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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
REVIVAL OF OLD MEMORIES
SERVICES IN CHURCHES
FOUNDED MANY YEARS AGO.
Celebration Of 136th Anniversary
by Meth dists-Centennial Of
Presbyterian Congregation.

Services concentrating the one hum
dred and thirty-sixth anniversary Of
Hunts Methodist Episcopal Church. near
Sherwood. in Baltimore county. a pioneer
congregation in Methodism, closed last
night with the decoration Of the graves
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pllineas Hunt, to whom
the church owes it's existence.
Hunts Church is one of the Oldest
Methodist societies in America. Its
founder was one of the first converts in
Baltimore county. and nearly all the
Methodist preachers who travelled through
Maryland preached in Hunts meeting
house.
Phineas Hunt died in 1857. For a long
time he was a vestryman in the Garrison
Forest (how st. Thomas Protestant Epis-
copaI Church. While active in that
church he was also class leader in the
Methodist society which now bears his
name, and although he was a convert to
the Methodist faith he never, SO far as is
known, left the Episcopal Church.
Earliest Recorded Date.
The earliest date recorded in reference
to Hunts Is made by Francis Asbury in
1773. when he spoke Of his thirty preach
ing places. A chapel was built about
1850, and five years later Hunt cold the
ground on which the chapel stood for
20 shillings. Not far from the church
stands the old walnut tree under which
Robert Strawbridges funeral service was
held In 1881. His body was afterward
removed to Mount Olivet cemetery in
Baltimore.
At the commemorative services yes
terday the principal address was delivered
by Rev. DR.. J. c. Nicholson superintend-
emit OF the Baltimore district Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Rev. William
Rogers. who was pastor of the ch1rch
from 1880 to 1882 delivered the sermon.
Rev. William A. Koontz. who was pastor
OF Hunts Church from 1871 to 1878. con-
Quoted an old-time class meeting at the
morning services. The afternoon sermon
was preached by Rev. E. II. Smith or
Summerfield Methodist Episcopal Church.
Centennial Year Of Cove Church.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
Sues WIG for Divorce.

James N. Carroll, jr.. today asked the
District Supreme Court to annul his mar
rage with Ruth A. Carroll on the ground
of fraud. They were married December
II, 1900. and lived together until last
March, when the husband says he learned
that his wife had not advised him OF an
incident in her life before the marriag e.
He then left her and has not since lived
with her. Attorney Campbell Darlington
represents the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
pastor of st. Johns Church, in WASH
ington, he accepted call to his present
church.
Children Hurt in School Panic.

JERSEY CITY. y. j., September 81
SIX children were badly injured during a
panic in 81. .Anthonys Polish Parochal
School, at Monmouth and Sixth streets,
TO-DAY The panic was caused by the eX-
ploding OF bombs by Italians who were
celebrating in the street near the school.
None of the children was killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27

rret to say it. that throughout this coun.
try the administration OF the criminal
law and the prosecution of criminals are
a disgrace to our civiEzation: but 1t Is
one thing to prosecute criminal when
YOU have evidence and it Is another thing
to ascribe motives to the act OF man
when you have not any evidence and are
just living In your imagination In respect
TO what YOU say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
Universal Postal Union Anniversary

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Universal Postal Union
will be celebrated at Berne. Switzerland.
October oy the unwilling of $4,000
monument erected by the countries which
are members Of thesunion. Its erection
was decided upon by the postal con-
gress held at Berne in 1900 The Amer
lean minister at Berne. Brutus Clay, will
represent this country at the unwilling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
Counsels More Charity.

And so, my friends. what I am urging
is less acrimony in public discussion.
more charity with respect to each other
as TO what moves each man to do what
he does and not to charge dishonesty and
corruption until you have real reason
for doing so.
IT am the last man to pardon or to nit
tgate wrongs against the public or
against individuals. l believe, and I re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
ED. CALLAHAN'S
SLAYERS CAPTURED
Three Members Of the Smith Feudists
Captured by Use Of Bloodhounus
mo Hope for Callahan.

