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al Land Office.
A law for the re payment to set
tiers OF excess payments and of
purchase money or commissions
paid by them on public lands.
A law providing for coal entries
in Alaska, which has enabled en-
trymen there to perfect title to
their land, and is also especially
important because it gives the
government "A preference right to
purchase the products of the
mines for the use of its army and
navy. This idea was original with
Mr.. Mondell
A law providing for the desig-
nation of an officer to act as assis-
tant Commissioner, and an officer
Recorder of Patents of the Gener-
al Land Office in the absence of
those officers so that the business
of the Office will not hereafter be
delayed during the vacation of
such officer.
AS Chairman of the Committee
on the Public Lands Mr.. Mondell
reported and was largely instru-
mental in the passage of the fol-
lowing Legislation of general i'm.
portance:
A law providing for the contir-
nation of committed homestead
entries in certain cases where the
entry was suspended by reason of
a change in ruling of the general
land Office
A law relieving certain home
stead eutrymen who lost their en-
try on of conflict with
land grants.
A law prohibiting the cancella-
ton of homestead entries because
of an error of the local land ofic-
ers in allowing the same in GER
tain cases.
A law confirming the locations
of land with certain classes of
scrip, which were allowed by the
General Land Office and the val
idity of which was always ques-
toned.
A joint resolution authorizing
the Attorney General of the Unit
ed States to bring suit to forfeit
the land grant of the Oregon and
California railway in the states of
Oregon and Washington.
Also many other provisions of
legislation of Importance contain
ed in the Public Land Omnibus
bill and other bills reported and
supported by him.
Mr.. Mondell also secured the
passage through the House of
Representatives of the bill iden-
teal to the one introduced by him
increasing the pay of witnesses
before Federal and United States
Commissioners courts in western
states from S1.50 to $500 per day.
Mr.. Mondell introduced and
made progress toward the passage
of bills on the following subjects:
A bill for a 800 acre homestead
which passed both the House and
the Senate but failed to become a
law owing to the fact that the
House refused to agree to a Sen
ate amendment and which now
lays on the Speakers table and
can be acted upon at the coming
session.
A bill for a Fish Hatchery in
Wyoming which was favorably re-
ported and which is now on the
calendar.
A bill liberalizing the provis-
ions of the timber and stone act.
A bill providing a minimum
speed of Is miles an hour for live
stock trains.
A bill providing for the entry
of coal lands.
Aud a number of others.
Mr.. Moudell offered a number
of important amendments to vari-
GUS bills relating to public lands,
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The Republican County Ticket

| b,'phS aOth NhS'A
called to the nominees on the re-
publican county ticket. AS a
whole they are a fine set of men
and individually they are as good
as the best.
Walter Highlands heads the
ticket for sheriff. Every one who
knows Mr.. Highlands holds him
in very high estimation. He is a
sober, honest, capable man, who
will perform the duties of sheriff
in a very satisfactory manner. He
is a man of excellent education,
with an abundance of sand and
withal a cool, level headed man
who will not be carried away by
the passions of the moment. His
election Is assured.
DIR. Price, the nominee for the
state senate has already served
one term in the upper house of
the state Legislature and has dis
tinguished himself by the good
legislation he was able TO accom-
pllsh. His great Legislative ablli-
ty is recognized by his fellow SEN
ators and no man i'll the senate
has greater influence and is able
to accomplish more good work
than he. 1t is important that We
send a man who Is notlooked upon
as a crank,a visionary freak. Every
the county anu state ut heart Will
support DR.. Price for the senate.
Mr.. Heltzler for ssessor is an
assurance that the property of the
county will be properly and justly
assessed. Possessed of a good
practical education he will certain
ly be the right man i'll the right
place,
The name of George +. Brim-
mer for county and prosecuting
attorney carries much weight.
Mr.. Drummer is an excellent law
yer, a clean, bright man, who is
succeeding remarkably well in
practice. He will certainly Look
we'll to the interest of the county
while in her employ. He has a
fine social standing and it is not
possible to throw any odium on
his character as a man and a citi-
zen. There is no doubt about his
election.
Edward Walters, the nominee
for county clerk, is a man that in
spires confidence in the people.
An excellent education and a
natural adaptability gives him
peculiar fitness for the important
position to which he aspires and
to which he will certainly be
elected Nov. Bird.
G. r. Watson, the candi late for
Clerk of Court, needs no commen-
dation from the Sun. He is too
well and favorably known for any
thing to add lustre to his name as
Il man of ability and practical af-
fairs. Every lawyer in the dis
trict is his friend, as is every
man for whom he does business,
and his election was certain the
moment he was nominated.
W. n. Toothaker is a ranchman
in the Beaver creek valley, one of
those kind of men who, by an up
right course and consistent con-
duct, command the respect and es-
TEEN of everyone who knows them.
He has a good education, is noted
for his sound judgement and abil
ity to successfully conduct his
own affairs He is a man of
sound principles and excellent
moral character and will give "a
most credita BILE account of him.
self as county treasurer.
Ito be Continued Next Week.
Sudden Death of Harry HILL
, 1908-10-15
Sudden Death Of Harry Hull

