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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
CLEANING FOSSILS.
Removing superfuous Material With
Pneumatic Chisels.

From the New York Tribune.
Few people have any idea Of the patience
and skill which must be exercised in pre-
pairing fossil skeleton for exhibition. Since
the bones are usually disarranged, and
often broken. a rare degree of geological
knowledge is necessary to put the frag
ments together correctly. Before that
stage of the business is reached, though.
the paleontologist or his assistant must re-
move from the petrified remnants of the
original frame much rocky material that
adheres to them. Rarely do the bones lie
free Ordinarily they are so imbedded in
the deposits which have accumulated and
hardened around them that it is necessary
to take a good deal, of the latter in COM
binatiOn WITH the former in the original
work of excavation. Very likely mass of
this kind wrapped and packed for ship
ment to a museup will contain much more
refuse than fossil, Still. owing to lack of
time Separation Isl not always feasible on
the site of a valuable discovery. That part
of the work.. therefore, is left until months
afterward, aha IS performed in a room to
which the pubfc has no access.
Hitherto thu cleaning of fossils has been
done by handsr A touch as careful a
sculptor's is. needed for some portions of
the operation; has not seemed safe or
practicable until recently to use machinery.
But DR.. E. SyRisss of the Field Columbian
Museum in CAicaso describes an innovation
with which be. lsssqhad an encouraging ex-
perience. This, is the use of the pneumatic
hammer. a BIZ ee9icmechanism now extern
sively employed. for cutting stone and fas-
tening rivets.I Il The great beauty of the APP
paratus is that N makes possible very much
more rapid blows than can be delivered by
hand. a..
This tool consists OF a tiny cylinder. into
which compressed air is admitted by long
flexible hose, and in which plays a piston
to and fro Very often there is handle
like that of pistol, but sometimes such an
addition is not made. The form depends
upon the character of the work to be done.
At the other end Is a hammer head
chiseI controlled by the piston and striking
a blow with every movement of the latter.
The particular specimen selected by DR..
Riggs has heavy plunger. fve-eights of
an inch through, and moving to and fro
the same distance. This Is made to play
upon the chisel at the rate of fifty or sixty
strokes a second. These blows are light,
but they enable the operator to cut in
durated clay as easily as hand tool would
cut chalk. With finty material progress is
slower. but even then it is correspondingly
faster than hand work. special form of
chisel and a certain amount of dexterity arc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
REVOLUTIONARY RELIC.
Ancient British Receiving Ship Ar
";y' rives at Norfolk

Srncial Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. Va. August 2S.-The old
British receiving ship Urgent, which has
been used at Jamaica for a number of
years by the English navy. has arrived in
Norfolk harbor In tow of the tug Powerful
from Bermuda.
The Urgent was at one time one Of the
best ships of the British navy and was one
of those used by King George against the
United States in the war of 1872.
The old vessel has been purcha sed by a
shipping firm in Boston and will be con-
verted into a coal carrying barge. Her
tiHbers. made of wood raised in England.
are almost as good today they We're the
day she was launched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
CoNFFCTIoNERs ORGANIZE
Purpose of Association is to Aid in
Fixing Standards.

With the primary aim of assisting the
local board of health in fixing standards
of purity for the manufacture of confec-
tons, and for the purpose of roofing out
all violators of the health laws. the Wash
ington Confectioners' Association was per-
fected yesterday afternoon at a well-at
tended meeting of the confectioners of the
District. The association was also or
ganized with view to mutual benefit
The officers of the association will CO.
operate with the health authorities in de-
termining the standards for the manufac-
ture of deiicacies of different grades A
committee was appointed yesterday to
draft constitution and bylaws and a
circular letter was addressed to all local
wholesale and retail confectioners. inviting
them to become identified with the move
ment. Mr.. Charles Stohiman was chosen
as chairman and Mr.. j. Elmer Lacey us
secretary at the meeting yesterday. The
other officers will be elected at the next
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
PIECEWORK FOR M. Prs
How the Lazy Legislator May Be
Abolished.
From the London Express.

