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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
POLICE CHIEFS MEET
OF CRIMINAL IDEN-
LITIGATION BUREAU.
Congress to Be Requested to Appro-
pirate So, 600 for Boards
Maintenance.

Seven of the eleven members of the board
of governors of the national bureau of
criminal identification met at police head
quarters today to discuss matters Of inter-
est concerning the work of the bureau.
Those who were in attendance were j. I.
Jansen, Milwaukee,; Benjamin Murphy.
Jersey City; Frank J. Cassada. Elmira;
Thomas Farnan, Baltimore; Paul Mllliken
Cincinnati; Thomas A. McQuaid Pittsburg
and Maj. Richard Sylvester of this city
Chief Jansen, vice chairman OF the board,
presided
The most important business transacted
was that In relation to asking Congress for
substantial aid in the matter of enabling
the association to extend its work. Some
time ago an effort was made to have the
Department of Justice take charge of the
bureau and make government institution
of 1t, but nothing was accomplished. AT
today's session it was the unanimous opin-
ion of those present that Congress should
be asked to lend helping hand, and that
an appropriation of $1,000 should be asked
for. Maj Sylvester was designated to look
after the matter of having the necessary
bin presented to Congress.
Arguments Advanced.
In connection with the matter of asking
congressional aid. it was stated that the
bureau should be enabled to furnish all gov
ernment departments information respect
ing criminals, and the members of the board
believe the government will thereby receive
a great amount OF beneficial information
which will aid the secret service detectives
and rostoffice inspectors. 1t Is hoped by
the bureau that the matter may be pre-
sented to Congress in such a manner that
favorable action will be taken upon the re-
quest
The report or the superintendent of the
local bureau was gratifying to the MEM
bers of the board. 1t showed that there
had been a greater number of identtfica-
tons of criminals during the past quarter
than there had been during any previous
three months since the organization was
formed. Superintendent Van Buskirk ex-
planned what had been accomplished and
his report was approved. A resolution vas
adopted urging members to send more pho
tosraphs to the headquarters of the bureau
and also to increase the number of meas
urements. 1t was also voted to have the
tif1cation card to be exchanged by police
departments in the United States.
Satisfactory to Members.
Tie meeting proved to be quite satisfac-
tory, and the members feel highly e,ated
over the prospects of getting aid from Con-
gress which will enable them to extend
the work. 1t was regretted that Col VIII
liam a. Pinkerton, Col. Matthew Kelly of
st. Louis. Fred w. Hill of Chattanooga and
William A. Pierce OF Boston We're prevented
from attending. This afternoon Major Syl-
yester entertained the visitors at an oyster
roast at Frank p. Halls, the river front.
Tomorrow the visitors will go to Baltimore
as the guests of Marshal Farnan and in
spect the department there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
GRINDING TEA INTO POWDER.
Makes as Good Beverage If Not Better
Than the Whole Leaf.
From the London Times.

From the London Times.
History tells US that when coffee was first
brought to the cities of western Europe the
first makers of 1t were Turks. They roasted
and ground the berries and served the
liquor as 1t Is served to this day In the east
-grits and ALL We still drink coffee as we
drank it then. with this difference, that we
mostly omit the grits and drink an infusion
instead of decoction. 1t was not SO with
tea No chinaman was imported with the
first pound of tea to teach US how to mako
and drink 1t. The consequence has been
that we have never drunk tea in the CHI nese
way-that is. as simple infusion
At first there seems to have been great
doubt as to how to deal with the new herb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
Only Woman Hop Buyer.
From the Portland oresonian.

From the Portland 0regonian
Grants Pass has the only woman hop
buyer in the world, the lady holding this
distinction being Mrs. John Ranzau Mrs
Ranzau represents one of the leading firms
buying hops on this coast her territory en-
bracins Rogue River and Umpqua valleys.
That Mrs. Ranzau should become sue
cessfui buyer is reasonably to be supposed,
for she has had large experience In hops
and is a woman OF unusual energy and
business capacity. With her husband John
Ranzau. she has been growing hops for sew
eral years, and their yard of 105 acres Is
the largest in southern Oregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05

the travels of Able Hue, that when the
Chinese desire to be thrifty in the use of the
finer and more expensive teas they grind
the leaf to powder and use less for the in
fusion We found that tea could be ground
in coffee mill as easily as coffee; that tea
made with the powder is good as or bet
ter than when made with the whole leaf,
and that the powder, as II naturally would,
goes further than the tea leaf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-05
You Can Exchange Anything

you don't want for something you do want.
State your proposition in an ad. in the
Trade column OF Sundays Star.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
CONNECTS SHOT DOWN.
Three Killed and the Same Number
Fatally Wounded,

