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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
WILL MEET TONIGHT
Young Peoples Christian
Union Convention.
DECORATING THE CHURCH
Members of the Local Committee at
Work.
EXECUTIVE BOARD IN SESSION
Several Cities Bidding for the Gath
ering Next Year-Minneapolis
May Be Chosen.
EXECUTIVE BOARD IN SESSION

Delegates have been arriving all day for
the National Young Peoples Christian
Union convention. which opens at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
ESEMAN Bros 9th and Streets. Outfers Mem and Boys.
were busy at the church today putting the
finishing touches upon thew work. The
decorations, which have been in charge

were busy at the church today putting the
finishing touches upon their work. The
decorations, which have been in charge
of Miss Alice Carey Atwood and COM
mittee from the local union. are beautiful
The church has been trimmed simply and
effectively in union colors. light blue and
white. 1t has been decided to have con-
gregational singing at the convention In
stead of the services of an expensive
choir, and Mr. w. j. Palmer Of this city,
leader of the choir of the Fifth Baptist
Church. has been selected to lead the
singing.
The national executive board. consist
ing of Mr.. Childs. Mr.. A. w. PIERCE OF
franklin. Mass: Miss Mary F. Jennings
of Detroit. Mich; Mr.. Frank M. Bradley
Of Portland. Me-, and Mr.. A. 1ngham
Bicknell of Boston, has been in session
all day at convention headquarters in the
Dewey Hotel. 1t has been occupied
chiefly with problems affecting the mis-
sionary work Of the union. The Rev. A.
j. Irwin, missionary of the National
Union at Little Rock, Ark. has resigned
and 1T will be necessary at this convention
for the board to choose a successor.
Next Place Of Meeting.
The choice of the place for holding
the next session is exciting considerable
interest among the delegates. The con-
test now seems to be between New York,
st. Paul and Minneapolis. Mimi. and Chi
cagO. Inasmuch as the convention was
held last year in Boston and two sue
cessive years in the east, the western
delegates are urging that it is time that
it go there. st. Paul. particularly, where
the National Union is building a new
Universalist church, is urging that the
convention go there to help dedicate the
new edifice next July
On the other hand, the national presi-
dent. Mr.. Harry r. Childs. lives in New
York city. and is anxious to entertain the
convention at his own home church. The
New York people have come with a large
guarantee fund and assert that as the
great strength of the church Is i'm the
east il is not too much for the east to
have the convention three years in sue
cession. They assert also that the con-
vention i'm Washington is not in the east,
bat in the south.
These informed upon the matter seem
to think that the decision is more likely
to be in favor of Minneapolis than any
other place. The Universalist denomi-
nation is very strong in Minnesota, and
the Church of the Redeemer in Mnneap-
oils, which is one of the largest and
strongest in the west has joined with
the state Cniversalist convention of Min
nesota in extending the invitation. The
Minnesota people say that a passenger
rate of a cent mile for the convention
next year is practically assured, and that
no city of the country affords more in
ducements for summer gathering than
Minneapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
F. s. sEBRING TO SERVE.
Temporary Chief Clerk Pending
Choice Of Potts Successor.


In the absence Of any legal provision
permitting deputy Police Court clerk
to serve in the capacity of chief clerx
pending the definite appointment Of a
successor to Joseph Y. Potts, Frank s.
Sebring. for the past six years financial
clerk of the court, was temporarily ap-
pointed chief clerk this morning by
Judge kimball
til the two judges Of the court decide
upon Mr.. Potts successor. The appoint
ment will probably not be made until the
first or second week Of August, upon the
return of Judge Mullowny, the Junior
judge, from his vacation.
The temporary appointment was made
this morning by Judge Kimball imme-
diately after the receipt of the news of
legal provision opening of court was de-
layed about half an hour, until the new
incumbent could be duly sworn in, and
the several deputies who hold Office I'M
der the chief clerk could be reappointed.
Sebring assumed the duties of his new
office. and will in all probability delegate
substitute to carry on the work of the
financial Office until the permanent sue
cessor of Mr.. Potts is named. The APP
pointment carries with it the salary of
the chief clerk as long as the temporary
appointee serves. with all the additional
privileges of Office.
Mr.. Sebring. who is considered one of
the most efficient clerks of the Police
Court force, and who has performed most
creditable work as the financial clerk.
was designated as a deputy clerk of the
Police Court May 1, 1897 serving in the
office of records until the financial Office
was created January 1. 1902. which he
took charge of and has served as the Gus
todian of all the cash paid into the Police
Court ever since.
The temporary incumbent OF the Office
of chief clerk was congratulated on the
appointment by a host of friends who
called to see him as soon as the action of
Judge Kimball was generally known. Mr..
Sebring is we'll known in and closely as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
LEESBURG AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondence of The Star

