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DEATH IN AN AVALANCHE.
A Hotel Destroyed and 10 Killed
and Is Injured.

BERNE, Switzerland. March Am ava
lanche descended yesterday near the vii
lage of Noppenstein. The enormous at
mcspheric pressure which accompanied 1t
dem olished a hotel at the mouth Of the
Lochberg Tunnel Works, killing ID per-
sons and injuring fifteen others. The
occupants of the hotel, numbering thirty.
were surprised while seated at the table
by sinister rumblings. Almost instantly
two children rushed into the dining room
and screamed AN avalanche. an ava
lar cher
There was rush to escape, but the
building. which was of temporary nature,
collapsed without warning. Both of the
children were killed along with many of
those they had sought to save. Among
the others killed was an American en-
eineer named Mervart. who was installing
American machinery to be used for tun-
The hotel had been erected by the
tuhl. ell contractors for the convenience
of the engineers and others engaged In
construction work. There were no tour
lists there.
The village post Office and police sta
ton also were seriously damaged by the
cir wave. and were keeied over to an
aIgle of 10 degrees, making occupancy
impossible. The tunnel works were not
damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
ALMOST A cENTENAR1AN.
Mrs. Temperance Gore Dies at Gar
risou, Baltimore County.

BALTIMORE, March Mrs. Temper
ance Gore of Garrison, Baltimore county.
who was ninety-nine years ten months
and one day old, died yesterday morning
at $50 o. clock at the home of her son-in-
law, Mr.. John c. Bell, at Garrison. II
she had lived until April % she would
have been 100 years old, and her eighty
nine descendants had planned fitting
celebration Of that event. They fully be-
lieved the vigor of mind and body which
she had maintained until less than week
ago would carry her many years beyond
the fifth score milestone on her life s
journey.
Mrs Gore was one of the few women
who saw the twentieth century's advent.
whose father had served in the revolu-
tionary war; and who was a daughter OF
the American revolution in fact as well
as in name. She was the daughter of the
late Nathan and Mary Brooks Ensor. and
was the widow of Benjamin Gore, who
died more than forty years ago. The
wonderful preservation of both body and
mind in her greatly advanced years was
a source Of great pride to her children,
grandchildren. great grandchlidren and
great.great-grandchild and In spite OF
the fact that she was so old the hundreds
of her friends throughout Baltimore coun-
ty and in Baltimore were greatly grieved
and shocked when they heard OF her death
yesterday.
She was born on April %. 1908. during
the administration of Thomas Jefferson,
and she lived through the most stirring
events Of the history of this country. Mrs.
Gore, until q few weeks ago, remembered
many things about the revolution, which
she heard her father tell. She was mar
ried to Mr. Gore in 1880. when she was
twenty-five years old.
Mrs. Gore Is survived by two daughters
and one son-Mrs. John c. Bell and Miss
Sailie Gore of Garrison and Mr.. D. M.
Gore of Clifton Forge. Va. Her daugh-
ters were with her when she died, and
tust a few minutes before she breathed
her last she called them to her bedside
and babe thin goodbye, telling them she
was fully conscious of her approaching
demise. She leaves twenty-five grand
children, thirty-four Observation-Disclosures
and thirty great-great-grandchil
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DAVIS PRAISES CANAL WORK.
Reports Dirt Flying in Good Style
on the Isthmus.

NEW YORK. March 2.-Maj. Gen.
George w. Davis. U. S. A.. who was sent
by President Roosevelt to Guatemala in
December to attend the opening OF the
Guatemala and Transcontinental railroad,
arrived here yesterday from Colon on the
steamship Finance. He said the road,
which was built by American capital and
engineers, and which extends 200 miles
from Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios,
is big success. and will earn good profits
for the investors who built 1t.
Gen. Davis. who was the governor OF
the Canal Zone and a member OF the 18th.
milan canal commission, said he was
greatly interested in the work of the ca
nal. and stopped several days on the 18TH
mus to see just what was being done.
He said the work was progressing rapidly
and smoothly, and that the engineers in
charge were handling their respective
tasks with great ability and thoroughness.
He will go to Washington today.
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Discussed Grant Statue.

