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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
SPIES
ARE AT WORK
IN PHILIPPINES
Mikado Using Same Tactics hat Gave Him Ad-
vantage Over RusSa-Sudden Attack viii
Annihiate American Squadron.
SAYS SENATOR CULLOM:

I'd like to go to war; with Senator Per.
kins and the other gentlemen from the coast
who are making such mountain out of a mole
hill
We are not on the eve of serious trouble
with any natiOr on earth.
II is the continual talking about trouble
that sometimes brings il.
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Mrs. Florence A. Nc
ComaS SlaSheS Throat,
Partly Severing
Windpipe.
Found by Her Husband
Lying in Pool of
Blood.
Hurried to Hospital,
Where Her Condition
Is Reported Critical.

Discouraged because OF continued n
health. or temporarily deFanged from
q severe attack or typhoid fever. dur.
ing which she lay az the point OF death
for several weeks, Mrs. Florence A
McComas. forty-fve years old. OF 40,
l. street northwest. attempted 20 com
nit suicide this morning by cutting
her throat with a razor.
Lying In a pool OF blood in the bath
room on the second floor. Mrs. McComas
was found about $50 O'Clock by her hus-
band, Edward NJ. McComas. proprietor
. or a drug store. al Twelfth and II
treets northwest DR., Hobart $. Dye
no occupies a suite OF rooms on the
st floor, was In the house at the time
in response 10 Mr.. McComas' call
ried 90 the bathroom. The woman
fully dressed, and the flow OF blood
lot caused her 10 lose consciousness
Windpipe Partly Severed.
Dye telephoned to the Emergency
ital and Or. Sheep responded IN
mbulanee, The ambulance surgeon
d that the woman had cut her
lat from ear 10 ear, and that the
ie had partly severed the Windpipe.
eOmpanied by DR.. Dye she was hur-
- 10 the hospital and placed upon
sthe operating table.
Before she was placed under the anes-
theuc Mrs. hcComas begged the doctors
10 let her die. She said:
NO use OF nv living / want IN die
Please leave me alone.
Although her condition Is critical DIR
sheep 7aid this afternoon thar size
might live.
Was Recovering From Typhoid.
Mrs. McComas. VINO IS a woman OF
small physique. 'fas not fully recovered
from an attack or JyuisOid fever. and
had been able 10 be up only about four
weeks, For more than three moaths
she had been confined TO her bed. ana
week after week her life was despaired
OF
kMy wife insisted on taking the whole
Care of the house upon her shoulders. ."
said Mr.. McComes. sShe was cor
trons enough 70 stand the work ana
y any times l pleaded with her 10 taIke
a. ines easier, Since getting out OF bed
81 has never regained her strength
AMI this had preyed upon her mind
She was OF a highly nervous tempsr-
anne nj and very excltable.
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JAPAN WAR AGENTS S

Missionary work of this character
is believed in military quarters TO
have been conducted throughout the
islands during the past year by
japanese agents. The japanese
watchwOrd has been Asia for the
As!atics," and many influential ma
tives are believed TO have been won
over TO a friendship for the Bosses
OF the East
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
TWO CANALS
NOT TOO MANY
FOR STEVENS
Says Erie and Panama
Don't Conflict-NeW
York CriticiSeS.

