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Evening star., 1902-08-19
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, August 10, 1902.
Mrs. Harriet Lyddane, an aged and re-
spected citizen of this county, died about
8 o'clock Sunday afternoon at her home.
about a mile from this place. aged eighty
seven years. General debility was the
cause Of death. The following children
survive her: Eugene T. and Edward Lyd-
dane of Washington; Stephen B. Lyddane
William Robert Lyddane, Mrs. Lavinia
Jones and Mrs. Charles Veirs of this
county. The funeral took place this morn
ing from st. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev.
Thomas D. Williams, pastor of the church,
officiating.
Mr.. Rufus Verne Slater and Miss Ray
Levy, both Of Washington. came out to
Rockville yesterday morning and were
quietly married by Rev. S. R. White of the
Baptist Church, the ceremony taking place
at the home Of the minister.
Probably 400 persons attended the open
air services on the court house green here
Sunday evening, the congregations of the
Baptist, Christian, Episcopal Methodist
and Presbyterian churches uniting. The
sermon was preached by Rev. Thomas H.
Campbell, pastor of the Baptist Church.
His text was Whatsoever a man soWeth
that shall he also reap" the discourse being
an unusually strong one.
Preceding the regular service the young
peoples societies Of the town held an in
teItSliuS lutellIS, NIL null bOulC VI
the Baptist Church being the leader.
Mr. Samuel A. Matlock, a well-known
resident of this town, was taken suddenly
ill in the office of the Montgomery County
Sentinel here yesterday morning. He COM
planned of feeling chilly and almost imme-
diately sank to the floor and became un-
conscious, in which condition he remained
two hours or more His illness was of such
a character that his daughters, who were
at Atlantic City, were telegraphed for.
His condition was somewhat improved this
morning.
Evening star., 1902-08-19
SEARCH FOR FAIR WILL,
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs Gets Permis-
sion to Open Safe.
ork Herald Of Today.

From the New York Herald of Today.
In the presence of Mrs. Hermann Oel-
richs, her counsel, Col William Jay Of the
law firm Of Jay & Gambler. and Charles
Oelrichs, the private safe Of the late
Charles L. Fair was broken open Yesterday,
in the safety vaults of the New York Stock
Exchange Building Company, at No. 10
Wall street.
1t was in the hope Of finding the latest
will executed by Mr.. Fair that this action
was taken by his sister, Mrs. Oelrichs.
After the papers in the vault had been ex-
amined Mrs. Oelrichs, Charles Oelrichs and
Col Jay left the building, refusing to say
whether any will had been found. This 81
lence concerning the contents OF the safe
was maintained last night by all concerned.
Mrs Oelrichs, who went to the Waldorf
Astoria, would not consent to answer any
queries. Mrs. Oelrichs had arrived here
from Newport early in the morning. She
was dressed in deep mourning and wore
heavy black veil.
After the face Of the safe had been broken
open and its contents were examined Mrs.
oelrichs betrayed signs Of deep emotion.
Evening star., 1902-08-19
INSPECTORS REPORT
IN AMOUNT OVER
THAT OF PRECEDING YEAR.
Fifty-Four Permits for Apartment
Houses, Involving Expenditure of
Over $1,000, ,OOo-other Items.

