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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Smoke Law Cases,

There We're three alleged violators of the
smoke law in the Police Court this morn
ing. James J. Broadbent, manager of the
Frazee laundry, whose plant Is located at
2121 e street northwest was the first de-
PENDANT. After entering a plea of not
guilty a jury trial was demanded, and $50
collateral was accepted for his appearance.
The jury was then called, and the first
case announced for trial was that of Ra-
leigh H. Moler, one of the firm of Knott
& Moler, owners of the Columbia lime kiln,
which is located at the corner of 2Sth and
Virginia avenue northwest. After hearing
the evidence the jury brought in verdict
of not guilty.
Norman l.. Sansbury, who, until some
time ago, was the agent OF the owners of
the International Investment Company
building, which is located at 719 and I'll
18th street northwest, was arraigned upon
a charge of having violated the law on De-
cember 81, 1904 After hearing the evidence
he was declared not guilty by the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
LURED BACK TO HEATHENISM.
Remarkable Departure of Converted
Native African.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, March "a dis
patch to the News from Huntington Ind,
says: The executive committee Of the mis-
sionary board of the United Brethren in
Christ has dropped from the rolls of the
church Daniel F'liclSnger Wilberforce, a
native African, who was brought to this
country as a child, and after being edu-
Gated was returned by the board to his old
tribe as missionary. 1t is charged by the
board that after service of twenty-five
years as missionary the negro minister
has been lured back to heathenism. has be-
come chief of his old tribe of devil worship
ers, and has contracted plural marriages in
the wilds of Africa.
Nearly fifty years ago Daniel kumler
Flickinger, then secretary of the mission
airy board of the church, was in West
Africa on mission work. While visiting
Congregational missionary announcement
was made that a male child had been born
In the negro village. The host of DR..
Flickinger christened the baby Daniel
Flickinger Wilberforce. Twelve years later
the boy had been brought to America by
returning missionary. DR.. Flickinger acct
dentally discovered his nameSake at work
at the missionary house in New York Dr.
Flickinger took the lad to Dayton, Ohio
The boy was sent to school then through
high school and later to a medical college
at Cleveland. He married a negress at
Dayton. Later the two went to Africa to
do missionary work among the old tribe
from which Wilberforce came. Later the
missionary and family returned to this
country and Wherefore lectured through
out the central states. His four children
two sons and two daughters-attended Cen
trail college here.
Two boys are still in this country, one
at Otterbein College and the other in the
Dayton high school. Wilberforce returned
to Africa The board has been informed of
his relapse to heathenism, of accompanying
plural marriages and of his becoming chief
of the tribe. The venerable DR.. F'lickinger
is much depressed over the backslIding of
his protege, but sanctions the action of
the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
VIOLENT REPRESSION
RUSSIAN OFFICIALS HAVE
ADOPTED STERN MEASURES.

Special Dispatch to 'he Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March "a dispatch tG
the Aurorc fir ST. Petersburg states thai
the violent repression of disorders by the
Russian authorities has recommended
Twenty wcrkmen were killed at the Odu'
koff works. in St. Petersburg,
Assassin's Princely Connections.
A cablegram from ST. Petersburg says
The correspondent of Petite Journal de-
clares that the assassin of Grand Duke
Serglus has been found to be a member
of prince!y family connected with the
Obclerskys. This is the reason for the
concealment o. his name by the authorities
and explains the visit which Grand Duchess
Elizabeth paid to him in his cell.
Fatal Clash of Strikers.
ST. PETERSBURG, March "a tele-
gram from Ekaternovlav. south Russia,
says that five miners have been killed and
fifteen wounded in conflict between strik-
ers of the Shoerbinoff mines and the Auer-
bach quicksilver mines and soldiers in the
district of Bakhmut. The strikers started
looting, and the troops threatened to shoot.
The former thereupon fired at the soldiers
with revolvers and also threw stones at
them. whereupon the troops fired vol
ley and order was restored.
Revolutionary disorders have broken out
at Smolensk. middle Russia. Bands of DEM
onstrators are marching through the streets
carrying red flags.
Disorders at Smolensk.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. March S.-A cablegram
from st. Petersburg says: Revolutionary
disorders have broken out at Smolensk.
Bands of men carrying red flags are par
aiding the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
The Beauty Chase.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.

