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The Washington times., 1905-05-20
NATIONALS IN TRIM
TO TACKLE WHITE S0x

CHICAGO. May 2O.-The Nationals ar
rived here this morning somewhat tired
after the aIl-night ride, but after break
fast sought the feathers, and promise to
be well oiled when time is called at $3.50
this afternoon.
Wolfe is expected to pitch, and after
his good showing yesterday it Is likely
that Heydon viii catch in order to
strengthen the hitting of the team
Manager Stahl was much impressed
by Heydons work, and will use him
more frequently than was at first in
tended. T. S. r.
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
WITNESS SUMMONED
IN B'0WEN-LO0MIS CASE

Secretary Taft announced this morn
ing that number Of new witnesses had
been summoned TO testify in the Bowen
Loomis investigation. The names are
not disclosed.
It is understood that most of these wit
nesses have been summoned at the re-
quest oe former Minister Bowen, while
Secretary Taft himself suggested the
names of one or two.
The witnesses are said to be officials
of the New York and Bermudez Asphalt
Company.
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
CORTELY0U PUT BAR
ON POLITICAL ACTIVITY

Postmaster General Cortelyou has ad-
dressed a circular letter 20 all officers
and employees of the Postotfice Depart
ment warning them against political ac-
tivity. A batch Of these circulars have
been sent to every postmaster and
head postal Official throughout the coun-
try,
The circular Includes the rules of The
Civil Service Commission. the executive
order of the Presidents. and other rules
and REGULATIONS uDon the subject.
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
Kuropatkin to Remain
At Post in Manchuria

ST. PETERSBURG. May 2o.-A cousin
Of General Kuropatkin. former COM
nlander of the Russian armies in Man
churfa. has received letter from the
general in which he says he is strong
enough to attend TO the duties of his
present command, and that he does not
intend 10 leave Manchuria.
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
Maxim Gorky to Pass
Summer in Finland

ST. PETERSBURG, May 2o.-Maxim
Gorky, the author. who was arrested as
an agitator on account of his patriotic
utterances in behalf Of the reform
cause, out later liberated, will arrive
ia this city on Tuesday
Gorlky has been in the Crimea for sew
eral weeks for his health. He is on his
way 10 FINLAND, where he viii spend
the summer touring the country to OBJ
tain material for future writings.
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
Six Weeks of Strike
Costly in Cash and Lives
The present strike began April

The present strike began April S.
On that date seyenty-one teamsters
employed by Montgomery Ward & Co.
were called out to support a strike OF
seventeen garment workers who had
been out since November 19. 1901. AS
employers thereafter discharged team
sters because of refusais to deliver
goods TO strike-bound house the strike
spread until 3.772 teamsters were On
strike against a score of department
stores.
Riots and assaults resulted in the
death Of eight persons and the serious
injuring Of 15T others. Twenty-three
hundred policemen and 500 deputy sher-
ifs were detailed by city and county
for duty.
Since the inception of the strike every
wagon driven. by non-unIon man was
guarded by officers wherever it went.
The city spent $4,000 for extra police
county for deputies.
Big Cash Loss.
Teamsters have lost in wages s5eo 900.
The unions have been assessed $780, 900.
Employers estimate the snrinkage in
business and railroad earnings and other
losses at nearly SO, &C., Goo
Excited by the daily demonstrations OF
disquiet among their elders, school
children and messenger boys struck Po-
Hcenen were necessary to subdue OBJ
streperous leaders of the school chill
dren. Ten of their leaders have been
sent TO the Juvenile prison.
a score of messenger boys who in
Inundated their fellows by assaullfng
them and displaying knives, biudseens
fFYo <f9f5-r
of the police.
Business in large districts of the city
has been paralyzed. Shoppers were
forced to carry home their own bundles.
Deliveries of goods in the suburbs
were SO interfered with that eggs and
perishable produce have rotted in store
houses.
Vicious Strike Breakers.
Two thousand coiorcd strike-breakers
were shipped into Chicago from the
South a majority of them are the VIC
ious and dangerous roustabouts and des-
peradoes of the river leyees.
They We're given pistols and other
weapons and told TO defend" them
selves. Gratified at being supported in
hostile attitude toward the whites.
the colored men shot and beat many
iroffensive citizens
one victim was Enoeh Carlson, aged
nine, who innocently stood by as a spec
tator, while two drunken colored men
passed The child died in agony Hfs
relatives sought the colored man to
lynch him. but he escaped.
a priest who visited another yicEiH
of the strike-breakers. was knocked
down. beaten. and kicked ireo insensI-
bility by a crowd Of celored men, who
assaulted every white person that passed
an alley in which they laid ia ambush.
Charges of grating were made
against union leaders
Mayor Dunno appointed two commis-
sions which made Iutila efforts 70 arbi-
trate the strike. The State board Of arr
bitration rendered lis services but was
snubbed
| Other results of the strike were desti-
tuition among families of strikers and the
addition by several thousand persons to
the criminal populat tion of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
Junks Sail TO Join
Rogestvensky's Fleet