The building operations in the District of
Columbia during the fiscal year ended June
30 last amounted to $3.50 240. This was
an increase of 50, 116, 160 over the preceding
year, when the operations amounted to
81, 194O OSO. There was a falling off in the
number of apartment houses erected DUR
ing the past year, permits being issued for
only fftyfour as against 154 the preceding
twelve months. These facts are brought
out in the annual report of Snowden Ash
ford, the inspector of buildings, submitted
to the Commissioners today. The permits
issued and the value of the improvements
are classified as follows:
Brick dwellings, 734, 1896. .937 frame
dwellings, 159, $299, $50 brick repairs, $50
81 ,265. 1885, frame repairs 572, ,$S7. 322; apart
ment houses. "a. 81 ,2320 900; store and
dwellings, 10, $50, 500; stores (brick), 16,
1867, 700; stores Cframe), g. 81, 800; store and
400; church -(brick), s, $3.50, $50; church
(frame), /, 5000; college or school. 2,
s155, 900; assembly halls. 2, 100000; ware
house. 10, $3.50; the Rupert Home 1,
$4,000; orphan asylum, 1, 10000; laundry,
8. $4,000: gymnasium, 1, 10000; factory
workshop Cbrick). 6, $1,000; workshop
Grame), 1. $500; stables Cbrick). 2s $50, $50;
stables frame), %, SIG, 1875; engine and
boiler. 40. $112. .356; studio Cbrick l, s4 500;
ice house frame), 1, $4,000; waiting
room frame), /, $3.50; blacksmith shops
0ramej, 2, s475; sheds brick, Il,
s1O.66O; sheds frame), 513, s23,212;
tanks, g. 500: green houses, 2, $500;
minor repairs. $3.50, $50. 400: awnings, 1873,
50 975; fire escapes, %, $3.50; elevators, Sc,
SOS, ,S25. Total permits, 6,S21; total cost,
Evening star., 1902-08-19
Estimates Submitted
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.
Bertha Ennis, Colored, Perished in Her
Home Last Night.

colored woman named Bertha Ennis
forty years old, was burned to death about
$50 o'clock last night at her home, No. 634
Fitz court, near Massachusetts avenue and
North Capitol street The exact circum-
stances under which the fatal affair oc-
Cured nobody knows, but it is certain that
1t was an accident, and Coroner hewitt so
decided last night after he had made an
investigation Of the case. The charred re-
mains OF the woman were removed to the
morgue, and acquaintances We're notified
that they might be taken away after the
death certificate had been given.
Later IN the night Dennis Green, colored,
who lived in the house with the woman,
called at the morgue and was placed under
arrest by the police and held on suspicion
OF having been in some way responsible for
the fatal affair. His arrest was due to the
statements Of neighbors who told Of an al
legged quarrel between the man and woman.
but subsequent investigation failed to con-
meet him with the woman's death in any
manner, and he was released. Coroner New
conclusion at which he arrived last night.
and unless friends claim the body 1t will be
buried In potter's field this afternoon or to-
morrow.
BERTHE Ennis, as the woman was known,
was victim Of intemperance, the police
say, and they are satisfied she had been
drinking last night. A colored neighbor
found her dead body on the floor of a
lower room and told other neighbors Of her
ghastly find. The police were summoned
and No. 6 engine company was also called
to- the house, IS 1t was feared the little
frame structure might be destroyed by fire
The members Of the fire department found
no work for them to do, for the flames had
died away after the death OF the woman.
There was nothing about the lower. part Of
the house to indicate how the accident had
happened. 1t was first thought the fire had
been caused by sparks from the woman's
pipe, but the pipe was afterward found in
one OF the upper rooms. In a room on the
which there was no chimney. The woman.
u Is believed, was under the influence Of
liquor and her clothing ignited by coming
In contact with the lighted lamp Then she
went down stairs and fell to the floor un-
Evening star., 1902-08-19
Earthquake Depupulates Island.

A dispatch from Yokohama yesterday
says: The little island Of Torishima was
overwhelmed by volcano eruption be.
tween August 13 and August Is, and all
the inhabitants, numbering $50 persons
were undoubtedly killed. The island is
covered with volcanic debris and all the
houses on it have disappeared.
The eruption is still proceeding, and is
accompanied by submarine erupticns in the
vicinity which makes it dangerous for ves-
sells to approach the island.
Torishima is one of chain Of islands ex.
tending between the Bonin Islands and
Hondo, the biggest island of Japan.
Evening star., 1902-08-19
Suit for Maintenance.

