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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
On the River Front.

The Philadelphia barge Laura V. Groves
which arrived here several DAYS ago with
cargo of coal aboard has completed the
unloading of her cargo and has been taken
to the wharf of the Asphalt Block and Tile
Company at the foot of South Capitol
street to load a cargo of asphalt having
blocks for Richmond, Va. Many thousand
asphalt brick have been shipped from this
city to Richmond during the past six
months
Arrived: Barges Ann THOMPSON and Mi
nerva, hard coal, from Philadelphia for
Georgetown, in tow of tug Bohemia: tug
Marion Cameron with two scows laden
with sand from Pfscataway; schooner KIM
ban with oysters from Potomac beds.
Sailed: Schooner Murray Vandiyer for
Rappahanock river to load lumber for this
city; schooners Peri, May Brown, Oakland
and Osceola for river points for cord wood ::
sehooners Wentz Roberts s. F. Kirby and
Mark Stevens for the Yeocomico river and
Avalon for st. Georges Island to load
oysters.
Memoranda: Schooner Salisbury with
lumber sailed yesterday from Jacksonville
with hard coal aboard from Philadelphia
for this city sailed yesterday; steam barge
E. James Tull is loading lumber at a river
point for this city
Barge Lucretia has completed the unload.
ing of a cargo of coal at Indian Head for
the Naval Proving Ground and the tug
d. NJ. Key brought her out of Mattawoman
creek yesterday. The tug Bohemia will
pick her up and will take her to Norfolk
where she will load another cargo. of coal
for Indian Head.
The tug Warren, the tender to the United
States army engineers office of this city,
made trip to Fort Washington yesterday
with party of engineers aboard on an in
specton tour. The Warren returned to this
city yesterday afternoon.
Capt. Jerry Posey, who has been in COM
mand of the National Sand Company's tug
Baby, has resigned, 1t is stated, to enter
other employment.
Capt. William Robertson formerly of this
city, but now residing in eWestmoreland
county, Va, was in the city yesterday on
visit.
Policeman Frank Monroe Of the harbor
precinct, who has been on a short leave of
absence returned to duty as desk sergeant
yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
REVENUE CUTTER WINDOW.
Repairs Completed-Vessel to Tow
Bancroft to Cadet School

The United States revenue cutter William
Window. the vessel stationed on the Chesa-
peake, has been launched from the drydock
at Baltimore and is again ready for service.
While In the dock the Window was given
a general overllauhng In preparation for
the hard service she will have on the bay
this fall and winter when she will be kept
cruising in all sorts of weather and in the
ice on the lookout for vessels that may be
In distress, from storm other cause in
order to relieve them. Last winter the
Window was instrumental in saving many
thousand dollars of marine property and
she will again this winter be on duty
The Window will shortly go TO Norfolk
to tow the gunboat Bancroft from the
navy yard there to the revenue service cut
ter station at Arundel Cove, near Balti-
more, where the Bancroft will be made
ready for service a training ship for the
revenue service cadets, taking the place of
the old bark Chase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Funeral Of Josephine Newton Kalk.

