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No. 16,895. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1906-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS.
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- CRIME OF WHICH
THEY_KNEW NOT
Murdered Negroes Were Not
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even hi oympcuiiy, oaya mc
District Attorney.
OUTRAGE UPON DECENCY
Militia Has Situation in Hand, but
the Conditions in Mississippi
Are Serious.
GOVERNOR NOW ON THE SCENE
Perpetrators of the Lynchings and In A
cendiarism May Be Arrested?
Negroes Under Protection of
the Troops?The Nicholson
Crime.
The racial trouble in Mississippi
following the Christmas riots is assuming
more serious proportions,
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Yardeman is on the scene and has
taken command of the troops. It is
said that an effort will be made to
arrest the white people who have
assisted in the lynchings and outrages.
The feeling on both sides
is intense, although the militia
seems to have the situation well in
hand. After a conference held between
the civil and military authorities
today the district attorney said
that the negroes punished were not
even in sympathy with those who
committed the outrages.
Sp*-cfal THupntrh ro The Star.
SCOOBA. Miss., December 27.?Mississippi
JS resting nnder the traleful shadows of rioting.
lynching- and man-burning. The soldiers
of the commonwealth, by order of the
chief executive, are protecting life and property
in one of the most prosperous counties
of the state. In the midst of the reign of
chaos men have been slain in cold blood in
defiance of the laws of the land and their
bodies consumed in flames and families
driven from their homes by drunken mobs
of infuriated men. The perpetrators of the
dastardly outrages have fled across the
borders of the state of their nativity to escape
the law.
tAlnl 1; . ? In
per will reach a dozen persons killed since
the reign of riot began. One negro has
been murdered and consumed in the flames
of his own home; an officer-of the law was
slain in an attempt to carry out the duties
of his office, and several negroes, including
an entire family,, are reported among the
missing.
Citizens Are Excited.
The citizens of the county are excited,
the lawless element is turbulent and many
are fleeing the slate. The substantial citizens
are standing together for the enforce
ment of the law and are giving all possible
aid to the civil and military authorities.
Tiie first call for outside aid was made
yesterday afternoon to Gov. Vardeman,
who ordered troops to the scene. The call
was made by Deputy Sheriff G. M. Alexander.
acing in accordance with instructions
from Sheriff Tart.
Deputy Alexander was fired at by the
mnh o t tu m ritln ? ?<? nr,?tn..? l>n ? > ?
juvv "I"" I" UIC UCfelU
Nicholson, who was afterward burned.
A conference has just been held between
the civil and military authorities, at which ;
evidence was produced that will lead to
the identity of live white men of Kemper ,
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county who took part in the lynching and
the attempted assassination of Deputy
Sheriff Alexander. Judge Cochran has
been advised by District Attorney Currie
that conditions are such that he cannot secure
warrants for the arrest of the men.
Their arrest will be one of the most sensational
events in the history of the county,
as they are said to be of good family and
well thought of in the community. The
negro Valvin Nicholson was murdered and
burned Tuesday afternoon. His body has
not yet been buried) but is lying in the
ashes of his devastated home. The negroes
are afraid to touch it and the local officials
have not taken steps to dispose of it.
Troops in Control.
The situation in the adjacent county remains
practically the same. The troops
are in absolute control and are acting without
the presence of the sheriff of Kemper,
who, since the call for troops, has not arrived.
No further mob violence is expected.
Those of the mob element have fled toward
the Alabama line. The negroes oc mc tuirounding
country are panic-stricken and existing
in a state of abject terror. They are
coming into the town of Scooba and placing
themselves under the protection of the citizens
and soldiers. When the troops arrived
they were met at the station by Deputy
Sheriff Alexander, who stated that he had
information as to the whereabouts of the
negro Tom Simpson, the murderer of Constable
O'Brien. The men were marched
about five miles and surrounded several
negro cabins, but failed to find tile nefero
murderer.
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The home oI V* . I-. nnmvtu ' ?
the houses surrounded at the instance of
the deputy sheriff, who said that the wife
oi Simpson cooked for the family.
Knew Nothing of Simpson.
The only negroes that were found were
several women, who protested that they
knew nothing of Simpson or his whereabouts.
The troops returned to town, and
again, at the instance of citizens, made
another trip, about eight miles northwest of
J the town, in search of other negroes, whose
I ?i ^ war? caM tn hp known to the
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local officials. They visited the scene of the
burning of the negro Calvin Nicholson. The
house had been burned to the ground. Iea%-ing
the ghastly remains of the negro exposed.
