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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
HEALTH ON THE ISTHMUs.
Sick in April Averaged Only Sixteen
in q Thousand

Health conditions the Isthmus of Pam
anna during April were excellent according
TO letter received by the isthmian canal
commission from Gov. Magoon. The num-
Der of sick averaged sixteen for every 900
persons, a lower rate of Illness than is re-
ported from many parts of the United
States noted for their healthfuIness No
yellow fever has been found in the isthmus
since November of last year. and as the life
of the stegomyia, or yellow fever mosquito,
is only ninety days Gov. Magoon says the
isthmus does not seem to be In danger of
infection from any mosquitoes now on the
isthmus. AS there is yellow fever at Bacas
del Toro. Panama. and at ports on the
west coast of South America the health
officials in the canal zone are constantly on
the alert to protect Colon and Panama from
infection from other sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
RAIN TODAY AND TOMORROW
Colder, With North to East
Winds

Forecast for Sunday and Monday-For
the District of Columbia, rain Sunday and
PROBABLY Monday; cooler Sunday: fresh
north to east winds
FOR virginia, rain Sunday and probably
Monday, cooler Monday in southeast por-
winds. ~ ' ~
Weather conditions and general forecast
-IHe western depression has been crowded
southeastward to eastern Missouri nv an
area OF hlSh pressure, and colder weather
mat is slowly drifting east-southeast from
the region north of the Dakotas Pressure
Is also low over the ST. Lawrence valley
ana generally throughout the middle
ROCKY mountain and northern plateau re-
gions.
Showery weather continues in the south,
also In the Mississippi valley the lake re-
sion ana the Ohio valley, and the rain area
mas overspread North Carolina and Viz
sinla' where no rain has fallen for some
time.
Ihere has been a general fall in tempera-
ture In northern districts from the lake
region westward to the Rocky mountains
ram Is indicated for Sunday in Atlantic
coast districts from New England to the
Caroinas, also in southern portion of the
/ lake region, the Ohio valley and the mid
die Mississippi valley. Rain will continue
MONDAY In Tennessee, the Ohio valley and
the southern portion of the middle Atlantic
states.
There Will be a general fall In tempepa-
| ture In New England. the middle Atlantic
STATES the ONO and the middle Mississippi
valleys.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be fresh south
eriy, shifting to northerly: on the south
Atlantic coast fresh southerly: on the gulf
coast light to fresh southerly; on the lower
lakes fresh, possibly brisk nor;herlv and
on the upper lakes brisk to high north
easterly.
Special forecast.-Storm warnings are
displayed on the Great Lakes.
Local Weather Report.
Temperature-Mi Midnight ee: am. GO; 4
am, TO; I'M, "a; am Is; 10 am, "a;
IL noon, Il; pm, 50; pm, ST; g d NJ
IS; pm, "A. Maximum 81; minimum.
a.
Relative humidity-S am. 16; = p.m IS;
pm, "a; rainfall o; hours of sunshine
1872; per cent of possible sunshine. 90
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, IG; minimum, 81.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 4:34 m and 5;22 o m:
high tide, 1888 am. and IL :O5 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 5:17 am and Cos
pm; mgh ude, 1l:1I am and IL: 51 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose $40 am; sun sets us
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:39 am.
Moon sets 10:4S pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naptha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex-
tnguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-hve minutes before sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
MIDDIEs' SUMMER CRUISE.
Fleet of Vessels Largest Ever Used
for the Purpose.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 26-The feet OF
vessels which carries the brigade of mid
shipmen on the summer cruise, Will be the
largest ever used for the purpose, consist
ing practically of the cruiser division OF
the North Atlantic fleet; with monitors ana
other vessels The ships which VIII De
SO employed are the cruisers Denver
Cleveland Des Moines, Newark and severn
and the monitors Arkansas, Newark ana
Florida. The departure from AnnapoilS
will be on June 16. The vessels VIII sep
arate and stop at different points along
the coast north of the Chesapeake. They
will rendezvous at New London on August
30 and will arrive at Annapolis on Aug
uSt 81 -
The midshipmen will then be given one
months leave The first second and thlrd
classes will go in the cruise and the ne"
fourth class will remain at the academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
Sailing of the Logan.

