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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Charged With Theft.

James Sullivan, young coloreu man
from Virginia. was arrested today IN MS
room at 4S3 Missouri avenue by Detectives
Weldon and Tyser and held to answer
charge Of theft. 1t is alleged that he took
tooth brushes and perfumery from the drug
store of Dr. Dieudonne on 7th street, where
he was employed. The detectives recov-
cred about 81 worth of property in sec
ond -hand store. where. 1t Is said, he dis
posed of it for 80 cents. His claim Is that
he found the property in the rubbish. and
sold IL without saying anything to his EN-
ployer about It, He will probably be given
a hearing in the Police Court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Investigating Slaughter Of Fish.

Commissioner Macfarland received a COM
munication this morning from Major SyI-
vester, relating to the wholesale slaughter
of fish in the Anacostia river. as published
in yesterdays Star. and an investigation or
the matter Is in progress. The fish COM
missioner has also become interested in the
matter and will make an effort to ascertain
the cause. Samples OF the water have been
taken from the river and an analysis of 1t
will be made by Professor Hird, the health
department chemist. Health Inspector
Klopfer was sent by the health officer to
make an investigation Of the conditions
about the river front where there are so
many dead fish. and he will make a report
tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
CANNOT COLLECT CLAIM.
Judge Barnard Holds in Force Order
Against Alice v. Curtis.

In connection with the proceedings In
equity instituted by Morgan Bryan. trus-
tee in bankruptcy. against Alice V.-Curtis,
Administrative of the estate of William r.
Curtis, and Leslie M. Shaw. Secretary of
the Treasury Justice Barnard today de-
MED the motion for the appointment of
receiver.
The complainant seeks to have the Dis
trict Supreme Court decree. as matter of
law, that he Is entitled to receive and col
lect the full amount of certain judgments
in Indian depreciation cases in favor of the
Administrative of William r. Curtis. for
the purpose Of having the same admins
tered in a bankrupt case pending In the
United States district court for the north
ern district of Texas.
Justice Barnard. however continued in
force. until further order. a rule restrain
ing Alice v. Curtis from receiving from
the United States the amount of the claims
in question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Demand for Eight-Hour Law.

President John r. Berg of Columbia Ty-
biographical Union has returned from ST.
Louis. where he attended the sessions or
the international union. He called today
at Typographical Temple. where he held
a conference with Secretary George C. Sci
bold
The decision of the internati onal body
to inaugurate the eight-hour day. beginning
January /, 1906 will. 1t said today.
affect all the book and job printing offices
In this city except one. The exception Is
the office OF the Trades Unionist, where
an eight-hour day is already in force.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT.
Condition Of the Crops Throughout the
Country.

