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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
CLINTON SMITH DEAD.
Clerk in War Department for a Num-
Der Of Years.

Clinton Smith. husband of the president
of the local branch Of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union. died yesterday at
his residence. Smithholm Just outside Of
Georgetown. Mr.. Smith was native Of
Vermont, and came to Washington many
years ago to accept a government position
the War Department. He was sixty years
of age Mr. Smith was a stanch supporter
of his wife IN her temperance crusade, and
had taken q great interest and pride In her
work Funeral services will be held tOmor-
row afternoon at Smithholm, and the body
will be removed to Middleburg, VT, for in
terment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Team in Circus Parade Created Scare
at Hagerstown.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSTowN. Md. August 3.-Durine
the street parade of the Sells & Downs
shows here today. four horses drawing
an open cage of American lions ran away.
causing panic among the thousands Of
people lining both sides of the street.
The trouble occurred on West Franklin
street. and was due to the failure of the
brakes to hold going down a steep grade.
The horses became unmanagea dashed
out of line and ran down the street, the
team narrowly escaping a collision with
a den Of tigers. Several times the wagon
containing the lions was within an ace Of
being overturned.
The loud roaring OF the frightened beasts
added to the terror Of the crowd. num-
Der OF women tainted and several children
We're slightly injured In the excitement.
The runaway team was finally checked by
the two front horses falling Both AMI
mails we're badly hurt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
MANY UNDESIRABLE ONES.
Commissioner sargent's Comment on
the Immigrants Now Arriving.

Commissioner Sargent's Comment on
the Immigrants Now Arriving.
Never, in all the trips that have made
to Ellis Island, have seen so many immi-
grants of the undesirable Glass;" said Com
missioner General Frank P. Sargent Of the
Immigration bureau today. Mr.. Sargent
had Just returned to the city from a visit
with this inspector to the Ellis Island sta
tion and while he disclaimed any desire to
spread q sensational rumor. the commits
sioner general reiterated more than once
the statement above quoted AS to the
cause for this condition. he suggested that
probably all the desirable immigrants had
come into the country early In the summer
and that the present class represents those
who could not get earlier passage. He does
not think the years average will be SO bad
as present conditions might intimate
Mr.. Sargent said that he found eyery-
thing else satisfactory. During the hot
period of two weeks ago, several children
were cared for at the Ellis Island station,
but the sanitary precautions and medical
assistance was such that no deaths &C.
Cured The new hospital and other much
needed buildings are under way, and in a
short time. Mr.. Sargent believes, the work
of the bureau at the port Of New York will
be greatly facilitated.
suggestion has been made at the New
York Office that union railroad station
for the exclusive use of immigrants, be
erected at convenient point on the Jersey
coast. The idea Is to have station where
all railroads may take ON this class of pas
sengers. thus avoiding the necessity Of
sending the new arrivals from Ellis Island
to several points along the Jersey coast
Mr.. Sargent has informally approved the
scheme, believing 1t will simplify matters
both from the immigration bureaus point
of view. and also from the standpoint of
the railroads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
FIRE IN BROOKLYN TENEMENT.
Several Injured by Jumping From
Windows.

NEW YORK. August 3.-Several tenants
of a three story double frame tenement at
CAB Lorimer street, Williamsburg. Brook
Ign. were badly injured in jumping from the
windows Of their rooms during what Is be-
lieved to have been an incendiary fire In
that building today. The fire was started
In the hallway by the use of an explosive.
Tessie Velluci and Lizzie Gessi were pain
fully injured in jump from the third story
to the roof of an extension before the fire
department, arrived. Mrs. Annie Geldert
and her three children were found uncon-
scous from smoke in their apartments.
while the husband and father had taken
refuge on the roof. He was rescued by
two fremen, who were badly burned in
bringing him to the street.
The neighborhood was startled by fusil-
lade of revolver shots from Italians In
nearby tenants, who took that method OF
giving alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
BODY FOUND IN BUSHES.
Circumstances Indicated Man Had
Killed Himself.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 3.-Half
hidden by a clump Of bushes back of the
band stand In Woodside Park. the body of
Joseph Lieberger, fifty-four years old
was found early this morning. with an
ugly wound in the left temple. few
feet away was found a .3S-caliber re-
volver.
Shortly after the resorts lights had
died out a shot was heard, but 1t was not
until an hour later that a Waterman
stumbled over the dead mans body. At
first the park guards were undecided
whether 1T was murder or suicide, but
finally settled on the latter
Mr. Lieberger had been employed by the
Continental Hotel for over thirty years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
RICE FOR CUBA.
Prospects Of Enlarging the Market for
American Planters,

