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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Visit to Morlan.
Pen Women Elect Officers.

At meeting of the League of Americas.
Pen Women Monday, with Mrs. j. Harry
Cunningham in the chair the following
officers were elected: President, Mrs Eve
Ign Clark Margan; vice president, Mrs
Susie Root Rhodes; recording secretary,
Mrs. Marian Longfellow O'Donoghue: cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Virginia King
Frye; assistant corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Della Hines Mertz; treasurer, Miss
Mary Carter; auditor, Miss Clarke; libra
rian, Mrs. Christine Walton Dunlap.
The following state delegates were elect
ed: Mrs Grace Thompson Seton, New York:
Miss Harriet Brock Swineford Pennsyl-
vania; Miss Marion Howard Brazier, Mass
achusetts: Mrs. Wynne, New Jersey: Mrs
Z. L. Lampson, Ohio; Mrs. Grace MCGOWAN
Cooke. Tennessee; Mrs. Foster, Illinois:
Miss Mckee, Mississippi; Mrs. Matte Ham
iton Flick, Oklahoma; Mrs. Kate Orgain
Texas; Mrs. Henderson, Wyoming; Miss
Marie S. Statham, Minnesota; Mrs Abby
G. Baker. Kansas; Mrs. Mary Temple Jami-
son. Oregon: Mrs. Stutenroth, South Da-
kota; Mrs. Francis, Colorado: Miss Anna
b. Patten. Maine; Mrs. La Sale Corbell
Pickett. Virginia; Mrs. Aline Shane Devin,
Iowa Mrs. r. A. Emmons, California; Mrs
r X. Earle, Wisconsin,: Miss Minnie
Swayze, Connecticut; Mrs. Sarah b. But
Ter. Florida; Mrs. Rachael T. Beck Mon
tana; Miss Elizabeth A. Hyde, Nebraska
Mrs Zylla NJ. Carlin. Kentucky; Mrs. j.
Harry Cunningham, Maryland
The following were elected to represent
the league at the annual convention of the
international League of Press Clubs to be
held in June: Mrs Evelyn Clarke Morgan.
]. Harry Cunningham, Mrs Aline Shane
Devin, Miss Mabel l.. White and Mrs. la
Sale Corbett Pickett delegates; Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, Miss Bessie Silverthorne. Mrs.
Matte Hamilton Flick, Miss Clarke, Miss
Duvall and Mrs. Della Hines Mertz, al
ternates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
WANT STREETS PAVED.
Committee Of Coal Dealers Appears Be-
fore Commissioners.

At a hearing before the District Commits
sioners in the board room at the District
building yesterday committee of whole
sale and retail coal dealers of the city ur-
gently petitioned the Commissioners to grade
and pave LIST street between NJ street and
Florida avenue northeast, and n street be-
tween 1st and North Capitol streets. The
reason for making this request Is that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company has
set apart square III. bounded by NJ, N and
1st streets and Delaware avenue northeast,
as a coal yard, In which six large trestles
will be erected. From this coal yard. 1t is
said, between 80 and rs per cent of all the
coal handled in Washington will be dis
tributed. and the outlet from the coal yard
will be by means of 1st and streets.
The committee was composed of V. Bald
win Johnson, VIM. A. Leitch representing
the Consolidated Coal Company; w. H.
Smith and W. H. Baum, representing j.
Maury Dove; c. F. Fadeley, representing
Albright & Barker, and Archibald Green
lees, representing ]. P. Agnew & Co. Each
of the firms mentioned, it is said, will use
one of the trestles of the railroad COM
pany, which will be completed about July
1 next.
Mr. johnson told the Commissioners that
at present NJ street is the only thorough
fare over which heavy loads can be hauled
from the vicinity of the proposed trestles.
Unless 1st and N streets are improved, he
SAID, traff1c on M street Will De Dauly con-
gested and the handling of coal will be
greatly retarded.
Mr. Smith said the loca ton of the coal
yard at the point mentioned will add to the
Clearly condition of the city. He thought
this consideration should be given favora-
BILE attertion on the part of the Commits
sior ers. He also mentioned that 1t will be
in possible to haul heavy loads over LIST and
streets If they are allowed to remain in
their present condition
''The railroad company" said Mr. Green
ding coal in Washington in order TO pre-
vent a recurrence of the congestion that
oct urred on the lines of the company last
year. The streets in the vicinity of the
coal yard he said should be improved so
as to prevent delay in handling the coal
after it is unloaded here.
1t was said by the dealers In response to
questions from the Commissioners that
about 100000 tons altogether of anthracite
and bituminous coal are used in Washing
ton annually. large part OF TINS coal
1t was said, will be distributed from the
baltimore and Ohio coal yards.
After listening to the arguments or the
coal dealers, Commissioner Macfariand said
that under the law the Commissioners can
not pave streets, except by special author
itv from Congress. If the Improvement or
the streets could be done under the head
Of repairs the Commissioners may be able
to nut the streets in proper condition. The
Commissioners said they will give the mat
ter immediate consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
ers gave assurance of substantial aid


