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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
Juvenile Temple Instituted by Good
Templars-General Items.

With charter membership of twenty,
an auxiliary Of Silver Star Lodge No 20,
I. o. g. T., to be known as "Silver Star
Juvenile Temple, was instituted at Ten
leytown yesterday afternoon at Good
Templars' Hall through the efforts of
committee composed Of Misses Cora L.
Bowling and Helen Finney, and Mrs c.
NJ Smith and Messrs. A. e. Shoemaker
and Forrest D. Vowel, assisted by Mr.
Sylvester w. Russell, grand chief templar
of the order Of the District, and Mrs. J.
r. Narrower, grand Superintendent of
juvenile temples. Its membership will en-
brace persons under fifteen years of age.
The new temple elected and installed the
following officers: Chief templar, Miss
Helen Finney; vice templar. Miss Edith
financial secretary, Miss May Hickey;
treasurer, Miss Mary Keene; marshall, Mr.
Stewart Poston; deputy marshal, Miss Ada
Hickey; chaplain, Mr.. Alonzo Robey;
guard, Mr.. Wilmer Smith. with Mrs c. M
Smith. as superintendent Of the temple.
The police of the seventh precinct sta
ton have been unable to locate Mary Ford,
colored. thirty years of age, who has been
missing from her home, No. 6 Dyer's alley.
for more than week. It was at first
thought that the woman had fallen into
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal while she
was under the influence of liquor, but this
bed was thoroughly dragged. without dis
covery of the body. The police are search
ing the surrounding country.
James Douglas. colored. fifty years old,
who informed the police of the seventh
precinct station that he Is without a home,
was found at 33d street and the canal
late yesterday afternoon suffering from
an acute attack of asthma. He was
treated at the Georgetown University Hos
pital and given shelter during the rain
of last night at the seventh precinct sta
ton house.
Lucy Richards. colored, fifty years of
age, living at Cabin John Bridge, Nd,
fell from moving car at SD and o
streets, about $50 Saturday evening. For
tunately she was but slightly injured, and
continued on her way
A wagon driven bylW j. Miller and own
ed by ]. T. Walker & Sons. collided with
eastbound car, No. 22 of the Capital Trac-
afternoon. The fender Of the car was
broken. ess,
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CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
Occupants Of Vehicles Have Marrow
Escapes-Results of Runawavs


A horse attached to a buggy in which
William johnson and Mamie Christmas
were seated became frightened on the Navy
Yard bridge yesterday afternoon and ran
away. Johnson was thrown from the We
hicle and injured and the horse continued
up 18th street until the buggy came in con-
tact with a hydrant. The woman was
slightly injured and the vehicle was dam
aged
T. W. Estler of South Washington and
Miss Catherine Hartley were seated in a
buggy behind a runaway horse about 4:46
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The horse
passed south on 4th street from New York
avenue to g street, and ran upon the side
walk, the buggy colliding with an awning
frame. The awning frame and vehicle were
damaged, but the occupants Of the vehicle
escaped injury.
George Bowman of No. Grant place
was thrown from his buggy near 18th and I
streets about 2:30 O'Clock yesterday after
noon and cut about his head. The horse
was Quieted before any damage was done
and Mr.. Bowman drove the animal home.
A runaway horse attached to a buggy
caused some excitement among pedestrians
on 7th street northwest near 8 street yes
terday afternoon about 2:30 O'clock The
breaking Of one wheel was the only daamge
done. Charles Butts of 1920 7th street is
the owner OF the outfit.
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M. E. Conference at Staunton.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
STANTON, Va, April H. 1908
The Washington conference convened at
o'clock yesterday. Bishop McCabe presid-
ing. N. M. Carroll. presiding elder Annapolis
district. read his report, showing the condi-
ton of his district. The following pastors
also reported: A. Dennis. B. B. Martin. j.
T.. Owings, T. H Dansbury, Ernest Lyon,
c. G. Key, Ed. Moore. R. H Adams. Sam'l
Aquilla, ]. l.. Evans, ]. III. Goodrich, L. ].
Valentine, c. w. Matthews, S. r. Hughes.
J. w. Titus, G. D. Pinkney, T. w. Boothe,
E. A. Stockett, ]. w. Jackson, G. r. WILL
Jams, J. H. Jenkins.
D. W. Hays, presiding elder of the Alex
andria district, submitted his report. Fol-
lowing the presiding elders report the pas
tors of the district reported, viz: C. g.
Cummings, ]. w. Lavatt, j. w. Galloway.
j. J. Cecil, John Barnett, A. Becks, NJ. J.
Naylor, J. w. Meredith w. A. G. Hughes,
e. S. Williams, Eden Hammond.
G. E. Stevens, ]. H. E. Carter, E. Duke
Venture and C. c. Brown were elected to
elders orders. w. S. Jackson and S. A.
Virgil were advanced to the studies of tho
fourth year.
The following were admitted into full
membership and advanced to the studies Of
the third year: G. A. Davis, w. ]. Tyler,
T. p Thomas, H. A. Johnson and w. G.
Thompson. r. D. Jennings and G. D. John
son were referred to the committee on con-
ference relations These were continued on
trial: A. L. enkins, ]. H. Jenkins. c. s.
Briggs and J. S. Carroll.
Virgil Carter. w. N. Holt, ]. NJ Jessup
orders.
Charges against G.. w. w. Jenkins for
maladministration were preferred and con-
sidered by select committee of fifteen.
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Hyattsville and Vicinity.
al Correspondence Of The Evening star,


