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"OLD BOYS" ORGANIZE.
Fremont and Lincoln Club Formed for
Campaign of 1904.
The charter members of the "Old Boys'
Fremont and Lincoln Republican Club" met
In the banquet hall of the Hotel Raleigh
Saturday night, the meeting being called to
order by ex-Gov. Sydney Perham of Maine,
who was an elector for Fremont and Day
ton In 1S.VJ, and afterward a meml>er of the
national House of Representatives. Mr. E.
N. Marble, former commissioner of patents,
was elected permanent chairman, and will
make arrangements for the first regular
meeting Of the club, which will be held
some time after the close of the Chicago
convention. Col. \V. S. Odell of Indiana,
past department commander of the G. A.
R., who voted for Lincoln, was secretary
of the meeting Saturday evening.
The members of ttie club are interested In
the selection of the first president of the
organization. It was stated Saturday even
ing that the office had been tendered to
Senator Cullom of Illinois, but that no
definite answer h id been received from
blin.
A constitution was adopted, one article
setting forth the object of the club and
another defining the Qualifications for hon
orary membership. Active menit>ershlp Is
limited to men who voted in 1832 for John
P. Hale. In 18S6 for John C. Fremont and
in 1S?) for Abraham Lincoln.
The two articles of the constitution men
tioned above are as follows:
"Object: To use all lawful means In Its
power to assist In the election of a repub
lican President In 1904 and thereafter, and
to secure to the American people, through
the republioan party, the greatest good to
the greatest number."
"The parents, and the descendants of the
parents, of the men who voted for Hale or
Fremont or Lincoln may be elected as hon
orary members of the clubs organized under
the constitution. Such other persons who
may have distinguished themselves "In the
services of their country, or in the service
of the republican party, or the descendants
of such persons, on the recommendation In
writing, signed by three members, In which
such distinguished services shall be stated,
may be elected to honorary membership."
The charter club Is to be a central club,
and will have a central committee of nine
members, whose duUes shall be the organ
isation of similar clubs throughout the
United States.
An Invitation was received and accepted
to attend the celebration of the fiftieth an
niversary of the birth of the republican
party by .ill the republican clubs of Wash
ington. This meeting will take place In
National Rifles' Armory on July a The
"Old Boys" have been asked to occupy
front seats on that occasion.
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A BOOM FOO OITT
Illinois Waking Up to His
Availability.
WELL KNOWN IN WEST
SENATOR CULLOM BELIEVES HIM
ACCEPTABLE TO PRESIDENT.
An Active Campaign Begun in His
Behalf?The Trouble With the
State Democrats.
| Special CorrcwpondPnoe of The Erentng Star.
CHICAGO, June IT. 1904.
j Illinois republicans have at last awaken
| ed to the fact that If they would secure
for a citlsen of the state the honor of sec
ond place on the national republican ticket
they must set down to work and have be
gun an active campaign in behalf of Con
gressman Robert R. Hltt
Senator Fairbanks has been heralded far
and wide, not only as the favorite of east
ern republicans, especially those influential
In Wall street affairs, but also as the per
sonal choice of President Roosevelt. Re
publican leaders of the state now declare
that the latter belief Is not correct. They
assert that Mr. Hltt Is just as acceptable
to the President as a running mate as the
Indiana senator and declare he will be a
much stronger candidate than the latter,
because of his genial, winning personality
and his frank, open polltlcul methods. Sen
?hlle n pin of unques
tioned ability and high character, they say
Is a statesman of the cold blooded gum
shoe sort, who is not the kind to win votes
among the masses of the people. Mr. Hltt
th^K>rxUg.hly.,kn0wn and warm|y admired
throughout all the west and local politi
cians admit his nomination will tend to
strengthen the party In this state and rouse
whloh 13 n?eded owing to
the bitter feeling caused by factional fights.
ir ?eneraI Payne - was quoted
CullomKnn i r7a conference with Senators
Cullom and Hopkins as saying that *he
PVhor Congressman Hltt or
lmT ?r o an.k/ would be equally pleas
i fi ? i . sl<lent- Telegrams are also
said to have been received from other mem
^?rs..0,( "?e President's official family say
lnp that he has no choice between Hitt and
r an rijinks.
