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The Washington times., 1906-01-06

yard with a sapling raised from these
acorns, he, on April 6, 1904. caused one
or the finest of the young trees TO be
shipped from his New Hampshire es-
tate TO this city. where. on arrival II
was planted in the lawn east of the
west terrace OF the White House by
President Roosevelt. Secretaries Hitch
cock and Wilson assisting Cnfortun-
atcly for the young sapIing something
or other bad gone amiss in the shin
meni, and instead OF taking root and
thriving IL shrivelled up and died.
President Disappointed.
Both the President and Secretary
Hitchcock were very much disappoint-
ed over the failure Of this saDling. but
the latter resolved 70 try again send
ing this time TO the head gardener OF
the Imperial Palace st Peterhof, "a re
quest that he forward him some acorns
Of the famous oak on CZaTina Island.
This was done. with the permission or
the Gar, and two months ago tho
acoTns arrived in sound, fresh cOndi-
ton. in a great package bearing Rus
sian stamps and the imperial seal. and
were promptly turned over to Colonel
BrOmwell. Of the Division Of Public
Buildings and Grounds. who lost no
time in planting them in pots in the
War Department greenhouses south OF
the White Lot
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
DISTRICT JUDGES MAY
EXCHANGE PLACES

Considerable interest is being taken
BY members of the local bar in the
swing around the bench which v'u g
made by the justice of the Supreme
Court OF the District n the opening of
the February term OF the coprt.
It Is rumored that Justira WrIcEt.
presiding in Criminal Court No ] wi.
be assigned TO the circuit branch of ne
court probably Circuit Court No. =
now presided over by Chief Justice Cl1-
baugh. In this connection II is sr9ted
Chief Justice CIabaugh will preside in
one OF the equity co;.rts.
1t Is also reported tnat Justice. tfculd
now sitting in Criminal Court No. ,
will be assigned To Criminal Court No.
/. and that Justice Stafford now the
Justice presiding In Eqrity Court No. ?
will be assigned TO Criminal Court No. 2
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
v. {. BAINBRIDGE
PARIS TREASURY AGENT
Former Secretary Of Legation at Pekin
Goes to the French
Capital.

William Z. Bainbridge. who was sec
reta-y Of legation at Peltin during the
Boxer troubles. will return To the Gov
ernnent service. after a period OF re-
tirement, as chief agent Of the Treas
ury Department. at Paris
Il was announced yesterday that Sec
retary Shaw has made this appointment.
The place viii be charged TO Iowa the
Senators from that State having been
interested actively IN behalf Of Mr..
BaiHbridge, who is a resident Of Council
Bluffs
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JUDICIAL DECISION
IN PECULIAR CASE

Justice Barnard. of the Supreme
Court of the District, held in the Cos
grove-senay litigation that a seller is
not compelled 10 furnish a purchaser
with list of the formers creditors
before the purchase price has been
paid.
his bottiing business to Henry j.
Senay. The latter refused TO pay the
purchase money until a list OF Co.'S
groves creditors was furnished him.
Cosgrove objected and the court sus-
tanned his contention.
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Post an Important One.

The Paris post is a very important one
The chief treasury agent there has gen
eral supervision over subordinates in
France. Spain and Italy. The business
is 10 examine and wise invoices and bills
Of lading fer goods that are 10 be ship
ped TO the United States. assuring that
the prices given are honest and fair
The Treasury has IN recent years had
a number Of scandals. due TO allegations
OF Undertaking. imports This practice
3 supposed 10 be prevented by proper
mana cement OF the Treasury agencies
abroad.
The last special agent at Paris was
William II. Williams, who held the
position for twelve years. He was trans
feTred some months ago 10 q minor post
in this country the understanding being
that the change amounted TO a removal
The Washington times., 1906-01-06

The announcement in The Times that
Robert X Cochrane. an Allegheny. Pa.
politician. has been totally blind for
several days from blood poisoning.
which he believes he caught from a
street car strap, has aroused consider
able interest in medical and scientific
circles in this city about the germ
transmitting qualities OF street car
straps.
Eminent physicians have expressed
frequently during the last few years
that almost everything two OF mOrs peo-
pie come in contact with is infested
with bacilIa, and many seemingly harm
less pursuits have received a bla:k eye.
Yet the street car strap has svOided
publicity until the present tine, when
authorities say it is almost at'the head
of infected articles
Denounced by Wiley.
DR. Harvey W. WHY. c-.er chemist
OF the United States. denounced, the
straps from a pract:cal. as we'll ias Q
scientific standpoint, He said:
i have just reformed from New Or
leans, where a system mas oeenJ q iOrI-
ed which does away with straps on
street cars. The seats in the cars there
are separated from each other by small
partitions. and from each Iarttf5a an
upright metal rail is extended.
These rails serve the purposes o.
straps. and are so m lch in imprOve-
ment over the strap method now aim 81
univeTs sally used. that / wonder com
panies in other cities dc not adopt
them.
Every square inch of a street car
strap is covered with germs, thousands
and thousands of them. The b0cilla are
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
DEBRTERS DECIDE
NAVY HAS ENOUGH SHIPS

