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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
AIM OF NEW HOSPITAL
FREE TREATMENT TO INDECENT
OF BOTH sexes.
Established in Southwest Washington
by Colored Physicians New
Building Contemplated.

Among the recent additions to the chari-
table institutions of this city Is the Potomac
Hospital, organized and operated by the
colored physicians of the city for the pur-
pose of giving free medical treatment to the
worthy poor, without regard to race, creed
or sex The institution was organized and
Incorporated April 5, 1906, and opened Its
doors to the public April 30. 1t Is located
on street between I'd and Sd streets south
west, among a population that is distant
from similar institution.
Its founders and promoters believe that
1t will be the means Of relieving much SUI
fering among the poor and will aid In re-
neving the crowded conditions. of the
Washington hospitals.
/, Is the hope of the directors to equip
and maintain a general hospital In that
section of the city, now inadequately pro:
vided with hospital facilities. The record
shows that over 1000 cases nave pcen
treated at the institution to date It's
and the physicians give their services
gratuitously. The dispensary is supported
wholly and solely by donations and con-
tributions.
Home is Temporary.
In order to aid in establishing the hos
pital a number of pharmaceutical houses
in Philadelphia, New York. Portland. Me.
Washington and other cities donated sup
plies and medicines. The hospital occu-
pies rooms on two floors but it's present
home is only temporary
1t is the purpose of the promoters to Sc
cure ground for the erection of perma-
nent building with all Of the modern equip
ments as early as practicable. A number
of charitable colored women have, donated
pans, buckets. pitchers. towels and other
needful articles for the dispensary, and
they also furnish Ice for the physicians and
their patients.
The board of directors is as follows: Rev.
DIR. w. ]. Howard. president; DIR. A. r.
Collins, vice president; DR.. II. ]. Williams,
secretary and medical director; Prof J.. d.
Baltimore. treasurer; DIR. Charles II. Mar
shall. DIR. E. H. Allen, DR.. j. w. Mitchell,
Dr. w. J. Bush and L. Melendez King.
DR.. Williams states that the hospital Will
stand upon Its own merit and that 1t will
seek to treat all patients without Partially;
that 1t will endeavor to bring to the suffer-
ing poor needed medical treatment Free.
and that the directors have no fear for
the future of the institution.
When the directors are ready to build
Congress will be asked to also extend aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
SAYS IRELAND HAS IMPROVED.
Timothy M. Healy on Visit to This
Country

Timothy NJ Healy. member of parliament
from North Louth Ireland, who arrived in
New York yesterday from Queenstown on
the Cunard steamship Carmania, said he
believed that within ten years the land
question would be settled for Ireland.
II think" he continued, that by next
year the liberal government will give a
measure of self-government such as the
tories would have been willing to grant If
the situation had been judiciously handled
three years ago"
He declared that a great improvement
over former conditions had been brought
about by the operations of the purchase
act Half of the small farmers of Wexford
had already acquired provisional title to
their land. The same condition was true
in other counties. When the bond issue
authorized to sustain the purchase act had
been f1oated he expected to see a tremen-
dous increase in the number of farmers
owning their lands. In the counties near
the large cities few farmers had been able
to acquire land because of the high price
at which 1t is held, but he hoped to see the
time when the land in all sections should
be owned by the men who actually titled it.
The purchase act, however, had not
helped the industrial situation. he thought
OF the immigration of the Irish to this
country at the present time he said that
the great magnet of America, the main
cause why many came here. was that they
had relatives and friends who had come
before them. In former times the Irish
came here principally because Of the dis
tressing financial and economic conditions
in Ireland.
PARLIAMENT has voted E11OOOOOOO to-
ward the carrying out of the purchase act"
said Mr.. Healy, but owing to the strin-
gency OF the money market and the pres
ent low prices of consols bonds have to be
issued at a discount. In consequence the
treasury is stingy in putting bonds on the
market"
1t was for this reason. he thought, that
II would require at least ten years to settle
the land question.
Mr.. Healy is accompanied by his wife
and daughter. He is In this country on
business, though he expects to get much
pleasure out of the visit. The party went
to the Herald Square Hotel where they
will be for several days before going to
Chicago. whence Mr.. Healy's business calls
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
Facts About Canada.

