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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
INSANITY OF BARBER
MAKES FLESH CREEP
LOue Aair Interrupted by Sending John E0ans 10 AsYun
HoOU TonSortaI Artist Severed Jugu.ar Vem

Captain Frank is familiar with many
instances OF similar character. one Of
which he relate,. 70 the reporter for The
Times some days ago. A Washington
physician was sitting in a barber ;
chair in a nearby town when. often
happens. the barber became loquacicus.
a suicide which had occurred i'm he
town that morning IN which the man
had cut his throat with a razor. came
up for discussion. The physician re-
marked that IL a man were fool enough
to wish to kill himself In this manner
he were even bigger a fool to slash his
whore throat. whom all that was neces-
sary was 20 tap the jugular vein.
Where Is that spot located" asked
the barber. The physician showed the
exact spot To the 'tonsOrial artist p"
Excuse me a moment. Doctor" said
the barber. when the JOB OF shaving was
nearly over. going into a rear room.
After waiting until his patience was ex-
hausted. the physician made Inquiries
concerning the barber. and investigation
made by other men in the shop showed
that he had nicked his jugular vein in
the precise spot indicated by the ply
sician. bleeding to death before he was
discovered After thinking over the
other use 10 which the barber might
have put the Information impaired to
him. the physician decided thereafter
always to shave himself. a resolution
70 which he has strictly adhered.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
WOMAN IN NIGHT DRESS
CHASES A BURGLAR

NEW YORK. Jan. 23-Clad only in
her night dress. Mrs. Alice Fergus. oc-
cupying apartments at l4S Eighth Ave
nue., gave chase through the halls of
the house to two burglars. who had
broken into her apartments and were
wrapping up valuable articles when dis
covered.
BY sliding down the banisters on two
nights OF stairs Mrs. Fergus reached the
lower hail as quickly as the men she
was pursuing. and grabbed one OF them.
As she did so the man turned. delivering
her a stunning blow I'm the face. which
knocked her down The janitor. John
Yates, and his wife heard the noise s,.d
they ran up from the basement, reach
ing the main hail just as the burglar
knocked Mrs. Fergus down. Yates cap
tured the man. but the second man
broke away and escaped
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
MISS COLEMAN SENT
TO ST. ELIZABETH'S
Former Clerk in Pension Office Faints
When Commitment Is Announced

Mary NJ. Coleman. formerly a clerk
in the Pension Office. late yesterday
afternoon was adjudged by a marshal s
jury to be of unsound mind. and was
committed to st. Eizabeths HOSPITAL
for the Insane.
When the decision of the jury was an
nounced Miss Coleman became excited.
swooned, and had TO be removed from
the court room. She soon. however. re-
gained partial control Of herself, and
was taken back to the asylum.
The investigation to determine the
mental condition of the subject was be
gun Friday afternoon. in Criminal
Court No. 2 and was not completed
until yesterday. Miss Coleman was
represented by Messrs. Wilson and
Barksdale. and the Commissioners by
Attorney John NJ. George, OF Corpora
ton Counsers office
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
ANXIOUS TO MARRY
WIFE'S GRANDDAUGHTER

RICHMOND, Va. Jan Z.-Herbert
David Whorley. OF Franklin county.
and Lillian B. Hail. granddaughter Of
his DECEASED wife, are IA love with each
other ind wish to marry. but the law
prohibits such union.
The. matter came up In the Virginia
General Assembly. when that body was
asked TO enact special law enabling
the two TO be married The bill was
presented by Representative Garrett.
who explained the predicament OF the
couple TO the lawmakers. There is no
blood relationship between the couple
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
FIVE COLLEGES EACH ASK
CARNEGIE FOR 100000

TOPEKA. Jan. 23.-washburn College
a congregational institution OF Topeka
and four other Western colleges. names
not known, have asked Andrew Car
negie for $1,000. coo apiece Each college
sent representative man 70 Mr. Car
negie- Mr.. Justice Brewer. OF the Unit
ed States Supreme Court. who was for
merly Kansan. spoke for Washburn.
IL is said that Mr.. Carnegie looks with
favor on the proposition.
President Plass. Of Washburn. tonight
told friend about the plan. but would
not give details
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

readily account for it from the threat
ened war in the East
1T is rather interesting to note that
the people who come TO read up on the
two countries do SO with tine honest
intention OF determining with which
side they will sympathize in case of war.
l have found il to be fact that there
is no one-sided trend i'm public senti-
ment toward the Slav and Jap. AS many
people want Russia to win as there
are advocates for Japan. An old tradi-
ton seems to account for the American
friendship for Russia"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
People Seeking Books
on Japan and Russia
Many Calls TOR Information at Llb1a1IeS National Gus
IONS and characteristics of T@o Countries
Which Map Go TO Wa

