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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
RESULT OF RUNAWAY.
Baltimorean Knocked Down and Hurt
by a Frightened Animal.

An exciting runaway accident occurred
this morning about IL AS o'clock on New
Jersey avenue. A horse attached to
delivery wagon, owned by Diller F. Croft,
wholesale dealer in paperhangers' sup
plies at 9th and H streets northwest, be-
came frightened at street car while pass
ing through the Capitol grounds and ran
north OIL the avenue named. George
Brown, the colored driver, was unable to
bring the animal to stop, and when near
the Baltimore and Ohio depot a number
of pedestrians narrowly escaped being
knocked down. Mr.. David M. MOrdecai,
a resident of Baltimore. was not so fortu-
nate as the others. He was knocked down
and the vehicle passed over him.
People who were on the street at the
time thought he had been killed. He was
able to get up, however, after the We
hicle had passed him. Policemen on duty
at the depot cared for him until the ar
rival of the patrol wagon from the sixth
precinct station, and he was then removed
to the Casualty Hospital. The surgeons at
the hospital discovered that he had sus-
tanned several scalp wounds and his nose
was fractured. The driver of the vehicle
turned the horse against a tree on New
Jersey avenue between D and E streets
and brought it to a stop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Little Falls Obliterated.
NOT TO BE RAISED.
Secretary Root Decides Against Rails
ino the Pittsburg Bridges.

Secretary Root has after many months
consideration of the subject, decided aques-
ton involving several million dollars grow
ing out of the applications to oblige the ele-
walton of the six bridges over the Allegheny
connecting Pittsburg and Allegheny CITY.
The Secretary denied these applications.
Secretary Root points out that to grant the
applications, which were opposed by the
cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny. would
involve the practical rebuilding of some of
the bridges and the extensive change of
street grades and serious injury to improved
real estate near the river, and that the
whole would cost several million dollars.
He refers to the vast extent and Importance
of the traffic over the bridges, which. he
says, for only few days in the year, at
time of high water, offer obstruction to the
river traffic as it is now carried on. The
elevation of the bridges is requested in the
interest of the vast scheme of Improvement
of the Allegheny which would afford slack
water navigation to the great Mississippi
and Ohio river steamers as far up the river
as Clean, New York. Justice, says the
Secretary would require that. if the i'm
provement of the river is to be made at
public expense, the raising of the bridges
should be treated as part of the i'm
proVement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
KEEPING THE CHANNEL OPEN AT LONG BRIDGE

water that backed up when the gorge was
deeper. A great deal of the floating ice Is
swept entirely under the damned Ice and
passes out at the lower end. Now and
then a large portion from the lower end OF
one gorge will become detached and float
downstream, to become lodged in the next,
but this does not seem to weaken the first.
The gorges now formed are virtually
bridges of ice and are caused by several
large blocks becoming lodged or damned
in a narrow part of the channel, where
there is not a very swift current, against
which all succeeding ice is caught, until
gradually a sort of floor of floating ice is
formed on the surface of the river. AS this
jagged floor extends upstream the increas-
ing area Of friction against which the cur
rent impinges develops an ever-increasing
downstream pressure, which causes the ac-
cumulation to jam against the obstruct-
ing ice. AS the pressure is augmented and
the ice packs tighter some of 1t is pressed
upward and some downward, thus increas-
ing the thickness of the floor. AS the thick
ness and weight increases 1t sinks deeper
and deeper toward the bed of the stream
tending to retard the current and raise the
level of the water.
If the greater part of the floating ice Is
composed of small blocks that are held only
by the few large pieces locked across the
channel the weight of water pressing
against the pack might be sufficient to
crumble the key blocks and thus break the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

