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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Samuel Reber is in Boston max
ing a short visit to her father, General
Miles, who is making that city his head
quarters this winter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Thomas Lockwood, of Massa-
chusetts avenue, will be hostess at a
tea this afternoon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

ushers and best man, all officers of
the army, navy or Marine Corps. who
will wear full uniform. The reception
and wedding breakfast will be served
at Rauscher's.
The future residence of the popular
couple is still undecided, which leads
their friends to hope they may remain
In Washington, even after the expiration
of Lieutenant Buimer's present duty.
Crisman-Bailey.
Miss Katharine ParI<ins Bailey, great
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Milton Parkins
and George Ochernan Crisman were
| married at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Parkins. Wednesday evening. in the
presence of a large number of friends
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev A w Pitzer, D. D, OF the Cen
trail Presbyterian Church.
The bride was given away by her
cousin. s. Freeman Birthright. and was
gowned In a beautiful white poplin over
taffeta, and carried 2 shower bouquet
of Bride roses and lilies of the valley.
Orange blossoms were clustered In her
tulte veil, and she wore the pearls her
great-grandmother wore when married
Miss Mariana Bailey, eldest sister of the
bride. acted as maid of honor, and was
! attired in pretty@ white lansdoWn over
silk, and carried pink carnations Miss
Alice Virginia Bailey sister OF the bride,
and Miss Lillian Riley acted as brides
maids, and We're attended by 3. Winton
Shumal1er. of Bayard. w. Va. and Will
liam j. F'ifer, of Keyser, w Va The
groom was attended by his best man,
Ernest Meade, of White Post, Va. The
parlors. reception hall and dining room
were decorated with plants and cut
flowers.
The bride is the second daughter of
J. II. Bailey. of Parkins Mills. Va, a
granddaughter of the late William
Bailey, and is Il great great-granddaug-
ter of Samuel Davis, who served
throughout the Revolution war, and is a
direct descendant OF jefferson Davis
After the wedding Mr.. and Mrs Girls
man left town for New York, where they
will spend several days, and on their
return Will stop at Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mr. and Mrs. B. H Warner will fol-
low ore of their social customs of the
season and entertain at a musicale this
evening
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
FAIR DAY BRINGS
JOY To SOCIETY
Smart Turnouts Fill the
Resident Streets.
WOMEN WEAR RICH ATTIRE
Gossip Of the Day-Visitors in Wash
ington-Some Start on
Journeys.
WOMEN WEAR RICH ATTIRE

Washington's polite world is out
again today in full force. the residence
streets wearing an almost festive air
filled with the carriages of those at
tending iuncheons, making calls, and
driving for the mere pleasure Of 1t,
while 1t is not unusual to see a woman
in full visiting costume scurrying along
the street on foot, from house TO house.
making her visits in the most demo
cratic manner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Miss Hegeman's- guests AT luncheon
today were Miss Hitchcock, Mrs. Kus-
CT. Viscountess de Faramond Mrs
Keep, Mrs. Dunn. Mrs WadsWortn
Mrs. Fremont Smith. Mrs. Fairfax Har-
rison, Mrs Harlow, Miss Boardman,
Miss Sheriff., Miss Williams and Miss
Scuier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs Audenreid entertained at lunch
con today. in compliment to Mrs
George Draper. Her other guests were,
Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs. McKenna, Mrs.
Anderson, Mrs. Stanley Mathews, Mrs
Glover. Mrs. Spencer. Mrs. Merrill,
Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter, Miss Kibby,
and Mrs. William f. Draper.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Another Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. Wonder what financial billet
he is training for?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

A man at Fredericksburg in endeavor-
ing 10 stop a fight killed one of the
fighters He is in jail now wondering
where the blessedness of the operation
comes in.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
ADOLF Won NENzEL
IS DEAD IN BERLIN
Famous Artist Succumbs to
Cold and Weakness.
PRINCE HENRY CALLS ON HIM
Works of Master Illustrated Fred
eriek the Greats Life and Events
in German History.
PRINCE HENRY CALLS ON HIM

