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The Washington times., 1904-02-28
BIG COMP ANIES
TEST FORESTRY
Government Bureau Will
Formulate Plans.
FIELD WORK NEXT SUMMER
New Scheme for Preserving Timber
Standing in States of Washing
ron and Idaho.
FIELD WORK NEXT SUMMER

Frederick Weyerhaeuser. president of
the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. has
signed an agreement with the Bureau OF
Forestry by which the bureau agrees TO
prepare working plans for the con-
servative management Of about 10000
acres Of the company's timber lands
In Washington.
By the agreement the Weyerhaeuser
company agrees to defray the living
and travelling expenses Of agents Of
the bureau engaged I'm the work
The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany has also requested that the BIT
reau of Forestry prepare working plans
for its enormous timber land holdings
In Washington and Idaho
Extensive Tracts.
The timber lands Of the Weyerhaeuser
and the Northern Pacific companies are
the most extensive privately owned
tracts OF land for which the Bureau OF
Forestry has ever been asked TO pre-
pare working plans.
The field work will begin next sum
mer. How long it will continue before
figures enough are secured on which
to base plans intelligently il Is impos-
sible at present 10 state. The task OF
putting all these lands under careful
onlv one familiar with the nature of the
forests OF the Northwest can appre-
ciate its difficulties. But great as these
difficulties are, the Importance and
value of the work once ACCOMPLISHED.
far outweigh them.
IL is another proof of the profound
interest and confidence which the West
has come TO feel in the practical re-
suits of forestry that the two great
est iandholding companies OF the Pa
cific Coast and Rocky Mountain States,
the one representative of the lumber.
the other OF the railroad interests of
that country. should have called o- the
Bureau OF Forestry for expert sdvice
in managing their lands. The mair tim
Der supply OF the United States is con-
tanned in the Northwestern States, and
the great advances which forestry has
be regarded everywhere as OF general
benefit.
Significant Letter.
In a letter TO the chief OF the Bureau
OF Forestry, Howard Elliott, p-.si-
dent OF the Northern Pacific RailyT.y,
writes these significant words:
The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany is a large holder OF timber lands
in the Northwestern States, which are
new being logged from in more OF less
irreg ular methOCs.
Realizing the increasing scarcity OF
timber. and the probability OF a more
economical use OF forest tracts which
we have, and understanding tina. your
fOresters lend assistance to landholders
In the way OF making surveys and plans
for economical forest management. 7
would ask whether q would be possible
for the Bureau Of Forestry to make
surveys ana plans for this company.
looking toward the forest management
OF its tracts"
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
POTOMAC RIVER
IS FROZEN OVER
Fear of Flood Removed for
Time Being.
ONE INCH THICK IN HARB0R
Chesapeake Bay Buoys Broken or Mis-
placed-Navigators Await the
Opening of Spring.
ONE INCH THICK IN HARBOR

