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Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-18
PALACE HOTEL is ON FIRE

san FTancsco Cal, April 1S.-1O:45-The Palace
hotel is now on fire The Phelan building Market and
OFarre streets, is also burning The south side of
Market street between Fourth Fifth is now on fire.
and flames spreading in all directions The city is now
under martial law. 1t that the entire business
section must be destroyed Mayor Schmitz has called for
assistance of the entire Oakland fire department and
dered that all dynamite available be used to blow up
buildings in order to stay the progress of the flames
TELEGRAPHERS JUST ESCAPE WITH THEIR LIVES
San Francisco, Cal, April 1S.-At 1885 the fire ex-
tended from Ferry Front streets and pretty much all
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
4 PHILADELPHI4 LAWYER.

It has long been known that when Philadelphia lawyer is puzzled the case is puzzling. What a Philadelphia lawyer can do is shown by what one did the other day. In one of the Com mon Pleas courts a plaintiff in an ac- cident case was on the stand testifying in his own behalf. After his own at- torney had drawn from him the testi- mony that since the accident, for which he was suing for large damages, he was unable to raise his arm above his shoul- der, the opposing lawyer took him in hand for cross-examination, Show us how far you are able to raise your arm since the aecident,' he said, and the man raised his arm a short distance. Now, continued the lawyer, smooth ly show us how far you could raise it before the accident" And before the man suspected anything he had raised the injured" arm high above his head, knocking his claim for damages into a cooked hat by a single movement.
 We don't know how famous this law yer is, but he ought to have some fame
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PATERNAL OR MATERNAL.

The government of the United States IS more paternal than many know. In some matters 1t is almost maternal Some young people in Allegheny, Penn sylvania, have discovered that though they can fool their fathers and mothers they can't fool their Uncle Samuel, and that he can deal with them. The post master at Allegheny, discovering that the general delivery window of his postottice was being used by boys and girls for the receipt of letters they evil dently did not dare risk having come under the observation of their parents, called a prompt halt, and issued an or der that the mail of all minors must be delivered at the homes of their parents.
 There is ruling of the PostofTice de- partment at Washington which gives postmasters power to take such action as was taken by the postmaster at AL legheny It is very proper ruling, and such action ought to be taken much oftener than it is. Many boys and girls need attention from the post master, or some other one who knows what they are up to.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
UNIFORM.

According to Dr. Wiley bottled whis- key is the safe kind,
 "Of course he means as long as it is kept so. o.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 De major done lef' de water wag- on?"
 "Yes-dar wuznt room huff fer him; en his motto in dis worr is, Don't crowd. Atlanta Constitution.
 What is your pleasure, brother?" asked the trance medium, T can raise any spirit you may desire"
 "A little rye whiskey fur mine," re- piled the fuddled visitor.-P Philadelphia Press.
 Wife (reading)-This magazine says the average paper dollar lasts five years.
 Husband-Huh! When you get hold of it it doesn't last five minutes,-C cago News.
 Say, l came to this dance without an invitation"
 "so did I, How did you work it?"
 Nobody stopped me. How did you?"
 Same way. My wife's giving the dance!''-CleveIand Leader.
 The explorer had decided to reach the North Pole by airship.
 Tt will bring me undying fame" he said to his friends.
 Yes" they said, "the discovery of the pole would be great"
 Doubtless you are right" admitted the explorer, but I had in mind the discovery of the necessary airship. "- Philadelphia Ledger
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
sermnnr p. Rradler,s Career.

To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 In your issue of the Fist inst. I have seen this day for the first time an article which brings me into the lime light, and which contains several mis- statements of facts; but I purpose in this communication to indicate the cor- rections of ttle misstatements of my college record only.
 It is sometimes advisable not to be ahead of ones time. and you yourself, Mir. Editor, should be alert and and on the lookout; for, according to one of my Columbia professors, "a man might as
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S14LTONST1LL.

Saltonstall is a good old name, and it has figured prominently and we'll in Connecticut history. It is in the list of Yale graduates. The assertion was made the other day that the SaltonstaH family has had member in every graduating class at Harvard since it's foundation, The Boston Herald thought this assertion was rather strong, and 1t finds that 1t was. Twen- ty Saltonstalls have been graduated from Harvard in 263 classes from 1642 to 1904, five in the seventeenth, six in the eighteenth and nine in the nine teenth century. None graduated from 1S4S to 1880. Several Massachusetts families have more astonishing records at Cambridge There were, for in stance, six Rantouls in the years 1887 to 1S97 while no less than 104 Adamses were graduated from 1871 to 1904 in reg ular academic course, and there were besides numerous doctors, lawyers, clergymen and honorary degree men who bore this name.
 Of course it is nothing against the saltonstall family that it has not had a representative in every Harvard class, and some might think that the fact that it hasn't is in its favor. Lake saltonstaIl will carry the name long in this region.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