BERLIN. Feb. 10-Adoif Won Mem
eel, famous painter, died here yester-
day morning.
BY order Of the Emperor, the body
or Won Mcneil will be buried here in
the rotanda Of the old Museum Of Art
Represented German Art.
Menzel, whose death was due to weak
ness superinduced by d severe cold. had
been identified with the best in German
art for quite sixty years, and had been
treated by this generation with that
reverence and respect which Germans
love TO show to their aged and distin-
guished rneg.
His quaint figure, about five feet tall,
with hat, cravat, and dress suggesting
the hfties. was known to most Of the
people Of Berlin, for he was often In
the streets. walking for pleasure and
observing the people. He sat in a GER
tain restaurant almost every evening
until last Friday Tor an hour or two.
taking glass of wine and walking
home.
Work Good to the Last.
Menzers work, even to within the last
five years, was regarded as very good,
and he worked every morning until
taken i'll. He was often mentioned as
the first artist To receive the highest
Prussian decoration. the Black Eagle,
conferred on him by the present Enpe-
ror, who held him in much esteem
Prince Henry Of Prussia called On
Mcneil Wednesday, but the old artist
could not see him. The prince told Men
zels sister that the Emperor would send
the artist two bottles OF wonderful
1858 SteinberSer wine, which would
strengthen him, The wine came IT the
evening, but the patriarch had already
fallen into the sleep from which he did
not awake.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

OF course. the Woman's Relief Corps
wrangled over offices. every lady trying
to get somebody else to take them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby Noyes left tbs
city yesterday for California
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
HALF OF TRUSTS FLEET SOLD.

TWO HARBORS. Mimi. Feb. 10.-Six-
teen whalebacks. half of the United
States Steel Corporations lake feet.
have been sold, and will be taken to the
Atlantic ocean 10 be used in coast trade.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Robert l. Fleming gave one OF
the handsomest luncheons of the sea
son today, entertaining Mrs. Shaw,
Miss Cannon, Mrs. LeSeure. Mrs. Loose
Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Benton, Mrs. Brick,
Mrs. Loeb. Mrs. Liscum, Mrs. Burr,
Mrs. Mellin, Mrs. Sibley, Mrs. Moore
Richardson, Miss Morris, Mrs. Lamar,
Mrs.. John Needham, Mrs Willis Moore,
and Mrs Kaufman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Jack London has been named as can
d!date for mayor of Oakland, necessar-
lily for publication and not as an evil
dence OF good faith.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Representative Bartholdt of Missouri
wants TO stop the Eastern war Big
Job He might try his hand first on that
minority.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
Points in Paragraphs.

Kentucky would be much improved by
the abolition Of Breathitt county
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

John L. Sullivan seems to be getting
ready for another benefit. He. gave the
public one by canceling his lecture
dates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Detected lovers will be panied to learn
that the concern guaranteeing To cure
them has been squelched by Postmaster
General Wynnc. Is Mr.. Wynne devoid
of sentiment?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Nobody can blame Washington Chi
nese for fighting against deportation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs Mary 3. Willard formerly OF the
Willard School IN Berlin. Germany. Is
visiting Mrs. L. G. Williams, 1924 Yale
street northwest. Mrs. Willard will be
present at the unwilling of Miss Frances
+. Wizards statue, at the Capitol, on
the 18th
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

E One grand duke is going to the front.
and a hope that he may stay there can
not AAolly be repressed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Sydney Heller, of Sixth street,
has as her guest her niece, Miss Ada
Heller, OF Winchester. Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

The peddler who sold three pecks for
a busheI must have sold many bushels
If ne had any profit left after paying his
fine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Philadelphia vice is "a monster Of such
frightful mien' that the citizens there
are just beginning to wonder if they
have the nightmare.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Stanley c. Auerbach is in New Yorl
for q week S stay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs Henry Sherman Bouten will be
at home at the Highlands tomorrow
afternoon,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Murderer Patrick. up in New York, is
making more fuss about his neck than
II is worth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Col. a. C. Girard is visiting Col. E 4
koerper, at 1894 O street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
Major Won Etzel Here.