"I believe Congressman Hitt will be nom
inate,!. said Senator Cullom last night
'is bad a long and Intimate experi
ence in the affairs of government and Is a
*reat He Is a genial, high
m ffntleman. and has all the personal
qualifications for so high an office. I am
satisfied he would be satisfactory to Pre?
ldent Roosevelt. Before Hitt went oast I
asked him to see what there was behind
the claim that Fairbanks was the Presl
hf? ft ^?ice- i11"1 1 hnvp a telegram from
nL J , convinces me Mr. Roosevelt has
no preference ,n the matter."
State Politics.
Gov. Yates is said to be slated for the
chairmanship of the state delegation to the
national convention, though Senator Cullom
has declared that he Is entitled to the
honor by virtue of his heading the list of
dplegates-at-large and his seniority in pub
lic life.
"I suppose It Is to be the first gun In
!te "S?afn Jda7 for the Unlted Statps Sen
ate. said Senator Cullom. "It will be his
vl.rs hl ,e "ght t0 take m>' sca'P two
will haveC?'hi JFantJ? My the governor
Ttart^ on rnad t0 travel when he
starts on that game.
Charles S. Deneen, the republican nominee
lanrfth-Thf; 'S ?.uPJ?r?ng Yates' efforts to
land the chairmanship in pursuance of their
bargain at the convention, and will also It
Is said, aid Wm In his ambition to become
national committeeman.
r,iT^e 5.?\?rni>r has been Industriously loo
ping off heads of state employes who oo.
fn-fuonh fl^ht t?he,r?cec.t gubernatorial nom
d^claratfon t'h?f ea himself with the
to H ?? . U. e men who have sought
to defeat his administration, being out of
!2. Eathy wlth "? cannot give the nubile
the hearty service It deservfs He farther
f'tes In Justification the action of the na
tional government In dismissing, with the
Macrum tL^ civ1' ^rvice fomm^ion!
Macrum. the man who published a text
book for use in the public schools in which
United State?. UP?n the Preslden' <" the
Another McKinley.
There is likely to be another William Mc
Kinley In the national House of Repre
SZuf!'Vea' and hla friends assert he has
abilities that warrant the belief that he wlli
fnrtT 'n h'S IIlustrlous namesake's steps
and finally occupy the chair once held by
Chios lamented son. This time, however
If he is successful, it will be ? vrV m i-.
ley of Illinois." William B. McKlSley Sf
kiT B". S " nominated by the r.
tPlon ^rnr-n'ne,eenth con^ssional conven
tion for Congress. This is the district re ,
resented by Congressman Vespasian War
etc!ronthe ETC
S'thv-?
of the leading systems of Illinois as 1 ll
as eastern roads as *eU
r,V^OCrhatl?, P""11" In Illinois are in a
rather chaotic state. The mli-nn^f L
of?TheSleaders"havan,d "uzzl!^ 'hat moll
condition of mind ever'si nee "hi democrlTio
"? ruled hy sold democrats of
gation ?omthTrst l'\e St,rilK:' foun(1 lts ^le
gation to the fat. I^ouls convention with
iron-clad instructions for Wm. R Hearst a
radical of radicals. nearst, a
Ex-Mayor Hopkins' Triumph.
One man alone Is not bewildered. His
^m_e.!' John p- Hopkins, sometime mayor
of Chicago, foe of Harrison, enemy to
Bryan; overthrown and discredited by his
party locally for years, yet today cool
smiling, triumphant, the master of the
state organization and bearing the laurels
?'?Ve ,"f tho m,,st daring and astonishing
any ot'lre/state.eVer attempted In this or
From the stature of a thoroughly UD-to
sawrs
u i. ZittaTSis;
BHm s:
1 he peculiar triumph achieved by Hon
klns consists in his having absolutely domi
nated and mastered a state convention
which was opposed to him and Ms views on
party questions by at least 2 to 1 Br
slK-er nerve, audacity and true Irish wit lie
ruled a convention of more than l,4on dele
gates. not one-third of whom were friendly
to him. and compelled them to accept the
officers he named and adopt his tdatfnr?
