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Evening star., 1907-08-29
Ordered by the Commissioners.

The Commissioners issued the following
official orders today:
That the following service sewer be con-
st-ucted under the provisions of an act
of Congress approved April %, 1904, the
same being necessary, in the judgment Of
the Commissioners. for the public safety,
health. comfort and convenience:
Sewer in Nicholson street southeast be-
tween South Railway avenue and Prout
street.
That approximately 4,500 linear feet Of
board fence be built along the fills in Con-
necticut avenue, extended, between Pierce
Mill road and Grant road. at an estimated
cost of 81, 500. chargeable to the appropria-
ton for repairs to county roads, 1908.
That E. E. Seysert and G. w. Brooks be
appointed special craftsmen in the Office of
the engineer of highways, with compensa-
ton at 81 90 per hour, each, to be paid from
the various appropriations unde- which
they engaged
That Julian o. Hargrove, inspector of as
phalts and cements, and L. r. Grabill su-
perintendant of roads. are directed to pro-
ceed from Washington. D. c., to Montclair
N j., and return, on business connected
be cha ~geable to the appropriation for re-
pairs to county roads.
That Capt. Edward NJ. Markham. corps
of engineers u. S. A. assistant to the En-
gineer Commissioner, Is directed to proceed
from Washington, d. c.. to New York, N.
y and Montclair and Newark, N. j., and
return, on business connected with the re-
pairs of roads; cost chargeable to the ap-
preparation for repairs to roads.
Evening star., 1907-08-29
VISIT OF VETERANS.
PARTY of Grand Army Men From New
Jersey in This City.

A party OF New Jersey veterans OF the
civil war. members of Lincoln Post. G. A. r.,
Of Newark are here today seeing the sights.
Some OF these former soldiers who respond
ed TO President Lincolns call TO arms and
came TO Washington more than forty-hve
years ago tried TO locate some of the places
that were familiar to them then. but found
that many had been obliterated by the
march OF improvements. The old forts
that surrounded the capital and brlstled
with cannon in the sixties they discovered
have been nearly leveled by time, and are
overgrown with trees and shrubbery. A
few of the one-story wooden buildings that
were used as wartime barracks and htspi-
tails are scattered about South Washington
and employed as dwellings, while one of the
distinctive landmarks OF the war, a small
wooden structure known as the cracker
box is still intact in Sheas court south
west.
The party OF Jersey soldiers is in charge
OF a committee of which w. II. Adams is
chairman. +. II. Conklin. treasurer. and
Trey Smith secretary. The party reached
this city yesterday from the battlefield OF
Gettysburg, and will depart for home to.
night
Evening star., 1907-08-29
HAND 1T TO EN- HARD
houst Out the Loafers and Clean Al,
the Streets

At recent meeting of the East End
CiVle Hetterment Association Capt Daniel
ouilivah' commanding the second police
precinct and his officers were commanded
Tor their work in persistently raidinp tho
vicious characters who loaf and loter IN
''n street andother thoroughfares. obstruct
pedestrianism. insult passersby and some
'iiiies engage In ARRAYS. 1t was the sense
OF the organization that severe nena1ties
should be imposed by the Police and Cri.,t
mai Court judges in cases where men are
arrested for hurting bricks or other heavy
nilssues with intent to do bodily harm or
Mhefe assaults are committed with cInhs
ne opinion was expressed that sucb of
iehses should be put in the "assauIt with
dangerous weapons" class with nep;tan
! 'iarS penalties, or until that can he ac
complshed. the Police Court Judges should
impose the heaviest penalties unher tbs
present law, IN view of the almost eni
Genic OF violence that has come over the
District. The vicious characters here were
declared to be a problem the good CITIZEN
OF the District will soon be called to faca
Evening star., 1907-08-29
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.

