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REMAkINe OF BALTIMORE.
Whole Business District Rebuilt In
 the Last Two Years.

the Last Two Years.
 Two years ago Baltimore was visited by a disastrous fire which ragged for nearly two days and left the greater part of the city's business section in ashes, says the New York Tribune. The area devastated covered 1551h acres, on which had stood banks, hotels, news paper offices and business buildings. The residence portions of the city were untouched, and no lives were lost; but Baltimore awoke after the fire to find that its business interests were home- less and that property valued at more than $1O0000,00O had gone up in smoke. It was stunning blow. But Baltimore is community with true American pluck. Facing its losses with courage and wisely taking advantage of the opportunity to improve as well as to reconstruct, it has in two years ere ated modernized city, with greater comforts and conveniences and better fitted in every way to survive in the struggle for commercial and industrial supremacy.
 The Baltimore Sun summarized re- gently the progress made in two years toward rehabilitating the city. The eX- hibit is an astonishing one. Of the burned district area 800 lots were sen sibly taken by the municipality for widening the streets. Of the remain ing lots eighty-five in each 100 are now covered with new buildings. The as sessed valuation of the buildings burn ed was $12,90S,300. The assessed valu. alton of the structures replacing them is already $20,000000. In restoring and enlarging the city the Sun estimates that $197,000,000 has been expended Of this total $50,0OO,O0O was voted from the city treasury, $27,000,000 was spent by quasi-public corporations and $120,000,000 was spent by investors and property owners.
 Misfortunes are often said to be blessings in disguise This is eXempli fled in Baltimore's case by the great awakening of local energy and civic spirit which followed the fire. On re building in the burned area and the replenishment of stock and material de stroyed the Sun thinks that about $1O0, O00,000 was expended. But building operations have been almost as active outside the burned district as inside i and municipal Improvements eX tensions, sewer installation, dock street railway, school and water serv ice betterments-have been undertak en on a scale never before dreamed O. in Baltimore's history
 Till the fire came Baltimoreans ha( been content with cobblestone pavin: and surface sewers. But when a gen eral reconstruction became necessar, the open gutter system had to go an( concerted movement was begun tt enlarge, beautify and modernize tn, city. After a fierce fight between th progressives and nonprogressives th public improvement ordinances wer submitted and ratified at the polls; result which would have been hopeles of attainment five years ago. Now Bal timore is striding ahead with the plan for betterment already approved an( will soon ask the Legislature for au thority to make additional loans az gregating $13.OOO,OOO for local improve ments.
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WilIing "WOrker."

He was an industrial promoter" seeking a location for prospective factory.
 About how many men do you pro- pose to work?" asked the skeptical per son.
 "Every man in town who has money, if I can," answered the truthful i. D.
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THINKS HE CAN FLY.
Russian Inventor Declares He Has
 Solved the Aerial Problem.

Russian Inventor Declares He Has
 Solved the Aerial Problem.
 George G. Schwabell, q young Rus sian, has invented a dirigible flying ma chine and named it the aeroutomobile. Unless he is dreaming he has made aerial navigation practicable, says the New York World.
 Mir. Schwabek's lawyer, Francis J. Nekarda, 300 Broadway, who is also his business manager, declares the invent or's claim is no dream. He told a re- porter that on Jan. 26 last at Stocky's farm, North Beach, l.. l., he saw SchwabelS go uD in the machine, stay up in it as long as he liked, control it at will in the air, and come down in it to a designated spot when he was good and ready, and not before.
 "There are two kinds of airships," said MT. Nekarda, "the heavier than air and the lighter than air. The lighter than air are sustained by gas filled tanks or bags, and although they have thus far furnished the most spec tacular results, think all scientific men must agree that on account of their cumbersomeness and destructibility they are not practical. The famous Baldwin airship was on this principle. Then there are the aeroplanes heavier than air; theoretically correct, but practically useless on account of the principle by which the moment you in- crease the size of your aeroplane, until the attraction of gravity is greater than 1 the raising power of resisted air, down goes the machine.
 "NIy clients idea is entirely new. In stead of merely propelling and steering his ship by fans or sails, he also raises it by them. His ship proper is con structed of bamboo or aluminium, as you please. From it rise vertically two masts one at each end. At the head of each of these masts is set of double sails or fans on the principle of an air screw or turbine They are operated by an electric motor installed amdship in the hull and revolved at high speed in opposite directions they rise and lift the ship with them. The same motor operates also similar sails at the ends of longitudinal and transverse rods slung below the hull, adjustable at will and comfortable by levers so as to re- volve at the same speed as tine lifting sails or at different speeds. All the sails or fans are of aluminium, covered with plush to make them take hold.
 "On Jan. 26 last I went with my client to vacant lot at North Beach He and I and two assistants carried the machine, which was really only . model 12 feet by 4. MT. Schwabek en tered the car and started the mechan ism by hand, as the machine contained no motor. Although we were convinced of tie machines merit, we were aston ished when it began to rise MT. Schwa bek was in the air fifteen minutes an( rose to a height of $50 feet. lie came down ten blocks away, as he had agreed beforehand. He had made no applica ton for q patent then, but has since put one in. He intends to enter tho Deutsch- ch-Archdeacon race for $20,000 and is confident of winning He has in vited party of friends to take sai down Broadway with him as soon a. he has completed "a larger machine nov in course of construction"
 Few Thoughts.
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Reduced to Desperation.

