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Evening star., 1900-07-07
SUGGESTION OF NEW RULES.
Precaution Against Accidents and for
Protection of Fire Engines.


Protection of Fire Engines.
District Commissioner Macfarland, who
has immediate supervision Of the fire de-
partment, has recommended to his asso-
ciates, In view Of the collision between the
hose carriage of No. engine company
Monday afternoon and Metropolitan rail-
road car at 9th and r streets, and the mar
row escape from a similar accident two
days later between the apparatus of the
same company and a car at 7th and r
streets, that the railroad companies be re-
quired to stop their cars before passing
over those crossings known to be used by
the fire department in responding to
alarms. At the direction of Mr.. Macfar-
land. the chief engineer Of the fire depart
ment has furnished him with a list of these
crossings, and as it Is understood that his
recommendation will be approved by his
associates 1t is stated that copies of this
list will be furnished the street railway
companies.
his associatestthat the regulation In force
in New York, Chicago, Baltimore and
other cities, requiring motormen to bring
their cars to full stop at once upon hear
ing the bells or gongs of the apparatus of
the fire department, no matter where their
cars happen to be-, should be adopted and
enforced here, provided, of course, that the
stopping of the cars will not block the way
of the apparatus across any street Mr.
Macfarland Will further recommend that
the attention of the police department be
invited to the complaints made of the high
rate of speed of street cars, particularly
when crossing intersecting streets, with
directions to enforce to the fullest extent
the law which prohibits street cars passing
intersecting thoroughfares at greater rate
of speed than six miles an hour. 1t is not
Improbable that the judges of the Police
Court will be requested to impose the
maximum penalty In every case Of a vio-
lation Of this law, 1t being contended that
experience has shown that the imposition
of a less severe penalty will not suffice to
prevent the evil complained Of
Evening star., 1900-07-07
SINS OF OMISSION,
A JOcuIar Comment on the Kansas
City Platform by a Democrat.

Considerable attention has been attracted
to the fact that. by inadvertence or design.
all reference to the income tax proposition
was omitted from the Kansas City plat
form This fact moved a Washington po-
ltical philosopher today to observe, in q
moment of jocularity:
Well. there are others omitted In fact,
the platform is full of holes representing
what might have been said. One of the
pianks left out reads as follows: Resolved,
That our sympath thies go out to all the op-
pressed peoples of the world who are, with
us. lighting the battles Of freedom against
imperialism Fiipinos, Beers and Boxers,
all alike, are striving to bring about the
great democratic victory over the imperial l.
tstic powers Of the world today. The latest
development is In China where organized
imperial power Is being humbled by the
united movements of the great mass Of the
plain common people. Their ultimate sue
cess Will be assured unless the unholy al
lance between England and America
hitherto secret-shau interfere with the
cause of freedom among the struggling
peoples OF China Resolved That the
united attack of the imperial powers of Eu-
rope and America upon that historic peo-
pie, to avenge insulted honor Is a natural
sequence of the scheme of expansion, by
which the present administration has dis
graced this nation
Evening star., 1900-07-07

Lincoln Republican League Meeting.
Republican National League, at a meeting
at 4oe street southeast last night. elect
ed two delegates to represent the organiza-
ton at the convention Of republican league
clubs OF the United States. which Is to meet
in the city of ST. Paul. Mimi. July IT to 49,
and also to attend the national convention
of the Afro-Amerlcan Council. which will
convene in the city Of indianapolis. Ind.
August %.
The meeting indorsed the nomination of
Mckinley and Roosevelt. the Philadelphia
platform and the reelection of Senator
Hanna as chairman Of the republican ma
uonai committee. 1t condemned the Kansas
City democratic platform as a high-sound-
Ing series of generalities. President James
W. Poe said that. while the democratic
platform makers distorted parts of the re-
publican platform. and then declared all
government instituted among men Is de-
rived from the consent of the governed
they are destroying every vestige of local
self-government in every southern state In
order TO disfranchise the coiored man and
10 allow him no voice in the selection of
federal and state officers or in the making
OF the laws by which he is to be Eov-
erned."
The committee of colored men designated
Dy tne Afro-Amertcan council to wait on
the democratic committee on resolutions at
Kansas City and ask that an anti-lynchinu
plank be put in the democratic platform,
together with other declarations for the
amelioration Of the condition of the col
oreo people In this country. he said, failed
to accomplish anything.
The meeting adjourned to meet again tbs
oath. after the return Of the delega tes Prom
the st. Paul convention.
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BECOME m ob.truetton.

