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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
AFTER YOUNG ELOPERS.
Parents Ask Clerk at Rockville Not to
Issue License.
,atch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, October 1O.-A tele-
phone message was received here this
morning by Thomas Dawson, clerk of the
circuit court, cautioning him not to issue a
marriage license to Harold Burdette and
Ella Mosherville. both of Washington, who
were represented to be but sixteen and fiji
teen years Of age. respectively. Later IN
the day a gentleman representing himself
to be the father of the young man, visited
the clerks office and requested the clerk
not to issue the paper. as his was under
age The clerk Informed him that If the
Young man made oath that he and the
young lady were of legal age the license
would have to be issued. The visitor stated
that he would remain here and await the
arrival of the clippers. but at l o'clock the
young folks had not put in an appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Orders Issued Regarding Terms Of the
Members

Commissioner H. B. F. Macfarland today
recommended the following orders:
That the terms of the members of the
Citizens Relief Association shall expire
on the first Wednesday in November of the
last year Of such terms.
That the following appointments of
members Of said association are hereby
made, for terms to expire on the first We'd
nesday in November, 1906: Mr.. w. V. Cox,
vice Mr.. John B. Sleman. jr.. declined ap-
pontment: Mr.. John Joy Edson. Mr.. B. T.
Janney, Rev. D. j. Stafford Gen. George
NJ Sternberg, Mrs. Enoch Tolten. Mr. B.
H. Warner, Mr. s. w. Woodward, Mr.
Charles F. Weller, Gen. John NJ. Wilson.
That Mr.. John F. wilkins is appointed
member of said association, vice Bishop
John F. Hurst. deceased, Tor term to
pire on the first Wednesday in November,
1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES
Board of Charities Submits Statement
of Appropriations Desired.

The board of charities today forwarded
to the Commissioners a summary of esti-
mates of appropriations needed for the var
lous institutions under the supervision of
the board. For it's own service the board
requests two additional inspectors at $500
each Included in the estimates are those
OF the Washington Asylum, which were re-
ported in The Star several days ago in con-
necton with the annual statement of the
intendant
In estimating for the reform school the
BOARD makes no changes of personnel or
salary. The sum of So 900 is requested for
new family building. and $500 for fur
nishing the same. The board suggests an
increase In the salaries of the four tea chers
OF industries at the girls reform school
from $500 to $40 a year each
Inc principal item of the boards esti-
mates is a request for $50 600 for beginning
the erection OF the new municipal hospital
The board also requests the sum of 500 600
Tor the preparation OF plans and beginning
work on a new building for Freedmen,s
slight increase Is requested in the gen.
eral appropriations for the board of child.
drens guardians. The board omits the
Item OF $4,000. inserted in the current an.
preparation bill by Congress for the car
children at the Hart Farm School This
Item was the subject of a long djscusston
before the committees of Congress last win.
ter between Prof. Hart and the Commits
sioners. the latter opposing the REQUIRE
ment that certain children should be sent
to this school Prof. Hart won his point
From the omission of the estimate II Is
taken the fight will be renewed the COM
ing session.
For the Industrial Home School the boa I'd
asks an increased appropriate from sl3.-
ooo TO $1,000. and for the care of INDECENT
Insane a at 81. Elizabeths an increase from
S223.3OO to s25s5OO ~
me other items of appropriation includ.
co In the bill are in accordance with the
usual sums needed for their maintenance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
GOVERNMENT BONDS
New York Cotton Market.
Baltimore Markets.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE Md, October 1O.-FLOUR-Ouiet
barrels '
WHEAT-Strong; spot contract. Sassy spot No
red western, S5aS5A; October. S2aS2E; Novem-
Der. SS1eaSSA; December S4isaS steamer No 2
red. 1'a!3A; receipts. 1.543 bushels; southern by
sample, 11aS2; southern grade 75aS2
CORN-Easy; spot. 50Sa51; October, 5G7ka51 i:
November new or old. 50a50A; year. 49l<c ): Jan
uary 4Sa4S3a asked; steamer mixed. 4S1kai9: re-
ceipts. 27.752 bushels: exports. 6OO27 bushels:
southern white corn. 50ao4; southern yellow corn
50a54. '
OATS-Quiet; No. white. 42a42k; No. Q mixed
4Oa401a; receipts. S.S77 bushels
RfE-Quiet; No. 2. 5Sa5SH: No. western 59a
59l4; receipts $500 bushels '''
HAI-Firmer No timothy $l5a$15. 80; No 1
clover mixed, $12a$13.5O
GRAIN FREIGIITS-Steadv UNCHANGED
BUTTER-Cnchanged
FGGS-Unchapced.
CHEESE-UE Unchanged
SUGAR-Unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
Divorce Proceedings.

