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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25

There is many a worse speech made at a
school commencement than is heard every
and then in Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25
Saks & Co.'s Bed Spreads of Every Make, Kind
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25

Mr. Depew does not see why the Ameri-
can people should insist on discharging a
good public servant simply to show that
they have the power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25
One Sorrow Less.

DO you think that a young man, who Is
poor, has an advantage over the child Of
luxury In an artistic career" asked the
asprant.
Nv ELL, answered Mr.. Stormin ct on
Barnes, reflectvely, "of course, he has this
comfort: He isn't nearly so liable to lose
a lot of money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25
SHOOTING STARS.
A superabundance of Inteue

Has your country any really great think
ers?' asked the tourist skeptically.
Too many of en- answered the Kan
sas agriculturist. Every once in a while
we run across man that's masquerading
as farm hand, but who doesn't want to
do thing but think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25

No species of faith cure has been dis
covered which will dispense with the vul-
gar necessity Of ready cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25

EyIn order to avoid delays, ac-
count of personal absence. letters to
THE STAR should not he addressed
to any individual connected with the
office, but simply to THE STAR. or to
the Editorial business Depart
ments, according to tenor purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-25

Mr.. Dowie continues to cure a great many
people of their money.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23
THEY slNGED HIM FIRST
TEXAS MOB ROAST A MURDER
GUS COON.
Warning That Officers Were Com.
ing hurried Up the Exc
cution.

E ~ --- ~ 80
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 20-A dispatch
received here tonight from Whites
boro, Texas, says the negro, ALI Wild
er. charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Caldwell, wife Of a Grayson county
farmer at her home on Saturday last
was captured by a mob and burned
at Nelson's ranch, two and one-half
miles east of Red Ranch. The burn
ing occurred early tonight. The mob
was composed of 800 men. The negro
was taken to q tree and swung up IN
the air. Wood and fodder were piled
beneath his body and q hot fire made.
Then it was suggested that the man
ought not to die too quickly and ne
was let down to the ground. While
q party went to Dexter. two miles
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EtEEH
distant to procure coal oil. This was
thrown on the flames and the work
completed. Wilder was captured
near Dexter, about 2 o'clock thissaf-
ternoon. He had been seen the day
before by a negro who knew him,
and who informed citizens of the fact.
A posse was at ono organized and
the work OF beating Red river bot
toms begun. 1t is said that it was the
intention of the mob to take Wilder
back to the scene of his crime, and
there lynch him, but messages by'tel'
egraph and telephone gave warning
that authorities were hastily repair.
ing to the scene with considerable
force, and the work of execution was
expedited.
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Washington, Aug. 20-In his report
of the unwilling of the statue COM
memorating the landing of Commo-
dore Perry at Kurihama, Japan, Ad-
Rodgers says:
"On July 10 l was received in audi
ence together with Captains Macken-
zie, Sperry, Commander Swift and
personal staff by the emperor and
empress. After the audience we were,
by direction Of the emperor, shown
through the palace. This, | am in
formed, is an unusual honor as is
also the granting of an audience te
foreigners during the sumner months
On the same day I also called on the
princess OF the royal family.
@sShortly before IL o'clock on July
IA, the officers Of the Japanese ships
landed, followed by Americans, ant
afterward by a battalion and band O
blue Jackets from the Japanese fleet
About 500 invited guests landed from
the chartered steamer Hakusimaru
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JAPAN PERRY CELEBRATION
Report Of Admiral Rodgers on dwelling Of Statue
Concentrating Landing Of Commodore
Perry in Japan.

At the request of Baron Kanelo, chair
man of the committee, / pulled the
line that held the covering of the
monument, thus exposing it to view.
The battalion then presented arms,
the New York fired the national sa-
lutte with the Japanese flag at fore,
and Hatsuse fired a similar salute
with the Amerio an flag at fore.
"The oldest American residents
here say that there have never been
before such expressions of sentiment
and good will, and in my cable to my
department, I ventured to suggest
that the thanks of his excellency, the
president Of the United States are
warranted and I am sure would be
much appreciated.
81 beg to convey through the navy
department my thanks to the United
States minister to Japan, Col. a. p
Buck, for his skillful MANAGEMENT
His high standing with the japanese
government has had much TO do witt
the success Of our visit"
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The COURT MUST DECIDE
Observation-Disclosures REQUEST
OF scHLEY's COUNSEL
In Regard to Alleged Newspaper
Interview of Admiral
Hawison.

