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The Washington times., 1906-08-11
COMPANY PLANS
FINE NEW HOTEL
ON CAPITOL HILL
To Be Located Opposite
New House of Rep
reSentatlVeS.

A fine new hotel is to be built on
Capitol HlI. opposite the entrance TO
the new House OF Representatives Of
fee building, On New Jersey avenue
southeast, on the brow of the hill
A company has been formed which in
"a few days VIII Doe duly Incorporated,
with a capital of $4,000, which viii
commence operations as soon as some
minor details are concluded.
The company embraces "A number OF
prominent Capitol Hm fnanciers, in
Cludi4L such well known names as Dr.
", II. q. HaZen, 4. j. EaluSGaw, ". q.
Carter. B. Is. Earnsuaw, John o knox
Elliott Woods. John g. Weldon, s Il.
Hahn. r. j. Mayer. T. q. Slater, II. IL.
Mckee, and l.. A. Royal
Several meetings have been held, an
organization formed. and matters placed
in shape 10 proceed at once.
The property s-gITel comprises about
p. 600 feet forming huge !, of which
81 feet fronts on New Jersey avenue,
l2Z feet on q SJreet, and l5i feet on
South Capitol street. with depth Of
over 20U feet from front TO rear. The
ground on New Jersey avenue front Is
valued at s. per foot while that along
South Capitol street is held al 81, w ilh
the exception OF one small parcel the
ground is controlled by one party, who
is understood to have furnished --Vv.
feet AT a cost of $4,000.
The scheme Of the hotel comprises
one % fisk or seven stories in height,
containing 80 rooms, every one of which
is To have an outside outlook.
The commanding position OF the new
house. il is stated. viii be such as to
give a fine view from every side, over
looking. as &c VIII. Arlington and Alex
audria on the south and west Soldiers
oHme on the north and the entire sec
ton of Capitol Hill ana the hills OF
Maryland on the east
1t is understood that Slas A Man
uel. who has successfully managed the
Hotel Varnum. on the corner adjoining
with have the management of the new
house. which IS to be known as Con-
eress Hall. The demolition Of the old
Congressional Hotel has left Capitol
Hin without q large hotel, and IL is
expected that a modern structure with
am the latest cOnveniences. as this is
intended to be, will at once enter upon
a successful career.
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NAN BURIED ALIVE
BY FALLING DIRT,
SEVERAL INJURED
Caye-in Occurs Without
Warning Bearing Down
LabOrer.

Buried alive IN q sandplt by the
cFumbllng % the walls Of an excavation
at Grant circle and Illinois avenue. Pet
worth, AT l0.3O o'clock this morning
james Major. a coIored workman, afty
years old. was instantly killed. and the
lives or several other Workmen were en-
dangered.
Major was employed. by Edwin Il.
Trundlc. of 5l5 New York avenue. and
at the time Of the fatal accident. the
workmeR were at the bottom of the pit
deepening and widening the excavation.
Major was caught beneath several tons
of dirt that crushed down upon him
without warning, and as ne ws over
whelmed he was heard 10 ut,er loud
cries for help. For a few moments
.smothered sounds We're heard TO come
from the cave In which the man was
buried. but before he could be extrl-
Gated he was dead
Several other workmen were carried
down by the falling dirt and narrowly
escaped death. Some were exhausted
when extricated and were revived
through quick medical aid Major was
taken out by Benjamin Jackson, Charles
l. Stewart. George Smith and several
other cOlored workmen who were pres
ent when the accident happened.
The police were notified OF the accl-
dent and Captain Elliott and a number
Of reserves hurried TO the scene and in
vestigated the cause of 'he accident
Majors body was removed TO the
mOrgue where Coroner Nevitt gave a
certificate OF accidental edath. This af-
teruOOn Majors remains were turned
over to his relatives for burial
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Others Than. StenSLand
Took Part in LOOting
MiL1VGukee Avenue Bank
Expert Italian Penman and Two Other Men
Engaged in Producing Alleged Bogus
SignatureS--TeIler Commits Suicide.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1t.-Theories that
forger of the S1.OoO.O00 worth of crooked
notes in the looted Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank were smashed last night.
At least three other men IN addition to
the fugitive president are thought TO
have been engaged in the production Of
alleged bogus signatures.
Cashier Herring. the authorities now
believe. had much to do with the as
suance Of $500 600 worth Of crooked pa
per. This morning when the nights
.nquisition of Herring came 10 an end.
moral certainty had taken the place Of
suspicion IN the minds OF the officers
of the law. They say five years ago
Herring fell into Stensland's grip.
Expert Italian FOrger.
The police are on another trail. It fol-
lowed an italian who worked in the
bank several years ago, He was ar
artist and a wizard with the pen. Tie
cashier said Of him: Without a mo-
menrs hesitation and without copy be-
fore him he would write my signature
so I could not tell 1t from my own
work"
The discovery Of new trails Of crook
edness running through the mulcted
bank has led the states attorney 20
summon peremptOry three directors ln
the arIairs OF the institution. The secre-
taries were called upon 10 explain con
ditiaus which indicate that another line
of -obbericS were being carried on llde-
pendently OF Stenslaud's gigantic swim
die.
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ASK $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR BIG FLOW OF TAR

