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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Regulating Sale of Poisons.

Preparations have practically been COM
pleted by the District Commissioners and
by the commissioners of pharmacy for re-
advocating before the present Congress the
enactment into law of "a bill to regulate
the practice of pharmacy and the sale Of
poisons In the District of Columbia and for
other purposes. which was introduced into
the second session of the Fifty-eighth Con-
gress Some time ago. when matters or
necessary legislation were under contem-
platton, Commissioner Mcfarland referred
to the commissioners of pharmacy copy
of the bill which was before the Fifty
eighth Congress, requesting that 1t be care
fully examined and subjected to any needed
change before being again sent forward to
the chairmen OF the two District commit
tees, and the revised copy was returned to-
day.
No material changes were made by the
commissioners of pharmacy, ard the meas
ure as 1t stands will soon be reintroduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
QUESTIONED ABOUT CANAL.
Secretary Taft Before Senate Appro-
priations Committee.

Fer four hours today the Senate commit
tee on appropriations asked questions Of
Secretary Taft, Chairman Shonts, Auditor
Benson, Purchasing Agent Ross and Major
Gallagher, assistant purchasing agent of
the itshmian canal commission, regarding
the money expended In the construction OF
the canal and the estimates for the emer-
gency appropriation
During the hearing Mr.. Bishop, secretary
to the commission, was summoned, and
when he arrived the previous witnesses
were excused and the committee devoted its
attention to securing information from him.
Secretary Taft stated that the hearing
had covered all details of expenditures and
proposed expenditures on the canal and the
inquiry had been very exhaustive. The com
mfttee will meet tomorrow for final action
on the bill. Secretary Taft urged the neces-
sity for the appropriation of the full
amount asked, S14 100000, in lieu of the
House provision of s11 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
The Sober Side of Christmas.
From the Wall Street Summary.

From the Wall Street Summary,
For the average man the December % dis
bursements create in individual pockets the
most serious monetary stringency of the
year. This day is to the individual what
January / is to the bank. 1t is only hui
man nature to make strenuous efforts dur
ing the three weeks preceding Christmas to
get a little money to meet the fateful day.
Around Wall street II is customary to take
a little flyer In the stock market, the profits
of which are to provide the Christmas
presents. Such flyers. since they are die
tated by the time, not the opportunity, are
necessarily based on judgment poorer than
the average There are more outside specu-
lative losses taken during the next three
weeks than in the average three months
1nasmuch as nine persons out of ten buy
something whenever they take a flyer, ana
inasmuch as large majority are going 10
lose. the reason of their disappointment
must be a declining market. On the aver
age, q bull Christmas occurs once in five
years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
ALLEGED BOGUS INSPECTORS
Believed to Be the Men Wanted in
Washington.

Capt. Boardman of the detective bureau
received telegraph message from the chief
of police of Elizabeth, N. j.. this afternoon.
stating that they had two telephone men
locked up there who answer the description
of the men wanted here for taking about
$1,S00 worth of jewelry from the home of
William e. Boulter, on s street northwest.
in this city. Capt. Boardman arranged for
the departure of Detective Weldon, with
Mrs. Boulter and her maid, to Elizabeth
to see If they can identify the men arrested
there.
The men under arrest gave their names
as Edward Wilson and Lawrence Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
ON TOUR OF INSPECTION.
District Commissioners and Members
Of Congress on River Today.

The three District Commissioners, with
party of Congressman as their guests
are making a final inspection of the new
city fireboat, the Fireflghter, this after
noon, and the program is also to include a
general survey of river and harbor i'm
proyements, made or contemplated. such
as the new Highway bridge and the Ana
costa fats. The trip is being made at the
instance of Commissioner mcfarland. who
has supervision Of the fire department, and
besides Commissioners West and Biddle
there are on the boat Senator Allison,
chairman of the subcommittee on District
appropriations; Senator Gallinger and Rep
resentative Babcock, chairmen, respective
ly, OF the Senate and House District COM
mttees, and Representatives McCleary and
Gardiner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Pork-Knocker.

