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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-31
EXPLOSION N AEN YORK
J. R. ROBERTSON WAS KILLED
Q"snttt, Of Dynamite Exploded
Several Persons kiIied-ssieee NJ
Iron Came Through window of
the Hotel, killing Mr. Robertson
Instantly.

New York, Jan. ga quantity OF
dynamite stored in temporary structure
at Fortieth street and Park avenue ami
sissd by the contractors on the Rapid
Transit tunnel exploded
For hours after the explosion much
confusion existed aud conflicting reports
were made as 10 the number killed. The
eoronsr's Office gave out the names Of j.
Roderiek Robertson Of Nelson, u. C., and
james Carr. Besides these, il was report
Ell that William Todd, section foreman,
and an engineer named Thompson had
bsen killed, and that one Of the injured,
name unknown, had died in Bellevue hos.
Pitai. Della Maher, housekeeper Of the
Grand Union hotel. Was reported TO be
fatally injured Robertson, who Mas a
guest Of the Murray Hill hotel. aas Ia
Ais room when he Was killed. A quantity
oi iron came through the window and
struck him az he sat ia a chair
The shock OF the explosion @as felt In
all the hfgr buildings Ia the neighbor-
hood. All the windows on the south side
OF the Grand Central station mere broken.
AZ were those in the Grand Union hotel.
ihs Murray Hill hotel. and Manhattan
Rye and Far hospital and the Hospital
tor suptnrrd and Crippled Children. all
OF which are near the place where the
dynamite Mas stored.
Every private house in the neighbor.
hood felt the shock. Lamp posts ~eEe
knocked doan, pedestrians srf- cut by
falling glass ana eshHasn and cab horses
acre thfosn 10 the ground.
The Murray fiill hotel suffered most Of
ali the nrighborsng baiidinss. Thrpnsl.
the aindo~s huge pleses Of Iinbvr knoan
a. s'n@iiing@ t~aBas aefe sent Ia az il
they srfe arfoAs
All ths sarkmrn within several blocks
of FoFtlsth street aefr hurt. One man,
Hamilton jones. sas blown nearly $50
feet. liz ass not killed. but Was badly
cur and bruised.
Only frw sustained severe injuries. !
Most u shrm we're cut By Tying glass
rvo~i.~at - Nistsa Circles.
Seattle. Jan ss.A sf.~risi from Mel
son. Il. c. says that . Hoi~siek Robert.
.an II Nelson. II. G., @ho aas killed ia the
& bifssxosi In N~w York aas the srnef4i
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GLACIERS ON ! LONG ISLAND.
Ridges and Scratched Rocks Tell the
Story of Their work.

From the New York T1hune.iF
Work done in shaping the surface Of
western Long Islaha by ice during the
glacial period is discussed in recent bull
letin Of the New York state museum. Some
of the results of this action can easily be
detected by the unififtfated as they ride or
drive in the suburbs of Brooklyn.
Moving sheets of ice carry with them soil
and stones which 1afes deposited at the
front edge, where melting takes place. If
this boundary remains practically station
airy for a long tme,' The accumulation OF
clay or gravel will be considerable
When, through return OF milder tenn
peratures or other causes. the melting oc-
ours further back toward the source great
banks viii be left behind as Landmarks.
II the river Of Ice is comparatively narrow
tnen the moraine is narrow, but II the
glacier spreads out like g. vast sheet, the
corresponding extent. Such ridges can be
found near the southern shore Of New Eng
land. Cape Cod, Nantucket. Martha's
vineyard and Block Island are remnants
of glacial moraines.
Jay Backus Woodwork, who prepared
the New York state museum bulletin refer
req 10. says that on Long Island, as Wen
as further east. there are traces OF tWe
neariy parallel ridges which geologists eau
the outer and inner moraines. When they
reacn the vicinity OF Cold Spring. Sy0sset
ana hosiyn, they meet and merge. From
tnat point onward there is only one This
extends little south Of westward to Pros
pect Park, In Brooklyn, and thence across
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ARMY OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA
District Of Columbia Branch Of Society
to Be Formed