That the United States has 40 need
for "a larger navy was decided last
night ~ the mid-Winter debate of the
junior class OF the Georgetown Law
school ut Castor Han.
William 9. Crawford and Charles NJ.
Mattingly won over Frank P. Jenal and
Daniel A Lucy. the argument for the
negative being that this cOuntrv's in
terests were being well looked after at
present. and the expense of an increas-
ed navy would be too great.
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Straps In Street Cars
Menace to PASSENGERS
FioneyCombed With Germs, They Transmit
Disease and Cause Other Dangers and
AnnOyanCeS to Those Who Stand Up.

of almost every conceivable variety and
there is no question about the straps be
Ing wonderful breeders Of disease. The
leather OF which most Of the straps
are constructed is of a regular germ
catching variety The surface is pecul-
iarly adopted TO holding the germs once
they are lodged there. and / have never
known anyone who ever heard OF a strap
being thoroughly cleaned much less
sterlized.
Transmission Of Germs,
Men 0f all classes ride I'm the street
cars. LaboTers who have been working
in a sewer hang on to a strap alongside
OF a man who has been preparing bodies
for burial In an undertaking establish
ment. The man with a sore on his fin
ger or with a diseased hand is given
access to the straps with the man who
Is physically sound.
THE germs may be easily transmitted
by a small abrasion or cut In the hand.
The flesh might be torn so slightly that
a person would suffer no Inconvenience
or pain from the cut vet the germs
from the straps get through just such
small cuts without The least difficulty
Another way may be by the straps
swinging into the eyes, and In this rezsl-
ner germs could be transmitted al
might render the victim totally blifse.
Other than from a sanitary stand
point, the straps are an uneXCusable
nuisance. They make themselves most
annoying by striking people In the head
and knocking their hats OFF
The metal posts. which are in vogue
in New Orleans. besides being construct
ed OF a metal that Is not susceptible 10
germs OF bacilla. are cleaned almost
constantly by persons brushing their
clothes against them. In this manner
the germs which ordinarily would lodge
on them are swept away.
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
BENNINGTON HEROES
HONOREO BY BONAPAR
Secretary Of the Navy Awards Medals
and GTatuiries to Eleven
Men.

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte las
paid well merited honor to the enlisted
men who proved themselves 10 be he
roes in the accident % the gunbo:i;
Remington las summer. when. in spite
of their injuries and sufferings, they did
all in their power to aid less fortunate
members OF the crew.
In a general order. tie Secretary SAYS
it is difficult, amid such a display OF
self-sacrifice and heroism 10 select it-
dividuaI cases. but after careful consid
Grafton, the department has awardcd q
medal and a gratuity to each of eleven
men
This l. ct
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John ]. Clausey. chief gUn1er's mate;
George r. Brock, carpenters mate. sec
ond class; Edward Beers, seaman; WI
lie Cronan, boatswain's mate. tnird
class; Raymond E Davis. QuaTterInas-
ter OF third class; Emil Fredericksen.
water tender; Rade Gribitch, seaman
William s. Shacklette hospital steward
Oscar e Nelson machinist's mate first
class: Otto D Schmidt, seaman, ana
Frank r.. Hill. ships cook. first class.
This applause by the pecretary for
the bravery OF the enlisted men follows
Immediately upon his decision that the
court-martiar sentences of Commander
Young and Ensign Wade. in cOnnec-
tion with the disaster that cost more
than sixty lives, was nOJ Efficiently
severe.
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EDUCATOR HANGS HIMSELF.