The House committee on the Library.
of which Representative Mccall of Mas
sachusetts Is chairman. had a meeting to-
d.. at which the several bills and reso-
lutions with reference to the site of the
Grant memorial statue were discussed.
The committee took no action, however.
and the same matter will be taken up
at the next regular meeting a week
from today.
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American Smelling Dividend.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Directors of the
American Smelling and Refining Company
today declared a quarterly dividend of l
per cent on the companys common stock.
This compares with n quarterly dividend
Of per cent on the common stock for the
last previous quarter. The directors today
also declared a quarterly dividend of
IA per cent on the preferred stock. which
is unchanged from the previous quarter.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeCIHI DISDdtch 10 HE Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd March 2.-WHEAT-Easjer
snot contract. 99laa99ss spot No. red western
May. l.O2h asked; steamer No red s3Iaa95&
receipts. 1880 bushels; southern on grade
SEAL O0L2.
CORN-Firmer: spot mixed. e2ls: No. . white
62hs; March. 62k: April. 63A a631a; May 64Xa
64z; steamer mixed. 5SS: receipts 13s sos bush
corn, 57ha81h: southern. yellow corn 57A a8l u
OATS-Sfrong and higher: No. 2 white, 5Sa
oSha; NO; white. 18laao3 No mixed. 571a.
western domestic. 09a3l; receipts. 68O1 bushels
HAf-Quiet; No: timothy 100 asked; No
clover mixed 15OOal5 so
GRAIN FREIGHTS-very quiet: steam to Liy
erpool. per bushel 24d March; Cork for orders
per quarter, IS Sd March
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SCOUT CRUISER CHESTER.
She Makes Very Good Time on Her
Endurance Run.

PORTLAND. Me-. March with an
average of 1858 knots per hour to her
credit. the scout cruiser Chester returned
here yesterday from her four hours en-
d,,-ance run at top speed over the course
between Cape Elizabeth and Thatchers
Island.
Her maximum speed for any fifteen
minutes during that time was 26.6 knots.
Her average is 2J5 knots in excess OF
the contract requirement. and one and
a half knots better than had been pIophe-
sled by her builders. These figures,
which are correct and oncial, indicate
that the speed was wonderfully uniform
throughout the entire trial.
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Liverpool Grain Prices

LIVERPOOL, March 2.-wheat-Spot
steady: No. red western. winter. rs 3bd:
futures quiet; March. as I'd: May. Is 2@d:
July, IS 4i4d. =
Corn-Spot, quiet; American mixed
new. 5s I'd; American mixed. old, So AID:
futures, quiet: March, Js I'D; May, 5s I'd
Flour-Winter patents, 29s Cd
Hops-At London (Pacific COAST, dull
IL 1Osa e. los.
quays railways and canals not included)
2.431 900 centals;. corn. 1881. 900 centals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02

Rev Clyde w. Cow. pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South of Els
hery, arrested and brought to Jail at
Troy. Mo. following the death Of Miss
Elizabeth Gleason, who charged him In a
dying statement with responsibility for
al illegal operation. has been admitted
a statutory charge. His preliminary
hearing has been set for March 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02