The charter for the District of Columbia
branch of the Society Of the Army of San
tiago de Cuba has been received and the first
meeting Hereunder will be held next Friday
evening. at 7:30 o'clock, at headquarters of
the District of Columbia militia. sixth floor,
Star building. 1t is stated that a constitu-
ton and bylaws will be adopted and Off
GERS elected at the meeting Friday evening.
Every charter member has been urged to
attend. The charter members are Brig
adler General Wallace F. Randolph. Artil-
lery Corps, U. S. army: Rrigadier General
George H. Harries. commanding the Dis
trict Of Columbia militia; Colonel e. j.
Dimmick. U. s. army; Major E. d. Dim
mick. Col 8. T.. Norvel, Col. J. T. Kirkman,
Captain Thacker Y. Walker, Captain F. L..
Graham. Captain Eaton A. Edwards, Cap
tain Francis B. Wheaton. Lieut.. Vim. T.
Place. Sergeant Leon Chapius. Lieut.. c. G.
Mortimer. Captain Thos. S. King Lieut..
Roy w. Hayes. Captain Leroy w. Heron,
Lieut.. S. Clifford Cox, Captain c. Nick.
Saltzmans Major Charles Hine, Captain c.
Fred Cook. Captain Thomas J. Lewis.
Lieut.. Col. R. A. O'Brien and Messrs. John
A. Bresnahan. John Lewis Smith. Alfred
Heitmuller, jr., James Richie, l. c. Dyer,
Andrew d. Taylor Richard S. Claiborne,
VIM. o, Ohm, Lee Ross and Benjamin s.
Favorite.
AS soon as a permanent organization is
effected the membership of the local branch
will be extended to include all residents of
the District who served in the Santiago
campaign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09
ALLEGED PRESSURE"
Hackmen Appeal to the Commission
erS for Relief

The public hackmen of the city who stand
at the Pennsylvania depot have again ap
pealed to the District Commissioners for re-
lief from what they term '-pressure'' at the
hands of the police and the city regulations.
George HAZEL of 6l5 E street southeast and
several other hackmen called on the Com
missioners this morning and left petition
addressed to Commissioner Ross in which
they say they have labored under hard
pressure which they do not think is just,
but which continually grows harder and
harder. The hackmen said they were in
structed by Judge Kimball to wait on the
Commissioners. The hackmen recte that
license is demanded of them, but they
are seemingly to get no benefit for it.
We are forced to stand STILL they say
and are not allowed to open our mouths
People do not know one-half the time what
we are standing there for. If the railroad
company can have men at it's gates holer-
ing all the time all through the depot why
IS 1t that our soliciting on the outside an
noys the people so much? Judge Kimball
says If it is law it ought not to be, and
the Commissioners ought to rescind it
I'VE are thrown behind everything else at
the depot. The hotel bus drivers have the
preference of the best stands on the ground
and they haul people all over town as we
do. If they see a job coming down to US
they will cut it off if possible This is the
only stand where any discrimination Is
made. If the the buses would only haul
people to the hotels We would make no OBJ
lection. We do not ask for anything that
is unjust or unfair, but we do ask for JUS
tice."
The hackmen say the policeman on the
beat devotes his entire time to seeing
slightest pretext takes them before the Po-
lice Court charged with a crime.
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Round the World by Auto.

From Travel
DR.. f. E. Lehwess, accompanied by Max
CudeL, H. Morgan-Srowne and one or two
others, started from London on April IS on
a motor car tour round the world. The
route Is direct to Paris and then on to
Brussels. Cologne. Berlin, Posen Warsaw
Wilma, st. Petersburg, Moscow, Nijni-Nov-
gorod. Kasan, Chiliabfnsk, Omsk Tomsk
krasnojarsk, Irkutsk, kianchta, and then
either across the desert of Cobb to Pekin
and Tien-Tsing. by Nerchinsk. Blago-
Vestchensk and Cha barov, to Vladivostock
according to the political situation in China
From the Pacific coast the expedition will
cross by steamer to Japan, and from
there. via Honolulu, to San Francisco
From San Francisco Dr. Lehwess will pro-
coed south across Mexico to New Orleans
and from there to st. Louis, Chicago Buff
falo and Niagara Falls, and, after an ex-
cursiOn into Canada, will finish his trans
continental journey at New York. From
New York the will be taken across to
Liverpool, and the party will then ride from
car are Messrs. PanhardLev and the
Carrossere-In dustrielle. 1t has been spe-
ciaily built to DR.. Lehwess' specificatto ns
al a cost of f3 900, and weighs nearly three
tons when fully loaded. 1t is said that the
car run for more than a thousand
miles without the need of recharging 1t
is fitted up in the style of a Pullman
sleeper
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Mrs. Clara Dimmick Swallows Dose of
Carbolic Acid.

