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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
MANY FIGHT Liz. UoR BILL.
Animated Contest on at Trenton Over
Proposed Legislation.

SPeclai Oisp1tcn 70 1ue btar.
TRENTON. N. j.. March 4-The CORR
doris of the state house are crowded this
morning with men and women, coming
from all parts Of the state. to protest to the
legislature against the passage of the
Blohm liquor bill.
Bishop McFaul. Bishop O'Connor, Bishop
Scarborough and Bishop Lines are on the
ground. backed up by nearly hundred
clergymen and temperance workers.
The Blohm bill provides for an open sa-
loon on Sundays after 1 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. and was drawn and introduced with
the purpose of fulfilling the promise Of the
democrats to the liquor interests In Essex
and Hudson counties last fall that they
would have the bishops law repealed II
they were elected.
The republican members of the legisla-
ture are determined that the bishops law,
which was enacted by them last winter,
shall stand unchanged, and 1t is doubtful
II the democrats can muster enough
strength in the house to put the Blohm bill
through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Mr.. Livingston's Comment.

Mr.. Livingston said:
THE appropriations made a this session
of Congress have reached the unprecedented
sum of 1919, 94S, 6I9.63, an increase of s4O,-
$50. 494.47 over the appropriations made for
the current fiscal year, and $51, 266, 1927
over the appropriations for the fiscal year
1899 made at the first regular session of the
Fifty-fifth Congress, which covered sub
stantially the entire expenses of the mill
tary and naval establishments on account
of the war with Spain.
Enormous as are these appropriations for
the next fiscal year there should be added
to them the further sums of SO, 600 900 on
account of contracts authorized in the naval
bill for additional war ships and for which
no sums whatever are yet appropriated and
the sum of $49, S29, $4,000 or contracts au-
thorized in the river and harbor appropria-
ton bill in addition to the appropriations
made in that act.
These sums added to the total appar-
ent appropriations of the session make the
tremendous sum Of 1904. IT'S. OBS. SO carried
either in direct appropriations or authori-
cations at this session of Congress, estab-
fishing new record for federal appropria-
lions approaching the prodigious sum of a
billion dollars for a single session of Con-
gress.
1.-The highest estimates placed on probable
revenues of the government from all sources
during the coming fiscal year Indicate that
appropriations and authorizations for ex-
penditure chargeable to the session of Con-
gress just closing.
Il will submit for the record a table
showing by titles Of appropriation bills the
estimates submitted to Congress by the sew
eral departments of the government, the
appropriations as they have been made at
this session for the next fiscal year, 1905
and the appropriations made at the last
session of Congress, for the current fiscal
year 1907.
You will see from the table that Con-
gress Is still increasing the expenditures in
the army and navy bills. When will the
war spirit diminish and soberness and a de-
sire to promote peace with the upbuilding
for the industries of country, which at last
is the true measure Of greatness of a coun-
try, take place.
1.-The increase of the army over last year
Is So, us 1887, increase for the navy over
last year 81 ,S67, 10000 with the authorize
ton for two new ships. Increase for for
tifications, $1,S44, 10000. Increase for pen
sions. 1901 100000 If this military spirit
and extravaganza is to continue the ways
and means committee had better get busy
and provide large increase in the reve-
nue."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
PANAMA CANAL.
Mr.. Bishop Now in Charge of the
Washington Office.

The resignation of Theodore P. Shonts as
chairman Of the isthman canal commission
and that of W. Leon Pepperman as assist
ant, in charge of the Washington bureau of
the commission, became effective today. Mr..
Shonts closed up his connection with the
Washington Office Saturday and has gone to
New York to assume his new duties with
the marlborough railway system. Mr.. Pep
perman took his leave today and will go to
New York to join Mr.. Shonts as an assist
ant.
Mr.. Joseph Bucklin Bishop, secretary of
the canal commission, is in charge of the
Washington office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04

caught some of the firemen, only one of
whom, however, was slightly injured.
AT 11:30 o'clock the fire was under con-
troll. The blaze had been confined to the
top floor, which was burned through. The
rest of the building was pretty we'll
flooded with water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Mai. Mcintyre Reassigned.

