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Evening star., 1907-08-28

that the package was addressed TO the Sec
retary of the Treasury.
Postal authorities expect to arrest today
the man who mailed the package
When asked II the envelope contained an
internal machine, the postal officials shook
their heads and said that they could not
talk. 1t is believed that the sender Of the
letter had intended the percussion cap to
explode a sensitive powder hidden in the
folds Of the letter. He apparently designed
the contrivance that a knife sharp
paper cutter slipped into the edge of the
envelope to open 1t would discharge the
cap and result in the ignition Of the ex-
plosive.
A careful examination of the scraps Of
paper and graysh powder. which was all
that remained of the package. has been
made, but the inspectors refuse to divulge
the result OF this examination. though they
insist that there was not enough powder
contained in the package to have caused
q serious injtry to any one
The inspector in charge. James B. Cortei-
you, brother Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, worked on the case personally
until late hour last night and resumed
his investigations this morning. 1t Is said
that he has learned from which box the
package was collected in Nicetown. but
this. too the inspectors refuse to disclose.
Inspectors at the post Office this morning
said that 1t was more than probable that
the arrest would be made some time this
afternoon. though they would give no clue
to the identity of the suspected man or even
say whether they believed he had anarch-
istic beliefs and intentions.
Evening star., 1907-08-28

Laycock also told the police that the man
was we'll dressed.
Il want protection; this man threatened
to cut my heart out" was what William
in the police court today as he pointed to
Alexander Bogel, colored, who Is said to
have come here from Jamaica BoSei de-
MED the charge and after making pea in
his own behalf was dismissed from CUSTODY.
Brief Mention.
In the police court today the following
cases were disposed of: Alice Gallihan.
drunk in the street, dismissed; William
Clark vagrancy, twenty days in Jail; Ed
ward Grooms colored assaulting and beat
ing Laura Solomon colored, 50: Laura
Solomon disorderly conduct, s.; Henry
Bland, vagraney, dismissed.
State Senator Machen of this city and Mr..
Alexander J. Wedderburn Of Fairfax coun-
ty, aspirants for the state senate from the
fourteenth senatorial district, last evening
made speeches in the interest of their can
didacy at Occoquan. Va
The Alexandria Horsemen's Association
will hold a meeting at ST. King street at .
O'Clock this afternoon, when. 1t Is expected.
the various committees who were recently
assigned to make the preliminary arrange.
ments for launching the organization VIII
submit reports.
In the corporation court today a deed
was placed on record from Martha Parker,
conveying to Mr.. A. s. Doniphan two
story frame dwelling on the east side OF
Henry street be tween Princess and Oro-
nocO streets.
Rev. Charles D. Bulla, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, who at
tended a camp meeting in Loudoun county,
Va. has returned home.
The Luna Park base ball team yesterday
afternoon defeated the BallSton team OF
Alexandria county by score of to B.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

William Adams. twenty-seven years of
age employed at the power house 33d and
* streets. was taken i'll while at work
yesterday and was removed to George
town University Hospital for treatment
He later went to his home. JO6 II street
northeast.
Mrs. Edgar Frisby of 31st and Q streets
Is visiting her uncle at ST. Paul, MINI.
Miss Grace Storch of 1913 34th street
was painfully injured yesterday while au-
tomobiing with several friends She was
thrown from the machine and her right
foot was hurt.
{. T. Cropley of the Farmers and Me-
chanics National Bank. Georgetown. has
returned from two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas +. Haney of 3O23
. street. who were al Colonial Beach for
several weeks, have returned home.
Mrs. Downing. Miss Matilda Conhoff
Miss George Smith and Miss Mamie John
son have gone to Ocean City, Md. for, a
stay of several weeks.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
McezaM Sub+eIaAto1