The funeral of little Josephine Newton
Kalk, the daughter of the late Lieu
tenant F. G. Kalk of the army, and
granddaughter of Gen. T. H. Stanton, late
paymaster general, U. S. A, took place this
morning from the home of her mother,
Mrs. F. G. Kalk, in the California apart
ment house. California avenue northwest
Chaplain Pierce of Fort Myer conducted the
services.
The Immediate cause of the child's death
was heart disease. She attended the Force
School until about fourteen months ago,
when she became i'll of typhoid fever After
the fever dropsy developed and her heart
was affected after time. She passed away
at 40 o'clock yesterday morning.
The pallbearers were officers of the army
and included Maj. Chauncey Baker, Maj.
Henry Romeyn, Maj I. w. Littell and Capt.
Charles Romeyn. The interment was in
Arlington cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
NEW ENGLAND PIONEER DEAD.
Passing of Stephen Salisbury, Last
Descendant of Old Family.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WORCESTER, Mass, November IL
Stephen Salisbury, the last descendent Of
one of the oldest and wealthiest families Of
New England, died in the old Salisbury
mansion in the West End, here, yester-
day of pneumonia. He was i'll but few
days. Mr. Salisbury leaves no kin whatever
and his fortune. amounting TO about S30,-
10000, 1t is understood, will go to the city
of Worcester, Harvard University, of
which he was a graduate; Worcester Poly
technic Institute, Clark University and the
various hospitals of the city.
The Salisburys originally came from Eng
land, and Mr. Salisbury's father, who was
one of the first settlers of this city. bought
up realty in the northwestern part of the
city that increased over hundred times IN
value. According to the terms of his
fathers VIII, Mr.. Salisbury could not
marry, so the name died with him. He was
seyenty-one years of age. In just what
amounts his fortune Is to be distributed is
not known. 1t is likely that a public holt
day will be declared on the day of his
burial, as he was the city's greatest bene-
factor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
NEWS OF LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.
Tender Holly Preparing for Cruise in
Local District

The lighthouse tender Holly. Capt Miles.
which left this city Tuesday last for Bal
timore after stopping at Coan river to re-
light an eXtinguished buoy, has arrived at
her destination. She will take on stores
and will leave for cruise among the light
stations in the district.
The lighthouse tender Maple, has sailed
from the lighthouse depot at Portsmouth,
Va, for Hog Island and Wachateague in
let to replace missing buoys.
Lghtship No. Il from the Diamond shoal
station is in a dry dock at Baltimore, hav-
ing her hull cleaned and painted and minor
repair work done in preparation for taking
her place on the Diamond shoal station off
the coast of North Carolina for three
months trick of duty. No. II will relieve
No. - on the station about the middle of
next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Retirement of Cant. BLOW.

Capt William n. Ilow, jr., 18th Infantry.
has been retired from active service by the
President, he having been found by an
army retiring board incapacitated for active
service on account OF disability incident TO
tine service.
Capt. Blow was born in Virginia and an
pointed to second lieutenancy In the 18th
Infantry In October, 1854. He served In the
regular infantry from that time until the
outbreak of the Spanish war, when he was
commissioned a major in the 4th Virginia
Volunteer Infantry. About ten months
later he was honorably mustered out and
received mis- present commission as captain
in the 18th Regular Infantry. Capt. Blow
is a graduate of the Virginia Military In
stitute of the class Of '76.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
HAwsE PIPES FOR FIREF1aHTER
Fittings Put in That Were Overlooked
by the Builder.

The tug Firefighter, the new nreboat be-
longing to the District. is now being fitted
with hawse pipes, something that was over
looked In the construction Of the boat when
at the builders yard. For several days
past a force of mechanics have been en-
ployed in cutting the openings through the
steel plates Of the bow OF the fireboat,
through which the pipes will rum and sew
erai days will yet be required before the
work Is completed. The new pipes will be
so constructed that new patent folding
anchor will lie in the pipe ready for serv-
ice should It be necessary for the fireboat
to 60 to anchor at any time. Before the
new pipes were put In 1t would have been
necessary to run an anchor chain over the
rail of the Firehghter IL there had been &C.
casion to anchor her.
Captain Brown and his men have COM
pleted the putting on OF the printing coat
Of the new dress of paint the Firefighter is
to receive, and when completed she will
present neat and serviceable appearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
FRANK JONES GUILTY.
Jury Returns Verdict of Murder in
the Second Degree.

In the case of Frank Jones tried in Grim
inal Court No. 1 for the killing of Kate
Norbeck. by shooting her April IS last, at
10 E street southwest, the jury late yester-
day rendered verdict of guilty of murder
In the second degree.
The punishment of murder in the second
degree, in the District of Columbia, is i'm
prisonment for life, or for not less than
twenty years.
Jones defense was that he was intoxi-
Gated prior to and at the time of the shoot
ing and was not conscious of what he was
doing Attorneys Thompson and Laskey,
who appeared for Jones' expressed satisfac-
ton because of the verdict, as they did
not expect a verdict more lenient than one
of guilty of murder in the second degree.
The prosecution was conducted by AS
sistant United States Attorneys Turner and
EaSby-Smith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Sentence Of Private Basmean.

