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The Washington times., 1906-01-28
An Awakened Press.

Washington has able organs of pub
licity. Their records in the past have
been generally meritoriOus. The con-
servatism of the local press in the past,
however, has rather approached the
borderline of lack Of enterprise. There
has been a seeming apathy with re
gard to the setting forth of Washing
tons possibilities, and her assured
growth along certain lines. The senti-
ment of the press for the past century,
almost. has been rather in the nature of
a recording Of events and a discussion
of national topics with an apparent
neglect or at least a intimidation OF the
Importance OF local conditions.
This policy has been the natural out
come of the peculiar conditions that
have confronted the press in the past.
The Importance of Washington as the
National Capital have SO far OVershad-
owed the city proper. which has only
recently thrown aside its swaddlinS
clothes, that the tendency has natural
IL been to fix the gaze upon national
resplendenCe rather than to foster the
less interesting local light This status
Of affairs is now a matter OF history.
however. The real bgness of Washing
ton is appealing to the press of the city
in a way never before realized and there
is a spirit of optimism dominant I'm the
editorial and news columns Of the news
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SIXTY ZULUS KILLED
Disastrous Attack on British Colonial
Pursuing Force.

Durham, Natal, May 6.-Colonel Man
sells column, which Is pursuing the
Zulu rebels under Chief Bambaata
was attacked to-day by 200 zulus
while descending a precipitous hill neal
the grave of Chief Catiwayo. Sixty
Zulus were killed. Colonel Mansell had
three men wounded.
Mansell was engaged in a reconnois-
sance from Fort Yolland. He was CO.
operating with other columns in ex-
pelling the rebels from a forest with a
view to cutting Bambaata off from es-
cape. He thought the Zulu attackers
were Bambaata's men. They number
ed altogether over a thousand men and
attempted to employ the crescent for
nation adopted in the Zulu war, and
only Colonel ManselPs prompt DISPOSE
ton of his forces prevented disaster,
The Zulus displayed desperate fury.
They were armed with rifles and asse-
gals, and evidently had been drugged
by witch doctors, who pretend to be
able to render them impervious to bull
let's.
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INAUGURATION OF THE
RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT
DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS
REACH CAPITAL TO WITNESS
HISTORIC EVENT.

Fears That Government Might Attempt
to Dissolve 1t Before 1t Had Oppor-
tunity to Do Anything Are VAN
ishing-MOre Hopeful Feeling That
Country VIII Enter Smoothly Into
Parliamentary Life-Partly Due to
Moderate Attitude of Constitutional
Democrats.
st. Petersburg, May 6.-The members
of the national parliament and Of the
council of the empire are arriving here
on every train. Quite number of dis
tinguished foreign visitors. are Journal
lists already have reached st. Peters
burg to witness Thursdays great his
toric event--the inauguration Of the
Russian parliament.
The fears that the government might
attempt to dissolve the parliament be-
fore it had the opportunity of accom-
plishing anything are vanishing, and,
despite the bomb outrage at Moscow
to-day and the continued irreconcilable
attitude of the extreme revolutionists,
there is, a more hopeful feeling that
Russia may enter smoothly into par
liamentary life This is due not only to
the moderate attitude Of the constitu-
tional democratic majority, whose lead
ers with admirable self-restraint are
holding the extremists among them in
check, but to the manifest desire of the
| government to avoid a conflict. The
new cabinet has announced policy of
hands off, with practically saying that
the parliament shall have carte blanche,
and that SO long as it does not attempt
to meddle with the fundamental laws of
the empire the parliament will be AL
lowed to offer it's own solution for the
crying agrarian problem.
With this attitude of the government,
| if it is sincerely carried out, the con-
stitutional democrats, for the present,
are content. They believe their final
victory, when the emperor will be fore
ed to grant constitution, is not far off
= few months at especially If in
the meantime they are permitted to ac-
complish something tangible which will
strengthen them with the country.
The Associated Press to-day talked
with M. Naboukoff, the leader of the
Unconstitutional democrats, who said
frankly that his party had no desire at
present to have premier and cabinet
even if 1t could. Such responsibility
would place it upon the defensive, while
by remaining in opposition, with the
country behind it, the chances Of fore
ing a complete surrender were increas-
ed instead Of being diminished.
The little group of socialists of the
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MAY CALL STRIKE OFF
Charge That Longshoremen's Associa-
ton Has Been Deceived.

