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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21

Charming Widow: "Good-afternoon, Mr.
Merryweather Let me give you cup of tea
Charming Guest "Good-afternoon, and
thanks awfully, Mrs. Fairaday | see you not
only reign but you pour
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-28
Stock Buyer Sues Railroad.

Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 24.-J. T. Gore,
. stock buyer at Liberty. instituted a
damage suit for $4,000 against the
Burlington company for delay in max
ing a shipment of cattle from Denver
10 Chicago. Plaintiff alleges he lost
heavily because the stock failed to
arrive in Chicago in a reasonable
length of time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-28
EXPLANATORY RHEUMATISM CURED IN
days

Morton L. Hill. Of Lebanon, Ind. says; my
wife had Infammatory Rheumatism In every
muscle and Joint; her suffering was terrible
aud her body and face were swollen almost be
yond recognition; had been In bed six weeks
and had eight physicians, but received no
benefit until she tried the Mystic Cure for
Rheumatism. II gave immediate relief and
she was able to walk about in three days. ! an
sure IL saved her life" Sold by IL. Il. Grice
Druggist, Red Cloud.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-28
Bonds for New Road Carry.

Shelby. Neb, Dec. 24.--At the spe-
cial election held here on the propo-
sition to vote bonds in aid of the pro-
posed Omaha and Nebraska Central
railway, the bonds carried by twenty.
two votes more than the necessary
two-thirds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-28
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, blind, bleeding, protruding
piles, Druggists are authorized to
refund money if Pazo Ointment fails
to cure in 6 to IA days. so cents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-12-28
Charity Workers Fight at Lincoln.
New information Against Williams.

Auburn, NeO., Dec. IA short SEES
sion of the district our was held,
with Judge Kelligar on the bench,
when the attorneys in the case of the
state against Charles Williams,
charged with killing his father, ar
gued on a motion to quash the infor-
nation in the case. The court sus-
tanned the motion and granted the
county attorney leave of time to file
amended information. This case Is
set to come up for hearing on Jan. 3,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
NO HOPE OF SIMPLER SPELLING.
British Authors Don't Think Movement WIN
Succeed, Even with Carnegie's Aid.

Special Cdblt Despatch 10 Tn SIN.
LONDON, March 13.-Various views are
held by British authors regarding tho move
ment in America, which Is supported by
Andrew Carnegie, looking to a simplihed
spelling of the English language.
Algernon ~Swinburne describes tho pro-
posed change as a barbarous, monstrous
absurdity. Rider Haggard says The lam
guage as written by the translators Of the
Bible and by Shakespeare is good enough,
indeed too good for me-" Sir Conan Doyle
Y Reformed spelling might become
universal, but it would cease to be the
English language"
Bernard Shaw declares: Our idea OF
ramma Is good. Our spelling 10 dam
nable. Simplifcation is devoutly TO be
wished for, but there are no hopes Of seeing
It,"
Mr.. Shaw is convinced that Shakespeare
was q Ounce so far as spelling Is concerned.
He is doubtful whether the poet could spell
bis own name, and a y that if he we're
alive to-day he would not be able to pro-
nounce it correctly.
Israel Zangwill says 1t is a question Of
historical sentiment versus utilltarianism.
II Mr.. Carnegie gave him SIS 900 he would
print his books with simpliied spelling.
Robert Barr says: Amy attempt to alter
spelling Is rot" He adds that personally
he does no care much one way or the other,
but II Mr.. Carnegie gave him $15, 900 a year
he would try to spell in whatever way Mr..
Carnegie liked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
TAFT DENOUNCES BOSSISM.
Praises Work OF Cincinnati Republicans
and Gives encouragement.

CINCINNATI, March l3.-To-night the
Roosevelt Republican Club Of Hamilton
county, organized directly after the cleo
ton last fall, had a called meeting, to hear
the responses of President Roosevelt and
Secretary Of War Taft, to whom had been
rendered honorary membership. President
Howard c. Hollister read the letter from
the President and Secretary Of Wal accept
ing membership in the organization which
was formed to carry on the war against
bossism.
Secretary Taft quotes the clubs constitu-
ton against graft and machine politics, and
says,
Cincinnati for a decade gave a striking
example OF the use Of official patronage to
MAINTAIN a machine which seemed able to
defy the people at the polls. At the last
election the people defeated the machine
ticket. This was a great step, but its benefit
may be lost IL the people merely pat them
selves on the back with the pleasant idea
that the machine Is broken up and the
future will take care Of itself.
"The professional machine politician Is
always ut work, and he can only be defeated
by an organization which may be called
together like the minut men, and which
may know how and when to strike for good
government.
Secretary Taft closed by saying:
II am directed by the President to &C.
knowledge the receipt for him of the an
nouncement that he has been elected an
honorary member Of the Roosevelt Re
publican Club, and TO say that he accepts
the same with thanks
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
JUST A PROPERTY RAID. ,
Cops Got Into the BiJou Theatre CaNerns
Instead OF n wicked Gambling Joint.

