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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal Items From
montgomery COunty's Capital
Special Correspondence OF The Evening stsr


ROCKVILLE, Md, July IA, 1901.
Mr.. George w. Ricketts, who resides a
Few miles from this town, undertook one
night during the recent hot spell, TO spend
the night on the roof as a porch adjoining
his residence While asleep he rolled off
the roof and fell to the ground, a distance
or ten or twelve feet. He was badly cut
about the face and head and Sustained &C.
we're bruises about the body, but no bones
were broken.
MI William Walter Griffith of Washing
ton and Miss Ada r. Bowen of Wtnches-
ter, Va, were married here yesterday bv
Kew Mr.. White. the ceremony being per-
formed at the home OF the minister A
license has also been issued here to Mr.
William Manion Haues and Miss Anna r.
Staunton, both of Washington.
MT and Mrs. H. S. Owens and daughter
and son of Newark, n. J.. are guests ar
the Corcoran Hotel, this place.
MT and Mrs. James T. Gibbs and daugh-
Ter or Washington are spending the sum
mer at the Corcoran Hotel here.
A large oak tree in the western section
OF Rockville was blown over some time
last night. 1t fell across the main street
OF the town, completely blocking that thor
oughrare, until late In the day. and smash
ing paiing fence on the opposite side Of
the street,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
NARROW ESCAPE OF sTEYN.
boer General I'm Danger of CAPTURE
by the British.

a. III hanger capture
by the British.
The British war office yesterday received
the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener.
dated at Pretoria:
Broadwood's brigade surprised Reitz.
capturing Steyn's brother and others. Steyn
himself escaped in his shirt sleeves with
one other man only. The so-called .Oranes
river government and papers were cap
tured"
Lord Kitchener also reports that Scheep-
er's commando (as announced In the Assoc
GATED Press dispatches early last week.
burned the public buildings in Murravs-
burg, Cape Colony, and some farm houses
In the vicinity.
According to further advices from Lord
Kitchener, the columns under Colonel
Featherstone and Colonel Dixon have
reached Zeerust, western Transvaal They
met with opposition and made some cap
lures. The British casualties were one
officer killed and three officers and twenty
four men wounded.
General Broadwood." says a dispatch to
the Daily News from Bloemfontein, sur
prlsed Reftz, due east Of Lindley at dawn
last Thursday July ID. He took twenty
nine prisoners, including General A. P
Clowne and General Vessels Commandment
Dwaal, First Cornet Piet Steyn (president
Steyn's brother). Thomas Brain secretary
of government, and Roches de Viniers, sec
rotary to the council. Steyn himself fed
without coat or boots. General De Wet is
believed to have been present"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
VICTIMS OF p1cKpoCkErs.


Epworth LeaRuers Robbed at Colo
RADIO Springs.
AS Associated Press dispatch from Glen
wood Springs, Col, yesterday said:
The thoroughly organized gang Of pick
pockets operating at Colorado Springs is
responsible for a party Of about twenty
Epworth Leasuers becoming stranded here.
Men and women alike have been robbed.
not only Of every cent they had with
them, but Of railroad tickets as well, and
unless the railroad will issue tickets back
home on their proof of having purchased
and paid for rides to San Francisco and
back. they will be compelled to ask aid
from the county authorities.
In at least ten cases thieves even Sc
cured their victims trunks on stolen bag
gage checks.
Among those robbed are DR.. ]. H. VIII
son. wife and daughter, and Mrs. H. R.
Harrington of Dover, Del, DR.. Wilson's
wallet. containing tickets for the party,
drafts ON San Francisco banks, and bag
gage checks being stolen in the crush at
the depot in Colorado Springs.
Major g.. K. Hooper, general passenger
agent OF the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
road. authorized the Glenwood Springs
agent to furnish passage to Ogden to
stranded passengers who desired to con-
tinue their Journey west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
III. Friedlamder & Br0 Cor. Ninth & SITS. NV
evening last the tug Spray brought q
barge into mort