MEDFORD, Mass, March 2.-Rev. Will
liam H. Eaton, DID,, for the past twenty
years secretary of the Massachusetts
Baptist Missionary Society. died at his
home here Saturday. He was born In
Hopkinton. n. H., in 1871.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, March Erich
ard Bender, seventy-six years old. a vet
eran boatbuilder Of Cumberland. died Sat-
urday night He Is survived by his wife.
one son A. Richard Bender - and six
daughters Miss Priscilla Bender. a
trained nurse at st. Agnes Hospital, Bal
timore, and Mrs. Keller. wife Of c. E.
Keller, private secretary to Representative
Pearre are two. Mr.. Bender came to this
country from Germany when twenty. He
became foreman at the boatyard or the
late Gen. Thomas I. McKaig. and later
formed partnership with Weyand Doer-
mer. The firm operated boats between
Cumberland and Georgetown.
BALTIMORE, March q Mrs. James
Ogier, who was, perhaps. one of the best
known women in East Baltimore years
ago. died Saturday at the home OF her
son, Mr. George w. Ogier. 21O0 Bolton
avenue. Death was due to the infirmities
Of age Mrs. Ogier was born on Caroline
street, near Orleans. in 1910. Her father.
Andrew Carruthers, emigrated from
Scotland and settled in Baltimore. She
ant Of family Of French Huguenots who
came to this country in the early part Of
the eighteenth century. The Ogier family
was from the Island Of Guernsey. Mrs.
Ogier left East Baltimore about twenty
Ave years ago. Her husband died in 1880.
She leaves twenty grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren
MORGANTOwN, w. Va. lIarch 2.-Dr.
W. M. Turner died of apoplexy at his
home here Saturday night. He had re-
turned from conference at which he con-
scented to accept the nomination for mayor
on the citizens party ticket, and sat by
the fire reading the evening mail. His
wife, waking at o'clock In the morning.
missed her husband. and. going to the
library, found him dead. DR.. Turner was
one of the most widely known men in the
state. He was born in Harrison county
in 1874, and was educated at the old Mon
golia Academy and at Princeton College.
In 1885 he was elected president of the
West Virginia University, succeeding Will
liam L. Wilson. He served eight years In
that capacity. He was q stanch demo-
crat. and served his party one term in the
state senate in 1885. Washington and JEFF
ferson College conferred on him the de-
gree of doctor of laws. DR.. Turner Is sur.
vived by a wife and four children.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, March O.
Louis TaliafeYro. for many years city
editor of the Evening Telegraph. died
at his home in this city yesterday after
long illness. He had come here for
his health from Louisville. KY. nine years
ago Taliaferro was once political writer
of the Louisville Courier-Journal. and
afterward city editor Of the Louisville
Post. He was thirty-six years old.
NEW WORK. M,rcb o-Ngis. Cathar,ne
v. Davis. for more than forty years a
teacher and principal in the public
schools, died Saturday at her home,
No. "a West S9th street. Miss Davis was
born In Birmingham. England, and was
brought to this country by her parents
when only two years old. At the age
Of fifteen she began her life work as a
teacher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The preferred stock of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company at today
meeting of the stock exchange sold for g..
an entire point better than the highest
selling price of Saturday. The amount of
stock that was taken at that figure was
small. and although the bid ran up another
point and reached IS, still it did not have
the usual effect Of such rapid advances
and bring the stock on the market.
The broker who made the bid of 6s
withdrew 1t before the closing and of
fered the stock at that level while he bid
81.
Lanston stock sold off somewhat. but
otherwise there was not much of inter-
est brought out as the result either of the
call or Of the after call.
For some time past there have been
efforts made of a tentative character look
ing to forming some plan of a profitable
more banking institutions. 1t Is under
stood that no definite conclusion has been
as yet reached.
According to the Wall Street Journal the
impression is deepening in Wall street
that Mr.. Taft will be the republican
nominee for President The same fore
caster of future events provides Bryan
as his opponent. The conclusion reached
by this organ of financial interests is that
with these candidates the probability Is
that the business interests of the country
will in the main support Mr.. Taft.
The Importance of reaching some GER
tainty as to the outcome of the presi-
dental contest lies in the belief that this
political situation and the size of the crops
are the factors which will largely de-
termine the time when the country will
emerge from its present depression and
enter upon another period of advance in
trade and enterprise.
1t is too early. according to this author
ity. to form any Judgment as to the con-
dition of the crops. and the estimate OF
the political probabilities as given above
is in line with the thought that an early
change for the better in the business
situation may be expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, March 2.-Bullion amounting
to fI,O0O was taken into the Bank OF
England on balance today.
BERLIN, March 2.-Exchange on Lon.
don 20 marks 40 pfennigs for checks.
The rate of discount for short bills is
per cent. and for three months bills
~ per cent.
PARIS, March 2.-Closing: Three pei
cent rentes 81 francs 40 centimes for the
account. Exchange on London Is francs
1919 confines for checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02

