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Evening star., 1899-04-18
CONSUMING SMOKE,
A Test of the FOGIer Patent Witness
ed by Local Citizens

Inc Fogler patent smoke burner invented
py q. l.. Fogier of this CITY, is in opera
tlon at No. 4S0 Maine avenue southwest
ana this morning it was tested before sew
eral gentlemen who are desirous of secur-
ing something of the sort for use in their
respective business establishments The
tests were rigid ones and We're satisfactory
10 the witnesses. By an ingenious me-
chanica1 device the smoke from the boiler
CRATE which usually finds access to the
outer air by way of the smokestack is sup
piled with oxygen sufficient to cause COM
puStlon and result in the complete burning
OF the smoke, the flames from the latter
adding to the heat received by the boiler
In the tests today the crate was first filled
with soft coal refuse and hot fire reached
NO smoke was observable issuing from the
smokestack connected with the boiler CRATE
until the inventor cut off the oxygen Then
1t poured forth in heavy volume from the
STACK IL an instant after the burner was
again put IN operation there was no smoke
perceptlble- The crate was then filled with
mass OF -ags and dirt and the same ex-
pertinent as described above again success
fully carried out. The fire was drawn from
the CRATE and the steam pressure in the
oolier allowed TO reduce to nothing. A new
IRE of wooden boards was started and in
hfteen minutes the steam gauge of the
boiier registered pressure of sixty-five
pounds.
By means of an aperture in the brick wall
of the combustion chamber in which the
boiler was located it was possible to wit
ness the burning of the smoke and see it's
names wreathing the boiler on all sides
An examination of the deposit left from
the smoke after combustion showed it TO
be light, almost white impalpable pow
der, with none of the characteristics of
SCOT whatever. 1t is claimed by the inven-
tor that boilers and other poWer-producine
appliances requiring great heat can he
operated at half the cost now incurred for
them by the use cf the burner, because the
cheapest grades of coal which produces the
greatest amount of smoke ordinarily can
be used without loss of any heat-giying
properties, '9
Evening star., 1899-04-18
APPLIES FOR INJUNCTION.
Bill Filed This Afternoon to Prevent
n Sale.

George B. Starkweather this afternoon
filed bill in equity against Brainard H.
Warner, S. Herbert Giesy, John o. john
son, John D. Croissant, Ellis Spear. Herbert
T. Jenner and Henry ]. Gross for an in
junction. 1t is sought to restrain the sale at
auction, set for this afternoon at o'clock.
of certain real estate at 10th street and
Spring road. 1t is set forth that the pur-
pose is to have sale of the property with
out a proper description thereof as subdi-
vided and that to permit a sale of the
property as threatened would work an in
jury and hardship upon the complainant
and would seriously sacrifice his. interests
therein. r. P. Evans and Edwin Forrest
are the solicitors for the complainant.
Justice Cox, in Equity Court No. /, signed
temporary restraining order returnable
the 25th instant.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
DOUBLE EXECUTION.
Without Intervention Strather and
Winst0n VIII Hang for Murder.


Unless there is some Intervention on part
of the courts or the President there will be
a double execution in the District Jail two
weeks from next Friday. William Strather
and Charles Winston; colored, are under
sentence of death, the sentence to take ef-
feet the day mentioned. Edward Smith is
to be hanged one week later.
In October of 1897 ,Strather killed Rosa
Talbert, his mistress and in the following
month Winston shot and killed his wife in
South Washington: The next month Ed
ward Smith brutaTly murdered Edmonia
Jackson while her husband was in Jail. 1t
is the belief of some of the authorities that
the law will take dts course in the cases
this time, although, efforts are being made
to have the President interfere in the case
of Strather. ~
Both strather and smith have been bap-
tized, Rev f. p. Workman of ST. Pauls
Chapel having performed the ceremony in
jail less than two months ago. Winston
has become reconcifed to his fate, and, it is
stated, he has no idea that there win be
any further delay in the execution of SEN
tence in his case. With Strather it is diff
ferent. He has many friends and some of
them are endeavoring TO get his sentence
commuted to life imprisonment. He knows
what is being done in, his behalf, and he has
hopes of success. Although he has not
given up all hope, he is not neglecting his
spiritual affairs and meets his advisers
Revs Howard and Wortham are very
much interested in the spiritual welfare OF
the condemned men, and Rev. John Rob-
erts, the weli-knewn colored mission
worker, is also frequently with them.
Murderer Smith has but little to say, either
to ministers or to the Jail officials He haa
no friends other than his spiritual advisers.
and, it is said he hopes for nothing. War
den Harris is doing all he can for the COM
weeks on earth. The guards are now pay
ing especial attention to them, and soon
the death watch will be put on unless some
action causing postponement of the exc
cutions Is taken.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Cannot Grant Reoue.,

