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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06

men that they are to the eye that sees them
on their own level.
These specks do not walk. They scram-
ble-busily, wildly. grotesquely, exactly as
bugs scramble. They seem to be padding
with their funny short little legs that pop
in and out so swiftly. Bodies they have
race of animals, running around crafty on
their insect business, till the watcher In the
skyscraper might deem himself watcher
over a strange planet.
The sWarms scurry under toadstools that,
seen from the street, will turn out to te
hooded electric light poles, fifteen feet high.
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James Fisk's Peddler's Outfit.

From PRIMER 9 INK.
It had been my fortune to see Jim Fisk
when he had the famous peddler's outfit,
with which he used to travel over north
ern New Hampshire and Vermont, he hav-
Ing succeeded to his father. who had built
up a profitable business in that line. 1t
was no ordinary peddler's outfit, however.
There were four black horses, a cOlored
driver and white gloves most resplendent
brass m cuttings for harness, and shining
varnish for the warehouse on wheels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06

artists easels and have never been pre-
Ylously shown. Among these recent works
is charming spring landscape painted last
Saturday by Mr.. Weyl in the neighborhood
Of Tenleytown. Centering the north wall
and of conspicuous Importance, is a figure
study by Miss Ellen Day Hale-the picture
of young girl reading. In treatment 1t is
very simple; in effect 1t is forceful and con-
Vincing. 1t is in manner almost deprecatng
and yet SO true is 1t that the personality
or the subject Is strongly felt. Mr.. r. N.
Brooke Is represented by q characteristic
landscape, quiet sunset in Virginia. Mr..
Moser contributes skillful and well-toned
pastel, reminiscent in feeling of Wyant;
Miss Mueden sends one of her small and
most successful portrait studies, an Irish
laborer smoking his pipe; Miss Perrie has to
her credit the priZe-winning Salt Ship"
and Edgar Nye clever little view on Rock
creek There is a remarkable fine still
life study by Miss Aline Solomons a brill
iantly executed panel in burnt wood by Mr.
William Fuller Curtis. and an admirable
small portrait by Mr.. E. l.. Morse. Besides
these there are large and notable canvases
by Mr.. Spencer Nichols. Mr.. Robert Cole
man Child, Mr.. Hobart Nichols. Mr. Powell
and Mrs. Child. In all 1t Is a comprehen-
sive little show which should give to in
terested strangers a fair appreciation Of
the aims and attachments OF our local ar
lists.
The regular May art talk was given at
the Corcoran School on Monday afternoon
by Mr.. Richard N. Brooke, the vice prin-
cipal. His subject was Perception" and
he began by saying that there were two
axioms we'll known to all artists, but not
always remembered: one that nine-tenths
of all painting was drawing-the other. that
every thing that can be seen can be paint
ed. In support of the latter OF these he de-
scribed Millet's wonderful painting Of a
yltntv 80
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set forth metal vessels, copper, pewter and
brass which, while colorful and difficult of
execution cover but small area of pos
sibility. Needless to say, they are painted
with consummate skill One, picturing
copper urn and brass basin lined with tin
or pewter, is worthy of the master hand or
Chase himself. And yet plain as these
studies are. shorn of the accessories dear
to the novlces heart, they are not lacking
in pictorial quality. They are first atmos-
pheric. then colorful, then true, and lastly
agreeably lighted.
The portraits painted In the classes In
structed by Mr.. Chase and Miss Cecilia
Beaux are less pleasing or satisfactory.
They are sound, strong and well construct
ed, but they are hard. puttyish and wanting
in feeling. This, with so much other prom
Using material, seems surprising.
The life and antique drawings also are
more ordinary. Some are admirable. but
others are weak and few show poor con-
struction. In these. as in the compositions,
the effort of the teacher has evidently been
to preserve the individuality OF his pupil;
to urge a comprehensive grasp OF the SUD-
ject and overlook detail. The frame
work, rather than the finish. has been made
of prime importance-and this Is well. 1t
Is only fair to say however, that great
technical excellence is shown In some OF
the drawings-notably one Of a nude female
figure and in another a two-hour sketch
of q well-known cast.
The last and one of the most interesting
features of the exhibition Is a group of
photographs reproducing the work, modelled
from life, in the sculpture class under Mr..
Grafay. Here virie studies in the nude
of men and women, compositions and pic
torial renderings. There is little elephant,
nicely felt out, which, 1t is believed, has
found It's way into some of the leading ex-
| hibitions; group, composed of a rider and
| two figures on foot, which is full Of express
sive action, and a single model for an eques-
| trian statue which possesses some unlocked
for merits.
In all 1t is a remarkable showing. and
| though it be by picked students, advanced
and not elemental In character, 1t should
| bring honor to the school it represents and
an impetus to the work of our local stu
dents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06
Preposterous.
From Puck