Y'! a? the I'st of d^egatcs he pre
pared for the St. Louis convention. Thla
may be called something of an achieve
8K TSX.S.^ ?
Conditions were favorable for Honklns'
triumph. First, there was the war of
Mayor Harrison, his own inveterate foe, on
Hearst. This prevented an alliance between
them against Hopkins' forces. Second,
there was the mad determination of the
?eafi^i !ea ,0 wIn Instructions for their
candidate at any cost. Third TTonirinn
heIJron?rol?Mh th* "tat? comrnlttee which
he controlled, the power of effecting the
temporary organisation of the convention
He assumed the power of namlnsr the tem
porary chairman and secretary of the con
vention by virtue of a clause In th, insti
tution of the party giving that power to the
w > comm'ttee. Not only that.
he cleverly announced several days be
fore the convention that the convention
itself would not be permitted to approve or
disapprove of the man selected fSr teml
rary chairman?that the delegates under
the constitution had no voice in the mat
This ?tt a construction not warranted
by precedent or law, the courts having fre
quently ruled that a party convention la
sovereign as to It* own organisation. But
It created consternation among the Hearst
men, who saw at once ? aehetne to con
trol the convention by the Jbrcea
and prevent by might of the gavel In
?tractions for Hearst. Mr. F. Dunlap.
Hearst's Illinois manager, was a can
didate for national committeeman and
from the strength of the Hearst movement
in this state it was believed h* would win
the honor easily. And so he would If Hop
kiss had not played his masterly game.
The Hearst men were so badly alarmed
by Hopkins' prop-am that, even though
they knew their own strength, they were
afraid to trust to it.
They tried bluff and bluster first, and
that not availing, at the last moment, they
humbly surrendered to Hopkins on the lat
ter'* promise that "If they would be good
they should have their Instructions for
Hearst." They threw over Dunlap and
conceded everything to Hopkins, Including
the complimentary reference to Bryan and
the Kansas City platform that they de
sired Incorporated In the platform for the
sake of Hearst Instructions.
Hopkins carried through his program
without a slip. Amid riotous protest his
chairman ruled the convention absolutely
with the gavel. He first unseated 219
Hearst men to make his victory mot* cer
tain. Even then on the only roll call his
chairman granted the convention the vote
against him was more than two to one.
The Hearst men got their instructions,
but now Hopkins smilingly announces that
it is a hollow victory for them since Hearst
stands no chance of winning at St. Louis,
and he cites a ruling of the last national
convention to the effect that instructing
are not binding on a delegation after the
first ballot.
The great majority of the delegates
chosen are Hopkins men, and strongly
opposed to Hearst, and It seems morally
certain that they will not cast more than
one ballot for Hearst.
Thus has the overwhelming sentiment
for Hearst among democrats of this stete
been blocked by Ihe astuteness and trickery
of one man.
CLEARING CLUB OF DEBT.
Efforts in Behalf of Takoma Organiza
tion?General Items.
A special meeting of the Takoma Club
and Library was held Saturday night at 8
o'clock In the club house on Oak avenue,
Takoma Park, for the purpose of taking
steps to relieve the financial embarrassment
which has existed In the club for several
months. At the meeting President Louis
P. Shoemaker occupied the chair, with Mr.
Arthur A. Jar vis serving as secretary. Mr
Cassel Severance, treasurer of the organi
zation, was present.
The meeting was practically, a continua
tion of a similar one held a week previous
when the same subject was discussed and
a postponement taken. In order to liqui
date the cluo'a Indebtedness it was unani
mously decided to Increase the dues of the
active members of the club from $1 to $2.
To secure the payment of the rent of
the club hourfe due Mr. J. Vance Lewis,
owner of the rroperty, for nearly a year
pnst. It was decided to transfer the owner
ship of the bowling alleys to him. The ath
letic committee was Instructed to arrange
with Mr. Lewis for securing the alleys for
use of the club members either by renting
or charging per game. The amount of
funds on hand as reported by the treas
urer will be used for paying the present
month's rent and outstanding bills.
