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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

the saloon shortly after he opened up this
morning and requested the change of s10
The stranger acting suspiciously. Miller
says he thought he had better put his
pistol in his pocket. Later he went to sit
by coal fire, and getting up 10 serve a
customer, the pistol fell from his pocket
upon the floor and was discharged. Free
man, who was standing the distance OF
four pool tables away near a back door.
fell, and, according to n. c. Nettles and ].
g. Morris. who rushed to investigate, the
man was dead in three minutes, without
having spoken.
Coroner Kight upon investigation found
that the bullet entered Freeman's right side
about twelve inches below the shoulder
Tie body was ordered to the morgue for
an autopsy. An inquest will be held this
afternoon.
William Jayson and John Harris, said to
have been eyewitnesses, will be held as
witnesses penang the investigation H. G.
Nettles IS also being held until the coro-
ner's inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
HAVE CONSENT TO SERVE.
Organization to obtain Publicity Of
Campaign Contributions.

Mr. Perry Belmont of New York, chair
man Of the publicity bill committee, who IS
instituting q movement for publicity Of
campaign contributions, announces that the
following have consented to serve as MEM
bers of the national organization In addi-
tton to those whose names have already
been published: Gov. Hanly, of Indiana;
Gov Montague, of Virginia: Gov. Cum
MINIS, of Iowa; Gov Blanchard, of Louis
lana; Gov. Warf1eld, of Maryland; Gov
Dawson, of West. Virginia; Samuel Com
pers president American Federation Of La
bor; George Gray, United States circuit
Judge, Delaware; Charles w. Eliot. prest-
dent Harvard University: Edwin A. Alder
H. P. Faunce president Brown University;
Henry Hopkins. president Williams Col
iege; William Dew. Hyde, president Bow
doin College; w. L. Ward, New York,
member of republican nataonal comm. tee;
Norman E. Mack, New York, member DEM
ocratic national committee; William ID.
Chandler, OF the Spanish treaty claims
commission, former Secretary of the Navy;
Charles E. Hughes, counsel New York leg
islative insurance investigating committee;
ator from New York: John M. Thurston,
former United States Senator from Ne
braska; William F. Villas, former PoStmas-
ter General: Everett Colby. state senator
elSCt, ISeb jersey Sdttck II. iiaL iiooIl. AoA
mer mayor Of Chicago Roger C. Sullivan,
Illinois, member democratic national COM
mittee; Charles A. Gardiner, chairman law
committee, New York state publicity bill
committee John r. Dillon, New York. for
mer judge; William F. Harrity. Philadei-
phia, former chairman democratic national
committee; r. r. Kenney, former United
States Senator from Delaware: Charles s.
Hamlin, Boston, Mass; Cromwell Gibbons,
Jacksonville, Fla: Van l.. Polk Tennessee;
d, 8. Jordan. president Stanford Univer-
sity. California; James II. Wilson, Will
mington, Del.
After the holidays meeting of the ma
tional organization win be called to ap-
point committees and arrange an order
Of business and procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
PROBING INSURANCE
Home Life Affairs Before In
vestigating Committee
NEW YORK CITY TODAY
PRESIDENT IDE ON THE STAND
EXPLAINED OPERATIONS.
Declared Ee Carried No Life Policies
Officials of the Company Shared
Commissions.

NEW YORK, December 11-An fnvesti-
CATION of the affairs of the Home Life In
surance Company of New York was taken
up by the legislative Insurance Investigate
Ing committee today The first witness
called was George e. Ide, president of that
company.
personally he carried no life insurance,
he said, but he thought some of the officials
OF his company may have received eommis-
sfons on their own policies. He was asked
by Charles r. Hughes, counsel for the COM
mtttee to furnish a list OF them
Mr.. lde said his company is paying pen
sion of $l,o00 year to clerk who was
employed since the foundation of the COM
pany, and is now unable to work
Mr.. Ide described the financial operation
. of his company, and said it makes invest
ments in stocks and bonds through one
firm of brokers. and pays them the regu-
lar commission OF one-eighth of ! per cent.
held at about 81 ,12o GOO for twenty wears
because he regards that as sufficient and
ne felt that policyholders are entitled to
the communications on their policies.
Mr.. Hughes said all but II per cent of
the companys business is on deferred div
idend policies. MIR Ide said the dividends
are paid annually to policies so stipulattng
but on others the accumulations are ap-
present amount of that accumulation is
81, 100000
A policy holder who requests it is told
what amount of dividends Is credited to his
policy each year. Mr. Ide described In de-
tail his company's method of finding and
crediting these dividends
An Annual Expose.
Mr., Ide said this practice of making an
annual statement is IAN annual expose"
of the conduct of the eompany's business.
and is embarrassing to him. Assemblyman
Cox by questions ELECTED from Mr.. Ide that
this is salutary check on the payment of
the high commissions for new business, and
makes it difficult to secure new business
as compared to other companies which do
not make this annual expose
Mr.. Hughes read and questioned the wit
ness about circular which Mr. Ide had
issued recently In which he said the de-
ferred dividends plan causes the accunu-
latiou of IA bdg surplus which, In has opifl-
oln, leads to lax and extravagant condt-
ton OF business because the company Is not
compelled to account to the policy holder
until Ids policy natures. Mr.. Ide said his
company has met that condition by making
dts annual accounting to the policy holders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
TO RAISE BRONZE TABLET.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to Be
Perpetuated in Metal.