From PUCK.
The Wall street broker stood aghast.
Tax mel" he cried; "b'gosh.
You act as though you thought my sales
Were real instead Of wash"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following II list CT advertised letters re-
manning in the Washington %. c. Post OfHce Sat-
urday, May 9, 1905.
To obtain any Of these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters
II not called for within two (2) weeks they will
be cent to the Dead Letter Onhce-
LADIES' LIST
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06

Is given TO the business men of New York.
Thousands Of others, like him, live high on
the crags and man-made precipices all day,
and have forgotten,-if they ever realized.
that they are living the lives of mountain
GERS. with almost as free an outlook. as that
of the average mountain dweller, who usu-
ally hugs the sides of his native heights
and not their crests.
The Daily Vision of Wonder.
Thousands of eyes sweep daily. unseeing,
over a place of plain and hill big as a
grand duchy. They look, unnoting, a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06

A very creditable exhibition of local paint
ings is now occupying the Veerhoff Gallery.
Some are in oils; others In water colors. A
number have held prominent places in the
large annual exhibitions of the Society of
Washington Artists and the Water Color
Club, but several have just come from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06

scraper and try to compass an area no
greater than the half of square mile with
It, That precise instrument will produce
for you the image of a vast catastrophe;
picture of a dozen expiring buildings heel
ing this way and that like palaces in
quaking city when the earth is opening to
swallow its glory forever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-06
A Fairy Cart Drawn by Reaches.

Here comes a fairy cart, driven by a
funny gnome, and drawn by two brown.
scurrying reaches. 1t hops and dances
ludicrously and at every corner it charges
merrily into little swarms of black things
and scatters them.
That fairy cart is a five-ton truck That
gnome is two-hundred-pound man roar
ing and cursng his vehicle thunders over
the stones. Those reaches are Percherons
weighing two thousand pounds apiece and
striking fire with their mighty hoofs.
All preconceived notions of motion are
belied by the scurrying panorama deep be-
low Only those oblong little lozenges of
cars glide along as one expects them to-
The converging, wrestling, swirling inter-
winding throngs have not a vestige of the
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GENTLEAiEN's LIST.

EMS LIST.
Brodnax. Collie
Brown, Charley
Brown, ]
Brown, Sylvester
Brown, William
Brown, VIM r
Brundege, W 8
Buck. Lawrence
Burdette, P
Burns, r
Bush, Wolfe
Butler, Hon NJ
Butler. William
Campbell. Howard B co
Captner, r ]
Carittimo, Larino
Carlton. Harvey
Carmichael, f g
Carroll, Frank
Darlington, Godfrey
Darlington, James e
Carter, Alex
Carter. + b
Carter. William
Chandler, VIM l.
Chase. James
Cheever. W W
Chisley. Warren
Church. Kartright
Claggett. Thomas J
Clark. d N & N D
Claryson. VIM s
Colby, Chas A
Golden & Sons
Coleman, John p
Coleman. William z
Coles, Alexander
Coles. Samuel 81
Condrie. J W
C0nger. @ W
Connolly. D @
Conner, Norman
Cook, Allen
Cooper, J O
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splendid thing as fercely barbarous as
Babylon. In blue dstance are mountains.
In blue distance is the silver hint Of an
open sea
At their feet small and clear and sharp
as the image In an inverted telescope, the
ships pass. roaring. unheard. gnrelleq on
the toy map 800 feet below them are
hundred piers, Every trunk line of the
land. except that of the Canadian system.
has Its eastern terminal under their very
eyes. Entra.ned for as many miles as hui
man SIGHT can span move little things
gliding along sivery threads-the street
cars of the city, each loaded to the plat
forms, and yet all. with their ceaseless la
Dor. unable to diminish the army that
marches and counter-marches along the
trenches of the town
curious army is this, seen from above.
There darts a delivery wagon-but 1t is
knowledge. and not the eye, that Identifies
it. The eye, looking from it's place go
feet in the air, sees only the long, thin,
bCbbing back of the horse. and the long,
narrow. glazed top of the wagon. Horse s
legs and wagons wheels are invisible. Let
the eye Judge for itself. and it will tell
you that this thing is lightning" bug.
the horse being its head and thoNax and
the glazed top being it's shining wing
case. And the motion bears out the APP
pearance, for it wiggles along If it were
running on six insect legs instead of four
hOleSt sturdy trOtterS.
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Is It a Dire Prophecyp

