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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
The Rise Of a Waiter.
From the Kew York World.

From the New York World.
Twenty-Five years ago he was walter
In a Broadway hotel. He had just landed
from Switzerland New York sees many
such an immigrant in like vocation year in
and year out. But today he Is the newly
appointed manager of one of New York's
most famous hotels. and his salary is S25.-
900 per year. He has come TO far cry
from a few dollars a week and tips.
There IS opportunity to shrug ones
shoulders and say that he has had special
opportunities; that he has been the protegee
of peculiar aristocracy winch loves 10 be
prodigal In Its gratuities. These things
may be true, but they are not the whole
truth. II he had been working with his
eye on tips alone he would still be on
the floor where people are giving them.
Behind this Incident OF advancement is
the case once more Of the man who has
made himself. not misrepresentation man
can be that-but next to necessary, that
he was always next to promotion. He made
opportunities instead of wasting time in
complaints that other people had found
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
DESTRUCTIVE TTnE.
Barn, Stable and othsr Farm Buildings
Burned Yesterday.

Fire yesterday at noon destroyed the barn.
stable. brooder houses and tool house on
the chicken farm of Mrs. Kate M. Adams,
at "Almas Heighfs.'' Prince George county.
Nd The loss Is estimated at 5000 The
buildings were not insured. The cause OF
the FIRE was the explosion of lamp In one
of the brooder houses.
Through the efforts of nearby residents
all OF the horses and cows were released
from the burning buildings and were saved.
A number of vehicles In the stable were
also conveyed to places of safety Two
hundred and fifty young chickens were
burned alive. and seven hundred rescued
after hard effort on the part of the fire.
fighters. Owing to the fact that the wind
was blowing from a southeasteriy direction
the residence of Mrs. Adams escaped.
All of the other mentioned buildings were
burned to the ground The farm contains
about twenty acres and is located snort
distance across the line from Takona PARK.
1t Is the estate OF the late Jesse l.. Adams
and Is managed by Mr.. Jesse Lee Adams
jr Mr.. John r. Adams was at home when
the fire broke out and assisted the other
members of his family and his neighoors
nthe effort to extinguish the names.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
BAH FIXED AT $4,000
Case Of John II. Thomas Continued
indefinitely.


John H. Thomas. the colored grocer on
Stanton avenue. Hfllsdaie. who was ar
rested Saturday night and held to answer
for an alleged assault upon Edward Smith.
as stated in The Sunday Star, was taken
to police hearquarters this morning and
photographed. Later he was conducted to
the Police Court and charged with having
committed the assault. Bond was fixed at
1900. At an early hour this morning 1t was
reported that the victim of Saturday nights
encounter would probably die. but later in
the day 1t was said that his condition
showed slight Improvement, and 1t was
because OF the improvement that the assist
ant United States attorney at the Police
Court consented to have bond dxed e., the
case
Thirty minutes after the affair happened
the Anacostia police had the grocer in Gus
tody and the wounded man on his way to
the hospital. The wound caused by the
neayy spigot was a severe one, the skull of
smith having been fractured. The patient
remained unconscious for more than TWEEN
ty-four hours after the blow was struck
Al Is stated that the trouble between the
men was caused by a dispute about one
cent Smith went to the store and pur-
chased loaf of bread for which he was
charged five cents. After paying for the
bread. 1t is alleged. he claimed that he
should have paid but four cents because
the bread was STALE
Its not stale" the grocer told him
Smith repeated his claim, and a quarrel
ensued.
Thomas. II is alleged. grabbed a butcher
knlIe. but did not use it. and then he picked
up the spfgot and struck Smith on the side
or the head. Smith was on his way from
the store when he was struck and knocked
upon the porch. 1t is charged that two
blows were struck after he had been knocked
down Thomas was detained In the store
untli the arrival of Policeman Stewart He
opJected to being arrested. and said he
would not leave the store but he was taken
out without any trouble and driven 10 cne
Anacostia police station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
OVERCOME By GAS.
Actress Treated at the Emergency Hos
pital