Closing Quotations.
At the close of the stock market the
Following stocks had changed in price
change In balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper. 51ss
american Smelling. COZ.
American Smelling. pfd., 9OH.
American Sugar, 1881.
Anaconda, 3Sha
Baltimore and Ohio 70
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 4Ol4
Canadian Pacific. l43
Chesapeake and Ohio, q.
Chicago Great Western, 3%.
Chicago, Mil. and ST. Paul, 1O9ss
Colorado Southern, 22x.
Corn Products, pfd., 57H.
Great Northern Ore, 52la.
Great Northern. pfd, 1l7Z.
Louisville and Nashville, S9h.
Mexican Central. 1SA.
NJ. s. P. and S. s. NJ, %.
Missouri Pacific, 81
National Lead 41k
Northern Pacific. 121A.
Pennsylvania, 1121
Pressed Steel Car, 1875.
Reading, 951a.
8. l.. & San Fran, I'd pfd., 2lk.
Southern Pacific, g.
Southern Railway, 90.
Southern Railway pfd., 271h.
Union Pacific, 1121z
United States Steel %
United States Steel, pfd, 92A
BONDS.
American Tobacco As, g.
American Tobacco 6s, 1O1k.
United States Steel SIS, IS
t., c. V. As. S3lh
lnterboro AVS. 555s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02

Exaggerated reports have been in circu-
lation in Rome. Italy, regarding an cpl
demic of smallpox. The truth Is that
there have been only a few cases and
that these were at once isolated. 1t IL
believed that all danger Of the contagion
sprea aiding has been checked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, March 2.-On the stock ex-
change today American securities opened
lower in sympathy with unfavorable Wall
street news. and after being a fraction
ovsr parity they dropped for lack of sup
port. In the afternoon the market f1uctu-
ated moderately and finished dull and un-
interesting
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BULLS AND BEARS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK March For some little
time it has been generally conceded that
the most important factors in the stock
| market situation were the condition OF
general business, the outlook with respect
| to national politics and the attitude of
state authorities toward corporations 1t is
| admitted that in the latter group indivi-
duals show little inclination toward gen.
uine fairness in their dealings with the
corporations, but it is believed that their
| position to a great extent Is untenable
and will be materially changed in due
| time by public sentiment.
In most circles it is believed that the
improvement in business noted recently
is the beginning of the upward turn~to
normal conditions. No one Is predicting
rapid recovery. but most students OF the
| situation think that there will be no ma
| terial setback from the present level. In
speculative circles it is assumed that the
! stock market will receive some impetus
| from the official announcement that the
Butte mines and some of the smelters are
to be reopened.
Those who do not take a particularly OPP
timistic view Of the copper situation main
tain that the copper sold abroad some
little time ago had been resold to specu-
lators, who as yet have found no gen.
eral market among consumers. They
therefore declare that the foreign market
is we'll filled up with copper and they
think that the largest producers in this
country, having disposed of most of their
stocks, have decided to reopen their
mines and accumulate fair amount OF
the metal, believing that when business
revives generally they will be able to
dispose of it at a price materially higher
| than the quotations that have prevailed
for several months.
These observers do not think that the
demand for copper in this country Is ma
terially greater than it has been at any
time since the panic and they do not
think there can be healthy demand until
the corporations are able to raise money
through the sale Of long-term securities.
X
Prominent spectators were unable to
decide this morning what effect the an
nouncement of the public service commits
sion with respect to the payment OF the
Erie preferred dividends would have upon
those securities in the market In Wall
street it has been pretty generally be-
lieved for some little time that the COM
mission would not grant its authority for
the issuance of the dividend warrants.
Consequently it is thought in most cir
cles that the action Of the commission
has been pretty generally discounted by
the declines that have already been re-
corded for Erie first and second pre-
ferred 1t is thought. however. that this
decision may have a bearing with direc-
tors Of other New York state companies
who may have been contemplating the
payment of dividends through a similar
medium.
Many speculative interests are still very
much mixed regarding the immediate
future OF the market. but most of them
are inclined to operate only in the small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02

