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Evening star., 1909-05-25
Negro Lynched in Arkansas.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. May "a special
to the Commercial-Appeal from Pine
Bluff. Ark, says that Lovett Davis.
negro. charged with attempted criminal
assault upon a sixteen-year-o. white siS1-
was lynched at midnight
Evening star., 1909-05-25
Heroism of Two Magdalens.

In Elmwood cemetery. Memphis. are two
notable monuments to women. Both were
erected by public subscription and mark
the resting places of angels OF mercy. who
were regarded as unclean until the yellow
fever epidemic OF 1873. When that ter
rible scourge fell upon the city the Mag
dalens sent the inmates of their houses
to the north. opened their doors 10 home
less people who fell i'll. and nursed them
with devoted heroism until they them
selves succumbed to the disease.
One of the monuments. which represents
an angel bestowing a crown, bears this
epitaph:
i. .'Mattie Stephenson,
The Martyr;
She died for October is. lSl3.
The epitaph upon the other monument
reads:
Emily sutton.
victim of the epidemic.
Died October T. 1873.
Let sweet faced mercy plead for her
Who calmly sleeps beneath this sod
Nor erring man in pride usIrp
The province Of her Judge-her God
No one knows who these two women
were or where they originally came from.
They were human derelicts-drifting about
life's ocean. Both were supposed to be
from the north, and lived in Louisville be-
fore coming to Memphis. At the time of
their death, which was toward the CLOSE
of the mot appalling period m the his
tory OF the city. when half the popula-
tion fed In fright. and not enough were
left to nurse the sick and bury the dead,
their bodies were hastily deposited in the
common burial ground. But. after nor
NAL conditions were restored. and the phy-
sfcians. sisters Of charity and others who
had remained through the summer, told
the story of their heroism and devotion. a
fund was raised by subscription. lots were
purchased in the best part of the best
cemetery. their remains were transferred
and these monuments were erected
Evening star., 1909-05-25
Five Children Fatally Burned.

CENTRAL CITY. Kan, May 25.-Five
children were fatally burned during com
mencement exercises in a private school
here last night.
Evening star., 1909-05-25
Harvard House a Museum.

LONDON, May 25.-Harvard House. in
Stratford-on-Avon, the birthplace of John
Evening star., 1909-05-25

have introduced bills appropriating 5000
to provide the pedestal and pay the cost OF
transporting and erecting the statue. and
it is confidently hoped that the legislation
will be secured before the end of the next
session. jamestown Island. which was
purchased some years ago by Mrs. Bar
ney of Dayton, Ohio, was preseted by hei
to the Association for the Preservation
of Virginia Antiquities. That society has
granted permission for the erection of the
Pocahontas statue upon the property and
an appropriate site has been selected.
At Arlington cemetery is monument
erected by the nurses OF the United States
Army to the members of their association
who died during the Spanish war. .
The pupils OF Miss Clara Conway, for
merly principal of Conway Institute. and
Jennie NJ Higbee. formerly principal OF
the Higbee School for Women at Mem
phis. are preparing to erect monuments In
honor of these ladies in that city.
Evening star., 1909-05-25
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin.
SUMMER TRIPS AFAR AND NEAR.

Summer days coming 1ast ALREADY VaCaEOn Gays
being discussed the home and in the office, and in
few weeks the annual exodus country eashore and
tain will have been begun
America abounds with delightful summering places, in val
lev mountain and beside the sea-thousands of
whittier the pilgrims search of pleasure and
ton
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad ticket agents have on sale
tickets the greater number of these resorts by
the week there will be about eight hundred points
covered by Penns Railroad excursion tickets
From the rockbound bays of Newfoundland the sunny
slopes OF the Virginia shores from the White mountains OF
New Hampshire the Cumberland of Tennessee:
along the forty beaches OF New Jersey the far
of the Pacific these stand ready
tertan the transient a-summer guest
Any Pennsy yvana Railroad Ticket Agent will cheerfuy
give information concerning and fares
enabling summer pilgrims plan their outing minimum
of time and cost.
ma y by dressing ico Boyd General
Broad Street D.
p A. re,
r. A. Newo
d r Ynnynan
y
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06
GIRL FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
Mysterious Lodging House Tragedy
in Hub City.

