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THE EVENING STAR WITH 8CNPAY MORNING EDITION. BuIcim OffiM. 11th Stnct and Peaujlrtals Ai Th# Erenhig Star Newspaper Company. 8. E KAUrriUNN, Pm.ient. K?w Tttk Offlea: Tritant Bolldltg. Chittgo CSm: Britain B?iUi?g. Tfc? Keening St?r, with the Sunday momlof edl tlan, Is delivered by carriers within the city ?t 81 e?nU per month: without the Sunday morning Ml tloa at 44 cent* per month. Br mall, postage prepaid: Dally, Snnday Iccladed. one month. AO refits. Dally, flnnday > xcepted. one month. 50 celts. Saturday Rtar. one year. $1.00. Sunday Star, mm year. 11.50. Pages 117=22. Part 2, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1905-TWENTY-TWO PAGES. An- ad in The Star is a salesman calling at thirty five thousand homes every day and being given courte ous consideration in tha parlor or library. p n LS the Symptoms Fit Your Case Disease Once Known is )T "A *9 Feel feverish? Have headache? Backache ? In tact, "ache all oyer ?" Have occasional chilly sensations? Appetite gone? Tongue furred? Bad taste, especially in morning.' Bad, foul breath? Perhaps nausea or "sickness at stomach occasional ly? Feel weak, tired, blue and dis couraged ? The above arc symptoms common to stomach and liver derangements and often precede attacks of fever and malarious affections, grip, bronchitis and "lung fever" or pnuemonia. Whichever ailment they point to you may be sure that it is best to get rid of them as soon as possible by putting your system to rights, regulating, toning up and invig orating stomach, liver and bowels, and thus purifying your blood and system and enabling it to throw off the attack. For the above purpose medical science has as vet produced no bet ter agent than Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is not a secret or patent medicine, all its in gredients being printed on the bot tle wrapper. It is the prescription of a well-known and experienced physician. It contains no alcohol or other harmful, habit-forming agents ?chemically pure, triple-refined glycerine being used both as a sol vent and preservative of the medic inal extracts of which it is com posed. It is made from the follow ing native American medicinal roots: Golden Seal root, Queen 3 root. Stone root, Bloodroot, Man drake root and Black Cherrybark. The medicinal properties of these are extracted bv exact and peculiar processes with the use of chemically pure, triple-refined glycerine, of proper strength, and by means of apparatus and appliances devised for this special purpose, and in such a way as to produce a most perfect pharmaceutical compound. As to the superior curative prop erties of some of the above in gredients we can only give room here for a very few of the briefest extracts from standard medical works, but more complete informa tion will be sent you free of charge in pamphlet form if you will send your address, plainly written on postal card or by letter, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., with a re quest for the same. Of Golden Seal root Prof. Bartho low of Jefferson Medical College says: "Very useful as a stomachic tonic (stomach tonic) and in atonic (weak stomach) dyspepsia. Cures gastric catarrh (catarrh of stomach) and headaches accompanying the same. *. * * Chronic catarrh of the intestines, even if it has pro ceeded to ulceration, is remarkably benefited by Hydrastis (Golden Seal). * * * It may be given as a remedy for intermittent, chronic and malarial poisoning and enlarged spleen of malarial origin." From "Organic Medicines," by Grover Coe, M. D., of New York, we extract the following: "Hydrastis (Golden Seal) exercises an especial influence over mucous surfaces. Upon the liver it acts with equal certainty and efficacy. As a chol agogue (liver invigorator), it has few equals. In affections of the spleen and abdominal viscera gen erallv it is an efficient and reliab'e remedy. Also in scrofula, glandu lar diseases generally, cutaneous eruptions, indigestion, debility, diar rhoea and dysentery, constipation, piles and all morbid and critical dis charges." Dr. Coe further says: "Hydrastis (Golden Seal) is also of inestimable value in the treatment of chronic derangements of the liver. It seems to exercise an especial influence over the hepatic (liver) structuie generally, resolving (dissolving) biliary deposits, removing obstruc tions, promoting secretions and giving tone to the various functions. It is eminently cholagogue (liver accelerator), and may be relied EXPLANATION BY CHINESE. Cause of the Recent Massacre of Amer ican Missionaries. The Chinese legation In