Miss Smth-Do you think the moths will get into your furs this summer?
 Mrs. Close-I hope so; it's the only way my husband will ever get me new set.-Detreit Free Press.
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Doing Her Level Best.

Father (sternly) Sophia, some- thing must be done to reduce your ex. penses. You are actually spending more than your allowance.
 Daughter-It isn't my fault, father. I've done my best to get you to increase it.-Brooklyn Life.
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Modern Love StOry-BOiled Down. Miss Jones, allow me to present Mir. Smith" .
 "Delighted to meet you, Miss Jones. Will you marry me?"
 "Y-yes."
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Sure Thing.

The teacher was trying to get the boy to say dessert"
 "What is it comes at the end of banquet, Tommie"
 dyspepsia, ma'am." - Yonkers Statesman.
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Another Victim of Corporate Greed.

Street Gar nductor-That transfer is no good on this line.
 Uncle Zeke-Then what hey ye got boys sellin' 'em at 3 cents apiece for, back there at that corner? It's another darned swindle
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A caterpillar in the course of month will devour 600 times it's own weight in food,
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
KNOWLEDGE-HUNGRY.
HE STEALS BOOKS
Senior of Columbia College
Held by New York
Police.

NEW YORK. Sept 1s-Debarred by
poverty from buying books and working
90 become a professor Of English, Henry
Bierman. a senior student In Columbia
College. forgot himself and stole a copy
Of Shelys poems and The Vicar OF
Wakefield" from department store.
Bierman is held in Jail pending an in
vestigatiOn.
A woman detective saw Bierman slip
the volumes under his coat. The money
value o. the books was small. His
mother weepiugly said today: THE
whole sad story is told when you name
the books that Henry took. Il Is like a
starving man stealing a loaf Of bread
Ny boy hungers for English literature
and he has before him only one purpose
to teach.
Henry Is fighting hard for an eduCa-
ton He works every summer and al
every opportunity for money to pay his
way. We try az home 20 make up the
amount he lacks He has won many
medals at school. ! pray that the mag
istrate will release him
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
TAKES MANS WIFE,
COMMITS SUICIDE
Brigham Had EIOped With
Woman Eight Years His
Senior.

PATERSON. \. J.. Sept. Is. - Floyd
Brigham. OF Bnghamton. y. Y. com
mitted suicide In a boarding house at
2S5 Summer street today.
The man was accompanied by a
woman named Cora Paige. who at first
claimed 90 be the victims wife, bat
later confessed to Police Captain Taylor
that she is a married woman, and that
she eloped with Brigham from Bling
hamton two weeks ago. They have been
In Paterson ever since.
This morning the occupants OF the
boarding house were awakened by the
screams Of the Paige woman. The door
was forced and Brigham was found
lying on the bed with a bullet wound in
his right temple. Death had been In
stantaneCIs.
The womaus hands were badly cut
and she told the police that Brigham
had attacked her with a pair OF scis-
sors before he fired the bullet into his
brain.
The dead man appears to be about
twenty-seven years of age. while the
woman is about thirty-hve.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
BRYAN FOR HEARST,
WOULD TAKE STUMP
Interview Sets at Rest Ru-
morS of Breach Be-
tween Them.

