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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
An Army of Boys.

Senator McCumber of the Senate pen
sion committee has just caused to be pre-
pared an interesting table relative to the
ages of soldiers at the times of enlist
ment. This table shows that of the total
number of enlistments, aggregating IRIS
300 for the Union army and navy, the
number of enlistments at various ages
was as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
Accused of Robbing Tailors.

o~ed. the former resident of Slate
alto aud the latter of 62J 2d street
scut vest. were arrested las, night
ny electives Vermillicu and Klein
6ienst and charged with theft. n Is
charged that they have made practice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30

OF visiting tailoring establishments and
stealing articles of wearing apparel.
One of them. il is charged, engages
the proprietor in conversation, while
the other helps himself to propertv.
The defendants will be given a hearing
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
He has been an officer in the White
Plains Elk lodge for the last five years.
A Volunteer Fireman.

But the most picturesque position ne
occupies, and withal his proudest boast,
Is that of a fireman of the White Plains
Independent Engine Company. He has a
regulation firemans uniform and more
than once has distin suished himself fight
ing the flames. He has several times
squeezed through tight place where
man Of larger size could not have gone.
About twenty years ago Mr.. Kahn mar
ried Lottie SwartWoOd. professional
midget Of Van Etten, n. Y. She was
four feet one inch in height, or just one
inch taller than Admiral Dot. When he
went on the platform with Mr.. Barnum
he was but two feet in height. His
parents were Of normal size and Mrs.
Kahn's father was more than six feet in
height. The Kahns have two children
Hazel, seventeen years old. and Gabriel,
thirteen years old. Both OF the children
are a head and shoulder taller than their
parents. The last photograph they had
made was four years ago. when the chill
dref were little taller than their par
eOtS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
Civil War Pensioners, 500, e61.

The actual number Of survivors of the
civil war on the pension rolls June 80.
1909, was 593.961. At the close of the
Spanish war, in 1898. there were 726,44S
civil war survivors on the pension rolls.
These figures relate only to soldiers and
sailors who actually fought in the war
and do not include widows, children or
orphans. The number of names of civil
war survivors stricken from the pension
rolls on account of death last year vas
8, S31: in 1893. 34,333; in 1907. 81 ,201: in
1906, %, 2OS, or total of 127,J73 dropped
from the rolls on account of death in four
years, and the fiscal year, which will
close with the end of the present month.
will show about $1,000 more dropped on
account of death. This is the rate at
which the pensioned old soldier is pass
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
ONCE Used. ALWAYS USED.
Brimkrman's
Sanitary Wax Floor Oil.

Price. l5r hattie. -'oc gallon. delivered.
FOR STORES AND PRIVATE Use
LAYS the DUST aud DOES NOT leave the
floor STICKY SLIPPERY. but BRINGS 81,
the GRAIN aud IVES the focr n HARDWOOD
FINISH. Just the thing for the floor after
taking up the carpets and mattings.
Mfg. and Sold by ED. BRlNkMAN 4 Co
Phone Main :s26T. Once, 1863 Pa ave a. w.
Sold at All Grocery and Cigar Stores.
jel5-3ot.20 n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30
No Survivors of Revolution or 1912.

There are no pensioners of the revolt
ton or war of 1872 living. The last sur
vivor of the war of the revolution on the
pension rolls was Daniel r. Brakeman,
VINO died at freedom. Cattaraugus county,
y. Y, April ). 1869. aged 100 years 6
months and days. The last pensioner of
the revolutionary war was Esther Da-
mon of Plymouth Union. VT. who died
November IL. 1906. aged ninety-two years
There is now only one pensioner on ac-
count Of the revolutionary war remaining
on the roll She is Mrs. Phoebe NJ. Pal
meter aged eightY-nine years. OF Brook
field n Y. pensioned by special act Of
Congress as the daughter of Jonathan
Wooley who served in a New Hampshire
comDany
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Offer to Manage Hotels.

Mr. Kahn says he has received offers
to assist in the management of three big
hotels in New York. but does not want
to remain I'm business longer. He says
he fully intends to have a fortune OF
81 900, 900 before he dies and that here
after he will direct his energies in the
real estate business. Not little of the
worry he is encountering now since his
retirement is at the hands Of automobile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-30

IL you want work read the want COL
umns Of 4 .ie Star.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
THIEF'S GALLANTRY
LEADS TO CAPTURE
Burglar Delays to Save
Woman Who tainted in
Bathtuh.