From the London Express.
In view of the discussion as to whether
members of the house of commons should
be paid a salary it is interesting to note
how foreign countries and the colonies tire A t
their legislators in this respect.
In Austria there is a system of payment
by results. members of the lower house of
the reictsrath receiving les. Sd. for each
days attendance, with an indemnity for
travelling expenses. .tN
French members of parliament receive an
annual sum of f360. and are allowed to
travel free of charge on the French rail-
ways on condition of an annual payment of
e.
In Italy. Spain and Germany the legis-
lators are not paid for their services but
in Belgium they receive an annual indem-
nifty of f160, besides having the right OK
travelling free of charge on the state rail-
ways
The Netherlands parliament consists of
two chambers. Members of the first cham
Der receive no pay, while those of the sec
ond chamber are paid f166 lis. I'D. per an
mum. Switzerland pays members of the
national council and council of state les Sd.
for each day they are called upon to sit. II
it be during the session or in committee out
of session. In addition to this travelling
expenses are refunded to them at the rate
of I'd. per mile.
Members of both houses of the Danish
legislature receive. and are not permitted
to decline, compensation Tor their absence
from home. amounting to Is. Cd. daily for
each day Of the session. They are also en-
titled to have their travelling expenses re-
funded. In the Swedish parliament menl-
bers of the second chamber are paid ITO
for each session of four months. and in
case of an extra session lis. per day, be-
sides travelling expenses. Every MEMBER OF
the Norwegian parliament while in session
has an allowance of lbs. I'D. per day and
travelling expenses.
The ma iority of the colonies have adopt-
ed the system of paying their legislators.
Canada pays members of both the senate
and house of commons e per day for each
attendance il the session does not exceed
thirty days. and II over thirty days ses-
sional allowance of f300.
In Australia members of both the senate
and house of representatives receive f+0V
per annum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
CRIMINALS AND WEATHER.
influence of Sun and Cloud on Tenn
permanent of Men.

From the Chicago Record Herald
Everybody knows from personal expert
ence the effect of the weather upon his
feelings" The lassitude of an extremely
hot day.sthe depressing effect of "muggy'
weather. and the blues of a rainy day are
good Illustrations. is also the buoyancy
that enc feels he steps out into fine,
bright spring morning.
1t is well-known. moreover, that the
weather has a marked effect upon the con-
duct of both races and individuals. The
difference between the life that is lived in
the tropics and the life of temperate re-
gions will be at once thought of in this
connection, while for exact proof the sta
tistics of suicide can be brought into use.
Mulhall in his Dictionary of Statistics
shows, for example, by figures covering ff-
teen consecutive years that in all but two
of the countries of Europe suicide is much
more frequent in summer than in any other
season.
With such facts as these in mind a Brit
ish medical officer in the convict prison at
Portland England. has been making expert
ments for three years to discover how far
the behavior of criminals is affected by such
influences. His conclusion as published in a
recent number of the Lancet Is that the
criminal is much less susceptible to at
mospheric changes than is the normal in
dividual.
The investigators method was to tabu-
late the number OF breaches of prison dis
cipline during the three years with refer
ence to the general weather outlook, the
direction of the wind. the barometric height
and the temperature. His result showed
that the daily average number of prison
offenses for 700 men was 2.41S for fine days
and 2373 for days not fine, the latter in
GLIDING foggy, snowy. stormy, overcast and
rainy weather. This is equivalent to no diff
ference at all.
When the direction of the wind and the
height Of the barometer were considered the
results were almost equally colorless and
only when the temperatures effects were
observed were positive conclusions reached.
Here there was seen steady increase of
prison offenses as the temperature fell. The
daily average was All offenses for tenn
peratures between 81 and 20. with an an
crease to 3.054 for temperatures between
81 and 40.
An earlier investigation by the same man
had indicated that the criminal was in
sensible to external impressions. and The
Lancet interprets the two investigate
taken together as indicating very clearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
IS KILLED IN CRASH
Train Carrying Soldiers Col
lides With Freight.
FLAMES ADD TO TERROR
DISASTROUS RAILROAD ACCIDENT
AT UDINE, ITALY.
King Emmanuel, at Army Maneuvers,
Visits Hospital and Ministers
to the Injured.
FLAMES ADD TO TERROR

