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The Springfield herald., 1904-07-22

ly must seriously disturb Gen. Kouro-
patkin. The Russians, it is reported.
continue to hold other positions, be-
ing notably strong at Tatchekiao and
Hai-Cheng. Kouropatkin is said to be
at Tatchekiao.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-22

The peek-a-boo waists this year are
simply peek-a'beauties.
The Springfield herald., 1904-07-22

as, Whlcn VIII take place at FOrt Keno
during the last week of July and the
first week of August. The officers
chosen to represent the department are
as follows: From the Second infantry
at For. Logan, Capt. s. G. Lincoln and
Lieuts. C. w. Barber and William II.
Standiford; from the Twenty ninth in
fantry stationed at Fort Douglas, Utah.
Lieuts. A. r. Wells and A. G. Good
win, and from the Fifth cavalry. sta
toned at Fort Huachuca, Lieut.. H. B.
Myers and R. M Benton. From each
of these regiment swill be detailed the
same number of enlisted men who will
meet the officers and men of the De-
partment of Texas. The winners of
the competition will form what is
known as division team and will lat
er meet the division teams of the other
departments, either at Fort Sheridan
near Chicago. or at Fort Riley. The
result of this competition will be the
organization of the army team which
will go to Seagirt, New Jersey, and
contest with the Navy, Marine and
National Guard teams. The team
making the highest score will be the
n.l-American team. The meeting at
Fort Reno will award the winning con
testants With gold silver and bronze
medals.
A schedule is being arranged by the
secretary OF state, of the offices OF
which incumbents will be elected at
the coming fall election. Besides the
Offices to be filled there will be two
constitutional amendments voted on
There will be NO election for. district
Judges. There will be an election OF
a. ,t..I
state and county officers. The first
cons titutional amendment is to sec
tions five TO eight of article six, provid
ing for the consolidation of the State
Supreme Court and the Court of Ap
peals and the bill providing for the
exemption from taxation of all personal
property to the value of 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
MAKING ROADS DUsTLEss.
Successful Experiment Made With a
Coating of Tar.

The Department of Commerce and Labor
has just received very interesting report
upon dustless roads in France from unlteo
States Consul Harris at Mannheim, Ger
many He says that the engineer Tor the
Seine and Marine departments, after an I'M
successful trial of a mixture of Oil ana
petroleum. laid down during the summer OF
1902 a coating of tar on seven different
lengths of road. After carefully observing
these during period of twelve months, the
engineer states that dust and mud nave
wholly disappeared and the cost of main
tenance of roads has been considerably re-
duced.
In La Cher the engineer states, Two
lengths of the Chausee National were coat
ed with tar in June and August of 19o2
Both these experiments have been entirely
successful, the road now being covered with
ar elastic skin. while the sound Of foot
passengers tread is mufiied and horses and
draft oxen require only one-half the effort
they put forth before. The noise and vibrd-
ton caused by vehicular traffic is much re-
duced and neither dust nor mud is formed
on the tarred surface. Again, the inhap-
itants of ST. Amanda and neighborhood. rs
we'll as the officials of the bridges and
roads department, are satisfied as to the
beneficial effect of the tar coating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
diamond Prices Advanced Again.

Cable advices have been received from
Iondon Antwerp and Amsterdam by New
York diamond importers and cutters to the
effect that the diamond selling syndicate
of the De Beers company has advanced the
price of all grades of rough diamonds 8
per cent The De Beers company produces
about SO per cent of the diamond output
of the world, and the recent advance.
which is the fifth since February, 1903, ag-
gregating a total increase in the price of
diamonds of 30 per cent on small stones
and 80 per cent on the larger gems, has
awakened unusual interest in the diamond
market of New York. Even before any OF
these five advances was made diamonds
were selling for more than they had
brought at any time since the consolida-
ton of the Kimberley mines. more than q
quarter of century ago.
The real cause for advancing the price
OF diamonds at this time 10 declared by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
HOLY CROSS PUPILS.
Gave a Charming Entertainment Yes
terdav