Mr.. J. b. kinnear of Tacoma Park has
been informed by the District Commission
ers that they cannot grant his request for
the planting of trees on various streets in
Tacoma Park. The amount of work of
this character that will have to be done In
ana ABOUT the city. the Commissioners ex-
plain, during the present season will not
permit OF compliance with his request.
Furthermore, they say, curbs and side
walks are not general throughout Tacoma
PARK. and IN the absence of suct, improve
ments they do not consider it good poIicv IN
plant trees there.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Corean Postage Stamps.

From the New York Herald
An evidence Of Uncle Sans ability 20
meet the worlds every need is the fact
that he supplies several governments with
postage stamps. 1t has recently become
known, that the Corean stamps are printed
In this country. The United States con-
sular reports describe them as of four de-
nominations and all alike except In color
and value. In the center is the national
emblem, an ancient Chinese phallic device; !;
at the corners Of the centerpiece ara four
characters. signifying the spirits that. At
las-iike, uphold the earth. while in each
corner OF the stamp Is plum blossom, the
royal flower of the present Ye dynasty.
which has held the throne more than fiys
hundred years. Each stamp bears inscrtp-
uons IN three languages-Chinese, Corean
and English. At the top are ancient Chi
nsse characters and at the bottom their
Coreen equivalents. On the right are CO.
rean characters and on the left Chinese.
giving the denominations, while lust below
the center is their English translation.
Evening star., 1899-04-18

What progress does this little girl make
In her sewing?" asked the tall and stately
patroness at the charity school, as she
stopped before the daughter of a lonEshore-
man and noticed that the pupil had her
thread hopeiessly entangled.
About forty knots an hour" roeuishly
replied the girl as she looked ups-Pearsonf
Weekly.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Alleged Infrfnxen.,..

a Dill In equity for an Injunction and an
accounting was filed this afternoon by War
rem webster & Company against Frank w
Andrews. The alleged infringement of GER
tam tam letters patent is involved. Messrs. Raj
SION ana Slddons and e. H. Hunter are the
solicitors for the complainant. e
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Injuries Not serion..

About o'clock yesterday afternoon Mrs
Clark of No. 207 R street northwest was
knocked down near her home by a horse
attached to dayton wagon. She was car
ried to hsr home. The physician who was
summoned said. after an examination. that
her injuries were not serious,
Evening star., 1899-04-18
REACH AN AGREEyD~,u

farties to Suit Settle Mat.
Court. VI
The suit at law instituted -,
Clark and Mary Clark. his n;fo eniy
the metropolitan Railroad Comnanv ~ 70
cover 10000 damages has been set,,sS o,,+
Vi court The Gaze was placed on ba,rins
Yesterday afternoon before Justice Has,na1
IN Circdit Court No. Q. After the adio1rn-
nent' however, the parties reached a,
agreement and today az nounced that f.ot
fact to Justice Hagner ''ia' iact
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Seek More Enectual Conveyance.

BY a suit in equity instituted by Jane c.
Birch and Philip w. Birch against William
II. Flood and sixteen others this afternoon
the complainants seek to have executed and
delivered "a further deed for the more sure
and effectual conveyance of lot 30. square
3S7, as covenanted in and by deed of con-
yeyance of an ancestor" Attorney ]. !
Darlington appears for the complainants.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
GalIaxher Acnuitted.

James ]. Gallagher, tried today in Grim
iral Court No. / for the alleged embezzle-
ment of s11 from the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, was acquitted. Attorney
Charles r. Calvert appeared for the de-
fendant
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Dr. Field Ha. seriou. Mi.han.

DENVER. Col. April 1S-Dr. James G.
Field. retired army surgeon. who served
through the war in Cuba. broke both arms
below the elbow by Il fall while exercising
In gymnasium here.
Evening star., 1899-04-18
Engineer Chambers instructed.

Civil Engineer Chambers. who win super
intend the construction of the wharf and
coal sheds at Pago Pago. has received his
final instructions at the Navy Department
He will sail from San Francisco May II
for Samoa
Evening star., 1899-04-18
To ouIct Title.