From the Minneapolis Tribune
Here are some Of the things that society
women really do or have done in the mad
chase for beauty.
They take milk baths
They battle their faces daily in real sweet
cream.
They have their entire faces skinned. so
that a new skin may grow over the old
surface.
They have their noses shaped.
They shave their eyebrows into a perfect
arch
They have their lips shaped into a Gu
pid' bow.
They have all natures fine hairs removed
from the skin by electrolysis.
They have real dimples cut in their
cheeks and chins.
They have good strong crooked teeth re-
moved and artificial straight ones screwed
onto the stumps.
They go into complete retirement for six
months at a time, are done over and
emerge perfect beauties.
They have artificial figures built in their
frocks and artificial insteps made in their
slippers.
But it is not all wasted time. Never has
the world been so crowded with beautiful
women! Never have there been so many
unbeautiful women who have produced the
Illusion of beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Wrong Name Given.

Owing TO the form in which the death
certificate was made out and filed with the
health department there was published in
the list of deaths in Tuesdays Star the
name of Herman Gasch." The death GER
tificate should have read Catherine e.
Gasch. but the party who filled out the GER
tiicate wrote the abbreviation Mrs" be-
fore the name. and this abbrevat ton was
not noticed by the clerk copying the GER
tificates to the record Catherine E. Gasch,
The Star is informed, was the wife of Her
man Gasch and her death occurred Mon
day.
The officials O. the health department
state that the Christian names of the de-
ceased persons should always be placed on
the certificates of death, as in the case of
the death of a wife it Is no identification
to place the title Mrs" before the Chris
tan name of the husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
japanese Ask. TRANSPORTATION of Rice.
POSITIONS UNCHANGED.
Situation of the Two Armies Before
Mukden Today.

MUKDEN March Z, evening, via st. Pc
tersburg, March 9, 4:25 p.m.-The positions
are unchanged today, and though the Rus
sian left flank has fallen back slightly this
is not considered important. except as
showing the persistence of the Japanese at
tempt at the development or rolling-up of
both the Russian TANKS
The Japanese were last night repulsed at
Pouttofr hill, kandolisan and Gaotu pass.
T, fate of the embattled right wing still
hinges on the Sha river, where the Russian
troops are holding out we'll
The siege guns accumulated in the center
by both sides have been shown to be I'M
important to the present movement.
For three days past an acriminous artll-
lery engagement has been going on opposite
Suchiatun which the Russians were hold
ing strongly, and while they have with
drawn from Suchiatun in order to correct
their battle alignment, yet they recovered
and control the village of Machiapu.
The railroad appears to be secure on the
west and the Russian positions throughout
the center and right are maintained, but
the importance of the first six days fight
ing on the right is confirmed and the effect
on the present struggle is apparent. The
thanking and counter-hanking by the Jap
anese to the north along the railroad IS
now the main feature of the situation.
Some japanese prisoners were brought in
from the west today.
Broke Through Russian Lines.
The Japanese during the night broke
through the Russian lines, reached the rail-
road and slightly damaged the line. The
Russians later drove them away, the line
was repaired and traffic was resumed.
Early this morning heavy fighting was
in progress against the Russian right flank
division and report was received of the
presence of columns of Japanese far north
ward and marching westward.
No news was received today from the
Russian eastern army.
Throughout yesterday the Japanese at
tackled from the west and northeast. The
Russian division on the extreme right was
hard pressed and during the night the
pressure of the Japanese. who were rim
forced and who placed an additional bat
terry in POSITION became SO great that the
division had to retire.
The adjoining division on its left also re-
tired. The night did not pass quietly.
There was heavy rife fire and the Japanese
part of the village sof Ushuntun occupied
by them at nightfalL They then retired.
This morning matters general were quiet
in that quarter. During the fighting yes
terday Gen. Kaulbras decorated with his
own Cross of St. George sharpshooter
named Ivan Barkoff1 iwho, though wounded
in the hand, tifclined1to go to the rear and
have it bandaged. Gen. Kaulbars on as
certaining that, Barkoff had previously been
wounded at the battle Of Liaoyang and at
the Shakhe river. dismounted, kissed the
man and pinned his cross on Barkoff' S
breast. :es'. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
STAFF OFFICERS IN THE DARK.
Gloomy Feeling at st. Petersburg
Waiting for News,