Buffalo, N. Y, May ga special to
the Express from Cleveland says: In
dications are that the sympathetic
strike Of workers on the great lakes
will soon be called off. 1t is charged
that President Keefe of the Long
shoremen's association called his or
ganization and its affiliated labor bod
les out on sympathetic strike on the
Misrepresentation of the Lake Pilots
Protective association. 1t is charged
that the lake pilots presented their
membership to be 1900 when in reality
1T Is about 1876. Many of the pilots here
have failed to obey the strike order
Reports all along the lakes indicate
that the strike is being gradually brok-
en-. Some vessels are working with
non-union crews, and their cargoes
have been unloaded and re-shipped by
non-union men right along the docks
where the unions were supposed to be
strongest.
President Keefe is angered at being
led to call a sympathetic strike for a
lost cause, and is about to order his
men back to work.
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PUBLICITY BILL AMhNDMENTS.
Perry Belmont Does Not Think His Or
ganization VIII Object.

Washington May s.-Perry Belmont
was asked to-day what he thought of
the proposed aendments to the publicity
bill. He replied.
Il believe the proposed amendments
will improve the bill, which already
covers national and congressional com
mittees, but did not provide for the
publication Of contributions and expen-
ditures until the close of the campaigns,
while the amendments provide for pub
lication both before and after elections.
AS the principle of publicity is preserv-
ed intact by the amendments am con-
fident that no member of our organiza-
tion will object to them"
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SUNDAY IN SAN FRANCISCO
FIRST ACCIDENT IN DYNAMITING
OF DANGEROUS WALLS.

Three Soldiers Buried Beneath Falling
Debris--For First Time Since Earth
quake All Municipal Offices Were
CIosed--Among the Churches Open
Air Services Are the Rule---Coroner's
List of Fatalities DvindIes,
San Francisco, May 6.-The first ac-
cident in connection with the dyna-
miting of dangerous walls by engineers
Of the army, took place to-day. The
engineers were working in the down
town quarter. They had just exploded
two charges of dynamite under the fa-
cade of tall ruin, and a third charge
was about to be fired when the wall
fell. Three soldiers were burial but
a mass of twisted iron partly shielded
them and only one was hurt.
For the first time since the earth
quake all municipal departments were
closed to-day.
Among churches open air services
were the rule, even where the buildings
were unharmed At Golden Gate park
the usual Sunday afternoon concert
was given before thousands Of persons
That the people are beginning to look
for diversion was shown last night
when a great crowd assembled to see
vaudeville show at hall In fillmore
street. The authorities at the last mo-
ment refused to permit the perform
ance.
Two arrests for selling liquor were
made to-day.
Coroner Walsh, after revising his list
of victims Of fire and earthquake to-
day, informed MajorGeneral Greedy
that the total number of cases handled
by his office was 319 of which 1S4 were
identified. This report shows thirty
nine fewer fatalities than given by a
previous count.
Streets of the burned region were
crowded to-day by sightseers. Every
train from nearby towns and every
boat was packed with people eager to
get glimpse Of the city's devastation,
and almost every third person carried
camera
In expectation of the crush of people
booths of street fakirs sprang up over
night along the curbs on the cleared
streets, prepared to furnish refresh
ments, and most of them enjoyed a
profitable trade. In many Instances the
booths were labeled with the names of
former famous hostelries, and the in
congruity of "hot frankfuters five
cents" beneath palace Hotel" provok-
ed smile from pedestrians.
Construction of new building and
tearing down of ruins continued to-day
on all sides. Several hundred frame
buildings now appear on the site of de-
stroyed structures, and foundations are
preparing for many more.
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SUNDAY BASEBALL STOPPED.
Stamford and Greenwich Cut Out the
Sport.

