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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
CASE OF DIR. BECKER.
Courts Comment on Charge When
Holding Defendant for Grand jury

SOurIS comment on CuaIS0 Wueu
Holding Defendant for Grand Jury.
In holding DIR. Henry Becker for the &C
ton of the grand jury on charge of set
ting fire to his goods with intent to obtain
insurance money, late yesterday. Judge
Scott, in the United States branch of the
Police Court remarked that he desired his
action not to be regarded as in any way
indicating the belief of the court in the
guilt of the defendant and comment upon
the possible misconceptton of the court
duty on preliminary hearing.
After stating, among other things, that
the case was not clear one, Judge Scott
added:
Because of the many conflicting inter
ests and because of the testimony itself,
am inclined to think that the proper thing
to do is to hold the defendant for further
particularly the guilt of this defendant. but
so that, If he be innocent. he may come out
of this without cloud. far as that may
be possible. by the grand jury finding there
Is no cause for indictment.
IF an indictment should be found he still
gees into court with the presumption OF
the law IN his favor. and by the adjudica-
ton of the trial. If innocent. he may step
forth into the sunshine of the world
again as an innocent man, although. per-
haps. not restored to quite where he
stood AS have said In the time coming
/ hope we may have cases adjudicated
where coming out from such a case de-
cfared innocent, a man may stand equal
In all respects to any other man whether
tried In court or not"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
KISHINEFF VIGILANCE.
Newspaper Correspondent Warned to
Leave the City.

cablegram to the New York World
from London says:
The Worlds special correspondent sent
to Kishinefr, who has spread universally
the news that a second massacre threat
ems. has left there under the circum-
stances which he describes in the sub
Joined report
Russian police logged his every step;
a secret police agent. who thought him
self unknown, accompanied the corre-
spondent, who had been warned to hurry
away by a friend who dared not reveal
his identity.
to publish the unbiased truth. had been
accomplished under forbidding circum-
stances. The so-called trial Of those
guilty of massacreing and robbing Jews
was ended.
After telling truths about the trial
which provoked the indignation Of the
civilized world the correspondent inter-
viewed DIR. Sokolof, prominent lawyer
and the leading counsel for the Jews In
the massacre trial Whenever the inter-
view was had. the fact remains that at 2
a. m. on December % DR.. Sokolo6 was ar
rested.
The Russian government had deter
mined to terrorize the counsel for the
Jews, who were determined to demand a
new trial and to prove that the first ts
only a patched legal cloak that conceals
the real cufprits, the true insttgators OF
the April murders.
Under date Of December %. at Jassy,
the correspondent writes:
AT g o'clock this morning there was q
knocking at my door in the Hotel Lon
don. jumped out OF bed and opened the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
RAILWAY ENGINES COLLIDE.
Slight Accident Today on Maryland
Avenue Southwest,

Southern yard engine No. 1862 and Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac engine
No. % were In collision this morning about
1885 o'clock on Maryland avenue near 18th
street southwest. The yard engine was
showing train Of seven or eight mail cars
and baggage cars from the Southern yards
into the depot. The Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac engine was drawing q
train due here about II: 80 clock. Coming
over the bridge the engineer of the pas
senger train did not notice the shifter In
front of him. and before he could stop his
train the heavy passenger engine crashed
into the engine in front. The jar Of the col
hsion knocked many of the passengers from
their seats. but only few scratches and
bruises were received and no one was In
jured
The yard engine was badly damaged, all
the forward portion being crushed In and
the tender damned into the cab and de-
rallied: The passenger engine escaped with
broken pilot. The accident tied up trat-
fic on the road for about half an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
TO QUIT ACTIVE SERVICE.
Retirements in the Army and Navy
During the Year.