OF
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 2s. 1907
Miss Ella c. Saunders. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard L. Saunders of the vi
cinity of Cabin John, died shortly before
noon yesterday. aged twenty years. She
had been III long time. The funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon from Po-
tomac NJ. E. Chapel. Miss Saunders was
one of the best known and most popular
young ladies Of Potomac district.
Troop G. 18th United States Cavalry, en-
camped yesterday and last night on the
fair grounds here. The troop this morning
went for a practice march, and will return
to the fair grounds to spend the night, and
will leave for Fort Myer. Va, tomorrow.
Capt. T. NJ. Cochran is commanding the
troop.
Mr. William Paul Cady and Miss Eliza
beth Bertha Hess both of Washington. VS.
tied Rockville last Monday afternoon and
were married by Rev. S. r. White Of the
Baptist Church
Mr. Ernest NJ Collins and Miss Julia
Elizabeth Barber young Washngtonians.
yesterday afternoon were also married IN
Rockville.
A license was issued by the clerk of the
circuit court here yesterday for the mar
riage of John Bonifant OF Silver Spring and
Miss Rachel Siper of Spencervile.
DR.. and Mrs. Barrett P. ..ilson have re-
turned from their wedding trip and are
Wilson'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John E
Wilson near Rockville.
The news that Mr.. Thomas Dawson has
decided to continue on the ticket as the re-
publican candidate for states attorney was
learned with expressions Disqualification by
the members of the party generally
throughout the county. The state central
and county committees for the county met
here yesterday prepared to name a candidate,
to take Mr.. Dawson's place on the ticket
but Mr.. Dawson. who is one of the five
members OIL the state central committee for
the county, agreed at the meeting to re-
main on the ticket. Mr.. Dawson says that
he Is confident that he and the entire re-
publican county ticket will nin this time
and says he proposes to do his utmost to
accomplish such a result. Mr.. Dawson
was nominated for states attorney at the
recent county convention, but stated at
that time that because of business affairs
he would be unable to make the fight He
changed his mind at the solicitation Of
many friends.
Evening star., 1907-08-29
WARM WELCOME FOR TAFT.
Pacific Coast Cities Preparing a Cor
dial Reception.

Secretary Taft is assured of welcome
on the Pacific coast that will without doubt
throw In the shade any reception that
he has had so far in the course Of his
western trip. Some time ago Mr. John
Barrett was requested by the committees
In Portland Seattle and Tacoma to assist
IN making preliminary arrangements for
the receptions on the coast As none Of
the senators and representatives of Oregon
or Washington were here to attend to this
matter. they called upon him as a resi-
dent of that section to assist them. Mr.
Barrett says that kilograms received by
him give only slight idea of the interest
that Is manifested in the northwest over
the visit of the Secretary of War The
movement Is spontaneous and is essen
TALLY non-political in honor of a man who
stands high in the adminstra ton and who
has never before visited that section. The
newspapers received from Oregon and
Washington indicate that public interest
in the reception of the Secretary is hardly
less than that shown in the visit of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1903. BY invitation of
the committees in the three cities of Port
land, Tacoma and Seattle, Mr.. Barrett
leaves Washington tonight to be present
at the reception in honor of the Secretary,
returning here September 10.
Evening star., 1907-08-29
TYPHOID AT ANNAPOLIS
Contraction of the Disease Ascr;bed
to Ice Cream.

capt Badger. superintendent of the Nava,
Academy, was at the Navy Department to-
day and reported that the typhoid fever
cases on the practice ship Severn were con.
fined to the crew of the vessel A mid
shipman was at first supposed to have the
disease. but closer examination showed that
II was nothing more than malaria The
sick members of the crew are getting alono
well save In one case. Capt. Badger sa i'd
that the Severn was free from any trace
Of the fever, We're the academic build
ings, and the men appear to have con-
trac,ed the disease from some ice crea m
eaten by them while the ship was stopping
at Solomon's Island, in Chesapeake bay.
Evening star., 1907-08-29

Judge F NJ. Thomas of Lafayette county,
Mo who is en- route TO the jamestown ex-
position IS stopping over in Washington
visiting his brother. Mr.. S. T. Thomas. He
" II return home next week
Masters Frank and Aubrey simpson have
returned after spending the month at At
lantic City and Will later visit the James,
town exposition.
Dr. Charles w. Allen has returned after a
pleasant visit TO his parents, Capt and
Mrs T. l. Allen, at their country place in
Virginia.
Evening star., 1907-08-29
Trousers Sale for Friday,
$3.50, 81 and S. Trousers.
$2.15

Only Is pairs in the collection and they'll sell down to
the last pair. Straight and cuff bottom styles.
It's surely knock-down price for such goods.
Evening star., 1907-08-29
Prize Money for District Men.
Cookson Captured Two Prizes.

