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Chief Clerk Burch Designated.

The Secretary of Agriculture has desig-
mated Col. S. r. Burch, chief clerk of the
department, as the representative of the
Department of Agriculture on the govern
ment board of the Louisiana purchase expo
siton. The appointment is made to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of ]. H. Brig
ham. late assistant secretary of the de-
partment. Col. Burch is a man of affairs
and fine business ability, and ii is felt that
the interests of the government will be en-
tirely safe in his hands. He was for many
years chief clerk of the bureau of animal
industry and attended to the business in
tereSts OF that bureau in such a satisfactory
manner that his appointment as chief clerk
of the department followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
THE GUATEMALAN ANTS.
Experiments With Them to Destroy
the Boil Weevil to Be Begun.

Guatemalan ants will be at once fntroduc-
ed into Texas and put to work on the Doll
weevils infesting the cotton helds OF that
state. This action will be taken by the De-
partment Of Agriculture on the strength Oh
the dissolution by the court or the ln)uhc-
ton proceedings brought by resident cotton
planter who sought to restrain LIT. ". F.
Cook of the department from introducing
the ants into Texas. These ants, as al
ready told in The Star, are variety "mcIi
was discovered in Guatemala by Or. COOK
during his travels there for the goVernln ' III
study Of the rubber-growing industry. Ihey
are bitter enemies of the destructive Doll
weevil and it is hoped that their >ntro-
duction into the United States Will put
uuietus upon the ravages OF the iast-hameo
insect.
DR.. Cook today went to Victoria, Tex,
where he will begin his course of expert
ments with the ants on the government
reservation. The insects will not be placed
in any fields except on request OF owners.
There are eighty-nine colonies in the first
importa ton, but it is not stated how many
individuals constitute a colony. b. T.
Galloway chief of the bureau of plant In
dustry of the Department of Agriculture,
has been notified by Conrad Doyle, the as
sistant of DIR. Cook, that the ants. which
are now in New Orleans. are in good con-
dition, and more numerous than when they
started from Guatemala. Mr.. Cook states
that it is highly important to learn the
adapta bility of the ants to the different
climates and soils as found in Texas, that
In case of necessity they may be extermi-
mated absolutely and easily II undesirable
traits appear. He says the ants are thor
oughly predatory in their habits that their
movements slow; that they may be
handled with impunity, and that they are
as harmless as toads. Important points
yet to be determined have to do with the
best manner of readily increasing the ants
and caring for them during the winter sea-
son after Vegetation disappears and the boil
weevils become scarce.
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FOR ELECTRIC WIRING
NO DELAY IN PREPARATION OF
REGULATIONS.
The Act Comforting Authority Goes
Into Effect July R6-Draft
Submitted.

In speaking with reference to the pro-
posed regula tons governing electrical wir-
ing in the District Commissioner Macfar-
land said today that there had been no
delay whatever In the preparation of the
regulations for wiring and the inspection Of
electrical plants, and that there would be
no delay in the PRONUNCIATION of those regu-
lations.
The act giving the Commissioners author
ity and means to make such regulations
and provide for a comprehensive inspection,
for which they have been working for over
three years, was approved the 26th of April
last By its terms it could not go into eff
feet until the expiration of ninety days from
that date. Therefore it will not be opera
tive until the 18th of July.
AS soon as the act was approved Commits
sioner mcfarland asked Mr. W. c. Allen,
the electrical engineer to prepare a draft
of regulations, and Mr.. Allen took up the
matter at once and worked steadily upon
1t until he submitted the regulations this
week. The task was great one, involving
the examination Of other authorities be-
sides the code of the National Underwriters
Association, which was the basis of the
work. and conferences with representatives
of all interests affected.
The result it is stated. is the most COM
prehensive harmonious and practical code
that has yet been made. When adopted by
the Commissioners after the corpora ton
counsel has reported upor the legal form of
the paragraphs, it Is said the District regu-
lations will be the model code of the
country.
Scope Of New Law.
The new law affects all electrical wiring
in the District of Columbia, except in the
public utility electric power plants Con-
gress made this exception on the ground
that those three or four plants would of
necessity be safely wired and carefully
watched by the expert electricians in
charge Of them. 1t was proposed to except
all United States government buildings from
the operation of the act, but this was not
done, so that they are liable to inspection.
Commissioner Mcfarland said today that
this act was the most important for the
protection of life and property In the Dis
trict passed by Congress in many years. and
value.
There has been steady and great in
crease in the use of electricity by privat tie
corporations and individuals in the Dis
trict. There are now about j, 400 private
| users of electricity in form of lighting and
power. Now that authority has been given
the Commissioners to have all electric
wiring inspected and that which is bad re-
moved and two special inspectors have
been authorized appointed for the purpose,
Commissioner Macfarland's next move will
| be to propose that there shall be estab-
| lished the Office of inspector Of electric
meters. corresponding to the inspector of
| gas and meters in order that there may be
| governmental supervision of the electric
meters well as of the gas meters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
Murdered in Haiti.

