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The Washington times., 1904-08-28
German BANKING

While banking institutions in this
country have recently gone 10 n limited
extent into the domain OF promoting In
dustrial and railroad undertakings,
banks as rule confine themselves close
~ TO the ordinary operations OF bank
ing, leaving TO private bankers and in
dividuai capitalists the task Of supply
ing the capital needed in various COM
mercial and industrial enterprises This
is generally considered a field in which
direct participation involves a greater
amount Of risk than is compatible with
the character OF trustees OF other poo
Pies money. which banks and trust
companies necessarily assume
In this respect American banks differ
materially from the banking institutions
OF Europe, more particularly. perhaps.
those Of German Europe where ft is
customary for the banks to take "A di-
rect part in the development of various
enterprises. This doubtless is in some
degree due 10 the fact that German
banks employ their own capital 20 4
much larger extent than American
banks. which depend for their profits
upon the handling OF de- Osits rather
than the employment OF moneys Of their
own In Germany many banks. thOCSh
occupying important positions i'm Tho
financial world. have relatively small.
deposits, but on the other hand employ
ally serves to relieve them OF a good
many restraints.
Was Heavy Backer.
A good Illustration Of the system e
given in a recent report from Co.sul
General Guenther, at Frankfort. on one
of the transactions Of the kind referred
to which has just been entered upon
by the Credit-Anstalt- Consul Cuenther
writes.
The Credit-Anstalt. the largest bank
ing institution of the Austrian EupIre
mas contributed as a silent partner OF
the concern 100000 crowns CS203. O9O to
me working capital of the exporting
nrn OF AIots Schwci ger. OF Vienna This
urn having a capital of its own Of SOD
W crowns. (Sl0l, 500. IS engaged I'm eN-
porting Austrian manufactures 10 China
ana Japan. With its capital increased.
~ ~, vii now open branch Offices in Ham
SuIs' LONDON China. and Japan This
nrm was the pioneer for the Austrian
export trade to Eastern Asia.
IN Europe the banks are the back
erS' In many cases the prime movers OF
great ventures. such as the constr1Ic-
SioIl OF railroads at home and in foreign
countries, the establishment OF steam,
snip lines and financial institutions. coll
Oiil1alion enterprises, the opera ting OF
mines. ana the promoting OF factories
anu industrial undertakings in foreign
countries. It Is due largely to This
hnancial aid by their great banking in
sIltutlOnS that Germany France. Rel
sIunl' ana switzerland have secured
Such large business interests in foreign
countries. thereby giving employment
10 manufacturing interests at home ana
henefiting home capital"
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FAITHFUL DOGS LONG WATCH.

When Miss Bonnie V. Lynn. Of Los
Angeles, returned from her rural mail
delivery route one day, she was much
surprised at the uon-appearance Of her
faithful dog Tracey. which always ac-
companies her on her rounds
Dlligent search and inquiry developed
nothing as to the wherea bouts OF the
faithful companion. The members of
the Lynn household were grieved by the
absence Of the favorite canine. which
was regarded almost as one OF the fam
fly.
When Miss Lynn was again covering
her route. she was surprised, upon 5top-
ping to deposit some letters IN a box
TO dad the lost dog lying near the
place, faithfully guarding an empty en-
velope that she had dropped on the
ground the day before.
For twenty-fOur hours Tracey had
kept vigil over this envelope. evidently
realizing the responsibility that rested
upon his mistress and believing tho
preservation Of the envelope was Of vital
Importance.
During this long watch the dumb ami
mai hs~ neither food nor water, and
not until the envelope was picked un
would II desert its post.
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And he took the next train. arriving
In time for the funeral
Mary Alexander AlmaroIia's estate,
when she died, was considerable. 1t Is
valued at $4,000. Her entire property.
real and personal, has been left equally.
to two OF her white wards-Lewis Alex
ander and Joseph Alexander Though
bearing the same name, and supposedly
brothers. these two boys are IN no sense
blood relatives, and bear no typical re-
semblance the one TO the other. Both
were. however, devoted to their foster
mother. as she was to them. and on her
death they were not forgotten.
Will Fight for His Rights.
To Lewis, however, the lewis whose
name was on the old woman's Fps In her
last moments Of life, Las been left also
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accompanied the bogus body 20 its
grave. While the burial service was be-
ing read out In the cemetery the moth
or was sitting in the upper back room
Of the Almarolia woman's house. her lit
tie boy in her lap. his little hands
round her neck and her lips kissing his
baby cheeks with all the fervor Of
mother love.
A tombstone. properly inscribed. was
reared above the little new-made
mound in the cemetery. and at frequent
but irregular intervals thereafter. the
mother, dressed in deep mourning, would
ride out 20 the cemetery and let fall a
bunch of flowers on the pretty dolls
grave. not forgetting TO stop on the way
back at the Almarolia woman's house
10 play with her own dear first born
The child's death was followed by d.
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LOVE- KTEAND ROrlNI rNGE IN LIFE or NEG2SS JUST DEAD