Boston. August 6. Ethel White,
twenty-siX years old, a nurse, was
found dead in a lodging house here
Wednesday under peculiar circum-
stances Her death was reported
shortly before midnight Wednesday
night by William Smith, who said
he found the woman i'll on the door
step when he left for work in the
morning Recognizing her as one
who had formerly lived in the house
he gave her permission to 90 to his
room and remain through the day.
Returning late Wednesday night he
said he found the woman dead on the
bed with a fractured skull and a
deep cut in the back of the head and
the room in disorder.
Smith was held by the police
pending the coroner's inquiry.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06
NO QUARTER FOR THE GUILTY
kidnappers Of LhiIdren in ST. Louis
to be Prosecuted.

ST Louis, August 6.-Rumcrs that
the father of Grace and Tomasso vi
yiano, who We're kidnapped from their
home here Monday was communi-
eating secretly with the children 5
alleged abductors, were dispelled
yesterday by Pietro Viviano calling
at the police station and announcing
to Captain Schoppe his intention to
prosecute the abductors when cap
tured Pietro Niviano told the police
he and his cousin did not have $25,-
GEO which the special delivery let
ar demanded as a ransom
The police are holding Joseph Pa
gano and Lamancia Girolma, the lat
ter having confessed Wednesday
night that Pagano, Marchesi, Bene-
detto. Samuel Turrisi and Vincenzo
Ricardo arranged with him last
Sunday to have the trunks which
were found in Chicago hauled to an
express office here.
Pagano, when told of Girolma's 5
confession, pleaded ignorance and
begged to be allowed TO commit sui
eide
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06
After Signing he New Bill the President JocuIarIy TwtS the
Members on Their IdioSyncracies
THANKS PRESIDING OFFICERS Of HOUSE AND SENATE
Speaker Cannon Vice President Serpan tep Bur, the Anno>
ties Born Of Struggle Over the TaniIhe Extraordinary
Session of Congress Adlourns Sine Die

the Ways and means committee, and
which had been used by both the
vice president and speaker in sign
ing the bill and attached his sigma
turc. After writing William n.
Taft, the president added, Signed
five minutes after O'Clock, August
>. 1903. w. H. T."
Bending over the president as he
affixed his signature were Secretar-
les Knox and MacVeagh, Attorney
General Wickersham, Postmaster
General Hitchcock, Secretary Nagel
and Secretary Wilson.
Standing about the table were
Senator Aldrich, Representative
Payne and many other members of
congress. Mr.. Payne stood Wit.
hand extended waiting t1 reos.'r
The pen with winch the bill 'eas sian
81 he took t With an expression OF
boyish glee overshadowing his face.
Another pen was handed to the
president and he wrote the word
Approved" and handed the pen to
Representative Langley of Kentuc-
ky.
A number of interesting incidents
occurred in the presidents room
pending the signing of the bill. AS
the senators. one after another, filed
into the room, the president had
something of personal nature to
Isay TO each, and good nature SEEM
! ed to be Overlooking.
/ In especially happy language Mr..
sherman thanked the senate for the
courteous treatment which had been
extended to him at all times. His life
in the senate. he said, had been
made a continual pleasure by the
consideration that had been shown
him at all times
! Concluding his remarks by wish
ing the senators a happy return to
/ their homes, he declared the extra
session of the siXty-first congress
adjourned without delay.
! A burst of applause was accorded
1 the vice president as he laid down
/ the gavel of his authority, and at
!5:5S D. m, two minutes in advance
of the time fixed, the senate adjourn
ed sine die.
Before adiourning the house,
Speaker Cannon with the members
standing with hats in their hands,
made a neat speech in which he
thanked them for their service dur
ing the special session. AT its con-
clusion he got round of applause
from both sides of the house.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06
Pay Frisco Notes.

New York, August g. The
Louis and san Frapcisco railway
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06

