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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05
THIS AND THAT

A plan for the construction of q
tramway line at Peking elaborated
by a Japanese has been presented to
he Bureau of Foreign Affairs by
he Japanese minister at Peking.
he demands monopoly of ten years.
after which the concern may be
h0n0ht bv China
Germany once held TIA record foi
the consumption of tobacco per head
but it is now held by the Belgian.
who consumes 6.21 pounds yearly.
United States comes next with $40
pounds; Germany, 3.44, and Great
Britain, 1.95 pounds.
Some thoughtless or malicious per-
son turned some Belgian hares loose
in Argentina, and the animals threat
an TO become a plague, Just as the
sabNts of Australia have been. A
hunting party killed thousand In
one MA recently,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05
Catches Two Fish In One.

Richmond (SpeciaD DR.. j. f.
Ragland and A. w. Bensley, of Ches-
terfeld County, returned several days
ago from a fishing trip to the Thou
sand Islands. in the Georgian Bay.
Or. Ragland succeeded In landing a
65-pound pike. The weight of the
fish compared to its size was start
ling TO say the least. On preparing
the fish for dinner a 35-pound rock
bass was discovered inside the pike,
The pike had evidently kmade uEaeal
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05
Boy Crushed To Death.

Fredericksburg (SpeciaD. - The
body of Frank Berry. seven years
old, son of Scott Berry, was found
crushed under a pile of lumber. 1t
IS supposed that in playing on the
lumber pile the heavy timbers rolled
down upon him.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05
s@s'rAf~s-~~1H~s
Habits of the Fly
BY i. o. Cobb, NJ. d.

EFT picture to of the habits fly and theE
shall if it is unreasonable believe is an
important factor in the spread of disease about Won
and the of flies upon matter
lin the garbage the piles, everywhere
Watch the flies swarmng the filth of streeta
such sputum and bones and deayng vegetables
him further and him algh upon the candy offered
sale hu the nrln nIt
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05
TRAINMAN is ELECTROCUTED.
Killed Climbing On CabOose Acct
dcntally Charged by Live Wire.


Clifton Forge (SpeciaD Edward
Pullen, a brakeman on the James
River division of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway. was electrocuted as
he was in the act of climbing on
his caboose for a trip to Gladstone
A live electric wire had fallen acrose
the cabOose and charged all the iron
work of the car Pullen took hold
of tho iron handrail and was in
stantly killed.
He was discovered by Brakeman
Dakin, who gave the alarm and hal
the current cut off. so as to save
others from a like fate. Pullen is
survived by his wife and one child.
Quadruplets Born To Virginia Couple
Honaker Especially Mrs. Joshua
Foust, of this county gave birth to
four children. One of them live&
only a few hours, but the others
are we'll and 1t is believed will live
The mother weighs 13O pounds, and
has been enjoying fine health. The
father is a prosperous farmer He
will have their picture taken and
send 1t to President Roosevelt in a
few days. Two of the babies were
boys and two girls. 1t was one of
htha latter that died. The living chill
.ACh ahQuf f0yr rounde( 90 oh
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05
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Tax american HeireSses in
Eur0pe
"Go0d'toT'Nothing NObLen7en Marry Yankee
Girls Solely for Their Money"
BY Paul Morton
~Nr-~r"~-~~~0s2rG ENs1>~~>~~~-.-Q,.

Cs matter OF the immense expectation money from
america 10 europe by means of heresses ETC. have often
OeheVed that some kind OF should be put upon il
Particularly have for a long time thought that q tav
or some kind should be placed income which Amer
lean women carry to Europe after marriages to foe
noblemen Those goodfOrnothng fellows marry American
girls solely for their money some taxation scheme
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05

stands And the you observed how they carried
this meat no
is We
depths millions Of bacteria
urge upon houses eseasA of
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-09-05

oil
by good Americans from good American
@AHD0'''n
Does not utterly garnerng this harvest
be taken the
scion of nobility who did a OF '
The broobt borso
riches to
o. ' ""'0e 'u'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
BACK FROM JAMAICA
RETURN OF DAVIS SQUADRON TO
GUANTANAMO.

