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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07

anaesthetics employed to render him I'M
conscious. 1t is always considered a risky
matter to use the knife extensively upon Il
person over sixty and in this instance
the operators were well prepared for
emergencies. Therefore. when, after the
operation had proceeded for some minutes,
the subjects pulse began to slacken and
his breath to come very family there was
no furry among the surgeons or nurses
assisting. At first they tried artificial res
piration drawing the tongue in and out TO
induce resumption of the natural functions.
But the lungs failed to respond, and finally
both pulse and respiration ceased alto
gether.
Then the surgeon. w. Arbuthnot Lane.
pushed his hand up through the abdomin Il
wound and grasped the motionlesS heart
through the diaphragm. He squeezed it
and felt 1t start pulsating. though no radial
pulse could be felt Artificial respira ton
and other restoratives were continued. and
in about twelve minutes natural respira-
ton reappeared and the pulse became per-
ceptible at the wrist. After that the sur
geon welded his knife as before the inter-
ruption and proceeded to completes his work
in businesslille fashion. He did not use an
anaesthetic while performing the final
case, and the old man made what the doc
tors call "a good recovery" Commenting
on the success of the experiment In this
case, the Journal of the American Medical
Association says:
This rough-and-ready method and its
success In this case are suggestive of impor-
tant possibilities, and demonstrate that
cutting operations In these cases arc not
essential and can be avoided. The previous
failures followed extensive exposures Of
the heart either by rib resection or Incl
sion through the diaphragm, as recon-
mended by Mauclaire Din two cases.. This
of itself introduces serious compiica ton,
and Lanes success was probably mainly
due to his avoidance of this. The case. as
the Lancet remarks. justif1es us in SAYING
that If during laparotomy the patients
heart stops the case should never be aban-
doned as hopeless until manual compression
Of the heart through the diaphragm has
been performed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Rice in LuZou.
From the Manila Times.

From the Manila Times.
The bureau Of agriculture Is getting the
necessary machinery, implements and stock
in Pampanga, which was created by the
late act of the commission. The bill au-
thorizes the bureau to rent not more than
1000 acres and to pay for the same one
fourth of the crop; but from the present
attitude of the property holders, the repre-
sentative of the bureau will find some DIFF
ficulty in securing the land on those terms.
The scheme was proposed to the govern
ment officials some four months ago, when
the owners of the land were very enthusiast
tic over the matter, but owing to the delay
in the action of the commission, 1t will now
be struggle to get land at those figures.
The adva ncement of the farm all hinges
on the possibility of the land owners coming
to time. The bureau of agriculture has on
hand enough machinery to start operations
at once. Sixty tons Of rice seed have been
received from Japan, to be planted on the
farm as soon as the land Is in shape. The
commission has set aside 1914 600. which will
mules, labor and forage. 1t Is understood
that the machinery alone will cost about
SGT 600 of the amount The buildings will
cost about 5000. The work animals will be
mules. One hundred are to be purcha sed,
and will probably cost in the neighborhood
of 5000. A representative of the bureau
of agriculture will leave for Bacobor on
Saturday to confer with the. owners of the
land, and. If possible, come to some agree
ment which will allow the work to be start
ed at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
GUARD WIRES
Required for All Overhead Trolley
Lines in England.

