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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Buried in Potter's Field,

A dispatch was received at police head
quarters last night from Deputy Sheriff
Bowersette of Culpeper, Va, saying that
Henry Hodge, the colored man who died
at the Emergency Hospital Wednesday
afternoon was not known at that place.
Hodge arrived here on a train Wednes-
day from Culpeper with a note signed by
DR.. w. H. Lewis of that place. attached to
his coat saying he had been shot In the
shoulder and needed hospital treatment
Hodge was unconscious when he reached
here and died a short time later
| The body was buried in potters field this
afternoon at the expense OF the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
THE SATURDAY I STAR.
Tomorrow's Big Supplement- and It's
Special FeattrEs.


The Saturday star. will have interesting
reading for every member OF the thousands
of households in which it is always a vel
come visitor. "A few of its. special chapters
follow:
AMERICA IN SWEDEN UfiustrateD
Frank G. Carpenter writes of the Venice
of the north, which lies along the track
of our commercial invasion
LARGELY UNEMPLOYED Qllustrated.
The last of the worlds last Terra In
cognita" has been found in South Amer
lea tS70 al
THE THREE SW1NDLERS OF LOR-
RAINE illustrated.
An interesting short story written by
VIM. Hamilton Osborne.
SIMPLICITY RULES Ullustrated).
Fall fashions for school girls follow COM
Portable English models.
THE WEARY KINGS QllustrateO.
An installment of Richard Voss serial
story.
BACK TO LONG AGO Qllustrated.
A revival of the distinctivery feminine
fancies of our grandmothers' days is
predicted and described.
THE TERRIBLE TURK Qllustrated
Ferocious in war and pllage. he makes
the funniest seaman atioat.
PARIS FASHION LETTER QllustrateO.
Hints from the leading creators of modish
wearables as to what will be seen the
coming winter.
FUTURE IN THE CARDS Qllustrated).
Disclosures of visit to a famous fortune
teller in Paris.
THE QUEST OF BEAUTY.
Lost contours may be restored by daily
attention.
IN THE TROPICS.
dure when setting up their household
goods in our new possessions.
COLONIAL FAILURES.
British Honduras, a country of hermits, is
about the worst in this line.
BUENOS AYRES GROWS.
Has had big railroad year and splendid
crops.
PROMOTING A TRUST.
Wall street incident where huge indus
trial combinations are formed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
MAY RENT BUILDING
Controller Tracewell on Dis
trict Commissioners Powers.
HOME FOR VETERANS
ACT OF MARCH 8, 1877, DOES NOT
APPLY IN THIS CASE.
Local Authorities Given Charge Of the
Control of the Institution-Legis-
lation by Congress.

r. ]. Tracewell, controller of the treas
ury, has decided that the Commissioners
of the District have full power and author
ity to rent the building at No. JOG Sd street
northwest as temporary home for ex-
sailors and soldiers; also that their doing
so does not conflict with the act of March
g. 1877. which prohibits contracts for rent
ing of buildings for the government unless
specific appropriation is made therefor.
Auditor Garrison of the District submit
ted the question The bill for the rent of
the building for August was pending be-
fore the disbursing officer of the District
and its settlement was desired.
Congress, since 1894, has made an annual
appropriation for this home, and accom-
panying the appropriation is always the
provision Ito be expended under the direc-
ton of the Commissioners of the District"
1t Is necessary to rent a building for the
home, and the amount paid is $50 month.
The total appropriation last year was 800.
Commenting on the act of March 3, 1877,
the controller says:
I'm my decision of August 7, 1903, I held
that this provision is applicable to the Dis
ri of nf tnlt 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today as
follows:
Thomas A. Darlington. one two-story
and cellar brick store and dwelling, 43 H
street northeast; cost $1,000
James T. Childress, one two-story and
cellar brick dwelling and one private brick
stable. 1O14 X street southeast; cost, IS, 600.
o. G. Staples, repairs to 1920. 1922, 1924
1896, 1928. 1880 and 1882 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest; cost, 5000.
ELAN Sanity, one two-story and cellar
frame dwelling, Park place near Nichols
avenue, Congress Heights; cost, 81, 500.
Ontario Apartment House Company, re-
pairs corner of Ontario street and Poplar
avenue, Lanier Heights: cost, 500.
Don Cameron. repairs to. II Lafay-
cite square northwest: cost $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
BANK INCREASES INTEREST.
First Time in Generation Such a Ste1
Has Been Taken.