Give me something that tells all
about the people OF Russia and Japan. -
Ihis Is the request now being dinned
into the ears Of officials In all the
Libraries in the city.
III venture TO say that at least
thirty or forty people a day come TO
me to get Information about those two
countries, said an official at the Con-
gressional Library. 1T is only within
the last two or three weeks that there
has been such a marked interest IN
books about Japan and Russia. and we
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
PRESIDENT MITCHELL
TO GO TO EUROPE

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. 23--Presi-
dent John Mitchell. of the United Mine
Workers. will sail for Europe May 1.
on his maiden trip abroad
The United Mine Workers OF America
have unanimously selected him as one
OF the American miners two represen-
tatives in this years session Of the In
ternational Mining Congress. which con-
venes in Paris on May g This will be
the first time this country has partici-
pated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
MORE MONEY FOR
ARMY HANEUYERS
Gen. Chaffee Asks for APP
preparation of Sl,245, 1866.
THEY ARE OF GREAT VALUE
Next Year Sham Battles VIII Be Oh
Much Larger Scale-Efort Seems
to Be appreciated.
THEY ARE OF GREAT VALUE

Scot * rCnt t. he House yes
t-.e-.s .s.s estimate Of Lieutenant Cen
eral Chaffee for the army and militia
maneuvers for the fiscal year. amount
ing to total Of s1.245.S66. OF which s2Is.-
go is for the Amy and 81. OsO. I6s for the
militia
in his letter General Chaffee says:
As there IS no longer any question OF
the very great value OF these naneuvers.
nor. from All indications, any doubt Of
the general appreciation and desire FOR
them. it is proposed TO hold them on a
much larger scale than hitherto. Il be-
ing evident that the greater the number
of troops. the greater the benefits to all
who participate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
M'CAWLEY MERELY
"OBEYED ORDERS"
Diplomats Entitled to Pre-
cede the Judiciary"
ORDER IN FOREIGN LANDS
Mr.. Hay, Say Presidents Defenders
Always Appeared "In Front" of
Lord Salisbury.

Who is responsible for forcing the jul
dietary to take back seat for the diplo-
mats? This is the question everyone
is asking. but thus far no illumination
is evident.
Major McCawley, who had active di-
rection of things at the reception, is un-
willing to talk. Col. T. w. Symons, who
has general charge of White House So
cial functiors. is saying nothing. Mr..
Loeb. Secretary TO the President, is pre-
serving a sphynX-like silence. and moth
ing has been heard from the President.
More than this. Mr.. Loeb said yesterday
that no statement would be given out
from the White House about the occur
renee at the reception or defining the
ruling Of the Administration on the
question Of social precedence.
Merely 0beyed Orders"
II is asserted In some quarters that
Major McCawley takes the position that
~ merely obeyed orders. His lew Of
the matter is that the diplomats were
entitled to precede the judiciary. He
holds that, as strangers in this country
in a sense. the foreign guests were en-
titled TO be shown the courtesies OF hos
pitality TO the extent of being allowed
10 lead the line.
From all that can be learned. there is
no disposition on the part of his SUI
periors to criticise Major McCawley for
having allowed the diplomats to go first.
Whether any blame is attached to him
for the manner in which he carried out
the program is another question. In
view OF statements made BY State De-
partment officials and others that the
diplomats were clearly entitled to prece-
dence. the conclusion can hardly be es-
capped that IL was the intention Of the
Administration TO allow them to precede
the judiciary.
State Department officials have no
hesitancy in declaring their belief that
the Supreme Court dignitaries are in
the wrong. and that according 70 the
code followed I'm foreign countries the
diplomats were entitled to Drecede IL
is said TO be clearly settled that am
bessadors have the right to precede all
other persons at such functions as
White House receptions.
* is recalled that when Mr. Hay was
ambassador TO Great Britain he pre-
ceded even Lord Salisbury. the prime
minister. at state dinners. The same
rule obtains at Continental capitals.
The code is not 50 clear as to ministers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
VANDERBILT PARTY GOES
THROUGH WASHINGTON

William X. Vanderbilt. jr. and party.
passed through Washington last night in
a special car over the Seaboa-d Air Line
for Palm Beach, Fla. There were
eighteen persons In the car. about half
OF the number being ladies. The car
was switched from the Pennsylvania t.
the Seaboard five minutes after its ar
rival The occupants had no time 10
spend in Washington
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
THIRD FIRE IN FORTNIGHT
III CHICAGO HOTEL

