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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
Boyd's and Vicinity.
correspondence of The Evening Star.

snec,at Correspondents of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Md. April "a, 1904.
The citizens of GAINESVILLE were anxious
to vote for their new town officials Monday
next. May 2, but a copy Of the charter not
vet having been received from the sec
rotary of state the election may have to
be deferred until later on In the month At
the recent session of the legislature. through
Delegate williams, GAINESVILLE was again
Incorporated. The Incorporation bill was
signed by the governor three weeks ago.
The nominations at Poolesville for town Of
ficials will be made. the latter part OF the
week.
merchants in Frederick county, died at MS
home In Knoxville, and his remains were in
TERED there today. He was In his seventy
second year and had been In mercantile
business all his life.
Carpenters on the Baltimore and Ohio
are rebuilding an overhead bridge east Of
Boyds on the road leading from this sta
ton to the summer home Of Mrs. Mary
Howe Totten Of Washington.
Mr.. Odel W.. Reid. who accidentally cut
working upon the new residence of Mr..
Andrew Small here. is recovering.
Miss Della J. Emerson Of Washington
returned to Washington last night after
several days visit to her parents here.
The remains of Mr.. Alexander Carter OF
GAINESVILLE, an ex-confederate soldier, who
0ied SATURDAY night last, aged seventy
three years, were inferred In Pleasant Hill
cemetery, at Jamestown. yesterday after
noon.
A fireman named White on the Baltimore
and Ohio claims that he fell from the foot
board Of tender OF his engine near Ran
dolph last night. while the train was rum
ming at speed OF nearly forty miles an
hour, and received no injuries other than
q few bruises and shaking up. He took
q local passenger train for Gaithersburg,
where he made q report of his accident to
the superintendent in Baltimore, and he
was sent to his home at Brunswick on an
express train. The engineer missed his
fireman after he had gone few miles be-
low Randolph, and the brakeman OF the
train fired the engine into Washington.
where another fireman was obtained
Samuel Young, a young farmer of this
vicinity, bought from Nicholas Onutt, near
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Anacostia and Vicinity.

Mr.. Vinton G. King has had improvements
made to his property at Jackson and Pierce
streets, Anacostia.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Slemmons OF Sterling,
Ohio, are the guests OF Rev. and Mrs. 4.
Boyd Gay at the manse of the Garden Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church. on Minnesota
avenue, Anacostia.
Mrs. L. ]. Smith Of Maple avenue Ana
costa, has returned after q visit to rela-
tives in York, Pa.
Arrangements are in progress for the an
nual commencement Of the training school
for nurses at the government hospital,
which will occur soon with appropriate
ceremonies.
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Honor Judge Simonton.

A dispatch from Baltimore says: A me-
mortal meeting in honor Of United States
Judge Charles H. Simonton. who died last
Monday in a hospital In Philadelphia, was
held in the United States district court
room In Baltimore. Eulogfes Of the dead
jurist were delivered by District Attorney
John c. Rose. former District Attorneys
Thomas G. Hayes and William L. Marbury
and Mr.. Robert H. Smith and by Judge
Thomas J. Morris, who responded to the adj
dresses of the members of the bar and or
dered that the proceedings be recorded on
the minutes of the court.
All the addresses were strong tributes to
the sterling integrity and many high per-
sonal qualities of the deceased.
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Derwood, this county, his farm of 275 acres
for S11 600.
Chas. Warfield of this place has received
an appointment as clerk in the freight
agents office of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Washington, under General
Agent z. J. Shumate.
Christopher Benson of Baltimore has been
assigned as conductor of the Washington
and Washington Junction local-way freight,
in place of Daniel Eagan, who, at his own
request, Is given place as conductor on
one Of the ballast trains employed on the
new railroad improvements in Washington.
Mr.. Samuel Stager, brakeman on WASH
ington and Frederick accommodation train,
has been promoted to baggage master on
the Washington, Boyd's and Brunswick To-
cal trains.
Mr.. William e. Wall of New York, who
has been visiting his family at Walldene,
near Boyds, returned home Monday.
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HOUSE-CLEANING
TIME.
Avoid Contagion and Sickness.
DURING SPRING HoUsECLnANING DIsINFDcr
FREELY WITH PLaTrs cHLORIDEs.

