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The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06
A Wonderful Clock.

C. G.. Mower of Orwigsburg, Penn
sylvania, is regarded as a mechanical
genius. Net long since he bought
grandfather's clock and set out to COM
plicate its works. The result is that
it is the wonder Of the countryside.
Besides showing the hour, the day of
the week, and the month and striking
the quarters, he has made it possible
in way for the clock to deliver SER
mon. Every Sunday morning at $3.50
little door just above the figure XII
flies open and little man pops out.
He has Bible under his arm and car
ries the inscription. when | am 60
ing to appear, ye know; but when the
Son of Man cometh ye know not" The
figure stays out until midnight, when
it retires to reappear again the fol
lowing week.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06
DENVER STARTLED
BY MANY CRIMES

Denver. Nov. 3.-Within the short
space of twenty-four hours. three men
have met violent deaths in Denver.
One, Trinidad Esquel, Mexican, was
stabbed to death in a saloon row on
Market street at midnight on Sunday.
The second, John Bogotto, an Italian,
was shot and killed by Alexander
Bracci, also in a saloon quarrel at ll:3O
yesterday morning. The third. Charles
Heyn, was shot and killed by Oliver E.
Tuft. assistant secretary of the HUI
name Society. at $50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. while Tuft was en-
gagged in defending his life against
Heyn. who had first wounded the Off
Ger with rife ball.
Within twelve days five people have
been killed in Denver. One of these
was woman. Wilma Knox. slain by
a discarded lover on october 2lst. The
second murder occurred on October
25th. when Jennie Davis shot and
killed her husband. Beverley Davis,
while defending herself from him. The
other three are named in the order in
which they took place. within twenty
four hours. Three of them We're the
results of whisky taken indiscrimi-
nately and the quarrels resulting
therefrom. These three murders are
all said to have been premeditated
and the authorities believe that the
ones concerned will be found guilty of
murder in the first degree.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06

given his liberty, will constitute the
ground for arraigning the general On
contempt charges.
In efforts to convict the general OF
perjury in the civil court it is said
his aflidavits to military documents
without knowledge of their contents
will be considered While his friends
have maintained that he signed them.
they have insisted that it was without
intent to do wrong and under the pre-
sumption that they We're correctly
made out by other officers.
Whether there will be further work
for the court martial is doubtful
question The officials themselves are
non-committal when asked what they
intend doing with the other charges
against General Chase, notwithstand-
ing the fact that they are known to
have been filed by Colonels Kimball
anG Gross.
Judge Advocate Greer declared he
had not read them over and that he
would insist on five days in which to
investigate them before he would con-
sent to take them up before the court.
The governor may approve or disap-
prove of the verdict. or he may change
the punishment, before making it pub
lie In tie meantime, it is expected
that Attorney General Miller will be
~ pSilar tho Inrumppr
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06
ANOTHER WRECK
ON SANTA FE LINE

Denver, Nov. "a News special
from Trinidad last night says:
While running at the rate of forty
miles an hour passenger train NO. o,
On the Santa Fe, was wrecked on a
curve this morning, four and one-half
miles east of Thatcher, thirty-nine
miles east of Trinidad William Walk
er the fireman, of La Junta, was
killed and Engineer j. Posi- was badly
scalded. 1t is stated that the wreck
was caused by the spreading OF the
rails.
This was the regular Denver-kansas
express, which since Saturdays wreck
at Fowler. has been coming from Pu-
eblo to Trinidad over the Denver &
Rio Grande ana Colorado & Southern.
going from this city over the main
line to La Junta The engine and four
of the cars left the track. The engine
turned over on its left side just out OF
cut. The engineer felt the engine
going and applied the air, thus prob
ably saving the balance of the train.
The fireman was breaking coal in
the front of the tender, and was
mashed between the boiler head and
the tender, the water and steam pour
ing out on him from the broken pipes,
scalding the head from the body He
suffered terrible agony, but died in
about ten minutes. The engineer was
pitched over the top OF the boiler
falling on the left side Of the cab, and
cr77led out from there with his cloth
ing saturated with boiling water.
A Chicago dispatch says: re-
ward of $5 600 has been offered by the
manage mentof the Santa Fe railroac
for evidence sufficient to convict the
persons guilty of wrecking train NO.
on October 3Oth This action is the be
ginning of campaign by the company
by which it is hoped to make trair
hOlGups a serious matter for those who
attempt them.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06
Waste of Sin,

A western newspaper thus philoso-
phiZes: "Jails are built by honest
mems earnings. Courts are supported
from peaceful mems substance. Peni-
tentiaries are built and supported by
the toll of virtue. Crime never pays
its own way. Vice has no hand to
work and 40 head to calculate. Its
whole faculty is to corrupt and to
waste and good men pay the bills"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06
London Papers Score Cowie.

