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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Hanged by HIS Friends.
nm the Weekly Telearanh.


At Ballarat a ruined gold miner once
committed suicide in a dramatic manner.
During the time of the gold rush a GER
tain deserted claim was for years held
sacred, and the tools strewn about the
windlass were left to rust away untouched
party Of varsity men, old school fell
lows and of gentle birth, had sunk their
shaft there and worked without success
until their money was spent. One evening
one IF them at work at the bottom of the
Shaft shouted, Haul up. boys. the time is
come at last" They hauled up. and when
it came 10 the top they found their COM
rade's lifeless body hanging from the
chain. He had detached the bucket, tied
moose about his r,eck, fastened the moose
to tine chain, and was hanged by his dear
est friends. The perry had been much
liked ana respected by the other miners.
who would res Oily have subscribed 1000
ounces of gold dust to give them fresh
start, but ere the dawn of the next day
the whole party had disappeared. leaving
their claim In the same state as it lay at
the time CT the tragedy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Snake Hunter i'm a Bad Fix.

From the Baltimore Sum-
Mr.. Harry Lowman of Baltimore who is
staying at the Buena Vista Spring Hotel
reSr Haserstown, went cunning for snakes
couple days ago. He came across a
blacksnake of the racer variety The rep
tile offered battle. Mr.. Lowman fired at
II at close range. but missed Il. The snake
darted at him and he ran. pursued by the
snake, which caught him as he trimmed and
zen. and began wrapping itself around his
legs Mr. Lowmans cries for help broue ht
woodchopper TO his aid who succeeded
IN kllling IT. The snake measured six feet
and seven inches long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

Advertising is not an expense.
1t is business investment. IL
You want to invest your money
probably you will therefore put
your advertisements in such a
paper as The Evening Star, that
is read regularly and thoroughly
by everybody worth reaching.
The Star is the recognized
household and family journal of
the National Capital, and has
no rival as an advertising med
ium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Thought II Was Counterfeit.

From the Boston cord.
Boston shopkeeper lately experienced
something of a surprise at the hands of a
lady customer.
Her husband is bank president in New
buryport- The national banks receive their
bills in sheets of twelve. which are cut af-
ter being signed. The generous president
gave one of these sheets to his wife. and
she naturally started at once for Boston.
After making some purchases in one Of
the large stores she drew the bills out of
her pocketbcok end calmly said to the
clerk: Lend me your scissors and 1 will
pay you" thereupon cutting off a bill.
The astonished clerk at first refused to re-
ceive such money from so open a manu-
factrrer OF currency, but finally the mat
ter was explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

From the Philadelphia Record

+ rom The Philadelphia Record.
Dr. Sandwas. French physician, claims
10 nave discovered new system for in
creaslng the range of a singers voice as
much as two full notes in the upper or
lower registers He obtains this cl,snre by
limitations of various aromatic vapors.
Those of Curacao liquor are said to add
volume to the high register while vapors
of distilled extract of pine needles viii
benefit the lower notes. Stoaming coffee
and rum Will stimulate the voic. I'm gen
eral. strengthening the middle range par
ticularly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Want. Some Mintins Done.

Information comes from Costa Rica that
the government has asked the United
States Mint Bureau to coin 100000 colons,
under the former governments new system
Of coinage favorable TO gold. 1t will also
seek to secure gold bars SUFFICIENT to coin
additional 100000 colons. The colon is
equivalent to 46 cents. The ratio at which
the Costa Rican coinage Is made is So to 1,
as between gold and silver. The Bank of
Costa RIGA sold its supply of silver before
recent declines. and Is said to have made
considerable profit thereby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

