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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30

est results In Philadelphia, due to the fact
tnat IN 1877 society known as the PhiJa-
oelph1a Vacant Lot Cultivation Association
was organized to keep it up and reduce Il
to system -
There is always large amount of vacant
ana unproductive land in every city, and
tnere are always, We are happy to believe
enough charitable and publfc-spfrited own.
ers or such land who will give the use OF IL
10 make the business large factor In maxi
ing many OF the worthy poor not only com.
Icrtabie, but comparatively independent
AT least 1t Is so in Philadelphia The first
year the society had only twenty-saverl
small sum OF money to start the enterprise
nlnety-six families raised by their own ex-
ertfons $1,000 worth of vegetables The
next year forty acres were obtained. and
the returns were nearly $4,000 to the credit
or 14O families Last year more than two
hundred acres were under cultivation. vet
this did not suffice to meet the applications
living. ~ -
There is a benefit In all this. not only To
the people who cultivate these garden
tracts but to the owners of the land and
the city itself. There Is nothing more re-
pellant to good taste In cities than vacant
land waiting for opportunities. It either
improved or 1t runs to waste and Is made
dumping ground for all sorts of refuse The
Philadelphia society has taken hold in A
large number of such instances and has al.
most worked miracles. Transforming these
deserts of ashes. old boots, tomato cans ard
the like into trim and fertile little GASES.
The work Is done by the direct beneficia-
ries. the land is improved, and what would
otherwise be disflgurements become orna.
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
Prehistoric Jewelry,
From the Atlantic Magazine

From the Atlantic Magazine
The first bracelet consists of series Of
facades with the royal hawk above, alter
nate gold and turquoise. The turquoise
hawks were made probably in the time of
Aha-Mena, and came from another brace
let, for they have been originally thread
ed with beads between them; the gold
hawks are Of the more finished type Of
the Horus hawk Of King Ter. The man
who worked the golden hawks cast them
each in double mold, and FURNISHED with
such perfect nicely that only an expert
could tell they had not been cast by .'cire
perdu" process. The second bracelet has
a gold rosette or daisy as it's central orna-
nent fianked by beads OF turquoise and
gold. these again hanksd by dark purple
beads Of lapis lazuli. and, these in turn by
golden balls. The second half Of the Brace
let shows similar arrangement. but with
out the rosette, and the arrangement OF
gold and lapis lazun beads are reversed.
The jeweler who beat sout. the halves OF
the golden balls and soldered the two parts
OF each together must have been q past
master IN the art OF soldering, just as the
man who arranged thS tbetds Of gold and
turquoise and purple ,lapis lazuli in the two
other bracelets must haYe been past mas
ter In the art Of color infringement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
Arrested on Crave Charge.

Harrison Dixon. celored. about forty
years OF age. who is said to be a minister
OF the Gospel. was arreztedyn South Wash
ington last night by sMounted Policeman
Geier and Special Off1csrt O'Dea on COM
plant of Annie Conway colored domestic.
who Is employed In a house near the corr
Dixon her gold watch. valued at so. last
month to have it repaired for her. and
piece was recovered by the officers from
pawn shop, where Il had been disposed
of for $3.50. Dixon demanded jury trial
when arraigned before Judge Kimball OF
the Police Court this morning, and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
RICHES UNDER THE SEA
METHODS EMPLOYED IN RECoV-
cry OF OCEAN HoARDs.
Some Sunken Fortunes Brought to the
surface-Gold Of the Span
ish Armada.

