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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Thick Summer Fog.

thick summer fog. the first that has
occurred since the weather became hot.
covered the river for an hour or two early
yesterday morning, and vessels moving up
and down the river had to feel their way
along to avoid accident. AS soon as the
sun got we'll above the horizon the fog
quickly disappeared A fog in this vicinity
at this season of the year is rather I'M
common and somewhat surprised the
steamboat men caught in it. The schooner
May Brown, which had sailed light from
this city for a river point to load railway
ties. was caught in the fog and ran ashore
on the flats near Jones' point. short dis
lance below Alexandria. The vessel. it is
stated. was sailing free when she struck
the mud and she went well out upon it.
Her crew made several efforts to get her
afioat, but she remained stuck in the mud
for several hours before she was foated and
resumed her trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Fifty Years in Hotel Business.

BALTIMORE, June 24-James E. Bon
ney. night clerk at the Hotel Herman, cele-
brated his fiftieth anniversary in the hotel
business on Thursday night. He started
In the business on June 81 1857, as clerk
at the Old Fountain Hotel, which later
became the Carrolton. Mr.. Bfnney has
seen service with the various local hotels.
He was also connected with the A. D.
Stewart system of hotels in New York
and Saratoga In 1904 Mr.. Bonney retired.
but later returned to Baltimore on the stan
of the Hotel Herman. He is a charter men,
Der of the Maryland Hotel Mem Associa-
ton, of which Mr.. Jerome H. Joyce, who
took his first lessons under Mr.. Bonney
in the hotel business. Is president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
NOTABLE RAILWAY SCHEME.
Proposed. Road to Cross Australia.
Millions Of Acres Opened.

Millions Of Acres Opened.
Special Cablegram to The Star. r.
MELBOURNE June 24.-One Of the most
interesting and fnementous railway schemes
ever put forward-to be bracketed with the
Canadian Pacific and the Trans-Siberian
lines-is about to be taken in hand By the
commonwealth government.
Arrangements have practically been made
between the commonwealth government
and the south Australian ministry. subject
to the consent of both pariiaments by
which south Australia will raise In the
London market a loan guaranteed and to
be ultimately taken over by the common
wealth government for the purpose OF
constructing a railway line across Aus
tralia from north to south. which. In turn.
will be connected with western Australia
on the west and Queensland, New South
Wales and Victoria on the east.
This will mean the development of the
"back blocks" of Australia, containing
hundreds of millions OF acres of some OF
the finest pastoral country in the world.
and of considerable area of mineralized
country.
The total cost of the construction Of the
Trans-Australian line will probably not be
less than $50, 600. The branch connect
ing with Kalgoorlie will probably require
not less than S25, 100000, and the eastern
states will also come into the market as
borrowers in order to carry out their por-
ton of the program.
One of the more immediate effects of the
carrying into execution of this imperial
scheme will be that the London Australian
mails will probably travel via Port Arthur
to Port Darwin in northern Australia, eff
fecting a saving in time of something like
ten days between Adelaide and London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Meteor Ignites Load Of Hay.

JACKSON, Mo-. June PA small meteor
struck a wagonload of hay driven by Elan
Masterson. who resides four miles east Of
this city. and destroyed hay and wagon.
Masterson was driving along the road
when he heard a sharp explosion. and,
turning quickly, he found the hay in flames.
In leaping from the wagon he injured his
leg, but succeeded In unhitching the horses.
The meteor was about the size of base
ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
Landed on His Feet But Badly Injured

HAGERSTOWN. Md, June PA re-
markable case Of vitality Is reported from
Fayetteville. Charles Yankey, young son
Of Leander Yankey, on Sunday, June 16,
fell from tree to the ground, a distance
of twenty feet. He struck on his feet,
but the impact was SO great that concus-
sion Of the brain resulted. He became
unconscious and is still in that condition
In the last seven days the only nourish-
ment he has received has been one-and-
one-half glasses of milk His condition Is
critical and his recovery Is regarded as
impossible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24

