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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-05-11

1t costs st. Louis over S276,-
600 a year to get rid of her garb-
age. What a lot of dirt they
must have. But then we know
they have been trying to clean
up their boodlers.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-05-11

Chief of Police OiNeill of Chi
cago continues to insist that he
has the situation well in hand"
That is where the rioters seem
to have the brick.-St. Louis
Star.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-05-11

For the first time in z years
the Republicans carried the city
Of Hannibal May ,. They elect
cd all but one alderman and the
city attorney.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-05-11

Special oue way excursions to
Spokane, Tacoma and Northwest
and points in California. Tickets
on sale daily March rst to May x,
1905. at greatly reduced rates via
Missouri Pacific Railway.
K. A. BAILEY, AGr.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-05-11

There are about $4,000 miles
Of main track railway in the
whole world and of this 212, 600
miles is in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
Funeral Of Elmer Pettiford.

The funeral Of Elmer Pettiford, colored.
late clerk in the Office of the auditor for
the Post Office Department. took place yes
terday from the Seventh Day Adventist
Church. Mr.. Pettiford was native OF Van
West county, Ohio. He was appointed to
a position in the Treasury Department
about eight years ago. and three years later
he became converted to the religious faith
of the Seventh Day Adventists He there
after used I'D his annual leave in taking
Saturdays for his Sunday, according to the
belief of his church.
A hearing was given him before the
treasury board, to which he explained his
religious convictions In the meantime
charges of inefficiency had been preferred
against him, but 1T was found. 1t is said.
that he was a first-class clerk. Pending
an investigation Pettifold was reduced In
salary and was transferred from the Of
fee OF the second auditor to the sixth
auditors Office. He chung to his religious
convictions, remaining away from the gov
eminent Office every Saturday regardless
OF consequences. About year ago his
former salary was restored. 1t is said that
Senator Charles Dick and Mr. Elmer
Dover of Ohio stood by him in his conten-
ton with the department Mr.. Pettiford
was graduated from colored college In
Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
TEN DOLLARS IN EACH CASE.
Three Young Men Fined for Assaulting
Joseph PAYNE.

Edward Sutton, Jesse H. Lusby and Geo.
Sutton, three young men who reside In the
southeast section Of the city, were ar
raigned before Judge Mills in the Police
Court this morning charged with assault
Ing Joseph Payne Of Oxon Hill, Md, and
after the testimony had been completed the
court imposed D fine Of $40 in each case
Payne testified that he came to the city
yesterday and was walking in the south
east section Of the city near where the
railroad tracks pass the corner Of the navy
yard, when he was set upon by the three
young men and badly beaten, and that he
had never seen any Of the defendants be-
fore In his life. When the defendants took
the stand In their own behalf they all
testified that George Sutton was at home
at the time the assault was alleged to have
been committed, and that the only reason
that the other two struck Payne was that
Saturday last they were at Oxon Hill and
were chased out of the town by Payne and
his friends: that when he came to the city
yesterday and announced that he could
whip any one in the southeast they give
him the chance.
James Wynne and Charles B. Thompson,
two colored men, who live in the section
Of the city where the fight occurred, told
the court that the two men were beating
Payne while he was lying PROSTATE, and
that they caused them to desist and called
Policeman Price, who placed them under
arrest. They also stated that George SUIT
ton was present and Judge Mills entered the
fines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
GIRL FATHERS COME TO GRIEF.
Cow Ate Clothes = Friendly Farmer
Comes to Relief

