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Evening star., 1901-10-05
FOUR KILLED IN A WRECK.
Accident to Freight Train on Lebanon
Valley Road.

READING, Pa. October 5.-Four persons
were instantly killed In freight wreck
today on the Lebanon Valley Lewiston Of the
Reading railway near Hummelstown, Pa
The killed are:
Thomas T. Dolan, engineer, Philadelphia.
William H. McComsby. fireman. PhiIa-
delphia.
Conductor Patrick Kane. Philadelphia.
Brakeman Charles E. Mays, Philadelphia.
The middle man. Charles Dennis, and the
rear brakeman. John Ryan, escaped.
A derafl switch was open and the train,
which was running at the rate of about
twenty-five miles an hour, plunged into an
embankment. The moment the locomotive
left the rails the cars in the rear were
piled up about the engine and both tracks
were blocked Wreckers from this city were
sent to the scene and the tracks gotten
clear about 10 o'clock.
During the morning all the passengers
were transferred, a special train having
been sent out from Reading.
The wrecked train was the fast freight
which runs between Philadelphia and Har-
risburg. Several days ago the Reading
company posted notices to the effect that
trains would be run on single track over
Swatara bridge and directing all trains in
both directions to come to a stop before
crossing the bridge. An operator had been
placed at the east end and all trains were
regulated by signals. Whether the crew
had been advised Of the change is not
known, but it is asserted that the signals
were against the train.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
CAPT. HoBsoN's DIFFICULTY.
Trouble About Presenting Certain
Relics to His Native State.

Trouble About Presenting Certain
Relics to His Native State.
Capt Hobson, naval constructor, Is hav-
ing trouble in carrying out his plan to pre-
sent certain relics Of the Spanish war to
the state Of Alabama. These relics consist
Of spars, poles and other war material,
which. it Is asserted, were rescued from a
pile of discarded junk at Manila. Con-
structor Hobson sent them to this country
with view of presenting them to his ma
tive state. The customs officers at San
Francisco held that they were subject to
duty.
Naval Constructor Hobson applied to the
Treasury Department for a remission of
the duty, on the ground that the articles
were government property and entitled to
free entry. Pending a decision on this ap-
peal the Navy Department raised the ques-
ton as to the ownership of the articles,
holding. it Is said, that If government
property Constructor Hobson had no au-
thority to dispose Of them.
It appears that Constructor Hobson, soon
after his retarn tb this country from the
Philippines arranged to donate the articles
to his statenat axpublic reception, to be
held at sone future date. The arrange
ments for this reception have been COM
pIeteIy upsetefor the time being by the ac-
ton Of the government in holding the ar
t1cleS Tor GUY. .
Evening star., 1901-10-05
HER MAIL TO BE HELD UP.
Hearing In the Case of an Alleged
Mental Healer.

Mental Healer.
general for the Post Office Department, this
afternoon decided that the postmaster at
Seabreeze, Fla, should hold up all mail ad-
dressed to Mrs. Helen Wilmans or Helen
Wilmans. claiming that she is engaged in
conducting a scheme or device for obtain
ing money through the mails by means Of
fraudulent pretenses, representations and
promises The defendant is Mrs. Helen
Post. wife of Col. Post, attorney, publisher
and hotel proprietor.
The facts brought out at the hearing
were that the defendant claims power to
heal any disease or affiiction, including
poverty. by a method of concentrating her
thought on the patient taking treatment,
and for such service she solicited remit
tances of s. a week or SO month.
1t was shown that many persons had ap-
piled to her and had paid for the extension
of her thought power to their specific cases.
Many prominent Floridians have been
here during the past fortnight watching
the progress of the case, among them Gov
ernor Jennings. Colonel Greene of Ocala
represented the defendant, and was as
sisted by Frederick c. Bryan of this city.
Colonel Post and his wife were both pres
ent at the hearing.
During the progress of the hearing Mr..
Christiancy received number of letters
from persons claiming to be heaIers, who
wrote that they were sending thoughts Of
justice. Several persons who claimed to
have been benefited by the process called
in the interest of the defense.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
DIAMOND NEGOTIATIONS.
Bureau of Statistics Tells of the Ex-
traOrdinary Increase.