ST. PETERSBURG. March 9. $50 pm.
The general staff officers can furnish
no clear explanation of the exact situa-.
ton at Mukden. declining to make public
any details beyond those contained in the
official dispatches.
The atmosphere of the war Office Is in
tensely gloomy The officials admit that
Gen. Kuropatkin has suffered a bloody
defeat. but they insist that it is not de-
cisive disaster.
Their explanation of the dispatches Of
Gems Kuropatkin and Sakharoff reporting
fighting on the north front" is that they
refer to Japanese attempts to break
through the Russian line screening the COM
munications with Tie pass, but the public
regards 1t as an acknowledgment that Gen.
Nogi has already severed the Russian line
of communications and inclosed at least a
portion Of General Bildering's army which
was bringing up the rear.
The dispatches of the Associated Press
show beyond doubt that General Nogi has
actually succeeded in reaching the railroad.
although 1t was specifically affirmed that
the line was repaired and reopened It is
possible that this temporary interruption
may have caused the Tokyo report.
Inc most important known development
OF the day is the report that a fyins. Jap
anese column has appeared northeast of
Mukden and is heading rapidly west. This
probably is part of Gen. Kuroki's army
which is making a detour by forced
marches and swinging around to effect
1uncture with Gen. Nogi. If the maneuver
succeeds the net will be closed
1t is said here that General Kuropatkin
with his Headquarters staff is now at Fam
k1atung station on the railroad ten miles
below Tie Pass
The general staff admits that the carnage
In the BATTLE will probably exceed anything
In modern warfare. although the staff Of
fcers insist that the Japanese must have
sustained the heaviest losses The RUS
slams believe they surely will reach 80 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
PROBABLY NOT CORRECT.
Rumor in Labor Circles of Demand for
General Increase in Pay.

There has been report in circulation to
the effect that a general demand for an in
crease in wages will be made by the build
ing trades OF the District May /. This re-
port was investigated today by Star re-
porter. and the only apparent foundation
for ii appeared to be in the statement that
the bricklayers have entered into new
wage scale with the bosses. while the pa
perhanGers' union has appointed a COM
mittce 10 report upon the ACCESSIBILITY of
demanding more pay.
At the headquarters of the carpenters
and painters the statement was made this
afternoon that those trades have not given
any consideration as Yet 10 any proposed
increase in pay or decrease in the hours OF
labor. Whether they VIII or not could not
be learned.
1t is expected that the active building
season Will begin in a few days. and the
business agents of the several trades re-
port that there are plenty of mechanics
here to start the season with a boom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
THE NEW SWISS MINISTER.
DR.. Vogel Will Be Presented to the
President Tomorrow.

Mr.. Leo Vogel, the new Swiss minister,
has arrived in Washington and called at
the State Department today to pay his
respects to Secretary Hay. He will be
presented 10 the President at the White
House tomorrow. Mr.. Vogel succeeds Mr..
Fernand du Martheray, who has been
transferred to a diplomatic post in Europe
The affairs of the Swiss legation have been
since last January conducted by Mr. Ernst
Probst the secretary of the legation and
charge 'anaires ad interim. DR.. Vo-el who
is a native of Zurich. has been In the
Swiss diplomatic service for fifteen years
He was for a time secretary of lega-
ton in Washington and has been charge
4 a..ai.o- at different European capitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
CUT The RAIL WAY


