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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
IMPORTS OF SUGAR
DIRECTIONS ISSUED TO THE COL
LEcToRs OF CUSTOMS.
Every Entry Must Be Accompanied by
Certificate Giving Certain Infor-
nation Regarding Origin.

Secretary Shaw has sent out to collectors
and other officers of customs the following
regulations for the Identification Of import
ed sugars subject to countervailing duties
under the provisions Of the Dinglay law:
Il. All entries of sugar hereafter import
ed into the United States shall be accom-
panied by a certificate Of origin stating (A)
when the sugar was produced, the country
Of origin or production and the country Of
destination of the merchandise; B) the kind
and quantity Of the sugar, CO. the kind
number and marks of the packages and CD
the manner and means of transportation.
by'land or water
III. Where the country Of origin is not a
party to the Brussels sugar convention of
March 5. 1902, the certificate shall state, in
addition to the foregoing particulars, that
the merchandise was not obtained from
factory or refinery working or handling su-
gars from any bounty-paying country.
Ill The certificate shall be signed and
issued by the proper government official
having Jurisdiction in the country of pro-
auction. and such certificate shall be veri-
fed by the proper United States consular
officer.
Nv. No certificate shall be deemed valid
after the expiration of twelve months from
the date Of issue, or after the expiration
Of such less time as may be limited in
the certificate by the issuing authority.
~ In the absence of such certificate,
liquidation of the entry shall be suspended
and countervailing duties estimated in an
amount equal to the highest export bounty
or grant paid or bestowed by any country
both directly and indirectly, on the expor-
tat1on Of similar merchandise"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
Proposals to ENGLAND.
Kastoria Destroyed.
SIR THOMAS IS BETTER.
Doctors Think an Operation VIII Be
Unnecessary.

CHICAGO, September 17.-Sir Thomas
Upton, who is i'll of catarrhal appendicitis
in his apartments at the Auditorium Annex,
passed a quiet night and is doing WELL ac-
cording to statement made by DR..
Thomas this morning.
To Alexander H. Revell. Sir Thomas host,
who was an early caller, the patient said:
I've been an awfully sick man, but En-
easier now"
Mr.. Revell said he considered the pa
tents condition very encouraging. DR..
Thomas spent the night in a room OF the
Upton suite but aside from ordinary sick
room duties there was no urgent need for
his services. A number, of messages Of
sympathy from New York friends were re-
ceived during the night and read with
pleasure by the recipient when he aWoke
this morning. At $50 am. the patient had
fallen asleep again. Mr.. Revell stated that
probably there would be no further formal
consulta tions Of the physicians unless the
unexpected In the form of a change for
the worse occurred.
1t is still believed that an operation will
be unnecessary, as no pus has formed.
The condition of Sir Thomas continued to
improve during the forenoon. At noon pr.
Thomas gave out the following statement:
"Sir Thomas rested easier this forenoon
and his condition is now perfectly satisfac-
tory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
FISHERMEN LOST.
Schooners Helpless in Arms of the
Violent Elements.

Schooners Helpless in Arms of the
Violent Elements.
DAMARISCOTTA. Me-. September IT,
Fifteen men lost their lives in the violent
gale which ragged off the coast during the
night. The Gloucester mackerel seining
schooner George F. Edmunds. In command
of Capt Willard G. Poole. the owner. struck
on the eastern side of Pemaquid Point and
was smashed to pieces. Fourteen Of the
crew of sixteen men perished In the break
ers.
The schooner Sadie and Lillian, Capt.
Hardy, of Prospect, bound from Prospect
bay to Boston, struck on the western side
of Pemaquid Point and had her bottom
knocked out on the rocks. Capt Hardy was
drowned. but his crew of two men were res
cued.
The Gloucester schooner which had been
fishing off the coast, missed her bearings,
and. running too near the point off Pema-
quid. struck on the eastern side and was
battered to pieces.
Successive attempts were made to launch
the small boats. Several of the dories were
smashed to pieces or washed away.
Finally five men successfully got a boat
ahoat and climbed into it, but before they
could reach land tremendous sea over
turned the frail craft. Three of the men
We're drowned but giant wave caught I'D
the other two and swept them ashore
OF the entire crew of sixteen men these
two were the only survivors,
The Sadie and Lillian was caught on the
west side of Pemaquid Point After some
difficulty line was gotten to the wreck,
and the two seaman came ashore In safety
The line then became entangled In the
wreckage. and Capt. Hardy was drowned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
GOVERNMENT RATES.
What Will Be Paid for kilograms Dur
ing This Fiscal Year.