this city lias Just received a number of communications bearing upon the murder of American mis sionaries near Canton, and now has a full and complete understanding of that side of the question. It appears from these re-ports that the attack upon the missionaries had absolutely nothing to do with the boycott movement, as first was supposed by the consul general of the United States at Cnnton. The underlying cause of the trouble, according to the Chinese version, was a quarrel of long standing between Dr. Machle of the Presbyterian mission and the Catholic missions. This had caus ed much strife in the village and the out break occurred as stated first, when on a slight provocation Dr. Machle seized three consecrated cannons from a stage built by the Chinese partly on missionary terri tory to celebrato a Chinese religious fes tival. The Chinese government, accord ing to the communications received, has taken all steps necessary to punish the leaders in the outbreak, though holding that the cause of all the unnecessary upon.for the relief of hepatic (liver) torpor." Prof. John M. Sctidder, M. D., <-f Cincinnati, says of Golden Seal: "It stimulates the digestive processes and increases the assimilation of food. By these means the blood is enriched. * * * "In relation to its general effects on the system there is no medicine in use about which there is such general unanim ity of opinion. It is universally re garded as the tonic useful in all de bilitated states." As to Stone root the American Dispensatory says: "In diseases of stomach and intestines?improves appetite, promotes flow of gastric juice; tonic effect upon organs in volved. A good remedy in indiges tion, dyspepsia, chronic gastritis, in creasing the secretion from kidneys and skin." Prof. Finlev Ellingwood, M. D., of Bennett Medical College, Chi cago, says of Stone root: "In ca tarrhal gastritic (inflammation of stomach) where the circulation is defective, it, either alone or com bined with hydrastis, is of first im portance. They increase the appe tite and greatly improve the diges tion and assimilation of food. * * * Is a heart tonic of direct and perma nent influence. Excellent in the bi cycle heart, in rheumatic inflamma tion and clergyman's sore throat." All the other ingredients entering into the composition of "Golden Medical Discovery" are equally praised for their curative effects in all stomach, liver and bowel affec tions and five of them for bronchial, throat and lung affections attended with severe cough, expectoration and kindred symptoms. But you had best read for your self the "words of praise" written concerning each and every ingredi ent of this marvelously efficacious medicine by leading medical practi tioners and writers. This you can do by writing for the booklet mentioned in the preceding column. No other medicine for like purposes has any such professional indorsement as "Golden Medical Discovery," which should have more weight than all the ordinary testimonials so lavishly flaunted before the public by those who are afraid to publish their for mulae that the searchlight of inves tigation may be turned upon them. It is well to know what one takes into the stomach whether in the form of food, drink or medicine. From the same little book of ex tracts mentioned above it will readily be seen why Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription works with marvelous cures in those chronic and distress ing diseases peculiar to women. In all cases of pelvic catarrh with weak ening drains, bearing or "dragging down" pains or distress, and in all monthly or periodical derangements and irregularities the "Favorite Pre scription" will be found to be made of just the right ingredients to meet and cure the trouble. Your druggist sells the "FAVOR ITE PRESCRIPTION" and also the "GOLDEN MEDICAL DIS COVERY." Write to Dr. Pierce about your case. lie is an experi enced physician and will treat your case as confidential and without charge for correspondence. Address him as directed in preceding col umn. It is as easy to be well as ill?and much more comfortable. Constipa tion is the cause of many forms of illness. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. They are tinv, su gar-coated granules. One little "Pel let" is a gentle laxative, two a mild cathartic. All dealers in medicines sell them. Dr. Pierce's 1,000-page illustrat ed book, "The Common Sense Med ical Adviser," is sent free in paper covers on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only. For 31 stamps, the cloth-bound volume will be sent. It was formerly sold for $1.50 per copy. Address Dr R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. excitement was the tactless way In which the American missionaries acted. Deepening Water at Nayy Yard Dock. The mud-digging machine belonging 10 Dean & Reagan, which has been charter M by Mr. John Miller of this city to com plete several existing contracts, was this morning started to work deepening the water in the dock, at the Washington naval ordnance foundry, used by the In dian Head tuks, and by the barges on which the newly built guns are taken to the proving grounds and cars laden with supplies are taken to the smokeless pow der factory at Indian Head. The wash of the tides In the Anacostla river aro said to cause an eddy at the navy yard, and the docks there, though frequently dredged, soon till again and give trouble. It is stated that a large quantity of muterial will be taken from these docks this time so that they will remain deep enough for the use of the tugs fend barges for several jears. The tug 1>. M. Key ts employed at. the tender to the dredging machine, and is towing the mud-laden scows to the dumping grounds on the south side of the branch, w here some filling In la to be done. THOUSANDS ATTEND LARGE CROWD AT CONTENTION HALL FOOD SHOW. More than 12.000 persons, probably the largest number that has ever been Inside of 'Convention Hall in this city at one time, were present yesterday afternoon and evening at the food show of the Washing ton Retail Grocers' Association. Thou sands of electric lights gleamed last night, making the decorations of the booths still more attractive. The police handled the immense crowds well and prevented seri ous crowding at the entrance during tile rush hour. Lieutenant Sullivan being in charge in person. The baby show in the afternoon served to increase the afternoon crowd. Not ail of the mothers, numbering 325 or over, who applied for the admission of their babies to the show were enabled to go away with a prize; but there was a great interest in the contest. Out of the large number of applicants Burton C. Many of the Borden Condensed Milk Company, under whose superintendence the baby show was given, selected tefl of the little ones to be placed on exhibition for one hour and a half. All present voted on "the handsomest" one. and the result of that vote determined the prize giving. Prizes Awarded. At the close of the contcst the following winner? were announced: First prize?To Ferda B., eight months old. daughter of Mrs. Flora Oppenheimer of 012 O street northwest; the prize was a silver cup presented by the Borden Con densed Milk Company and a chair given by Jackson Brothers. Second prize?To Bessie, ten months old, daughter of Mrs. S. H. Shean of 25 H street northwest; the prize was a silver cup. Third prize?To Adrienue Marie, eight months old, daughter of Mrs. H. L. Barker of 14;U S street northwest; the prize was a silver cup. Mr. B. S. Graves won the prize given by the Chapin-iSachs Manufacturing Company for the gentleman bringing the greatest number of ladies to the ice cream parlor. It will be noticed that the baby girls proved the favorites with the audience, al though the boys deceived a great many votes. It was announced by Mr. Many that another baby show will be held next Thursday afternoon at the food show and that the prizes will be bank accounts in the People's Savings Bank. The success of the show yesterday led to the decision" to hold another before the food show closed. As is the custom, each or the first 500 ladies to attend the s>how yesterday were given coupons which entitled them to one half pound of butter and a package of Egg O-See. It is announced that today each of the first 500 ladies to enter the hall will receive three full-size cakes of Lipps' soap and one bottle of Scotch hop ale. Cooking School. The booth of the National Cooking School of 1718 Q street northwest is proving to be one of the most popular. The school, whicli has about fifty-five on its rolls, after an existence of one year, Is giving- sam ples and demonstrations of Its culinary aits, maintaining that the pure foods are all right, but that they may be entirely spoiled by bad. cooking. The students are taught how to prepare food for both simple and elaborate dinners by demonstration and practice. On account of its affiliation with Washington and Fairmont seminaries, Laise-Phillips School, Chevy Chase College, Bristol School and the Martha Washington Seminary the students of the Cooking School are taking a special interest in the exhibit. One of the interesting exhibits last even ing was that of the Columbia Ice Com pany, which was a huge