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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
TRAIN GOES OVER BANK;
Fifteen PASSENGERS HURT
Broken Rail Is Responsible for a
Wreck on the Missouri
Pacific Railway.

LAMONTE. Mo-. December Fifteen
persons were seriously injured when Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train No. was
wrecked two miles east of Knobnoster,
Mo-, early today. The injured are nearly
all residents of Missouri and Kansas
points. 1t is not believed that any one
is fatally hurt.
The wreck was caused by broken rail-
and all the passenger coaches were de-
rallied. Two Pullmans and a chair car
turned over and rolled down an eight
foot embankment.
The smoker was also derailed, but 1t
remained upright The engine and three
mail cars remained on the track.
The most seriously injured were taken
to the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Rail-
road Hospital at Sedalia-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
ADMITS HE KILLED MAN.
Italian Confesses He Committed
Crime q Year Ago.

SOMERSET Pa, December 2.-The
murder of Giacheonino Polito at a coke
plant near here last year was cleared I'D
today by the voluntary confession of
Giuseppe Sacco, who declares he shot
the man to save his own life.
According to the remarkable document
presented to Justice w. w. Knable Sac
CO gave his countryman money to be
used in bringing the mans wife to this
country. When Sacco asked for the re-
turn Of the money Polito threatened to
''cut a cross on his face and to kill
him.
One day Polito lay in wait for him and
attacked him with knife. cutting him
about the face. Sacco shot him dead
Sacco says his conscience troubled him,
and he went to an attorney. who ad-
vised him to tell his story to the jus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02

Retire" exclaimed Senator Tillnlan,
repeating an inquiry. II shall not retire
until they bury me. I have no idea OF
quitting the game"
The South Carolina senator. who arr
rived here today. was in his committee
room at the Capitol and appeared to be
as vigorous as he was before he was
stricken down by severe Illness during
the last session Of Congress.
Going Home for the Holidays.
Mr.. Tillman expects to remain here four
or five days only, however. He Will re-
turn to his home in South Carolina next
week. but counts upon coming back to
washington early in January, when, he
saws. the real business of the session Will
begin He said today that he felt IN good
condition for work, but that he would
not apply himself so assiduously as for
merly.
Mrs Tillman was by his side, and she
emnha si zed the last remark by declaring
that she would keep him as quiet as
possible.
yes" said the senator. she Is run
ming the airship. and l guess she VIII DC
able to keep 1t pretty close to earth.
Big Barn Helped Cure.
Senator Tillman attributes his restora-
ton to health to the fact that since he
got out of bed he has been giving his
undivided attention to the building of
a big barn on his plantation.
He said that the work benefited him
by giving him something to think about
besides himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
MONTHS BODY ABOARD SHIP.
Taking Remains of Late Chilean
President Home for Burial.

BERLIN, December 2.-The body Of
Pedro Montt late President of Chile, was
removed to Bremen today and placed on
hoard the Chilean cruiser Blanco En-
calada to he taken home. President
Montt died at Bremen August 10. few
days later the body was brought to Ber-
lin, where the funeral was held at the
Roman Catholic Church of st. Hedwig
August o5 1t has since reposed in the
crypt of the church. The transfer TODAY
was made with military honors
A guard of honor accompanied the
special train TO Hremen and attended the
ship. Emperor william was represented
by Gen. Won Kessel. The fags on the
government buildings here were placed
at half-mast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Big Barn Helped Cure.
NO PASSENGER RATE WAR.
Erie General Traffic Manager Denies
Ranorfs From CHICAGO.

NEW YORK, December 2.-''There will
be no passenger rate war;" declared Gen
eral Traffic Manager E. w. Cooke OF
the Erie railroad yesterday afternoon,
when advised of reports from Chicago
that cuts In rates by trunk lines in
Chicago-New York passenger fares were
impending.
You may rest assured that there is
no basis for such reports" said Mr.
Cooke. mo changes in passenger rates
are in contemplation, and the situation Is
perfectly serene.
Mr. Cooke said he could only make a
guess as to the origin of the reports, and
that would be that they grew out Of the
recent sessions of the railroad rate men
to discuss the annual revision of rates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
GEN. CARR DIES At 50:
WAS BRAVE WARRIOR
Took Part in Many Civil War
Battles and Fights
With indians.