barge into port
Messrs. A ]. Taylor E. Bro, tug boat
owners of this city, have recently received
from Baltimore two Oil paintings of their
tugs, NJ. NJ. Davis and VIM. H. Yerkes, jr.
The paintings will adorn the office of the
firm on Water street
The sailing yacht Grace, belonging to Mr..
Braitmayer, and the yacht Ethel May of
Messrs. Taylor & Fowler were out for a
cruise Saturday evening.
The large four-maSted schooner Maria
o. Teel came into port Saturday evening
in tow of the tug VIM. H. Yerkes, jr. for
the Purity Ice Company. She brings about
!, 200 tons of ice from the Maine ice fields
and is unloading at the wharf foot of 131a
street southwest. She sailed from Bangor
July /, and had fairly quick passage
down the coast.
The three-maSted schooner VIM. H
Oher. after discharging her between-decks
cargo Of ice for the Home Ice Company at
Alexandria, was brought to the 10th street
wharf Of the American Ice Company here
to complete unloading The Ohler sailed
from Bath. Me, July /, and arrived at Al
OF S63 tons OF kennebec ice.
Mr.. Russell Dean Of the harbor police
force is in Georgetown, experimenting the
overhauling Of the woodwork of the police
boat Vigilant.
The schooner Henry 8. Little with
cargo of coal from Georgetown, has sailed
for Portsmouth, n. H.
The large four-masted schooner Henry
L. Peckham has sailed from Georgetown
to Baltimore to load coal to Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15

The advantages which Hawaii has had
over other sugar producers by reason of
her ability to sell her sugar free Of duty
in the United States Is illustrated by the
following table, which shows the relative
growth of sugar production In Hawaii,
Porto Rico, Cuba and the entire cane and
beet sugar sections of the world, from 1870
to 1899. 1t will be seen that Porto Rico has
decreased her production slightly in that
time; that Cuba has increased her produc-
ton from 1870 to 1895 Cher greatest sugar
production, Of the world increased from
1870 to 1899 but so per cent, and the beet
sugar production $40 per cent, while, dur
ing the same time, the Hawaiian produc-
ton increased over 1000 per cent.
Quantity produced. Percentage OF
Increase Il
or decrease
Porto Rico. s5,b5s bs's2s BIZ
Cuba. :..... 725, sos 1,o54,2ls 1885 +45.3l
sugar.. 1855 600 2,se2, 600 +sOB7
World beet
sugar 80. s31 900 o,b7b,ooo 1870 IS
Hawaii. QS75) II 1876 243,47o +2O74. TO
The increase In commerce between the
Hawaiian Islands and the United States
which followed the free movement OF mer-
chandise between those Islands and our
ports is also Illustrated by the fact that
the exports to the Hawaiian Islands from
the United States prior to 1876 amounte ed
to less than 81, 100000 annually, but rapidly
increased until in 1900 they were about s14.-
OUU,UO, ana a recent report from the COL
lector Of customs at Honolulu estimates
the figures for the present year at 10000
coo. The commerce of the islands is, &C
cording to the American Cyclopedia. an
accepted authority, Target per capita than
that of any other country in the world, and
nearly all of 1t with the United States and
carried In American vessels
The fact that this enormous increase in
production and commerce and wealth Of
the Hawaiian Islands has followed the
freedom of trade with the United States,
established by the reciprocity treaty Of
1875, suggests that the Porto Ricans are
likely to benefit by the same close trade re-
lations which they will have under the new
law. which they have asked President Mo
kinley to put into operation on the 25th Of
the present month. The Hawaiian Islands
are 5000 miles from the Pacific coast, and
5000 miles from the great consuming CEN
tiers of the United States, while Porto Rico
Is but few hundred miles distant.
The sugar production Of Porto Rico Is
now double that Of the Hawaiian Islands
in the year prior to the adoption Of the re-
ciprocity agreement, while the tobacco,
tropical fruits and other, productions Of
Porto Rice will also have the same advan-
tages Of free admission to the markets OF
the United States in competition with the
dutiabie products Of her sister islands Of
the West Indies and Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
HYATTSVILE AND VICINITY,
Contract for New Water Works
Awarded by Council.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
EVANSVILLE, Md, July 49, 1901
At - o'clock Friday Mayor NJ, V. Tier
ney called to order the special meet
ing of the common council Of this town
for the purpose Of receiving proposals for
the proposed waterworks of Hyattsville.
There were five bids presented to Clerk
Clarence N Walker, and at the request
Of DR.. Joseph r. owens, president Of the
council, they were opened and read. Those
who submitted bids were Messrs. Crook,
Forner & Co. of Baltimore, Md; Joseph
A. Blundon of Riverdale. Md; Rosser &
Castoe Of Bellaire. Ohio; Blackstone &
Co. of Piedmont. W. Va, and a Mr.. Lyon
of Washington, d. G.
The lowest bid was that Of Messrs. Ros-
ser & Castoe, and they were awarded the
contract. The amount they bid was
IS, $780, which does not include the ma
terial or machinery to be used in the In
stallation of the works. This firm installed
the waterworks of the towns of Laurel
and Takoma Park Md. Under the con-
tract the waterworks for Hyattsvile are
to be finished and in operation by the 10Th
of September next. Mr.. Frederick Min
shall of Norfolk, Va, has been retained
the town.
First Lieutenant Charles L. Lanham Of
the 47th Regiment Of the United States
Volunteers. which regiment arrived in this
Sooii'S TIC iatteI part VI y uIie from seFN-
ice in the Philippines, and was mustered
out In San Francisco July 2, has returned
to his home at Lanhams. The lieutenant
went to the Philippines two years ago as
a second lieutenant, but owing to his gal
liant conduct he was promoted to the next
higher grade. He Is among the volunteer
officers Of the army who were appointed to
the regular army. He has received the
commission Of second lieutenant.
Judges and clerks have been named by
the democratic state central committee for
Prince Georges county to hold primary
meetings in the various election districts
Of the county the 27th instant. The COM
mittee took man from each of the two
factions in every district and let these two
men decide upon a third.
There will be a meeting Of the election su-
perVisors tomorraw, when all those named
as registration officers at meeting held
few weeks ago will be expected to be pres
ent for the purpose of taking the oath of
office
The young men of Berwyn have organ
lied a base ball team.
A movement is on foot by the representa-
tive citizens Of Hyattsville tending to the
the officials of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company requesting that COM
pany to station a night Waterman at the
point where their railroad Is crossed by
the Bladensburg turnpike in this town.
There is a man to lower the gates between
g am. and 1890 pm. but the citizens want
night Waterman.
pany will soon be presented with a petition
1t Is said, signed by nearly every resident
of this community requesting that COM
pany to place communication tickets on sale
at a local drug store so that they may be
purchased any day in every month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
BOyd's and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star


