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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
MUTUAL TO QUIT WISCONSIN,.
Other Insurance Companies Demur
to Recently Enacted Stringent Law.


NEW YORK. November 30.-Presidsnt
Peabody of the Mutual Life insurance
Company announced today that the COM
pany would cease doing business in Wis
consin. It was also learned that the
Equitable and the New York Life Insur-
ance companies are considering the adj
visibility Of Withdrawing from Wiscon-
sin because Of the stringent insurance
laws passed by the last legislature Pres
ident Peabody. in announcing the with
draWal of the Mutual from Wisconsin,
which win be effected as soon as prac-
ticable, said:
1.-THE laws passed at the last session Of
the Wisconsin legislature impose requira-
ments with which the company Is unWiil-
ing to comply and could not do so with
justice to the policyhoiders already on
our books.
I'VE therefore deem it better to quit
business in that state"
Paul Morton president of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, said:
1.-The question as to the Equitable re-
naming in Wisconsin Is now having care
full consideration and will be decided as
soon as we hear from the state authorities
with wi HON we are in correspondence. It
losxs ~ Z ore wouts ~ f3rced TO leave
the state on account of the new laws"
President Kingsley of the New York
Life Insurance Company stated that the
company had the question OF withdrawing
under consideration. He expressed the
hope that sthe company would be able to
continue in Wisconsin.
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TELEeRAPHIC BRIEFS.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, November 30-
DR.. Hiram Bingham. lecturer ON South
American history and geography in Yale
University, has given to- the university
library valuable collection of works COW
ering South American events and Affairs.
particularly during revolutionary periods
in South American states. The collection
comprises about 1900 volumes.
BOISE. idaho. November 3o-sherifr
Shad Hodgin today finished the summon
Ing Of 100 talesmen for the trial Of George
Pettfbone. charged with completely in the
assassination of ex-Gov. Steunenberg The
trial will be resumed Monday morning.
The list of talesmen includes many
farmers and number of Boise business
men.
BOSTON, November .30-The battleship
Vermont, one of the four battleshfps
which have been fitting out at the Charles
town navy yard preparatory to their long
cruise to the Pacific, sailed today for
Newport, r. l., where a few additional
men and torpedo miRes outfit will be-
taken aboard. The New Jersey will SAIL
tomorrow afternoon and the Illinois and
Missouri are to leave next Tuesday -
NASHVILLE, Tenn November So
James Cross. DR. s. c. Haskins and
George Sanders, alleged night riders, ara
on trial at GAINESVILLE. Tenn, charged
with destroying tobacco plant beds. The
jury In the case has been completed. Ow-
ing to the prominence of the defendants
the trial Is attracting much attention.
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STUDYING THE CURRENCY.
Visit to the City Of Prince Ponia-
= towski.

Prince Poniatowski. who Is director
>6nd otherwise interested In several banks
a France. has been spending some days
In Washington making an investigation Of
general currency conditions. The prince
has had several private conferences with
the Secretary of the Treasury. and yester-
day had an audience Of an hour with
President Roosevelt. He stated ON leay-
Ag the White House that 1t would be
tmpolitic for him to discuss at the pres
ept time the result Of his Investigation.
seil December 10 for Paris. The prince
III that his visit had no 60
whatever with the movement Of gold
onon Paris to New York
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PROPOSED eFRMAN REPORTS.
Chancellor Won Buelow- Refers to
American Court Methods.