President Roosevelt held a long con-
ference this forenoon with AIr. Stevens
As superintendent of public works in
New York State, Mr. Stevens will be
the builder of the great Erie-Huron-
Hudson and Champlain canal, and will
have the disbursing OF the 500 go 00t
which New York has set aside for the
purpose. There is considerable COM
ment in New York over Mr. SteVens' at
tempt 10 build the Panama Canal as
well as the New York ditch, and a num-
Der Of the influential papers of the
metropolis have even gone so far as 10
suggest that he quit the New York
place Il ne gets the Panama job for Mr..
Oliver
When Mr.. Stevens left the White
House he was very reticent over his
visit and shut his lips firmly a. "a reply
to most OF the questions propOunded.
Us there anything IN the dual rela-
tons you have assumed that VIII cause
any friction MI, Stevens was asked
Nothing whatever. he exclaimed,
In one case / am the commissioner OF
public works I'm New York State-a State
officer; in the other 1 am banker, "A
hnancier."
The arrival 0f Mr. Stevens. the hnan-
eial associate OF Mr.. oliver, caused SOME
stir among those interested IN the
award
Mr.. Stevens was early az his desk
IN his office at the Commercial National
Bank this morning.
Yes. | have come down from Albany
to see how Mr.. Oliver Is progressing. +"
admitted Mr.. Stevens. but my coming
was not solely on that eFrand. There
are some matters here at the bank which
require my attention. Ny family is here
now and during their stay I viii natu-
rally be a frequent visitor 10 Washing
ton. AS to the proposed Oliver contract,
am to handle only the financial end OF
II. When the proposition was submitted
TO me I saw that il was a profitable in
veefFngnf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
DIXIE BREAKs WORLDS RECORD

PALM BEACH. Fla, Feb. 2.-After
considerable delay ia correcting the dg
ures il appears u at the motor boat
Dixie, owned by r. 7. Schroeder, OF Jer-
sey City. y. j., broke the worlds record
set last year by the standard for a mile.
In six trials Yesterday. The Dixie, ae-
oordlng 10 the unOfitial announcement
maoe a corrected m can average OF 2
minutes q d-5 seconds. which lowers the
Standards time BY S-5 seconds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
JAMESTOWN LOAN
IS CUT 100000

The Appropriation Committee of the
House today made its report on the pro-
posed loan 10 the jamestown Exposition
Company. AS incorporated by the Sen
ate in the urgency deficiency bill. the
loan is for 81 600 900 The House COM
mittee cut this down TO sSl0. 900 and pro-
vided for a lien on the real estate and
other property OF the company. instead
OF taking a portion Of the gross receipts.
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that may account for the recent
anxiety in Administration circles.
The naval officers stationed AT Cavits
are frankly anxious. Admiral Brown
sons four armored cruisers comprise
the only lighting strength Of the Asiatic
station.
Would Be Overwhelmed.
No matter how good a fight they put
up, they would be smothered BY the
Japanese home feet should the little
government strike al the United States
with the same crafty abruptness that
marked the attacks at Port Arthur and
chemulpo two years ago.
VITA the difficult situation that faces
the navy in the East ana the possibility
or a great native uprising 70 embarrass
the army, American military men here
have naturally considered japanese
eYentualities as ominOus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
BEGIN HEARINGS
On DISTRICT BILL

The sube, mmittee Of tha Senate Ap-
pTopriations Committee In charge Of the
District bill began hearings this morn
lns. Commiss ioners Maefarland, West.
and Biddle appeared before the sub
committee and discussed various items
or the bill as il has passed the House
and various tstimates. The hearing
continues this tteruOOn. II is eXpecred
that the Senate Appropriations Commit
lee VIII be able 10 report the bill 10 The
Senate the middle Of next week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
RUIN OF RAILWAYS
BY DRASTIC LAWS,
MAGNATE'S VISION
PesSimiStic Picture Painted by New York CentraIs
Vice President-AcCuSeS Government of Foment-
ing Hostility to Corporations

