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Evening star., 1907-09-02
sHERIDAN's COURIER DEAD.
Monroe Graham Accompanied General
on Winchester Ride.

CHESTER, Pa, September .. - Monroe
Graham who was a dispatch bearer and
courier in the civil war, and who rode with
Gen. Sheridan during the famous ride of
twenty miles from Winchester, died Satur-
day night at his home in Village Green.
Mr. Graham frequently gave at Grand
Army gatherings version OF the part he
played when he acted in the capacity of
dispatch bearer
The troops, he said. were stationed twenty
miles from \. .nchester, at which place
Sheridan was in conference with other
army officers as to future plans. An attack
occurred. and Sheridan was needed at the
front. Graham volunteered to ride to Sheri-
dan and return with him. While the battle
was In progress Graham started on his ride
to notify Sheridan. and before he reached
him the cannonading could be heard.
Quick" shouted Graham, as he handed
the dispatch to Gen. Sheridan, who was
taken by surprise at the sudden appearance
OF the courier. Notwithstanding the fact
that an important consultation was being
held, Sheridan Immediately mounted his
famous black horse and. accompanied by
Graham, proceeded on his ride. Graham
was at the side of Gen. Sheridan until the
troopA Hc-s reached.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
SONS BULLET KILLS FATHER.
Said He Was Shot Because He Refused
Liquor Money.

SOMERVILLE. N. j., September 2-John
c. Strycker, a wealthy farmer of Branch
burg township. who was shot by his son
Richard at the Strycker homestead on the
night of August 28 died in the Somerset
Hospital here yesterday. Richard Strycker,
who is thirty-five years old, has been con-
fined in the Somerset county Jail. He will
now be tried for murder
The father in his ante-mortem statement,
made to County Prosecutor Rogers, said
that his son shot him in a drunken frenzy
because he refused to give him money to
continue a spree which he had Kept up for
a week. The first shot went wild then his
son walked DIP to him. placed the revolver
against his abdomen and fired.
The wife of the murdered man., who was
the only one who saw the shooting, ex-
claimed: "Dick, you have killed your
father!"
II know it, shouted the son, land now
am going to the barn and kill myself"
The son remained in hiding for two days
and then returned home and gave himself
up to the authorities. He declared yesterday
that he shot his father in self-defense. His
family Is standing by him in his trouble
and has employed counsel to defend him In
the Jail last night Strycker cut his throat
with penknife and was removed to the
Bonneville Hospital. 1t is not believed that
he will die,
Evening star., 1907-09-02
SUSPECTED OF MURDER
TWO PARTIES HELD FOR AN IN
VESTIGATIoN.

An inquest will be held at the n,orgue
Wednesday morning over the remains of
William A. Garner. colored. of 2439
street northwest, found in Rock Creek
Park early yesterday morning. The body
Is held at the morgue pending the investi-
cation.
In connection with the case, Nose Mar
tin and his wife, Hattie, of 406 21st street.
are locked up in the seventh precinct sta
tion and will be witnesses before the jury.
1t is expected that important evidence
found by Detectives Pa-han and 'Brien
and the police of the seventh precinct will
be produced before the jury.
Gamers body was discovered about 8
o'clock yesterday morning, about seventy
five feet west of ThompSons bridge across
Rock creek. his head resting on grass that
was matted with blood. John d. Morley
Of 1923 10th street northwest was passing
along the unfrequented path. and found the
body. woman's shawl saturated with
blood and drops of dried blood about the
body indicated that the death was the
result of violence. He quickly notified the
police and the seventh precinct officers were
assigned to start an investigation.
The facts learned by the detectives in
dicatedsthat the Martins might know some
thing about the case, and they were ar
rested At first. the police say. Mrs Mar
tin denied any knowledge of the case, but
now, they declare, she admits that she
was with Garner when he was killed. They
We're sitting together near whe e his body
was afterward found. she says. when a
colored man rushed up and struck Garner
in the head. She says he also threatened
her with bodily injury if she interfered.
She used her shawl. however, to try to stop
the flow of blood from Garne~s wounds.
The shawl has been identified as Mrs Mar
tins property.
Mrs Martin was then ordered, she says,
to rob the dead man, and consequently
she took IRON him 30 cents and some car
tickets. The aSsaiant then made his es-
cape. according to the information given
to the police.
The police say that they have informa-
ton indicating that Mrs Martin has been
receiving attentions from Garner and that
her husband was jealous. Garner and Mrs.
Martin went off together Saturday night,
and she was the last person seen with him.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Inquest to Be Held Over Remains of
Charles Jones, Colored