The Treasury Department has promul-
gated for guidance of its accounting officers
the decision of the Postmaster General as
to the rate of pay for government COM
munfcations by telegraph. During the pres
ent fiscal year the rates will be as follows
For day messages containing not moro
than twenty words, exclusive Of place from
and date twenty cents. not exceeding LOO
miles, and one cent for each additional
word. One-quarter Of this rate to be added
for each 500 miles or fraction thereof. but
no rate on a message of twenty words to
De more than forty cents. nor on an addi-
tional word more than two cents. The rate
between all points in any state. territory.
or the District Of Columbia shall be twenty
cents for twenty words, and one cent for
each additional word.
In cases where the price of message,
determined as herein provided. shall include
a traction of cent, such fraction, If less
than one-half, is to be disregarded; II one
half or more, it is to be counted as one
cent.
For night messages not exceeding twenty
words. exclusive of place from and date,
n1teen cents for any distance within 2,0UU
miles. and for greater distances twenty-five
cents; In each case one cent for each addi
tional word
But it is provided that IT, on the 1st day
OF July. 1903, or at any time dur ng the en-
SUNG year, any such company shall charge
the pubic for message of ten words or
less, exclusive Of the date, address, and
signature. less rate than Is herein fixed
Tor twenty words, exclusive of place from
and date, the rates here prescribed shall,
as TO such company. thenceforth during the
year be reduced to the rates 80 charged to
the public.
The statutes provide that kilograms be-
tween the several departments of the gov
ernment and their officers and agents. in
their transmission over the lines of any
such company, shall have priority over ali
other business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
accurate mares of the twenty-one mer
lost.
Only One Man Saved.

accurate Mares of the twenty-one men
lost
Only One Man Saved.
ATLANTA, Ga, September IA Journal
special from Portsmouth. Va. says:
A ship believed to be the Mexicana has
been wrecked near this port Twenty-three
of the crew are reported TO be drowned.
Only one of the crew was saved.
Guyandotte Safe
By Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, September 1.-THE Old
Dominion liner Guyandotte IS safe in port
from New York after voyage down the
coast in the teeth of Wednesday morn
ings hurricane. She came in about twenty
hours late, being blown far out of her
course by the gale. At present she is an
chored In md-harbor and shows the marks
of very rough experience
The morning reports from the Virginia
and Carolina coast bring tidings of further
damage to shipping, though no serious loss
is noted. The three-masted schooner Hor-
ace G.. Morse passed in the capes, preSum-
ably for Norfolk, at o'clock, with almost
every stitch of canvas gone and all her
head gear carried away. The government
observer at Cape Henry reports she ap-
pears to be n very bad condition.
The steamer William p Moody, which
anchored under the shelter of Cape Hat
teras Point with three-masted barge, got
proceeded south. apparently uninjured. The
wind at Hatteras has diminished and is
squally, with thirtymie velocity
Other Crippled Craft.
An unknown schooner is laboring off Cape
Henry with part of her foremast gone.
What seems to have been a detached sec
ton of Wednesdays storm struck this re-
gion at $3.50 this morning, and did minor
damage in the city. aside from driving
few small crafts ashore in the harbor.
Captain Tapeley of the Old Dominion
liner Princess Anne reports sighting the
five-masted schooner Governor Ames, with
all sails carried away, riding the gale with
two anchors out, fourteen miles northeast
of Winter Quarter lightship. The Princess
sighted the Governor Ames at O'Clock
Wednesday morning.
The schooner Sarah D. Fell, from Garth
agena, s. c., to Philadelphia. was reported
fifty miles off the Virginia capes yesterday
with sails damaged. She repaired her
damage and got under way for Delaware
Breakwater.
The Guyandotte arrived at anchor in the
harbor at 9:1O o'clock The ship left New
York at 8 o'clock Tuesday night and ran
into the gale at $50 Wednesday morning,
ten miles off Atlantic City. The wind
reached a velocity of eighty miles an hour
and the waves rose to an enormous height.
The ship rolled and tossed like a yawl. and
for six hours there were grave fears en-
tertained that she would not ride the storm
safely. The steamer carried no passengers.
but had full cargo of mixed freight, which
was damaged by water. The ship was but
slightly injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
CHRISTIANS AND JEWS.
Fierce Fighting and Much Killing Re-
ported in Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG. September 17.-Fierce
fights between Jews and Christians, in
which four Christians and two Jews were
killed and many persons were seriously in
Jured are reported from Gomel. in the gov
ernment Of Moghileff. The disturbances
arose September II from dispute between
a peasant and Jewish dealer The police
intervened. and, according to the version
published here, the Jews threw stones and
fired on the police, several Of whom were
injured.
The disturbances were renewed three days
later, some Jewish booths being demolished.
The Jews attempted to prevent the destruc-
ton Of the booths, and twenty persons were
Injured on both sides. Troops then arrived
on the scene, and were received with shots
from the Jews. The military returned the
fire and ultimately restored CIDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
AGAINST CHINESE CLAIM
Decision in the Habeas Corpus Cases at
Montreal.