From the New York Evening Post.
Guard wires are required wherever tele-
graph or telephone wires, unprotected With
permanent insulating covering. cross
above, or are liable to fall upon or be blown
onto the electric conductors Of a tramway
Each guard wire should be well grounded
at one point at least, and at intervals OF
not more than five spans. The earth con-
nection should be made by connecting the
wire through the support to the rails by
means Of copper bond. Guard wires
should, in general, be Of galvanized steel,
but may be of bronze or hard-drawn cop
per in districts where steel is liable to eX-
cessive corrosion. In general these wires
must be installed at Va minimum height OF
twenty-feur inches above the trolley wire
Where there is but one trolley two wires
parallel to this-pne on each side, at a hor1-
zontal distance of eight inches from the
trolley wire-are necessary. If there are
two trolley wires not more than twelve
feet apart, but the telegraph wires do not
guard wires are sufficient, stretched a
minimum distance Of twenty-four inches
above the former, and on the outside at a
horizontal distance Of eight inches from the
trolley wire.
If the telegraph wires weigh 100 pounds
or more per mile, this latter arrangement
is sufficient if the trolley wires are not
more than fifteen inches apart. Where the
trolley wires are separated by distance
of from fifteen to forty-eight inches, three
wires are required parallel to the trolley
two on the outside, a horizontal distance
Of eight inches, and the other midway be-
tween the two troleys, all at a minimum
distance of twenty-four inches above the
trolley wire. If the distance between the
wires is over forty-eight inches, and the
telegraph wires weigh more than 100
pounds per mile, two guard wires are re-
quired for each trolley wire as for a sin
gle wire. Guard wires are also required
where telegraph wires do not cross the
trolley wire, but are apt to be blown against
it. Where a telegraph wire may fall upon
an arm or span wire. and so slide down on
to a trolley wire, guard hooks must be pro-
yided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Land Of Palm and Sunshine.

Mr.. A. r. Server. chief examiner of the
civil service commission. addressed the
Unity Club QS74) at the regular monthly
meeting Of that organization held last
night at the Riggs House. The subject Of
Mr. Serven's address was Hawaii, the
Land Of Palm and Sunshine" The meet
ing of the club was called to order by
President Patterson promptly at o'clock,
and Mr. Server was introduced The latter
spent several months on official business in
Hawaii shortly after it's annexation to the
United States. and during the course of his
stay visited every inhabited island in the
group. He made a close study Of the man.
ners and habits of the natives. and when
he returned to this country he was well
stocked with information and with photo
graphs of the principal peoples and scenes
of the islands. He attempted to give no
more than bare outline Of his impress
sions of the country. His address was
listened to with great interest by every
member of the club and received an ex-
preston of thanks at the close. After the
address of Mr.. Server program of music,
readings and Rotations was presented by
the club members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07

granite blocks which are now so popular
for the fronts of banks and public houses,
were dressed by hand with hammer and
chisel in much the same way as we may
suppose the Egyptians carved the Sphinx.
Now a jet of air is doing the masons work,
and instead of expending much time and
muscle on his task the workman has SIM
ply to guide the pneumatic chisel over the
surface of the stone. The saving in manual
labor is very great. The work is done more
rapidly and more cheaply by these tools
than by hand, and, it might also be said,
more efficiently, for pneumatic chisel can
be operated in recesses and out-of- the-Way
places in which there would not be room
to strike blow with ordinary hammer.
Aberdeen is the center of the granite in
dustry in this country, and there is no
granite-Working establishment there of any
consequence which has not an equipment
of pneumatic tools. The heart of a pneu-
matte plant is the compressor, or pump,
which forces the air into a large tank or
reservoir. From this central point the air
is conveyed in pipes to all parts Of the
works, and the connection with the actual
tool is made with a length of India rubber
hose, so that the wor kman can move the
apparatus from place to place.
Where a workman would have had a
hammer and a chise1 in his hands, now he
has pneumatic chisel, and he has simply
to direct 1t in the required position. The
number of blows that tool like this strikes
SSoSSA
operates piston, to which either ham
mer or a chisel can be attached, and the
admission of the air can be so regulated by
valves as to give anything from 1000 to
1900 strokes minute. AS might be sup
posed, the vibration caused by such rapid
movement as this is very great. A visitor
to granite yard is generally given one of
these pneumatic tools to hold, and unless
he grips it tight 1t is apt to jump out of his
hand. One would think that the constant
use Of such tools would inture the work.
mans arms and lead to cramp. So far,
this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
HEART MASSAGE.
Will Restore Life Even After the Or
gan Has Ceased to Pulsate.


