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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Mining Company to Amend Laws,

BOSTON. August 16-The stockholders Of
the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company at
their annual meeting today voted to amend
the bylaws so as to permit Calumet and
Hecla officers and directors to buy and sell
shares OF other mining companies The new
offices of second and third vice presidents
were created and Quincy A. Shaw and R.
L. Agassiz were chosen. respectively. to fill
the positions.
At the meeting announcement was made
that the company. having acquired 80 900
acres of mineral land in Michigan. would
form two new companies, the Frontenac
and the Manitou. for the purpose Of ex-
ploring the land The stockholders voted
to turn over part Of the holdings of the
Calumet and Hecla company to the new
companies.
The old officers and board of directors
were reelected. The amendment to the by
laws adopted authorizes the officers and
directors ito subscribe for, purchase ac
quire, or dispose of stock in any other
company organized for the purpose OF min
ing remining, smelling or manufacturing
any or all kinds of ore, minerals or
metals. 49,
regular quarterly dividend Of $40 per
share was declared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
An Inspector Overruled.

The Department of Commerce and Labor
has overruled John A. Cotter. supervising
inspector at New Orleans of the United
States Steamboat Company inspection serv-
Ice. who had demanded the application of
hydrostatic pressure to test the boilers Of
the Leyland line steamships. a British line
operating between New Orleans and Eng
land. The captains Of the steamships in
question hold unexplred British certificates.
and therefore come within the benefits of
the reciprocal exemption agreement be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
by which the inspection certificate of one
country must be recognized by the other
II the condition of the steamship conforms
to the certificate. In passing upon the case
the department ruled that lit is the duty
of United States inspectors merely to find
out that the condition of the vessel is as
stated In the British certificate. Unless
there is something in the British certificate
setting forth the conditions Of the boilers
or the conditions of steam pressure. local
inspectors have no duties or rights in rela-
ton thereto"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
ALLEGED POLL LIST FRAUD.
10000 Bogus Names Charged in Phil
adelphia

According to statement made yesterday
In Philadelphia by the director OF the de-
partment OF public safety, based on a can
vass made by the police. there are W, OS3
names on the voting lists of that city
which, under the law, have no right to be
thereon. The assessors in all the voting d.
visions of the city will be asked to strike
the alleged fraudulent names from the lists.
One Of the first official acts of Mayor
Weaver after starting his campaign for
municipal reform was to order the director
of public safety to have a complete inspec-
ton made by the police of the voting lists,
with view of having stricken on every
fraudulent name. The mayor did this be-
cause charges had been frequently made
that at least $1,000 fraudulent votes were
cast at the last two elections. The police
made the canvass, and reported 31.743
fraudulent names The mayor was not sat
iSfied with this report and ordered a sec
ond canvass. This canvass was completed
today. and showed 60.083 fraudulent names.
Two other agencies-the city party. a re-
form organization, and city employees. ex-
elusive Of policemen-are making an tnde-
pendent canvass Of the city.
During the two police canvasSes Mayor
Weaver became dissatisfied with the work
of some OF the men on the police force.
Two Heutenants were dismissed, half
dozen others were transferred to other dis
tricts, and upward Of 200 policemen were
ordered up for trial before the police board
of inquiry for failure to report fraudulent
names
In reply to Mayor Weavers advertisement
for bids for lighting the city with electric
mitted yesterday. 1t was made by the
Philadelphia Electric Company. which has
had the contract for several years. re-
duction of 3 cents a night is made in the
new bid on all varieties of lights, and 1t Is
estimated that the reduction means saw
Ing to the city of about $11S,OOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
What New York Drinks,

