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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
Letter Carrier Wants Pay for Wagon
DESTROYED by Fire Engine.

Postmaster John A. Merritt has written
to the District Commissioners presenting
the claim of John Miller one of the letter
carries of the office, for 500 damages on
account of the demolition Of his collection
wagon in a collision with chemical engine,
No. 1. of the District fire department. The
wagon was owned and officially used by
Miller
Mr.. Miller claims that he was no. at all
at fault in this matter, writes the post-
master. nor does he charge, indeed, that
the driver Of the engine was at fault, the
matter being probably unavoidable. But as
he has suffered a loss Of wagon and hsT-
ness, amounting to about S25. he thinks the
District should reimburse him for this
amount. Mr.. Miller is one Of or oldest
carriers and his statements may be I'M
pliciuy relied upon; bat to prove that he
was not a fault in this matter he is ready
to produce the testimony of several eye
witnesses of the accident. l presen. this
matter for your consideration, with the ur-
gent request that IL it be proper. Mr. Mil
lerS claim be allowed"
The Commissioners referred the matter
to Chief Engineer Dutton of the fire depart
ment, who has reported that he is unable
to recommend payment of the claim for the
reason that the collision was not. in his
opinion. the result of either negligence or
want of care on the part of the drlvac Of the
fire apparatus. In a statement ma lie to
me a day or two after the accident" cor
tinues the chief, Mr.. Miller frankly said
the driver of the chemical engine was not
at fault. he used every endeavor 10 avoid
the collision. This same statement. it Will
be seen from perusal of the enclosed let
ter. was also made to Postmaster Merritt,
and its correctness Is subStantiated by in
formation In the possession of this depart
ment Therefore as the claimant himself
holds the department blameless, the depart
ment Is for that reason unable to recon-
mend the payment of his claim, although
he lrC- nod hxrA
Miller
Commissioner mcfarland has recon-
mended that the substance Of the repor.
made by Chief Dutton be transmitted TO the
postmaster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Funeral of Samuel W. Glenn.

The funeral Of Samuel W. Glenn, the vet
eran actor, who died Tuesday at the home
of his son-in-law. Arthur Benoit, Baltimore
took place yesterday morning at st. AIMS
Catholic Church. that city. Among those
present at the funeral were Mr.. Nat Good.
win. Miss Maxine Elliott and members OF
the company which Is presenting THE AL.
tar Of Friendship at Ford's this week
Many old friends Of the deceased actor
were also at the services
The pailbearers were. with one exception
men who had at one time or another been
associated with Mr.. Glenn on the stage
They included George w. Graham, who was
at Booths Theater, New York, with Mr.
Glenn: Richard Y. Norris. who was with
the deceased from 1871 to 1876; John r.
Hugg, who was in the same company in
1881-1882; Richard Keitch, who was with
him from 1884 to 1883; William L. Ballauf.
who was property man at the old Drury
Theater for forty-six years, and William
M Kennedy. an intimate friend Of the fam
lily.
Interment was made in Greenmount GEM
etery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Cresceus Trots on Ice.

Cresceus, the world s champion trotter,
did not go against the ice record at Of
tawa yesterday, owing to the track being
too slushy, but the fact that he was to ap-
pear on the Ice during the afternoon drew
a crowd Of 5000 persons The horse and
owner were repeatedly cheered.
Mr.. Ketcham logged his champion three
miles and then got him away for a mile in
2.21 The last quarter Of this mile he per-
formed with the greatest ease in thirty
three seconds, or PIP clip. which Is six
and three-quarter seconds better than the
Ice record for a half-mile track
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13

knew nothing of the accident until after
daybreak. when the remnants of the We
hicle and body of the horse were found.
There was nothing discovered to indicate
that there was anybody injured and 1t is
the belief of the police that the team had
been abandoned by some one who had prob
ably driven the animal almost to death,
and that 1t stopped on the railroad tracks
In front Of moving train. 1t is surpris-
Ing to the police that the man on the en-
CINE that caused the death of the animal
did not make report of the occurrence.
All that was left of the outfit for the owner
was the whip and cushions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
PierS for Distributing Coal.