Inc advanced pupils in the Instrumental
ana vocal classes of Holy Cross Academy
gave musicale yesterday in the pink balI
room at the New Willard a large audianoe
being present. The program opened with
Moszowski's The Nations" at two niancs
by the Misses Curtis, Kearney. WHITE and
l'oeffler, and was played with great spirit
ana made pleasing prelude to the num-
The Night Has Thousand Eyes bv
NeVln, was the first number by the vac,
iI,l US ana was accompanied by violin
o6hgato, played by Miss Dillon. The rest
OF the program was as follows:
Harp solo Rarcarolle parish AIvars,
Miss O'Toole: Spanish dance, Miss Blannni
Ia Alvarez Calderon; (a) 80 Dry Those
Tears Teresa del Riego), OBJ My Drow-
sy Babe" &c. A. Nichols, Miss Percy Has
well; Ballade Dur Chopin soloist MIS-
OToole, accompanist, Miss Gilhooly: cho-
rus. Spring" PinsutD. solo, Miss Man
nihg, harp. Miss VERIFY; Cavatina Raf),
violin, Miss Dillon harp, Miss O'Toole.
piano, Miss Curtis; Boat Song (Campana)
Misses Manning, Harms, O'Brien; Concerto
r. MOL lChopfn) CAllegro Maestoso). soloist
MISS Giihooiy, aceompanist, Miss O'Toole.
Special eclat was attached to each ap-
pearance of Miss O'Toole and Miss Gil
hooly, both of whom are to graduate from
HOLY cross IN musical study the present
year Miss Gflhooly's forte is the piano. at
which she is showing great skill remark
able at her age. while the talent of Miss
OToole extends not only TO the piano. but
also to the harp, at which she makes a most
graceful figure.
Miss Percy Haswell who Is a former
pupil OF Holy Cross, sang delightfully."- ex-
hibiting an ability in this line of which all
| her friends were not aware. She was re-
| called to receive flowers, and sang again
| in response to an encore.
A bit of variety was introduced in a
| pretty Spanish dance by the small daughter
| of the Peruvian minister.
| The musicale was given under the patron
| age of the following nearly all of whom
have been pupils or have members of their
| households now at Holy Cross:
| Madame Cecilio Baez, Mrs. A. l.. Brick,
| Madame Alvarez Calderon, the Misses AL
| varez Calderon, Countess Marguerite Cas-
sini. Mrs. Maurice Francis Egan, Mrs.
| Hugh Gallagher. Mrs. James Garfield,
| Baroness Hehgelmuller Won Hengervar,
Mrs. Adele Hillyer, Mrs. George Howard,
| Miss Ivy Langham, Madame Garcia Merou
| Miss Morris, Miss Patten, Madame Aspiroz
| de Perez, Mrs. j. w. Piling, Mrs. j. G..
Pritchard, Madame Gonzalo de Quesada
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh and Mrs. Everett
Yerby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
GERMANY WELCOMES NOVELTIES
The Import Trade Not What It Was q
Few Years Ago.

An interesting report upon the changing
conditions of import trade in Germany has
been received at the Department of Com
merce and Labor from United States Con-
sui General Mason at Berlin, Germany.
Mr. Mason says the seekers and laborers
in that field now find there a different situa-
ton In several import respects from that
which they encountered six or seven years
ago. From 1S93-190O there was a great de-
mand for improved methods and the most
effective machinery, but that period Is now
past and Germany is equipped with the
most improved machinery. Mr. Mason
states that as part of the general indus
trial development of Germany there Is
feature of growing Importance concerning
which little seems to be known or realized
at home, and that is the productive capac-
ity of manufacturing plants established In
Germany by Americans themselves, equip
ped with American machinery and operated
under American direction and methods. The
consul further states that there is built up
within the frontiers of European states a
vast group of manufacturing establish
ments of the most modern type, based TO a
large extent upon local capital, but enjoy
ing all the advantages of American ex-
perience, machinery and operative Skill for
the managers and foremen of these fac
tories are picked men from the factories
in the United States Another respect In
which the situation in Germany with re-
during the past three years consists in the
greater number, the more skillful manage
ment and the farther reaching influence of
industrial and trade combinations.
Broadly stated important effect OF
these combinations is to stimulate and as
sist exports of German-made goods and to
make imports of many kinds of foreign
merchandise increasingly difficult Con-
WINGED by experience and the example OF
the American steel makers combination
which has been constantly cited during the
negotiations-the iron and steel makers
have finally harmonized their disagree
ments and united in working syndicate
which includes at present more than IS per
cent of the steel-producing capacity of Ger
many.
Mr.. Mason closes his report by saying
that in Germany there is quick, eager
market for novelties, for practically every
new thing be it machine, a new lamp,
or motor. or fixture of any kind that Is In
herently original and superior and will do
its work cheaper or better than anything
of the same kind now in use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Arny Orders.