DR. Peterson OF the Emergency Hospitai
was summoned to the DeAtley Hotter, on
Pennsylvania avenue, about $50 O'Clock THIS
morning to treat a woman who had peeh
found unconscious in her room In the hotei
The girl was Lily Hart. a member or
company playing at a local theater. She
was found to be suffering slightly from gas
poisoning and was removed to the hospital
where she revived, and was able to re-
turn to the hotel this afternoon.
When an employe Of the hotel knocked at
the door OF the room this morning he re-
ceived no response, and the proprietor was
called He broke the door open and found
the girl unconscious in bed. 1t is thought
that her condition was due to an accidental
escape of gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Veterans Answer the Last Call.

Two thousand six hundred and ninety
nine civil war soldiers died in the month OF
February, according to a statement given
out today by the pension bureau. The num-
Der OF civil war veterans on the rolls jan
uary 81 was 675. $50, and the number Feb
ruary y was 673.Jso. showing a net de-
crease for the month of 1888. A large
Number OF new names were added.
The total number of pensioners on the roll
the last OF january was 893 ,237. and there
was a net decrease for the month OF Feb
ruary of all pensions OF 1880
The total decrease of the entire roll in the
month is reported as follows: By death,
1901; remarriage, "a; legal limitation. 11S;
failure to claim 90: other causes. 49, maxi
ing the total of All.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Copper Company Incorporated.

DOVER, Del. March 26.-The Ely Central
Copper Company of Philadelphia, capital
$12 co., 900, was Incorporated here today.
The object of the company Is to acquire
mines of copper, gold, silver and other
metals and ores, and to mine. mill and re-
fine the same for market. John w. Wood
side and Frank NJ. Wirgman of Philadel-
phia and B. A Hazel of Smyrna, Del, are
the incorporators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits We're Issued by Inspec-
tor Ashford today as follows:
To d. F. Croft for one electric freight
elevator at $40 9th street northwest: me-
chanic, G. F. Forstberg; estimated cost.
$500
10 George Ryneal, jr.. for wo-story brick
dwelling at 1903 Sth street northwest: archi
tect and builder, o. II. Lane; estimated
cost So, 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Addition to Rock Creek Park.

Senator Gallinger today introduced a reso-
luton directing the Commissioners of the
District to inform the Senate os the owner
ship of several tracts of land whlch 1t has
been proposed to add to Rock Creek Park
by the terms of Senate bill 520i, and to
give the area of each tract and the as
sessed valuation, together with the amount
of taxes paid In each case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
The New Governor of Alaska.

w. 3. Hoggatt. the new governor or
Alaska, called at the Interior Department
this morning for instructions and had
long conference with Acting Secretary
Thomas Ryan. It Ia expected that Mr.. Hog
gait will 60 to Atlantic City, N. j., within
q few days to have conference with Sec
reeary Hitchcock before entering upon his
new duties. The Secretary IL taking
short rest at the seaside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
No Clearing Weather in Sight.

General thunder storms were reported to
the weather bureau today from the Ohio
and Mississippi valleys. They are coming
this way. Prof. Garriott said this afternoon,
but they may not reach this city. However,
he added. general rain storm will set in
here tonight and continue throughout to-
morrow, with higher temperature. As yet
there Is no clearing weather In sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Trial Postponed.

Isadore Rosenberg OF COS d street, Joseph
Psiiman Of 6SS d street and Joseph sonner-
neid OF est Louisiana avenue northwest
were all taken into custody on Saturday
morning and charged with q violation OF
the police feguiattons In soliciting trade OF
people passing along the street IN front or
their stores. Attorney Darlington repre-
scented the defendants IN the Police Court
OF the case until Saturday. and that was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Rock Creek Purchase Recommended

The Commissioners this afternoon for
warded to Congress, with a favorable rec
ommendation, the bill recently introduced
by Senator Gallinger providing for the pur-
chase of land for a 1OO-acre addition TO
Rock Creek Park. 1t Is stated that the
land desired be purchased within the
amount appropriated In the bill (S422 Nlnl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Gen. Cooke Retired.