the recruits to be at quick time at the right
snouider before ordering the halt
Notes.
Corporal Charles II. Henney has been
promoted to sergeant. and Private Edward
NJ. Tansll has been appointed corporal,
both in the brigade band.
On their own applications Privates Louis
NJ. Sousa, Ambulance Corps: EDGAR A. Mel
son, Company A, I'd Battalion; Edward c.
Gilbert Company D. 4th Battalion; James
NJ. Collins and Edward Nichols, Company
Is, 4th Battalion, and William S. McKean
jr, Company c, 4th Battalion, have been
honorably discharged Private Harry b.
Dawson. Company c. 9Th Battalion. has
been discharged with honor, because of re-
moval from the District.
At the request of Major E. r Campbell
Sergeant Major William Z. Colladay, 4th
Battalion. in addition to his duties as SUCH
will. until further orders, discharge the
duties OF inspector of rifle practice for the
4th Battalion, and has been appointed act
Ing inspector of rifle practice.
Because of illness the leave of absence
granted Major Frederick c. Revells LIST
Separate Battalion. has been extended to
September 10. Major Burton X. Ross, LIST
Battalion. has been granted leave of alb
ing the absence of Major Ross. Captain
John S. Miller, Company d, will be in COM
mand of the battalion.
The Ambulance Corps Is indulging in a
much-needed rest, so far active work is
concerned. An assembly of the corps is held
every Monday evening, however, when a
call of the roll is made and the names of
absentees recorded. The cycle club consist
ing of members of the corps and their lady
friends. has proved immensely popular, and
frequent club rides are the rule.
Considerable criticism has heen hon I'd
from guardSmen to the effect that the new
figure target. used at the Ordway range,
a cut of which was published in The Star
last Saturday, does not show the soldier in
the correct position of parade rest" 1t Is
pointed out that while the soldier himself
is in the proper posture, the rifle is very
much out of position. In reply TO this criti-
cism the designers of the target state that
no attempt was made to reproduce the posi-
ton of parade rest A figure only was
desired. and the rifle is placed as ii is in
order to close the open space between the
lower limbs of the figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Pension for IA Fire Department Horse
From the Morning Oreyonian

FROM the Morning Oregonian.
The beard OF fire commissioners has de-
cfded that the big bay horse Jerry. which
has faithfully served the city in the fire de-
partment for seventeen years, and is now
twenty-three years of age, shall be given
his time for the remainder OF his days and
be pens!oner on the city. This horse and
his mate were purchased by the city in
the days of the volunteer fire department,
to draw ladder truck No. /, and for sew
eral years they did this work, which is
now considered pretty heavy job for the
three horses attached to the truck. When
the paid department was organized. Jerry
became member of it, and has discharged
his duties faithfully ever since. He is now
entitled to be considered "aged." having
served longer than the usual span of life
allotted to horses. and the commissioners
do not feel inclined to sell him for trifte
to some one who will perhaps starve and
abuse him. and render the remainder OF
his life uncomfortable; so they have de-
cided that he Is to have free hay and oats
at the expense of the city as long as he
lives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Clark & Co., S11 Pa. Ave.

Company c: Second Lieutenant Edward
Sigerfoos. from Company TO Company c:
Second Lieutenant Samuel y Ham. from
Company to Company l.
Private Henry Storck. Band 18th Tnfanry,
now at Columbus barracks, Ohio, will be
discharged the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
Her object.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
In Lexington, KY, q negro girl was ar
rested for carrying q razor in her hair.
What were you doing with that razor?'
asked the recorder,
warn't dcan, nuthin' Wild It when dey
kotched me. she said; II WIFE Jest a-lookin'
fer lady dat didn't Hker'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
A Gold Cure.

From the Rochester Union and Advertiser.
A man writing from Dawson City, near
the Kiondike gold digginss, says: Beer is
50 cents per drink. have quit drinking"
This Is an impressive example Of the eff
cacy Of the gold cure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21

From the Detroit Fire Pm -.
What makes R1mpiy % down on the
ong-distance telephopef.
He called up q man In Toledo that owes
him $3.50 They wrangled tn it cost
Bumply $13"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27
MOVEMENT is BEGUN TO ERECT A
MONUMENT IN THE MILL
CITY.
DICKINSON STORY ALL TOLD.
BRIBERY CASE WILL GO TO THE
JURY AGAIN MONDAY MORN
ING.
Caught in the Act of Passing Raised
BiIIs-News of the Mill
City.
Shall Minneapolis erect a monument

