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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1905
Page
17
Ambassador Henry White reports Secretary Hay recovered quickly from a cold and exertion during embarkation for a sea voyage. White says reports of illness were exaggerated, Hay felt hopeful for a full recovery and planned extended rest, with no serious intent to retire.
The Clerks Mutual Benefit and Protective Association unveiled their new quarters in the Ameri can Home Plaza Insurance Building at Fifth and G Streets northwest with a literary and musical program and supper. Organized in October 1883, the group lists eighty five members and officers including President C W Hummer and Vice President A Stern.
At yesterday’s Cabinet meeting Charles B Morrison was named United States district attorney for the Northern district of Illinois to succeed Solomon H Bethea who was promoted to district judge Morrison becomes the second assistant attorney to which place he was appointed in 1838.
London reports the cabinet today agreed not to pressure followers in regard to opposition resolutions on fiscal matters. The March 2 night session resolution opposing a tax on imported manufactured articles will likely pass by a comfortable margin, but gains mainly indirect political benefits for the opposition. Joseph Chamberlain’s followers opted out of debates. whips will not be used, and a March 8 plan on unity of the Empire through protective taxation is rejected, a move welcomed by free traders as a desertion by Chamberlain's allies.
London dispatch reports a German embassy official in London claiming Germany seeks improved Franco French ties if France agrees Germany notes Russia's weakened stance after Russo Japanese war and says the Kaiser wants closest friendship with the republic The embassy adds the Morocco trip could be non political but commercially significant and Germany seeks only an open door in Morocco if France grants it
Washington fans may get a first class amateur league as Treasury Interior Agriculture Navy War Justice and Post-office Departments join Library of Congress in forming a departmental baseball circuit. Thomas G. Alvord Library of Congress chief clerk leads push with chiefs clerks of various departments pledging support and a constitution is to be drafted with eight teams planned ready by mid April for a season through September 20.
Roanoke city solicitor C B Moomaw filed in the U S Circuit Court answers to a $30 000 suit against the city and a $20 000 suit against Mayor Joe H Cutchin and Sgt J A Manuel brought by Rev Richard R Jones a Roanoke minister who left the city February 8 18 4 after inflammatory remarks in a sermon linked to the Shields case Williams was later hanged Jones asserts no protection was provided and cites loss of pastorate property and family move to Pennsylvania The defense pleads not guilty and invokes a one year statute of limitation
In Huntington West Virginia on March 21 a jailer’s 16 year old son helped two inmates Henry and William Smith escape from Lincoln County jail using files and an axe. The boy confessed after a severe thrashing and says the older Smith used hypnotic influence to coerce him. The other fourteen inmates remained jailed.
French negotiating with Sheik Soultanas for release of Count de Segonzac after his capture in Fez. The count, sent to inspect Moroccan commercial conditions, was seized post inspection of escort due to a treacherous ambush. wounded lightly. Paris officials react, highlighting Morocco policy tensions.
Special to The Washington Post from Richmond Virginia dated March 21 reports Clarence Sturdivant a 16 year old boy suffered hot pin injuries inflicted by a Negro girl during a Valentine's night prank last year. The pin two and three quarter inches long slowly moved through his side causing repeated illness and near surgery but emerged finally enabling full recovery.
Thurmond March 2 Eleven bodies have been recovered from the Rush Run and Red Ash mines after the weekend blast and ensuing collapse. Recovery work progresses slowly as debris blocks tunnels, delaying access to the deeper sections about five thousand feet from the mouth.
Patrolman John G. McNamara of the Curtis Bay police was shot and killed in Fairfield Anne Arundel County. The shooting occurred in front of William J Donnellys home on the aid hospital road. The sole witness was 15 year old David Horah who said two men ran away after the shot. Police believe four men were involved and think they are negroes. No arrests have been made.
Paris March 21 The new government's separation of church and state bill faced rejection in the Chamber of Deputies. A key clause bans public funding for any religion. Nationalist M Berry failed to move postponement after the general election. A proposed special clergy commission to oversee mutual separation was also rejected by 200 votes.
