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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23
TO RAISE WEIGHT OF LETTERS.
British Proposal Adopted at Rome
Postal Congress

ROME, May 23.-The international postal
congress, at its session today, approved the
British proposition to raise the weight or
letters to one ounce.
Edward Rosewater of Omaha, Neb., one
of the American delegates, proposed Mel
bourne, Australia, as the seat of the next
postal congress, which received eleven votes.
A French delegate proposed Madrid for
the next congress, and fortythree votes
were cast in support of the proposition,
which was adopted.
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M|LUK0FF'S OPINION
Questions Prospect of Staying
Tide of Revolution.
HE CRlTICISES GOREMYKIN
Believes Emperor Will Disregard OPP
portunity.
GOVERNMENTS LAST CHANCE
Constitutional Democrats Completed
Draft of Laws for Introduction
in Parliament.
OvERNMENTS LAST CHANCE

ST. PETERSBURG, May 23.-Prof. Miiu-
koff, the spokesman of the constitutional
democrats. according to a thoughtful arti-
Gle published by him in the Rech today, is
rather Respondent over the prospect of stay
ing the tide of revolution In the country.
He bases his pessmism on the conviction
that the government will not yield a full
constitutional regime, with which he says
II is still possible to calm the passions OF
the people.
He regards Premier Goremykin and his
cabinet as mere puppets, doing the bidding
of the powerful influences at court, and be-
lieves that Emperor Nicholas is destined TO
throw away the opportunity as Louis XVI
did of transferring the country to a peace
full, parliamentary regime
This the professor considers to be the gov
ernment's last chance, and that a refusal
to do so will cut the ground from under the
constitutional democrats and strengthen the
revolutionary elements, which are preach
ing that parliamentarism is an Illusion, and
make anarchy and a bloody revolution in
evitable. Nevertheless the constitutional
democrats will persevere In their attempt
to place the country solid, constitu-
tional basis. and If they fail and disaster
their shoulders.
Or61CS OF the LAWS,
The central committee of the constitu-
tional democrats has completed the drafts
of the laws to be introduced in parliament,
including universal suffrage, irrespective OF
sex, and equal rights for all citizens; laws
guaranteeing immunity of the person and
inviolability of domicile without due process
of law providing also the guarantee OF
habeas corpus and specifically excluding all
exceptions. -
While no party at court favors a complete
surrender to the demands of the lower house
of parliament. the Trepoff cabal, which Sc
cretly favors a dissolution of parliament,
is not strong enough for the moment to Sc
riously urge such a course.
The emperor continues well disposed, and
is supported not only by many mobiles at the
court, but by other big landed proprietors
throughout the country, who now seem fully
convinced that unless the peasants can be
measurably satisfied by a compromise on
the land question a revolt of the peasants
against the mobiles will be aroused. which
will ruin the latter. the peasants will
forcibly seize their property, TO the accom-
paniment of horrors and eXces5es.
The provincial papers are filled with ad-
vertisements Offering estates for sale, in
serted by property owners, who, despairing
of saving their property, are ready to ac-
cept what they get and flee from the
country.
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DIED FROM THEIR INJURIES.
Additional List of Victims at San
Francisco

General Greely has furnished the War
Department with the following additional
list of people who have died from the effect
Of injuries received in the San Francisco
disaster. These are names not previously
reported to Washington: Annie Baumeister,
John Albert Bush Pauline Buck, Hugh A.
Coleman, Sarah c. Corbus, Frances Cook,
Hiram NJ. Daniels, Morris Lichtenstein,
wife and daughter Esther, Laurence Law
less, Katherin Mccarthy, Mary McCarty,
Cecil A. O'Toole. Elizabeth Richards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23
To Join the Dominican Patrol.

The gunboat Marietta, after having re-
ceived thorough overhauling of her ma
chinery at the League Island navy yard.
has been placed In commission. Some en-
gine tests are yet to be made which will
probably consume about two weeks time.
and then the vessel vii be sent to Santo
Domingo to 3otn confdander Southeriandss q
fleet, relieving 0ne soR Ifte vessala that Ii
in need Of Fana&uSs prQspasI sths gunboat
Nashville
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A PRINCE OF INDIA
The GaekWar of Baroda at the
White House.
GREETED BY THE PRESIDENT
He Went for Drive This Morn
ing.
GREETED BY THE PRESIDENT
THEN VISITED THE CAPITOL
Observed Proceedings in the Senate
From the Front Seats of the
Senators Private Gallery.

