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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-10-15
JOHN BROWN
OF HARPER'S FERRY FAME
COMES IN PROMINENCE.
Fiftieth Anniversary. Mon
day Seventeenth.

THE STORY OF THAT MEMoRA-
BILE OCCASION GRAPHICALLY
TOLD-HlS RAID CONSIDERED
BY MANY TO BE THE BEGIN
MING OF THE CIVIL WAR-NE-
GRoES PLAYED CONSPICUOUS
PART IN THE EVENTS OF THE
OCCASION.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-10-15

Mr., o. J, o. Miller of Murfrees,
boro. entered Meharry last Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
VISITED BY WIND AND RAIN.
Peculiar Aspect of Storm at
Charleston. S. C..

CHARLESTON. s. c., August IL
Charleston was visited last evening by a
wind and rain storm. which, while doing
no special damag in the city beyond lit
tering the streets with branches from
the trees and 'disarraneins the street car
schedules had the effect of cutting the
city off entirely from communication with
the outside world for period of several
hours. and which has tied up the navy
yard and suburban line of the CONSOLIDATE
ed Railway Company.
The storm was peculiar for this part
of the country in it's resemblance to a
small tornado in its results. scores of
telegraph and telephone poles being blown
down i'm small stretch of territory be-
tween Magnolia crossing. in the upper
edge of the city,. and the scene there
was one of the greatest confusion. the
entire roadway being Uttered with 'tele-
phone and telegraph wires. with tele-
graph poles aud limbs of trees all traf-
fic being absolutely halted. Poles and
wires were blown down across the Con
soldateds navy yard and suburban line.
on the state road. causing the feed and
trolley wire TO fall across Magnolia cross
ing. In order to let the Southern rail-
way train out it was necessary to cut the
trolley wires.
A bolt of lightning struck the cupola
of a building. demolshing the structure
and scattering pieces of wood and tin in
all directions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
GREETINGS OF PRESIDENTS.
Diaz Will Cross Border First; Then
Taft Will Enter Mexico.

MEXICO CITY. August 1.-THE first
official admission that President Diaz will
NEE: President Taft next October has
been made by Minister of Foreign At
fairs MaraScal.
According to information received at the
department of foreign affairs. President
Taft will arrive at Ell Paso at $40 o'clock
on the morning of October 10. President
Diaz will also arrive from Mexico City
at Ciudad JuareZ about the same time.
and he will then cross the Rio Grande
and meet President Taft in FL Paso An
hour later the President of the United
States will return the visit to President
DiaZ at Ciudad Juarez, on the Mexican
side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Cool Weather in District.

Surrounded on all sides by weather dis
turbances high winds. heat waves and
what not, the District of Columbia has
presented on the weather map for the
past week. and still presents, zone of
fine bracinS atmospheric conditions. 1t
has been as an Oas.s in the desert. ac-
cording to Prof. Edward E. GarriOtt.
official forecaster of the weather bureau.
THE weather here has been Of genial
brand that cannot be discounted by the
conditions at any summer resort by sea-
side or on mountain he explained. The
air has been cool and there has been
enough rain to give the ground a good
soaking. There is no real hot weather
i'm sight. although it will warm up some
and become seasonal after the clouds
have cleared away.
The hot wave in the middle west is
one of the most severe record for
many years. The temperatures in Kansas.
Missouri. Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma,
Arkansas and South Dakota are ranging
from 100 to 1O4 degrees as registered
by weather bureau thermometers. This
high temperature has grown up in con-
nection with the drought in that section,
which is playing, havoc with corn and
other crops
Local Showers to Continue.
There are no clouds. no rain and the
Garriott added The hot wave in the
middle west is expected to break up to-
day or tomorrow with rain in its wake.
There is danger Of the heat wave ex-
tending in this direction. The atmosphere
of the District is full of moisture and
local showers may come as the result"
Other disturbances reported today are one
off the New Jersey coast, with brisk winds
which will not affect this section, and a
tropical storm that is moving toward the
Bahama Islands north of Porto Rico. This
disturbance will not extend its influence
to the pleasant zone in the District of Co
umbia and vicinity.
The rainfall here last night was some
what in the nature of a cloudburst. With
in the space of about an hour siXty-six
one undredtls OF an inch of water fell
from the clouds. deluging the city and its
suburbs Some Of the county roads were
badly washed out. The weather bureau
reports that more than one and half
inches of rail has fallen in the past two
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
UCHIDA TO SUCCEED TAKAHIRA
Latter Tells Countrymen They Are
Responsible for Ill-Feelinz.

