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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
SOCIALISM SLAVERY.
Bonaparte Says Negroes Lived in So
cialistic State Before War.

NEW YORK, March 25.-Attorney Cen
eral Bonaparte lectured last night on so
cialism and Charity" in Carnegie Hall in
aid of the Society of st. Vincent de Paul.
Archbishop Farley presided and introduced
Mr.. BonaParte.
Mr. Bonaparte began by arguing that
the proposal made in Baltimore that to
relieve the unemployed in winter the city
should provide work upon needed public
works at less than the current rate of
wages to all willing to take 1t was di-
rectly contrary to the spirit of charity.
1t had been contended that it was the
duty of the city to provide for all an OPP
portunity to earn a living without loss of
self-respect. But he believed there was
much dangerous confusion of thought In
this view.
"A gift must be cheerful, he said. 1T
must be voluntary in the highest sense.
An educated Hindu is said to have de-
clared about the British government, We
know the English are just to u.s. but they
are not kind to u.s.. There good
deal of human nature In that. Men ask
sympathy. They will forgive a failure
in duty toward themselves; they will never
overlook a lack of sympathy
Then Mr.. Bonaparte passed On to consider
socialism and brought out that under the
socialistic regime, as there would be no
private property, there could be no charity.
Theoretically, socialism made all men equal,
he said and in the American version of
this doctrine it is coupled with liberty. But
as soon as liberty Is granted to men their
natural inequalities come out.
Equality" the speaker declared can
be secured only among slaves. southern
plantation before the war constituted, SO
far the negroes are concerned, very
socialistic community. A socialist merely
substitutes for an omnipotent omniscient
master an omnipotent omniscient cor
poration made up of the slaves them
selves, called the state. In fact. only q
m q
of taskmasters. would be able to remain
SO nearly and hopelessly equal as to leave
no room for any of them to grow richer or
happier than his fellows"
Before the lecture concert was given
by the band of the Mission of the I'M
maculate Virgin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
AUTOS AND HORSE BURNED.
Spectacular $4,000 Fire in Morris
town, N. J.. Yesterday.

MORRISTOWN, n. j.. March 25.-Willis
II. buttons machine shop, in Washington
street; the stables of William Mckee and
the barn and sheds of the Mansion Hotel
were destroyed by fire early yesterday, at a
loss of 10000. One horse was burned to
death. and three automobiles, valued at
5000, belonging to Mr.. Dutton, were
burned. The fire was a spectacular one
and before it was under control threatened
to wipe out the residential section of Court
and Western streets.
The wind blowing a gale. firebrands were
carried a considerable distance. firing sew
eral dwellings, Bucket brigades were
formed by citizens. and every house was
saved. So numerous were the embers flying
about the old court house. in Court street,
that it was feared by Fire Chief Runyon
that the building would ignite. A chemi-
cal engine extingushed blazes which started
on the roof. In the county jail. adjoining
the court house. there was a panic among
the prisoners. but Warden Orr and Sheriff
Shaw succeeded in calming them after the
arrival of the chemical engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
BEHALF OF TEMPERANCE.
Total Abstinence Union Listens to Adj
dresses by Prominent Advocates.