tops OOt INTO uc flJOu Ibcatfe ShNeTHb
Instead OF n wicked Gambling Joint.
The police Of the Tenderloin station
made a raid last Saturday night that they
were not particularly keen about having
published. 1t all came about because
they walked O flight down stairs instead Of
UP.
Acting Capt. McCann gave Ia warrant to a
squad Of men on Saturday and old them to
go to a house on Sixth avenue between
Thirtieth and Thirty-frst streets and raid
it as a gambling plaza. The stage entrance
of the Bijou theatre Is downstairs In the
basement Of the same building. The police
squad armed with the warrant trotted over
and took a casual glance at the premises.
They decided that the lamp Pickering in the
basement marked the place they were
after.
With all the stealth approved by the rules
they entered the basement, brushed by the
dooman and walked back into the prop
erty room. There they came upon four
men playing penny ante. There were the
cards and the money. One policeman
swept up the evidence, consisting mostly
of coppers. Another remarked; YOU'RE
all under arrest"
There was a lot Of argument at once.
The noise reached upstairs to where David
warfeld was playing in the first act of
THE Music Master" The actor worked
his way toward the wings and said
For goodness sake, tell them to hush
down below"
One of the stage hands fastened below
and discovered the raid.
Just about that time IscCann came along
to nee how the affair was progressing.
Seeing no signs OF life above, he went down
stairs too. There he found the raid in
action.
Jaw, say, go OH upstairs. THIS amt
the plsoe you're supposed to be raidlng,'
he told the oops.
The policeman with the spoils restored
the cash and the cards and the squad
worked its way up the steps. Ky that
time the tip had reached the place above
and there was nothing doing when the
cops made their real raid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
WATER WOULDN,T 0UENCH 1T.
Express Onlces and Lofts on Lafayette
street Burued-Loss G37S 900.

= For an hour last night, Chief Croker and
as many fremen as he could get by four
alarms were fighting at Lafayette and
Fourth streets Il fire they could not see.
The fire was In an old five story brick build
ing ,on the northwest corner and apparently
was In the centre Of the basement and first
floor, for heavy clouds Of smoke poured from
the basement and first floor windows on all
sides.
Chief Croker responded to the fire. alarm
and quickly sent in two more, calling out
among other apparatus two, water towers.
He stationed one of these on Fourth street
and the other on Lafayette street in readi-
ness for work that he knew was before
them.
The firemen were hampered in their
work on the Lafayette street side by a metal
awning about twelve feet above the side
walk and running along the building for its
entire length Of $50 feet. The smoke curled
in heavy rings under it and made it impossi-
BILE for the fremen to approach closely.
At 1890, an hour after the fire started,
hat which Chief Croker had anticipated
happened. Flames burst simultaneously
from windows on all sides of the building
and rapidly mounted from the first floor
to the roof, The smoke. which had pre-
viously hidden the flames, could not now
be seen onaccount of their ~brilliancy. Then
the water towers got to work. but water
seemed to make no impression The FIRE
burned itself out.
Tho first floor of the building was ocou-
pied by branches Of tho American Express
Company and the Westcott Express Com
pany. Other tenants were Fo K, Lederer q
Co., hats and caps; Schwartz, Dobriner,
Cohen & Co., clothing; Sylvester Bros. d
levy, clothing; Max Rosenberg d Bro,
Latner 4 Levy, Benjamin C. Shapiro d
Bro. Insurance men estimated tho lose on
the building at $75,o0o and on the contents
at $25o,oOo.
The fire spread to tho uppe floors Of d
building at IL and 10 East Fourth street.
While fighting it from a fire escape at
tached to this building. a member OF Engine
Company 3 was overcome by smoke
and would AVE fallen had no not been
caught by Firemen Lawlor and Clifford Of
Hook and Ladder 8. They carried him
to his engine house.
The police arrested six piokpockets in
the crowd.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
TBE sun. TIiURsTAY. MARCH fB, lgos
AMENDS TO JUDGE LEVENTRITT.
Bar Associ alton Admits fits Error-Lewts
Jarvis Expelled.


