davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
BRYAN FORCES BEATEN.
johnson Mems Claim Concerning
Result in Florida.

The following statement was given out
at the Johnson headquarters here last
night
1T is said here on good authority today
that Florida has voted to send an unin-
structed delegation to Denver. William
Sherman Jennings, first cousin of Col.
Bryan, was defeated for delegate at large
by a vote of three or four to one by T. A.
Jennings, an anti-Bryan man. Repre-
sentative Clark, who took part in the
campaign, has returned here. and he
says that the Bryan forces were beaten.
The Johnson and Gray men are elated
over the result of the Florida primaries
for they believe that other southern
states will follow the lead. 1t is claimed
that Louisiana. Georgia, North Carolina,
Virginia and Tennessee will send unin-
structed delegates.
Col Bryan is losing ground in the
south. The Alabama primaries turned
out better than the friends of Gov. john
son expected, for the latest returns indi-
cate that ne got more than 10 per cent of
the vote after campaign of a few days"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
RECEPTION OF REPORTS.
Supreme Council, Royal Arcanum, in
Thirty-First Annual Session.

The Supreme Council, the governing
body of the Royal Arcanum. convened in
thirty-first annual session Wednesday last
at the Beach Hotel in Chicago. ILL., The
reports submitted by the Supreme Coun-
Gil officers for the past year showed graf
flying progress made in al jurisdictions.
The District of Columbia is represented
at the session of the Supreme Council
by Mr.. Claude r. Zappone. who is
member of one of the standing commit
tees: Mr.. j. Ed. Swaine and Mr. John D.
Biddis Mrs. Zappone and Mrs. SWaine
accompanied their husbands to chicago
and are the guests of the Royal Area
mans of Illinois at a series of entertain
ments planned to be given during the
Supreme Council session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
WASHINGTON BOY HELD UP.
Thugs Assault William H. Bishop, a
Student at Harvard University.

a special dispatch from Boston. dated
yesterday. states that William H. Bishop
of Washington. sophomore at Harvord
University. was badly beaten Friday night
by thugs on Massachusetts avenue. Cam
bridge. Mr.. Bishop lodged complaint
with the police, with a description of his
two assailants. Arrests are expected.
Bishop rooms at the Weld Hall, in
Cambridge. In company with another
student from the same hall he was stroll
ing an Massachusetts avenue. near Har
ward square. at about Q o'clock in the
evening. when they were set upon by two
men.
Bishop was badly cut about the face.
One OF his eyes was blackened.
He was attended by a physician before
getting to his rooms.
Mr. Bishop is a son of DR.. Francis B.
Bishop of 1913 l street. DR.. Bishop did
not. hear of the assault upon his son
until he was informed of il by a Star
reporter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

F street for twenty-four years. His new
stock consists of antique furniture,
curios. Sheffield plate. mirrors. bric-a-
brac and pictures that. IL Is explained.
age and quaintness make valuable. In
addition 10 the Brown stock he has g.
cured several collections OF antique fur
niture. silverware. brass. bronze and cop
per ornaments curios. mirrors etc.
II is said TO be Mr. Nicolaides' aim to
make his new establishment moro noted
than his old one. His new building IL
modern in every particular and was only
recently constructed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
PLANS FOR THREE MEETINGS
COUNTY DEMO
Gratis DISPLAY ACTIVITY.
Arrange to Select Delegates to State
Convention at Roanoke by
Popular Vote.