The weather bureau today issued the
weekly crop report follows:
THE Atlantic coast and east gulf dis
tricts have suffered from excessive mois-
ture and lack of sunshine. a large part Of
the central valleys from drought, the lake
region from low temperatures and the
northern Rocky Mountain and north Pa
cific coast districts from heat and drought.
The temperature was favorable over the
eastern Rocky mountain slope and in the
central valleys and middle and south At
lantic states. 81.
Rains would prove beneficial generally
throughout the corn belt. over a large part
of which, more particularly the southern
and eastern PORTIONS corn is suffering more
or less seriously from drought.
In the Central Missouri valley while
needing rain. corn has made good growth.
and is In promising condition but in the
Ohio valley and Tennessee there has been
marked deterioration in the condition of
the crop, some in Indiana having been in
jured beyond recovery. In Iowa corn has
made satisfactory progress and a normal
yield Is promised. In the southern states
early corn is being gathered, cutting be-
Ing In progress as far north as southern
Kansas. An excellent crop is now practic-
ally assured in the middle Atlantic states.
In the lake region and the Dakotas corn is
backward and is growing slowly
The weather has been. favorable for
spring wheat harvest. which is far adj
vanced in the southern portion of the
spring wheat region. and the crop is ripen-
ing rapidly in the extreme northern por-
tion Reports of damage from rust
continue from the Dakotas and por-
tions of Minnesota. Hot winds have
proved injurious In Washington ard Yields
below the average are reported from Ore
gon.
"Oat harvest Is now finished. except In
the extreme northern districts, where this
work progressed under favorable conditions.
A good crop is generally indicated.
more or less decided deterioration IN
cotton is Indicated over much the greater
part of the cotton belt. With the exception
of Oklahoma. complaints of shedding are
received from every state, and rotting OF
the lower bolls is reported from portions OF
the central and western districts. Reports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
KENsINGToN NEWS.
Adamstown Base Ball Nine Defeated
Social Items.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
KENSINGTON, Nd. august Is. 1904.
The Kensington base ball team added an
other credit to its record Saturday after
noon by defeating the Adamstown nine Of
Frederick county. on the home diamond
The score was 10 to s. Batteries: Sheckles
and D. Young: Talbot, Bready and Creig-
err. Umpire, Mr.. Grub. 49,.
The attendance was unusually lrage, peo-
pie attending from all parts Of the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton w. Cornwell have
gone to Boston. Mass. and Portland, Me.
to sojourn for several weeks.
Mrs Anne Manake. who for the past few
months has been visiting her brother. Mr..
Julius C. Stats has returned to her home
in Chicago. Illinois. .-,--,.,
Miss Grace e. sHarr has left her home at
Capitol View for Buffalo, N. Y. where she
VIII tefnafn several weeks visiting relatives
Mrs Louis Knapp. accompanied by her
niece Miss Laura Chapman, Is visiting at
Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Messrs. Odale and Weir Waters Of Manas-
sas, Va. have been the recent guests OF
Mr.: and Mrs George Thomas Smith. on
Baltimore street.
Captain and Mrs. E. J. Hartshorn have
taken the sea voyage to Boston, Mass,
where they will remain several weeks
Mr.: J. Harry Cunningham and his son.
Mr.. Harry F. Cunningham. have returned
to this place after spending some time at
St. Louis. Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Ashworth Of Wash
tngton street are visiting at Bristol, Rhode
Island.
Mr.. James H. Adams and Mr. c. E. Rice
are visiting relatives through North and
South Carolina.
Mrs. Ophelia Lewis and her daughters,
Misses May and Eva Lewis, have moved
to Washington D. c.. where they will re-
main until next spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dulln have returned
from Atlantic City. N. J.
Mrs. H. X Corrich Is In Baltimore, Md,
visiting friends.
Misses Elizabeth and Reinna Geddes are
visiting relatives in Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Pioneer Cumberland Druggist Dead.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, August 16.-Dr.
John F. Zacharias, pioneer druggist here
and former practitioner here. dropped dead
this afternoon in his drug store. DR..
Zacharias was brigadier general OF the
United Confederate Veterans of Maryland.
and did a great work toward promoting
good fellowship between Union and con-
federate veterans here. He was from an
old Dutch Reformed family and was a
bachelor Edward Zacharias and Rev.
George Merle Def Zacharias. pastor of
Zion Reformed Church. Cumberland. are
brothers The latter went to Holland and
investigated the history OF the early Re-
formed Church In America. He is close to
President Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Concert at Capitol.

The Marine Band Will give the following
program tomorrow evening at the Capitol.
beginning at $50 pm:
1. March. with Sword and Lance .Starks
? Overture "Orpheus' ....... Onenbach
8. Intermezzo, Petite Bi1outerie" .Bohm
4. Piccolo solo, "The Swiss Shepherd"
Morlacchi
Musician G. g. De Luca.
S. Grand fantasia, Samson and Delflah,
Saint-Saens
G. Waltz, "Hansel and Gretei' ,Humperdinck
T. Concert galop. "Husarenritt Santelmann
8. National anthem. 1.-The Star Spangled
Rannar', Key
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Radium Ore in Cripple Creek District

DENVER, Col, August 1s-The News
today says radium ore has been discovered
at three different places in the Cripple
Creek district. At two places the ore has
been found in a well-defined vein. averag-
ing from eighteen inches to two feet Ia
width, while at another place it is scat
tered around In the float on the surface in
large quantities and is known to exist at
a very good depth in one shaft. Thou
sands of dollars worth of the precious ore
has been thrown over the dumps by the
people operating mines in the sections re-
ferred to. because they did not know that
1t had any value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Big Army Dredge Boat Sails.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. Va. August 16.-The powerful
United States army suction dredge Burton.
named for Representative Burton of Cleve-
land. Ohio, and just completed by the
Maryland Steel Company for dredging pur-
poses on the great lakes. sails from the
Norfolk navy yard this evening en- route
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Sultan Will Settle With the British.

