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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30
TWO PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL.
William Oliver Alleged to Have At
tempted Murder and Suicide.

Mrs. Rose Oliver, living at 1014 Wisconsin
avenue northwest, removed to the
Georgetown University Hospital in the
seventh precinct police patrol this morning
suffering from a stab wound in her temple
and a cut her throat She stated to
the police that she thought her husband
William Oliver, thirty-fve years of age,
was her assailant, although the deed was
committed while she was asleep
Oliver, who in the meantime had made
his escape. was not located until later In
the day, when Policeman ]. NJ. Peterson
found him at Smiths wharf. foot of Wis
consin avenue, and placed him under ar
rest. In a statement to the officer he
said he had taken trough on rats" and
then jumped into the river but after en-
tering the water he found 1t too cold and
decided he did not want to die. The officer
then had him removed to the Georgetown
Hospital for treatment.
1t is stated that Oliver had confessed the
crime to the officer, stating that he had
cut his wife with a knife because of jeal-
ousy. The police say that Oliver has made
several previous attempts to kill his wife,
and on one occasion had attempted to make
his favorite child swallow a quantity OF
laudanum.
AT the hospital today IT was stated that
both patients are recovering.
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NEW METHOD ADOPTED
MEANS OF DETERMINING TRUE
CONDITION OF WATER.

Complaints have been received recently
of preparing the report on the condition Of
water which appears in The Star each day
many persons have been unable to deter
mine the true conditions.
BY the old method, which was used up to
several months ago the amount of clay
contained in a certain amount Of water
was determined by the use OF what Is term
ed the ball and box method. A box was
used which contained a lead ball of about
sevcn-eighths of an inch in diameter, and
in this box the water was placed, the con-
dition of the water being ascertained by the
distance in inches that the ball could be
seen through the water under certain light
ing conditions. Thus, IL the water scale read
9 the ball could be seen six inches through
the vater This method was found to be un-
reliable. After. many experiments new
scale method was discovered.
BY this new method, which Is more DELI
mite, volume of water Is placed in q Ves-
sci and rod forty inches in length. with a
pla tnum wire In the end, is placed in the
water On the side of this rod is affixed a
standard scale. The rod is pushed down
into the water until the platinum wire can
not be seen and the figures on the side OF the
rod at the waters edge show the amount
of clay carried by 1,0O0.OO0 parts of weight
of water Thus, If the reading Is 80. the
amount of clay in the water Is thirty-f1ve
one millionths parts by weight of water
Following is the table of equivalent tur-
bidities by the old and new methods:
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Many Decline to Talk.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

FOURTEENTH AND l. STREETS SOUTH
EAST-William H Baden to Thomas H.
Pickford, half interest In all lots 10 to
IS, square 1867: So
FOURTH AND F STREETS NORTHEAST
John T. Arms ct al. trustees. to Ann NJ
Grace lots 80 to A, square $40; S., 925
MERIDIAN HILL-John A. Massie ct al,
trustees, to Isabel j. Gordon, lot "A,
block 3; $40.
FREDERICK ROAD-Cora v. Phillips ct
al. to Thomas M. Bowling lot on said
road: $40
FIRST STREET SOUTHWEST between /
and K streets-Thomas Cooper to Charles
B. Lee. part original lot 8. square W. of
645; 1915.
ELEVENTH STREET NORTHEAST be-
tween K and l. streets-Louis E. Bar
nard ct ux. to Frank ]. Ehlers. lot s,
square $50; SO.
TW1NING CITY-Edith r. Ramsburgh ct
ux. to George j. Bradbury, lot TO- block
CONNECTICUT AVENUE NORTHWEST
between M and N streets-Henry r. VOL
colt to Walter r. Tuckerman and Will
liam p. Cresson, part lot Is. square $50;
UNIoNTowN-John Raum ct al, trustees,
to Curry e. Thrift, hot ga; s..
COLUMBIA MISREPRESENTATION Safe De-
post s. and 7. Co. trustee to Jessie A.
Moran, part lot Z. block 81; So, $500
EAST WASHINGTON PARK-John d.
Croissant ct al, trustees, to Robert b.
White. lots 33 and "a. block 43; $500
TURKEY THICKET-F. Snowden Hill to
Onesimus Remainder. part; So.
NO. 472 LOUISIANA AVENUE NORTH
Observation-Disclosures College to Adrian
f. Cox one-seventh interest in original
lot 49, square 400; 81.
PLEASANT HILLS-Lelgh Robinson ct al.
to Onesrnus Remainder, part; So.
n STREET SOUTHWEST between Az and
9th streets--Nlary Martin to Everett and
Annie A. Coekriil part lot 125. square
502; $40.
SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST be-
tween and 9 streets-George s. Cooper
eft ux. to Flora B. Weleh. lots IS and 90,
square 445; $40.
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