From the Scientific American.
A correspondent OF the Scientific Amer
an sends the following impressive list of
things he found in Croton water on July
% last:
o. Gomphospheria abundant and thriv-
Ing off spores. (2 melosarae, diatoms 60
naviculae. ditto; a. cocinodiscus, ditto; 90
circinabis. 80 pelomyxae. 90 pediastrum
COM (O) osclllatoriaceae, I'D plagiophrys
Q2 voivocinae. QD bast fiber. Q4) humus.
Q5) decayed woody fiber. (16) coelastrum
sphericum, % starch grains, uS amor
phous masses of dirt. many: Q9) plagio-
phrys, another variety: COO large cross
barred diatoms. new; CD pediastrum in
cisum, (22) vorticella. (23) anurae stipitata,
(2D red water fungus (25 large masses Of
vegetable epithelia. (26 silica. CID am
phiprora prorata, (2S) scenedesmus quad
ricanda. COD large number of double spores
of alga, new to observer; 500 staurastrum
gracile, (3D new tetraspore 1922 scenedes-
mus obliqus. (33) cotton fiber. (3D skele-
ton arm of large entomostraca. (3O
monad. (38) peridinium candelabrum, (3D
two-eyed bbsnina. heart seen plainly beat
ing 100 per minute (before this time one
eye was the ruler: 1881 wool fiber. t39)
smooth spicule Of sponge. (4O) pediastrum
boryanum. (4D part of hydra. (42) diffiugia
cratera, (i3) arcella nitrata. with minute
processes projecting all over like ella,
never noticed before in twenty-five years;
(4D polycoccus. (45) cosmarium bnocula-
tum. (46) diffiugia cratera. another COM
moner variety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Photographs Of Moons Eclipse.

Successful photographs OF the moon dur
ing the eclipse Monday night are reported
to have been taken at the Harvard observa-
tory at Cambridge. Mass. Prof. Bickering
said that the satellite Of the moon was
steadily photographed.
1.-The moon was obscured for two hours. -
said the professor. THE fact that the
moon has a satellite was proven In 1855.
and Monday nights observation confirmed
its existence. The satellite Is only a few
hundred yards in diameter. The eclipse
was what we call % per cent. which means
that little over a quarter OF the moon 8
surface was obscured The light clouds
that gathered during the evening did not
interfere with their observations materially.
No eclipse of exactly the character OF that
Monday night has occurred for eighteen
years. From scientific viewpoint. how
ever there was little Of interest in the phe-
nomenon. We made photos and took OBJ
servations because that is a part OF our
duty. and the public is always interested
in such occurrences. We did not make any
discoveries Monday night In fact. we dfd
not make any special effort to learn any
thing new about the moon. The scientific
world Is pretty well satisfied with the i'm
formation already In its possession con-
earning the satellite"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Discrimination Against Lumber.

Although the subject has figured for sew
eral years past in the diplomatic exchanges
between the United States and Germany.
renewed interest Is being taken by the
State Department In the representa- lions
made to. the German government relative
to alleged discrimination by the govern
ment-controlled German railroads against
American lumber. Ambas sador Tower
has been instructed to inform tffe
German government that the United
States makes discrimination between
countries in the imposition of customs dues
United States imports into Germany should
be similarly treated. The Germans arc
stated to have drawn what the lumber ex-
porters regard purely fanclful lire Of
difference between standard United States
and European hardwoods as a basis for
imposing higher railroad rates on the for
mer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
ExEoUATuR CANCELLED.
Minister Merry at Nicaragua Gives
the Reasons.

Minister Merry. at Managua. Nicaragua.
has cabled the State Department that he
has mailed a statement of the reasons why
the executor Of Consul Chester Donaldson
at Managna was Cancelled Mr.. Donaldson
vas appointed from New York In 1898 1t
Is said that the cause assigned was the
use OF disrespectful language toward the
President OF Nicaragua
According to the representations made TO
the State Department Mr.. Donaldson has
been too persistent in advocating the claims
of an American citizen who had some mis-
understanding with the Nicaraguan gov
ernment. and who Il Is understood. had
been arrested. The ofhcials are not pre-
pared to say whether any representations
will be made to the Nicaraguan government:
with a view to resembling its action I'm the
matter. That will depend upon the show
Ing made In the statement mailed TO the
State Department by Minister Merry aut
on such other information as may be Sc
cured bearing on the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Blown to Atoms With Dynamite.

