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FOR WAR VETERANS
SENATOR McCUMBER URGES A
SERVICE PENSION BILL.
Senator Gallinger Advocates a Flat
Rate of $12 a
Month- 1lJ*;
Receiving the right of way for hla service
pension bill In the Senate today Mr.
McCumber expressed the desire that the
measure should receive general discussion.
In vl?w of the fact that this Brownsville
matter had gone over.
Mr. McCumber said there were few persons
who will not concede that at some
period after the close of the civil war a
general service pension bill should be enacted,
and some think It should have been
enacted ten years ago. There was, he said,
a greater obligation to the survivors of the
civil war than to the survivors of any other
war In the history of this nation, 'ine
amount of pensions which were being paid
to the young veterans of the Spanish war,
Mr. MeCumber said, was entirely out of
proportion. He opposed the suggestion
which he said had been made for a flat rate
of $12 to those who had reached the age
of sixty.
The Probable Cost.
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nar. fliuv uuiucr t-suiuuKu ?..??** v..~ ?
cost to the government because of the
Increases provided for in his bill would
not exceed $6,000,000 annually, although
lie gave the estimate of the commissioner
of pensions made a year ago as $10,714,000
annually.
Senator Scott heartily indorsed the bill
ond emphasized the necessity for the proposed
legislation. He had, he said, advocated
similar propositions for several
years. Incidentally, he said, an example
to the Senate In the matter was the fact
that by state legislation the old soldier of
the south who wore the gray was being
cared for better than the soldier who
wore the blue. He congratulated the south
on this policy.
Senator Warner suggested that some
steps be taken to get the present bill on
Its passage, "so that we can do something
more than make speeches."
Mr. McCumber'? Hope.
^ 1 ? T?-oa v?l?a intention to
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endeavor lo get ttie bill made the "unlinIsliod
business" to follow the present bill
having that status, and he should then endeavor
to set a dellnite date fixed for a vote.
Saying he was not at war with the present
legislation. Senator Gallinger maintained
that we as a nation have been extremely
generous lo the men who served In
the army. In all our wars, he said. 4,4<X),00>
men had been enlisted, and of these ?K? per
cent had served In the civil war and 31 per
cent in all other wars. A total of $3,320,800,000
had been p lid In pensions, of which
Pfl per cent had pone to civil war veterans.
nnlllnirap fl V Ofl R flat Tate Of $12
per month to all veterans of the civil war.
At the conclusion of the debate Mr. McCumbcr
secured unanimous consent to take
the bill up Friday next. when, the opinion
was expressed, a \ote might be taken.
DEATH OF DR. SIMON GROOT.
Aged Physician and for Years Resident
of Washington.
The death of Dr. Simon I. Groot, a
prominent practitioner of the homeopathic
school, occurred yesterday afternoon at the
Homeopathic Hospital, an institution he
was very much interested in, being known
as one of Its founders. Dr. Groot was
eighty-six years of age, and had been a
long-time resident of the District of Columbia.
Announcement is made that the
funeral will take place at .1 o'clock tomor
row aiternoon irom me resiuenee 01 ins
Bon. Mr. William C. Groot, 224 F street
northeast. The interment will be at Oak
Hill.
PRESIDENTIAL POSTMASTERS.
A Large Number of Nominations Sent
to the Senate.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
(jiuiru o l?i ir.i ouuiiirj nut uici u uisii'Li
of Florida?W. B. Sheppard.
United States marshal northern district
of Florida?T. F. McGourin.
Indian inspector?James McLaughlin,
North Dakota.
Postmasters:
Maryland?C. W. Farrow, Snow Hill.
New York?G H. Kennedy, Cortland; J.
A Snell, Fonda; F. H. Merritt, White
Plains.
Pennsylvania?W. I. Kopp, Allegheny.
Connecticut?A. J. Jelliffe, Saugatuck.
Illinois?J. B. Stout, Lawrenceviile.
Iowa?W. ... Scott, Ida Grove.
Indiana? E. I-. Troop, Paoli.
Minnesota-Oscar Krook. Marshall.
Ohio?\V. Kessler, West Milton.
Oklahoma?Jeannette I- Baker, Ponca.
Oregon?E. D. Starr. Brownsville.
THE KOSCIUSZKO MONUMENT.
Models Viewed by the President, Who
Indicates His Preference.
President Roosevelt viewed the models
submitted in competition for the Kosciuszko
I
monument yesterday and Indicated his
preference of those selected by the expert
Jury, criticising severely the mode! by St.
R. Lewandowski of Vienna, which had been
declared must meritorious by the jury. He
gave first choice to the one which had been
rated second-one n9cribed "Liberty on
Both Sides of the Sea." by a sculptor of
l.embers Austria, whose name Is unknown.
This, In the Judgment of the President,
was in better accord with the statues of
Lafayette and Kochambeau, which now
occupy th? southern corners of Lafayette
Square, and more appropriate In design for
the monument of a military hero. The second
choice, therefore, was given to Mr.
Lewandowski'a model, and third choice to
that by 1'rof. Jul. Beltowskl, who is also of
Lemlierg.
The government committee, composed of
Secretary Tafl, Senator Wetmore and Kepresentatlve
McC'leary, has not yet rendered a
decision, iiut at I lie next meeting the President's
choice will he laid before it. and it is I
reasonable to nuppoBe that the award will
be made In accordance therewith.
THOS C. COONEY DEAD.
Was on the Winslow When Lieut.
Bagley Was Killed.
The Navy Deoartment Is Informed that
Chief Carpenter Thomas C. Cooney, U. S.
N., who was on the torpedo boat Winslow |
at Cardenas during the ei gagement In
which Lieut. Bagley was killed by a Spanish
shell, di.-d in the Naval Hospital, Norfolk.
yesterday. Cooney was born In New
York and was an enlisted man In the navy
for sixteen years prior to his appointment
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was promoted to the rating of chief carpenter
with the rank of ensign in June,
1U04. Ir. the month following he was assigned
to duty ori the I'nlted States monitor
Florida and J>e was attached to that
wcsaci ai nit- ume 01 ms ueam, Having been
temporalis removed to the Naval Hospital
at Norfolk for treatment.
It was partly due to his gallant conduct '
on the Wtnsluw in Cuban waters that he
waji warranted an assistant carpenter. He
served In that capacity at the navy yard,
lJensacolu. from June 29, 18U8, to February
6, 1800.