The military secretary is advised that the
transport Logan has sailed from San Fran
cisco to Manila, Philippine Islands, with
the following military passengers: MAI
Gen, Story, retired; Brig. Gen. Aleu-
chief PHILIPPINE constabulary: Lieut. Col
irvine. 2lst Infantry: Capt. Lyon, Artii-
iery Corps; ten casuals hve hospitai corps
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
ALL JAILED BUT ONE.
Remarkable Criminal Record of an
Indiana Family.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Ind, May 26.-Selvin VIII
Uams, aged seven, the youngest MEMBER
of the notorious Williams family OF this
city, was today sentenced to the boys re-
formatory for theft
Wesley, an elder brother, is in jail on
charge of numbering James Leigh, and his
trial will begin at Evansville on June II
Andrew. another brother, Is heid lor IN
.ant 70 lin Marshal Robert Williams on
the night of the killing of Leigh me
parents of the Williams boys Jonah ana
Minerva Williams, are in jail at Evansville
for alleged conspiracy to XIII Leigh
only one member of the family, SIMON,
is ont of iail. He was released few days
ago on the conspiracy charges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
BIG LAKE STORM.
Seven Men Rescued From Wrecked
Steamer.

DULUTH. Mimi. May 26.-Memories Of
the awful storm of last November were
revived today when the life saving crew
rescued seven fremen from the steamer
Mataafa from which nine men were
drowned last fall.
Wreoking operations have been in prog
ress for several weeks on the steamer and
yesterday seven men were left aboard the
vessel TO keep the pumps going The gale
Increased SO last night that great waves
swept over the vessel. putting out the fires
and placing the men In peril.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
Formal Demand on Insurance Me

MINNEAPOLIS Mimi, May 26.-State
Insurance Commissioner l. ID. O'Brien has
made formal demand upon the officers of
the Northwestern Life Insurance Company
that they begin civil suits against the for
mer officials to recover certain large sums
alleged to have been illegally diverted while
the former officials were In office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27

ST CROIX FALLS. Mimi, May ga
passenger train consisting of an engine and
two coaches on the Frederick Spur of the
Minneapolis. st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
railroad was wrecked by the collapse of a
trestle last night, and five persons were
seriously injured. One may die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
Chairman shonts Going to New York.

Chairman T. p. Shonts Of the isthmian
canal commission went to New York last
night. He will have a conference with
chief Engineer stevens OF the canal COM
mission in New York today, and viii re-
turn to Washington preparatory to start
ing for Atlanta, Ga. where he is to adj
dress the chamber OF commerce on May 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
Won Annapolis Cadetship.
Special Dispatch to The Star

spVCIHI DIspHtcu Star.
NORFOLK. Va, May 26-In the compet-
tive examination for the cadetship appoint
ment to Annapolis by Representative May
nard. for the second district, John E. Black
comes out first and Young Gatewood sec
ond. Black gets the principal appointment
and Gatewood will be named as alternate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27

TOLEDO. Ohio. May 28.-John Burroughs.
a porter. is In Jail and is apparently dying
from wounds received In a fight early to-
day, during which Charles Johnson a Junk
dealer was killed and Edward Huber prob
ably fatally injured. Burroughs is charged
with the murder Of johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
Port Grape Wine for the Sick.

We can confidently recommend Speer's
Port Grape Wine a superior article OF wine
for the sick and debilitated. No brandy y
better than Speer's xxx Climax of 1889. It
you can't get 1t Of your DRUGGIST. write speer
Wine Co. Paasaic. N. J.-Advt )
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
Prof. Longley Dead.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, May 26.-Prof. Edmond
Longiey, for years professor emeritus OF
Emory and Henry College, died today at
his home at East Radford. aged eighty-six.
He leaves large family. He had been
connected with the college half a century.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
Embezzler's Sentence COMMITTED.


