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Evening star., 1912-07-04

near the post Office and fred revolver,
but the bullet merely perforated the chair
in which the governor was seated, with
out doing further harm. The attack
caused intense excitement.
Sir Francis Henry May was appointed
governor of Hongkong February is. to
succeed Brig. Gen. Sir Frederick J. D.
Lugard. ~
Immediately after the attack was made
the soldiers closed around the governor S
chair. The Chinese. still grasping the re-
volver, was seized.
1t is said that a European was seen to
give the Chinese signal just prior to his
attempt against the governor. 1t Is
learned that the Chinese. who Is not
known in the colony, feared that the
coming of Gov May meant the extension
OF British territory, and the seizure OF
kwantg-tung.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
GREAT THR0NG SEES GAME.
Red Sox and Athletics Play Before
$4,000 Persons.

PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-The largest
crowd that ever saw a morning game in
the history of the major league in this
city witnessed the early contest here to-
day. which was won by Philadelphia. 4
to 3. Twenty-eight thousand persons
were present, the fans overlooking into
the field and making ground rules neces-
sary. The game was hard fought and
was filled with good hitting. brilliant
fielding and daring base running. with
Oldring. Derrick. Strunk. Baker, Speaker
and Wood doing the most sensational
work Score:
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Swimming Contests Attract
Hundreds to Municipal Pool

Hundreds of persons attended the SWIM
ming and diving contests this afternoon
at the municipal swimming pool. as q
part OF the program for the safe and
sane" celebration of the Fourth of July
In the District. There were many entries
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Autoists Peeve Rockefeller.

TARRYTOwN.. n. Y. July 4.-william
has solved the problem of the
automobile. Since the re-
cent closing of Broadway for repairs to
the road, automobilists have been obliged
to use a road on the Rockefeller estate.
The constant speeding cut up the road
and so annoyed Mr.. Rockefeller that he
ordered his superintendent to build se-
rise OF "thank-you-ma' ans about foot
high and 2J feet apart. The scheme is de-
clared q success.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Senate Rejects Chemical Tariff.

The chemical tarin revision bill Of
the democratic House measures was re-
jected by the Senate yesterday afternoon
by 20 to 81. Most of the insurgent sena-
tors united with the regulars to defeat
the bill. The days discussion OF the bill
was very brief Senator Poindexter was
the only depublican to volt with the
democrats for tht bills passage.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
Address by John Barrett.

The Marine Band concert at the Pan
American bureau this morning preceded
an elaborate program of addresses. prin-
cipal of which was the speech of John
Barrett, director of the bureau. The gen.
eral tenor Of the orations was the feeling
of friendship existing between the United
States and the several Central and South
American republics.
In official Washington there was little
doing today. President Taft left last
night for the summer White House" at
Beverly, Mass, where he will remain
over Sunday.
In the party were Mrs. Taft. Secretary
Hilles and Maj. Thomas l.. Rhoads. Mrs.
Taft will remain at Beverly the rest of
the summer. and will be Joined there In
few days by Miss Helen Taft and the
two Taft boys
Both houses of Congress yesterday ad-
journed over the Fourth, and all the
members living anywhere. near Washing
ton left last night for their homes. Vice
President Sherman is in upstate New
York, Secretary MacNeagh is In New
England, Secretary Stimson is at Hunt
ington. Long Island; Attorney General
Wickersham is at Cedarhurst. Long
Island. and Secretary Knox is spending
a few days vacation at Valley Forge. Va.
Evening star., 1912-07-04

! Runs-Speaker. Wagner, Wood. Baker. Strunk.
Baker Lord. sacrinee ny-Oidrine. saerince
hit.-Hooper. Gardner. Derrick. McInnis Stolen
| base-Speaker. Doulle play-Oldring and Me-
Innis, Left Oh bHsps-B Boston, 3: Philadelphia ).
Bases on hslls-On Wood. z: Oh Plank. .. First
base on erTors-Boston, =; Philadelphia. l. Struck
| out-By Wood. .: ty Plank. 4. Wild pitch
| Wood. Umpires-Messrs. OLoughlin and Egan.
Time of game-2 hours and 8 minutes.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
SHOOTS AT GOV. NAY.
Chinaman Attempts to Assassinate
Hongkong Executive.