London, Nov 3--The London pa
pers for fortnight have devoted much
space to reports of Dowie's unsuccess-
full crusade in New York. The report
that Dowie was coming to London to
prosecute Zion crusade here is not
credited. Dowie failed miserably three
years ago to impress London. His
crusade was an abiect failure fnan.
cially and spiritually.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06
Insist on Gettinu It,

Some grocers say they don't keep De.
nance Starch This is because they have
stock on hand Of other brands containing
only II OF. in package, which they won't
tains l6 OF. for the same money.
Do you want Is OF. instead of II or. for
9ame money Then buy Defiance Starch.
Requires no cooking
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06

the cucumber is of tropical origin
rms may explain why it usually hits
people in the vicinity of the equator.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse
IN the Children's Home in New York. cure
Constipation, Feverishness. Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 30, 900 tes-
timonials.. AT all Druggists. 25c. Sample
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06

The secret of the popularity of Barter,
, Bullhead b,cent cigar is revealed in on,
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06

What We need most now is probably
society to discourage the formation
of new societies.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-11-06

The young men down at Sugar City
are sure that their lasses there are the
sweetest in the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
ARMY Orders.

Capt. John ]. Pershing, general staff. now
at Chicago, has been ordered TO this city
and report to the chief of staff for assign
ment to duty.
Capt. II. o. Willard, 9TH Cavalry, has
been assigned to recruiting duty at Omaha,
Neb.. and First lieutenant w. r. Harrison,
Artillery Corps, to recruiting duty at Port
land, Me.
First Lieutenant Alfred NJ Mason, Artil-
lery Corps at Omaha. has been assigned to
duty at ST. Paul, MINI.
Capt. F. II. Pomroy, comm,ssary, has
been relieved from duty at st. Louis and
ordered to duty at Chicago.
Capt. T. +. Maginniss, 10th Infantry, has
been granted one months additional leave
of absence on account Of sickness, at the
expiration of which period he will report at
Fort Smelling, MINI, for examination.
Capt. Robert 0. Van Horn, 18th Infantry
Company *, and ordered to join that com
pany in the division of the Philippines.
First Lieutenant Percy W. Arnold LIST
Cavalry, has been ordered to examination
for promotion.
Capt. Leonard D. W.ldman, Signal Corps
has been ordered to New London. Conn. on
official business connected with the wireless
telegrap phi work of the Signal Corps.
Capt. Thomas Ct. Carson, 10th Cavalry
has been granted leave of absence for one
month, with permission to apply for an ex-
tension of two months.
First Lieutenant Lloyd l.. Smith, assistant
surgeon. has been ordered TO this city to
report to Colonel Charles L. Heizmann, as
sstant surgeon general. president of the
faculty of the Army Medical School, for a
course Of instruction at that school.
Captain Beverly w. Dunn. ordnance de-
partment has been ordered to visit Phiadel-
phia, Pa. on official business pertaining to
the inspection of a testing machine for use
at Sandy Hook proving ground.
Captain Tracy G. Dickson, ordnance de-
partment, has been ordered to visit the
works of the DERRICK and Harvey Machine
Company, Baltimore, Nd. on official bust
ness pertaining to the inspection of ord
nance material under construction.
The following named first lieutenants, re-
Gently promoted. have been assigned to
regiments as follows: Leonard J. Mygatt
10th Infantry; Elliott NJ. Norton. Sth In
fantry; Roscoe II. Hearn, 10th Infantry,
and Nels Anderson, 10th Infantry.
Second Lieutenant Franklin r. Kenney
Artillery Corps. has been ordered to the
general hospital, Washington barracks, this
city. for observation and treatment
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Captain Elvn r. Heiberg 9Th Cav
airy. three months; Captain Thomas b. Du-
gan. 18th Cavalry, two months; Captain
Alga L. Berry, 10th Infantry one month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Unlicensed Bar Case.