First Lieut.. A. F. w. MacManus, 25th
Infantry, has been ordered before retr-
ing board at San Antonio. Texas
Col. James A. Buchanan, 24th Infantry,
has been ordered to inspect the I'd and Sd
Battalion of the oath Infantry at Forts
Assinnibone and Missoula Mont.
Capt. John T. Haines, 18th Cavalry has
been relieved from duty as aid-de-camp to
Maj. Gen. Wade and ordered to join his
troop at Fort Riley, Kan.
Capt John j. Bradley, 14th Infantry, has
been assigned to temporary duty in the De-
partment of California.
First Lieut.. r. w. Hardenburgh. 4th In
fantry, has been granted one months leave
of absence and the leave of First Lieut.
A. H. Bishop, list Infantry, has been ex-
tended three months
Capts B. w. Dunn, c. L. Ruggles and T.
c. Dickson of the ordnance department
have been appointed board to meet at
the Sandy Hook proving grounds for the
purpose of examining and passing upon the
examination papers of lieutenants of the
line recently examined for detail to duty in
the ordnance department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Carnegie Schools Grand Scale.

Arthur A. Hamerschlag, director of the
Carnegie Technical Schools of Pittsburg
has made public the first official descrip-
ton of the department of the new schools,
to build, equip and endow which Andrew
Carnegie has announced he will give unlim-
tied millions. Each student will be allowed
10 square feet of floor space, and the ad-
ministration building, of more than 10000
square feet. will be adequate for the as
semblage of 5000 students.
The Appropriated floor areas of the other
departments are: School of applied science
$4,000 square feet; school of apprentices
and journeymen, So 900; technical school for
women, 20 000; school of applied design, o.
COO and service building, 10000.
The administrative group will be so ar
ranged as to house the executive depart
ment of the institution, to provide an audi
forum for the assemblage OF the ent.re
school and to furnish quarters for the OF
ficers and employees of the Andrew Carnegie
hero fund commissient the latest OF MT
Carnegies benefactionS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Foreign Labor Not Welcomed In France

United States Consul Covert writes to the
department of Commerce and Labor from
Lyons France, that 1t appears from the
Official Journal of France. which CORE
spends to the Congressional Record in the
United States. that France is not very
favored spot for the people of other eoun-
tries who seek new home. Politicians are
continually harping the injury that for
eigners are inflicting upon native working
men by their intrusion into the country,
and a number of laws have been proposed
In the French parliament to impose a heavy
tax upon foreign laborers. The consul
states that during the entire year of 1903
only 2, 40 persons were admitted to citizen
ship under the naturalization laws of
France,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Woman Spent Fortune in Books.

A dispatch from New York says: One of
the most extensive actions to render void
the purchase of private editions of rare
beoks ever brought in this country came
up In the supreme court. William Tilden
Blodgett of Fishkill brought suit against
several book dealers and agents to rescnd
transactions amounting to nearly $4,000
entered into during the last two years by
his mother, Mrs. Abbie B. Blodgett. Mrs.
Blodgett recentlyhwasrdecjare incompetent
by the courts, and her son was appointed
a committee in charge of her person and
estate
He declares that Mrs. Blodgett was in
competent when she was persuaded to I'M
dertake the collection of library that she
was not in fit mental condition to enter
into contracts of any kind, that undue in
fuence was used in persuading her to make
these extensive purchases, and that the
dealers and agents worked in concert or
furnished information to each other to
bring tie sales about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Army Dredging Machine Launched.