The bureau of statistics, in It's recent buI-
letin, tells of the extraordinary increase in
the importation OF diamonds the present
year over corresponding period in IsO0
but does not give the explanation for it
tom service. According to the bulletin, the
value Of the diamonds and other precious
stones imported In the first eight months
of 1900 was ss.597,T55. while in the same
period this year the importations reached
s1i,19S. .610-just about double.
This may be explained by the fact that
since March l. I9o1 when the new orders
went into force in regard to personal bag
gage OF returning tourists, the duties on dia-
monds and precious stones have been much
more carefully gathered in. The receipts
from all articles brought in by returning
travellers have increased fourfold under the
new order; for six months last year at the
port of New York the receipts were sIOI :
81. l3 This year for the same period they
were SiOi9J2.92. OF course, the changed
receipts from diamonds are not wholly
shown IN these port receipts, but the more
rigid inspection of personal baggage is be-
neved to have discouraged the bringing
IN or diamonds and precious stones in that
way The duty on diamonds under the
Dingiey law Is pretty high, being 60 Der
cent on the set and finished product and 10
End % per cent ad valorem on the article
In earlier stages.
II used to be the theory that diamonds
could not be taxed heavily without giving
too great encouragement TO smugglers but
the American diamond cutters wanted pro-
lection. evidently preferring to take their
chances or keeping the Illicit traffic to
small proportions. Opium is another ar
TO have too high a duty; the tax used to
be S12 a pound 1t is now 81.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
TRADE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Comparative Statement for Nine
Months Ended March 81.

The following extract from the monthly
bulletin of the commerce of the Philippine
Islands. covering the period of nine months
ended March 81, 1901, and 1900, has been
prepared in the division of insu1ar affairs
of the War Department. The statement
indicates the growing trade of the islands.
The total value of merchandise imported
during the nine months ended March 81,
1901, was So, ,g63, ,0OS, as against S15, 101 / As
for the same period of 1900; and the total
value of merchandise exported during the
nine months ended March 81, 1901, was $17,-
t3,1SS, as against S12 928, 40 for the same
period of 190O an increase of % per cent in
the value of imports and "a per cent In
the value of exports. The value Of I'M
ports of merchandise from the United States
was S200I .001, an increase of SO per cent
over the previous year, and from Euro
pean countries. 1,4T5,S ,S71, an increase of
81 per cent. The value of exports of mer-
chandise to the United States was s.. .042 O69,
a decrease of 10 per cent, and to European
countries, so, ,325, an increase Of 73
per cent.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
SOUTH ADMinEs ROOSEVELT.

President McKfhIey's Death Deeply
Felt, says Repre- sentative Livingston.
Representative Leonidas F. Livingston of
the Atlanta lGa.g district is at the Riggs
for few days after his summer vacation
''The death of President Mckinley was
deeply felt BY the people OF my district
and Of the sputb. generally he said to-
day. .sThe south bprospered under McKin-
ley's administration. Mckinley was full
of sympathy for the south. His opposition
during the movement to take away repre-
sentation in Congress from the south be-
cause of the elimination OF the colored
vote endeared him to our people. Our peo-
pie have no apprehension regarding Presi-
dent Roosevent. They admire him for his
honesty, integrity and aggressive spirit"
Evening star., 1901-10-05
CANNOT BE REPAIRED.
Reported Condition of Reserve Truck
A of the Department.

Reported Condition of Reserve Truck
A of the Department.
Mr.. Robert w. Dutton, chief engineer of
the District fire department, has forwarded
to the District Commissioners report
from Thomas NJ. Robinson, machinist of
the fire department, in which he states that
reserve truck A Of the department., which
broke down the 9th of last month while
responding to an alarm, Is practically be-
yond repair.
The machinist recommends that the truck
be put out of commission. This, Mr.. Dut-
ton states. leaves the department without
any reserve apparatus of the kind. Reg
ular truck A is also out of commission at
present, undergoing urgent repairs. To
meet the emergency in which the depart
ment has been placed Chief Dutton has
ordered the Georgetown apparatus-truck
E-to the house of truck company A.
The chemical engine in Georgetown will
carry extra ladders and respond to the
alarms In place of the truck for the time
being. The old reserve truck A had been
in the department for more than a score
OF years.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
INSTALLATION SERVICES.
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church to Receive Its Pastor.