Washington, August 6.-The tar
iff has been revised and the eXtraor-
dinary session of congress has been
brought to a close. Both houses adj
iourned sine die officially at
o clock last night That is the time
entered upon the books but as a
matter of fact the adjournment was
taken in the house at 5:3S p. III.
and in the senate at 5;58 p. m.
The dosing hours of the session
were attended by scenes of most
uninteresung character, The revision
had been actOrding to the desires of
sonle. aud with the hearty disapproV-
al OF cthers, and the last two days
had been consumed by members of
tie su.,ate in expressing their salts
faction or dissatisfaction as the case
might fr
Tie conference report on the bill
was agreed to by the senate, Al to
81, when the vote was taken at
D. M, and soon afterward the con-
current resolution making certain
changes in the leather schedule was
adopted by both houses.
President Taft arrived at the
capitol at 4:45 p. m. and entered
the room set aside for the occupation
OF the president on the concluding
day of the session of congress. His
appearance there, the first since his
incumbency as president, caused
members to desert the two chambers
and fall in line to be received by
him There was a constant procession
of handshaking statesmen through
the presidents room from his arrlY-
al to his departure at sos y, m.
Just as the hands of the gold
clock in the presidents room reach
ed sos the Payne tariff bill, as the
measure will be known. ws placed
before the president. He picked up
pen supplied by Chairman Payne of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06
Negro Turning White.

A negro man attracted some at
tention at the Central station We'd
nesday morning while the crowd was
there TO meet the 9:13 train The ne
gros skin was black and white spot
ted, apparently mostly white. The
negro said his skin began turning
white about nine years ago. He said
there hadn't been much change
since the first year, The white spots
looked just like a white person s
skin.
The negro said he lived in Dallas
county on the Texas and New Or
leans railroad sixteen miles below
DALLAS lie gave his name as Tom
~ yump Ferris Wheel
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06

The first bale of new cotton for
Ennis came into the streets about
$3.50 this afternoon. 1t was grown,
picked and brought in by Mr.. George
Edwards and ginned at the Caldwell
gin this afternoon. A premium was
made up and the bale was sold to
J. P Boren for Is cents per pound.
Ennis News
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06

QueIIty sHNsf1utiates our Prices
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06

Chicago, August 6.-The humidi-
ty Wednesday in Chicago, according
TO the weather bureau, was even
more than the heat itself to the dis
tressing mortality. Twenty-six in
lants lost their lives
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06

Asheyille, n. G., August s
meeting of the Southern Soft
Spinners Association was eonv
here today to discuss rem
measures looking to the bette
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-08-06

of the soft yarn market. The as5ocia-
tion advises against selling yarns
short, ana depraciates the filling OF
orIersl for immediate delivery that
do not show a profit based on pres
ent prices
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
FINANCIAL.
The 18th Annual Meeting of the
Mutual Serial
Building Association

VIII be held on Monday. November /. 1903. at
Tao ?. m. in ST. Dominic's Hall. corner sth
and F SITS. s. ".
The first payment on stock OF the 18th
series viii be due.
Shares 81 Per Month.
g7le sum OF 81 600 viii be loaned Tor nav
meut Of SO per month.
Interest allowed at rate e per cent.
Payments on stock may be made to tbe
treasurer. X. Harrison Johnson 3Os 9TH Sd
S. W.
}. SONDHEIMER, President
J. J. DERMODY, Secretary. oc25-7t
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
NEW YORK STOCKS A LITTLE EASIER,
BUT WITH A GOOD TONE.
SOME GAINS MADE.
PRICES TODAY ON
NEW YORK EXCHANGE

0ouotations furnished by W 3. Hlbbs &
Co. bankers and brokers. Hibbs Building,
members New York Stock Exchange, Wash
ington stock Exchange, and Chicago Board OF
Tradel
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
CRISIS POSTPONED.

HELSINGFORS, Oct. 3O-A compro-
mise has been reached by which the
Finnish senators viii retain their posts
in the senate for the present with the
new appOintees of the governor gen
erai- This arrangement has postponed
the crisis growing out of the refusal
OF the Finnish senators to remain in
ofrice II the Russian government pressed
the demand for large military appro-
priatiOn by Finland
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
FOUGHT AGAINST BATH.

TRENTON, Oct. 3O.-John Hanze, a
prisoner in the Mercer county Jail,
awaiting trial, when requested to go to
the wash house for a bath this morning
kicked up a fuss in his cell. Deputy
JaiIer Cook entered the cell to enforce
the order when Hsnze attacked him
and bit his right hand, nearly seveTing
one finger Hanze finally got his batL.
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
SHARES WERE EASIER
MERGENTHALER VERY STRONG.
BONDS WERE DULL.