RICHMOND, Va. May 26.--Gov. Swan
son today COMMITTED sentence OF Willoe c.
Gregory of this city. former agent OF 9
New York insurance concern. from one
year In penitentiary to year In jail. The
man was convicted of embezzling $500
He was prominent in business circles here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
APPOINTMENT of the Ministry.

Chapter relates to the ministry and
provides that they shall be appointed and
removed only by the emperor and are re-
sponsible exclusively TO him for their acts
and conduct, but section 50 authorizes their
prosecution for crimes and neglect of duty
according to the provisions of the law.
This constitution Is now In force, and
you will observe that it contains the germ
of a liberal monarchy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
GRANTED TO
THE RUSSIANS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
COMMISSION MERCHANT!

GOLDEN s. COMPANY.
Conn mission Merchants.
BUTTER, EGGS CHEESE. POULTRY.
LIVE STOCK. DRESSED MEATS. etc.
922 to o28 La. Ave.
PACKING HOUSE AND LARD REFINERY
ALEXANDRIA CO. VA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
CURTIS, EPrsTLE TO WHITE.

The editor of the Emporia Gazette IS
the unfortunate-or is he fortunate p
object of some remarks by two Kansas
congressmen. First, James Monroe
Miller of Mr.. Whites own district, gave
vent to some sarcastic utterances-
least they were so intended-in news
paper interview about Mr.. White. and
nov the dean of the Kansas delegation
takes his pen in hand and writes Mr.
White a few lines through the news
papers.
This epistolary effort on the part Of
Mr.. Curtis is extremely edifying. Among
other things we learn tina. the Curtis
bill is not a Curtis bill after all. 1t is
somebody eIse's bill We have hereto
fore been attributing to Mr. Curtis the
high honor of being the author Of this
Indian legislation, but now we are told
by Mr.. Curtis himself that it is not true
It is a department bill and Mr. GURUS
only introduced it.
Therefore if there is any graft in the
bill MI Curtis is not responsible for It.
The First district congressman denies
that the bill is anything but worthy
one. but it must be confessed that since
the attack of Senator LaFollette, the
measure does not look exactly right,
and perhaps Mr. Curtis is displaying
the part of wisdom in getting out from
under it.
Mr.. Curtis may be entirely right In
his statements concerning the coal
lands in the Indian Territory, but it
seems as though a thorough investiga-
ton of the entire matter would be ad-
visable. now that it has been opened.
Mr.. Curtis. too. intimates that he is a
far greater man than Mr. White, which
fact he says is recognized by the great,
good and substantial men of kansas
This also may be true, but unfortunate
" for him Mr. White is able to com
mand a much larger audience through
out the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.


From the Chicago News.1
Human sponges viii absorb anything
but water.
A left-handed compliment sometimes
turns out all right.
Chronic hand shakers always have
something up their sleeves.
The modest woman is always noted
for her neat but plain dresses.
Both the n1iser and the spendthrift
think each other foolish-and they are
There is no hope for the man who
refuses to let his friends lend hina
money.
II love wasn't blind there would doubt
less be just as many divorce courts
doing business.
True love makes a man so reckless
that he doesn't care who knows of his
happiness.
A gamblers wife never knows wheth-
er it Is to be sealskin coat or a calico
wrapper for her.
A woman may be able to do her own
housewcrk, but she always has to get
some other woman to help her keep
secret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
ARBOR DAY.

