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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-20
DIR. Fisk Elgin,

Expert treatment of private diseases chronic and
acute. Both sexes. An consultations confidential
Medicine furnished. Prices moderate Hours to
l, to 8, to o. 1898 Pa. are. 'PhcpA NJ 1919.
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W. T. BALDUS. u. D., PHI. D.. GERMAN sPE-
cislist on Diseases of the Brain Nervous System
Heart Kidneys Stomach and. other Diseases
Doctors service and medicine. g. Tel u 25io
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-20
LEGAL NOTICES.

e. Il. THOMAS AND. A. LEFTwIGH sINoLAYR,
,aa the snprsme soars ct TIE District Of
sion OF 18th street from Woodley read TO Baltimore
street--No e53. District Court.-.Netice is hereby
given that the Commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia pursuant TO the Provisions # an act OF
Congress approved March 8. 1905 entitled ..in act
for the extension OF 10th street from Naoiley road
to Baltimore street, have filed a petition In this
court praying the condemnation Of the land neces-
Woodley road to Baltimore street. in the District
of Columbia. with uniform width OF fifty feet rs
missioners and annexed to their said petition and
mar Exhibit D O. No 4. and psaT,ing also
men. not related to any person Interested in these
proceedings. and not In the service employment
be summoned by the United States marshal for the
District of Columbia to assess the damages each
extension of said 18th street and the condemnation
Of the land necessary for the purposes OF such ea-
from. provided in the aforesaid act of Congress-
i H. by the court. this 18th day OF October, !.
terest in these proceedings be. and they hereby.
warned and required to appear In this court on or
o'clock an, and continue in attendance until the
court shall have made Its final order rattfyms ana
ment of benefits Of the Jury to be summoned here.
IN; and it is further ORDERED that copy o.
washington Law Reporter and on SIX secular days
In The Evening Stnr. the Washington Times ana
District before the SAIL: 3oth day Of October, A. D
1865 1t is further ordered that copy OF this
notice and order be served by the SAID MARSHAL,
his deputies, upon such Of the land to Re
condemned herein as may be found by said marshal
his deputies within the District of Columbia,
before the said Seth day of October, A. ID, 1905
BY the Court: ASHLEY NJ. GOULD, Justice A
true copy-Test: ]. II. YOUNG, Clerk. BY +. Il.
Cunningham. Assistant Clerk. oe1t-6t.eSu
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF CO
luubia. holding a Probate Conrt.-Estate of Rich
ard Edwards, deceased.-No. 1918, administration
application having been made to the supreme
Court CT the District of Columbia, holding Pro-
bate Court. for probate and record Of the last will
and testament of said deceased 10y Susan Edwards,
1T Is ordered this 18th day of October, A. D. 1900
that notice be and hereby is given to Sarah Will
kins, Alice Minor and Garrit S. Edwards and to
all others concerned, to appear In said court on
Wednesday, the 18th day of November, A D. 1905
at 10 O'Clock am, to show cause why such appif-
cation Should not be granted Provided this notice
be published in the Washington Law Reporter ana
Evening Star once each II three successive
weeks before the return day herein mentioned
the first publication to be not less than thirty days
tefofe said return day. WENDELL 7. STAF-
FORD. Justice. Attest: JAMES TANNER. Rs gis
ter of Wills for tie District OF Columbia. Clerk Of
the Probate Court ALBERT f. SHOEMAKER,
Attorney. otl3law-S
SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF 90
lumbia holding Probate Court.-No. 1900. ad-
mini tim is tn notice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-20
Fortune by Crooked Methods.

The man of great means who achieves
fortune by crooked methods does wrong to
the whole body polite. But he not merely
does wrong to. he becomes source of Inn
minent danger to. other men OF great
means. for his iIl-won success tends to
arouse a feeling Of resentment which, II it
becomes infiamed, fails to differentiate be-
tween the men OF wealth who have done de-
Gently and the men of wealth who have not
done decently.
deeply shocked by the revelations made Of
recent years al to the way In which some
OF the great fortunes have been obtained
and used, and there Is, think. IN the minds
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

