davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
ABOUT $44,000,000
Estimated Surplusfor Present
Fiscal Year.
INCREASE IN CUSTOMS
LARGE FALLING OFF IN INTER-
NAL REVENUE.
Effect of the Repeal of the Spanish
War Taxes-Result of Country's
Continued Prosperity.
INCREASE IN CUSTOMS

So far as government business is con-
cerned today ends eleven months of the
present fiscal year with the Treasury De-
pGrtment and the figures of the receipts
and disbursements are of interest as the
end of the fiscal year approaches.
For the month of May the receipts have
been $44, Ii, ,969 and the expenditures $40
5e5, ,OC0, making a surplus for the month
of S3,52S, ,969. The receipts from the diff
ferent sources for the month have been as
follows: Customs s2O,471 ,049; internal rev.
erue, sl9, 16O,5GJ; miscellaneous, s4,4S2,61o
Surplus Nearly $4O,O0O,O 900.
For the eleven months of the fiscal year
the total receipts have been $40, 533 Al and
the expenditures $471, ,5S4, ,S55, showing sur
plus for the fiscal year to date Of $3S 94S, ,616.
Treasury experts estimate that in June the
surplus will probably be in the neighbor-
hood of s., ,OGO, 600 which will make the sur
plus for the fiscal year about $44 ,OOOOOO
The receipts from the different sources
during the fiscal year have been as follows:
internal revenue. ............. SZoJ.43o,coO
IulSCeildneOuS. SbS,:UE,sU]
For the same period of the last fiscal year
the total receipts were $510. .2i3, 16J and the
expenditures $43S, ,334 800, showing a much
larger surplus than will be the case dur ng
the present year But this is accounted for
by the fact that Congress repealed all the
war revenue taxes imposed during the
Spanish-American war, and the repeal went
into effect July /, 1902. and by the fact that
the expenditures this year are much
greater than for the same period last year.
Decrease in Internal Revenue.
The decrease in internal revenue is shown
by the figures of this year and last. For
the eleven months of the last fiscal year
corresponding to the eleven months of this
year the receipts from internal revenue
were s246, ,S25 GS4. For the eleven months OF
this year they have been $209, ,436, $50, a loss
of about s37.000.00O
The feature of this year, however, mas
been the increase in customs receipts. That
the country has been largely increasing its
imports is testified in the constantly in
creaSing receipts of the government from
tariff duties. For the eleven months of the
last fiscal year the government had derived
from customs S232 ,306, ,;}62, while for the
eleven months of this year the receipts
have been s262, 1914, ,416, an increase of about
$50, ,O00,O00
The expenditures this year. as already
shown, have been SAT- ,5S4 800, while for
the same period of the last fiscal year the
total was $43G. 1884, 9G9. This increase has
been divided among all the branches of the
government. The War Department has so
far expended this fiscal year $11O 1856 742
not quite fourth of the total expenses of
the government for the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
COMPLETING THE GALVESTON.
Acting Secretary Darling Decides te
Have the Work Done at Norfolk.

After further consideration of the oues-
ton, Acting Secretary Darling has decided
that the work of completing the cruiser
Galveston shall be done at the navy yard.
Norfolk. That vessel was under construc-
ton at the ship yard of Trigg & Co., at
Richmond. Va, and was about two-thirds
finished when the company failed.
The Navy Department considered the ex-
pediency of relettinS the contract for the
completion of the vessel, and also the ad-
visibility of doing the work itself at Rich
mond at the expense of the sureties of the
contractors, but finally both suggestions
were rejected in favor of having the work
done at the Norfolk navy yard
Orders to that effect have now been is
sued The main objection to the removal
of the vessel from Richmond was the lack
of water near the ship yard To obviate
that difficulty 1t will be necessary by the
use of locks, etc, to create a basin at the
yard into which the warship can be safely
launched and transferred to the channel
of the river. The work will be done as
soon as possible, as it is desired to complete
the vessel without further delay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

the non-union negro laborers who were at
work on the tunnel at 161st street and
Morris avenue.
The Italians were armed with picks,
shovels. clubs, pieces of lead pipe and SINH
lar weapons.
In a moment there was lively affray. A
squad of patrolmen advanced on the Itaf-
ians, and rained blows on them right and
left
The rioters made brief show of resist
ance. and then scattered and fled in all di-
rections
A majority of the gang gathered together
again however and went north to Hist
street near Claremont Park and attacked
the men engaged in work on the concourse.
Again the police were on the spot in the
nick of time. and prevented serious rioting.
The Italians scattered and fled. The
mounted police pursued them again and
captured a score more.
The rioters did not succeed in stopping
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
RELIEVES COL. ALLEN.
Col. Jones Placed in Charge of Fortif-
cations and Works Near Baltimore.

