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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
Baltimore Markets,

Specln1 Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. June TIFF OUR-Ouet I'M
changed; receipts, 4,2s7 barrels; exports, i 1872
barrels 49,
WIiEAT-Dull: spot. contract, 1.O1aI 01A: spot
No red western. 1.olaI 0IA; June 90 asked
July. So asked; August. sara asked September 81
asked: steamer NJ. red. 31a91k; receipts / 748
bushels southern by sample. s0af01; southern on
grade 9lal.0l.
C0RN-Steady: spot. 5Sksa5s%; June 5sIzs5ss .
July. 5sAa5Sl2; Steamer mixed 54Hsa54as receipts
3.24S bushels: exports, 6s.52 bushels; southern
white corn 5Ja59 southern yellow corn 55s3s
OATS-firm; No. 2 white 35Aaa6; No 2
mixed. 34a34h: receipts. 1904 bushels.
KfE-Duil uptown. No. western, 50 nominal.
HAI-Dul. unchanged
CRAM FREIGHTS-Quiet unchanged
BUTTER-Steady: fancy imitation, 17a1s; fancy
creamery. p; fancy isdle. l6al7; store packed
Halls.
EGGS-Easy, II.
CHEESE-Firm large 10Y: medium lou.
small, lOA.
SUGAR-steady coarse granulated, SEQ; fine
$50 $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17
Skull Fractured in a Resort
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PHILADELPHIA. June 17.-As the result
of an alteration in the Ping Pong, a Glou
cester City resort. Charles Calhmar OF this
city had his skull fractured. He died in
Cooper Hospital. Camden, at 8 o'clock this
morning.
The police Of this city have been asked
to search for two sailors from League
Island. who. with two women, were with
CaIhnlar when he was injured. The sailors
and the women had no part In the quarrel
that resulted In Calhmar's death, but they
witnessed the row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17
Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. 81 ,2s9, 55s; government receipts,
from internal revenue, S771.7S1: customs,
$780, $50: miscellaneous. S90.9Ol; expendi-
lures 81, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17

Bar silver firm, p sd. per ounce.
Money, ia11a per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for short
bills is 2a2 10 per cent
The rate Of discount In the open market for three
months bills is 2a2 1-f6 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17
New York Stock Exchange.

Furnished by 81. y. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers' 1919 + street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-17

James Gordon. freight traffic manager of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, accord
ing to dispatch from Chicago, is to be-
come the head Of the subway system of
New York. proposed by the Metropolitan
street railway interests, In place of Paul
Morton. who. In accepting the chairman
snip or the Equitable Life Assurance So
c!ety, resigned from the proposed new sub
way system.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01

the rear, then with a piercing shrek
threw both arms around me and
clutched me in a most delicious en-
brace, though | would willingly have
foregone the occasion.
Yes, my DEAR" l said quietly. 81
know all about it. l think we can
run away from him, though"
touched the speed lever again. This
was the last notch We were at our
limit, with a good two miles ahead
of us before any possibility of help.
The machine was now running stead
lily, with a straight road for half a
mile, and 1 let my left arm steal
around Alice'S waist and held her in
protecting clasp. L thought no
more about love and soft declara-
tions. 1 knew only that here was
the sweetest girl iR-the world, in i'm
minent danger of being torn to
shreds by a ferocious lion, and that
only a miracle, including steady
hand and head on my part, would
given even a ghost of chance. 1
stole another glance behind. Not
twenty yards separated us from that
relentless, blood-thirsty, powerful an
imal. Alice had sunk in heap on
my lap. 1 leaned forward, hoping to
reduce the wind pressure and add to
our speed, and prayed to heaven for
succor.
On and on we went. What if we
should burst a tire or blow out a
cylinder? The thought was heart
rending. Even at our speed the lion
was gaining. He was only ten
yards behind. He had increased his
speed with mine, making twenty feet
at leap. The uncanny part of it
was that he did not make sound,
except now and then a low grumb-
ling growl, as though resenting the
trouble he was put to in obtaining a
supper.
Far ahead I saw three lights set in
| the shape of triangle. The top
| light was brilliant and threw its rays
directly into my eyes. Thank God,
an automobile, approaching from the
! opposite direction. opened my
mouth and made ready to shout. But
what good would that be. The other
machine would go whizzing by. and
we would be no better off than be-
fore. Then 1 fiinched and almost
fell into the road, for right in the air
behind me appeared the cleaning
eyes, the foam-fecked jaws, the mas
siVe-claWed feet of the lion. He had
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01

