.
Through mountainous seas This little
craft, her deck awash. covered the sixty
miles from Newport 70 New Suffolk in
eight and one-half hours, driven at her
fun power by her gasolene engine, and
finishing her last official trip without an
accident. Capt. H. H MOrrcl steered
the Fulton, and on board were Lieut.
P. Nelson. representing the trial board
OF the navy. and eight men, the engi-
neer and deck force
Lieutenant Nelson said that the boat
was wonderfully buOyant. and that At
no time was she in DANGER
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DR.. Martinez Surprised.

Dr. Manuel Gomez Martinez said:
The size, healthful appearance, and
the evidence Of prosperity Of the Ameri-
can men and women and children is sur
prising ! do not believe there is an
other such a population in the world.
The Government is doing much for my
country. and I hope it will continue un-
I'll we are as happy and as prosperous
as the Americans themselves.
Epifanio de los Santos. Thomas G. de-
Rosario. Alfredo de Castro. CefertnO de
Leon, Vinccnte INCARNATION, and Jose
de Loyzaga Ageo were all asked for
their views of the trip. the people they
have met, and the United States in
general. but beyond speaking of the
greatness of things, as did the others OF
the party. they begged 20 be excused on
account OF the shortness OF the tim,
they have been in the United States.
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G. w. D0MER'S BODY TO REST
NEAR HIS CHILDHOOD home

George W. Domer for thirty years a
resident Of Washington, died yesterday
at the Providence Hospital, after long
attack of Bright's disease. Although i'll
ten months. his condition was not grave
until Thursday night. when he was sent
to the hospital by ADVICE Of his physi-
clan, Dr. Frederick o. Roman.
Rev. Samuel Domer, D. D., of Wash
ington. He came to this city from Ham
burg Pa. thirty years ago. and had
since resided here. His body Will be
taken TO Sabbath Rest, Pa, for inter-
ment.
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HOME SCHOOL TRUSTEES
RECEIVE APPOINTMENT

Three members of the board of trus-
tees Of the Industrial Home School, Will
liam B. Gurley. Bernard T. Janney. and
James B Nourse. have been appointed
by the District Commissioners to sue
coed themselves on the board.
Their terms of service will expire June
90 and the new appointments take effect
July 1 next The accommodation for
their reappointment was made by Com
missioner mcfarland.
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HooDoo SHIP RELEASED.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. June 1.-THE
ill-stsrred schooner Kennebec. known
as the "hOcdoo ship has been released
by the court upon payment OF 1900 10
the crew, who libeled the vessel for that
amount due them for wages.
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is this man crazy p

is this man crazy ?
This humorous Endorsement Pension
Commissioner Ware wrote upon the pen
sion certificate OF Joseph NJ. Boxer, OF
Columbus. Ohio. referring 1t TO his SUBJ
ordinates for investigation
The Commissioner undoubtedly seems
himself warranted I'm making the un-
complimentary note upon the certificate.
1t had been returned to him from the
penstoner accompanied by a letter which
said the old soldier had decided 10 vol
unfairly surrender his right to draw IS
a month from the Government for in
juries received during the war Of the
rebellion.
Usually the mail which comes to Mr..
Wares desk is from persons desiring tu
obtain pensions. This missive was one
in a hundred thousand Naturally, the
Commissioner was surprised.
Receivers His Health.
Baker, the records show. was a pri-
yate in Company a, Seventy-fourth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. and served
approximately for twenty-five months.
He was granted a pension fourteen years
ago because OF heart disease and general
debility He seems to have recovered,
however, and in his letter returning the
pension certificate, says:
Il herewith send you my pension GER
uhcate and voucher, and am no longer
a pcnsionef of the United States.
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TRUE CONvALESCENCE.

A former chief justice of the supreme
court of Missouri had been confined "a
his room for some weeks suffering from
a severe indisposition. One day, feeling
quite better, he ventured out and walked
10 the State Library. where he was ac-
costed by Col. j. W. Zeveley. who in
duired about his health. and received
this reply:
william. l am not well. but I am
better than 1 was when / was worse
than l am now."-St Louis Globe-Demo-
cIat
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BITE BY HORSE KILLS FIREMAN.

NEW YORK, June Thames Barry,
forty years old, a fireman Of Engine
Company 163 in Long Island City. died
at st. Johns Hospital in great agony.
from the effects of bite by a horse. The
doctors do not know whether death was
caused by blood poisoning or hydro
phobia.
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FIRST SHOT HIT A TARGET.

