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though he had no definite scheme, the
original one having been knocked out
He flew around. all day. the troops
and assured himself they would stand by
him. Saw the police and leaders of the
small parties ex-liberalS, &c. Arranged to
call them out on signal and decided that
il the troops from Colon started over to
give the signal or take out all the men he
could fight them somewh here near Corozal.
Then came the news that the generals
were coming over alone, leaving the men
near Colon Now general with his troops
Is much more than one without troops. So
they were allowed to come over and were
received by the governor and garrison in
full dress. Later in the day when these
generals got on to the fact that something
appeared to be going they went to the
barracks intending to relieve Gen. Heurtos
OF command.
"Amador them going down the street
and said. 'Now's the time and sent out his
messages with the signal for the clans to
gather. and he flew to the barracks. The
next saw was the generals being marched
past the house between files of soldiers
and mob following shouting Viva La re-
public of Panama.! Up to that time / had
my doubts of the peaceful carrying out
the conspiracy. 1t was too good to hope
From the time DIR. Amador left me till
heard the shouts chewed up two cigars.
Its over now. and with the help of the
United States this should be nice little
country, free and prosperous, where if
poor man sets a hen he knows the chickens
are his. They have started out well. OF
course there are would-be statesmen galore
ane many saviors of the country, but the
relief from the oppression of government
from Bogota revolution, robbery. &c, is
great and everybody is happy and they
Know to whom they must depend upon.'
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Suit for Valuable Land.

dispatch from Kansas City, Kans, last
night says:
Attorneys for Caroline Agatha Lartsch
and Albert Pasquet de Lauriere of France
began suit in the federal court Of Kansas
City, Kan, today to recover 3. $50 acres OF
valuable land in Franklin county, Kan,
which originally belonged to Ernest Vale
ton de Boissere. In 1892 De Boissiere a
bachelor, gave the land to the Odd Fellows
Tor site for an orphans home and
turned to Bordeaux, where he died two
years later. The property finally came into
the hands of James A. Troutmann and Rob-
ert Stone, attorneys of Topeka, Kan.
The petitioners aver that Troutmann went
to France in 1897 and induced Nine Mar
unelli, an heir of De Boissiere then ninety
years old, to give him a deed and bill OF
sale to the property for $1,000 francs. The
petitioners bringing the suit today ailege
fraud and ask an accounting from Trout
mann and Stone and that the land he
turned over to them as legal heirs.
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ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN.
Our Flour Exports in 1908 Larger
Than Ever Before.

Flour exports from the United States in
1908 We're larger than In any preceding year
in the history of our commerce, and aggre-
gated practically 20,0O0,0oo barrels. The
value of the flour exports also exceeded
that of any preceding year. with the excep-
tons of 1892 and 1898, when the value
slightly exceeded that of 1908, but the guam
THY exported was materially less. The
total number of barrels of flour exported
from the United States in the fiscal year
1908 was 19.716,634, valued at $40, 756, 4oI,
while in 1898 the number of barrels was
16620,3 $3.50, but the value was SIS, ,347,
prices of that year being materially higher
than those of 1898
In the calendar year 1903, ending with the
month of December. the total exports of
-four amounted to 1861, al barrels, valued
at $151SS;050. This calendar-year state
ment gives the very latest figures of -four
exports. and a comparison of these figures
with the wheat exports of the calendar
year indicates that considerably more than
one-half of the wheat exported In the cali
endar year 1903 was turned into flour be-
fore expectation. The total yaIde of the
wheat exports of the calendar year 1903
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
WAS DUE TO AMADOR
TOOK THE RISK AND ACCOM-
Pushed PANAMA REVOLUTION.
Story of One of Those on the Inside
Told in a Letter to a
Naval officer.

