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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-31
INTERCEssIoN DESIRED.
Alleged Unwarranted Arrest of an
Armenian.

communication has been received by
Col NJ. A. Winter. vice president of the
United States Trust Company of this
city, from Rev. Charles c. Creegan. sec
rotary of the American board of foreign
missions at New York. requesting him
to bring to the attention of the proper
authorities an alleged Turkish outrage on
an Armenian. The complaint is made by
Rev. Robert Chambers, missionary at
BardeZag, Turkey. He recites that at
the time a supposed attempt was made
upon the life of the sultan. presumably
by revolutionists. some Of whom were
supposed to have been Armenians who
We're in correspondence with Americans.
The Armenian patriarch at CONSTANT
nople ordered that prayers be said in
all the churches for the sultan, and
thanksgivings offered for his escape. The
patriarchs pastoral letter was mislaid in
the town of Bakdjedjik, and a search of
all the homes of Armenians was made,
At the home of Mr.. Mavian the Turkish
from the United States advertising a
patent medicine for which Mavian was
the agent in that part of Turkey.
This placed him under suspicion as a
person having correspondence with Amer
lea. Mavians place of business was
thereupon closed under government seal,
and he was deprived of his means of live
lihood. He is said to be sixty years of
age and has a wife and large family
to support. His property was contisca ted
and the man left In deplorable condi-
ton As he is not an American subject,
Col Winter has replied that he does not
know at this time what steps can be
taken in the matter. He may refer the
correspondence to the foreign affairs COM
mittees of the House and Senate, he says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-31
NEW PUMPING ENGINE.
of Plant With Capacity
of 3O,OOO.OOO Gallons.

The work In connection with the install
lation of the new 10000 OO0-gallon pump
ing engine at the new District pumping
station has been completed. The work
was done under the personal supervision
of W. A. Mcfarland. superintendent of
the water department. and his assistant
J. S. Garland. In making ready for the
connections it was necessary to cut into
the 4S-inch main which supplies all the
pumps at the station and insert a tee"
and valve to connect with the mammoth
pump.
This pump will supply water to the first
high-service area, which embraces Capitol
Hill, from E street north to f. street
soutn. and from the Capitol to 10th street
east; in the northwest from l. street to
Florida avenue, and from New Jersey
avenue and LIE Droit avenue to 22d street
and In Georgetown from M to y street
Everything is now in readiness for the
delivery of the pump, which is being man
ufactured by the Allis-Chalmers Company
of Milwaukee.
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ASIAN TOWN rs BURIED
LANDSLIDE FOLLOWS EARTH
SHOCK, DESTROYS KARATAGH.

TASHkEND. Russian Turkestan. Octo-
Der 31.-According to the latest reports.
800 inhabitants of Karatagh lost their
lives in the landslide which followed the
earthquake of October u. The first re-
ports of the casualties were exaggerated,
the death list being placed as high as
1900. karatagh has about two thouss nd
FIVE hundred inha bitants. and there is
reason to believe that over half of them
were buried alive. Among those who es-
capped were the Governor Of haratagh and
his mother
Karatagh is remotely situated, and it
axes a full week for news to get out
from there. According TO one courier. an
enormous section of the karatagh noun
tain, which overhung the town, broke
loose and Numbered down upon the viii
lase, which is almost completely buried
Efforts are being made to get into COM
munication with the survivors, and to
send in such relief as may be required.
karatagh is noted for its manufactures
of abers. cutlery and fine silks, and is
used as a summer resort by the people o
Hissar, capital of the district of HiSSar.
karatash lies 800 feet sbove sea level.
Karatagh lies 100 miles southeast o,
Samarkand, in Russian Turkestau where
severe earthshocks occurred October II,
causing a great deal of damage. At
Samarkand the shocks lasted intermit
tently from early in the morning of Octo-
Der y until the afternoon OF the same
day. but far known only two
women were killed by falling houses.
though the population fed from their
dwellings.
October 81 the weather bureau at
Washington announced that its instru-
ments recorded an earthquake beginning
at II o'clock the previous night and last
ing until early in the morning of October
n. Its origin was believed to have been
at point west of Australia in the south
ern Indian ocean. The bureaus an
nouncement follows:
The preliminary tremors appear to have
begun at about II pm. whereas the
strong motion began at 11:4S pm. on
October %. The earthquake ended about
10 a m. on October 81. 1t is believed the
origin of this earthquake IS very different
from those recorded on October l6 and II,
and may. perhaps, be near the antipodes
of Washington
The same day London announced that
prolonged shocks. beginning at O'Clock
in the morning of October u and lasting
for several hours had been reported on
the Instruments on the Isle of Wight and
at Laibach, Austria. The distance of the
disturbances was at those points esti-
mated as being over three thousand miles
from the observatories which recorded
them.
October 81 dispatches were received
in London from st. Petersburg reporting
severe earthshocks in central Asia, at
khokand and other places. |
in addition to Samarkand.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING HELD.
Speakers Declare That Prospects for
Success Are Bright.
Special CORES. ondence of The Star.

