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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
DEMOCRATS ARE HAPPY
PLEASED AT THE PROSPECT o-
LAMoNT's CANDIDACY.
Would Be a Formidable Opponent to
Mr.. Root for Governor Of
New York.

The talk of Mr. Daniel s. Lamont for the
gubernatorial candidacy In New York is
highly pleasing to democrats hereabouts.
The prospect affords them double satisfac-
ton; they see promise OF fat and lovely
campaign "barI'' and the certainty Of fur
ther cementing the ties Of harmony be-
tween the factions in New York. Mr.. La
mont is holding back, however, and ex-
presses present disinclination to run.
Democrats of all shades of opinion agree
that Mr.. Lamont would be a very strong
candidate against Mr.. Root, assuming that
the latter will finally be forced into the
race as the choice Of the republicans for
governor. Such Strengthening of the state
ticket as would be expected Of Mr.. Lamont
naturally would be counted upon to aid the
national ticket in New York.
Lamont and Hifl.
Mr.. Lamont and Mr.. David b. Hill are
very friendly, and it is thought that his
candidacy would be not only satisfactory
but very acceptable and gratifying to Mr.
Hill. and would be assured Of the support
of the upstate democracy. With the con-
currence Of Tammany and Hill and with
the backing of the tremendous business
interests which Mr.. Lamont could count
upon he would, 1t is said, be a foeman
worthy Of the steel of the republicans
champion, even be it Mr.. Root.
Mr.. Lamont, it is said. could get the cam
paign committee any amount of money that
might be needed and would also aid the ma
tional committee in its collections His
business Affiliations are widespread and
with some of the greatest corporations in
the empire state. He would claim the back.
ing of what is known as the Cleveland and
Whitney interests. In New York city his
connection with the city Transportation
companies would be counted a valuable
asset to the party on election day.
Chances Are Better.
Democrats are inclined to place grea,
confidence in Mr.. Lamont's ability to carry
the state. and they say that II he will ac.
cept the democratic chances on both state
and national tickets in New York will be
worth great deal more than they were
this time last week.
With Mr.. Lamont at the head of the state
ticket. however the democrats could moi
raise much Of cry against the trusts O,
tag Mr.. Root as their advocate Tha,
would be plainly a case Of the pot calline
the kettle black. for Mr.. Lamont's con
nections are entirely with corporations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
ADDITIONAL FIGURES
MORE INTERESTING DATA FROM
THE BUREAU orlABoR. q
Average Family Consists Of 6.31 Per
sons-Greater Donations for Labor
Than Religion.

Inc complete report of the bureau of
labor on the cost of living and retail prices
probably will not be issued from the press
before couple of months A bulletin show
ing the general import of that report was
recently made public, and it's main facts
were published in The Star.
But there are many details of the report
that will prove of interest as soon as 1t is
issued. One of the interesting facts the
report will show is that one year after
the census was taken in 1900 the agents of
the bureau Of labor discovered that accord
Ing to their data the size Of families in the
country had increased seventh-tenths Of 1
per cent, the average family consisting of
5.31 persons. Whether there was an actual
increase In the size of families during that
relating to the method of gathering statis-
tics Is responsible for the result is not
known. ,,-
Average Income.
The tables on which the figures of the
bureau of labor are based were the result
of inquiries in 1851 families. There was
no Intentional selection Of larger families,
as the one requirement was that the head
of the family should be wage worker or
salaried man earning not over 81 200 per
annum, and be able to give detailed infor-
hasAoAi "ooul ms expenditures whether
or not these qualifications 20 with the larg-
er families is undetermined.
Inc average income per year for these
1867 families from all sources was 1927 10
The average expenditures for all purposes
was $76SN and the average expenditure
for food was $326.90 per family, or AZ 81
per cent OF the average expenditure for all
purposes
Tables showing the expenditures of these
families indicate that the average family
consumed 349.7 pounds of fresh beef dur
the average quantity of salt beef consumed
being 4S6 pounds, costing 1928.
Food Cost AZ Per Cent.
The food of these families cost 40 54 per
cent of their income and rent 1895 per
cent Clothing was 14.O4 per cent and sick
ness and death 2.67 per cent,
For religious purposes less than per cent
was expended instead OF the tithes which
the faithful are supposed to contribute for
that object The exact amount given for
religion was O.99 per cent. Labor and
other organization fees required slightly
more than did religion, the amount being
LII per cent of the expendftures of the
Family. sweet charity receiyed about one
third the sum given for religion. the amount
being OBJ per cent.
For DOCKS and newspapers the family ex-
penditure was also greater than for re-
ligion, those items of expense being 1.O9.
Intoxicating liquors were deemed of still
greater importance in the domestic econ
omy, requiring 162 per cent tOf the total
expenditure, while tobacco required La
per cent and asnusements and vacation
1.60 Ger cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
RETIRING WITH HASTE
Kuropatkin Reported Re-
treating Toward Mukden.
AN IMMENSE JAP FORCE
NOW CoNFRoNTS THE LEADER OF
THE CZAR's FORCES.
# Defeated in Battle Surrender or
Flight is Certain - Port
Arthur Situation.
AN IMMENSE JAP FORCE,