Secretary Taft returned to Washington
this morning from Gettysburg Pa, where
he went to select a site for the location
of the bronze tablet ordered to be erected
there by Congress to perpetuate the famous
memorial address delivered on that battle
field by President Lincoln in July, 1884.
The secretary was accompanied by Gen.
j. r. Brooke u. s. A., retired Judge Aevo-
cate General George b. Davis. Col Nichol-
son of the Gettysburg Park commission and
Representative DeArmond Of Missouri.
It Is expected that Secretary Taft will
announce his action in a few days. The
tablet cannot be erected on the spot where
the martyred President stood on that me-
morable occasion for the reason that 1t
is already occupied by a monument to
some of the soldiers who fell in tho battle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Reports of Correspondents to the Agri-
cultural DEPARTMENT.

SniSuAoA 0O pu4 tAk4CAAs.
The crop reporting board of the bureau OF
statistics Of the Department of Agriculture
finds, from the reports of the correspond
ents and agents of the bureau, as follows:
The newly seeded area of winter wheat is
estimated at 81, ,341 600 acres, an increase OF
o.6 per cent over the area sown in the fall
of 1904. The condition Of winter wheat on
December 1, was 941, as compared with $50
In 1go4Sase. sna 4c92s lsshdt atsen-year average
of"r
The newly seeded area ,iofy yurnteryH,esi y
eSs- S..J per cent OF the area SgW1
In the fail of 1904. The condition Of winter
rye or December 1 was 95.4, as compared
with 600 on December 1, 1904, 92.7 at the
corresponding date In 1908, and 95.S the
mean of the December averages of the last
ten years.
The final estimates of the total acreage,
production and farm values of the princi-
pal crops for 1905 will be issued on Decem-
ber 20 at o'clock pm.
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DEATH OF CAPT. HAYcocK.
Was Brevetted for Gallant Service in
the Civil War.

Capt. George B. Haycock. Z. S. NJ. c., re-
tired. one of the veterans of the Marine
Corps. who served creditably during the
civil war. died at his home. 1882 10Th street,
this morning. No arrangements have as
yet been made for his funeral.
Capt. Haycock entered the Marine Corps
as a second lieutenant in March, 1853 and
was brevetted captain for gallant and meri-
torious services at Gunpowder Bridge In
July, 1864. He reached the grade Of cap
tain in April, $780, and was regularly re-
tired March 10, 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
FOR cHAPPEILE,s SUCCESSOR.
C1erics of New Orleans Diocese to
Certify Candidates.

NEW ORLEANS, December 11--Hisn
cleries of the diocese Of New Orleans ara
arriving here today Il connection with .
meeting to be held to certify to Roma
worthy candidates for the, succession to
Archbishop Chappelle. who fall victim -
yellow fever Bishop Gallagher OF Calves
ton reached here today ana VIII presidy
over the conference, which will be held
In the old arch-hishopric beginning tomofs
row.
Three names viii be selected to be fofs
warded to the congregation OF the propaA
randa and II may be several months beb
fore the appointnent is announced fruu{
Rome. On Wednesday the visiting priests
will participate in a solemn requiem masS
at the old st. Louis Cathedral BIsho6
Gallagher being the celebrant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
COMMITTEE CHANGES
Few in Those Of Important
Ghairmanships.
TAWNEY - BARTH0LDT
WE'RE REALLY THE ONLY TWO;
THE FORMER PREDICTED.
Mr. Mccleary Satisfied With His
Transfer to the Ways and
Means Body.
TAWNEY - BARTH0LDT

