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Evening star., 1908-02-04
FRENCH TROOPS HARD FIGHT
Surprised by a Horde of Arabs in
Morocco

PARIS February 4.-Eight Frenchmen
we're killed and fifty wounded in a desper-
ate conflict which the French forces in
Morocco have had with natives just south
of kabah Ber Rohid. Word of this en-
gagement was received here last night
from Gen. d'Amade. the commanding gen.
eral in Morocco. who reports that
French column, commanded by Col. Bou-
tegourd was suddenly attacked by vast
horde of Arabs while marching to the
south for the purpose of Furnishing the
Chaouia tribesmen.
The combat opened at midday Sunday.
Thousands of Moors seemed to spring out
of the hills and sought to surround the
French column. A fierce fight followed.
and lasted two hours. the enemy finally
retiring with heavy loss. Meanwhile the
Frent. column was reinforced by two
companies of infantry and a. battery of
artillery commanded by Lieut.. Col. Brol-
lard. and after the Arabs had been driven
off the combined forces returned to ka-
bah Ber Rohid.
The dead include Lieut.. Ricard of the
I'd African Chasseurs; four privates of the
Foreign Legion. two chasseurs and one
sharpshooter. Lieut.. Col. Passard was
among those wounded. 1t is believed that
the tribesmen who opposed the French
soldiers included the Mozambas as well as
the Chaouias.
AIN-SEFRA, Algeria. February A.
Twenty-one men of the 10th Company of
the Foreign Legion. and possibly others
Of the same company. perished February
in a snowstorm which overlook the SOL
diers on their way to Fort Hasa The
entire company became separated and
later searches recovered the bodies of
twenty-one men. section of the cons
pany succeeded in reaching Fort HASA
in pitiable condition. but many are un-
accounted for.
Evening star., 1908-02-04
OPPOSED TO LITTLEFIELD.
Labor to Nominate Candi-
date Against Maine Man.

1t Is stated that organized labor will
make a fight against the reelection tn
Congress Of Representative Charles r.
Littlefield of the second congressional dis
trict of Maine. Word received by The To-
cal labor leaders today from Lewiston
Me. states that labor organizations In
the second congressional district will nom
mate candidate for Congress. They
hope to defeat Representative Littlefield
The man selected will not be a radical
labor man. il is said. but one intere ST ed
in their principles. T.. Y. Turner of Au-
burn.
Tie nomina ton is 10 be mad. early in
The season before any other convention
ii is expected that the democrats VIII
then indorse Mr.. Turner.
In the last congressional campaign the
laboring men contended that the cam
paign of Samuel Gonpers was handi-
capped In this district by the fact that
neither Of the old parties had candi-
date whom the labor organizations could
indorse.
There was labor candidate w +.
Pickering. who. being socialist. was no,
favored by Mr.. .Gompers.
Evening star., 1908-02-04
TITLE DECLARED VALID.
Sale by One Of Two Owners Of Prop.
erty Sustained.

The effect of the sale of land by one
owner when there are two owners was in
volyed in the cases of the Missouri Valley
Land Company and the Iowa Railroad
Land Company versus Asmus Wiese and
Carsten Wrich. which were decided yes
terday by the Supreme Court of the
United States against the companies. The
two corporations are successors of the
Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company,
and the land in both cases lies in Ne
braska. 1t was within the government
grants to both the Union Pacific and the
Sioux City and Pacific railroads, and while
the government patent was issued to the
two companies Jointly. the sales to Wiese
and Wrich were made only by the Union
Pacific.
The suit was brought by the Iowa and
Missouri companies to recover half IN
terest in the property. but the Nebraska
courts held against them. the supreme
court of that state taking the position
that when one tenant conveys whole
estate in warranty and the grantee enters
and holds exclusive possession, the hold
ing must be deemed adverse to the title
of the co-tenant.' Todays opinion was
by Justice White and affirmed the Ne
braska court.
Justice White held that the same rules
which governed the main line of the road
in the matter OF grants controlled its
branches.
Evening star., 1908-02-04
Freight Trains in Wreck.