United States Minister Squiers at Havana
has informed the State Department of the
assassination on the 10th ultimo Of Alfred
F. Simmons of Boston. Mass, at Cascorro,
in the province of Puerto Principe Sim
mons was struck with a machete. and his
head severed from his body. Robbery was
supposed to be the motive of the crime.
Mr.. Squiers says he earnestly urged the
government to arrest all suspicious per-
sons particularly in view of the murder of
j. G. Bradley, another American, whose
murderers are still at large. in spite of the
strenuous efforts on the part of the gov
eminent for their detection and arrest in
this last case several arrests have been
made and Mr. Squiers believes that the
guilty parties have been secured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

SEVENTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
between T and L streets-Sidney F. and
Carrie r. Jones to Henry F.. Woodland
lot IL and part of lots II and IA, square
176; $3.50.
CLEVELAND PARK-Thomas E. Wagga-
man ct ux to Cora A. Quackenbush,
part of lots 143 and IA, block Z: $40
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-John G. Campbell
to Ulysses S. Catlett, lot "a, block 81 !;
$40.
CENTER ECKINGTON-Wilbur F. Nash.
trustee, to George A. Woodruff, lot IS,
block 10; S4,575. 20.
e STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
and 18th streets-Thomas E. .Waggaman
ct al, trustees, to Dennis j. OLeary,
original lot and sublot q, square Ill;
5000.
FIRST AND b STREETS NORTHWEST
southwest CONGREGATIONAL Safe De-
post, Savings and Trust Company to
Alonzo O. Bliss, part of original lots .
and 10, square 515; $20,315.15
ELEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST be
tween u and streets-Annie A. Cole
to Home Ice Company, part of lots u
and 7, square 304; $40.
FIRST AND B STREETS NORTHWEST
Ellen R. Wallace ct al to AlOnZo Q.
Bliss, part of original lots 9 and 10,
square SIS: $40.
NO 60 X STREET NORTHWESTERN
line Day to John J. Hurley lot 49,
NOS 9271s AND 500 E STREET NORTH
WEST-Oscar Luckett ct ux- to oscar
Luckett and Myer Cohen trustees. part
of lots and 8, square 317; 80. oscar
Luckett and Myer Cohen, trustees 10
Henry NJ. Newman and Thomas r. NAL
Ian. same property, $16,5oO.
LIE DROIT PARK-Benjamin 3. Minor Ct
ux to Ella r. Smith, lot D. block ~;
So
H STREET NORTHEAST between 18th
and 14th streets-Harry l.. Senay ct ux:
to Catherine NJ. Eagleston, part original
lots u and %, square 1927; $40
TENTH AND 0 STREETS SOUTHEAST
Thos H. c. Todd ct ux. to Thomas w.
Smith, original lots g. 4, 5, square o'S:
$40
NO. 900 SEVENTH STREET SOUTHEAST
B. Francis Saul ct ux. to Elizabeth
Nelson lot 8, square $40; $40
THIRTEENTH STREET SOUTHEAST
between G and l streets-Susan Cornell
to John X. Teachum and Mollie j.
Teachum, lot "a, square 1915; $40.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Albert G. Yount ct
to Edward NJ. Hall, lot SO, block Sc;
$40.
NO. 1911 STREET SOUTHEAST
Blanche ]. NJ. Dittman ct al to Gustav
A. V. H. Dittman., lot 1872, square 1913;
NO. 1895 nth STREET NORTHWEST
David Moore ct al. trustees, to VIM. a.
HILL lot II. square 1896: 500 VIM A.
Hill ct ux. to Thomas X. Noble, same
property: $40
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-William A..
kimmel ct ux. to Lowell c. Shattuck,
trustee. lot Is. block 2: $40
TWENTY-FOURTH STREET NORTH
WEST between NJ and N streets.Wm.
NJ. Hallam ct al. trustees. to West.
minister Savings Bank. original lots -
and 30. square "a: &c. 100.
Orchard K Tyler to G..
Bowie Chapman, part lot 16; $40
CHICHESTER-Robert r. Mahorney to
John Madigan. lot 10. block a. $40.
NO 707 9TH STREET NORTHEASTERN
C. Culbertson ct yir. John N. to John
H. Gibson lot 3, square 934; SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
THE COURT RECORD
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY CoURT-Justice Gould.