Setting forth the views OF w. c
Brown, vice president OF the New York
Central lines and president of the Amer
lean Railway Association. letter writ
ten by him to a friend in Washington
on the railway fiscal situation ana mide
public here. is taken as formal protest
by the railways against the deal which
they have received in the past two
years. Mr.. Brown paints a pessimistic
picture OF railway development of the
immediate future. prophesies business
depression within eighteen months, and
explains that the situation is not due
TO what has been done in the way OF
Government supervision to the rail-
roads, but 10 the way II has been done.
Legislation 50 far enacted will not IN
JuFs the railroads, he says, unless the
Interstate Commerce Commission re-
.duCes freight rates 80 as TO deplete their
revenues. II is popular sentiment that
causes danger Mr.. Brown says;
Hostility Injuries Credit.
'The spirit of hostility against the
railroads which seems TO be felt By
members Of both parties and by the
Administration, whether real or not, is
is discrediting the railroads of the eoun-
Try to such an extent as TO make It
very difficult at the present time TO
secure any money for needed improve
ments, ana promises 10 make Il almost
impossible 70 do so in the near future"
Referring 10 the Increase of the coun-
try's railway pay rolls by about So, ,OO0-
900 this year 10 the Increased cost Of
supplies. and 10 the reduction in mall
tariffs by Congress, Mr.. Brown said:
"rhe actual conditions of this kind
which confront railroads are enough to
cheak seriously the investment Of money
In new railroads, or in great improve
ments IN existing roads: but worse than
all tins is the present apprehension and
alarm which is spreading AL over the
country. based upon the fear that there
IS definite, deep-seated prejudice
against railroads whicn makes invest
ment IN them so hazardous as TO pre-
vent prudent men considering them"
Stating that James J. Hilps estimate
that the railroads should spend 81 00O.-
Oeo,Oo0 year for five years, 10 1T out
the country with necessary railroad i'm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

MANILA Feb. 1.-The acute diplomatic situation Washington
the japanese school question San Francisco welcome news to
army and navy officers stationed the Philippines They believe
that the powers in Washington have needed the warnings that
been forwarded of japanese activities in the archipelago.
JAPAN AGENTS THE ISLANDS
the japanese Office has agents Philippines is an.
doubted here. The only question their number known
that large of the Japse in Manchua due
the operations of the secret agents in Korea ManuT Siberia
in the period preceding active hostiitieS
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Kept DePartment Informed.

American officers have kept the
War Department informed of the
situation. There is nothing tangible,
and while il is not believed there is
any evidence of seditiOus move
ments, the General staff in Wash
ington has a mass of military intelli-
genee sent in confidential letters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
COMMANDER OF G. A. R.
IS HURT IN A COLLISION

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Feb. 2.-Gen. r.
A. r., received a spTGined ankle IL a
collision between a Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern passenger train and
switch engine, near here. General Brown
was on his way rom Cincinnati 60 zanes-
VILE his home
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
JapS in HaWaii
Could Dominate
In Case of Var

HONOLULU. Feb. 2.-There is re-
newal Of the reports that at least one
regiment. and possibly two, OF japanese
soldiers have entered the Hawaiian
Islands disguised as laborers. Oficial
denials from Tokyo and the report 0f
Immigration Commissioner Sargent, who
was recently heres that~there was hes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02

via Pennsylvania Railroad, every Satur-
day and Sunday. All regular trains ex-
cept the Congressional Limited" Tick
cts good 70 return untl Sunday night
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
WOMAN KILLED
BY ANESTHETIC
At CASUALTY
Mrs. ]. C. fitzpatrick Dies
on the Operating Table
of Washington
Hospital.

Circumstances surrounding the
death on Wednesday in Casualty
Hospital of Mrs. Kate s. fitzpatrick,
of 1888 E street northeast, were
such as TO lead to an investigation
by the Coroner. Mrs. Fitzpatrick died
under an anaeSthetic which had been
administered 10 her in order that a
sPrained wrist might be treated.
Statements relative to Mrs. Kill
patrick'S death differ widely. Mrs.
Eula Sawyer, wife of James G.
Sawyer, of Seventh and G streets
southeast, a daughter of Mrs. Kill
patrick, affirms that her mother was
given chloroform after the ply
sicians had been told that she had a
weak heart. The resident physician
at Casualty declares no such state
ment was made 10 him.
Dr. Leech, visiting physician of
Casualty, said this morning that Mrs.
Fitzpatrick died after inhaling ten
drafts OF the chlOroform. DR..
hewitt, the Coroner, gave it as his
personal opinion, after making an in
vestigation, that Mrs. fitzpatrick died
of chloroform poisoning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
Haov Is Ready for Dread Ordeal
Which Is Life or Death for Him
Three Thaw Witnesses

