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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
Auacostia and Vicinity,

Services in three Anacostia churches were
conducted yesterday by visiting cleRgymen,
who officiated In the absence Of the regular
pastors. Rev. A. P. Doyle. who is in
charge of the Apostolic Mission House,
Brookland, celebrated two Of the masses
and preached yesterday morning in st.
Teresa's Church; Rev. Elias Anger. late of
Crozier Theological Seminary. Chester Pa,
who has accepted charge of the mission
tablished by Baptists on Minnesota avenue.
filed the pulpit Of the Anacostia Baptist
Church, and Rev. Albert L. Mershon. a
Presbyterian missionary. who is engaged in
work in Southwest Washington. officiated at
the Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church.
The Minnesota Avenue Baptist Mission
held baptismal services last evening in the
Baptist Church in Anacostia, corner of
Jefferson and Fillmore streets, and the
congregations OF both churches were well
represented. The mission has been eStab-
lished two years, and as a result of the en-
beavers that have been made by the lead
ers in the movement number of people
have lately affiliated themselves with the
work. Six young ladies, residents of Twin
ing City, were the candidates for the bap-
tismal rite, which was conferred by Rev.
Elias Anger in the new pool built in Ana
costa Church. He also preached sermon
incident to the ceremony.
Mrs. Laura Anderson Of 219 Harrison
street and Miss Verde Brown of pol Fill
more street have reached home after visit
Of several weeks with relatives at Riverton,
Warren county, Va
The Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church
has arranged to hold Its two annual out
ings this week. The elder members Of the
congregation will go to Glen Echo and the
Juveniles will picnic at Congress Heights.
The devotions scheduled to take place
Friday morning and evening next in st.
Teresa's Church will be omitted owing to
the interior improvements that are under
way to the edifice.
Anacostia policemen were summoned to
Twining City Saturday evening. 1t being
stated that the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
was on fire. The reserves from No. 5 sta
ton and No 10 fire engine company also
responded. 1t was not necessary to go into
action, however, as the blaze proved to be
nothing more than resulted from the con-
tact of a lighted cigarette with some sweep
ings on the bridge. slightly scorching few
boards
The patrol box at Twining City. which is
unlocked that It may be used In an emer-
gency by citizens of that town. was utilized
at midnight Saturday by resident named
Howard, who reported to the police at
Anacostia an alleged assault. On account
OF the message being imperfectIy received
the officers were unable to comprehend
what had occurred. and later q report was
circulated that man had been killed In the
village. 1t was learned that nothing seri-
Gus had taken place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29

weepingly told the police that the money
was his life savings Under police pressure
his life savings dwindled to $40.
Arthur Lee, manager of SteeplechaSe
Park, speaking for Mr.. Tilyou. said that
the loss on the park. which was completely
destroyed, would reach s1.OOO,OOO. and
there was no Insurance.
Estimates of the total loss made by the
show people are somewhat In excess Of the
figures set by the police and fire depart
ments. The fire chief. who directed the
fight. said later that "over 500. 00J would
be a conservative estimate Of the damage.
The hotels destroyed were small and
the property loss on them will not reach
much over 100000.
The police report three injured by the
hre-GOttfried Messesli, q fireman, struck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29

by falling cornice; Sylvester Mead, slight
ly burned and Frank Franklin. also
burned The Coney Island post office was
damaged.
A dozen firemen were overcome by smoke
and cut or burned slightly during the
hard struggle and one is dying in the
Reception Hospital Frank Francis. old
peanut seller and lemonade man Of the
island was so badly burned while rescuing
three children from the Oriole Hotel that
he hasn't much chance for recovery. Syi-
vester Meade. a twelve-year-old boy Of
Brooklyn. was seriously burned In Steeple-
chase Park. Sergeant Matt Kennedy who
pulled him out of a pile OF burning wood
in which he had fallen, was burned about
the hands and face. number Of othera
were injured more or less seriously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29

The Stark mill, which makes duck only,
has been in existence for more than sew
enty years, and now belongs to the Con-
solidated Duck Company OF Baltimore.
Familiarity known as the trust. 1t Is not so
large. by any means. as the Amoskeag mill,
but Is, nevertheless. q notable institution,
as may be seen by the following figures:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
A Motley Gathering.

