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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
Defective Torpedo Bursts on French Bat
tleship Jena, Killing Nearly 400,
Injuring Scores.
Shells From Wrecked Boat, Hurled Into
City, Kill and Maim Citizens---Great
Arsenal in Danger

PARIS, March 12-An Official dispatch to the
ministry of marine confirms the accident on board
the Jena, and states that the battleship will be a
total loss. That casualties were not greater was
due to the fact that many shore leaves had been
granted
TOULON March 12-Between 300 and 400 officers
and men of the French bateshp Jena killed and al
most hundred more seriously injured by explosion
aboard the vessel today which resulted her total de-
structOr.
The first explosion is thought to have been caused by
defective compressed air torpedo. Following this the
main magazine up Then the explosion of pu-
merous smaller quantities of explosives.
Following the explosion the flames burst out in all
directions from the stricken ship and quickly converted
her into welded of scrap iron. So fierce were the
flames that telephone and telegraph wires about the
arsenal docks to which the vessel moored fused
While hundreds of persons the dock watching
exploded and many of the watchers injured by fly
ing fragments Of steel
SCORES OF BODIES INCIEERATED
the bodies victims were incineratei in the burning
vessel For time seemed certain that the big government
must be destroyed
The Jena scheduled sail in f0yigh hours All Of her
fires and inspection engines had been ordered Be
inspection party started decks An
explosion Immediately followed. It followed
another hundred times greater and Of such make the entire
city tIemble.
plate superscture boats and angled remnants of
human bodies hurled high in the Those who killed
jumped overheard and thought have been drowned
SCORES
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GALLATIN PAYS
ACTRESS $4,000
As HEART BALM
Miss Kelly Finally Com
promises Suit Against
Him.

NEW YORK. March l2-James y.
Gala lin. better known as Jack Gallatin.
viii tomorrow pay 10 Ethel Kelly. an
actress, $4,000 as balm for her broken
heart
Miss Kelly still retains several scores
Of burning love letrers which she says
: Jack addressed TO her and which she
/ believes are worth an additional SO 900.
Gallatin's troubles with Miss Kelly. who
IS a member of "The Little Cherub"
company, now playing in Boston. COM
menCed in February last. when he mar
ried Miss Ida Robinson Adams, young
ess daughter of the late Policy King
Al Adams. When he and his bride were
about TO sail Miss Kelly caused his ar
rest, alleging a breach OF promise Of
marriage contract and that he was try
ing To leave the country 10 get rid Of
her
Miss Kelly believed that her broken
heart was worth $50 000 and filed suit
for that amount and handed out few
letters from GallaUn for publication.
Gallatin's lawyer held few conferences
with the actress lawyers and the re-
Stlt was that Mr.. Gallatin agreed 70 pay
Miss Kelly $4,000 if she would release
him from all further liability.
This agreement also stipulates that
Hiss Kelly is not TO giVe out any more
of the letters for publication. But she
holds the letters because GalIatin could
not see how they could be worth $1,000
After signing the paper yesterday, Miss
Kelly hurried back to Boston in time
70 appear on the stage in her part last
night. She was told that the $4,000
draft would be mailed TO her today
Gallatin's marriage to Miss Adams
was his second matrimonial venture
In 1902 he married Miss Pauline Corey,
who soon after obtained a divorce
About seven years ago Gallatin was en-
gagged TO marry Mrs. Edna Wallace
Hopper, but his rich and aristocratic
mother. Mrs. James Gallatin. succeeded
in breaking off that match.
Now that his financial troubles with
Miss Kelly are terminated. Jack Cal
latin and his new bride are expected TO
take an early steamer for Europe. Miss
Kelly says that 10000 is hardly pin
money. and that she will have TO cen
time her work for a living on the
stage
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-12
PRESIDENT WILL
HAVE FREE HAND
NEXT SESSION
No Threats of Defeat
Viii Be Potent With
Him.