NIUCHWANG, Wednesday, August 3
delayed in transmission).-Gene Kuroki,
with 1OO. 600 men, is now behind the Rus
sian forces; General Oku, with an army
of $1,000 men. is on their front, while flank
ing them on the left is General Nodzu. with
his division Of $1,000 men.
If General Kuropatkin is defeated in this
battle he must either move westward or sur
render.
The foreign military attaches are with
the second army en- route for the front to
witness the battle.
Japanese troopships are expected here to-
morrow.
The Russian troops at Port Arthur have
been driven back to the last line of their
defenses. The japanese attacking force
has three hundred and fifty guns in action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
LOOKING FOR COL. IKE
John Kennedy Anxious to WAGER
81 600 on Outcome of Elect,on

T~tOOS oAA SoICOulS Oh ELECTION.
Where's this ere Ike Hill, with his
thousand dollars?" asked John Kennedy nm
the street today. He was referring to the
paragraph printed in yesterdays Star that
Col. Ike Hill had some thousand-dollar
bets to place for prominent democrat of
this city on the outcome Of the election
Il am just pining for a soft thing like
that" said Mr.. Kennedy, as his eve ranged
the street for Colonel Ike. Il can cover his
thousand in a minute with another thou-
sand that Roosevelt will carry the elec.
ton"
Somebody suggested that Mr.. Kennedy's
remarks sounded big. but smacked of a
bluff. and another man allowed that he be-
licved the republican committee had sent
Mr. Kennedy out to copper Colonel Ike's
line Of talk.
Bluff, IS it?" retorted Mr.. Kennedy. as
he went down into his jeans and brought
up roll of bills big enough to choke a
COW. He skinned off five yellow-backed
twentfes and offered them to George VIII
hanson.
Here's hundred as forfeit that 1 will
cover Ike Hills thousand" he remarked.
Mr. Kennedy declared he was ready to
take even money on the presidential out
come. but did not want any Of the colonel s
offer on West Virginia and New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
SECRETARY MoRroN's CRUISE.
To Inspect Northern Naval Stationi
in Dolphin.

Unless present plans are changed the dis
patch boat Dolphin will leave the Washing
ton navy yard next Thursday with a dis
tinguished party aboard for a cruise in New
England waters. The party will include
Secretary Morton. Mrs. Morton and Miss
Merton. Attorney General Moody and
Speaker and Mrs. Cannon. The purpose OF
the cruise Is to enable the new Secretary OF
the navy to make personal inspection OF
the navy yards and stations at Norfolk,
New York. Newport, Narragansett, New
London. Boston and Portsmouth N. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
With Brothers Remains.