His highness the Maharaja, the Gaekwar
of Barode, accompanied by his wife. the
little Maharani: his brother. Sampatrao
Caikwad, and attended by retinue of
servants and retainers. reached Washing
ton yesterday afternoon at 40. He made
the trip from New York in an ordinary
parlor car, IN keeping with his simplicity
of department. The royal party Is at the
Shoreham, occupying what is known as
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RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
COUNT SOLSKY RELIEVED AT HIS
OWN REQUEST.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 23.-Count Sol
sky has been relieved of the presidency
of the council of the empire, or upper
house of parliament, at his own request
and on account of ill-health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23
Extension of Free Transfers

r,,.o -o,,or, exn1aIns at some length It's
recommendation that the free transfer s'
tenn on the street railways be eHteAueo ~
bring about reciprocity between uhrei'''"
Ires The report says:
"An examina ton of the map showing INC
street railway lines within the Dlstrlct VI
Columbia will disclose large area ol -
ritory thickly populated, both IN the asn eota
and west parts of the District, 10 lede.'
,,bich unrelated lines must be used, ano'
urder the present system, transfers a. . .
not given between unrelated hhes. W. W.
committee believes that the payment Oh w wv >
fares by many of those interested Is -
bardshin and this class of patrons, IN lui
therance of economy. prefer to walk par !
of the Wav SO as TO save one rare, anu,
having walked part of the distance ~
are obliged to go, many, no douot; maln
all of the distance. Ihus the tanit a,,n'tar re
pain but little under the present tWo-IaIe
system and the loss through transfers 10
those who otherwise might pay the eAtli
fare would be small. The condltioIls "
ferred to pertain chiefly 10 territory "i'Ain
the CITY proper, and it is unreasonable 10
ask anv street car patron to pay more
than one fare from any point 10 aho;uet
point within the city. II is urged asali's :
the proposed liberalization OF the trah9-e'
system that under the prevailing pracllce'
the companies are losing money by oe!ls
compelled to issue six tickets for tWen' y
five cents. This arguments is believed 10
be untenable. ,,
"'rhe committee has provided in the Dill
that transfers between unrelated hhes mus
be issued only to those patrons VINO pay
a cash fare of five cents, and that no trans
fer can be used in a way so as 10 constr
tute q round trip for one fare IL theIe
were but one street railway company III
Washington. as in Baltimore, there could
no no question whatever on the part or
the railway companies about the WISDOM
of reciprocal transfers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23

Statistics are given showing the amount
of taxes paid by the corporations In ques-
tion and the rate charged in the various
states. Especial attention is given TO the
practice In Baltimore, where the company
controlling the railways are required to
pay for their franchise 20 per cent of their
gross receipts besides paying taxes on
real and personal property. hTe report
continues.
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CORPORATION TAX BILL
Mr.. Hansbrough's Report to the
Senate.
RATES IN OTHER CITIES
Twenty Per Cent of Receipts Charged
in Baltimore.
WASHINGTON FRANCHISES FREE
Committee Claims That the Proposed
Tax Would Bring Railways Rate
Only to What Citizens Pay.

Senator Hansbrough, from the committee
on the District OF Columbia, has submitted
TO the Senate exhaustive report on the
bill to tax certain corporations in the Dis
trict u per cent of their net earnings. The
bill as introduced provided for the exten-
sion of the lines of the street railway COM
panles of the city. 1t contained a prov1-
sion authorizing the construction of a cross
town line on NJ street, but this the COM
mittee decided to strike from The measure,
which was amended to permit the lines to
pass over the plaza in front of the railway
station. The subcommittee considering the
question made thorough inquiry into the
business of the street railways and other
public service corporations and the share
they pay of the Districts expenses.
Net Earnings of Companies.
The following tabulated statements, COM
piled from the annual reports of the rail-
way companies for 1908, show the amount
of net earnings of said companies, and the
amount that would be collected under the
proposed u per cent net earnings tax.
Amount
Net earnings Of TAX at
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the rates of fare which these companies
are authorized to charge, but the great
disparity between the physical value OF the
property and the amount upon which prohts
are being derived argue strongly IN favor
of increased taxation.
Your committee, therefore, recommends,
in addition to the tax upon the gross earn
ings of public service corporations In the
District of Columbia, a tax OF II per cent
upon their net earnings. This, in the Juoe-
ment of the committee, will bring the
taxes of these corporations up TO Ilsuie
nearly eoual to the tax rate that is being
paid by the private citizen.
"A clause has been inserted in the seco SCI
oornorntions named therein may, at their
own @ option, pay the private individual rate rate
of 11a per cent in lieu of other taxes atatn ateT1
the Official appraisement so as 10 asse1 air
the real value of the properties "iiN
g., ,s.Aa -
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Discovered by Excavating.