SENATORS BY DIBECT VOTE.
Mr. Pearre's Joint Resolution to That
Effect.
A taint rannlutinn '? ? *
? ? F* an aiiiciiunif.1l
to the Constitution of the United States
providing for the election of United States
senators by the direct vote of the people
was Introduced today by Representative
X>earre of Mainland.
DEATH UNEXPECTED
COLONEL ISAAC EDWARD CLARK
PASSES AWAY.
Col. Isaac Edward Clark, an oM resident
of this city and a charter member of
the Cosmos Club, died at his home, 1752
Oregon avenue, this morning after a short
illness, from which no serious results were
anticipated.
Col. Clark had been confined to his home
since last 8unday, but yesterday he was up
and moving around the house. About 3
o'clock this morning he was seized with
an attack of heart failure, which refused to
respond to medical treatment, and after
several hours' suffering he passed away.
The remains will be Interred at North
Hampton, Mass., but the time for the
funeral service in this city has not yet
been fixed, and will not be until Mr. John
P. Plnrk unn r*f tVia flrrluPS hflTA
from New York tonight.
Col. Clark was born In Old Deerfleld, although
the members of his family were natives
of Northampton, Mass. He was a
graduate of Vale, class of 1855. and won the
gold modal of the Yale Literary Magazine
in his Junior year. On his return after five
years' sojourn In Europe he was appointed
by the provisional court of Louisiana
Vnlied States marshal for that state, a position
of great responsibility, both civil and
military, which he held during the war. lie
then commenced the nrnrtife of law in New
York city, and at that time was associated
with Henry J. Raymond of the Times; contributed
to the Tribune, and later was the
editor of the Yonkers Statesman and the
New Haven College Courant.
The climate being too severe, Col. Clark
came to this city, by Invitation, to do the
literary work for the commissioner of education.
There was a special department
made for Mm by Congress, and through the
influence of his friends in the Senate the
bureau was sustained for years before it
became a department.
First Art Movement.
Col. Clark started the first art movement
la this country by a pamphlet published
the year previous to the centennial,
and the first volume he Issued from the
bureau of education was translated into
Japanese and other languages. Three
other immense volumes show what his
work has been in the bureau. The medals
and certificates received from the universal
expositions of France and the United
States for his contribution to art and education
show his lifework was appreciated.
He was a charter member of the Liter?
... CV . , ? .. . e nr . _ I 4.... ?rr?l 1.'_4.r
ixly ounrij ui Wiismiigiua. x xie xr ?ji tj
Immortals" and his poem, "A Tribute to
Bayard Taylor," was published in book
form by request. He was a Son of the
American Revolution, and. as elated, a
charter member of the Cosmos Club.
His gonial, charitable nature, thinking no
evil, made him a host of :rlends throughout
life. He celebrated his golden wedding
In 11)05 with a united family. His
wife, his daughter, Edna Proctor Clark
Hayes of the Harrison School, and a son,
John Proctor C!?rk, Justice of the supreme
court of New ork. survive him.
DOUBTS PLOT STORY
GEN. AINSWOR1H DISCREDITS
OKLAHOMA REPORT.
No dispatches were received at the War
Department over night regarding the result
of the examination at Fort Reno.
Oklahoma, of Corporal Ktiowles of Company
A. 25t;i Infantry, arrested on suspicion
of having shot Capt. Macklin, nor
have an; advi'-es come to hand tending to
conlirm the statements that the arrest of
Knowles lias been the means of unearthing
a plot among the negro soldiers
to kill all the white officers at the posfc
Gen. Ainswortli, the military secretary,
said that i' there was anything In the
story it eventually would be communicated
to the deiartment by mall through the
regular military channels. He was inclined
however to ooubt the truth of the
existence of such a plot.
Found Bullet Hole.
Knowles was arrested after a long and
hard search. The officers hunting for him
had a corporal's uniform coat, and In one
arm was a hole that might have been made
by a bullet. The night Capt. Macklin was
shot his assailant Is thought to have handled
his weapon carelessly, and to have
shot himself as well as the captain, who
winind d in the face.
When Knowles was arrested he had a
wound in his arm which fitted with tiie
hole In his coat sleeve. He said that he
had snagged himself on a nail. Capt.
Maoklin yesterday said that he believed
Knowles to be the man ..ho shot him,
though he did not positively identify him.
He s:iid the prisoner corresponded to
the man who assailed him in build, voice
and general appearance.
New System of Gun-Fire Control.
By direction of the Secretary of the Navy
a new system of gun-fire control is being
installed on the battleship Virginia. If the
experiment is successful the system will
be employed on the other ships of the
navy. It was explained today that the
test to be carried out will be more of a
test of the system of fire control than of
the actual transmitting, instruments, as
these latter, it is said, if the results are
found to be satisfactory, can e :ily be
obtained.
To Buv Battle of Gettvsburer Picture.
An appropriation of $50,000 for the purchase
of an oil painting by James Walker
of the battle of Gettysburg is carried by a
bill introduced In tne House today by Representative
Weeks of Massachusetts. The
painting is now the property of James 15.
Hall of Brookline, Mass.
B. & 0. Engine Blew Up.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md., January 9.?Robert
C. Matthews, fireman on the local freight
out of Hagerstown on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, was fatally burned and
scalded at Balls station, seven miles south
of Hagerstown, this morning. He was
brought to the Washington County Hospital
here, where he died shortly before
noon. Fireman Matthews was raking the
tire when a flue blew out. and he was
hurled amid a mass of Are and steam. He
was so badly injured that he never regained
consciousness. The engine was wrecked.
I Conductor H. S. Culbertson was forced to
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vrtv. ? i.unticwnll IV ICJIUri Lilt? U-Ucident.
Matthews' home was in Middletown.
Va.. and he had headquarters at
Brunswick, Md.
Baron Wilkes Sold.
LANCASTER, Mass., January 9.?The
sale of Baron Wilkes, the great trotting
stallion, to B. Krcll of Carthage, Mo., was
announced today by Col. John E. Thayer,
who has owned the horse for the past eight
years. The purcharing price was not disclosed.
Col. Thayer purchased -aron
Wilkes from R. G. Stover of Paris. Ky?
paying. It is said, $23,000. Baron Wilkes
has a record of 2.18, and has sired many
famous racers.
Mr. Pearre's Bills.
