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AS SANE AS EVER.
Crying of Child Cured Mothers De
mentia Caused at Birth.

Waterbury. Conn. April G.-The
birth of a daughter a year ago to Mrs.
Josephine Truanski drove her violently
insane. Last Saturday she escaped
from the asylum and walked forty
miles through a cold rain to the house
where the little had been placed.
The crying of the child aroused the
mothers instincts, and now she is ap-
%parently as sane as ever.
, 1904-04-06
A LIVELY SESSION..
Many Sensational Cases on Docket Of
Basin Court.

the fourth judicial court to be held
here beginning April 18th will furnish
a grist of news of great general inter
est, many sensational cases being on
its docket.
The most important criminal cases
residents of Big Horn county. charg-
ed with being implicated in the lynch
, 1904-04-06
Husband and Wife viii Play Together.

New York. April G.-For the first
time since their romantic marriage six
;ears ago. James X. Hackett and his
wife. Mary Mannering, will play a joint
engagement in San Francisco neX
month in a new play. They have not
been ploying together heretofore for
purely commercial reasons-each being
| high-priced star n it being consid-
erad inadvisablc to virtually cut theil
receipts in two.
, 1904-04-06
Hepburn Renominated.

Creston. Ia, April 6.-The repub-
lican congressional convention of the
Eighth Iowa district yesterday renom-
mated Congressman Thomas P. Hep
burn. The resolutions are Of the
stand pat" variety. as opposed to the
Iowa idea," and recommends Senators
Dolliver and Allison. Governor Cum
Minis and Joseph w. Blythe Of Burling-
ton for delegates at large to the n
tional convention.
, 1904-04-06
Left Money to Dead Bishop.

New York, April 6.-The will of
Charlotte Amout. who died at her
lone here last week, leaving property
worth S750,000, bequeathed $1,000 to
Bishop Leonard of Utah, who died re
Gently. to be devoted to the purchase
If ground for church purposes.
, 1904-04-06
Left Fortune to Girl Who Tilted Him.

Ceft FOTtUne 70 GIT VITO JTted HTfn.
Utica. n. Y. April 6.-Miss Anna
Lenhardt broke her engagement to
John Owens because he had drank
some liquor before visiting her. He
vent to the home of his mother at
Remsen and shot himself dead. His
will left Miss Lenhardt 81. 900. but his
relatives will contest it.
, 1904-04-06
PIONEERS DEAD WITHIN

L. C. Mortensen and Cyrus E. Lin
coin, both pioneer residents of Crook
county. died at Sundance within a
few hours of each other. Both came
west in the early pioneer days.
, 1904-04-06

the county Jail last July. --s 4,
In the civil cases the divorce suit
of Buffalo bill" Cody promises some
racy and sensational news features.
, 1904-04-06
SCARLET FEVER RAGING
At TOWN OF NEWCASTLE.

Scarlet fever is epidemic at New
castle, and the health board has closed
the schools, suspended all public meet
ings and ordered that all dogs running
at large be killed.
, 1904-04-06

The Republican il the best adver,is-
Ing medium in the city. for It reaches
all the people.
, 1904-04-06
BIG HORN POSTMASTER
AND VETERAN DEAD.

John Conley. postmaster at Big
Horn, Sheridan county, died at his
home in that town, aged 60 years. He
was q veteran Of the civil a
, 1904-04-06

Ten free shines with each pair OF
shoes. Price, $500 and up. at Wood.
ruff & Terry's.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
Rockefeller Won't Buy
NegrO's Strip of Land
Oil Man and EVerson Own Whole Slope in
ButtermiIk Range, But Latter Wants
Fancy Prices for Holdings.

One day when the Standard OIL magnate
bought thirty-eight acres Of land belong
ing to Emmanuel Yerkes, a poor farmer.
and adjoining the perpendicular patch OF
BIZ EveTsca. the colored man thought
he saw a fortune coming his way.
"BilT' then betook himself to local
real estate man who on several coca
sions has acted as broker for Mr..
Rockefeller. and told him that for
81. 200 Mr.. Rockefeller might become sole
proprietor of that hillside
Price Too High.
When the broker brought this piece
OF information to Mr. Hemingway.
superintendent OF Mr.. ROckefeller's Po-
cantico Hills estate. his answer was a
laugh Then he explained that il ac-
quirlng the Yerkes property Mr. Rookie
Teller also had acquired the right OF way
acros r., negros little strip OF land.
and that this was the only purpose for
which Mr.. Rockefeller ever would want
It,
I'VE have altogether abandoned the
idea of carrying a drive through the
Everson patch. although We already
have the right TO do SO. - he said. I'VE
bought the Yerkes' estate. which Was
thirty-eight acres. for &. 500. and If Ev-
erson would offer his property at the
same rate we might buy il as a lind
ness TO him.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
Railway and Trolley
Fight in Connecticut
Electric Line Made So Miles in 3 ID Hours
and Thrifty Yankees Deserted Faster
Route to Save 43 Cents

