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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
GAITHERsBURG NEWS.
Epworth Sunday School Entertains-
Personal Items.

Spt cial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. Dec. %. 1904.
The Christmas entertainment by the
Methodist Sunday school at Epworth
Church last night was largely attended.
Mr.. Robert E. Kanode of Middlebrooke, the
superintendent, was in charge of the ar
rangements, and was assisted by a special
committee selected by the Sunday school
board. The center of attraction for the
young pupils was prettily decorated
Christmas tree, laden with presents for
award to them for their fidelity to duty
during the year. Special music was sung
by the church choir and otherwise
entertaining program of literary features
was rendered by the advanced grades.
Presents were bestowed upon scholars by
the school and their teachers. Tokens of
regard were received by the officers and
teachers and the pastor of the church,
the Rev. William c. Parrish, was genu-
inely surprised when he was handed a we'll
filled purse in recognition of his labors in
behalf of the Sunday school
Mr.. James Reed has bought the farm of
his mother, the late Mrs. Sarah Reed. To-
Gated near Goshen. 1t contains sixty-three
acres and SOC an acre was paid.
Forest Oak Chapter of the Epworth
League has selected the following officers
for the new year: President, Thomas j.
Owen; first vice president, Edwin W. Mon
day; second vice president Mrs. r. p. w.
Jones; third vice president Mrs. William
H. Talbot; fourth vice president, r. z. w.
Jones: secretary, Miss Edna Garrett treas
urer, Miss Mamie Briggs; organist, Mrs. r.
P. w. Jones.
The young people of the Rockville vicinity
gave their annual holiday dance in the town
hall there Monday evening. Mr.. Rowland
Woolton. Mr.. Hazel Metzgar, Miss Annie
Poole and Miss Mamie White composed the
committee.
Edgar Suddath was yesterday taken to
fhn Do ,fnr,,. T,,cti f,,@o;
ment. Christmas day he was bitten by a
pet dog at his home near Travilah. which
ran away later, biting several dogs and
giving, signs of rabies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Royal Betrothals Reported,

The Epaca of Madrid which is sometimes
used by the government for making semi
official announcements, prints conspicuous
ly a report of the projected betrothals of
King Alfonso and Princess Victoria, young
est daughter of the Duke of Connaught,
brother of King Edward and of Luiz Phil
ippe, crown prince of Portugal, and Prin-
cess Margaret, elder daughter of the Duke
of Connaught.
Rumors of these betrothals have been
current for a long time, but have been
generally discredited owing to the fact that
the Processes are Protestants and the
king and prince Catholics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
DEAD GIRL IDENTIFIED.
Developments in New York Death Mys-
tery-Murder Suspected.


the young woman who was found in
snowdrift on Riverside Drive in New York
last Monday morning. her neck broken.
was identified last night as Mary E. Nam
gan. domestic servant. employed in the
Bronx.
John F. Mangan. brother. had read the
description of the dead girl and called at
the morgue.
IT'S my sister Mamie's body without a
doubt" he said.
Young Mangan then looked over the
clothing and made doubly certain the iden-
tification by declaring that he knew the
suit and hat to be the property of his
sister.
Mrs. Annie Mangan, mother of the dead
girl. said:
my daughter Mary was twenty-six years
old last September. She was good girl,
and always contributed to the support Of
the family
ION Christmas day she went to high
mass. She then went to her place of
work and helped get dinner. l haven't
seen her since she left home at noon
at IL o'clock p.m. 1 began to get anxious,
because she had never remained out over
night before
Mrs. Mangan then described a railway
company employe who called on her daugh-
ter last summer. Her description was
Identical to that given by John w. Cot,
1r..- son of the recorder. OF the man he
had seen carrying a woman up the stone
steps at Riverside Drive Christmas night.
THE man was a motorman or conductor
on the Sth avenue surface line said the
mother land either in July or August he
called at our house for Mamie. l asked
him why he wanted to see my girl, and
he said that a Job was awaiting her.
told him to go away He was short and
stout. had mustache. and about thirty
years old"
When Inspector Ebert o. Smith, who IS
III charge of the case heard of this. he at
once detailed ten of his detectives to hunt
FOR the railway company employee. Mrs.
Mangan declares she can identify him.
Coroner Scholer adheres to his belief that
the girl was murdered. The clean break
OF the cervical vertebrae indicates that it
was the work Of strangle hold or a sud-
den twist. the coroner says
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Two Women Long Asleep.