Mrs. Clara NJ. Dimmick, laboring under
the belief that life was a burden. swal-
lowed a small quantity Of carboIic acid
last night while at her home No 32I o
street southwest. "A neighbor called a ply
stctan, who administered antidotes and
looked after the sick woman until she was
removed to the Emergency Hospital The
hospital physicians found that the acid had
burned her lips and mouth. but not enough
OF II had been swallowed to do much harm.
The unfortunate woman seemed to fully
realize what she had done, and regrett ed
her conduct. She Is a sister of John A
Tan, who was recently accused Of practic-
Ing medicine without a license. He Is her
favorfte brother, 1t Is stated and she had
brooded over his case until her mind was
very much worried. Death seemed to her
to De the only solution of the trouble, but
she expressed qualification that her effort
at suicide was unsuccessful.
Mrs. Dtmmick Is the wife Of Frank J.
Dimmtck. painter, and Is the mother of
several children. Shortly after eating sup
per she left the table and went to another
room and drank the acid So intense was
the pain caused by the burns that the suf-
ferer found It necessary to call for help
Because OF mistake in transmitting the
message over the telephone the hospital
ambulance went TO the wrong section of
the city. causing delay In getting Mrs
Dimmick to the hospital. She was taken
there In the fourth precinct patrol wagon
She was able to return home with her hus-
band last night.
John A. Tan, her brother. appeared in
the Police Court to answDr the charge pre-
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the Narrows to Staten Island. There are
men who think they can follow it still fur
Their. Most experts have thought that the
solitary ridge now remaining between Ros-
Ign and the Narrows was part of the
southernmost of the two moraines, but Mr..
Woodwork expresses the opinion that II
belongs to the northern one. and oyer,ies
and practically obliterates the other at the
Junction. The Importance of this sugges-
ton lies in the hint It gives of the age of
Borough of Queens, since the inner moralDe
is believed to have been formed later than
the outer one.
The glacial epoch in America is believed
to have terminated somewhere between
seven thousand and ten thousand years
ago, and to have begun in the vicinity of
one hundred thousand years ago. Com
which the long succession of vegetable and
animal life made it's appearance. this was
a brief and very recent bit Of history Some
of the gravels and sands on western Long
Island were probably left there early in the
glacial period. Whether the sound was in
existence then or not the biologists have
not fully decided. At ABOUT the middle of
the period there was second set Of de-
posits. These constitute what MCGEE called
the Columbia formation. Mr.. Woodward
thinks that they are exposed at Oyster
Bay, north Of the moraine and are repre-
scented by rudely terraced plains.
The next recognizable stage was one
which followed a temporary or partial re-
treat Of the ice, when shallow streams ate
away the surface here and there, and form
ed valleys reaching southwark Finally.
there was return OF the Ice, whose halt
In two positions formed the outer and Inner
moratnes. There Is some little reason to
thfnk that the latter was produced by a
fresh advance, after a partial retreat from
the line Of the former. Mr.. Woodwork
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A Sacred Chinese Coin.

From the Boston Transcript
One of the coins of the Chinese Emperor
Kanghi is very much sought after by the
Chinese, who use it in making rings for the
finger 1t is slightly different from the
other cash issued under the same emperor
in the form of one of the characters that
indicate the regnal period. The Chinese
call it 'Lo-han-cash.' the word Lo-han
being a transcript in Chinese characters
Of the Sanskrit word Arhan, venerable"
the name applied to the eighteen attend
ants Of Buddha, who are frequently seen
ranged along the two sides Of the prin-
cipal halls in Buddhist temples.
The tradition is that while the emperor
was intimately associated with European
missionaries he became inbued with feel
ing of contempt for Buddhism and Illus
trated this phase of his faith by having
set of eighteen brass Lo-han images
melted down ard cast into cash. This brass
is said to contain a considerable portion OF
gold; hence the demand for the cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09
FILIPINO POTTER.
Attempts to Establish New Katipunau
Society.