District of New Haven, SIS. Probate Court, February 23d.. 1906 ESTATE OF DENSMORE E. PIERCE. late of New Haven. in said District, deceased.
 An instrument in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, having been presented in Court, and Herbert B. ,Viall. of Keene. praying that the same may be pro- bated, and that letters of administra- tion, c. t. a., may be granted, as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears, 1t iA,
 ORDERED That said application be heard and determined at a Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, in said District, on the 12th day of March, 1906, at ten o'clock in the fore noon, and that public notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing there on, be given to all, parties interested in said estate, by publishing this order three times in q newspaper having a circulation In said District.
 Livingston W. Cleaveland, Judge.
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4 STEP FORH1RD.

The divorce congress which has just met and parted in Washington did not do the definite and valuable work some expected or hoped it would do.. The dis cussions revealed that tine members of the congress were about as much at sea concerning the divorce problem as any body, but they did finally make some resolutions. The resolutions deal chiefly with things which every one admits to be evil They recommend the general adoption of the provision from the Mas sachusetts law covering visits to other States for divorce. That law provides that if a resident of Massachusetts moves to another State and applies for divorce for a cause arising in Massa- chusetts, or for a cause not recognized by the Massachusetts law, the divorce shall not be recognized in Massachlt- setts. The congress also recommended that a final decree permitting remar- riage should not be entered until after considerable lapse of time, preferably one year, as in Wisconsin, California and Illinois Another resolution pro- vides that where a defendant moves into another State to permit a divorce to be brought in the new domicile a res idence of two years be required
 The general adoption of these recom- mendations would be a step forward, though by no means covering the whole ground. The divorce laws of this coun- try badly need reforming and uniform ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
Uncle BIll,s Story.

 Tell you a tale O the sea? I VII: Come gather around, said Uncle Bill Then Jacky and Jenny climbed one on
 each knee To hear all this marvellous tale of the
 sea: "'Twas when I was out on the Nancy A-roamin' around on the ocean blue That happened this incident strange
 and true. The Nancy was makin' for land one day When suddenly there was the deuce to Where all O the trip had been blithe
 an gay. We struck on the slope of a mighty Though many stagger the Nancy It seemed we were bound for a watery
 grave. The wind, don't you see, was from dead
 ahead; The current, as doubtless you may have Was runnin' the other way instead, The Nancy would climb to about the
 top, Then seem to give up, and would slow She slid to the bottom of that there
 hill- Or pillow, or wave and she'd then
 stand still Till the current would carry her up, an
 then, By ginger, she'd simply slide down
 again! "so back'ards an for'ards she slid five An never schooner the captain
 speaks; It seemed like the ocean was bleak an bare, For nobody else but ourselves was there; We slid an we clumb, an we clumb and
 slid Until-well, we pretty near starved, we
 did "The captain he wept, an the second mate Ast me what to do for to get things
 straight, Then I told the mate of little plan An lle said that was q brainy man. We all got behind and we pushed the
 ship Till she mounted the wave an resumed her trip. "The captain said I was both wise an
 bold But somehow I caught quite an awful cold. And never again would your uncle choose To get overheard without overshoes."
 Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements, One Cent Word sach insertion. Five Cents Word for full week.
 Display advertisements. per inch. one insertion. $1.so each subsequent inser- tion. 20 cents: one week. ss.20:s one tnonths s10: one year. $40.
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A Washington auctioneer advertises a sale of Harriet Lane Johnston's stock of fine old whiskey It is gra- ciously explained that Mrs. Johnston, as the beautiful Harriet Lane, was the mistress of the White House in the ad- ministration of President Buchanan, and that the presidents private stock of liquors was bequeathed to her Ap- parently it was never decreased very much in her lifetime. The stock now offered for sale comprises liquors that were in the White House cellars in Buchanan's day and they are presuma- bly, choice goods.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

Since his marriage the German crown prince has turned over a new leaf and is settling down strenuously. He is full of plans for developing his princely es- tate at Gels and has promised to double the salaries of his employees if they pro- duce the best wheat and rye in Silesia. He talks of cultivating beets and manu- featuring sugar on his own land and has started building model cottages for his tenants. He says himself he lis never So happy as when he has more work than he can get through" and that without work he begins to rust He has not taste whatever for military life, but takes an immense interest in social questions. He is devoted to the crown princess, who exercises the great est influence not only on him but on all the court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