It is reported along the steamboat
wharves here that pier is being built at
Alexandria which Is to be used as dis
tributing station for Pocahontas and other
Virginia and West Virginia coal. It is to
be fitted up with large coal dumps, where
tugs and steamboats, can receive their sup
plies Of coal for making steam at a mini
mum expense for handling. There is also
some talk that such plant will be estab-
lished here II the necessary wharf room
can be obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
lowing are
Interior Defeats War Department.

The Interior team of the Departmental
League was in such fine fettle last night
that in its contest with the War Depart
ment team the latter was swept completely
off its feet, three games being chalked up
to the credit of the former At the start
off the Interiors ran up a total of 961, and
the figures must have scared all the energy
out of the War bowlers, although they put
up a good game in the last try, being
beaten by only six pins. Bum of the In
teriors ran up score of 235 in the first
game. and 1t was easily the best of the
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
SALE H1Nas FIRE
No Progress Made in Negotiations 70,
President Pcstal,s Stock

No progress hasEbeenf made in the pro-
posed sale Of the Washington club to local
capitalists. The local people now holding
stock in the club have had the subject I'M
der discussion repeatedly the past week, but
no plan to relieve Mr.. Postal of his hold
ings has been adopted President Postal
met group Of the stockholders this morn
ing, but the chief subject Of discussion was
the change Of the grounds from the north
east to the northwest section of the city.
A prominent gentleman. very close to the
local stockholders and Mr.. Postal, said to-
day to Star reporter that he did not be-
lieve the club would change hands. but that
the present management would continue in
charge the coming season. He said he
thoroughly understood the situation and he
was confident that MI Postal's stock would
not be bought by local capitalists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
coRNELL's TRACK SCHEDULE.
Will Meet Pennsy and Wisconsin at
Georgetown's Games.

Cornelrs track schedule was announced
at Ithaca yesterday. 1t shows that besides
the intercollegiate Cornell will meet Penn
sylvania on the track three times this
spring. The full schedule. which follows,
is the heaviest undertaken by the Cornell
track members:
February 14-One-mile relay race with
Princeton at Boston.
February 21-Triangular indoor meet with
Syracuse and 74th Regiment, N. Y. N. G.,
at Buffalo.
March 7-Four-mile relay race In George
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Still After Sunday Ball.

Immediately after the defeat of the Sun
day base ball bill at Indianapolis Wednes-
day, which proposed to allow professional
ball on Sundays in cities Of 1000 inhab-
itants and over, Senator Thralls, VINO voted
against the bill. introduced a new bill to
allow Sunday ball throughout the state.
Friends Of Sunday ball claim they will have
three votes more for the new bill than for
the old, which will pass 1T in the senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Amateur Championship Billiards.

In the amateur billiard championship
tournament at the Hanover Club, Brooklyn,
yesterday, Edward W. Gardner Of Passaic
defeated Arthur Townsend Of Brooklyn by
the score of 300 to 1874. Gardner's highest
run was f1fty-eight- and his average twelve
Townsend's was thirty-three and 2O-34.
In the evening Townsend defeated DR.. L. L.
Mial Of New York by the score of 900 to
22S. his highest run being thirty -one and
average 2O-35. against Malls thirty eight
and 24-34.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
The Poets Hope.

From the Philadelphia Press.
''Ah." said the poor poet. honor may
come to me after die"
TN what way?" his wife asked.
Perhaps they'll name a brand OF cigars
after me- Look at Tom Moore Who would
ever have heard of him II 1t hadn't been Tor
that?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
To wrest1e at Empire,

At the Empire Theater tomorrow night,
after the performance. Jim Grant Of this
city, who now holds the featherweight
wrestling championship Of the District, will
meet Frank Snyder in an unlimited bout,
for purse of $50. and a, side wager for the
same amount. tA'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
BOWLING.
Washington Plate Printers Scored Easy
Victory Over the Boston Team.

The Boston and Washington teams of the
Plate Printers League were the contest
ants last night on the Golden Eagles al
leys, the latter winning three games right
off the reel. The Boston team was very
much off form. but the Washingtons kept
up their standard OF play and won by big
margins Lavender of the Bostons knocked
over 20S pins in the last game and secured
the top score honors of the contest. Fol-
lowing are the scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
PREMIER CHESS TOURNEY.
Pillsbury Placed Another Game to His
Credit.