PORTLAND, Me, June T.-Annual
target practice Of the Forty-ninth Coast
Artillery has been postponed because OF
accurate Workmanship on the first shot
from a 10-inch gun. which demolished a
target at 5000 yards.
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WHITE HOUSE CoNCERT

The program Of me concert at the
White House at O'Clock this afternoon
by the United States Marine Band VIII
liam H Santelmann, leader. is as fol-
lows:
March. True to the Flag, Won Blon
Overture Jubilee, Weber
Elm Albumblatt. Wagner
Euphonium solo. 'Therese Polka.
Waldron
Musician ole ]. May.
Waltz. Wiener Blut' .............S Strauss
Grand Fantasia. ''Siegfried' .... Wagner
National Anthem, The Star-Spangled
Banner" Northumberland. Arnold
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BLOW FROM BALL CAUSES DEATH

POTTSVILLE, Pa, June IA blow
on the finger from a baseball caused
the death Of Wallace Smith, aged TWEEN
ty-one years. a prominent local player.
Lockjaw followed, and the young man
died in awful agony.
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Slayer of BuLfghter
Was in Jan1eSOn'S Raid
Bass Tells Story of Adventurous Career.
Twice Escaped From BOerSWOunded in
Dash From Pretoria Prison.

ST LOUIS, June 11.-Ernest Carelton
Bass. bull1ghter. who slew Matador
Cervera here on Thursday after the bull
fight Hasco and the burning OF the am
phitheater and who is now held by the
st. Louis police, is said to be the son
OF a noted English family and the heir
to title and estates in England
When seen in his cell he refused TO
deny that he was a scion OF the British
nobility. and inferentiaIIy admitted ths
impeachment was true. But he stoutiy
declined to give the names or reveal the
identity OF his relatives in England.
A Curious Career.
In telling part Of the stirring story
of his life nc said:
when ! had finished my education.
the wandering spirit took hold OF me.
and l went to South Africa In Natal
l met Jameson, and we became boon
companions.
when the elaborate plans made for
his invasion of the Transvaal were COM
pleted 4 licutenancy- was offered to me-
and I eagerly accepted it. The day We
rode forth to add another colony to
England IS one OF the prOudest OF my
life.
The disastrous ending of that cam
paign is well known. At the end I found
myself a prisoner at Pretoria. was not
taken on the same charge as the other
officers, but was accused OF being a spy.
because I had been in Pretoria before
and was acquainted with the fortifica-
tons.
Sentenced to Death as Spy.
II Immediately began looking about
for an opportunity to escape but before
the chance came I was tried by a milf
tary court and sentenced TO be shot.
Il climbed the high stoci5ade which
surrounded our prison that night and
made for the open country In the dark
ness. As / went over the wall UttIo
Boer soldier whom 1 knew well saw me-.
and shot at me. 1t seemed less than n
minute until that whole wall was a limo
OF FIRE
Nothing touched me until I was a
long distance OF. Then spent ball
caught me in the leg. Ii hit mo right
here, and l have the ball in there yet
Bullet in His Leg.
The erstwhile bullfghter pulled up his
trousers leg and showed Il white scar
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Senior Mapa's Views.

Nictcrina Mapa. associate justice o.:
the supreme court Of the islands. said:
Il am astonished. Figures convey lit
tie TO the average mind as to how a
country may appear. and I confess THAI
although 1 have been familiar through
statistics with the richness and great
ness of the United States the figures
made no such a mental picture as the
views OF the cities themselves have
done.
Il cannot say just yet what has i'm
pressed me most, unless II be the i'm
mense buildings and bridges. I have
never seen the equal Washington Is 10
my taste. the most beautiful city , have
ever seen
''As to social matters, we are hardly
able Yet to appreciate them. American
society seems to be as big. broad, and
strong as the buildings and bridges. The
President, whom / met ct the reception.
is a powerful man. So is the Secretary
Of War, Mr.. Taft. Both are doing great
good for the Philippines"
Mayor Juan de lie IN, of IlOilO, who IS
managing proprietor Of the Times" i
newspaper Of Iloilo, said:
THE visit has been valuable 10 all of
US. / wish that the Government would
arrange to bring a number OF young
men here annually TO get their educa-
ton. Such education win bind the re-
public and islands together beyond dis
sention in the future. We appreciate
now the great generosity of the Ameri-
can people.
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Constantly With Her.