The secretary also read a letter from a
Philadelphia rather deprecatory Of the
project and also read the reply which had
been sent. 1t was noted in the reply that
the Washington public greatly appreciated
the services of the Philadelphia firemen
here during the war, and called attention
to the fact that the company formed in
1904 on the spot where it is proposed to
erect the monument was for the protection
of the government buildings, well as Of
private property, and one Philadelphian, il
no more, was in that company.
3 Mr.. Peabody, from the committee on the
centennial celebration, reported that Au-
gust Is had been selected as the date, and
1t was proposed to have cards with the
names and dates of service of the volun-
teer companies from that date to the dis
bandment in 1864 suspended on the en-
CINE house walls. These numbered about
thirty.
1t was proposed also to have some ap-
propriate exercises, to which the District
Commissioners and others would be invited.
Also to have history read, and perhaps
an grafton. 1t had been suggested that
Judge Hagner be invited to deliver the
Grafton.
Later a more detailed report will be
made and the committee expects to formu-
late plans for a suitable observance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Daisy Alvey Committed Pending In
vestigation of Child's Death.

A jury summoned by Coroner hewitt to
appear at the sixth precinct police station
yesterday to bear the statements Of sew
eral witnesses concerning the death OF the
infant OF Daisy Alvey, which occurred the
morning of March II. 1t was decided that
the matter should be investigated by the
grand jury and the girl was held to await
action by that body. She was committed to
jail by direction of the coroner.
The GIRL who will not be eighteen years
of age until the 14th instant, excited the
pity of those attending the investigation.
AS told in The Star, Daisy Alvey is an
orphan and came from Charles county,
Md She arrived In Washington several
months ago, and in November last was en-
ployed at the home of Mr. William Wag-
ner No 12 9th street southeast She &C.
cupied room at the home OF Mrs. Ella
Bentley, 72S L street southeast. She went
to her room about o'clock the night Of
April 16 and complained of being Ill. About
two or three hours later August Zenk, who
resides with his family in the adjoining
house, 100 r street southeast, heard an
infant crying in the yard in the rear of
Mrs. Bentley's house. He went out to look
for a policeman, but did not find one and
went to his back door and was surprised to
hear the infant still crying. and on investi-
CATION found that it was in his yard Word
was sent to the station house, a police
and turned over to one of the District
nurses but it's death resulted at an
early hour the following day. Capt. Board
man was notified of the matter and Detec-
tives Hartigan and Baur. who were as
signed to make an investigation, had
talk with the girl and secured a confess
sion from her. to which Detective Hartigan
testified at the inquest.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook who per-
formed the autopsy, told of finding sew
eral wounds and scratches on different
ion death resulted from acute pneumonia
The girl was represented by Attorney f.
Edward Mitchell bnt made no statement
to the Jury. IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Mrs. Bronson Murray Dead.

Mrs. Bronson Murray died Sunday at her
home in New York. She was the mother of
Mrs w. Bayard Cutting. Mrs. Lucius K
Wilmerding and MIS- C. Wickliffe Yulee.
She was the daughter of Rowzee Peyton
of the Virginia family of that name, and
was born in 1921. About 1880 her father
moved from Virginia to Geneva, N. Y, maxi
ing the entire trip by carriage. Mrs. MUIR
ray was married in 1S46 to Bronson MUIR
ray son of Colonel James B. Murray Be-
sides her husband and daughters she leayes
two sons-James B. Murray and J. Archi-
bald Murray. Her death places In mourning
a large family connection that IL socially
prominent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Resolutions Adopted by Associates Of
Late Col. Wilson.