EGGS. : Nearby fresh Virginia. Is;
West Virginia and southwest Virginia,
14h; Tennessee, 1414; North Carolina,
4. ". Duck eggs. 26a2S.
Jobbers prices are somewhat higher than
prices quoted above.
BUTTER fancy, %; west
ern firsts, %: seconds, %; process, fancy,
19a20: fair to good, IS; store packed,
fresh, Is.
large, 10; fall, small, 16; summer. large.
IS; summer. small, 14h western factory.
new, choice. IA; fair to good. f2al3.
PoULTRY.-Chickens spring. large, per
chicks. per ID. 17a30;. hens. per h.. IA;
ROSTERS, per h.. s; ducks, per lb., Halo;
geese. per h., 10a1o: turkeys, toms. per
lb.. 17a1s; hens, per h., 19a2o; keats. per
H.. 10.
DRESSED POULTRY. = Hen turkeys.
undrawn, lb., 20a21 average. undrawn.
h., 1sa13; thin. per lb., 14a15; toms. yer
h., IS; chickens, winter large, per h.,
16a1S; medium. per lb.. 11a1S; small. per
lb.. 1sa20; capons. lib. average. per lb..
20; small per H.. 17atS; slips. per h..
Halls; hens, choice, per h., 14a141a; roost-
ers, per h., 8; ducks, per H., 15a16; geese,
per h., 10a12.
VEGETABLES.-New potatoes bbl., 500
ASSOC; old potatoes, New York. s5a90; old
potatoes, Michigan, S5a90; sweet potatoes,
IL y
200a300; carrots, per bu., I5a1.0o; cab
bage, Danish 800; spinach, bbl 1-c5a1 so
kale, Dbl, LOO; egg plant, crate. 2.00a
800; celery. Cal. 75a1.0o; celery, Fla, 300
al 90; cucumbers, dollhouse. 10a20; cucum-
bers, Fla, crate, 3.50a5,00; lettuce basket
1.00a2. 90; onions, bbl., 1.5o; peppers, car
rier. 2O0a300; string beans. basket. 200a
$50; tomatoes, crate, 2.0Oa4.50; Brussels
sprouts, box. 15a25. rhubarb. doz-, 65a10:
new beets 1.50a3.00 barrel crate; Flori la
caulifiower. crate, 2.50a3 rs, new cab
bage, barrel crate, 2.50a3.00; green peas,
g. O0a6.00 per basket
GREEN FRUIT6-Apples, Baldwin. bbl,
&. OOa80O; York Imperial, Dbl. 5.0Oa8.OO:
a7.Oo; Wine Sap. bbl, 4.5oa6.50; Spy. bal..
4.5oa6.50; Greening. bbl., 5.0Oa7.0o: or
anges, Florida bright, box. 3.00a4.50i Flor
ida russets, box, 3.00a4.00; fancy Indian
box, 3.0Oa3.75; tangerines. 2.OOaeoo; lem
ons, box. 3.00a4.00: grapefruit. box 4.50a
100; cranberries. Dbl, 22.O0 600 per
box); strawberries. per quart, 20a36
pineapples crate. 4.O0a6O0
HAY AND STRAW.-Timothy. choice.
ala. 90; mixed hay. s.O0a13.0o; clover. 100
ali. 90: straw, rye, bundle. 11-00a12. 90;
rye machine thrash, S.50a0.O0; wheat. TOO
AIS; oat straw, per ton, 7-o0a7-25.
LIVE sToCK.-cattIe. extra. per cwt.,
s. 00a560: butcher, per .cwt. 4.00a4.75:
owt aoc; p hogs per cWt sross ssSae TO-
ordinary. per cwt., 5.Ooa5 so; sheep wool,
8 5Oa4 30: lambs. fall. choice. per d.. IN /;
medium. per h., 6a6h; spring. per lb, ga
10; calves choiee; per 10. fas n; me,
EH cows. prime. fresh. each. 86.O0a40. 90
common, each, 20 .0OaS0.00. old and dry.
DRESSED MEATS. - Hams, country.
sugar-cured. 14ai5; hogs. small and neat.
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Building Permits Issued

