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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
UNDER STATE CONTROL
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH
OUT AUTHORITY OVER LEPER.

To all appearances George Rossetti, the
Syrian leper, cannot get any help from the
federal government. In the past few days
ing the case over to the federal authorities
but 1t Is declared there is no way in which
they can handle it. The marine hospital
service officials said today that they had
not sent surgeon or other officer to in
vestigate the case, although they expected
to be notified Of any developments by the
West Virginia health authorities. Nothing
new was known OF the case here.
At the Department Of Commerce and
Labor it was said that the case had passed
beyond the control of the immigration
authorities. There is law by which an
allen with loathsome disease can be de-
ported within three years from the time Of
his landing. II 1t is proved that he had the
disease when he came and that he is in
this country in violation of the act. But
it is said that Rossetti came here when he
was seventeen: that he Is now twenty-one
and that he did not develop the disease till
two years after he had arrived in this
country.
The Department Of Commerce and Labor
holds that the case Is one solely for state
ony short Of Moloki. in the Pacific ocean,
But there are several of the states that
have leper colonies. Massachusetts, has one
and so has Louisiana. If West Virginia.
which at present has the unenviable job of
boarding the Ieper. does not want to keep
him it is suggested by the federal authori-
ties that the state officials could make some
arrangements for having him properly cared
for by one of the states where there Is such
a colony. At any rate, there seems no law
and no funds for the general government to
expend on him. and there is no prospect of
his being deported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
PALATIAL RESIDENCE
MR.. HENNEN JENNINGS TO
ERECT HOME IN THIS CITY.

Another paIatial home is to be added to
the already long list that has made Wash
ingtOn one Of the most beautiful residence
cities in the world. Mr.. Hennen Jennings
will erect a beautiful home on the north
east corner of Massachusetts, avenue and
Sheridan avenue. A building permit for
s56OOO the first installment. was granted
yesterday. but before the house Is finished.
1t is said, it will cost in the neighborhood
of a quarter of a million dollars and will
compare favorably with some of the other
magnificent residences In the vicinity. Mr..
Jennings Is a millionaire, having amassed
a large fortune by gold mining In South
Africa.
The house will have an ample site to
make 1t imposing The land that Mr. Jen-
nings purchased has fronting on Massa-
chusetts avenue of ninety-one feet. 'front.'
age Of forty feet on Sheridan avenue, and
Is one hundred feet deep. The house Will
be seventy-six feet long. sixty feet
wide and four stories high. 1t Will con-
tain about forty rooms, and VIII be clas-
steal in outline. 1t will be finished In light
ornamental brick, with pale green slate
roof and will be very handsome struc-
ture Mr. George Oakley Totten, tr.. the
architect was not in a position to give
the other details today. AS the owner Is
a traveller of note and a society man. II IS
probable that the new residence will be an
Important addition to the neighborhood IN
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
TO EXCLUDE DEADW0QD
BOARD APPOINTED TO RAISE THE
PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.

Assistant Secretary Truman H. Newberry
Of the Navy Department will be chairman
of the board to be named by Secretary
Bonaparte to frame personnel regulations
designed to free the navy Of dead wood and
bring the service up to the highest possible
standard. The Secretary Of the Navy has
just announced Mr.. Newberry's selection
to head the board, but Is not ready as yet
to make public the names Of the six naval
officers who will have place on this board.
The improvement OF the personnel Of the
navy by making advancement more rapid
for young officers Of special promise and by
retiring officers who do not attain certain
grades at young enough age Is hobby
with President Roosevelt who is anxious
to have the American navy headed by OFF,
GERS as young Is those IN European navies.
This is>also favorite idea with Mr.. New
berry. who has given the navy a thorough
shaking up since he became assistant secre-
tary by handling officers without gloves
when they violated regulations and did any
thing discreditable to the service. lie has
been especially sharp in his comment on
courts-martial which were inclined to con-
done offenses which he regarded as too Sc
rious for light treatment.
Naval officers the world over will watch
the action Of this board with great interest.
as it Is believed its recommendations will
be revolutionary to degree. One of the
proposed changes Is an increase In the
quota of lieutenant commanders which will
make 1t possible for lieutenants to be ad
vanced more rapidly. 1t Is also likely that
the board will recommend the commission
ing Of graduates from the Naval Academy
as ensigns Immediately upon the granting
of diplomas At present the young grad
yates must cruise for two years before they
rise to the dignity of ensigns.
The need for more officers in the navy Is
imperative. and it is the desire of the de-
partment to have more men graduated an
nuaHy from the academy and to have in
ducements offered to them in the way. of
promotions. which will lessen the tempta
ton for officers to leave the service and
seek more lucrative employment elsewhere.
This, 1t Is believed, can be accomplished
only by the elimination of men who ara
not promising officers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
PASSING OF HOT WAVE
TEMPORARY RELIEF AFFORDED
RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON.

