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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
J. Conrad Engelbrecht Dead.

Prof John Conrad Engelbrecht, one Of
the best-known residents of Frederick, Md,
died of a cancer in that city yesterday. Hs
was born in Frederick May 0, 1919. In
early life he studied pharmacy, with view
of becoming surgeon, but later abau-
doned 1t and took up music as a profess
sion, in which he was engaged for more
than half a century. He married Miss
Caroline e. Ball of Stanton. Va, February
70, 1850, at TIE Church of the Epiphany,
Washington, d. C. In 1886 he taught mu-
sic in Columbia, S. c., and afterward in
Virginia. For some years he was orgahist
at the Evangelical Lutheran Church. and
late of st. Johns Catholic Church. Fred
erick. AS musician and composer he had
4 wide recuta ton and was the author Of
a musical primer which had great popu-
larity. One of his favorite compositions
was Christmas Morning" Many of his
compositions for the plano We're dedicated
to his pupils. The death of this venerable
citizen removes a gentleman of the old
school who was a familiar figure in this
community. He was a man of exemplary
character and Of learning, quiet and unas-
Stunning.
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Kensington News.
Cnrresnondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
KENSINGTON, Nd, January 6. 1906.
At stated communication of Kensington
Lodge No. 1913. A. F. and A NJ. held in
the Masonic Hall last night, the recently
elected officers were installed, DIR. William
Latane Lewis performing the ceremony of
installation. The officers are: Paul E.
Cook, worshipful master; J. N. Shauci.,
senior warden; Gilmore Van Fossen, junior
warden: Frank r. Potts, senior deacon; A.
B.. Bushnell, junior deacon; F. A. Berg
field, senior steward; A. II. Sonneman, ju-
Nor steward; T. *. DePuy, secretary;
Loren III. Milliken, treasurer; John A WaH
ner, tyler.
Following the ceremony the members
went to the town hall in a body, where
banquet was served.
Mr. George w. Chamberlajne has been
called to his former home in Havre de
Grace, Md, by the death of his mother.
Mr. David FL. Fenton, the member OF the
house of delegates from Kensington, has
been chosen the minority leader of this
house, having received the solid republican
vote for speaker of that body.
Mr.. Philip NJ. Queen and Jesse c. Stod
dard have returned to their studies AT l-s
high, and Harry Cunningham at Troy.
Y, after spending the holidays az
homes here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
HERNDoN AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News From Vir-
ginia Towns.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
HERNDON. Va, January 9. 1906.
Mr. Hempstone Van Syckler of PhiIomont,
Loudoun county, and family have removed
to Herndon. Mr.. Van Syckler has taken
charge as cashier Of the new Herndon
bank.
The Herndon orchestra has presented Mr..
J. +. Oertel, the director, with handsome
music stand and baton.
Satisfaction is expressed by the citizens
of several of the towns along the line of
the Bluemont branch of the Southern rail-
way at the efficient manner in which the
laws against disorder are being enforced.
At Herndon a fine has just been imposed
upon three young men who on New Year
day engaged in a fight, and upon a number
OF young eolored men who engaged in dis
turbing public meeting. At Sterling. Also
punishment was meeted out to those who
took part in a personal encounter.
Mr.. NJ. C. MITCHELL of Glencarlyn has gone
to Florida for the winter
Miss Myrtle Fulton of Loudoun county is
visiting Mrs Israel Fulton of Herndon.
Vernon Wrenn of the University of Vir-
ginia, Charles Reed Of the University of
North Carolina and Conrad Choate of Ran
dolph- Macon Academy, Front Royal. Va.
who were at their Herndon homes for
Christmas. have returned to their studies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
On the River Front.

