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FURTHER TROUBLE EXPECTED
BOTH SIDES RESTING ON THEIR
ARMS AT STEARNS, KY.
Refusal of Strike Promoters to Obey
Order Of Court Brought on
Fight With Marshals.

LEXINGTON, KY, December o6.-Ex-
element is intense today at Stearns.
Whitley county, where two fights oc-
CURED yesterday between Deputy United
States marshals and miners connected
with the strikers there. The posse which
was expected to go into the mountains
last night to search for the missing and
wounded did not go, but it was thought
likely it would go today. Officer Ryan,
who became separated from his COM
panions during the fight yesterday is
still wandering in the mountains If not
already captured and put to death by the
Infatuated strikers. Barry Simpson. who
owned the hotel in which the fight &C.
CURED and which building was burned,
escaped into the mountains and Is being
protected there. It is thought, by his
friends. He is alleged to have been the
leader Of the striksrS
Five Burned to Death.
1t is believed that at least five men
were burned to death in the hotel, as the
miners who were in the building when
the blaze and fighting began were very
slow in getting out. A search is in
progress. Both sides are resting on their
al tOudNs Dut luFtNeF trouble IS eX-
pectede when the posse goes into the
mining section to search for the men
connected with yesterdays fighting
The men killed yesterday were Officer
Mullins and Richard Ross. Ten miners
are believed to have been wounded in the
two fights.
Refused to Obey Injunction.
The trouble arose. 1t is said. over the
refusal of strike promoters to obey tenn
porary restraining order issued by Federal
Judge A. NJ. J. Cochran at Covington. KY.
several days ago. Marshals Siler, Ryan.
Henry Waddell. Messengal and Tate of
Somerst and Marshal Mullins of Richmond
went to Stearns early yesterday and
found the strike promoters barricaded in
the McFerran Hotel. As the marshals an
preached they were fired upon. They re-
turned the fire. Mullins was instantly
killed and several Of the miners were in
jured. The hotel was then fired ana
burned to the ground.
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that Annis was on board his boat, which
| was then approaching the dock.
Continuing, Mr.. Shay said:
Tried to Break Away.


Thornton. realizing that a sight of An
mis- to his brother would probably mean
the undoing Of his mental Improvement.
he turned to his brother. and. taking him
by the arm, said: Come OF, Peter; Jes-
person is not here. Let's go back
1.-THE captain shook himself from the
defendant. Instantly Birchfield ran down
tho gangplank, the boat being then In. =
According to Mr.. Shay. Thornton Hams
did not come up with Capt. Hams until
after the shooting and when Tonning had
the captain in has grasp and was about
to strike him. 1t was then. said the at
torney; that Thornton cried out: Don't
hurt him, he's my brother.
Mr.. Shay promised to show that all. or
most all. of the statements attributed to
Thornton Hams are absolutely false and
untrue: that every shot was discharged
before Thornton was even upon the float:
that Mrs. 'Annis was not on the float. and
that a pistol was not pointed at her back.
and that inasmuch as his brother was
insane. or practically deprived of his rea-
son. the defendant was only endeavoring
dangerous to himself or to another"
With the closing of the defense's out
line. Mr.. Mcintyre called District Attor-
ney Darrin to the stand as his first wit
ness.
Justice Crane declined to allow the wit
ness to state whether Capt. Peter c..
Hams was indicted and what disposition
had been made of his case. The court
further declined to allow the district at
torney to say why Special Prosecutor
White was brought into the case.
Mr. Darrin was permitted to tell when
special prosecutors White and Dayton
were brought into the case, and was ex-
cused.
Eugene n. ]. Young, one of Hams
counsel, took the stand. He said he was
with the defendant at the coroners in
quest when Policeman Fallon testified
that he heard Thornton Hams say that he
wished he could go down into hell and
get Annis and kill him again..
Mr.. Young said that Fallon and the &C
cuSed did not speak to each other. Other
statements attributed by Fallon to the
defendant were, Mr.. Young said, not
uttered.
Mr.. Young said that he told Martin
Skura, the boy cabman, that he and Mr..
Shay were lawyers for Hams. He then
related the conversation with Skura, the
chief points of which we're incorporated
in Skura's signed statement. Mr.. Young
said:
Mr. Shay asked Skura if the name
'AnniS' had been mentioned during the
ride Of the Hams brothers to the club.
The boy said: 'Annis' name was never
mentioned. Skura further said that no
one told him to drive behind the stage"
Mr.. Young said. on cross examination,
that the reason he called Mr.. Mcintyre S
attention to Fallon going toward the de-
PENDANT was because Fallon was a pre-
cinct detective. Witness said precinct
detectives were prone to put a statement
in the mouths Of prisoners.
Mr.. Young was excused. Justice Crane
adjourned the court until Monday.
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MILK BILL MEETS APPROVAL
INDORSED By ANTI-TUBERCU.
LosIS ASSOCIATION.
Report Of Committee Action For
warded to Senator Gal1inger
by Commissioners.