The change in the condition Of the ice
on the Potomac. which was threatened
by the warmth and rain Of the early
part Of the week, and which was look ed
for with apprehension on the part of
boatmen and those who own property
along the river front. has been prevent
ed by the return of cold weather, and
yesterday the river presented the same
appearance it did before the thaw came.
For several days Harbormaster Sutton
was busy breaking up the ice with his
fleet Of tugs, headed by the police boat
Nigilant, and when the DAYS work was
finished on Friday he hat succeeded in
breaking it up for some distance above
AquedUct Bridge and starting II down
the river. Word had come from Har-
pers Ferry and other points above that
the ice was breaking fast, and the Har-
bOrmaster was anxious TO have a chan
mel cleared TO make way for it If it
should come down. All his work went
for naught, however. as the river has
frozen over again.
One I1ch Thick.
Within the har5or the ice yesterday
evening was an inch thick, and il was
thought to be thicker still farther out.
That which had been broken up had run
together and frozen again. As a result
of this navigation from Fort FOote to
Maryland Point is very difficult.
In The Chesapeake Bay many buoys
have been broken or misplaced by float
ing ice. and the lighthouse tender Holly
is at work replacing the more important
ones. No attemp- will be made to keep
the lesser ones in place untH the spring
breaks and drives all the ice from the
rivers. Then all the buoys Will be
visited and those that are broken will
be replaced. or repaired and painted.
Accidents Reported.
There have been several accidents to
craft due to floating ice Two small
vessels got loose near Long Bridge and
had to be rescued by the Vigilant. One
of the tenders OF the Smoot Company's
sand-digging machine went ashore on
the side cut through the fats at Sheri-
dams Point. and remained aground for
several hours before the tide rose and
foated her of. The well-known hulk
OF the schooner American Patriot has
also been in trouble
This old hulk has been floating around
the river for some time, and yesterday
she went ashore in tn fishing berth
Of Capt George Roam, who. according to
accounts. will be unable to haul seine
this spring unless she is removed. The
place she ran ashore is near River View.
and it may be that an appeal will be
made to the engineers Of the army TO
blow her up.
Oysters and Fish
Oyster dealers in Washington are still
getting their supply from Norfolk. and.
although the prices are higher than
usual. the sale is good. From Marshall
Hall and GunstOn the steamer Estelle
Randall is bringing fish. but the supply
is not large. On the wharf there was a
good sale yesterday. Florida and North
Carolina shad are on sale, while sew
eral varieties of Potomac fish. mostly
bass and cats, were 20 be seen.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
EXPLOSION OF GAS
KILLS AN INSPECTOR
Chicago Officials Seriously Injured
While Investigating Death in
Car Shed.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2T.-One man dead and
two injured is the result Of an explosion
Of gas in a carshed of the Union Trac-
ton Company this afternoon. Sanitary
inspectors were investigating the cause
Of the death OF Policeman John Luca-
sey, who was found dead there yester-
day. and lighting OF a match is
thought TO have caused an explosion OF
sewer gas.
John Long. sanitary inspector. was
thrown several feet and died on the way
TO the hospital.
The injured: Philip Maher. police ser
geant. right leg broken and injured in
ternaIIy; may die. ]. d. Furlong, sanI-
tary inspector. bruised and cut by flying
debris.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
ENGINEERS PUZZLED
ABOUT FRANK GRAVES
Man Who Wanted Protection Against
Being Forced Into Union Is Mem
Der in Good Standing.

The action Of Frank c. Graves, tho
steam engineer who recently wrote to
the District Commissioners saying a
committee from the local union of the
international Union of Steam Engineers
had made attempts to threaten him into
joining the union. is incomprehensible
TO the officials OF the organization. They
say Graves is a member of the organi-
zation and Is In good standing, having
become affiliated with II early last
spring.
Graves, in his letter to the Commits
sioners, said a committee from the
union had told him he would either have
10 join the organization or take down his
sign and license as a steam engineer.
He asked the Commissioners TO protect
him In the peaceful pursuit OF his
business.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
WILL CELEBRATE
BIRTH OF EMMETT
United Irish Societies Will
Participate.
on SUNDAY NIGHT, MARCH s
Addresses by Eminent Men and Special
Musical Program at Ma
tional Theater.
on SUNDAY NIGHT, MARCH 6

Tha(Smmet Club and the United Irish
Societies Of Washington viii hold exer-
cises in the National Theater Sunday
night March g. at s o'clock. celebrating
the birthday Of the famous Irish patriot
Robert Emmett. on this occasion there
will be speeches by several Senators.
Representatives. and well-known local
clergymen. A fine musical program has
also been arranged.
This celebration, which is held every
year on the Sunday nearest Emmets
birthday. March 4. has come to be one
Of the great events in the life Of the
Hibernian Society Of this city. This
year it is the intention of NJ. T. O'Don-
oghue and d. +. Finucane. the commit
tee in charge, to make it the most sue
cesful eel ebration ever held for the pur-
pose in this city.
Among those who will sing will be
Mrs. Gumprecht. the wife of the choir
master Of St. Patrick's Church. Mr.
Finnegan. whose singing is always
welcome feature, viii sing with Mrs.
Gumprecht, and will contribute several
solos
March an Irish Month.
March is essentially an Irish month.
On the 18th. St Patricks Day, both men
and women who are true to the tradi-
lions OF the old country, Will Cele-
brate the day in feastins and song. This
celebration viii last through the morn
ing and evening.
The feature of the whole day will be
the banquet at the National Hotel in
the evening by the National Hibernians.
At this function fully 300 men are ex-
pected TO be present. z. T. Moran,
State president Of the National HI
bernians, viii preside as POSTMASTER.
The speakers Of the evening will be DR..
D. J. Stafford. Monsignor O'COnnell, of
the Catholic University; Corporal Tan
ner, the Rev. DR.. Shahan. Representa-
tive Hunt Of Missouri, Senator Tillman,
Representative Hughes Of New Jersey,
and Rosa F. Downing
In the forenoon of this the great
est day in the year for Irishmen. ponti-
hcal high mass viii be celebrated at
St. Patrick's Church. corner OF Tenth
and G Streets northwest. The Hi
bernians. 1000 strong, and five divisions
Of the ladies' auxillaries, will be at the
church. the men reaching there by
forming a procession from Carroll In
sutute and marching TO the church.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
Clever Coal Dealer.