Secretary Taft has reass:gned Maj. Frank
Mcintyre to the position Of assistant chief
Of the bureau of insular affairs. Maj Nc
Intyre recently was promoted from the
grade Of captain in the 10Th Infantry, and
for the past two years has efficiently per-
formed the duties of the Office to which he
again has been appointed. His promotion
leaves him unattached to any regiment, and
also creates vacancy of captain, although
provision has been made for his assignment
to a regiment should he be relieved from
the Office which he now holds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Ten Persons Injured.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 4.-Ten persons
were seriously injured in a head-on street
car collision near Fort Lawton last night
Two women are among the injured. One Of
the motormen, ID. H. Mackay. was damned
between the two cars and is so badly man.
gled that his chance of surviving is small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
KILLED HIS WIFE.

Bloodhounds in Pursuit of Suffolk
Man for Brutal Crime.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SUFFOLK, Va, March 4.-The wife of
Robert Belmont, whom he yesterday shot
in a fit Of jealous rage, died this morning.
Belmont, with a double barreled shotgun
concealed beneath his top coat, went to the
home of his wife's mother where she had
sought safety, broke down the barred doors
and shot twice. Belmont, heavily armed, is
being pursued by bloodhounds and a posse.
There is intense feeling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Dynamited a Car.

PORTLAND, Ore, March 4.-The fourth
attempt within the past ninety days to
dynamite street cars belonging to the Port
land Railway Light and Power Company
occurred last night, at 21st and Northrup
streets All the windows in a car were
shattered and the motorman was hurled
from his platform. The police say the ex-
decorating cap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04

made at this session is on account of opera-
tons OF the government of the fiscal year
Of 1908 and that will be a charge against
the revenues of that year, there must be
deducted from the permanent appropria-
lions the sum of SO, 1000, 900, estimated as
necessary to redeem national bank notes,
the deposits made by the banks for that
purpose not being treated as a part of the
revenues of the government, and the sum
Of sol 100000 estimated to be the amount
OF the sinking fund requirements for 1908,
as 1t Is purely optional with the Secretary
of the Treasury how much of the surplus
moneys in the treasury shall be applied to
this purpose, and also because the require
ments of the sinking fund have already
been anticipated or exceeded by an amount
considerably in excess OF the requirements
for next year; also, the amount ($12, 49,
6So.36 appropriated for deficiencies on ac-
count of the current and prior fiscal years,
the same being payable for moneys already
in the treasury or out of revenues for the
balance of the current fiscal year; and the
sum of S1,0O0,O0O estimated for miscellan-
eouS objects, including private claims and
other matters of like character that have
gone through in special bills and which are
payable prior to the beginning of the next
fiscal year.
THE amounts mentioned aggregate 500
4396S5.36, and when deducted from the
total appropriations of 1919 9IS 6T9.63 leaves
$S29, JS, 994.2T as probable necessary ex-
penditures for 1893 authorized at this ses-
sion.
Revenues for 1908.
The total revenues Of the government for
1908. according to the best information
available, will aggregate $3.50 100000. A fur
Their examination of the history OF the ap-
preparation bills shows that the estimates
under the thirteen regular annual bills were
reduced by committee recommendations
and by the House itself more than SO, OOO,-
coo; that the bills passed by the House
were increased on the recommendation of
the committees of the Senate and by the
Senate in their passage more than $50. 90.
1T is but fair to say that of the total
increases made by the Senate in the ap-
preparation bills about Sc, 100000 was on ac-
count of the law passed at this session in
creasing the artillery corps of the army,
and 100000 was on account of the pas
sage of the new pension law; or in other
words, the Senate piled up the amounts
carried by the several regular annual sup
ply bills over and above the two imperative
sums named, more than s36OOO,0O0, and
that the total of the thirteen bills as finally
enacted show reduction of SIG 404 ,673 40
under their aggregate as passed in the Sem
ate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
SWETTENHAM RESIGNS.
He Makes Old Age Excuse for Doing

