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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-19

- Wv At RAOOA
1t is distressingly duh around the
Yarious state departments and sub-de-
| partments these July days. Work goes
| on, but it is of the humdrum kind. The
corporation con mission and clerk
Brown are wrestling with the assess
| ment of the common carriers. 1t is a
sort of a dull season in the agricultural
department. am commissioner Patter-
son who got homework than he wanted
| in the spring is now having rather an
easy time. Around the Supreme court
building it is deadly dull. In front one
OF the enterpriSing colored men who
runs errandS is raising some prize
| sQuasheS, and If the squasheS u out
to be as big as the vines he will indeed
be a prize winner. but il looks as If the
vines might drape the front of the
building. The Supreme court people
| always like to see some vegetables
growing in front Of their place, and
last year had tomatoes. In this respect
I they have taken the honors from the
agricultural department.
| Homegrown watermelonS and cam
| teloupes are pouring in now and Ra-
| leigh folk with ten cents in their pock-
cts are happy. They find the cante-
| loupes better han the watermelons,
J the latter really not being up to the
usual high marx this season. The
/ wilt has ruined a lot of the vines and
most MELONS are rather small. The
"wrattlesnake' continues to be the
most popular variety. The canteloupes
| are superb.
The secretary of state has found the
! original plan of the battle of Alamance,
F.. and a tracing Of this was made today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09

If you want work read the want columns
OF The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
GEN. GRoEsBEcK DEAD.
Was a Veteran Of Two Wars, Retired
While Judge Advocates.

dispatch from st. Louis says: Brig
Gen. Stephen w. Groesbeck II. s. A. re-
tired. died of pneumonia at the home OF
his brother-in-law here Sunday. General
Groesbeck served with distinction as
Union volunteer in the civil war and was
prominent as a regular army officer In
Cuba and in the Philippine Islands during
the Spanish-American war.
General Groesbeck was born in Albany
". Y, in 1s40 but early In life he removed
TO Iowa, and when the civil war was de-
clared he enlisted as a private in the 4th
Iowa Cavalry. He served in various In
dian wars in the west and rapidly rose II
rank.
When the Spanish-American war was de-
clared Gen. Groesbeck was stationed AT
San Francisco as judge advocate. He was
ordered to Cuba and was Judge advocate
there during the Cuban campaign Later
he held the same position at Governors Is
land. N. Y.
In the Philippines he was also judge ad-
yocate and remained there two years. re-
turning with the rank Of lieutenant colonel
in July, 1g02 He was then stationed at
Chicago as Judge advocate OF the Depart
ment OF the Lakes. Last year he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of brfgadfer general and
at his own request was retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09

and Just king, the merciful sovereign OF all
men, etc. ETC., etc
People who had the entree of the Burmese
court before the overthrow OF Thebaw tell
amusing stories of the pretensions of the
king and his ministers, who evidently be-
leyed all this, for none of them had ever
been outside of Burma, and were actually
serious when they proclaimed his SUI
periority over the rest Of mankind. They
traced the ancestry of their sovereigns to
the sun, and worshiHfd them as divine
after death. Theba " administers ATTEMPTED
to bully England and threatened to destroy
their nation II the British resident did
not withdraw his demands for indemnity
In behalf of a. commercial corporation
which had been freely robbed by burmese
officials. And these same men showed ev-
cry evidence of sincerHity when they fell
upon their knees and wprshiped the NANCY
tenement Of the soul of god.
Z The elephant Saddan was a native of
Burma 1t was about fifty years old and
was caught in the Pegu forests not far from
nine days after King Thebaw surrendered
to General Pender8ast. the beast died of
collie and was ignominiousiy dragged out
of the wallis by bullock teams and buried
In pit digged for its carcass. The actual
cause of its death Is In doubt There was
no post-mortem. Many believe that It was
poisoned by one Of the priests; others that
1t was overfed with improper food, to which
1t was not accustomed, by the British SOL
diers who were then occupying the palace
grounds and amused themselves by petting
and teasing the animal The superstftious
and childish Burmese still believe that 1t
died of shame and notification; that it
could not endure the disgrace and sorrow
of the surrender and the overthrow of the
favorite sun of heaven.
The Shoe Question.
The vanity and presumption of Thebaw's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
IN POLITICAL LIFE.
North Carolina Republicans Ignore
Negroes-Folk Wins In Missouri,