Wheat was there shown grown 1900 miles
north of st. Louis.
United States exports Of wheat and flour
to Great Britain are fast declining.
Wheat production, 1904: Manitoba, 1852
bushels to acre: Northwest Territories, 1S
bushels; North Dakota, 11S; Minnesota,
1873
Canadian No. / hard wheat Is the highest
priced wheat In the world.
Relative values in Liverpool market: 1904.
Canadian No. northern, $1.14; No. 2,
S111; best Russian, $1.O5; Argentina, 80
cents; India, 81 cents.
Western Canadas wheat acreage for 1905.
1000 600 acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
Irish Want Gaelic Taught.

If German is taught in the schools, Irish
men in Cleveland will ask for instruction
in the Gaelic language. John Graham, for
the Irish societies of Cleveland. served no.
-tice on the school board in that city Tues
day. He said resolutions would be pre-
scented from the Irish societies asking that
German be dropped. The board of educa-
ton. at the instance of Superintendent Ell
son, a few weeks ago decided to drop Ger
man In the elementary grades of the pub
lie schools. The Germans have become
aroused and are insisting that their Ian
guage be retained. The Irishmen then be-
gan retaliatory movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
HIGHEST PEER PASSES AWAY.
Death of Head of Presbyterian Church
in Scotland.

The Earl Of Leven and Melville. lord
high commissioner of the general assembly
of the Church of Scotland and keeper OF
the privy seal of Scotland. died in London
yesterday.
The Earl of Leven and Melville, one Of
the wealthiest and most prominent OF the
peers of Scotland, has occupied for two
weeks of each year since 1901 a position In
the realm second only to that of the king
himself.
The established church Of Scotland Is
Presbyterian, and it is owing to this that
the British sovereign. who Is Anglican ana
attends the Episcopal form of worship
when in England as ruler of that country
and supreme head of its state church, be-
comes a Presbyterian as soon as ever he
crosses the Tweed into his northern king.
dom, and in his capacity as monarch OF
Scotland and supreme head of its state
church attends the Presbyterian services
and takes the Presbyterian sacraments.
The general assembly meets every spring
EMMY opened by the lord high commits
sioner. who is invariably Scotch noble
man of lofty rank. and remains In session
for about fortnight until brought TO
close by the commissioner. The latter rep
resents the king. and as such enjoys most
of the prerogatives Of viceroy during his
brief term Of Office He is lodged in the
royal palace of Hollywood and holds full
fledged levees and drawing rooms. Pre-
sentations to these are considered as equiv
alent to presentations to the king and
queen He gives state banquets and con-
certs, and during the fortnight that his an
nuaI term of office lasts he is a very grand
parsonage indeed. His salary for this two
weeks Of duty is $4,000 but he usually
spends about five times that amount out of
his own pocket In the dispensation of hos
pitality that Is royal in Its magnincence In
every sense of the word
Fortunately, the Earl of Leven, who was
likewise Earl of Melville, could AFFORD this.
He was one of the very wealthiest peers
large fortune by very successful career
of forty years as one of the leading Anglo
American bankers in London, but likewise
as heir to the possessions of his father and
of a very rich aunt of the name of Miss
Talbot. His father before him was a Lon
don banker and disinherited his younger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
Fire Near Kinsale, Va.

A grist mill owned by Mr.. r. s. Parks.
located near Kinsale. in Westmoreland
county, Va. was destroyed by fire early
this week. entailing loss Of about $1,000.
with no insurance. The fire. which Is said
to have been of incendiary origin. started
about 2 o'clock in the morning and was
burning iercely when discovered. Owing to
inadequate fire-ighting facilities the flames
could not be checked. In the barn were
stored large quantities Of corn, wheat,
farming implements harness and the like,
all of which were lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23

son, Norman, in consequence of the latter
having offended him by sending his boy to
the University of Cambridge. whereby the
probability of his becoming fitted for bust
ness had decreased"
The late earl was likewise the senior
partner OF two banking houses, was a d.
rector Of the Bank of England and of the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company. Besides this, he was keeper Of
the great seal Of Scotland, one Of the
Scottish crown, which he held for life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
New haven reception to Bryan.

