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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
HEARING BEGUN.
Former Commissioner Evans Defendant
in Damage Suit

After several pos ponementS hearing was
begun today before Chief Justice Clabaugh
and jury. in Circuit Court No. of the pro-
eeedings at law instituted by Henry d.
Phillips against H Clay Evans. to recover
damages in the sum of 100000 A motion
that certain dispositions be suppressed, for
legal reasons, occupied two hours during
the morning Then the opening statement
in behalf of the plaintiff was made 10 the
jury
without foundation. OF collecting Illegal fees
in his capacity pension attorney were
made against Mr.. Phillips. These charges, it
is contended. We're forwarded to the Secre-
tary of the Interior by Mr.. Evans. the then
commissioner of pensions, with malicious
intent the law views it. Phillips
debarred but he asked for and was grant
ed a rehearing.
Evans pursued Phillips it was declared
to the jury. but the latter was restored to
practice and it was held that there
never had been any foundation for the
charges. Notwithstanding this. Evans
tinued to send to Phillips clients notices
that he had been debarred. This necessarily
implied that the clients should employ an
other attorney. As a result Mr.. Phillips
business was ruined and he damaged
to the extent of more than 800 CO.,
The defense reserved its opening but sub
mitted formal motion that the case be
decided in favor of MFR. Evans. the
ground that his actions as commissioner OF
pensions We're privileged. The motion was
overruted- After the usual midday recess,
the introduction of testimony was begun.
Thomas appear for Mr.. Phillips. while As
sistant United States. Attorneys Keigwin
and Adkins represent Mr.. Evans. The lat
ter was in court today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
CHARLES P. sWAYZE DEAD.
Union Veteran Who Served IS Years
in Post Office Department.

Charles P. Swayze. who had been for
thirty-five years in charge of the return
letter branch of the stamp division of the
Post Office Department. died Saturday at
his residence, sol L street northwest. The
funeral was held yesterday afternoon from
his late residence, the interment being made
in Glenwood cemetery. The ceremonies at
the grave were under direction of 3. B.
French Masonic Lodge, of which he was a
member.
Mr.. Swayze was born in New Jersey and
was sixty years of age. He served with
credit in a New Jersey regiment during
the war of the rebellion and some time
after its close took up his residence in
Washington, his father. the late Judge
SwayZe, being employed in the pension
office here. His appointment to the Post
Ofice Department soon followed, and he
held the position from that time until his
death. He leaves a widow. who is sister
of Byron S. Adams, and one son, Robert F.
SwayZe of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
New York Alleges Discrimination

ne Merchants Association of New York
seh' o. =. mead, assistant secretary. to
washington to confer with the interstate
commerce commission regarding the re-
opening of the question of freight dtfferen-
uals now operating in favor of Baltimore
Philadelphia and other points and against
New York. Commissioner Prouty talked
with Mr.. Mead on the subject, and it is
understood that the method of procedure
by which the matter of differentiais could
be again brought to-. the attention of the
commission for rehearing and thorough in
vestigation was discussed. II is the desire
of the New York Merchants Association
to have, the subject recousidered by the
commission in view of the fact that condi-
lions have undergone great change since
the last hearing and justice would demand
that an investigation be made into the now
existing state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
FIRE WONDERFULLY EFFECTIVE.
Japs Contradict Russian Advices on
Effect of Bombardment.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March S.-A cablegram
from Tokyo says: The report has been re-
ceived by the navy department from the
fleet which bombarded VIadivostok Sunday.
1t is by no means complete one. The re-
port is said to contradict Russian dis
patches to the effect that the shell fire of
the fleet did no damage to Russian de-
lenses "f'
The japanese commander asserts that his
shell fire was wonderfully effective, and the
bursting of lyddfte bombs could be observed
from his flagship Especially was this true
of the fire Of the Idsuma, which was ex-
clusively direcsted first at the battery at
Cape Tokarefsd and afterward at Cooper
Point battery
Twelve-inch shells went true to the mark.
and nearly all exploded. According to re-
port, both batteries, (which among the
most important of the defenses of the
town, were SO seriously damaged that their
usefulness for defense purposes is gone and
they cannot readily be repaired.
There are ten torpedo boats in the harbor
of VladivostOk, and this fact has prevented
night attaektby the Japanese fleet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
SQUADRON TO BE CARED FOR.
Vessels Formidable Opponents - Are
Fleet Sailers

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March s. A cablegram
from Tokyo says: japanese naval officers
say that the Russian Vladivostok squad
ron will be taken care of, wherever it
may be- AS the Russian fleet is composed
entirely of vessels that can easily make
and retain speed of twenty knots for a
long period. and as all carry a large sup
ply of coal their bunkers being of enor-
opponents.
Three were built as commerce destroy
ers, and their bottoms were scraped in
dry dock within six months, so they are
in shape to run away from most of the
vessels of the Japanese fleet.
This fact influenced the navy depart
ment. it is stated to select it's fastest
cruisers and battle ships for the Vladivo-
stok expedition. and the flying squadron
contains the swiftest six vessels in the
japanese navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
VISITING NURSES SOCIETY
Annual Meeting to Be Held Thursday
Afternoon Next.