vorce proceedings. The father found
domestic conditions impossible. The
mother made no resis lance 20 his plans
The plea set up was "ncompatibiDty of
temper or something equally indefi-
mite. The mother went back TO her peO-
pie. living quietly. and now and then
I seeking out and visiting her child. In
1882 her health failed. and in 1883 she
died. Anticipating the end. she pro
vided literally for the child's care and
education. intrustIng IL to the Almar-
Ola woman and giving plenty of money
to insure it proper educational advan-
tage.
Left Evidence of Child's Parentage.
In addition to these provisions. the
mother. before her death. prepared and
had prepared by others. evidence which
proved the parentsge OF the child left
in care OF the Almarolla woman. This
evidence. reduced 30 writing preserved
in book form, was guarded under lock
and key by the Aimarolla negress. Sew
eral unsuccessful efforts have been made
70 rob the old woman of these papers
Mothers Directions.
When on her deathoed. the mother or
| the child gave directions that her son
was not to be told OF his parentage un.
81 he was twenty-one years of age. At
that time, however, he was to be per-
mitted 10 read the papers, books. and
evidence in the case, and, II he should
so desire, make a legal contest for his
rights. The young man arrived a The
age OF tVenty-one years six years Ego,
but for reasons Of weight he was not
thoroughly Informed regarding his his
tory. The Almarolia woman gave him
an intimation OF what was in store Tor
aim, but did net permit him 10 sec the
books left him by his mother and his
mothers friends that would clear 10
the mystery. She had decided % let
him learn the fun secret after she was
dead.
Received News in Hospital.
Lewis Alexander Almarolia, a white
man. twenty-seven years Of age. cleo
trician and amateur actor, OF PAT West
Twenty ninth Street, New York. lay in
a hospital in that city last Tuesday a
week ago. his arm In sling. and his
left side badly benumbed on account OF
an electric shock received In discharE-
ing his duties as an electrician. When
his breakfast was brought IN a teie-
gram was on the tray. He opened Il
and read these words:
Your mother died this morning.
Funeral Thursday. Come II possible"
Your mother" he repeated to him
self. and then he reflected long and in
tently.
Well he said, she was very good
to me, as good almos. as a mother could
be, and love her. even II her skin isn't
white, for she cared for me when my
father and my mother"
And then he ceased
IN 60" he said. Il must 20. 1t is
my duty TO be there.
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Service in the Civil War.

During the civil war. she was an
ardent Union sympathizers. and was
helpful TO the Federal authorities IN
Washington and in London. Her ac-
ouaintance with prominent politicians
and army officers at the National CAPT
tai was more extensive than that OF any
other negro woman on the continent
On more than one occasion she dis
Euised herself. and worked as a cook
on transatlantic steamships. In order
20 get valuable information from Con
federates and Confederate sympathiz-
ers. who were passengers 20 and from
Europe
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Child Reported Dead.
A Strange Burial.

The comm. however did not contain
the body OF the little child. 1t contained
only a doll made In perfect imitation Of
a baby, dressed out in burial clothes.
and tucked away In IT'S little casket.
The mother did not attend the funeral.
The AImarolia woman and a few friends
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FINANCE AND TRADE
Losses in Morning Followed
by Recoveries.
THE MARKET WEAK
LIQUIDATION AND SHORT SELL
ING FoRcB DECLINE IN PRICES
Manhattan, Metropolitan and Consoli-
dated Gas the Most Active
Stocks.
THE MARKET WEAK