A heavy shower yesterday afternoon,
accompanied by lightning, accomplished the
relief at least from the sizzling and swell
tering weather Of the past three or four
days. In consequence the downtown tenn
perature today did not go over the 90
bark UP to 2 o'clock this afternoon, while
the official thermometric readings at the
weather bureau were: o'clock am, 70 de-
grees; noon, 81; o'clock pm, 50; 20 clock
pm, 81.
Professor Garriott. the official forecaster.
said this afternoon that the weather condi-
lions would remain as they are today for
the next two days. There will be OCCASION
al showers which will not permit the tenn
perature to go up much higher than that
registered this afternoon.
Heat Prostrations Yesterday.
Several prostrations as the result Of the
torrid heat yesterday were reported at the
hospitals late in the afternoon.
Ambrose Clark. colored. sixty-one years
Old. Of 1120 LIST street northwest, was over
come by the heat while he was at work on
the new l4th street road near the Bright
wood race track yesterday afternoon. The
patrol wagon Of the tenth precinct was
summoned and the stricken man was re-
moved to the Garfield Hospital. It is
thought he will recover.
While at the corner Of 9th and o streets
northwest late yesterday afternoon Marvin
Matthews, colored, twenty-five years old,
of 1929 Cedar street northwest, was pros-
trated by the heat and was taken to the
Freedmen's Hospital, where he was re-
yived.
George Young. sixty-two years old, whose
residence has not been learned by the DO
lice, was rendered unconscious by the heat
about o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
corner Of 10th street and Louisiana avenue
northwest and was sent to the Emergency
Hospital. His condition was serious for
several hours, but today 1t Is felt that he
will ultimately recoyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
FOR REVIEW OF CASE.
An Appeal to Court From Board OF
General APPRAISERS.

G. G. Cornwell & Son, Colonial Wine Co.,
J. H Magruder. n. H. Shea and Richard
& Co.. local importers of wines. today by
Attorneys Comstock & Washburn OF the
New York bar filed in the District Supreme
Court a petition to require the board OF
United States general appraisers to certify
to the local court for a review proceedings
in reference to protests filed by the pc
titioners against certain findings OF the
board.
1t is said to be the first petition OF Its
kind ever filed in local courts.
The decision complained Of and which the
local business men desire to have reversed
was rendered by the board of appraisers
July 10 last BY 1t the action of the COL
lector of the port of New York was sus-
tanned.
The collector held that in figuring the
duty on certain bottles consideration should
be had to the costs and charges for CORES
tops wiring, labelling. cartons and paper.
1t Is contended that this decision Is IL
legal. the claim being made that such
charges, if at all, should be part OF the
value of the contents of the bottles ana
not of the bottles themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
SAN DOMINGO FINANCES.
Long Conference With the Acting
Secretary Of State.

Mr.. Bacon. the acting secretary of state.
had long conference atithe State Depart
ment yesterday with the Dominican min
lister Of commerce and finance, Mr.. Velas-
quez. and DR.. Holiander. who has been the
American representative In charge. Of Gus
toms collected in Santo Domingo by tho
United States and held for the benefit Of
the little republics creditors Mr.. Velas-
quez. who has been in the. United States
for several months comforting with financial
men and investigating American institu-
tions is anxious to have the debt of Santo
Domingo consolidated and placed In such
condition that Santo Domingo can begin
reducing 1t. To bring this about 1t will be
necessary to have a commission pass on
different claims against the republic and
make a reduction on claims said to be In
fiated. which are said to be numerous. 1t
Is the desire Of Mr.. Velasquez to have COM
missions appointed. as provided for by the
treaty which IN pending IN the United States
Senate. and take other steps preparatory to
settling the claims when the expenditure
of the money held by the United States
shall be authorised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08