Assistant Secretary Of State Francis B.
Loomis passed through this city this morn
ing with the remains of his brother. F..
Kent Loomis which arrived on the liner
st. Paul at New York yesterday, on his
way to Parkersburg, w. Va, where they
will be inferred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
DoNNFLLY TALKS TO STRIKERS.
Addresses Separate Meetings in Kan.
sas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. August 4.-Presi-
dent Michael Donnelly today addressed
separate meetings of the local unions OF
meat butchers and other trades allied with
the packing house strikers. Louis Rhine
hardt local organizer of the butchers and
meat cutters union, said that nearly two
hundred strike breakers had left their
places within the past twenty-four hours.
On the other hand the packers asserted
that they had plenty of men and all plants
were working
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DIR. BROWN DEAD.
Former Brigadier General in the q. s
Army.

WASHINGTON. Conn, August 4-Dr
Orlando Brown, formerly a brigadier gen.
eral in the United States army and for
many years one of the foremost physi-
clans of Litchfield county, is dead at his
residence here. aged seventy-seven years.
He had been Ill several months. He entered
the army as assistant surgeon of the 18th
massachusetts, Volunteers in 1881. and
later became inspector Of hospitals and su-
perintendent OF the general hospital at
Newport News, Va.
He was In charge Of the welfare of the
coaoreo a people south of the James river in
1853, and in 1865 was made colonel Of the
Z4th Regiment, United States colored troops
with Gems. Thomas Howard and Swayne
ne organized the bureau of refuge and
freedmen.
IN 1855 he was brevetted a brigadier GEN
era! Tor gallant conduct in the service but
resigned his commission in 1869 and re-
place. All 'his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
Legation Hears News.

The Japanese legation here today receiv-
ed the following cablegram from Tokyo:
General Oku reports that the enemy is
retreating northward continually since Au-
gust 2. On August our army occupied
Haicheng and Niuchwang, situated thirty
miles northeast Of the open port of the
same name
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
Postmasters Appointed.

The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed today:
Vermont-South Albany, Albert A. Web
ster.
Pennsylvania-Sandy Hill. Mary A. VAL
entine.
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THE STAR BY MAIL.

The Star win be mailed to any ad.
dress In the United States or Canada
for 13 cents per week. - cents for
two weeks or 80 cents per month.
postage prepaid. Payment to be
made INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
The address may be changed as fire.
Quently as desired. Always give the
old as well as the new address.
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DRIVEN INSANE.
Packing House Inspector at Cedar
Rapids the Victim.

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa, August A.
Driven insane by news of the butchersF
strike, Alfred Day, the inspector for the
packing house here committed suicide by
hanging today.
Days hailucination was that the strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-04
again by the japanese warships on qua
outside.
Japs Issue Currency.

NEW YORK, August 4.-The Japanese
consul general at New York has received
a cablegram from the department of
finance at Tokyo, stating that the govern
ment had issued treasury bills to the
amount Of 100000 yen. payable December
15 and that the issue had no relation to
the war finances of the government. The
cablegram adds that the money market in
Japan Is easy. The consul general says
that these treasury bills will be disposed
Oh Al vauan
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Dowaeer Empress Saint Day.
oYAMA IN THE FIELD.
French Consular Agent Mistaken for a
Spy.

0pys
NIUCHWANG, August 4.-Field Marshal
Oyama, commander of the Jap
anese forces in Manchuria, and General
Kodama, chief of staff left Kai Chou yes
terday and have established headquarters
in the field with the army.
French Consular Agent Albert Kreutler
was arrested last night in a Russian house
where he was mistaken for spy. After a
short detention he was released.
Haicheng Occupied.
TOKYO, Thursday. August 4, noon.-The
japanese. victors at the battle of Simou-
cheng, have advanced and occupied Hal
cheng.
Driven Back Into Port Arthur.
Twelve torpedo boat destroyers, four tor
pedo boats and some gunboats emerged
from the harbor at Port Arthur on the
night OF August !. but were driven back
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30