Private John T. Basmean, Troop H, 18th
Cavalry. having been tried by a general
court-martiaI convened at Fort Myer, Va,
and found guilty of conduct to the preju-
dice of good order and military discipline.
was sentenced to be dishonorably dis
charged from, the service of the United
States, forfeiting all pay and allowances
due him, and to be confined at hard labor
for three years. Gen. Grant, commanding
the Department of the East approved the
sentence but reduced the term of imprison-
ment to two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Launch Edward Repaired.

The little power launch Edward. belong
ing to Capt. Jack Taylor, which was dis
abled by the slipping of her wheel while
in the Eastern Branch Wednesday after
room, was put in a shoal dock yesterday
at low water, and the loose key that held
the wheel in place was soon frightened, and
the Edward returned to service The ac-
cident to the launch was a peculiar one
The key that held the propeller on the shaft
worked loose. allowing the wheel to turn
on the shaft without catching hold OF the
water and propelling the boat. Only few
minutes were required to AK 1t when the
loose wheel could be reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Lecture on Hamlet.

IAN Evening With Hamlet was the
topic Of Prof. A. s. Marye's lecture last
night at the Confederate Veterans Hall. A
large audience attended the lecture and re-
sponded enthusiastically to the keen analy-
sis humor and pathos of the presentation.
Prof. Marye is well equipped by tempera-
ment and training for the Interpretation OF
Shakespeare, and his treatment of Hamlet
evoked keen sympathy for the melancholy
Dane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Potomac Park Sea Wall.

The finishing work to the newly rebuilt
portions of the sea wall around the eastern
or harbor side of the Potomac Park is now
being done under the supervision of an in
spector. Mr.. Abel OF the United States
army engineers office. The stone work on
the wall was stopped several days ago.
and the men now at work are employed
IN cutting down the embankment thrown
up when the park was being raised by
the dredging machines pumping liquid mud
upon 1t, and using the material to fill in
behind the new portion of the wall. 1t IS
understood that the rebuilding OF the re-
InainGer OF the wall. from a point about
abreast the foot OF 7th street to the rail
way bridge. will be completed next spring.
when the money for the work is available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17

interests attracted to the little territory
south of Cuba have absorbed the holdings
of the natives, until now all but one or
two sea-coast provinces are in the hands of
citizens of the United States or their repre-
sentatives. The Star today is able to pub
lish map showing by contrast the prop
erty interests of Americans on the island
and the small remaining portions that have
not yet been acquired by epterprising Yam
kee capital. OF the four or five sections yet
under native control ii is stated that at
tractive offers have been made, and 1t is
probable that purchases will follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER.
Old Rink Property on New York
Avenue Brings $61, 900.

The property known the Halls OF the
Ancients located on the south side of New
York avenue Just west of 18th street, was
sold yesterday at public sale by order OF
the trustee. Mr.. Thomas ]. Owen was the
auctioneer and there was large attend
ance. There were four bids, and the prop
erty was knocked down to the highest bid
der. Mr. Charles w. Fairfax of Stone &
Fairfax. real estate brokers. His bid was
SCI 600.
1t is stated by Mr.. Fairfax that he bought
the property as an investment 1t has q
frontage of some ia feet and a depth of
about 40 feet, with an alley lot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17

Funeral services over the remains of J
M. Welty were held Wednesday afternoon
at his late residence. 1873 3 street northeast
Rev. Mr. Van Shack. pastor OF the Church
of Our Father, conducted the exercises and
the interment was in Rock Creek cemetery
The paIlbearers were Messrs. T. J. shannon
G. A. Lyon. M. C. Davis. Homer Riggs. H
s. Stottler and c. C. Boyd. Mr.. Welty was
one of the principal examiners in the board
OF review Of the pension office. He was ap-
pointed to the pension Office from Illinois
July "a, 1871, and on April 30. 1897. was pro-
NOTED to the position he held at the time
OF his death. He was son Of the late
Judge David Welty, and served In the
Union army during the war between the
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Railroad Fight Taxation.