Miss Anna Robinson, native of Minneapolis, and the Earl of Rosslyn wed in London yesterday. The actress, long out of the stage since The Undercurrent at the Criterion in 1908, surprised friends by the match. Robinson and her sister Margaret left Minneapolis years ago for the stage, later moving to New York with their parents who ran the Grand Opera Hotel there.
A dated testimonial from a 92 year old woman in Westfield New Jersey praises Safe Cure. She credits kidney liver and bladder healing to Warner’s Safe Cure after a doctor diagnosed kidney trouble. The letter touts cures, urges kidney tests and warns against substitutes while offering free urine analysis and medical booklets from Warner’s.
Huntington West Virginia March 21 Jesse Smith of Huntington was sentenced to pay fines and costs over 3000 or seventeen years in jail for illicit liquor retailing. Indicted on sixty nine counts he pleaded guilty and received five dollar fines and costs per case plus ninety days in jail per case.
Amiens March 21 Jules Verne renowned author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is dying at seventy six after a long battle with diabetes in the last stage He suspended literary work and municipal duties but kept writing until recently Telegrams of sympathy from readers scientists and other quarters gathered from around the world.
The current issue of Baltimore and Ohia features the International Convention of Chris Han Endeavor to be held in Baltimore in July. It includes a star feature on the event and a mix of fiction and poetry by S. E. Kiser, Edmund Vance Cooke, W. Gillan, and Victor A Hermann. Subscriptions and pricing are listed with contact to De B Es man in Baltimore.
The passage notes three games per pair, undecided prizes likely value pins, and a rule allowing overlap with other leagues if a top player pledges to play for his department when scheduled. It emphasizes majority wins, no restriction on interleague identity, and team sense driving championship outcomes.
Judge Walter Evans ordered investigation of alleged peonage in Louisville district. He noted the district attorney’s report of ongoing peonage inquiries, stressing the Thirteenth Amendment and laws against imprisoning a person without due conviction, and urged indictments if proof supports conviction.
Willam F. Crawley a Waycross attorney and T J McMillan former Ware County sheriff face U S court trial charged with selling a Negro woman and two boys into peonage to the Mc Ree Brothers convict farm in Ware County. The case draws considerable attention as proceedings begin.
The Potomac River rises to the season’s peak with tributaries beyond banks, flooding low-lying areas in Hyndman, Lonaconing, and Cumberland. Wills Creek and Georges Creek run high, rainfall persisted for 36 hours, and rail disruptions followed land slides on the Baltimore and Ohio and West Virginia Central lines, delaying a West Virginia Central passenger train by eight hours.
Henrietta Cecilia Gibson widow of John McCormick Gibson sought to probate a lost will, claiming a copy admitted, but the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the Gib son will case. Gibson died on his deathbed in Asheville North Carolina leaving a large estate. the lower court decisions stood.
Special to The Washington rogt Richmond Virginia March 21 Roland H Harrison a boy died in Manchester today from injuries suffered in a joke played on him three years earlier by a friend of his own age. A playmate struck his knees from behind causing a fall onto a rock that injured his spinal column. Two operations failed and he remained a hopeless invalid thereafter.
Boston March 21 Attorney General Parker announced to Governor Douglas that New York’s requisition for Arthur E Appleyard would be honored. Appleyard, of Boston, was sought in Buffalo on charges of violating banking laws tied to alleged large loans from the German Bank to promote railway ventures in Ohio.
New Brunswick March 21 Bail was fixed at 4000 for J F Cordova the former Methodist minister convicted and sentenced to four years for abandoning and assaulting his wife Judge Strong said he wanted to make it impossible for him to get away quickly Cordova appealed his sentence from 233 00 to the Pacific Coast From Chicago daily until May 16 low fares from other points Advertisements for Pullman tours and other travel services follow.
When energy dips and fatigue rules daily life the body rebels against neglect and nerve strain. The piece argues nerve force powers muscles and brain, linking a weak nervous system to sickness, and cites Mrs Ina M Lowry praising Paine's Celery Compound after six weeks of use.
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