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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27

toned Mr. Sydney Loder, who won a silver
medal for very fine lot Of Great Britain,
successful with his remarkable accumula-
ton of Straits Settlements: Mr.. B. de T.
Argentiere, who won a silver medal for his
superb lot of French stamps; Mr.. Maurice
Jonas, who was awarded a bronze medal
for his Greeks and so on. The Prince OF
Wales, by the way, was new exhibitor,
and was awarded medals for his special
collections of Great Britain. Mauritius and
Hongkong, and philatelists are very proud
to know that he takes very keen personal
interest in the more scientific side of the
pursuit"
What about the value of the exhibits?"
1.-THE total value was estimated at about
s250,O00. and the figure is probably well
within the mark. The Earl of Crawford's
English alone are valued at about f25,O0Q.
Mr.. Henry ]. Croker of San Francisco
wall. valued at $4,000. This collection
would probably have been destroyed in the
great earthquake and fire had 1t not been
for the exhibition. as it was dispatched to
London a few days before the calamity.
This, strange to say. lis the second narrow
escape from fire which the rare first issue
of missionary stamps have had as their
rarity is due to the fact that after a very
few had been issued the general post office
at Honolulu was burned down and the re-
manning stock of the issue was destroyed.
Mr. Croker exhibited no less than twelve
specimens. including a copy Of die 1 Of the
q
known"
What are the worlds rarest stamps?"
among the rarest are Id. and I'd. Post
Office Nautilus. OF these there were four
specimens shown. used Id. on the entire
original envelope, and q magnificent I'M
used 3D., belonging to the Prince of Wales.
The latter was bought for his royal high
ness at one of Puttick & Simpsons auc-
tions. year or SO ago. for 81, $50. 1t was
discovered by gentleman living in Lon
don suburb in an old collection, where it
had lain unsupported and forgotten for
forty years or more. Mr. H. j. Duveen also
exhibited one each of the Id. and I'd.
Though these stamps are the most val
liable of any, they are not so rare as some
of the first issue of Hawaii or as the. two
cents, first issue. British Guiana, Of which
only twelve copies are known, one of which
was in the exhibition. shown by Mr.. H. ].
Duveen. Incidentally. the l cent of this
issue Is the rarest stamp in the world as
only one copy is known and that is in the
collection of M. la Rontiere of Paris, who
is better known as Count Ferrary.'
"Then the exhibition has been from all
points of view decided success
"UnQueStionably. and now that it is over
the numerous philatelists who came from
all parts of the world will return to their
homes with very pleasant memories of
their stay. There were many distinguished
and interesting visitors. The Prince of
Wales inspected the exhibits before the
opening, but the other day the two young
princes spent some time in the exhibition,
and made several purchases at the dealers
hail. They took keen interest in all they
were told, and / think we may hope they
will become keen philatelists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
GORKY IN ITALY.
He Will Write His Book on America
in That Country.


A dispatch from Naples says:
Maxim Gorky and Nine. Maria Andrieva
with a secretary and maid, arrived here
today on the steamship Princess Irene from
New York. Gorky's works are widely read
in Italy, and a crowd of political admirers
and journalists f1ocked to greet the Russian
agitator.
Gorky appeared to be in the best of health
His fellow-passengers observed that he pos
sessed an enormous appetite, with a fond
ness for delicacies' and champagne. He
drank champagne at every meal He took
special interest in a poor woman who had
been refused admission to the United States,
and he went around with his hat among the
f1rst-class passengers and collected $40 for
her. Today he had her placed in the Nea-
politan Hotel at his expense.
Gorky and Nine. Andreva mixed freely
with the emigrants, and both were exceed
ingly popular.
Gorly and his party engaged a suite of
apartments at the Hotel Vesuvius.
He will go to Sorrento for the purpose of
completing his three-volume book on Amer
lea. He will also write novel, to be en-
titled 'Fatherland." in which he purposes to
disturbed conditions in Russia. He declared
that he had not been dissatisfied with his
trip to the United States but that on the
contrary. he was sorry he could not have
remained there longer.
II am enthusiastic about America" he
said, but my book will be confined to New
York state My impressions were precise.
vivid and profound. believe America has
a great future. It is an excellent place for
Russian emigrants. who are good colonists
and who form fiourishing centers."
Gorky said he had good reason to believe
that the Russian situation had been exag
gerated in the foreign press. He did not
think the next parliament would be reac-
tionary. He said he would not serve as a
member of the lower house even il elected,
believing that he can serve the Russian po-
pie better by his writings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
sTORER IN NEW YORK.
Former Minister to Austria Returns to
This Country.

