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MORE WITNESSES TELL
OF JETT'S PRESENCE

CYNTHIANA, KY, Sept. 1S.-In the
trial of Curtis Jett to-day for killing
Town Marshal Thomas Cockrill eleven
witnesses testified that they heard the
shots fired and Immediately afterward
saw Jet come out of the courthouse thus
corroborated the six witnesses yester-
day. Howard Blanton said he heard Jett
say: This is the forty-ffth that L laid
low, and I'll visit my kinfolks''
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Falls From a Street Car.

Rudolph Manacha. a laborer, residing at
400 Turk street was found by the police
lying on the sidewalk at Sixteenth and
Bryant streets at l o'clock yesterday
morning. suffering from several cuts and
bruises. The injured man was taken to
the City and County Hospital, where he
stated he fell from streetcar. His in
juries may prove serious, as he COM
plains of severe pains in his chest and
q bdomen
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Fishing Yachts Missing

NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-The Gypsy Girl.
one of the missing fishing yachts of the
Fulton Market fleet. came into port to-
day. Almost the smallest vessel in the
fleet she went through the storm Of
Wednesday without damage. The Elite
Peterson. with a crew of twenty-one. and
the Emily p. Wright. with seventeen,
have not been reported
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Accused of Robbery.

Edwin Blanchard, y years Of age, who
saws he is a farmer, was arrested early
Yesterday morning on Dupont street by
Policemen Orr and Reade on charge
Of battery He was accused Of attacking
Louie Sing. a Chinese. Yesterday Louie
Sing informed Detective Mcmahon that
blanchard had not only struck him. but
had taken SO out of his pockets and a
charge Of robbery was booked against
L. IL. IL
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Marriage Licenses.

OAKLAND. Sept. lS.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: Thomas e. Nc
Kee, %, San Francisco. and Daisy l..
Severy, %. Berkeley Ernest Roberts. Il.
and Jennie Victor, IS, both of Oakland
Max Kanft 80, and Fanny Sander, y,
both Of Berkeley.
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TROY FIGHTS MANIAC.

Troy had a battle with Dimmick night
before last during one of the dentists
violent moods. OF his experiences Troy
said to-day:
Dimmick showed signs of improvement
during our stay at the camp. In fact he grew
and we were compelled to watch him
closely. Wednesday night he became violent
and attacked Before 1 could restrain him
he struck the head with a bottle,
shouting. You're trying to kill me-
Then he scrambled cut of the tent, clad only
in his underclothes, and disappeared down the
road He did not return for several hours.
Thursday morning Dimmck tried TO attack
me, and decided to bring him home. Brit
ton and Mrs. Dimmick started for Oakland, but
before they had driven five miles Dimmick
jumped out, yelling, You re trying to send
TO a insane asylum
That's the last we saw Of him. Mrs. Dim
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
BURN TEACHER IN EFFIGY
Show Resentment for Principal Who
Refuses Them Permission to
Play Football.

Ia CROSSE. Wis, Sept. ia large
crowd Of students Of the local high
school gathered on the campus and
burned in efigy Principal Hemminway.
because one Of them had been refused
permission 10 play on the football team
This season.
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Sues for niunrce

OAKLAND, Sept. 1S-Suit for divorce
was begun to-day by Jennie Buchanan
against Edward ]. Buchanan on the
ground Of failure to provid>
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~ AKLAND, Sept. 1S.-Violently in
"A IN sane was young DR.. Edwin f.
" " H. Dimmick, the dentist. whose
body was found in a creek bed in
Moraga Valley this morning by a
searching party that had been looking
for the young Oaklander ever since his
disappearance last night from camp
near the Fish ranch on the Contra Costa
side of the foothills For weeks Dimmick
had been giving evidence of a mind de-
ranged and it was in the hope that the
outing would do him good that the camp
ing party was arranged. With Dimmick
and his wife went r. e. Troy, Leonard
Campbell and Frank Britton of 755 Grove
street. Troy is chief ranger of Court
Oakland. Foresters of America, of which
Dimmick was a member, and the latter
refused to make the trip unless Troy &C
companied them.
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which bound him fast to the revolving
shaft. His head and body were fearfully
beaten by being pounded against the floor
as the shaft revolved. No one knew of the
accident until humping on the floor told
that something was wrong. and the steam
being turned off quickly a rush was made
to aid the boy. but he was beyond all aid.
Mrs. Nora Shannon of this place has been
advised of the decision la her favor of
suit against the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road for $4,000 fer the death of her hus-
band. telegraph operator at Parkersburg.
w. Va, several years ago by a naphtha
explosion in the yards thera. Mrs. Shan
non was married to Shannon about five
years before his death. \ jury two years
ago awarded her 1900. from which an Gp-
peal was taken by the railroad company.
Mr.. William 7. Jones, one Of the wealth.
lest citizens of this county died very sud
denly at his residence at kensington last
night from heart trouble He was eighty
three years old and owned one of the finest
estates in this county, near PoolesviIie,
where he lived practically ali his life. He
spent the last six winters ut NensinGton in
a pretty home there. but during the sum-
mer he would go to his estate near Pooles-
Vile. He was nephew OF the late w. w.
Corcoran of Washington city, and his wife
a daughter of Somerse, Jones of
Goshen. one of the most prominent citizens
Of the county. Mr.. Jones leaves two sons
DR.. Eugene Jones of Kensington and Will
liam Jones of Washington and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Hamill of Winchester Va. and
Miss Mamie Jones. A widow also survives
him. Mr. Jones we'll known over the
entire county and highly esteemed.
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS CHOSEN
The Takoma Club and Library Holds
Annual Election.