Typhoid Fever. Diphtheria and Smallpox are I'M
usually prevalent this Spring The liberal use Of
proper disinfectants in the household was never
more imperative. Many years Of practical tests By
Boards Of Health and tens Of thousands Of physi-
clans has proven the value and efficiency Of Platt's
Chlorides. disinfectant Of great power yet with
out odor, color or any Objectionable feature, and
sili very economical; supplied In quart bottles BY
druggists and grocers After the usual serubbing
and before the carpets arc relaid. sprinkle the
floors with Platts Chlorides, diluted according to
the directions the bottle. Use It freely In the
waste pipes. snks and closets, and do not neglect
a liberal sprfnkiing OF the cellar. A little extra
care just now may prevent many days OF sickness.
suffering and SORROW. ap2s&2s
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From
Montgomery County's Capital

|
Montgomery County's Capital
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Md, April q, 1904
A license was issued here yesterday for the
marriage Of Mr.. Victor Alexander Hugo of
Washington and Miss Margaret Ruth Alex
ander of Altoona. Pa
The Montgomery County W. C. T. U. is
making arrangements for its annual camp
meeting, to be held at Washington Grove
from June "a to 80. 1t is stated that every
effort will be made to make the meeting
the most interesting of the kind yet held In
this county. Mrs. Louise 8. Rounds of
New York. one Of the lecturers Of the Ma
tional w. c. T. u, will be present, as will
other prominent temperance workers
Eureka Temple, No. %. Of GaliIean Fish
ermen, of this place, has awarded the con-
tract for the erection of commo6ious han.
The structure will be seventy feet long by
thirty feet in width and will cost about
$500. Mr.. Charles H. Welt is the contrac-
tor. Building operations have already been
commenced.
The board of public school commissioners
for this county has arranged to hold a
meeting here next Tuesday for the purpose
of appointing trustees for the schools
throughout the county.
At q recent meeting Of the democratic
state central committee for this congress
sixth district congressional convention at
Rockville September %. The date for the
primaries in this county has not yet been
selected.
The spring meeting OF the MONTGOMERY
County Public School Teachers Association
was held in the court house at this place
and was attended by about 100 teachers
and number of other persons interested
in education. including School Commission
ers George e Rice and James E. Ayton.
The proceedings were In charge of County
Superintendent 8. R. White.
The opening exercises were conducted by
Prof f. T. Grffiith. After the roli call and
reports from different committees and the
reading circles at Rockville. Gaithersburg
Kensington, Damascus and Unity. the fol-
lowing discussions took place: Corporal
Punishment" by Edmund w. Monday;
school Hygiene" Miss Fidelia 8. Walker;
"The Use Of Text Books In Language Les
sons" Frank w. watkins: school IL
braries." 8. A: Lehman; Daily Program for
the Rural School," f. T. Griff1th; Habits
Formed In School," Miss Ida s. Dove;
Manual Training" number OF the teach
ers; Legislation on the Public School Sys-
tenn" Prof. Edmund L. Amiss.
Mrs. Irving Creamer Of Washington has
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CUMBERLAND NOTES.
Merchants Organize - Presents Bust
Portrait of Thomas to State.


Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, April 81. 1904.
The Associated Merchants of Cumber-
land have been incorporated The incor-
porators are P. H. Daughtrey, Howard
Glisan. Abraham p. Gross, Daniel E. Kean.
Hugh A. McMullen, Walter Powell, Simon
Rosenbaum and John Schwarzenbach. They
have secured fine quarters in the new
Roman building. membership of 200 will
shortly be attained.
Mr.. James w. Thomas Of this city has
sent to Annapolis for presentation to the
state life-size bust portrait of Governor
James Thomas OF Maryland. This was in
spired by the suggestion Of Governor War
field that portraits of all the governors Of
Maryland be placed in the state house at
Annapolis.
Frederick Laing. aged f1fty-five years, a
wholesale grocer and confectioner, died
suddenly. Mr.. Laing was quite wealthy.
He owned Laings addition to Cumberland.
which has been fully developed.
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Dead Engineer Held the Lever.

A dispatch from New York says: AS the
ferry boat America, after leaving the foot
of Grand street, Manhattan, was nearing
Its slip at the foot of Broadway. Brooklyn.
with 500 passengers on board. Charles Kel-
ley, the engineer, fell dead Of apoplexy and
there was no one in the engine room to
answer the pilots signals.
The boat crashed into the bulkhead. which
tore away the rail of the starboard side of
the boat and wrecked the ladies' cabin.
Then it careened to the other side Of the
slip and the rail and cabin on the mems
side were wrecked. The steam was not
shut Off until after the landing bridge had
been wrecked.
Kelly was found lying on the floor dead,
his hand still grasping the lever.
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dispatch from Trenton. N. J.. says: An
amended bill OF complaint. making the
Northern Pacific Railway Company party
defendant. was filed in the U. s. circuit
court yesterday in the suit brought by e.
H. Hartman. Winslow g. Pierce and others
to restrain the proposed plan of distribution
decided upon by the directors Of the North
ern Securities Company In the carrying out
OF the decision of the United States Su-
preme Court holding the securities company
to be an illegal combination.
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Police and Negro Battle.