There was a moderately large business
in Lanston at 1855 to 1914, with 1915 freely
bid at the close. While the mOnotype
shares were going of the Mergenthaler
stock was advancing. The sales were at
216Hd2161k.
The rest OF the list was slow, but there
WAS no important change In values,
Railway preferred, 93&. Potomac In
surance sold at IS. Gas shares quiet, 6S
bid.
Bonds slow, but steady. Railway AS
closed at IS.
The National City Bank has added
DR.. George Telly Vaughn to its board
Of directors.
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
Poor Bank Wall Street FaUoabequ Changes
GOSSIP FROM WALL STREET

Hartman & Co.-Look for irregular
market with trend upward. Buy on dips
and sell on rallies until money market
becomes more settled.
w. B. Hibbs & Co.-Pr0fessional
traders at close considered It dangerous
to sell stocks at this iuncture, and ex-
peCted upward tre I'D Sales of pigirou
reported at Pittsbuz at s1S.
E. r. Hutton & Cove find that
some large houses expect to see Chesa-
peake and Ohio put on per cent
dividend basis in the near future One
institution says this may be done next
menth. If this is in contemplation the
stock may be raised In the next few
days,
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
TODAY'S SALES ON
WASHINGTON EXCHANGE

Washington Gas IS, sS0O61o1.
Washington Railway and Electric,
pfd., 20a93A
Mergenthaler, 10d2161L.
Lanston. 100d193s 1006193s, 1OGd19i<
1O0d19A, 10OG19ss. 100Q19Z
Washington Loan and Trust, 4d20S.
2ff210
Potomac Insurance, 25435.
Columbia Title 1G041z
After ca1l-Washing1on Railway &
Electric Is, $f.O09d8S. 81, O0OGS8.
LanstCn, 100d19ss
Mergenthaler, 10d216h. 10d216A, 100
Z6lR, 1Od2161k.
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
BANKS STATEMENT
is UNSATISFACTORY
Large Decrease in Deposits and
Loans During Past
Week.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-The weekly
statement as Issued by the Associated
Banks follows:
Reserve on all deposits, decrease. ST.
374 CO.,
Reserve on deposits other than United
States, decrease, 8, 732. $50
Loans, decrease, S73I 800.
Specie, decrease, 81, 325, CO.,
Legals, decrease, SO, 100
Deposits, decrease, ST, 400, 500
Circulation, increase, $50, 800,
Surplus of the banks is s143Z8. ia.
against S35 go, 375 last year.
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
OBSERVATION IMPAIRED.

Nell-That was a frightfuIly long
sermon the minister preached this
BeileEwhy, I didn't notice it was
unusually long.
NelI-Of course not; you had on
new hat-Philadelphi Record
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
SAVING THE DAY.

The Lady Ito hero who has risked his
life to save her little dog from a watery
grave, and looks for some reward)-Poor
fellow, how wet and cold you are! You
must be soaked through to the skin.
Here, IN give you some quInine pills;
take a couple now, and two more in an
hours time,-The Throne and Country.
The Washington times., 1909-10-30

Am Tob as
MAY COTTON FIRM,
CROSSING IS CENTS

NEW YORK. Oct. 9O.-LiverpooI made
a big gain, closing 9 points higher. At
the outside our prices were IS points
up. May crossed IS cents. March came
within few cents of Il. The close
was very strong.
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
- ANNUAL STATEMENT
EQUITABLE
Cooperative Building Association
October f6 1909.
WHAT THE EQUITABLE HAS DoRE
~ THIRTY YEARS

It is thirty years this month since the Equitable was
organized and commenced business 1t will be, feel sure
of unusual interest to the shareholders and to the poEc to
have statement showing the steady growth that has been
made and also how faithfully and effectively from first to last
the real object and plan of the Association have been carried
out for the benefit of its members FIRST by encouraging them
to make regular monthly savings shares to which have
been added fair and substantial protS and second to aid
them to purchase and acquire homes and other property with
loans from the Association which have been successfully
paid in monthly nsalmens For this purpose only the
building Association originally founded
We convinced that the great success OF the Equitable
in this long period of thirty years. with proper business
agemen has been wholly due to rigid adherence to the sim
pie and plain building association methods Many suggestions
have been made the Equitable has grown and pospered
to make changeS-socaled Improvements which it was
clearly seen would be- in every instance nWe departure
and would in fact the Association to to be SUCH
with all its practical benecent features and safety The firmly
established position therefore, of the Equitable and for all
time to remain without experimental changes purely
operative building association
1t has worked smoothly and most successfully for thirty
years. and has proved of real practical benefit to all its
beTs-bot to those who saving stock and to those who
have borrowed Many thousands of people in the District of
Columbia of small incomes have accumulated handsome
with profits and have bought and paid for their homes and
other property through the Equitable
The following facts and gres-covering thirty years
furnish unmakable testimony of what the Equitable has
actually and practically accomplished
STATEMENT OF RESOURCES AND LIABILITIES
OCTOBER IS, 1909
The Washington times., 1909-10-30
AND THEN

