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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-10
Maine Spiritualists Elect officers.

AT the annual convention of the Maine
'EHtuaiists Association, held in Augusta
.s 9TH, officers were elected for the year
! iolows: President, Mark A. Barwise of
n d.gor vice president, Frank A. Bishop of
Iran, /, second vice president, Miss Alice
I ay1en of Madison secretary, Mrs. A. E.
S,all Of Canaan; treasurer, b. NJ. Brad
KY Of Fairfield /; directors, A. c. Smith of
Vaampden, Mrs. L. M. McKenney of Levant,
ggl.s Nellie Holt Harding Of SOmerville,
5Sass Minerva Barwise of Bangor. Dele
lSa.ss Sae were chosen to the meeting Of the
Wy a to IS, Mrs. N. p. Brown of Caratunk
~. 'aa Madden 7. Reynolds OF Sidney being
sssled. 1t was voted to hold the next con-
,esltlon at Lewiston on the first Friday,
-eOrday and Sunday in October, 1908.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-10

\; 4Iews Of the death of John c. McAllister
\ Los Gatos, CAL, has been received. Mr..
.iS gSA a lister was born in Burnham and re-
h iSued there, later moving to Detroit, where
w vs, was engaged in trading. Some five
feqts s1if ago, owing to i'll health, he went to
SSsSliniornia Ssano and has since lived there, his
4 seSth occurring at his home at Los GatOs.
a sDS widow, two children, Rachel and ErfOrd,
N.Y. oU., one brother, Alonz0 McAllister Of
'VuIh Pittsfield, survive.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-10
CITY GOVERNMENT.

ctober meeting of the city council
ia Monday evening, October 9th,
Ianson presiding. The records of
meeting were read and approved.
lecountS No. was passed. Follow
he amounts under the various ap-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-10

A party composed Of W. L. Pushor, L. O.
Haskell, W. E. Spear, L. E. Graves and DR..
T. N. Drake returned Monday. morning
from Unity, where they were the guests
over Sunday of Manson Huff, at his cot
tage, Pleasant View, at Lake Windermere.-
Pittsfield Journal. &s
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-10

George A. Leavitt and son Raphanel have
returned from. hunting trip to Northern
Maine. Raphanel brought home deer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
SAY RATES ARE UNREASONABLE.
Complaints Of Shippers Against South
eastern Carriers.

In an opinion rendered by Commissioner
Clements, the interstate commerce commits
sion today decided the case of James l.,
Quimby and others, merchants and dealers
in South Carolina. against the Clyde
Steamship Company and other steamship
companies and railway lines in the south
eastern territory, in favor of the conten-
tions of the compIainants.
1t appeared that class rates from north
Atlantic ports were the same to a group of
suburban mills as to Augusta, Ga, for ten
or twelve years before the absorption Of
the South Carolina and Georgia railroad
by the Southern Railway Company; that
subsequent to such absorption the long
existing rates to these suburban points
were increased by the concerted action Of
the defendant carriers. though the mill
the opposite direction. and that this group
ing system is still effective to the extent of
CHASING together some Of these suburban
points which are as far apart as Augusta
Is from the nearest. 1t also appeared that
water lines by way Of the Savannah river
secure most OF the freight Of the heavy and
bulky classes for these mills, and that a
suburban points you'd divert much Of this
traffic to the defendant lines and thus in
crease their revenues.
The commission held that the rates to
these suburban mill points in excess of
those to Augusta are, under the crcum-
stances. unjust and unreasonable : The
places ordered to be put in the Augusta
Vile. in South Carolina, but Blackville 8.
c., forty-six miles east OF Augusta, was not
ordered to be included in the Augusta
group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
NEGOTIATING WITH MEXICO.
Endeavoring to Check Japanese I'm
migration From That Country.

