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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
BLACK SWAN RETURNS.
Heard Calling It's Mate in the Mar.h-
Not YetCaptured.

Heard Calling It's Mate I'm the Marsh
Not Yet Captured.
The black swan for which search has been
so assiduously, made since its flight from
the fish commission. park pond near the
Washington monument last Friday has
been located. 81 Men in boats have been
patrolling the Potomac almost day and
night since its escape in their endeavor to
capture the beautiful fugitive, and. Incl
dentally. the reward that has been offered
for her return Today a searching party.
under the management of Mr.. E. s. Schmid
found tracks Of thesswan in the mud. and
finally heard it call from out an inacces-
sible field of marsh weeds
Efforts will now be made to capture the
swan with hunting dogs. Well-trained
dogs will not hurt the bird. but will locate
1t so that 1t may be captured with nets or
otherwise.
The male swan of the pair is peacefully
floating in the pond back of the monument
AS soon as the stray bird is captured the
pair will be sent to Florida They were
brought here for x-Representatiye John II
Reyburn of Philadelphia by Mr.. -Schmid.
the bird dealer OF this city The swans
originally came from South Africa. Mr..
Schmid secured them from the Geological
Gardens at Brussels, Belgium, at q cost Of
800. A bone had been removed from the
wings of each OF the swans to prevent them
from flying. and that the female bird could
get away after having been pinioned In
this way b not explainablA
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THE NUMBER REDUCED.
But Eight Wagons Permitted o
Stand at 7th and X Streets.

hut Eight Wagons Permitted on
Stand at 7th and X Streets.
The District Commissioners and the po-
lice have recently been giving considerable
attention to the wagon stands in the city
in an effort to maintain better order on the
part of the drivers and helpers and to con-
fine the wagons to the allotted space. In
carrying out this reform an order was is
sued today directing that the number Of
the corner Of It'll street northwest shall be
reduced from fifteen to eight.
The Commissioners have also received
communication from Major Sylvester in
closing reports from Hack Inspector Lamb
and Lieutenant Boyle of the third precinct
In regard to the wagon stand at 18th and K
streets. The papers show that Leutena mt
Boyle, following out the suggestion made
by the hack inspector, has directed the
drivers of the wagons on the stand to re-
main within Ave feet Of their wagons, and
has also directed that the men employed
as helpers must either remain on the wag-
ons or go somewhere else. Lieutenant
Boyle stated that as extensive building op-
erat1ons would soon be In progress at the
that the stand be moved nearer the corner
of I. street temporarily. Inspector Lamb
recommends that the number of wagons on
this stand also be reduced to eight. Major
Sylvester concurs in the report that the
wagons be moved northward along 10Th
street toward L street, and that the stand
be maintained SO long the drivers re-
main within five feet of their teams and
the helpers remain away from the locality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
A FORTUNATE SELECTION
DATE SET FOR DISTRICT DAY AT
BUFFALO.
The Program for the Celebration Has
Been Completed and VIII BE
Entertaining.

The date set for District day-September
Sat the Pan-American exposition at Buff
falo Is regarded as most fortunate by the
committee In charge of Its celebration
The Sd Of September falls on Tuesday
The day preceding that Will be Labor day,
which will make 1t possible for Washing
tonians visiting the exposition for that
event to leave here on Saturday and get
the benefit Of three holidays, Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday. The Mystic Shriners
will hold their celebration at Buffalo Au-
gust 81 and this fact, together with the
crowds which Labor day will attract, in
sures a large attendance for the federal
city celebration.
The committee in charge Of the arrange
ments has completed the program for the
day, and will now turn it's attention to
the railway rate question.
1t Is expected that before the week is
over satisfactory arrangements Will have
been made in this direction. There Is a
proposition being considered to add to the
Buffalo excursion a trip which will COM
prehend Niagara Falls the st. Lawrence
river, Thousand Islands, Lake Champlain,
and return to Washington by way of New
York
Program of the Celebration.
The celebration will be initiated by a re-
ception on the morning Of District day,
held in the government buildings, which
have been placed at the disposal of the
committee for that occasion. Music by the
Marine Band will be feature. The for
NAL exercises will occur in the afternoon.
Addresses will be made by John G. Milburn
and William G. Buchanan, president and
director general of the exposition. re-
spectively. H. B. F. Macfarland, president
Of the board of District Commissioners,
will make the address on behalf of the
District.
The committee is hopeful that Mrs.
Thomas c. Noyes can be present to sing
1.-The Star Spangled Banner" The Marine
Band will also be an attractive feature of
the afternoon program
In the evening. in the Temple of Music.
will be given a lecture on the city of Wash
ington. The lecture will be illustrated with
100 stereoptican views. showing the various
points Of interest and beauty in and about
the city. Prof. c. w. Smiley Of the Ma
tional Museum and Mr.. P. H n. Holt Of
the Navy Department are assisting the
committe lee in the selection and arrangement
Of the views. n
Today is Maryland day at the exnosit;o,
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SALE OF THE RAWLINS.
Bought by Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company.