The makeup of the House committees
shows very few changes in the chairman
ship Of important committees. In fact there
are only two among the most coveted chair
manships. appropriations and public build
ings and grounds. Mr.. Tawney gets the
former, as was forecasted in The Star last
summer. and Mr.. Bartholdt of Missouri
falls heir to the latter In regular order OF
succession. -
The nomination of Mr.. Tawney to the
head Of appropriations was accomplished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
TO AVERT A CRISIS.
Chief Financiers of st. Petersburg viii
Petition Witte.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON. December 11.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company from ST.
Petersburg says that the chief flnanciers
of st. Petersburg have decided to address
a manifesto to Count Witte urging him to
summon the national assembly, as a f1nan-
clal crisis is imminent. Advices from the
provinces indicate that an appalling finan-
cial crisis is at hand. Many f1rst-class busi-
ness firms have been ruined.
II is stated that Minister of Interior Dur
ncyo has ordered the dismissal OF the tele-
graph and postal officials who are members
of the union which recently declared a
strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11

Fordney; expenditures IN Department of
Agriculture, Charles E. Littlefield vice
Wright; accounts, H. Burd Cassel, vice
Hildebrandt; industrial arts and exposi-
tlons, Augustus p. Gardner, vice Tawney.
A new committee was appointed. the COM
mittee on expenditures In the Department
of Commerce, with David j. Foster as
chairman, and the membership of many
committees was increased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-11
BIG CATCH FOR SECRET SERVICE.
,Euotnth Gang Of Counterfeiters Believ-
einiuneha Tolls.

LDS A0EEKHIScs sEal. u DtDereunben n.-yn
the arrest yesterdsvfox OF rhnank, sreiies alias
Wilder and Joseph Casttof. aiaah eIsswnencs.
by U. s. Secret Service Agent ononin ami
officers fro mthe central police station. it
rs believed that one of the smoothest gangs
OF eounterfeiters that has operated on the
Pacific coast for years was broken up.
With the prisoners a quantity OF para
phernalia and sufficient evidence IS said to
be possessed by the officers to permit of q
prosecution OF tho charge.
The men are alleged to have been operat-
ing IN Los Angeles. San Francisco, Oak
land and a number OF California cities for
several months past. flooding the coast with
bogus bills. They have been under surveil-
ance for some time.
The raising OF So bills to the denomina.-
ton OF - and SO is said to have been
the principal occupation Of the counter
1ntfAr2
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L|GHTSHIP IN DANGER
Nantucket Shoals Vessel Re-
ported Leaking.
MESSAGE BY WIRELESS
U. S. GUNBoAT HIST SENT TO THE
RESCUE.
Leak in Ship Apparently Just Aboya
the Fire Room Plates-Pumps
Kept Busy. 8
MESSAGE BY WIRELESS

NEWPORT, r. l., December ia haIn,
finished message, sent just before the bats
teries are supposed to have become eye
hausted. came here by wireless from the
Nantucket lightship early today, asking FOE
help from anywhere The message wa4
timed 2 am. and was as follows:
Nantucket Shoals lightship in dissresA
Send help from anywhere"
Here the message broke or.
The United States gunboat Hist left here
for the lightship at am. today.
The wind is west northwest and moders
ate. The sea is subsiding.
AS the Hghtship's design includes waters
tight compartments. intended to save neY
in just such stress as she is now in, the
lighthouse officials declare that there wat
be little difficulty on the part of her crew
In keeping her afioat until aid can reacu
her. The lighthouse tender Azalea. which
left New Bedford at I 20 o'clock last night
should reach the vicinity of the lightship
During this forenoon.
When wireless messages were received at
the naval torpedo station here yesterday
from the iightship reporting that she had
sprung leak and that the water waa
steadily gaining. the officials prepared to
send help The gunboat Hist was ordered
to proceed to the scene. but as she wae
about to start Il defect in her steering gear
was discovered, which made 1t NECESSARY
for her to have repairs made immediately
Word then was sent to New Bedford,
where the lighthouse tender Azalea was lyt
ing, and that vessel was dispatched 10 the
itghtship.
Gunboat Off for Rescue.
Early today the steering gear of thu. Hist
again was In proper shape and at clooa1
she left the naval training station under
orders to make the best possible speed ia
the lightship.
The distance she viii have to cover u
about ninety-seyen miles.
The leak in the lightship's hull. while not
definitely located, according to the LATEST
messages was apparently just above tht
fire room plates. So rapidly did the watsf
come in, although the pumps were kept
constantly at work. that late yesterday aft&
ernoon the fire room was flooded and the
fires had been extinguished. Wireless con1e
munication then ceased and II was SUI
posed that nothing further would be hear&
directly from the vessel. as the dynamo9
probably had given out. EARLY today how
message, again asking for aid. This time II
Is thought the wireless system must have
become completely crippled.
The wind shifted to northwest late yesters
day and this had the effect of causing tho
great seas to moderate sensibly, SO that less
anxiety was felt here this forenoon for the
lghtship's safety.
On board the iigiitship are Capt. Jorgena
son of Dennis, Mass, commanding; Two ems
gineers, three naval electricians, operating
the wireless apparatus, and eight seamen.
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nrie nack From long crusse.

