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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
Mr.. MOSS DECLARES HIMSELF.
Announces That He VIII Accept
Nomination For The
Legislature.

Mr.. William H. Moss. today made
public the platform and the issues
upon which he EiDtends to enter the
Democratic primaries for the party's
nomination fer the House of Delegates.
Mr.. Moss pledges himself first to a
new charter for Annapolis, and also
declares himself strongly in favor Of
the removal of the Annapolis police
force from politics. lie announces his
intention to work for an appropriation
of fixed sum Of money from the
State treasury for the Annapolis fire
department in return for the protec-
tiOn given the state buildings here.
Among the other planks in his plat
form are "A new armOTy at this place
for the local military companies, and
such changes in the local laws as will
compel other sections Of the county TO
bear their own portions Of taxation.
such as electric lights and local police
forces.
Mr.. John b. Flood, as a candidate
for county commissioner from this dis
trict, is understood TO heartily favor
all Of these things and to have pledged
his support for them.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
ALMOST WRECKED AT WELLHAMS
A Short Line Train Struck a Wagon
On Dangerous Curve Sat-
urday Afternoon.

With the negotiations between the
property owners and the Short Line
railroad management, just brought TO
naught day or two before, through
inability 10 arrive at mutually agree.
able terms. the necessity of dislosing
of the dangerous curve at Wellhams ON
the Short Line was again manifested
ON Saturday afternoon.
Train No. 12. which left Bla1en
street at O'Clock had a narrow escape
from being wrecked on this curve, and
that a serious accident was ayerted,
is due TO the foretbought of the engi-
neer. The accident was due TO the
striking of a farm wagon heavily
loaded with baled hay. Tie two horses
stalled just as the wagon got squarely
across the track, and every effort to
get them to go either way failed.
There were two men with the team
and one of these was sent down the
track to flag the train, which had
blown for the crossing, while the col
ored driver, with his knife, cut the
two frightened animals loose from the
wagon. This was done just as the
train rounded the curve and came in
sight of the obstruction.
The engineer, seeing that it would
be impossible to stop in time 10 pre-
vent hitting the wagon, and also OBJ
serving that there was no ono on the
team. opened his throttle wide. This
gave the train headWay enough TO pre-
vent its being thrown from the track,
and at the same time TO knock the
wagon completely out of the way.
One of the bales of hay narrowly miss
ed0alling under the wheels between
two of the cars. where it would I'M
have derailed the train: Con
siderable excitement. was caused among
the passengers, but no damage was
done and the train proceeded on its
way after loss of about ten minutes.
The wagon was completely demolish-
ed and the load of hay strewn along
the track for several hundred yards.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
| THOMPSON FOR TREASURER.
The Democratic Alderman From The
Second Ward May Get This
Job Tonight.
WOULD RESIGN ONE OFFICE
FOR ANOTHER.
Bernard Wiegard Said To Be Slated
To Succeed Him AS
Alderman.

At eight O'Clock tonight the new
board of city fathers will assemble at
the Council Chamber for its initial
meeting since the voters of the city
last week chose who should represent
them for the coming term.
All interest centers in the election
of the minor officials of the city ad-
minlstration, which will be made by
the new board, to replace those at
present in office The city clerk ship
seems to be beyond questioning and
Mr.. Phil +. Porter will retain this
Office. The next Office possibly TO be
ballotted for will be that of City Col
lector and Treasurer. which is now
held by Mr.. Charles III. Russell, of j.
More interest Centers in the City
Fathers selection of the man TO fill
this office than in all of the others
put together possibly, and an unusual
suggestion was made in this conneo-
tion today. 1t was suggested. and the
idea is known to find favor in many
quarters. that DR.. Frank III. Thompson,
alderman from the Second ward. re-
sign this positi and then accept that
of collector. treasurer. This would
leave vacancy in the Second ward
representation, which would practi-
cally be filled by the remaining Demo
cratic majority in the board. This
scheme is said to meet with favor,
and there is every chance of its being
put into execution tonight. The man
said to be slated for the place on the
board made vacant by DR.. Thompson S
change of office is Mr.. Bernard Vie
gard, who was defeated in the last
elcctionHby Mr.. Frank a. Munroe.
Republican.
There are also number of other
candidates for the Office of collector
and treasurer, including Mr.. William
II. Rullman and Mr.. Jaues w. Owens.
OF the other offices it Is understood
that William ii. Vansant and George
Hahn, Jr., are slated for reelection
as city commissioner and chief of po-
lice, respectively, and Round Sergeant
Charles Oberry will also be retained
in his present office. of the police
force ex-Patrolman Freeman and
William Brooks, both of whom were
dropped at the famous bolted election
last year, are understood to be booked
for Reinstatement in office, although
it is not known now just which two Of
the present force they will replace
Although the above forecasts are adj
mitted to be good ones, there may be
changes, and other selections may re-
suit from the election tonight, but
these are the most, likely candidates
for the various office.
The indications are that there Will
be but little routine busines transact
ed besides the election of officers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
DASHIELD'S BODY ON WARSHIP
The Remains of Drowned Youth
Found And Sent Home On
The AlVarado.

