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The Washington times., 1904-05-04
MANIFESTO CALLS OMAHA
THE HOME OF ROBBERS
Civic Federation Issues Declaration
Saying Their City Is Center OF
Wide-Reaching Graft.

OMAHA, Nep., May 4.-The Civic Fed
GRAFTON, an organization of prominent
citizens Of Omaha irrespective Of party,
has issued q manifesto saying that this
city is the home and headquarters of a
band of grafters and thieves who have
the protection of the authorities. The
manifesto in part says:
''Our Investigations lead US 10 the con-
clusion that Omaha has long been rem
devious for protected thieves, robbers
and burglars. Here their Tobberies have
been planned and here their booty has
been brought and divided Their opera
tions have extended over the Western
territory. Not all of the members are
known criminals; some are respected
citizens They all get their reward.
some in one way, some in another. They
throw their votes. regardless OF party,
TO those willing 10 do their bidding
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
CRIPPLE ANSWERED ADJ"
SPINSTER WILL WE'D HIN
Landscape Painter Who Sought Matri-
mony Through a Personal to Be
Bride Of Harness Maker.

WINSTED, Conn, May Miss Aida
Norton, aged thirty-five, a landscape
painter and daughter of Deacon Edward
Norton. prominent cheese manufacture
Of Goshen. inserted & personal" IN a
Western newspaper at the beginning of
the year with a view TO matrimony.
James Austin. aged about forty. a
cTiIp pie. living in Chicago. who said he
had been engaged I'm the harness bust
ness, but had about made up his mind
10 enter Ahe ministry, answered the ad-
VerIisement.
Correspondence followed, and two
weeks ago Austin arrived at the Norton
homestead. They have been married L
the home OF the brides parents, the
Rev. Harry Z. Small officiating.
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COL. PITCHER MUST
GIVE AN EXPLANATION
Said to Have Tilted Miss Harold on
Eve of Wedding.

Lieut.. Col William F. Pitcher. Of the
Twenty Infantry. has been called
upon to give his reasons for jilting Miss
Carolina Harold. a clerk in the War De-
partment
The wedding of Colonel Pitcher and
Miss Harold was set for March / The
bride-to-be purchased her trousseau and
resigned her position in the War Depart
ment. A dinner in honor of the ap-
preaching marriage We. given by Rear
Admiral Chester NJ. Colby, a friend OF
the young woman.
On February %. Colonel Pitcher left
Washington, and the only excuse he is
said 10 have made was that he was
called away" He is now with his reg
iment at San Francisco. Miss Harold
was unable to explain her fiance's ac-
tons. and was relnstated at the War
Department. She made no complaint
concerning Colonel Pitchers action but
her friends were so indignant that they
asked the War Department TO investi-
gate the officers conduct. He has beer
asked for an explanation, but his reply
10 the department was unsatisfactory
he merely stated he had changed his
mind.
Senator Simmons and Representative
Small of North Carolina have taken W
Miss Harolds cause. and at their re-
quest the War Department has request
Pitcher
Colonel Pitcher IS hfty-one years ole
and native Of Texas. He was at tn,
Naval Academy for two years, and was
appointed a second lieutenant in IN,
army in 1871 His love affair with Miss
Harold began about six months before
the time set for the wedding
Secretary Taft is not the first Score
tary OF War called upon to ask al
army officer TO make an explanation OF
his failure to keep a promise of mar,
riage. Secretary Root had a similar
case brought 10 his attention about two
years ago. and at the time IL was an.
nounced that the War Department could
not undertake TO regulate the love az
fairs of officers.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
JAMES MADISON GlNGELL
DEAD AT BETHESDA PARK

One of the Oldest and best-known citi-
Zens Of that part of Maryland near the
District line died last night at Bethesda
Park. He was James Madison Gingell,
and was born February %, 1876
Mr.. GingelFs grandfather came from
England and died. aged more than a
hundred years, near Bells Mill This
grandfather was the parent of three
children, Joseph. the father Of the de-
Get sed; Andrew, who died near Bells
NH. and Lauck, who is still alive az
great age
Joseph, the father of James Madison
lived and died In a house that stood
near the Rockville Pike.
James Madison married ArtemIsia
~ eley, by whom he had twelve chill
dren, eleven OF whom are still alive.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
Visit the Red Tent.
DIED..