EVANSVILLE, Md. April Is, 1903.
Large congregations attended the Easter
services at the various churches yesterday
The chancels were beautifully decorated
with lilies and other appropriate flowers.
The municipal election, which will take
place May 4, promises to be exciting and
interesting. DR.. Charles A. Wells, the pres
ent mayor. has reconsidered his declination
to serve for another term and agreed to
again become candidate. He will havs
practically no opposition. The terms OF
Councilmen Maloney of the first ward,
White and Devlin of the second ward and
Welsh of the third ward will expire thu
first Monday in May. The holdover coun-
cilmen are Messrs. Fainter of the first
ward and Owens of the third Owing to
the vacancies in the second ward OCCASION
ed by the designations of Messrs. White
and Curry. and the appointment of Messrs.
White and Devlin by the council to fill
these vacancies till the next election, two
councilmen will be chosen in that ward
instead of one. The terms of these coun.
cilnen will be for one and two years, re-
spectively. -
There is some opposition to Mr.. Devlin.
who desires to succeed himself but his
friends assert that this opposition will be
easily overcome. Mr.. Maloney 1t is said
Will be opposed in the first ward by Mr. J.
A. Aman. and there is some talk of placing
a candidate in the third ward against Mr..
Welsh, but it is generally believed the
three members of the present council,
Messrs. Maloney, Devlin and Welsh, will
be reelected.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret F. Holton
wife of Mr.. Seth A. Holton, which took
place from the Presbyterian Church yea
terday afternoon, was largely attended.
Rev. S. Ward RICHTER, pastor of the
church, conducted the services. The inter-
ment was al Congressional cemetery.
A mechanic employed on the new power
house, which is being erected in East
Hyattsville, while attempting to cross Tho
Baltimore and Ohio railroad track at the
Maryland avenue crossing Friday evening,
narrowly escaped being run over by the
Baltimore express train which was due
here at 400 pm. The gates were down
and he had crossed the east track and was
about to cross the west when he was
warned of the approaching train by the
gatekeeper. He grabbed the post at the
end Of the fence between the two tracks .
and chung to it as the train rushed by.
The wind from the train knocked him
down, and he was badly frightened, but
uninjured.
At recent meeting of the orphans court
the second account of VIM. H. Freeman OF
Riggs road guardian to Cornelia and Paul
Johnson, was passed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany is having new ties placed in the
tracks between Brentwood and Hyatts-
Vile.
The road in East Hyattsville between the
mill race and the Edmonstone road is being
graded and repaired.
Prof. Benz. Y. Harvey of Brentwood.
while saving wood last Friday, inflicted a
painful wound in his hand.
Mr.. Wallace g. RaybOld has qualified aS
constable for Rladensburg district.
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CRIME RIFE AT BUFFALO.
One Murder and Four Attempted Sui
cides in a Day.

