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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
CIVIL WAR HERO DEAD
Risked Life to Save the Battleship
Miantonomah.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February lack
son, who won fame by an act of heroism
which probably saved the L. s. s. Mianto-
nomah and its entire complement of officers
ana men during the civil war died this
morning at Eastport, near Annapolis. OF
pneumonia. He was nearly eighty wears of
age. jackson was member of the crew OF
the Miantonomah, which at the time form
ed part of the federal blockading
squadron off Charleston, S. C.. The con-
federateS endeayored to destroy the federal
SHIPS by allowing terpedoes, designed to
explode on contact, to float down on the
ships with the tide One was approa ching
the Mlantonomah, and as the vessel was
not under way it appeared Impossible to
avoid it.
In answer to call for volunteers Jack
son Swan to the torpedo and succeeded IN
plotting 1t away from the ship and landed
1t on one Of the marshy islands in the
harbor. For his act he was awarded a
congressional medal.
jackson received small pension from the
government and followed the water tor
living. but his habits in late years reduced
person to leave the grounds recently an
neXed to the Naval Academy, and lived in
squaior in a little hut that had been an out
house of a residence that had been torn
down When he was compelled to leave
this he moved to a more substantial cabin
which had been erected through the efforts
of naval officers and others. This winter
he stayed with friends in PASSPORT Just OPP
posite Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
MARINE OFFICER FINED.
Corporal Robbins Resisted Arrest and
Broke Bottle on the Street

Dressed in the uniform of the Marine
corps. Corporal Walter Robbins was before
Judge kimball in the Police Court this
morning to answer charges of assaulting
an officer and of breaking glass on the
street. Judge Kimball heard the testi-
mony and decided that the defendant was
guilty and imposed a fine of s25 with the
alternative of seventy-fre DAYS in Jail.
Policeman Dierkoph, who was the officer
assaulted, had Edward Hicks and John
Manning. two other members of the Ma
rlne Corps, in custody at 49, and d streets
northwest when Robbins threw a bottle
on the pavement, expressive of his protest
against the arrest. After sending the other
prisoners to the station Policeman
Dlerkoph returned TO arrest Robbins
am an officer of the United States
government; don't arrest me-" said Rob
bins to the policeman
But the policeman persisted and Rob-
pms resisted arrest. The formers coat was
torn, his collar and necktie pulled off. and
he was choaked. But he held to his pris-
oner until the station wagon came and the
corporal was hustled off to the station
house.
Ihe officer yanked me around and I lust
caught hold of him to protect myself" was
the excuse offered by the defendant. Judge
kinnball was not satisfied with the excuse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Robt. Lane Must Answer to Charge of
Murderous Assault.

Robert Lane colored was held for the
action of the grand jury in the Police
Court this morning on a charge of making
an assault with a dangerous weapon on
George Green, on January % last In de-
fault of bond for 81 600 Lane was COM
mitted to Jail.
Lane and Green had some trouble in
poolroom on Sth street between f and G
streets southeast, the Saturday preceding
the assault. Lane, who was in charge of
the poolroom, accused Green of gambling
and refused to let him play longer. Green
left after protesting. They met the fol-
lowing Monday and renewed their quarrel.
Green left the poolroom, but was followed
by Lane, it is said, to the corner of 9th
and G streets southeast, where Lane
knocked Green down and cut him with
razor, nearly seyering his hand from his
arm. Green was taken 10 the Providence
Hospital where he received trea tment.
Lane escaped the police until yesterday.
Policeman Cullinane of the fifth precinct
learned his whereabouts and arrested him
at 8 Marks alley southeast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Gould Fast Mail Run Disappointing

HOUSTON, Texas, February 5.-The first
run of the fast mail train over the Gould
lines ended In some disappointment, as the
schedule was not made exactly on the min
ute. The Iron Mountain turned the cars
over thirty-five minutes late ut Texarkana.
The Cotton Belt had bad luck OH its run
and lost thirty minutes additional. landing
its section at Fort Worth an hour and five
minutes late. The Texas and Pacific made
up ten minutes of the lost time between
Texarkana and Longview. and the Interna-
tional and Great Northern took the cars
twenty-five minutes behind the schedule.
The whole of that time was made up be-
tween Longview and Palestine where there
was another division. one car going to
Houston. arriving here five minutes late
on the schedule. and the other to San An
tonic. where the finish was twenty five
minutes behind the announced time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Army Orders.