.
Folsom. Cal, Dec. 30.-Seven of nine
convicts at the state prison who made
Q break for liberty were almost riddled
with bullets. three being dead and
three in a critical condition. Captain
r. j. Murphy, a prison o~ficial, is
wounded by q shot in the leg and two
slight knife wounds.
The convicts who engaged in the
break were all employed in the rock
crusher, where 325 Of the most des.
large sledge hammer was thrown into
the crasher, causing the %ponderous
machine to come to a %standstill. This
attracted Captain Murphy. Charles
jolly and Charles L. Taylor to the
place Immediately.
Thereupon the desperate convicts
rushed to seize Murphy, Jolly and
Taylor. They succeeded in catching
the two first named. The %convicts,
with their captives, made their way
toward q small post commanded by
Guard w. Fl. Harris, who was armed
with a ride.
They no ooner stepped into the
open than the seven guards com
menced firing and within twenty sec
onds fully 100 shots had been fred
and seven convicts were on the ground
helpless. The rest were secured. The
dead are:
H. G. Hill, under sentence Of thirty.
six years for robbery; j. Quinlan,
serving twelve years for robbery; W.
Morales, under sentence for robbery.
The following injured will probably
die: D. Kelly, serving eight years for
robbery; r. Queyada and W. p. Enley,
life sentence for murder.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
SENATORIAL FIGHT ENDS.
No Further Opposition to Reelection
of Depew.

Ht-- " SOHS"s E-lus
New York, Dec. 2O.-Chauncey
Mitchell Depew of New York will sue
coed himself for a term Of six years
as United States senator from the
state Of New York, continuing as the
colleague of Senator Thomas G. Plat,
who has four years to serve.
The formal announcement of this
conclusion was made late Thursday
afternoon at the Fifth Avenue hotel
by Governor Odell, as chairman of the
Republican state committee, and came
rs the result of q series Of conferences
by prominent state Republicans ex
tending over several weeks and pretty
continuous for the past few days. The
purport of the announcement Is that
the candidacy Of Former Governor
Frank C. Black, which has been warm
ly pressed by his friends during the
past fortnight or more, will be with
drawn and the name of Senator De-
pew will be the only n presented to
the caucus of Republican legislators,
which Will select the party's candidate
for senator.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
G[APP WINS CAUCUS
The Junior Minnesota Senator
Sure Of Second Term in
the Upper House

81. Paul. Jan. 4.-Moses E. Clapp
Will succeed himself In the United
States senate.
At q joint caucus OF the Republican
senator's and house members Tuesday
night the Junior United States senator
for Minnesota received q total or 1927
votes. or more than thirty-iye votes
above q majority OF all the members
OF the two legislative bodies. His
friends declared 1t the close OF the
caucus that only the mere formality
Of q Joint caucus scheduled for Jan.
II remained to reflect him to the sen.
ate for q term Of six years.
Senator Thompson Of Fillmore
called the caucus to order, Representa-.
tive w. b. Anderson Of Winona was
chosen permanent chairman and Sena-
tors Putnam and Torsop and Repre-.
sentative Adams were named es secre-
tarieS.
Senator George Laybourn presented
the name OF Senator Clapp to the eau
Gus and after I'VE seconding speeches
were made, roll call was demanded
and the vote as given above resulted.
NO - hE
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
PORT ARTHUR FALLEN
After Eleven Months Fighting
Japs Capture Gibraltar
Of the Orient
At Last the Heroic Defenders
Raise White Flag Over
Ruined City

