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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Work of Legislative Committee.


time"
Work of Legislative Committee.
After the addresses of Mrs. Newton.
Mrs. Randolph and Miss Roberts. who
spoke of the association of their re-
spective organizations with the G. A r..
Judge Kimball spoke of pending and past
legislation by Congress affecting the
Grand Army.
II am glad to say he remarked, that
since. my connection with the national
legislative committee of this organiza-
ton 1 have had the fortune to assist in
fighting legislation aimed at the old sol
diers of this country, and am glad also
TO say that these fights were invariably
successful
"And there is more work to be done
this winter There is always work for
your Legislative committee at each ses-
sion of Congress. We propose to pro-
mote legislation. as we have ever done,
which, if passed. will reflect credit and
honor on the old soldier and this organ
izatiOn.'
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Fire in North Dakota.

BISMARCK, n. D., November 13.--F'ire
of unknown origin destroyed the yards
and warehouse of the Acme Harvester
Company. causing IA loss of $4,000. fully
insured.
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Lorraine begonias. A private collector OF
orchids who has a splendid exhibit is
SouthWick G. Briggs.

During the open hours of the exhibit
Prof. Pistorio's band orchestra played
music. A sacred concert is to be held
Sunday night. the closing night. Mrs.
Cecilia Howard Fentress will sing several
solos tonight and Sunday night.
Among the exhibitors are: William II.
Moon Company of Philadelphia, Pa: A. n.
Pierson of Cromwell, Conn: f. G.. Hill
of Richmond Ind: r. Vincent. jr., &,
Son of White Marsh. Md: Elmer d.
Smith of Adrian, Mich: Mrs. Letter. Yer
non Ley J. r. Freeman. w. w Kimmel.
Guide Brothers, George II. Cooke, United
States Botanical Gardens. George G.
Shaffer and Mayberry e. Hoover. all of
this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13

Munyon's Cold Remedy Relieves the head.
throat and lungs almost Immediately. Checks
Fevers, stops Discharges OF the nose, takes away
all aches and pains caused by colds 1t cures
Grip and obstinate Coughs and prevents Pneu-
mOnia. Price. 25c.
Have yoiI stiff swollen joints matter
how chronic: Ask your druggist for Munyon's
rheumatism Remedy and how quickly you
will be cured
IF you have any kidney bladder trouble get
Munyon's Kidney Remedy.
Munyon's Vitalizer makes weak men strong
and restores lost powers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
HILL SURPRISED AT
ACTION or GERMANY

Paris. March 2S.-David Jayne tiili. who
arrived from The Hague expressed the
greatest surprise when informed by the
Associated Press that the German gov
eminent had declined TO receive him IN
the capacity Of American ambassador TO
succeed .Charlemagne Tower. He said
that this was the first tutimation he had
of the German governments action. and
he was at a loss to understand the an
nouncement, especially because ne person
ally saw an official communication from
the government at Washington expressing
Germany's satisfaction over the selection
of himself for hat position.
Besides, on a recent visit to Berlin he
did not hear anything that would lead
him to believe that he was persona non
grata to the German government. nor had
he received the impression that tn. situa-
ton was different from that expressed in
the Official communication he had read
President Roosevelt, he said, informed
him that he intended to appoint him.
The announcement of Germduy'S atti-
tude toward DR.. Hill caused much surprise
in French diplomatic circles, IN which he
is we'll known, and especially from his
writings on international law and his serv-
ice in The Hague peace conference.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
SPENT YEAR ON CARS
TO WIN ODD WAGER

S~alzburg. England. March 28.-The
ordeal Of enduring a year of continuous
iourneying in railway trains is now
told by the commercial traveller who
won a Gl,200 bet with a American
sportsman that he could perform the
feat. His route was from Vienna to
Linz, S%alzburg, ard Innsbruck, re-
peated without missing a train.
He vas at first loathe to take the
wager because his business had taught
him how wearisome railway train life
was, but the prospect of winning the
money for his family enticed him to
accept. He soon realized that he had
moderated his troubles. Nervous at
tacks came on him when he stepped
from the train, and he felt the ground
quivering below him.
After some weeks of ~boundless mo-
notony. and although he read, slept,
spoke and moved about in his compart-
ment, he felt like one robbed Of his
freedom. The specter of his possibly
going mad so tortured him that he felt
his will undergoing "A constant struggle
not TO go near the door.
Worst Of all was the hot summer,
when only iron energy and complete
abstinence from smoking and drink
ing-excepting fruit juices-kept him
going. He ate little food.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
CONSTANT TERROR
MAKES WRECK OF
QUEEN or A