In case satisfactory arrangements can be
made with the Treasury Department, Col.
William A. Jones, Corps of Engineers en-
gineer of the fourth and fifth light house
districts. with station at Baltimore will
also be placed in charge of all the fortifica-
tions and river and harbor works in the
vicinity of Baltimore. He will relieve Col
Charles ]. Allen, Corps of Engineers, who
has been in temporary charge of the Balti-
more district since the recent detachment
of Brfgadier General Peter c. Hams of the
isthmian canal commission. Colonel Allen
will continue in charge of the river and
harbor works at Washington and vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
NO CAUSE FOB COMPLAINT.
Decision on Alleged Violation of In
terstate Commerce Act.

The interstate commerce commission to-
day in opinion by Commissioner Fifer
announced it's decision in the case of Ulrick
& Williams against the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway Company and
the Cleveland Cincinnati. Chicago and St.
Louis Railway Company.
The complainants asked reparation on
account of rates on ice from Hillsdale and
other points in Michigan, which, prior to
September B. 1901. were higher over the
lines of the defendants roads for the shorter
distance to Springfield. Ohio. than for the
shorter distance to Columbus, Ohio, the
rates to both points having been made the
same on that date; but 1t appeared that
other and shorter delivering lines compete
for the traffic to Columbus and that the
short line distance to Columbus is less than
the short line distance to Springfield.
Upon all the facts and circumstances the
commission holds that the complaint should
be dismissed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
SHE HAD $40 IN HER STOCKING.
Sweetheart Whipped Her Because She
Wouldn't Give It Up.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, May 29.-Earnest eau
sey was before the mayors court of Dan
vile this morning on a charge of whipping
Miss Florence Thurman and hurting her
down steep embankment,
The girl and her sweetheart went for a
walk last night The latter refused to de-
liver to Causey $40, which she had safely
hidden away in very 1imsy stocking.
Causey, it is said, became incensed and
lashed Miss Thurman with grape vine.
after which he threw her down the en-
bankment.
She fled and spent the night in the cabin
of a friendly negro. Ius court the girl told
the story of the stocking, alleging that 1t
was the safest and most inyiolate place in
which woman could hide her moriey.
The case was dismissed, as the affair oc-
Cured beyond the city limits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
ILL-TREATMENT OF NEGROES.
Startling Instances of Inhumanity Are
Developed in Alabama.

CHICAGO. May pa dispatch to the
Tribune from Montgomery, Ala, says:
The investigation into the enforced slav-
cry of negroes in this state yesterday de-
veloped one death from ill-treatment and
the arrest of an agent, who is accused OF
plotting to sell negroes into peonase
Witnesses before the federal grand jury
testified that death resulted from the pun
ishment accorded a negro woman who was
held in servitude on one OF the farms.
This woman, accused of being rebellious
and because she could not pile for burning
the brush cut by a dozen axmen, was laid
across a log and given 100 lashes
Still showing rebellious spirit, her hands
were tied and the rope thrown over the
limb of tree and pulled up so to leave
it barely possible for her toes to reach the
ground. The woman died two days later.
F. M. Pruett, liveryrnan of Goodwater,
was arrested. charged with conspiracy to
sell Ed. Moody. negro, to ]. w. Pace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
FLOOD LOSSES GREAT
MANY MILES OR RAILROAD ARE
INUNDATED.
Thousands Of Dollars' Damage in Okla
homa Territory and State
Of Iowa.