Robert c. Cumberland and John Otis,
trading as John Cumberland K CO.. to-
day sued the Brennan Construction Com
pany to recover 5000 as damages for
alleged injury to their property and bus
iness.
The plaintiffs explain that for many
years they carried on q boat building
and storing and pleasure boat hiring
business on premises oVerhanging the
Potomac river. They say that since jan
uary 1, 1904, the defendants have per
mitted a large quantity of black, oily,
tar-like substance to flow from It's prop
erty into the Potomac river, and that
this substance Injuries the property and
business of the plaintiffs.
Walter c. Clephane is named as cOun-
sci for the plaintiffs
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Claims He Promised No
Chinese Labor Would
Be Used on Canal.
SENDS OUT STATEMENT
Declares Panama Commits
sion Acting Without Regard
to Law or Principle.

President Samuel Gompers. OF the
American Federation Of Labor, today
condemned the proposed Importation of
Chinese coolies for work on the Panama
canal He also charged Chairman
suouts. OF the canal commission. with
bad faith. saying that the canal chair
man had promised him that coolies
would not be brought into the canal
zone.
President Gompers would not say
whether the action OF the canal commits
sion would incite the Federation TO re-
uewed political activity in order 10 pre-
vent the importation Of the coolies.
He restricted himself 10 the following
prepared statement:
Regard Neither Law Nor Principle.
"It seems that those in charge Of the
Panama canat construction have regard
fr- neither law Eor principle First. iu
the most extraordinary manner the eight
hour law is anuulled I'm the greatest pub
lie work ever undertaken by the Gov
ernment under the pretense that condi-
tions there are different than they are
IN the United States.
"It must apepal 20 the veriest tyro
that If eight hours work is regarded as
sufficient iu the comparatively temper
ate zone OF the United States. certainly
ten. eleven. and even more hours OF
labor a day I'm the pestilentIal and mi1s-
matte atmosphere Of the Panama Zone
are not only Improper hut outrageous
and brutal
''The existing law excludes Chinese
lab0rers and coolies from the United
states or any Of its possessions Tho
Panama Canal Zone IS an American pos
session. and lt IS as much Il violation
~ the law 20 bring Chinese coolies there
as Il is iH other portions OF our country
Accuses Chairman Shonts.
''Scne time ago, ia an Interview 7 had
with Chairman Shonts. / protested
against the employment Of Chinese
coolies in the Panama Canal construc-
ton as had been published IN the news
papers it was the intention OF Mr.. Shoats
TO do. He there and then empEaticaliy
stated that il was not the intention then
to employ Chinese coolies and they
would not be employed under his ad-
ministraticn.'
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MAN STRUCK BY BRICKS;
HAS SHOULDER FRACTURED

A pile Of bricks tumbled from the
fourth story Of the new Union Station
at y o'clock today anC fell on the head
of Mnburn Coleman. colored, twenty
three years of age, of -544 Seaton street,
causing numerous scalp wounds and
badly fracturing his shoulder. In an
unconscious condition he was sent TO
the Casualty Hospital for treatment. His
condition is not serious
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Gar Changes Plans.
Troops Refuse to Shoot
Their Peasant Brothers;
Give Notice to Officers

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1.-THE ap-
peal Of the members Of the former
douma to the soldiers not 20 fire on
their brothers, the peasants. has borne
fruit in the shape of a peaceful mutiny
on the part Of 1000 soldiers who have
notified their officers that It win be use
less for them to give orders to shoot the
peasants they have been sent TO sub
due. What the effect OF this declaration
from two regiments upon the rest OF
the army will be can only be conjec-
tured. The authorities are greatly wor-
ried, however, over the occurrence.
The two mutinous regiments are the
Wilmanstrand and Morshank Infantry
regiments recently sent into Nologda
province, one of the largest provinces OF
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