jam before 1T attains serious proportions.
The dislodgment might be facilitated, too,
by the lifting power of the rising water,
which would tend to loosen the hold of the
ice upon the shores. But if there is a con-
siderable quantity of broad, thick cakes on
the stream the strain does not fall entirely
upon the primal obstruction. In the latter
case the INSTRUMENTATION would wedge
itself in such way to take up the in
crease of strain from the pressure of water
The pile might then grow so much as to
sink it to the bed of the river, acting as an
effective dam to the water
The Danger Remote.
A complete dam cannot be effected by the
quality of ice now gorged below Chain
bridge, and. unless there is a freeze no
danger need be anticipated In the event of
fall of temperature sufficient to soldify
the mass 1t would remain as it is until a
thaw. when second breakup would occur
The ice would then float down stream in
much larger and heavier masses. and it
would be difficult for the tugboats to break
II UP. A gorge at the Aqueduct or Long
bridge would then be possibility, involving
rise of the river and the flooding of the
city. coincident freshet that might be
caused by a thaw of snow or heavy fall of
RAIN would increase the height of water
ana the amount of damage done would I'M
doubleday be considerable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
GIVE YOUR STOMACH A
NICE VACATION.
DON'T DO IT BY STARVING TT EITHER-LET
A SUBSTITUTE DO THE WORK.

The old adaee, "All work and play makes
Jack dull boy" applies just well to the
stomach. of the most important organs of the
human system, as 1t does to the man. himself
If your stomach Is out and rebels against
being further taxed beyond it's limit, the only
sible thing you can do is to give it a rest. En-
ploy substitute for short time and see If IL
will not than repay you in results.
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets willing and
most efficient substitute. They themselves digest
every bit Of food in the stomach in just the same
way that the stomach itself would were ii well.
They contain all the essential elements that the
gastric juice and other digestive fluids of the
stomach contain and actually act just the same
and do just the same work as the natural fluids
would do, the stomach well and sound They,
therefore, relieve the stomach, just work.
relieves another, and permit 1t to rest and
recuperate and regain its normal health and
strength
This vacation idea suggested by tie let
ter Of a prominent lawyer in Chicago. Read what
be says: 81 was engaged in the most momcntous
undertaking of my life in bringing about the coali-
ton of certain great interests that meant much to
of days, but OF months, I WAS working night and
day almost, when at very critical time my
stomach went clear back The undue mcn-
tai strain brought 1t about and hurried up what
would have happened later on
what ate l had to literally force down and
that was Il source of misery had a stom-
ach much of the time. My head ached. was
sluggish and began TO lose my ambition TO carry
ont my undertaking. 1t looked pretty gloomy for
me and conhded my plight TO one Of my clients.
He had been cured by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
end ut once went down to drug store and brought
box up to the Office.
II had not taken quarter Of thHt box before I
found that they would do all the work my stomach
ever did; and a rest vacation was out OF the
question for me. determined to give my stomach
a vacation. I kept right taking the tablets and
braeed up and went ahead with my work with 10.
newed vigor ate just much as l ever did and
carried out that undertaking to successful ISSUE
l feel that have Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets Il
thank for saving me the handsnnest fee eve
received as well as my reputation and last bu
not least my stomach
Stuart'a Dyspepsia TABLETS arc for sale by Al
druggists At 50 cents hox. 5a1T&2o
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Admits Charge of Theft.

Sergt Falvey and Precinct Detective
Johnston of the ninth precinct last night
arrested Louis Campbell, a colored youth,
about twenty years of age, in connection
with the loss by theft of two bushels of
oats from Edward f. Halls stable, near
the corner of Sd and c streets. northeast
When he was arraigned in the Police Court
this morning on a charge of theft Campbell
admitted his guilt, and said that he sold
the oats for 10 cents. Judge Scott gave
Him the privilege of paying fine of $40,
with the alternative of spending one month
in Jail in default of payment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Logan Regiment, U. v. o., Holds Meet
ing.