Retirements under operation of law
among army officers Will occur during the
year 1904 as follows:
Lieut.. Gen. s. B. M Young January o.
Lieut.. Col Charles ]. Allen, corps of en-
gineers. January 81.
Major William w. Gilbert, pay depart
ment, March 8.
Col. Timothy E. Wilcox medical depart
ment, April 20.
Brig. Gen. J. P. Sanger. May 4.
Brig. Gen. William A. Kobbe, May TO-
Col Alfred Mordecai. ordnance depart
ment. June 80
Brig Gen. Peter c. Hams, July 6.
Brig. Gen. A. f. Bates, paymaster gen.
eral, July II.
Lieut.. Col H. S. Kilbourne, medical de-
partment, August IA.
Major Jerome A Watrous. pay depart
ment. September 6.
Lieut. Col. Peter Leary. jr., Artillery
Corps, September Is.
Col. John r. McGinness, ordnance depart
ment, September II.
Col Harry l.. Haskell Sd Infantry. Sep
TENDER "a.
Cavalry, October 49,
Col Jacob Kline. Dist Infantry. Novem-
Der 5.
Col John J. o'Conneli sOth Infantry. De-
cember 16
Retirements in the navy during the year
1904 will occur as follows:
Rear Admiral Charles O'NeE. now on
duty chief Of ordnance of the navy.
March Is.
Rear Admiral NJ. L. Johnson. comman-
dant of the Boston navy yard. June /.
Rear Admiral John j. Read, chairman OF
the light house board. June II.
Rear Admiral John G. Watson. president
of the naval examining and retiring boards.
August "a.
Commander Chief EngineeD James II.
Perry, on duty In The bureau Of steam engl-
neering. August 81.
Rear Admiral Merrill Miller. comman der
of the Pacific naval district September L..
Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers, COM
mandant of the New York navy yard, Octo-
Der 3.
Rear Admiral W. c. Wise commander-in-
chief of the Atlantic training squadron.
November 8.
Rear Admiral Silas w. Terry. comman.
dant of the naval station at Honolulu, De-
cember IS.
There will be only one retirement during
| 1904 in the Marine Corps, that of Col
George c. Reid, the adjutant and inspector
| of the corps. who goes on the retired list on
December Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

door. perfect stranger stood outside.
plainly very nervous What is it?' Leave
Kishtneff at once he whispered. hur
riediy. for your own sake. Sokoloff was
arrested four hours ago at the Hotel
Suisse So saying my unknown adviser
hurried away without giving opportunity
to question him. Necessarily I proceeded
directly to destroy every paper which
particularized concerning my mission, al
ready too well Recognized. Beyond that
it was only t<e question or being hurried
Last night T. he'd determined to take the
train which, left at IL am. today for
Jassy. across the Roumanian frontier. So
this morning at 9ro'clock ventured into
the Office of the chief or police to get my
passport vised. which. of course. was
The chief Of police was suspicious but
benevolent He mentioned two or three
charitable funds conducted by the police
which weref1eeiug used for the most
worthy purposes. Being benevolent too.
and being In hurry. donated literally
TO the fundsTe Theschi~f of police became
as courteous as benevolent. On the way
or three policemen, who delicately init
mated that they. too. were conducting
the collection of charitable funds. sub.
scribed."
Syracuse. N. Y. yesterday says:
Mrs Fremme Schafer, q Jewess from
Kishineff. arrived from Russia this week
and IL at the home OF her sister. Mrs. B.
Schafer, No. GOT Harrison street.
When she left Kishinef the Jews ex-
pected another massacre on January 7,
the Russian Christmas.
In the massacre of last spring her
homo was demolished. but she was hid
den in the cellar. Through police, official
who knew her MrA. Schafer's life was
saved. Her brother was dragged by ropes
through the streets and then thrown into
She says that In Russia the Jews are
held In great contempt. are considered OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
Teleeraphic Wrinkles.

w. W. Cargill announced at La Crosse.
Wis, today that sale of the Pire Bluff
and Western railroad to the Gold Interests
has gone into effect. The road runs from
Pine Bluff to Benton. Ark.
The strike of cab and carriage drivers for
higher pay and other concessions that had
been decided on for at st. Louis today
has been deferred pending the action of the
stnte board of arbitration, which Will con-
vene Saturday
The street railway systems of Bloom
ington and Normal. Ill, are today tied up
by strike. The men ask more pay.
Capt. H. G. Colby. purchasing paymaster
in charge of the navy pay Office in San
Francisco. retired from active service with
the incoming year. Capt. Colby entered the
service In the spring of 1868 and las been
connected with the department or ovea
forty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
Sues Railroad for Two Cents.

