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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-01

numbers nearly 500, the last two being added
few weeks ago. One of these was Oscar
A. Stevens of Georgetown, formerly the
editor of a Michigan paper, who came here
in the SOS and conducted the Washington
and Alexandria railroad and was afterward
for several years the agent of the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad The other was Mr..
VIM. Boron, long a resident of East Wash
ington an original member Of the Washing
ton Light Infantry and connected with the
Columbia fire company, and whose advocacy
of the measure led to the display of the
national flag on all the District buildings.
Present Membership.
The present active membership includes
Mr.. w. w. Birth, now within few years
of the century, for many years a grocer;
Captain J. D. Cathell. for many years con-
nected with the Georgetown Gas Company,
now over eighty years, and whose son,
James H. Cathell of the p. B. and w. R. R.,
is also a member; Charles B. Church,
prominent In the ice business w. D. Cramp-
sey, eighty-four years old, once halter, and
connected with the Treasury Department
for many years; Henry M. Dillinger, another
octogenarian, a we'll known carpenter still
in business: Andrew Jackson master
plasterer; Walter G. Johnson, real estate
owner; James Johnson, for twenty odd
years lieutenant of police, aged eighty eight;
DR.. J. w. Clarke of the District tax Office,
nearly as old; James A. Conner, retired from
the hack business who is about eighty
eight years of age; Thomas H. Langley,
about the same age. James Mulloy, retired
police sergeant after thirty years service;
Fred Stutz, retired grocer; Jacob Viehmyer,
In the stonecutting business; w. H. Will
Gams, clerk of Georgetown market and
Jas. A Wineberger. All these are over eighty
years of age. Mr.. B. c. Wright an old
employe of the government printing office,
is nearly seventy-five years old, and at the
last meeting set an example by introducing
his son to membership, he having just be-
come qualified Mr.. James t. Boseau. now
over eighty years of age, worked a long
series of years as a foreman in the Wash
ington navy yard. and was one of the early
members of the Washington Light Infantry.
He is proud to relate incidents in his early
life, among them that of the navy yard
workmen taking the corner stone of the
Washington monument from 18th street
near the canal, where its truck had broken
down, to the foundation-two ropes being
attached to the truck and the line headed
by flag and marine field music. Another
member is Capt. F. A. Tucker, now in Rich
mond, Va. He was born in Georgetown in
1915 and was long In business in this city.
In his young days he was the popular COM
mander of the National Blues, prominent as
a singer and the leader of several choirs,
and at the commencement of the war went
south, returning at the close Of hostlities.
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OLDEST INHABITANTS
Unique Organization Formed
Soon After Civil War.
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION.
The Members Call at White House To-
day - Many Old-Timers
on the Roll.
ITS ANNUAL MEETING

According to its established custom the
Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the
District of Columbia hailed each other to-
day with hearty grasp of the hand, &C
companied by wishing happy returns and
many of them" as they assembled in their
room, No. Corcoran building, preparatory
to the meeting for the month. There was as
large gathering Of men whom nature has
adorned with polished poll or silver gray
hair as could be expected at this season of
the year, and it has come to be a custom to
look to the weather TO anticipate the at
tendance at this meeting.
The usual business meeting took place at
10 o'clock, during which Mr.. James A.
Wineburger, the venerable marshal of the
association, read a short history of the or
ganization, after which the members pro-
ceeded in a body to pay their respects to the
President of the United States While there
was a goodly number who shook the hand
OF the President, several who remember the
former experiences of standing out in the
cold awaiting their turn made no attempt
TO enter the mansion. Among those present
some could boast of having grasped the
hand Of all the Presidents from the days of
Van Buren,. with the exception of the elder
Harrison, whose death preceded a New
Year reception
The business Of the association today was
concluded quickly in order that the mem
oers might pay the annual visit to the
White House. The meeting was called to
order by President S. Thomas Brown, who
made an address, in which he extended the
compliments of the season to his associates.
When the roll was called eight names re-
ceived no response. These were the names
OF those members who have passed away
during the year All those who died were
whose hean IN NJ
and usefulness.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
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scape gardeners. They had to adapt their
mans to the economy of the French par
lament, which insisted that not All the
snace couid be given up to merely decora-
tive purposes; that strip 40 meters wide
must be reserved. This disconnected the
landscape gardeners for long time until
thew found way of making the restric-
lion serve their own purposes. The re-
served strip was divided into three strips
The outside one is devoted to "maisons oe
the inner one to private houses, with this
restriction, that each house must have
garden twenty meters deep racing the cen en-.
trail part of the Champ de Mars. Then the
central space is to be given up to q mag
niflcent park in the manner OF an English
garden. M. Bouvard promises that this
york will be the crown Of his administra-
tive career.
In about month the garden Of the
Louvre will be lighted by electricity. The
engineer In charge will dispose OF sixty
arc lamps in a plan that will harmonize
with the general design Of the garden.
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SLAUGHTER OF INNocENTs.
How a Brutal Colombian General Un-
masked tho Enemy's Position.

