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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
PRIZE WINNERS DEAD MEN.
Clever Scheme of Alleged Swindler in
New York

dispatch from New York says:
Persuading gullible persons by means OF
a cIeverly worded letter that relatives re-
Gently dead had drawn prizes in lottery
is the police say, the best thing that Mr..
Frederick Hill does.
At any rate. Inspector McCluskys men
arrested Hill Friday after Post Office
Inspector Little had worked up a case
against him and brought a charge of vio-
lation CT the postal laws.
According to the information obtained by
Mr.. Little, a letter box was hired at No. ~
East 21st street by young man who said
his name was "Piedro Alvarez" This per-
son received many letters there. and Mr..
Little insists that Alvarez is Frederick
Hill of No. 204S 9TH avenue
Letters have been pouring into Inspector
Littles Office for several weeks from cities
and towns all over the country complaining
of "Alvarezs" operations. Relatives OF
dead men and women who had sent him "
to insure the safe delivery of prizes that
the dead persons had won declared they
received no response to their letters
Many of the victims sent to Inspector Lit
tie copies of the letter that had won the 80
from them.
Inspector Little said that Hill answers In
every way the description of Alvarez"
who hired the letter box.
The inspector thinks that Alvarez is sole
proprietor of the Honduras National Lot
terry Company. and that it has been a gold
mine to him since he has been running It
Mr.. Little says Alvarez obtained the
names Of his prize winners by watching
the death notices in the newspapers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
SUICIDE OF JOHN FIELD.
Millionaire Philadelphia Merchant
Kills Himself Alone in City Park.

A dispatch from Philadelphia last night
says: His mind unbalanced by the pain and
mental anguish of diabetes, an fncuraoie
disease, John Field, the aged millionaire
merchant head of the firm of Young,
Smyth, Field & Co., and formerly post
master of this city. committed suicide yes
terday by blowing out his brains in Vernon
Park, Germantown.
No one was near him when he fired the
shot, and no one heard the noise. His body
lay concealed in the little clump of bushes
in which he had concealed himself until
little boy at play CHANGED to discover the
drawn-up figure. with its silvery head lying
in pool of blood.
The suicide was planned with all tho cool
ness and deliberateness that marks such
rash acts of minds goaded by disease and
pain after they have passed the straiping
point and broken.
Taking advantage of the absence OF his
attendant. who had gone to report TO his
ply stefan, Mr. Field, who was seventy
years old, early in the morning told his
two daughters, with whom he lived, that
he was going to his place of business.
From the position of the body he is
thought to have sat down on the grass, for
the back was fiat, while the knees were
drawn up. just as If he had fallen back
ward. How long the aged man sat there
brooding with disordered fancy over his
malady will never be known.
Finally he worked himself up to the fatal
pitch of despair and, placing the point of
the weapon in his mouth, with trembling
finger he pulled the trigger, sending the bull
let crashing through his pain-racked brain.
Deceased was of Scotch-Irish descent.
having been born in County Derry, Ireland,
October 8, 1884. In 1S4S his parents, Rich
ard and Isabella Field, with their eight
children abandoned their native soil to seek
their fortunes in America John was the
oldest child.
AS postmaster of Philadelphia Mr. Field
assumed charge of the office December l.
1889. He succeeded William F. Harrity. He
laid down a rule of discharging the duties
of his office in strict accordance with the
business principles that had characterized
him In the mercantile field. To this policy
he remained steadfast
Two daughters and three sons survive Mr..
Field. They Mrs. Sarah Duff. Miss
Margaret Field, Thomas R., William F. and
John Field, jr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
TRIED BY coURT-MARTIAL.
Private Peters Sentenced at Annapolis
Other Notes.

dispatch from Annapolis. Md. last
night says: Gunner r. w. Kessler, United
States navy, has reported at the Naval
Academy. having been detached from the
U. S. S. Topeka.
Private Frank ]. Peters, U. S. NJ. c., re-
Gently tried by general court-martial at
the Naval Academy, was found guilty of
absence without leave and sentenced to
six months Imprisonment at the naval
prison. Boston. Mass, with loss of pay of
$40 and the question of his discharge from
the Marine Corps to be considered at the
expiration of the term of Imprisonment.
Candidates F. S. Shea OF New York and
c. S. Sproull of Ohio have passed all ex-
amfnations for entrance to the Naval
Academy.
s. A. Clement. who was a member of
last years fourth class, but who was drop
ped on account of physical disability. has
passed all examinations and been admit
ted as a member of the third class, and
has gone to Join the cruise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
Mail Catcher Caught Man.