meeting Of therelerks in the office Of
the assistant attorney general for the In
terror Department and the board of pension
appeals was held yesterday afternoon In
the office of the assistant secretary, Mr..
Miller, for the purpose. of taking action
in honor of the memory of the late Col. W.
NJ Wilson Mr.. Frank. l. Campbell, the
assistant attorney general for the depart
ment, presided at the meeting.
The late Col Wilson was for two years
a member Of the board of pension appeals,
and as such distinguished himself in the
public service.
A committee, including Messrs. George G..
ter, presented set of resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted, and the COM
mittee was directed to have them engrossed
and presented to Mrs. Martha Wilson, the
widow of their friend and associate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
FILLING IN SPEEDWAY.
Mud and Water Cast Damper on Hopes
of Horsemen.


The hopes Of local owners of high-step-
ping horses and lovers Of riding and driv-
ing, majority of whom are members of
the Road Drivers and Riders Association,
for permanent speedway along the river
front have been dampened. In accordance
with the plans of Col Miller, the engineer
officer in charge Of the Washington aque-
duct and the Potomac river dredging oper-
ations were begun Monday afternoon in
the Virginia channel in the vicinity of the
speedway s
The deposits taken from the river channel
are being placed on the reclaimed area &C.
cupied by part of the driveway. AS the
speedway at many points is much below
grade, the dredged material-soft mud-has
begun to run down the hill to the road
damaging it in such a manner as to mater
tally affect Its use for the purposes for
which 1t was designed
The members of the Road Drivers and
Riders Association are much worried over
the condition, and it Is said the officials of
the Washington adueduct Office are in
hearty sympathy with them.
The latter say, however, that they cannot
allow their feelings in that direction to de-
ter them in their duty, and that the dredg-
Ing operations and the placing of the de-
posits on the reclaimed area will have to
continue, Notwithstanding the damage to
the speedway. Sta
The permit to build the speedway was Sc
cured by Col. Symons through the Secre-
tary of War. 1t is stated that the permit
was granted upon the condition that the
speedway would be raised at points where
the grade demanded it. and that the pro-
motors Of the enterprise agreed that 1t
should not interfere with any plans of the
government for the work in connection with
the reclaimed area.
1t was thought by the officials of the
Washington aqueduct Office that the pro-
motors had raised the speedway, but 1t
subsequently developed that this was not
done. Hade the course been put on an
embankment of about five feet in height
at the lowest grade the present situa-
ton would have been averted, as the
operations in the Virginia channel will not
cause the reclaimed area to be raised more
than three or four feet. The only solution
offered, in addition to the raising of the
speedway, is said to be the erection of
an embankment along the outside edge of
the roadway.
1t is suggested. however, that when the
dredging operations are finally completed
the speedway would then have to be raised
in order that the grading might be uniform.
1t is estimated that to do this will entail an
expenditure Of several thousand dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
TIE VETERAN F1REMEN.
Aid Assured Monument Project-Date
Of Centennial Observance.

The regular monthly meeting of the Vete-
ran Volunteer Firemen's Association was
held last evening at the old Union engine
house, 10th and H streets northwest. The
chair was occupied by the president, Mr.,
James H. Richards, and Mr.. ]. J. Peabody
was secretary.
Letters were received from volunteer fire.
men of Charleston, Mass; Philadelphia.
Brooklyn, N. T.; Omaha. Neb.. and st.
Louis. Mo-, indorsing the proposed fire.
mems monument which 1t is designed to
erect near the forner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 10th street, In this city. The let
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Broker Woodend Arrested.

A dispatch from New York says DR.. w.
f. woodend of W, E. Woodend & Co.. the
suspended stock brokerage firm. has been
arrested at his home here The police had
been searching for Woodend several days.
"a warrant having been issued against him
charging grand larceny.
woodend was held In 5000 for a hearing
Thursday. He is charged by r. ii. Good
win of Petersburg. Va. with the larceny of
$500.
The safes In the Offices of Woodend &
Co were opened. but little of value was
found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Death in Chicago of Noted Woman.

Mrs. Arabella Root Del Armitage, aged
fifty years, is dead at Chicago, as the re-
suit of paralytic stroke. She was the
founder of the Drexel Boulevard Old Mems
sive Health Club and the women's Ref1ef
Corps. Mrs. Del Armitage had been active
in charity work In London, Paris, Boston
and New York. The Duke of Edinburgh and
the Shaw of Persia invited her TO sing be-
fore them, ami she was the composer OF
several songs and poems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
RUSSIANS FOUGHT HARD.
While Retreating They Infict Severe
Loss on Enemy.

