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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
News Briefs.

Miss Lille V. Jones. daughter of NJ.
and Mrs. William NJ. Jones of Bowens-
vile. Calvert county. Md. and Alvin T.
bIck'er. son of Mr.. and Mrs Alexander
BIckler. OF Prince Frederick, were mar
ricd at tine latter place
Alfred Skinner and Miss Emma Helen
Rhode Mercereau OF Fredericksburg. va.
We're married there
Harry r. Parker and Miss Ethel Wes-
sells. daughter of Jefferson D. Vessels
were married at Parksley. Va.
Miss Lillian Beatrice Grubbs daughter
OF X. +. Grubbs and Frank G. Wieble OF
Hagerstown were married at the home of
the bride in the latter city.
Miss Myrtle Irene Putnam. daughter of
Noah r.. Putnam of Mount Pleasant.
Md. and George William Hubbard of
Woodsboro were married at Frederick
Md.
Milton Oscar Cramer. son of John w.
Cramer. and Miss Anna Katherine Whit
more. both OF Woodsboro Md, were mar
ried i'm Frederick. Md
Miss Virgie L. Michael and Harry M
Staley. both Of Daysville were married at
Frederick. Md.
Miss Mabel f. Keyser and Walter s.
Snyder. both of Hagerstown. Md. were
married in that city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Scott Mayo, widow OF
DIR. Albert Sydenham Mayo of Powhatan
county. Va, and daughter OF James
Edward and Mary Collier Mayo. also OF
Powhatan county, died at her home in
Richmond She was sixty-eight years
old.
Mrs. Martha b. Maury. mother-in-Jaw
OF Poitiax Robinson. secretary and treas.
urer of the j. G. Dill tobacco factory
died AT her home in Richmond She was
the widow OF r. III. Maury. one of Rich.
mond" most prominent citizens.
Adds r. DObie of Sussex county Va
died near Sussex Courthouse aged sixty.
four years His wife. one daughter two
brothers and two sisters survive him.
Mrs. Lucy Sheetz, widow of VILLA m
II. SheetZ. died at her home at calvary
Va, several miles west of Woodstock, a,
the age of seventy years She is survived
by one. son. four daughters and one sis
ter.
Mrs. Ann Catharine SCHNEIDER ninety
nine years old. the oldest resident of Mid
dletown valley, died at her home in Md
die:own. Md Her husband David
Schirdier. died fifty-three years ago
Capt. c. w. Boggs died near Van
cluse, Va, after protracted sickness. aget
seventy-eight years He leaves VIC
two sons and one daughter He was {
native of Franklin county now Wes
Virginia. and was Confederate veteran
Mrs. Oliver Harbaugh. seventy-on,
years old. of Sabillasville Md. died afte
a long illness of diabetes. She was
daughter OF the late John McC1ain ant
born and reared in the vicinity o
So billasville.
James A. Rote son of Mrs Sallie Rot,
OF Boothby Hill. Md, died in a hospita
at Easton, Pa. He was injured abou
five months ago on the Central of New
Jersey railroad. He leaves a wife an,
two children.
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Count of Turin Awaits Roosevelt.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, March 26-The Count Of Turin,
who left Naples November last for Brit
ish East Africa to hunt big game there.
telegraphs by way of Mombasa to the eff
feet that he intends to await the arrival
Of Col. Roosevelt and party in equatorial
Africa He says that big game is extraor-
dinarily plentiful there.
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Plain-Spoken Women.

From the Gent1eWoman.
II would be of advantage to US If we
could dispense with all that verbiage, that
frothy flood o. polite utteranees which are
only too often used. and substitute lit
tie plain speaking In their place.
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! RED MANS EVOLUTION
Maj. Mclaughlin Talks of In
dian Assimilation.
PASSING OF RESERVATION
Influence of the White Men on
Frontier Life.
RESENTMENT FOR "ENGLISH"
Old Feeling of Bitterness for
Wrongs and Encroachment
Changing With New Blood.
RESENTMENT FOR ENGLISH