Brigadier General Lorenzo W. Cooke.
recently promoted, has been retired after
forty-two years service. General Cooke
Is native OF New York. and served dur
ing the civil war as private. first In the
9th Wisconsin Infantry and next in the
18th Regular Infantry. In September 1896,
he was appointed second lieutenant in the
Sd Regular Infantry. BY gradual promo
ton he reached the grade of lieutenant
colonel in the 18th Infantry in January.
1904
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Funeral of Samuel ]. Vaughan.

Funeral services over the remains of Mr.
Samuel j. Vaughan husband of Mrs Mat
tie j. Vaughan, who died Saturday morn
ing at his residence, 316 18th street north
east. will be held tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock at the family home. Mr.
Vaughan for number of years conducted
coal and wood yard on 18th street north
east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Not of This City.

Charles Dunn. who died at Bellevue Hos
pital in New York city recently. as stated
in The Star at the time. was not the hus-
band of Mrs Dunn of 3l5 New Jersey ave-
nue. southeast. as was thought. A brother
in-law of Mrs. Dunn went to New York
and saw the body In the hospital morgue
He wired the welcome news to her this
afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

The American Rose Society had its an
nual meeting and banquet at Boston Satur-
day night, and elected the following officers:
President. Robert Simpson. Clifton, N. j.;
vice president. f. r. Pierson. Tarrytown.
N. Y: treasurer. Harry o. May. Summit,
kiiI-on-Hndson. N. r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
c,uo Warranto bearing Postponed.

Hearing on the petition for writ of quo
warranto filed by the Burns faction OF the
order of the Knights of Labor against the
Hayes faction of the same order. which was
to have been commenced today In Circuit
Court No. !, was postponed until Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Funeral Services Tomorrow.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 8 o'clock over the remains OF
Maj. Robert NJ. Rogers, U. s. A., retired, at
the receiving vault. Arlington cemetery.
Maj. Rogers died last Saturday morning at
Portland. Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Columbus Day Proposed.

Representative Sulzer OF New York iE-
troduced bill today making October II OF
each year a public holiday, to be known
as columbus day"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26
Representative webber,s wife Dead.

Mrs. Amos r. Weber. wife of Represent
alive Weber of the 14th Ohio district, died
today In this city. Arrangements have been
made to transport the body to Elyria, Ohio,
for Burial tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-26

The Mill and Factory Sale" brings
Deparment-but these are the prize barg;
sorbing and friction producing !Ioneycoml
Staple soc German Table Damask at SOC
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17
TEN LEADING OFFICERS GET BIG
ALLOWANCES
MONEY R0R NEWSPAPERS
Nearly $4,000 Paid to Three Mil
waukee Papers In Four Years,
Some for Adertisins and Some for
Other Purposes-Fees for States
Attorney,

Milwaukee, l6.--Second Vice Presl.
dent Skinner of the Northwestern
Mutual was questioned yesterday by
the investigating committee in regard
to salaries. Records were given Snow
ing that ten officials of the company
drew between $4,000 and $4,000 per
year 1t was also shown that the sal,
aries of some Of the officers who had
been promot from inferior to i'm.
portant positions had been increased
in amount from SO to -., per cent.
since 1904, Mr., skinner, when asked
If there could not be saving made
in the salary account, said he did not
think SO unless the company cut his
salary off.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17
DISCOURAGED sUiToR A MUIR
pERER AND SUICIDE,
KILLS A Sl0REktEPER
Demands Ammunition and Uses Gun
With Fatal Effect When Refused
Puts Bullet Through His Own
Heart When Surrounded BY
Posse.

