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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
RIOT ON RAILROAD TRAIN
ONE WOMAN KILLED AND SEVERAL
MEN WOUNDED.
Shooting and Cutting ARRAY o
Crowded Coach ON st. Louis
Suburban Train.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June pa shooting and
cutting ARRAY on a crowded coach on the
st. Louis and San Francisco railroad to-
day ended in the killing Of one person and
the woundng Of several others, and Gre
ated a most terrible panic
Kfled-Mrs Samuel Hart, colored, st.
Louis
Wounded-James Laughlin, conductor. ST.
Louis, shot through the arm: Frank Will
liams, colored, ST. Louis, shot through the
leg and badly cut about the head.
The shooting occurred in one Of the nine
coaches which were used to convey the an
nual picnic of the First Baptist Church
(colored) to Spring Park about fifteen miles
from this city. A row was started by an
insulting remark by Frank Williams about
a woman in the car Samuel Thorans i'm
mediately drew a revolver and fired at
Williams Then followed a scene Of fnde-
scribable confusion in which many re-
volvers were used. Conductor Laughlin
in attempting to quell the riot was wound
ed in the arm. A panic ensued, during
which the occupants of the crowded car
crouched behind seats or threw themselves
PROSTATE on the floor. Some trying to es-
cape through the windows were stuck
there unable to move. The train was NOV
ing at high speed. and no one dared to
jump from it. Train hands finally brought
about semblance of order and imprisoned
the participants in the affair until the
train reached Pacific. where they were
turned over to the authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
NAVAL ACADEMY EXAMINATIONS.

Those for Entrance VIII BE Conduct
ed by Civil Service Commission.
Secretary Long had conference at the
Navy Department today with Commander
Wainwright superintendent of the Naval
Academy. in regard to affairs at the acad-
emy The result Of the conference was that
arrangements were completed with the
civil service commission by which the en-
trance examination Of candidates for ap-
pointment as cadets at the Naval Academy
will hereafter be conducted at their homes
by the civil service commission instead OF
at Annapolis by the academic board, as
has heretofore been the case.
The examination papers will be prepared
at the Naval Academy and turned over to
the civil service commission. and when the
examinations are concluded these papers
will be forwarded to the Navy Department
for final action.
The main purpose Of the plan is to save
the young men nominated as cadets the
trouble and expense of leaving their homes
and going to Annapolis for examination.
Better results are expected in this way, as
the young men will remain under the re-
straining influences of the home and parent
and not subjected to the temptations of
strange city where they are practically
beyond the control Of parents or guardian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
EXPLANATION OF STATISTICS
DIRECTOR MERRIAM WISHES TO EN-
PLOY EXPERT LABOR.
According to the Controller He Has
No Authority to Go Outside
the Census Bureau.

In a long decision Controller Tracewell
holds that Director Merriam of the census
bureau has no authority to purchase in
terpretative texts to accompany census
reports
In a letter to the controller Director
Merriam says:
I'm preparing the volumes of census re-
ports required by law go stat. 1014.
especially section y 1t is necessary for in
terpretative texts to accompany the tables
of figures. Such text has always been
deemed an integral and Indispensable part
of the census volumes In a number of
subjects special familiarity with the branch
of knowledge to which the figures relate
is required to write this text, and in some
of these the census Office has not the
requisite expert knowledge on its own
staff, and cannot secure it through making
appointments. The tables of vital and
medical statistics should be calculated by
physician who has given the statistical
branch Of his subject especial study. The
analysis of the statistics of age and the
preparation of life tables therefrom can
best be done by one familiar with the
mathematical aspects of life insurance
work. The statistics of occupations re-
quire for their correct calculation a de-
tailed knowledge of the industrial trgani-
cation of the country in its various parts,
possessed only by special students of
economics and industry. In such cases
1 desire to enlist the cooperation of ex-
perts"
Director Merriam asks If he has authority
to pay for such work In his decision Mr..
Tracewell says:
"It Is impossible to read the census act
without becoming convinced that Congress
intended that the twelfth census should be
taken and its results compiled in the par
ticular manner prescribed in the act, and
that the act should be administered, not in
the general discretion of the director of the
census, but solely as provided for in the
act.
Ordinarily your discretion in the mat
ter would not be questioned. but in this
case Congress having specifically named the
persons authorized to collect the informa-
ton required in the act, and prescribed
how they shall be appointed and paid, and
having also specifically provided for sta
tlsticians who shall be persons of known
and tried experience in statistical work
presumably all statistical work within the
scope Of the act). I am forced to the con-
clusion that all work of the character in
CURED about in connection with taking and
compiling the twelfth census was intended
by Congress to be done by the agencies
specifically provided in the act namely, by
the regular machinery Of the census, and
that you are not authorized to incur the
expenditure concerning which you have
asked my decision"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Baltimore Markets,