Arrangements for the reception of Will
liam ]. Bryan at New Haven, Conn.,. Au-
gust 81. were begun there yesterday. Pres
ident Mellen Of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad will offer Mr., Bryan
the use of his private car for the trip from
New York to this city and return. Gov
Roberts, being unable to represent the
state has selected Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff
to act In that capacity at the luncheon
which is to be given for Mr.. Bryan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
Dramatist shaw on Christian Wealth

George Bernard Shaw has strongly taken
the negative with respect to the question
that has seized public attention in London
Just now-"Should Christians make for
tunes?'
The World suggests the possibility that
some good Christian who has piled up
his million or two may retaliate on Mr..
Shaw by propounding a rival conundrum-
SHOULD vegetarians write plays?'
Mr. Shaw could not well take the mega
tive as to that conundrum without changing
his diet n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
steamers Of Lighthouse Service.

The United States lighthouse tender Ma
pie has sailed from Baltimore with sup
ply of wood and coal aboard for the light
houses on Chesapeake bay between Point
Lookout and Old Point. One of the light
house vessels will within the next two or
three weeks come up the Potomac with
supply Of fuel for the lights on the river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
preparation for the cold weather of the

in preparation for the cold weather Of the
early fall
The United States lighthouse engineers
steamer Jessamine has just completed a
cruise among the lighthouses on on Ches-
apeake bay. She made such repairs to the
lights as were needed to put them in or
der Ito stand the buffeting of the heavy
gales that sweep over Chesapeake bay in
the fall and winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
Interest Centers About the Remnants Tomorrow

The declining season prompts us to deeper price
cutting than be rid Of all goods that not fresh
new-broen lines and little lots The these Friday Rem
Sales extends department the houseand puts be-
fore of opportunities The values Of
fered obanabe other tmeor obvious The
following list of bargains important enough to make shopper
have personal interest in it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
Juvenile Dept.

Juvenile Dept.
Small lot of Infants Long Cambria
Slips, Short White Petticoats, Aprons,
Knit Waists Caps and Drawers. Odd
ments of regular lines NU/
to be closed out Friday Il Z1NC.
at. .......... ~
Small lot of Children's Cambria Draw
ers. made with rufi1es; broken m
sizes. Reduced from Ice. VC.
pair to-.
IA Piq1e Coats, in long. short and three
quarter lengths: handsomely trimmed
with embroidery and insertion; some
have light blue collars and no
cuffs; sizes 2 to years. Sold VOC.
up to $3.98, for.
3 White China Silk Dresses; skirts are
tucked and waists are trimmed with fine
lace and insertions; sizes de - no
10. IL and "A years. Re- Do. VO
duced from $&0S to. 1900.
Girls White organdie Dresses;
waists trimmed with bretelles, lace and
ribbon: skirts have deep
ruffies and insertions; size On IN
IA years only. Reduced sOZ.OV
from $7.9S to.
Girls White Lawn and Colored Cling
ham Dresses; sizes to IA years; waists
trimmed with embroidery, 40
pique and buttons. csc. val 4tWC.
ues, Ior.........
Small lot of Children's Silk-embroid-
cred Hats with rosettes; also Wash
Pique Hats; slightly unused an
from showing. Sold for $1.25. 4fWC.
Heouced TO. ..................
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The steamer Capital City made the
run from The Dalles to Portland Thurs.
day afternon in six hours, which Engi-
neer Fred Smith declares to be record.
breaking passage, if the time lost in
making number Of landings were de-
Quoted. The steamer was bound for her
home port to be converted into an oil
burner. She had big supply Of coal in
her bunkers As there would be no fur
ther use or it, the engineer declares that
he concluded to burn as much as pos.
sible on the down trip, and that is the
reason the craft made such a showing
The steamer will be out Of commission
about three weeks while the oil plant
is being installed,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19
Marshal Daniels Says Americans
and Mexicans are Hostile.
MEXlCANS ARE VERY JEALOUS
Americans Have Beaten Them Out In
Business Deals and Can Hold
Their Own in Gun Play
0iling Up Colts.