NEW YORK. March S-Because ~.
stopped 20 save the Ife OF Mrs. Ange-
Euo CasSeIIo, who. surprised al her
bath by Eis Intrusion, tainted. James
Ferrick. burglar. is in jail toiav- He
is trying 70 decide whether burglary
and galIantry 20 well together.
Ferrick was going through" Mrs.
CasseIIO's house when no inadvertently
stepped into the bathroom, where Mrs
Casseuo was taking a bath. She
screamed with fright and tainted. Fer
rick started 90 leave the house, bat
realizing that the woman would crown
IL left unconscious in the haif-dl,ed tub.
De returned and called For help.
AIRS. Rose TarbeIlo. mother Of Mrs.
Casseuo, rusHel 10 The bathroom, bu,
when she saw I'errick she thought he
was attempting II murder her daugh-
ter and ran screaming from the house.
In the meantime Fer-ick partially lifted
the unconscious woman from the tuo.
drew the plug and drained the tub and
then made his exit by the fire escape.
His delay. however, had permitted the
officers who responded 10 Mrs Tar
helIO-S cries To- ger close on his trail
and ne was picked up within few
minutes
There were telI-taIe 'soapsuds on his
clothes and the identity was completed
when Mrs TarbeuO recognized him
Ferrick admitted that he had entered
the CasseIlo apartment during the day
with the intention OF rObbiug IL at
night. He was released from Elmira
refOrmaLOry three months ago
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
ESTRADA EXPECTED
TO SUE FOR PEACE
SympathiZerS With Reyolu-
tionistS Anticipate Early
Negotiations.

BLTEFIELDS. March S.-Early nego-
tiations for peace between provisional
President Estrada and President Madriz
are predicted today by the revolutionary
sympathizers. who admit there is no
longer any hope Of successfully con-
tinujnS the war.
Estrada is becoming discredited and
many Of his former friends are now
turning against him. charging that ne
misrcPresented conditions in the in
glorious campaign against ManaGua
His proposal To- enlist foreigners and
continue the struggle is looked upon
as a final defiance OF the government.
last manifestation Of brava5o. The
provisional president has no FUNDS with
which to pay the remnants of the revo-
lutionary army, to say nothing Of hiring
a foreign army.
II is conceded that a few soldiers of
fortune from other countries could uu-
coUbtedly be obtained. just as has been
the case all through the war, but the
talk Of recruiting a foreign army is
taken seriously by no one
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
TO LEAVE CUDAHY.
BUT WILL NOT SUE
Wife of Millionaire Banker S
ASSailant Says She Will
Not Seek Divorce.

KANSAS CITY. No. March S.-Hos-
pital authorities have given as
surances that Jere LiIIis, the million
aire banker attacked by John r.
Cudahy in the latter's home, viii be
able to so 20 his home today
With the recovery of IIIIis assured.
interest directs itself toward Mrs.
Cudahy, who has announced that she
will bring no action for divorce
aEainst her husband, although SIZE
viii not live with him again.
Gen. John G. Gown, of Omaha.
father Of Mrs. CUdahy. is at the
Cudahy home, where his daughter has
remained since the LilliS affair Mrs
Cudahy related the story of the at
tack to her father, declaring a new
automobile was the direct cause OF
the trouble.
General Gown asserts that his
daughter was innocent of any wrong
doing He expressed the opinion
that jealousy on the part of Cudah.
led 10 the attack.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
PROHIBITION FAILS.
DECLARES G0HPERS
Labor Leader Declines to
Address Anh-Liquor Meet
ing in Chicago.

CHICAGO, March E-"ProrJI-t.on Is
a failure. 7 am not in sympathy with
that movement
Tu JhTs Isreuses samuel Gompers,
president o. the American Federation OF
Labor, declared himself today ol The
question OF ahoiIsH.lg saloons when he
refused 90 address a local option noon
da meeting.
The effect OF his expressed attitude
did more than surprise the -au-'
forces II gave Arthur EarTaEe Far
well. leader OF the daily temperance
meetings. a sharp setback iu his vision
OF winning the support Of labor iE the
local auti-saloou Eht bg having Iah0r's
foremost officer encourage the cause
al a public meeting
GomperS added Proper r-guIa tiou 90
liquor traffic j. ~Ucu more elective for
Temperance than the lHClisEUrU- I- sd
Icons under -re local option ur uronL-
billion laws have noted The expert
euces or cities b1-l iu the United States
aid iu Europe and I am convinced that
prohibition does not accomplish what
the prOuIbitlouiSfS are seeking"
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
PLANS TO EXTEND
SECOND CLASS RATE
Fraternal Organizations and Edu-
catonal Publications May Be
Included.

