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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
WOMAN AND BOY BURNED
LATTER's INJURIES MAY PROVE TO
BE FATAL.
The Result OF an Explosion OF Gas0-
line At IL O'Clock
Today.

Mrs. Andrew vogelwild and her son The
odore, the latter fourteen years old. were
severely burned this morning at their
home. No. 1547 9Th street northwest, while
using gasoline in the cleaning of a bed.
Damage to the house and contents amount
ed to about $40 1t was about II o'clock
when the fire occurred. The affair caused
considerable excitement In the neighbor-
hood because of a report being circulated
that one of the victims had been burned
to death.
Mrs. VoRelwild and her son were re-
moved to the Homeopathic Hospital, where
the doctors found that the boys burns
were of such a nature as may prove to
be fatal His mother was able to be re-
turned home after her injuries were
dressed.
1t is stated that Mrs vogelwild had some
gasoline in a basin, and when the boy had
occasion to light match he dropped the
lighted end in the basin. causing an explo-
sion. The flames soon caught his clothing
and also those Of his mother as she tried
to save his life.
Policeman c. E. Smith. who lives in the
adjoining house. heard their screams. He
jumped the fence. broke open the rear door
and rushed TO the room where the fire had
started. He went at once to work to save
both Mrs. Vogelwild and her son. and also
to prevent the destruction of the house. 1t
was probably due to the heroic work of the
policeman that both the persons were not
burned to death and that the house was
saved.
AS soon as he could Policeman Smith con-
yeyed the victims Of the explosion to his
house. and from there they were taken to
the Homeopathic Hospital
While Mrs. Vogeiwild was able to be sent
back home she was painfully burned about
the arms, legs and body. The boys injuries
were much more severe. Fully two-thirds
of his body and his arms and legs were
badly burned.
At the hospital this afternoon 1t was stat
ed that the lads condition Is critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
Inspector Submits Report.

Mr.. Thomas ]. Fisher, inspector of street
lighting, has reported to the District Com
missioners upon the recent petition Of res
idents In American University Park for
street lamps IN that section. Mr.. Fisher
says he has gone over the territory named
in the petition. which extends over a mile
and half 1t would require sixty lamps
he says, to cover this distance and the
houses to be benefited do not exceed fifteen
scattered all along the line. and some of
them not occupied Mr.. Fisher says he
does not consider the amount of travel over
the area sufficient to warrant the erection
of the lamps asked for. there being other
subdivisions of more Importance which
should be given first consideration. Mr..
Walter c. Allen, the District electrical en-
gineer has approved Mr. Fishers report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
TREATY WITH SPAIN.
Friendly Relations Are Now Fully
Restored.

Restored.
Minister Storer at Madrid has informed
the State Department that a treaty Of
amity, commerce and navigation and gen.
eral intercourse has been signed. provision
ally, by the minister of state and himself.
This act marks the last step in the restor-
alton of friendly business relations between
Spain and the United States.
While the general terms of the treaty are
unknown to the State Department at this
stage, the new arrangement modernizes the
treaty relations between the two nations
Prior to the severance of all communication
upon the declaration of war with Spain the
respective governments were proceeding
under the terms of treaty negotiated in
the last century. 1t was exceedingly cum
bersome and in some respects wholly map
plicable to existing conditions, one provis-
ion, for instance, relating to trade between
the United States and Florida q colony
of Spain.
Several efforts were made to remedy the
defects, but only one was partially success
full, the adoption OF the Gushing protocol
The last attempt was made when Mr.. Oh
ney was Secretary of State, but the strained
relations growing out of Cuban affairs
caused the effort to fail. 1t is understood
that Minister Storer negotiated with Dupuy
de LONE, former Spanish minister to the
United States, now under secretary of
state, who. of course, Is thoroughly con-
versant with all the conditions of trade
likely to arise.
. Although the general provisions are not
known in detail at this stage. yet 1t is
understood that the instrument provides the
usual facilities for ntercommunicatfon and
probably contains provisions which carry
out those relations growing out of the terri
torial changes resulting from the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
CONGER BLAMES GOVERNMENT.
American Minister Declares the Boxer
Movement n Pretense.

