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The Washington times., 1904-07-01
On the House Annex.

For the work TO be done this year on
the House of Representatives Office
building. $4,000 has been allowed by
Congress. A site Is TO be secured for a
heating and lighting plant for this build
ing and the construction of it will be
commenced. The cost Of this will call
for the expenditure of S757, 800. An office
for the Senators will be built also, and
for this $4,000 has been set aside.
In caring for its reservations. the Mon
umeEt and the White House grounds,
the United States Will disburse among
the workmen and architects of the city
$4,000 while $4,000 viii be spent in
erecting a quay wall for the Washing
ton navy yard.
Repairs are 10 be made 10 the Treas
ury, Butler and Winder buildings at a
cost Of 81 900, and the automatic fire
alarm system in the Treasury and Win
der buildings will be maintained for
g. 625. The work on the Bureau OF In
e aving and Printing Building will be
continued, necessltating an expenditure
az SO n00
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
WILL PLAY DIXIE"
At ENNETT'S FUNERAL
Author and Composer Made Famous in
War Time-Elks Will Bury
Him.

MOUNT VERNON. Ohio, July J.
Daniel Decatur Emmett, author and
composer Of the famous wartime song.
Dixie" who died here last Tuesdav.
Will be carried to his grave to the time
of the air that made him famous. II
will be played softly by a brass baud.
Although Dan Emmett was not a
member Of the order of Elks, The ola
minstrel participated in so many enter
tainments Of the local lodge that a spc-
Cial dispensatiOn has been obtained
whereby the order will conduct TIE fun
eral tomorrow.
The Elks have enga ged a band OF
music to play Dixie" en- route to the
cemetery and at the grave.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
Seashore Excursions.


Pennsylvania Railroad will have on
sale every Friday and Saturday until
10 round-trip tickets 10 At
lantiC City, Cape May, Sea Isle City.
and Ocean City, good TO return until the
following Tuesday inclusive. at rate of
Sc Atlantic City tickets good via Della
ware River Bridge
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
Clothing for the Fourth.

The Friedlander Clothing Company
corner Ninth and r Streets northwest
is offering inducements to every buyeg
visiting its store tomorrow. Extraor
binary values in clothing and furnish
ings are being sold. and IL is the wise
one who viii call tomorrow at this en-
ternriSiDg store
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Worlds

Fair coach excursions. every Thursday
in July. Only 81 round trip; good ten
DAYS. Leave b & O. station. Washing
ton. New Jersey ave. and g ST., 1905
a. m. July Z, Il. p. and ..
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
Burial of Soldiers.

An appropriation, OF which little is
heard. is one for $500, which will be
used to defray the expenses Of burying
INDECENT soldiers and sailors of the
United States at Arlington. The s., 500
appropriation for medals TO be given as
prizes 10 the militia md National
Guards of the States and Territories at
fects the District. as our local mill
tia IS recognized as a factor in all such
contests
Vi the various items appropriated for
the Districts advantage those for the
new District Building, the filtration
plant, and the new Union Station are
the most important, Affecting. as they
do. the government, the commerce, and
the health Of the city.
For continuing work on the Municipal
Building, $500 00J is allowed. The Ultra
ton plant is to be completed at a cost
OF 81 .56S l55 In the Union Station work
several appropria lions are made for the
acquisition of streets and alleys and
other property needed in the vicinity OF
the station.
II is evident this year will be marked
in the District by unusual activity in
building and Improvement All OF the
sl3 $50 900 Will benefit the residents of the
District, as IL will be put into circula-
ti0n in this city. Besides the advantage
aocruinS from the money expended, the
citizens will reap large benefit from the
improvements for which the millions Of
money viii be spent.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
SYPHAX HAS A NEW NAME.

HARTFORD, Conn. July 1.-Theophi-
lus John Minturn Syphax, of Philadel-
phia, a member Of Trinity College foot
ball team, has been granted his applica-
ton 10 the superior court to have his
name changed TO John Minturn Mckee.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01

Safe Deposit Boxes Solve the Problem
OF securing absolute protection for your
valuabIes Rented. s. year Union Trust
and Storage Co. 1914 F.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
Elk Grove Butter Is Pure

And is kept pure by being put up in
alright carton packages which exclude
all germs and impurities. At grOcers'.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
Pennsylvania Railroad to Democratic

Convention. July 2 to the PennsyI-
vauia Railroad will sell excursion tickets
TO St Louis and return. account Demo-
cratic National Convention, good fifteen
days. at rate OF 81 for the round trip
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
BIG IMPROVE
IN THE DISTRICT
Will EXpend 1880, 600 in
This Fiscal Year.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, STATION
Work Will Greatly Benefit City Finan-
cially and in Additional Perma-
nent Facilities.