Perhaps the camera is the modern sub
stitute for a prophet of evil Who can say
but what it's uncanny error of perspective
is not an error at all. but a true picture
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Tragedy and Comedy Swim By.
The workers In the skyscrapers cannot
glance through the windows at any minute
without seeing a tragedy or comedy of life.
One moment they may look downward into
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Many will possibly be glad to learn that
the portrait of Mrs. Fairbanks painted by
Mr. F. Carl Smith of this city and recently
presented by the local chapter to the
Daughters of the Revolution has, pending
the completion Of Memorial Hall, been placed
on exhibition in the Corcoran Gallery. It
will be found in the lower loan room.
LEILA MECHLIN.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24

men themselves This will be the
first concession to the representative
principle
According to reports. the Emperor
VIII also promise to investigate yester-
days events in ST. Petersburg.
Today there was no repetition of the
dcplorable occurrences OF yesterday,
with the exception that Il single blank
voliey was fired to awe a crowd at the
warsaw station. Careful investigation
shows that no bullets were fired.
Military in Control.
The military everywhere had a firm
grip on the situation and tho police
used every precaution such as forbid
ding the sale Of petroleum and advis-
ing people TO remain indoors
The tension, which was somewhat
relaxed in the morning. continued to
increase during the day. Conditions
appeared to be ominous, when shortly
alter dark the workmen in two electric
lSht plants walked out. refusing triple
pay TO remain, and plunged half the
city INTO utter darkness. including the
NeVsky Prospect. which is in the fash.
lonable residence quarter.
Panr is Precipitated.
'iiS "atS: supply also was cut on.
ana a verltable panic ansued Tales
mat dynamite was in the possession OF
strikers. and that it was their purpose
70 sack and burn the town. had been
IN circulation and many people were
terror stricken Reserve troops we're
called out to guard the darkened nor.
ton Of the city The people still in
the streets. except a flew strikers and
rounGhe, fed to their homes. Police
officers visited every house and store
ordering all not to venture out at their
peril and TO turn out the lights in their
front windows.
Doors and Windows Barred.
Shopkeepers. and even private
mouse owners boarded or barred their
windows and doors. After about four
hours. soldiers from the engineers
corps, with the aid Of German engin.
GERS from factories, started uD the
plant. When the lights were turned
on except for the patrolling cavalry
and Infantry the streets were de-
serted
At midnight, when life in the Rus.
sian capital is usually bright, St. Pc
tersburg resembles the city OF the dead
invaded by a hostile army The facades
or the buildings were black and every
restaurant and place of amusement
was closed. The only sound to be
heard was the deadcned patter OF the
hoo1s or the cavalry horses and the
tramp or marching men over the snow,
as me Emperors legions moved to and
ITO. me guards as the palaces Of the
grand dukes are especially heavy and
over 10000 troops are massed at Tsar-
slSOe Selo.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
Houseman Worried Over |nstltu.
tons Affairs Until he Was a
Nervous Wreck.
DIRECTORS CLOSE THE DOORS
The Bank is Forced Into Receivers
Hands by the Run Following the
Panic Precipitated by the News of
Houseman's Tragic End.-Depositors
Suspected Something Wrong.
(Ry Associated prcss.l

