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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
TWO PROSPECTORS MURDERED.
Deserters From Fishing Schooner Sus
pected of the Deed.

SEATTLE. Wash, August 6.-Advices
from Dutch Harbor, on the steamship
Queen, indicate that two white men shot
down Con and Florence Sullivan and P. j.
Rooney, on Unimak Island last June. Owen
Jackson, the only surviving member Of the
Inflated party, expresses in his sworn
statement of the affair the belief that ma
tives shot down the defenseless prospectors.
Other evidence. however. tends to make
two deserters from a fishing schooner re-
sponsible for the deed.
1t has since been learned that when Rev.
Mr. Scott with party of prospectors were
camped on Unimak Island, about the time
of the murder, two white men who had de-
serted from one of the fishing schooners
came to their camp, and told story OF
having stopped over night at another pros
pecting camp, where they found two Of the
prospectors dead and evidences of another
having left These men showed Scott about
81 200 in money, rifle, revolvers and a
gold watch. They said they were going
back to bury the men. This was the last
seen of them by Scott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. ]. III. Hetherington has been de-
tached from the torpedo station and order
ed to the compass office, bureau of equip
ment. for instruction
Lieut.. ]. M. Pickrell. from inspecting ma
chinery at Newport News, Va, and Lieut.
L. r. de Steigner, from Office of naval in
felligence. and Cadets c.. L. Bruff, C. A.
Cook ard r. Williams. from the Constella-
ton to duty in connection with the crew
of the Illinois and to duty on board when
that vessel is placed in commission.
Chaplain T. A. GIL has been detached
from the Essex and ordered home on one
months sick leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
CAPT. CRITTENDEN PRAISED.
Representative Cannon COmmends III
Care Of Yellowstone Park.

Representative Cannon COmmends His
Care Of Yellowstone Park.
Gen. Gillespie, chief of engineers, has re-
ceived personal letter from Representa-
tive Cannon, chairman of the House ap-
preparations committee, speaking in the
most enthusiastic terms of the improve
ments in progress in the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park and commencing in high terms
the intelligent ard economical administra-
tion of Capt. Hiram NJ. Chittenden, corps
of engineers. the officer in charge of the
Improvement of the park. Representative
Cannon says that the appropriations for
the park were wisely made, and are being
used by Capt. Chittenden to the best in
terests of the government. Representative
Cannon has just returned to his home from
visit TO the Yellowstone Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
ACCEPTED WITH GOOD GRACE.
The Recent Order Regarding Mail
Rafex for Nnxrsnnno..

The Recent Order Regarding Mail
Rates for Newspapers.
The recent order Of the Postmaster Cen
eraf more fully defining the class Of mail
matter that can be sent through the mail
at second-class rates and requiring that a
large quantity of periodicals so classified
previously pay third-class rates is ap-
parently being accepted by publishers af-
fected by it with good grace. Investi.sa-
tion into the law and authority of the
Postmaster General to issue the order has
not developed any legal defect in it. so far
as is known, and there is no likelihood
that 1T will be contested in the courts
There is also no likelihood that any i'm
portant effort will be made to nullify the
order through legislation as it is regarded
as quite certain that Congress will thor
oughly approve the course of the Postmas-
ter General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
Prof. sidney sherwood Dead.

BALLsTON. N. Y. August 6-Prof Sid
ney Sherwood OF Johns Hopkins University
died at Ballston Center last evening. He
was spending his vacation on q farm. ana
while trimming tree on July 26 accident-
ally cut his right hand. Blood poisoning
set In and resulted In his death. The body
will be taken to Hudson
for burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
WANTS $4,000 FOR ARREST.
Louis MayOline's Demand Before the
Spanish Treaty Claims Comm iss ion.