The annual meeting of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society will be held next
Thursday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock at the
house OF Mrs. Robert Patterson. Dupont
circle The report for the last year will be
read, and short addresses will be made by
Dr. Woodward, Surgeon General Sternberg,
DR.. Gilman and the Rev. Edward Everett
Hale Some account of the work will be
given by Miss Washington, the superin-
tendent.
This society. while ii has steadily grown
and widened its sphere of usefulness every
year since its inception is much in need
of still further support and encouragement
1t is stated, and il is hoped and expected
that there Will be large attendance at
the meeting Thursday which is sure to be
one of great interest to all those who have
given any attention to the alienation of
suffering among the poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
TRAGEDY: IN: BERLIN
Retired Army Officer Poisons
5yT
Himself and Family.
All
DISSIPATED FORTUNE
5CfnI
LIVED BEYOND HIS MEANS FOR
THIRTY YEARS.
Kills Wife, Daughter and Two Sons
and Himself-Spends Last Money
for Big Dinner.
DISSIPATED FORTUNE

BERLIN, March S-Lieutenant Carl Bese-
Ike, retired. after long and steady decay of
fortune, yesterday took his last money and
gave splendid. dinner il honor of his nine
teen-year-od daughters birthday. Beseke
then poisoned his wife, daughter. two sons.
respectively, twelve and sixteen years old,
cadets at military academy, and himself
with cyanide of potassium, which he SEEM
ingly inserted in the mouth of each in the
form of "a pill after they had gone into a
drunken sleep.
The sheriffs had taken charge OF every
thing in the house, and labels had been at
tached to Beseke's furniture, etc, when
would have been sold auction today
Had a Brilliant Career.
After brilliant career and a marriage
with an heiress. Beseke had reached the
end of his fortune. He won the Iron Cross
during the war of 1901 with France,
married the daughter of rich hotel keep
er, thereby having to leave the service, as
he married out of his caste, and started
newspaper.
The lieutenant wrote we'll but the paper
was not successful and he became sales
agent for a manufacturer and then man
ager of a map-making enterprise
He lived beyond his means for thirty
years. Last night the Beseke family had a
box at the circus. AT 10 o'clock dinner
was ordered in from caterer. Beseke was
especially gay and tender. and pressed his
wife and his three children to drink lots
of champagne. He died holding his wife's
hand tightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
TO STOP SUBSIDIES.
Inducements Offered to Russian Officers
to Learn Chinese.

In a report to the Department of Com
merce and Labor United States Commercial
Agent Greener at ViadivoStok, Siberil,
says that the premiums of $3.50 and 500
offered during the past three years to Rus
sian officers to learn to speak, read and
write the Chinese language will be dis
confined at the end of the present year.
Mr.. Greener says that an appropriation
of 100000 has been made for an addition
al telegraph line from Moscow to y1ad;vo-
stok and that the work will begin this
year.
In closing his report Mr. Greener says
that instead of one trip week, as here
tofore the Chinese Eastern Railroad Com
panys mail steamers will be required to
make six trips monthly That will re-
auire only nineteen days for the transpor-
tation of mail from Berlin to Yokohama,
while formerly it took twenty-seven days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
CzAR ON MEDIATION.
Negotiations Reported to Be in Prog
ress for Manchurian Settlement.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March S-A cabegram from
London says: Various rumors are in circu-
1ation here as to the attitude of the car
on the question of mediation. One report
says that Russia would be willing to refer
the whole dispute to The Hague tribunal.
II understand, writes the correspondent
of the Birmingham Post that very i'm
portant negotiations are in progress which
give hope of settlement of the Manchurian
question a $ between Russia and the powers.
whatever the reSu-- of the war. Visits of
Count Benckendorf to ST. Petersburg and
of NJ. Cambon to Paris are known to have
been in this connection. 1t is not doubted
that Russia. in order to gain the good will
of certain powers, is prepared to make con-
cessions in Manchuria that would rot have
been dreamed of before the commencement
of the present struggle.
There are no indications, however. that
the car would make any direct concessions
to Japan and it is believed that he would
consider such thing preposterous.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
VALUABLE MAsToDoN FOUND.
Deeply Embedded in the Earth - I'm
mense and Well Preserved

