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Evening star., 1902-08-13
MOVED TO BUSCH BUILDING,
Change in Quarters Of the Rural Free
Delivery Clerks

The committee recently designated by
Acting Postmaster General Wynne to make
such recommendations as 1t might deem
necessary for the good of the service in
connection with the transfer of clerks from
the Post Office Department and other build
ings in this city to the Busch building has
made its report.
The committee has not deemed 1t feasible
to move the dead letter office.
The topographers Office" the committee
says, being the largest division to be af-
fected, it Is recommended that this entire
DIVISION, with its chief, be moved to the
Busch building where 1t is felt better and
more suitable accommodations can be pro-
vlded for this branch Of the service. 1t
does not appear that this division has COM
mun1catlon with other branches of the de-
partment OF sufficient frequency or i'm
portance to warrant It's remaining in the
building, and as Its removal will not in
FolVe any great expense this recommenda-
tlon Is made. 1t is requested, however,
that action be not taken looking to the con-
summation of this recommendation until
the topographer shall have been given a
hearing
The above recommendations have not yet
been approved, but it is likely they will be.
rms committee recommended that the sup
ply division of the rural free delivery be
moved into the Busch building and those
branches of the service have been moved
The clerks IN the annex to The Star build
Ing will remain there.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
COMPLAIN OF RESTRICTIONS
Reports From Police officers Regard
ing Railway Cab Stand.

The pubic hackmen who stand their We
hicles in the vicinity Of the Pennsylvania
depot, at 9th and streets. recently COM
planned to the District Commissioners of the
restrictions placed upon them. They de-
clared they were not allowed to solicit pas
sengers and were made to stand aside in
the favor of the hotel omnibuses The
complaint was referred to the police depart
ment and has now been returned to the
Commissioners with reports from Lieut.
Moore of the sixth police precinct, in which
the station is located and Major Sylvester
the superintendent of police. Lieut.. Moore
says:
"The regulation prohibiting cabmen and
others from soliciting the patronage of per-
sons is, In my judgment, a good one You
have but to compare the present conditions
to what they were prior to its enactment at
this depot and other such places to be con-
Vinced of the wisdom of this law. Before
we had this law person passing out of the
depot to the public street was at once be-
sieged by a half-dozen or more OF these
cabmen. each trying his best to secure the
party's patronage. If, as these complain
ants say, this regulation does not exist in
any other city I should think such places
are far behind in this Improvement.
Il would suggest that the space on the
west half of 9Th street, south of street
extending to the south wall of the Pennsyl-
wanna uepOt, QeSlgndteQ as an omnibus
stand, be not tnterfered with by making it
stand for all public vehicles. These om-
nibuses represent licensed hotels and by
placing them as they are is not only just
privilege to these public houses but to the
travelling public 1t is a great convenience.
and 1 find that the number Of persons
hauled by these buses to places other than
the houses they represent is very small, in
deed
In commenting on the matter, Major syl-
vester says:
"The condition of affairs at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad depot is very much improved
over the old methods pursued at that Ioca-
tion. AS far as the Pennsylvania Cab Com
pany Is concerned, 1t Is beyond the power
of the authorities to interfere with it with
In its own premises. 1 deem it necessary
that the omnibus stand be maintained on
9Th street. So far as discrimination is con-
eerned on the part of the police, no inter-
ference will be permitted where there is
compliance with the police regulations 1t
is beyond the province of this department to
do otherwise in the premises than is now
being done under the existing requirements
OF the regulations as promulgated by the
Commissioners"
The hackmen complained that the Penn
sylvania company was allowed to call its
cabs inside the depot while they were made
to keep quiet without.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
COMPLAINS of DISTINCTIONS.

General George H. Harries, vice president
Of the United States and Potomac Electric
Lighting Companies, recently wrote to the
District Commissioners calling attention to
the fact that the companies have had a
good deal of trouble because builders have
covered the company's manholes In the
street with materials He asked that fu-
ture permits for occupying the streets con-
tain provision which will keep the man.
holes clear Of obstructions. The matter
was referred to the building department
and Is the subject of reports from Snowden
Ashford, inspector Of buildings, and Cap
tain Chester Harding, assistant to the En-
gfneer Commissioner Mr.. Ashford is In IA
vor of not putting any further restrictions
on the builders, but Captain Harding sug-
gests that In future permits for occupancy
OF pubic space for building materials 1t be
named as condition of the permit that the
builder Will be required to promptly remove
materials covering manholes of any charac-
ter upon notification to do SO by the in
spectOr of buildings.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
THE COURTS.
EQUITY Court \