FREDERICK Garner, colored resident of
South Washington, will not be at home for
the next six months, but will receive his
friends at the workhouse unless he pays a
fine of $500 imposed on him by Judge kim
pail OF the Police Court today. Garner was
Drought INTO court on charge of conduct
ing an unlicensed bar at his home. Several
witnesses appeared in court at the instance
OF fohceman Lester, who made the arrest,
ana testihed that they on different occa sions
purchased liquor from Garner. The defend
ant denied the statements made by the wit
nesses, but the court declined to accept his
testimony as being true and directed the
clerk to note a conviction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
GOLD BRICK MEN APPEAL.
Afraid Of Harsh Treatment in NORTH
Carolina

In the cases of H. D. Hawley and j. l..
Howard agt the state of North Carolina,
Attorney Leslie A. Gilmore has entered a
motion in the United States Supreme
Court for an order committing Hawley
and Howard to the custody of the mar
shall of the Supreme Court and that the
two be allowed to give bail. The case is
one Of two Chicago men who went to
North Carolina and made an effort to sell
a gold brick. They were arrested, tried
and sentenced to Imprisonment for ten
years. They appealed the case to the
Supreme Curt, meanwhile remaining In
custody. The motion is supported by an
affidavit of Mr.. Gilmore, who says:
"Affiant further says that the prejudice
in said state against said appellants is
very strong, and that unless the marshal
of this court takes custody of said APP
pellants, II. D. Hawley and j. l.. How
ard, pending the further determine ton
of their said causes in this court, and
have them before this court when de-
cision thereof is rendered, that the order
of this court. should it be made for their
discharge, will be defeated by the iniic-
tion of other wrongs and expressions
upon them by the authorities or by a
mob OF North Carolina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Awards for Armor Plates.

Secretary Moody has decided the long
standing question of the awards for fur
nishing armor for the battle ships Yer
mont, Minnesota. Kansas, Mississippi and
Idaho. The Midvale Steel Company gets
the contract for supplying 5000 tons and
the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies a
contract for supplying 5000 tons each. The
plate to be furnished by the Midvale COM
pany is for the Idaho and the Mississippi
the two 13O0O-ton armored battle ships,
while the Carnegie and Bethlehem com
panies plate will be used for the three
1G O0O-ton battle ships Vermont, Kansas
and Minnesota.
The companies named comprised all those
who submitted bids for furnishing the
plate. The bids of the Carnegie and Beth
lehem companies We're identical, namely
$6944,O for all the armor plate, the de-
livery to begin in nine months while the
Midvale companys bid was $1,000, 932, de-
livery to begin in twenty months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
INJUNCTION SOUGHT.
William w. Danenhower Brings Suit
Against Railway Companies.

Proceedings in equity were instituted to-
day in the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia by William w. Danenhower
through Attorney f. II. Thomas. against
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company the. Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany and the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company. Mr.. Danenl1ower seeks to
enjoin the defendant railroads from cut
ting off the access to certain property
owned by him, and TO require the purchase
thereof.
1t is explained that Mr.. Danenhower is
the owner Of property the east side of
New Jersey avenue between II and Canal
streets southwest, and in that immediate
locality of the actual value of 5000, the
improvements including a storage ware
house. Mr.. Danenhower asserts that the
closing of New Jersey avenue and the use
of Canal street which the defendants have
not elected to abandon make the railroad
tracks of Canal street and Instructions
made and to be made on New Jersey ave-
nue., nuisance and unlawful and illegal,
and that he is specially injured thereby
both in kind and degree different from the
public at large. The defendants it is de-
clared, by the digging of ditch across
New Jersey avenue and other streets. and
the erection of a fence have COMPLETELY
cut off all access to the whole of Mr.
Danenhower's property to or from the west
ward, northwestward and southwestward
portions of the city
Mr.. Danenhower adds that the action of
the defendants In maintaining a railroad
on Canal street and in making a construc-
ton on New Jersey avenue is the taking of
his property without just compensation,
and is unconstitutional
Justice Gould, in Equity Court No g
signed a rule requiring the defendants to
show cause, November - next, why they
Should not be enjoined, as asked by Mr.
Danenhower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
TomorroW's Auto Races.

the automobile races tomorrow afternoon
at the Brightwood Racing Associations
track Quite a formidable parade of auto
mobiles will be held previous to the races.
The machines will assemble at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street, just back of
the Sherman statue, so as to be ready to
start at / clock. The route of the parade
will be down Pennsylvania avenue to 18th
street and out 7th street to Brightwood.
At the track everything is in readiness for
the sport, and it is expected that a ma
jority of the contests will be pulled off in
record time. In the morning there are to
be several trial races, as to Sift the
probable winners into small groups thereby
ma king the chief events more exciting and
we'll contested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