Il Is now proposed to extend the privi-
leEes Of second class postage rates 20
the publications Of all bona fde frater-
nal organizations and 20 an incor-
porated institutions of learning. Sena-
tor Dick has introduced the bill grant
ing these privileges and il is now be-
fore the Senate Committee on Postof-
fees and Post Roads.
Only benevolent and fraternsl organi-
zatiOns with a membership Of loo or
more can participate in the second class
rate, under the provisions OF the EsU.
No institution Of learning may take ad-
vantage Of the proposed law unless il
forwards through the mails matter bear
ing upon the objects OF its work.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
MURDER SUSPECT
HELD IN NEWARK
Accused of Burning Infant
in Furnace, Connecticut
Man Is Arrested.

NEWARK. y. j.. March S.-On the
charge Of having thrown his 9 months
child into a furnace. John PfeiGer. %
years old. OF Derby. Conn. has been
arrested in this city, after a country
wide search Of more than three months.
lie is held al police headquarters for
the Derby authorities
The local detectives had learned OF
PreinerS presence in this city and were
told that ne was al place I'M Wash
inCtOn street The detectives hurried
into an automobile and caught the man
just as he was coming out Of the house.
Pfeiner's wife is held in Derby Conn,
charged with aiding in the murder Of
the child The murder occurred ia De
Cember last
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
TWO WHITES KILLED
IN WAR WITH BLACKS
Three Negroes Who Started
Trouble in Tampa
Are Dead.

TAMPA, Fla, March S-As the re-
sult Of dispute over wages between
Samuel Striuliue. white man. and con-
tractors ssperlHte1de1t. and ueEr3
named Buddy, these two men and three
others are dead. two are seriously
wounded. and ile community has come
near being prec.pitated DID, race war
The last Of tle three negroes imQLi-
Gated in the shooting 20 death OF two
deputy sherids, and the probably fatal
woundiHg of a third, was lyHched al
dusk yesterday, on the banks Of the
Manatee ~i--@-. The list Of the Caad
now includes Samuel StrlhIiug. the con-
tractors superiuteudeut. Edward Mat
thews, deputy sheriff. both white. and
wade Ellis, sam Ellis, and Ruddy an
negroes. Deputy Sheriff .. B. Morgan
is al the Emergency Hospital. probably
fatally injured. and Deputy SHerIn Bur
uette rs seriously wounded.
The trouble began Sunday when the
negro named Rutdy shot and killed
Samuel StrlDiIug after a dispute between
the TWO as 60 wages. kuGdE escaped.
but was tra.ed rl.h blood hounds by
Deputy Sheriff Matthews. who was kili-
ed bv Ruddy or one 0r tine Ellis negroes
d. the attempt t1 capture the murderer.
The community was immediately
aroused 90 fury owe. the second mr-
DER and hundreds OF citizens. heavily
armed. have secured the country with
bIoOdhouuds ever since. The two Ellis
brothers. who are thought 20 have muir
oeTeu StrlnInE. were kllIed yeSJerGa- .
The killing or the negroes, hOwev--.
was not. accompl- until the Ellis
brothers haC mortaliy wounded Deput-
Sheriff J. b. Morgan and serious 3
wounded Deputy Max Burnette
When the posse arrived upon the scene
and found thar the deputy shcrITs had
been wounded, they opened fire or the
Ellis negroes. one OF Them was killed.
and the other escaped to the swamp ou
the banks OF the Mauatee where az
sunset nc was found and IyuChcG.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
ROSE CROIX MASONS
WILL GIVE BANQUET
Ceremony of EXtinguiShing Lights
viii Be Performed at Feast of
Evangelist Chapter.

The mystic banquet OF Evangelist
Chapter, Rose Croix, No. j. Of the An
Client and Accepted Scottish Rite OF
Free Masonry, viii be held Thursday
evening at the cathedral of the rite.
Third and + streets northwest.
The feature Of the banquet will be the
ceremony OF extiuEuishinG the lights,
which is observed by the knights Rose
Cr0iN
The spec kers Of the evening will be
Dr. George G.. Ober. grand master OF
NaSous. the Rev. Abram Simon. and
Representatives James A. Tawney,
lhamp Clark. and William SuIZer.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
MCLEAN
LEAVES FOR CUBA

