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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Full EXPERIENCE
INSANE MAN cRAwLs INTO A
ROARING FURNACE.

!. Crawling through the door of furnace
and attempting to roast himself upon a
mass of burning Goals was the experience
of John Lewis, a young colored man. at
st Elizabeth Hospital for the Insane
a few days ago Lewis is a patient in the
institution and was detailed for work as
a coal passer at the pump house near the
river. He was working under Engineer
Charles Chiseltine when he made the at
tempt to end his life. Going behind the
boiler after he had put on coal enough to
make ioariug fire he stripped himself OF
his clothing and then crawled through the
small opening upon the Goals. When En-
gineer Chiseltine turned toward the door
of the furnace after attending to some
other work he was surprised to see the
feet of his helper protruding from the
open door where there was such hot
fire. He grabbed Lewis by the feet and
pulled him from the fire and proceeded to
do what he could to save him. Lewis did
not seem anxious to be saved and pro-
ceeded to fight and struggle with the en-
gineer in his efforts to get back into the
furnace. 1t was only by superior force
that the engineer was able to save him
stroying his life. During the struggle
pieces of charred flesh fell from Lewis to
the floor.
1t is said that Lewis did not lose con-
seriousness during the terrible ordeal, and
as soon as assistance could be obtained he
was removed to the hospital, which Is
some distance from the pumping station.
He was made as comfortable as possible
and every effort is being made by the sur
geonS to effect Il recovery. The case is
being watched with more than ordinary
interest by the surgeons at the asylum,
it has been suggested that the awful
experience of the man may have some eff
feet upon his mental condition. His con-
dition, as already stated. is still serious,
and the doctors are doubtful about the
outcome. 1t is not an uncommon thing for
insane patients to commit suicide, but tn1s
is the first case in the history of the in
stitution in which an attempt at self de-
struction has been made in this manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
THE HOOKER HEARING
Former Postmaster of Fredonia Gives
More Testimony Today.

ALBANY, N. Y, March 22-Former
Postmaster A. R. Moore of Fredonia re-
sumed the stand today upon resumption OF
the assembly judiciary committees inquiry
into the charges against Supreme Court
Justice Warren B. Hooker
He testified that prior to January II. 1889
four clerks were employed at the Fredonia
post office, and that the work was being
satisfactorily done, and that the appoint
ment of five additional clerks, alleged to
have been made at the behest of Justice
Hooker, was not asked for by him.
John B. Stanchfield, who conducted the
cross-eXamination, questioned the witness
as to his knowledge of Justice Hooker's
served in Congress for three terms. en-
deavoring to show especially that he was
always jealous III his efforts to assist yet
Grams of the civil and Spanish-American
wars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
NATIVE LANGUAGE FOR POLAND.
Compulsory Use of Russian in Polish
Schools MAY Cease.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22-The aban-
Comment OF the compulsory use of Russian
and imparting instruction in Polish in the
schools of Poland, one of the main features
of, the governments Polish policy of the
last thirty years, was recommended at a
special meeting of the committee of min
listers yesterday. a large majority. headed
by President Witte, favoring discontinue
ance of the attempt to Russify Poland by
this method and asking the minister of edu-
cation, NJ Glasoff to submit a plan where
by instruction may be conducted in Polish
and the native language be made one of
the principal subjects of study, instead OF
as at present requiring Polish. if taught at
all to be studied from Russian text books.
1t was pointed out that this measure ac-
centuated instead of healing the breach be-
tween the two nationalitieS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
JIMCROW LAW DECISION
MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS
PASSES ON ACT.
Holds It is Valid Within the State,
but Invalid as to Interstate
Passengers.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, March PIN an op.n-
ion delivered today the court of appeals
held that the act passed at the last SESSION
Jim Crow law, and requiring steam rail-
ways in the state of Maryland to furnish
separate compartments for white and col
ored passengers, is valid so far as it az
fects commerce within the state. but in
valid as to interstate passengers, and must
be construed as not applying to them.
William Fl. II. Hart, the appellant in the
case is a resident of Washington d. C.
He was arrested for refusing to go
passengers, while he held through ticket
from New York to Washington on the cars
of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash
ington Railroad Company, and was fined
81 and costs by the circuit court for Cecil
county. From this verdict he appealed.
Right of Common Carriers.
The court of appeals upholds the right of
ulations providing for the separation of the
races, and also the right of the legislature
to impose such regulations upon common
carriers. However, in the matter of i'm
posing such regulations upon carriers en-
gagged in interstate commerce, the Mary
land court regards the decision of the
United States court in the case of Hall
against Decuir as conclusive.
In that case the Supreme Court held that
those engaged in interstate commerce in
the state of Louisiana should give all their
passengers equal privileges as to the parts
of the conveyanees they should occupy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Chevy Chase Club Incorporated.