From the London Golden Penny.
It Is not generally known that at her
death Queen Victoria gave Princess
Beatrice the crown rights to the gold OF
the Spanish armada. This gold lies in
comparatively shallow depths In the Eng
lish channel. It's location Is known to the
admiralty, and the value Of the gold is
said to be enormous. The right Is invested
in the royal family. and many offers have
been made looking toward its recovery.
But the bottom Of the Atlantic is q vast
treasure bed. II skillful mariner had a
submarine boat, and II the boat had a
cyclopean eye In the hull Of it, its owner
might easily rival q Rothschild. A large
amount of this treasure Is located as ac-
curately as the principal banks in our
great metropolis. Many diver can take
you to q chart. lay his finger on a number
Of spots and say: ''Go to longitude 80 and
80. In a latitude dehnable within fifty feet.
Dive deep enough and bring up fortune"
Charts Of sunken Gold.
Every wreokinS company has its own
private LIT Of these ocean boards. Some
are being worked. while many will doubt
less become accessible In the future. Last
year the Boston Wrecking Company re-
covered $4,000 in gold bars which had lain
for sixty years on q bank near Turk 8
Island. Twelve months previously to this
find New York company flshed up q
couple OF bags Of gold from an old-time
wreck OF Staten Island. In the United
States there are companies prepared to
undertake the haxardous business Of re-
covering valuables from wrecks. They em-
ploy the best divers obtainable. and for
days these men work away and endeavor
to bring to the surface the lost treasures.
When the Spanish steamer Bi1caya sank
OF Barnegat on November 1, 1890, q we'll
Ayvao
ceived the following telegram from Ha.
vana: "Sp-.e no expense to recover the
body Of Don Pedro" Don Pedro. a wealthy
Cuban merchant. was passenger by the
Inflated vessel The telegram came from
the widow and certainly seemed to indi-
cate her devotion for her husband The
wrecking company fitted q tug. hired the
best -dtvsgz and began the search. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
Disease In Cars,
From the New York Herald.

Physical injury to delicate women, and to
aged persons Of both sexes. transmission Of
diphtheria, scarlet fever. tuberculosis and
other diseases, and serious detriment to
health. resulting from nervous and physical
strain. are some of the evil results Of the
overcrowdlng OF street cars, as set forth In
the appeal for immediate relief Just issued
by the Medical Society Of the county of
New York to the state board Of railroad
commissioners.
Lack of ventilation. or when the car doors
are opened. excessive exposure in bad
weather, renders passengers liable to acute
pulmonary diseases, such as bronchitis and
pneumonia. Want Of cleanliness due to the
non-enforcement Of the law against ex-
pectorating in public conveyances and to
the filthy condition OF the elevated stations
and stairways, especially on the LIST avenue
and ID avenue lines, tends directly to the
spread Of tuberculosis. Mating and porous
substances should not be used on the car
floors, which should be properly scrubbed
and cleaned. The petition Is signed by Drss
James e. Newcomb. Percy FFeidenberg and
Charles Gilmore Kerley. who form COM
mtttee representing tho 1ocaety.
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VERDICT OF GUILTY
JAMES REILLY CONVICTED OF
CRIME COMMITTED IN 1897.
Daring Robbery Of a Jewelry Store in
This City Attempt to
Prove an Alibi.

The Jury in Criminal Court No. 2 Justice
Barnard presiding. this morning brought In
a verdict of guilty against James Reilly,
who was tried yesterday on the charge or
stealing a tray of diamonds from the jew
elry store of Gerome Desio. Reilly was re-
manded for sentence.
The robbery was committed March 8, 1897.
in broad daylight, and from its daring ma
ture ii has attracted considerable attention
from detectives all over the country. The
thieves secured four diamond brooches and
twenty diamond rings as result OF thelr
raid. and for several years succeeded In
evading the guardians of the law.
According to the story Of the robbery
three men entered the jewelry store or MT.
Desio at different times. One OF the men
engaged the proprietors attention Dy IN
quiring for clock, while the second man
inquired for certain article in the store.
The third man stood near the front door for
a time, but left very hurriedly. and Few
moments after his departure Mr.. Desio dis
covered that a tray Of diamonds worth
about $1,000 was gone.
At the trial of the case late yesterday
Mr.. Gerome Desio and his son, Victor De-
sio, went on the stand and identified Reilly
positively as the man who stood near the
front door of the store when the robbery
was perpetrated. Frank Lane. bartender,
who was employed In saloon on F street
near New Jersey avenue, Wnere the Cla-
mond tray was found the day after the rob-
berry also identified Reilly as one of three
men who'purchased drinks from him shortly
after the theft.
Recognized Reilly in Boston Theater.
Mr. Desio and his son stated yesterday
that while attending a performance in a
Boston theater in September following the
robbery they recognized Reilly in the au-
dience. but he got away before they could
get an officer. Five years later they heard
of diamond thief who was to be released
from the pententiary at Pittsburg. They
went to Pittsburg and identified Reilly as
the man wanted here.
Reilly was imprisoned In Pennsylvania
done than the one for which he is now on
trial. He snatched a tray of diamonds
valued at $1,000. and ran from a jewelry
store in Pittsburg. He held a great crowd
at bay with a revolver and managed to
board an electric car. At the point of
pistol the motorman and conductor were
compelled to haul Reilly away from his
pursuers. He was captured by policemen,
however. before he succeeded in getting out
of the city.
When he was imprisoned In Pittsburg he
gave the name Of James Reilly, and he has
been known as John s. Richards and James
Robinson. He Is about thirty years old.
i've feet six inches tall, and weighs
about one hundred and thirty-f1ve pounds
He is very dark-complexioned, and wears
small black mustache.
Reilly attempted to prove an alibi as his
defense, alleging that he was in Boston
with party OF friends the night of March
g. 1897.
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Court Assessed Fine.