year. There was some special travelling
during this last month to account for
some of the increase, but the actual
normal increase of travel due to reduc-
ton I'm rate was large.
1t remains to be determined whether
the railroad company can afford II; that
is, whether travel Will increase enough
70 make up for reduced rates. But it is
clear already that the trolley company
will lose great deal Of its income. The
railroad company is only getting back
what it lost, for II appears that in 1893
the wear before trolley connection was
made between Holyoke and Springfield.
the sale of tickets for travel between
these two places on the steam road
amounted to 49, 600 and dropped the
next year, ~after the trolley was opened,
to $4,000.
The managers OF both trolley and
steam roads are watching this expert
ment with a good deal of interest to see
whether II is practical for the steam
roads TO meet the trolley rates.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24

WATERBURY, Conn, July 23.-The
Connecticut River division of the Boston
and Maine Railroad is trying to meet
the competition of the trolleys between
Springfield and Greenfield by reducing
fares so that they are practically the
same
The distance between the two places Is
thirty-six miles, and there are two large
places. Holyoke and Northampton, on
the line. 1t would hardly be supposed
that people would travel by trolley dis
lance OF thirty-six miles. taking three
and one-half hours. for the sake of saw
ing 43 cents, which used TO be the
difference In fares from Springfield
TO Greenfield on tine two lines, but
enough have done so to drive the steam
company TO extreme efforts 10 recover.
The effect Of meeting the rates Of the
trolley companies ~ already seen, for in
June the railroad company carried H.2OZ
more passengers than in June of last
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
EXCEPTIONS ARE FILED
TO REAL ESTATE SALE

In response TO the rule to show cause
In the case OF Julia A Tatum against
A. Victoria Tompkins and others. why
the sale OF lot in block q OF Column
bia Heights, to L. r. Breuninger
should not be confirmed. exceptions were
filed to the sale yesterday by the de-
PENDANT. A Victoria Tomplxins, through
Attorneys Lambert and Baker. She
protests upon the ground that prior to
the sale alleged TO have been made TO
Breuninger, the trustees had received
an offer from John NJ. Henderson for
the property in excess OF the sum
brought al public sale. and had refused
to accept II upon the ground, IL is said.
that the price was insufficient
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
FRESH AIR TENT
FOR CONSUMP TNES
Erected at the Washington
Asylum Hospital.
DONATED BY HENRY PHIPPS
Associated Charities Committee Inspects
and Approves Tent as
Complete.

The fresh air treatment for consump-
tives has at last gained fOothold in
the District Of Columbia
The newly completed tent for such a
treatment of the disease at the Wash
ington Asylum was inspected last Thurs
day by the Associated Charities COM
mittee on the prevention Of consump-
ton. 1t was pronounced thoroughly
satisfactory
This was the first tent erected out OF
the fund OF $1,000 for the purpose do
Yesterday General Sternberg reported
that Mr.. Phipps had added $500 10 the
original donation.
Live and Sleep Outdoors.
In April last a tent for the same
purpose was erected at the Washington
Asylum through a special contribution.
Each of the tents costs $40. and is
planned so as to give the consumptire
patients outdoor air all the time. The
patients live and sleep in them until
cured.
The first tent erected has already DEM
Onstrated the practical beneicence Of
this plan of treatment. Although all
patients accommodated in the first tent
were already in the advanced stages OF
their disease, one CT tnem gained sIA
pounds in ten days and another lost eV-
cry trace Of his disease and was Dry
missed in vigorous condition
Those members of the consumption
committee present at the Thursday in
spection were DIR. William c.. Wood
ward. chairman Gen. George NJ. Stern
berg vice chairman; DR. Murray G.
Motter. Mrs Mary v Manning. r. H
Hunter. w S. Dufield, DR.. Z. Percy
Hickling, William F. GUIDE. the Rev. ID.
r. Wiseman. and Charles f. Weller.
In addition Mr. and Mrs. Louis link
han, Miss Francis, and Mr.. Ladd were
present. representing the official STAFF OF
the Washington Asylum.
Fer a Third Tent.
DIT. Hickling reported that Dr. Will
lam c. Rives had donated 500 for the
erection Of a third tuberculosis tent.
The committee then instructed the
chairman. DR. Woodward. to appoint a
special committee to prepare plans for
the construction of a special hospital
or camp for the treatment Of consump-
tiyes.
1t was suggested that the best plan
would be to secure a large suburban
tract for the camp, a plot OF ground
similar to that now allowed by the Dis
trict for Camp Good WILL where the
poor children are given summer outings
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
WORSE
THAN PHILADELPHIA