During the last tveutv-four hours
showers have occurred in the Atlantis
and Gulf States Arkansas and Okla
h0mai the rainfall being heavy at points
in Arkansas and Texas.
The temperature has fallen generally
and is slightly below the seasonal aver
age from northern Texas TO Manitoba
aud has risen on the northeastern sloua
OF the Rocky mountains
Fair weather is indicated for tonight
and Sunday in the Middle Eastern
States and showers i'm the sCush At
lantiC and east GUlf States.
There are no present indications of
excessive high temperatures in the
Middle Eastern States.
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From the admissions cited Il appears
conclusively that the board OF directors
throughout its existence was board OF
dummies"
The increase Of the total or the big
theft. the further shrinkaEe Of the cash
assets. ana the complications arising IN
the disposition Of StensIand's personal
estate shattered the hopes Of the depos-
itors that they would recover most OF
their savings. According 10 present in
dications. they are not likely 10 get more
than 40 cents on the dollar
Another startling revelation was the
nnding Of dozens OF checks for various
amounts which the examiners found
signed not with names but with num-
bers. Thousands Of dollars were found
10 have been paid out with nothing TO
indicate who was beholden for payment
bur set Of numbers.
Teller Kowalski Kills Himself.
Frank K0walski, paying teller OF the
wrecked Milwaukee Avenue State Bank.
committed suicide last night by shooting
himself IN the head. The young man had
been subjected 10 criticism by deposItors
in the bank who had charged him with
completely in the frauds. This Breyed
on his mind, and 10 end all worry he
fired the shot that took his life.
k0Walskis tragic death Is the third
during the week, following the closing
OF the doors OF the looted institution.
kocpke a depOsitOT who shot himself
and John q. Vissirs also a depositor,
who drowned dead OF heart failure after
hearing or the crash.
The Washington times., 1906-08-11
HAMILTON LOVE LETTERS
ARE MRS. VERRAULT'S

NEW YORK. Aug. lit was reveal
ed today that the woman calling herself
Mrs. Helen Hamilton, when arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Shields on a charge of violating the pos
tai regulations by annoying James p.
MacCleIlan with numerous love letters,
is none other than Mrs. George T. Yer
rault VINO figured in sensational
horsewhipping of her husband something
over q year ago.
The Washington times., 1906-08-11
BULL MAKES A CHARGE
ON GROUP IN BUGGY

WESTFIELD. Pa, Aug. u-While
Mrs. Hermsn Yeager and two children
were driving from here to Elkland they
had a thrilling experience. One Of the
children wore a red suit. which was dis
covered by a big bull heading a herd on
the highway.
The bull charged the wagon, striking
II amidships and causing it TO turn near
~ over. AT the second charge the horse
shled and ran. and, as Mrs. Neager held
10 the hnes the bull was soon outfOoted
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In Speech Next Thursday
He viii Affirm Course
on Legislation.
DENOMINATION CERTAIN
Uncle Joe VIII Defend His
Record Against the EXcep-
tons Taken by Gompers.

Interest OF organized labor. especially
among the leaders Of the American
Federation of Labor, the coming week
viii center in the Republican conven.
tiOn that viii reuominete Speaker Can
non for Congress.
Uncle JOo's political managers an
Rounce from Danviue. H., that their
candidate VIII be renominated on Thurs
day OF the coming week, and that IN
his speech Of acceptance he viii at once
plunge into the labor question in defense
OF his position in Congress, wherein he
has won the autagOnlsm OF President
Samuel G0mpers and his associates OF
the American Federation OF Labor.
They state that the venerable states.
man viii accept the gage Of battle as
thrown down by President GOmDers.
and VIII fearlessly and in his abIest
manner defend the late Congress ana
the Republican party against the charge
that the laDoc men did not receive
proper recognition in their demands
presented TO Congress.
Points of Contention.
He viii discuss at length and in de,
tail three great points of contention ad-
vanced by labor officers. on which they
have based their proposition to enter
the political field 20 defeat certain mem,
bers Of the last Congress who viii scau-
for denomination and reelection. These
questions are the eight-hour Liu. the
anti-iniunction bill, and the education
provision OF the immigration and
naturalization bills.
He VIII contend that the eIght-hour
law now on the statutes is as effective
as II should be. and that the bin pre-
seBted Dy labor is absurd iu It's pro.
vision preventing "a workman from put
ting IN more than eight hours a day Ou
any work that may be performed on an
estimate having contract with the
Government
He will hold Gompers and the legisla,
tive committee of the American Fedora,
tI0n responsible for The defeat of ths
uuti-injuuctiOu bin
Gompers Responsible.
The Speaker win take the grounds
that the House Committee on The Ju-
dietary was ready 20 report an iniunc-
tion bill which was prepared by r. w
Fuller. the agent of the different rail-
road brotherhoods, and which was ap-
proved b. President Roosevelt. Attorney
General Moody. and Commissioner OF
Corporations Garfield. il provides that
no injunction should be issued I'm labor
disputes unless notice for a hearing has
been served on both sides. They saw
Gompers antagOulzed this measure and
the President warned him that his
autdgOulsm would probably defeat it,
An interesting feature OF the speech
viii be a discussion of wages Alr Can
non VIII charge that President GOmpers
al first favored and insisted on AN edu-
catioual test of the immigration and
naturalization bills.
The address of Speaker Cannon viii
attract widespread attention among the
general public and viii evidently be
masterpiece of logic and rhetoric. as
well as elOquenCe OF the old school of
statesm8uship.
President GOmpeTs may be expected
70 answer the speech with one of his
characteristic strong presentations Of
the labor side of the question.
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They Should Contribute.