The attention OF the District health off,
Ger has been invited by the Commissioners
TO a report of Lieutenant Kenny of the
eighth police precinct that weeds have
grown on both sides Of Willard street be-
tween 18th and 18th streets northwest, SO
that II Is impossible for the sidewalks to
be used except by persons who have no
regard for their clothing. The weeds In
most places. says the lieutenant, have
grown to height Of from three to four
feet. and meet in the center OF the side
walk
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Death of John HI. Gibson,
'cial Correspondence Of The Evening Ssar,

BOYD'S. Md, July 9. 1900
Mr. John H. Gibson, a prominent and
eminent citizen of Clarksburg. Montgom-
cry county, died today at his home there
aged about sixty-fve years, of cancer of
stomach. He had been in delicate health
for q number Of years.
Mr.. Gibson Was registration officer for
tho second district for quite a number of
years and was retired merchant His
wife. three sons and a daughter survive
him. C. w. Gibson. one of his sons, is a
merchant At -Clarksburef- AnotheA Harry
Evening star., 1900-07-07

The Southern Railway Company has COM
pleted and this week opened for trafao
four-mile extension of its lima. which for
meriy terminated at Round Hill, Va. The
extension enables the company to run its
trains from Washington to Bluemont, for
meriy known as Snickersville, which is
situated at the base of the Blue Ridge
mountains. and yet is said to be at an eie-
walton of 600 feet above tide water,
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to ths
following:
White-Victor NJ. Hurley and Marguerite
G.lleland; John Siegmund and Lena I1oll-
mann, both Of Baltimore. Nd
Colored-John C. Lee and Gertrude ID
Johnson: William H Butler and Elizabeth
C Smith; Francis A. Smothers of this CITY
and Marie Pryor Of King George coun-
ty. Va.
Evening star., 1900-07-07

Gibson. is in the mercantile business at
Aberdeen Hartford county. and the other
son, Frank Gibson. is deputy sheriff OF this
county.
Mr.. Gibson was q member OF Lodge No
100. l. o. o. F.. at Clarksburs His re-
mains will be inferred at that place Sum
day,
Evening star., 1900-07-07

Gussie Dixon of Armory place was today
convicted in the Police Court of the larceny
Of gold bracelet valued at IS from Thos
B. Farrell. and Judge Kimball committed
her to jail for sixty days.
Evening star., 1900-07-07

In Criminal Court No. today Alonxo
TAey. charged with housebreaknR. was
released on bail. James II. Winslov qualify
Ing ~ surety In the sum Of $8o6
Evening star., 1900-07-07
Larger Than Reported.

The property purchased by the Brennan
Construction Company. 31st and Water
streets. Georgetown. contained 1000 In
stead OF 700 square feet, as heretofore In
advertently stated.
Evening star., 1900-07-07

Thousands Of situations have been OBJ
tained through the want columns of The
AfAf.
Evening star., 1900-07-07
DR.. Shades Chloridum Discovery for
(OnSunlDtlOn,

Lung Throst and Catarrhal Diseases Fine eirctric
rerI,.-s electric massage electric spray. electric
shower bath electric ozone Inhalation Tor brEhctA
and lung troubles also special attention 20 the sue
rrssfnl treatment Of Bright's disease. brain and
nervous diseases by the latest approved treatment
and electric appliances. Consultation P9s'tiNe5
1s,2 So 12th st NV 1t"
Evening star., 1900-07-07
In Menoriam.

FLETCHER. In loving remembrance Of my
loving mother, MARGARET FLETCHER
departed this life one year ago tomorrow.
8, 1899.
Loved In life. in death remembered"
Have you a motherf Love her well
While she is spared TO earth
Wait not till death shall call her hence
To know her precious worth.
Oh. sOothe her In her hours Of pain;
Be gentle and be mild:
How sweet twill be for you to know
You've been n faithful child.
BY HER DAUGHTER, LOUISA SNIT
wooDARD. In loving remembrance Of my
daughter, SUSIE C w00DARD, who died
year ago today-July 4. 1899.
The world Is bitter and full Of pain.
And life will never be the same again.
Loved in life; in death remembered.
MANN
Evening star., 1900-07-07