SAIGON, Cochin China, May pa
number of junks have left the island of
ST John. off the Chinese coast, sup
posediy to join the feet OF Admiral
RogestvenskY.
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
So Says Minister Bar
rett on Arrival From
Colon.
HE WILL GO TO BOGOTA
Panama Ripe for Re- estab-
lisflment of Cordial Re-
lations With Colombia.

NEW YORK, May 20.-Among the
passengers arrived today or board the
steamer Advance, from Colon, was John
Barrett, United States minister to
Panama. In an interview, Mr. Barrett
said;
Conditions on the isthmus at present
present many difficulties, though it is
not case for pessinism.
1T Is not the engineering is not
the administration problem that is con-
fronting us. These are of secondary
consideration to the problem of health
and sanitation Here we have en-
ginering problems that have been solved
elsewhere, and can be met. but the
sanitation problem is new, and presents
many difficulties. The climate is against
US, and that we have with Us always.
Under the efficient care Of DR.. Cor
gas, the eminent yellow fever expert,
everything is being done possible to off
set the increase OF mortality.
Colon Situation Alarming.
IAN alarming condition Is the report
of five cases of yellow fever in Colon.
It is alarming because up to this time
none has appeared, and it was hoped
that the situation was In hand. / do
not believe in deeeiving the public in
these matters. 1t is far better that the
truth should be known
4.Of the enormous number of canal
employees on the isthmus q very small
percentage of illness exists. But you
know how these things are. If one-half
were sick with malaria nothing would
be thought OF it by the employees, but
ie case Or TWO OF yellow fever ap-
pears all want to quit and get away.
t'I believe sanitary and health prob
lens viii be successfully solved, but
they far oyershadow all others.
Denies Reports of Friction.
.I am going TO Bogota and hope TO
accomplish something TO establish most
cordial relations between Colombia and
our country. Panama is now ripe for 4
full establishment of cordial relations
to Colombia and all feeling of en1iity,
caused by the revolution, has disappear
ed. My personal relations have been
most cordial at Panama, ana lnere is
no truth In the report of frietson. On
my departure / received a cordial let
ter from the foreign minister. At Bo-
gotta I held pleasant relations with Cen
eral Reyes, the president.
Other passengers were Herman Diet
rich, u s. consul general 1T Guayaauil
and about twenty canal employees
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
Decoration Day Excursion, Pen Mag

and gettysburg. via Pennsylvania Rail-
road. Special train leaves Washington
Sis a. m., and returning. will leave
Gettysburg at s p M. and Pen Mar at
$40 p. m Tickets for this train 81 90 for
the round trip. to either Pen Mar eg
Gettysburg
The Washington times., 1905-05-20
TEMPERATURE.
THE SUN.
TIDE TABLE.

sun sets today. ..............-......7 95
Sun rises tomorrow ow.,,.....,......,.....4:4 :43
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
NEW WATCH on CHINAMEN.
Uncle Sam Now Has inspectors on Trains
Mt Interior Points.