HONGKONG, July 4.-An attempt was
made to assassinate Sir Francis Henry
May. the governor of Hongkong. yester-
day. A Chinese rushed at the governor
Evening star., 1912-07-04

Home run-Shanks. Left on hases-Washlngton
s; New York. s. Passed ball-Ainsmith. vii,
characterization. =. mpires-Messrs. Evans ant
Westervelt. Time OF game-l hour and 45 min
utes.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
FLAGS ARE FLUTTERING
FOR NATIONS BIRTHDAY
Many Persons Enjoy Outings to
Points Along the River.
OBSERVANCE IN THE SUBURBS
Fireworks Will Be Features of Cere.
monies Held by Citizens AS
sociations-Both Houses
of Congress Adjourn.

A blaze of red. white ard blue. viii
derness OF flutter;ng flags, clear skies that
promised a beautiful day, with just
enough breeze to temper the heat of the
midsummer sum- ushered I'm the Fourth OF
July this morning. The whole population
Of the National Capital was prerared TO
enjoy the holiday. large crowds partlci-
patins in patriotic exercises at the eilipse
and the Pan American building and at
other points in the city. Others We're d.
vided between excursion trains. suburban
line trolley cars. automobiles ard big pic
mic wagons. bound for the woods. river
side points and other resorts in the vi
cinity of the city.
In the downtown section futtered myr-
lads of flags which formed by far the
major portion of the city's decorations in
honor of the nations birthday Govern
ment departments were closed all day,
and the usual morning throngs OF clerks
were not in evidence in the early hours.
Many persons began moving toward
Benn.ng early this forenoon, to be on
hand at the start of the Central Labor
Unions 8 big celebration at the old race
track. The program of sporting and ath-
letic events there began this morning and
VIII continue all day. closing with fire.
works display tonight
Swimming Contests Popular.
The swimming and diving competitions
at the bathing beach also drew a big
gallery" of small boys and their parents
and friends, the program being scheduled
to begin with band concert shortly be-
fore noon.
In the suburbs the various citizens as
sociations began their celebrations this
forenoon. and the observances will con-
tinue until late tonight. fireworks dis
plays being feature of each of the cele-
brations. Several OF the suburbs have
planned ceremonies of more than ordi-
nary Importance. and basket dinners fea-
tured the affairs. drawing large crowds
or suburbanites. to whom the pleasures
OF the open country are not SO novel az
they are to the dwellers i'm the CITY, and
who. therefore, took their enjoyment
nearer al home than those who must go
to one OF the resorts for a breath Of
Out-of-doors.
Trains for Chesapeake Beach. Annapolis
and Mount Vernon We're crowded all day,
while cars to Great Falls Glen Echo and
Chevy Chase Lake were carrying crowds
throughout the day. Hundreds of the ex-
cursionists returned to the city this after
noon, to be on hand for the big fireworks
display at the Ellipse that Is scheduled to
begin at $50 o clock tonight.
The annual Fourth of July observance
by the Association of the Oldest Inbab-
itants opened at IL o'clock this morning.
with a business meeting. followed by the
election of officers for the year. The bell
on the old engine house at the corner of
18th and III streets northwest, headquar-
ters OF the association, rang from IL
o clock noon until 1880. and patriotic ad-
dresses were made.
Evening star., 1912-07-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Batteries-Peters and Kuhn; Blandins
and EaSferly
Evening star., 1912-07-04
WEATHER.

Unsettled, with showers tonight
or Friday: light to moderate
southerly winds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05
ELEPHANT HUNTING.
The Animal May be Slow, But Will
Give the Hunter q Run.

We were now In the bend Of the Nj
ger, and approaching Lake Niangaye,
a fine sporting country. writes Capt.
A. II, w. Haywood In the May Wide
World magazine. Here spent nearly
three weeks, shifting my little camp
as circumstances dictated. It was
near the site of an inundated village
that I made my headquarters for ele-
plants. These fine beasts used to
come and drink at the lake every three
or four days, and I was fortunate
enough to get two good tuskers here.
My first view of these animals was a
never to be forgotten one. 1t was a
beautiful moonlight night, and 1 had
sent out my hunters in different d.
rections to bring me early news Of
elephants coming to drink at the lake
which Is a very large one Suddenly
man appeared, saying that a herd was
approaching rapidly, and soon 1 heard
the thud of a multitude Of huge feet
on the sandy ground. Making a wide
circuit to avoid giving them my wind,
I cautiously drew close to the lake.
Words cannot adequately describe
the beauty Of the scene that met my
eyes. Some forty elephants were dis
porting themselves In the moonlit wa
ters, bathing and douching themselves
with water taken up in their trunks.
Knowing I should get my chance la
ter, 1 had plenty Of time to single out
the best tuskers and mark them down.
In the meantime, I lay perfectly still
IN my concealed position, enjoying this
picture. Having bathed
and drunk their fill, the elephants pro-
ceeded to retreat leisurely homewards.
With a little maneuvering I had no
great difficulty in shooting one of the
animals I had marked down. Now ar
rived a dangerous moment. The huge
herd, frightened rather than enraged
at the report Of my rifle and the fall
Of their comrade, stampeded In all d.
rections. Some half dozen came Ca
reering toward me; there was neither
time nor space to evade them, and for
a moment I thought I must inevitably
be trampled under their massive feet.
l had flung myself on the ground to be
as inconspicuous as possible when for
something made them turn
aside. They passed within a few
inches of my PROSTATE body. scream
ing and trumpeting in terrifying fash
ion as they thundered by.-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05
SPOILED A SPANISH PLOT.
Reward Of Dutch Boys for Saving
Amsterdam's Stock Exchange.