by the so-called literati have Joined forces
with the older revolutionaries. while the
eliston of Fuhkien simply means that It
has Joined the Grand Lodge OF Kwang 81
The Ko-Lo-Wui movement does not seem
to have been conducted with the same
skill as the Triad. 1t eliminated in q
fiasco SO pitiable as to be funny. The con-
spirators. thinking doubtless to profit by
the example of Chinese Gordon. hired a
group Of European mercenaries, who were
so addicted to drink that the Chinese gov
ernment aided by the English authorities
at Hong Kong and Singapore. the Portu-
guese at Macao. the Spanish at Manila and
the japanese at Yokohama and Nagasah
in the bud. This was followed by the war
with Japan, in which, to their amazement
the Chinese found themselves utterly routed
by small people who for years they had
called "the little brown dwarfs''
The results Of the war seemed to have
dampened all revolutionary ardor. There
were comparatively few disturbances be-
tween 1895 and 1899. Those that did occur
revolutionary. In 1898 toward the close
of the year. a new society was registered
by the British authorities under the name
Of I-ho- Chu' um and I-ho-Tuun The name
Is essentially Mongolian in its significance.
I. the first radical. means righteousness or
probity. no. peace or tranquility, and chu'un
The juxtaposition Of the three radicals
conveys about the same idea as the Eng
lish phrase the church militant. 1t Is on
account Of the last syllable or radical that
the members OF the latest movement have
been termed Boxers.
There is another reason. namely, the re-
semblance Of the phrase in question to an
other phrase. meaning flstplay or boxing.
In China there is Q Ereat class of enter
tainers. including boxers. fsncsrs, spear
players, acrobauo dancers and actors,
Their social position is Of the lowest, and
they associate more or less with the crimi-
nal element of the community Wharavar
tSsss A a2si sSpdsrt sna Sthss staEg nso-
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Michiqan Pensioners.

Washington. Oct 16 - Michigan
pensions were granted Monday as fol.
lows Original-Merritt Shepard, dead
Bellevue, $S; Henry Linyer. Soldiers
home. Kent. Sc. Additional-EarlE Eg-
lesion. Cambridge; John Havens.
North Adams. So: George Miller. Har.
riette. Sc Supplemental - Omesin
Gordon. Bear Lake. Sl7 Restoration
and increase-Andrew N Shepard.
dead. Niche. S12 Restoration and
reissue-Chancy Breed. Farwell. $12;
Renewal-Amos Smith. Pontiac. Sc
Increase-George Afflerback. Ransom.
$12. Mortimer NJ Olds. Dawson, $17;
Manoah Tackel Essexville. So; Ralph
Depew. Rockford $22 Original wild
ows- Minors OF Merritt Shepard Belle.
vue. $40; Rocksylana Shepard. Niche.
SS; Clara A. puryea. Detroit So, So
phia Baker lansing. So; Sarah l..
Dahm Midland So
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Mill DeStrOved.

Gladstone. Mich, Oct. 16.-W III.
Johnson's saw mill in this city was to
tally destroyed by fire yesterday morn
ing The mill had been closed down
for about 10 days and there was no
fire about the premises but at o'clock
the watchman discovered flames in
the west end of the mill, and ran to
the fireman's residence. some distance
away, to give the alarm. When he re-
turned the building was enveloped in
flames. The city fire department was
not called in time to render any assist
ance w II Johnson. owner of the
mill was in Milwaukee at the time.
but arrived here yesterday afternoon.
The mill has only run a short time and
had only been shut down until two
new boilers could be set Insurance.
amounting to $25 000 was carried in
companies represented by the North
rup & NOrthrup agency at Escanaba.
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Citizens Terrorized.

Flint. Mich, Oct 17.-Firebugs ter
rorized the city Monday night, setting
three fires, causing a total estimated
loss of $4,000, with an insurance of
about 100000 AT 1890 O'Clock sew.
eral storage sheds belonging TO the
Grand Trunk railroad were burned
with contents. w. A Peterson & Co
lost $4,000. Total loss. including sew.
eral loaded cars, 81 800. At As a. m,
Houran & Whitehead's planning mill
burned to the ground. together with a
large stock of lumber in the yards
Fifty men are thrown out OF employ
ment Loss, $4,000; insurance. $12..
900. While the firemen were working
at the planning mill fire broke out in
the Webster Vehicle works. The fac
tory was well stocked with finished
parts for the coming season. and $50
men are thrown out OF employment.
Loss estimated at $4,000; insurance.
$31.0 900 The principal plant may be
rebuilt. Watchmen at other factories
report attempts to set fires. The town
is closely patrolled.
The true northerner., 1900-10-19

A New Building Blown Down-Three
Men Killed.