Uncle Sam Now Has inspectors on trains
Mt Interior Points.
ELM1RA, May 27..-The Federal Govern
ment employs in this State at least five
men whose duties are to board trains CT
important junction points and search them
for Chinese who may be illegally in this
country. One OF these men is located in
Binphamton, another in this city, one in
Rochester and couple in Utica and SYRIA.
cuse. They work under the direction OF
the new Department of Commerce and
Labor.
While no great secrecy has been main
tanned in their work, there has been TO
careless advertising of it, and, as a result
very few travellers are aware OF the mission
of the men who enter trains and carefully
inspect the appearance of all foreigners
who look as though they may have come
from China.
Seeing Chinaman on board train these
men first inquire for his papers. Ii the
suspect does not have them the inspector
may remove him from the train and place
him in the nearest Jail subject to the dis
position of the case before United States
Commissioner.
If the man convinces the inspector that
he has right to be in this country, that is
the end of It. Nowadays the Chinese have
been SO closely watched that if one possesses
the required papers he seldom lets them
get out OF his sight.
The train inspectors have been stationed
at important junction points with the idea
that If any Chinese are smuggled across
from Canada and escape the officers at the
border. they may be detained while trying
to reach New York city. The inspectors
say that the business of smuggling China
men into Uncle Sans territory is increasing
every year. Once by the officers at the
border, the immi grants take it easy and
imagine that a successful entry has been
made. But disappointment is in store for
many of them in the person Of the innocent
looking man who enters the railroad train
and asks to sec their papers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Mother Humn,inx Bird Feeding YOUNG.
From N. Country Calendar.

FToV "f 'o"HHV tuteNuuT.
When first crawled in among the bushes
close to the nest the little mother darted a,
me and poised foot from my nose. as il
to stare me out Of countenance. She looked
me all over from head to foot twice. then
she seemed convinced that l was harmless.
She whired and sat on the nest edge The
bantlngs opened wide their hungry mouths:
She spread her tail like a flicker and braced
herself against the nest side She oraned
her neck and drew her daggerlike bill straigh,
up above the nest. She plunged II down
the babys throat to the hilt and started q
series OF gestures that seemed fashioned
stabbed the other baby until IL made me
shudder. 1t looked like the murder Of the
Infants. But they were not mangled and
bloody: they were getting square meal
after the usual humming bird method OF
regurg itation.
They ran out their slender tongues to lch
the honey from their bills. How they liked
ii! Then she settled down and ruf1ed w
her breast feathers to lot her babies ouddlt
close TO he. naked bosom: Occasionally che
inos OF motherlove.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
How Carp Thrive in Arizona.
From the Arizona Republican.

About year ago little son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Van Kirk picked up q little fish
on the desert north OF town. That is. 1t was
formerly a desert. but has been reclaimed.
and the fish probably found his way into the
field through an irrigating canal. Anyhow.
he was lively youngster OF the carp variety.
and the boy was very proud Of him.
The Ash was thrown into a pond in nearby
pasture and no more attention was paid
to the fact except by the child. who during
the year has caught sight Of the fish occa-
sionaly while he was playing near the pond.
The pond has been gradually drying up
since the shortage Of water In the canals. and
yesterday 1t got 50 low the fish was seen
foundering around and was finally captured
From a minnow 1t had grown in a year to
sx pounds, and there was a fish carnival
at the Van Kirk ranch last evening. In
justice to the reader 1t should be stated that
these facts are unimpeachable. as they are
furnished by Mrs. Van Kirk and not by her
husband. who might be less accurate in the
matter OF weight. being engaged In the cattle
business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Captured . Pilot Fish.

From the HdndN0n Star.
Not only did the shark hunting party OF
Sunday kill the biggest shark Of the season,
but incidentally they managed to bring TO
shore the largest pilot fish ever seen in Homo
lulu.
For this latter killing. however, they ap-
pear to take no credit. The fish was alta ched
to the dead body OF the shark The fish was
caught and placed In a tank at Young
Brothers wharf. where it remains at present.
II IL about nine inches long and Is Of a dark
brownish blue color. Its most rema rka BILE
characteristic is the large sucker" which
extends over the whole top Of the head and
by which he at viii attaches himself to the
body OF the shark which he adopts"
when put into q glass tank at Young Q
this morning. after he had been taken with
net from the body OF his huge friend. the
fish acted In frantic manner, dashing about
the tank. presume bly, In . hopeless attempt
to find another shark. Finally he seemed
to get reconciled and attached himself TO
the wall of his glass prison.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
POPCORN.
It's . Profitable DeIicacy to Handle and
Always in Demand.