mot only should they take a leading
part in the movement" says one cor
respondent. "but they should be will
ing 10 contribute 20 any other agency
that actually takes the initiative
The publicity committee of the lob
bers aud shippers Association is also
urged % act in a number Of these Lot
ters. The writers probably have for
gotten that committee has already. sub-
mitted a program to the board of di-
rect0rs, which the directors have laid
on the table until the return TO the citv
OF President Charles J. Bell. The com
mittee is very anxious to begin the
campaign.
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LONGNORTHS ARE
TO ARRIVE TODAY
ON THE ST. PAUL
Presidents YaCht.tO Meet
Them Down the
Bay.

NEW YORK, Aug. ff.-The
American line steamers St Paul,
on board of which are Congress
man Nicholas Longworth and his
wife, was reported by wireless
telegraph as being ten miles west
Of Nantucket at 4 O'Clock this
morning. There is a dense fog.
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To Baltimore and Return S1.as

Via Pennsylvania Railroad, every Satur-
day and Sunday. All regular trains eX-
cept the "Congressionl Limited. Tickets
good TO return until Sunday night.-AdV.
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Answers Are Favorable.

Belated answers TO the letter Of in
quiry sent out by The Times a week
ago continue 10 reach the Office. No one
of them has failed to approve the cam
paigu for manufactures and almost all
OF them declare a conviction that manu-
tacturing industries are essential 10 a
Greater Washington worthy OF note.
Those who do not believe manufactures
essential pronounce them very helpful. 20
There is some difference Of opinion,
as 70 the agency of promotion that
should be adopted. one correspondent
suggests that the real estate owners and
dealers, who would be more largely
benefited than any other class OF citi-
zens by a considerable movement Of
manufacturing Industries to Washing
ton. should be induced TO take n leading
part IN the movement for bringing such
IIIufs lpro.
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CONsTANTINOPLE. Aug. IA per-
sisJent rumor is current today that the
Sultan. Abdul Hamid H. is dying. No
official bulletins lu regard 70 his CON
ditlJu have been issued.
Information that the Sultan was cd
was contained ia dispatches received in
The Washington times., 1906-08-11

this country last night A report from
Vienna said word had reached there
from Coustautin0ple that the indEp0si-
tiuu ~ the Sultan made IL necessary TO
cancel yesterdays selamuk, II was also
stated thar iL would be necessary for the
Sultan to undergo a surgical operation.
and one report had it that he had al
ready been operated upon
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CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

HARPERs FERRY. W. Va. Aug. IL
Both rivers muddy this morning.
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Longwerths Ignored.