The Chevy Chase Club was incorporated
here today. The incorporators are Francis
G. Newlands. Charles c. Glover. Henry
May. A. c. Barney, Guy F. Whiting. John
ID. Hooe, William M. Stewart Carroll
Meuer, H Rozier Dulany. Craig w. wads-
worth. William III. Slack, Henry M. Earle
aad Harvey l.. Page.
The stated object of the corporation is to
maintain an association for literary pur-
poses.
The Capital Beneficial Association OF
Washington, D. c., has also been incor-
porated here. Its object Is to assist SICK
ard needy members. Messrs. Alexander
McKie, Samuel L. Daw and Welby Small
wood are the incorporators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
WHITE AND BRITT TO FIGHT.
Match Arranged by Charles Mitchell
by Telegraph

NEW YORK, March 22.-Charles Mitchell,
manager for Jabez White, the lightweight
champion of England, announced today that
a match had been made by telegraph for a
fight between White and James Britt
The date of the match and the amount of
the purse were yet undecided, Mitchell said,
but the division of the purse would prob
ably tie either 10 per cent to winner and %
per cent to loser or 60 and 10 per cent re-
spectively.
Mitchell said, also, that White and him
self would leave New York tonight for the
Pacific coast, going by way of Buffalo and
Chicago. White will go into training for
the fight as soon as he reaches the coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
SUSPECT HE WAS DoPED.
Virginian Found in Detroit Street in
Dazed Condition.

DETROIT, Mich. March pa patrol
man found man about sixty years of age,
supposed to be from Gordonsville, Va, sit
ting on the curb near the Michigan Central
depot today in a daZed condition unable to
tell his name or anything about himself.
The officers think that he had been
t'doDed'' and robbed.
The stranger evidently came here from
Buffalo, as his baggage was checked from
there In his pocket was a book with the
name Newman & Powell, branch Office of
the Orange County Land Agency, Gordons-
Vile. Va, stamped it. The stranger is
not believed to be in a dangerous condition.
He is in the emergency hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
PROJECTED REFORMS.
Impotence Displayed Over Russia's
Delay

ST. PETERSBURG, March 22.-The i'm
patience at the delay in the realization of
all the projected reforms is having an ex-
ceedingly bad effect. The endless commits
sions work is making little progress. 1t
is now announced that the koboko press
commission will not finish it's labors till
the fall and NJ Bouligan's rescript COM
mission is not even organized although it
is announced that something will be done
at the meeting of the committee of minis
tiers on Friday.
The liberals are acting in unison, de-
handing that half the members of the
commission shall be representatives of the
zemstvos doumaS and progressional bod
les, and these demands are being sup
ported by the adoption of resolutions all
over the empire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Heavy Steel Sales.

NEW YORK. March PIT was officially
stated here today that the Carnegie Steel
Company has sold 100000 tons of steel
billets to the Pittsburg Steel Company at
sos per ton. The Republic Iron and Steel
Company has sold $1,000 tons of billets to
the Pittsburg Steel Company. The price
paid to the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany was not given, but it was said was
probably about the same that received
by the Carnegie Steel Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
WOMAN FLoATER FOUND.
Dead Body Discovered at Lake Beach,
Near Chicago.