From the Philadelphia North American.
To the modern surgeon nothing seems i'm
possible He will probe the innermost re-
gions of a patients anatomy, deprive him
of a stomach, cut away third of his bod
lily substance and produce other amazing
changes in the course of a simple days
work. People have grown so accustomed to
hearing of these wonderful feats that they
look on them more or less as matter of
course. But the very latest achievement of
surgery is calculated to astonish even those
in whom use has bred large amount Of
Indifference. At recent clinic in England
the operator actually started a mans heart
working after its functions had ceased by
massaging the vital organ with his hands.
Imagine having the delicate pump which
you associate most intimately with your
tenure of life worked up and down and
squeezed and churned about in the hand Of
an outSideri
Surgeons had talked. me thing over for
some years past as a possibility of their
science, but only short time ago was the
thing definitely accomplished on a human
subject. OF course, animals have been sub
jected to innumerable such experiments,
but the surgeons only consider results when
a man woman has been successfully
operated upon. 1t was at meeting of the
Society of Anaesthetics in England the
other day that DR.. E. A. Startling reported
the first successful use of heart massage in
practice. The case was one of appendicitis.
The patient was a man stxty-fve years of
age. Ether and nitrous oxide were IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Candy and Fruit in Lent.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.

An alarming decrease in the candy sales
has been observed in a.! the large con-
fectionery stores in the city during the
last three weeks. 1t docs not mean that
the Milwaukee girl is any the less fond
of the toothsome dainties, but with the
Lenten spirit of sacrifice she is denying
herself something she loves by way OF
penance 1T is always so in Lent" said
George Tillema. Girls go without candy,
but they eat fruit and Ice cream. Fruit,
they say, is necessity and not e. luxury.
and If it has been dipped in sugar it doc >
not change the nature of It any. asked
young man yesterday IL his expenses
were not lighter during Lent. He is a
regular customer and buys boxes Gad
boxes of candy. He said that 1t did not
make a bit of difference. If he did not
send the candy he sent fruit and flowers
instead"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
MICHIGAN WENT REPUBLICAN.
Plurality for State Officers is Over
$4,000.

A dispatch from Detroit last night says:
The republicans of Michigan have elected
their state ticket by a majority estimated
as between 81, 600 and 10000. The ticket is
as follows: For justice of the supreme
court, Judge Frank A. Hooker of Charlotte
regents of the State University. Peter
White of Marquette and Loyal f. Knappen
of Grand Rapids. The vote through out
the state excepting where local issues lent
interest to the fight. was light e. s,
IN Detroit an unusually light vote was
cast. The only municipal officers elected
were police Justice and eight school in
spectors. Justice Sellers tep), the incum-
bent, was reelected by large majority,
and tire republicans elected SIX OF the in-
spectors:
Local issues determined the results in
most of the smaller cities in the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Maj. Adams Plans Opposed.

The controversy with regard to the
method Of improving the southwest pass of
the Mississippi has been settled by Secre-
tary Root by the approval of the pans pre-
pared by Major Adams Corps of Eng. neers
as modified by the board OF engineers to
which the project was submitted. The
effect of this action is TO pre- cluae the use
of what is known as the system of reac-
tionary jetties suggested by Capt Hupt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Foot Injured.

William Swami, colored, while working in
the New Jersey avenue yard this afternoon,
was painfully injured by a railroad tie fall
ing on his foot The injured man was taken
to Providence Hospital for treatment
Swami is fifty years old, and lives at No.
60 street southwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07

Mr. Gloomy-'So you've got the nerve to
call yourself self-made MANI"
Cashup-''Yes, sir; and I'm proud of it."
Mr.. Gloopfy-sWell, can only say that
it's poor piece of work.
CaShup-"As you please, Mr.. Gloomy, but
let me say that it's better to he self-made
than half made. Good day."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
PURCHASE ORDERED.
Cosmos Club to Add to Its Realty
Holdings.

At meeting of the members of the
Cosmos Club last evening it was unani-
mously resolved to buy the property No. Is
Madison place. adjoining on the south the
clubhouse. The price to be paid is $4,000.
Plans to be agreed upon will be made for
adding by means of this acquisition to the
facilities and comfort of the home of the
club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Government Without Information.