Washington, Aug. 21-The navy de-
partner this afternoon gave out the
latest official correspondence on the
Schley. court. 1t concludes with a
letter from Acting Secretary Hackett
to Admiral Schley stating that the
department having constituted the
court, should not, at this stage of the
proceedings, undertake to hear and
determine questions that may arise
respecting the competency of the
members of the court. Such a proceed
ing would be irregular, all questions
of this nature being left to the court
ITSELF"
This is in declination of the request
made by Admiral Schley's counsel
that the attention of Admiral Howl
son be called, by the department, to
an alleged interview in which he said
the credit for the victory at Santiago
belonged to Admiral Sampson.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23
DEVELOPED.
AT INQUEST
SAILORS OPEN WATER TIGHT
COMPARTMENT.
TO RESCUE A SToWAWAY
Otherwise the. Islander Would Have
Floated for Several Hours
After Striking.
ETO RESCUE A ST0WAWAY

Seattle, Aug. 20. T. Snyder, a
resident of Juneau, arrived on the
steamer Farralon today from Juneau.
Mr.. Snyder was on the lost steamer
Islander and was in the water three
hours clinging to a raft. He was
finally picked up unconscious. He
left the boat just half a minute after
the captain jumped overheard and
they both held on to the same raft for
fully half an hour, and in converse
ton the captain said he could not IN
derstand why the boat went down SO
quickly. The captain finally said:
Chris, l cannot stand it any long
err and casting his life preserver
away at nee sank.
At the inquest held at Juneau. which
| Snyder attended, evidence developed
which may tend to excuse the captain
for not Bleaching the steamer at once.
Snyder said: "The pilot testified
that he was on the bridge, as soon as
she struck he told the captain he was
going to beach her, but the captain
said, mo, there is a better place about
three miles from here, and she will
easily float that long
Testimony showed that there was
a stowaway in the forward water
tight compartment. When the vessel
struck the iceburg the water rushed
in on him and his cries, Immediately
under the sailors quarters. caused
them thoughtlessly to rush down and
open the compartment, which allowed
the sea to come rolling into the hold
carrying the body of the stowaway
and sailor with it. This was done
without the captains knowledge an(
I think excused him for thinking the
vessel would float several hours. 1
would have done this had water tigh
compartment not been opened and thu
captain could have beached her ii
a small bay about three miles away.
cit was establis lei that if the 7ilo
had carried out ais intention he couli
have gotten her on the beach withou
the loss Of any lives except that o
the stowaway."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23
HE LIKED DIAMONDS.
Took $4,000 Worth and Ran Foot
Race for Their Possession.

Detroit, Aug. 20-While the clerks
in Horace Steere's jewelry store in
Woodward venue were busy in the
rear of the establishment this after
moor a man stepped in, caught up a
tray Of diamonds worth $4,000, ran
out and down Woodward avenue, with
the clerks in pursuit. After an ex-
citing chase he was caught. Thirty
four diamonds were found on his per-
son. He gave his name as Charles
Meyers of st. Louis. a.
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PLAYED out.