dispatch from Jenkintown. Pa, says:
Several minutes hardness cost Joseph
Little, mail clerk at the Jenkintown rail-
road station, his life Friday. One of
I.ittle's duties Is to hang the even
ing mail upon hook in front of the
station, so that the baggage master OF
the passing train can catch 1t up without
delay. Tonight he delayed this task about
two minutes. Seeing the train COMING,
along he dropped what he was doing and
sprang with the mail pouch to the hook.
Before the bag could be firmly fastened
in its place the train Numbered into the
station and the iron arm which takes the
bag whisked the station agent from the
platform and down upon the tracks. He
was ground under the wheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11

the greatest possible storage of water for
the supply Of growing crops But the
clashing of interests is happily reduced by
other conditions, chief of which Is that
sugar growing is the great sustaining In
dustry and the dominant source of income.
An additional potent fact Is that many
cattle raisers are also sugar growers, and
their double interests compel them to take
the broadest view of the needs of the Is
lands as a whole
The bureau of forestry has supplied the
islands with a forester, and is actively CO.
operating with the territorial authorities
in all matters of policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
Thinks Negro Killed Daughter.

dispatch from Wilmington, Del.
says: The fourteen-year-old daughter of
Perry Joseph, farmer living near
Georgetown. has been missing since Sun
day. and her father believes she has been
kidnapped and murdered by a negro. 10
seph today had a warrant issued for the
arrest or the negro, who has disappeared
The girl went on a visit to her grand
father. who lives two miles from her home.
and Joseph only Friday learned that she
never reached there The negro disappear
ed Sunday night. Detectives are searching
for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
Lives With % Holes in 1ntestines.

dispatch from Pottsville. Pa, says:
Physicians are very much puzzled at the
vitality Of William Furlow, whose in
testines were pierced twenty-eight times by
a shot from revolver on July 4. A single
perforation is frequently fatal. but Furiow
is recovering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
Life Penalty for Murder.

A dispatch from Grand Rapids. Mich,
says: Frank Loeffier was Saturday SEN
fenced by Judge NEWMAN, in superior
court. to life Imprisonment in Marquette
prison for numbering Louisa Yakel, a young
girl, on July 4. Loeffier was angry because
Louisa Yakel, who was many years his
Junior. did not return his affection and re-
fused to marry him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
Ohio Sexton Slabs Priest.

A dispatch from Youngstown, Ohio says:
Rev. John P. Barry, pastor of st. AIMS
Roman Catholic Church in Brier Hill,
suburb of the city, was attacked and proba-
bly, fatally stabbed Saturday by the sexton
Of the church, John Berry. The sexton Is
thought to be insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
Mr. olnev Had Nothing to Say.

Richard Olney was notified Saturday of
the nomination of Judge Parker. He lis
tened in silence. smiling when he was told
that he had received thirty-eight votes. Mr..
Ohey declined to say anything concerning
the outcome of the convention.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
GENERAL SLOCUM DISASTER
CAPTAIN OF STEAMER AND TWO
FEDERAL STEAMBOAT IN
SPECTORs INDICTED.

New York, July 30.-Captain Van
Schaick, Federal Steamboat Inspector
Fleming and former Inspector Lund-
berg have been indicted by the federal
grand jury in connection with the dis
aster to the General Slocum on June
Is last, when nearly 1000 lives were
lost. Van Schaick was the comman-
der of the Slocum.
Fleming and Lundberg had passed
the Slocum at the opening Of the sea-
son. Counsel for the defendants an
nounced that they would be surren-
dered next Monday.
United States District Attorney
Burnett said that indictments were
also reported against President Bar
naby, Secretary Atkinson and Treas
urer Dexter of the Knickerbocker
Steamboat company and Captain John
Pease, the commodore of the COM
pany's fleet.
General Burnett said that when
these men and Captain Van Schaick
and Inspectors Lundberg and'Fleming
are arraigned for pleading on Monday
he will insist upon bail being fixed at
$4,000 in each case.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
STRIKERS ARE DEFIANT
ARREST OF PRESIDENT OF TEAM.
sTERs' UNION CHANGES AT.
TiTuDE OF READERS.
BAD BLOW 10. PEACE PROSPECTS
OPENLY THREATENED THAT THE
STRIKE WILL pc SPREAD
AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
BAD BLOW TO. PEACE PROSPECTS
OPENLY THREATENED THAT THE