Louis Mayoline has filed with the Spanish
treaty claims commission a claim for s2O,-
600 for arrest and Imprisonment by the
Spanish authorities in Cuba. In his petit
tion he alleges that he was unlawfully ar
rested, confined in prison, where he was
treated with cruelty, and was finally set
free without any charge being made
against him or undergoing trial. He is a
naturalized American citizen, and was pur-
suing his trade as a cigar maker when ar
rested, he alleges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
Commander Swift Relieve. schroeder

COmmandeF SW1ft HeI1eVeH ScHrOeueF'
Commander William Swift, commanding
the gunboat Yorktown. has been ordered
to relieve Commander Seaton Schroeder as
naval governor Of the Island Of Guam.
The Yorktown is now en- route to Guam.
The assignment of Commander Swift is
only temporary, pending the selection OF q
permanent governor. 1t became necessary
to detach Commander Schroeder from that
duty prior to the expiration OF the usua!
period of such assignments In order that
he might return to the United States and
Testify before the Schley court Of inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
Citizenship Of FiIipfnOs.
ALL THE WITNESSES HEARD.
Report of the Industrial Com m iss on
VIII Now BE Prepared.

The subcommission of the industrial
commission charged with the duty of pre-
pairing a draft of report to be made to
Congress met today at the Bliss building.
after short recess, which most of the
members have spent at their homes. The
testimony which has been taken by the
commission is practically all in print and
no other witnesses are to be heard, as all
the time until Congress meets will be
needed to complete the commissions re-
port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
Transport. to Sail for Manila

San FRANCISCO. August 6.-It is off,
ciaiiy announced that the transport Meade
VIII sail for Manila August 16 and the
Sheridan win sail September l. 1t is prob
able that the Warren will sail for Manila
on September Is and the Logan on October
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06

Gen. Greely mt Cabalogan.
Gen. Greedy has reported his arrival at
Cabalogan, Philippines. where he is SUPER
intending the repairing Of cable that has
recently been laid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period tan have The Star mailed to
them by ordering 1t at this Office. In
person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents
per week: 25 cents for two weeks, or
90 cents per month. Invariably in
advance. The address may be
changed as frequently as desired.
Always give the last address. as well
as the new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06
COUNT QUADT NOTIFIED.
Secretary of German Embassy
presses Regret mt Ex-Empress' Dea

| Secretary of German Embassy Ex-
presses Regret mt Ex-Empress' Death.
| MANCHESTER-B R-BY-THE-sEA, Mass. ,Au-
| gust 6.-With expressions of deepest re-
| gret and with words of great loyalty, Count
Quadt Wykradt Isny, first secretary of the
| German legation, received the news of the
| death of the Dowager Empress Frederick
| at his summer cottage here The German
| secretary first learned of the death of the
empress through an Associated Press rep
| resentative.
| After speaking of the grief he felt, Count
Quadt said:
1.-The death of the emperor in 1883 was
| a serious blow. She had watched and cared
for him through long and painful IL
| ness Then, the recent death of her moth
| er, Queen Victoria, also deeply affected
| the empress. and the fact that she could
| not reach the bedside Of the queen on ac-
| count of her own ill-health doubtless has
tened the end of the daughter.
| ''The Empress Frederick always had
| shown special affection COR her brother,
| King Edward VII" continued the count,
but this was only characteristic, for she
loved all her people and her love was fully
| reciprocated."
| The German secretary also referred TO
| another trait in the character of the en-
press as displayed in tho war of 1870. when
/ she personally did all in her power for the
relief of the wounded and suffering sol
diers. The count also remarked that the
doWager was exceedingly clever, having
! shown special interest in art. He closed
| the interview, as he had opened 1t, with
| words of sorrow and regret that such
blow had fallen upon the German people.
| The Presidents Condolences.
Official notice of the death of the En-
press Dowager Frederic was received at
the State Department yesterday afternoon
| in the following cable message from Am
! bassador White at Berlin:
| 1.-The Empress Frederic, mother Of the
reigning emperor. died at Cronberg at
| O'Clock this yesterday afternoon"
copy of this message was Immediately
sent to President Mckinley at Canton.
The President sent his condolences to En-
| peror William today as follows:
| State Department, August 6. 1901.
| HIS imperial and Royal Majesty, Wilhelm
| IL, .German emperor, Serlin:
| letvn with deep sorrow or the deatn CT
/ your majesty's beloved mother, the dow
| ager empress and Queen Frederic. Her
| noble qualities have endeartd her memory
| to the American people. in whose name
| and in my own I tender to your majesty
| heartfelt coincidence.
/ WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
The flag of the German embassy has been
| placed at half mast. and a period of official
mourning will be observed. Similar marks
| of respect will be shown by officials of the
British embassy, ass the .late empress dow
/ ager was greatly beloved as the Oldest
daughter of Queen Victoria and sister to
King Edward VII. The British embassy
now Is located at Newport, and no official
announcement has been received at the
embassy here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-06