Today marks the beginning of the fs-
cal year 1905. in which the financial af-
fairs of the District of Columbia viii
be affected by the expenditure by the
Governments Of the United States and
the District of Columbia of $l3.35O, 900.
within the city and county, exclusive OF
the millions Of dollars that are put into
circulation in the shape Of salaries 10
the clerks of the executive departments
OF the United States Government.
In other words. during these twelve
months, the District government will ex-
pend Sn.2lS,244 in improvements and sal
aries 10 employees. The United States
Will spend in the District S2l30.755 in i'm
proving its present buildings and secur-
ing sites Tor and erecting new struc-
lures, with Improvements on its reserva-
lions and parks within the confines OF
the District.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
s1.as Washington to Baltimore

And return, B. & o. r. R.. every Satur-
day and Sunday. Tickets good return
ing until Sunday night. All trains eX-
Cept Royal Limited.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
s17 St. Louis and Return, B. g. ORR.

Spend the Fourth at the Great Fair.
Tickets valid for return within ten days,
and good only in coaches, on train leav-
ms Washington 1906 a. m, July 2
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
CONSUL RETURNING.

RIO JANEIRO, Brazil. July l.
+ OutOurJ Xavier, Brazilian consul 10
New York. embarked yesterday On his
return to his post.
The Washington times., 1904-07-01
PRINCIPAL ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE.

salaries
Representatives Building ......... 10000
Building. 100000
Capitol Heating Lighting Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Quay at Navy 10000
Reservations Grounds 10000
Repairs Treasury. Butler Buildings. 211OO
Fire Alarm Treasury aid Wnder
Engraving Printing. $4,000
INDECENT Soldiers Sailors
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Il merely wanted to know" said Norah
because have promised the doctor to go
to the hotel where he is to take the two
sick men-and-and of course I should not
want to be there when-when ANYTHING
disagreeable happens
You'll not go with him." said the old
man, with decision. Then an idea came to
him and he corrected himself: "Or, after
ali. perhaps you may as WE'LL said he.
You can telephone to me, or, better yet
can telephone to you and go there to get
you when I go to our own hotel"
Norah did not fail to see what his mind
had turned upon. The fact that she was
to be with Parton would keep him salts
fed of that young mans whereabouts
And so the matter was allowed to rest
MacFarren turned away. If the police
would accept his statements. MacFarren
intended to have him in cell within an
hour. so his time with Norah would be
brief.
He realized that there might be some
difficulty in arranging the arrest so that
there should be no unpleasant after effects.
His training as an English barrister had
taught him that one must be cautious
strange country, as the United States was
to him, and that if one acted hastily there
was always the possibility of reprisal.
He intended to get native advice on this
point and act accordingly. In the mean
time, as he thought it over, he became
wholly willing that Parton should get
what good he might out of his brief so
ciety with Norah.
1t would prevent him from dropping out
of sight before proceedings could be com
menced.
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CHAPTER xxi
CHAPTER XXI.
never say another feller's Dustin,
tne harbor law unless you're 81
ABOUT your own clearance papers
MA Loo Rock az IT.

~ "oeAcI IcllerS dustin of
the harbor law unless you're sure
about your own clearance papers
The Log Book Of The Lyddy.
After the boy had gone downstair. 70
Mr. MacFarren with her message No-ah
wept little, with her face hidden ofsbe-
husband shoulder. Mrs Burgee had ron.
to the window to look out ana the dontas
had retired discreetly to the haIlwav whsra
he was walking up and down, with a ksan
eye on the elevator entrance. When NJ
Macfarren appeared, very much sxcitea
with look of incredulity ana rage IN IT,
eyes that made his mean little faca 49,,
even meaner than 1t was by nature The
doctor nodded at him.
MacFarren recognized him fnstantIv ga
stepped up to him nervously,
How do you do. doctor?" he said. s-Uhat
70 this absurd story that the bell boy has
been telling me?' 4As
hear him tell It."
''He said that there had been q maryiara
here" said MaoTarreu.
That" gaid the doctor. els not an abs,yxa
story. II n Gods truth
There was another man with NadFarrsn-
and the doctor did not like his looks. ~
had that INDISPENSABLE quality Ia ~ an.
pearance which savored Of police headuuar-
tors to the ships surgeon. An instant iater
he recognised him a. g man who had onoo
or twice bean at the pier to attend to the
business Of malEiuA arrests when the ahiD
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CHAPTER XIX.