Jack Barrymore, actor and
former suitor of Evelyn
Nesbit.
Mrs. Catherine Cain, of
Boston, conidante of
Evelyn. She is now in
New York.
Truxtun Beale, who dined
with the Thaws the night
of Whites murder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-02
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Steamers departing today for Eu-
roPean ports will have fresh and Vari-
sole winds and rainy weather 10 the
Grand Banks.
ne following heavy precipitation (in
past twenty-four hours. san Francisco
1@; hoseourg' l42; Eureka. zee
SPECIAL RIVER BULLETIN.
The Mississippi at Memphis this morn
Ing stood al a stage of 402 feet. the
highest point reached in the last s
years.
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The Charge.

My mother and l protested
against ehlOrOfoFm because of
her weak heart.
Dead Woman's Daughter.
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Ready to Pay UP $4,000, 900.

THE terms OF the contract require
that the successful bidder must organ
ize a corporation with a paid up capital
of s5,00o,600 10 insure the prosecution Of
the work. / and those associated with
me are ready 10 form the company and
pay in the required capital the minute
the Government intimates that Mr.
Oliver will be awarded the contract. 1
4cnnfinnad IN Ninth par. Ill.
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Through ParlOr Car to Atlantic City,

Beginning Saturday, February 3. viii
leave Washington via Pennsylvania
Railroad al l2-35 D. m week days, and
arrive Atlantic City at $40 D. m. Dining
car on train 70 Philadelphia.--AdA
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The Denial.

Both the injured woman and
her daughter urged US to use
ehlOrOfOrm.
Hospital House Physician.
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Slipped on the Ice.

Mrs. Sawyer made this statement 70
The Times:
My mother was on her way TO my
house when she slipped on the ice. In
attempting TO prevent herself from strlk-
ing the ground she threw Out her hand,
hiltlnE her wrist ana, / believe the doe
Tors said. fractured several OF the small
bones al the base Of the hand. She
came on 20 my house and was apparent
~ IN the best OF health. but was be-
SHINING @ suffer some pain on account
Of her fall
Il looked for cab 70 take her 10 a
doctors but could see none, and finally
telephOned 10 the Casualty Hospital and
they sent the ambulance.
Il accompanied my mother, and when
the DOCTORS there examined her wrist
they said they would have to give her an
enesthetic. Mother told them she was
afraid OF the chloroform. and / told
lhem that some years agO her family
physician had refused 20 permit her TO
take il because of her weak heart. Sew
eral or the doctors and nurses spoke up
and said, %. il will not hurt her ana
after considerable reluctance mother got
on the operating table and they pre-
pared 10 give her the chlorofoFm.
take II Away Pm Afraid"
zone OF the nurses handed the doctor
q EuIt OF cup A-EAr LAaGt use ia All AAlNSr
operations. and he said 20 her easily
that she had enough on there to kill
several people, and to get another one.
She did this and almost at the first in
hRlation mother said: oh. doctor, take
II away. l can't stand it and I'm afraid
OF IT, They kept on giving il TO her and
finally she began to struggle. I got up
ana. in order To keep her skirts down.
held her feet. She was trembling from
head To foot, and / was wishing SO hard
u was all over so that she could be all
riehS.
Several times she screamed. Finally
after they had continued aud continued
10 give her the chlOrOfOrm one OF the
doctors put his ear TO her heart He
jumped as though he was shot and made
quick, frightened motion for the doc
tor who was administering the chlorO-
form 10 take il away. The nurses and
doctors stood looking a I each other and
almost crazt with fear, 1 screamed that
my mother was dying.
"They took the cup away and her
face was coal black, and she was froth-
ing at the mouth. The doctors sounded
about her chest. evidently trying 70 find
If she was really dead. She began TO
swell horribly and somehow they got
"Once. when the doctors were giving
her the chlorofOrm, / begged them 10
stop, and asked them il she had not
had enough. One OF the doctors turned
around 10 me and said: I'm doing this
AS soon as they realized what they had
done the whole house stan OF doctors
and nurses gathered around me One OF
them said: Well, her heart would not
stand IT,. and they could not do enough
for me
They made no examination OF my
mother, Notwithstanding ANYTHING thev
may say about that. When urged 10
take the anesthetic. my mother contin-
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sI.as to Baltimore and Return