Two cases of protracted sleeping have
aroused much interest among the medical
practitioners of Springfield, Ill. Cora San
ders, an inmate of the poor farm, has been
asleep since November 25. A peculiar fea-
ture of her case is that she shows no sign
of having lost any flesh, although she has
been living OH water since that time.
The second case is that of Mrs. Mary
Elan. She has been in a deep sleep one
week and as yet she has shown no signs of
awakening. Apparently she is in good
health, b. t she shows just trace of fever.
This is her second long sleep. On the pre-
vious occasion she asleep two weeks
and suffered no i'll results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Bad Roads in War.
From Leslie,s Weekly.

From Lesne's weekly.
To add to the discontinue of the troops
the rains descended and the floods came.
The ankle-deep dusty roads became knee
deep with Manchurian mud. Still they
toiled ahead desperately, artillerymen aid
ing tired horses to drag themselves and
their precious burdens through the mud.
Infantrymen, who had had no rest for
fortnight, stopped one weary foot ahead of
the other. nursing as they went the wounds
of battle. Rivers which had been easily
fordable now broadened and deepened and
became suddenly dangerous obstacles on
every hand. Over them pontoon bridges
strained and wavered and often broke.
Mountain streams, before negligible, and
gullies, hitherto deep, but comparatively
easy of passage. became almost In q mo-
ment swollen torrents, extremely harassing
when everything depended on quickness of
movement. Fortunately, what offered OBJ
stacles to the retreat offered obstacles to
the pursuit as well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Plans Biggest of Battle Ships.

The London Daily Mail says that the adj
miralty is designing a battle ship of 1900
or $4,000 tons. which will carry ten Pinch
guns, and will be capable of destroying
anything afloat or yet designed. 1t will
fire a broadside of seven S5O-pound shells,
which will be able to perforate two feet of
the best existing armor. The Mail, referring
to the projected American battle ships de-
scribes the new British vessel as Great
Britain's reply in friendly competition with
our possible ally"
The latest American battle ships are of
10000 tons displacement, while the newest
English models, of which the King Edward
VII is typical, exceed them by $50 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Bridge Over Tidal Basin.

The Pennsylvania Railway Company has
made application to the War Department
for permission to reconstruct the bridge
over the tidal basin in Potomac Park, for
the purpose of fitting it for use of the
Mount Vernon and Alexandria electric rail-
way and for highway traffic when the
Washington end of the present railway
bridge is abandoned. Before the War De-
partment will grant the request of the rail-
way company Col. Smith S. Leach United
States army, engineer officer in charge of
Potomac Park, will conduct a public hear
ing January II for those interested in the
matter at the Office of the United States
engineer, 1000 22d street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Mixed His Classics.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The wealth of classical names of cities
greets one everywhere up New York state
Sometimes they prove too much for the
train guards or "brakemen." If they are
new to their jobs. A traveller from this
borough who returned from trip to CEN
trail New York day or two ago, tells
story of one of these men who got things
mixed. AS the train was approaching Utica
he called out:
"Syrocutia.'
It was not his first trip but he was suf-
ficiently IMMERSED to be unable to reel
them of from his subconscious memory
The passengers turned about in their seats
and set up laugh that made the windows
Jingle. The guard raised his hat and bowed
politely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Mother of Five Priests Dead.

Mrs. Margaret Hanselman, the mother of
five Catholic priests and two nuns, died
Wednesday at her home in Williamsburg,
New York. She was seventy-four years old.
She was born in Treves, Germany, and sixty
ses.rs ago she came to America and settled
in Williamsburg. Her sons, with the excep-
ton of Michael j., became priests. Her two
daughters are Sister Vincent NJ. of the Or
der of st. Dominic in Brooklyn, and Sister
Thomasina NJ of the Order of Christian
Charity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Novel Plea to a Burglar.