Atlanta, Ga. May 16,--Cmzed by
drink and disappointment In n love af.
fair, James II. Clarke, telegraph op.
orator at Chamblee, Il dozen miles
north OF Atlanta. began late Monday
afternoon rampage OF crime In
less than "A hours he had killed ono
man, severely wounded three others,
slightly wounded tlfth and dubbed
a sixth with n shotgun, set Are to the
home Of one of his victims and when
amrlnnoed by a posse shortly after
noon vest rday turned a revolver upon
himself and pierced his own heart
with n bullet.
Clarke, who came some months ago
from Baldwin, Ga, paid marked at
tcnliun to niece OF H. $. Purcell. and
was discouraged, He went TO the pur-
cell home Monday evening, and de.
manded admittance, which was re-
fted, He set fire TO the Kitchen and
when 10. s. Purcell and his son, w. j.
P1cea, appeared TO fight the flames,
Clarke flrod upon them, woundlng
both, Returning about midnight,
Clarke made another attempt to fro
the house, The result was that w. s.
Mask, II railroad agent, received Il
wound in the back of his neck.
Clarke then left for Dunwoody.
about five miles distant, whore he ar.
rived early yesterday. He went TO
the store OF Nash a. Check and de.
manded ammunition. The store PEG.
pie had been warned by telephone,
and refused TO sell the required cart.
ridges, Clarke Immediately fired XIII.
Ing Cheek with n bullet through the
heart. He fred also at Nash, inaict.
ing dangerous wound. He then took
TO the woods. On the way down tho
railroad track he met w. j. Coker,
whom he attacked. wound.ng him
slightly Officers yesterday came up
with him near Chamblee and when he
found himself surrounded he ended
his wild career.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17
SUFFRAGE DEMAND POPULAR IN
PARLIAMENT.
SOME PEASANTS FOR CAR
Forty-four Members support the Gov.
ernmene--Reply to Address From
the Throne Makes Ten Demands
for Additional Reforms Towara
Popular Rights.

St, Petersburg, May lG.--The lower
house of parliament last evening be.
gan the debate on the address in re.
ply TO the speech from the throne,
adjouTning at midnight after
speeches. by NJ. Boditcheff and doz.
en- orators of lesser calibre The
only scene Of real enthusiasm during
the debate was due to "A reference 70
the absence from the address Of a
plank on the subject Of woman suf
frage, which brought half the mem
bers Of the house to their feet cheer.
ing. A feature OF the session was
the appearance Of a conservative
peasant group among the supporters
of the government A peasant mem
bers signing motion for postpone
ment NJ the debate. The motion
was Overwhelmingly defeated.
The draft OF the address to the
throne, in reply to the emperor's
speech at the opening Of parliament,
was submitted 10 the lower house
yesterday by the commission. II con.
sists practically OF the following ten
demands:
General amnesty
2-The abolition Of the death pen.
atty.
g. 'rhe suspension OF martial law
and all exceptional laws.
full civil liberty.
5-Thc abolition Of the council OF
the empire.
1.-The revision Of the Fundamental
law.
THE establishment Of the respon-
sibility Of ministers.
8--1he right Of Interpolation.
9--Forced appropriation Of land.
10--Guarantees Of the rights OF
trades unions
The reply 20 the speech from the
throne concludes as follows:
Your majesty, on the Threshold
OF our labors one question agtates
the goul Of the whole Russian peo-
pie and prevents us as their repre-
sentatiyes from calmly entering upon
our legislative work. The FIRST word
pronounced In parliament was am.
negty' II was met with cries oil
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17
FREE TRANSIT THROUGH LOCK.

Hereafter the lock at the dam viii
be open for the passage Of all kinds Of
boats between 5 o'clock in the morn
ing and II at night during the boating
season. ANY person desiring to pass
through at either an earlier or later
hour will be required to pay rs cents
10 the attendant. AS soon as possible,
an electric bell will be installed both
above and below the lock. connecting
with the house Of Mr.. Johnson, the
attendant The Madison Park and
Pleasure Drive association asks the
cooperation or persons running boats
through the lock and the river TO re
member the ordinance recently adopt,
Cd by the council which limits the
speed OF all boats while passing
through the river 70 forty miles per
hour Any greater speed will result
in serious injury to the river banks,
until they can be properly protected
by stone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17
LYNCHING PREVENTED,
Soldier Priconer Removed to a Safer
Jail

