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The Washington times., 1906-07-20
LOST IN A BATH TUB;
WOKE UP IN JAIL

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. July 2o.-Struck
such a heavy blow on the head IN a
PENNSYLVANIA coal mine that he had 20
quit work; became unconscious IN a
bathtub in Clevelandi awoke IN Jail here
such in brief is the story told Judge
Frank ". Geiger in probate court by
Edward Harris, tYenty-fCur, who had
been arrested on a lunaey charge. He
talked sensibly enough and was dis
missed.
Harris is a Pittsburg miner. Follow
ing his injury felloW-miners raised $50
for him and he went 20 Cleveland. In
the Forest City he began ahlutions and
all became blank. When he awolSe he
was in Jail here, minus money and suit
case and some one had taken his good
clothes and left him a tramp outfit
The Washington times., 1906-07-20
General StOeSSel.

General StoesseI doesn't deserve
TO be taken out and shot, and neith-
er does he deserve disgraceful dis
charge from the army. But his case.
none the less, is not so clear as that
of Rojestyensky.
1t will be a problem for the mill
tary experts to discuss for genera
tions. whether Port Arthur ought to
have fallen or whether il ought TO
have fallen when it did. It was the
most wonderful of modern sieges;
indeed, the first of truly modern
sieges. For ten months the world
waited and watched and increasingly
wondered at the terrific crashing of
the irresistible against the immova-
bic. The better men, the better
army, the better science. the keener
patriotism, won. They won in every
other battle of that war.
Stoessel put up the best fight that
was put up by any Russian, any
where, throughout the war. He had
$4,000 soldiers still able to bear arms
when he surrendered. He could have
forced the Japanese TO kin more OF
these. anu in so doing could have
prolonged the resistance. The Rus
sian war Office has held that he
ought to have resisted longer, TO
have kept Nogi from joining his
tremendous army to that of Oyama,
TO have made impossible the out
of KuroPatkin.
But it is a useless conjecture.
What might have happened" may
be a consolatory theme 10 the Rus
sian war Office; but il couldn't have
happened. Oyama would have won
at Mukden if he hadn't had Nogi. He
would have had another army to do
that turn, and it would have sue
ceeded. It simply wasn't in the
cards for Russia to win in that bat
tie or that war, and the series of
inquests now going
on will not improve Russian military
If they execute any
man who did the best he could so
nobly as StoesseI did IL. they will
only add to the bureaucracy's repute
for reckless, ferocious vindietive7,
The Washington times., 1906-07-20
GIBSON VOWS REVENGE
ON NEW YORK CORONER
Lawyer Alleges Conspiracy TO Involve
Him in the Kinnan Mur-
der Case.

NEW YORK, July 20.-Lawyer Burton
W. Gibson is today vowing vengeance on
the Bronx coroner. Mrs. Mary Shippo,
and all persons concerned in what, he
asserts, was q conspiracy 10 frCarcer-
ate him IN "naurderer's row in the
Tcmbs III connection with the staying
of Mrs. Alice c. D. Kinan.
Coroners Mcdonald and SchWannecke.
against whom the ATTIC ney made the
conspiracy charge. subsequently, held
q two hours conference with Acting
District Attorney Sniyth and the latter
announced afteTward that plans were
under way 20 obtain further evidence
as a basis for new proceedings, It was
said the case would not be presented 70
the grand jury until several doubtful
points had been cleared Up.
Meanwhile, Gibson has announced his
intention 10 leave the city.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20
Great Railroad Scheme in
HarneSSing SuSQueharna
What Plans Mean

The running by electricity de-
rived from the Susquehanna river
plants of all trains on the Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton and New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk railroads within
few years is declared to be more
than a possibility.
Well defined rumors have been
in circulation that the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has Sc
cured control Of the McCau's
Ferry Power Company with that
end in view.
1t is expected that the power
will be available in two and a
half years. The McCall's Ferry
plant will supply 100000 horses
power in twenty-four hours, and
one Of the same capacity is TO be
constructed at ConowingO.
The cofferdam has been COM
pleted and in a few days the
foundations of the 3,OO0-foot dam
viii be started.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20
Miss Wright. in Lotus Land.
Repeats Philippine Success
Beautiful Daughter of American Ambassador to
Japan One of the Most Popular Members
of TokyoS Diplomatic Circle