NEW YORK AVENUE NORTHEAST be-
tween North Capitol and 1st streets
Empire State Realty Company to Will
fred Stevens, lot 30, square GO; SO.
SHOTT'S ALLEY NORTHEAST between
LIST and I'd streets-Leon Tobriner ct al ,
trustees, to Vincenzo Racioppa, lot CT,
square 725; $50.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Anna B. Speir ct
vir, William E.. to Ida R. King, lot 30,
block 81; $40. Ida R. King to William
E. Speir, lot 20, block %; StO
RANDLE PARK-Arthur E. Randle ct Tx
to Adolph a. Koch, lot H. block 2: $500
WESTMINSTER STREET NORTHW EST
between 9th and 10th streets-Thomas
G. Hensey ct ux to Mary B. Dodge, lots
2o1. 253 to 257 and 259. square 362; $40
BARRY FARM-Wiliam E. Jordan ct uX
to Henrietta Lewis, lot Al, section s.;
$40.
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTs-Leonard G. shep-
ard to Isabel S. Shepard, lots "a, % and
20. block 4; S..
TENTH STREET NORTHWEST between
and streets-Henry c. Thompson
ct ux to Patrick Garner, lot u, square
1888; 49, 500.
MOORE & BARBOUR'S SECOND ADDI-
TION-Louis H. Meyers ct ux to Emma
De Forest lot 20. block 5: $40.
NORTH CAPITOL STREET NORTHEAST
between and o streets-Empire State
Realty Company to Warwick Evans lot
46, square go; $40
G STREET NORTHWEST between 2lst
and ODD streetS-George J. yesterday ct
Tx to George w. Stafford, original lot z.
square 10; $40.
NO 422 Sth STREET NORTHEAS T-Walter
F. Halleck ct TX. to Newton Landon,
lot 80, square 1893: 5000.
NO. 1114 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NORTH
WEST-John Cook trustee. to Nora M
Fuller. part lots l and 2 square $50; so.
18TH STREET NORTHWEST between K
and l. streets-Philip, Walker ct al
trustees. to John f. Cook and William
II. A. Wormley. lot 10, square So; IS, 900.
FAIRVIEW-Theodor j. Schippel ct al to
the Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany. lots and 4. block 10: SEQ
METROPOLIS VIEW Joseph n Whitney
ct ux. to same. part lot 50: s.
D STREET SOUTHEAST between 18TH
and 18th streets-John C. Ather-
ton ct uX to John II. Lane. part lot %
square 902: SO
X STREET NORTHEAST between 10TH
and 18th streets-Annie E. Hais-
lip to Edwin l.. Schrask. lot 90 square
95S: 80.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Kennedy & Davis
Co. to Henry Potbury, lot 49, block 80;
NINETEENTH STREET NORTHWE EST
between r and S streets-James H.
Wood ct uN. to Thomas " Smith lot
1856, square 1873: $40.
THlRTY-FOCRTH STREET NORTH
WEST between NJ and streets-Ar-
mand Gumprecht ct uX to Winifred
Brennan lot So and part of lot 80,
square 1855; $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
BIDS OPENED.
Planning Construction of the N. p.
Gage School Building.

Bids were opened at the District building
today for the construction of the new n. P.
Gage school building in LIE Droit Park. The
specifications call for handmade red brick
as the material to be used in the building
and the style of architecture will be colo
NAL. The plans provide for eight class
rooms, an office, library and a teacher S
room.
The appropriation for the construction OF
the Gage School amounts to $4,000, and
the bids of contractors opened this morning
were as follows: Gleason and Humphrey,
$43 800; Osterman and Butler, $44, $50; Pa
varini and Greer, 50, 922; j. M. Dunn, $46,
600.
1t was at first proposed to name this new
school building the Henry T. Blow School,
but the name was recently changed to the
N. z. Gage School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Plans for the Matchless.