LONDON, March 4, $40 p.m.-The resig-
nation of Gov. Swettenham of Jamaica has
become an accomplished fact, and he will
leave that island so soon as his affairs can
be arranged.
In the house of commons today Winston
Churchill under secretary for the colonies,
stated that on January % Swettenham ap-
piled for permission to retire on the ground
of age. He had been given an opportunity
to continue in Office, but he had decided not
to do SO.
Gov. Swettenham is sixty-one years Of
age. His application for permission to re-
tire mentioned above, was made nine days
after the Kingston earthquake.
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in the Senate is about to terminate for
their unwavering devotion to the public in
terest while here and to wish them many
years of further usefulness to their country
men.
THE chair wishes for those who remain
in the Senate and now enter upon their
vacation after their arduous public duty
health and safe return. They have well
earned the approving judgment of their
large constituency by their intelligent and
complete conservation to the public service
THE Senate of the United States has we'll
INDICATED its claim to the popular approval
by its wise, careful and patriotic considera-
tio1 of many questions of large concern to
the government and the people Each pass
ing session justifies the wisdom of the
fathers who established the Senate as one
of the essential safeguards to American
institutions and one of the assurances of
the political welfare of the people.
Permit the chair to thank you senator's
each and all, for your uniform kindness and
to bid you Godspeed.
The Senate Declared Adjourned.
1.-The hour which by law terminates the
second session of the Fffty-ninth Congress
having arrived, the chair declares the SEN
ate adjourned without day."
Generous applause from the floor and gall
ieries was the response, and the scene
quickly changed to one of farewells and
handShaking
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vaderland Resumes Voyage.

LONDON, March 4.-Advices received
from Dover today state that the Red Star
Line steamer Vaderland, which grounded
on the Goodwin Sands last night. got of
early today and proceeded on her voyage.
The fact that the steamer resumed her
voyage indicates that she sustained no
serious damage as the result of the strand
ing.
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NOT ONE WAS INJURED
Woman Teacher Quietly Wrote Note
to the Principal.
ALARM SOUNDED AND NO PANIC
Children Did Not Know There Was a
Fire Until They Were
All Safe.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 4.-The discovery of
fire shortly before II o'clock this morning
in Primary and Grammar School SO, which
covers the block between 95th and 96th
streets on Lexington avenue, the nerve of
a teacher and the prompt action of the
principal, who sounded the alarm, not only
were probably the means of averting
great calamity.
The fire started in the attic in the north
east corner of the building and ten minutes
after it's discovery it swept over the entire
floor and up to the time of the arrival of
the firemen, threatened to destroy the en-
tire building.
The two upper floors of school Sc are occu-
pied by the grammar classes and the two
lower ones by the primary classes. The
OReilly, aud the principal Of the primary
classes, Miss Ada Brennan. Besides the
two principals, there were forty-five teach
ers in the school house, among them Miss
Sarah A. Blakely. Miss Blakely is in charge
of one of the grammar classes on the
fourth floor.
An Odor of Smoke.
Miss Blakeley during one of the lessons
left the room quietly to investigates an
odor of smoke which was detected, and,
returning to the room as quietly as she
left, hurriedly penned a note to Principal
O'Reilly, in which she said that the upper
floor was afire, and asked that he give the
alarm.
Hardly two minutes elapsed after the
boys departure when three bells sounded
in every class room in the school. The
three bells meant to the children only to
leave the school Immediately. 1t was
but a matter Of few seconds before the
forty-fve teachers were leading their
charges out Of the seven exits of the
building.
The teachers may have suspected what
was wrong. but not one Of the pupils did.
It was said afterward that neither really
knew that a fire was in progress until
after they were all safely in the street.
By this time an alarm Of fire was turned
in and the engines began to arrive The
fire gained such rapid Roadway that two
more alarms were sent in. and the reserves
alarms were sent in, and the reserves
stations hurried to the scene.
Fire Under Control.
When the report spread through the
neighborhood tfat the school was afire
hundreds Of frantic mothers quit their
homes and hurried to the school Their
way was blocked when they got within a
short distance of it by strong police lines,
which were formed as a precautionary
measure to prevent them getting near it,
For over an hour the police had ex-
perienced a great deal Of trouble in as
surfing the mothers that their children
were safe. The ceiling on the top floor
finally gave away. The fall Of the debris
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Continued on Sixth Page
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
KENTUCKY ELoQUENCE.
Book of Best Speeches of
Blue Grass Orators.

