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Hucksters May Win Out.

As the result of a hearing granted by the
District Commissioners today. It is prob
able that the hucksters In the District will
be permitted to cry their wares on the
streets. The hucksters and many whole
sale and retail fish and produce dealers
were represented at the hearing and every
detail of the case was gone into The soli-
tary complainant against the hucksters was
Mr.. r. Grant Barnwell. The hucksters had
intended to argue their own case. but sew
eral members Of the. Northeast Citizens
Association were present. awaiting their
turn for a hearing on another subject, and
they took the side of the hucksters, de-
claring that their crying is necessity In
many parts of the city. For the hucksters
there appeared Mr.. James NJ. Hoag. p p
Faunce, George w. Stewart, G. Taylor
Wade and B. f. Uhfelder
Commissioner West demonstrated early In
the hearing that he believed the rights Of
the dealers were being unfairly limited.
While no decision has been announced az
yet. It Is probable that the huckstees estab-
lished their case.
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Both Lost Their Lives.
And tho Repairs Were Made.

Judge KimbalI Of the Police Court and
Maj. r. D. Simms. property clerk for the
District government. have had a tilt over
the matter of repairing electric fan.
The fan had been installed in Judge KIM
balls workroom, but when the weather
got hot the fan refused to rotate This
caused the judge to appeaei to the property
clerk, but the wheels of the local govern
ment turned almost as slowly as the blades
of the aforesaid electric fan, and Judge
Kimball got hot, both physically and men
tally.
In communication to the Commissioners
he told them what he thought OF the whole
business. Yesterday-the fan was fixed and
Property Clerk Simms has answered in
kind. He has said that IL the Police Court
employees would make their acquisitions ac-
cording to law and exclude errors there
would be no delay in complying with the
request Of the honorable Judge. But the
fan is working and the judge is happy, and
1t is not deemed necessary to appoint any
peace plenipotentiaries.
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OFFICIAL REPORT
Telegraphed to Headquarters in New
York Today.

The following official report of the wreck
was teiegraphed today by Vice President
w. G. Brown of the New York Central
lines to President w. H Newman, at New
York:
THE following is list of the killed in
the accident at Mentor:
&C. H. Wellman, John r. Bennett, New
York: A. L. Rogers. New York; H. H.
Wright Chicago; A. p Head, London,
England, died in hospital; L. A. Beckwth,
New York, died in hospital; Mr. Bradley,
Akron. Ohio died in hospital; Allen Tyler,
engineer. Cleveland; E. Walter. baggage
man. cleveland; F. Frinz barber New
York; ]. Mckay, porter, New York; +. ].
Brant, brakeman Toledo, Ohio, died in
hospital; seven unidentified bodies. making
twelve dead that have been identified and
seven unidentified, a total of nineteen.
Train No. 10, eastbound, passed Mentor
at $3.50 pm, at which time the switches
were all set for the main line. No. % fol-
lowed No. 10, fifty minutes behind her, and
no trains passed Mentor in either direction
between the time No. 10 passed there and
the arrival of No. e.
The operator was on the platform with
two men named James Collins and W. M.
Leuders, both of whom live in Mentor,
when No. 10 passed, after which the opera
tor went into the Office and remained until
about the time No. 90 was due, when he
again went out on the platform and saw
No. rs coming two or three miles away.
The operator says that he looked at the
switch lights and they were white and the
switches were properly set for the main
track He then returned to the Office.
II this Is correct, between that time and
the time No. 20 headed in on the side track
some one threw the switch for the side
track and locked it in that position.
No. 20 headed In the full length of the
train on the house track, the engine leav-
ing the rails about four coach lengths from
the switch, crashing into the freight house.
setting 1t on fire and turning the engine
end for end and telescoping the composite
car, which took fire from the burning
freight house.
The conductor of No. 20 Immediately ex-
amined the switch and called the attention
Of General Passenger Agent w. ]. Lynch
of the Big Four, who was on the train. to
the fact that it was set and locked for the
side track and the light extinguished.
The switch is not damaged. and worked
perfectly after the accident. The COM
posite car, which was telescoped by the
CINE, burned. No other cars in No. %
turned over.
Every possible effort is being made to To-
cate the party who misplaced the switch.
No 26 was on time, and, a matter OF
fact, was running at a slower speed than
No. 10 when she passed through Mentor
as No. 10 was late.
The result would have been the same
had any other of our through trains
countered this open switch.
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mental inquiry should not prevent IAN
open. tmpartial. fearless and thorough In.

