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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11

along a line of rife pits extending for about
mile between Fort Stevens and Fort Tot
ten Ihey were posted there the night OF
July IL and lay on their arms all night
WIN other compa MES that arrived the night
or the 1lth. including parts Of the 9th and
18th Army Corps. there were about 5000 on
the defense line in front of Washington
! Gen. Early attacked with a force estimated
at about 30 900 men
battalion Of three companies OF quar-.
termasters men OF the depot Of Washing
ton were engaged in a skirmish In front Of
Fort Stevens the 18th. One man was in
stantly killed. and John Runders. member
or Company b, was wounded in the arm.
Inc quartermaster volunteers fought all
day the 18th and remained on duty In the
trenches until after the 18th, when the
enemy disappeared, and the 14th they were
marched back to the city and returned to
their regular duties. Their organization
was continued. however
Lauded by Gen. Medgs.
Regarding the service OF the auartermas-
ter volunteers at that battle. when the cap.
ital OF the nation was endangered. Gen.
Meigs said in report soon afterward:
THE whole civil force Of the quartermas-
ters department on military duty on this
occasion was about 200 men. l have to
express my satisfaction with the conduct
of both the soldiers and civilians under
my command. Though hastily organized
and equipped. they moved promptly at the
call of danger. / had no occasion to infiict
punishment or administer reproof during
the time they were Under my observation,
and they We're useful in the defense of the
capital seriously threatened by a consid-
cradle rebel army under skillful and expe-
rienced leaders. Those who were on duty
in the city relieved at least an equal num-
Der of trained soldiers and enabled them to
go to tho front, while those who were
placed In the entertainments extended the
line of battle fully a mile to the right OF
the center of attack, and by their presence
and bearing. standing on the parapets and
exposing themselves. perhaps more tnan
more experienced soldiers would have done.
cations of Washington were not unman-
ned
The inscription upon the monument Is as
follows: Memorial to Com X. o. n. u.
l., which took part in the defense of Fort
Stevens, D. c.. July -. 1864" At the close
of the exercises Chaplain Laird offered
prayer.
1t appears from the statement of an eye
witness of the contest between the men OF
the opposing armies under Gems. Wright
and Early that the last man killed was a
Mississippi rifieman who had fingered be-
hind the retiring Confederates to get few
shots at the approaching soldiers in blue.
While retreating through the Blair Lee
grounds near the old mansion he was
stricken down by flying bullet and
crawled into a nearby thickct to die There
his remains were found some time later.
and We're inferred on the spot a small
monument being erected to mark the last
resting place of the southern sharpshooter.
On each recurring Memorial day loving
hands garland the grave of the unidentified
soldier with flowers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11
NO APPREHENSION FELT
Sufficient Force Looking After the
Safety of the Drydock Dewey.

A dispatch was received at the Navy De-
partment today declaring that there was
no foundation for the report that apprehen-
sion existed for the safety Of the drydock
Dewey because of rumors that had been
circulated that an attempt would be made
To blow IL up. Gen. Wood. commander in =
chief of the army In the Philippines, it is
stated. has no fear of its being destroyed.
The dock Is now at Olongapo, guarded by
about 100 marines. which force, the Of
metals at the Navy Department think, is
adequate to prevent any damage to 1t by
any enemies of the government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11
Leaves for Postmasters

All postmasters of the first class have
been granted leaves of absence. not to ex-
coed fifteen days, by Acting Postmaster
General Hitchcock, to attend the annual
convention of the National Association Of
Postrlasters OF the First Class at Erie, Pa,
August q, % and %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11

o clock train 10 Peru where services will be
held. Kew. Or. Myce OF the First Presby-
teran Church officiating The interment
will he at Mount Hope cemetery. alongside
the grave % hsr husband. Her daughter is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11

F, Mccarthy, aged about forty. whose
home is unknown. who had been employed
two days on a steam shovel for Bunting &c
Malone. railroad contractors died last
night from the effects Of the heat al tho
works in Campbell county. near Lynch
burg. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11