Proceedings for divorce were instituted
today in the Supreme Court OF the District
of Columbia by Emma B. Rush. through
Attorneys Lambert and Baker against Rob-
ert J. Rush. The parties were married in
this city in March. 1890 Mrs Rush charges
that her husband left her five years ago.
and that he Is now living in Philadelphia
with another woman. In addition to a d.
vorce. alimony and counsel fees. the petit
toner asks the court.to authorize her to re-
sumo her maiden name-Matthews
Suit for divorce from bed and board was
filed today BY Mary v. Burton, through At
torney Perclval NJ. Brown. against Richard
Z. NJ. Burton. on the ground OF drunken
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS.
Commerce Commission t
Take Up Complaints October 22.

Arguments will be heard by the inter-
state commerce commission October y In
this city of the following cases: c. 8. Bell
against the Baltimore and OHIO
Southwestern railroad; ]. H. Parks against
the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley rail-
road. and the Buckeye Buggy Company
against the c. C. C. and st. L. R. R.. known
as 1.-The Big Four" The complaints al
lege unjust discrimination.
A complaint has been entered with the
commission by E. D. Hewins against the
N. Y, N. H. and H. r. R.. alleging unfair
charged the complainant between Boston
and New York. the papers claiming that
different rates were charged each way be-
tween those points. The case will be hear1
in Boston on October II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
Side Armor Plate Tested.

An 11-inch side armor plate. represent
ing 500 tons of armor, for the battle ships
of the Rhode Island and New Jersey class.
was tested at the naval proving grounds.
Indian Head, Wednesday. The plate was
made by the Carnegie Company. A 1O-inch
cap projectile was used and velocity Of
16OS feet was attained There were three
shots fred with no injury to the plate.
The test was highly satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10

seriously 1.-THE need ID of law regulating
child labor in stores, shops etc, and on
the street. CO Of a law regulating attend
ance Of children at places Of amusement.
CD of a law requiring a license for parties
taking infants and young children to board
and placing such parties under the super
vision of the board of childrens guardians
and "a a law making it an offense to leave
infants and young children alone in Z room
or house."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
Cadets to Be Suspended.

The President has mitigated the sentence
Of the court-martial in the case of Cadets
James G. Steese and William Canoe, mem
bers of the present third class, Military
Academy, who were tried for a violation Of
an academic regulation and recommended
for dismissal The President has directed
that the young men be suspended for one
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
To Attend Army Maneuvers.

Major Rufus H. Lane. assistant adjutant
and inspector, and Major Lewis c. Lucas.
United States Marine Corps. have been or
derad to attend the army maneuvers at
Fort Riley, KAN to make observations on
behalf Of their corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
Post Office Site at Bar Harbor

secretary Taylor this morning accepted a
plot OF ground at Bar Harbor Me-. for a
post Office building site. 1t is to cost S12-
30 1t is located on Cottage avenue. and
VIII be bought from f. b. Mears. acting
as agent for the property owners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
MISSIONARY MEETING.
Public Gathering in Connection With
Meeting of Bishops.

Arrangements are being perfected for a
great public missionary mass meeting in
connection with the all-American confer
ence of Episcopal bishops. to be held at
Convention Hall, 5th street and New York
avenue northwest, Saturday. October "a, at
4:l5 pm. The children of the diocese will
lead in the singing of the missionary
hymns. supported by the full Marine Band.
Brief addresses will be made by the
bishops.
The object Of the meeting is to awaken
an interest In missionary work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $69s,292; government receipts
from internal revenue. $685. 221: from GUS
TOMS $514.4 AGO; miscellaneous, S4O.S5O: ex-
penditures. $780, 600. Available cash bal
ance, $235, 345, 567.16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers. 1419 F St, members New York
stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
TIED UP At TRENTON
No Traffic Between New York
and Philadelphia
ON THE PENNSYLVANIA
DELAWARE RIVER IS RISING
RAPIDLY THERE.
Storm Conditions at New York, Phila-
delphia and Other Points Con-
tinue to Be Serious.