In reiterating their request to Congress
for the passage OF bill ito regulate the
production and sale OF milk. cream. Ice
cream and butter and of cottage cheese
and similar milk products, in and for the
District of Columbia" which was intro
duced at the last session. the Commits
sioners today transmitted to Senator Gal
linger. chairman of the Senate District
committee. a letter announcing the in
dorsement of the bill by the directors of
the Association for the Prevention of
tuberculosis of the District of Columbia.
The Commissioners were informed OF
the Endorsement OF the bill by the asso-
citation by William II. Baldwin, chairman
of it's committee on legislation. He says:
AT the first meeting Of the directors of
the Association for the Prevention of
tuberculosis of the District of Columbia.
the successor Of the committee on the
prevention OF consumption. held Saturday
evening last, the first business transacted
after organization was to recommend
the passage of the bill for regulating the
production and sale of milk Is. 4S13, H.
16O60 which failed of enactment at the
last session. and to instruct the COM
mittee on legislation to do all in its power
to secure prompt action upon it by Con-
gress.
I'VE are glad to see that In their annual
report. just published. the Commissioners
have already requested the passage of the
measure. This request we now formally
indorse. The bill was prepared after a
careful study of the subject by those COM
petent to Judge of what the public welfare
requires, and we ask that our efforts to
reduce disease and its subsequent econo-
mic burden, and to promote the public
welfare, receive as promptly as possible
the aid which the enactment of this meas
ure will give
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VOYAGE PROVES ROUGH.
Steamer Reaches Savannah With
Purser Badly Injured.

SAVANNAH, Ga. December 26-With
a story of one Of the toughest voyages
the vessel has made since she Joined the
feet Of the Savannah line, the steamer
City of Savannah locked here yesterday
from New York. During Tuesday night
Purser Joseph Davis, who was OF the
main deck on watch, was hurled by the
tossing of the vessel against the railing
with such force that his right arm was
shattered below the elbow and he suf-
fered a compound fracture of two ribs.
1t is stated that he has other injuries that
make his condition serious. Without
waiting off Tybee for daylight. as is usu-
al, Commodore Fisher of the fleet on the
line OF steamers. ordered the vessel
brought up the Savannah river at night,
fearing to keep the wounded man longer
away from the best attention. The storm
had tossed the steamer about like an
egg shell, and when he received his in
jury the purser was thrown q distance
of twenty feet. the rail which broke three
of his bones stopping his flight.
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WOODWARD'S PLAN APPROVED
PROPOSED FISCAL CONTROL OF
THE IsOLATING WARDS.
Would Transfer Fees of Pay Pa
tents in Garfield and Providence
to Tax Collector.