From the Worlds Work.
Although the Colombians are extremely
brave, their generals care nothing for the
lives Of their men, as the following incident
will show. At the battle Of Palo Negro.
when Generel Tribe Tribe, the liberal lead
err was beaten back in his efforts to reach
Bogota, over 1000 men were left dead upon
the field and many terrible atrocities were
enacted One of the worst was related to
me by government officer, General Trina,
after he returned from the fight
ut was glorious victory and horrible
affair, and we whipped the liberals prop
erly." he told me. ''But one thing hap
pened which has Disguised me with the
whole war. never want to see any fight
ing again.
There was a strong force of liberals am
pushed in thick brushwood on the side of
hill. One Of our generals was ordered to
clear them out, but he could not locate
their exact position. and he knew that to
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by the secretary, Mr.. B. w. Ress. In the
minutes Mr.. Reiss paid touching tribute to
the memory of the late William Boron, who
was one of the most active members OF the
association and who died but a few days
ago.
report was made by the committee
which had charge of the banquet recently
given by the association. The election Of
new members was then taken up.
New Members Admitted.
The following were elected to member
ship: G. W. Donaldson, W. w. Chambers.
w. B. Palmer, Fred Klein and William w.
Wallace The applications were referred
to a committee of three, who reported ia
vorably.
A letter was read from Mr.. William w.
Birth, the Oldest member of the associa-
ton, who was unable to attend the meeting
today. Mr.. Births letter concerned princi-
pally the loss or destruction of series of
daguereotypes that belonged to the organi-
cation. Mr.. Birth referred to the fact that
the broad street running in front of the
White House is enormously called Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The avenue is abruptly cut
off at 18th street.. he sald and does not
begin again until 18th street is reached
He suggested that steps be taken to have
the name of Executive avenue applied to
this broad thoroughfare. The matter was
referred to a special committee.
ing dues the official program of the events
at the White House today was placed be-
fore the meeting
Mr.. Wineberger's Paper.
Mr.. James A Wineberger read a short
history Of the association, which was. in
part, as follows:
col. John S. Williams. author of book
called 1.-The Battle OF Bladensburg," was
appointed chairman of the first meeting
of this association, and John F. Callan
was appointed secretary. The meeting ad-
journed to meet at the aldermans room
city hall. December I, 1865 which is the
date of our constitution then reported and
adopted. Mr.. B. o. Tayloe, son of Col.
John Tayloe Of Virginia, was elected it's
first president.
In the list of persons proposed at this
meeting for membership were: w. H.
Lowry, Lemuel Williams, Charles Vincent,
Fitzhugh Coyle and James Laurenson, cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun. He read
some of the names of the old folks as fol-
lows: John N. Ford. born in this city jan
uary l. 1902; B. o. Tayloe, our first presi-
dent, was born at Annapolis 1901, and died
at Troy, N. Y; N. Callan, born in this city
1905: John F. Callan, born in this city 1910;
Richard Wallach born in this city 1916; j.
NJ. Young. born In this city 1907; Randolph
Coyle born in this city 1872; Peter M.
Pearson, born in this city 1900; David Hep
burn, born on Analostan Island (Mason)
1922: Geo. A. Bohrer. born in Georgetown
1919; John n. Lovejoy, born in Georgetown
179S: DIR. w. N. Waters. born In this city
1905; ]. G. Bruff. born in this city in the
six buildings between 21st and 22d streets,
in 1905; Samuel Stettineons, born in this
city 1903"
Mr. James Johnson then presented to the
associate collection of newspaper clip
pings relating to events in the history of
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BON r1ARCF1E, 314=32O 9th ST.
advance blindly upon them woult