Logan Regiment, No. 2, Union Veterans
Union, Army of the Potomac, had a Jolly
good time last evening at its regular en-
campment at the hall Of the Spanish War
Veterans, on 9th street northwest In the
absence of Col Fugitt the command pressed
the late national commander-in-chief. Gen.
Robt. st. George Dyrenforth Of Hancock
Regiment, No. 1, into service as acting
colonel of the regiment for the evening
Patriotic addresses were made during the
evening by Gen. Dyrenforth, Maj Gen.
Hammond, commander of the division,
Army of the Potomac; Brig. Gen. F. F.
Begia, quartermaster of the order: Mai.
John a. Ryan, Chaplain w. D. Yingling,
the surgeon of the regiment: officer of the
Day Wheeler Col. Mills of Hancock Regi-
ment and Comrades Keith, Harding and
Taber.
The speakers all predicted the most pros
porous year for the Union Veterans Union
ever known in its history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
THE JAcoBY CONTRACTS.
Representatives of the Heirs Given a
Hearing at the CAPITOL.

The Judiciary subcommittee of the House
committee on the District Of Columbia
granted hearing yesterday afternoon to
representatives of the heirs of the late
John Jacoby, who held a number of sewer
contracts with the local government MI
Jacoby died during the progress of the
work, and the representatives of his es-
tate have declined to complete 1t. A Dill
has been introduced for the relief Of the
heirs and the Commissioners have SUBJ
mitted an adverse report thereon. The
hearing continued until after 3 o'clock, and
no decision was announced by the subcom-
mittee. Representative Samuel w. Smith
presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
OIL STOVE EXPLODES.
Wife of Fireman Burned While En-
deavoring to Extinguish Blaze.

An oil stove exploded in the apartment
of Richard Ball, 1889 18th street northwest,
about 10 O'Clock this morning and Mrs
Ball was seriously burned about the head
Mr.. Ball is a member of the fire depart
ment, being connected with No. engine
company, and would have responded to the
alarm had he not been sent by his foreman
to the chiefs office only few minutes
before the fire occurred. His apartments
are on the second floor of the building.
Mrs. Ball attempted to extinguish the
blaze and in doing so was burned. The no
nee patrol wagon was used as an ambu-
lance for the conveyance of the injured
woman to Freedman's Hospital She was
suffering intensely from excitement in ad-
dltion to her burns, and her condition SEEM
ed to be serious. The effects of the fire.
man were damaged to the amount of
about 500, but the building was not in
jured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
THE RIVER ICE GORGES
SCENES IN THE VICINITY OF THE
CHAIN BRIDGE.
Harbormaster's Fleet Keeps Potomac
Favorable and Danger Remote.

But little ice came down from the upper
river yesterday, and the harbormaster' s
fleet had no trouble in keeping the channel
open. This was because of numerous
gorges that formed in the river, beginning
just above the Three Sisters three large
rocks in the channel just above Aqueduct
BRIDGE, and extending almost continuously
to the Chain bridge and beyond, which
caught and held most of the ice before 1t
reached the point where it would impede
navigation.
A serious gorge had formed at Chain
bridge yesterday morning, the ice being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Comparative Legislation.

The regular lecture in DR.. Swisher's
course in comparative politics in the school
Of Jurisprudence and diplomacy, Columbian
University, for January 49, will be given
that date at $50 o'clock in University
Hail. by Robert Adams, jr., representative
in Congress from Philadelphia, upon the
subject of comparative legislation. Mr..
Adams has addressed the students of Har-
ward. Yale and Pennsylvania upon this
subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Decision to Unseat Howell of PennsyI-
Vauia

Representative Driscoll of House COM
mittee on elections No 3 submitted yester-
day afternoon a report on the contested
election case of Cornell against Howell,
from the tenth Pennsylvania district. By
a strict party vote the committee has de-
cided in favor of uIseating Representative
Howell the democratic incumbent, and
seating Mr. Council, the contestant. who
formerly served in the House.. The ma
iority of the committee decided that Mr..
Cornell had plurality Of 223 votes. The
minority will submit a dissenting report.
The case was put upon the. calendar for
consideration by the House February 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Bills for Street Extension.

