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above the Chain bridge, today fled LIBEL
against the boats to secure the payment of
$1O9.jO, said to be due him as wages. He
SAYS he was employed by the foreman
at the quarry Of the Potomac Granite
Company and has not been paid. Attor-
ney E. Hilton Jackson represents the petit
toner.
Justice Anderson signed an order for
the seizure Of the boat and the two scows
pending the determination of a hearing
set for January 4. 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15
CANAL BOAT LIBELED.
Waterman Claims Wabash Owners
Owe Him for Wages.

Lawrence E. Brown. a Waterman for
the canal boat Wabash and two scows
belonging to the Potomac Granite Com
pany and lying in the Potomac river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15

PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS,
PAZO OINTMENT 10 guaranteed to cure 49,
case OF Itching. Blind Bleeding or ProtrudilS
piles in 0 to Il days or money refunded -
oc6.tu&s.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-15
SUFFOLK GOES "DRY."
Another Virginia Town Gets Into
the Prohibition Ranks.

SUFFOLK, Va, December 15.-In a to-
tai vote Of 619 Suffolk yesterday went
dry" by a majority of 2o7. The dry
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13
lreds OF New Workers Tuesday.

dreds OF New Workers Tuesday. A
Lehign Valley railroad float carrying
carload OF thirty steers sprung .
leak in the East river near he loot
of North Ninth strest. Brooklyn. 6nA
sank. Before 1t went down he deck
hands opened the doors and the stesrs
niade dash for safety. About AfteeA
OF them got clear OF the noat before
II went down. but the others were
drowned. A lively chase ensued-
Passing tugs joined In the pursuit snA
several unsuccessful attempts were
made to lasos the swimming steers.
Those that were captured were towed
ashore, where great difliculty was ex.
perienced in getting them onto the
docks.
II George Gould stands Hrm maybe
he can be candidate for something
within the gift OF the people.
Eastern railroad officials are flgur-
Ing on raising freight rates and reduc-
Ing wages. Two fine propositions y.
"Sherbie" Becker. Milwaukee's boy
mayor. plans to campaign In balloon
for the gubernatorial nomination In
Wisconsin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13
TELEGRAPH BRev,r,Es.

Walter Welman says the people OF
the northwest are optimistic and
that the panic had little effect.
Illinois townships voted 1900 sa-
looms out of business Tuesday. A
pretty big days business for the tenn
perance people.
Chicago commercial telegraphcrs
have passed resolution favoring an
other strike II their demands are not
granted by June l.
After shut-dowa OF three weeks
the Bristol. II. l., plant OF the Nation
al Rubber Works. employing about
ll00 hands, has resumed operations.
All told the 10 per cent reduction In
wages and which was accepted has
affected 125.000 workmen In the cot
ton mills OF the New England states
Chancellor Day. speaking to the Y.
NJ. c. A. In New York. says that the
wealth Of the millionaires is returned
to the people when foolish sons and
daughters dissipate.
The Lawton cotton mills at Plain
field. Conn. and cotton mills In other
eastern Connecticut towns, employing
in all about $500 persons. are on full
time after a long period of curtail
mcnt AT Nantucket the boot and
shoe department Of the Goodyear In
dia Rubber Glove company and the
reclaiming department OF the United
States Rubber company. have re
sumed operations.
The New York conference OF ths
Methodist Episcopal church held 1
session Tuesday. One subject whicl
has created much comment, the reso
luton recommending to the genera
conference that paragraph 2is OF tn,
church discipline. which adviser
against dancing. card playing and the
atre-going. be eliminated. was adopt
cd by an almost unanimous vote
Much TO the general surprise. Their
was no debate on the question. II va
taken up and q vote callsd for. Onl
seven delegates voted against the rs,
olution-
A feet OF tugboats pursuing drov
usual spsctacle wltnsased " hnz
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13
COLORADO NEWS,

