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WEATHER FORECAST.
Unsettled and Warmer Tonight and
Saturday, With Rain Saturday.


Saturday, With Rain Saturday.
For the District of Columbia and Della
ware, unsettled and warmer weather to-
night and Saturday. with rain Saturday;
light southeast to south winds.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours 46; year ago, 3D..
Exceptionally unsettled conditions now
prevail over the greater portion Of the
country, although the weather has been
mostly fair in the eastern states. The
western storm Is conferred in Montana
but its influence Is felt over practically
the entire country west of the Appalach-
ians. Considerable rain has already fallen
in the central valleys. No material
change in temperature has occurred in
any section.
The area Of rainfall in the middle states
will gradually extend eastward and over
spread the Atlantic coast sections by
Saturday night with a continuation OF
mild temperature.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be light variable; on the south
Atlantic coast light easterly; on the east
gulf coast light easterly, shifting to
southeasterly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to moderate variable
winds with threatening weather to the
Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Los Angeles, 266
Independence. 1.O4; San Luis Obispo, 100
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth.
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-January q, pm, "A; s
pm, "a; IL midnight, 49, January %. 4
m, 81; am, 80; IL noon, 35; p.m
~. Maximum. 48. at pm. January u;
minimum, 80, January % at am.
Barometer-January q. pm, 30 %: s
-, m. @29; am, :O.34: noon, 1904
. pm, 1890
Tide Tables
Today-Low tide 2:35 am and 2:37
pm; high tide, S:24 am. and $40 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1924 am. and $40
pm; high tide, 9:13 am. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, TIA am; sun sets
500 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. lib am.
Moon sets 600 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
eXtinguishing begun one hour before sun
rice. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset anG
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
Post Office Department Changes.

Miss Claudia Cranston of Texas has
been promoted from clerk at $500 per an
mum to clerk at 81, 600 per annum in the
office of the first assistant postmaster
general
Dwight w. Fisher of the District of CO.
lumbia. clerk at 81 coo per annum, has
resigned his position in the office of the
first assistant postmaster general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
Second Fire in school Within Week.

BOSTON, January 22.-Fire in dress-
ing room in the Phillips School on Phillips
street the second time within a week
was extinguished without the fact be-
coming known to the 300 pupils.
The authorities think that both fires
were of incendiary origin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
Fire on the Matteawan Extinguished

PENSACOIIA, Fla, january 2C.-The
fire in the cotton cargo of the steamer
Matteawan was extinguished and the
damaged cotton is being unloaded at
the Louisville and Nashville wharves.
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Marine Corps Orders.


in command of the remainder of LIST Prov.
Regiment. to proceed to Washington, D.
c., and report to major general command
ant.
Capt G. c. Reid and Second Lieut.. H.
M. Smith. to Washington, d. c., for eX-
| animation for promotion.
First Lieut. r. B. Creecy, to marine
barracks. Washington. D. c..
Lieut. Col. c. A. Doyen and Second
Lieut. H. c. Judson, qualified for promo
Capt W. H. Pritchett. to Annapolis,
Md
First Lieut.. P. H. Torrey, from navy
yard. Philadelphia, Pa. to marine bar
| racks. Washington. D. c.
| Maj. NJ. j. Shaw and First Lieut.. +. w.
Sturdevant. jr. granted one month S
leave of absence.
First Lieut. D. W. B. Blake. to marine
| barracks, Mare Island, Cal
Maj. Il. p. Kane, to Washington, d. G.
First Lieut.. c. B. Matthews, to Anna
polls. Md.
Maj II. c. Davis, to Iona Island. N Y
First Lieut.. r. B. Creecy. from marine
barracks. Washington, d. c., to marine
| officers school. Port Royal, S. c.
First Lieut.. B. Puryear, jr.. from United
States ship Prairie to marine officers
| school, Port Royal, S. c.
First Lieut.. w. p. Upshur. to Port
Capt Capt II. G. Reisinger. qualified for pro-
motion.
Mai T. =. Kane, examination for pro-
motion.
| Capt j. X. Tracy, granted I month ex-
| tension of leave of absence.
Illness Of Commander Culver.
| Commander A. Z. Culver, naval aid to
Assistant Secretary Satterlee has been
granted leave of absence on account of
illness, and Commander Thomas d. Grit
fin has been detailed In his place
Return Of Secretary Newberry.
Secretary Newberry has returned from
New York where he made an inspection
tho navy ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Armv Orders.