British excavations at Gnossos are
worthily recalled by those carried on
by the Italian Archaeological Mission al
Haglica TRADE and at Festo, in the GER
trail zone or island, and along the side of
the coast looking toward Africa. Among
other places laid bare is a burial ground
from which about $50 skeletons have
been removed. Examinations of these
remains show the race to have been of
Mediterranean origin. and to date back
from II to 10 centuries before Christ.
They were ignorant of cremation. and
placed their dead in sarcophagi of terra
Gotta. Writing on tablets of terra Gotta
shows that linear type of writing which
preceded that common at Gnossos.
Paintings taken from hunting incidents
and other ornamental works have also
been discovered.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

the Initiative Kent broke silence at
last but the prompting was nothing
more pertinent that the chalking-up
Of the delayed trains time.
can hour and twenty minutes: that
means any time after nine O'Clock.
I'm honestly sorry for you, Grantham
sorry for anyone who has to stay
in this charnel-house of a town ten
minutes after he's through. What
will you do with yourself?"
Loring got up, looked at his watch,
and made a suggestion, hoping that
Kent would fall in with il.
Il don't know. Shall We go back to
your rooms and sit awhile?"
The exiles eyes gloomed suddenly.
mot unless you insist upon it. We
should get back among the relics and
l would bore you. I'm not the man
you used to know. Grantham."
MOI" said Loring. 81 sha'n't be
hypocritical enough to contradict you.
Nevertheless, you are my host. 1t is
for you to say what you will do with
me until train time"
I'VE can kill an hour at the rally,
if you like. You have seen the street
parade and heard the band play: it
is only fair that you should see the
menagerie on exhibition"
Loring found his matchbox and
made fresh light for his cigar.
ITS pretty evident that you and
next Governor Bucks are on opposite
sides of the political fence he OBJ
served
eve are. I should think good bit
less of myself than l do-and that's
needless-if trained in his company"
"Yet you will give him a chance to
make a partizan of me? Well, come
along. Politics are not down on my
western programme, but I'm here to
see all the new things"
The CASTOR opera house was a sur
vival of the flush times, and barring a
certain tawdrfness from disuse and ne
glect, aud rather garish effect which
marched evenly with the brick-and-
terra-cotta fronts in Texas street and
the American-Tudor cottages of the
suburbs, it was creditable relic The
auditorium was we'll filled in pit, dress
circle and gallery when Kent and his
guest edged their way through the
standing committee in the foyer; but
by dint of careful searching they sue
ceeded in finding two seats we'll
around to the left, with a balcony
pillar to separate them from THEN
nearest neigh bors.
Measured by the standard of fitness
for his office of prolocutor the man
standing beside the age-properties
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
WEDDING NOT VERY QUIET.
There was Enough Going on to Keep
the Party from Getting
MOnOtOnOus.

eyes, Jimson's wedding was quiet
affair. owing to the death of second
cousin of the brides mother, who left
the family a little money"
''That must have been pretty hard
on Jimson. He likes excitement" re-
piled the questioner, according to the
London Tit-Bits.
ooh, there was excitement enough.
One of the brides little brothers hit
Jimson in the left ear with bag Of
rice and tore it loose. and another
little brother nearly broke one of his
floating ribs with an old slipper, and
somebody flung horseshoe after them
for luck, and it caught Jimson. in the
neck just as he stuck his head out of
the carriage window. And one of the
uncles came out with a megaphone
and let all the neighbors know that
the happy pair were spliced, and some
body broke the carriage window with
a rabbits foot made into paper
weight, and the horses ran away and
the driver fell off the box, and Unison
had to drive the horses the rest Of the
way and got to the station just in
time to miss the train. Oh, there was
plenty of excitement for just quiet
wedding"
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DAWN REFUSED TO APPEAR
bright Phoebus" Wasn't on Hand
with the Necessary
Colors.

Business had not been good at the Thes.
plan temple of Midland town, and vari.
Gus tradesmen were pressing the manage
ment for payment. As last appeal to an
unappreeiatixe public, a play For Honor
was played in semi-darkness. The hero,
sitting in log hut, was waiting for day
break, destined to bring him deliverance
from his woes or disaster.
''The dawn, at last!" he exclaimed.
bright Phoebus gilds, yondeIr, mountain
peak" Bright Phoebus gilds yonder
mountain peak!' he repeated in louder
tones, annoyed that the cue to turn up
the footlights had not been noticed Still
the darkness continued bright Phoe-
bus gilds yonder mountain peak, l say!"
he roared.
"Well, guv'nor," came in clear tones
from the gasman at the wings, 81 reckon
you'd better git along without Phoebus.
They've cut the blessed gas off"
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quite n Dry-Land Sailor.