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AContinued on Ninth Pag' "a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-27

The son of Chicago preacher stole Sc. The judge
seemed inclined to be The boys father began to
plead for him.
s'Judge," he said che has always been good boy.
cant understand it. I'm he must have been in the
hands of the DEVIL
But the Judge didn't think much of the excuse. He
may have had in mind the story of the original excuse
when man of very early history by the of Adam
laid the blame called Eve,and Eve promptly
transferred it to the devil The story goes say that
it didn't do Eve any good Anyway, the Chicago judge
refused to stand for it.
''Young man. he said, "dont you get it into your
head that the devil responsible for your conduct It
your fault and not his don't shift the blame onto
the devil That's all.''
Then he fined the boy 5000.
The judge Judge Lands. He is the Judge
who is conducting the investigation of Standard OIL and
who recently tried to think up embarrassing questions
ask John ID.
OF course, the fathers excuse about the devil
flubdub, the Ewes We wOuldnt need to be
judges to know that For all know, there may be
real sure-enough personal devil, with horns and tail
but he doesn't take of by the back of the neck and
force into badness unless willing.
But the boy got away with So, and the judge fined
him 5000 That is, the fine than 80 times
much the amount involved.
Standard Oil didn't say anything about the devil
Perhaps he's of the stockholders They ignored him, at
any rate Judge Lands is expected to fine Standard Oil
next month 1t is not likely that the proportion will be
the But the healthy fine he imposed upon the boy
the hope that Standard Oil will also get at least
good part of all that is coming to it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-27
ACI
SAVES LIFE

Another life was saved this morn
ing from the turbulent waters of
the river at Howard st. 1t wasn't
a human life, but life, neverthe-
less, and the efforts made to secure
its safety were as strenuous as
might have been in the saving of a
human being.
Bridge Superintendent ]. ]. Nc
Cormick and John Donnelly had
climbed under the camel-back
bridge over the north channel at
Howard St. when they heard a
peculiar "cluck, clug-cluck! that
that sent almost as much of thrill
through them as a scream for help
from human or the yelp of a ca
nine in distress. They climber
farther under the bridge and there
saw, perched upon rock out Of
distance of the shore, and surround
ed by the, swift water, a Plymouth
Rock hen, battered and featherless,
almost, and generally looking be-
draggled as IL just finished with
fight.
Mccormick called "chick, chick"
(like they do around farms) to en-
courage the feathered biped, or
rather featherless biped, for it
didn't have many feathers left, and
then Donnelly stripped to his I'M
derclothes and plunged into the
cold water. A few strokes brought
him to the rock. Without waiting
for him to land, the chicken jumped
onto his back and emitted success.
sion of what the rescuers term
Joyous clucks."
1t developed later, when the own
err Of the bird was found, that it
must have remained on that rock
at least 8 days, for 8 days ago it
was missed from it's customary
perch in the hen house.
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of getting away, he expostulated.
"'Of course not. shall step out
into the hall and shoot you. Don't
you see?" l continued, that way
you get your everlasting-and what
is coming to you-and l get some
credit that may boost me along
What do you say?'
"He pondered.
"'You may get away I put in
"I'll go you, he said.
"'But it isn't likely went on
for | am a pretty good shot
"'All the same III try" he said
"And he did. Next day shot
him down in the hall corridor, and
that night the bar of GAINESVILLE
gave a banquet in my honor.
wonder if the boys wouldn't
have rendered me still more mag
nificent spread. had they known
provided the public didn't?
There's joke in this story
somewhere, but whether it's on me
or on the public I've never been
able to decide to my own satisfac-
ton.
Strange, but I've never been
able to feel proper contrition for
the trick | played. I put a doomed
man out of the way, mercifully,
and it gave me my start. The state
still owes me for my services in
the case of Ohio VS.. Aston.
James Converse"