The alarm Of fire woke up doing Coney
Island with a start. and in few minutes
Surf avenue was damned with excited
freaks and frollickers. chorus girls, snake
charmers. animal trainers, performers,
amusement employes-all the miscellaneous
population of the island. in fact-clothed in
a state of terror and little else. Thousands
fled through the streets while the roar of
the flames could be heard from one end of
the island to the other. 1t seemed as
though nothing could save the island from
destruction. and hundreds of the inhabt-
ants began to remove their household eff
fects into the streets. The police order to
clear the score OF hotels near the Steeple-
chase Park was quite unnecessary. for the
patrons of these places had tumbled out
of bed with the first alarm and fed to
places of safety. The Steeplechase Park
Hotel one of the first to burn. housed q
hundred people, all Of whom got safely out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
A SPECTACULAR BLAZE
SEVEN BLOCKS OF SHOW PLACES
BURNED AT CoNEY.

NEW YORK. July 29.-coney Island. the
playground of New York's millions. was
visited by q disastrous fire early yesterday,
and seven blocks in the amusement zone
were completely destroyed. Tilyous Stee-
plechase Park and nearly a score of small
hotels were wiped out. and for a time the
flames threatened destruction to Luna Park
and Dreamiand. great homes Of summer
amusement. and the scores Of smaller
places which fringe the waters edge for q
mile A lucky SHIFT of the wind to seward
aided the fremen and probably saved the
whole picturesque area. but not until a
million dollars damage had been done,
Three persons were injured. one of them,
Gottfr.ed Messerh. fireman, probably
fatally.
Only the advance guard of the 100000
people who focked to Coney Island yester-
day saw the fire. but the thrilling tales Of
the fearless rescue Of San Dora, the arm
less and iegiess man. and the fight of
Francesca. the fire-eater, when the alarm
was sounded, were told and retold along
noisy Surf avenue and in the less particular
BOwery.
Coney Island has had four big fires in
the last ten years. the last previous one in
1903. the Steeplechase'' on that occasion
being swept out as 1t was today.
Steeplechase Park Ablaze.
THE Island as New Workers. familiary
call It. was just turning in for its early
morning nap-the only sleep 1t ever gets
and the last thin line OF Saturday night
merrymakers were swinging gaily, II some
what uncertainty. up Surf avenue. when
George Frost, a Waterman at Steeplechase
Park. spied a wave1ng trail Of smoke COM
ing from the Cave of the Winds, one Of the
many shows in the park. Scarcely had
Frost bestirred himself to action when a
flash of flame shot out of the nav of the
cave and lighted up the place in a weird
glare patrOlman heard the urgent cry
Of "Ffre!'-for the shout of fire in Coney
is an oninous one-alarm after alarm was
rung until the fourth had been sounded,
bringing scores OF engines and hose carts
to fight the flames. now being swept along
by the smart west wind. The inflammable
character-wood. star and papier mache-
Of the constructive material Of the many
attractions made fine wood for the flames.
and notwithstanding the many streams Of
water poured on them. the confagration
seemed to defy all efforts to check its
course UP the beach toward the Bowery
and to the countless amusement places
along Surf avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
Funeral Of W. O. Ballard.

Arrangements have been made for the
holding Of the funeral of w. O. Ballard.
the engineer who was killed in a wreck on
the Southern railway below Charlottesville
Saturday night. at his late home. 6o3 G
street northeast. tomorrow afternoon. The
body reached here yesterday morning, and
was removed from the railroad depot to
the Ballard home by Undertaken T. A Cos
tsllo. The body will be inferred at Glen
wood cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
The Battle Of Bennington.