Another American girl is making her
self signally popular IN her new foreign
home. This time II is Miss Wright. the
attractive daughter OF Gen Luke
Wright, former governor Of the Philip
pines, and now representing this coun-
try as its first ambassador to Japan.
General Wright and his family have
been in Tokyo but a short time, yet II
has been sufficient for Mrs. Wright and
her daughter 10 have completely cap
tivated society there, and their home
on the outskirts of the city is one of
the centers Of attraction for members Of
the diplomatic and army and navy
colony.
Like her father. Miss Wright was
born in Tennessee, where she has been
famed for her beauty since childhood.
On her mothers side she is gra@d-
daughter Of the celebrated COnfedeT e
The Washington times., 1906-07-20
Branding the Traitor.

Out in Indiana they are engaged
in reading La Toilette out of the
Republican party. They have looked
up his record on the railroad rate
bill and issued a pronunciamento tC
the effect that he voted with the
Democrats in the effort TO load il
with dangerous amendments; all this
being done III the interest # the
corporations.
It seems that La Toilette spoke al
Evansville recently and read the
roll calls on certain amendments of.
fered by himself, Senator Hemen-
way appearing among those who
voted against him. This incensed
the friends of Hemenway. and they
issued q detailed study of the Rec
ord. citing pages and dates, showing
that la Toilette voted right along
with the Democrats for their amend.
ments, and that in turn the Demo-
Gratis pretty regularly supported the
La Toilette amendments. Was ever
a clearer case Of treason OF course,
the fact that La Toilette was q
faithful supporter of the bill is not
mentioned. and. equally of course,
the amendments which he and the
Democrats supported and which the
Republicans opposed are not given
That would spoil the effect Of the
document. People would read it and
say that La Toilette and the Demo
Gratis were right, which would be
bad in a State like Indiana.
This Hemenway appeal TO partisan
prejudice is one of the funniest
things in a campaign which already,
though young, gives promise of
many delicious humors. The blocks
Of FIVE" specialists will next be
hoisting the bloody shirt and mailing
it to the masthead, or solemnly as
severating that Golden Club gold is
trying to buy a Democratic House
in order to destroy American indus
try,
The Hoosier proclamation illus
trates admirably one of the things
most seriously the matter with Re
publican managers nowadays. They
haven't discovered yet that the day
of buncombe is past. They have
failed TO appreciate the signif-
cance of decaying partisan rancor
and increaling intelligence. They
are still trying 10 substitute invec-
tive for debate, epithets for facts.
They think independence is still a
crime, and utterly overlook that it
is now become a virtue.
The Hemenway managers must
have a cheap notion of the inteIli-
gence of their constituency when
they set about to prove La Toilette
an ct emy of rate legislation and the
secret friend of the corporations.
1t is to laugh. or to weep, or-hor-
rible thought!-to suspect that may
be the La Toilette press agent has
turned an unusually good trick.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