BALTIMORE June 24.-Flour dull western su-
spring wheat patent, So. s5a$4. 10: spring wheat
straight, So. 15a$3S0; receipts 22O92 barrels; ex
ports $4,000 barrels. Wheat quiet and easy; spot
and the MONTH 733a73S; July, T1asa71h; August,
7Oasa7ON; September, 71a71A; steamer No. 2 red
Gs1aa69s receipts, 1872 bushels; EXPORTS 1872 900
bushels: southern by sample. 7Oa74la; do. on
grade. 71a74E. Corn steady; mixed, spot and the
month, 451aa45A; July, 45s.a46; August. 46a46N;
steamer mixed; TRAITS; receipts 1o2, 100 BUSH
47s4s; do. yellow. 46a47 Oats dull; No white,
ssaSsia; No. mixed slAss2: receipts % 4s4
No. 2 western, So. Hay steady; No. i Timothy.
$16a$16.50 Grain freights quiet: rates firmly
held: steam to Liverpool, per bushel. 2hd July;
I'D. August, Butter firm, unchanged fancy imi-
taton. l7als; fancy creamery. 2Ia22: fancy ladle.
1917. Cheese finer unchanged; large 9N; me
dunn, 9A; small. 10A. Sugar firm; fine and coarse
graduated, SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24

tlS9sl BsaE; at leo. Capital Traction; 20 at
genthaler Linotype. at xl65t. at xl65ts. 10 at
xieo.4 After call.Ianston MOnotype. 20 at 1875
District of Columbia Bonds-3s5s, 1924. 124 bid
Miscellaneous Bonds..Capital Traction Is. los
o S. asked Rs
sia Railroad g. III bid. i2o asked D'i Columbia
Suburban Railroad S. bid washington ss O Gas ana
series A, l07 bid. Washington Gas 6s. series B,
ios asked Eeers ssP ee @P ne a 1a
1o4 bid. 10Y asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
S, no bid. Masonic Hall Association SIS, los bid.
Deposit and Trust. 14o bid washington Loan and
Trust as asked sa p
posit, 90 bid. Union Trust and Storage. 1os5s bid.
bid, $50 asked, Metropolitan, 7es bid. 800 asked.
ias bid ne Sd G
bid. Capital, 100 bid. 40 asked. West End. 123
bid iSo asked. Traders, lSS bid Lincoln, 10
railroad stocks-capitaI Traction. x1oen bid,
Insurance octsNFiremen's. 80 bid. sss. asked.
IS Ss 70 S e. SS - 'ss
bid IS asked German American. aio biG. M
fha Union bid. ~ asked Columbia; lot bid,
iC94 asked Riggs. rs bid. asked Peoples, 8
bid 6h asked. Commercial bid, asked. Colo
nial. Ito bid. 10 asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title xs9A
bid % asked. Columbia Title, 81 bid, asked.
Washington Title, 3h bid, AZ asked District II
tie. bid
Telephone stocks.-Ohesapeake and Potomac, 6s
bid 69L asked.
Gas Stocks.-Washingt0n Gas, 59Il bid, 695k ask
ed. Georgetown Gas, IS bid. 20 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks-Mergenthaler Linotype,
x164 Did. los asked. Lanston Monotype, l8E bid.
II asked. American Grsphophone com, Oh bid.
9% asked, American Graphophone pref. 1oh bid.
los asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage. OF bid. 10
asked. Washington Market. 15M bid. IL asked.
asked.
Z Ex. dividend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
STRIKE RIOT REPORTED.
Alleged Assault ON Two Machinists in
Columbia. s. e..