HAZELTON, Pa, August 1.-TWO strikes
Were begun in the Hazelton district today
One was at the Evans colliery, Beaver
Meadow. operated by A. S. Van Wickle &
Co.. where all hands, numbering about 200
quit because of the refusal OF the foreman
10 reinstate two drivers discharged for al
legged infraction OF the rules. The other
was at the Audenried colliery of the Le-
high and Wilkesbarre Company, where 500
miners viii not return to work until their
card inspection committee, refused access
Yesterday 10 the premises. is given permis-
sion TO visit the workings and look at the
cards of all union members.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
GROWTH OF OCEAN TRAVEL.
Ships Now Garry from 125 to 2e5 Cabin
Passengers.

Ships Now Garry from 1875 to ee5 Cabin
Passengers.
The marked increase in the volume
OF ocean steamship travel of late wears
has occasioned extended comment
among agents of transatlantic lines.
1t is said that many Americans make
SIX or more trips year to the other
side, where formerly they did not
cross at all. Englishmen and Germans
who are engaged in the manufacture
Ing trades, industrials and even food
raising, visit this side much oftener
now. Quite few come to look around
with an idea of ascertaining how
Americans have made such gigantic
commercial strides in such a short
time. but the great majority, realizing
the necessity for adopting American
methods where practicable, come here
to purchase machinery and the like
without which it would be impossible
for them to copy Yankee thrift and in
dustry. Not nearly so common on the
ocean ships as he was five or ten years
ago is the English ranchman bound
for the far west. He is now in the
mining or engineering business in
Mexico and Central America, although
there are still many Britons engaged
In the cattle raising business out west
and throughout Canada. Some of the
older vessels of our line shipped
large number of mules and horses that
were sent to South Africa from New
Orleans for English army service. It
was surprising to discover what a big
percentage of these animals came from
the ranches Of Englishmen who had
settled in the north and west. Where
ships in the past were satisfied with
sixty or seventy-fve cabin passengers
each trip at this season they are carry
ing from 1875 to 225 now, if not one
way, certainly the other. The number
Of buyers who are constantly on the
deep has become enormous. Naturally
Canada has benefited by this eagerness
to patronize American methods and
manufactures and she is sending
drummers abroad. The ideal drum
mers' lair is no longer the American
Pullman car, but the smoking saloon
of the big transatlantic liner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

Baby's Bath.
There's rushing and hushing and
hunting OF towels!
There's splashing and crashing and
stilling Of bowls!
There's laughing and chatting, midst
infantipe wrath,
For the Emperor. Baby, is taking his
bath.
There's consoling, Cabling, whenever
he cries,
While we grope for the soap In his
poor little eyes;
There is rubbing and scrubbing of lit
tie pink toes,
And a battle to get at his tiny pug
There is fretting and wetting of car
pets and floors,
There is falling and sprawling about
on all tours,
There is scolding and holding and
scratches and bites,
There is kicking and trucking and
fierce f1stic fights.
There's drying and plying of towels
soft and warm,
And hush, midst the rush, like the
calm after storm,
AS from riot to quiet, through soap
splattered path,
We pass-and the Baby has finished
his bath.
Irene Rowland in The Nursery.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
Hoe Your own Row.


s.Here you are-Evening Herald!'
Don't want any paper. G'way, boy!"
"Only one left, sir
IT tell you l don't want it. There!
The old gentleman tossed nickel to
the newsboy and mounted the stairs to
his ONCE with agility hardly to be ex-
pected in one Of his age. But when
he arrived at the landing and was
fumbling with the lock, he was sur
prised to find the newsboy at his
elbow.
What do you want?" he asked
somewhat testify.
Here's your paper. sir, and your
change" said the boy respectfully.
well, never saw such boy!" ex-
claimed the old gentleman in surprise.
ri told you l didn't want the paper"
But you gave me nickel"
Il gave it to you out of charity"
"Then, take it back" said the boy.
firmly, although with trembling lip. II
am not begging; am selling papers.
will take two cents for paper, but
wont take cent out Of charity"
well, I declare" said the old gen.
tleman, you are most astonishing
boy! But you are sensible chap, and
l will buy paper from you-today
and every day. You will get along in
the world, my lad"
There are not many boys, perhaps.
who are like our newsboy, although
all boys would be better and happier if
they would reject all gifts and take
nothing but what they have earned.
independence is a cardinal virtue that
makes man great. A few years ago a
poor cartman in Boston, while plying
his vocation on the docks, had the mis-
fortune to have his cart and horse pre-
cipitated into the water, the horse be-
ing drowned and the cart damaged.
Some charitable persons set on foot
subscription to repair the loss, but he
firmly rejected 1t. 81 am not denying
that am poor enough" said he, "but
have always had foresight to lay by
something for rainy day, and I'll take
care that no one shall look at my new
cart and horse and say I gave him q
dollar to get it. I" These two instances
might be initiated to advantage by
boys and girls alike Of every station in
life. Rex in Golden Days.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
WHEN JERSEY WAS HUNGRY.
Period During Which People Could No.
Get Enough to Eat.