JOHNSON-JOHN F. JOHNSON. be-
loved husband OF susanna Johnson
Funeral from his late residence, $40
x Street southeast $50 a m to St
Peters Church, where requiem mass viii
be said at 9 o'clock. Relatives ana
friends invited. II
WALLACE-Departed this life on Wed
nesday. May 4. 1904, at $3.50 a. m, in the
hfty-eighth year of her age MAR
GARRETT WALLACE, widow Of Peter,
and mother Of Nellie. William, Minnie.
and Frederick.
she suffered long. but triu.nphed IN
Funeral services Friday, May 6, at 2:3O
O'Clock, from residence, 1903 NJ Street
northwest. It
COCKRILL-On Tuesday. May g. 1904.
at 7.25 a. m. Mrs. ANN REBECCA
COCKRILL, at her residence, SO7 Sew
enth Street southwest, aged sixty-f1ve
years.
Funeral from her late residence. May
5. al ? p. m. Friends and relatives
invited. 1t
WOOD-On Wednesday, May 4. 1904. at
7:1O a. m, MARY d. WOOD Cnee Tn
derwOod(. aged thirty-fOur years. be-
loved wife OF Samuel w Wood.
Funeral from residence Of her mother,
1925 First Street southwest. Friday, May
6. at 2.50 p. m Relatives and friends
invited.
Ciemphis, Tenn, papers please. eopy.)
my4-2t
HAFFER-On Sunday. May !, 1904.
Hrs. LOUISA HAFFER. aged forty
four years
Funeral from her late residence, Tux
edo. Nd, at 9 o'clock. Mass Will be
held al 81. Mary's Church. myZ-St
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
COMMISSIONERS HELD
TO ACCOUNT FOR CRIME
Mayor of New Orleans Asks Board to
Resign-Responsible for
Gambling.

devielle has asked the members of the
board of commissioners Of New Orleans
TO resign as asresult of charges made by
Commissioner John Alonzo Woodville
that the commissioners are ''grafters"
and responsible for gambling houses and
lottery shops in the city.
The mayors action caused great
sensation.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04

Applications for original pensions and
increases under order No. IS, which was
promulgated in the latter part OF March
by Secretary Hitchcock. under direction
of the President, making sixty-two
years Of age evidence of physical dis
ability sufficient to grant a pension of
St a month, have rolled into Commits
sioner Wares office TO the number of
II, 900 from April Is. when the order was
made effective, to April 30. Even with
this data, Mr.. Ware says it is impossi-
bic to ascertain definitely the approx
mate number OF applications that will
result from the order
The amounts of pension range from
Sc TO Sl2 per month, according to the
age of the applicants. Every applica-
ton has TO be forwarded to the War
Department for comparison with the
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
Rush for Pensions
Under NeW Order
Eleven Thousand Applicants From April Is
to 30-Taking Advantage of the
62-Ycar Rule.

records, besides being scrutinized in the
Pension Office
Mr.. Ware believes that few of them
Will be granted before June l. Pay
Elent will accrue from the date of ap-
piicatiOn.
There IS now available for dtsburse-
ment under order No. Is, 81, 500, geo APP
prCpriated in a $1,000. 900 pension item IN
the general deficiency bill. This a?-
TrOpriatiOn will lapse after June 80.
wheE the payments will be made frcIh
the pension fund
Many Neterans will refuse to anvil
themselves of this means of obtaining a
pension said Mr.. Ware today. one
ASKED FOR particulars about the order
V hen ! had given him all the informs =
tiOa he turned around and said: 'Tha. :
a paupers pension / wouldn't accer.
any money under it -
The Commissioner said he thought n
good many old soldiers would express
the same sentiment.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
TINES CONTEST
PROVES POPULAR
Several Hundred Estimates
Already Registered.
FAIRNESS IS INDISPUTABLE
Suggested That Persons Trying fol
Prizes Should Submit Estimates
Now and Others Later.
FAIRNESS IS lNDISPUTABLE