The annual meeting of the Takoma Club
and Library was held last night at 8
O'Clock at the club house on Oak avenue,
Takoma Park when the election of officers
for the ensuing year took place.
The meeting was largely attended. The
several reports submitted showed the club
to be in excellent shape. The membership
Of the club has reached the 200 mark be-
ing an increase of nearly fifty members
during the past year.
The report Of the treasurer, Mr.. Cassell
Severance, was submitted and approved by
the board Of governors. "A handsome Oil
painting Of Charles Dickens. the work of
Mr.. G. M. Heaton, a member of the board
was presented to the club, for which a vote
of thanks was rendered. The club decided
at the meeting last night4to set aside one
day a week for the ladies exclusively.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the
annual report of President Louis p Shoe
maker, the election of officers and board of
governors took place. The result of the
election was as follows: President. Louis
P. Shoemaker; vice president Wilton J.
Lambert; second vice president. DIR. A. V.
Parsons; secretary, Ben. G. Davis; treas
urer, CaSSell Severance; board OF gov
ernors, 1903-19O5, William E. Dyre, c. M.
Heaton, George A. Warren A. F. Woods,
II. ]. Weber and Horace Gosorn All of
the old officers were reelected, with the
exception of Mr.. Lambert, who fills the
vacancy caused by the TeSlBudtlOH VI
John s. Swormstedt. Mr.. Lamberts posi-
ton on the board of governors Is filled by
the election of Mr.. Gosorn.
Mr. Shoemaker addressed the club at
the conclusion of the meeting. referring to
the future work of the organization and
thanking the members for their hearty CO.
operation during the past year.
President Louis P. Shoemaker, In his re-
port in behalf of the board of directors to
the club. outlined the remarkable success
which had attended the club since Its In
ception three years ago in the small club
house on Carroll avenue, and paid strong
tribute to the work done by the members.
and especially the board. which resulted
during the last year In their being able to
acquire the new building which they now
occupy and in their success in having built
two handsome bowling alleys.
The president remarked upon the advan-
tages which tine club afforded for younger
members of the community, and stated that
1t had been source of great satisfaction
to him to know, from conversations had
with parents, that the club had served the
most useful purpose in keeping the young
men Of their families in Takoma for their
amusement at night, and thereby removing
them from the temptations Of the city.
Mr.. Benjamin G. Davis, as secretary, rem
dered very satisfactory report as to the
management of the club during the year.
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BALTIMORE ELECTION
SOME CURIOUS PHASES OF THE
RESULT.
A Small Independent Vote Seems to
Be the Deciding Factor in
the Contest,


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE Md, May THE result OF
the muntcinal election in this c,tv Ia at
- serN.-.-.. ~. nA,.,
iueSuaS ueiaoiiSti a'os efia' Dai'iihore' Po-
ht1caily speaking. Is the most remarkable
of the large cities In the United States The
choice of the voters. as shown by the re-
,,,r,s Co.
oemocrauc mayor.
A republican vice mayor.
A democratic city register.
renublican city controller
A democratic common eounciI
a no.,,s,,. 49,. oo,,not,
fepuDncdn seiecs couhch.
Never before In the history or municipaH-
ties has the exercise Of suffrage so evenly
distributed the governing power between
two narties in a contest for sunror.oy
The resn,t bas demonstrateG -" tho
the indenendent vote Of the citv anonnte
inc to * ON ahsoi,teIy contrc,. IT, ~
1ticaI Situation In the alectio,. Jst S =, e ~.
cd this element was divided and the , p,s.
ticket chosen was due SOLELY to this con-
dition And this Condition 10 all tha rnor.
remarkahIa when n 10 considerad thot the
indanendent aiamant constitntes onI,- ,ar
cent Of the total repisteraS ,o+o ~ 10 10
900 wv " ~
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TOWN COUNCIL MEETS.
Special Session, at Which New Mem
bers Are Sworn In.


Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
KENSINGTON, Md, May 5. 1903.
The special meeting of the town council
called by the mayor for the purpose of re-
ceiving the report Of the judges of the re-
cent election was held in the town hall
Wednesday night and was attended by
Mayor Eckhardt, Councilmen Hendricks.
Warthen and Cornweu, Councilmen-elect
George w. Chamberlain and Frank T..
Chapman, Town Attorney Walter A. john
ston, Clerk and Treasurer Newman G. Lit
tie and number Of citizens.
The report of Messrs. Eldip J. Hartshorn,
Robert n. Martin and Charles w. Hurdle,
the judges of last Mondays election. In
which they declared George w. Chamber
laine and Frank T. Chapman elected as
spread upon the minutesi ba
Before tne old council retired Councilman
Hendricks stated that He was led to enter
protest against the failure of the town to
execute the lease for the sewer farm. No
objection being made, his protest was re-
corded. -"
Mayor Eckhardt swore IN the new coun-
cilmen and business was. at once resumed.
Mayor Eckhardt stated that he had a
conference with Mr.. B. II. Warner relative
to his sewer farm. and that he had ex-
pressed willingness to meet with the
council and to talk over the matter of
either leasing or selling the property to the
town. 1t was also stated by Mr.. Eckhardt
that his suggestion that an engineer should
be employed to examine into its present
condition and construction, with view to-
ward ascertaining whether the property
could be enlarged sufficiently to accommo-
date system which would embrace the
entire town and yet be large enough to
keep pace with the growth Of the town,
was Endorsed by Mr.. Warner.
On motion OF Councilman Chamberlain
the lease was laid on the table until Mr..
Warner can arrange to meet with the coun-
Gil, but in the. meantime the council decided
to secure the services of Mr.. McComb of
Washington, d. c.. to examine the sewer
farm and express an opinion on this and
other permanent improvements which the
council anticipates taking up.
The matter Of Immediately remedying the
conditions of the gutter at Connecticut ave-
nue. and Warner streets was discussed, and
the mayor was authorized to make the
needed repairs. On motion OF Councilman
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Anacostia and Vicinity.

The members of the Society of the Chill
dren Of Mary, of st. Teresas Church, An
acostia, have elected officers for the en-
suing year. Preparations are in progress
for the May procession, which will take
place the last Sunday Of the month. The
new officers of the society are as follows:
Miss Mabel Brauman. president: Miss May
Branson, first assistant Miss Belle Scott,
second assistant; Miss Regina Scott, sec
rotary; Misses Lucy Wathen, Addie
Wathen. Mary Beers, Catherine Downey
Alice Bennett and Bernice Knott, coun-
cellors. The affairs of the organization
were pronounced to be in a fourishing
state. 80 81.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cline Of Baltimore, Md,
is a guest of the family of Rev. Charles O.
Isaac, at the parsonage of the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church on Jackson
street, Anacostia.
Officer T. A. Lusby Of the local force has
removed to his new home, on Harrison
street near Pierce street. which he lately
purchased from Mrs. Boswell
The home band of st. Elizabeths Asylum
for the Insane gave its initial open air
rehearsal of the season Monday.
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Cornwell the mayor was further authorized
and empowered to have work done which
required immediate attention and to pay
for the same in sums not to exceed s25.
Mayor Eckhardt announced the following
reappointments: Newman G. Little, clerk
and treasurer; DR.. William L. Lewis. health
officer; John A. Wagner, marshal. The
salary of the clerk and treasurer was fixed
at S125 and that Of marshal at $500 per
year.
The following permanent committees
were appointed:
On sidewalks-Mayor Eckhardt, Council
men Cornwell and Chapman.
On streets-Mayor Eckhardt, Councilmen
Chamberlain and Warthen.
The proposition of Mr.. J. B. Stubs to
complete the street crossings by putting
stone on either side Of the curbs recently
laid was not acted upon.
The funeral of William T. Jones will be
held from his late residence at pm. Fri
day, and the remains will be inferred at
Monacacy cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mannakee have
leased for the summer months to Senior
Don Gonzalo de Quesada, the Cuban minis
ter at Washington. their home at the cor
ner Of st. Paul and Metropolitan avenues.
The citizens association held its regular
May meeting in the Noyes Library Tuesday
night and was well attended. The special
committees on street electric lighting and
building association made reports Of prog
ress.
Mr. Joseph w. Buck made motion re-
questing that the town council be petit
toned to hold special election to ascer-
tain the sense Of the voters on the propo-
sition to issue bonds for 5000 authority
for which had been granted by the legisla-
ture, to install a sewerage system in the
town. Mr.. j. T. Brady, speaking to the
same subject, stated that the sum was in
sufficient; that 1t had been aScertained that
$4O, 900 would come nearer to the sum need
ed. and offered as an amendment that a
committee of five be appointed to look into
the cost of Sewering the town. The motion
as amended was carried, and Messrs j. T.
Brady. j. w. Buck, E. J. Hartshorn, E. D.
Moore and A. D. Welt were appointed the
committee called for
resolutions citing the necessity for increas-
ing the revenues of the town, the bad con-
dition of the public highways in winter and
the desire for a better system of public
instruction, and expressing the belief that
simpler system OF county and municipal
taxation should be introduced. Mr. Krause
requested that no action be taken until the
citizens had made themselves acquainted
with the matter, copies of the resolutions
having been printed and distributed for
that purpose. Mr.. Krause urged that the
association indulge in or form a separate
body for regular discussion of economic
questions
discussion Of the sewer farm PROPOSE
ton ensued, in which it was stated that
petition containing twenty-five signatures.
thirteen being of residents of the south
side, had been presented to Mayor Eek
hardt, protesting against the execution of
the lease OF the sewer farm, recently au-
thorized by the council.
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Congratulated on Record Made.

