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The Washington times., 1906-07-04
SIX MONTHS FAILURES
REMARKABLY SMALL
Returns Confirm the Reports Of Excel
lent Trade and Very General
Prosperity.

NEW YORK, July 4-Bradstreets 3
says: The failure returns for June and
the second quarter of 1905 amply con-
firm the reports of excellent trade.
active industry and general large vol
ume of profitable business doing in
those periods in total Of suspensions
and Of liabilities the smallest reported
70 rseveral years past. II is. in fact
necessary to go back 20 1902 10 find a
monthly total of liabilities or Of fail
ures as small as that reported for June,
and the second quarters totals are
also the smallest reported in that period
since The year mentioned.
There We're only 1852 failures OF indi-
viduals, firms or corporations reported
for six months OF 1906. a decrease OF "a
per cent. from the same period of 1905,
and an Increase of only l3 per cent.
from the lowest six months total, that
OF 1893. Liabilities aggregated $50 O35, ,i16,
q decrease Of 5.I-per cent. from 1895, an
increase of only 81 per cent. on the
very favorable year 1902 and an increase
of only Il per cent. on the record year
Tor small liabilities. 1893
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
WIND HITS PLANT,
STOPS ICE SUPPLY

will Re scarce in Washington through
out the warm weather. IN reply 10 the
suggestion that the American had much
ice coming here from Maine. he de-
clured that at present ice is scarce in
Main that II was not harvested there
last winter 10 the extent that had been
customary IN former years. and that
this neglect Of the controlling ice In
/ terests is now being felt everywhere.
We can manufacture ice IN Wash
. ingtOI," declared Mr.. Willis. for s. 80
a ton Il costs every bit Of s. a ton
10 fetch IL from Maine and put it In
storage here. II therefore stands 10
reason that nobody is going 10 get any
more ice from up there thar he has
TO- There Is no profit in st."
At the Offices Of the American Ice
Company IL was admitted that II costs
about 8 a ton 70 get the product from
Maine 10 this city. II was also argued,
however. that IL costs al least s. a ton
20 manufacture IL IN the plants here in
Washington.
J. elmer Lacey. a well-known ice
cream manufacturer. said today.
The ice situation is slightly better to-
day We are stiN paying from 81 TO s.
ii ton for ice. an eXOrbitant price, for
the usual price is about S3 a ton. The
Purity plant is again IN operation and
the Home Company's damaged plant
was made up for by its supply at the
wharf after a slight delay. The condi-
tions. however. are still critical 20 a
degree"
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
SHOWERS UNSHED
IN SKIES ABOVE
Weather Forecaster on for Holiday, But
Leaves Promise of Rain and
Lower Temperature.

The official forecaster Of the Weather
Bureau was OF somewhere today shoot
ing hrecrackers. and his office was
alarmingIv quiet. II isn't often that the
forecaster fails 10 answer his telephone
bell, but nobody can grudge him a hol-
iday after he has worked increasingly
for almost a week 20 give Washington
"a Tecord-breakinE hot spell That would
he enough 10 make ANYBODY yearn for
q day of. and so after repeated calls
this morning a trusty servant of the
Government answered that the fore
caster was not there. However. that
official. knowing that the public Of this
fair city would Ike 10 hear something
of what is ahead IN the weather line
left "A memorandum behind him in A
cheering message that more showers
are vet unshed In the skies above. and
that cooler weather is ahead and COM
ing fast.
The intermittent showers of the morn
ing viii be continued this evening. and
after the city has had a good supply
OF these the weather scientists say II
will be cooler for while at least
BY midnight last night the tempera-
ture had gone down 10 u, and for nine
hours II remained at that figure. eX-
cept to skip one degree higher at 3
o'clock this morning, only to drop bac
again at 4.
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PORTER ACCUSED
OF ROBBING STORE

a case of wholesale theft that has
been going on for more than two
months was unearthed last night by De
tectives Hartigan and Baur, of the
Central Office. when they charged that
Holland Diggs, a colored porter in the
establishment of Sidney Baar 927 +
street northwest, has been stealing va
rious articles of cutlery. jewelry. and
cut glass and selling them for ridicu-
lously low prices to secondhand dealers.
No complaint was made of the thefts,
but the detectives had II figured out
that there was a leak somewhere when
the lists OF articles sold TO paWnshops
were read at headquarters each even
ing. and the articles continued to ap-
pear. all marked new. and sold by the
same man. Some of the solid silver
kT T'ves and gold and silver scissors We're
sold for 10 cents.
The detectives say Diggs had evolved
a system by which he removed the
articles from the cases of his employer
while he was cleaning them in the
evening and sold them the same night
Six charges Of petit larceny were filed
against Diggs.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
Policeman FeLLed Negro
Fine Times in Hard Fight
Prisoner Had Beaten Sweetheart Then Fought
Officer an Hour While Hundred People
Watched Struggle passiVeIy.