Capt. w. w. Cookson was the only rifle
man from the District who captured two
cash prizes in hotly contested individual
matches. In the 1st Brigade match Capt.
Cookson tied with Sergt. ]. c. Stemple, I'd
Ohio National Guard, with 4S. but having
scored bul's-eye on his last shot he took
fifth prize.
Evening star., 1907-08-29
w. b. Moses & Sons.
r St., Cor. n1th.
w. b. Moses 6 Sons.
August Is the Month to
Buy Floor Coverings.

TT make it point to sell floor coverings lower during
WV the August sale than at any other time of the
year. Provision is made whereby we find every
class of floor coverng-the Carpets, Rugs, Linoleums
etc-the latest patterns the dependable goods in
full mill Stocks provided prices that many obbes would
be able to quote wholesale to their Dealers
Evening star., 1907-08-29
w. b. MOSES & SONS F STREET. Corr nth
coming through sieve. while the mess
table was floating around the hall:

table was floating around the hall.
Capt TAFT had quite an experience IN a
Springfield hotel recently. When the c,erk
handed the bell boy the key to room 90 he
replied that he did not need it, as he had a
PASS key. Once inside George braced
the door and kept his eye on his pocket
book.
some of the visiting rif1emen are not con-
tent with shooting up the targets, but have
included the warming pit in their program
The team from New Jersey Is living In
a sn,c,al car on the siding in the camp
grounds l..
Mai Henderson finds he has a rival In
Maj. Bell for telling camp nre stories. IN. me
were actually true. II. r.
Evening star., 1907-08-29

One man killed and seven passen-
gers dangerously injured in the wreck Of a
Clover Leaf passenger train at Bowman.
twelve miles north of Charleston, H., yes
terday. Two cars jumped a switch and
crashed into a box car.
Evening star., 1907-08-29

Mrs Catherine Ward died at her home at
Marlowe, opposite Willamsport. of cancer
of the breast. aged seventy-eight years.
Evening star., 1907-08-29
Carpets.

Brussels Carpets-Hall stair and room
carpets in a variety &C new. en-
choice patterns. Regular 75c SWC
quality. Sale price................
Extra Quality Brussels Carpets-Hall.
stair and room carpets, In
great variety Of choice pat <M
terms. Regular 90c quality. OVC
Sale price. ..........................
superfine quality of Brussels Carpets
Parlor, dining room. hall. stair and
chamber patterns, in a great
variety of beautiful coors. FIN
Regular s1.1o quality. SAFE /WC
Extra Fine Moresque Brussels Hall
and Stair Carpets. durable <m-
quality. Regular price. 9Oc. MVC
Sale price, per yard. ...............
Velvet Carpets-all, stair, parlor
dining room and chamber car 7M
pets. Good valu>. Regular ZVC
price, 81. Sale price, per yard.
Velvet Carpets-New and elegant rari-
ETY. of choice parlor, dining room, cham
Der. hall and stair patterns An oppor-
tun1ty to secure bargain In On
this line. Regular price. $l.15. SVC
Sale price, per yard. d...............
Roxbury, Smith, Stinson and other
standard Brussels Carpets: the best 10
wire quality, in a great variety of choice
parlor, dining room. hall and stair and
chamber patterns A bargain On
line. Regular price. $1.10 Sale SVC
price, per yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Moresque Brussels Hall and Stair Car
pets. very durable. Regular sn
75c quality. Sale price, per SWC
yard. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Moresque Brussels Carpets. in blue,
red, green and tan shades; make pretty
chamber carpets. These have borders
to match. Regular price. O7U
$1.25. Sale price, per OZ%C
yard. .................-....... ~
Moresque Wilton Velvet Carpets and
Mottled Velvet Carpets, in a variety Of
effects. These are bargain for the
housekeeper. Ask for them. They make
good hall. stair and parlor car NJ
pets. Regular prices. sl.25 to VIC
$3.50. Sale price, per yard.
Old-fa shioned Good Quality Velvet
Carpets-A number of choice patterns
suitable for hail. stairs and
dining room. Regular price. m@
$1.25 yard. Sale price. per VIC
yarQ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
CRITICISED GOLOVIN
GEAR QUESTIONED IMPARTIAL
ITY OF PARLIAMENTARY HEAD.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 24.-The conf
dants Of M. Golovin. president of the lower
house of parliament. are very reticent re-
garding the details OF the audience which
he had with Emperor Nicholas yesterday.
but it is learned that the discussion was
frank and unreserved. The emperor spoke
his mind freely and showed himself to be
surprisingly we'll posted on the transactions
in parliament, which is explained by the
fact that he reads all the reports on the
subject every night. The emperor criticised
NJ. Golovfn's actions, questioning his impair
TALLY In allowing much more freedom to
the radicals than to the conservatives men,
tioning particularly several speeches of NJ
Alexinsky, social democrat. which, his mai
esfy said should not have been permitted.
NJ Golovin in his defense, pleaded his
difficult position head of a radical par
lament at the present time
Various features of the ministerial pro-
gram were discussed. but there was no
hint of dissolution of parliament and the
d1mculties between Premier Stolypin and
the lower house were not mentioned.
NJ. GOlovin, previous to departing alluded
to the Importance of direct relations be-
tween the monarch and the head of the
hoped his majesty would deign to receive
him again. The emperor assented. and ex-
planned that his delay in granting the presi-
dent an audience was due to the pressure
of affairs.
In the opinion of NJ. Golovin the reaction
airy campaign against parliament has not
made any Roadway with the emperor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
LARGE AMOUNT INVOLVED.
Alleged Conspiracy of Nine Southern
Railways.