The second round Of the international
chess masters tournament contested at
Monte Carlo yesterday resulted as follows:
Pillsbury beat Schlechter. Taubenhaus beat
Albin, Tarrasch beat Mason, Maroczy beat
manu- Marshall, WiIf-Marco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Hanlon Picks Thielman and vickers

RUDE Vickars and Henry Thilenan will
be with the Brooklyn club next season.
These are the two pitchers that Manager
Hanlon has selected to go to his team, and
Manager Kelley of the C1ncinnatis at once
gave his consent
Manager Hanlon at first wanted Suthon
and Wigs. but he ascertained that he
would have to pay bonus to the Indian
apolis club for the former, and that Wigs
was to receive a large salary despite the
fact that he is a newcomer and yet untried
But the present arrangement will be suit
able to all concerned. Thielman, while he
is recognized as having the making Of a
good pitcher. was very unlucky with the
Reds, and Jared badly In more than one
game. Hanlon may be able to make a star
out of him. AS to Yickars he Is yet entirely
untried, but is liable to make good in any
company. The progress Of these two men,
especially ThielmaA, will be watched with
interest, as there are many here who think
he will make good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
The Corcorans Defeat Baltimore 7. II.
C. A. in a Fine Game.

G. A. In Fine Game.
In one Of the finest exhibitions of basket
ball this season the Corcoran Cadets de-
feated the West Branch Y. M. c. A. last
evening in its gymnasium In Baltimore. by
a score Of IA to 10. This Ii the first defeat
the Baltimore Y M c. A team has suffered
this season, and the first in Ave years on its
own grounds. The game was clean and fast
all through. only three fouls being called
The visiting boys started the game with a
rush, and after three minutes of play scored
the first goal. The score at the end Of the
first half was 10 to in favor of the Cor
corans.
The second half opened brilliantly for Y.
NJ. C. A., who scored goal after two min
utes of play. the work of both teams being
very fast for the next five minutes. The
game ended with the ball In the Cadets
possession. The Corcorans are elated over
their victory, as Carroll Institute and the
Mortons have both been defeated twice by
the Baltimore team. The lineup:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13

It pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds Of situations are filled
through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
Palm Beach Golfers.

The golf tournament for the Jefferson and
Rae cups began at Palm Beach yesterday
with a 36-hole qualification round, the first
16 to play for the Jefferson cup and the
second 16 for the Rae cup. c. B. Corey
won the score prize in the qualification and
F. T. Heating the second prize. The fol-
lowing are the scores:
C. B. Corey. 146; F. :. Heating, ISL; c.
L. Becker. 151: c. L. Tappin. 1872; P. Wa
terman. 1853; r. H. McElwen, 155; H. p
Dixon. 1856: A. ]. Mcclure, 1856: s. P. Shaw,
1888; J. Mott. 100: st. John Wood 161 Louis
N: Weaver, 161: J: MoIler. jr, 16l D. B.
Martin, 161; G. E. Barnard, 161; F. H
Stole. ISL; s. Maddox. 1852: F. Eilball, 1862;
c. Dixon, 1853: A. s. Carpenter. 1853; w. P.
Newman, 1853; H. Townsend. 1e5: W. W.
Burton 166: H Suydam. 167: D. Lloyd. 1877;
D. II. Hosteller. 1863: T. M. Cook, 1859; A.
w. Black. 169: T. Mckee, III: D. o. Wyck-
ham. III; p. Cluet, III; F. W. Sanger, 172:
e. W. Watts, 1s5: G. H. Prince, 179; A. T.
IT'S; E. D. Chamberlin, 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-13
BASKET BALL.

q finish fight under any circumstances And
there you are"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-14
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD
Fals Unusual
6metam Writes
Bookby Jeome X II