Capt. Edgar A. Myer, 18th Infantry,
will proceed to Fort D. A. Russell, Wy
oming, for duty.
First Lieut.. Fielding l.. Poindexter,
United States Army, retired, is relieved
from duty at the Northwestern Military
Academy, Highland Park, Illinois, and
will proceed to his home.
Maj. Frederick S. Fotz, 18th Cavalry,
is directed upon the discontinuance of the
provisional government of Cuba to pro-
coed to Fort Myer, Va. for station
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application Hs:nin Of Post Qusrtermaster
placed upon the retired list.
Maj. John C.. w. Brooks, Coast Artil-
lery Corps, is relieved from his present
duties. and will proceed to the Preside of
San Francisco. Cal.
Capt. William T. Wilder. 18th Infantry
detailed In the pay Department.. will
Maj. George w. Ruthers commissary,
will proceed to Hays, Kan. for the
First Lieut.. Wilbur Willing, Corps of
Engineers at New Orleans, has been
ordered to Washington. D. c.. to take the
prescribed test for horsemanship in con-
nection with the examination for pro-
motion.
Drum Maj. Ludwig Jorgensen. Engineer
Band, and Battalion Sergt. Maj. Charles
Roeper, 9th Infantry. have both been
placed on the retired list of the army on
their own applications
Naval Movements.
The battleships Wisconsin. Illinois and
Kearsarge have arrived at Algiers, the
auxiliary Glacier at Callao and the collier
Caesar at Norfolk.
The supply ship Celtic has sailed from
Palermo for MilazZo. MeSsina and Reg
gio. the gunboat Scorpion from Constan-
tinople for Smyrna and the cruisers West
Virginia, Colorado, Maryland and Penn
sylvania from Valparaiso for Callao.
Naval Orders.
Capt. A. E. Culver, from duty in the
Office Of the assistant secretary Of the
navy. Navy Department. and granted
leave OF six months.
Commander F. w. Kellogg. from the
navy yard. New York, to command the
Prairie.
Commander A. A Alderman, from
command OF the Prairie to duty at the
navy yard. Washington, D. C.
Commander T. D. Griffin to duty in the
Office Of the assistant secretary Of the
| navy, Navy Department.
r. A. Campbell appointment as an act
ing assistant surgeon in the navy re-
voked.
Boatswain H H. Richards, from the
Franklin. navy yard. Norfolk, Va, to the
| naval station, San Juan, p. r.
Boatswain A. H. Stanley, from the ma
val station, San Juan. P. R., to home and
wait orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-22

PROBATE COURT-Justice Wright
Estate Of Margaret A. McDermott; petit
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To view the Inaugural Parade.

\ magnificent view Of the inaugural parade
can he had from our store. Rooms com
fortably heated; large, comfortable chairs.
Reserve seats at once.
T T. Young R sTsass Phone a AYE n NV"
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Return of Secretary Newberry.

Secretary Newberry has returned from
New York, where he made an inspection
of the navy yard.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11
FIRST JNSTALMENT.
Inc Conquest OF the Pole.
Ry DR.. i'rrdrrick A. Cook.

is wo headed for tho horeal wids aud
plonghch with satisfying force the chilled
northern waters. there was time 10 rc.
oyainlnn the equipment aud review
prospective contingencies Of The campaign.
mrrltcI abuse which usually comes 10 tho
returning polar traveller.
In brief month al had been prepared
for The peculiar mission We had pur
chased II strong Gloucester fishing
schooner, fitted with q motor. covered for
ice aud loaded down with suitable snp
plies FOR a prolonged period
One morning the bold cliffs of Cane
iork wcro dinily outlined in tie gray
mist which screened the land A Storm
had carried so much ice against tho
coast that near approncll was mpossi.
BILE, and continued winds topt up n sea.
which made il equally difficulty to land
on the ice,
A. North Star nay.
Though anxious TO meet the natives at
Cape York, we were forced To tuip aud
set course for the next village. at North
Star Bay. AZ noon the sooty clouds aep-
arated and IN tho north, through the mar
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11

