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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
TOWN UNDER CONSTANT GUARD.
Sequel to Shooting Affair in Parker,
COL Recently

Parker. Col, June 10.-Fearing an at
tempt to burn the saloon of l.. F. Lam
bert. which probably would result in the
destruction of the entire town, Parker IS
under guard night and day. a squad OF
soldiers from Fort Logan is patrolling the
main street and outskirts and the towns
people are in state OF terror.
Lambert shortchanged a soldier Friday
night, 1t is alleged, and when the latter
protested. emptied his revolver into a
squad of twenty, injuring two badly that
their lives were despalred of for a time.
He escaped after the shooting, and friends
of the wounded men have vowed they will
get vengeance by burning the building.
Yesterday an Intellectual attempt waf
made to fire the place. 1t alarmed the peo.
pie of the town, and as a result of their re-.
quest for protection troops were dispatched
from Fort Logan.
Intense feeling prevails against Lam
bert He has not been captured. although
the sheriffs deputies have trailed him tc
Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
High School Exhibit.

The Central High School drawing exhibit
was opened at the school today at 10 O'Clock
and will continue today and tomorrow. The
hours Of inspection are from 10 o'clock in
the morning until o'clock in the evening.
The work Of the students is tackled about
the walls of the drawing rooms and placed
upon tables on the third floor of the build
ing. 1t shows in detail the progress made
by the students from the first year until
the final work of the fourth year. The work
done by those who contemplate entering the
normal school in order to equip themselves
for the positions of teachers forms an in
teresting collection.
Specimens of crayon and color work are
distributed about the rooms The sketches
for the year book of the school are also
shown. The teachers of the drawing de-
partment of the school are Misses Wilson.
Taylor, Coolidge and Robinette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
STROMBOLI AND ETNA.
Eruptions Continue to Spread Terror
Among the Natives.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, June 1O.--The eruptions at Strom-
boil and Etna continue to spread terror
among the natives.
The people living at the foot of the noun
tains a few days ago hurriedly gathered
their household goods together and fled In
all directions. Showers of ashes fell on the
eastern slopes of Stromboli, setting many
vineyards fire.
Soldiers were sent to the island to assist
the people In their exodus and to stay the
outbreak of panic. Crafts OF all kinds were
requisitioned to convey the villagers to the
mainland until not a single boat was left
there.
There was the same state of apprehension
In the region around Etna. 1t is the opinion
of the seismologists that within a short
time both volcanoes will burst forth as did
Vesuvius last year when entire villages
were ruined by the flow of lava and the
rain Of stones and ashes. Frank Perret.
who last year was the companion Of Pro-
fessor Mattenci at the Naples Observatory
during the eruption Of Vesuvius. has visited
both Stromboli and Vesuvius. He believes
that a great disaster is imminent.
The scene at night from the sea near
Vatania and about Lipari is magnificent
The sky is alive with a bloodred glare and
an immense volume of smoke hangs over
both of the volcanoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
ELECTRIC CARS FOR FUNERALS.
Novel Use Of Carriers in India-Idea
Is Popular.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
CALCUTTA, June 10.-Rangoons latest
luxury, the electric tramway, is enjoying
extraordinary popularity. though it is I'M
doubtedly being put to uses undreamed- of
in more conventional lands. A wealthy
Burmese lady having died recently, her rel
atives decided to have her body conveyed to
the cemetery by the electric cars. Six cars
were accordingly hired and with a band
playing the British Grenadiers," the party
bowled along at twelve miles an hour, the
three miles to the cemetery. Rice and flow
ers were scattered by the funeral party as
they proceeded toward their destination to
the great delight of the children along the
route.
A Burman. 1t should be understood never
makes'a melancholy party at funeral, but
this was the first time in the history of
Rangoon that electric cars were hired for
funeral professions. However, the idea has
become popular and now the natives are
petitioning for special type of car to meet
the demands in this particular direction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
SHIPS EXCITING VOYAGE.
Captain and an American Attacked by
Mob in Guayauuil