District Commissioner mcfarland has
approved a recommendation of Health
Officer Woodward that Congress pass a
law giving the Commissioners power to
fix the fees Of pay patients in the isolat-
ing wards of Garfield and Providence
hospitals, and providing that all fees re-
ceived from such patients shall be paid
to the collector Of taxes. The object
of such an enactment is to enable the
Commissioners to get an accounting of
the receipts from the patients and Of the
expenditure Of the money.
DR.. Woodward's Recommendation.
The discussion was started by a re.
quest of the chairman OF the executive
committee OF the Garfield Memorial Hos
pital for a deficiency appropriation of
at least $1,000 for the maintenance of
the isolating wards Of the institution. In
reporting on the matter, Health Officer
woodward says that the letters request
ing the appropriation throw mo salts
factory light on the financial status" of
the isolating wards OF the Garfield Hos
pftal necessary to back up a request for
a deficiency appropriation.
He recommends, however, that the Com
missioners request Of Congress the 5000
appropriation, to be made available only
after the hospital authorities have pre-
scented satisfactory evidence that fees COL
lected from patients in the isolating wards
have been expended for the benefit of
those wards.
Would Transfer Fees.
THE isolating wards OF Garfield and
Providence hospitals" continued the
health officer. ARE operated as govern
ment institutions, pure and simple. The
provides the money and the
hospitals spend it. The hospitals. further
more, collect certain money from private
Or pay patients for accommodations In
these wards. for which they account to no
one. SO far as am informed, not a PEN
ny of revenue is derived from any source
other than government appropriations
and fees paid by private patients treated
in said wards.
I'm view Of all the circumstances of the
case, and in order that the government
may supervise and properly control the
expenditures on account of said wards,
recommend that hereafter all
fees collected from private or pay patients
treated herein be paid to the collector OF
taxes of the District OF Columbia and de-
posted in the Treasury OF the United
States, the intent being hereafter to pay
the entire cost Of said wards by direct ap-
by Congress, on vouchers duly
approved by the auditor of the District OF
Columbia"
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LIllEY INQUIRY HAS BEGUN !
AMERICAS FIRST ELECTION
COURT IN SESSION.
Campaign Expenses Of Governor
Elect to Be 1nvestigated-Con-
stitutionality Is Attacked.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. December 26-
An election court to inquire into the cam
paign and election expenses Of Represen-
tative and Gov.-Elect George L. Lilley OF
Waterbury was opened here today upon
application of George L. Fox, a school
master of this city, under provisions OF
a corrupt practices act passed blythe gen.
eral assembly in 1905
The judges are Silas A. Robinson and
W. l.. Bennett of the superior court.
The sitting of this court is of exceptional
interest, not alone in politicians. but
to the legal fraternity. 1t is claimed
that this is the first election court to be
set up in this country.
At the November election Lilley was
opposed by a faction of his own party.
The strength of this anita gonism Is shown
by the fact that while Taft carried the
state by over 44.0OO plurality, Iilley had
slightly less than 5000. The present
inquiry, should it reach the stage of tax
ing of evidence, is expected to so Dack
into the canvass for the nomination in the
spring and summer.
Fox has subpOenaed many witnesses,
although Col. 1. l.. Ullman, who served
as financial agent for Lilley. in New da-
ven, left for the south before the court
papers were served upon him. Other sup
posed agents Of Lilley are expected to be
In court.
The campaign expenses of Llley were
returned in the certificate to the secre-
tary Of state at $4,000; those of Judge
Robertson, the democratic nominee for
governor, at $4,000, while the antt-Lilley
republicans spent over $4,000.
F9X's power of subpoena under the cor
r,,pt practices act is believed to be I'M
limited
At the outset Col. Lucien F. Burpee OF
Waterbury and States Attorney Stiles
Judson OF Stratford raised the question
of the constitutiOnality of the corrupt
practices act on the ground that 1t con-
travenes several sections of the state con-
stitution, especially in the paragraphs
which provide for an inquiry Of the kind
now opened.
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Woman Doctors.

From the London Telegraph.
Generally speaking. LADY Doctors are
not greatly in demand. There is admit
edly a prejudice against them. and, curl
ously enough, it Is nowhere entertained
more keenly than among women them
selves AS well known surgeon pointed
out. I'm the genealogical and
maternity branches OF medical science
there is certainly a wide and suitable
field for fully qualified medical women.
and yet the cali for them in ordinary
private practice is practically non-ex-
istent
Women generally do not seem to have
accustomed themselves to the idea of con-
sulting their own sex. and it was not, Of
course, to be supposed. nor was 1t ever
anticipated, that the services of medical
women would be requisitioned by men.
As time goes on l think that this preju-
dice on the part OF women against women
doctors Wilt ought to begreatly modi-
fed, for there is no reason why women
with the exceptional gifts that many of
them have should not be useful in ordi-
nary medicinal administration. On the
other hand l can hardly think that wom-
en- will ever achieve what 1 may perhaps
call popularity as surgeons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-26
Bona Eide Circulation Of The Even
ing and Sunday Star.