I was going to say precious head
but my mouth became suddenly dry
and my heart made violent leaps. 1
was stage struck-love-fright
had a sort of buck-ague. 1 took
courage and found my tongue.
'Alice." l said gently, placing my dis
engaged hand on her own, 81 want
to tell you something that has-that
has been-has been on my mind
for"
1 think she understood what was
coming, but l got no further. In the
darkness, at the roadside, a huge
black bulk loomed, like an enormous
dog. A sudden terror shot through
me. The machine swerved sharply,
and was compelled to use both
hands to steady it. l turned up the
speed a trifie, and then instinctively
looked behind. A glance was enough.
The bulk had moved out into the
road and was directly behind us.
What could it be? A dog! A
my heart sank. 1 thought of the
chorus of unusual howls and roars
heard shortly before. l looked back
again. There was no doubt about it.
behind US, loping easily with tail
switching in grace, came huge
male lion. I recognized the great
shaggy head. 1t had escaped from
the Zoo, and was probably mad with
fright from the attempts of the
keepers to capture it.
A little faster, and still a little
faster. 1 did not want to turn on
full speed at once. Alice might un-
derstand. Probably we could slip
away from the pursuer, and run into
town without her knowing the risk
But as 1 turned my head a few hun
dred yards further 1 saw that my
speed was of no avail. The lion was
just as close as before, bounding like
a giant cat, as easily and as quietly
as a phantom.
But you can not keep a secret from
a woman. Alice turned her eyes to
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01

made a prodigious leap, and had we
been a tritle less swift would have
landed on top of us. But we shot
from under him, and as he descend
ed one great paw swept over the
seatback and wiped off half of the
leather covering. God, those claws
and their power. Another jump and
we would be done for.
The automobile in front was now
almost upon us. The deep-toned horn
sounded a warning. At that instant
L decided on new course. We
were approaching a road crossing.
Taking the handle firmly l swerved
sharp across the track, just grazing
the big car in front, and darted down
the side road. But l had miscalcu-
lated, or my hand was unsteady. The
next moment we crashed into the
bushes at the side of the road and
came to short stop in the midst of
dense clump of laurel. -crouched
and awaited the descent of the lion
l could feel him in the air behind me.
1 waited with a prayer on my lips.
Instead 1 heard confusion out on
the Wood Road. There were loud
voices. The machine was at a stop,
for 1 could see the lights through the
trees. Alice was in q dead faint, and
seeing that 1 could not help her at
that moment and that the beast bad
disappeared 1 jumped out aud ran to
the roadside. There stood Fred Will
sons big touring car, with the front
smashed in; there stood Fred and his
three companions; and there, in the
middle of the road, lay the lion. My
plan was successful. Following us
closely he had no time to dodge the
heavy car. He met it head on.
There could be only one result.
My runabout was not hurt, and af-
ter a time, with Alice beside me, re-
covered, though tremulous, we rode
slowly home The supper was
abandoned. But in the quiet of Al
ices dainty parlor, with no fear of
pursuers or intruders, went ON with
my interrupted story. And later,
with both arms around her, and her
dear face very close to mine, we
planned our honeymoon.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01
Decentralization the Guests.