VICTORIA, B. c., June 1O.-The steamer
Wyeric Capt. Dent, arrived yesterday after
exciting voyage of twenty-five days
from Guayaquil. Capt. Dent had some ex-
citing experiences while his vessel was at
Guayaquil. being attacked while In cafe
by revolutionists. In company with an
American, who is in business in that port.
he was dining at a cafe when number OF
revolutionists swept the dishes from the
table and attacked the two foreigners with
sticks
Capt Dent and his companion drew their
revolvers and took a stand against the
wall of the cafe. number of foreigners
ultimately came to their assistance. The
police, who were summoned, Joined issues
with the revolutionists, demanding that the
foreigners accompany them to police head
quarters. The other foreigners assisted
them to beat back all their assaiants. who
eventually retired, leaving the foreigners In
possession of the wrecked cafe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
LONDON BEAUTY QUEST
Twelve Handsome British Women
Wanted for Novel Exhibition.
pecial Cablegram to The Sta

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
LONDON, June 10.-London will be ran
sacked this summer for twelve of its hand
soonest women. They are required to act
as subjects for demonstrations on the ben
efits of beauty treatments.
In November next an exhibition will be
opened at the Royal Horticultural Hall in
tended to show how best to use all manner
of chemical preparations for the improve
ment of the face and figure and for the
health. A room will be fitted up in the
most luxurious style, wherein twelve of the
most beautiful women in London will be
operated on every day by the great face
specialists, who are now making fortunes
in the West End
The exhibition is being arranged by the
British and Colonial Druggist" and is in
tended to demonstrate to Womankind Just
how chemicals and articles for the toilet
should be used to obtain the best results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
ATTORNEY TO BRING SUIT.
Prosecution of Hotel Keepers Who Fail
to Provide Fire Escapes.

There is to be wholesale prosecution Of
hotel owners and lessees in the District for
failing to comply with the new fire escape
law. The Commissioners announced today
that they have directed the corporation
counsel for the District to make prepara-
tons for these prosecutions and according
to them there will be something like eighty
hotels that will be prosecuted.
Corporation Counsel Thomas stated that
cases have already been filed with the
prosecuting attorney at the Police Court
against the New Willard, Regent Hotel.
Bismarck Hotel Losekam's. Arizona Hotel
and the keystone Hotel. The case against
the Regent was brought up in the Police
Court last Saturday. but it was continued
until some date this week. w. ]. Watson,
lessee of the Regent, has claimed to the
Commissioners that the owners of the
hotels, and not the occupants, should be
held responsible for the failure to comply
with the law. but the Commissioners ex-
plain that the law specifies, Owners, lessee
or party in possession"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
BOOK CONFISCATED.
German Officials Seized Entire Edition
of New Book.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, June 10-Because it pleaded for
1.-THE gradual organic d.sintegration and
crushing of the military spirit in Germany"
the police have confiscated the entire edi-
ton of a book entitled "Militarism and
Anti Militarism," by DR.. Karl Liebknecht,
son of the founder of modern social de-
mocracy, and one of the most brilliant of
the young fighters Of the party. The seiz-
ure is made on grounds of high treason and
DR.. Liebknechts relatives and political
friends are afraid that he will suffer Sc
verely on the same charge. Upon convic-
ton for an offense like this he may be even
sentenced to Imprisonment for life in a
pententiary.
DR.. Liebknecht. who is a successful law
yer of Berlin, proposed in the book a sys-
tematic campaign for rendering life in the
army and navy unpopular, and 1t is be-
lieved that it is this which has rendered
him so unpopular with members of the
court party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
Woman Injured by Fall.

Sarah Cook. coored, forty-five years Of
age, living at II Reeves street. fell through
the skylight at los Florida avenue north
west about noon today and was seriously
injured. She was taken to Freedmens Hos
pital, where the surgeons found she had
fractured her right leg and had received
painful injury to one Of her arms The
woman was also suffering from shock. and
while her condition is serious, 1t is thought
she will recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
Seeking a Witness.
Special Correspondence of The Star
UPPER MARLBORO, June