The sworn statement below
shows that the circulation of THE
STAR is what it is claimed to be.
The circulation Of THE STAR for
the week, including and combin-
ing it's evening and Sunday morn
ing issues. Is the largest. the best
and the only sworn detailed circu-
lation OF each day. covering all
issues, in the District Of Columbia.
In both its evening and Sunday
morning issues it has a larger
carrier delivery circulation into
the homes of Washington than
any other two local papers COM
bined.
THE SUNDAY STAR. viewed
separately. has the largest, the
best and the only sworn circula-
ton in the District Of Columbia.
Fifteen thousand Of THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever in
their homes, depending upon THE
STAR alone for news and adver-
Using.
THE STAR, daily and Sunday,
thoroughly covers the local ad-
vertising field. reaching all classes
Of Washington purchasers. rich
and poor alike. in their homes, OH
every day in the week. at an hour
when they have the time and IN
clination to read a newspaper.
SATURDAY, December 10, 1905. 3S,69S
SUNDAY, December %. 1908. go. 41,S3S
MONDAY, December p. 1908. -. 36,.S3
TUESDAY, December %, 1905. G8,647
WEDNESDAY, December %, 1908 36,73S
THURSDAY. December q, 1908. 35.S27
FRIDAY, December 20. 1908. -. 3I:8.:359
Total for the week. ...........2 5O. SO1
solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the
number OF copies of THE EVEN
ING and SUNDAY STAR circu-
lated during the seven days ended
December 20, 19OS--that is, the
number of copies actually sold,
delivered, furnished or mailed, for
valuable consideration. to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers
and that the copies SO counted arc
not returnable to or remain in the
Office unsold. except in the case
of Sunday papers sent to out-of-
town agents only. from whom a
few returns of unsold papers have
not yet been received.
J. WHIT. HERON,
Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper
Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this twenty sixth day of De-
cember, AID. 1908.
y. e. RAMEY,
Public. n
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ExuEs START BACK HOME.
Distinguished Venezuelans Sail From
New York Mid Cheers.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Cheers and
Venezuelan flags speeded the steamer
Maracaibo when she swung out from her
pier today bearing Gen. Nicholas Ro-
lando. Gen. Ramon Ayala. Gen. Felix
Ampard and other exiles Of the Castro
regime on their way back to Venezuela
at the special invitation of the new head
of the republic, Juan Vicente Gomez, to
assist in the new order Of things govern
mental following the overthrow of Castro
Both the men and the women of New
Yorks Venezuelan colony. with a con-
siderable sprinkling of other Spanish
American residents of this city and vi
entity. were at the pier to bid the dis
tinguished exiles farewell. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed. all believing the
incident OF the return to their native
country of these leaders of the old oppo-
sition to Gen. Castro foreshadOwed a
new and brighter era for Venezuela
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Record for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm yesterday:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES %. 4 pm, IS;
8 pm, 50; L. midnight. % December 26,
am. 26; am. 81; IL noon, IS: = pm,
10. MaSlmum. 30. at . pm, December
%; minimum, 2s, at 2:1J am, December
%
Ea"o,neter- December 81. I p m. 20 81
s pm. 3}.:,1: ]: midnight. o1Js. Dsce;:l-
Der -. III. 90. -; ) d. m .9.Sf; noon,
20. ~; p M. 1895.
Minimum temperature past .twentyxfour
hours, IS; "a year ago, 81. .-1sl-.--a---s----.
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TAFT HAS MERRY DAY.
Next President Plays Golf, Rides
Horseback and Dimes.

AUGUSTA, Ca, December 2G.-The
Christmas events for the next President
Mr.. Taft. were his participation in the
annual handicap gnlf tournament Or the
Country Club, in which he won frnnl-N-ai.
j. r. Cumming. president o. tho cub.
without a distinguishing score: he rode
dozen miles on horseback in the afternoon
and with his entire family dinsd at the
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Father of Senator Penrose Dies.

PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-Dr.
r. A. F. Penrose, father OF United States
Senator BoIes Penrose, died at his home
here today Of pneumonia. He was eighty
two years old. DR.. Penrose was born
in Carlisle, Pa, and was well known In
the medical literary world, having con-
tributed many papers on a variety of
subjects He was a graduate of Dickin-
son College and Of the medical depart
ment of the University OF Pennsylvania.
He held a professorship in the latter in
stitution for twenty-six years. DR.. Pen
rose was connected with many Of the
hospitals and charitable institutions OF
the city.
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Steamship Has Rough Voyage.

NORFOLK. Va. December 2S.-The
Austrian steamship Margherita, Capt.
Cosulich. from New Orleans to BARGE
Iona. arrived here today FOR bunker coal
after having encountered the recent coast
storm of Cape Hatteras. The seas washed
the Margherita's decks, badly damaging
her Lighthouses and sweeping overheard
100 barrels OF rosin. which she carried as
deck lead One man was caught on
deck during The storm and suffere: "A
compound fracture Of the leg. He was
left in the hospital here when the
Margherita sailed for Barcelona following
her stop. at LambertS point for coal.
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THREATENS HIS FAMILY.
Black Hand Menaces the Home of
Chicago Italian.