tired to their rooms for the night. To-
day they Will visit Chinatown and
Golden Cate Park, and in the afternoon
they will depart for the Hotel del Mon
tie, where they expect to remain sever
al days.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is of striking ap-
pearance, and man of genial dispo-
sitiOn who readily makes friends,
fact that was thoroughly demonstrated
in his last campaign, which terminated
in great success. He is regarded as one
of the best speakers In Canada and
ever since he entered politics in the Do
miniOn he has been looked upon as
a very strong man. Since the retire
ment of Mr. Blake he has been the ac-
knOwledged leader of the Liberals
The Premier is native Of ST Lin, l. AS
somption. Province of Quebec and was
born in November, 1871 Although he
began his career as lawyer he later
entered the journalistic field, and for
time he edited lie Defricheur. He was
/ a member of the Quebec Assembly
from 1871 to 1874 and in the latter year
he was elected a member of the Do
minion Parliament. He was also Min
lister of Inland Revenue and bears the
distinction of being the first French
Canadian to be elected Premier of Can
ada. His wife was formerly a Miss
Zoe Lafontaine of Montreal and is
credited with having been responsible
] for much of the public success of her
distinguished husband.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30
ANOTHER UNION
IS ENJOINED
Judge Hebbard Grants Per-
petual Order Against the
UpholstererS' Organization

Judge Hebbard yesterday granted
perpetual injunction against the UpnoI-
sterers' Union, Local No. %, Which mas
been boycotting the Crescent Feather
Company. The trial of the case open
ed Monday morning, but was interrupt
ed by Isaac Selby's vengeful attempt
TO take Judge Hebbards life. Yester-
dav morning Leonard H. McCrosky, vice
president and manager of the feather
company. testified as TO the union
acts under the questioning OF Attorney
Bush Finnell.
The boycott had been declared on Oc-
tober 3 because McCrosky would not
accede to the demands Of the union
regulating wages and hours OF pay
Pickets were placed around the place
of business and circulars were sent 10
the firms customers requesting them
to withdraw their patronage. The firm
empIoyed more than forty men, only
six of whom belonged to the union.
and these six were called on strike. The
vitn-ss said he had seen the pickets
take his men by the arms and argue
with them, and interfere with their
work. There had, however, been no
violence. He said that the union men
in his employ had told him that they
were afraid TO go 10 WOIh LOI lear VI
the union.
H. w. Hutton. attorney for the un-
ion. attempted to question McCrosky
regarding what he had said to B. B.
Rosenthal, business agent for the un-
ion. at the time the demands were
made. but the questions were ruled out
on the objection that the evidence was
hearsay Judge Hebbard instructed
Hutton to desist from examining upon
union and non-uniOn issues, as the
point in the case related only to the
injury of the acts complained Of.
Edward Parker. an employe, test-
fed that he was a member of the un-
ion, but withdrew from it when the
boycott was ordered.
After Parker's examination the court
asked Hutton to present his side of the
case. He responded that he had no
evidence to offer, whereupon judgment
was ordered entered for the plaintiff
granting a perpetual injunction
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30

The Right Honorable Sir wilfrid
Laurier, Premier of Canada. and the
idol Of the Liberal party Of the
Dominion, accompanied by Lady
Laurier, Mrs. Edwards, wife of Sena-
tor Edwards of Canada, and Miss Cou-
tn, arrived in this city from the East
late yesterday afternoon and are at the
Palace Hotel. The Premier has come
TO California for a much needed rest
after the fatiguing experiences of a
hard political campaign, and it is his
intention to remain in the State about
two weeks. En- route to the coast he
visited the st. Louis exposition, which
he enjoyed, and then proceeded west
ward direct TO San Francisco.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier is not a well
man." said his secretary, r. Bondreeu.
last evening at the Palace, and in
view Of this fact he purposes to enjoy
as much quiet as his journey will per-
nit. For that reason he is not allow
ing himself TO be interviewed nOtwith-
standing the fact that he has been
quoted by several papers regarding va
rious matters. From here we ex-
pect to GO to Monterey and then pro-
ceed down the coast to Los Angeles,
from which place our homeward jour
ney will begin"
party dined at the Palace and then re-
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30
ISAAC SELBY
IS ARRAICNED
Man Who Attempted to Kill
Judge j. c. B. Hebbard Is
Held on a Grave Charge
ASKS FOR PENAL CODE
Prisoner Wants LawbOOks
and Will Probably Try
to Be His Own Attorney
ASKS FOR PENAL COD