Bought by Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company.
The army transport Rawlins. now at
New York, has oeen practically sold to the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company of Baltimore. and will be placed
on one of the three routes of that COM
pany on the Atlantic coast. The Rawlins
was formerly the Yorktown of the Old Do
minion steamship line. and ran between
Norfolk and New York. At the outbreak
OF the Spanish war she was purchased by
the Navy Department for $4,000 and
transformed into an auxiliary cruiser. She
was then named the Resoute After the
close of the Spanish war she was trans
ferred to the quartermaster's department
of the army, and used as military trans
port between New York and the West In
dies, being renamed the Rawlins. She was
built by the Delaware River Shiphuilding
Company of Chester, Pa, in 1894. She is
80 feet long and forty feet beam, and has
a gross tonnage CT 1888. The appraised
value of the Rawlins was S25O,OOO, and it
Is understood that the Merchants and Min
ers Company submitted the highest bid
above that figure The purchase price is
not stated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
CONTROVERSY OVER A SEWER.
GracelEnd Cemetery Associations
Makes q Suggestion.

makes q SuBGebflOn.
The officers of the Graceland Cemetery
Association recently addressed a communI-
cation to the District Commissioners. calling
attention to the fact that a sewer pipe laid
by them on Bladensburg road and connect
ing with the boundary sewer had been filed
over AMI INSTRUCTED In making improve
ments on the road. 1t was suggested that
a ditch or blind drain be opened through
the cemetery grounds to the sewer In Ben
ming road.
l.. r. (irabill, assistant District engineer
burg road improvements did not see the
pipe referred to. 1T is probably" Mr.. Ora
bill continues, below the grade of any
excavation that was made. He reports that
water accumulated at the low point on the
northeast corner of Bladensburg and Ben
ming roads before the Improvement. From
this it appears that the pipe was no longer
effective Water will continue to accumu-
late here from rain
c. B. Hunt. the computing engineer. in
forwarding the papers to the Commission
ers says that the inspector reports that
no operations on the part of the contractor
on the improvements have obstructed any
drain pipe. This is q question of the dis
posal of the surface drainage" Mr.. Hunt
says. 'and as such Is a matter in which
the District, while anxious to afford ac-
commodation. is prevented by law and
equity from doing work on private prop
erty. The proposed ditch construction
which the writer's suggest as a practicable
solution must, as far as this office can see
be done At private expense"
Commissioner Beach has moved that the
writer's Se informed In accordance with
these REPORTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10

Macafee Burton has written to the Dis
trict Commissioners suggesting that the
east side Of 18th street northeast near
and north of the corner of Rosedale street
be brought to grade and curb set, after
catch basin has been constructed The
computing engineer has reported that 10th
street at Rosedale is approximately on
grade, while at Kraemer street a fill of
about two feet Is contemplated Under
operations about to be undertaken Krae-
mer street will be filled to grade and the
grading will Of necessity be continued along
on 10th street to Rosedale street Should
the material then be available the sidewalk
space will be brought to grade after the
roadway has been. but should this not be
practicable in the immediate future it is
stated. that this filling will not under auy
circumstances. be long delayed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM,
Wel1-knONn Citizen Declared to BE
Mentally Unbalanced

After hearing this afternoon. Justice
Hagner of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia directed that Thomas J.
Gill; well known in DanviIle, Va, and
well-to-do resident of this city for ten years
past be taken to the Government Hospital
for the Insane for curative treatment. 1T
was testified that of late Mr.. Gill, Who Is
nearly seventy years of age has been sub
Ject to the deluson that he is immensely
wealthy, and that he has been arranging
to go to the Buffalo exposition in a special
train.
Those who testified regarding the mental
condition of Mr. Gill were J. A Reagan his
son-n-law; James A. Ensor, friend. and
DR.. J. S. Wall, DR.. r. r. Walker and DIR.
Edward Power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
THE WAR REVENUE ACT.
Statement Of Collections From Its
Passage Up to May 81 Last.

