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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
Poisonous Carnations.
rom the San Francisco call.

TON tue Sdu Ttuucibco CdII.
Frank Shibeley. florist. called the at
tention of the board OF health to the green
carnations sold by some florists, saying
they are dangerous because they are dyed
with rank poison. and IL placed In the
mouth of child would cause serious sick
ness, or even death. The board ordered a
warning to be given the public regarding
coloring of pinks. and notices win also be
sent to various dealers to cease using the
alleged poisonous dye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

The London Directory OF Directors, also
Just published gives the highest record to
c. Rube of Wernher. Belt & Co., who holds
forty-four posts. wholly In "Kaffir'' enter
prises. Edmond Davis of Jacob Picard &
Co. comes second, with thirty-two; Hugo
Golde third. with twenty-four; these two
consisting wholly of South African gold
mine boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

541kc.: closed. 54Ac.: July. 52hc. a52Mc.:
closed. 52hc.: September, closed. o2ssc.
Oats. spot, steady: mixed oats. 26a32 lbs.
37c.; clipped white, 36a4O lbs. 36,kc. a39c.
Feed, quiet; spring bran. 1910: May ship
ment: middlings. $3.50. May shipment;
city, $19.50a$24.50. Hay, steady; shipping.
0Oc.a65c.; good to choice. Soc-aS5c: Hops.
firm; state common to choice. 1901. 26c.a
29c.; 1908, 22c.a25c.: olds. 11c.a13c.; Pacific
coast, 1904. 25c.a29c.; 1908, 22c.a24c.; olds,
11c.a13c.
Hides firm; Galveston, 20 to Is lbs. 100. :.
California, q to Is lbs. 191hc.: Texas. dry.
"a to 30 lbs., 1Sc. Leather firm: acid. 24a
2Jc. Wool firm; domestic fleece, X2a36c.
Beef nrm: family. s1a5Oal4oo: mess. Ma.ooa ga
1890; city extra India mess, $20O0a22.5O .
Cut meats steady; picked bellies, 71zaSc.:
picked shoulders. 5ha6c.; picked hams.
TAO; refined barely steady; continent. 81. ~;
South America, 1925; compound 5ha5Nc.
Pork quiet: family, $14. JOa15.O0: mess. $13.2 rs
a13.75. Tallow steady; city az per pack
4xc.. Cottonseed oil firmer; prime crude
nominal; do. yellow. 274a27zc Petroleum
easy; refined New York, 1895; Philadelphia
and Baltimore. 1890; do In bulk. A0O.
Turpentine firm: 64a641kc. asked, Rice
firm; domestic, fair to extra, 2Ma5Mc.;
japan nominal Molasses steady; New Or
leans open kettle. good to choice, 29a35c.
SOuee-OpOl quiet, rio, NO. Z, Zt8c., luVoiC0s
&c.: mild steady: Cordova, 1Oa13c. Sugar
Raw easy; fair refining. 13-16c; centric
ugal. % test. 47-16c.: molasses sugar,
9-16c.: refined quiet; No. 6. 5.65c.; No. z.
soc; No. 8. Bloc: No. 8. 5.O5c.; No. 10.
5000: No. II, 49Oc.; No. H. 4.s5c.: No. IL.
4.75c.: No. IA. 4.70c.: confectioners' A.
5.70c.; mould A, 6.20c.; cut loaf 6.55c.;
crushed. $3.50; powdered, $3.50; granu-
lated, 5S5c.; cubes, 6. 10c.
Cattle, Sheep, Lambs and Hogs.
Beeves-Receipts, 81 head; no trading;
feeling steady. Dressed beef firm at Ska
1Oc. per pound. Cables unchanged. Elk
ports, $40 beeves, As sheep and 6,150 quar-
tiers of beef.
Calves-Receipts 1T head; trade quiet.
but steady. Veals sold at $4.Ooa6.00; city
dressed veals steady at 71aa1O1xc.
Sheep and lambs-Reeeipts, 1,250 head;
sheep steady: lambs 1Oc. higher; unshorn
sheep sold at $500 per 100 pounds; clipped
do. at $4-75; unshorn lambs at 81. 121eaS.3O
clipped do. at $685.: no spring lambs Of
fered; dressed mutton steady at 7a91sc.;
dressed lambs firm at 1111a121kc.
Hogs = Receipts, 6,23S head; feeling
steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