A dispatch from Buffalo yesterday says:
A shooting ARRAY, in which nine ear-old
boy was killed and a woman mortally
wounded, an attempted murder, two sui
cides and two attempts at suicide that may
result fatally occurred in this city tonight.
Joseph Kwaitkowski, fifty-one years old
a representative Polish citizen, is locked
up at police headquarters charged with
| shooting his landlady and killing his own
nine-year-old boy. Kwaitkowski formerly
| conducted an extensive business in one Of
the markets of the city. His wife died
about a year ago. leaving two children
Since the death of his wife business diff
culttes drove him to drink. For the last
four months he has lived in rooms at 1870
Tekla WolinSki. her husband, and their
children occupied the rear part of the
building. The children of the two fami-
lies were constantly quarreling.
Tonight Kwiatkowski returned home and
found the children in the usual turmoil
Mrs Wolinski informed him that he would
have to move, whereupon Kwiatkowski
drew a revolver and began firing, backing
out of the house he did so. Mrs. Violin
ski followed the Infatuated Pole and Crap
pied with him. He pointed the revolver at
her breast and fired. She fell to the ground
mortally wounded Kwiatkowsk fired sew
eral more shots, one of them striking his
own nineyear-old son, Peter. killing him
instantly. A large crowd quickly gathered
ana kWlatkOWSk1 fetreated into the house.
locking the door behind him. Five officers
in plain clothes who were on duty in the
vicinity. surrounded the house. The Pole
barricaded the door and began firing
through the windows at the officers. The
policemen crept up alongside the house and
endeavored to get a shot at the Pole. They
fired about thirty shots through the win
dows. but failed to hit him. Kwiatkowskf
continued to fire until his ammunition was
exhausted. The officers then battered down
the front door. They found the Pole hiding
in a closet. He gave desperate battle with
stilletto before he finally was overpow-
cred.
George Denning, fifty-five years old, had
been separated from his wife for some
time He called upon her today and tried
to induce her to resume marital relations.
She refused. He drew a revolver and fired.
She fell to the floor in a faint, and, be-
lieving that he had killed her. Denning
ran away. His body was found later in the
evening in a Salvation Army lodging house.
He had taken poison.
Miss Mary Beers, twenty years DID, an
actress, took morphine today. She is dead.
Bertha Vaughn twenty-three years old.
swallowed dose of vitriol. Her condi-
ton is serious.
Miss Blanche Murphy, after quarrel this
evening with an unknown man, who dis
appeared swallowed a quantity Of lauda-
mum. She was taken to hospital.
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Congress Heights News.

Mr.. Victor Boyer is organizing a stock
company for the purpose Of erecting hotel
at the Heights. Most Of the stock has
been subscribed. 1t is said. and he expects
to have the building under way within the
next sixty days.
The citizens are arranging for an ovation
to the District officials and fremen when
the engine company is put in commission
At the request OF the citizens Col. A. p.
Randle will be the principal orator. repre-
senting the people of Congress Heights. and
Mr.. Robert Cook will represent the citizens
of the southern section Of the District.
Mrs. L. =. Rogers. Mrs. M. 8. McCrindell
and Mrs. W. r. Phillips Of Richmond, Va,
are visiting Mrs L. I. Wrenn at her pretty
home just completed in Randle Park.
Mr.. Randolph L. Jennings is building a
handsome cottage on Brothers place. which,
when completed. will be occupied by his
parents, who will move here from Wilder
ness, Va.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. E. Dennis entertained
at their residence yesterday on Nichols
avenue a number Of their friends, among
whom were Mr.. Thomas Dennis and wife,
Capt. R. A. Bennett of Colonial Beach and
Mrs. Joseph Bond of New York.
The Rev. E. E. Fisher has been returned
by the bishop Of the Baltimore conference
for another term as pastor for the M. E..
CHURCH at Congress Heights and Oxon Hill.
Mr.. Harry Benson of Philadelphia, Mr..
Karl Scherer Of California and Miss Clara
Patterns of Alexandria. Va, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. James Shillinglaw on Brothers
place.
Work is progressing rapidly on the resi-
dence of Mr.. Philip Keefer in Randle Park.
He expects to occupy it June 1.
Mr.. Charles B. Foote has broken ground
for a pretty Queen Anne cottage in Long,
neckers addition. which he will occupy
when completed.
Mrs Gustave Bender entertained a num-
Der of friends at her residence Saturday af-
ternoon, among whom were some relatives
from Texas.
The poles for the electric lights have been
erected and the wires are now being strung.
The sunshine of yesterday brought out
a great number of visitors who strolled
through the natural parks and gathered
quantities of wild flowers for Easter deco
rationS.
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matter be referred to the council and tho
city solicitor for consideration. The latter
plan was finally decided upon
fapers of incorporation were recently
Hled at Annapolis by the promoters of the
road In which the corpora ton is designa ted
the Laurel Traction Company The gem
tiemen who appeared before the citizens
leeting We're Messrs. Charles ]. Fox, Ar
tnur - Eaton. Matthew Hanley John L.
Hawthorne, Charles ]. Barth, Murray s.
Shism, j. X. Lamb, Mr.. Oberdorf. all OF
Philadelphia, and Edward T Benton, jr.,
ana John e. Benton of Prince Georges
county, Md.
"A largely attended mass meeting for men
was held at the Laurel Presbyterian Church
yesterday afternoon, when Mr. F. l.. Mid
oleton or Berwyn. Md, addressed those
present. The speaker took for his them,
Message From God" Music was fur
nlshed by the Berwyn Male Quartet
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Of whom will affiliate by letter with Noun
tain M. E. Church, near Comus. Rev. Z.
M Yost of Clarksburg has served as pastor,
and it is understood 1t was abandoned be-
cause of it's inaccessibility.
Mr.. George A Wilson has been granted
pension of Sc month with back pay or
$275,. as a veteran of the Spanish-American
war.
Mr.. John W. Smith, for a number of
years manager of the Jefferson Cooperage
Companys shops here, has been promoted
to an interest in the firm and transferred to
Charlestown. w. Va, where he has remov-
ed with his family. Mr.. John Tracey sue
ceedS him here.
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Proposed Test Of Third-Rail System.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