KY +ASSDtl:tteu f'ttSS.e x
COLUMBUS. OHIO, Jan 23-As tile
result OF a run by depositors, follow
ing the suicide this morning Of Cash
Ter Charles FL. Houseman, the East
End savings bank was closed today BY
its creditors and placed In the hands Of
Il receiver
Panic, Among Depositors.
The news OF Houseman's suicide
caused panic among the depositors
OF the bank, who are mostly residents
or the East. and the crowd which
struggled around the doors OF the bank
seeking to withdraw deposits became
so large that the police were called Ia
preserve order
Directors Statement
The directors in statement gay
the bank was closed to protect them
selves and depositors against the run.
The bank has a capital Of 1925, 900 anu
deposits of 1884 900.
Cashier HOuSeman had worried over
the banks affairs. and, in a note, which
he left to his wife. said:
My Dear Wife and Family
Another sleepless night and am
SO unncrved that am almost beside.
myself. can't tell what will become
or me II it lasts much longer"
Honseman shot himself in the head
at his home.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
Blaze Of unknown Origin Breaks
Out at Government Plant in
SevastopoI.
MEN LEAP FROM WINDOWS
Docks aud Other Government Property
sa!ed by Prompt Work.-Th :
Flames Burst From Several Parts
of the Works simultaneously
row Escape Of Employees.
CIV Associated Press.

SEV.\STOPOL. Jan 22.-The admir-.
atty works here caught fire today. The
ire broke out Immediately after The
second signal for beginning work was
given. 1T I Z. N.
The rcmos burst n.ullaneouly from
different PARTS OF the works, and the
whole building was so quiclll: involved
that men in the modelling department
barely escaled iy jumping out OF tn,
windows
Energetic measures prevented the
fia!nrs extending to The docks The
fire was under control at 80 D. m
The cause Of the fire is unknown
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
LABOR WAR AT MOSCOW.
Walk-out in Sympathy With the St
PETERSBURG Strikers. .m

MOSCOW, Jan 23.-, p. m.-I1m-
ployes OF the Bromley Metal Works to
the number Of !, 600 met this afternoon
and declared that they we're unable to
cnn!inne work because their St. Peters
burg comrades had asked them tc
strike They Immediately left the
works. formed a procession. marched
through the streets and begged their
fellow workmen in all industrial estab-
llshments TO join in the movement
y majority OF those who We're thus
requested to quit work. complied At
forwards the strikers visited the Sytin
Printing Works. the largest establish
ment OF the kind in Moscow and be
longing to tho millionaire publisher,
Sytin. and induced the men employed,
to strike. The works closed at five
p. m
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
NUMBER KILLED SUNDAY 500.
That Appears to Be Liberal Estirat:
of Casualties.

'Hae Appears TO BE Liberal ESt'matc
of Casualties.
ST. PETERSBURG. IAN. 23-G: 80
p FIT he estimates CT the number of
I" vary greatly as AT least a majority
Hl tle illllcW ana wounded We're car
re! OF by III" comrades. Few Of
those taken 70 The hospitals have been
rr"c,Sed Th" officers account Of the
rlc1in@ oy no means Indicates the total
OF killed and wounded From care
full investigation by the staff Of the
Associated Press. it appears that thc;
estimates cf five hundred KILLED last
night Sen:rs liberal There were II
lliie'! anl - wounded 1T the nuiilOff
works. whore the greatest casualties
occurred. aDC1t sixty in the Alexander
Gardens. fifteen in the Mciwa district,
- in the Eassill Ostracn district and
the remainder at various ether points
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
FUT TO DEATH BY A MOS
AGec Russian General Murdered: His
Corpse TrampIed Under Foot.

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. %
Among tho authenticated horrors OF
yesteray is the case Of All aged general
Nhosc sledSe was stopped by the in.
lurlated people as h, was driving III
thc direction Of tho troops.
Nr:s Eou too going to order then,
tn fire on ,so' yelled the crowd.
Tho general ordered his ceachna,
To drive On. when he Was instantly
Str':*k on the head by we'll dressed
individual In sable fur coat. The
&elleral was then thrown cut Of IN,
s'ed%c ana lea,en and tramrled ia
death
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
EDITORS DEFY THE CAR.
Viii! Publish Strike News Regardless
Of the Russian Law.