A dispatch from Lafayette. Ind, last
night says: For the purpose of agreeably
filling in recent hot afternoon four Otter
vein girls took their two out-of-town guests
to a secluded spot on the Wabash for a
swim. On arriving at the chosen place
they constructed an Enclosure with sheets
which they had brought along and pro-
ceeded to divest themselves of their cloth
ing and don bathing suits. Soon the six
girls were disporting in the cool waters of
the Wabash.
While this was going on a herd Of cows
wandered lazily up to the improvised
bathing house, stuck their noses in and
found various articles Of feminine wearing
apparel hanging upon a barbed-wire fence.
Possessed of ravenous appetite, the ami
mails innocently began to devour garment
after garment. and when the feast was
finally concluded there were not enough
articles left to properly dress a French
dancing girl.
saw the dreadful catastrophe that had be-
fallen them and proceeded to weep. Their
cries attracted the attention of farmer
on a road not far away, and he ap-
preached the place. The occupants called
to him to keep hundred yards away, and
he did so.
Then they told him what had happened,
and he made a two-mile trip to his home,
obtained some Of his daughters. clothing
marooned bathers on the bank Of the
river. BY the time the unfortunate and
mOsquito-bitten young women returned to
their homes 1t was very dark, and frantic
parents were about to send out searching
parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
ESCAPES FROM DEVILS ISLAND.
eddie" Guerrin, an American, is
Again at Large.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: A special cable dispatch to the New
York Sun from London says:
There are two interesting items Of news
from DEVILS Island, the French penal sta
ton OF the coast Of Guinea, the scene of
Captain Dreyfus' martyrdom Rumors In
regard to American crooks which have been
In circulation in London for weeks have
lust been officially confirmed by the French
authorities. One Is that Tom O'Brien,
the famous bunco king Is dead and the
other that Eddie Guerrin, the notorious
American crook, has escaped from Deyips
Island something that was believed to be
impossible O'Brien died OF tuberculosis
and peritonitis, hoping till the end that his
American pals would arrange for his es-
cape.
two months ago. How he managed to do
SO Is not known, and the French police are
naturally reticent as to how the supposedly
impossible barriers of Devil Island were
overcome. Guerrin was concerned In the
robbery of the American Express Com
pany's Office in Paris in April. 1901. when
the safe was dynamited and booty amount
ing to over 100, 600 francs &2OOCO was Sc
cured He was sentenced to fourteen years
penal servitude on Devils Island.
. within a week of Guerrins escape the
American crooks in London knew of it. The
Scotland Yard officials, who heard 1t from
them, secuted the idea until it was con-
frmed from Paris. The remarkable thing
Is that the American crook colony in Lon
don knew of O'Brien'S death before the
Paris authorities did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
CHILD's FATAL THROW.
Hurled Stone Through Car Window
Which Killed a Man.

A dispatch from Pittsburg, Pa, last night
says: A diminutive child was held by Cor
oEer Armstrong for several hours today
while he was questioned about the throwing
OF stone into a railroad train which cost
a man his life.
July II last Alexander P Campbell. a
lumber dealer of Charleston, W. Va, seated
In Pullman car on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was hit by stone thrown through
the window. He was taken Off at the Nc
Keesport Hospital. where he died from q
fra ctured skull.
Thomas Delehanty. head of the Baltimore
and Ohio detective service. has been work.
Ing on the case ever since to learn who
threw the fatal stone. Today, on orders
received from his chief. Detective Patrick
Moran of the Baltimore and Ohio arrested
George Toal of 1906 Railroad street Nc
keesport. aged nine years. Toal, when
taken before the coroner. stoutly maintain
ed that he never threw a stone at a train In
his life. The coroner was almost bluffed,
but he kept at the boy and told him what
the detectives had learned about him. The
lad finally whimpered and admitted that he
mad thrown the stone which crashed through
the Pullman car, and he also had watched
tina events following the death of Campbell
and had kept num-" The lad was per-
United to go home with his sister who
pre- missed to produce him at the inquest next
Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
Had Bullet in Appendix.

A dispatch from New York last night
says: Peculiar in it's unexpected disclosure
was an operation for appendicitis recent
Iy performed in st. Luke's Hospital on Rob-
ert A. Pope of Newburyport. Mass, a
nephew Of Col. Albert A. Pope, bicycle
manufacturer.
Young Pope, who Is a Harvard under
graduate and a candidate for this years
foot ball team at that institution recently
presented himself to DR.. Hussey of ST.
Luke's. DR.. Markoe, assisted by DR.. Hus-
sey, examined the young man. and, dag
nosing the case as appendicitis, performed
an operation.
To their great surprise they found
lodged in Pope's appendix 22-caliber bull
let, to the presence of which the irritation
of the appendix had been due. When the
operation had been successfully performed
and Pope was informed Of the discovery, he
was greatly surprised.
sI had forgotten all about the bullet
years ago." was his first remark.
Thirteen years ago, 1t developed. while
cleaning rifle. Pope accidentally shot him
self, the bullet lodging in the side of his
abdomen. Although he was Ill for some
time thereafter. hee rapidly recovered and
thought no more OF his healed wound. be-
lieving that the bullet was not in his body.
The piece Of lead gave no evidence of
trouble until recently. when Pope began
his foot ball training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
CHIEF CLERK APPOINTED.
j. G. Van Buskirk to Serve With Bu-
reau Of Identification.