An inside glimpse of the scenes on the
isthmus attending the successful revolt OF
Panama is afforded by letter from
promineut resident of the isthmus ad-
dressed to a naval officer in Washington
The writer is said to have been partcu-
larly well fitted to know the details OF the
revolutionary plot, and his statement touch
ing the participation of the United
States government and officers In that
movement should have considerable weight
The letter is as follows:
MY Dear Sir: suppose it's not too late
to try and get in communication with
friend of royalty, even If 1 do live In
small and untried republic. All the nations
of the earth have recognized us. and there
is no reason why you, who played your
part during the dark and nasty days.
shouldn't Many times we have spoken of
you and wished you We're here. especially
the few days before the 30th of November,
when it was toss-up whether the ball
could be carried through and many people
were hunting their holes. All the talk OF
assurances OH the part of the United States
government that Ii move was made 1t
would back UP the isthmus is rot and l
can speak from the book.
..Of course. two and two make four some
times and from previous experiences with
Perry, McCrea, Mclean and Co. (naval
officers) 1t was natural to suppose that
fighting along the line that would inter-
r,fpts transit would not be allowed, and
the side that held the isthmus was inside.
Therefore, if nice, little. quiet change In
the government of Panama was arranged
and peace and protection given to all it
was expected that the United States would
not delay its recognition. and then If a
horde of hungry mountaineers from Antro-
qllia or Cauca appeared and tried to turn
the place into a slaughter pen, wasn't it
to be hoped that the United States would
do what 1t had done before? Then being In
possession, few men could have chance
of keeping large force from landing.
"That was the scheme, and 1t came near
going up when the C0lombians landed 400
men at Colon early the 30th of November.
/ was in Panama that day, and I assure
you that one man carried the thing
throngh-Dr. Amador. saw him early in
the day when the opinion of the revolu-
tionary committee or most of the members
who came out at all was that the move
nacnt should be postponed. DIR. Amador f73
years old said he was going to carry the
thing through himself, and that day, al
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Elevator Company Fails.

A dispatch from Chicago last night says:
On the petition of Thomas c. Power, hold
er of judgments on promissory notes for
$4,000, the Chicago Railway Elevator COM
pany of New York, which ten years ago
issued bonds amounting to s2.50o.0 900, was
placed in the hands Of receiver today By
Judge Tathill of the circuit court Fred M.
Blount, vice president of the Chicago Ma
tional Bank. was appointed to take charge
of the eompany's affairs under a bond OF
800
A bill also was filed in the superior
court by John S. Goodwin asking that
thirty-five holders of the company's bonds
be restrained from interfering with his adj
ministration as trustee of the property.
Mr.. Goodwin alleges default In taxes and
interest on bonds and asks for an account
ing, and, If necessary, the sale of the
property of the company, which is one OF
the largest elevator companies in the coua-
try.
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CLERICAL CHANGES.
Appointments and Promotions in the
Interior Department.

The following clerical changes have been
made IN the Interior Department:
Of1ce OF the Secretary: Promotions-Ed-
mund S. Voog of Missouri clerk at 81 600
to sl,StO; Morgan r. Brock of Virginia,
clerk at S1,400 to S1,S0O; John Harvey Of
Texas, clerk at 81 200 to $1.4C0.
Patent office: Appointments-William F.
Nickel of Maryland and William R. Bal
lard Of Indiana; Allan II. Barrows of Mas
sachusetts and Arthur w. Davidson of
Ohio, fourth assistant examiners at 81 900:
Miss Lhcy w. Taggart of New Jersey and
Miss Nina Carpenter of Kentucky, copyists,
at $50: William Fl. Wilson, jr., of Texas.
messenger boy, at $500. Resignations-AI-
bert T.. Fay of Massachusetts and Barnard
Barrows of Massachusetts,, third assistant
examiners. at 81 400 Promotions-Wiibur
M. Beatty of Ohio and James M. Drysdale
of Colorado, fourth assistant examiners at
$l.200. to third assistant examiners at ST.
900; Miss Nellie A Everett of Ohio, model
attendant at $500, to copyist at $500; Miss
Elizabeth r. Simmons of Michigan, copy
lst. at SfO, to copyist at $a06; James w.
Head of Virginia. messenger boy at $3.50,
to assistant messenger at $40; William A.
Crawford of District of Columbia. messen-
ger boy at $500 to copyist at $I20.
ONCE of Indian affairs: Promotions-Mrs.
Clara 6. Hindmarsh of District Of Column
bia, clerk at 81. 900 to 81, 200: Miss Eunice
X. Warner of North Carolina, copyist at
800 to clerk at $1.O00. designations
Thomas Q. Monk Of New York, copyist at
800: Walter Mem. Luttrell Of Tennessee,
clerk at 81 200.
Pension office: Promotions-Joseph E.
Hart Of West Virginia. assistant chief of
division at $500 ito chief OF division at
$1,000; Edward N. Brown of New York,
clerk at 81 600 to assistant chief of divi-
sion at $1.So0; John T. Cam of Illinois,
clerk at u, 400 to 81 900; William w. Ben
nit of New York, clerk at 81 800 to 81 400;
George f. Rely of Pennsylvania, clerk at
$1.2OO to special examiner at 81 800; Alloy
s1us Wenger of louisiana, Samuel D. Ro-
tramel of Illinois. Miss Lily M. Prince of
Virginia. Sherod s. Simmons of Missis-
sippi and Hamlin M. Vandervort of Illinois.
clerks at 1000 toss1. 200: Miss Maude b.
Mitchell of Missouri. Miss Dora T. Kiikon
of Florida. Franklin fCanady of Missouri,
John s: Biegs of Kansas, Grafton Tyler of
West Virginia. JOHN w Farley of Tennes-
see and James l.. Haffey of Colorado,
eopyists at $500 to clerks at 81 900; Clifton
j. Hicks of Missouri, assistant messenger
at $12O to messenger at $780, Resignation
William II. H. Price of Kansas, clerk at
81, 200.
General land office: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
E. Blout of Wyoming, examiner of surveys
at 20 per day. Promotions-Clement s.
Usker OF Ohio. copyist at $500 to clerk at
$1,000. Observation-Disclosures d. Mayer of
Ohio, copyist at $780,
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Railway Grain Rate Cutting.