report in the Nicetown subpostai station.
1858 North Broad street. when one of the
clerks Cancelled the stamp.
The explosion was caused by a large per-
cussion cap in the envelope directly be-
meath the stamp. so that 1t was bound to be
discha rged when the stamp was Cancelled.
Postal officials are inclined to the theory
that the package was mailed by some prac-
tical joker. The letter was placed in the
bands Of Chief Postal Inspector Cortelyou
of the Philadelphia district for investiga-
ton. He is a brother of the cabinet official.
1t was a bulky package about four inches
in length. three inches in width and quar-
ter Of an inch in thickness. and the address
had been cut from a newspaper.
The clerk brought the stamp Town heav-
lily on the package. there was binding
flash and a terrific report. Part of the en-
velope and It's contents were destroyed, but
the postal employees. by putting together
pieces of the envelope. established the fact
Evening star., 1907-08-28
SCHOOL SALARY PUZZLE
CONTROLLER TRACEWELL'S RUL-
ING sTIRs UP THE MUD.
Denoted Officers and Teachers Catch
It Hard and Heavy-Some Sal
ary Surprises Due.

Contro Ter of the Treasury Tracewen has
forwarded to the District Commissioners and
the meMiserS of the board of education a
ruling as to the effect on the compensation
of officers and teachers of the public schools
of changes in the force by promotions, re-
duct!ons and transfers. The controller ad-
mlts the question Is knOtty one. His de-
cis1on is final and quite number of officers
and teachers of the schools who have been
either promoted. denoted transferred d
will receive in September less money than
they have been led to expect.
The board of education asked District
Auditor Tweedale to answer these ques-
tions. and he turned to the controller for
an answer. Meanwhile the salaries Of
school officers have been withheld pending
decision.
Controller Tracewclls decision is long and
intricate and the majority of the questions
are answered only Iii q general way.
Here's the Main Thing.
The main question asked is whether an
officer or teacher transferred to a higher or
lower class is legally entitled. after June
so. 1907, to receive any salary other than
the minimum of the class to which he or
she is transferred. The controller holds
that when an officer or teacher is denoted
he she may be raid only the minimum
salary for that class. but If the officer or
teacher Is promoted he or she snail re-
ceive the salary in that class next higher
than that which he or she was receiving
at the time of promotion.
In the case of the transfer Of the assist
ant superintendent to the position Of super
vising principal Mr.. TraceweE holds that
an exception to the former ruling can be
made and that as supervising principal the
! former assistant superintendent may legal
ly receive the maximum salary prescribed
for supervising principals, in spite of the
fact that the transfer Is in reality a re-
ducton. This exception is made possible,
he says, on account of the specific wording
Of the law.
In deciding the question, What time
shall these annual increases be made?'
the controller holds that if an officer is ap-
pointed to a salary class any time before
July 1 the increase goes into effect July /.
In the case Of teachers the increased pay
begins September l. Under this ruling it
will not be necessary for the officer or
teacher to remain In any one class for a
year to be entitled to the automatic in
crease.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots Jobbers' prices from 1c to &c higher.
EGGS. - Nearby fresh Virginia. &1a22;
west Virginia and southwest Virginia.
19a20; Tennessee. 19a2O; North Carolina,
19a2O
BUTTER. - Creamery. fancy. 25ha28'
Western firsts. 24a241k; seconds. "2a23 y.
Process, fancy, 81 ka22: fair to good. Goa
81. Store-packed. fresh, 1sa19.
CHEESE New York state factory.
new. large, 14ha15.
POULTRY. - Chickens spring. per lb:.
It; hens, per lb., 13; roosters, per lb. Z;
keats, per h., TO-
DRESSED POULTRY. Hens, choice.
per lb., Is: roosters. per h., 9al9; chick
ems per h.. 1s; ducks. per h., 1Oa12
vEGETABLEs.-Potat new. per bbl..
new, sweet. per bbl., 4.5oa5.50; carrots,
new, per bunch. 2: cucumbers. per basket.
25a4O; onions, per bbl., 25Oa3oO; pep
pers. per hundred, $50: tomatoes. per
so; eggplant. per doz.. 35a5O; squash. per
basket. 25a35; per bbl.. rs; snap beans,
per bu.. so; per bbl.. 75a1.5O; wax beans,
per bu., 40; lima beans. per at. 20a25;
new beets per bunch. 1ha2; lettuce. per
bbf, 1.50a2. 90: peas. per bbl.. ooa4 90:
corn. per doz.. 1Oa1o; okra. per carrier oo
a1.OO
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples, new south
ern. per Dbl. 1.5Oa3.5O: oranges. Cal, per
box, 3.50a4.75: grape fruit. per bcx. 5oa
100; pineapples, per crate, 1Z5a4.oo'
peaches, per crate, 2.0Oa3.O0; cantaioupes,
per crate 75a2.OO: watermelons, each,
15a35: plums. per crate, 1-2oa2J0; black
berries, per quart, 5al5; huckleberries'
per quart box. 1Oa12k.
HAY AND STRAW.-Timothy, choice,
5000; No. 1, 10.OOa2OOO; No. ?. 1s.o0a
1900; mixed hay. 15.00a1700; clover, 1900
a1G.OO. Straw. rye bundle. 11.Ooa11 so;
rye, machine thrash. s.OOaS.50; wheat. $50
a675; oat straw, per ton. 500.
LIVE STOCK.--Cattle extra. per cwt..
$50; butcher. per cwt.. 4.75a5.00; ordi-
nary. per cwt., 2.50a3O0. Hogs. per cwt.
gross 6.50a6.75 Sheep. 30Oa3.50; lambs.
spring, choice. 7a7k. Calves. choice. per
h., 7has: medium. per lb. 8h. Cows.
prime fresh, each. 35.0Oa5O.O0; common.
each. 2O.OOa30.0O; old and dry each, 1000
a12.00.
BEEF CUTS.-Ribs. No. 1. per H.. 13:
No. 2. IL; No. 8. 10. Rounds. No. I. per
Evening star., 1907-08-28
To Indorse State Ticket.

