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The Washington times., 1905-02-13
JOHN HENRY'S COLLAPSE
CAUSES EXCITEMENT I
aTheTe's a Dead Man on the Cart
Says Crowd When It Finally
Takes Notice.

John Henry collapsed on the heaped-
up coal in one of Johnson Bros carts
this morning, on D street, between
Ninth and Tenth, apparently dead.
White snow flakes spotted his face
and a cold west wind clung about his
limp form. but John Henry thought not
of such trifies. A hurrying throng, coat
collars UP. passed along the street.
Some shot curious glances at the halted
coal cart and PROSTATE driver but none
stopped to see what allied him. An irate
Southerner remarked as he passed:
See that lazy niger. Never saw one
yet wasn't always wfliin' to sleep
Half an hour went by. Still no par
ticular notice was taken of the fallen
driver and dropping horse. They might
have been in the Desert of Sahara or
the wilds of Manchuria for all the
sympathy they received. Another fif-
teen minutes and Peter Allen, a Good
Samaritan, arrived on the scene.
Carefully taking the shaft-prop from
the coal cart. he eased the tired horse
Then he went back to the sidewalk.
Suddenly the word went round the
cart" Windows were crowded and sew
eral hundred persons collected A cal
for the Emergency Hospital was sent
in Some one covered the bare black
head with a rug. John Henry was
lifted from the coal cart and bis head
broken. A long "Ahr' escaped the
crowd.
Verdict from the Emergency Hospital
mot dead, but dead drunk.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
INVENTION OF THE PHoNoGRAPH.

Thomas A. Edison related a fact of
some historical interest a few days ago
When he was al work on his first phon-
ograph many weeks were consumed in
experiment 1t is said that when the
talking machine was first discovered 1t
was as much a surprise to its inventor
as to the world The wizard" was
working on some telephone receivers and
was led to put piece of tin-foil a
cylinder. 1t recorded sound. and Edi-
son was convinced that the human
voice could be recorded and produced.
When the time came to make an actual
test Edison, with his mind on meehani-
cal details. absentmindedly tested his
contrivance with the familiar phrase,
MARY had a little lamb" These words
formed the first recoro taken By the
machine.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
POISON FOR MEAT.

Commenting on the case or an iowa
man who gorged himself TO death eat
ing eighty-fve pounds or peeIsteah III
nineteen hours, ending UP by swailo"ihs
,frse large cans OF salmon and four ap-
,,fa ,ias Modern Medicine says:
..Elehty-five pounds OF oeefsteak con-
tafns enough poison 10 Kill a much
larger and tougher animal than man. a
,oetIrd cf beefsteak represents fourteen
grains oY uric acid; therefore. the meat
eaten by this man carried with 1t into
his stomach about three ounces ot uric
acid. And such large quantity OF
meat also contains other poisonous sub
stances capable of producing disastrous
reguIts even IN very small quantities.
.',ff.ese poisons everybody VINO eats
Y,7uch beefsteak or other meats is TAX
ing into their system; and there Is no
doubt that thousands of people die an
nuaily as the result Of immoderate hesh
The Washington times., 1905-02-13

where they caught the sos train of the
Washington Southern railroad None
reached this city before $50, and it is
reported that several Of the passengers
are confined to their beds a result
of the long walk through the snow.
Suffocated in Car.
Owing TO the fact that the car was
crowded to suffocation, Miss Cruton, of
Alexandria, who was on her way to
Washington this morning, hanging on
a strap, fell over unconscious, and was
only revived after receiving medical at
tention. So crowded was the car that
passengers standing only a few feet
away from the young woman did not
see her fall. and We're unaware of the
occurrence of the accident until the
arrival of the car in this city, where
the girl was looked after by friends.
Rode on Expired Ticket.
Determined not to throw away as use
less the ticket which he had bought, but
had been prevented from using by the
cold wave which made transportation
between Washington and Alexandria an
inpossibility, one young man refused to
purchase another ticket this morning. OF
to get off the car when SO requested.
Cant take that ticket. its time cx-
pired several days ago" said the condti'e-
tor, When onered ticket aateu void
after February s, 1905
Very WE'LL replied the owner of tbs
ticket, but you won't get another. The
fact that its time has expired, is III
| fault of mine. I would have been glad
! to have used it on several occasions haG
such thing been possible. but the road
was tied up. 1t Is the fault OF tho
used before. and I do not intend tc
| throw it away
You must pay your fare or shall put
| you off the car said the eond uctor.
| Nothing would please me better was
| the answer You may put me off al
| your pleasure, bat the matter will bt
taken into court for settlement. / an
| going to ride on that ticket, or not al
| all. I paid for it and l intend to use it. .
In spite of the threat to put him on
| the car, the young man who refused tC
| give his name, was allowed to ride tC
| the city without paying. The conductor
refused "to take up" the expired ticket
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Commuters Grievances
Still on the Increase
Many Alexandrians Compelled to Walk to
This City BY Reason of BIoCkade-Giri
SuffOCates in Car.