RmsteroamS Stock Excnan9e.
OF the many quaint and curious GUS
toms, traditions and privileges pre-
vailing in Holland none is more ex-
traordinary than a certain privilege
that has been enjoyed by the boys Of
Amsterdam for nearly 300 years.
At fixed time each summer these
boys gather by the hundreds in the
great square called the Dam, situated
in the center of the city. Each boy
has a drum slung over his shoulder.
Facing this square Is the stock ex-
change, and on the occasion in ques-
tion, just as soon as the days business
Is over, as many Of the boys as can
crowd into the building. They proceed
to the floor of the exchange, where.
pursuant to this odd custom, they are
permitted to march about, singing and
beating upon their drums.
The origin of this custom, 1t Is
said, Is as follows:
One afternoon In the year 1922 a
crowd of boys playing in the Dam
lost a ball in the canal that in those
days skirted one side Of the square.
One Of the lads, while climbing In
among the piles on which the building
stood, found instead Of his ball a boat
moored in a dark corner and loaded
with boxes Of gunpowder. This show
ed clearly enough, what was after
ward ascertained with certainty, the
intention of the Spanish conspirators
to blow up the stock exchange while 1t
was crowded, as II was every day,
with the leading citizens Of the city.
The boy who stumbled upon the
gun powder at once hurried to the
town authorities with his news. The
boatload Of explosives was quietly
sunk into the canal and the Spanish
plot thus frustrated.
When the burgesses asked the boy
what reward he desired for the SER
vice he had rendered the town he re-
piled that 80 long as there was stock
exchange in Amsterdam the boys Of
the town would like to be permitted to
make the floor Of the exchange their
playground during a certain part Of
the year. The request was granted,
and 80 the custom survives.-New
York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05

tT Jack-'T called on my fiancee
this afternoon and found her out"
Tom-"You were lucky. Many fell
lows don't find their fiancees out un-
til after marriage. Trans
cript.
fT Mrs. A-"So your husband Is all
the time talking shop. Well, you
mustn't mind that" Mrs B.-"I
wouldn't II he were anything else but
an undertaker."--Bosto Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05
FIFTEEN DECISIVE BATTLES
OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC

The Same Spirit Has Animated the Soldiers and
Sailors Who Fought Under the Stars and Stripes
From the Days of the Revolution Down to the
Times of the Spanish-American War.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05

Ia Friends do not freeze to frozen
heart.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-05


on April rs, 1898, naval experts de-
plored the lack of coast defences both
upon our eastern and western sea-
boards. Especially on the Pacific
coast were we open to attack. The
Spanish squadron then off Cavite In
Manila bay, 1t was conjectured might
make a dash to San Francisco or any
of the seacoast towns and do millions
of dollars worth of damage In a few
hours time. Since the latter part or
March Commodore Dewey had lain in
the harbor of Hongkong waiting for
orders. On April 26, the day following
the declaration of war, Dewey receiv-
ed the following dispatch from Wash
ington:
Commence operations at once, par
ticularly against the Spanish fleet
Capture or destroy them" "Mckin-
ley"
Dewey had already bought 10000
tons Of coal in Hongkong and was
chaflng at the bit. He put on all steam
for Manila, 62S miles away. When the
island of Luzon was sighted the decks
on all the ships Of the fleet were clear
ed for action. The commodore's ships
were the Olympia, the Boston, the Pc
trel, the Concord, the Raleigh and the
Baltimore. Besides these big gun
SnlDS lneTe was dn duhiildiy ioiSS
consisting of the revenue cutter Nc
Culloch and the two transports pur-
chased at Hongkong, the Vaughan and
the Zaflor.
Rear Admiral Montojo commanded
seven cruisers, five gunboats, eighty
three rapid fire and machine guns and
1.948 men, to the 1908 men aboard the
American fleet. Besides having more
ships and men than the American fleet
the Spanish ships had the additional
protection of the fort and land bat
teries at Manila and Cavite and their
guns were equipped with range
marks. In order to engage even upon
these terms the American fleet, Dewey
knew, would be obliged to pass the
channel leading into Manila bay.
which had been planted" with mines
and submarine batteries.
That night with all lights out and
the fires banked the American fleet
stole softly past Caregidor Island and
was about to enter the mine-laden
Boca Grande chnnel when stoker
in the Mccullough threw some soft coal
on the furnace and a shower Of sparks
from the stack Of that ship revealed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
100 KILLED AND
 200 WOUNDED IN
 RUSSIAN BATTLE