Charles B. Hemingway. forty years of
age. who Is said to be clerk In one of
the government departments. was convicted
in the Police Court this morning on a
charge of disorderly conduct. and paid a
fine of $40. imposed by Judge Bundy.
1t was stated in evidence that HemmIng-
way attended the performance at the Ma
tional Theater Monday last. viewing the
snow nom the top gallery and that dur
ing the intermission he took A seat which
was claimed by another man A discuss
sion followed and Hemingway was placed
under arrest by Special Oficer Evans
for creating disturbance. The defendant
denied In court this morning that his con-
duct was as the officer had stated. bur
Judge Bundy ruled against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
THE UNSWEPT STREETS
SURPRISE EXPRESSED BY A
BALT1MoREAN.
Declares an Emergency Appropriation
Should Be Passed by Congress
to Relieve Conditions.

Baltimore business men. property own
ers and others note with friendly regard
the struggle Of their District compatriots
to obtain a federal loan SO that your i'm
provements may not be saddled upon your
immediate financial revenues" remarked
Mr.. ]. T. Agnew of Baltimore to Star
man this morning. land the people Of the
District who pay the taxes have our warm
moral support.
IT am over in the capital every few days.
and In glancing through the columns of
The Star on my way home on the train a
few days ago I was struck by the fact that
in one issue of that paper 1 observed four
separate and distinct items referring to i'm
portant District matters which could not be
performed for the reason that there were
the report of the superintendent of street
cleaning. made in response to the request of
a firm for cleaner streets in front of their
premises.
This official stated that the appropriation
to clean unimproved streets was insufficient
to bring out the force Of cleaners but once
in two weeks, and that the street cleaning
department was taking advantage of the
cold weather to suspend work to save the
cost Of cleaning the streets. But the most
serious statement was that between now
and the end of the present fiscal year 1t
would be necessary to suspend all street
cleaning for at least thirty-five days be-
cause the appropriation was insufficient to
perform the work.
The Capitals Streets Unswept.
Surely" continued Mr.. Agnew. surely,
with Congress In session Is 1t possible that
the streets of the capital Of the United
States are to go unclaimed for at least
thirty-five days In 50 short period as less
than Ave months for want Of funds? Our
Baltimore streets may be bad enough but
this IL the most startling local announce
ment affecting our sister city which can
recall reading In The Star on my trips home
In a long while. AS business man It
seems hard to credit the statement, but II
Is nevertheless authentic and offcial The
natural question Is. what are the people OF
Washington going to do about It? Are they
to submit to haye their streets unswepi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
HECHTS' GREATER STORES, 513-515 Seventh Street.
for month and five days in the aggregate
out of five months?