A well-attended meeting OF the Total ABB
stinence Union was held last evening at
Good Samaritan Hall. and arrangements
made for an elaborate celebration to take
place Easter Sunday evening. when large
attendance is expected. Some prominent
temperance advocates will deliver adj
dresses.
The meeting presided by Mr..
William F. Downey, the president, who de-
lrered an eXhortation for perseverance in
the cause of sobriety and temperance. Ad-
dresses were also made by Capt Shaw, Mr..
Bishop. Mr.. McKeown, Mr.. Myers Mr.. Ma
honey and Mr.. Mulloy. and a paper by
Rev. Walter Elliott on Temperance" was
read by p. MacManus. The spirit of the
paper was that before supernatural virtues
can do their proper work they must do a
preliminary work, and that is the establish
ment of certain natural virtues and of these
Self-reStraint is the most necessary.
The pledge was administered to four men.
two of whom belonged to other temperance
societies, but desired to also belong to the
Good Samaritan League on account of the
practical work ii is accomplishing.
In congratulating those who became men,
bers of the Good Samaritan Temperance
Society and commenting on the spirit OF
Father Elliotts paper. Mr.. Downey advo-
Gated a return to the simple life. the leading
of which promotes peace, comfort and true
happiness, and said IF we wish to accom-
plish any results in the elevation of hui
manity we must not alone practice self
restraint. but also make our own lives and
actions living examples of the doctrines we
preach. We must get out of the narrow
confines of self. go forth into the world
with the disposition and the intention to
make some sacrifices and to consecrate n
reasonable amount of the talent, energy and
goods of this world with which Providence
has endowed us to the aid of our fellow
man in distress"
THE great trouble seems to be- contin-
ued Mr.. Downey. that people ems
gagged in their own personal interests that
they cannot be induced to think of any
one else or to step outside their own cir
cumscribed limits" In conclusion he in
CURED Does it pay to be practical in hui
manitarian work? To be practical we must
live up to what we preach and our every
action should be an exemplification of the
ideas we advocate from the pulpit and the
platform. This hall is at your disposal at
all times, and my personal services are vol
UNFAIRLY and cheerfully given. l therefore
appeal to you to lend your active co-opera-
ton to this great movement for the promo
ton of temperance, morality and good citi-
ZenShip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
CITY BITTER AGAINST NEGRO.
But Halls Case Will Likely Take It's
= Course in Richmond,

RICHMOND. Va. March 25lrwo extra
police officers remained on guard all
Saturday night and yesterday at the sta
ton where William Hall. the negro &C.
cused of attempted assault on little white
girls is confined awaiting a preliminary
hearing In the police court. Hall upon ,,s-
ing arrested in Westpoint asserted his In
nocence, but Parkkeeper Dan" Higgins
positively identified the negro as the man
who had gotten away from him following a
to the station last Thursday.
The station house was the center of in
terest yesterday. hundreds of persons hop
ing to get look at the prisoner. Judge
witt announces that he will call special
grand jury In order to insure the speediest
possible trial. While feeling is very bitter
on Church Hill, where the negro IL alleged
to have sought his victims. II IL believed
that violence will not be attempted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
JURY ACQUITTED sANDERsoN.
Shooting of DR.. S. D. Meredith Held
to Be Justified.

CATHAGE, Mo, March 25.-Arthur San
derson last night was acquitted of the muir
der of DR.. Solomon D. Meredith in Carthage
on January 2 last
Mrs. Sanderson testified that DR.. Mere
dith. the family physician had made love
to her when she went to his Office to con-
suit him. She had detailed her experience
with the doctor to Sanderson. who imme-
diately left the house and soon returned
with Dr. Meredith. Before Mrs Sanderson,
the husband accused the doctor of running
his home. Then he shot him. In a dying
statement the doctor denied the charge
against him.
Tense a parallel with the Thaw case was
drawn. Attorney Shannon said there was
evidence of an exaggerated ego. and that
the defendant thought himself 'provi-
dentially called on to avenge his Wife"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
IT WAS THE RAT.
Rodent Gnaws Into Electric Current
at Car Barns.

For short time Saturday evening the
car barn In Mount Pleasant located on 14th
street northwest, was in total darkness.
The electricians made a search for the
trouble and found that it had been
caused by a rat. which had gnawed a por-
ton of an insulated wire. In a short time
after it had begun operations the rodent
had consumed part of the insulation. ana
after completing the circuit the rat did not
know what had happened. In a few mo-
ments the force of the car barn was tn
speeding bulbs. testing wires. tearing down
boxes and turning switches on and of.
Then they looked into the box where the
wires enter the building, and there was .he
rat diverting the, electric current In the
wrong direction through the medium of its
body. The trouble was Immediately re-
paired and traffic resumed In the barn
without fear Of danger by lack Of light
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
PENN. R. R. TO HALT WORK.
Report That It Will Cut OF $25, 900,
600 Worth.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-The Penn
sylvania railroad. it is said, is about to Or
der several improvements now under way
to be stopped.
1t is understood that about So, 600, 900 is
involved and that the New York work will
not be affected.
There is a very close connection between
the Pennsylvania and the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroads and it is
said that this retrenchment measure was
determined upon at the recent conference
in New York at which the 10 per cent raise
on freight was fixed.
In statement issued today the Pennsyl-
vania railroad prepared the way for it's
announcement of the hating of improve
ments. This statement, which was issued
on its face as plea against the enactmet
of the 2-cent mile law, tells in detail
OF the heavy increase in expenditure which
the Pennsylvania railroad will have to make
because of higher prices for material and
labor. Since the railroad has given up all
hope. of blocking the 2-cent a mile bill
which has passed the house at Harrisburg
and is now up for it's third and final read
ing before the senate, it is not hard to I'M
derstand the meaning of today's announce
ment.
In his annual report to the stockholders of
the Pennsylvania railroad little more than
week ago President James McCrea made
this significant statement:
Demands for increased capital from rail-
ways and from all branches of industry
have made the present rates for money ex-
ceDtionally high.
This, together with the increased cost of
labor and material and the legislation, both
state and municipal, to increase taxes
reduce rates and fares, and force upon the
railway large expenditures, make 1t wise
that we avoid new undertakings and re-
strict expenditures for the present to such
work as is now under way and must be
completed
1t will be noticed that In this statement
President McCrea gives exactly
reasons for restricting expenditures as were
given by the management Of the Erie
hostile legislation and increased cost of ma.
terial and labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25