Port Arthur has surrendered. Ex-
hausted by months of almost constant
fighting, decimated by disease and cas-.
ualties and hopelessly sealed in its
rocky fortress, the gallant garrison
has yielded to its gallant %besiegers and
the end Is now written of the most
dramatic war incident of modern
times.
At 9 o'clock Sunday night General
Nogi, commanding the Japanese army
Of investment, received from General
Stoessel, commander at Port Arthur,
q note saying that he found further
resistance useless and asking for .
meeting to arrange terms Of capitula-
ton. The note was simple and direct
and the Japanese general Immediately
named commissioners to confer with
representatives of the Russian COM
mander. They met at noon Monday
and arranged the conditions to surren-
der.
The siege and the defense Of Rus.
sia's stronghold in the Far East have
been marked by bravery, gallantry and
desperation unequalled In modern war
fare and hardly excelled in military
history. The story of the operations
around Port Arthur is one of repeated
fighting, both by land and sea, of the
most desperate and thrilling character.
Isolated instances Of heroism that
would have set the world ringing I'M
der less overwhelming circumstances
have been dwarfed by the generally
magnificent conduct of both forces.
What Port Arthur has cost in human
life and in money NJ estimate Of even
approximate correctness can be made.
The losses have been appalling. 1t has
been reported that in some engage.
ments leading up to the recent capture
Of 203-Meter hill the attacking force
Lost as high as 40 per cent Of the force
Ell eged, while the garrison's losses, OF
which no word has come, must have
been frightful.
The defense of the position, which
fell to her a a heritage after the
Chinese-Japanese war, has cost Russia
practically her entire fleet in those
waters. Her ships lie from Port Ar
thurs inner basin to Chemulpo. in
Korea, and along the Shantung PENN
sula, battered hulks of once proud YES
sells; or, ANONYMOUSLY dismantled.
are interned in neutral Chinese har-
bors. Save the three or four cruisers
and some lesser craft that lie in the
icebound refuge Of Vladivostok not q
warship flies the Russian cross
in the waters Of the Northern Orient.
And Japan, too, has had her losses in
the long draMn out operations. Mines
have struck from Admiral Togo's feet
list many fine ships and smaller yes
sells since the morning Of Feb. 8, when
he hurled his feet at the Russian ships
In Port Arthur's ~roadstead.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
IN D[[CIR|G RAILWAY
The Trolley May Soon Run
Out Of tie Hub City
Northwest
Leola Parties Working Matter
Up With Good Encourage.
ment in Aberdeen

&
It is learned that a move is on foot,
with substantial backing, to organize
q company for the construction Of a
trolley line from Leola to Aberdeen.
Leola parties are the prime movers in
the matter but it is intimated that
they are meeting with gratifying en-
couragement among The solid business
men Of this city. This movement is
the result of the pressing necessity
which has long existed for some mod
ern means Of communication with the
outside world.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
announcement

With the beginning of the year a
new publishing company begins bust
ness in Aberdeen under the cor
porate name of Aberdeen Printing
Company. The incorporators are
John r. Holmes, Fred G. Huntington,
q. j. Searle and Geo. B. DAILY. The
company becomes the owner of the
Aberdeen American and the Aberdeen
Democrat and will continue the pub
lication1of these papers under the same
editorial management as each has
heretofore had.
Under ordinary conditions the pub
location of q weekly paper at one dol
lar a year cannot be made to pay, but
the advantageous arrangements for
the future issue Of these papers will
not only assure a profit but insure to
the patrons Of both publications a
newspaper which for attractive ap-
pearance and satisfactory contents
cannot be excelled by any weekly in
the state.
The company is o equipped for
carrying on an extensive job business
and will handle promptly all classes
Of business in that line. This depart
ment is under the MANAGEMENT Of r..
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
Events Of q Week.
Black Hills Pioneers Are
Quite Exclusive
vermillion University Asks For
Big Appropriation. New
Warden Wanted

The postal authorities are greatly
puzzled v the mysterious disappear
ance OF a registered letter containing
$1,000 in cash. The letter was sent
by the First National bank Of Madison
and consigned to the Bank Of Ramona.
At Ramona the mail sack containing
the letter was delivered by Agent
Northrop to the Ramona carrier and
placed IN a dray preparatory to being
taken to the postoflce. The mail sack
containing the registered letter re-
NAMED on the dray between Ave and
ten minutes before the carrier took
charge and conveyed it to the post.
office. The robbery must have been
committed at that time. Upon opening
the mail sack and distributing the mail
the postmaster found the official letter
Of advice but the package was missing.
The next morning he discovered that
the mail sack had been cut open.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
N COMPLETELY RuINEp
,ns Destroy Everything Of Value
Before Surrenderino.