Twenty-sx cases involving the Michigan
state law for the ad valorem taxation of
corporations in that state have been dock
eted in the Supreme Court Of the United
States. The suits were instituted by the
Michigan railroads, which attacks the law
as unconstitutional and discriminative
against them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
WooDvILLE FLEMMING DEAD.
Former Resident Of Washington Vic
Tim of Third Rail.

The receipt here of the news of the violent
death last Wednesday near Woodhaveu
Junction. Long Island, of Woodville Elem
ming, caused sorrow among a large number
of friends of the deceased who reside in this
city Mr.. Flemming was killed while about
to board an electric train. He was struck
by a car and hurled against the third rail-.
With him at the time were his attorney end
his son, Raston Flemming, a graduate of
Princeton of the class of '95.
When here Mr.. Flemming resided at the
Normandie Hotel. During the civil war he
served as a major in the confederate army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Widow Seeks to Break King Will.

The will of the late James {. King. who
bequeathed $2.Oo0c09 as an endowment for
a home for aged men besides max ng vari-
Gus other chart able requests will be con-
tested by the widow, Maude \. King. Yes
terday petition was fled in the probate
court by Mrs. King. asking that the ante
nuptial agreement. by which she received
100000 from her husband estate. be set
aside. The estate Is est mated a $500. o00,
and the other heirs of whom there are in
all about twenty viii fight to uphold the
will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Forest Fire Near Anacostia.

Another fire in the woods near Anacostia.
the third conflagration of the kind this
week. occurred last night on the property
OF p. ]. walshe on the Wheeler road. The
fire was discovered shortly after 10 o'clock.
and No. chemical company went to the
scene in response to local alarm. and
were assisted by the police In the work of
preventing the spreading of the flames TO
buildings. II was not until some time after
midnight that the blaze was finally ex-
tinguished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Glass Officers Elected.

An election of officers of the class of 1908,
Georgetown University Law School, held
last night, resulted as follows: Erwin r.
Eppler of Ohio, president; Raymond West
of the District of Columbia, first vice presi-
dent; r. I. McKenna of New York, Sec
ond vice president; Philip c. Joslin OF
Rhode Island, secretary; G. G.. butcher OF
Michigan, treasurer. After the meeting all
marched in a body to the Maryland Cafe,
where speeclrmaking and much hilarity
were enjoyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
IN ISLE OF PINES.
Americans Possess Seventy Five Per
Cent of Territory.

Incident to the publication OF stories
about the secession Of the American Colo
nists on the Isle of Pines. it is Interesting
to note, by reference to recently prepared
and authenticated map. that about 75 per
cent of the island is owned by Americans.
Gradually. but none the less surely. the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Erne Matched to Fight Hanlou.

Los ANGELES, Cal, November Imam
ager McCarr of the Pacific Coast Athletic
Club of Los Angeles announced last night
that Young Erne, the eastern lightweight,
has been matched to fight a twenty-round
go with Eddie Hanlon in this city on De-
cember To- The bout, however, is condi-
toned upon Young Erne winning his fight
from OLeaTy in Milwaukee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Won Prizes at Beagle Trials.

GRAFTON Mass, November 17.-Redl
and Queenie owned by Gil Cornmiller of
Maryland, won the first prize at the beagle
trials today for thirteen-inch beagle bitches.
Fury's Fannie, owned by Jacob Wirth sec
ond. of Boston. took second prize, and Chef
wood Smiths Sister Mollie, another Mary
land entry, took third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
pats Set for Hearing Appeals.

Because of the press of iunacy ana Dis
trict court business each Friday In his
court Justice Gould has set Thursday. No
vember %, AZ the day on which he will
hear motions IN the justice OF the peace ap-
peal and certiorari caeoA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Estate Bequeathed to wife.