SAN DIEGO. CAL. December 11.-,rhe brin
Galiiee, sent by the Carnegie Institution %
washington to make magnetic observations
IN thu Pacific, arrived yestsrday after 6
three months cruise The kr1g touched a
Honolulu. the Tanning isiapda ard othe&
points The ofI1eern report ~ eh&nges q
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
All Bids Rejected.

The secretary of The int rior at Wash.
inston, Thursday rejected all bids for
the construction of the Gunnisou tunnel
near Montrose, and the work will he
completed as 1t is now progressing, under
government SUPERVISION Three bids
were submitted uuder the las, advertise.
ment, the lowest being $I,54r,ooo and
the highest being sara 900.
The reclamation service considers all
of the bids excessive and r-porte to the
the secretary that its own en-.
gineers, employing laborers by the day.
can build the tunnel for f3 5000 less
than the lowest bid For this reason the
bids were all rejected. 1t is said ,ha,
the secretary of the interior believes
that there was a conspiracy among the
bidders under the FIRST advertisement.
which resulted in the Taylor Moore Con
struction company being awarded the
contract below the actual cost of the
work, and he is therefore doubly salts
fed that the work shall be built under
government direction and control.
The Taylor Moore CONSTRUCTION. COM
pany which was originally awarded the
contract failed to meet the terms of
contract, and since that time the gov.
erument has been driving the tunnel,
under the direction of its own enpiu-
etrs.
Threatened litigation ever the ma.
chinery placed upon the tunnel por-
tails which was mortgaged to the Den.
yer Savings bank by the Taylor Moore
Construction company, may result in
delaying operations and if the fore
closure proceedings are instituted a
number OF prominent citizens of this
place will be involved to the extent of
several thousand dollars.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
Snap Shooting on a Hand Car.

Travelling Prsseuger Agent A. B.
Church OF the c. & $, accompanied BY
Photographer Mcclure, passed over the
Clear Creek division of the road ye>ter
day on push. car, for the purpose OF
taking numerous new views of the canon
from Silver Plume to G ,lden When
the P es are developed, careful selec-
ton will be made and the best and most
striking views will be used in new publ.
ca'ious to be ISSUE d by TIL company for
eastern distribution next spring. For
many years the company has used the
SAME stock GUS, and these have grown
most familiar to the people of the east,
ard but partially illustrat the scenic
beauties OF this. the most beautiful canon
In the state. On the trip, Mr. Church
acted as trainmaster, while MI. Mcclure
looked after the camera.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
Stag Party at Lake Edith.

party Of local sportsmen and their
friends had most ENJOYABLE time last
Saturday at Edith lake, where they went
expecting to dissec, portion of venison
Previus to the arrival of the nimrods it
is said that deer were using the lake
shores for a race track and were disport
irg in large mum 5ers. After a for.
aging trip the sportsmen returned but
none of them had deer concealed in
their game bag. In the evening the
guests sat down to a boun.iful feast in
the X mball cottage. The dinner was
served in courses, and the dishes were
elaboratly garnished with lake weed.
The menu consisted of grouse, canvas
back duck, squirrel, doves, trout and
jack rabbit, all of which were prepared
with the greatest Of care by thu Dutch
chef. In the party we're the following:
Geo X. nimhall w. L. Shaffrr, r. B
Morton, +. d. Wiley and Mr. Kimbal's
brother, Jos. kimhall, Of Golden, and
Ed. johnson, of Salt Lake CITY.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
Calvary Guild.