| Special tOrres4 Ondence OF Inc star.
EVANSVILLE, October 30, 1907
| The largest political meeting held in
| Hyattsvilla in twenty years took place
| last evening in Masonic Hall here under
the auspices of the Hyattsvile Demo
| cratic Club. Every seat in the auditorium
| was taken and persons were standing in
| the aisles and in the rear. MIR jackson
H. Ralston, president of the club, called
the meeting to order and introduced the
speakers. Mr.. Cabel c. Magruder, candl-
date for clerk of the circuit court, and
native of Prince George county. received a
fiattering reception, and predicted that the
democrats will win decided victory all
over the state next Tuesday. lie said
the white people of Maryland Will never
consent to return to the emblem system
of voting. and ridiculed Mr.. Gathers
argument between an emblem and place,
the republican candidate for governor
having declared that a place should De
provided that a voter could make a
single mark to vote the entire ticket. Mr.
William Cotton of Baltimore entertained
the audience for three-quarters of an
hour. receiving marked attention. He
discussed the issues Of the campaign and
went carefully over the democratic plat
form, claiming that it is worthy the sup
port of all democrats and Independents.
During his remarks Judge John p. Bris-
coe. candidate for chief judge Of the sew
enth judicial circuit, entered the hall and
was accorded a fine reception. Toward !
the end of Mr.. Coton's talk Representa- |
tive Fred J. c. Talbot of the fourth con- |
gressional district also entered the hail, |
and his presence was the signal for an |
outburst of applause that lasted several
minutes.
Mr.. Talbot was announced, as the prin- |
cipal speaker of the evening, but his |
hardness in arriving gave rise to the re- !
port that he would not appear. He was
detained in Baltimore, and in order that |
he could return to his home the program |
was altered SO as to allow him to go on
with his speech. He made witty speech, |
and his reference to Gov Edwin A War
field and ex-Gov. John Walter Smith as |
Eddie A. and johnnie W. created |
much merriment. He declared that he is |
a candidate for senatorial honors, and |
believes he is entitled to the election at |
the hands of the democratic party of the |
state
Following Mr.. Talbot, Mr. Eugene |
o Dunno, assistant district attorney of |
Baltimore, discussed the issues of the |
campaign, dwelling particularly upon the |
negro question. Speeches were also made
by Messrs Ogle Marbury. j. Enos RAY. |
Jr-, and T. Howard Duckett, candidates |
for members of the legislature and can |
dldates for county offices.
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Queen Anne. owned by
the Washington and Potomac Steamboat
Company of this city, will remain In
service on Hampton roads during the
continuance of the jamestown exposition
and Will not return to this city tomor-
row, as was expected. Since last April
the steamer has been under charter to
the Newport News. Hampton and Old
Point Electric Railway Company and
was chartered to run between the termt
nus of the electric railway at Old Point
and the Pine Beach pier. She was used
Tor this work for a time, but lately has
been running between Norfolk and Rich
mond on a day route. The charter term
will expire today and 1t was intended
to bring the steamer home. but last
week Capt. E s. Randall. the manager
of the Washington and Potomac Steam
boat Company, cha tered the steamer for
the month of November to the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad to run as ferry
between Norfolk and Newport News, con-
Meeting with the Chesapeake and Ohio
trains. The railway company will take
charge of the steamer tonight.
The big lighter belonging to the United
States Engineer Corps of the army,
which has been hauled out In the marine
railway at Benefits boatyard. will be
on the railway for several weeks 1t has
been found that the vessel will have
10 be practically rebuilt from the water
up to put her In trim for service again.
The workmen during the past two or
three days have taken out the sides of
the lighter and 1t was found that many
of her timbers were unsound and will
have to be replaced with new material
The lighter Is used by the engineers In
the Improvement wo-k on the Potomac
and other waterways under the charge
Of the United States engineers office in
this city.
Arrived: Schooner Lottie Carter, cord
wood. from a down river point for the
local dealers: schooner Halle X oysters
from the Potomac beds: scow Bush, rail-
way ties and cord wood, from Marshall
Hail. tug j. T. Selectman. towing a fleet
| of sand-laden lighters from down river
! point; L. S. naval tug Rocket, light. to
| load shells for the Norfolk navy yard:
scow Sea King. cord wood from a Poto-
mac point: tug Camilla towing several
oyster-laden boats from points on the
lower Potomac.
Sailed: Schooner William H. Bixler,
light. for the Potomac oyster beds to
load for this market; steam ba- ge Daniel
K. Jackson, light for Occoquan to load
lumber for this city: schooner Martin
Wagner and sloop Eta for the Potomac
oyster beds to load; schooner Mary
Francis. light. for a Potomac point to
load back to this city; tug Resale, with
! a tow of light sand and gravel carrying
scows for the Greenway fats sand dredg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-31