A new reservoir is proposed %
miles east of Fort Lupton, with ca
pacity OF 50,0O0,000 cubic feet, to cost
S14,050.
Graham T.. Babcock, California
millionaire who has made Colorado
Springs his home the past two years.
died there Monday night.
Frank Beniston. wealthy ranch
man of Clayton, N. M. who had his
back broken by an overturning wagon,
died In Trinidad Monday.
George Parker. years old, jumped
in front Of delivery wagon in Pu-
eblo and had three ribs broken and
was otherwise injured internally.
w, W. Wolf this week sold 40 acres
OF land at Boulder for 1910 an acre
that he paid $40 an acre for 20 years
ago He had the income from the
land all these years.
Mrs. Letiie II. Robertson, principal
of the Fort Collins School OF Oratory.
has offered prize of $25 for the best
student OF that institution.
Charles l.. Sherrard. who had a
suit against the Santa Fe for $4,000
damages. has received $1,000 as a
compromise. He went to set brake
and the wheel came off throwing him
under the ear and his foot was
crushed.
George Jarvis. 20 years old. helped
himself to drink OF whiskey In a
drug store In Montrose the other
day, and then took q drink of
Ing II was water. He was hustled to
physician. who applied n stomach
pump. He may recover. although his
condition is serious.
A COW died in Cripple Creek after
terrible suffering for about two weeks.
As there was no known cause for her
Illness, post mortem was held, dis
closing piece OF wire, seven inches
long, piercing her heart. The wire
had been swallowed and had worked
Its way from the stomach to the
heart.
1t is reported that company has
been organized with 100000 capita
to start new town In the valley
about FIVE miles east of Cortez. or be
tween Mancos and Cortez. II is ad
ded that this Is a result OF the fighi
between the "drys" and VETS Tues
day, in which the "drys' won. The
proposition is to start general mer
chandising stores and run the place
on q liberal basis.
Bruce c. Williams. aged 16, acci
dentally shot and killed his uncle
Bert @. Smith, near Cripple Creel
Tuesday. The two were out hunting
together south of Victor. Williams
seeing a rabbit raised the repeatin,
shotgun he was carrying when Smitl
stepped frcm behind rock Just a
the boy fired and received the ful
charge in the abdomen. The boy. hor
ror-stricken, ran for assistance bu
his uncle was beyond medical aid an,
expired as he was taken to the hos
1 pital.
u Jack o'Grady Of Evsns was take
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13

I Chester proved herself heroine b
OF wild Texas steers swimming In tn
East river was the exciting aud III
rescuing her infant son, Chipke, car
rying the child through the smok
and flames practically unharmed, bu
she herself was severely burned.
WlNSTED, Conn. April 1o.--A dy
Mantle party was held In local club
house last night. but the guests wer,
not exactly at case when they learne,
that A Hubby. contractor. carried tel
sticks of the explosive.
Hubby, quoting his words. "wai
brought up with dynamite" He hal
used tons of the stun and never hae
an accident. He took one OF the
sticks from the package. touched d
match to 1t, and emptied the place In
juffy. He only laughed and said
Dynamite will not explode In fire.
After the party reassembled, Henry
Skfker, who did not dare to sit closer
then twenty feet to the dynamite, was
Informed that II n stick were dropped
heavily on the floor. all would be
blown to atoms. Skiker got nervous
and started for the street. When hia
back was turned someone threw a
heavy ice pick on the floor at his feet.
Skiker jumped. shouted and fainted.
That broke up the dynamite party.
Skiker has gray hairs today due to
the fright.
TELLURIDE. April l0.-Silford
Ruthquist, Swcde miner. was in
stantly killed In the Liberty Bell mine
this morning at l0:30 o'clock and the
body was brought to town this after
noon. A large rock fell on him from
the roof OF a stope. He has brother
working in the same mine.
BOSTON. April I0.-Massachusetts
Republicans, meeting In state convem-
tion here today. elected four delegates
at large who will go to the national
Republican convention at Chicago un.
instructed and unpledged for any par
ucular candidate.
SHILOH. Tenn. April 10.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the United States
supreme court were objects OF al
tack by Governor John A. johnson OF
Minnesota today in a speech OH the
battlefield OF Shiloh Governor John.
son declared that the national danger
was from usurpation OF legislative
power by the executive. He criticised
the supreme court for Its recent decis-
ion IN the Minnesota railroad case.
NEW YORK. April 10.-After long
and detailed statements from It's most
trusted correspondents, the New York
Herald says that Bryan needs but ff-
teen more votes to get the nomina-
tion at the Denver convention. Under
the two-thirds rule 1t Will require G72
votes to nominate in the Democratic
convention. With this as starter
the Herald summarizes as follows.
Delegates already for Bryan, l55; del
egates probably for Bryan, 502; dele
gates against Bryan. 207; doubtful or
uncommitted. l44.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13

tbs, brokers. committed suicide at his
home here this morning by shooting
himself in the head with revolver,
Chicago board Of trade and stock ex.
change but retired from active bus
iness about year and half ago.
and has been in bad health for soma
time. He was well known In fnan.
cial circles hero. and was . msmbsr
of the Chicago, Union League. and
other athletic clubs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13

Are you willing 10 chop soms
wood for your dinnerr'
Lady" answered p1odlias rets.
I'm Interested In a. ptssefve4jpa ~
de forests, ~ Y wouA - aGslA -
principles to pat IN u into - = -
monarcA Of d foevst sysa theesA -
Nv pFossrsta = ~ toets "a '. !.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
NEGRO BARRED FROM MAILS
Nose Was Depicting Stocks Of Mail
Order Houses.
Blank Checks Pen and Ink His
Stock in Trade, but All the
Checks Were Returned "N. G."