For the first time in his life. the
President VIII have in the next session
Of Congress, a free hand He will be
nearing retirement. No threats of de-
feat viii be potent with him. The poll
ticians VIII have no strings on him,
neither viii men Of big business.
Looking forward 10 next session. he
President is planning big things and ex-
pect.nE the greatest accomplishments OF
his career.
He proposes to force through Con-
gress legislation to give Federal au-
thorIty over the issues of stocks and
bonds Of railroads to prevent oveCcap-
italzation.
He proposes to have a scientific vaIua-
tion CT ais railroads made. as a basis
for liking rates.
These two propositions look the one to
preventing stock watering in future,
the other TO squeezing out some Of The
water now in securities.
Naturally, the hnanciers are worried.
They believe the President a convert 10
La F6lleueism.
That is The explanation or the visits
Of ]. F. Morgan and b. +. Yoakum to
the White House. and Of the expected
call OF Presidents McCrea. Of the Penn
sylvania; Mellen, of tie New Haven.
and Hughitt. Of the Northwestern
FinancierS Talk Cooperation.
The big financiers hope by arguments
to convince the President that he has
accomplished is much as is safe for the
time being. They are willing 10 promise
cooperation in making the most Of
legislation already secured, IL he will
give immunity from more. They are
urging especially the danger of a blow
to national prosperity.
II can be said on excellent authority
that several railroad presidents have
lately declared that they had small hope
of convincing Mr.. Roosevelt James J.
Hill IS said 70 be one Of these. and he
has not joined the movement on the
White House. If they fail to get as
surances from the President. the rail-
road financiers are going TO grid them
selves for great fight against him in
Congress. They know il will be the
biggest fight he has ever made for he is
determined that his last Congress shall
be marked by large Accomplishment
They propose at least to feel him out
and learn as accurately as possible what
he proposed doing to them and thus 20
be prepared 10 defend themselves.
There is thus 4 great deal of politics
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could drag a score of the dead and
injured from the wrecked vessel
they were driven back on the shore
by the fierce heat of the rapidly
spreading flames
To add 20 the horror CT the disas-
ter those on the wharf were forced
10 stand helplessly by and see doz-
ems of the injured who had been
unable to escape roasted alive. their
means and cries rising above the
roar Of the flames.
The Jena had a crew of 200 Of
fiCers and men, but according to
the official dispatches only about
500 were on board. Scarcely one
of these men, however, escaped
death or injury, most of them be-
ing killed outright.
Was Formidable Craft.
The Jena was built in 1895. She
was Of 1862 tons burden. and her
full complement was $50 men. A re-
cent photograph Of the ship shows
her as a black. formidable-look-
ing craft, with unusually high fun
nels.
She was 400 feet long, p feet
wide, and q feet deep. She was
ship Of the improved Charlie
magne type. No wood was used
in her construction, there was a
cofferdam behind her armor belt,
and all the guns were operated by
electricity. The Jena has triple ex-
pansiOn engines developing 15,50O0-
horsepower, which gave her a speed
OF eighteen knots under forced
draft. The ship had three screws
and generated steam in twenty Bell
vile boilers, ranged in four groups.
Her armOr belt ranged from five
10 1O4 inches in thicknss. She
carried twenty big guns and thirty
four smaller pieces. OF her four
torpedo tubes two were submerged
and two above water.
Half an hour after the destruction
OF the Jena, hundreds OF people were
standing on the dock watching the
names complete the work CT the ex-
ploSion, where there was another ex-
plosion on board. supposedly OF large
cahbre shell. A voiiey OF iro nand steel
rebris was hurled IN the faces OF TIE
watchers, and score were injured.
though so far as IL known no one was
killed. Immediately police lines yvera
thrown UP and the crowds forced back
Since that time intermittent explosions
have occurred aboard the wreck at IN
tervals Of fifteen o. twenty minutes
supposedly Of shells. Each explosion
IeSults In beautifU i.y-==ctechpic dis
play. fire brands and SPARKS ling
hurled hundreds OF feet into the air.
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SCORES ARE HELD AT BAY.

When the explosions ceased vol
unteers from among the workmen
engaged in the arsenal rushed
aboard the Jena, but before they
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oHARPERS FERRY. W Va. March
.2-Both rivers clear. 80 III
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TEMPERATURES.


TIDE TABLE.
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Oscar Feared for His Life.

believe he intended to get me to go
up the stairs and kill me, Ike he did
grandma" says the boy. He looked so
wild 1 nearly sank down in fright, as
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

Steamers departing to-day for En-
ropean ports will have variable nin6s
becoming southeast to south and fresh
TO brisk with increa sing cIotldiress -
the Grand Banks.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-20
OFFICIAL COUNT OF STATE
FUNDS
STATE OF NEVADA,