The Department of Justice has received a
telegram from Donald McMaster, the legal
representative of this government in Mon
treal. to the effect that the Canadian Judge.
who sat In the habeas corpus cases Of the
sixteen Cinnamon who sought to prevent
their deportation to China, at least from
vancouver, has decided adversely to the
treal, to the effect that the Canadian Judge
holds that the Canadian Pacific railroad is
acting within its rights in transferring Chi
namen who are refused admission to the
United States from Richford. VT, or any
other point on the border. to Hong Kong,
where they embarked under false represen-
tations to the company that they were en-
titled to admission to the United States.
Cinnamon. who were denied admission at
Rtchford took out habeas corpus papers at
Montreal to prevent the Canadian Pacific
returning them to Vancouver for the ship
ment to China. claiming that they had a
right to name the port from which they
should return. Their selection Of a port
was little place on the Canadian border
where there are no officials of the immigra-
ton service of this country.
The counsel for the Cinnamon has ap-
pealed their case, and the appeal will be
heard by the higher court within a short
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
CENSUS OF FILIPINOS
RESULTS OF THE FIELD WORK RE-
CEIvED IN WASHINGTON.
Total Population 6,976, ,574, of Whom
65O,OOO Are in Wild Tribes
Gen. Sanger's Comments.

interesting details regarding the popula-
ton of the Philippines have just reached
the War Department in the Manila mail.
The field work Of the census Is practically
complete. and the information has been
forwarded to Washington, where the tab
ulation, compilation and publication Of the
census will be made by the United States
census bureau. under the supervision OF
General Sanger. U. s. A. and Messrs.
Henry Gannett and V. H. Olmsted.
rough count shows that the total popu-
iation of the islands is 6,976,514, of which
number about 65O,OOO are included In what
are termed the wild tribes.
Population by Provinces.
The civilized population. by provinces. is
stated as follows: Abra, 81 7,92s: Albay. 235.-
79S: Ambos Camarines. 233. 1873: Antique.
1864: Bataan, 1906; Batangas, 25S. SUI:
Benguet OIL; Bohol 23s. .397; Bulacan, 22O.-
$50; Cagayan. 143.43S; Capiz. 224.5s1; Ca
vite, 134, ,43S; Cebu. 651 1.621: Ilocos Norte,
167 III; Ilocos Sur, III, ,619; Iloilo 300, ,238:
Isabella, 69.076: Laguna. 147. .6GO: La Union.
127 1856; Lepanto Bontoc, 2413: Layte. 3S9,
Oil; Manila. 319,941; Martinique. 81 sol;
Masbate, 44045; Mindoro. 81 .3S1; Misamis
13s 800; Negros Occidental. 309,95O; Negros
Oriental. 1S6.397: Nueva. Ecija. 132 211:
Pampanga, 21S 768: Pangasinan. 397. .443:
Paragua. 27.4s1; Rizal. 1913 422; Romblon.
OZ,ooS, Samar, ZoOooS, SorSoSon. lZo,lSo,
surigao s.714; Tarlac. 135, ,397; Tayabas.
149. $50 and Zambales. 1O0,953.
Some difficulty was experienced by the
census enumerators In the provinces or
Rulacan, RiZal Laguna, Batangas and AL
bay due to rowing bands of ladrones, and
In four instances the enumerators we're
held up. but. with a single exception, the
schedules were not molested. In the Island
of Camiguin. Misams. the enumerators
met with armed opposition. but the impress
sion prevails that the census was pretext
and not the real cause of the hostile DEM
onstration.
The Filipinos Praised.
considering the novelty of the census
organization and procedure" said General
Sanger in his report, ''as compared with
all previous census experience in the Phil
ippines. the extensive and somewhat COM
plex nature of the instructions impaired
to the supervisors. special agents and
enumerators in a foreign language, the ne
cessity Of relying on the telegraph for all
instructions and explanations given since
last, and the great difficulty of correspond
ing with pueblos not on the line of postal
or telegraph communication, the census
furnishes abundant evidence of the capaci-
ty of the Filipinos, under proper guidance,
to carry on public measures Of much i'm
portance in a most intelligent and thor
oughly business-like way and / take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to express pub
licly to those who have been associated
with me in this work my entire apprecia-
ton of their faithful services and of their
cordial cooperation. without which the
census would have been a lamentable fail
ure'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
BANKERS GIVE PLEDGE.
Conference Held at Manila With Gov
ernor Taft.