ROME. August 2S.-A disastrous railway
accident has cut short the festivities and
demonstrations In honor of the king and
queen at Udine. the chief town on the east
ern frontier. sixty miles from Venice, where
the sovereigns had gone to view the grand
army maneuvers.
At 10 o'clock last night, near Udine. a
train overlooking with soldiers collided
with freight train. The force of the col
lisbon was terrific. Those on board were
thrown in all directions and the coaches
were broken up.
Sixteen Killed; Sixty Injured.
Fifteen soldiers and one captain were
killed and over sixty injured. twelve dan
gerously so. The colonel in command of
the soldiers was among the injured.
Darkness rendered the confusion about
the scene of the wreck extreme, while the
terror among those who escaped injury was
increased when the trains took fire a few
minutes after the collision. Fortunately
the flames were Immediately extinguished.
Special Trains fastened.
Special trains were sent hurriedly to the
scene of the disaster. carrying the authori-
ties from the nearest town. who organized
a corps of physicians and ministered to the
wounded
King Victor Emmanuel visited the hos
pital In person later to see lue victims of
the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
FEAR UNKNOWN ENEMIES.
Mother and Daughter Are Crazed b!
DeluSion

CHICAGO. August 2s.-Dominated by the
same delusion. haunted by the same fear
of unknown enemies, inseparable in their
mental weakness they had been for
years in health, Mrs. Anna Olovitch and
her daughter Ada. have been committed
to Cumming by Judge Wheatly and Il jury
in the insane court at the detention hos
pital.
Mrs. Anna Olovitch is fifty years old :;
her daughter is twenty. They are Russian
Jews The girl was born in England and
the father has been dead many years.
The daughter became seized with the
delusion that some unknown enemy was
endeavOring to sufocate her by blowing
a deadly powder through key holes and
crevices and under doors and windows The
mother sought medical aid and worried
herself until she was seized with the same
delusiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
And the Mann Law in Force.

Special Dispatch u The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. Va. August 2S.-William
Fridley and Ike Swisher of Augusta county,
Va. while picking berries. encountered a
den OF snakes. They succeeded in killing
twenty-eight rattlers and eleven copper
heads. Feeling that their friends would not
believe they killed so many snakes unless
they should see them. the men packed the
dead reptiles and had them carried to the
village Some were given away to be
stuffed and others kept by the captors as
souvenirs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28

required. Besides the saving of time which
the new tool makes possible, other advan-
tages are obtained. There is less danger Of
injuring the edges of fragments. and re-
cesses can be penetrated that are not Access
siple to hand tools By gauging the amount
OF air to be admitted to the tool by push
button throttle valve the force of the stroke
can be reduced so that scale can he re-
moved from very delicate surface
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Raising Treasury Notes.

The secret service has rounded up band
of colored men who have been circulating
raised notes in Kentucky. southern Illinois
and Indiana. The negroes were engaged in
raising 81 bills to SIS. and passed a good
many of them, although the work could
easily have been detected by anybody ac-
customed to handling bills OF various de-
nominations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
90, 10000 Mining Company Incorpor
ated