Members of the citizens democratic
committee of Alexandria county. Va,
expect to hold three meetings this week
when delegates are to be elected to the
state convention in. Roanoke the 18th of
attorney ard other democrats are heading
the movement. Tie meetings are to b,
public and the d,legates from the county
to the state convention selected by popu
lar vote.
Those in charge of the call for the
meetings sent posters throughout the
county last evening announcing the time
and extending an invitation to all demo-
Gratis to attend and participate in the
proceedings The first meeting is to be
held Tuesday evening in the Carne school
building. Washington district. In the
Arlington district a meeting VII be held
Wednesday evening in the courthouse.
while the jefferson meeting will be Thurs
day evening in the schoolhouse on Mt:
Vernon avenue.
For and Against Bryan.
1t is said to be probable that contesting
delegations will go to Roanoke from
Alexandria county. The so-called ma
chine democrats will send delegation
that is opposed to Bryan. it is thought.
while the aim of the members OF the
citizens democratic committee is to
select Bryan delegates.
Even should the machine democrats
dominate the convention and send dele
g3teS to Denver who are opposed TO
Bryan Mr.. Mackey said last night
their votes VII amount to nothing. as
Bryan will receive votes enough TO nomi-
nate him before Virginia is called upon
to vote.
Mr.. Mackey added he is confident that
the meetings to be held this week will
bring out the better element of the county
and he thinks the delegates selected will
be seated when they get to Roanoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

of the Rock Creek Park commission. a
member of the commission on suburban
highways of the District and a member
of the board of commissioners OF the Sol
ders' Home. In addition TO these duties
he has also served as a member of ord
nance and Notifications and as member
of the inland waterways comm sslon
which recently made inspection of the
Mississippi river.
He belongs to the Army ana Navy Club
and is an honorary member of the Amer
lean Society of Civil Engineers.
In his long career Of over thirteen
years in the ofIic, of the CHEF of engs-
neers-first as assistant and later as the
head-Gen. Mack anzie has come into
close personal and official relations with
many men prominent in national and
state affairs In this continuous and IN
tricate task he has made more friends
and developed fewer enemies than usual
ly falls to the lot of man.
Memory Is Remarkable.
He has the faculty of remembering i'm
portant points of the most intricate legal
matters and technical details of all the
hundreds of engineering works carried
on by his corps. Absolute fairness in
deciding controversies. unwavering idel-
ity to what is the plain intent ar. mean
ing of Congress in laws cCntided to his
care for execution and open. kindly
dealing with all men. officially and other
WISE have been his guiding rules of
thought and conduct.
In the words of a prominent army
officer:
Gen. Mackenzie realizes the best ideal
of public servant His sympathy,
patience, courtesy and desire to oblige
make up a personality which cannot fail
to charm every one with whom he comes
in contact.
His impulse is to help every one who
wants anything. To ohlse an appli-
cant and to forward his interests he will
sacrifice anything except his convictions
and the truth upon which they are
founded.
There are many strong men in public
life. but there are few who so delight
to serve the people, and by whom the
people SO delight to be served, as Gen.
Alexander Mackenzie"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
Must Be 18 Years Old to Operate
Auto

The recommendation of the automobile
board of the District that no person I'M
der eighteen years of age be permitted
to operate motor vehicle in the District
of Columbia has been approved by the
Commissioners. An order to that effect
amending the police regulations will be
promulgated by the Commissioners this
week The present limit is sixteen years
and the change is the result of reckless
driving of automobiles by young persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
E. E. JORDAN DIRECTOR.
Financier Elected to Board of Com
mercial National Bank.

Eldridge E. Jordan, long and promi-
nently identified with the financial inter-
ests of Washington, and who is the presi-
dent of the Merchants and Mechanics
Bank. has just been elected a di-
rector of the Commercial National Bank.
Mr.. Jordan is also serving president
of the Traders National Bank. which is
closing up its affairs for the purpose of
consolidating with the Merchants and Me-
chanlcs Savings Bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
AGAINST SHIP SUBSIDY.
Another Vote in House Adverse to
Proposition.

1t looks very much as if ship subsidy
was very dead as far as the present ses-
sion of Congress is concerned. Last
night the adverse vote of the House on
the conference report on the post Office
appropriation bill the other day was
ractically duplicated-145 to 154. This
vote was composed, too of many changes
from the vote of the other day. some
of the republican noes being absent.
but their places being taken by demo-
Gratis of the same iIk. 1t is expected
that now the Senate will recede and the
ship subsidy proposition in the bill will
go out.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-16
Killing Harmful Bactku.