Equity Court No. 1-Justice Clabaugh.
In re Edwin Ellis Spear; order for publi-
cation of notice as to change of name
Miller agt. Maddox, sale decreed with
Samuel Maddox and P. NJ Brown trust ees
to sell. Hoeke agt. Marshall: guardian ad
litem appointed. Wineland agt Waren-
hurst: motion to dismiss overruled and for
pro confesso denied, with leave to amend
plea.
Circuit Court No 2-Justice Clabaugh.
Lyons agt. American Surety and Trust
signed and ordered of record.
Probate Court-Justice Clabaugh
Estate of Bridget NJ. Sweeney; statement
for account filed. Estate of Chas w. Kel-
Ter: copy of will admitted to probate and
letters testamentary granted to Joanna
Keller-bond $500. Estate of Chas. T.
Griffin: statement for account and proof of
return of appraisers filed. Estate of Emma
T. Howe: account of sales filed. In re
Richard H. Cryer ct al; order of allow
ance. Estate of Margaret NJ Lacey; an
swer to rule filed and order of allowance
Estate of John H. Randolph: account pass
ed. Estate of Florida Pitts; account pass
ed. In re Maud d. /. Dyer; inventory filed
In re Rosco Johnson: petition for appoint
ment of guardian filed Estate of Eliza
beth Chism: will fully proved. Estate of
Annie NJ. Burley: final notice issued In re
Geo. Rueth ct al; statements for account
filed. Estate of Geo. A. Shallenberger; re-
turn of appraisers filed.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
SUSPICION
LEADS TO THE REAL CAUSE.

The question Of coffee disease or Postum health
becomes OF the greatest Importance when We are
thrown On our own resources Many a woman
when suddenly left without means of support can
make comfortable living If health remains.
A brave little woman out in Barnes Kansas
says: Il feel that I owe you letter for the good
Postum Coffee has done me. For years / was a
great sufferer with nervousness without ever sus-
pecting the cause. Two years ago l came down
with nervous prostration. My work was light but
could not do it; could not sew or read
Ny sleep was broken and unrefreshing; 1 suf-
fered intensely and 1t seemed only a matter Of
time till must lose my reason.
My mental distress was great as my phys
lcal when one day friend brought me q trial of
POSTUM Coffee and urged me to use it instead Of
conee for few days, saying that Postum had
cured her Of liver trouble and sick headaches. /
replied that thought could not give up coffee
had always used It q stimulant; ). however the
Postum Food Coffee proved to be pleasing to the
taste. and used IT and was surprised to see that
1 was resting and getting better.
MY husband bought several packages and IN.
sisted on me using It altogether. Gradually, but
not the less surely. fully recovered. never
used coffee afterward. and when / wss left q
widow. year later. was able to open dress
making shop and support myself and little girls u
Name given BY Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mich.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Hypnotism and Imagination.

From Health.
We may regard the phenomena of hypno-
tism in two aspects-ffrst and chiefly as
Illustrating the influence of Imagination on
the functions of the body; secondly, as
showing under what conditions the imagi-
nation may be most readily brought to
bear in producing such influence. These
phenomena deserve far closer and at the
same time wider attention than they have
yet received. Doubt has been thrown upon
them because they have been associated
with false theories, and in many cases
with fraud and delusion. But rightly
viewed, they are at once instructive and
valuable. On the one hand they throw
light on some of the most interesting prob
lens of mental physiology; on the other
they promise to afford valuable means of
curing certain ailments, and of influencing
in useful ways certain powers and func-
tions of the body. All that is necessary, it
should seem, to give hypnotic researches
their full value is that all association of
those purely mental phenomena with char
latanry and fraud should be abruptly and
definitely broken OFF. Those who make
practical application of the phenomena of
hypnotism should not only divest their own
minds of all idea that some occult and as
1t were extra-natural force is at work but
should encourage no belief in such force
in those on whom the hypnotic method il
employed. Their influence on the patient
will not be lessened, 1 believe, by the full
est knowledge on the patients part that all
which is to happen to him Is purely nat
ural.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
The Future of the Vesuvius.