P1TTSBURG, Pa, September 18.-Con-
siderable interest was created among Pitts
burg bankers today by the announcement
that the Second National Bank of Con-
nellsville. Pa, one. of the strongest insti-
buttons Of the coke region, had decided on
Tuesday to hereafter pay five per cent on
savings accounts.
The purpose Of the officials is to induce
those who have been boarding wealth at
home to place the money in banks I'm
usual demand for money inspired the
launching of the new plan 1t is claimed
that the action of the Connellsville bank
in paying five per cent Is the first taken
since the rebellion by any banking insti-
tuition in the United States
Pittsburg bankers do not fear any dis
turbance of money conditions as result
OF, the increased rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
LIEUT.. cRIsPULo PATAJo.
First Filipino to Become an Officer Of
the United States Army.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 1s.-Second
Lieut.. Crispulo Patajo Of the Philippine
Scouts, the first of the natives Of Luzon to
wear the uniform of the United States
army, has arrived from Manila on the
transport Sherman.
First as spy, then as chief of detectives
and afterward lieutenant of a company
of scouts, Patajo gained considerable dis
tinction with the American forces during
the Philippine campaign, and finally, on the
special recommendation of General Young
he recently was ordered to report to Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, where he will take
military course In the staff college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Sixty People in DANGER.

NEW YORK, September 1S.-Sixty lives
were endangered by fire. probably Of in
cendiary origin, which destroyed five
story tenement in Hoboken today. So rap
idly did the fire spread that escape by the
-stairways was cut off and two families.
numbering twelve persons were taken from
the building by firemen, who employed seal
ing ladders to effect the rescue. The fami-
lies on the upper floors escaped to the roofs
of adjoining buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Emancipation Celebration.

Several local colored organizations, among
them the Lincoln Emancipation League
are getting ready to attend the celebration
of the fortieth anniversary of Lincoln's
general emancipation proclamation, which
takes place at Alexandria. Va, next Tues
day. The celebration will, from all indica-
tions, be the largest of it's kind held in
Alexandria in years Richmond, Lynch
burg, Petersburg, Leesburg, Norfolk and
other Virginia places and the District of
Columbia are to have organizations in the
line of march. A number of speakers will
be on hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Charges Against Japanese.

HONOLULU. September 1s.-Edward O.
Isenborg, travelling agent OF the American
Federation of Labor for the Philippines
China and japan. who has been investigat-
ing conditions in Hawaii, makes the an
nouncement that 90 per cent of the Japa-
nese coming here are Illegally assisting i'm
migrants. Hundreds are arriving monthly
He says he will 50 report to the federation
which probably will take steps to stop
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Editor Murphy Goes to Boston,

Mr.. Joseph James Murphy who for some
months has been editor of the New Cen
fury, has been appointed editor of the Bos-
ton Republic. a weekly paper owned by
former Representative Fitzgerald. His
father. Mr.. Dominic I. Murphy, publisher
of the New Century. will hereafter be the
editor Of that publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18

The probating of Lord Salisbury's will
showed that he left an estate valued at
81 ISL $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Act of 1877 Does Not Apply.

Il am of opinion, however. that build
ing rented for temporary home for ex-
soldiers and sailors, Grand Army Of the
Republic and ex-soldiers and sailors of the
Spanish war, whether rented by the Com
missioners Of the District of Columbia or
the board of managers of such temporary
home. is not building to be used for the
purposes of the government in the District
of Columbia within the meaning of the
act of March 3, 1877 supra.
There is no law which casts upon the
District of Columbia the duty of provid-
ing a temporary home for ex-Union SOL
diers and sailors. Grand Army of the Re
public and ex-soldiers and sailors Of the
Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Object of the Home.