Tuesday. Of next week. April II, has
been. designated by Governor Hocn as
Arbor Dav. Heretofore Arbor Day has
been generally supposed to be day
for tree-planting. It was instituted for
that purpose in the days when the
prairies were barren of anything in the
shane Of a tree Now, however, there
is little call for the people Of Kansas
as whole to plant trees. Here and
there is need of them. especially in the
western part of the. state. Barren school
ground should be set out with them,
and there are occasional open spaces in
the towns that are lacking trees, but
the number OF people who will be call
ed upon to plant them is comparatively
small.
In Topeka, for instance,-and many
other Kansas towns are like Topeka
in this respect-there Is an abundance
of trees. In some places they are too
thick and should be trimmed out. There
is a greater need. in fact. that unneces-
sary trees should be eliminated in or
der to give others a chance to make
proper growth, than there is that more
trees should be planted.
But Arbor Day can be utilized in
another direction to beautify the city.
trees in Topeka, ornamental shrubbery
is lacking around many homes. Thou
sands of people, too, appear to take
little interest in beautifying their sur
roundings with flowers and blue grass.
Why not observe Arbor Day by i'm
proving ones premises with these
things?
How much more attractive is a yard
be it ever so small-if it is covered
with an even carpet of blue grass than
If it is barren or given over to un-
slightly weeds. How much more at
tractive and homelike Is even a little
cottage if it is surrounded with a few
easlly-grown flowers and foliage plants.
with q vine or two about the door or
porch!
A great many people in Topeka take
pride in beautifying their premises, Of
course, but there is still room for con-
siderable improvement. Vacant lots
should not be allowed to grow up to
weeds. Far better would It be to utiI-
lie them as vegetable gardens. A hit
tie patch OF vegetables in the back
yard. too. is far preferable to heaps of
rubbish.
Why not utilize Arbor Day to clean
up the waste places. and to setting
out shrubbery and making flower beds.
even if there are no trees to be plant
edz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10

the Fifth district: ct may be the PEG
pie Of the Fifth district continue TO
send Calderhead to congress because
they believe in machine politics. be
cause they believe in railroad domina-
ton in political matters, because they
believe in the practices of the Standard
Oil. because they are opposed to the
Square Deal because they like to pay
excessive prices for. farm implements.
many other necessities At any rate
these are the things Calderhead stands
for. He said so in his speech at juno
ton City and If they approve Calder
head they must approve Of the things
he does. There are no two ways about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
THE JAPS.

There is some agitation, particularly
in certain localities on the Pacific
coast. to add the japanese to our list
Of blacklisted peoples-those whom we
viii not allow to enter this country
For years Chinese immigration has not
been allowed, and now some people
view with alarm Japanese immigra-
tion.
1t is asserted that the japanese are
coming to this country through the
San Francisco gateway at the rate OF
1000 month. It is pointed out that
they can live and work much cheaper
than American laborers. and it is ar
gued that they are therefore a menace
to American labor.
But are they2 Cannot America use
a good many more than 1000 japanese
immigrants a month? That is only
IL coo a year-onIy drop in the bucket
to the great and rapidly growing pop
ulation on the Pacific coast.
There is q tremendous amount Of la
Dor to be done If the western half of
America is to be developed as It should
be. That development Is just getting
VOL started. The class of japanese
who come to this country can aid ire
mendously in that work, for they are
all workers.
And who is objeeting to japanese
immigration? The writer of these lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
JAYHA WKER JOTS

Not an Easter hat is yet on display
for sale at Cimarron, but Ellis Garten
tells the men folks not to shake hands
with themssIves-th hats will be there
all right and the bills will follow.
Norton has revived the horned rabbit
story, and the Logan Republican SCOTS
at it. But there are horned rabbits, just
the same-or there appear to be. But
people who claim to have investigated
the matter fully say the horns" are real
ly punches OF fur on the animals head
that become matted and stiff.
A few days ago there appeared UNI
der the kansas Comment on this
page, a clipping headed t'Some Bank
rupts-" Through an error it was not
credited to any paper. It was written
by Bert Walker of the Osborne Farm
er. 1t is floating around the state now,
either without credit or credited to
Elk"
Some people don't believe IN wasting
time unnecessarily, as is shown by this
story from the Ellis Review: The wife
of a Thomas county farmer died the
other day. The funeral was held at
Colby, the county seat, ten miles dis
tant. Immediately after the funeral
was over the farmer went to the court
house and got a license to marry his
hired girl. He said he didn't want to
make another trip to town for awhile.
1t a good tnlng Tor us edltOr mat
the circulation Of the Atchison Globe Is
somewhat limited In India, else the
heroine" Of this story might see It
printed in the Globe, and then think
what might happen: A man was travel
ing in India. and had a great desire to
see the faces of the Mohammedan wo-
men. who always wear wells So he Of
fered a Mohemmedan woman twenty
five cents to lower her veil. She ac-
cepted the offer. and then the man gave
her half dollar to put it back again;
she was so ugly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10