The Metropolitan branch of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad was blocked yes
terday by a rear-end collision between
freight trains about 100 yards east OF
Washington Junction.
The accident happened about Z O'Clock
and delayed the Frederick train. No. -.
due at the Union station at s:25 am, and
the Hagerstown express. No. A.. due At
900 am A special train was made up
at Gaithersburg and took the schedule
of the Frederick train and brought subur-
ban residents into tale Union station al
S:2J o'clock.
Engine No. 1916. hauling heavy train,
struck the rear of another freight engine
of the same type. causing the wreckage
to block both the east and west bound
tracks The wrecked engines are the
largest of the kind used by the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. and are capable
of hauling unusually long freight trains.
No persons were injured so far as could
be learned.
Evening star., 1908-02-04
WRITTEN BY WASHINGTON.
DR.. Carman Obtains Manuscript Of
the First President.

letter from George Washington. dis
eussinE the building of distillery at
Mount Vernon. has just come into the
possession of DR.. l.. D. Carman OF the
medical division of the pension ONCE. 1t
is written to one Of Washington.s neigh
bors, but just which one DR.. Carman has
not determined. AS the letter was writ
ten two years before Washington's death,
the distillery which he planned building
must have been new.one, since the es-
tate like that of most great southern
landholders had always had a distillery,
that at Mount Vernon being situated at
Dogue run. the southern boundary
The distillery was used for making
spirits from peaches and other fruits
and the wine-press was also usually situ-
ated therein.
The entire letter is in Washington $
handwriting. and is one quarto pa &c
of paper bearing his private watermark
and is in fine condition, without tear.
The letter follows:
Mount Vernon, 10th, Sep'r l13s.
Dear Sir:
II have almost determined to buil6
the Walls of the House intended for q
Distillery (at my MID of Stone, for the
sake Of expedition. as the Carpenter
Work cod be carrying on at the same
time Having this in contemplation.
would thank you for informing at wha'
price foundation Stone from the Fails
could be delivered to Boat as near tt
my Mill as the vessel could get an6
whether any person would undertake the
delivery there accordingly. I shall use
free stone from my own Quarry for the
building above the Foundation.
when I was last at your Ho (house
Capt'n Preston was landing a number o.
shingles Pray inform me II he has any
now for sale? the length, average
breadth and the price? Is Cornelius dis
engaged? Could he be had to assist II
my building? Could any other be OBJ
tanned & on what terms.
I'm much haste, dinner waiting
Yrs.
60 WASHINGTON.'
Evening star., 1908-02-04
New Submarine Torpedo Boat.

Secretary Metcalf has signed contract
with the Lake Torpedo Boat Company for
construction of a submarine torpedo boat
for the navy. The vessel is to be 161 feet
long, 121s feet beam and about 800 tons
displacement. 1t is to make a speed of
not less than IA knots for a period of
four hours above the surface and al2
knots for one hour below the water. The
vessel is larger than the torpedo boats
now in the navy and under construction.
It is to be built without expense to the
government. and must be equal to the
best submarine boat owned by the govern
ment or under construction before being
accented The contract price is S4J9.Oa0.
1t is to be constructed in twenty-seven
months.
Evening star., 1908-02-04

And now comes George w. Swartz-
ell of Miff1in county. Pa, one of the
brightest 'jooels' in the diadem of local
real estate activity. The wv. F. stands
for something. but the Encyclopedia
Brittanica doesn't elucidate. However,
that doesn't matter. The initials look
real ornamental on a check.
Mr.. Swartzell was educated in the pub
lie schools of the keystone state. ana
later made happy the sheltered lives OF
the learned professors of the Pennsyl-
vania State Academy. Then he began MS
business career with the banking hrm
of Doty Parker & Co. under the
tutelage of E. Southard Parker. now one
of the Whistling buoys of the Wasnlns-
Evening star., 1908-02-04
Ce-, Nrate Signing of Treaty.