ITO be Continued Next Week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
STEEL MEN TO MEET.
Corey Will Confer With officials of
Subsidiary Companies.

PITTSBURG, Pa. July G.-An impor-
tant iron and steel conference will be
held at No. II Broadway, New York, to-
day, when w. E. Corey, head of the
United States Steel Corporation. is to
meet the heads of subsidiary concerns
whom he has called from all over the
country to confer with him.
Mr. Corey on his arrival in New York
at the close of last week sent word out
to all the plants that there would be a
conference in Pittsburg. All presidents,
superintendents and heads of depart
ments were instructed to be in Pittsburg
when Mr.. Corey would meet them. This
program was changed. and word came
that the meeting had been transferred to
New York and that 1t would be held to-
day This was in order to enable some
of the Chicago interests to be on hand.
The Pittsburg officials left last night
loaded down with the data to show condi-
tions in this district. 1t is understood
that the Pittsburg heads will order an
immediate and full resumption of mills.
maint aiming that conditions justify, and
that the order books also call for gen
eral resumption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
ORPHANS ON OUTING.
Guests of Elks and Given Good Time
at Glen Echo.


Over 500 children from the Washing
ton City Orphan Asylum. st. Joseph's
Orphan Asylum, st. Johns Orphanage,
the Bruen Home. the German Orphan
Asylum and st. Roses Asylum were the
guests Of Washington Lodge. No. 10,
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. at Glen Echo Park today.
The children arrived at the park on
special cars at 10 o'clock and immedi-
ately all amusements Of the place were
put at their disposal by the manage
ment Each was given a buZzer, horn,
diabolo, base ball and bat or a china
souvenir.
refreshments When the children ar
rived thirty gallons of ice cream, sew
eral, hundred gallons of lemonade. over
1000 sandwiches and boxes of candy,
cakes and fruit were ready to be served.
No dinner hour was set. The children
were permitted to eat whenever they
cared to.
A vaudeville performance was given
in the hippodrome this afternoon.
Every one of the children was in at
tendance. Pupils of Miss Cora Shreve
presented the program Of music and
dancing numbers. Master Peter Becker
sang popular songs. At the close a
moving picture show was given.
The committee in charge of the ex-
cursion was made up of Adolph Loehl,
T. F. Finnin E. N. Bowman, E. H. Neu-
meyer. Fred J. Mersheimer, Emil G..
Shafer. Thomas o. May. DR.. ]. Frank
Hilton, A. j. CumminS, Samuel Richards
and B. Frank Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
TIGERS GET EARLY LEAD.
Detroit, 8; Nationals, 2; at End OF
Second Inning.