opeclai correspondence Ol Inc Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, June 10, 1907.
Deputy Sheriff r. H. Vincent was in
Washington today seeking the aid of the
authorities in locating a colored woman
wanted as witness in the case of James
Banks and Gus Dorsey, two colored men
in Jail here, suspected of knowing some
thing of the death of Horace Haste. whose
body was found lying alongside tie tracks
of the Pope's Creek line of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad. just below Bowie this county,
early in the morning of April last. JUS
tice of the Peace Nicholson of Bowie will
come to Marlboro tomorrow for the pur-
pose of giving the men a rehearing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
TRIAL FOR ALLEGED CONTEMPT.
Inquiry Into Sheriff Ships Case at
Chattanooga,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 10.-The in
vestigation Of the official actions Of Sher-
III Shipp, charged with contempt Of the
United States Supreme Court in not pre-
venting the lynching of negro for criminal
assault, was resumed today after an inter-
mission of several months. There are
twenty six other defendants alleged to have
been members Of the mob.
1t Is thought that several of these will
be discharged and other men named In
their places. Commissioner Maher repre-
sents the Supreme Court. The government
expects to close it's case in two days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
Sues for Injunction

The George P. Robinson Company,
through It's attorney. Conrad Fl. Syme, to-
day hied a bill in chancery for an injunc-
ton against the Northwest Washington
Improvement Company to restrain and en-
join it from interfering in any manner
with the George P. Robinson Company in
its sale of lots in. Richmond Park, for
which the George P. Robinson Company, it
Is claimed has been the exclusive agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
Will of Miss Ella F. schreiner.

The will Of Mrs. Ella F. Schreiner, dated
March 1905, was filed today for probate
To her mother, Mary c. Fountain, is given
all the table silver received by the tesla
trix as a wedding present from her family.
The remaining estate is left to her husband,
Herman Schreiner. who is also named as
executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
IDENTITY REVEAL ED
MYSTERY IN GIRLS DEATH AT
LOS ANGELES CLEARED UP.

LOS ANGELES June 1O.-The last doubt
as to the identity of the body lying in a
vault in Evergreen cemetery. which was
buried under the name of Olga Miller. but
which is believed to be Bertha Beilste
the matricide, who escaped from the Dix
mont Insane Asylum in Allegheny last Oc-
tober, was removed last night, when pho
tograph received from Frederick Bell
stein. jr., brother of the girl. The photo
graph was shown to the landlady of the
hotel where Olga Miller had boarded and
she was positive of the identity of the girl
Her son was just as positive that the girl
in the picture and the girl known as Olga
Miller were one and the same
Feared Return to Asylum.
CHICAGO, June 10-Edmund w. Wander.
stationer, says regarding the Bertha Bell
stein case:
Il aided Miss Beilstein while she was in
Chicago purely out Of friendship for the
family. I nursed her as child She wrote
me many pathetic letters from the Ale
gheny county Jail right after she killed her
mother In October, 1899. She also wrote me
from the insane asylum.
She escaped from the asylum between
the 10th and Goth of October last, reached
my mothers house, just across the street.
drenched through with rain. My mother
gave her hot bath. and she remained there
for two days. Fred Beilstein, her brother,
and my brother Alfred and I together
raised 500 and sent her to Los Angeles.
There she remained with relatives of mine
until they came back to Chicago. Then
she got place dining room girl at the
Roseland Hotel and earned $50 per month.
After time she wrote us that Richard
c.. Hardy wanted to marry her but she
said she told him her full life's history and
he advised her to wait.
'On May p l received a letter from Ber-
ina saying she was In fine health The same
day We got a telegram from Hardy saying
that she was low and needed money. Fred
Betsten and l raised $50 and sent it. Hardy
was arrested on a charge of acing poison
In her milk, but when the autopsy disclosed
that she died from tumor on the brain he
was exonerated and released"
In her last letter to Wander Bertha Bell
stein asked If it would be safe to return
to Allegheny soon and claim her share
of her mothers estate. In the letter she
said: You know the awful and frightful
conditions under which 1 left Pittsburg. l
fear being caught and placed among those
lunatics"
Chicago relatives assert that certain Pitts
burg relatives some time ago spread the
report that Bertha had gone to Europe Ito
deprive her of share in her mothers es-
tate which is worth about $4,000. Bertha's
trial cost the family $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
The Buford Reaches Manila.

