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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
GAITHERsBURG EVENTS.
Fire in Kingsley Dwelling-Milk Deal
ers Quit Business.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
GAITHERSBURG, Md,
September II, 1903.
Fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the
dwelling Of Mr.. E. D. Kingsley on Brookes
avenue The house was occupied by Mr.
Little, whose family discovered the fire lust
in time to save it from total destruction A
quick response to the alarm by the volun-
teer fire company and vigorous fight en-
abled Mr.. Little to get all his personal eff
fects out of the building. The location
of the fire was between the ceiling and floor
at the kitchen chimney. Its extinguishment
entailed damage from water, principally,
that will not exceed two hundred dollars.
An overheated stove is supposed to have
occasioned the fir. Mr.. Little and his
family have gone to their former home at
Brunswick to remain until the dwelling can
be repaired.
A number of leading milk shippers in
this locality have retired from the bust
ness, the result. 1t is said, of inability to
secure reliable laborers. Among them are
Zadoc NJ. Cooke and Mr. John Purdus The
dairy cattle sold at public sale bring sur
prising prices. Mr.. Cookies herd of Jer-
seys and Brown Swiss, sold yesterday, av-
G. Carlisle and Mr.. q. A. Briggs, for years
large shippers of milk to the Washington
dealers, are to follow with sales in a few
weeks. 1t is claimed that the business is
a profitable one, that good wages are paid
the mixers but that discontinuance of the
business is necessary as experienced dairy
men cannot be secured In this section any
more.
The Sunday school of the M E. Church
South went on it's annual excursion Tues
day. The superintendent, Mr.. Thomas
]. Owen, chaperoned the party on the trip,
which was made to Cabin John by trolley.
Ashton Chapter of the Epworth League
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Oden W.
Robey; first vice president, Mrs s. B.
etherald; second vice president, Miss
Halle Boswell; third vice president, Mrs.
Walter Harding; fourth vice president, Mrs.
r. r. Marlowe; secretary, Albert T. Mar
lowe; treasurer, Mrs. ,Oden Robey; organ
list, Miss Nellie Jackson. Rev. H. c. Smith
Is the pastor. s,.s =
Mr.. John A. Belt who lost his store build
ing by the fire of Monday, has arranged to
at once continue business in temporary
quarters intending to rebuild The archi-
tect and builders will soon begin construc-
ton on the same site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Technique of the scythe.
From the CornhIll.

ioAi 'He SoiH'A' a
very slight examination of a modern
scythe is enough to convince one that much
history is crystallized In it's rare beauty.
The original handle is no longer a handle;
the handles now are two turned pegs, set
in iron ring sockets, which are themselves
suggestive of long evolution. Moreover,
the sinuous shaft is not now what 1t was
fifty years ago-the nearest pole that the
copse cutter could find for the purpose-a
sort of n akeshift, in fact; it is now a shaft
rounded and smoothed in a machine lathe,
and bent by steam and pressure in a fac
tory to the ideal curve desired by mowers
for ages. Perfect scythe handles might
be had now by the thousand, for the type
Is found, and manufacturers could repro
duce it forever; but at this stage even
the easier technique that would suffice for
working the perfected tool seems likely
to be quite superseded by machinery Thus
the scythe is less the minister to modern
technique than the embodied evidence of
a technique soon to be forgotten. Before it
is too late specimens should be collected
for preservation in museums, where flu
ture generations, technically educated.
might go on bank holidays and wonder
why men ever devised such awkward-look-
ing TOOLS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Badgers.
From Longman's.