We still have a fairly COM
plete line OF l6-button Tan
and Brown Silk Gloves. with
double tips. Special at 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11


THE Lay house was soon in flames. The
forces of the enemy masSed benlnd 1t
were seen scattering in disorder into the
open field beyond. The 9th Corps men
sprang to their feet and in orderly ranks
loaded and fired as they charged upon the
rebel line. The musketry continued until
after nightfall.
In the darkness l went to the barracks
in the rear Of the fort. Ambulances were
coming in A man was nmping out of one
of them I gave him my shoulder to help
him down. AS we came into better light
I noted that his uniform was sray. He
begged that l would not allow his leg to
be taken off. I have wife and six chill
dren in Carolina We stretched the strug
Cling man on the table. NO help for your
said the surgeon; If 1t were one of our
own soldiers we should do the same: the
knee is shattered Sadly l consented to
hold the sponge to his face. A stretcher
pressed against my limb l looked down
and saw a brave fellow in his last gasp.
BY the walls dead men were piled like
cords of wood The tables were filled with
mangled men under surgeons hands;
by IL that night the conflict ended.
In the morning of the 18th Corp. War
ner now known as DR.. Lucien c. Warner
of New York city. and 1 went over to the
Reeves house to see the effect of shells
he had fired. One, which we could trace
| to his gun, had passed through the build
| ing without exploding. and on it's way
cut Off the leg of piano. Patches Of tin
| the bullet holes made forty-three years
ago.
Zone sad 'after-the- battle sight was
| the men of the gallant Sd Brigade gath
| ering thir dead comrades from the field
| and laying them in their CORY garments
| in a trench cut near our fort One-fourth
| of their number, We We're told-a quarter
| of the men Of that little brigade-had
| fallen in the charge upon Early's forces.
Raw Troops, But Brave.
'Our men of Company X were, in a
sense, raw troops, yet in this battle they
i bore the aspect of calm courage. OF this
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A recent visit to one OF the largest
paint factories in the world, disclosed
machinery that was producing 10000
gallons OF Paint and doing it better
and in less time than 100 gallons could
be made by hand mixing
This was the celebrated :. & ".
Paint.
The L. & NJ. Zinc hardens l. & N.
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! gallons L. & NJ. mixed with 3 ga
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Ii any detect exists in L. & NJ. Pam.
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Donations OF l. & NJ made 20
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Here Is Relief for Women

Mother Gray, a nurse in New \ DIRK. discoV-
cred an aromatic pleasant hero cure for
womens ills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF.
II is the only certain monthly regulator.
Cures female weaknesses and Backache,
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-06-22

There is good prospect for the
establishing OF ship yard at New
Castle. Parties have been in the town
recently trying to secure option on
land for such a plant. 1t is stated that
a shipyard concern wanted the land re-
Gently bought by the Tropena Steel
Company chartered last week at $780,
900.
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the cases treated 10 were males and
2SI females. 1928 were children under
10 years old. The youngest patient
was ! month, old and the Oldest 81
wears
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Tho Ocean Liner Stewardess.

Tho Ocean Liner Stewardeas.
It appears that some stewardesses
on the best liners running between
Liverpool and New York make from
EGO to EDO per month. The average tip
varies from 10 shillings to the modest
half crown, although occasionally five
pound notes change hands. 1T is quite
true" says stewardess in a London
paper, that ladies are not nearly so
generous as gentlemen. 1 worked like
a slave one trip, night and day, wait
Ing upon an exacting millionaire's wife
and children, but they left the ship
without giving me even Thank you
l know one stewardess, though, who
received f25 as tip from one of the
Vanderbilts, who had his servant
standing by him with a satchel Of SOY.
ereigns, from which all the stewards
and other attendants received some
thing. The most generous people are
military and civil officers homeward
bound from India. Sometimes q rich
gentleman passenger falls in love with
q stewardess and marries her. But
fortunes from tips are rarely made, al
though a comfortable competency is
frequently secured in this way,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
POLICE ARE BAFFLED.
Another Brutal Murder Of Little
Girl in New York City.
SERIES OF ATROCIOUS DEEDS

