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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
S. S. Shedd 6 Bro. Co..
A32 9th Street.
MUCH VACANT LAND YET.
Dangers of an Overcrowded Population
Are Still Remote

from the Kansas City Journal
The material development of the country
8 Quietly progressing at remarkable rate
III one direction which is not given much
popular attention. More than % S2i 299
acres of the public lands were turned over
10 private individuals last year. This means
Ihat an area almost equal to that of the
state of Indiana has within that time been
added to the productive regions of the
United States. Most Of these newly opened
lands were homesteaded by farmers as will
be seen from the following figures There
We're "a 1865 patents of all classes issued
within the year. OF this number. 1854 are
c!aSSed as agricultural, i.9OA Indian al
lotments. 1.lO4 as mineral patents. 200 as
coal pa tents. y16 as private land claims.
1SI as railroad patents and 10 as swamp
land patents. The total sum which the gov
eminent got by way Of fees and commits
sions for issuing these patents was Sill
O24.ii4- Under a recent law the most OF
the receipts from the sale of public lands
will hencefOrth be set aside for retaining
arid lands by irrigation.
In the public domain there are still un-
appropriated $50 .D19.3G7 acres of surveyed
lands and 59l .916. 100 acres of unsurveyed
lands, or a total of more than 97o 955DO0
acres A great many tracts in this immense
area, OF course, will always remain uncul-
tivated and unsettled but 1t has been es-
timated that when the contemplated sys-
tenn OF irrigation shall be put into
working order so much good land will be
opened that population as large as the
whole nations present population could
find room there to thrive prosperously and
contentedly.
Rapid strides are now being made in the
developing of the public domain The ex-
element and uproar of former pioneer days
are absent in this work but thu, process is
marked and very effective. The pa ssenger
traff1c on western railroads is evidence of
this fact. Agreeable reflections arise in
coEtempla ting that the United States still
owns SO much arabic public land. The dan
gers of an overcrowded population by i'm
migration or natural increase are still re-
mote The census for many years yet to
come Will not show an excess of people
ABOVE what the west will need in settling
UP its vacant lands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
How Our Gold Was Landed.
Paris Cor. Of the London Telegraph.


Probably the largest cargo of gold
specie ever shipped across the Atlantic
has been unloaded from the Kaiser Will
helm II at Cherbourg. The amount. con-
stituting an instaIlment Of the Panama
canal indemnity from the United States.
was AZ 500 ,64S francs. The money had been
kept on board in an armored store room.
before which an armed sailor was on guard
night and day. The door was closed by
three locks. the keys being in the possess
sion of three ships officers. respectively.
On the store room being opened in
ventory was taken of the treasure, which
was contained in 155 small oaken asks,
clamped with iron. each Weighing about
$50 pounds. and purposely finished and pol
fshed in such way that the surface Of
fered no grip to the hand. and that the
only means of moving them was to roll
them along. The precious freight was con-
veyed ashore in government tug. and
brought to Paris by special train. contained
in two iron-protected vans. under the care
of two police commissaries. Customs duty
was levied on the gold at the rate of 10
franks per 100 kilos, amounting to about
EGO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
Smaller Farms in Iowa.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
One of the most significant movements In
the middle west and especially in southern
Iowa, Is the decrease in the number or
acres in the farms that are worked. In
the early days. when land was cheap, the
farmer could afford to attempt to farm all
he could see. and If he did not succeed 1t
did not make much difference, but since
this land has risen In value from SO to
800 per acre 1t has been found necessary to
decrease the size of the farm. The farmer
himself is better off for this. because he IS
not working so hard to make both ends
meet. nor trying to cover much ground.
He is making. in fact, about as much on
16O acres rightly conducted as he did on a
section of land in the old days. The aver
nge size of the Iowa farms is something
less than ninety acres, and. as a general
rule, the men are doing the work them
selves, or at least with the help or one man,
The great growth of the dairy interests in
the state has helped to work this change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
Personal Risks of War.
From the Londcn Sketch.