ut behooves democrats to lose
no time in bringing to the front the
issue of tariff reform, * the
issue that will clarity the atmos-
phere, solidify the friends OF
democracy and bring victory to the
party. ~----''=
Il hold the matter of the reform
of the tariff to be absolutely funda-
mental. This question of the trusts
is entirely dependent upon it
The tariff is the father of the
trusts. In it all forms of corporate
injustice find their origin and their
refuge.
NEW YORK, March 25.-The Times pub
fishes an interview with former President
Grover Cleveland, in which he is quoted as
saying:
1T behooves democrats to lose no time in
bringing to the front the issue of tariff re.
form and in focusing the attention of the
country upon it. Tariff reform is the issue
that will clarity the atmosphere, solidify the
friends of democracy and bring victory to
the party.
In these words former President Cleve-
land points out his conception of the duty
and the hope of the democratic party IN
the next national campaign.
The sage of Princeton opposes impusive
denunciation of the evils of the day without
a true conception of their causes or their
remedy
There is much of the nature of delir-
ium,' Mr.. Cleveland is quoted as saying
in the popular cutlery against railroad
corporations, for instance. We shall all be
ashamed of it by and by. 1 dare say
have some reason to know of the real in
EQUITIES of corporations, and l do know
them, but there is much that is not only
groundless, but wrong, in the offhand at
tacks made the railroads by thought
less persons all hands. What is well
founded in them will be cured, but the
craze of denunciation will soon pass We
shall reflect that railroads are vitality re-
lated to our prosperity, and that to attach;
them needlessly is to attack ourselves. 1t
is not the stock of soulless mllionaires, but
the property of citizens, of widows and or
phans, whose savings are invested in rail-
roads, that is being damaged. We shall
recall what railroads have been and are
still to be in the development of our coun-
try, and this craze will pass.
Supervision Quietly Planned.
"Of course, there must be some form of
governmental supervision, but it should be
planned in quiet hour, not in one of angry
excitement.
Popular emotions follow peculiar laws.
The psychology of a craze is most interest
ing The temptation is weli-ngh irresisti-
BILE to do what we observe our neighbors
do. If they begin to throw stones, We
hunt for missiles ourselves.
The railroads have had hard time
lately. Every mans hand is against them.
Wherever. "a railroad head is to be seen II
is safe and amusing to hit it; its owner
has no friends There are some pretty big
difficulties before railroad managers just
now Before long we shall have a crop to
move. under perplexities greater than those
of last year. And the increasing produc-
ton of the country will increasingly en-
barrass the railroads. But 1 have faith to
believe that whenever thing must be done
Yankee wit and pluck will find way to
do it, especially if there is any profit in
it," added Mr. Cleveland with a smile.
"Only," he continued, I'VE should help
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
Petersburg Tobacco Market.

PETERSBURG, Va, March 25.-The to-
bacco market of Petersburg was firm at
the close of sales for the last week. The
receipts, however, have fallen off on ac-
count of the unreasonable weather for mar
keting tobacco and the fact that the farm
ers are now busy getting their lands in
der. The total sales of tobacco last week
footed up 176,20O pounds; sales to date.
soS per 100 naHnds eauspf tb
highest price previously obtained this sea-
son. Type samples of this high-grade of
tobacco will be exhibited at the jamestown
exposition by the Farmers Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
News of Leesburg, Va.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LEESBURG. Va. March %. 1907,
1t Is stated upon reliable authority that
Mr.. William w. Nixon OF Leesburg, New
Jersey and Washington. D. c.. will be pre-
scented by the republican party for congress
sional honors from this the eighth district.
Mr.. Thomas King Kuykendall of Summit
Point, w. Va. has purchased the farm of
the late Americas Souder, containing 2O6
acres, located near Lovettsville. Loudoun
county.
Mrs. Eliza F. Rawson has sold to the
Misses Nicholas daughters Of Mr.. Phineas
J. Nichols. q house and lot In Lincoln for
81 800.
Mrs. Eveleth English and little daughter,
Elizabeth, of Alexandria, Va. are guests OF
the latter's mother, Mrs. Ella Matthews. In
LeesburG.
Relatives have been summoned to the
bedside Of Mrs. Henry G. Gibson of Edge
wood, Loudoun county, who Is extremely i'll.
Mrs. c. E. Thompson has returned from
a VISIT In New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
Mgr. Monaghan Going to Rome.

WILMINGTON. Del. March 25.-Shortly
after Easter Bishop John ]. Monaghan of
the Wilmington diocese will leave for Eu-
rope. He will spend several weeks touring
the continent and seeing Rome The bishop
will visit the pope and will be received in
private audience. He has not decided when
he will return to this city.
Every bishop In the Catholic Church Is re-
quired to visit Rome at least once in every
ten years. Seven years ago Bishop Monag-
han visited the Eternal city and had an
audience with Pope Leo Since then he has
not been In Europe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
THEATRICAL TROUPE STRANDED.
| Company's Managers Said to Have
Left Owing PLAYERS.

CUMBERLAND, Md, March 25.-The
Wilson R. Todd Theatrical Company is
stranded here, and it is said that the mana
gers have left for New York owing the
members of the company a large sum in
back salaries. The company was playing
at the local Academy of Music, which is
said to have been settled with in full.
William Dixon formerly of Homecoming.
and Prince Elwood of Baltimore are among
the members of the company. 1t is stated
that an effort will be made to reorganize
the company here under new management.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
NEGRO BLED TO DEATH.
White Man Wanted on Charge of Hav-
ing Slashed Him.

RICHMOND. Va. March 2J.-John Pol
lard. colored. was cut in the right forearm
yesterday at Gordonsville and bled to death
The arteries were severed Pollard ran
screaming along the street after being cut,
but dropped after going three hundred
yards. He expired before doctors reached
him.
Aaron River. a white man, is charged with
the killing. warrant was issued, but
River has not been found. No one knows
what led to the encounter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
PETER GOOD BURIED.
Page County Man, Hanged for Muir.
der, Laid to Rest.

LURAY, Va, March 25.-The burial of
Peter Good, alias Charles Schaffer, who
was hanged in Luray on Friday, took place
in the Adventist burial ground, near STAN
ley, yesterday. Between 200 and 1900 per.
sons were present. Good gave instructions
to Undertaken Bradley to have his coffin
opened and allow his friends to take final
look at his remains.
Good was buried In gray suit. which
Miss Shoop. his sweetheart and victim, jo-
coseiy remarked in October last, when they
were preparing to start to Hagerstown to
visit the fair. he had better save to be
buried in" God Be With You Till We
Meet Again" was the hymn selected by the
dead man to be used at his burial, and II
was sung.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
Investigation Of Appalachian Range

Special investigation Of the forests of the
Appalachian range win be made by W. L.
Hall Of the forest service, now the chief
of the division Of forest products. He is
one of the old employees of the forest serv-
ice, and will be taken of the work Of his
division and allowed to devote his entire
time to the study Of the Appalachian range
with q view to Determining the necessity for
and the best location Of national forest re-
serves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25

TO CURE GRIP IN TWO DAYS,
LAXATIVE BROM0 Quinine removes the cause.
To get the genuine. call for full name and look
for signature OF Z. w. Grove c5e
feli-m-to mh3l
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-22
Abbott Morris 6 Co., Auctonecrs.
SALE OF VALUABLE TRACT OF
LAND

BY virtue OF II certain deed of trust
made hy Thomas S. Herbert and wife
on the 2nd day of January 1908, to
X. c. Marshall. Trustee. to secure Tie
payment of certain bond for Four
Thousand Six Hundred (Si.GO0) Dol
lars. named therein; the undersigned
VIII sell by public auction, In from:
OF the Court House door in the town
Of Hampton. Virginia. on
Saturday, the 26th day of October, 1907,
ut twelve o'clock m the following
property rs set out and described in
the said deed of trust. to-wit: That
certain tract of land situated in the
County of Elizabeth City, Virginia
and containing fifty-one and eighty
five onehundredths (5l.S5l acres.
being part of Buckroe: and
lows: Beginning at the inter
section of the Fox Hill Road, with
the lane that leads from this road 70
ordinary high water line. thence \. 40
degrees 10 minutes Il. G.S5 chains,
thence S. 81 degrees 90 minutes Il. to
ordinary high water line. thence along
high wator line of Chesapeake Bav
$40 chains more or less 10 a stone
on the division line of the property
formerly belonging to T. S. and Jc.
seph Herbert. both now deceased
thence \. 60 Regrees 10 minutes w
$50 chains, thence n. &c degrees 10
minutes w. 10 degrees 40 minutes
chnlns, thence S. G3 degrees As
minutes w S.75 chains to said lane
and thence n. &c degrees 10 minutes
w 63.06 chains along said lane. to
the point of beginning.
TERMS-One-half cash and balance
in two equal instruments. payable six
and twelve months after date, respec.
lively. with interest from date of
sale. r. C. MARSHALL.
1O-16-td. Trustee
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-22
james BaVeRpOPIs Explanation Of
How He Received The Wound Hot
Satisfactory 10 Sheriff.
Mr.. HAYWOOD SHOT At INTRUDER
UNLIMITED Guest Was in the Dining
Room of the Holt Street House.
When the owner Fired a, Him
Through the Door-officers Think
Davenport Was the Intruder.

With Il lnllot wound in his right
leg, just above the knee. James Dav-
export. colorcd man. is detained IN
his home In Lincoln street. while the
county officers are endeavoring 10
unravcl the mysterious manor IN
which tho negro was shot.
According to the belief OF Sheriff
r. X. Curtis and the police Dave1i-
port received the shot from a ristol
owned by Mr.. Claude Harvnod. and
the negro will probably be arr ,sted ana
charged with burglary today
Sunday morning. between . and 4
o'clock MIR HARDWOOD. who rcsiles
iii Holt street. was awakened by SONS
one walking around in his dining
ROOM Mr.. HARDWOOD secured hts rs
cGlihrc revolver and started for tn
dining room but soon dscovovc ,
TINT the intruder was then IN the
net of unlocking the dining door
which led into The hall of tle lowe
section of the house Mr. Harwood
recognized that he could do nothing
with the thief unless he opened the
door. hut as tho uanel of 'aa door
wns thin he decided to fire tlrnsN
the door. This he did and Mr. Tn7,
wood heard some one groan AMI then
rush out of the room. Before Mr..
HARDWOOD could get around tha house
rs tho dining room door, was Locked on
the inside. tho mwolcomed visitor,
had disappeared although +. Is said
that blood spots showed conclusiv sly
that Mr. Harwood's aim had leon
good
Sunday morning DR. William f. At.
kihs the well known colorel nhysi
cian was called to tho homo Of Drvnr.
port; whore he found Iamos Davor.
port suffering from n gun sho'
wound In his right leg. Or Atkins cy.
amined the injury carefully AMI
found that the man had received the
wound from the front ana that Tho
ball had probably bored through
something before landing In Davcn
ports limb
Davenport made several statement !
concerning how he received the wound
hut his stories did not ag co whcn
he attempted to ropeat them. He
mid that he was wall,lng nlong West
Queen street carly Sunday morning
when he heard shot mud q fow
seconds later felt the hall rs II on.
tered his leg. He said the shot was
from the rear, while the wound shows
that the bullet entorei from the
font. On account of the many con.
flicting statements OF DavenrNrt Tho
case was reported to the police mi.
thorities,
1t is said that by measurements il
was practically ascortained that Mr..
HnrWOpd's hullnt would boun n,lnr.d
Davenport's leg just at The point