An important case involving the resti-
tuition of about s1.o1.OO0 per annum in ex-
cessive freight-rate charges through the al
legged conspiracy of nine large railroads
south of the Ohio and east of the MissiS-
sippi has been brought before the Supreme
Court of the United States by Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Miller. formerly attorney general of Mis-
sissippi. The case is that of the interstate
commerce commission against the Illinois
Central. New Orleans and Northwestern,
Louisville and Nashville. Gulf and Ship
Island. Mobile and Ohio Southern Alabama
and Nicksburg, Ala bama. Great Southern
and Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas
Pacific railways. Mr.. Miller was appointed
by the Attorney General of the United
States at the request of the commission and
notified to present his case to the court.
The interstate commerce commission al
leges that these railways entered into
conspiracy to advance the freight rates on
yellow pine lumber cents per 100 pounds
upon all points to the Ohio river and be-
yond. The lumbermen fought the case in
the federal courts of the south, and won
in each instance. The interstate commerce
com mission decreed that the advance was
unreasonable. after-it was laid before that
tribunal. February, 1905. The railroads
We're ordered to desist from their demands
victory in the Supreme Court of the
United States by the lumbermen will. it is
understood, mean that all the shippers of
yellow pine in the south will be entitled to
recover the excessive rate from April 10,
1908. to the date of the decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Town School Hired Nurse.

WlNSTED, Conn. April 24.-The over
seers of the ninth district school in Man.
chester. attended by 1900 children, have
engaged Miss Ethyl Madden of Kincard-
inc, Canada, an experienced trained nurse,
to take charge of the baths recently in
stalled in the school house in order that
children who did not have proper bathing
facilities at home might have a bath as
often as required. Miss Madden will start
a canvass among the pupils Immediately
to which are suffering with adenoids
An examination of the pupils by doctors
recently revealed that many were suffer-
ing from swollen glands of the throat
Every child found thus afflicted was back
ward in scholarship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Army Medical Department Changes.