G. Duley Gladmon. through Attorney W.
Mosby Williams, this afternoon filed bill
in equity against the unknown heirs, de-
visees and alienees OF Peregrins Tilghman
and others to quiet the title to lot 2, square
GO
Evening star., 1899-04-18

: Thousands OF situations have been ob-
tained through the want columns Of The
Star.
Evening star., 1899-04-18

That's about what the silk in them Is
worth alone-and counting nothing for
making and suDdries. They're Plaids, in
Heliotrope, Garnet, Green. Black and
White, Pink and Green, and such hand
some counbina tons; latest styles-and
go on sale for the o. ~s
first time tomorrow N n WS
morning at......... $0o> W
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
HARVEST IN THE WHEAT BELT.
Busy and Interesting Days in the
Graf Narfhwest

81 wi est
The hais Of the threshing machine viii
be heard for the next ninety days from
the east line Of Minnesota to the farther
boundaries of the Dakotas. The land is
dotted with grain stacks, usually in
groups of four, though occasionally a
farmer, vino makes a herd or a lock th,.
prominent feature of his husbauary, viii
have his entire crop stacked in a semi
circle round the north and west sides of
his corral. At intervals slender columns
OF smoke tell If : steamer at work
from dawn till dark. A stranger in the
country seeing The steamer moving from
one job to another might easily mistake
the outfit for an innovation in railroad
ing. First comes the traction engine, not
unlike a locomotive engine. although
smaller and painted IN brighter colors.
Immediately helind the engine is the TEN
der wagon fitted with d rack for hauling
straw. Nearly every engine in the North
west nowadays is a straw burner. Then
comes the separator, II monster machine
with 81 to 4S-ineh cylinder, and often a
G0-inch separator. Behind the separator
comes the tank. resembling very closely
a Standard oil distributing wagon, which
hauls wafer for the engine from the near
est windmill pump. Then the trap wag-
on" carrying the loose paraphernalia of
the outfit, and the clothes and bedding of
the men. If the threshers board with
the owner OF the grain this constitutes
the train, but if, as is generally the case,
the owner of the machine boards his
crew, the grub shanty,' an ordinary
house wagon, brings up the rear, making
a train from 100 to $50 feet long.
The modern separator comes pretty
near being the whole thing" Instead
of the threshing crew of our boyhood
days-drivers, feeders, oilers. bandcutters,
four to six pitchers, measnrers and half a
dozen straw stackers-the crew consists
Of a manager, usually the owner Of the
machine; engineer, oiler, waterman, six
pitchers and a cook.
Twenty years ago 81 a bushel was con-
sidered only a moderately paying" 0rice
for wheat. Ten years back, when the
market had worked down below % cents,
the wheat farmer faced certain bankrupt
G. with a groan. Now, farmers in the
Northwest are selling wheat, and making
money. at so cents a bushel. Many fac
tors contribute to mall this possible, but
heavier crops and lower wages are not
among them. Lower prices on nearly ey'
erything he buys. especially machinery
leave the farmer a larger surplus from a
given sum, but the result is Brought about
most of all by the improved machinery
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
SOME STARTLING FIGURES.
Casualties Resulting from Troubles
in tha Pauu Mining Disfrict-

casualties Resulting from
in the Pana Mining District.
The grand total of casualties since the
advent of negro miners from the South
to take the places of striking white M n
erS in the Pana district is something sp-
palling. The coal strike was declared in
southern Illinois on April l, 1898, he
cause of the failure of the operators Il
abide by the decision of the arbitration
board. -Four months later the iinporta-
ton of negro miners from Alabama com
menced.
With the arrival of the first batch of
negroes the trouble began. Numerous
clashes of a more or less sanguinary ma
ture occurred almost daily, but the first
great tragedy came Oct. Is, when tie
mine guards at Virden shot and killed
eleven strikers and wounded nineteen
more. One negro was killed and four
wounded in this battle. Other battles
fought at Pana, Carterville and Nirden,
in which the roll of dead and wounded
was more than doubled, followed.
Following is a complete list Of casual
ties since the beginning of the trouble:
Oct. Is, 1898, at Nirden. IL whites, one
negro. !.
Oct. 1G, 1898, at Pana, one negro; April
/, at Pana, two whites, five negroes.
June 80, 1899, at Carterville, one negro.
Sept. II, 1899, az Carterville, seven ne
groes.
Total, Is whites and - negroes.
Wounded: Sept. 20. 1898, Pana, one
negro; Oct. II, 1898, Pana, two whites;
Oct. Is. 1898. Nirden. 10 whites, four
negroes; Nov. II. 1898, Pana, one white,
two negroes; April 10, 1899, Pana, eight
whites. one negro; June 80, 1899, Carter
Vile. 20 negroes.
Total, 80 whites and IS negroes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
Township II, r. z West.

