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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
SEEKING IMPORTATION.
Inquiry Regarding Man Who Came to
America Fifty Years Ago.

Captain Boardman this morning received
a letter from Charlotte Manson, go Farm
street. Hockey. Birmingham. England,
asking for information concerning David
Lloyd. who left London. England. about
fifty years ago for America The letter. in
part. is as follows:
"Will you kindly endeavor to track. trace
and find out all particulars of a David
Lloyd. his last where lbouts and the con-
clusion of his ,carcer2 There Is a very i'm
portaut affair In the family. which is the
reason seek information concerning him.
He started from London. England. about
fifty years ago for America and afterward
became captain of his own vessel The
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
A "FIND" HA! HA!

France took the lead in commemorating the
new year on January 1 instead Of March %
Before the change was made the festivities
of the season eliminated on the octave Of
the feast. Aprii-4. when visits were paid
and gifts bestowed.
With the adopti0n of the reformed calen-
dar in 1854 New Year day was carried back
to January sfs and only pretended gifts and
mock ceremonial Iisits were made Oh April
L, with the int e1tion of making fools of
those who had forgotten the change of date
The custom~onee started was kept up after
Its origin had been forgotten.
Fool Called, Fish in French.
Some say that the English borrowed their
April fooling from French. But whereas
the English $oHngster and the American
small boy exultingly cry out April fool"
when they have, perpetrated the joke. the
French call the person imposed on an April
fish OF I'm poisson d Avril--that is an April
fish, by implication an April fOol-Posson
d Avrtl. the familiar name of the mackereI,
fish easily-eaHght by deception, singly
and in shoals. at this season Of the, year.
The term, April fool was. therefore, prob
ably nothing more that an easy substitu-
ton of that opprobious epithet for fish,
In Germany they have the phrase 'Einen
Fam Aprp shicken."
The reluctance Of the Frenchman to be-
come fish of April is accredited with
having had much to do upon one occasion
With making history and with shaping the
destinies of one Of the most important duke
doms of Europe, The story goes that Fran
els. Duke of Lorraine. and his wife were
held captive in the city of Nantes. One
first Of April they eluded their guard, and.
disguised peasants. i'll the early morning
hours took French leave"
Someone, learning of the deception, ran to
inform the sentry at the city gate of the
identity of the wayfarers. But the knowing
sentry only shouted Poisson d'Avrilw The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
ANENT A[L.FOOLS' DAY
Origin Sf::As Observance Not
Exastly Fixed.
g uc-
PROBABLY IN FRANCE
GENFRAkLY/DEcREED LICENSE
FOR PLAYING FRANKS.
As Long Ago as 1850 Poor Robins
Almanac Refers to the
Funny Day.

The rank and file of persons who have
come to look upon the LIST of April day
when they may with impunity play jokes
and FRANKS upon their fellow beings have, as
a rule. little idea of the origin of the day or
the license that Is usually freely accorded to
them to enjoy themselves al the discom-
future, oftentimess expense. Of their vic
Tins.
All sorts Of conjectures have been ad-
vanced to account for All Fools day, but
the generally, although by no means unani-
mously. accepted theory is that which as
signs the origin Of the custom to France.
March % used to be New Year day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Woman Given workhouse Sentence

Mrs. Jeanette Payne. middle-aged white
woman. who stated that she lived on a
farm in Virginia near Washington. was tried
before Judge K.mball this morning on
charge Of vagraney. Mrs Payne admitted
that she had been before the bar of the
Police Court ON several occasions the last
time on charge Ct vagrancy. She pleaded
tearfully with the court to allow her to re-
turn home. but the Judge, after recalling to
her memory several promises which had
been broken. sentenced her to three months
in the workhouse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Arrest Ordered.