The Times election contest is attract
ipg attention in many quarters. and al
ready several hundred estimates have
been registered by those who wish to
make the first prize of $11OO by getting
i'll the nearest correct estimate in May.
But with the wide range of possibilities.
the great array of figures which may
be used, this great contest offers the
same opportunities one way as an
other. with the prospect that no one
viii strike the actual number OF votes
which shall be cast within a great many
thousands However, the forty prizes.
ranging from $1,000 to s., including
Bully" the English bull terrier mas
cot. viii be awarded to those who come
the nearest to the correct figures, no
matter how far off they may be from
the actual result.
A contestant, who sent in s. for sub
scription 10 The Times and fifteen esti-
mates yesterday, said in a letter accom-
Danying the money that he regarded this
the best contest The Times has yet Of
fered. for the reason that its fairness
was indisputable, and at the same time
there was little or no work connected
with preparing answers. For these rea-
sons he prOphesied that it would prove
the most popular of all The Times con-
tests
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
"OLD NOSE, BAD GRIZZLY,
IS KILLED BY HUNTER
Terror of Colorado Stockmen Succumbs
to Sixth Bullet-Standing Re
ward Earned.

DENVER. Col. May 4-"Old Nose. -
the huge grizzly which has terroriZed
the stocknen OF Fremont and Park
counties for many years. made its
last charge. when cornered by J. W. An
thony. who fired five bullets IN the ami
NAL without stopping its rush, and then
put a sixth into its brain between the
eyes. The bear fell dead almost at his
feet.
Anthony had been trailing the grizzly
for two weeks. "Old Nose" is said to
have killed four or five men.
The bears depredatiOns on the stock
ranges have caused much loss to cattle
men. For years there has been a stand
ing reward of 500 10 the hunter who
would produce conclusive evidence Of his
Death
The carcass weighed an even LOG
pounds.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
AUCTION SALES.

FOR SALE-At public auction: near
electric line; scent fare to Washington;
10 highest bidder. May 10. 1904, at 2
o'clock p. m, Ii acres, five room house.
barn and orchard, and grand view OF
city; also % large lots, containing u. 600
square feet each. Terms, IS down, bal
ance. g. per week. Also 10 acres fine
garden or building land, all TO be sold
without reserve. For particulars, see or
write to JAMES E. CLEMENTS, 14O6 G
St NV my4-3t
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
BARRY BULKLEY WILL
GIVE MEMORIAL ADDRESS

Barry Buckley has accepted a special
invitation from Bradford Post. No. al.
c. A r., of Bradford Pa, to deliver
a Memorial Day address before that
the Yellowstone National Park on the
night OF Memorial Day.
Mr. Buckley has also received invita-
lions 10 lecture at jamestown and May
Vile y. Y
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
POSTPONE VISIT
TO CUBA UNTIL FALL

At the request of President Palma, OF
Cuba. the proposed visit Of the cruisers
Olympia and other American warships
to Cuba, under the command Of Rear
Admiral Jewell has been postponed.
Death in the family Of President Pal
ma makes II impossible for him to ex-
tend official courtesies until next fall.
when the warships will pay their visit
10 Cuba.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
CIRCUS SEATS UNSAFE;
ENTERS SUIT FOR DAMAGES

WILKESBARRE. May 4.-Some of the
benches broke while Lowrey Brothers
circus was playing at Nanticoke last
night, and among the injured was ten
year-Old John Delaney
His leg was broken. His father be
gan suit against the company for 81, $50
damages.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
THOMAS BOWLING & co.