NEW YORK. May 9.-The stock market
today opened with a slightly easier tone
for the more Important specialties. Man
haitian. Metropolitan Street Railway and
Consolidated Gas were OF sah. and some
of the coalers little less Railroad STOCKS
were Tor the most part unchanged.
Prices drffted slowly downward on
scanty offerings. Pressure against some
of the specialties and the absence OF any
inquiry for the standard stocks contrib
uted to the markets heaviness.
Anaconda and Metropolitan Street Rail-
way declined 1. Metropolitan Securities ~
and Kanawa and Michigan 2h Wooden
preferred gained 1. Kansas Southern II
and Wells Fargo 2.
Prices were slightly better, but the de-
mand was apathetic. Special stocks made
sharp declines, New York air brake losing
2. Lackawanna 23s. New York Central IN
and Consolidated Gas point. Bonds were
irregular at noon.
Earlier losses in the specialties were re-
covered. but Consolidated Gas relapsed to
the lowest again on fresh selling. Not
much interest was manifested In railroad
stocks, Corn products lost IN.
Railroad stocks reached a high level, de-
spite some evidence of liquidation In the
induStrfals. Louisville and Nashville was
lifted TX. Corn Products, which hitherto
had been scarcely dealt In at all. showed
much activity and declined ~. and the pre-
ferred stock 3H. Consolidated Gas lost q
points,
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Los ANGELES CONFERENCE.
Methodists Anticipate Important De-
velopments Soon.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 9-There was
a full attendance when the Methodist gen.
eral conference convened today. gen.
eral air of expectancy prevailed among the
delegates, showing that they anticipated
that the session OF today and those which
are to follow would bring to the front much
of the important legislation which the dele
gates have met to consider.
1t is probable that the book concern COM
mittee will report to the conference dur
ing the next two or three days recommen-
dation regarding the proposal to consoIi-
date the various publishing houses OF the
church into one great central institution.
Inasmuch as there is an almost equal d.
vision of sentiment as to the advisability OF
this action, lively debate will surely
follow.
The committee on itinerancy is also ex-
pected some time during the week to make
some sort Of report to tie conference on the
all absorbing topic Of restoring the pastoral
limit It In scarcely likely that the epis-
copacy COMMITTEES will have read its recon-
mendatIons on the retirement of bishops
and the choosing Of others before the last
days Of the week.
II eoiored bishop Is to be named by the
practically settled that the man will DO
Raw. DIR. ]. W. E. Bowen, professor OF
systematic theology In the Cannon Theo-
logical Seminary OF Atlanta. Ga; The col
Ored delegates 10 the COuLcfcnco, VI ioah
there are seyenty-nine. In addition to three
white delegates representing colored con-
ferences, have met in caucus and by what
amounted to a unanimous vote agreed to
concentrate their strength upon a singis
Candidate that candidate to be DR.. Bowen
THE selection of the colored candidate
by their own people meets with the APP
prevail of q majority OF the white dele
gates who favor the selection OF col
ored bishop.
DR.. Bowen, who Is forty-eight years Of
age graduated with high honors from
school OF Theology. and has held I'M
portant pastoral positions In Boston.
Newark and Washington
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NURSES TO GRADUATE
Exercises for Columbia and the Chill
dren's Hospitals.

The annual commencement exercises at
the school of nursing of the Columbia and
Children's Hospitals will be held at Column
bian University on Tuesday evening, May
II. The graduating class this year includes
seventeen young women. who have spent
the last three years studying at the c.
lumbia or the Children's hospitals. The
exercises this year will be simple and will
include a prayer by Rev. Alfred Harding.
an address by Rev. C, Ernest Smith, D.;
the reading of the report of the training
school and the announcement Of graduates
by DR.. George N Acker, dean of the faculty
OF the school. The diplomas will be pre-
scented by Gen. John NJ. Wilson, u. s. A..
retired, president of the board of trustees.
Tho graduates include: Ellen May Brin-
ley, Pennsylvania; Mary Anna Brown. Viz
GINA: Daisy Louise Dinsmore, Virginia:
Kathryne Theresa Donnelly, Pennsylvania:
Marian Estelle Eyster, Missouri; Sara Eliz-
abeth Terrier, District of Columbia: Cora
Mary Fulton, New York: Carrie Naomi
Honodel, Pen1syIvanta: Annie Cecilia XIII
gour, yirginiA:. EMMA Mcintosh. North Ca
rolina: Caroline Lydenham Melville. Can
ada; Martha Morse Newman Ohio; Bertha
Irine Printz. Virginia; Mary Agnes Steck-
line. District of Columbia; Minnie Ullman.
District of COLUMBIA; Annie Elizabeth
Wooder, England Eas
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THE NEW ARMY CAP
EXPERIMENT BEING MADE By FIT.
MYER TROOPS.
Headgear Desired in Which Soldiers
May Sleep With Comfort-Gen.
divers Explanation.