No matter how incredible II may seem
and no matter how II may jar on the
pride of the Washingtonian. the con-
versation related below actually took
place. Yet more. II was In the garish
circle OF the ballroom lights at Glen
Echo. while the band played and the
longing bystander stood gazing angrlly
at the sign. Ten Cents Admission to
the Dancing Pavilion
Il came over from Philadelphia" said
the young. bored looking man. land
you can form no idea Of how dead
Washington seems. 1t quite took my
breath away. Not a sound, you know;
streets deserted, no people, no enter
tainments, no noise at ALL
From Philadelphia" Queried the
one addressed. Things are pretty dead
over there, / understand
ITS a Paris compared to this hole. -
said the stranger and moved of with a
hopeless stoop in his shoulders.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
COURT FINES PRISONER
BEATEN BY POLICE

A penalty Of $50 fine or ninety days in
Jail was imposed upon James Leonard
In the Police Cosrt yesterday for as
sauIting PolicemI il Mahaney. or the
Sixth precinct station. Philip Gaskins'
charged with ass aulting Leonard, for
feited $40 when hit name was called.
According 10 the testimony OF the
notice Gaskins and Leonard were ngnt-
ing Friday night when arrested. Leonard
Is said TO have resisted arrest. Mahaney
subdued him and removed him 70 me
station. There LAonard objected TO pc
ing searched, II IS said. and struck 70
liceman Sylvester Murphy A blow on
the head with Il baton resulted ana
Leonard was taken 10 the Casualty foF,
Ditsi to have a severe scalp wound
dressed.
He was released on SO collateral, went
to court this morning TO hght the case
and was fined three times as much
money as he had up for his appearance
I'm the Police Court
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
U. S. RESERVATION TURNED
OVER TO THE DISTRICT

The United States reservation, between
Eighth, X. and Ninth Sheets. and Vir-
ginia Avenue southeast. has been turned
over to the District Commissioners by
the Chief of Engineers. L. S. A, 10
be used as a site for the new engine
house for the Fire Department TO be To-
Gated In the Southeast section OF the
city.
The engine house will cost $4,000, &C
cording TO the act of Congress authoriz-
ing its location and construction on the
United states reservation. Plans for
the structure will be prepared as soon as
possible by the Engineer Department.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
DISTRICT RENTS
WHARF It OWNS
Needed to Unload Materials
for Pump Station.
LEASED TO ICE COMPANY
Government Valves No Rights Of Con-
troll in Becoming Tenant for
Limited Period.
LEASED TO ICE COMPANY

Without waving its contention that
all the wharfage ia the District Is under
the exclusive control and management
OF the local government, the District
government has agreed 10 enter into
contract with the American Ice Com
pany. leasing from that corporation the
Wharfage at the foot Of Third Street
southeast, at an annual rental Of $500.
payable monthly
The circumstance is peculiar. in that
for the past several weeks the Gov
eminent has been leasing TO various
men and companies ali the wharves
along the river front
The order was yesterday reversed and
the District leased this wharf from
corporation. In other words. this wharf.
instead of being a source Of revenue TO
the District and the United States Gov
eminent. IS an expense
The reason for the lease Is that the
local government needs the wharf for
unloading materials in the work or the
sewage pumping station
Valves No Rights.
In agreeing TO lease the property
from the ice company. the Commits
sioners, according 10 Engineer Commits
SlOlltI DAnAlr , LFND4AAAliEAltA1NADilsH SD NAAI
District does not thereby waive any
rights il may have in and TO said prop
erty. The wharf and buildings OF the
American Ice Company have been To-
Gated at the foot OF Third Street south
east for a number Of years, and the
question as 10 whether they are legally
located has not been determined.
The status OF the wharf frontage on
the Eastern Branch. or Anacostia
River. has never been judicialiy deter
mined as has been done in the case OF
the frontage along the Potomac River
The District wharf committee. consist
ing of Daniel r. Garges, William Tin
dali. and w j. Douglas has recon-
mended to the District Commissioners
that this matter be brought TO the at
tention OF Congress during the next
session. In the meantime, the Dis
trict is paying rent for property that
may be its own legal property
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
SHERMAN'S WIDOW WILL
GET $40 PENSION

