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Evening star., 1902-08-12
STRIKERS ATTACK DEPUTIES.
Lively Fight at Throop, Pa, Last
Night.

A dispatch from Scranton, Pa, yesterday
says: lively battle occurred tonight be-
tween deputies and strikers at Throop, an
isolated mining village six miles north of
here. Scores Of shots were exchanged, but
as far as Is known no one was hit. The
one colliery in the village is operated by
the Ontario and Western coal department
Last Tuesday the washery was started
under the protection Of armed deputies.
There has been some stone throwing at
the deputies and clubbing of workmen,
and on several occasions the deputies die
charged their guns to frighten away the
boys who pelted the washery with sling
shots.
company's pumping station located on the
river bank were driven to cover by voley
Of shots from the opposite shore. They
returned the fire and silenced the attack.
Tonight when darkness fell the attack on
the pump house was renewed the COM
pany anticipated 1t and had big force
of deputies on hand. For an hour bullets
flew thick and fast. The attacking party
seemed to concentrate it's fire on the pump
house, for 1t was fairly riddled with bull
lets. The deputies shot into the bushes on
the opposite shore only a hundred feet
away, making a target of the spot where
the flashes of the assailants' guns We're
seen.
The strikers evidently quit because Of
their ammunition being exhausted, and this
put an end to the hostilities.
Several houses in the village were struck
by bullets from the deputies rifles. Sheriff
Schadt went to the scene, but on account
of the darkness was unable to do any
thing He will take steps tomorrow, he
says, to prevent a repetition of the scene.
Evening star., 1902-08-12
LUNACY PROCEEDINGS.
Court Directs Inquiry Into Mental
Condition of Eleven Persons.

The District Commissioners, through Mr..
A. Leftwich Sinclair, assistant corporation
counsel, today instituted lunacy proceed
ings against the following persons, all of
whom are alleged to be of unsound mind
Government Hospital for the Insane: John
P. Cassidy, Anderson L. Gill, Laura v.
Whitley, Justine Shindler, Lucy Edy, Annie
NJ. Perkins, Genevieve Mines, Henry Led
erer, Alice Thompson, Alexina C. Hudgins
and Francis Renahan.
Justice Clabaugh has appointed physi-
clans to examine the parties. The court
will inquire into their mental condition
Thursday next, at l o'clock pm, In the
room of Equity Court No. l. city hall. All
of those mentioned are now In st. Eliza
beth's, awaiting the judicial Investigations.
Alice Thompson, whose sanity will be the
subject Of inquiry, stated, Is the woman
who created a scene in the Police Court
several days ago when arraigned a
charge of threats. She became very violent
during the hearing Of her case and at
tempted to strike one of the bailiffs with a
chair. In view of her strange conduct,
her case and directed that her mental
status receive attention. DR.. d. K. Shute
and DR.. Joseph w. Little have been ap-
pointed by Justice Clabaugh in the case.
DR.. Shute has already examined her once
and is Of the opinion that she should re-
ceive treatment at the insane asylum.
Justice Clabaugh will hear testimony to-
morrow afternoon relative to the mental
condition of Richard E. Williams, Gertrude
Powell. Elizabeth Campbell, Christiana Lo-
max, William ]. Gaffney, Martha E. Sweet
wine, Annie Manning, Mary A. Harper,
B. Guinnin. Elizabeth Johnson and Vir-
ginia A. Scott.
Evening star., 1902-08-12