The German engineer, Otto von Sohlick, who has been studying for many years the prevention of ships rolling, believes the solution lies in the gyroscope. Herr Schlick proposes to steady ships by mounting the gyroscope in the hold, and his first experiments on a large scale have been undertaken with an old torpedo boat. In this craft a gyroscope with a disk weighing 1OS6 pounds was mounted with a steam tur- bine which could rotate it at speed of more than 2,0OO revolutions a minute The oscillations and pitching of the vessel were carefully measured before the steam was admitted to the turbine, and then when the turbine was put in revolution the motion practically ceas- ed. So successful were these experi- ments with the 6O-ton torpedo boat that 1t has been decided to proceed with a larger craft.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

Brooklyn is to have free legal bu- reau where persons too poor to pay for the services of an attorney will be ad- vised. The bureau will be in charge of members of the Young Mems club of Plymouth Church,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

The lumber season in Maine has been a good one, in spite of fears early in the winter that lack of snow would in terfere with operations in the woods. It is estimated that more than the ay- craze quantity of timber has been cut on the east branch of the Penobscot and on the upper Kennebec.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

The general staff has recommended the disapproval of a request for the privilege of wearing with the army uni- form the badge of the Society of Colon- ial Wars. It is held that there is enough badges of various kinds now authorized for wearing with the uni form, and that it does not add to the dignity of the official apparel to load it down with emblems. If one badge is permitted to be worn, there is no req son why other badges, without limit, should not be authorized. There was another reason which operated against the emblem of this particular society and the General Staff, in considering the whole question, pointed out that it would be inappropriate to wear on the uniform of the army any badge that in- dicated service under flag other than that of the United States.
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George, what is all this talk about a uniform divorce bill? What is a uni- form divorce?"
 Its a technical term, my dear, Just as soon as the bill becomes law people who get divorces will have to wear a uniform"
 Well, well. Isn't that a shame?"- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

There are no fewer than five bills now before the Austrian parliament look ing toward universal suffrage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-27

sWhat loud peal that is at the doorhelll''
 "Yes. MT. Catchem is coming this evening. I think that is my engage Ynent ring. Baltimore American.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
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Miss Braddock suffered no more serious
injuries than a bad fright and a shake-up.
The horse attached to the buggy took
fright at Baltimore and Ohio crossing
gate that had been left down after a train
had passed and dashed into the gate.
breaking it off and upsetting the buggy, as
stated. The vehicle was demolished.
At the last session of the legislature q
law was enacted requiring the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company to place a
Waterman at the crossing where the acct
dent occurred. but up to this time the law
has not been complied with, notwithstand-
ing the fact that it's existence has been
called to the company's attention by the
Rockville town council. The crossing is
regarded as an unusually dangerous one,
and the action of the railway company in
dsregarding the law has aroused consd-
cradle Indignation among the citizens Of
Rockville and others who are forced to use
the crossing.
Mr. Fred w. Page and family have re-.
moved from their Capitol View home to-
Washington for the winter months.
Mr.. Seymour w. Tulloch has returned to
Arizona. where he is engaged in mining
operations. after spending about ten days
with his family at Forest Glen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain Today-Tomorrow Clearing and
Much Colder.

Forecast for Sunday and Monday-District
of Columbia. rain Sunday; Monday clearing
and much colder; fresh to brisk south winds
shifting to west.
Maryland, rain in east; rain or snow and
colder in west portions Sunday: Monday
clearing and much colder, except snow in
the mountain districts; fresh to brisk south
winds shifting to northwest.
Virginia, rain in east, rain or snow, colder
in west portion Sunday; Monday clearing
and colder; brisk south winds shifting to
northwest.
Weather conditions and general forecast
Abnormally low pressure continued over the
interior of the country, although there has
been a considerable rise over The upper lake
region and the central west. An area of
marked high pressure accompanied by de-
cided col wave covers the Canadian north
west the low temperatures extending south
eastward into Colorado and Kansas and
eastward through Minnesota. Shows were
general over the northwest and rains else
where throughout the country except il the
Atlantic states and the extreme southwest.
There will be rain Sunday in the Atlantic
and east gulf states. probably continuing
Monday in New England: snow In the up
per- lake, and rain probably changing to
snow In the lower lake region, with snow
flurries continuing Monday on the wind
ward shores of the lakes In the northwest
the weather win probably clear Sunday and
be fair on Monday, while in the west and
southwest it will be generally fair Sunday
mountain region, where snow is probable.
1t will continue cold Sunday In the north
west and extreme west and be much colder
In the central valleys, the east gulf states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
Boys Charged With Larceny.