The following advertisement appeared
in an Orange, N. j., evening newspaper
last night:
Happy New Year Burglar want that
old silver of my grandmothers. Don't
melt. Pawn and mail tickets to address
below. and I'll send you New Years gift
If you will tell me how
This advertisement was inserted by
Horace s. Wade of South Orange. We'd
nesday night burglar sawed panel out
of his new oaken front door and stole
silverware valued at about $75. The burg
lar also left note which ran thus:
Il wish you very happy New Year.
Yours truly, THE BURGLAR"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Lynched in Georgia.

Herbert Simmons, a negro, was 1ynched
at Neal, Ca, yesterday, for the killing of
J. A. Park, white man, and one of the
communitys best-known citizens. The
negro was taken from the officers by in
furiated citizens while being carried to the
Zebulon jail, and after being strung upon
a tree his body was riddled with bullets.
Mr.. Park was murdered on the night of
December o. his skull being crushed in
with a large stick. The coroner's verdict
was that he came to his death at the hands
of Herbert Simmons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Boston Votes for Municipal Ownership

The common council of Boston yesterday
passed unanimously an order introduced by
Councilman McDermott providing for mu-
aicipal gas and electric light plants in this
city The order will now come up for &C
ton before the board of aldermen at its
final meeting for the year on Saturday. 1t
is necessary that such an order pass the
city council two successive years and Sc
cure the approval of the mayor before it is
submitted to the people for action at the
polls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Would Drive Out American Money.

Robert Bickerdike, vice president of the
Hochelaga Bank, Montreal. announced yes
terday that at the next session of parlia-
ment he would move the adoption of a bill
making it a criminal offense to circulate
American money in Canada, and rendering
any one doing so liable to a fine of double
the face value of money circulated The
bill will be an addition to the banking act
and Mr.. Bickerdike says it is in retaliation
for the high commission charged by Ameri-
can banks on Canadian money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Buoy Out of Position.

The can buoy on the upper end of the
Maryland Point shoals, which was carried
away by the ice about two weeks ago and
landed at point fully mile away, is still
out of position, and is giving the river men
some little trouble, particularly at night, as
the missing buoy marked shoal and turn
ing point in the Potomac. 1t is stated the
lighthouse authorities will send a buoy
boat to restore the missing buoy to its
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Case Against the Coal Trust Roads.

January had been set by the interstate
commerce commission for the hearing of
arguments in the case of Hearst against
the anthracite coal roads, in this city. The
case has been now, by direction of the
postponed to an early day in February, the
exact date not having been determined
upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30
Lieut.. Humphrey Ready for Duty.

First Lieut.. Evan H. Humphrey, 7th Cav
airy, son of the quartermaster general,
who recently injured his leg severely in a
game of foot ball at Fort Myer Va, has
been relieved from further treatment at
the general hospital, Washington barracks.
and ordered to join his proper station at
Fort Myer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30

While train carrying 100 convicts was
going from mine No. 3 to the prison at
Birmingham, Ala, Will Filler, negro
convict exploded a stick of dynamite In
one of the coaches with view of effecting
a wholesale release. J. Dawkins, a convict
from Henry county, was killed, Guard
Pickett lost leg and an arm. George De-
laney, one of the trainmen, was hurt, and
several convicts were slightly injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-30

Hollis Hall, the historic dormitory on the
old campus at Harvard University at Cam
bridge, Mass, was damaged by fire yes
terday, and the bniiding was barely saved
from destruction
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
D0INGS OF CONGRESS
FOR TWO new STATES
Arizona and New Mexico to Be One
and Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory the Other.