stock farms also sell milk in New York The
fashionable hotels have contracts with them
for regular supply of milk. cream and but
q quart for milk. from 40 to 70 cents a quart
for cream. and from 50 to rs cents pound
for butter.
Price Of Milk.
Ordinary milk is now delivered for cents
a quart and 10 cents in bottles on the street.
The price is regulated by a trust, of course.
The price Is controlled by a combination of
producers, and Is governed by the cost of
production and handling. Last December
the price paid to the farmer was increased
from 81 to 3% cents a quart. and 1t has
got to go much higher II the present sup
ply Is increased The items which combine
to make up the wholesale price are as fol-
lows:
Cents
Paid to the farmer. per quart. ............. 3.75
Preparation for market. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Gao
Freight. .........s..s...s..... O.oS
Total cost to wholesaler. SO
Price to retail dealer. 5.25
Price to customer (minimum). ............... SEQ
Milk bottled on the farm costs a little
The difference in profit to the wholesaler
between milk served in the can and In
bottles is considerable, being Ito mills
in the one case and So mills in the other;
but that am told, does not meet the add,
tional loss due to broken and unreturned
bottles and other expenses which the milk
dealer has to calculate upon in his profits
Quality Generally Good.
There Is comparatively little complaint
about the quality of milk served in New
York. for the department Of health is very
strict in its inspection, and the police mag
istrates impose heavy fines upon milkmen
who violate the law. According to the Of
fetal statistics 5000 inspections were made
last year; 600 samples of milk were an
alyzed in the laboratories; nearly $4,000
gallons of impure milk were dumped into
the sewers; 700 arrests were made, and
$4,000 in fines collected. The sanitary code
Is very strict. 1t requires that all milk
shall be pasteurized. and that the 10000 or
10000 dairy farms which supply the river
Of milk that constantly flows into this place
must be conducted in a neat and whole
some manner. Indeed, 1t Is said that the
enforcement Of the law which prohibits the
adulteration of milk by water is in a great
measure responsible for the increase of
price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24

The statement Of Herr -Ralln. managing
director Of the Neutrality-suspicious. steam
ship line. that the superiority of the Brit
ish over the German mercantile marine
existed on paper only and that the British
ships were mostly. secondhand tramps
constructed OF the cheapest material and
steaming only at the slowest speed, has
undoubtedly caused q great deal OF I'M
terest here. It is said that the statement
Of Herr Balm Is hardly accurate How
ever the German ships do have some adj
vantages. It is perhaps fair to state that
the British spend the most money on the
straightaway work. but that the Germans
spend the most money on the fnishings
and furnishings. Then the German gov
eminent helps in many instances the Ger
man shipping lines by a grant Of prefer
entail railway rates on the state-owned
railways The agent OF German
shipping line in Holland. for instance. can
quote a lower through rate to New York
than the agent of British line. because
the German agent gets the advantage OF
low railway rates through Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24

for the prisoner and at last the gaoler con-
scented. The convict was taken to the town
hall in a covered wagon. escorted by four
gendarmes, who acted witnesses After
the civil ceremony the bride and groom
were driven back to the prison with the
gendarmes and the religious ceremony was
performed in the prison chapel. after which
the convict returned to his cell. The resi-
dents Of Ypres are now circulating q pc
tition which will be presented to the au-
thorities. asking that the convict be
pardoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24

A strange romance at Ypres has just
eliminated in the marriage of a Convict
who Is undergoing life Imprisonment in the
local prison to the daughter of the gaoler.
The gaolers daughter was in the habit OF
taking food to the convict and an attach
ment was formed. which resulted in the
convict asking permission of the gaoler to
marry the girl. The girl admitted her love
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The others laughed.
What he lke?" asked the Niger
gravely.
Hes a fine voodoo. with wavery arms
and green eyes, and red CLOVIS" Watch
ing narrowly its effect he swung off into
one of the genuine old grooming voodoo
songs. once so common down south.
now so rarely heard. No one knows what
| be charm-wor only-a magic gibberish
But the Niger spraDg across the fire like
lightning. his face altered by terror, to
seize barrow by the shoulders.
"Doan you! Doan your he gasped. shak-
! ing the assistant violently back and forth.
Dat he King Voodoo song! Dat call him
| all de yoodOO-all!"
He stared wildly about in the darkness as
| though expecting to see the night thronged.
| There was moment of confusion. Eager
| Danger! Look Quit"
1 could not tell whether or not barrow
heard me. He left soon after. The men
| ton of the chest had focused the mems
WELL" Pulz began, we've been here on
| this spot O. - for long time
"a year and five months" reckoned
| Thrackes.
eff he's busy
| They've been busy"
! yes"
| wonder what they've done?"
There was no answer to this, and the sea
lawyer took new tack.
81 suppose we're all getting double
wages"
That's so.''
| and that's say four hunder' for us and
| Mr.. Eagen here. l suppose the Old Man
don't let the schooner go for nothing
| Two hundred and fifty month";" said
and then would have had the words back
They cried out in proloE yed establishment
Seventeen months. pursued the log,ciar
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
GIRLS AFTER MATES.
COME FROM EUROPE IN DROVEs
SEEKING HUSBANDS.
MarriageabIe Young Women Are
DESERVING Old Countries by the
Thousand-TroIIey Pole Stops Car
and Saves Fifteen Lives.