Major Richard Sylvester, superintendent
of police Of this city. announced this morn
ing that ]. c. Van Buskirk, the Bertillon
measurer at the Elmira reformatory at Ell
mira, N. Y. has been appointed chief clerk
in charge of the bureau Of Identification Of
the local department. to succeed Edward
A. Evans, who resigned several days ago.
The appointment will take effect at once.
Mr.. Van Buskirk has been at the Elmira
reformatory, of the leading institutions
of its kind in the country. for the past
eight years and during that time he has
been the Bertillon measurer and physical
culture instructor in the reform school He
has handled from $4,000 to $4,000 of the
young criminals during his service. and is
regarded as especially fitted to take charge
of the work here in the national bureau
Of Identification. He was in the city yes
terday and left for Elmira last night. to
remove his family to this city. 1t Is ex-
pected that he will take charge Of the work
In few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
New Street Car Line in Operation.

Street cars have been in operation for
several days on the new trolley road built
to East Washington Heights, across the
Pennsylvania avenue bridge beyond Twin
Ing City. the terminus of the road at pres
ent in that quarter being Minnesota ave-
nue.. The line operates between the point
named and the cars Of the Capital Traction
Company, free transfers being exchanged.
and is the consummation, in part, at least,
Of the plan to develop this portion of the
District by a street car line that has been
in view for several years The residents
of the section affected are highly gratified
at the outcome thus far. as the road passes
through the village of Twining City. afford
ing them rapid transit to and from the
city Those who went out today to view
the lands of the company interested in the
development OF the highlands were carried
over this road 1t Is understood 1t will be
eventually extended much farther, with
branch lines radiating over that section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
NOT FOR ROOSEVELT
Opposes Grand Entry on Return Home
From Vacation.

dispatch from Oyster Bay, N. Y. last
night says Mr.. Roosevelt will discourage
the triumphal entry idea which District Of
Columbia officials have been planning for
his return to Washington September 80.
The President feels that any attempt to
celebrate his success in bringing Russia
and Japan together at Portsmouth and In
solving their problems for them would be
in bad taste.
The plan to start a boom for his second
nomination to the presidency. based upon his
triumph in world politics. boom that is to
override his post-election promise never to
run again-is distastefui to the President
It takes him from the pedestal of humanity
and plants him In the mud of personal pol
tiles. Whether he will or will not ultimate
ly withdraw his pledge of election night
Mr.. Roosevelt will not permit his admirers
to lower the dignity of his position as
peacemaker by making political capital Of
1t on his return to Washington. -E
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
THIS CITY FOR CONVENTION or
1905.

All arrangements for the departure Of the
District delegates to the national encamp-
ment Of the United Spanish War Veterans
at Milwaukee were completed today. The
local contingent will start for the conven-
ton city at IL o'clock tomorrow forenoon
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad In a
special car. Commander John Lewis Smith
of the District department will carry with
him invitations to the Spanish war veterans
to hold their encampment next year In
Washington. These are from District Com
missioner West. Mr.. w. ". Cox. president
of the board OF trade; Mr.. James F. Oys-
ter. president of the Business Mems Asso-
citation. and other representative Washing
tonians.
The District delegates propose to make
an active campaign in favor Of Washington
as the next convention city. They will wear
large badges in the Spanish cplors. red and
yellow, inscribed washington. D. C.. 1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
Death Only Alternative.