mental inquiry should not prevent IAN
open. impartial, fearless and thorough In
yestigation into all the facts. Suppression
of truth will never establish It," he adds.
Tolerance Of evil will never crush IT.
No office. however high. should shelter the
wrongdoer."
When he went to Venezuela in 1901 as
successor to Mr.. Loomis, Mr.. Bowen de-
clares he found current rumors seriously
affecting the honor and integrity of his
predecessor. both as a man and as rep
resentative of the United States govern
ment. Mr.. Bowen says that, feeling a
sense of pride in representing the United
States. these rumors were a source of con-
tinual modification to him. Epitomizing
the rumors. Mr.. Bowen says:
"Mr. Loomis, while minister, was report.
ed to have used his public position to I'LL
his private purse by obtaining interests in
concessions and In various claims against
the Venezuelan government. He was COM
monty thought also to have been In the
pay of the Bermudex Asphalt Company,
and to have made use OF his own officiai
position to give color to the belief that
the United States government was especial
ly favorable to the side OF the company In
Its controversy with the Venezuelan au-
thorities had no means Of refuting these
scandalous statements Their substantial
truth was assumed by my diplomatic ooI-
leagues. as well as by the general public
at Caracas"
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MR.. BOWEN'S DEFENSE
SAYS LOOMS SOUGHT HIS RE-
MovAL FROM OFFICE.

Herbert w. Bowen. formerly minister 10
Venezuela, made public long statement
In New York yesterday in reply to Presi-
dent Rooseyelt's letter dismissing him from
the Diplomatic service as result OF the IN
yestigation made by Secretary Taft into
the controversy between Mr.. Bowen ana
Francis B. Loomis, first assistant secretary
of state.
Mr.. Bowen declares that the venezuelan
scandal constitutes "a national disgrace.
He asserts that 1.-THE LOOMS scandal per-
vaied Caracas and constantly grew worse
and worse" Mr.. Bowen says that shortly
after he called the matter to the attention
Of the Department of State he received
cable offer from Washington of diplomatic
promotion that would remove him from
Caracas.
II admit" he declares, that I regarded
the offer as an attempt to bride me. yelled
under the offer Of q higher position and
Inspired by Mr.. Loomfs- l make no doubt
that in the course Of the recent inquiry
II has been sufficiently plain that did not
think Mr. Loomis an honest man. and that
/ did not believe his conduct to Venezuela
had been honorable
Mr.. Bowen says that the recent depart
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from the binding. singing steam that 1

from the binding. singing steam that
could feel was scalding my flesh.
II must have lost consciousness about
this time. for L have only confused recol-
lection of people coming to help me- and
their impression that my hands and arms
were bleeding where / had broken the
glass, then / remember nothing more till !
was on board the train coming to Cleye-
land"
Parsons Escaped Injury.
William Barclay Parsons of New York
city. who was chief engineer for the con-
struction of the New York subway when
the same was built. was on the train. but
escaped injury. He had been in Cleveland
at the invitation OF President Andrews of
the Cleveland Electric Railway Company,
and had spoken before the subway COM
mittee of the chamber of commerce.
A quantity of first-class mail matter was
destroyed by the fire. which consumed all
except the two rear coaches. The mail
was largely composed of through pouches
from the west. and destined for eastern
points. just how many pouches were de-
stroyed the railway officials are unable to
say at the present time.
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been reported on favorably by the conven-
ton of international Printing Pressmen and
Assistant unions.
Marriage Of Desk Sergeant Money.