CHICAGO. December 26.-Vito Lantillo
has received another black hand letter
demanding 81 500 This letter, the fourth.
gives him until Sunday to pay the money
and threatens the lives of his family If he
refuses to pay. Lantillo IS poor. and says
1t is impossible for him to get the money.
The first two letters he treated as a joke,
but two shots fired at him through a
kitchen window has awakened him to the
gravity of the situation.
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Heavy Humor.

From the Boston Globe
"Aias.' confessed the penitent man; sin
a moment Of weakness I stole a carload
Of brass fittings
In moment or Weakness? eS- /
claimed the judge. Goodness, man. what |
would you have taken If you had yielded
in q moment when you felt strong?, \
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Marathon Race on Warship.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 26. -
Marathon race was the feature Of tho
Christmas celebration held yesterday on
board the monitor Wyoming. which IL
lying in tho harbor awaiting to be chris
tened the Cheyenne New Year day.
Eleven sailors entered the race. but only
two finished the full course. The huge
deck of the monitor made q track 1870
yards to the lap. ]. p. White, the win
ner, proved himself a star in the other
contests which were held during the
afternoon.
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Heavy Christmas Mail Stalled.

CHICAGO. December 26-More than
1000 bags Of Christmas mail are stacked
in one passenger station and will not be
delivered for a week. Mail has accumu-
lated at the other depots also. Most of
the packages are for delivery outside Of
Chicago Hundreds OF presents, how
ever, consigned to Chicagoans have
missed delivery in time. The delay Of so
much of the Christmas mail this year
is said to have resulted from inability to
procure a sufficient number of extra
clerks and wagon delivery men.
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MAIL CARRIER RACES
Crazed by Drink, Clifton Dro-
nenburg Fires Shots.
INJURIES NORMAN RAINS
Dramatic Episode in Street at
Clarksburg, Md.
TERRoRIzEs HIS AGED MOTHER
Stray Shot Strikes Fred Soper-As-
sailant Formerly Deputy Clerk
Of the County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. December 20
CraZed by drink and angry because he
could not get more il is declared. Clifton
Dronenburg. a rural free delivery carrier
OF Montgomery county, residing at
Clarksburg, fired two loads Of buckshot
into Norman Rains Of that place. about
O'Clock Thursday afternoon, while I'm
the main street of the town, near the
door of the Dronenburg home. Rains is
In serious condition. but the physicians
have no fear for his life.
Dronenburg is still at large, although
he is believed to have made no effort to
get away. The arrest will be made as
soon as he can be located. Fred Soper,
witness Of the shooting, was struck by
several stray shots.
Violent to Mother.
Dronenburg late Thursday afternoon
returned to his home under the influence
of drink. According to the story. when
he had been in the house a short time he
became violent and began abusing his
aged mother. Frightened. she went to the
door Of the home and called for assist
ance.
Norman Rains happened to be passing
and responded. A few minutes later an
other pasSerby, Charles Bennett, hearing
the disturbance, also went into the house.
The combined efforts of the three seemed
to have quieting effect. and SO the two
men left the house. leaving In opposite
directions.
Rains had not gone more than ten or
fifteen yards when Mrs. Dronenburg
rushed to the door and cried to him to
run, as Dronenburg had gone for his gun.
Almost instantly and before Rains could
turn Dronenburg appeared and emptied
both barrels of his double-barreled shot
gun at the man. Poorly aimed, only q
few shot struck Rains
Reloads and Returns.
Wheeling, Rains drew a revolver and
fired three or four times toward the
house, but not before Dronenburg had
slammed the door. Before Rains could
get out of the way Dronenburg had re-
loaded and fired again. wounding Rains
severely in the right leg. Young Soper.
hearing the first shots. ran from the
store and was struck by several Of the
fine shot.
Seemingly sobered by the shooting.
Dronenburg quoted down. DR.. Beets said
that about twenty-five Of the buckshot
had been imbedded in the leg and back
of Rains.
Clifton Dronenburg is a son OF W. w.
Dronenburg of Clarksburg. and has been
rural free delivery carrier for several
years. Previously he was deputy county
clerk at Rockville for about six years.