The return of Rear Admiral Davis
squadron to its regular station at Guam
tanamo from its errand of mercy to Kings
ton is told In the following telegram re-
ceived at the Navy Department this morn
ing:
Naval Station, Key West, Fla,
January 81 1907.
Navigation. Navy Department, Washing
ton, D. c.:
Wireless from Guantanamo signed
Evans: Missouri. Indiara and Yankton re-
turned here, services not required Kings
ton .'BEEHLER."
Cable advices received at the Navy De-
partment this morning show that the orders
Of Rear Admiral Davis countermanding the
orders of the Navy Department for the
naval supply ship Celtic to proceed to
Kingston and land her stores for the bene-
fit of the sufferers from the earthquake
and fire had been carried into effect. prob
aoly through the agency Of wireless teleg..
raph: 1t appears that the Celtic arrived
at Guantanamo on the 18th instant and left
the next day for Kingston. So far as
known she did not reach the Jamaican capt.
tai and the supposition is that she was in.
tercepted by a message from Rear Admiral
Davis on his way back to Guantanamo. At
any rate the Celtic returned to Guantanamo
yesterday with the vessels of Admiral
Davis squadron.
While the British embassy is absolutely In
the dark so far as official advices regard
ing the Jamaican incident are concerned,
the affair is regarded there as most I'M
fortunate from every point of view. Il have
not received any official information from
my government on the subject at ALL" said
Mr.. Esme Howard, charge d affaires of the
embassy, in discussing the matter today,
and l know nothing in regard to the in
cident except what 1 have seen in the
papers this morning. If correctly reported
it seems to be a very regrettabe Incl
dent"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
WINTER is BUSY AGAIN
GENUINE COLD SUCCEEDS WARM,
MUsHY CONDITIONS.

The Indian summer. with its season of
real geniality, has found a rival in what
modern meteorolOgists are wont to term
''the midwinter summer" and which has
been placed in the anomalous class with
the midnight SUM- of the arctics. The So
called midwinter summer was in evidence
In Washington as, indeed, 1t was through
out the central section Of the country, last
week, when winter slipped cog and warm,
mushy conditions followed. There was a
reversal of these conditions yesterday, and
Dame Winter resumed her vocation in COM
pany with her first lieutenant, hoary old
Jack Frost, to the music OF several frigid
tunes played by the icy north winds.
Yes we have noted the return of Dame
Winter" Prof. Edward B. Garriott, one of
the official forecasters of the weather bu-
reau, said to a Star reporter this afternoon,
after he had eagerly scanned the weather
map to see If there were any more freak
weather phenomena In sight. THE mer-
curry got down to the q mark last night,
which is eight degrees below the freezing
point and tonight it may go down even
lower-say to % degrees. Tomorrow prom
Uses to be cold and clear like today, and the
temperature may rise little
The professor added that the storm and
rain clouds that had overcast practically
the entire United States have generally
cleared away, and that winter is again do
ing business at the old stand. but for how
long even the weather prophets cannot say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
REP0RT FROM DAVIS
LANDED MEN ON REQUEST TO
PREVENT A MUTINY.