PARIS. August 16.-Advices from Mo-
rocco point to the conclusion that the sui
tan's unpleasantness with Great Britain in
connection with the confiscation OF the
property of a British subject will shortly
be settled amicably. In any case the thor
oughly cordial understanding between
France and Great Britain suffices to pre-
vent the incident from assuming serious
proportions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Gold for Cuba.

NEW YORK, August 16.-The National
City Bank will send 81 5000 gold coin %
Cuba by Thursdays steamer. and the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce will send like
amount on Saturday. This. with the pre-
vious shipments. will make S7JO0.0OO. The
balance of the SIC. 10000 on account of the
Cuban loan is to go by August p.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Fraud Orders ISSUED.

Fraud orders were today issued against
the German Chemical Company Of New
Orleans. and the Equitable Home Providing
Company Of New York. The first named is
charged with counterfeiting the labels of
Boyer & Co. Of Elberfeld. Germany. the
makers Of a certain chemical preparation.
and the German Chemical Company. 1t Is
charged, offered what purported to be the
same drug for . per cent less than the
proprietors OF the process sold 1t for. The
other company was charged with selling
homes on the lottery plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
No Visitors at Rosemount,

ESOPUS. N. Y. August 16.-There were
No visitors at Rosemount during the morn
ing. and 1t was said that none were ex-
pected today. save a. personal friend Of
Judge Parker from Kingston, who had a
family visitor to introduce.
Judge Parker spent the morning upon
the correspondence which accumulat ted
during his absence in the Catsklls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
q. s. Cruisers at Victoria, B. C..

VICTORIA. B. c.. August 16.-The United
States cruisers New York and Marblehead
have arrived in Esquimalt harbor and were
welcomed with a salute of twenty-one
guns Admiral Goodrich and the officers
of the American cruisers were the guests
at dinner of Commodore Goodrich OF H. NJ
s. Grafton. The New York will leave
Thursday for the Brooklyn navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Returned From Alaska.

The War Department has been advised
by telegram of the arrival OF the transport
Buford at San Francisco. Cal, from Alas
kan ports, with the following military pas
sengers: Lieutenants Wetherill and Hamil-
ton 18th. Wilson. 9Th Infantry: Lieut. Bart
lett. assistant surgeon. and sixty-one en-
listed men OF Company l, 1.th Infantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16

to Cleveland. The Burton, resembling very
much one Of the largest American army
transports now in commission. goes down
the ST. Lawrence river and thence through
Weeland canal Captain George w. Thomas
Is in command.
The United States torpedo boat Talbot
returned to the Norfolk navy yard today
from Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Fighting Forest Fires In Montana.

MISSOULA. Mont. August 16.-Heayy
forest fires are raging in the hills close
around Bonita, twenty-four miles east of
Missoula. The fires started four days ago
and have spread with rapidity over a vast
territory, causing great damage For the
past two or three days from % to 100 men
have been fighting the fire. but without
any apparent success Thousands of rail-
road ties have been destroyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Barnard or ON Vacation.

Justice Barnard OF the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia this afternoon will
complete his vacation tour of duty on the
bench He will proceed to his summer
home in Maine and remain there until
about the LIST Of October.
Justice Stafford will report here tomor-
row morning and begin his tour of duty. to
last fortnight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Lady De Lotbiniere Of Victoria Dead

VICTORIA, b. c.. August 16-Lady DE
Lotbniere, wife of Sir Henry G. Jolly De
Lotbiniere. lieutenant governor of British
Columbia, is dead aged sixty-seven years.
She was the daughter of Hammond Gowen
of Quebec City. and married Sir Henry
in 1856 She is survived by six OF her
eleven children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Runaway BOYS at Richmond.