Building permits were issued by INSPECTOR
Ashford today as follows:
To l. s. Gott for three-story- brick dwell
ing at 20l3 18th street northwest: architects.
Sherman 4 Sonneman; builder. Frederick
Sonneman; estimated cost, $500.
To Walter c. Collins for four two-story
brick dwellings at 537-543 18th street south
east; architect. c. E. Webb: builder, r. f.
Hess; estimated cost, $4,000.
To Harry Wardnan. builder for two
three-story brick apartment houses at I411
Howard street: architect, A. II. Beers;
estimated cost, $4,000.
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DUMMIES MUNICIPAL PLANS.
Favors Labor Unions Among CITY En-.
ployes-Strikes Opposed.

CHICAGO. March a0-Iabor unions
among municipal employees were indorsed
emphatically by Mayor Dunno last night at
a street car mems meeting That they
should not strike was his only proviso. The
mayor also declared that the negro shall
have an equal chance In obtaining employ
ment on the cars after the manipulation
OF the street car systems
lie told the street car mems union they
might continue their organization after the
cars are owned and operated by the city
IN answer 10 a question regarding the or
SANITATION OF the policemen which former
Mayor Harrison disrupted. he said that
every branch OF the municipal government
Is at liberty 10 organize. TEne mayor said
that his plan in treating with the present
employees would be to employ every one in
the service OF the company at the time the
lines are taken over by the municipality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30

Fish are plentiful and lower prices pre-
vail. Roe shad are selling at 80 cents and
bucks are 40 cents. Shad roe is to be had
for 90 cents a set. White perch are more
plentiful and are selling at 121a cents a
pound. Potomac bass are quoted at 10 and
20 cents and rock at Is and 80 cents. In
creased numbers of fish are being caught
In the Potomac river, and prices, 1t is eX-
pected, will be still cheaper next week. Cul-
tivated frogs from New Orleans, some OF
them larger than the average spring
chicken, are IL demand at 81 a dozen.
There has been no change of any conse-
Quence in the butter and egg market since
last week. Butter prices are about the
same and eggs are selling at from % to %
cents a dozen. The meat market is also
about the same as 1t was last week.
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Insurance Election Bill Passed.

The assembly at Albany, N. Y, yesterday
passed the insurance bilf postponing until
November 10 next the annual elections or
directors ana trustees OF the New York
Life. Mutual Life OF New York. Mutual
Reserve OF New York. and Security Mutual
of Binghamton, terminating on that date
the terms OF office or oil present directors
and trustees. and prescribing that at the
elections. when held, no proxy shall be
valid IL executed prior to September Is.
The bill passed the senate Wednesday 1t
now goes to the governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30
BARGAINS i'm MEDICINE.

A WOma an once wrote us
that she was not going to
buy Scott's Emulsion any
more because it cost too
much. Said she COULD get
some other emulsion for
less money. Penny wise
and pound foolish. Scott's
Emulsion costs more be-
cause lit is worth more.
costs more to make. We,
could make SCOTS Emul-,'
sion cost less by using less,
Oil. Could take less care
i'm making it, too. Ii we
did, however, SCOTS
Emulsion wouldn't be the
standard preparation Of
cod liver oil as it is todaya
SCOTT BOVINE. zoe Pearl Street. Nsw rsrsy
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Naval Movements

The battleships Ohio and Wisconsin and
the gunboat Concord have arrived at
Shanghai, the callao at Canton and the
Sioux at Boston.
The Yankton, Uncas. Leonidas, Hopkins.
Lawrence. MacDonough. Stewart Trux-
tun and Worden left Guantanamo yester-
day for Cape Cruz for target practice, and
the Marcellus left Guantanamo for Tortu-
gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30
ASPEOIAL GRAND JURY
JERoME's REQUEST Is GRANTED
IN INSURANCE. GASES.