dispatch from Seattle. Wash, says:
The complete form of a mastodon has
been discovered at Hillside. on Quartz
creek, according to a dispatch received by
the Post-Inteligencer from Dawson. Y. I.
1t was imbedded thirty-eight feet in the
earth when found, and the use of a steam
thawing plant was necessary to unearth the
immense animal.
The hair and the skin of the beast are in
perfect state of preservation although
the flesh is somewhat decomposed, and the
big tusks which remain fastened to the
skull are in good condition.
1t Is estimated that the skeleton is worth
about $4,000, as there are but one or two
of them in existence in as good condition
as is this.
The mastoCon was discovered buried IN
an old channel well within the zone of al
most perpetual frost, which accounts for
its excellent preservation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
TRAGEDY IN IOWA.
Enraged Husband Kills the Harborers
of His Wife

dispatch from Wintefset Iowa saws:
After a terrible fight, in which pistols and
knives were used. John Thornborough a
young married man living near here, shot
and instantly killed Fred Peacock, and per
haps fatally wounded Peacock's father. a
man of sixty years.
Thornborough is terribly gashed about
the neck and face but will recover. He is
in bail under the charge of murder
The hight grew out of an effort upon the
part of Thornberough to induce his wife
from whom he is separated. TO leave the
Peacock home and accompany him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Buildings Crushed in and Swept AWAY

YORK. Pa. March s.-Goldsboro is under
water and all the buildings on the north
side of the Northern Central railroad tracks
have been crushed in or swept away. When
the ice reached York Haven it finished the
demolition of the York Haven power plant,
and also destroyed the York Haven paper
mills. The water is two feet over the
tracks of theaPeHhsyivania railroad, and is
still rising. Water or ice has never reached
such a height I'M the history of this section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Not Taking Life Risks in Japan.

Mr.. E. c. Bellows, United States consul
general at Yokohama, Japan. says that
one of the largest life assurance societies
OF the United States has suspended all
further proposals for life insurance in
Japan He says this action was taken on
account of the recent order of the Jap
anese government requiring heavy de-
posits from all foreign insurance COM
panieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Heart Beats when Rsmoved.

A dispatch from Philadelphia says: DR..
Stewart of Jefferson Hospital felt the heart
of Thomas Emerson beat as he held the
organ in his hand after it had been with
drawn outside the body. Six stitches were
taken in the heart, into which knife In
the hands of Jealous woman had pene-
trated. Emerson Is in a fair way to re-
covery,- the principal danger being from
shock or septicaemia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Confederate Veteran Dead.

henry Waring. who had many friends in
inns CITY, died Sunday at the home of his
SISTER, MRS, Anna 7. Hays, Rockville. Md
MI. Waring was the son of the late Henry
r. and Rachel Warning of Warning, Mont
gomery county; Md He married Miss
Anna B. Chopper, whose death nraceae,, Bic
py several years He was A confedera 70
veteran, having served CALAMITY as mem
per or Company A. LIST Maryland Cavalry
dnterment VIII take place from st. Rose
ohurch' Choppers, Md, tomorrow morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Bottle Used as Weapon.

During an alteration about 10 o'clock
this morning between George Co:ston and
Edward Barbee, at 314 II street northwest.
Colston was struck on the head with bot
tie. A policeman was called in and Barbee
was placed under arrest and escorted to
the sixth precinct police station. where a
charge of assault and battery was pre-
ferred against him. Colston was taken to
the Emergency Hospital. where the wound
on his head vas dressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Proceedings for Divorce

Proceedings for divorce were Instituted
today by Margaret Olsen through Attor-
neys Niles and Whit. against Oscar Olsen
correspondent is named
r.. Two correspondents are named in a pe-
tition for divorce filed by Mamie McNelly
Butler against Walter A Butler Attor-
neys Beach and Mather appear for the Pc
titioner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Opposition Develops.

A very strong opposition to the measure
has already been developed in Maryland.
and the District military officials are also
opposed to it. The War Department has
taken cognizance of the introduction of the
ill and win watch it's progress carefully.
70" the department is vitality interested.
The government has a rifle range of it's own
os three hundred yards at Fort Hunt, Md,
and the passage of this bill would cause
discontinuance of this range. AS this has
been invaluable to the army in giving
troops armed with the rifle preliminary
practice at the short ranges. it would WORK
a great hardship. 1t is not improbable tndt
some action will be taken by the members
of the National Rifle Association calling at
tention to the prohlbitory nature of the
bill and requesting careful consideration OF
its consequences The bill is now in the
hands of a subcommittee of the Judiciary
committee of the general assembly of Mary
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
COMPANY Incornorated

The Yale Supply Company fled certif-
Gates of Incorporation in the Office of the
recorder of deeds today. with a capital
stock of $4,000. The incorporators are An
tonic Zetelle. Frank E. Smith and Madison
A. Baliinger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Highest in Two Years at Ansonia.