FOR a short stay at Virginia Beach be
fore returning home He was accom-.
panied by his daughter. Mrs. George B
King, of Washington. her two children
/ George King and Edwin King, and hef
maid.
Miss Bessye Johnson. OF Washington
/ is the guest of Miss Vista Barclay, OF
New York city.
Miss Edith Graham. Of WASHINGTON.
is visiting Mr.: and Mrs. Eppa Preston
at Hamilton, Va.
Miss Ethel Carberrv has returned after
a short stay at Laurel, Nd.
Frank L. Graham is at the Majestic
Hotel, Hot Springs. Ark, for a month.
Gilbert Bensinger has returned TO his
home on Massachusetts avenue. after a
trip through Maine.
Kennith NcRae. OF this city. is spend
ing his vacation in New York city.
Morris Stern, who has been in this
city for the past three years studying
at George Washington University is
spending his vacation at his home in
Milwaukee. Wis. after a tour OF the
Great Lakes.
Miss Cecilia Y. Murphy. of North
Capitol street. has returned to this city
after a months vacation spent at
Round Hin. Va
Louis Keonigsberg is in Chicago. but
Will Join Mrs KeonigsbeTg IL this city
shortly. before they so to New York
10 reside permanently.
James Burch and George Langford.
of the Canoe Club. are camping on the
Virginia side of the Potomac, where
they expect TO remain until September.
Mrs. Joseph Stern, OF Norfolk, Va. is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs Louis ].
Brown. Mrs. Stern viii visit Baltimore
before returning home.
Mrs. Joseph Strauss. Of BROOKLYN. n.
Y, is spending a few days here with
friends. while en- route 10 Kentucky,
TO visit her mother.
Mrs. l. L. Blout and Mrs. Charles
kaufman have gone 10 the Blue Noun
tain House to spend the remainder Of
the summer They will be Joined later
by Mrs. Albert Sigmund.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Emperor Nicholas is trying to
figure out how he can have an autoc-
racy and at the same time keep a
parliament. He could learn some
thing to his advantage by address,
ing T. R., Oyster Bay.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Now a Russian court-martial has
sentenced General Stoessel 10 death
for surrendering Port Arthur. Again
they have the wrong man. If they're
looking for the people who caused
Russia's naval and military woes,
they should pass sentence on Togo
and Nogi.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Salt Lake City. has been announced
Tho marriage will take place on August
in Senator Clarks home at Evanston
Wyo.
Miss Edith Lawyer, daughter Of the
late Dr. ", P, Lawyer, of Washington,
will be married on August 25 TO Mont
gOnery Schuyler. jr.. consul general
and secretary OF the American legation
at Bucharest. The ceremony will take
place in New York. Immediately after
the marriage Mr.. Schuyler and his bride
viii sail for Europe and proceed 10
PuChar est, where Mr.. Schuyler viii take
up the duties OF his double office.
Mr.. Mccormick, American ambassa-
dor to France. was booked to sail today
for America. Mrs. Mccormick. it is un-
derstood, Will not accompany the am
bassador.
Representative Frederick Gnlett is in
Lenox for a brief stay. Mr. Gillett is
on an automobile tour with a party of
friends.
Mrs. Reginald De KOven is entertain
ing ]. II. Kidder, Of New York, in her
Newport cottage.
Lady Herbert. widow Of the former
British ambassador 10 America. Will ar
rive In Newport next Sunday for her
annual visit 10 her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Richard T. Wilson. A number OF
entertainments ere being arranged for
Lady Herbert by her sister. Mrs. Cor.
nelius Vanderbilt
SenOr CalderOn. minister from Bolivia.
with Nine Calderon and --hss CalderOn.
left Washington yesterday afternoon for
Asbury Park. They viii be absent from
Washington until October, during which
time they contemplate a series OF visits
10 other seaside resorts. Mr.. Reid, sec
retary Of the legation. will be in charge
during the minister's absence.
Augustus jay, formerly assistant sec
retary of the American embassy at
Paris. and Mrs. Jay took possession or
their Newport cottage yesterday.
E1rs Wetmore. wife Of Senator George
Peabody WetmOTe. will sail IRON
Europe for New York on July g
Col William NJ. King. OF GreenVtlle,
y. c., who has been spending the past
two weeks in Washington. left yester-
day afternoon ON the Norfolk SHAVER
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Of course we assume that those
Iowans who are so violently oppos-
ed 10 a third term for Cummins are
just as vigorously against breaking
the two-term rule in the case of Mr..
Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Mrs. Leslie Carter has Secretary
Taft up against the ropes and dis
tinctly groggy in their competition
for the belt as champion matri-
monial conductor.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

One hopeful sign about the Cen
tral American situation is that the
peace commissioners have got on the
water.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Admiral Raphael Semmcs. who com
manded the Alabama.
While her father was in the Philip.
pines Miss Wright became exceedingly
popular and her social success there IS
being repeated in the land OF the Nj
kado.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Durand were last night the guests at
dinner OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thatcher NJ
Adams, at the Frelingh -ysen villa IN
LenOE.
Mrs. John Hay. widow Of the late Sec
retarY II State. Is slowly regaining her
health at the Hay summer home. Lake
Sunapee, -. H. Mrs. HAY had a chilli
while visiting her daughter. Mrs. Payne
Whitney, in Newport recently, but the
Illness which developed did not prove so
serious as was anticipated.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