dispatch from New York says Bethany
Storer. former American minister to Aus
tria-Hungary. arrived here today on the
steamer La Provence.
Mr.. Storer was summarly removed by
cable last spring from his diplomatic post
by the President on account of Mrs Storer
using the Presidents name in her activity
in endeavoring to obtain the appointment
of second American cardinal.
Mr.. and Mrs Storer were in Egypt at the
time the minister was removed and his sue
cessor, Charles 8. Francis, appointed with
out the Austrian government being con-
suited
Mrs. Storer was credited with having
written Cardinal Rampolla that President
Roosevelt favored the appointment of Arch
bishop Ireland as cardinal On her return
to Vienna, Mrs. Storer made public let
ter from Mr.. Roosevelt. written while he
was governor of New York, In which he
spoke of his regard for Archbishop Ireland.
This called forth an official statement,
explaining that Mr. Roosevelt wrote the
letter merely as prominent private citi-
zen and not In his. official capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
AMERICAN LEATHER.
Efforts of German Manufacturers to
... Make Something as Good.

Prom the Chicago Tribune.
The progress of American manufacturers
Of leather and of leather goods in gaining
foreign markets appears from recent gov
eminent reports TO be encouraging. In
round numbers the exports for 1903 amount
IN value TO $4,000 eco, as against ZOO,
600 five years ago During the same period
British exports OF leather and articles made
from leather rose from S20,00O,00O to ST.
10000. German exports rose from $780,,
100000 I'm 1900 TO S44, 100000 in 1904. The
percentage of increase of the United States
in five years was ~, of Great Britain in
five years 81, and of Germany in four
years. %.
The German gain is entirely accounted
for by the increase in expectation of glove
leather, which rose from S13, 0OO, 600 TO S21,-
coo, 600, while at the same time the eXpor-
tat.on OF gloves fell off more than $40 600,
$ 600 American expectation of glove leather
shows falling off and the expectation of
gloves shows an increase but the amount
in either case Is comparatively insignia
cant. The great increase of American ex-
portation of leather has been made in spite
OF efforts OF German manufacturers to
make leather as good as the best Massa-
= ehusetts or Milwaukee product. Austria
and Germany both have tanning schools.
5 The head of the German school is a man
who had fifteen years experience In NAL
wdUkee. Inc manufacturers OF the city OF
Worms sent commission to the United
States to investigate and discover the Sc
'.cret of American chrome leather, and when
the efforts OF the spies were not successful
in securing the secret. chemists were put
10 work on sole leather. with the result
that product resembling the American in
. appearance, IL not in durability. was pro-
duced and has supplanted the American in
some corners of Europe. In spite OF that
the expectation of American sole leather
has risen In five years from $6,523. $40 to
SS.6S9, 190 while in four years the German
expectation OF sole leather increased from
S1.00s. 716 TO 81, So, 600.
1t is the American shoe which is making
Triumphant progress through the world.
While in five years the increase of expor-
tation OF British boots and shoes to coun-
tries other than British possessions was
about half a million dollars, and the Ger
man expectation showed slight decrease,
the American market abroad absorbed four
and quarter million dollars worth of
boots and shoes more than in 1900. Great
Britain alone took more American shoes
than II exported of British make to all for
eign countries, other than British depend
encies. Germany took nearly three times
Us many American shoes as five years be-
Iore. The West Indies took four times as
many the shoes sent from the United
states 10 the West Indies alone exceeding
the Va!ue or all shoes exported from Ger
many to all countries
Ihere Is nothing like leather" and espe-
sially there Is nothing like American
eather and Its products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
FRANCE AND CHURCH.
Cabinet Decides on Seizure of Prop
ertY and Revenues.