The coroner and his jury arrived
upon the scene shortly after the arrival of
the soldiers, and returned a verdict that
the negro came to his death at the hands of
parties unknown to them. There are said
to be four negroes dead and others missing,
makine the total death loss about seven.
Three houses have been burned.
District Attorney Currie arrived yesterday
afternoon and is in conference with the
local officials. lie lias made a public statement
that he will make strenuous efforts
to bring the guilty parties to justice.
He said: "I find upon an Investigation
that the trouble was caused by a lot of
hoodlums and outlaws, who openly violated
all laws of God, man. and decency. The
four men killed yesterday were not connected
with the affair in any manner, and
I am informed that the houses burned were
occupied by negroes who were not even in
svmDathv with any of those who were con
nected with the outrages. These men will
be captured if it is in the power of the sta.e
of Mississippi to do so and they will be
made to answer for their violation of the
law of the land."
Feeling is Intense.
The company from Maeon reached here
last night and relieved the Meridian soldiers,
who are exhausted with their strenuous
service for the past three days. The
citizens of the town and country are greatly
excited, as well as the negro element, none
knowing what the night may bring forth.
To all appearances the town and adja?
| cent territory are quiet, but the feeling is
intense.
The murder and burning of the negro
Nicholson was one of the most brutal that
has been perpetrated in this country since
the days of the reconstruction.
Story of the Outrage.
A posse headed by Deputy Sheriff Alexander
and composed of Capt. D. F. Carr,
City Marshal Juim Rinehart of Scooba,
Ollie Kastland, Mack Stuart, Frank Beatty,
Jim Beatty, Dan Kerr, Hal. Bird and
Ernest Bryan was looking for the murderer
Simpson. They were told that the negro
was in hiding near the residence of Nichol
son. The posse entered the house of Nicholson,
and it is said that some of the men
entered into an altercation with him and
opened tire. Nicholson fell at the first
tire and called for assistance. Deputy
Alexander, assisted by two members of the
posse, shielded the negro with their bodies,
raising him from the floor of the room in
which he fell. They carried him to a room
in a different part of the house, protesting
to those who were seeking his life that he
was innocent OI any 01 me cranes inai nau
been committed. They overpowered the
sheriff and shot the defenseless negro to
death.
Returned to Scooba.
The members of the posse returned to
Scooba, where Deputy Alexander called for
troops. After the officers had gone the
house was fired and the body of the unfortunate
neero burned.
Nicholson was a married man, having a
wife and ten children. Since the burning
the mob disappeared as completely as if the
earth had swallowed them. Nicholson was
one of the most substantial farmers of the
county. He had a home of no mean proportions,
well stocked and provided with all
comforts. When the detachments of Battery
I and Company D arrived at the scene
of the burning yesterday afternoon they
found the farm house smoldering in ruins.
Nicholson's body was burned beyond recognition.
The head was burned from the
body. The arms and limbs were hanging
by shreds of charred muscles. The coroner's
jury, after reaching the scene, returned
a verdict without introducing witnesses.
Developments of a sensational character
are expected. District Attorney Currie
states that the blame for the murder of
Nicholson rests with Dan Kerr, Hal Bird
and Ernest Bryan. They will be taken into
custody as soon as possible. It is thought
that they have fled to Alabama. Gov. Vardeman.
Adjt. Gen. Fridge and the Jackson
company arrived on a special. The governor
has assumed command.
PREPARING FOB RAISTJLI.
Morocco Establishes Forts and Sends
Bandit Ultimatum.
TAN'filRR. Mnrooz-n T)rv?mhor 27?Thft
Moroccan war minister, Sidl Mohammed
Gabbus, has established seven small forts,
each garrisoned by 130 men, around Tangier
and has sent orders to Baisuli's lieutenant
to cease "governing."
Raisuli has summoned a council of his
vassal chiefs to meet at the headquarters of
the Boniarous tribe December 30.
were mighty close games!
Killed Man and Escaped.
LAMAR, Col., December 27.?Col. Marshall
Hemrice Frlsby was shot and killed
here last night by two strangers who subsequently
escaped. There were no witnesses
to the killing, but Sheriff George
Thomas heard the shots and arrived at the
scene in time to see the two men makinr
their escape. The sheriff fired several shots
at them and succeeded In wounding: one of
them, but not severely enough to prevent
him from getting away. There is no clue
to the murderer*.
ON THE IIG SIDE
Stand of the Democrats on
Brownsville Incident.
WILL NOT AFFECT RESULT
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Senate Republicans Will Pass Foraker
Resolution.
