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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
MORTALITY OF VETERANS.
Statistics Contained in a Pension Of.
flee Statement.

Soldiers of 1.-The disappearing army" as
the old veterans of the civil war have been
termed are dying at the rate of 100 every
day, from sunrise to sunrise. This pathetic
showing is made by the quarterly state
ment of the pension bureau, which was
given out by Commissioner Ware today
This report shows also that during the
quarter ended September 30, 1904, the pen
sion bureau had on hand 2S5. .523 unsettled
claims of all classes. Since July 1. 1904,
new applications were received as follows:
In July, 16,O04; in August, p COS; in Sep
tember 17.907 The total number Of new
claims received in the three months was
54;s2o. or at the rate of over 100000 year.
1t was stated that Notwithstanding the
fact that nearly $1,000 new claims had been
filed, the number of unsettled claims on
hand October l was 287 ,934, showing re-
duction of $4,000 since the beginning of the
last quarter.
the old soldiers of the war from 1861 to
1866 has resulted it was stated today in
the filing of many widows and minor chill
drens claims There are also large num-
Der being filed under the famous Order 7S''
and for increases 1t is estimated that an
average of 200 new claims are filed every
working day.
The mortality among soldier pensioners
of all wars and classes last year was 31.72S
deaths. of which 30071 were volunteer SOL
diers in the civil war.
Commissioner Ware estimates that there
are from 10000 to 10000 soldiers Of the
civil war who are not on the pension rolls.
These he has designated as 'the unknown
army It is said fully 5000 civil we- vet
Grams tpensioners and nOn-pensioners) died
last year.. This. the pension bureau on
cials say, emphasizes the name sdisap-
pearing army" which has been given to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
DENIED USE OF THE MAILS
Fraud Order Against Thomas A. Edi-
son, jr., Chemical COMPANY.

SoA, JA., SuGm1Cal COmDanV.
The Thomas A Edison, tr.. Chemical
Company, its officers and agents as such,
and Thomas A. Edison. jr., eldest son CT
the famous inventor. have had fraud orders
Issued against them by the Post Office De-
partment. The offices Of this company are
at IA and 1G Stone street. New York. and
the onense of which the Office of the as
slstant attorney general for the Post Office
Department complains to the extent Of
barring the parties from the use of the
mails is the sale and offering for sale of
device known as "The Magno-Electric
Vitalizer.''
A hearing in this case was had Septer1-
ber q. at which it seems the attorneys for
the company failed to convince the office
that the device was operative and the bus-
ness legitimate. A letter was sent to MI.
Edison by F. /. Allen, commissioner of pa t.
ents, year or more ago. in which he refer
red the recipient to the decision of George
u. Seely. an examiner in the patent office,
In letter to Mr.. Edison. This letter wes
dated February 2, 1903, and was as follows:
IF this device is correctly described the
so-called battery appears to be imperative.
It consists of two plates of copper with IN
terposed acidulated blotting paper. With
this arrangement where is there any ba t.
terry cell? The plates are of opposite polar
tty to copper and are metallically connect
ed to one of the copper plates. but there is
nowhere any relation of copper and zinc
such as required for battery CELL
suggestion was then made that oltera-
tions be made. and this was evidently DONE
for Mr.. Edison received another opinion
from the patent Office dated February l,
1904. in which the device was found to be
still imperative, and the claims rejected
on that ground"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
HEARST TO DEMOCRATS.
Sends a Significant Letter to Young
Mems Club,

NEW YORK, October 4.-Wiliam R.n-
dolph Hearst president of the National AS
sociation OF Democratic Clubs, has issued
an address to that association urging nnon
its members Special activity and untirinp
energy from now until the closing of the
polls e
Mr. Hearst said in part: .T hone tba+
every official and every Individual mem
Der OF every club in our assocfa tion
will do all that he can-and more
than ever before-to promote and ex-
pound the interests and the beliefs of gem
uine Jeffersonian democracy.
4 have offered my services and those of
my newspapers to the managers of the
democracy, and insofars as 1 have felt JUS
titled as your president IN SO doing, 1 have
offered the much greater. influence. of the
national association of democratic clubs.
pledging the honest cooperation of all the
members to further effbrt on the lines of
that genuine democracy in which a ma
1ority OF the American people believe.
I'VE democrats holdynow. as we did 100
years ago. the old doctrine OF equal rights
for all and special privileges for none; while
Mr.. Roosevelts. party and Mr.. Roosevelt,
with every appointment in Shis gift bestowed
upon some trust puppet, hold to the doc
trine Of special fayors for those who can
and will pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
BUNAU-VARILLA'S STATEMENT.
Former Minister to Panama Replies to
DR.. Morales.