From the Iondcn Sketch.
The introduction of rifles of greater pre-
cision has lessened the percentage OF men
hit in proportion to the number of shots
fired, because firing. rule. now begins
at a far longer range, and the troops are
taught to take advantage of cover
In the Franco-GerElan war one bullet in
400 was mortal but in the Boer war the
proportion was only one to 40. The total
loss also Is less. In 1870 the French losses
were - per cent but in the Boer war the
English lost only , per cent and the Beers
612 per cent At Waterloo the allies lost -
per cent and the French ~. the average
losses in the great battles of the last CEN
fury being put down at - per cent for the
victors and q per cent for the vanquished.
In the eighteenth century the losses were
much higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
A Just Judge.
Philadelphia Telegraph.

From the Philadelphia Telegraph.
A funny story comes from the south,
where the cynic had gone to spend few
of the cold days of January. While cours-
ing his way through Georgia he stopped
off to see an old friend and jaunt through
the country was the outcome of his visit
It happened that his friend was quite prom
inent in politics In the vicinity, and as they
trudged down the road an old darby APP
preached and saluted them cheerfully.
''Mornin'. jedge." began old Sam.
''Howdy."
Say, jedge, Use like tn be on de mex
ticket for justice NV de peace. continued
Sam.
'.You judge!" replied my friend. why.
what do you know about the law?'
Mos eberythin'."
well, now. Sam. II we should elect you
and a man was brought before you charged
with committing suicide. what would your
Judgment ber'
This caused Sam some deep meditation.
and after a considerable wait he replied:
We'll. under de circumstances, guess
I'd make him support his wife"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25

From the Chicago Trfbuno.
where are your good manners. sir?''
demanded the austere woman. who was
clinging to strap.
Left em at home. ma'am." said the
hardened villain in the seat. "Hain't got
nothin' with me but jest the ordinary
street car manners.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
Divers Will Dive Deeper.

From the Toronto Globe.
The discovery of London physician Is
claimed to have increased the safe depth
for diving and caisson work from 100 to 200
feet The simple remedy is slow restoration
of normal conditions. the evil and fatal
results having been traced to the sudden
removal of the excessive atmospheric pres
sure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
A Christening.
From the Yonkers Statesman.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Bacon-"There was christening down
at the professors house. last night
D.. Egbert-"A christening? Why, what are
you talking about?''
Bacon-.-rhe professor named new mi
crobe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
Their Happy Lot.


From PUCK.
Breezy Hedees-'Tt must be putty hard
to be poor an struggln'.'
Next-House Noonan-"Thats right Now.
I amt half bad to be poor an not strug-
Glin'."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
DEATH or OSCAR IT. COOK KES-
 TERDAY MORNING.

Was fin His EightIeth Year-GrOund
 Broken for House on BIatehIey Ave.
 -auinnipiae Inspected and Inspect
 Ors' Boat Aground-Other Items.
 oscar ". Cook. an old resident of Fair Haven. died at his home at 80 Pierpont street early Wednesday morning of heart trouble. He was seventy-nine years of age and had been ill but a couple of weeks, but declined rapidly on account of his advanced age. For many years he was employed as bank watchman retiring a few years ago on account of his iiifirmities. He is sur- vived by widow, one son and one daughter. The funeral will be held from Memorial chapel, Fair Haven Union cemetery Friday afternoon at 2:3O.
 There is an unclaimed letter at sta- tion A for Miss Gertrude Hardenbergh, Rocky Beach,
 William F. Morgan, jr.. of Grand ave- nue has returned from a five weeks va- cation spent in the vicinity of Man nette. Wis.
 Ground was broken at the corner of Blatchley avenue and Saltonstall ave- nue for a one family house for Freder- ick Donnelly, which is to contain nine rooms.
 The members of the river and harbor commission inspected the Quinnipiac river yesterday morning on board the tug Hogan. It was low tide and the tug
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18
YESTERDAYS BALL GAMES
LOCALS oVERWHELM CRIPPLED WHALERS BY SCORE OTTO TO o.