BERLIN, November. 3O.-Sneaking in
the reichssag today, Chancellor von Bue-
low made reference ts<various forthcom-
ing reforms in the administration of jus
tice and the punishment of youthful
Offenders. Youths. he said. must be re-
formed according to the American method
of suspended sentences to avoid startine
thema on career of crime by the infiic-
ton Of too harsh punishment TIE ques-
tforlfng OF witnesses and accused per-
sons before a court, the chancellor said,
Intist be. conducted with due respect to
the, private affairs of tie individual, SO
that huniiiating matters not necessary
to the case at hand be not given publicity.
More severe punishment must b. in
ticted >upoa the Individual who tr2duces
the character of another In order that
there be no excuse for dueling. England,
tie chancellor explaia d had been able
to abolish dueling because the courts pun
ishsd with severity ealunlnous utter
anceS.
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OCEAN LINER MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK. November 3O.-Arriyed
Steamer Minnehaha. London
Sailed: Steamers Mauritania Liverpool
via Queenstown; Patricia, Hamburg: Min
Nord America. Naplis and Genoa; c. r
Tistgen. Chrfstiansand. Copenhagen, ETC.
Republic, Nap es and Genoa; New York
Southampton, via Plymouth and Cher
bourg. -,
NAPLES. November q. Arrived:
Steamers Napolitan Prince New York
via Fayai; 18th, Algeria, New York
DALNY, November 2S.-Arrived: Steam
er Adato, Tacoma and Seattle. via Muro-
H0NGKDNG> November 3O.-Arrived
previously: Steamer Cyc ops. Liverpool
via. Colombo and Singapore. for Tacoma
LIVERPOOL. November 2s-Sailed:
Steamer Empress of Britain, st. John,
N. B. -,
CHRIsTIANsAND. November 3d.
Sailed Steamer Heilis- Olay 4from Copen-
hagen). New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, November 30.-Sailed:
Philade . hia. New York. via Cherbourg. :;
NAPLES, November %. - Arrived:
Steamer Canopic, Boston, via Ponta del
Gada
HoNGKONG. November 3o.-Arrived
previously: Steamer Nippon Maru, San
Francisco. VIA Honolulu. Yokohama. etc.
PLYMOUTH. November 2O.-Arrived:
Steamer st. Paul, New York, for Cher
bourg. and Southampton (and proceeded).
LIBAU. November 27.-Sailed: Steamer
KheFsons yNewSYo -s.<N x
MANCHESTER, November LJ.-Sai1ed:
Steamer Caledonian, Boston.
CHERBoURG, November 29.-Saf ed:
Steamer America from Hamburg and
Southampton). New York.
ROTTERDAM, November 30.3Sailed:
Steamer Ryndanl, New York, via Bou-
.o6He,s5 zs--> .9.r..
ANTWERP, November 30. - Sailed:
Steamer -Sanliand. New York. via Dover.
HAVRE, November 30-Sailed- Steamer
Ia Toufaine, New York;
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WAS WITHOUT PERMIT.
Aged Pioneer Prevented From Sell


ing Books On the, strset.
Ezra C. Meelzer, the aged pioneer who
crossed the. continent JIM 'sprafrie
schooner" in order 20 get au opportunity
80 interview President Roev ssait and IN
ter5st Congress In a scIfsgns for a great
public highway, has been rrepaated from
selling his book. .'The Ok Train" on the
public Streets It was diseopered he had
TO license and the police interfered with
his sales at the intersection Of 18th
street and Nav York saxa4lae. Meahar
was escorted to. the first precinct station.
aud was told by Lieut.. Hartley Of the re-
euirernents of the District law. He was
released after being advised not. to con-
TIME his sales without obtaining the
necessary permit. t,=
In re.ly to questions put to him by
Lieut.. Hartley, Meeker. said: 81 have
Travelled across the country to, see the
President and Induce him to support tie
proposed building of a national road from
coast to coast. to stand as perpetual
monument to the. pioneers and builders
OF the great west. : =
81 was this evening offering fup. sale
my b Ok. TIE OK Team. or the Old Ore
SoIr tran. Ehcn OescTtDeS the 'Sst, 70
| know ii now and haS'e Known it, OF
course, I have no desire TO y.o.ate any CT
lyashington's ordirances. and shall OBJ
tain the permit, as you suggest
Between 6 and O'Clock yesterday
evening Meeker hitched m his span Of
oxen and drove IN town from the Ma
tional Hotel, where he is stepping. Reach
ing New York avenue and 18th street he
drew w along the sidewalk and I'M
hitcbed his team. Py that time q large
crowd had gathered about the wagon, at
tracted by the unusual sight and Meek
er.s picturesque costume Without any
preliminaries he started to explain the
contents Of his; book. and had made sew
eral sales before being interrupted by the
police. He announced before putting his
oxen away last night at a C street stable
that it was his intention to call at the
District building the first thing tomorrow
morning and apply for the necessary per-
mi
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EAT TAINTED OYSTERS
THREE DIED, FOUR likely TO
DIE .AMD Twenty ILL.