PARIS October IN Bunau-Varilla,
former minister of Panama to the United
Sites. was asked today concerning the
statement made by DR.. Morales, former
minister of state of Panama, in New York,
Sunday, charging M. Bunau-Varilla with
having negotiated the Panama canal treaty
contrary to the instructions of the Pana-
ma government, said:
Il declare positively that his assertions
are imaginary in SO far as they regard me,
personally.
First deny that any one can show
that l received by cable or by letter before
the signature of the Hay Bunau-Varilla
treaty any instructions limiting the abso-
Lutte powers of negotiation and signature
with which was clothed.
"Second-I defy any one to show that 1
was advised that the Boyd commission was
coming otherwise than to avoid consulta-
ton at a distance if I considered it neces-
sary. l signed the treaty before the ar
rival of the commission because l found
nothing requiring consultation. / had the
right and 1t was my duty to do this
Inquiry at the State Department develops
the fact that the negotiations between the
department and the government of Pana-
ma were transferred from Washington to
Panama last summer at the request of the
government of the new state, which point
ed out that the issues to be dealt with rel1-
tive to locations of ports, custom houses
and post offices could be best treated on the
isthmus. Therefore Mr.. Obalda, the Pan
aman minister here, who had initiated ne
gotiations directly with Secretary Hay, was
informed that these would be continued at
Panama with his government by Mr.. Bar
rett, the United States minister. There was
no sign of a protest against this change at
the time.
Mr. Barrett is due in Washington tomor-
row. and 1t is expected that he viii per-
sonally acquaint the President and Secre-
tary Hay with what has been accomplished,
and will take their instructions as to the
disposition of the questions remaining to
be adjusted. These grow out of differ
ence In Interpretation of the canal treaty,
the Papamans cherishing an idea that this
government had bound itself by unofficial
declarations to do more for Panama than
is set down in the letter of the treaty, a
belief which Is unhesitatingy pronounced
by the State Department officials to be err
rOneOuS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
LADY cURzoN's CONDITION
Passed Unrestful Night-Not Quite So
Well Today.

WALMER CASTLE, October 4. 1928 a.
m-The morning bulletin announcing Ladv
Curzon's condition, says:
Her ladyship passed a disturbed night
ana Is not quite SO we'll today in conse-
quence.'
LONDON, October 4.-Lord Curzon this
afternoon telegraphed as follows:
The improvement in Lady Curzon's con-
dltlon continues, though 1t must necessarily
cablegram from Dover. England, last
nlght says: The Red Star line steamer Vad-
erland, on board of which were Mrs I,aui
H. Letter and Miss Mamie Letter, mother
and sister, respectively of Lady Curzon. ar
rived here at 1: 80 pm. today. Large crowds
waited on the pier to watch the arrival of
the Letters A special tender went out and
Drought Mrs. and Miss Letter ashore, where
they were met by the mayor Of Dover. At
2;20 m. the Letters went on board the spe-
clai train which was in waiting and were
Castle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
THE PHILIPPINE CENSUS.
Work in Four Volumes to Be Complet-
ed Next Week.