Il post-ofice inspectors. had not sue
ceeded in inducing the Acting Postmas-
ter General 10 issue a fraud order pre-
venting him from using the mails. Noses
J. Reynolds. a negro school teacher IN
Broxton. Ca. would have stood some
show Of materially depicting the stocks
Of several large mail order houses in
Chicago and elsewhere
According 70 the report OF the inSpec-
tor. when anything struck the fancy OF
Nose in the bulky catalogues, Of which
he had many. all he needed to obtain It
was a blank check and pen and ink Then
Nose got busy and ordered the goods and
they generally arrived, as did also the
checks. 10 the extent Of forty, on differ
ent Georgia banks. who returned them
with the notation. N. G.
Nose operated under many aliases. and
succeeded in Obtaining large amount Of
merchandise. The Inspector who investi-
GATED the case reported that all the
checks sent by the negro school teacher.
signed with his numerous names were
v-ortb lust what the banks indicated
F7raud orders were also issued yester-
dav by the department against the Pat
nj Promoting Company OF Cleveland
ohio and the Patent Advertising Com
nsnv Of Binghamton- These concerns.
Ilnder. the names Of Sherlock & Bowen
and sherlock Bros. were debsrred from
the use of the mails in March last for do
ing an alleged fraudulent patent bUsi-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
WASHINGTON GIRL IS BURIED
Humane Society After Hindoo Who
Operated in Capital City.
Florence Jessie Gibson Put Under
the Ground While She Ia
HyPnOtized.
- . Il - -.

SpcclzI 70 ne Wlshingto1 Herald
Toledo. Ohio. Aug. 6-The humane so
eiety seeks TO release pretty Florence
Jessie Gibson. nineteen years old, OF
Washington, D. c, who IS buried five
feet below the surface at Cedar Po.;.t
as a hypnotic experiment
a stop viii be put 10 the exhibition, 4
any statute can be found under which the
society can proceed declared Mrs Fan
ME Everett human oficer. after a visit
70 the grave"
The girl was placed in a coffin and low
cred beneath the earth Saturday night
she is 10 be resurrected. according to
present plans. August 10, after an i'm
prisonment Of ten days
BUndha EUpparew. Hindu mystic. who
put the girl in a state OF cataIepsy and
buried her, insists the humane society
has no cause for acticn- He declares that
at the end Of ten days she Will emerge
from her sleep in perfect condition. as did
a young man whom he buried alive in
Washington in June
Immediately after the girl was hypno-
tized she was carried on a stretcher to
the grave. already prepared \ big crowd
saw her lowered in her coffin and the
earth thrown in.
The grave is on the amusement circle
at the resort All can see that the girl
is in the grave by peering down a long
tube, through which the face OF the
sleeper can be seen by aid Of little cleo
tric lamp which bangles at the end Of q
wire
BUndha. who put the girl in the trance,
is not an ordinary Streets-of-Cairo faker-
He has an excellent education, is versed
in laws Of psychic phenomena. and pro-
fesses to belong 10 Hindu aristocrscy.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
LITTLE HONDURAS
ANGRY WITH Us
President Dayila Refuses 10
Rescind Consular Order.
OUR AGENTS MUST QUIT CEIBA
Charged by Central American Ex-
eeutfve with Aiding Revolution
lists - state Department Officials
Impatient at Attitude of Govern
ment-HeId 10 Be UntenabIe.