A special copyrighted dispatch 10 the
New York Herald from Pekin, Friday
August H. via Shanghai, Monday. says:
Contrary to the agreement of the allied
commanders, the Russians advanced ana
occupied the first door of the east gate
early in the morning of the 14th CTuesday)'
but failed to force the second door.
At o'clock on the afternoon of the 14tn
the British and Americans entered the gate
near the legations and met with only slight
resistance.
The Japanese met more serious oppose
ton at the upper east gate all day.
AT midnight on the 14th they blew up the
gate and entered the city. Many Chinese
were killed The people in the legation
were we'll but somewhat starved. Minis
ter COnger said:
..They tried to annihiiate us the day be
fore you got in. Prince Ching, president OF
the tsung-li-yamen, sent word that MS OIL
ficers had received orders to cease firing
on US under pain of death. At Z o'clock IN
the evening of the same day the Chinese
opened fire. ard this continued all day III
the relieving column had not arrived when
Ii did we should probably have succumDed
THE Americans lost seven marines Killed
and fifteen wounded. and one child died.
The whole movement Is purely govern
mental one. The Boxers are only pre-
tense having no guns. The confidential ad-
wiser of the empress was the leader of the
imperial troops here In eleven Gays over
1000 shells fell among us.
The American marines. under Captain
Myers held position on the wall through
out the siege. Upon the allies passing the
wall the Chinese retreated. The imperial
family left four days ago for Shan 81 prov
ince. 1t is estimated that the strength or
the Pekin garrison was 10000 men,
THE legation was urged to leave the city
under an escort of Chinese troops, but re-
fused, fearing treachery. The Chinese in
the imperial city made stout resistance.
After Smelling them the allies succeeded In
forcing the gate and entering the city
about noon on the 18th. The American loss
in this action was the greatest Captain
Reilly of the 9Th Artillery was killed
In an interview Sir Claude Macdonald
the British minister, states:
THE Chinese broke every engagement
with the foreign ministers. There is no
truth in the story that the imperial palace
supplied the legations with food They
sent vegetables, which were refused. The
total casualties during the siege of the ie-
cations were sixty-seven killed and 40
wounded"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
PROPOSALS REFLECTED.
Sites for School Buildings I'm the
Suburbs.

Sites for School Buildings I'm the
Suburbs.
The District Commissioners have finally
rejected all of the proposals of land SUBJ
mitted as possible sites for the new school
buildings authorized to be constructed in
the vicinity of lexington, Washington
Heights and Keniiworth. Action on the
lexington case was taken today. In each
instance it was found that the price wanted
for the building lots was entirely too much
to conform to the amount Of money avail
able for the purpose. All of the plots might
not have been too expensive, but those
thought adaptable and desirable were.
Commissioner mcfarland has recommend
ed to his associates OF the District board
that an effort be made to secure the de-
sired sites in the open market at lower
figure.
The appropriations for the schools in
question have been made in a lump sum.
out of which the land is to be paid for. the
grading accomplished and the building
erected. To have paid the amounts asked
Commissioners would have been handicap
1t was decided to reject all the bids for
sites. The Commissioners are anxious that
the school buildings shall have the best pos
sible locations in the respective vicinties
where they are authorized. and will make q
special effort to secure desirable land, the
cost of which, in connection with the grad
ing and construction of the buildings will
be well within the amounts allowed by Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
Washington stock Exchange.

Saies-regular call, IL o'clock m.-Capital Trac-
ton, at Io2ss Lanston Moaosyee, 20 oa At III;
funding 70. bid JOS asked ,,. IS sSa water STOCK
Miscellaneous Ponds. -MetroPolitan Railroad hs.
100 bid, 123 asked. Columbia Rallroad 6s. 40 bid
Columbia Railroad I'd mort. 5s 11IE bid, lib asked
City and SUBURBAN Railroad bs 1ooh bid, i07 asked
Electric Light cert indebt., Sc. 1881 bid. Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone IS. los bid. Amerf-
can Security and Trust A, 100 bid. Washington
Market LIST 6s, ITO bid. Washington Market imp.
Masonic Hall Association IS, 1O5 bid. Anacostia
and Potomac IS, 1904 bid.
National Bank Stocks--Bank OF Washington. 800
bid, 400 asked Metropolitan, Cos bid. Central. 300
bid. Citizens, 100 bid Columbia. leo bid Capt
tai 140 bid. West End 116 bid, us asked Trad
ers', 100 bid. Lincoln 116 bid.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.-Nationai Safe
Deposit and Trust, 1872 bid Washington Loan and
Trust 1909 bid. Washington Safe Deposit, 10 bid.
Insurance Stocks.-F1remen's, 80 bid. Franklin,
80 bid Metropolitan. IS bid. Arlington, 125 bid.
German-American, 200 bid. National Union, 10 bid.
10 1,s hsg pid . sss Peoples
Title Insu, anee Stocks.-Real Estate Title, 81
asked Columbia Title, AZ bid, AZ asked. WASH
ingtou Title, AZ asked.
Railroad Sociological Traction. 102K bid, 1o2si
town and Tenleytown. 20 bid.
Gas Observation-Disclosures Gas, 63 bid 5Sh asked.
Georgetown Cas- IS bid.
Telephone stocks.-Ohesapeaks and Potomac. 90
bid. 81 asked.
Misce,Ianaous Stoeks.-sergenthalsr linotype ls6
bid. LAnston Monotype. f1& bid. I'm asked.
American Graphophone CON-. II asked, American
rage. 10 hid Washington Market, II bid. Nor
folk aud Washington Steamboat i52 bid. 170 asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
WHITMAN BEATS LARNED
RESULT OF TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
CHALLENGE MATCH.
Great Interest Manifested I'm the
Event, Which Ended the
Weeks Tournament.