Gov. Higgins Interviewed on the
Situation

NEW YORK. August S-Gov. Higgins.
while In this city today. was interviewed
on the situation created among the gam
bling element by his orders to suppress
gambling at Saratoga. The governor was
told that as a result of his action at Sara
toga gambling establishments were wide
open at Albany.
He was also informed that gambling
houses were conducted so openly In New
York city that he. the governor. could be
admitted to them If he desired. Gov. Hig-
gins declared that he was ignorant of the
facts but II evidence that such condition
of affairs existed was presented to him he
would stop IL at once.
If his orders to close gambling houses were
not carried out. he added, some official
heads would suffer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
HEALTH CONDITIONS
INCREASE IN TYPHOID FEVER
CASES-DEATH RECORD.

The following report was issued by the
health Office today for the week ended last
Saturday:
1.-The typhoid situation continues to grow
worse there being flfty-two more cases I'M
der treatment at the close of the past week
than at the close Of the previous week. and
f1fty-nine more than at the close Of same
week Of last year. During the week just
ended there were seventy-eight new reports
received. and twenty-six discharges Give by
death) The record for the corresponding
week Of last year shows ffty-one new re-
ports recorded and 1873 cases on hand at
close of said week The past week closed
with 212 cases under treatment
'Diphtheria still remains at the same fig
ure at close Of the previous week, and
also at close of week ending July 81. 1903,
viz, four cases. During the past week
there were two new cases reported and two
discharged as recovered. Scarlet fever cases
were reduced since last week by two. there
being but two new reports received and four
discharged, recoveries leaving eleven cases
In quarantine. The District is still free
from smallpox.
Increase in Number Of Deaths.
1.-The general mortality Of the past week
shows an increase Of twenty-five deaths
over the record of the previous week, and
five over that of the same week of 1905, the
total number being l39 as compared with
1T during week ended. the 18th ultimo, and
1875 during the week ended August 5, 1906
"Of these recent deaths IS were among the
white population. and represent a death
rate per 1000 per annum Of that race of
III. and SO were among the colored race.
representing death rate for this portion
of the Inhabitants Of 34.5 per 1000 The
death rate for the whole District was 221.
During the previous week the rates were
1871. 3O.7 and 1876. respectively, and during
same period of 1905. 1870, 200 and 215 The
principal causes of the recent deaths were:
Diarrheal diseases, Is g less than the pre-
-yious week.; consumption, Is Zone less than
the previous week., heart disease 8; kidney
disease. 10; malignant growths. 6; pneu-
monia, 6: typhoid fever. 5. and apoplexy, 5.
THE births reported during the week
numbered 142. which comprised LOT white
infants and 35 colored.
THE mortality of the past week, CLASH
fed by age of deceased, shows US as fol-
lows: Under one year, 38; one to four
years. inclusive. 7; five to ffty-nine years,
inclusive, 6S; sixty years and over, %. The
total deaths of children under four years
previous week and 81 during the same week
of 1905.
The weather conditions, as reported by
the weather bureau. were as follows: Mean
temperature. II; mean relative humidity, 81:
mean actual barometer. 1901. The winds
were southerly, averaging six miles an hour
and reaching maximum of eighteen miles
on I'd instant The maximum temperature
was 50 degrees, on the 4th instant, and the
minimum temperature, 60 degrees, on the
31st ultimo.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
CARRIES IT'S OWN DYNAMO.
Propulsion Of Electric Car by New
and Improved Devices.