The President Of Honduras has peremp-
torily refused 70 rescind the order cancel
ing the exequaturs OF the American con-
SUI and vice consul at Ceiba- The IN
formation came from The Minister from
Honduras. Senor Ugarte. and was laid
before the State Department by him yes
uerday.
The State Department officials are i'm
patient with the attitude Of President
Davila. Of Honduras. The information as
10 the attitude OF the Honduran govern
ment was conveyed 20 Acting Secretary
Bacon Unohiciany Wednesday. before his
departure for Porto Rico. and he ex-
pressed himself as disappointed at the
altitude OF the Honduran government.
which. in his judgment. is untenable-
Il was at the suggestion OF Mr.. Bacon
that Minister Ugarte conveyed 10 his
government the inJimation that the State
Department believed the order should be
rescinded. The interview at which Mr.
Bacon made known his feelings in the
matter was rather stormy.
Refused BacOn's Request
The grounds upon which President Da-
villa refused 20 accede 10 Mr.. Bacon 5
request were that the cousuIs had been
in communication with the revolutionary
forces and had almost peremptorily de-
manded the surrender Of the government
forces to the revolUtIonists who were
besieging Ceiba- Il is charged also that
the c0nsuIs greatly exaggerated the num-
Der Of the insurgent forces and refused
10 state TO the government the loc2-
Iioa Of the insurgent army
4 question Of fact has been raised be-
tween consuIs and the Honduran govern
ment- The c0nsuls insist that they did
only the things that were necessary 10
protect the lives OF innocent noncombat-
ants. and In doing 50. did not violate
neutrality. Commander Maxwell. Of the
gunboat Marietta. upholds their state
ment OF the case Acting Secretary b2-
con believes the consuIs acted properly
Considered an Humiliation
The Honduran minister Of affairs. IN
his cable to the Honduran Minister. in
s!srs that 70 rescind the order would be
an act Of humiliation on the part OF his
government, whose sovereignty was af-
fronted by the action charged by him 10
the consuIs.
The feeling IS so strong over the affair
that a severance Of diplomatic relations
with Honduras IS regarded as among the
strong probabilities Complete diplomatic
relations have only recently been re-
stored between the two countries
The United States consul at Ceiba IS
Drew Linard, Of Pennsylvania; tEe vice
consul Virgil c. Reynolds. Of Louisiana
The consuls Of German and Spain are
also involved. their eXequauurs having
also been Cancelled for the same alleged
onenses against neutrality
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
"GRoUCHO" GETS a CROUCH.
Government Mascot Monkey Stabs
Back When T0rmented

'GroUcho the Monk" mascot OF the gov
ernment stables on C street northwest.
yesterday afternoon figured in the police
records Incidentally Richard Z. Harri-
son. a fireman. living at 70S Nineteenth
street northwest. made a trip 10 the
Emergency Hospital to have a wound IN
his left ankle cauterized.
Harrison. who was visiting Robert
Boyd. an empl0ye OF the stables. insisted
upon ''monkeying' with the monkey. II
is said BY Boyd. who is the owner OF the
simian. that Harrison insulted Groucho
by asking him II he did not have a reIa-
tive IN New York who was an aCQUaint-
ance Of Caruso-
"Groucho" who does not belle his
name. turned upon his tormentOr and
pulled a handful Of hair from Harrison's
head. Harrison IS alleged TO have called
the monkey several names at which the
simian took offense and thereupon It
sunk its teeth IN Ha-ris6n's left ankle.
Harrison went 10 the Emergency Hospi-
tai. where the wound was cauterized
The police refused 70 arrest "Groucho''
on the grounds OF ample provocation-'
"Groucho'' refused 20 be interviewed BY
newspaper men last night
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Walter Hurdle was committed 10 jail
for four months By judge Kimbau IN the PoIice
Court yesterday Hurdle vas charged with assault
ing Policeman McPherson. Of the First Precinct.
when being arrested for disorderly coDd1ct-
The funeral Of John r Hodgson. 4
Confederate veteran. who died Tuesday, vas held
yesterday morning al II O'Clock from the family
home in Irving street Woodbridge. D. c his
wife. three sons. and daughter. survive
A large metallic Hfeboat. formerly used
OF the police boat VIgilaut. IS now at ReEan's
boatyard- where L IS being equipped with An en-
siae When completed the boat VIII be used
fer enforcing the same laws q the District
Funeral arrangements for Thomas s.
Evans. a former real estate operator of his CITY
10 died yesterday morning AZ local sanstori-1ra
Washington in ISIS and lived here most Of his
Members Of Ebenezer Methodist Episco-
pal Church. Fourth and D streets southeast. YES
tertay went on excursion 70 Laurel Nd in
several large touring CARS accompanied bv tbeir
GaIhraith A II E Church were given an outing
TO WashingtOs PARK. Nd, On the steamer Jane
MoSeley.
A programme Of field sports has been
arranged for the annual excursion of the en.pioyes
q the Law Reporter Printing Coupauv 10 b
held at CHESAPEAKE Beach. SATURDAY. me star
event viii probably be the baseball game between
two teams selected from among the empscres
After the baseball game the athletes VIII take
dinner at the hotel
The explosion of an oil stove in the
home Of Richard Bundy. at Io5 o street north
vest. at Il O'Clock yesterday morning threatened
fer a tine 70 destroy the pssuiises. The prompt
action Of a Deighbor. who rushed into The kitcAen
and threw the burning stove into the yard. kept
the fire from doing greater damage. he loss Is
esirnated at S5.
Charles Price alias Robert Ross.
charged with hosIscbreakiug. Was given a preiim-
inary hearing before Judge Kimhan in the Police
Court yesterday. and pleadsd not guilty and Nas
held IN S.0oo bcnd for the action q the erand
jury. It is alleged that Price entered the BARRIER
shop Of William SchonberEer al N sixth street
On July 9. BE Is alleged 70 haze s.olen sszo-s,
soap &c. valued At So
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
BOLD BANDITTI BALKED.
YouthfuI PiTIagers Put in Tolls for
ALLEGED Theft