Mai. James Mclaughlin, government
Indian Inspector. who was appointed TO
the Indian service nearly forty years ago
by Gen. Grant and who is considered one
OF the best informed Indian authorities In
the United States. in an interesting talk
with a reporter. referred to the passing
of the reservation and the Indian of yes
terday, today and tomorrow.
Maj. Mclaughlin has been in the Da-
kotas and Minnesota experimenting the
payment of cash to the SissetOn tribe
of Sioux Indians for lands taken by the
treaty of 1851
Inspector Mclaughlin says that with
the passage of the reservation fifty or
one hundred years will bring about the
entire assimilation OF the Indian. He has
as much esteem for the nObler American
Indian Of today as he has contempt for
the shiftless. Today the trappings OF the
primitive Indian are gone and the HASH
ing eye and supple movement of the
frontier are dimmed and passed into his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

John Day, master mechanic at the
Bluff City Lumber Companys mill, Pine
Bluff, Ark. shot and killed d. III. Dun
can, vice president of the company. Day
surrendered and was placed in Jail at
Rison.
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Reduction for Furnace Men.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. March 26.-The
Bethlehem Steel Company has announced
a 10 per cent cut in the wages Of fur
mace men, to go into effect April l.
About 100 men are affected.
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mond, Va, was present and it Is under
stood Is willing to take charge of the

mond, Va, was present and. it is under
stood, Is willing to take charge of the
lad should the court SO order.
In the police court this morning Bessie
Rowe. Pearl Scott. Walter Robey, Clar-
ence Ketland, Mcpherson Mason and John
Hughes were arraigned to answer a
charge of disorderly conduct in the city
market. They were fined S. each.
Daniel McCanaghey. colored. employed
as laborer at the Potomac railroad
yards, had his back sprained this morning
while at work at the yards. He was
taken to the Alexandria Hospital for
treatment.
The funeral Of Miss Annie Dugan. who
was found dead In bed yesterday morn
ing at her home. 7O1 North Washington
street. will take place at o'clock to-
morrow morning from st. Mary's Catholic
Church. The burial will be In st. Mary Q
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Held for the Grand Jury.

Winter w. Harris. colored, was held
yesterday afternoon for the action Of the
grand jury by United States Commits
sioner r. p. w. Garnett on charge
of sending obscene matter through the
mails. He was released on furnishing bond
in the sum of $500.
The stockholders of the n. Auth Pro-
vision Company, Washington. yesterday
afternoon held their annual meeting here
and reelected directors to serve for the
year.
A meeting of Potomac Lodge, No. 3S,
l. o. y. F., will be held this evening,
when the third degree of the order will
be conferred.
A large delegation of members Of Alva
Aere. No. 81. F. o. E.. headed by Vice
President w. f. Jacobsen, last night paid
fraternal visit to Washington Aerie, No.
lo5, and were rendered an oyster roast.
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MANY Very Fine Indians.

There are very many fine Indian men
and women" he said. who are working
and becoming educated and making good
citizens. AS example of what the Indian
can become there are Senator Owen of
Oklahoma Senator Curtis of Kansas.
Representative Carter of Oklahoma and
many more. Very little of the old re-
sentiment is left. 1t smolders yet In the
hearts of a few OF the old-timers, but
even most of them are recOnc1led.
Take Chief Red Cloud. He is an
Osallala Sioux and was a great medicine
man. He is at the Pine Ridge agency,
in South Dakota, nearly ninety and al
most blind. He is a good citizen and
good leader of his people. probably the
greatest of the old chiefs still alive. He
led the Fort Fetterman massacre. but re-
formed thirty years ago. He Is a man Of
peace. He still stands six foot two. He
was magnificent specimen. In the six
ties he was one of the worst Indians in
the country.
All the reservations are bound to go.
says the inspector. Arrangements have
been made to open the Standing Rock
and Cheyenne River reservations. The
appraising committee begins April 1 on
the former and must complete its work
within six months. The bulk of the land
is fine agricultural country.
McLaughlin's Career.
Inspector Mclaughlin has held his pres
ent position fourteen years. He has
negotiated the opening OF probably 90
10000 acres Of Indian lands. 1t was
he who received the surrendering parties
coming in after the Custer massacre. and
he came nearer being the friend of Sitting
Bull than any other white man ever be-
came.
Yes" said the inspector 81 suppose /
have seen the evolution of the Indian. 1t
is not generally recognized that many of
them today are the equals of the white
men. 1 could not say that I was ever a
friend of Sitting Bull. He had no friends
He was not the man generally believed
He was low order Of Indian, below the
average. He was disagreeable and secre-
tive. He was persistent and always an
worked on his people in that way"
Experience Helped Him Out.
Inspector Mclaughlin was stationed at
Standing Rock when the hostile Sioux
began to come in after the Custer fight.
He admits that the situation there then
was very tense for white man. In one
day he says 2.S73 hostile Indians came In.
five boatloads down the river. To these
were added continually other parties Il
there had been any organized revolt he
says the few troops could have done moth
ing. He imagines that only his ten years
OF experience carried him through those
days
There are about 10000 Indians now
in the United States, he said, exclusive
O. Alaska. They are not Fenimore
Cooper Indians. The Cooper Indians
never were real Indians. anyway. OF
course. ii is hard yet to make them be-
lieve that the customs OF their grand
fathers are wrong and that the white
man is right bur they are learning There
Il no hope that the Indian can ever exist
again as race. In one hundred years he
viii he submerged. and We will be tracing
our descent back to him as people do now
Ia Pocahontas.
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Charged With Maltreating Son.