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Chicago, July 30..-Peace prospects
at the stock yards received black eye
during the day in the arrest of Presi-
dent Geonge,ssG Gelaen-af the Teamsters'
union, who was taken from his office,
locked in his cell and srefused bail for
fadi,esfions Eom his Office
window to a union driver.
Not until nearly all the labor lead
ers directing the big strike had sur
rounded the stock yards police station,
demanding Goldens release on bail
and threatening habeas corpus pro,
ceedings, preparations for which were
already under way, was Golden ac
corded the privilege usually granted
all prisoners. In the brief time COW
cred by these developments the pacific
attitude of the strike leaders was sud-
denly changed into sullen, bitter def
ance.
Threats filled the air instead Of op-
timistic utterances of the past and it
was openly limited that the strike will
be spread as far as possible.
Packers Deprecate Incident.
The change in the status of public
feeling at the yards was SO apparent
that the cool headed leaders who have
been directing the strike for the pack
ers themselves deprecated the incident
in the strongest terms.
Adding to the !, strained situation
when Golden was finally released by
Inspector Hunt that official took occa-
sion to issue verbal manifesto that
the police will no longer permit strike
leaders to issue or disseminate orders
to the members of unions save in pri-
vate halls This utterance, made in
the open air in the presence of scores,
was seized upon by the labor leaders
as an instance of usurpation of power
which they contended is possessed
only by the courts, and, in fact, as
equivalent to declaring martial law.
Regarding the manifesto as a
parallel to the attitude taken by the
authorities in Colorado the strikers
were thrown into an intensely ugly
mood. On all sides it was conceded
that the incident will have a decided
influence ON the future conduct of the
strike
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30

plants the price Of meat continues to
rise in the local markets. This is
largely due to the fact that the prod
ucts of the big plants have been al
most wholly sent to outside points,
The meat served to Chicago custom
ers nearly all comes from the indie
pendent plants.
Figures obtained at the five largest
Independent packinghouses in the
yards where there is no strike in
progress show that these plants have
more than doubled their force of men
and their output of meat The men
are working in three shifts of eight
hours each and the killing and pre-
pairing of meat is continued day and
night.
j. j. Redden of the Sheet Metal
Workers union has instructed men,
bers Of the union outside of Chicago
to make no cans for the packing COM
panies involved in the strike.
Disorder at the branch of Nelson
Morris & Co. in South Chicago caused
the arrest of five men who had at
tackled retail meat dealers going for
supplies. Two wagons were tipped
over by crowd of strike sympathiz-
ers. The police prevented further
trouble by arresting the ringleaders.
Eighty colored men being transport
ed from the stock yards in two cars
on the Lake Shore road were thrown
into a panic by furious attack by
mob of 200 throwing stones which de-
molished nearly every window in both
cars.
It Is authoritatively announced that
a conference has been arranged be-
tween strike leaders and Max and
Ferdinand Sulzberger OF Schwarzschild
& SulzhergeR.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30

Haicheng, July 30. An attack on
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
MOB LAW IN CONTROL.
Miners Leader Discusses Conditions
at Cripple Creek.