The badger is also a great ep1cure ~
eggs, and much Of the hostility OF game
keepers to this animal lies undouh4.
eddy in the fact that 1t will. when it getq
the chance, devour a whole nest OF pans
fridge or pheasant eggs. Badgers are SAID
also to be fond of honey; and knowing tn
extraordinary craving of their South Am.
can cousin, the ratel. for this delicacy, j
should say it is not improbable that theX
may occasionally partake Of 1T. 1t Is ceye
tain that these animals have PARTICULAR
liking for the nest and larvae Of waspS an4
wild bees digging down with strong fest
and infinite perseverance till they attain
their object. In the captive state young
badger was brought up on diet first OIL
the milk of a retriever bitch. by which u
was foster-mothered, afterward of eggs and
milk then of fish and meat. 1t approved az
bread and potatoes. when crumbled up ana
mixed with milk. 1t would occasionally ea4
shot birds, and once, getting into hen
house, killed five chickens These animals
are said by keepers to kill and devouf
freely young rabbits; that they do parta1s
of this fare at times Is think, certain
but that they destroy any very considaes
able number Of rabbits in the course OF IN
year is more than doubtful Still, IL
badger is carnivorous In his taHtes ana -
not even by his kindlieSt friends, to be a3oa
solved from devourlng at times tender rabs
bits and even the young OF game birdo
when he can get hold Of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18

wants. before such early crops as peas,
beans, sweet potatoes, &c, can mature.
His excellency will be obliged if you
Will use your good offices in bringing the
true state of the case to the attention
of the State Department at Washington
and before the public generally in such
manner as may seem most suitable to
you. and II you would point out that,
while there will undoubtedly be much diff
Guilty In preventing individual cases of
great privation from occurring, his ex-
cellency has no doubt that, with the as
sistance of the generous contributions
which are being received from Great
Britain. the United States and other coun-
tries, any imminent and widespread desti-
tuition among the masses will be fully
averted. and that arrangements now in
progress for constructing needed roads as
relief works and for making advances to
planters will enable laborers to be en-
ployed and thus avert the danger of such
restitution from occurring in the future
to any serious extent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
DOWN AT ANNAPOLIS.
Little Boy Run Over and Badly In
iured.

Jureo.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, September 1S.-Walter
CLANCY eleven-year-old son of Mr.. Richard
g. Clancy, was run over by a wagon load
of bricks and badly injured. He sustained
a scalp wound and cash over the left eye.
Several stitches had to be taken.
Thomas Jones, the laborer who was in
jured by being caught under falling ele-
vator at the state house annex, died yes
terday at Emergency Hospital. Besides
other injuries his spinal column was frac-
tured.
Lieutenant A. Mikell, United State ma
rine corps, has reported for duty at the
marine barracks, Naval Academy.
Commander Badger, acting superintend-
ent at the Naval Academy, has granted
permission to the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows to land two excursions from Bal
timore at the Naval Academy on Sep
TENDER "a.
There are no new developments in the
hazing case at the Naval Academy. Act
ing Superintendent Badger said today the
pranks were not of a serious nature, but
there will be no more running" among
upper class midshipmen, the trouble hav-
ing been wiped out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
the 10th and 18th u1timo

island on the 10th and 18th ultimo.
His excellency is glad at the same time
to be able to state that the disaster though
undoubtedly great is by no means so APP
palling as the earlier published accounts
to which you refer have led you to be-
lieve. The number Of persons who have
lost their lives is not, so far as has been
ascertained. more than about ninety and,
while the banana fields have been almost
wholly destroyed and very great damage
has been occasioned to cocoanuts, pimento
and certain other products. which it will
take several years to completely retrieve.
arrangements are being made to enable
planters who have suffered most and are
temporarily without funds, to restore their
CIVILIZATIONS. while 1t is hoped that per-
sons rendered homeless and destitute will
be relieved out of funds subscribed in the
colony and abroad. Finally there is little
danger of fruit being allowed to lie on
the ground and produce insanitary condi-
tons, as 1t Is fast being collected and used
by the people to aid in satisfying their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
oVERCRoWDED LONDON.
A Protest Against Free Trade in Paup.
ers and Criminals.