The body of Luther Dashields, who
was drowned off the bugeye Minnie G
and Helen in the Chesapeake Bay last
Thursday afternoon and which was
recovered near Arundel on the Bay
Yesterday, was this mornin shipped
TO his home at Taylor's Island, aboard
the u. 5. S. Alvarado.
The remains upon being found were
brought to Annapolis and turned over
to MIR. James IL. Harrington, of this
city, i'll whose hands the drowned
YOUTHS father, Mr.. William i. Dash
Ields, had placed the payment of the
S25 reward advertised in the Capital.
Mr.. Harrington was rendered the use
of the captured Spanish gunboat Alva'
RADIO by Rear Admiral James II.
Sands, superintendent OF tho Naval
Academy, for the purpose of carrying
the remains to Taylor's Island. After
the body had been prepared for burial
by Undertaken James 5. Taylor 1T was
nlaced aboard the vessel. which cleared
from the Academy at II O'Clock this
morning.
The body was recovered by George
TYLER. the bailiff of Arundel on the
Bay. at about II o'clock yesterday
morning, who saw it floating in the
water near Mr. Thomas Smiths pier.
He brought the remains ashore and
notified Mr.. Harrington, who took
charge of the body after it bad been
viewed by Justice John N. Davis, OF
this city who, without calling jury,
returDed verdict Of accidental drown.
ing
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.
Mrs. Rebecca Gather Passes Away
At Her Home AT Four
Score Years.

Mrs. Rebecca Perry Gather, aged
so years, died on Saturday night after
"A brief illness of cholera mOrbus, su-
perinduced by indigestion, at her resi-
dence on Cathedral street.
Mrs. Gather is survived by two
sons. Mr.. Thomas f. Gather, of Oak
land, Gal. ,aad Mr.. William p Gath
err, of this city, and also by daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth Gather. The de-
ceased was the widow of Thomas
Gather, who died thirty nine years
ago. Mrs. Charles HimmelhebeI, wife
of the Clerk of the County Commits
sioners, is a granddaughter as is also
Miss Ruby Gather. Mrs. Gather was
"a charitable Christian lady, a kind
neighbor and faithful friend. She
will be greatly missed by amny whom
she had befriended The funeral took
place this afternoon at . o clock from
the late residence. the Rev. Joseph p.
McComas, rector of St. Anne s
Church, conducting the ceremonies.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Harry
Tongue Robert Tate, J. e. V. Phil
lips, John n. Davis, Gauss
and Thomas Basil. The interment was
in st. Anne's cemetery. The funeral
arrangements were in charge of Un-
dertaker James 5 Taylor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
TRYING FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
Annual Examinations For School
Teachers Is Now In
Progress.

The annual examination for school
teachers in tic schools Of Anne Arun-
del county was opened at the school
house on Green street this morning
at 10 O'Clock. There were fifteen ap-
plicants for teachers certificates in
the white schools and four applicants
for certificates to. teach in the colored
schools There were no re-examina-
tiOpg. and the morning session was
spent over spelling, Algebra and phy-
siology
At the same time the competitive
examination for the two scholarships
at Western Mary land and one at Mary
land Agricultural Colleges were held.
There were ten young ladies who en-
tered the list for the scholarship at
Western Maryland Five young men
are trying for the scholarships, and
the applicant who passes the highest
will have his choice between Mary
land Agricultural and Western Mary
land. while the next highest gets the
other.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
SOLDIER SHOT INA launch
Patrick Cummings, "a Private In
The Emergency Corps Of
The Army
IS SHOT AND KILLED AT CUR
IT'S BAY.
HAYES Donaldson Is The Alleged
Criminal - He Makes
His Escape.