LEESBURG. Va, July 1. 1903.
Mrs. Kate r.. Hirst. widow of Charles
Hirst OF Purcellville, this county, died at
her home in that place yesterday Of ty-
phoid fever. Three children survive her.
1t is announced that Charles l.. Blanton
of Washington. d. c.. will not become
owner Of the Loudoun Mirror of this
town.
Excitement was created here yesterday
by an alarm of fire from the residence of
Mrs. Annie johnson. A quantity of wool
en- colthing had been found burning in a
closet. but was soon extinguished by the
Leesburg fire department. The flames
spread considerably before being discov-
cred. but the damage was not serious
The Leesburg base ball team will play
the nine from Paeonian Springs on the
the local diamond this afternoon A
double-header will be played Saturday
with the aggregation from Manassas, Va
The morning Of the Fourth the married
ing Of the Fourth the married men of this
the base ball park A number of the lat
ter players are Washingtonians spending
the summer In Leesburg with their fam
flies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
TRAGEDY IN HUNGARY.
Lover Kills Sweetheart and Hi.
Cousin for jealousy.

OOUSAu LOT jealousy.
Special Cablegram to The Star
BUDAPEST. July IA terrible trag-
edy, reminiscent of Tolstoy's "Kreutzer
Sonata" has occurred at Rrum owing to
the mad jealousy of lover
Josef Lizal. aged twenty-six who be-
longs to a well-to-do family. was engaged
to young widow. She was an accom-.
plished pianiste, but Lizal had no ear for
music and could not distinguish one note
from another.
Lizars cousin. a violinist studying in
Vienna, arrived in Brum to pay him a
few days visit. and Lizal took him to his
fiancee so that she might hear him play.
The cousin played to the accompa niment
of the young widow the whole Of the
afternoon. The widow was enraptured.
and though Lizal suggested that the per-
Torrance might properly come to an end,
she insisted on the violinist continuing.
Lizal. In a frenzy Of jealousy, drew re.
volver and fired at his sweetheart, and
cousin. killing them on the spot. He then
attempted to shoot himself, but was dis
armed and arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
MAKING THE DIRT FLY.
Force at Work on Isthmian Canal
Numbers 2l.O36 Men.

The total labor force actually at work
on Isthmian canal operations on the last
day of May was 21.O36. according to the
monthly report Of the chairman
The departure of European laborers con-
tinued during the month $50 having taken
passage for Brazil May 20. Considering
the fact that many European iaborers
have been on the work a sufficient time to
accumulate small competence and that
others are impelled by the spirit of ad-
venture TO seek new fields of work, il
is said that the departure of a large num-
Der from the isthmus without special
grounds of complaint as to their work,
pay or treatment cannot be considered as
abnormal, and this condition may be ex-
pected to continue from year to year, es-
pecially during the early part Of the wet
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
new ACCOUNTING SECTION
OBJECT OF ACTION OF THE POST
MASTER GENERAL.
Proposed That the Department Keep
in Closer Touch With It's
Revenues and Expenses.