A bill for the prevention of intimidation
and corruption of voters at all primaries
and general elections was introduced in the
House today by .iepresentative Pearre of
Maryland. The bill provides that any person
who bv means of bribery or threats of
depriving persons of employment or occupation
or by threats of violence, attempts to
influence voters shall be guilty of a fe!ony
and subject to a fine of from $r>(X) to
J.Yini" or imprisonment for from one month
to one year, or both fine and imprisonment.
Mr. Pearre also introduced a bill fixing a
uniform standard of classification and gs\iulng
of wheat, flax, corn and other grains.
The bill specifies that the Secretary of . grlculture
shall organize in his department a
bureau of grain inspection, of which the
chief shall report the condition of interstate
trade and commerce In grains and collect
other information ofl this subject valuable
to the agricultural and commercial Interests
of the country.
NATIONAL BOARDMEETS [
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
DISCUSSING REPORTS.
The national board of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution met in regular
monthly session In the Washington Loan _
and Trust building this morning. The se?oJam
too a <1o?rntoi1 on fr I rot xr fn ro<ri 1 la f rrtJltlnft _i.
business, the president general, Mrs. Don
aid McL?an, presiding. sa,
The report of the treasurer general, Mrs.
M. E. 8. Davis, showed the society to be in
excellent financial condition, with funds it.'
sufficient to liquidate all outstanding in- J
debtedness and some left over for Investment.
A good deal of annoyance is being
experienced, it 1s said, by the accumulating ta:
of "memorial funds" money given for spe- thi
clflc purposes which cannot be applied to CI
any other purpose, and yet cannot be used ,
at tnis time, ana probably not tor some wa
time to come, as the "memorial funds" are t,
to be applied on the Interior of Continental
Memorial Hall. These funds Increase the v ,
amount on hand and yet cannot be used.
The registrar general reported 405 mem- .
bers admitted during the month. <
Name of New Chapter Approved.
The national board expressed approval of
the name of the new D. A. R. chapter which lat
will be organized Friday evening at the ^
home of Mrs. Martin, on L street. This j
chapter will have a large charter member- wl
ship, it is stated, and permission has been Ga
granted for it to adopt the name "Emily .
Nelson," In honor of Mrs. Donald McLean'3 .
grandmother. The president general will be
the guest of Mrs. Martin at the institution
ui uie cnapier. j?
The Mary Washington Cnapter. Mrs. Kate ^
Kearney Henry regent, held a meeting last
evening for the election of officers, but a tea
quorum failed to appear, so a special meetlng
for the election of officers has been
called for Tuesday evening. elt
Those present at the board meeting were:
Mrs. Donald McLean, president general;
Mrs. Charlotte Kmerson, vice president 1!
general, in charge of the organization of ,
chapters of Maine; vice presidents general. .
Mrs. George W. Nicholls, South Carolina; .
Mrs. Franklin E. Brooks, Colorado; Mrs. v.
Rirhajd Jackson Barker. Rhode Island;
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry, Michigan; Mrs. ^
William D. Kearfoot. New Jersey; Miss '
Clara Lee Bowman, Connecticut; chaplain ne
general, Mrs. Teunls S. Hamlin, District of
Columbia; recording secretary general, Miss at
Elisabeth P. Pierce, District of Columbia;
registrar general. Mrs. J. Stewart Jamieson, .
District of Columbia; historian general. ve
Mrs. Jonathan P. Dolllver, District of Columbia;
corresponding secretary general,
Miss Virginia Miller, District of Columbia; ,j0
treasurer general. Mrs. M. E. S. Davis, District
of Columbia; assistant historian general,
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, District of
Columbia; Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey, Dls- ju
trict of Columbia; Mrs. Howard L. Hodg
Kins, uisirict or Columbia; Mrs. Rowena ""
Edson Stevens, Iowa; Miss Helen Shaw, th<
Iowa; Mrs. J. Pembroke Thom. Maryland; '
Miss Eleanor Murdock Johnson, Maryland; wj
Miss Ellen Mecum. New Jersey; Mrs. Baldwin
Day Spllman, West Virginia; Mrs.
Frank W. Mondell, Wyoming.
TO DISSOLVE ALLEGED MERGEB.
fo
Attorney General Hadley Files Numerous
Suits in St. Louis.
ST. T.OTTTS Mn TonnaMf O O..II- lnf
solve the alleged merger of the Wabash, no
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain rail- syi
way companies and the Pacific Express enCompany,
and to revoke the licenses and ?
charters of the Pacific Express Company;
American Refrigerator Transit Company,
Western Coal and Mining Company, Rich i
Hill Coal Mining Company and Kansas- af
Missouri Elevator Company, were filed In tin
the supreme court by Attorney General wi
Hadley today.
The petition alleges the stocks of the ce
companies named are owned by the same ha
Interests, the Goulds, In violation of the sH
provisions of the constitution and laws of
Missouri. Mi
Er
NEW YORK. January 9.?President E. rei
T. Jeffery of the Denver and Rio Grande Sp
railroad, who la also chairman of the board '
of the Wabash railroad and an officer of
the various other properties known as the
Gould system, stated today that the Asso- wi
dated Press bulletin was the first intima- I
tlon he had received of the suit brought at an
St. Louis by Attorney General Hadley to w!
dissolve the alleged merger of the com- be
panies named as defendants in the action.
Under the circumstances, Mr. Jeffery said, co
no statement could be given out at this fo:
time. General counsel for the Gould lines '
here will at once consult with special coun- st<
sel in St. Louis to look after and defend to
the suits. "a
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75-CENT GAS.
St(
Public Hearings to Be Held on Mr. ch
Madden's Bill. tJ
Chairman Babcock of the House District th
committee has assured Representative Madden
of Illinois, author of the 75-cent gas
bill, that as soon as the District Com- ^e'
missioners conclude hearings on the bill, fla
which was sent to them for reference and I
report, public hearings will be held before ^
thf* District rnmmltfpp nn thi> mpnonpft Xf*
tn
Madden Is encouraged by the daily evl- hli
dences that come to him of awakened and
awakening public sentiment in the District 3
of Columbia for cheaper gaa. He believes Ct
that if the good people of the District put th
their shoulders to the wheel and push with Hi
a will that 75-cent gas will soon be an ah
assured fact. th
He lias repeatedly announced that he can th
show to the satisfaction of every fair- di<
minded man that gas can be manufactured PO,
and distributed in the District of Columbia ?
for approximately 52 cents a thousand
cubic feet. And all he wants is a good deal 00
of earnest help from citizens of the District.