Senior Quesada. the Cuban minister, had
a conference with Acting Secretary Adee
today at the State Department respecting
the prospects Of legislation by the Cuban
congress In the direction Of increasing the
rice duties. 1t is understood that the bill
upon that subject which has passed the
lower house is meeting with Indifferent sue
cess to the senate and the authorities here
feel concerned at the prospect of an ad-
journment OF the Cuban congress without
enacting the measure. 1t Is understood that
the importing interests supplying Cuba with
East Indian rice are at the bottom of the
proposition and have been successful In In
fuencing adversely to the bill certain sena-
tors upon whose support the government
had counted. An increase of the rice du-
ties in general would. in the view of the
State Department, rebound considerably to
the advantage of the rice growers Of the
American southern states, whose present
advantages under the reciprocity treaty
would be substantially increased by the
Cuban trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Convicted ON Double charge

Convicted on the double charge of de-
stroying private property and assault. JOSE
phine Beverly. colored. will spend the next
month and half in jail. Josephine went
to visit come friends in Temperance alley
last night, and while there, 1t is said. she
engaged in an alteration with Maggie
Johnson, striking her on the arm several
times. Josephine also battered the house
or Hattie Carter with stones II is stated
and finally engaged in ''rough-house' in
side the Carter house. She was arrested by
Bicycle Officer Russell of the first precinct
station. and today was tried in the Police
Court. with the result stated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
ADMISSION OF CHINESE
ALLEGED ISSUE OF FRAUDULENT
CERTIFICATES.

A sensational telegram in an out-of-eown
newspaper that Chief Wilkie of the secret
service has been to China and Japan to In
vestigate charges of corruption among ma
rine hospital surgeons stationed in those
countries was given direct denial by Chief
Wilkie himself. II did not go abroad to make
such an Investigation said Chief Will1ie,
''and I did not make any such investiga-
ton or attempt to make one"
The published story was to the effect
that marine hospital surgeons sent to
China and Japan to keep lookout as to
the health of immigrants coming to this
country have been demanding and accept
ing from Cinnamon $50 for furnishing them
with clean bills of health to land in the
United States. The assertion was further
made that this practice had become gen.
eral. and that often the Cinnamon who
paid out this money were refused admis-
sion to the United States on the ground
that they were diseased.
Report Circulated in Hong Kong. :.
Chief Wilkie said. as stated. that the
story was false, but admitted that he met
physician In Hongkong who told him
that such story was told by some persons
in China. Chief Wilkes informant said
that he had looked up the matter and
found that a private physician In Hongkong
was charging Cinnamon considerable sums
of money to inspect them and tell them
whether they would pass muster as to
their health when they got to this country.
Chief Wilkie did not follow the Information
given him. as 1t was not in mis- line.
Secretary Shaw. when asked about the
story today. said that he recently received
a letter from a man inquiring for facts
about the secret service. IT wrote him."
said the Secretary, that I was sorry to
say that If should tell him all he wanted
to know the secret service would no longer
be secret" That was the extent Of the
information furnished by the Secretary.
Object Of Chief Wilkes Trip.
While the object OF the trip OF Chief
Wilkie abroad appears to be well kept by
the department. there is good ground for
believing that he did look into the ques-
ton Of the issue In China of fraudulent GER
tiflcates to Chinese admitting them to this
country.
A year or so ago one or two consular
officers were dismissed from service on the
ground that they were guilty of using their
consular seals to affix to fake certificates
which were sold to Cinnamon at large sums
per head. 1t was claimed by the men who
were discharged that the seal was stolen
and used by the gang issuing the certif-
Gates. The certificates have continued to
be issued since the dismissals of the con-
suls and this is one reason why an exam
nation may have been directed by some
one in authority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Sixty DAYS for vaerancv.