Miss Hines, of Russellville. was
here few days ago taking subscrip-
tons for Kentucky Eloquence
Past and Present" issued in January
by the George G. Fetter Co., Louis
vile. The price of the book is $500
The preparation of this book was
largely labor of love, as the edi-
ton was limited and sold largely by
subscription. Every Kentuckian
should be proud of this book. 1t
contains the best efforts of Kentuck-
ians for hundred years. Many of
the speeches are gems that deserve a
place in every Kentucky library.
Miss Hines sold several books here.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
The New Jail Fails to Hold
a Trio of Negro
Prisoners.
BAR SAWED IN TWO.
They Were Probably Aided
by COnfederates on
the Outside.

Three negro prisoners escaped
from the new county Jail Thursday
morning, within fifteen minutes af-
ter being detailed to sweep the cor
ridor, soon after breakfast After
they had crawled through a hole in
a window only eight or ten inches
wide and made good their escape,
Harrison Alexander, the Greenville
negro under death sentence for rape
gave the alarm from his cell and
Jailer Johnson found that one of the
steel bars of a rear window had
been sawed in two in the lower part
of the window, in two places, and
the men had crawled through the
hole, stepped out on a coal house
shed under the window and escaped
easily to the ground and disappear
ed under the bank of the river.
The bars were supposed to be saw
proof and it would have been impos-
sible for the negroes to have sawed
the bar out in the few minutes they
were left alone. The jailer believes
the bar had been sawed from the
outside and left hanging in its place
and that the negroes carried out a
well laid plan to escape. They were
Kirk Bush and Merida Coleman
charged with shooting with inten
to kill, and Ed Lasco, held for horse
stealing. All had been indicted and
were waiting trial.
Jailer Johnson offers a reward Of
$25 each for their capture
MThursday the town marshal al
4Iortonville captured Coleman and
yesterday morning Jailer Johnson
went to Nortonville and brought him
back. He says Bush had been gone
some time when he saw the hole and
could not resist the temptation to
crawl out.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23

cial club might almost immortalize
itself by putting its shoulder to the
wheel and pushing the matter. The
five banks of the city might deter
mine to take a dozen lots each.
and thus, to some extent, shut out
foreign capital" which has been
preached about in connection with
every enterprise that has claimed
public attention for the past three
years.
Foreign capital is pretty much
a myth in this section and the hotel
company is not chasing butterflies.
1t wants our own people interested.
Pembroke capital can take care of
the whole proposition, butts closely
is the interest of our enterprising
neighbor identified with that Of Hop
|kinsville that it is far better that
the two should, as nearly as posi-
BILE, have the springs and the prop
erty surrounding them in their own
hands.
One thing alone should cause our
people to come promptly to the front
in the matter and do even more than
is asked: For decade-longer than
that-much has been said and writ
tenIabout park. and so essential
was a place for public recreation,
regarded that the city, some years
ago, actually bought the cedar
grove" east of the city, for park
purposes. But we need a park now
more than that. Why,not have apark
at Salubria? 1t issjust the right dis
lance from the city for pleasant
drive. When the electric cares be-
gin to run from the city to Phmbroke
it will be lust the thing" to go out
any evening, and the ride would
be enjoyed as much as anything else,
if not a little more. Somebody may
say that an electric car line from
here to Pembroke is "all talk" We
! are. convinced that it is lot. From
what we have heard the cars can al
most be seen in the distance and are
headed this way The future pros
perity of Hopkinsville lies in thedi
rection of pembroke, thence on t.
other points. one after another
Pembroke people are in earnest anC
and when they begin thing they al
ways finish up the job to a nicely
They never give up. They are
neighbors who are holding out the
neighboring hand to us. Lets
shake"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
FATAL CASE.
MIR MIR. J. T. Fleming Dies of La
Grippe.