From the London Free Lance.
Some Of the facts revealed by the in.
quiry, notably In regard to overcrowdino
In the east end Of London, are truly awful
The overcrowding is such that, In the
words Of the commissioners. health clean
liness, decency, even morality, must neos
essarily be sacrificed" Thus between 1881
and 1901 the population of Stepney, which
was already excessive, increased nearly
10000 through alien immigration. without
counting the children of alien parentst
while, in the same period the number a
houses has absolutely decreased by abou1
1900 The horrors of such overcrowdtno
do not need dwelling on.
Again, with regard to crime, the repoye
states that in 1899 the number Of aliel
habftual criminals was 231; in 1902 1t had
risen to 400. At the October Clerkenwa1
sessions last year, one prisoner in ever6
five was an alien; and, I'm proportion to
population, in three years there were tw10N
as many aliens natives sentenced %
Imprisonment in England and Wales. Tia
loss in money to business men during TN
same period through the fraudulent banAs
ruptcies of aliens has also amounted toStho
substantial sum of a million and Quart9A
sterling.
Altogether, 1t Is pretty obvious thUg
something must be done, and that quickly
to put stop to free trade in paupers ana
criminals, to whatever country they mag
belong. We shall simply be following II
the footsteps of all civilized nations -
taking restrictive measures. including on
own colonies. The fact can no longer h0
ignored that our population Is already ana.
ply large enough for the space 1t has ~
live in and we cannot afford to look cafnaS
ly on while the underpaid underfed for
eigner is continuously displacing the native
worker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
NOT so BAD AS REPORTED.
Destruction and Loss of Life From
Jamaica Cyclone

Mr. George II. Bridgman, United States
consul at Kingston. Jamaica, who is now
In this country on leave of absence. has
received a letter from Mr.. T. l.. Rox-
burgh. acting colonial secretary of Jamaica,
In regard to the cyclone which visited
that place last month.
Il am desired by the governor" says
Mr.. Roxburgh. ''to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter, dated the oath ultimo.
and to assure you that his excellency great
ly appreciates and cordially thanks you.
on behalf of the government and people
OF Jamaica. for the deep sympathy and
concern expressed In your letter, on ac-
count of the loss OF life and property oc-
casioned by the cyclone which visited the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
WEATHER IN THE WEST.
No Frost in Iowa and Illinois, but
Quite Chilly.

PEORIA, ILL., September 1s.-The coolest
weather Of the season was reached during
the night when the thermometer registered
80. There was heavy frost, which did
considerable damage to crops.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, September 1S-No
frost was experienced here last night. The
thermometer recorded Al above. Reports
indicate that warmer weather will prevail
and that all danger from a blighting frost
Is over.
OMAHA, Neb., September 1S.-No frost
was perceptible in Omaha this morning
and the temperature at am. was about
30 above. There was a moderation over
the state during the night and 1t 1s not
believed the predicted frost appeared at
any point.
TOPEKA. Kan, September 1s-This sec
ton Of Kansas again escaped a frost last
night. Warm weather is expected.
MADISON, Wis, September 1s.-The first
frost of the season visited this section last
night. having previously been averted by
clouds. Much damage was done in low
places to corn and tobacco.
CINCINNATI September 1s.-The wealth
er bureau here this morning reported a
temperature of A degrees. Clear weather
and frosts throughout the northern part of
the Ohio valley.
Corn Crop Not Lost.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, September 18-B.
/! F. Johnson, chief Of the Indiana bureau of
statistics believes that last nights frost in
Indiana has not materially injured the
chances for an average yield of corn in In
diana and unless there should be heavier
frosts within week or two he believes the
Indiana crop will be the average.
BLOOMINGTON. Ill. September 1S.-Re-
ports from all sections of central Illinois
show that while there was a heavy frost
last night. the first Of the season. the corn
crop escaped.
ST. LOUIS, September 1S.-No frost was
reported by the weather bureau in this VI
sinity, although the weather was cold and
clear this morning. The temperature,
which was forty-seven degrees at am, is
rising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
The Hats of
the Fall Season.
5000 to $500.
$500 to $500.

There are men with set ideas as to
what they want to pay for their
Hats. Most men seldom pay more
or less than their usual price. We're
catering to all. Men who want So
hats find them at their best here.
Men who want S. Hats get the adj
ditional value in these of ours. Men
who want So and SIS Hats get Stet-
sons-and more can't be said.
While Our theme is quality always
value must 60 hand and hand
with quality. We're meeting others
in price-but they're not meeting us
in quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
King and Queen Anxious.
His Exasperating calmness.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson, the dinner
having progressed thus far without any
comment on his part. where did you get
this steak?"
'At the usual place." his wife replied.
Whats wrong with it?'
Nothing. It's the best we have had for
a long time. That's why I inquired. DID
you think was finding fault with it?"
How was to known said Mrs. Fergu-
son, slightly irritated. you always do
your grumbling and your praising in ex-
actly the same tone OF voice."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Corn Crop Not Lost.
Sir Thomas Slept Well.