The force Of employees OF the census office
are putting the finishing touches" on the
work of compiling the census of the Phil
ippines, and Commissioner North stated to-
day that the compilation would be COM
pleted by October 10 The work was a vast
one. covering 3,141 islands and islets, with
an area of S32, ,96S square miles of land and
water, and a population of 1885, ,426 peo-
pie. OF this number 6,9S7, ,6S6 are civi-
lized or partly so, while 647,740 are wild
and uncivilized. although not without
some knowledge of the domestic arts"
These compilations when finished will be
turned over by Director North to the di-
rector of the Philippine census through the
War Department. This work will comprise
four volumes, the first of which has been
nearly completed at the government print
ing office, Director North stated
Arrangements are being made at the CEN
sus office for work on the qunquennal
census of manufactures, provisions for
which have been made by congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
THE OHIO IN COMMISSION.
She Will Ultimately Be Attached t
the ASiatic Fleet.

The battle ship Ohio was placed in COM
mission at San Francisco this morning, with
Capt. L. c. Logan In command and a COM
plement of officers and men. The vessel
will make short cruise along the Pa
cific coast to shake down her machinery
and will ultimately be attached to the
Asiatic fleet. Ex-President Mckinley was
present at the launching of the Ohio at the
Union iron works about three and half
years ago.
The protected cruiser Chattanooga will be
placed in commission at the New York navy
yard on the 11th instant, with Commander
A. Sharpe in command. The Chattanooga
was partly constructed by the Nixon Ship
building Company at EliZabethport, N. j.,
and finished at the New York yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
AUTOS FOR AFRICA.
Germany Will Use Them as Feeders to
Railways.

BERLIN, October 4.-Automobile trains
are to be run on the wagon roads in Togo
land and German East Africa as feeders to
the railway lines. The colonial administra-
ton Is now improving the roads and build
ing bridges with this object in view.
The autumn report of the colonial eco
nomic committee says that 1000 bales of
cotton, of as good quality as the American
product, have been delivered on the coast
from Togoland. and also that thousand
bales of Egyptian quality have been mar
keted.
In German East Africa "a twenty-fold in
crease in the production IS estimated for
1905
The committee guarantees price of IL
cents per pound for cotton Of American
quality. and of 10 cents per pound for
Egyptian quality, delivered on the coast,
It being able to do this through the devel-
opment of fund raised by German manu-
facturers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
Pugh's Withdrawal Regretted.
ecial Dispatch to The Evening Star

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, October 4.-The demo-
cratic campaign was opened in Kentucky
yesterday by speeches in nearly every
county of the state. The greatest rally was
held at Frankfort, where the meeting was
presided over by Gov. Beckham. Among
the speakers were Senators Blackburn and
McCreary and Representatives Stanley
Kehoe and Smith
Considerable surprise has been expressed
among the republicans of the ninth district
the withdrawal of former Representa-
tive Samuel Pugh from the congressional
race in the ninth district. Mr.. Pugh was
regarded as the only man in the district
who had a chance against Representative
kehoe. and his reasons for withdrawal have
not been made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
G.. P. o. WATCHMEN.
They Want to Be Placed in Classified
Service.

The civil service commission has been
formally requested to take action placing
the watchmen at the government printing
office in the classified service. Commission
er Black stated today that no action had as
yet been taken in the matter. Several
weeks ago this matter was brought to the
attention of President Roosevelt by MEM
bers of the G. A. r.
1t is stated unofficially that originally the
watchmen at the government printery were
appointed as skilled laborers and after
ward assigned to duty as watchmen. The
force is now regularly organized, with a
captain and lieutenants, and the men are
required to wear a neat uniform. The
watchmen contend, therefore, that 1t is
only fair and lawful that they should be
placed within the fold of the classified serv-
ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY
Reassuring Reports Regarding Condi-
tions in Shantung Province.

PEKING, October 4.-Further information
regarding the unrest in the northwestern
part of Shantung province is of a reassuring
nature. The British legation is of the opin
ion that there is no cause for anx ETY.. This
opinion is confirmed by Bishop Favier of
the French Catholic mission, who is excep-
tionally well acquainted with the Chinese.
a dispatch from Shanghai September 27.
said that the Shotuan Boxers were openly
distributing prospectuses couched in the
same language as those circulated before
the uprising of 1900 These prospectuses
fixed October II as the date for the extermI-
nation of all foreigners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
COMING TO WASHINGTON
Lieut.. Fortescue Has Been With Japa
nese at Port Arthur