Col. John Van r. Hoff of the medical
department has been relieved from duty in
the Office of the chief of staff
Capt. Stanley d. Embck, Artillery Corps
has been ordered to this city for duty as
War Department.
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Major Beecher B. Ray, paymast-
er, two months; First Lieut.. George H.
Scott. assistant surgeon, twenty days ex-
tension
Capt. Fredrik L. Knudsen, Sth Infantry,
has been relieved from duty in the office
of chief of staff and ordered to join his
company at Fort Slocum, n. Y
Capts. John X. Cree, DeIamere Skerrett,
Archibald Campbell, I. b. Lamoreux,
Henry III. Whitney, Louis r. Burgess, b.
c. Gilbert, b. NJ. Koehler, Thomas Q. Ash
burn and Thomas E. Merrill all of the Ar
tiilery Corps. have been ordered to take a
course of instruction at the school of SUBJ
marine defense, Fort Totten, N Y
Contract Surgeon John +. Leeper has
been relieved from duty in the Philippines
and ordered to Fort Duchesne Utah. >reliev-
who is ordered to the Philippines
Capt John r. Lynch, paymaster, has
been ordered to San Francisco for examina-
ton for promotion.
Mai. George f. Downey, paymaster, at
San Francisco has been ordered to Manila,
p. l., TO relieve Capt Charles +. Stanton
paymaster, who is ordered to San Fran
cisco.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Charles n. Murphy, 13th Infantry, has
been extended two months.
Second Lieut.. Frank II. Weeks, Artillery
Corps, has BEEN ordered to Fort Monroe
Va, to prepare himself for denomination
for promotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
HELD FOR GRAND Jury.
John /. Henneman, Jr., Accused Of
Forging Checks.

John !. Heilneman. 5r., who was arrested
while on Pennsylvania avenue last Friday
afternoon for carrying a concealed weapon,
was arraigned before Judge KimSall in the
Police Court today on charge of forgery.
1t was alleged that he obtained money on
a check for so from CLAYTON Holtzclaw.
head porter of the Raleigh Hotel. The
court held the prisoner for the action of
the grand jury, and In default of bond In
the sum OF 81 600 he was committed to jail.
When tried on the charge of carrying a con-
cealed weapon Judge Muilowny sentenced
the defendant to pay fine of $lo0 or
spend sixty days in JAIL The grand jury
will also be asked to consider the passing
of a check, alleged TO be forgery, for $S4
on the Sherman House.
About o'clock on Friday afternoon last
Henneman is said to have frightened the
people on the street in the vicinity of 10th
street and Pennsylvania avenue by flour
fshing revolver. In one hand he had
roll of money. Policeman Lee learned of
the matter and arrested him. Several
checks were found on Henneman, drawn
on the National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City. Mo, against the account of
the Green Mountain Distillery. 1t was
suspected that these were not good and a
telegram was sent to Kansas City. The
report from there was that the checks
were forgeries.
After the investigation of Precinct De-
tectiye Mullen of the first precinct It was
learned that check had been passed on
mr.. doitzciaw. The latter testified this
morning that he had known the defendant
Tor several months and had Endorsed the
check. In doing so he had said in a
jocular way:
IF this is not good will send you IN tho
penf.entiary."
AS the hearing today was merely pre.
liminary the defendant had no opportunity
10 say anything in his own behalf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Euthenasia in Ohio.
From the New York Globe.

FROM tDe new lOrk GloDe.
The recent crop of derelict essays full
of lugubrious and impractical nonsense on
''merciful murder floating about in the
newspapers has borne legislative fruit
Representative Hunt of Cincinnati intro
duced into the Ohio house of represent
tatives on January % bill making it
lawful to kill a person suffering Intense
pain and for whose recovery there is no
hope" Some practical-rlinded legislator
Immediately made a motion to reject tho
bill entirely. This. however, was voted
down by seventy Eight to twenty-five.
If by any chance this eminently danger
Gus proposal should be sanctioned by the
Ohio legislature the state will assume a
new Importance in the annals of the crImi-
nal law. 1t will become a highly danger
Gus place for old and diseased millionsires
with young wives or numerous poor rels-
tives. A man with cancer, Brights dis
ease, or any other incurable aimeBt win
have to move out of the state to retain
his peace of mind; the railroad companies
will instruct their brakemen TO knock
every injured passenger on the head-for
humanity's sake, and the criminal lawyers
armamentarium will be much strengthened
by the ''merciful murder defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Incorporation of Edes Home.