NEWPORT. r. l.. August 21.-The best
week of tennis that Newport has seen in
years ended today with the championship
challenge match between w. A. Larned
and NJ. d. Whitman. Great interest was
shown in the meeting of these two men.
many people going to the Casino grounds
long before the hour for play to secure
good seats. The sky was clear and the
air calm and warm.
NJ D. Whitman (holder) beat w. A. Lar
ned challenger. 81, 1-8. 60. 60.
Both men started playing cautious
game, taking no chances and waiting for
opening This careful style of playing Is
undressing TO watch, but Is Whitman
strong point. Larned lost the first two
games, but then gained more brilliancy. ana
took the third and fourth at love. Whit
man went to the lead again. 5-2. Larned
made one more stand. taking game at ~
and one after deuce three times. In the
next, however, he took but one point, ana
1t was Whitman's set, 6-4
In the second Larned played with more
dash, Whitman, who Is accounted as havln
the greater endurance, presenting the curl
Gus spectacle OF waiting between strokes
though he did not drive the balls with great
force, he put them deep in the court and
kept Whitman on the run. In this way ne
won three games with ease. In the fourth
w HllIndn Hdu the duNdHtdSo liiicc tihiCo'
but it finally went to Larned, ten points to
eight. The sixth game was the only one
that the champion got. This he took at
love by some sharp work at the net Inc
next and set, 81, was Larneds.
Larned came back for the third set with
much more confidence. The result was that
he played very dashing game, and Whit
man, too, put more speed into his work he
began to play from the net better and TO
get in his passes down the side lines. Al
though Whitman allowed his opponent only
two games, the first and second, the set
was very close. six of the games going TO
deuce In two games Larned made double
faults when he apparently had the game In
his grasp. Whitman won both games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
HEARING RESUMED.
Matter of Widening Columbia Road
and 18th Street.

Hearing has been resumed before mar
shars jury, in the matter of the proposed
widening of Columbia road and 10th street,
based on the act OF Congress. authorizing
and requiring the Metropolitan Railroad
Company TO extend its lines from 18th street
along Columbia road and old 18th street to
Park street.
Formal protest has been entered by the
Metropolitan Railroad Company, through
Attorney j. J. Darlington, against it being
assessed for benefits accruing from the ex-
tension of it's lines. as stated. The Metro
poltan company explains that 1t is not the
ting or adjacent to either Columbia road or
10th street. The court Is asked to dismiss
the proceedings so far as it is concerned
and to instruct the jury of appraisers that
no part Of the cost Of the land which may
be condemned can be assessed against It.
The Metropolitan company further states
that the former management OF the cOrpo-
ration requested permission of Congress to
extend its line on 18th street and that the
request was denied 1t is added that the
Metropolitan company was not connected
with the passage of the act of June last.
1t Is next declared that the Metropolitan
company Is advised and believes that the
act OF June 4 is unconstitutional. Illegal
and void, in far II seeks to compel
it to extend its lines over the territory in
lie uses along the line of extension which
1t Is thus required to make and to compel
ii to pay therefor. under guise or on the
ground of speculative benefits TO It, from
the compulsory extension of its lines in
the absence Of any property owned by 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
PROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENT.
George c. Griffith Falls From n Third.
Story Window.