A cablegram from Tokyo says: A supple
mental report was received here from Gen.
Kuroki. 1t is dated today and says:
Yesterday the enemy offered stout re-
sistence against our pursuit. adding about
300 to our casualties. The enemy stood with
resolution until their artillery, consisting
of two batteries lost the majority of its
men and horses. They then broke the
breeches and closing apparatus of their
guns and hoisted the white flag.
According to a captured Russian officer,
Maj. Gen. Kashtalinsky, commander Of the
Sd East Siberian Rifle Brigade; the colonies
of the 18th and 18th Rife Regiments, and
the commander of the rifle artillery bat
TALON were killed in the fighting at Hama
tan.
ut seems that the enemy was entirely
routed by our attack, because since yester-
day many have come In and surrendered.
Our prisoners include thirty officers. twenty
Of whom are wounded, and 300 men, 100 of
whom are wounded.
"a preliminary report from the chief
surgeon of the first Japanese army shows
that we had 1913 men killed and wounded.
These casualties are divided as follows: The
Imperial Guards. 1872; Second division. $50;
Third division, 316
Kuroki Has Record.
General Kuroki, who won the battle Of
Kuliencheng Sunday, is renowned through
out the east for courage. daring and energy.
The blows he strikes swift and strong.
Born in the province of Satsuma, Japan.
slxty-one years ago, Baron Kuroki springs
from the warrior class and was trained
from infancy in lessons of courage, endur-
ance and chivalry. In the revolution, he
fought for the emperor and in 1871 received
command of military company. Six years
later he marched to the relief of Kumamoto
castle, where the imperial troops were be-
sieged by his own Satsuma clan.
When this civil war ended he joined the
staff and in 1885 was promoted to the rank
of major general During the war with
China the baron was at first engaged in the
work of mobilization, but when the struggle
developed he went to the front as leu
tenant general and led one of the divisions
that took Weihaiwei after desperate de-
Tense by the Chinese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
BLAMEs GEN. zAssALITcH.
Kuropatkin Says Commanders OBJ
stinacy Brought on Disaster.

The ST. Petersburg correspondent of the
Echo de Paris says that Gen. Kui'opatkin,
in teegraphing to the emperor, blames
Lieut.. Gen. Zassalitch's obstinacy in refus-
ing to retreat in time. despite the orders
he received.
The understanding at st. Petersburg is
that Gen Zassalitch had specific orders to
avoid anything like general engagement,
and 1t is believed that the Russian COM
mander at the front probably was deceived
In his estimate of the strength Of Gen, Ku-
srokis artillery. being in entire Ignorance
that AZ guns had been posted and got into
a position from which he had the greatest
difficulty in extricating his men, The only
consolation for the loss of the guns Is that
being without breech-locks they are of no
value to the enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Gear is Grieved Over Loeaee

The GEAR is understood to be greatly
grieved over the losses sustained on the
Yalu. Those who have seen his majesty
say that he was dumfounded when he was
Informed of the heavy fighting which at.
tended the passage of the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
avoided in the construction of the budget
he

Contrary to expectations in some quarters,
no sign has been forthcoming from the gov
eminent party as to the lines upon which
the fiscal controversy IS to be carried on in
the future, and as from the beginning, the
entire question rests in the hands of Mr..
Chamberlain and his loyal and devoted fol-
lowers. j. D. WHELPLEY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04