A man named Gorham was cited to ap-
pear in the police court this morning on
a charge of improperly treating his son,
a boy about ten years old. Owing to the
absence of important witnesses for the
defense the case was postponed until to-
morrow. A representative of the Chill
dren's Home. with headquarters In Rich
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
DIVORCE GRANTED

Mrs. Elna Stormfeft was granted a divorce from Carl O. Stornfelt by, Judge Gager in the Superior court yes- terday. The couple were married in Denmark in 1902 and the chief evi- dence in the case was a decree of sep aration granted the plaintiff by the Danish government ordering the cou- pie to live apart for three years and the husband to pay alimony of two crowns a week. The stipulation under which the paper was granted was that 9 return of the wife to the husband within the three years would cause her to forfeit her right to ever apply for a divorce again in the Danish courts. The separation decree was granted in Denmark on the ground of intemperance and cruelty.
 On the back of the document was a blank form where the alimony was to be receipted for. The document show ed that the husband had paid for one week and that he had fled to Germany to escape fuc~>e payments She brought her two children to this coun- try in 1905 and had since made her own living. Her husband had visited her twice since she has been in Bridgeport and asked her for money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
NEWTOWN.

The chicken pie supper given by the ladies of Trinity church. Thursday eV- enincc was all that could be wished for by the inner man. The inclemency of the weather no doubt kept away many who lived at a distance, but on the whole it was 8 very successful and enjoyable affair. An old fashioned spelling bee occasiOned much amuse- ment The bOuntifully laden tables were presided over by Mesdames Caro- line George. Charlotte Minor. Mary Blackman, Fannie Daniels. Julia Dike- man and Mrs. Ernest Sandford.
 Mrs. Oscar Dikeman entertained the Bridge Club this week. Two tables were occupied. Delicious tea and tarts were served.
 The sidewalks on the Street. Tuesday night were in an extremely dangerous condition. being covered by a thin coat of smooth ice Many a pedestrian was put on the level unexpectedly as they carefully craWled along.
 A. C. Moore of Taunton, was unfor- tunate to slip Tuesday evening while carrying a milk can. The can fell on his ankle, causing a sprain and in- capacitating him from his usual rounds for few days.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rupf spent Thursday in Bridgeport.
 Amos Camp has bought a pair of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
LIVES IS DAYS
 l IN MESSINA RUINS
Two Girls and a Boy Partly
 Dig Their Own Way Out

Rome, Jan. 16.--Two girls, one aged 20 and the other 19. and their brother, aged 13, were rescued yesterday from a pile of ruins near the Church of the Apostles, Messina, where they had been entombed for eighteen days. Their condition is pitiable.
 Some soldiers near the place heard faint cries from beneath the pile of debris and immediately began to ex- caNate. Their work was extremely difficult but they persisted and were finally rewarded by finding the three still alive.
 The three are named Minnissale. They say their mother was killed and that their father is in America. For tunately they were within reach Of a supply of onions oil. wine and water sufficient to keep them alive.
 A little sister as well as their mother was killed. The survivors were with them in part of small room which astonishingly escaped pulverization. Their own efforts led to their rescue. The boy Francesca was particularly active. They excavated the ruins with their hands until they were near enough to the surface to make their cries heard. The latest report is that all are less affected than was at first feared. Their rescue has given lmpet- us to search elsewhere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
ITALIAN BENEFIT