The Secretary Of the Navy recently
asked the naval board Of construction to
consider what should be done with the
former dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, and
that board recommended that a board Of
s4vey be appointed to pass upon her ul-
innate disposition. The Vesuvius attract
ed much attention at one time, as 1t was
thought her guns might revolutionize naval
warfare, but she proved a failure during
the Spanish war. For some time she has
her when not In use. The board of survey
may recommend the taking or Of guns,
etc. and the use Of the craft as a dis
patch boat.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
FILED FOR PROBATE.
Will of DR.. Gustavus W. Pope Pre-
sented to Register.

The will Of DIR. Gustavus W. Pope, dated
May % last, has been filed for probate.
Requests of $50 each are made to Mrs.
Laura Slaughter, who lived as maid in
the household of the testator for seven
years: to the pastor of st. Augustine s
Catholic Church and to the pastor of St.
Pauls Catholic Church. So much of the
remainder of the estate, as includes the
testator's undivided interest in certain real
property in Rome, N. ", which formerly
belonged to his father, is left in trust for
the benefit of Mary Saint Abe. Upon the
death of the latter this property is to be
conveyed in fee simple to Paulina Pope,
sister of the testator. All the remainder
Of the estate. including an policies of in
surance, is devised absolutely to Mrs. Saint
Albe for her sole and separate use and dis
posal.
Henry H. Classic and Paulina Pope are
named executors.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Anacostia and Vicinity.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Rupert
Home for the Aged met last evening at the
home on Good Hope road, Anacostia Mrs.
Gustave Facius of Washington, the presi-
dent of the organization. presided, and there
was large attendance Of members. Plans
were discussed for an entertainment, to be
held under the auspices of the society.
Repairs are being made to the Anacostia
public school buildings. At the Van Buren
building and the annex in Anacostia plum
bling is being renewed, new doors hung and
woodwork painted.
Clagett Hayden, a boy living on Fillmore
street, Anacostia, has several broken fin
gers on his left hand as the result of being
struck by a base ball.
Among the Anacostians at Piney Point
are Misses Annie Green and Jennie Bart
ley and Messrs. Robert J. Green and Thos.
Leonard.
Mr.. John J. Rick. jr., of Monroe street,
Anacostia, is spending his vacation in Bed
ford, Pa.
Mr.. William A. Pyles has returned from
trip to Round Hill, Va.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
E. F. SHEPARD SUED FOR D1voRc
His Marriage With Mrs. Potter Caused
Surprise In 1897

The New York Times of today says: The
records Of yesterdays proceedings Of the
supreme court, special term, part II, bore
out the predictions made five years ago by
the friends Of Elliott F. Shepard. son of the
late Colonel Elliott F. Shepard that the
rather romantic marriage in 1897 of the
young Vanderbilt scion to Mrs. Esther Pot
ter, widow of Alfred Potter Of this CITY,
would end unhappily. Mrs. Shepard has
begun suit against her husband for an alb
solute divorce, and Justice Alfred Steckler
yesterday appointed Colonel Franklin Bart
lett referee to hear the testimony and de-
termine the suit.
The court proceedings gave absolutely no
details concerning the case, and the law
yers concerned were dumb when ap-
preached upon the subject. The grounds
upon which the divorce is asked were kept
secret, but it was ascertaned that the ap-
plication is for an absolute divorce There
is only one ground for such a divorce in
this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Shepard have never
figured in the fashionable world Young
Shepard, however, was one of the matrf-
monial catches of the town. He was the
only son of Colonel Shepard. His mother
was the daughter of the late William H
Vanderbilt. He is one of four living chill
dren, and such is entitled to a large for
tune. This, however, had been arranged
before Colonel shepard's death, and his
Young Shepard got into scrape at Yale
in 1894 and, Notwithstanding the influence
of the Vanderbilt family he found it wiser
to withdraw from college and finish his
studies under tutor at Harvard
In April, 1897 society was surprised by
the announcement of his marriage to Mrs
Esther Potter, who was described as the
widow of Alfred Potter. living formerly at
225 West 43d street. The bridegroom was
then twenty years of age, and the bride
gave her age as twenty-five. She was
Miss Esther Virgins, the daughter of a
storekeeper In Greenpoint, l.. 1. She was
only fifteen when she married Alfred Pot
ter and went to Philadelphia. After few
years of married life she and Potter sepa-
rated 1t was said that at one time she
She was introduced to Shepard in the sum
mer of 1896 at Narragansett Pier.
The news of the wedding reached the ears
of the young mans mother, and she sent
for him. When she found that he had mar
ried Mrs. Potter, she insisted that there
should be religious ceremony The young
couple went to the late Rev. DIR. John Hall
who was the family's spiritual adviser, and
a second ceremony was performed on April
TO- Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard then went to the
Plaza Hotel and sailed for Europe on
April 15
Until a year ago they were living in Lon
don and Paris. Elliott F. Shepard went
into business in Paris, but was not sue
cessful. They were not In the least con-
spicuous in the gay capital Stories of
young Shepard's financial embarrassment
reached New York last year, and a sudden
trip to Paris by Mrs. Shepard, his mother
was said to be with the object of helping
him.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
A Simple Air Test.
From Health.