BY virtue of a chattel deed of trust
recorded in I.iber ESQ, at folio 367 ct seq,
one of the land records OF the District
of Columbia, and at the request OF the
party secured, default having been made
under said trust deed. I will sell at
public auction. on the premises, WE'D
NESDAY, MAY 4, 1904, at O'CLOCK
p. M, the contents of the drug store
No. 901 u Street northwest, consisting
OF fixtures, soda fountain. drugs, and
all other chattels located therein.
Terms of sale-All cash.
rny2-3t LEWIS l. O'NEAL. Trustee.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
IN PRISON HE BUILT.

NEW YORK. May flames F. Dolan,
the man who built the new Tombs
prison, in this city. is a prisoner there,
convicted Of forgery DOlan is fifty
years old, and once did a contracting
business Of $500. 900 a year
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE TO WHOM 1T MAY con-
CF-F I: This is to notify all parties con-
oerned that ]. GEO. SMITH, of Wash
ington, d. c., is our authorized agent
for the sale of pencils and rubber erasers
in the Treasury Department of the
United States Government, and that all
vouchers, ehecks, ana warrants made
TO him in his name for said goods are
and belong TO US under the terms Of
Jos. DIXON cRUcIBLE Co.
1t Philadelphia. Pa.
NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON
Germ: This is TO notify all parties con-
cerned that ]. GEO SMITH, Of Wash
ington, d. c., is our authorized agent
for the sale of pens in the Treasury
Department Of the United States Gov
eminent and that all vouchers. checks.
ana warrants made TO him in his name
for said goods are and belong TO us
under the terms of said agency.
c. HOWARD HUNT PEN Co,
1t Camden. n. ].
SPECIAL NOTICE-The annual meeting
of the Northern Market Company, OF
the District OF Columbia for the election
of directors to serve the ensuing wear
will be held in the Office of company
Seventh and Streets. on MONDAY.
JUNE 6, 1904, Polls open between the
hours of l and 2 P. Nj. ERNEST c..
THOMPSON Secretary. my4je4
WE HAVE THE CHEAPEST LOTS IN
Washington. They adjoin Columbia
Heights. Meet US Sunday, May s, at
Brightwood ave. and Harvard St NV.
and see them. Price $500 and upward
Terms, S25 cash, SO per month. Office
hours, S 10 $50. Only 81 lots. Must be
sold to close an estate. HOWARD F.
JOHNSON * CO.. 1901 = st. NV. my3-tf
SPECIAL NOTICE-The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Criswel
Chemical Company. OF Washington, d.
c., will be held at the company's Of
: ST N
MAY 5, 1904, at O'CLOCK P. NJ. Books
for the transfer of stock will be closed
on May 4, 1904. C. B. RHEEM,
ap25-10t-eXSu Secretary.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
HUNGARIAN POET DYING.

LONDON. May 4.-Maurus Jokai the
r ungarian poet and patriot. representa-
tive Of the nations freedom and glory.
Is dying at Budapest In his eightieth
year.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
May Have Certified Copy.

Everyone who enters this contest may
have a certified copy of his estimates
to preserve until the vote has been com
piled by sending in a duplicate blank
made out in the same manner as the
blank 10 be registered and accompany
ing ii with a 2-cent stamp for its return
Women have the same chance as men
and among the estimates already sub
mitted number are from women who
think they can make just as good use
OF that thousand dollars as a man. But
II they don't get the thousand dollars
there are $5O0-prize and several others
containing three figures. which will
come in very handy about next Christ
mas time.
The best way to enter this competi-
ton is to register two or more esti-
mates now and send in others later. as
often as possible because the more es-
Inmates one has the better will be the
opportunities 10 win There is only one
thing certain now. however. and that is
that some one estimate viii carry off the
thousand dollars and thirty-nine others
the remaining prizes. The question is
not so much, VIII / VIM" as Can
afford not to take a chance when I have
Just the same show as anyone else?'
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
SUMMER RESORTS.
CAMDEN MAINE

A few persons of culture and refine
ment can be accOmm. dated with first
class board: view of PenObsCOt Bay and
Camden Mountains unsurpassed; accc m
mediation for horses; highest references
given and required. For particulars ad-
dress A. b. c, Letter Carrier No. A.
myl,4
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
ARMOUR AT MESSINA.