From the London Chronicle.
What is a 'pork-knocker% According TO
the annual report of the Institute of Mines
and Forests OF British Guiana he is a hui
man being. squatting miner, in fact, who
is to be found In the goldields of the COL
ony's up-country. Some members of the
species, 1t seems, are decent, hard-working
adventures, but by far the largest num-
Der are men who happily for the inhabit-
ants of Georgetown and the coasts. are In
the bush.' Here their practice Is to poaeh
On the claims and to entice away contract
ed laborers. In spite of the squatter of the
nalevolent kind, however, the gold industry
of this old-time auriferous region appears
to be progressing--97 Oil ounces in the year
1tO4-5 against 81 .442 ounces In 1864. But
why "pork-knocker?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Robberies Reported.

Samuel Maloy, living at $50 street
southwest complained to the police to-
day of the theft of pound Of butter. a
pound of beef and a small bank contain
ing 81. The theft, he reported, was COM
mitted at his house.
The police were told last night of the
theft OF two overcoats. The garments
belonged to Carl Collier and William r.
Cox, and were stolen from the rack in
the hall at 1893 L street northwest.
Complaint was made to the police to-
day of the theft OF a bicycle, the prop
erty Of John w. Douglass, agent of the
board of children's guardians The
wheel was taken from in front of the
Gunton building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
MANY SOUTHERN PROTESTS.
Objections to Proposed Cotton Estimate
on January 10.

Representative Coverings resolution
introduced in the House yesterday for
the preparation of a new cotton est1-
mate to be issued January 10, 1906, has
created much excitement and caused
southern members to be showered with
kilograms Of protest.
In Mr.. Coverings resolution 1t Is al
legged that the census bureau reports of
the amount of cotton ginned In three
states and one territory does not agree
with the estimates of the Department Of
Agriculture. Representative Burleson Of
Texas and other southern members al
lege it is unfair to declare the Depart
ment of Agriculture report erroneous on
partial returns. ignoring the returns from
other cotton states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Funeral of MI. Burriss.

Funeral services over the remains of
Lemuel p. Burriss, who died Saturday
afternoon at the age of seventy-three
years. were conducted by Rev. J. F. Lit
singer at Mt. Tabor NJ. p. Church, 35th
street and Wisconsin avenue at 10 o'clock
this morning. Interment was in Glen
wood cemetery. Mr. Burriss had been
resident of the District for over a quar-
ter of a century and was well known
in the community. He had been in poor
health for some time and died of COM
plication of diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Make Stolen Money a Social Bar.
rom the Hartford Courapt

From the Hartford COurnnt.
There are men who love dollars simply
for the sound of their Jingle, and others
who seek riches simply for the power they
bring, but the great mass of those who are
trying to roll UP fortunes are in pursuit
of the social privileges that wealth af-
fords. 1t 1t were plain to all these last that
stolen money was bar, not a hoist; that
to be a thief was to forfeit ones chance to
enter the coveted circles, then the real
remedy for the rot that has spread so wide
would be at hand. But there are precious
few signs of any such sentiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
AN EouITABLE CLASSIFICATION.
Modification Of Philippines Tarin on
Cotton Goods Wanted.

The Philippine tariff committee OF the
Merchants Association OF New York APP
peared before Colonel Edwards, chief OF
the bureau Of insular affairs at the War
Department. today and made an argument
for modification of the Philippine tariff
on cotton goods. that It win be more
equitable to the American exporters In
cotton goods. They contended that the
present classification of the tariff favors
the Europeans 1t is desired by the Amer
leans that recommendations be made by
the Secretary of War to Congress for such
modification of the Philippine tariff as will
give the remedy they seek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Senator cullom,s Condition.

