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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
A Declaration.


The government at Quito he declared
mad trampled on the liberties of the conn
try and therefore had no right to send I'D
fireworks TO celebrate the glorious age Of
Bolivar 1t was he, upon whom the mantle
OF Bolivar had fallen who would sana
them up, and thus celebrate the great vic
tories he was going to win when he started
in to do things to the government
With that, he struck a match and fried
to light one of the rockets by the wrong
end l tried to explain to him that he was
going to get hurt, but his followers thrust
me aside roughly, and didn't try to save
him again, for / was sore at losing nv
goods
1t ended as I expected. The rocket sud-
denly went off, with a roar, right in the
| face of the revolutionist. He fell to the
ground, screaming with pain, and dropped
the still lighted rocket in the box of fire.
| works as he did so
| In moment there was a terrific explo-
| sion The whole lot ignited at once, bonn BIS
| and rockets darting off in all directions
| among the crowd standing around
| You can bet those revolutionists were
| scared. Some of them fell down on the
! ground and called upon their patron saints
| for help others bolted down the mountain
| trail like frightened hares and didn't show
| up again for half an hour
1T is a miracle we were not all killed
| but with the exception of the general no
| body was badly hurt His face was terri
/ bly, burned, but luckily his instinct had
| told him to shut his eyes as the rocket ex-
ploded. and thus he did not lose his sight
a calamity sadly common in firework acct
| dents
| II know how to dress burns as we'll as
! any doctor. of course, and ! soon fixed him
| up comfortably as possible His fol
lowers formed camp near the trail, and
1 stayed with them three days attending
to the chiefs injuries At the end of that
| time he well the way to recovery
| and very grateful to me. 1 went on tc
Quito and gave the display at the time APP
pointed. but all the fireworks had to be To-
cally manufactured.
In a Maharajah's Palace.
| Il think the most amusing experience
ever had" continued the fireworks man
was one of my trips to India. BIG
fireworks displays often given there
not only by the British government, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

days journey inland, with a mule team
A railroad is now being built over the
mountains from Guayquil to the capital
but there was none then.
Il had two American assistants with
me and three muleteers. We rode on
muleback. and our baggage was carried
on six other mules. Four of them were
laden with fireworks. principally rockets
some of the fireworks on the spot. but
others we had to take with us because
the materials were not available in Quito.
The country was disturbed at that time
by one of the revolutions common in
Latin America, and we were warned at
Guayaquil that we might be held up along
for two days.
'On the afternoon of the third day, as
we wound round corner of the narrow
mountain path. we met party of bare
footed. raSmufhn soldiers who surround
ed us in Il moment and ordered us to halt.
AS the order was given at the point of
the rifle we promptly Obeyed.
The boss brigand "A big, burly villain,
who smoked Il fat black cigar and wore a
long gilt-sheathed sword. but was other
wise ragged and disreputable as the
rest of the gang, told us, through our
guides, that he was officer of the
ever glorious and constitutional proyis-
ional government, by which he meant
the revolutionists. He added that he was
empowered to annex. Snr the good of the
cause. all mules aE~nerchandise that
passed along that road
They unloaded the pack animals and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

Written for The Evening Star 10y Charles b. OAR
hncton.
The fireworks man was off duty. He
had just finished arranging the rehearsal
of his big Fourth OF July display. He
filed his pipe and enjoyed the smoke from
which he had been debarred all day long
while he was moving about among his ex-
plosive toys.
Yes. I've been going around giving fire
works displays for more years than l care
TO count" he said. And not only in
America, but all over the world. I've been
to China. Japan. India, Australia. the
Philippines, the West Indies, Central and
South America, and, in fact, pretty well
everywhere
My business is like that OF the special
correspondent OF a newspaper. l have to
travel quite as much and often at as short
notice, and l probably meet with as many
exciting adventures
Some years ago | had to make a journey
to Quito, the capital of Ecuador, to super
intend "A big fireworks display that was
being given there by the government in
celebration of the anniversary of the free
ing OF the country from the Spanish yoke
by Bolivar.
THE Spanish Americans are great on
fireworks. Their tin-pot governments think
nothing OF spending $1,000 or $4,000 on a
display. even though there may not be
enough money in the treasury to pay the
soldiers or to Clothe the police.
Whenever there Is national re-
ligious fiesta in a South American city
and they come pretty often-rockets and
bombs are going off in all directions from
every street and almost every house, not
only at night. but all day long. The peo-
pie love noise rather than beautiful pyro-
technie effects. and the heads of their
rockets are charged with gunpowder OF
dynamite TO produce u terrific explosion in
the air. Gunpowder is not used in ordinary
fireworks except in aerial pieces, and then
only just enough to send them whizzine
skyward.
We'll, / got to Guayaquil, the principal
seaport OF Ecuador, and started over the
mountain trail to Quito, which is several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
PURE WATER SYSTEM
Washington to Have 49, 0O,-
900 Filtration Plant.
MASS OF CONCRETE
TWENTY-NINE CHAMBERS OF
SOLID MASONRY.
The Plant Will Have a Normal Capac-
ity of $4,000, 900 Gallons
Per Day.
MASS OF CONCRETE