CHICAGO, March 22-In the shallow
water of the Lake beach at Winnetaka the
body of young woman has been found.
1t appeared to have been in the water
only short time.
No marks of identification were discoy-
cred, and the only possible clue was a
tiny flag pin with the inscription, PUTIN
Bay Club" The body is that of woma n
twenty-five years of age. She was plainly
clothed with purple checked dress, but
did not appear to have been working
woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
verdict for Railway Company.

jury in Circuit Court No. this after
noon rendered verdict In favor OF The
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, as the outcome of the suit at law
filed against that corporation by Anna c.
Stotts, TO recover damages In the sum of
$1,000. The plaintiff claimed to have sus-
tanned personal injuries by reason of the
alleged negligent starting of q street car
February 25. 1904. while near the tntersec-
ton of I'd and ID streets. Attorneys J. J..
Darlington and r. B. Behrend represented
the defendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
THE GAYNoR-GRFENE CASE.
Large Number of Witnesses From the
United States at Montreal.

MONTREAL, March 22-The application
for writ of prohibition on the ground that
EXtradition Commissioner I4afontaine was
not qualified to hear the Gaynor-Greene
case was dismissed by Justice Davidson to-
day. and the case will now be tried on its
merits by Judge Lafontaine.
large number of witnesses from the
United States are here. Gaynor and
Greene are wanted by the United States
government for alleged frauds in connec-
ton with the Improvement of the Savannah
harbor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Alley Condemnation.

At the request of the corporation counsel,
Capt Jay J. Morrow, assistant to the En-
gineer Commissioner. has recommended that
unfinished proceedings in alley ccndemna-
ton be taken up In the following order.
Block IngIeside; blocks Al and ~ CO.
lumbar University and University Park;
block q Columbia Heights; square OF !;
square 81; square $50: square 100: square
2 West lexington: Minor street in Trinidad
subdivision.
The Commissioners have approved this
schedule,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
NO SUCCESSOR TO osLER.
Harvard Medical Man Denies Story OF
His Selection.

FL. STON. Mass, March 22.-Dr. William
T. Councilman of the Harvard Medical
School said today that there was abso-
luteiy no truth in the report from Balti-
more that he had been chosen to succeed
DR.. William Oser at the Johns Hopkins
Univ ersity in that city.
He said that DR.. William Welsh of jon as
Hopkins called on him recently, but that
nc thing was said with regard to DR.. Coun-
Gilman going to Baltimore. In any event.
he said, he could not be chosen as DIR.
Osier's successor. as he was a specialist n
an entirely different line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Alleged Post Office Robbers Held.
patch 10 The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va. March 22-Deputy u s.
Marshal Schuch and Special Deputies
Roeder and Langhammer arrived here to-
day from Baltimore with John Smith, alias
"Fresco Slim and John Adams, alias
I'D. C. Jack charged with post Office rob-
berries in Williamsburg, Orange and Ma
:assas. Va The prisoners were delivered
to L. 8. Marshal Stuart and committed to
the Norfolk jail for arraignment before
Judge Waddill in the United States court
March Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Pronosad Office Building.

1t is understood that an option has been
secured on the property at the northwest
corner of 14th and r streets for former Sem
ator Warner Miller of New York. Accord
ing to the plans in the hands of his agents.
Slater C Co. it is the purpose Of Mfr. Mi Ter
to erect on this site large Office building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-regulIr call. IL o'clock noon-Washington
Rwy. and Elec As $1,000 at e9as. 81 coo at SOS,
$1,000 at soy
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd, % at 93A. 20
at 93ta. so at 93lS. 30 at 93k
Washington Rwy ald Elec. COM. % at 35h, 20
at 1854, 80 at So. 30 IS, so at 35 80 at 35B. so
at 351S, 100 at 3Jk
Riggs National Bank-10 at G4O 10 at 645, buyer
so.
Washington CAS- at IS. L at esk. % at 67Js q
at IS, 25 at 67b. 25 1T CTS. 25 at CTS.
Lanston Monotype-50 at 49, 100 at 16. 100 at
lbs 80 at Is.
American Graphophone com.-25 at SIS. 80 at 81.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat al 260.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Contracts for Two More Submarine
Boats.