The officers and men Of the 9Th Battalion
d. c. N. G.. are being congratulated on the
excellent showing made on the occasion Of
the annual inspection and muster Of the
command last evening. The attendance
was 1s2 out of a total membership of 49,
Company A and Company c each had every
member in line. Two members Of Company
ID were sick in bed. and one of the three
absentees Of Company B was in Jackson
vile. Fla.
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Certificates of incorporation Filed.

Certificates Of Incorporation Filed.
Certificates of Incorporation have been
filed as follows:
The J. H Bromwell Company, organized
to carry on the publishing business gener-
ally. The incorporators are John H. Brom-
well. A. p. Grother, Ferdinand c. Cooksey
and John E. Taylor.
The Middle Section Pleasure Club. The
incorporators are John H. Brown, William
Bradley, Charles Blackstone and Matthew
Clinkins.
The Mexican Telegraphone Company, Or
ganized to deal in electric, magnetic and
electro-ma ghetto devices. The incorpora-
tors are Edward w. Creepy Harry B. Ma
son and Edwin C. Clark.
The Appalachian Onyx Company. formed
to operate quarries Of onyx and other
stones and minerals. The incorporators are
Beverly e. Bassford, Harry D. Gordon and
David E. Anthony.
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Cane Growers Convention.

A dispatch from Macon. Ca, yesterday
says: The attendance of Secretary Wilson
and H. w. Wiley, chief of the bureau OF
chemistry. together with 500 delegates to
the Interstate Cane Growers convention.
which opened today. emphasized the new
interest being taken In the development OF
cane growing In the south.
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Death of Mrs. Letitia K. Reed.

The death of Mrs. Letitia Kyle Reed OF
1903 Caroline street occurred last night at
n:50- clock after a long and painful i'll
ness. Mrs. Reed was the mother of Mr..
John Franklin Reed, and has been a resi-
dent of this city for many years. Funeral
services were held this afternoon at her
late residence. The interment will take
place at Mercer, Pa.
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Lady in the City Of CHICAGO Uses Danderine

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degree and Major VIM. e. Harvey. at the
conclusion of the ceremony. called at the
quarters Of each company and commended
his men for their good work.
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Of The Evening Star.

BOYD'S, Md. May 9, 1908.
William Garner. colored boy. was In
stantly killed at Bucleystown. near Wash
ington Junction. while worsking around the
machinery OF the pressed brick works
there. His leg was caught on loose belt
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Moores, Plurality Over Benson $50.

Complete returns from the city election
In Omaha give Mayor Moores a plu-
didate, of $50 and 1900 over How
ell. the democratic nominee. The repub-
icans elected city clerk and treasurer, ana
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spector. The city council win stand seven
republicans and two democrats.
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