TRENTON, n. j., October 10.-A heavy
flood which last night caused the suspen-
sion of through traffic on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad had subsidized somewhat at
10 o'clock today but not sufficiently to per-
nit the running of trains. There is no in
reference with traffic between New York
and this city. but no trains are running
between New York and Philadelphia Five
trains which should have passed through
Trenton last night are stalled here. One
of them is the midnight express from New
York city. Special trains containing cars
of the Barnum and Bailey circus among
those stalled One of the cars of the circus
train. a Pullman sleeper. was derailed-
Ladders had to be used to rescue the pas
sengers During the night heavy freight
trains were used to hold down the bridge
of the railroad company spanning the As
sanpink creek. The waters of the creek
overlooked the tracks and rose as high as
the tireboXes of the engines.
The Trenton Street Railway Company,
v hose power house was flooded by the ris-
ing of the creek, expects to resume travel
soon.
The Delaware river is still rising and the
southern section of the city is in danger of
being flooded. Scores of cellars of houses
along the river front street are flooded. and
Fair street the water is up to the first
floor of the houses. No great damage has
except the carrying away of timber and
other loose material along the overfiowed
banks.
Effort to Start Trains.
At noon today the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company was still unable to get trains
through from this city to Philadelphia over
the main line. a few minutes before Il
O'Clock train started to Philadelphia, via
Bordentown and Camden but it is not GER
tain that this train can get through Kin
kora, where the trucks of the Amboy divi-
sion have been badly washed out by the
rising of the Delaware river at that point.
The trains are running between this city
and New York on irregular schedules. Two
train loads of passengers which came
through from New York and could get no
further were transferred across the city
and proceeded to Philadelphia over the
Reading road.
The water in the tunnel of the Pennsyl-
vania road under the Delaware and Rarf-
tan canal. just south of Clinton street sta
ton. is five feet above the tracks. and the
tracks themselves all through the newly
elevated stretch through the southern sec
ton of the city are badly washed out
that hundreds of men at work repairing
the damage.
Railroad officials here can give no in
forma ton to how soon traffic will be re-
sumed. The Delaware river continues to
rise, but yet serious damage has been
done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

Sales-regular call. 12 O'Clock m-Washinpton
Street Railway As, 1000 at TN.
After -Mer,enthaler Iinotype 10 Mt 1eass
Washington Tit.e Insurance. SO at az
RAIIROAn pnNnS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
New York Trains Indefinitely Late.

The last through train over the Pennsyl-
Washington at 4:0l this morning This train
left New York at 80 last night and was
due here at ;!:45 a.
At the Office of the general agent of the
company at the 9th street station no infor-
nation regarding the extent of the flood
had been received other than that contain
ed in the Associated Press dispatches from
that city.
The Pennsylvania started a train from
New York at 1913 this forenoon via the
Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia and Read
ing railroads. This train to reach the
main line of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Germantown Junction. and ought to reach
Washington some time this afternoon, de-
spite the roundabout route.
The tracks of the Pennsylvania between
Philadelphia and this city are all right and
trains are running on schedule time both
ways. So far can be ascertained there
are no washouts. Two creeks empty into
the Delaware river at Trenton. and both
are near the tracks of the Pennsylvania
railroad They are quick to rise and often
overflow their banks.
The Baltimore and Ohio train for Wash
ington which left New York at midnight
and was due at 7:2O this morning, did not
reach here until 1870. Other trains from
New 1ork today came through, but all
were more or less late, owing to the Hood
al Bound Brook.
SnSquehanna Booming.
WILkESBARRE, Pa. October 1O.-The
Susquehanna river is eighteen feet above
low water mark and still rising slowly 1t
is thought. however. that the worst is over
All the Iowlands between Pittston and Nan
ticoke are under water, and truck farmers
will suffer severely. AT Brookside in the
northern part of the city. fifteen Polish
families had to leave their homes in boats.
The water rose so rapidly that the inmates
could not take any any of their belongings
with them. Street car traffic was seriously
interfered with. and the lines in the south
ern part of the city had to be abandoned for
some time. Mill creek. small creek which
runs through the town of Parsons. over
flowed its banks and many houses were
badly damaged.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. October 10-Bar-
let's large toll bridge. 651 feet long. cross
ing the Delaware river between Port Jervis
and Matamoras, Pa, collapsed today. Sew
eral persons were drowned.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. October 10
The freshet in the river here is one of the
worst in many years. All the factories
along the river front were flooded and shut
down.
The temporary bridge put up by the con-
tractors building the new Pennsylvania rail-
road bridge was swept away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