SEATTLE, Wash. August 17.-That
Baron Takahira japanese amba ssador
to the United States, will return to>more
to this country, but will be made minis
ter Of foreign affairs by his government.
was stated yesterday by we'll informed
japanese. who name as his successor
Yasuya Uchida, now ambassador to Aus
tria.
Baron Takahira sails for Japan today
on the steamer Tango.
At a farewell dinner. exclusively ia
panese. given. in a Buddhist temple the
ambassador told his countrymen that
they were themselves in large measure
Responsible for the ill-feeling against
them in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
PAYS PENALTY OF CRIME.
Fanatical Student Who Killed Two
Men Executed in London.

Sprcisi Cable,sram to The Star.
LONDON. August 17.-Madar Lal
Dhinagri. the fanatical student who as
sassinated Lieut.. Col Sir William Curzon
Wyllie. at reception at the Imperial
Institute the night of July l. and also
shot and killed DIR. Lalcaca as the latter
was coming to Sir Williams assistance,
and who was tried and sentenced July
23. was hanged today. He met his death
stoically. He Slept well last night arose
early and breakfasted. He walked with
an air of unconcern to the scaffold and
made no statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Chile Unable to Send a warship.

SANTIAGO, .-usust 1.-THE Chilean
coernvment announces that il will be un-
able TO send warship TO Eew York to
represent the republic at the Hudson
Fulton celebration next month. but that il
probably will send an ofiicer OF the navy
o Chile's representative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Taft Spies Troops.
BLISS, BY CLEVER RUSE,
ENDANGERS PEW'S FLANK
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE
RED. North of Assowompsett Pond.
Plymouth County, August 17.-Long be-
fore Gen. Tasker II. Bliss brought a
modern army into northeast New Eng
land and hurried it northward against
Boston the ponds of Massachusetts had
been made famous through the writings
of Emerson's friend ThOneau. But the
fame of ponds in those days was CON-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Former Sultan's Illness Explained.

CONSTANTINOPI.E. August 17.-Abdul
Hamid. the former Sultan of Turkey, who
is now in confinement in Saloniki, suffered
recently from slight abscess of the
throat. which made it difficult for him TO
swallow. He refused to submit to an
operation and the trouble eventually RENE
died itself This illness gave rise to re-
ports that Abdul Hamid's life was de-
SPARED of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Movement for Savannah Exposition

SAVANNAH. Ga. August 1.-THE city
government of Savannah has gotten be-
hind a popular movement looking to an
international exposition TO be held in
Savannah In 1915 TO celebrate the OPEN
ing of the Panama canal and to combine
with that a southern commercial eXposi-
,ion. The city's claim to share in the
advantages to the south in the canals
opening will be stressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Lady Alma-Tadema Dies.

LONDON, August 11.-Lady AIna-Ta-
dema, wife of Sir Lawrence Alma-Ta- :
dema, the painter. and herself an artist of
note. is dead here. She vas daughter
of George Napoleon Epps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Disastrous Fire in Glasgow

GLASGOW, August 17.-Fire broke out
at an early hour this morning in the
retail business quarter of Glasgow and
several squares of buildings were con-
sumed. The damage is estimated at
Sl50, ,0sO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
AT DRILL MANEUvERS
RECORD TARGET SHOOTING DE-
FERRED LATER I'm THE WEEK.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop Elk
pected to; Witness Contests
OF the Capes,

NORFOLK, va. August 17-W'ith the
wind blowing fourteen miles from the
northeast and heavy swell on the ocean.
Rear Admiral Schroeder's battleship fleet
was today still engaged on the southern
drill grounds off this coast in maneuvers
and preliminary target work, preparatory
to the record target shooting. which is
soon to begin.
Though it had been announced that the
torpedo boats Nicholson and O'Brien,
which are to be used as real targets for
the fifteen battleships. would be carried
to sea tomorrow. it was stated at the
navy yard today that it was now some
what indefinite as to when they would
go out.
There is an intimation that Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Winthrop is COM
ing from Washington to witness the rec
ord shooting. and this. it is thought may
have to do with the delay in sending
out the target boats. which may not be
needed until Thursday or Friday of this
week.
Practical Ordnance Work.
The mail and observation boat Hornet
proceeded from Old Point Comfort this
morning, having aboard ordnance drafts
men and others. who have been sent from
Washington 10 observe practical ordnance
work on shipboard The Hornet passed
to sea at 9:3O O'Clock. gra ceful ly riding the
swells as she steamed through the capes.
One of the naval tugs tending the fleet
today fouled ore OF the target buoys
on the drill grounds. putting ont OF place
the acknowledgement range. This was
PROMPTLY repOrted by the Minnesota To
the flagship Connecticut, and the range
was re-eSta blShed.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Weather:

Partly cloudy and moderate
temperature tonight and We'd
nesdav.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Returns Open to Inspection.