Charles Jones. colored. employed at the
Army and Navy Preparatory School. on
Connecticut avenue extended was killed
yesterday by a of the Chevy Chase
line near the intersection of Connecticut
avenue and Pierce Mill road. The re-
mains have been taken to the morgue and
an inquest will be held tomorrow after
noon.
Jones had been riding on northbound
car and he stepped from that car and
started across the southbound car tracks.
Just as he did so car on that track
caught him and hurled him to one side.
When he was picked up it was seen he was
seriously injured and he was placed on
the city-bound car and hurried to the loop
at the Rock Creek bridge.
The ambulance Of Freedmens Hospital
was called, but 1t arrived too late. the
doctor in charge finding that Jones life
was extinct.
Motorman Edgar Thomas and Conductor
Clarence O'Rourke were detained by the
police. following the accident, but by di-
rection of Coloner hewitt. who investigated
the circumstances. the men We e released
on their promise to appear at the inquest
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
Mr.. STILLINGS STICKS
PRESIDENT "ENTIRELY Salts
FLED" WITH HIS WORK.

OYSTER BAY, N Y, September Pub
lie Printer Stillings recent visit to Secre-
tary Loeb. which followed closely upon a
report from Washington that the President
was considering Mr.. Stillings' removal
bore fruit yesterday in the following an
nouncement by the secretary:
The President has not the slightest idea
of displacing Mr.. stillngs as public printer
1t follows. as a matter of course, that in
bringing order out of the chaos that has
existed in the government printing office a
certain amount of ill feeling would be
aroused on, the part of disgruntled en-
ployes.
THE President feels that Mr.. stillings
has discharged his duties with courage, ef-
ficiency and honesty, and has now put the
office on a thoroughly business-like and
economical basis. Instead of being criti-
cised, MIR. Stillings is entitled to great
credit for what he has accomplished, and
he continues to have the Presidents entire
confidence"
Evening star., 1907-09-02
Naval Movements,

The Prairie has arrived at Hampton roads
with the Rhode Island Naval Militia aboard
on training cruise The Albany has al :
rived at Acapulco. Mexico. route to La
Union Salvador, 10 relieve the Milwaukee
OF the care of American interests in that
quarter. The collier Marcellus has arrived
at baltimore TO take aboard cargo of
coal for the use of the vessels OF Admiral
Evans battlesh!p feet on the Pacific voy-
age.
The Galveston has arrived at Taircn (for-
merly known Dalny) from Newchwang
She Is supposed TO be looking into the
possibilities OF these ports as place for
The entertaining of the party OF Secretary
TAFT on their way to Europe in the event
That !; Is not possible 20 land at Vladivostok
"H account of Ice IN November. The Dol
phn has arrived at Rockport. Mass. with
the members of the house naval affairs
committee aboard.
The Des Moines- has arrived at Cape Cod
nay. the tnc3s at Boston and the Chat
'"noosa At Hakodate. Japan.
The Yankton has sailed from Hampton
roads for Iona Island. the Abarenda from
baltimore for Hampton roads and the
Lebanon and Huntress from League Island
for Pensacola The ST. Louis after cir
"nmnaviga ting South America. has sailed
from SRE Diego for San Francisco, where
her cruise Will end. The Glacier has sailed
from New York for Cape Cod bay.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
DISTINGUISHED PRELAIE.
Franciscan Minister General to Be Re-
ceiyed at Monastery.


The members of the Catholic faith in this
city are preparing to receive the Most Rev.
Father Denis Schuier minister general of
the Order of Friars Minor and the first
Franciscan general to come to this coun-
try who is expected to reach Washinst ston
about 30 this afternoon. The distinguished
prelate arrived at New York Friday the
big ocean liner Kaiser Wilhelm II, and has
established his headquarters at Paterson,
N. ]. He will be entertained during his
stay here by the officials of the Franciscan
monastery at Brookland. Mgr Falconio,
and Local clergy and laymen, and will make
his home while in this city at the monas-
terry, where he will be formally welcomed
to Washington this afternoon by Mgr. Fal-
COMO, the papal delegate at the Franciscan
monastery Father Denis speaks German.
English, French, Flemish, Italian and
Spanish.
The Most Rev Father Denis Schuier mir
lister general of the Friars Minor. arrived
in this country Tuesday by the North Ger
man Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II.
This is the first time that this country
has been honored by visit of the superior
general of the whoe Franciscan order.
Father Denis is no stranger in this coun-
try, since the United States was his home
for twelve % years and; in truth, may s.y, be be
the prime of his life, being only fifty-threa
years of age. He was born at Schlatt, in
the diocese of Freiburg, April q. 1854 At
the age of eighteen he entered the Francis
can order at the Convent of Fuida, Thurin-
gia. Exiled from the land of his birth by
the kulturkampf, the young friar was sent
to Belgium, where he finished his studies
and was ordained priest September 81,
1878 Three years later obedience brought
him to the United States. where his breth-
rem. exiled from Germany like him
self. had taken refuge. The next twelve
years of his life Of indefatigable zeal he
filled the Office Of master Of novices, help
ing also in various churches in the saliva
tion Of souls, residing most of the time at
ST. Bonaventures Monastery, Paterson,
N. ]. In 1887 he was elected custos Of his
province. and upon the death Of the provn-
cial of Thuringia in 1893, Father Denis, re-
Evening star., 1907-09-02
CAR KILLS PLAYING CHILD.
New Motorman on First Trip Couldn' I
Stop in Time


NEW YORK, September 2-An east
bound 9Th street car. operated by Lewis
Rolman, green motorman, ran down and
killed Ida Altman, three years old. who
was playing IN front of her home. at q st.
Marks place, yesterday morning. TIE child
was crushed under the forward truck and
lived only few minutes after being hit.
Coroner Hamburger. who lives near by
took charge of the case and had Rollman
and also John Maloney, the regular motor
man, who was breaking the new man in
arrested.
Rollman was not in uniform and was
making bis first trip. According to his
story, the Altman child ran backward from
her house into the middle of the street.
Rolman shouted and applied his brakes
Maloney did what he could. but was too
late. The car was we'll filled and the sud-
den stopping caused a general rush for the
door.
I've been a motorman for ten years, and
this is the first person my car has killed
l thought of my own little girl at home
when this one taken out almost dead, >"
Maioney told Magistrate Moss, in the York
vile court Then the PRISONERS were taken
to the coroner's Office, where Coroner Har-
burger read the riot act.
You fellows are up against the wrong
citizen this time said Hamburger. 1T is
no uncommon sight to see a car speeding
through Sth street at the rate of twenty
miles an hour. You don't have any regard
for pedestrians-not the slightest. Three
persons have been killed in that street
within month. When L complained about
the speed. l was laughed at" .....,
The coroner charged the prisoners with
homicide and fixed bail at 5000 each. A
lawyer for the railroad company objected
to the arrest of Maloney, saying that he
was not responsible for the accident. The
coroner couldn't see 1t that way Coroner
day, afterward paroled the men in the GUS
tody. of their counsel.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
WEATHER FORECAST.
Generally Fair Tonight and Tomor,
row; Light Winds.

Forecast Till PM. Tuesday.-For the
District of Columbia and Maryland, g ener-
ally fair tonight and Tuesday; light west
TO northwest winds.
For Virginia, possibly showers this after
noon. generally fair tonight and Tuesday
cooler tonight in extreme northern portion;
light south TO southwest winds on the
coast.
Weather COnG ons and General Forecast
"A depression that was over Lake Superior
Sunday morning has moved to Ontario with
increasing intensity, causing showers over
the northern districts east of the Mississippi
river. except in eastern New England.
There were also local showers in the south
ern states, the lower Missouri val ey the
gion, and the north Pacific states.
1t is warmer in the upper Ohio valley, the
lower lake region and the middle Atlantic
states, and considerably cooler in the west
ern upper lake region, the Missouri and
upper Mississippi valleys: elsewhere tenn
perature changes were unimportant.
There will be showers this afternoon or
tonight in New England and the northern
portion of the middle Atlantic states, fol-
lowed by fair weather Tuesday; elsewhere
in the east and south the weather will be
generally fair tonight and Tuesday. 1t
will be cooler in the lower lake region and
upper Ohio valley.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh west to northwest; on the
the east gulf coast light and variable,
though mostly northerly, and on the lower
lakes fresh west TO northwest.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have fresh southwest TO west
winds, with showers to the Grand Banks.
Tide Tables.
Today-LOw tide. 1885 am. and 1880
pm; high tide, $40 am and 4:l5 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, IL 80 am and II 40
pm; high tide 30 am and 5:O5 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, $40 am; sun sets, 6:31
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $50 am.
Moon rises 81 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and eXtinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERs FERRY, w. Va, September
2.-Both rivers are cloudy today.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
Colored Excursionists Here.