At mining camp six miles from Durbin,
w. Va. the terminus of the Coal and Iron
railway, early yesterday morning a shack
In which there were eight sleeping Italians
is no definite clew to the perpetrators Of
the crime. but IT is believed to have been
committed by the same trio of desperadoes
who started the recent race riot at Gladys
There was no one else nearby when the ex-
plosion occurred. 1t was heard by q num-
Der of people, but the crime did not become
known until after daybreak. The Italians
in the vicinity are terror-stricken. and the
remains of the dead men were picked up
and placed in an improvised morgue in the
mountains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
s E ED M A G 81 I N E s
OF CUMMINGS AND
BROWN PATENTS UPHELD.

The litigation involving the seed distrib-
uting machines Of the Agricultural Depart
ment Is at an end. for the time being at
least. Judge Hazel in the circuit court at
Buffalo. N. r., recently handed down a
decision in the suit of the Brown Bag Fill
Ing Machine Company agt. Drohen uphold
ing the validity Of the Cummings patent
and the Brown patent and sustaining the
charge OF infringement by Drohen.
1t will be remembered that this is the lit
fgation involving seed distribution by tho
Agricultural Department. The Brown Bag
Filling Machine Company had satisfactorily
filled the distributing bags with seed for
one or more years by means OF a machine
for which they had the two patents. In
tho bid for putting up seed for the year
19O4-l9Oo. a Mr. Drohen Of Dunkirk. N. T..
secured the contract and put up machines
which the Brown Bag Filling Machine Com
pany charged to be an infringement OF
their patents and they at once brought
suit in the federal courts. 1t looked for
time as II the department would not have
the seed put up for distribution last spring.
but the delays in the legal proceedings en-
abled Drohen to do this before a decision OF
the court could be had.
Judge HazePs Decision.
The decision Of Judge Hazel sustains the
contention of the Brown Bag Filling Ma
chine Company. He says.
THE claims secured by the patentee are
such that in the determination of the ques-
ton Of infringement by defendants appa-
ratus the form and dissimilarity of con-
struction are not controlling In consider
ing the question of infringement 1t must be
borne in mind that the patent to Cummings
Is OF much practical value and is primary in
its character in the sense that the inventor
succeeded where others have failed The
practical application OF this conception
seems to have been the final step leading
from failure to success
The only differences between the defend
ants machine and that of the complainant,
as heretofore indicated is one OF form and
not of substance. and such differences are
immaterial in view of the scope of the in
volved claims"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Baltimore Markets.
"h SAA3AOtS OK nc 10.
Special DISPATCH to The Star

BALTIMORE. Nd. August 16-FLOUR-SteaGy
UNCHANGED: receipts, s37S barrels.
. WHEAT Strong; spot, contract. Sassy; spot
No red western. s3hGS3L2: August S2aS2h
September. S2ssaS2ta: December SJssaS51a: steam
er No. red, I613a,GF. receipts. 3U.219 bushels
new southern by sample, 55aS0; southern on
CoRNmstrong; spot. 59a5954 August 59l2a59ai
year. 4s'sa494,; January. 49a49i4: February, 49,
steamer mixed. 5Ia5It. receipts. 5,341 bushels
southern white corn. 57a6l: southern yellow corn
59a63.
OATS-Steady: old No. 2 white. 3la3Ih; new
30 sales; old No mixed 29a291a new 27I5a2S
receipts 2T .252 bushels
RYE Easier; No. western, G2ae21s receipts
166 bushels.
HAY-Steady. unchanged.
GRAIN FkEIGHTS-Firmer; steam to Liverpool
per bushel. %. August; Cork for orders per Guar.
ter, "a. Sd. August.
BUTTER-Steady: fancy imitation 1920: fancy
creamery. 22a23 fancy ladle 1sa1s store packed
16al7.
EGGS-Firm. 20.
CHEESE-Stesdy; large, liz; medium. 11g;
small. II.
SCGAR-Strong; coarse granuleted, 5.45 fine
54J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Marking Historical Spots.
Montpelier lvt.) Argus,