DoRR, Mich. November so.-Three
men are dead. four Others are likely to
die and upward Of. twenty are seriously
i'll as the result Of eating, tainted oysters
at Masonic banquet, which was held
here November 2.
Christian Zizer was buried yesterday,
and Arthur FELTON,, a rural mail carrier.
another OF the victims, was buried to-
Gay. William A. Dean of Wayland,
Mich, died at his home in Wayland.
TIE men who are Nicely to die of the
Poisoning are George. Heinznan,- master
OF the lodge: L. w. Ehle, jr.; Louis Har-
nish and wallace Weaver.
In each case the patient showed signs
OF typneid fever.
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Georgia Rate. Case.

ATLANTA. Ga. November 30-Judge
Newman of the United States district
court tonight filed his decree In the PEI
tition Of the Central of Georgia railroad
against the Georgia railroad commission
for an Injunction against the order Of the
railroad commission putting into effect az
order relative to rates. :
The petition is neither .enied nor
granted. Judge newman declaring 1T al
visabte to allow the conditions now OBJ
tanning to continue Tor six months time
from September 2 during which the
problem at issue may solve itself to -
satisfaction Of both parties. -. -
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ELEVATOR CABLE PARTED. :
Two Men Killed and Seven Persons
Injured at Chicago.

CHICAGO. November 5o.-Two men
were killed and seven other persons were
seriously injured today by the filling OF
a passenger elevator In a build ng at
2l2 Jackson boulevard, occupied by the
clothing firm of Edenheimer, Stein & Co.
While the ear: which contained nearly
twenty passengers, the majority women
employed by the clothing firm, was APP
preaching the ninth floor on downward
trip the cable parted.
The car fell to the bottom of the Shaft
and was made mass of wreckage. Eight
of the occupants could not be extricated
without the aid of the police and fire de-
partnfents. Leo Considine, twenty-one
years old who was acting as elevator
conductor. though not regularly so en-
ployed was arrested. He could assign
no reason for the breaking of the cable.
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MARTINS SWAN SONG.


NORFOLK. Va. Norember 30.-Direc-
tor General Alvah II. Martin at the exer-
eises incident to the closing of the James,
town exposition tonight made the follow
ing statement:
II assumed the duties of the position of
director general of the Jamestown expo
sition on the 7th daysqf October 1907 land
at the time promised that the business of
the company should be Faithfully and eco
nomicaily administered with as little fric-
ton as possible. and that the gates should
be kept open until the goth day of No
venber. the date OF the official closing as
designated by act of Congress. This
promise has been carried out and i can
confidently say that it's affairs have been
adm, Mustered in a practical business-like
manner and its obligations have been
largely decreased.
Embarrassing Conditions.
1.-The conditions confronting me on the
7th day of October were extremely EN-
barrassing, with many obligations incur
red by the previous administration and
practically an empty treasury. l could
not attempt TO pay the existing debts OF
the com pa ny, hut was compelled TO meet
the back T,ayrolls for September and such
I
as were necessary>fer the continuance OF
the exposition. It was entirely inexpe-
dent to pay any others. The amount of
these 1it.s paid was $4,000 with de-
craasiag attendance as cold weather ap-
preached.
.'4uring my administration all payrolls.
running expenses nd obligations of every
nature incurred under my direction have
been paid in full, and IN addition thereto
the sum OF si0,000 has beea paid 10 the
United States government on account Of
the. indebtedness due by this company.
This latter atncunt is small and but for
the 6iifiealty stIted would have been
rluea larger. It is an raracst, however,
OF the mention to pay under circum-
stances wfici, were peculiarly trying and
unusual.
lid Their Best.
My relations with the officers and en-
pleyes of the company have been most
pleasant ana l sincersig thank them all
for the cordial co-oreratfon and assist
ance which they have rendered: .
I'VE feel that we have given to the
country, the state and this section an eX-
position ia which they may Justly feel a
Pride, and one which has nronGed bread
and patriotic fellowship. not only with
the people OF the United. States, but with
many foreign countries. .
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DIES ON HAILW a Z TRAIN.
Joseph r. Hunbert of Virginia Ex
pires En- Route to Baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSToWN. Md. November 30
Joseph r. Humbert of Crimora, Va, died
this morning aboard Norfolk and West
ern passenger train coming to Hasars-
town. en- route to Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore. where he was being taken to
be treated. While attempting to adjust
some machinery in a hay press yesterday
evening. Mr.. Humbert's right arm was
torn off at the shoulder. He was placed
aboard special car and was being hur-
ried to the hospital. accompanied by his
partner E. l.. Borden, and DIR. w. E.
Stout of Crimofa. when he expired from
the shock.
Mr.. Humbert was aged thirty-eight
years. and in addition to being engaged
in the hay business on an extensive scale
be owned several large farms. His widow
and a young son survive. The body was
taken from the train here. prepared for
burial and sent back to Crimora.
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PRoCLAIMs THE JAED.
Narabout Stirs Up a Holy War in
'Ff' sTseT Morocco.

