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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
SUES FOR $4,000.
Administrative Of Author Sullivan's
Estate Wants Damages.

AS the outcome of the drowning of little
Arthur j. Sullivan In pond near the in
tersection of 9th and w streets the Sth OF
last month proceedings at law to recover
damages in the sum G. $4,000 were insti-
tuted today against virginia c. Huidekoper
and the District of Columbia Monte l..
Sullivan administrative of the estate Of
Arthur ]. Sullivan. is the plaintiff.
The court is informed that Virginia G.
part of Burleith addition to West Wash
ington. on which the pond formed, and
which she allowed to remain unprotect-
ed Further the plaintiff says. it was the
duty of the District OF Columbia, in main
tanning and constructing the streets OF the
city, not to allow to be caused upon or ad-
jacent to the streets any dangerous pit or
pond, or to allow tie same to remain I'M
protected or unguarded.
Arthur Sullivan, it is explained. living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
LICENSE FINALLY GRANTED.
Park Hotel Wins in Spite of Anti
Saloon League.

The District excise board. after an ex-
tended hearing of the case, this morning
granted to Frank Enders, proprietor of the
Park Hotel, at 1015-17 l street northwest,
a license to maintain a bar room in the ho-
tel. The hosiery has just recently been
established on / street, and the Anti-Saloon
League and number of residents and
property owners in the vicinity objected to
the granting of the bar room license.
Attorney \. E. Shoemaker, for the Anti
Saloon League and DIRECTORS, argued that
the license should not be granted because
of the location of private school within
400 feet of the proposed bar room. He also
questioned the eligibility of some of the
signers on Mr.. Ender's petition.
The excise board, however. concluded that
the reasons advanced against the applica-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
Must Buy Land.

Navy Yard bridge Will also render avail
able for park or other purposes ABOUT 4oo
acres of desirable land
Must Buy Land.
"A small amount of land located pelo"
the Navy Yard bridge is required for the
Improvement. Although several govern
ment reservations front on the river the
greater part Of the shore Is owned py pr
vate parties. 1t is especially desiraoie thh'
such land as is required for the improve
ment be acquired and that all matters as
to riparian rights and ownership OF the re-
claimed land be settled by the condemna-
ton and purchase of a strip of land ada
cent to the shore. or otherwise, pelore Ine
fats at these localities are reclaimed. ! nc
land to be acquired is believed to be or put
insignificant value at the present time AS
DELAYS in proceedings Of this character are
of frequent occurrence, ana as ueiay
would result in seriously hanperlng inc
work of improvement, attention is thus
early invited to this subject and prompt
action by Congress is suggested. 1t is pro-
posed for the present TO deposit material
only in front of government property,
where legal complicatio cannot arise, put
all of these areas will soon become filled.
For the successful and economical
prosecution of this work large and contnu-
Gus appropriations should be made, as was
clearly stated In presenting the original
estimates for this work. The estimated
unit price for dredging, which Is CONSIDER
ably lower than the prices which nave usu-
aIly been paid for such work on the Poto-
mac is based upon this assumption, ana
If the appropriation should be small ana
made at irregular intervals the actual cost
of the work would exceed the estimated
cost The sum of $500 $50 can be prohtdply
extended during the fiscal year ending June
20 1906. in dredging and properly deposit
ing the dredged material The amount 'es-
timated) required for completion or the ex-
listing project is 81 06I ,O6l.94
Referring to Potomac Park the report
says, in part:
Potomac Park.
This extensive tract, amounting to e21
acres of land and us acres of inclosed
water area, is capable of being transform
ed into one of the finest parks In the coun-
try. While IL Is necessary that the greater
part of this area be, for the present, re-
served for the deposit of material dredSed
from the river channel, II sufficient funds
were appropriated certain portions or the
same could be soon filled to their final
height and covered with a rich alluvial soil
by dredging. and thereafter devoted ex
clusively to park purposes. During the
past fiscal year about ZOO cubic yards OF
good earth free from Objectionable matter,
were dumped upon Potomac Park, at local.
tiles remote from the river (where deposit
by dredging is most expensive), and grad
ed by private parties, under permit. Tree
of cost to the United States. The reports
for several years past have called atten-
ton to the fact that about $1,000 Is required
per annum for maintenance and preserva-
ton OF the reservation. inlet gates, sea
wall and training dixie, for clearing weeds
and underbrush, etc, and the need or
proper police supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
LILLER IS HEARD FROM.
Rumor Says He is to Start Another
Veteran ORGANIZATION.