After a struggle lasting nearly an hour
at First and r streets northwest, be
tween Policeman Holmes and colored
prisoner named Thomas Garner the lat
ter was finally overpoweTed and taken
TO the stationhouse, but not until the
policeman had felled him to the side
walk five times with his stick. Garner s
head was in such a condition that he
" as sent 10 the hospital. This morning
ne answered two charges OF assault in
the Police Court, one count for assault
ing the policeman and the other for
beating his sweetheart, Sarah BeU. He
was fined $50 IN each case, and In de.
fault will serve sixty days in jail.
Hundred Looked On.
The struggle between the policeman
ard his prisoner occurred in the pres
nee Of about one hundred spectators,
mostly colored. about midnight last
night Garner was arrested by Police
man Holmes on the complaint Of his
fiance, Sarah Bell, who claimed that her
Romeo was in her house and had re-
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% on District Oficials.

All eyes are at present turned TO Dis
trict Commissioner West and 70 the
Corporation COunsel's office and 10 the
Office OF the District Attorney. Mr..
West took the initiative IN having an
investigation started 10 determine
whether anything is being done here
by the ice trust 10 restrain trade or
10 keep the citizens from getting all
the ice possible. The matter Is now
under adVisement by Corporation COun-
sci Thomas and District Attorney
Baker Nothing was given out today
concerning what they have or have not
| found, but il is understood that they
are prepared 10 carry on an exhaustive
inquiry.
Mr.. Baker referred the matter to the
Department OF Justice, and its consid-
GRAFTON was taken up by Assistant At
/ torney General Purdy. Mr. Purdy for
Warded his opinion on the sLbiect 10 Dis
tTiCt Attorney Baker. but what decision
was reached has not yet been made pub
lie.
Both Mr. Purdy and Mr.. Baker are
out of the city at present. II was learned
that whatever action will be taken look
ing TO the alleged formation OF an ice
combine Will be begun by the District
Attorney
The decision Of the New York city
authorities 70 probe the ice situation
there, il is understood. is locked 10 by
some Of the authorities here as possible
OF throwing light on the local situation.
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Gently finished trouncing her and kick
ing her In the stomach for nuarrelins
with him at party last week,
When the policeman appeared Garner
submitted Deaceably TO arrest. and il
was not until the policeman attempted
20 signal for the patrol wagon that Gar
ner showed fight. He struck the pO-
liceman several times Ia the face dra W
ing the blood from his nose. and bat
tered him about the body severely. but
the biuecOat. who was much smaller
than his assailant. retained his hold
Lasted Until Help Came.
The struggle lasted until a policeman
who lived near by was awakened from
his sleep BY the noise OF the scuffiing
Gnd came 10 the assistance OF his
brother officer. He telephOned for tile
pa troll.
Holmes says this morning that had
there been another white man IN the
crowd Of spectators that woul1 have
helped him he could have subdued the
man much sooner. but none OF the col
Ored men volunteered aid.
Holmes clothes this morning appear
ed 20 have been dipped in blood.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
STOCKHOLDERS OF UNION
PACIFIC LOST S193,125

NEW YORK. July 4.-The Union Pa
cific announced yesterday that the last
chance had been given for the conver-
sion OF its convertible bonds into stock
According to the terms of the bonds.
the privilege expired May ]. At that
time there We're outstanding $3.50. 900 of
the bonds. and since the holders failec
10 exchange them Out of ignorance pre-
sumably Of the advantage Of the trans
fer. the railroad company extended the
time for two months. There were out.
standing yesterday about 10000 of the
securities.
The outstanding bonds will be called
at 1922 on November l. so that the
holder of every 81 900 bond loses S3S6 a5
through his failure TO transfer II for
stock. In the aggregate the loss to out
standing bondholders is Sl93. .I25
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
VAST INCREASE SPENT
ABROAD BY AMERICANS