meeting of the executive committee Of
the Foraker Republican Club was held last
evening at which President James w. Poe
presented a proposition for public meet
ing to indorse the republican state ticket
nominated at Baltimore by the recent re-
publican state convention.
1t was later decided to hold a public
ratification meeting at the Friendship Bap-
tist Church. 1st and H streets southwest
Tuesday evening, September 10. On this
occasion there will be addresses by both
white and colored speakers. Upon a mo-
tion by ]. w. Martin it was decided to issue
an address to be sent forth to the colored
ing against the democrats in their effort to
disfranchise them.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
Kansas After Two-Cent Fares.

TOPEKA, Kan, August 2S.-The state
board of railroad commissioners yesterday
ordered the twelve railroad companies do
ing business in Kansas to answer, on or be-
fore September 8. to the two-cent fare COM
plaint recently filed by Attorney Grattan
G. F. Grattan, attorney for the board, and
f. c. Sinner. secretary. will leave Topeka
Thursday for Omaha, where they will take
testimony showing that conditions In Me-
braska are similar to those In Kansas and
that the railroads can as well afford to es-
tablish a two-cent rate in Kansas as in
Nebraska.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
A Nice Pair-This.

Maj. Sylvester has received a letter from
the New York police department containing
Information concerning the identity OF Rob-
ert Moran and Frederick g. Kohler who
were arrested last Saturday by Detectives
Pratt and Hewlett while lettering about
the banks on 18th street and later released
Moran. whose aliases are given as Charles
and Clarence Jones, served an intermediate
sentence In Massachusetts for blackmail
and attempted robbery. and two short SEN
tences in New York for theft and attempted
extortion. Kohler. the record says was
charged with being . pickpocket and was
acc uitted.
Evening star., 1907-08-28