Information has been received at the Dis
trict headquarters of the United Spanish
War Veterans that William Christopher
Liller Is again in the field attempting to
organize a national association of soldiers
OF the war with Spain and the instruction
In the Philippines. The proposed organiza-
ton has been named THE United States
Volunteer Association" with headquarters
in New York city.
One of the iron-clad laws of the society
Is that no negro soldiers or sailors will be
admitted to membership. Only white SOL
olefs' sailors and marines, regulars vol
unteers are eligible. Liller who is ma
uonaI secretary, says that quality not
quantity will be a feature of the member
ship, and that the association will be Ia
select institution with beneficial attach
ments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
Sent to Jail for Whipping Wife.

A dispatch from Derby, Conn, SAYS:
Because he found his house full of flies
when he returned from work Tofel M.
Marchak, Pole, logged his wife with a
three-stranded whip Wednesday. Judge
Clark gave Marchak the maximum sentence
Of six months in Jail and fine of 500, say
ing he was sorry Connecticut did not have a
law providing a public whipping as a pen
atty for wife-beating. The whip, which
consisted of three separate cords thirty
nine inches long, with handle eighteen
inches long. was exhibited in court. There
were more than twenty stripes across the
woman's back. The prisoner said in court
that he had made the whip expressly to
beat his wife because she did not mind
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22

NAVY Yard bridge will also render avail
able for park or other purposes about 4oo
acres of desirable land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22

w streets, and being a child of tender
years and incapable o. exercising ordinary
care and prudence, in company with other
young children, was attracted to the pond
the Sth of June, ard while playing about
the same fell or went in and was drowned.
Attorneys Leckie & Fulton and Joseph W.
Cox represent the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22

board He said that 1t is the business OF
the police department to proceed in the
the law. a.
At the Police Court 1t was stated that no
warrant has been issued against the club.
and it is not known as yet whether any
further action will be taken in the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22
Death of a War Veterans Widow.

dispatch from Cumberland, Nd, last
night says: Mrs Mary Shumate. widow of
Dr. Shumate was found dead in her home
near Green Spring, twelve miles below here,
early this morning. She was aged seventy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22

The charge of grand larceny which had
been entered against Robert Fitzsmmons,
the pugilist, on the allegation that he had
carried OFF a lion cub from one of the Coney
Island animal shows, was dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-22

ton were not sufficient to warrant a re-
fusal of the license when all the rules of
the board have been complied with, and the
members of the board unanimously voted
to grant the application.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
Money Well Inve,.o,

Thirteen Of December. 100, o.,
honest laboring men and W.
Eureka, CAL. organized the CoIs o.
Cooperative Medical companr O'na
talized at s1,OOO,OOO, fifty ,ho 'api'
shares at $40 each; all are o. C"Sant
hold but one share. Purposes ., "a,
company: To maintain ofsoo. 'ns
pitfalls and sanitariums, employ nus
sicians to treat, cure and kso. pny'
members and little ones We'll, - 'nei'
tain laboratories, stores and dano mann
manufacture, advertise and sell - 70
cine. Dividends have averaged wi
50 month from sales of "On 80 o'e'
and sweet Spirits of Eden inerne wen
sive cures for rheumatism It,
stomach and nervous troubles. so,,
best druggists; the company h.. y!
nearly 1000 members; Shares bara INV
vanced to sS5 and will rise again sa az
On payment of one dollar dow, w
one dollar for "a consecutive Wool. '
company will issue one paid-pn o..
Inclose full name, nationality 49,,
place, age, height, with price Of o..
to DR.. J. L. kELLETT, Pres an, c
Mgr, 457 9Th ST, Oakland. Cal 'ea
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
CUPID CONFUSED BY DOORS
MINNEAPOLIS BRIDE WAITS AT
ONE, WITH GROOM AT THE
OTHER.
Detectives Finally Caught the Groom
to-Be and Witnessed the Mar
rage Ceremony.

| MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Oct. 24.-TOO
nearly prevented the marriage of Cor
| nelia Harper and Charles w. Baker,
two leaders in colored society," this
morning. and had it not been for the
! fathfulness of the bride ELECT, they
might have been parted forever.
When the young man left his sweet
heart last night he arranged to meet
her in the entrance of the courthouse
! this morning, but forgot to say which
entrance. The meeting was set for o.
clock
Not desiring to keep her lover wait
ing, Miss Harper, attired in white
duck suit, with hat and slippers to
match, came in at the city hall en-
trance an hour before the appointed
time. She paced up and down the cor
ridors in front of police headquarters to
while away the time. At last, 9 o'clock
came, but no bridegroom. Soon the
woman became nervous: her steps
were quicker and her glances at the
door more frequent. Another hour
rolled by filed with anguish for the
maid. and still she said nothing but
kept her vigil. Finally the tears began
to come and she ventured to ask the
police officers at headquarters if there
had been any accidents She frightened
somewhat when they answered in the
negative. All this time the much
wanted bridegroom was at the Fourth
street entrance acting in similar
manner and wondered if he had been
deserted at the altar H thought of 60
ing to the other entrance and so Gid
come at the wrong moment and cause
more trouble
Shortly before II o'clock the girl
opened up her heart and told the de-
tectives her predicament. In few mo-
ments the whole force had broken into
the preliminary ceremonies and We're
looking for the man. He was found
sticking to his post, and after bash
tul greeting took Cornela to Judge
Brooks courtroom. where the cere-
mony made amends for the hours of
worry.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
TripIets are Born In a Poor Home.

NEW YORK. Oct. 24.-Three strong
and healthy children, only a few hours
old, slept peacefully on a squalid bed
today. f'E their side lay their mother,
necessarily moaning: oh, what can
We DO nov? Has the Lord no mercy?''
The home INTO which the three I'M
welcome little strangers came probably
is more poverty-stricken than any
other in the whole city. The father of
the triplets eighteen months ago was
stricken with Bright's disease. Up to d
few months ago the mother went out
washing and earned $3.50 week In
two wretched rooms in a rear tene-
ment they made their home with their
young children and this trifling sum
kept them alive. But with the stork
lowering over the home-one stork. it
was imagined, and not a flock of them
the woman could not longer work
Today they We're penniless and there
was not scrap of food in the place
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
Twin Babies Figure In Poison Mystery.

:
NEW YORK. oct. 24-Not for a mo-
ment of the day now does Mrs. Leopold
Paster lose sight of her little twin
daughters, Beatrice and Cecilia. Mrs
Faster and her friends are convinced
that an attempt was made to poison
the girls with candy and they fear it
VIII be repeated.
Cecilia and Beatrice. years old,
were playing on the street. Persons
living nearby saw a Well dressed man,
whom they did not know, pat the chill
lrenS heads. He took from his pocket
a paper bag. the twins helped them
selves freely to candy. The stranger
then walked on. In Il few minutes they
were taken violently i'll and. crying
with pain, toddled home. Doctors were
called and it was many hours before
they We're Out of danger. The doctors
diagnosed the attack as ptOmaine pOis-
Oning.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24