L.unlDn. March pa special dis
patch from Madrid states that Queen
Victoria is in a deplorab,s condition Of
shaken nerves, a condition which is all
the more grave because she expects
soon TO become a mother again.
The queen, who really has never fully
recovered from the excitement Of the
bomb-thrCwing at the time OF the roy
al entry into Madrid, was terribly
shaken by the tragic death OF King
carlos Of Portugal. SIEGE that time the
guards have been doubled at the pal
ace IN Madrid and a swarm Of detec-
tivas surrounds the queen whenever
she stirs abroad.
Constant fear has broken down her
robust health. and the stout, placid
English princess, who went 10 Spain as
a bride so short a while ago. Is said to
be 2 broken and nerve-racked woman.
Her chief dread, of course, Is that rev.
~oiutionaries may succeed in numbering
the little prince of the ASturias. The
baby is no longer taken for his daily
airing in the gardens around the pail
ace.
on the roof nearly 100 feet above the
ground his nurses trurdIe him round
and round IN his peraUbulator when
the day is fair. Troops guard the Plaza
G- Oriente and the gardens. detectives
guard the palace of Alcazar from cell
lar to roOr. and overhead the baby
who may be king takes his airing
among the chimney pots.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
BANDITS I'M DAYLIGHT
HOLDUP

Peoria, m, March 2S.-Frank f%'roerer,
president Of the Lincoln, H.. bank, and
owner Of the Lincoln Mining
was held up by highway men at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon and robbed of 5000, the
monthly pay roll Of the company. Three
men did the work and two of them were
caught. but the third escaped with the
money after a running fight with the po-
lice and deputy sheriffs. The robbery oc-
Cured within two blocks Of the public
square FroeTer was on the way to the
mine in a light wagon carrying the sach-
els containing the money in small
amounts already ounted out for the min
crs. He was approached in the street by
three men in a buggy. Two of these got
out of the buggy and, jumping into Froer-
er's rig. quickly bore him to the ground
and sized the sachels, threw them into
the buggy. jumped in and started out of
the city at a fast clip.
Froerer. who was not seriously injured.
returned to the office and notified the Of
fcials. The sheriff and night captain OF
police started at once and pursued the
robbers for two miles, when two men left
the buggy and took to the corn fields.
After a short time they were discovered
and a fight began. Five shots were fired
before the two surrendered, but neither
was injured.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
HISTORIC THEATER
NEARLY BURNED

London, March 27.-Drury Lane the
alter. n of the most famous i'll Lon
dan. was badly damaged by fire early
this morning. The flames were first
discovered about 4 o'clock in the morn
ing bursting from the windows of the
building. 1t was then too late TO save
the structure. which burned tiercely
despite all the efforts OF the fire bril-
gade.
There was no loss of life. The theater
had been closed since the pantomiue
season ended. 1t would have been re-
opened on April IS. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
Drury Lane theater was first opened
in 1868, burned in 1872 and reopened In
1914 with an address by Dryden, who
extolled its advantages In location. The
burning OF the third theater or the
site took place on February "a. 1909. 1t
vas in the famous Drury Lam that
Garrick. Kean, the Kembles and Mrs.
Siddons used TO act.
According TO later reports the fire
was less serious han was at first sup
posed. The stage and scenery were en-
tirely destroyed, but the caretaker sue
ceeded in lowering the fire proof cur
tain and In this way the auditorium
was saved from complete destruction.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
REBEL RECORDS
STILL PLAY PART
New instance Of Uncle Sans
Reference TO Papers oil Con-
federate States.