A dispatch from Fayetteville, N. c.. says:
The republican county convention indorsed
Roosevelt for President: Pritchard vice
The contest was between the ms and outs.
and the latter won by large majority
Contesting negro delegates. headed by the
negro leader. Neil waddeil were turned
down. The chairman. ex-State Representa-
tive c. c. Mcclellan. once a populist now
a federal off1ceholder ordered waddelI to
sit down. refusing to hear him. The ne
groes show little concern apart from several
professional leaders. either from this ac-
ton or over the refusal of the suffrage
right generally. declining to pay poll tax
save when forced to.
The republicans are considered TO have
no chance either in the state IN the
county. though the elimination of the
gro vote will add somewhat to their whits
A dispatch from st. Louis. Mo- saws;
Joseph w. Folk the ''boodle'' prosecutor
has won his fight for the democratic nomi-
nation for governor in Missouri. Although
opposed by the entire state machine. which
has controlled all elections In Missouri for
many years, Mr.. Folk has his fight
fairly His campaign for governor. just az
was his career circuit attorney for
St Louis. has been based on his attitude
of antagonism to ''boodling' and boo
dlers."
Champ Clark was renominated for Con-
gress in the democratic primary election OF
the 9th Missouri district.
Nicholas Longworth and Herman p. Goe-
bel were renominated for Congress nv re-
publican conventions in the LIST ana "a dis
tricts of Ohio. respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
CAMPAIGN AGAINST DIVORCE.
An Organized Effort by Fourteen Re-
ligious Bodies-Public Appeal.

A dispatch from Philadelphia, Pa, says:
The inter-church conference on marriage
and divorce, a body representing officially
fourteen leading denominations. has issued
through its secretary, Rev. William H.
Roberts, d. D., an appeal to the public,
calling attention to several aspects of the
divorce question.
The paper is the beginning of a national
campaign of education upon the subject.
to be followed by efforts to secure the en-
actment of laws in the state legislatures,
and ultimately, it is thought, of an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States. Already action has been taken by
the conference looking toward the preven-
ton of the remarriage, by ministers of
other communions, of divorces whom
clergymen of their own faith have refused
TO marry.
This movement is the first occasion of any
sort upon which the representatives of the
great denominations have officially come
together. The members Of the conference
include many of the most eminent eccles-
iastics and laymen in the churches. The
officers are: Chairman Right Rev VIM c.
Doane, d. D., bishop of Albany, Albany,
N. Y; secretary, Rev. William H. Roberts.
D. D., Philadelphia; treasurer, Francis
Lynde Stetson of New York.
The denominations which subscribe to the
appeal are: Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States, Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America, Methodist
Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal
Church South, Reformed Church of Ameri-
ca, Reformed Church in the United States,
United Presbyterian Church. Evangelical
Lutheran Church, tine Baptist Church, the
Congregational Church, the Universalist
Churches the Unitarian Churches, the Re
formed Presbyterian Church, the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. the Alliance or
the Reformed Presbyterian Church. the AL
lance of the Reformed Churches hoidihs
the Presbyterian service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
Hyattsville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
uvArp1,suIJJ Nav O. 1!

Special Correspondence Oh Inc Evening S'af'
HYATTsvILLE. May o, 1904.
The Junior class of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College rendered reception ana
informal dance to the graduating class
Friday evening. Mrs. Harrison, vile Oh
Prof. Henry T. Harrison, with CADET
Krentzling. received the guests. other
chaperons were Mrs. r. w. Sylvester,
Mrs. w. T. L. Taliaferro. Mrs. Henry Ian
ahan, Mrs. ]. H. Mitchell and Mrs. s. s.
buckley of the college; Mrs. J. B. Burnside
and Mrs NJ v. Tierney Of Hyattsville; Mrs.
3. II. benjamin OF Riverdale and Mrs. King
Of Washington.
Detective Hall of Baltimore was in MARI
the lad McSweeney, stating he Is wanted
nv the Juvenile court officers. being out on
parole after trial by Judge Heuisier The
boy is in Jail In Marlboro, charged with
aiding in the shooting of colored man
near Beltsville a few days since.
The Hyattsvtiie base ball team was de-
feated here Saturday afternoon by the Lau-
rel Club. score II to Z The game game was was
Darnan. for Hyattsville; Browning and
Ravens for Laurel.
The common council will meet this even
ing for the purpose OF issuing certffcates
Of election to the newly elected mayor.
Charles A. Wells. and Councilmen Fainter.
Long and Owens. 1t IL probable that the
council will organize.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Cochran Of Wash
ington are visiting at Strawberry Hill. this
county, the home of State Senator Jos. 8.
Wilson.
Constable R. H. Vincent and Justice John
F. Hickey OF this place had an exciting ex-
perience with a supposed chicken thief
Friday afternoon last. During the past
fortnight at least twenty memories In this
neighborhood have been visited. and all eff
forts to apprehend the thieves have proved
futile Thursday evening the roosts of r.
F. Gates Henry GUIDE and William Parker,
all residing near Takoma Park. Prince
Georges county, were robbed the aggre-
gate number Of fowls taken being thirty
three. Mr.. Gates had his suspicious as to
the guilty party. and summoned Constable
Vincent to the house of one Charles. alias
'Bade," Anderson. When the officer APP
preached Anderson's house the latter was
seen to come out Of the woods. and as soon
as he saw Vincent started to run. with the
ofiicer in hot pursuit. The latter hred i've
shots at the fleeing negro. some OF the bull
lets plowing up the ground close to him,
but none taking effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
Sad Ending Of 3 House Party.

A dispatch from winsted, Conn.,, says: A
house party Of young people came to a
sudden end today by the drowning Of Miss
Lena Blackman OF Torrington at High
land Lake here. Miss Biackman was with
Guy Beecher of Torrtnston In canoe. when
II was capsized by sudden squaH
Beecher managed to get Miss Biackman
on the bottom OF the canoe twice. but after
she slipped OF the second time she sank.
Beecher chung to the boat and drifted
ashore. An attempt was made to launch
boats, but the high wind prevented this.
Members of the house party were on the
shore when the accident happened. and all
though only 200 feet away, could render
no aid
Miss Blackman was twenty-one years of
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
THEDAW LOVED A DOG
Erected a Fine Monument to
His Memory.
SACRED ELEPHANT
HOW THE KING WAS KEPT APART
FROM THE WORLD.
Foreign Representatives Excluded
From the Royal Presence-Ignor-
ance Of the Ruler.
By WILLIAM e. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star and
Chicago Record Herald

MANDALAY, Burma, Aprfl 7, 1901.
Not far from the palace In the royal in
closure at Mandalay Is the tomb of the late
King Mindon Nina pagoda OF pretentious
size, made of succeed brick, with elaborate
designs worked out with bits of mirror and
colored glass imbedded in it's surface. This
seems to be the favorite form of Burmese
decoration. 1t is found in all public build
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
Opens Autorr aticalIy.

The Introduction Of the trolley car
opened up a wide field for the invent
I've genius, the first trolleys being
crude in form and operation in COM
parison to those built at the present
time. Like the bicycle and automo-
bile when they were first introduced,
many improvements were necessary
to bring them to perfection, but now
that this has practically been attained
the inventor has turned his attention
to the tracks. In the large cities
where numerous cars on different
routes converge in one section, much
of the running time is lost where it
Is necessary for the motorman to stop
and turn the switches perhaps only
a minute for each switch, but when
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07