George c. Griffith, a carpenter, twenty
three years old, fell from the third-story
window of the house of l.. w. Burke, No.
1910 7th street northeast, about l o'clock
this afternoon and received injury that
the physicians at the Casualty Hospital be-
lieve will probably prove fatal. He fell on
his head, alighting in the parking.
His skull was severely fractured and he
was unconscious when the police took him
to the hospital.
Before he was removed, however, physi-
clan was called to see him. The doctor be-
came speedily convinced that his condition
was extremely critical and directed that he
be taken to the hospital in order that the
pressure the brain might be quickly re-
lieyed
Griffith has been boarding at the house
of Mr. Burke for some time Today he
went home at lunch time. and when he
started up to his room he said he was
going to take a nap for a few minutes
How he managed to fall out of the win
dow is not known, although it Is suggest
ed that he must have been walking in his
sleep at the time
The police were unable to find any person
who saw him fall. He knew nothing when
he was picked up and had not regained
consciousness at a late hour this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
Alleged Horse fThfeses Arrested.

Gus Jones and Rufus Lee. alias William
Jones. two young scolefed men. were ar
rested today on 18th street near Louisiana
avenue by Oficerss 4Piemmons and Acton
on o charge Of ztssang 4 horse from Dor.
sey Jones. father Of the first named, who
lives near Leland. Prince Georges county,
Nd. Jones, senior, missed the animal, val
ued at SIPS, from his pasture, and notified
the Washington authorities.
The officers mentioned watched the horse.
trading section and were soon rewarded by
seeing the animal described as having dis
appeared Lee also hadsa bay horse. which
he said was his own. Both prisoners de-
MED stealing the horse. or attempting te
sell it, although several persons alleged
that Jones offered the horse for sale They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
Naval Orders.

Lieutenant Commander ]. A. Sherman
has been detached from the Bancroft and
ordered to the naval hospital, Chelsea,
Mass. for TIRE atment.
Lieutenant Commander F. s. Carter, to
the torpedo station for instruction.
Lieutenan Commander w. r.. A. Rooney,
from the Richmond to the Bancroft as
executive and navigator.
Lieut.. A. H. Robertson. from the Naval
Academy To the command of the Gwin.'
Lieut.. c. NJ. Fahs. TO the Franklin
Lieut.. A. ]. Wadhams to the Vermont
Passed Assistant Surgeon L. l.. Won
Wedekind, to temporary duty at the Marine
barracks, then to Richmond.
Chief Boatswain p. Haley. from the COM
mand Of the hercules to the Boston navy
yard to duty !. the Office OF the captain OF
the yard.
Acting Gunner ]. y. Daniels, from the
torpedo station to ma Wisconsin
Pharmacist 8. W. f,5cgils, from the Mas
sasoi, 20 sh& issvel station. Key West.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. August 21.-Flour dull unchanged;
receipts. II. 243 barrels: exports, u ,799 barrels
Wheat steady al decline spot and the month, 7Oasa
701a; September. 70Aa70B; October, 72asa72Is;
steamer No red, 6slaa6sa: receipts, 40 $50 bush
els: exports. 1900 bushels southern by sample. 63
All; do on grade 69a71. Corn steady; mixed spot
and the MONTH 4slaa43K; September, 431sa43ss; 10
vember or December: new or old, 39a394; January,
80 asked; steamer mixed, 4211a42N receipts Al 2fS
bushels exports. A.257 bushels; southern white
corn, 45Ha46; do yellow, 45sai6. Oats steady;
No. white, 265aa2I; No. mixed, 24a24h. Rye
dull No. nearby, 4sa49; No. 2 western so: re-
ceipts, S37 bushels. Hay steady; No. Timothy.
old. $15.5Oa$18; new. $15. Grain freights very
quiet. rates firm. unchanged. Sugar firm, unchang-
ed. Cheese firm, unchanged. Butter steady, un-
changed. Eggs firm; fresh 15Isa16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21

w. j. Bryan's Speech to the Popuiists
Is Finished.

LINCOLN. Neb., August 21.-W. ]. Bryan
today put the finishing touches upon his
speech 10 be made in Topeka Thursday in
response 10 the not iication of the p0pulist
nomination. The speech is about 1000
words in length. II deals largely with the
trust question and business conditions Mr.
Bryan Will. however, present imperialism"
the paramount issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21

Minnesota Farmer Who Murdered
Wife and StepchiIdren.