A dispatch from Cleveland last night says
that she did not reverse her automobile
when It ran into crowd for fear OF injur-
ing several persons was the excuse Of
fered by Mrs. A. II. Bailey. wife OF the
millionaire manufacturer, before the cor
oner in the inquest into the death of
Charles Broestle. who died of injuries re-
sulting from being struck by her automo-
bile on August To-
IT might have reversed my machine, but
eral men by backing into them. BY not
reversing but by simply trying to stop the
auto, struck but one man." said Mrs
Bailey.
The coroner will examine more witnesses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
KENSINGToN NEWS.
Variety of Matters Of General and
Personal Interest.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
KENSINGTON Nd, September 4. 1905.
Miss Belle Wise, a recent guest OF MISS
Lydia Fowler has returned to her home in
Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Johnston have re-
turned to their home, the Villa, after trip
to Atlantic City, N. J.
Mrs Virginia I. Buck has returned to
Baltimore, Md, after a visit at Buena
Vista, where she was the guest OF Mr. ana
Mrs Joseph w. Buck.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph W. White Of Ameri-
Gus. Ca, are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter A. Johnston.
Harry c. Armstrong Is entertaining his
father, Mr. William 8. Armstrong OF White
Plains, N Y, who Is here inspecting the
completion of his dwelling on Baltimore
street, which he will occupy with his fam
lily In the early fall.
Mrs VIM. Marquardt Of Baltimore, Md,
Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Philip Herr
mann.
Miss olevia Harrison. who for the past
two months has been visiting her aunt, MRS.
Alfred c. Warthen. has returned TO her
home in Damascus, Md.
Miss Mamie Jones is visiting relatives at
Poolesville, Md.
MT. Harry Turner Newcomb, who for the
past two years has occupied with his fam
has moved to Bethesda, where he recently
erected a new home.
Miss Pearl Warthen of Shenandoah. Va.
Is the guest of Miss Ethel Warthen OF
Washington street.
Mr.. Joseph w. Buck and his son, George
Burton Buck are spending a vacation at
Rehoboth Beach. Del.
Mrs H. A. Bell Of Baltimore, Md, Is the
guest Of her daughter, Mrs. John T. Brady,
at her home, on Fawcett avenue.
Mr.. Charles F. Newton and family have
again resumed their residence in Kenslng-
ton after several months absence.
Mr.. George Peter is spending his vacation
in Atlantic City. N. ].
Mr. John Merrill Of Slate. w. Va, Is the
guest Of his son. Mr.. Homer g. Merrill OF
Metropolitan avenue.
Mr.. James B. Cook and family are spend
ing a vacation at Atlantic City. N. ].
Miss Irva NJ. Sasscer has returned to her
home on Washington street after spending
several weeks with friends in Catharpen
and Gordonville, Va.
Mrs Susan Anderson and her daughter.
Mrs Robert E. Constant. and Miss Nellie
Schaefer are visiting Atlantic City. N. J.
Mrs Elliott Darby and her daughter, Mrs.
J. H Adams, and children have returned TO
their home on Knowles avenue. after visit
to Virginia Beach. Va.
Mrs. J. H. Sussman and Mrs. X. l.. Kern
good, who for the past month have been
the guests of the latters mother. Mrs. M.
Herman, returned today to their homes In
Baltimore Md. Miss Lorraine Herman ac-
companied them on her way to Atlantic
City, N. J., where she will spend vaca-
ton,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
Suffered for Politeness.

A dispatch from Albany. N. Y. last night
says: Mrs. Mildred Freud of New York
Is at the homeopathic hospital In this city
suffering from too much politeness and the
effects Of eating bad clam, and the doc
tors say she viii be very sick woman
for some time to come.
While dining in hotel on Broadway,
New York. Friday evening. she helped her.
self to some CLAIMS. Almost the first one
she tasted was bad. but she did, not wish
to offend her friends by getting rid OF It,
so she swallowed It.
When she left the Grand Central station
at midnight on the way to her summer
home at Katskill Bay. Lake George, the
behavior of the clam grew. worse. and
when she arrived In Albany she was I'M
conscious.
She was removed to the hospital in an
ambulance, and the doctors worked over
her for several hours before she recovered
sufficiently to tell her story. 1t was
thought at first that she had been drugged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
HIGHWAYMAN SHOOTS AND ROBS
Virginia Farmer Held Up Near Falls


While bound for Washington with a load
of garden truck for the local market
Charles Harris was held up near Falls
Church by negro highwayman last night.
shot in the back and robbed of $50 and a
revolver.
Harris was driving slowly. and as he
neared Falls Church was overtaken by a
colored man, who asked for lift Harris
assented and the negro mounted the wagon.
shot the farmer in the back and rified his
pockets.
Harris was found unconscious on the
road and brought to the Emergency Hos
pital. His wound may result fatally.
The Washington police were ordered to
keep a lookout for the highwayman. who Is
described as being light in color and short
of stature. He was clad in dark clothing
and wore no collar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
IN DREAD OF BLINDNESS
Mrs. Bispham Attributes Her Misfor.
tune to Marital WorrieaL

