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The Washington times., 1904-06-27

Of a treaty with this country signed
by President Roosevelt of whom Meme
lik has heard much and whom he adj
mires greatly.
Ellis told his friends here that Meme
Xix consumed great quantities of cham
payne constantly and was seldom really
sober. He Boosted OF the influence he
had gained over the King and frequently
repeated his announcement that he
would be the ruler of Abyssinia within
two years Some of his friends here say
they do not believe Ellis will ever re-
turn from Abyssinia, but others say he
will come back to settle his affairs be
fore establishing himself in the country
he has had ambitious designs on for
eight years.
Married by Two Names.
Soon after his departure for Abys-
sinia last September Ellis caused IL 10
be announced that he was married on
May q OF last year to Miss Ida Maud
riage notice in which he used both the
names BY which he is known, Ellis in
the North and GuIllaume Enriques
Ellisio in Mexico and the South His
wife is still occupying their handsome
apartments in the III Dorado. Ninety
first Street and Central Park West
One Of Ellis sisters is there with her
Two others sisters are being educated III
Michigan school
Ellis IS lavish in his expenditure on
himself and his family. He wears jewelry
worth 5000 constantly, his fingers be-
ing covered with rings and his clothes
of the most fashionable and expensive
sort When he makes his frequent trips
TO Mexico, where II is said he has
wealthy capitalists back of him in
his Abyssinian venture and other en-
terprlses, he travels alone in an entire
SlecUinE car
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WEST TESTIFIES
TO CAR SERVICE
Wakes Up the City and
Suburban Attorney.

At heafing granted by the District
Commissioners today 70 committee
from the Cathedral Heights Citizens AS
ISOLATION, who protested against the al
legged poor car service furnished citizens
along the Georgetown and Tenleytown
Street Railway, District Commissioner
West took occasion forcibly to remind
James B. Lackey, attorney for the rail-
road, of the evils now existing in the
service offered by the same electric com
pany on Brightwood Avenue in the run
ming of cars.
Mr.. Lackey was saying that the serv-
fee on the TenleytoWn Road is as good
as could be expected since the road does
not pay. when Mr.. West cut in with
the question:
Has your company lived up to the
schedule which it submitted some time
ago TO the Commissioners, intended to
show how often the cars would run on
BrightwoOd Avenue2"
Mr.. Lackey said he thought the sched-
ule had been lived up to strictly.
Unexpected Testimony.
Mr.. West said that last night at SIS
o'clock, ne knew a car came down
Brightwood Avenue with ninety-two per-
sons on board. lie asked the attorney
II he thought such treatment ought to
be inflicted on the travelling public. and
added that he saw cars rush by wait
ing people and leaev them standing on
the corner 20 wait for the next car.
Il tell YOU concluded Mr.. West, 81 d
hate TO be as unpopular in the District
as the officials Of the Brightwood car
me are with the inhabitants of that
cOmmunitV."
The result of the hearing on the al
legged abuses on the Tenleytown route
was an announcement by the Commits
sioners that they woul dinvestigate the
matter, and promise from Mr.. Lackey
that the company would do everything
III It's power 10 rectify abuses.
Injury TO Churches.
Nota McGnl. who spok in behalf Of
the citizens association. said a great
nuisance was that the company on Sun
days invariably regulated the running OF
cars by the conditions Of the weather.
This hurts the churches" he said
Ministers do not know when their
choirs and parishioners will arrive. w.
are too late or too early for services be-
cause we don't know what time the cars
VIII run or what the idea OF the COM
PanN oHtclals Is as TO the weather con-
ditions- Good weather gives US many
cars Rainy weather lessons the number
considerably. We want a good schedule
ana a fixed schedule"
The committee claimed that countless
petitions had been sent by the residents
along the line asking for a betterment of
the car service by the officials OF the
company. No answer, they said. had
been obtained 10 those requests for prop
er consideration.
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" Inside Inn" advantages.
Why the Only Hotel il the Worlds
Fair Enclosure Promises TO Be
Popular Hostelry.
COMFORT AT MODEST PRICES