Hon Plays Short With Smashed Fin-
 ger and Moves is Out of the Game for
 the same Reason--Norwich Downs
 O'Rourke's TaIkers-1Ierlden Loses
 Its Seventh Straight.
 The WhaIers, with crippled ball team, were overwhelmed at savin Rock yesterday afternoon by. the Blues by the score of 10 to Q. When New Lon don took the field the spectators were disappointed that Moves was not in the lineup. This was due to a seriously damaged finger sustained in the last game he played. His place at short was well played by Keane, but Hoff, who had to play second owing to the. change, made miserable showing. This was unfortunate in more than one way. In the first place, Hoff is a good player, but was playing out of his posi- tion. In the second place, he also had a smashed finger and it was a toss-up between himself and Moves who should go in. Aside from these weaknesses, all of the Whalers seemed at best to have a day under water and at times played like sehoolboys, even to Davis, the veteran first baseman, and Pop" Rising. who muffed an easy one in left field. Paige also made two bad errors.
 The Blues put up a great game and played without an error.
 The score:
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It will be my pleasure and duty, at a time not far hence, to accept more for mally in writing, the nomination which you have rendered in such graceful and complimentary terms, and to give my views upon some of the important questions now commanding the atten- tion of the country.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18
DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN, ss. Pro-

DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN, ss. Pro-
 bate Court, August 18th, 1904. ESTATE OF CHARLES R. INGERSoLL, :, late of New Haven, in said district, deceased.
 The Executors having exhibited their administration account with said estate to this court for allowance, it is 1904, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at a Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in said district, be and the same is appointed for hearing on the al- lowance of said account, and this Court directs that notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by pub fishing this order three times in some newspaper having a circulation in said district.
 By Order of Court,
 JAMES KINGSLEY BLAKE, a17-3t Clerk.
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sTATE LEAGuE STANDING.
ro-pA,Ys CAME.

Norwich will meet the Blues at the savin Rock grounds this afternoon, the game beginning at s:45 The Norwich boys defeated the league leading Bridgeport yesterday and VIII give the locals hard tussle to-day Quinn will pitch for the Blues and Mclean for the visitors,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18
HoLYoKE !. MERIpEN 2.

Holyoke. Aug. IT. Meriden lost it's seventh straight game to-day. the To- calls winning 4 to 9 The visitors failed to score until the ninth inning. when singles. by Bone, Burns and Rogers scored two runs. The batting of Dowd and Schincel were the features. The score by innings:
 R.HI. Holyoke ........000O0l30s-4 il 3 Meriden ........OO00O0002- 2-2 8 3 Batteries-Yoorhee and Schincel; Rogers and Burke.
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NORWICH 4, BRIDGEPORT 3

Bridgeport, Aug. 17.-Norwich won from the Orators by the score of to 8 to-day because she outplayed the locals in the field and at the bat. While the Bridgeports hit hard at times, they had the misfortune to send the ball di- rectly to the opposing players. The locals three runs were present by Shortstop Clark, who made miserable error in the third by dropping a little fly ball from Ladd's bat, on which two runs were scored. A miserable decision in the sixth by Dwyer gave the visitors 8 run. The Orators are in a bad condi- tion, as o'Rourke is so banged up and lame that he is not lively enough for a backstop, The score by innings:
 R.H.E. Bridgeport .....O 0 00000-s 6 8 Norwich ,.......1 0 0 1 01 01 0--4 g l Batteries-McCullo Newman and O'Rourke; Peloquin and Fisher.
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R.H.E,
Eastern League.

At Baltimore-Baltimore 2, Rochester 3.
 At Providence-Montreal ?, Provi- dence 1.
 At Jersey City-Toronto 9, Jersey City 6. ,..>
 At Newark-Buffalo g.. Newark 0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Eff teenth Ward are hereby warned to meet at Engine House, Forbes Avenue o'clock, for the purpose of electing two delegates to each of the following Con- ;ventions, State, Congressional Probate and Justice of the Peace.
 GEORGE w. BOYER ff Chairlns34.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Thir- teenth Ward are hereby warned to meet at Masonic Hall, Westville, on Thurs day evening, August 18th, at 7:30 O. clock, for the purpose of electing three delegates to each of the following Con- ventions, State Congressional, Probate and Justice of the Peace.
 MURDOCH DINGWALL,.
 Chaif.fusff1
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:. 8 s 7e CHADEL : ST. v

evening, August 18th, at o'clock, for the purpose of electing six delegates to leach of the following Conventions, State, Congressional, Probate and Jus stice of the Peace.
 THOMAS N GIERDING,
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New Haven.