Mckee, Mrs. Phipps' cousin, is said by
Mr.. Phipps to have been almost con-
stantly with he- at the hotel in New
York city, and that her acts Of indiscre-
ton were many
As soon rs he learned that his wife
was untrue 10 him, Phipps declares that
he at once refused TO live with her and
has continued this attitude TO the pres
ent de-
Mrs. Phipps did not arrive in the city
yesterday. as was generally expected,
and "A friend of the family asserted this
morning that he Thought she would
never appear in Denver Her attorney
has received instruction to bring action
for ejectment against her husband 10
secure possession OF the home hare
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Report to Court.

las soon as may be convenient after
any such sale the said trustee shall re-
turn TO the court a full and particular
account of the same. with an affidavit
of the truth thereof. and OF the fairness
of such sale annexed. and on the rati-
fication thereof by the court the said
trustee by good and sufficient deed. to
be executed and acknowledged agree
ably to law. shall convey to the pur-
chasers OF purchasers of said property,
and to his. her. or their respective heirs
and assigns, the property 20 him. her or
them sold. free. clear, and discharged
OF all claim Of the parties to the cause
and of any person or persons claiming
by, from, OF under them, or any OF them.
and the said trustee shall bring into
sales and the notes. IL any, which may
be taken FOR the deferred payments. 70
be disposed of under the direction of the
court. after deducting therefrom the
costs Of suit. and such commissions TO
trustee as the court may think proper
TO allow. Said trustee being authorized
to pay all taxes and assessments against
said property II any, to day of sale, and
10 be allowed credit therefor in his &C
count
'aThe clerk shall provide and keep in
neys a blank form of decree under this
rule"
Then follows a blank form OF decree
in accordance with, and made a part
OF, the aforesaid rule which will be i'm
Inedlately printed and kept in the
clerks Office for distribution as the rule
REQUIRES.
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TWO MEN NAMED
IN PHIPPS' SUIT
Wife Accused of Infidelity
With Cousin.
EXPLAINS THEFT OF BABIES
Assails Their Mother to Justify His
Course in Kidnapping
Them.
EXPLAINS THEFT OF BABIES

DENVER Col. June IL Inhdelity IS
the main charge made I'm the complaint
flied by Lawrence CowIes Phipps against
his wife. Genevieve. for absolute divorce
and the permanent custody OF the two
children.
A H. Mckee. Mrs. Phipps' cousin. and
Dr. Thomas J. Gallagher, of Denver. are
accused OF having Illicit relations with
Mrs. Phipps, and the complaint goes
thoroughly into detail.
Justifes Kidnapping.
As n reason for taking the children
from the hotel IN New York city, Mr.
Phipps says they were there with their
mother at the time she was guilt OF
unfaithfuiness. and he removed them
because he believed an effort would be
made on the part Of their mother TO keep
them amid such evil environment
He wished them protected from vice,
and took the means nc did to get them
TO Denver and subject 70 the orders OF
the district court
A divorce complaint OF such length
has seldom been filed with the district
court. II recites practically every deed
OF the wife which the husband deems
sufficient TO sustain his demand for a
divorce
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First Bullfght.

From there I went to Spain. and in
Seville saw my first bullfght Through
bullhghting l went to Mexico, and from
there e San Antonio. Tex. From there
/ came TO st. Louis with Don Manuel
Cervera, whom | killed IN my room
when he attacked me.
Il rather regret now that I came TO
81. Louis at all, though II is a beautiful
city, for II is a sorrowful thing TO xii,
man. / do not know whether l shall
go back to San Antonio or not when |
am released. / am sure | shall be re-
leased when my case is considered"
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REAL ESTATE SALE
THROUGH TRUSTEE
Important Change in Rules
Of Practice.
TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT
New Plan Considered Necessary by Su-
preme Court and Lawyers--Win
Give Uniformity.
TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT

An important change has been maze III
the rules Of practice of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, re-
lating TO the sale Of real estate by
trustees under the decree of the court
The advisability of this change has
been considered by the court. and dis
cussed by members Of the bar for sew
eral weeks past, and is said to be a
needed Improvement in practice in this
regard. if in no other way than by es-
tablishing a uniformity in such DEGREES.
The rule is an amendment to Equity
Rule 81. and is designated as section
>, as follows:
Text of the Rules.
Sec. 3. In all sales of real estate
under the decree Of the court the di-
rections to trustee as TO manner Of pro-
ceeding. approval and films of bond.
publication. payment OF purchase money,
accounting to the court conveyance to
purchaser return Of purchase money
into court questions Of trustees com
missions. and authority to trustee TO
pay taxes on property. shall be omitted
from such decree and in no case set out
IN eXtcnso. but shall be made n part
thereof only By reference to this rule.
except that in cases where the pro-
visions of this rule or any OF them. may
be inapplcablo. such other terms as the
exlgency OF the case requires shall be
added
Tho course and manner OF trustee
proceedings under decree Of the court
for the sale of real estate shall be as
follows: He shall first file with the clerk
4 bond to the United States of Ameri-
CT. executed by him. with a surety OF
surotics TO be approved by the court. oI
one of the justices thereof. in penalty
to be named in the decree. conditioned
for the faithful performance of the trust
repoSed in him by the decree, or which
may be reposed in him by any future
order or decree in the premises; he
shall then proceed to sell said real es-
tate. having first given at least ter
days previous notice by publication, e
be inserted in a daily newspaper, To b.
named in the decree. published in the
District of Columbia. of the time. place
manner. and terms of sale, which terms
shall be as follows: One-third of the
purchase money TO be paid I'm cash and
the balance in two equal instruments
payable in one and two years from day
of sale and to be represented by the
promissory notes OF the purchaser. bear
ing interest at the rate OF per centum
per annum. payable semi-annually and
secured by deed of trust on the proper.
ty sold. or all cash. at the option %
the purchaser.
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the size of a 25-cent piece just above
his knee. The bullet could Be plainly
felt imbedded in the muscles Of the leg
Rcsuming his story, he said:
My strength was exhausted when 1
was twenty miles from Pretoria, and
three days later I was recaptured. My
escape saved my life. however. for in
the interval England had asked for the
return or the offending persons. and
promised to punish them as they de-
served
My wound was healed when we start.
cd for Cape Colony. and my heart was;
sun set on escape. | rode in the coach
with captain Jameson. When we were
still about ninety miles from Cape Town
1 went to the door OF the coach and
sprang of the train. The guards did
not sec me, and l was not missed until
the train had reached the Cape.
Escaped Jameson's Punishment.
Il started eastward. intending If possi-
Die to reach Lorenzo Marques. When I
had made half the distance, most Of
which had been Travelled on the encnv's
horse. l was detected from my course
by the antaEonistic attitude OF the IA
habitants. and so decided to go TO tn.
Netherlands Railroad
when l had gained this line, I started
for the nearest port, which was on Del
aRoa BAY. Because ! was successful IN
reaching tGis did not share the fate 81
captain jameson and his other officers
With the last money that 7 had
hired a bOatman to take me to tn,
steamship Hardin, which was lying IN
the lay. When we reached her I went
aboard Just as she was ready TO clear
tolo the captain exactly how my ca 50
stood, and he agreed to take me to the
nearest port, and landed in Melbourne
A q .r.fN. l. Z =
FOR home, but stayed in England only
three months.
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Sentenced to Death as Spy.
Bullet in His Leg.

The erstwhile bullfghter pulled up his
trousers leg and showed Il white scar
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Fear Bloody Excesses

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2g-lt Is
evident from reports received from
the interior that the fairly good int
preston produced by the Imperial
manifesto on tht subject of reforms
may be more than offset In many
places by the effect Of the govern.
ment note Of warning to the Zemstvcs.
Private reports from Moscow espac.
ially indicate that much excitement
prevails there and gravest fears are
expressed that the ancient capital OF
Russia may be the scene OF bloody
excossoa A banquet, arranged to
take place there last night on the
anniversary of the Troubot2sho rev
olution, was stopped by the order OF
the police and the Moscow Xemstvos
adjourned sine die as protest
against the government note and the
return Of the Grand Duke Sergius
governor general OF Moscow. The
grand duke In held to be responsive
for the note which may signal 10
newal OF terrorism.
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IGNORANT OF
COURTS DECISION
Action Brought Against Attor-
ney Taken Under Advise
ment. Both Protest
Lack Of Under
standing.

DENVER. Dec. 29.--The supreme
court today dismissed The citation
against District Judge Samuel L.
Carpenter. who. yesterday, issued n
writ Of mandamus to compel the state
canvassing board TO make us re.
turn. after the supreme court had re.
fused 10 assume jurisdiction and Is
sue a similar order TO the canvassing
board, at the same time forbidding
any state court to interfere. The
cases against Attorneys John A. Rush
and Everett Bell. who were alleged
to have brought the action In the
district court. were taken under al.
visement after both attorneys had
filed briefs in their defense. II 's
certain the case against Carpenter
was dismissed because he showed
that he had no knowledge OF the &C.
ton of the supreme court at the time
he issued his mandamus, In regard
to the two attorneys, It was shown
that Bell was not attorney OF record
in the case before Carpenter and that
he merely stayed in the office OF the
clerk of the supreme court and tele
phoned the decision as he understood
II, namely. that the court refused
H F. y. y.
firisaiction- but without d knowledge
Of The prohihitive clause in the de
cision aimed at all courts Of the low
er degree, It was on this telephone
information Rush acted in the dis
trict court
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Teachers association convention be.
gan with an address by Superintend'
ent l., j. Allemap OF Lafayette, ON
Local Taxation for Schools" Other
addresses OF the morning session
were; The Rural School House;
Where To Place, and How to Build" "
President William woodward OF the
Louisiana Art Teachers association, !,
Consolidation OF Rural Schools,
President b, c. Caldwell OF the state
normal scchool. This afternoon was
devoted To an inspection of the South
western Industrial institute and to
the oil wells and other places of In
terest in this vicinity. The conven
tiopswiil be brought TO close tonight
with an address by President II. n
Craighead Of Tulane university, on
Our Rural Population"