A dispatch from Oakland, Cal. says:
After fierce battle between the police and
Wilson Anderson. a negro. lasting ten
hours Anderson was shot and killed. AM
derson had driven a. white woman and
coiored porter from house at 4th street
and Broadway. where he lived. at the point
os pistol, and when Policemen Sherry and
Ford attempted to arrest the negro he bar
ricaded the doors and windows and fred
at every one who appeared.
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THE POLITICAL LIFE.
olney Secures Majority Of Delegates
Bryan Wanted in Indiana.

A dispatch from Boston says: Democratic
conventions for the election Of delegates
to the national convention at st. Louis re-
suited in all but four Of the district dele
gates being either pledged or favorable to
the nomination Of Richard Olney for the
presidency. OF these delegates, twenty-one
are claimed for Olney. six are conceded to
Hearst. while one Is unpledged and non
comnrittal.
Hearst leaders have Joined in a request to
Mr.. Bryan to visit Indiana before the dem
ocratic state convention is held and make
speeches in several of the larger cities.
They believe he can yet turn the tide from
Parker to Hearst, and that the democratic
leaders will not dare to instruct for the
New York Judge II Bryan should make the
speech here that he made In Chicago.
The Parker men say Hearst will not get
a delegate in the state. and the Hearst
leaders admit this to be true unless some
fuence In the rural districts, where Bryan
Is popular.
Notes.
The second QKy.) district republican con-
gressioral convention nominated William II.
OVERLY OF Henderson for Congress. The
resolutions Endorsed Roosevelt's admins
tration.
The republican convention Of the ninth
(Ky) congressional district elected dele
gates to the Chicago convention, and they
were instructed for Roosevelt.
By majority Of 139 Carlton Mccarthy
was nominated for mayor Of Richmond,
Va. over Mayor Richard NJ. Taylor. who
has filled the Office ten years. Mccarthy
received 1858 votes to 2, 514 for Taylor.
Clarence M. King was nominated by the
Cumberland (Md.) republican convention
for mayor on the eighth ballot over Will
Ham A. Cornwell.
Two conventions were held by the demo-
Gratis of the sixth Kentucky congressional
district, both factions claiming to be reg
neck Of Covington and former Judge ]. P.
Hodge of Newport were nominated by both
factions for Congress.
Republicans of the twenty-fourth Illinois
district nominated Pleasant T. Chapman for
Congress
Representative Webster e. Brown was re-
nominated for a third term by reclamation
In the tenth Wisconsin district republican
convention.
Republicans of the seventh Kentucky dis
trict selected delegates to Chicago and in
structed them to vote for the nomination
Of Roosevelt
The fourth Massachusetts congressional
district republicans elected delegates to Chi
cago favorable to the nomination Of Roose-
velt
The republicans of Porto Rico selected az
Chicago delegates Jose Gomez Brioso and
Robert Todd, with Manuel H. Rossey and
Pedro Besosa az alternates, and instructed
for Roosevelt.
Cheering every reference to the recent
overwhelming defeat of the lilly white
ticket in the Louisiana election. the regu-
leans strongly indorsed President Roos p
welt and his administration, and sent a
mixed delegation to the national conven-
ton.
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CALI!
lit COMES.

Every frst-class hotel has Grape
Nuts in the kitchen for guests that
WILL HAVE 1T.
It is sometimes left off the menu.
for its costs something, and the pro-
prietor had rather serve some less
known food that is given to him
free for the privilege of being named
on the menu.
However, If one likes Grape
Nuts predigested food and values
the feeling of strong, vigorous life
that comes with its use. call and il
comes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

Hattie Marx. sister of Gustave Marx, the
car barn bandit who was hanged in Chi
cago last Friday, has. 1t is said, lost her
mind because of constant brooding over her
brothers. execution.
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Hartman ct al. Make Another Effort

the employees as much upon the one side
az upon the other.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-08
LAMBERT I HE
CHAMP ION.
Wins Live Pigeon Shoot Over
Henderson D.
Travis. ...
(spec,al 10 Tho rlmes-Dispatch.)