New London.O 0 0 Os0 O O. 0 New Haven..3 0 0 8 0 3 *-10
 Earned runs-New Haven 4. Two base hits-Canavan, Armbruster. Three base hit-Bannon. First on balls-Off Paige 3. Struck out-By Paige ?, by Corcoran 4. Umpire-Durnbaugh.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Four teenth Ward are hereby warned to meet at Engine House, on Thursday ev- the purpose of electing two delegates to each of the. following Conventions. State, Congressional Probate and Jus tice of the Peace.
 LUZERNE LUDINGTON,
 Cha ffnn.i51
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Sec sond Ward are hereby warned to meet al the Church of the Ascension Parish House, Ward and Davenport Ave-, on Thursday evening, August 18th, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of electing eigth delegates to each of the following Conventions, State, Congressional, Pro- bate, and Justice of the Peace
 FRANK. E. HILL,
 Y Chairman
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Sixth Ward are hereby warned to meet at 60 Court Street, on Thursday evening, pose nose uo of eIeetins i've eeiegaSes to 10 each eus of the following Conventions, State, Congressional, Probate, and Justice of the Peace.
 JOHN V. RATTLESDORFER,
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The Republican electors of the Sev- enth Ward are hereby warned to meet at S53 Grand Avenue, on Thursday ev- ening, August 18th, at 8 o'clock for the purpose of electing four delegates to each of the following Conventions. State, Congressional, Probate and Jus, tice of the Peace.
 SAMUEL J. WE'LL,
 Chairman.
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HARTFoRp 4, SPRINGFIELD Z

Hartford, Aug. 17.-Errors by Bannon and Karns and a ball taking lucky bound, giving Connor two bases, per- mitted Springfield to score two runs to- day. After the first Karns could not be touched when hit was needed. Hart ford won in the fourth by hitting Hess hard. Conway gave the poorest exhibi- ton of umpiring seen this season and he gave Springfield everything he could. The crowd got after him, as many of his bad decisions were not close. Attendance, 1,2oo. The score by innings: ? .y.s,.e ,A r~
 ft* ~F s R.H.E. Hartford ... <. 70 o 040 70 0 o*-4 g 4 Springfield .....2 20000Oo00-2 5 4
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

Batteries-Karna and Bunyan; Hess and O'connor .-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the First Ward are hereby, warned to- meet at Republican Club, Crown Street. on Thursday evening, August 18th, at o'clock, for the purpose of electing five delegates to each of the following Conventions, State Congressional, Pro- bate, and Justice of the Peace.
 FRANES,J. RICE,
 s Chairman NE
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Fifth Ward are hereby warned to meet at 35 Olive Street, on Thursday evening, August 18th, at s o'clock for the pur- pose of electing four delegates to each of the following Conventions, State, Congressional Probate and Justice of the Peace
 JOHN H. PEARCE,
 ChairffaI
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Tenth Ward are hereby warned to meet at store, corner of Whalley Ave. and Gar- den Street, on Thursday evening, Aug electing eleven delegates to each of the following Conventions, State, Congress sional, Probate and Justice of the Peace
 GEORGE E. HALL,
 ,;,,,..
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At st. Louis

gA- R.H. E.
 Ist. Louis .....2s001O00sO s-3 8 Q
 New York ......000000 Q 0 0 1--1 10 0
 Batteries-Glade and Kahoe; Powell land Kleinow. # sr. -...s..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republican electors of the Fourth Ward are hereby warned to meet at 61 Kimberley Avenue on Thurs for the purpose Of eIecting ten dele gates to each of the following Conyen- tfons, State, Congressional, Probate and Justice of the Peace.
 FRED E. WHITAKER,
 Chairman
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POLITICAL.