Members of Congress cannot be expected to ?Jf
take intense interest in a gas-reduction J
proposition, he thinks, if the people of the [V?
District who have to pay the present gas Ev
rate do not complain.
Mr. Madden expects to push his gas bill ,
through the House, and then take up his J
other bill providing for universal transfers h ,
in the District of Columbia.
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Investigating the Southern. he
RICHMOND, Va., January 9.?The Sou.hern
railway is under investigation before de
the corporation commission today on the th
question of inefficiency of service. Most
of the testimony being given in defense Is w,
from the civil engineers, and the burden of p];
it is that the road is doing the best It can oc'
under the present natural conditions, meaning
heavy traffic. ^
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CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE. J
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Senator Heyburn's Petition for a pr
Meeting on February 14.
Senator Heyburn. republican national ?
committeeman from Idaho, is preparing a he
petition to be circulated among members es<
of the republican national committee call- a*>
ing a meeting of that committee in Wash- ex
lngton for February 14 for the purpose, it ?'
is set forth, of accepting the resignation c
from the chairmanship of Mr. Cortelyou. tol
The other object of the meeting is under- lat
stood to be an effort to select an acting at,
chairman other than Mr. Harry S. New. thi
It Is contended that while Mr. Cortelvon ?i,.
can retire, only the full committee can des- "Oi
Ignate His successor. Some other members wc
of the committee, however, say that at the
last meeting the committee authorized the j
chairman to fill all vacancies In the recess Pa
of the committee, and that under such au- Ve
thorlzation Mr. Cortelyou was entirely of.
within his rights In designating Vice Chair- sa]
man New to be acting chairman until the COi
next regular meeting of the committee. ne,
an
Personal Mention.
Capt. R. R Stevens. U. S. ~A.; Robert n0i
Hanna and wife, U. S. A.; Capt. T. N. thf
Horn and wife. U. S. -V., are at the Hotel Co
Breslln, New York city. 1
Mr. J. Stallman Taylor, son ci Mr. and fj"'
Mrs. F. D. Taylor, prominent residents of >
Pittsileld. Mase.. who has been spending at
the holidays with his cousin, Paul i.. bex- wh
ton, on P street, has returned home. St<
INAL SESSION
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all at Randolph?with the arm* of the api
rnal post down?" 1
'No, I dldh't see the target at c-il. I
w the bottom of the pole." soE
'Not seeing any signal, would you have tj,a
Id It was all right?" wa
'No, elr; and I don't remember saying eve
he
Vaked a point blank question whether he car
tew anything about the rule of the Bal- fln(
nore and Ohio which specifies that the a8
isence of a signal at any station where a Bj_
rget Is supposed to be displayed operates g.?j
b same as a red or "stop" signal, mc- jm]
elland answered that he knew nothing tra
out such a rule. j
Superintendent of Transportation Gallo- agj
iy waa placed on the stand and ques- gg
tied by Deputy Coroner Glaaebrook In gu
rt as follows:
'You have heard most of the evidence gu
ered at this case?"
Yes. sir." ,
"Can you say what rules of your comny.
if any. have been violated by the ?,
eratlves of the road?" .
'Yes; apparently they have all been vlo- tfa
itequired to specify, he detailed rulo &P.
relating to tlie use of cross-overs.
tU/v Ar.Ai.oMtfoo a nH rrawa
*oi\ru name mr uj/ciaviwo ? ?.** v. -1
10 have been guilty of violation, Mr. J1
illoway retorted with the query: o"
'Do I understand you want me to define ?'
i responsibility for the accident?" .
'No, name the crews which violated
eclflc rules." 7
'I consider that the engineer and con- J?''
ctor of train G? were In error i passing jj?
i double green signal at Silver Spring.
e conductor and engineer of 21-"0, having "
tided to runnlntr at a hleh rate of speed.
re equally responsible." F
'Would you hold the other members of
her crew?"
'No. I would not consider the fireman, *"
ggagemaster nor flagman of either crew ac(
be responsible." cos
'Are you surprised at the laxity shown j
the observance of rules by various em- nol
>yes?" oh
'I certainly am. I am surprised at the jgg
.regard of their trust. I can only say ^e
at in operating a railroad you must de- w[,
nd upon the reliability and trustworthl- pjc
ss of the employes." j
Do you consider a double green signal enf
Silver Spring at 6:28 an improper one?" ?nf
'Yes."
'Should Hildebrand have stopped at Stl- in_
r Spring If his watch showed 6:31 when ,0?
passed under the double green?" h .
'If he passed Sliver Spring at 6:31. the
uble green applied."
Case Goes to the Jury. ma
'Has not this Investigation shown conisively
that the 0:30 closing system ad- {jIo
ts of possible serious accidents, and that
; system is defective?"
'Not if the rules are rigidly compiled S,S
th." 1 Sp,
'Considering human liability to err, do bIo
u not believe there is serious doubt as j^e
the value of this system?" rep
i consider tne diock system saie. gp,
'Then, if Takoma had been a twenty- q
ur-hour station would not Hlldebrand era
:her have stopped at that point or been me
jre careful?" yol
I do not consider that Takoma not ber
a twenty-four-hour office had anything not
do with the accident. If that system Is ^
t safe I do not believe there Is a signal <"j-]
stem In the country that would cover all opt
lergencies." gp,
'he case was given to the Jury at 3:02 ?
lock this afternoon. ^
Proceedings Late Yesterday. unt
^ Tho Qtor'a rnn Arf nl vaat a \T
< HC UVUt O 1 ty/i V J \>Ul.v*w?a/
ternoon Sergeant Jeremiah Murphy of C
9 tenth police precinct was called to the soi
tness stand, and he repeated orders re- lnc
Ived to the effect that a horrible blunder noi
d been committed and that the response
parties should be arrested. TV
'I proceeded to the scene of tha wreck," lJ,
urphy said, "and the first man I saw was
iglneer Hildebrand. He told me he had
:eived a 'double green' signal at Silver
irlng. and none at all at Takoma." Wi
Sergeant Beam was recalled for a moat
and asked whether Engineers HUdeand
and Vermillion had opportunity to
t together and talk immediately after the
?eck, and said he did not think they had. _
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Jergt. Murpny continuea nig lesumony
d Bald he asked Hildebrand whether It Juc
is not a mistake to run a fast extra train edi
hind a slower moving local. onJ
'He said he supposed It was," witness
ntlnued. "but that he was not responsible pa|
r his orders." thi
'I asked him If he should not have res
jpped at Takoma when It was so near ^'p
the closing hour," Serpt. Murphy added, .