treatment to a number OF calves at Ger
mantown station about two weeks ago. pre-
vious to their being loaded for the markets
at Washington. Justice Norris presided
over the trial. The charges were brought
by q young gentleman named Mark c. Bull
lis, who Is temporarily making his home at
Germantown. Mr.. Bulls claims that to tie
the legs Of calf and bring 1t to the sta
ton and to let it lie upon the ground in this
condition while waiting for the trains is in
human, and he had Mr.. Alfred Cormack,
agent of the Society for Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals of Baltimore, appear at
the trial and give testimony. The farmers
took the opposite view, and defied any man
to prove that a calf with its four legs tied
long enough to be taken to train suffered
any physical pain whatever. There were
at least a hundred farmers of prominence
present. Mr.. Grusendorf was declared to
be not guilty. Mr. Young had pleaded
guilty to the charge in advance of Grusen-
DORIS trial, and was fined 50 and costs.
The following Baltimoreans and Wash
ingtonians are registered here:
At High View House-Mr. and Mrs. j. c.
Pratt and sons, Kenneth and Stewart Pratt;
Mrs. NJ. Z. Simpson, Mrs. A. ]. King, Mr..
]. Manning, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Wilson,
Misses Hattie and Clara Quinter, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lyons, Mr.. F. c. Marvin, wife
and children, Mr.. and Mrs Kimball, Misses
Estelle and Ruth Kimball, DR.. Donnelly and
Mrs. Donnelly, Misses Marguerite, Louise
and Dorothy Donnelly, Miss l.. Herndon,
Mrs. and Miss Hergesheimer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Welch. Mrs. Bessie Shadbolt, Misses
Kathleen and Gladys Shadbolt, Mr.. Lawrence
Shadbolt, Misses Helen Shehan, Florence
Patrick, Cornelia Marvin, Mr.. Chas. Mar
vim, Lieut.. n. c. Clarke, Misses Katharine
Lysight, Mr.. Quinter, Messrs. Geo. Quinter,
Richard Wilson, Henry Kimball, Mrs. VIM.
Dickson, Miss NJ. Stewart; from Frederick
Messrs. John Dood and Earle B. Wood
At Shady Brook-Misses Susan Buckler,
Mrs Buckler, Mr.. q. S. Buckler Miss Ell
len B. Canty, Messrs. Harry York, Park
and William Hutchinson, Clark Simms, Ar
thur Marr, Misses Benevieve Simms, Mar
jorie Armstrong, Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong,
Miss Martenez, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Wilkins,
Mr.. Thos. wilkins, Miss Margaret wilkins,
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Schaefer and
daughter.
At Pleasant View-Mr. H. L. McCabe,
Miss May McCabe Mr.. A. H. Eackle and
family, Misses Elsie George and Mamie
Mullen and Mr.. Frank Mullen.
At Woodcliff-Mr. and Mrs. John Eiker
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. George Dutrow
and family, Misses Emily Robinson and
Octavia Green and Mr.. Elvin James.
At Locust Lawn-Mr. and Mrs. Frank c.
Sanders and son Melford, Mrs. c. L. Wool
ard and son. Mrs. VIM. j. Egbert and
daughter, Miss A. B. Dom Of Pittsburg,
Pa, and Miss Marie Burcke of Frederick,
Md.
At Lawn Cottage-Mrs F. G. Adams, Mr..
Frank Adams, jr., Miss Sara A. MCGEE,
Messrs. w. Adams, R. Adams and F. G.
Louise, Isabel and Carrie Gaisberg, Sara
Stephens, Grace and Katie Milbourne,
Maude Pumphrey, Mrs VIM. Gaisberg, Mrs.
R. Forster, Mr.. Warren Forster, Mrs.
Pumphrey, Mr.. Geo. H. Moore Of Washing
ton.
Evening star., 1902-08-12
RUSHING IN THE RETURNS.
Appraisers Kept Busy Receiving Az
f1dav1ts Under Personal Tax Law.

This being the last day upon which re-
turns under the personal tax law can be
made without penalty, the District assess
ors have witnessed an almost unprecedent-
ed crush in their crowded quarters,
where the personal tax appraisers are also
ensconced. When the doors were opened
at o'clock this morning a line had al
ready formed. A steady stream of per-
sonal property owners has flowed into and
out Of the office, and the indications are
that the closing hours this afternoon will
fairly overwheim the clerks and appraisers.
Mr.. Darneille, the assessor, has been
communicated with by a large number Of
notaries public. who say they have more
returns before them than they can possibly
attend to before o'clock this afternoon.
They have been informed that any returns
In their hands and bearing seal and date Of
this day will be accepted tomorrow without
subjecting the makers Of the affidavit to
any future penalties.
1t viii be impossible for some time 10
come for the appraisers to make an esti-
mate of the amount of taxable personal
property upon which they have received
returns. The returns have been coming in
! so rapidly that 1t has been impossible to
classify them as yet to say nothing of 60
| residents of the city are out of town and
have not made returns. The appraisers will
seek out the finer dwellings when they be-
| gin to make their rounds, and gradually
| work down to the less imposing structures
as the work is completed.
| The published statement to the effect that
II person owned more than $1,000 worth
OF personal property 1t would be necessary
| to pay on the excess as well as the orig
inal HOOO was a mistake Household be-
| longings to the amount Of 81, coo are abso-
| ldtely exempt. Personal tax must be paid
| on only the amou~t in excess Of this 81 600
| The mistake brought hundreds Of INQUIRIES
to the office OF the assessor by persons who
| had already made returns and had elm
/ mated the 81 600 exempted by law
Evening star., 1902-08-12
RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT.
Statements in Mr.. Geo. 81. Daniels Ad-
dress at Chautauqua.