Marking the birthplace of Chester A.
Arthur was the beginning Of a movement
that is spreading and that may well be
carried much further yet A monument in
memory Of Ann Story has been dedicated
and the Ethan Allen tower in Burlington
will soon be dedicated. There are numer-
GUS places in Vermont that have been the
scene of historic events or the birthplace
of distinguished people and local patriot
ism should prompt us to see that they are
all marked in some way. We cannot erect
a Bennington monument or an Ethan Allen
tower at all the places. but we can easily
erect a stone or a tablet to mark the spot
and preserve their memory. A simple
bronze tablet such as placed on the wall
of the pavilion In Montpelier. makes a
permanent record Of the visit OF Lafayette
to the city. would be sufficient in most
cases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Workman Injured.

While at work on the new agricultural
building at 18th and B streets southwest
about noon today Frederick Green of %
Prospect street. Tenleytown. ID. c.. was
struck on the head by an electric motor.
which fell while being hoisted into place
He was picked up by fellow workman at
the building and was sent to the Emer-
gency Hospital in the ambulance. He was
found to have a bad bruise on the head and
one on the leg, although they were pro-
nounced by DR.. Martin as not serious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
The World of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. August 18.-The cotton mar
ket opened quiet al decline OF las points
In response to lower cables: rallied to a net
advance of 1a2 points on covering inspired
by less favorable crop and weather re-
ports; but soon eased OF again under bear
pressure, and In the middle of the morning
was barely steady at net decline OF 5ae
points. Trading was quiet all the early
session and confined chiefly to local profess
SIGNALS.
Cotton futures opened quiet. August.
1920 bid: September. 10.25a1O.27: October.
10 3: November. 1916: December. 1854:
January. 1862; March. 1857: April. 10.69;
May. To- ~.
Cotton-Spot closed quiet ten points lower:
mlddling upiands, 1oJo middling gulf. 1918;
sales, % bales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Charges Against Maj. Taggart.

It Is admitted at the War Department
that charges were filed there last April
against Maj. Taggart. who is suing his wife
for divorce in Ohio. but no action has been
taken upon the charges. nor will anything
be done during the progress of the preseat
suit. The charges relate to matters out of
which the divorce suit has grown. Maj.
Taggart also filed charges against Col.
Miner some time ago. but they were dis
missed by Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
WILL PAY DEPOSITORS,
Former President Of Defunct Bank tt
Settle Today

CHICAGO, August 16.-About 1900 men,
women and children, depositors and holders
Of savings account books in the defunct
Pan-American Bank Company, 1t is ex-
pected will appear at the Sherman House
today and receive in full the amounts of
their deposits.
The first decisive announcement that de-
positors were to receive their money was
made yesterday by Attorney Heldman,
counsel for some Of Banker William Hunt 8
creditors.
Creditors of the banking company hold
ing claims Of $40 or less will be accommo-
dated this morning and receive their money
from Hunt personally.
Hunt. the former president Of the bank, Is
acting entirely independent OF the receiver
Of the bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Washington Stock Exchange.

Saies.-Regular call, II o'clock noon-Potomac
Elec. Lit. 5s. 81 900 at 1043,.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd 10 at 3d. 80
at 92%,. 80 at g29t
Washington Rwy. and Elec. CON-. so at AN.
American Security and Trust. 10 at 252%
Union Trust, at 1861, 10 at 1856, at 1873, 2
at 1865, at 1854
National Metropolitan Citizens Bank 10 at RIO
10 at $50. 10 at $50.
Mergenthaler Linotype, l at 1881, 2 at 1914, 8
at 1874.
After call-Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd 20
at 81.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. IS, 81 900 at 91
Washington twy. and EIec. CON- so at Az so
at AIS so at 4ls. SO at AN, 80 at A. so at AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Typhoid Diagnosis.
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
Is 1t fact that all the cases Of typhoid
fever reported are genuine?
Do not some prove to be incorrectly
diagnosed? If such errors were reported
In all cases a different aspect might be
put upon the situation. Doctors are not
nfallible-tonsilitis has been called diph-
iberia many times. r. H. ATKINSON,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
FOREIGN BANK BUSINESS.