The War Department is informed that the
transport Buford has arrived at Manila
with troops and supplies from San Fran
cisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
Asylum Superintendent Wrathy.

PITTSBURG, June 1O.-Supt.- Hutchinson
of Dixmont Insane Asylum flew into a rage
Saturday when told that the body would
be brought to Plttsburg. He said he would
not go to the trouble of even looking at the
body for his own satisfaction, but if rela-
tives asked him to identify 1t he supposed
he would do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10

tI.rnsti,ched Sets. one
Table Cover, one dozen
Napkins. $50 value for
SOS. and SO 81 O2
value tOr....... ~
liemStitched Table Sets,
comprising Cloth and one
q O zen Napkins. coz
Here at 81 to-. VHO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10
COrsets-Mme. LecrOss Is interviewed
ST Other Days.

Many
nduL in Fenhw woman there and
req ma o opesLton rm
Mn can De IN RlC Saturday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10

Fringed Sets. Cloth and
one dozen Napkins to
match. 81 value, GS &m
Bleached Satin Table
DamaSk, ~ inches Qnc
wide; usually 81 yd. WV
Hemmed HuCk Towels.
good value at 2Oc. n &c
IsdCll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10

All-liuen Napkins, 20 inch;
usually S1.T5 per S1 Em
dozen ~ - Il 10y
MerceriZed Satin Damask,
GA inch; worth 75c r.
yard. SSS
Sat tin Damask Table
Linen, ~ inches wide;
worth SIPS per yd., en-
for. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-10

S1 1S is a low price for Superior
~ ~ Screen Doors: that look
infinitely better and wear infinitely
better than the deplorable-looking
cheap doors
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-03
MINER PAPERS FOUND.
: Had Been Misplaced-Soon Located
Clerks All Hold Their Jobs.

New York. May 2.-Thc papers Of the
Miner divorce case which could not be
found at the county clerks Office yester-
day came to light today. Tho finding OF
the papers followed an announcement by
County Clerk DoOling that unless they
were located without delay some Of the
clerks in the office might be suspended.
They had been placed under the wv" in
the fling cabinet instead of under M"
as they should have been. The papers
were not made public.
The fact that Mrs Miner, the widow
of Charles T. Yerkcs. the wealthy trac-
ton promoter, had begun suit for di-
vorcc against her young husband first be
came known yesterday. Inquiry at the
county clerks Office at that time brought
a denial that any papers in such suit
had been filed there. In the face of per-
sistent inquiries. however. search 70:
them was begun and continued until they
were found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-03
SEARCHED BY REQUEST.
Pres. Cabrera's Woudbe Assassins
Not Found In Mexican Legation.

Mexico City, MAY THE Mexican le-
CATION at Guatemala City was searched
Mond2y by Guatemalan authorities to as
certain whether there were sheltered in
it Guatemalans who were suspected OF
completely in the attempted assassina-
ton OF President Estrada Cabrera in
Guatemala City Monday morning while
the Chief Executive was out riding ac-
companied by his staff. The search was
made on the invitation of Minister Cam
boa as soon as he learned of the sus-
r.cicn of The Guatemalans. The fact that
the Mexican legation was suspected of
being an asylum for criminals has caus-
ed Indignation and excitement
1t has been learned from reliable
source that the Mexican government is
preparing for an emergency. RumOr has
it that $500 men are being fully equip
ped for n two months campaign, and
that troops are being rapidly novel in
small numbers tic the Guatemalan from
tier. O1icial confirmation of this rumOr
cannot be procured. but the source of
the news Is of the best. 1t is said ty the
same authority that there is a great like
lihooG OF MeXico's making a dem"nstra-
ton ii PENDING questions are not settled
officially.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-03
THE SUBMARINE TRIALS.
Lake Boat Sent Over Course In Com
petition At Newport