In a carefully prepared address before
the Chautauqua assembly yesterday at
Chautauqua, N. Y, Mr.. George H. Daniels,
general passenger agent of the New York
Central railroad, presented a compilation
of railroad news and development, and
drew conclusions therefrom regarding the
commercial doings Of America, which were
fairly startling, as well as most entertain
ing and instructive.
After dwelling briefly on the fact that
this country now has 100000 miles of steam
railway, in the operation Of which over
l,00O,GOO men are employed, whose annual
wages amount to over 5000 100000; that
capital to the amount of s12, 600, ,000, 900 is
invested in these roads, and that the earn
ings of the roads last year was $1,000, ,000,
600, Mr.. Daniels gives a glimpse of the eff
feet on foreign lands this tremendous ac-
tivity on the part of America is having.
Today" he said, many foreign bust
ness man sits down in his foreign home to
his breakfast made up Of cereal manufac-
tured at Niagara Falls, a beefsteak from
Omaha, slice Of bacon from the Mohawk
valley, and his bread, of course, from
American wheat. ground at Minneapolis.
"On his way to his office, If he lives in
London, he can ride in car built in New
York, propelled by electrical machinery
manufactured at Schenectady, over a rail-
road constructed by American engineers
and largely of American materials.
"On reaching his office and looking about
MIN, he f1ndS, II 1t is modern, up-to-date
establishment, this condition: He sits in
revolving chair, made in Chicago; before a
roll-top desk made in Buffalo; his letters
are written on a typewriter made at Ilion,
N. Y; he signs them with a New York
fountain pen, and dries them on blotting
sheet from New England; the letter copies
are put away in files manufactured in
Grand Rapids.
Taking a day for pleasure, he attends
the races, and sees the highest stakes won
by IN American horse, ridden by an Amer
lean jockey. Looking over his evening
paper, he reads Of the placing in American
shipyards of orders for American style bat
tie ships for European as well as Asiatic
nations, and learns that the scene of the
coronation Of the King of England is to be
painted by an American artist, and that
the 10000 gold, silver and bronze medals
ordered by the command of the king to
commemorate his coronation, are being
made in Massachusetts; and that the yacht
for the German emperor was built almost
within sight of the city hall of New York.
and that a member Of the royal family of
Germany crossed the Atlantic to be present
at the launching, and that 1t was christened
by the daughter Of an American President
and he wonders why 1t is that Americans
are able to outstrip almost every other ma
ton In all kinds of modern achievements
and this wonder grows with each succeed
ing month.
Evening star., 1902-08-12
SOLDIERS STORM A JAIL.
Artillerymen Overthrow Citizen Guard
and Liberate Comrades.

dispatch from Newcastle, Del, last
night says: Twenty artillerymen from Fort
Dupont charged through a Gordon of citi-
zens surrounding the jail here today and
took from the building eight fellow soldiers
who had been arrested a few hours earlier.
large detachment Of the artillerymen
came to the city in the morning, took pos
session Of a trolley car, assaulted the con-
ductor and motorman. The police were
called and arrested ten of the soldiers.
Other artillerymen decided to rescue their
fellows. News of this contemplated action
ed to aid In guarding the jail When the
soldiers appeared there was a rough-and-
tumble fight, but the soldiers quickly threw
their antagonists and easily gained an en-
trance.
They ran through the Jail, liberated eight
of their companions. and then walked tri-
umphantly down the street.
Evening star., 1902-08-12
Gen. Smith Welcomed Home.