Bellies Of all nations are coming to these
shores by the shipload. Whether it is
that the matrimonial market on the other
side is oVercrowded or that would-be hus-
bands don't suit, the fact is that mar
riageable young women are deserving Eu-
rope by the thousand. The steamer Baltic
alone brought in 1,O04 on the last trip.
About third of them were immigrants
Of other years who had recrossed the At
lantic in the early summer TO visit the old
folks at home. The great majority were
girls who were allured by the prosperity
of these returning maidens or by letters
received from friends who have settled in
America. English, Irish, Scotch, Welsh
and Scandinavian girls predominated
among the newcomers on the Baltic. And
every one of them manageable. Dozens
had already been spoken for and were
coming to be married to admirers who had
gone ahead to earn money sufficient to
start them in married life. A greater
number came without prospects. Their
plan was to get work and wait for the
proper fellow to put in an appearance.
About half the arrivals on the Baltic re-
manned in New York, and the others scat
tered to all parts of the country. More
than fifty of them were billed to Salt
Lake City. The steamers Cymric and
Cedric, leaving England soon after the
Baltic, carried each more than 600 maid
ems who come to find homes in the land
of promise
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
TRY TO STAY WITH BOMB.
in Oregon Town Main the
Former Sheriff.


An attempt was made late Monday
night to assassinate former Sheriff Har
vey K. Brown at his home in Baker City,
Oregon, by blowing him up with dyna-
mite bomb. Mr. Brown is at the hospital
in a critical condition. One of his legs
was blown off, one OF his arms was mu-
tilated and internal injuries were infict-
ed by the conclusion. The outrage was
similar in manner of execution TO that
which resulted in the death of former
Gov. Frank Steunenberg at Caldwell,
Idaho Mr.. Brown was returning home,
and as he opened his gate the bomb ex-
ploded, wounding him and breaking the
windows Of the house. The explosion was
heard in the center of the town, half a
mile away. The chief Of police and the
county authorities are wholly unable to
fnd a motive for the deed, and they are
also unable to obtain a clew to the perpe-
traitors. Mr.. Brown had just returned
from trip out of town to some mining
property. The dynamiters left no trace
except wire which extended about TWEEN
ty-fve feet north along the fence and
then went west about thirty feet to the
middle of the road. 1t is presumed that
the assassins were lying in wait and
pulled the wire as Brown entered the gate.
Immediately after the explosion neigh
Dor heard men running north from the
direction of the Brown house. 1t is be-
lieved that Mr.. Brown has a theory as
to who committed the outrage, for he was
heard to mutter before lapsing into IN
consciousness "They laid for me and
they got me-" While sheriff of Baker
county Brown was diligent in enforcing
the law against saloon men and gamblers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
NEW YORK

Collections, while still dragging, in con-
sonance with the tightness in money, APP
pear to have improved at a number of
centers. Some orders for early spring are
being placed, but the volume of business
done as yet is rather light. Many indus
trial lines are less active on new business,
and working forces in such lines as iron,
steel, car manufacturing. electrical goods,
shoe manufacturing and copper mining
are being reduced. Lumber is less active
and new building is lighter, due in part
to the approach of the closed season. but
more particularly to the stringency in
money.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending Oct. 3 number III,
against 1866 last week. 1876 in the like
week of 1906, 1S9 in 1905, 1916 in 1904
and 1917 in 1903. Canadian failures num-
Der 80, as against SO last week and %
in this week a year ago.-Bradstreet's
Commercial Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
Architects of n New Race.