The marriage last night of Desk Sergeant
John T. Money of No. police precinct and
Miss Mary Lyles Of Alexandria, Va, was
witnessed by by large number of the
friends OF the couple from Washington,
Maryland and Virginia, in which latter
state the bride and groom formerly resided.
The marriage ceremony took place at Cur
ley Memorial Church, the pastor, Rev. Mr..
verbricken. officiating. The bride was
handsomely gowned in white. The groom S
best man was Mr.. Samuel Gusack Of
George Washington University. Sergt and
Mrs. Money are descendants OF noted FAM
lilies of Virginia. being able to trace their
ancestry back to the early settlers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
ALLEGED STEAL REPORTED.
Charged in Connection With Payment
of ChickasaW Warrants.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June pa special
10 the Journal from Muskogee. I. T., says:
1t is alleged that a steal in connection with
the payment of Chickasaw warrants has
been discovered which will outrival the
famous Creek warrant steal and may In
voIye a fugitive banker OF Tfshomingo and
''men high up" The amount cannot be de-
termined at present. but 1t is between. $780,
600 and $4,000
This sum represents Chickasaw school
warrants that were paid and afterward, 1t
is said, relocated. One firm in ST. Louis, it
is understood, has about $4,000 worth of
these warrants and some of them are
known to have come through a combination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
shrieking Mass of Humanity.

James H. Gibson Of Ats Flournoy street,
Chicago. a passenger on the train, died at
Cleveland hospital early today from his
injuries. Gibson was conscious up to with
In short time OF his death. and spoke
calmly of his experience He said: II
can tell very little about It. for soon lost
consciousness and saw but little of what
occurred after the crash came. / was
seated in the smoker. pretty well back, and
the first realization had Of an accident
was when l felt myself suddenly hurled
over the backs of the seats and found my
self in darkness among struggling, Shrek
ing mass of human beings"
A highly important class of mail was
carried by the wrecked Twentieth Century
limited. Numerous inquiries were received
at the post Office here to discover whether
any OF the mail had been saved. The train
carried nothing but first-class, usually of an
urgent character, and the Post Office De-
partment made special provision daily to
catch the train in order to reach the larger
cities east Of here in the quickest possible
time.
Important letters and documents could be
time when the last pouch was shot through
a pneumatic tube into the Lake Shore sta
ton at La Sale and Van Buren, streets
and then loaded into the baggage and mail
end OF the buffet car. It was this car which
seems to have suffered destruction no,
only by wreck, but by flames Great
anxiety was manifested In many inquiries
which came over the telephone to the post
Office today from people who had intrustcd
important matter to the oyer" The train
usually carried from fifteen to twenty
pouches of this class OF matter.
There was frightful roaring and hiss
ing OF steam, and seemed to be sitting in
dense cloud OF It. grabbed about blind
ly. and felt, as 1t seemed to me. uphill
above me what I realized was window
frame. With my hands / broke the glass
and managed to drag myself through the
window.
There was such a cloud of steam every
where that | scarcely knew which way to
run. but had the instinct to stagGey away
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The Block System Favored.

DENVER, Col. June 22.-The annual con-
vention of the Train Dispatchers' Associa-
ton. which Is In session here, has reiterated
It's stand in favor of the block system for
handling trains. and the delegates appear to
favor some legislative action to enforce the
adoption of this system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
Protest From Chicago Engravers.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, June pa pro-
test from Chicago photo-engravers against
printing pressmen working for less schedule
and longer hours on photo-engrayinS has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
ST. Millinery, 25c.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22

of which Kirby Purdom, the abscohding
banker of Tishomingo, was said to be the
leading spirit A large number of these
warrants are thought to be fraudulent.
The grand jury is making an investigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22

Mrs. Jerry Spencer, q young married
woman living in Henry county. Va. atS
tempted to KIN herself Saturday by hang
in time to prevent her death She haa1
since been ad1udgsd insane and sent to ~
aaylum-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-22
RAILWAY OFFICIALS SHOCKED.
Statement From General Passenger
Traffic Manager Daly.