Maj. Gen. Eugene Asa Carr, a distin-
gufshed retired officer of the army, died
at his residence, 1924 Goth street, at II 30
o'clock this morning from q complication
of diseases incident to old age. The ar
rangements for his funeral have not yet
been made. but 1t is probable he will be
buried in the military cemetery at West
Point, N. Y.
: Gen. Carr was born In Erie county, N.
Y, March 20. 1880, and was graduated
from the Military Academy in 1850. His
early service was with the Mounted Ri
femen and in 1855 he was appointed cap
tain in the 1st United States Cavalry.
At the outbreak Of the civil " ar he as
sisted in the organization of the Sd ILL
nois Volunteer Cavalry, and commanded
that regiment for about a year. Because
Of specially meritorious services he then
was appointed a brigadier general in the
volunteer army and served In that ca
pacity throughout the war.
Wounded Three Times.
He took part in the battles IT Wilson
Creek. Mo-; Pea Ridge, Ark; Clarendon.
Poison Spring. Champion Hills, Port Glib
son. at the siege and capture Of Vicks-
burg and at the siege and capture Of
Mobile. He was wounded three times at
the engagement at Pea Ridge and was
awarded congressional medal of honor
for gallantry on that occasion. Prior to
the civil war he served on the frontier
from the Missouri river to the Pacific
and from Montana to Texas. During
that period he took part In thirteen In
dian fights and was wounded in Texas
in 1854.
+ Gen. Cars entire military service was
in the cavalry arm, and he commanded
the 9Th Regular Cavalry from April. 1879.
until July, 1892, when he was appointed
g. brigadier general. He served in that
grade for about year, and received reso-
lutions of thanks from the legislatures OF
Nebraska, Colorado and New Mexico for
his services in those states. He received
the brevet of major general of volunteers
for services during the civil war. He was
retired as brigadier general In the regu-
lar army in February. 1898. Since then
he had lived quietly with his family In
this citys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
FIGHT HIGHER NATURAL GAS.
Advance in Rates Opposed by Ohio
Valley Towns.

PITTSBURG, December 2.-Ohio valley
towns between Mingo Junction and East
Liverpool. in Ohio and West Virginia,
have combined to fight an increase in
natural gas rates, recently announced.
Natural gas is used for fuel in facto-
ries. City officials have taken up the
question with a view to depriving the
company Of its franchises or leaving the
rate at the present price.
A conference will be held here tomor-
row with a view to reaching a compro-
mise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
SWEEPING ORDER ISSUED.
Live Stock From African and Asiatic
Ports Barred From This Country.

A special order has been issued by the
Secretary Of Agriculture prohibiting the
landing at any of the ports Of the United
States, its territories or dependencies Of
horses, asses, mules, sheep, goats and
swine from any Of the countries Of Asia
and Africa.
The order is the most sweeping pro-
hibition of the kind ever promulgated. It
Asia and Africa Of contagious diseases
dangerous and communicable to live
stock. The diseases named in the order
are surra, affecting horses, sheep, goats
and swine and rinderpest, affecting
sheep, goats and swine.
BY the terms of the order the prohibi-
ton becomes effective at once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
TOTAL OF POPULATION
PLACED AT 91,000,0 900
Estimate Of the Country's Growth .
Based on Returns From Twen-
Twilight States.

The total population of the United
States, as revealed by the thirteenth
census. is expected to be announced by
the census bureau December 10.
Counting Arizona and New Mexico AZ
states, the totals for twenty eight out
of the forty-eight states already have
been announced.
The grand total for twenty-six OF these
states is 6OO36,759. which Is gain or
between 81 and 30 per cent over the
POPULATION in the same states in 1900.
Estimate Total.
At this rate OF increase the total popu-
lation of the country should be about
ninety-one million.
The most striking development Of the
census as so Tar shown Is the relative
growth Of cities and industrial centers
as compared with the farming regions.
The eastern states have more than held
their own, while the states OF the mid
die west have fallen off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Chances of Tariff Revision.


MUNCIE. Ind. December 2.-Having
confessed to the murder of his father
and thrown himself on the mercy of the
court. Benjamin Smith Yesterday was
sentenced to life imprisonment. The
prosecution asked for the death SEN
tence. Smith had crushed his fathers
'kuil and thrown the body into a well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Votes to Admit American Meat.