OKLAHOMA CITY. okla. sept a.
Homer BassfOTd. STAFF correspondent Of
the Republic, with William J. Bryan.
wires his paper as follows.
William J. Bryan will support Hearst
with all possible enthusiasm He ap-
pears 70 be particularly DESTROYS ga the
interests Of truth and for party good
to set at rest the rumors that have in
dicated breach between him and the
New York nominee
Mr.. Bryan told me. between speeches
yesterday TO the greatest outdoor
crowds he has ever addressed. that he
will not only support Mr.. Hearst IA ais
public utterances, and privately as far
as possible. but he will. If requested.
go 70 New York and make speeches in
the interest Of the Hearst candidacy.
He said that Hearst is a strong candl-
date. has strong personality, and that
he hopes for his election 70 succeed
Gov. Francis W. Higgins
More than this, Mr.. Bryan declares
without reservation that IL is his belief
that II Hearst Is elected he viii be an
efficient. capable executive
said Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Hearst & a
resOlute. fearless Democrat. ! certain
y hope for his election.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
G. v. j. FRESHMEN
IN FIRST DEGREE
First Year Students Forced
To Dance While SophS
Fiddle.

Il costs something 10 be a freshman
at George Washington University. This
was demonstrated last evening when If
teen freshmen, ridiculous in absurd
costumes. bound with ropes and hitched
10 a handcart. paraded the streets
driven by members OF the sophomore
class. In the cart sat a freshman IN
der an extremely luTid umbrella.
The procession aroused much amuse-
ment on the part Of the pedestrians on
the streets. The freshmen, who had
been kept without food all day by the
s0phomores and had been put through
many stunts were tired and without
energy But the paddles the sophs car
ricd made up for the lack Of enthusiasm
and gave point TO the sophs cries to
the freshmen to. sing.
oh. How Green I Am" was the
song the freshmen had 20 chant and
they chanted right vigorously. for q
false note or a weakening IN the vol
ume Of sound brought swift retribu-
tion in the shape OF descending paddle.
At frequent intervals. when the trot
OF the imprOvised horses Jagged. the
sophomore leader would shout:
Give 1t 20 en- boys Poke IL 20
EN-
And the pOking was no idle dream.
AT each blow the form OF the pun
ished freshman would wTithe. while the
plaCard he wore on his back, bearing
the commandments the sophs had given
the freshmen. would sweep the street.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
LOST HIS OWN LIFE
NURSING FIANCEE
Bride-EleCt Survives Scarlet
Fever While Her Devoted
Lover Dies.

ROCHESTER, " Y, Sept 3--JOhn
H. Hutton, a street railway mot0rman,
died this morning at the home Of his
hancee. in this city. a victim Of scarlet
fever, contracted while he was nursing
his bride-to-be. who was suffering from
the same disease.
Hutton was engaged 10 Florence
Woodlands, and some days since when
she wss stricken with fever, and visitors
were forbidden the house he secured
leave OF absence from the railway com
pany officials and went to her home. 70
assist In caring for her
Under HuttOn's care the young woman
finally gained her health. but he was
struck down. rapidly grew worse. and
IN spite Of every care died early this
morning
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
ONIONS AND MATRIMONY.

The New Jersey professor who celc-
brated the sixteenth anniversary of his
marriage with an onion banquet has
strange ideas of the compatibility OF
things. Onions and Neutrality-suspicious.
discordant they clink sud clash to-
gether! Those sweet memories. when he
and his sweetheart sat close together on
the big front porch. or walked side by
side in the smiling MOONLIGHT, 60 be
awakened once more by a dish Of fried
onions
People Ike onions. most people do
raw. fried, or boiled-and they eat them
in spite OF surrounding circumstances
There is a certain show OF independence
81 eating onions. II is much as TO say
81 am my own man. ] have the courage
of my convictions. I eat what / want
1 eat onions when ] can get them, and
whoever doesn't like the smell OF
onions car set out Of the way" and
they generally do. But just how matri-
mony and onions blend together must
he a CLINT of OCCuItism unfathomable
except 10 a professor. or, perhaps.
when he first met his sweetheart in the
CLEANING they had both beer eating
and had a fellow-feeIing for
each other. II must be something like
this. some little coy corner In the past,
pervaded by the redclenCe Of onions
Ohio State Journal.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Babe Born In Bank
That StenSLdrld Broke
Advent of Little One fastened When Mother
Was Told of Institutions Failure, Latter
Having Lost All Her Savings.