GUTHRIE, O. T.. May 29.-Oficial re-
ports from Anadarko to territorial officials
place the flood losses at three times that
of any former year.
There will be no trains over the Frisco,
Chocaw, Enid and Anadarko and Rock
Island railroads in that vicinity for ten
or more days.
At Hobart the estimate of losses is placed
at $5OO,OOO. All telephone and telegraph
lines are down and thirty-two miles of
the Rock Island tracks are out between
Hobart and Anadarko.
The Rock Island loss at Hobart is $3.50, 900
and the 'Friscos, $4,000
The wheat and oat crops in that vicinity
are total failures as a result of the terrific
hailstorms.
River Reaches Highest Point.
DES MONIES. Iowa, May e29.-The river
reached it's highest point at 3 o'clock this
morning, when 1t recorded twepty-one feet
and three-tenths above low water mark
This is the highest mark upon the rec
ords of the government by four inches
IT is believed that further danger from
floods is now over as repOrts from vari-
Gus points in the state are4to the effect
that the rivers have begun to recede
In the Des Moines valley. from Spirit
Lake to the Missouri river, the entire bot
toms were covered with water. and the
damage to the corn crop is inestimable.
500 Homes Inundated.
In Fort Dodge, Boone, Madrid, Des
Moines. Ottumwa and other points fully
500 homes have been inundated by the
waters In Des Moines alone the damage
will reach $5O0.000.
In South Des Moines the bottoms present
a solid sheet of water, with houses dotted
here and there some turned over and 9TH
ers with their chimneys only extending
above the water line.
Flood Serious in Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 29.-Nearly
four inches of rain fell in portions of Kan
sas last night, adding to the already bank
full streams and rendering the flood In thai
state most serious.
Hundreds of telegraph poles are down to-
day. and telegraphic' communication with
many points is shut off.
Trains are delayed in every direction, and
on several lines traffic is almost entirely al
a standstill.
In Kansas City. Mo-. the Missouri river
Is bank full, and still rising, and has al
ready caused great damage to business
houses
Other property in the bottoms and along
the Kaw river west from its mouth al
Kansas City, Kan. and the lowlands for
miles are under water. hundreds of families
have been rendered homeless and thousands
of acres of grain are under water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
BREMERToN OFFICIALS WEAKEN.
Agree That No Saloon Licenses Shall
Be Issued Near Navy Yard.

SEATTLE, Wash. May 29.-After a con-
ference between the special committee of
the chamber of commerce of Seattle, the
mayor and councilmen of Bremerton and
Commandant Bleacker of the navy yard,
the following telegram was sent to Secre-
tary Moody of the Navy Department.:
I'VE, the mayor and all the members of
the city council of Bremerton, do HEREBY
agree that no licenses shall be issued for
any saloon on streets leading from the
wharf in Bremerton to the east gate of the
navy yard, and that, if the Navy Depart
ment requests, no licenses shall be issued
for any saloon in the town of Bremertun
during our term of Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29

stitute at Kief Russia. 1t was at first in
tended for the use of students in his labora-
tory, but proving so practical its manufac-
ture and sale was begun by a German firm.
The suit consists of closely woven net
work of metal fibers, lined with linen, which
completely covers the body from head to
foot, and is worn outside of the ordinary
clothing. The mask which covers the head
does not materially influence the eyesight.
The outfit is especially useful for those
whose duty II is to work on live wires In
experiments 100000 volts have made no i'm
preston on either the wearer or the out
fit. 1t must be understood however that
in these experiments the poles were not
connected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
PALMA TROPHY SHOOT JULY II.
King Edward Evinces Great Interest
and Hopes to Attend.

LONDON May 29.-At meeting of the
National Rifle Association today Lord
Cheylesmore, who presided, announced that
the international competition for the Palma
trophy would be shot off July II, the open
ing day of the Bisley meeting.
Six teams had entered, including teams
from the United States and France Lord
Cheylesmore added that King Edward and
the Prince of Wales were greatly interested
in the Palma contest. The latter had
promised to be present.
The king also hoped to attend, but he
had not yet been able to come to a definite
decision on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Personal Mention.