Minister Griscom, VIII his wife and
Miss Alice Roosevelt, received the
party in all emboweIed collonade on
the lawn. Following the reception the
party was amused by an entertainment
consisting of fencing, conjuring and
daylight fireworks. Refreshments were
served under q large marquee. Secre-
tary Taft, Miss Roosevelt, Minister
GriscOm and the legation staff lunched
with the Prince Fushimi and num-
Der of distinguished japanese was pres
ent.
The bankers and merchants of To-
kio entertained Secretary Taft and
Miss Roosevelt at the Maple club at
night at a Japanese dinner during
which there was Geisha dancing. The
club house was handsomely decorated
and Illuminated, and United States and
japanese flags crossed were displayed
throughout the building. Shiba park,
surrounding the club horse, was illum-
mated, and the Or; eways were
thronged with crowds that cheered
Miss Roosevelt and Sc, 'etary Taft as
they arrived and departed from the
club house. The streets from the cen-
ter Of the capital were Illuminated,
and there was a brilliant display of
fireworks in honor Of the visitors.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
1T Is A DEAD SECRET
What Was Said at the Meeting of the
President and the jap Envoy

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 29.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt entertained at luncheon
Baron Jurato KOmura, minister of
foreign affairs, and Kogoro Takahira,
minister to the United States, the Jap
anese ENJOYS to the Washington peace
conference. Subsequently he had a
long interview with them at which all
phases of the approaching negotiations
were considered. Neither the president
nor his Japanese visitors cared to dis
cuss for publication the nature of their
conference, except in the most general
terms.
Minister Takahira, speaking for
both Baron Komura and himself, said
they had a delightful and satisfactory
visit and talk with the president. Bar
on Kumora, he said, had desired to pay
his respects to President Roosevelt,
and on behalf Of the emperor to thank
him for his efforts to bring about peace
in the Far East. This mission had
been accomplished. In response to in
quiries Minister Takahira said it might
be inferred that they discussed the
pending negotiations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
EQUITABLE LIFE PENSIONS
Status of Those Granted to Mrs. III. b.
Hyde and Mrs. j. w. Alexander
Increase of Income.

New York, July 28.-The directors
of the Equitable Life Assurance socie-
ty read the report of the committee on
pensions, and in almost every instance
it's recommendations were adopted. A
number of pensions will be discon-
tinued entirely, and others reduced to
so per cent. of the salaries received by
the officials or employees at the time
of the severance of their connections.
1t has developed that in addition to
the pension Of $4,000 a year to the
widow of Henry B. Hyde there was
voted at the same time a pension Of
$4,000 to Mrs. James w. Alexander,
the wife of the eX-president, to take
effect upon the death Of Alexander.
These two items have been regard
ed as legal liabilities, or annuities, in
lieu of certain contracts waived by the
founder of the society and by Alexan-
der The matter will be submitted to
the Equitable special counsel
The sOciety's income for the first six
months of 1905 was $3S, 100, 1873, an in
crease Of $2,3S6,S1O over the CORE
spending six months of last year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

with the knout without discomfort.
Otherwise woe was in store for him.
He was smart enough to do his busl.
ness without fear of detection. The
authorities could not find proof
against him, and the convicts feared
him. But as they could at least bar
gain with him, they considered him a
convenient man in the executioners
Office.
After the expiration of his penal
servitude he became settler. He
started small store and knouted only
occasionally.
For year they had no execution
er in prison. Many judgments &C.
cumulated, and they called me to
execute them. Well, knouted so
men for three rubles."
Say, Tolstych, is it true that you
knouted a convict to death for Is
rubles?"
''This is Sakhalin, your honor"
grinned the torturer.
An understood, hairy little man makes
his way cautiously under the windows
ofthe prison Office at Alexandroffsk His
very walk is peculiar, and reminds
one of the attitude of a mongrel cur
sneaking around the Kitchen door
and keeping an eye on the windows
for fear of boiling water. 1t is Kom-
left, the oldest executio1er of SAX
halin, but now retired. He heard
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
TREATY WITH GERMANY
Are to Come Before the Next ses-
sion of the Senate.

Washington, July Is. = Germany's
commercial relations with the United
states will be among the most impor-
tant subjects to come before the SEN
ate at the next session of congress.
HAVING negotiated new commercial ar
rangements with Belgium, Italy. Rus
STA, Roumanla and Servia, Germany is
anxious to make similar convention
with the United States. The new
treaties already concluded become eff,
fective March 1, 1906, and preliminary
notice has been received that the Ger
man treaty with this country will be
allowed to lapse about Nov. 30.
A thorough understanding exists,
however, between Washington and
Berlin regarding the reasons for end,
ing this treaty. The matter has been
discussed at length by the president and
Baron Speck Won Sternburg, the Ger
man ambassador, the latter having
communicated Germany's earnest wish
to conclude new treaty with this
country which shall be equally helpful
to the trade of both countries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