Mr.. Drew as pastor read a statement
giving a sketch of the progress of the
church from its organization up until the
present time at the meeting, and extend
ed his hearty thanks for the cooperation
OF both officers and members during his
administration, and thanking them for
their thoughtfulness in raising his salary.
He stated, however. that after consider
ing the matter. he felt II to be his duty
to decline the salary of 5000 for the pres
ent. He stated further that as the con-
stitution provides that when the member
ship shall have reached 1900 the pastor
shall receive the salary of $1,000 yearly,
1t would suffice.
DR.. Drew preached last Sunday after
noon at Metropolitan NJ. Z. Church. and
at Galbraith a. NJ. +. Zion Church Mon
day evening. AS representative of
"Chr!sts College" of Baltimore he will
confer degrees al the Day Star Baptist
Church. New York city. and CONNIE ncing
Sunday November ", viii hold services
in dedication of the Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church.
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Anacostia and Vicinity.

The death of Mrs. Mary r. Alder oc-
CURED Tuesday evening last at an adj
vanced age al the residence of Mrs. Fred
erick Wenger, her daughter 22S Wash
ington street. Her death followed fall
in her home Friday morning last. but she
had been In i'll health previously for a
number of weeks. Mrs Alder had lived
in Anacostia for the past eighteen years.
She was the widow of William G. Alder.
a former policeman. who met his death
at the hands of a colored man a t Benning
whom he was endeavoring to arrest some
years ago. A daughter and three sons
survive her. Funeral services will be
held Friday from st. Teresa Church,
Anacostia, and the interment will be made
in the family lot in Glenwood cemetery.
Gustavo F'inotti. who came to visit rela-
tives in this section with his wife sew
eral weeks since from Mission HILL s.
Oak, returned to his home Tuesday last.
Mr. Finotti is a brother of Frank NJ.
F'inotti of Anacostia. His wife, who was
formerly Miss Heiskell of Kildare, Prince
George county, Md. will remain here for
a number of months before leaving for
Mission Hill
The rambles through the woods in this
section for a number of months past of a
young buck deer. the property of Col.
Arthur f. Randle Of Congress Heights.
which left its home there and failed to
the animal appeared on the premises of
James Pierce. on Bowen road between the
Suitland and the Ridge roads, and was
captured. The deer bears the name of
''Timbuctoo' and is about three years
old.
George French. a resident of Twining
city, who made an investigation, re-
ported to the police that there had been
stolen from the building occupied by a
club on the river shore near Giesboro
nd orb ii
many plates. a quantity of flour bacon
coHee and other articles, the total value
OF which was placed at SO
Some of the members of the police force
doing duty in Anacostia are ENJOYING
vaca tions, and will go on hunting ex-
petitions In different portions of the
country Policeman J. l.. Farmer was
today granted leave of absence for nine
teen days. which he will spend near Fred
ericksburg AID along the Rappahannock
river hunting. His family will accompany
him to fredericksburg. Policeman c. s.
Noblett will take up fifteen days in North
carolina on cunning trip. Policeman
J. l.. elliott will be absent five DAYS in
Prince George county Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-31
FARMERS SHOT AT BALLOON.
Noise Of Frightened Fowls in Trail
of Winning Aeronaut.