The screw steamer Montauk. the boat
which, 1t is stated, will shortly he placed
upon an Independent line between this
city, the jamestown exposition and Nor
folk, arrived in port here this morn ns
with about 500 colored excursionists aboard
from Newport News and Hampton. The
excursion was given under the auspices
of the colorad Odd Fellows of Hampton.
and the steamer left Newport News for this
city last night. She is lying at the wharf
foot of 9th street southwest and today
those who came here aboard her are view
ing the many points of interest in the city.
The Montauk will sail tonight with the ex
cursionists aboard on her return trip 10
Norfolk but willr> 1t is said, come 10 this
city in few days to begin running upon
the day route to the jamestown exposition
and Norfolk. While lying here she
visited By many Of the local steamboat men.
Capt. Frank Luckett of this city he
pilot who brought the steamer up the Pu-
tomac, and will take her away tonight,
Evening star., 1907-09-02
LEESBURG AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Dou-
doun County, Va.
special Correspondence of The Star


LEESBURG, Va, September 3 1907
Rev. Edwin s. Kinks OF Boise, Idaho.
preached and conducted services, morning
and evening, at st. James Episcopal Church
in Leesburg yesterday. Mr.. Kinks was
tor at st. James for several years and this
is his first visit here since his departure for
Idaho, four years ago. He is now dean Of
the cathedral at Boise.
The mems meetings Of the local organiza-
ton of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton have been resumed. the first meeting
for a month being held at the courthouse
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. S. T. Hickman of Leesburg has pur-
chased from Mrs Rachel A. Paxton a tract
Of land containing seventy-seven acres ly-
ing on the east side OF Catoctin mountain
between Leesburg and Clarks Gap. Mr..
Hickman expects to erect a large residence
upon the property and direct his attentions
to the culture of fruit. His son will have
charge of his business In Leesburg.
Mr. Charles Everhart has purchased the
property of the Misses Moore in Waterford
for $4,000
The Purcellville canning factory. with Mr..
Rodney Ball as manager, began. opera tons
today.
Mr. Bishop, now living at Meadowbrook
farm, near here, has purchased piece OF
land on the adjoining farm of Mr.. w. III.
Gale, on which he will erect residence.
Mrs. William Hawling entertained Sat
urday afternoon in honor Of her nieces.
Misses Elizabeth and Catherine koones, ana
her nephew, master Charles Carr koones of
Washington, d. C. Those present were the
Misses Trundle OF Washington, Christine
Wildman, Lee Edwards, Courtenay Castle
man, Aileen Hawling. Margaret Gray of
Washington, Elizabeth English, Master
Charles Tyson Castleman, Marshall Trun-
die, Edwin Garrett, 1r., Beverly Tally and
Edwin Godbold. tr, Of Washington: Mrs.
Eveleth English. Mrs. Fred Saunders, Mrs.
NJ B. Gray of Washington. Miss Sadie Har-
rison of Washington, Misses Ada, Violet and
Emma Alexander, Mrs. Edwin +. Garrett,
Mrs Edwin j. Godbold of Washington, Miss
Lizzie Worsley, Mrs. John S. Castleman
and Mrs. Samuel Koones and Mrs. Charles
Koones of Washington.
Mr. w. H. Gale of Washington was in
Leesburg Sunday.
Mr.. s. Campbell Littleton of New York
city is spending few days with his brother.
Mr.. Edgar Littleton, Leesburg.
Mrs Samuel Koones and Mrs. Charles Is.
Koones of Washington, D. c., are the guests
of Mrs. William Hawling.
Rear Admiral George Pigman, Miss Lille
Pigman Mrs John Asserson and children
and Mrs Mccormick and family, who have
been at Prospect Hill. near here. have re-
turned to their homes in Washington. ID. {.
Miss Nancy Milton of Washington was
the week end guest of her mother, Mrs J.
D. Milton, near Hamilton. this county.
Miss Ethel Paxson of Washington Is the
guest of Miss Mabel Van Devanter at Pae-
oman Springs.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
STUBBORN WATER FRONT FIRE.
New York Firemen Work for Four
Hours Subduing a Factory Blaze.

