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The Alaska prospector., 1906-10-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Power Launches on the River,

The frame of the new power launch
which is in process of construction in Cum
berlands boathouse at the foot of 9th street
southwest for parties in this city is in
position, and within the next day or two
the work of putting the outside sheathing
on the vessel will be commenced. The new
launch is to be thirty feet long and will
have rather narrow beam, as it is desired
to have her fast. She will be equipped, it
is stated, with a nine horsepower gasoline
engine and will be ready for service in the
early spring.
The power launch Marion R., belonging to
Mr. Wallace Riley, has been taken from
the water at Cumberlands and during the
winter a cabin will be constructed on her
the greater part of her length, and she will
be moderniZed. She is to be made one Of
the most comfortable launches for long
cruises on the river and bay, and will be
fitted with all conveniences. She will have
sleeping accommodations for about six peo-
pie.
The power launch Southerner. owned in
this city, is lying on the beach near the
ing seriously damaged, If not lost. The
northwest gale of the past three days has
frozen soldly on the launch and from stem
to stern she is mass Of ice. So
heavy is the ice that it has weighted the
vessel down until she is almost ready to
sink. 1t is stated that she was anchored
where she is lying Sunday afternoon and
that her owners have not since then been
able to reach her in consequence of the
high winds and the ice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Ice ON the River.

The cold snap of the past three or four
DAYS covered the river with ice two or
three inches thick and except to steam
vessels navigation is practically closed.
Sunday night and again Monday night ice
formed entirely across the river, but 1t has
been broken up by the passing steamers
and is floating with the tides and presents
a most dismal picture.
The officers of the steamers arriving here
from lower river points state that the Ice
extends almost TO Maryland point, and is
banked heavily on the eastern shore of lie
river This, with the extremely low tides
caused by the continued northwest winds,
has given the steamboat men trouble in get
ting to and from certain wharves.
The forming of the Ice has caused most OF
The tugboats to make preparations for the
putting on of their ice-breaking plows IN
Preparation for service in ice when 1t does
yet thick The tug Carter, which arrived
Here Tuesday evening, was equipped with
Der plow yesterday, and went down "ie
1ver after a schooner bound to this city.
The rivermen say that the river VIII not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Criticism by Court.

During the trial of a case in the District
branch of the Police Court today Judge
Kimball took occasion to censure an al
legged practice at the Center Market. The
testimony was to the effect that permits
for space along the market line were given
to growers of produce and that agents were
allowed to occupy the space instead of the
persons to whom the permits were granted.
1t was explained that such was allowed,
because the large growers maintained that
they had no time to sell the produce on
the market line.
Judge Kimball pointed out that the mar
ket line was intended to allow the grow
ers to come in direct contact with the buy
ers, and thus furnish produce here to buy
ers without the payment of a commission
merchant or middleman's profit.
This agent on the market line must make
something, and therefore it Is just the same
for the people here as buying of a COM
mission merchant the court remarked IF
this practice is continued the growers might
just as well sell to the commission mer-
chants
The defendant in the case on trial was
James Hawkins. Judge Kimball dismissed
the charge, but told Detective Watson and
the marketmaster to investigate this prac-
tice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Sinking Of Tug.

The little tug Dixie, belonging to Capt
Robinson, sank in a dock near the foot Of
Sd street southeast last Tuesday night, the
result of having been cut through by the
ice. The tug had been lying at George
town and Tuesday evening she started for
the Eastern branch in order to be ready
for work this morning. Coming through
the newly formed ice that covered the
Georgetown channel and which was about
an inch thick. one of the planks at the wa
ter line was cut through and the tug be-
gan to leak She reached the wharf foot of
SOD street and it was found that the water
was coming in so fast that her pumps could
not keep her free A hurry call was sent
for the police boat Vigilant and Sergt
Beane of the harbor precinct, in order to
KEEP the tug from going down in deep wa
ter, ran her into a shoal dock, where she
lies in about five feet of water. The Dixie
will be raised and repaired. She has for
several months past been acting as tender
to the floating plant engaged in laying the
pipe at the new sewer outlet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Army Orders.