The sale By the Lake Shore OF 10000
shares Of Reading common realised In the
neiChborhood OF p1.600u01 which b said
to have gone tnto the purchase Of Erie
eemmon. yandesbilt-a ooksfsiiss ap6 the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

Since the subway on Manhattan Island
went into operation a sufficient time has
elapsed to demonstrate the value to the sur
face roads of the short haul. Before the
subway began business the surface lines had
to carry great number of passengers for
long distances to the serious Inconvenience
OF those who only wanted to travel between
intermediate points. As an immediate re-
suit OF subway competition there was a
sharp falling on In the earnings OF the sur
face lines. but this break In revenue has
since been entirely recovered, the gain being
almost entirely due to an increase In short
haul trafflc. People who formerly walked
few blocks rather than submit to the
5ostle and Inconvenience of standing up in
crowded cars now find II possible to obtain
seats. and they have taken to riding. The
surface roads claimed that this would be
the case. but they had nothing to go on
except theory. They can now point to fig
ures In proof of the correctness of their
position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

There Ii no stopping the juggernaut march
OF the octopus. One OF the best corners In
the financial district devoted to trade Is a
famous drug store at Wall street and
Broadway. The building In which the drug
store il located Ii one OF the old timers and
Is recognized a. choice situation. 1t has
which not long ago secured q lease on the
whole building by paying an exorbitaut
rental for II. The drug store paid $4,000
rental year for . space about twenty feet
by thirty feet The tobacco company served
notice on the druggist to vscate. but a COM
promise was finally reached under the terms
of which he pays as much for the rear hai1
Of the space as he had done for the entry
ROOM leaving tho Broadway front for thu
tobacco people. This Is probably the largs
est rental per square foot of space cccui
pied Ra,d b any storekespsr In the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

A gentleman who has been closely iden-
titled from the very beginning OF negotia-
lions looking to a merger OF the southern
Iron and coal properties Is authority for
the statement that dickering has been re-
sumed and that deal Is certain to 10
through. He said there was no more
doubt OF 1t than that the sun win rise
each morning. although some little time
viii be consumed In talky tallky and IN q
readjustment Of terms. The Hanover
Bank party having re-established fts con-
troll Of Tennessee Coal and Iron. II now
friendly to the merger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

There has been a distinct setback in the
bond market, and several underwriting syn
dicates find they have big unsold allotments
on their hands to which they gayly SUBJ
scribed a few weeks or months ago. The
absorptive demand Of the public for
bonds seems to have become exhausted for
the time being. and recent sales by syndi-
Gates or their agents have been at material
recessions from subscription prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

This week has had two anniversaries I'M
portant in the annals Of Wall street. May
was the fourth anniversary Of the North
ern Pacific corner" which was the begin
ming Of a decline in the stock market which
did not end for two years and half. al
though in the December following occurred
sharp recovery from the spring slump
May 10 was the thirty-sixth anniversary Of
the driving of the golden spike of the
Northern Pacific, an incident which was
also the beginning of panic. and the end
Of which was not reached for several years
thereafter, and which carried to wreck
many of the leading financiers Of the day,
including Jay Cooke and Henry Vaillard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
FOR RASMALLERyNUMB
OF THE PERSONNEL
OF THE CANAL COMMISSION.

Reduction of the personnel of the isthmian
abolishment of the commission. is the plan
which will probably be adopted If the ideas
Of high officials of the administration, in
Guiding influential members Of the Senate
and House. are followed. That the present
commission is hampered by numbers Is gen.
orally admitted. 1t is declared that the ma
chinery would move more speedily and with
far less friction IL the commission consisted
of five members, instead of seven and some
officials go so far as to favor commission
composed Of only three men:
Regarding the authority to be vested in
the engineers Of the canal, it In the opinion
Of officials high In authority that while the
engineers should be given great latitude and
much should be left to their own discretion,
they Should in the main be q consulting and
advisory body, and that the commission
should reserve to itself executive powers.
How these ideas shall take effect or how
radically they may be amended before they
are adopted Is problematical.
Representative Mann of Illinois, men,
Der of the House committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, today introduced O.
bill abol1shing the isthmian canal commits
sion and providing that the powers now
the end Of the Fifty-ninth Congress. The
President is authorized to employ sueh per-
sons, with such official designation as he
may deem necessary. until Eueh time as
Congress may otherwise direct. and Is au-
thorized to fix the compensation until regu-
lated by Congress.
In effect the bill permits the President to
perform through persons he may designate
the duties now performed by the canal com |.
mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
TO BECOME GENERALS
COLONIES SHALER AND SMART TO
BE RETIRED WITH HIGHER RANK.