At the regular meeting Of the Bar Asso-
citation last night william O.. Choate, On
behalf OF Secretary Root and at his re-
quest, presented the following motion:
Whereas this association In 1898, when Mr..
Justice Leveptritt was a candidate for Justice
OF the Supreme Court, from information
then received, judged him TO be an unfit per-
son for that ONCE, as appears by its records;
and
Whereas during the seven years OF his
judicial service his administration OF the
Office has given general satisfaction 70 tho
people and the bar. and has been marked by
ability, learning. diligence and a strong
sense Of justice; now. therefore. be it
Resolred, That the association. believing
that this acknowledgment is due to q deserv-
ing public ohloer. hereby publicly reversos the
adverse opinion expressed by II before his
election
The resolution was adopted. John l..
Cadwalader, presided. Joseph II. Choate
read a memoir Of James c.. Carter.
Regarding the bills pending before the
Legislature to increase the number OF
Justices of the Supreme Court, the sense OF
the association was that conditions in the
First district demand that seven additional
Justices be elected at the next election, in
November. 1900. The association declined
to express an opinion regarding any district
except the First. 1t was also recommended
that the salaries Of United States Judges
be made equal to those Of the Judges In the
highest courts Of the State.
No action was taken regarding Justice
Deuel. or the recent attack OF District Attor-
ney Jerome.
Themes P. Wickes Qewis Jarvis) was
expelled. He was recently convicted Of
blackmail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
NEW ELSBERG BILL IN SENATE.
AMENDED TO MEET OBJECTIONS
AND FAVORABLY REPORTED.
The Change Doesn't FAX Mandatory tho
Separation OF Future subway Con.
tracts and Gives the Board OF Estimate
q Say About Municipal Ownership.

ALBANY; March l3.-The Senate Cite 8
Committee tonight decided to report
favorably the Elsberg New York city rapid
transit law amendments, amended. as
Senator Elsberg says, to meet objections
The following amendment was inserted
In the bill:
Nothing contained in this act shall be
deemed, or be construed as intending, to
limit, OF as limiting, in any manner the
discretion OF the Board of Rapid Transit
Railroad Commissioner provided, in the
opinion Of the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tlonment, or other analogous local authority
Of suoh city, it 10 e%xpedient, practicable and
in the public interest to do 30, TO enter into
contracts for construction, equipment,
maintenance and operation with the same
person, firm OF corporation, or for any n
or more Of said purposes, with the same
person, firm or corporation, or with dif-
ferent persons, firms OF corporations, either
in one contract or in separate contracts,
and at any time or times"
One OF the important objections to the
Elsberg bill was that it required the Rapid
Transit Commission TO let contracts eepa-
rately for the construction, equipment and
operation Of future rapid transit Dads.
The amendment was drafted by William
NJ. WINS, and 1t was adopted and the bill
reported favorably by q party vote at a
meeting of the Cities Committee tonight.
The amendment makes the Board OF
Rapid Transit Commissioners, with the
backing of the Board Of Estimate and APP
portionment, the bulwark against the
municipal operation of future subways,
which will be possible only if those two
boards agree. The amendment also per-
mlts q sin agile contract t o be awarded to the
one contractor to construct, equip and
operate any future subway, though either
Of the three contracts may be let separately
as originally provided in the Elsberg bill.
Senator Elsberg at midnight, after the
Cities Committee adjourned, said his bill
as amended met the approval Of the tax
payers organizations in New York city,
which were clamoring for additional rapid
transit facilities, but that the marlborough
company officials had not been consulted
regarding the amendment, nor would they
be.
At tomorrow lights meeting OF the
Republican county committee a resolution is
to be introduced calling for the appointment
OF a subcommittee to report upon the Els
berg rapid transit bill. Senator Elsberg
Is coming down from Albany to defend his
measure and to insist that it shall be in
dursed by the county committee, but a large
part Of the members Of the organizati ion
are in favor Of the Page bill. 1t is praoti-
cally certain that despite the motion to
appoint a subcommittee the matter will
be brought to an issue at to-morrow's night
meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
SHAMROCK SHIP DUE TO-DAY.
The Majestic Expected to Bring in rs 900
Pieces OF Mail.