Washington, March 2S.-The extent
to which the records, accounts, books,
papers. etc. of the Confederate Stales
OF America, are employed IN certain
departments of the government today,
as if they were Il part of the account
ing system of the United States, is
remarkable and interesting. 1t is fire.
quently developed that the official
paDers of the confederate government
are necessary to develop the FACTS
about claims against the United States,
and in such case they have often been
of great value. While nothing like COM
plete records of the confederate gov
eminent were ever recovered, yet q
vast store OF these is now in posses
sion of the government, and ii is added
TO from time to time as people who
have held parts of records die n
leave them to the government, or other
wise turn them over TO the uthorl
ties.
only a day or two ago a search
of the records of the postofiice de-
partment of the confederate govern
ment developed the evidence on which
allowance OF an ancient claim was rec
commended. 1t is nearly so years old,
and concerned the carriage of malls
on a Mississippi star route from jan
uary ! to April Is, 1861. On the lat
lCI udIS lhC olcNC StNChCus az ~Nii
tractor was never paid for the work
during that period, and never was
able to get the money because he could
not show whether ne had been paid
by the confederate government. At
length the postoffice authorities, at
the session of 1888. reported that a bal
ance of $54.54 vas due his heirs. No
appropriation was made TO pay it, n
the bill has been introduced from time
tO time since I'm 1900 il was again
recommended. Now, another favorable
report has been made, based on ex-
animation of the records of the con-
federate postal department which
show no evidence that that government
paid the claim. 1t is this governments
policy to pay no such claim if the
Davis government ever paid it on any
basis whatever, no matter with how
deprecated a currency. To have taken
confederate money on q claim is re-
garded aa evidence OF ~disloyalty which
estops collection from Uncle Sam.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
WARSHlPS TO SCARE
HAYTIENS IN TURN

Port au Prince, March 2S.-Notwith-
standing since the arrival of the foreign
warships at this port the Haytian gov
eminent has adopted a conciliatory atti-
tude regarding those responsible for the
recent uprising and those to whom the
stigma of ~disloyalty had attached. the dip
lomatic representatives of the powers
united recently in recommending to their
respective governments that it would be
advisable TO keep in rotation one warship
at Port au Prince. The German minister
to Hayti. Eugene Won Simmerer, received
an official dispatch that this arrange
ment would be sa tisfactory TO Germany.
1t suggested that the cruiser Bremen, now
here. take the first turn. Ii Is believed
that the other governments will give an
Affirmative answer.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
MURDERER TAKES LIFE
WHEN POSSE CLOSES IN

Billings, Mont, March 3.-Wear.ed by
his attempts TO evade the posses which
surrounded him, and which sought 10
avenge the murder of Sheriff James r.
webb. william c. BickfoTd syaded zap
uure by firing a bullet into his brain. This
afternoon Jack Hereford. OF Billings. and
Deputy Sheriff Taylor. OF Musselshell, APP
preached the sheep wagon At the Rufus
Thompson ranch, whore BicStord had
been lying since daylight. and found him
dead with 4 bullet in his temple aud a six
shooter in his hand
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
BOOST PRICE OF MEATS:
FARMERS N GAIN

Chicago. March 2S.-Farmers OF Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota and 9TH
err states who raise live stock for the
Chicago meat market, will not benefit
by the increased prices of meats es-
tahiished by the packers and retailers
Tuesday and boosted still higher yet.
The cost of all meat, excepting veal,
has been increased during the last two
days from / TO 5 cents a pound. Farm
ers. owing to their shipping of all avail
able stock during the recent financial
panic, are said by the packers to have
exhausted the supply and now are un-
able to reap the benefit of the in
creased price offered by the packers.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
RESCUER IS A
LATER READS FORTUNE
IN PAPER ON A

Tacoma, Wash. March 2S.--To AVE
saved the life Of a fellow emigrant
in a wreck and 80 years later to have
read in a newspaper plastered upon
the wall of his shack an advertise
ment which led to his becoming the
recipient of a fortune of $4,000, is
the luck of Peter Anderson, a farm
hand, who resides near Pine Bluffs,
Wash. Anderson today received a let
ter containing a draft for SIS, 900 to en-
able him to proceed TO New York to
carry out the flnal legal form that is
necessary in the transfer OF the fort
une. The man he rescued was Peter
Kuudon. who made S1,000,000 in the
glove business in New Jersey.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
PRETTY GOWNS SEIZED
BY CUSTOM OFFICERS