The Woman's Auxiliary to the Board
of Missions met At the Episcopal Rec
tory Thursday afternoon and elected the
following officers: President, Mrs.
VAL; vice. president Mrs ]. ]. Sherwin:
secre'ery and treasurer, Mrs J.. W. B.
Smith
This orgaurz etion is not restricted to
members OF the Episcopal Church;
therefore it soiicits the application Of all
women interested in mission work.
A series Of music Is teas and charades
is to be arranged. Te f-st will be
given some time in October at the home
of Mrs. Roller
The next meeting will occur Wednes-
day, October the eleventh a, ago p. M
at the Episcopal Rec'orv.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
SuIt to For,cIose.

A suit was filed in the district court
yesterday against the Occidental United
Metal and Goal company to foreclose a
mortgage OF $1,000 together with inter
est ard COSTS, on the Fraction, Carlin
and Manchester claims in Coral district.
The Fraction mine is one of the best
properties in Spring gulch section and
has production record Of over s. &C, 900.
1t was worked by leasers up to about a
year ago since which time it has been
lying idle. The Occidental conoanv
owns large coal properties in the south
ern part Of the state. and decided to de-
vote their entire energies to the develon.
ment their coal properties.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
Young Ladies Give a pance.

seemingly not content with the lack
OF SOCIAL functions that has followed
the clos ng OF the Trocadero, a number
OF yonng society ladies las, Wednesday
night rented the Troc, employed music
and furnished light lunch to their
Young gentlemen friends and thus gave
one oi tue most delightful dancing par
ties o. lie year. OF course the affair was
not en- rely gift enterprise, as the pro-
m"'etS, with good business judgement,
sold tickets aud thus defrayed all eA-
pensss but the rap d ty with which the
privileges were purchased showed with
how much favor were the invitations re.
celved Flushed with their first success
the young ladies will no doubt respeat
the experiment before cold weather sets
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
Death Of Ezra Watson.

After an illness covering period of
many weary months, death came to the
relief of Ezra Watson last Thursday
morning, and while the end had been
expected for some time, the announce.
ment of his death was received as shock
by this community, in which he has
lived and was well known for over
quarter OF century. Having disposed
Of his business interests over wear 400
Mr. Watson made a trip to his old home
IN Iowa, ard while there was taken i'll
and upon the advice of physicians re.
turned to this city, his condition being
such that he was unable to sit IN and
was compelled to occupy a bed during
the trip. .he change proved beneficial
| ior time aud hopes were entertain.d
TOR his ultimate n covery. but during the
past ten days his failing strength was
daily noted, anG to those WHO were con
stan,ly at lis bedside the end came not
unexpectedly.
Ezra Watson was born in New York
December 4, 1858. In 1877 he came to
this city and for a numb Der OF wears fol.
lowed his trade. that of a stationary en-
Rineer. Later he engaged in the res,aur.
ant business, which he conducted for
many years and from which he retired
little over year ego in comfortable cir
cnms'ances. In 1880 he was married to
Miss Mollie Wood, Of this city, who with
a married daughter, Mrs. Ida Stewart.
survives him. Mr.. Watson was a mem
Der iu good standing at the time of his
death in the following fra,ernal organizs.
tions: I. o. o. F., A. o. U. W., Wood
men. Red Men, K. o. T. NJ, and the
B. P. o. Elks. in several of which he
carried protection for his family.
Mr.. Watson was generous to fault
and was ever ready to help those less
fortunate than he. kind and loving
father and considerate hush band. and the
host OF friends will remember him with
the kindest thoughts.
Tine funeral services will be held at his
late residence on Miner street, tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock, under the
auspices Of the Elks lodge, and will be
attended BY the other lodges of which he
was member.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1905-10-07
Seek to Lower Assessment.

Adoiph Nelson and y. Weinberger
went TO Georgetown Thursday TO seek re-
llet at the hands Of the board ofeoualiza.
ton IRON what they contend is excessive
assessments upon their me. camille hold
ines in this city. 1t is asserted that an
increase as great as 2so per cent has been
made. and they protest, Claiming that
similar Classes of business have been
assessed as low as a FIVE per cent increase.
The matter has been thoroughly threshed
out but up 10 the presen: time no d-ci-
sion has been made