At me ing of the California State AS
sociation last evening at the Ehbitt House
President ODonoghue declared that John
Barrett. director of the bureau of Ameri-
can republics. is presidentiaf timber. Mr.
Barrett was the speaker of the evening
He denied that he has ever heard the
buZzng of the presidential bee. The
meeting was held 10 celebrate the six
tieth anniversary of the signing of the
Guadaloupe- IidalgO treaty.
Senator Smoot. Representative Smith of
California former Gov. Prince of New
Mexico. Leonard Carver Representative
Knowland and A. j. Bower also made ad-
dresses. More than aW Californians were
in attendance,
Evening star., 1908-02-04
Suggests Jim Crow" Street Cars.

In communication to the District
Commissioners. clause providing for
the use of Jim Grow" cars i'm the Dis
trict of Columbia is suggested by r A.
McDermott of a. L street northwest. TO
be inserted in the pending bill authorizing
the laying of street car tracks to the
new Union station.
In his letter TO the Commissioners Mr..
McDermott says he thinks Jim Crow
provision would be very practicable re-
garding it real and live necessity.
Il believe | will be supported in nv
request for this measure" he adds ..by
the majority of the two hundred odd
thousand white people in the District of
Columbia. and possibly by a large pro-
portion of the colored inhabitants"
The communication was referred TO
Commissioner Macfarland, who marked II
noted
Evening star., 1908-02-04

ton financial channel. In 1876 Mr.. Swartz-
ell. then ornamenting the tender age
of nineteen and fraction. blew into
Washington and settled down with the
firm of b. II. Warner & Co. He
soon became one Of it-or them-and
now heads the new firm of SWartZell,
Rheem & Hensey, Mr.. Warner having re-
tired.
Mr.. Swartzell is lots of other things.
including a director of the Washington
Real Estate Exchange and the Potomac
Insurance Company. trustee of the Ham
line Methodist Episcopal Church. one OF
the managers of the Lucy Webb Hayes
Training School and director of the Y.
M. C. A.
Shake his hand and felicitate. He's
just fifty-one today.
Evening star., 1908-02-04
Dr.. Bristol's Condition Improves.

I,ev Frank NJ. Bristol. pastor of Metro
politan Memorial NJ T.. Church. who was
so seriously injured Sunday morning when
IL plaster ornament fell from the church
ceiling and struck him on the head. eX-
poets to he able to leave his bed in few
days. His condition is much improved.
although he is still suffering pain. Many
members of his congregation called at his
home. $50 { street northwest. yesterday
to express their sympathy. They were
assured that their pastor was out of dan
ger and that he would probably not be
away from his duties many days
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
GRATEFUL FOR WARMTH.

The letters received in acknowledgment OF the
money sent ont last week from the coal fund show
how a2preciative the recipients were and how much
this cheer was needed. One poor woman who is
the bread winner of the family writes: L had not
pail coal In the house when the registered let
ter from the T s. S. came Ny poor invalid is
so grateful for the warmth IN his room. Then
took a little of the TO buy some meat for
broth. 1t is so long since We had any meat, for
the rent must be paid
A New Jersey invalid says that part OF her
money had 10 be used for medicine, as she Is SC
ILL., A hot water bag was also sent TO her.
wheelchair invalid in New York State writes
that she would actually have suffered If IT had not
been for the timely arrival Of help from the l. s.
s. as she had not dollar to buy fuel.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
SUNSHINE ENTERTAINMENTS