A good many Irish hearts will be glad
dened to-day by the arrival Of the steamship
Majestic, for, unless all indications fail,
she will have among her 800 sacks of
mail more than %, 900 letters or packages
containing shamrocks. They had about
that number last year, said Postmaster
Wilcox yesterday.
The advance guard Of the shamrocks
from the Green Isle came in on the Baltic
last week.
at was a reminder that st. Patrick's Day
was at hand, said Superintendent of Mails
Frank r. Roome, "for at no other season
do we ha We so many moist letters and wet
packages as just before the Day. You see,
all the people in Ireland, wanting their
friends here. mostly in New York by the
way, to receive the shamrocks fresh and
green, wrap them in moist paper and the
like
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
CARNEGIE LYCEUM THIEVES.
Furs Taken on March q RecOyered-Two
Men Arrested Accuse Another.

Furs Taken on March q RecOyered-Two
Men Arrested Accuse Another.
The two daughters of Charles Helvick, a
retired banker living at 3O8 Lexington
avenue, while rehea rising for some private
theatricals on March 6 in Carnegie Lyceum,
had two fur jackets stolen from them.
Deputy Commissioner Waldo is a friend
of Mr.. Helvick, so the police got very busy.
Detective Devanney of tho West Sixty
eighth street police station arrested yes
terday William Buckley Of 3s West Sixty
seventh street and Louis Parrish OF 225
West Sixty-seoond street and found one
Of the jackets, of white squirrel, in the
pawnshop OF a man named Weavers at
Thirty-sixth street and Ninth avenue.
The other coat, a black Persian lamb, he
located in the possession Of Buckley. Buck
ley said he bought it for 81 from Philip
Vaughn of 228 West Sixty-second street.
who is now in Jail for a burglary on March
II at 2ls West Sixty-second street. p rrish
says he went with Vaughn when the latter
pawned the coat at Welvers's shop.
II. NJ. Barry, who Is in charge at the
Carnegie Lyceum, offered a reward Of S25
for the arrest Of the thieves and Mr., Helviok
$50 for their conviction. Both prisoners
were looked up in the West sixty-eighth
street station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
STRUCK WITH A SLUNGSHOT.
Police Say Assault on Railroad Man Is an
Incident OF Iron .W0rkeFS' Strike.

Police Say Assault on Railroad Man Is an
Incident OF Iron .WorkerS' Strike.
William C. Francis, 81 years old, Of 224
East 12sth street, was locked up in the
Alexander avenue police station last night
charged with ~felonious assault. The man
assaulted, Joseph Donohue Of Ell East
ls4th street, is In the Lincoln Hospital
suffering from a fracture Of the skull directly
below the right eye.
The police say they believe the onslaught
on Donqhue is traceable TO labor union
troubles. Donohue is employed in the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
freight yards, and the police theory is that
Francis had something TO do with the strike
Of the iron workers In the New York Central
railroad power house near the freight
wards and thought Donohue was a non
union man.
According to the police, Donohue was
standing, about Q O'Clock last evening, at
13lth street and Willis avenue, when Fran
els walked up and struck him under the
right eye with a slungshot made OF a ball
Of lead on the end OF a leather strap about
nine inches long. Donohue fell and Franc
walked away toward lSsth street.
The street was crowded and in a short
time about 1000 persons were after Fran
els. No move was made TO touch him until
he started to get on a Willis avenue car.
Then several men got hold Of him. Francis
drew out the slungshot and waved 1t about.
Policeman Robinson and Detective Hayes
Of the Alexander avenue station came up
and hauled him from the car step.
There was a little struggle, in the course
Of which the slungshot disappeared. 1t
was found on Francis in the police station
tucked beneath his underclothes. The cops
couldn't tell how he concealed it 80 quickly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
NO BANK CASH IN CAMPAIGNS.
Senate Committee Orders Bill Prepared
In Response TO TillmaH's Charges.