NEW YORK, September 2.-For nearly
four hours yesterday the fire department
fought a blaze that destroyed the Ave
story brick structure extending from AT
to 437 East 102d street and occupied by H.
Jacobs G. Sons, manufacturers Of leggings,
CATERS and sandals Flames were sweep
ing through the entire building before the
first engine arrived.
Jacobs factory was right in the heart of
the old Harlem market, and until the fire.
boat Zophar Mills steamed up and got her
siamese connection with eight pipe lines
into play 1t looked as IL the old market
was doomed The east end of the factory
faced on the river and while the firemen
fought the blaze from every point of van
tage, 1t seemed that they would hardly be
able to prevent 1t from spreading to the
low buildings that surrounded it. The
powerful streams from the Zophar Mills
however, drowned out the flames, but not
before the east and north walls had toppled
over.
Ferdinand Fraring. watchman, told the
police that he had made a complete round
OF every floor at I O'Clock and found every
thing o. X. Fifteen minutes later he heard
an explosion that occurred on the third
floor. followed by sheets of flames which
shot from the windows.
There has been strike on in Jacobs
factory, and at first the police were inclined
to believe that the fire was started by an
incendary in sympathy with the strikers
An investigation was made by the detect
Ives of the East 1O4th street station and
the fire marshal. but nobody able to
say what caused the explosion which start
ed the blaze.
The inmates of the house of refuge on
Randall's Island, which is directly oppo-
site, were at breakfast when the fire start
ed. The superintendent sounded the fire
alarm to test the lads, and every one of
them marched from the dining room pre-
pared to fight the blaze. All of them We're
anxious to go across the river to help the
firemen, but they had to content them
selves watching the factory burn.
The loss is put at $4,000.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
KEENE's RACE RETURNS.
Noted Gotham Turfman Says He Has
Made No Money.

NEW YORK, September 2 - James r.
Keene. whose success on the turf this year
has attracted much attention, is quoted in
an interview today saying that despite
the fact that his horses have earned $780,
600 this season, he has not made money by
his racing ventures.
II would not advise any man to start a
breeding and racing establishment with the
expectation of making a profit on his in
vestment," said Mr.. l<eene. with all of
my successes taken into consideration, do
not know that l have made money out of
my horses
There have been many years during
which my horses have cost me upward of
Sl25OOO more than the proceeds of yearlng
sales and purses won. There more con-
ditions than l can enumerate TO bear out
this"
Evening star., 1907-09-02
SMOKED CIGAR; ROBBED.
Man Lost Senses After Accepting Ital-
ian's Smoke.

NEW YORK. September 2.-The Bayonne,
N. j., police are seeking two Italians, one
of whom has two gold front teeth. They are
charged with having given doped cigar
to John Lyons, thirty-four years old, of 269
Webster avenue, Jersey City, and are
thought to also have robbed him. Lyons
was found prostrated on a lawn at Avenue
c and 41st street late Saturday night and
was removed to the City Hospital.
When he was able to talk he said that
he had left his home about o'clock
Thursday afternoon to visit DIR. Horn
blower of Central avenue. He boarded a
trolley car for Bayonne. On the car he
said he met two Italians who insisted upon
his taking a cigar. Soon after lighting the
cigar, he said. he became dazed. That was
the last he remembered. OF about IS he
had only 81 cents left
Lyons recovered sufficiently last evening
to go home.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
UPPER HUDSON POLLUTED.
!, ACC, 900 Pounds Of Mill Waste Pour
Into River Daily.

ALBANY. September 2.-Pollution Of the
upper Hudson river is SO extensive that it
constitutes a nuisance. This fact is con-
tained in report of an investigation by
sanitary engineers and upon findings in the
state hygienic laboratory, made to State
Commissioner OF Health Eugene H. Porter,
pursuant to an order by Gov. Hughes, made
August 10.
The investigation covered the counties Of
Washington, Warren and Saratoga.
1t was found that the upper Hudson river
and its tributaries are polluted by the in
dustrial wastes from thirty-fve pulp and
paper mills, ten knitting mills, eight woolen
mills, seven wall paper mills and three cot
ton print mills in the states of New York,
Massachusetts and Vermont and by the
domestic sewage Of a population Of 10000
residing also in these three states.
The total pollution from industrial wastes
amounts to about !, AGO, 900 pounds daily.
Evening star., 1907-09-02
First Cargo of OYSTERS.

The bugeye Halle K, with about 400
bushels of Potomac oysters aboard. ar
rived in port here last night and is lying
at the 11th street pier unloading her
cargo. She Is the first vessel laden with
oysters to arrive here this season, but
before the end of the present week 1t is
stated. several oyster boats will he here
The cargo aboard the Halle K, 1t is said,
comes from private beds down the river
and is consigned to q local wholesale
dealor.s
Evening star., 1907-09-02
ADDITIONAL CHANGES.
Chief Of Police Makes Transfer of
Members Of the Force.

Several additional changes in the police
department were announced this morning
by Maj, Sylvester. The most important is
the transfer OF two police sergeants. Sergt.
4 w. Mccormack, who has been in charge