Patrick Cummings, a private attach.
ed to Company L, of the Army Eugi-
neers Corps was shot at Hammond 5
wharf. several miles below Curtis
Bay. this county, yesterday afternoon
by Hayes Donaldson.
There were large number of wit
nesses to the shooting, and Donaldson
was known TO them all. He was beaten
into insensibility by several sol diers
and left for dead on the wharf. lie
later affected his escape, and up
TO a late hour last night had not been
captured Cummings, the dead man,
was stationed at Saunders Range, near
Glen Burnie. this county, participat-
ing in rifle practice
Together with sixteen of his fellow
soldiers he went To Baltimore Satur-
day night, and the only way they
could get back TO the range was by
way of a launch, which makes num-
ber of trips every day from Flood 5
resort. During the trip heated dis
cussion arose between Donaldson, who
is employed on Mr. Hammond farm,
and the soldier boys, in which the
former said the latter were no good.
Donaldson picked up a large shotgun
and the soldiers say that il was ap-
parcutly his intention TO hit anybody
he could He fired two shots, the first
one. il is Ysupposed, tearing away the
sleeve of Cummings and the second
one striking him over the heart.
Cummings was sitting in the stern
of the launch, and the shot. taking
a downward course. penetrated the
heart and carried several ribs into the
lung. The force of the shot was so
great that it even carried the jacket,
shirt and underclothes OF the man into
the lung and heart. As soon as the
second shot had been fired several Of
the soldiers grabbed the gun aud
threw il into the air. Cummings was
known among his associates as one Of
the most sober soldiers in the COM
maud. he never having been known
to touch drop of liquor. He was
well liked by his officers and the mon
in his company. and he was very in
,dustriOus fellow.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
IS READY FOR HIS DEATH.
Leazer Had His Last Sunday And
Awaits End On The
Gallows.
HIS WAS A MOST ATRoCI0US
CRIME.
He Has Reformed While In Jail,
And Is Now a Peni-
tent Man.

With his doom Int five days off
William Leazer, the condemned mur-
derer Of patrolman John q. Mona
mara. Yesterday spent his last Sunday
on earth in the Anne Arundel county
Jail. in company with his spiritual adj
visor Rev. J. II. Simons, rector of st.
Phillips Protestant Episcopal Church.
The condemned man spends most OF
his time reading his Bible and talking
of the future state with the minister,
who spent several hours with him yes
tcrdav. Services were held for the
prisoners both morning and evening
Yesterday aud after the service in the
afternoon Leazer was visited by sew.
eral members of the 81. Anne's Guild
Of Mercy, whom he received gladly and
to whom he expressed his readiness 90
die. and his hope for forgiveness.
Although penitent, Leazer still
hangs TO his story rs told on the wit
ness stand. 10 the effect that while he
shot the Iatrolman the shooting was
accidental, as he had only drawn his
pistol TO brighten 'McNamara.
The wolk on the gallows from which
Leazer Will hang on Friday morning.
was commenced today in the rear yard
of the Jail on Calvert street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
Sentenced To Dismissal

The court. martial record in the case
of Commander b. .. Scott, y. S. N,
has been received at the Navy Depart
ment Commander Scott, who was in
command of the cruiser Detroit, was
found guilty of drunkenness on duty,
suffering vessel of the navy to be run
upon a shoal and placed in great dan
ger and neglect of duty. He was
charged, also, with failing to obey a
lawful order of arrest and with CON
duct to the prejudice of good order
and discipline, but these charges could
not be proved.
The offenses are alleged TO have oc-
Cured on board the Detroit, at Puerto
Plata, on May II. The court SEN
fenced Commander Scott to dismissal
from the service, but a unanimous
recommendation to the clemency of
the reviewing authorities was spread
upon the record. Rear. Admiral Royal
b. Bradford, commaDder-in. chief of
the naval force in Santo DOMINICAN
waters, however, approved the find
ings of the court and referred the
case to the Secretary of the Navy
for transmittal to t he President for
his action.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
JULY TERM OF COURT CONVENES.
Docket For July Is Light And Indi-
cations Are For a Very
Short Session.