A dispatch from Philadelphia last night
says:
Behind the action brought by Howard
Cooper johnson. lawyer, against the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company is Ques-
ton Of the legality Of the railroads side
tracking order. The complainant sues to
recover cents. with interest, which. he
alleges, was Illegally collected from him
while a passenger a Pennsylvania rail-
road train.
Mr.. Johnson. In discussing the case yes
terday said he boarded the Colonial ex-
press at Baltimore on Monday He pre-
scented a mileage book in payment of his
fare. The conductor tore of ninety-six
coupons. each good for a miles transporta-
ton. Knowing that the train stopped only
at West Philadelphia. Mr.. Johnson had
warned the conductor not to detach mileage
sufficient to carry him into Broad street
station.
According to the companys time table,"
explained Mr.. johnson, 1.-THE distance from
Union station. Baltimore. to West Phila-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
WORK OF JOINT COMMISSION.
Two Methodist Bodies Perfecting
Revised Hymnal.

AT this mornings session of the joint COM
mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church South
the report Of the committee on classical
ton was continued. The entire morning
and part of the afternoon was devoted to
the discussion of this subject. 1t was
stated this morning that the commission
win rot omit any of the old and standard
hymns of the churches from the new book
The committee on tunes will hold meet
ing late this afternoon and the committee
on text this evening.
Seventeen hymns had been adopted at the
close of the session yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

delpha is "a LILO miles. requiring. therefore,
just ninety-five coupons for payment of the
fare. Broad street Is % $40 miles, accord
ing to the time table. and ninety-six cou-
pons are required to take a passenger into
the main terminal.
Mr.. johnson declares he showed the time
table to the conductor. who noted the diff
ference in the number of miles, but gave
him no satisfa ction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
London County Council Acts.

Lord Monkswell. chairman of the London
county council telegraphed to Ambassador
Choate as follows
'The chairman of the London county
council In behalf of the capital of the Brit
ish empire desires to express deep SYM
patty with the terrible loss and suffering
entailed by the fire at the Iroquois Theater,
Chicago"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

no more Importance than chickens and
are as carelessly killed. The Christians
are ignorant and cannot read the papers.
They obey blindly what is said to them
In the churches and when they are told
to kill the Jews they obey.
Mrs. Schafer's mother will arrive here
from Kishineff in about two weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Navy Department is informed Of the
completion of the trial trip OF the SUBJ
marine torpedo boat Pike at San Francisco.
The tug Potomac left Key West yester-
day for Guantanamo. towing water
barge for service on that station
The training ship Mohican has arrived
at San Pedro.
The torpedo boat destroyers Whipple and
Worden, commanded by Lieut.. Marbury
johnson, arrived at Port Tampa this morn
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

Henry Brown. aged about thirty years.
unma rried. was instantly killed at the mill
OF the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Com
pany. at Luke. Nd. by the elevator break
inG and falling upon him.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
Dodge County Court.

The December term of tie Dodge
county court convened at Juneau on
Tuesday. Following are the cases on
the calendar:
ISSUES OF FACT FOR THE JURY.
Paul Oppermann VS.. st. Andrews
congregation of Leroy.
David Welch VS.. Fred Kukuk.
Anton Ehmke VS.. Theo. Roesler.
The .Butterick Pub. Go. of New
York VS.. S. w. Tarrant.
Minnie Knoll VS.. Ed. johnson.
August Hack VS.. Eva Lehmann.
James A. Miller vs.. School District
No. 8 of the town of Lowell.
Otto w. Benz VS.. Ed. johnson ct al.
ISSUES OF FACT FOR THE COURT.
Conrad faust VS.. Ignatz Koch.
A. Larenge VS.. Lowell H. Merriam
B. w. Sawyer VS.. W. L. Peck ct al.
Annie Miller VS.. Ed johnson, Sam
Milliken and Walter Milliken.
Minnie Knoll VS.. Ed johnson ct al.
Philip Staab VS.. Eugene Weeks.
Frank Tabanick VS.. August Tesch-
miller.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07