among the prizes taken, and Of these
the Decatur and the Loyalist have the
longest lists Of prisoners. Something
Of the fate of these prisoners is learned
from a few remarks in the records.
Most Of them are discharged or eX-
changed, but occasionally there is a
note that such prisoner died from
fever, another was shot by the guard,
and still another was shot while trying
to make his escape by cutting hole
through the boat. Some are dubbed
riotous characters, others notorious and
still others desperate. Often there is q
record Of the discharge Of prisoner
because of his being Of other national
ity than American, as Spanish, French
or Russian.
The documents contain no accounts
Of battles, but are merely dry records
Of the prisoners taken and their final
disposition. Such good names as Mad.
ison, Buchanan, Andrews, Stone, Har'
rison, Williams, Lee, Morris and Rams
dell are found in the list Of prisoners.
Whether these records have been
carelessly sold by the British govern
ment for waste paper or have fallen
into the hands Of the booksellers by
some other means Mr.. Harwood has no
way of knowing, but he has no doubt
that they are the original records OF
the British naval department.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07

recreation or for business purposes.
Both the horse and the automobile
have their advantages, but both have
one disadvanta ge-either one is liable
to run away and get beyond the con-
troll Of the driver No matter how
carefully the favorite family horse is
trained and petted, he will get skittish
when an automobile, with it's clamor,
passes him on the road. And there is
no telling when he will take it into
his head to run away. An Idaho man
has invented an apparatus for attach
ment to vehicles, so arranged that the
horse or horses can be instantly re-
leased in event Of their becoming frac-
tious and running away Or otherwise
endangering the safety of the occu-
pants of the vehicle. A detailed &C
count Of the construction Of the parts
cannot be given here, but are arranged
lease of the traces and other harness
from the swingletrees. The device can
be applied to either single or double
teams. The harness is connected to
the vehicle in the usual way, but If
occasion arises for the release Of the
horse, by pushing lever the horse will
be free to move forward, leaving the
vehicle behind.
The patentee is Edmund A. Barnes,
Of Bryan, Idaho.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
Root Crops for Pigs.

It has been demonstrated that seven
or eight pounds Of mangels have as
great feeding value as one pound Of
grain, when given to pigs or hogs, and
that sugar beets have even a greater
value, so it is hard to understand why
pig raisers are so careless about grow
ing root crops for their animals. Not
only have the root crops a high feed
ing value, but they do more for the
good health Of the hogs than one can
estimate. In regard to their feeding
value it has been demonstrated time
and again that when mangel or sugar
beets, or 10Th, are fed in connection
with light rations Of grains, using mid
dlings instead Of bran, pork Of high
quality can be produced cheaper than
in any other way, with the possible ex-
ception Of the substitution Of ensilage
for the root crops. If root crops can
be bought at reasonable prices, better
have some for feeding this fall and
winter, and next season grow your own
supply.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
PROCEEDINGS IN SENATE.

= The Senate convened promptly at noon
December .. The first senator in his seat
was Mr.. Platt of New York. The floral
decorations were equal to those of any ses-
sion in the history of the Senate. Many
desks, were overlooking with the offerings
and the Senate force was occupied from IL
until l. O'Clock in arranging them so sena-
tors could take their seats The largest
single tribute was placed on the desk of
Senator Tillman of South Carolina. 1t was
huge basket of American Beauty roses
and chrysanthemums. The largest collec-
ton OF flowers was that sent to Senator
Dryden of New Jersey. His desk, chair and
the floor all about were covered with roses
and chrysanthemums and baskets of flow
ers of all kinds. When Senator Fairbanks,
the vice preSident-elect, entered the cham
Der he was greeted with cheers and hand
clapping. After prayer the roll was called
and seYenty-three senator's responded. Then
the flowers were removed and the routine
business of the session was opened. Sen
ator Allison made the usual formal motion
that committee be named to inform the
President that the Senate was ready to
receive any message he had to communicate.
President Pro TEN. Frye appointed Messrs.
Allison and Cockrel for this duty. The
deaths of the late Senators Quay and Hoar
were announced, and the Senate adjourned
out of respect to their memory.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
Feed Mill ON the Farm.