= Complaint has been made to the police re-
garding a woman about thirty years of age
who Is visiting houses throughout the city
and asking for aid. At each place visited
she claims that her home was recently de-
stroyed by fire. together with all her be-
iongiags. The police CT the several precincts
have been instructed to take her into Gus
tcdy If found. sS;s -. 49,
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vessel I think. was called Vighter or
Vighetr and was lost at sea. but he was
not on it at the time. His last known resi-
dence was near Ceaders, In the suburbs of
Cincinnati Ohio. He was a very wealthy
and noted gentleman and l am led to be.
lieye that he has passed away"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06

long -htaded Christian. realizes the neces- sity of a naval station in Africa more keenly than most men, because he Is familiar with the political conditions and international intrigues on the other side of the Atlantic, and while he was here last week he had several interviews with the President and the officials of the Navy Department on the subject.
 Admiral Bardford has prepared series of interesting charts showing by big black marks the coaling stations of the different European nations throughout the world. which make a striking contrast with the helplessness of the United States in that respect. We have no coaling stations and no place to get supplies on either of the continents of Europe. Asia, Africa, Gen. tral America or South America, although when we begin work on the Panama ca- nal We will have one on the isthmus. We will also have two in Cuba, one on the south coast at the esatern end of the island and one on the north coast at the western end. The only other stations we have In all the world outside our home ports are at San Juan. Porto Rico, Hon. olulu. Tutuila. Samoa. Manila and Sitka, Alaska.
 In addition to her home ports on the Atlantic ocean. the English channel and the Mediterranean. France has several coaling stations on the north. east and west coasts of Africa, at Madagascar, in India, China and the South Pacific ocean.
 Omitting the home and colonial ports of the United Kingdom. which would all be open to vessels of His Majestys navy for coaling purposes during war. England has about seventy-five coaling stations dis tributed throughout the world. She pos If ha yorn1t1o- ing territory of the world, notably the British Isles. Australia, Borneo and New Zealand In the Western Hemisphere she has naval stations at Victoria. British Columbia, Halifax, Bermuda and Kings ton, Jamaica. Besides these places. she has coal at Toronto. Quebec. Bonne Bay New Foundland St. Lucia, Barbadoes Triniday. Georgetown, British Guiana and Port Stanley. Falkland Islands. In addi. ton, coal can be obtained at most of the small British islands in the West Indies Coal is also kept stored on shore at Co- quimbo, Chile. She has a line of coalins stations through the Mediterranean and Red seas. viz. Gibraltar. Malta. Port Said, suez. Perrin and Alden. Also al through India. and no less than ten or the Eastern and Western coast of Africa
 In the China Sea the British have sta. tions at Wei-HaiWei Chee Foo and Hong King, also on the coast of Borneo. al Singapore and at the various ports ir Australia and New Zealand. Their coal ing station at the Falkland Islands Is ot great importance. since it is In close proximity to the Magellan straits. These stations are all for war purposes. She has contracts for coal during peace times in most of the great commercial centers of the world.
 Germany has one coalirg station on the East and one on the West coast of Af- rica, one at Kiao Gnu. China, and five insular stations on the North and South Pacific. In addition to her home ports on the Atlantic ocean and Black sea Russia has four coaling stations on the Okhotsk and China seas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
BIG EXPENDITURES
CANNoN AND LIVINGSTON DO
 CAMPAIGN WORK.
The Former Proud of the Overflow
 ing Treasury, While the Latter Sees in It Much to Com- ; plain of,

Washington. March 5.-Statements pre- pared by Representative Cannon, Chair man Of the House Committee on Appro- priauons. and Representative Livingston, the ranking minority of the Committee, relative to the appropriations made by bne Flfty-seventh Congress. together with comparative tables. were made public to- Ray.
 MT. Cannon analyizes the figures pre- sented by the tables and explains the 1n- crease In the appropriations of the ses- sion just ended over those of the last. In concluding his statement MT. Cannon says:
 '"rhe Republican administration of our government. the domination of Republi- can policies in both branches of Congress Since 1897, has given us a system of taxa ton that has produced a national treas ury riched than was ever enjoyed by any nation of the earth and rendered possible this great expenditure for the public wei fare"
 MT. Livingston compares the appro- priations made by the Fifty-third Con- gress. both branches of which were con- trolled by the Democrats, amounting tc ssS9 ,2as. 2O5, with the appropriations of the Fifty-seventh Congress, aggregating $1.- b54. .10S,514 and comments on the difference as affecting some of the big items. IT conclusion he says:
 Nothing short of a revision of the tariff on revenue basis and the admin. lstration of the government under the wise and prudent methods of the Demo. cratic party can be looked to to bring about reduction in the national expend- lures exhibited by these figures in such Appalling proportions"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
THE FEAR OF HUMBUG
Prevents Many People from Trying
 a Good Medicine.