dispatch from Portsmouth, Ohio, last
night says: Gen. Jacob H. Smith was given
a royal reception at his home here tonight,
fully 10000 people being at the depot to
meet him, accompanied by band and
drum corps. The mother of Gen. Smith
was among those at the station
A crowd. including several companies of
the Ohio National Guard, escorted the gen.
eral to his residence. Gen. Smith absolute
ly refused to discuss the order retiring
him. He said he was still soldier and
amenable to army regulations. When the
time came to make a statement, he said, 1t
would be made. and not until then. His re-
port OF the campaign in Samar, he said
would be made out soon and forwarded to
the War Department
Evening star., 1902-08-12
The Biscuit,
lew Orleans Times-Democrat.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
Anent the pie discussion, one cannot re-
frain from remarking the callous indiffer-
ence with which the modern cook treats
that other civilizing factor, the humble bis
cult. The pie has been the subject Of elo-
quent pronouncements, poets not infre-
quently singing classically, and painting
the rarest imagery. when dealing with the
subject, as, for instance, in this splendid
and bewildering bit of verse:
-Four and twenty blackbirds
Made into pie"
Or that other equally majestic flight of the
imag agination. which conjures up all the
sweeter childish memories of the Christmas
tide:
Little Jack Homer
Sat In the corner
Eating his Christmas pie.
He stuck In his thumb
And pulled out plumb"
and so on. But no poet has yet thought OF
garlanding with the daintier phrases of his
fancy the meek and lowly biscuit. No orator
has paused long enough. in the mad rush OF
words to pay even scant tribute to this
humble factor which has borne the brunt OF
civilizations battle against the lowering
clouds of ignorance, keeping the pulse alive
as it were, and beating back the hordes OF
darkness and despair.
Evening star., 1902-08-12
For Sale of Danish Islands.

A dispatch from Copenhagen yesterday
says: The landsthing elections in the Farce
Islands resulted in a complete ministerial
victory The campaign turned on the sale
of the Danish West Indies to the United
States. and the government captured all
opposition wards. Other wards will hold
elections next month. A good ministerial
majority is confidently expected. The treaty
will be taken up soon after the opening of
the rigsdad in October.
At the last session those opposed to the
sale of the islands had majority of three
In the landsthing.
Evening star., 1902-08-12
Bacteria.

From the Nineteenth Century and After.
One of the most recent discoveries OF
Prof. Hensen, the German state marine
biologist, is Of bacteria which keep the sea
fresh by attacking the surplus organic
matter In IL. Other researches In Plankton
show that In some places the sea is a mass
of LIQUID food, which fish and birds inhale
as 1t were. Even around the arctic and
antarctic poles this minute life exists In
such quantity as to permeate and color
the sea-
Evening star., 1902-08-12
Boyd's and Vicinity.
Correspondence of The Evening Star

BOYD'S, Md, August II, 1902.
Mr.. Oliver T. Kemp, who has been con-
nected with the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road as supervisor of bridges and buildings
for the past thirty years, with headquarters
at Harper's Ferry. has been placed upon
the retired list at his own request. He is
sixty-seven years of age.
John Grusendorf and Jacob Young, two
prominent citizens Of Germantown, were
tried Saturday on the charge of cruel
Evening star., 1902-08-12

president and general manager of the Cane
Belt railroad. Business matters are said
to have caused the trouble.
AS Capt. Dunovant entered a train at
Simonton Switch this afternoon Eidridge,
who was in the car, opened fire, the bullet
striking Dunovant in the stomach. Other
shots went wild. Eldridge then struck
Dunovant over the head with his revolver
several times The wounded man was
brought to a hospital here and the surgeons
say he has no chance for recovery. Ell
bridge is also here in the custody OF q
deputy sheriff.
Evening star., 1902-08-12

The human bones found on lot near "a
and streets northwest Saturday morning
were taken to the second precinct police
station. 1t is the belief Of the police that
they were thrown away after they had been
used by medical, student Acting Coro-
ner Glazebrook was notified of the find, but
it is hardly probable that there will be an
investigation. stAt
Evening star., 1902-08-12
Texas Capitalist Fatally Shot.