Frau Cosima caused the command to
60 forth that the LOngwOrths should be
practically ignored. She herself arranged
10 snub the Presidents daughter social
ly by omi:ting to invite her to the
famous soirees held IN festival week.
which are attended by all the visitors
Of position She also arranged that Mrs.
LOngWOrth should not. be presented 10
her and the great artists OF the season
in the intermissions, which are always
CAV social events
The only genuine welcome accorded
10 President ROosevelt's daughter came
from Nine. Schumann-Heink, who af-
fronted Frau Wagner by rushing up and
effusively embracing the visitor in full
view of Il terrace full OF music lovers.
The Washington times., 1906-08-11
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
TURN THEIR GUNS
ON DUKE NICHOLAS
Attempt to Murder Him
atSuppOSed Blank Cart
ridge Drill.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 1.-THE an
n0uncement is made that an attempt
was made TO assassiuate Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholajevitch at a blank cart
ridge firing drill at the summer camp al
Eraenoye -Selo, which he was conduct
ing in person.
The grand duke. surrounded by his
officers and aides. vas stationed We'll "a
one side and out of the direct line of
FIRE. so that the attempt must have been
deliberate Suddenly he was startled by
the hiss Of bullets about his head. but
neither himself or his horse was
touched.
Investigation Begun.
The command TO cease firing was inn
medlately given, ana the soldiers Of the
regiment from which the bullets came
were marched back to their quarters.
An investigation was begun on the
hope of ascertaining from the barrels
Of the rifles which of the soldiers fired
the BAH cartridges.
HCzar Changes Plans.
The bold attempt on the grand dukes =
life caused an immediate change in the
plans of the Emperor. who had arranged
t. go to Krasaoeyo-SelO during the day
10 spend a week with the soldiers Of his
imperial guards.
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NEW YORK. Aug. 11-Air. and Mrs
Nicholas LOHgwoTth are due from Eu-
rope this afternoon on the American
liner ST. Paul They will go at once TO
Sycamore Hill, and spend some time
with President Roosevelt's family The
Sylph, the Presidents yacht has gone
down the bay 10 meet then. and take
them 70 oyster Bay.
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Yacht Sylph Sails
To Meet Longworths

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. Aug. 1.-THE
Government yacht Sylph left its moor
ings, under the shadow Of Sycamore
lcontlnued on Ninth Page.l
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Snubbed Pnn.ess AlIce.

A cable dispatch from Berlin tells
of the American colony there being
greatly exercised BY the manner in
" hich Mrs Longworth was snubbed by
the uncrowned Czarina of Baireuth,
F-rau COSima Wagner, widow OF the
composer, 1t is asserted positively that
President ROOseVelts daughter was de
HberateIy insulted by FRAU Wagner that
she might vent her spite on the Ameri-
can people for patrOniZing "ParSifaI' on
their own sOil in opposition TO her
wishes.
The treatment of the LOngWOrths IN
Baireuth was most humiliatlng, and
compared strikiugly TO their reception
in Berlin and many other greater Ger
man cities
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WILL
INCREASE MEMBERS
TO FIVE HUNDRED
Strong Aggressive Com
mittee Has Been
Appointed

A systematic campaign 20 Increase the
membership Of the Jobbers and ship
pers' Association 10 so viii be inaug-
urated iu the course Of the next few
DAYS. The membership committee. head
ed by Frank T.. May. has been appoint
ed and viii do earnest work.
Mr.. May was made chairman of the
committee at the last meeting Of the
board of directors and authorized TO
name his fellow workers The commit
Zee he has appointed. and which viii act
with him in Increasing the membership
of the association, is as follows;
Committee Named.
Robert y. Harper, president American
National Bank. 1915 T street; J. F. Dyer,
OF J. Z. Dyer d CO.. 1886 81 street; Philip
s. Warren, OF the firm of Warren q
Dyer. 1432 / street Percy S. Foster,
manager for Sanders & StaymaH. 1927
+ street: John l. NewboId. president
aud general manager Merchants Trans
fer and Storage Company. 920-9zz +
street: W. A Wimsatt. OF the firm OF
johnson & WimsatL 2l5 Eighth street;
August O. Hermann, 750-754 Tenth street.
Jackson II. Ralston. or Ralston * Sid
dons. Bond Building. and Lewis Hop
feHmaier, Tenth and c streets.
The chairman OF the committee is very
anxious that every business man in
Washington, who Is q receiver or shipper
OF freight should join the association
and the movement In his opinion those
who receive freight are almost as VlIal!y
interested in the success of the move
ment as those who are shippers.
Just Yesterday. said Alr. May, i
was informed that Public Printer Still
iugs desired 10 have his name enrolled
as member. While the Government
Printing Onice does not do a large
amount of shipping, il IS one of the
largest receivers OF freight IN the city.
perhaps the largest. Mr. Stilliugs was
not very sure he was eligible 70 mem
brship. but / gave IL as my opinion that
ne was, and that the association would
be very glad to welcome him
ITO attain the objects Of the assOcia-
tion we must work in cooperation. One
of the greatest benefits the agitation
has brought has been the public enthu-
siasm which has been aroused and the
feeling Of civic pride that seems 10 have
been awakened. We should not lose the
inspiration Of this support