The Chairman of the several wards in the town of New Haven are hereby no- tified to call meetings of, the .Republi- can electors in each ward on Thursday evening, August 18th, 1904, for the pur- pose of electing delegates to the state, Congressional, Probate, and Justice of the Peace Conventions.
 Chairmen will give four days notice to electors of their several wards. The several wards are entitled to, The following number of delegates:
 First Ward--5 delegates,
 Second Wards delegates,
 Third Ward-6 delegates.
 Fourth Ward-10 delegates.
 Fifth Ward-4 delegates.
 Sixth Ward-5 delegates.
 Seventh Ward--5 delegates.
 Eighth Ward--9 delegates.
 Ninth Ward-12 delegates
 Tenth Ward-11 delegates.
 Eleventh 4Yard--5 delegates
 Twelfth Ward--6 delegates.
 Thirteenth Ayard2 delegates.
 Fourteenth Ward-2 delegates.
 Fifteenth Ward-2 delegates.
 THEODORE H., MACDONALD. Chairman Republican Town Committee.
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The Republican electors of the Eighth Ward are hereby warned to meet at Pyramid Hall,, State Street, on Thursday evening, August 18th, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose! of felecting nine delegates to each of the following Con- ventions, State, Congressional, Probate and Justice of the Peace.
 OSCAR F. IVES, s83 EshDiTn14N
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The Republican electors of the Third Ward are hereby warned to. meet at 214 Congress Avenue. on Thursday evening, August 18th, at7 o'clock, for the pur- pose of electing six delegates to each of the following Conventions, State Congressional, Probate, and Justice of
 WILLIAM F. CLARK,
 fyhairn,aY1 K
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The Republican electors of the Ninth Ward are hereby warned to meet at Lenox Hall, Broadway, on Thursday ey- purpose of electing twelve delegates to each of the following Conventions, State, Congressional, Probate, and Jus- tice of the Peace
 FRED W ORR, Chairman. #
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At Philadelphia
At Brooklyn
American Lengue.
Al chicago.

At Chicago
 R.H.F. Chicago .......05oO0 00-0 Q 1 Boston .........10300000e2-61O 10 0 Batteries-Altrock, Walsh and Sulli- van; J. Tannehill and Farrell
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The Republican electors of the Twelfth Ward are hereby warned to meet at 1127 State Street, on Thursday
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-18

The Republicans electors of the Flew enth Ward are hereby warned to meet at Polar Star Hall. Grand Avenue, on o'clock, for the purpose of electing five delegates to each of the following Con- ventions, State, Congressional, Probate and Justice of the Peace.
 # OLIVER F. SPARKS, - N5ys Ch li,.Y,on,
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At Cleveland
 '5a RIFE. Cleveland ....00ooO0o 21-3 12 1 Washington ....O 0 % o 0 0 1-2 ' 2. Batteries-Rhoades and Buelow; Hughes and Kittredge. .t At Detroit
 R.HE. Detroit .......0O10 0020 0000-3 8 O Philadelphia o 000001020000 00--3 12 2 Batteries-Mullin and Beville; Plank and Powers.
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At Cleveland
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National League.

At New York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-06
FIGHT OVER MllEAGES.
Railroads Cannot Agree on the Exact
System.


The plan to put a 2,OGO-mile interchange
able mileage ticket in force on all trans.
Missouri roads which is being discussed
by representatives of all The western
roads is not meeting with favor with the
Missouri Pacific and Rock Island roads
and the representatives of these roads
are doing their utmost to defeat it. AS
the matter stands at present, all other
Missouri roads are in favor OF
adopting the new form of ticket, and
have been working for several days to
persuade. the Missouri Pacific and Rock
Island representatives that the ticket
should be adopted by all roads in the
trans Missouri association.
The complications which have arisen
are likely to disturb existing conditions.
The new interchangeable ticket is to be
put into use March /. The transmits
souri, roads propose to use a strip 1000
mile form while the southwestern roads
use a credential form. The majority OF
the former roads wish to discontinue the
use of the credential form everywhere
south of Kansas City. This proposition
the Missouri Pacific and Rosk Island re-
gard as unreasonable. They say that the
form proposed by the other roads would
place them at disadvantage In Compel
ing with such roads as the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas. Operating officials claim
that the trans Missouri territory is not Il
productive field at best so far as the rail-
road business is concerned. and rather
than comply with The Interchangeable
agreement they would solve the difficulty
by abandoning the territory altogether.
Should the two lines fail TO adopt the
proposed plan it is likely that one or two
lines will put the scale into force by in
! dependent action which would force the
competing lines to adopt a similar plan.
The session is being held at Chicago ana
considering the present complications IL
is probable that the conference will las,
for several days.