MESSINA, Sicily, May ALLISON '
Almour's steam yacht Utowna, with the
owner and party on board, has arrived
here from TTipON.
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
DEATH RECORD.

Armstrong, Jane, &C. 2s2s DuInbarton Ave.
Berry. Philip T. g. 300 Dumbarton Ave.
Budd Matilda, IS, 529 24th 81.
Costello, james, 65. 10 North Capitol St
Harris Edith NJ, 9 dys. 81 N 81. S. r.
Loyeless, samuel T., -, 24G7 G ST. " W.
Merrill Daniel F., 81, 1880 nth 81. y. ".
MoOhr, Elizabeth j., ~, Go La. Ave.
Rhone Mary A., 58. 1910 Madison st.
Stewart, Alberta, 10 mos, 1920 Linden Court
y =
1harcher. Harold F., mos. 6S7 East Capito!
ST.
Tracy. na;ry D.. &C, IS st. NE
Wool a. dag, infant Of Robert and Ester,
FIs-.imaDs Hospital
The Washington times., 1904-05-04
COMMANDER JORDAN
DIES Of PNEUMONIA
Thirty-One Years in the
Service.
TO BE BURIED AT ARLINGTON
Surrounded by a Wife and Son.
Both at Dying Bed
size.
TO BE BURIED AT ARLINGTON

Lieut.. Com. John Newell Jordan, L. S.
n, died this morning at o'clock at his
home IN this city 1143 Connecticut Ave-
nue., after ann illness of nine days. from
pneumonia. He will be buried at Airing
ton tomorrow afternoon with full mill
tary honors.
He is survived by a wife and grown
son. Both were with him at the time
of his death.
Since last October Lieutenant Com
mander Jordan has been on duty AT the
bureau Of equipment, Navy Department.
He came here from Schenectady, y. Y,
where he was on inspection duty.
Thirty-one Years of Service.
He was born at EIlsworthe, Me. in
1855. and entered the Naval Academy
from that State in 1873. -Four years
later he was graduated. He was nine
teen years and ten months Of sea duty
to his credit
Lieutenant Commander Jordan first
served on the Ossipke and then on the
Constitution. He was transferred to
the Tennessee in 1873. In 1850 he was
transferred to the Coast Survey. where
he served for five years.
Again With the Coast Survey.
He then served for a year on the ITALIA
poosa. He was detached. ordered 10 the
Kearsarge in 1888 After a year of sea
duty he was again detailed 10 duty with
the Coast Survey and to inspection duty
at San Francisco.
After serving on the Vesuvius, Amphi-
trite, and Essex. he was transferred TO
the torpedo station at Hartford in 1855.
In 1893 he commanded the Marietta and
was later in command of the Iris and
Isla de Cuba.
He was promoted to lieutenant COM
mander in 1900 and transferred to the
Celtic. In 1902 he was transferred to
the Isla de LuZon and then came back
TO the United States from the Asiatic
station and has been on duty at Sche-
nectady and Washington since that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
KING CHRISTIAN PRAISED.
The Danish Ruler Eulogized by Minis
ter SWenson.