FROM the Manila Times
The latest feat OF the constabulary has
peen to round up the founders of q new
hatipunan society. which originated in the
brain Of Macario L. Sakay, a native Of
buiacan province. President" Sakay
when taken before the chief of constabu-
larry. made a clean breast of the matter.
he seems rather a dreamer than a danger
Gus piotter, and apparently he had no idea
OF the magnitude of the contract he had
undertaken. He proclaimed himself presi-
dent and commander-iu-chief of the So
ciety, conferred office and rank on his
friends and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of them
without asking them If they desired such
Observation-Disclosures letters to various con-
feoerates disclosing the intentions of the
founder, had blank forms. including a con-
stltution and bylaws, oaths OF allegiance
and commissions in the army printed,
and even published a fun list of the leaders
of the organization.
These papers, which Were all seized aided
materially in the capture of the men con-
cerned in the movement, none of whom,
however, seems to be of any prominence
in the insurrecto world. The avowed pur-
pose of the organization is Ito make trou-
bic for the United States" Il was first or
ganized April Is, and 1--WE days later the
main facts regarding II were known to the
constabulary. and the leaders were placed
under surveillance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09
Removals From the Service.

While jealous in his efforts to protect the
government employe from discrimination on
account of politics religion, President
Roosevelt has been equally careful to af-
ford no just ground for the charge that
the classified civil service has primary re-
gard for the individual citizen in office
rather than the nation at large-in short
that a privileged class was being fostered
Complaint was made that the famous
order of President Mckinley of July u,
1897, forbidding removal from the classified
civil service. except for just cause. and
after the presentation Of written charges
and opportunity given to make defense in
writing, was operating to keep incompe-
tents and undesirableS in the service, from
a belief on the part of some government
officers that the best interests of the ser
vice were not to be alone considered in de-
termining retention, and a belief on the
part of others that a form of procedure
but little short OF trial must be gone
through before removal could be made.
in order to avoid all miSunderSt andingS
and improper constructions, President
Roosevelt issued order declaring that
just cause" as used in the order was in
tended to mean any cause, other than one
merely political or religious, which will
promote the efficiency of the service and
that nothing in the order should be con-
strued to require the examination of wit
nesses, or an open trial. except in the dis
erection of the officer making the removal
With the same general object in view,
President Roosevelt promulgated an order
January 81. 1892 forbidding attempts on
the part of government employees, espe-
ciaIly through associations, 10 influence
legisat ton in their favor. The President
has made IL clear in statements to various
delega lions of trade unionists, army vet
Grams. etc. that invidious discrimination
against those of their number in the gov
eminent service is in no wise contemplated,
but only that such connection with the gov
eminent service shall not be made an in
strument of abuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09
JOKE ON THE SPANIARDs.
Incident in Manila Blockade Told by
German Captain

A Dispatch from Berlin yesterday says:
Capt Pohl. who was on board the German
cruiser Irene in Manila harbor, relates, in
the Marine Rundshau, what he deems to be
the amusing basis OF the American mis-
conception of the attitude of Germany to-
ward the blockade" He says the band of
the Irene played an American air after
saluting Commodore Dewey's flag and the
Spanish pilot thought it was the Spanish
coronation hymn and related the incident
ashore in extravagant language
The Spanish newspapers in Manila It is
added, printed this version of the incident
and the Spaniards in Manila and elsewhere
showed an enthusiastic liking for every
thing German, the commander of the yolun-
teers of 1loiio telegrap hing to the COM
mander of the Irene his thanks for the
sympathetic demonstration" The Ameri-
cans in Manila. therefore. according to
Capt. Pohl, believed the pilots story. but
Commodore Dewey, knowing the facts,
laughed at them.
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Love and Bamboo in Java.
FROM the Japan Mail.