The $1,000 600 filtration plant for the Dis
trict of Columbia, now under construction
at the head of North Capitol street, Is
beginning to assume slight semblance or
the appearance II will present when COM
pleted One of the twenty-nne one-acre
chamber beds which comprise the filter
system is being rooted over with its solid
concrete vaulting, and from 1t one may
Judge of what the entire plant will be. The
adaptability of concrete construction to
the complex requirements of this work
is a revelation to a great many. The filter
beds-fiooring, walls. roof and the pillars
supporting the roof-will be one continuous
mass of concrete.
e Beside the one bed, over which the roof
is being laid there others in all stages
of construction, from the preparatory work
of excavation, filling in and rolling with
steam rollers to secure the requisite solid
ity of foundation, to the actual work OF
construction. which involves several sue
cessive stages of concrete manipulation.
After the foundation has been made sutt-
GENTLY solid and smooth, large square
frames are arranged upon the ground into
which the concrete is dumped and tamped.
these frames regulating the contour of
the floor surface. The sides of the frames
vary i'll height from six inches at the
middle to twelve inches at the corners.
From corner to corner, diagonally, they
measure fourteen feet. The concrete is
laid in alternate squares and after these
have soliditied the wooden frames are re-
moved and the remaining sections filled in.
AS a result of the fluctuations given the
floor by the frames, there are at inter-
walls of fourteen feet elevated bases from
which the floor slopes away on all sides.
Upon these bases are then erected chin
ney-like frames about twelve feet high and
twenty inches square inside, into which
more concrete is packed thus forming the
lla t1rhi nB u-tn en- he.
Areas Walled In.
Areas of this flooring and these pillars
of about 175 by Dps feet walled in with
concrete, these divisions marking boun-
daries of the separate beds. Then wooden
forms temporary supports are laid upon
the pillars shaped so that when concrete
Is filled I'm upon them they will give a
vaulted roof of concrete.
At intervals of twenty-eight feet there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
Four Billions Cash Handled in New
York

dispatch from New York last night
saws: AS much money there is gold coin
in the world was handled by the local SUBJ
treasury in the fiscal year ending June 80
The volume was s4O43 ,977, 97s. OF this
S., DO 500, 40 was received and $2.O33, 454 567
was paid out In the previous year there
was s., 551 500 1T2 of business done.
OF this transfer of money there was
SIS, $50 656 paid out in pensions. compared
with $T3, 721 269 the previous year. The
Post Office Department paid in $24, 149 $50
and took out $24.14O.458 and the United
States treasurer's transfer account totalled
1918 500, 40 for transactions both ways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

THE WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY
DIVIDEND NO. 30.
The usual July dividend Of 80 cents a share has
been declared to stockholders of this date and is
now payable at the office of the company in Center
Market. S. w. CURRIDEN. Treasurer.
Washington, D. c., July 2 1904 ty23t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02
In a Maharajah's Palace.