The list of names given in the above item
does not include all Of the persons set out
in Senator Hanna's statement upon which
the Navy Department acted. Owing to the
interruption of telegraph and cable commu-
nication the government here has been
able to obtain no direct information of re-
cent date as to what is going on in Hon
duras, and repeated efforts to communicate
with Admiral Coghlan, supposed to be at
Puerto Cortez have failed up to this time.
1t is known that the admiral has had oc-
casion to land marines from his squadron
and 1t is not doubted that he would send
them even to the capital of the country If it
terests.
There is no consul named Campbell at
leSuclgalpa, and consequently no such
person could have been held for ransom as
reported. The officials at the State Depart
ment have strong doubts as to whether an
American consul in that section of the
world could command the sum of 500, 600
referred to. The fact Is that the consul at
Tegucigalpa is Alfred x Moe of New York
who has been there since last June The
last heard from him was the middle Of
March, when he was apparently in good
health and not deprived Of his liberty At
that time the country was in condition
OF chaos; no mails were being carried nor
were telegraphs being transmitted, al
though the government was accepting
them and collecting the money Business
was absolutely paralyzed foreign exchange
particularly being discontinued and great
distress existed among all classes.
A private report received here refers to
a most arbitrary act upon the part of the
president of Honduras in forcing the Bank
of Honduras to open it's safe and surrender.
lUo,ooo pesos under penalty Of being COM
pletely looted. 1t is suggested here that
this fact may be the foundation for the
report that the American consul had been
subjected to tribute. 1t was also stated
that the capital city was under martial law
and foreign residents were being badly
treated by the police authorities
The collier Marcellus left Hampton Roads
yesterday for Puerto Cortez, Honduras.
She carries large supply Of coal for the
use Of the vessels of the Caribbean fleet.
commanded by Rear Admiral Coghlan, now
distributed along that coast for the pro-
lection of American interests. The cruiser
Raleigh Of that fleet left Puerto Cortez on
the Sd instant for San Juan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
carves Granite With Air Tools.

From the Sphere.
An industry in which pneumatic tools bid
fair to effect revolution is the working of
granite. Up till few years ago the gran
lite tombstones which are to be seen in
every cemetery ad II e,lborately carved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Also Elected an Honorary Member.

The name % MIR E. Il. Droop was in
advertently omitted from the list Of those
who were elected to honorary membership
q the FircIneE'a Relief Association, wtici,
appeared e The Star CT yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07

DR.. Quackerl,>-''Tou should eat a bowl of
oatmeal and milk every morning."
Patient-"I do. doctor" -
DR.. Quacksrly-"Then you shouldn't
Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Catarrh is
Durable
OR NOT DURABLE.

Inst exactly according to the way 1t Is treated,
Let alone, doctored theoretically. or through Is
sfomach-ft's Slayer! 81
TARRHAL POWDER. 1t Is first alIsvistad; thea
eradeafed.
In an acre, or less. of the strongest tnsti-
uionlals.
Or. Asnews Heart Cure relieves heart disease
in 20 minutes and cures.
g Id by F. S. WILLIAMS. 9Th and Bts., e08
IN DRUG CO., Ala 9TH Of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
RETURN OF PROSECUTORS.
Men Who Were in Danger in Spanish
Honduras.

CHICAGO, April IA dispatch to the
Record-Herald from New Orleans says:
DR.. w. r. Gillespie, w. N. Dilhoefer and
r. e. Miller of Cleveland and Fred w
Wedrich and Fred Miller of Dubuque,
Iowa, composing a party of American
prospectors who We're in peril in Spanish
honduras, and to guarantee whose safety
Senator Hanna asked that a warship be
sent, arrived here last night direct from
Honduras, safe and sound.
DIR. Gillespie said that the revolutionists
were in control of all ports In Spanish
Honduras. Consul Campbell. it is under.
stood, virtually is being held for ransom
at Tegucigalpa. Honduras, by the Sierra
forces. He has been forced to contribute
100000 to the campaign against Bonilla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Coroner hewitt Summoned.