NEW YORK. March 30.-Justice Bowling
in the supreme court today granted the APP
plication made yesterday by District Attor-
ney Jerome for a special grand jury to In
yestigate insurance matters.
Justice bowling said he had consulted
his associate justices. and that they agreed
as to the advisabflty of granting Mr..
Jerome's request. The special grand jury
will be called about May l.
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per cwt $50: medium, s00as 80; heavy,
7.5oaS.0o; rough, 5.0oa6.00.

per cwt., $50: medium, S00as so; heavy,
7.5oaS.0o; rough, 500a600.
WOOL AND characterization Tor
furs on No. articles only. Wool washed.
free of burrs, per h. 3Sa40; wool un-
washed. per h., 3oa33; hides, green. per
ID, 10; dry. per H.. 15a17: sheepskins,
green, each, 1.oea1.25; dry. each. 25a75 :
each, 15a20; skunk, each 25aI.50; mink.
each, 25a3.00; rabbit skins. each, IL
opossum. each, 25a27; raccoon, each. 25a
SO; fox, red. each, 1.Ooa2.50; gray, EACH 10
400.
FLOUR--Winter extra, 3.o0a3. %; winter
straight, 3.15 a4.Uo; winter patent, 4 5oa5 90 ;
spring straight. 3.75a4.o0; spring patent,
4.00a4.50. Cornmeal, per 100 lbs. 1.2Da1 80.
GRAIN. = Wheat. choice. 75aTS; off
grades. 50a75. Corn, shelled new, white,
60a52; yellow, 50a52: ear, 2.5Oa2.75 Oats.
western white, No. 2. 36aS7; mixed, c5a36.
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Personal Mention.

Mr. John c. Scofield chief clerk of the
War Department. has returned to this city
from Vick,sburg where he represented the
department the unveiling of the monu-
ment to the Pennsylvania regiments which
1853.
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To Amend the Bankruptcy Act

The House committee on the judiciary
today authorized a favorable report on. an
amendment to the bankruptcy act which
gives travelling and city statesmen a pre-
ferred claim in the assets OF their bankrupt
employer 10 the extent of 800 on their sal
airy account. The original act makes such
exemption in case Of other salaried en-
ployes,
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Visit of Gen. Williams.

Brig. Gen. Constant Williams. command
ing the department OF Columbia, at Van
couver barracks, Washington, is visiting
this city on leave OF absence. He Is stay
Ing at the Ebbitt House.
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Landed Ioo-Ton Whale

VICTORIA. b. C, March 30.-The whaler
Orion. operating on the west coast of VAN
couver Island. yesterday landed hundred
ton sperm whale which is said 10 be the
first caught in the Pacific ocean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30

Former City Detective Ferdinand Palma
was sentenced at Detroit yesterday to one
year In the house of correction. without the
alternative of fine for aiding in the pro-
curement of fraudulent naturalization
papers for residents of the Italian colony
In Detroit. Antonio Orlando. convicted
with Palma for the same offense. was given
a sentence of one year or $500 fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30

Brig. Gen. Eric Swayne. who was second
in command In the Somaliland campaign
against the Mad Muilah, has been appoint
ed to succeed Sir Bickham Sweet Escott as
governor OF British Honduras.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30

Automobiles are now In demand II. YOU
want 10 buy or sell a second hand one a
little ad In the automobile classified column
of The Star will probably do the business
Try fl.
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Foresaw the Situation.

Another dealer was questioned a man
conducting a pretty large business. He
said:
'All the dealers in the city saw this situa-
ton coming ten days ago. L bought five
carloads of coal just the other day at an
advance of 90 cents a ton, and l would buy
another five cars at the same advance now
If l could get them, but / cannot. The
man l bought from had to pay spot cash
for the coal and | had to pay him the same.
The price of soft coal has advanced s120 al
ready. l offered q week ago to renew a
contract that l had with local manufac-
turing firm at a 10-cent advance. l had my
order for the coal in at the mines but they
haggled over it, and yesterday the company
telegraphed me that the deal was off and
the order could not be filed except at the
advance Today the firm in question was
around trying to fix up the contract at the
price had originally named to them"
How much coal can l get If l order
now?'' he was asked.
Zone ton. That is the way we deal
ing with all of our customers now
Another dealer who does not handle his
coal by rail, but by water was asked how
the local sitaution stood He said that he
had not much coal in his yard, but that he
had not been notified of any advance in
price, and referred all further inquiry to
the wholesale dealers. He would only sell
one ton to customer at a time.
Many Decline to Talk.
Many of the local men would not talk at
all. They were either too busy to see call
ers did not want to discuss the situation
The general opinion seems to be that there
is no immediate prospect of serious local
trouble; that there is about enough coal in
Washington to carry the city into the pc
riod of warmer weather, and that there is
enough coal already boarded at the mines
to carry the whole country along very well
for a while If the companies will ship it.
But how tightly they will undertake TO put
the screws on the customer is an unan-
swered question.
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Up-River. Water.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY. w. Va. March 50.
Both rivers are very muddy here today
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New method.
RAIN TONIGHT; WARNER.
Saturday Clearing and Warmer
Variable Winds