A few of the places where tickets can be secured for tine grand concert to be given at Polls theatre, Sunday January 24th under the direction of Maestro Sulli. for the benefit of the earthquake sufferers in Calibria and Sicily are as fellows: United Cigar Stores, Cartwright's shoe store, Jack sons bookstop. Hindle's pharmacy, Jacoby's cloak store. Wilson & Rus lings. Carlson Hat Co. Griffith's piano store Peter Musante's fruit store, Hamilton's pharmacy. Hartigan's phar- macy, Max Boas. Kerr G Burns, Cries finger & Co. S., Stanton's art store. Lus- tig's millinery store, FrankePs millin- cry store, Jamieson's pharmacy, Grant $ cigar store, Things shoe store. Son. nenberg's piano store, Mollan's shoe store and Hanke'S hat store. The con- cert will be one of the most enjoyable ever rendered in this city and the com mittee in charge desire that tickets be secured as early as possible The pro- ceeds will be turned over to the Bridge port Trust Co. to be forwarded to the Red Cross society in Italy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
Why Kirk's Wife
 Left Home; Provided
 Ground for Divorce

Hiram W. Kirk, driver for local furniture company, secured a divorce from his wife. who was Winnie Swee- ney before her marriage. in the Super for court yesterday. The decree was granted on the ground of desertion The plaintiff told the court that his wife was not contented because he a1- lowed his mother and sister to live in his house at 6S Sedgwick street and because he would not deed the prop erty to her. When he sold the prop erty he said his wife left him and took their daughter with her. He showed rent receipts to show he had provided place for his family and testified that his wife had refused to live with him. Carrie D. Kirk, sister of the petitioner and liliputian, testified in her broth CTS behalf, as did Thomas H. Dick son who purchased the Sedgwick street property from Kirk Attorney Frederic A. Bartlett appeared for the ple intiff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
H. DILLON & co.
WIFE FREED FROM
 HUSBAND WHO LEFT
 HOME RATHER QUEERLl !

Over three years ago Franklin H. Cole of Danoury, told his wife he was going away because he had trouble with his employer, a marketman nam- ed Ehrle. In the Superior court yes- terday the wife. Anna E. Cole, told the court that she had not seen her hus- band since that time although she knew he was with his father at Can non's Station in the town of Wilton where their daughter visited occasion ally.
 Mrs. Cole told the court she knew of no reason her husband should have left her except that he told her he had got i'll trouble where he worked. Since that time she has supported herself. Her story was corroborated by her mother. Mrs Elizabeth Edwards, of ( Whalley street. Danbury, and Mrs. Louise Nagel Of 88 Franklin street of the sane place. Attorney William H. Cable appeared for the plaintiff Mrs Cole was allowed a decree
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
THE THEATRES
SMITHS.

The closing performance of the en- gagement of s'Thorns and Orange Blossoms"' will! be given this evening, and there will undoubtedly be a good attendance. for this play appeals to everyone, and especially to the ladies. It tells powerful story of the heart, and Is one of the best emotional or romantic dramas on the boards.
 
 The Russian Symphony Orchestra of New York. and the Ben Greet Players come Monday evening to present the Nights Dream" in it's entirety. The Mendelssohn Centenary is the reason for this magnificent presentation of the masters great work and the event is one of the most important in the musical history of the city. The or chestra itself numbers 50 players, and MT. Greet has in his company B with the children for the fairy dances. Men delssohn's music will be llayed by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in con- nection with the production of "A Mid- summer Nights Dream. With the Russian Symphony Orchestra of 50, and Ben Greet's full cast of 35, and the group of children for the fairy dances, 100 people are engaged in this far in some way or another with the Dream music. The familiar We'd ding March, for instance, belongs to this play. The wonderfully beautiful overture is hardly less familiar and has few equals for beauty among 20 deserves equal popularity with a similar number in the modern Italian repertoire and the Scherxo as piano transcription, is played by all the great concert pianists. In addition to this. MT. Greet interpolates a Fairy Dance to the music of the familiar Spring Song". and Lou Wall Moore. the noted sculptress who has staged and costumed the dances, will give a classic Greek dance in the festival scene. To insure a proper rendition of the vocal numbers the manage ment has engaged Grace Clark Kahler we'll known New York concert sing CT to sing the solo parts in the fairy music.
 For her Saturday matinee this sea- son, Miss Clara Turner has selected "Jane and Her Teddy Bears" With these shaggy little bruins for a center. pathetic and amusing story has been written, which was an immense suc- cess from the initial production. One of the old favorites which continue to occupy place in Miss Turner's reper- toire, for the excellent reason that the public demand it. is "Why Men Tempt Women" The simple story of human experiences, of things with which all are more or less familiar, never fails to find willing ears no matter how oft repeated. Miss Turner splendidly fits into this play. The repertoire for the week will be as follows: Tuesday matinee, "A Modern Lady Godiva"; evening, "A Girls Best Friend;'' We'd nesday matinee. "The Artists Model" evening ''Why Men Tempt women:' Thursday matinee, "A Modern Lady Godiva;' evening, "The Hains-Annis Tragedy Friday matinee, '"The Hains- -Annis Tragedy evening, ''Di- vorcons;" Saturday matinee, "Jane and Her Teddy Bears;" and evening, 'The Days of '61.''
 A company of excellence, headed by the famous little comedian, Arthur Dunn, has been engaged by the Ackin- Singer Company to interpret "The Time, The Place and The Girl" Mon cay evening, Jan. %.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
Ogden's Wife Went Back to Mamma;
 Ogden Now Wireless