Il think the most amusing experience I
ever had" continued the fireworks man.
was on one of my trips to India. Big
fireworks displays are often given there
not only by the British government, but
also by the native princes. who are mostly
wealthy and always fond of burning up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-02

opened the boxes of fireworks which
caused them much surprise. They were
all country peasants-half-b breed Indians
who had only seen such things once or
twice before, when they happened to visit
town at the time of a fiesta and had
certainly never touched them. The revo-
lutlonlst general-they are all generals
down there, you know-admired the
rockets very much and handled them as
lovingly as any American kid does on the
Fourth of July.
toid MIN they were intended to cele-
brate the independence of his country and
appealed to his patriotism to let me go
on 10 Quito, so that the display might
come off on schedule time. But he didn't
see 1T In that light
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
RUsSIA's TRADE SUFFERS.
Has Begun to Feel Effects Of the
War,

Has Begun to Feel Effects Of the
War.
According to the Russian CORE
spondent Of the London Times, the
war has already begun to produce a
serious effect upon the economic life
Of Russia. A writer in the Uiedemosti
presents reports which go to show
that the commerce and industry of the
country are passing through a severe
crisis as result of the practical ces-
sation of all trade with Siberia, caused
by the concentration Of the military
along the transsiberian railway. This
congestion Of trade is especially felt
in Moscow, where several Of the larg-
est mercantile establishments are in.
solvent.
From Kieff come reports of an un-
willingness to invest in the timber in
dustry and there have been many fail
ures.
Russian Poland is probably the
worst hit because of the shortening Of
the foreign credit by European banks.
In Lodz 10000 persons are out Of
employment, while all dock improve
ment work at Odessa and other south
ern cities has been abandoned. All Of
the Russian railway lines have laid OF
many men and the suffering is rapid
ly becoming acute.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
Bishops Elected.

Los Angeles. Cal.-The general
Methodist conference has selected
seven Of the eight bishops to be elect
ed. The list of bishops thus far chss-
en- is as follows:
Joseph F. Berry Of Chicago.
Henry F. Spellmeyer Of Newark.
N. ].
William F. Mcdowell of New York.
James w. Bashford of Deleware. o.
William Burt Of Rome, Italy.
Luther B. Wilson Of Baltimore.
Thomas N. Neeley Of Philadelphia.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
RITZVILLE, WASHINGTON, MAY 26, 1904.
SHOOTING scRAPe At LIND.
Two Men Seriously Injured In BIlIie's
L Reiley'e Saloon,

Two Men Seriously Injured In eIlIie's
{ Rsilsy's Saloon.
Lind. Wash. May 24.-In . shooting
ARRAY which happened at Billie's &
Reiley's saloon, two men were serious
ly injured.
The affair started when Marshal
Sturdivan undertook to arrest w. C..
Brummett. Brummett had been drink
ing heavily, and during the afternoon
informed Marshal Sturdivan that IL he
undertook to arrest him he would
shoot the officer.
Brummett drove man from the sa-
loon to the street with a gun in his
hand, swearing that he would shoot
him. Marshal Sturdivan attempted to
arrest Brummett, when the latter fired.
The bullet inflicted a flesh wound on
the marshal's right hand, passing up
ward to the shoulder through the cloth
ing. Marshal Sturdivan returned the
fire at Brummett, the bullet taking ef-
feet in the left of the abdomen.
Jacob Koch, farmer. who resides a
few miles north Of Lind. was in the
saloon at the time of the shooting, and
was struck in the abdomen by a stray
bullet
Mayor Dirstine tonight closed all the
saloons, and Marshal Sturdivan was
excused from duty, and three special
marshals were put on duty. This was
due to threatening by persons on the
street who had taken sides to the
affair.
Brummett has a wife and child.
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Russians Return From War.

Odessa.-The crew Of the gunboat
Mandjur and one wounded midship-
man Of the variag have arrived and
were welcomed by . large crowd with
much enthusiasm. Particular attention
was paid to Midshipnan Goubonin. on
whose breast the cross Of st. George
was pinned. The breech fittings Of
the Mandjur's guns were brought
home.
The oficers and crew Of the Russian
Asiatic steamers captured BY the Jap
anese at the outbreak of the war to
the number of 500 also arrived today
and were warmly greeted.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
poZED BY SUICIDES BED.
Sleepy Watcher Weakened by Fatal
Shot.

Big Timber, Mont, May 24.-Hank
Meyers, a recent arrival from Nyssa,
Ore, committed suicide on the ranch
of Robert Cartwright, brother In law.
about 20 miles from this place.
Meyers had been acting strangely
for several days past, and last night
he retired with six shooter and a
rifle at the head of his bed, declaring
he proposed to protect himself against
any bandits or robbers, which he said
were pursuing him. Fearing for his
brothers safety, oliver Meyers stood
guard by the sleeper. but, overcome by
drowsiness, dozed.
Oliver Meyers had not been asleep
long before he heard a shot. Awaking
with a start he found his brother lying
in a pool of blood, with the whole top
portion Of his head blown away. The
fingers Of the corpse still grasped the
six shooter. Meyers relatives live at
Nyssa.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
To Print . Wireless Paper.