Inc new accounting section of the di-
vision OF finance in the office of the third
assistant postmaster general, which was
created by Postmaster General Meyers
order or June 16, began operations TODAY
Win nine clerks. under the supervision of
Charles H. Fullaway as chief accountant.
whose promotion to the position of as
slstant superintendent Of the finance di.
vision became effective at the same time.
The object of the Postmaster General in
creating this new section, which. from
the outset, will be an independent di-
VISION. except In name, is to enable the
department to keep in closer touch with
the condition of it's revenues and expendi-
lures In the postal and money order
services than is possible under the pres
ent system. In fact, the new section
rather anticipates. but does not interfere
or In any way conflict with ANTICIPATED
legislation. growing out OF a report made
a year ago by an expert commission who
dealt with this subject. 1t merely applies
to the service the principles of correct
bookkeeping and accounting
1t was believed in some quarters at the
time the experts made their report that
certain recommendations made by them
would really tend to revolutionize DEPART
ment methods. Postmaster General
Meyers plan tends to reach the same re-
suits sought by those recommendations
character
and less likely. probably. to upset matters
in the department.
Under Mr.. Fullaway's direction. as
chief accountant, the work of the new
section begins as of July l. but the bulk
Of the work. outside the preliminary prep
arations. will come when the quarterly
reports arrive after September 30 Then
the force of the new section will be in
creased to thirty-five clerks.
Work Of the New Section,
The double-entry or proof system" of
bookkeeping that will be instituted in the
Post Office Department in this section is
the outgrowth of recommendations made
by the Keep commission, and has already
been in operation in the Treasury Depart
ment for year. Under it the Treasury
Department collates and audits the ac-
counts of the various auditors except the
auditor for the Post Office Department
combining itself in his case not to detailed
accounts as with the other auditors but
to the consideration of lump sums In the
matter of revenues and expenditures of
the service.
estimated. cover $1,000 postal accounts
and 10000 money order accounts, which
now are both kept and reviewed in the
office Of the auditor for the Post Office
Department.
counts will be kept in the Post Office De-
partment as we'll as reviewed by the au-
ditor. as is done in the other executive
departments, and as was done. it is said
years ago in the Post Office Department
until the famous Dockery commission
from motives of economy alone, abolished
1t.
There is as yet no provision of law for
the change sought by the new arrange
ment. but care Is being taken to see that
the plan in mo wise conflicts with antici-
pated legislation, and no additional ex-
pense will be created by it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01

Church of Our Father. 18th and l. streets
northwest. tonight. At 7:3O o'clock there
will be a song service. and at S o'clock
the convention will be called to order.
Mrs Edna keene Bushee. chairman of the
local committee ON arrangements. will
preside, Addresses of welcome will be
made by Commissioner mcfarland for
the District of Columbia. the Rev. John
Van Sclaick. jr.. the pastor of the church;
Mrs Theresa V. Williams for the Ma
tional Missionary Society, and the Rev.
John Colman Adams for the denOmina-
ton. The response and presidents ad-
dress will be made by Mr.. Harry r. Childs
of New York city who was elected to the
national presidency at the convention a
year ago in Boston.
Decorating the Church.
Ha her nf t,e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Agrarian Disorders in Ireland.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

DUBLIN. July 1.-The Dublin Gazette
published a proclamation by the lords
justices declaring the counties of Sligo
and Westmeath to be in state of dis
turbance. and to require an additional es-
Enlistment of police. This proclamat ton
is made owing to the recent agrarian dis
turbances In these counties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
Heavy Rains in Kansas,

TOPEKA, Kan, July MANY portions
Of Kansas were flooded by heavy rains
last night. Near Meriden and Ozawakie
two Santa Fe track washouts are re-
ported a cloudburst is reported from
Pswnee county, where much wheat was
destroyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-01
ISOLATED with the several Masonic organ

| ISOLATED with the several Masonic organ
izations of the city.
In the history Of the Police Court since
1870, there have been but four chief clerks
appointed to Office. the first was A. T.
Gray. who was appointed July 1. 1870. and
served until October 49, 1871; Luther G.
Dawson, appointed October 1871 and
served until September ). 1879: the third
appointment was Howard. Prince. who
served from September. 1875. until his
death about twenty years ago, when he
was succeeded by Mr.. Potts.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09
PERSONAL.

Robert w. Colt pleaded guilty at
Cincinnati to the murder of DIR. Leo
Danziger, a prominent physician, and
was sentenced to ten years In the
penitentiary.
Thomas w. Frankham, cashier OF
the st. Paul and Western Coal COM
pany, of st. Paul, Mimi. is missing
and Is accused Of embezzling $4,000.
J.. Dalzell Brown pleaded guilty OF
embezzlement in San Francisco and
was given Is months in prison.
Louis A. Gourdain, the former mil.
lionaire lottery king, escaped from St
Elizabeth's federal asylum for the in.
sane at Washington.
Mrs. Jennie A. Call, a Chicago
matrimonial agent, was sentenced to
the bridewell for year for using the
mails to defraud.
Gov.Davidson of Wisconsin fell on a
polished floor and broke his left arm
William d. Haywood was dropped
from the employ of the Western Fed.
Grafton of Miners.
Secretary of War Taft is preparing
TO go to the Isthmus of Panama IN
May.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09

TRAINING CRUISER SENT TO THE
BoTToM Nv EXPLOSION.
MORE THAN zoo DROWNED
About $50 Members Of the Crew and
Cadets Are Rescued BY Two Other
War vessels--Many on
Gers Perish.