DARMSTADT, Grand Duchy OF Hesse
Germany. Jan. 6.-Professor DR.. Chelius,
head OF the mining department of the
Technical University here, who was
convicted yesterday of criminal impFo-
prieties and sentenced 10 two years i'm
prisonment, hanged himself in prison to-
daV.
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
CHILD's DEATH FRca DIPH Iberia

Leroy Mattingly. five years "a. died
at his parents home, 94S Twenty-seventh
street. Georgetown, esterday afternoon.
Coroner hewitt was summoned to the
house and had a culture taken and or
dered the child's remains placed in a
seal casket. Examination of the cul-
ture disclosed the fact that the lad died
from diphtherla. d. Nevitt said the child
had been treated fer pneumonia a short
time prior to its death.
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
CHRISTMAS cArDLEs CAUSE FIRE

An overturned Christmas tree with
lighted candles on every branch was
responsible for the blaze which caused
$50 damage in J. H. Hodgson's resi-
dence, 1888 New Jersey avenue north
west, shortly after 3 o'clock last night
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
WHITE HOUSE OAK
FROM CZAR'S GARDEN
Reared From Acorn Sent by Imperial Gardener Secre
tary Hitchcock Seed Was From Stock of Tree
Which Shadows WaShingtons Grave

Secretary Hitchcock is doubtless
,.lated over the success that has. at
last. crowned his efforts toward Secur-
ing plant OF sapling OF an historic
oak for the White House yard. upon
which hangs rena rlzabie story
over a half century ago the Hon
Charles Sumner. while Senator from
Massachusetts. sent to the Gar Of
Russia a present in the form OF some
acorns from an ancient oak which grew
above and shade Ked The old tomb Of
Washington at Mt Vernon. The Car
had these acorns turned over TO his
head gardener at Peterhof. one OF the
imperial palaces. and the latter sue
ceeded In raising therefrom one hardy
sapling. which he planted on "Czarina
Island. forming part Of the grounds
OF the Peterhof Palace, where il is a
fine sturdy oak.
At the foot of this tree there Is a
tablet bearing an inscription in Rus
sian. of which the following is trans
lation:
The acorn planted here was taken
from an OAK which shades the tomb
of the celebrated Washington; is pre-
sented 70 his imperial me Jesty, the EN-
peror OF ali the Russias. as sign Of
the greatest respect-by an American" f"
Hitchcock Tries to Raise Oak.
In 1888. while American minister to
ST Petersburg. Hon. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock. now Secretary Of the In
terror. secured several acorns Of this
famous oak. which he sent 10 his home
in New England. where they were
planted The acorn does not retain
its vitality as well as other seeds. but
Secretary Hitchcock was fortunate
enough In securing several healthy sap
lings which are now growing and thriV-
ms handsomely and will in a few
years attain large size
Wishing 10 supply the White House
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VETERAN BAFFLED
ME- OICAL SCIENCE
By Suryiv. ing Wounds Gen.
era 'ly Fatal.
DIES AT TR EASURY OFFICE
Deceased Was De. oartment Clerk at the
Time cf His
Dea IN.

Charles II Smith, no at the age Of
sixteen years offered imself IN defense
Of the Union. died esterday at 3:59
E. m while sun in IN 2 service OF his
country. He entered the employment or
the Government as q cls TX In the sta
tionery and printing d vision or the
Treasury Department, ana / while at his
Gesk at work quietly and 1thout warn
ing 10 his fellow workers, 'assed away.
Wien a boy only sixteen years old, IN
October 1861. Smith ansYere q his coun-
tTy's call Tor volunteers. lie left his
home IN Decatur, " Y, and was mus
tered ia as a member of Coz. lpany *,
Seventy-siXth New York Volunt GERS. He
vas on the front firing line in tn : never
to-be-forgotteu battle OF Gett Ysburg,
In that bloody battle ne was ", 'unded
four times, three times being pierre I'd by
bullets Of the enemy and the fOurt. BY
the bursting OF a shell above him as \he
lay helpless upon the battlefield.
Fought in Many Battles.
The other important battles OF thes
civil war in which he took an active paI4
were: Rappahannock Station. Whit9
Sulphur Springs. Cali egville, Bull Run.
South Mountain, An;ietam, Union, Fred
ericksburg, chancellorsviIle and KeIleys-
ford
After the battle of Gettysburg Smith
lay wounded upon the fieid Of battle for
four days without water or norishment-
He was then carried 10 McPherson's
barn, where .lis wounds were dressed by
The army surgeons. He was later carried
10 Gettysburg ny agents Of the Christian
Commission. From there he was sent to
the Citizens Hospital in Philadelphia.
and stil later 10 Germantown, where he
remained until the expiration of his
term OF enlistment.
The third bullet, which struck Smith
on Gettysburg field. caused a very simi-
lar wound TO those which caused the
death OF Presidents Garfield and McKin-
Is attributed by surgeons TO the fact thar
ne WIS OF a harder constitution than
either Mr. Garfield OF Mr. Mckinley
The deceased mad one Of the most TO
mark lole histories ever brought 10 the
attention OF the medical world He has
lived rOr forty-two years IN a condition
which has no equal in medical science
be dyinl, every minute. he recovered and
for nearly a half century TO all outward
appearances, he appeared Ialriy We'll
man In 1888 he was examined BY the
Pension Committee OF the House OF
Representatives At that time he was
drawing a pension OF S3l.25. After his
examination the committee recommend
ed a pension OF SO month, which was
allowed.
Coroner Nevitts death certificate
states that death resulted from acute in
digestion and that for the last couple OF
months. the man had frequently been
taken IN at his desk
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
ARREST PITTsBURG GAMBLERS.