Special to Tho Times Dispatch.)
5 NORFOLK, VA, October Title live
pigeon shoot between Captain Wash.
Lambert, Of Norfolk, ana Henderson D..
Travis, OF Cape Charles, for the cham
Epionshlp OF Virginia and purse OF 500,
was won by Captain Lambert, the score
being 81 to So in 100 birds each Travis
made run Of 80 dead birds In the second
So but his poor work in the first half
ruined his chances OF winning.
KEEP OUT THE PRESS.
INSTRUMENTATION politicians are jubi-
liant to-day over the action OF the Good
lGovcrnmcnt'' majority in the, Common
Council voting last night to amend the
rules OF order to allow a two-third vote
call an executive session. They claim
the Good Government people are in favor
of star chamber proceedings. and that
without a full light on municipal affairs
room for disagrecablc charges Is made
si5i a IS. FAILED TO CONVICT.
X. John c. Stone, charged by j. B. Powell
with falling to account for collections
amounting to 1885, ass tried In the Po-
lice Court to-day and discharged. THE
case is not one altogether free Of doubt, :"
said Justice Simmons. but It wouldn't
do to blaclten the character Of the defen-
dant with the evidence before the court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-08


south don't want to be let alone. The y
want every man to have equal rig :. ;.
before the law They DO not ,9 ask ask the ne
color Of a mans skin, but tAe color on 2
his heart Race prejudice SONY one
a sl from political prejudice. and from
poiit,cai.prejudice It s but 2 step . !, te
religious prejudice. Let the law make
distinction because OF "a; mans eoi 2 I
and the time may easily come Wnen {. : :
viii make distinction because OF MS
politics or his religion, !, /,
Mr.. Hundleyi said he was the son y, :, .
EConfederate soldier So is Hugh FL Gordon
Miller. OF Norfolk VINO rs, IS 81 =,
hlm on an elevated train to,da 10y J, L. e
seSpects 70 spend several weeks in TINS
state. and sin also speak In New : er-
sey, Connecticut and probably N. bos.o -
s. hone to hearShi and learn whether ne
also approves OF Booker washington
lunches in the White House and dc &c ,
Gates r'.ce prejudice,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-08

~ 1 i5s 4
port to-day or the recent Russian military
movements ana skirmishcs with the jap
.anese south OF Mukden as follows: # s
October 4th a. few Of the enenly'ss
cavalry approached the vicinity Of
5Aiyangpienmen but our force drove them
off. 81 5 45s n III n lSe 5ss u. III
..,The enemy, with a battalion o. infan-s
try eleven squadrons OF cavalry anu five
guns advanced toward 3shalluhotzu Gu Oc-
tober 4th,S and Sretreated toward Fiuans-
shan, October 5trl. In this direction there
were only two or hree OF our squadrons1
OF cavalry, whose post lines ex tended
between Nlabl1oushan and Wungchlafen
The Russia infantry heading the column,
wore japanese costumes
ION October 4th,S.a small body Of the
enemy attacked our picllets 8at l'ntaitzu
and on 4the den road and were re-
pulsed. THE enemy left his dead and
h! fles behind. All the enemy wore CMnesea
clothing. Il
-Four 1,squad rons Of Russian cavalry
came to sunshutsuitzu on the pslshunE
road, October Sd, and remained there uli-t
til the morning Of October 5th. VI
*35'.Ihe cnemy's cavalry patrols have
been seen south Of Wulichies and Lung
wangiao, but they reiterated MOI tn to
sLutoakou, leaving infantry patrols.
"a detachment Of the enemy's cavalry
October 4tf. with three guns advanced
toward shetales, talting up a position; at
the Tatal, fired on our troops nor tn OF
Yentnl, 81 5 ID
Tile enemy posted Mt Cbnngtan. on tho
right bank Of the Hun River, has re-
tired, leaving a small force there,
There are no troops OF the enemy In
the nelghborhood OF Taotatzu.i
~ a small force of the enemy recently
attacked our OUTPOST on the left bank OF
the Hun River, but 5wns driven back. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-08
MARKED
by SIMPLICITY.
IfBy Associated Press.)

p
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.--Although, an
Official funeral the services in st; Johns
church to-day over the body Of the late
Henry c. Payne. late Postmaster General,
were , marked by Impressive simplicity.
official Was hington filled the nave q, the
churcn, and brilliant: as were the uni
forms OF the large representation from
the army, navy. and marine corps the
solemnity of the scene was only en-
HANGED by the sharp contrast OF color
with the deep mourning of the family
and personal friends Of the dead Cabi..
net officer. Rev. Roland Smith, rector Of
st. Johns, officiated,
Side by side with Mrs. Payne sat the
President and Mrs Roosevelt, both In
deep mourning. In half hour the fu-
neral profession was winding its way
slowly down Pennsylvania avenue, escort
ed by the postal carriers Of the city Of
yanin station whence the body was taken
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock on a spe-
.clnl train to Nj Milwaukee. The intcrment
will be in that city, the home Of Mr.
SpaVnc
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VIRGINIA
BRIEFS