The internal revenue bureau has prepared
table of collections under the war revenue
act from the date of its passage. June ID.
1898, to May 81. 1901. The table does not
include the collections for June of this
year, which will be added later. and which
will complete the total collections under
the war revenue act prior to the putting
into effect at the first of this fiscal year
of the amendment by Congress The total
revenue from the act to May 81, 1901. was
$31O. 053. 1853
From June Il to July 1, 1898, the amount
collected was S3,410,442; tor the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1929. $102. 359 61S; for the
fiscal year ending June 30 1900 S1O5,374.-
22f; for the eleven months of the last fiscal
year. S9S.9O9074. This is average Of
nearly Sill 100000 for each month. That
amount for the month of June would run
the total for the year to approximately
S110.OOO0OO
The various schedules of the war revenue
act have furnished the following revenue
for the length of time the act has been in
force up to May 81. 1901: Schedule A, $685..
122.674: schedule B, 1892. 1873; beer. s97.
11191t; special taxes, 14.095. 636; tobacco.
A1.274, $50: cigars. So 1S0.027: legacies. S.
966. 40; cigarettes. $3.S1S.991; snuff, 81 697.
SlS; excise tax. s.. 652 .9s2; additional taxes
on tobacco and beer, $9S2.3S5; mixed flour,
81 .Sy5
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SCHOOL SAID TO BE CROWDED.
Complaint of BroOkland Cftisens
Placed Before C0nmissiOners.


Placed Before C0nmissiOners
The District Commissioners have received
from the Brookiani Citizens Association d
copy of q report presented by Dr. II J.
Holmes, chairman of the committee on
schools, and adopted by the association
The report sets forth the present crowded
condition of the Brookland school and rec
ommends various improvements and addi-
lions which, in their opinion. is necessary.
The report further states that during the
past year there were enrolled 321 pupils
In addition to the children attending the
kindergarten department, all attending at
the school building. The manual training
school and the cooking school occupied
rented quarters. The citizens ask for an
additional school building and say that. II
secured it should be erected in the imme-
date vicinity Of the present one, in order
that all departments may be kept together
and the ground adjacent to the present site
is recommended as the location is central.
They ask that the addition consist OF
an eight-room building making sixteen
rooms IN all under the supervision of one
principal. They believe that this arrange
ment would be more economical and sat
isfactory than two eight-room buildings.
In subsfantiation of this position the re-
port states:
in the lower grades (say. up to the
NTH the number of pupils is always in
excess Of that in the higher grades AS
the population increases additional teach
erS are required for each of these grades,
SO that while two or more teachers in the
lower grades In the same building might
be necessary the higher grades might not
require more than one while IL the pupils
were placed In separate buildings each
grade would require a teacher. necessitat-
ing doubling UP all along the line
The communication has been noted by
the Commissioners and will probably be
given consideration in making up their es-
Inmates to Congress.
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About Twenty-Five Others Injured
in G. and 4. Wreck.
NEAR NORTON, MISSOURI
Train Took Fire After the Collision
and Burned.
RELIEF TRAINS SENT OUT

KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 10.-Chicago
and Alton passenger train No. z. westbound
from Chicago co1lided head-on today with
the second section of freight train No. IS.
going east, near Norton. Mo-, 100 miles
east of Kansas City.
Eight people were killed outright and
about twenty-five more or less injured. In
a IRE that started from the demolished
engines the dining car and one chair car
were partially burned. 1t is feared other
victims are In the wreck The casualty list
as far as known follows:
Dead:
Daniel McAnna, conductor of freight.
single. Slater. Mo-
D. J. Anderson, engineer freight. Slater.
Mo-; leaves widow and three children.
TWO unknown men. supposed to be
tramps on blind baggage.
Old woman, unidentified.
Young woman, dark hair.
FRANK Briggs. engineer passenger train
BODY under wreck; Slater, Mo.
l. S. Rogers, United States Express mes
Senger, Chicago.
Injured:
E c. Bray. Chicago. salesman. en- route
to Denver, bruised about head.
Miss Clara Golden Topeka Ind, right
hip hurt: not serious.
Miss Gusta A. Nelson, Topeka, Ind,
slight cuts on head
knee
George Adams. colored, New Frankfort
MO- hurt on side; not serious.
Joseph white, Gillian, Mo-, cut on left
arm, head, leg sprafned
Relief trains were started from Slater at
~ m. and from Kansas City at 1880 pm.
e'ch carrying corps of physicians
CoIl1ded While Running Fast.
The trains collided while going at rapid
rate. Both engines We're demolished, and
the forward cars telescoped.
Both engineers, the freight conductor and
Baggageman Racer were killed outright,
as were three passengers. Most Of the
damage appears to have been done in the
combination smoker following the baggage
car these cars being pushed into the space
OF one car by the terrific impact of the
collision
Among the passengers was B. l.. McClain,
general agent of the passenger depart
ment In Kansas City of the Chicago and
Alton railroad. Mr. McCIain escaped I'M
Eurt and Immediately after the crash set
about organizing systematic relief
In message to the local office McClain
recites simply the fact of the wreck. add
ing that the train took fire soon after the
coillSlon, and that at the time his mes
sage was sent the cars were burning. Moth
ing has been received from him since and
at the office of the superintendent Of the
read 1t is stated that owing to the confu-
sion at the scene it has been impossible to
obtain details
The dead will be brought to Kansas City
about 3 pm. The injured will be taken
temporarily to Marshall. the next station
west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
FOREIGN CONSULAR OFFICERS.
Made of Their Omcial
RECOGNITION.