In the Denmark series of diplomatic cor
Foreign Relations just made public by the
State Department Is report from Mr..
Swenson, the American minister to Den
mark on the fortieth anniversary celebra-
ton of the reign of King Christian TX, in
which he pays high tribute to that ruler,
saying, among other things:
NO Danish king has been more beloved
by the people than is Christian TX. This
general devotion to his majesty is due to
his sincere patriotism, his modest and I'M
affected manners. his purity and nobility of
character and his strong sense of justice
and honor. He is true to his motto, With
God for honor and right He is at heart
man of the people, and has unselfishly
consecrated his life to the furtherance of
their welfare. He is plain, straightforward
and approachable, and these characteristics,
coupled with correct reserve and air
Of distinction, inspire the deepest respect
and admiration. He is frank and, accord
ingly, incapable of insincerity and double
dealing. Devoid of the vanity that so often
besets persons in high places, he prefers to
do his work quietly and unostentatiously.
He well deserves to be called the gentle
man king He is lover of peace always
being eager to exert his influence in it's
behalf when opportunity offers
The venerable monarch bears his eighty
five years well. The condition of his mind
as well Of his body, in way suggests
senility. Judging from outward appear
ances, he may live to celebrate the golden
jubilee of his reign
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WORK ON THE MARYLAND.
The Armored Cruiser Now About SO
Per Cent Finished

According to report just made by Chief
Naval Constructor Caps, the armored
cruiser Maryland is approaching compile
ton at the shipyard of the Newport News
Company at the rate of per cent a month.
She is now about SIG per cent finished.
The battle ship Virginia is also making
good progress in the Newport News COM
pany's yard. 1t is now 62.4 per cent COM
pleted. The armored cruiser West Vir-
ginia, which is now more nearly completed
than any of the vessels of it's class under
construction, advanced from S5.49 to S75S
per cent in degree of completion during
June.
All the battle ships, armored cruisers and
protected cruisers building for the navy
progressed satisfactorily in June. OF the
larger vessels the battle ship Ohio is far
thest advanced, and should be ready to go
into commission in three months at the
rate work on it is now being FASTENED. 1t
Is 96 per cent completed, and progressed
" per cent last month. This battle ship
is building at the Union Iron Works, in
San Francisco.
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ENGINE HOUSE FOR NAVY YARD
Chief OF Engineers Grants Request of
District Commissioners

General Mackenzie chief of engineers
has acted favorably on an appica ton from
the District Commissioners for permission
10 erect an engine house on reservation No
10, between Virginia avenue and X streets
and Sth and 9th streets southeast This
appllcauon was based on section of the
latest District of Columbia appropriat ton
bill making an appropriation of $4,000 for
house and furniture for an engine house to
be located in the southeastern section of
the city on ground owned by the United
States government. including cost of con-
meeting said house with fire-alarm head
quarters"
When the District Commissioners advo-
Gated this appropriation before the House
District committee il was announced that
they desired the use of reservation 125, but
In framing the law the committee did not
specify that reservation.
General Mackenzie. who, as chief of en-
gineers, has jurisdiction over all the public
parks and reservations in the District
waived that omission and has directed the
transfer of the reservation to the control
OF the District Commissioners. 1t is under
stood however that the action in this case
VIII not be considered a precedent for such
transfers in the future unless specifically
General Mackenzie and Colonel Cromwell
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds. to preserve all the public parks
and reservations in the District as breath
ing places and pleasure grounds for the
people and to keep them free from build
ings of all kinds long as possible
Reservation lbs is an improved reserya-
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Passing of Historic English Oaks.
he London Daily Chronicl,

From the London Daily Chronicle.
Our historic oaks are, with every great
storm, diminishing in number Dumorey's
oak in Dorsetshire, 1900 years old, disap-
peared from this cause in 1903 Wallace's
oak, at Ellersie, was 200 years old when it
was blown down some fifty years ago. We
have still however, the Cowthorpe oak,
near Wetherby, in Yorkshire, estimated to
be over 900 years old, and William the
Conqueror's oak in Windsor Great Park,
has attained the ripe age of LOO years.
Perhaps the finest oaks of great antiquity
in the land are to be found in the dukeries.
About half mile from Welbeck Abbey 10
Greendale oak, credited with ], 800 sum-
mers and now a mere ruin sustained by
props Through its hollow interior a coach
and four has been driven.