VIENNA, December 2.-The lower house
last night. by a vote Of 223 to 206 adopted
q motion in favor of the unrestricted en-
try OF ''transoceanic' meat. This has
reference to the admission Of meat from
North and South America. which has
been subjected to severe restrictions. The
adoption Of this motion is a defeat for
the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Detroit Has $15o,o0o Blaze.

DETROIT, Mich, December 2.-One Of
the worst fires in the last eight months
here, causing a loss estimated at about
$780, 600. partially wrecked the stores Of
David Wallace & Sons, grocers. and L.
P. King & Co., chinaware, and damaged
the paper stock Of Gregory, Mayer e.
Thorn last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Girl Accused of Murder Is Insane

CANTON, Ohio, December 2-Katie
Manz. aged sixteen, who has been held
in the county Jail here since last March
on a charge Of having killed her sister
Elizabeth. at their home in Massillon, by
administering poison. was found insane
by a commission Of five alienists yester-
day afternoon. The report will be placed
oe fore q jury next week. and II approved
there will be no trial Of the girl indicted
for murder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Asked No Special Favors.

':She never asked for any special privi-
leees or permits. She never went to the
theater. as far as 1 know. though she
NAV have gone with one of the regular
theater parties. from here. which are, OF
course. carefully chaperoned. l don't
know whether the man who drove her car
was Sanders or another. but can't see
where there was any opportunity given
them to marry while she was pupil
here.
''The first we heard Of the matter was
when q newspaper correspondent tried
to verify runors In circulation At the
Malone home In Fairmont. We told
him we knew nothing Of such an affair.
We questioned Blanche and she denied,
not only that she was married. but that
she had any such Intentions. That was
about two weeks ago. Later the rumors
sprang up again and we questioned the
girl q second time. We notified Mrs.
Malone and she came and took Blanche
away. That was last Saturday. I have
heard nothing Of her since. The chauffeur
did not seem to be much in evidence
while Mrs Malone was here last 6atur-
day."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Insane Patients to Publish Paper

JACKSON, La, December "a decided
novelty in the way Of newspaper publ
cation is shortly to be introduced at
jackson. twill be issued by inmates
of the state insane asylum here, it was
announced today. The paper will be
called 1.-THE Bulletin" and will be pub
lished "every once in a WHILE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Must Quit Administrative Posts.

ROME. December 2.-The Official bul-
letin Of the holy see today publishes .
papal decree forbidding eoclesiasttes -
occupy administrative posts. Where now
held they must be resigned within four
months Of the date Of the decree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Fire Loss $4,000.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. December 2.-yfre sf
undetermined origin last night destroyed
the four-story building Of the Psdgean-
Thomas Iron Company, causlng . les
estimated at $4,000. For Q time the Ave
threatened to spread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02

The net paid circulation of The Even
ing Star in Washington is believed to be
double that of any other Washington news
paper in either the morning or the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
To Make Researches in Philippines.

LAWRENCE, Kan. December 2-It is
announced that DR.. M. A. Barber, profes-
sor OF bacteriology at the University Of
Kansas. will go to the Philippines at the
close OF the present school term to spend
two years in medical research In the ssrv-
ice Of ne government. DIR. Barber was
invited to take up the work by Or. Rich.
ard p. Strong. director Of the bureau q
acienco nt l1nn2e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
puke Of Manchester Out Of Danger.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, December 2-Eu-
gene Zimmerman OF this city. father-in-
law Of the Duke Of Manchester. received
q cable message from London last night
stating that the duke. who was operated
on for appendicitis wednesday, IL now
out Of danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02

In Washington about every one
who reads at all reads The Star.
Largest circulation-daily and
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02

Fair tonight and Saturday;
not much change in tempera-
ture; tonight about 26.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02

/ dizziness constipation and other
stomach disorders.
Some folks have tried so long to
find relief from Indigestion and dys-
pepsia or an -of-order stomach
with the common everyday cures adj
vertised that they have about made up
their minds that they have something
else wrong, or believe theirs is a case
of nervousness. gastritis. catarrh OF
the stomach or cancer.
This. no doubt. IL a serious mistake.
Your real trouble IL. what you eat
does not digest: instead. II ferments
and sours. turns 10 acid. gas and
stomach poison. which putrefy In the
digestive tract and intcstincs. and. be-
sides. poison the breath with nauseous
udprs.
a hearty appetite. with thorough di-
gcstion. and without the slightest dis
comfort or misery OF the stomach. IL
waiting for you as soon as you decide
to try Papc's Dlapepsln.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT.
January Record Compares Well With
That Of Other Recent Years.