Col. Valery Hazard, assistant surgeon
general, is relieved from duty chief sur
geon, army of Cuban pacification, and will
return to this city and resume his duties in
the Office of the surgeon general of the
army.
Lieut.. Col. Blair D. Taylor, deputy sur
geon general now at Havana Cuba, will
eral. army of Cuban pacification, for duty
as chief surgeon of that army.
Capt. Guy Cushman, 18th Cavalry, will
proceed to Washington barracks and report
to the commanding officer, general hospital,
at that post, for observati and treatment.
Second Lieut.. John S. Hammond Artillery
Corps, now at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, will
proceed to join tho 18th Battery, Field Ar
tllery, in Cuba
The following transfers of officers of the
Artillery Corps are made to take effect this
date:
Capt Writ Robinson from the 1O1st Com
pany Coast Artillery, to the unassigned
list
Capt. Ralph S. Granger, from the ssth
Company, Coast Artillery to the Hath Com
pany, Coast Artillery.
Capt. Amos w. Kimball, quartermaster at
San Francisco, Cal, will proceed to st. Paul,
Mimi, and resume his duties in charge of
construction of public buildings at Fort
Smelling, Minnesota, relieving Capt. William
d. Davis, Quartermaster.
Capt. Clarence H. Mcneil, Artillery Corps,
is transferred from the Hath Company,
coast ATtllleTS, 10 the uHdSSlSLeQ ISL ne
will report to the -commandant, School Of
Submarine Defense, Fort Totten, New York,
for assignment to duty as instructor at that
school. He is designated as n member of
the torpedo board, vice Capt. Writ Robin
son, Artillery Corps, relieved.
Maj. George j. Newgarden, surgeon, now
in this city on leave Of absence, will report
in person to the commanding officer, Gener-
al Hospital, Washington barracks, District
of Columbia, for observation and treat
ment.
Leave of absence for two months is grant
ed Capt Edgar A. Fry, 18th Infantry.
Maj. Edwin B. Babbitt. Ordnance Depart
ment, has been assigned to duty at the
Rock Island arsenal
Second Lieut.. Arthur D. Budd, LIST In
fantry, is relieved from further treatment
at the General Hospital, the Preside of
San Francisco. Cal, and will join his regi-
ment in the Philippines division.
First Lieut.. John B. Murphy, Artillery
Corps will proceed to Washington bar
racks, District of Columbia, and report in
person to the commanding officer General
Hospital at that post, for observation and
treatment.
Major Champe C. McCulloch,- jr., sur
geon, is relieved from duty at Fort Meade,
s. D., and ordered to this city and report
in person to the chairman of the isthmian
canal commission for duty with the COM
mission on the Isthmus of Panama.
Capt Claude B. Sweeney, paymaster, will
proceed from Omaha, Neb., to Denver, Col.
and report in person to the commanding
general, Department of the Colorado, for
temporary duty in that department., with
station at Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
News Briefs.

Peter Gray, an Indian, murdered his
father on the ST. Regis reservation near
HOgansburg, N. Y, Tuesday afternoon.
The Indians had been drinking, and in a
quarrel the son, who is twentyfour years
old, struck his father with an AK, killing
him instantly.
Gregory Gershuny, a Russian revolu-
ZIONIST, who was sentenced to life in
Siberia, but escaped in barrel of cab
bage, has received $1,000 which was raised
at dinner given to him by sympathizers
Of the Russian cause on Christmas night
in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Sherwood of Mon
sey, N. Y, will celebrate the sixty-sixth
anniversary of their marriage on January
l. Both are in their eighty-seventh year,
enjoy good health, and are very active for
persons of their age.
Six checks, aggregating $27 800, have
been received by President Harris Cohen
and reported by him at the annual meet
ing of the Beth Israel Hospital directors
in New York.
Ice in the Hudson river has closed navi-
cation at Nyack, N. Y. The Nyack and
Tarrytown ferry and freight boat has
stopped for the winter. The river is filled
with ice thicker than usual at this season.
Gen. Samuel f. Merwin, ex-lieutenant
governor of Connecticut, has suffered a
relapse after an extended illness, and is
critically i'll at his home in New Haven.
He is about seventy-five years old.
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Driver Injured by a Fall.

AS a funeral procession was passing
through the Capitol grounds yesterday aft
ernoon a driver of a carriage who, it is
said, had not entirely recovered from his
celebration of Christmas, fell from his seat
The fall frightened the horses attached to
the carriage and they started to run away.
Policemen of the Capitol grounds and pedes-
TRANS soon stopped the runaways, however,
and prevented injuries to the occupants OF
the vehicle.
The driver was arrested and taken to the
sixth precinct station. where he gave his
name Sheron Phipps. He furnished $50
collateral for his appearance in the Police
Court today to answer charge of diSor-
derby conduct, but the injuries caused by
his fall prevented him from appearing. The
trial of the case was continued until jan
uary 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