The bill to incorporate the "Edes Home,
which was recently introduced in the Sem
etc by Senator Bailey, is looked upon with
favor by the District Commissioners, and
Commissioner mcfarland today moved that
a recommendation to that effect be Included
In the report on the proposed measure. The
"Edes Home" which is intended for aged
and INDECENT widows residing In George
town was provided for by the terms of
the will of the late Mrs Margaret Edes OF
Georgetown, and the specifications OF DE
proposed bill of Incorporation are designed
to carry out her wishes.
The incorporators named i'm the projected
measure are: George l.. Nicholson. Albion
X Paris, r. Douglass Simms, Robert ~.
Weaver, Archibald Greenlees. Edward r.
LOCKER and George A. King, ali residents
of GEORGETOWN, and the various sections OF
the bill propose to give to them all the
powers usual to corporations in the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Record in Lieut.. Lewis Case.

Homer E. Lewis, Both Infantry, has been
received at the War Department and is
being reviewed by Judge Advocate General
Davis preparatory to its submission to the
President for action. Lieut.. Lewis was
convicted by court-martial convened at
Fort Crook, Neb., of charges of duplicating
his pay accounts and of financial irregu-
larities and sentenced to be dismissed. This
young man served three years as a private
and corporal in the 18th Infantry, and was
then appointed second lieutenant, goth In
fantry in February, 1901. He is a grad
uate of the High School, West Jefferson,
Ohio, and was appointed TO the army from
that state,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Postmaster Coming to Washington.
WORK OF A sLAsHER.
Mrs. Barton's Garments Ruined While
She Was Shopping.

/ One week ago Mrs. Barton, wife OF DR.
w. M. Barton of 1888 H street northwest
was in the business section of the city
doing shopping. When she reached her
home she discovered that her dress and un-
dergarments had been slashed with knife
and remembered she had been annoyed by
a strange man. This man she suspects of
having cut her Clothing. She told Detec-
tives Weldon and Burltngame this morning
of the incident, and furnished them de-
scription of the suspect. She sad she saw
the man four times, and each time he
jostled her. The first time she was looking
in at a show window. Later she met him at
the entrance to a store, and again while
she was in the store.
Mrs. Barton said she did not call the
police because she did not want to create
scene and gain notor1ety. The work of
the man who cut Mrs. Bartons garments is
similar to that done in this city by Max
krebs several years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Naval Orders.

Commissions have been issued to Capt J..
c. Heilner. Commanders II. s. Knapp and
r. c. Smith and Lieut. Commander w.
Evans.
Paymaster w V, II. Hose has been de-
tached from the Cleveland and placed on
waiting orders.
Passed Assistant Paymaster w. c. Fife.
to the Boston navy yard.
Assistant Paymaster n. w. Grant. from
the Boston navy yard to the Washington
navy yard for instruction.
Assistant Paymasser F. ]. DAILY, from
the bureau OF supplies and accounts, Navy
Department, to the Cleveland.
Warrant Machinist I. Meyer, from the
Chattanooga TO the Brooklyn.
Warrant Machinist w. J. Powell retired,
from the Mare Island hospital, to his
home.
Warrant Machinist n. B. Smith, from the
Illinois and granted one months sick leave.
Acting Warrant Maehinist o. s. Canning,
from the Brooklyn to the Chattanooga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Power Of Liquor Interests.


One year less a day in jail was the sen-
tence which was imposed this morning in
the Police Court by Judge kImban on Join
Collins colored, charged with making an
assault on Elijah Thompson
The two men sat in saloon on 7th street
northwest Saturday night, and Collins
made bet with one OF his friends ana had
given the money to Thompson to hold In
a short time Collins asked to have his
money back, but Tho npson refused ana
that started trouble Collins pulled a knife
from his pocket and sashed Thompson on
the side of the face, infiicting a wound TO
close which required sixteen stitches Po-
lfceman Livingstone reached the scene OF
the trouble in a short time after the cutting
and arrested Collins. Thompson was senr
to the Homeopathic Hospital tor trea tment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
]. Karr,s Sons, Retiring Sale.