A dispatch from Paris says: The cabinet
has reached decision regarding the appli-
cation of the separation law, by which the
property and revenues of the churches. II
the clergy persist in their present attitude,
will be sequestrated on December IL, but
the churches themselves will remain open
for public worship during the ensuing year
before the law goes finally into effect In
the meantime, should the clergy refuse to
yield, a ministerial declaration will be is
sued, indicating clearly the intention of the
cabinet to ask parliament for special ,legis-
lation to meet the situation. Ills .lt.L
According to well-informed persons, dras-
tic action has been decided upon by the
cabinet. 1t is understood that the govern
ment declaration at the reassemblng of
parliament on November 3 will contain
proposal to extend to the clergy the clause
OF the enactment dated June 26, 1889, which
makes Frenchmen holding public office I'M
der a foreign government lose their French
nationality and rights of citizenship if they
refuse to resign within a fixed period when
called on to do SO by the French govern
ment. Should parliamentary powers to this
effect be obtained these persons say, it is
not the intention Of the government to ap-
ply them unless acts by the clergy assume
the character of open rebellion or are OF
really grave nature. Their simple refusal
to form cultural associations will not be
considered a sufficient motive for proceed
ing to the extreme limits of the measure.
1t is said that the Sarrien cabinet, before
it's resignation, had fully agreed upon the
proposal of this measure, but hitherto the
secret has been closely guarded. In clerical
circles it is considered that the govern
ment's action is intended for the purpose of
promoting a schismatic movement in the
church.
Some of the newspapers say that the
council of state, after consideration of the
question Of what constitutes a legal asso-
citation, is prepared to render a decision
that only associations formed with the con-
sent of the former church wardens and
parish priests are legally entitled to take
over church property. If this proves to be
correct the decision will give an impetus to
schism, as of all the associations thus far
constituted only two have the concurrence
of both the parish priest and church war
dens, and these have been interdicted by
the bishops.
BORDEAUX, October 26.-Cardinal Lecot,
archibishops of Bordeaux, has issued an ap-
peal to the faithful not to join false Cath
olics and bad priests in the formation of
associations to take over church property,
warns the pensioners who disobey his in
junction that they will lose the right to con-
fess and receive the sacrament, and informs
the priests that they will be prohibited
from preaching and administering the sac
rament adding that those who thus
wrongfully acquire church property will not
only die in state of sin, but the obligation
will rest upon their posterity as long as the
memory of the robbery endures.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
CURE CATARRH NOW.
Do Not Wait Until Winter or Disease
Will Become Chronic.

Many people in Washington beginning to
cough and hack with the fall symptoms of disa-
greeable and offensive catarrh The tongue is oated
in the morning. and they do not sleep well at night
account Of disagreeabe tickling and dropping
at the back of the threat a result OF catsrrh
Before the disease becomes chronic they should
use Hyomei and get complete freedom from their
catarrhal troubles.
If you neglect TO treat catarrh when II first comes
on the chances are that IT will become SO firmly
rooted and deep seated that IT will bother you all
winter and may become chronic and almost incur.
able
The first days use Of Hyomei viii show a decided
improvement in health. and in a short time there
will be no further trouble. and you will be free
from catarrh, and coughs and colds viii not bother
you during the winter
Remember that Hyomei is sold under an absolute
guarantee that 1t costs nothing unless IT curcs
Henry Evans has sold great many Hyomei out
FITS every with his personal guarantee that IL
costs nothing unless II cures. and he has seen 90
many remarkable evidences of the curative powers
of Hyomei that he is very glad to continue giving
this guarantee with every package.
complete Hyomei outfit costs but 81. extra bot.
ties. II needed. 80 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
NEW MAY SUCCEED CoRTELYoU.
The Latter Will Retire From Chair
manshin of Republican Committee.