PITTSBURG. Jan. 6.-Detectives to-
night captured six gamblers. who had
rented quarters In the Hotel Lincoln
one Of the best in the city. Detective
Rice said the same gang carried adver-
tisements in all the papers in large
cities
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
Want Public Buildings.

The facts Of the public building sltua-
tiou IS that there is a chance that the
House Will PASS such an appropriation
bill If il is kept down to a limited fig
Uro II will be the task OF the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds to
throw out the unjust claims for the
buildings and incorporate only those
towns which are in urgent need Of a
building
Such an undertaking will -equIre
much work as there has been . verit-
able flood Of public building bills intro
duced IN the House since Congress open
ed. Naturally. every Congressman will
want his district to get slice Of the
money appropriated. ChaIrrna Bar
tholdJ viii have his hands full putting
the bin into final shape
The Washington times., 1906-01-06

Since November set III the action of
the United states Weather Bureau has
been so suspicious that it has attracted
the attention OF many old Washing
tonians who were firmly of the belief
thar Uncle Sans weatheTmakers were
getting ready to do something mean.
Accordingly a secret society was form
ed for the purpose o. making a thorough
Investigation into the working of the
bureau and discover any diabOlical plots
which may have been concocted against
the welfare and comfort Of an unsus-
pecting public.
Without the knowledge OF even the
alert forecaster the special commission
appointed by the society gained access
to the books and papers of the institn-
ton. carried along d skeleton key and
opened every room and every safe that
could in any way conceal within them
the suspected plot.
Fooled Again"
Fooled again" said the chairman Of
the commission who had heard some
body say It before and thought ii sound
ed great Not in the deepest recesses
of these secret chambers is there a
mile Of cold weather TO be found-not
even the teeniest sort OF a blizzard. not
even a half peck of stage snow or any
thing that looks or sounds like a north
wind our suspicious cannot be sus-
tained. 'Tis spring, beautiful spring and
the mistake Is on the man who made
the calendars" And forthwith the COM
mission repaired back to the lodge room
Of the Society for the Prevention of
Weather, aud thereupou reported there
was nothing doing.
For many years the present genera
tion has noC seen such n mild winter
In fact. it was past understanding. and
when the weather bureau was closely
questioned this morning regarding its
attitude in the matter the forecaster
said. although he had seen nothing of
the secret commission. there was real
lv nothing like a bit of cold weather
anywhere in the possession Of the bu-
reau. No snow is in sight. not even a
drop of rain-at least for the next day
/ or so and when told that hc was be-
having in a most commendable man
ner. he was highly pleased that for
once he is giving Washington what II
wants.
There is no reason given for this re
! markable state of things. It's just
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Success at Last.

Since then Head Gardener Brown
has tended them with great care and
patience, with the result that yester-
day he was able 10 give out positive
statement that az least two Of the
acorns had taken root and sprouted
one appears to be a little more vigor-
out than the other. and when seen
yesterday by "a Times reporter pre-
sented o strong. firm. green sprout. As
soon as these shoots have attained suf-
ncient growth, they viii be planted in
the White House yard. in place Of the
sapling that died.
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
Met All Corners.

He was Caasclessly interrupted 80 nis
speech by Hepburn. GrOsvenoT. and Sc
reno Payne. To all OF them he mada
retorts replete with Wit, sarcasm, facts.
and Tepartee.
From General GrOsvenor he obtained
the admission that there will be no ap-
preparation bill made this session for
rivers and huTbOTs improvements
You know said Clark to Crosven0r.
because you gentlemen OF the Commit
tee on Rules boss this House" Then
Grosven0r admitted there would be no
rivers and haTbCrs bill
How about the public buildings bnI?'
Clark asked PAYNE Payne hcsitated.
and laughingly said he didn't need any
public buildings i'm his district.
That's the trouble SAID Clark
You've got yoUrs!"
General GrosvenoT said he knew moth
ing about the prospects for the bill. but
that Il a bin Ike that Of last year we've
brought into the House he would vote
against IT,
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RIVERS AND HARBORS
LIKELY TO GO BEGGING
Fact Elected That Chances for an Ap-
preparation From Congress Are
Very Slim.