IF close steerin' was all that there was
needed in the navigation of a ship
all the shippers would be women
The Log Book of The Lyddy.
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to be very much worried. shes neen
crying. The clerk wasn't at the desk; ne
busy with the doctor getting things READY
for the wedding. / just came up 10 ten
you myself
IT'S the captains wife, exclaimed {,
Norah. TT must be Mrs. Burgee Tell
her that will be right down to see her..
next parlor?' asked the boy. 1.-THE clerk
said that you were to have it to receive
any one that came to see you. There go
many people downstairs in the hails ana
public rooms waiting to get glimpse OF
you that maybe you'd better have her come
up"
Parton went with her to see the captains
wife. She was not at all as they had ex-
pected her to be in appearance. Inc cap
tain had carried the impression (wlthout
saying sol that she was large woman;
As a matter of fact, she was short ana
delicate in build
Her face was faded but wonderfully sweet
in it's expression, and while she was ner-
vous there was not about her the slightest
indications or Mysteries either present or
to- come.
She listened attent.veIy to all they had
had to say, took Partons story of the ship
wreck very calmly and seemed to be crate
full to them for what they had done for her
husbands comfort When Parton tod her
about the escape from the burning ship
and the following hours, when the captain
had been bound to the floating gratings, she
leaned forward in her chair with an in
tense strained look upon her face and with
nervously shutting and opening hanos.
I! Her desire to see the captain at once she
meekly put aside when she was told that
| the doctors were with him making an exam
nation and that they woulo SEND word 10
Parton as soon they had finished their
consultation.
You've been real kind she said to
! Norah, whose heart had instantly gone
out toward her. Il amt got my wits
about me yet to thank you. but bimeby
l will have An / can't never tell you, Mr..
Parton. how ] shall always feel about what
you've doEe. 1t was almost as If Obed had
been sbipwrecked right to home with his
own folks If shipwreck could be com
ftabe, l guess you did all that you could
do to make this one that kind.
would You mind she said. turning to
Norah, IF / should kiss your husband?'
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WOMAN'S WEAPON.
Hatpin Infiicts Bad Wound and May
Be Handy for Defense