selves on the side of the railroad forces.
In short the lines We're drawn in the
second contest exactly where they We're
in the first, between the supporters of
Mr.. Black and those of Mr. Mead in the
spring contest. For proof of this there
is the statement of the railroad owned
Reveille published September %.
In the senatorial nomination from
the country district the lines are
drawn on the Mead-Black contest of
the last summer. T. AZ Hunter of
Blaine was linked with Mr.. Fairchild
Merrill was out for Mr.. Blacks can
didacy.
In the legislative district convention
in the country district referred to the
Merrill commission faction elected a
majority of the delegates and organized
the convention. but their majority was
overthrown by coercion, duress and
norty prevailed. Mr. Merrill was de-
feated and Mr.. Hunter was nominated.
trolled by the Mead Hunter railroad
forces was framed up SO as to absolute
ly prevent the reading or consideration
of this resolution offered by State
Senator W. r. Moultray, a leader of
the commission forces:
I'VE favor the creation of a regula-
tive railroad commission with power to
to correct such other abuses as are
found to exist
The railroad commission men. feel
ing aggrieved at having their MAORI
ty in the district convention over-rid
den, brought out their Legislative can
didates as independentents and Mr..
Merrill, in announcing his candidacy
proclaimed the platform on which. they
were running. He said:
If elected to the state senate l
shall work and vote for a regulative
railroad commission bill as means of
removing from our politics one of the
most corrupting influences surround
ing it. that of the salaried railroad lob
by
After this independent ticket had
been nominated and this issue raised
the democrats of the district Endorsed
the commission republican ticket, but
the sponsors of Mr.. Mead, including
the railroad attorneys and leaders who
secured his nomination at Tacoma,
and Harry Fairchild. his personal rep
resentative on the republican state
central committee. continued to give
their most ardent support to the rail-
road ticket.
The logic of all of these facts points
Enthusiastically to the conclusion that
the whole trend of MIR. Meads political
conduct is one of subserviency to rail-
road influences. and in all of his pub
lie speeches there is no word. or SEN
tence to dsaprove this theory. In none
of his speeches has he declared for any
form of regulatiVe railroad legislation,
in none of them has he said single
word in criticism of his good friends
who make up the personnel of the SAL
aried railroad lobby.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
SideIiahts On the War.

ST. PETERSBURG, oct. PA re-
turned officer tells the following grue
some story of the fighting on the re-
treat to Mukden. The Japanese con-
tinually tricked our men during night
fighting by shouting in Russian, which
scores OF them seem to know During
the confused fighting which took place
on our retreat, we fired Il volley into a
brown mass Of men, to be met with the
appalling answer. Ne strelaite. muf
our soldiers ceased firing, and were
Immediately met by a VOlley which
knocked a dozen men over. Our men
were furious enough to butcher their
own parents. They surrounded the
Japanese. and slaughtered every one
of them. giving no quarter. The next
night a similar incident occurred. But
hearing the treacherous words, I'VE
are RUSSIANS our men refused to
cease firing. Luckily their shooting was
bad, for the 'Japs,' instead of shooting
back groaned and sWore in unmistak-
ably genuine Russian, When we got
over to them we found that we had
! been firing on our own men, A num-
! Der were severely wounded.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
Thrice Bride at II; Mother Before IS.

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct 24-Ellen
C. Robbins, II years old. holds the
marrying record for her age in this
state. Under a license issued she was
married to John G. Miner, a farmer.
1t was her third trip to the hymeneal
altar.
Ellen was married at IA years of
age, and was a mother before her 18th
birthday. She believed that Henry c.
Robbins, her first husband, was killed
on the third rail of the electric road
near New Britain. Thereupon, after
some brief delays, she was married to
John q. Miner.
Robbins returned not long after the
ceremony and had the girl indicted for
bigamy, but it is understood that the
district attorney will not push the
case.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
Opposed to the Commission Plank