Rear Admiral Davis, at Kingston, in his
| report on the situation in the stricken city
under date OF Friday, announced that the
Jamaican authorities declined his offer to
land wrecking parties to assist in the hospi-
tai, police the streets, clear away the debris
| and bury the dead, but later, by request, he
| landed bluejackets to prevent an alleged
mutiny at the penitentiary (since with
drawn), and that he had a party guarding
| the consulate. The West Indian Regiment
and the insular constabulary are guarding
the town. The admiral reports there was
no tidal wave and that the fire which fol-
lowed the earthquake reached even the re-
mote portion Of the suburbs. The report
follows:
Gable communication can only be had nv
driving ten miles to Bull bay. Wireless
communication is down. Actual conditions,
town and suburbs are scene of total confu-
sion; great part of town destroyed; first by
earthquake end business part of town by
fire, following even remote part suburbs
Villas and government residences DESTROY
ed. Kings House. three miles from city
residence of governor, will be blown up
walls so badly damaged that the place can
not be repaired Trafalgar house complete
wreck. Mrs. Marshall, wife of general com
| manding forces, was pinned under ruins of
| house and remained in this precarious stu
alton more than an hour before rescued. This
Will give lQed OF extent OF damage by earth
quake alone; fire following in closely-peo-
pied portions of city; totally destroyed that
section. Steamship wharves are intact:
Royal Mail saved two thousand tons of coal
and plenty coal here. Shipping in farbor
Knot disturbed. Vessels held to their an
chors No tidal wave or marine disturb
ance. Earthquake about forty seconds
duration, occurring approximately $40 pm.
Milder shocks subsequently during, per-
haps, twenty-four hours.
LAS to social conditions, the governor, Sir
| Alexander Swettenham, seems to be a man
| of great power; judge from conversation
| with him that he holds situation we'll in
| hand. He assures me there Is no need of
| police protection or relief: declined my Of
! fer land wrecking parties to assist in hos
| pital, to police streets, clear away debris,
| bury dead. He told me this morning that
| loss by death was 40. already accounted
| for; there are still many bodies in the
| ruins; the Cuban consul was killed; other
| foreign residents deemed to have escaped.
| The American consul is absent; the consul
| ate is represented by vice consul. / have
| a party on shore now guarding consulate
| and securing archives
| Later, upon request, I landed fifty men
| under arms from the Iriliana to prevent al
| legged mutiny at penitentiary, containing
between 500 and 600 prisoners. then pro-
| ceeded In carriage with government official
to Kings House. Governor and family
were living in tents; accompanied governor
| to city and shall this afternoon probably
withdraw guard at penitentiary, as he as
| sures me he is capable of controlling sit
uation. He has West Indian Regiment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

1000 strong. and two companies OF artil-
lery, besides insular constabulary.
Il consider It my duty to remain for the
present. at least: situation is too confusing
and conflicting. stories. reports complaints
and rumors too contradictory to enable me
actual situation. Missouri will coal tomor-
row. and until can give a clearer account
Of situation consider 1t opportune that this
ship should remain. AS far as anything I
can do goes. one ship fully capable of con-
trolling situation. Fleet surgeon remains
on board Missouri. His presence and that
Of surgeon of this ship are desirable under
existing conditions in view Of possible
emergency. / have been able to afford re-
lief in many cases to private Individuals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Mr.. u. G.. Purssell Takes Charge Of
Weather Bureau.

BY direction of Prof. Willis L. Moore,
chief Of the weather bureau. Mr.. U. G..
Pursse1 has taken charge of the Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, weather bureau and he will also
have charge of the Genealogical service
for the entire state of Minnesota Mr..
Purssell has been in the weather service
for the past twenty-five years. receiving
his first appointment at Washington July .,
1885. During his long term of service Mr.
Purssen has been stationed at Washington,
Boston, Springfield, Mass: Cheyenne,
Wyo.; Sioux City, Iowa. and Erie, Pa. He
was given the rank of observer at Chey-
enne and was promoted to local fore
caster" when he took charge at Erie. His
promotion to section director" came with
his assignment to the Minneapolis station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Chief Justice


EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Chief Justice
Clabaugh.
Coakley agt. Slater; leave to calendar
cause granted; complainant's solicitor. w.
Poulton.
Lowe agt Massey: r. p shealey. ]. w.
Blackburn, jr., and William NJ. Ohiey APP
pointed trustees to sell; bond. s1.6OO: COM
plainant's solicitor, r. =. Sheaiey; defend
ants solicitor, j. W. Blackburn, jr.
In re assignment of Milton NJ. Vance: au-
ditors report confirmed and distribution Or
dered; compliments solicitor, w. p. Plum
ley.
Magruder agt. Drury; trustee authorized
to pay certain bill; compliments solicitor,
Samuel Maddox; defendants solicitor, J.
Enos Ray.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1.-Justice Wright.
Burton agt. Elkins; on trial; plaintiffs at
lott E. w. Hammond and Forest w.
Brown; defendants attorneys, A. 8. Worth
ington and c. J. Faulkner.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2-Justice Ander-
Beemer agt. Corey; suggestion OF death of
defendant, George H. Corey.
Riston agt. Carter; on trial; plaintiffs at
torney, L. H. David; defendants attorneys.
Hamilton, Colbert & Hamilton.
CRIMINAL COURT NO 1-Justice Stafford.
United States agt. Aloysius Brown; en-
bezzlement; verdict guilty; attorney, 8. d.
Truitt.
United States agt Lewis CANT; house,
breaking and larceny; plea not guilty; at
torney, III. H. Horner.
United States agt George Brown: house,
breaking: plea not guilty; attorney, B. l.
Gaskins.
United States agt. Joseph Clark: house,
breaking; plea not guilty: attorney, T. c.
Taylor.
United States agt Henry Chapman: rob-
berry and grand larceny; plea not guilty:
attorney, Fountain Peyton.
Init of lot In Mnv6 h
berry; plea not guilty; attorney. ]. M Kicks.
United States agt. Charles 8. Fletcher;
murder; motion for continuance overruled;
attorney, c. II. Hemans.
United States agt. Humphrey Mills: rob-
berry; on trial; attorney. b. L. Gaskins.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Justice Bar
United States agt. George Reed; house,
breaking; veredict. not guilty: attorneys.
d. Rothschild and T. c. Taylor.
grand larceny; plea, guilty: sentence. Jail
sixty days; attorneys, 1. ]. Costigan and
F. E. Pratt
United States agt. Max Won Schrader:
States; nolle pros; attorneys, l. J. Costi-
gan and f. f. Pratt.
United States agt Maurice Higbee: en-
bezzlement; on trial; attorneys, I. J. Co.'S
tigan and F. f. Pratt.
PROBATE COURT-Chief Justice Cla-
baugh.
Estate of George p. Taylor; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary grant
ed to Fannie E. Taylor; bond 5000; attor-
ney ]. F. Bundy.
Estate of Mary -. Bradford; order
amending order of January 16; attorney. p.
H. Marshall.
In re Isaiah Estep ct al; order Of al
lowance; attorney. II. Winship Wheatley
Estate Of Carrie w. Cromwell; order au-
thorizing settlement Of claim; attorney.
Harry Z. Lerch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

EAST DEANWOOD-Joseph e. Epps ct
ux. to Laura s. Horner, lots 1. 81, 80,
block 8; $40.
RANDLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES States
Realty Company to Wilmer e. Moody,
lot 3, block o: $40.
RANDLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES States
Realty Company to William Henning.
lots 81, "a, 35, block 10; $40.
MOUNT PLEASANT-Percy w. Pickford
to Harry Wardman, lots 800 and 821;
$40.
WOODRIDGE-Frankli H. Hough ct ux.
to Julia B. Kelly, west one-half lot 3.
block o; $40.
r STREET NORTHWEST between 34th
and 35th streets-Mary Mcdonnell to
Mary j. Heenan, lot %, square LII; $40.
Rev A. H. Burroughs of Bristol, TENN.
has broken record by marrying five
couples, three of the number with one and
the same ceremony, in one day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
ARRIVALS IN BOSTON.
Mrs. Anderson Was Pinioned So That
She Could Not Move.

She Could Not Move.
BOSTON, January 21.-The first steamer
to arrive at this port from Jamaica since
the earthquake of last week, the United
Fruit Company's Admiral Sampson, reached
port today, bringing about thirty passen-
gers The Sampson sailed from Holland
bay Wednesday, two days after the earth
quake which destroyed Kingston.
Among the passengers were several who
were in Kingston during the earthquake.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Anderson of Phoenix
Vile, Pa, escaped serious injury and man.
aged to save most Of their baggage.
They were at a boarding house on East
street, which is on the north side of the
residential section. With them were six
others, American and European people. One
of their party, Mr.. Eaton Of Boston, who
left the hous, to go down town on Monday
afternoon, had not been heard from up to
the time they left Wednesday
Mrs. Anderson had the most trying expe-
rience of the party. She was upstairs on
the second floor at the time the big shock
came and was alone. The men were out on
the lawn and two of the women were sit
ting on the piazza when a frightful shock
came. The house swayed and tottered, and
then one of the walls crashed inward, the
She was unable to move After an interval
that seemed Hike centuries. she said she
heard voices calling her name, and soon Mr.
Gage an Englishman. and her husband
came to her and extricated her. She was
bruised, but little harmed otherwise
Thought Shock Thunder.
1.-The suddenness and scope of the disaster
was too awful for US to feel fear" said Mrs
Anderson. I'VE had noticed shock al
about noon, when we were at the dinner
table, and / thought it was thunder, al
though the skies were perfectly clear and
the weather delightful. Then, shortly be,
fore O'Clock, came a terrible shock.
cannot describe it. l had feeling Of
nausea. and the first overpowering sense o.
| unreasoning terror, which they say usually
accompanies an earthquake shock, but
was hurled down and pinned to the floor.
| experienced stunned feeling of semi-resig
nation until was aroused by hearing my
name called. Then l was released.
| "All the Americans and Europeans be
haved splendidly. / could not see an
panSc: The native people simply sat dsw
anA waited. The fire companies and &C
| lonial troops under white officers Shove
| the highest of pluck and willingness t
| go where they We're needed. The waite
| pressure Is so high in Kingston they d
not have steam engines as we do in Amer
| ica. but fight with the hose. Many of tn
poor fellows were caught In the ruins c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