Honora Sherman, widow OF the late
John Sherman. ex-battalion chief OF the
Fire Department, has been granted a
pension Of $40 per month by the District
Commissioners.
In recommending the pension, Chief
Belt. Of the Fire Department, said Sher-
man had served the department faith
fully for twenty-five years. and had died
of a disease contracted IN the line Of
regular fire duty. He pointed out that
Mrs. Sherman's only means Of support
Will be the pension granted her by the
District
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
COLONEL BIDDLE
DEMANDS ANSWER
Question of Improving Car
Service to TenleytOwn.
PROMISE OF THE COMPANY
Vice President Fails to Reply to Com
misSiOner's Letter and Gets
a Second One.

Engineer Commissioner Biddle is de-
termined 10 do everything in his power
20 procure a better service Tor the pub
lie on the Tenleytown street railway.
This is shown by his recommendation
that the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company be again communicated
with" 50 that the Commissioners or the
District may obtain from the company
some idea OF how well the railway Is
living up to the promises OF Improved
service made some weeks ago by the
secretary, James Il. Lackey.
Ten DAYS ago Colonel Biddle sent to
General Harries, vice president OF the
company. a letter asking Just what Is
TO be done In improving the service on
the Georgetown and TenleytoWn Kali
way. The communication. which was
the result of a public hearing before the
Commissioners at which citizens strong
" protested against the service. has
been completely ignored
Terms of the Charter.
The charter of the road In question
provides that the schedule on which
the cars are run must be approved 10y
the District Commissioners. Although
there is no penalty clause attached to
this provision, il is a fact that the char
ter of the company can be revoked by
Congress whenever IL is proven to that
body that the company Is not fulfilling
its duty to the public. Such action might
be taken, II has been pointed out, II the
road persistently refuses TO pay to the
Board OF Commissioners that respect
which is due the governing power Of the
District.
Secretary Lackey, at the hearing re-
ferred 10. promised the Commissioners
That the service should be improved,
thus admitting that il needed correction.
IL IS understood that with the eXcep>
tion of one change in the schedule.
nothing has been done TO better the
service.
Should Go 10 Board.
Whatever Improvement has been
made. however should. according 10 the
law, be sanctioned by the formal APP
proval of the District Commissioners.
But such is not yet the case.
Colonel Biddie's letter has been on
General Harries desk several days. Am
other will be there soon. II the second
is ignored as the first has been, Colonel
Bfddle will doubtless call the roads at
tention 10 the neglect more empha-ical-
" He is determined TO see to IL that
the letter OF the law shall be complied
with.
1t is pointed out that II is an I'M
usual thing for individuals or corpora
lions 10 pay no attention to official com
munications from the District Commits
SiOners-
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
BRENNAN COMPANY
FILES A MORTGAGE

The Brennan Construction Company
yesterday placed on record a mortgage.
pledging all its property. rights and
franchises. to Joseph Fl, Bradley and o.
Perry Johnson. TO secure them in the
payment Of the sum OF $4,000 IN 40 gold
bonds OF $500 each.
The loan is made for the purpose of
paying certain membranes on the
companys real estate retiring certain
floating Indebtedness and to carry on its
business
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
TEARING DOWN OLD HOME
OF COLUMBIA BOAT CLUB

The old Columbia Boat Club house. at
the foot of Thirty-second Street. is be-
ing torn away The District wharves
committee has announced that no per-
NIT VIII be issued for the erection Of
a new building on that site.
The space viii be reserved for the use
OF the public.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
DISTRICT WILL PAY
TIMERS $3.50 A DAY

BY an order OF the District Commits
sioners the timers employed in the Dis
trict repair shop will hereafter be paid
g. so per day, regular wages.
This is the result OF a notification q
week ago from the Council OF Allied
building Trades Of the Central Labor
Union, That other employers in the Dis
trict pay their men $3.50 per day
The Washington times., 1904-07-24

TARRYTOWN, n. Y, July 23.-EveE
though IL Justify him In the proud boast
that Il and Mistah Rockefeller, sub, are
the only property owners in this heah
diggin's, % "Bill'' Everson, a negro. who
owns a tiny strip Of land on one Of
the steepest nillsides IN the Buttermilk
Range. near this place deeply regrets
that so far he has been unable TO get
rid OF his little patch of ground to John
D. Rockefeller at his own figure, which
is $1,000.
The hillside that Mr.. Rockefeller ana
EversOn own between them Is the slope
of a green clad eminence higher than
any Of the hills in the Buttermilk Range,
and capped by a peak on which the
United States Government has erected
pole with a sign indicating that it is
the highest point in Westchester coun-
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
Skirts the Hudson.