In order to continue his experiments
and to perfect the Arrangements for
publishing a daily wireless newspaper
on board the vessels Of the Cunard
line. William Marconi has sailed for
Liverpool from New York.
The paper will be published on the
next trip of the Campania and this will
be followed by the publication Of pa
per on the Lucania." said Mr.. Marconi.
I'VE shall receive news from both
sides Of the Atlantic"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
To Educate Filipinos.

Lexington, Ky.-William A. Suther-
land, secretary Of the Filipino stu.
dents, left for the University of Ten
nessee, after making arrangements to
place four Filipino students in Ken
tuncky university to complete their
education. He has visited Harvard,
Cornell and other large American uni
versities. He has 100 Filipinos. rang
ing in age from IS to 81 years. at San
Francisco. They will be exhibited in
ST. Louis this summer and will be edu.
Gated by their government in Ameri.
can colleges.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
Sundays War News.

General Stoessel sailed out from
Port Arthur and attacked the Japanese
troops, which endeavored to stop the
progress of a train carrying ammuni.
tion and supplies to the fortress. One
thousand Japanese were killed and
wounded.
Russian commanders report that the
japanese are moving north on the Liza
oyang road with cavalry, artillery and
infantry, but not In great numbers.
Mondays War News.
Big Russian battleships sink while
at anchorage at Cronstadt and some
mystery surrounds the incident. She
has been raised and is found to be
practically uninjured. Russians ex-
plain that the aftair probably was
caused by carelessness OF a workman.
Unofficial advices from Vladivostock
say the cruiser Bogatyr is on the
rocks.
The Japanese report that q torpedo
boat, while engaged in operations of
Port Arthur. was struck by shell and
one man killed and q score or more
wounded.
The Times correspondent on the dis.
patch boat Haimun, by wireless tele'
graph, tells Of the positions Of Japan.
ese armies and the probable move
ments of the forces next week. The
Japanese lines Of communication are
constantly harrassed by the Cossacks.
Tuesday War News.
Report of severe Japanese losses in
a land attack on Port Arthur Is not
confirmed.
There is a persistent rumor that the
vladivostok squadron has captured
three Japanese cruisers.
Concentration Of locomotives and
cars at Liaoyang leads to the belief
that preparations are making for Rus
sian retreat
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
Will RetaIiate.

A leading nrm Of New York 10
stated to have accepted . retainer to
direct An attack Of great proportions
upon the race tracks. All the courses
in existence In or near New York will
be subjected to the most vigorous
campaign in the history Of racing. The
fight. 1t is understood. will be . re-
taliatory one. growing out Of the clos
ing of the poolrooms. It is understood
that . law is being framed up which
would make racing In New York .
misdemeanor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
SEVEN killed BY EXPLOSION
FATAL ACCIDENT IN NOVELTY
WORKS. NEAR FINpLEY, o.
Employees Had Been Ordered to Work
on Sunday on Account Of Rush Or.
ders-Two Magazines Explode
Cause UnknoWn-Human Forms
strewn Everywhere.