JACKSONVILLE, KY, June Gov
an Smith, the head of the Smith feud-
lists. his brother Elisha, and Levi
johnson have been captured BY this
sheriff's posse, and are held on a
charge of completely In the attempted
assassination of former Sheriff Ed
Callahan. Blood hounds placed on the
trail Of the would-be assassins, led the
sheriff to the house Of Smith Govan.
The occupants, fearful Of their lives,
had admitted the three men who
came there nearly exhausted, and had
furnished them with horses to con-
tinue their flight over the mountains.
The posse took up the pursuit, over
taking two OF the fugitives at SQUAD.
BILE Creek, Elisha Smith and Levi
johnson, and arrested them. Govan
Smith was captured later at Long 8
Greek. The condition OF Callahan is
such that the attending surgeons de-
clare there is no hope for his recov-
cry.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
James w. Boyle Potentate Of the Ut
lea, New York, Shrine, Made
Life Member Of Ma
tionaI Body.
AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY
The Parade Pageant Reminds shrln.
ers Of the zonaves Of Abonkir
Marching to Battle
In olden Times.


LOUISVILLE, KY, June 9.The
Shriners were busy from early morn
ing until late last night with drilling
and marching. The Imperial council
and spectacular features OF today man
aged to meet and hold an impressive
session at which an unusual thing
was done. This was to make James
Wemmington Boyle. potentate Of
Zigirt temple of Utica, N. Y, member
emeritis ad vitem, an honor which
had been in the history of the Shrine.
A committee was also appointed to-
day by the imperial potentate, Edwin
|. Alderman, Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
to report the choice Of the city for the
1910 meeting tomorrow.
Drills all afternoon by various pa
trolls provided excellent entertainment
for the thousands of people. These
drills continued all afternoon and to-
morrow they will be resumed.
Last night despite the rain. the. most
remarkable pageant in the history OF
Shrinedom was held All the crack
patrols which have made the order
famous, were in line under the lights
and colors that reminded the histor
ically inclined Of the zouaves o
Aoonkir. marching to battle. Thiy
parade consumed almost an hour I,
| pass given point and there was n.
passing through the streets while /
| passed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
MOVEMENT FOR
EGYPTIAN FREEDOM
The Young Liberals OF Cairo Ask
Niazl Bey to Visit Egypt and
Speak For Freedom.

CONSTANT1NOPLE, June 9.-De-
spite the pressure Of the English for,
eign office Sultan Mehmed v. advised
the Khedive to grant Egypt modern
constitution and general enfranchise-
ment. England opposes such enlarge
ment of the liberties of Egypt, pre-
ferring the present system of controll.
ing the country through the Khedive,
nominally absolute, but in reality,
under domination OF England. Sew
eral days ago the Khedive sent per-
sonal representative to Constantin-
ople to confer with the Young Turks
leaders, whose constitutional victories
have inspired the younger element
Of Egypt. No official action was TAX
en- by England, but she let IT be
known to the sultan that she would
oppose constitutional government IN
Egypt. Niazi Bey received tele-
gram today from the young liberals
of Cairo asking him to visit Egyp'
an. deliver a series of speeches to
gain support for the movement for
| freedom.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
wool 8 IMPORTANT
AS POWDER
Senator = arren Asserted That II
v ! be Impossible to
irrn a Trust.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The wool.
theme was discussed in the senate to-
day. Warren of Wyoming made an ar
gument upon this subject reviewing it
from the time the woolen manufactur-
ers first appeared in the tariff bill
In 1870. Raw wool, he said. was first
given protection In 1924. He cited the
fact that the Confederacy in 1861 pic
ed tariff on both manufactured and
raw wool He declared 1t was found
during the Civil war that wool and
mutton were as necessary as powder
and ball to carry on the war. He
dsclared that the formation Gs a
trust to control the woolen manufac-
turing industry would be impossible
The senate adopted the paragraph
in the Aldrich bill restoring the Ding
ley rates on wool wastes by a vote OF
40 to 30 Nine progressive republi
cans voted with the democrats. The
Aldrich rate Is 80 cents per pound, ar
increase from to 10 cents per pound
over the Payne rate.
WASHINGTON, June 9.--The sen
late adopted paragraph Of the Aid
rich bill which increases the Payne
rate on shoddy, etc, by o vote of a
| to 81. Nine republican progres
sives voted with the democrats. Sec
retary McEnery voted with the repub
/ licans. The Aldrich rates are the
same as the Dingley rates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
JAPAN AND
VASSAR COLLEGE
Baroness Uriu Most Cordial In Her
Compliments to tho United
States.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June o.
Japan admires everything American,
both girls and IDEALS" said Baroness
Uriu today as she left Vassar Col
lege. where she graduated in 1880, and
where she was guest Of honor yes.
terday. you have advanced thirty
years in America since left this
country, yet we have in our country.
advanced many, many more years dur
ing the same time" She declared that
higher education in America has Civ
en- the Japanese women social free
dom. She said, To-day, we and our
daughters please our husbands by
wearing western dress and accepting
western IDEAS
Before she and Admiral Uriu left
for West Point, the Baroness present
ed the college with large silver bowl
decorated with enamel and hammered
relief work. The bowl was given the
baroness by the emperor Of Japan
as token Of his esteem when the
emperor heard that the baroness was
to visit the United States, and caus-
ed word to be sent to her that she
might give the bowl to her college ia
she wanted to-.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
John Norris, Chairman of Committee
on Paper of the Publishers
Association Appears Be-
fore Committee.
FREE WOOD
PULP
And Free Paper Are Demanded by the
American Publishers Through
Their Committee Now
in Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Represen-
tatives of newspaper publishers, head
ed by John Norris, chairman of the
committee of paper of the American
Newspaper Publishers association,
will be gwen hearing tomorrow by
the senate finance committee. The
committee has thus far taken no act
ion on the question of wood pulp and
print paper, and differences of opinion
in the senate has been so great that
the result of vote cannot be fore.
told
The action of the house is regarded
as equivalent of free wood pulp and
free paper.
Paper manufacturers in the United
States have insisted they would be
driven out of the business If the house
took this action, and have demanded
continuance of the existing law
Some of the members of the senate
were inclined to fix the rate at Ga {
ton on print paper, which is a So de
crease from the present rate. Wher
communicated to members of thu
Newspaper Publishers association
| this rate was declared unsatisfactory
Another hearing was then ordered.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
President Kilgo Of Trinity College,
Durham, S. c., Scores Senator
Dolliver For cancellins
an Engagement.
ALL THE SENATORS
OF the United States Are cIassed as
Unreliable by the Disappointed
College President Who
Scores Them.