> la IL Ot NEVADA,
County of Ormsby SIS.
John Sparks, w. G. Douglass, being
duly sworn, severally say that they
are members of the Board of Examin-
ers OF the State of Nevada; that on
the 2Sth, day of March, 1907, they
CATER having ascertained from the
books of the State Controller the
amount of money which should be
IN the Treasury made an official ex-
animation and count of the money and
vouchers for the money in the State
Treasury of Nevada, and found same
correct as follows:
Com, ................$ 401, 81 S4
Paid Coin Vouchers not
returned to Controller, 60,028 %
Total ...'............S 461, 399 SO
/ State School Fund Securities.
Irredeemable Nevada State
School Bond, .......S $4,000 90
Massachusetts State
per cent Bonds, ..... 632 900 90
Nevada State Bonds, ... $4,000 90
Massachusetts State 31a
per cent Bonds, $500. $4,000 o.
United State Bonds, 49,. 215,OOO 90
'otal, .........$ 2,234, 399 SO
JOHN SPARKS
w. G. DOUGLASS.
Subscribed and sworn before me,
this 2Sth, day of March A. D. 1907.
J. DOANE,
Notary Public, Ormsby County, Ne
yada.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-20

The Goldfeld Diamond Drilling and Mining Com
pany is mining company; it is also mining COM
pany with business feature that will give the Com
pauy an income from the day 1t puts its first drills
work.
Goldfela is new, it has only just become learned
that the gold ore lays in in the district ana
lust realized that these can be located assay
ed and their value determined Nth diamond drills
With one 1000 foot drill it can bore 20 prospect
holes of 1000 foot depth, pull the cores and assay
every foot Of them for less money and in one-tentn
Of the time that It could sink and timber one oeo
foot shaft of the ground.
The Goldfeld Diamond Drilling and Mining Com
many will put six diamond dis in the neld Inc
income from two Of these drills on con- act work
will nav for operating drills On our own ciaims
or on claims we may lea.e. When Aisn grade ore Is
struck the income from our drills on contract wii
nav for sinking o. shafts. In brief, the Goidneid
Diamord Drillin. and Lining mpany is mining
counapy that after its first equipment OF deis Is III
tho field will be sefsupporting
The compauy ill mine ia ore it Locates and tha'
will locate ore in this rich district is losI oe
ror1 question. The possibilities OF Inc Company
are unlimited
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-20
NOTICE..

Ladies, / have just received new
Spring styles and samples in tailor
made suits, skirts, jackets, ETC., even
made to measure and satisfaction
guaranteed.
MRS. X. KNOWLES.
Representing the Leading Ladies
Tailoring Company of Chicago.
Rooms Is, Arlington Hotel. 1w
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-20

Whenever you wan. a real, good,
mixed drink, you must 90 to Dick
6riehts to get It. Others are good,
but these are better. Private card
and wine rooms help to enjoy them.
The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-04-20
PERSONNEL AND DIRECTORATE OF THE
'G0ldfield Diamond
Drilling and
Mining Co

H e. BELTS. Goldfeld New, President and Gen
eral Manager.
. One of the best known mining the Pacific
Coast Is largely interested in Southern Nevada
mining properties Will give his personal and I'M
divided attention to the management tof the company
- W. SWEARS, San Francisco, Cal, VicePresi
dent
Shipping Commissioner; Pacific Mail Oceanic S.
8. Co.; American Hawaiian Steamship Co
p B G. MAYO, Oakland, CAL End Vice President and
Secretary.
Manager the Oakland Times Publishing Co.
G. R. DANIELS Oakland, Cal. Treasurer
President an6 G. neral Manager The Oakland En-
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ANNUAL STATEMENT.

Nevada Business.
,,;,os received . lois "a
JAMES F. MITCHELL.
Secretary.
- f2e
The Washington times., 1907-08-15
NEW YORK FACING
$44,I86,735 FINE
j. P. Morgan and Others
Point Out Violations
of Health Law.
Discharge of Sewage Said
to Cause High
Death Rate.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-New Yorks
legal department Is already preparing
its defense against a threatened action
by the state TO collect A S44.I5s.735 fine
for violation OF a law of 1903 prohibit
ing any person, corporation. or municl-
palty from discharging sewage into
waters Of the State without the State
health commissioner permission.
The complaint was nled with Gov
error Hughes by Edward Hatch, jr., as
representative for J. PieTpont Morgan
and other members OF a committee OF
the Merchants Association. The gov
ernor is asked TO direct the attorney
general % begin proceedings immedi-
atey 70 collect the penalty.
II IS asserted that ga violations OF the
law have occurred since it's enactment,
tor which an initial fine Of 500 each
may be assessed, with an additional $50
penalty for every day each sewer has
been maintained. Tho complainants
charge that heavy loss of life has re-
suited, among residents along the water
front, from disease directly traceable &c
the discharge OF NTH from the sewers.
The Washington times., 1907-08-15
Slid DOWn BduiSterS
To Rescue of His Wife
Rheumatic Cripple Was Agile in Appearing
on Scene Without the Aid of His
Weakened Limbs