Senator Cullom, chairman of the commit
ties on foreign relations, has been quite i'll
for several days. As much as week ago
he suffered severe attack of neuralgia,
and that has required at times since then
He has been at the Capitol several times
but the poor condition of his health has
made him feel that he could not get into the
exacting duties demanded of leadership at
this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Amending the Beverage Statehood Bil

Senator Foraker has introduced a pro-
posed amendment to Senator Beveridge's
joint statehood bill eliminating all the pro-
visions for a state to be composed of the
area embraced In the present territories OF
New Mexico and ARIZONA, and also an
alternative amendment requiring the ac-
ceptance of the Constitution provided for
such state by a majority of the legal
voters in each of the territories,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Admiral Brownson Sails.

Rear Admiral Brownson, commanding
the armored cruiser squadron of the north
Atlantic fleet, has telegraphed the Navy
Department that his squadron has sailed
from Hampton Roads for the southern
drill grounds, where for the next few days
they will execute a series of drills prepar-
atory to their departure for the Caribbean
sea early In the year. when, with the re-
mainder of the fleet, they will participate
in the winter naneuyers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures IL, 4 pm. So: y
pm, 81; ~ midnight. SO. December u, 4
am, 30; an. "a; ~ noon. so: 2 pm, So.
Maximum. So, at 3:45 pm, December IL;
minimum, "a, at am. December H.
Barometer-December IL pm, 29.71: s
PM. 1915; IL midnight 29.S2; December
IL. 4 am, 29.S4; 8 am. 2s,s5; noon $3.50; 2
.. M, 1913.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, IS; year ago. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Sudden Death.

Margaret Fisher, colored, seventy-three
years old. died suddenly about g O'Clock
this morning at her home 2l13 Union court
northwest Coroner hewitt was called
upon to give a certificate of death In the
case because there had been no physician
in attendance during her last illness Her
death, the coroner found. was the result
Of natural causes. and certificate was
given accordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
CAPT. G. B. HARRISON DEAD.
Brother of the Late President BENZ
Harrison

Capt. Carter Bassett Harrison, a young
er brother of the late President Benjamin
Harrison. died Thursday, December 8, in
Murfressboro, Tenn. his nome His flu
neral occurred Sunday afternoon, Deem
Der 10. Capt. Harrison was on the di-
vision staff of Gen. Rosecrans. He was
United States marshal in Tennessee dur
ing his brothers term OF Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Funeral Of Capt. Haycock.

L The announcement is made that the flu
neral of Capt George Boardman Haycock.
United States Marine Corps. retired, will
take place with military honors from his
late residence. 1882 10th street northwest, at
: o'clock tomorrow afternoon the interment
TO be al Oak Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Senator Proctor Secures Valuable
Realty.

BY deed placed on record today the George
Washington University conveyed to SEN
ator Redfleld Proctor of Vermont the CO.
lumbfan law building property, on 5th
street between d and e streets The con-
slderation was 1852, 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Former Spanish Gunboat in Service.

The Don Juan de Austria, one of the gun
boats captured in the war with Spain. has
been placed In commission at the navy
yard Portsmouth, N. H, and will be ar
tached to the gunboat squadron now as
sembling in Dominican waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-12
Mr.. cortelyou in New York.

Postmaster General Cortelyou left here to-
day for New York. where tonight he Will
deliver an address before the Pennsylvania
Society.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-19
WIDOW SUES FOR DAMAGES.
Mrs. Hiscock Claims That Husband
Was Given Dragged Whisky.

Atlantic, Jan. 19.-The famous His
cock case, Which has held the attention
of the people of this section since Feb
ruary 26, 1904, was brought to trial in
the district court here Tuesday. 1t is
anticipated that some difficulty will
be encountered in the selection of
Jury, and an extra panel has been
drawn to meet the emergency.
The plaintiff, Margaret Hiscock, in
her petition alleges that on February
26, 1904, her husband, Joseph Hiscock.
acted as sergeant-at-arm at a lyceum
which was being held at the Ellsworth
school house in Washington township;
that Adolph Woodward, Anthony Nor
ton and. Charles Baxter, of Griswold
went out to the school house purpose
" to have trouble, Dragged about it
before going, that some time during the
evening they gave her husband whisky
to drink; that 1t was drugged or pois-
oned and that he died as result in
nine hours after drinking OF it. She
wants $4,000 for his death. The de-
PENDANTS are we'll known in and about
Griswold and have many friends who
are loath to believe that the young men
did anything with a criminal intent.
Both sides have subpoenaed large
numbers of witnesses, and the inter-
est is so intense that from the looks
Of the court room and corridors nearly
half the population of Griswold and
surrounding country must be in atten-
dance, either as witnesses or specta-
tors
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-19
Action of Interstate Lumber Co.
Creates Great Indignation
In Franklin County
TWO HUNDRED DEBTORS SUED
Farmers Claim tho Course Taken is
Unjust, as Most of Them Were
Ready TO Pay the Notes-Expenses In
creased by Having to Pay Mileage
Fl 70 Hampton.
Special to Times-Republican.