RECOGNITION.
The following foreign consular officers
have been recognized:
Ernst Hermann Vivie vice consul of the
Dominican Republic at New York.
L. Guislain, consul general Of Belgium
at Manila for the Philippine Islands.
Enrique Wulff, consul general Of Bolivia
at New York.
Joaquin Torroja GUINEA, consul gen.
eral of Spain at Havana, for Cuba and
Porto Rico.
Angel Pena, vice consul of Guatemala at
San Francisco, Cal.
Edwin r. Heath consul general Of Mic
aragua at Kansas City. Kan.
L. D. Kingsand consul general of Mic
aragua at st. Louis, Mo.
Arthur l.. Bresler, consul general of
Nicaragua at Detroit, Mich.
Jose Vicente Dosal, consul Of Nicaragua
at Baltimore, Md.
Tomas l.. Duque, consul of Nicaragua at
Los Angeles, Cal.
Tomas Dowell consul OF Nicaragua at
San Diego. Cal
Carl Hugo Arnal, consul of Nicaragua at
Newport News. Va.
r. Chlcott consul Of Nicaragua at Seat
tie Wash.
Joaquin F. Fernandez, consul of Sweden
and Norway at San Juan. for the Island
of Porto Rico.
Aziz Bey, consul general of Turkey at
New York
Antonio de la Corte v Castaneira, consul
of Spain at New Orleans.
Honorato Berga y Pastor, vice consul of
Venezuela at Arecibo, Porto Rico.
Alexandra Bravo, vice consul of VeneZ-
uela at MayagueZ, Porto Rico
Phi. Mansfield, vice consul of Belgium at
Boston. Mass.
kiliaem Van Rensselaer,, vice consul of
Nicaragua at New York.
George l.. Baltzell, vice consul OF Uru-
quay at Fernandina, Fla.
w. ]. Hammond. vice consul Of the
Netherlands at New Orleans, La.
Anio Cornelio Crebas, vice consul Of the
Netherlands at Manila.
Jayne Mackey d'Almeida, vice consul Of
Brazil at Boston. Mass.
Pedro Mackay de Almeida, honorary vice
consul of Spain at Boston.
Emanuele Fronani, vice consul of Por-
tugal at Washington, D. c.
John Engebretsen, vice consul of Sweden
and Norway at San Diego, Cal.
Rosendo Torras, vice consul of Uruguay
at Brunswick. Ga, for the cities of Bruins
wick and Daren.
Antonio Alvarez Nava Lobo. honorary
vice consul Of Spain at San Juan Porto
Rico.
George Henry Lohse, vice consul Of
Sweden and Norway. at Ponce. P. R.
Carl Hjalmarson, vice consul Of Sweden
and Norway at Arecibo, P. r.
Johan Henrik Mayer, vice consul of
Sweden and Norway at Mayaguez. P. R.
Henry Lund jr., vice consul of Sweden
and Norway at San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10

In the matter of the estate of Harriet
Groom, deceased, a protest to the petition
of Samuel W. Forrest for the appointment.
Of an administrator of the estate was
filed this afternoon by Mrs. 8. c. Maxwell,
Mrs. Susannah Glaze and 8. l.. Grigsby.
Mr.. Forrest represented that he was the
principal creditor of Harriet Groom. This
Is denied by those who filed the protest.
They further assert that the application of
administration of Samuel w. Forrest was
made here after the grant of letters of
administration by the court of the domi-
cile of the decedent, Pickaway, Ohio
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Washfnston Stock Excbanu.