bouquet of Ameri can beauty roses frozen in a large cate of ice. The Chris. Lipps Company of Baltimore has a popular booth, and is giving away many samples of a variety of soaps?the premium soap or blue laundry soap, the "White Flyer," a floating soap, and the naptha soap with borax. Large crowds watched the moving pic tures last evening, given under the super vision of W. H. Gunby of the American Biograph Company of New York, illustrat ing the process of making bread from start to finish. "Style Is not fashion. Style is how one carries fashion," said Mme. Wade yester day in her lecture before an audience of ladies held In connection with the food show at Convention Hall. Then she pro ceeded to demonstrate how various figures should be dressed to look well and how deficiencies are made up to make the wo man look becoming. Among the Pleasure Craft. The owners of the power s'.oop Two Friends have prepared1 plans for the trans formation of the sloop from an auxiliary power boat to one that will depend entirely on a gasoline-power engine for her motive power. The sloop was hauled out at Rea gan's boatyard yesterday to lay up for the winter, and while laid up the changes in the boat will be made. Her mast has been removed and the centerboard well will be taken out. A new and larger engine will be installed and the cabin will be made larger, giving sleeping accommodation to more peo ple. The changes in the vessel will be com pleted long before she is ready to return to service -in the early spring. When com pleted the Two Friends will be a handsome and roomy launch. The mast taken from the Two Friends will be placed In the Jennie Lou, which Is lying at Reagan's being prepared for serv ice next season, and is being converted from a schooner-rigged craft into one with sloop rig and auxiliary power. The sailing yacht Mabel, belonging to Capt. Thomas Todd of the United States army quartermaster's steamer, has been hauled out at Fort Washington and has gone out of service for the winter. Capt. Todd states that he will equip the Mabel with a gasoline-power engine during the winter and will have her ready for service in the early part of the coming spring. The little power launch Dentler, belong ing to Mr. C. S. Dentler of this city, and the launch Dauntless were hauled out on the new marine railway at Bennett's boat yard yesterday to be laid up for the win ter. Before the next boating season the, Dentler is to be lengthened ten feet and will be made one of the largest launches in service on the river. * Cortelyou Eulogized Franklin. More than 600 members and guests of the Pennsylvania Society of New York attend ed a dinner in New York city last night, when one of the principal addresses was delivered by Postmaster General Cortel you. Benjamin Franklin, the 200th annni versary of whose birth will be celebrated January 17 next, was the theme of the evening. Mr. Cortelyou speaking of "Franklin, the Postmaster General." Gen. Horace Porter spoke of i'Franklin, the Diplomat;" Frederick P. Fish ,of Boston, "Franklin, the Scientist," and -Prof. Albert H. Smyth of Philadelphia, "Franklin, the Man of Letters." Woman to Die on Scaffold. Antoinette Tolla, the Italian woman who shot the man who tried to win her from her husband last March, was sentenced yesterday at Hackensack, N. J., to be hanged January 12 next. Mrs. Tolla, who has two children, was In her home at Klngsland, when Joseph Sunt a came there, making love to her. and she shot him five times with a revolver. Jerry Rossa, an other Italian, was sentenced to death by hanging on the same day as Mrs. Tolla. Rossa killed Demetrlo Dinofrio at Lodl In February, I'JOi. PROTEST FROM KOREA j EMPEROR WILL NOT SIGN THE AGREEMENT WITH JAPAN. Mr. H. R. Hulbert, the special messenger ! from the Emperor of Korea, is in receipt of i a cablegram from Korea, in which the emperor declares that the agreement be tween Korea and Japan is null and void because it was obtained by force. He also declares that he will never sign that agree ment In its present form, and that the disturbances which attended the "outrage" of November 17 are likely to occur again. Concerning the cablegram from the Em peror of Korea, Mr. Hulbert said: "This is the first genuine word that has been received from Korea giving the real attitude of that government toward the j treacherous act of the Japanese. For sev eral weeks the emperor was practically in confinement, and Japan gave out the false Statement that an amicable agreement had been made. This Is now proven to be un true. The agreement was made under duress and at the point of the sword, but the