Willie Davis of Washington and William
Barnes of Gloucester. N. j.. white boys.
were picked up by the police at Richmond.
Va. yesterday and remanded to the GUS
tody of the city sergeants until their par
ents can be heard from. Both say they
have enough of the road and are anxieup
to get back home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16

now operated Is the dance hall maintained
Ia connection. This 10 q mere anti-cham-
Der to the brothel. and Is needless. Then
there are city ordinances governing closing.
These are OF primary importance to the re-
former, and there Is no reason. II any, why
they should not be so remodeled as to en-
force the closing Of the gin shop at de-.
cent hour. 1t Is late closing that strikes
at the very heart of the family life in the
outraging often Of the wife's sensibilities
when the husband comes home to his fam
lily in a drunken condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Hits Condition Satisfactory.

BAR HARBOR, Me-. August 16-The
condition of Representative Robert r. Hit
Of Illinois today was satisfactory, and the
physician announced there was no reason
for alarm. Drs Hyatt and Morgan held
their last consultation today, and expected
to return Immediately to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Taft Departs for Washington.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. August 16.-Secretaty
OF War Taft who has been the guest of
Judge John w. Barr. left for Washington
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Saratoga Races Today.

SARATOGA, N. Y. August 10. First
race for three-year-olds. handicap. seven
Adriutha, o to 5 and to 10. won:
Sir Lynnewood, to 1, place. second; Mar
joram, third. Time, lbs 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
German Engineers Arrive at New York

NEW YORK. August 16.-A party of Ger
man engineers, headed by Herr Schultz.
under secretary of state in the ministry of
public works, who will study municipal and
other engineering and building problems in
the large cities In this country. arrived here
today on the steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm.
The party will first visit the st. Louis ex-
position and will then make tour cover
ing many of the principal American cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Disastrous Fire in Taunton.

TAUNTON. Mass. August 16.-The sales
stables owned by j. ]. Nichols and the
Merton Brothers laundry here were de-
stroyed by fire today. The total loss is
estimated at between 10000 and $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16

CEYLON TEA "ICED" is always Pure, delicious and
refreshing Sealed lead packets only. Black, Mixed
or NATURAL GREEN.
coo and7oc Hgrocer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
Colorado Democrats to. Meet Sept. 81.

DENVER. Col, August 16.-The execu-
tive committee of the democratic state CEN
trail committee has selected September II
as the date for holding the. state convene
ton. The convention viii meet at Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
What the Rechabites Think.

A'AASPSAANShs
referred to the attempt of Bishop Potter
to establish moral saloon as 1.-The ex-
pertinent of lopsided man with some
thing he knows nothing of.
There is no atmosphere" said Mr.
Moore. with which you can surround a
saloon that will make IT sweeter savored.
l don't know Of a single plea that can be
made in favor of strong drink. So far as
the practical work of temperance reform
Is concerned. the establishment Of subway
taverns and their dedication with hymns
and prayer will do neither good nor harm
to our cause"
Condemnatory Resolutions.
Several temperance societies have adopt
ed resolutions and taken other action con-
demnatory to Bishop Potter for the part he
took in the New York saloon dedication.
At recent meeting of Perseverance, Lodge
of Good Templars such resolutions were
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. and In the preamble
1t was provided that they be suitably In
scribed and transmitted to the bishop OF
the Episcopal Church In this diocese.
Referring to the ceremonies of the open
ing OF the tavern, the resolutions say:
Those strange proceedings involved a de-
NAL Of the necessity Of total abstinence in
temperance reformation were an .afrront
to universal religious and temperance SEN
timent: have raised a storm OF protest and
secular press OF the County,: were a direct
challenge to all fiteliigAnt temperance
workers. and II suffered, to go unrebuked
by US must inevitably ,,Mjure our good
name and weaken oup infpence as \ tenn
perance organization IN.
In the resolutions the ;lodge declares Its
unqualified condemnation of that sacri-
legious rite before a public bar. 'praising
Coo from whom aliIbiesssffgs f1ow.' while
openly nouting His warning words: Woe
unto him who giveth Ms fleighbOr drink"
Tne resolutions appear "to 4hat great body
OF Christian temperancsspeople. among
whom Bishop PotterChas been illustrious.
n TO dsav VOW ana place the seal OF conlcm-
uttered by its former great leader at the
New York" !, .'oa
A Catholic Comment.
well-known CATHOLIC clergyman Of
Washington said he agrees with the re-
Gently expressed sentiments of Bishop
Spaiding OF the Catholic diocese of Penn
syivanfa. The bishop said:
1t seems to me that so far as til new
saloon tends to mitigate the old etils 1t
may De accepted as fortunate compromise
measure. should welcome any innova-
ton that would tend to minimize the grosser
manifestations of the drink evil Surely
nothing can be gained through insincerity.
and to mind 1t is visionary to suppose
that prohibition can be established in our
great cities Certain highly immoral ten
denotes. which exist at this time In connec-
ton with the saloon. however. can be eradi-
Gated ana the blow should, to my mind. be
struck first In that direction; let us be
clear sighted idealists. for. only to that ex-
tent shall our ideals and our devotiens to
them prevail 1910
The worst curse of the salon as It Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-05
STOCKHOLDERS ASSURE
FANS OF GOOD BASEBALL
Manager Vaughan is Given Absolute Authority TO Go Ahead and
Get the Men Needed at Any Reasonable Prce-Nego-
tiationS Have Already Begun for Good Players