The Buttermilk Range skirts the Hud-
son, and is situated about a mile and a
nalf away from Mr. Rockefeller's es-
tate on the Pocantico Hills, near this
town. He holds title TO four or Ave
Of the tallest peaks In the range, and
when Mr. Rockefeller began to develop
the magnificent thirty-mile system Of
drives and commenced to lay out a road
between his manor and the Buttermilk
Range real estate prices began 70 soar.
The Washington times., 1904-07-24
Boston and Return Account c. A. R.

3. & o. r R Will sell tickets August
l3 TO Is. valid for return until August 20.
and may be extended 10 September 80.
ROYAL Blue Line 10 New York. thence
Fall River Line or Providence Line: re-
turning same route, S10.75. Royal Blue
Line TO New York, thence rail. Sll.75.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-14
EvADED THE JAPS.
Escaped Russians from Port Arthur
Tell Thrilling Stories.

Lao Yang, June 12-Oelayed in trans
mission).-A Russian correspondent and
Two oillcerS who escaped from Port Ar
thur arrived here, last night. They say
that Tor four days they were crawling
through the Japanese lines, the Japanese
having picketed all roads at intervals of
~ yards The fugitives Travelled mostly
at night and kept to the hills. They
were frequently exhausted. They caught
a hospital train leaving Nagfandien,
which also brought number of men
wounded in skirmishes along the railway.
Most OF the wounded are recovering rap
idly Many of them have been awarded
the st. Georges Cross. The refugees say
that Port Arthur is well provisioned. the
merchants having managed to get in
large quantities of supplies before the
railway was cut.
Two wounded Cossacks. each wearing
the cross of st: George, have arrived here.
They tell thrilling story of the fight
near Takushan. Thrty-nine Cossacks
were sent to recOnnoiter the cnemy's po-
sition and when about five miles from
Takushan they We're suddenly surrounded
by Japanese. The CoSsackS charged with
lances and were net with Il volley from
the Japanese which resulted in the drop
ping of 20 horses, the killing of two Cos
sacks and the wounding of six. The dis
mounted Cossacks scrambled behind their
comrades saddles. With nearly every
horse in the command carrying two men,
the Cossacks charged three times and
though covered with wounds. they cut
their way out and rejoned the sotnia.
A soldier who was wounded at Saimat-
Ze says that information regarding the
Russian position there was given to the
Japanese by Chinese. five of whom We're
captured during the fight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-14
ADMIRAL TOGO REPORTS
OF Operations of His Fleet Around
Lao Tung Peninsula.

Toxic, June 13.-7 p. MA long re-
port has been received here from Ad-
miral Togo in which he covers the OPP
eratiOns of the fleet since June g. and
repeats his former account of the bonn
bardment of the west coast on the Lao
Tung peninsula. Continuing, the ad-
miral says that the captain of foreign
vessel that left Yin Kow, Wednesday.
June s, reports that the recent Japanese
bombardment in the vicinity of Kai
Ping, south of New Chwang, caused
Russian forces to the number of 5000
with 20 guns, to evacuate Yin KoW.
Two men, who We're taken prisoners
by the Japanese while making their
way into Port Arthur, state that two
Russian regiments, numbering in all
about 5000 men, arrived recently at
Manchalin, Vafangow and Vafangtien.
The prisoners say also that large num-
bers of troops are coming south from
Mukden every day.
On Wednesday, the Sth, Il detachment
of the fleet bombarded and dispersed
two companies of Russian troops who
were on Kai Ping point. On Friday, an
other detachment of the fleet bornbard-
ed the enemy for two hours neslr Yin
Chin Tsu and Tsan Tia Kiao, inflict-
ing much damage upon them.
Another detachment of the Japanese
fleet. according to Admiral Tosso's re-
port. discovered four Russian torpedo
boat destroyers in Talienwan bay near
Shaopingtan and drove them back to
Port Arthur. Over 20 mines have been
destroyed in Talienwan bay. Thirty
floating mines have been found and de-
stroyed. Some of these We're drifting
into Pechiii gulf. In conclusion, Ad-
miral Togo says a dense fog which pre-
vailed for several days, finally cleared
away, Sunday.