ANSONIA. Conn, March S-The Nauga-
tuck rose FIVE feet last night. and at s
O'Clock has reached the highest point in
two years a section of the temporary
bridge the Berkshire division of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road was carried away by the ice. and
trains are using the Naugatuck division
tracks -..a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

One priest and two servants were killed
and two other priests were severely injured
at fire which destroyed st. Patrick's Ro-
man Catholic Church and the adjoining
rectory In Long Island City Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
Regarded as an Absurd Law.

A law of such nature would be of the
most absurd type, it is claimed by riflemen.
because it would be almost impossible of
enforcement, and if enforced would abso-
lutely do away with practice shooting with
in the borders of the state.
1t would prevent man from setting up
a mark in mis- front yard and shooting at it
with parlor rife without first obtaining the
consent of his neighbors all sides to the
Furthermore limit of the carrying capacity
OF the rifle, and then going to the county
commissioners and obtaining their permits
sion also: il would prevent the setting up of
rifle galleries in any of the cities, towns or
villages in the state without the consent of
the people living within range of the guns,
which in some villages would mean every
inhabitant of the place; it would prevent
rife matches of all kinds within the bor-
GERS of the state, and would absolutely kill
rifle practice in the Maryland National
Guard so it is said by persons in position
tO know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

Big assortment of Military
Garters: black and all colors, NC
with belt attachment. IN .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

BELTS-Leather. Canvas and
Pique Belts. all sizes. black, blue VC
or white: choice. observation-disclosures So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08
just Bargains.

w sxsl i lase of ,r, mnts s All 81 O9
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

Have you seen the dollar
and-a-half Framed Glass Pic
lures from famous paintings, &QD(
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

BLACK JAP. SILK. 20 in.
wide; will wash: the regular
'9c. quality; slightly imper- VVr
feet. yard. SSS'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-03-18
ST 90 Per Year

city of Wepatchee, March 18th, 1904,
the Republican Convention Of said
county is hereby called to meet in the
city of Wenatchee on Saturday, April
eth, 1904, to elect nine delegates to
attend the republican state convention
at Tacoma, on the 11th day of May, 1901,
for the purpose of voting for delegates
to the Republican National Convention
to be held in Chicago, and nominating
candidates for state offices and nominal
ing candidate for judge of the judi
cial district comprising the counties OF
Chelan, Douglas, Ferry and Okanogan
and candidate for joint senator for
the senatorial district comprising the
counties of Kittitas and Chelan.
The further business of said county
convention will be to nominate candi
date for representative to the state
legislature and for each OF the following
county offices:-Commissio first dis
trict, Commissioner third district, Audi
tor, Clerk, Treasurer, Sheriff, Attorney,
School Superintendent. Assessor, SUP
veyor and Coroner.
Wenatchee, March IL, 1904.
L. II. Bowman, John d. Dill,
Chairman, Secretary,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-03-18
TIE Best ofLffe

Not till lfie's heat is cooled,
The headlong rush slowed to quiet pace,
And every purblind passion that has ruled
Our noisier years at last
Spurs us in vain, and, weary of the race,
We care no more who loses or who wins
All! not ill all the best of life seems past
The best Of life begins.
To toll for only fame,
Handclapping and the tickle gusts Of praise,
For place or power Of gold to gild name
Above the grave eshereto
All lpaths will bringSs, where to lose days
We, on whose ears youths passing bell ha:
toiled-
Ia blowing bubbles, even as children do,
Forgetting we grow old. ..-... Fl
But the world widens when
Such hope of trivial gain that ruled us lies
Broken 'mong our childhoods toys; for ther
We win TO self control
And mail ourselves in manhood, and there
rise
Upon US from the vast and MINDLESS height
Those clearer thoughts that are unto the sou
What stars are to the night,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-03-18

that section. Between the devil and
the deep sea the railroad men have
their troubles too, just as the ordinary
man.
That Seattle has had thirteen mur-
ders within the last year ending the
middle of January, whereas the city OF
London, with its five million of people,
has had, in the same time twenty. In
Seattle. of the thirteen murders COM
mitled five of the murderers we're ar
rested on the spot or very near where
the crimes were committed, calling for
no search or detective work. The other
nine murderers have not even been ap-
pretended. OF the five who were ar
rested all have been acquitted but one
who is charged with manslaughter, and
it is said will be acquitted on trial.