Six boys, four colored and two white
were arrested last night by Policeman
Greer of the fifth precinct and charged with
larceny. The white boys gave their names
as Leo Quigley and Eugene Burley, the
colored ones registering as George Watson
Joseph Watson, Clarence Swami and Frank
Hawkins. 1t is stated that the boys live
in the northeast and southeast sections of
the city. and the police allege that they
have been stealing property belonging to
the District.
1t Is alleged that a crowd of boys have
been visiting the premises in rear Of No. 8
engine company and stealing lead pipe and
other property belonging to the electrical
department. They are charged with having
cot some of the expensive pipe from the
spools and sold 1t as junk. The police also
allege that some of the boys have partici-
patel in depredations upon private property
taking lead pipe from vacant houses and
disposing of it for a few pennies.
The boys were sent to the house of de-
tention to be cared for until they appear
In the Juvenile Court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
BURIAL OF JOHN CARTER.
Young Man Whose Death Resulted
From an Accident.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BOYDS, Md. November II, 1906
The remains of John Carter, son of Mrs
Kate Carter of Boyds, who died from the
effects Of injuries received last night, were
brought to Gaithersburg today and were
taken to the home of his relatives. The
body will be inferred a Pleasant Hill Gene
terry. Jamestown, tomorrow afternoon.
The young man was struck by fast train
No. 80, it Is believed in front Of the depot
at Germantown. He was with his friend
Caleb Kendall, the two having left Boyds
together. Operator Schenck states that he
was on his way to his boarding house when
he came across Kendall, who was asleep
on the depot platform. He awakened him
and told him he had better get warm
Kendall replied he couldn't leave his
buddy" who had been struck by a train
Shenck did not believe him at first, but
hearing cries for help he went to Carriers
aid, getting Agent Sandman to assist him.
Carter was brought into the depot where he
recognized Mr.. Santman and complained of
being cold. He was afterward sent to
Washington, where he died.
Mr.. Schenck says he found young Carter
lying in the middle of the track, with his
i head against the guard rail on the inner
side a. the switch His left leg was across
the track, and had been run over, no doubt
by several passing trains. His fingers
were severed from his left hand, his head
was badly confused, and his sides and hips
were badly crushed.
Kendall is said to have been intoxicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
ATTITUDE TOWARD CUBANs.
Gen. Bell Issues Order to Commanding
Officers.

Gen. Bell, commanding the army Of Gu
ban pacification, has issued general order
instructing commanding officers of organi-
cations, stations and attachments to see
that all officers and enlisted men under
their commands thoroughly understand the
following instructions in regard to their
duties in Cuba:
1.-The President of the United States
deems it of the utmost Importance that
the American forces here should not be
engaged in any conflict with Cubans, but
that disorders by Cubans should be sup
pressed by Cubans.
Troops are therefore not expected to
take part in any active way in the suppress
sion of disorder unless an extreme emer-
gency arises in which it is absolutely nee
essary for them to protect life or valuable
property. Their duties should be generally
limited to rendering their good offices in
preventing friction between conflicting ele-
ments. Their presence in community
should create such a sense of security
that the rural guards and local police
should be able to suppress disorders. To
this end all officers and enlisted men of
this command will exert every effort to
manifest all the courtesy possible to Gu
bans of all parties. They will particularly
avoid taking sides with any party or fac
ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
CRIME STILL REIGNS
WOMAN DISFIGURED FOR LIFE
BY HIGHWAYMAN.

PITTSBURG. Pa, November 17.-Thugs
this city and several assaults and large
number of robberies occurred throughout
the city and vicinity today. The police
continue to arrest suspicious characters,
but so far have been unable to capture
any person directly implicated in the out
RACES. Twenty-eight additional plain
clothes officers were added to the force
today and assigned to the east end and
Oakland districts. One of today's assaults
was especially fiendish.
Thew Acid at Woman.
Miss Jeanette Brownies of Braddock,
Pa, was disfigured for life by negro high
wayman, who threw carbolic acid in her
face The negro stopped the girl and asked
her several questions. She tried to pass
him, and without provocation he threw the
acid, burning her face severely.
Tonight armed men are searching Brad
dock and Swissvale boroughs for the negro,
and he is threatened with lynching If cap
tured.
man ranSacking her home today at Oak
mont, a suburb. The robber struck at
her with a knife, cutting her gown. Her
screams attracted the neighbors and the
man escaped with a sum of money.
Miss Margaret Nichols was held Up near
her home in broad daylight today by a
man who held a revolver at her head. Her
cries for help brought several men to her
assistance and the highwayman fled. Dur
houses were entered and ransacked in this
city.