Sewage must either putrefy or nitri-
fy. That is, it must either decOmpoSe
with results unfavorable in the ex-
treme), or such chemical action must
take place as will change the harmful
organic ingredients to harmless inor-
ganic matters, q result really effected
through bringing them somehow into
contact with the air. the oxygen of
which will consume them, says the At
lantic Monthly.
The problem before us, then, really
resolves itself into this: How may
we so oxidize or uitrify sewage as to
change the noxious organic matter into
harmless mineral substances? To do
this the sanitary engineer, instead of
removing the germs. as in water fitra-
ton. cultivates myriads of helpful bac-
terra Whether we consider such sew
age-disposal as carried on by natural
or by artificial means, on the irrigated
farm or the tricklng filter. we find this
startling and remarkable fact-the oxi-
dizing of the sewage is done by mil
lions of living organisms. The sewage
filter is. in its essentials, nothing more
than a pile of rock upon which the good
bacteria may grow. These bacili take
in the organic wastes and turn them
into safe and harmless inorganic mat
! tiers. To cultivate such bacteria and
to use their destructive powers on dan
gerous elements has been the effort Of
all recent sewage researches.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-16
EPIDEMIC OF GRIP IS
SWEEPING COUNTRY
lens of Thousands of Cases of This
Pestiferous Disease are Being
Reported.
SUFFERERS IN MANY CITIES.
Business in Many Places Is Disor-
ganized on Account Prostrations
from This Ailment.

An epidemic of la grippe seems to be
sweeping over the country, and tens of
| thousands of people are suffering from
the disease. Pittsburg reports the worst
visitation in its history. The business
of the city is diSorgaEiZed on account
of the large number of people who have
been suddenly forced to remain absent
from their places of employment
Factories and mills. offices and stores,
are affected seriously.
There is a notable uniformity in the
symptoms of the present epidemic,
which appears to affect principally the
bronchial passages. Bronchitis and
| pneumonia are its most common accom-
paniments, and it aggravates fully 80
| per cent of the tuberculosis cases. Those
| most injuriously affected are persons
who before the attack were badly run
down in their general health. In their
cases pneumonia quickly develops,
while the heart, brain and other or
gans become affected
In Philadelphia an epidemic Of grippe
IS sweeping the city and whole fami-
lies are Frustrated by it. Pneumonia in
many cases is followed close upon its
heels, and last week many persons died
of that disease. Doctors are scarcely
able to keep up with the demands made
upon them. Baltimore, too, is expert
encing an unusual amount of sickness.
Other cities where grippe has made
its appearance are Boston, Chicago, Gin
cinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Milwaukee
and New York, and reports from these
places indicate that the health authori-
ties fear that the outbreak is only at
the beginning. Health Commissioner
Evans, of Chicago, has issued Il warn
ing to the people, urging them to get
plenty of fresh air and to exercise in
the open as much as possible Chicago
knows the danger of grippe, for it has
been frequently visited by the disease.
In 1890 that city had 100000 grippe suf-
ferers and 112 deaths directly resulted.
In 1899 over 300 persons died from the
disease, and since the first appearance
of the malady the city has paid
tribute of 2,2OS lives.
In New York, where the disease is
now gaining a strong foothold, sixty
eight deaths resulted last week and
there are many cases scattered about
the city.
Boston is the worst sufferer on the
Atlantic seaboard. There are nearly
100000 cases there and sixty deaths
have resulted Cincinnati has 1000
cases and the disease seems to be cpl
demic in form.
The open winter is held responsible
for the spread of the disease. Where it
originated no one seems to know. 1t
travels with wonderful rapidly. In
1889, when the grippe appeared in viru-
lent form all over the country, it was
tracked back to Europe and thence to
Hong Kong in China. The germs of
the present epidemic may have come
from the same source.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-16
RATS IN JAPAN.