Shall Minneapolis erect a monument
in memory of Abraham Lincoln?
That has become a practical ques-
ton, and the matter is to be presented
to the people of this city at a public
meeting to be held at the Church Of
the Redeemer, on the 121St anniversary
of the Declaration Of Independence by
the united colonies, Monday evening,
July 5.
Some time since there was organized
In this city a new ancestral order,
known as the Society of American
Wars, which is to embrace the Ge-
scendants of the men who fought in
any of the wars on the American con-
tinent. The date Of the founding Of
the order is Jan. II, 1897 but it has
already manifested the fact that there
is field its operations This So
clety suggested the proposed memorial
to Abraham Lincoln in the form Of a
grand monument to be erected at some
appropriate spot in Minneapolis. And
its first practical step in that direction
is the meeting announced to be held
at the Church of the Redeemer.
The list Of gentlemen who have signl-
fed their willingness to act as vice
presidents of the meeting include the
following: Henry Clay Belden, DR.. G..
II. Bridgman, James S. Bell, John S.
Bradstreet, James l. Best, E. c. Babb,
Charles W. Brown, H. J. Burton, David
N. Beach, Col. A. B. Cary, John Cros-
by, II. a. Castle, Francis A. Chamber
lain, George H. Christian, John F.
Calderwood, E. J. Edwards, Charles
3. Elliott, r. G. Evans, w. H. Eustis,
w. w. Folwell L. A. Grant, John n.
Greer, Matt S. Hughes, E. w. Herrick,
c. B. Heffelinger, Henry G. Hicks, w.
d. Hale, Frederick c. Harvey, w. E.
Haskell, W. L. Harris, r. Hurd, w. Z.
Hale. T. B. Hartzell, Robert Jamison,
Charles NJ. Jordan, NJ. B. Koon, J. w.
Kendrick, Anthony Kelly, w. NJ. Lig-
gett, Thomas Lowry, E. H. Moulton, S.
T. Mcknight, c. B. Mitchell, C. ]. Mar
tin, John H. Mullen, L. o. Merriam, J.
K. Merit, Thomas Mcmillan, w. J.
Murphy, Cyrus Northrup. George r.
Newell, F. II. Peavey, Charles A. Pills
bury, J. o. Pierce, Z. J. Phelps, c.
Nice. Reeve, Robert d. Russell, John
P. Rea, W. P. Roberts, D. F. Simpson,
Lucian Swift, John Day Smith, John B.
Sanborn, S. P. Snider, Eli Torrance, H.
P. Upham, F. D. Underwood, George
w. Van Duzee, w. D. Washburn, P.
B. Winston, E. B. Wood, T. B. Walker,
O. G. Wyman, w. c. Whitney, C. L.
Wells, George P. Wilson, C. II. Woods,
William L. Wolford
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27

as II hoisted In that position with derrick
The scene which presented itself was abso-
Iutely lndescribable. 1t was simply awful,
and the cries of the wounded was frightful.
can never forget the spectacle. Fortu-
nately the agony OF fire was not added to the
other horrors OF the OCCASION
1t was the most awful sight / ever saw -
SAID ). W. Kelly, of Kelly Bros Cooperage
company, of Kansas City. Il was in front
OF the train going to Excelsior Springs
We were directly behind the sleeper and we
stopped with Jerk. Then all was still for
a moment. The thunder was rolling dread
fully, the lightning was blazing and the
rain failing in torrents. There were a dozen
men IN the car, and all but three ran out
as fast as they could and left the dozen
women there all alone. Three men stayed
and helped us out. My friend, Miss Darcy,
was under pile Of seats in the front end
or the car. The men took Off the seats and
helped her and the others out. Some Of them
were dead and others were dreadfully in
Jured. We crawled out of one of the win
dows and walked a part of the way on the
side OF the baggage car, and the rest of the
way on the top of the mail car and got back
to land. Women who were hurt and unable
to walk were carried by men over that sort
OF walk back to land. Some of the men
were heroes, but most Of them were towards
and ran out and left. The walk taken in the
rain during the storm, when we knew peo-
pie were buried in the wreck beneath u.s. and
when 1t was at the risk Of our lives was
something that l shall never forget. l helped
get Miss Darcy and Miss Merrick out and
cared for them afterwards"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBuLEs.