TOKYO, October 4.-Lieut Granyiu r.
Fortescue, an American attache who was
with the besieging forces at Port Arthur
has arrived at Tokyo on his way to Wash
lngton He will sail on the steamship Doric
Lieutenant Fortescue witnessed the OPERA
tons OF August and September at Port Ar
thur. He is returning home on account of
the expiration of his leave. He is pledgA
10 secrecy relative to his observations at
fort Arthur pending the fall of the fortress.
A number of American nurses will soil
from Nagasah to San Francisco, October ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04

the legation. the consul. of Japan. COM
mittee of the Red Cross Society and mis- :
sonaries with the New Testament in the
Japanese language, gathered at the yard
to greet the refugees, but were not allowed
to approach the train, the railroad author
tiles affirming that it would h contrary to
the regulat atiOnS to permit non-employes u
cross the tracks.
The travellers greeted their fellow c9un-
trymen with prolonged cries of "Banzai,
and the Japanese minister waved his nat.
The refugees sail from Bremen for home
October 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE.
Miss Cameron Writes 49, 900 Words in
Departmental Day.

Until September II the record for ra-
pidity and accuracy on typewriter work
in the patent Office was held by Miss
Mary Pretty of Philadelphia, with $4,000
words of copying in the departmental
day OF seven hours. This record was
beaten September ii by Miss o. r. Cam
eron, who wrote $4,000 words and re-
eeived congratulatory letter from Chief
Clerk Irelan on the accomplishment. The
letter follows:
September Is, 1904.
Miss Cameron:-I congratulate Won
upon the work you accomplished yester-
day in copying the office records Twenty
tnTee thousand words in one day breaks
was also much gratified at your remark
able effort and we were both pleased to
i' iearn that the work was not only rapidly
but accurately DONE
Very respectfully
&C. M. IRELAN, Chief Clerk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
wreck DELAYS Notification.

CLEAN. N. Y. October 4.-The wreck OF
freight train on the Erie railroad east of
Susauehanna. Pa. today, caused a post
ponement of the notification OF Lieut. Gov.
Higgins and. his associates on the republi-
can state ticket of their nomination by the
Saratoga convention until later In the day.
A train BRINGING part of the nofifca ton
licans from the eastern part OF the state
was on the track sast OF the wreck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
THE STAR BY MAIL

The Star will be mailed to any ads
dress in the United States or Canada
for 13 cents per week, 25 cents for
two weeks or so cents per month,
postage prepaid. Payment to be
made INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
The address may be changed as fire.
quently as desired. Always give the
old as well as the new address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
CzAR's PICTURE MUTILATED.
The Consul General at Chicago Ordered
to Investigate.

The Consul General at Ch1cago Ordereo
to Investigate.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, October 4.-Russia is in
censed over the mutilation of the cza:
picture at the worlds fair. and has sent
Consul General Won Schlippenbach from
Chicago here to investigate. The order
came direct from the czar.
Proposed Attack on Vladivostok.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October A cable dispatch
from Tientsn says: The Gazette hears that
the Chinese government has received infor-
nation that the japanese are preparing to
send two divisions against Vladivostok.
No Late News From Port Arthur.
CHEFOO. October 4.-Nothing new con-
cerning the operations at Port Arthur
reached Chefoo today
Alleged Plots Against the Gear.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. October A cable dis
patch from Berlin says: Reports are cur
rent here that the czar's recent journey
through Russia was one long race for life.
His visit to Odessa was shortened for fear
of assassna ton. The police of Odessa
claimed that they had discovered four plots
to take the czar's life.
An Armistice at Port Arthur.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October A cable dispatch
from ST. Petersburg says: A telegram re-
ceived here processes to give details of an
armistice declared at Port Arthur for the
burial of the dead. The Russians and the
japanese buried 1900 bodies, mostly in a
state of decomposition. The burial parties
had to drive away swarms of vultures and
carrion crows. During the work of burial
the Russian and Japanese national hymns
were played.
Rioting in Russian Poland.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October A cable dis
patch from Vienna says: News has reached
here today of serious rioting Sunday at
LODI, Russian Poland. force of work
men marched through the streets singing
revolutionary songs and then stoned the
house of Police Prefect Chanowsky. The
police charged the crowd with drawn
swords and the latter replied with revolvers.
After a serious fight 500 of the rioters were
caught and bound in one mass with great
iron chains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
Attempt to Blow Up Train Denied.