&OlumDl0. ,. u.
report of the strike riot in the shons Of
the Southern railway p, Columbia, s. c.,
Saturday night has been received by Vice
PRESIDENT Cannon at the general offices Of
the Southern road in this city Mr.. Gam
mons report is from the division supertn-
tendent. and says that an assault was
made on machinst working in the shops
while he was on the streets in Columbia
early in the evening. Four apprentice bows
were also handled roughly by strikers early
in the evening. Continuing the report saws
that about o'clock on Sunday morning
between thirty and forty strikers gained an
entrance to the yard surrounding the shops
They were ordered to halt by the three
guards and one policeman on duty, and
when they did not obey were fired on nv
one of the guards with shotgun They
Immediately returned the fire Meyers tho
guard who fired, was wounded In the head
and In the arm, but not seriously. The
firing continued by both strikers and
guards. about hundred shots being ex-
changed Three of the strikers were
wounded, one seriously. The strikers made
a descent on several cars in which ma
chlnlsts In the employ of the COMPANY
were sleeping and drove about twenty of
the men several miles up the road, where
they were severely beaten. Later an en-
glne was sent after the men, who were
brought back
The report adds that owing to the dis
guises of the strikers 1t will be hard to
identify them, but warrants will be sworn
out for the leaders today on charges of
assault with intent to kill
Mr.. Cannon says he regards the trouble
at Columbia as the last kick on the part of
the strikers. The shop at Columbia Is one
OF the largest shops Of the road, and re-
ports Friday showed that 1t was running
within fourteen men of the normal num-
Der. and on Saturday additional men were
secured. Mr.. Cannon says there Is no hope
OF the strikers winning, and the relaxation
of this fact he attributes as the cause of
the trouble on their part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
CAUSED BY STEAM.
Automatic Fire Alarm Signal Given ,
Treasury Department.

Automatic Fire Alarm Signal Given at
Treasury Department..
The fire department responded to an
alarm from the Treasury Department this
morning. butsHs services were not needed.
The alarm WIS ttisned in by an automatic
system. one 81 theV stations of which was
located in room g4iof the basement floor,
where the physical laboratory of the treas
ury Is in operation Yesterday one of the
employees Of the laboratory was in the room
doing some work, and turned on the steam
In the steam tables. The supply was ac-
cord1ng to the amount then in the pipes
The pressure was low. and, the engineer
failing to change the supply, there was
naturally an increased amount of heat when
the high steam pressure became normal
this morning. The room reached a tenn
perature Of 1856 degrees and crawled higher
than that later. The temperature was suf-
and notify the fire department. Simulta-
neous warning was given in the treasury,
and the trouble was discovered and reme-
died in a few minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24

Capt. William E. Horton, assistant quar-
termaster. now on duty in the Philippines.
is to receive the decorat ton of the Order of
Nichau-El-Anouar from the French gov
eminent in recognition Of his services to
French citizens in Manila in April, 1899,
and especially because of his efforts to re-
cover the body of the French Baron du
Maris. who lost his life in an effort to de-
liver a message to Aguinaldo in regard to
the release of certain Spanish prisoners. 1t
was mainly through the step taken by
Capt. Horton that the remains of the
Frenchman We're recovered and given
Christian burial in the city of Manila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Hyattsville News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

opcciaA correspondence OF Inc evening Star.
EVANSVILLE, Md, June "a, 1901.
In the absence Of Cardinal Gibbons. who
is now in Europe Bishop A. A. Curtis Of
Baltimore. Md, will confirm a class of
about eighty persons at the service to be
held this evening at st. Jerome's Church.
Father ]. P. Tower. pastor. this place.
Councilman Howard o. Emmons of this
place addressed the republican meeting
held at Brandywine Saturday evening. The
meeting was largely attended
The Queens Chapel road from this place
to the District line has been greatly i'm
proved In the last few weeks. The expense
of repairing has been sustained by the
county and private citizens.
A meeting Of the supervisors of election
will be held tomorrow at Marlboro for the
purpose Of appointing registration officers
for the sixteen districts of Prince Georges
county.
A meeting Of the town council will be
held Friday evening next to fix the levy
for the ensuing fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
IN FAVOR OF THE BROKERS.
Decision of Internal Revenue Commits
sion on the 81 Tax.