NEW YORK. October 31-Oscar Erbs-
loh, the German aeronaut who captured
the Gordon Bennett prize in the big bal
loon race, and Capt. Charles Def. Chand-
Ter, winner of the Lahm cup. gave inter-
estng accounts of their flights before the
international aeronautical congress- which
held its closing session Tuesday in the
rooms of the Automobile Club of Amer
lea. Both aerial navigators experienced
a great deal of difficulty in getting their
exact locations from farmers and country
folks, who, instead of answering queS-
tons shouted at them from the balloon
lists, took it on the run indoors or else
started to ply questions at the aerOnautS.
During Capt. Chambers flight about
thirty shots were fired at his balloon by
farmers, but the immense gas bag was
out of range and no damage was done.
Capt. Chandler said: We got away
with a good breeze, going about eighteen
or twenty miles an hour, and went up to
the northern part of Ohio and turned to
the southeast and went down into West
Virginia. The first night was unusually
warm, and I don't expect to experience
another night like that in balloon. We
did not put on our overcoatS at all. That
night We stayed pretty low. We talked to
farmers and found our course from these
towns and from various cities which we
recognized. About / o'clock in the morn
ing we knew just where were and
called out in a megaphone and got an
answer from farmer who told US we
were In Hendricks county, Ind. We were
just a mile north Of Indianapolis and saw
the lights of the city. Keeping that same
altitude. the wind shifted to the south
east. l don't know why it Should do that
at that altitude.
The chickens and ducks made a great
noise as we passed over. They seemed
to discover the balloon, and l think that
was why farmers got out. believing that
somebody was raiding their coops After
we crossed the Ohio river we were headed
just about for Charles Town. w. Va. and
we thought that would be a good place
to land and get train back to st. Louis
We expected to come down near Charles
Town, but about twenty miles from there
the wind changed and took us toward the
northeast. and We went further into the
West Virginia mountains We decided to
get down as soon as possible, when we
found that we had exceeded the 400 miles
made by the winner of the Lahm cup.
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KISSING NO OFFENSE.
Judge Says Pretty Lips Cannot Be
Resisted