and Improved Devices.
With several officials Of the company
aboard. strang gas-electric railway car
reached this city from Philadelphia about
II o'clock today over the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. and was inspected by many
interested persons. At about o. clock this
afternoon the car left the station for Kan
sas City, where 1t is to be put in operation
on the Missouri and Kansas Interurban
railway. The car runs by electric power
generated within itself.
Those In the party which left the city
this afternoon for an exhibition run to
Cumberland were w. B. Strang, president
of the Strang Manufacturing Company. the
manufacturer of the cars; JOS. A. Vande-
grtft, general manager OF the company; L.
g. Nilsson, chief engineer Of the company;
F. Loomis electrician. and ]. Sprague, ma
chinist; Charles Harris, assistant engineer
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad: Gen.
George H. Harries, vice president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, and others
The front end Of the car Is given over to
the engine and machinery with which the
car Is run. There Ii a 1O0-horse power gas
oline engine with four cylinders. and con-
nected directly with the shaft Of that is a
dynamo. which generates the electricity
with which the car is run. The power is
controlled just the same as In a trolley car.
with handle on generator. There is
tank capacity for gasoline sufficient to run
the car 300 miles. Underneath the cars Is
a large storage battery, and whenever all
the electric power generated by the dyna-
mo Is not used up in keeping the car in mo-
ton. as when the car Is going down grade
or slackening up. the current is run into the
storage batteries. When the car comes to
a hill. and more current is needed than that
supplied by the dynamo. additional power
is taken from the storage batteries. In this
way the engines do not have to be so large
to be burdensome.
This car does away with power stations.
third rails or trolley wires. for it carries
its power house with 1t. The car makes
fifty-fve miles hour on level stretches Of
track. but the ordinary speed will be about
forty miles an hour.
Arrangements have been made, by re-
quest of officials. to allow traction and rail-
road men along the route to the Missouri
city an opportunity to see the workings of
the car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Lightning Franks Near Norfolk.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NORFOLK, Va. August S.-One OF the
most remarkable lightning freaks on rec
ord is reported today from Ocean View,
ear-by summer resort on Chesapeake bay
where the cottage of Joseph Seelinger was
struck and every member of the family
had a miraculous escape. The bolt knocked
Mr.. Seelnger from his chair over BACKWARD
ON the floor The lightning scorched Mrs
Seelinger's arm burning clothes in her
hand and on a bed near by. and ran out or
the cottage over the heads of the children
wdtbout harming them as they played down
stairs. The lightning. after tearing on
So The nav and on the roofs of nearby
cottages. bore its way through locked doors
in the servants quarters and set fire to
1,oI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

NEW YORK. August S,-John w. ~ ~
Riddle, American minister TO SerVla an t,,a
Rouman!a. arrived here TO-DAY on Tue
Oceanic from Liverpool
INDIANAPOLIS, August S.-Thomas
Wren brakeman, was killed ana NY
the collision of two work trains on the
Yandalia railroad near this city.
LONDON, August S.-Bullion amounting
to fSS 900 was taken into the Bank OF Eng
land today, and 10000 was withdrawn for
shipment to the United States.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. August s.-The
annual convention Of the National Sheet
Workers Association opened here today
Three hundred delegates, representing H.
600 members are here.
ROME, August Sit is reported that the
health of Cardinal RaInpolla, who was papal
secretary OF state. has broken down anu
that there is little hope of his recovery.
DULUTH. Mimi. August S.-The Most
Rev Diomede Falconio, apostolic delegate
of Pope Plus to the United States. and
Bishop Burke of Albany. N. Y. are the
guests of the Right Rev. James McGolrick.
bishop OF Duluth. They will remain here
until Friday.
ARMOUR, Mo-, August s-Gov. Folk of
Missouri was a passenger on a Missouri
Pacific train which collided with another
passenger train here today. but he escaped
injury. Coy. Folk was going to picnic at
Stewartsville. Mo. The only one injured
was Conductor Welch.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. August g.
Large forces of men are at work in Indian
Territory and Oklahoma repairing heavy
washouts on the Rock Island, Santa Fe
and Kansas and Texas railroads. 1t is be-
Ieved that traffic will be resumed generally
again tomorrow. All trains entering this
city are delayed
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, August S-Tbe ira,
OF Galoraith. Gooch and Hacker accused
or completely In the lynching OF several
men mere several months ago, after an as
sault committed by a negro began todav
In the Green county circuit court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Death Due to Heat Prostitution

one fatality directly attributable to the
intense heat. was recorded today. George
Young. sixty-two years of age. who was
taken to the Emergency Hospital yester-
day afternoon. died shortly after O'Clock
this afternoon He was at the corner of 10th
street and Louisiana avenue yesterday at
ternoon about o'clock when he was pros
trated. The ambulance of the Emergency
Hospital was called and he was hurried to
that institution. /.
The body is being held at the hospital un-
I'll friends can be reached. Coroner hewitt
has been notified. and 1t is likely that he
Will conduct an investigation this after
noon.
This is said to be the first fatality from
the heat in this city this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Named by Pope Bishop for Poles.