Thomas Lowry went East last night.
A. l.. Scott, chairman of the Terminal Dis
patch association, has returned from Boston
where he was attending the car service con-
TentGn lie was accompanied by Mrs. Scott.
motion for new trial in the case of
Hart against Kortgaard was argued briefly
before Judge Smith yesterday morning Mr..
Kortgaard appearing for himself in the
original trial. The matter was taken under
advisement
The proposed mass, meeting for the erection
OF John Ericsson monument in this city
will be held on July 20. A hall Of sufficient
size viii be secured for the occasion. Formal
calls for the meeting Will be issued in a
short time.
The "Amazons,' Pinero's farcical romance
which the Giffen-Neill company will present
at the Metropolitan this week, beginning to-
night, has never been given in Minneapolis
although it for more than an entire sea-
son at the Lyceum theater. New York.
a schedule Of claims against f. A. Mont
gomery, assignee of Frank j. Essene, was
filed in the district court yesterday morning,
showing total claims of 81, 1921 the heaviest
creditors being the Flour City National bank,
with calm Of $2525, and the Baltimore
Packing company, with a claim of $4l6S2
All of the claims were allowed.
In view of the fact that the local commit
tee, B. P. o. E, has rented the Metropolitan
for the week of July s. for the business ses-
sions of the grand lodge, Manager Scott begs
to announce that for that week he will be
obliged to move the Giffen-Neill company to
the Lyceum theater. Inc play selected LOT
that particular week is Of the jolliest
in the Gifen-Neill repertoire.
A post norton examination upon the re-
mains of the aborer who dropped dead Fri
day morning while piling wood, showed that
death was caused by leptomeningitis. 1t is
supposed that he had been affected by the
heat several days ago. His name is supposed
to be William Klein. and an effort VIII be
made to find his relatives
The journeymen BARRIERS held a mass meet
ing last week at Labor hall to consider the
adYisability Of working Sunday, July and
IL while the Elks' convention is in the city.
The sentiment against the working on sun
days was practically unanimous, and it was
believed that the occasion did not demand
any such radical departure from the bar
berS' standard.
Col W. w. Williams, an old newspaper
man. has ventured to launch another weekly
paper in Minneapolis The Citizen is its
name and it purports to be an experiment
to ascertain if the public will support pa
per which will deal with public questions in
Fan honest and straightforward manner" In
its salutatory, the paper declares that it has
nothing in common with the deteStable black
mailing and leg-pulling sheets.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27
AGAIN READY FOR THE JURY.
Judges Charge in Dickinson Case
VIII Be Made Monday.

The evidence in the case Of the state
against G. E. Dickinson, alderman Of
the Twelfth ward, is all in, and the
case will go to the jury Monday night.
At 9 o'clock Monday morning the at
torney for the state will sum up, and
the defense will have it's inning in the
afternoon.
1t is the general belief that the pres
ent case will result in q disagreement
The evidence looks better for the de-
Tense than at the first trial, and upon
the very point that was the bone Of
contention with the jury at the first
trial. as to whether or not Dickinson
had agreed with Bishop, that his own
conduct should be Influenced by the
payment of the money. At the first
trial the inference was that this was
the agreement, but in the present case
Bishop testified that he did not so un-
derstand it.
1t may be possible, however, that
Judge Elliott will make a change in
that portion Of his charge. 1t is un-
derstood that he has very carefully
looked up the authorities in that mat
ter, and will be more explicit to the
jury, and lean more toward the side
of conviction in the charge to be given
Monday. The defense claims that he
cannot charge differently. They say
that the authorities say that it is no
crime under the law for a legislator
to accept money as lobbyist, to work
for measure, and, under that same
rule, even if Dickinson did receive
money, if it was to use upon others
it was no crime for him and the court
should so charge.
In the testimony of yesterday Aid
Dickinson, under the fire of cross-eX-
animation, made a poor witness. He
was not certain as to what he had tes-
titled to, and his evidence was in many
points different from that given at the
first trial. In his direct examination
he swore that when he met Bishop
at the printing office he taxed him with
having circulated the report that he
had paid money to the aldermen for
| the printing contract; yet in cross-ex-
| animation he SWore positively that he
! had never heard that money was paid
| any aldermen. He had only heard q
| rumor to the effect that Bishop had
| used money in the deal. He had never
| heard anything to connect the alder
men with it.
George Hull who claimed to have
! heard a conversation between Dickin-
son and Bishop, in which the latter
! confessed that he had put the money
| in his own pocket, told his story word
| for word as at the first trial When Mr..
Peterson, in crOSS-eXamination, asked
him to give fragments of the CONVEX
sation, however, he could not do so
| without beginning at the beginning
and going all over it again. The tes-
| timony closed with the evidence of c..
A. Pillsbury, l.. B. Morrison, c. E.
WenzelI, w. H. Wooster, j. E. Kidder
and Harvey w. Brown as to the good
character of the accused.
Mr.. Harrison perfected his motions
relative to the error Of the court with
| the first jury, and former jeopardy and
| the adjournment was taken.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27
QUEEN Of THE SEA
Continued From First Page.