Can't Walter Mclean, VINO has been
captain OF the Washington navy yard
for a year, left today TO take command
Of the hattleshiD Vermont At Guanta-
namo. The Vermont is one of the
latest additions 10 the nevv. CAPTAIN
Mclean viii sail for Havana from
Florida, and go by rail across cuba to
Guantanamo
Mrs. Mclean and Miss Mclean will
continue their residence in Washington.
having taken house at 1855 New Hamp-
shire avenue.
Capt Frank r. Be7ttie. formerly in
command Of the hattleShiD Wisconsin,
Succeeds CAPTAIN Mclean
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
URGED
THROUGH ALASKA

Congress is asked to incorporate @
new railroad in Alaska Petition for a
charter of line 10 be known as the
Alaska Great Northern railway has
been fled i'm the Senate and the details
Of tire project outlined
1t is 90 run from Valdez bay on the
coast to Eagle. point on the Yukon
river. about fifty miles. Later. eNten
sions are 10 he made further inland and
a very considerable area OF territory
opened uB which is now scarcely aces
sible The application for a charter has
been referred 10 the Committee on Ter
ritories.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
RE MAINS SCATTERED
IN TWO COUNTRIES
Police of Vermont and Can
ada Seeking Slayer of
Hunter.

RICHFORD. Vt. March S-AIlIderrd
with an az, the manEled body of Albert
Aersay- a young farmer OF .his v3ciuity
mas h.rn found scattered along tra
Canadian Pacific railroad tracks on both
sides Cf tie international boundary here,
ant today every police official Of aims
sevtIcu II seeking mis- slayer Nersey Irfl
his farm 10 go bLLJng
Near wb"ra bis 1Cdy was found is d
border hotel known as the Line House.
and DO is believed He may have been
killed dUrliuE a quarrel there.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
TARIFF IN CANADA.

OTTAWA, March S.-The indications
are that United States Tariff Commits
sioners Emery and Pepper will so back
to Washington without any assurance
that Canada viii give the United States
the benefit Of the FranCO-Canadian
treaty rates iu return for a guarantee
that the American maximum schedule
will not he Imposed against Canada.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
INGERSOLL' S WIDOW
COLLECTS OLD FEE

BOSTON, March S.-Nrs. Eva A. In
CeTSollr wife Of the late Robert G. In
Eersoi, has in her possession TODAY A
certited check for S195.55l in paymeut
or Zee for her husbands services i'm
breaking the Will Of Andrew J. Davis.
a millionaire miner of Montana, twenty
wears ago
suit for the recovery Of the Zee has
been dragging through the courts for
nearly a quarter Of a century. The nav
ment, which included interest. was made
by 7. n Layton, administrator Of the
Davis estate OF Butte, Mont.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
TALK GIVEN ON LENT.

Representatives Of the chapters Of the
Junior Assembly of ne District. Broth
erhood OF Ct James. today have a
better idea Of how Lent should be
observed, as a result Of a talk given
then last night by the Rt Rev Alfred
Harding, bishop Of Washington. He
told the delegates he has arranged to
give them a standard history OF tie
Episcopal church.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
TO BE RUSSIAN AGENT

ST. PETERSBURG. March S.-Gregorv
WIIenkin. oy order Of the Russian gov
ernment. will resume his duties az Laan-
cial agent Of the Russian embassy at
washington IN view of important cues
tions pending between the United States
and Russia
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander G.
Knox, Jr, Fail TO Arrive
on Federal Express.
MAY HAVE STOPPED
AT VALLEY FORGE
Train Officials and Former Teacher
of Bridegroom Refuse TO
Be Pumped.