4 Joseph Conrad's new book, Falk, is as
refreshing as the breath OF the sea, of
winch he writes with such telling effect, In
the midst Of the deluge OF books written
to sell. "Falk is the title story Of the
three In the book each OF which Is sound
and tsuggedly virie, penetra ting deeply
and surely into the very heart Of human
nature. II
& The types selected by Mr.. Conrad are
primitive and simple and are creations
that take a wonderful hold upon the irnagi-
nation. Falk is a captain of the one tug
in a dreadful eastern port where his power
over all the craft and his peculiar habits
make him feared and hated. His misfor-
tune, the terrible accident that had cast
an uncanny spell about his titanic person =
atty, he felt mpelled to tell to the rela-
tives of the girl whom he sought in mar
rage with some terrible, single- hearted in
hterest with which his whole life strug-
gle had been ordered. II should want
my wife to feel for me- he said And how
could he keep the knowledge to himself.
he asked us--perhaps thru years and years
OF companionship? What sort Of com
panionship would that be? A wife must
know. The revelation Of the accident.
| an act OF cannibal.srn on horrible voy
Iage also revealed the handspring Of his
lscharacter. the indomitable instinct OF
| wanting to live. The heroine is equally
/ "Olympian and simple" and this complete
couple We're drawn to each other BY a
fascination as direct and primal as it was
purely sensuous and unreasoning.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-14
SATURDAY EVENING,

are considerably lighter the country
over than atFthis time last month and
much lighter than a year ago. Fur
cotton crop at high prices and there is
a favorable prospect of future trade
all thru the cotton states. The south
and the northwest show the most en-
couraging reports, the feature here be-
ing healthy and seasonable revival
of retail trade activity. OF the first
twelve cities on the list, seven show
decreases this week in bank clearings.
Minneapolis being one Of the other Ave
with a moderate increase and a total
about even with the preceding week at
21,3s6,721.
Encouraged by success. with the in
dustrials the bear operators in Wall
street have been directing pressure
upon the high class securities and this
week St. Paul and Pennsylvania were
centers of attack. Some price recess
sion. but no very important declines
resulted. Many Of the best informed
men in the eastern financial circles
have turned away from the bear side,
and while they are by no means bullish
their attitude is one of more favorable
interest based upon the belief that the
decline has now passed the stage of
Justification on any reasonable ground.
Nothing Of Importance developed in
wheat, the situation remaining practi-
cally unchanged. Prices have been
on the decline with occasional reac-
tionary strength, trade light, and a
waiting tendency general. Argen-
tine has a. large acreage coming along
nicely and this is the depressing factor.
| Meanwhile, the movement of wheat is
behind last year, stocks Of bread
stuffs in America far under last year
and there are many strong features
to the legitimate supply and demand
situation that are likely to have effect
upon prices ultimately.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-14
Panama and Colombia.

The formal reception by President
Roosevelt of Minister Plenipotentiary
Bunau-Varilla, representing the new
republic OF Panama, yesterday, opens
the way for the prompt negotiation
% canal treaty with the Panama
government. The ratification of such
treaty. however, depends upon the
measure. of obstruction which Senator
Morgan intends to offer when the
treaty comes before the senate. for
the senate permits a minority to block
and hold up the most i'm porta1,t treaty
which the state department may
negotiate, or obstruct any other BUSH
ness before that body. The Panama
government, which holds the isthmus,
detached from the Colombian Cow
eminent at Bogota by revolution
swift and effective so far, will give our
government, beyond doubt, the au-
.thority over the canal strip which CO.
lombia declined to yield and which is
necessary for the fulfilnent Of our
obligations under the treaty of 1916,
and will not demand more than the
price proposed by our government
(s1e,eee,ooo9 for canal strip rights,
and the annual rental figures. There
is no prospect that Senator Morgan
will Withdraw his opposition to the
Panama canal, and any treaty with
Panama looking to the construction
of that important work. He will OPP
pose any legislation which may be
necessary IN this direction such as
giving the president power to con-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-14