Get Enough to Eat.
There is on record in the annals of
the state of New Jersey a season when
the people actually suffered for want
Of food. It was in the autumn of 1857.
when the failure of crops caused a
famine that prevailed all over the state
and afflicted the people Of southern and
central New Jersey sorely. They were
driven to eating roots and nuts. The
Indians were disposed to be kindly to
the people and gave them assistance
and taught them how to make the best
of the natural resources of the country,
They showed them how to gather and
prepare the oysters and the clans and
make the strange potpourri that this
generation knows as clam chowder.
They taught them the planking of all
kinds of fish (shad were not then OBJ
tainable). The Indians were short of
maize and in the same predicament,
but they being native to the forest
were more resourceful. Conditions
were better in the upper part of the
state, because there was more direct
trading. There are no records to show
that anybody actually persisted during
the period of the famine. The facts of
the terrible condition in the Jersey
colony reached the sympathetic pill
grims and puritans, and early in the
spring, just as many, worn by the
hardships of winter, were despairing,
ship load of cereals and preserved
meats came up the Delaware river, and
its cargo was generously distributed.
A general thanksgiving followed. The
crops Of the following summer were
unusually good and it was never re-
corded again in history that New Jer-
sey had gone hungry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

tne Wedtnef vpne? Z am sowing now. vi
What are YOU sowing, my brother?
Are you sowing evil habits? Are you
sowing inf1d{l and atheistic beliefs?
Are you sowing hatreds, revenges, dis
contents, unflean thoughts or unclean
actions? If(so, you will raise a big
crop-a very big crop. The farmer
sometimes plants things that do not
come up, and he has to plant them
over again. But those evil things that
you have planted will take root and
come up in harvest Of disappointment,
in harvest of pain, in harvest of
despair, in harvest of fire. Go
right through some Of the unhappy
homes of Washington and New York
and all the cities, and through the hos
pitfalls and penitentiaries, and you will
find stacked up, piled together, the
sheaves Of such an awful harvest.
Hosea, one Of the first Of all the writ
ing prophets, although four of the
other prophets are put before him in
the canon OF Scripture, wrote an as
founding metaphor that may be quoted
as descriptive of those who do evil:
They have sown the wind, and they
shall reap the whirlwind" Some one
has said, Children may be strangled.
but deeds never"
There are other persons who truth
fully say: Il am doing the best can.
The clouds are thick and the wind
blows the wrong way, but am SOW
ing prayers and sowing kindnesses
and sowing helpfulness and sowing
hopes of better world" Good for
you, my brother, my sister! What you
plant will come up. What you sow
VIII rise into harvest the wealth of
which you will not know until you 20
up higher. l hear the rustic of your
harvest in the bright fields of heaven,
The soft gales Of that land, as they
pass, bend the full headed grain in
curves OF beauty. 1t is golden in the
light Of sun that never sets. AS
you pass in you will not have to grid
on the sickle for the reaping,an there
Will be nothing to remind you of
weary husbandmen toiling under hot
summer sun on earth and lying down
under the shadow of the tree at noon
tide, SO tired were they, SO very tired.
NO. no; your harvest will be reaped
without any toll of your hands, with
out any besweating of your brow.
Christ in one of his sermons told how
your harvest will be gathered when
ne said. The reapers are the angels
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
willie.s Perplexitv.