See here; how do you manage to
make so much money handling coal?'
I m I'm the arbitrage business"
"ArbitraRe in coal?'
Certainly. l buy according to Eng
land and the United States. and sell ac-
cording TO Germany, France and Bel
GUM A"
But where's the arbitrage?"
The difference between the long ton
C2.20 pounds) and the metric ton e, 204
pounds)."
'Oh! And to consumers?''
The short ton (2,000 pounds)."
'Ah!'-New York Press.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
CHICAGO FEARS
MANY STRIKES
Industrial Troubles Ex-
pected Next Month.
WILL AFFECT 24,500 MEN
Workers Are Leaving the City and
Manufacturers Are Seeking
New Investors.
WILL AFFECT 245oo MEN

CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Strikes and lock-
outs are affecting all parts OF the city.
March promises to see the extension
of industrial trouble until the number
of IDLE people is increased by thousands.
Workers are leaving the city and manu-
facturers are planning 70 seek new To-
cations.
At the end of this month numerous
agreements between employers and
wage earners viii expire. Following is
a list Of possible strikes that may begin
next week or the week after, involving
total Of 24.5OO men:
Wholesale grocery clerks. 100: paint
ers andsdecorators, $500; brass workers.
5000: wOodworkers IN sash and door
mills. 100; van teamsters, 1.0o0; cement
fnishers, 800; employees Of shops at
Pullman and Burnside 1900.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

When an ord and dismantled desk was
removed from one of the rooms occu-
pied by the District Health Department
at the District Building recently, there
was found in one Of the ancient pigeon
holes a little book. bearing the date Of
1861 and containing much peculiar in
formation. = large number Of the 100
pages in the volume are devoted to a
full discussion Of the physical measure
ments and peculiarities Of the United
States Senators in Washington at the
time the book was published.
This discussion is prefaced By a table
giving the height. weight. and head and
chest measurements of the Senators
The author of this Medical Register"
as ii Is called. explains that this table
was prepared by Frank Cowan. esq.
with great care. from actual measure
ments made by himself" Dr.. ]. NJ.
Toner. the author. does not say what
difficulties Mr.. Cowan met in obtaining
such specific information. nor is there
any set of rules to show how Senators
should be approached for such knowl-
edge nowadays
with Boots On"
The measurements. which were pre-
pared in July. 1866. and are prefaced
with the statement that they were
taken with boots on-measurements of
chest over vest. but under coat" show
that the average height Of the Senators
was IO1s inches and the average weight.
lhA pounds. The average chest meas
ure was SS 1-3 inches. while the average
circumference Of the Senatorial heads
came to % Sc inches.
Dr. Toner emphasizes his belief that
these measurements show, that in all
the points observed our Senators ex-
coed the average of mankind I'm ali parts
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
Burst Through Wall
OF a Fiery Furnace
Negro Falls Through Brick Arch Into Flames
He Lives Two Days After the Ordeal.
Thought He'd Been to He'll

arch that covered the furnace Of the
Surrey Lumber Company's boiler ROOM
billiard. who was a large man, broke
through and was precipitated ten feet
below into the heat OF the flames.
Being unable TO climb out OF the top,
billiard threw himself against the fur
mace wall with sufficient force to break
through. The other mill employees did
not know Of the accident until they saw
flames pouring through the aperture in
the wall.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