There is the best of authority for the
statement thai Postmaster General Cortel-
you will retire from the Craftsmanship OF
the republican national committee b fore he
becomes Secretary of the Treasury in sue
cession to Secretary Shaw. 1t has been
generally understood that Secretary Shaw
would retire from his position on the 4th
of March next. but intimation has been
given that he might sever his connection
with the department between the Ist of jan
uary and the 4th of March. Harry S. New.
the vice chairman of the republican national
committee, will, it is expected, assume the
duties of the craftsmanship when Mr.. Cor
teiyou retires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27

master of the transport Logan during the
next voyage of that transport to the Philip
pine Islands and return to San Francisco
temporarily relieving Capt. Wendell L.
Simpson, quarterma ster. who will continue
on temporary duty as assistant to the depot
quartermaster at San Francisco
Contract Surgeon Ralph w. Newton, u.
S. A, has been ordered from New York
city to Fort Niagara, n. Y, for duty at
that post
Sergt Edward Gray, Troop I, 14th Cav
airy, and Cook Raphael Isaac, Company II.
18th Infantry. have upon their own applica-
tons been ordered placed on the retired list
of the army
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
Berries.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The raspberry is here. and the raspberry
has beaten the strawberry. There is a
better berry" after all. In spite of the old
quotation. In natures original plan, doubt
less, the strawberry was the best. not only
the best known. but the best imaginable.
But to what has civilization brought that
darkling and fragrant nursing of mountain
woods? 1t needs bad spring, like the one
just over, to show how poor a thing tho
cultivated strawberry can be when the lack
of sun deprives 1t of the merit of sweet
ness. Corpulent, watery and dull 1t is ex-
posed I'm its true character to those who
may not disguise it with cream or sugar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27

The exterior shows dignified facade. The
windows of the massive irst story are high
and arched and the large court space in
front of the principal opening gives the
opportunity for the magnificent doorway,
bordered on either side of its arch with
bronze lamps and surmounted with
heroic figures of stone representing Mer-
curry and Progress.
The corners of the four wings have been
cut off, or chamfered to give a highly ar
tstic effect. Doorways will enter these
chamfers on the first floor and will make
the entrances into the city ticket office and
other offices convenient to the public The
first floor Is to be trimmed in white Paw
anazZo marble and marble stairs will lead
to the second floor, which will be occupied
by offices for the fourth vice president,
the treasurer's offices and what might be
called the bank of the building.
Presidents Suite of Offices.
President Oscar G. Murray. the head of
the corporation, will have a magnificent
suite of offices on a part of the third floor,
which he will share with the second vice
president. The president will have hand
some dining room and bath room and his
immediate assistants will have offices near
him. The second vice president will also
have his private room and bath room and
near him will be the law offices of the COM
pany and the vaults for the files and rec
ords. A private elevator ascends to the
officers apartments. The third vice presi-
dent will have his offices upon the fourth
floor.
All above the first floor the building on
the interior is trimmed in mahogany. All
the metal work of the building is decorated
with the monogram "B. & o." and the
ceilings and walls with plaster casts. All
the floors with one or two exceptions are
of cement and all interior doors of glass
and copper. making absolute fire-prooing.
All the windows have metal frames with
protective windows of wire glass inside the
ordinary plate glass There are ten ee-
vators with a maximum speed of 400 feet
per minute. refrigeratng plant and two
fountains In each corridor will furnish
abundant drinking water for the building.
A complete system of vacuum cleaning has
been installed, and fire plugs and hose are
on each floor. In word nothing has been
omitted, and no expense has been spared
in the attempt to make this the most up
to-date office building in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27

A horse drawing cab. the property OF
". l.. Morris, colored. living at 1913 Supe
rior street, ran away in the Capitol grounds
this morning about O'Clock. One wheel
came off the vehicle and Morris was thrown
to the pavement. He received painful in
jury to his head and it was dressed at the
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
Adjustable Definitions.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
In the political lexicon unmarked" is the
term applied to member of the opposing
party who has been slandered, and the
term "slandered" is applied to one of the
faithful who has been unmasked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
Army Orders.

Capt. Frank c. Jewell, quartermaster, has
been ordered to report to the general super
intendent of the army transport service at
San Francisco, Cal, for duty as quarter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
Urgent Need Of Reform.