for month and five days in the aggregate
out of five months?
IF the superintendent of the streets in
Baltimore made such an astonishing state
ment as this there would be such a hall
storm OF indignant protests from our citi-
zens that would make our law givers get
g. mighty quick hustle upon themselves and
vote the money for those thirty-five days so
fast that they could not get the ordinance
signed quick enough.
1.-THE question which arises in the mind
Of q business man Is, BY what right the
law-givtng body Of the District SO curtails
the appropriations for keeping the city's
streets clean that officials are obliged to
take advantage of cold weather to suspend
work, when the bad weather Is just the
time the STRENGTHENING brigade ought to
be the busiest; and allows only enough
money to clean the city's streets less than
five months out Of the six Of the fiscal
year?
An Emergency Appropriation Needed.
"An emergency appropriation from Con-
gress ought to be put through under a sus-
pension Of rules forthwith. 1t would appear
to any reasonable man that the appropria-
ton for street cleaning would be the very
last to be pruned. It is a matter Of vital
Importance that the streets Of a city should
be kept clean. It Is my recollection that this
grievance Is one Of long standing In Wash
ington; a sort Of yearly continuous per-
formance of no money, laid-off workmen
who are paid low wages and unswept
streets for long periods. and all because the
appropriations are pared so close at the
Capitol.
1.-THE fact is beyond me that a large COM
munity. backed by a united and energetic
press. has to make the hardest kind Of
fight to obtain such simple thing as q
loan from its governing body, which in ef-
feet Is merely the every day municipal act
OF the issue of bonds for future improve
ments, and it Is one of the curiosities Of
municipal life In America. Upon what the
DRY some persons would seek to strangle
the finances OF such q community by
weighing its neck with the cost Of these
permanent improvements to be paid for out
Of the immediate resources of that COM
munity. is beyond me.
What Baltimore Would Do.
IF the city OF Baltimore proposed to
raise several millions Of dollars for perma-
nent improvements. such as better water,
retaining marsh land, better streets, sew
ers. ETC.. which are to endure in the future,
and attempted to fasten an undue proper
ton OF this debt upon the immediate en-
suing years revenues. or. in other words,
sought to bankrupt the city's immediate
finances by taking its funds to Mquidate an
Indebtedness which should be equitably app
portioned among the revenues OF ensuing
years. such financial mismanagement would
be properly rebuked.
'UndA- the Districts form Of government
the people are right In tina course thsy are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
Wrecks of Treasure Ships.

WTeCkS OF treasure SHIPS.
In He'll Gate, at spot marked with star
in the charts Of wrecking offices, lies the
British man-of-war Hussar. When she
sank she carried $4,000 in cash to pay
the British army just before the revolution.
She sank in only ten fathoms Of water. AS
late as 1894 a wrecking company had div
ers at work upon the wreck. They brought
up a few scattered gold coins. brass but
tons and some scrap iron. Another British
Ship loaded with gold. captured from the
Spaniards lies at the bottom Of Chesapeake
bay In only forty-eight feet Of water. She
went down in 173O. Before leaving the port
at Lewes her captain was heard to say:
I'VE have gold enough aboard to buy a
kingdom" Just as she stood out from the
land cyclone struck her. She keeled over
and went down. The body Of the captain
was brought to shore and buried at Lewes
Within recent years q considerable amount
Of gold has been brought UP from her by
divers.
At the base Of Dunderberg, in the Hudson
river. lies pirate vessel, with thirty-seven
bars OF gold. quantity OF plate, box Of
gold watches and a diamond necklace on
board. In September, 1857, the Central
American went down outside Havana. She
carried $4,000 of the precious metal. The
wreck is set down accurately in maritime
records, but unless some way Is found by
100 feet this treasure will never be recov-
cred. Thirty years ago 100000 English
pounds Of gold were recovered from Span
ish galleon by diver named Phipps in the
West Indies. The gold had been under wa
ter 200 years. Recently the Boston wreck
Ing Company secured a good deal OF silver
from the wreck Of the frigate Severn. a
British boat which went down near Turks
Island. in the West Indies. in 1898, with
100000 worth Of silver on board. She lies
In q basin, exposed to the rough swell OF
the Atlantic. She Is only thirty feet under
water. The location Of the wreck is given
as latitude n. longitude 60 degrees 50 min
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|Children'S csc. Dresses. 49C.

pursuing. and they are fortunate in having
an active and potent press in voicing their
rights"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
Amending the Diagnosis.

From the Chicago Tribune -
"See the crowd around that poor fellow
out there who Il riding donkey. with his
face toward the animals tall. Is he
crasyf'
mo; he's paying freak election bel"
Il see. It isn't q oase Of insanity. It's
merely idiocy." :
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worked for many days, bringing up ships
officers and seamen-everybody except the
Cuban merchant. The search was at lest
abandoned. Then the company heard for
the first time that Don Pedro had a belt
about his body and in wallet gems to the
value of $4,000,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-30
Paradoxdcal.