CHICAGO. Sept. 27.-The climax to the
series Of dramatic events which have
followed the failure OF the Milwaukee
Avenue State Bank came when an
eight-pound baby girl was ushered into
the world in the private Office OF Paul
o. Stensland. The belated announce
ment that the savings of Mrs. Hulda
Swanson, the mother, had been swept
away in the wreck of the bank hasten
ed the advent OF the little one and the
employees OF the bank sent for a doctor
and met the emergency.
Mrs. Swanson is the wife OF Axel
Swanson. a lake sailor, and Is employed
as cook aboard her husbands boat. For
months the couple have been cruising
the lakes and three weeks ago cleared
from Buffalo, \. Y, for Chicago. Meth
er Swanson nor his wife speak English
and no news OF the failure Of the bank
had reached them. By strict economy
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
PRESIDENT TO SEE
FLEETS BIG GUNS
FIRED IN PRACTICE
Leaves Oyster Bay on
the Mayflower for the
Events of the Day,

OYSTER BAY. N Y. Sept. 2S.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt left oyster Bag at IL
this morning aboard the Maydower for
a trip to Cape Cod bay TO observe the
gunnery practice OF the warships Of
the Atlantic fleet Assistant Secretary
Latta was the Presidents attendant
from the Office force accompanying him
on the cruise.
Following Is the official itinerary Of
the trip given out by order OF the Fresi-
dent just before no left:
Mayfower sails from oyster Bay Sep
TENDER q. II a. m.
Mayhower arrives at target grounds
September p. S a m.
Commander-in-chief and division COM
mander and stats board Mayfiower
500 a. m.
President boards Missouri $50 a. m.
Training exercises: !. Handling room
drill, after turret
9. Turret drill with Morris tube prac-
tice. after turret
8. Morris tube practice, six-inch gun.
T. Loading machine drill. six-inch up
per deck.
O. Loading a six-inch gun.
6, Target practice
Z. Six-inch guns.
g. Twelve-inch guns.
Target practice ends 11:45 a. m.
Luncheon y noon. During luncheon
steam 70 western end Of line and start
back al 12-95 D. m
After witnessing the practice of the
other ships in passing. arrives at No.
range and the President returns to the
MayfiOWer at 1855 p, N.
Maydower sails for oyster Bay p. m.
MaynOwer arrives al oyster Bay Sep
TENDER 30 at il a. m.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28

the couple had saved Ss5 out Of their
earnings and deposited il in the hands
Of their countTyman Paul o. Stensiand,
for safekeeping.
Upon the arrival Of the grain ship
Landon al South Chicago. the couple
were paid their salaries and decided that
the little horde at the bank should be
increased by a deposit Of SO
Pinning tnep Tecious so bill in the
bosom Of her dress, Mrs. Swanson went
10 the bank, and Informed Assistant
Receiver Shea that she wished 10 de-
post the money. She learned then Of
her loss. Screaming in hysteria. Mrs.
Swanson attempted TO force her way
behind the cashiers railing. She was
lifted in the arms OF a couple OF pO-
licemen and removed 20 Stensland's pTi-
Yate office where she was made com
Portable upon a large divan DR. s.. A.
Borg. whose office is near the bank
building was hastily summoned. The
mother and child were removed to the
county hospital Mrs. Swanson is TWEEN
ty-eight years OF age and came 10 the
United States a year ago.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
JAPS AGAIN RAID
SEALING ISLANDS
Reported That Guards Huts
Being BOmbarded With
Calling Guns.