emperor has at last succeeded in pierc ing the cordon of Japanese and getting in formation to the outer world. "As long as my mission to America is no longer a secret, I may add that the em peror, anticipating some such act of bad faith on the part of Japan, tried, through me, to forestall it by lodging an appeal with President Roosevelt. The object of my i coming was surmised and the coup in Seoul was hastened, so that it occurred on the very day of my arrival in Washington. The emperor felt certain that if President Roosevelt could be made aware of his senti ments the American government would hes itate and ask a few questions before ac cepting Japan's statements alone. The au thorities in Washington were almost imme diately notified that this petitibn was here, but no arrangements were made for its re ception untii after Japan's statement was accepted and acted upon. "The object of this cablegram Is to dis avow any acquiescence in the so-called agreement and incidentally to call atten tion to that clause of the treaty between America. and Korea in which the United States definitely promises to use its good offices in case Korea is oppressed or wrong ed. The United States was In full treaty relations with Korea up to the time when, upon the representations of Japan alone and j apparently without consulting Korea, this government took the lead in cutting off di rect diplomatic relations with Korea." MRS. HARRISON'S WILL. Victim of Auto Accident Left a For tune to Husband. The will of Mrs. Francis Burton Har rison, who was ldlled in an automobile ac cident on Long Island November 25, was filed for probate in New York yesterday. Mr. Harrison and Henry G. Scott are named as executors. Mrs. Walter S. Mar tin, a friend, living in San Francisco, Is left loO.OOO. Jewels and trinkets are dis tributed among relatives and friends. Two thirds of the residue of the personal es tate are to be divided equally between the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, Virginia and Barbara. The remainder goes to Mr. Harrison absolutely. The value of the estate is believed to amount to more than $1,0(10,000, consisting chiefly of the fortune left to Mrs. Harrison by her father, the late Charles F. Croeker of San Fran Cisco. Election Officers Sentenced. Thomas H. Hartman. Jr., William Reagan and Charles Judge, election officers In the twelfth precinct of the fourteenth ward, Philadelphia, were fined $.">00 and sentenced to two years' Imprisonment in that city yesterday. They were convicted of pad ding the assessors' lists and conspiracy to make fraudulent returns of the election held last February. Benjamin Williams, another officer of the same precinct, was fined $i!50 and sentenced to one year in prison. Project Indorsed by King Victor. Victor Emmanuel at Rome yesterday re ceived In private audience Dr. Joseph Spen cer Kennard of New York (formerly of Philadelphia). His majesty and Dr. Ken nard discussed the project to encourage American students to study in Italian uni versities, and for the exchange of pro fessors between Italy and the United States. The king expressed his deep In terest in the movement and s^id he hoped for its success. The "project was enthu siastically supported by Baron Mayor des Planches. Italian ambassador at Washing ton, who accompanied Dr. Kennard. Monument to Gonzales Unveiled. Almost within a stone's throw of where he fell mortally wounded January 15, 1004, within the shadow of South Carolina's cap ltol, and on the widest thoroughfare of Co lumbia, which he loved so well, a beautiful monument was unveiled yestetday to the memory of N. G. Gonzales, editor of the State, who, nearly three years ago, was shot by Lieut. Gov. Tillman. The monu ment Is a granite shaft, twenty-five feet high, resting upon a base twenty feet square, giving It a total height of forty feet. The monument is erected by the peo ple of South Carolina, subscriptions for Its construction having been made from every county in the state. Looking Into Canal Expenses. Representative John Wesley Gaines ol Tennessee spent several hours of his time today In the House document room, sur rounded by stacks of books and pamph ltts, bound and unbound, In search of ma terial for hisj forthcoming oratorical effort on Panama canal expenditures. The doc uments that attracted his attention were those containing detailed accounts of ex penditures in the White House. "If the President of the United States," said Mr. Gaines today, "has to make an 1 entry in the public records every time ho I buys a frying pan or a cake of laundry eoap it seems to me that the Panama canal expenditures ought to be Itemized." I And Mr. Gaines, carelessly disentangling a cobweb from his silver locks, resumed his documentary digging. Open Shop Causes Riot in Ohio. Because the master plumbers declared for an open shop at Lorain, Ohio, three buildings were wrecked at midnight Mon day night and a carpenter who Indorsed the action of the employing plumbers was murderously assaulted. The journeymen plumbers made demands that the employ err insisted they could not meet, and they retaliated by declaring for an open shop. This action was followed by the raiing of the Steve Majesse block, which was i.early completed. The building is three stories high, and the braces on all three | floors were loosened, a rope was attached to the building, and It was pulled down. In the John Rosenfeld block the plumbing was pulled out or destroyed, as was tue case also of the Dobos block. J. W. Seiser, a non-union carpenter, was assaulted and beaten Into insensibility and thrown on an electric railway track, where he was fortunately found shortly before the passage of a car. Union men declare their members had no hand In the out rages. The police so far have failed to apprehend the miscreants. la.'i it Easy to >? are now being sold by inmost Grocers fin this city and vicinity goods represent the highest grade of quick desserts on the ad are healthful and nutritious, The full line consists of complete products as follows: D=Zeria Perfect Jelly Dessert Better, surer and easier lo use than gelatin#. nese market and 0=Zerta 0=Zerta Ice Cream Powder Everything in the package. Everything In the package. .erv" cream ? '*1.? """ ?"??*? ?? Try It today. V Ar Vanilla, Lemon, Chocolate. Straw- and delicious. y n. iuujiv. ornnffp iberry and unfavored. ALL GROCERS. 2 PACK- Raspberry, Strawberry. l*>mon. Orange and ?'"uROrEUs"' 1?CEXTS. s,r,wbtrrr* [aGES 25 CENTS. 'Cherry. ALL GROCERS. 10 CENTS. ONE TRIAL CONVINCES D-Zerta Food Company, Rochester, N. Y. SURE TO PLEASE (1P4&13 THE D-ZERTA EXHIBIT IS A LEADING FEATURE AT THE I'l'RK POOD SHOW. RUSSIAN ATROCITIES. Baibaric Massacre of Entire Jewish Eamily. letters containing graphic dftails of the massacres of forty Jewish families at Nocefka, Russia, reached Isaac J. Ro in son of Chicago yesterday, and by them he was informed of the murder of his eldes sister Anne and all the members of her familv, and the hardships undergone by an other" sister, who, at the time of writing the letter, was hiding in a cellar witn th members of her family. The letter says. In P"one day a mob gathered around the house of sister Anne. She was a s.clt; woman, but that made no dl"erenf ? mob. She was killed and then her son. nineteen years old. They cut his body into pieces after they killed him. and they chop ped her body In the same manner. And then another son of seventeen ye*?, a daughter of fifteen and a daughte twelve were treated in the same manner. ??in the meantime the brother-in-law, Mayer, ran away wUh the rfdest was?p ursued and slashed and cut.They were .tripped before the great mcb. and in The pieUnce of thousands of people *ete S? Sei? '? ?,Pr" or burned." On the River Front. The launch Edward, belonging to the fleet of \ J Taylor & Bro.. tugboat owners. left here yesterday morning for P'soataway creek, under the command of CaptJM Taylor, and hooking on to a big raft of piling in the creek towed it across the river to L-ittle Hunting creek, where the piles will be used in the construction of a new bridge on the line of the Washes ton Alexandria and Mt. Vernon railroad to Mt. Vernon. The use of the launch for this work has been made necessary by the chartering of the tug D. M. Key for mud towing work. A?~lved ? Schooners Uriah Horner and R. Mason with cord wood from river points; schooner Twilight, laden with oysters from a Sailed -'sloop BeMdere, for lower river to load oysters; Eari Biscoe for river point to load cord wood for this city; tank 62 and' 77, for Baltimore to load oil, in tow of tu?c Radiant; schooner Eva Clarence, for Potomac oyster beds to load forth* mar ket; schooners Amanda Lewis Bessle Kee , Fair American, and Bessie Ford, for I o tomac oyster beds to load for this city. Memoranda: Schooner Reba Sterling, loaded with lumber, sailed from NominI for this city 8th instant; the schooner S,amufi Wood has Keen chartered to load lumber at Norfolk, and- the schooner A H. Quin by. lumber, on the Rappahannock river for ?T?i>l'c? hauled out on the marine railway at the Alexandria shipyard to have ^?*rep^ work done to her hull and to have metal on it put in good order in prepara tion for service in ice on the river during the coming winter. It is also state<d that heavy wheel will also ;be placed on the Tull (before she is launched from the rail way and returns to service. ... * The power launch Stella, which went down the river about ten days ago with a 1-untfng party aboard, has returned horpe. Messrs Ned" Nicholson, William Freeman and James Martin, who were aboard tha Stella on the trip, had a good time and fbrougt.t home considerable fame. Sergt Russell Dean, of the harbor de tail, who has been on a leave of absence, has returned to duty and took the \ igi lant out on her trip aj-ound the harbor yesterday afternoon. Six Children Perished in Fire. Six children were burned to death at Lindsey, near Punxsutawney, Pa., and Wil liam Morgan and wife, the parents, with their two remaining children, barely es caped with their lives. The names of the dead children are: Thomas, aged eleven; Pearl, aged six. Grace and Ethel, aged three; Rachel, aged eighteen months, and an Infant, aged three months. Both the father and mother were badly burned in attempts to save their little ones from the burning house. Chnrch to Provide Mirrors. Wall mirrors will be purchased for the First M. E. Church of Albion. Mieh., to enable women of the congregation to get their hats, on straight after service. The pastor has been requesting the women to remove their hats Sunday after Sunday, but the sisters have responded that they couldn't get them on straight without mir rors, and they Just wouldn't go upon the streets with their hats on crooked. The Rev Dr. F E. Day has called their bluff by announcing that big mirrors would be put up in the church at once. m MKiir.'hm:' . , : :..u; n:i.:!i;ui. nL; n;':?i'i-:" ci?iwh !u? i*?wi ? itr.n ;- " . ? i-urnum The best property in the Chevy Chase | section. Choice lots for sale. JOHN A. MASSie, with the | McLachlen Real Estate and Loan Co., | | di-3-tr Corner ioth and G Sts. wwimmi ?'I' ? - ? , j'j! !!H!?ni! ? n r.~\ wninmiii irmnnnmitM* Improvements at Army Dock. The work of dredging the dock at the foot of K street southwest to a depth of twelve feet at low water has been completed by Miller's dredging machine, and the dock was used this morning as a berth by the United States army tug Lieut. Alonzo Cusli 1ng, running on the route between this city and Fort Washington and Fort Hunt. When this dock was leased by the government for the use of the Fort AVashington tug it was dredged tc a depth of ten feet at iow water, two feet deeper than the draft or the tug. This depth was thought to be am ple for the vessel, but the recent low tides have left the Cushing lying on the bottom several times, but she lias always been able to get out of the dock to make her trips. It was deemed wise, however, to make the deck deeper, and the dredging machine was put to work to take out two additional feet of mud from the bottom of the dock, giv ing the Cushing plenty of water at an stages of the tide. The plans for the new warehouse which is to be erected on the K street wharf by the quartermaster's department, for use of the boat running to the forts on the Poto mac, are now, it is stated, in the hands ot the District building inspector for his ap proval, and as soon as they are approved the erection of the building will be started The new warehouse will be a building 75 feet long by 25 feet wide, and will be built of galvanized iron with metal roof, so as to be fireproof. The new warehouse will be.used to shelter government stores and other shipments going to and from Fort Washington and Fort Hunt, and will be one of the finest warehouses on the river tront. To Command the Kearsarge. Capt. H. Winslow hag been relieved from duty in comgiand of the Charleston and ordered to take command of the battle ship Kearsarfee, as the relief of Capt. R. P. Rogers, who has been ordered to this city for special duty in the bureau of navi gation, Navy Department. ? ?~? Dorsey Mohun's Appointment. King Leopold, the sovereign of the Congo Free State, has appointed R. Dorsey Mohun, formerly a resident of this city, as director of tiie Abir Congo Company, one of the largest rubber collecting con cerns in that country. This company was mentioned by name in the recent report of the Congo commission'as having treat ed the natives with brutality. Mr. Mohun was formerly United States commercial agent at Loanda and later at Boma, the capital of the Congo state. In Central Africa he saw a large part of the war In which the black soldiers of the state, un der their white officers, drove out the Arab slave raiders and put an end to slave catching in that domain. King Leopold has appointed