Henry Davis was this morning sent down
to the farm for sixty days for vagrancy.
Davis was arrested by Precinct Detective
Estes Of the tenth precinct station, and was
brought before Judge O'NeaI Of the Police
Court this morning.
Davis was seen by some workmen wan
dering around the building where they
were employed and at intervals hantiline
their coats. They suspected that he was
looking Tor money, but as nothing was miss
ing, Davis was charged only with W..
grancY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Injuries Not Serious.

Albert Wheeler, colored slxty-four years
old. living on Spring street northwest, fell
from a ladder this morning while painting
a house at 14th and Spring streets, a dis
lance Of about twelve feet. He was injured
about the head and shoulders and was
taken to Garfield Hospital for treatment.
His injuries are not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
ORDER. OF FoREsTERs.
Plan for Purchase of Canadian Lands
for Settlement,

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., August 3.-The
supreme council of the Order Of Foresters
at a final meeting of its convention todly
Endorsed the plan for the purchase of dig
tracts Of land in northwest Canada for set
tiement by members of the order.
DR.. Oronhyatekha, chief ranger. was pre-
scented with jewel to commemorate his
twenty-fifth year as head Of the order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Hurt by Accident.

John Bowles. forty years old. whose
home is at 416 H street northwest. was
knocked down by a wagon at the intersec-
ton of It'll and N streets northwest this
morning He was only slightly injured,
and was removed to the Homeopathic Hos
pital The wagon that knocked him down
is owned by George w. Johnson OF Hagers-
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Sudden Illness,

George King. twenty-five years old. liv-
ing at 18th and streets northwest, was
taken suddenly Ill this morning about II
o'clock while In the Center market. He
was taken to the Emergency Hospital for
treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Two Women Burned to Death.

WARREN. Mass, August 3.-News of the
death by fire of Mrs. Lyman R. Hawkes.
and Miss Anna Skipper. a visitor was re-
ceiyed here today. The women were burned
during fire which destroyed the Hawkes.
farmhouse and barn. Mrs. Hawkes. died
while trying to save Miss Skipper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
ssThe Plum rree.v

In commenting on David Graham Phillips
great novel Of love and politics. which will
be published In daily serial in The Star,
beginning next Saturday, Senator Chauncey
NJ. Depew OF New York says: " The Plum
Tree, In well written and Dramatic, as might
be. expected from the pen OF Phillips"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

Maryland and Virginia Postmastsrs.
Tho following fourth-cIass postmasters
we're appointed today:
Virginia Chamblissburg. John e. Muir
rfll; Davis Mills, Sfiaa C. Burroughs;
DooIey, Gen. w. Jones.
Maryland Rovsxs Charlos 4. Hobhs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
MISSOURI PACIFIC WRECK.
Passenger Train on Main Line Report
ed In Collision.

KANSAS CITY, August 3-Eastbound
passenger train No. q. on the main line OF
the Missouri Pacinc. is reported in q wreck
at Pleasant Hill, Mo. It is said the passen-
Ssr train was gun into By light enigma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

tine. Chief OF Police kiely To-Day forinaiiy
notified the captains Of all districts to In.
struct policemen to be on the alert and re-
port Immediately to the health department
any suspicious cases. Tenement districts
and lodging houses Will be especially
watched.
Two Deaths Today.
NEW ORLEANS. La. August s.
There were early reports of two deaths at
the Emergency Hospital. The pros. ect was
that with numbers of serious cases rooted
out yesterday by the inspectors there would
be sun more fatalities recorded toiay
No physical clash has been reported be
tween the armed forces of Louisiana and
Mississippi and there is an increasing ike
nhood that good judgment will prevail and
that hereafter there will be no tseSpasslng
by the people of either state on the pre-
serves of the other.
There is not sign of approaching
emelioration in the quarantine conditions,
though the marine hospital service is
gradually bringing about a better under
standing with the authorities in other
states to the end of enabling travellers to
proceed to their destination after due de-
tention.
One hundred thousand copies of DIR.
Whites letter concerning the Inability or
freight to carry infected mosquitoes ana
10000 of Maj. Walter Reeds mosquito
tests in Cuba have been printed and be-
gan to go out in today's mail to every
city and cross rOduS IN the soulu.
Vigorous Sanitary Measures.
Aside from prosecuting vigorously SAM
tary measures all the energy of the CONNER
cial public here is being devoted TO the Ell
fort 10 educate the panic-stricken people Oh
the south that they run absolutely no RISK
of infection through commercial intercourse
with New Orleans. Reoiling and screening
of cisterns went forward with great vlgor
and enthusiasm today. Not all those VINO
have been assessed on their business rating
for contributions to the citizens fund to as
sist in stamping out the disease have an
swered, but there is ample money in the
hands of the citizens committee to meet the
large expenditures daily required by the
campaign.
The state board of health today received
a telegram from DIR. Gremillon at Alexan-
dria La, stating that one case or yellow
fever had developed there. 1t is the case
of an Italian who formerly resident
OF New Orleans. Alexandria Is one of the
towns which completely bottled herself up.
and is a considerable railroad center.
The state board of health announced that
II treating the case at Lake Provi-
dence, La. reported yesterday as one OF
yellow fever
Gov Blanchard has ordered out the navol
brigade to patrol the Louisiana coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
BLANCHARD's STATEMENT.
Details in Controversy Over the Al
legged Invasion.