Stamford. May 6.-Sunday baseball
here and In Greenwich was stopped to-
day by the authorities. During the past
two years it has been the custom of
the Stamford team, 9 mi-professional
nine, to play out of town teams at
Keeler's Hill, just inside the Greenwich
line, and that attendance at these
games has been anywhere between L.
900 and 5000. Recently a new baseball
team was organized here and had pre-
pared another field at Keeler's hill. Both
Stamford teams and their opponents
were on the grounds to-day and about
to begin the game when Deputy Sheriff
Ritch of Greenwich appeared with sew
eral constables and refused to allow
the games to proceed. It was stated
that complaints had been made by
Greenwich people regarding the games
and that the authorities had decided to
prohibit them.
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MODERATES IN CONTROL.
VIII Direct Policy OF Russian Consti-
tionaI Democrats.

1tOnal democrats
st. Petersburg, May 6.-Tha moder-
ates carried another feature of the pro-
gramne of the constitutional democrat
ic congress today by adopting the prof.
eet of party organization which places
the control of both the policy and the
tactics of the party in the hands of the
national congress and its executive
arm, the central committee, This
project was introduced on Saturday and
was bitterly fought by the extremist
wing of the party.
The deputies spent most of the day
discussing their tactics for agitation in
the country, and at the evening session
the agrarian programme fixing the
maximum size of farms, the redistribu-
ton, through government agency, Of
lands exceeding this maximum, etc,
was introduced. The radicals immedi-
ately attacked this, demanding the ma
tionalization land specialization of al
lands
A feature of the session was the pic
turesque scene when the news was re-
ceiyed of the attempt upon the life Of
Governor General Doubasoff at Mos
cow 1t was then supposed that the at
tempt had been successful. The con-
vention took a recess and cheered the
assassin and the deed for ten minutes.
During the evening news also was re-
ceived of the assassination of the gov
ernor of Elizabethpol in revenge for his
savage repressions in the Caucasus.
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RHODE island PULLED
OFF VIRGINIA SHOAL
FOUR POWERFUL NAVAL TuGS
FLOAT THE NEW BATTLE.
SHIP.

Cruiser Minneapolis Stands Ry-Un-
able to Get a Hauser Aboard strand
ed VesseI--Every Piece of Movahv.
Material Shifted From the Forward
Part Of the Ship to Tighten Her in
That Quarter-Extent Of Injury "a
the Warship Not Known.
Richmond, Va, May 6.--A special To
the T1mes-Dispatch from Norfolk saws.
The battleship Rhode Island was float
ed tonight after having been aground
on the York Spit bar since Saturday
morning. 1t was due to the efforts Of
-FOUR powerful naval tugs-the Uncas.
Wahneta, Hercules and Mohawk-that
the big Warship was drawn from the
sandbar. She was foated at high tide
at $50 o'clock this afternoon. The
United States cruiser Minneapolis stood
by and saw the Rhode Island pulled on
the shoals, and would have assisted in
getting her off but for her inability to
get hawser aboard the battleship.
When the naval tugs reached the
stranded warship after a thirty-n1fle
run from the Norfolk navy yard they
found the Rhode Islands bow high on
the shoal at the eastern entrance ID
York river. Early this morning TIE
Minneapolis endeavored to get a line
aboard the Rhode Islands stern with
the assistance of the naval tug Uncas.
In maneuvering the Uncas was in col
lision with the Rhode Island and car
ried away part Of her rail.
Later the Mohawk went aground
alongside the Rhode Island while pass
Ing hawser aboard that vessel but
eventually got afoat.
Efforts to float the Rhode Island at
high tide this morning did not move the
vessel. At low tide to-day the battie-
ship was drawing twenty-four feet OF
water aft and eighteen feet forward.
Water was pumped from her forward
tanks and every piece Of movable ma
terial was shifted from the forward
part Of the ship with the view Of. hight
ening that quarter. The ship and the
naval tugs tanderned up at high tide
for q try at the battleship. Their IT,
! forts were successful. The Rhode Is-
land then dropped anchor in the mouth
of the York river, and win come to
Hampton Roads tomorrow morning,
The extent of the injury to the ship
is not known tonight. It develops that
there was no native pilot taken on|
board the vessel when she entered the
capes The Virginia pilots say that one
was offered but refused No other pi-
lot would have undertaken to take the
ship TO York bay.
The battleship is supposed to have
passed in the Virginia Capes at 4:4S
o'clock yesterday morning. 1t took her
probably three hours to get from the
capes to the point at which she ran
aground. and If that Is true she went
ashore at high water.
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TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
Amounted to $11O,OOO,OOe for the Last
Fiscal Year.