Union 222, Amalgamated Sheet
Metal Workers International ALI
ance was organized Friday night by
Organizer Eugene H. Killian and
the following officers installed: Pres
ident, William H. Grossert; vice
president, Charles Wittchow; secre-
tary, Hugo Laabs; treasurer, Her
man E. Kuehn; conductor, Max
Voigt; warden, Arthur Kusel. A
regular meeting of the union will be
held at Union hall on Thursday even
ing.
The proposed establishment of a
trade and industrial school for the
education Of boys and men in me-
chanical and industrial arts, at Mil
waukee, is highly commendable
undertaking, and from the support
which is already in sight, the pro-
ject cannot but be successful one.
A school of this kind will certainly
fill long-felt want in teaching
young men such professions as mold
ing, b1acksrnithing, plumbing, ETC.,
and will result in bringing forth a
good class of workmen.
c.. A. Snow & Co., patent lawyers,
Washington, D. c., have sent us a
handy vest pocket diary memoran-
dunn and account book for 1905. 1t
contains calendars for 1905 and
1906, a census of cities and states,
common business laws, court deci-
sions in patent cases and other valu-
able information. 1t is such a book
every man needs all the time. c. A.
Snow will send it to any address
upon receipt of actual postage, two
cents. This pocket diary would cost
elsewhere from 10 to 25 cents and is
indisdensible to those who know
how to use it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
Twenty-Five Dollars Reward.

Twenty five dollars reward is hereby
offered by the city of Watertown, Wis
consin, to any person giving sufficient
Information, which will cause the ar
rest and conviction of any person wan
tonly turning in or telegraphing false
alarms from any of the city's fire alarm
boxes. H. WERTHEIMER.
Mayor of the City of WATERFOWL.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
:: Personal Mention g:

Eugene Killian spent Sunday in
Milwaukee.
]. R. Mutter spent part of the past
week in town.
Mrs. John Throne was Milwau-
kee caller Friday.
Miss Maud Spear visited at White
water the past week.
August Bloedern is reported as be-
ing quite seriously i'll.
Prof. c. F. Viebahn was at Madi-
son Saturday on business.
Fred Bittner, Jr., transacted bust
ness at Milwaukee Tuesday.
John Farmer OF Ontario, Can is
greeting old time friends here.
w. c. Stone attended to business
matters at Milwaukee Thursday.
tt. Holland of Kaukauna spent
Sunday with Watertown relatives.
Edward Seibel and Henry Buch-
heit were Milwaukee visitors Friday.
Frank Paeske of Milwaukee was
business caller here last Thursday.
Roger Sullivan of Fond du Lac
was an over-Sunday visitor in the
city.
Rev. Thomas c. Eglin has gone to
Momence, ILL.,, to take up his charge
there.
Attorney Gustav Buchheit looked
after legal matters at Madison Tues
day.
Walter Kehoe of Milwaukee spent
the past week among Watertown
friends.
Otto Wegemann attended to bust
ness matters at the Cream City on
Tuesday.
S. M. Eaton is back from the
north with two carloads of Christ
mas trees.
7. D. Cannon of GAINESVILLE was en-
tertained at the home ofJohn Muth
last week.
John Beynon of South Bend, Ind,
was caller in the city Thursday of
last week.
The Misses Laura Schimmel and
Helen Peters were Milwaukee visi-
tors Sunday.
c. M. Park, former express agent
here, is now owner of the Rhinelan-
der New North.
Mrs. lanes Archie of Waterloo is
visiting at the home of her son, John,
on Second street.
Miss Marie George returned to her
home at Oconomowoc after a few
days stay with Miss Flora Spear.
Rev. M. l.. Eversz attended the
cornerstone laying of the new Som
merfeld M. E. church at Milwaukee
Mrs. W. E. Wells of OEeo, Oregon,
was entertained by her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Jones, the past few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alexander were
at st Louis the past week, taking
in the closing days of the world S
fair.
Nelson Vanderpool, northwestern
passenger agent for the New York
Central Railroad, was Watertown
visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Peter re-
turned to their home at Norfolk
Neb., after a few days sojourn at
the home of Matt Remnel. They
were on their wedding trip.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-08-11
--s--- -
MARRIED IN EVANSVILLE