New York, Oct. IA storm which
passed over this city late Tuesday aft.
ernoon struck Newark. N. j.. with
frightful force and caused the death
of three men. with fatal injuries to at
least two others and seriously injured
three more.
The dead. who all lived In Newark,
nre: VIM. Ruble, mason; Robert Ward,
hod carrier; JOS. Baumgartner. ma
son.
The fatally injured are: Jefferson
Scales. colored. and Frederic Brause.
When the storm came up these men
were at work on the new building of
the Marin linoleum works. The build
ing was to have been brick structure.
The brick work had been carried To a
height of fifty feet and the iron and
steel girders for the floors and roof
had been put in.
The men were engaged in taking
down the scaffolding inside and out
side OF the building. When the wind
hit the building il rushed through the
openings and formed a whirlwind in
side the walls and i'm a moment the
whole collapsed like an eggshell
All four walls went down with a
crash and nine men were buried un-
der the avalanche of brick and steel
Rescuers were quickly at work, the
deed bodies taken out and the injured
removed to a hospital
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Work of Lightning.

Benton Harbor. Mich, Oct H.
Henry Glades barn south of this city
was struck by lightning Tuesday
morning and destroyed. two horses
perishing i'm the flames. The flames
extended to the home, which was de-
stroyed. together with corn, cribs,
tools and implements. Loss $4,000
The home of L. G. Judson, north Of
the city, was also destroyed by fire,
together with a barn and fruit house
containing a large amount OF canned
fruit and vegetables Loss 81 500.
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
A Stray Bullet.

Port Huron. Mich, Oct. 17-While
walking along Oak street this noon,
Mrs. Kapamke, of Thirteenth and Girls
wold streets. was shot in the head by
% caliber bullet. Charles Hopson
and Herman Bathel. two young men,
were arrested charged with the shoot
ing. They were practicing target
shooting i'm an alley when Mrs. Ka-
pamke passed One of the stray shots
struck her in the temple. She fell un-
con 'ous to the sidewalk Dr. Platt
extr-eced the bullet Chief Petit has
issued an order that all boys caught
with firearms of any description shall
be arrested and locked up. Within the
past week several citizens have mar
rowly escaped being seriously injured
by flying bullets.
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
DEMENTED MOTHER
Expresses TO Sorrow Because She
Killed Her Child
NET DEATH IN AN ELEVATOR
Mill Property Destroyed by Fire at
GIadstone-Convict Attempts Sui.
eide with Broken GIass-other
Michigan Matters.

Bay City. Mich Oct. l6 The fu
neral OF little Lemonie Mills. the vic
tim OF her mothers frenzy. will occur
today at O'Clock at the Woodside
Baptist church She was a beautiful
girl OF four years, and attracted the
notice OF everyone in Essexville. The
grief OF the father Louis Mills. when
the death of his child came to his
knowledge was heartrending. Mrs
Mills procured laudanum at a drug
store on Saturday saying she needed
il for external application. She was
very nervous. Her husband says she
acted strangely. but he did not suspect
anything when he went to the sugar
factory in the morning. A neighbor.
Mclean. who came in to help do the
housework Sunday morning. found
Mrs Mills asleep and breathing heav-
lily. but did not suspect anything
wrong until she found the child in an.
other bed insensible.
Mrs. Mills returned TO sensibility
yesterday morning, but did not ex.
press regret for her deed When told
OF her little ones death. she said her
darling was with Jesus. and she was
sure he would forgive her for sending
him an angel" The inquest will be
crates her on the ground OF insanity,
she will be examined on charge OF
murder or manslaughter.
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
STATE SPECIALS.

Joseph Linn, of Wheatfeld town.
ship. Ingham county, lost an arm in a
corn husker Tuesday morning
Mrs. ID. D. Sinclair. mother OF Mrs.
T. S. Applegate, OF the Adrian Times,
died Tuesday morning aged S5.
Insurance Commissioner Stevens
has granted certificate of authority
TO the Standard Benefit Association of
Bay City
Fire consumed the Touring mill of ].
IT Nichols. at Minden and the loss is
$4,000, partly covered by $4,000 insur.
ance Cause of fire unknown.
John b. Carter of Jackson was found
dead in bed Tuesday morning; heart
failure. He was born in Auburn, N.
Y, in 1899. and had resided at Jack.
son As years.
There was a wreck on the Grand
Trunk near Elba Monday night in
which several freight cars we're
wrecked This makes three wrecks
on that road since Saturday last.
The state conta agious disease in.
spector has recently visited Brutus,
Emmett county, where he found a doz-
en- cases of unmistakable smallpox. al
though of the mild type, and many ex.
posures.
Port Huron will probably have an.
other electric road. The franchise
asked for Monday night by VIM. Can.
ham and John b. McIlwain is the STEP
ping stone in Port Huron of the pro-
posed Port Huron and Lexington road.
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Odd Fellows at Bay City.