On any farm where there is stock to
feed, whether cows, sheep, hogs or
poultry, the feed mill or grinder is one
of the best economizers Of food one can
have These mills are made in various
sizes and suited to the large Or the
small farm. With such mill one is in
a position to give variety in form Of
feeding that is impossible unless one
is prepared to buy various kinds Of
ground food.
Where corn constitutes the main
food as Is the case on most farms it is
plain to see that it is not advisable to
feed 1t in the same form all the time.
With the feed grinder it is possible to
mix the several ground grains in small
quantities which one would hardly buy.
Where poultry keeping is part Of the
farm industry there will be found
abundant use for the feed grinder and
it will pay a good profit on the invest
ment
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07

twenty switches are on one route it
means fifteen or twenty minutes lost,
which is a considerable item. In the
illustration shown here will be found
an apparatus for turning railway
switches, the invention Of Philadel-
phian. The switch is automatically
thrown open to direct the car over
either Of the two branching tracks
and is under the control Of the motor
man on the front platform. In con-
nection with the switch is a movable
tongue with lateral extensions, which
project above the roadway and by
which the tongue is shifted. On the
forward end Of the car, Immediately
IL front Of the car wheels, are two
small Wheels with beveled edges,
which are adapted to be thrust down
into position to act upon the lateral
extensions of the track. One Of these
wheels opens the way to the main
track, while the other opens the
branch track. This apparatus could
be attached to any trolley car, and,
being operated by compressed air, the
same as the brakes, it would obviate
the necessity of the motorman turning
the switch by hand or of employing a
switchman for this purpose.
Henry S. Hale, Of Philadelphia, Pa,
is the patentee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07
WORK OF CONGRESS
PROCEEDINGS IN HOUSE.

Speaker Cannon, attired in black frock
coat, adorned with the usual red carnation
mounted the rostrum promptly at noon on
the 9TH Of December and raped the House
to order. After prayer by the blind chap
lain, Rev. II. n. COuden, the new members
were escorted to the speakers desk and sub
scribed to the usual oath. A resolution was
adopted appointing the usual committee to
wait upon the President and notify him
that quorum was present and ready for
business The speaker named the following
to represent the House: Messrs. Burton
Rep., Colo), Tawney (Rep., Minn.),) and
Williams Oem., Miss.). Upon request Of
Mr. Grosvenor ReD., Ohio the House ex-
tended until January D the time when the
merchant marine commission shall submit
its report. The House adopted resolutions
of respect to the memory Of the late Sena-
tors Quay and Hoar, and as a further mark
or respect, at 1253 p. M, adjourned. The
floral display in the House was beautiful
in the extreme, and there hardly a
desk that was not banked with floral pieces
Whlle number were completely buried,
char and all, with massive designs of a
costly nature
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-12-07

will determine the position Of a vessel
at sea, without the ordinary calcula-
tons necessary from an observation
Of the suns altitude. It consists Of
p1yoted globe, formed Of glass in order
to secure perfect transparency, con-
tanning lines representing meridians
Of longitude and parallels Of latitude
Outlines Of the continents can also be
marked on the globe. On the axis and
within the center Of the globe is
mounted a small bulb of opaque mate
rial. By the peculiar mechanism Of
the parts, in connection with a clock
dial and a compass, it is only neceS-
sary to set the instrument, and the
shadow cast by the bulb will fall upon
the point on the globe corresponding
to the position Of the vessel at that
time. The inventor claims that when
the meridian is known and the sun is
visible at sufficient elevation above the
horizon for the ordinary form Of solar
observation the position of vessel at
sea can be determined accurately and
quickly by purely mechanical means
without the necessity of making any
of the usual calculations based upon
observations with a sextant or other
solar altitude instrument The ease
Of setting the parts Of the mechanism
to secure the satisfactory observation
is greater than in making observations
with the ordinary form Of instrument,
and the results are obtained in tangible
form at once.
John B. Smith, Of Valdosta, Ca, is
the patentee.