Tokyo.-Two hundred men perished
early Thursday In q disaster in the
japanese navy in which the cruiser
Matsushima was sunk
Admiral Yoshimatsu, commander of
the training squadron, reports that an
explosion occurred in the stern maya
zine OF the Matsushimo at four o'clock
In the morning while anchoring at
Makang, harbor on the Pescadores
islands. The Matsushima immediate
ly sank and only the bridge is visible.
Efforts at rescue by boats from the
cruisers Hashaidate and Itsukushima
continued until nine o'clock, saving
the lives of 141 men, including several
officers. The majority of the officers
persisted, and at the time of the ad-
miral's report the missing cadets num-
bered SO out of a complement of 300.
The sons of Baron Chida, vice-minis-
ter Of the foreign Office, and Of Prince
Oyama, field marshal, are among the
cadets who, 1t Is feared, are lost Cap
tains Name, Yoshmori and Yashiro
also were drowned.
The cause Of the explosion is not
known.
Neutrality-suspicious. Takahira, the
Japanese ambassador, was about to
start for the state department when he
was shown the dispatch from Tokyo
telling OF the loss Of life in the explo-
sion on the cruiser Matsushima.
Officers who looked up the record of
the cruiser drew the conclusion that
her loss was not a heavy one to the
Japanese. She was of less than 5000
tons displacement and of type which
has not been used since her construc-
ton.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09

How Cured sweeny and FistuIa.
II want to tell you how / saved one
Of our horses that had a fistula. We
had the horse doctor out and he said
1t was so bad that he did not think he
could cure It, and did not come again.
Then we tried Sloan's Liniment and
It cured 1t up nicely.
"One day last spring was blowing
for q neighbor who had horse with
sweeny. and / told him about Sloan's
Eminent and he had me get a bottle
for him. and 1t cured his horse all
right, and he goes OF now like colt
I'VE had a horse that had sweeny
awfully bad and we thought It was
never going to be any good. but we
used Sloan's Liniment and 1t cured 1t
up nicely. told another neighbor
about 1t and he said 1t was the best
Liniment he ever used.
I'VE are using Sloan's Sure Collie
Cure and we think It IL all right"
A. d. Bruce, Aurelia, ID.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09
DARING EXPRESS ROBBERY.
Two Bandits overpower Messenger
and Get Four Bags Of Money.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Two train robbers,
who evidently boarded the New York
& st. Louis express on the Panhandle
railroad at the Union station In this
city when that train left at 1906
Thursday night, overpowered the ex.
press messenger and got away with
four bags Of currency, containing an
amount OF money as yet unknown.
The robbery was committed near
Walkers station, about IL miles west
OF the city. The train was brought to
a sudden halt by an emergency signal
from the bell cord and when Conduc.
tor William Lafferty went forward tc
learn the trouble he found the ex.
press messenger. N. Roshen, bound
and gagged and SO frightened that he
could not give any connected report Of
what had happened.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09
HAPPENINGS
Of A week
Record Of the Most
Important Events
Condensed for the
Perusal Of the Busy y
Man.
IN CONGRESS.

A spirited attack on prohibition was
made by Representative Richard Bai-
tholdt of Missouri before the houss
committee on the district of Colum.
bia, which has under consideration
the Sims bill providing for prohibition
In the district.
AS a result of series OF confer
ences between Republican leaders in
the house, Representative Vreeland of
New York introduced a new currency
bill.
The presidents special message was
read in both branches of congress.
The senate passed the pension and
District Of Columbia appropriation
bills.
The senate passed the naval appro-
priation bill after rejecting Senator
Piles amendment authorizing four bat
tleships by the vote Of so to %. %
President Roosevelt sent to con-
gress a special message in which he
expressed pleasure at the passing Of
the employers liability bill, raped
the Injunction abuse, commended eff
forts to secure a child labor law, asked
a statute tending toward national in
corporation and In conclusion aimed q
shaft at the wealthy citizen whose
theme is extravaganza. whose son Is
a fool and whose daughter Is for
eign princess"
Senators Piles and Beveridge
argued earnestly for four new battle
ships, the former urging that feet
be kept in the Pacific.
The house passed more than thou
sand pension bills.
Representative Lilley admitted to
the special house committee that his
charges against the Electric Boat COM
pany we're based on rumors.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09
GENERAL NEWS.