and Power Company. is contemplated.
Surveys have been made. and II IS said
the second dam will be started almost
Immediately. so as 70 be ready 10 sup
piement the enormous amount OF power
20 be got further up the river.
Cofferdam Complete.
Since January I the McCaITs Ferry
Company has finished a coher dam,
blocked the river on the Lancaster
channel at Frey's Island and will in a
few days begin the foundations Of the
3.o00-fOot dam which is 10 transform
the river into a mile wide lake. From
this viii be run ten turbines capable OF
furnishing. in round numbers. 10000
horsepower every JWenty-four hours.
The Golfer dam has just been COM
pleted and an inspection showed that IL
Is ready 70 prove that IL is not leaking.
Great carloads Of top soil, taken from
Freys Island. were dumped along the
concrete dam, and the absence Of water
from the river bed showed how COM
plete was the changing OF the course
OF the stream.
Will Benefit Washington.
To supply Baltimore. Philadelphia and
Washington with electric power. includ-
ing lighting. heating and The other uses
10 which the fluid" Is put. has been
an announced intention Of the COM
pany. Baltimore. IL is said uses not
more than twenty 10 twenty-five thou
sand horsepower Of electricity daily.
This is an easy thing for the company.
One Of the plans is 10 sell 10 existing
companies, leaving them their original
plants for emergencies. The saving in
coal and manufacture 4s the advantage
they reap.
Washington comes within the COM
meTCial radius. an engineer has pointed
out. and PHILADELPHIA s location makes
IL admirably situated In the held or the
concern,
The second Dam. at Conowingo. lends
color 10 the scheme OF supplying the
Pennsylvania railroad. Just as much
power can be gotten here as fourteen
the water power. OF course. Dy the use
a. the higher dam. nor will the second
use Of the great river interfere with
plans for power development farther
down.
With the two. giving some 10000
horsepower, It looks from the JOB" as
the engineers call il, as II some great
plan is under way.
A Gigantic Undertaking.
Just what the dam means in work
seems almost as gigantic a task as the
figures, as what il viii put into energy
appears. It viii be % feet wide az the
base. and probably CO feet high al
upon. il Is said. Three thousand times
-. multiplied by 50, gives some idea OF
the cubic feet Of concrete 10 be used.
More than 1850 COO seems q miraculous
figure. and this is only a rough esti-
mate.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Anybody who has doubts about
the possibilities Of wholesale trade
in Washington these times should
look up the Ice traffic.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

The engagement OF Miss Laura Clark,
eldest daughter OF Senator Clark of
Wyoming. to Charles Francis blythe. OF
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Miss Maude Wetmore yesterday sus-
tanned her reputation as an Xepert ten
mis- player in the wom6n's doubles han
dicap. Miss Wetmore and Miss Mar
garet B3sk played a brilliant game, de-
feating Miss Edith Deacon and Miss
Edith Rotch.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Mai. and Mrs. D. c. Phiniffs. James
I. Phiniffs, and Duncan c, Phiniffs, jr..
are no-g in Paris.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Among the Weshingtonians who are
spending a few weeks at Colonial Beach
are Mrs L Jay Wikart and family, who
are az their cottage. the Poplar; Mrs.
Louis Necker and the Misses Necker.
and Mrs. Whitehead and daughter.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Col William NJ. King. OF Greenville,
y. c., who has been spending the past
two weeks in Washington. left yester-
day afternoon on the Norfolk SHAVER
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Augustus Jay. formerly assistant sec
retary of the American embassy at
Paris. and Mrs. Jay took possession OF
their Newport cottage yesterday.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Salt Lake City, has been announced.
The marriage viii take place on August
8 in Senator Clark's home at Evanston,
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Ers Wetmore. wife Of Senator George
Peabody Wetmore will sail from.
Europe for New York on July ..
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Cardinal Gibbons is making his an
nual brief visit TO Southampton, L. I.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Lieut. EdW ard McCauley, Z. s. N, is
among the large contingent of army and
navy people who yesterday registered at
the Casino, in Newport
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Representative Frederick Gnlett is in
Lenox for a brief stay. Mr. Gillett is
on an automobile tour with a party of
friends
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Mr.. Mccormick, American ambassa-
cor to France, was booked to sail today
for America. Mrs. Mccormick. il is un-
derstood, will not accompany the am
bassad0r.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

FOR short stay at Virginia Beach be-
fore returning home. He was accom-
panied by his daughter. Mrs. George b.
King. of Washington. her two children.
George King and Edwin King, and her
maid
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

Mrs. Reginald De KOven is entertain
ing j. II. Kidder. Of New York, in her
Newport cottage.
The Washington times., 1906-07-20