,nd he replied If he had stopped and antler
train had come along and struck him. aK<
e first thing the officials would have nio
ked him would have been 'why had he 1
>pped there when he knew Takoma waa col
>sed at 0:30?' " .
5ergt. Murphy related another story told
him by Engineer Vermillion to the effect a 1
at a red signal was set against train 60 elei
turday night at Silver Spring. "Ver- Wh
llton said he stopped and sent his flag- ye?
in back, and found that a mistake had his
en made." Murphy went on to say. "That t>ec
groan was killed Sunday." j?g
D. J. Mattlngly, druggist at Takoma ou;
" "AnorotAr Dhillino nraa at t.
la aoncu nucilici vypvi ?VV i i "'Mi pu nuo "A v J
3 store about G:30 o'clock Sunday night, rea
e 30th. Witness replied he did not see 0f
^ fro
Was Standing on Platform. Hit
tfartin Cady, residing on Rock Creek
lurch road, testified he was standing on
e platform at Terra Cotta Sunday night.
5 saw train >x> scop ana ne was siuriuins xva
reast of the middle coach when someing
happened; he didn't know what. He A
ought an explosion had occurred, and
Jn't know It was a wreck until after he tlcl
turned from the hospital. the
r. T. Roddy, fireman at Somerville's terra La
tta works, gave a vivid description of the .
eck, which he witnessed from a distance taK
about a city square. He said he did T
e best he could to relieve the Injured, and the
telephoned to the police station and to gjn
e Baltimore and Ohio railroad station,
p. Roddy estimated It was an hour after ,,
e wreck before organized assistance ar'ed.
?
Jther scenes at the wreck were described
Charles Walden of Terra Cotta. Repeati
a conversation he had with Engineer
rmillion. Walden testified the latter said i
was just slowing up at Terra Cotta sta- 2,
in to get some passengers and that It ''J',
is a good thing they did not get on. Wal- 2* '
n said the last coach of the extra, after
a wreck, was stopped about 300 yards , ,
st of the Terra Cotta station platform. 'e.~
iVIlllam Ridgway, fifteen years of age, a~
is among the people standing on the
itform at Terra Cotta when the collision ??"
rurred. He did not remember hearing a '
iae of any kind until he found himself tne
ng alongside the switch below the sta- ma
in. Ridgway said the first thing he did em'
ls to run for doctors. 8011
rohn Frazler, fourteen years of age, was vc?
so at Terra Cotta station. He heard no , *
listle blown before the wreck by the apoaching
extra.
Fifty Miles an Hour. exc
Samuel H. Styles of Philadelphia testified
was a dinner guest at Stott's, and he
sorted others to the train and put them oull
oard. He was Just returning when the ing
tra rushed past. He estimated the speed Ben
that train at fifty miles an hour.
Jeorge H. Burgess of Rlggs road, D. C., rea
d abouv putting Mrs. Barnes and the the
ter's daughter, Estelle, aboard train 6C T
Stott's. Cor
'My nephew and I were no more than of
Irty feet away from the station when kee
a extra passed." he said, "and I cried, tlv?
ur folks are gone.' " Burgess said he for
ia in the act of looking at his watch safi
len the second train passed Stott's. and upo
showed exactly 6:30 o'clock. mu<
According to the story of Benjamin T. A
rker, a passenger on train 66, Engineer llm
rmilllon at first had a very hazy idea P'o;
what had caused the wreck. fav
'I was knocked out of my seat," Parker the
id, "and when I climbed out of the seu
ach the first man I saw was the engi- '
pr a hnH hrnl/An
d bumped Into the rear of the train."
diaries Watson, colored, a survivor of the
eck, said he was so badly scared he did
t know what had happened. He stated bull
i local train was slowing up at Terra Bur
tta when the crash occurred. A.
iosea Cook, colored, of 1K17 20th street, 1513
ather survivor, testified he heard no whls- Est
or warning. T<
lapoleon Thomas, colored, was standing slot
Stott's Station. He fcearrt the extra Car
iistie for Takomi. but not : t I. imond or arcl
>tt's. Because the two truinj were so F-st:
se together toe thought there would be
*rreck and he ran down the track toward
rra Cotta.
No Warning Whistle.
Mlsabeth Jefferson, colored, 1113 Pussell'a
irt, was a passenger on train 06. She
trd nn warn In* whist 1a from th? follnw<
r train.
Palter Goldfinch of Terra Cotta was on
i embankment about fifty yarda from
i scene when the wreck occurred. He
ird no whistle from engine 2120 as it
jroached the Terra Cotta station,
'estlfylng to signals seen at Sliver Spring
cember 20. Engineer Thomas B. Thompi
said he received the "double green" at
it point at 7:20 p.m., and declared that
s a proper signal. Asked whether ha
sr ran train 08 the witness replied that
had done so many times, but he never
ne down late enough with that train to
1 the Takoma office closed. Questioned
to his understanding of a double green
rtal rooolvaH at Silvpr SnHnff at ft-9S nr
9 p.m., Thompson said that would be an
proper signal, and he would brine his
In to a stop.
ksaistant United States Attorney Adklns
ied Thompson how often he ran train
Sundays and he replied: "Every third
nday."
How late, as an average. Is train 66
nday nights?"
Anywhere from twelve to twenty mln>s."
What time Is It due on week days?"
6:25 o.m."
If you were running an extra behind
In 66 Sunday and you reached Silver
ring at 6:31, what would you think about
r? ?
He ought to be in Washinurton."
Ahn f TTnt-jlor a Ra ltimnro a nH AVi! r%
itineer. said he ran a train past Sliver
ring at about 9:20 o'clock p.m., Satury.
December 29. He properly received a
Jble green signal at that point. Quesned
by Juryman Sanford Engineer Hutatestlfted
he thought thirty mllea per
ur a little too fast to be running when
der a double green signal and on a down
ide.
Position of the Coaches.