Such is the somewhat pretentious title
adopted by new cult under the leader
ship of DR.. Asher Gluck, who has formed
the nucleus of a colony at Chicago, and
who recently has been seeking converts
at New York and other points in the
East. DR.. Gluck claims that any man
and woman who will follow his regime
consistently for fifteen months may give
birth to a child having the power of
speech, and who will attain full stature
and intelligence at the age of 3 years.
The program includes vegetarianism, COM
munism in labor, all members of the
group receiving an equal share of the
total proceeds of the colony's industry,
the absence of every form of sensual
pleasure and the wearing of linen clothes
from head to foot, even the shoes being
made of this material, and the women at
tired in shirt, coat and trousers like the
men. The belief is that by these and 9th
er methods of living the ordinary senses
may be developed to a much finer degree,
and that other senses, such as telepathy
and clairvoyance, may be brought into
play. 1t is held that man has tweIve
senses instead of five to be developed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
Notes of Current Eventss

John Mclaughlin, who had been a
keeper on Blackwelfs island for thirty
seven years. died in st. Vincent's hos
pital after an operation. He had direct
charge of William NJ. Tweed when Tweed
was in the penitentiary.
A complete set of the signatures Of the
signers of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence recently sold in New York for ST.
$50. A Portsmouth On. h man has a
nearly complete set and which includes
that of Button Gwinnett, which is very
rare.
Arrangements have been completed for
the organization of a 100000 Ameri-
can syndicate, which plans to develop sew
eral million acres Of oil lands in Mexico.
1t is purposed not only to supply the
Mexican market, but to ship the product
in competition with the Standard Oil
Company.
DISPATCHES from Wellington, New Zea-
land. state that the Court of Appeals
there has finally declared that the strike
OF the slaughter-house nen and their sym
pathizers violates the Court OF Arbitra-
ton award and is illegal The work
ingmen may be fined and in case of nom
payment may be imprisoned
1t is estimated that 100000 acres
are available for rice growing in Louis
lana and Texas, and the value Of such
crop would be S4O0,O00,O00. This would
make the rice crop fifth in point of value
among the cereals of this country.
Some time ago wooden manufacturer
in the North of England succeeded in
making a fabric from old ropes. He OBJ
tanned a quantity of old rope and cord
age, unraveled them and wove them by
secret process into a kind of rough cloth.
Jabez Wolfe, the English aquatic ex-
pert VINO started to swim the English
channel, at the outset of his attempt res
cued from death by drowning Miss Lillian
Edwards of Ohio.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
All Around the Globe.