With downcast head and trembling
limbs. Isaac Selby, the eX-clergyman
who attempted to kill Judge James c..
B. Hebbard in his courtroom on Mon
day. faced Judge Cabaniss yesterday
to be arraigned for the crime of as
sauIt TO commit murder. Judge Heb
bard did not appear in the courtroonl,
but he visited the Jail in the afternoon
to take a look at the man who tried
to kill him. No words passed between
the two.
Selby is held on $4,000 cash bail or
$4,000 bond. Evidently he expects
to be bailed out, for he inquired par
ticularly on this point. Judge Ca
baniss instructed him as to his rights
and informed him that an attorney
would be appointed for him if he
could not hire one. Selby asked if he
could have a copy of the State Penal
Code, which indicates that he may at
tempt his own defense.
He asked that the case be continued
to give him time to hire an attorney.
Judge CabanisS decided TO hold it
over till next Thursday, though the
prisoner wanted more time.
Il may not be ready to go on with
the case at that time he said, but [
will be ready TO hear what evidence
the State has against me-
Selby evidently seemed to think he
had talked too much about the affair
on Monday. His attitude was much
milder yesterday.
Il do not wish to discuss this matter
further" he said. Il have said all l
want to say already. Judge Hebbard
wronged me. l thought that the step
l took was the only way to get JUS
tice in this country.
Judge Hebbard held court yester-
day in the room where he was so
close to death. AS he leaned back IN
his chair his head at times rested on
the spot through which Selby's bullet
crashed on Monday. Crowds of friends
visited him to congratulate him on mis-
escape.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30
BANKER SON
ENDS HIS LIFE

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Elverton Chap
man. aged %, whose home is in New
York City, committed suicide last night
at the Carleton Hotel by throwing him
self from the third floor landing TO
the vestibule. where he was shockingly
mangled on the marble floor. His skull
was crushed. one arm shattered and
there were other injuries from which
he died in terrible agony within a few
minutes.
Chapman arrived at the carleton
from Paris last Saturday. accompanied
by his valet He complained of i'll
health and the management suspected
that his mind was unhinged, so man
was detailed to watch him. Chapman
remained in his room all Monday. After
dressing for dinner last evening he left
his room, and, upon arriving at the
head of the staircase, suddenly eluded
the attendant, sprang forward, cleared
the banister and fell three flights to the
ground The vestibule was filled with
well dressed men and women who were
proceeding to the dining hall. In his
fall he narrowly escaped striking the
wife Of the Mexican Minister, General
Callardo.
The band was playing when the trag-
ic incident occurred. 1t was so start
ling that great confusion prevailed,
but doctors at once arrived and Chap
man was conveyed to his room. He
succumbed almost Immediately. The
body was removed to mortuary in
order to await the inquest, which will
take place Thursday
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Elverton r.
CHAPMAN the young man who commit
ted suicide in a sensational manner in
a London hotel last night, was the son
of E. r. Chapman, senior member of
the firm of E. r. Chapman & Co.,
bankers, of this city.
Young Chapman had recently gradu-
ated from Oxford. He visited his home
here early in the present year. Dur
ing his stay here he appeared to be in
excellent health, both physically and
mentally, and his friends say they are
unable to account for his strange ac-
ton in taking his life.
The San Francisco call., 1904-11-30
ADVERTISEMENTS.

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for a disease germ that it cannot kill.
The reason is that germs are veget-
ables; and Liquozone-like excess of
oxygen-is deadly to vegetal matter.
There lies the great value of Liquo-
zone. 1t is the only way known to
kill germs in the body without killing
the tissues, too. Any drug that kills
germs is a poison and it cannot be
taken internally. Every physician
knows that medicine IS almost help
less in any germ disease.