while going at a speed of 90 miles an hour.
was derailed by spreading rails three miles
east of Defiance, Ohio. The combination
coach turned over into ditch.
Mrs. Rosa L. Segur of Toledo, Ohio. a
pioneer woman suffragist is dead at Dali
las, Tex, where she had been sojourning
for the benefit of her health. Mrs Segur
was seventy-three years of age and had
been closely identified with the suffrage
movement ever since it's inception in
America.
Falling into a sponge mixer full of
dough at Columbus, Ohio, bakery, II. d.
Vankirk, baker, was whirled round and
round until every bone in his body was
crushed. When the machine was stopped
he was taken out dead.
The financial committee of the French
senate has raised the rate of taxation on
both French and foreign insurance COM
panies from 6 20 10 francs per million of
assured capital 1t is expected that this
increase will add million francs S200OO0)
year to the national revenue.
Mrs. w. A. Massey, eighty-four years of
age was burned to death In her home al
Clear Branch, Va. She was discovered
dead in her chair by her aged husband, the
clothing being burned from her body. The
supposition is that fire was communicated
to her clothing by spark from an open
fire.
William b. Emmert, the prominent coal
operator in southwest Virginia, whose wife
recently sued for and obtained divorce.
has married his stenographer, Miss Myrtle
johnson. The marriage occurred at Pen
nington Gap, Va, on Christmas eve.
All bids for contract work on the new
Young Mems Christian Association building
at Frederick, Md, are to be in the hands
of the building committee by January 10.
The new building must be completed by
November Is In razing the old Park
Hotel the city will lose landmark well
known to almost every travelling man In
the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
FOREST RESERVE BILL.
Secretary Of American Association's
Circular Letter.

The American Forestry Association, of
which the Secretary Of Agriculture is the
president, has sounded an alarm in regard
to dangers threatening the passage of bill
to establish national forest reserves in the
southern Appalachian and White noun
tains. Mr.. Thos. E. VIII, secretary of the
association, in circular letter urging at
tention to the passage of this bill says:
This measure is urged by all friends of
the forests; it has unanimously passed the
United States Senate; it has been unani-
mousiy recommended for passage by the
House committee on agriculture; the Presi-
dent is strongly for it, and a majority of
members of the House are believed to favor
it; yet grave doubt exists as to whether it
can come to a vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Regulations as to Jews.

The Department of State has received
semi-official information that the question
of permission for Jews to acquire land in
all parts of Russia and removal of the lin
its for Jewish settlements will be left to the
duma. but that the three following measures
will be carried out before the summoning
of the duma:
The removal of the restrictive police reg
ulations in twenty-five governments lying
within jewish pale: the PRONUNCIATION of
similar arrangements for Jews outside the
I.lle and the removal OF the restrictions
under which Jews labor regarding trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
DELAYED Schooner Safe.

The big four-masted schooner Augustus
Welt Capt. Sproile, which was thought to
have been lost while on voyage from Sa-
vannah to Perth Amboy, N. j., has turned
up SAFE She sailed into Perth Amboy har-
Dor yesterday in good condition. Head
winds and unfavorable weather generally
are supposed to have delayed the schooner
on her trip up the coast The schooner
represented a money value of about $4,000
and her safe arrival in harbor was well
come Christmas present to her owners
AS has been stated, the Welt brought g
cargo to this city during the past summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Naval Orders.

Lieut. c. p. Huff, from Pensacola, nava;
training station, San Francisco, to Milwau-
kee. AS watch and division officer.
Ensign T. l.. Osborn and Ensign D. T.
Client. to the Milwaukee as watch division
officers.
Ensign H. R. Stark, to Franklin, navy
ward. Norfolk, Va, for duty in connection
with the Minnesota
Mate C. A. Wilson, from Lancaster navy
yard, League Island, Pa, to the Fish
Hawk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
J. Throckmorton OF

Rex p E. Throckmorton of Richmond
Va Jofieiated at the wedding of Miss Dora
Adkins and Mr.. P. L. Adkins full blooded
Indians of the Chickahominy tribe. William
H. Adkins, uncle of the bride, is chief of
the tribe.
Lieut. Gen. Subbotich, former governor
general of Turkestan, has been discharged
from the army as further punishment for
alleged failure to perform his duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

freeze tight at this time as the water has
not become thoroughly chilled. With ice
floating in it, the temperature will be low
cred to the freezing point and it is probable
that thick ice will form the next cold snap
unless there is a spell of much warmer
weather before another cold snap occurs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
is attracting a goo

pany, is confined to his home in this city by
illness.
Capt. William Jones, who was in command
of the Columbia National Sand Dredging
Company tug Baby, has resigned, and Capt
Samuel Sisson has succeeded him in COM
mand of the steamer.
Mr. Louis Phillips, steward of the steamer
Wakefield, has been temporarily transferred
to the steamer Harry Randall on the lower
river route steward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Unbroken Chain of Evidence.