The Secretary OF the Navy has con-
tracted with the Electric Boat Company.
construction of two submarine torpedo
boats at a cost of $4,000 each This
contract is In addition to one made sew
erai weeks ago with the same company
for two similar vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Donovan Case Before Grand Jury.

The case of Jeremiah Donovan. recently
held by corOners jury to await the acton
OF the grand jury. for the alleged murder
of his wife, Elizabeth Donovan, was TO-
day called to the attention of the grand
jury by the United States attorney for the
District OF Columbia. All the witnesses who
testified at the coroner's inquest repeated
their statements this afternoon TO the
grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
BEEF TRUST INQUIRY.
Special Grand Jury Secured at Chicago
Testimony Begun.

CHICAGO, March 22.-The special grand
jury to investigate the so-calied beef
trust was completed today.
Three vacancies left in the panel yes
terday were filled and the huge mass of
testimony available was Immediately at
tackled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Chicago Grain Market.
Death of Union Veteran.

The death is announced of Wilbur F.
Human late lieutenant colonel of the Go h
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Colonel Human
died yesterday at mis- residence 1906 Sp' ing
road northwest. He was sixtyfour years
of age 1t is stated that his funeral W II
take place from the above number at
O. clock tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Board of Tax Appeals.

The board of personal tax appeals. sit
ting to hear appeals from the returns made
by the appraisers of personal property, will
adjourn its sessions this afternoon. The
board has been sitting for several weeks
and many appeals have been argued before
1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Today's Government Receipts.

National hank notes received today for
redemption, Ssa3 40 government receipts
from internal revenue. $50, 262; customs.
81, O9S, 112; miscellaneous, $3S,J57; expendi-
lures, 81, $50 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Dominicans Displeased.

sANTO DOMINGO, Republic of Santo Do
mingo, March pa cable message re-
ceived here yesterday announcing that
the United States Senate had not ratified
the Dominican convention, caused an un-
pleasant suppression.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22

The kashima and her sister ship the
Katori, being built for Japan at Barow-in-
Furness are of 5000 tons. and are to have
a speed of - knots. Their main batteries
will consist of four Pinch guns, four 10
inch guns, and twelve G-inch guns. The
armored belts will be nine inches thick and
trey will have Superstructures of finch
arnor, insuring that no part of the upper
works will be unprotected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
COTTON AND GRAIN.
Market Opened Steady-Estimated Re
80 ,,,,.ceipts Larger Today. @.--

NEW YORK, March 22-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline of 1a3
points. and during the first hour increased
the loss to a matter of 7aS points on the
active months under liquidation and bear
pressure following easier cables, good
weather in the south and the prospect for
large receipts. At the decline early sellers
covering. checked the downward tendency
without materially improving the tone of
the market. which later was irregular
Business was moderately active.
At midday the market was weak and
net 10a11 points lower under general sell
ing, on reports of easier southern spot mar
kets and falling off in demand from ex-
porters and spinners. Spot cotton quiet;
middling uplands. SIS; middling gulf 8 40.
Estimated receipts of cotton at the ports
today 5000 bales. against 22.026 last week
and 1893 last year. For the week 100000
bales, against lat Cos last week and g. 160
last year. Todays receipts at New Orleans
u 800 bales against $500 last year, and at
Houston, 5,1SS bales, against 1892 last year.
Futures opened steady at the decline.
April, 100: May, rs; June, 7.65 bid; July,
1857; August, 7.6S; September. offered, 7.75;
October, 7.75; November, III; December,
$50; January, 7.S6.
Chicago Grain Market.
CHICAGO. March 22.-Spring-l.ke weather
was the principal factor in the wheat mar
ket here today. May eased off to Liza
July to 92A.
On lower cables and larger receipts than
estimated May corn declined to 49,.
Following yesterdays decline in prices
May oats sold off to 30A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