Mrs. Amanda Scott today petitioned the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
to compel her husband Frank Scott, to pro-
vide for her maintenance. The parties were
married July g. 1895, and lived together un-
til March 80. 1899. when, Mrs. Scott says,
her husband brutally assaulted her. threat
ening to kill her. Being afraid to live
longer with him, she adds, she left him. 1t
is asserted that her husband has refused to
contribute to the support of his wife. The
latter Is represented by Attorneys Anson s..
Taylor and John e. Taylor.
Evening star., 1902-08-19
Arguments Tomorrow.

Hearing will occur tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock before Justice Ciabaugh of the
Supreme Court Of the District in connection
with the requisition received yesterday aft
ernoon from the governor of North Caro-
lima for B. II. Butler, colored. The latter Is
wanted In Rowan county, y. c., for alleged
larceny. It Is charged that he stole a dia-
pond star brooch pin, the property Of Mrs
2. Donald Pichard. from a car attached TO a
Southern railway train July II last.
Evening star., 1902-08-19

william Bronson, superintendent of the
GUNNER phosphate plant at Kokomo, near
one OF the negro employees of the nIant
early Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1902-08-19

Eastern capitalists have closed a s12,-
600. 900 deal for coal lands in sangamon
and Menad counties, Ill.
Evening star., 1902-08-19
q. W. Grove.

This name must appear every box Of the
Dpnutns Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets The
semedy that cures Q cold In one day. Is cents.
th,s&ts-H2t
Evening star., 1902-08-19
Distribution of Improvements.

The following summary shows the distri-
button of improvements in the different Sec
tions of the District and the value of the
same:
Northwest, buildings s3 49s, ,O20: repairs,
sS33, ,535. County, buildings. s2,494, ,626; re-
pairs, s149, Al. Southeast buildings, s415,-
S62 repairs, 1898 04S. Northeast, buildings,
s23i ,49s: repairs, s25, 7O3. Southwest, build
ings. s147 400; repairs, $27, ,537. Total, build
ings, s6.7s7. .406; total repairs, s1,374, 264.
The receipts of the office were S4,375, an
increase of s622 over 1901. Commenting on
these figures Mr.. Ashford says:
The building operations have increased
steadily at the rate of over half a million
dollars a year since 1894. when they were
at their lowest ebb during the last twenty
years, the valuation being at that time
"a, ,304. .941. This steady increase in the vol
ume of business has been transacted by this
office with comparatively the same force
employed in former times. An average of
10 permits are issued daily.
Evening star., 1902-08-19
Accidents In Elevators,

Several fatal accidents have resulted in
the past year from the operation or man.
agement OF elevators, not from mechanical
defect, and especially recommend the
adoption Of the suggestion that operators
be examined as to their qualifications. The
oriVer OK an automobile 10 required to pass
an examination but the elevator onerafor
seems to be selected according to the terms
made with the owner, and In most Of the
accidents reported no regular or competent
The broad ax., 1902-09-13

Few people have any notion Of ths
stapendous operations going on st
Sault Ste. Marie, che little Canadian
Village on the shores Of Lake sups-
riof. where an Industrial esnsSr %
ENORMOUS magnitnde d now being
created By chs energies Of one man.
-Harnsssing LAks Superior" o the
title Of an article IN Pearson's, which
gives this remarkable story; Five
years ago the sleepy little Canadian
town Of Sault Ste. Marie numbered
2,so0 inhabitAnts. Past it's doors the
surplus waters Of Lake Superior,
mightieSt Of inland oceans, emptied
into Lake Huron. Untold millions of
horse power energy lay latent IN
their idly flowing eddies, but only
the sloW-turning wheels Of a few old
-four mills stood TO mark their COM
mercial usefulnssS, while but an Oe-
casionai steamer or a paddle pro
PEELED canoe disturbed the tranquil
surface. Almost a. In q night q
metamOTphoais has taken place.
where once was . scattered group
Of village dwellings, great stone
buildings, with towers and shafts
and eonnscting PassagewayB, now
stand, and st their base deep-dug
canals wind in and out. spanned by
bridges Of massive stone. Nine thou
sand workmen now earn their liv-
ingH in the shOpa at sault Ste. Marie,
beside the site where ave years ago
the total population was but q quar-
ter of that number. Il Il q truly
wonderful story, this story of the
growth Of the little frontier town
into a great industrial centre; and
is story Is the history Of the career
Of one man-Frsncis q. CeFgus."
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
sAxoNY's ECCENTRIC KING.
InfSFestInE Stories Are TOTE 81 the
PseaItAF habits 81 the Former
Ruler.