THE baseball writer of The Age-Herald
was misinformed when he made the state
ment in Thursdays paper that the Bir-
1ningham Baseball association was not
trying to get new players and had turned
down Manager Vaughan's plans" said a
prominent stakeholder yesterday.
1--WE have been trying as hard as we
knew how to get good men, he said, and
regret that such an impression should
have gotten out. Manager Vaughan has
been given absolute authority to find
men and buy them as soon as possible
and we feel quite certain that he will
soon improve the team
A meeting of the stockholders was held
yesterday morning at which Manager
Vaughan was present and he was told
to go ahead. In fact it was stated that
he had not been stopped In his plans but
was told to do the best he could
The association is now after three ar
four players and unless something un-
fortunate turns up they will be landed in
a few days. Manager Vaughan has been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-05
YESTERDAYS TURF RESULTS
At St. Louis.

At st. Louis.
st. Louis, August 4.-Red Leaf and
France had 1t out all down the stretch
in todays Fair Grounds feature, a six
furlong handicap for o-year-olds. Red
Leaf was driven to the limit and won by
a nose on the post. Favorite had rough
time Of it, Red Leaf being the only one to
win. Track fast first race, slow and sloppy
thereafter.
First race, six furlongs, selling-R. O.
Smith, 104 tRoach), 8 to l, won; Death, l09
ID. AUSTIN, to 8, second; Back Number,
96 (W. Davis, to l, third Time, 1:l51a.
Second race, five and a half furlongs,
selling-Fruit, liz (Rainor), to /, won;
Renaissance, 100 CIV. Davis, 2 to l. sec
ond Mellwood, los (Troxler), IL to l, third.
Time, j :10ih.
Third race, six furlongs, seling-How-
ling Dervish, 104 (W. Davis, to l. won;
Erema 96 (Emblem), to 2, second; Hard
ing, log e.. Wilson,. to 2, third. Time,
1:17.
Fourth race six furlongs. handicapped
Leaf. 113 (Troxer), 1 to 2, won; Franco,
90 (VanderbouD, to ?. seconds Lucky
Charm, III q. Conway to /, third
Time. 1:16h
Fifth race, mile and twenty yards sell
ing-Little Corker, 105 (Hems), to 1, won
Charleys Dream, 105 CYoung). to 1, Sec
ond; Birdwood, 107 (Anderson), to 1,
third. Time 1:51.
Sixth race seven furlongs, selling-Jim
A. Long 100 Gvers), 20 to 1, won; Aggie
Lewis. 81 III. Anderson). to /, second;
Orient, 9S ID. AUSTIN to l, third Time,
1904.