Forecast till pm. Saturday:
For the District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland. rain tonight, with rising
temperature. Saturday clearing and warm
er; variable winds becoming fresh south
westerly.
For Virginia, rain and warmer tonight.
Saturday fair, warmer, except In extreme
western portion; variable winds, becoming
fresh southwesterly.
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water at 8
m. Great Falls-Temperature. A cond-
ton, LEGO. Dalecarfa acknowledgements
ture. 80; condition at north connection, 1870;
condition at south connection. IS. George
town distributing reservoir-Temperatur
Al: condition al infiuent gate house. 30; con-
dition at effiuent gatehouse. 10. Washing
ton city ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 40: condi-
ton at infiuent, -; condition at effluent,
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Holds Different View.

Another dealer not in quite SO large a
way of business took a different view of
the situation.
THE railroads have not filled any orders
for us for three weeks he said. Every
generally we let our stock run down in jan
uary. keeping only enough on hand to carry
us about two weeks. Coal does not improve
by being kept in the yard. But this year
for the past three weeks we have been or
dering coal and there has not been car
load sent us
II have tried to buy coal from one of the
big wholesale companies, but they would
not sell it. They did say they would let
me have ten tons this week and next week
they might be able to let me have little
more. But they would not sell and we
could not buy That does not look as
though there were a big stock on hand
~ know that half the yards in Washing
ton have been trying to buy coal all this
week ano have not been able to get it,
am not taking any orders now simply be-
cause know / can't fill more than those
/ now have on hand.
About the stock of coal in the city |
should say there is about enough to go
through April OF course, after that we
will not care much. There will not be
much call for it in the summer, and by the
time that is over there may be a change for
the better in the SITUATION.
rs there any prospect of the usual sum-
mer reduction after the first of April?' he
was asked.
mot the slightest
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Fish Plentiful.

as they have been for several weeks, and
pineapples are scarce and high f.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-30

Minimum temperature past twenty four
hours, 40; a year ago, "a.
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The City Lights.

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishng begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and ineandescent lamps lighted if
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-tiYe minutes before sunrise.
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One Dealer Well Supplied.

One dealer with whom The Star reporter
talked today secuted the idea of there be-
ing any trouble.
The situation now" he said. '.is entirely
different from what it was during the last
strike. Then there was scarcely any coal
above ground. Now there are millions
OF tons, and 1t Is only question of ship
ping We have plenty of coal and we have
been getting 1T in regularly. l have six
invoices of coal received today. The news
papers are responsible Tor all the excite
ment over the strike. II people would
take things quietly there is nothing 10
worry over
will there be the usual April reduction
from the winter prices?' ne was asked.
Haven't heard of any yet. Probably
there will not be-
Can a customer get as much coal as he
wants?'
No; we are limiting sales to one ton, but
we VIII be able to look after our own Gus
toners, all right"
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LOCAL COAL SUPPLY
VARIETY OF VIEWS REGARDING
THE SITUATION.

Coal opinions can be manufactured while
you wait. Any one who wants to know
anything about the local coal situation can
hear what he wants by going to the right
dealer. Some dealers say there Is plenty
OF coal In Washington: some say there is
none at all. Some say they can buy md
the railroads are shipping all the coal they
want; others declare there may be enough
coal in Washington to carry the city on
to the summer, when there will be little de-
mand for ii: yet others say there will be
an immediate famine and an advance in
prices On only one point do they all seem
agreed. and that is they do not want to be
quoted personally. There is another point
on which there seems to be a unanimity of
opinion, which Is, no consumer can buy
more than a ton OF coal ut a time, and that
only from his regular dealer; also, there
will not. be the usual April reduction of
fifty cents per ton, but winter prices Will
continue through the summer.
Altogether from general view of the
situation, it would appear that the defense
less consumer is about to get 1t again
where the baby wears the beads. There is
no suggestion of a summer reduction IN
+. the price of COAL and 1t is almost equally
certain that such dealers can will ad-
vence the price. and that with the price
once advanced as a result OF the present
strike 1t will not come down after the
strike Is over
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az 1877 aee
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Tide Table.

Today-Low tide, $40 am. and 1923 pm. !:
high tide, II :35 am.
Tomorrow-Low tide 500 a m. and 700
pm; high tide, 12:G0 midnight and 12:20
7 m