About 1.5O0 fans were on hand at
o clock this afternoon to witness the last
game of the series between the Nationals
and Detroit.
Manager Cantillon instructed Johnson
to take fall out of the champions and
had Jack Warner to receive him, while
Manager Jennings had Wflletts and
Schmidt up for his battery.
First inning-McIntyre flied to Picker
ing. Schaefer flied to Warner; Crawford
singled to center: Cobb forced Crawford
out at second.
Milan walked: Shipke walked; Ganley
sacrificed: Pickering flied to Cobb, scoring
Milan; Warner out. Downs to Rossman
Second inning: Rossman out, Shipke to
Freeman: Coughlin walked; Schmidt SIN
gled to left; Downs tripled to center scor-
ing Coughlin and Schmidt; Willetts sin
gled to right, scoring Downs; MacIntyre
singled to right: Schaeffer famed; Craw-
ford forced MacIntyre at second.
Freeman flied to Coughlin; Altizer out.
Schaefer to Rossman; Mcbride singled to
left; johnson walked: Milan singled to
right, scoring Mcbride; Milan was caught
out between first and second by Cobb to
Willetts to DOWNS to Rossman. One run
Score, Detroit, 3; Nationals, =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
BAG AND PAPER LISTED.
other Corporations With Unlisted
Securities May Follow Suit.

NEW YORK. July 23.-Members of the
committee on stock list of the New York
Stock Exchange yesterday granted per-
mission to the Union Bag and Paper
Company to transfer 11.O0O, 600 par value
Of its preferred stock and $16.O00,OOO of
its common stock from the unlisted de-
partment to the regular list of the ex-
change.
Since listed securities are obliged to
meet fuller requirements in the publica-
ton of income accounts and other cor
porate matters they have a better stand
ing in the estimation Of investors than
those that are unlisted.
But it is also understood that move
ment is under way for the transfer OF
most of the active unlisted stocks to the
listed department. This is reported to be
partly due to the agitation in Albany last
fall for an investigation Of the stock ex-
change.
In its income account for the year ended
January 81, 1903. the Union Bag and Pa
per Company shows total net earnings.
after the deduction of expenditures for or
binary repairs and maintenance, of ST.
276, 1853. The net surplus was 1878, 223.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
REDUCE RATES FOR BUYERS.
Rock Island Announces Lower Fares
for st. Louis Visitors.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July BIB. L. Win
chell, president Of the Chicago, Rock Is
land and Pacific Railroad Company, has
announced that reduced rates would be
made by that company for the benefit Of
the great army of commercial buyers
which is expected in st. Louis next
month from all parts Of the southwest.
The outside buying, during the fall,
from st. Louis merchants amounts to sew
eral million dollars a year. Owing to the
refusal Of the railroad companies to make
low rates. coupled with unfavorable bust
ness conditions. there was a considerable
falling off in the number of out Of town
commercial investors during 1907.
The. railroads attitude was ascribed to
the passag of the two-cent passenger fare
laws, which they cOntended has caused
an enormous revenue shrinkage and pre-
cluded the granting of special rates under
any circumstances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
WILLIAM WINTER ILL.
Author and Dramatic Critic Taken
to a Hospital.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. July 23.-William
Winter. author and dramatic critic, was
yesterday removed to a local hospital in
a critical condition. From relative in
this city 1t was learned that Mr. Winter
has never recovered from the shock sus-
tanned in the Santa Fe wreck near Wins
low, Ariz.. June 2S. He has been ex-
tremely sick ever since, though he has
made great efforts to throw off his i'll
ness.
Mr. Winter came to California under
contract to write a number of magazine
and newspaper articles and with the ex-
pectation of delivering several lectures
Feeling that he must fulfill his engage
ments, he tried to make light of his ILL
ness. He has. however, been unable to do
any work other than writing few letters
and his condition has grown steadily
worse.
He became worse Tuesday night and
yesterday he was taken to the hospital
He was hardly able to stand and was al
most carried by his son to the conveyance
in which he was taken TO the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
why PUBLIC WORK IS DELAYED
NEW YORK AVENUE BRIDGE
NOT AVAILABLE IF FINISHED.
T Street Approach Waits Upon Com
pletion Of Work by Railroad,
Say Commissioners.