There were many visitors that sum-
nler at his suburban home. He was
subordinate clerk drawing the large
monthly stipend of a hundred dollars,
but of course the guests were not cog
INFANT of the extent of his income,
nor did that question appear to enter
their minds.
lie was anxious to do every
thing in reason to make life in the
country endurable to his wife who
hated housekeeping under the best
of circumstances, especially in the
country, while the breath of fresh air
and communion with nature were
proving his salvation from exhaustive
daily brain work, by which the cur
rent funds were supplied.
SO he made these guests welcome
in every way, giving up his room at
times, changing his former easy hab-
its, (but not his best clothes, as had
been his wont when he reached home
at evening" returning company calls
and thereby neglecting necessary
work on his place, ct cetera. OF
course there were many extra ex-
pcnses. A drive now and then, extra
servant hire, the greatly increased
cost of the table, the milk bill, the
butchers bill. the bill for fuel and the
general wastage all of which would
have been of small moment to
man with a large income, but were to
him very disheartening as weeks
passed by and the guests made no
sign of departure.
But all things must come to an end,
and as the cooler days and evenings
of autumn arrived they said, "But in
deed, we surely must return to the
city. We have staid months where
we expected to remain weeks
And so they gave their host a for
NAL handshakei and a perfunctory
good bye, while they kissed and EN-
braced the hostess and to her said:
Never have we been more char
mingly entertained; you have done ev-
erything in your power to make this
summer long to be remembered"
And the poor clerk returned to his
desk and work, the house resumed its
normal condition, but as each pay day
rolled around he added his debts and
his credits, only to find that extra
hundred dollars persistently remain
ing on the wrong side of the ledger.
Whether it is ample compensation
for him to hear, when he occasionally
meets one of his summer friends, of
the charming hospitality shown by
his WIFE" is known only to himself.
Doubtless so, since husband and wife
are one.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01

Folkething, the Danish House of
Commons. but the King has insisted
on choosing his cabinet ministers
from the other party, the ConserVa-
tiVes.
The representatives of the
minority have conducted the routine
business of the. government, but
whenever they have had to ask the
Folkething for special funds, that
body, which controls the official
purse, has thwarted thep. The royal
residence in Copenhagen, the old
palace of Christianshorg, was de-
stroyed by fire in 1884, and the feel
ing between the Crown and the legrs-
lature had been so bitter that money
had never been appropriated to re-
store it. For almost twenty years
King Christian lived in comparative
ly small and shabby quarters at the
Amailenborg palace until finally the
long standing dispute was ended by
the Kings recognition of the major
ity party.
It nav not he surprising that the
expatriated william Waldorf Astor
should claim for the first American
Astor-and inferentially, of course,
for himself-an ancient and distin-
guished lineage. The distinguished
ancestor to whom his descent is
traced is Don Pedro dAstorga. Il
Spanish grandee of the eleventh cen
tury, who settled in France, where
his SUCCESSORS long line of sig
neurs and marquises-changed their
name to Astorg. At the revocation
of the Edict of Nantes. Jean Jacquc9
dAstorg. who was a Huguenot, fed
across the Rhine; Johann Jacob AS
tor. the Waldorf butcher, was his
grandson. This information will, no
doubt. be of interest to American
antiquarians. 1t is well known that
John Jacob Astor came TO this coun-
try an almost penniless immigrant,
in Baden. His descendant of today
speaks of him as peasant" but as
a matter of fact he was the son of
the village butcher, and began his
career by working in his fathers
shop-a fact which it is not recorded
that he ever sought to conceal.
King Leopold of Belgium has con-
ferred upon Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henrotin,
vice-president and acting president
of the Woman's Auxiliary Congress
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
the order of the Knighthood of Leo
pold. 1t is believed that Mrs. Hen
rotin is the only woman in this
country who has received this deco
ration. She was at one time national
president of the Federation of Wo-
mans Clubs, and is prominent in So
ciety. She is the wife of Charles
Henrotin, Belgian Consul In Chicago.
The Order of Leopold was founded
in 1882 by Leopold 1; there are five
classes.
In selecting a wife, Serge de Witte
the great Russian statesman, chose
a Jewess. one of the race which has
been treated so cruelty in his coun-
try. Nine. de Witte was formerly
the wife of a subordinate Official but
she secured divorce and has been
very happy in her second marriage
in spite of the fact that she has never
been received at court. She also has
been ignored by the leading society
women of st. Petersburg, notwith-
standing the high positions her hus-
band has held.
Van Calava.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01
Has Many Diseases.

In Bellevue Hospital, in New York.
there is man who should be the OBJ
ject of everyone's sympathy. His name
is Job Kelley and his occupation is
that of painter. A short time ago
he fell from a low scaffold and sus,
tained such injuries as necessitated his
being taken to the hospital for treat.
ment. There the surgeon found that he
had slight fracture of the base of the
skull. After further examination it
was found that he had tuberculosis of
the lungs complicated with bronchitis
His occupation as painter had given
him painters collie. He is not a young
man and his age had hardened his ar
teries arteriosclerosis - also "old
mans eyes"-presbyopia- opposite
of nearsightedness; he also has water
on the brain and his skin is puffed up
by air which has escaped under it.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01