DURHAM, N. c., June 9-Incensed
at Senator Dolliver of Iowa. because
he cancelled at the last moment an
engagement to deliver the annual ad-
dress at Trinity college commence
ment today, President Kilgo last
night, from the rostrum, accused the
senator of unfair treatment.
Trinity college has always tried to
be fair to its audiences" said Kilgo,
land this is the first time any man
has treated us unfairly. Senator Dol
liver has had ten days to make this
announcement, and he waits until the
last moment to embarrass u.s." Then,
after announcing that Rev. Hugh
Black, of New York, would deliver
the address instead, and stating that
Dolliver in telegram he sent yester
day afternoon gave physical exhaus
ton ard tariff duties as his reasons
for declining, stepped from the ros
trum and declared. it is alleged to q
group of friends who surrounded
him. 81 would as soon look to boot
black for wisdom or character as
United States senator. I would MOI
trust some to cultivate a peanut
patch
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
PROTESTANTs AND
CATHOLICS CLASH
Twenty Of the Rioters Dangerously
Hurt and 100 Slightly Injured
In Fierce Religious Riot.

GLASGOW, June 9.-The trouble
that has been brewing for months be-
tween the Catholic and Protestants of
Lanarkshire is at fever meat today. as
a result of last nights riotous clash
between the two bodies in the town
of Motherwell, twelve miles southeast
of here. 1t is not known what start
ed last nights troubles but a large
open air Protestant meeting was sud
denly converted into an anti-Catholic
demonstration.
The Catholics barricaded them
selves in their homes. Tile Protestants
broke into many houses and assaulted
the occupants. The police restored or
der Twenty rioters were dangerous
ly injured, and hundred slightly
lurt. The trouble started when a
travelling Protestant evangelist began
working in the county. Their meet
ings in which they attacked the Cath
olics and Catholicism greatly enraged
the Catholics.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
War Secretary HaIdanc Assumes That
England Has Before Her Twen-
ty Years Of Peace to
Prepare For War.
WAR rs IMMINENT
The Old Field Marshal Insists That
War May be a Matter Of
Months Only or Even
Of Days.