Pop corn by the ton or bag is the
handsome offer Of downtown merchant
A passerby who did not want ton but
thought he might like bag stepped In
to price the article. He concluded that
he did not want even bag when he found
that it meant $50 pounds Of shelled corn.
He could have had ton for $35, or three
pounds for rs cents, which is at the rate
OF rather more than S1e6 ton. The GUS
toner then suddenly realized the hand
some profit OF his grocer in selling pop
corn on the cob at 10 cents pound.
Popcorn, like the rabbit, multiplies with
great facility. 1t comes to town from
upper New York Site. New England and
the West in the ear or ready shelled. and
the wholesalers buy II for good deal less
than their selling price Of $35 ton.
Most of it goes to the making OF con-
feotions, though some tons are sold for
domestic popping. 1t is popped whole
sale by machinery, and it almost qrladruPles
it's bulk in the popping.
Here Is where the Peppers profit comes
in, for tie cost of his raw material ID IN
significant, even W. en- the glucose with
counted. A considerable part OF the manu-
facturer's cost is in the pa cking which Is
often done in fancy boxes and with wealth
OF semi-transparent oiled pa per and the
occasional extra va gance Of gay ribbons.
Another important item Of the corn
peppers expense is labor. Much OF the
work is done by deft girls. who earn pretty
fair wag es, as girls wages go. g,
There seems to be constant demand
for popcorn confectionery in its various
forms, but the harvest Of the popcorn man
is from late May to mid-September. when
folks who are not too rich swarm TO the
popular seaside resorts with their children.
Popcorn is as much ecessary OF such
gan slide, the fat lady, the snake chsFmer
and their hideous accompaniment OF me-
chanical music. Every child that goes
to such a place consumes at least one
popcorn ball or stick, and the number OF
such visitors all over the United States
is millions daily and perhaps billions for
the season.
Luckily for children, the popcorn con-
fectionery Is as wholesome as any made
The glucose Is not (po sweet, and motives
Of economy, or perhaps OF benevolence
lead the makers to put in only enough
to Serve az glue for the grains OF popcorn.
Az to the popcorn itself, 1t is one. OF the
wholesomest forms Of starch, for the pro
cess OF popping not only breaks the outer
skin of the grain but actually destroys
the tough little integument with which
the constituent particles Of starch are
starch especially difficult Of digestion
and ordinary modes OF cooking fail to
break it up and free the starch in such
fashion as to render 1t easily disposed OF
by the internal economy Of the small con-
aumer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Lieut.. sov. DsNdson's Biz B.ss,

Madison correspondence Mivaukee Sentinel.
Lieut. Gov. Davidson caught q seven pound
small mouth bass while fishing on Lake Mem
dota with his young daughter. Grace, this
afternoon.
The fish struck line held by Miss Davidson
and jerked the pole out Of her hands. The
Lieutenant Governor grabbed the pole as
II was disappearing over the side Of the boat
and landed the fish after much hard work
This is one Of the largest small mouth bass
ever caught here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
COMFY ISLANDS NOVELTIES.
New Things at the Amusement Psrks-The
BOer war Spectacle.

New Things at the Amusement Parks-1he
Boer War Spectacle.
Creation, the most elaborate spectacle
that has yet been held at Dreamland, Is
ready now. 1t pictures with remarkable
scenic and lighting effects the first chapters
OF Genesis. The delay in the opening OF
Hell Gate" and Touring Europe" is due
to the elaborate machinery required.
Fighting the Flames is practically new
exhibition this season. Chief Bremen has
a. fine corps of e1-depart ment men under
drome ia demonstrated by the throngs
which surround the track every afternoon
and evening at 8 and 0.
THE Fall Of Port Arthur" the naval
spect acle. will be opened at Luna Park
on Decoration Day. Sixty warships,
Including Russian and Japanese vessels
and the United States Asiatic squadron,
constitute the feet. The boats are perfect
models, thirty feet long. and are operated
by electric motors which are controlled
Harbor, as it will appear. at Luna Park,
10 an artificial lake covering eight acres.
Batteries mounting real guns Of heavy
caliber look down upon the bay. and during
at the ships. One feature Of the scenic
effects is what might be called the back
drop" A single piece Of canvas covering
IS, 600 square. feet hes been painted to
form a continuous chain OF mountains
ninety feet high and 500 feet long.
Bostock's wild animal show has eppar-
emily started In for a record breaking
season. Tie sensation has been the ap-
pearance Of the one armed lion tanner,
Cart. Jack Bonavita. Another attraction
is the pair Of hybrid jaguar- leopard cubs.
which were born recently. The burlesque
lion training act Of the Frenchman. Rey,
is proving popular.
Brighton Beach Park. with the big Boer
war spectacle as it's chief feature, bids fair
to prove one Of the most popular Coney
Island amusement places The spectacle
in which Gen. Cronje is the central figure
scored tremendous hit at the St. Louis
exposition.
Paradise of Japan is to be feature at
the east end of the island this year and
some very beautiful reproductions OF
scenery are promised. In addition there
will be all sorts of native am sements.
OF its joys the Japanese press agent sings:
sThey the visitors) will be comp!etcly
transported into ecstasies OF Joy and forge
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Fish Dragged Boy Into River.