The following named medical officers are
relieved from duty at the posts designated
after their names and will proceed to the
Philippine Islands for assignment to duty.
Major Marlborough c. Wyeth, Fort
Wadsworth New York
Major Henry u. Snyder, Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Fexas
Major Allen NJ Smith, Fort Douglas,
Utah.
Capt Leigh \. Fuller, Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
Capt. George a. Skinner. Fort William
Henry Harrison. Montana.
Capt Chandler p. Robbins. Fort Ethan
Allen. Vermont
Capt. Thomas l.. Rhoads Fort Crook, Ne
braska.
have been ordered to Fort Sam Houston,
Texas. to accompany the 10Th Infantry to
the Philippines: Capt Jas. S. Wilson, at
Fort Oglethorpe. Ga; Capt. e. j. Edger,
jr at Fort Reno oklahoma; Capt w. ].
l.. LISTER. at Fort Mcintosh. Texas.
Capt VIM. w. Reno. at Fort Riley. Kan
sas. has been ordered to Fort Robinson,
Nebraska. to accompany the 10th Cavalry
to the Philippines.
The following named medical officers
have been relieved from duty in the Philip
pines and ordered to stations as follows:
Col. Charles b. Byrne San Francisco:
Major r. J. Ives. the Preside of San Fran
cisco Major VIM p. Kendall. Fort Sam
Houston. Texas: Major F. A. Winter. Fort
Myer. Va; Major Paul Shilock. Fort Rob-
inson. Nebraska; Major Henry c. Fisher.
Fort d. A. Russell. Wyoming: Major John
S Kuip. Fort Meade. South Dakota
Ma jor Alex y. Stark. Vancouver barracks,
Peter c. Field and First Lieut.. VIM. p
Banta San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
MAJ FREMoNT,s DEFENSE GOOD.
Testimony Before Court-Martial Fa-
vors Accused Officer

NEW YORK, April 24.-The court-mar-
tial trying Major Francis p. Fremont.
United States army. on charges of conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman was
resumed yesterday The charge grew out
of financial dealings with banks in this
city. Cuba and Plattsburg. in which Major
Fremont is alleged to have obtained loans
on the representation that he possessed
valuable property in San Francisco.
All the testimony yesterday very
much in favor of the accused officer. He
took the stand and showed that many of
the allegations against him were not as
serious as they seemed at the beginning Of
the trial. The only other witness exam
ined yesterday was E. G. Vaughn. presi-
dent of the National Bank of Cuba. whose
testimony practically INDICATED Major
Fremont on one of the specifications
1t had been charged that Major Fremont
had stated to f. J. Donnelly, with whom
he had engaged in the conduct of a to-
bacco plantation in Cuba, that he had de-
posted $500 in the National Bank of
Cuba as payment for his share in the bust
ness. and that no such deposit had been
made. Mr.. Vaughn testified that the bank
had loaned that sum to Major Fremont
and that the loan had been paid about six
months after it had been negotia ted. The
loan was paid, the witness said, out of the
proceeds of the tobacco plantation.
Major Fremont denied that he ever
stated that he owned San Francisco prop
erty. He said that, with his sister, he
that his sister was about to sell the prop
erty and give him sufficient money from
the proceeds to cancel all his present in
debtedness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Among Those Present.
Caused CurfeW for Children.

PLAINFIELD, N. J., April 24.-MayOr
Charles ]. Fisk issued a special order 10
Chief of Police Kelly yesterday afternoon
directing that all children under fourteen
years of age be kept of the streets after \
O clock a night. The chief read the order
to the patromen and roundsmen at roll call
last night, adding that extra precautions
must be taken to see that the mayors in
structions are carried out to the letter. and
directed that children found lettering about
the streets be taken to their homes. Mayor
Fisk declared tonight The outrage which
a nineteen year-old negro attempted to per
petrate shows clearly that it is time TO act
to prevent innocent children from being
Iured or led astray. l do not think any
good can come by parents allowing their
children out at night unaccompanied, and
I realize that that freedom works a vast
amount of harm to them. While we can
make no arrests, | believe my order will
have a salutary effect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
NOVEL REASONS FOR APPEAL.
Claimed Jurors Were Promised Front
Seats at Execution.

The Supreme Court of the United States
has heard argument in the case of VIM.
Spaugh jr on an appeal from decision
of the supreme court of Missouri, affirming
the verdict finding Spaugh guilty of muir
der in the first degree for the killing of
John W. Polk in 1905, when Polk was sher-
if of Iron county. The killing occurred
while Polk was trying to place Spaugh
under arrest. Spaugh sought to obtain
his release on writ of habeas corpus, and
when this was denied brought the case to
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Among the errors alleged by him is that
during the trial the acting sheriff cf the
county threatened to resign il Spaugh
should be acquitted. but promised. if he
should be found guilty, to give each of the
jurors n front seat al the hanging. 1t
was also charged that the deputy sheriff
of the county gave whisky to the mem
bers of the jury.
The sheriff denies the charge against
him, The case was argued for the sheriff
by Assistant Attorney General Gentry of
Missouri. and submitted on behalf Of
Spaugh BY Attorney Charles F. Wilson Of
thIS city.