Bay City, Mich, Oct. 1.-THE Mich
igan seventy-sixth annual session of
the Grand Lodge, |. o o. F., opened
here Tuesday with upwards of l 1000
delegates. Two thousand visiting Odd
Fellows are here. The report of Grand
Master Andrews showed that 1000
members had been initiated during the
year and that $50 900 had been expend.
ed in relief work The Rebekah as
sembly Of Michigan also opened with
III delegates. The reports showed
that 25 new lodges had been instituted
during the year and that the total
membership OF the order in Michigan
was ] ZOO Both orders eXemplified
degree work in the evening
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Fat Stock Show.

Pttsburg, Pa, Oct IA fat stock
show. under the auspices of the Off
GERS of the Pittsburg Central Stock
Yards, will he held in this city three
days, beginning Nov. 16. Competition
will be open to the farmers, feeders
and shippers of the world and prizes
aggregating $2,250 will be awarded
A rate OF one and one-third fare for
the round trip to Pittsburg has been
granted by the Central Southwestern
and Western passenger associations
and the prospects are encouraging for
successful exhibition
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Poisoned Her Child

Royal Oak, Mich, Oct l5.-Art Ken
dali. young man living east of here
met with bad accident while out
hunting yesterday afternoon. He had
just shot a squirrel and was leaning
with both hands upon the muZzle Of
the gun. when he raised one of his feet
TO rest it across his leg and struck
the hammer of the gun in such man
ner as TO discharge it, Two fingers of
his left hand, and the third finger OF
his right hand were shot off Ii is
thought he will have to have one hand
taken off at the wrist as the palm is
badly shattered The young man
walked two miles TO his home before
the wounds could be attended to-
The true northerner., 1900-10-19
Victims OF A fire.
Two Lives Lost and Eight Others
seriously Injured.
TWO OF THE INJURED MAY DIE
Sudden Outburst OF Flames Causes
the Employees Of Detroit Shoe FAC.
tory to Become Panic Stricken-One
Man Killed

tory to Become Panic Stricken-One
Man Killed.
Detroit. Mich. Oct. l7.-Fire broke
out suddenly at o'clock Tuesday aft
ernoon in the shoe factory of Witchell.
Sons & Co. Ltd, at Is jefferson ave.
nue.. driving the SO employees into a
panic. when they found the flames
leaping up the elevator shaft and
blocking the way TO the stairways op.
posite the elevator at the rear of the
building. Two men lost their lives
and eight men and girls were badly in.
jured.
AlonZo ID. IreSOn, a shoemaker, ran
to front window on the third floor,
and in spite of the protests of people
below. who cautioned him to wait un-
til ladder could be raised by the fire
department, which was already on the
ground. jumped to the sidewalk. grab.
bing and tearing down a big wooden
sign, attached to the paling at the
second floor and striking with terrible
force. He died in few seconds.
Ernest LiZZotte, a laster. who was
at work on the third floor. was eagerly
sought for in the crowd. when the first
excitement had subsidized, but no one
had seen him since the fire, and at 3
o'clock a ladder was raised to front
window of the third floor and the fire
men who ascended almost stepped on
the body of LiZZotte, who had been
overcome by smoke, when they enter
ed the middle window. He leaves a
wife but no children
Meanwhile three girls and five men
and boys had been sent to hospitals in
Harper's, Boyd's and the Emergency
hospital ambulances. suffering from in
juries sustained in jumping from the
windows and from burns.
The injured are: Jennie McTaggert,
16 years old, concussion or fracture at
base of skull, nose broken and inter-
nally injured, eyes terribly injured;
recovery doubtful: Charles O'Connor,
60 years old. knee fractured, burned
about the arms and internally injured;
recovery doubtful Augustus Suppur.
ia, an Italian, As years old; ribs and
hip broken; badly injured, but may re.
cover. Charles II Dessotell. aged So,
broken leg and knee cap; also serious
lacerations; doing nicely Damien
Cardinal. aged As. back and hip in
jured and arms burned doing nicely;
Minnie Corbett. aged %, hands. arms
and face badly burned; doing nicely.
Joseph Pullare, laborer; scalp wound
and bad bruises and burns; doing nice
ly Mabel Straight, 10 years old. right
arm badly burned