all. It seldom does turn out just as
you plan it.
I'VE will go clear to the end of the
Beach Drive" l said, as we slipped
away down Main street and turned
into the Boulevard. Then we will
come back by the Wood Road, skirt
ing the Zoo and ending up at AL
phOnse's for a little supper. How
will you like that?' And she smiled
up at me so appreciativeIy that 1
felt perfectly sure, for full half a
minute, that she was just as much in
love with me as 1 with her.
1t was so open ON the Drive, and
there was such a stream of automo-
biles and carriages that I deferred
speaking to her of my secret. 1t
would be better in the seclusion of
the Wood Road. So we talked gen
orally, and looked out over the water
at the vessels in the Sound, and ad-
mired the beauty of the glorious
moonlight on the dancing waves.
Then, at the end of the beautiful
path along the water we turned alb
ruptly and entered the quiet and Sc
clusion of the great pine woods.
The road was rather narrow here,
and wound intricately through the
lOIeSI 1OT several ulueSs emerging
upon broad plaza at the front en-
trance to the Zoo. This road was not
much frequented at night, and 1 felt
that I would have ample opportunity
to express myself. / trembled in
wardly. The time was very near. I
must speak soon.
1t was very quiet in the woods. AT
intervals we could hear distantly the
baying and bowling of the animals
in the Zoo. OCCASIONALLY an ele-
phant trumpeted, or jaguar
screamed. We were used to these
sounds, but Alice was just a little
frightened when there came a per-
feet babel of sounds from the enclo-
sure She drew closer to me, and I,
relying on my skill, took my left
hand from the steering bar and slip
ped it gently behind her, though I
dared not take the liberty of en-
bracing her. She looked up at me in
some alarm. Suppose one of those
terrible beasts should get out and
come after us?" she asked timidly
1 laughed at her fears. "Why ii
would be easy to run away with this
machine | said. And anyhow, YOU
don't suppose I would let anything
harm single hair Of your, your
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01
Uncomfortable English Hotels.
". D. Howells, in Harper's.

With the aid of the two candles
which lighted 1 discovered the CRATE
in the wall near the head of the bed,
and on examining it closely 1 perceived
that there was a fire in it. The CRATE
would have held quite a double hand
full of coal if carefully put on; the fire
which seemed to be flickering so feebly
had yet the weary energy to draw all
the warmth of the chamber up the
chimney, and l stood shivering in the
temperature of a subterranean dun
geon. The place instantly gave evi-
dence of being haunted, and the testi-
mony of my nerves on this point was
corroborated by the spectral play of the
freight on the ceiling when l blew out
my candles. In the middle of the night
woke to the sense of something creep
ing with a rustling noise over the floor.
rejected the hypothesis of my bed
curtain falling into place, though re-
membered putting it back that 1 might
have light to read myself drowsy. 1
knew at once that it was a ghost
walking the night there, and walking
hard. Suddenly it ceased, and 1 knew
why. 1t had been frozen out.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01
QUEER DANISH SITUATION.
European and Diplomatic Gossip.

The late Lord Stanley. of Alder
ley, England, entertained abso-
lutely fantastic hatred towards
everything American. Some few years
ago the American Society in
London was holding it's annual
dinner on Independence Day, and in
vited Lord Stanley to the feast. His
reply, typical of his dislike of every
thing American, was: Lord Stanley
presents his compliments to the sec
retary of the American Society, but
can not conceive why he should have
been asked to a banquet to celebrate
an unatoned rebellion
Countess Raben Levetzau, wife of
the Danish Minister for Foreign Af-
fairs, is American born, as is her mo-
ther, wife of the Danish Minister at
Berlin. By the bye so much has
been said about the personal popu-
larity of King Christian of Denmark,
that most people will probably be
surprised to learn that for twenty
years, until not many years ago,
there has been a deadlock between
the veteran monarch and the ma
tional Legislature. The Liberals have
continuously held a majority in the
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01