The sworn statement below shows that
the circulation of The Star is what 1t is
claimed to be. Furthermore, within the
city Of Washington its circulation is more
than double that of any other paper,
whether morning or evening, and 1t Ia
regularly delivered every day. by carriers.
to fifteen thousand subscribers who taxe
no other Washington daily paper.
Circulation Of The Evening Star"
SATURDAY. october 8. 1903 .... 50 ,248
MONDAY, October 5, 1893 l@7
TUESDAY. October 8, 1903 ..... 81 los
"WEDNESDAY, DC tober T. IsO5.....--- ..-... 81 ,23S
THURSDAY, October 8, 1908 ...... ..... - 81 30S
FRIDAY, October 9. I90S 1Sl
iotai .100, 3l
Daily average .. 50 ,7lo
solemnly swear that the above statement
represents only the number OF copies Of
THE EVENING STAR circulated during the
six secular days ending Friday, October
g. 19S-that Is. the number of copies ac-
for valuable consideration. to bona fide pu.
chasers or subscribers. and that the copics
so counted are not returnable to or remain
in the office unsold
]. WHIT. HERON
Business Manager
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
tenth day of October, A. D. 1903.
CHAPMAN w. FOWLER,
Notary Public. D. 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
The Agents Report.

The reports of the agent of the board. Mr.
John Wesley Douglass: the probation ON
Ger. Mr.. Zed Hetzel Copp, and the physi-
clan, Mrs Julia r. Hall. NJ D.. are ap-
pended to the report OF the board.
Mr.. Douglass asks the board to conside,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10
REKSGUARD|ANS
Annual. Report Of Board Sub
mitted Today.
THE WARDS IN CHARGE
THE COST OF MAINTENANCE DE-
Is TAILED.
Estimates Made for the Year 19O4-5-
The Report of Agent
Douglass.
THE WARDS IN CHARGE

The tenth annual report of the board OF
children's guardians. for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1903, has been submitted to the
District Commissioners by ]. B. T. Upper.
president of the board. The number of
wards remaining under the supervision of
the board June 30 last was $685. of whom 6I3
We're boys and 800 were girls. Two hundred
and fourteen children were committed to
the care Of the board during the year, 1856
boys and ffty-eight girls.
The report states that 119 children passed
out of the control of the board during the
past year, Of which number p died, q were
returned to court, 66 attained majority. Z
were married, 2 were adopted and l was
transferred to the feeble-mnded class. Dur
ing the decade from 1894 until the close Of
the last fiscal year the total number of
children released from the care of the board
was SO. Of which number as stated, &C were
released during the past year.
The nationality of the wards committed
the past year is given as follows: Ameri-
can, lis; Irish, /: Italian, 2; Porto Rican, L;
undetermined, 95.
The total number not on expenses for
maintenance is stated at 100. while the
remaining 293 are on expense for mainten-
anCe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-24
In the Eaily Days.