Adolph Vollmer of Boston and Mr.. James
H. Miller of Hinton, w. Va, are at the
Raleigh.
T. H. Speedily of San Francisco and Mr..
c. L. Wilbur of Lansing Mich. are at the
New Willard.
. w. T. c. Hasson of Honolulu and Mr.. +.
o. Wood of San Francisco are at the Shore
ham.
: Frederick Allen, formerly of this city,
but now of Atlantic City, N. j., is also
guest at the Shoreham.
S. H. Williamson of Boston and Mr.
Harry Schaaf of Chicago are at the Ar.
lingtOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
NAVAL ACADEMY NEWS.
Battle Ship Indiana Arrives - Lieut..
Com, Sims Gives a Lecture.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
The battle ship Indiana arrived here this
morning, and is anchored off the Naval
Academy She is in command of Capt.
William H. Emory, and will take a portion
of the midshipmen on their summer cruise.
Lieutenant Commander William S. Sims,
U. S. N, lectured this afternoon In the
chapel at the Naval Academy to officers
and midshipmen. The subject was Cum
merry in the United States Navy"
Midshipman r. A. Dewar of Georgia, of
the fourth class, Naval Academy, is Sc
riously ill of typhoid fever, and has been
removed to a Baltimore hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
CLERKS TO BE DROPPED.
About Eighty Employees Of the Census
Bureau Slated to Go.

Between the 1st of June and the 1st of
July about eighty clerks will be dropped
from the rolls of the census office. The
necessity for the dropping of this number
Of employees arises from the fact that the
appropriation for the salaries of the clerks
will be used up by July 1. and it was not
renewed. In speaking Of the matter this
morning Chief Clerk McCauley said that
the discharge of such number of clerks
was only to be expected, as the work Is
being rapidly finished and so many clerks
could not well be carried on the rolls when
there is not enough to keep them busy. A
list of those who can be best spared is
being prepared under the direction of the
appointment clerk of the Office. and the
unnecessary clerks will be dropped as their
work is finished during the month of June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Movements of Nayal Vessels.

The Kentucky, Oregon, New Orleans and
Helena left Yokohama this morning for
CheefOo.
The Chicago and Machias left Vile
tranche yesterday for Lisbon, where they
will be Joined by the new additions to the
Eurobean fleet. the battle ship Kearsarge
and the cruiser San Francisco.
The Hartford has arrived at Annapolis
the Rainbow at Yokohama, the Alert at
San Diego and the Arkansas at Helena,
Ark
yesterday for the Midway Islands, on her
way to China.
The Monterey and the Pompey have sail
ed from Hong Kong for Amoy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Lutheran Women in Session.

PITTSBURG, Pa May 20-At the first
session of the fourth day of the biennial
convention of the Lutheran Women's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs. K B.
Schaffer of Delaware, Ohio, made a strong
plea for support of the Lutheran Mission
Journal and the convention voted to double
the circulation this year. The report of the
deaconess home and training school at
Baltimore showed that there ware 5000
deasoness engaged in the work in five
thousand different places in the world.
The convention recomrpended the raising
of a fund of $4,000 to carry on the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Engineer Corps Changes.

Several changes in the Corps of Engt-
neers were ordered at the War Department
today. Major Joseph H Willard has been
relieved of charge of certain river and
harbor works at Chicago and ordered to
take station at Los Angeles, Cal, relieving
Capt Edgar Jadwin of all the duties under
his charge. Capt. Jadwin will be trans
ferred to Galveston, Tex. relieving Capt.
Charles s. Niche, who is ordered to relieve
Major Willard at Chicago. Major Willard
is in delicate health and is now at Los
Angeles on leave of absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
BAND OF KIDNAPERS.
Police in New York Unearth Scheme
to Blackmail Parents.

NEW YORK, May 29.-Following the in
vestigation OF the disappearance of Louise
Diviniero, fifteen years old. the police
nounced today that they had discovered IN
Little Italy" a band of men who were
making business of kidnapping young girls
and holding them for ransom
They say league of fortune-tellers was
working with the kidnapers TO get black
mail from parents of the stolen girls Sew
eral arrests are promised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
FOUR FIREMEN OVERCOME.
Fierce Blaze Causes Great Destruction
in Canadian Towns.

