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The Washington times., 1904-02-15
EXPLOSION SHOOK
APARTMENT HOUSE
Thought That Throwing Cold Water
on Hot Walls Was Cause of
Conclusion.

Throwing a stream OF cold water upon
the hot walls of a room on the third
floor of the Bernard Apartments.
Eleventh and East Capitol Streets, is
attributed as the cause of the explosion
which knocked firemen off their feet.
broke window glass, and did other Sc
rious damage at the fire which visited
the flats yesterday afternoon and occa-
stoned a loss of about $1,000
Assistant Chief Keliher. Of the Fire De-
partment. who responded to the alarm,
says he knows Of no other reason that
could be assigned although the theory
that a gas pipe became disconnected
and the escaping gas filled the space
between the inside wall and the plas-
tering and then exploded when fire
reached it. is advanced by several mem
bers OF the fire department.
An alarm was sounded FROM box So
about o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
the members of Truck A. No s engine
company. and other branches Of the ser
vice responded
Assistant Chief Keliher went up to the
third floor. where the flames seemed to
be confined. Just as he reached the head
Of the stairs there was a terrific explo-
sion The woodwork of the two apart
ments on the third floor caught fire inn
mediately after the report. and the fire
men had TO work hard after recovering
themselves in order to get the flames
under control. These apartments were
occupied by Mrs w s. McGinnis and
w. L. Miller The explosion caused the
walls to burst all around three rooms
smashed the windows I'm all rooms on
the third floor. overturned furniture, and
threw broken glass upon the firemen
Assistant Foreman Vernstein. OF Truck
A. and several privates Of the same
command were knocked down. but were
not injured.
There were no explosives In the
place" said Assistant Chief KelIher
land the only thing that could have
caused the report was putting cold
water on the hot walls. That has caused
a lot Of explosions. but / never heard Of
one which made so much noise or had
so much force as this one
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work remain,
Faithfully yours.
MARTIN PIERCE.
President and Manager Honeoye Fails
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Veteran Civil War. Co D, 126th y. Y.
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.OFFUTT CASE INQUIRY
NEARLY CONCLUDED
Committee to Report This Week on
Charge of Neglect Against Emer-
gency Hospital Authorities

II was authoritatively announced to-
day that the committee, consisting Of
John. JOY Edison and Charles p Neill
appointed to investigate the circum-
stances surrounding the death OF Henry
Offutt. at the Emergency Hospital. will
make its report on the matter before
the end of this week
The bulk OF the evidence Was taken
last Saturday afternoon in hearing
behind closed doors. at the district
Building. There remain only two or
three witnesses to be examined. and
they viii be heard tonight or tomorrow
The investigation was caused by the
Coroner's verdict on the case. 20 the
effect that Offutt. after fracturing bIe
skull by falling on the street did not
receive proper treatment from the hos
pital authorities for his injury.
No indiCa ton of what the result Of
the investigation will be could be OBJ
tanned today.
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COMMISSIONERS FAVOR
WEIGHT AND MEASURE BILL
Will Send Measure to Congress and Ask
for It's Passage.

Commissioner Macfarland today rec.
ommended 10 the Board Of Distric.
Commissioners that they send TO Con-
gress with a favorable recommendation
the bill drafted by the Corporation
Counsel giving the Commissioners the
authority to make the following regu-
lations:
First-For the sale of the use OF the
public, hay scales. to place public
weighnasters I'm ,charge of them when
necessary. and TO prescribe the fees for
their services. 'raF-
Second-For sealing down scales con-
demned4 or not I'm use
Third-ln regard to the inspection and
sealing of milk bottles.
Fourth-In regard to the sale of
Illuminating and lubricating oils, the
sale and inspection of flour. provisions,
and produce Of all kinds, and the in
spect!on Of lumber and wood
Fifth-In regard TO the sale by weight
or measure Of commodities OF any kind
by weights or measures less than the
standard weights and measures.
Sixth-For the sale of the rights and
privileges Of the fish wharf in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
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TYPHOID FEVER LURKS
EVEN IN COMMON OYSTERS
British Royal Commission Makes
Alarming Report.