Persons who are familiar with the evil
dence brought out in connection with these
transactions by the Armstrong investigat-
ing committee are of the opinion that new
and stronger evidence has been placed be-
fore the grand jury and that all the links
are connected in such way that there
is no break in the chain. Witnesses from
the various departments, officers who had
charge of these transactions and had the
power to direct how they should be en-
tered in the books, as well as the men
who had charge of the books. have been
heard by the grand jury and all the in
formation accessible has been forthcoming.
Three witnesses were before the grand
jury yesterday-Mr. Cheney, who is book
keeper for the company: a clerk in the Of
flee of the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul Railroad Company and a clerk from
the Office of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad Company. They were required
merely to identify certain entries in the
books of the insurance company and of
the two railroads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
FATE IN THE BALANCE
GRAND JURY IN A QUANDARY
ABOUT INDICTMENTS.
District Attorney Believed to Have
Urged That Evidence Warranted
Forgery Charge.

NEW YORK, December 21.--When the
grand jurors filed out of their room at a
quarter past o'clock yesterday afternoon
after a four hours session they had not
decided whether or not to return sindict-
ments against any of the officers of the
New York Life Insurance Company based
on the testimony which has been submit
ted to them during the last two weeks.
They will resume their discussion o. the
evidence and their voting on the question
of indictments this morning, and it is likely
that when they appear before Recorder
Goff, in general sessions, court, they Will
have reached determination.
After three unimportant witnesses had
been heard by the grand jury District AT.
torney Jerome began what might be called
summing up on the evidence Whlch haa
been presented. For three hours he talked
and when he left the grand jurors the
stenographer. was excluded from the room
and the jurors discussed the matter and
dictments. For fifty minutes they were en-
gagged in this task without tangible result,
and it is this matter or voting to indict or
dismiss the charges which they will re-
sumo this morning. Before Mr.; Jerome
left his Office he was visited by Lewis L..
Delafield, counsel for George w. Perkins,
jr., who was a vice president of the New
York Life. They had a long consultation,
ana the WISH was taken as Significant.
Jerome Urged Action.
Those familiar with the methods of Mr..
Jerome and his tactics with grand juries
feel assured that his long speech to the
body was, in effect, an argument that the
evidence which had been presented was
of such character that it warranted &C
ton by the grand jury-in other words.
that there was sufficient evidence on
which to base indictments against some
of the New York Life men for forgery in
the third degree for concea!ing the nature
of some of the company's stock trans
actions by false entries in its books. No
one who has any knowledge of the sub
ject will give any idea of the identity OF
the persons al whom the evidence points
or whom the grand jury is considering in
the question of indictments.
While it is believed there is undoubted
evidence that the law was violated in con-
nection with several of the company s
which go to make some of the grand jurors
loath to indict the officers who were re-
sponsible. One Is that. far as can be
ascertained, the officers who knew of the
transactions did not profit, personally, by
one dollar. Another is that, although the
law was violated, most of these transac-
tons turned out to be very profitable for
the company and it's policy holders. With
this in view. some few of the grand jurors
may take the attitude that no wrong was
really done, even though the letter of the
law was broken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Personal to River Men.

Capt c. w. Ridley, manager of the Mt.
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Mems Plain and Fancy Vests
Values up to $500 Now S1.55

Considerably less than hundred Included
are the Vests left from those we were selling at
$2.35, with values up to So .oo--and some worth
even more. All regular sizes among them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-14
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
Meetinp Of Graduate Nurses.

The annual meeting Of the Hennepin
County Graduate. Nurses association
was held yesterday afternoon at the
residence of DR.. Marion A. Mead, 1902
Third avenue s. About thirty nurses
were present. Miss Edith P. Rommel,
president, and a graduate Of the North
western hospital, was unanimously re-
elected president of the association, and
the other officers were chosen as fol-
lows: First vice PRESIDENT Miss c..
M. Rankeillour,a graduate. of ST.. Bar
nabas hospital; second vice president,
Miss Lydia Keller, graduate Of Asbury
hospital; secretary, Miss Lena Chris
Jensen, graduate. Of city hospital; treas
urer, Miss Augusta Crisler, graduate Of
Boston city hospital. A rising vote of
thanks was given the retiring officers,
Miss Cora Smith, Miss Elva Bosworth
and Mrs. G. A. Roberts.
The association has 1856 active mem
bers, and the past year has been the
most successful in its history. The
treasurer reported a. balance Of cash on
hand of $109.56, which is $68.03 more
The report Of the registrar indicated
a very remarkable, year. The registry
received 1919 calls for nurses and 867
calls from nurses registering for work,
making a total of 1856 calls during
the year and 1886 more than the pre-
vious year. Several hundred calls not
recorded could be added for daily in
quiry regarding registry prices, nurses,
etc. Four hundred and sixty-eight calls
were received at night The greatest
number Of calls to. the registry came
during the months Of January, April