CHICAGO, September 1S.-Sir Thomas
Upton who is i'll here, enjoyed a refreshing
sleep last night and his friends were great
ly pleased at his condition this morning.
The following bulletin was issued:
Eight a.m.-Patient slept six hours; no
pain; temperature normal; pulse Is; condi-
ton fay orable.
(SigneO III. M. THOMAS, NJ D."
King and Queen Anxious.
LONDON, September 1S.-King Edward
and Queen Alexandra have requested to be
kept informed of the latest news from Chi
cago regarding the condition of Sir Thomas
Upton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Amateur Pride.
lew York Weekly.

From the New York Weekly.
Mrs. De Style-"Why in the world don't
you practice your music? Your playing
last evening was abominable."
Miss De Style-''Why, NAV, you wouldn't
have your guests mistaking me for one of
those horrid professionals who get paid for
their music. would your"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
Mems Footwear
for Fall.
So. so to $500.

Just as important that your Foot
wear should be right as your every
other garment. The Shoes you get
here are right. Built of thoroughly
tanned leathers-built on lasts that
are absolutely correct-and in many
cases exclusive-built by shoe
makers who are employed for their
skill and not simply their ability to
put shoes together.
We offer you men Footwear that
is without peer in America-best
by every standard by which best is
judged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18

Huggins-"Dollie Swift 10 CHI after MI
own heart"
Muggins-"What's the expl8aAhonr'
Higgins I called on her the othqR;
evening and asked her to occuDg the ong1
rocking chair in the room she sa1d ARR
YOU my dear Higgins. "'-Chlcago NeWA !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-18
''Guaranteed Patent Leathers. -
METROPOLIS" $3.50 Shoes

Are the best Shoes sold in America prcethey
Goodyear welted oak tanned soes and free. the
inside, from be
sewed when residing is required-15 new Fall Styles
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-09
ATTEMpr TO KILL KING PETER.
DESPERATE GQAVleTs.

Birmingham, Sept. 4.-Four con-
yscts were shot at Pratt Mines prison
early this morning in an attempt to
escape, the wounded men being Tom
Fay, John Brewer, Richard hinne-
beck and Thomas Melzen. Brewer
and Kinnebeck probably will die.
All are white and were serving
terms ranging from two to twenty
years. They had secured a quantity
Of dynamite and blew an opening in
one end of the prison. They ran
through this and hurled sticks of dy-
Mantle at the guards. The latter
opened FIRE with Winchesters and sue
eeeded in preventing what might have
Been a wholesale delivery. John H.
Emery, serving twenty years. was
The crowd was led by Tom Fay,
who was the youngst member of the
famous Miller-Dunean gang of safe
blowers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-09
GREATEST OF FLOODS.
Weather Bureau Shows Late Kan
sas Overflow to Have Been
Worst in America.

Washington, Sept. 3.-Dr. Franken-
field of the United States weather
bureau has completed and sent to the
printer an exhaustive report on the
foods of the Missouri and Kaw rivers.
The report is the most comprehensive
thing of the kind ever attempted by
the government.
DR.. Frankenfeld's report will show
that the spring floods of 1903 in the
Missouri and Kaw rivers and upper
Mississippi were the most destructive
in the history of the country and were
the greatest in volume of water, with
the exception of that of 1874.
The report shows that the total loss
from the food was, in round numbers,
$40, 900, 900. This is based upon actual
investigation. The loss in the vicinity
of Topeka, Des Moines and Kansas
City was largely to crops, railroads,
bridges and to commercial interests.
A loss of s11, 800, 600 was sustained
between Hannibal and ST. Louis on the
Mississippi and between Alton and
Kansas City on the Missouri. The
loss in the immediate vicinity of Kans-
as City was s15, 500, ,00o. Usually, the
agricultural interests suffer most from
foods, but DR.. Frankenfeld remarks
that the high water this year distri-
buted its ravages with rare impartial
ity. The loss from the destruction and
damaging of bridges alone amounted
to $3.50, 600.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-09
TROLLEY WRECK
IN new Hampshire.
Four Persons Killed and Nineteen
Injured in Collision.