TILLMAN IS WITH FORAKER
Democrats With Him ? Members of
Upper House Considering President's
Course With Care.
The course of many democrats in the
Senate in approving the action of the President
in the discharge, without honor, of the
colored battalion for" alleged participation
in "shooting up" the town of Brownsville,
Texas, has been accented by republican
senators who are contending that a lull inquiry
should be made into that affair without
any evidence of dissatisfaction. These
republicans declare that if the democrats
approve such a course they will only place
themselves on the wrong side of the controversy
without "affecting the result.
It is claimed by republican senators that
they coul> have passed the Foraker resolution
providing for a thorough investigation
into the alleged wrongdoings of the
colored battalion on the day of Senator
r oraKer s speecn, 11 lie nuu mau w jj; it
to a vote.
They still claim that they can pass it after
the recess and that the results of the Investigation
will be in their favor. vith"'tJt
regard to what the' evidence shows. They
say they have merely contended that the
evidence submitted to the Senats by the
President on which his action wts based
is insufficient; that as shown by Mr. Foraker
there were but eight witnesses,
among all whose testimony formo-l ti e
basis of the President's action, who
claimed that they actually saw any of
the rioting of which the colored troopers
are cnargea.
Who Were the Guilty Men?
If the investigation proves that the battalion
i* guilty, the question will then Le
to determine who were the guilty inon.
If no additional information is secured,
the men will have had the advanti-fj-i of
a thorough and impartial inquiry into the
events for which they are charged with
being responsible. That, they say, is the
main purpose of the proposed invosf'nation.
They want these men to have a
hearing, so that they may have an oppor
tunny eiLuer lawawtvcg ot lu
develop all the available (acta.
The announcement that Senator fTtllberson
regards the course of the President
a? justified was no surprise to those who
have kept Informed of the sentiment In the
Senate. But while Senator Culberson's
views will have great weight in influencing
the votes of other southern democrats, it
is very well understood that the democratic
side will be far from solid when the Foraker
resolution comes to a vote. The question
of the Brownsville incident is one that had
not been carefully examined by many
senators at the time Mr. Foraker made his
speech. Many of them have since looked
into the statements In the case very carefully.
Democrats Will Help Foraker.
The result of this inquiry has been that
several democrats have determined that
they will join in Senator Foraker's demand
for an investig'ation by the committee on
military affairs. Among these is said to be
Senator Tillman, who will speak upon the
resolution when it is called up. Senator
Daniel is another democrat who is understood
to take practically the view of Mr.
Foraki-r. He, too, Is likely to give his
views upon the President's action on the
Brownsville incident.
On the republican side the favorable Impression
that was made by Senator Foraker's
remarks unon his resolution is well
known, but while there has been given verygeneral
support to his views, there are
many senators who have been considering
the President's message and accompanying
papers with great care since the adjournment
of Congress, in order to deterr.iine
just what their course will be.
NO COMPROMISE WANTED.
San Francisco Education Board Stands
Fat on Japanese Question.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 27.?The departure
for the east of United States Attorney
Devlin in response to a summons from
Attorney General Bonaparte gives rise to
a report that members of the local board
of education are to explain their position
on the Japanese question to the authorities,
in the belief that the meeting of all parties
upon a common ground might lead to a
compromise. The position taken by the
board does not seem to favor a proposition
of the kind. According to President Allmann
"there is nothing to compromise."
ueoaie wai scarcely iiiutr cunuiuons or
accomplish any changre," said President Alimann,
"and a conference at Washington
couid not modify the law under which the
board is acting."
SCIENTISTS IN SESSION.
Seventeen Affiliated Societies Meet in
New York.
NEW YORK, December 27.?Fifteen hun
dred persons, members of the ..merican
Association for the Advancement of Science,
and its seventeen affiliated societies,
gathered at Columbia University today for
the annual meeting of the association. The
members were welcomed by President
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia, and
Dr. C, M. Woodward, the retiring president,
Introduced Dr. W. H. Welsh of Johns
Hopkins University, his successor as head
of the association. Tonight Dr. Woodward
will deliver his last address as president,
when he will speak on "The Science of
Education."
The association is divided into ten sections.
Each of these will have its own set
of lectures until the end of the session on
January 2. There will also be an unveiling
of busts of famous scientists in the auditorium
of the Museum of Natural History
on Saturday, at which J. P. Morgan will
preside Tomorrow the engineering section
will (nanppt thf* MoAHnn tunnels linrior tha
Hudson river.
Xing Oscar Free From Fever.