EQUITY OURT-Justice Gould
George agt. George: trustees second re-
port referred to auditor; complainant So
licitor. W. Ii. Dennis, defendants soiicltor.
F. s. Key Smith.
Holmes sgt Holmes; recommitted to eN-
amner for further proof tby Justice Ander-
SOM; complainantS solicitors. ID. W. BAKER.
F. l.. Jeffords and J. w. Patterson; defend
ants solicitors, Wolf & Rosenberg and J. L.
Pugh.
Jordan agt. veniner. demurrers overruled:
appeal bond 500 tby Justice Anderson):
complainant's solicitors, +. w. Hackett ami
c. F. Wilson: defendants solicitors 7. +.
Woodward. w NJ. Williams and j. J.
HemDhill.
Woodward agt. Woodward: appearance OF
absent defendants ordered; complainant
solicitors, Chas. Fl. Turner and f. T..
Mitchell
PROBATE COURT-Justice Gould.
In re Thomas +. Adams ct al; order OF
allowance. Attorney. James A. Rooney.
Estate OF Ellen II. Middleton; Will ad-
mitted to proba tie and letters testsmentary
granted to Elizabeth Ross; bond. $1,000.
Attorneys, II. Ross Perry d Son.
Estate of Louisa Hill; petition for rule
on Maggie Cook. Attorney, Thomas walker:
Estate OF Howard NJ. Armistead; Will
dated May u, 1904. filed.
Estate of Mary A. Horn: order directing
administrator To turn over funds in his
hands. Attorney. H. b. Moulton.
Estate of Henry Duerst; order for sale of
real estate. Attorneys. Wolf & Cohen.
Estate of VIM. ii. Hawkes.: order to re-
deem stock belonging to estate. Attorney.
Fulton Lewis.
Estate of VIM. Thompson Harris: petit
ton for probate of will fled Attorneys,
Blair & Thorn.
Estate of Adolphus F. Lipphardt: petition
to make loan to pay debts.
Estate of William w. Gait: petition for
leave to file special bond. Attorneys, Il.
Ross Perry 4 Son.
Estate of William I. Solomon: answer
to caveat filed
Estate of William Davies: petition for
probate of will filed. Attorney, S. u. Luck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
Fire in an Arsenal.

General Crozier, chief of ordnance. has
received a telegram from General Frank
Heath. commandant of the Frankfort arse
nal near Philadelphia, saying that an old
shed containing about 100000 small arms
cartridges was struck by lightning yester-
day and set on fire The workmen at the
arsenal assisted by members of the local
fire department. managed to extinguish the
flames before very much damage was done
either to the building or its contents. The
ammunition was condemned lot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
Field Artillery Drill.

Captain William Lassiter, Artillery Corps.
recently visited Rock Island arsenal. Ill,
to Inspect the material intended for the
new. three-inch field battery to be used by
his command. the It'll Field Battery, at
Fort Riley, Kan. He has now gone to Fort
Riley and will get his command in readi-
ness for the practical trial of the new field
artillery drill to be conducted before the
board engaged on the revision of those reg
ulationS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. Willis r. Vance Artillery
Corps. in addition to his present duties.
will have charge of construction work at
Key West Barracks, Fla, relieving First
Lieut.. Harry T. Matthews, Artillery Corps
Second Lieut.. Frank B. Edwards, 4th
Cavalry. has been ordered to examination
for promotion.
Major Isaac w. Littell, quartermaster.
in this city, has been ordered to Philadel-
phia to examine iron bedsteads being de-
liyered under contract
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
All About Summer Resorts

Vacation days should be planned for we'll
in advance. Booklets about summer resort
hotels that hold forth the greatest posi-
b!lities for pleasant vacations may be had
at The Stars Resort Bureau. Full infor-
nation about resorts and routes for sum-
mer trips freely given at the business Office
counter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
Interstate Commerce Decision.