A desperate band OF burglars. their
ages ranging from thirteen 10 fifteen
years. were arrested yesterday afternoon
by police OF the Third precinct The ban
dts are charged with petit larceny. their
age preventing the charge Of housebreak-
ing being lodged against them
"Ch,mmie" HiI, negro. as are al Of
his hand. is said 10 De lie leader Of the
burglars. "ChImmie" evidently was in
splred by what he read in novel with a
highly ornate cover depicting scene at
midnight II a burglars den supposed 10
exist under the pavements of q great
CITY "Caimmis- told his pals about
how the bold desperadoes in the book
robbed stores and people and banks,
shooting a few holes in divers citizens.
meantime, as q pastiue, and then sug-
gestcd that il might be great fun 10
emulate the deeds OF daring Iawlessuess
OF the heroes in the paper-back.
The gang was forthwith organized ard
''Chimm.e-' vas elected leader. A rendez-
EOUs was necessary and q hole was bur
rowed in tie side OF a hill. near the river.
There the young desperadOes took dire
oaths and bound themselves heart and
hand 10 the cause Of their intrepid Icade-.
Il was only short time after this that
tha. a number Of petty rObberies were
being committed in the neighb5rhOpo
They Investigated Wednesday night the
junk shop OF Lewis Bremen, at z113 L
street northwest. was broken into AMI =
Quantity of brass. lead. and other junk
was carted away
One CT the band Of burglars was found
uasGueradiuS about the streets with part
o. an Old pepper box revolver, and the ar
rest of the gang followed Two of the
gang, besides the leader. were arrested
They refused 20 tell about the other mem
bers OF the gang. and no more arrests had
been made at n late hour last night. To
day the rendezvous Of the boys VIII be
searched and an effort made TO locate
other members Of the crowd
Those arrested are James. alias Chin
mie. Hi. fifteen years old of 1lfs Twen-
ty-Jhird street. william jefferson. thir-
teea years old. Of 5I35 Twenty-t5ir6 street
and Edward HeG6erscl. fifteen years old.
OF 1872 Twenty-thirG street
"ChimEie" and Jefferson were armed
with wooden dix knives when arrested
Red ink had been applied to the points to
give a touch % CORY realism TO the
weapons
The Washington herald., 1908-08-07
CURES ECZEMA QUICKLY
New Drag, Posiam, Now obtatnabie
fn Small Quantities


Since its discovery one year ago, the
new drug. poslam. has successfully cured
thousands Of chronic cases OF eczema ana
other distressing skin Affections. Here
tofore poslam has been dispensed soiely
for the benefit OF eczema patients n
large jars SUFFICIENT for a months treat
ment- This was found TO be an ihcon-
venience TO many thousands who use II
for minor skin troubles. such as plnples'
blackheads. herpes, acre, scaly scalp'
complexion blemishes. itching feet, piles
&c. which require but a small quanity
10 cure To overcome this, and IN re-
sponse TO urgent appeals. the dispensers
OF poslam have been obliged 10 adopt IN
addition TO the regular two-dolar pack
age, q special fifty-cent size. which N
future may be found on sale at Ograih
and O'DonnelFs and other leading orus
stores in Washington. or may De OF
dered direct from the Emergency 1-ao-
oratories. No % West 18th Street. New
York City. In all eczema cases poslaIn
stops Itching with first application. ana
proceeds to heal Immediately; chronic
cases being cured in two weeks IN less
serious skin troubles. results are seen
after an overnight application
Samples for experimental purposes
may stiH be had. free Of charge, by
writing 10 the laboratories for them