Miss Plainly-When I get engaged 7
don't intend to have any mystery about
Miss Peril don't see how YOU can
aVolo IL dear. Everyone viii regard It
The Washington times., 1909-10-30

A, G. Plant & Colt is understood
that the United States Steel Corporation
new business in the first three weeks
Of the current month average between
IS 600 and 75,0 600 tons a day, or almost
double production. The heavy increase
was due largely to the receipt of orders
from the railroads and equipment COM
panies. The new business this month
will aggregate a valuation between
SOD, 900, 900 and $4,000, 600. The corpora
ton as well as the independent com
panies have sold their possible produc-
ton several months ahead and in GER
tain lines are refusing new orders call
ing for delivery before January /
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-20

A portion Of the land described in
Royal Patent 6497, situate at Waio-
hull, Kula, area II acres more or less:
conveyed by w. Goodness to said vii
Liam II. CornWell, deceased, by deed
dated April l. A. D. 1891, of record as
aforesaid in Liber 1873, folio go.
Land Patent (Grant) 500S to Henry
Waterhouse Trust Company, Limited,
area 1850 acres; conveyed to the
benefciaries aforesaid by deed of said
Henry Waterhouse Trust Company,
Limited, dated May II, A. D. 1898, fled
of record as aforesaid.
Also the undivided interest of Pat.
rick Coekett in and to the Ahupuaas
of Koheo and Alae, referred to on Gov
eminent map as Koheo l and 2 and
Alae ! and 9, and described further as
being Apanas 10 and 90 in Royal
Patent 43SS, L. c. Award S452 to Ke-
ohokalole, and in and to Apanas 3 and
4 of Royal Patent 1898, L. G. Award
1928 to Huihelani, and in and to the
Ahupuaa of Kaonouln, Royal Patent
7447, L. G. Award 1887, Part 2, to He,
wahewa; said interest being not less
than 9S9.S acres, and being all the
premises conveyed to the Mortgagors
by said Patrick Cockett by deed of
July 81, A. d. 1908, and herewith fled
of record
1.--Lease, Commissioners of Crown
i Lands to William Fl. Cornwen, de,
! ceased, of land in Waiohuli and Keo-
kea. Maui; dated January II, A. D..
| 1901, recorded in Liber 12S, folio 1893.
j ANY other leasehold or chattel in
| terests in land not specifically referred
10 in said above mortgage and being
Ia part Of said CornweIl Ranch.
/ 3.-Eighteen IS) shares of the
4 capital stock of the Metropolitan Meat
/ Company, Limited, an Hawaiian cor,
poration; represented by certificate No.
247.
4 4-Policy No. 450302 for Five Thou
sand ($5000.00) Dollars in the Eauita,
I bic Life Assurance Society of America
on the life of William II. Cornwen ,Jr.
/ Ito be specifically assigned on said
4 policy and consented to by the com
pany.
! The brands of said Ranch, which con
I sist at the present time of the follow
ing: oL
!, All houses, whether the same be for
! dwellings, barns, dairies, warehouses,
+ storehouses, or for any other purpose
whatsoever, now standing or hereafter
erected OF, placed upon the said Ranch,
/ together with all additions thereto.
/ All household, ranch and dairy fur
niture and effects of every description.
! together with all increase or additions
/ thereto, as well as all other property
i of every nature or kind now belonging
to and forming q part of said Ranch,
as well as all additions to the same to
j be hereafter made.
And also the income and produce of
said Ranch, the price received or to be
received for all stock sold or otherwise
converted into funds or other property.
All persons having rights in said
property are Hereby notified to prove
j their claims on or before the return
! day above named.
Dated at Honolulu, City and County
of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, this
10th day of July, A. D. 1909.
WILLIAM HENRY,
| High Sheriff, Territory of Hawaii.
8407-July 20, 80, Aug. 7.