1.-The verb to lie and the noun lie come
to my mind for the instant, as showing
urgent need for reform, and many other
words which are spelled exactly alike have
very different meanings. The English Ian
guage would do very well without them.
but the first step is to create and organize
some competent authority to decide on be-
half of the Engiish-speaking people which
words shall be eliminated from the language
and how those that are retained shall be
spelled. We must not forget that language
is made by the common people more than by
the scholars; by people who talk more than
by people who write, and especially by peo-
pie who never think of looking in the die
tionary. New words are being added to the
English language very rapidly and most Of
them are being coined by the masses to ex-
press their thoughts in ordinary CONVERSE
ton rather than by the scholars who coin
comparatively few words. Perhaps this is
due to the higher degree of respect with
which they regard language and literature
More words are coined by thoughtless men
than by thoughtful men, and new words
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27

One Of the Editors Of the New Oxford Dictionary.
to illustrate the eccentricities of our spell
ing and pronunciation. Such words. for ex-
ample, as through dough- thought and
others containing the same letters. These
defects can be easily corrected and it would
doubtless be better to abandon some words
which are not susceptible to correction, as,
for example.
knightly nightly
rights rites
read red -, $500.
lead led
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23

when the storm occurred showad ,,- competency in navigation and that haf competent officer been in command collision between the two vessels would never have occurred. and inc Anorew would have received no dam- age.
 This statement was made by Captain 1uale when he filed a libel suit against the Tugela for $25 for damage received by his ship.
 special commissioners today bepan taxing testimony against former city omcials In the case wherein the Pen sacola Water Company is endea vorine 10 establish its right to charge from to D cents per hundred gallons through meter to consumers in the city. and several former city officials were examined as to the charter grant. ca the company and the erasure that appeared upon the ordinance books. in whlch 1t was clearly shown that A cipher had been erased.
 It had long been contended that tho charter granted the company allowed It 10 charge from to cents per 1000 gallons and that the erasins of the cipher in the ordinance book al- lowed the company to charge from to cents Der hundred
 Today's testimony developed the fact that the city clerk in office at the time the charter was granted the com pany had erased the cipher. He stated that after enrolling the ordinance in the book he compared it with that passed by the Council and found that he had placed one cipher too many. making it read thousands instead of hundreds and that he endeavored to erase 1t from the pages. This was one of the facts the company esired to es- tablish in applying for commis ssioners to take testimony
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23
MARKET FOR COTTON
OTRONG ADVANCE ON OPENING QUIT
 SUDDENLY.
lnonana Advance Was Caused by Renewal O ynuii support, Good Cables and
 Expectations of Bad Wealth. CT South.

New York, Oct. 22.-The cotton market he'd strong advance at the opening this morning. but lost part of the gain ourine the session with the close steady al net Gain of 16019 points. Sales were esti"at- d at 9S0, 600 bales.
 The opening was firm at an advance oi 1l6s1 points and the active months gen erally wers 30934 points net higher right after the call on covering by sellers or last week and a renewal of bull support, whlch was encouraged by higher cables than ex- pected and the expectation Of bad weather in the Southwest.
 The initial advance carrying January to ii IF, showed a recovery of about a half cent of the low point of Saturday morning. and naturally attracted heavy realizing un- der which the market sagged off to around II cents for January. At this level, there vas active support from large interests ana following the publication of the Western Aelt forecast prices rallied. This gain was not held owing to heavier realizing in the late trading. and January closed at 10. 99.
 Weather reports appeared to be the prime 1aetor and cold rain with freezing temper 0tufes in several sections were predicted for Vhe Southwest with sentiment also infiuenc- "a to some extent by reports of heavy snow vtorins from the North belt and fears that khey would work down into the cotton coun- EH
 Receipts at the ports today 73, bales. aRainst 6s,601 last week and 46.s15 last year. For the week testimated) 900 bales, against 372.277 last week and 2s3. S6S last year. Today's receipts at New OTs leans l4396 bales. against S,16S last year. Nnd at Houston 17,s74. against 2o.461 last yeaf.