days later without regaining con-
seriousness. Komleff had been bribed
to do this by convicts who hated
Gubar
Corporal Punishment.
Ivan Grusdeff, sentenced to 80
lashes with the knout for giving an
offense, was brought into the Office
of the doctor at the Sakhalin prison.
your name?" Ivan Grusdeff.'
The doctor throws glance at the
documents, and gasps.
"Merciful Heaven! Eighty lashes!"
"The DEVIL" exclaims the in
spector.
Eighty" repeats the assistant,
like an echo.
Eighty" whisper the clerks. Every
one looks curiously at the man who
is about to receive 80 lashes with the
knout. The doctor examines the con-
vict. The minutes pass very slowly. The
physician shrugs his shoulders. "Are
you well?" Eyes, sir, quite well, your
honor!"
quite well, you say?" Eyes, sir"
Have you no pains around the
hearth"
mo, sir; none at ALL
do you know where your heart is,
you idiot? No pains in the side?
Never? Don't you understand me, you
fool? Don't you feel pains occasion
ally?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Fish Story from Connections.

Winsted, Conn, July %. - Rev.
Franklin d. Elmer, pastor of the First
Baptist church and fisherman, hunter
and golfer, while fishing for bass with
frogs at Lake Wonksunkmunk, West
Hill, lost a fish which would nave
weighed probably four or five pounds
He cast into a shallow lagoon in an
effort to recapture the fish, and as he
was pulling in his line the frog
jumped upon a stone foot above the
water. Before the clergyman couls
take up the slack pickerel scaled the
stone and grabbed the frog. There was
a pickerel for supper at the Elmers'.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
SCORES ON THE BALL FIELDS

Chicago, July %. - Following are
the base ball scores:
League. At Philadelphia = Chicago
4, Philadelphia 8; at New York-Cin-
cinnati 3, New York 9; at Brooklyn
st. Louis 3, Brooklyn 4; at Boston -
Pittsburg 2, Boston 1.
American: AT Cleveland Washing
ton 4, Cleveland 1; at Chicago-Phila-
delphia 4, Chicago 4-ten innings, to
catch train; at st. Louis-No game
scheduled.
Association: At Toledo
3, Louisville IL; at Indianapolis-Co-
lumbus 8, Indianapolis O.; at MilWau-
kee-Minneapolis 1, Milwaukee Z; at
Kansas City-St. Paul 8, Kansas City
8; Second game st. Paul 8; Kansas
City s.
Western: At Sioux City-Denver 4,
Sioux City 3; at Omaha-St Joseph z,
Omaha II; at Des Moines-Pueblo o,
Des Moines 5; Second game Pueblo
2, Des Moines 4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
VICTIMS OF NATURAL GAS
Explosion Blows Up q House and Badly
Burns the Owner and His
Wife.

Somerset, O., July 2S.-State Sena-
tor William e. Finck and wife were
fatally burned by a natural gas explo
sion in their home here. There is lit
tie or no hope, according to the doc
tors, that either of them will recover
For several days there has been an
odor of escaping gas in their home and
efforts to find the leak had been fruit
less.
Early in the morning there was a
terrible explosion, and the beautiful
residence was blown topieces, fire add
ing to the horror Mr.. and Mrs. Finck
were found unconscious and fearfully
burned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
"Mn cir nnunr y

INO, SIT, uSVSI.
The physician looks wrathfully at
the imbecile. Look at me. Don't
you ever cough? Cough?" mo, sir;
l never cough!"
The doctor is beside himself with
anger. He throws look of hatred
at the convict. His glance seems to
say: Lie, you devil, lie, why don't
you?" But the convict cannot see
through it. mo, sir; never"
The doctor sits down and calmly en-.
ters: Heart failure In his anger he
breaks the pen. The inspector looks
at the doctors certificate Exempt
from corporal punishment. Take him
out" Everybody heaves a sigh of
relief. "The damned idiot" said the
doctor later to me in confidence. Il
had hard time to save him. He was
as sound as a bell But what could
| do? Eighty lashes mean sure death.
What the devil do they mean by SEN
fencing a man to such punishment? ''
The corporal punishment was adj
ministered at five o'clock. We ac-
companied the physician to the office.
The horse stood in the gangway
two bundles of rods carefully tied
together and about six feet long, lay
alongside the horse" Seven men
were lined up against the wall of the
| doctors office. The executiOner stood
in the doorway with knout in his
hand. The atmosphere was oppress-
i've. Forward" Ivan Wassjutin, a
very young fellow, almost a boy, was
the first to come forward.
Behind him were two mountaineers
from Caucasus; Russian who had
escaped from a Siberian prison fol-
lowed the hillsmen. They had all
been sentenced to.=corpoFal punish
ment. The verdict was read out loud,
all those present standing up Then
followed the doctors examination and
the investigation of previous corporal
punishment, and the doctor signed the
report
|" The document was handed to the
convict, who had to certify in advance
that he had received the punishment.
The Russians obeyed and signed the
papers; the letters which composed
Wassjutin's signature were almost
an inch apart, for his hand did not
tremble, but fairly danced over the
paper. The Caucasians could neither
read nor write, and they did not un-
derstand Russian.
take your shirt off. Off with it,
The Caucasians failed to understand.
A volunteer interpreted with many
gestures, attempting to show them
what was wanted. They stared sui
lenly, suspiciously, and without un-
derstanding. Finally they slowly un-
dressed. The doctor approached one
of them with tube and an asculata-
ton hammer, but the Caucasians
jumped back terrified Finally the
doctor gave up in despair.
1t was Bardunoff's turn. Were
you ever punished before?" mo, sir!'
Rub him!" A guard rubbed Bardun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Buried Alive but Rescued.