Owner F Name, Des. Sec. Amt.
John Madden swa ne4 Il Az.
swhnw Is JE3
Bithard Asbuty n part
seAusA. ...... - 2l5
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
Towns in Texas and Louisiana Drive
Them to New Orleans.

InGIn 10 new oEIC3na'
The recent outbreak against the negroes
of Orange, Texas, just across the Sabine
river from Louisiana, is only a repetit' n
of similar outbreaks that have occu d
in the black belt of eastern Texas and
southwestern Louisiana during the last
few years, and which will make itself
felt in the next census. Through all this
region, almost as great as New Sork,
the negro is being rapidly driven back
and is taking refuge in the larger towns,
particularly in New Orleans. When the
white men Of a town desire to get rid Of
the blacks, notices are posted on the
mills warning the employers not to hire
negroes. This means fire for the mills if
the notice is not complied with, aud as q
result the negroes find themselves unable
to get work. When they cannot support
themselves they are driven from the
town. In consequence all the coast coun-
ties of Texas and Louisiana have been
growing steadily whittier by the departure
of the negroes and the coming in of
whites.
The consequence Of the emigration of
the negro from the rural districts is to
drive them into the towns. and particular
" into New Orleans, where there has
been an extraordinarily large increase
of blacks. The census will show an in
crease of from 40 to 80 per cent in the
decade, in spite of the excessive mortal
ity, running up to So in 1000 in a year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
USED DEATH AS a REMEDY.
Physician Declares He Has Killed suf-
fering Patients.

DIR. Nehemiah Nickerson of Meridian,
Conn, has created a sensation by declar-
ing that he had put an end to the suffer
ing of patients who were i'll beyond hope
of recovery by administering chloroform,
thereby causing a peaceful and more
speedy death.
There is no reason" DIR. Nickerson
said. why the sufferer should not be
given chloroform if he requests such ac-
ton and be assisted to pass out | have
administered chloroform undeI such con
ditions, and have always thought that
was doing a humane act. Why a person
should be obliged to suffer by the aid of
medical skill is more than | can see. Ac-
cording to my mind a person has a ger
feet right to say what shall be lone with
his life. He may live or die. Suicide is
iusti6able in many &C ses, provided the
suicide has no obligations. / do not be-
lieve a doctor should hasten a patients
death without full consent of all near
relatives and the patient himself"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27

pines could handle GEN MAoAkrfuh.
the situation, and that there was no oc-
casion for ally action by the authorities
in Washington.
The conditions have not changed. The
Government cannot recognize any social
ed rebel government. Gen. Otis is the
representative of the United States in the
Philippines. and he has an army there to
put down the rebellion. His orders are
to suppress this rebellion, and his terms
to the rebels are unconditional surrender.
The President aud Secretary of War
have approved Gen. Otis action. They
will not modify any demand he has made.
Admiral Watson reports the rout of a
force of rebels intrenched on Lingayen
gulf. island of Luzon, by the gunboat
Paragua, commanded by Ensign David
son. The Paragua is one of the small
g%unboats purchased from Spain by Gen.
Otis and tul ned over to the navy. The
scene of the battle was on the north coast
of Luzon, off the port which forms the
northern terminus of the railroad.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
township I3. Z. Z West
Village of De Soto.

Owners Name. Lot Blk AIlt.
Maria Monti outiot 81 = -
Mrs Louisa Ingersoli
pt traction 4. o.. 4 ; 10
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
THOUSANDS DIE BY STORM.
Entire Villages in Japan Reported as
Swept Away,

The steamship Empress of India brings
details of the storm which swept across
Japan. The prefcctures of KOCH, Taxa
matsu, Ehime and Okayama suffered
most, a total of 325 lives in all being Off
cially reported lost. with 1i,13o houses
o%verthrown or inundated in KOCH, Taxa
matsu and Okayama.
Ehime reported no financial loss, but
the death of LOO residents, the greatest
casualties occurring at a large village
near the Besshi copper mine. which was
utterly obliteratcd. From the wreck of
this mine itself 100 corpses had been re-
moved ut last advices, while it was fear
ed that fully 600 others remained below
rrnmnN
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27