'rederlck W. Wlltberger. a messenger In
s War Department, who resides about
> jaiUQ JL4 VUI tuc OVV1IW w* mv
:ldent, testified to the position of the
iches of the extra train after the wreck,
amcs C. Cannon. 1044 Montello avenue
rtheast. a fireman on the Baltimore and
lo and a member of the crew of extra
IS Sunday night, testified to running to
rra Cotta Sunday night under orders,
th track hands, an operator and otherB
ked up at Kensington and Silver Spring.
. H. Peer of Martin.sburg, W. Va., an
flneer In the employ of the Baltimore
1 Ohio railroad for twenty years, testi1
he ran a train known as No. 18, leavBrunswlck
at 7:45 o'clock. At Kenslng
, he said, he was stopped by a red light,
: later received a white block and proded.
Before reaching the end of the
ck. he said, he was stopped by the flagn
of a riggers' train.
Was the white signal at Kensington a
>per one with another train In the
ck?" asked the coroner.
No, sir."
What was the cause of the erroneous
nal being shown?"
I do not know. The operator at Silver
ing claimed he had told Kensington the
ck was not clear. I understand the
nsington operator says he did receive
>ort of a clear block from the Silver
tug iiia.ii.
ontlnuing, Peer said: "I asked the optor
at Silver Spring how he came to let
In at Kensington under the clear. The
ing man told me he didn't know, beise
he told Kensington the block was
clear."
ttorney Davis Interjected a query:
lien the fault, Mr. Peer, lies between the
xators at Kensington and Silver
ing?"
Yes, sir."
djournment was taken at 5:30 o'clock
:il 10:30 o'clock this morning.
Coroner to See Witnesses.
'oroner Nevitt has Instructed all per
is who appeared as witnesses at the
luest to call to see him tomorrow aftersn
between S o'clock and 5 o'clock.
EATH OF JUDGE VALE
i.S EDITOR OF WASHINGTON
CHRONICLE TEARS AGO.
'uneral services over the remains of
Ige Lewis W. Vale, formerly managing
tor of the Washington Chronicle and
s of the best known of the older newsier
men of the capital city, took place
s afternoon at 3 o'clock at the family
idence, 1400 Newton street northwest,
until a short time ago Judge Vale had
in in good health, but about one week
> he began to fall, and he died Tuesday
rning.
ne ueceasea was Dorn in uoiumoia
inty. Ohio, In 1829, and shortly before
civil war removed to Iona, Ohio. After
short residence In the section he was
2ted county judge of Louisa county,
lch position he held for a number of
its. In 1874 he came to this city with
family to reside, and after a time he
:ame the managing editor of the Washton
Chronicle during the most prosperi
days of that newspaper.
udge Vale was Interested largely in local
1 estate, and some of the tine residences
the city were constructed, it is staled,
rM V,io ..lonn ? .1 ....
ai iuj aiiu unuci ma oupci vioiuu.
i widow and four children survive him.
TO LIMIT HOUBS OF LABOR.
llroad Companies to Be Compelled
to Shorten Term of Service.
letter was presented to the President
ay, one paragraph of which was of parllar
Interest as having a bearing from
viewpoint of the railroad men on the
Follette bill, on which a vote wiM be
en tomorrow.
he letter was signed by H. R. I uller,
secretary of the joint committee of eneers,
firemen and trainmen which retly
met, and is attested by E. E. Clark,
chairman of the committee and now a
ruber of the Interstate commerce comislon.
The letter was as follows:
t a conference between Grand Chief Eneer
Stone of the Brotherhood of Locotlve
Engineers, Grand Master Hannali&n
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
ind Master Morrlssey of the Brotherhood
Railroad Trainmen and Grand Chief Connor
Clark of the Order of Railroad Con:tors,
Mr. H. R. Fuller waa again se
:ea as legislative representative ior me
ive-named organizations.
he undersigned were Instructed by this
ference to respectfully request that. If
has not already been done, you invite
attention of Congress to the following
tters of legislation in which the railroad
ployes are vitally Interested, and on
le of which they have long sought faable
action:
irst?What is commonly termed "antlmctlon
legislation." We still favor tho
ctment of a law which will prohibit the
luncc ui uijuuuuvua 111 muui uutyuien,
ept after hearing.
jcond?Employers' liability.?We feel
t there Is great need for soma leglslai
on this subject. We realize the dlffltles,
if not the Impossibility, of ellminatthe
doctrine of "contributory negii,ce;"
and while our representatives will
k to have reintroduced the measure that
j before the last Congress, we shall b?
dy to meet such reasonable amendments
reto as may appear to be necessary,
hird?We think the attention of the
lgress should be called to the importance
preventing railroad companies from
ping employes on duty so many consecu.
s hours as to render it simply impossible
them to perform with efficiency and
ety the duties devolving upon them and
n the faithful performance of which so
ch depends.
A O o'/tln/tlr fh A Cnnota \r lin Ihn Kill I
I 6 u L11A.a LUt wtuait two. uy II1C Will IM
It the hours of service of railway emires.
and Senator La Follette spoke In
or of the measure. He said he believed
railway companies were exerting themves
to secure expressions of disapproval
Jie bill by their employes.
Building Permits Issued.
ispector Ashford issued the following
ding permits today: To Mrs. L. L.
n, for four two-story brick dwellings at
S. J. Atkinson. Builder, J. D. Burn.
! to 1519 E street southeast Architect,
Im3.ted cost. $10,000.
) Bailey and Pumphrey. for seven twoy
brick dwellings at 300 10 312 South
olina avenue southeast. E. C. Vollard,
ilteot. Bailey & Pumphrey, builders,
imatsd cost, $21,000.
DROP OF 25 DEGREES
COLDEB WEATHER PREDICTED
FOB TOXOBBOW.
A drop of 25 degrees In the temperature
Is predicted by tomorrow morning. That
will take the mercury In the thermometers
about 7 degrees below the freezing point
and send the balmy summer time conditions
that have been prevailing hereabouts
for a week scudding down toward
the tropics. The prediction as to the quick
return of hoary winter was made for The
8tar this afternoon by Prof. A. J. Henry,
one of the official forecasters of the weather
bureau. He said a moderately cold wave
is coming from the west, where very cold
weather was reported this morning. The
maximum temperature here today was 60
degrees.
Speaking of the vagaries of this January
weather. Prof. Henry said the abnormally
warm conditions were due not to any solar
changes, as many people suppose, but to
stagnation of the atmosphere. Had It
been due to solar causes the heat would
have been general, he added. As a matter
of fact it was only confined to the eastern
and southern districts.