DR.. ]. Ramsay hewitt, the coroner. was
notified of the occurrence, and he reached
the building about o'clock. He found the
body of the victim in the position stated
and gave the necessary death certificate
after he had heard of the circumstances at
tending the tragedy In conversation with
Star reporter later in the day the coro-
ner said he was satisfied, from what he had
learned. that the mind Of the unfortunate
man was affected at the time he fired the
fatal shot.
1t is believed that the man was driven
insane by the fear of paralysis. Having
experienced two strokes Of this kind
the third one. he feared, would end his
life He had worried over his condition so
much that his friends had noticed a change
in him. He had never said anything about
suicide, and his many friends were greatly
shocked when they learned of the occur
renee. In order that the building might be
cleansed and put in readiness for today's
work the coroner directed that the BODY
be removed to the morgue. Three hours
later 1T was removed to an undertaking
establishment in Georgetown.
After the body had been prepared for
burial 1t was removed to the late home of
the deceased, from where the funeral will
take place Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
The 1nterment will be at Arlington under
the supervision of the Grand Army. Prof.
Foertsch. who was connected with the
Georgetown University ~ a teacher of
music for number of years, was a brother
of the deceased. He died several years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
Native of GERMANY.

NHCIVe Oh OeTmHuy.
The deceased was a native of Germany
and was sixty-seven years old. By many
persons who knew him he was considered
eccentric. His wife, three daughters and
two sons survive him.
Capt Cobaugh said today that Foertsch
was appointed as a Waterman for the
Winder building in 1866, the building being
then under the War Department He had
served as Waterman continuously in that
building for thirty-seven years. During the
civil war he was a soldier in Company &,
3Sth New York Regiment. He was regard
ed faithful and attentive official. Two
or three years ago he suffered a stroke of
throat paralysis. This had been growing
worse until Foertsch could hardly swallow.
He brooded over this and his fellow watch
man in the Winder building, Joseph Stew
art. heard him cry several times recently
over his condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Treasury Department Watch
man Commits Suicide.
TEMPORARILY INSANE
SAID TO HAVE FEARED FATAL
STROKE OF PARALYSIS.
Coroner Decides That Inquest is Not
Necessary and Gives Certif-
cate of Death.
TEMPORARILY INSANE

In the corridor on the first floor of the
Winder building tragedy was enacted
about O'Clock this morning, when ROBERT
Foertsch ended his own life with Al
caliber Colt revolver. The report of the
weapon startled others in the building, as
well as persons on the street. Foertsch
ended his life while suffering from tenn
porary alteration of mind. He had been
employed by the government as watch
man for many years, and lived at 2113
Pennsylvania avenue. The discharge OF
the big weapon recalled to those in the
building a former tragedy, when Auditor
F. H. Morris was fatally shot near the
same spot in December, 1900.
Many years ago there was another TRACE
dy In the same building, and numerous en-
ployes of the treasury regard the building
with more or less superstition. In fact,
some of the watchmen Of the Treasury De-
partment do all they can to avoid service
within the building.
Two watchmen are stationed in the build
ing. Joseph Stewart the other man on
duty, was on the third floor. He heard a
noise, but did not think it was pistol shot.
About 4:3O o'clock this morning he walked
down the steps and called to his companion.
Receiving no answer he went to the chair
where FoertSch was accustomed to sit,
and found his body, upright and rigid, In
luc CIldH. OleWdIl HlStNc d lSPOll " tuC
lieutenant of the watch at once. and that
official reported the affair to Captain Henry
A. Cobaugh, the captain Of the Treasury
Department watch force.
The chair Foertsch occupied was on the
left of the main entrance to the building.
The legs of the elderly man were extended,
his right hand was resting on his legs and
his head was bending forward.
On the floor near the chair was the wea-
pom, which was still warm. The bullet had
entered the mans right ear and passed out
through the top of his skull, and had then
dug hole in the plaster on the wall and
splintered the brick. The piece of f1attened
lead fell to the floor. where 1T was picked
up after the body Of the Waterman had
been found The weapon used is of an old
pattern, and belongs to the departm