Authorities Inclined to Believe That
Maniac Is at Large Who Is Pos
sessed Of an Insane Impulse to Kill
Women and Children.
New York, Aug. 2.-The excitement
caused in this city by the recent afro
cious crimes against women and chill
dren was greatly increased during the
day by the discovery of the body of an
e1ght-year-old girl in the cellar Of an
East Side tenement. The child had
been assaulted and then murdered.
There were marks on the throat indi-
eating that perhaps the little one was
strangled. The body of the child found
was Identified as that of Katie Dritch-
Ter, the daughter of a German waiter.
She had been missing from her home
in East Thirteenth street since one
week ago. The body was found in the
cellar Of the tenement house at 2Os
First avenue, only a block distant
from the child's home. 1t was lying
on a strawberry crate, where it ap-
parently had been placed several days
ago, and its condition revealed the
frightful treatment to which the child
had been subjected.
The suspicion that the child was
choked to death, taken in connection
with the murder Of Sophie Kohrer and
OF an unidentified woman by strangula-
ton, leads the police to believe that
there is maniac at large In the city
who Is possessed of an insane impulse
to kill women and children by the
same methods.
An examination of the body showed
that the Dritchler child was killed in
exactly the same manner as Sophie
Kohrer was murdered. Deeply imbed-
ded In the flesh Of her neck was found
hair ribbon, probably taken from her
own hair, drawn tightly and knotted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
CANNOT DODGE SUIT.
Transfer of Assets of Powder CON-
pany Will Be of No Avail.

Pany Will be OF No Avail.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The depart
ment Of Justice has issued the follow
ing explanation regarding the suit re-
Gently filed against the so-called pow
der trust:
Under the laws Of Delaware the
stockholders of corporation can
bring about its dissolution by filing
their unanimous consent with the Sec
rotary of state. This Is what was
done by the E. I. Dupont De Nemours
Powder company of Delaware, which
Is one of the three operating COM
panies in the alleged powder trust.
The dissolution of company does
not, however, under the laws of Della
ware prevent it from being sued,
neither does it prevent receiver be-
ing appointed.
"rhe Christian names of five or six
OF the many individual defendants
were unknown to the department on
July 30 and these will be inserted by
amendment of the petition.
1.-THE department has been informed
that there had been a transfer of the
assets Of the dissolved company prior
to Its proceedings in dissolution. If
so it may be necessary when the bill
Is amended to bring in whatever con-
Germ may have taken over the assets
as an additional party"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
For Shakespeare Sake.

There is something remarkably at
tractive for an actress In the rolling
cadences Of the Bard Of Avon, and
do not wonder that SO many players
dream Of playing his work. think it
was in Los Angeles some years ago
that a young actor who was then be-
coming popular decided that the time
was ripe for him to do Hamlet. What
his mental process was In arriving at
this decision I have Of course no
means of knowing but an apocryphal
anecdote was told Of him the morning
after his first appearance as the mel
ancholy Dane. 1t seems friend ap.
preached him and said:
"How do you feel this morning?"
II have failed to get my whole mean
ing into the character. shall never
play Hamlet again." was the reply. :;
"Oh, but you must play the part once
again." demonstrated the friend.
And why" asked the young actor
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
The energy small boy expends
in a ball game would cultivate an
acre of potatoes if attached to the
end of a hoe handle.
Ono Of Them.