GRANITE CITY. H.. October 31-An
Alton druggist, e. A. Seek. is to be sued
by Miss Stella McLain of this city for
taking four kisses from her protesting
lips. When Justice Thomas Ginder was
told of her intention to enter suit he sad:
mo blame whatever should be attached
to any man for wanting to kiss as pretty
a girl as Stella McLain, the complainant
In the case. l am myself a southern gen.
tleman, born in South Carolina. 1t has
always been a weakness of mine to adj
mire pretty women. This young lady has
as pretty a pair of eyes as | nave ever
seen, and I'm seventy-three years old and
have seen quite few women in my day
and have admired them. l really cOuldn t
blame Mr.. Seek for wanting to kiss as
fair and attractive member of the fem
mime sex as this young woman.
ITO refrain from kissing a pair of pref
ty lips while a pair of roguish eyes are
flashing a challenge into his eyes is a
feat well-nigh impossible to a man of
proper instincts and good breeding"
Justice Binder is one of the oldes; JUS
tees in Madison county. He is a married
man and has one son. and while he has
paid tribute to the beauty of Miss Nc
Lain she declares she Is not at. a d to
have her case tried before him.
Il have conf1ded in the Judgment of
Justice Binder" said Miss McLain. when
his praise was repeated to her. and do
not object to him as judge IN the case,
but 1 do object to having any one kiss me-
and shall continue to object strenuously.
Druggist Seek, indeed. He shall pay for
his holiness"
Miss McLain declares the Alton drug
gist came into DR.. Porter's office. wher
she is employed. caught her in his arms
and Rugged and kissed her four times
despite her objections She finally told
him she would call the police, which. she
says, put an end to his emotional temer-
ity and he pleaded with her to tell no one
what had happened.
Seek Is a married man with a prosper
Gus business in Alton. He says h can
prove an alib in the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-31
Falls Church News.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
FALLS CHURCH, Va, October 30, 1907.
At special meeting of the town council
Monday night Mayor G. L. Erwin was re-
quested to perform the duties of town
sergeant for the present as no selection has
as yet been made by the council. At a
meeting of the street committee of the
council Sunday morning the several high
ways of the town were inspected and a
report of improvements made to the coun-
Gil Monday night, which was adopted.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crocker have re-
turned from a visit to the jamestown ex-
position.
County Treasurer Robert Wiley was in
town Tuesday and Wednesday receiving
the state and county taxes for the pres
ent year
The election of county and district off,
GERS will take place next Tuesday There
seems to be but little interest in the cleo
ton. Mr.. w. T. Oliver is the democra tic
candidate for the legislature and is op-
posed by Mr.. James w. Roberts as an
independent candidate. while for super
visor Mr.. George Aud. the democratic
nominee by the committee, Is opposed by
Mr.. W. n. Lynch as an independent can
ddate
DR.. T. M. Talbot has returned from a
trip to Rochester, N Y, where he was
called on account of the illness of Mrs
George M. Saegmuller.
DR.. and Mrs. T. c. Quick Mrs. George
w. Hawxhurst and Mrs. E. J. Richardson
are visiting the jamestown exposition.
Messrs. T. F. Hayward and J. B. Black
burn have rented their respective houses
and moved to Washington for the winter.
Mr.. E. G. Quackenbush returned Sunday
from trip to California.
Mr. w. N. Lynch has purchased the
feed business Of r. F. Wright & Co
Mr.. F. NJ Thompson has made several
improvements to his residence at East
Falls Church.
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Penetrated 1000 Miles Into Alaska.

PHILADELPHIA, October 3l.-Dr.
George B. Gordon, curator Of the depart
ment of American archaeology of the
University of Pennsylvania, who reached
this city Tuesday after penetrating the
Alaskan wilderness for 1000 miles on the
Mrs. c. B. Harrison expedition" reports
the discovery Of a small tribe of aborigi-
mes, hitherto unknown to ethnologists.
DR.. Gordon calls these unknown American
inhabitants kuskwagamutes" He
brought here collection of their clothing
arms. utensils, etc. The tribe was found
about 800 miles from the mouth of the
kuskokWim river and they We're few In
number. This people. DR.. Gordon says.
came Of Athabascan STOCK but have been
conquered by the Eskimo. and have al
most been absorbed by them. They retain
many of the ancient characteristics in
speech and dress. Instead of wearing
furs, like the Eskimos, they make the
skins of looms and other great birds into
robes for clothing.
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Baltimore Pastor Going Abroad.
BALTIMORE Md October 31-Rev ID

Joshua E. Wills, the wellknown author
and pastor of the Fourth Baptist Church,
Broadway and Jefferson street, has been
granted an extended leave of absence by
mis- congregation. At the close of the
mdweek prayer meeting at the church
last night, which was largely attended
Mr.. Samuel Duyal, secretary of the board
of deacons, in an address expressive of
apprecia ton of the work of the pastor,
handed him a purse to defray the ex-
penses of a trip to Europe and return.
DR.. Wills expects to sail Saturday. No
vember 9. by the steamship St. Louis of
the American line. from New York for
Southa mpton, and will be away about
three months. He will spend much Of
the time at St Killers. on the Island of
Jersey. off the French coast. and later will
go to ST. Malo. in France
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Personal to River Men.

Capt E. S. Randall, manager Of the
Washington and Potomac Steamboat Com
pany, has gone to Norfolk and Newport
News on business connected with his line.
Capt George Paul of Baltimore. well
known at thi sport as master of the South
ern Transportation Company tug Dixie,
died at his home in Baltimore Monday
last
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Declines Increase in Salary

1t is stated that DR.. 8. P w Drew de-
clined a salary of 5000 year rendered
recently at the regular church meet
ing of the Cosmopolitan Temple Bap-
fist Church. worshiping temporarily on
0 street between It'll and Sth northwest.