Berlin, Sept. 9.-One hundred men were killed and twice that many wounded in a battle within the last day or two between a mutinous bat talion of Russian engineers and regiment of the Czar's infantry, ac- cording to messages from St. Peters burg, today Gran is mentioned as the scene of the fight but there is no such Russian town known here and 1t is presumed an error was made in transmitting the news. The mutt neers surrendered after a desperate resistance.
 Of the naval nutiny at Evastapol the government has succeeded in sup pressing all details beyond the facts Of the proclamation of martial law and the minister of wars statement-- whatever it may be worth-that the ontagton has spread to only a few ships. It is believed here that a serious situation exists in both the Russian army and navy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
WILLIAM COURTLEIGH QUIT
 LAW FOR THE DRAMA

William Courtleigh, who now heads the cast in Augustus Thomas new comedy Model" had a. narrow shave in escaping the legal profession. MT Courtfeigh was born in Guelph, Ont, in 1889, and today is the anni- versary of the beginning of his stage career in 1888 His famidy left Can ada and settled in St. Louis when lit- tie Willie was only a wee kid, and he was educated in the public schools of cided on a legal career. he entered now be a shining light of the jar ex- induced to become a member of the Mccullough Club, amateur dra-
 matic organization. and in a little while had demonstrated that he had in him the raw material for sure- enough actor. His fate was not def initeIy decided, however, until the manager of a road company, impress ed by MT. Courtleigh's talents, offered him chance to become a professional. That was in September, 1888, when MT. Courtleigh was still in his items. He accepted the offer, put away his law books and commenced the career that was to bring him fame and a fair share Of fortune One of his first stunts was to write a melodrama, Brother and Sister," for his first manager. His rise rapid, and he was still little more than a big hoy when Fanny Davenport engaged him to play the parts of Thyseno in Cleo patra" and Jean de Sereux in f'F>e-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
EASTON

Mir. andsMrs. Fred Marsh of Sport Hill are entertaining a their home for a few days Miss Nellie Selley of Bridgeport.
 Miss Mabel Edwards of Plattsville is spending a few days as guest of her friend, Miss Minnie O. Sherwood, at Maple Row Dairy Farm
 Edward Hawkins is erecting a large Silo.
 Miss Pixley of Bridgeport is spend ing a. few days as guest of MT. and Mrs John Paterson.
 MT. and Mrs. G. Burr Tucker recent Iy gave a party to a few of their friends and relatives in honor of Mrs Fuckers birthday. Among those pres ent were MT. and Mrs. Fred Lyford ana son Elmore,- Miss Belle Lyford, Joseph Lyford and Mrs. Anna Bowdy. all of Bridgeport, and Mrs Wilson Ferris, MT and Mrs. Floyd Tucker and sons, Henry and Arthur, and Miss Stiles Mrs Tucker received many useful and beautiful gifts.
 Mrs William Lane has returned to her home in Brooklyn. having spent a few days as guest of her parents, Mir and Mrs. Homer Logan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09