General Oliver, assistant secretary Of war,
is very much amused by the criticisms
directed against the War Department, as q
result Of experiments with a new cap by
the troops at Fort Myer, Va, and worn by
them at the military tournament at New
York city. The cap Is vizorless, and the
principal complaint against 1t is that 1t
seems to be an imitation of the swagger
cap worn by British troops
1.-The talk of Anglcizing the American SOL
der" said General Oliver to a Star reporter
today els amusing when it Is realized that
all the uniforms of the United States army
have been modelled at different times upon
those of foreign countries. The present
khaki field service dress is an absolute
copy Of that used by the English army,
with such notifications as suited to our
needs. The enlisted man at present has
various headgears-the full-dress uniform
cap, which is stiff affair and has to be
carried in box, and the campaign hat for
field service. While the campaign hat Is
admirably adapted to certain work, there
has been a strong demand for field service
cap. which could be worn in garrison or In
the field, in connection with the campaign
hat
at Is practically impossible to lie down
and sleep with campaign hat on, ana
therefore some sort of headgear is desirable
that could De easily carried IN Inc men
pack or saddle bags for use at night, such
cap to be so constructed as to be drawn
down over the ears If necessary.
"An experiment was originally made Of a
stiff cap OF olive green. with a yizor, for
field service, similar in shape to the full
dress cap, but 1t was not practicable In the
field in connection with the campaign hat,
and this led to the trial of the present small
folding cap which has been issued to the
troops at Fort Myer.
.'The fact that II is somewhat similar in
shape to the English cap is hardly an argu-
ment against 1t, any more than would be
the similarity of our present khaki uni
form to the English uniform. The shape of
the experimental cap Is much more like a
can used In the French army some years
ago than 1t is like the English cap. This cap
however has not yet been decided upon and
the quartermaster general Is now having
samples of caps made for the enlisted men
which will be somewhat similar in shape
to the full dress cap. but without stiffening.
SO that, If possible, 1t can be carried in
connection with the campaign hat by a sol
der in the field. So far. however, 1t Is q
difficult problem which has not yet been
solved This cap Is not intended to take
the place of any piece of headgear now in
use, but is simply wanted to meet special
needs which the existing headgear does
not properly provide for
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Post Office Department in company with
the president Of the concern OF which the
witness was secretary and general man
ager. and Of their unsuccessful efforts TO
have reversed ruling which they consid-
cred did their concern an Injustice. The
company then had Mr. helms come to the
city to represent 1t before the department
After another visit to the department
with Mr.. Nelms the company's certificate.
somewhat modified, was approved by Gen.
Tyner. The company was permitted to do
business under its old plan until its htera-
ture was redrafted. which required about
two months
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Ing mushrooms. We furnish spawn and buy
your product. Markets are unsupplied. Big
prices: no capital needed. Little attention
necessary. Grown in cellar. barn. shed or
cave. Send 8 cents In stamps for partcu-
lars and instructions on cultivation.
A circular which follows an answer to this
advertisement says that II Is a simple thing
to grow mushrooms and that the company
will supply the enthusiast with spawn at the
rate OF 50 per ten pounds. buying the prod
uct They claim to be the American agents
for "Koh-I-Neor.". which Is. they say. the
recognized best English brand of spawn
made. :" and that the result will be large
crops which will sell at top prices.
The Post Office Department says that
these statements are misleading In view or
the fact that mushroom growing Is not an
easy occupation, that mushrooms cannot
generally be grown from the spawn they
send, and, that. therefore, the offer OF the
company to buy all the product OF those to
whom they sell spawn Is merely pretense
because the patrons cannot raise the mush-
rooms Furthermore. mushroom spawn can
be bought anywhere at the rate OF ~ per
hundred pounds, 50 that the proht OF the
concern in St. Louis Is more than ~ on
every So worth Of spawn It sells
Several similar schemes have BEEN from
time to time, in operation in New YORK, put
have all eventually been caught by the oe-
partmeat and placed on the black list
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Chinese Treasure offered for Sale.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 9.-The Call to-
day says: A massive gold seal. worth, IN
trinsically. 5000 and one of the priceless
treasures of ancient Chinese dynasty,
has been offered for sale in this city to
local smelling company. Word was sent
from there to the Chinese consul general.
He deciphered the worn inscriptions upon
IL and declared that IL was one of the most
valuable relics of an ancient Chinese dy-
nasty. He said that the gold came from
the great range of the Khinga mountains
and the sands of the Cobb desert and was
gathered by hand from the rocks and
channels more than four thousand years
ago.
/: Is said the Chinese consul general has
guaranteed the payment OF $4,000 for 1t.
which Is twice its intrinsic value IL melted
w.
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Desperate Attempt to Escape.