The only thing in railway grain rate cut
ting which has attracted attention was the
effort to explain. 1t is without Significance
Foreign war complications have stimulated
wheat prices to the highest point reached
In six years. Baltimore jobbers will be able
10 supply the bulk of orders on hand but
VIII not handle much business during
the spring as IL there had been no fire.
Less trade than expected has gone else
where The city's financial loss, over and
above the insurance. is estimated at from
$40 ,0o0. 900 to $4,000, 600
General trade in the dominion of Canada
continues quiet. Interest is taken In the
proposed reorganization of Consolidated
LAKE Superior as the Canadian Improve
meht company, in which 1t Is said the gov
eInment will become financially Interested
ihe business community is interested In
the apparent hitch in the ratification of
I IN ARRANGEMENT between the Grand Trunk
Pacific and the government. IT is reeardad
as certain, however. that the new trans
continental railway will be constructed
500, 900, 600 oi'c
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Senate Adjourns Until Saturday.

The Senate remained in session yesterday
afternoon until $50 o'clock. when 1t ad-
journed, after an executive session OF ten
minutes, over today and until tomorrow
on account of the funeral of Senator Hanna
at Cleveland. Mr.. Spooner continued his
remarks until 3:42 o'clock, and then did not
conclude He will resume his speech on
the canal tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19
Poor Iowan Gets a Legacy

A dispatch from Des MoInes last night
says:
Charles Rowe, an electrician, who has
been doing odd jobs about the city jail for
his board. received notice today that there
was legacy of $4,000 awaiting him In
the Bank of Syracuse. N, Y Accompany
ing the letter was check for $664 So The
letter was from Rowe's sister. who stated
that wealthy uncle had died, leaving each
that sum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-19

severity of weather has caused only nomi-
nal losses in either direction. Western
Pennsylvania expert opinion inclined to the
view that there will be no strike of BIZ
luminous coal miners between the Allie
ghenies and the Mississippi. where oper-
ators have refused to meet demands made
At the southwest spring trade has been
relatively most active, particularly in dry
goods. shoes and clothing. Chicago pack
ers have large orders from abroad be-
lieVed to be on account Of the war in the
ia -
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Suit is brought for sos from each sta
ton. Many stations are named, and the
total makes large sum.
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THE STATE OF TRADE
RESUME OF THE WEEK WITH
RAILWAYS AND INDUSTRIES.
Most Striking Features of the
Business World - More
Favorable Situation.