After the assessment has been made the
returns of the corporations shall be filed
in the office of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue, and shall constitute pub
lie records and be open to inspection as
such. This is one OF the features de-
clared to be Objectionable as il will give
rival corporations opportunity to insnecr
the extent of each others business
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
PRESENTS PRIEST WITH
RARE, COSTLY VESTMENT
Father Murphy of Church of Blessed
Sacrament at Hollywood Is
Recipient of Gift

HOLLYWOOD, April 13.-Mrs. Ida M.
Hancock, who owns, extensive proper
ties in Hollywood and who always has
been liberal donor to the Church of
the Blessed Sacrament of Hollywood,
mas made Father Murphy of that
church a present of a beautiful vest
ment The article, which cost several
thousands of dollars, is said to be the
finest piece of church robing in Cali
fornia.
The vestment was embroidered in
Munich and consumed years in MAX
ing, the gold used in the fancy borders
being 1893 pure, and it is very heavy.
Between the arms of the cross is de-
sign in needlework, representing the IN
stitution of the Blessed Sacrament after
Da Vinci and underneath this is a rep
resentation of Melchizedek, the hrst
priest to offer bread and wine to the
Most High. On the reverse is a repre-
sentation of the sacrifice OF Isaac by
his father, Abraham. All of the repre-
sensations are in the finest of needle
work, which represents years or toll by
the most skilled workmen.
Mrs. Hancock's donations to the
church always have been large and sne
is largely responsible for its establish
ment here. At one time she gave ?
check for $4,000, another the gift OF
beautiful pipe organ, and she also gave
an organ to the st. Victor's church al
Sherman. In all her donations nave
amounted to over $4,000.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
5 VETERANS DROPPED
FROM ROLLS OF HOME
Old Soldiers Discharged from Nations
institution fer Failure 60 Report
at Expiration of Sixty
Days Farlohghs

SAWTELLE, April 13.-General ordei
No. 10. lust issued at the national home
commands that the following named
members be dropped from the rolls fol
failure to report at the expiration o.
sixty-day furloughs: James Adams,
e. Bradford, Rueben r. Fay, Andrew
Hartman, ]. P. Houche, w. @. Hartzell
Martin v. B. Hurd and Richard Miller
A large number of old soldiers have
taken their honorable discharge IRON
the home, having become able 10 sup.
port themselves. By the orders ISSUED
yesterday the following were giVel
their discharge for this reason: w. II
Anderson, L. L. Anger, Andrew Archer
Michael Barrel, D. B. Barton, f. II
Baxter, b. C. Bennett, Peter Brady, 10
seph Bryson, N. e. Burton, Q. A. Cal
houn, William Cohnerly, r. F. Cutler
J. A. Dayton, w. G. Davis. Newton J
carp, r. T. Elson, Il. d. Gardiner, VIII
liam Gillard, w. H. Gregg, Thomai
son, Martin Hildebrand, BLAME Klum
I. w. Larkin, Thomas Lyons, Emmel
Matlock, Lorenzo Meserth. j. F. Morri
son. James McDonough, Robert McKib
bin, George Nuen, r. M. Peck, Jamei
Seaman, A. b. Underwood, w. L. Van
dercook. ]. r. Warren, T. J. Wayland
John Wilson and G. w. Worrall.
A telegram from the president OF tns
board of managers of the national sol
diers' homes of the United States. re-
questing that the estimate of thu
amount required for the support of thu
home during the year 1911 be filed al
once, is making the clerks in the adJu'
tant's and quartermaster's OFFICES
great deal of unexpected extra work.
Heretofore the estimates have beer
filed in July and until the receipt of thu
telegram the officials of the institutions
were not aware of a change in the date
Under the new system the budget mus
be before congress by May l.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
LONG BEACH ITEMS