On the Quay-side of a northern sea-
port policeman just imported from
the plow-fields was standing gazing at
one of the huge dredgers working in
mid-stream. The imported bobby in
quired of sailor who happened to be
standing near at the time: What
them great iron things were. going
round and round" The worthy son
OF Neptune explained that they were
the buckets which lifted the mud and
stones from the bed of the river.
Whereupon the policeman exclaimed:
How much is them poor chaps at the
bottom paid for filing 'em?"-Smth's
Weekly.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

Pattern No. 5537.-Box-pleats con-
.ribute to the stylish appearance OF
this waist of cream white albatross,
trimmed with bands of Bulgarian en-
broidery. The sleeves are in regular
bishop fashion, gathered into straight
cuffs and the neck is finished by a
high standing collar and neckband.
Taffeta, French flannel, cashmere,
pongee and linen are all suitable to
the design. The medium size will re-
quire rs yards of 36inch material.
Sizes for 80, "a, Sc, SO, 40 and 42-inch
bust measure.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07
THE MYSTERY.

There shall be two in the field; tAe on
shall be taken, and the other left. Mat
thew XIV, 40.
Into the halls of state.
Past wardens of the great;
Into the howell dark
Where woe has set its mark,
There comes a messenger,
Then hastens on.
None hears his raiment stir
But one is gone.
He calls the great and least,
Starving, and those who feast,
Waking, and those who sleep,
Laughing, and those who weep
None knows the reason why;
None understands;
We may but, with q sigh,
UnClasp our hands.
Gifts in his hand he brings,
Gifts for the binds and kings;
Paupers their rags throw down,
Kings drop the robe and crown,
And for this gift of his
All these exchange
And their calm smiling is
Rapt, still, and strange.
Birth is mystery,
Life gives no one it's key
But this dim messenger
This ceaseless wanderer,
What does he call us to
When we are gone?
What brings he to our view,
Sunset. or dawn?
w. d. N, in Chicago Daily Tribune.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

LEADER WAS CARRYING HIS AU-
DIENCE STEP BY STEP.
speakers desk was worthy a second
glance. He was dark, understood,
trinity built; with a Vandyke beard
clipped closely enough to show the
lines of bulldog jaw, and eyes that
had the gift, priceless to the public
speaker, of seeming to hold every on
looking eye in the audience Unlike
his hackers in the awkward semi-cir-
Gle, he wore professional long coat;
and the hands that marked his
smoothly flowing sentences were slim
and shapely.
who is he?" asked Loring, in an
aside to Kent.
stephen Hawk, the ex-district at
torney: boomer. pettifoger, promoter
"a charter member of the CASTOR
wolf-pack. A man who would per-
suade you into believing in the impec-
cability of Satan in one breath, and
knife you in the back for ten-dollar
bill in the next" was the rejoinder.
Loring nodded, and again became a
listener. Hawks speech was merely
Introductory, and it was nearing it's
peroration.
Fellow citizens, this occasion is as
suspicious as it is significant When
the people rise in their might to say
to tyranny in whatsoever form it op-
presses them, Thus far and no far
Their shalt thou co. the night is far
spent and the light is breaking in the
east.
"Since the day when we first began
to wrest with compelling hands the
natural riches from the soil of this
our adaptive state, political trickery
in high places, backed by the puissant
might of alien corporations, has
ground us into the dust.
But now the time of our deliver
ance is at hand. Great movements
give birth to great leaders; and in
this, our holy crusade against oppres-
sion and tyranny, the crises has bred
the man. Ladies and gentlemen, I
have the pleasure of presenting to you
the speaker OF the evening: our friend
and fellow citizen the Honorable Jas
per G. Bucks. by the grace of God, and
your suffrages. the next governor of
the state"
In the storm of applause that burst
upon the dramatic peroraticn of the
ex-district attorney, man rose from
the center of the stage semicircle and
numbered heavily forward to the foot
lights Loring's first emotion was of
surprise. tempered with pity. The
crisis-born leader. heralded by such q
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-03-07

Pattern No. 5519.-No style of gar
ment is more becoming to the little
girl than the one piece dress, and for
that reason it is always popular: The
one shown here is made of cadet-blue
cashmere and is worn over a dainty
white guimpe. The dress closes in
the front, the closing being concealed
under a pleat. The square neck and
edges of the short slashed sleeve are
finished by narrow band of Persian
trimming Serge, mohair, linen and
pique are all adaptable to the mode
The guimpe can be made of batiste
linen, China silk or pongee. The
medium size will require 8 yards of
36-inch material for the dress and 1ls
yards for the guimpe. Sizes for 5, G.,
Z, 8, 9 and 10 years.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
tothe Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience. write
your order on the following coupon:
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