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Terms: 13 cents per week: 25 cents for two weeks; or 50 cents per month. INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. The address may be changed ns fre quently as desired. Always give the last address, as well as the new uat, No. 15,726. WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1903-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. REMAINS OF THE POPE Still Lying Where He Passed Away. LOOK VERY LIFELIKE CONDOLENCES POURING IN FROM ALL PARTS. The Arrangements for the Tuneral Have Not Yet Been Com pleted. TV>MR July 21 Tlx- body of Pope 1.00 loposes toil.iy in the chamber where his I.st death struggle took place, which f.>r the ti 111 ? being has been transformed lino a mortuary chapel. Heside the boil a small 5*-11:?!' h is !'?? ?!) raisf?l. on which flicker six candles. fiurrounding a figure of Christ hanging to th" cross. The chanting of 1" nitential i>s ilnis goes on unceasingly, one group of kn- ling Franciscans succeeding atmlher in tlu* performance of this holy oftice. In the meantime, today began the scries of impressive ceremonies marking the de mlse of a pope and of the Initial prepara tions for the choice of his successor. The most solemn ceremony was the gathering of the cardinals of the sacred college in T.eo's death chamber to officially pronounce ti t' pontiff da-ad. This was followed by the historic ceremony of the removal of the fisherman's ring. These ceremonies were carried out with the accompaniment of all that stately pomp marking the rituals for a deceased pope. H"} ond the per formarice of these flnil olli.es to the dead attention .s now being turned to the preparations for the ap proaching conclave. The present expecta tion is that tile conclave will begin about August 1. ? 'animal Oreglla, dean of the sacred col lege. today called together his colleagues for tii*- tirst time to take part in a formal conlerenee. Absent Cnrdinals Arriving. The cardinals who were absent from Korue at the time of the pope's death are arriving here from all directions. Cardinal ?i.bbori.< is expe. ted on Wednesday morn ing. hate this afternoon the body of Pope i.eo W is ? inhabited and clothed in full pon iiliotl robes, pieparatory to the funeral ? ?iiseuulea. I he day broke, amid thunder, lightning and a deluge of rain, as though nature her scli was marking her distress at the derth "" pope, but the downpour was of short duration, then the clouds broke u.'d the sun shone on the stricken city. Ihiough tli?' night and early morning rn "IV simple emblems of grief had been disr 1 s \ ed. bin the main thoroughfares did let present a spectacle o:" universal mourn ing. .-'lags Weie half-masted and no build ings Were shrouded In crape, as when >? 1.peril rulers pass away. Driving ti.ii'iiL:!: [lie 1. orso and other busy centers pr.-st nieil the us 11 .1 seeu*-s of animation. I' w. in the poorer secth-us of the city ti. it tlie ev-'leii"! s of grief were more >1 anitest. Along the side streets many small shops were closed, and their fronts bile large printed placards edged heavily with black, h 'Ving the sign of the cross above and the words, "Cl.iuso per lutto ni.eeli.ile, meaning. Mosed for the world's II. airnii i>at. ring the Horgo district, leading to the Vatican, the hum of exeltexnent attend ing tin- event was mori apparent. A steady line of carriages bearing cardinals, other 1 iuircli dignitaries ami diplomats swung through tin- narrow laic- . tiled tlu- Via Horgo leading to the plizzi of St Peter's Along the w -x many shops were closed and the streets were tilled with a motley Human Duong, peasant women wearing quaint, silk# n headgear; dark skinned Koman beau ti"> groups 01 r.irty, disheveled monks, with hare feet; fruit vendors, hawkers don key i-iris, market women, nuns, ragged urchins and beggars. Through this tiuman tangle wended a simple funeral hearse with two carriages The expos.-d casket was piled high with beautiful flow* i s Dr. Mnz^oni Recognized. Amid the throng I ?r. Mazzonl was recog nized coming from the Vatican in a chance cab. IK- looked pale and jaded after his weeks of work with l>r. l.apponl at Pope I^u's bedside. Coming now to the piazza of St. Peter's a scene of Vital interest began to unfold itself. Title was not the slightest evl d> nee of bustle or confusion. The vast ex panse iia losed within the stately colon nade looked majestic In its serenity. Although groups or people hurried here and there tiielr presence was completely lost in the Immensity of th? whole. l.ooklng up at the window before which l."o XIII used to Sit. the blinds could be seen half closed, admitting a narrow slant of sun to tlie death chamber. Now hert ihout the esplanade was there the slightest outward sign of mourning neither on the church front nor on the eol u-IPS or doors of tlie Vatican, wherein lay thi de.al pontiff. The main entrance of the Vatican slowed the chief evidence of ac tivity. As the c.julpnges drove up with dlstln X' lisheil prelates the heavy Iron chains ? on tinued to loop baik the crowd, leaving a t- i'ow ..isle foi the arriving dignitaries. I- ? k of th. ? I.ail - Wert massed a 1 rowil of c iriou> sights -ers men. women and olill ?ircn .nd seattend sohiieis off duty. The official presence of ;tii Italian soldiery was kept 11 ?liee;.t.|y j 1. tta haekgrouild. At the foot of tile stolu- steps Stood An officer of Italian grenadiers in fatigue unl f..r:n and cap. with a small detachment of t' '-ops, so broken into sipiads that they did 1 ot have the appearance of being In niar tl 1 array. With them were the Vatican iiiid municipal police, in s amber uniforms, Willi broad chap aus. some topped with ill . le blue pompons. An Impressive Ceremony. This morning began the first of those grandiose and unique ceremonies which follow the demise of a pope, and. although private, It was connected with great pomp and was most Impressive. All the cardinals present In Home, num bering twenty-nine, assembled at the apos tolic palace to view the remains of the >"te I Mil and to officially pronounce him dead. Cardinal Oreglla. dean of the sacred college and cainerlengo of the holy Roman Church, had to put aside his card inals robes, as a sign of deep mourning, and was gowned entirely in violet. The other cardinals wore crimson robes with violet collars. Indicative of mourning. Within the death chamber the body lay with 11 white veil over the face, on the bed, surrounded by Franciscan penitentiaries, while outside tile noble guard maintained a solemn vigil The profound silence was only broken by the chanting of prayers for the dead. Into tlds solemn presence came the mourning procession of cardinals, who, kneeling. Silently prayed. Then the prel ates reverently looked on while Cardinal eg "a approached the remains. For this ?Horning s function the pope's bed room had been transformed into a kind of mvr tuary chapel with the altar at one end, having In tlie center a crucifix surrounded liy six lighted candles. Four candles stood at the bedcorners. Life-Like Look of the Remains. The white veil was then removed from the dead man's face, revealing the cameo like features of the departed pope, render ed sharper and more transparent hy death. So lifelike was the bodv that those half expected I^eo to raise his hand in the fa miliar gesture of blessing. A moment of breathless silence ensued, and then the cardinal camerlengo, taking the aspersorium, sprinkled the late pontiff with holy water, and said in a firm voice: "Uinacchino" (the Christian name of the deceased holy father). When there was no answer the same word w;is repeated, three times, louder and louder. After which, turning to the kneeling cardinals, the ca.ni erlengo solemnly announced: "Papa v<>re mortuus est" ("The pope is really dead"). As the "words were uttered there arose from the kneeling cardinals a sigh, like that of the wind in the trees at night, a tribute paid to the late pontiff by these princely heads of the church. After tills, in voices trembling with emo tion, the ranking cardinals recited the Do f'rofundis. gave absolution and sprinkled the body with holy water. Taking the Fisherman's Ring. Following the ceremony of the recogni tion of the death of the pope by the sacred college came another, shorter, but no less significant and symbolic. On Leo's finger was the famous fisherman's ring, which the camerlengo, with a whispered prayer, drew g'-ntly off, and which, later, will lie broken in the presence of the cardinals, reset and presented to the new pope when he is elected. The ring Is of very great antiquity. It is even said to have belonged to Ht. Peter himself. It is a stone of little value, cut with the scene of St. Peter drawing in fish ing nets. It was first used about the year 1 ??1T?. but for secret documents it was only j used later. Officially it Is one of the sym bols of office most prized by the church. Although lost two or three times, it always has been recovered. Offers to Embalm the Remains. Hundreds of offers have come from Italy j and abroad from doctors, druggists and | specialists for the embalming of the re ! mains of Pope Leo. but. naturally, not one of the:n has been accepted. Cardinal Rampol'.a intended to leave the Vatic in last night, immediately after the death of the pop \ when, having officially ann.:i;nced tin demise of the pontiff to the diplomatic body accredited to the Vatican and to the papal nuncios, with instructions to have the news communicated to the va rious foreign rulers, he considered his du ties as papal secretary of state to have been ended. Rampolla was oil the point of leaving when Cardinal Oreglia insistently begged him to remain in the apartment he had occupied for over sixteen years and the secretary ol state acceded to the re quest. The vicar of Rome, Cardinal Pietro Res plghi. has caused to be attached to the doors of the churches an announcement of the death of Pope Leo, with instructions regarding the prayers to be offered, and also giving information about the funeral services. The government of the Catholic Church I has been officially assumed by Cardinal I Oreglia as dean of the sacred college and as dean of the cardinal bishops. He will | be assisted by the deans of the other two ! orders of cardinals. Cardinal Maechi for ! the cardinal deacons and Cardinal Ram ' polla for the cardinal priests, the last, however, merely rts a substitute for Cardi nal Netto, the patriarch of Lisbon, who, when he arrives, will take over ills own duties. Meeting of the Cardinals. The cardinals present in Home met this morning, under Cardinal Oreglia, In a pre paratory congregation, held in the hall of the consistory. Oreglia communicated to them the first instructions he has given since the death of tin pope, informing them ol the numerous messages <>f condolence re ceived from all parts of the world and of the universal mourning for Leo XIII. An exchange of ideas took place regarding the ceremonies preceding the conclave. When Cardinal Oreglia e.sked for the advice of one of the cardinals present the latter re i piled: "It is difficult to give advice. Indeed, you must teach us what to do, as not one of us 1 has ever participated in a conclave." The following telegram, dated Molde, Norway, has been received by Cardinal . Oreglia from the (lerman emperor: "M(?LI)K. Norway. July 'Jt?. 1903. i "I am painfully affected by the sad news i I have just received. I send to the illus i trious college of cardinals the expression of i my sincere sympathy at the grievous loss the Roman < atholic Church lias sustained through the demise of the pope. 1 shall always retain a faithful memory of the ex alted and venerable man, who was a per j sonal friend of mine, and whose extraordi | nary gifts of heart and mind compelled my I admiration anew only a few weeks ago, on the occasion of my l ist visit to Rome. (Signed) "W1M1KLM. I. R." L>i. 1-apponi yesterday sent to Prince Colonna. mayor of Rome, the following no tice: "To the Illustrious Mayor of Rome, the Capitol: With grief I announce to you that at 4 p.m. today there ceased to live, from adynamic pneumonia, followed by hemor rhagic pleurisy, the holiness of our Lord, Iveo XIII, pope, formerly (lioacchino Pecci of Carpinet. province of Rome, at the age of ninety-three years and five months. (Signed) "Dr. GflSEPPI LAPPONI, Pontifical Physician and Sanitary Official. del'-gated to the Vatican by ttie Nuncio of Rome. "From the Vatican. 20 July, lflci'l." The Italian government has given orders | to the railroad officials that cardinals com J lug to Rome f? r the conclave shall be con | sidered princes of the f lood, and have re I served compartments, or saloon cars, placed I at their dispos tl from the frontier. In addi ! tion, instructions have been given to all the gov. rnmeat authorities to put themselves at the disposal of the cardinals, if they are r quested to do so, and to leave nothing j undone for their accommodation and pro j tec tion. I r. Lapponi now fixes the precise hour ; of the pope's death at 4:<MJ o'clock. The I fact was immediately communicated tc : the Associated Press, but under the rule which requires that two hours shall elapse after the doctors pronounce life extinct, before the dean of the sacred college shall officially announce the death, the telegrapl office was unable to forward the message at once. It left Rome on one of the nine teen wires working from that city to Paris atniut t\ o'clock, local time (11! o'clock noon New York time). Interview With Svampa. 1 The Tribuna today published an interview with Cardinal Svampa, archbishop of Bo ; logna. who, the paper says, has quite re ; covered from his stroke of paralysis. The j cardinal is quoted as saying: j "I believe that the conclave will be very I short, as were the last two. At the utmost, | 1 think it may take one week, as now there j does not exist in the sacred college the marked political differences of other times. Therefore, it will be possible to arrive at ; an understanding more easily and quicker." The interviewer asked the cardinal what he thought the policy of the future pope would be in regard to the so-called Roman question. Will it remain rigidly unchanged ' or will the new pope inaugurate a modus vivendi. which r any persons in both camps wish for? Cardinal Svampa replied: "No one today can say with certainty anything about it Rut it must not be for gotten that whoever is elected will bring si mething personal into the attitude of the holy see regarding that question, something which more or less must differentiate from the attitude of the former pope. Besides, every historical fact of great importance brings with it changes which ameliorate or aggravate pre-existing conditions. Every (Continued on Seventh Page.) When and Where Will He Be Arrested? MR. ROBB RETURNS NEITHER HE NOB OTHER OF FICIALS WILL TALK . Statements by Counsel and District At torney Youngs?Award of Con tracts Confirmed. Interest in the Post Oflice Department investigation has been transferred to New York, where George \V. Beavers, former superintendent of the division of salaries and allowances, is apparently, to use a figurative expression, snapping his lingers at the government authorities. Beavers was indicted by the federal grand jury in Brooklyn last Thursday on charges of having received money In connection with the purchase by the Post Office De partment of automatic cash registering ma chines. Beavers' home is in Borough Park. Brooklyn, but he has not been there, ac cording to reports from New York, for more than a week. Everything seems to indicate that Beavers, on the advice of legal counsel, is trying to force the gov ernment officers to cause his arrest In New York. The understanding Is that. If sen-Ice is made in Manhattan. Beavers will necessar ily bave to be accorded a hearing before a 1 nited States commissioner there, and that the Post Office Department authori ties, who have worked up the case, will be compelled to "show their hand." The situation is a complex one. Colonel Youngs, I'nited States district attorney for J the eastern district of New York, head j quarters of which are In Brooklyn, con sidered the situation of such importance as to warrant his seeking the aid of Assist ant Attorney General Kobb. Robb Back From New York. Robb was at his office In the Post Office Department about S o'clock this morning lie went to his office directly from the train that transported him from New York. He read his morning mail and was not to be found about the building after !l o'clock. It is generally understood that Robb and District Attorney Morgan II. Beach wore I together the greater part of today confer ring on matters that are being considered by the grand Jury. An air of mystery seems to pervade the Post Office Department. Acting Postmaster General Wynne has a placard on his desk which reads: o "I will not talk. "I have nothing to say regarding the Post Office Investigation." The only expression that Fourth Assistant J Postmaster General Bristow could be Induc ed to make today regarding the easy treat ment of Beavers was this: "The case is practically out of our hands. It seems to be up to the authorities in Brooklyn." All Kinds of Comment. The fact that Beavers has not been ar rested, when an Indictment has been duly returned by the grand jury, has caused all kinds of comment here in Washington. Friends of Beavers do not hesitate to de clare* that the government does not care to press the prosecution of the man who has been Indicted for fear of his incriminating others who are high up. Friends of August W. Machen, former superintendent of the division of free do 11 very, who was indicted several weeks ago on charges of bribery and conspiracy to defraud the government, and who Is under a large bond, contrast the absence of delay in dealing with Machen with the slow pro cess of fetching Beavers to the mark. Dispatches to The Evening Star from Brooklyn Indicate that District Attorney Youngs is seeking to avoid a disclosure of the evidence upon which Beavers was in dicted. That would have to come out to a considerable extent if the accused postal chief were taken before a I'nited States commissioner In Manhattan. Beavers up to the present time does not know what the evidence before the grand jury establishes concerning the charge Former Representative IJriggs paid him something like Jl.Oiio as his share of the Brandt-Dent Company's commission to DriggH. Beavers' Counsel Talks. William W. Seabury of Morgan & Sea bury. attorneys for Beavers, made the statement to an Evening Star representa tive in New York that their client would be produced at any time In Manhattan or would go before a I'nited States commis sioner there. "On Saturday, July IS, we were informed by Col. Youngs, Cnlted States district at torney for the eastern district of New ^ ork, that two Indictments had been found by the federal grand Jury of the eastern district against our client, George W. Beav ers." Mr. Seabury said. "We informed Col. Youngs that Mr. Beavers would be in our office on Monday morning at 11 :I?) and would be prepared to respond to any pro cess that he might have for him. Mr. Beavers was in our oflice at that time and we again communicated with Col. Youngs and stated that fact to him. We also of fered at that time to produce Mr. Beavers before a United States commissioner for the southern district for the purpose of u preliminary hearing "This offer Colonel Youngs did not care at this time to accept. We also communi cated with General Burnett, Cnlted States district attorney for the southern district, and informed him of our willingness to produce Mr. Beavers at any time' he might desire. "\\ hile we have had no opportunity to examine the indictments which we are in i< rmed have been found against our client, we desire to say that our client would per sonally prefer to go at once to Brooklyn and there plead not guilty to any indict ments which may have been found against him. As Mr. Beavers' counsel we have as sumed the responsibility of declining to al low Mr. Beavers to adopt this course. "The course of action adopted by the government in this case has been to find nn indictment summarily against our client, without affording him any opportunity to know the nature of the charges against him or the character of the evidence which he will be obliged to meet upon the trial. Claims It is Irregular. "This procedure is Irregular and extreme ly unfair to any accused person, inasmuch as it denies him the opportunity of a pre liminary hearing before any officer and pre cludes him from ascertaining anything of the nature of the charge against him until the date of his trial. "For some weeks past our client has re sided in the borough of Manhattan attend ing to private business matters and at the time the t indictments were found against him in VuukIyn Mr. Beavers was in the borough of Manhattan. This circumstance entitles Mr. Beavers to a preliminary hear ing here, before the commissioner in this district. "We may add that the reports repeatedly circulated in the press to the effect that Mr. Beavers lias at any time offered to turn state's evidence are absolutely untrue. These reports have never at any time been founded on any facts whatever and could have been circulated only for the purpose of annoying and injuring Mr. Beavers be fore the public. "As counsel for Mr. Beavers we have ad vised him not to make any statement what ever in reference to this matter, and at the proper time he will take such- action as may be necessary to demonstrate his own innocence of the charges brought against him, and in the meantime we ask the pub lic to suspend Judgment upon his case." "That does not mean that you will sur render Mr. Beavers in Brooklyn?" was asked. "It certalrly does not," replied Mr. Sea bury. "Can a deputy marshal from Brooklyn arrest your client in Manhattan without further proceedings?" "He cannot." Youngs' Comment. When District Attorney Youngs was shown the statement lie was willing to com ment only on one feature of it. "There is nothing Irretular in the finding of an indictment without a preliminary hearing or without informing an accused person. It Is done almost every day in the year in the I'nlted States courts, and very frequently in the state courts. The whole proceeding is entirely regular and not out of the ordinarj'. No solid criticism can be urged against It. "If Mr. Beavers wants to know the nature of the charge against him he Is only half a mile away and the fare is but ,r> cents. He can see the indictments If ho comes to tills o'flce. but he has no right to them If lie stays In Manhattan. I suppose he is dis posed to take advantage of technicalities, but I hardly think he will help his case by obstructive tactics. It is a fact, of course, that it is as hard to get him from Manhat tan in a legal sense as from Alaska." Neither District Attorney Youngs nor anybody In his office would say whether ap plication has been made to General Bur nett for a warrant for Manhattan. "I don't see why the district attorney of the southern district should be compelled to try an indictment found in the eastern district," he said. The fact that Beavers would seek to avoid arr; st in Brooklyn borough has been print ed in The Evening Star. The statement was made on information that he would seek a hearing in Manhattan with the ob ject of trying to discover what evidence there Is against him. "You said you would wait a reasonable time for Beavers to surrender himself. What is a reasonable time?'' was asked of District Attorney Young. "What any reasonable man would con sider a reasonable time," was Colonel Youngs' answer. Awards Are Confirmed. The inspectors who have been going over the awards for supplies, including cancel ling stamps, pads, date stamps, etc., made In the bureau of the first assistant post master general, completed the work to da y. Item 178, for p-uls of cancelling Ink. which was awarded to the Southern Supply Company of this city, was confirm ed by the Inspectors, as was the awaid of the contract for rubber stamps to Her man Baumgarten, against which com plaint was made by Julius Baumgarten. The awards will become effective at once. Third Assistant Postmaster General Mad den has gone to Atlantic City to enjoy his vacation. Second Assistant Shallenberger is enjoying ills vacation in Maine. Summoned Before Grand Jury. It is, understood that in connection with the I'ost Office Department Investigation the grand jury this afternoon considered certain documentary evidence submitted by the United States attorney's office. Al though no witnesses appeared today In the post office matter. It Is said that several persons have been summoned to report to morrow at the grand jury room. The matter of whether or not demurrers will be tiled to the indictments against Machen and the Groff brothers will be de termined at a hearing before Justice Prltch ard, set for August 1 next. WRECK. ON P., B. AND W. AN EXPRESS TRAIN STRIKES FREIGHT NEAR WILMINGTON. Five Persons on the Former Were More or Less Severely In jured. WILMINGTON, Del., July 21?The south bound New York and Norfolk express on the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing ton railway ran Into a freight train on the outskirts/ of this city this morning. Five persons on the express train were injured, as follows: John Beckley . engineer. Philadelphia; head crushed and lacerations; Injuries se rious, but he will recover. A. V. Jamison, fireman, Wilmington, leg injured. William Wright, express messenger, Wil mington, les Injured. John Martin, Wilmington, mull clerk, both legs contused und Injured about the back. L. B. Klmmey of Philadelphia, mall clerk, arm Injured and back sprained. At the place where the collision occurred the tracks of the Delaware division cut-ofT cross the main line track almost at right unifies. The Norfolk express was proceeding at a rapid rate, when suddenly Kngineer Beckley saw the lights of a freight train cross Ills path. The next instant his loco motive had plowed through the middle of the freight. The force of the collision hurled the express locomotive and tender over to the right and the mail coach and baggage car to the left. Within a few seconds after the collision flames shot up from the cars, and crew and passengers began the work of saving bag gage and mail. Assistance was promptly sent from Wil mington by special train, and two lire com panies went to suppress the flames. But so quickly had the tire spread that of over 200 well-filled bags on the mail car all but two were burned. The mall clerks had not time to get their clothing, und one of them says he lost JltN) which was In his coat. The crew of the express car succeeded in getting most of the baggage out, but some of it was later destroyed by the flames. It was stated officially today that the freight train was proceeding under right of way and that all lights were properly set. The accident, it was said, was due to the engineer of the Norfolk express failing to observe the signals in time. HARMONIZED THE SECTS. Justice Brewer's View of Pope's Illness and Death. CHICAGO, July 21.?"Through the death of Leo XIII the world has lost one of its gr<at men," said Justice David J. Brewer of the I'nlted States Supreme Court, who has arrived here from the west on his Way to Washington. "The heroic battle which the pope fought against death," said the Justice, "and his final dissolution, have to a great extent wtped out the sectarian differences among the Christian churches of the world and brought their members closer In mutual sympathy. "The long sickness and final death of I?i- XIII caused Catholics and Protestants to forget their religious differences and to gether mourn the loas of a great man." Wisconsin's Executive Caus ing Much Uneasiness. HIS RADICAL SPEECHES SOME OF HIS MOST RECENT UT TERANCES. Belief He Aspires to the Vice Presi dency and Wants to Strike a Popular Chord. The attention of the national leaders of the republican party is being attracted to the present course of Gov. La Follette of Wisconsin, which is causing them some concern. The governor lias been a thorn in the side of the conservatives of his party in Ills own state for some time, but now he is beginning to worry the national leaders. Gov. La Follette has been going about the country for a month or two delivering speeches of a very radical nature against corporations and advocating the primary system for all elective purposes. In his talks against the corporations he assumes that the government is owned and run by Influences more favorable to the corpora tions than to the people and preaches as the only cure for this alleged evil the seiz ure of all governmental functions by the mass of the people, acting through pri maries. Republican Party Made Sponsor. Wherever Gov. La Follette speaks he Is introduced as the republican governor of a staunch republican state and his words therefore are taken as those of a republi can. and the republican parly made spon sor, in a measure, for his views. That is where the shoe pinches the republican na tional leaders and where their interest comes in. The watchword of these men now is that the goose honks high and ev erything is lovely; let well enough alone; keep on standing pat; don't disturb any thing. It annoys them to have a republican governor arousing tiie suspicions of the people that there may be a fly In the oint ment. While Gov. La Follette confined his cam paign to Kansas and Nebraska and the middle western states not much attention was paid to him in the east. Tin- managers winked and s ;id that was the line of talk suited to the prairies and would do no harm. Hut the governor has pulled up stakes and moved on the east, where he is sounding the same slogan. At Chautauqua, N. V., July in, he delivered a speech before a vast assemblage on "The Corporation Against the Individual." Some Recent Utterances. The published report of that speech quotes him as using this language; "Is our government of city, state and na tion thoroughly representative of the peo ple? Today great aggregations of cor porate wealth buy immunity from taxation in our legislatures and tnrow the burden upon every individual taxpayer. "Taxation without representation is as much a crime against Just and equal gov ernment in 1!*Kt as it was in 177*?. There can be no such thing as commercial slav ery nnd individual freedom. Industrial servitude means political servitude. Monop oly in transportation and coal and iron and the food products makes a mockery of political freedom. The people are losing control of their own government. Its foun dations are being sappeu and its integrity destroyed. The gravest danger menacing republican Institutions today Is the over balancing control of city, state and national legislatures by the wealth and power of public service corporations. "The danger is n:jt a new one. It Is not limited to any section of our country." "The danger point in our system Is the law-making power. Every executive wanting in honesty, every legislator who Is corrupt Is sure to be controlled by the lobby agents of the great corporations. "If there were no further evidences," Raid the governor, "of the power of the railroads in legislation than that which is afforded by the records of the inter state commerce commission it ought to arouse the entire country to such action as will bring Congress to a sense of its responsibility to the people for some measure of Justice. The plan developed and consummated in building up the Stand ard Oil monopoly, the anthracite coal trust, the elevator combination and the beef trust are Indicative of the power of the railroads In combination. Yet these trusts and combinations must be made to yield to the law to share the same bur dens in government that all citizens owe to the state; however, great the difficulties the supreme authority must be main tained." A Government of Corporations. "Wherever we bring any serious and alarming phase of this Inquiry to light, we discover that It Is the Inseparable relationship of the political machine with corporate power that corrupts legislation. This is a government by corporations. It Is not government by the people. Are we helpless and hopeless In the presence of this great danger? No, no?the rem edy Is at hand. Let us begin at the bottom. The control of the nomination of candidates must be placed directly In the hands of the people. No power must be permitted to come between the candi date and the voter. Two elements equal in Importance are involved In suffrage; ona. the making of the ballot; the other, the casting of the ballot.. "The average citizen takes but little In terest In the caucuses because they are controlled by the men allied to the politi cal machine. You should substitute for the caucus a primary election law pro viding for the selection of candidates for elective offices and for the nomination of United States senators. Under such a primary election the citizen can enter the polling booth and cast his ballot for the man of his choice from United States set a tor down to alderman. The pro vision for the nomination of United States senators solves In a simple way the vexed problem of making the United States sen ators a body directly accountable to the people. "To secure a more direct expersslon of the will of the people in all things per taining to the people's government is the dominant thought in American politics to day. The spirit of democracy Is abroad In the land. Government Is to be brought back to the people." Aspires to the Vice Presidency. There has been some speculation among the national leaders as to Gov. La Follette's aim, outside of his well-known hobby of primary elections. A dispatch from Wis consin says the belief is growing there that the governor aspires to the vice presidency, and Is trying to strike a popular chord which will sound his praises for the nomi nation. Some of the managers fear that the gov ernor's speeches will redound to the benefit of the democrats and the socialists rather than to the republicans, as, according to their views, his speeches tend to di rect thought more to socialistic and demo cratic principles than to republican doc trines. As stated in The Star a few days ago, the conservative republicans of Wisconsin have started in to annihilate Gov. La Fol lette, finding It impossible to harmonize their views with his. and believing that he \y;!l have to be eliminated from Wisconsin politics. Thuse far there are no signs of the success of these efforts, and the gover nor not only is strongly Intrenched In his own state, hut Is trying to nationalize the policies he advocates. ADMIRAL COTTON AT LISBON. Reports Arrival of the European Squadron. Secretary Moody received a cable message tills morning from Rear Admiral Cotton, commanding the European station, saying that the squadron, consisting of the Chi cago. S.i n Francisco and Machlas, arrived at Lisbon this morning from Portsmouth. England. Admiral Cotton added that the crews of all the ships were accounted for and that 11 if re were no absentees in Ports mouth. It is presumed that this statement is made to forestall any reports that may be made of desertions at the English pi>rt. The armored cruiser Brooklyn lias been at Lisbon awaiting the other vessels of the squadron, and will be used by Admiral Cot ton as his flagship during the remainder of his service on the European station. His present flagship, the Chic igo, will shortly be detached from the squadron and sv.it to New York for an overhauling. DEPARTED FOR ST. LOUIS. Mr. Bueufve to Confer Regarding the French Exhibit at Exposition. Mr. Jules Boeufve, chancellor of the French embassy, and recently appointed assistant commissioner general of the French republic to the Louisiana purchase exposition, left Washington today for St. Louis, where lie will consult the exposition authorities regarding the French exhibit. According to present indications, It will be tlie most comprehensive of any foreign ex hibit. Mr.Boufve sails for Fraence on the steam ship La Touraine, August 6. He will go to Paris to meet Mr. La Grave, commissioner genera.*. Mr. Boeufve will remain in France till the fall, aranglng for the French ex hibit. He returns late in September and will go direct from New York to St. Louis, where he will remain throughout the expo sition. PAYMASTER DELANO'S CASE. Findings Being Reviewed in the Office of the Judge Advocate General. The court-martial case of Assistant Pay master Philip W. Delano of the navy, re cently tried at the Washington navy yard on charges of embezzlement, etc., is now undergoing review In the office of the judge advocate general of the navy preparatory to its submission to the Secretary of the Navy. The findings and sentence of the court will not be officially announced until the case has been finally acted upon. In case the sentence is one of dismissal the case will require the consideration of tlie President. COL. VOSE RETIRED. Promotion of Lieut. Col. Grimes and Major Potts in Consequence. Col. Wm. P. Vose, Artillery Corps, has been placed on the retired list of the army on account of age. His retirement pro motes Lieut. Col. George S. Grimes to be colonel and Major R. I). Potts to be lieu tenant colonel In the artillery. Col. Vose was appointed to the Military Academy from Maine in July. lSikt, and reached the grade of colonel in the artillery arm in December, line. DISTINGUISHED LIBERIAN. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Visiting This Country. Judge Robert B. Richardson of Monrovia, Liberia, an associate Justice of the su preme court of Liberia and president of Li beria College, is on an extended visit to the United States, studying educational methods. He has been in Washington for several days. He spent some time today at the State Department, and with the commissioner of education. A reception In his honor has been arranged for tills even ing by Mr. H. 1'. Slaughter, the Llberian vice consul in this city. ITtxt 10t? street. Justice Richardson visited Recorder of Deeds Dancy at the city "nail this after noon. While at the city hall Justice Rich ardson was Introduced to Justices Ander son and Prltchard of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia The president of Liberia College will remain In the United States about five weeks longer, spending most of the time In New York and Boston. He has accepted invitations to deliver sev eral lectures. PATENTS ISSUED. Number Sent Out by the Commissioner This Morning. There were 5K1 patents and designs Is sued through the patent office this morning, of which 50!) were to citizens of the United States and 72 to citizens of foreign coun tries. Of the patents Issued to citizens of the United States six were granted resi dents of the District of Columbia. William H. Francis, binder for type pages; Talbert I.anston, horseshoe; John B. Moore, breech mechanism; Herman A. Paquette, hand-brake mechanism for cars; Peter R. Pulman, cart and harness saddle; Orlando B. Lester, eye shade. Of the patents issued to foreign countries the largest number went to Germany, citizens of which country secured 24 patents. The other countries were granted England. 21; Canada, fl; France. Scotland and Switzerland, 4 each; Austria-Hungary, Denmark, Ireland, New South Wales, Rus sia and Sweden, 1 each. Secretary Root to Leave Tomorrow. Secretary Root and a small party of army officers will leave here tomorrow morning in a special car to attend the New Jersey state encampment at Sea Girt, Thursday. The party will include Col. F. A. Smith of the infantry, Lieut. Col. James Parker of the cavalry. Major J. G. IX Knight of the engineers and Mr. M. O. Chance, private secretary to the Secretary of War. Secre tary Root will go to Southampton. L. I., to remain over Sunday, but the other mem bers of the party will return to this city Friday. Personal Mention. Dr. W. P. Liggett left the city today for the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, where he will spend the balance of the summer. Mr. Harry Frltts of Louisville. Ky., Is visiting his mother, Mrs. James R. Frltts, 323 E street northeast. Admiral Charles O'Neil, chief of the bureau of ordnance. United States navy, will leave for Newport to inspect the tor pedo station there. Mr. John R. Zimmerman, upholsterer and cabinet maker of the United States Senate, who has been quite ill at his home. 612 A street southeast, is improving slowly. Mr. H. Lawrence Kays of the secretary's office. Interior Department, is spending his vacation at the family country neat at Way mart, Pa. ILL DRAPED IN BUCK Churches Commemorate the Death of Popo Leo. SPECIAL SERVICES PONTICICAL MASS ARRANGED FOR BY THE PRELATES. Mgr. Falconio to Officiate et St. Mary's?Program Includes Serv ices for the Dead. Throughout the national crspit il today tin1 Catholic churches are draped in heavy black In solemn commemoration of the death of Tope I-co XIII and to signify the sorrow felt hy the members of the Catholic faith over the passing to his eter nal rest of lite head of the Koman Church. In many of the houses of worship of that denomination in the city a solemn renuiem mass was said early this morning for the repose of the soul of the venerated pontilT, and for nine days following the date of liiR demise the services for the dead will he held hy the local Catholic clergy. Many Catholic pastors of the city have made their arrangements for special ser vices commemorative of the death of Pope I,eo, and for the next few days there will be special pontifical masses said ill the various houses of worship Bishop * urtls of Baltimore, in the absence of Cardinal Gibbons, has announced that he will hold special services commemorative of the pon tiffs death in the cathedral of that city 011 the date of his burial, which will take place next week. I.ocal Catholic priests have not as >et received any order from the bishopric at Baltimore relative to the holding of the special set vie .s. hut ar rangements have been made for such rites independently. A solemn pontifical requiem mi?s for his holiness. I,eo XIII will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Catholic Church next Mon day morning at 1" o'clock Mgr Falconio, apostolic delegate, will preside and the Rt. Kev F 7. Hooker, bishop of J ro. Philip pine Islands, will pontificate. Tin lit Kev. Mgr Marchetti, will be the assistant pri> st and Kev C. M Bart. pisior of An i<ostla Church and Kev .1. D Marr. pastor of the Immaculate Conception, will act as deacons. Rev George Dougherty of St. Augustine's and Kev Father Carroll, as sistant pastor at St. Patrick's, will serve as masters of ceremonies. Dr. Stafford pastor of St. Patrick's, will pronounce the panegyric and special music will be fur nished by the choir, wl ich will hold extra rehearsals the latter part of the \\..-k for the service. The men of the con^regation will form a guard of honor for the apos tolic delegate and will otherwise assist la the Monday morning services. Father Stafford slid a requiem mass for .lie pope this morning at 7 o'clock. The church has been draped in black In commemoration of the pope's death. Program at St. Mary's Church. Tomorrow morning at fl -W o'clock Mgr. Falconio will celebrate a solemn pontifical requiem mass at St. Marys tatholic Church. The other officers of the mass will be assistant priest. Very Kev. Mgi. Fran cis Marchetti; deacon. Rev. Joseph I Ma guire; subdeacon. Rev. James P Tower; deacons of honor. Rev Edward Fink. S. J., and Rev. Thomas llughes; masters of cere monies Rev. George Dougherty and Kev. Charles J Trinkaus. The sermon for the oi-aslon wil be delivered by K^v. C narl?*8 Warren Currier, pastor of St Mary s The interior and exterior of the church are tastefully draped in black. An Im posing catafalque lias lieen erected in tli.j main aisle of the church, and the pi pal and national Hags, half masted and . II,.at from the tower bpecla music will be provided by the church choir fot the services tomorrow. The office of the dead will be chanted at St Aloysius Church for the pope Thursday morning at ? o'clock. Following the reci tation of the office Bishop Hooker w.ll c< le brate the solemn pontifical requiem mass. Mgr. Falconio will be present at the ser vice and give the absolution. Bishop Mar chetti will also participate in the cere monies, as will all the fathers of Gonzaga College and several from Georgetown I nl % Special requiem mass for the late pope will be said at St. Matthews Catholic Church Saturday morning at lo .iti o clock. The apostolic delegate will assist In the service in cope and mitre. In Other Churches. Rev. Father Joseph McGee, pastor of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Mt. Pleasant, has arranged to hold a special service next Friday morning In commemoration of the drath of Pope I-eo XIII. There will be special music for the occasion. A requiem mass was celebrated at St. Paul's Catholic Church by Rev. J !? Mack in the pastor, this morning, and sj>ecial masses will be chanted each morning this The bishops of the Catholic Church will celebrate pontifical mass for the repose of the soul of the pope in the cathedral of their respective dioceses and funeral masses will be said in all Catholic churches. After the interment of the pope prayers will he held in the Catholic churches ask ing that Divine guidance may attend the labors of the consistory in the election or a successor to l?o XIII. Official Notice Received. Not until 4:45 o'clock last evening did Mgr. Falconio. the apostolic delegate here, receive from Rome the official notification of the pope's death. Bishop Falconio was at dinner with Bishop Rooker and Auditor Marchetti of the apostolic delegation when the message arrived. It was written in Italian and signed by Cardinal Rampolla. As translated by Dr Rooker the dispatch read as follows; "With deepest sorrow I announce to vou the death of his holiness, which occurred this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Ills holiness di-d surrounded by the sacred college. Tn this m<*ssago Mgr. Falconio s?*nt tie following reply *to Cardinal Rampolla at R"With deepest sorrow 1 express to your eminence the universal grief for "'e 'lre parable loss sustained by the death of the glorious pontiff. Address of Bishops. Delegate Falconio Immediately prepared and gave out an address to the archbishops and bishops of the Catholic church of whom there are ninety in America^ The address was dated at the apostoHe delcga ? i<m this city and was as follows. Your l.ordship: It is my painful duty to convey to you the sad intelligence of the Sh Of our holy father, the pope, which ?AsrInduVedHso in death, the august pon tiff has shown such wonderful example of serious thought, of determination of char acter of sweetness of heart, of Pie'J and Christian fortitude as to evoke In all landa the most striking manifestations of rever ance and respect lx>o XIII is dead! In him the world has lost a profound scholar, * distinguished statesman, a lover and a protector of right and Justice; has lost on* whose power for the amelioration of ?ociety Viur been exercised with suc.i con. ummate r,lbaTd earnestness as to Ik- felt every where and to gain for him universal ad. miration. Hence, his death is deplored bi (Continued on Seventh Page.)