apartment house-had forbidden her 10
speak TO Mrs. Farley and certain other
Of the tenants Later, Brown had found
out that his wife talked with Mrs. Far
ley and, the latter declared, had taken
his spouse to task. pulling part Of her
clothes off her back. and beating her.
Hearing the woman's screams, l ran
down into the hall" continued Mrs.
Farley. He saw me and insulted me.
Ny husband-an invalid from sciatiC
rheumadsm-came and demonstrated
with him. Brown knocked him down
and gave me this blow on the jaw"
During Mrs Farley'S recital Brown
had been laughing derisiyely to himself
Called upon for his version of the affair
he now took refuge behind the ancient
defense that his accuser began It.
Moreover. he asserted hesitatingiy, Mrs
Farley's husband had attacked him and
knocked him down.
What the rheumatic man2" asked
Magistrate Breen, in surprise.
Yes. him. your honor"
How did he come 70 be there2 Did
he come on Crutches7"
Indeed. he did not. judge. He slid
down stairs on the banisters"
Mrs. Farley interrupted 20 explain thai
because Of his afniction IL was easier
for her husband 10 descend by the ban.
lster route than by the use OF his
legs.
''Ah. l see" said the court.
Mrs. Brown then took the stand She
was a very large woman, 50 large II
fact that there was little room on th'
The Washington times., 1907-08-15
Jap and Russian ENJOYS
Now Appear Arm in Arm
At Department Of State
Diplomats That Officials Two Years Ago Sought
to Keep From Meeting Call Together to
File Copies of Treaty.

State Department officials and en-
ployes who this time two years ago were
taking every precautOn 10 keep the
Russian ambassador and japanese min
lister apart, when those officials visited
the department regarding the war in the
Far East which was then being ended
peacefully, were greatly impressed with
The friendly relations that have since
been established between the two coun-
tries when they saw the Russian and
japanese ambassadors come TO the
State Department today arm In arm. 50
10 speak, On business in connection with
new treaty that has Just been conclud-
ed between these countries.
The ambassadors went 70 the depart
ment together by agreement. For the
first time in many moons Viscount AOki
was not driven to the department in his
carriage displaying the gold emblem or
the Land OF the Rising Sun. but IN
stead he was whisSed iEto Executive
avenue in the magnificent touring car
Of the Russian embassy. sitting by the
side Of Baron ROsen- The baron had
driven his car by the Japanese resi-
dence. in X street. for the viscouut.
Folks in the State Department first
took notice, however. when they saw
the two ambassadors make their exit
The Washington times., 1907-08-15
HAVE THE TIMES MAILED TO YOU
THURSDAY. AUGUST Is. 1907.
For Safer Cars.

Progress is making toward rail-
road safety. The Interstate Com
merce Commission will soon report
upon the block signal and its cleo
tricaI possibilities, and it may be
assumed the railroads will act ac-
cordingly. Meanwhile-more or
less prodded by public opinion-they
are making strides toward safety
within as the track semaphores are
designed to make for safety with
out.
The latest advance is mapped by
New York's public service commits
sion. That body has decided to or
der a change in the cars of the sub
way, and the chief feature of its
plan is an adaptation of the Euro
pean side entrance. Cars of this
type are already in use for the sub
urban traffic of the Illinois Cen
traI. Twelve side doors give the
passengers n reader ingress and
safer egress than would ever be pos
sible in cars of the more familiar
American type. When it is con
sidered that this element of security
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from the elevator In front Of Secretary
Roots office. For a moment II ap-
peaTed that a game Of AlDnOnse and
CASTOR was about 10 be played Tor each
bowed ana stepTed back for the other
70 pass out. Finally Baron Rosen, lay
lES bis hand upon Fiscount AOkis arm.
escorted him out and down the marble
corrid % the diplomatic chamber.
Assistant Secretary of State Adee was
Acting Secretary and the ambassadors
Utes. while General MOrteza. the Per
eve Of his departure on a trip through
the West and Mexico. Baron Roser
entered lirst and was closeted with Sey-
utes when he emerged, and Ambas-
sadCr AOki was usheTed in. His visit
was equally as short, and the two left
animated and most cordial manner.
The two ambassadors called together
for the purpose OF filing for the informa-
ton Of the State Department copies OF
the treaty which has Just been con
cluded between Russia and Japan.
recognizing the Integrity OF China and
the principle Of the open door for all
nations
Each had come from his summer home
solely for this purpose. Baron Rosen
ran down yesterday from Magnolia
Mass ard EiscOunL AOH came down
late IN tne afternoon from Buena Vista
Springs. Nd After looking after few
minor Official matters here, each viii re-
turn at once
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No Loss in New Zealand.