At a recent conference in Manila between
Gov. Taft and some of the leading bankers
of the Philippines the latter gave assurance
of their purpose to aid the government in
establishing the new currency. and prom
ised to do everything In their power to pop
ularize th6 new coins. AS fast as condi-
tons warrant they will place their institu-
uons on the new Philippine currency basis
In order to aid the banking institutions the
Philippine commission has annulled the
order issued by Gen. Macarthur in 1900
compelling the banks to keep their reserves
in United States currency. The opinion ia
expressed that the new coins will be estab-
ished on good working basis by the end
of January at the latest. at which time the
Spanish and Mexican coins cease to circu-
late as legal tenders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
AFTER A VACANCY.
Lively Fight for Position on Board Of
Appraisers,

State Senator Charles P. Mcclellan, demo-
crat, of New York. who was recently ap-
pointed member of the board of general
appraisers at New York to succeed J. A.
Jewell. who was forced to resign, was at
the Treasury Department today comforting
with Secretary Shaw prior to entering upon
his duties. There Is a vacancy on this
board for which there Is lively fight. 1t
is reported on pretty good authority that
Secretary Shaw has offered the vacancy to
William Henry Eustis. ex-mayor of Min
neapolis. and personal friend of the Secre-
tary. The position was offered to Warren
F. Thummel, a New York lawyer. Mr..
Thummel is the son-in-law Of Representa-
tive Hepburn. Mr.. Thummel declined the
place, and it has not yet been filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
EXTENSIONS OF coURTEsIEs.
New Rules That Will Govern Customs
Collectors,

Secretary Shaw has issued a new circular
Of instructions to collectors and other off,
GERS of the customs service regarding the
extension Of courtesies to persons from forI
eign countries. The new regulations are
more restrictive than former rules on tho
subject No courtesies are to be extended
to any one except foreign ambassadors
ministers. the members of their suites in
valids and persons arriving in charge of
their dead. or persons summoned home IN
haste by news of aff1iction or other imper-
ative emergency. A change is made, how
ever. in the cases Of ladies travelling alone,
phen precedence in the examination of their
baggage Is authorized. The issuance of
passes on revenue cutters is allowed only
in exceptional caseA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
STEAMER AND DEPOT BURNED.
Fire Does Heavy Damage t.. Vessel and
Freight

ELIZABETH CITY. N. c.. September II.
Fire last night completely destroyed the
steamer Alma and the freight depot of
the Norfolk and Southern railroad, entail
Ing loss estimated at 100000.
1t IS not known whether the fire started
in the oil room of the steamer, which was
alongside the wharf in the freight room
A deck hand Is reported missing
An immense quantity of freight was de-
stroyed, and several people were hurt
through the explosion of some oil and two
kegs of powder
The flames barely missed a half ton of
powder stored in the warehouse, thereby
averting a catastrophe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
SENATOR SCOTT WORSE.
Wife of the Sufferer Reaches Him IL
Denver.

W1te OF the SuuereC deacQeS Him In
Denver.
DENVER, Colo. September 17.-United
States Senator Scott of West Virginia, who
has been Ill at the Brown for the last few
days, has taken an alarming change for
the worse and is now in most serious con-
dition.
DR.. Clemens Of Canton, Ohio, who has
been attending him. says that there has
been a noticeable decline and that the
senator's condition is very grave
Mrs Agnes V. Scott wife of Senator
Scott, has arrived in Denver and is at the
senator's bedside.
Senator Scott left here the 9th instant,
and after spending a few days in Wheel
ing w. Va, left for Colorado Springs, from
which place he intended going to Utah On
private business. He expected t. return
east and take part in the Ohio campaign at
the request of Senator Hanna.
The first dispatches concerning the acci-
dent to Senator Scott did not indicate that
his condition was serious. Mrs. Scotts Sis
ter. Mrs Lenox, telegraphed here, however.
requesting her to go to Colorado Sorings
but even at that time assurances were
given her that the senator's condition was
not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
PICKED UP AT SEA.
Rescue Of American Sailors by British
Steamship