|
A foreign tourist who had received
permission to visit one Of our large
asylums for the insane was surprised
at the neatness, quietude and good or
der that prevailed within the institu-
ton. He asked If it was always like
that, and the polite attendant who was
showing him through the buildings
said 1t was.
I'VE have what we call our violent
wards, Of course, but I presume you
would not care to see these"
II think not"
1T Is just as we'll, perhaps. They
are rather noisy, although, Of course,
we exercise the same care In providing
for the welfare Of the inmates that
you see In this part Of the institution.
We also have section where we keep
the incurables.'"
"These inmates, then, are considered
curable."
"Their cases are ut least hopeful"
II am greatly Interested" said the
visitor, "but I will not take up any
more Of your time. You have other
duties to attend to, have you not?"
Eyes, sir. This Is merely one Of my
recreations. In one Of the rooms in
She main building am engaged dur
Ing most Of the time in pursuing what
may be called my life work."
"Your life work? May I ask what
that is?'
Haven't you heard?" said the at
tendant, in tone Of establishment. II
am compiling an index to Webster's dc
tionary."-Youth's Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS,

David Christie Murray, the novelist
and playwright, is dead at London.
He was born in 1847.
M. Edmond Rostand, the famous
dramatist and author of "Cyrano de
Bergerac,' is reported seriously i'll.
In convention at Exeter the British
Medical association has almost unani-
mously supported contention ad-
vanced by member that sick people
should be treated at public expense
George B. Lockwood, editor Of the
Marion Qnd) Chronicle, has been ap-
pointed private secretary to Vice Pres
1dent Fairbanks. The salary was in
creased by the last congress from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Racing at Ascot.

Racing at Ascot dates back great
number Of years. and it Is recorded that
Queen Anne was the first royal person.
age to patronize the FIXTURE in I'LL.
The first and second Georges were not
great patrons Of the turf, but they
bred race horses on large scale In
order to encourage their subjects, and
George III. gave plate Of 100 guineas
to be competed for. Ever since those
times the great annual festival on the
famous Berkshire heath has met with
royal favor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Wanted Permanent EmpIoym ont.

wanted Permanent Employment.
: Old Sam had been for several days
patiently sitting on the bank Of the
Rappahannock river near the dam,
holding his shotgun in his hand.
Finally he attracted the attention Of
a passerby, who asked, "Well, Uncle
Sam. are you looking for something to
doT"
No, sah," answered Sam. IFS get
tin paid TO- what rs doin'."
"Indeed!'' answered the. stranger.
And what may that be?''
"Shootin' de muskrats dat am under
mimi de DAM" answered Sam.
"Well, there goes one now!" exclalm-
ed the stranger excitedly. "Why don't
you shoot?"
"S'pose I wants to lose my Job,
sahY' answered Sam complacently.-
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Hongkonu Hotel Collapses,

Hongkong, China, Aug. 1.-THE old
part OF the Hongkong hotel collapsed
during the day. It Is believed that
there were some casualties, but moth.
Ing definite on this point has been
learned. The Hongkong hotel is stu
ated on the Bund and Is the principal
hotel here. 1t IS frequented by tour
lists and is popular with Americans
going to and from Manila.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
NELSON IS Defeated.
Britt Gets Decision In TWenty-Round
Fight.

San Francisco, Aug. 2.-Jimmy
Britt of San Francisco gained the de-
cision over Battling Nelson of Hege-
wisch, ILL.,, at the end Of twenty rounds
Of as fast and pretty fight as has
been seen in San Francisco in many
years. At no time was either man in
danger Of knockout until near the
end of the last round, when Britt's
right and left swings and uppercuts,
which he landed one after another at
will on Nelson's face, all but put the
Dane down and out Nelson did the
greater part Of the leading from start
to finish, but he was outdone by Britt
in cleverness, ring generalship and
everything but gameness and ability
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Masters Of tho World.

Simple words, short maxims, homely
truths, old sayings, are the masters of
the world. Great reformations, great
revolutions In society, great eras in hui
man progress and improvement, start
from good words, right words, sound
words, spoken in the fitting time, and
finding their way to human hearts as
easily as the birds find their homes
d, March,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Liberal Labor Candidate Wins.