Church to Receive Its Pastor.
Rev. E. Lawrence Hunt will be installed
as the pastor of Washington Heights Pres
byterian Church, an organization recently
formed. tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock,
in the Parker Mann studio, 2120 Kaiorama
avenue. The installation services will be
held under the auspices of the presbytery
of Washington city, d. c., Rev. Robert A.
Dawson. moderator of the presbytery, pre-
siding. An organ voluntary by Mrs. Frank
Byranf. organist of Westminster Church
Memorial, will open the services. After the
Doxology. invocation and hymn, Rev.
James 7. Marshall will conduct Scripture
reading. A solo will be rendered by Mrs.
Thos. P Stephenson. soloist of Westmin-
ster Church Memorial, after which a COL
lection will be taken, and the proceedings
of the presbytery announced.
The installation sermon will be delivered
by Rev. George N. Luceock, DID. A solo
by Mr.. William NJ. Mooney will precede the
installation of DIR. Hunt. The charge to
the pastor will be delivered by Rev Dr. B.
F. Bttinger, and after a solo by Mrs Thos
c. Noyes, the charge to the people will be
given by Rev. Charles B. Ramsdell, ID.
Prayer by Rev. Asa S. Fiske, DID,, will
precede the closing hymn. After the bene-
diction by Rev. J. Russell Verbrycke, a
general reception will be given to the new
pastor
Evening star., 1901-10-05
London Tailoring Company.

The London Tailoring Company has es-
tablished branch Of it's house In this city.
Although the field Is a new one for the
company. the firm Is SO we'll established in
the northern states that there is little doubt
that it will succeed here, The store, No.
6O5 7th street. is large, commodious one,
overlooking the street The fact that all
the fixtures in the store have not yet been
installed Is no impediment to the thrifty
proprietors, as they have magnificent dis
play Of all the latest imported and domestic
goods at hand for the inspection of pros
pective purchasers. An excellent line Of
overcoat goods is also to be seen.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, October 5.-F1our. dull unchanged
but dull; spot and the month 70Aa7Ok; December
52Aa72A; steamer. No. 2. red. 6ea66A: receipts
6ea71; southern on grade, 66sa7I Corn, dnii
mixed. spot and the month, 500 saa80: year. 56s a57
exports, none; southern white and yellow corn
6oa6S: Oats. firm; No. white, 395ka4o; No
none. Rye. steady; No. nearby, 55a5o1A; 10.
western. 561s; receipts, 5,421 bushels; exports
nome. Hay steady; No. timothy, $I8 o0as i8 So
Grain freights firm. unchanged. Butter firm. nm
changed; fancy imitation, 1Sa19; fancy creamery,
q; fancy ladle. 16a11; store packed I3a1S Eggs
firm. unchanged; fresh, l9a20 Cheese firm. nn-
changed; cha, 1 large % s5saIoA; small. 1oha1oS me
coarse granulated, $5.1b
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Deaths in the District,

The following deaths were reported tc
the health office during the twenty-foul
hours ending at noon today:
Elmira Moran. sixty-nine years; Angus
tine Oelformann, sixty-three years: George
L. Ready, fffty-eight years: John w. Owen
forty-eight years; Elmer E. Gest, forty-one
years; Patrick H. Devine. forty years
Walter Brown, twenty-three years: Chas
r. Lusk. twenty years; Nathaniel Moore
one year: Carrie Il S. Morrison three
months; infant of Annie Henderson, one
day; infant of Elizabeth Agnew. one day;
infant of Bertha Jackson, one day
Evening star., 1901-10-05
NJ. DE BLow11Tiz EXPLAINS.
Corrects Wrong Impression Regard
ing Pan9Amerlcan Congress-.

Corrects Wrong Impression Regard
ing PanGAmerican Congress.
LONDON. Oct. 5.-M.. De Blowitz, the
Paris correspondent of the Times, discuss
es today "they exaggerated ideas current in
tie French press regarding the Interior de-
signs Of the. United States in connection
with the Pan-American congress in the
City OF Mexico" He expresses a belief
that 'the idea that the United States medi-
tates Pan-American federation under it's
own avowed protection is an entire mis-
conception"
Americas claims are economic, not DO
litical,'' says VI. De Blowitz. 'She wants
reciprocity treaties, special tariffs and diff
ferential duties with the South American
republics"
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Lieut.. Crockett Killed.

The War Department received q cable
gram today announcing that Second Lieut..
Allen T. Crockett was killed near Can
delaria, Luzon, September "a.
Crockett was appointed a second heuten-
ant of volunteers in June. 1900 having en-
tered that regiment as private, and was
sent to the Philippine Islands In February
of 1901 he was appointed q second lieuten-
ant in the regular army and assigned to the
Dist Infantry. He was on duty with the
Ilocano scouts from December of 1860 to
August last, and met his death while sery-
Ing with his regiment on the date stated
above. -
Evening star., 1901-10-05
DECLARED TO BE INSANE.
Jury's Verdict In Case of Mary Ball
Henner.