advance blindly upon them would mean the
loss of a great many of his men.
What do you think he did? Among HIS
troops there were about forty little boys
from ten to fourteen years old He picked
them out and told them to march across
the exposed ground toward the enemy.
They had never faced death before, and
were proud to march ahead Of the rest.
Before they had gone far thousands of
rifiemen opened fire on Them and every one
of the forty was killed. Then, the enemy
having unmasked their position. our gen.
eral easily drove them away. A pit was
dug after the battle, and the corpses of the
forty boys all thrown into it together"
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The will Of the late Washington Corning
ton of Peoria, ILL.,, leaves his entire estate.
valued at $3.50 600, for the founding of an
educational institution at Peoria, to be
known as Corrington Institute and Univer-
sity. His estate is to be managed by truss
tees until it reaches 81, 500, GOO, when work.
Is to begin.
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Brown-'T feel sorry for Smith. His
friend Jones broke up his happy home"
Green-"Did he elope with Smiths wife?"
Brown-"No; with his cook. "-Chicago
News.
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a auaranteed Cure for piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles,
Your druggist will refund money II PAz0 OHM
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The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
w LIVES AXE LOST.
Disastrous Fire in Center OF Min.
neapolis-Loss S3, 600, 900.

neapOIIs-LOSS
Two men known to be killed and two
missing and 100000 worth Of proper.
ty destroyed, is the result of a c6nflagra.
ton, the worst in the history Of Mime.
Tuesday night and at 2 o'clock W.ednes
day morning was still burning, but par
italy under control, as the fremen seem
to have the flames confined to three burn.
ing buildings, two of which are Quilted,
and the third, the Powers department
store, the largest in the city, damaged
by water and fire to the extent of one %
two million dollars.
The known dead are Gustave Miller
salvage corps; - Buckley, salvage
corps.
The missing are John Fellows, hose
company No. IS; George Sincoe, hos,
company No. Is.
Leon Kirkhoff, hose company No. Is
was badly burned.
Because of the dense smoke it was al
most impossibleito get across to the burn
ing buildings, the heat being so intels'
despite the zero weather prevailing. Th,
fire, it seems, burned itself out, as thu
tiremen placed all their efforts on tn.
surrounding and adjoining property.
which was III great danger.
Without doubt the confagration is the
most disastrous which has ever visited
the city, through the loss of life and
property, striking the richest and larg
est firms of the city. All business was
suspended in Newspaper row when il
seemed that the entire block would be
consumed, but when the fire had been
placed partially under control work was
resumed and the papers appeared as
usual.
The fire broke cut in the Photographic
supply house of o. II. Peck, on Fifth
Street, south, at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night, spread to adjoining buildings and
caused a loss roughly estimated at 3d..
000,0 600.
For a time the best part of the retail
district of the city was threatened and
the hremen seemed powerless to stay tho
onrush Of the flames, which were driven
by a high wind from the north. By al.
lowing the buildings already on fire to
burn themselves out and combining Their
efforts to adjacent buildings, however,
the firemen had the confagration well
under control at . o'clock Wednesday
morning.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
HISS MRS
Cleveland Crowds Hoot, Jeer and
Taunt Her.

Five times indicted by the United
States grand jury at the exact minute
that her train rolled into the station,
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick went home to
Cleveland, o., Wednesday afternoon.
She was greeted with jeers, boots and
Kisses by the crowds that gathered in the
depot when her train arrived, and howled
at by hundreds gathered in front Of the
federal building. The last sound that
reached her from the outside world as
she passed into the stuffy, ill-smelling
Office of Sheriff Barry in the county Jail
was the boots of derision from the peo-
pie massed in front of the doorways.
She made no attempt TO give bail, and
after a brief stop in the office of the clerk
of the United States court was taken
to Jail. She is held in cell IA, in the wo-
mans department of the Jail, and her
p%alatial residence in Euclid Avenue, of
which the furnishings alone are valued at
100000, is occupied by her maid. Her
courage held to the last, but her body
failed her, and when she had mounted
the three flights Of stairs leading to the
tier of cells where she is to remain she
collapsed utterly and fell in a lead faint.
But for the aid of Deputy United States
Marshals Kumb and Kelker, who held
her up and almost carried her along as
she mounted the stairs, she never would
have been able to reach her cell. Breath
less, pale and staggering, she was barely
able to reach her chair as the steel door
of the woman's corridor swung open to
receive her. She sank into a chair, her
head fell backward, and but for the mar
shals she would have rolled to the floor.
Water was quickly brought to her and
in a few seconds she revived and was
again a woman of business.
Her first request was that her lawyer,
Sheldon o. Kerrusch, be sent for. and
she was soon engaged in a conference
with him concerning her defense.
There is small chance that she will be
able to leave the Jail before her trial.
There are now seven indictments against
her, five additional charges having been
laid against her in the federal court on
Wednesday. 1t would require security to
the amount OF at least $100,0 600 to give
her freedom, and there is nobody in
Cleveland who will furnish that amount.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
DENSED FORM.
Result OF Official COunt-lnteres'-
ing Facts Deduced-Hand County
Gave Largest Vote for Peoples
PART and Lawrence for Socialists