-LALLA NAGHNIA. Algeria. November
80.-Marabout Bouthich has proclaimed
. holy war and his emissaries are busy
stirring up the frontier tribes, telling
them that the French are helpless, as all
the soldiers have gone to Casa Blanca.
In Q. fresh attack on the French near
Adjeroud last night 4.0OO tribesmen hurled
themselves with reckless bravery agains,
q French force of 400, but the we.-posted
guns of the French poured in a murder
GUS shell fire. moving down the panks OF
the tribesmen. who finally retired, leaving
the ground strewn with corpses. The
French loss was two killed and six
wounded.
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No Swedish Cup Challenge.

STOCKHOLM. November 3O-After
four hours discussion today the Royal
Swedish Yacht Club decided to let the
challenge for the Americas cup drop
William OLSON and 6. Nyhlperger, who
had offered to subscribe a large amount
of money for the purposes Of building 4
challenger, presented at the beginning o.
the meeting a written statement that
they were unable to raise the money at
present owing to the financial stringency
which had been severely felt in Sweden
The decision which followed indicated
that the club would reconsider the matter
as soon as the money became available. :.
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McILHENNY Is Welded.
Civil Service Commissioner Marries
- Col Stauffer's Daughter.

NEW ORLEANS. La. November 3O.-
Miss Louise Stauffer. daughter of Col
and Mrs. b. F. Stauffer of this city,
and John A. McIlhenny. United States
civil service commissioner. were married
here this evening at st. Louis ca
thedral Archbishop Bienk officiating.
Among the wedding presents was silver
coffee urn. the gift of President and
Mrs Roosevelt. The bridal party In
ciuded Sloan Simpson. postmaster at Dali
las, Texas, and John Greenway of Min
nesota. both Of whom were fellow officers
OF Commissioner McIlhenny In the Rough
Riders during the Spanish-American war.
1r. and Mrs. McIlhenny will spend their
honeymoon in Florida, and will not leave
Tor Washington until January. At the
request of President Roosevelt the pops
granted a dispensation which permitted
Mr.. McIlhenny, who Is Protestant, to
wed Miss Stauffer. a Catholic. In the ca
thedral.
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Sentenced for Peonage.

PENSACOLA. Fla. November 3a-
Thomas and j. B. Graham, prominent ma
val stores operators of southern Ala
bama, recently convicted in the United
States court, after trials on charges OF
peonage, were denied new trial today.
Thomas Graham was sentenced to serve
thirteen months in the federal prison at
Atlanta. Ca, and to pay fine of $500.
j. B. Graham was sentenced, to six
months in Jail and given fine of $500.
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TRAGEDY IN ILLINOIS TOWN.
EImhurst Man Shot and Killed
Wife, Then Committed Suicide.

ELMHURST, Ill.,, November 3O.-John
Hohmann, a maehinist. shot and killed
his wife and mortally wounded himself to-
day in the presence of their six children.
ohe of whom. Va girl of fourteen. tried in
vain to save the mother $ life. Jealousy is
thought to have prompted the shooting.
Two months ago Mrs. Hehmann drove
HohmaHn from the house because of al
legged sDelty and Is said to have been
preparing to sue for divorce.
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FOB FREE PAPER.
Champ Clark Will Try to Have Duty
Repealed.

At the first opportunity after the con-
vening of Congress Representative Champ
Clark Of Missouri win Introduce a bill re-
pealing the law imposing duty ON paper
used for printing. Following is the full
text Of the proposed measure: From and
after the approval of this act no import
tax duty shall be collected upon white
print paper or white book paper or upon
any of the materials and ingredients used
In the manufacture Or composition OF the
same. ~ 1r -
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FoRMosA FATALITIES.
Hundreds Of Victims of. Fierce
Fights Between Natives and Japs.