New York, March 2s.-Imporced cos
tunes valued at between $4,000 inc
500, 900 were seized by United States
customs inspectors In the establish
ments of 10 fashionable dressmakers
and costumers.
The action of the inspectors followed
the decision of the United States gen
eral appraisers yesterday. advancing
the rates on the costumes in question,
which arrived here recently from Eu-
o Complications were added to the
case when 1t was found one OF the gar
ments lad Been sold TO the wife OF a
well known New York LAWYER. The
purchaser was forced to give M the
garment.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
METROPOLITAN TOWER
WILL BE $50 FEET HIGH

New York. March 2S-Reyision of the
plans for the uncompleted tower of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company's
building in Madison Square shows that
the steel supports can hear more weight
tn2n the architects had predicted and
they can add 25 feet 10 the owe At
eco feet the metropolitan tower will be
about is feet higher than the Singer
tower. When complete there ~ill be
bat one structure in the world OF great
eli height than the Metropolitan tower
tie niffel tower in Paris
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
OBJECTS TO SENATOR
TAKING TIE OATH

Washington. March Ex-senator
Burrows today made objection TO the
swearing in OF Senator Elect Smith. OF
Maryland, who was chosen to succeed
the late Senator Whyte, on the ground
that Smiths election had not been in
accordance with the form prescribed
by the constitution.
The motion TO seat Senator Su,tlh
without division.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
'BLACK HAND" FORCES
BANKER TO CLOSE HIS
INSTITUTION AND FLEE
Rich Italian Posts Unique Notice
on the Door Of His Bank.in
New York.

New York. March 27.-A malevolent
plot relentlessly worked out by mem
bers of the BLACK Hand declare the
police. i'm defiance of the authorities
pressing hard on their track. ended
dramatically in a run of depositors n
the suspension of the bank of Pasquale
Patti. an Italian banker, in Elizabeth
street, and his flight from the city in
fear of DEATH, threatened by the Black
Hand" because he recently shot anu
killed Francesca Pelletro, n OF their
alleged members, who had
money under the pain of killing the
banker and his family.
Three thousand depositors clamored
loudly at the Patti bank for their saw
ings, and in the excitement a run was
started on the bank of +. Acriteli 81
Son. across the street from the sus-
pended institution, and caused IL TO
shut its doors.
The two banks were small private
institutions. The run on the Patti bank,
the police charge, was engineered by
the BLACK Hand" as a revenge on Patti,
who had just been acquitted by the
coroner of having killed Pelletro. When
the run was at it's height police reserves
were rushed TO the district to quell the
fast rising disorder.
Unique Notice.
plastered on the window of PATHS
bank the most remarkable notice of a
suspension probably ever posted was
read by hundreds after the ban closed
its doors. 1t a
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
GET AT VALUE
OF RAILROADS

Washington, March 2S.-The Senate
committee on interstate to-
DAY received from the Interstate COM
merce commission a letter strongly M
dorsing the project OF making a COM
piete scientific physical valuation of the
railroad system of the nation. The let
ter was written in respons to a re-
quest of the Senate committee which
for fifteen months has had before ii the
bill by LaFollette requiring such a VAL
uation. There have been rumors re-
Gently that the commissions letter
was u~nfayorable 10 the making of a
valuation. The text of the letter dis
proves this and holds the commission
squarely to the policy il adopted two
years ago when in a letter to the pres
ident. written in answer TO an inquiry
by him. it strongly recommended the
valuation.
May Cost $3,o0o.oCS.
The commission in earlier estimates
of expenses has placed it as low AS
$3.50, 600. In the letter today it ex-
plains that estimates on this point are
uncertain and that ii is not impossible
a valuation would cost SO, goo, 600. AS
TO the time required it is suggested the
work ought not to be required to he
completed in less than three years.
1t is pointed out that the legislation
CilOhli NC anu Ia lIlt
words fair and reasonable valuation"
ought not to be used because those
words Ia come to be the subjects of
SO much judicial construction hat ii is
difficult TO be assured what the courts
would consider a valuation complying
with such a description.
The commission favors a simple APP
praisal of strictly physical elements. If
there is to be considered any other ele-
ments such as franchises and good will
they should be left subject OF independent
consideration by the administration of the
judicial body required TO assign them their
due weight.
IaFollette's Demand.
Senator LaFollette some days ago served
notice on the Senate floor that he should
shortly introduce a resolution to require
the interstate committee to re-
port this bill, with or without recommen-
dalton.
Since then the report has been that the
interstate commission had recommended
adversely 10 IT, which caused nue. sur
prise.
1t is understood that in view of this
strong Endorsement of the valuation move,
Senator LaFollette will shortly proceed
with his demand for action on the bill
unless the committee o at once.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
VICTIM OF KOREANS
BULLET is DEAD