Dull Headache, Pains in various
parts of the body, Sinking at the pit
of the stomach. LOSS of appetite,
Feverishness, Pimples Or Sores are
all positive evidences of impure
blood. No matter how it became Sc
it must, be purified in order to obtain
good health. Acker's Blood Elixil
has never failed to cure Scrofulous
or Syphilitic poisons or any other
blood diseases. It Is cerainly q won
derful remedy, and We sell every hot
tie on a positive guaranee. For sale
by Chapple Drug Co.
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INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE
,OF GOLCONDA DISASTER.
cARElEssNEss CHARGED
Engineer Denies That He Deserted
His Post Before Compelled
to Do So.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 20-The horror
of the City of Golconda disaster at
Cottonwood bar, four miles above
Paducah last night, grows as body
after body is brought into the city and
taken to the undertakers. The boats
register has not yet been recovered
but it is certain the death list will
number II and perhaps 20. An Of
fetal investigation will be made as
it seems certain that the most culpa-
BILE carelessness caused the catas-
trophe.
M. A. Peck, the pilot, claims the
engineer deserted his post and that
he, could not manage the boat with
the engines helpless. The engineer
denies this and claims that he re-
manned at the throttle until the water
was waist deep.
Frank Enders, one of the passen-
gers, co~rrobrerated by several others,
declares that the effort 20 land,
brought the side of the boat around
so that the wind struck it full force.
There had been almost a gale blowing
for ten minutes, and n man, who
could not swim, went to the pilot
house and begged the pilot to land.
When he did finally consent to land,
a hurricane was sweeping across the
river and struck the boat as it swung
around in a position unable to resist
it. Early this morning the work OF
searching for the remains began, the
party being led by Charles Graham,
county clerk, and Luther Graham, his
borther, whose sister was among the
dead. In the forenoon the bodies OF
Miss Trixie Grimes, Miss Lucy Bar
nett and Mrs. David Adams were re
covered.
, This afternoon the bodies OF Miss
Graham and Mrs. w. A. Hogan anc
Lucille, her six year old daughter
were recovered.
The reason the work of recovery is
so slow is because the furniture il
piled on the bodies. The boat is being
dismantled as she lies in IL feet O
water, in order that the dead may b
reached.
Hundreds are on the scene as spec
tators and volunteer assistance. IN
crowd is so great that the wreckln'
crew has difficulty in working.
Phillip Boulware, a travelling sales
man of Paducah, and Archibald,
travelling man for Geo. D. Barnes Z
Co. Of st. Louis, escaped by climbing
on Golconda's hull after she turne'
over.
Mrs. Charles Hayden of Metropolis
Ills. the only m saved, is badl;
bruised. When she went down sh
chung to her child and both Wer
finally saved by rousters. she wa
sitting on the lower guards so sh
could be near her husband, the Ell
gineer, when the boat upset.
Postmaster r.. H. Garner OF Ba
City, Ills, was saved by a miracle
He went down in the wreckage an
a drowning rouster caught his 100
He was unable to get but four finger
above water. Clerk Clarence sa'
them and pulled him out.
The whereabouts of Hogen, h hui
band Of one Of the women m thre
children drowned, is unknown.
@+FE.-# tGE4 #A2Ea4E
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Q S Placed at 42.

Victoria, Aug. 20-Latest reports
place loss in Islander disaster at AZ.
No further names are obtainable. The
pilot and all officers deny story OF in
t~oxication and assert that the boat
was well supplied with life belts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23
SECOND EXPLOSION SERIOUSLY
INJURIES FIFTEEN.
PUMPING STATION CONE
Dykes Are Thrown Up to Keep
Burning Oil from Flood
ing River.

Philadelphia, Aug. 2O-The fire
which began yesterday afternoon at
the works of the Atlantic Refining
company at Point Breeze in south
western section of the city is still
burning fiercely tonight and Chief
Baxter of the city fire department
has given up hope of saving any of
the company's property.
One hope of the company officials
and the firemen was in their ability
to pump the. Oil from the tanks not
yet reached by the flames into reserve
tanks in an isolated section of tA
yard. An explosion late this sf
noon carried away the pumping
chinery and nothing remains nov
parentlysbut to permit the con- q
ton to burn until all the oil is sl-
lsumed. 1T is believed tonight tEat Tie
four lives lost in the explosion the
big gasoline tank last night com
pletes the list of fatalities. The dead:
JOHN M,CULLON, engine company
No. A..
JAMES EALLs, engine company
mo. 40.
JOHN DAUGHERTY, truck com
pany No. 9. @
ALEXANDER THINKERS, employe
of Atlantic Refining company.
In the explosion which occurred
this afternoon Is persons were injur
ed, seriously enough to be taken t.
the hospitals and about 40 Others
were treated on the scene by ambu
lance surgeons
Briefly the story of the fire may b.
thus summarized:
All of those reported as missin,
after the explosion last night hav'
been accounted for. The roll of in
jured mounts up to more than loo
Many of these are trivial cases, no
taken to hospitals. A few are SCI
iously injured and may prove fata,
The fire is still raging and is eatin'
up oil at the rate Of 100000 a day
according to the estimate of Pres
dent Lloyd of Atlantic Refining CON
pany. Firemen are powerless. Th
fire must literally burn itself out. 9Th
cooperage shop has been swept ava,
and in it's destruction 40 men narrow
ly escaped death. Tanks Of bezin
are going and earthworks have bee,
thrown up to keep the Schuylkil
from being flooded with blazing OF
Firemen say they are working in tn
dark. There is danger all aroun
them, and they do not know wher
the danger spots are.
The loss can only be estimated
Officials of the company refuse t
make any statement as to the guam
ity of oil benzine and naptha col
tanned in the various tanks ,alread
Pdestroyed and those that cannot e
cape destruction. Insurance men an
fremen early today said the los
! could not ssbe less than $50o,D00 b,
since them great quantities of refpe
!. petroleum and benzine have been col
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Under Contrib