1.-THE history of this legislation shows that
of extending relief to corporation organ
lied in the District of Columbia for the
purpose of maintaining said temporary
home, and not for any Of the purposes Of
government in said District
ION October 2S, 1885, a society was incor-
porated with the title Of The Board of
Management of the Temporary Home for
Soldiers and Sailors 1t was stated in the
letters Of incorporation that the particular
purposes of such board shall be to aid ex-
Union soldiers and sailors of the late re-
bell1on by providing and maintaining a
home where those who may be in need can
be temporarily provided for with food and
shelter during their stay in this city
he first appropriation extending relief
and looking to providing aid to those main
tanning said temporary home by Congress
was made by the act of July IA, 1892
The same amount was appropriated for
each succeeding year, and in the same Ian
guage. until the act of June 30, 1898 GO
Stat, 54D, when the same sum was an
propriated and the words to be expended
under the direction of the Commissioners
or the District of Columbia added
mus as soon as the expenditure of the
money for the home was placed under the
direction of the Commissioners they were
given the means to furnish the home for
winch the expenditures were to be made
Congress continued to appropriate So 500
annually for the temporary home in the
same language as the act of June 30. 1898.
until the act of July 1. 1902, when it was
Increased to $4,000 without change in the
language used.
I'm the act of March 3, 1903, the approprf.
alton was increased to s. 1900 made in the
same language, and the words and ex-sol-
diers and sailors of the Spanish war shall
also be admitted to the home added
Maintenance of Home.
mo authority Is given in any of these
acts to build or purchase a home and they
clearly do not contemplate that the money
shall be used for any such purposes; but
they do contemplate that the money so an
propriated shall be used to assist said cor
poration in maintaining such temporary
home, and If the item Of rent it is proposed
to pay is one of the items of expense in
CURED by said corporation for maintain
ing said home under the directions of the
Commissioners, its payment by you is not
prohibited by the act of March g. 1877 SUI
pra, for the reason that the building so
rented Is not to be used for the purposes
of the government in the District of Column
bia within the meaning of the act of March
3, 1877, supra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
CONTINUED COOL TONIGHT.
Light to Fresh West to North Winds
Indicated

Forecast till pm. Saturday.-For Mary
land, fair, continued cool tonight, frost in
mountain districts. Saturday fair, con-
tlnued cool; light to fresh west to north
winds.
For the District of Columbia, fair, con-
t1nued cool tonight and Saturday; light to
fresh west to north Winds
For Virginia, fair tonight; cooler except
In east central portion, light frost probable
In mountain districts. Saturday fair, con-
unued cool; light to fresh northwest to
north winds.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
Preparing Grand Bazaar

The ladies of the Episcopal guild
are preparing for a grand bazaar. TO
be given In Armory hall on ihs even
ing of December IL. There will he a
fancy booth where articles Nth use
full and ornamental will he sold. coll
booth, where dolls )f Ill sil.;s and de-
scriptions will temDt {. y eyes If the
little ones; another aoo,h Where hr-
ticles of burnt wool aad leather will
be found. Home n ile candy, ice
cream and sandwiches ard cnfee will
be. served, and social dance vii. con-
clude the evening. Ia fact, The ladies
promise a delightful tres. To al who
come. Music will also be I, feature Of
the occasion. i-tf
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
GIRLS WON THE TRY-OlT
VIII Represent Winnemucca
in Joint Debate

As a result OF the try-out debate by
the scholars of the Winnemucca high
school the victors are declared to be
Norma Warren. May Sstaunton and
Eta Webb, with Lucy Laveaga as al
ternate. Three of these four young
ladies will represent the Winnemucca
school in the joint debate with Elko
in this city on the 7th of December.
While all Winnemucca shares In the
feeling of pride over the ability OF
our girls, the question asserts itse.f.
What's the matter with the boys?"
But even il they were less in evidence
than the girls in the debate. 1t should
be remembered that they have lit
tie matter to attend to in the way OF
athletics on the date of the debate.
and 1t Is hoped our high school will
score double victory on that day.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
Not the Officers Fault