deco, Jan. 3.-Midshipman Eliso-
ricj commanding a launch which left
Pol Arthur at 8 o'clock Monday
mis- I said during the day:
Ii shot has been fired at Port Ar
TIL for two days. That which Chi
ne heard Monday night was the Rus
81 Is blowing up forts, ships, maya
ri es warehouses, docks and every
I'll 4 valuable. When I left Port Ar
Sh the fortress and the town was
host completely wrecked. The war.
81 ls died hard. Several explosions
u b. necessary to complete the wreck
OF them. The Seyastopol, after
dktrhing fire, exploded and turned tur-
The harbor entrance is blocked
Eih sunken ships. The only navi-
kable craft now at Port Arthur are the
1ospital ships Kassan and Mongolia.
You need expect no more ships
trom Port Arthur as these are unable
10 leave on account of the blocking
bi the harbor.
The statement that there remained
5000 fighting men at Port Arthur is
misleading, because a majority OF
these are sick or slightly wounded.
There has been for some time no
proper bandages and wounds have
been dressed with hemp. The news
that General Stoessel was prepared to
treat for surrender was received by
the soldiers with the feeling Of utmost
For the past month severe
wounds have been gladly received by
the soldiers because they were al
lowed to rest. When the men were
not fighting they were t%unneling on
half rarions.
"The bombardment of the last day
or SC was terrific. Everybody remarked
that even General Stoessel must see
the futility of further resistance when
our guns are unable to reply.
I'VE might have surrendered q
month ago with the highest honor,
That resistance has continued effec
lively since is scarcely less than q
miracle.
ut is q mere handful of broken men
who surrender and a debris strewn
desert which the Japanese gain. Not
one of Port Arthur's magnificent pub
lie works remain"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
ag Merger Man Wins on.
Appeal to United States
Supreme Court
Now Distribute Stock of
\. P. ID Manner to Best
Serve His interests

Illadelphia, Jan. 4.-The United
! court Of appeals for the Thirt
eial district, in an opinion flet
reverses q decision OF the New
Sey circuit court which restrained
Northern Securities company from
ffbuting certain stock Of the North
Pacific.
be decision is q defes. for the in
Ssts represented by e. H. HART
n. In q decree Of the New jersey
1T the Northern Securities com
Nv was restrained from disposing d
N;280 shares OF the common stock d
u Northern Pacific Railway con
nv, alleged to have been receive
m E. HI. Hartman and Winslow
zee, and Of $4,000 shares of tt
anon stock Of the Northern Pacifl
(3Away company received by II.
elthern Securities company frd
Northern Pacific Railway compak
decision of the higher court, hdr
gives the Northern Securit
lpany the right to dispose of h
Hartman and Pierce, when b
ehern Securities company ID
declared by the United Stale
Eelne court to be an Illegal cm'
Ation, demanded the return of Ehe
(lnal stock they had contribute& at
stiMe Of the organization OF fha
bination. The Northern Securt lies
61ny, it was claimed, intended 10
q pro rata distribution Of THE
Of the acknowledgements
ahe opinion was written by j 3dse
Has.
fudge George Gray Of Delaware Ailsd
sdisssnting decision.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
BID ApproprIation Asked.

Professor George Smith Of the state
university at Vermillion announces
that his institution intends to ask for
Q $4,000 appropriation. It 10 the de-
sire Of the faculty Of the university to
90 equip 1t that 100 or more students
who leave the state each year for East
ern institutions may be induced to 60
TO Vermillion. The appropriation il
larger than usual for the reason that
some Of the departments. mead to be
roorganized In order to attract these
students. Professor Smith stated that
the university faculty and Yermillion
s11tness men will make q strong fight
Tor this appropriation.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
FLEETS WILL gE UNITED.
Both Divisions Of Baltic Squadron Now
at Madagascar.

Tamatave. Island Of Madagascar,
Jan. 3.-The division Of the Russian
second Pacific squadron commanded
by Rear Admiral Voelkersam, which,
after passing through the Suez canal,
sailed from Jibutil, French Somali.
land, Dec. 10, for the island of NADIA
gascar. anchored during the day in
Passandava bay, in the northwestern
part Of this island.
The squadron commanded by Ad.
miral R~ojestvensky is at Antongil bay,
on the east coast.
It is believed that the whole squad.
ron later will rendezvous at Diego,
Suarez bay, on the northeast coast OF
the island.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
Leave Of Absence for Kerr.