Findley. Ohio, May 23.--As the re-
suit Of an explosion in the drying
rooms of the Lake Shore Novelty
plant here, seven persons are known to
be dead: five are SO severely hurt that
recovery is impossible. and IL or Is
are injured slightly. From reports OF
the physicians 10 Of the less seriously
injured may die as a result Of blood
poisoning from the potash that was
driven into their bodies.
The Dead.
Joseph Sherwood, 81; Jay Sherwood,
"a: Edith Dillon, II; Dean Shaw, 1S;
Mary Snyder. 20. They were killed in
stantly.
Estella Decker. Is, and Frank Grant.
21. died later at home.
Many Fatally Injured.
The injured who are not expected to
recover are:
Maggie Logan, 10, injured BY flying
debris.
Thomas Book, arms and legs brok.
en-: internally injured.
Claude Shaw. twin brother Of Dean.
back severely injured and ankle
broken.
Effie Peterman and her brother.
Roy. caught in falling debris and in.
ternally injured.
Two employees are missing and are
supposed to have been blown to atoms.
The plant covered nearly 10 acres
of ground in the southwest part OF the
city and employed nearly 200 men, wo-
men and children. Railroad torpedoes
and Fourth OF July explosives were
manufactured.
Owing to the large rush of orders
the oficials Of the plant required the
employees to report for duty Sunday.
About 30 complied with the request.
Was Two Explosions.
Sunday morning two explosions that
shattered windows throughout the city
startled the citizens.
The concussion was felt for miles
around. Two magazines in separate
rooms had let 60 simultaneously with
terrible results. The exact cause Of
the explosion is not definitely known.
1t is surmised one Of the Sherwood
brothers. who were the only persons
in the drying rooms. dropped q large
box of torpedoes. but this theory can
not be confirmed.
The explosion occurred shortly be-
fore the employees assembled for duty.
At least 20 persons were on their way
to the factory when the explosion oe-
Cured.
Human forms were strewn consider
able distances apart on the factory
site. The remains Of the Sherwood
brothers were found in drying room
No. l, mangled and almost unrecog-
nizable. Their clothing was blown
from their bodies. save q stocking on
the right foot of Jay Sherwood.
The body of Edith Dillon was picked
up 200 yards from where the explosion
occurred.
The immediate plant was shattered
into fragments, and not single wall
remains standing. Bricks and timbers
were scattered for a half q mile
around.
The property loss is 100000. The
plant. it is said. will not be rebuilt.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
Transport Fitzpatrick Arrives.

New York, May 23.-The United
States transport Fitzpatrick has arrived
from Manila. via the Suez canal. with
9s cabin passengers and SO govern
ment employees. discharged soldiers,
civilian employees and enlisted men.
She also brought the bodies Of GA sol.
diers who died in the Philippines.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
v. 9. Population In Six Years.

Washington.-In q letter defending
the estimates Of the population recent
ly issued by the census bulletin. d.
rector North incidentally gives an esti-
mate Of the population Of the United
States under the census to be taken In
1910. placing the figures at S9.041. .436.
The director says that this indicates
q percentage Of increase Of 172. as
compared with 207 in the 1s99-l900
work.
He says. however. that the estimates
are In no sense . census. nor do they
represent local conditions.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
RECORD RUN FOR A WARsHlP.
eattieship Kentucky, Y. s. NJ, Bears
Proud Title,


The battleship Kentucky anchored
off Tompkinsville. N. Y, after having
made the worlds record run for a
warship from Hongkong and Madeira
to New York. The total distance
steamed was 1859 miles from Hong
kong. at an average Of 1907 knots.
The last run of 1900 miles from Ma
deira to New York was made at an
average speed of 1873 knots. The
whole distance was made under nat
ural draft. The Kentucky has been in
commission a little more than four
years and her first run was out to the
China station. She has been the flag
ship for three years and has flown
the flag OF Rear Admiral Evans for
more than two years. She left Ma
nila on March 13, docked at HOngkong
on March Is, and sailed for home on
March 20.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
REsENTS VATICAN ACTION.
French Ambassador Nisard 10 Recall.
ed a. q Protest.

French Ambassador Nisard 10 HecaiI'
ed a. q Protest.
M. Nisard, French ambassador to
the vatican. acting under instruction
from Paris, has left Rome for an un-
limited vacation. as a protest against
what France regards as the indelicate
attitude of the vatican in compiling
two different notes concerning the
visit OF President Loubet to Rome.
The pope is greatly worried over
the conflict between the vatican and
France. Today his holiness suspend
ed public conferences and conferred at
length with the papel secretary Of
state. Cardinal Merry Del Val.
Among the cardinals there is con-
siderable feeling against the papel Sec
retary, and condemnation is expressed
Of the way in which he has brought
about an almost official rupture with
France.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-05-25
YANKEE GOLD REACHES PARIS.

Arrival Of Barrels Of Money Causes
Excitement.
The arrival Of quantities Of Ameri.
can gold on account Of the payment
of the Panama canal purchase ex.
cites the wonder of Parisians. The
large crowd gathered At the railroad
station to see . railroad train Of four
cars carrying 148 barrels of gold. be-
ing . shipment of 100000 by the
French line steamer La Lorraine. The
excitement was such that the police
thought it would 0e necessary to sum-
mon reinforcements. but all passed on
we'll.