TOXIC. November 3o-Japan. is ex-
periencing trouble in the interior of For
mosa. Aborigines from the east side are
continually raiding and becoming holder.
The reports from there are meager, but
according to the best information the
fatalities during the fighting within the
last sixty days number over 200 on both
sides
The number OF aborigipes in the un-
conquerable section of the country is esti-
mated at 10000
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LYNCHED HIM PROMPTLY.
Alabama Negro Pays the. Penalty
for Assault.

OPP, Ala, November 30.-Neal Dam
ders. young negro man, wss, shot to
death near here this afternoon by an
angry crowd of Coyington county citi-
Gems after he had been identified by Mrs.
Ellis. farmers wife, who claimed he
criminally assaulted her near here to-
day
About three. hundred shots were fired
into the negroes body and afterwards a
rope was tied around his neck ana tie
body tied to the back of a, buggy and
dragged through the streets'iof Opp and
through the negro settlement OF the
town.
Mrs. Ellis, and Miss .Sorrell. A-year-
old girl were held up by a negro with
a. shotgun as they were returning ITO
their home from Opp. where they
had been shopping during the morning.
The girl made her escape. but Mrs. Ellis
was assaulted. 'f-ss-
Miss SorreH gave the alarm A. posse
was formed. and Sanders was captured at
O'clock this afternoon. The sheriff;
when notified Of the assault, started from
Andalusia. the c9uaty seat. in an. auto
mobile. but arrived on the scene too late
to prevent the lynching-, -. =. s..s...s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
Honors American Pr.Iate.

ROME, November 30.-The pope has
created Monsfgnor' Kennedy, the rector
of the American College. titular bishop OF
Adrlapopiis. This is considered great
distinction and special compliment to
the United States, as no rector before
has been so honorcd. The appointment
will be officially announced at the con;
sistory to be held December 16. .-,s..
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,Kanaes city Lid.

KANSAS CITY, No., November 30
Thirteen indictments were returned BY
the grand jury today against SIX theatri-
cal managers OF this city who kept their
theaterss open. last Sunday In alleged vio-
iation of tn state law which prohibits
labor ON Sunday.
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stract. but owing to our enormous pro-
duction- and business activity. expendi.
lures have kept within the income Of the
government without creating new sources
of revenue This great appropriation
brought upon us the criticism that 1t was
'billion dollar session. and yet the de
mands made upon the Fffty-ninth Con-
gress for appropriation aggregated many
million dollars more. and, IL granted.
would have carried us beyond the reve-
nues brought into the Treasury under
existing law
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How to Write and Answer Classified Want Ads
e x A M PL E

FOR sALE-THE HIGHEST ACTING BROWN
riding and driving horse (mare). years old. 1873
hands, sound weighing about 1000 pounds:
safe In the hands Of a lady; horse is gentle and
of splendid disposition; not afraid OF cars or
sires animal that they can become attached
to and trust and yet Of the liveliest spirits
runabout and harness also for sale. Am leaving
city and must sell quick. Outfit worth $000
Will sell for $3.50. Can be seen at stable, rear
1889 18th st.. address B. H., Star office.
This Ad should be classified under
Horses For Sale.
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How to Write a Want
Ad to Sell a Horse

CTATE first the use for which your horse is
y best suited; whether for saddle, carriage,
road, park or draft horse. Each class may
be detailed upon as the particular instance may
require.
Mention the age, color, sex, weight, height and
whether fully sound. The habits of horse have
perhaps more than anything else to do with its
desirabity. State just how gentle. whether city
broke and if it may be driven safely by lady.
Ii the horse that you want to sell is family
horse, this fact should be dwelt upon. Nothing is
more delightful than safe, gentle horse that any
one can drive. Appeal to the health and pleasure
derived from owning horse. Try to create in
your Want Ad desire on the part of the who
reads it to buy your horse whether he was espe-
cially looking for not. Say where horse
may be seen. Price may be left till horse is seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

ITO sum up-State for what
your horse is best adapted.
Give full particulars as to
merits of your animal and mention
the details that make your horse val
liable for its special purpose.