stores unat haQ Deen paced at Bennington,
he summoned his men and started for that
point. Gen. Schuyler, learning of his move
ments. ordered him to report to head
quarters on the Hudson. Stark refused
to do so and hurried toward Bennington
with about 1,750 men. where he arrived
just in time to rescue the stores and head
OFF Col Baum, a soldier Of education and
experience. who was In command of the
British About 3 o'clock in the afternoon
the two columns met, and Stark, turning to
his men. Is said to have shouted:
See there, men! There are the red
coats; If we don't win this fight Molly
Stark will be a widow!
Stark's report of the battle was made to
the governor and council of New Hamp-
shire and not to Gen. Schuyler. 1t Is
bombastic composition. He said: Our
people behaved with the greatest spirit and
bravery imaginable. Had they been Alex
anders or Charles Of Sweden, they could
not have behaved better
1t Is singular bit of history that three
days after the battle Congress, not having
heard the news, passed resolution CEN
surfing Stark for characterization and COM
handing him to submit to the orders Of his
superiors- Only one member voted against
this resolution. When the news OF the
fight became known, however. and the Inn
portance Of the battle of Bennington was
realized. Congress did everything possible
to correct the mistake and made him a
major general he returned TO New Hamp-
shire, enlisted regiment Of volunteers
rejoined Washington. remained with him
through the campaign, and afterward was
placed In command Of the northern depart
ment, with headquarters at Saratoga, until
the end Of the war, He was a member Of
the court that tried Maj. Andre.
Stark's command passed through Con-
cord on the way from Manchester to Ben
nIngton on Sunday morning Hating his
men In front of the meeting house, he
walked up the aisle of the church. inter-
rupted the Rev. Mr.. Walker, who was
preaching and whispered In his ear. The
minister's face was very grave, but bore a
determined expression. He announced that
Gen. Stark was on his way to encounter the
enemy, and added, MY hearers. those of
you who are able to go with him better
leave at once" At which. 1t is said, all
Of the men in the meeting house arose. left
their seats. went to their homes. put on
their uniforms and Joined the column.
The selectmen Of Concord assessed the
sum of 246O lawful money upon the ratable
polls and estates of the inhabitants there
Of" to pay the expenses Of the Concord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
LAST CHANCE AT PRESENT
RATE.

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dom offered for public subscrip=
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August 3rd.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
Armless Wonder Rescued.

Inside the burning park all was excite
ment and confusion among the two-score
employees who slept in a house near the en-
trance. Carrying grips and luggage they
scurried to the street. and while the exodus
was In progress cry went up that San
Dora, the armless and legless man. who
eats dozen meals a day just to show that
he can do it without the aid Of arms and
legs, was missing. Selling a basket, two
employees hurried back and found San Dora
wiggling along the floor toward the door.
1.-The Wonder was piled into a basket and,
though the flames and smoke threatened to
enguf his reSeuerS. he was carried 10
hotel where he remarked that his escape
had been effected without loss OF life or
limb"
The hotels burned like finder and few
minutes sufficed to wipe them out clean.
One Of the first to escape from his lodg-
ing was Francesca. the fire eater. When
things are calm and placid francesca eats
fire and breathes it forth again. all for a
livelihood Sometimes he is advertised to
bathe in tongues of flame. But yesterdays
confederation was too much even for Fran
cesco. and he wisely gave way to the
hremen.
The Losses.
The fire put many small dance halls and
bathing pavilions out OF business, and many
sandwich men and Frankfurter purveyors.
who stored their stands and carts in hooks
and crannies between buildings, lost every
thing.
police boa:j ard loud wall from a gypsy
fortune te.. who sees fires and other
calamities tC- d consideration His tent
had been destroyed and he was bemoan-
ing the Toss of $4,000. which he said he
had hidden under the Boardwalk. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
A Brilliant Confiagration.

