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No. 120.- No. 17,087. WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 7, 1907* FIVE CENTS.
' UK GOT PACTS
11B0U11IL TRUST
But Learned Little Enough
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rrom Mr. nocKeieuer.
CRUSH TO SEE RICHEST MAN
nil King, in Turn. Was Interested in
the Crowd.
WILLING BUT USELESS WITNESS
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' Remains Only Nominal President of
the Standard?Severed Active
Connection Years Ago.
Judge Landis in Chicago yesterday
managed to get John D. Rockefeller
on the witness stand, but
learned little from him about the internal
economy of the Standard Oil
Company. The rich old man said
that while he was the nominal president
of the company. he had long
ceased all active connection with it
and knew but little of its workings.
The facts that were obtained were
from the other officials of the company.
There was an overwhelming
crowd in the courtroom, and the police
reserves had to be called in to
control them.
CHICAGO, July <1?John D. Rockefeller,
president of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey, occupied the witness stand in
the United States district court today while
Judge Landis plied him with questions re
garbling the financial strength anil the business
methods of the corporation of which he
is the head.
Mr Rockefeller was a very willing and
an equally unsatisfactory witness. He was
ready to tell aK that he km w, but lie said
that he knew practically nothing. The net
result of his examination was that lie believed
during the years 1003, KKJ4 and U<05,
the period covered by the indictments on
which the Standard OH Company of Indiana
waj recently convicted, the net profits
of the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey were approximately 40 per cent of
an outstanding capitalization of $'.00,000,000.
The investigation held today by Judge
l^andls was instituted by him for the expressed
purpose of determining whether or
not the Standard Oil Company of Indiana,
which was convicted of violation of the law,
was really owned by the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey; whether the Union
Tank line, whose cars were used for the
shipments made in violation of law, was
itimilarly owned, and also to obtain an Idea
of the financial resources of the convicted
corporation in order to inflict a fine proportioned
to the offense and the assets of
tl?e convicted company.
It was stated by officers Of the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey that it owned
the greater part of the stock of both the
Union Tank line and the Standard Oil Company
of Indiana. Specific figures as to the
earnings of the parent corporation were
given by Charles M. Pratt, its secretary,
and they were close to the estimate given
by Mr. Kockefe'ler.
Unprecedented Crowd.
The prospective appearance in court of
the man reputed to be the richest man
In the world brought about a spectacle
the like of which has never been wltnesed
in the vicinity of a Chicago courtroom.
The hour set for the appearance of Mr.
Rockefeller w;?s 10 o'clock, and an hour
before that time the low-ceiled hallway
outside the courtroom door was densely
packed by a crowd, all of whom were
anxious to obtain seats and hear the testimony.
A large squad of United States
deputy marshals, under the direction of
1'nlted States Marshal Hoy, and a numerous
detail of police were on hand, but
even they were unable at times to control
the crowd. The people pushed and shoved,
and at times by sheer weight actually
bore the police and deputies down the
ball. The crowd was so dense that fre,
quent cries for assistance were heard, and
people who were Jammed against the wall
franticaly begged for relief from the pressure
to which they were subjected.
Admission to the courtroom was by
card only, but many people succeeded in
evading the guards, and when Judge
l-anuis tooK nis s?at upon tn?* bench the
courtroom was packed to the last inch.
L?in**s of people were around the walls,
dozen* of chairs held two occupants, every
ln? h of standing room .was occupied, and
men sat upon the steps of the Jury box
and squatted upon the floor.
Guarded From Cranks.
Kven after the courtroom was filled the
crowd bream* so heavy and so insistent
that Marshal Hoy was compelled to telephone
to police headquarters for further
assistance. This was promptly sent, and
from that time on the crowd was held In
control Insde the courtroom perfect ork
d* r prevailed at all times, except at the
immediate opening, when Judge Landis
threatened to clear the room if absolute
quiet was not preserved.
John I> Rockefeller and William Rockefeller
ani\?d at the federal building in
the automobile of Harold p. M Vormick.
the son m l.iw of Mr Rockefeller, at 9:30
o'clo k The party tirst crossed the street
to the offices of the Standard Oil Compan\
in the Commercial National Bank
build ng. and after remaining here a short
time returned to the federal building.