The Pittsburg Washington Mining Com.
pany, capital stock S2,0OO.O00, was incor-
porated today by John A. Houlahan Of
Denver. Col: Charles N. Palmer of Pitts
burg. Pa. and l.. G. Johnson of Virginia.
certificate of incorporation of the Wait
ers' Union Club, organized for 1.-The moral
Improvement and general welfare of the
colored walters of the District of Column
bia, was placed on record today. The in
corporators are Brunson B. Philips. Thomas
Lee and John w. Ghee, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
WANTED MONEY FOR WHISKY.
Son Murderously Attacked Mother
Who Would Not Give It.
,4spatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, August 2S.-Neal Ballentinc
is in Jail here awaiting the result of in
juries to his aged mother. Mrs. Angelina
Balientine, whom he murderously assaulted
because she refused to give him the last IS
she had for provisions to spend in the pur-
chase of whisky.
1t is said Ballentine had knocked down
his mother. breaking her arm. and was
choking her with his knees buried in her
breast when his little son found the money.
and to prevent his grandmother being
killed gave 1t 20 his father.
Ballentine then left for distant saloon,
where he spent the money before his ar
rest. The woman may die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Vessel Arrivals.

PLYMOUTH. August 2S.-Arrived:
Bluecher, from New York
NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP. August 2S.-
The steamer La Lorraine. from Havre
was in communication with this station
at 7:3O am. today.
NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP. August % =
The steamer Lucanfa, from Liverpool,
passed at 8:45 am. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
DEVOURED BY BEASTS
WOMAN DENTIST MEETS HoRRI.
BILE FATE IN KLoNDIKE.
She Starves to Death and is Left to
Animals and the
Elements.

CHICAGO. August 2S.-A dispatch to the
Inter Ocean from Minneapolis says:
Edith White. former wife of John A.
White, general agent for the Deering d.
vision of the International Harvester Com
pany, died of starvation in the KlOndike
country and her body probably has been
devoured by wild beasts.
Died Of Exposure.
Such is the information contained in a
dispatch from Seattle which gives the de-
tails Of the finding of the unfortunate wo-
mans diary, containing story of her life
from the time she left her former home in
Mankato until she died of exposure and
lack of food in the heart of the tracklesS
Copper river country.
Graduated at Chicago.
Mrs. White was a graduate of the dental
school of the state university and was
practicing dentistry In Dawson City two
years ago.
She wrote her relatives here, saying she
was going into the interior. and probably
would not be heard from for some time.
In letter written from central Alaska
July 29, 1903 William Shafer. a petty officer
in the employ of the government signal
corps. tells of finding letters and a diary
tending to show that Mrs White persisted
from cold and hunger while trying to make
her way unaccompanied to an interior camp
IN the Copper river country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Meet at Gettysburg in October

NEW YORK. August 2S.-The executive
committee of the Medal of Honor Legion
has selected Gettysburg as the place for
the annual reunion in 1903 and set the
time for October u and Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28

distinct varia ton of the criminal from tho
normal type in these respects.
The normal man who is given to grum-
bling at his varying moods can take COM
fort from these results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Lowered Prices for
Mems FURNISHINGS.

Mems 400 and $125 White and Co
ored Neslige Shirts: both plain and
pieated bosoms; all neat pat
terms: stripes and figures: most ZOO
all sizes. Reduced to. ~
Mems Genuine Pepperell Jean Draw
efs; extra well made; large double seat:
suspender tapes and pearl but
tons; broken sizes. Reduced XSC
mems Lightweight Beacon" Sus-
penders: elastic ends: non-rust
buckles; neat patterns: sell DC
everywhere at 25c. Reduced to. ~
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-01

yesterday when the bondsmen were on
hand with the defendant In tow. He
was found guilty en- the first charge
and sentence will be given this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The other charge
was dismissed as the evidence did not
Justify the charge of robbery. the ore
that would have to be made if any.
The act complained of consisted of TAX
ing stick pin cut of another mans
scarf
Jose Jerez felt too i'll to Gene 10 court
but sent word that he was guilty Of
drunkenness as charged and willing TO
pay his fine which was $l0-6J.
Simona Peralta. 4 regular patron of
Wall street. got on another two days
drunk which eliminated in peace dis
turbance when Il small boy irritated
her. She pleaded guilty and was fined
So Jerry Roberts was arrested for as
saulting Margarita Bernardo by chok-
ing and otherwise abusing her The
case was set fer yesterday afternoon
but was continued till this morning. tho
court being busy at that hour
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-01
A SAD BLOW TO TEN MEN.
Sam Jones Called Them Most Helpless
Liars in United States.