From the Phild DELPHI Press.
Thomas Stewart. 9years old. about o'clock
last evening was fishing on Pier 80. North
Wharves. Unfortunately, the fish were not
in biting humor and Thomas fell into a
dose. While be was thus meditating upon the
sport Of the rod and reel a large fish grabbed
the bait which was slyly stuck on the hook Of
Thomas line and started of for Cape May.
The fish did not know there was anything
attached to the line. So suddenly did he
start that Thomas did not have time to bal
ance himself and consequently followed
the line and incidentally the fish.
Fellow fishermen heard the splash and the
cry Man overheard" was sent up by dozen
threats. A man seized boatbook and
caught the clothing OF the boy as he was
disappearing for the last time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Impaled Three Big Carp.

Goldsboro correspondence Raleigh Neus and
Observer.
German carp have become plentiful around
these parts young negro by the name
OF Walls, who was on the banks of Neuse
River yesterday. saw great commotion
down beside the bank. and found 1t was carp
playing.
The young fellow went to house near by.
secured q pitchfork. waded into the stream
as near them as he could get and let drive
into the school. He impaled three. the
smallest one weighing IN pounds and the
largest 81 pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Caught 600 Pound sawf,sh.
From ths Tam Do Time.

From ths Tam pa Times.
A mammoth sawfsh was caught recently
at Rocky Point. by Frank Bousta. fisher
man residing near the Point.
This fish Is fifteen feet in length and weighs
600 pounds. The saw 10 a small ono. but the
fish itself is q whopper and very interesting
exhibit, Bolusta caught the big fellow In .
net and shot 1t after getting II close to shore, .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
FISH STORIES.
A 10 Pound Connecticut River salmon.

From tAs Hartford Csura=.
John Flynn received Monday afternoon
q salmon caught In the Connecticut River
In the vicinity Of Lyme. 1t weighed nearly
twenty pounds and Was . nne specimen OF
It's kind.
This Is the first salmon caught In the Con-
necticut In two years. In days gone by the
Connecticut was famed for It's salmon, but
OF late years their presence has been re-
sarded nothing short Of a rarity.
1t 10 quite probable this will be the only one
caught this season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28

From tie HorHord Ttrnes.
Policeman Sheehan landed the biggest shad
OF hesesson late yesterday afternoon. catching
one that weighed . trife over nine pounds.
With Peter Smith and Dick McCabe he
went up tho river a short distance above
Station II at Windsor. When the net was
pulled in there Was q catch Of forty-six. and
several were OF extra size. Some Of them
were mighty fine shad and ordinarily would
attract attention. but they appeared insig-
nihcant when placed alongside the giant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Cow Drowned in Puddle OF water.
From the Kennebec Journal.

A COW belonging to Jacob Curtis Of Green.
wood met death In a very unusual way last
week.
In jumping over a fence abe stumbled
and foil on her head, running her horns under
q root OF tree. and was held In sltch 4 man.
nsr tS.s Z; one nSstSs ~, r s:. SSys,sd little
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Miners Struck Because Woman Had
Entered Shaft

MEXICO CITY, Mex, May ia despatch
from Culiacan says that, because a woman
entered the Jesus Maria y Anexae mines,
several hundred miners went on strike
and ref fused 20 return to work until the parish
priest went into the mines and sprinkled
all shafts and tunnels with holy water. 1t is
an old superstition among Mexican miners
that if a woman enters mine a catastrophe
will follow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
shad Returning to the Junia II.

From the Leuiston Sentinel
Shad are being caught In the Juniata River
at Vandyke and other localities.
Two generations ago shsd were plentiful
In the Juniata. but the Pennsylvania Canal
dams excluded these fish from the stream
for more than half century. Now that the
dams have been preached the shad have
returned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
Catch OF 80l Trout.

Store correspondence ST. Adams Messenger.
Thirteen members Of the Lake Mansfield
Trout Club yesterday caught 1871 trout. having
a total weight Of los pounds. This is the
lar gest catch ever made at the lake.
The lar gest trout was caught by DR.. H. c.
Bingham and weighed 1 pound 9 ounces