BOYD'S. Md, July IA, 1901.
Miss Lena Stone, a young daughter of Mr..
John C. Stone of GAINESVILLE, Montgomery
county, fell from a small farm wagon In
front Of her home at GAINESVILLE and re-
ceived very painful injuries as result OF
the fall. Miss Stone had been out with her
parents to a newly purchased farm near
Boyd's and was on her way home when the
rear of the spring wagon and was attempt
ingto get out, and. she fell, landing on her
right arm. breaking it at the wrist. The
bone cut out through the skin and flesh and
struck the ground. A physician was sum
moned Immediately to attend her. and she
was moved to her home close by. She is
suffering from shock and is In a serious
condition.
Among the late arrivals from Washington
summerfng at this point are Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. o. Chance and family, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
c. Pratt and family. MIR and Mrs F. J.
WEIGH. Lieut.. A H. Bassetr and family,
Mr.. J. 8. Manning, Mrs John Madigan.
Miss Blanche Madigan, Mrs. s. Young, Mr.
Edw. Young, Mrs. A. ]. King. Mrs. H. K
Simpson, Mrs. Geo. Bancroft, Mrs e. j.
Bardon. Miss Elizabeth Smith, Mrs. M E
Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Mccullough,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Martin, Miss Agnes
Breene. Miss May Rawlings. Mrs H Bright,
Miss Florence Hopkins. Miss F. Smith, DR.
and Mrs. w. NJ. Hunt and family, Miss
Edith Callahan, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Miss
May Towne, William Jose Rudolph Jose,
Mrs. w. Jose. Mrs. Mary Howe Totten,
Miss Edith Totten, Mr.. Howe Totten, Miss
Annie Totten, Mrs. NJ. Levy
Mr.: ]. F. Nicholson OF this place has
left for Huntington, Ind, to visit his rela-
tives there: Mr. Nicholson is connected
with the telegraph department Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad
several farmers have had their wheat
threshed since the harvesting a few weeks
ago. and the grain SO far does not compare
with that of last year, either in yield or
quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
STARTED FOR THE ARCTIC,
Erik Will Look for Lieut.. Peary on
the Way.