The expeditlos ~as equipped "a;
evening Of July 3. 1907. Ashore bo--
Gloucester Mass All was rcAdy on the
were testing their fireworks for the NOR.
row Of celebration an shoerd, ~ our
vessel, the John r. 3rsdlry withdrew
from the pier, all was a.d,t. There were
no visiting crowds of crrlu,ity seekers:
not footing Of whistles s'snall~d our de-
parture.
An Arctic expedition had bacn borr,
without the usua public bomba,t There
was. indeed. no excuse for rlamor Neither
tho help Of the government nor the con
iributions Of . private Individual had
been sought. The project WAS quietly
given life and iis expenses were paid by
John n. Bradley. Its destiny vas shap ped
BY the writer.
Mr. Bradley was interested in game
animals cf the North I WAS interested
" tho game Of the polar quest. For the
time being the business concerned Us only
II the venture proved successful there
would he timc enough TO raise tho banner
privilege af honDing upon MS the IN.
Of victory. Jf Il failed none had the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11

"Regscred Canada accordance with the Copyright
Copyright Mexico the Republic
rights
srsrra
HS5 55Gs I;;fn>
When Frederick from Lerwiok
in the Shetland Islands on Wednesday september hc pulse stir
that after prolonged fight against
FROST he had succeeded in reaching the North Pole public
with aydy every detail of his wonderful suffering
by the annals of his successful top the world
Herald RAID readsr were proud mat hf explorer had found new
same day shNced they read how dog dog thai
where life naddcning desert of
Ice nti after incredible efforts he reached the placed
American Nag in tin tube the shifting ice of the
mrallel;.to his words amid purple
SHOWS where there was neither life land where and his
Eskimos the only living creatures
is worthy of note that Commander raly impressions
pole like those of Dr. Cook Disappointing There
had pierced the borcal centre When his story public
as Il dscoverer
:, of Truth
prise denied lis truth although they accept without question the
equally marvellous % story furnished Later by Commander Robert T.
beyond The esheth parallel But Commander Pay has done
than that.
They sconcd dancing mragcs turned things
ops tnrry But Commander Ieay makes corroborang auson
ny the dhused light which seemed 90 from all directions
Indeed although The Herald MOI partisan its mission being
20 get the and print first it that
against Dr. Cook conins n vital details The he
Brooklyn explorers narrative.
whereas facts furnished by his kc friend r. Brad
ley in July 9S show that the expedition carefully planned
ana thoroughly g eGnppd With dogs es micn and other
With this summary the Herald presents TO lry the be-
ginning OF DR. Cooks conquest The North
written while prisoner in the will its
the which in his case Is hc jury ha viii declare UPON his
Is therefore the discovers OF tho North Pole.
by hc New y0I herald Company
Registered in canada IN acrori"pco with the Cmgr'sht
w Copyright in Mexico uwler The lnNs
= IL upscrr
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11

wives.
gmea we're rather scarce Several
inarrlhEeab,c men were forced 10 tUgcgp
lhe advantage Of married hlc because
lhere were not enough wives for all. liy
changed wives. in other eases women had
CHOSEN other partners. and the changes
wcrc made seemingly to the advantage Of
MI. for no regrets were expressed
with No law mo htcrntrro aud M fvcd
custom TO fastcn the matrimonial bond.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11

these simple but intelligent people control
'H,ir drsltnies with remarkable success.
mere was an average of three fat
N'Nrr children for each fanlily. the young
si. ms q rule, rcsliu. in a pocket on the
Wutlur'4 huot
NCiliuGs ur the ESI,imos.
The tent uu q raised platform. upon
which ull slept The edge Of this made
burned with moss ms u wick. over this
was q driving rack, aud there was other
turuIturC
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11

.ts Copyright. 1900. by thu New Yorh Company
Registered In Canada In accorancc with Colyrgh
Copyright in Mexico cpubc Of Mexico
W All Rights 1icscrycd
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11
OuHitting tor the Dash
from the John r. Bradley,
Bdrtering with ESkimoS

History of an Arctic Expedition That Was Born With
out Bombast or Clamor--No Government Help
or Private Contributions Asked or Sought.
EQUIPMENT is THOROUGHLY OVERHAULED
AS YACHT HEADS FOR THE BOREAL WlLDS
Then Comes the Ice Piled the Shores of Cape York and
the Expedition Is Compelled to Turn and Set
Course for the Next Village at North Star Bay
+ t5r ----
HOME LIFE OF THE ESKIMO QUANTITY DESCRIBED
i.
Two Tons of B.Lbber from Waluls Herd Are Turned Over
to the Eskimo Allies While Roast Elder Duck Is a
Delicate Dish for the Explorer and His Party
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-11
HOME LIFE OF THE ESKIMO QUANTITY DE