SAN FRANCISCO, August ls,--B.
Daniels, United States Marshal at Tu'
son, A. T.. who is in the city. foresec
trouble along the Mexican border. TIL
Americans in Mexico and the natiy
population have not been getting alon
amicably during the last few month:
and there is good deal of friction.
Threats have been made by the MeSi
cans that, unless the Americans leave
there win be uncomfortable develop
ments.
Daniels is a fine type of the OLE
frontiersman, bronzed by the desert sun
and straight as an arrow. In addition
to tnis he has the manner of man who
has opinions and is not afraid to ex.
press them.
"'The Mexicans down across the bor-
der bear the American no love- he said
"They have posted signs in many places
warning them to leave the country and
threatening dire things if they remain.
The Americans beat them in business
and are able to hold their own in gun
play. The Mexicans threaten revenge,
f
and the Americans are preparing for
fun.
During the last few weeks a large
amount of firearms have been smuggled
across the border, and more are being
sent there through the express COM
panies- When the Mexieans start the
game they will find the Americans ready
to take hand in it. More than likely
they will get as good as they give, if
not more. The Americans down there
are somewhat of the same mind as
those who settled in Texas originally.
Events are happening just about as they
happened then. The Mexicans may find
that they have men like Sam Houston
to contend with, and the first thing they
know they will be minus province.
"There is a stir all along the frontier,
and the bad men of Arizona and Texas
are oiling up their Colts and getting
ready for the fun. They will be over
the border at the first Whit of powder
and eager for thrill. Things have been
rather quiet on the border. dance halls
and faro being about the only amuse-
ments of those fevered souls, and they
are thirsty for adventure. The rumor
of the doings across the border has put
new life in the population"
sa,wv WHILE
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19
RAIN QUENcHEs FIRES.

SANTIAGO. August lS.-The earth
quake lasted three and half minutes
All telegraph and telephone lines were
interrupted for some time and as yet
there is no news regarding the extent
of the damage done in the province. A
few fires broke out, but these were
promptly extinguished by heavy show.
ers after the earthquake. Practically
half the population passed the night in
the squares or avenues of the city. The
seismograph was rendered useless b.
the violence of the shocks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

During the past few days eight cases
of liquor have been stolen from the
hold of the French ship Laennec, at
Portland, which arrived few days ago
with a general cargo from Antwerp.
Captain Gueric believes he has clew
which will lead to the arrest of the
thieves. The freight from the craft is
being discharged at the California &
Oregon dock, on the East Side of the
river. 1t is consigned to W. =. Fuller
& Co., members of which firm are also
trying to run down the thieves. 1t is
believed that more than one man is
mixed up in the robbery. The general
impression is that the goods were taken
by some one addicted to heavy drink.
Working upon this theory the consignees
and officers Of the ship expect to catch
the culprits when under the influence Of
the stolen liquor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The steamship Comeric, loaded with
lumber for Port Pirie, Australia, mas had
bad run of luck since she began to
load at Portland. They put her inn
mense cargo aboard Of her at a point
where they must have known she would
bed herself in the mud. which she did
and was compelled to await high tide
to ease herself out, a delay Of three
days. Yesterday morning she started
down the Columbia and went ashore on
Swan Island while sheering to starboard
to make room for the Lurline which had
whistled to pass her. She pulled of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19
THIRTY KILLED AT SANTIAGO.