STOCKHOLM, December 27.?The bulletin
issued this morning by the physicians
in attendance upon King Oscar read as follows:
"The king remains free from fever. His
temperature this morning was 98.4. The
condition of his heart and lungs Is unchanged."
MRS. TR&UTMAN FREE
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WOMAN'S INNOCENCE IS PROVED
IN NEW "STORK COURT.
NEW YORK. December 27.?Mrs. Jeanne
Trautman, wife of a prominent physician
and surgeon of tnis city, was vindicated in
police court today of the charge of larceny
preferred by Peter J. Hogan. who caused
her arrest on Christmas eve in front of a
5th avenue store. U^-ui was arrested on
the charge of as?'itilt preferred by Mrs.
Trautman.
The ease has attracted wide attention because
of the social prominence of Mrs.
Trautman, and as showing the indignities
to which an innocent woman may be subjected
on the accusation of persons who
may or may not be responsible.
Hogan, who is a clerk, seised Mrs. Trautman
roughly by the arm while she was
looking at a show window, asked if she
knew him, threatened her with physical
violence, and ended by cilling on a policeman
tn arroof lior Ilia cftnrv Wic Sat
urday evening he was met on the street by
two women, one of whom led him into a
dark hallway and put her arms around his
neck. When he managed to free himself
from the woman, whom lie declared to be
Mrs. Trautman, Hogan said he found $1-'$
had been taken from his pocketbook, which
latter, according to h!s> statement, had been
returned to his pocket.
Mrs. Trautman was taken to a po.ice station.
and after being questioned as to her
name, residence, etc., was committed to a
cell, in which were several dissolute women.
A cons;aerarile time elapsed Deiore f?.ie was
permitted to communicate with her friends,
who procured her release on bail.
FLAMES RAGED FOB HOURS.
Wilmington Visited by Disastrous
Early Morning Fire.
Special Dispatch to Tbo Star.
WILMINGTON, Del., December 27.?
What came near being the most disastrous
Are in the history of Wilmington started
,thls morning at 4:15 o'clock in the heart
of the business district and was raging
for hours, with the entire flre-fightirvg
force of the city hard at work battling
against odds.
The blaze is supposed to have started
In the mechanical department of the Wilmington
Candy Company's four-story establishment
at 220 Market street, and it
quickly spread to the department stores
of Louis Jacoby and the Leader store. Several
other buildings were threatened, including
a four-story store and a warehouse
tn East Hd street, which were only a short
distance away.
The city has eleven steam fire engines, in
addition to hook and ladder trucks, chemical
engines and other apparatus. The officers
of the fire department handled the
blaze splendidly.
The tire was not under control until 9
o'clock. At that time the loss was estimated
at J1.?0,0<X), partly covered by insurance.
The heaviest losers are the Wilmington
Ca .dy Company, the Ferris estate,
Louis Jaco.by and F. Schagrin. owner
of the Leader store. The owners of several
smaller stores also sustained losses,
but the amounts will not be known until
later.
The firemen are' still at work in the rear
of the burning buildings, all of which
arc on either Market or 3d street, a small
street running In the rear. The bocks and
valuable papers were saved,, but machinery
and stock were destroyed. The firemen
were handicapped by wires and ice,
but they did remarkably well in confining
the fire to the district in which it started,
as it was in the most thickly settled part
of the city.
UNREST IN THE ARMY.
Promotion by Selection Plan Disturbs
Officers.
CHICAGO, December 27.?In his annual
report Brigadier General William H. Carter,
commander of the Department of the
Lakes, speaks of a noticeable feeling of un
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(uuuiig me ujiiv:cio ui Liitr ix'gumr army
stationed within his department. The report
says:
"During the last year iriy attention has
been frequently attracted by what may be
termed a serious spirit of unrest among
officers, brought on mainly by public discussions
of proposed measures for elimination
and promotion by selection. However desirable
may be the measures designed to bring
about the selection of the best qualified for
advancement or the prevention of promotion
for those believed to be ur..it for fur
trier command. Hie army is certainly
against their enactment.
"Tiie impression has been forced upon
me that the officers as a body, particularly
those of the line, while recognizing the desirability
of providing promotion for exceptionally
meritorious men, ar.' unwilling to
trust their careers to boards of officers, who
of necessity, must base their conclusions
upon personal acquaintance or efficiency reports,
which latter are not regarded as
accurate indexes of either character or
qualification.''
Papal Protest Acknowledged.