Stomach troubles are so common and in most cases so obstinate to cure that peo- pie are apt to look with suspicion on any remedy claiming to be a radical, perma-. nent cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. Many such cases pride themselves on their acuteness in never being humbugged. es- pecially in medicines.
 This fear of being humbugged can be carried too far, so far. in fact, that many peOple suffer for years with weak diges- ton rather than risk a little time and money in faithfully testing the claims made of preparation SO reliable and un- iversally used as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab- let's
 Now Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are vastly different in one important respect from ordinary proprietary medicines for the reason that they are not secret pat ent medicine no secret is made of their ingredients, but analysis shows them 10 contain the natural digestive ferments. Golden Seal, bismuth. hydrastis and nux. They arc not cathartic. neither do they act powerfully on any organ. but they cure indigestion on the common sense plaI of digesting the food eaten thor- cughly before it has time to ferment, sour and cause ;he mischief. This is the only secret of their success.
 Cathartic pills mover have and never can cure indigestion and stomach troubles because they act entirely on the bowels, whereas the whole trouble is really in the stomach
 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets taken after meals digest the food. That Is all thora Is to 1t. Food not digested or half di- gested is poison as creates gas, acidity. headaches, palpitation of the heart, loss of flesh and appetite and mary other troubles which are often called by some other name.
 They are sold by druggists everywhere at % cents per package. wed-fri-sun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
LACKS NAVAL BASEES.
William E. Curtis Tells of Nation's Need of Coalinp Stations.

William E. Curtis in Record Herald
 II we should have war with a Euro pean power, our navy would be seriously embarrassed by the difficulty of obtain Ing coal. ship can carry only so much coal, and, according to the laws of war neutral nation can not permit a belli- gerent to secure a greater supply than IS necessary to carry 1t to the nearest nome port. Thus, if we conducted an offensive warfare and sent our fleets of battleships across the Atlantic they must be accompanied by colliers and take on coal as opportunity offered in the open sea; and the colliers would have to be protected by strong conveys from pri- Vateers and ships of the enemy None of our battleships can carry enough coal to make round trip across the Atlantic and back. You will remember that the oregon was compelled to coal twice coming around from San Francisco dur ing the Spanish war, and In case of trouble in Europe, if our fleets should cross the Atlantic and lose their col Hers, as is likely to occur from several causes, they would be absolutely helpless or this reason Admiral Bradford of the bureau of equipment of the Navy De- partment and other far-ighted men have bene trying to persuade Congress to ac- cept an offer made by the government of Liberia, through Bishop Hartbell, i'm mediately after the Spanish war. We were oqered our choice of all the har- bors on the Liberian coast for a coaling, supply and repair station, and survey was immediately made. The estimates for putting the harbor in order, dredging. building docks, coal sheds, machine shops, quarters for the men and warehouses for the storage of supplies and Notifications sufficient to protect them amounted to less than s, 1000, GOO, but the matter was dropped and it seems to be difficult to re- vive the interest of the committees of the House and Senate.
 Bishop Hartzell, who is patriotic and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
PARIS GREEN AND LEAD
USED BY KENTUCKY FARMER
 TO END HIS LIFE.
Boodhounds Trailed Him to Barn and He Committed Suicide-Had Shot Daughter and An
 other Woman.