MONTREAL, May 29-Fire early today
destroyed sixty houses and a number of
other buildings in the town of Maresville,
twenty miles from here.
The loss is estimated at 900. Losses
estimated at 100000 resulted from fires
in this city early today.
Four firemen We're overcome by smoke
while fighting the first blaze in the plant
of the Montreal Cotton and Wool Waste
Company.
One of them fell through a skylight and
badly injured. The fire was checked
after a loss of $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
DEATH DUE TO MORPHINE.
Norfolk Authorities Puzzled Over the
Case of D. S. Rice.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, May 3D.. S. Rice,
twenty eight years old, who was found un-
conscious In the street here last night. died
at st. Vincent's Hospital today from NOR
phine poisoning. hypoder1ntcally adminis-
tered.
Rice never regained consciousness. In his
pocket was found a letter from Charles F..
Bailey, sheriff of Rochester, N. Y, which
leads to the belief that he was a travelling
salesman. and that his home was in HAM
let, N. c.
No answer has been received to dis
patches sent to HarAlet, and the body is
being held at the morgue. Whether or not
intent is not known. He came to Norfolk
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
BIG FIRMS NEED WATCHING.
National Electric Light Association
Makes Charges.

CHICAGO, May 29.-The question of the
theft of electric current was treated at the
closing session of the National Electric
Light Association last night.
Charges were made that the largest and
most respectable firms which use electricity
often need the closest watching to prevent
them from tampering with wires and meters
for the purpose of obtaining power for
which they do not pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
French Cruiser OFF for Annapolis.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK Va, May 29.-The French
cruiser Tage' sailed this morning for An
napolis, where Admiral Rivet, officers and
cadets will visit the United States Naval
Academy.
The Tage goes to Baltimore Monday.
Annapolis will be reached late this evening.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 29.-A dispatch
was received at the superintendent's Office
at the Naval Academy this morning an
nouncing that the French cruiser Tage
passed Virginia Beach at 7:45 am. today,
on her way to Annapolis She is expected
to arrive here this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
Havana's Drug Stores Closed.

HAVANA. May o. All the stores, except
ing the druggists, were open as usual to-.
day. The knowledge that congress is
Fastening a bill designed to altogether elm
mate the provincial taxes, coupled with the
fact that the chamber of commerce has de-
clared the general closing proposition to be
unwise, caused the abandonment of the
plans for general closing as a protest
against these taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
GEN. HUMPHREY ARRIVES.
Will Take Charge of Quartermaster'
Department Monday.

Gen. Charles F. Humphrey, quartermast-
er general of the army. arrived at Wash
inSton today from the Philippines He will
assume charge of his Office next Monday.
Capt Archibald w. Butt who was one of
Gen. Humphreys assistants in Manila, ar
rived with the general. 1t is expected that
Capt. Butt will be assigned to duty in the
quartermaster generals office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
TWO KILLED, SIX INJURED.
One Freight Crashed Into Another a
Waverly, N. ].

NEWARK, N. j., May 29.-Two laborers
were killed and six injured in a freight
wreck on the Pennsylvania road at Wav-
erly today.
A west-bound freight had been derailed,
and an east-bound freight took an open
switch about a hundred yards west of the
derailed freight and crashed into 1t.
The dead are Prento Del Milo and Frank
Loparto. both of Newark.
Frank Topse, laborer also of Newark.
was pinned under the wreck, and it was
necessary to cut off his right arm in order
to release him and save him from being
scalded to death. A fireman and engineer
were Scalded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
ENORMOUS GOLD OUTPUT.
Heaviest Purchases in the History of
Banking at Dawson.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May ga special
from Dawson today says:
Never before in the history of banking in
Dawson have there been such heavy pur-
chases of gold dust as yesterday and to-
day.
The amounts purchased by the two banks
here. in connection with the large amounts
deposited for safekeeping, will aggregate
upward of 81 ,2J0,O coo
Present indications are that the Yukon S
output of gold this season will exceed that
of last year by from one to three million
dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-29
RICHMOND HAS A SCANDAL.
Alleged That Organized Ring Controls
City Contracts.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, May 29.-Common-
wealth's Attorney Richardson announced
that he had unearthed the existence OF a
regularly organized corporation formed for
the purpose of controlling contracts award
ed by the city from time to time.
At the head of this corporation, he de-
clared was a member of the city council,
who was formerly a member of the street
committee.
The contractors who are in the corpora
ton, it is asserted, have an understanding
as to each others bid, and thus are en-
abled to divide the contracts among them
selves.
This declaration, following the conviction
of ex-Alderman John NJ King last night,
has caused a SenSa ton.