Danger OF typhoid fever turks in so
simple an article OF diet as the common
oyster. according to the last report of
the Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service.
The report refers to the recent report
OF the British royal commission on sew
age disposal, just made public. The
commission says that inquiries made BY
the board of trade brought 10 light the
fact that the colon bacillus is generally
present in oysters, even when IL is I'M
possible to show the direct source Of
the contamination.
The inference drawn by the investi-
gators is that the colon bacillus IS a
natural parasite of oysters, and taat
Its presence cannot be taken as proof
OF sewage contamination.
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TO AIR THEIR VIEWS
ON SUNDAY CLOSING
District Commissioners Invite Business
Men to Attend Meeting.

The District Commissioners will grant
hearing at II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to all persons interested in the en-
actment Of Representative Wadsworth's 8
bill providing for the closing on Sunday
of all places Of business for the sale or
delivery of any groceries, meats, fruits.
or vegetables in the District of Colum-
bia.
Attorney F. p. B. Sands. representing
tho Retail Grocers' Protective Associa-
tion. asked the hearing on the ground
that his clinets approved the measure
and wished to advance reasons for its
enactment.
There will be. however. several per-
sons t-esent at the hearing opposed TO
the biii.
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EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
OF BRITISH CONSENT

British officials here are confidenl that
the British government will iDdorse the
policy outlined in Secretary Hays note
II is pointed out that the London Office
has already indicated its favorable atti-
tude in the matter Of the administrative
entity Of ChiIa.
From diplomats acquainted with Chi
uese affairs II was confidently expected
5cday that advices would be received
today announcing that tie Empress
Oowager had left Pekin. This is Chi
China to make pilgrimages on that day
for which reason II is said If the En-
press has left Pekin II has no signifi-
canoe
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CHICAGO BANDIT
TO BETRAY CHUMS
Marx Would Turn States Evidence and
Save His Own Neck.

CHICAGO. Feb. 15.-Gustav Marx. one
OF the trio Of car barn bandits now on
trial before Judge Kersten. has weak
ened and begged the State TO let him
barter his comrades necks for his own.
Let me turn States evidence" he
pleaded 10 Prosecutor Olson. and send
me 10 the penitentiary for life instead OF
hanging me. 4"
saying II had all the evidence needed.
II Is probable that Marx will make a
complete revelation OF the operations OF
the mercy OF the jury. Neither Nandlne
or Niedemeir asked for quarter.
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GRAND JURY COMPLETES
THE BEALL INVESTIGATION

The grand jury has completed its in
vestigation relative 10 the circumstances
under which Mrs. Rachel Ann Beall came
to her death at her home IN northeast
Washington. December IL last A day
or two after her death Andrew Weedon
vas suspected Of having been responsi-
tle for her death and was taken into
custody TO await the result of the in
vestigation.
IL IS expected that the grand jury will
make a report on this case when it
n axes its next presentment TO Justice
Pritchard. in Criminal Court No. /.
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URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
GOES THROUGH SENATE

The report OF the conferees on tho
urgent deficiency appropriation bill was
presented to the Senate today and was
Immediately considered and agreed to.
The provisions Of local interest were
reviewed in The Times yesterday. thes
principal one being that relating TO the
public night schools of Washington
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Honeoye Falls, n. Y, Jan. 5, 1904.
THE KOCH LUNG CURE.
Gentlemen; In answer to your letter
of the I'd instant. asking about my pres
ent state of health. lit gives me great
pleasure to report myself entirely cured
Of incipient Consumption and Asthma.
You will remember that l called upon
you a year ago last November. with
both lungs so liberated and sore way
to the bottom that IT hurt me terribly
even to take a breath. I was coughing
constantly. and raising a pint OF. puru
lent matter. that looked like pus. every
day My cough prevented sleep. took
my appetite. and made me miserable
night and day. In fact l lost twenty
pounds in weight. end became so weak
The Washington times., 1904-02-15
STREET CAR COLLIDES
WITH COAL CART

City and Suburban car No. 314 collided
with a coal cart belonging TO John
Miller, Thirteenth and g Streets north
west. about 10 O'Clock this morning on
6 Street between North Capitol and
First Streets northeast. breaking the
shafts of the cart, which was driven by
Edward Clark. a negro, living at 459 o
Street alley northwest
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PRESIDENT PIERCE CURED
OF CONSUMPTION AND ASTHMA.
HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN TRIES THE FAMOUS
KOCH TUEERCULI Inc INHALATION
HIS FAMILY pRYsIcIAN TRIES THE FAMOUS
AND SAYS MT IS ALL RIGHT"

Mr. Martin Pierce. the weIl-known
president of THE HONEOYE FALLS
IN W WOOD WORKS. and highly es-
teemed veteran OF the civil war. who
has been .honored by his comrades with
the quartermastershipO LEWIS GATES
POST No. 369 G. A. P. writes a let
ter TO the physiciens OF THE KOCH
LING CITRE
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BYRNEs FOR TRIAL BOARD.