CHICAGO, June &C. F. Daily, general
passenger traffic manager of the Lake
Shore road. made the following statement
early today: Vice President w. c. Brown
and have been getting all the information
from the scene of the wreck by telephone
at his residence. The terribly tragedy has
been a severe shock to us both and it is
impossible at this time to account fully for
the accident.
However, from the best information that
we have been able to secure we are both
Of the opinion that the disaster must have
resulted from some one tampering with the
switch. The evidence seems to point to a
deliberate, malicious attempt to derail the
train. 1t seems hard to believe that any
persons could be guilty of such a fearful
crime, but we are forced to this opinion by
the evidence
Train No. 10, which left here yesterday
morning at 1890 passed this switch less
tina ma nhour ahead of the Twentieth Cen
aury Limited. The switch was all right
then. There was no train between the two
The information leads to think that
some time between these two trains the
switch was tempered with.
THE train was going at the customary
rate of speed, which is about sixty to
sfxty-five miles an hour. This speed we do
not believe was the cause of the accident
The same accident would have befalen any
train going at a much less rate of speed
and in the case of long heavy train, the
fatalities would have been even greater"
Both Lost Their Lives.
H H. Wright, whose name appears in the
list of casualties, was secretary of the Fea-
therstone Foundry Company here James
II. Gibson, another Chicago victim, was
secretary of the American Foundry and
Machinery Company. Both lost their lives
When word was received at the Gibson
home that Mr.. Gibson had died at the
Charity Hospital In Cleveland, Mrs. Gibson
accompanied by DR.. Francis R. Sherwood
was on her way to Cleveland in the belief
that her husband was not beyond hope of
recovery. Efforts were made by George Z.
Moore, brother of Mrs. Gibson, to reach her
by telegraph and inform her of her hus-
bands death, but the attempt was unavail-
ing.
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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-19
HER DIGNITY At STAKE.
Wsishty Reason for Desiring Change
Of Dressing Rooms.

speaking Of the ways of stage folk
with dressing rooms. reminds me of
something that happened to me Just
fortnight before our season closed"
said a theatrical man who is home
for the summer. I'm the company
manage there's a middle-aged women
who has small part. Her husband is
In the company, too. and when you
have married couple in the same
company it's sure sign of trouble.
Well. the lady didn't like dressing in
the dressing rooms her position in the
company called for. but there wasn't
much she could do till We struck al.
most the last stand on our route. Then
her husband asked me II | wouldn't
come up to their room In the hotel,
because she wanted to speak to me.
went. She told me she was Ill and un.
able to climb stands. and as a special
have downstairs dressing room? OF
course I could, and said so. Nobody
who was Ill should ever lack for con.
sideration in my company. Then
went to my own ROOM II happened to
be the one adjoining theirs, but they
didn't know It. and didn't either. till
| lay down to take a nap. and found
could hear every word they said.
And what do you think heard?
There said that woman. I've
fixed that. OF course I'm not i'll.
Charles. | never was better in my
life, but must maintain my dignity"
Washington Post.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-19
FIND PROFIT IN DISASTERS.
Insurance People Make Money from
the Woes Of Others.

Aterrible shipping disaster. or a Are
which involves great loss of life. only
conjures up a picture OF horror to the
average person. and 1t is almost i'm.
possible TO realize that anyone could
derive satisfaction from them. Yet
such casualties are not unwelcomed by
those who are interested In the insur.
ance business. The destruction OF life
and property "stifrens the market" to
use market report phase. Long i'm.
munity from big accidents make peo-
pie careless as 10 Insurance. whereas
n big catastrophe will more often than
not bring about revival in personal
and property protection. Underwriters
are occasionally heavily taxed by the
large sums which have to be paid
away AS the result Of a wreck. col.
lision or fire; but so long as the news.
paper reports OF the catastrophe stiff.
fen the market they do not complain.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-19