TOLEDO Ohio, August S.-Announce-
Ynent was made today that Right Rev
Joseph Weber of Lemburg has been APP
pointed by the pope as bishop for the
United States to look after the welfare OF
the 5000. 600 Poles in America. Bishop
Weber is now in Rome making his no
yitiate in the Resurrectionist order AS
soon as this is completed he will come TO
America and make his headquarters III
Srhicagc The bishop is a Pole, doctor
of sacred theology and an extraordinary
lnguist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
RELIEVED OF MURDER CHARGE.
Six Given Freedom Because of In
sufficient Evidence.

UNION, s. c.. August S.-David l.. Eng
lish of Huntsville s. c.: j. Richards Eng
lsh and two negroes, John Sarton and
John Renwick. charged with the murder
of Nose Hughes. whose body was found in
the Tiger river June I. were discharged to-
day on the ground of insufficient evidence.
The negroes afterward were bound over as
witnesses against w. r. Gillian and Doug
lass English, charged with the murder OF
Hughes, and who now are out on $4,000
bail.
Letters were produced to show that w.
d. Smith, the name by which Douglass
English is said to have gone in Atlanta,
had been cautioned to avoid detectlon pc
cause III YOU are caught it means lie
term or the rope" The letters give details
of the murder of Hughes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
PERSONNEL CHANGE.
Assistant Secretary Newberry Made
President Of Board.

Assistant Secretary Newberry has been
selected as president Of board OF seven
officers to consider desired personnel changes
In the navy. Recommendations Of chiefs Of
the bureau of navigation. Of secretaries Of
the navy and of naval officers generally
have 10 far not induced Congress to take
any action In the direction of amending the
present personnel law What is most gen.
orally desired Is to create condition which
will give onicers command rank at a
much earlier age than at present. Officers
now reach the rank Of rear admiral when
they have only year or two to serve. and
captains have often passed the best period
Of their lives when they reach that grade.
Secretary Bonaparte has been considering
names for the six officers who win serve
with Mr.. Newberry. and expects to select
them In time to allow q report to be for
mulated for the next session Of Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
MEANS OF
EMPLOYMENT
Expected Result Of This city's
Commercial Boom.
ToILERS ARE INTERESTED
Productive Capacity Wasted Without
Industrial Variety.
MANY UNABLE TO SECURE WORK
Views Of Gov. Folk Of Missouri
Does Not Believe In Mail
Order Citizen.
ToILERS ARE INTERESTED
Productive Capacity Wasted Without
Industrial Variety.
MANY UNABLE TO SECURE WORK

The movement for greater COM
mercial Washington Is indebted to
many sources for helpful arguments
and suggestions. All unconscious of
the direct good it was doing this
movement, the Wall Street Journal,
in leading editorial. makes the fol-
lowing allusion to Washington's I'M
employed:
For want of variety Of occupa-
lions the burden Of making living
for a family falls very largely upon
fewer members, rather than upon a
larger number. In such a city as
Washington the younger members of
the family are driven from home by
economic necessity. A city without
a choice of occupations can never de-
velop that force of civic character
which comes from having something
to sell to the rest Of the world as the
product Of its own endeavors."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
William Steindle and Anne Hierstetter.
both of Baltimore. Md.
Thomas A. Davis of Baltimore. Nd. and
Melissa E. Ricketts, Of Rockville. Md.
Henry Jackson and Lottie Davis.
David A. Brodie and Elizabeth NJ Potts.
James NJ. Jones and Gertrude White.
William r. Campbell. r., OF Baltimore,
Nd, and Harriet v. Rausch Of this city.
Louis Caron and Lizzie Kewley.
Walter G.. Blair of this city and Mabel Fl.
McCreary of Erie. Pa
Joseph L. Smith and Annie p. Winn,
both of Philadelphia. Pa.
William B. Foreman OF this city and
Mamie kent of Baltimore, Md.
Rudolph B. Scheitlin Of this city and
Queenine e. Davis OF Paramount, Md.