A decision in favor of the Southern rail-
way and the Columbia, Newberry and Lau-
roads instituted by John w. Blackman, 5r.,
of New Orleans, has been announced by the
insterstate commerce commission, the COM
mission holding that storage charges IN
railroad depot may properly be made high
er than the public warehouse charges In
order to expedite freight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
indiana Paper Changes Hands.

HAMMOND, Ind, July 9.-Alfred A.
Winslow and DIR. Edwin A. Schell have
purchased controlling interest in the
Hammond Tribune. Alfred A. Winslow is
at present consul general to Guatemala.
Dr. Schell has been an extensive contributor
to various periodicals..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
Mistook Wife for Burglar

CHICAGO, July 9.-Charles A. Mielenz Of
this city. installing his wife for burglar,
has shot her. inflicting a fatal wound. Mrs.
Mielenz had arisen from bed and gone to
an adjoining room for a glass of water
While she was returning her husband
awoke and fired at her in the dark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

John NJ. Thomas. who was injured by
fall of coal in the Carlos mines, died at his
nome In Frostburg, Md. yesterday. AGED
fifty-nine years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

Miss Hattie Baten, the missing twenty
year-old telephone operator who left her
home in SmitIfeld, Va. without intim1t-
ing her intentions to relatives, has been
located in Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

For fnancia, ads. see page 8, part 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09

TIE PEOPLES CHURCH. CONCORDIA HALL,
500 9Th street northwest Major James Albert
Clark Will speak at II :l5 Of Ralph Waldo Emer-
SOD. Everybody invited. 1t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN To THE PUBLIC
that william g. shaw has sold TO Charles E.
Berry all his Interest In the business or the
Shaw & Berry Company. jewelers. conducted AT
IIth and r streets NV. Washington. d. L. MI
Shaw Is no longer connected with or concerned
In the said company business which VIII be
hereafter conducted by Mr.. Berry alone.
WILLIAM c. SHAW.
CHARLES f.. BERRY.
Jr,r 1904 jy9-6t'-12
THE ODD UNION RELIEF ASSOCIATION. q. U.
q OF -. r. Of the District OF Coumbia-Gentie-
men: I desire 10 thank You for the satisfactory
settlement which has been made with us OF the
claim Of S1:s 90 due by the reason OF the
death Of father. Mrs ELIZA LOWELL,
T-tJnulS RAp\ES 1ts
HATTIE AND EIEANORE MINKINS'. 800 10TH
sc, ma mes were used without permission and
are not connected with the Central Club or any
one In It, which gives excursion Tuesday,
II II ,ISEIES
STIRITj' ,JSN Keller AT a1S II ST.
NV. viii give private sittlngs tomorrow tSuh-
IT
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
CHAPTER XXI.
An Uncompromising Expression.

On the morning OF her attempted
fight and enforced return a leaden
heaviness had clogged Sibylla's brain
and limbs. Her body was quick to re-
cover; her thoughts were for long
drowsy and. numb She seemed to
have died to an old life without fnd-
ing new one. Blake was to her as
a dead friend; she would see and
hear of him no more: she harbored
no idea of meeting him again. The
bonds between them were finally rent.
This attitude toward him saved his
character from criticism and his
weakness from too close an examina-
ton, while 1t left her free to brood
in the security of despair on all that
she had thought to find in him and on
the desolation his loss had made. The
instructive love for her child, which
had asserted itself while her intellect
was dormant. could not prevail
against the sullen preoccupation of
reawaking thoughts, or. if it could
penetrate into them. came no more
fresh and pure, but tainted with the
sorrow and the anger which circled
round that innocent head. She was
tender, but in pity, not in pride; she
loved, but without joy. The shadows
hung so dark about the child's cot
They still hid from her eyes the sin
of her own desertion. and hindered
the remorse which might best lead
her back to love unalloyed. Still she
arraigned not herself. but only
Gfaptley and the inevitable. Grant
ley was the inevitable; there stood
the truth of it: she bowed her head
to the knowledge, but did not incline
her heart to the lesson it had to
teach.
Yet the knowledge counted; she
looked on Grantley with different eyes.
The revelation Of himself, wrung from
him by Overwhelming necessity, did
its work. The resolve he had then
announced, presumptuous beyond the
right OF mortal man, less than human
in its cruelty, almost more than hu-
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11