The finance committee appointed at a re
cent meeting of the board of governors of
the club, composed of Messrs. George A.
Warren and A. J. Poiters. was instructed
to collect dues of members in arrears and
obtain the views of absent members rela
tive to the plan which was adopted at the
meeting Saturday night. A report was re
quested from this committee to be rendered
at a special meeting which will be held Sat
urday, July 2, at the club house. At this
meeting the future of the club as a social
organization will be determined, and if the
club Is to be continued the annual election
of officers will take place as well as the
election of members to fill vacancies on the
board of governors, whose terms expire
with that meeting.
The present f?ature In the athletic line of
the club is duck pin rolling, which has been
given quite .in impetus by the members
of the club. This sport has been substi
tuted for tennins. and as a result has fur
nished an interesting field of competitors,
each with excellent scores to his credit. The
highest scores over the hundred mark up
to the middle of June and the ten players
are as follows: Frank G. Favorite, 106. 109,
110, 120; Arthur A. Jarvls. 103, 109. 114; Dr.
A. V. Parsons. 101. 102, 1<*>; Charles B. Go
sorn, 106; E. R. Mueller. 101. 101, 102. 103,
104. 105; J. R Derrlok, 10tt; D. J. Mattlng
ly, 108; A. D. Shamel. 102; W. S> Matting
Iy. 101, and John R. Adams, 101.
Mayor J. B. Kinnear, who has been on an
extended trip in the west on business of the
Treasury Department, returned to his home
on Holly avenue Friday evening.
Messrs. Alvtn King of Maple avenue and
Eugene Kinnear. son of Mayor Klnnear,
have returned from Cornell University, and
will spend the summer with the relatives In
Takoma. ? , ?
Mr. A. G. Daniels of the Seventh Day Ad
ventlsts, who recently returned from an ex
tended trip In Iowa and other western
states left for South Lancaster, Mass., to
attend the meeting of the Central New
England conference at that place.
A telegram has been received by the trus
tees of the Seventh Day Adventlsts an
nouncing th'it the Piedmont Sanitarium at
Hickory, N. C. was destroyed by fire to the
extent of J3.000. but tha all of the inmates
of the institution were saved. The sanita
rium was located at Hlldebran. N. C., and
had Just been put in readiness to receive
P^ProftSJ. W. Lough head, principal of the
Mount Vernon Academy, Mt. Vernon, Ohio,
was a recent visitor to the trustees of the
Seventh Day Adventlsts in Takoma Park.
W T Bland, assistant treasurer of the
building committee, has up to the present
time received donations amounting to $11,
544 47 Which will be added to the one-hun
dred-thousand-dollar fund for the construc
tion of the sanitarium buildings at Takoma
Park.
expresses his interest.
Gov. Montague Hopes for Rehabilita
tion of Kindergarten School.
Commissioner Macfarland today received
a letter from Gov. A. J. Montague of Vir
ginia, in which the governor expresses the
hope that Washington will be able to re
habilitate the Phoebe A. Hearst Training
School for Kindergarten Teachers. Gov.
Montague mentions his interest In kinder
garten work and expresses his concern over
the condition of the training school's af
fairs.
The governor's letter to Mr. Macfarland,
dated at Richmond, June 17, is as follows:
"Dear Mr. Macfarland. My attention has
been called to the withdrawal of financial
support lrom the Phoobe A. Hearst College
for Kindergartners in your city and the
consequent embarrassment of the Institu
tion, and being advised of your Interest In
the college I take the liberty of expressing
my concern at the unfortunate state of af
fairs.
"I am much Interested In kindergarten
work and fully appreciate its value as an
educational factor and training for citizen
ship, and would dislike to learn of the dis
continuance of the college, for Its influence
has been directly folt In the Richmond
Training School for Kindergartners, whose
leader. Miss Parker, is a graduate of the
college, and whose graduates, In turn, are
successfully conducting the public school
kindergartens In this city.
"I simply write to express the sincere
hope that Washington will be successful In
its efforts to rehabilitate tho Hearst college,
and that the great work of the institution
may not be curtailed or impaired."
Death of Mrs. Quinn.
Word has been received here of the death
at Sorsogon, P. I., of Mrs. Quinn, wife of
Lieutenant James F. Quinn of the Philip
pine constabulary, which occurred about
April 20 as the result of an accident. Mrs.
Quinn was awakened during the night by
tho discovery that a lamp hanging from tha
celling of her room was all ablaze. In at
tempting to take it down, the lamp broke
and she was fatally burned by the biasing
oil. She was buried the following day In
the National cemetery at Manila. Mrs.
Quinn was Miss Anna T. Remmel, and was
formerly secretary to Mr. Frank H. Thom
as. a local Insurance agent. She was mar
ried to Lieutenant Quinn, whom she had
met In this city, in Manila in April, 1902.
and leaves a baby boy about five months
old. No information regarding the acci
dent has been received at the War Depart
ment.
Cannot Exempt Taxes.
Hopewell H. Darn el lie, tbe District as
sessor. has reported adversely on the appli
cation of the Natioqal Reform Bureau, tor
the exemption from taxation of its property
on Pennsylvania avenue near 3d street
southeast.
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PORT ARTHUR REPORTED. '
1,000 Men Lost in Engagement?Five
Japanese Ships Sunk in a
Russian Sea Raid.
A cablegram from Chefoo, June 19 (mid
night), says: There Is current here a Chi
nese rumor that the Japanese have cap
tured one of the Inner forts of Port Arthur,
losing 1,000 men In the engagement. It
cannot, however, be confirmed.
A cablegram from Llao-Yang last night
says: For the first time since the beginning
of the war Gen. Kuropatkln has taken per
sonal direction of the operations, and In
consequence of his having assumed the of
fensive results very different from those
following recent events are anticipated.
The tactics of the Japanese are admired
here, but their strategy criticised, espe
cially with regard to the battle of Vafang
tlen (June 14), which may truthfully be
called an artillery engagement. During
that battle the Infantry extended over the
field farther than the eye could reach,
one division covering six miles.
In spite of the fact that up to the pres
ent the happenings have caused uneasi
ness, the possibilities of the southern situa
tion are thoroughly appreciated.
The naval attaches have abandoned their
plan to visit Port Arthur and are going to
Vladivostok. The military attaches have
left for the southward, in anticipation of
important developments.
Admiral Kamimura Blamed.
A cablegram from Tokyo last night says:
The Japanese transport Izumi, which was
reported missing a few days ago, was sunk
by the Vladivostok fleet off Oshima Island
last Wednesday morning. The Island or
Oshima is situated near and northwest of
the western entrance of the Tsugaru strait.
The Izuml was returning to Japan and
carrying 108 passengers. The crew took
to the boats when the Russian fleet was
sighted. The armored cruiser Gromobol
signaled for the boats to approach. They
compiled, and all were taken on board and
confined between decks over night. Thurs
day morning the non-combatants were re
leased and sent aboard the Japanese ves
sel Unko, which brought them to Maizum.
The Russian vessels are reported to have
sailed in the direction of Hokkaido.
The raid of the Vladivostok squadron
has brought an unwarranted amount of
criticism upon Vice Admiral Kamimura
from the Japanese, and his failure to
catch the Russians in the fog off Gensan,
off the coast of Korea, when the Japanese
transport Kinshiu was sunk on April 'JO,
with a loss of about 200 men, has been
recalled. Some of these even declare that
If Vice Admiral Kamimura fails to catch
the Russian vessels before they reach Vlad
ivostok he should' either resign from the
navy or commit suicide. The popular de
mand for his replacement Is growing, but
the public Is without ^formation as to the
nature of his orders., op the plans of the
naval campaign,"ft"n3'rails to make allow
ances for the imitation of conditions.
Many pflt^rs Killed.
A cablegram fpom,.jilnmlntun, yesterday
(via Peking), 6^ys:,,.,Mukden Is muzzled;
no news can gqt o'ut.^rom It. Gen. Pflug,
Viceroy Alexlefffa ch^ef of staff, claims that
the big battle at \y?fangow was a Rus
sian victory. fJevertieless, the survivors
are despondent,.; The, wounded from Wa
fangow are filling the hospitals In Mukden.
The Russian casultia? were 3,000, including
two generals, several colonels and thirty
lesser officers. Among the last Is a son or
Count Benckendorff, the Russian ambassa
dor at London*.. Young Benckendorff is
missing, and It Is reported was killed.
American Ship Searched.
A cablegram from London last night
says: The Dally Mall this morning prints
the following dispatch from its correspon
dent at Hakodate, Japan:
"The master of the American bark Jamea
Johnson, from Shanghai, reports that on
the morning of June 18 his ship was stop
ped by Russian cruisers at the western en
trance to the Tsugaru straits and searched.
After being detained for two hours the
captain was ordered to proceed."
To Improve Tenth Stret.
Am the result of a hearing recently grant
ed by the Commissioners to representatives
0f the Brookland Methodist Church the
District authorities have ordered that 10th
?treet northeast between Frankfort and
Hartford. streets be improved by grading
and macadamising, at a cost of 1782.
SUNDAY'S SEARCH RECOVERS 49
MORE BODIES FROM RIVER.
Section of IU-Fated Steamer Brought
Up With Four Women?Some
Bathetic Incidents.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: Sunday e harvest of dead from the
( steamer General Slocum numbered forty
nine, bringing: the total number of bodits |
I so far recovered up to 632. Of these Dot)
have been identified, while about forty of
the victims now lying at the morgue have
j not been claimed by friend or relative. Dur
[ ing the day thirty-six bodies were recov
I ered. and Jt was not till after dark, when
the great majority of the searchers had
ceased to worK, that the other thirteen weze
found. Most of these came up from the
bottom and floated In to shore. They were
discovered by the police, who were left to
watch all night. While the list of missing
was cut down somewhat by the identifica
tions made today, eleven new names were
added to that roll, thus leaving the total ?
of missing over 300.
Early this morning the searchers begaa
anew the work of locating the Slocum s |
dead. Within an hour they had recovered
thirteen bodies off the shore of North
Brother Island. Three of the bodies were
I floating, and it is the general opinion that
I many more will come to the surface during
| thAt?sundown. when work practically ceas
ed' for the ilay. thirty-six bodies had been i
added to the long list of dead that have
been taken from the wrecked s^amcr and
the water in its immediate vicinity. Most of
these bodies were taken to the j^?fgtoniEht^
! a majority of them were identitied tonight.
Of the bodies recovered during the first
hour one w is that of a man, six were of
women, two of boys, and four of girls, and
one was of an infant.
Victims in Each Other's Arms.
A life saver, grappling from a raft,
brought up a woman of thirty, and a girl
of eleven yars, locked In each other s
i arms A few minutes later he brought the
| bodies of a boy nine years old and a girl
of six. apparently brother and sister, cling
F'T2n?iS
ed under the entanglement of timbers and
.Mns found floating in the river
, island by the crew of a four
near Rikers islano * utan Rowing
S3f wK2SSS
The WandVwn ?0 the channel in the river.
Dead Hands Clutched RaiL
Three men. working with an improvised
grapple, consisting of a block of wood to
which many bluefish hooks were attached,
drew up the section of the ^" of the upper
deck of the Slocum about thirty feet In
length The bodies of four women were
. clinging to the rail, the fingers gripping the
interlaced wire roping. This is part of the
.7 eave way Just before the steam
er sras beached, precipitating 100 persons
lnThehfunOTlSr'of nearly a hundred victims
nf thfl disaster were held today. In many
Instances^wo caskets were carried in the
same hearse, and in some cases two. and
even three, hearses bore away the dead
1 Department'^ifflcials, for the purpose of
obtaining evidence, today went over the
exact course taken by the General Slocum
on Wednesday last, the day of the disaster.
On the police boat patrol which made the
trip were Police Inspector Albertson. Cor
oners O'Gorman and Berry. Capt. Gilder,
chief of the pilot service of the New Haven
steamship line, and Edwin N. Weaver, who
'was assistant pilot on the Slocum on the
day of the disaster.
First Word of Fira
Pilot Weaver told of an Incident he no
ticed after the Slocum caught fire. The
first notification of the fire was received
from Mate Flanlgan through the speaking
tube Into the pilot house, at a point about
one hundred feet south of the Bronx Kills,
which Is In the vicinity of 129th street. At
this statement on the part of Weaver,
Capt Ollder was asked by the coroner
where, if he had been in charge of the boat,
he would have beached her. Capt. Gilder
replied without hesitation at the foot of
f..t 120th street, which could be made In
a few.moments. .
Weaver, who had not handled the wheel
at any time during the Sloeum's run to
North Brother Island, and who, therefore,
was less Interested in the result of the in
vestigations than Van Schaik or Van Wart,
was expected. Coroner Berry said, to give
more accurate information as to the exact
happenings on that fateful day.
Coroner Berry said also that he had Is
sued an order for the detention of the cap
tain. pilots, engineers and crew of the Slo
cum. "X learned." said he. "that they were
trying to escape, and X asked the police
to detain everybody who was employed
on the boat as witnesses. Soma of them
have escaped, and we may never be able
to get them. B'Ut we are after them, and
will leave no stone unturned to get them
within our Jurisdiction."
Secretary Cortelyou Visit3 Scene.
Secretary Cortelyou of the Department of
Commerce and L<abor, visited the scene of
the disaster today. He was accompanied
by II. K. Smith, deputy commissioner of
corporations, of the same department, un
der whose supervision an Investigation will
be held; Supervising Inspector General
Uhler and Inspector Rodie.
Secretary Cortelyou remained at North
Brother Island long enough to witness a
number of bodies being t?' an out of the
water.
Mr. Cortelyou left for Washington to
night. and will consult with Assistant Sec
retary Murray of his department tomor
row. Mr. Murray will then come to this
city, to be present at the investigation to
be made by the steamboat inspectors,
which will begin probably on Wednesday.
Blames the Captaiu.
With Edwin M. Weaver, assistant pilot
of the General Slocum. at her wheel, the
harbor police boat Pilot yesterday went
over the exact course that ended In the
death of hundreds of persons, and when the
little steamer reach North Brother Island
the experts representing the coroners' and
the district attorney's offices decided that
the terrible catastrophe might have been
avoided if Captain Van Schaick had turn
ed his vessel into the bank at Stony Point,
129th street, instead of running her while
she was blazing so far beyond.
The trip of the police boat was made for
the purpose of determining If the captain
had been Justified In continuing to North
Brother Island before beaching his boat,
and. while the two coroners present re
fused to issue any formal statement, it is
a fact that they now blame the men in th*
pilot house for the awful result
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
Lloyd Geiser Commits Suicid* at His
Home in Nort. cast.
The coroner and police were summoned to
the home of X,loyd Geiser, 847 Florence
street northeast, yesterday afternoon bjr
the announcement that Mr. Geiser hafl
killed himself with a revolver. Mr. Geiser
was an insurance agent, twenty-three years
old. His act, it is believed, was duo to th?
use of liquor. Several times previously,
when intoxicated, he had threatened to
take his life, but his wife paid but little at
tention to It. believing he was not respon
sible for what he said.
It la stated that yesterday afternoon
about 4 o'clock he entered the bath room
at his home and had tx>en there but a short
time when the report of a pistol shot at
tracted the attention of his Wife. S!*b
hurried to the room and saw her husband
In a sitting position on a chair. There was
a bullet hole In his right temple and Df.
Li. D. Walter was summoned to the house.
He quickly discovered that the man wail
dead and had the casa reported to the police
and coroner.
Coroner Nevitt visited the house and
learned from Mrs. Geiser of her husband's
intemperate habits and the threats referred
to. He gave the necessary death ccrtiflcale.
The deceased leaves a widow and one child,
an infant three months old. His father
also lived with him.
Alleged Bobbery.
Complaint was made to the police last
night of a robbery committed at the Army
and Navy Club. The head chef. Robert
Robinson, living at 10!t Corcoran street,
made the complaint. He said his locker
was forced open and $2S0 taken.
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