The first of five dredging machines built
at the works of the Maryland Steel Com
pany near Baltimore for the United States
Army Engineer Corps was launched d few
days ago and was christened the Burton.
Miss Sanford, daughter of Maj. J. c. San
ford, the engineer officer in charge of the
construction of the vessels, was the spon-
sor and the launching was witnessed by d
number of army officers.
The new vessels are III feet long, have a
beam of IS feet and are 10 feet deep.
Dredges of the type OF the Burton operate
a suction apparatus, by which channels in
harbors and rivers are deepened, there be-
ing suction arm on each side. The mud
is deposited In tanks on the principle of an
oil carrier in the forward and after-part
section of the ship and the dredge when
filed goes to sea and pumps 1t out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
eLEE CLUB CONCERT.
Program Includes Chorus of "New
George Washington"

The annual concert of the Columbian
University Glee Club brought large au-
dience to the university hall yesterday
evening. The program was well-arranged
and the varied character of the selec-
tions added to It's attractiveness.
The numbers were as follows: Thinkers
chorus from Robin Hood Ode Koven)
and Columbian University Song" (Pier-
SOM, by the Glee Club; piano solo, To
Spring" (Grieg), by Miss Adele Taylor,
with Grieg's "Reverie' as an encore;
Yachting song" (Culbertson). by the
Glee Club; violin solo. '"Traumerei'
(Schumann), by Mr.. c. w. Whitmore &C
companied by Miss Taylor, with Sim
geele's arrangement of Verdfs Aida" as
an encore: quartet, Sweet and Low"
(Barnby), by Messrs. Boyd, Hartley. Pot
ter and Burrill with The Miller of Dee"
as an encore; Evening Star Song" from
''Tannhauser' (Wagner), by Mr. Van A.
Potter, with violin obligato by Mr.. Whit
more, accompanied by Mr.. L. Russell
Alden; flute solo, "Fantasie Hongroise,"
by Mr.. Lucien 3. Crist. accompanied by
Mr.. Hughes; Legend of the Chimes
from Robin Hood Ode Koven), by the
the Glee Club, with solo by Mr.. II. c.
Hartley. as an encore to which Messrs.
West, Swindell and Lerch sang trio
containing some local illusions which
caused much amusement; selections from
Prince of Pilsen" duders), by the Glee
Club, with The Song of the Triton" as an
encore
All of the numbers were very creditably
rendered and were received with appreci-
ative applause The Glee Club made a
hit in the Columbian University Song
by altering the words of the chorus to:
George Washington. George Washington we hail
with glad acclaim,
George Washington. George Washington the words
are known to famei
Within our nation capital this college which we
Our new George Washngton.''
This reference to the recent action Of
the trustees in voting to change the name
or the institution to George Washington
University caused loud applause and the
demand for an encore
Artistic work was done by Messrs. Pot
ter and Whitmore in the selection from
Iannhauser, after which Mr.. Potter
was called out for an encore and sang
Ihe TWO Grenadiers," and by Mr.. Crist
Win VIII the flute, which was also encored.
Inc Columbian University Glee Club
mas twenty-five members with Mr.. L.
husseH Alden as accompanies. The
leader Mr.. Clarence W. Whitmore. de-
serves credit for the excellent results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
some of the importers to be attempt
on the part of the diamond trust to put

some of the importers to be an attempt
on the part of the diamond trust to put
on the screws and exercise its monopoly
to the limit Something of a mystery is
thrown about the advance also, as mar
ket conditions do not warrant an increase
at this time, and many diamond dealers
mond market declare that they FIRE at a
loss to account for this last move.
They say that they cannot understand
why a company which is producing more
diamonds this year than it did last can. in
the face of dull market In the United
States. which uses about s. per cent of
all the diamonds mined in the world. and
labor difficulties which have tied up about
one-third of the diamond cutting factories
in Amsterdam and Antwerp, order another
advance of 3 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
HEALTH STATISTICS.
Report Issued of District Conditions
the Past Week.