The state board Of regents of educa-
ton held q meeting at Pierre to clear
up accumulated business. About the
only thing outside Of routine was to
grant an indefinite leave Of absence to
Professor r. F. Kerr Of the agricul-
tural college, who will become private
secretary to Governor Elrod. G. A.
Fountain, who was considered for the
place, decided not to accept It.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
DEFICIT OF 100000.

Report Of Treasury Department for
Calendar Year Issued.
Washington, Dec. 31.-The treasury
department has issued a review of
treasury operations for the calendar
year 1904. The receipts were $780,
100000 and the expenditures (includ-
ing the Panama payment) 1852, 900. 1000,
q deficit for the year Of $22, OOO, 900.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06

neia AZ Deadwood last week. Tne fol.
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, N. NJ. Kramer, Mitchell; corre-
spending secretary, j. F. Olander.
Brookings; recording secretary, Mrs.
]. Jones. Jr., Hot Springs; treasurer,
II. A. Hutrud, Sioux Falls. The place
Of meeting next year will be Brook
ings.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
DYING woMAn's BRAVE DEED.
Although Fatally Burned She Saves
Her Children.

Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 81. IN a fire
near Elgin, Neb., which threatened
the destruction of her home and the
lives of her children Mrs. Joseph
Reuss was SO seriously burned that
she died shortly afterwards. Mrs.
Reuss' clothes caught fire and she
jumped into a tank OF water, quench-
ing the flames which enyeloped her,
but not, however. before her clothes
had been burned OF her. She dashed
back into the burning house, .extin-
guished xhe fire and saved her chill.
.dren and soon afterwards died from
the effects Of the burns she had re.
poivod
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
MANY million. & stake.

The taxing of mortgages amounting
to millions Of dollars under the laws
Of South Dakota IL dependent upon
the outcome OF a suit which 10 to be
disposed Of during an adjourned term
Of the state circuit court, which ID
now in session in Clay county. Last
spring the county commissioners CT
that county, In accordance with Q law
enacted by the last legislature, as
sessed mortgages to the value OF $780,
600. The holders Of these mortgages
al1ege that the law under which these
assessments were made ID unccnstitu-
uonal and void. They therefore insti-
tuted an action against the county
commissioners. II, as the result Of
tho suit, the law IL declared tconstitu-
tonal mortgages will in future be as
sessed by the assessors OF practically
svsry county In South Dakota.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
RUSSIAN BOATS At cHEFoo.
Seven Torpedo Launches Are Now q
That Port.

Chefoo, Jan. 3.-,Tuesday morning
two Russian torpedo launches from
Port Arthur arrived here. There are
seven japanese. torpedo boat destroy
ers In the harbor.
A third Russian launch arrived from
Port Arthur at 1890 q. m. Four of
the Japanese torpedo boat destroyers
have departed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
Big Strike Impending.

Berlin. Jan. 4.-The discomfort In
the Westphalian coal fields has
strike affecting 100000 miners Is Inn,
pending.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
sioux Falls Factory Burns.

The stock and building Of Fem.
Bros wholesale candy mandatory at
Sioux Falls was practically destroyed
by a ire which originated from an ok
plosion in the starchroom. The loss
Will amount to nearly $4,000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
lunatIo poes Not Know Hla Name

lunatlo Does Not Know His Name.
The authorities at Kimball have
taken into custody an unknown, who
gives every indication Of being ct least
temporarily %dsranged. The identity Of
the nan is wrapped in complete mys-
terry, as he is unable to tell his name
or where he is from. He appears to
have q vague idea Of q beautiful home.
but where 1t Is located he cannot say.
While being cared for by the authori-
ties 1t was very difficult to keep the
mysterious stranger warmly clothed,
- he persisted in removing Q part Of
his clothing. Notwithstanding the
coldness Of the weather. Not knowing
what else to do with him he has been
placed in the Brule county poorhouse
pending information as to his identity
and where he Is from.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-01-06
KILLS TWO AND SUICIDES.

Oregon Man Stays His Wife, an At
legged Rival and Himself.
Portland, Ore. Jan. 4.-Enraged by
Jealousy of Frank Dunno, whom he
believed to have alienated his wife's
affection, Henry X. Loomis Tuesday
killed Dunno and Mrs. Loomis and
then committed suicide.