The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
county convened in this city today
for the regular RJuly term, with Chief
Judge l. Thomas Jones and Associate
Judge James Reyell on the bench.
The day was spent in going over the
docket and arranging the cases for
their respective dates Of hearing
The docket for this season Of the
county Judiciary is unusually small,
there being but comparatively few
cases up for disposal. No cases were
heard today, but the active work OF
the court will commence tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
SHOULD CLOSE THEIR STORES.
Tomorrow Is Picnic Day For The
Business Mems Asso-
r.aftO,

A royal good time is in store for
those who have been lucky enough TO
secure. or will secure. tickets TO the pic
mic to be held at BouCher's Grove to-
morrow bv the Business Mems AssO-
citation. Judging from the number of
tickets already sold by the committee
to the members of the association, the
picnic will surpass anything ever given
at Boucher's 50 far as the crowd IS
concerned.
The committee has everything in
readiness for tomorrow and no pains
will be spared to make everyone pres
ent enjoy themselves Why should
they not have a good time when every
thing is being done for their enjoy
meut. and the committee has made
preparations for entertaining /, 200 of
the employees and friends OF the mcm-
bers of the association. During the
afternoon and night refreshments OF
all kinds will be served and III good
quantities, too. \ good plan would
be to go over early in the afternoon.
There will be plenty of amusements,
such as bathing, throwing quoits,
throwing at the babies, witnessing
the gun shoot. swinging, etc.
The committee in charge Of the pic
mic requests, through the columns OF
the Capital, that all the stores close
early in the afternoon and let their
employees and friends enjoy them!
elves. It is understood that some OF
the stores have decided TO close carly
in the afternoon 1t is left 10 the
members of the association whether the
picnic will be a success or not, as they
are the ones on whom their friends
depend to get "a ticket to go across
the creek. Those who have not as yet
purchased their tickets had better dc
so. as the supply is getting short. See
ad. in another column as Of whom you
can purchase tickets from.
1t is to be understood by all whc
attend the picnic that nothing will be
charged for and that everybody may
feel himself a guest Of the association.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
NEW CADET OFFICERS NAMED.
Appointed For The Fourth Class
Battalion - To Facilitate
Exercises.

10, facilitate the various drill and
exercises of the new fourth class of
the midshipmon who have just
entered the Naval Academy, the class
Eas been formed into battalion of
four companies or divisions.
The highest rank Of the battalion,
that OF lieutenant nt-oommander, has
been given to Midshipman Charles i
Chambers, of Steubenyille, Ohio. who
was member of last years fourth
class. but resigned in February.
Chambers is one of the largest mid
shipmen OF the institution and played
on the football team last fall. The
other officers are as follows:
Cadet .Adjutant Carroll, Cadet Chief
Petty Officer NJ Kelly.
First Division Cadet Lieutenant
Campbell. Cadet Junior Lieutenant
Norneet, Ensign Shea. Petty Officers
Thiesen, Morrison, Lampner and
Maddox.
Second Division-C Cadet Lieutenant
Gray. Cadet Junior Lieutenant Spill
Ter. Cadet Ensign leighton, Petty
Officers Bye, Rodmau. Vandehoe and
Nordyke.
Third Division Cadet Lieutenant
Hand, Cadet Junior Lieutenant Kill
duff, Cadet Ensign LoClair. Petty
Officers Rutter. Riegcr, Becker and
Waddington.
Fourth Division Cadet Lieutenant
Bernard, Cadet Junior Lieutenant
White. Cadet Ensign Brown, Petty
Officers Blaukenship, Kitagaki and
Lucas
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
"Back! Backll Backlll From Balti-
mOre.n

Several young gentlemeD, including
Messrs. Harry Peddicord and George
Saumenig. left this city yesterday
morning. awheeliDg. bound TO Balti-
more. They reckoned not of the heat
and dust. nor of the distance as COM
ared to their wind and genreal endur-
auce, and for this reason carried empty
pocketbooks and no provision for the
inner mau. All went well until after
passing Glen Burnie they caught their
first sight of the smoke of the Monu.
mental City and then realized how far
ii was to Baltimore from Annapolis
and how much farther they had yet
to go. The aforementi Oned empty
purse made il impossible TO do any
more than wheel homewsrds. while
trains flew past, but the trip was not
completed till late in the afternoon
after several raids had been made on
tomato patches and orchards 10 stay
their waning strength.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
A Fatal Accident.

A fatal accident occurred yesterday
at Glen Rurnie. this county. Bernard
Wirth, of Baltimore. was shot and
killed by the accidental discharge of
a gun picked MP by Charles Lloyd,
also of Baltimore.
According to the story told by
Young Lloyd. Wirth had been out gun
ming and after killing bird walked
to the house and laid the gun with a
shell in it and the trigger raised on q
bench. Wirth and several others were
standing by a tree talking when young
Llovd picked up the gun. The gun
went off and Wirth fell with a hole
in his head Wirth was fine looking
man. He was born in Germany p
wears ago and had been in this coun
trv twelve years. 4 widow, who was
Miss Annie Rabb. and three children
survive him.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
AS Mother General.
Special Dispatch to Evening Capital.