LONDON. June 9.-War Secretary
Haldane and Lord Roberts differ ma
terially as to the outlook for peace or
war, SO far as Great Britins is concern
ed. The Field Marshal places the
peace period of months, and even inti-
mates that 1t may be only days. while
Haldane insists that the nation will
have at least twenty years of perfect
peace in which to prepare for the Inn
perial defense. Both spoke today be-
fore the Press Conference.
It was expected that the war secre-
tary might outline the present position
of the government but he did not do
so. He dismissed the foreign situa-
tion with statement that the next
twenty years will prove Of the most
important In the development OF the
imperial defense, and intimated that
the nation relied more and more on
her colonies.
Lord Roberts said:
/ 1T Is impossible for us to look for.
ward to a period OF twenty years Of
| peace in which we may prepare our
selves for war. I am inclined to re-
duce the period to months. II you wi.l
pay attention to the counsel Of an old
soldier you will And that the present
situation demands the closest atten.
tion on. We cannot evade our recpon.
sibility nor defer action. This great
quetsion is facing US; "are we rrepar-
ed to fight now?"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
Carl Fisher, Pilot Of the Racing Bal
loon, Indiana, Gives Graphic
Detail Of His spectac-
ular Flight.
A DANGEROUS VICINITY
Ascends to Height Of 1s,soo Feet and
Encounters Intense Heat, Bit
ter Cold and Many
Unusual Dangers.

CLEVELAND, June 9.--Ray Long,
managing editor Of the Cleveland
Press, has received the following tele-
gram from Carl Fisher, pilot of the
balloon Indiana, whose spectacular
flight In the championship balloon
race attracted internatinal attention:
THE balloon Indiana, landed at
Ruskin, Tenn, after 40 hours and 25
minutes of continuous flight. Two
stops were made for water. We have
learned that these stops disqualified
the Indiana Ice cold water, when we
were burning up, was worth it to us.
Shooting at the balloon was fre-
quent, commencing in Brown county,
Indiana, and continuing through Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The gentleman
witt whom we stopped at our landing
In the mountains said he and his son
went for rifles to see which could
bust" it first, thinking it was cir
Gus, balloon carrying no passengers.
1--WE only made headway at twelve
thousand feet. The heat at this height
was intense, as a result of the reflec-
tion of a snow white cloud.
Near Nashville we had the most thrill
ing experience Of the trip. Bumbaugh.
who accompanied me, says that in the
4 800 trips he has made he never before
has had such an experience. There
seems to be a current In the air
over the river, which affects the cur
rents over the mountains. While sail
| ing at an altitude OF 500 feet, after
| fixing up for the night ride, the bal
loon began spinning around and to
ascend rapidly. We shot up $4,000
feet, almost frozen stiff. 1t was court
| ing death to use the valve to stop the
upward flight. White vapors poured
out upon us and things looked SER
ious.
At 1GS00 feet Bumbaugh opened the
valve to prevent the bag from burst
ing. Still she went up and the valve
was opened still more which seemed
to help some Taen we began descend.
| ing slowly. We expected to use our
/ ballast to break the fall, but it was
4 unnecessary, as We rode down on the
outer edge of the whirl pool of circling
air without dumping an ounce of bal.
last.
We were within 400 feet Of the
ground when up we went again, and
then repeated the descent. We had
made a circuit of "a miles three times
From Ashland City we could see
j plainly 10000 feet up the aerial whirl
pool which was near Nashville We
could see huge clouds standing al
least $4,000 feet high in constant
boiling action. 1t was very beautiful
but no more Nashville ballooning fol
me. We had no sleep for three nights
and days"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
SHOOTS FRIEND
BURGLAR ESCAPES
Sad Result Of an Encounter With .
Burglar Burglar Unhurt,
Friend Falls.