Somewhere between Providence, X. J..
and Washington there is a orioe and
bridegroom VINO answer blushIngly To-
the name Of 2. G. KnoA. and who, II
properly importuued might admit them
selves 10 be the younger son and newest
dauEhter-in-law Of the Secretary OF
State
They are not IN Providence because
argus eyed reporters saw them depart
uu the Federal express Tor Ile South.
ana they are not in Washington be
orbed did not see then. leave the train
when IL arrived here al Il few minutes
before 10 o'clock this morning
4 railroad official admitted, in a left
handed way. that the express had been
the means OF exit Of the bride and
groom from Providence. bur bla1dly de-
Clared they had disappeared from the
train. Asked where, he referred in
qdirleS 10 the engineer. who said ne
had stopped the long row Of coaches
AT a number OF places during the night
and morning
Dr. French On Train.
DR. French. principal Of the school
where young Mr. Knox was a pupil
when he suddenly made mp Eis mind
90 marry Miss May Boiler last Friday.
was on the train as far as Baltimore.
The conductor OF the Pullman car ad-
mitted that much But DR.. French left
ar Baltimore, as did other persons who
were i'm the Knox encourage. Nr and
Mrs. Knox disappeared before that and
IuguirerS were led 90 believe that Phlla-
delphia was their stopping place.
The suggestion was made by the
ObdgiuE Pullman Official that he had
read ln some newspaper an account OF
a big country place Mr. Knox, senior,
owns IN Valley Forge which, he in
ferred from long experience with newly
weds. was an ideal place for honey
moon. He did not know the couple had
boarded his train and taev had not
condded their intentions 10 him.
On Hand 10 Meet Them.
There was an array Of newspaper
men and photographers on hand 90 meet
the Federal Express this morning They
stood IN the train shed and kept close
tab on every train coming IN after $50
o o'clock
They charged the Federal express
when u arrived. interviewed every short
man among the passengers and took
pictures or aIl the pretty young women
dressed ina blue with red feathers i'm
their hats Iut none Of the interviewed
or phCtoSra phrd were the people want
.I
D. q. Knox. sr-, who has been resting
and TeCTeaJiUg as the guest OF F. IT,
Denny. of PittsEurg, Al Augusta, Ga. Is
reported TO have left Yesterday for
Washington
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
PRINCIPAL is DEAD
IN POISONING CASE
Mrs. BOtkin, Convicted of Killing
Mrs. Dunning, Ends
Life Term.

SAN FRANCISCO. March S-Nrs.
Cordelia Botkin, who will be recalled
as the murderess Of Mrs. John p DuD-
ming. is dead in san Quentin prison, i'm
San Francisco.
Mrs Botkin. who was in love with
Dunnmg, mailed poisoned candy 20 ms
wife on August 4. 1SqS. Mrs Duuni-E
was killed by eating the car7y ans
AITS. Botkin was sentenced TO he hanged
She obtained "a new trial and her
sentence was finally commuted 10 a l.ss
term.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
BURGLAR GIVEN BATH.

CHICAGO. Mara S.-A burglar. who
have lis name as James Clark, ran
sacked Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
house. was chased BY twenty students
in pajamas and captured. taken back 20
the fraternity house. given a bath and
turned over to the police
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
STRIKE LOWERS PRICES.

WOODBURY.. y. j., March S-The
strike IN Philadelphia has affected the
pork market in this country. Dealers
have been paving farmers y and Is
cents g pound, but the price Is now
Il cents. and a dealer who buys largely
from farmers believes IL viii go lower
within a few days.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
WEATHER REPORT.

Fair weather is indicated for Tuesday
end Wednesday throughout the country.
except that II VIII be unsettled Tuesday
In the Lower Mississippi and Lower
Ohio valleys md the Southern Plains
states, and in Northern New England
and the Lower Lake region.
The temperature VIII be somewhat
lower Tue teday I'm the Middle Plains
states. elsewhere IL will change hur
little No unusually low temperatures
are indicated for any region during the
next several days.
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT. .
Cool and fair today, and probably fair
tomorrow; moderate westerly winds be-
coming variable
Sun TABLE.
sun iSeS.-......--.- ......-..-....-. -
sun sets .........,....-....... b.p
TIDE TABLE.
Today-Tich tide. 5--3 m and 5.47
o. b.. low tide. l1-4S IN.
Tomorr0w-Hish tide, G:1S a. M. and
sac p. m. low tide, l-.55 a m. and
1Z-43 q. m.
CONDITION OF THE WATER.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. March
I-PotomSc cloudy and shenandoah
muddy.
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
Kruger Says Strike Is Over

Charles %. Kruger president Of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company.
announced today that the company is
running even more ears than YESTERDAY,
wnen 1.055 were operated. within 20 OF
normal Company officials maintain
their declaration that the strike IS
ended and that within a few DAYS
street ear facilities IN Philadelphia viii
have become norma SSSl1- - - no
The Washington times., 1910-03-08
Deposits Hastily Made.

It seemed that every applicant who
mad the additional s. handy refused 70
postpone the opportunity. and rushed
10 the bank to start an account AT
once.
The distribution viii continue between
the hours Of 1880 and 80 each day un-
I'll the $500 pocket safes and checks
are an gone For the benefit Of those
readers who have not vet been able 20
fContinued on Second PageJ
Amador ledger., 1910-04-29
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

The firm of Pettis e. BrobeclS, stock
and bond brokers, First National Bank
building, Oakland, Cal, has been dis
solved by mutual consent. The busi-
ness will hereafter be carried on az the
same place under the flrm name Of
II. Whitehead & Co,