Pelham, N. H., Sept. 6.--Through
head-on collision today between two
electric cars on the New Hampshire
Traction Company's line, each run
ming, it is said, at a rate Of more than
twenty-five miles an hour, four per-
sons were killed and nineteen so seri-
ously injured that they are under
physicians care and several Of these
are expected to die. AS there were
seventy passengers on the two cars,
many others received cuts and minor
wounds, which did not prevent their
going to their homes. The accident
occurred on the line which runs
through this town, between Lowell
and Nashua, and one of the cars,
which vas coming from the latter city,
was nearly filled with people on their
way to summer resort.
The collision was due, according to
the officials of the road, to misunder-
standing of the starters orders by the
motorman of the car bound for
Nashua. The car starter endeavored
to rectify this mistake by sending a
man to shut off the power and trying
to recall the Nashua-bound car. but it
failed.
The accident occurred on a curve,
on either side of which were long
stretches of straight track.
The dead as reported up to 10
O'Clock tonight were as follows:
Charles II. Gilbert, age 50 years,
Nashua; Gabriel Collett, 25 years,
Nashua; George G. Andrews, IS years,
postmaster, Hudson, N. H. Samuel
Mays, motorman on the Nashua car,
Hudson, n. Fl.
The cars met on the curve on down
grade, neither motorman seeing the
approaching car until too late to avoid
a collision. Neither was there time
for the passengers to escape by Jump
ing, when the cars came together
with a force that threw the west
bound car directly upon the forward
part of the other, crushing the top Of
the car down upon the passengers and
pinioning those occupying the first
three seats in the wreckage.
Not one of the passengers on the
two cars escaped injury of some char
acter, although a number were not
Soriouclv hurt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-09
Troops to Cripple Greek.

Denver, Col, Sept. Gov. Pea
body decided today, after receiving
the report of the committee which he
sent to Cripple Creek to investigate
strike conditions there, to dispatch
troops to the gold camp. 9111 orders s were tire
First regiment of infantry, one COM
napy of the Second regiment, the
signal corps and medical corps Of the
National Guard to proceed to Cripple
Creek forthwith. Some of the troops
left tonight. Brig. Gen. John Chase
will be in command OF the force' wnlcn
will number about LOCO men. Iroops
we're az asked for by the mine owners
association, but Sheriff Robertson of
Teller county said that he saw no
necessity for calling ont the militia.
No Violence has been reported at
Cripple Greek since Tuesday night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-09
SILVER GOING up.

Washington, Sept. 3.-Oficials of
the Treasury Department are some
what uneasy lest the price OF silver
bullion should advance to such figure
as to make the new Philippine pesos
worth more as bullion than as coins.
If that should occur the new monetary
system of the islands would break
down, for the coins would be shipped
to Hongkong and melted up for sale
as bullion.
Silver has been steadily advancing
in price since the first purchase for
the Philippines was made on March
26, at 49,. cents an ounce until the
Treasury Department has paid oo.2o
cents for 80, 900 ounces for delivery at
the San Francisco mint. This is an
advance of more than 9 cents an
ounce. The London quotation is 26. 70
pence all ounce, equivalent at today S
rate of exchange to 5S.56 cents. When
the price of silver bullion is "a. | cents
an ounce the silver in the Philippine
pesos is worth just 80 cents, which is
its par value. An advance of a small
fraction of cent above this figure
would make it profitable to export the
coins as bullion. Taking the London
quotation as basis, here is a margin
of but 5. 81 cents to be covered before
the silver pesos is worth its face value.
It is hoped by the officials of the
treasury and of the insular bureau
that the advance will stop short OF
81. /. but in view of the fact that the
price has already gone up more than 8
cents it is not impossible that it may
90 6 cents higher, especially when It
IS remembered that as recently as 1906
the nrice of silver remained above GA.
for more than three months.