Renner.
Barry Ball Renner was today adjudged to
be insane by marshaps jury. She is un-
derstood to have property valued at $1,000,
which is said to be incumbered to the ex-
tent Of $500.
Miss ReIfner Is the woman who In June
last was found in most deplorable con-
dition at her home, 1927 4th street, near
New York avenue northwest, after having
been kept in a room for number Of years.
Upon being rescued she was temporarily
committed to st. Elizabeth's Asylum, and
recently she was examined by Dr. J. Ram
say hewitt and DR.. Clark, the latter
member OF the staff of st. Elizabeth's Asy-
lum. Today they reported to the marshaFs
jury who formally sat on the case that
she was hopelessly insane, and was really
as helpless as an infant. Her property Will,
it is stated be looked after by Mr.. John b.
Larner.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Cold Up in Alaska.

Post once Inspector John p. Clum. at
;ached to the Washington division. has re-
turned from Alaska, where he went last
May on tour of inspection of the post Of
fees along the Yukon river and In the Ber-
ing sea country.
The past summer was one OF the coldest
remembered by the oldest inhabitant of
Alaska" Mr.. Clum said this afternoon
"The ice did not leave ST. MichaePs harbor
until July 3, something unusual"
Evening star., 1901-10-05
ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE.
Nine Persons Injured, Two Of Then
Perhaps Fatally.

Nine PERSONS injured, TWO Oh IDem
Perhaps Fatally.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, October 5.-Two
electric cars on the Camden Interstate rail-
way collided this morning. head-on. in a
heavy fog. Nine persons were injured, two
probably fatally. The probably fatally IN
jured are:
Leander Gilkerson, motorman, Hunting
ton.
Charles Wade. motorman. Guyandotte.
Among others injured are:
VIM. Jordan, conductor, Guyandotte.
j. I. Wilgus. Proctorville, Ohio.
Miss Rosa Williams, Portsmouth, Ohio.
w. N. Van Horn, Huntington.
Irwin Smith, jr., Huntington.
Charles Nash, Huntington.
j. c.. Boland, Huntington.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Builains Pera,its Issued.

Building permits were issued today as
follows: ss1
g, M. Rarkfnan and F. 8. Smith to build
two two-story brick dwellings at b34- -536
5th street southeast; cost. $1,000.
Charles Dismer to build one-story brick
back building at .708s K street northwest; !;
cost. 81 400. ss -. -
Mrs. q. ~. Semere for general repairs to
HOO NJ street northwest; cost. $500.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Bids for Copper Plate Ensravin

Bids for Copper Plate Engraving.
The Interior Department viii open bids on
October 3 for the engraving or copper
plate which win be the basis OF all future
United States land Office maps. Heretofore
these maps have been Autographs and the
change to copper plate marks an important
departure. The department expects better
work at cost not SO great as for ntho-
graphing.
Evening star., 1901-10-05

In recent publication of the announce
ment of the opening of the Maryland Agrf-
cultural College, located at College Park
Nd, 1t was inadvertently stated that the
terms for course of nine months was S65
The rates at this institution, however are
s165 for the term of nine months.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Fire in O Drug Store.

The spilling of quantity Of alcohol on
the counter near a gas stove in the drug
store Of w. P. Herbst. No. 25O0 PennsyI-
vania avenue northwest caused an exciting
fire about IL o'clock this morning An
alarm was turned in from box 324, and the
flames were extinguished before more than
$50 damage was done.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
SIR THOMAS THANKS HIS CREW.

The Shamrock to- BE Anchored or 35th
-g=e Street.
NEW YORK, October 5.-Sir Thomas LIP
ton went on board the Shamrock today, and,
ordering Captain Sycamore to muster the
crew, he addressed. them, thanking them
for their loyal work throughout the races
He compIimented them on their steady be-
havior.
The mainsail was unbent and the yacht
prepared for her trip to an anchorage off
35th street, North river, this afternoon.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Death of James Graham,

James Graham, for the past thirty years
an employe of Congressional cemetery, died
yesterday at the residence of his son, JAS
w. Graham, 1906 street southeast. The
funeral viii take place tomorrow. under the
direction of John A. Rawlins Post No. J.
G. A. R., at o'clock pm.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Sale of Small Arms.

The Navy Department has arranged to
sell 3,457 small arms Of mixed types at
public auction at the Mare Island navy
yard on the 21st instant. These arms were
surrendered by the natives Of Samoa to the
joint high commission.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
Physicians Are Hopeful.