Editor Silver State:-I wish 20
say in reply to the communication
from "A Reader in Tuesdays Silver
State, that so far as possible, comply
with the law governing the curfew
officer.
1t is impos Iihle for me to be in more
han one place at time. 1t should
be remembered that if the parents OF
The children did their duty in helping
TO enforce the law, and saw to it that
their children were off the streets af
ter s o'clock. trying as hard 10 OBJ
serve the law as l do, there woull be
no cause for complaint.
JOS. LAVOY.
The point is we'll taken In the opin-
ion of a large number Of people OF
the town, all of whom admit that Mr..
Lavoy performs his duty faithfully.
The real fault lies with parents. AS
a learned jurist of the East recently
declared the laxity Of parents has
done a hundred times more to fill our
prisons and recruit the ranks OF gam
blers. drunkards and fallen women
than the influence OF the SAIGON ever
Ala
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

The deepest shaft in the Tonopah
district is the Belmont, and Is down
1,1O0 feet.
John Clark, Reno clerk, attempted
to commit suicide Sunday BY taking
carbolic acid.
The Elko school trustees have
found it necessary to add another
teacher to the corps.
Charles H. Stoker has been appoint
ed regular and William e. Stoker sub
rural carrier at Lovelocks.
A sneaf thief stole a gold watch
and 80 from one of the rooms In Ar
ington House at Carson Saturday.
James ]. Rodgers, formerly an at
torney of E1ko, committed suicide at
Boise, Idaho. last Thursday by shoot
ing himself in the, head.
Harry Pelle was badly hurt recently
in Wadsworth. He was working at
the coal hoist when he fell a distance
of 20 feet and sustained a badly
wrenched back.
Tom Vow. an aged Chinaman. vino
was arrested few days ago for sell
ing opium to Indians. died In the
county jail at Virginia City Tuesday
afternoon. He had been ailing for
several days and death was due to
kidney trouble. superinduced by an
overdose of dope.
Professor Wise has rendered his
resignation as instructor of the min
ing school in this city, says the Vir-
ginia Chronicle, and his place has
been filled by the appointment of E
E Everett of the university of Cali
fornia. Mr.. Wise resigned in order
to give his attention to other matters
and will make his home in this city
On more than one occasion lately
o. ID. ingalls,, brother of our sher-
| iff, has fired shot at un-offending
citizens, last Wednesday night being
mis- latest exhibition in that line. This
fellow presumes on the fact that his
brother is sheriff and that he Is safe
from arrest. After he has murdered
some one it will be too late to stop
it. and that he will murder some one
in his drunken frenzy is almost GER
tain unless he is compelled to obey
the law forbidding the carrying OF
concealed weapons.-Hawthorne Bur
letin.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
After Wyatt's LynChers

st. Louis. Nov. 3.-Eugene Hay, me-
phew OF County Judge John B. Hay,
and a prominent society man Of Belle
Vile, appeared voluntarily in the Office
of Sheriff Thomasson in Beileville.
H., today and surrendered himself
under an indictment brought by the
st. Clair county grand jury. charging
him with completely in the lynchins
of David F. Wyatt. He furnished
bond for 5000 promptly and was not
arrested. Hay says his indictment is
the result of a mistake. He declares
nat he took no part in the lynching
or in any of the occurrences that led
up to it. Geo. Schopp was the first
to be arrested under the indictments,
which are supposed to be against
fourteen men. He was arrested to-
day and taken to Jail to await has re-
lease on bond. The arrest Of three
laborers on the same charge followed.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
OUR GUNBoAT THERE.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The navy fe-
partment received word today of the
arrival of the Nashville at Colon last
night, through q cablegram from her
captain, Commander Hubbard. The
department found 1t necessary to con-
ceal its purpose in dispatching the
Nashville from Kingston to the 18TH
mus and 1t was supposed that sne was
prevented from going to San Domingo
because some of her machinery was
out of order AS a. matter of fact the
advices received from the United
States vice counsel at Panama more
than a week ago determined the state
department to have some representa-
tive Of the navy in isthmian waters.
1t is positively stated that these
movements on the part of our navy
are in no way connected with a canal
project and that there will oe no at
tempt to negotiate further with Cc$-
umbia on that subject until that gov
ernment advances reasonable pro-
position.
The following cablegram las been
received at the state department from
United States Consul Malmros, at
Colon.
There is every appearance of re-
volution here."%
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
NEWS ITEMS
FROM DEMO
New Milf for Pine Forest Mice
Will Make Increased De-
maRd for Miners