CHICEGO. Jan. 2S.-For the third time
IN the past two weeks FIRE today at
tackled the Grand Palace Hotel, North
Clark and Indiana Streets. Investiga-
ton Is being made to learn. IL possible.
the source Of the three fires.
One Of the strange features noted In.
each instance Is that the flames were
discovered before they had made much
Roadway. and that all Of the fires oc-
Cured about the same hour
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
MARINE ENGINEERS HOLD
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting OF the National
Marine Engineers Association. which
has been in session at the Ebbitt House
for the week. adjourned yesterday after
noon.
All OF the sessions were executive.
and no announcement was given out
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
BREAKING BABY RECORDS.

SWEDESBORO. n. J.. Jan. 2S.-wIthin
the last three days the wife OF Jesse
Fullerton here has presented her hus-
band with three babes. The first. a
boy. was born on Monday night The
other two-a boy and a girl-were born
at II O'Clock Thursday night Both
mother and babies are doing we'll Full
lerton IS an empIove OF the West Jersey
and SeashOre Railroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
FIRMS BID TO
REMOVE BUILDINGS
Will Clear Site for Proposed
House Offices.
R. W. DARBY HIGHEST BIDDER
Congressional Hotel Will Not Be De-
mOlished Until All Other Struot-
ures Are Raced.

The sealed proposals for the remova,
OF the buildings on square 600 bounded
by and G and First Streets and New
Jersey Avenue southeast. which is To
be the site of the new office building
of the House of Represe natives, We're
opened yesterday in the office OF Elliott
Woods. the Superintendent of the Cap
itcl. There were fourteen bidders, but
one of the proposals was thrown out for
the reason that it did not comply with
the conditions. The specifications con-
tained two propositions, one for the re-
moval OF the buildings and refuse to
the ground level and the other TO re
move the buildings to the ground level
and the refuse, Including cellars and
foundation walls The bids upon the
second proposition were In most cases
lower than the first. because OF the ad-
ditional work involved
Many Bids Received.
The bidders and their proposals were
as follows: r. W Darby. accepting
either proposition in the option OF the
building commission. $500: Cogan Bros.
& Forschner. 1000. on the first PROPOSE
ton and $500 on the second: w H
MeCray, $3.50; Pavarini & Greer, 81. 7Oe
William r. Shelton, $3.50. and s4,019;
William l. Hughes, $S.5O5 and 5000:
Blundon & Turner. 81 $50 and $500: Will
liam Yost Bro. $500 and 1900: Baum.
Bernheimer Co., $500 and a. 625;
George A. Myers. 50. 80. and the F. F.
Carmody Construction Company. 81. 700;
James l.. Karrick. 81. SOL and Ss.S25; Col
burn Paving Company, $500 and s.. 0Oo
The commission will make the award
on Wednesday, having reserved the right
to reject any bids. The Congressional
Hotel, which stands or the corner Of
+ Street and New Jersey Avenue. Will
not be removed Immediately, but will
be used as an Office by the superIntend-
ent during the preliminary work Of con-
struction. The work of demolition will
begin on the First Street side as soon
as the contract IS let
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