washington, May GA bulletin is
sued by the department Of commerce
and labor says that the trade of the
United States with Brazil aggregates
sum than with any other country OF
sum tina with any other country of
South America. Our imports from Bra
zil for the fiscal year 1906 aggregated
S99, OS4 against $15,3549M from Ar
gentina and 11,071, 61S from Chile. Ex-
ports to Brazil from the United States
in 1905 were but $10,9S5,096 against $685.
564 066 to Argentina and formed less
than one-ifth Of our total exports tc
South America. OF the imports from
Brazil in 1905 $64,0OOOOO was coffee, $685.
$1,000 Indian rubber and $3.50 OO(
hides and skins.
Comparing conditions in 1905 with
those Of 1896 the bulletin says the to.
tai exports to Brazil shows a falling off
from $15,165,O79 in 1895 to $1o,9S5, ,O96 III
1905, the decrease occurring chiefly ir
provisions.
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PRISCILLA ToWED IN.
Disabled Through an Accident to Her
Port Wheel.

Newport, R. l., May 6.-The Fall Riv-
er line steamer Priscilla, which became
disabled through an accident to her
port wheel in Nassagansett bay last
night, arrived in Newport tonight in
tow Of the freighter City of Taunton
from Fall River. Most of the passen-
gers remained on board the Priscilla
through the night, and were removed
early to-day by the steamer Puritan of
the same line. The Puritan took the
passengers to Fall River, where they
proceeded to New York by special train.
The freight on the Priscilla was remov-
ed by the steamer New Hampshire and
taken to New York this morning.
The steamer Providence Of the same
line, which has been out of commission
at this port, was hurriedly put in shape
to take the place of the Priscilla, which
will be removed from the line for sew
eral days for repairs.
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JEWISH oHARmY sooIET4ns.
Biennial Meeting Of National Confefs
ence In Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, May 6.--The biennial
meeting of the national conference of
Jewish charities which brings together
representatives of every Jewish charity
of any Importance in the United States
was formally opened tonight in Ken
eseth Israel temple, thts city, and will
continue until Wednesday. The ad-
dress of welcome was made by Will
liam B. Hackenburg, and this was fol-
lowed by an address by the president
of the conference. Judge Julian W.
Mack of Chicago. The report of the
committee on distribution was read by
Cyrus ID. Sulzzerger of New York.
The Jewish Publication society Of
America also held its annual meeting
here to-day, at which the following Of
fioers were elected; President, Edwin
Wolf of Philadelphia; vice president,
DIR. Henry w. Leipsiger of New York;
treasurer, Henry Fernberger Of Phila-
delphia; secretary, Lewis w, Stein
bach Of Philadelphia.
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STRONGLY ENDORSED.
Action of New Foundland Cabinet
Against American Fishermen.

st. Johns, N. f., May 6,-Public SEN
timent throughout the colony strongly
supports the Bond cabinets aggressive
enactment against the American fish
erman, while from views expressed
in official circles, it appears
probable that the premier has the en-
dorsement of the British government,
which believes the restrictive measures
proposed are within the colony's legal
rights.
The government will employ whaling
vessels in addition to the revenue cruis-
er in enforcing the bail act against
American fishing vessels. The new
foreign fishing vessels bill is expect
ed to pass the upper house of the leg
islature tomorrow. Both houses will
be prorogued Wednesday.
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$500, 600 FOR GREELK.
Taft Places This Amount at Disposal of
General.

Washington, May 6-Following rep
RESERVATIONS made to the war depart
ment by Major General Greedy, COM
Hnanding the department of the Pacific,
Secretary Taft has placed at the dis
posal OF that officer an amount approx
imating 100000 of the relief fund of $2,-
100000 appropriated by congress for the
relief of the San Francisco earthquake
sufferers. With this money General
Greely will pay for supplies already
purchased and others which are need
ed, including fresh meat, which, he
says, is indispensable. Supplies here
tofore issued, including tents, from the
ouartermaster's stores, etc, and which
had been charged against, this appro-
priation of 100000, will be returned to
the army and are available for future
nSe
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BROKER SUICIDES.
Leland w. Folsom, of Boston, Shoots
Himself.