The newspapers have lately been
full Of incident Of the life Of the de-
ceased king Of saxony. but they are
mostly connected with his public MIL
itary career. OF his private life little
IL told except that in its extreme sim
plicity it resembled closely that Of
Emperor william l.
Il e reported that King Albert had
e rooted objection to exchanging his
old clothes for new ones, and Il was
only with great difRculty that his
groom Of the chamber could persuade
him 20 have 3 new coat tried on. One
day when be had just undergone the
torment Of having clothes tried on,
the king happened TO pass through the
famous hall Of the knights. IN the
Dresden palace. Looking up at the fg-
urea Of the maii-clad knights. he said.
With . deep sigh: "What 9 good time
the old Knights had in their iron
armor; they we're troublsd with no
eroases."
A retired captain Of the saxony
army. whom everybody knew as being
under his wife's thumb. applied for
permission TO wear his old Uniform
on special oceasions. The king wrote
on the margin Of the application; Il
an quite willing. II his wife Psr-
uits IT,
The broad ax., 1902-09-13

Two IadiS from alsssashu -
were in the senate gallery one day re-
sently when thsir escort. who wac
showing them various obieeta q IA,
serest. pointed out the desls Of sana-
'ors Hoar and Lodge. sAys thS wash
ngtoR Star.
she deaks, yoa seq Sa3d The Inn
7rOmpsu guide, -aFS nSxt 70 each
other..
aOh." sxclaimd one Of tie ladies', II
know now what e means when it 4
sAid that senators are paired"
Stories OF the mhtakoa which wom-
N make concerning public matters are
always current At the capitol. The
0ther day an eastern Congressman re-
solved letter from lady in his dis
srict who aEked him 70 look after her
Nephew. "He e q secretary in the cab
net or something OF the SORT" wrote
he lady, and the congressman finally
found him acting as clerk to very
subordinate Official in the treasury de-
2artment. The capitol guides tel the
story Of the woman who, when told the
nee president presided over the senate,
said that she always wanted 70 see
Bryan.
But Bryan il not nee president"
explained the guide.
Il thought he Wss, /" replied the lady,
because he got almost - many votes
~ Mckinley"
And there Il still another story Of
the woman visitor 70 the capitol who
asked the name Of the secretary Of
Itate.
"Ar. hay" wa the reply.
"Ar. HayP" queried the woman, in
Turpriss. "ThAt can't Be, because Mr..
Gay = = member Of the eabinstI"
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
BELeIANs RONOR ~ DAY.
TIA suh5SSts % Kfas LsoDolG coIo.
bRass the Arrival % the Moath
81 BIswsss Baoh Yeas.

he month Of Nay Il the most
highly honorsd Of the whoIe year By
the Belgiana. Il is known a. the vir-
gins month and eonsecrated TO the
Virgin Mary. In the province Of
Liege young maidens have q quaint
way OF predicting their love affairs
this month. A group of girls arrange
20 meet at sunrise and start 90 walk
through the fields until they cone
TO . hedge, quite unobseFved from
the highway, where they generally
choose a honeysucEle bush beneath
the protesting branches Of which 20
perform their mystic operation
Each maiden selects three blades
Of deW-laden grass, the tops Of which
she cuts 70 equal lengths, and 20
each Of which she attaches q eolored
siIken thread. Black represents q
bacholer, rod an unknoWn lover and
green the secret desires Of the maid.
ems heart. Ten days afterWnrd they
return TO the same spot where they
left The blades growing, and that
blade Of the three chosen which has
surpassed the Others IN height re-
veals The lover ths maiden 3 destinsd
% have.
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
PAYS rHB FARMERS WILL.
ne IaDoEtanss o. FFait Aad VsSs-
AG8as RALstAE q 1aoRSaF1k6
nVSFy YoSE.