NEW York, July A. Barton Hep
burn, president of the Chase National
Bank, says,
The amount of money annually ex-
pended abroad by Americans is at least
four times what it was at the time Sec
retary sherman made careful study OF
the subject and estimated the annual ex.
penditure at 500 G00.000
This subject Is, of course, all the
while considered by people interested in
foreign trade and banking, and many
conservative competent men have esti-
mated tie amount at S400, ,O00,000
This amount, whatever 81 NAV be, en-
tegs .ntO and affects the internati tional
bIlanco or trade and, of course, must al
feet monetary conditions at home
money stTingsncy, rates Of interest, etc. %
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
ENORMOUS GROWTH IN
USE OF TELEPHONES

NEW YORK. July 4.-The net increase
IN the number of telephones IN use in
Greater New York for the month ended
June 80 was 1881, which brought the to-
tai up 10 the very large number OF 263.
600. This is by far the largest number
or telephones ever in use in any one
city
Since June. 1906, the New York com
panies have made the remarkable in
crease in their output of 81 per cent.
The increase In business in Philadelphia
LOT the past year or so has been eXcep-
tiOnally rapid but the New York ex-
pansion has held the lead.
This rapid Increase is partly due TO
the fact that the people are educated up
10 the frequent use Of the telephone and
partly 10 vigorous advertising cam
paign by the local telephone companies.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
SAILORS SNUG HARBOR
FOR JAMESTOWN FAIR

a fund for the erection of a building
to be used as a sailors and engineers
Snug HaTbOT," during the jamestown
Exposition. is being considered. The
fund has been started with a subscrip-
tton of $780, made by a gentleman who
desires to remain unknown.
The building will be erected in or near
the grounds of the exposition, if the
plan is carried into execution.
The Norfolk Pilots Association will
assume charge OF the fund
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
No Use Kicking.

This forenoon a man sJOTmed into the
Office Of a certain ice company and be-
gan 20 raise a kick
What's the natter queried the nan
at the desk
Natter" yelled the infuriated citi-
zen. NO matter! Only / hate TO be
swindied and done. The - company
left a block OF ice at my house this
morning half as big as what I usually
get for nay money I'm dOn- with that
bunch. Put my name down On your
list"
The one at the desk was not particu-
larly enthusiastic.
III put your name down" he said.
but you'll have 10 take your chances.
We're not taking on new customers II
we can help It,
Such scenes as this were enacted with
great frequency all over the city today.
and many 4 householder had his kick
TO make
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
Old Charges Renewed.

Under the old Palmer regime il was
alleged that favored concerns enjoyed
the business Of selling supplies 10 the
office without much reference 10
whether their bids were the lowest and
best; and now there is renewal OF these
charges. as against the present man
aEement- The merits Of these matters
are expected 10 be determined by the
coming inquiry IT the Senatorial COM
mittcc, acting under the Hale resolu-
tiOn, cares TO give hearing 10 the
complainaIts who are pressing these
charges. the hearings are likely To be
comprehensive and 10 occupy a long
time.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
WESTERN TROLLEY COMPANY
IN RECEIVERS HANDS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 4.-Charles
L. Henry. president of the indianapolis
and Cincinnati Traction Company, now
operating seventy miles of electric lines
out Of this city, was appointed re-
ceiver of the company by Judge Carter
OF the Marion county superior court
on application of w NJ. Frazee. a stock .
holder living at Ruahvtlla.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
Defends Present Prices.

@hs n matter OF fact, this cry Of
higher prices is all wrong. For instance
in 1890. when the Independents had con-
troll OF this market. their family price
was 60 cents a hundred pounds and their
wholesale price was 35 cents a hundred.
Today our family price is 40 cents a
hundred and our wholesale. 25 cents.
Some little time go our wholesale was
IS or % cents a hundred. We have put
that uD TO the regulation p cents But
with that exception. we have done moth
ing in raising prices That was only
Tor representation"
Complaints have been made" he was
told. that the blocks OF ice delivered
for 10 cents are much smaller now than
they were before this famine started
and that. when fgoOd bonuses are Of
fered. anybody can get ice"
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Company Not Responsible.