Two army officers we'll and favorably
known in this city through, their long serv-
Ice at the War Department are to be placed
on the retired list with advanced rank.
They are Col. Charles Shaler of the ord
nance department, now on special duty In
this city. and Col. Charles Smart of the
medical department, who is now under med
ical treatment In this city.
Both Of these officers served creditably
during the war of the rebellion and each
the army Col shaler served as a sergeant
in the 18th Pennsylvania Infantry from
April to August, 1861, and was appointed
a cadet in the Military Academy in Septem-
ber, 1863, as from Florida Graduating four
years later, he was assigned to the 9th
Artillery but after seryings in that regiment
less than a month he was transferred to
the ordnance department, and has remained
with it ever since. He reached the grade
of colonel in September last while serving
as member of the general staff.
Colonel Smart was born in Scotland and
was graduated at thes University of Aber-
deem, Scotland, In 1862 He served as as
fantry from Novembef, 1852, to April, 1864,
in which year he fwas appointed an assist
ant surgeon in the ~ regular army. He
reached the grade of colonel and assistant
surgeon general m February, 1901. and re-
Gently completed a tour of service in the
Philippines, where his health gave way
and he was invalided home. He resided in
this city for many years, and has always
taken leading part inAaall movements to
improve the sanitary conditions of the city.
particularly in the matter of the water
supply.
Owing to their civil war records Colonels
Smaller and Smart will have the rank of
brlgadier general on thearetired list
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT
Formal Dissolution Today - Francis
Joseph's Pacifying Speech.

bUDAPEST, Hungary, January 4-The
hlng-Emperor Francis Joseph formally dis
solVed the diet today in a speech from the
throne dealing with the parliamentary sit
uation. The speech said:
Ihe experiences of the recent past de-
termlned large part of the chamber of
deputies to place on the order of the day
the question of reform in the standing
ofders. The conflicts arising therefrom
however, created situation of such crit
lcal character that we can no longer hope
1or the re-esta blishment of the working
capabiltty Of the present diet.
In view Of this fact we consider Ii our
constitutional duty to afford the nation an
opportunity for declaring its attitude. We
do so with full confidence In the devotion
OF the nation in Its constitutional institu-
tions and It's Innate political wisdom. The
harmony between the king and the nation
and their mutual confidence have estab-
lished conditions of undisturbed constitu-
tlonal life. and the undisturbed successful
WORKING of the free institutions of the ma
tfon has IN the past rendered q beneficent
period OF peaceful development possible
II now the working of these Institutions
encounters obstacles on internal grounds it
Is incumbent upon the nation to manifest
lts VIII, For these reasons we have, on the
proposal of our government. decided upon
the dissolution of the diet before the cxpiry
of the parliamentary term"
Ihe speech from the throne which was
personally read by Emperor Francis Joseph
proved altogether a mild document. not
containing criticism of parliamentary OBJ
struction as expected by the opposition
leaders. The ceremony. though brief. was
very imposing. 1t was held in the mag
nificent marble ceremonial hall of the new
hofburg. The deputies were In gala dress.
Only members Of the government party
attended, the oppostionsts carrying out
their determination to abstain from being
present.
The reading of the speech occupied few
minutes. after which Emperor King
Francis Joseph, the ministers and the
deputies attended short service in the
chapel Of the palace. Both parties have
already issued manifestos and will begin
an active campaign forthwith. Premier
Tisza has relinquished his former country
constituency and will contest central dis
trict OF the city Of Budapest. opposing
Herr PoIonyi. one of the leaders of the
Kossuth party. An exciting battle is an
ticipated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
FLAG OF THE RISING SUN
Floats Over the Captured Citadel of
Port Arthur

HEADQUARTERS OF THE JAPANESE
THIRD ARMY AT PORT ARTHUR, Janu-
airy 3. via Chefoo January 4, pm.-
(Censored)-The flag of the Rising Sun
floats tonight over the captured citadel of
Port Arthur
When the news of the surrender of the
fortress reached the soldiers yesterday,
leaping from mouth TO mouth, the Japa-
nese drew close to their late enemies and
fraternized freely with them.
When nightfaL came great bonfires rose
In the Japanese camp like a blazing halo.
while great choruses of "banzai' echoed
through the hills.
The entire garrison and all the non-com-
batants vii march out of the city Thurs
day TO the village of Yahuthwei near the
shores of Pigeon bay, from which place
the Russian officers will be transported to
Dalny, and thence to wherever they may
desire.
The prisoners Of war will be detained at
The Russian barracks in the village until
they can be transferred to Dalny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST
DISTRICT MEASURES INTRODUCED
IN THE HOUSE,
Commissioners Authorized to Establish
Certain Building Lines-Proposed
Change in Lunacy Proceedings.