The retirement from the French army
of Major Alfred Dreyfus has been ga
zetted in the form of the nomination of
an officer to the post last held by him,
that of commander Of artillery at st.
Denis.
A project to establish large colony of
negroes in southern California is being
promoted by an association which is about
to seek State Incorporation. Several
million dollars is said to represent the
wealth of the negroes back of the move
ment
Stuyyesant Fish, in a reply to the
charges of President Harahan of the Hi
nois Central, declares the road never lost
a dollar through his borrowings lie
saws Mr. Harahan misses the point OF
his (Fish's) charges-that e. II. HarrI-
man controlled the road as feeder Tor
the Union Pacific.
The New York walters are to have
club house Of their own at 143 west
Forty-fourth street. To be eligible to
membership a waiter must have had
European season and know the art Of
serving from soup to nuts" Few of it's
members speak less than six languages.
Attorney General Young appeared in
the District Court of Minnesota at st.
Paul and asked for writ of mandamus
TO compel the Northern Pacific railroad
to put into effect the commodity rate law
recently declared illegal by Judge Loeb
rem of the United States District Court.
This will force an early decision of the
issue.
Two hundred machinists in the North
ern Pacific railroad shops at Livingston,
Mont, struck because non-union men were
imported to take the places of striking
boilermakers.
Rev. James f. Winter of Ithaca was
appointed Catholic chaplain at Cornell
university. thus assuring the success of
the plan to efsct Catholic hall as an
adjunct to the school.
Disguised at the way rich Pittsburg
youths squander their inheritances, the
late Paul K. Hacke, millionaire bachelor,
in his will stipulates that two sons of
cousin shall wed, and that their issue
shall inherit the Hacke millions, thus cut
ting off the present generation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-10-10
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Chicago Cattle, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to 500; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, 97c to 9Sc;
corn, No. 2, Gle to 62c; oats, standard
SOC to ole; rye, No. 2, SIC to SIC; hay,
timothy $500 to $500; prairie, $500
to $14.50; butter, choice creamery, &c
to zoe; eggs, fresh 19c to 23c potatoes,
per bushel, SOC to 60c.
Indianapolis-C Cattle, shipping, $500
to 800; hogs, choice heavy, $4.0O to
$3.50; sheep, common to prime, $500
to $4.75; wheat, No. 2, 94c to 96c; corn,
No. 2 white, Gle to 63c; oats, No.
white, soc to sic.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $715;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
1925; wheat, No 2, 99c to $1O1 corn,
No. 2, 60c to 61c; oats, No. 2, 4Sc to
sic; rye, No. 2, SIC to 83c.
Cincinnati-Ca Cattle, $500 to 5000;
hogs, $500 to $685.; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. q 99c to $1.00 corn,
No. 2 mixed Coo to 66c; oats, No. 2
mixed, ole to SIC; rye, No. 2, Sc to 90c.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to 500; hogs,
$500 to S6.40; sheep, SZ.o0 to S4.0O;
wheat No. 2, CSC to $1.OO; corn, No.
yellow, CSC to Gle; oats, No. 3 white,
sc to 53c; rye, No. 2, SOC to 90c.
Milwaukee Wheat, No. 2 northern,
S1.O7 to $1.1O; corn, No. 3, Gle to 62c;
oats, standard, sic to SIC; rye, No. 1,
SEC to SIC; barley, standard, $1.O4 to
$1.06; pork, mess, $3.50.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to choice, $500
to $40; sheep, common to good mixed,
$500 to 1925 lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to SS.25.
New York-Cattle, $4a0 to $500;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.04 to $1O6;
corn, No. 2, 73c to 74c; oats, natural
white, SEC to Sc; butter, creamery, 25c
to zoe; eggs, western, 1Sc to 23c.
Toledo Wheat, No. 2 mixed, 96c to
&c; corn, No. 2 mixed, 64c to 66c;
oats, No 2 mixed, 53c to SIC; rye, No.
2, CSC to 99c; clover seed, prime, 5000.
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The Finnish Diet has opposed the de-
mand of the Cars government for an
appropriation of 100000 to support the
military service of the Russian Empire.
The first military dirigible balloon built
in England made two successful trial
trips the other day, thus bringing Great
Britain into line with France and Ger
many in the matter of aerial war machin-
cry. The British balloon, which is sau-
sage shape and 100 feet long by 80 feet
in diameter, with capacity of $4,000 cubic
feet, with car made OF aluminium and
canvas, went up to the distance OF oOO
feet in the presence of a great throng OF
people and performed various evolutions
with and against the wind, and returned
to the starting point. She dipped and
rose with the greatest ease and reached
a pace of twelve miles an hour. At one
time the vessel turned around in its own
length. f. S. Cody, an American, is the
inventor.
The Zemstvo Congress at Moscow has
rejected the latest proposal OF Premier
Stolypin for local self-government, in
which persons of all ranks should coop
manded that the suffrage be given to
women also.
The fourth member of the band of Rus
sian officials which tortured Maria Spiri-
donovo, the assassin of Gen. Lugenvosky,
has been killed by the Terrorists, who
vowed to avenge the sufferings OF this
woman, who is now spoken OF as the
Russian Joan of Arc.
Cardinal Domenico Svampa, archbishop
of Bologna. Italy. is dead. He was born
in Italy in 1851 and was created car
dinal in 1894.
The Car and Czarine were on board
their yacht, STANDARD, when it went
ashore on the coast of Finland, and re-
fused to leave the yacht until the tugboats
and cruisers should have come to pull the
boat off.
The British Trade Union Congress has
adopted a resolution demanding a State
pension of S1.25 a week for everybody
over go years of age. The Congress also
opposed the compulsory arbitration OF in
dustrial disputes.
Berlin hears with much satisfaction
that the rebel chief Morenga at last has
applied to the Governor of German
Southwest Africa for a treaty of peace,
and that the Governor has consented, pro-
vided Morenga will give up his weapons
and remain in his own country.