h.. 10; No. 2. o.; No. 3. g. Loins, No, 1.
per lb., 13: No 2. II; No. 3, IL. Chucks'
No. l. per lb. s; No 2. Z; No. 3, g.
WOOL AND HIDES Wool washed
washed per Ib.. 22a24. Hides. green. ner
lb.. 0; dry. per h., 16a1S Sheepskins.
green. each. 125a1.50: dry, each. I5aI.o5.
Calfskins. green. each. 1.35a 80.
GRAlN.-Wheat. new southern 6OaS5.
Corn, shelled. white. 6Sa73; yellow. Gsa73:
64aG6; mixed. 62a64. Bran, per ton %. .oOa
2o.OO Middlings. per ton. &c. OOa $500.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
Marshal Collins Gases at Rockville.

William Brown. who is said to have been
beaten into insensibility and then shot by
Marshal Collins of Glen Echo. will be tried
at Rockville next Tuesday morning on the
charge of beating mis- wife and resisting an
officer. Arthur Collins and Joseph Dono-
van. Washington motor cyclists who were
arrested by Collins Sunday on the charge
and costs each yesterday at Rockville
Evening star., 1907-08-28
For House Of Delegates.

Following the republican congressional
convention which nominated Ernest l..
Howard of Fairfax county candidate for
Congress from this district. as announced
in The Star yesterday, the delegates repre-
senting this city and county held meeting
and nominated Councilman Frank 7. Evans
as a candidate for the house of delegates. He
will oppose Mr.. James r. Cation. the demo-
cratic nominee. The delegates from this city,
Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince William
counties also held a meeting and nomi-
mated ]. c. De Putron of Fairfax county a
candidate for the state senate. He will op-
pose the democratic nominee. The demo-
Gratis will hold primary September 10 for
the purpose of securing a nominee for the
state senate.
Mr.. Frank Laycock reported to Lieut..
Smith last night that he was held up about
1890 O'Clock at the upper end of King
street while returning from the Union pas
senger railway station by an unknown
white man. who demanded money. Mr..
Laycock says that he ran away and the
wouldbe robber fired one shot at him. Mr..
Evening star., 1907-08-28
EXPLOSIVE FOR CORTElYOU
MAIL PACKAGE BLOWS UP IN
THE POST OFFICE.
May Have Either Been Deadly or
Practical Joke-Secret Serv-
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ice Investigating.

PHILADELPHIA. August 2s.-Mystery
surrounds the explosion Of cap yesterday
afternoon in a package addressed to George
B. Cortelyou, Secretary of the Treasury.
The package which was collected from
mail box in Nicetown. exploded with loud
Evening star., 1907-08-28
Commission Issues Charters.