The official count on the state ucket'
which has Just been completed at PIERRE
shows the total vote of all candidates Tor
governor was: Elrod, 6S,561; Crlll, "a
772; Knowles, 3,02S; Warne, lila; Ed-
gar. 2,916. The Socialists did not make
as strong a showing as was expected,
barely leading the Prohibitionists. with
the PEOPLES ticket last. Hand County
gave the highest vote for the feople "
ticket. the only county to give that TICK
ct over 100. Lawrence gave the heaVlest
Socialist vote, with Minnehaha ana
Brown showing a following for that par
ty. The home vote for Grill, the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, in Union
County. was nearly 800 ahead Of the
rest of the Democratic ticket.
The vote on the other state officials,
the Republicans being given first, was:
Lieutenant Govarnor-McDougall, GS,-
$40; Rowe, 23,7S4.
Secretary-Wipf, 6S,S94; Wade, 3D.
7S4.
Treasurer-Collins, 69,3S7; Mcclure,
3,716.
Auditor-Halladay, 69,0G4; Bennett,
1885.
Attorney General-Hall, 69,529; Fiske,
23,29S.
Superintendent of Instruction-Nash,
69,1S0; Meade, 23,775.
Commissioner of School and Public
Lands-Bach, 6S,906; Peever, 23,526.
Railroad Commissioner-Smith, S.
S91; Abt, 23,665.
Supreme Judges-CorsOn, IO,OlO;
Wood. 23,421. Haney, G9,S25: Cherry,
23.29S. Fuller, 1866; no opponent.
Circuit Judges-First circuit. +. &.
Smith, 12,2S1; no opposition. Second
circuit. j. w. Jones, 12,995; no opposi-
ton. Third circuit. George II. Marquis,
6,51S; ]. b. Hanten, 3,453. Fourth cir
cult. Frank g. Smith, G,1GI; ii. }.
Moore, 3,129. Fifth circuit. James ii.
Mccoy, 9,613; no opposition. Sixth cir
cult, Lyman T. Boucher, I,244; no oppo-
sition. Seventh circuit, s. e. Wilson,
1861; Levi McGee. 1913; this is the only
circuit in which a Democrat was elected.
Eighth circuit, William q. Rice, 5,421;
e. A. FRANKIE, 1,163; Ninth circuit, Chas.
s. Whiting, $685.; no opposition.
The vote on the capital removal ques-
ton was: Pierre, 5S,617; Mitchell, A.
155. .....
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
QUARTER OF A MILLION SHORT
A Missing Indiana Treasurer in a
Big Defaulter.

Elder Frank Obenchain, treasurer Of
Cass County, Ind, has been declared a
defaulter. His thirty-six bondsmen nave
assumed charge of the office and placed
one of their number, Joseph Guthrie, in
charge Of the books and funds. 1t is said
his defalcation may amount to $250,000.
Obenchain himself has disappeared.
He was at first thought to be in Chicago
and his relatives went to the home Of
Frank Rimpler, a Chicago musician, in
the hope that Miss Tillie Rimpler, of Lo-
gansport, Ind, who was visiting her
brother, could throw some light OH Oben.
chains absence and his financial entan-
clements. Miss Rimpler convinced them
she knew nothing. She has returned to
Logansport to clear herself of suspicion.
She had left Logansport a week ago,
having been employed in the treasurer's
office.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
FIVE OTHERS WE'RE INJURED AT
CHARLESTON. w. VA.
Suspension Bridge Gives Way
Passengers Precipitated Into II
Icy Waters of the Elk River
Bridge Was an Old Structure.