San Francisco. March 2S.-Durham w.
stevens died last night at IL 80 O'Clock, A
few minutes after recovering from an
anaesthetlc administered when an opera.
ton was performed earlier in the even.
ing.
MIR. stevens was in the diplomatic se1v-
zee OF Japan and had a prominent part IN
establishing the protectorate over Korea
He was shot by a young Korean here
Monday as he was about 10 board a train
nor Washington.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
AND STILL THEY
WASTE GOOD OSACC

Covington. KY. March 2S.-The leaf
tobacco warehouse of Hamilton e. Co.
was destroyed by fire early today en-
failing a loss OF s150.0 00. The fire is
thought to nave been OF incend.ary orr
GIN. Five residences and a saloon
were also destroyed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
NIGHT RIDERS
STILL AT WORK

Cincinnati, Ohio, March GA
small bard of night riders burned two
barns, one near Harrison, Ohio, the
other in Franklin county, Indiana, last
night. one of the barns contained a
large amount of tobacco while the 9TH
er was empty.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03
EMPEROR WILLIAM
kRRiVESAT VENICE

Venice, March 2T.-Emperor William,
OF Germany, accompanied by the emf
press, his son III daughter and a nu-
merous suite, arrived here today from
Berlin. The party was given a very
warm welcome by King Victor En-
manuel and the Venetian people.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03

The population OF New York city, in.
Guiding all the territory now embraced.
has doubled since 1885.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03

- > e O. o q = Q . ~''s q . - . o. . " ss 70 .
The closing of PATHS bank and his
sudden departure from the city is the
sequel 10 Il scheme, so say the police,
OF extortiOn and blackmail of the
BLACK Hand that had its inception
several years ago. Pasquale Patti was
said TO be the richest banker In the
teeming Italian quarter on the east
side, where the banker believed he had
no enemies. Letters came demanding
money. How much money Patti parted
with to stay the threats contained in
the letters the police have been unable
to learn.
IT was PATHS custom to keep large
quantities of Italian money in the front
window of his bank. Six weeks ago a
dynamite bomb exploded near the
tempting window. The glass was shat
tered n thousands of dollars in paper
money was scattered about the street.
Threats to Kill.
Three weeks ago Francesca Pelletro
entered PATHS bank with drawn re-
volver and demanded money after
threatening to kill the banker and his
son Salvatore. who were in the bank.
Patti and his son drew revolvers, and
in the fusillade of bullets Pelletro fell
dying. The flood of BLACK Hand" let
ters did not cease. and Monday three
strange men entered the bank and
threatened not only 10 kill Patti and his
family, but TO urn his home and de-
stroy his business. The men darted out
of the bank before Patti could summon
the police.
Late at night a servant at the Patti
home in Brooklyn discovered several
men prowling around the house. n a
quantity of oil soaked rags was found
placed against the building in several
places.
A small run on The Patti bank was
started when rumors began to circulate
about Patti. There were 200 depositors
in line when the bank opened yester-
day, and within an hour the line of de-
positors grew to 1900. PATHS relatives
quickly decided upon suspension and
the doors were closed and the notice or
suspension posted.
The whereabouts Of Patti are I'M
known.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-04-03

Il will suspend payment for two
weeks. 1 am compelled to leave
town, as J have received threat
ening letters and people have at
tempted TO take my life. There
are no fears Of you losing your
deposits. Besides cash | own 90
houses in New York and have
them insured for 800, 900, and a
pay everybody, j will resume in
two weeks.
(Signed.D ~'Pasquale Pati & Sons,
Salvatore"