1t is highly important to determine wheth-
er the air Of room contains too much car
bonic acid. Air is impure and Injurious in
proportion to the displacement Of oxygen
by carbonic acid. The following simple
method Will enable any one to detect readi-
ly a dangerous proportion of carbondiozide
in room: Bring into the room a half-pInt
bottle entirely full Of water; pour out this
water in the room, when the empty bottle
will Immediately be filed with the air of
the room; now put into the bottle one table,
spoonful OF pure lime water, cork and shake
1t. II 1t turns milky white in a few minutes
the ventilation u imperfect,
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Adverse Report

Ihe Electric Construction 6nSppany re-
Gently made applications for permission to
place canvas strip with the firm name
painted thereon upon the fence leading
from the door Of 713 14th street northwest
to the curb. The inspector of buildings has
reported to the Commissioners that this
wouid De In violation of the regulations.
out thaL the sign may be placed on the
Of the owner
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported to
the health office during the twentyfour
hours ending at noon today:
John Saturday, 20 years; Elizabeth
spaulding, 60 years; William II. Greer, 53
years; Eustace Dickson, 81 years; John
Norcum. 81 years; William Tyler, 4s years;
Elizabeth Herbert. 45 years: Rodger Hodge,
40 years; Maria Cofen. "a years; Kate NJ
Noonan. 30 years; Mildred v. Hudson, 1
year; Frances Dawson, l year; Ella V.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of the water
at 8 a. M: Great Falls-Temperature, 7S;
condition, 1S. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature, 10: condition at north connection,
/; condition at south connection. 4. George
town reservoir, temperature, 70; condition
at north connection, 8; condition at
south connection. 10. Washington reservoir
Temperature, 7s; condition at inf1uent, 49,:
condition at effluent, 30.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1O:11 a. m. and 1926 p.
m; high tide, 3:O6 a. m. and 3:45 p. m.
Tomorrow-Low tide, II :0S a. m. and II %
p. m; high tide, 4:1O a. m. and 4:55 p. m.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 500 a. m; sun sets, 7
p.
Moon sets 1853 a. m. tomorrow.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $40 a. m.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Russia's Vast Band Of Assassins,

ihe Arbeiter Zeitung Of Vienna declares
the recent assassination of officials in Rus
sia to be the work Of vast secret revolu-
uonary society, which embraces the whole
OF the empire and numbers 1900 members,
who are drawn from everx, class of society
The society has ample funds and is well
ORGANIZED, and every member OF it has
sworn to give his life il required for the
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Marriage Licenses,

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
WHITEWATER c. Oliver of this city and
Minnie Vermillion OF Upper Marlboro. Nd. !;
Samuel j. Cook and Florence Casey; Harry
P. Baines and Virginia May Lewis; Ralph
r. Smith and Ada G. Bier.
Colored-Charles Kye and Ellen Mack of
Gunston, Va: William HsIDade and Emma
Reed; William Bibbs and Elspora Doyle;
Harry a. airy .. Richardson and Eugle I. Fuqua;
James n. White and Emma J.. Wilson.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
FAIR TONIGHT.
Partly Cloudy, With Rising Tempera'
ture Thursday.