Major Otto Won Etzel, of the German
embassy. is entertaining his brother,
Major Won Etzel, who will remain with
him until February p, when he will
sail for Europe Major Won EtzeTs bro
Their enjoys the same rank as himself
as an officer, but belongs to the ar
tllery of the German ARM,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
Others in the List.

Hon. J. c. Bancroft Davis, Mrs. Davis
Eor. John A Kasson. Hon. w w.
Rockhill, Mrs. Rockhill. Hon. Thomas
B. Ferguson. Miss Ferguson, Gen. w. F.
Draper, Mrs. Draper. Hon. Hannis
TAYLOR, Mrs Taylor. Miss Taylor, Hon.
Augustine Heard.
Mrs Payne, Miss Jones, Mrs. John
Russell Young, Berkeley Il. Davids Mrs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Capt. Warren Beach has reached
Washington for a sort visit, but will
later IN the season. when he will be join
ed by Mrs. Beach. They will spend
three months here, and. as usual, will
contribute much TO the social life of the
Capital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Ida Well, of Norfolk. Va, is here
as the guest of Mrs. Leon Adler.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Dave Solomon, Of this city, is on q
trip to New Orleans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10
CONGRESS MEMBERS
GREET PRESIDENT
Reception Last Night at the
White House.
SCENE IN THE BLUE ROOM
Many 0ut-of Town Guests, Diplo-
mats, Supreme Court Justices,
and Others Present

President Roosevelt gave his annual
reception TO the houses of Congress last
right, and the White House was well
filed with representative party. to the
number of several hundred.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the ladies Of the
Cabinet standing in line with the Presi-
dent lent Formally and elegance to the
occasion, Mrs. Roosevelt being able 10
recognize hundreds of the prominent
women of official society through the
numerous teas and other entertainments
held In the White House since she be-
came its mistress.
The gowns worn by the receiving party
were particularly attractive.
Fhe hrSt to greet the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt were Senator and Mrs.
Hopkins. after which the house guests
MIR. and Mrs. Emlen Roosevelt and Miss
Jean 4, Reid and others in the Blue
Room passed out and down the line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-10

Mrs. Haasmann and Mrs Campbell. of
1919 F'lorua Avenue, will be at home
this afternoon and Friday, February Il.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
BRYAN LOSES $50, 900 BEQUEST
Connecticut Supreme Court Gives De.
cision In Bennett Will Case.

Hartford. Conn, March 10.-The SUI
preme court of Connecticut handed
down a decision in the Philo S Ben.
nett will case, in which w j. Bryan
has figured as beneficiary to the ex.
tent of $4,000, as provided in
sealed letter left by Mr.. Bennett
and finds no error. The decision up.
holds the superior court, which rem.
dered judgment to the effect that the
clause in Mr.. Benefits will contain,
ing the paragraph in regard to the
$4,000 to be left to Mr.. Bryan is in.
operative and that the said fund is The
part Of a residuary estate. Mr. Bry.
an appealed from this decision, and
the result is a previously stated. The
superior court having held that the
sealed letter" was no part OF the will.
the only question TO decide on was
It's contents as testamentaIy docu.
ment. Clause 70 OF the will leaves
s50.000 TO Mrs Bennett in trust with
no purpose, while the sealed letter
SAYS that the money is left to VIII.
lam J Bryan. The supreme court
holds that the superior court Is right
In deciding that the clause is inopera
tive
Counsel for Mr. Bryan when asked
II the case would be taken any high
er said that it would not be.
The decision doubtless ends one OF
the most interesting cases ever fought
out in the courts OF the state. Mr.
Bryan was close friend OF Mr. Ben.
nett and was made the executor OF his
will When II became known that a
sealed letter" was deposited in New
York, bequeathing Mr. BRYAN $50 -
the struggle began to have II exclud.
ed several allegations which caused
considerable surprise at the time. be-
ing made by counsel for Mrs. Bennett
II was even alleged that Mr. Bennett
intended TO have the letter DESTROYED
when he was killed by fall on q
western mountain side.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
WORLDS FAIR SCANDAL
Government Commission to lnvestL
gate Sale Of Exposition Buildings