dora" In Miss Davenport's company Mir. Cot1rtleigh made his bow in Broadway. Gotham, where he has since become a familiar figure.
 MT CourtIeigh next appeared with Augustin Daly's stock company, play ing with Ada Rehan in 'The Forest shrew-'' When Robert Hilliard re tired as the hero of Blue Jeans, ' MT. Courtleigh became his successor. A little later he stepped into the shoes role in ''The District Attorney He was an ideal poor Lo'' as the John swiftwind in "Northern Lights
 The Canadian Missouri actor was no mean Romeo to Margaret Mather's s Juliet, and he also appeared with that actress in other Shakespearean plays. Daniel Frohman next engaged his ser vices, and he succeeded James K. Hackett in the chief role of The Princess and the Butterfly He was with William Crane in "A Rich Mans Mistress Nell" and also appeared in Sporting Life' and other popular plays of the period. Next he starred in Lost River" and was leading man and to Virginia Harmed in Alice of Old vincennes.'' He was also seen with Clara Bloodgood in ''The Coronet Of the Duehessr and with James K, King He was featured in '"The Re demption of David Corson,' but David was not redeemed al the, DOX once, and the production slumped with a dull thud into oblivion. Vaudeville next claimed Mir. Courtleigh, and he made a big hit in one-act p1aylet en- titled ''she Third Degree
 MT. Courtleigh has not attained to the very front rank among American actors. but he is far from being sec ond rater. Whatever the legal pro fession has lost by his defection, the stage has gained much. Lacking the spark of genius that goes to the mak- ing of a Booth or an Irving, he is an actor of ability who has made full use of his talents. His versatility is shown by the fact that he has run the entire theatrical gamut from vau- devi1le to- Shakespeare, and he has been as admirable in the one as in the other. In the course of his twenty four years on the stage he has play ed with nearly all the great American actors and actresses of that period. On the whole, without casting any on the legal profession, MT. Courtleigh is glad that he sidestepepd -L
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
SuBTERRANEAN RETREAT FOR
 ROCKEFELLER
Secret Tunnels, Like Medieval Qualifications, to Guard Oil King From Attacks of Black handlers

New York, Sept. e-secret tunnels. guarded by massive steel doors, that lead to secret outlets. and to 1uxur- iously furnished undergroun apart rrents 1t became known. today. are part Of the additions that are being made to the Pooantico Hills estate Of John D. Rockefeller.
 The medieval Notifications, which 1ne oil king is making following threats of b1ackhanders, came to light fol- lowing the chase of an unknown ma 1auder who attempted to reach the house of Acting Superintendent Briggs A detective fired on the man and guards chased him although los- ing his rack.
 Rockefeller's main subterranean re- treat has a certified entrance. It drops three steps, when one is con- fronted by a steel door bolted and barred with a combination lock. In side the door there is a sharp turn and the corridor leads into a series of wsll-iighted rooms that are to be luxuriousIy furnished. The expfana- tiou- given at the estate was that the oil king would use the rooms when he wanted to work undfSturbed-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
EDITOR RUSSELL WEDS
 POPULAR YOUNG TEACHER
Bride Graduate of Nit. Holyoke Col
 legc Class of 'O0.
STAMFORD

Stratford. Sept 9-The wedding Of MT Meigs B. Russell to Miss Cathinka Marie Besse, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Antoine Besse of Corona, N. Y. was performed very quietly yesterday af- copal church. Bridgeport, by Rev. E. J. Craft. Only the immediate families were present Miss Besse is well known in Stratford having taught last year in the Center school She is q graduate of Mt. HoIyoke College, Class of '09. MT. Russell has been enga ged in newspaper work for some years in Bridgeport, South Norwak and New Haven and is at the present time city editor of the New Haven Register. MT and Mrs Russell will reside at Mir. RuSseil'S home on Elm street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
PROPOSED LEGISLATION
 TO HEAL TROLLEY ILLS

At a meeting of the Trolley Improve ment association in New Haven Sat- urday at which most of the largest communities of the state were repre- sented proposed legislation was map ped out regulating trolley conditions in the state
 It is proposed to make each town supreme in the regulation Of poles, condu wires. etc.. provide six fares for a quarter, to pena1ize the crew of any car that over1oadS it's seating ca pacaity also give the public more generous treatment in the distribution of transfers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
MANY KILLED IN FIGHT

Paris, Sept. 9.-Though official confirmation is lacking, the despatch reporting the French capture of Tmaregsh was generally accepted here, today, as true. It is said many were killed in the fight and that French troops are now pursuing the Pretender Fl Hiba. who escaped Great rejoicing followed the report that Viee-Consul Jacques Maigret and eight French officers, who were Fl IIiba,s prisoners, were found alive and set free.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-09
ROWDIES ROUGH HOUSE
 LATE NEW HAVEN CAR

Bridgeporters aboard the last car from New Haven for this city, leaving New Haven shortly before midnight Saturday experienced a rough voyage. A party of ruffians aboard the car commandered the craft when it reached woodmont The crew, hope lessly outnumbered showed a distress signal and waited for police from West Haven. When the officers ar rived the disturbers Scenting danger had fled. The car reached Bridge port long after 2 o'clock Sunday morning.