The rnidwinter party Of the Tribune Sunshine
Club of Syracuse, was given at Alhanbra As
sernbly Hall on the evening of February 4. The
patronesses of the evening were: Miss Virginia
Lawrence Jones, president: Mrs. Frederick X
Hazard, Mrs. George D. Whedon, Miss ARIA s.
Huntington Miss Clara Louise Schroeppel and Mrs.
Frederick H. Fox. There are now sixty members
In this branch. all actively engaged in true Sun
shine work.
The Mount Vernon branch of the Tribune Sun
shine Society will hold entertainment and re-
ception on Friday evening, February Ii. the pro-
ceeds Of which will be used for the purchase OF an
invalid chair for woman who has not walked for
four wears The entertainment VIII be held IN
the City Club Hail. No. 90 Prospect avenue, and the
play is entitled "A Bachelors Congress The T.
s s has some tickets sell at so cents each, and
if some OF the Manhattan members would like to
contribute to this worthy object they may send
TO the Office for them.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
TOO COLD FOR sUFFRAGETrEs.

Half dozen brave and determined women stood
inside the door OF the Metropolitan Building yes
terday afternoon at o'clock and looked out upon
the stray and shivering mortals who being
blown across Madison Square. The valiant half
dozen were some OF the speakers announced for the
suffragette meeting. Mrs. 3. Borrmann Wells was
there, SO were Miss Maud Malone, Mrs Christine
Ross Barker and Mrs. Julia Goldzier Mrs. Lille
Devereux Blake and Mrs. Lydia Kingsmil, COM
mander, had sent word by telephone that they were
ready to brave the icy winds for the good OF the
cause Bolton Hall and Benjamin Franklfn-not
the illust-1ous Benjamin's ghost. but one OF his
namesakes-were likewise ready to come. Still the
half dozen hesitated.
Il am ready TO speak in any sort OF weather.
said Mrs. Wells. but what is the use of speaking
when people too frozen to listen?"
Mrs. Barker had inspiration. Lets have q
parade" she said. "a sort of rehearsal parade
down Broadway to look at the room we're going to
engage for our beadquarters"
So Mrs. Goldzier fixed her big yellow votes for
women" badge conspicuously in the front of her
hat. the others put theirs their coat Iapels and
the procession set out.
BE sure and say that we'll hold meeting Tues
day next night here at O'Clock. with q long list
of speakers" said Mrs. Wells as they blew across
23d street.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
MINING NOTES.

The stockholders of the Giroux Consolidated
Mines Company at their annual meeting yester-
day reelected the outgoing directors and author
lied the proposition issue s5c00 per two
year convertible bonds of which 81 will
sued at
Within the last few months the Montana Touopah
Mining Company has finished a 40-stamp mill
The contract for its equipment let 10 the Allis-
Chalmers Company, milwaukee,, comprising "A bat
terry OF forty stamps with capacity OF 200 tons
daily an independent crushing plant tube mills
concentrators cyanide plant, electrical machinery
etc The concentrates and precpitates shipped
to the smelters. The operating expense is report
ed to be about sS a ton with a saving OF $50.
The Guanajuato Development Company is build
ing a large dam in connection with it's Peregrina
mine 1t IS also undertaking an important irriga-
ton scheme, by means of which Il large of
rich agricultural land on the plain will into
cultivation. The ranch covers about sixteen thou
sand acres, OF which wo-thirds is tributary 10 a
single drainage basin. This will be drained, and
thus form . reservoir sufficiently large contain
600 cubic metres lA0 00G gaIlone. while
The ground being at much larger altitude than any
of the surrounding country the va ter will be sup
nlied by OF grayitation 10 any point which
Is necessary for the purpose OF the mines MILE
factories and irrigation.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Lecture by Dr. Patrick, Hotel Manhattan II a. m
Illustrated lecture George T Powell The Apple.
King Of Fruits American Institute. $50 p.
Free admission Metropolitan Museum of Art.
American Museum of Natural History and geological
Gardens
Address by William Jennings Byran to students. Young
Mems Hebrew Association, 92d street and Lexington
avenue. p. IN.
Dinner of the Econoic of New York Hotel Astor.
evening.
Dinner the Michigan Society. Hotel Plaza, evening
Annual meeting Of Albany Society of New York.
Reisenwebers. evening.
Free lectures Board of Education. m-Public
School 163. 10Sth street and Amsterdam avenue
Gherardi Davis. Rome: A New View illustrated
Public School III. 103d street. between Firth and
Madison avenues. Lucia C G Grieve, Great Cities
west Of Amsterdam avenue, William T. Dorward.
scotland Qlustrated): Cooper Institute eth street
and Fourth avenue. Rubin Goldmark. ''tthelnGold
East Side House Settlement 16th street and East
ailnstratedl: Nautical schoolship ST. Mary's. cath
street and East River. George Grouse Cook, The
Doyeopnent OF Ship Gllustrated(; New YORK
Public Library. Hudson Park Branch, No % Leroy
street Miss Margaret a. Klein As You Like II
New York Public Library. No 81 East ioth s'feea;
TaI OF the Federal Party Gllustratedp; St Bar
-holouev's I5yceum Hall. No. no East so street;;
HfISs Mari Ruef Hofer National Songs OF Scotland
and i~sIand'': Young Mems Christian Association.
40, s.o,bere and Cornbustior--Part IT.; Young Men
[riefian Association. Coored Mems Branch, No 20
t,-nIt sSt street William f. Burton, The story OF
90 ,tTT SUPPLY illustrated; Young Siefs te9rt"
,uI tin, e2d street and Lexington avenue ito-
5 CHARLES Zueblin John Itusktn and the f-tnlc'
Mrs Mark d. Fisk. Camping IN 'he f'"i's
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
cu,caco GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