Z
tsrecIal TO The Times plspatch,)
n Acton. NA:.. October THE coroners jury
d1T az 1Weys Of
of age, at one OF the negro cabins on. the
railroad above Alton last week, Tho children
were playing with tho gun when 1t exploded
accidentally, gS' & =
e CAPE CHARLES, vA.-The largs saw
paning and grst mills together with about
here. were totally destroyed by fire yester-.
day morning, entailing a loss OF about 1000.
OF sllavings which had been left around the
engine. There was no. insurance. They VIII
BIO rebuilt at once s %
were shipped one day. the past week from
Lexington over tho Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road to Tmbervllle, Rockingham county The
and Hoover The lot averaged 100 pounds
IN Wegh In the lot Wero ,f'ory;foar which
~ Mr Mna
pounds, although but two years old f
h 14YNcHBURG, vA,-At the college Fiji
baptist Church in this city, last night, Rev.
before a. large audience. 10 WI! be the
churches in the Piedmont 'Assocntion,
uar attendant OF the Police Court. was on
Tuesday sent to tho grand jury, charged with
ey shsssa s Ss ay
was under the Influence OF cocaine. lie badly
slashed his victim with n knife. a45 x
p sSNYINCH ESTER, YA.--Tho corner stone of
the new chapel OF the Braddocls Street Metho-i
dist Episcopal Church. South Will be laid
next Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock with
Imposing ceremonies by Winchester Hiram
Lodge, No. 81. Ancient, FREQ and Accepted
Mnsons The chapel. which ad1oins the church
in South Iiraddock Street. 10 to BIO a beautiful
building. and when completed viii cost alouI
IS. 900. *
days the teachers Institute held by Professor.
lIuffard. county superintendent Of schools for
dance OF eighty teachers, Professor dayblll,
OF the Roanoke BUSINESS College. was present
and participated In the proceedings 4
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HAS CLOSE. WATCH
ON SITUATION
.tcontinued, from First Pagc.l

GIN to swell and throughout the West
the people feel that New FORK is certain
and they are all falling into line ard are
doing their utmost 10 secure their own
states for the Democratic national State
and congressional tickets. "
Southern Republicans in North
Comparatively few Southern men have
heard a Southern Republican make a po-
Utica speech in the North. I heard O.
r. Hundey, Of Huntsville, Ala, make a
roosevelt speech In this city to-day,
which was remarka BILE one In more
ways than one. was stroLlng down
lover Broadway about noon. when a To-
cal newspaper man, whom had just
met invited me to SO into the headquar-
tiers If Republican club and hear what
an Alabama Republican wou.- say to a
Northern audience.
There were probably three hundred peo-
pie in the hall something less thar; a
hundred of them being coored. --fter
two or three campaign songs by quar-
4tette the chairman Of the meeting In
troducsd Mr.. Hundley as an Alabama
man. who was for years O Democrat and
who, as q member of the State Senate,
nresided over the Democratic caucus
that chose Senator ] ohm II. Morgan as
proha bly, tha first time. Mr.. Hundcy
has hopes OF being a appointed United
States Judge. Al
4 Mr. Hundey spent five or ten minutes
making fun OF Democrats and telling sto-
ries one OF which was of questionuule
suitability to the ears of a woma IN seated
on the platform behind him, and besides,
was hoary. Then he took up the race
problem. .S ;5S
sJ0, 70 fo1l ha1, n 0NnOSeH
to Mr.. Roosevelt because he dined with
Booker Washington he said, "'The Pres.
ident simply exercised bis prerogatlye Of
choosing his guests and he chose to
have at his table n cultured negro
against whom nothing can be said on
ilher side OF the ocean, and lie Is known
on both.'
There was great applause from white
and colored at this declaration, Ho
resun,ed:5a SKID "a
"The Constitutions Of Southern States
have DISTINGUISHED the negro, Tho DEM
ocrats say they have done SO to prevent
negro domination. ! want to say to you
that the question involved Is not one of
negro rule; the rea question Is whether
an illiterate and ignorant white man,
with n bomb In his pocket. shall rule
over tho educated and God-fearing COL
orcd man. IA
There was renewed and louder ap-
splnuse, and then Mr., Hundley continued:
,.rhe Democrats Of the South say:
Let the South alone when the North
dares to say anything OF the dlsfranchise-
mont OF negroes That is exactly what
they said In 1851, when the Southern
States were seeding. If tho North had
needed that cry, then this glorious coun-
try Of ours would have been disrupted.
The conservative business men Of the