NEW YORK, February 10. - The most
striking news of the business week as
shown by special kilograms from CORE
spondents of the International Mercantile
Agency throughout the United States and
Canada is found in Pittsburg adyices that
constituent steel corporation companies
making steel bars find the improvement in
voluntary offer to advance wages a
month hence.
Quite as significant are reports to the
International Mercantile Agency from New
England that the volume of railway traf-
fic there in general merchandise lines Is IL
per cent heavier than a year ago; that 1t
is heavier than a year ago on roads CEN
tering at Chicago at Duluth and the Twin
Cities at ST. Louis and New Orleans.
and is but slightly below last years total
at Pittsburg, with the volume increasing.
More Favorable Situation.
This In the face of interruptions to traf-
fic by snow, fee and extreme cold weather
presents a more favorable situation re
speeding current distribution of goods than
has been supposed. Prices of shoes are to
be advanced soon; New England cotton
summer months. owing to uncertainty of
prices and supplies. Conservative southern
advices say many interior buyers are I'M
questionabiy loaded with high-priced cot
ton. and unless prices advance effects may
be felt later.
Further investigation concerning winter
wheat and range cattle shows that recent
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Specials i'm Rifles.

We are closing out lot Of
Rifles which are represented
here in small lots; one here and
two there, too small for us to
carry along. They are special
ly good values, even at their
i. original prices. AT the. reduc-
ed prices they are Strong Val
2 ueS.
Lot of Rifles worth up to
$5.oo-S2.75.
Winchester Repeating Rifles,
p cal. to shoot 22 long-$I2.25.
22-cal. Marlin Repeating
Rifle-SI2.25.
New Model Savage Rifle, p
cal, Repeater-$I3.25.
1920 Marlin Repeater -
$I3.oS. $1,000 is the standard
price.
1855 Marlin Repeating Rifle,
SI4oo. Standard price, SIo.75.
New Model Savage, 1885,
Repeater-S2I 90.
3o3 Savage Rife, Repeater
SI9.75. $4,000 is the regular
price.
New Model Winchester Rifle,
22 cal. Repeater-$22.5
One I2-gauge Parker Ham
merless Shotgun. 5000 list.
Our price, $500.
Hammerless Reviewers, s.
shot, Nickel-plated, 81 or SO
cal.-$425,
Hammerless Reviewers, $
shot, Blued--S4.o8. $3.50 is
the standard price.
Frontier Revolver, Colts
Model, 45 cal.-$I2.oo. Stand
ard price, $4,000.
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There is one lot of Mems
Fine Shoes, consisting of Black
Nici Kid, Box and Velour Calf,
Patent Colt and Enamel Leath-.
er; Button, Lace and Butcher
Effect, with either single or
double soles, close or extended
edges, straight or swing last,
Regular or Military Heels. Not
a pair in the lot worth less than
$500. You can select yours
for S2.45. 1t was Our privilege
to buy these. under their price.
Yea share with us Our oppor-
tunity. They are all of the
newest shapes. There is variety
enough for YOU to be pleased.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-12
England Wants Icemen.

From the London Lancet.
The supply of pure ice in this country for
domestic purposes is not as abundant or
available as 1t should be- and 1t is absurd
that practically the only shop where it may
be obtained is that kept by the fshmonger,
who keeps ir. not for the purposes of con-
sumption, but for the cooling of fish. The
fishmongers shop does not always repre-
sent an environment that IS sanitarily
speaking. satisfactory; yet when ice Is
wanted in sickness or in health the only
tradesman that can be found to supply it Is
the fishmonger. and his supply is usually
limited. 1t seems ridiculous that in the
English summer the demand for ice should
not be sufficient to warrant the establish
ment of special agency for its supply
We feel sure that if such a scheme could
be organized 1t would be widely appreciated
and would succeed as soon as the public
realized how much better and how much
healthier 1t is to have their food and bev-
erages kept cool during the days of hot
and Seasonable summer. As it is, they have
to be content with semi-liquid butter and
mawkish lukewarm beverages which should
be cold. especially those which are aerated.
cheap and abundant supply of pure ice
for domestic purposes would give the house
keeper a chance of keeping a cool store
room In which meat poultry, eggs and
other perishable articles of food could be
preserved Not only would waste of food
be so prevented but the ravages of the
putrefying agencies of hot weather would
be checked and the food saved from becom-
ing unwholesome IL not positively danger
GUS In fact, We imagine that nobody will
deny the very great advantages derived
from keeping certain foods cold In the sum-
mer, and preserving them in q state fit for
consumption and attrac tive to the eye and
palate; and yet practically no steps are
taken to supply such an important and very
evident need.
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Training Cavalry Horses.
From Harper's Weekly.