The work of preparing the coast survey
schooner Matchless for survey duty on the
bay during the fall and winter is being
pushed at the Curtis bay station of the
coast survey, and the vessel will be ready
to sail by the end of the week. Under the
command of Capt. w. /. Vinal she will go
to the Choptank river. on the eastern shore
of Maryland. and will spend considerable
time making surveys and plats of that wa
terway 1t is stated the steamer Endeavor,
now at work on the lower Potomac, will re-
turn to Baltimore in a few days to be pre-
pared for trip to the Gulf of Mexico,
where she will be employed during the win
ter months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Experts to Sample Imports.

Assistant Secretary Armstrong of the
Treasury Department and DR.. Wiley, who
has charge of the administration of the
pure food act for the Agricultural De-
partment have had conference, with
the result that two experts in their re-
spective lines will be detailed to New
York with a view to eXpediting the eX-
animation of goods under the pure food
law One of the experts will select sam
pies of goods supposed to be adulterated
and the other will make the necessary
tests in the laboratory of the New York
custom house. 1t is believed that al least
two days detention will be saved by this
change
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Dowie Reviews His Work.

NEW YORK, October 27.-At the early
morning service in Madison Square GAR
den today Dowie gave a brief address on
"Covetousness' and also spoke about the
work done by his followers here. saying
that great many converts had been made
and about 100000 homes visited. He an
nounced that a public baptism would take
place in the garden this week. but he had
not decided when it should occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Naval Orders.

Captains w. ]. Barnette and T. C. Nc
Lean and Lieut.. w. r. White have been
commissioned in the navy.
Ensign l.. ]. Wallace to the Wabash,
navy yard. Boston. Mass. to duty in con-
nection with the crew of the Cleveland and
duty on board that vessel when placed in
commission.
Ensign +. O. Branch, from the indie
pendence, navy yard, Mare Island, Cal, to
the Army and Navy General Hospital Hot
Springs, Ark, for treatment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Killed by Accidental Explosion.

PITTSBURG. Pa, October 27.-In an ex-
plosion in the Greentree tunnel of the Wa
bash railroad at late hour last night VIM.
See was killed. Harry Gordon was fatally
hurt ard Harry Payne was badly cut, but
vii; recover. The ;ien were acting as an
advance to gang Of laborcrs arranging
series of blasts. In some unknown manner
one of the sticks of dynamite carried by
them was exploded hurting mass of stone
and earth upon the three men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Filing Will Drew Snsnicion

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, October 27.-Mrs.
Nancy Hill has been arrested here on a
capias from the grand jury, charging her
with the murder of Fred Sauers, barber,
seventy-ono years of age who died last
July. Sauers left about $4,000 worth Of
property, and Mrs. Hill is now striving to
have a copy of will, which she alleges he
made submitted to probate -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
A Reargument Ordered.

The United States Supreme Court has
ordered 4 reargument n the case of the
United States ngt. the California and
Oregon Land Company, involving the
land granted to the state cs Oregon In
1854 10 e.3 In tao construction OF a
wagon road from: ilugcue City across the
Cascade mourt3.:.s to tho eastern bound
airy of the state. The case already has
been argued twice in the Supreme Curt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Coming Railway Changes.

PLATTSBURG, N. Y, October 27.-It is
understood here that General Passenger
Agent j. w. Burdick and Superintendent
c. D. Hammond of the Delaware and Hud-
son railroad will resign between now and
January 1 next A. T. Benjamin. recently
appointed assistant Superintendent in place
of II. c. North, will succeed Mr.. Hammond
as superintendent. Burdiek's successor, ii
is said, has not been decided upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Airbrakes Failed to Work.

SALlDA, Col. October 27-The second
section of Denver and Rio Grande freight
train, the airbrakes of which refused to
work, collided with the first section on
steep grade early today. and three members
or the crew We're killed A fourth was
badly injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
w. L. Elkins Verv Low.

PHILADELPHIA, October 27.-The con-
diton of VIM. L. Elkins, the financier, is
reported today as being grave. He spent
restless night, and as result is said to be
considerably exhausted. His physicians say
there is but little hope of his recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Gen. Young Praises the Troops.

Lieut.. Gen. Young, chief Of staff, has re-
turned to Washington from Fort Riley,
Kan, where he inspected the regular and
militia troops engaged in the maneuvers.
He says that the conduct of the troops,
regular and state, was highly creditable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-27
Removal Notice.

The Evening Stars Connecticut avenue
branch for the receipt of advertisements
has been removed to the Postal Telegraph
Office al 1926 Connecticut avenue. where adj
vertsements Tor The Evening Star will be
accepted at the regular rates.