Forecast till pm. Thursday:
For the District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland, fair tonight; partly cloudy,
with rising temperature Thursday; light to
fresh east to southeast winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday;
warmer in western portion Thursday; fresh
east to southeast winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The temperature is generally below the
seasonal average, except in the southern
and southwestern states and the Rocky
mountain districts, and is to 10 degrees
below the normal In the middle Atlantic
and New England states, the upper Ohio
valley and the southern lake region. In
the British Northwest Territory the mini
mum temperature this morning ranges from
80 to AZ degrees
The area of high barometer that occupied
the upper lake region and Ohio valley
Tuesday morning has moved eastward over
the lower lake region and middle Atlantic
states, and a barometric depression has
moved southeastward over the Missouri
valley.
Local rains have occurred in the upper
lake region and in the states Of the upper
Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, and
also in the middle and southern plateau
and southern Rocky mountain districts. At
Davenport, Iowa, 2.s4 inches Of rain have
fallen in the last twelve hours.
In the Atlantic coast states the weather
day by rising temperature, increasing
cioudiness and showers in the interior. The
temperature will also rise In the Ohio valley
and the lower lake region, with local rains
north of the Ohio river.
In the West Indies the barometer con-
tinues to fall slowly over the Windward
Islands and thence over eastern Cuba and
Jamaica, and heavy rains are reported over
the greater part of Cuba. Rain has also
fallen in the Windward Islands Although
the general conditions in the West Indies
favor the development of storm over or
near the Windward Islands, no well-defned
cyclonic area has yet appeared in that re-
gion.
Along the north Atlantic coast the winds
will be light and variable, On the middle
and south Atlantic coast light to fresh east
erly winds will prevail On the gulf coast
light, variable winds will shift to southerly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light. variable winds and
fair weather to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Mobile, 1.16; Daven-
port. 2s4 Sydney, 2.10; Cienfuegos, w. l.,
11S; Bainbridge, Ga, 1S6.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Under Indictment hfora Forgery.

Moreitz Affelder was brought to this city
tooay on warrant Of removal from Gin
cinnati, Ohio, and committed to the Dis
trict jail to await further actfon. Affelder
Is under indictment for forgery, it being al
legged leg that nj December I, 1901, he forged the
check on the Citizens Rational Bank of
Washington city for s1o0.. -t,r s.'
Evening star., 1902-08-13

James Hamilton, colored, eighteen years
old, became Ill near 18th and H streets
northeast about 1910 o'clock this morning.
He was taken to the Casualty Hospital by
the police. After being given medical
treatment he was sent to his home at ga
Gordon avenue northeast.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
In r. M. Nevin's District.

r. NJ Nevin was elected in the third dis
trict two years ago by a very narrow mar
gin. The district was originally made to
be a democratic one, but has been going
very close politically for several years.
The republicans Of the district tried hard
last winter to have the legislature make
the district a stronger republican one, but
failed. Colonel Nevin has been retained
by the liquor interests as attorney to test
the validity of new local option law, and
for this reason the Anti-Saloon League in
the district is up in arms against him, and
he will be materially weaker as candidate
than he was two years ago.
The proposition to try to retire DR.. j. A.
Norton in the thirteenth district Is prac
tically abandoned The republicans hoped
to have w. j. Jackson, a wealthy manu-
facturer of Fremont, take the nomination
against him, but Jackson has formally de-
clined the nomination. The democratic
plurality in the district is sufficient to war
rant Norton's return.
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-August y, 4 pm, rs; s
pm, 6s; - midnight. 90. August 13, a M,
Sc; am. 63: noon. II; = pm, 73.
Maximum, IS, at pm, August 12 Mini
mum. 55 at am. August 13.
Observation-Disclosures u, 4 pm, 5000; s
pm, BOIL; II midnight, 3O15 August 49,
am. 301S; am, 1923; noon, 3019; 2
n m
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Engineer Band Program.

The United States Engineer Band will
present the following program this evening
at o'clock at Washington barracks, under
the direction of Chief Musician Julius Kam-
per:
March, THE Dawn Of Peace" Scanston
Overture, "Semir amide' Rossin,
fnteriieIzo from Nalia .............M Moses
Selection, "Fause" se".... Gouno6
La Carina, "MaZurka de Cornet' Young
Medley overture, "Blaze Away. Smith
Evening star., 1902-08-13
Maximum Temperatures.

The following is the maximum tempera-
ture In the twentyfour hours ending at 8
a. m. August 13 in the cities Indicated as
repOrted to the weather bureau:
Evening star., 1902-08-13
For Fresh Air Fund.

The Evening Star Is in receipt Of 81 from
"A Friend" in Anacostia as contribution
to the fresh air fund