Washington, ID. c.. July 17.-Word
has been received here from France of
the election of Mother Mary Domatilla
Larose as Mother General >of the Nuns
of the Good Shepherd. This event
places another religious" born on
this side of the Atlantic at the head of
one of the most numerous and wide
spread orders of the Roman Catholic
Church. Mother Domatilla is native
of Canada. She is 81 years old; she
Joined the order of the Good Shepherd
in Montreal in her eighteenth year
and after filling various offices of i'm.
portance there she was sent to South
America and spent some years at
Lima. She was then called to France
and made first assistant TO the Mother
General. In this capacity she made
an inspection tour of the converts OF
the order which took her almost around
the world.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
Angora Kittens Stolen

Two ofEthe beautiful Angora cats
belonging TO Mrs Galloway ChestoD,
of Randall Court, have been stolen.
The police lave been notified to appre-
bend the guilty parties. 1t will be re-
membered that Mrs. Cheston had a
few months ago an Angora cat farm
at her home in this county, where she
made a business of raising these espec-
ially beautiful felines, for sale. Mrs.
Cheston has disposed of her farm, hay
ing sold all Of her cats which brought
good prices. Most of the Angora cats
were sold to New Workers. Five cats
of the cat farm have been retained by
their owner, two of which were stolen
the last few days presumably for
reward.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
The Y. NJ. c. A.

There was a good attendance yester.
day afternoon at the Young Men s
Christian Association hall, State Cir
Gle. when the third of the series of
talks on important subjects was given
by the Rev John L. Walsh, pastor of
Maryland Avenue NJ. Z. Church. The
theme was 1.-The Power and Influence
the World. = The minister made an
interesting and instructive address
along this line. On next Sunday af-
ternoon the speaker will be the Rev
George S. Bell, pastor of the Presby-
terian Church.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
p X-Ray Development.
Special Dispatch to Evening Capital

Special Dispatch to Evening Capital
Berlin, July 17.-Some astonishing
developments in X-ray photography
are reported by Professor Rieder and
DR.. Joseph Rosenthal, of Munich.
These two scientists have been cola
borating in X-ray work and declare
that they have succeeded in obtaining
in less than a second of time N-ray
photographs of the human chest, the
patient ceasing to breathe meanwhile
Having proceeded thus far. they
sought to take pictures Fof the human
heart between its beats. as il was
found that the beating of that organ
impaired the exactness of the photo
graphs. Having first of all accurately
guaged the time elapsing between the
beats. they, by the use of the most
sensitive films procurable, and the
strongest possible X-rays. obtained good
photographs in one-t tenth of a second.
Ii had not hitherto been thought pos
sible to take such photographs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
Fills Staff Vacancies
Special Dispatch to E~eninG Capital

Washington, ID. O.. July 17.-Pursu-
ant to th call of the Acting Secretary
of War board of general officers con-
ven ed here today to recommend de-
tails to the General Staff of the Army
to fill existing vacancies and prospec-
tive vacancies. There are now two
vacancies on the staff. caused by the
detachment of Brigadier- General Tas-
ker II. Bliss, who has been ordered to
the Philippines, and Lieutenant-Ool-
oneI Benjamin Alvord, who has been
transferred to the military secretary's S
department
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
Colored Camp Meeting.

The attendance at the colored camp
meeting at the grove near Robinson S
Station was even larger yesterday than
on either Of the two previous sun
davs. Tire services were conducted as
follows: At II a. m, preaching by
Rev. +. D. Banks; Cross Road Band,
Captain J. DiRgs, leader. 3 p M
preaching by Rev. Crawfort; Camp
Parole Band, Captain Chew leader.
7.3O D. m, preaching by Rev. +.
Jefferson, Baldwin Good Hope Band.
Captain Mason, Ieder. a large crowd
of colored folk were in attendance
from Annapolis and Eastport
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-17
On The Sick List.

Mr.. Nj. NJ. Smith, the popular
Church stree baker and business man
of the city, is confined TO his home
with a sprained ankle. The disability is
due to a peculiar accident. Mr.. Smith
was endeavoring TO raise the awning
in front Of his store Saturday night
when, by a sudden turn he twisted the
ligaments of his ankle and has been
disabled since the accident.