The commissioner of internal revenue has
decided that w. B. Hibbs & Co., brokers
Of this city. do not have to pay a tax of 81
on each stock transaction. and that the tax
shall be paid by their correspondents on
the stock exchange in New York
The ruling applies to all stock brokers In
the same class as Mr.. Hibbs. who is a men,
Der himself of the New York stock ex-
change. The internal revenue laws fix an
additional tax Of 81 on bucket shops, and
the commissioner has held heretofore that
in the cases of many stock brokers there
were really two transactions in the pur-
chase or sale Of stocks, one with the
broker and the other with the stock ex-
change in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24

The naval board having charge OF the
West Indian medal resumed it's session Sat
urday. but reached no final conclusion on the
design. and another meeting will be held
Monday. A design has been submitted for
the medal of merit, showing an anchor with
the cable fouled in such way as to form
the letters IL. S. N"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Seats for store Clerks.

VIII you not plead the cause of the en-
ployes in the stores? The women stand
from am to pm. when they could
and should have high stools to sit upon. In
this enlightened age, when kind hearts ard
helping hands are everywhere to be found,
1t would seem that II the matter is called
to the attention of the managers of the
firms 1t will be sufiicient. Let the stools be
provided. Give the matter a test It will
be blessing, especially in the summer
when the days are long and the heat In
tense. h n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
To Exchange Revolver.

An order has been issued to the COM
handing officers of batteries Of field artil-
lery to send in acquisitions for the .3S-cal-
iber Colts revolvers and accessories. and
upon receiving these new arms to turn in
their .45-caliber revolvers to the Spring
field armory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Railroad situation Improving.

The railroad situation in the flooded dis
trict of West Virginia is reported to be
somewhat better this morning. At the Of
fees Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
in this city. it was stated that their trains
for Washington started through the food
ed district at 7:15 O'Clock this morning
The washOuts on the road occurred In the
New River and Kanawha districts The
trains held on the western side have been
combined and the first train since Satur-
day IS due to arrive here about $50
o'clock tonight. No details have been re-
Ceived by the c. & o. people here regard
ing the disaster or the amount of damage
done Trains will leave Washington over
that road as usual for the west and south
The damage on the Norfolk and Western
road was done on the Clicn Valley and Po-
cahontas divisions The main line to New
orleans has not been damaged. and trains
are running usual. The divisions at
fected are the branches of the road run
ming to the Bluefelds coal regions, and It
Is reported here that traffic cannot be re-
sumed for several days on these sections
or the road Officials say there have been
no accidents; that the roads are simply
blocked by landslides between Vivian and
Ennis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Blue Ridge Inn, Smoker. Gan,

Overlooking the picturesque Loudoun and
Shenandoah valleys Blue Ridge Inn at
Smokers Gap is favorite resort for resi-
dents of this District. 1t is only five
eighths miles away from the cool breezes
Of that high region. The telephone con-
nectfon is excellent. Apply to Manager
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24

Two men whose names are given as
Charles c. Cousins and Harry Clark are
prisoners at the first precinct station hav-
Ing been arrested late last night in a stable
near 18th and B streets. A gold watch was
found in the stable. It was believed W the
local police that the men were wanted in
Baltimore, but this was negatived by the
authorities Of the monumental city The
prisoners came here from Richmond it is
stated, and the authorities of that city
have been notified of their arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Benefit of Church Society.
,ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

HERNDON, Va, June %, 1901.
An illustrated lecture was given at this
place Friday evening last at the Congre-
gational Church for the benefit of the
Ladies' Aid Society Of the church. 1t was
one Of a series Of lectures on THE ReIi-
gions Of Antiquity" prepared by Mrs L. ].
Young Withee Of Washington, D. c., and
the subject was "A Picture Recital of
Greece" The illustrations were by Prof.
B. P. Murray.
The people Of Herndon have asked Mrs.
Withee to repeat the lecture the coming
fall or to give another subject from her
series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
POLICE PROMOTIONS.
Lieut.. Heffner Becomes a Captain, w.
w. Jordan a Lieutenant.

u.
The following promotions were announced
in the police department late this after
noon: Lieut. j. D. Heffner of the second
precinct to be captain to succeed Captain
Boardman. who was recently promoted to
be assistant chief; w. w. Jordan, acting
lieutenant. to a full lieutenancy. Harry l..
Gessford, who has been for several months
on detail at headquarters, promoted to a
full sergeant 1t is intimated that Cess
ford will receive other promotions in the
near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Funeral Will Be Private.