= Copyright 1909, Herald Company.
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Copyright Mexico the Republic
All rights
+ |
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30

Sorosis held its Christmas meeting
in the library parlors, December 28,
with Mrs. Alice Gledhill and Mrs.
Lola Blunt as hostesses. The pro-
gram, in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill opened with vocal solo by
Miss Eta SWEET accompanied by Miss
Emery The Shepherds of Bethle-
hem" was read by Mrs. Daisy Mer-
rill and Miss Lizzie Hussey gave
paper on THE Spirit of Christmas.
After recess there was a vocal solo.
The Plains OF Peace" by Mrs. Agnes
Steward. accompanied by Miss Edith
Lewis; paper, Women of the Bible"
by Mrs. Kate Jewett; reading, THE
Little Match Girl" by Mrs. Frances
Murphy; reading, (a) THE Annuncia-
ton; tb) THE Three Kings" by Miss
Gertrude Carter, "The Annunciation"
was written by one of the club men,
bers, Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill; duet, by
Mrs. Agnes Steward and Mrs. Mabel
Bragg, accompanied by Miss Lewis.
At the close of the program tea and
waters were served in the octagon
room by Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill and
Miss Edith Gledhill. The rooms were
prettily decorated with the Christmas
colors of red and green.
The next meeting will be the Direc-
tors Tea, Jan. IL.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30

The December term of the Supreme
Judicial court was opened on Tues
day morning last, at 1890 o'clock,
with Judge William P. Whitehouse,
of Augusta, presiding. Prayer was
offered by Rev Robert Morris, pastor
of the First Baptist church, after
which the usual proclamations were
made.
Preceding the reading of the dock
ct, the several juries were empan-
elled. The reading of the court dock
ct, delayed until the arrival of the
morning train which brought num-
ber of down-river attorneys to town,
was then taken up and the cases
answered to by the attorneys present.
The number of cases considered may
be judged from the fact that it was II
o'clock when the list had been gone
through with. Judge Whitehouse i'm
mediately took up the assignment of
the cases for trial at this term of
court.
The juries are composed of the fol-
lowing:
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30
TOWN MEETING At
ATHENS JAN. 8.
Engineer Jones' Report
Will Be Heard
Enthusiasm Over Proposed Road
Still Runs High.

C. R. Oliver of Athens, one of the
members making up the enterprising
committee of Athens citizens which
has in hand the matter of the electric
railway, was in Skowhegan the other
day and in conversation with rep
resentative of The Independent-Re-
porter, spoke enthusiastically of the
proposed road He stated that a
town meeting was scheduled for next
week when the report of Engineer
Jones would be heard.
Touching this subject the local cor
respondent for the Waterville Sentinel
has the following:
Saturday afternoon, Jan. s, will be
the adjourned town meeting at Athens
to listen to the report of the commit
tee on the proposed electric railroad
from Skowhegan to Athens.
Engineer John Jones of Lewiston,
has completed his survey and has re-
ported favorably to the committee.
Mr.. Jones says that he has not made
a survey in the State of Maine where
the ground was so favorable for an
electric line, as he found 1t to be be-
tween Skowhegan and Athens over
the proposed route of the line. He
had said before commencing the sur
vey that If he found no more than 20
per cent grade he would be satisfied
but he now reports five per cent
grade.
Not only the town of Athens but
Cornville and Madison are fully aware
of the benefits to be derived from the
new electric line over the route pro-
posed by Engineer Jones. The orig
inal plan was to leave Skowhegan up
| Madison avenue over the Somerset
Traction Co.'S line, branching at Cole
Brook, one mile from the village and
going direct to East Madison over the
highway This would take in the
east shore of Madison pond and es-
tablish a resort there, the line con-
tinuing to Athens village. Mr.. Jones
reports since making his survey, that
it would be better to make a little
change in the route of the line. The
power for this line will be generated
at Skowhegan, with an auxiliary sta
ton at Athens.
According to c. r. Oliver, one of
the chief promoters of the new line,
an enormous amount of freight will
be shipped over this road from Athens
and surrounding towns to Skowhe-
gan. He says the committee has made
an individual canvass and every per-
son who owns timber lands within a
radius of 10 or IL miles from Athens,
has assured the committee that he
would ship thousands of dollars
worth of lumber each year. Farmers
living along the proposed line and
those living at quite a distance have
declared their intention of increasing
their production.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30
S. c. A. S0C|ETY'S
NEW PLANS
Committee Appointed to
Revise Premium List