Water Warm at Sandy Hook
An official statement was received at the
weather office today. It was that the
temperature of the water of the Atlantic
oft Sandy Hook has been found to be
warmer than the gulf stream. No steps
have been taken to verify the report.
Tulips are bursting Into bloom In the
District and the surrounding country. It Is
said, and a number of trees are "attempting
to bud." Horticulturists and botanists
say that should a severe period of cold
appear, under such conditions, the tree
trunks In many Instances would bo liable
to burst from the freezing of the sap within
them, and that other damage would result
to shrubbery and vegetation generally.
A report from Asbury Park. N. J., says
the winter bathing season was opened
there yesterday by the daughter of the
late Mayor Tenbroeck. In company with
other ladies she Is said to have tripped
down to the ocean brink attired in a white
flannel bathing costume and without a
moment's hestltation plunged' Into the
surf. The ladles remained in the water
about half an hour. Miss Tenbroeck swimming
out beyond the dismantled bathing
poles. They said they enjoyed the miawinter
swim and would repeat the operation
today.
A temperature ot 86 degrees was reported
from Texas yesterday, and thunderstorms
and the premature appearance of
snakes and crl'kets are reported from
Pennsylvania.
JENNIE DEAN'S WORK
MEETING IN INTEREST OF MANASSAS
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
Miss Jennie Dean, the founder of the Manassas
Industrial School for Colored Youths
at Manassas, Va., and whose work In Virginia
President Roosevelt has said Is as
praiseworthy as that of Booker Washington
at Tuskegee, Ala., will tell the story
of her efforts toward the upbuilding of her
school at a meeting to be held In the Gardiner
Hubbard Memorial Hall. 10th and M
streets northwest, January 10, at 8 o'clock
in the evening.
The meeting will be held under the auspices
of the Washington Manassas Industrial
Association, and, It Is expected, will
be largely attended by the charitable people
of the capital city. The program will consist
of a musical selection by a quartet
from the Armstrong Manual Training
School, after which the election of the officers
of the Washington association will be
held. George Mayr will make an address
upon the subbject "Tuskegee Methods Applied
at Manassas;" "Swing Low. Sweet
c.,artot," will be sung by the quartet, after
which Miss ean will make an address, entitled
"A Founder's Story." After another
selection by the quartet Representative
William H. Calderhead of Kansas will deliver
an address discussing "May Day on
*1? T>"11 nattUflpM '' Th,, nrnffram
will come to a close with the singing of
"My Old Kentucky Home." by the quartet.
The officers of the Washington Manassas
Industrial School Association are as follows:
Vice presidents, Mrs. David (tie-Brewer,
Mrs. Robley D. Evans, Mr. O. T. Crosby
and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey; correcponding
secretary. Mrs. Daniel Paul; recording
secretary, Mrs. John M. Grttennan;
treasurer, Mr. Eugene Stevens.
MYSTEBIOUS BLAZE.
Pfva of Prtrnar #
X-Ulll-O lllvrailS.vm6 ? ~
7th Street and R. I. Avenue.
Fire Marshal Nicholson and officers detailed
by Capt. Elliott from the tenth precinct
station are Investigating the circumstances
of the fire which early this morning
totally destroyed the dwelling house of
Mrs. Marie Madre. at Madre Park, near
the corner of "th street and Rhode Island
avenue northeast.
The alarm turned in for the fire was
given shortly before 1 o'clock, and when
the firemen reached the scene they found
that the flames must have been burning
for some time previous to that. So far as
could be learned no one was in the house
at the time. Investigations made at the
time of the fire failed to reveal Its origin,
and consequently, the efforts were continued
today.
CONDEMNATION OF LAND.
Assessor Griffin Makes Recommenda?
? x- /" 1 1
noil to vuuixiii&siuueio.
E. W. W. Griffin, assessor of the District,
suggested to the Commissioners today
that hereafter the corporation counsel
be requested, to submit combined statements
for damages and benefits In the
matter of condemnation of land for the
extension of streets, the opening of minor
streets and the opening, widening and ex!
tension of alleys.
Assessor Griffin explains that up to
the present time it has been the custom
to send to his office separate and distinct
statements for damages and benefits In
the matter of condemnations. He declares
that It would greatly facilitate the prompt
notation 01 xne aamages ami oenenis upon
the records of the special assessment division
If the two statements could be combined.
giving in parallel columns the
number of each lot or part of lot and the
names of owners at the date of the rendition
of the verdict.
The suggestion has met with the ap
piUVttl ul vuiuiiiiosivu^t *? cov aim id uciu&
considered by the other two Commissioners
for adoption.
More Fay for Congressmen.
Vice President Fairbanks laid before tho
Senate today a telegram setting forth resolutions
of the Spokane, Wash., chamber of
commerce advocating the increase of the
salaries of senators and representatives to
$8,000 a year because of the increased cost
of living. The resolutions were sent to the
committee on appropriations.
Mrfl nmrcNt HiiRflfl TtonH
PARIS. January 9.?Mrs. George Eusi.s,
sister-in-'aw of the late James B. Eustis,
who was American ambassador to France,
la dead.
Mrs. Eustis was the widow of George
Eustis, Jr., who was representative from
Louisiana to the Thirty-fourth and Thirtyfifth
Congresses, and became secretary of
the confederate legation at Paris, remained
in that city after the close of the war, and
was commissioned oy minister v\ ashburne
to negotiate a postal treaty with the French
government. Mr. Eustis died at Cannes.
France, in 1872.
Capital Traction Delegates.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Capital Traction Railway Company held today
a board of directors was elected as follows:
Q. T. Dunlop, Henry Hurt, Edward
J. Stellwagen, William Maniee, M. J. Adler,
J. B. Earcombe and Gtoorge S. Hamilton.
CHARGES TO BE READY
BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TAKE
DP CARDOZO CASE.
Special Meeting Called for the Purpoae
?Admiral Baird'tt Views?Advi
Bory Council Plans.
Admiral Qeorfe W. Balrd, president of
the board of education, said this afternoon
that he had decided to call a meeting of
the board for 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
of this week to consider the formal charge*
against Supervising Principal ?."ardo?o and
to arrange for the holding of a trial. The
charges have been prepared by Assistant
t'nlted States Attorney McN'amara and are
ready for presentation to ? ??iv
_ ? ? - ? ?-? /
time. They include charges of Insubordination.
disrespect to superior officers and
the writing of an anonymous .etter casting
aspersions on the assistant superintendent
for colored schools.
Admiral Baird. who Is Just recovering
from an attack of the grip, has been the
most active In securing witnesses to testify
In behalf of the board of education and
he declared today that he believed there
would be sufficient evidence to establish the
charges to be preferred against Cardoso
"If he makes a good showing, however. I
snail oe in iavor 01 n<tiding no jjrievanc*
against him," said the admiral.
Difficulties Encountered.
Some perrons who. according to Admiral
Balrd, gave certain Information to a member
of the board, which Influenced that
member against Cardoso, have since refused
to appear before the board at a trial
and testify to these alleged facts.
"That is the sort of thing we are up
against," continued the president of the
board, "but I guess we will pull through
all right. Things look brighter for us every
day."
Admiral Balrd. In his conversation with
The Star reporter, referred to the hearing
m me vajunji jrsiciuuj uu nil: v?ic*;iiu
school bill and deplored the fact that the
discussion should have taken an acrimonious
turn. He said he considered It unfortunate
that certain remarks were mail#
til the manner employed and that he had
tried to smooth things over to the best of
his ability.
I'nless some hitch occurs in the plans to
hold a meeting of me board Friday of this
week, the trial of Cardoso will probably
take place the latter part of next week or
the first part of the week after, the Intervening
time belne allowed to Cardoso*
counsel to prepare his rebuttal to the
charges formulated by Mr. McNamara.
It Is understood that Attorney Henry
E. Davis, who represented the supervising
principal In the recent suit for mandamus,
by which Cardozo was reinstated In the
school system, will conduct the case before
the board. Attorney James A. Cobb, colored.
who has appeared In the past a*
Cardoso's friend under the school law and
who has assisted Mr. Davis In the preparation
of the case, will probably be present
at the trial.
Teachers' Advisory Council.
Pursuant to the plans of Superintendent
Chancellor for a teachers' advisory council,
a meeting of the primary teachers of
the public schools m held yesterday after
noon in the exhibition hall of the Central
High School to make nominations for representatives
on the council. The meeting
was called to order by Miss Mary Itradshaw,
as temporary chairman. The following
letter from L>r. Chancellor was read,
expressing regret at his inability to bo
present and explaining the object of the organization
of the council:
"To the Teachers of the First. Second.
Third and Fourth (Srades:
"It was my hope to be able to come to
your meeting ana 10 say a jew wunia ui
you and then to withdraw after I had made
my position entirely clear, but I am unable
to come.
"The teachers' advisory council is in successful
operation elsewhere. It Is about
to be Introduced Into Chicago. We have
made here only a beginning. The constitution
has been published In local newspapers,
and Is, of course, subject to amendment
after all the members are elected. I am
confident that you will nominate persons
of ability and educational enthusiasm who
will represent your Interests sincerely.
"Within a few days I shall make an appointment
to meet the teachers of each of
npfmapv e-rades to talk with you on
general educational matters. For the present
week the appointments are with tha
seventh and sixth grades. I hope that
nothing will interfere with these appointments.
"I believe in the freedom of every person
and In the self-activity of every person.
Most of all must this principle of freedom
be realized in the lives of teachers."
The following teachers were nominated:
Miss M. R. Parkman, Miss M. P. Bradshaw,
Miss A. E. Scammell, Miss Theresa
Schoenborn. Miss A. G. Getty. Miss Annia
Goebel and Miss Bertha A. Yoder.
From these names representatives of the
primary teachers will be chosen by tha
' * ' 4 1 * 1 ^ irvi.ril t* f rui
memixTs 01 uidi. ouuj [iicuwwij
THE GREENE BILL.
May Not be Reported Until a Week
From Monday.
It Is possible that the Greene bill, upon
which a hearing was held yesterday, will
not be reported to the full ?->lstrlct commitI
tee of the House at the regular weekly
I meeting tomorrow, as has been intended.
The stenographic report of yesterday's
hearing will not be In print until the latter
part of the week, and Representative
Greene Is anxious to he able to present this
record to the members of the District committee
when the subcommittee report on tho
Greene bill is put in.
There will probably not be time enoush
to get out the report even If It were deslnd
to lay It before the committee without the
testimony of yesterday. So it Is the present
intention of Messrs. Morrell and
Greene to let the bill lie over until the
meeting of the District commi.tee a week
from tomorrow.
The subcommittee managed to finish tha
hearing yesterday afternoon, and decided
to announce its close owing to the fact
that no further requests for time were sub.
mitted. Through a misunderstanding of
the committee's Intention a gn-at many
of those interested in the schools were at
the Capitol today.
Assistant Superintendent Percy Hughes
was at the Capitol today and had interviews
with a couple of members of Congress.
Intended to Wreck Train.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 9 ?Pang
to wreck a Queen and Crescent passenger
train with dynamite at some near date, su
they might rob the dead and injured passengers
were frustrated when United States
Secret Service Agent Michael Bolan of tha
Federal building and Detective S. S. Morrnu
of the Oueen and Crescent railroaii
arrested Robert J. Sawyer, white, and Everett
Brookshire and William J. Martin, both
colored, at Somerset. Ky? Tuesday. According
to the authorities, two of the men
confessed after their arrest to the diabolical
scheme, and went Into details. Their secret
leaked out through a woman.
Rev. J. D. Smith Dead.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCHESTER, N. Y., January !).?Rev J.
D. Smith, who at one time served for three
years in one of the largest Baptist churches
of Washington and in various other cities
of this country, died at Avoca, N. Y? yesterday
morning after an illness of six
months. Mr. Smith entered the ministry
when a young man and had served In that
capacity for the past thirty-seven years.
At the time of the civil war Mr. Smith enlisted
and served with characteristic devotion
with the Army of the Potomac. Burial
will take place at Bath, N. Y.t on Friday,
and some of the most prominent ministers
of this country will act as pall bearers.
Foot Severely Injured.
Henry Simms. colored, living at 22a Knox
alley northwest, had his foot severely Inured
this afternoon by having a pile of
lumber fall on it. He was working at tha
new building on It street, between 1st and
2d streets northeast. After the accident he
was removed to the Kreedme-n Uotpual ir
Its ambuiMM.