LONG BEACH, April 13.-G. Hansen
& Son of Los Angeles, j. w. Davidson
of this city and Crandall e. Scott OF
Long Beach bid last night on the COM
pletion of the First Presbyterian
church. No action was taken. The
completion of the edifice will cost about
$40, 900.
morning he would file suit today to
quiet title to property at 521 Orange
avenue, owned by Thomas Hillary and
wife. The attorney alleges Roy Carr,
son-in-Iaw of the Hillarysn has mort
gagged the property for $500 and that
a forged deed to the property is in ex-
istence One mortgage for $500 was
given to e. e. Palmer and another
for $4,000 to G. D. Hendrickson.
The Elks initiated class of sixteen
last night.
The reception committee of the
chamber of commerce decided this
morning 1t would not report favorably
to the chamber on the suggestion ia
bring the G. A. r. encampment here
next year.
A reception will be given by the city
trustees of Belmont Heights and their
wives next week to the citizens of the
town. This will be new way of in
creasing civic good fellowship.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
WILL RAISE SALARY OF
ELECTRIC LIGHT MANAGER
Council Decides to Make II an Object
for Head Of Municipal Plant
to Remain

PASADENA, April 13.--Acting on the
advice Of Mayor Thomas Farley, tne
city council today decided to raise the
salary of C. w. Koiner, manager OF
the municipal electric light plant, rath-
err than lose the services of man VINO
has demonstrated his fitness for the
position and his ability to make the
plant pay. +,
Previously Mr.. Koiner had received
approximately $4,000 year, or, to be
exact, $16666 a month. The raise Will
take effect dating from April 1.
A new ordinance regulating the dog
license tax passed its first reading. 1t
fixes the tax on male and spayed fe-
male dogs at $3.50 year and on female
dogs at $3.50.
The express and public carriage
drivers of the city sent a petition to
the city council asking the proposed
action, driving them from the main
streets into the side streets of the city,
be abandoned, as 1t would make vast
difference in their business. The mat
ter was referred to the committee of
the whole, which is to confer with the
drivers.
DR.. Gideon S. Case, speaking for John
r. Godfrey post G.. A. r., asked that
the city appropriate 5000 toward the
entertainment of the visitors at the
state encampment, and the request was
granted.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
SAN RERNARDINo NOTES

SAN BERNARDINO, April 13.-Sen-
ator H. M. Willis has returned from
the north, where he has been recup-
Grating since the close of the legisla-
ture session at Senator Leavitts sum-
mer home in Sacramento canyon. Mr
Willis already has moved his home to
Los Angeles, although at present he
is looking after local affairs and court
cases in which he is interested.
News has been received in San Ber-
nardino of the promotion of G. r. Hud-
son, formerly the Santa Fe represen-
tative in San Bernardino, from vice
president of the Mexican Central rail-
road to vice president and general
manager of the National Railways OF
Mexico.
Enos A. Mills, lecturer for the fed
eral forest service, has advised the
tri-counties reforestation committee
that he will be in San Bernardino and
lecture at Damron's hall Thursday
evening, April 10.
County Bee Inspector r. B. Heron
has issued warnings to the residents OF
the county that any one catching bees
in boxes without movable frames
when attempting to capture swarms
win place themselves within the reach
of the law and such swarms will be
destroyed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
VETERANS OF G. A. R.
4 ARRIVE IN PASADENA
CROWN CITY Is FILLED WITH
WEARERS OF THE BLUE
Formal Opening Of Grand Army and
It's Two Auxiliary Organizations
Takes Place This
Morning
Circulation Dept.-tIome 26Sb; sunset 27to.
Correspondent. l4s g. Los Robes Ave.
Day-Roth Phones IS. Night-Hcme 1855
Especial to Tho Herald,l

PASADENA, April 13.--Delegates to
the state encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic began TO come
into Pasadena today by every tram,
although the larger part or the 2OOo
visitors expected VIII not arrive pe-
fore tomorrow morning. Still, with tne
local veterans and the members Oh the
Woman's Relief corps and the Sons or
Veterans, the parlors at the Hotel
Green were comfortably filled this
evening at the welcoming reception to
the early corners.
The reception began at 1880 o'clock
and lasted two hours, during when
many of the veterans renewed old &C
quaintances and formed new ones
from among the visitors.
The first formal session OF the three
bodies which will hold conventions here
will be held tomorrow morning, when
the Grand Army, the Woman's Relief
corps and the Ladies of the g. A. X.
will hold their opening ceremonies.
Ali three sessions will open at 10
o'clock, the veterans in Woodman's
hall, the relief corps in the First Con-
gregational church and the Ladies of
the @. A. r. in the First Baptist
church.
the afternoon will be devoted to an
automobile ride in the city, which will
be participated in h. as many of the
visitors as can be accommodated IN
the machines donated. The number of
machines which the local post asked
for a week ago is less than the lou
sought.
In the evening there will be ad-
the department commander, and sing
ing of old battle songs, interspersed
with music by the Los Angeles Vet
erans' drum corps.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
UPLAND'S PACKING HOUSES
ARE RUSHED TO CAPACITY
Twelve Hundred Cars OF Oranges
Have Been Shipped So Far
This Season