thentfc Russian reports, has already
reached point opposite the station of
Souhatai. half way between Mukden and
Tie Pass, but it is believed that his left Is
swinging still further north for a blow at
the line of communications, which would
realize Field Marshal Oyama's plan for
closing the iron ring
The Tokyo report that the railroad Is ac-
tualiy cut is not confirmed here, the tele-
graph office on the contrary declaring that
communications with General Kuropatkin
is still open. q
1. The losses already exceed those of any
battle of the war.
The fanaticism displayed by the Japanese
is shown in an instance mentioned by
Russian correspondent, who describes how
a captured Japanese broke away from his
captors and threw himself headforemost
into Chinese we'll
While the defeat of Kuropatkin has re-
vived the talk Of peace. 1t is too early yet
to measure it's full effect. If Kuropatkin
succeeds in drawing off his army. no matter
how badly shattered, the war Office insists
that the situation will be unchanged, re-
peating the old argument, that kuropat-
kin, with his army still intact, will again
await reinforceElents, while the japanese
will suffer under the disadvantages or
heightened communications.
Reported That West Front is Broken.
In diplomatic circles unless Oyama has
crushed the Russian army little hope Is
held out that the imperial resolution to
continue the war will be altered. Much.
it is agreed. will depend upon the internal
developments which follow when the full
magnitude of the reverse is known.
Naturally the city is full of rumors, the
most persistent of which is that the Rus
sian west front, which practically extends
north and south to protect the line of re-
treat has been broken. and that the bulk
Of the Russian army has been forged cast
ward in the direction of Fushun. Should
this prove true Gen. Bilderling's part of
Gen Linevitch's army is certain to be
trapped"
Admit Attack on North Front.
The general staff has received the follow
ing dispatch from General Sakharoff, Cen
eral Kuropatkin's chief of staff. dated to-
day:
Several fierce attacks on our north
front were made during the night. They
were all repulsed
I'm other directions the night was
quiet
General Sakharoff's reference to the Rus
sian north 'front.' would seem to indicate
that Japanese force is between Mukden
and Tie pass. Though the Japanese may
have cut the telegraph lines along the rail-
road, it is possible that field telegraph lines
have been run between Fushun, where
Kuropatkin may have his headquarters,
and Tie pass, thus accounting for the SEEM
ing conflict in the advices from Tokyo and
ST. Petersburg regarding the severance OF
the Russian line of communications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Baltimore Markets.
e.,al DISPATCH to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. March 9.-FLOUR-Steady
unchanged; receipts, 6,522 barrels; exports, AT
barrels.
WHEAT-Weak; spot. contract, 111Ha112; spot
No. red western. 112%a113; March, 111Aa112
April. 1121a112&: May, 113ha1131a; steamer No
red, 1O5a105A; receipts. 910 bushels; southern by
sample. 93a111; southern on grade, 1oOa112h
CORN-Very quiet spot, 52lsa52&; March. 52@a
52M; APRIL. 52Sa521a; May, 52Aa52as; steamer
mixed. 5vsn50H; receipts. So, TAP bushels; exports
% 1874 bushels; southern white corn, 50a53; south
ern yellow corn, 5Oa53.
OATS-Firm; No. 2 white, 37a371a: No. 2 mixed.
36Aa36H; receipts. 5.160 bushels; exports. 80
bushels.
RYE-Firm; uptown. No. 2 western, S8a87.
HAY-Firm, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull, unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady; fancy initiation, 27a28; fancy
creamery, S2a33; fancy ladle. 23a25; store packed
22a23.
EGGS-Steady, %.
CHEEEE-Firm and unchanged; large, 1874; me-
dunn, 13X; small, H.
sUaAR- strons; coarse sranulated. sl5; hne.
0.15.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
New England's Banner Family.

From the Boston Herald.
one having read the forceful exclama-
tlCns of President Roosevelt when he is
"dee-lighted' involuntarily wishes he were
within hearing distance of the head of the
nation when the latter is shown the photo
graph of John Nolan of Brookline, his wife
and fifteen children. which is said to be the
banner family group of the state, If not of
New England. Father and mother nine
girls, all beauties, and six boys and young
men-that's the Nolan family group, and a
inner looking family one would not see in a
weeks journey, John F., the eldest, is
thirty-three, and Dorothy, the baby" Is
eight. The head of this household is a man
of fifty-four years. a rugged, well-preserv-
ed, vigorous and intelligent Irishman born
and bred in the odd country having come
here while In his teens. The mother is a
few years younger, and was born in st.
John. N. B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