A. Weisner, in charge of the Hough-
ton weather bureau, today issued the
monthly meteorological summary for
January. The report shows that the
lowest temperature for the month was
- degrees on January 3, and the high
est temperature was SO degrees Jan
Is. The greatest daily range was Al
degrees on the 18th. The mean tenn
perature for the month was IL degrees
one degree higher than January, 1909
and two degrees lower than January
1908. The temperature has been IL
degrees higher this year than the av-
erage temperature for the past ten
years.
The total snowfall for the month has
been 2S1 inches and the snow on the
ground Mt the end of the month is 23.G
inches The total precipitation for the
month was 1872 inches. decrease OF
"a inches from the average during the
past 10 years.
The prevailing wind for the month
has been northwest. with an average
hourly velocity of so miles and a max
irnum velocity OF 26 miles per hour ON
January 81.
There was only one clear day during
January, partly cloudy, ana % cloudy
days.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
Houghton Department.
LIBRARY WANTS MAGAZINES.
TELEPHONE SOUTH 49,

Miss WHARF, librarian of the Hough
ton Public library. is sending out pos
tai card notices calling the attention
of the recipients to the fact that the
library is now in a position to accept
ana make good use of any oldaor new
magazines that may be lying around
the house and not wanted. Here is
the card which is being sent out:
The Houghton public library is now
In a position 10 build up its periodical
collection. Most attics hold some
thing, not I'm use. OF the best maya
zines. Can you donate i'm single num-
bers or bound volumes any of the fol-
lowing: Arena, Atlantic. Century, Cos
mopolitan. Country Life i'm America,
Harper's, McClure's. Scribner's, Out
ing Worlds Work, etc We would be
grateful also for st. Nicholas and
Youths Companion. i'm single num-
bers or bound volumes. A dray will
collect on a certain date to be given
out later"
Any person who has not received
one OF these cards but has any period
icals which he would like to donate
TO the library will find the dray at his
command If they will drop Miss WHARF
n card or telephone to her at the Ii
brary. The number is S3S.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
ESkIMOS KILL THE
INVALID AND AGED.
Savage Race of Arctic CIings to
Custom of Centuries.

:. :: = = = :: = :. = :. :. :. :. :. :. :. -. :.
Seattle, Wash.-That the custom
among the Eskimos of killing hopeless
invalids ana the aged to whom life
has become a burden is not yet alto
gethcr abandoned is proved by at least
two cases during the year just ended.
The last case is reported from the
Colville river country. An old man
there named Tillemut was the willing
victim Of this custom that runs back
through thousands of years of the dim,
Legendary history of the race.
Tillemut was a very old man. For
years he had carried more than his
share Of tuberculosis. The wonderful
vitality of these people enables them
60 resist this dread disease for years,
sometimes for half a century. But it
was telling on this old man. He lay
on his bunk and coughed miserably.
He knew that he would never be wen
again. So he called his children round
him and said that he wanted to die.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02