care 10 put the matter to final test at
this time 1t Is expected that Mr. Cham
herlain will make some positive declaration
as to his plan of campaign when he makes
a speech now set for the 10Th of May. This
will be about one year from the date of his
Birmingham declaration when he startled
the country with his protection proposals
He has been away for nearly two months
to the effect that he Is the heart and life of
the protection movement than the quiet
which Las reigned in fiscal discussion during
his absence. He is now back in England
again, apparently in the best of health and
spirits, and all eyes are turned in his di-
rection awaiting some word or sign of the
policy " hich is 10 be followed in the imme-
date future.
Reimpose Duties on Grain.
It was expected in some quarters that Inn
port duties would be reimposed upon for
eign grain. This would certainly have met
the approval not only of the protectionists
but of a considerable number of the free
traders. for the corn duty of two years ago
was imr osed by the latter 1t Is not impos-
sible that Mr.. Austen Chamberlain as chan
celior CT the exchequer. and acting with the
full knowledge and approval OF his father,
should have avoided the corn duties for the
reason that they are to form an important
part OF the protection and preferential plan
tc be brought Forward later by Mr.. Cham
berlain Himself
The extra duties imposed by the budget
upon tobacco. tea and coffee are revenue
duties entirely, though some benefit is ex-
pected by the trade In British made cigars.
Any benefit the trade may derive from this
element OF protection, however, will not be
products of this industry do not appeal as
rule TO discriminating smokers. These ar
t.cIes are looked upon, however. as legiti-
mate revenue producing imports and manu-
q ffox
try In tie world. Even the appearance OF
favoring the protection policy has been
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
Raising slaves For Market.

NV slaves, no slaves" says the Atlas
Moor impatiently, and in the town
they are slow to raise them / want
an explanation Of this strange COM
plant.
What do you mean when you say
they are slow to raise them?'' ask.
In Marrakesh, now he explains,
dealers buy the healthiest slaves they
can find and raise as many children as
is possible. Then so soon as the chill
dren are old enough to sell they are
sold, and when the mothers grow old
and have no more children they, too,
are sold, but they do not fetch much
Them
The infamy underlying this state
ment takes all words from me, but my
informant sees nothing startling in the
case and continues gravely:
From six years old they are sold to
be companions, and from twelve they
go to the harems. Prices are good, too
high indeed: S54 | must have paid this
afternoon TO purchase one, and wien
Mulai Mohanilned reigned the price
would have been $40, perhaps less an
for that one would have bought fat
slaves. Where there is one caravan
now there were ten of old times.''-
From ''Ihe Slave Market at Maria
kesh," in Haipers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
A noTHER's SURPRISE.
Pathetic Scene at the Home. Of tohr
MacVicar Yesterday Afternoon.
BY ALICE ALBRIGHT

The pathos that always turks in a
surprise that deeply touchesa mothers
neart marked a little scene enacted at
the home of Hon. John MacVicar YES.
terday evening when Mrs. Archie Mac
Vicar returned from a visit at Audi.
bon and found her year. old boy-the
fatherless little Archie-so changed in
appearance that anyone but mother
m1ght nave questioned his identity.
When Archie was baby, an injury
10 MS eye caused a permanent disfir.
urement, resulting in the organ BEING
crossed. He felt keenly the reproach
OF thoughtless schoolmates that he
was cross eyed kid;" but his mother
shrank from the terrors of an onera.
ton. a.
Two weeks ago last Friday, when
ms mother was away, the child over.
heard the remark that his eye could
De Strengthened. He begged to have
1T done; and, after family council OF
war, 1t was decided to take the re-.
ssponsibility of an operation without
his mothers knowledge.
AS the hour of the ordeal approach.
ed. Archie admitted that he was "a
NIUE a1rald;" but he is a MacVicar
and when the moment came, he step
peg manfully up to the operating
1aole' lay down and submitted to, the
administering of an anaesthetic. The
operation was successful.
The mothers return was postponed
a week through the connivance q
Audubon friends, who were let into
the secret. Yesterday, the wound left
py the operation having been healed
she came home to the great happiness
wholly unexpected, of seeing he,
chlld's Disagreement removed.
The scene at the MacVicar home
When little Archie smilingly stepped
up to his mother and looked into he1
face can better be imagined than de
scrlbed.-Sunday's Des Moines News
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
NATURES sweet refrain.

A former assistant secretary of
interior who lives in Washington bt
the same name as a poet who b
from Pennsylvania. The ex-official
ceived Il letter which he considers a
markable epistle. The write confor
ed him with the poet and wrote:
Dear friend and statesman: / rite
the earliest DAFT to be SO cind as to do
a fafor. / hat trid all cinds of II
medisin for hart decease an no ava
read your little pome on Hart decek
ginin
THE hart which sad tumultus be
with throbs of keenest pain
will oft recover its defects
Thro' ma turs sweat refrane."
hat never trid an injun doc but
took all cinds of cribs. l now ask yd
send me by return male 2 bottles of &
medsin naturs sweat refrane. Send to
- Postoffice, Pa.
p. 81 will sen prise by return ma