,,,.,oro Feb ACTIVE buying by shorts caused
,anr+b to-day in the local wheat market INC
NAV delivery gaining 1i+c 10 I9s'. ,,,a w. - ~
1i.c 10 l5sc Oats were i9sc 10 IA" his'Ao' A
s,ons were 12lac to SOC hisher -. -, -,
cantfrnent in the wheat pit was bullish all DAY
and nrIces advanced nearly &c from the low point
-, the session. Commission houses were liberal
buvers while shorts covered freely An improved
o~nort demand was one of the chief incentives 10
buyers Duluth reported fairly large sales o,
Dyrurn wheat for export and seaboard adVlces
claimed a more brisk inquiry by foreigners Small
Ntr,arv receipts and q decrease of l.250000 bush
~ in the worlds visible supply, compared with
an increase OF 2260oo bushels for the correspond
ing time last year. additional bullish in'u-
ences The market closed strong. May opened un-
changed TO 1.c lower, 957sc to Soc. advanced to
$3.50 to 9Is.c. and closed at 97Ac TO 97asc. Clear
ances of wheat and -four equal to $4,000
bushels Primary receipts were $4,000 bushels,
Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
30 cars, against 2ol cars last week, and l53
last year.
Corn was strong all day buying by shorts
and bulls. A decreased movement an improve
ment in shipping demand and official forecast
OF unsettled weather for the belt were the
chief reasons for the demand. estimate of only
176 the amount OF local receipts TO NOR
also factor. The close was strong
May opened unchanged to 1sc higher, at 599sc 10
59lac TO 5Sc advanced to GlH, and closed at Gle
Local receipts were 369 cars. with of contract
grade.
The oats market was strong. although trade was
In small volume. The upturn was due good
demand by longs and to covering by shorts. Offer
ings mainly from holders. May opened &c
higher 514c. advanced 5S2sc. and closed at
53isc. Local receipts 1893 ears. Provisions
easy early in the day. because of selling bv
local packers but later the market rallied in sv-
pathy with grain. At the close May pork was nm
Zoe. at s12 90 Lard up Ilac, at 81 en- Rth.
were 15c higher, at So 674.
Estimated receipts Tor tomorrow: Wheat II
cars corn. l76 cars; oats 9S hogs OoO head
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
KELLEHER BACK IN TENDERLOIN.
Bingham Sends Young to New West goth
Street and Makes Brown a Drillmaster.