Mr.. Edward j. Murphy and Miss
Mollye Daniel, both Of this city, were
married Tuesday afternoon at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs Bennett White
head, No. 1904 South Governor street
Rev. f. w. Padget, pastor of the Olive
street Cumberland Presbyterian church
performing the ceremony.
Miss Daniel left for that city two
weeks ago to visit friends and MIR. Muir
lhy following her Tuesday. The two
we're united in marriage. number of
friends were present TO witness the un-
ion and nice dinner was given by Mrs.
Whitehead. After the ceremony the
couple left for home, arriving on the Z 10
train. The Evansville Courier OF yes
terday says:
"A pretty home W. iding occurred at
high noon Tuesday at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Bennett Whitehead, 1904
South Governor street, when Miss Mol
lye Daniel and Mr. Edward j. Murphy
Of Marion, Ky, were united in marriage
by Rev, +, w, Padgett. After the GER
emory luncheon was served only the
immediate family being present. Miss
Daniel has been the guest OF Whitehead
for several weeks and yesterday Mr..
Murphy came up from Kentucky and
they Immediately determined to get
heIe.
Mr. Murphy is prosperous young far
mer and his bride is quite populr in her
home. The best wishes OF host OF
friends accompany them.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-08-11
n AN AUTOMOBILE IN MARION.

A party OF tourists, four in number,
passed through the city Monday in
an automobile, en- route from Nashville
to the Worlds Fair at st. Louis.
This was the first horsess carriage ever
seen in Marion and the sudden appear
ance OF the auto coming up Main street
created stir among our population. Ii
was county court day and the sire cts
were thronged with people, which added
10 the excitement. The small boys yell
ed and started in pursuit OF the auto
mobile, the whole crowd, big and little
alike, following and yelling The horse
Jockey left his plug and joined IN the
chase. The druggists, statesmen, hotel
men, all made rush for the street The
merchant left his counter and made for
the door. The grocerymen left their
bars OF soap unwrapped and leaped into
the street One lady cried out What a
strange street car. d" A boy yelled. There
goes one Of them threshers without any
engine!" A Pass news gatherer walk
ed down the steps into the street and
was promptly run over 10y gentleman
who was going at a 2:i0 gait, trying to
join the procession.
That's one Of them autumblebolss
Gee! cant it travelY' said small boy
as the auto disappeared in tho outskirts
OF the city.
ayes, replied the news gatherer, sol
course it can, and he thought OF the
Chinaman's description of an electric
car:
mo pushee, no pullee,
| Alice samee 90 like hellee,'
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-08-11
Mrs, Josie Fritts Congsr Dead.

Sam Y. Conger, of Vale, Tennessee,
came back to his old home last Satur
day on a sad mission. He was accom-
panied by his three motherless children
and the remains of his wife who died in
her Tennessee home last Thursday morn
ing Aug. 4th, at 8 o'clock of an acute
attack Of the fiux.
Mrs. Conger was a daughter of the
late Phillip Fritts, Of this county, and
was born SO years ago, She was mem
Der for sixteen years Of the Crooked
Creek Baptist church and her remains
we're laid to rest there soon after arrival
here. Rev. E. b. Blackburn, the pastor
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-08-11

DIR. g. l.. Gray, the well-known OPP
thalmologist Of Paducah, arrived in Ma
rion last Monday afternoon and is stop
ping at the New Marion Hotel whore
he will remain until Aug. IL, as announ-
ced In previous issues OF the Press. He
goes from here to Fredonia whore he
will be oil next week, and from there
to Salem for week or ten days. DIR.
Gray is well known to cur people all
over the county. Is competent and reli-
.able and II your eyes are owing. you ar
4 >sbl9 SEQ him about ITEM while
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1904-08-11
THE OHIO VERY LOW.

The Steamer John S. Hopkins has
been hard aground at this place since
Saturday with no hopes of getting Off
Richardson is running in her place. The
Fowler has quit on account of the low
water and the Dunbar will probably be
out today in her place.-Independent
Star.