New York, July 2S.-Four men bur-
led by the caving-in of trench they
were digging for a new gas plant at
Long Island City were saved by labor
ers who happened to pass and saw a
mans hand. They stopped and the
fingers of the hand moved. The labor
ers dug into the loose soil as rapidly
as possible, and the owner of the hand
soon was taken out unconscious. The
diggers came across the leg of another
workman, and uncovered two others
after several hours work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
THE WEATHER

Following is the official weather
forecast up to 3 O'Clock tonight:
Illinois and Indiana-LOcal rains
and probably thunderstorms; fresh
east to south winds.
Lower Michigan-Local rains; winds
shifting to fresh southeast with
squalls.
Wisconsin-Loca. rain and prob
ably thunderstorms; fresh southerly
winds with squalls shifting to west
erly.
storms; fresh southerly winds and
SQUALLS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
A to Mineral Loo atoms.

Washington, July 28.-Commission-
er Richards, of the general land Office,
expresses the opinion that mineral To-
cations may be made in that part of
the Uintah Indian reservation lands in
Utah which was recently reserved for
forestry purposes in the same manner
in which such locations may be made
in other forest reservations.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Not for the Drawing-Room.

A woman of recently acquired wealth
went into an art gallery and asked for
a painting of certain size 81 have
just what you want" said the dealer.
He showed her a beautiful animal
painting, but she looked at it for few
minutes and then shook her head: ut
won't do" she said; 81 want this pic
ture for my drawing room" But it's
a beautiful thing" ventured the dealer.
mot for a drawing room," announced
the woman, conclusively; you couldn't
have COW in a drawing room"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29

that Tumanoff, a tramp, was to be
hanged at Alexandroffsk for shooting
at guard. And now he came from
his settlement to apply for the pros.
pective job.
Nobody can hang as we'll as IT,
He had hanged 13 men in Sakhalin,
and, being specialist, hoped to earn
the three rubles. In the meanwhile,
pending the execution, he hired him
self out to the wife of a settler to
mind her children. Such are the GUS
toms of Sakha Il.
Komleff came from Kostroma, in
central Russia, where he had studied
for the ministry, and was fond of
Scriptural texts, particularly from the
Old Testament. He was sentenced
to 20 years hard labor for highway
robbery in broad daylight, and for
attempted murder. He fled in 1882
from Sakhalin, but was caught at
the narrowest point of the Tartar
straits, having almost crossed over
the continent. For this attempt he
received SO lashes with the knout, and
his time was extended another 20
years. Executioners were very busy in
those days, and Terski, famous SAX.
halin eXecutioner, needed a helper.
The convicts drew lots, and Komleff
was chosen for the post
But Komleff still dreamed of free
dom. In 1889 he again broke Jail, was
caught again, and received Is years
additional
''Fifty-five years hard labor" proud.
ly exclaims Komleff. Besides, he was
sentenced to As lashes with the knout
Terski waited" on his puph.
well, dear scholar, lay thee down,
and l will show thee how to knout, u
said Terski. And he showed" him
Thirteen years later Komleff@ said to
me, Il am still rotting." He barred his
back. His body looked as if it had
been scared and branded with hot
irons. 1t was terrible to see. Thick
white scars covered a portion of his
back, and elsewhere instead of skin
Was SSSu d Lulu T0uulSu membrane,
The punishment must have been some
thing dreadful. Thus one execution
er TESTED with another. But soon Ter
ski was detected taking a bride from
convict and promising to spare him
in consideration.
Terski was sentenced to 200 blows
with rods, and Komleff was called
upon to administer the punishment.
"You taught me to handle the
knout. will show you what can be
done with rods" he grinned. Terski
is rotting yet. What he did to Kom
left was child's play to Komleff's re-
taliation.
According to the law of Moses,
TESTED the fiend, "eye for eye, tooth
for tooth. l can knout. l was taught
how on my own carcass"
Convict Gubar, who had attempt
ed to escape, and who was sentenced
to be knouted for cannibalism, had
to be taken to the hospital after AZ
of Komleff's blows. He died three
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Didn't Seem impossible.