When Willie came home last night
he was more convinced Of the useless
ness of schools than he ever was be-
fore. Asked the nature Of his latest
trouble, he explained that postpone
had been one Of the words in the SPELL
ing lesson Of the day. The teacher had
directed the pupils to write sentence
In which the special word should APP
pear. Along with others, Willie an
nounced that he didn't know the
meaning OF the word, and SO could NOT
use 1t in a sentence The teacher en-
planned that 1t meant delay, Or ssrut
OF, and encouraged the youngsters To
try. Willie's thoughts were On pleas-
anter things than school, and hin
made-to-order sentence was: sBoSsI
postpone their clothes when they 81 III
swimming" Willie wishes he hved In
Jacksonville. Buffalo MxpraeA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27

as the greatest thing in the way Of
WHO" Whistles The three sharp
hatchets soon laid it low. The trunk
was quickly severed close to the first
branches. There it was, as clean as q
piece Oh willow as any you ever saw.
linen the lads began to pound the bark
WIN the faces Of their hatchets. That
was an operation that required great
care, for they did not want to bruise
the bark; they only wanted to loosen
II from the sappy wood. There was
much rolling and turning Of the log
before that was accomplished. After
satisfying themselves that the bark
was IN shape to peel off, the boy with
the razor-like Ratchet was Entrusted
with the delicate task of splitting the
bark in straight line from end to end
Of the log.
Its all right" he said, dropping his
Ratchet and pulling the bark back from
the cut. In few moments the bark
was pulled from the trunk without q
break or flaw. They shouldered the
shell and went away, leaving the de-
nuded willow glistening in its sap and
| NAAASNt4S'So W ldC Slue ZIG IlSGI. IL
was little bit of tug, going up the
steep side Of the hill, but as they had
secured the shell they were not wor-
rled about a little extra exertion.
When they reached the top of the hill
they laid the willow shell carefully
upon the grass and sat down to rest.
They felt that half of the work was
over-but it was not.
| 1t took two more days before plug
was fashioned for the whistle and a
mouth-end put in place. Then place
| where the wind was strongest had to
be found, and next it took some little
| time to fasten the whistle with ropes
! to the trees so that no strong gale
might tear it away. Then they waited
a good wind-but none came. Forty
boys couldn't have raised enough wind
to blow even the most tiny "toot." Two
days and nights the giant whistle was
up there on the hilltop before it be-
gan to speak. Upon the third night
the wind came up the valley, bent the
tree-tops and moaned. When the wind
began to blow the good people of Point
Creek began to arise from their beds.
Such sound had never been heard by
even the Oldest inhabitant A shrek
to split ones ears, followed by heavy
bass that almost made the windows
tremble. Then all would be quiet for
an instant, and when gale came tear
ing along roar as of dozen trains
of cars would boom forth. Some said
the last day was at hand Others said
there would be war, and not a few
wondered what it all meant and were
not able to solve 1t. But these young
sters, in separate beds laughed, stuffed
sheets into their mouths and felt that
they were having gay lark. A good,
stiff blast came; the giant Numbered
once more and it never even made a
tiny "tont" again. The wind kept
blowing ourng the night, but the big
whistle was iums The boys wonder
ed WI Aand they found out whas they
AweI e =. ,
square, where a crowd merchants.
clerks, ONCE boys and 1ers stood
gathered about the broken and twisted
remains of the giant whistle that had
been blown from it's fastenings as it.
gave forth its last tooth. S. Keller
in Chicago Record-Herald. -,-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-27
TIL. Giant whistle,

The biggest willow whistle that
ever came to light was, perhaps, the
one made by the boys at Point Creek
last spring. The May flowers dotted
the banks of the stream, and the sky
was blue when the trio started out for
the valley below where the finest will
lows grew. The trio was not armed
with guns. no fish poles were present,
but each lad carried newly sharpened
Ratchet, that glittered il the sunlight.
Mines sharp as meat AK"
Mines as sharp as butcher knife"
"And mines like razor" said the
third boy, as he cleft a. two-inch elder
with one C-ever stroke.
Close by the river side, near Spook
Hole, they found the tree they had
agreed upon. 1t was a foot through,
smooth, clear OF branches for at least
ten feet from the base. Just the kind
of willow to fashion into whistles.
The tree would sufice for many
'tcoters." It. however, suficed for
Just one; m affair that went ON record