The steamer Erik left North Sydney yes
terday morning on her voyage TO the frozen
north. She is to call at Labrador and then
at the various Esquimaux stations In
Greenland West, reaching Etah under
favorable conditions In about three weeks
At the various stations she wiz make in
quiries as to news Of Lieut.. Peary and the
Windward.
The Erik took $50 tons Of coal, and N
fully provisioned for at least q year. The
members OF the Peary Arctic Club who
went on the steamer are: DR.. r. A. Cook.
surgeon of the expedition; l.. c. Stone and
Herbert Beri, both OF Brooklyn; c. F.
Wyckof and L. c. Bennett of Ithaca. N.
Y, and Alfred Whitney Church of Eigin,
Ill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
MACHINIsTS' STRIKE OFF,
Union Members Instructed to Get
Work Wherever POnaibIe.

The Machinists' Union instructed its
members at Richmond, Va, Saturday
10 secure work wherever they could get 1t
ind the strike is off. Bitter speeches were
delivered at the meeting against the men
who ordered the strike. and 1t was declared
that the machintsts in Richmond and else
where IN the south were sacrificed by their
brethren In the north and west. 1T was
claimed that the national officers promised
them financial aid, which was not given
the money all going to the sections above
named. This Is the real cause Of the COL
lapse of the strike at Newport News and
Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
Fete of Fall of Bastfle,

kilograms from all parts of France show
that the national fete day. the anniversary
of the fall of, the BastIe. was celebrated
everywhere throughout the country yester-
day with much enthusiasm and without
disorder There were reviews at all mill
tar!' and naval stations, followed by nlu-
limitations, fireworks and balls in the even
ing
In Chicago and the City of Mexico the
Freach residents signally celebrated the
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
Laurel News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LAUREL, Nd, July Is, ]

LAUREL. Nd, July Is, 1901.
AS result Of the republican primary
meeting for the tenth or Laurel district of
Prince Georges county, which was held
Saturday evening in the city hall of this
place, the delegation from Laurel was in
structed for Mr.. james p. Curley, cardi-
date for the state senate. The meeting
was presided over by Mr.. Albin Fairall
No opposition to Mr.. Curley was shown,
and a resolution instructing the delegation
for him was carried unanimously. He
named fifteen delegates. each to have one
third of vote at the convention held at
Upper Marlboro today.
A good deal of damage has been caused
by the overlooking of the Patuxent river at
this point. The river broke through sew
eral places in the dixie east Of the railroad
and the corn fields adjacent have been
seriously damaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
OHIo's ACTION INDoRsED.
Virginia Democrats Favor Getting
Away From Bryanism.

Away From Bryanism.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, July Ex-senator Dam
lei. President Goode, Eppa Hunton, 1r and
other leading members of the convention
today expressed their views of the action
Of the Ohio democratic convention and Its
reputation Of Bryan and his politics. All
of the gentlement emphatically declare that
the time has come for a divorce of the
party from the ideas OF the Nebraskan
Senator Daniel said: 1.-THE democrats
must look to the future and should not
be bound by platforms of the past" The
statements Of the gentlemen were for pub
hcation, and have created a vast amount
Of talk among the people who heard them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
Hanged for Tre.,

A cradock. Cape Colony, Dispatch Of Fri
day July II. says: Johannes Coetxee.
caught with Maraas. the rebel. who was
hanged July 10 at Middleburg, was pub
iiciy executed for treason in Cradock to-
] DAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
The regular permapent

The regular permapent
family circulation OF The
Evening Star in walking
ton Ia more than double
that of any other paper,
whether published I'm the
morning OF fn the after
noon.
As q medium for uuob-
3ectfonable advertisements
IL therefore stands nm
eQualed and unapproach-
able.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15

Andrew Carnegie has offered 1900 for
the erection of a free public library In An
nan, Scotland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
Few York 0fice, l28 Tribune Building.
Chicago Office. Boycs Building.

The Evening Star Is served TO subscribers II the
.ity by carriers, on their own account at 10 cents
counter. cents each. BY man-anywhere In the
Us orCanada-postage prepaid-50 cents per month.
Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star. 81 per year; with
foreign postage added. s. %.
Entered at the Post Office at Washington, d. O.,
second-class mail matreFl
yAll mail subscriptions must be paid In advance.
Rates Of advertising made known on application.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-12-13
r NOW LOOK OUT!