do you think you could learn to
love me?" he asked the lady, as he
looked into her trembling orbs.
''Well," she said, archly, popular ed
ucation has advanced with such rapid
strides that one can almost learn any
thing in these days!"-Stray Stories.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
u. 9. Consul Annointed.

Oyster Bay, L. L., July 2S.-James
w. Davidson, Of Minnesota, has been
appointed by President Roosevelt to-
be United States consul at Antung,
Manchuria. Davidson was appointed
to this post on Jan. %, 1904, but be-
cause of the fact that Antung was
within the theater of the Russo-Jap-
anese war he was unable to reach his
post
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
French and German rroops Collide.

Berlin, July 2S.-The colonial bu-
reau of the foreign Office has not been
advised officially of a report current
on the continent of collision be-
tween German troops and French Sou
danese soldiers ON the CAMERON and
French Congo frontier, but the bureau
has asked the governor of the Cam
Groom colony for a report on the SUBJ
iect
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
VIII Gather Criminal Statistics.

Washington, July 2S.-Director #
the Census North has issued a state
ment that the census Office has never
gathered data on homicides and eXecu-
tons in the United States, but authori-
ty to make such a report will probably
be asked of congress at it's next ses-
cinYl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
Chicago Live stock

Hogs-Estimated receipts for the
day, $4,000. Sales ranged at $5.10@
$50 for pigs, $5.70@6.077a for light,
$5.15@5.40 for rough packing, $500
6O5 for mixed, and $5.45@6.10 for
heavy packing and shipping lots, with
the bulk of the trading within the
range of $5.6OM595 for fair to good
averages.
Estimated receipts for the
day, 5000. Quotations ranged at $545
$3.50 for fancy corn fed beeves, $3.50
@5.4O medium to choice fat steers,
S2.40@4.S0 fat cows and he1fers, So.2O
@4.5O straight Texas steers, $500
$50 fair to choice veal calves, $3.5O@
$50 heavy calves.
day. $4,000. Quotations ranged at $3.50
05OO choice to fancy fed wethers,
35M4.75 fair to choice range weth-
ers. 4.7565.OO fair to fancy light year
lings, $4.1O@4.65 fair to good heavy
yearlings, $5.40@7.00 good to prime
spring lambs, $4.25@5.60 poor to
choice feeding lambs.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Dunning & Stevens, Live Stock
Commission Merchants, East Buffalo,
~ Y, quote as follows: Cattle-Re
ceipts, 10 cars; market, SLOW Hogs
Receipts, 10 cars; market, strong;
medium and heavy, $6.25@6.30; pigs
and workers., $6.35@6.4O. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts, cars; market, firm;
best lambs, $7.OO@7.50;y earlings, 1915
@6.O0; wethers, $5.OO@5.5O; mixed
sheep, S4.75@5.00; heavy ewes, $1,000
$50. Calves-Market, strong; best,
$7.5O@7.75.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
French Freight Steamer Ashore.

Guernsey, Channel Islands, July %.
"A large French freight steamer has
gone ashore on the west coast of this
island. 1t is believed that the vessel,
the name of which is not known, will
be a total wreck. There was no loss
Of life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-07-29
GRIsCOM ENTERTAINs TAFT
Later the Secretary and Party See Some
Geisha Dancing at Club Houses.

Toxic July 2S.-Minister Griscom
gave a garden party in honor of Sec
rotary Taft yesterday. About 1000
persons We're present, including Princes
Fushimi, ST., Fushimi, Jr., and Kanin;
Princesses Nashimato, Higashi and
Fushimi: the elder statesmen. Premier
IAatsura, members of the cabinet and
other high officials, besides members
of the American colony
Crowds surrounded the legation and
watched the assemblage of the party.