The officers elected at the recently
held annual meeting of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society met to
confer upon the society's affairs,
Tuesday evening. at the selectmen's s
rooms. Municipal Building. The
general purpose OF the meeting was to
take up, thus early, the business of
the coming year, securing all the ad-
vantage possible from an early deci-
sion as to the events to be held dur
ing the season of 1910.
1t was decided to hold a race meet
ing on July 4th and the usual three
days fair in September. At the Sep
tember meeting the novel feature OF
a handicap stake race will be intro
duced, outlined In a recent issue of
the independence Reporter. To COM
plete arrangements for this particu-
lar event, the president of the Somer-
set Central, Clyde H. Smith, was di-
rected to arrange for a conference
with representatives OF the race
tracks located at Hartland, Exeter
and Monroe, 1t being purposed to in
clude the three places named In a
circuit with Skowhegan. 1t was also
proposed that grand sweepstakes
circuit. including the four places nam
ed, be arranged for draft horses and
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30

have been a number of hearings at
Van Buren, Grand Falls and in St
John, n. B. A vast amount Of evil
dence has been taken. Already 1t
numbers thousands of pages of type
written copy and the end is not in
sight One man, H. Gregory Fraiser,
was on the witness stand for nearly
two weeks. His cross examination
by Hon. Oscar F. Fellows of Bucks
port, the counsel for the United
States, lasted four days.
So far the work has been almost
entirely confined to evidence relating
to the conditions at Van Buren. Some
evidence has been taken relating to
conditions below that Maine town
and especially with reference to the
workings of the Pike law. under
which lumber manufactured at Fred
ericton and St John. is admitted to
the United States free of duty.
The hearing which is to be held in
Calais, Me, next month VIII De lot
the purpose of inquiring into the con-
ditions on the ST. CroiX with regard
to log driving. a portion of the St
Croix forms a boundary between the
two counties, so that log driving con-
ditions are similar to those at Van
Buren,. 1t is felt that an examination
into the situation there will be bene-
fetal in determining rights at Van
Buren,.
1t is not expected that the Calais
hearing will be long and it will be
by a session at Van Buren,
as there are a number of things there
which the commissions wish further
TO investigate.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-30

ters into the matter, just as several
acts of Canadians in New Brunswick
territory do, yet the sole reason for
a commission was the dispute at Van
Buren,.
The story of this dispute has been
told so many times that only a brief
review of the facts is necessary at
this time. Surely it will help to make
clear the proposition that it is the
Van Buren, squabble which made a
commission for the Interpretation of
the Ashburnto treaty necessary.
Lord Ashburton and Hon. Daniel
Webster signed this famous treaty in
1912. A very few years later in 1874
or As, the Dwinals of Bangor secured
a charter from the Maine Legislature
to construct dam at the foot of
Chamberlain lake and to dig the Telos
canal. At that time the terms of the
treaty were fresh in the minds of all.
So far as can be ascertained at this
time, no objection was made either to
the dam or canal on the part of the
st. John river lumbermen. The dam
and canal did, at that time, just what
it does today. If it diverts the natur-
al waters of the river in the twenti-
eth century, it did so in the nine
teenth. but there was no kick then.
Afterward the dam was allowed to
go to ruin and to fall into disuse In
the middle nineties the dam was re-
built and then there was kick by
the st. John river men. No commits
sion was appointed.
In 1905, four years ago, Levi Pond,
since deceased. having charge of the
corporation drive on the river, dyna-
mited a sheer boom at Van Buren, be-
longing to the Van Buren, Lumber Co.
claiming that it was an obstruction to
navigation Since then the matter
has been before the courts Of New
Brunswick until the government at
Ottawa took 1t up with the United
States. and the commission was
named
In view of these facts, while other
features entered into the dispute, the
main point at issue is the trouble at
Van Buren,.
Early in May. the commission met
and organized with Hon. A. P. Barn
hill of st. John as chairman and Hon.
Peter Charles Keegan of Van Buren
as secretary. After briefly going
over their commissions and deciding
the scope of the work to be done, out
lining plan of procedure and getting
acquainted an adjournment was TAX
en- to Van Buren, ten days later.
A freshet on the river prevented
work at that time. Since then there