Authorization to the District Commits
sioners to establish building lines on streets
or parts of streets less than ninety feet
wide In the District of Columbia. Is con-
tained in bill introduced In the House
today by Representative Babcock. chair
man of the House District committee.
The Commissioners are to take such ac-
ton when the request for the establish
ment of a building line on any street comes
from more than one-half of the owners
Of property on both sides Of such street.
The line is to be established In the usual
way, through condemnation proceedings
before jury of five disnterested persons,
Change in Lunacy Proceedings.
A change in the lunacy proceedings In
the District of Columbia ie provided for in
bill introduced In the House today by
Chairman Babcock. The bill provides that
when the District Comr1issioncrs are the
petitioners the case shall be tried before
a jury irnpaneled by the United States
marshal from the Jurors In attendance on
the Criminal Court. who shall perform such
service in addition to their regular duties.
When the person adjudged u lunatic pos
sesses an estate the Equity Court may ap-
point trustee or commission to admins
ter the same, and to reimburse the District
lOr all expenses incurred up TO the time or
the incarceration Of the lunatic.
Protests Against Restaurants.
Another bill introduced in the House thia
morning by Representative Babcock pro-
vides that on the written protest OF a
majority Of the persons residing on both
sides Of street on which restaurant or
eating house of any kind Is at present To-
Gated or In prospect Of establishment, the
Commissioners are authorized to refuse @
license to such place.
To Increase a Pension,
Senator McComas today introduced bill
to increase the pension of Luliette L.
Davidson of this city. widow Of the late
Lieut.. William c. Davidson, United States
navy at the rate of $75 month.
Needs of Public Education.
Senator Gallinger today submitted to the
Senate memorial from the executive coun-
Gil of the Public Education Association Of
this city, indicating some needs of public
education in the District of Columbia. The
memorial recites that although there has
been since 1864 a compulsory education law
on the statute books, there has been no ade-
quate provision for it's enforcement. An
appeal is made for conditions making possi-
BILE an enforcement of compulsory educa-
tion law.
Child labor night schools, travelling and
school libraries free lectures, need for an
increase of teachers salaries, medical in
spection, school nurse, public Fairgrounds
and the juvenile court are all discussed in
this memorial, which was prepared by Flor
ence M. Bailey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
GLOOMY RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS.
Fall of Port Arthur Puts Damper Upon
Festivities.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 4-The fall
OF Port Arthur has taken all the heart out
or the approaching festivities of the Rus
slams Christmas. 1t is even proposed to
dispense with Examinations and decora-
uons. which are always features of the
holidays. The churches are filed with
mourning friends and relatives of the fallen
heroes of the fortress. A national service
IN the kazan Cathedral, at which the en-
peror and the imperial family will be pres
ent. is being arranged for tomorrow.
The zemstvos and town councils of MANY
cities including st. Petersburg, have ad-
journed as testimony of their grief as a
result of the public calamity, and subscrip-
tions have already been started to erect a
monument to General Kondratenko, who
was killed at Port Arthur. December 10.
But the unmistakable grief of the people is
also accompanied by undeniabIe mutter-
lEgs against the government
the papers are openly blaming the milf
tary censorship for keeping the public i'm
the dark as to the true situation of the
fortress and allowing its surrender to come
as surprise. They are using this as a
text to show the necessity for taking the
people into the governments confidence,
and are continuing their attacks on the
bureaucracy, whose bloodless lips repeat
the same old lie whenever IL is proposed
the sovereign should hear the voice of the
DeOpIe."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04