MADRID, December 27.?The Spanish
government has simply acknowledged the
receipt of the papal protest on the subject
of the expulsion from France of Monsignor
Montagnini and the seizure of the archives
of the nunciature at Paris. The bishop of
Badajoz has written to the archbishop of
Paris, Cardinal Richard, offering an asylum
to all sick or aged French priests.
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(Photo by Staff Photographer.)
GONE TOJflNE KNOT"
President and Family Leave
Washington.
NEGRO MESSENGER'S RIDE
Went Back for a Gun and Was Fulled
by Bicycle "Cop."
THE PRESIDENT INTERFERED
And Said He Would See the Matter
Settled Upon His Return to
the City.
President Roosevelt departed from Wash- I
ington tod?y for his Virginia country place !
with a city policeman hovering around his
car for the purpose of arresting one of his
servants. The policeman stuck to his post,
too. and remained there until the President
assured him lie would arrange the affair
so soon as he returned to the city.
According to expectations the President,
who is accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and
all of his children, likewise by Surgeon
General Rixey, will not return from "Fine
Knot" until Monday night. The interval,
regardless of the weather, will be spent
In hunting, riding and outdoor life. The
party was well equipped with saddles, guns
and a supply of provisions.
The President spent the morning in his
offices dictating numerous letters to Secretary
Ix>eb, seeing no visitors, although several
ca.Hed. He left the office in time to
take a carriage with Mrs. Roosevelt for the
railroad station, the schedule for their de
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paruire wvn tin- o^uuicui iuun?j
11:15 o'clock on the fast mall train. The
party took several carriages at the White
House. Mrs. Longworth going to the depot
with the other members of the family.
Back for a Gun.
Arriving at the depot the party boarded
the Pullman car Twilight, attached to the
rear of the train. It was then nearly
leaving time, but one of the Roosevelt boys
discovered that he had forgotten his gun.
He told a negro messenger named Jackson,
a short, black, chunky young fellow, to
ride a wheel back to^ the White House and
get the gun. Now Jackson nas someining
of a reputation as a bicycie rider, having
been threatened with arres: for fast riding
on several occasions. He was equal to
the command. In a few minutes he was
on his way back to the depot with the
gun. As he fairly flew down Pennsylvania
avenue a bicycle policeman darted up to
Mm and inquired the abject of bis riding,
at the same time making preparations to
arrest the offender. Jackson begged ofT
from arrest and declared that he belonged
to the White House. TUe officer was
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KKepticai 01 nits siory ??u njmm u**** *.?the
depot and onto the railroad track.",
where he saw the gun delivered to the
juvenile Roosevelt. It was then that the
"cop" began to wait around for an opportunity
to bag the offender, who remained
inside the car. Probably because Jackson
reported the matter to the young man, it
reached the ears of the President, who
beckoned the officer to him as he stood at
the rear end of the train and told the
guardian of the law that he would see
that the affair was settled on his return.
This appeased the officer, who went away.
The train was ten minutes past schedule
time in leaving the depot, pulling out at
11:25 o'clock. The delay as to the gun was
not the cause of the delay in leaving, an
unusually large amount of baggage being
resnnnsihlf*.
The train is expected to reach North Garden
between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon,
when the party will take carriages for
"Pine Knot," which is twelve miles away
from the railroad. The small country place
of the President adjoins the fine plantation
of Joseph Wilmer, "Plain Dealing," and a
telephone at the latter place is the only
rapid communication with the outer world.
Mr. Latta's Headquarters.
j Assistant Secretary Latta, who went with
the party, will remain at Charlottesville,
which is fifteen miles from "Pine Knot."
He will receive any messages to or from the
White House, and communicate them to the
proper persons. If he has to see the President
personally he will ride across country
from Charlottesville.
"Pine Knot" is a small country house of
four or five rooms, and the Roosevelts will
taste all the joys of a big family in a small
home in the next three or four days. If
there are too many for the little house,
however, Joseph Wilmer's fine home will
take care of as many as want to remain
under his roof. He and the President have
been warm friends for years, and it was
because of this friendship that "Pine Knot"
was purchased.
The children of the party are Theodore,
Kermit, Ethel, Archie and Quentin, in the
order of their age, and they are accompanied
by a friend. Miss Langdon, one of Miss
Ethel's companions.
The fiiet that the probability is for rain
will not deter the President and His family
from having a good time. They have been
at "Pine Knot'' on other occasions, when
rain was falling, but they rode and hunted
just the same.
Officer Shelby, the mounted policeman
who followed the negro messenger, will
make a report to Capt. Williams, which.
In turn, will be submitted to the President
when he returns, in the event that
any future action in the matter is decided
on. At the time the President spoke to
Officer Shelby about giving his attention
to the violation of the speed regulations
when he returns he also complimented tne
officer on his vigilance and devotion to
duty.
What Maj. Sylvester Says.
Bicycle Policeman Shelby, who figured
in the incident, and who came n causing
the President the inconvenience of having
to borrow a gun from one of his country
neighbors, is a swift bicycle rider, but
the President's messenger outdistanced
him in the fast ride along Pennsylavnia
avenue. Had 'it not been that a stop at the
ranroaa station was ausoiuteiy necessary
the messenger may not have been overtaken,
but he had no idea of causing the
President the inconvenience of the loss of
his gun, and so he pushed his wheel as fast
as he could until he reached the depot.
It is said that the messenger offered an
explanation to the policeman, but the latter
knew nothing but to perform his duty. Had
the messenger been employed by some private
firm or individual he would not have
been excused, and the policeman had no
Idea of excusing him, because he was employed
at the White House. When President
Roosevelt assured him that the matter
would be properly adjusted when * -? returned
from his trip the latter was willing
to susnend ODerations until tha.t time
President Roosevelt understands what it
is to be overhauled by a bicycle policeman
for an alleged violation of the speed law,
although the chauffeur In charge of the
fast-running machine in which he was riding
along the Conduit road was not arrested.
It. is stated that a special officer
took a hand in that affair and that a member
of the regular force also warned the
chauffeur that he was exceeding the speel
limit.
Maj. Sylvester was told of the incident by
a Star reporter, and he was asked what
would be done by him in the affair. He
said he had received no official report of
the incident and he was therefore not in a
position to say what is .likely to be done.
"If the law was violated," he said. "I
suppose it will mean a case for the Police
Court."
It is stated that one of the messengers
at the White House given the privilege
of exceeding the speed limit upon certain
occasions. During the last hours of Con
gress or when the question of a :ew minutes
lias important bearing upon legislation,
it is said, the messenger is permitted
to exceed the limit prescribed by law. He
has the proper credentials with him, however,
and a policeman is bound to respect
them. Maj. Sylvester said he did not know
if the messenger who figured in today's
incident carried such credentials, nor was
he able to state if the emergency would be
covered by the credentials.
Beady for the President.
CHARIjOTTESVILLK. Va.. December
27.?The big log: fires at Pine Knot. Mrs.
Roosevelt's cottage in Albemarle county,
were started up at noon today by servants
from Plain Dealing, the e?V?to of
Wm. Wilmer, the New York banker. \ilio.
with his brother, Joseph Wilmer, reached
home late yesterday afternoon to loo*
after the comforts of the presiil-jnti-il
party on their second year-end visit to
Virginia.
"I'ncle Dick," who accompanies the
ricniuciu Oil Ills I1UII(.S?. it uegiu m.uiriiij
to do the cooking and two negr i giris.
who will act as maids, were sent over to
Pine Knot this morning and were followed
by Joseph Wilmer, who will personally
welcome the party.
A cold, drizzling rain is falling, nr.d
indications are that the drive from North
Garden to Pine Knot will be quite disagreeable.
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Will Leave by Pennsylvania Railroad
Tomorrow Afternoon.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. the retiring
British ambassador, will leave here tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o'clock over the
Pennsylvania railway-for New York, where
he will sail tomorrow on the steamship
Unibria for Liverpool. He will be accompanied
by Lady Durand, Miss Durand and
Capt. Durand of the 7th I^ancers. Capt.
Durand Is on his way home from a tour of
duty in India.
Mr. Esrae Howard, solicitor of the embassy,
will have charge of, its affairs pending
the arrival here of Mr. James Bryce,
the newly-appointed ambassador.
It Is expected that a large party of
friends of Sir Mortimer and family will be
at the Pennsylvania station tomorrow afternoon
to bid them farewell and Godspeed.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador,
today called on Secretary Koct
and bade him farewell. On his way to the
Department of State Sir Mortimer visited
the office of Secretary of War Tafj and
took leave of him. The ambassador,
while at the State Department, net the
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ambassadors, as well as a number of
other members of the diplomat); corns,
each of whom extended him cordial
greetings and best wishes for a safe journey
home.
THE BE BETLAN CASE.
Russian Consul at Chicago Regards
It as Closed.