Washington, March lO.-Charges
OF scandal are made in the affairs OF
the 81. Louis exposition company
They concern the granting OF awards
and also the salvage contracts, by
which certain Of the great exposition
buildings are 10 be removed. Senator
Thomas III. Garter. who has resigned
his place AS chairman OF the govern.
ment commission, said that one OF
the subjects to be considered by the
commission involves alleged colluson
in the sale Of the exposition buildings
and all the property Of The exposition
at what was said TO be an inadequate
price on contract made without fair
compensation.
1T is claimed by numerous parties"
the senator added that through the
failure Of the exposition company to
fairly describe the property for sale,
profit OF more than 81 900 900 was
given 10 the favored bidders. which
would involve a loss to the United
States OF one.third OF that sum II
remains for the commission TO ascer.
tain and report to the president th~
facts concerning this transaction
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10

The mammoth cold storage plant OF
Davenport Bros, located at the cor.
ner OF Madison avenue and Seventh
street, is burning furiously and moth.
ing can save either the structure or
the contents, it is thought, from utter
destruction. 1t Is one OF the worst
fires that Norfolk has known.
There Is insurance on the building
to the extent OF $1,000 and insurance
on the stock to the extent OF $4,000
but this will not nearly cover the loss.
The fire is thought to have original.
ed from a stove which stood In a long
passageway on the second fiooor.
There was no other fire in the build.
ing The first break of smoke puffed
out of the top of the roof near the
chimney.
The fire was discovered during the
noon hour when the plant was desert.
ed by the persons connected with 1t,
all having gone to lunch and the doors
being locked.
Within FIVE minutes after the alarm
had been sounded the great black rolls
OF dense smoke and deep red flame
had eaten out OF the top OF the roof.
The fire cracked ravenously as 1t
increased more and more.
In the south half of the top portion
of the building was a storage OF 900
tons of ice. In the north half of the
top was storage OF 10000 empty egg
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
DEBATE RAILROAD QUESTION
intercollegiate Orators viii Discuss
Interstate Commerce Commiss

lnite tercollegiate Orators viii Discuss
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Ithaca, n. y, MarcL lJ.--The first
debates between Cornell university,
the University of Pennsylvania and
Columbia university under the Tri-
angular League agreement take place
tonight. The plan is IA novel one that
has never been tried before. II pro-
vides for three Simultaneous debates
tonight, one at each of the three uni.
versities The subject of debate is
the same in all three contests and is
embraced in the following:
Resolved, That the Interstate Com.
merce Commission should be vested
with authority, after full hearing of
any formal complaint, to prescribe
the maximum reasonable and equit-
able railroad rates to be substituted
for those found unreasonable or dis.
criminative; the order of the commits
sion, unless suspended by writ of in.
junction of United States circuit
court, to become operative at the ex-
piraton of thirty days notice TO the
carrier, and to continue in force there.
after unless suspended by order of a
federal court"
Cornell supports the negative side
of the argument in the debate here to.
night with Pennsylvania, while a sec.
ond Cornell team upholds the affirm.
ative in debate with Commbuia at
New York. At Philadelphia second
Columbia team supports the negative
side in debate with a second team
representing the University OF Penn
sylvania.
Much interest is manifested in the
debate here. The judges are General
Horatio c. King, John Brisben Walk.
err and w. w. Goodrich, ex.iustice of
the New York supreme court.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
PONY FALLS, RIDER DEAD
CHARLES zETLIN, A WEST POINT
MAN, is KILLED.
PITCHED OVER HORSES HEAD
Striking Heavily Upon the Steel Rails
Of the Track Alongside, His Heart
Action Was Affected with Fatal Re.
Suits Last Nipht.