Lieut.. Michael Byrnes will take the
place Of Lieutenant Swindells on the
Metropolitan Police trial board, the va
cancy having been caused by the pro-
motion of Swindells 10 a captaincy on
the retirement of Captain Heffner.
Commissioner West approved Major
Sylvester's recommendation to. this ef-
feet this morning.
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BODIES SENT TO SPAIN.

MANILA. Feb 1.-THE bodies OF the
Spanish soldiers and sailors, who for
fourteen months defended the town of
BaleT against the insurgents, and the
be dies OF the sailors recovered from the
Spanish cruiser Reina Cristina. which
v as raised here after having been sunk
by Admiral Dewey's squadron, were
shipped today for Spain on a mail
steamer bound for Barcelona.
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THREE WoRKMEN KILLED
IN FALL OF SCAFF0LD
Went Down Eleven Stories and Were
Horribly Mangled.

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-Three workmeh
were plunged eleven floors TO a hor-
rible death this morning. when a brick
wall. IN the rear Of new building at
% East Twenty-hrst Street. buckled ana
sent the scaffold on which the men
were working to the ground. One man.
whose name is unknown, was injured.
The dad:
GEORGE RIPP. 53O East Sixtieth Street.
JOSEPH MANTELL, 4Os East Eighty-cighth
Street
JOSEPH MARCO. Astoria, L. l.
The men were bricklayers and were
horribly mangled and crushed. by the
fall. One man. working several floors
below. was struck on the head by a
brick
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PRAIRIE LEAVES COLON
WITH FORCE OF MARINES
Rumor That Battalion Is to Go 10
Santo Domingo

The Prairie will sail from Colon for
Guantanamo today. carrying a battalion
Of Marines which has been stationed
at Bas Obispo on the Panama Railway.
IL IS rumored these marines are des-
tined for Santo Domingo. but naval Off
GERS say the Prairie will merely toucn
at Santo Domingo. and Will then go on
TO Guantanamo An adequate number
Of marines is already IN Dominican
waters. and the battalion from Colon Is
being sent 20 Guantanamo that the men
may enjoy a change of climate.
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FELL ON THE SIDEWALK
AND RECEIVED INJURIES

Slight cuts about the forehead and
nose were the extent Of the injuries
sustained by John Sloan. Of 252 Penn
sylvania Avenue. this morning as re-
suit OF falling 20 the ground at -Four
and-a-haIf Street and PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue. while under the influence Of
intoxicants. so the police say.
He received the necessary medical at
tention at Casualty Hospital
The Washington times., 1904-02-15
AGRICULTURAL BILL
REACHES THE SENATE

The agricultural appropriation bill.
known as House bill lls25, was presented
70 the Senate By Mr.. Proctor. chairman
OF the Senate Committee on Agriculture.
He gave notice that he would seek TO
have the bill considered by the Senate
Immediately after the routine business
tomorrow.
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PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT

NJ. Jusserand. the French ambassador,
formally presented 10 the President to-
day the new counselor of the embassy,
II. DespOrtes de la Fosse.
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"SLUNBER TRIO
NOW VIDE AWAKE
Investigation Of District
Affairs Begins Tomorrow.
MEETINGS TWICE A WEEK
Work Hampercd by Illness Of Auditor
Garrison, Member of the
Committee.

The committee appointed To- investi-
gate the affairs and conduct of the Dis
trict government. consisting Of Auditor
John r. Garrison. Health Officer Wood
ward. and Major ID. r. Simms. can no
longer be characterized as the ''slumber
trio.
The committee will meet tomorrow af-
ternoon for the purpose of investigating
the conduct Of the office OF the Sealer
Of Weights and Measures. Meetings viii
be held twice "A week regularly here
after. and the whole of the District gov
ernnent viii be subjected to the most
searching inquiry.
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What Is Goino On
In Washington.