DETROIT. May o.-George Hartle. an al
legged forger and ex-convict. today made a
desperate attemptto escape from an officer
who was guarding him at Emergency Hos
pital. where Hartle was being treated for a
bullet wound In the leg received while re-
s.sting arrest April 10. Hartle had pre-
tended to be unable 10 use the leg. Today
However. Hartle era wled out of bed dressed
himself and succeeded In reaching a win
dow. from which n ladder led down to
cne-story building adjoining. As he started
down the ladder the officer discovered him
and ordered him to halt. Hartle ignored
the command and officer Green fred
breaking his shoulder blade. Hartle con-
timed down the ladder and reached the
roos. Green fred again as the escaping
prisoner nea-ed the edge OF the building.
woua'iing him In the abdomen. Hartle fell
'7cm ~" roof TO the ground after the sec
% - expected 10 survive.
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DRoHEN RESTRAINED.
Had Submitted Bid for Filling Bags
With Seeds.

Judge Hazel. in the circuit court of the
United States sitting at Buffalo, N. Y. is
sued restraining order Saturday against
]. l.. Drohen. in Brown Bag Filling Ma
chine. Co. agt. Drohen- restraining Droher
from making, exhibiting. or operating
bag-hlling machine. which is charged by
the Brown Bag Filling Machine Co to be
an infringement of certain patents owned
by that company.
This order of the court Is of special inter-
est as among the bids opened at the Agri-
cultural Department last week for filing
several million bags with seeds for con-
gressional distribution for the year 1905.
was one by ]. L. Drohen. who, II Is I'M
derstood proposes to use machine for
this purpose, which the Brown Bag Filling
Machine Co. alleges infringes their patents
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MET HORRIBLE DEATH
TWO CHILDREN LITERALLY
ROASTED NEAR ALEXANDRIA.
Gasoline Stove Explodes Setting Fire
to Scow Load of Pitch
One Saved.

Two children, Robert Harper. aged eight,
and Carry Harper. aged two, were burned
to death in a horrible manner about u:4o
o'clock this morning on an old river scow
carrying a load of pitch. which was lying
In the inlet at Riverside, Va. Their sister
Mabel aged twelve. was terribly burned
also, and her injuries may prove fatal. Sine
alone was rescued from the seow and was
taken Immediately to the hospital in Alex
Nardria, Va.
The three children were preparing their
dinner in the absence of their father. Jo-
seph Harper of Riverside, who navigated
the scow and lived with his children upon
1t. The older child was experimenting the
preparation OF the meal. when, without
warning the gasoline stove that was being
used exploded.
Whether it was accidentally knocked over
first is not known. The scow was loaded
with pitch, and this caught fire imme-
diateiy.
The screams of the children attracted the
attention of number of workmen who
were employed on other scows near by, and
they hurried to the burning craft with all
possible haste. But the two younger chill
dren were burned to death before they
could reach the boat.
With much difficulty they managed to
get the older girl off, but 1t was impossible
for them to rescue the two younger ones,
whose bodies were by that time nearly re-
duced to ashes.
The older child frightfully burned all
over her body, but had not lost conscious
ness when she reached the hospital In Alex
andia. AS she was being taken there on a
trolley car her cries to be put out Of her
misery were pitiful to hear. She said she
did not want to live any longer especially
as her brother and sister were gone. and 1t
would not surprise the hospital attendants
II her wish would not be gratified.
Up until a late hour this afternoon the
scow was still burning and no one was able
TO go aboard It, To extinguish the fierce
flames was absolutely impossible.
The father of the children could not be
found several hours after the accident