Nlouais whose course of business operations
is In violation of the posoal laws
FRAUD orders were today issued against
the American Bluing Company of Hartford,
Conn, and against the Hartford Insurance
Company, Phoenix Underwriters of New
York city, Jesse J.. Rodgers E. c. Bowers.
c. s. Rogers and j. Hunt Wood, all of
New York, and Harris Brothers of Mus
kogee and South McAllster, 1. T., and the
Hartford Insurance Company operating at
the two places last named.
In the case of the bluing company the
whole scheme seems to have been the dis
posal OF bluing at highly profitable pr.ces
py means of an offer to award prizes for
success in certain contest conducted by
the operators of the scheme. The name of
the man operating the bluing Company is
SAID to be Louis h. Holloway but he also
used the aliases of F. F. Smith and Fred
r. Holden. He is charged with having en-
gagged in similar guessing enterprises and
10 nave been arrested in August, 1903, for
such scheme at Indian Orchard. Mass
On december 20 1904, he was again ar
rested at Holyoke. Mass where the United
states attorney is preparing to push his
prosecution for violations of the postal
laws and regulations.
Inc hrst charge against the Hartford In
Surance Company is that il represepted IT,
self to be the Hartford Fire Insurance.
company OF Hartford, Conn, the latter
concern being Well known and long estab-
ilshed In other ways the concerns agents
ana managers are charged With misrepre-
sentlng TO the public their business. and
the fraud order was issued after much de-
liberation on the part of the assistant at
torney general and his assistant Mr. Law
renee. They found that, although represen-
tatlons We're made to the effect that the
company had a capital stock of 81 eco 600
II IN fact had paid-up capital of 81 900.
Fraud was, therefore, charged against the
9peralors' 3l ana they will be from now on
debarred from the use of the mails
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
DEAD WOMAN IDENTIFIED.
Colorado Murder Mystery Cleared Up
by Nurse,

COLORADO SPRINGS, colo January A.
The body of the woman found dead on
Cutler mountain December IT, and supposed
to be thar of Mrs., Bessie Bouton of Syra-
cuse. N. Y. has been positively identified
as such by professiqHal nurse, Miss
Curtis of Denver, whdE attended Mrs
Bouton during an ilned at the Albany
Hotel, in Denver last JuRs
Miss Curtis is declaredapn the authority
of the coroner to have &9me to Colorado
Springs a week ago and to have gone to
the cemetery, where the t6dy OF the Cutler
mountain murder being exhumed, Miss Cur
tis pointed out two scars across the back
of the second finger of the right hand,
previously described by her TO the officers
Although the body was. In an advanced
stage Of decomposition Miss Curtis was
positive in her identifcation and the on
GERS who accompanied her were satisfied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
ADVISED NOT TO TALK.
Bishop Talbot Declines to Make Any
Statement

WILKESBARRE, Pa, January AFTER
spending the night as the guest of Rev. DR..
Jones, pastor of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church. this city, Bishop Talbot left for
his home in Bethlehem today. Regarding
the conference held in this city late yester-
day afternoon the only thing the bishop
would say was that he had been advised by
his attorneys to make no statement.
Dr. Jones, who is a member of the board
OF inquiry, said he would go to Reading
next week to attend the meeting of the
board, but from recent developments he
thought there would be no presentment
made against Bishop Talbot, and that the
case would fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
ESCAPED PERSONAL SERVICE.
Yerkes Alleged to Have Eluded officers
bv Changing Name.

CHICAGO, January Am the Union
Traction Company litigation before Judge
Grosscup in the United States district court
today Attorney Henry S. Robbins, counsel
for the North and West Chicago street rail-
way companies, charged that Charles T.
Yerkes. financier of two continents, had
escaped personal service in the litigation
by assuming the name of Colonel Rich
ards" to leave the United States.
According to Attorney Robbins service
had been secured on all other defendants,
but in the case of Mr.. Yerkes there was
lack of success, owing to Mr. Yerkes'
change of name and departure from Bos-
TON on the steamer Ivernia. Mr.. Robbins
asked that the court enter an order for
nnblished service on Mr.. Yerkes. Judge
Crosscup acceded to the request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-04
CAUSE OF LIFE.
Chicago Professor Says It is Independ-
ent of Divine or Vital Force.

CHICAGO, January 4.-That life Is the
result of purely physical and chemical
forces, irrespective of any divine or vital
force, has been declared by Prof. Albert P.
Mathews Of the University of Chicago to
his class in physiological chemistry.
While refusing to dispute the theory of
the divine origin of life Professor Mathews
took the stand that the present creation of
life has been proved the result of purely
physico-chemical reactions.
Certain chemical substances" he said,
coming together under certain conditions,
do and are bound to produce life There Is
no getting away from facts, and the re-
suits of laboratory experiments in regard
to the productions of certain phenomena
of life are convincing