NATIONAILOtf Skinner and Ada Re
han. in THE Merchant OF Nenie,i
Sis p. N.
COLUMBGA-Frank Daniels. in The Of
iice Boy s:15 p. m
LAFAYETTE-W Ward and VolSes. in "A
Pair of Pinks. Sis p. m.
CHASE E'S-yaudeville. 2:15 and S:l5 p. nj.
ACADEMY-"The Man Who Dared,
p. m.
EMPIRE 'Nobody's Claim , and
p. n.
LYCEUM-..R Runaway Girls. 2l5 and
S.15 p. m.
NATIONAL RIFLES ARMORY-Na-
tionaI American Woman Suffrage
Convention. 10:30 a. m and p. m
MATINEES TOMORROW.
CHAsE'S Vaudeville. 2:l5 y. m.
CADEMY-"The Man Who Dared,
EMP iRE-"Nobody Claim. p. m.
LXCET-M-"Ru Runaway Girls" 2:l5 D. m
EXCURSIONS.
Norfolk and Washington steamer for
Norfolk and Fort Monroe, $50 y m. -.
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Mr.. Garrison Ill.

he work Is at present hampered by
the illness OF Mr. Garrison. who is con-
fined to his home with a bad attack Of
grip. During his absence the other two
members Of the committee will conduct
the Investigations and embody the re-
sGlt in writing so that it can he sub
mitted to Mr.. Garrison when he is able
TO resume work.
Henceforth these gentlemen must be
styled the 'wideawal<es. as they are
evidently determined TO no longer rest in
finnooIcus desuetude. In spite OF
their heavy routine duties. they will
find the time TO see to il that any
abuses found in the administration OF
affairs at the District Building receive
prompt and effective remedy.
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WOMEN SUBSCRIBE
SUFFRAGE FUND
Pledge $4,000 for General
Work of Convention.
MISS ANTH0NY'S, BIRTHDAY
Mother of the Movement Receives an
Ovation as She Enters
the Hall.
MISS ANTHoNY'S BIRTHDAY

beioIe lne morning session OF the
woman suffrage convention closed today
more than $1,000 had been subscribed for
the work to be carried on in the coming
year by the association. Much enthusi-
ssm prevailed during the soliciting of
subscriptions
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. national
treasurer Of the association, presided
Mrs. Upton is one of the most popular
women advocating the suffrage move
ment and her energy is a matter of
many years history. She has the fac
ulty to enlist every member of the asso-
citation in the roll Of her friends. and if
anything like substantial financial sup
port is to be obtained from States. clubs.
or individuals. there seems TO be no one
more capable of extracting generous
subscriptions than Mrs. Upton. Her ac-
ceptance of donations and the manner
In which she requested them served to
bring the offerings in so fast that the
association recorders could not list them
fast enough:
For General Work.
The money subscribed for today will
be devoted TO general suffrage work.
although some will be retained for
special purposes.
by prayer offered BY the Rev Edward
Everett Hale. d. D.. chaplain of the
United States Senate.
The plan Of work for the year was
under discussion for the greater part
Of the morning. Suggestions from States
formed the basis of the program. With
few exceptions these suggestions went
through. 1t was decided that the chief
aim of every club and State organiza-
tion should be the increase tf work in
the cause of equal suffrage
The association will hereafter have
specially appointed legal adviser in one
OF its members. The convention today
passed the resolution to select a woman
lawyer for the position She has not
been named as yet. but it is believed the
appointment viii be made before the
close of the current convention Head
quarters Of the association will be con-
tinued at Warren. Ohio.
Ovation to Miss Anthony.
When the session began this morning
Miss Anthony was not present Mrs
Upton. in prehxing her request for con-
tributions to the suffrage fund. an
nOunced TO, the convention thsf today is
the eighth-fourth anniversary Of Miss
Anthony's birth. and to the members
Of the association it was one Of the
ha-7iest days Of it's history While Mrs.
Upton WAS speaking Miss Anthony came
into the hall. and received a-treuueutI0us
ovation. When she reached the head OF
the main aisle Mrs. Upton said:
''All that's for you
Wen" said Miss Anthony. what do
you want ne TO do, come Up there?
I've got on my walking skirt
My" said Mrs. Upton, its remark
able how stylish some people get as
they grow older"
Much interest is being manifested in
the hearings TO be held tomorrow be-
fore the Senate and House committees.
Delegates are loath to say what results
they expect, but declare their faith in
appealing each year TO both bodies with
the hope OF ultimate success.
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Bad Day for Sightseeing.