If that has been done he declared.
I'VE are not responsible for It. Our
drivers, or the middlemen. did Il, and
We get the blame for IL. If anybody
knows Of our drivers making blocks Of
ice smaller or selling one for bonuses,
we would like 10 be informed OF It and
at once. We can't smell these things
or know them bv intuition"
A. &. Willis. OF the Home Ice Com
pany. is still of the opinion that ice
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
No Fear of Prosecution.

Asked whether he feared aI.y prose-
cutlons for restraint OF trade on the
ground that his company IS a trust. Mr..
Kimberly said:
Il haven't given the matter any
thought. I've been too busy trying 10
supply the people Of Washington with
ice I know that we have done moth
ing 70 restrain trade and that makes
my mind easy. There is nothing we
have 20 fear.
While YOU are on this matter" con-
tinued Mr. Kimberly. with fire in his
eye. you might say that ] would be
glad To be assured OF the truth that
there are two cargoes of ice IN Wash
ingtOn which are being used slowly, as
Il was reported this morning. Why on
earth should j be worrying myself 10
get a supply OF ice on hand If IL is
already here? The proposition is huge
ly absurd.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
Reported Charges Filed.

II IS stated that there have been filed
charges concerning a number of mat
tiers in the administration o. the Office,
10 which the attention of the investiga-
tors will be directed. For one thing,
the critics of the present regime have
a showing Of aew and high-salaTied
Offices established under the new Public
Printer. as to the utility Of which there
seems 10 be much difference Of opinion.
It Is also alleged that there has been
no reform in the matter OF purchasing
supplies and machinery. for the institu-
Tfqv
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
COMMANDER WINSLOW,
Who Will Have Charge of the Charles
ton on Secretary Roots Trip.

r: Nr. I.arrinaga and Mr. Polk. room
Q; Mrs. Buchanan, room d; Professor
Reissch and wife. room r Mr.. Fox and
Mr. Dean, room +. Mr.. JOannini and
Mr.. Montgomery, room II. Other MEM
bers of the delegation who originally
had planned 10 go Via Europe, and
members of the delegates families,
We're compelled 10 take such aCCOmmo-
datiOns as were To be had at the last
moment, In faCt. when the steamer
sailed IL was found that in many state
rooms TWO persons had been assigned
10 the lower berths.
The Charleston. on which Secretary
Root viii Journey, IS a spacious vessel
being 42f feet in length, and having a
speed OF twenty-five knots. She carries
fourteen guns over four inches in
diameter, and ifty-four smaller guns.
engines are p ,000 horsepower. The
vessel was commissioned October IL
and received a handsome new silver
service from the citizens Ot Charleston
only two months ago. This service, at
Mr. Roots disposal, has scarcely been
touched
Mr.. Roots party Will be- as private
as could be aboard man OF war.
Aside from the members OF his family
and his secretary. his only companions
viii ha the officers OF the ship.
The Charleston's Officers.
The Secretary could scarcely wish for
better companion in an officer, however,
than the ships captain, Commander
Cameron McR Wluslow. Of the Old
WinsIow family of naval fame. Com
mander Winsiow is one of the most
popular officers in the navy and &c has
been limited that his being given com
maud of the ship had some hearing on
the Secretary = trip. The commander
Is also a naval aide 20 the President.
The other officers Of the Charleston
who viii participate in the most note
worthy tour ever made by an American
Secretary of state are.
Lieut. Commando Robert l. Russell.
Lieut. Commander Philip Williams,
Lieut. Milton i. Reed Lieut.. Edward
s. Kellogg. Lieut. William r. TarTaut.
Lieut. Clarence a. Adele Ensign Rufus
+. ZOgbaum. jT.. Ensign Lindsay II.
Lacy. Midshipman OTmOud J. Cox,
Midshipmau Albert T. Church Midship-
man Edward J.. MCSheey. Nidshipman
Isaac W. Hayue, Midshipman Albert
er. Surgeon Manly r. Gates. Assistant
Surgeon Paul T. Dessez. Paymaster
Thomas d. F. Harris, Captain OF
Marines William r. Coyle Second Lieu
ltenant OF Marines William L. Burch-
field, BOatsWain James Laven. Acting
Gunner Edward BeakcS, Acting Gunner
Constantine Clay. Acting Carpenter
Robert Nelz, Warrant Machinist George
W. Johnson. Warrant Machinist Joseph
j. Burgess. Warrant Machiuist Angus
tine D. Devine, Warrant MaChinist
George CroftOn. Acting Warrant Ma
chinist William s White.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
(Continued from First Page)