once made some chance inquiries Of q
stranger on the streets OF Redlands.
California one of the great orange
growing centers At that time the
white orange pickers were organizing
against the Japanese, and later the
Japanese pickers were driven from the
district, to the detriment of the grow
ers- This stranger bewailed the fact
that the Japs were running the coun-
try because they did as much work
for $3.50 day as the white pickers did
for 81 Inquiry showed that the COM
planning white worker had come from
Kentucky five weeks before and knew
almost nothing about orange picking.
The people of Riverside. Cal. are
friendly to japanese labor. Were it
not for the laps it might be as diff
cult to get the orange crop picked as
it is for Kansas wheat growers to har-
vest their wheat. The writer saw 400
young Japs celebrate the fall of Port
Arthur with a bicycle parade on the
streets of Riverside. and 1t would have
been difficult to get together 400 young
Americans and have had them as uni
formly clean, well dressed and fntelli-
gent as were those laps. Every one
of them carried the Stars and Stripes
dAoHs WITH the coiors or Japan.
While the Jap is shrewd, he is hon
est and honorable. He is hard-work-
ing and thrifty. He is not a drunkard
and he is seldom seen In the courts.
He is far more desirable in every way
as citizen than those who are pouring
into the east through Castle Garden at
the rate of more than half million a
year. Why should we stop 1900 de-
sirable Japanese immigrants a year,
when eastern and southern Europe is
sending US their scum at the rate of
more than 100000 a year?
If the Kansas farmers could get some
of those Japs to help in the harvest
fields and with the general farm work,
It would be a great boon to Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
GLOBE SIGHTS.

Iron the Atchison Globe.1
How hard a man falls after having
been boosted too hight
You often hear the expression, He
is a brilliant man" Ever know one?
There are all sorts OF prizes for COM
petition: Why not give one to the
dinner bucket, which, when opened at
noon, contains the most tempting
lunch
If thing isn't in q man naturally.
we some times think all the training
nthe world viii fail to put 1t in him.
Therefore, the importance OF hereditys
of having good fathers and mothers.
Some OF the girls who are wearing
their sleeves above the elbow might
find great use for their elbows when
the can-ooener is missing.
When two farmers meet. one says
to the other: well, how are you ger
ting alons2" And the other will re-
ply, "Tollable. thank you. How are
you getting on?''
If anything around a house is lost
that is too big to go into the top
bureau drawer. then no one knows
where to look for It.
The devotion of q woman is the finest
thing IN the world. A woman seldom
gives this devotion to her husband she
Is usually jealous Of her husband, and
this jealousy calls out a neanness no
one suspected she had in her nature.
But if she Is fond of her sister, a
finest thing in the world There Is not
the slightest sel6shness about it: angels
know nothing better. Occasionally you
md husband who possesses the devo-
ton of a woman; and he Is the happiest
and most fortunate man alive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-10
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record
Some men expect medals for simply
doing their duty
The man who is Rugged by a bear
may die of the grip.
It is Just as bad luck to fall of u
ladder as to walk under it.
Laugh at your troubles and they will
soon be ashamed of themselves
There is no bore like the fellow who
is always telling US things for our
own good.
The man who uses bad grammar and
doesn't like baked beans can never get
into Boston society.
Don't fool yourself that because a
woman talks all the time she hasn't
one ear open for fresh gossip.
Wigg-' Harduppe has been a friend
Of yours for a long time, hasn't hep
Wagg-'Let me see. think it was in
1891 that 1 first began lending him
money
Blobbs-s'Tm going up to tell that
BANKED editor how to run his BANKED
old newspaper" Slobbs-"Think he'll
take your advice?' B1obbs-'I don't
care whether he does or not; I want to
see what the inside of a newspaper Of
fice looks like, anyhow.
The breezy girl is all a-whirl;
We see her everywhere;
And yet her breeze falls fat if she's
INDUCING in hot air.