the last one scheduled for this sea
son.
w. G.. Longpre has left for Cloquet
Mimi, where he will visit his sister.
Miss Martin has received the blanks
for the applications for those who wisl
To- take the examination next Satur'
day for census enumeTators I'm this
district. Although these applications
should have been i'm the hands of SUI
pervisor Bennett at DE Tour several
days ago, there was some delay and
II is thought that this will not mitl-
gate against any who wish to take the
test. All that is necessary is to get
enough IA allow him To return card
admitting the applicant to the exam
inatlon to be held nj the post-ofllco
here Saturday. Half "A dozen are all
that have applied for the blanks at the
Houghton office.
The senior class of the Houghton
high school will give a dance at the
Citizens Bank hall on Friday even
ing.
Robert Burke, local agent for the
Chicago and Duluth Transportation
company, has returned from a visit To
the main offices of the firm in Chica-
go.
c. o. Berglund has returned from
Philadelphia, where he attended
the meeting of the agents of the
Anchor line of steamships. for which
concern he has the local agency.
The Womans Auxiliary will meet in
social session at the home of Mrs.
James on College avenue this after
noon.
The Painesdalc indoor baseball team
had and easy time winning from
South Range In the roller rink Mon
day evening. The one-sided score of
IL TO shows just how interesting the
game was. Determined 60 finish In
any but last place this season Paines-
dale has been taking a fall out of
most teams in the league at opportunc
times.
A meeting of the Portage Lake Bust
nessmens association will be held this
evening at the office of the secretary,
III. $. Montgomery, i'm the Kauth block
i'm Hancock. Many members OF the
association from Houghton will at
tend this meeting which is expected 20
be an important one.
Great preparations are being made
for the annual skating and dancing
party of the order of Railway Conduc
tors to he held i'm the Amphidrome
next Friday evening.
Deputy Sheriff Carroll went to New
berry today with a prisoner.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02

He reached for the old Hudson Bay
gun that he had carried since boy
hood. He cooked ii and handed ii to
his eldest son, telling him to put him
out of pain. But the boy had been
told by the whites somewhere that 4
was a sin to kill in that way and he
fefused to grant his fathers last
request. The others also refused.
Then the aged Tillemut took the rust
ed weapon, placed the muZzle in his
mouth and touched the trigger with
his toe.
A Real Eskimo Death.
On the Russian Domede, an island
i'm Behring strait, another old man met
death i'm a somewhat similar manner.
In this Diomede case however, the
sons obeyed their father implicitly. It
was the real old Eskimo death. There
was no shooting. The igloo is a very
large one with the roof supported in
the middle by a stout beam. To this
beam the boys fastened a strip of wal
rus skin, at the end Of which was
moose. The old father was then help
ed to the edge Of a high bunk and the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-02
DORSEY TELLS A STORY.
Army Man Who Recently Visited
Houghton Relates Tale of Gun.

'One OF tne most unusual ana roman
{ tic incidents of my career occurred
while l was acting as adjutant of The
| post at Jolo i'm 1906 Immediately az.
ter the battle i'm which we extermin-
ated the natives of that island" The
speaker was Capt. Ben. II. Dorsey. OF
the L. 5. A.. who recently visited
Houghton and instructed the mem
bcrs of Co. @ of Houghton and Co.
OF Calumet in map reading.
Il have often thought continued the
captain, that If a man like Kipling
could have traced the history of the
gun | am going to tell YOU about n,
would have written masterpiece.
You know there was a great howl made
after that battle on what was termed
needless cruelty, but it was neces-
sary The Mohammedans i'm that coun-
try would not be subdued, and at the
final battle, when they fought To the
death, it was necessary To send our
men single file To the cone of an cx-
tinct volcano, where the natives were
intrenched When the battle was ov-
er it was my duty as adjutant To list
all the guns and spoils taken and ship
them To Manila. There were German
carbincs and old English tower guns
with the breech attached SO as To make
a brooch loader. It would seem that
all the arms used by the nations of
the universe had drifted, remnant
like into the hands of these crazy fan
atics.
Il had nearly completed my inven-
tory when I came across an old. rust
worn and badly nicked musket. l
se"rchcd everywhere for the name of
the maker, but with no success. Final
~ securing piece Of emery paper,
rubbed for several hours and then on
the stock Of the gun in faint charac-
tcrs ! saw the letters C.. s. A.. Ath-
ems, Ga II was a so caliber rife
from the old civil war. It was the
only gun Of that caliber in the lot and
recognized it Us the one from which
"a charge had struck one Of our Off
GERS, wounding him in the leg.
What a history that old gun must
have and what a story it could tell
Of its travels. \ decade ago it had
probably seen the march of Sher-
man to the sea. and had probably
banked forth is clang of death To the
Union soldiers. Where it had Travelled
ana what strange adventures It had
n the elapsing forty years only il
Gould tell, but true to it's symbol of
'onIederacy it had ended its DAYS
lighting against the Union
After much trouble / managed TO
'ecure 1t for myself and later pre-
tented it to the Richmond museum.
where they have it now with the label I
The last confederate gun To be fred
cainst Union soldier"