The world has been long time In
making a little progress. The delight
with which the public had greeted the
slow-going stage coach shows how lit
tie was required to arouse the people
and call forth their astonishment. That
vehicle which required two days to
make the trip from New York to Phil
adelphia should have been known as
1.-The Flying Machine" no longer ago
than 1866, seems almost incredible in
this day when we go from New York
to Chicago in half that time.
AS a study Of contrasts, before and
after the great awakening which fol-
lowed the birth of steam power and
the Inauguration of the locomotive,
this chapter from hundred years ago
is interesting. The stage coach was
the marvel of slow age which the
world had been centuries In reaching;
the locomotive is the necessity of a
rapid age, which has not yet celebrated
it's centennial.-From "The Era of
Stage Coaches" In Four-Track News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-24
THRIFTY GERMAN WOMAN.

She Makes the Govern ment Custodian
Of Valuable Securities.
II women are not quite such good
hands at making money as men, they
at least take the palm In devising
extraordinary means for saving it. says
the London Telegraph. A curious case
in point has recently come to the
knowledge Of firm Of bankers in
Bunzlau, who, disgusted at the clever
ness with which they have been de-
prived of their yearly fees, have made
the matter public. In that city there
is a wealthy woman who is wont to
improve her mind by frequent travels
and as she possesses goodly collec-
ton Of debeIAures. shares and other
kinds of scrip she was accustomed to
deposit them In a well-known bank
here during her absence. paying a con-
siderable sum for their safekeeping
genious way of cutting down this ex-
pense. She put all her scrip in capa-
cious envelopes, had them duly regis
tered and directed to a fictitious ad-
dress in Berlin, writing on the en-
velOpe her own name as the sender,
and requesting that they should be re-
turned to her in case Of nondelivery.
And then she set out for her journey.
The packets in due time found their
way to the capital, where the post left
nothing undone to discover the where
abouts of the mythical addressee. After
having spent days and days in fruit
less research the officials gave it up
in despair and returned the packet to
Bunzlau to be handed back to the
sender. But as she was absent and as
It is against the rules Of the German
post to give registered letters to any
one but the person whose name Is on
the envelope the authorities were fore
ed to take charge of the packets until
the woman's return. The saving thus
affected is said to be very considerable
and the post and the bank are devising
some method of checkmating the
scheme in the future.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-24
Had Lost Track OF tho Case.

The young woman who, when asked
if she had read Romeo and Juliet. re-
piled that she had never read Juliet.
but she thought Romeo was lovely,
was of the same temperament as a
village postmaster who knew or pre-
tended to know something of all the
6oings of the world. great and small.
Some wags from neighboring town
who strolled into the postoface one day
thought they would have some sport
with the wise man.
81 suppose it's pretty dead up here.
Mr.. Pratt" said ora.
"Well. not SO dead as you think
guess there amt much goes on that
we don't hear about. even IL It don't
happen right here"
"Why, you people don't know the
wars over" said another, falling back
on the stock phrase.
"Oh, you can't work that dodge on
me-" replied the postmaster. looking
shrewdly over his spectacles. II guess
1 follered the negotiations with Kitch-
ener in the papers"
"But there are some things that
aren't in the papers," said another
youth. "I don't believe you know
when Shakespeare died."
"Well, no." said the postmaster. 81
didn't know that he was dead. but
heard last week he was pretty low"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-11-24


Experiments made in the German
satisfactory, every warship leaving
Kiel or Wilhelmshaven will hereafter
carry consignment Of pigeons. to be
released at various distances from the
land stations.
Have you ever noticed, says writer
second whip in their left hands.
which is never used? Their purpose
is this: 1t represents to the wild beast
the terrors of the unknown. He has
experienced the sharp. stinging flick of
the whip in the tanners right hand. but
for the life of him he cannot imagine
what anguish turks in that mysterious
whip in the other hand, which is never
used Many a tanner has saved his life
in a critical moment by just lifting
that unknown terror above a crouch
ing. growing, fury -maddened tiger.
In the kitchen annex at the home of
Louis Hawks, in Fishkill, the unusual
spectacle now is presented of a duck
ling cumming with three kittens and
the mother cat. The duckling was
hatched all by itself and was brought
in by the kitchen fire. Soon it found
it's way to where the kittens were
housed. The old cat took kindly to
the newcomer and permitted it to
squat down right among the kittens
and sleep. Now the duckling and the
kittens play and romp together, and
the mother cat apparently has come to
look upon the little feathered creature
as one of her own children.