from Harper 8 weekly.
The most interesting and amusing of all
the sights of Aldershot is the big reservoir
or lake, where cavalry horses from all
parts of the world are trained to swim
with a .thoroughness that rivals even the
Italian system of horse training.
1t is well known, by the way, that cav
airy horses in the Italian army go through
almost as much training as though they
were intended for circus; and the writer
has often been amazed to see patrician
down steep flights Of stone stairs, and
down especially constructed precipices
which look as though they were especially
invented to encompass the destruction OF
both horse and rider.
Again the writer has witnessed the as
tonishing army maneuyers of the Italian
troops in the River Arno at Florence, and
also at Spezzia, the great naval arsenal of
of Turin may often be seen leading his
regiment ''out to sea-" the prince often
dismounting, and himself swimming with
one arm about his chargers neck.
The newly received horses at Aldershot,
however, coming they do mostly from
inland regions, have a deep-seated objec-
ton to the water, and their riders are
for the most part scantily clad indeed, the
struggles between tutor and pupils" are
ludicrous in the extreme If 1t is found
absolutely impossible to coax the animals
into water deeper than their knees or
girths collapsible boats are used, and the
refractory animal dragged by main force
beyond his depth, when he has to swim for
dear life.
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Japan's "Human Horses.
From the London Mail.


The feats of which ;the Japanese rick
shawmen are capable are almost Incredible.
I remember some years ago being driven
ashore in a yacht in the Inland sea during
a typhoon. 1t was faEe beyond the treaty
limits which then existed. and foreigners
were not allowed to travel outside those
limits without special passports. But the
mayor of the nearest fishing village was
kindness itself. Hefpromised to supply the
best rickshawm which the neighborhood
could produce, so as TO take to a railway
station some forty amiles away. And he
kept his word, for the distance was covered
in less than six hours. including a halt for
refreshments. Each riclxshaw was drawn
by two men, tandem wise, the usual fash
ion when long distances have to be cover
ed. The leaders in each went through the
whole distance. while the wheelers, so to
speak, were changed half way The road
was over a great part of the distance little
better than a mountain track, and ii was
raining most of the time, but there was
never a break In our progress except to al
low the coolies to take off or put on their
clothes They prefer running in nothing but
loincloth and do SO whenever thew GET
safely beyond the eye of the police, who
have orders strictly to administer the law
against nudity.
The fare paid for this prolonged Journey
was. II 1 remember rightly, about three
shiilings for each rickshaw. the extra shiIl-
ing being a gratuity thrown In for good
service. / know that 1t purchased SO many
blessings on my honorable head as cannot
yet be quite exhausted. And having made
our fareweils at the railway station. the
coolies started back at once for their own
village.
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A New Method of Preserving Food.
From Harper's Weekly.


An ingenious method of preserving food
has recently been devised which is based on
the fact that powdered gelatin. or thin
sheets of the same material, not only do
not spoil, but are capable Of protecting in
corporated substances from bacteria mois-
ture and other agencies which bring about
decomposition. Thus to make concentrat-
ed beef extract, tea or coffee extract, soup,
etc, the liquid is mixed hot with per cent
of primary gelatin, which differs from the
commercial article in not having the glue
like taste Of the latter.
After cooling jelly is formed and this
is cut into thin films and dried by a current
of cold air until it becomes brittle. When
this condition is reached the sheets are then
reduced to a fine powder which will keep
Indefinitely. While 1t will absorb moisture
1t does not do so to degree to occasion
decomposition, and the moisture is subse-
quently given off In dry air. The powder,
while likely to cake, forms a brittle cake,
not interfering with it's use, while 1t is too
hard for insects When placed in warm
water 1t dissolves Immediately and Is thus
ready for use. If heated above the tenn
perature of boiling water before packing
all disease or other germs will be killed
and to secure the best results the powder
should be packed alright. Such a concen-
trated food possesses many advantages
and is susceptible of wide applications as
upon explorations.