The last ten days have been fruitful OF
DEVELOPMENTS in state politics First on
Nov. S, Governor Van SAINT broke his long
silence with a statement in Which he de-,
clsred that the party nominee for gov
ernor should be a man committed to the
anti-nnergcr policy followed SO far by the
administration and the party
Nov 10 came the announcement Of
Judge Lore1, w Collins as a candidate for
governor on the Van SAINT plat form. with
the statement by Private Secretary Jami-
son that Governor Van SAINT would not be
candidate for re-eleotion. This caused
an even greater sensation than the Van
SAINT interview, which SO neatly prepared
the way for Judge Collins.
Nov Il this Princeton Union came out
Ii, a signed statement by Bob Dunn, ac-
cepting Judge Collins gage Of battle and
replying in general terms to the structures
of Governor Van SAINT. 1t was a. semi-an )
uouncement of the Dunn candidacy and
when a man expresses condolences that he
will be nominated. it begins to look as tho
he was ascandidate. ~. {, sfas !
This succession of events has stirred up
interest TO white heat: Nearly every
newspaper. in the state has expressed its
opinion. and they run thru wide range.
The administration papers declare
that Judge Collins, candidacy Is a scheme
to perpetuate the present machine in
power. and they declare war on Collins.
The majority of the republican papers
speak highly of Judge Collins. but many
of them express the belief that he will
not be a serious factor unless he resigns
from the bench. Some papers hint that
the judge has had corporation leanfngs In
the past, ard ore even states that he is
a close personal friend Of James j. Hill.
If that We're true. it is probable that the
Judges statement would cause serious
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-14
MAGAZINES AND REVIEWS

Tammany Halls Triumph; How Did Y
Happen - ustavus Myers in this weeks
Independent gives reasons why thousands
upon thousands OF New York citizens who
have no sympathy with graft, vice or
crime voted Tammany into power. Rreju-
dice against Low merely because he was a
was one reason. What Mr..
Myers calls "blue law policy was another.
Dissatisfaction with the new excise law
was a third. enforcement Of the laws for
sanitary tenements was q, fourth and the
influence of corporations hoping to profit
by Talnlnany rule, fifth. Thomas F..
Woodloek seems to think the tide of pros
perity has turned, but he says: HAPPILY
there are excellent reasons for believing
that we need not apprehend a very seri-
Gus or prolonged depression in trade.
What Mcclellan VIII Do--Harper' s
Weekly for. this week also attributes much
of the success Of Tamnany to the cor
porations which look altogether for their
own advantage and not for the city's. 1T
has always been possible to do business
with Tamnaany ." says the weekly, and,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-14
A Woman's Right to Her Own.

The dispatches from New York
brought story yesterday which en-
phasizes the discrimination against
hibited. A man who was esteemed
moderately rich. as individual purses
go in New York nowadays, died. His
estate was supposed to be ample to
provide for his wife as long as she
should live. But when they came to
open the will 1t appeared that the de-
ceased had directed the erection Of a
monument to himself on such an
elaborate scale that to build it would
take everYdollar his estate was worth.
II does not appear whether the de-
ceased underestimate the cost of such
monument as he desired or overes-.
timated the value of his estate. or both;
the. fact remains that there I is not
enough in the estate to build the mon
ument. The courts have decided,
however, that the vanity Of the de-
ceased must be gratified and his foo1-
ish and selfish plans carried out. That
appears to be the law. AS conse-
quence his poor wife, who is as fairly
entitled by every principle of right and
fairness to the estate as was her hus-
band, is robbed of every cent and left
penniless. 49,
1t may be said in explanation of this
outrage that nobody could conceive of
man being 50 foolish as this man
was and hence no law against such in
justice, but the evil lies farther back
than that. It lies in the fact that the
wife is not regarded in law as an equal
partner with the husband in what they
have Jointly accumulated. If such a
principle in law had been established,
as it ought to be in every civilized
state, the husband might have sduara-
dered all his own share Of the joint
estate on a monument if he wished
but he could not have wasted what be-
longed to his wife in such folly. @s--
Z he u r n a has never been an
advocate of woman's suffrage, but it
recognizes a strong argument in it's
favor in this shameful treatment of a
wife. Much progress was made dur
ting the last century in the way of i'm
proving woman's status under the law,
but there is room for still more, prog
ress In that direction. 1t is still
hoped, however, that it is not neces-
sary for women to assume the burdens
Of the ballotsin order to secure Justice
from their husbands and fathers and
brothers. ~ sss &s