Philadelphia, Aug. 21-Late tonight
firemen and officials said the fire was
under control. Only n tank is now
burning and unless wind changes
from southwest, the fire will burn it.
self out within a few hours.
1t is difficult to secure an accurate
idea of the loss. President Lloyd OF
the company did not know how many
tanks had been destroyed. He est1
mated the loss at from 100000 tc
s4OO, 900.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23
TIME TABLE,
Billings, Mont.
|IGl0a|
KANSAS CITY,
ST. LOUIS,
SAN FRA NCISC0-
DHNrVYED
LINCOLN,
OMAHA,
CHICAGO.
SIT. JOSEPH

SALT LAKE.
and all points east. south and west.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS FOLLOW
No Louis, Kansas CITY, ST. ..Jo-
seph, Atchison, Omaha, Lin
coin, Denver, California, Col
orado and Texas points.
No. Al. Passenger, daily from ABOVE
points. Arrive ....... 1:oo An
No, 48. Freight, daily, Sheridan and
intermediate points. Leave. l0NO An
No, As. Freight, daily, from Sheridan
and intermediate points.
Arrive 0N0a.D
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair
cars (seats free) on through trains
Tickets sold and baggage checked e
any point in the United States OF Can
ada.
For information, maps, tables and tick.
ats call on or address j.. T.. Harringto1.
Agent, II. B. Segur, General Agent, Bill,
nes, Mont. or j. Francis, Ger~-nl p
senger Aengt. Omaha. Nsb.
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:. Daniel Bantz, otterville, I;

Mr.. Daniel Bantz, Otterville, Ia,
saws: "Have had asthma and a very
had cough for years, but could get
relief from the doctors and med
icines I tried, until l took Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t gave
relief, and done me more good nan
all other remedies combined. Sold py
Holmes & RixOn.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-23
MOB FINALLY 0IsPERSE
When There Is No More Material
to Work Upon Quiet Is
Restored.