BY the terms of the win OF lie Droict
Langdon Barber. dated November IS. 1902.
d for probate. his estate is left to
his wife. Leopoldine r. F. Barber. who is
n naed executrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
LETTER SECTION.
Totals .........-....
I,IN. AN.1,Ir nIN1SIAN
Miller Aoueduct,s Best Jockey.

Miller heads the list of winning jockeys
for the Aqueduct meeting, which closed
Wednesday, with eleven victories to his
credit. j. Jones and Shaw were tied for
second place. The full standing follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17

1t matters little what It Is that you want
whether a situation or q servants
want ad. In The Star will reach the per-
son who can I'LL your need
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
What Do You WantP

And what vii you trade in for Il? Adver-
tise your proposition in the Trade" col
umn of Sundays Star. 1c. a word. Mini
mum charge, 1dc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Foot Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Page Eighteen.)
losers by a good score. but they went back
in the last two. The scores:
Pension Office Bowlers.

The letter section team of messengers In
the pension Office defeated the finance di-
vision team of the same place last evening,
two games out of three. Dorsey, Lucas
and Dodge bowled the highest scores. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
You Can Exchange Anything

you don't want for something you do want
State your proposition In an ad In the
Trade column Of Sundays Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-01
SHOULD BE NO BLACK LIST.

The recommendations made by an al
legged prominent official of the st.
Louis club" that black list be started
for such players as persistently disobey
club rules does not meet with favor on
the part of the better class of players
whom such a rule would not affect in
the least.
cit is not necessary to go to such ex-
tremes with ball players" says a prom
inent player, for the reason that there
are not five men in the profession who
would be amenable to the extreme pen
atty. Talk of that kind tends to give
the public the impression that there
are lot of tough individuals in base
ball who must be dealt with in an ex-
trerne manner in order to make them
behave themselves. Nothing is further
from the truth.
The fact that one man breaks over
the traces once in a great while must
not be taken as evidence that there is
even single Individual in baseball who
makes a habit of this sort of thing
There are hundreds of men in fast
company today of whom the public
never hears except for the good work
they do and who will only break into
print for that when they are released
and when they die. Establishing is not
necessary in baseball. and I for one
should hate to see the National league
cast this stigma upon itself of confess
ing that it is necessary to establish
such an extreme penalty in order to
regulate the conduct of players who
are employed on the teams"
Asked what man who is under sus-
pension should do during the time he
is laid off, the player said: Work.
There is nothing that will make the
m f<-f1 he or
quickly as good work on the field, and
by getting into the best of condition
and playing with all his might after he
is reinstated a player can win over
the public quickly and make them for
get his transgressions.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-01

that until forty years ago such a thing
as an amateur athletic meeting was
practically unknown in London-in
fact, it was in 1864 that the first anna
teur sports at all worthy of the name
were held in the English metropolis.
This was the first of the successful
series of civil service sports, and it was
held April % and %, oddly enough, in
honor of Shakespeare's tercentenary.
Up to that time it had always been
considered a very low and ungentle-
manly thing to take any public part in
athletics, which were given over en-
tirely to professionals, and 1 remember
it was much against the wishes of my
family that ran in these sports.
But one could do in 1854 what would
have been thought impossible for
gentleman ten years earlier. The uni
versities had already done much to
make athletics respectable. Cambridge
had founded its sports seven years ear
Tier, and three years later oxford fol-
lowed suit. and the public had begun to
realize that what was considered the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-01
ONE OF HlrcHcock,s JOKES.

Raymond Hitchcock, star of "The
Yankee Consul" was a guest one night
at an entertainment in one of the lead
ing New York clubs and was called
upon for a speech. He arose and told
in great detail how as a boy he had
worked for well known merchant, but
had to answer to a number instead of
his name. He was mo. S. and finally
left his situation because, as he ex-
pressed it, 1.-The people where 1 come
from are supersensitive about being
known by numbers" The merchant
himself was present and arose, with
good humored but pointed inquiry as to
where the comedian really did come
from
Auburn, N. z. where the prison is,
replied Hitchcock. Further remarks
were lost in the roar of laughter that
filled the room