One of the large sand apd gravel-diggfng
machines belonging to the L. E. Smoot
Sand-digging Company which has been
working on the river below Marshall Hail.
was brought up the river day or two ago
and has been berthed at the Smoot wharf
on the Eastern branch, for the winter
While-laid up Mr.. Smoot will practically
rebuild the machine, and when she returns
to service in the spring she will be ready
for efficient work The other machines
of the Smoot company and the large fleet
of scows will also be oyerhauled this WIN
ter.
Arrived: Schooners Raymond Oliver, W.
F. Villas and Col. Graham, oysters from Po-
tomac beds for local market; tug NJ Mitch
ell Davis, light from the capes, to take
away a tow of barges; tug Cameron, with
a tow of sand-laden scows; scow Bush. with
oak timber for a new wharf at Alexan-
dria
Sailed: Schooner Walter P Snow, for
Coan river, to load lumber for this city;
steam barge E. James Tull, for Occoquan,
to load lumber for dealers here; schooner
Augustus Welt, light from Alexandria for
Baltimore, to load coal
Memoranda: Barge Mary T. Easton at
Washington barracks park, unloading hard
coal; schooner Edward r. Baird has been
chartered TO go TO the eastern shore to
load pine lumber for New York; schooner
AIethea reported at Maryland point, bound
10 the Rappahanneek to load lumber for
this city; schooner Jennie A. Stubbs sailed
from New London, Conn, for this city. Sd
instant.
The tug Dixie, on her way down the river
from this city yesterday, stopped in Aauia
creek and picked up the barge John l.
Brady, bound to Baltimore with big cargo
of oak railway ties
Capt. Parker Gray, owner of the schooner
Oakland, has laid his vessel up for the
winter N Nanjamoy creek and will engage
in winter seine hauling until the boating
season opens On the Potomac in the spring
A spud, one of the big beams which run
down through the huh of dredge into the
mud and holds her in place, broke on the
sand-dredging machine OF the Potomac
Dredging Company at work in P,scataway
creek yesterday, and in falling badly dam
aged the LIGHTHOUSE OF the boat. No one
waS injured in the fall OF the big stick OF
timber, though several of the crew are
said to have had rather narrow escapes
The schooners Hattie A. Waters and Lula
Quillan are laid up at Baltimore shipyard
for eauik.ng, painting and oyerhauiing
preparatory to returning to service on
Chesapeake bay and the Potomac river
Capt Hugh Muir, master of the tug Ma
rion Cameron, has been called to Baltimore
by the illness of his wife, During his alb
sence Mate Webb will be in command of
the tug.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
A TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO
WOMAN FOUND MURDERED
ALONGSIDE BODY OF DEAD MAN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, January 6--Mrs. Carl o.
Almberg, wife of a wealthy Lake View in
surance broker, was shot and killed In a
court between Buckingham place and AL
dine avenue at midnight. Beside her body
the police found the corpse Of John E. Noel
ler an insurance agent. In his right tenn
pie was bullet wound.
At first the police believed Moeller had
shot the woman and then had slain himself,
but early this morning they took the wom-
ans husband to the police station pending
an investigation as to whether the couple
had not been slain by a third person.
Moeller was employed by AInberg as an
insurance solicitor and lived In the apart
ment building In which the AImbergs re-
sided. Almberg accuses Moeller OF the
double crime
From the husband and aequairtances the
police learned that Mrs. Ainberg left her
home at O'Clock with her daughter Lena
SIX years old. and went to the home of
friends. There she left the child telling
them she was going to the west side to
visit friend. She was not seen alive
again by any Of her north side friends so
far as the police were able to learn this
morning.
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Hyattsville and Vicinity.
ial Correspondence of The Star.


HYATTSvILLE, January 6, 1905
Rev A A. Hobson, ..astor of the First
Baptist Church OF HyattsviIle, has ten
dered his resignation. to take effect March
l next, and at business meeting of the
congregation the resignation was accepted.
Rev. Mr.. Hobson has been pastor of the
church about two years. His successor has
not been chosen.
Saturday last Louis H Griffin. who lives
near Piscataway, was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Willard Thorne OF
Friendly on eight separate charges for vio-
lations of the Sunday liquor law. He was
fined $500 on the first charge and waived
examination in the other cases. He was
held under bond for his appearance at the
April term OF court.
A petition Is being circulated in this sec
ton for the enaetment of legislation that
will prohibit the selling of Intoxicating
drinks within limit OF two miles from the
District of Columbia. Should such a law
be enacted, 1t is said it will close every bar
room in Bladensburg and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs r. S. kellogg and son have
been visiting at the home of Mr.. E. H.
Webster. chief of the dairy division, United
States Department of Agriculture, at Fair
fax Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Judge Henderson Gives Decision for
Plaintiff in Mullinix-Lawson Case.
Al Correspondence of The Star