An addition to the bonds and stocks listed
on the Washington Stock Exchange in the
near future will be the securities that are
to be issued by the company that is
being organized to operate ferryboats be-
tween this city and Alexandria. 1t is ex-
pected the entire issue of stocks and bonds
will amount to a half million, to be
equally divided between the two classes.
The m pre- recent changes in the list have
been the addition of the stocks of the two
youngest national banks and charging the
government bond list by inserting the Phil
ippine bonds.
Mr.. Frank A. Vanderlip. vice president of
the National City Bank of New York city.
arrives in the city today and will be the
guest of Mr.. Charles j. Bell. This evening
he will make an address before the Insti-
tute of Bank Clubs at the chapter rooms,
1915 F street
The preferred stock of the Washington
Railway and Electric Co., was not to be
had at today's meeting of the stock ex-
change on the level of that of yesterday.
Higher prices were wanted and the bid adj
vanced from that of, yesterdays, namely
931s to 1895, without bringing out any of the
stock. Up to this time there had been
no offering of the stock, but then 1t was to
be had at 81. When an advance was made
in the bid to 9312 sale made. The
stock was to be had at 1885 and finally at
921a These offerings were withdrawn and
81 was substituted. The bid was 93Ss.
Sales of the common stock were made al
81 and at 351s, and the stock was still for
sale at the latter figure, but was finally
Withdrawn and S3A substituted The bid
remained at 81. An option on 100 shares
was offered at :iJLs
Ten shares of Riggs Bank stock were for
sale at GAO A bid of 639 was made, but
the prospect was that this slight difference
would prevent trade. when third broker
took the stock. The latter then bid GO and
offered the stock for eco.
He offered an option on ten shares for
sixty days at 645, and that was taken.
Something was said about loaning money
on the stock, and the purchaser remarked
that he would lend money at per cent,
which rate, he said, was less than the syndi-
cate rate.
Gas stocks sold at CTS and at 68. and
after these transactions. which ran up 20
125 shares. fifty shares were offered at IS
The best bid for such lot was 61A. That
was also the bid for quotation lot of twen-
ty-five shares. and the stock was to be had
"a g. -=.'--
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, bankers
and brokers, 1919 + street. members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22
Right of Common Carriers.
NEW JAPANESE BATrLEsH1P.
Launched at Newcastle n-Tyne, Eng
land. Today-Sister Ship.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TY Eng March
22.-The new japanese battleship Kashma
was launched today at the Elhwick ship
building yard mere, in the presence of
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese minister to
Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22

A block of 100 shares of Lanston brought
16, and the stock was offered at that fig
ure. Then a sale was made one-eighth
less, and any part of LOCO shares was to
be had on that level. One thousand shares
were offered at 15%. At the close the bid
for 100 shares was 15A and the asking
price 16
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-22

Mergenthaler was for sale at 1855. and
the best bid was 1885. There was no trad
ing, and the asking price was withdrawn
and replaced by 1919.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-10-12
ABOUT INYEsrME1rs.

We are asked about safe investments
for money. In what can man invest
his surplus so that it will be safe and
thing we can see Is good farm land.
There are millions Of acres of land
which will not only pay Mt least 8 per
cent in the way of share products as
rent, but which are absolutely certain
to Increase in value from 20 to 100 per
cent inside of fifteen years. These
lands are scattered all over the north.
west, the southwest and the Pacific
slope. Any good land which may be
irrigated is certain to be worth 500 an
acre when settled and improved and
quite likely much more. Any land
which will produce fifty bushels OF
corn, twenty bushels OF wheat, thirty
of barley or forty of oats for an aver
age of ten years is also worth 500 an
acre. Any land which will grow good
crops of blue grass will also pay per
cent OH such Il valuation for meat max
Ing and dairy purposes, so IL you have
money to invest and know of any such
hhiNii N0H pG DOuSul lOE 1883
EIoney than this 1t Ia the best pace to
put 1t, for nothing Is surer In this world
than this, that US our population keeps
on increasing, as 1t is bound to do, and
as very much Of our heretofore produc
tive acres grow more and more i'm
poverished, as 1t certainly Is doing, the
good lands Of the cot ntry are bound t.
command high premium. There are
thousands Of farms n the newer west
now developing, perhaps not yet toucl;
ed with the plow, which are as an In,
vestment wortll far more than the best
improved lands of the east which rep
resent the toll as well as the soil rob
bing of hundred years past. Land
does not burr. up or blow away; the
people will always l.a hungry and must
be fed.