From the Chicago News
Clara-'Im thinking seriously of bleach
Ing my hair. Would your"
to keep t. dark"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-25

$l28 per capita. and is about two
and one-half-times greater than the
average deposits per capita for the
entire United States,-Press.
:he knowing ones are nodding
their heads ove the order to close
down the smeiter Jan LIST. When it
started. they said it was to run
only during the Mining Congress.
1t b 4 kept GA running just the
same. The order to close Gown is
part Of the plan inaugerated when
the Smelter started, to determine
by careful tests etc, just how much
the plant is paying. These tests
cannot lie made successfully when
In operation and the smelter will
continue TO run indefinitely so far as
the company itself knows at present
Running like mad down the
street dumping the occupants, o,
q hundred orher accidents, are
every day o~ccurances. 1t bshooves
every body to have a reliable Salve
handy and there's none as good a.
Bucklon's Arnica Salve. Burns
Cuts. Cores, Eczema and Piles dis
appear quickly under its seethins
effect. a5e, at Chas. NJ. Fallon'!
Drug Stere.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-25
WHAT TO alvE.

The poets cay that Christmas time
is q gladstone gift giving time" but
the most OF VI find it On eternal diff
cult job to know just what to give.
Everyone likes to give probably,
what to'give is the question. An
unprecedented person however, il he
will but drop into Swanson's spark
ing jewelry store these days, will
admit the'problem is solved by the
genial Vic" From mammoth clocks
to the tiniest and daintiest OF ladies'
watches are spread before him
Exquisite hand-painted China, beau
tiful ~candlebrss, souvenir spoons
in all shapes, elegant genuine cut
glass, mirrors. pocket books, toilet
sets, opera glasses, fruit and flour
vases that are veritable dreams and
the finest line, SO Vic. Us, OF
solid and plated silverva1e eyer
shown in Rapid City. His prices
are very reasonable and If ones
jewelry faneies cannot be satisfied
At Swan sons no must indeed be
hard to please.
Give him him q call and see
the beautiful things wheshef you
buy or not.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-12-25

Harry Raymond. brother of Spen,
Ger Ra, mond Of Rapid Valley has
won honors at Harvard.
Subscriptions taken for any paper or
magazine punished at McNamara's
book store.
A complete !ine of Ladies' and
ehildrens' underwear and outiag
aannels at Owe > ( Clemens.
Sheriff Lswi. returned Tuesday
from Shcrlda.. Tvoming, where hs
went last Wees after d bunch OF
stolen horses lr oEging to different
parties in his vicinity. The
horses we're stolen come months ago
by the notorious horse thief ard
cat''e rustler, Tom O'Day, who was
captured a short time ago near
DOUGLAS, Wyoming. and is now
awaiting trial for similar crimes
committed IN that state. Frank
Wa 81 is n charge of the horses and
is expected 80 arrive ina day or
two
See our line Of holiday goods be-
fore making your final selections,
We also have a beautiful limo OF
fancy linens, pillows, hnndkerchicfs,
fancy stocks aud lace collars, Owens
Il Clemens.
From Silver City a request
fer n of II road petitions. We
will cheerfully comply and for,
ward at once Silver CITY folk are
as much entitled to trrest roads as
any OF US,
Trowbridge's for Christmas novel
ties that will please AL members of
the family.
For real bargains in the latest Of
jswelrv novelties call at Trow-
bridges
In some of our neighboring cities
business men are being victimized
by receiving "New Brunswick ten
bills. Noties concerning these bills
was sent out by the treasury depart
meat. They are easily detected as
the bill is formed OF two sheets of
paper pasted together and while
the appearance Of the bill is said to
be very complete tho two sheets .
Ss sern apart.
Fer the Aost beautiful creations
in, the jewslry line call At Trew-
bridges.
ehass's is the place 10 buy your
Christmas gifts unreasonable prices.
The Union is glad 10 be able to
announce the good fortune OF . Rap
ID City and School OF Mines boy,
howsll Clevsnger, who has been APP
pointed manager of the Terry plant