Senator Gallinger has introduced two
bills providing for street extension. One OF
these is to extend w street between North
Capitol and 1st streets west, and the other
for the extension of Albemarle street from
Connecticut avenue to Rock Creek Park.
In the case of Albemarle street, over 90 per
cent of the land has been donated, and
condemnation proceedings are desired for a
small portion of the roadway In the case
of w street also a short strip of land be-
longing to the Prospect Hill cemetery has
not been donated, and that. 1t is under
stood. can only be secured by condem.fa-
ten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
ALASKA FUR SEAL.
Resolution introduced Providing for an
Investigation.

Representative Minor of Wisconsin mas
introduced a resolution providing for an
investigation of the probable extermina-
ton of the fur seal of Alaska by COM
mittee of seven members of the House.
The committee is given power to compel
the attendance of witnesses, and also tho
production of the books, papers and con-
tracts between the United States govern
ment and the North American Commercial
Company as well as it's predecessor the
Alaska Commercial Company, with a view
to determining whether or not the rights of
the government have been respected there
under.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
No Money to Enlarge aunshop.

1t Is stated by members of the House
committee on naval affairs that no appro-
priation will be recommended at this ses-
sion Of Congress for charging the gun
shop at the Washington navy yard. The
estimated cost of the proposed enlargement
was $40O0,0oO, and an appropriation of ST.
100000 was asked. The committee was not
Convinced that the benefits to be derived
Justified such an expenditure at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Public Work Ordered.

The Commissioners today ordered that
$500 feet, more or less, of twelve-inch wa
ter main be laid and a fire hydrant erected
thereon, in Brightwood avenue north from
Aspen street. for fire protection only, at
an estimated cost of $4,000.
That the work In regard to which hear
ing was held January 13, 1904, be done I'M
der the assessment system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Verdict in Favor of Railway.

jury in Circuit Court No. 2 has returned
verdict for the defendant in the case OF
Max Lazarus against the Seaboard Air
Line railway. The plaintiff sued for $4,000
for an alleged false arrest and malicious
prosecution.
Attorneys F. II. Mackey and Crandal
Mackey represented the plaintiff and At
torneys Herbert & Mcou appeared for the
defendant company.
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Coleman Not Warned.


To the Editor of The Evening Star:
The day after the fatal skating accident
which occurred January 10 in the tidal
basin it was published in The Star that an
officer had warned Coleman of the danger
of skating near the thin ice. The writer
desires to have that statement corrected
as he was with Coleman from the time he
left school until after the accident. l am
sure that neither he nor 1 was warned by
anybody in the vicinity of the basin before
the accident. ELYOT MASON,
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Survey Steamers Depart for Porto Rico

The United States coast survey service
steamers Blake. Captain Faris, and the
Bache, Captain Welker. left Baltimore to-
day en- route for the Island of Porto Rico.
where they are to spend the next two or
three months to enable the civil engineers
aboard them to gather data for new charts
of the coast of the island which are to be
issued by the coast and geodetic survey
Owing to the ice in the Patuxent river and
in the upper part of Chesapeake bay, the
departure of the steamers for Porto Rico
has been considerably DELAYED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
The American National Institute.