SANTIAGO, DE CHILE, August ls.--
II is reported from Valparaiso that
5000 deaths resulted from the earth.
quake there. Details are incomplete aS
there il no direct communication be,
tween Valparaiso and Santiago, There
were 80 deaths here. The value OF the
property destroyed here win reach see,-
100000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The steamer Telegraph came down at
l:3O o'clock p. m. yesterday and as she
approached the Calender pier, the
strains of the magnificent band Of 40
pieces from Decorah, enliyened the As.
toria waterfront. She brought down 7G
people; and will be down again today
with big excursion crowd.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

easily, however. but soon struck pretty
heavily on Slaughter's Bar and had to
await the noon flood. She got down
here at 8 o'clock last night and will
make II to sea today, She should have
loaded at Astoria and avoided those
groundings. and perhaps will. the next
time she enters here,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The schooner Carrier Dove was among
the getaways for San Francisco yester.
day. She was lumber laden for San
Francisco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The steamer T. j. Potter came down
at 1880 last evening with a big north.
shore excursion that closely approxi-
mated her legal limit OF passengers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The steamer J. b. Stetson went to sea
yesterday afternoon with a big load of
lumber for California.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The steamer Lurline came down last
evening in god season and went back to
Portland with the following people reg
istered: W. A. Power Miss Mary Blaine.
Miss ose Daveneau. Mrs. Jack Moran,
Miss Allie Williams.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The Halcyon was in the channel yes
terday morning. lumber loaded. and San
Francisco bound, and went to sea late.
in the day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The North Star, the steam tender OF
the Alaska Fisherman's Packing Com
pany, is expected to arrive from the far
north by Friday next. and, perhaps, a
day or two sooner. When she comes in
the world will know all about the
Alaksa pack. She will be followed iu
due course by the fleet,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

The barkentine Tropic Bird and the
schooner Sequoia were due to arrive
down the river last night, lumber laden
for the Bay City.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19

passes for people to 70 to the beach in
Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-19
SHIPS THAT PASS OUTWARD
Excursions Yesterday and Today =
Tropic Bird and Sequoia Arrive
Down--Dredger Columbia is
Leased to Government.

following cheerful item OF news:
| "All question over the use OF the Port
of Portland dredge Columbia in dredg-
| ing out the shoals Of the Columbia River
between Knapp's Crossing and the sea
has been settled by the signing of the
contract papers by Captain A. L. Pease
and John Driscoll for the Port Commits
sion. and Colonel s. w. Roessler for the
United States Engineers. The compen.
sation is fixed at $3.50 day. The sign.
ed papers were forwarded to the chief
of the Engineers Department at Wash
ington yesterday, and until approved the
government does not assume any obliga,
tions as to the craft. but in spite of this
the work of improving the shoals along
the lower river will not be delayed, as
the Port OF Portland Commission has or
dered the dredge into action on their own
account and will keep her so employed
until the government assumes charge
The Columbia ceased work on the
channel in front OF the 1nman, Poulsen
Mill Yesterday. and her crew is engaged
in making some minor repairs to her
machinery which have been found neces-
sary before sending the vessel on her
long task OF dredging the Columbia
River. This work will take the better
part of four days, and when completed
she will be taken down to Knapp's
Crossing and the work of deepening the
channel to the sea will be inaugurated.
while the United States Engineers
have found the pathway to the sea to be
in satisfactory condition. there are a
number of sandbars which have ac-
cumulated in the past six months, ana
it is on these bars that the dredger is
to be employed during the next six
months.
"Knapps's Bar. where the Columbia
will commence work, is about six miles
below the mouth of the Willamette, and
from this point the dredge viii work
down the Columbia River to Astoria,
where the dredge w. s. Ladd has been
at work for some me."-Oregonian.
P. Schwerin, general manager of the
Hartman steamship lines, has forward,
ed to Agent J. H. Dewson. at Portland
copy of the recent Federal law which
goes into effect on August 28 making
it illegal for steamship or railroad com.
panies to issue free passes to people go
ing from one state to another. There
is long list Of exceptions to the rule
all employees of the companies, sur
gems. officers of charitable institutions,
etc. Mr.. Dewson says that the new law
will not reduce the number of passen-
gers on any of the steamers of his line
running from Portland to San Francisco
as he has always made it point to is
sue no "deadhead" tickets. It is thought
that the new statute will have the
effect of increasing the earnings of the
companies operating steamboats, on the
Columbia river. Every season they have
been accustomed to issue hundreds OF