a new commission to carry out the reforms recommended by the body whose report is now in his hands. The ap pointment of Mr. Mohun, who has good executive ability and is thoroughly familiar with African conditions, to a place of un usual opportunity for the correction of past abuses is one of the first steps taken. To Promote Militia's Efficiency. Serator Dick has introduced a bill ap piopriating $2,000,000 annually to increase the efficiency of the militia and to pro mote rifle practice. Under this bill the money appropriated is to be divided among states, territories and the District of Co lumbia, to be expended for such arms, stores, quartermaster's supplies, etc., for promotion of the efficiency of the mliltia of the United States. The states are .to receive proportions of this money in pro portion to the number of senators and rep resentatives t'hey have in Congress, anj the territories and the District of Columbl. are to receive their portions by such regtv lalions as the President may prescribe. Tug Cameron Out of Service:. The tug Marion Cameron, belonging to the Potomac Dredging Company, and used to tow the sand barges of the company between tires digging machines at work in Piscataway creek and other points on the river to this city, lias been temporarily withdrawn from service, and la lying at Georgetown to have some minor repair work done and for cleaning the boiler and overhauling of engine. The tug William H. Yerkes, Jr., has been chartered to tow in place of the Cameron while the latter steamer is laid up. It Is expected that the Cameron will return to service wiohin me next day or two. 3E M Special! $ | Here 's an opportunity to buy )? 3^ a well-constructed house, a $= -J handsome house, at a reason- S 21 able price. 35 1451 Harvard Street. |! X (Formerly Bacon street.) =;;< Offered for $14,0(00. if' 3? It would cost at least thl<= much to Q construct the house; well arranged ^ and thoroughly modern. Arrange & ment?First floor, parlor, reception s!js i- hall, dining room, pantry and an un- ss usually large kitchen: decoration in s.<= water colors; parquet floors. 3>c Second floor?I sleeping rooms and 5J a handsome tiled bath room. 3? Third floor?The same. 3E 3$ Hot-water heat; lot ?5x130,. v^Ide 3;s alley; ample room for stable. A ee lect joe-aLlon in the newer north west, built up with fine homes. An >[5 opportunity to purchase an un- & ?tf usually well-constructed home as V ~'t well as a handsome home at a low ^ price. Built by the late owner for a 5? 5;f home. Sold to close the estate. We have the key. ; Moore &. Hill (Inc.), | .. Ill fl4tfli Street. % del 2-2t # | Two Specials in I Two=Family Apartment f si Tihis style of building has proven to be the largest income producer. They are desirable for homes. A most economical plan to pay for a home?live in one apartment and rent the other. Northwest cor. 2.1d and N sts. n.w. $4?75? eacb. Rent, $45 each. All Rented. Neat and attractive; each apart ment contains ?"> rooms and bath; lots 18x75; 10-foot alley. The cor ner has been sold for $5,500 cash. M;u<s. avenue and B street s.e.? Just exist of lath and Lincoln Park? desirable and improving location. $5,500 each. Rent, $50 each. First floor has 5 rooms and bath. Second floor has (5 rooms, bath and attic. ^ Separate cellars; yards; furnaco A heat. <& Four (-4) already sold. I Mcore <& Hill (Inc.), X 111 II4th Street. | ? del2-2t I ?r<tKsMs!,i1<?Kt*0<3> *JhS,4kSmS"8"Ek?mS',J,4k3"E,4hJ,*Sm?1^' FOR SALE? Do You "Want the Best? Don't Fail to See This House. You Will Want It if You See It. < -p i Inspection Is All We Ask. \ FlrNt-l'llIM IlMldfBCf, ?Best SeetIon uf the City, ?At a Greut Sacrifice. ' No. 1753 "0" St. This particular house cost to construct from $3,000 to $5,000 more than many of them in the block; former owner spent over $2,000 in fixtures ami decorations. 12 rooms; TWO (2) BATHS; the rooms are til verr large. A great number of closets; lot 20x100; 15-ft. alley: lieautiful outlook on many flue man sions 0!i 18th and New Hampshire ave. Bright, sunny exposure. DO NOT KAIL TO INSPECT THE BEST BAR GAIN IN A FIKST-CLAS.S KEH1DENCK. STONE & FAIRFAX, 1342 New York Ave. and 804-806-808 F St. dell-3t Pneumatic Tub? Mail Service. Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger In his annual report, made public today, devotes special attention to the results of the Investigation of the commission appointed to investigate the needs and advisability of extending the pneumatic tube mall service. No recom mendations are made at Cleveland, Detroit. Minneapolis, St. Louia, St. Paul, Washing ton. D. C.t Buffalo and Boston.