took a journey to a far-ofi mountain
to rest herself. Soon after her ar.
rival she was disturbed by the tum-
tum OF drum. She looked about
and found that it was being beaten
to keep time for a prince who was
dancing the hula. She straightway
took part in the gayety by singing the
refrain to words of her own compost.
ton.
The prince was naturally surprised
and enchanted by the appearance Of
the beautiful singer. When the song
was ended he invited the fair singer
to the royal Enclosure. offering her
refreshments and food.
After a short courtship they were
married. After living happily to.
gether for some time the fire goddess
informed the prince that she must
return to her old home and attend to
her duties, as the fires of the vol
cano had died down until there was
nothing but little sparks left. She had
never revealed to her husband that
she was the fire goddess. though he
instinctively felt that she was some
thing more than an ordinary mortal.
He was 10th to have her depart and
finally prevailed upon her to remain
as his consort. That is why tho
heart Of the volcano became cold and
is no longer menace to the safety OF
the people.
There Is a venerable wizard that Is
said to be over 80 year OF age. living
in the hills near Honolulu, and who
is noted for the wonderful power OF
his eye. He is filthy. ragged and I'M
kempt. but the strange light in his
eye holds the natives In awe and at.
tracts many curious white people who
want to see what he is like.
A Few White lepers.
And now, leaving the legends and
superstitions OF the fair island behind.
We come to what may be called
Hawaii's skeleton In the closet. II is
the leper settlement In the noun
tains Of Molokai. II is located on
a peninsula of some 5000 acres In ex-
tent. II Is surrounded on three sides
by 4 steep precipice about 800 feet
In height. The settlement can only
be approached by q small pathway,
and two policemen are always on
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-19
QN~N--Nr~~Nr.s.~Nr~. -~aN-~ar~-~0N...--eN VI:
! Folklore of Hawaii !
Observation-Disclosures ,~>~tt~~%a,--.-+a.-.~E
Especial Correspondence

Hawaii abounds in folklore and
weird legends. The land IL believed
to swarm with gnomes and fairies and
the water with nymphs and mon.
sters. The simple minded native,
whose grandfather would have backed
away from = pair Of trousers like q
mustang shying at new harness.
tells US that the god of the air car.
ries around the wind in calabash. He
so!emnly relates that an immense
bird once laid an egg In the ocean.
which in time was Matched by the
tropic winds. and thus the Hawaiian
islands were created.
One of the prettiest legends Is that
OF the cOcoanut tree. The story goes
that beautiful princess was very
much beloved by one OF the chiefs
who was a noted athlete. He tried
10 please her in every way. swim.
flowers and choice fruits from the
other side of the island, but she would
not listen to his suit. He found life
not worth living without her. and eX-
pired from the pain OF his unrequited
affection. Before he died he said to
the princess. The time will surely
come when you will kiss me of your
own free will"
Yeas af,erward, while the princess
was walking one day by. the beach.
her attention was attracted to beau.
tiful towering tree Of new and
strange variety Its tufted head
nodded proudly in the wind and her
eager gaze was centered upon its
delicious fruit An attendant pro.
cured one OF the great green nuts
for her. and as she was In the act
OF raising 1t TO her lips to drink the
milk. she heard a voice say. DO you
embrace me with your own free will
The spirit OF the prince had taken
the form Of the cocoanut tree.
The Valley Of Ram.
p Another legend concerns the fair
valley of Manoa. the place Of daily
rain. It was here In the long ago
that 4 lovely princess was murdered
by her lover because he thought she
had betrayed him to = god. The
maiden was really innocent Of the
charge and rather than take revenge
for her murder the gods decreed that
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1905-08-19
Ancient Card Games.

Henry VIII. forbade playing cards
except at Christmas. but the prohibi.
ton extended only to persons Of hum.
BILE rank. The games played In those
days and during the succeeding cen.
fury had names as barbarous AS were
the peop6e. We read Of picquet.
gleek. lauterloo. bankafalet. primero.
cribbage. verQuera, tck-tack. grand
trick-track. inn and inn. ncddy. i've
card basset. and brag. The last mi.
grated to America. where II became
the poker OF the present day: noddy
is our present crib. BasSet was
brought over from France. and ombre.
originally a Spanish game, was the
predecessor OF whist. and was played
at odd three cornered tables.