BERLIN, August 16.-Exchange on Lon
don, 10 marks 411a pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. 11s per cent
thee months bills. IA per cent.
PARIS. August 16-Three per cent rentes,
% francs T2la centimes for the account
Exchange on London, % francs liz CEN
times for checks
LONDON. August 16-Builion amounting
to f1So.OO0 was taken into the Bank of Eng
land today. and f15,G0 was withdrawn for
shipment to South America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Quarterly Dividend Declared.

NEW YORK, August 16.-The American
Shelters Securities Company today de-
clared a quarterly dividend of ~ per cent
on Its preferred stock. series B. This Is the
first dividend declared on series stock.
The company has also declared a quarterly
dividend of IA per cent on Its preferred
stock series A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO. August 16.-On continued wet
weather In the northwest September wheat
advanced TO 81 cents here today.
Wheat strength sent September corn up
to aga.
On covering by shorts September oats sold
up to pa 26L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Building Permits.

One building permit was issued by In
spector Ashford today as follows:
To ]. H. Dorsey. one two-story brick
dwelling at lab A street southeast: archi-
tect B. P. Bond: builder. Charles Green;
estimated cost. $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for re-
dempton, ST81,I1S: government receipts
from internal revenue. 1851 OO6; customs.
Sl.4so934; miscellaneous. S41.3SS; expend-
lures, S1.61O,0OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hbbs g. Co. bankers
and brokers. 1419 f street. members New
York stock exchange Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-16
LONDON. August I6. 4 pm

mar silver steady. 2IA4d. per ounce.
Money, 1I2a1ai per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for short
bills is 10 10 per cent.
The rate If discount IN the open market for three
months bills is l3-1SG2 per cent
"Ex-diy.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1905-06-01
Snxentpur9.

WttteGber bd d. Der Irbeiter
Rit. 3isslsr, s.boren gu Mittelberbd9,
Der feline beiben S04ter bsretts BON
friibsiter Sugenb an felt msbrersn
Sabren auf Die infumIte DeiI. Oersss
fpaltist butts, ipurbs BON Dem aHiien'
5Ofs mad Jpsitdsiser @erbunOIuns gu
Il Subrsn 3pangsarbsit b.rurt9siIt.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-01-19

crowded about him, to stop and shake
hands with the nearmost, and once or
twice TO tell some whimsical story
that would set his hearers shouting
with glee.
But If the rugged features beamed
with kindliness and sympathy early in
the December days and had ever a
smile in return for the greeting of the
shouting boys in blue, senior officers
who best knew him became aware Of
a growing anxiety and impatience on
his part ere Christmas came In, and
the crowded camps were jubilant with
feasting and good cheer. The beloved
little commanding general had been
taken III with a fever aud confined to
his bed. The president TO whom he
owed his appointment had as yet no
information as to that generals plans,
and, strange as it may seem, the two
OF three men in his. McClellan's. con-
fi0ence were strangers at the white
house and the departments. When,
in his anxiety and sympathy, the pres
ident called in person at the invalid's
house. he was neither asked TO the bed
side nor given information as to when
the general would be able to resume
duty. AS a consequence the president
had to turn to other sources, and
Fred's division commander. Mcdowell
was the first he sought He was for
ever asking questions as to the con-
dition of the roads. the possibility Of
moving guns and trains, and showing
not a little eagerness when told that
through January, at least. they ought
to be hard and firm. but rough.
And yet. save for more drills anil
ceremonies, ana in sDite OF the clamOr