Judge ]. ]. Casey Of Melbourne. Aus
tralia, is guest Of Capt. N. NJ. Brooks.
superintendent of foreign mails, Post Office
Department. The gentlemen named were
delegates to the universal postal congress
at Vienna in 1891. Judge Casey said this
afternoon that in his opinion Washington
Is the model city of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
TIE Fight Mt WnterkIoos.

CRADOCK. Cape Colony. June M.-The
detachment of the Colonial Mounted Rifles
which was attacked by the Beers at
Waterkloof. June 20. was pursuing Com
mandant Malan, when Gen. Kritzinger
surprised the Rifles camp at Waterkloof
while the colonial troopers were saddling
up The fight lasted two and a half hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
VIII Print Amendments to Code.

When the work of the special commit
tee of judges and lawyers engaged in franz
ing proposed amendments to the code of
law for the District Of Columbia completes
it's labors the end of this week steps will
be taken to have the proposed amend
ments printed for distribution among those
Interested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Shoulder Disiocated.

Milling Underwood, eight years old. lty-
ing at 33S Mclean avenue southwest, fell
and dislocated his shoulder while jumping
on street car on Az street near his home
last night. The injured boy was taken
home by friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Wills Filed for Probate.

The will of Adam Cavers. dated Jupe IA,
1883. was filed today for probate. His es-
tate Is left to his wife. Caroline Cayers,
who is named executrix
BY the terms of the will Of Lizzie ".
Ledyard. dated November g. 1897, and also
hled today. her estate Is left to her only
daughter. Lizzie Murray Ledyard The
latter is appointed executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Academy of Forty Take. Outing.

The Academy of Forty made it's annual
pilgrimage to Marshall Hall Thursday
evening. dining there while the boat went
to Indian Head The July meet will be
on the lawn at the home of Miss Belle c.
Morris of the Academy group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Demand. Trial by Jury.

Orlander King. colored. janitor at the
District health office, demanded a jury trial
of Prosecuting Attorney Gordon today on a
charge Of assaulting William johnson, sew
enteen years old who keeps a cigar store
at sol D street northwest He was held in
$500 bond for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Rail- Player. wife want. D,vorce

On the ground that her husband, Geo.
w. Kelly. said to be a professional base
ball player, has treated her with sys-
tematic cruelty and abuse, and has been
guilty Of infidelity, Minnie M. Kelly this
afternoono asked the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia to grant her a divorce.
from him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Seven Churche. Represented.

A combined excursion Of seven Methodist
churches and schools went to Chautauqua
Beach. formerly Bay Ridge, Friday.
numbering over fifteen hundred. They were
so well pleased that two additional excur-
sions were booked for other days in July
and August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24

General Macarthur has informed the
War Department of the arrival Of the
transport Lawton at Manila yesterday
The Lawton sailed from San Francisco on
May 25. with Companies K and L of the
18th Infantry on board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Local Pensions Granted,

Pensions have been granted to citizens
of the District of Columbia as follows: In
crease. Lewis Gee. SO: original widows.
Mary Darr. IS: Helen Gray. IS; Mary ].
Pearson, IS; Alice J. Joice, IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Rain Began SATURDAY..

dispatch from Bluefields. w. Va, yes
terday says: This entire section has Just
been visited by flood. the extent Of which.
in all probability. will equal or exceed that
Of Johnstown in 1889. so far as the loss of
property Is concerned Shortly after mid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24

LONDON. June 2l.-Lieut. G. L. Green
shields of the Shropshire Yeomanry Cav
airy is dead from wounds received In the
war in South Africa. He was one Of Ok
ford-Cambrdge team, which defeated the
Harvard-Yale team in the international
athletic games in July, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Los. of 800 Reportea.

Jennie Smith, living at 442 street alley
northwest. reported to the police today that
she had been robbed Of about 500. The
money. she said, was taken from a small
safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
The Tax On a Legacy,

The commissioner Of internal revenue has
decided that legacy to an adopted daugh-
ter Is subject to the tax imposed by the war
revenue act, the daughter not being
blood relation, as intended by the law.