Opportunity knocked loudly at the mans
door. But the man was busy discoursing
on panics. their habits and habitats. SO
Opportunity grinned and ambled along
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL o'clock noon-washng.
ton Rwy. and Elec. As, $500 at 75h, 1000 at
u.s.
Capital Traction. 5 at 119. 80 at 1l91l, 10 al
119. 10 at 119, at 119, at 119.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 3 at 81, 9
at 60, so at 81.
Washington Cas- Is at 61M
Lanston Monotype. 100 at 81. 100 at az.
After call-Washington Rwy. and Elec. 4s,
81 600 at 15.
Lanston Monotype. 100 at ass..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bank
ers and brokers. 1419 F street, members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board OF
Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. $1.512,657; government re-
ceipts: From internal revenue, 81, 2Ss, 5S7
customs. s76S, AZ: miscellaneous, $104, 800.
Expenditures, 81, OOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02
SOME NOTABLE DEATHS.

CHICAGO. March o Prof. Heinrich
Maschke. of the department of mathe-
mates. University Of Chicago, died here
yesterday after an operation for the re-
moval of a tumor.
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Consolidated Cotton
Duck Company.

Baltimore, February IL. 1908.
The Directors Of this Company have declared
DIVIDEND OF THREE PER CENT upon the
preferred Stock Of this Company for the six
months ended December 31st. 1907. payable April
LIST, 1908, to Stockholders Of record March goth.
1908. The Transfer Books will be closed at
pm, March 10th. 1908, and reopened April 3D.
1908. Checks will be daily mailed to Stock
holders.
DAVID H. CARROLL. Treasurer.
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Many speculative interests are still very
much mixed regarding the immediate
future OF the market. but most of them
are inclined to operate only in the small.
est way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-02

MEDFORD Mass, March 2.-Rev. Will
liam H. Eaton, DID,, for the past twenty
years secretary Of the Massachusetts
Baptist Missionary Society. died at his
home here Saturday. He was born In
Hopkinton, n. H., in 1S41.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

The rule that governs this little circular bicycle track is very simple one and yet there to be mystery about the way in which it works Let the who plays the trick, and whom we will call the station-msster go away to some place from which he cannot see what you do Start an imaginary bicycle along the track at any station marked by flag Be- ginning with the number the disk opposite the lag at which you start (say at the bottom of the illustration), and calling the next station nine (even though it is marked 3, if you are counting to the right), count the stations you pass them Go far you please, then return stopping when the number of flags you have passed coming back reaches the same number that at which you stopped in go- ing forward and the station-maser, on being shown the station from which and the direction in which you started will be able to tell you where you fn- ished your return Journey.
 Begin for instance at station 8, at the bottom Of the illustration; call this station Gas 1t is marked eight" the next, say to the right, nine (never mind what it is marked), and so on until you have gone forward as far as you care to, say until you have counted to nfteen that s at the disk at the right, near the top. Now return, calling the nag from which you start back again "one" and reckon ing each flag you pass additional one until
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12

mouse, "and feel certain that if had but wings l could at last associate with those have so long envied and admired"
 Very we'll" said the eagle; "be it sol" and, in stantly wings springing from the mouses shoulders. the first bat created
 His ambitious desires, however, were not realized; for the birds perceiving that he still had ears and tail and was besides, covered with hair would not associate with him. while, upon the other hand, his pride had withdrawn him from his old com- panions.
 AAlas!" said the poor lonely animal, "why was not contented with the humble sphere that nature intended me to fill? My very wings, that hoped would be my pride, prevent me from walking upon the ground where belong
 So mortified and disappointed was he that thence forth he ventured out into the world no longer by daylight but only at night when all other creatures had retired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
THE BAT: 4 FABLE.
By III. P.

mouse, one time, rendered service of some i'm portance to of the eagles of Jupiter Ask" said the grateful bird anything that you desire and in the of my master, love, promise to grant it to you"
 Oh, sir" said the mouse eagerly T have long felt the modification of living among such vulgar the bests and have ardently desired to associate with the refined society of the birds If you could but grant me wngs my happiness would be complete"
 Consider well what you ask" said the eagle gravey. Nature has placed you in a certain grade of society and you need not hope that wings alone will make you bird"