Gardener and fruit growers, Ssps-
eiaIly those reAiding near the larger
eitis9 Of the country. have been enjoy
ing profitable business Of late years
and the demand for their products q
still on the increase, says the Chicago
Chronicle. The handling Of these ar
ticles, too, has developed and it q great
buEiness enterprise. commanding NIL
lions Of dollars Of capital Already
North America e the greatest fruit
growing country in the world, prac-
ticing the most scientific and progret-
sive methods. The hoWer-groWing In.
tsrest Il itself an important source Of
national wealth. Where once WsErsw
tomatoes in an amatsurish way as q
garden product, we now grow them In
blocks Of hundreds Of acres. So great
have become the Horticultural inter
ests in this country that departments
Of hOrtieulture have been established
even in many small e. well a. the
large schools. The generation 70 come
win see the different branches Of hor-
ticuIturs, each IN itsslf q department
OF the institution. The extent to
which these speeial industries are sin
sled out and emphaEizsd measures the
increasing importance q agriculture
as . whole.
The broad ax., 1902-09-13

OF al TIE soldiers che kim IA.
aseorsted within the last three vsar-
q ne var eof hsatsSy IN the facs
q the enemy none deserves the
Sross Tor Valor more than himself
Who grimly and silently faced ais
ease and death. unarmed and without
: eomrade," says Richard Harding
DaEia, ID Golfers Weekly.
For now that the whole dramatic
Pitafai story Is out. England learns
now that Il Is too late-of the davn
Of gnaWing pain when her knR
forced himself 20 smile and bow al
court, to watch horse race. to r.:
yieN, q regiment, TO drive through
London with an assured and cheerful
eountenance. Il b not pleasant 10
think Of the torture OF those dayu.
o. the mental -anxiety as well a. the
bodily torment, when the king kent
on hh feet against the protssts of
Pis physicians. when his endurance
was tested By hours Of unceasinR
Pain-Pain so great that II IL not de-
cent TO disclose Il. Nor b Il pleas
ant 70 remember that last drive
through the park 70 Buckingham PAL
ace, when the people for some reason
failed TO cheer him heartily, while
az the time he sat erect, pale and
with set teeth, holding himself up
right only by his VIII, and that they
might be gratihed."
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
BETRAYED By GOLDEN LOCKS.
TIE Sad BEDsPIsnss % = Publis o.
shal WhO Sought the AIA
% Hair Dye.

A prominent public ofieial began
20 show signs OF badness, and then
rather surprised his friends by APP
Pearing with q sleek. well-groOmed
crop II dark hair, relates the Phila-
delphia Record. For some time no
one suspected q wig. But a few days
ago he appeared with the top of his
head covered with the usual dark
brown hair. but q sharp line from
the tips Of the ears marked q strange
contrast, for the hair below the line
was of the bright golden hue which
Is the pride Of the chemical
blondes"
Il was found out that the man
found his natural hair was turning
gray and desired 20 make Il match
the wig. so he invested in q prepare
ton warranted to darksn the hair.
and In the secret Of his own room
applied Il. But owing 20 some
strange chemical combination, In
stead of making the EilVered hair
dark Il made the dark hair golden,
and 50 far the unfortunate man has
found nothing that win eOunteraet
the striking contrast, 80 he b com
PEELED to endure no small amount of
ehaming from his friends.
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
Arr AND ATHLETIes.