West Point, Neb.. March l0--Spe.
cial to The News: Charles Zetlin,
aged about fifty years, while riding
horseback along the Northwestern
railroad tracks north of town. was
suddenly pitched forward over the an.
imal's head when 1t stumbled, struck
across the rail and was killed last
night. He fell upon his chest and 1t
Is believed the blov 4 his heart
action. He was emp ,. or the Nye,
Schneider, Fowler Co.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
STONE CONDEMNS STRIKE
SAYS SUBWAY MEN ACTED WITH.
OUT AUTHORITY
ORDERS THEM BACK TO WORK
Local Officers Of engineers srother.
hood and Street Car Union Say No
Attention viii BE Paid to His
Action and strike VIII Continus.

New York. March t0.-Tho most in,
teresting development in the subway
and elevated strike situation in New
York was the stand taken by some OF
the labor leaders In repudiating the
action OF the local leaders. who or
dered and are conducting the strike.
The first intimation the public had
that the strike was not endorsed by
the national unions came in a state
meut from Grand CHIEF Warren S
Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomo.
tive Engineers, to which the motor.
men belong. Mr.. Stone insisted that
the strike was a violation OF the laws
OF the national union, the men having
broken their contract with the Inter
borough company. He ordered the
men to report for duty, failing which
expulsion from the organization is
threatened
W. ID. Mahon, president OF the Anal.
gamated Association OF Street and
Electric Railway Employees Of Amer.
lea, issued a statement similar in
tenor TO that issued by Warren S.
Stone President Mahon says the
strike was not authorized by the ma
tional body and that the strikers must
90 back to work
The Amalgamated association and
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi.
neers have issued joint statement at
strike headquarters in which they de.
clare that Warren s. Stone did not is
sue any statement TO them. ordering
them to return to work and declaring
the national body not in sympathy
with their strike. The statement con
tinues that the strike has just begun
that the men will fight to the bitter
end and that they are confident OF
winning
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
Gang Of French Robber, on Trial.

Paris March 1o.-The largest batch
OF prisoners ever tried together in
France is now before the Amiens as.
sizes. They formed part OF an sd.
mirably organized gang, who for a
number OF years, under the direction
OF their leader, Marius Jacob, whose
headquarters were in Paris, carried
out clever robberies. sometimes ac-
companied by manslaughter. in near.
ly every city OF France and also
abroad their booty amounting to
many millions of francs. Their cap.
ture was effected after the concession
OF one OF their number.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
senator Bat. p..... Away.

washington. March United
State senator William b Bate OF
Tennessee 'wice governor OF his
atate, veteran OF both tho Mexican
and civil wars, rising from private to
major general in th. latter. and for
eighteen years q conspicuous membe
or the upper house of congress died
At his hotel apartments In this city
Ne was seveniy-eisht years old, Death
was due 20 pneumonia and defective
heart
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-10
DENNIS0N CASE PROCEEDS
Members OF Grand Jury at logan Are
on Witness stand

Logan, la, March 10 Evidence
was taken in the case Of the state Of
Iowa against Thomas DCnnlsou In
support of tha motion to quash the In.
dlctment, IN which 1t Is charged that
Elmer h. Thomas promised that all
costs would be paid by the Civic fed.
GRAFTON OF Omaha before the grand
Jury indicted Dennisun on two
charges, one for receiving stolen
property and tho other for being an
acCompice OF SherclfIe in the Pol.
lock diamond robbery. Five mem.
bers OF the grand jury were placed on
the stand. Sidney Tit. +, NJ. Black.
man and J. L. McClannahan testified
that Thomas was In the grand Jury
room and made certain promises. but
to the best OF their recollection the
promises were made after the indict.
ments had been returned.
l. G. Hammer repudlated the am.
daVlt presented by the defense. in
which he was made to state that he
was only induced 10 vote for the in.
diCtment on assurance that outsiders
were to pay the expense. Hammer
declares that h0 signed the affidavit
without knowing It's contents and de
mics any collusion or contract In the
nnding OF the indictment.