WATER VALLEY, Miss, June o.
While passing the home of J. R. Mar
quette early today, Henry Hill was
mortally wounded by bullet from
Marquette's revolver. Marquette was
engaged in an encounter with bur-
glar. They exchanged ten shots but
neither was hurt. The burglar fled
and Marquette went back to bed. Lat
er he heard groaning, and going out
in the yard, he found Hill, his closest
friend, dying.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
STATE FEDERATION
OF LABOR MEETING
Inc Convention Is Now on In pu-
buque With Large At
tendance.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, June e.-Mon.
day the advance guard of what prop-
ises to be the largest meeting Of the
State Federation of Labor, began army.
ing in the city. The meeting viii oc-
cupy Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs.
day and while the program at present
is in the nature Of general affair
with no particularly vital proposition
awaiting decision, there may be i'm
portant developments before the ses-
sions finally conclude.
In addition to the federation prop
er the Allied Printing Trades League
OF Iowa assemblies here simultaneous
Ely and Dubuque will furnish enter.
tainment for both bodies in unison.
President A. L. r. Urick, of Des
Moines will be the moving spirit of
the event. The addresses will be de-
llivered by Secretary J.. H.
Strict of Sioux City, Jack
OBrien of Muscatine, r. G..
Stewart of Cedar Rapids, and c. H.
Van Horn OF Council Bluffs. all men
! of recognized ability and authority
in Iowa labor affairs.
The convention will also take on
national interest from the fact that
| B. A. Larger of New York City, gen
eral organizer for the United Garment
Workers, and Philip Carlin of Min
neapolis, general organizer for the car
/ penters will speak,
The meetings will be held at Ger.
mania hall, federation headquarters
4 being established at the Wales hotel
The general program which Is subject
to change, follows:
i Tuesday morning-Co Convention OF
federation will open at 10 o'clock al
4 Germania hall, Rev. ]. T. Bergen wiz
offer the opening prayer and Mayor
Schunk will deliver the address Of
welcome on behalf Of the city ans
Simon Miller on behalf of the Tralos
and Labor congress. Regular busl
ness will be taken up.
Tuesday afternoon Trolley ride Il
Union park and other places of inte.
est.
Wednesday afternoon-Cc Convention
meets at 2 o'clock In the evening
! German lunch will be served to al
| delegates at Germania hall
: Thursday morning Convention
/ meets at o'clock.
Thursday afternoon Convention
t will be called to order at O'Clock
In the evening the Typographica
Union will give a smoker at Germani
hall to the delegates to the Allie
!. Printing Trades league.
! Friday Excursion on steamer "
! w. will depart for Cassyille at S:3
: a. M, arriving back in Dubuque
/ 700 O'clock in the evening.
/. moonlight excursion will be run. DELI
gates will be supplied with free ti'
kets
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
Insists That the Japanese Flag be
Placed Above the American
or Removed Al
together.
THE JAPANESE FLEET
In the Harbor at Seattle Causes Great
Excitement in That Locality
The Flag Temporarily
Removed.

SEATTLE, Wash. June 9.Diplo.
matte relations between Japan and
the United States were threatened
yesterday when ali official acting for
Admiral Ijici, iii command of the Jap.
anese fleet at Seattle, requested that
the Japanese flag be removed from
the exposition building at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition. The re-
quest was made to Robert Boyce, as
sistant to the president of the expo
sition.
Since the exposition opened the
japanese flag has been exhibited nm
der the American flag at one of the
state buildings. Yesterday a midshic,
man from the Japanese fleet called
upon Boyce and insisted that the
Japanese flag either be placed above
the American flag or removed e,-
tirely.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
UGAR
TRUST SETTLES
nsylvanIa Sugar Refining Co. Get
Favorable settlement Of Suit
Against American Sugar Co.

Jew YORK, June s.--The Penn
Rania Sugar Refining Company's
100000 suit against the so-called
|hr trust has been settled out of
Ft, The case was formally dis
|sed today when both sides report
70 the court that they had arrang-
that the American Sugar Refining
ppany shall pay the Pennsylvania
pany s2,OoO,000 cash. cancel a
of s1,25o,00O. and surrender
rites valued at $7,ooo,ooo. The
nsylvania company alleged q
opoly, which 1t claimed, has driv-
y out, of business. Several wit
es testified that Gustav A. Kissel
red control Of the Pennsylvania
pany by lending money to its
in return for shares and their
pg power as security.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
trial cf New Battleship Michigan.

RoCKLAND, Maine. June 9.-The
Battleship Michigan started on g trial
trial trip before the government board
today. The speed contract IS tor 1877
knots per hour The trial board an.
nounced a decision to protest the
builders action concerning the fire
room bulkhead doors. They will re
main open during the twenry-four
hours trial. The builders contended
that to close them would demoralize
the engine room department, and re-
duce the efficiency Of the work be-
cause Of the extreme heat.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-09
National Home For woodmen.

DETROIT, June 9.-The elaborate
exemplification initiatory ceremonies
of the Woodmen of the World was the
principal incident of today's session
of the Sovereign camp. The Wood
men are considering building perma-
nent home in Omaha, the question be-
fore the convention being that of TAX
ing $750,000 from the s5,000,00O re-
serve fund of the order for the pur-
pose of building it. 1t is expected
that this will be done.