Ne universally Increasing stten-
bow being given. especially IN
-Sazon countries, to out-of-
sports and to physical culture
E,gn Of the best omen. No class
have greater soIicitude for The
srance Of this movement than
artists, for they cannot create
aiul forms without having
adu forms around them from
q to draw inspiration The art
nation is but the mirror Of that
'nI ideals, and faithfully rejects
slightest change, says Outing.
ial new conception Of the value Of
ssa win add dignitY, interest
sanding, making Il . factor sec
% none in the development Of
utilization. Il win be mighty
nee IN the creation Of 3 new
alPeriOr type Of msn and women.
women are growing more and
o realize this is evidenced BY
@aleoe tendency Of the modern
L abe win combine herewith
negligent effort AFTER weII-bsI-
and harmonious development
1aits are bound TO be satisfy
ne extreme, for In many ways
lenals body Is quicker than che
% respond TO training.
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
TEE YOUNGEST pRRREss.


The youngest peeress Of Great
Britain who has the right to attend
the coronation Of King Edward a
Lady Betty" BHgh, now Baroness
Clifton, daughter Of the late seventh
earl Of Darnley and Jemima, countess
Of DarnIey. Although the baby eoun-
tess can be barely three yearS old,
having been born in 1900, the same
year IN which her father died, she Is
having a coronation robe made for
her on the lines OF those Of the other
Peeressea. and, owing TO her extroms
youth, she viii without doubt be an
object Of much interest and sttrae-
ton IN the coronation ahow at West
minister. The father Of Lady Betty"
was the 6ixteenth Baron Clifton ana
seventh earl of DaFnley. He married
Miss Jemima BlaclrwoOd, daughter of
the late Francis ]. L. Blackwood,
niece Of The present baronet Of the
name, and q relative Of the duke of
Manchester. The tiny countess
comes OF q distinguished hnesRs.
she d seventeenth in succsssion from
the first Baron Clifton. In the M
tory 81 the family the right Of sue-
cesaion has fallen TO the women Of
Ne house About ~ many times a. to
Ne men.
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
TIE KAISER KEPT BIS WORD.
ssaGS TrooDs e cYsfsIa So TAas tAs
asFIs night Danss VIA
BoIaleEs.

During bis recent tour in che Rhsn-
ian industrial district the kaiser was
extremely pleased at seeing 80 many
signs Of progress, He was in high good
humOr when At the close Of the Crefald
visit be thanked the maids Of honor for
their attendance, says a Boston report.
He eomplimenied them on their
graceful figures. spoke Of the charm
ing Crefeld faces, and asked Il the lieu
tenants often danced with them. When
the ladies replied that crefeld pos
sessed no heutenants the kaiser
laughed heartily and said: Then
must send you some
As ne Ras leaving be ADDED: 7 win
keep my word" Next day the chef
bdrgomaster OF crefeld received the
following telegram from Lieut. Gen.
von Blessing, commander Of the Seventh
arny c6rpl. -By order 81 kis nis le.ty
ne kAiaer and king. crefeid = 70 ~
ceipe q garrison. Kindly forward pre-
poEals for the accommodation ora hus-
Sar r1lnsht q he tosn.-
The broad ax., 1902-09-13
GATHERING OPIUM.
vita LAaSss aaa In the lsEIg
MoEhang VITA POts. u

It's sort OF garden cultivation. the
poppy plant being grown in little
squares or beds Interested by tiny
water channels for irrigation wherever
this il possible. The growth Of the
plants il carefully tended, and at
length the time comes when they
burst out into flower, and the zelda
look like q sheet OF silver a. the white
petals Of the flowers glistsn IN EhS
morning dew.
These beautiful petals are The hrst
produce Of the crop, for the women
and children Of the cultiVatorB' fami-
lies come forth and pick them on one
by one and carefully dry them, 30 that
they may serve afterwarCs as the COW
ering OF the manufactured cakes Of
opium. Then the peoples, with their
bare capsule heads, remain standing
in the open field until Il IL considered
that they are ripe for lsncing. The
cultivatOrs then come forth in the
evening, and, with an implement not
unlike the knives Of q coupling instru-
ment, they DeSrify the capsule on its
sides with deep incisiOnH, so that the
juice may sxude. In the early morn
ing the cultivAt0rs rsappear with =
scraping knife and their osrthenwsre
pots, and they serape on the sxudSd
juice and collect it in their pOtS. And
this Il crude opium.