Pierce City, Mo-, Aug. 20-For near,
ly Is hours today this town of 5000
population has been in the hands Of
a mob Of armed whites, determined
to drive every negro from it's pre-
cincts.
In addition to. the 7lynching last
night of Will Cooley, accused of the
wanton murder of Miss Gazelle Wild,
and the shooting to death of his
grandfather, French Cooley, the mob,
today cremated Pete Hampton, an
aged negro, in his home, setting torch
to the houses for five blocks and with
the aid of state militia arms, stolen
from the local company, drove the
negroes from the town.
After noon the excitement died
down and the mob gradually dispers-
ed, more from lack Of negroes upon
whom to wreak their hatred than for
any other cause. Many of the ne
groes who fled from the city are hid
ing in the surrounding woods, while
others have gone greater distances
in seeking safety. Every negro has
left town except a few railway por-
tiers known to be respectable, but who
must also leave. The citizens OF
Pierce City say that as the negroes
have committed several such crimes
in the last ten years none shall. live
there in the future. The same feel
ing already exists at Monnett, four
miles east of Pierce City, and the end
of the Frisco passenger division. It
may be necessary for the road to
change all porters in Springfield here.
after.
1t is now believed that the man
Will Cooley lynched was not the real
culprit. A negro named Starks, I'm
4 der arrest at Tulsa, /. IT, across the
border from here, tallies exactly with
the description of the murderer. He
is held there awaiting Identification
Unless the man is brought back here
it is believed there will be no further
trouble. If returned here he will
surely be. lynched. Another suspect
: Joe Lark, is under arrest in Spring
field, Mo.
Springfield, Mo-, Aug. 21-Pierct
City is quiet today, although a tele
phone message from there says j
would still be dangerous for any Q
the negro suspects of the murder.o
Miss Wild to be taken there for
hearing. Springfield negroes fear tina
the mob at Pierce City may be re
formed and come here after Lark, tn
: porter arrested yesterday. Tn
Springfield authorities say that h
could not be taken. A warrant TO
Lark, charging him with cutting Mis-
Wild's throat was issued here thi
morning but he will not be given U
at this time. Some onesposted5a nc
tice in a negro settlement heresla
night ordering all blacks to leay
fspringfeld by Saturday night and a
a result the negroes are greatly ea
cited. Negro porters are focking Iner
h from the west. They say they trie
s. to locate in Marionyille, but We're o
l. dered to leave. They hopeto getfrh
railway company to locate the ives
y ern end of their division hers.
{. ~ HH5- E-F1 Rl@xal Nplk tt4ssS - -
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Through the months of June n
July our baby was teething and took
a running off of the bowels and sick
ness of the stomach" says 0. P. M.
Holiday, Of Deming, Ind. Ellis bowels
would move from five to eight times a
day II had a bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
in the house and gave him four drops
in a teaspoonful of water and he got
better at once" For sale by Chapple
Drug Co.
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sumed and several tanks have been
,.ondorod rca1ocs hv Hampc $50

sumed and several tanks have been
rendered useless by flames.
President Lloyd said: "The exact
quantity of oil in the various tanks
I could not give you. We do not know
ourselves. We do not carry any in
surance. Our losses are made good
from a sinking fund set aside pre-
cisely for such emergencies as this"
Station A Of the United Gas I'm
provement company, which is direct
ly opposite the burning oil works is
in grave danger. Chief Engineer w.
Fl. Gartley of the station said late
tonight:
"a change in the wind and station
A is doomed. No trouble is antici-
pated unless the wind veers around
from southwest. However, we are
taking no chances and have already
run three holders down half way.
Their respective capacities are 3,000,-
900. 2,75O,Ooo and 100000 cubic
feet"
Philadelphia, Aug. 21-By the col
lapse of a. burning oil tank today at
the Atlantic Refining company's plant
at Point Breeze, where a fire has been
raging since Monday afternoon, about
100 persons, iremen, employees of the
company and spectators were more or
less severely burned. Most Of the
cases were treated on the ground by
aHr5ulanceN surgeons, but a few of
IT. 4 were sufficiently serious to ne
q sitate the removal Of the victims
5.sae hospitals. 1t was shortly after
clock this afternoon when the
TX ~careened and fell, the heavy
Ion sheeting separating at the seams,
precipitating great quantities OF
seething petroleum into Passyunk
avenue. There was a wild stampede
among the people in the vicinity but
many of them were badly burned by
the. fiery spray which fell among them.
Dykes were hastily thrown up by
the iremen ana employees of the com
pany and the blazing fluid was con
fined to an area of about two blocks
on Passyunk venue Since yester-
days explosion a small quantity OF
burning oil entered a few of the
sewers but burned out before reach
ing the river. Today the hastily con
structed dykes prevented the oil
which poured into the street from en-
tering the sewer. Firemen are exert
ing every effort to prevent the blazing
fluid from reaching the river as mucf
destruction ito property would un
doubtedly result if this should occur
!. Tonight two oil tanks are in flames
On either side Of. one of them are two
large benzine tanks which are il
imminent danger. Lines of hose ar
! constantly playing on the BENIN
tanks but officials of the fire depart
ment express the fear that they can
not long be saved.
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Winters Sentenced.

Martinez, Calf, Aug. 21-Jack Win
tiers, who stole $4,000 from the Sci
by shelter, was today sentenced to
Is years in Folsome prison.
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Bring us your shoe repairing. Post
office basement. OH
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Quick shoe repairing. P%ostofice
basement. 6-tr