The destruction of Steeplechase Park was
q spectacular sight. Tongues Of flames
leaped hfther and thither. licking up the
scenic railway. the razzle-dazzle. the dane
ing pavilion and the horse-racing railway.
The little wooden horses. standing on steel
tracks high in the air. looked like the fam
ing steeds OF the Valkyrs as they broke
into blaze. The great bell tower famed
brilliantly up-a bright beacon seen by in
coming ships as they crept up the harbor
IT. the early dawn. The Steeplechase Hotel
and nearly a score Of smaller wooden ho-
tells which fronted along the western side
of the park soon were bIa zfng.
Fire Commissioner Lantry. seeing that
nothing could be saved in the park. ordered
ttat all efforts be concentrated on the east
side of the flaming block to keep the fire
from getting into the fimsy buildings In
the Bowery. and thus make a fire trail to
Dreamland and Luna Park. The fremen
were massed at the entrance of the Bow
cry. and. although Japanese skating rink
and small dance hall and restaurant were
destroyed there. the fire was checked. The
wind had. in the meantime. switched into
the south. and this favorable slant of
breeze aided the flrefghters In combining the
fire to seven blocks
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
scHWAs, FORMER HEAD OF THE
STEEL TRUST, GIVES A0-
VICE TO GIRLS IN A
LECTURE.
Don't Cry For a Career
Is His Adviee-Tells Them Men Pre-.
fer Women Who Can Cook to
Literary Women-Must Not
Talk lsben, and Such
Stuff, He Says.
Speclal to the Herald

Special to the Herald.
New York, Aug. 2.-Charles NJ.
Sehwab, predecessor of W. Z. Corey
as president Of the Steel Trust, in a
lecture to girls says:
Don't despise sewing and cooking
and such homely accomplishments. If
You would really impress a man. Don't
talk Isben, and such stuff. Tell him
instead you can broil beefsteak, make
prize coffee, and darn socks to perfec-
lion. Don't cry for a career. Men
don't like brilliant women. Gentleness
is the most estimable trait in women.
Don't study Greek and the higher
arts; and don't adopt the business life.
Mems love is won by the quiet house
wife who can cook"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
FIVE HUNDRED KILLED.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Toxic, Japan, Aug. 2.-Five
hundred soldiers were killed in
yesterdays engagement. Quiet
has been restored in Seoul to-
today.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
MURDEROUS GANG
. OPERATES IN OKLAHOMA
EARS OF THE VICTIMS CUT FROM
HEAD TO IDENTIFY THE
CRIME AS THAT OF THE
HEARTLESs GANG.
Three Victims In Week.
Oklahoma Is Greatly Stirred over the
Crimes Of Seemingly Desper-
ate eang-The Victims Are
FearfuIly MutiIated BY
Unknown Parties.
Special to the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug. 2.-This
city is terrorized by the mysterious
operations of a gang of fiends who
are seemingly banded together for
carnival of crime. Two victims have
been claimed within a week, and pos
sibly a third crime can be charged to
the same source. The symbol of the
fiends or gang is the ears of the vic.
tins sliced from the head. The first
body was found in a box car at Chick
asha on Saturday last Both ears were
gone from the head, five shots had
been fired into the victim, and head
had been mashed with some blunt in
strument. The body was identified as
that of J. H. Crawford OF futile, ]. T..
who was a working man of that city.
Another human ear was found in the
center of the business district of the
town yesterday, and gave a clue to an
other murder and aided in locating the
mutilated body of Wilbur Gunreth of
Seminole. l. T.. who was evidently
murdered while on his way home from
this city. A scream was heard in the
center of the city at midnight, follow
ed by the honk of an auto. The body
was found three miles west Of the
city. And again this morning word
was received from Vinita that the
body of a man had been found by a
freight train crew from this city. The
report says the body is badly mutilat-
ed, and that both ears are severed
from the head of the dead man. This
last body has not been identified, but
the clothes worn were purchased in
this city. The city Is very much ex-
cited over these finds
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
FINES TOMORROW FOR
STANDARD OIL CO.
speclal 70 the Herald.