SO1AA OA - LAOO4l9L I ALA-<o
There is one large hotel on the grounds
Of the Worlds Fair at ST. Louis called
The Inside Inn" IL has capacity Of
accommodating with comfort and safety.
o.UW guests. IL is located rear the
southeastern corner Of the grounds and
convenient to two of the entrances. n
It's immediate vicinity are many OF the
beautiful buildings erected by the States
ard Territories
The Inside Inn IS empowered in nat
ural forest trees It IS in fact bit-a
Dig Eit-of suburban enterprise set Ia the
edge of a great city. From the doors
and windows of the Inside Inn one is
not compelled 10 look upon sun-baked
stone streets. sweltering alleys and dead
walls On the contrary. the guest has
an outlook upon a prlmeval forest in
which appear here and there the inviting
outlines Of new houses built without
qualms as 10 cost and embeilished with
all the artistic adOrnments that arch--
lecture can supply Looking farther, the
guest may behold the graceful towers
and the stately doraes of the most Won
derful city on earth-the louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition.
In short. the guest at the Inside Inn
will be practically summer resOrter,
away from the din and clamor and
dust ard heat OF the busy city. and yet
near enough to the World Fair glories
10 behold some OF them from his window
and to reach any or them IN rev min
utes If Derchance he shall become
aweary of the wOndrous wealth OF
things to see and hear for the time
being he may HE him back 10 the IN
side Inn, Where ia his own apartments
or in the coy lOunging rooms or parlors
OF the Inn he may enjoy delightful
rest. fitting him Tor Il return 10 the
heart OF the Worlds Fair refreshed and
reviviled
The guests at the Inside Inn viii be
the only visitors who can see the
Worlds Fair from their own front door,
so TO speak; for at the Inn they VIII be
Al home. and while viewing any part or
the great Exposition they ~ill have the
satisfaction Of knowing that shorI
walk or a brief ride on the intramufal
cars will take them home without going
outside the grounds.
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ing for an operate venture Ihey were
10 DroGuce "Otello. Ellis to play the
Moor and the singer Desdemona-
Absorbed in Abyssinia.
In his suites of Offices at % Wall Street,
Ellis conducts the America. Mexico,
West Indies. and Puerto Rican Com
many. with a capital Of 100000, as one Of
many ENTERPRISES. but for eight years
he has subordinated every other Of his
many interests TO his Abyssinian ambi-
ticn
he has read every line ever written
about the country and its King. He has
studied the language and made himself
familiar with all the conditions and the
history OF the country. When King
NJcnelik went 70 London 10 attend a
British royal function Ellis went abroad
and was given an audience with the
monarch He returned full of stories OF
Meneiik and of enthusiasm over MS
success In gaining the monarch favor.
IL was in November last that ROBERT
y. skinner consul general at MarSellles'
went 10 Abyssinia at the head OF
Government commission 70 sound Meme
Xix on the matter OF treaty with the
United States which will result in open
fng M the resources Of that prolinc
country TO Americans. 1t IS more than
p coincidence that, while SKINNER cara
van Went ana came beAh NAAAA ~ ~
ton OF Ellis In any Of the accounts,
Official or otherwise. Ellis sailed from
New York two months previous 10 MI
SINNERS departure with the aVoWed IN
teution OF visiting Menciik.
He wanted 10 obtain q concession for
establishing an American bank in Abys-
sinia. he said He took with him I'VE
trunks filed with presents for the KING
and Queen one Of these presents was
a revolver with "A mother OF pearl
handle gold mounting and an immense
solitaire diamond in The butt. This re-
volver. which ne showed TO seyera!
friends before his departure, cost Ellis
s.. 600 II delighted the King, he an
nounced upon his return.
Menelik Under His Thumb.
When Ellis came back a few months
ago ne said he was able TO 90 anything
he pleased with Menelik. he said he
talked with the King about the battles
he had fought and delighted the mon
arch by his familiarity with every de-
tail Of the encounters. Menelik was
nattered and he made much of ELS. 1t
was at that time that Ellis told Meme
Xix. IL is supposed. that he was a per-
son Of tremendous Importance In the
United States. and that when he next
visited Abyssinia he would be the bearer
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DIED.

ETTER-On Sunday. June &c. 1904, at
6:45 D. m, FLOYD L. ETTER, aged
twelve years and eight months, beloved
son of Carrie V. and Leon l. Etter.
Funeral from late residence, 30I NJ
Street southwest. Wednesday, at p. m.
Relatives and friends invited 70 attend.
Little Floyd was our darling;
Pride or all our hearts at home,
But an angel came and whispered.
Darling Floyd. do come home.
BY HIS LOVING MOTHER AND
AUNT CLARA II
KAMMERER-At Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital. MARGARET. beloved wife
of Frank ]. kammerer, and eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j.
FiInerai from her fathers residence,
1910 Eighth Street northwest, AZ SO a
m. Wednesday, June g, 1904. thence to
Immaculate Conception Church.
baltimore papers please copy) JeZf-Zt
GEE-On Sunday, June 26 At a m,
ANNA, beloved wife OF EDWIN D Gee
and daughter of Carrie l.. and the late
Willis Todd. at 265 n Street northwest.
Funeral Tuesday. June Is. at $50 a. M,
at Gurley Memorial Church, Seventh
and Florida Avenue northwest. IL
FIELDS-On Sunday, June 26, 1904 at
$40 Twenty-seVenth Street northwest,
THERESA A. FIELDS, daughter Of
JOhn 1. ana the 4e'tS -NA%ii = - '''
SHIPLEY-On Saturday, June .. 1904,
at CHEVY Chase, Francis l.. Shipley'
aged seventy years and nine days.
KLOKOW,-O Sunday, June 26, 1904,
at $50 o. m. at Arlington Heights,
NLISE KLOKOW. wife of Frederick F.
F[lOkOw.
O'CONNOR-On Sunday. June &c, 1904.
ar 500 TWenty-siXth Street northwest.
MICHAEL LEO, beloved son of Michael
]. and Margaret NJ. O'Connor (nee Shee-
han), aged two years three months and
one day.
SMITH-On Saturday. June IS. 1904
at 11l9 L Street northwest. ELDR1DGE
J. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
DECEIVER OF PRIEST
Is ACCOMMODATED
Cardinal Gibbons Exercises Prerogative in Case Where
Divorced Man Was Married.

Cardinal Gibbons has been investi-
eating the charge that by the use OF
money a charge made by the bride. the
Rev. William Carroll. of St. Patrick $
Church. OF this city, was induced 10
unite in marriage Roberta a Dobbin
and George w. Fleckenschildt, Of this
city. the latter being a divorced man.
As is well known. the cardinal is one
of the most bitter denouncers Of divorce
in the Catholic Church. To-Day the fol-
lowing statement by Father Carroll was
given out:
ION June Is George w. Fleckenschildt.
a German Lutheran, and Roberta A
Dobbin. who claimed to be Catholic
belonging TO ST. Charles parish. Balti-
more, called at St Patrick's rectory and
asked for priest. I was given TO IN
derstand that they were perfectly free
TO marry During the day ! procured
the necessary dispensatiOn from the
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
Gardener Hangs Himself
At Night in Greenhouse
Peter BeCkcrS Domestic Troubles Drove Him
TO Drink, and Loss of Position to Suicide.
Act of Fermentation.

Surrounded by thousands Of fragrant
blossoms, spreading palms and ferns,
which he had cared for and loved for
many years, Peter Becker, caretaker OF
the graves in Mount Olivet Cemetery,
and one of the best known botanists
ever employed in the Agricultural De-
partment. ended his life yesterday morn
ing by hanging himself in one Of the
greenhouses OF the American Rose Com
pany Ills lfeless body waS found about
Z o'clock yesterday morning by an en-
ploye of the company who was going 10
work Domestic difficulties and the loss
OF his position recently were ascribed
by him as the cause for his act.
Becker was thirty-five years old and
had wife and one child. He left sew
eral letters in the greenhouse. and in
them he explained that the treatment
accorded him by his wife was more than
he could bear and ne had decided to
.erd il all" Some time ago he insti-
tuted divorce proceedings against his
wife He said he had innumerable diff
culties with his wife before and after
the suit was filed, and life had no fur
Their charm for him, and he preferred to
die.
Employed as Gardener
He was formerly employed as a gar
dener and was in charge of one OF the
American Rose Company's greenhouses
He explained to those who worked with
him i'm the dollhouse that he had more
trouble than any one man was intended
by God TO bear, and he had to drown. his
troubles in the flowing bowl His pro-
tracted sprees finally lost his position
for him. but he returned to his former
employer several tin. rs and asked 10 be
taken back. Because of his ineoriety ne
was not given the position again. and
finally found employment in the Mount
OHvet Cemetery, taking care of the
thousands of mounds therein The new
position cid everything but cheer him up
and on several occasions his friends,
noticing his morbid state and moTose
manner, told him they thought he had
better give up the position. as IL was
making him look haggard, and the close
contact with the graves tended 10 de-
nress him and make him low spirited.
He laughed the remarks away. saying
he thought he was strong enough 10
work in the graveyard without wishing
10 die. but he did not know about his
troubles Frequently he took his frlencs
into his confidence and told them OF the
progress Of the divorce proceedings and
the treatment he had received at the
hands OF his wife.
From stories told by the police 1t Is
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Courts Will Approve.

It is said that order No. rs costs money.
Yes. that is true. Time is responsible
for this-not Roosevelt. The veterans
are growing old; thousands OF them
every year. pass the old age period Of
The War of the Rebellion
began more than forty years ago. Most
of the men who fought for the Union
are past three score years. The critics
have the consolation Of knowing that
death Will soon terminate the pensions
granted for old age
Both parties, Democrats and RepubIi-
can. have recognized and adopted this
humane and reasonable Interpretation
of the law. The courts of the United
States will sustain order No. rs when
ever one Of the critics of the President
will venture to go into court to chal-
lenge its legality The arrows of his
assailants will fail harmless at his feet
The living veterans of the civil war
their children and kindred the descen-
dants OF the million who have died. and
ali OF our people who cherish manly
sympathy for the needs of their de
tenders, now lettering toward their
graves, viii bless Roosevelt for his kind
ly and just action. Sincerely yours,
DANIEL E. SfCkLES.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
FORCE OF CARPENTERS
WORK IN COURTROOM

\ force Of carpenters are at work III
Circuit Court No. ?, presided over by
Chief Justice Clabaugh. making certain
changes in the arrangements of the
room.
The Justices rostrum, which was To-
Gated on the west side of the room, will
be removed to the east side. The Jury
box. which was in the northwest corner
Of the room, will be changed to the
southwest corner
The Washington times., 1904-06-27

Marriage and death notices inserted
in the washington Post" will upon
application, appear simultaneously. with
out extra charge for either insertion or
telegraphing. IN any or all of the follow
York Times baltimore Herald, - Dos
ton Globe" Buffalo Courier" "Cincin-
natl Enquirer, Chicago Record Herald. -
philadelphia Public Ledger" Pitts
burg Dispatch" providence Journal. ="
.'Rochester Herald" st Louis Repub-
lie" ''St. Paul Pioneer Press" Jel-3ot
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
HUME CLERK CASE
AGAIN POSTPONED
Counsel of Defendant Is
Away From City.
ADA CROSS TO GO ON TRIAL
Second Inquiry Into Charge of House
neutrality-suspicious. Against
Jail Officials.

The trial Of John L. O'Brien. who is
indicted for embezziement. which was
to have been begun this morning before
Justice Wright in Criminal Court No. 1.
was postponed until the fall term of the
Supreme Court of the District. The post
ponement was necessitated because of
the absence of the defendant counsel.
Senator John NJ. Thurston. who was I'M
able to be present
o Bren, who was formerly employed
by Frank Hume. a Pennsylvania Ave
nue. wholesale merchant, is accused OF
embezzlng about 5000 of his employ
er's money. About the time of o Brien' 5
alleged defalcation. il will be remem-
bered, he also took unto himself a bride
O Brien left Washington and was soon
after arrested in San Francisco. Cal
Ada Cross Case.
Justice Wright. however had a busy
day. five other eases having been set for
trial in the branch Of the court over
which he presides
Ada Cross, the negress, who some
time ago made charges concerning
her treatment at the District Jail
jail. wI: tomorrow be caiIcu 10 trial N
Criminal Court No. 1. Some time ago
she was convicted before Justice Pricn-
ard of housebreaking. and was later
granted a new trial When she was
called into court after her conviction
she created a sensation by stating tina
she was cruelty treated by certain OF the
sudrGs al the jail. Justice Pritchard,
before he left the District bench. ordered
that an investigation be made of the
charges made by the woman.
Ada Cross has already served a long
term in the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
AMBASSADOR TOURING RUSSIA

ST. PETERSBURG, June 27.-Mr. Nc
Cormick, the American ambassador, Ia :
left here for Moscow. He will voya ge
thence down the Volga, the trip occupy
ing ten days. Mr.. Mccormick viii after
ward go to Carlsbad.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27

s.
stili living. He is big and strong. and
powerful Of body as he is masterful in
mind.
Dealt With Large Sums.
he obtained such an influence over
the widow Of Hiram Hotchkiss. an in
ventor. that he managed the vast estate
with profit OF 100000. As president
OF the New York and Westchester Water
Company he made another fortune
which Moses r. Crow declared pro-
oeeded entirely from Crows own work
and 20 he sued him
Ellis swore he would pursue Crow IN
the ends Of the earth II necessary. and
Crow finally died. a maniac. In telling
a friend Of his desire to punish Crow
for daring TO sue him Ellis once said:
Il pray 10 God night and morning that
re elh ma me ways % get even
with that man.
Ellis has nad the praying habit since
ne was three years old. He has said
mat he can remember his first PRAYER
az tne age of three, when he impiOred
tue Almighty 10 suggest way TO him
1z Whlch ne could raise himself ia lie
N men no was sixteen years old he was
a cowboy On Texas. and he thus de-
scriDed his first big venture, which illus
udtes his daring and his courage in
attacNng and overcoming obstacles
able.
Il was riding ia the desert he said
and when night came Z picketed my
horse and scOoDed out n hole in the
ground about foot deep Ia which to
sleep u ls cooler that way. ] placed
M blanket in the hole and law down
After while II seemed 10 be growing
colder. and l put out my hand and
found that water was OCzing through
the earth. ! lay on my back there for
hours with my blanket underneath my
head gazing up at the stars and pray
a'g 10 God that he would let me find
a3y TO build a city and canal there
I was the only man In the world who
knew there was water there.
Made City and Lost It.
In two years the city was built Ellis
went 20 Mexico and interested some
sinai capitalists. he had no money Of
his own except HIS months wages as
'cow puncher." He went 10 San Fran
cisco ard took 900 Chinese down 10 work
IN the desert. lie enlisted several hum
dred negroes TO go from Mexico eucn
contributing 500 10 the venture and put
ting 81 his labor also. He finally got a
leather mdnufactury 10 locate in his new
lie was just about 10 realize hand
sOmely on his venture when a Spaniard
arrived who was even shTeWder than
Ellis The SpaniaTd slowly but surely
undermined him after getting his CON
fderce until at last he had every bit of
Ellis holdings and contracts IN his own
possession.
Ellis spent some years IN San Antonio.
where he mixed IN politics and did
banking and promoting business, cngag-
ing IN many colonization schemes, the
negroes being easily Influenced by Ks
eloquent tongue and always furnishing
him a ready clientele. II was here he
met woman singer Of some note, now
in Los Angeles, and the two for a long
time lived in the cDc Of obtaining back
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
RECALLS LUETGERr TRAGEDY.

CHICAGO. June 2L-The building used
as a sausage factory by Adolph Lpet-
CERT, who died in Joliet penitentiary.
while serving life sentence for the
murder OF his wife, was destroyed by
6ra tndaU
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
Weekend B. & o. R R. Excursions

TO the se1shore- Commencing June "a
every Friday and Saturday, good 10 re-
turn until Tuesday following, to Allan
tic City, Cape May, Sea Isle City, and
Ocean City. s. for the round trip.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
SIC Niagara Fans and Return, 3. & 0.

r. r Special train Standard Coaches
ana ParlOr cars leaving Washington
a. -. July J. via philadelphia and pic
turet lue Lcnigh valley route Tickets
Good Sor ten days. Stopovers returning.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
BUTCHERS WILL Be
GOOD IN FUTURE
Not to Demand Another
Rise in Beef.
RELIEF FOR ALL THE POOR
High-Grade Cattle Extremely Scarce.
No Fail in Prime
Meats.

Relief from the stringency in the
meat market and consequent fall in
price came a few days ago and promise
is made that no further advance in the
cost Of beef viii be demanded by local
butchers during the remainder of the
summer
This applies. however, only TO the low
er grade material as prime meats are
still selling at the high price asked two
weeks ago and there is no indication
that a change for the better will be
made.
A happy result of the recent fall in
the price of meat is that it means re-
lief for at least the poorer classes Az
least cents decrease on the pound
since the prices went up two weeks
ago is noted today and steak may now
be bought anywhere from y TO 25 cents
a pound
Cause Is Cheap Cattle.
The direct cause for this material de-
crease Is the large number of cheaper
cattle which come to the markets regu-
larly at this time of year. Their advent
Is always looked for and is sure to be
followed by lower prices.
High grade cattle are extremely scarce,
having great difficulty in obtaining any
within even reasonable price. Wholesal e
butchers are putting their own prices
on the cattle. and whatever the retail
butcher Is asked he has to pay. with the
result that, should he pay an advance OF
l cent on the pound, he asks , cents re-
tail, in order TO make II Up
A well-known Washington butcher
said today that it Is rarely the case that
Two butchers ask the same price for
high grade meat, and this is sue to the
varying prices put upon cattle Dy whole
sale merchants He said that the best
cattle were now so scarce that retail
ers were forced 10 continue selling at
the advance price Of several weeks ago
in order TO cover their own increased ex-
penses.
No fail in the cost of prime meats is
anticipated as long as the present
scarcity OF good cattle prevails. but The
lower grade of meat can be obtained at
old prices. although it Is said that the
grade which IS now on the market is
inferior to that which is in ordinary sale
throughout ar.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Will be a special meeting OF the STOCK
holders OF the Pneumatic lee Water
Works Company AT the ctitce OF the
company on MONDAY, THE 18TH Or
JULY 1904 for the purpose OF increas-
ing the capital stock OF The company 70
$3.50 OG0 lSigned) H. JONES. c. Il.
WADLEIGH. O. ". BARNES. JR-
jeZ7.jy4.u
THE UNITED STATES CIVIL SER
VIC COMMISSION will hold IN ezanli-
nation OF applicants for appointments as
medical inspectors OF public schools ana
as physicians 10 the poor in tne DIS
tricf of Columbia. on JULY Is. ls04.
Blank forms Of application and All nee
essary information may be obtained by
applying 10 the Health Officer. Dlstrlct
Building. le-f,Jyb