Henderson, Ky, March 5.-Allen Melton, well-to-do farmer who last night fatally wounded his daughter and shot Mrs. John Culver, committed suicide in a oarn when he found the building surrounded by bloodhounds which had been sent in pur- suit of him.
 Melton last night went to the home of John Culver, where his step-daughter, Mary Melton, Is years of age, was spend- ing the night. Culver was away from the house. Melton entered and seeing his daughter, drew a revolver and fired two shots at her. Mrs. Culver ran into the room and Melton fired, the ball passing through her lungs.
 Melton went to the home of Dock Lat ta. two miles away, where he remained all night Early this morning he went home and bloodhounds trailed him to a barn. When he heard them coming he swallowed a large amount of Paris green and then shot himself through the head, falling dead.
 Two weeks ago. it IS said, he tried to hang his divorced wife and it is believed he returned to Union to kill his wife and this is thought to be the reason he did not commit suicide when he shot the girl.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
wEsTERNERs WITHDRAW.
No Longer Affiliate With National
 Wholesale Lumbermen.

Washington, March 5.-The Westerr Retail Lumber Dealers Association today withdrew from affiliation with the Ma tional Association of Wholesale Lumber Dealers The action was taken at a meeting of the latter organization, at which repre- sentatives of the other associations were present. The retail dealers were unable to live up to the agreement signed at Bos- ton in 1899, and subsequently amended which provided for a reciprocal arrange ment under which the wholesalers were not to infringe on certain stipulated rights of the retailers regarding sales and the retailers were to buy their supplies from the wholesalers altogether and not from outside parties.
 It was pointed out that courts in the West have decided that such an agree. ment Is in restraint of trade.
 The difference between the wholesalers and retailers associations of the East were also aired during the days meeting with the result that the latter have with drawn from what Is known as the Boston agreement of 1899.
 Five Eastern associations which am nounced their withdrawal from the Bos- ton agreement are those from New York City, Philadelphia, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
 The Pennsylvania State Association was not represented and it Is announced that the New York State Association and the Boston Lumber Trade Association were in accord with the principles of arbitra- ton. President White of the wholesalers association announced today that "all questions of classification have hereby ceased between the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association and those retail associations which have signified their withdrawal from the Boston agree ment."
 A resolution was adopted to appoint a committee of five to carry on negotiations with the seceders with instructions to re- ceive any overtures which might be made by them. The following officers were elected:
 President, Pendennis White of North Tonawanda, N. Y; First Vice President, Lewis c. Shade, Saginaw, Mich; Second Vice President. Guy Gray, Cleveland, O.. Treasurer, Fred W. Cole. New York; Sec retary. Eugene F. Perry. New York City.
 Adjourned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
WILL VISIT ISLE OF PINES.
Minister squiers Will Investigate
 Conditions There.

Havana. March 5.-Minister Squiers has decided to go to the Isle of Pines Mon day to learn the extent of American in- terests there and confer with those Who are urging the sovereignty of the United states over the island.
 The attorneys of the American settlers on the Isle of Pines assert that If, as Is universally expected here, Cuban SOW ereignty is conceded in the permanent treaty, they will contest against It's raul fication by the United States Senate.
 The question of the date of the depart ire from Cuba of the 300 remaining ar tillerymen still guarding NAe coast bat teries at all the principal ports Is much discussed here, but the public of Havana manifest no especial anxiety Tor the troops to evacuate the island The senu- mest of Santiago strongly favors the re- moval of the troops while at Cientuegos the inhabitants antipathy to the presence of the soldiers is quite apparent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
CoLIMA'S CRATER.
The Volcano Continues to Emit
 Ashes.

Colima, Mexico March 5.-The volcano con- tinues active. a new eruption taking place last evening at 5:3o o'clock. The charcoal burners near Tuxpam left their work and hastened to town. A feeling of uneasiness still exists, though no real terror prevails, the people being confident that if any violent demon stration takes place they can easily flee to places of safety.
 An eruption this afternoon was accompanied by the usual shower of ashes which. thrown into the air, soon drifted to the ground again. The discharge of ashes cast a hazy cloud throughout the atmosphere. shutting out the sunlight and condenslnk over the mouth of the crater into dense pail through the cres, of which rose for thousands of feet into the air piler of sulphurous cloud vomited from the bowels of the earth and bearing in its bourne a charge of ashes which soon began to fall in minute particles. and carried by the wind were waited over the surrounding coun- try for miles about.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
River Rising at owensboro.