SUFFOLK. Va, Feb. 27.-Given al
most superhuman strength by agony he
was enduring. Henry billiard. a negro
at Dendron. Va, though mortally burn
ed, burst through the brick wall Of a
fiery furnace, hurled himself into a
bank of snow and lived two days after
the ordeal
During the rawlings that preceded
death. billiard would repeatedly cry out
that he had been to hell and returned.
While doing repair work over the brick
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
4 ''BertiLLOn SYSTEM
For Members of Senate
Interesting Volume, Giving Measurements of
Senators in 1867, Is Unearthed at
the District Building.

of the world. as well as the average Of
our own country" He also asks this
question. Us IL true that. because the
average of physical development OF our
their countrymen. therefore they have
greater mental and moral power?'
The "Big Heads
The table shows that Senator'S Grimes
Nesmith. Pomeroy. and Van Wrinkle had
the big heads" their measures for this
part Of their anatomy having been two
feet. The youngest was Senator Sprague
who was thirty-six years old. There is
also a long treatise on the genealogy Of
the Senator's. DR.. Toner says twenty
nine were of English descent, eight
Scotch, four Welsh, three German, two
Dutch, two French, and one Irish.
The measurements show that the tall
est men were sent to the Senate by Min
DesOta, Kansas and Kentucky. respec-
lively. and the largest chests came from
Kentucky, Maine. ana Illinois.
This Medical Register contains
much other interesting information tell
ing of the work of the different medical
societies, hospitals. druggists and indi-
vidual physicians in the District. 1t
says 1t treats the District Of Columbia
as the original ten miles square. which
includes Alexandria.
Professional Jealousy.
Evidence shat professional jealousy
was as rife In 1867 as II is today is con-
tanned in the remarks of Dr. Toner on
what he calls Irregular practitioners.
He says: 1T is not the intention OF the
editor to notice this class. About fifty
of these. male and female white anS
black, canvass actively for business. and
yet do not pay Government or revenue
license"
The book. which is extremely are is
carefully guarded by Dr. Woodward, the
Health officer. into whose possession it
has fallen. Where it came from or how
Il got into the District Building IS not
yet known.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
MAN AND WIFE SLAIN
BY EACH OTHER IN QUARREL

JACKSON. Mich. Feb 27.-John G.
Huddy and his wife are dead. slain by
each other in a'ghastly duel at the home
Of Mrs. Huddy's sister. Mrs. George Ar
mold, on Pleasant Street. this morning.
Hubby and his wife quarreled and the
latter filed a petition for divorce, which
Hubby vainly tried to have her with
draw. He is said TO have threatened her
life II she would not return to him, and
the double tragedy is believed to have
followed Mrs. Huddys refusing her hus-
bands last appeal.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
SARAH MARTINS MURDERER
FOUND GUILTY BY JURY

NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-EmH Totter-
man. the Finnish sailor who has been
on trial during the past week for the
murder OF Sarah Martin at Kelley's
Hotel in James Slip, was late this after
noon found guilty OF murder in the first
degree. Totterman win be sentenced on
March 2 The murder was one of the
most brutal ever committed IN this city
the body of the unfortunate victim being
sautilated IN an indescribable manner.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
RECRUITS IN AUSTRIA
REFUSE TO BEAR ARMS
Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment Released and
Again Court Observation-Disclosures of Religious
Sect May Again Serve Term

VIENNA. Feb. 1.-TWO recruits in
the Austrian army, VrboZy and Dalja,
belonging to the religious sect of the
Nazarines. have been sentenced to five
years Imprisonment by a military court
because they refused 20 handle weapons.
it being contrary TO their creed.
Their term Of Imprisonment expired
The Washington times., 1904-02-28

last Wednesday. and they were return
ed to their regiment They again re-
fused to drill. and are being court-mar-
tailed a second time.
1t is expected that they will be found
guilty for a second time. and that their
Imprisonment this time will be for ten
years. instead of five
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
Homes of Authors.