Mr.. ]. T. Fleming, a we'll known
citizen of the Herndon neighbour
hood, died Wednesday after an i'll
ness of about month of the grip.
He was in the 68th year Of his age
and was man held in the highest
esteem by all who knew him. Mr..
Fleming had been a member of the
Baptist church for many years. He
is survived by several children, Mrs.
D. w. Hanbery, Of this city, being
one of them. One of his sons. Dow
ell Fleming, is a Presbyterian
minister. Rev. J. A. Kirtley held
funeral services at his late residence
Thursday and the interment took
place in the family bprying ground.
Four fresh Jersey cows for sale.
r. w. WARE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
The Contributors.

Following are the subscriptions in
detail except $50 contributed by the
banks, not included:
Acme Mills and Elevator Co. S 1000
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
TO WE'D PERUVIAN.
Miss Halle Switzerland S
Engagement Announced.

The engagement of Miss Halle
Switzerland is announced in a dis
patch from Washington. She will
be married some time sin May to
Senior Alfredo Alcarez Calderon,
first secretary of the Peruvian
legation and son of former Minis
ter from Peru. Miss Switzerland
is the younger daughter of Com
mander w. H. H. Switzerland and
is a granddaughter of the late DR..
James Rodman. She possesses un-
usual beauty and many accomplish
ments.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
To Become Interested in
Building Salubria Springs
Hotel.
us NOT A PIPE DREAM.
Pembroke People Enthusias.
tic Over Proposed Sum-
mer Resort.

Interest in the proposition to make
Salubria Springs a summer resort is
still on the increase, and there will
be no abatement. The members of
the hotel company are intensely in
earnest and the early completion of
the hotel may be regarded certain
ty. This is not pipe dream, but is
a sound, business proposition, made
by business men, and is meeting
with the success calculated to show
results in the next few months.
The proposition to the masses is
such that it should have the consid-
Grafton of all who have a little spare
money on hand. 1t will prove an
investment that will bring returns.
But, aside from this, the proposition
appeals to those who would like to
have home of their own where
they can take their wives and chill
4dren during the heated term and
give them the advantage of the dali
ly use of the health-giving waters of
the noted springs, over so in num-
Der, that bubble up in the area that
will surround the contemplated no.
tel.
But the great hberality of the or
ganized company is commendable in
that they seek to interest the great
er number.instead of benefting the
few. If they had chosen they could
have shut out everyone but them
selves, and been the sole beneficiar-
les of the financial advantages to
accrue from building large hotel
and bleeding" the guests of pop
ular resort, which is practiced ev-
erywhere today. They seek moth
ing Of the kind. They want every
body who can to join them in the
enterprise, and as an inducem ent
have put the price of the lots so low
that almost anybody can get lot,
whether they elect to build on it or
not. The lots are only $75 each,
and until certain number areltaken
every purchaser will be given, alb
solutely given, one share (S25) in
the preferred stock of the hotel.
Nothing could be fairer than this.
This city should take freely of the
stock and be liberal purchasers of
the lots also. In fact, to man Of
ordinary sagacity and business ideas.
it is something that should be
Jumped at" by our people, bank
ers and business men. All of them
should encourage the company in
every way possible. The CONNER
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
Have Your Cisterns Cleaned

BY the new patent process. All
work guaranteed. Cleans without
disturbing water. also filters and
cooIs. Telephone Miller Clark's
grocery Cumb. 500: Home 112l,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-03-23
Christian County Has Con-
tributed $375.OO
So Far.
$l66 MORE is NEEDED.
Pembroke People are Asked
to Raise 500 and Com
mittee Named.

MAYER Meacham yesterday for
warded to Col. Jno. B. Atkinson,
president of the jamestown COM
mission for Kentucky, SLABS col
lected this week. The banks had
previously sent $50 and the mills
$120. and the Forbes Manufacturing
Co. $50 in furnishings for the build
ing, making $4,000, not counting
the two car loads Of logs for one of
the. block-houses. About $166 is
still needed to complete the county's
quota. A committee of Pembroke
citizens. with j. w. Cross at the
head, has been added to the county
committee and they will probably
raise 500 at Pembroke. A further
effort will be made here to raise at
least another 500. If you have not
contributed, you still have chance
to do so.