: WASHINGTON. April lin the
house the motion of SulZer. democrat
of New York, to recommit the sundry
civil appropriation with instructions
to strike out the provision for $130.000
for the rent of the old custom house
building in New York was lost and the
bill passed. The conference report on
the army appropriation bill was then
considered.
today by Il party vote authorized Il
favorable report on the republican
the territories of Arizona and New
Mexico and one state out of oklahoma
mittee on insular affairs authorized a
favorable report on the Cooper bill.
which authorizes the Philippine COM
missioners to issue bonds for inter-
national improvements and to guar
in the construction of railroads in the
archipelago.
Senator Foster of Washington offer
ID an amendment to the sundry civil
appropriation bill increasing the limit
Of cost of the Seattle public building
| to $1,000,000.
In the senate bill was reported from
| the committee on interOceanic canals
providing for the government of the
Panama canal zone. Morgan offered a
substitute and announced that later he
would present a minority report. NAL
lory called up his resolution directing
the committee on judiciary report
what authority of law there was for
the recent sO-ca1led service pension
order.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01

porter, she became hysterical and
might have said things that appear in
crimina ting. but she had no recollec-
ton of them.
Mrs. Botkin admitted having asked
physician about the effect of arsenic
and the quantity necessary to kill. She
said the matter came up after the ply
sician had administered morphine to
her. fear of poisons in general causing
the queries. She denied having con-
templated killing any one or commit
ting suicide. On cross -examinatO
she admitted that one of the unsigned
letters sent her by Dunning from Salt
Lake was destroyed. She said Dun
ming often talked about the authorship
of the letters and they decided that
they were written either by Mrs. Seley
or by Mrs. Arbogast.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
HAWLEY BACKED SULLY
ON THE COTTON MARKET
The Railroad Magnate Made Heavy
Profits From SuIIy's Bull Oper-
ations-EIihu Root in Case.

NEW YORK, April 1.-The railroad
magnate. was on the stand before
United States Commissioner Alexander
today and told some things about the
working of the Sully cotton boom. The
object is to ascertain if Hawley and
his partner Frank Ray, are responsible
for the deposed cotton kings debts
Elihu Root, late secretary of war
appeared for the creditors. Sully was
not present. Hawley said his trans
actions with Sully were those only Of
a broker and a customer. In the cot
ton transaction December 10 he ad-
vanced from 100000 to 100000 to
Sully. He kept no personal record Of
these transactions. Hawley admitted
receiving $4,000 profit from the De-
cember transactions. The profits in
these transactions closing on Decem-
Der 23d, were something like $500, 1000
The next transaction yielded a profit
of Sal 1000. Root read data showing
that Hawley's profits for February
were $4,000.
The transactions showed total
profit of s115.O0O divided equally, Haw-
ley's being s49,O66. It was no joint
amount, but a personal transaction.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01

secretary Treasurer Haywood. Of the
Western Federation of Miners. under
arrest on a warrant issued by a local
court charging desecra ton Of the Am
erlcan flag. General Bell insisted that
he be returned to Telluride no matter
how many local warrants were issued
and when the time came a sufficient
number of soldiers would be sent from
the camp to arrest the Denver troops
called out to take him. President
Meyer was last night removed from
the bull pen in the Redmen's building
at Telluride to the new city Jail and
locked in a cell. He is denied all priv
ileges and fed two sparing meals
daily.
Governor Peabody has ordered Bell
to refuse to accept service of a writ of
habeas corpus for the release of Meyer
on the 11th inst and the head of the
federation must stay in custody until
his case is taken to the state supreme
court.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
TOGO MAKES ANOTHER ATTACK
ON PORT ARTHUR DEFENSES
The Details Of the Latest Bombardme Have Not Been Probably
Made for Purpose Making Soundgs and Observing Results Of Former
Aacks--Russian Professor Arrives at St. Petersburg From
Toko---Japanese Were Confident Of Defeating the
Russians With Ease and Dispatch.

the advantage gained at the battle OF
Chongju. according to private advices
received here. After dislodging the
Russians at ChOngju the Japanese
rested twelve hours and then marched
to Yong Chun. % miles. After a brief
treated to Unsan so miles northeast
1t is said that the Russian Cossack
cavalry in the vicinity of Wipu is in
great distress and are using telegraph
poles for fuel while scores of horses
are dying for lack of fodder
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
MRS. BOTKIN ON STAND
MAKES A POOR WITNESS
She Denies All the Testimony Against
Her-HeIped Dunning Out of
Sympathy.