John w. Evans, negro barber. en-
ployed in the shop at 1922 Fourteenth
Street northwest was yesterday after
noon committed TO the Government Hos
pital for the Insane Information that
the man was insane reached Sanitary
Officer John Frank. Friday afternoon,
but it was not until late on Friday night
that the police of the Second precinct
were able to locate Evans in his home
at POI o Street northwest
When found. Evans was preaching a
sermon to an imaginary congregation.
and after his removal to a police cell he
continued to pray and sing hymns.
When seen yesterday afternoon how
ever. by Drs Burch and Wall. OF the
Board Of Police Surgeons. the religious
mania had departed. and instead acute
mania Of the most pronounced type. in
Guiding homicidal tendencies. had devel-
oped indicating unpleasant possibilities
had customer been in Evans chair
when the mania was upon him
One rather. pathetic featur of Eva rs
afIiiction is his interrupted love affair
On Wednesday last. he was to have mar
ried Missouri Wormley. an intelligent
and attractive negress. 5ut even be
fore that time there was something in
Evans manner which caused the license
clerk to refuse him marriage license.
and aroused a suspicion In the mind Of
his prospective wife. so that she insisted
on a postponement Of the wedding. Now
the engagement has been declared on,
at least until Evans has had chance
to recover
Mr.. Franks Experience.
The dangerous vista opened by the
thought of an insane barber suggested
to Sanitary Officer Frank an experience
ne once had Some years ago his
daughter was about departing for a
summer holiday and Captain Frank
stopped for shave at an Avenue bar
Der shop on his way to the railroad
station to see her off. When he entered
the barber shop but one chair was va
cant He took this chair and the bar
Der had thoroughly lathered his face
when he addressed Captain Frank by
name and aske3 h,m how he was. Cap
tain Frank looked at the man curiously.
and fancied that he recognized him.
Are you So and So. OF Such and Such
a NUMBER? he asked.
why. yes. Don't you remember
sending me over to st. Elizabeth's two
years aso?"
Captain Frank did remember. and
while the barber went to get a clean
towel the sanitary ofncer. glancing out
the door. shouted: Hey. there,' to an
imaginary passer-by. hastily wiping
the lather from his face. he explained
to the barber that a man had just
passed whom he must see under all
circumstances. and rushed headlong
FROM tine shop. large and beautifully de-
veloped cold chills running down his
spinal column.
Owing 10 his dealing with the insane
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a JOINT CANVASS.
w. w. Kitchin and Postmaster Rey.
nolds VIII Discuss Issues.
Especial to News and observer.)

(Speclal TO news anu oDSeiNcI.J
Winston Salem. n. c., July r.
There will be joint discussion between
Hon. w. w. Kitchin. Democratic can
didate for Congress, and Postmaster
Reynolds, Republican nominee. While
the dates have not been arranged yet
at the joint campaign will probably
begin October 1st.. and Will last a
month or more. Until the opening the
candidates will make speeches sepa-
rately at various points in the district.
Postmaster Reynolds will probably
make an address at every Republican
county convention.
Mr.. Kitchin in his letter to Mr.. Rey-
nolds says: GAS nominee of the Dem
ocratic party for Congress / respect
fully propose to you as nominee of the
Republican party that we have a thor
ough joint canvass of this district, and
request that you at your earliest con-
venience name a time and place for us
to meet to fix dates and places for our
discussions"
Mr.. Reynolds in his reply says that,
81 shall be pleased to have a joint
canvass with you. Mr.. Benbow, our
chairman, is out of town at this time.
| will confer with him as soon as he
reaches here and have matters ar
ranged for a meeting to confer, ar
range the canvass and set the dates. "
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EASTERN S. S. CONVENTION.
The Sunday Schools of the Christian
Church to Convene in Sanford.
Especial to News and Observer. )

Especial to News and Observer.)
Sanford, n c., July 12.-The East
ern North Carolina Christian Sunday
School convention will open here to-
morrow, the 18th, and close on the
evenin" of the 18th. The program
follows:
Wednesday. July 13.--Song service.
Devotional service. Rev. p. T. Knapp;
address of welcome. G.. A. Bland; re-
Spouse. Rev. w. 7. walters: roll-call
and enrolment of delegates, organi-
zation, laying the cornerstone of San
for Christian church, Masons
Afternoon Service-"Christ the Cor
ner-Stone," Rev. ]. O. Atkinson
round table exercises. "Knotty Pro
blems,' Prof. S. NJ. Smith
Evening session-Song service. An
nual address, Prof. c. F. McCauley;
address by Mr.. w. G. Pearce, of Chi
cago, field worker of the international
Sunday School Association.
Thursday, July 14.-Song service
Devotional service, Milton Banks;
roll-call; business session: Reports OF
executive committee, treasurer, secre-
tary, Committee on Constitution anc
Bylaws. Address. Theme: 'Educa-
tion a Factor i'm Sunday School Work
The Value of Elon College to the
Home Schools and the obligation OF
'IlC loNAiOolS ~ INC CoAlSSC' 100
u. Newman.
Afternoon SessiOn-Song sAvice
Three-minute speeches from the SUI
perintendents. Theme: "Our Grea
Need" Report of standing committees
committee on Sunday school plans
committee on Sunday school litera-
ture, committee on Temperance.
Evening Session--SOng service
Preaching. "Home Missions" Speaker
will be provided. Announcement anc
closing.
Friday, July 15.-Song service. De
votional service, Rev. w. c. Clements
Three minute speeches by the teach
ers. Theme: How to keep a class wei
organized and at work.; Sunday
School Normal Work. Eddie French
Sunday School Decision Day." Rev
M. w. Butler; what can the Sunday
School do for the Orphanage,?' Rev
j. l.. Foster; "Can Old People DO any
Good in Sunday School? How?" Rex
T. w Stroud; 'Who is the best mar
for Superintendent? Rev. j. w. Holt
Afternoon SesSion-Song service
"The Pastor and the Sunday School,
Rev w r. Herndon; What kind O
Sunday School Supplies do we neec
for better Results?" discussion led by
Rev. G.. r. Underwood. Conservation
service.
Evening SeIVice--Song service
Preaching. "Foreign Missions" Speak
er will be provided. Adjournment.
l.. f. Johnson, secretary.
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Interstate Contests.
A MILLIONAIRE's ROMANCE.
Senator Clarlx's Secret M2STiage Ihicf
Years Ago to- IL Western Beauty
just Announced.
(New York ,Herald.)