Baron SehHppenbach, the Rnss'an consul
of Chicago, who is now in Wa?:hinsrton
and a guest of Baron Rosen, the ^<us
sian ambassador, said to a Star representative
today that he regarded the
case of Nicholas de Reylan as closed. The
latter masqueraded for many years as a
man, and only at her death, which occurred
several days ago, it was discovered
that De Reylan was in reality ?t
woman. She had served in a secretaritl
capacity to Baron Schlippenbaeh for tii'rteen
years, during which time no one in
the consulate had ever imagined He Reylan
to be anything but a man?and a real
man. too. De Reylan's connection with
the consulate terminated several months
ago. but Baron Schlippenbaeh is emphatic
in denying all knowledge of this masquerade.
Baron Schlippenbaeh added that he l>ad
received a letter today from Mr. Tanner,
in Phoenix, Ariz., one of the witnesses
testifying as to the sex of De Ueylisn.
According to this letter, it is reiterated
that De Keylan was a woman.
PAT FOR HOLIDAYS.
Chairman Shonts' Cable Message to
Chief Engineer Stevens.
Mr. Shonts, chairman of the isthmian
canal commission, today sent the following
self-explanatory cable message to Chief
Engineer Stevens, at Culebra. Panama:
"Commission today adopted following
resolution, same to be part contract of employment,
and to supersede all orders in l
conflict therewith: 'All employes whose
compensation is fixed on an hourly basis,
and who receive a wage of 56 cents, United
States currency, per hour, or more, and
who are carried on the roils prior and subsequent
thereto, will be allowed pay for
the following holidays: January 1 February
22, May ;#), July 4, Labor day. Thanksgiving
day and December 2T>. Employes
wit?? rate of pay per hour will be paid on
the basis of an eight-hour day. If such employes
render actual service on these holidays
they will be allowed time and onehalf
in addition to pay for such holidays.' "
A Railway Expert for Porto Rico.
Upon the recommendation of the interstate
commerce commission Gov. "Winthrop
of Porto Rico has secured James Peabody
of Chicago as a railway expert to advise
and assist the government of that island in
adjusting its railroad rates upon a fair
and reasonable basis and to revise the
freight classification now in use.
Mr. Peabody has had large experience in
various positions in the railway service and
has been for some years connected with
the Santa Fe system in a responsible capacity.
Col. Borden Retired.
Col. George C. Borden, 24th Infantry, has
been placed on the retired list at his own
"request with the rank of brigadier general
after over forty-one years' service. During
the civil war Gen. Borden served fro-m July,
18?2. to October, as a private in the
121st New York Volunteer Infantry. He
was a Btudent at tne Military Academy
from September, 1863, until January, 1864,
and in October, 18fi6, he' was appointed second
lieutenant of the 5th Infantry. He became
colonel of the 24th Infantry in April,
1005. and served with that regiment in the
Philippines.
The Congo Matter.
Baron Moncheur, the Belgian minister,
today called on Secretary Root. It was
his first interview with the Secretary in
six weeks owing to a recent bereavement
in his family. Although he said that he
discussed only minor matters, it was
learned that he and the Secretary talked
about the Congo affairs and that the United
States and Belgium are in accord in the
matter.
Mr. Newberry's Return.
Assistant Secretary Newberry of the
Navy Department has returned to this city
from a short visit to his home in Detroit.
The Xouisiana at Havana.
The new battleship Louisiana, recently at
New Orleans, arrived at Havana, where she
will take on coal for a trip to New Tort.
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LEARNEDJO GATHER
Important Meeting of Scientists
Held in Providence.
BIG PROBLEMS DISCUSSED
Historians, Economists and Sociologists
in Session.
ARBITRATION AND LABOR
Prof. Clark of Columbia University
Speaks on Wages and Strikes?
Other Addresses Made.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. December 27.?
Many important meetings were held here
today in connection with tho ?~a*horin.? nf
historians, educators and students of political
science, under the auspices of Brown
University. At the meeting of the American
Historical Association held in Saylea
Hall the general subject of Kuropean history
was considered. Prof. George L,. Burr
of Cornell University presented a paper on
"Protestantism and Tolerance;" "The
Renaissance of the Twelfth Century; Pho
the subject of an address by Prof. Dana C.
Munro of the University of Wisconsin;
Henry Osborn Taylor of New Yorlc s-poke
on "An Instance of Mediaeval Humanism."
Louise Ropes Ix>omis of Cornell, Prof. J as.
Harvey Robinson of Columbia and I'rof.
raui van Jjyice or i'rlnceton were also ou
the list of speakers.
The Economic Association.
Besides a business meeting and the appointment
of committees thj time of the
members of the American Economic Association
was ?aken up by the consideration
of economic theory In Rockefeller Hall auditorium.