VICTORIA, 3. c., Sept 2s.-The seal
ing schooner City Of San Diego first
Of the fleet from Behring Sea 10 arrive
here. brought news of several more
raids made by the japanese sealing
schooners, armed with quick-fring
guns on Copper and Behring Islands,
whose rockeries are leased by the Amer
lean company from the Russian govern
meht
The hunters Of the japanese schoon-
ers. who boarded the city OF San Diego
In Behring Sea. reported that a num-
Der Of japanese schOoners. which made
raids on Copper Island were armed
with Gatlings. with which they bonn
barded the hUts OF the guards on the
island before landing. During the sum-
mer IL is estimated twenty japanese
were killed II is not known how many
Russians We're shot
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
v. c. 7. j. DELEGATES
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA
Virginia Convention Fin
iSheS Years Work and
AdjOurns.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA,, VA, SEPT. %,

The final session of the Virginia
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
convention was held at the First Bap-
list Church last night and the church
was taxed to its utmost capacity. The
session was opened by devotional exer-
cIses by the Rev. DT. Bulla, which were
followed BY music by the choir OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Miss Anna A. Gordon, vice president Of
the National Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union, then delivered an ad-
dress which was listened 10 with rapJ
attention. Mrs. l. Hulhsh and DR.. out
calf sang solos. after which Mrs. Liz
liam NJ. y. Stevens president of the
National Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. delivered an interesting and
instructive address.
After having been IN session since last
Monday the meeting adjourned TO meet
IN Harrisonburg next year.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
DOG IN A sTEEPLE.

This is the tale or a dog in the steeple
Of St Clement Danes. Judgment was
given at Westminster county court IN
the action brought By Mr.. Afford, late
verger at St Clement Danes Church,
Strand, 10 recover E15. a months wages.
from the wardens. In lieu of notice
During his evidence plaintiff had ad-
mitted that ne kept a dog in the steeple
and alleged that the rector kept three
dogs In the church. Judge WoOdfall, I'm
giving judgment. said he adjourned the
case generally. reserving all questions
Of cost. He hoped the parties would
come to some arrangement His honor
added that he had received a letter from
the rector repudiatiug the suggestion Of
plaintiff that he had kept dogs in the
ChurCh.-LOndOr News.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
STRIKERS ON WABASH
RESUME THEIR WORK

The machlnists, boilermakers, and
bIacks1niths employed by the Wabash
railroad have won their strike, and
yesterday they returned to work. so
il was stated at the headquarters OF
the International Association of Ma
chinists in the McGn building this
morning The men went on strike a
week ago last Monday FOR an increase
in wages.
They had presented their demand TO
the Wabash officials about two months
ago, but the railroad officials, after
number of conferences with the com
mittee representing the men, finally re-
ieCted the new wage scale and refused
10 grant the increase asked. The mat
ter was then referred 10 the executive
citation
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
FOUND HIS BABY DEAD.

George w. Clemenston. OF 1921 Jener-
son street northwest. reported late last
night that his dve-weeks-old child had
been found dead In bed. Coroner hewitt
was notified. but as death was due to
natural causes. an inquest will not be
necessary.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
INJURED WHILE SKATING.

While roIler-skating on f street north
east. last night Arthur Storch. twelve
years old. Of 142 f street northeast, fell
and dislOCated his right arm. lie was
removed 10 his home. where he was at
tended by a physician.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Accepts EIks' Invitation,

Governor Swanson has accepted the In
vitaticn Of Alexandria Lodge of Ellls
t. be present at their memorial service
q, this city on the first Sunday Of De-
cernbeT, ana 10 deliver the address on
thay occasion.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Sent Home for Burial.

The remains Of the late Jacob 3. Har-
ris, the fireman who was run over and
killed az the Southern railway yards
here Thursday morning, were today sent
10 his late home at Midway, Tenn, by
Undertaken Domaine.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Danehters Of America Meet.

A largely attended meeting OF the
Daughters Of America y as held at their
hall last night After the meeting a
country social was held
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Pastor Away on Outing.

The Rev. Edgar Carpenter is spend
ing this week at the eastern shore of
Virginia.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28

ROuscvelts son was one Of the party
captured By the police. tt was, how
ever. shown to the satisfaction of the
officers IN charge ne was one OF those
who were seeking 20 get away. and that
he could have had nothing TO DO with
the tripping of OFFICER Freycr. or with
the blow dealt him.
No Charge Preferred.
As nothing more serious than a noisy
demonstration such as students com
monty indulge IN. was alleged against
Roosevelt and his three companions. no
charge was entered against them and
they were released
Officer Freyer was found 10 be suffer
ing from a lacerated wound Of the fore
head, broken nose. a bad wound on
the scalp and a lascrated elbow.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28

D. H. NaIamOTe, Portrait and Com
merciaI photographer. 31A NJ ST. NV.