UPLAND, April 13.-The local pack
ing houses have been rushing work al
full speed for the last few days,
Oranges are coming in so rapidly 1t is
almost impossible to take care of them.
Mr.. Hamilton, manager of the fruit ex-
change, states there have been over 1900
carloads of fruit sent out from this dis
trict during the season. Although this
is the same number as the last season
shows the exchange estimates that
there will be total of 5000 cars sent
out for the entire season, or 800 more
than last year.
The daily average number Of cars put
out has been twenty-one, but since
April more than twenty-nine cars a
day have been shipped, which is the
record for shipments in this section, II
not In the valley. .
The lemon market is improving, and
on an average one car a day is being
shipped.
Alexander Monro has resigned his
position as street superintendent, the
resignation to take place May /. The
city trustees recently voted more than
$50, 900 of street improvements, and Mr..
Monro has been experimenting the
macadamizing of Euclid avenue and
other streets. 1t will be hard to fill the
place.
The Upland Mems club has in prep
aration a book setting forth the advan-
tages of the town, which will be circu-
lated wherever possible.
Mrs Gale, who resided on Campus
avenue, died suddenly of apoplexy Sun
day afternoon. Her death entirely was
unexpected, as she had been we'll up to
a few minutes prior to death, and 1t
was a severe shock to her friends and
relatives. A husband and three chill
dren survive her.
B. L. Dyer and e. A. Bowen have
purchased twenty acres in the eastern
part oil the town from j. H. Morgan.
A party of Upland young people en-
ioyed a picnic in Cucamonga canyon
yesterday.
The new gasoline car which the santa
Fe has put into commission passed
through Upland Monday afternoon on
it's trial trip. 1t was going at the rate
of almost sixty miles an hour. The
company will run the car every day,
beginning within the next week, Which
will give this city much needed ac-
conNnodation.
The Woman's club is rehearsing for
a womans minstrel show which Will be
given the first part of May. Earl
Blakeslee Of Claremont has charge OF
the production.
n T. Franklin has purchased q ten
acre orange grove on West Tenth street
at. the high price of $4,000, or $500 per
acre. Mr.. Franklin recently sold his
Ave-acre grove here for $4,000.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-14
SAN BERNARDINO
onice 5os Third street.
Phones, Home s75. supset Main 1ss.
TO INVEST $25O,OOO
NEAR DEATH VALLEY
Deal Closed at Gate City for Transfer
of Deposits of Gypsum Of
Much Estimated
Value

SAN BERNARDINO, April 1S.-One
of the largest deals recorded here for
months was closed today by the pay
rnent of $4,000 to Fred King of San
Francisco, representing the Death
Valley Chemical company. This BINDS
a transaction which will mean an m
vestment of $25D,00O Of San Francisco,
Oakland and eastern capitalists. The
property consists Of 1900 acres of rich
gypsum deposits located in Death val
ley near the Avawatiz mountains.
The claims were decided in trust to
f. w. King as trustee for John Fillius
of Oakland, who represents company
of men prepared, 1t is stated, to put a
million dollars into the proposition.
1t is the intention to construct spur
from the Tonopah and Underwater rail-
road to the properties, which are locat-
ed about five miles from that railway.
Phe representative of the company
now In San Bernardino states they can
put the gypsum on cars at 30 cents q
ton and can put 1t on the markel al
So and reap a large profit. Gypsum is
selling in the open market at $25 per
ton.
Under the terms of the transfer King
must raise $25O,OOO to be placed on de-
post, which money is to be used In
the development of the claims, jan
uary 1, 1910, with the exception OF
s25. 600, which is to be paid in August.
the remainder is to be met and also
S17, 900 is to be used in the purchase of
ali outstanding stock. c. B. Mier, the
president of the Death Valley Chemical
company, comes in for 1914 per cent OF
the capital stock for his services.
The new company also has large de-
posits in Alaska, and it is the intention
II hiring a large force of experienced
men from their fields there to be put
on the work.