The young shoots of the bamboo are COW
cred with number of very fine hairs that
are seen, under the microscope, to be hol-
low and spiked like bayonets These hairs
are commonly called bamboo poison by the
white men resident in Java, for the reason
that murder is frequently committed through
their agency. When a Javanese woman
takes fancy to European she will either
have him or poison him if she gets the
chance She seeks any and every opportun-
ity of mixing these infnitesimI hairs
among his food, and they serve the purpose
of irritat ting the whole length of the alimen-
tary canal and setting up malignant dysen-
terry. 1t may take a long time and many
doses of this so-called poison to effect the
purpose, but the native woman does not
tire and death will surely result. The male
native will also try this method of revenge
for an affrOnt.
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Literature Fifty Years Ago.
L. Courtney in the London News.

". L. Courtney In the London News
Mr.. Leslie Stephen has an eloquent pas
sage in which he deals with the books
which either had just appeared or were
about to appear in 1850. I need not go
through the list 1t Is sufficient. perhaps
TO remember that a young man of the six
ties had before him a rare series Of works,
both in poetry and prose, which periodically
gave him recurrent shocks of excitement
and interest. I will not ask what the young
man of today is expecting nor will 1 enter
upon the invidious task of comparing the
modern author with those who have passed
away Personally. ! cannot imagine any
exchanging with any young man or woman
Of twenty the literary faiths and ideals. the
constant anticipation of something new and
great, which made life a delightful success
sion of surprises thirty or forty years ago
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Rats Safe in India,
From the London Mail.

aitnough the famine over the greater
part OF Rajputana, Gujerat and the central
Indian states Is less widespread than hstb-
ertO, there will nevertheless be much suf-
fering during the next few months. and
1000 people are already on government
relief works. The rats have to large ex-
tent disappeared. but have destroyed q con-
siderable portion Of the cotton crop. The
Inhabitants Of Gujerat are convinced that
the rats are reincarnations OF their friends
who died IN the last famine, and II Is for
this reason that the British officials have
found 1t Impossible to get any assistance
in destroying the pests.
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Mountain Laurel.
From the Boston Herald.

The present season is one of the finest OF
recent years for that magnificent flower of
the fields and forest, the mountain laurel.
and there Is no geographical locality in
which 1t finds better development than In
northwestern Massachusetts. In the range
OF towns from Athol to Greenfield, inciud-
Ing much hill country in the more remote
regions from railroads its Towering is
simply superb. One may travel many miles
and find it as far as the eye can reach. in
Its luxurient spleudor, on every hand
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thinks that the second advance was attend
ed by greater output of ice in the Hudson
valley than in the first. The retreat having
been resumed, it doubtless went on at an
irregular pace. Certain little deltas at Port
Washington and elsewhere seem to have
been formed by outfiowiRg riyulets during
a halt 4.
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ferred against him. as heretofore published
in The Star. and demanded Jury trial. 1t
was alleged that he took Joseph Patton. a
printer, to the hospital last week after
having prescribed for him. Mr. Taff de-
MES that he prescribed for Patton, who
died recently at the hospital
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fed with but 80 employees. whereas had
thousand or more additional temporary en-
ployes been included IN the list ciass-
fed they would have been eligible for
transfer to other departments and would
have taken the places that otherwise would
be filed from the eligible lists of the COM
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Parker, Bridget & Co.
Parker, Bridget & CO.
9th and the Ave.
9th and the Ave.
This Rebuilding Sale is Like a Bridge==Span=
nipg Between What is Fine Store to
What Will. Be q Finer Store Still

Its easy distinguish always
with IT'S from
when those houses hold sales The have waiting
Tor it, while the other vainy endeavors by its
interest tine puc i'm something that really isn't happening at ALL
sale doesnt
the store ITSELF It's public great
ga1ns, ETC., unless these bargains
All this but meaning. Its
fact that we've always treated expect
believe i'm Things that mot positive factsfor the
sale the first
omd bigger and today promises to eclipse both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09

It pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds OF situations are AlaeA
Through them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09

An alligator was caught In the Chicago
river after giving his captors lively fight
for his liberty.