Edward Ogden. aged 26. a machinis' at the Crane Co.'S West End plant was granted divorce from Violet Og- den of Manchester, England, by Judge Gager in the Superior court yesterday He testified that he was married 1T England in 1903 and that his married life was a constant -Vrangle. He in tirnated that his home was near thai of his mother-in and that his wife spent great deal of her time there with the result that she finally re turned to her parents home. He had talked with her since and she said she was perfectly contented to be where she was and did not Wants to return to him.
 The plaintiff said he provided for the support of his child who resided with the mother.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
POLI'S

Manager Poh has arranged a bill teeming with good things for his Bridgeport patrons for next week. commencing with the big Monday matinee. There are really several headline attractions on the bill John
 ing their quiet offering ''The Quaker ess'' is the topliner for next week. lily ans &, Mcintyre come to Bridgeport from an unusually successful run in the New York vaudeville houses, just closing up their New York bookings with the Percy Williams chain of theatres. They are exceptionally clever artists and in the "Quakeress' have a splendid vehicle for their tal- ents A second feature that will be of absorbing interest to Poli's patrons next week will be Miss Florence Ham, ilton and her company presenting the sensational race track comedy-dram ma who is a well known Bridgeport stock star will be seen here for the first time ill vaudeville. She has a re- markably clever playlet and is assist ed by 8 company of half a dozen we'll known artists. A third feature eX- tremely meritorious will be the Mere lith Sisters. the girls who made lila watha" famous and who are just back from a successful European tour. The Merediths present q singing, dancing. costume and scenic novelty called 'Girls of All Nations.''
 There is still another unusual feat ure of next weeks great feature bill Will H. Fox, formerly a Bridgeporter, presents his ''Paddywhiski'' as given for seven consecutive months at the Palace Theatre, London, and oyer B. 900 times in other European and Am erican vaudeville houses. MT. Fox is a pianologist without a peer. He can do more things with a grand piano than you ever thought was i'll the in- strument. Some years ago MT. Fox was very well known in this city and will be well remembered by many. Be- sides being an accomplished pianist, MT. Fox is a composer and has written a host of popular ballads. The Chas. Ahearn troupe of comedy cyclists will present their famous burlesque race scene and lots of other Imaginable stuff. Great Richards, peerless female inn personator will open the show with a wonderfully clever act A very pleas ing act will be Miles & Morris, the minstrel missiles in some brand new features The Electrograph will round op+ cracke~fon nk bill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
Y. w. c. A. NOTES.

Central Associa ton. 629 State St)
 The twilight service on Sunday will be held as usual at 4:30 in the after noon. Mrs. Orville Rector will be the leader. and Miss Grace Curtis will sing solo, accompanied by Miss Bray. All women and girls are cordially in vited to attend these very helpful ser- vices.
 Monday evening. Jan Is. the class in First Aid to the Injured" will hold it's first meeting. This class will be conducted by local physician and a graduate nurse. The course will con- sist of twelve lessons and is open to all women upon payment of member ship fee and tuition. All intending to join can obtain full particulars upon application to the association
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-16
SHERIFF HAwLEY A TEMpLAs
Friends With Stiles JliC.son as Spokes man Present Him With Hand
 some Charm

IanDury. Jan. 16.-Sheriff Sidney Ei Hawley became a Knight Tenplar las night, and after the ceremony a hand some gold Knight Templar charm wa; presented to him. The presentation was made by eX-Senator Stiles Judsoi of Stra tfcrd.