Miners Leader Discusses Conditions
at Cripple Creek.
Denver, July 3O.-The News prints
the following from an interview with
President Charles H. Meyer of the
Western Federation of Miners, who is
here to confer with officials of the or.
ganization:
1T is time to call out the troops
again to protect our men in the Grip
pie Creek district. There is no legal
authority there now. The sheriff's
office cannot control things. A mob
controls and our men are being sub
jected to Whitecappings, whippings
and every sort of brutal treatment. If
the governor had wanted to be fair he
would have ended martial law, with.
drawn the troops and left, say, fifty
soldiers there to deal impartially with
all violators Of the law. Instead OF
that he withdrew all the troops and
left the commission and mob in con-
troll, leaving our helpless men to the
mercy Of that mob. He simply en-
dOrses the mob, asks us to call off the
strike and will not allow our men to
go back. To call the strike off would
be, to acknowledge that we were
wrong; that the treatment we had re-
ceived was right and that we got what
WAS Cl1a EI1c
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
POSITION IS UNTENABLE.
ENTIRE RUSSIAN ARMY MAY BE
COMPELLED TO RETREAT
TO THE NoRTHWARD. ''
JAPANESE ARE PRESSING FORWARD
THREATEN kURoPATklN's FORCE
AND ALSO HIS LINES OF
COMMUNICATION.
JAPANESE ARE PRESSING FORWARD

st. Petersburg, July -30-Since the
Russian retreat from Tatchekiao and
the taking of Newchwang by the Jap
anese the feeling here has grown sud-
denly more pessimistic. With the
Japanese able get. around General
Kuropatkin's right from Newchwang,
with their forces pressing in upon Hal
cheng from the east and Japanese
column threatening the Russian COM
munications above Liaoyang the with
draWal of the entire Russian army
nOrthWard may be absolutely neces-
sary. In this connection the orders is
sued to the foreign war correspond
ents to go to Harbin, as we'll as the
report from Vladivostok that Viceroy
nificant, as indicating that General
Kuropatkin may have already decided
that his present position is untenable.
The temper of the soldiers at the
front over these continued retrograde
movements is shown by the state
ments of two Russian correspondents
with General Herschelmann, who re-
port in identical language that the
soldiers are tired of retreating," and
the statement of another Russian cor
respondent who says "our men retired
from Tatchekiao with heavy hearts. ;"
Still another correspondent says:
1--WE are all Wonderstruck at the
strategy and genius of General Ku-
roki. Everything he plans is executed
with clockwork regularity, although
he has no railroad and must march
his men over mountain roads,
Perhaps the rain, which again seems
to have begun, this time in earnest,
may save General kuropatkin's posi-.
tiOn.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
DEFIED POLICE OFFICERS.
President of Chicago Teamsters' Un
Ion Under Arrest.

ION Undef ATTEST,
Chicago, July 3O.-President George
F. Golden of the Teamsters union
turned strike picket during the day,
defied Police Inspector Nicholas Hunt
and met Waterloo. The inspector,
after warning Golden not to interfere
with traffic, placed him under arrest
and he was sent to the stock yards
police station prisoner. Thus for the
first time chief of the striking thou
sands was taken into custody
At the time of Golden's arrest the
police also took into custody G. T..
Buser, who was in the teamsters'
Headquarters. He was charged with
interfering with an officer. A patrol
wagon was called from the nearest
police station, where the two prisoners
were taken. Golden had two bonds
men at the station when he arrived
there, but the captain in charge, act
ing under orders from the inspector,
refused to liberate Golden or Buser
on bail. Both prisoners were sent to
cells, vehemently protesting against
what they declared was an outrage.
President Golden, after a stormy
talk with Police Inspector Hunt in
which International President Shea of
the teamsters' organization took part,
was liberated on bail
The action of the police regarding
Golden greatly incensed the strike
leaders. International President Cor
nelius P. Shea of the Brotherhood Of
Teamsters was outspoken in his de-
nunciation.
Colorado methods seem to prevail, :"
said he. Other leaders conceded with
this view and hot talk prevailed about
the strikers headquarters.
Price of Meat Advancing.
Although the managers of the pack
Ing companies claim to have enough
men working so that their production
is almost normal in several Of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
COMMERCIAL TREATY SIGNED.
Pact Between Germany and Russia
Comnleted


Berlin, July 30.-The Commercial
treaty betW zen Germany and Russia
was signed Thursday by Count Won
Beulow, the imperial chancellor, on
behalf of Germany, and M. Witte
president of the Russian ministeria
council or behalf of Russia
1t is said Russia accepts the Ger
man minimum duties on grain and
renounces the intention of introduce
ing higher duties on goods imported
by land than on those imported by sea.
Germany agrees that all barley i'm
ported from Russia shall pay a duty
of two marks, instead of seven marks.
Germany az epts the Russian duties
on manufactured articles imported in
to Russia. Russia has received as
surances that concessions will be
made in the matter Of cattle inspected
on the frontier.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
RUSSIA FILES A PROTEST
COMPLAINS TO BRITISH FOREIGN
OFFICE OF CONTRABAND
SHIPPING TOsJAPAN,