The transfer Of Captain Eoratio Young from the
Tenderloin station to the West Goth street sta
ton was announced at Police Headquarters yester-
day Lieutenant Bernard Kelleher made act
ing captain, returning to the post he held before
being detailed to command the police at the Thaw
trial.
Another change following Kelleher's return TO
the Tenderloin that of Captain ''Jakey' Brown,
who was transferred from the West Goth street
station the school of instruction, where he will
act as drirnaster.
Six patrolmen are transferred from the various
precincts to the Manhattan Detective Bureau for
thirty days probation. II they make good they
will be made first grade detectives.
Six traffic policemen put foot duty and
six others were transferred TO the mounted squad.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
,-avs desirable while it will also be founo sa'is

WAYS desirable, while it will also Dc fouiio a'''
factory for pongee and linen
1-to ouapttv of material required for tho medium
size IS 4ls yards 2 yards 27 or yards Al inches
wide. 16s wards 50 inches wide, yard OF apphque
for vest and SIs yards Of wide braid sou'ache' ao
cording TO width. .
The pattern. No. 69o5. is cut IN sizes to' o, ."
- op a,s An inch bust measure and will be mailed
10 anv address on receipt of 10 cents. Please give
number of pattern and bust measure dlsunotS
Address Pattern Department, New-fork lrlpuiie
If in a hurry for pattern send an extra '"o-ce'tt
stamp. and we will mail by letter postage in seaieo
envelope.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS.

A box OF mems clothing and underwear came
from r. ". A. and also in the same parcel were d
number OF yards of outing flannel and warm
waist for the sick girl from a Mother; maga-
zines ETC. from Mrs. G.. Henckler; box of chill
drens clothing left at the office: barrel filled
with comfortable garments, Shoes etc, came from
Mrs T 3. NJ OF Delhi. n Y; box of books,
without a name; a generous box of clothing, warm
outside garments underwear, hoods etc, that will
mean comfort to several. from Mrs Hasbrouck;
cards from Mrs. Mansfield: paper dolls from Miss
Wittenaore, and calendars from Mrs. Michener.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

Fancy coats OF the butterfly or japanese order
gre being greatly just now, and are so grace
f1I and attractive that it likely their popu-
larity will be extended Indefinitely. This one is
adapted either immediate wear or 10 the spring.
and can be utilized fer almost every suiting
terial. For the late winter and between seasons
wear broadcloth. serge. lightweight cheyt0t Pan
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
FOR THE CoNsUMPTIvE GIRL.

The responses for Miss F., the consumptiVe girl
have more than supplied all her needs in the way
Of warm clothing. Mrs. Saunders. of Yonkers sent
a warm cloth suit. furs eiderdown flannel gown.
flannel petticoats, collars arctic shoes. etc; Mrs.
A G W Of Manhattan, a fine fur-lned garment,
Miss c. a cloth coat, lined with flannel, and a
warm wrapper and NJ {. D. thoughtfully con-
trihuted stamped envelopes and paper Others have
notified the Office that they will forward some
warm articles Of clothing, and il not needed for
this particular they may be passed on 10
others
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05

likeness of man always fail since their NAT
ures differ as profoundly does their worh IN
the world All such attempts leave unoeVeiopeo IN
woman those qualities on which er real success ,
depends What schools shall undertake the
education Of the home makers of the future ;
Surely NOT mems colleges. surely not coeducauonal
institutions whose curricula. whose spirit and
methods were all framed in view of mans nature
and ynan.s needs Woman must york out her own
DEVELOPMENT Womens colleges must be developed
along the lines demanded by wornans nature and
woman's work IN the world.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-05
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Mrs A NJ Mansfield Of Norfolk. Conn. r. r D.
Box &C. would be glad to have Sunshine party on
February 10 when she will be ffty-nine years Old
She had such enjoyable time last year. "heh lhe
mail brought her SO many CHEEKY greetings Sne
IS lonely and shut in sunshine will bring bright
ness into her fe.