Sales-Regular call, IL o'clock m.-U. 8 Electric
at washington Gas at co. Is at q Co. r. After as9
Deposit Co. So at i45 Columbia Fire Ins. Co ''A Ia
At 1Ots. Capital Traction. SO at lO2as. at 102ts
6set Of unsRs ss & b ass
=, miscellaneous Bonds.Captital Traction 4s. 1o7h
IS bid IS asked Metropolitan Rairoad Is. rs
bid Metropolitan Railroad Cert: Indebt., A, los
DEBT ,es f BID f Railroad
81. 1is bid, l22 asked; Columbia Railroad %
e9s. bid asis %ssans ss Gas Co.
=, B., lS o., bid y s Electric Light Deb Imp g,
Telephone s.. 1os bid, American security and
Ito bid. Washington Market Co. Imp Is. 10 bid ID
Washington Market Co. Exten. &c, ito bid. Ma
sSale ms Dss s BID los bid
Safe DepSS rs and Trust t.
ses sas spS ru 6 5s
stSrsse Of sS
bid. $50 asked. Metropolitan. 74o bid Central
s s BID 500 asked ,ss Farmers and 25
asked; West End. 10 bid IL asked T Ra rc
Railroad Stocks-Capital Traction Co., 102x BID.
1o3 asked. City and Suburban. 80 asked
Franklin 4s bid, SO asked. Metropolitan. rs bid.
% asked. Corcoran. 90 bid Potomac. 70 asked.
tionai Union, SA bid, ga asked. Columbia 9s,
bid Riggs rs bid, asked. Peoples. bid. 6a.
asked. Commercial, bid. asked Colonial, 10
asked.
Title Insurance Stocks Columbia Title. ~ bid.
asked. Washington Title. 81 bid. AZ asked. Dis
frict Title, bid.
Telephone Stocks-Caesapeake and Potomac, ss
bid 20 asked.
Gas Stoeks-Wa shington Cas- SON bid COX ssk-
ed. Georgetown Cas- Is bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks Mergenthaler Linotype
1924 bid. les asked. LAnston Monotype l4Ib bid
Is asked. American Graphophoue ca. 9x asked
American Graphophone Pref. l0x bid, 10Z asked
Pneumatic Gun Carriage, .06 bid 10 asked. Wash-
ington Market. Is bid. Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat, 1G9 bid. $50 asked.
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CHALLENGER LEADS AGAIN.
Gave the Old Boat u Good Lead in the
start.

ROTHESAY, Firth of Clyde, July 10
Another open water trial of the Shamrocks
vas started at about II o'clock this morn
ing off Bosany Point. Island of Butte The
challenger allowed the older boat to get
well away TO windward and several lengths
ahead. thus permitting her to get the first
of the fresher off-shore wind.
The Shamrock / maintained all her ad-
vantage to Kilcattan. but the challenger
then picked up rapidly and passed the ex-
challenger clear to leeward after a clever
bit of sailing.
In kitchattan bay the two Shamrocks
had a couple of windward trials of eight
and seven miles, respectively. The cup
challenger finished the first race half a
mile in the lead In the second race she
started to leeward, but worked out to wind
ward and won by a minute
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Man Supposed to BE . Prize SOap Sci.
Ter In Custody.

A young man named Simon Fiaxman,
who gave his name at the Emergency Hos
pital today as John Chink. was arrested
this afternoon by Detectives Parham and
Baur and locked up on suspicion Of being
the man who has been selling soap and
claiming he would give rocking chairs to
his patrons as prizes. When arrested the
prisoner had a letter on him that he had
received from his sister in Baltimore ad-
vising him not to return to that city and
telling him he knew the reason why. The
young man admitted he had been selling
soap. but denied he had offered rocking
chairs as premiums. He is held at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
SLOWLY SINKING.
Marked Change for the Worse In Mr.
John w. ThOmpsOn's Condition

marked change for the worse took place
in the condition of Mr.. John w THOMPSON
at 100 o'clock this morning. and 1t was
stated at his residence. No. 14I9 / street
this afternoon that he had been slowly
sinking ever since Mr. Thompson still re-
tains consciousness but it is believed to be
impossible for him to survive much longer
despite his remarkable vitality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-10
TO CARRY TEXAS OIL ABROAn
Independent Producers Contract fOl
Two steel Tank Steamers

PHILADELPHIA, July 1O-The indie
pendent oil producers In Texas, headed by
James NJ. Guffey. have contracted with the
Neaf1e & Levy Ship and Engine Building
Company of this city for the construction
OF two steel bulk oil steamships to carry
their product from Sabine Pass to any part
Of the world The vessels are to be of
S0OO gallons carrying capacity each and
with all improvements known TO the de-
Slgners of bulk carriers. 1t is likely that
the new vessels Will be put In the coast
ing trade as soon completed and other
vessels of larger carrying capacity secured
to supply the demands of the European
markets.
The steamship II. S Dollar which Ia
approaching completion at Camden N J..
was recently sold to the same syndicate