Two state conventions were held by
Mississippi Republicans, one faction
indorsing the administration and the
. other Foraker. West Virginia Repub-
'licans instructed for Taft, and those
of Pennsylvania for Knox, while Re-
publicans of Vermont and Democrats
OF Connecticut elected. uninstructed
delegations.
A plot of Koreans in San Francisco
to murder Bishop Harris on his arrival
from Korea was frustrated by the au-
thoriies.
The battleship feet left Santa Bar
bara on its way to Monterey.
Steps were taken In st. Louis to
form $300.O00.0 900 combine of yellow
pine companies.
Part of the Standard Oil com
pany's plant at Cleveland, O.. was
burned, the loss being over 100000.
Following the suicide OF Charles
.Coster. prominent broker and So
ciety man, the firm Of Coster, Knapp
& Co., of which Mr.. Coster was a
member, announced its suspension on
tHc HOoI VI tuC lNcW IOTk StOCk eX-
change.
Bandits robbed the Scandal State
bank of Crookston, MINI, of $4,000
and terrorized the town.
Returns from the districts in the
south ravaged by tornadoes show that
at least $50 lives were lost and 46
towns were badly wrecked.
II was stated in London that two
bags Of mail from there, whose con-
tents were valued at 100000, were
.stolen in New York.
The British cruiser Gladiator col
lided with the American liner st. Paul
OF the Isle OF Wight and was beached.
Five Of the cruisers crew are known
TO have psrished and 70 are missing.
Catholics Of the New York archdio-
cese began weeks celebration Of
the church's centennial in New York
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09
BUILT RIGHT.
Brain and Nerves Restored by Grape
Nuts Food.

The number of persons whose aik
ments we're such that no other food
could be retained at all, is large and
reports are on the Increase.
For IL years I suffered from dys-
pepsia. finding no food that did not
distress me-" writes a Wis. lady Il
was reduced from 145 to 80 lbs, grad.
ually growing weaker until could
leave my bed only short while ut q
time, and became unable to speak
aloud.
Three years ago I was attracted by
an article on Grape-Nuts and decided
to try It.
my stomach was % weak could
not take cream. but used Grape-Nuts
with milk and lime water. It helped
me from the first. building up my sys-
tenn in manner most astonishing to
the friends who had thought my 70
covery impossible.
''Soon was able to take Grape
Nuts and cream for breakfast, and
lunch at night, with an egg and Grape
Nuts, for dinner.
Il am now able to eat fruit, meat
and nearly all vegetables for dinner.
but fondly continue 0rape-Nuts for
breakfast and supper.
AT the time Of beginning Grape
Nuts I could scarcely speak . SEN
tence without changing words around
or talking crooked I'm some Nay. but
my brain ana nerves have become -
nfronefharnA fhs< 4 - - -, hAvvo
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09
FATAL POLITICAL FIGHT.
Mayor Of Fort-delFrance and Others
Are Killed.

Fort-de-France, Island Of Martinique.
"A serious and fatal conflict broke
out in this city Wednesday between
hostile groups Of politicians in connec.
ton with the present campaign for
municipal elections. A band Of men
led by M. Labat, the vice-mayor Of
Fort-de- France, engaged in an armed
conflict at the city hall with another
band under the leadership of the may
or, M. Severe. The mayor was killed
in the fighting. Several other men
also lost their lives. and number of
persons were wounded.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-05-09
campbeII.sannsrmsn 10 Buried.

London.-The funeral service of the
Church of England was solemnized in
Westminster Abbey at noon Monday
over the body Of Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman. late premier OF Great
Britain. who died April %. in the pres
ence Of large gathering representing
the political life of England. After. the
service a short procession moved from
the abbey to Eustcn station, where q
special train took the CONN. some of
Sir Henry's relatives and q few
Of HIS closest friends TO Scot
land.