Newport. T. L.. May I'm the series
of competitive tests for submarine tor
rcdo boats in progress here. the sub
marine Lake was sent over the trial
course on the surface eleven times to-
day. The submarine tender Mime and
the Gunboat Hist acted az mark boats.
on the first series of three runs. with
motor and engine, the Lake made on
the Tirat run against wind and tide, a
speed Of SIC knots an hour: on the
second run with wind and tide 91G
knots: on the third, same conditions
as the first 1.S3 knots.
The average Of the three runs with
motor and engine was 50 knots.
In the second series. with gasoline
engines alone. the first run with the
tide. was made in minutes 81 seconds.
speed $50 knots: the second against
the tide. in minutes Is seconds. speed
6.fJ knots. and the third. with the tide.
H. minutes and 32 seconds, speed a.1S
knots. The average speed with gaso-
lin" alone was 20 knots.
The figures in excess are unofficial
The remaining five runs were not made
Tor speed purposes. and the tine VA :
not taken. The submarine Ortopus.
VIII De taken out for test tnmorroN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-03
STILL WITHOUT CLUE.
Waterbury, Ct, Police Have, No Idea
Who Murdered Elamo.

Waterbury,. Ct. May 2.-No definite
crc has been found by the police to the
man who killed ElHmn Rocco. known
among his fellow Countrymcn here al
SO as CaloGOro AlO, and ElamO ROoChi-
81, and who came hero from New York
about two months ago. Both the medi-
cal examiner and the police agree that
the killing was deliberately done, prob
ably by several men and the OPINION IS
held that these men have separated
and left the city. They believe that the
motive for the murder will Dc found i'll
money transactions t.lamn had with
Italians either in New York or in this
city.
The police say that th"y have many
complaints against Elamo from ltai-
ians WHO claimed to have los money
in games worked by Elamo. but Whlic
they kent track of his movcmt ntS they
Iyorc unable to find Il specific reason
for his arrest. They found. however.
that Elamo did not work. always hdd
much money and lived III good styt" HH
circulated freely among tn" Tore ign
element. TIE evidence points I" El1m"
being called to the suburbs of the city
where II" was shot 10 times. any one OF
five bullets being the fatal one
The lines along which the police are
working is that Elano obtained S1V9
from an Italian here 10 days ago in a
game similar to three card monte.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-03
TRACHOMA DECREASING.
Cases Among New York School Chill
cren Reduced so Per Cent.

New York. May 2.-Trachoma among
school children i'll this city is rapidly
decreasing. From over 10000 cases
among pupils IA few years ago, the
disease has been thinned out until to-
DAY there are only 500 children in the
schools suffering from it. Even this
number would be considerably decreas-
Cd if there were more hospital accom-
modations for the operative treatment
Of the disease. say the board of health
authorities.
At present there is only one hospital
for the surgical treatment of tracho-
ma. That is a small broWnstOne build
ing at 11Sth street ana Pleasant ave
nue.. At the board of health'S clinic
at Gouverneur hospital trachoma is
treated by the nOn-operative method
600 to 1000 children being treated
there daily.
DIR. Darlington believes that the
operative method is much more sue
cessful than the other. Seventy per
cent. Of the operative treatment was
successful, he says. Six hundred chill
drcn have been operated on in the
TrachOma hospital at 11Sth street since
December, 1902.
The trachOma report was submitted
to the board at its meeting by DR..
Wootton. 1t will be discussed at the
meeting next week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-03
GEN. CURTIS PRESIDENT
OF Society of Army of the Potomac
President Honorary Member.

Washington, May 2.-President
Roosevelt was made an honorary MEM
ber of the Society of the Army Of the
Potomac at it's 37th annual reunion at
the Belasco theater today. General n.
II. Curtis of Ogdensburg, n. V, was
elected president of the society to sue
coed General Henry Dwight.
Several resolutions We're adooted.
the principal one being in favor of ev-
err effort to supersede war by peace
ful arbitration" The selection of the
place for the next annual meeting was
referred to the executive committee.
A committee OF three was then ap-
pointed to escort Mrs. General Geo b.
Mcclellan 70 the theater Her appear
ance was the signal for great demon
stration. Addresses by the outgoing
and the incoming presidents and by
Gen. Horatio c. King, Gen. o. .. How
ara and an address of welcome by Com
missioner Mcfarland concluded the
meeting.