The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Milton Indus
trial Company, incorporated, of this city
The officers are: John Milton. president:
Nelson Wilson. secretary. both of Wash
ineton; George F. Eamich, treasurer,
Loyettsville, Va. The sum of $4,000 is
named as the maximum capital stock,
with a minimum capital stock of $4,000.
The Arlington Lumber Company, incor-
porated, of Rosslyn. Alexandria county, has
also been granted a charter by the state
corporation commission. The objects of
the company are to manufacture and sell
humber and woodmill work. The maxi
mum capital stock is $4,000, with a
minimum capital stock of $4,000. The Of
ficers are: Henry c. Corbett, president
and treasurer; Stuart T. Ashton, secretary
and vice president, both of Arlington
Charles Kronk. manager, Resslyn.
Capt John IT. Hayden died at an early
hour this morning at his home. Wilkes
street between Fairfax and Lee streets,
after long illness. The deceased was
about ninety-one years of age. Nine chill
dren, two daughters and seven sons, sur
vive him. Mr.. Hayden was native or
St Marys. county. Nd, but had resided in
this city the major portion of his life.
He was ship carpenter by trade. and
for many years followed the water In
various capacities. The funeral Will take
place Friday afternoon at o'clock.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
SUICIDE YESTERDAY. AFTER
NOON OF O. F. BAGGETT.
Death of Capt. John T. Hayden-se-
lection of Candidate for House
of Delegates.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. August %, 1907.
Despondent because of ill-health, Oscar
F. Basgett butcher of this city, yester-
day about $50 o'clock proceeded to the
Woodshed in the rear Of his home, o12 Duke
street, and killed himself by firing bullet
into his right temple. His wife, upon hear
ing the report of the weapon fastened to
the shed and found her husband In pool
of blood He was taken into the house and
DR.. Thomas Gibson and DR.. s. B. Moore
were summoned An examination showed
that the bullet had penetrated the brain and
that his life could not be saved. Mr. Bag
gett lived only about half an hour and did
not regain consciousness.
Mr.. Baggett did nothing to indicate that
he contemplated self-destruction. He was
in the sitting room reading and discussing
current events just prior to ending his life.
The deceased of late years had been COM
PEELED to give up active participation in
business affairs owing to his health
Mr. Baggett was about sixty years of age.
His wife who was Miss Effie Lynch, and
five children. Messrs Wilbur. Kenneth and
George Baggett. Mrs Charles Fl. Smithers
and Miss Leslie Baggett. survive the de-
ceased. For many years he served as su-
periatendent of the Sunday school Of the
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. The
deceased was a member of the Royal Ar
canum.
Evening star., 1907-08-28
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
WITHIN the GATES OF YELLOWSTONE PARK.

The hotels in Yellowstone Park close their doors Sep
ember 18TH and the regular ends 1t positive loss
American miss this interesting and instructive trip
especially this the delightful of the The
tour the Park combines revelation of with all the
elements of perfect outing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad of SEPTEMBER 3
reaches the Park on September 9th and leaves in the
ing of the IIth
Prompt application insure participation in
trip the membership of the party rapidly filling
Excursion tickets will be sold for this tour including all
and $4,000
from Washington and Baltimore and proportonate from
other cities.
For particular information address Geo. w. Boyd Gen
eral Passenger Agent Broad Street Station, Philadelphia
apply Ticket Agents of the Pennsy sylvana Railroad
The Coconino sun., 1907-12-26

Ladies Have your shoes shined by Walter Peterson at Alsop and Marshall barber shop.
 F. l.. Beal. who has been confined to his home for the past two weeks with the grippe. is able to be around again.
 Miss Jephena Perkins arrived Friday from Los Angeles. where she has been attending the Throop Institute. and wi.l spend the holi- days with her parents. Mir. and Ms. F. w. Perkins.
 Courteous attention given to ladies who have their shoes shined at Alsop and Marshall barber shop.
 Clel Denny, who for some time past has been connected with the dry goods department at Babbitt Brothers, returned Saturday to his home in Siloam Springs. Ark. Mr. Denny made many friends while here who regret his leaving.
 John Francis return ,d this week from Lees Ferry, where he has been with surveying party. The party went out to do some work for an eastern concern who contem- plated making use of the water power at that point for electrical purposes. The project however had to be given up, as the fall was not sufficient.
 C. H. Mckinney returned the first of the week from the Verde. The government telephone line is now completed to the Verde. Mr. Mckinney will now build a line to Cliffs station and then one to Belle mont to connect with the line the Saginaw Lumber Co. is building. Flagstaff will then have telephone connections with the Verde. Sedona. Cliffs and Williams.
 A fierce wind has been raging in Boulder. Colo. blowing from thir- ty to sixty miles an hour. Six fire alarms were turned in in twenty four hours and a forest fire is rag ing two miles from the city 1t is believed, however that the fire will burn itself out without serious damage. Several farmers lost large haystacks and barns. Tele- graph and telephone service was dcmorilled for hours.
The Coconino sun., 1907-12-26
How Diphtheria is Contracted