Mr.. Walter D. Davidge, who is quite Ill at
his residence, 18th and H streets. is re-
ported today to be somewhat better. and
his attending physicians feel more Lope-
P,,1
Evening star., 1901-10-05
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York Stock Market
Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers, 1913 T st, members New York
stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star., 1901-10-05
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to is a bona-f1de one.
1t is easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously in order to deceive adyer-
tisers. by sending out thousands of
papers to newsstands which are re-
turnable, and which are. In fact, re-
turned, but nevertheless are in
cluded in what purports to be an
honest statement Of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers, however.
judge by results, and bogus circula-
tions don't give them
The family circulation Of The Star
is many thousands in excess of any
other Washington paper.
Circulation of The "Evening STAR"
SATURDAY. September D. 1901 l...-s9,s ,s2b
MONDAY September 80, 1901 81 1853
TUEsDAy, October 1, 190l..................3 Sc 42s
"WEDNESDAY, October 2, 1901 SO 372
THURSDAY, October 3, ,l90l...-..-.....-..-..3204 04I
FRIDAY, October L. 1901 ..... 33 $50
iotai...... ...2o2 ,440
Daily ,7A1
soiemnly swear that the above statement
represents only the number Of copies Of
THE EVENING STAR circulated during
the six secular days ending Friday. Oct
4. 1901-that IS. the number Of copies ac-
tually sold. delivered. furnished or mailed,
for valuable consideration. to bona fide pur-
chasers or subscribers. and that the copies
so counted are not returnable to or remain
in the Office unsold.
J. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
fifth day of October, AID. 1901.
CHAPMAN w. FOWLER,
Notary Public. D. C.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-21
THE COMING RICE CROP.
II Will Make About TwO.thirds of a
Full Yield.
IT IS NOW HEADING VERY RAPIDLY
II II Gets Everything II Needs II May
Make Full Crop of Ten
Sacks Per Acre.
IT is NOW HEADING VERY Rapid

Beaumont Texas, July 20,--The Bcau-
mont Journal has the following regarding
Jefferson countys rice crop:
A report OF the rice crop OF Jefferson
county at this time which is accurate aud
comprehensive is perhaps Of more benefit
10 the general public and large commercial
interests OF the South than tho discovery
Of a new oil well. An honest and care
fully prepared report is presented here to
day by the Journal. So far as It goes, Il
covers minutey the crop conditions IN this
county and the reliability aud capability Of
the author Of the statement Is such as 50
make It Invaluable to those Interested In
the rice crop aud the rico market.
The report Is from AIR. p. G. Clancy, a
rice planter in this county and who has
been in the rice culture ever since the cul-
ture in Texas, He has had the experience
aud is witbal conservative and careful. lie
Is familiar with conditions throughout the
county and is az present raising crop Of
300 acres on the AcFaddin canal Last
year he made a very successful crop at
China on the Beaumont Irrigation com
pany's canal Mr.. CLANCY is travelling
over the entire comfy for the purpose Of
making this report 10 the United States
reasons Tho regular representative OF the
department In this section has failed 20
make report for some time and the gov
ernmept has fm warded Mr.. CLANCY the
blanks and requested him TO make re-
port He has not completed his lnyestlga-
lions through the county yet, hut has been
over a large part Of the northern and cen.
trail part and IN the vicinity OF EIinibrandts
bayou and the upper waters OF Taylors
bayou.
Mr. CLANCY In his work has divided the
county into parts, according 10 the canals
and water supply and has visited aud Will
visit the following rice farms by starting
at the head Of each canal or bayou and
following its course until an the rice farms
have been visited lie makes subdivisions
and estimates the amount OF rice planted
last spring In each as follows
1900 acres
McFaddln'wiess canal, $500 acres.
Fort Arthur canal, 1900 acres
hlldehrandts bayou, 1900 acreE
Iaslors bayou, 10000 acres
Jefferson county canal 1000 acres
Srauertng over the county, 10000 acres
Mr. thaney's Investigations have so FAR
| extended over the Beaumont canal, the
misAs- Aekaddin canal part az Annhrandta
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-21
JAMESBUTE
HOUSTON.
MOVEMENT OF OCEAN VESSELS.
Especial 10 The Post

Key West, Fla Arrived: Concho from
Gaiyeston, and sailed for New York.
Fort Eads,--Arrlved: Espana, from
fuerto Cortez' Usk, from Ceiba; Calrndon,
Iiasl via swanza; Gottfrled Schenker, from
tort lapma, Fla, Sailed: Michigan. Tor
fhape aoW W. Africa. with horses and mules
New Nork.-Sailed. sahine Tar Knu
West and Galveston ~
\ e UneeSn n Arrived campanla. from
New York. ''"'nulS' Nfp"i
yoarRp' werP.~Arrlved; Zealand, from New
from New York ""s7u NNu'se'
York NS"liV' from rev
York V""NFH" from NeW