A Charleston, w. Va, dispatch says:
killed and FIVE others seriously injured
by the collapse OF the suspension bridge
across the Elk River, which connects
East and West Charleston.
At the time the bridge went down
there were six teams and six children
on their way to school and a number of
other pedestrians on the structure. The
bridge went down without warning, but
a number of those who were near the
ends Of the structure managed to reach
land.
Those who went down with the wreck
age fell a distance Of forty feet into the
ice covered waters Of the Elk River. The
depth of the river at this point Is vari-
ously estimated at from ten to twenty
feet, and when the iron II lumber
wreckage struck the ice it broke into
fragments and those killed and several
OF the injured were thrown into the wa
ter or swept under the ice farther down
the stream.
The news of the accident caused great
excitement, and crowds gathered on both
banks OF the river.
The steamer Baxter broke the ice to
allow small boats to reach the scene,
and the rescue work began Immediately.
The injured were first assisted to the
shore, and later a search was made of
the river for dead bodies. The bodies
of Mamie Higginbotham, Ollie Gibbs and
Annie Humphreys were taken out and
the search continued until nightfall, but
no others were found.
The accident was caused by two ca
bles on the north side slipping from their
moorings. When that side dropped an
other cable on the other side snapped,
the floor tilted and turned completely
over.
The news of the accident spread rapid
ly and the banks were soon lined with
frantic people, who feared friends or rel
atives had gone down with the bridge to
their deaths.
The work OF rescue was pushed vigor-
ously. United States engineers being
appealed to for help, while river men
were among the earliest helpers.
During the civil war the cable of this
bridge was cut by Gen. Wise when he
evacuated Charleston, the bridge at the
same time being partly burned. The
same cable was afterward spliced, and
has been in use ever since.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
RICH MAN SUICIDES.
James Lund, Prominent Sioux Falls
Citizen, Strangles Himself

At Flint, Mich, James L. Lund, a
prominent resident of Sioux Falls, o
mitted suicide uin a sanitarium Satur-
day in a peculiar ann He made a
loop of a large handkerchief and placed
a knot in it, slipping the handkerchief
over his head. A folded newspaper was
struck through the loop and twisted until
the man strangled himself. He was %
years old and had been a patient at the
sanitarium a number of months.
He was a large property owner, his
holdings consisting of real estate and
business and residence property in Sioux
Falls and farm land in Minnehaha Coun-
ty. For about three years Mr.. Lund had
not been himself, having been afflicted
with au incurable mental disease. Prob
ably realizing his condition and aware
that he would never fully recover, he de.
cided to take his own life.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
EMPLOYMENT FOR CONVlCTS
South Dakota bOard Favor Plan
for a Shirt and overall Factory.

Members of the state board of charities
and corrections, who recently held a reg
ular meeting in Sioux Falls, have taken
up the matter of providing more employ
ment for the prisoners in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary. Two plans to provide
work nave been suggested. One is to in
stall a binding Irvine plant in the peni-
Tertiary, and the other is to install a fac
tory for the manufacture of shirts and
overalls.
1t was learned from one of the men,
bers of the board that a majority of the
members of that body favors the plan for
a shirt and overall factory. AT the forth
coming session of the state Legislature
this matter will be brought up and it is
likely a bill will be passed authorizing
the establishment of some sort Of a fac
tory which will occupy a portion of the
time of the prisoners at least.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-12-21
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR,
New York Murderer Put to Death
at Auburn N. Y.

Nelson Boggiano, aged "a, was put to
death in an electric chair at Auburn, n.
Y, prison Tuesday for the murder OF
Henry Bender, at Buffalo, in June, 1908.
Boggiano, who was an Italian, was in.
fatuated with Bepder's wife and deter.
mined to get rid of her husband. While
his victim slept, Boggiano crept into the
house, fired two shots at him and slashed
his throat until he had nearly decapita.
ed him. Bender's wife gave the alarm,
which led to the murderer's arrest.
.Boggiano was an electrician, and had
said he had no fear of death in the chair
because he knew it would not hurt. He
had also said that he and the public ex-
e%cutioner belonged to the same union and
that he vas willing to help out a brother
unionist.