Jail.
Crawford, Neb.. May 1G-Sergeant
John Reid, tenth calvary, who Killed
Arthur A. Moss, a night Waterman,
Sunday night, was taken tc jail al
Chadron for fear Of an attempt at
lynching, even though the jail here
was guarded by regular troops. The
trouble originally resulted from an at
tempt of Moss and his brother, J. H.
Moss, to arrest some disorderly negro
soldiers from Fort Robinson. Reid
shot and killed Arthur Moss. Jordan
Taylor struck ]. II. Moss, breaking
his arm. Reid was arrested and Tay.
lor was killed by officers while trying
to escape. Saturday night there was
strong talk of lynching Reid and
a guard of troops was stationed
around the jail. About midnight Phil
lip Murphy, who was intoxicated,
while passing the Jail, refused to obey
orders of the guards and was shot
dead. There is much excitement.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17

sympathy Tho country Is thirsting
for it. II is demand of the peoples
conscience, which Il Is impossible TO
refuse or delay
Sire, the parliament awaits fua
political amnesty as the first pledge
OF a mutual understanding In the fu.
ture and concord between the EN-
peror and the people"
Before parliament convened, the
cabinet had virtually decided ON am.
nesty for political prisoners except
those charged with murder attempt.
ed murder or robbery.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17

Washington, May 16.-While the
debate on the personnel of the inter
state commerce commission was in
progress in the senate yesterday Sen.
ator Tillman took the floor to make
statement on behalf of ex-senator
Chandler, which has been momenta.
rily expected since Senator Lodges
conveyance last Saturday to the sen.
ate of the presidents emphatic de-
NAL of some statements attributed to
Mr.. Chandler by the South Carolina
senator.
Senator Tillman read a portion of
Senator Chambers memoranda of his
conference with the president. pref
acing it with d brief statement of his
own, saying that on Saturday the sen
ate had been startled and mortified to
hear utterances of an ex.member de.
nounced on behalf of the president as
a deliberate and unqualified false,
hood" AS he had been responsible
for introducing the subject which had
caused the attack on Mr.. Chandler,
he felt under obligations to place him
right in the record. To that end he
read the ex-senator's statement. The
reading of that statement was fol
lowed by the following from Senator
Tiliman
There are only two points in the
presidents letter which | deem
worthy of notice His attempted ex-
PLANTATION is ingenious, but not ingea.
uous. He calls in question the integ-
rity of purpose and utterance of Mr..
Chandler by declaring:
He was asked to see ex-senator
Chandler as representing Senator
Tillman, who was in charge of the
bill. He stated to me the views of
Senator Tillman with seeming au,
thority.'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17
PEAcEMAkER OF The WORLD.
Words Of High praise for President
Roosevelt,

Kansas CITY, May l6--nr, J, L.
buckingham of Chicago, speaking be,
fore the Methodist missionary con.
vention yesterday referred to presi.
dent Roosevelt, saying:
Roosevelt is n christian states,
man, not an anarchist, because he at.
tacks the trusts, II would have been
n great thing to have been a Greek
in the days of the Periclos, Il oman
in the days of Julius Caesar, Scan
danavian in the days of Gustavus
Adolphus, a Fronchman in the dnys
of Napoleon. but II Is q greater thing
to be an American In the days OF
Theodore Roosevelt the peaeemaker
of the world"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-17

the company was distributing mis-,
leading editorial In which il was
claimed this examination amounted to
nothing and had been u complete OK.
oneRion OF the company.
Mr., Extern closed the cross question.
ing OF Mr. SINNERS examination aud
developed that the total expenses OF
the company had been onehfth OF an
the premium receipts and had equaleI
thee-fourths of the death claims ana
one-thtrd of all payments to policy.
holders. The comparison between
these items can be obtained from tn,
following table:
Expenses ,r,,,,,. ,.,,,,,.S hnbbS. i /,
beath claims ..........,.. Sb,i9ia.
Payment to pclicyholders .,laA,Sa6,sN
Premiums received .,,...,3&2, 1S7,9Sl
Present assets r.,,...,,,,.2 0S 4t7,07a