A dispatch from Houston, Tex. yesterday
says: William Dunovant. a capitalist and
business man, was this afternoon shot and
fatally wounded by w. T. Eldridge. vice
Evening star., 1902-08-12

otherwise the water would not be drinkable
at all.
oott. an eminent archaeological specialist,
attrlbutes the high percentage of typhoid
mere to the bad water supply. He presents
charts which show the influence of bad
sewage and bad water conditions on the ty-
phus rate. Washington is classed as having
an excellent sewage system but bad water
When the filtration plant is in operation
therefore. the condition here will be the
best and the typhoid rate will undoubtedly
compare favorably with the healthiest cities
OF the country. Brooklyn has the lowest
death rate from typhoid fever Of any of
the larger cities. Philadelphia, Cincinnati
ana washington have very high rates. In
Philadelphia the bad conditions are expect
ed to be rectifed by the filtration plant
which is well under way.
An Authoritative Statement
The latest authoritative statement on the
condition of Potomac water Is contained in
the report of the chief of engineers for 1900
regarding the filtration plans. In this it is
stated:
Beginning November 27, 1s99 tests were
made for the presence of bacullus coli COM
munis Sewage bacillus) In the sample COL
iected at . am. daily. This bacillus was
isolated so per cent of the time when five
CUBIC centimeters Of the sample were used
Tor the test. 1t is, therefore, probably pres
ent In the great body Of the water and is
indicative, when taken in connection with
the high typhoid fever death rate in Wash
ington and the assembled chemical data, of
remote sewage pollution and the potential
olsease-carrytng power of the water"
The presence Of this bacillus in the water
Is unavoidable, 1t is stated, where the wa
mac.
The health authorities are anxious that
the physicians will report their typhoid
cases promptly and thus assist In the inves-
legations being carried on.
Evening star., 1902-08-12
Without a Laboratory.

The health department has not conducted
bacteriological examination of the Poto-
mac water because of the fact that the Dis
trict is not provided with the neceAsary
laboratory. 1t is doubtful, the officials Say,
IL an examination at this time would bring
to light anything new. The examinations of
the past have shown the presence Of sew
age bacillus in the water, and where this
is found the water is condemned as pro-
ductive of typhoid. The typhus bacillus is
difficult to find. When 1t is realized that
only about half teaspoonful Of water can
be examined bacteriologically at one time,
the difficulty in the way Of actually placing
the typhoid germs In the water Is extremely
difficult. 1t Is known. of course, that the
bacilH do not exist to any great extent,
Evening star., 1902-08-12
Miscellaneous Expenses

Repairs to engine houses. $4,000 increase
of 81, 500. Note-While the current appro-
priation act increases the allowance for re-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-14
MORE LANDS ARE
THROWN OPEN
Executive Council Considers Land
and Water Matters at Yes
terday's Session.

Land matters were again the princi-
pal topics of discussion at yesterdays
session of the Executive Council.
Land Commissioner Boyd submitted
the draft of a water license applied for
by the Nahiku Sugar Co. on Maui. and
it was decided to put up the privilege
a auction.
The application of Franz Bucholtz of
Kona, Hawaii, for additional land in
that district to be put up at auction
was granted. He states in his petition
that the land will be used as an expert
ment station.
The Kona-Kau Railroad Company
asked that peninsula at Napoopoo be
put up at auction at an upset price of
ten dollars per acre. The petition was
granted, but the upset price was made
fifty dollars per acre, the government
reserving all the water rights.
The council approved the plans of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-14

Land Commissioner for the opening of
the Kaauhuhu lands for homesteaders
and also for the division of the KAPPA
hu tract into purchase leases.
The Waialua road board was given
permission to build a road from Waiai-
lua to Wahiawa through the Dowsett
estate property, the estate agreeing to
donate the right of way, the govern
ment to build the required fences. Su-
perintendent Boyd presented a letter
from Marston Campbell, who is now
on Hawaii giving the situation as to
roads and the powder magazine. He is
waiting for material from Honolulu be-
fore he can begin work.
John Cockett was granted a light
wine and beer license at Koloa, Kauai.
and II. Wright of Heeia, Koolaupoko,
Oahu, will be given a similar license.