IAUREL, Nd, April p, I3tS.
Parties interested in the third-rail cleo
trio railway system conferred with a num-
Der of the citizens of Laurel recently for the
purpose of interesting the property holders
and inducing the mayor and town council to
grant the incorporators Of the road a fran
chise whereby certain streets could be used
in the construction Of the road to demon
strate its practicability. Mayor G. B. Timanus
presided over the meeting. A number of the.
gentlemen interested in the project made
addresses setting forth the advantages that
would accrue to the town from the installa-
ton Of the road.
The promoters of the plan had prepared
an ordinance. which was read before the
meeting, and which it was desired should
be acted on Immediately. This the cid-
gems declined to do, but suggested that the
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IN THE MOUNTAINS.
ATLANTIC CITY REAL ESTATE.

FOR RENT-FOR TERM OF YEARS, THE
famous Kuehnles Hotel, Atlantic City, n. j..
located adjoining the PENNSYLVANIA railroad de-
pot Doing big business every day in the yea
Largest bar business in the state. Adore
GEORGE P. ROGERS. 1912 Atlantic ave-. Allan
tic City, n. j., or ]. B. DENNY, Johnstown, Pa.
ap13-6t
houses finely located, reasonable rentals: special
bargain in hotel for sale, ocean. HOWELL
& YOUNG, Room g. Law bldg. ap2-26t-4
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To Irrigate Great Tract.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
from Tacoma, Wash, says: The greatest
irrigation project in the United States ana
the third largest in the world has been
started in Idaho. 1t is under the manage
ment of corporation originating in Salt
Lake City. The plan contemplates an ex-
penditure of approximately $5,OO0,000 ana
reclamation of 271 900 acres of the best ag-
riculturaf lands in the Great Snake River
valley of southern Idaho.
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Col. ]. E. MACEDONIAN Dead.

A dispatch from Chattanooga. Tenn, yes
terday says: Col J. p. MACEDONIAN. the vet
eran editor-in-chief Of the Chattanooga
TtmeA died at o'clock this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13

OF the American Corn Kitchen at the Paris
exposition of 1900. is dead at her home IN
Chicago after a long illneaA
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NEW wORTHINGTON,
Pacific ana Missouri aves. Steam heat Omen all
year. Terms moderate,
mh2-Tst.A IN WoRTHINGTon.
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Virginia ave. and the Beach Atlantic City, N J,
open all the year. Hot and cold sea water
baths. $50 of the largest and most handsomely
furnished front rooms in the city. 100 rooms with
pain. southern exposure. Magnificent sun par
lors Orchestra. Terms, American plan, SIR so
and SIS per week. 81. 90 BY the day up. European
plan, $3.50 per day. Fine cafe attached The
table and service are not surpassed Coaches
meet all trains. Write for booklet.
felS-o2t-lS CHARLES E. CQPR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13

Virginia Ave. and Beach.
Open all year. Rooms suite, with bath Spe-
cfai spring terms, $3.50 per week and up. Book
lets and Information can be had at 1888 Pennsyl-
yania
1a26- 7St, 10 s. s. PHOEBUS
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The New Clarendon.

Virginia Ave, Near Beach and Steal Pier
open all the Year. Attractive winter house wit.
for terms NJ ID. NEINfAN 0Hna. a p.. 49,
fe25- 52t-b SA - '"P1'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13

THE NEW CLAKIUN,
Kentucky ave. 100 yards from ocean. Modern con,
yenences: paths sun parlor steam heat. Special
spring rates IS up weekly, 81 so and 81 50 daily
mh21 -2Bt 8 JOHN p. GlBERSON.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
AN IMPROVEMENT.