That delegation to the convention
standing had with the railroad lead
ers that it was to vote against the
proposed railroad commission plank.
The commission forces in that con-
vention introduced the same resolu-
ton that was adopted by the con-
vention of two years before. At the
time is came up for consideration Nc
Bride had been eliminated and Mr.
Mead's nomination agreed upon. The
commission law, if passed by the re-
! publican party, would have provided
| for a commission to be appointed by
! that condition. Ny. Mead's delegation
of railroad workers worked and voted
as a unit against it and it was de-
! feated for the want of the vote from
I Whatcom county. Had the delega-
| ton of the gubernatOrial candidate of
the party voted for the resolution,
other railroad counties would have
done so in sufficient numbers to have
passed the resolution and saved the
party from the disgrace which has
! since come upon it.
Sponsors Oppose Commission.
Again. after the state convention
had been held, the contest in the re-
publican party in Whatcom county re-
verified to the railroad commission is
sue and all of Mr. Meads principal po-
litical friends. supporters and spOn-
sors. the men who had secured him the
endorsement of the county as con-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
II Men and IL Girls to Remain SnqIe

NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Twelve young
men and twelve young women of Bay
Ridge have entered into a celibate pact
A club was formed day or two ago at
the Borough park clubhouse. They
agree not to marry or to be given in
marriage, and all love is barred. The
James O'Connell. schoolteacher. 1t
is the leading principle of the celibates
pendence and ambition, and that it is
deadly to strong and enduring friend
ships. All members of the club are
members of old Bay Ridge families.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
MAIDS RECORD PROVES WHERE
HE STANDS ON COMMITS
SION QUESTION:.
Has Worked Hand in Hand With
Forces That Have Been Controlled
by Railroads.
SEATTLE, Wash. oct. "A tSpeclaD

SEATTLE, Wash. oct. "a (SpeciaD
Through and complete search OF the
public political record of Albert r.
Mead, the railroad candidate for gov
ernor, fails to show a single occasion
on which he has acted or voted with
the railroad commission forces. Quite
the contrary there has never been
time in his political life when the is
sue was raised between the railroads
and those seeking to regulate the rail
roads when Mr. Mead has not acted
and voted with railroad forces.
The first serious contest ever Waged
in Whatcom county between the rail-
road forces and the commission forces
was that of 1902. In that contest Mr..
Mead was arrayed so securely on the
side of the railroad forces that the
leaders of these forces, after they had
secured control of the republican cOun-
ty convention, selected him as the
chairman of that body. In that capacity
Mr.. Mead appointed all of the commit
fees, For the chairman of the commit
tee on platform he selected c. w How
ard, attorney for the Great Northern
and r. b. K b. c. railroads. The plat
form reported by the committee and
adopted by the convention contained
this declaration on the subject of a
railroad commissions:
.-rba ,,o,,,bIicans of I,-batcor, co,,,-
~ danracata any, ,oitation or Iagisla-
,io,, that may, ta,.1 n ra,ard ~. an,-
barrass the comn}etion Of the ~ p G.
p g, railroad now, in active course of
construction ond to that ana uo ara
on,osaa 70 +bo ,,,se,ra of ai+bo,. 49,,
elective mr. an annointiva railv,v con,-
mission hin"
In tho ra,,uhIicao state o6.,,.a,,,io,,
annointad tho co,,,n,ittaa 70 calact dol
eo,tas to tho erata co,,vantio,, ,rba
n,rnose Of ba,.ino tho dalao,tion 60
Iected NV > committees nc ad,oittad on
the floor of the con,-aptio,, ,,.ac to Cr,+
out all railroad conn,iecion man Tho
committees eoIactad . daIao,tio, of
which Mr. Mead was =, r,an7har
In the ,enubIican ctatat conva,+,o,,
of 1902 tho oraat ,ontast ,,,os b,,,.,.,,
the railroad anu tho raiIroaa. Commits
sion forces Tho railroad fo,cas ,,.oro
marshaIled for the battle under the
leadership of such we'll known railroad
attorneys as Will II. Thompson, sam
uel II, Piles, f. H. Guie, Frank Fl.
BfoWheIl ana {. w. Howard. y vote
was taken III the convention and Mr..
Mead and the entire Whatcom county
delegation winch he had virtually APP
pointed voted as unit against this
commission plank:
we are in favor of the passage of a
law by the next legislature establish
ing a railroad commission of three
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-24
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative BrOmO Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 2oc.