Assistant Secretary Adee has transmitted
to the House recommendation that some
legislative recognition be taken of the
American National Institute. to be estab
lished in Paris, France. as a home for
American students in that country. A bill
for this purpose passed the Senate In the
last Congress- but failed in the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, fair and continued cold tonight.
Thursday. fair: fresh northwesterly winds,
diminishing.
For Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday;
fresh north to northeast winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, IL; year ago. 2S.
Weather conditions and general forecast.
The lake region storm has moved rapidly
northeastward to the Canadian maritime
provinces and the weather has cleared In
its rear. except in the lower lake region,
where snow f1urries continue. An area of
high pressure occupies the Ohio valley,
Tennessee and the upper lake region, and
q second high covers the plateau region
Pressure is relatively low over the eastern
slope and the southwest.
There has been marked fall in tempera-
ture in the upper Ohio valley, eastern
Tennessee and the east gulf states. Zero
temperatures prevail in Ohio and thence
westward and northward, the area of great
est cold being in western Wisconsin.
With the exception of snow along the
loves lakes, fair weather will prevail in
the Washington forecast district tonight
and Thursday, except that rain is probable
Thursday in the lower Mississippi valley
and the east gulf states.
The temperature will rise in the lower
Mississippi valley tonight and it will be
warmer Thursday in the Ohio valley, Ten
nessee and the east gulf states.
The winds along the middle and south At
lantic coast will be fresh northwest to
north, diminishing, and on the east gulf
coast fresh north to northeast.
Storm warnings are displayed ON the New
England coast.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk northwesterly winds
and fair weather to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
MISUNDERSTANDING &c, pm, "a; 8
pm, "a; IL midnight, %. January a. 4
am, 10; am, IS; IL noon %; 2 pm, "a
Maximum, "a, at pm January 26; mini
mum, IL, at am January q.
Barometer-January &C. pm, 90 90: s
p M, 1898; II midnight 30.1 January 81
4 a M, 800; am, 1898; noon, 30.3S; 2
pm, 30.37.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1855 am. and 9:57 pm.
high tide, 2:27 am. and 3:07 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:57 am. and 1857
PM; high tide, 1927 am. and 4:O5 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, I'll am; sun sets, 5:14
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, ITO am.
Moon sets, POO am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
Lngulsh1ng begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandeScent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Violations Of Snow Law.

Edward ]. Stellwagen, charged with three
violations of the snow law. forfeited So COL
lateral in Judge Kimball's branch of the
Police Court today. Theodore F. Swayze
gave up 81 on a similar charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

banked up to a depth of fifteen feet; but.
as the water accumulated above, the pres
sure became sufficient to diSlodge it to
some extent, and the level of the water was
lowered considerably. The bottom land ad-
jacent to the channel above the bridge was
left covered with boulder ice to depth
of several feet when the waters receded
From Chain bridge down to within
short distance of the Three Sisters there
is a series of gorges varying in length
from 100 to 800 and 400 feet. The open
water in most instances consisted of small
circles, though in some places 1T extended
for a hundred feet or more.
The view down stream from the Chain
bridge disclosed a rugged field of 1mmova-
BILE ice, dazzling white and awe-inspiring,
stretching as far as the eye can reach.
Numerous limbs and branches broken
from trees and shrubs far up the river lie
about upon it's surface.
Little Falls Obliterated.
Upstream one familiar with the scene
misses many details that are ordinarily
a part of the landscape. The Little rails
are completely obliterated and a stretch or
almost level but swiftly moving water hows
along to the edge of the gorge and sweeps
beneath it, making a powerful maelstrom
that draws heavy logs and timbers into It's
eddies The stream runs between high and
clean-cut banks of ice left by the high
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For Services Of Clerks,

The Senate yesterday passed a bill ap-
propriatlng $4,000 to pay clerks in the
executive departments of this city for extra
services during the war with Spain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Right Arm FRACTURED.

Mrs. Mary Mulcay. sixty years old, living
at 307 Monroe street, Anacostia. fell in the
yard adjoining her home yesterday ard
fractured her right arm. Surgical aid was
rendered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Daughter Sole Beneficiary.

The will of Marian O'Donneli, dated July
%. 1862. has been filed for probate. Annie
C. Gatewood, daughter of decedent, is made
sole devisee. Patrick T. INLAND is named
as executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Custom Shirts for Men.

Custom On rus Nof WAeM.
AS produced by us mean comfort
for those who fail to secure it in the
stock garment. Every like and dis
like has the utmost consideration.
and the fit must be satisfactory to
VOC or the loss is ours.
Notwithstanding the high quality OF materials
and expertness OF the entire shirtmaking organ
i~.tIou fhe prices will be found most moderate,
gtartinS az low as $l.bo
We Win be glad to 80 into the matter In detail
~ YOU will afford us the opportunity.
Woodward & Lothrop.
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CONTINUED COLD TONIGHT.
Thursday Fair; Fresh Northwesteriy
Winds, Diminishing,

Forecast till 8 pm. Thursday.-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, fair and continued cold tonight.
Thursday. fair: fresh northwesterly winds.