PHILADELPHIA, September 1.-THE
British steamship Brooklne. which ar
rived here today from Bocas del Toro, had
on board Captain Chandler and the mate
OF the tug Spartan, who were picked up
yesterday off the Delaware capes Ten
others of the crew were rescued by the
fishing boat Irene and landed at Anglesea,
j.
During the gale yesterday the Spartan's
hawser was washed overheard and became
entangled in the wheel causing the vessel
to careen and fill with water. She was
sinking when the crew abandoned her.
No further casualties have been reported
to the maritime exchange.
AT the office of James F. Mum & Co..
towboat agents, it was stated that the
Spartan carried crew of fifteen men This
leaves three missing. The ten men who
were rescued by the schooner Irene Were
brought to this city today from Anglesea
N j. They had been floating about on
wreckage for six hours before help reached
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
Bull LGAR|ANS ACTIVE
Large Bands Crossing Frontier
and Moving Forward.
TURKISH ATROCITIES
OFFICIALS AT CoNSTANTINOPLE
IRRITATED AT REPORTS.
Yet Outrages Continue and the Only
Hope for Peace is to
Fight for It.
TURKISH ATROCITIES

CONSTANTINOPLE, September 1.-THE
porte has received confirmation Of the re-
ports that large bands of Bulgarians and
Macedonians. one of them estimated to
number 1000 men, have been preparing to
cross the frontier near Kostendil, forty
three miles from Sofia
Official circles here have been greatly ir-
ritated by the representations made to the
porte by the representatives of the powers
regarding the excesses committed by Turk
ish troops 1t Is pointed out that the
powers themselves advised Turkey to sup
press the insurrection energetically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
Mr.. Besselievre's Promotion

Mr.. 8. I. Besselievre Of Pennsylvania has
been appointed chief clerk of the bureau Of
construction and repair Navy Department
at $1,000 a year, vice mir. D. A. Green of
Massachusetts. who has been transferred
to Boston as chief clerk Of the navy pay
office. at 81 800 year. Mr.. Besselievre was
formerly an apprentice in the navy at the
League Island yard. In 1880 he was ap-
pointed to clerkship in the Navy Depart
mont. and has served there efficiently ever
since. For some time he has served as
ship craftsman, at s8.4s day His promo
ton to the chief clerkship Of the bureau
was based entirely on his record and abil-
ity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
Clouds Saved Iowa

DES MONIES, Iowa. September IT,
Again the clouds saved the corn crop of
central Iowa. Frost failed to make its
appearance In the central valleys Of the
state. although predicted by the govern
ment. The sky cleared up early in the
evening and continued remarkably clear
until o'clock, when the clouds rolled by
IN great profusion A thorough examina-
ton of the fields this morning reveals that
all that is needed is warm weather to ma
ture and harden the kernels. Otherwise
the cob is in first-class shape and the yield
fully S5 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-17
RUSSIA MAY ACT.
Suggested That Troops of Czar Occupy
Macedonia

BERLIN. September 1.-THE military oc-
cupation of Macedonia by Russia and Aus
tria is thought here to be the only expe-
dent sufficient to prevent war between
Turkey and Bulgaria. This suggestion does
not originate in Berlin. 1t reached here
some days ago as an inquiry from Vienna
to the foreign Office as to what Germany
thought of the two power Intervention, such
Intervention to be barely long enough to
restore order and reorganize the Turkish
constabulary properly.
The inquiry. 1T was assumed, rested upon
Russian-Austrian agreement. The identi-
cal question will probably be put to all the
signatores of the Berlin treaty
The German reply appears to have been
conditionally affirmative. Since the terri
tory to be occupied was Turkish Turkeys
consent ought to be secured. Germany
would then have no objection.
Proposals to England.
LONDON. September 17.-It is announced
here that Russia and Austria have made
fresh proposals to Great Britain. which, If
carried out will. 1t is hoped restore order in
Macedonia.
Kastoria Destroyed.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, September 1.-THE for
eign Office here has received reliable in
formation that the Turks have destroyed
the town of kastoTia thirty-siX miles south
of MOnaStir, and have masSacred the popu-
lation.