From the New York Tribune.
What shall we do In case we are at
tackled by some thief or rutfian?' is the
question women have asked in every part
of the country. The man to whom the
question is put will generally answer,
Garry a revolver" But women dread re-
volvers. Few women possess the nerve
necessary to use a pistol with effect when
attacked. Then there is the objection to a
revolver in the possession of woman that
she would be averse to suspecting the mo-
tive of every man she met and would prob
ably fail to draw the revolver until too late,
for fear of making a foolish mistake.
What, then, can be provided for her that
will be formidable to a foe. yet absolutely
safe so far as she is concerned. and ever
ready at hand, whether wanted for use or
not?
The answer to the puzzle has been pro-
vded by those who make women's hat
pins A hatpin has been designed that IL
intended primarily for use as a weapon OF
defense. 1t is in reality stiletto, mas
querading an innocent hatpin. 1t is made
of fine steel that will bend but will not
break, sharp as needle. and hardened
at the end SO that 1t can be used with
deadly effect as a dagger. and with a
handle that enables a woman to grasp It
for a weapon and hold 1t so that it
cannot easily be pulled from her hand.
pin. 1t can be held with the thumb press
ed against the top or with the button
grasped in the palm Of the hand. In either
way it is a weapon not to be despised
The method of using It to the best ad-
vantage when attacked is to aim at the
face Of the highwayman. A woman armed
with one Of these stilettos Is able to do
more damage in a few seconds than man
unarmed. The wicked little blade is
small that 1t is impossible to grasp it TO
wrench it away from her, and yet so keen
is it that, thrust home by a woman frenzied
by fear, it is likely to pierce through any
ordinary clothing into a vital part of a
highwayman's anatomy.
There are times in most womens lives
when a suspicious looking character comes
into the of1ing and prudence whispers,
Beware of him" While most women
would shrink under these circumstances
from pulling out revolver. it is an inno-
cent act to put the hand to the hat and
draw out one of her stiletto-lke hatpins.
With this in her hand the nervous woman
is ready for the stranger, whatever lis
intentions. If he is an honest man he will
probably take no notice of the woman's ac-
ton. If he is thief, 1t is more than prob
able that he will mark the act and let the
woman pass unmolested.
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She found MacFarren very i'll at ease and
anxiously awaiting her.
Did the doctor tell you that I wanted
to see you, Norah?' he asked CURLY.
Yes, said she, The did. And it's mes
sage he'll never bear to you from me-
'Norah," said her stepfather If amaz-
ed, what do you mean?"
Il should think that there'd be no mstak-
Ing me-" she said. Indeed l tried to
speak as plain as print
They had walked up to the deck, and
MacFarren evidently intended to turn to
the side nearest to the pier where the pas
sengers were already crowding.
Il have all your things ready to be taken
from the ship he said. II shall put you
into carriage and send you to hotel
where j will join you later. l have some
matters to attend to which will take some
time, although 1 shall probably be able to
finish with them by or ) o'clock in the
afternoon
will you tell me if they includeRny
trouble for Mr.. Parton?" asked NOrah,
quietly.
Il don't know, yet" said Mr. MacFarren
IF they do, he has brought it on himself"
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CHAPTER Xxx.
It's just when we feel certainest that
we know where we're steerin' to
that we find that some ones worked
a pocket magnet on our compass
The Log Book Of The Lyddy.