ROCKVILLE, Md, January 5, 1905
Judge Henderson has handed down his
opinion In tie case of William A MulIinix,
one or the best-known residents of the up
per section of the county, against Mrs.
Sarah w. Lawson and others, In which he
frds for the PLAINTIFF. 1t was a suit in
equity for the specific performance of a
contract and was case that attracted
widespread interest. Mr. Mullinix contend
ed that about five years or more ago he en-
tered into contract with the late Marine
Duvall. Mrs Lawson's father, for the pur-
chase of d firm of 16S acres, near Damas-
Gus. for SD, S2s, and that he paid $40 to bind
thu bargain He was to pay the balance
OF the purchase money and receive his deed
just as soon as the title to the property
was perfected. Mr. Duyau died without
deciding him the property and he entered
suit TO compel his heirs to do so
Mrs. Lawson claimed that she had a prior
contract with her father, under the terms
or which she was 10 be decided the prop
erty. She alleges that at her fathers re-
quest she took up her residence with him
and cared for him during his last years
and that in consideration for such service
the farm was to be decided TO her as soon
as the title was perfected The property
was decided to Mrs Lawson shortly before
her fathers death Judge Henderson took
tho view that Mrs. Lawsor's contention was
not established by the evidence. In pass
ing decree requiring Mrs. lawson to CON
vey the property TO Mr.. Mullinix upon pay
ment of the balance of the purchase money,
less the cost of the suit Judge Henderson
says: ut might have been a gracious act
on the part of Mr.. Muliinix to renounce his
claim TO the farm, but as he declined TO
so and insists upon his legal and equitable
rights, l can see no reason for denying
item to him." Messrs. Charles W. Pretty
man and Hattersley w. Talbot of RocI,
vile represented Mr.. Mullinix, and Messrs
Bowie F. Waters of Rockville and D. W
Baker of Washington, Mrs. lawson. The
case Will be taken to the court of appeat
Miss Elizabeth Munro was the hesfes
last evening at Welsh rarebit party. wFenl
she entertained a number of her your s
Rockville friends. Those present fnclude4
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Chicago for Church Center.

An ambition cherished for many
years by the Roman Catholic Church dig
nitaries of Chicago IN a plan by which
this diocese becomes the center of the best
Catholic education religion in America.
finally has assumed definite shape. With
the opening in the suburb OF Austin OF an
immense seminary for the priesthood, plans
of which have just been completed. the
first step toward the realization of the great
project will have been completed.
Gradually other ediflces dedicated to re-
ligious purposes will be added to the semi
nary and it Will become the strongest Cath
ole ecclesiastical school in the country
Eventually a cathedral VIII join the other
buildings and the spot will also become the
official center of the religious work of the
diocese The idea of the cathedral, which
has only been roughly penciled on paper,
outlines a structures which will be one OF
the most imposing church edifices of the
century.
Improvements already have been started
on the property No definite idea can be
given of the final amount to be expended
on the church work, but 1t probably Will
not be less than So, 0o0 coo.
The seminary, ground for which will be
broken in April win be under the direct
supervision of Archbishop Quigley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

Misses Lavinia Dawson. Grace Munro, Vir-
ginia Lamar and Elizabeth Munro and
Messrs George Allnutt. Bache Albert, Rob-
ert Higgins and Lee Kemp.
This weeks meeting of the Morning Card
Club was held at the home Of Mrs. John L.
BrUnett. There wei present Mrs. William
v. Bouic. Mrs. William Dorsey. Mrs. Lee
Onutt, Mrs. Robert 3. Peter, Mrs. N. d.
Onutt, Mrs. Lee Dorsey, Mrs Theodore
Maddox Mrs. Ohio Talbot. Mrs. A. C. Nc
CURE. Mrs. Harry A. Dawson, rs. Ella An
derson. Misses Louise Edmonston, Lille
Anderson. Margaret Jones. Annie Maddox
Rose Williams. The prizes were awarded
to Mrs. Lee Dorsey and Miss Margaret
jones.
Licenses to marry have been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to Otto
Jones and Miss Eleanor Robertson both of
Richmond. Va, and Mr.. James Dorsey
Brown of Baltimore and Miss Ella Frank
Welsh Of this county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
NEW RIVER STEAMERS.
Progress on Norfolk Liner Satisfac-
tory-Keel Of FerrYboat to Be Laid.

Mr.. John Callahan, manager of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company.
who yesterday returned from visit to the
shipyard at Newport News where the N. &
w. Steamboat Company has the steamer
jamestown building, reports that the work
on the new boat is progressing rapidly,
that she Is in frame and within the next few
days the work of placing the iron plates ON
the outside of her hull will be started. The
construction Of her boilers and engine is
well under way, and they will be ready to be
placed In the hull before the hull is ready
to receive them The new boat will be
launched in about six weeks and will be
ready for service on the river by the middle
OF May. Mr.. Callahan goes to New York
tonight for the purpose of selecting the fur
niture and fittings that will be placed in
the new steamer.
The keel for the new ferry steamer. the
companion to the Woodbury., which the N.
& W. Steamboat Company viii build for the
Observation-Disclosures ferry route will be
laid at the yard Of the Harlln & Holdings
worth corporation at Wilmington, Del,
within the next day OF two. and the steamer
will be ready for service early in May next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
To Build Lumber Scows.