''Take care Of yourself" say our friends.
"rl try to-" we answer. We do take little
care, yet in spite of warm clothes, rubbers
and mackintoshes, an army of people were
bowled out by pneumonia and other lung
and chest diseases last winter. They
caught cold, neglected it, let it fix upon
them, were torn by coughs, choked by
inhammations and concessions, wasted by
fever, tired out by pain and then gave up
the fight. The hour you realize that you
have a cold on the chest, place n Benson's
Porous Plaster where the pain or oppres-
sion is felt. If you think two are needed
make it two. No harm if you were COW
cred with them. They act quickly and
prevent the engagement of blood in the
organs. In this way-with ordinary eau
ton as to exposure-you will break up the
cold and avoid a serious sickness. No
other applications, or any other form of
treatment, will accomplish this as certainly
and speedily. Benson's Plasters have a dis
tinct and positive action and are curative to
the highest degree. Use them with the same
confidence for coughs, muscular rheuma-
tism, the grip (back and chest and all sim
liar ailments. Women, who are chief suffer
ers from cold weather complaints, should
keep these plasters always within reach.
Get the genuine. All druggists, or we will
prepay postage on any number ordered in
the United States on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-12-13
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
TOURS VIA PENNSYLVA-
MA RAILROAD.
SEASON OF I9OI-Ioo2.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany announces the following per
.sonally-conducted tours for the sea
son of I9OI-I9o2
Mexico and California; forty
five day tour will leave New York,
Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pitts
burg February II. The party will
travel over the entire route by the
"Mexico and California Special, "
the finest train that crosses the con
tinent.
Florida.-Three tours to lack
sonville will leave New York and
Philadelphia February 1 and IS.
and March 4. The first two OF
these admits of a sojourn of two
weeks in the "Flowery State. "
Tickets for the third tour will be
good to return by regular trains
until May 81, 1902.
Tickets for the above tours will
be sold from principal points on the
Pennsylvania railroad. For de-
tailed itineraries, giving rates and
full information, address Thos. E.
Watt, Passenger Agent Western
District, Pittsburg; B. Courlaen-
der, Jr., Passenger Agent Balti-
more District, Baltimore; c. Studs
Passenger Agent Southeastern Dis
trict, Washington; or George w.
Boyd Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-12-13

recess. Mr.. Smith has agreed to re-
main until January Is if necessary.
but will return Immediately thereafter
to Philadelphia to resume the editor
ship Of the Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Smith had several talks with
President Roosevelt on the subject.
and finally on Saturday afternoon last
formally rendered to the president the
following letter of resignation:
Washington. Dec. Il, 1901.
"My Dear Mr.. President:
Following my verbal communica-
ton of some time ago. l beg to tende-
my resignation to the Office of post
master general, to take effect at your
early convenience on the appointment
and qualification of my successor.
This step is taken in fulfillment OF
! plan long since formed, for purely
personal reasons, the execution OF
which has been delayed until it could
be carried out without embarrassing
your declared policy, and until the de
partment measures in which l am
| deeply interested could be satisfac
torily advanced and assured.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH"
Mr.. Smith delayed the formal tender
until the president had chosen his sue
cessor. Mr.. Payne is now at his home
in Wisconsin. His name will go in c
the senate for confirmation the first
week Of January He is expected tc
be ready to take charge Of the office
by the middle of next month at the
latest. It is stated that no other
changes in the cabinet are at presen-
contemplated Mr. Smith has beer
postmaster general since April q
1898, succeeding James A. Gary, Of
| Maryland. All of the assistant post
masters general were summoned BY
Mr.. Smith yesterday afternoon, ant
his announcement of the change wa.
a distinct surprise to them. He gave
assurance that his action meant NJ
changes among his assistants.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-12-13

7dfs a-J nas &C gu OYeF stYtTa
res Of land with the. aIcke@ trees.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-12-13

When you have sown the clover in
the spring with a nurse crop, pastured
it in the fall after the crop has been
removed, cut the field for hay the fol
owing June and taken a crop of seed
from it in September. that clover field
has fulfilled its mission and is done
for unless enough seed is left on the
ground to reseed the field.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-12-13

A man who would kick up quite
fuss should some relation of his wife's
come to his home and hang around IN
willing to work for his board will still
keep in his COW barn and milk twice
day one or more cows who are just as
big beats as any relative which his
wife may have, and do it all compla-
Gently just because of his ignorance.