% where h large crowd had gathered. So
rur'ous were the people to See Mr Rockefeller
that it was necessary for twenty
polic men to use force in pushing hack the
crowd to make a pathway for him. On
*n? ' i iu?- icui iai I'iiHuiiiR me party
was compelled to halt while* the police
fought with the 'Towd Five local detectives
a ni;i:ilirr ?>f s. ret service men
gath>i?d ? los. 1\ around Mi Ro kefeller to
prott t i him from the i-rush or from possible
injury at the hands of some crunk.
Rockefeller Was Interested.
Mr Rockefeller did not seem at all disturbed
b\ the ii ;ttion he excited, and
after the road had been cleared he and
t 'William Rockefeller, closely attended by
the officers, entered the building and made
their way to the elevators m the north
side. Here a car. devoi4 of lights, was
under the especial guard of the police, and
entering it Mr. Rockefeller was quickly
taken to the sixth floor of the building and
to the courtroom. He was shown to a
seat to the left of the judge's desk, and
was well up into the room before his arrival
was noticed. There was considerable
excitement among the crowd and some confusion
resulted from the efforts made by
all the spectators to obtain a quick view of
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nun. in: aiuunu "mi ""a
ity for a moment, and then commenced a
whispered conversation with one of his attorneys.
I'nifed States Marshal Hoy approached
and asked: "Are vou comfortable here,
Mr. Rockefeller?"
"Perfectly, thank you; I am all right,"
he answered.
A Multimillionaire Group.
William Rockefeller, who had been sit
uiiK uejiinu ills oruuier, I'mue iui wuiu ill
response to a sigrnal and sat by the side of
John D. John D Archbold sat beside William
Rockefeller, and grouped around them
were C. XI. Pratt, secretary of the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey; William P.
H' we and F. Q. Barstow. assistant treasurers
of the company: Charles T." White,
assistant secretary: J. A. Moflatt. president
of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana;
VV* T* trina rv?*iic'/)ont or><l i ? W
Stahl. secretary and treasurer of the same
corporation. Other witnesses in the group
were H. E. Felton, the president, and W.
M. Hutchinson, secretary and treasurer of
the I'iT.on Tank I.ine; Fred A. Wann, former
general freight agent of the Chicago
and Alton railway, and a number of attorneys
completed the group.
Before the hearing of the Standard Oil
Company case began Judge l.andls disposed
of several other matters, among
them th.^ sentencing of several prisoners for
violation of the postal laws. Mr. Rockefeller
showed great interest in these proce
dings, listening iniently to every word.
Would Not Excuse Him.
When the Standard Oil investigation was
called the attorneys for tha company, to
gainer wun mose 01 me government,
stepped forward to the front of Judge Landis'
desk. Here Attorneys Miller and
Rosenthal, counsel for the company, made
an earnest pita that Mr. Rockefeller be excused
from the stand. They explained to
the judg that he could give no information
that could not tie better obtained from
some other source. They declared that he
could, in fact, tell nothing of what the
judge desiri d to know. The judge, liowev
r. refus d to vacate the subpoena, and
insisted that Mr. Rockefeller, being in
court, should take the stand and testify to
the best of his ability.
Attorney Miller, for the company, offered
the objection to the impending proceedings
that they were entirely outside
the jurisdiction of tlie court.
Judge l.andis overruled the motion.
Mr. Miller then declared that the defense
objected to every question put to every
witness during the proceedings. The court
replii-d: "Each and every objection is overruled.
and an exception allowed."
Frederick A. Wann, the former general
freight agent of the Chicago and Alton
toad, was then called and questioned regarding
the rate ar which oil should have
been shipped from Whiting, Ind., to East
St. I^ouis.
Getting the Facts.
The witness r. pli.d that he had issued
instructions for a ten-cent rate. After
some further queries relating to tariffs and
tariff sheets, the witness was excused, and
Harry E. Felton, president of the Union
Tank Line, took the stand.
He was asked if he know anything about
the payment of money to the Union Tank
Line by the Chicago and Alton for the use
of its cars betw?en Whiting, Ind., and
East St. I.outs during the period covered
b> the indictments In the trial recently
closed.
The witness said that the railroad company
paid to the tank line company threequarters
of a cent for the hauling of both
.loaded and empty cars. He was asked by
Judge Landls: "Does thf Union Tank Line
Company own these cars that are UBed in
* * *-?!
me transportation vi uu :
"Yes. sir."
"Do you know whether its stock is owned
by any other company?"
"The major portion of the stock of the
Tnion Tank Line is owned by the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey."
"What proportion of its stock?"
"Oh, by far (he major portion?the controlling
interest in it."
"What !s the outstanding capital stock of
the tTnion Tank Line Company?"