great length Of time, and that last. Bag not
least, the American nation was wen u po-
s3tion OF rendering the first aid. asfneces-
sary. But In the case Of Jamaica, TIE home
government Il many thousand m1es away
and communication is not only Imperfect.
but In most cases unreliable.
According to the diplomats seens the &C
ton II one OF International importance. 1t
entails the breaking OF an unwritten rule
and is against all principles of humanity.
While the informants did not deem 1t
worthy Of a diplomatic scandal. they were
unanimous in declaring that Swettenham's
usefulness was at an end. and that he
showed by his arbitrary action, his unfit
ness for Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

the United States circuit court Of appeals
for the seventh circuit denied.
No. $50. knudsen-Ferguson Fruit Com
Pany. petitioners. agt. Michigan Central
certiorari to the United States circuit
court OF appeals for the eighth circuit
No. $50 t. H. Adrian Tromp. petitioner.
agt. the William Cramp & Sons Ship and
Engine Building Company; petition for .
writ of certiorari to the United States
c c,rcuit court OF appeals for the second
No. 557. Magnus j. Palson ct al, petit
TONERS. agt. North German Lloyd, claim
ant; petition for writ of certiorari to the
the second circuit denied.
No. $50. Edward Fiickinger. petitioner.
agt. the United States; petition for a writ
Of certiorar to the United States circuit
court of appeals for the sixth circuit denied
No 1856. Edgar Jadwin ct al. plaintiffs
In error. agt. the state of Texas; passed to
be restored to the call under the provisions
OF section ., rule 20 on motion of Mr. 3d.
licitor General Hoyt. for the Plaintiffs in
error.
No. 3e5. Thomas M. Fields. plaintiff in
miss submitted by Mr.. Solicitor General
Hoyt In support of motion and by Mr..
Frank ]. Hogan. Mr.. Henry f. Davis and
Mr.. John c. Cuttings in opposition thereto;
of Appeals Of the District Of Columbia SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Frank ]. Hogan. Mr.. Henry
=. Davis and Mr.. John c. Cuttings for the
plaintiff in error and petitioner, and by
Mr.. Solicitor General Hoyt in opposition
thereto.
No.. Original. Elk parte: in the matter
of William O'Gorman jr.. petitioner: motion
for leave to file petition for a writ Of man
damus submitted by Mr.. Henry NJ Hoyt In
behalf Of counsel for petitioner.
No. 400. Henry Winters ct al. appellants.
agt. the United States: motion to advance
submitted by Mr.. A. b. Browne In behalf Of
counsel for appellants.
No. 5J1. Mary Sherman McCallum, petit
TONER, agt. Phillips L. Goldsborough, col
lector. &c: petition for a writ OF certorari
to the United States circuit court of appeals
for the fourth circuit submitted by MT.
J. Altheus Johnson and Mr.. E. 8. Wagon
horst for the petitioner, and by Mr.. Solicit
tor General Hoyt for the respondent.
No. 4O0. Vuko Perovich, plaintiff In err
ror, agt the United States; submitted by
Mr.. Assistant Attorney General Cooley for
the defendant in error; no counsel appeared
for the plaintiff in error.
No. Al. Catherine Schlemmer plaintiff In
error, agt. The Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg Railway Company; argument con-
tinued by Mr.. M. E. Olmsted for the de-
PENDANT in error and concluded by Mr..
Frederic d. McKenney for the plaintiff in
error.