BATON ROUGE, La. August 3.-Gov
Blanchard gave out a lengthy statement
last night covering all the developments In
the controversy with Mississippi in the
course of which he said:
While 1t Is my firm intention to employ
the means at my command to afford ade-
quate protection to the citizens of LouisI
ana from acts of depreciation on the part
of the Mississippi quarantine guards,
trust that further friction may be avoided
| wired the governor of Mississippi this
afternoon calling his attention TO the pub
lished reports of the acts of the Mississippi
quarantine patrol boats and advising him
that official reports confirmed these pub
lished statements. In this telegram l said:
II must ask immediate cessation
Prompt action by you will avert trouble
Vardaman's Reply.
Later l received the following reply:
JACKSON, Miss. August .
-" Gov. n. c. Blanchard, Baton Rouge. La:
I shall instruct the Mississippi quaran-
tine guards not TO enter upon Louisiana
territory or violate the law of Louisiana
and | am going to also see TO 1t that the
people of Louisiana are not permitted to
violate the quarantine regulations of Mis-
sissippi. see no necessity for any trouble.
tSigned) JAMES X. VARDAMAN.
Governor
"a trust tfat Gov Nardaman'S assurances
VIII prevent recurrence of the invasion of
Louisiana waters and unwarranted seizure
OF Louisiana ships"
Case at Texarkana.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August "A special
10 the Commercial-Appe from Texarkana.
ARK. says that Jay Taylor, a young man
VINO arrived there Saturday from Louis-
ana was taken sick from fever in a hotel.
Ihe patient was immedia tely Isolated at a
point two miles out of town and the case
Is under close observation A shotgun
quarantine was Immediately placed about
me motel. none of the inmates being per
United to leave. The building was thor
oughly fumigated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Death of Charles A. L. Pearson.

The death Of Charles A. L. Pearson oc-
enrred today at SibIey Hospital. where he
h+i icon undergoing treatment Funeral
r.ytr ans viii be made this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Married at Norfolk.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpecIHf DIsPatch 70 the Star.
NORFOLK. Va. August 3-Clarence Ed
mund King of Washington, D. c., and Lii
liam MCGEE King were married here TODAY
by Rev. c. L. Bane, Methodist They will
leave at once for Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
IN. c. BLANCHARD. Governor
Vardaman's Dispatch

me f1mes-Star has the following dis
patch from Gov. Vardaman OF Mississ,np,.
JACKSON. Miss. August ,. 1eo5
To The Editor of the Times-Star
The much-talked-of conflict between the
states of Mississippi and Louisiana. so far
as ! know. is without Justification In fact.
II the quarantine guards of Missssipui
have been guilty of indiscretion it has not
been reported to me by the officer In charge
or the guards, and / cannot believe that
they have done anything wrong. / have in
structed the guards TO remain on Missis-
slppi soil and to be careful in the enforce
ment OF the quarantine regulations promul-
gated by the Mississippi state board of
health; not TO do anything improper The
intimation of an armed conflict between
the states of Mississippi and Louisiana,
whose friendship has been so cordial and
or such long standing Is absolutely rdicu-
iops 10 me. l shall not permit the quaran-
tine guards or any other Mississippian to
violate the rights OF Louisiana or her peo-
pie, and L am sure the honorable governor
OF Louisiana reciprocates that sentiment
tSignedD JAMES X. VARDAMAN.
Governor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Case at Texarkana.
AN OPEN LETTER.
Gov. Blanchard Writes to Cincinnati
Paper-Vardaman's Statement