Hampton, Jan. 1.-TWO hundred
farmers of Franklin county are at the
highest pitch of Indignation just AT
the present time over the action OF the
Interstate Lumber Company, In bring
ing suit against them. The actions
were commenced In the Justice court
here and were almost all upon prom
assory notes given last fall or late In
the summer of 1904. These notes are
largely against farmers in Hamilton,
Marion and Scott townships and it
was in these precincts that crops have
been the poorest during the past two
years. and the farmers least able to
pany sent an agent thru this part of
the state last summer and succeeded
in putting nearly all their open ac-
counts into note payable to the In
terstate Lumber Company, but not
stating where the place of payment
was to be. These notes were not left
with the local agents, but We're sent
to the branch headquarters at Sioux
City. AS the notes came due the far
mers began to look for them, burt the
company had in the meantime chang
ed hands, and the debtors were told
that the old company still owned their
notes and would probably present
them soon. This, however, the COM
pany did not do, and they sent an
agent here from Sioux City about a
week ago, who commenced action
against all of the two hundred debtors
without notice of any kind. The suits
being brought in Hampton made con-
siderable expense for mileage and it is
estimated that the total cost to the far
mers which was made by this action
OF the company is about $500. This
the farmers claim, is unjust, as most of
them were ready to pay the notes, in
face of the fact that they had had poor
crops for two seasons. The present
Interstate Company will probably feel
the effect Of this more than anyone
else, as many of the debtors do not
realize that the firm has changed
hands completely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-19
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

draft and interest, which draft was
drawn by Cashier Soule, and delivered
to Otterbach in payment of a personal
debt that Soule owed Otterbach. The
court held that the bank was not
bound by the act of it's cashier, who
had thus exceeded his authority as
agent of the bank; and while it was
not shown that Otterbach had any
knowledge that Soule was at the time
a defaulter and had no funds in the
bank to pay the draft, he was held re-
sponsible for the draft, and the bank
has recovered Judgment as above
stated. The case was tried on a very
fine legal point and the supreme court
we are told will be called upon to re-
view the case on appeal.
Thurman.
For the past few days the Mcguire
the farm of r. Baylor, south of town.
For some time they had been drilling
and blasting thru slate, and last Fri
day at a depth of forty feet they dis
charged a blast which threw up a
large quantity Of coal. A test Of the
coal proved it's fuel qualities good.
burning freely to an ash. Upon ex-
animation the vein of coal was found
to be thirteen inches thick over
which there is a thick slate and flint
rock roof. Drilling is being con-
tinued with every indication that there
is still another vein not far below
this one which it Is believed Will
prove much thicker and of better
quality.
Shenandoah.
w. B. Bartling. the young jeweler
at Frank AnshutZ's met with very
painful and serious accident Satur-
day evening in the old familiar way
we read about so often from the care
less use Of benzine. gasoline and
other fnf1amable materials. He clean
ed pair of gloves by the use of benz
zine and then put them on his
hands and struck a match to light a
cigar In an instant one glove
took fire, and in the young mans eff
fort to remove it, the other glove was
ignited. Mr. Bartling lost his pres
ence of mind and instead of thrust
ing his hands under his coat or US
ing other means to smother the
flame, struggled to remove the gloves
and they literally burned off. He
even fought away the persons pres
ent who endeavored to smother the
flames His hands are terribly burn
ed and it will be long time before
he will recover the proper use of them.
He left Sunday noon for his home in
Grand Island.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-19

Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Jennie Callahan sold the fur
nit,1re and fixtures of the Lacey
hotel and gave possession Mpnday
afternoon. The hotel was purchaser
NV Harry A. Morey, of Waverly, Iowa.
Iowa Falls.
G. A. Bamber has a splendid collec-
tion of arrow heads an dIndian pottery.
The former consists of over one thou
sand points, and the latter is made up
of different styles and patterns OF
notterv found in and about Iowa Fails.
Clarinda.
Mr.. Fred Martin had a very pa1nfui
accident last Saturday evening. He was
returning to his home in South CAR
india with a load Of hay. In some way
the wagon was overturned and Mr..
Martin sustained very serious injuries.
At present writing he is resting cas-
Ter.
LeMars.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed recording the organization of the
J. r. Street company, which began
business with the beginning of the
year. The capital stock is $4,000,
which is fully paid up and may be In
creased to $4,000, upon majority
cote of the stockholders. The incor-
porators are j. r. Street, f. A. Post
and A. H. Freeman.
Ottumwa.
Frank F. Jennings, a we'll known
railroad man of this city, after an ILL
,,oee Of op1v few DAVIS died Suddenly
from heart disease at his home, 213
North Market street about noon Tues
day. He had been unable to work for
the past few days, but his condition
was not known to be critical, and his
sudden death was severe shock to his
family and many friends.
Fairfield.
The beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J C. Thorne was discovered on fire
Monday morning about half past nine
o'clock. The first was a stubborn one
and broke out several times after hav-
ing been subdued. 1t was late in the
afternoon when the fire was finally put
out and the house was thoroughly
Quilted and ruined. Mr.. Thorne valued
his home at about $4,000 and this loss
was partially covered by insurance.
Manning.
Vernon Patton met with quite an
accident last Thursday while playing
with some boys at the Northwestern
depot He fell from a box car in such
a manner as to render him uncon-
scious for some time, and on examina-
ton by physician it was found that
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-19

he was pretty badly bruised up ana
three ribs broken. but he seems to be
getting along quite well. Dave
Bingham met with very severe ana
painful accident last week while rid
ing horseback near Frank Barsby's on
his way home. His horse slipped and
threw him to the ground in such
manner as to break his arm at the
elbow Joint. Medical aid was Inn
mediately called and the featured bone
set.
Lanesboro.
Fire. which broke out in the drug
store of e. r.. Anderson & Co., at
Lanesboro, destroyed much property.
1t spread to the adjoining building, oc-
cupied by e. l.. Christensen with a
hardware stock, both buildings and
their contents being entirely destroyed.
Anderson & Cos loss is about ST.
500 and the building about $3.50,
while Carstensen's stock was worth
about $4,000, and building $3.50.
Christensen has $1,000 insurance and
there was some insurance on the drug
store.
Waterloo.
George Thurston, a teamster Of this
city, came near dying from an over
dose of aconite, given him by his 81
year-old daughter. Thurston had been
sick several days with fever and Tues
day a physician was called and left MS
patient some aconite, with the instruc-
tions that it was to be given every
hour in teaspoonful of water. The
daughter misunderstood the directions
and gave her father teaspoonful or
the clear medicine. Physicians We're
compelled to resort to heroic measures
in order to save his life.
centervilIe.
Another case of unusual interest
is that brought by ]. s.. Lane against
the board of supervisors and overseer
of the poor, of Centerville, G. A.
Bryan, in which Lane asks the court
to issue a writ of mandamus COM
manding the board to employ him as
overseer at the salary of $40 per
month He asks for appointment un.
der the soldiers preference law, and
states that he filed his application
with the board at the January session
and offered to do the work for $40 per
month. Bryan receives $25 per month.
fedora.
In the case of the Home Savings bank
VS.. A C. Otterbach, tried last week,
the court sustained motion of plain
tiff directing the jury to return a YER
diet against defendant for $1.130,
being the face amount Of $1,000