London, July 30.-Russia has filed a
formal protest at the foreign Office
against British shipments of contra
band to Japan.
The Associate. Press learns that the
Russian government since the begin
ming Of the war has carefully watched
the manufacture of goods intended for
the use of the Japanese government
and as soon as it was established that
such goods were about to be shipped to
a hostile destination the facts were
officially communicated to the British
government, with the request that
measures be taken to put stop to it.
1t is further asserted that in many
cases the government has not taken
action and it is understood that when
the war ends Russia proposes to pre-
sent bill tor damages to the British
government which will offset the in
IDENTITIES claimed for the seizure of
British steamers.
1t is also learned by the Associated
Press that Russia does not intend to
hasten the settlement of the question
OF the right of vessels OF the volunteer
fleet to pass the Dardanelles since, if
negotiations on the subject were con-
Quoted at this time, as desired by
Great Britain, Russia might be forced
by the existing situation to grant con-
cessions she would afterwards regret.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30

ATTACK ON
PORT ARTHUR
Rum0rs of the Fall of the Stronghold
Officially Denied at Toxic.
Japanese Began Big Battle With Cav
airy Yesterday at Haicheng.

the right flank of the Russian army
was begun at 7 O'Clock Friday morn
ing under cover of which the japanese
infantry advanced along the railway
toward Mukden. According to the
latest reports the fighting still con-
tinues but the results are unknown.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
Chinese Refused Japanese offer.

Peking, July 30.-When the Japan
csc entered Newchwang they handed
the west customshouse to the Chinese.
and themselves took possession of the.
west customshouse. This was report.
ed by telegraph to the foreign office
here, which Immediately replied, or
dering the Chinese officials not to ac-
cept any authority.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30

Toxic, July 30.-Rumors of the fall
of Port Arthur are officially pro-
nounced to be untrue. A desperate
attack upon the forts however, is now
in progress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-07-30
DR.. F. e. BRINkMAN.
ROPRACTIONFR.
OFFICE HOURS: to Noon, and to $50 pm.

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-26
MeClure'S Magazine.

1t is doubtful if any more charm
ing and alluring bits of brief fiction
have been offered the public than
1.-THE Little Stories of Married
Life" by Mary Stewart Cutting
A particularly delightful effort
along this line is made by this
writer in the March McClure's en-
titled THE Terminal. The
pathos and trials of the life on the
road of the travelling salesman who
goes forth to commercial conquest,
leaving wife and family behind in
sore need of his protecting love and
thought, are alphabetically pre-
sented. Almost tragedy the lit
tie story becomes, and it tugs at
the heart-strings of every reader
whose heart-strings are still at
tuned to the music of tender and
true sentiment, all the more rare
and attractive when that sentiment
is so practical and domestic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-02-26
Not a Moment to L ose.

The Kentucky World S Fair Com
mission is beng urged by the Elk
position officials to forward exhibits
to St. Louis without delay. Freight
congestion is threatened. Thirty
thousand cars, full OF exhibits, are
expected to reach the Worlds Far
City in the next FIVE weeks. The
Kentucky Commission is leaving no
stone unturned to have every Ken
lucky display ready on time-Aprll
80. To do this it must have all ex
hibits at the exposition grounds
April l, Counting delays that are
unavoidable during freight con-
gestion. this means that shipments
in car load lots should leave Louis
Vile not later than March IS Ex-
hibltors are urged to rush their
samples and specimens to-'sKen
lucky Worlds Fair Commission,
Louisville"
Kentucky University at Lexing-
ton. through its president, the Rev.
Burris A. jenkins, is planning
most comprehensive educational ex-
hibit for the st. Louis World s
Fair. Models of the college build
ings are to be shown, including
Pennsylvania, the foundation of
the school system of Kentucky, dat
ing from 1898.
The Kentucky School for the
Deaf, at Dauville, is arranging an
exhibit for the St. Louis Exposition
to cost $500.