At the meeting OF the Bankers Associa-
ton of the District. which will be held at
Rauscher's Monday evening. an address
will be made by Mr.. ]. Writ Randall, pres
ident of the Farmers National Bank OF
Annapolis. on the value of a bankers as
ISOLATION. The subject of time discounts
will be discussed in connection with the
report of the special committee. A buffet
luncheon will be served
Capital Traction stock sold at today's
meeting of the stock exchange from 14Sis
to 14S19 After the trading. which was not
very extensive. the stock was to be had at
14SA and 14SA was bid.
An official announcement read that
at the meeting of the directors of the COM
pany, held yesterday, the dividend had
been increased from to per cent an
nually, and that at the quarterly dividend
period next month $50 on each share
would be paid instead of SIS. The books
for the transfer of stock will be closed the
18th instant.
In talking about the rumors that prevail
relative to an extra dividend one of the di-
rectors said today that beyond the action
taken in increasing the dividend the subject
was not discussed at the meeting yesterday.
He said that any further dividend payments
are not even contemplated. and, In his JudG-
ment. it would be a long time before the
company would be in a financial condition
to pay more to the stockholders than is pro-
vided for by the action taken at yesterdays
meeting.
The preferred stock of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company was for
sale at 93h. and quite a good deal was
taken at that figure. A somewhat better
price was secured in the case of one or two
lots. An offer was made to buy or sell the
stock at 1914. At the close the bid had
risen to that level and "a was asked. OPP
lions were sold at "a.
The common stock sold down from 34A
10 33A. and at the close the stock was to be
had at 1894, and 33ss was bid An offer was
made during the trading to buy or sell the
stock at 335s
Better prices were obtained for Mergen
thaler than was the case yesterday and the
stock sold as high as 2O2. At the close 1t
was still to be had at that price. The
best bid was 201A.
Lanston was to be had at 1914. and then
at 16M. AT the close the bid was 1872 A
1,OOO-share lot was bought for 16a4. and an
option sold by the purchaser on the same
amount for 1873. AT the close 165a was
asked and 1872 bid.
Graphophone common stock maintained
the highest level which has been attained
within the past day or two. All the stock
that was for sale at 81 was taken, and
GS and 81 was also paid. The advance
in the price of this stock is attributed 20
the belief that the dividend is to be in
creased
Union Trust Company stock was dealt
In to considerable extent, and in a range
of prices from 1870 "a to 1924. Yesterday the
stock offered at 1907 and 129A was
bid.
There was good trading in the bonds of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company at S94 and sos. At the close
S9A was bid and 90 was asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
A Minister of Amusements.

In view of the enormous amounts now in
volved in amusements and the topsy-turvy
conditions generally prevailing with regard
to licensing, censorship of plays. and the
thousand and one questions continually
cropping up for argument in connection
Herewith, the time is ripe for the legisla-
ture to institute a minister of amusements
not necessarily at princely stipend The
establishment might be self-supporting
from the fees alone. Place the whole thing
under one head. and thus not only secure a
single-mnded judgment on all matters con-
nected with the world of amusements, but
leave no shadow of excuse for the self-arro-
cation of such functions as are now exer-
profession
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Conference on Proposed Law

Commissioner -Iacfarland has collected all
the recent state laws relating to super
vision of banks and building and loan
associations and within about a week he
VIII write to the officials of the private and
savings banks and of the building and loan
associations in the District inviting them
to conference at the District building to
discuss a proposed law governing the super
vision OF private banks and building asso-
Citations in the District
The Commissioner has also recently con-
ferred with the controller of the currency
and he states that if the supervision of the
banks can be made under the controller he
VIII favor such plan, as it will save the
District the additional expense of ex-
aminers, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
Will of Virginia Larkin.

The will of Mary Virginia Larkin. dated
March &c, 1904, has been filed for probate.
With the exception of small requests to
George Hilbus. George H. Sheets. James H.
Sheels, Fanny Owens. Margaret w. ALI
son, Father Patrick O'Connor and the Sun
day school of ST. Vincent de Paul of WASH
ington, d. c., her estate is left to Mrs. Mar
garet Lane, who is named exeutrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-09
RUSSIANS SWEPT THE LINES.
Heroic Assault at Midnight - Recap
tured Hills in Center.

GENERAL RENNENKAMPFFS HEAD
QUARTERS. MADYADANI. Manchuria
Tuesday, March Z, morning.-In pursuance
of orders to retake at any cost the posi-
lions at Oubenepusa, lost at nightfall. the
Russians at midnight stormed and recap
tured the hills in the center. A weird
review preceded the attack. as the regi-
ments selected for this service fled past
Gen. Rennenkampn in dead silence with
pale, set faces Illuminated by tho rays
OF the moon. AS the last set Of tours
passed. the general turned his horse and
departed. saying: ,sss
"Send me word when you succeed"