owensboro. Ky, March 5.-The river here has been rising an inch an hour since Sunday and a steady rain has been falling since noon and 1t has no likeli- hood of letting up soon. The water now is within less than four feet of the famous 1884 rise.
 A heavy fog has been hanging over the river all day and boats are driven to the shore. River men are fearful of the re- suit of the rise. The crest will hardly be here for several days. Green River and It's tributaries. Pond and Rough Rivers, are higher than they have been known for years. The damage within a radius of forty miles of here will undoubtedly be great. Stock is suffering and where wheat Is overflowed 1t will be total loss.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
Executive Session.

Washington. March 1.-The business of the executive session of the Senate today consisted In referring all the treaties be- fore the Senate to the Committee on Foreign Relations and in referring the nominations sent in today to the com mittee which will pass on them. The com mittee on Foreign Relations will meet Sat urday for the purpose of considering the treaties and Senator Cullom. the chair man, expresses confidence that the com mittee will be able to report all of them back after one sitting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
To Serve Sentence.

Charotte, N. C.. March 5.-Arthur l.. Bishop. the young Petersburg Va. trav- eing man who was ten days ago sen fenced to the penitentlary for five years. for killing Thomas Wilson of Charlotte, has failed to perfect an appeal to the Su- preme Court. the time for which expired yesterday. He will be at once taken to Raleigh to begin his sentence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
At Louisville.

Louisville. Ky. March 5.-The Ohio River is still coming up rapidly here, a rise of two feet having been reported with In the past twenty-four hours. stage of twenty-six feet siv inches in the canal and PA feet on the falls was registered tonight; but unless heavy. rains occur 1t Is not expected that the danger line, B feet in the canal will be reached. No damage has been done.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
Child Labor in Texas.

Austin, Tex. March 6.-Two bills were sent to the Governor today by the Legislature. both of them in answer to platform demands. Tho first prohibits the employment of children un- der I2 years of age in any factory and under Is years in any brewery or minei children under IA who cannot read and write may not be employed at night work. The other bill makes 1t unlawful for any railroad company to require or permit any train dispatcher or operator who has worked for sixteen consecu- tive hours to again go duty until he haa rested for forty-eight hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
The President Declines.

New Haven. Conn. March 5.-President Roosevelt has declined an invitation to become an honorary member of the Boys Club of this city. which Is run in connec- tion with the Y. M. c. A. He wrote he had no time to give to membership in the organization. and he never joined a club of this kind unless he had time to give it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
HUMBERrs STILL DEFIANT.
Say Government Know Their Where abouts Long Before Arrest.

Paris, March 5-M. Leydet, the magis- trate who has charge of the investigation into the Humbert case, is continuing daily his interrogation of the arrested members of the family but without elicit ing any facts of importance.
 The accused usually refuse to reply, say ing that they will answer before the Court of Assizes. Today, however, Mime. Therse Humbert, questioned regarding the residence of the Humberts in Mad rid. asserted that the French government knew of their whereabouts long before they were arrested. She said they were constantly shadowed by four French de- tectives
 Mime Therese added that she wo id call in her defense at the trial number of political personages.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
At Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. March 5.-At 10 o'clock to- night the river remains stationary at 53.2 feet, having been on a stand since ' o'clock this morning. Reports from the upper Ohio Valley show that the river Is falling and the indications are that 1t will recede here before morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
Another nenutv Duel.

Paris, March 5.-The Chamber of Deputies sat until late hour tonight in order to finish with the budget which was adopted by S7l to 92. Shortly before the adjournment Depu- ties Loque and Bagnol entered into heated discussion and Bagnol slapped his colleague s face. M Ioque subsequently, sent his seconds to arrange q duel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-06
Chaplain Gavitt Exonerated.

Denver. March 5.-Chaplain Henry c. Cav itt IT, S A. has been exonerated by court martial from the charge of not paying his debts which was brought against him by a Chicago firm. General Funston approved the findings. Chaplain Gavitt will return to his post at Fort Grant