The american Ambassador 10 England
ana Mrs. Whitelaw Reid yesterday en-
tertained 200 members Of the seventh
International congress Of architects at a
reception in Dorchester House
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24

tion of the metal. The producing interests are still able to control prices from going higher here, and they are enabled to do this more readily by the entire absence of speculation in this market, and the absence of any excite ment or nervousness on the part of our large consuming interests, caused. we think, by the fact that the past few months have brought about better understanding between the producer and consumer of copper than has ever existed before, and that the copper situation is better understood and appreciated by consumers than for a long time. Both camps are in the con. trol of well-tried captains of industry, the community of interests is realized, and a steady market will be maintained, we think, by their united efforts, and the full benefits of the present pros perity preserved to both producer and consumer.
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24

Perhaps the patriotism more than thd judgement of the house naval com mittee should be commended for re- commenting the building of battle ship to cost SIC, 900, 900 and be equal in size, armor and armament as any yes sel afoat. Nothing less formidable as a fighting machine than England s Dreadnaught of l9.0OO tons displace- ment will be accepted, which sentiment is in line with Secretary Boneparte's s
 recommendation that if congress should authorize but one battleship this year "it should be the largest and strongest battleship that is known to be afoat. !" As naval vessels become obsolete in a few years, the wisdom of Uncle Sam putting so much money in one battle ship may be seriously doubted, when two or three formidable naval vessels could be built for the same amount.
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24
THE RATE BILL

The Hepburn rate bill as it passed the senate is so emasculated as to bear little resemblance to the original. The rate-making clause, slwhich is the essence of the measure, leaves the ulti- mate, authority to the courts and clothes them with power to annul prac- tically any action the commi ssion may see fit to take. It is a complete sur render of the administration on the question of court review. sThe senate also adopted a number of .amendments relating to rebates, enlarging the class of common carriers to include pipe lines, sexpress companies and parlor cars, forbidding railroads to operate coal mines, prohibiting,.free passes, etc. These amendments are of so drastic a nature as to arouse the suspicion that the senate in adopting them was not acting in good faith, and it is expected that the bill will undergo many changes in conference before finally becoming 2 law.
 As the Michigan Mining Gazette very sensibly remarks: "The Hep burn bill will not be the panacea that many seem to expect, but it is entirely possible to correct our most seriou. railroad evils without the use of any government rate-making power through the rigid and impartial enforcement oi the laws we now have."
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24

More than 1900 aliens arrived at our ports during April-this being the largest return in the history of the immigration service. For April, 1905, the figure was 137,000, and for the same month of the preceding year only 91, ,000. For the six months ending with April the arrivals numbered 527, 900, and if that total was reached in period which included the winter months, what will be the total for the spring and summer rush" period!- Chicago RecordHerald.
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24

In the first half of the month of May the expenditures of the national gov ernment exceeded the revenue by rising $2, 900, 900, and this in spite of the fact that the receipts were heavier than hose for the first fifte en days in May of either 1905 or 1904. This excess of expenditures for the current month brings down the surplus of the fiscal year to date to little over $2,000, ,0OO so that it is probable that the whole fiscal year will show no marked surplus or deficit. With month and half yet to go, Uncle Sam has expended $5ll, 387, 900 in the fiscal year 1906.
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24

The opening to travel of the Simplon tunnel, which provides another com lnercial highway between Switz rland and Italy, was the great event of last week in Europe. It is the greatest railroad tunnel in the worlds twelve miles long, required seven years to bore and cost s15,000, 900. There appears to be no project too difficult for modern engineering skill and capital to overcome.
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24

Notwithstanding the agitation of the past two years in it's favor, municipal ownership does not seem to have gain ed much headway in the United States. It is not suited to Americans or Amer ican institutions, and least of all to the teaching of the democratic party, which is opposed to multiplying offices and public trusts. Like other socialis tic ideas municipal ownership lacks the support of the best. brains of this country
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24

The early calculation that the foreign insurance companies would be found to be the heaviest losers in San Francisco is fairly well borne out by the official figures, which fix them at $50, 900, 900 of the 1l3, Al 1895 total. The heaviest loss to any single company anywhere is that of the Hartford, which is put at S5. 75O. GOO.
Arizona silver belt., 1906-05-24
CreditabIe and Valuable

The Globe (Arizona) SILVER BELT issued handsomely printed and beau tifully illustrated special edition on the 17th that was full of valuable and in- teresting information about that rich section. The edition was not only crecitable to it's enterprising publisher, but will prove of value to the people of Arizona. -El Paso Times.