MIkado's Police Wage War on the
Rodents.
When Japanese officials undertake
measure for the good of the public they
carry it out with a thoroughneSs IN
known in the Western world, says
Drogisten Zeitung, which cites this GU
rious incident: Last month the police
of Kobe distributed to every house in
town a package of arsenic, with direc-
tons for the use of the poison printed
on each package which latter was to
be used in the destruction Of rats, In
accordance with the plan of the De
partment of Health in fighting the
plague. A very prominent citizen of
Kobe, and a political leader Of some
note. on the day after the distri5u-
ton was made called at the office OF the
Kobe Chronicle and lodged complaint
to the effect that he had been grossly
insulted by the police.
According to his account, police Of
fcer on the foregoing day had walked
into his dwelling and, without word,
har handed him a package marked
arsenic" What is that?" asked he.
That's for you" answered the officer.
For me?" inquired the astonished citi-
zen. in whose mind, no doubt, visions of
a hint to betake himself to the I'M
known shore, after the good old Japan
csc fashion, were floating. Yes, for
YOU" repeated the policeman, pauslna
after each word to emphasize it. The
order has gone forth that all yer1nin
shall die," This was all that the as
tonished editor could get out of the
wrathy politician. and the latter went
away, still raging against the insult
the police had put upon him"
Wonderful, indeed, is the notice that
was printed on these same packages.
Eat not of the contents" it heads
''for it is forbidden. If anybody, by
carelessness, eats of it, let him report
at once to the nearest policeman, and,
if none is to be found, then report to
the coroner When q rat is killed.
report it to the police, and they Will
send a commissary to take care of it
Do not touch it yourself, as this is for
hidden. If any arsenic is left over by
the rats, notify the police, who will re-
move it. Give notice TO the rats that
they must not die in their holes, as the
latter is forbidden under the heaviest
penalties"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-16
Origin of Writing.

Recent discoveries on the site occu-
pied by the remains of a great pre-
historic palace at knossos, in Crete,
believed to be the original of the tabled
Labyrinth" indicate that written doc
Ilments existed on Greek soil some eight
centuries beyond the earliest known
monuments of Greek writing and five
centuries beyond the earliest dated
Phmnician record, as seen on the
Moabite stone.
These discoveries, II is claimed, place
the whole question of the origin of
writing OF new plane. 1t is thought
that the Cretan hieroglyphs exactly
correspond with what in virtue of their
names. we must suppose to have been
the pictorial originals of the Phpniclan
letters on which the alphabet is based.
Among these are Aleph, the ox's head ;
eBth. the house; Daleth, the door, etc.
This contravenes the old theory OF De
Rouge that the Phenician letters were
derived from early Egyptian forms sig
nifying quite different objects.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-16
BRYAN In a New Role.

Washington correspondents of east
ern Democratic newspapers are devOt-
ing good deal of space to discus
sion of Mr.. Bryan and of Mr.. Bryans
plans. Most of them profess to see in
his present program a decided change
in policy and they interpret it as indi-
eating the existence in Mr.. Bryan's
mind of a strong hope of success.
1t will be recalled that on the occa-
sion of his recent visit to Chicago, Mr..
Bryan extended the olive branch TO
Roge1. Sullivan and to other Democrats
with whom he has had differences i'll
the past And since then he has given
unqualified denial to statement at
tributed to him, in effect that he had
denounced Patrick McCarren and was
urging his Brooklyn supporters to re-
tire Mr.. McCarren.
Heretofore Mr. Bryan has been pur-
suing anything but u conciliatory atti-
ttude toward those Democrats who re-
fused to embrace his principles. On
the contrary he has used the verbal
lash unsparingly, with the result that
there has always been formidable OPP
position to him within the party lines.
Nor is this radical departure confined
to persons. In matters of party policy
Mr.. Bryan is showing a Difference to the
opinions of Democratic leaders that is
quite incomprehensible except on the
theory that having tried twice without
success to win on fads, he is willing
enough now to let others name the poi
son. At any rate he is not letting out
a whimper concerning government own
ership, and has quit drawing the dead
line OH those Democrats who are affil-
lated with trusts or corporations.
1t is a misfortune for him, perhaps,
that in this shifting of positions, he has
not yet been able to carry all his fol-
lowing with him. Several radical Bryan
newspapers are conducting the fight on
the same old lines, utterly oblivious to
the fact that their chief is playing
new game. But it takes time to work
a complete revolution, and Bryan is
model of energy when once he has put
on the harness in his own behalf. He
may. therefore, be able to round up the
herd before serious damage has been
done his fences.
1t will be an interesting political
study to watch Mr.. Bryan in his new
role That he is playing better poll
tics than he ever did before goes with
out saying. but even in this there is
danger from the fact that the fanatics
who have been holding fast to his coat
tails in season and out of season, are
so accustomed to the old method as not
to fall readily into the new. At best
he is sailing a tempestuous sea.-To-
ledo Blade.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-16
A Futile Struggle.