Two important facts were brought out
in the House yesterday in the course ri
an eloquent speech made By Champ
Clu-lS. or Missouri in favor OF the
pending Philippine ;afifT bill, which gives
The Philippines 4 measure Of free trade
vi5h this country. III. Clark said he
favored the bHl Lccause il was a step
ia lie right direction
Mr.. Clark alicitci fran The leaders
Of the Republican side OF ths House ihe
information that -he probabilities ere
that there VIII h3 but a limited public
buildings bin reported TO he House AID
no rivers and harnors bill al all.
The Washington times., 1906-01-06
The Roll of Honor.

This Is the list
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-25
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRopuCE.

Cnlcdgo, ApflI Z4.--ReportS or dam-
 age to the crop by dry. weather in the
 over 1c per bushel in the price of
 wheat here. At the close the July op-
 ton was practically 15c above yes ossa were sas ap 1y sponsns ans
 were shade higher to 2 1-2c lower.
 Strength in wheat developed toward
 the middle of the session. Prior to
 that time trading was of q dragging
 was easy. The early weakness was
 due to lower cables slack demand for cash wheat and favorable weather for
 seeding in the northwest. One of the
 principal reasons for the sharp upturn
 was found in reports from the winter
 wheat sections where it is claimed the
 crop IS being damaged by high winds factor was the statement of the worlds visible supply of breadstaffs as shown
 by Bradstreet's. Active buying was
 started by shorts. The greatest de-
 As offerings were rather light. prices advanced rapidly. The market contin- ued active and strong the remainder of
 the day. At the close prices were only a trffle below tho highest point of the day, July opened a shade to 1s- @1-4c lower at 7S 3-S@1-2. advanced to 79 s-s@3-4 and closed at 79 1-2Q5-s. May ranged between 7s1-2 and so and closed at net gain of Is at 79 7-s. Notwithstanding libei al local receipts the corn market was steady the greater part of the day. An official forecast of wet weather tomorrow was the main steadying influence. The volume of trading was small end large percent
 age of the business consisted of chang ing from the May to July option. The market closed steady. July opened un- changed at 46 Is, advanced to 46 3-S and closed at AS 1-4.
 Predictions of rain tomorrow induced
 moderate buying of oats today and caused a firm tone in the market for that grain. A leading bull was the principal purchaser. July opened un- changed at 30 5-S sold between 30 1-2@ 5-S and 30 S-4 and closed at 80 3-4. May ranged between 31 7-S@32 and 321-4 and closed at 32 IA.
 Provisions were inclined to weak ness the greater part of the day be-
 cause of liquidation by local holders. Late in the session firmer tone de- yeloped and the market recovered the greater part of an early decline. At
 the close July pork was off 5@7 1-2c at 15.S2 1-2 O 15.S5. Lard was up a | shade at S.60@s."2 1-2; ribs were 1-2 | @5c lower at s.65.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-25
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER.
By lP PriGats E Wire te LSyemaa q Compan

Bv Private Wire to Loveman & Company,
 32 Commerce St.. Montgomery. Ala.
 New Orleans. April 24.-Cottou displayed some strength today. After selling as low as .03 for July on the opening. ad- vance tendency developed, due to reports of frosts in the Carolinas and evidences of better spot demand. Shorts finally be- came nervous over the advancing tendency shown by the market, and covered some what freely, July contracts selling as high as II. II At this level. profit taking by pro- fesionals who had helped to bring about the reaction and liduidation of May and July contracts checked the upward movement and the market gradually eased off 10 points from the top. There was a slight recovery before the close. which was steady at net gain for the day of one to two points. Spots officially reported steady and unchanged Sales amounted to l,2o0 bales of spots and ]. 1.400 bales of to arrive. Middling was quoted at Ii hc.
 The general situation in cotton remains unchanged. Receipts continue on compar- atively small scale. but weather conditions taken as q whole. are ideal. insuring good progress in the cultivation of the new crop There is very little outside speculation and the professional element shows little incli- nation to go it alone. Thursday. April 2sth. will he notice day for May in our market, but little apprehension is felt this score. as there is no probability of any great amount of cotton being rendered on con- tract We see signs yet of any perma- nent improvement in the market. and favor selling on any strong periods, such as the
 I.oVEMAN & COMPANY.