The 3 o'clock trains took the first big
load and from then on until the middle
OF the afternoon every train was crowd
ed to the limit Once in Baltimore the
conditions We're most unfavorable for
sightseeing About 1899 or II O'Clock
snow began falling. Later in the
day this turned into slcet. and the
walking became abominable. The strict
est guard was kept by the militia. and
many who took letters TO Gen Law
rason Riggs. which they expected would
be productive of passes through the
lines. were disappointed. Only a very
few were successful in obtaining admit
tance. and the many thousands who
were not so lucky wandered around the
outskirts seeing what they could. Fed
eral Hill was the objective point Of
many
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THOUSANDS WENT
TO VIEW RUINS
All Trains to Baltimore
Crowded to the l. nit.
THE MAJORITY DISAPPOINTED
Wandered About On Slippey Streets in
Freezing TemPerature-No Passes
to Burnt District.

The expectations of the railroad COM
panies that half the population OF Wash
ington would go to Baltimore yesterday
for look at The burned district came
near TO realization. and had It not beer
for the extremely inclement weather
the trains could not have accommodated
the number OF persons who woulG have
attempted to make the trip. As it was
every train going to Baltimore after s
O'Clock in the morning vas filled to
overffowing. and there wore almost as
many passengers standing in the aisles
cupying seats.
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Rush for Food.

1t grew dark early in the afternoon
and every minute the snow became
worse and the temperature dropped de
gree by degree Then the rush for the
restaurants. lunch rooms. and hotels be-
gan. All were filled TO OVERLOOKING The
barrooms are still closed and no liquor
is allowed to be sold In Baltimore. Hence
no drinks could be found to warm up
the half-frozen multitudes. Nearly ev-
eryone decided to come back to Wash
ington on an earlier train than he had
thought he would take.
run or the railway stations resulted
Hundreds were turned away from every
afternoon train as they had been turned
away from the morning trains in Wash
ington- At one time there were at least
1900 standing In and around the Camden
Street station. and as many at the Union
station.
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.SUFFRAGISTS GO
TO WHITE HOUSE
Miss Anthony Pleasantly
Greeted by President.
HEAR CONVENTION SERMON
Large Gathering of Delegates to Listen
to Annual Address by
Mary Stafford.
HEAR CONVENTION SERMON

President Roosevelt received the dele
gates to the woman suffrage convention
this afternoon in the East Room of the
White House. More than 800 advocates
of the movement. headed by its vener-
able pioneer, Susan B. Anthony. were
presented to the Chief Executive. The
President had a cordial greeting for
each and the line was held up for sew
eral minutes while he chatted pleasantly
with Miss Anthony.
After leaving the White House the
delegates went directly to Glen Echo.
where they were the guests of Clara
Barton, president of the American Ma
tional Red Cross Society.
Tonight and tomorrow night viii he
devoted 10 Colorado. Addresses are to
be made this evening by the Hon. Alva
Adams, ex-governor OF Colorado; Mrs.
Mary c. Bradford, Mrs Ellis Meredith.
and Mrs. Catherine Cook.
Convention Sermon.
\ religious service was held at $3.50
o'clock yesterday in the National Rifles
Armory. when the convention sermon
was preached by the Rev Mary A. SAT-
ford, pastor of the First Unitarian
Church Of De.' Moires, Iowa
The subject Of the sermon was The
Goal of Life" and in taking her text
The spirit itself beareth witness with
our spirit that we are the children ct
Cod, and if children. then heirs. heirs o.
God and joint heirs with Christ the
speaker endeavored to show as i'm the
past all mankind had been lifted from
its primitive state, so before the end of
time all mankind would be equal. and
that all men and women would stand on
like footing
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MATINEES TOMORROW.
EXCURSIONS.

Norfolk and Washington steamer
Norfolk and Fort Monroe, $50 y. m.