Over eight years ago, Greene and
Gaynor were indicted for nnobezzle-
ment and conspiracy to def Id the
government in connection with the
harbor work at Savanna. They were
tried, convicted and sentenced to four
years Imprisonment and to pay fine
equal to the amount of their stealings,
considerably over half a million dol
lars.
These men possessed large means
and influential friends. If it were true
that money can keep the wealthy
crook out of prison, Greene and Gay
nor would have been free men before
this. They brought to bear every
ounce of influence they could control
in their behalf They spent their
money like water to engage learned
counsel. Every scheme that ingenious
lawyers could devise to stay the hand
of justice was invoked, and when hope
was forlorn, the defendants skipped
into Canada and sought TO evade eX-
tradition.
But the government was relentless.
The offense charged was not an ordi-
nary one. for these men had pledged
their honor to perform faithful service.
And they had violated their pledge to
the great injury of all the people. The
charges were pressed through all the
stages of trial, appeal, stay of execu-
ton. and other legal obstacles, and now
that the supreme court has refused TO
hear the case. the defendants must
serve their time and square their ac-
counts with the government.
Of course they were confident OF Ill
innate escape from punishment. else
why the waste of effort and money?
Oberlin Carter. involved in the same
scandal. long since expiated his crime,
and has been free for years. Had
Greene and Gaynor submitted to the
inevitable, they would have saved
eight years. for the period of suspense,
of torture, of fugitive-liying must be
counted as wholly lost. 1t is not al
ways the part of wisdom Cor the rich
lawbreaker TO count too much on his
strength. especially If he has TO deal
with Uncle Sam.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-16
>QZzl9 &MZS
8P@RR
~N~~<N~NO~>

A battle between Tommy Burns and
Roche was arranged to take place in Dub
lin on st. Patrick's day
The Washington State football eleven
defeated that of st. Louis university by
the score OF IL to 0, at Spokane, Wash.
The Coney Island Jockey Club an
nounced that improvements in its plant
now under way will cost at least 100000.
There will be half a dozen Smiths in
the major Leagues next season, the Amer
leans having four players of this name
and the Nationals two.
Elmer Collins, the Lynn bicycle rider,
continues to add to his already enviable
record in Paris, and is hailed by the
Frenchmen as the coming worlds cham
pion.
Cincinnati has asked for waivers on
seventeen men. Provided all these play
ers are turnei back to the minors, the
next manager of the Reds sill will have
twenty-five athletes to aid him in captur-
ing a second division berth.
Tommy Ryan believes that the best
fighters of to-day are to be found in the
middIeweight ranks. He has a poor opin-
ion of the ''heavies," they falling far be-
low the standard of scrappers like JEFF
fries, Sharkey, Corbett, Mccoy and ritz-
simmons in their active ring days.
The baseball critics seem inclined to
the belief that the Bostons got all the
best of the big deal with New York. The
Bean Eaters, it would seem, should occu-
py a higher place in the race than they
have held for the past few years.
Haskins, the intercollegiate champion.
may be barred from representing the
American team at the Olympic games.
Haskins is not an American citizen. He
was born in Australia and comes under
the same ruling as that which affects Con
Leahy and Dennis Murray, the two Irish
athletes who war ted to represent Amer
lea.
In order that they may be kept in
active training fop the Olympic games in
England next summer, a movement is on
focr that has for it's object visit of the
best of the Canadian athletes to New
York and Boston, whore indoor meets
would be held. If the scheme pans out,
Tom Flanagan, John Flanagen's brother,
will have charge of the party.
The New Orleans baseball club viii
erect a $4,000 steel stand.