CINCINNATI. Ohio, August 3.-Tbe fol-
lowing dispatch from Gov. Blanchard of
louisiana has been received by the Times
Star:
To the editor of the Times Star: RATION
ROUGE, La, August 3.-Answering your
inquiry. Mississipprs quarantine patrol
Doats plying In Lake Borgne and sound
"hlch connects the lake with the gulf.
nave taken the extraordinary steps of pro-
hioiting Louisiana fishermen from fishing
In Lake Borgne. and Louisiana boats from
navigating channels OF the lake and sound
A Mississippi patrol boat has even hean
placed at the Lake Borgne end of the canal
connecting the lake with the Miss,ssinni
river, 10 prevent louisiana boats from en-
terIns Lake Borgne. Lake Borgpe is an
arm of the gulf. Its waters are salt IT.
Is surrounded entirely, except at the outIat
10 the sound, by Louisiana territory TIE
lahe ana sound. like the Mississippi river.
States WV OHi'eu
My position is that, while the governor
oil Mississippi, by his quarantine. may nre.
se,t louisiana vessels from landing on Mis-
3issippi shores. he may not interfere with
Louisiana vessels navigating Lake Rorpna
ana the sound Strange to say the United
states revenue cutter Wlnona has been
doing patrol work In the waters of the Jata
hhu sound in the interest of Mississtpni and
.he quarantine L have protested against
.iis 10 the Secretary of the Treasury and
lle coiector of customs at Biloxi Miss
ana ana Mobile. under whose jurisdiction the
Inc governor of Mississippi has beep
wired TO repeatedly about these occur
FENCES ana he gives the assurance OF re-
speeding the rights of Louisiana and tts citi-
zeis. Inc trouble is that he may have. and
oouDtless has, different conception thar
what L have of the rights of mis- state D., ~
matter or quarantining and patroIlina tbs
waters and channels of the lake and sound
nave taken vigorous steps to protect the
rights OF Louisiana fishermen TO Ash In
Lake Borgne and the rights of I.ouisiana
water cTaft TO navigate the waters of the
lake and sound. Va 'he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

President Shaffer Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Iron. Steel and Tin Work
ers has been notified that the officials OF
the Cohes Steel Company of Troy. N. Y.
have consented to operate a union plant II
an agreement can be reached on q wage
scale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

Official announcement was made at Pitts
burg today that twelve of the twenty
mills Of the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company at Newcastle, Pa. will be placed
in operation next Monday. The mills were
closed eight weeks ago for repairs. follow
ing the policy Of the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

The Warren paper mills at RaubsviIle.
Pa. were almost destroyed by fire during
last night. Loss $50 900; partially insured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

tine. Chief Of Police Kiely today formally
notified the captains Of all districts to In:
struct policemen to be on the alert and re-
port Immediately to the health department
Snv susn,c,ous cases Tenement districts
and lodging houses will be especially
watched.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-17
INHuMAN AND REVOLVING.
Inspired by Whisky, Father Makes
Assault on Dauuhter

Beaudette, Mimi, Aug. IL. - The
most revolving and unnatural crime in
the history of this county was COM
mitted at Spooner yesterday. j. B.
Montague twice assaulted his seven
teen-year-old daughter Mabel, and at
ter the assaults struck and otherwise
abused her. Montague bears bad
reputation, and is reported to have
neglected and abused his family. He
was drunk at the time of the crime. A
warrant has been issued for his arrest.
The crime was committed while Mrs.
Montague and daughter Mabel were
picking berries. Montague, who was
intoxicated, waited until they were
separated and assaulted his daughter.
The people here and at Spooner were
greatly aroused and lynching would
certainly have occurred had not the
advice of the cooler heads prevailed.
There is much excited talk and Mon.
tague's life is none too safe now.