The ground is being cleaned UP and ma
terial made ready at the boathouse foot OF
9th street southwest for a new scow which
Edward Cumberland has the contract to
build for Johnson & Wdmsatt Of this city.
The new scow is to be 60 feet long. will have
a beam of 10 feet and will be about 8 feet
deep, and will carry about 100000 feet of
pine lumber when loaded. The construction
of the boat will be started early in the COM
ing week and it will be the only boat for
commercial purposes building at any of the
local yards. With good weather it Is esti-
mated that it should be completed and
ready to be launched in about four weeks
and 1t is stated as soon as 1t goes over
board another boat of the same kind will
take its place on the stocks. The lighter
will be used in transporting lumber and
other building material from point to point
about the harbor and to nearby points on
the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
EGYPT AND THE NILE,
Subject of Lecture by Rev. Walter
W. Moore Last Night.

Rambie Through the Valley OF the
Nile was the title of a lecture delivered
last night at the Masonic Temple by the
Rev. Walter w. Moore, who claimed that
Egypt has undergone a complete trans
formation since England established q
suzerainty over that country. According "a
the lecturer, the change has affected the
government and the industries OF the people
chiefly and In both respects with marked
improvement.
The lecture, which was given for the
beneilt of the Second Presbyterian Church,
was illustrated with stereopticon views OF
the Nile country Mr.. Moore. who Is now
president of the Union Theological Semi
nary. Richmond, Va, spent several years
travelling In Egypt and the Holy Land. His
presentation of conditions In modern Egypt
was intensely Interesting
Tomorrow at the dedication Of the Eek
ington Presbyterian Church, Mr. Moore will
deliver the sermon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
oANVAsSINGTHEHoUsE
SURVEYING STRENGTH OF oPPo-
sITIoN TO STATEHOOD PROGRAM

The House leaders are making an active
canvass today to develop the actual pros
pective strength Of an insurgent movement
directed against the program for considera-
ton of the statehood bill next week. The
intention OF the House leaders is to bring
in rule providing for consideration of the
bill when 1t is reported next week and cut
ting Off amendments. Their object is to de-
feat an effort to separate Arizona from
New Mexico 1t is considered quite possible
that If such an amendment came to a vote
Arizona and New Mexico could be separat-
ed with the aid of democratic and republic
can votes.
The republican insurgents claim that
they have seventy republican votes in
sight and that with the democratic
strength they will be able to defeat the
rule and open the bill to amendment. This
claim of strength Is denied by the House
leaders, who say that when 1t comes to
the test the republican insurgents Will
not vote against the rule brought in by
the House leaders in accordance with the
spirit of the majority vote of the recent
caucus on statehood.
At that conference some sixty-five repub-
licans We're opposed to the passage of the
statehood bill in the form contemplated by
the committee on territories. 1t was said
this afternoon that the insurgents number
among their principal workers such men
as Tawney of Minnesota, Babcock of Wis
consin, Madden of Illinois, Calderhead OF
Kansas. Boynge of Colorado and Kahn Of
California. The insurgents also claim
strength in the Missouri. Washington. Ohio
and New York delegations and generally
throughout the western states
The House committee on territories is
making rapid progress in it's work on the
joint statehood bin. and the measure Is ex-
pected to come before the House about
Wednesday Of next week
Representative John Sharp Williams, the
minority leader, said today that the atti-
tude Of the democrats toward the four ter
rftories seeking statehood has not changed
in the least since the opening of the present
Congress
THE democrats will not support any
measure which attempts to choke tie joint
statehood of New Mexico and Arizona down
their throats." said Mr.. Williams, land we
have a lot of republicans with US on that
portunity to vote on Oklahoma and Indian
Territory separately we shall vote for their
admission either as two states or as one
state. Furthermore. we shall vote for the
admission Of New Mexico and Arizona as
separate states, but any attempt to make
US support their admission as one state will
fail"
The bill to be reported by the committee
will provide for the admission Of Oklahoma
and Indian Territory as one state and New
Mexico and Arizona as another. 1t will diff
fer from the bill defeated at the last session
by the Senate In that 1t will not carry the
Gallinger-Stone prohibition amendment. In
the bill to be reported prohibition is provid-
ed for only in Indian Territory and in the
Indian reservations in Oklahoma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS

Special Correspondence Of The star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 6. 1906.
The case OF Ferdinand F. Derndinger,
charged with bigamy, was called yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock before Justice Ca
ton in the police court and referred to the
grand jury. The defendant was represented
by Attorney Charles Bendheim, and Com
monwealth Attorney Brent conducted the
prosecution. 1t was charged that Dern-
dinger had wife in Germany from whom
he was not legally separated when he mar
ried second wife In Alexandria. The ac-
cusation was made against him by his first
wife, who came here from Germany. Owing
to the Inability of the accused to make HIM
self well understood in English his state
ments were interpreted to the court by Mr.,
Ernest OFT Rammel. a hotel man OF this
city. 1t was testified that Derndinger was
married to Katrina Louise Heidi in Ger
many, and that In about year he left her,
coming to this country, and after brief
stay here married his cousin. Julia Il. Sauer-
biick, In this city, March 2. 1903. The de-
PENDANT claimed that before his second mar
riage he received a letter from Germany
stating that his wife would be granted a d.
yorce from him. Three weeks later, he said,
feeling sure that he was then legally sep
arated from his first wife, he married his
cousin. Attorney Bendheim took exception
to the ruling of the justice and brief tilt
between the two occurred. Derndinger was
per's Ferry, w. Va, where he was arrested
at the request of the Alexandria authorities.
decree of divorce was granted by Judge
c. E. Nicol in the circuit court for Alexan-
dria county yesterday to Bessie Browning
Wood from her husband William g. Wood.
Attorneys James r. Strother, c. H. Keyser
and R. Walton Moore represented the plain
tiff. and the defendant was represented by
Attorneys Barbour and Rixey, H. NJ. Dudley
and Horace Moffett. The case was removed
to the local court from the circuit court for
Rappahannock county. where the parties to
the suit reside.
Red Men Elect officers.
The following officers for the ensuing year
have been installed by Osceola Tribe. No. l.
Improved Order of Red Men: John A.
Abendsheim, sachem; William Wink, senior
sycamore; John A. Ewell. junior sycamore;
George S. French. prophet; Charles Nagel,
chief of records E. E. Downham, collector
of wampum, and Fred Klaus, keeper of
wampum The following additional officers
have been appointed: A. d. Deeton and A.
j. Mullings, sannaps; A. Garrett, Joseph
Martin, John Shuman and Ben Bass. war
rors; w. F. Myers, G. II. Hinken, George
Wick and Joseph Weingart, braves; J. Il.
Purcell, guard of wigwam, and c. ]. Finne-
gan. guard Of forest.
Judge Louis c. Barley of the corporation
court has reappOinted Messrs. j. Clinton
Milburn, John M. Johnson and Frank j.
Davidson confederate pension commission
ers for this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hare Deiafield of Sc
attic, Wash, are visiting Mrs. P. T.. Yeat-
man at her home. 22O North washington
street
The Alexandria German Club gave dance
last evening in McBurney's Hall. Several
out-of-town guests were present.
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Brakeman killed by Traia.
Correspondence Of The Star.

oDENTON. Md. January 5. 1906.
H. F. Curry. a young brakeman of the
p, B. & W. railroad, lost his life yesterday
about noon near Severn three and a half
niles north OF this place. His train had
parted and he was standing between cars
when. as the engine passed with the rest of
he train. some one called to him and he
sterned out His clothing caught in the
tep, throwing him under the wheels, which
passed over the lower part of his body.
Il lived twenty minutes. He was an extra
aan and had been but two weeks on the
DAD 1t is said he came from Charles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
TALKED OF EUGENE FIELD.
Maj. Sylvester Addresses Ladies'
Guild Of St. Stephens Church.

AT a meeting of the Ladies' Guild of ST.
Stephens Church, held last night Major
Sylvester delivered an interesting address
upon the life and character of Eugene
Field Maj. Sylvester and Eugene Field were
companions during their boyhood days and
IL was during that time that the poet
gained so many interesting ideas of child
life. The speaker told of the pleasant re-
lations that existed between the poet and
himself and recited several of his poems
Several of Fields verses, set to music,
were sung by Mr.. Henry Talmadge and
Mrs. Donald Mcleod.