Boston, May e. Leland W. Folsom,
who had for several years been a IA
miliar figure in State street brokerage
business in this city, is dead from a
self-inf1icted bullet wound. Folsom reg
istered at the Crawford house Saturday
under an assumed name, and that eve
ming a shot was heard in his room.
He was found dead, and 1t was some
time before he was identified. An eff
fort was made to keep the suicide Sec
ret, but it became known tonight. FL
nancial reverses are supposed to have
led to the act Folsom was abbut for
ty-five lears old and is survived by a
wife.
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Responsibility Placed for Wreck That
Cost Ten Lives.


Altoona, Pa, May 6.--The official re-
port Of the collision Friday night be-
tween the eastbound Chicago mail
train and the westbound Chicago and
st. Louis express on the Petersburg
cut-off of the Pennsylvania railroad,
which caused the death of ten persons
and the injury of many others, lays the
blame on Engineer j. 7. Doughetry,
who was hauling the weStbound train.
He was given orders to wait at the end
of the double track at Carlin to permit
the eastbound train to pass, but he
misunderstood them and continued out
on the single track. Engineer Dough-
erty, the report says, did not deny that
he had made mistake when before the
officials for examination.
The injured at Altoona hospital are
doing we'll and with the exception of a
colored boy, name unknown, who is
still in serious condition, all are on
the road to recovery
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HARTFORD CHILD KILLED.
struck by Trolley Car in Attempting to
Cross Street.

Hartford, May 6.-Maria Lowe, the
seven-year-old daughter of James
Lowe, was run over and almost in
stantly willed by trolley car here to-
night. The car had to be lacked up
before the body, which was badly
mangled, could be taken from beneath
1t. The child, in company with COM
panion, it is said, was crossing the
street and did not see the car. No
blame, it is stated, attaches to the mo-
torman Of the car.
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CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Rev. G. c. stuart Balm Accused Of set.
ting Fire to Church.

Waterloo, N. Y, May 6.-Rev. c. G..
Stuart Balm, pastor Of the First Bap-
thst church of Waterloo, was arrested
here to-day on a charge of arson in the
third degree and arraigned in police
court The hearing was adjourned un-i
til Tuesday and Mr. Balm was commit
ted to Jail. His church here was burn
ed March last The pastors arrest
to-day followed long examination be-
fore District Attorney Bodine during
which Mr.. Balm was asked to explain
certain letters he is alleged to have re-
ceived concerning the church and which
the prosecution claims he wrote him
self Mr.. Balm denied having set fire
to the church. He came here last Oc-
tober from Newburgh aid no cause can
be assigned for his alleged acts.
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Serious Auto Accident.

New York, May 6.-In an automobile
accident to-day in Broadway Park,
near White Plains, N. Y, Clifford
Cochran, carpet manufacturer of
Yonkers, was seriously injured. The
automobile collided with truck, the
horses of which were killed. In Mr..
Cochran's party were Joseph Pulitzer,
jr., Mrs, Cochran, Miss Sally D. Dixon.
and George Simpson, the chauffeur. AL
though the car was completely wrecked
and the occupants thrown out only MIR.
Cochran was seriously hurt
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WOMAN GoRED By COW.
Mrs. Paul Popp, of South NOrwaIk, In
Critical Condition.

South Norwalk, May 6.-Mrs. Paul
Popp was frightfully gored to-day at
her home here by cow owned by her
The animals horns tore cash four
inches long under her left art, and
another an inch long on the right side
of her chest, besides intiicting bruises
all over her body. The woman is now
in a critical condition.
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Candidate for U. S. senator.

Omaha, Neb., May 6.-The candidacy
of Edward Rosewater, proprietor of the
Omaha Bee, for nomination for United
States senator at the coming republi-
can state convention, will be announced
tomorrow morning in the Bee in a
signed article by his son, Victor Rose
water. MANAGING sdit9Es
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Boston Cigar Makers strike To-day.

Boston, May Cit was announced at
the headquarters of the Cigar Makers
union Tonight that arrangements were
complete for the strike of cigar makers
which will be instituted tomorrow to
enforce the unions demand for a wage
increase. 1t is thought that about 1900
men, employed in tho six principal ei.
gar fsctoTses jusshe city zigl 50 nUt