senate Oruofs bW Prepared
In Response TO TiiimaH's Charges.
WASHINGTON, March 1s.-A subcommittee
composed of Senators Foraker Of Ohio, chair
man, Knox Of P~ennsylvania and Bailey Of
Texas was commissioned by the Committee
on Privileges and Elections to-day to pre-
pare a bill prohibiting, under severe pen
nlties, national banks from making contri-
buttons to political campaign funds. h
wns the outcome Of Senator nllman's charge
that national banks had made such SON
tributions,
The committee was called together to-day
to hear Senator Tllnan, who came prepared
to prove his charge and lay before the COM
mittee evidence Chat assessments had been
levied on national banke by political cam
paign committees In the campaign OF 1895
and subsequent campaigns. Every member
Of the committee was present except Senator
Bailey.
A majority OF the committee did not care
to near Mr., Tillman. They expressed he'll
Willingness to ooncede that he was correct
and offered to report q bill to- correct the
alleged abuses, Whereupon the sub-com-
mittee was named and instructed to report
the bill to the COMMITTEES,
Mr.. Tiilman accepted the situation end
said he would reserve the information. he
had until the bill Nas under consideration
In The Senate and then exploit 1t In q speech.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
CANDY ROULETTE WHEELS.
Man Who Spun Them for School ChiIdren's
Coins Gathered In by Police.

t0lns Gathered In ny Pohce.
Samuel Horowitz, "a years old, Of 24o
Second street, and Benny Reach, 20 years
old, OF lA9 Delaney street, were arrested
Yesterday afternoon charged with running
candy gambling devices to catch the trade
of school children. Horowitz operated for
pupils Of Public School Z in Chrystie street
and Reach for those of School LA in Allen
street.
Each prisoner had a rude roulette wheel
made out Of the top Of a barrel, with oom-
partments in which candy was placed.
An arrow of wood was spun on a nail in the
centre. The officers say that patrons in
variably lost, and received a very small
amount Of candy to paoify them when
necessary.
The charge Of oorrupting the morals Of
children was dismissed in the Essex Market
police court and the mon were fined 81
each for peddling without LICENSES.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
LArELLE FOR SUNDAY OPENING.
vIcar-G eneral Advocates Local Option Bill
for Residential City Districts.

ALBANY. March lS.-The Rev. M. j.
Lavelle, Archbishop Farley's Vicar-General,
has written to Senator FULLY favoring his
local option bill for residential districts in
cities.
While favoring closed saloons in certain
residence districts the yioar-General be-
lieves that in the crowded portions Of New
York city the people should be able to get
their beverages not only on week days but
on Sundays. Such a law, he says, can be
enforced. 1t is reasonable, moderate and
will represent the real wishes of the people
in zach district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
STORM DRIVEN SOUTH.
Vast in Diameter, II Is Pushed ny u High
Pressure Toward the Gulf.

A storm Of almost continental diameter,
born in the north Pacific, manifested itself
feebly in this neighborhood yesterday as
it swi~led down toward Texas, urged by a
high pressure north of it that could not be
resisted. Around the hub of the wide
disturbance there was snow and sleet; on
its vapory periphery, like smoke of a great
pinwheel, was snow and rain. We got a
bit Of the snow h~ereabouts. The centre
of the vast low pressure was in northern
Texas last night, with the cool, northern
high area in pursuit. 1t looked as IL the
storm would sweep into the Gulf Of Mexico.
1t had decreased much in energy and it may
be dissipated. Also it may develop more
streng tn, and, recurring, come up the
coast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
SAMOAN VILLAGES WIPED OUT.
Volcano Spreading Destruction Of the
German Island or Savaii.
.speotal CnbIe peypateh 10 THK SUN.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN,
HONOLULU. March l3.-Advices from
Samoa brought to-day by the steamer
Sierra say that the volcanic eruption Jon
the Island Of Savaii increases and three
villages ave been destroyed. One of these
is Malaoela, which had the finest cocoa
plantation on the islands,
lava from the volcano is flowing do WI
fromthe mountain into the ocean in a stream
20 feet wide, The lava reaches out into
the sea five miles.
The Government has removed the women
and children from the places Of danger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-14
GALE BLEW ONE STEAMSHIP BACK
And Forced Another 10 Turn and Run
for II.

The French liner Hudson, which arrived
from Havre yesterday, encountered severe
weather on Friday and Saturday. The
wind picked one Of the starboard lifeboats
up bodily from its resting place on the
deck, swung it outside of the davits and
swept it back.
When the ship was about 500 miles east
of Sandy Hook on Friday evening those
on deck saw a steamship with two masts
and a black funnel making bad weather
Of 1t in trying to head against the storm.
She soon put about and ran before the
wind. The officers Of the Hudson say that
she was in no particular danger.
An observation taken on Satrduay
showed that the Hudson had been blown
back ffty-one miles. Raillngs were bent
and boat fixtures, ventilators and other
deck apparatus were damaged by the
storm.