way to escape. Her voice trembled
rs that what you really think Of
me. Christine ?"
"A bruised. reed thou shalt not
break" Christine had the wisdom 70
remember that. Remorse must 1all
short Of despair. self-knowledge OF
self-hatred. or there remains no pos
sibility of a rebound to hope and ef-
fort. Christine came across TO her
friend with hands outstretched.
mo, no, dear" she said, mot you
not yourselfi But the mood OF
yours, the way you're going on And,
true or false, isn't ii what yous must
make Grantley think?"
Sibylla moved her hands in rest
less gesture, protesting against the
picture of herself-even thus soft
ened-denying its truth, fascinated by
it.
II don't know" she murmured- ct
don't know. Christine. it's horrible
ideal"
Christine fell on her knees beside
her.
IF only you hadn't been so absurd
ly in love with him. my dear" she
WHISPERED
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
Aberdeen Advertised.

The following from a folder issued by
the Northern Pacific Railway company,
is very fair estimate OF this city:
aberdeen, Wash, including South
Abe,de has population OF s, 200 in.
habitants, stands at the head OF Grays
Harbor bay, at the mouth OF Chehals
and Wishkah rivers. The most flourish.
ing city on Grays Harbor. The leading
business interest is numbering. There
are eleven sawmills, three single mills,
capacity 100000 feet per day, or more
than any other place in the world one
stave and heading factory, brewery,
one tar factory, two steam laundries.
Salmon canning is carried on to con.
siderable extent, churches and schools, a
large foundry and machine shop, the
headquarters for the Grays Harbor Elec
trio Railway company, who have just
completed street car system between
Aberdeen and Hoquiam. A regular line
OF steamers also ply between Aberdeen
and San Francisco, and San Pedro, Cal
The fire OF October II, 1908, totally de-
stroyed the business portion OF this city,
but it is being rebuilt as rapidly as posi-
bic with fire proof buildings, and within
a short time will be entirely rebuilt"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
THE REPUBLICAN REVOLT.

The Seattle Post-Tn elligencer and
other republican organs on the west side
are s-ill hugging the fond delusion that
there is no revolt among the republicans
OF eastern Washington against the Far
rell state ticket. The P-I told its read
ers recently that the Whitman county
republicans had Endorsed the railroad
ticket, but it took pains to suppress the
foil owing resolution passed by the repub-
lican county convention at Colfax:
GAS republicans who believe in polit-
ical honesty aud political decency, we
register our emphatic protest against the
shameless and degrading influence of the
railroad lobby over the republican party
OF this state"
J. N. Pickrell, leader of the railroad
forces in Whitman county, begged the
convention with tears in his eyes to
adopt resolution that he offered pledg.
ing support to the state ticket named by
Boss Farrell at Tacoma, but it was voted
down by big majority.
Republican disaffection is not con-
fined to Whitman county. 1t is just as
pronounced in Lincoln county, where all
the republican papers have bolted the
ticket; in Garfield county, where the
only republican paper has bolted; in
Adams county, and in every other coun-
ty of eastern Washington.
There is good evidence that the repub-
lican revolt against corporation rule is
almost as bad in western Washington.
In Pierce county most of the voters who
supported Mayor Campbell for re.elec.
ton will resent his defeat through rail.
road influence by voting against the Far.
rell ticket. Even in King county Far.
rells ticket will not poll more than
four-ffths of the normal republican
vote. The people Of the state regard
less Of party are now thoroughly aroused
to the dangers OF lobby rule and they
are determined to put an end to it next
November by the overwhelming defeat
Of the railroad ticket.-Walla Walla
Statesman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-04
Grays Harbor at the Fair.

The following from the Mississippi
Valley Lumberman is of interest 10
Washingf onians:
speaking about the big fir stump in
this building reminds me Of very larl e
Washington spruce log that saw on
exhibition after l had returned home.
1t was on its way to the fair, and it vii!
be seen there later on in the fall. This
log is part OF big tree that was cut
near Gray's Harbor and was long known
as the "Drummond Spruce" from the
name of the owner OF the ranch upon
which, it grew. This log was the upper
log OF the tree, and is nine feet in
diameter and SO feet long. The insiGe
has been followed out, and is divided
into reception hall, an Office and an
animal den. This was subdivided. In
one part was a bear and the other
mountain lion, and both had more room
than is ordinarily for animal cages. This
may seem like "pipe dream" to some
of you who have never seen one OF these
enormous logs, and yet there is small
one compared with some that are much
too large for transportation and to see
which, one must 60 where they grow.