Denio. Ore, Oct. 30.-The good old
summer is gone and Jack Frost is at
the door; the sheep are moving to
winter ranges. Fred Corbeil passed
through here with 1900 sheep en-
route to Lovelock, where they will
winter on the desert.
Miller and Lux are gathering ali
their calves and weaving them.
The mill for the Pine Forest mine
is to arrive at the mine today, after
being delayed for some time. The
old'mill is being torn out to get things
in shape to set it up as soon as pos
sible. Miners will be In demand. as
the force will have to be increased for
the capacity of the mill. The mill
will have four or five times the ca
pacity of the old one.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04

IS ALLEGED
It Is Said the Indians in Wy
oming Killed Deputy FaIken-
burg Without Warning

Douglass, Wyo., Now 3.-County
Attorney Mecum has returned here
from the Beaver dams 'on Lightning
creek. with full particulars of the
recent trouble with the Indians. The
fight occurred about half an hour be-
fore sunset on Saturday evening.
sheriff Miller of New Castle, ex-Sher-
III Owens and a posse OF erght men
had followed the Sioux who were
from Pine Ridge agency to the. beaver
dams with warrants for their arrest
for unlawfully killing game. The In
dians refused to surrender, ana the
posse allowed them to pass, and, Be-
uiing four additional deputies. head
ed the Indians in valley at the beay-
er dams and demanded their surren-
der. The Indians. headed by one
Charley Smith. otherwise known As
'Eaglefeather," without replying
shot and Instantly .'skiiled Deputy
Falkenberg. The shooting then be-
came general on both sides. Sherih
Miller was shot in the hip, dying
from the wounds.
Sheriff McDermott, of Weston coun-
/, Deputy Cook and posse Of twenty
COW boys from Douglas and Lusk, all
leavily armed. are In hot pursuit OF
the Indians. and may possibly over
take them before they reach me state
line. The dead Indians were buried
while the bodies of sherif Miller an.
Deputy Falkenburg were taken to
New Castle.
Sheriff Miller was we'll known here
as brave man. Falkenburg was foI
number of years employed by sheep
men here, and was regarded as a vers
brave andoourageous man.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
10 the Ladies

Mrs. A. B. Crane is the local repre-
sentative of the Chas. A. Stevens suit
and cloak house OF Chicago, ana l.
prepared to take orders for the su
perior products of this house. YNt
can select the goods and have gar
ments made to fit you and to please
you for what you pay for ready made
goods.
At Mrs. Cranes residence in the
Hibbard property, south of the track
on Bridge street, can De seen a full
line of new fall samples. Don't ord
er a suit, cloak or coat until you see
these samples and get prices.
Eovl-tf.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-11-04
Mrs. Hendricks Dead

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov. 3.-Mrs.
.Sliza c. Hendricks. the widow of vice
President Thomas A. Hendricks( died
It her home in this city early today.
she was stricken with paralysis thu ee
weeks ago and oeath had been expect
ID several days.
Mrs. Hendricks was boorn in Nrth
send, Ohio, in 1928, and was 4the
granddaughter of DR.. Stephen Wood,
one OF the earlier settlers of Ohio.
she was married to Thomas A. Hen
tricks in 1S45 and had made her home
n Indianapolis since 1860. She was
a woman of great learning and always
look a great interest in the politics
Jf the state and country.