ARLINGTON. Mimi. August 21-Theo-
dore Walart, the farmer who murdered ms
wife and four stepehildren, was captured
today. He had tramped through the woods,
seeking escape, but. finding none he took
refuge in the barn on his sisters farm, two
miles from the scene of the tragedy. Wal
Tart admitted his guilt and has been placed
In Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
NOW BELOW NORMAL.
Temperature Still Erratic, hut Elk
ceedfnEly Popular.

CeeO1nsly f-Opu1AFs
There was not even complaint against
the rain today. If 1t had been five times
as wet, and accompanied by winds capable
of wrecking umbrellas, there would prob
ably have been none either. Anything to
relieve the awful heat Washington has ex-
perienced for such a persistent period was
too welcome to be criticised.
II any people were gladder than others
over the great tumble in temperature they
were possibly the opponents OF the shirt
waist men. These sticklers for the conven-
tional who had put coats above comfort
during the % and 100 days, were overjoyed
when they surveyed the streets and failed
to discover q single coatless individual any
where in sight. But when the mercury gets
to doing monkey tricks in the climbing line
again they will not be so overjoyed. The
fact was that spring suits were more COM
Portable than shirt waists today for either
sex, and nobody cares how long this condl-
ton keeps up, providing, of course. that
there is a cessation at some not remote
period in the cloud feature.
If the rain was a blessing to city people
it was perfect BENSON to the country
folks who till the soil. In all directions
around Washington the drouth, accompa-
MED by such intense heat, had dried and
burned everything vegetable to almost the
ruin point, and farmers were serious In
deed Today they are smiling, and none
of them would object If there was another
night of good, hard soaking.
Even Aftieck's ambitious thermometer
couldn't make a mean record today, and
the weather bureau was still more circum-
spect The readings Of both were as fol-
lows:
Affiecks-9 am, 741s; IL M, IS; 2 pm,
II.
Weather bureaus am, 81; IL M, 6S;
pm, II.
Local rains are indicated for tonight and
showers tomorrow morning by the weather
bureau officials, who also announce the
temperature is below normal in the Dis
trict, Maryland and northeastward to New
England.
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings Of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
Acknowledgement 90 pm. SO; p.
m, 70; IL midnight, 81. August 214 a. m.
&C; am, 81; IL noon, IS; pm, II. Max
imum, 81, at pm, August 20; minimum,
GO. at 6 am, August q.
Observation-Disclosures 20 pm. .8S; p.
m, % 81: IL midnight, %. o. August I'll
am. 29.S7; 8 am, 23.90; noon, 81; 2 p.
m % SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21

Henry Hearsey Appears in Court in
His Wedding Suit,

NEW YORK, August 21.-Henry Hear
sey was arrested in his wedding suit IN
Jersey City last night by New York de-
tectives on complaint OF A. p. Hooper of
A p. Hooper & Co. stock brokers' of this
city. charged with classifying the accounts
of the firm by which Hearsey illegally APP
propriated between $1,000 and $4,000 He
had been IN the firms employ about three
months.
The wedding was hastily postponed and
the eXpectdnt groom was prisoner today
In police court He was held for further
examination until Friday in 81 900 bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
Peculiar Specimen of Fruit.
Special Dispatch to The Evening star.

Special Dispatch 10 Thu Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, August 20-There
vii be sent to State EntomoIogist Johnson
for his investigation a peculiar specimen
OF fruit grown on a volunteer tree here.
The tree resembles the peach in looks and
habits and the fruit has the stone OF a
peach. but the meat is more delicious than
that OF the peach. The coat resembles the
apple .and the appearance OF the fruit is
similar to the green gage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
Further Time Given.

In connection with the proceedings at
law TO recover damages in the sum of
$4,000, for alleged breach of promise of
marriage. instituted by Ella NJ Platt
against Maj. George A Armes. Justice Ga
baugh today signed an order extending the
time for the defendant to plead to Septem-
Der Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21

Two Others Thought to He Fatally
Wounded.

FORT WORTH. Texas. August 21.-Gabe
and Cicero Copeland were instantly killed
today in duel with John and Charles
Baker, in Polk county. The men battled
at twenty PAGES with rifles. Both the Bak-
badly wounded In the shoulders
and groin and may die. A family quarrel
caused the fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-21
sumner Arrives. at Manila.

Gen. Macarthur has informed the War
Department Of the arrival of the transport
Sumner at Manila today. The Sumner car
ried portion of the 18th Infantry, destined
for Chinese service. as far as Nagasaki,
there t.anshipped the troops to the Indiana.
and then proceeded on her way to the Phil
ipptnes.