Portugal by the Vasco di Gamo, Capt. Bar
reto de VasconcelIeS.
Netherlands by the Evertson, Rear Admiral
F. K. Engelbrecht.
Denmark by the Heligoland Rear Admiral
H. H. Koch.
Sweden by the Gotha, Rear Admiral Klint-
berg.
Norway by the Frithjof, Rear Admiral Won
Krogh.
Russia by the Rossia, Rear Admiral Nicho-
las Skrydloff.
United States by the Brooklyn, Rear Ad-
miral J. N. Miller.
An interesting feature of the British
fleet was the training ships, which
comprised three of the early ironclads,
a squadron of cruisers, which usually
winters with training crew on board
in the West Indies or in some other
warm latitude, and fleet of training
briggs which cruise in the neighbour
hood of the British ports.
The British fleet assembled June %
and was drawn up in four lines, eX-
tending from abreast of Portsmouth
harbor, a distance of about five miles
to the westward.
Following the precedent of former
naval reviews, there was free access
to the review ground up to the hour
named for the official inspection, when
their assigned positions, and the tour
of the fleet was commenced by the
Prince of Wales.
The COMMUNICATIVE chief of this port,
Sir Newell Salmon, V. c., K. c. B., for
this occasion transferred his flag from
the Victory to the battleship Mars, one
of the latest additions to the fleet, and
which has been built and fitted out in
two years, a great advance in rapidity
of construction. The battleships Jupi-
ter, Victorious and Renown also made
their first appearance in the commits
stoned fleet. These four ships, as we'll
as the Majestic and Magnificent, are
armed with the new twelve-inch wire
guns, Of which each ship carries four
mounted en- barbette. two forward and
two aft. These guns have a range Of
about fifteen miles. In addition, they
carry twelve six-inch quick-firers, 1912
pdr. quick-firers and 1878 pdr. Hotch-
kiss, and are fitted with five torpedo
discharge tubes. Another important
addition to the fleet was seen in the
two cruisers Powerful and Terrible, the
former commissioned for the China
station, vessels of 25 5000 horsepower
and a speed Of twenty-five knots. They
include in their armament two 9-2-inch
guns and number of quick-firers and
MaXimS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27
USE FOR IDLE CASH.
Relief for the COngested Condition
of New York Banks.


NEW YORK, June 26.-The New
York F'inancier says this week: The
statement of the associated banks of
New York city for the week ending
June 26 is favorable in as far as the
expansion in loans is concerned, but,
despite the drain of cash to Europe
and the employment Of funds IN other
directions, idle money is still accumu-
latfng in New York The total surplus
cash is now close to $50,0OO,0OO, an in
crease of about $4,00O,0O0 in the last
month Within the same time loans
have expanded no less than 100000.
while deposits have increased nearly
$25, 900. This is an extraordinary
movement. That there Is some relief
in store for this congested condition,
the statement clearly indicates Of the
increase of $3.50, SEQ in loans reported,
the gain was made by no less than
forty-two of the siXty-six banks an2
deposit increases were evenly dlStrlb-
uted. Two of the banks, the Western
National and the Fourth National, ap-
pear to have been responsible for one
half the increase in loans, but the re-
mainder has gone uniformly to swell
the totals of other banks.
An encouraging feature Of the situa-
ton, not shown in the statement, Is
the fact that the banks are doing
largely increased business in CONNER
cial paper, a canvass of some OF the
institutions showing that the greater
part of their new loans were of this
character Rediscounts are also report
ed by many of the banks in larger
volume, and preparations are being
made for a heavy demand in anticipa-
ton of the excellent crops. Nothing
but unfavorable weather has delayed
this up to the present. AS was pointed
out in this analysis last week, loans
oh hive LIT
feature, and bid fair before fall to eX-
coed anything ever known in the his
tory of the clearing house. The money
now flowing to New York is said to be
from the larger banking centers rather
than from smaller places. The other
items Of the statement are in keeping
with the increases reported, although
the deposit totals seem smaller than
other changes call for. The withdrawal
Of legal tenders for gold export pur-
pose the latter part Of the week are
not shown in the statement.