Twelfth and V streets northwest. was
injured 10 the extent Of $500 at o'clock
last evening when the wind blew down
one Of its giant smokestacks, causing
such injury 10 the machinery that the
plant had 10 stop operating entirely un-
I'll after 3 o'clock this morning. After
that hour. one engine was started. but
the work IL is doing Is slight, and II
will not be until tomorrow afternoon
that the plant will get down TO its real
operative power and turn out It's daily
capacity which IS hfty-three tons per
day.
Drawing on Reserve.
In the meantime the company is sup
plying It's customers from small re-
serve supply Of Ice IL had held at the
wharf for Just such an emergency as
the present This is not done without
appreciabie delay however. and this
morning people who had not been IN
formed Of tFe injury 20 the plant, were
lined up at the corner OF Twelfth and
Y streets with buckets and baskets.
begging for ice TO take home.
The American Ice Company stiil
maintains that the crisis is past and
that Washington has nothing 10 fear
from any ice scarcity. Il Is commonly
known, however, that unless one OF Two
Maine ice. should put ia here within the
next few DAYS. the company would be
hard put 70 IL 20 supply the de-
manded by The needs of the city
To show that there Is no real fear Of
anything happening II these vessels,
Samuel a. Kimberly. local manager for
the American Ice Company. produced a
telegram this morning. dated from Cape
Henry, Va, at the mouth OF Chesap peake
Bay, saying
Loaded four-masted schooner-Iooks
Ike the Alice Holbr0ok-sailing IN
p m"
This wire was received last night. and
relates 10 the schooner carrying 100
ans Of ice for Washington. Behind her.
according 10 the cOmpany's schedule.
are tho Van Brunt which left Msiu.-
June q, the Cox a. Green. sailed June
30, the Idaho. sailed July 2 The Kreger
will sail In the next day or two. 10 Is
not certain that the Alice Holbrook Is
within the capes. II she is, she ought
To arrive here at : o'clock this evening,
The careful wording OF the telegram
about her leads the cOmpany's officials
10 be somewhat uncertain on the sub
ieCt.
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
DELAY TO BILLS
DUE TO EISPRINT
Held Up by Tangle in the
Congressional
Record.
HAD ALL SORTS OF TROUBLE
Error Not Discovered Until Part of
Edition Had Been Sent to
POstoffice.

1t seems that the Government Printing
once had other troubles. in connection
with the adjournment of Congress than
the delays about getting out bills. The
Congressional Record, which preserved
the official history Of that troublesome
day got tangled in the makeup. ana
after a full edition had been printed
and much Of IL hauled 10 the postoffice.
the mistake was discovered the edition
called in, and the entire lot printed once
more
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
Americans in Party.

Most of the members Of the American
delegation. who reserved their state
rooms nearly two months ago. were
fairly we'll cared for on the promenade
deck. as follows:
William /. Buchanan and son, room
A: Mr.. Stone and Mr. Neighbors. room
The Washington times., 1906-07-04
BALL GAMES TODAY.

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-05-23
ii AND0VER STUDENTS
EXPELLED By FACULTY
Penalty for Ducking Of Hotel Proprietor
Talk Of Strike by Students Of
Phillips Andover Academy.

Lawrence. Mass, May Fourteen
students Ut Phillips Andovcr academy
were expelled from the school yesterday.
afteinon as Ii result Of the inyestigu
ton which has been made BY the faculty
into the dacking Of Proprietor James
Milton Stewart OF the Andover Inn last
Friday night.
The cases 81 eight other students are
under consideration. Whether or not
they will BIZ expelled is to be decided
by the facnIty later
Ne H-el every one alike said Prin-
eipal Stearns. An the boys were tx.
amined Those who admitted partieipa-
ting the affair either "a laying hands
on Mr.. Stewart or attempting 10 lay
hands on him were expelled
The fourteen boys received verbal no.
ticc from the principal that they had
been expelled AZ the same time tcle-
grams were sent to their fathers an
norncing Che decision OF the faculty.
Andoyer is IN ferment over the af.
fair. Ii has been threatened by the
student body that expulsion OF any stu.
dents would result in large majority
of the boys leaving the school. What
action the students win take is prob
lem.