MacFarren left the ship among the first
OF the departing passengers. Norah, Par
tor and the doctor. tenderly caring for the
captain. who was evidently conscious OF
what was going on to some extent, al
though he made no effort at all to speak,
were the very last to 60
AT the hotel they made the captain as
comfortable as possible. The ships doctor
summoned other physicians by telephone,
anG none Of the pressing business which
was in hand was discussed until they had
arrived and begun their examination. Al
about the time the first superficial survey
OF the old sailors case had been made by
the medical men the ships doctor was call
ed into the hall by a grinning bell boy. He
returned 10 tell Moran and Parton thai q
efgyman was waiting in the parlor to per-
form the ceremony.
He knows me- said the doctor "and
Knows that it's all right If / say so. He
crosses by our line every season and 1
always make him little more comforta bic
or the snip than his passage money calls
10Y And say. before we see the parson. |
ought 10 tell you that l have asked him Il,
stay and eat with I've ordered it. 1t
will be all right"
iarton started TO protest. He knew that
snip $ physicians were not men with large
incomes as a general thing and he feared
thar this enthusiastic young man was doing
good deal more for them than he could
well afford TO.
Don't say a word" said the doctor. "It's
all right l get rates on that of course
Don't you see that / can easily steer a lot
OF business from the ship into the way of
a hotel like this? They don't pay me q
commission on what send them. but they
never fan TO have my restaurant checks all
receipted when the waiter brings them to
me. They'll be. besides mighty glad to
have you here. I've tipped them OFF to the
fact that you're likely to be big card es
soon as the papers get on to the fact that
You are stopping here"
Why asked Norah. innocently.
Why! exclaimed the doctor In a tome
expressive of amazement because she did
not see. why, don't you suppose that
every paper In New York will have extras
out on the new phases of this affair as soon
as they can get glimpse at the facts and
find type big enough to set the head lines
in? The hotel will be a show place until
the next sensation comes out in the sport
ing editions. They ought to let YOU have
every thing you need for nothing and pay
you salary besides. Their increased bar
business alone will be big enough to war
rant them IN giving you wedding pres
emit"
The ceremony was TO be performed In
the parlor OF private suite which the hotel
had placed at the disposal Of the party for
the purpose. The doctor had Just gone
down to see II everything was ready for II
when hall-boy came up and asked II
lady could see Mrs. Parton.
I'm afraid not Just yet, said Norah,
blushing, but perhaps before long, Who Is
she?''
TITS q small Iady-old. She looks AZ II
sb5 had come from the country, I guesa
Sic didnt SSxe har name and she seemed
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sand dollars In lawyers fees and in going
back and forth from China to the United
States. but in the end they kept him out.
Now his younger brother Is here and in
college. He came. with nine other Chinese
boys. with me when l was sent here as
minister. He got in under the shadow CT
the legation, but he had a perfect right,
under the treaty and the law, to come in.
and his brother should also have been ad-
mitted. / know of many other Instances
where our boys who have wanted TO study
here have been kept out. Such things are
contrary TO the spirit of international
friendship which exists between your
ton and ours. and they are contrary to the
best interests of the two nations
The same policy is adopted as To mer-
chants and business men who kept out
on similar pretexts. The present treaty.
under which these acts are performed will
expire this year. In making Il new one /
hope to have the matter remedied If IL
cannot be refnedied there is no use of put
ting any clause to the admission OF my
people in the treaty and If so ] shall not
advocate it,
The Chinese and the Philippines.
How about the Chinese i'm the Philip
pines and Hawaii?'
That is business proposition for the
United States to SETTLE" replied the Chinese
minister. Il don't believe you can run your
Pacific islands successfully without Chinese
labor, and that is the belief of your ablest
men who have investigated the situation.
l came to this country with Mr.. Ide. one OF
Your commissioners. He told me tina, iie
thought the Chinese were a necessity to the
prosperity of the Philippines
What is the new boIrd of commerce Of
which WI Ting Fang is the head doing?'
l asked
1T is trying TO push Chinese trade
everywhere, replied Sir Chentung Lang
ChenS. II was anxious to further il In
the United States. and | had written me
mortal to the emperor asking him to send
me commercial attache but before my
letter got TO China 1 received one from the
board of commerce asking me to have our
consular officers report on all matters re-
lating to our American trade and directing
them to further that trade in every possible
way"
DO you send much to the United
States?' l asked.
Yes replied the minister 1--WE have
now about rocco people here. and they all
use Chinese goods They want rice from
China, shoes from China: they like Chinese
cloths, Chinese tea and many other things
Chinese. This trade has fallen off since
the expulsion act was put In force for
we then had almost twice many Chinese
as we have now. Our merchants would
like to see that trade increased, and they
are also anxious to multiply their business
connections in other ways
IA present j do not think we are at all
treated fairly. but just now We have had
difficulties with other nations. and we are
in no shape to insist upon our international
rights. l hope that the day will come
when we shall be able not only to demand
them, but that in such a way that all the
world viii grant them
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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IL.
AT last MacFarren found his tongue He
had to some extent regained his conposure.
well, Norah," he said. with the air OF a
wise guardian whose ward has been led
astray. you have made your bed and you
must lie on 1t, / suppose. unless / manage
to rescue you from it in some way There
is question whether the laws even of
this new and somewhat loosely governed
country. will sustain you in marriage
made without the consent of your legal
guardian: but aside from the fact that you
have taken the step without my consent, J
must deeply regret that you should have
linked your life to this man. who has laid
himself, by his own willful and inexcusable
actions, liable to a term In prison."
Every one in the room had listened very
attentively to MacFarren during this
speech. 1t was the threat which Parton
had expected. and which he did not exactly
no longer feared as he had feared 1t IN
London There came into his eyes that
same CLEAN which had made the mate on
the Lydia Skolfeld turn away in fright.
He rose and walked toward the barrister;
the same time that MacFarren caught a
sight of It. and II would be hard to say
who of the three was most frightened by it.
Mrs Burgee caught Parton by one arm. .
circumstance which. apparently had no
more eject on him than would the casual
aii9irtinR Of q mosquito have upon an ella
plants back. Norah caught her breath
quickly and started to step between the two
men. but then. lost IN that admiration
which thcss Of her blood always have for
brave men and good fighters, drew back
for q moment not pleased. but fascinated.
But the two women need not have been
would do bodily harm to MacFarren while
mat cautious gentleman had legs benea Ii
him on which to run away. He rose hastily
ana barricaded hinassif behind the table.
His face was white enough to Justify the
<$o,.c1,+ fhaf me marble alah which tc.,raS