A dispatch from Philadelphia last night
says: That she is going blind Is the morose
conviction OF Mrs. David >Bispham, the
beautiful wife of the famous opera singer.
She says that she has consulted the most
famous eye specialists In England and In
Paris. and that they told her that abso-
lutely nothing could be done to save her
sight. Her matrimonial troubles, she
claims, has caused her misfortune.
Mrs. Bispham will consult specialists In
Philadelphia to see If there is no way In
which her sight can be saved She came
10 the terrible realization that she is going
blind, she says, just as she had determined
TO enter upon the field Of literature She
has written number of short stories
which not unnaturally deal with musical
themes and she Is now engaged in putting
the finishing touches upon a realistic novel
upon which she has been engaged for two
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
DIR. r1HDALL RETURNS.
Tells Of Proceedings Of the Irrigation
Congress.

DR.. william Tindall, secretary to the
Board OF District Commissioners. who went
to Portland. Ore, as a delegate to the ir-
rfgation congress, returned home this
morning. The journey, he said. was pleas
ant. and. despite the serious business which
was a part of the outing. he found 1t pos
sible to gain quite little recreation.
Speaking OF the proceedings Of the con-
gress, DR.. Tindall said:
The most interesting part Of my trip
was in hearing about and seeing the neces-
sity for and advantages OF irrigation. The
only disagreeable impression l received was
doubt that it Is possible to obtain enough
water to reclaim millions Of acres that are
now productive OF nothing more valuable
than sage brush and jack rabbits. but
which, with sufficient water to facilitate
their proper cultivation. would undoubt-
eddy be as fertile as any equal area in the
world.
over much of that area" Dr. Tindail
continued. rain in useful quantity never
occurs. and how to find a substitute for 1t
is the nut which the reclamation bureau Is
herotcally and intelligently trying to crack.
Both this service and private enterprise
have done wonders in this respect.
stopped at number of cities-Toronto,
Vancouver and Victoria in Canada; Salt
Lake, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Kansas
City. st. Louis and number of smaller
places In this country-but l didn't see one
that equaled Washington. Every one who
talked with me about the national capital
took patriotic interest and pride in its
beauty, and seemed to regard it source
from which emanates much that is deSir-
able In municipal management.
While in Portland L witnessed a fire
which destroyed a greater part of two
blocks and portions of others. and while
watching the attempts to control the blaze
l was deeply impressed with the conviction
that the day of the steam fire engine in
large cities Is nearing its close. If the fire
engines alone had been available that fire
would have been much more extensive not
withstanding the fact that the wind was
almost dead calm; but the Willamette
river was so close to the fire that the fire
boat was brought into service. and with its
heavy stream 1T was the most effective
agency In limiting the destruction. If a
strong wind had been blowing from the
of Portland would have been burned
TO my mind it justified the solicitude of
the Commissioners and Chief Belt for the
establishment of high-pressure service,
especially for the business portions of
Washington. The Portland fire, too might
serve as the basis for an emphatic indorse-
ment of the value of fireboat as an aux
tliary in case of fire within it's reach
The contrast between the death rates
or Seattle and Portland and that of this
city is impressive. In neither Of these Pa
clfic slope cities does the rate reach per
loo. Both Portland and Seattle are sup
piled with water from mountain lakes of
exceptional quality and while the water
supply might serve as one explanation Of
the excessive death rate in Washington It
must be borne in mind that the character
fthefr population and our is widely DIFF
ferent.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-04
Died Fighting Fire.

A dispatch from Turner, Maine. last
night says: While attempting to save his
wooden blanket mill from destruction by fire
today Frank T. Faulkner. one Of the lead
ing citizens of Turner. was overcome by
smoke and persisted.
The MILL property. constituting the towns
principal industry, was burned. The none
tary loss is $4,000 and sixty persons are
out of employment.
The fire is supposed to have been caused
by spontaneous combustion among oily
waste in the wheel pit.