Farther up the river. at ClarmOnt.
stop again. and see the homes Of au-
thors and artists at Cornish and Plain
field. and Blue Mountain Forest Park
the finest game preserve in America, at
Croydon. This. too, is the easiest way
Tor travellers from New York and be-
yond 20 reach Lake Sunapee, that Scot
land loch dropped amid New Hampshire
hills.
There Is no need to pause again. un-
less one wishes for a day at Hanover
and Dartmouth College, until the heart
Of the mountains is reached, at Lisbon.
Littleton, Bethlehem, and Franconia.
stars in the crescent of beauty on the
west side" Here there will be tempta-
ton TO linger long. but the chase Of the
Connecticut IS likely 10 have grown ex-
citing by this time. and our party may
press on. They can view the mountain
wall from the north, at Lancaster, JEFF
ferson. Randolph. or Shelburne; find a
transported section OF the great North
west In the boom city OF Berlin; marvel
al the primeval forest; enjoy the best
hunting and fishing in New England,
and, II they are willing TO rough II in
true frontier fashion. reach at last the
Third Lake among the mountains that
separate the Republic from the Do
miniOn.
But IN all probability dur party will
have retraced their steps long before
this and Will be by this time at Faby-
ans, where one meets sooner or later all
who come 10 the mountains. From here
or from Breton Woods they Will start
on their ascent to the summit Of Mount
Washington: or VIII go d6=S through
the grandeur Of Crawford Notch to the
loveliness Of the least side"
At Fabyans the Connecticut voyageurs
will meet other travellers. greater in
number. who came up the Merrimack.
Upon them the fact was impressed at,
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
New Han1pShire'S Charm
Takes Hold Upon All
Those Who Hesitate Amid the Lovely Scenes
OF Her Mountains and Valleys Are Lost,
Says Governor Bachelor

Written for The Washington Times by Nahum
J. Bachelor. Governor Of New Hampshire
CONCORD. n. H. Feb. ga reader
Of these letters asks for information as
to the best route to follow in order TO
see as much as possible Of New Hamp-
shire's scenic loveliness in a reasonable
time and at a moderate expense. The
presumption is that he and his party
would travel by rail. and It Is on this
premise that the following answer is
grounded: though it would not need to
be greatly changed in order to 1T the
wants of Automobiles. bicyclists. pc
destrians. OF, most Of all to be envied,
those riding or driving horses.
A few Of our summer visitors descend
upon US from the North. Canadians. or
tourists on extended trips. Some come
over from the West, by way OF the
Adirondacks and Champlain. But nine
tenths OF the total vacation flood rolls
in upon US from the South, by the three
gateways OF the river valleys OF the
CONNECTICUT, the Merrimack and the
Piscataqua. All Of these routes converge
in the heart of the White Mountains;
each has a peculiar charm OF its own.
and that New Hampshire summer trip
is most successful which best combines
choice portions Of all three in its itin-
erary.
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
Sung by Whittier.

Not far beyond these, taking the steam
cars again, we come to the Chocorua
country, whose charms were sung years
ago by Whittier and Lucy L.arcom. the
most truly rural, wondrously beautiful,
yet easily accessible. section OF the
State.
And then a little farther and we are
at North Conway. Intervale and Bart
lett. in the heart Of the White Noun,
tains again. now on their east side
and meeting the throngs Of those who
went up the State by way Of the Con-
necticut and the Merrimack
These are the main roads of our sum-
mer travel. leading TO the most widely
famous Of our scenic beauties. CrisS-
cross ways are frequent for the passing
from one section to another as within or
fancy dictates. And here and there ana
everywhere by-paths and side roads
beckon the visitor on to discover for
himself some new loneliness of lOca-
ton.
And we are Slad 90 say that those wha
hesitate in New Hampshire are lost The
charm takes hold upon them, and soon
we have them on our list Of permanent
summer residents
The Washington times., 1904-02-28
An Interesting Journey.

1t is a wonderfully interesting journey
to follow the Connecticut River-New
Eugland's greatest-from it's mouth in
Long Island Sound TO its source I'm wild
Connecticut lakes, almost on the bOUn-
dairy between the United States and
Canada. Taking this trip, the first
glimpse Of New Hampshire comes at the
point where three States touch, Massa-
chusetts. Vermont. and New Hampshire,
Here. as elsewhere on these holiday
wanderings, II may be wise for the tour
list to diverge in search Of the best no
tells and to stay for while at Keene,
the quiet, mannerly. hCspitable shire
town Of Cheshire county.
From this city as a base. brief excur-
sions Of a day or less can be made TO the
famous colony at Dublin. with it's neigh
bors at Jaffrey, Fitzwilliam, and Peter
borough, 10 Swanzey, the "Old Home
stead" town; TO historic Walpole; to
Alstead. with it's school Of natural his
tory.