1t mattered not that the runabout
was second hand, and purchased at
auction, though at a ridiculously low
price. 1t mattered not that 1 had but
nine-horse power while Fred Wilson.
in his fine new touring car, had for
ty. was as happy as king, for my
new possession set aside, to some eX-
tent at least, Freds advantage over
me in the attack upon Miss Stead
mans heart. He had been taking her
riding on the Beach Drive, and | had
ground my teeth with futile jealousy,
until along came my wonderful op-
portunity. L bought the machine,
though it was really beyond my
means. simply couldn't help it.
When man is in love, you know, he
is all kinds of fool.
And didn't my breast swell with
pride when 1 whirled up to Alice's
house that evening, the second after
my purchase, to take her in the
moonlight along that magnificent
five-mile stretch of perfect road? l
had made up my mind to tell her
that night all that had been in my
heart for so many apprehensive
hours-that 1 loved her, that I
wanted her for my very own-in fact,
that she was the only girl in all the
world for me.
- Oh, it is glorious to sit by the girl
you love and spin through the night
in a silent, smooth-running machine.
l drank in the full joy of it. A dozen
times | was on the point of speak
ing. 1 had been practicing steadily
at the steering, endeavoring to be
able to manage the machine with one
hand, in order to have the other free
for Alice's waist. 1 pictured it all
outflow she would listen in silence,
then look at me with sparkling eyes
and let her pretty head fall on my
shoulder; and how 1 would then put
my arm around her, very tenderly,
and draw her close and kiss her
But it did not turn out that way al
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
Van Calava.
From the Automobile Advocate.)

From the Automobile Advocate)
Under the spreading chestnut trees the
village smithy stands.
Inc smith, lordly man is he, with vast
and fertile lands
NO more his brawny back he bends be-
meath the horses weight;
NO more his ringing sledge he swings in
giant strength elate
No more his. face is covered Ger with
blazing forge's smut.
Nor beaded with his honest sweat, its
channels there to cut.
Adown the street he sits at ease before
the wayside inn,
And jingles in his broadcloth pants his
stacks of easy tin
For wise was he within his day and seized
the chance that came,
BY charging fourteen prices when the
motor cars went lame.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01
Chinese the First Paper Makers

The first real paper was made by the
Chinese. The papyrus of the Greeks
Romans and Egyptians was not paper
at all, but simply the piths of the stem
of plant cut into strips, placed side
by side and across each other and
pressed into a sheet.
Amador ledger., 1905-12-01

The oldest applejack distillery in the
United States is at Warwick, N ]. The
worm still in use was brought from
England before the Revolutionary war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05
HACKENSCHMIDT WINS.
DO7cns jenkins in Tzco Straight
Falls an UrestLng Bout.

IL TOOK Georges Hackenschmidt the Grseco-
roman champion wrestler of Russia 81 minutes
ana y seconds or actual wrestling to down Tom
Jenkins the American Catch-as-catch-can wrestler
twice AT Madison Square Garden last night The
oout was In catch-as-catch-cau STYLE two falls in
thTee To win. About 1000 persons saw the bout
Much enthusiasm was shown
Inc foreigner showed from the early part OF the
0o'~eS- tnat his opponent match for him
9uu ssndied him at times like toy. Hackeu-
.S il.lHt pesLdes showing strength. demonstrated
showing last night gave the majority OF persons
Mnu attended Tie impression that there are few
ii Tn IN me world who could stay ON the mat wiz.
In the first bout after forcing Jenkins about for
lN minutes. FIckerSc hrlidt GOT his opponent TO his
American on the defensive. The Russian. tried
STtSTII uneS Tor a half "v "a quarter Nelson but
Jenkins; always alert avoided every attempt.
leg hold, and Tim Hurst the 70 fierce allowed
2oth men 20 stand up until the shoe was adjusted.
an less than half minute. however. the American
became the aSSreSSOr. and stood Eat kerSc uulidU
on ms mead. but The latter broke away ana both
HackenSChmidt then soU a half Nelson. aud while
ne CROWD yelled ike mad. pinned Jcnkiuss
S1I5
Jenkins forced 10 defensive tactics within
Tour minutes after each had tried Tor a draS-hoII
Jenkins was no match for the Russian So far as
strength went. Tho bis foreigner just threw Jenk-
sent Je;lklrS 10 the HOOr with terrific force. but
Jenkins rolled away and resalned a standing
utude Win remarkable QulCkuess Jenkins. BY a
swift movement got the Russian 20 the floor ana
n5r lock. but Hackeuschmidt broke away from the
attempted hGid and both men We're on their feet
ana body hold and downed Jenkins for the second
t4Ile- Inc time OF this bout was 22-4.