Numerous inquiries have been received
by the Commissioners recently from citi-
Gems regarding the delay in constructing
the New York avenue viaduct and the
eastern approach to the 7 street bridge,
carrying that thoroughfare over the car
tracks in lexington.
Both large projects stand incomplete,
much to the wonderment of citizens. Ac-
cording to business men who have written
the Commissioners traff1c has been conse-
quently affected.
According to a statement issued today
planned as follows:
1.-THE bridge on the line OF New York
avenue cannot be opened for traffic until
New York avenue is extended on the east
ern side Of the bridge. At the present
time New York avenue does not extend
beyond Florida avenue, the western ap-
prOach to the bridge.
"A bill was introduced in Congress last
session, ath the request of the Com
'missioners. providing for the extension OF
New York avenue from the east boundary
line Of the railroad company's holdings
at about 4th street east, to the BladenS-
burg road. Congress did not pass the DILL
|. In the letter of the Commissioners
forwarding the bill to Congress 1t was
stated that there was a large section OF
TN DlStrlct comprising the noTtHedot
corner of lexington which is now cut
off from access except by way of Rhode
Island avenue and the T street bridge,
and that the extension of New YORK
avenue would be needed to furnish such
access AS there is no public space at
present at the eastern end of the New
oYrk avenue bridge. it cannot be opened
to traffic at the present time, and there
is. therefore, no immediate necessity OF
filling In the approach on the west SIDE.
with reference to the unfinished condl-
ton Of the east approach to the L street
bridge, the Commissioners are awaiting
action by the railroad company to COM
plete this approach. The act providing
for the Union railroad station stated
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company shall make adequate and suit
able provision for carrying T street over
the railroad right of way to the west line
of 18th street east in a manner satlsfac-
tory to the Commissioners"
The railroad company has constructed
bridge on the line of I street and the
District Of Columbia.
The eastern end of the present bridge is
on railroad property within the limits or
the railroad right of way. 1t is the duty
of the railroad company to build this ap-
proach so as to bring the bridge to the
west line Of 7th street east.
The Commissioners are urging the
railroad company to have this work done
at once so the bridge may be opened for
traffic to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Two Men Charged With Receiving
Ring Which Bow Stole.

Charles Hewett and Frederick Emmert
arrested yesterday by Detectives Baur
and Cornwell of the central Office, charged
with receiving a ring valued at $3.50 from
Walter Donaldson. a fifteen-year-old boy,
who it is charged had stolen it from Moy
Dunlock of 312 Sd street several days ago,
were given a preliminary hearing in the
Police Court this morning upon the tech
meal charge of receiving stolen goods and
held in $500 bond each for the action of
the grand juryi In default of the proper
security both defendants were remanded
to prison.
Young Donaldson is charged with grand
larceny. Because of the value of his
testimony to the prosecution he was held
under his personal recognizance for the
action of the grand jury. Later it was
decided to remand hir: 10 the house of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23

CHICAGO, July 23-Liberal receipts
Of new crop wheat in the southwest
and good weather in the northwest more
than Offset firm cables at the opening of
the wheat market today. September
opened shade lower to a shade higher
at 90ss to 90h, sold at 90N, and then
declined to 90h a90A.
September corn opened unchanged to
u higher at 75as to 755s sold between
75A and 1873 on early trading.
September oats opened unchanged to
u higher at 44% to As, and held close
to the top figure for some time.
September pork opened 2h higher at
1880; September lard unchanged, at
935 and September ribs. 2ha5 higher.
CHIcAGo. July es.-cIose: Wheat
July. 90k; September, 90b; December
Corn-July. 7s%: September, 1913;
December. 621z; May. 61ha6lA.
Oats-July, old, 56k; July, 56A Sep
TENDER. 45ha45A; December, 44h May,
46ssa46h.
Pork-July. 1856; September. 15.s7h;
Lard-July. s.25; September. s.s2ha
935; october, 8. 40.
Ribs-July. s.e7A; September. s.s2A:
October, $50.
Rye-Cash, new. II: old. 80.
Barley-Cash. 65a6S.
Timothy-SUamber 400.
Clover-Nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
NOW "HALF PRICE"
Metal for Diamond Settings Declines
From $40 to $40 an Ounce.