ST. PETERSBURG, October 4.-The au.
thorities of the police department make aba
solute denial of the story. published in Viz
emma on the authority of Polish newspaf
pers. that an attempt was made to blow uH
the train on which Emperor Nicholas vat
travelling during his recent visit to soltAS
ern Russia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
REFUGEES IN BERLIN.
Japanese Who Are Returning Home
From Russia

BERLIN. October 4.-Seven hundred jap
anese refugees from Russia arrived in Ber-
lin today. They did not leave the two
trains which brought them here. the cars
being side-tracked at switching yard
until a change of engines was made. The
Japanese minister and other members OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
ALLEGED MUT1NY OF RUSSIANS.
Reported That They Killed Their
Colonel

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, October "A cable dispatch
from Vienna says: The revolutionary news
paper Iskra today states that while a regi-
ment was on the train bound to the seat
of war number of the members mutinied
They killed the colonel near Ufa and threw
a sergeant out of the window. No one who
participated in the mutiny was punished
because all the military prisons in ST.
Petersburg are over1owing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04

grim old fighters of the cos, whose ranks
are being so rapidly thinned by death.
Commissioner Ware estimates further
that the death rate among pensioners of
all classes at the close of the present year
will approximate 47,OOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
QUIET AT VLADIVOSTOK.

Families Returning From Their Re
treat in the Interior.
VLADIVOSTOK. October 4.-The town Is
quiet and many families which fled to the
interior earlier in the season are returning.
1t is an excellent fishing season, but there
is a considerable scarcity of salt. Naviga-
ton on the Amur will close this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04
Callers Last Evening.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt called last
evening and remained at the Payne apart
ments for half hour. Later they sent a.
great bunch of roses from the White House
Conservatives. The japanese minister.
Mr. Takahira. sent one of his secretaries
to inuuire as to Mr.. Payne's condition, and
Secretaries Wilson and Hitchcock and AS
sistant Postmasters General Wynne, Shall
lenberger Madden and Bristow were
among the other callers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-04

1t was a coincidence that another poll
tician interested in the West Virginia
campaign, but the other side of the fight.
was in town today-Senator German of
Maryland. 1t is well known that he is
deeply concerned in the West Virginia
fight for his kfnsman. Mr.. Henry G. Da-
Wis, and is giving the campaign a great
deal of personal attention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-12-15
PERSONAL.

Mrs. V. G. James is in st. Louis.
Mrs. Bond was in st. Louis this
week.
w. A. Fletcher went to st. Louis
Sunday.
Miss Alma Fletcher is visiting in
st. Louis.
E. E. Cain is in Cairo, Ills, on a
bushes trip
Theo. Freeman went to Flat
River Sunday.
Ed. Fairchild has been at home
the past week.
Ed. Bollinger was here from Sa-
bula this week.
Tom Mari, of Belleview, was in
town Saturday.
Miss Mabel Davis was here from
st. Louis Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Patton went to Green
vile, Ills, Sunday.
Miss Edna Hills has returned
from Shelbina, Mo.
w. R. Allen of Graniteville was
in st. Louis this week.
DR.. and Mrs. Gay were in st.
Louis last Thursday.
Mrs. Golf Whitworth visited rel
atives in Ironton the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain spent a couple
of days of last week in st. Louis.
Miss Belle Mufley returned last
Thursday from a visit to st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Langdon
have returned from a visit to Dunk
lin county.
DR.. j. w. Wick and family went
to st. Louis last week to remain
for the winter.
E. M. Logan was in town from
Belleview Saturday. Mr.. Logan
is in st. Louis this week serving
on the federal jury.
Stephen M. Emerson, a brother
Of the late Judge Emerson, from
Belleville, Canada, arrived in town
Wednesday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Emerson.