ST PETERSBURG. Jan. o3.-The
editors Of -four newspapers. the Russ.
the Fieilomost. the NorvOsti, and the
GraSpdanin. declare their intention as
soon as the printers return to work
and they are able TO resume puhlica-
ton, openly defy the censorship in the
matter Of strike news and Sundays
affair
II IS reported that a number Of mills
and factories will START up tomorrow.
some OF the industrial managers be
l!rre that the worst is over here.
Gather Gopons message to his fol-
lowers tonight was:
The Car does not exist. No
longer pray for liberty
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
ROOSEVELT AND NORFOLK c. ~.
PRESIDENT Gracefully Acknowledges in.
vtation to Pay a Visit.

. WASHINGTON. Jan Ex-senator
Martin. OF Virginia. today presented to
me PRESIDENT resolutions adopted BY
lhe Central Labor Union Of Norfolk.
inviting him 70 visit that city.
Inc resolutions are long and ex.
press desire to supplement- the invi-
'anohs heretofore extended BY the
various organizations CT Norfolk TO IRE.
president The resolutions set ont the
5000 work done by the President in tht.
coal strike. refer to his friendly inter
est IN the jamestown exposition. and
say tAat TIE members OF the union
Would feel deep pleasure in entertain
ing him. The President said he was
grad 20 receive this token Of the friend
~ interest OF the labor people
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
History of the Case.
TO OUTLAW BUCKET SHOPS
Sill to Abolish Yclept stock Brokers
Offices"
tBy Associated Press


RALEIGH, N. c.. Jan. ga Bill 70
ABOLISH bucket shops" in the STATE
has been introduced in the General
Assembly. Another to make passen.
ger fares three cer:ts a mile and abolisl.
s"ccnd-class fares Another 10 require
5ond ct one thousand dollars Of cider
wholesalers that cider shall be puro
product OF apples, alcoholic strength
ret exceeding eight per cent. Another
Tor (: License of five hundred dollars.
with I'VE thousand dollars penalty from
manufacturers OF patent medicines de-
sirlns to sell in the State. such mcdi-
cineS 70 be approved BY board Of
health no manufacturer to sell any
patent medicine containing alcohol.
oT'CE' or other dangerous drug with
OUT License from the secretary Of
StGto
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, TUESDAY. JANUARY a. 1905 y

Gopan. Gorliv. ana other radical lead
crs, are sDMrrins the people on to Il
revolution. More trouble is expected
today. The capital is under martial
law anal NJ. Witte may he declared
dictator.
menDer Of the i,mperors house
hold is saia to have made the prophecy
that the uprising will end the war
win Japan. and that the Car Will be
forced to give the people Il constitu-
ton or lose his head.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
DRAWING .FfsHRuRNE JURY. !,
Sheriff is Sent to Franklin County For
Nenira
Cry Asso,:ia ted Presy.

ROANOKE, VA, Jan o3-Tho case
OF Charles r. Fishbnrne, banker ana
Drol:er. charged With killing DR. Fred
Lefew' a young Roanoke physician.
vas called III Corporation Court todar.
'unSe a NJ. Aiken. OF Danville. pre-
siding Two Roanoke venires were
exhausted and eleven jurors secured.
Tn" Judge then ordered the sheriff 10
so to Franklin county for a yenire
History of the Case.
oE October 5. last. Fishburne had
dllhculty with Lefew's young stepson
later going to the Lefcw residence to
INFORM the doctor what had happened.
ne two men q1arreled and Fishburna
cut Lefew in the breast. puncturng
me heart. I-efew lived two weeks.
The families, are prominent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-24
TREATMENTS STRIKE AvERrEp.
Grand Master Morrissey Announces
Anicable Agreement.
(Ry Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. Ian

PHILADELPHIA. PA. Jan. 2s.-.
hfter 6. conference of less than an
hours duration today between General
Manager Atterbnrv. Of the Penrsy].
vania Railroad and Grand Master Nor.
r:Sacy. Vice Grand Master Ice and tha
board Of adjustment Of the Brother.
a"Hd OF IA lroad Traillmen. Mr.. Nor
'sSeE announced that tho differences
i"'' Nsen the company and the men
nave ocen amicably settled.