(New York ,Herald)
CIARK-LA CHAPSLLE.-On May
25. 1901. at Marseilles, France. W. A.
Clark to Anna f.. La Chapelle, botl'
OF Butte, Montana.
In this announcement the public is
appraised of the marriage or United
States Senator William a. Clark 10
Miss Anna e. La Chapelle, the Gull
mination of Il romance that began
about nine years ago.
Three years have elapsed since, in
Marseilles. France, the ceremony was
performed that made the handsome
child of the Western mining fields the
bride OF the many times millionaire
and United States Senator And with
the announcement of~the marriage
come the tidings that it has been
blessed by the birth OF girl, now
quite two years old.
His Daughters Surprised.
Senator Clark informed his daugh-
ters, Mrs. Clark-Culver and Mrs
Lewis Rutherford Morris, of his mar
r1age, shortly after his arrival from
Europe in the steamship Teutonic, Oh
June 80. He was then on his way to
>;,. Louis to take part In the conVen~
nan proceedings. The daughters were
,,u,ch surprised when their father
made known the secret that he nae
hepr so we'll for three years. ihen
surprise was particularly Keen pc
cause they had never objected to thei1
father remarrying.
IT was while in one of the mining
towns where his interests lie that
Senator Clark, about nine years ago
was present when the miners ana
their wives and families were enjoy
ing a Fourth of July celebration.
There We're all manner of costumes
gaudy and grotesque, worn by the
young men and women, but that
which particularly caught the eye 21
Senator Clark represented the God
dess of Liberty. 1t was gracefully
worn by a girl, probably thirty-five
years his junior Senator Clark maze
dess of representation was Anna &c
La Chapelle.
Had Bride Educated Abroad.
Senator Clark pursued his inquiries
He learned that La Chapelle, the faith
er of the girl, was n French Canadian
physician, who, with his wife and
their family had returned to the Uni
ted States and its Western fields fol
a livelihood. La Chapelle died sud.
denly in Chicago, and soon after this
event Senator Clark decided to ex.
tend financial assistance to the fam
lily, not for Anna La Chapelle alone
but for her widowed mother and the
children. He was introduced to Mrs
La Chapelle and thus met her chill
dren. He recognized that Anna was
a girl endowed with unusual intelli-
gence.
Senator Clark made the girl his
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Forrest Sparks.

Kinston, N. c., July 12.-(SpecialD
The marriage of Mr.. j. A. Forrest
and Miss Annie Sparks. both of Ay-
den, was celebrated Sunday morning
at O'Clock, at the home of the
brides brother Mr.. John Sparks, in
this city, Rev. e. a. Davis officiating
The happy couple left on the morning
train for MOrehead.
The bride is we'll known in this
city where she lived until about q
year ago, when she, with her moth
err, Mrs. Susan Sparks, moved to Ay.
den.
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teacher at the Scarritt Bible and
training School of Kansas City, will
denver an address in Edenton Street
church on Thursday evening at 6
O'Clock. Mrs. Hargrove, who has just
returned from the Sunday school con-
vention in Palestine, is gifted speak
er and her address Will be interesting
to all.
Mrs. Hargrove had the following
engagements this week Rockingham
July, 10th; Fayetteville, July 18th;
wilmington, July 18th; New Bern,
July 18th; Raleigh, July 14th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-13
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
University
OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Academic Department, Law, Meoi-
cine, Pharmacy. ,,,,
Free tuition to- teachers ana 10 ILL
isters' sons. Scholarships and loans
for the needy.
600 STUDENTS. 81 INSTRUCTORS
New Dormitorics, Gymnasium, wa
fer Works, Central Heating system.
The FALL terms begins Sept. q, A""4'
Address,
FRANCIS p. vENABIE, President,
Chapel Hill. N. @.