NEW YORK. July 23-Platinum, which
sold at $40 an ounce a year ago, has been
declining since and yesterday was quot
ed at $40 an ounce. The silver-like metal
is extensively used by jewellers as a back
Ing for diamond settings because it is
more durable than gold and increases the
brilliant effect of the stones The manu-
facturers of electrical and Photographic
supplies are large consumers of platinum
and it is also used in making plates for
the more expensive kinds of artificial
teeth.
Platinum sold as low as s. to SO an
ounce fifteen years ago and the upward
movement which then began continued
until last year. Mr. Cohn, refiner of No.
13 Dutch street, in speaking yesterday of
the metal. attributed the decline to de-
preston in the jewelry business. Nearly
all platinum comes from the Ural noun
taihs, and the Russian government exer-
cises a close control o'-er the mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
Rise in Prices Continues Over
in New York.
NEARLY ALL SECURITIES UP
News of the Day Has Beneficial In
f1uence.
MONEY MARKET IS ACTIVE
All Higher Priced Stocks Are Espe-
cially Buoyant-Standard Oil De-
cision Has Effect.
MONEY MARKET IS ACTIVE
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 23.-The further ex-
tensive rise in the stock market today, to
which there were few exceptions OF any
significance. was plainly enough attribu-
table to the favorable progress of the
crops the prevailing views with regard to
the outturn of the presidential election
and more Immediately to the general
sentiments of satisfaction with regard to
the reversal of the notorious Lands de-
cision in the Standard Oil alleged rebat-
ing case The influence of the last named
appeared to increase upon further con-
Sideration.
In practically every quarter of the
market advances ranging from fractional
limits to two and three points and over
were recorded at one time or another
during the business session, and the deal
ings showed further broadening out
with greatly increased animation In the
bond market. Aside from the influences
mentioned there was little of novelty in
the days situation.
Active Money Market.
Money market conditions continued to
reflect the greater activity In the mar
ket for securities and foreign exchange
continued heavy. The banks increased
their advantage in their dealings with the
subtreasury since last Friday to $3.50. 600
This gain will obviously be more than
sufficient to offset such losses may have
been incurred on the interior movement In
currency.
There was very great increase in ac-
tivity over yesterdays large aggregate and
an unusually large number of individual
stocks were dealt in. At the same time
IL appeared to be the case that price
movements In particular securities were
not particularly affected by other than
general considerations
All the higher priced shares were eXcep-
tionally strong. cases in point being Illi-
nois Central. Chicago and Northwestern,
Delaware and Hudson, General Electric
and Consolidated Gas. 1t Is not improb-
able that the advance in the last named
was Influenced to some extent by consd-
erations of yesterdays decisions of the
United States Court of Appeals in the
Standard Oil case.
Features Of Market.
The most active features of the market
were Reading. Union Pacific, ST. Paul,
the Hill stocks. Amalgamated Copper.
American Smelling and the United States
Steel shares. There was little or nothing
aside from technical circumstances TO be
cited. Improvement in copper trade con-
ditions appears TO be rather better de-
hned than at any time, while reports
with regard to conditions in the stee,
trade continue conflicting American
stocks were firm in the London market
which was otherwise rather heavy. but
on account of the magnitude of the local
dealings little attention was paid to the
foreign account. The Bank of England
rate OF discount was left UNCHANGED at
21s per cent.