John B. Clark of Columbia read a
paper on "On What Principles Should a
Court of Arbitration Proceed in Determining
the Rate of Wages?" Among
those who had been asked to lake
part in the discussion were F. W.
Taussig of Harvard, Otto M. Kidlitz,
chairman of the board of governors
of the Building Trades Employers' Association;
Ixjuis B. Schran. chairman of the
labor committee of the United States Brewers'
Association; A. F. Weber, New York
bureau of labor statistics; Ralph M. Easley,
chairman of th<- executive committee of the
National Civic Federation; Samuel B. Donnelly,
secretary conciliation committee of
the National Civic Federation, and others.
Wage Rates Discussed.
Prof. Clark's paper was a discussion of
the relations l?etween the price of Labor
and the cost of producing goods, and
the influence of competition and of monopoly,
'as well at of unorganized and organised
labor upon the rate of wages.
"Wa*AB nll/ior anv mnHa nf aHincf"
said Prof. Clark, "are governed by the
product of marginal social labor. In making
their contract for wages the workmen
hold a strong position If it is difficult for
their employer promptly to secure the
amount and the quality of labor which he
needs by resorting to the general market.
If workmen can striKe and still maintain
a quasi ownership of their positions, and
forcibly i.pel other men who wish to occupy
them, they can sometimes secure pay
which is in excess of the standard.
"The workman's power of coercion depends
upon the toleration by the community
of acts of violence. With the laws
fully enforced the workmen who should
strike would lose control of their positions.
The toleration of violence bv the local
community is due to a fear lest the easy
i?..ing of the vacated positions by necessitous
men who make their bargain individually
may result in a rate of wages that
would be below the normal standard.
"Without a system of arbitration the
community has to choose between allow
ing the presence 01 some unemployed men
unduly to depress wages and allowing organized
laborers to monopolize their positions
and defend them by force. This latter
alternative means quasi anarchy and
frequently requires an appeal to the military
power.
Legislation Suggested.
"Force would play scarcely any part in
the adjustment of wages if a law providing
for the compulsory investigation of disputes
between employers and employed required
that work should go on while the
investigations were in progress and should
confirm the laborers- tenure of place on
condition of their accepting the court's
award, but should declare the tenure forfeited
if the award snould be rejected. If
this system were generally introduced, the
condition or laoorers as a ciass wouia oe
much itnprovc-d, though the gains which a.
few secured by acts of violence would bw
forfeited."
In Manning Hall international law was
considered by the American Political Science
Association. Rear Admiral Charles A.
Sperry had prepared an address on "A Revision
of the Geneva Convention." and was
followed by Prof. Charles Noble Gregory,
State University of Iowa, who considered
"The Three-mile Limit" In the international
fisheries question. "The Third Pan-Amerlcan
Conference" was tne subject of a paper
by Prof. Paul S. Peinsch of the I'niver
sity of Wisconsin.
The Sociological Society.
At the gathering of the American Sociological
Society a number of speakers took
part in a discussion of a paper by C. A.
Ellwood on "How Should Sociology be
Taught as a College and University Subject."
Among the speakers were U. C.
Wentherly of Indiana, William G. Sumner,
Yale University; Franklin H. Giddings,
Columbia; Robert C. Chapin, Beloit College,
and J. Elbert Cutler, University of
Michigan.
T ihi-arlona nnd hnnklnvprs flnrlcpd to tha
John Carter Brown Library, where the
American Bibliographical Society held
meetings. Following an address by President
William Coolidge Lane, the librarian
of Harvary University, and the presentation
of reports, a paper was read by Dr.
Reuben Goldthwaite, secretary of the Wisconsin
Historical Society, on "The Bibliographical
WorS of Historical Societies."
The discussion which then took place was
opened by F. H. Severance of the BufTato
Historical Society, and among other speakers
were William Nelson of the New Jersey
Historical Society, Theodore Lee Cole
OI W asmriKi.uii, u. cinu nut. jamcn
Westfall Thompson of the University ot
Chicago.
To Represent Army Surgeons.
First Lieut. James Carrol, assistant surgeon,
has been detailed to represent the
medical department of the army at the
eighth annual meeting of the Society of
American Bacteriologists, to be held in
New York city December 27, 28 and 2!),
19116, and upon the adjournment of the
society will return to his proper station.
Back From West Point.
Gen. Daris, judge advocate general of the
army, has returned to this city from West
Point, N. T., where he spent Christmas
day with his married daughters.