LIEUT.. GILMORE. dent, however, that
this was merely a pretext for reopening
negotiations for surrender. They made
no request for an exchange Of prisoners,
and left Gen. Macarthur after a brief
conference, promising to return with the
released prisoners in a few days. They
asked, however, in return for the release
of the prisoners that ENJOYS be permitted
to accompany them through the lines to
confer with Ger. OTIS.
In asking permission to send American
prisoners into our lines u correspondent
says, Aguinaldo shows hat he no longer
has the idea Of holding these men as
hostages to protect himself. He is prob
ably beginning TO understand that his
threats against the American prisoners
are useless, and if carried into exeeu-
ton would close the door even to the
general amnesty which had been promis-
ed by Gen. Otis. He is, there fore, TAX
ing a very proper step to enabl. his rep
resentatiye TO ask for a conference with
the American general in command.
The Secretary of War, howeyer, does
not hope for an Immediate cesse ton of
hostilitles in the Philippines, and will
-.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27

Alley Peterson eMnwh IS II IS
II. c Andrews. Beginning % e
east of the sw cor of the mex
sec. IS, T IL R9 W, running
then e W 1873 rods. u - DDS,
Q l6% rods, 5 80 rods 90 beriu-
ming SS-l2 Z 9S
II. c. Andrews. A piece of land
commencing 90 feet cast Of
sw cor ne 4seA sec 35-ll9 IN
ming the0ce IA ~ rods, thence
e "A rGs 30 s7vec thence Iown
river 39rds " ODDS TO place &C
beginning 35-l2 3 ii 30
II. c. Andrews, The following
described tract OF land towit'
Beginning a. the quarter
stake ssA sec IS 12-5 10 the
highway TuuniDg thence SIS!
rds. w to center Of highway.
theaCe along center Of said
highway 10 place OF begin
mig 35-lZ3 :
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
MUST Ply CRIMES PENALTY.
President Will Not save Soldiers Who
Assaulted Women.

Assaulted Women.
Corporal Damhoffer and Private CONNIE,
sentenced To death by court martial for
ussaulting Filipino women. will. accord
ing to a Washington correspondent. not
receive any mercy at the hands of the
President. The sentence of the eourt
martial will be carried out as soon as the
proceedings and findings in the two cases
can be reviewed and approved, unless
there should be something irregular about
the proceedings. The President has fully
determined not to interfere in any way
in the execution of the sentence of the
court martial.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27

II had a severe Cancer which was at first
only q few hlntches. that | thnnght would
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
CONSUELO GOES INTO RACING.
Said to BE the Silent Turf Partner of
Lord William Beresford.

The Duchess of Marlboro, it is report
ed. is the silent partner of Lord William
Beresford in the ownership of the ~latter's
racing stable. Lord William is one of
the greatest and most successful patrons
Of the English race track. He employs
Tod Sloan aud other American jockeys
and has won over fifty victories during
the past season. When the duchess was
Consuelo Vanderbilt she was an excellent
whip and a daring rider. She has lost
none of her love for good horses and to-
day her chief recreation and pastime is
riding and driving. Her action in iden-
tifying herself with the turf is causing
much discussion in London society cir
cles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-09-27
Sale of Forfeited State Lands
STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS or THE PUBLIc La

OFFICE Oh COMMISSIONERS or He PUBLcL LANDS,
MADISON Wis. September l. 1889. -
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that all the school, University AghutmalC College Forfeited
tnn or IL mmnay msnt of interest for hey year 1899 Will he offered for sale at pubhe auction. atne
nnr1 N Madison on the goth day of Deenbr, 4. d. lS9 unless aoner redeemed aeonIgR
Law: said sale will he commenced O'Clock a. m,a and conrIue from dayo dy until Aud SAT-
lands shall haxeh been offered. Said lands will be offered by counties in Alphabetical rr -
Aupgh these ave the following described ands IN Ndnon co y NhEl VIZ peAH 49,
nmee med oppostee h tract nnr the beading "ToalA Amount nes State" which heHds Inc
pnncrl- due at the time of forfeiture; the interest on the ame TO January 4 IJa nd5 me per
cent damages: hecwt Of Rdvasnga ind all taxes which hayeh been efanhaa against the Am m
renal uupad.s SAID lands will be sdf subject to al UNPAID taxes a|gH a9Ana me h3 @
ircuded Lenn. erucenage Iaysbeat IN m o. p4e VII a4I y m"
"W 10 DAVIDSON Sae Treasurer,
I. f HICKS. Attorney General