Of New Zealand's governmental
operation of her railroads, one of
our contemporaries said the other
day:
Here is a perfectly honest layout that
fetches its people in debt $1,5O0O 600 a
year operating railroads 900 miles IN
, extent. Honesty in this country Is not
, so well established; but IL IS proposed
to saddle on our people an additional
I Indebtedness of Sl4. .000, ,OoO, ,OOe in order 10
acquire some $4,000 miles of American
railroads 10 be operated by a govern
ment no honester than the law allows.
and certainly not as honest as the gov
ernment OF New Zealand is reported 10
be. Suppose these 10000 miles are
operated with the same sagacity ana
the same integrity that are brought 70
bear in New Zealand2 The result would
be an annual deficit Of $3.50, 10000, which,
added 20 the interest Of $1,000, OOO,O
would increase the burden OF the people
by at least S5OO,OOO,OOO annually.
Most of our readers will hesitate
to recommend the acquisition of
American railroads by the National
Government and their administra-
ton as a feature of government.
The Times does. But those steps
are not to be defeated by such ar
gument as the foregoing. Because
the essential premise-that the rail
roads of New Zealand are run at a
loss of 81 500, 600 or any other sum
is utterly unfounded.
For the year 1906, on the contrary,
the Hon. Sir J. G. Ward, minister for
railways, reported 10 the parliament
net earnings of 72s,465 pounds or
/ So, 3,642, 325. This is dividend Of 3-24
per cent on the whole capital in
vested instead of a loss, direct or In
direct. And il varies by only few
points from the earnings of the pre-
ceding four years-in 1905, $50; in
/ 1904, 3.58; in 1903, $50; in 1902, 3.43
The Washington times., 1907-08-15

Of New Zealand's governmental
operation of her railroads, one of
our contemporaries said the other
day:
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EXCURSIONS

OF all routes leading 70 the jamestown
Exposition it is doubtful If there Is one
more delightful than that offered by
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company. The cxcellenrly constructed
and WelI-eQulpped steamers leave Wash
irgton GaIy, arriving at the fair before
nlgntGall. BY this means the tourist IS
Afforded an opportunity 10 view the
scenic beauties of The Potomac and
Chesa apeake Bay under ideal conditions
II desired, The night boats, which leave
this city at bsJy D. m. may Be utilized
on the sOUtR-bOund trips passengers
are andea directly at the exposition
pier. Boats stop at Old Point Comfort
on both south and north bound trips.
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has been raised frequently Of late in
the police courts; with such frequency,
in fact. as TO suggest that a veritable
tidal wave Of janitorial tyranny may be
sweeping over the city. inundatinE tene-
ments and apartment houses in all
borOughhs.
Within a few days the same query
has been anxiously asked by an aged
and inarm tenant who haled his jani-
tress 10 court for setting fire 70 his
whiskers with a LampIighter; By three
terrified women who related how a
janitor threw pals Of water over them
as a punishment for sitting on their
The Washington times., 1907-08-15

Ledger, have gone to their end by
poison, or bullet, or rope, admins
tered, or driven home, or knotted
by their own hands. Immune to
punishment by others they had
raised up in themselves that which,
as it had demanded theft and its
kindred crimes as offerings, so in
the end demanded life itself, and as
during life it had been obeyed so
also was it obeyed III the end.
A warning? To the deaf who
cannot hear, and the blind who can
not see.
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NEW YORK. Aug. l5.-"What I'd like
to know. your honor" began Mrs.
Anastasia Farley. planting her elbows
determinedly over the edge Of Magis-
trate Breen's desk, and with consider
able dramatic effect, exhibiting a long
black and blue mark amid the folds of
her double chin. ''is this: Has a tenant
any rights at all that a jRnitOr is bound
20 respcct?"
The question asked by Mrs. Farley