The Rev. Sam Jones on one occasion
delivered his sermon called wives and
Husbands" before an immense gather
ing in Birmingham. Ala, lie dwelt par
ticularly on the beauty and utility of
mutual forbearance between husbands
and wives and then. as though DESTROYS
of showing the rarity of that quality,
said:
"If there is Il woman in this vast
gathering who has not said an unkind
word to her husband. she will please
stand up
\ woman arose, as though she had
been challenged. and Jones, beckonins
her with both arms, called out:
Come here. sister! Come right up
here to the platform
The woman did as bdden, and when
she reached the preachers side was
presented to the throng as the most
Jones, continuing his address. asked
any man who had never spoken an I'M
kind word to his wife to make himself
known. Promptly arose ten big, strap
ping. seif-conscious chaps. who started
for the platform without further bid
ding and with an air that suggested
the anticipation of praise from the
said:
That's right. my men! Come right
up! 1 want everybody here to gaze on
ten of the most helpless liars in the
United States"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-01
RANCH HOUSE BURNED.

r. H. Jacks, the carpenter, had the
misfortune to lose his ranch residence
and it's contents, on Oak creek. by fire,
early Saturday morning last. 1t was Il
five-room house and with its contents
was valued at about 81, 600. There was
TO insurance. The fire occurred be-
tween u o'clock Friday night and =
o'clock Saturday morning. The origin
of the fire is n mystery and seems to
have been incendiary. Mr.. Jacks and
his son were asleep in the house. When
Mr.. Jacks awoke the house was In
flames and the doorways in full blaze.
He almost threw his half-awake son
out of the window. himself having no
time to look for his hat. Both Jacks
and son had a narrow escape from
death. Before going to bed Mr.. Jacks
had placed $50 in bills in a corner of the
mattresses. This money was burned up
with the f1ouse.-Prescott Courier.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-01

he is only to receive the sum of $50 per
foot for the distance reached. If the
company for any reason OF its own
stops or abandons the work before the
1000 foot level is reached. then said
Dye is to receive from said company
the sum of $500 per foot FOR the depth
attained, said amount in any such
event to be not less than Sl,3o0.oo ana.
also. the 100000 worth of capital stock
of said company.
Said Dye to have the option of using
the hole already commenced or not as
he may see fit
Work to begin on or before May /.
1903. and to be prosecuted with diligence
until completed.
Said Comeback Oil company also
agrees to get the consent or the Ari-
iona Canal company to use the water
from their canal for said work.
For the additional sum OF $4,000 the
said Dye agrees to furnish any addi-
tlonal tools and appliances necessary,
not included in the attached Invoice OF
tools furnished by the company. The
said company to pay for tools at the
time they are purchased up to said sum
OF SoOOOO, if such amount of tools be
purchased; any balance of the said
$4,000 to be paid when the contract -
completed. Said tools purchased under
this clause to belong to the said Dye.
The Comeback IOil company agrees
to furnish any necessary casing.
After some discussion of the fore
going proposition. upon motion. the fol-
lowing named gentlemen were appoint
ed by the chairman, as a committee to
canvass with Il view to ascertaining
whether the necessary funds can be
raised to continue the development
work and prove the ground:
George Christy, H. H. Mcneil, Chas.
II. Davidson. Geo. McFall. L. L. Plank.
DR.. H. E. Stroud. f. B. O'Neill, c. T.
Hirst, H. P. DeMund, H. A. Diehl,
Samuel Green. J. D. Martin, w. b.
Cleary, C. D. Doris, NJ. ]. Galpin.
During the meeting Col. Dye stated
that he considered surface indications
exceptionally encouraging, and that in
known oil country he would guar
antee oil where similar indications
might be found.