The retiring sale of the firm of j. Karr's
Sons. the jewelers. and silversmiths, at 1925
F street northwest, which began this
morning. attracted a good attendance of
buyers. The firm has an exceptionally fine
stock, consisting of diamonds, precious
stones, watches, artistic jewelry, rings,
pendants, brooches. statuary, rich cut glass
bric-a-brac, hall clocks, regulators clock
sets, and many choice pieces of art. The
sale will be absolute and nothing will be
reserved. Everything will be sold under a
fun guarantee. Mr.. c.. II. Luengene is the
autioneer and the sales will be between IL
a. and l p.m.,. and from $50 to $50
o'clock until all of the stock is disposed of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Proof of the Pudding.
-nnl the Rnrlingtnn Haukaye

successful Wright county farmer sent
his two sons TO the agricultural college at
Ames, where they acquired a good knowl-
edge of scientific farming. When they re-
turned home and wanted to introduce their
new ideas the old man and the neighbors
laughed them to scorn What use had they
for dude farming and book farming when
they had amassed very nice fortunes in the
good old fashioned way. The boys were not
to be discouraged. however, and after the
season had come TO a close and the harvest
was over It was found that by their new
ways they had produced much better ana
larger crops than were brought forth under
the system of farming that had been IN
vogue ever since the first settler broke the
prairie And now the neiehbors begin to
take different view of dude and book
farming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Man is Safe.
From the chicago Chronicle.

Certain reliable engineering authorities.
have calculated that since 1880 the people
of the world have taken out and used more
iron than in all history before that time.
Immediately they set about figuring out
how long the iron supply will hold out, as
If they knew how much there Is hidden IN
the globe, and they say that in from one to
two centuries we will have stripped clean
all the iron regions we now know of. This
is the old wheat scare again in a fresh
FORM We may be sure that while man
kind exists at al the old globe viii furnish
the race what 1t needs, II 1t cannot pro-
l,Ice wheat enough for men to eat some
thing else will be found to supplement- II.
IL the iron ever gives out man will before
then have learned of something else to sub
ssitnte He need not lose any sleep over
The matter now or forty centuries hence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Charged With Larceny.

Jesse Fuss who was arrested by De-
tectives Cornwell and Muller, was com
mitted to jail this afternoon to await trial
on charge of the larceny of a gold
watch and a diamond ring belonging to
Eleanor Arndees of 712 street southeast.
The preliminary hearing before the Police
Court has been set for February 8.
Mrs. Arndees reported to the police some
weeks ago that while she was away from
home ct work In the bureau of engraving
and printing some one entered her house
and took a watch and ring. The police
obtained no trace of the watch until Sat-
urday, when it was found in the possess
sion of this defendant. When he was taken
into custody he denied that he had taken
it from the house but said that 1t had
been given to him by some one whom
he did not know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
RECEIVES TESTIMONIAL.
Jury's Token of Esteem for Justice
Gould,

At the termination Of their services in
Criminal Court No. the jurors today,
through their spokesman. Mr.. William L.
Gallagher. presented to Justice Gould a
pair of handsome gold cuff buttons as a
testimonial st, their high regard and es-
teem In accepting the gift Justice Gould
thanked the jurors for their conscientious
and intelligent service. Mr. 8. McComas
Hawken. clerk of the court, was the re-
c.pieat OF an umbrella with beautifully
carved handle.
A presentation under similar crcum-
stances was made by the Jurors in Circuit
Court No. l to Justice Barnard. He was
given gold-headed umbrella, in accepting
which he made appreciative remarks.
The jurors in Chief Justice Clabaugh's
court have presented him with a handsome
cut glass rose vase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

LARRY FARM-Mary p Mynsbrldge to
Barbara Haas, lot g. section 5; SO
NO. 30 MYRTLE STREET NORTHEAST
William ]. Johnson TO John F. Suli-
van. lot 15l, square 615: $40
NO. 40 KINGS COURT NORTHWEST
Kate l.. Reed 10 Terrence j. Mcmahon
lot 50. square BIZ: $40
no. IL ID STREET SOUTHAMPTON
O'Brien to Catherine o'Brien. part lot
13, square COS; So
FIFTEENTH AND A STREETS SOUTH
EAST-American Security and Trust
Company 10 trustees OF Capitol Hill
Savings and Investment Company. lots
to Il. square 1912; so.
NO. 1617 4rH STREET NORTHWEST
George w. Ray ct ux. to Joseph Mus
saute, lot As. square 500; $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows:
To E. E. Jackson. for two-story brick
dwelling at 1903 I'd street northwest; build
err. II. r. Taylor; estimated. Cost, $500
To f. s. Randall, for repairs and altera-
tons on Water street between NJ and n
streets southwest. Estimated cost, 81, eco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Voluntary Bankruptcy.