There no government the civilized world which supplies the
people normatOnmo fully and rapidly that of the United
States Every bureau constantly putting forth information
shape another who will trouble
commercial mercantile, agricultural and other progress
by but from day day. And this information
ALL called for butt broadcast every newspaper
United States, that may disseminated among people
Excellent these and varied the statistics
ae been the Department of Commerce and Labor
1ary Corteou has taken advance Under establishing
abe department its head authorized the statistical
Of the bureaus and offices within consolidate
OF those transferred thereto In of the authority thus given
abe Secretary has appointed submit
ordination and consolidation of all the statistical
the various bureaus Among those who have been appointed
commission the Commissioner of Labor the Director
he Census n D. North and O. p Austin chief clerk
OF Statistics all OF whom specialists their particular lines
The thus opened for
lnaon OF the statistical material by the The
at the has been that the bureaus
the ground Under Secretary
plan this will be impossible since there will be only
supervise and have under him
fhe bureaus However good be- there
for better No human effort perfect
he best whhs constantly advancing and constantly trying
prove Constant the wahword Of the United
1t this pogreiveness which makes what
thought and action
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
/, MANUFACTURES ADVANCE.

lmporaonS Of manufacturers materials into the United States in
he fiscal which ends with this month will be by far the
the history of imporaons and will nearly quite
$5oooooOoo Manufacturers materials will form about 48 Of
the OF the fiscal The months figures of the Treasury
Bureau OF Statistics completed show that
formed All of the the months 1917
practically onha of those of the available
April while March they formed 1906 Beyond doubt the
total importation of manufacturers materials the 1903
by far exceed that preceding The fiscal the
banner year prior the total being million dollars
while the highest figure reached prior 1902 1900 when
the total was $50 millions,
comparison Of the prospective figures of nearly quite $5ooooo
the fiscal about with those preceding
terestng The total OF manufacturers materials imported the last
MONTHS round million dollars and hoseof the ten
months ending with April $Io6o8866 Should the figures Of
May and June those March and April would bring the total
materials for the above the $780,
line Comparing this with preceding may be said that
he total for millions; for $50 Millions $780,
millions 1885, 233 Millions 1870 millions and 1860 million
dollars The share which manufacturers materials form Of the total
imports of the fiscal year. In in round 46
1890 cent in 1885, cent 1870 28
and in 1860 IS per cent
The principal articles OF manufacturers materials
hides skins silk chemicals hb india rubber WOOL wood
copper These articles form the imports
OF manufacturers materials
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-19
COLONIES.

report upon Colonial Administration 18oo9oo, publish
ed by the Treasury Bureau Of Statistics gives OF valuable
information upon the Colonies of the world This colonies
applied all territory contiguous the country by whose
controlled These colonies occupy wohs OF the land
of the globe onehd the worlds population about $780,
of people
this colonial population of only three small groups
Numbering than population cent of the whole
considerable degree the people the
ing country their descendants The principal colonies composed of
governing country their decendons the English
North America Australasia and South Africa The
remaining people, by countries contiguous
that which occupy Of different stock from that of the
and less than of their population OF the
which administers the government Practically all OF Africa
Southern Asia governed by contiguous
territory question All of the countries located
and practically all of the territory governed
with the exception of Canada Southern Australia New
Zealand, tropical subropical
population colonies 35o
French colonies Millions Netherlands colonies
mions Belgian 30 Millions German colonies millions
Portuguese colonies Millions and Spanish colonies $4,000; while
nonconguous territory by the United States popu-
aon about millions OF the population $50 millions gov
erned by Great Britain nearly millions in the East Indian
group millions in Africa and less than millions the West Indies
OF the Dutch colonies millions the East Indian group and
$4,000 the West Indies OF the French colonies millions
the East Indian group millions Africa and 100000 in the
West Indies
The report shows that the amounts
billions of dollars of which about half
large proportion drawn from the governing while
the colonies supply large proportion OF the tropical and subopa
products required by the countries which administer their government
The subject of Colonial administration which gone
fully careful study That the Bureau much
Colonial administration shows that the government the Philippines
thought and this
THE development of colony usually concdent with develop
of the facilities of transportation and communication Funds
the conduct of the colonial raised in practically
in the colony ITSELF"