One often hears the expression My child caught a severe cold which developed into diphtheria, !" when the truth was that the cold had simply left the little one par ticularly susceptible to the wander ing diphtheria germ. When Cham erlain's Cough Remedy is given it quickly cures the cold and lessens the danger of diphtheria or any other germ disease being contract ed. For sale by all dealers.
The Coconino sun., 1907-12-26
STATE OF MAINE.
OFFICE oF sEcRlrARy OF STAT

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
 --1------ I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from Inc records of this office.
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have caused the seal of the State to be here. unto affixed.
 GIVEN under my hand at Augusta, this thirty-tirst day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven and in the one hundred and thirty year of the Independence of the United States Of America.
 4. E. ALEXANDER, 1 SEAL Deputy Secretary of State
The Coconino sun., 1907-12-26
STATE OF MAINE.
Attorney Geleral,s onice. ]

Attorney Geiera's office,
 May 2s, A. n. 1907. hereby certify that have examined the foregoing certificate, and the same is properly drawn apd signed, and is conformable to the constitution and laws of the State.
 WARRENkC. PHILBRooK, Asst. Attorney General.
The Coconino sun., 1907-12-26
under the laws thereof.

ID tonuuCt d Rtntrul IHtTcndiiulSt store, and to buy, sell, and deal ir machinery, inventions, conveniences provisions, and other personal proper, lty (other than intoxicating liquors which may be conveniently used and dealt in in connection with general | store.
 To mortgage, any and ali the proper ty of this corporation whenever in the opinion of the Directors it may be deemed advisable so to do subject how. ever to the Revised Statutes of Maine Chapter ~ Sections 56.o7 inclusive. To apply for, and obtain by pur- chase, or otherwise any trademarks patents, inventions, Improvements and processes protected by letters patent of the United States or elsewhere, and to hold, own, sell, grant licenses in respect of or otherwise turn to ac. count kse same.
 To enter into and carry out contracts of every kind, and for any lawful pur- pose, with any person, firm, associa- tion, corporation or government, nec- essary or incidental for the carrying out the purposes of this Corporation. To have and to exercise all or any of the rights, powers and privileges conferred or hereafter to be conferred upon such corporations as this, by the L.awsof the State of Maine
 The amount of capital stock is One Million Dollars (Sl, 900, GOO.
 The amount of common stock is One Million Shares.
 The amount of preferred stock Is Nothing.
 The amount of capital stock already paid in is Nothing.
 The par value of the shares Is One Dollar (Sl.O0)
 The names and residences of the owners of said shares are as follows Augustine l.. liowdren, resi-
 dence, Portland, Maine. No.
 of common shares. ... .. | Leon M. Fohes, res ilence.
 Portland, Maine, No. of
 common shares .. I Frank W. shaw, residence,
 Portland, Maine, No. of
 common shares .......... i Balance of stock in treasury
 not subscribed for. .... 99o, 9o7
 1000, 900 Said corporation is located at Port land, in the County of Cumberland. The number of directors Is three and their names are Augustine l.. Bowdren, Leon NJ. Fobes and Frank w. Shaw. The name of the clerk is Leon NJ. fobes and his residence is Portland, Maine.
 The undersigned, Augustine l.. Bow dren, is president; the undersigned. Leon NJ. Fobes, is treasurer; and ahe undersigned, Augustine l.. Bowdren, Leon NJ. Fobes and Frank w. Shaw are majority of the directors of said corporation.
 Witness our hands this twenty-sev- enth day of May, A. D. 1907.
 AUGUSTINE I.. BowDREN, -, LEON NJ. FoBEs, President. Treasurer.
 AuGusTiNgs4 4 ,3cwpPy.N, i, LEON NJ. FoBEs, Directors FRANK w. SHAW, Cumberland, ss. Ma.l17, A. D. l997. Then personally applared Augustine l.. Bowdren, Leon NJ. Robes and Frank w. shaw and several made oath to the foregoing certiiieae, that the same is true. Before me,
 ALBERT IS. WooDMAN,
 Juslioe of the Peace.
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