In the District Supreme Court today a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy was filed
by Lizzie kressn. who places her assets ae
S2,o0o and her Indebtedness at S9T925 OF
the former amount 81, 700 is represented by
insurance policies The place of business
of the petitioner is given as G1s Az street
southwest. She is represented by Attorney
Alfred D. Smith
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Groundhog.
From the New York Tribune.

bose weather prophets being all at Sea re-
garding the caprices of this erratic winter,
1t will be interesting to observe whether or
not the ground hog sits up and takes no.
tice of his shadow today, and then to spec
ulate on the probability of his being fooled
the others have been. He has the repG-
tation of being a weather-wise little animal.
but regulations based on weather wisdom
have gone to smash in the last two months.
and prophets in that line are without honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Wreck on the Lake Shore.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, February Five
passenger coaches were derailed and the
engineer and fireman of that train were
slightly hurt in wreck early today on the
Lake Shore at the foot of Alabama street.
Train No. IA, west bound, was ssdeswiped
by yard freight train. The passengers
were considerably shaken up, but 1t Il
stated that none Of them was seriously
hurt. Both trains we're moving slowly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Archbishop's Strong Language.

CHICAGO, February ga dispatch to the
Tribune from Clinton, Ia. says: Archbishop
Keane of Dubuque delivered sermon at
st. Patrick's Church here yesterday. The
archbishop said In the course of his re-
marks that the man who Sights his work
and gives his employer less than he agrees
to give is a thief, and any laboring union
that upholds him in this sighting of work
Is school of thievery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
SWAMPED WITH MAIL
600 CLERKS IN CHICAGO OFFICE
CANNOT RELIEVE CONGESTION.

8 CHICAGO, ILL.,. February Chicago
with one of the finest post office buildings
in the country, is utterly unable to handle
It's mail business. For the first time In
four years the full force of 800 clerks In
the mailing division was required to work
yesterday to relieve the congestion that
has clogged the machinery since Febru-
airy 1.
Although the clerks have been working
from ten to twelve hours day, hundreds
OF bags OF mail are left undistributed each
night. Important mail for business houses
is hours late in being tied and sent out and
complaints about the Inadequate service
have been piling UP in Postmaster Busse's
room for several days
Pneumatic tubes in the new post office,
which cost $f2o,000 to install. are prac-
-tically useless because there are not enough
clerks to take the mali promptly to them
and they are idle much of the time.
Machinery in the new building, which
cost $4,000 is also proving more of a
hindrance than benefit because 1t re-
qufres quite a number of clerks to operate
1t. and that number has been taken from
the regular force. which was inadequate
before.
Postmaster Coming to Washington.
While the government officials at Wash
.ington are aware of the conditions. they
have said that. Chicago cannot expect re-
lief before July 1. when next years appro-
priation becomes available.
Tomorrow Postmaster Busse will leave
for Washington to make one more appeal
for more help. Ten days ago he was told
by First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock that Chicago would have to get
along as best 1t could, because the last
Congress had enacted a law making the
heads of departments criminally liable IL
they exceeded their appropriations, and
there was no money to give to this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Resignation of Lieut.. Furnival.

The President has accepted the resigna-
tion of Second Lieut.. Richard Furnival,
Artillery Corps, to take effect May next.
and he has been granted leave of absence
until that date. Lieut.. Furnival is ma
tive OF Pennsylvania and was graduated
from the Military Academy IN the class of
February. 1901. He has been recently at
tachsd to the l12th Company. Coast Artil-
iery. as Fort DIV Pont, Del.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-05
Council of Jewish Women.

There will be general meeting of the
Council of Jewish Women tomorrow af-
ternoon in the vestry room of the Tenn
pie. Mrs. Sol Minister will read a paper
on Berthold Auerbach, and there will be
violin duets by Misses Julia Hobrook
and Resale Conger.