SAN FRANCISCO, April Mrs.
Botkin took the stand in her own be-
half this morning and made complete
denial of all the testimony against
her. She was a poor witness. her own
attorney frequently being compelled
to correct her and hold her within
bounds. Under thorough questioning
she gazed appealingly at the jurors
several times and seemed on the verge
OF collapse. The jurors refused to re-
turn the gaze looking at anything and
everything but the prisoner. At the
oeglnmng she said she became ac-
quainted with John Dunning through
Irritation in Golden Gate park. Soon
after she met Dunning he imnortuned
her to borrow money from some of her
acqualntances to liquidate some of his
debts. Most of his visits to her were
Ior nnanclal aid. She said Dunning
was very poor. She bought him shoes
and clothing, provided him with food
ana gave MIN money secured from her
husDand. She did all this. she declar-
ed' out of the kindness of her heart.
She denied writing anw ANONYMOUS
letters to Mrs. Dunning or purchasing
box OF candy or any arsenic or mail
ing any candy to her. She declared
tnat while she was being interviewed
by Lizzie Livernash, the woman re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
Russians Claim Victory.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 1.-Semi
official news from Liza Yang credits the
first encounter at Chongju in northern
Korea as u victory for the Russian
army. the enemy's losses being ten
times those of the Russians. Accord
ing to Korean reports the Japanese
buried fifty. While $50 wounded were
removed with the help of 500 KO1 cans
main force. Throughout the Chinese
war the Japanese never showed them
selves so distracted.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
Inspecting Russia's Damaged Ships

Inspecting Russa's Damaged Ships.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 1.-Vice-
roy AleXieff arrived at Port Arthur
from Mukden Thursday and received
Admiral Makaroff and other officials.
The party visited the ships in the har
Dor and inspected the repairs in pro-
gress on the vessels damaged during
the Japanese bombardment. They also
visited the torpedo boat destroyer
Stilni, which distinguished itself in the
last battle Prof. Yuzfowitsch. Rus
sian teacher in Toxic university, has
arrived here and testitieS to the kind
ness of the Japanese The students
followed him to the station and en-
treated him to remain. At that time
the Japanese public believed that Port
Arthur would fall in As hours and that
the Japanese army would capture Mos
COW in Il fortnight, thus bringing the
ear to terms.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
Russia Welcomes ChemuIpo Survivors

members of the crews of the Russian
warships Nariag and Korietz arrived
laya and We're greeted with tremend-
Gus enthusiasm. The Commandanr OF
the port went aboard and pinned a ST.
George cross on each. When the crek
reached the shore they We're nearly
overwhelmed by the populace, those
still suffering from wounds being car
ried through the streets which were
gaily bedecked with flags.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
Probably Signifies important Battle.

TOXIC, April 1-SiXteen newspaper
men. mostly British and Americans.
left this morning for MOji. leaving
there on the 9th inst on Japanese
transport for a destination kept secret.
This is the first party to be freed and
is considered significant of big land
movement soon to be inaugurated. A
big crowd at Shimbashi station. cheer
ed the correspondents departure.
Marquis Ito returned from Korea to-
day and Immediately had an audience
with the emperor. 1t is believed his
visit will result in furthering the COR
diality between the Korean and the
Japanese courts.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
For State Land Commissioner.

BELLINTHAM, wash, AprlI T.
Judge S. A. Calvert, of Olympia for
merly of this city, state commissioner
of public lands, is spending few days
in Bellingham. He has announced to
the people of this, his home county,
that he is candidate for renomina-
ton for the office of state land commits
SiOner by the republicans of this cOun-
ty. Mr.. Calvert says he is affiliated
with no particular faction of the re-
publican party.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
Hayti to Exhibit at St. Louis.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Nv.
F. Powell, United States minister at
Port -au- Prince. reports to the depart
ment of state that Hayti will be repre-
sented at the ST. Louis fair with a
display of mineral.
wood, stone and agricultural products
and also some articles showing the
of the natives.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-01
Carbarn Murderers Resentenced.

CHICAGO, April 1.-The carbarners
this morning were resentenced by
Judge kersten. who included all the
legal requirements to avoid the alleged
errors, which caused the appeal on a
writ of habeas corpus by Marx coun-
sci. No change was made in the date.
cheerful.