"The original investment was J3,500,000,
but It is in debt $5,UOO,OUO on top of that.
It has not paid a dividend since l!*f)l."
"Is that due to the mismanagement of
your predecessor?"
"No, sir. It is due to the fact that there
is iiu Jiiyiirj 111 I u.u?t.i0 ??.T ??.. ... .
tank oars at three-quarters of a cent a
mile."
John D. Is Called. .
This concluded the testimony of Mr. Felton,
and as he left the stand Judge I?andis
called: "John D. Rockefe ler."
Mr. Rockefeller rose briskly from his seat
and walked rapidly toward the witness
stand. At the conclusion of the oath, and
In response to the usual question as to
whether he would tell the truth, the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth, he bowed
his head in affirmation, and said: "I do."
i ne witness was questionea entirely by
Judge I.andis. He spoke slowly, and with
much deliberation, pondering his answers
carefully before he gave them. Many of
tliem were uttered In so low a tone that
they were Inaudible ten feet from his chair.
Before making any reply to the questions
of the court the witness almost invariably
fixed his eyes upon his attorneys as if waiting
to see whether or not they desired to
oppose objections. Once satisfied on this
point he answered promptly.
The first question put by Judge Landis
was: "Mr. Rockefeller, ' have you any official
connection with the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey?"
Only a Figurehead.
"I am the president, but the position is
purely honorary, and has been for the last
eight or ten years, as I have not been rend?
ring any service whatever."
> "I>o you know what the outstanding cap'
ital stock of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey is?"
I Before the witness could answer the
i question Attorney Miller offered an objection
declaring that the court had no right
or power to inquire into the matter, and
thai |he method employed in obtaining it
amounted to an unreasonable search within
the provisions of- the fourth amendment of
the Constitution of the United States.
Judge I Hindis overruled the objection and
the witness replied:
"I think that it is about $100,000,000 outstanding.
I could not state definitely, your
honor."
"Approximately *100.000.000?" asked the
court.
That is my idea, yes, sir: apprjximately
} lOO.0OO.OOO of the outstanding."
"(Jeneraliy speaking, what is the business
of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
in the production, distribution and sale
of oil?"
"Well, your honor, as 1 have been so long
out of business and out of this business, it
is a dozen years since I have been at all
aetivelv related with the affairs of the company
"it is eight years, your honor, since
1 have been in the office at all."
i "What is vour general lmnression ns tn
' what the business of the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey Is?"
"They have a refinery and refine oil. That
was the yes it would be impossible for me
to give- to make an answer to that question
intelligently without a study -of the
i ase ."
"Have you an impression as to whether or
not the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
operates Indirectly more than one oil
refinery ?"
No Ulterior Motive.
Attorney Miller objected to this question
as going beyond the reach of any statement
regarding either the information desired by
the court or the purpose of that information,
which, he said, he understood had to do
with the fixing of a fine. Ke declared that
it had been widely published that the government
had a purpose in the present invesi
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MEXICAN RAILWAY MERGER
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COMBINATION WILL HAVE $460,
000,000 CAPITAL.
Takes in the Two Great Trunk Lines
Under Government Control.
New York Assisting.
Special Dispatch to The Stftr.
NEW YORK, July 6.?Announcement of
part of the plan for the merger of the ]
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! >aLiuiicti nam uitu wi .ur,\itu aini ine iuc.\lean
Central railway, under the control I
of the Mexican government, was made In
Mexico City today. The new company Is
to be called the National Railways of
Mexico and will have a capital in Mexican
currency of $4(10,000,000. (
The headquarters of the new company
will be in Mexico City and a majority of
the twenty-one directors will be there. <
Nine of the board will have headquarters ;
in New York. In consideration of the j
fact that the Mexican government holds a 1
large number of the securities of one of '
the merged companies and of thf* prestige ;
and support it has given to the merger
project it will receive enough stock of the
ne-w company to give it a voting majority
at all stockholders' meetings.
The capital of the company will be in
three classes as follows: Sixty millions of
4 per cent non-cumulative preferred stock,
$2."i0.000,<00 of ? per cent non-cumulative
second preferred stock anfl f 150.000, Of K) of
common stock. After the regular dividends
have been paid on the first and second preferred
stock and further distribution of
surplus announced net earnings is to be
divided equally between the comn)on
stock and the second preferred.
New York Underwriters.