oifNAdA " the EltIdlus
Chicago. ILL.,, Aug. Before an
other day perhaps the largest fine re-
corded in judicial history may be as
ssssed by Federal Judge X. NJ. Lands
gainst the Standard Oil Company, in
the cases in which the company was
recently convicted of using Illegal
railroad rates. Judge lands has
fixed upon tomorrow as the day upon
Which he will pass sentence on the
company.
I'hen, under the Indictment secured
n. aa.n tho Sfandard Oil l,cr,r,ar-..
NJ the antl-rebate law, the fixing OF
tie fine for that Offense devOlved on
Judge lands, and as he had a free
hand in assessing any fine between
81, 900 and $4,000 on each of the !. 462
counts in the Indictment. he was con-
fronted with a rather difficult propo-
ation. He did not know how much
punishment the company could stand,
and this is the reason why he sum-
mOned John ID. Rockefeller and others
prominently connected with Standard
Oil Affairs. so as to learn some of the
financial secrets OF the company
which its counsel were either unable
of unwilling to tell. The Judge found
that Mr.. Rockefeller knew very little
about the affairs of the company of
which he is president, and that little
he was not sure Of He divulged.
however. that the capital of the
Standard Oil Company Of New Jersey
is about S100.000.0OO," and that its
annual dividends are about 40 per
cent"
No hint has leaked out as to the
Tnrguuf1N1n Of hn M To ha I'm
posed tomorrow. The maximum fine
for the number of counts in the in
dictment is something over S29 .OOO.-
600, and there are today predictions
from persons connected with the pros
ecutiOn that this maximum fine will !
be assessed. The only excuse which |
a judge may feel called on to offer in |
imposing less than the maximum in |
criminal cases such as this is n bona /
fire reason for clemency. On the /
other hand, such a huge fine as 500,
O00. 900. II imposed on a cOm~any with
a capital OF S1OO.OO0.OOO, would look
and would give the
company ground on which to make an
appeal.
2 That in any event there will be an
appeal from the fine assessed by
Judge lands is certain, and a final
lecision may be delayed for several
ears. In the meantime many other =
against the company for .
'iOlations Of the Elkins law will be .
.ushed to trial. Some Of these, in the
Northern District Of Illinois, are al
most as voluminous as the one on
which the recent trial was based. :
the same kind of evidence q.
Igures in all the cases. .
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
I. @%%%%%%%%%H%%%% !
LAURA MATTHEWS
WAS BURIED TODAY
Special to the Herald.

oUtCIdI 10 inc HeTdTu.
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 2.-Bonny
Laura Matthews, who was said to
have committed suicide in Colorado
Springs last Sunday morning, was
buried here this morning. c. A. Coey.
to whom the young lady was said to
have been engaged. and Neil Mason.
a brother-in-law from Chicago. attend
ed the funeral, in addition 10 the moth
er and sister Of the dead girl. Miss
Green, the young lady's nurse, accom-.
panied the remains from Colorado.
The family still insists that Miss
Matthews was murdered, but do not
blame Coey in connection with the
crime.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
Man and wife Indicted.

Clinton. M. Aug. 2.-Frcd Mlgill
and wife were indicted today by a
grand jury on six counts. charging
them with the murder OF Magilrs first
wife
The counts against Magill are for
administering stryChuiue. and arsenic,
smothcring with a blanket. a suicide
compact. and the administering Of
and causing Of death by
means unknown to the jury
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
KANSAS COUNTY WAS
HIT BY WIND STORM
Snecial ID Id HernId.

Special to the Herald.
Wichita. Kas.. Aug. 1.-The north
ern part Of Mcpherson county was Wis
tied by an extremely heavy rain and
wind storm yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock Many telephone lines were
blown down. but iu most cases are in
shape again now. Several houses
were blown down Immediately north
of Darquette No damage was done in
this city
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
TEXAS BOY KILLS
A LITTLE SISTER
Sneclal 90 tho Herald

BOXelder. Texas, Aug. 2.-Orwald
Jackson, a siX-year-old boy Of this
place, today killed his sister. age thir-
teen years, by discharging a gun
IN room where the children were at
play. The parents thought the gun
was unlOadcd
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
CALEB POWERS
Expects 70 Be Cleared at His Next
Trial, and Will Run For Congress.


Georgetown. KY, Aug. Caleb
Powers in his cell said today that
when he was found not guilty by the
jury to try him he expected TO return
to his home at BarbOurville and
would run for congress. He says he
does not believe a jury will be found
that will convict him.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-02
HT[TSDUKU HHD Dig
FIRE LAST NIGHT


Special to the Herald.
Hillsboro, Texas, Aug. 2.-Charles
Washman, member of the HillsoboT
fire department. was badly injured
and fifty thousand dollars damage to
property resulted here at midnight
last night when the Hillsboro Rolling
Mill burned.