London, Aug. 2.-The bye-election
for member Of parliament for the
Northwest division Of Staffordshire
has resulted in the return Of Albert
Stanley, Liberal Labor candidate,
with the substantial majority Of 2,349
over the Unionist candidate. The
seat was made vacant by the death Of
Alfred Billson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Study Of Man.

The only school for the study Of
human nature Is the world. The only
text books are the works of men like
Shakespeare, Hugo, Cervantes, Sterne
and other students who learned In
that school. But the effectual study
Of human nature demands from the
student vast fund Of love and SYM
pathy. You will never get admitted
into the heart of a fellow creature un-
less you go as friend.-Robert Batch
ford in Clarion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
The Riyals.

my work." remarked the baldhead-
ed dentist, lis SO painless that my pa
tients often fall asleep In the chair
while l am operating" <...
"Huml That's nothing" retorted his
rival. my patients nearly all insist on
having their pictures taken while I am
at work in order to catch the express
sion Of delight on their faces" Lon.
don Express.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Entire Plant DESTROYED.

Scranton, Pa, Aug. 2.-An explosion
In one of the mills Of the American
Powder company near Avoca blew up
the entire plant. Fire which followed
the explosion completed the destruc-
ton. J. M. Hague, the superintend-
ent, and James Coolbaugh, an en-
ploye, were badly injured, the former
probably fatally.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
OFFICIAL
NIGHTS OF UNREST.
No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace for the
49,. Sufferer from Kidney
Troubles.

btVUUuCos
No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from morn to
night, ..
Get up with lame back,
Twinges of backache bother you
all day,
Dull aching breaks your rest at
night. ...
Get at the cause-cure the kid
neys.
Doan's Kidney Pills will work the
cure.
They're for the kidneys only
L. H. Desentell, carpenter, en-
ployed at the Pillsbury mill and liv-
ing at 9O5 Twenty-frst avenue S.,
Minneapolis, Mimi, says: I'm the
fall of 1899, after using Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured at a drug store
I felt warranted in recommending
this remedy to sufferers from
kidney trouble and backache. I
had kidney complaint for years,
and the irregularity of the kidney
secretions often caused me to loose
my nights rest. I tried number
of different remedies without effect,
but when began using Doan's
Kidney Pills I felt better from the
beginning and a few boxes CON-
pletely rid me of all symptoms of my
trouble. This lead me to give a
testimonial endorsing Doan's Kid
ney Pills and I have been recon-
mending them ever since"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doans-
and take no other.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Chicago Union stock Yards.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-Cattle-Beeves
$4.40@7.50; COWS, $1.40@5.20; heifers,
$240@5.40; calves, $4.50@700; good
to prime steers, $5.8O@7.5O; poor to
medium, S4.5O@5.75; stockers and
feeders, $2.60@4.50. Hogs-Light, S6.05
@6.55; mixed, $6.O0@8.471s: heavy,
$5.50@6.80; rough, $5.50@5.S5; pigs,
$575@6.30; good to choice heavy,
s6.20@6.30. Sheep. $3.50@5.s6 lambs,
S5.5O@7.65.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
Explosion Kills Three Trainmen,

Urbana, o., Aug. 2-Engineer l.. w.
Chamberlain, Fireman P. r. Weisner
and Brakeman C. A. Stewart were in
stantly, killed at Urbana on Penn
sylvania freight train. The boiler Of
the engine blew up, killing the three
men and upsettting several cars so
that all trains were delayed several
hours
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-02
CUT IN COAL RATES.

Wisconsin Railroad Commission Or
ders Sweeping Reductions. Z
Madison, Wis, Aug BY an order
OF the state railroad commission
sweeping reductions were made in
freight rates on coal between Supe-
rior and Ashland tc Eau Claire and
intervening points. The reduction ap-
rroXimates 40 cents q ton for hard
and soft coal. The order affects only
the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad.