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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
MILLIONS STARVING
FAMINE CONDITIONS IN CHINA
ARE APPALLING.

The appalling conditions in China as the
result OF the famine, as told In Chinese
newspapers and other mail advices reaching
the State Department, coupled with the
warning given by Consul General Rodgers
of the possible effects of the outbreaks
which daily are occurring in the famine
districts. have attracted the attention of
the government authorities and develop
ments will be closely watched.
One Of the greatest dangers which the
relief workers confront Is an epidemic. In
the great concentration camps which have
been formed by refugees, who have fed
from the stricken districts to the south by
the tens Of thousands, the people live, some
of them only partially clothed, others en-
tirely naked in mud huts held together by
mating. Medical supplies and skill are
badly needed in these self-forned camps,
as well as food and clothing.
Four Million Starving.
The native officials and authorities are
doing their utmost to control the situation,
but the task is now far beyond them, and
outside aid is much needed. Relief COM
mittees have been formed in various cen
tiers. composed Of high native officials and
foreigners. Everything possible is being
done. but the task appears SO gigantic that
most serious conditions will result before
any Roadway Is made. The government
has opened public relief works where men
Can StCuEe employment. Inc GranQ canal
is being deepened at Haichow, the work on
the Improvement being started merely to
give employment to some of the starving.
Estimates have been made of the cost Of
feeding each starving person and the total
amount will reach close to $4,000 daily.
This estimate is based upon a calculation
that 100000 people are actually starving.
A Pathetic Incident.
Some of the incidents of the famine re-
lated in the Chinese press are most revolt
ing. story Is told Of one family-the
mother and father and two children. The
mother left home on a search for food.
While she was away the father, despairine
of aid. threw both children into the river
The mother returned and learning what
had happened threw herself in the river and
drowned. The grief-stricken father fol-
lowed and thus the whole family persisted.
The government Is selling grain and salt
where 1t can. In some instances the pub
lie selling places had to be closed because
of the great rush of natives to buy In
Hsuchoufu in December three or four wo-
men were crushed to death In the mad
rush for food. The price of vegetables has
doubled and coal and coke costs more than
ever before.
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MUST PAY POLICIES.
Decision Against North German Fire
insurance COMPANY,

Insurance Company.
The Department Of State is in receipt Of
the following dispatch from Mr.. Hugh Pit
cairn. United States consul general at
Hamburg. Germany, dated January r. on
the subject Of the attitude Of the German
insurance companies in the matter Of the
San Francisco fire:
Referring to my dispatch No. 400 of Oc-
tober 20 last, relative to the above entitled
subject and in particular to the liability
Of the North German Fire Insurance Com
pany Of Hamburg under its San Francisco
policies. I have the honor to report that
yesterday the first hearings were had in the
Hamburg courts, In lawsuit brought
against the said company by New York
firm. Counsel for defendant denied liabil-
ity. basing such denial upon the company's
earthquake clause, viz: The company shall
not be liable for loss caused directly or in
directly by invasion, insurrection. .,
or (unless fire ensues, and in that event for
the damage by fire only by explosion Of
any kind or from any cause. or the BURST
ing Of boiler, or earthquake or hurricane
or lightning; . = Plaintiffs counsel
however. maintained that the parenthesis
unless fire ensues, - " relates as well
to an earthquake as 1t does to explosions
and lightning, and that therefore the COM
pany had not plainly expressed in the
policies that she is not to be held liable for
damage caused by fire incident to an earth
quake. The court superior court Of Ham
burg, fourth chamber for commercial mat
ters) held and decided that the company
has to pay the amount sued for; had It
been her intention to free herself from liza
bility under the circumstances, the text OF
the. earthquake clause should have been
worded differently.
I'm view Of the fact that the San Fran
cisco policies Of the North German Fire In
surance Company also contain the clause
that claims become extinct unless filed In
court twelve months after the damage was
sustained, which means on April Is, 1907, i
deem 1t proper In the interest Of the people
of San Francisco. that the above informa-
ton be made known to them, through the
press or otherwise. as soon as possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
nuc]xa Die by Thousands.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. January 3D.
The duck hunting grounds of northern
Utah, including those of the famous Bear
River Duck Club. are strewn with dead
birds. In addition to the thousands Of dead
ducks, thousands more are fiuttering about
the ground a. though paraiyzed. ana are
in dying condition. Many theories are
advanced by duck hunters. but none h ac-
cepted without reserve. Some Of the bodies
have been given 70 the state chemist for
analysts. The dead birds are frequently
fat and show no signs Of starvation or
freezing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
Left Estate to Lynched Man

DIES MONIES. Iowa, January 3O.-It was
learned yesterday that James Cullen. who
was lynched by mob at Charles City. was
a brother of r. C. Cullen. formerly a
banker at Warren, Ill. r. C. Cullen's will.
which has just been filed, leaves an estate
worth 800 600 to the man who was lynched.
Years ago James Cullen lived near Warren.
M, and was forced to leave town for
brutal treatment Of his wife and daughter.
Later he settled at Charles City. Iowa.
where he was lynched by mob some
weeks ago after numbering his wife and
step-son ana attempting to commit suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
CURLING SPEECH IN RUSSIA.
Praise Of Criminal Acts Made Punish
able by Imprisonment.

Mr.. Won L. Meyer, United States ambas-
sador at st. Petersburg, in dispatch to
the Department of State, dated January IL,
reports that the council Of ministers, In
modification of and In addition to the ex.
listing laws, has made the following rulings:
l. Those guilty of praising criminal acts,
in speech or writing. pronounced publicly
or read, or Of circulating, either in public
writings or ideas, known to contain such
praise. shall be subject to Imprisonment
from two to eight months. or arrest not
over three months, or fine Of not over
500 rubles.
2. Cases OF criminal acts. mentioned In
the preceding section a., come under the
jurisdiction Of the district courts.
These rulings were confirmed by the en-
peror January Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30

Weak and unhealthy Kidneys are responsible for
more sickness and suffering than amy other disease,
therefore, wEen through neglect other causes kid
ney trouble is permitted to continue many fatal
suits are sure to follow.
Your other organs may need attention===but your
kidneys most because they do most and should have
attention first.
If you sick "feel badly" begin taking DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp=Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy, because SOON your kidneys be-
gin to get better they will help all the other organs
to health. trial will convince amy ONE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
Manchuria Cities Opened to Trade.

The United States minister at Picking ad-
vises the Department Of State. under date
OF the Goth of December, that he was in
formed by the Chinese foreign Office that
the 18th of January the town Of Tstsihar,
in the province of Hei-lung Chang, in
Manchuria, would be opened to foreign
trade. together with the towns of Chang
ch'un (k'uan-ch' engtzu), Kirin and Har-
bin. in the province OF Kirin, and Man.
churia. in the province of Hei-lung Chang,
the proposed opening of which has been
previously published
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
Thousands at whitley Funeral.

LONDON, January 30.-The unusual in
terest in the whitley tragedy was shown
by the scenes at the funeral Of the mer-
chant this morning. Long before the hour
for the ceremony thousands Of people gath
cred about the whitley residence and
dense masses lined the streets leading to
the church where the service was held.
Most Of the shops in the Westbourne Grove
district kept their shutters up and over
q hundred carriages followed the hearse to
the cemetery. Four Of these were laden
with floral wreaths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30

The Senate passed a bill yesterday to sur
vey and aliot the lands of the Blackfeet
Indian reservation In Montana. In calling
up the measure. Senator Clark of Montana
remarked In answer to a question from Mr..
Cnllom that there was no objection to the
bill. except that the President had vetoed
the measure last year. do understand
that the only objection to the bill is the
Presidents victor suggested Mr.. Lodge. Mr..
Clark remarked that he believed the bill In
its present form would meet the President
approval. and It was passed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
Found Dead in Hotel.

EASToN. Pa, January 3O.-Kirk Riehl.
a prominent slate operator, was found
dead in hotel near here last night. He
was victim Of heart disease. He stopped
in the hotel on his way home from his
quarry, saying that he was not feeling well.
and died While sitting on chair. Mr. Rfehl
was forty-five years old and q native of
Veruont ssH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
Aged Army Chaplain Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, January 30.-Chaplain
Dudley Chase, United States army, retired.
Is dead In this city. aged ninety-one years.
Mr.. Chase was born at Hartford, Conn.,,
March 5. 1916 He was ordained deacon at
Rushville. ILL.,. in June. 1S42. and priest at
Quincy. ILL.,. by his father, the late Rev.
DR.. Phflander Chase. bishop OF Illinois, q
year later After his ordinance he went
west. In 1884 he was appointed @ chaplain
In the army and served at various forts In
California and Nevada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
Sir Michael Foster Dead.

LONDON. January 30.-Sir Michael Fos-
ter, unionist member of parliament from
London University since 1900. died suddenly
yesterday. He had been in Ill health for
some time.
Sir Michael Foster was born in 1886 and
was professor OF physiology at Cambridge
University from 1888 to 1903. and In 1899
he was president of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30

The mild and immediate effect Of Swamp-Root
the great kidney and bladder remedy, is soon re-
allied. 1t stands the highest because Its remark
able curative power has been proven In thousands
Of the most distressing cases. II you need a medi
cine. you should have the best.
Dear Sirs:
"A man could not be In any worse condition than
! was with kidney and bladder troubles. I doc
told me had Bright's Disease and that I would
not live, over six months. Another told me 1t
was gall stones. I had pains Ia my kid
neys all the while. could not stoop over, would be
dizzy, could not lie down without some one helped
me up; my back was weak and panied me; urine
was as thick cream and 1t would scald me
something dreadful. 1 had-t0 get up many times
In the night to urinate.
took Swamp-Roo and today I am q well man
and never felt better. All Of my troubles have
gone and show no signs OF returning. I take my
oath that Swamp Root put me where am today
and can prove 1t by acQuaintauces."
Very truly yours,
T. h RAND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
Pullman Company Indicted.

PITTsBURG. Pa. January 30-The grand
jury Of Allegheny county has returned
six true bills against the Pullman Palace
Car Company. alleging the sale of impure
milk and cream to its patrons. In addi-
ton to these bills over fifty dealers In this
city were indicted for selling adulterated
food.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
The Nev swedish 1Ginister.

Mr.. H. Z. +. Lagercrantz. the newly APP
pointed minister from Sweden. will arrive In
this country In March. He Is 2 soldier and
also retired business man. He enters the
diplomatic career for the frst time and re-
ceived his appointment because Of the
friendship Of King Oscar for him.
Mr.. LAgercrantx succeeds Mr.. Grip, who
left for his country early last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30

Swamp-Root Is not recommended for everything.
but 1t promptly overcomes kidney liver and blad!'
der troubles. the symptoms Of which are-obliged
to pass your water frequently night and day.
smarting or irritation in passing brick dust
sediment in the urine. headache. backache. lame
back. dizziness. poor digestion, seepessness. nerv.
ousness. heart disturbance due to bad kidney
BILE. skin eruptions from bad blood neuralgia,
rheumatism. diabetes. bioating. irritablity. worm
out feeling. lack Of ambition. may be loss Of
flesh. sallow complexion. Bright's disease.
II your water. when allowed to remain undis.
turbed In a glass bottle for twenty -four hours.
forms a sediment or settling or has a cloudy ap.
pearanee. 1t Is also evidence that your kidneys
and bladder need immediate attention.
Swamp Root is pleasant to take and 10 for sale
at drug stores the world In bottles Of two
sizes and two prces-ffty cents and dollar.
Remember the name. Swamp Root. DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-Root. and the address. BInghamton N. Y.
IN every hottlo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30

There IL Nothing More Convenient
than BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRo0HM I6aT
- e0eac;oas IN ehEonic xhzeat 0oGha1B
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30

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The Alaska prospector., 1907-02-21
BUTTE PAPERS STOP
Strike Of Printers Cause Suspension Of News
 papers

Butte, Feb. 16-The tvpographi- cal unions of this place have joined the pressmen in their strike and the papers of Butte and Anaconda are tied up. The publishers an nounce that they will suspend the publication of papers until the unionists accept their terms.
 Sacramento. Feb. 16-A test vote shows that the state legisla- ture will pass the California anti prize fight bill. It will 20 through the House easily but there may be some trouble in the Senate.
 Butte, Feb. 16-The strike of the telephone operators is still con- tinuing and not q phone is in us, today. The company will proba bly, grant the demands of the strikers.
 Seattle, Feb. 15-The mail ser vice from the East is in the worsr condition of any time in the his tory of the coast. There are over 1 ,OOO sacks of delayed mail held up along the Northern Pacific and Great Northern by blockades, and there is no telling when they will get through.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-02-21
FAIL TO PROVE CHARGE
Reported That Rar1eigh Can't Prove His
 Charges

Burleigh has been unable to sub stantiate the charges recently made by him to the effect that the Gug- genheims are trying to destroy al of the companies which are plan ming railroads in Alaska
 Washington. Feb. 15-Owing to the amount of tune consumed by the Brownsville investigation the Senate committee on territories has decided not to consider any more new Alaska business this ses- sion. Some of the bills under con sideration will be reported befor, the end Of the session.
 New York, Feb. 15--The Thaw case will be resumed Monday, after an adjournment allowed on ac count of the death of the wife oi juror Bolton. He was allowed to see his wife twice since she was taken ill, about the time of start ing the Thaw trial.
 Washington, Feb. 15-The at torney-general has made recon mendation to Congress that $3O,- 900 be appropriated for the con- struction of courthouse and iai. at Nome Ten thousand dollars has already been appropriated for this purpose.
 Portland, Feb. 15-A stick of dynamite was placed between the frogs of the Albina car tracks yes terday by some unknown party. and but for the fact that the motor man saw 1t and stopped the car in the nick of time the car would have been blown to pieces This is the se' enth attempt to blow up street cars that has been made here this winter.
 Honolulu, Feb. 15-The Hawa;- ian legislature starts it's 12th biennial session to-day. The legis- lature is composed of two houses. the Senate, of 15 members and the House of representatives of 30 men bers. The session is limited by law to SO days.
 Wilmington, bei.-With a popu- lation of 9O,00U, Wilmington has 15,0OO cases of grip. An announce rasnt to this effect was made today by several promin mt physicians. Changes in the weather caused the outbreak.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-02-21

celebrate the 39th anniversity of their organization tonight by a large banquet, at which plates will be laid for several hundred people.
 Los Angeles, Feb. 15-An ex- plosion of gas in restaurant here yesterday caused the death of five people and number were injured. The place was crowded at the- time of the accident. One man had both legs blown entirely off.
 Seattle, Feb. 15-All of the rall- roads will revive their passenger schedules today according to an from the main of fees. Freights have been delayed so much that the food supply is getting short and the merchants are holding all Alaska orders for fear they may not be able to res len ish their stocks.
 Washington, Feb. l5- The Frisco delegation is now awaitine the result of Secretary Roots ne Eotiations with the Mikado regard ing separate schools for Japanese Tn this country If the Mikado refuses to consider this proposition. Mayor Schmitz will yield his poinl regarding the schools provided a law is passed excluding coolies from the country.
 Washington, Feb. 15-Williams, of Illinois, has introduced a reso luton in the House authorizino the president to exclude from the malls any newspapers which print the revolting details of tke Thaw trial and offerses of similar nature.
 Rome, Feb. 15-There have been heavy storms along the Caabrian coast for several days and vester- day the wind carried waves into the town of Calanna crushing number of houses and completely burylng the inmates. The number of deaths is not known but it will probably run into the hundreds.
 Washington, Feb. 16- The House has passed the naval ap- bill carrying $06,OOO,- ')OO. Burton made a strong att tempt to defeat the clause 'appro- prlating money for the cohstruc tlon of larger battleships, but he failed.
 New York. Feb. fG-,rhn attnr-
The Alaska prospector., 1907-02-21

Washington, Feb. 16-The San Francisco delegation and Presi- dent Roosevelt had final confer ence yesterday regarding the pas sage O the new immigration bill. The delegation agreed to see that the Japanese schools are abolished and that the Japs are allowed to attend school with whites. Seprr- ate schools will be maintained for the Chinese.
 Gale Leaves Capital
 Washington, Feb. 16-Delegats Gale has left this city and will make short visit in Wisconsin before returning to Alaska where he will spend the summer.
 Soldiers Testify
 Washington, Feb. 16-Negro soldiers who participated in the Brownsville riots testified before the Senate committee yesterday. They declared that the citizens were firing oyer the barracks so as to get the colored soldiers out and massacre them. They stated that the citizens yelled: "Come out you black--so we can kill you"
 Spokane, Feb. 19-An earth quake shock was felt at Chelan yesterday about noon, which rocked the houses considerably but did no serious damage.
 The numerous trail orders we receive speaks volumes for good service and prompt attention. Red Cross nrug Co.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-02-21

Fresh oysters on every boat at Wikidel's.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
ALMOST A SOLID SORE.
Skin Disease from Birth-Fortune
Spent on Her Without Benefit
Cured Her with Cuticura.

Il have cousin in Rockingham Co.
who once had a skin disease from her
birth until she was six years of age.
Her father had spent a fortune on her
to get her cured and none of the treat
ments did her any good. Old DR.. -
suggested that he try the Cuticura
Remedies which he did. When he COM
menced to use it the child was almost
a solid scab. He had used it about two
months and the child was well.
could hardly believe she was the same
child Her skin was as soft as baby's
without scar on it. ! have not seen
her in seventeen years, put ! have
heard from her and the last time
heard she was well. Mrs. W. p. Ingle,
Burlington. N. c., June 16, 1905"
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
"eodiva's city, in ENGLAND.

Coventry is the industrious appren-
tice among English cities. When an
III wind blew upon one enterprise the
citizens gaily turned to another. In
the time of that Leofric who, for love
of Godiva, made "Coventre toll free" "
bonnets and caps of cloth were the
staple. BY the sixteenth century vast
quantities of blue thread were being
turned out, of such sterling quality
that all England was familiar with
the phrase "as true as Coventry blue ''
Then came, in the eighteenth century,
ribands, and the dainty fabrics of
women's wear. Now she makes stern
er stun and keeps abreast of the age
with sewing machines, cycles and mo-
tor cars. A century ago Godiva's city
had barely 10000 inhabitants, anyone
sent to Coventry" to-day will find
10000 companions.-London Chron-
icle.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
Wells on Inmioration.

H. G. Wells, the novelist, believes
that unrestricted immigration is bad
thing for America.
Il have watched the tide of immi-
grafton flowing into New York." he
said at dinner during his American
visit, as reported by the New York
Times, "and it seemed to me that this
great, turbid wave would have been
the better for a filtering.
Some of your immigrants are un-
consciously unclean in their habits.
looking at them, have often been re.
minded of the Lithuanian Sherlock
Holmes.
"A Lithuanian Sherlock Holmes
said to a neighbor:
"Tll bet you hat that / can tel
what you had for breakfast this morn.
ing
"I take that bet,' the other an.
swered promptly. What did / have?
"The Sherlock Holmes chuckled as
he gazed at the yellow streaks in his
friends long black beard
You had eggs he cried.
You owe me hat was the re
ply. 4 have not touched an egg for
ten days Cleveland Leader.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-13
THERE is A REASON.
The Medical Times Explains Why
Doctors Oppose Patent Medicines.

The Medical Times for April in a
moment of frankness explains the
whole opposition of physicians TO pat
ent" medicines which are taken with
out prescription, in the following
words:
I'VE will hardly repeat here the
specific statement to the effect that
in one year SCI, 100000 has been ex.
pended on patent medicines in the
United States. Enough to give. every
practitioner in the country a yearly
income of $4,000. In the face of such
facts as these, all talk of love of hui
manity, altruism, self-abnegation and
the like becomes cheap and nauseat.
ing. 1t appears to us that such bun.
combe should give place to homely
common sense"
Reliable authority states that the
gross amount of the patent" medi-
cine bufness is about $40,000,000 in
stead of''$62, 100000 but taking the
Medical Times figures as correct they
represent an outlay of considerably
less than 81 per capita for home medi-
cation. The cost of doctors fees ex-
elusive of medicines except such as
are dispensed for the same period,
probably was approximately $230,000,-
600. This is reached by allowing an
average income of $4,000 to each of
the $4,000 physicians in the United
States. Even allowing that a gross
business-of !62,0OO,O0O is to be divid-
ed between 115,000 physicians the in
come OF each would not be increased
more than $540.