The District health officer in his weekly
report of the health conditions submitted
to the Commissioners today states that the
mortality in the District of Columbia dur
ing the week ended Saturday last was 1O4,
as compared with l25 during the previous
week and lob during the corresponding
period of last year. OF these recent deaths
Of were white, representing a death rate OF
~, and Al were colored, representing a
ueath rate of 26.7. From all causes the
rate was l1.9, as against 21.6 of the last re-
port and 100 of last year There was a de-
crease In deaths from pulmonary consump-
tlon from % to Is, in pneumonia from Is to
49, AZ diseases OF the Kidneys from to y.
ana In apopleXy from 3 to Z.
Dlphtheria shows the same number of
Eases uldef treatment as appeared last
week, VIZ. y, there having been one new
case reported and one discharged
scarlet FEVER cases We're increased bv 4
there having been new cases reported and
L discharged, which leaves at the present
WLItlng 70 cases in all, quarantined In Is
different premises "
typhoid fever continues tn decraaSa II,
the number of cases, viz from 81 to a.
mere were cases developed and IL dis
charged, with no deaths
On Wisconsin avenue extended cases of
smallpox We're discovered on "Wednesday
last and all were Immediately remove1 r.
.he hospital One of these cases however
hau recovered and was released from quar-
anime two days afterward which leaves :,
cases now under treatment
,a Inc births reported this week numbered
T., OF which 81 were white and ~ coIorad
This is gratifying, and it is honed that ~
SHOWS indication of increased care on the
part OF those responsible for the returns of
births. INV us VI
Inc meteorological conditions prevalent
curing the week were: Temperature or
the atmosphere (mean), 81 degrees: mean
relatlVe humidity, 81, and mean barometer
zo'i2. The winds were northeastern in al,
,eoti hi, averaging 81 miles per hour
on the 10Th of April. The maximum tom.
perature WAS II degrees. on the oath. and
minimum, 70 degrees on the 9th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
WORK DAY AND NIGHT
PUSHING OPERATIONS ON THE
FILTRATION PLANT.
Col. Miller's Plans Contemplate Its
CompletieRi by Next
December.

~
my plans are all made with view Of
finishing the filtratiblf plant by December
next" said Colonel Alexander NJ Miller,
United States army, in charge of that
work, when seen by, a Star reporter to-
day.
Colonel Miller explained that while some
thing might interfere with this plan, he
still believes it will be completed by that
time. and he will beud every effort toward
that end.
The keynote to the completion of the fl
tration plant by next December is to be
found In the concrete work. If there should
be any delay it win be because the con-
crete work is not finished on time, as all
branches of the construction are in such
stages of progress as to insure their COM
pletion in good tlme
The Concrete Work.
The concrete work of the filtration oeos
proper not including the walks that con-
nect the various beds, aggregates III 200
cubic yards The Sand Filtration Corpora
ton of America, provided by the receiver
of Cowarden, Bradley, Clay & Co. to do
the concrete work, began to fulfill the terms
of the contract March Il last.
The beginning of the work was, as is fre-
auently the case, very slow, so that at first
fifty cubic yards day was about all that
was ACCOMPLISHED. From time to time,
however the firm added to it's equipment
and increased the total capacity. Recently
it had been putting in place about 40 cubic
yards daily, and tonight this quantity VIII
be doubled by providing night force,
which will allow the doing of as much work
after dark as has been done in the daytime.
The day and night shifts are expected to
do not less than 400 cubic yards in twenty
four hours with the present rate of prog
ress but additional facilities are about to
be provided which the contractors claim
will allow their daily work to aggregate
1900 cubic yards. If that can be done
there will be no difficulty in finishing the
concrete work in good time to have water
flowing through the filters by December i.
Work of Excavation.
At one time during the work of construct
as doubtful element in the completion of
the beds on schedule time Although at
first the quantity of material being ex-
cavated was below the average required in
order to complete the work on time yet the
capacity Of the plant was so greatly in
creased that all the excavation has now
been done that is possible at the present
stage of progress of the work.
The total excavation called for by the
contracts aggregates $4,000 yards, of
which GA, $50 yards have been removed.
That leaves 235. go yards still to be ex-
cavated. AS a large quantity OF earth is
necessary for covering the filtration beds,
and for other uses. 1t Is not desirable to
complete the excavation until the beds have
been prepared to receive the earth.
For covering the filtration vaults alone
there will be needed 1884 cubic yards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Harrison May Yet Defeat Hearst.

A dispatch from Chicago says: Analysis
of the democratic primary returns seems
to show that Mayor Harrison did not fare
SO disastrously as fret appearances indf-
Gated. His friends say that he has retained
control of the Cook county party machinery
and that he still has a chance to defeat
Hearst In the democratic state convention.
six weeks hence. The situation fs still %
complicated and uncertain, however, that
one mans guess is entitled 10 as much rec
spect as another's. and there are oarefu}
political students who believe the mayor y
practically ready to take the count ana
be declared out of power.