Residents of Alexandria who are
forced to take early morning trains TO
this city are disgusted with the Wash
ington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Rail-
way Company
All winter, they say, they have been
compelled to put up with the poorest Of
accommodations, in cars not heated, and
now they have Il new grievance.
On last Thursday, February 8. the pas
sengers on two weIl-fil!ed cars bound
for Washington. had to walk from Del
Ray TO the St Asaph tower. a distance
Of over mile. in order to get to their
destination. Many of the passengers
think that the railroad officials knew
that the ears would in all probability be
unable to reach Washington. Others
don't care whether the officials knew il
or not. They were put to additional ex-
pense, forced to walk over mile
through snow which was nearly six
inches deep. and finally, were late to
their work. This. they say, is enough.
Blocked Cars Crowded.
The first south-bound car leaving
this city for Alexandria at go a. m
was derailed last Thursday just this
side of Del Ray, Va, which is midway
between Washington and Alexandria.
| The north-bound car was due to leave
Alexandria ten minutes later, at $50.
| Whether the conductor OF the derailed
| car telephoned to the car barn is an
! open question, for the $50 train left on
| its scheduled time, and, of course,
vas blocked by the $40 at Del Ray.
/ Hardly had the passengers realized what
| had happened when the 7:f5 from Alex
andria hove in sight and was also
| blocked by the derailed car. Both the
| blocked cars were crowded, an0 as Il re-
suit over hundred passengers were
blocked midway between their destina-
! tons and their homes, and one mile
and half from the steam cars.
| Several of the men tried to lift the
| car, which lay directly across the track
| back on the rails, but were unsuceess-
| full Then they lost their temperS. and
| there were several threats TO wreck
| the disabled car and thus clear the
| track Not a few of the passengers
| were men who had to report for work
| ir this city at O'Clock. There were
also about forty women passengers, al
| of whom were in a hurry.
! The weather was registered as only {
| few degrees above zero, and the car:
| were not heated.
Started to Walk.
After becoming convinced that i
would be impossible for the car 10 b,
| put on the track within an hour a
| least, the passengers started to walk
| some toward home, some toward this
city, and others to the st. Asapf
| tower, one and one-half miles distant
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Won1an's Lawyers Seek
New Trial for Gredson
Mrs. Edwards Petition Generating Negro
Presented to Court-Names Her Daughter
Mary as an Accessory.

woman swears. helped her carry the
corpse to the place behind the house
where it was found The body dropped
once, Mrs. Edwards says, and Mary
helped her pick ii up.
The supreme court viii announce its
decision as TO Greason later this after
noon
II is expected Ihat ne will be granted
new trial, and that Mrs Edwards
will be respited in order that she may
appear as a witness
Dressed in white, and escorted by two
unknown women who declined to state
their destination. tiny Alma. the prison
born child of Mrs. Kate Edwards. ar
rived al Broad street station at sos
o'clock this morning. The child is
rather pretty, and looks like Cuban.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 13-Attor-
neys representing Mrs. Kate Edwards,
the murderess of her husband shortly
before noon today fiied in the supreme
court a petition asking for new trial
for Samuel Grcason, the woman's negro
lover and alleged accompiice. Appended
to the application is a copy of Mrs.
Edwards confession. IN the letter she
completely exonerated Greason and
names her daughter Mary as ac-
conDlice
According to her statement. Mary
stood guard on the porch while Mrs.
Edwards killed her husband and the
girls father with a hammer as he lay
in a drunken stupor Mary then, the
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
HAD A NOVEL PROJECT
To REACH NATIVE LAND
Mark Kovalovig Contemplated Enlist
ing in Navy and Deserting-Is
Sent to Workhouse

Because Mark KoYalovig, a Hunga-
rian, repeatedly visited the navy yard
to talk TO the commandant about enter
ing the United States Service, he was
arrested by d policeman and hailed
into the Police Court on charge of
yagrancy.
In court he was unable to speak Eng
Iish. and Judge Scott suggested that
Mark be hurried to the workhouse and
study the language for two fortnights.
The policeman said he had get anoth-
er subject OF Franz Josef TO talk with
Mari. and from the would-be Jack Tar
ii was ascertained that he intended get
tfog In the navy. deserving when New
YORK was reached. and then going TO
his home. Mark was not impressed
with America, and being unable 10 get
work decided to go back and I'LL his ma
five soil.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
GEN KUROPATKIN
EXPECTS At TACK
Russians Busily Engaged
Fortifying Their Lines.
MIkADO PRAISES TROOPS
General Nodzu Gives Banquet-Death
List of Russians at Hell
koutai Grows
MIkADO PRAISES TROOPS

TOKYO, Feb ia report from the
ia panese army headquarters states that
the Russians continue their daily skir-
nlish attacks and minor bombardments
for the purpose of searching the Japan
ese positions.
The Russians are busily engaged in
terrifying opposite the Japanese left,
evidently in anticipation of q turning
movement.
1t Is officially announced that the total
number of Russian dead collected on the
field at Heikoutai up to February 10 was
2,003, Indicating that the Russian casu-
alties were larger than at first supposed.
The festival of kigensetsu or cele-
bration of the founding of the present
japanese dynasty, was celebrated brill
liantIy Saturday by tie court The cap
itai and all the other japanese cities
We're decorated in honor of the occa-
sion.
The Mikado, in a speech in reply to the
congratulations ShoWered upon him,
made not the slightest reference to the
war.
Celebration at the Front.
A dispatch from Nodzu's headquarters
On the Shahke river states that the
day was also celebrated there by the
Japanese officers and troops. General
Ncdzu gave Il banquet. at which the
guests included General Prince Kanin,
OF the japanese army, and Prince Carl,
of HohenzolIern, the representative of
Emperor William General Nodzu
toasted the Mikado and the Kaiser
and Prince Carl, speaking IN japanese,
called for banzais for General Nodzu
On Friday last the japanese captured
Iaros, 1888 tons, laden with munitions
OF war, destined for Vladiyostok.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
Editors in Holy Russia
Eper Menaced by Peril
Kuropatkin Refuses to Engage in Newspaper
Work on the Ground That 1t Is
More Dangerous Than Fighting

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 13.-When
General Kuropatkin was young man
he was asked to undertake the editing
of military newspaper. He declined
with the words. Fighting battles is
much less dangerous.
Fighting battles may not really be less
dangerous, nut it is certainly less vexa-
tious than conducting newspaper in
the Cars doninions. The editor must
lay himself out 10 please, firstly, the
imperial court; secondly, a dozen min
listers of state. individually and eoIlec-
lively: thirdly, half a dozen censors,
and. fourthly. the public.
Hard Place to Fill.
Tt is not easy even TO get into the edi-
torial chair When the editor of q Mos
cow or St Petersburg newspaper dies,
the name OF his proposed successor must
always be submitted by the proprietors
TO the government, who decide whether
he is "A hopeful man before sanction
ing his appointment.
The editor. once appointed. must watch
every compositor, and read every proof
himself. During the reign of Alexander
III the St. Petersburg Viedomosti was
censured for printing the word Angus
teishii' fMost August, referring to the
Czar), without a capital. All pronouns
relating TO the Car must have capital
letters, and any reference TO his majesty
couched in anything but the most for
NAL terms calls downs a storm from
above.
Paragraphs describing the Cars do
ings, no matter how late they come In,
displace all other news, and go at the
head of the first column on the front
page: and any mistake as to the dates
to trouble
The editor must see that none of his
contributors make hidden uncompli-
mentary illusions to the imperial fam
ily-
Prince Was Loyal.
Three years ago q certain Prince
Baria tinsky started a daily paper ir
St Petersburg. The prince was per-
fectly loyal. but in one of his first mum
bers a serial story appeared ridiculins
an imaginary family called the Obman-
offs. and In particular holding up te
scorn one member of it described as
''Nflxi" j"
Next day the issue was seized, the
paper closed up. and the editor saved
from lifelong imprisonment only by
| proving that he had not read the article
Every reader saw at once that the
0bmanoffs (Which means "deceivers"
| meant the Romanoffs. and the contempt
| ible Mkt was none other than the
| Gar Nicholas. A nihilistic contributor
| had sent In the article, counting upon
| the editor not seeing the intended refer
ences.
BY the time he has learned 10 aVoiC
| these perils the editors hair was turned
white But he is entirely bald by the
| time he has gained the good will of al
| the ministers. The ministers do no
| agree among themselves. and If he takes
| any particular line he offends somebody
II minister considers his policy ha!
| been reflected on unfavorably, ali he ha:
| to do is To go to two more ministers ant
| get them to back his order suspendinl
or totally suppressing the newspaper
If the minister is mercifuI he vii
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE

A Miss Buchanan was once rallying
her cousin, an officer. on his courage,
and rash!y said:
Now, 81 Harry, do you really mean
to tell r:e you can walk up to the can
mons mouth without fear?"
Yes, was the prompt reply. ''or a
Buchanau's either
And he once did tt-London. England.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
Signs at Sevastopol
Point to Early Peace

LONDON. Feb. ia dispatch to the
Daily Graphic from Sevastopol says
that confirmation seems TO be given to
the rumors of impending peace negotia-
tions by the continued Withholding Of
mobilization orders at Taurida, which
We're expected ted days ago, and also
by the sudden suspension of the supply
of war munitions from the Sevaastopol
arsenal and the cancellation of the de-
mands for field guns from the Caucasus
The Washington times., 1905-02-13

merely get a warning sent to the
editor. A year ago the great newspaper
Novoye Vremya, was warned merely
for saying that one minister's policy on
a certain question had great public
sympathy This annoyed another min
lister, who was at feud with the first
on this point.
Censorship a PitfaII.
The censorship is the third pitfall. All
newspapers which are suspected are
obliged to submit every article to a CEN
sor before publication. The censor not
only strikes out what he dislikes. but
sometimes inserts words which make the
article meaningless
Even this does not safeguard the un-
fortunate editor For though the article
has been passed by the censor, he can
still be warned or suspended If ii con-
tains anything unpleasant to the powers
that be.
Some monSns ago a revolutionary
Novoye Vremya compositor, by ornitting
a few letters, changed a loyal address to
the Gar into most outrageous attack
Not until a whole edition was printed
was this discovered. with the result of
enormous loss. and the disorganizaton
of the days issue.
ishing newspapers which comment un-
favorably upon the government policy
Sometimes they stop the paper for a
i term, and sometimes altogether.
Stop Street Sales.
Sometimes they merely stop the street
sale, and allow regular subscribers to
receive the paper. OF course. the loss
falls upon the proprietor, not upon the
editor, but as the latter is responsible
he suffers.
Occasionally the authorities force the
paper to insert humble apology, under
the heading official correction" This
method OF chastisement is the most
! dreaded of all, as 1t makes the news
paper ridiculous in the eyes of its read
ers.
Finally, when the editor has pleased
every one else ne is obliged to please his
readers. He is thus placed between two
stools. If he fears to criticise the au-
| thorities his circulation declines, If he
| dares 10 criticise it his circulation stops
altogether by the simple method oi
| suppression
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to open a channel for the ice TO float
down the stream.
1t is needless to say that this change
in the weather will bring more suffer
ing to the poor of the city. Aiready
the work of the relief associations has
been the greatest in many years, but
even the enormous amount of work
now being done viii be increased during
the next week The charity work in all
of the great cities of the country has
been greater this winter than ever be-
fore, and the predicted blizzard is bound
to make conditions almost beyond re-
lief
Contributions for Charity.
The following contributions have come
TO John Joy Edison, treasurer of the
Associated Charities:
Oliver. IS: a. A. Thomas. $40; Miss s
M Landon 81; Mrs. Kate L. Moorhcad.
So; Mrs. S. a. Parker, 81; Mrs L. a
Madeira, 81: Mrs. ]. T. freeman. g Mr.
and Mrs. H. I. Houston. s.; Alberta VIII
son, SO; Albert F. Fox, SO; Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Lee. 50; Miss l. F. Symonds, S2;
H. Fischer 81; Miss Z. F. Osgood. $50;
A Alpha $35; E c. A. 81; II. z. Alex
ander. So; NJ J. V, 81; William W, Gale,
Middleton. $3.50; Miss Anna Van Dyke,
81 so
John F. wilkins. treasurer OF the
Citizens Relief se "A Association. reports the
w G. B., s.; NJ, 81: L. B., 81; Clar-
ence Bean. $40: Miss JEANNE Turnbull.
So; c. x. Stellwagen. So; john F. Cook,
SO; Mrs. John Alexander Johnston. $40;
Womans Society of the Vermont Ave
nue. Christian Church. through Mrs.
Louise Perkins. $50; "; s, Hoge; $50;
So; Col. and Mrs. W. Fl. Forwood, S5i n.
Landon Burchell, SIS.
Grasps Entire Country.
The blizzard has grasped the entire
country In the West it is raging from
the Canadian boundary to Texas, and
as far as the Rocky Mountains. In It's
travel east 1t has enveioped the Ohio
Valley, and with a great sweep has
rushed into New York and the New
England States. Zero weather will ex-
tend as far south as the North Caro-
lima line and central Florida will ex-
perience freezing weather. If the fruit
trees of Georgia and Florida have not
! already been injured this spell will GER
tainIy do a great deal Of damage.
Hard on River Men.
with particular force is the continu-
ance of the cold wave felt by those who
depend upon the river as their means
of livelihood. The surface of the river
Is still ore mass OF solid ice, from
twelve to fourteen inches thick. The
few days of warm weather were hailed
with delight by the river men, for ii
was thought that the Government tugs
would soon be at work breaking up the
ice. and opening the channel The re-
turn of the cold wave. however, makes
it impossible for Harh2rnaster Sutton
TO say when he will start the work of
brea king the Ice.
'-One thing is certain. however" said
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
DAILY BULLETIN.
" !. & Nj Y. r. Il.

Another meal station has been
established between Washington
and Alexandria. Passengers are
now assured of getting their three
daily meals en- route.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
4 GOOD MEMORY.

"He needn't be SO stuck up said Miss
Knockerton. Il can remember the day
when he couldn't write his own name.
rs 1t possible? / didn't suppose you
could remember him back to his short
clothes and kilt days. brooklyn Citi-
zen.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
JANIToR JOKES.

Il wonder who gets up all these jani-
Did you say janitor jokes?''
Yes"
''Son1e fool who never lived in nat
I'll bet."-Brooklyn Citizen.
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I ever advised by you or did I have any
knowledge that any part of any such
cash or receipts were placed TO the
credit OF our firm or myself.
Asks Partners Support.
Now, judge, you will agree with me,
am sure, these are the facts, and Z
am also sure whatever entries you
made, you never intended / should have
any part of such cash or checks, If any.
and that you intended that In some way
in settling accounts between us no part
Of such moneys or checks should be any
other but your Individual property I
had supposed, Of course, that you had
Kept all such charges and accounts in
your own name. There is no offense on
your part in doing business for honest
people in these land matters. / hope.
therefore, you will do me the justice at
the proper time in giving the facts just
as they are and as l have stated them.
You must not get ratified or alarmed.
Harry will doubtless identify the CO.
partnership articles of 1902 as having
been prepared by him. See him at once
on his arrival.
Caution and Silence.
Don't be interviewed until I see you.
and now, strictly confidential, don't tell
Harry. your son, or any one. Can't you
Immediately on receipt of this drop
everything ana come directly hereZ
Bring with you in trunk, but don't let
your family or any one know, all the
| company's books. day ledger. ali of
them; also your bank book, as am
extremely anxious to see for myself
personally what the books show Be
sides, it is important we should talk
over with Fulton, who is TO help de-
| fend me, in regard to the case l hope
you can come.
IF SO, don't let soul know you are
| coming, not even Harry. And if you
conclude to come wire me as follows:
/ John leaves direct for Washington this
eyening-Tanner. / do hope you can
/ come, and Immediately, before you are
cerely your friend.
| JOHN II. MITCHELL
s'P. S-Don't show Harry this letter.
! or tell him anything in It. Don't let
/ him see our books. Tell him nothing
| safe, and safe and office carefully
| locked, these scoundrels viii get in II
possible.
..P. s.-Burn this without fail
Subsequent TO this the Sena tor sent
| TO Judge Tanner two cautioning tele-
grams, urging the judge not to be in-
| teryfewed The kilograms are dated
February s and g.
Statement Tonight.
Senator Mitchell when seen today by
reporter for The Times announced that
! he would tonight give out an explana-
| ton of the letter Further than this
tho Senator would not discuss the mat
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
Gripenberg Coming Home;
Succeeded by Rilderling

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 13.-It is Of
ficially announced that General Gripen-
berg will return from the front and will
be succeeded in command of the second
Manchurian army by General BilderIing.
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
Statement Tonight.

Senator Mitchell when seen today by a
reporter for The Times announced that
he would tonight give out an explana-
ton of the letter Further than this
the Senator would not discuss the mat
The Washington times., 1905-02-13
OREGON'S EXPOSE
TALK OF CAPITOL

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