The State Department has taken up with
Mexico in a friendly way, the subject of i'm
migration Of Japanese coolies Into the
United States across the Mexican bor-
der The practice of thus bringing in this
forbidden element is said to have assumed
alarming proportions, and the inspectors of
the immigration service are being taxed
beyond their abilities to discover and turn
back such Japanese. Therefore some time
ago the State Department, being appealed
to, brought the mateer to the attention Of
the Mexican government, and it Is hoped
that something be done in that direc-
ton to correct the practice. The basis for
this representation, or rather a precedent
for 1t, was found in representations made
by the State Department to the Canadian
government, when Chinese coolies were
swarming across the border OF British Co.
lumbia. in violation OF our exclusion laws
On that occasion the Canadian government
met our wishes by enacting laws imposing
a heavy head tax on Chinese entering that
country, which did much to mitigate the
trouble, and it is possible that Mexico may
pursue a similar course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
The Evening STIR Is the official
srgan Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia In bankruptcy
matters.
REFUNDED TO COL. AYREs.
Required to Pay for Dispatch Notify.
ing Him of His Retirement.

There Is an evident disposition among the
officers at the War Department to avoid a
controversy of any kind with either Col.
Charles G. Ayres, U. S. A., retired, or his
wife.
Regarding the complaint that Col Ayres
had to pay As cents-out of his own pocket
for the telegram from Adjt. Gen. Mccain
notifying him of his retirement. it Is ex-
planned at the department that the tele-
gram was sent government message to
be paid for by the government and that it
is not known exactly why Col. Ayres was
required to pay for 1t, unless 1t was that
the telegraph company thought that the
sending of the telegram from Highland
Falls. N. Y, which was Col. Ayres address,
according to the official records of the de-
partment, to where he happened to be at
the time at Bay Head, on the coast Of New
Jersey, was a private transaction and
charged him accordingly. 1t is stated fur
ther that the money in question collected
from Col. Ayres by the telegraph company
on the theory that repeating the message
10 another address than that given was
private transaction, has been refunded to
Col. Ayres by the telegraph company and
charged against the government. In for
warding the message to Col. Ayres from
Highland Falls the company was acting in
accordance with general instructions to for
ward all kilograms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
IS SURE OF WINNING
President FinIey's Confidence in
Southern Railways Position.
CONTROVERSY OVER RATES
Believes North Carolina Legislation Is
Confscatory.
REASON BACK OF HIS CONCESSION
Duty to Stand for Law and Order.
Regard for Employees and
the Public.
REASON BACK OF HIS CONCESSION

With a smile Of confidence: President w.
w Finley of the Southern railway said
this morning in an interview with a Star
reporter relative to the situation In North
Carolina where the "a rate law question
Is agitating alike the minds of the railway
officials and the state authorities. that he
believed the contentious of the railway are
right and that when the case Is heard in
Washington the railway system of which
he Is the head will be the victor.
What is your view of the rate law as
enacted?' Mr. Finley was asked. and in a
moment his reply came. firm and strong,
and without the least bit Of hesitation:
1T is confscatory. and that is the reason
we have opposed its operation"
Mr.. Finley then spoke at length upon the
action of the last legislature of the state of
North Carolina in passing the act.
This act he said was mad, to take
effect the 1st day of July, 1907. The duty
of enforcing legislation in regard to rail-
roads Is imposed by the statutes of North
Carolina upon the corporation commss. on
of that state. The Southern railway, upon
an examination of the revenue derived by
it from state travel in the state of North
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
MANY SHOCKING DISASTERS.
More Than 10000 Casualties on Rail-
ways in Three Months.

Shocking railroad acc,derks. involving
great loss of life and property, occurred in
the United States during the three months
ended March 81, according to accident bull
letin No %, issued today by the interstate
commerce commission. While the number
Of lives lost and the number Of persons in
jured are somewhat less than during the
previous three months, the record yet is
appalling.
The bulletin shows that the total number
Of casualties to passengers and to employees
while on duty during the three months was
20 563. as compared with 2O944 reported in
the preceding three months-a decrease of
381. The total number Of passengers and
employees killed In train accidents was 421,
and the number of injured 4920e53 less in
the number killed and 20 less In the number
injured compared with the record of
the preceding three months.
The total number OF collisions and de-
railments in the quarter was 1891 co.'s col
lisions and 1913 derailments), of which 1913
collisions and 229 derailments affected pas
senger trains. The damage to cars, en-
eines and roadway by these accidents
amounted to 1856. ITO.
The number of employees killed In COUP
ling accidents in this quarters shows
diminutiOn of 25 per cent compared with
the quarter last preceding or with that of
one year ago. The other principal items
In the present record show no important
changes as compared with the last proceed
ing quarter. which was marked by large
aggregates of both killed and injured. How
ever, the number Of passengers reported
killed in train accidents Q20 is 80 per cent
smaller; but the record includes two col
lisions and two derailments killing a total
of 81 persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
TO STUDY CONDITIONS THERE.
Japanese Commission Will Be Sent
to the Pacific Coast.

Mall advices received here from the far
east are to the effect that the japanese gov
eminent has decided to send a commission
to California to study the conditions of the
Japanese on the Pacific coast. The fact de-
veloped In the course Of An interview be-
tween Foreign Minister Hayashi and Mr..
Yamaoka Otokichi representing Japanese
citizens of Seattle. Viscount Hayashi Ia
also reported to have said in the course of
the interview. which took place in Toxic.
that the Japanese government had already
rejected suggestion from the United
states government for treaty mutually
excluding immigrants.
Other advices represent the Chinese gov
eminent as making efforts to reassert SOW
ereignty In Manchuria, through demands
upon the japanese coonsul general at Muk-
den. for restoration by Japan of Chinese
collieries, the prohibition of Japanese deal
ing in salt (Which is a Chinese monopoly,
the withdrawal Of troops in neutral terri.
tories, etc. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
ADMIRAL EVANS PLANS.
Conferences With officials of the
NAVY Department.

After a short rest at Lake Mohonk, N. Y,
Rear Admiral Evans appeared at the Navy
Department today to consult Acting Sec
rotary Newberry and Admiral Brownson.
chief of the bureau of navigation. respect
ing the execution of the program for the
Atlantic fleets movements for the re-
mainder of the summer and fall At pres
ent most Of the big ships are at the navy
yards making repairs and alterations, the
necessity for which was developed by the
recent annual target practice and ma
neuvers. Admiral Evans expects to proceed
Immediately to New York, and sail from
that port Saturday. on his flagship Con-
necticut for Fort Monroe. whence he will.
after coaling,- proceed to the Rockland.
Mass, course, over which the vessel is to
have her speed trial August 6. Admiral
Evans was careful to state that there
would be no such race up the coast be-
tween the Connecticut and the Louisiana as
had been expected in some quarters. After
the inspection Admiral Evans said he
would take the feet. as soon as the ships
could be removed from the navy yards, up
and down the Atlantic coast. without ref
erence to any particular program. simply
maneuvering and drilling, and making tar
get practice as needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.

Second Lieut.. Troup Miller. eth Cavalry,
a.d-de-camp. is relieved from duty in the
Department OF California and will proceed
to New York city and report in person to
Brig. Gen. Charles Morton upon his arrival
in that city.
Leave of absence for one month Is granted
First Lieut.. Wilson G. Heat ton, 18th Cav
airy.
Capt. Clarence q. Nettles acting Judge ad-
Vocate is relieved from treatment aat the
general hospital Washington barracks
District of Columbia. and will rejOin his
proper station.
Leave Of absence for twenty days on sur
geon's certificate of disability is granted
Capt Clarence s. Nettles. acting judge ad-
vocate.
Leave of absence for twenty-five days is
granted First Lieut.. Marcellus II. Thomp-
son. Coast Artillery Corps.
First Sergt Simon p. Phelps, Company A.
Path Infantry; First sergt James Mcspar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
Columbia Commanderv Excursion.

one OF the most attractive excursions OF
the summer season will be given by Column
oia Commandery, K. T., to Marshall Hall
next Tuesday. An extensive program Of
unusual features is being arranged for the
entertainment Of the sir knights and their
friends. and the entertainment in the aft
ernoon Will include many features that will
interest both the children and the grown
ups: AT night there will be an exhibition
drill by Columbia's crack drill team These
are the same sir knights who SO success
fully competed at Saratoga last month at
the trlennial conclave. when Communicates
from all parts of the United States were
present.
Columbia Commandery is one of the best
known Knights Templar organizations in
the United States. 1t has always been in
the forefront of Templarsm and has in
troduced many innovations which. have
since been adopted by other templar
bodies Columbia was the first commandery
m the United States to wear a uniform.
and 1t is now obligatory in all templar
Jurisdictions that the knights shall main
tain full equipment of this character.
At Saratoga Columbia was continuously
cheered on the line of march at the big
parade, and when the prize which 1t won
In the drill contest was awarded it re-
cefved a greater ovation than did the com
mandery that won first place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
MOSQUITO DETERMINATION.
accommodation Made by Health Of
f1cer to the Commissioners

AS result Of recent investig the
health officer of the District has recon-
mended to the Commissioners that some
drastic action be taken to prevent the col
lection of pools OF water in various Sec
IONS OF the city, and to prevent the breed
Ing OF mosquitoes and other insect pests
Health Officer Woodward contends that
there are a number of such pools in the
District, and he declared them to be dan
gerous to public health, and said they
should be removed and their recurrence
prevented. or, If not removed. they should
pc kept covered with kerosene. NOT less
than one ounce being used to each fifteen
square rect of water surface, and applica-
IONS being renewed from time to time as
niece ssary. not less frequently than once
every two weeks
In order that this situation can receive
the attention it demands either from the
department or from the persons or private
concerns responsible for the existing condi-
tlons the matter has been referred to the
engineer department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
ANOTHER ORDNANCE ACCIDENT.
Muzzle Blown OF Of One of the Col
orado's Guns.

News of another ordnance accident, whlch
the Navy Department has known OF for
six weeks. has just become public through
mail advices from Chefoo, China. which
stated that the muzzle of one of the eight
inch guns on the armored cruiser Colorado
of the Pacific fleet had blown off during
target practice. No casualties resulted. 1t
was stated that the gun in question was
one of those designed according to the
standards in use with the old-fashioned
brown powder. Tie general belief is that
the gun was too weak to Withstand the
high pressure exerted toward the muzzie
by the smokeess powder charge.
The accident is said to be similar to the
series Of ordnance mishaps on the battle
ship Iowa. The muzzle of one of the
twelve-inch guns on that ship blew of April
8, 1903 and crashed through the deck. KILL
ing five men in the forecastle. On Febru-
airy 5, 1904, the muzzle Of two of its eight
inch guns blew off. followed by similar
accident to the third on April Is, 1905.
The guns on the Iowa were found to have
been made of forgings which had once
been found to be defective. but later ap-
proved by a special board. No such defect
is known to have existed in the gun forg-
ings Of the battery of the Colorado, which
was laid down by the Cramps in Phila-
delphia on April 5, 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
To w. p. MCGEE, four two-story frame
dwellings, 25S to 264 18th street southeast =;
estimated cost. $4,000; architect and
builder, j. II. Lewis. -
To r. b. Behrend. one two-story brick
dwelling at 5O7 H street northeast; esti-
mated cost 5000: architect, ]. Gsrmu:ller;
builder. John Houtz
To Frank 8. -Hefner. one two-story frame
dwelling on Olive street near Q street: esti-
mated cost 81 $50; architect, A. R.. Lind
sey; builder, c. A. Barker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

NO. III ELEVENTH STREET NORTH
EAST-John A. Cockley ct ux. to Sarah
A. Mcdonald lot IS. square 9Ss; so
ELEVENTH STREET SOUTHEAST be-
tween c and d streets-William r. Mil
Ter ct ux. to Helen F. Barry. lot ID.
square south OF 900; so. Same to Mary.
Helen F. and Sallle L. Barry, lot IA,
square south Of $50; SO.
BLOOMINGDALE-Mar s. Seavers ct vir.
Lafayette, to Francis deS Smith, lot
IS. block 8; so.
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHEAST
between b and streets-Lawrence
Hufty to Herman r. Howenstein, part
original lot B. square 1893; SO.
X STREET NORTHWEST between 27th
and 18th streets-Alonzo c. Barnett to
Samuel C. Smoot, part lots 2 and IL,
square west of A. $40
TWENTY FIRST AND I STREETS
NORTHWEST-Henry E. Davis ct al
trustees. to Julia T. F. McBlair. Chas
X. McBlair and w. r. Smith, original
10000 90
AM-Silas McH Budd TO
Ihaddeus a. Budd, lot =: SO
SlREEi NORTHWEST between 18th
and Eth streets-Hannah " Petit to
Conrad Becker, part original Iot .
square 3l9: $40. -
sCHCETZEN PARK-.Albert A. Wilson ct
al, trustees, to William F. Shields lot
q, block /: x2Ol.sS 'o'
NO. 46s NJ STREET NORTEWEsT-WaI-
ter A johnson ct al, trustees. to Rich
ara A. Walker, part 10, 9, square 513;
NO. 1907 T STREET NORTHWESTERN
ard T. Pairo ct ux. to James II. HAYES
lot 4. square 237; $40.
LIE DROIT PARK-Florence n Head To
Thomas ]. Price. lot 81 block 4; $40
NO: 1S48 WALLACE PLACE NORTH
WEsT.Edith r. Rainsburgh ct vir,
Jesse II, to George A. Cartier, lot 1871,
G STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
ana 18th streets-Catharine A Petit to
Leander p Mitchell, part original lot .
WARRINGTON nEIGHTS Walter II.
k.op,er ct uS to Chris Cox Dawson.
N 10, s'fs So b, block s; $40:
ana 18th streets-Aibert II. Beers ct lux.
TO ID Florence Fridley. part original lots
rH : arS !; square !gT $50; SO
70 between and p streets-James
. ". PATTERSON ct Tx. to Clarence A Lin
, SnrSuin; part lot 63, square l246: 80
III SHEET AND RHODE ISLAND
AVENUE NORTHWESTERN a
petut to Lewis G. kengla. lot 10 SQUARE
wAsHINGToN HEIGHTS Walter II
Nio p1,, ct uI; to Michael o'Connor, lot
NO; lo4 10TH STREET SOUTHEAST
Elizabeth Anttsen to William II. FRY
lot II, square 96s: SO. ~
MORE BARBOUR'S ADDITION-Ed
gar A. Collier to Salle T. and Edward 7
Hazen. lot TO- block 4: $40
NO 14is STREET NORTHwEsT-John
III. Nolan ct ux. to James l.. KarricL
lot 1s2. square 2O4; SO
CLEVELAND PARK-H. Rozier Dulanv
SlO6s.9I part
FOURTEENTH AND y STpECro
Observation-Disclosures Hufty ct al
rus.ees TO Lawrence Hufty. original
lot and part original lot 8 square lO23
34.12S. ''
SIXTEENTH STREET SOUTHEAST h.
son to Michael OConnor. lots 70 70 a.
square 1850: $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-31
SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

ren Company B. LIST Infantry, and Seret.
Herman Koch, Hospital Corps, have been
placed on the retired list on their own ap-
plicatons.
The fOllowing-named officers are detailed
for duty at the encampment of the National
Guard of Missouri, to be held at St. Joseph
Mo-. August IL to II, 1907:
Capt. Edwin A. Hickman, LIST Cavalry
Capt. Robert D. Walsh, 9th Cavalry. and
First Lieut. Charles Roemer, 9Th Field Ar
tillery.
First Lieut.. Samuel c. Cardwell, Coast
Artillery Corps, will assume charge of con-
struction work at Fort Howard, Fort
Armistead, Fort Carroll and Fort McHenry,
Maryland. with station at Fort Howard, re-
lieving Capt, William NJ. Cruikshank, 9th
Field Artillery, Of that duty
Capt. Bradner D. Slaughter, pay depart
ment will report to the examining board
at Omaha, Neb., for examination to deter
mine his fitness for promotion.
Second Lieut.. Hornsby Evans, 10Th In
fantry, now at San Francisco Cal. will re-
port to Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston,
U. 8. A., for appointment and duty as aid
de-camp on his staff
Leave Of absence for two months is grant
ed LIST Lieut.. Clarence Lininger, LIST Cav
airy. aid-de-camp.
Col. William H. Comegys, assistant pay
master general. is relieved from station I'm
New York city and will take station at
Governors Island, New York, In connection
with his duties chief paymaster, De-
partment of the East.