Tn addition the liabilities of the company
will include two bond issues of a maxi
mum amount of $834,000,000 in Mexican
currency. One of these issues is to be of
preferred mortgage bonds bearing 4V4 per
cent interest and limited to $4<!2,000,000 '
and the other is to be an issue of general
mortgage bonds bearing 4 per cent inter- J
est and limited to $372,000,000. j
The principal and interest of all the
bonds is to be guaranteed by the Mexican i
government, and this was another factor
in allowing the government a controlling
amount of the stock. I
A syndicate of New York bankers, headed
by J-adenburg, Thalmann & Co., has
been formed to buy the bonds and offer
them to holders of the securities of the two
companies which are to be merged. The
terms on which the bankers are to acquire
the bonds and the basis on which the old
securities are to be exchanged for the new
have not been announced yet. The Mexican
Central has a stock issue of $r>9,4."?4,- i
rWlO in I'nited States currency and the N'a- j
tional Railroad of Mexico about .
of which about half is owned by the Mexican
government.
Pending the perfection of the merger in '
order to simplify the executive manage- ment.
the board will consist of only seven 1
members instead of the twenty-one which
will eventually compose it. '
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WAJ V JUAl A W ? *
Complete Reports From Wisconsin Dis- ]
trict Swept by Cyclone.
LA CROSSE, Wis., July (I.?Complete reports
from the district east of I,a Crosse
that was swept by a tornado Wednesday
night shows that seven persons were killed.
Instead of twenty-six, as flrst reported.
Communication has been restored with the
whole district.
SHOT BY A BTJRGLAB. ,
Lynn Factory Official's Close Call
From Death.
LYNN, Mass., July 6.?A burglar shot j
Franklin Haddock, president of the Frank- ,
lln Haddock Leather Company of this city, i
while fighting to escape from the Haddock !
factory here today. The bullet plowed a
furrow several inches long in Mr. Haddock's
scalp. The robber got away, leaving
his revolver on the floor. Mr. Haddock had
missed about 11,000 worth of skins and was
watching at the factory all night. Early
today he discovered a robber and grappled *
with him.
In the struggle the men accidentally set 1
oft the automatic fire alarm. Mr. Haddock 1
was lying on the floor unconscious when 1
the firemen arrived. ]
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IN THE SPOT LIGHT.
STEAMER FOUNDERS.
Crew Saved From Vessel Sunk Off
Cape Finistere.
MADRID, July C?A dispatch received
here from Corcubion says the British
bietiiiier i/entweu, iruin utriiua i?ji ihco,
struck the rocks two miles off Cape -FlnIstere
and went to the bottom. The crew
was saved.
THE STAB TODAT.
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The Star today consists of six parts, as
follows;
Fag??. i
Part 1?Newg 1' ,
Part II?Editorial 12
Part III?Magazine 20
ran iv-women s ana ?
Part V?Sports *
Pan VI?Couilc Section *
Part One. Page
Landis Got Facts Abont Oil Trust 1 j
Capt. Oyster Elected President of Board of
Education 1 '
May Refuse to Obey 2 <
So Affront to Japan 2
liar field Elected President of Williams 3 j
Sew System Used on W., A. and F. C. R. R. 3 |
May Buy Lower California From Mexico 3 (
Knights Teuiplar Off for Saratoga 3 ^
Kemp's Shortage Exceeds $11,000 5
\ffalrs in Alexandria 6 {
Army and Navy News C
rucker Case Engaging Attention 6
lee Plants Scored 7
i'uslilug Street Work 8
ground the City 8
Singing at Amherst 8
Dr. Hale Criticised 9
Jld "Burnt Bridge'' 10
In the Stores 10
Oriole State's Show 11
Did Times Up a Tree 11
In the Old Dominion 11
World Peace Work 12
r vfliu.t 12
['lotting at Berlin 12 (
L'onfessed to Murder 12
['otoinacs Muy Send Crew to the National 13
'lassiftcd Ada 14
.'laexified Ada 15
klusical Mention lt> j
Part Two. Pag,
Society 2
Richmond Society 3
Alexandria Society 3
Oregon's Queen 3
Editorials 4
In the Healin of Higher Tilings 5
Summer Resorts 6
As the Cartoonists See the News 8
rhe Mystery 8
Financial I'age 9
zvevvfc o: *>aiio?ai uuarusu?n ju
riie Theater 10 J
L^K-al News 1Part
Three.
Pag*, i
rHK CAB OF DESTINY. BY C. X. AND
A. M. WILLIAMSON 13
Wars of the llange. By Johu L. Cowan 3
LJttle Stories of Bravery. By Carl Hovey.... 4
rhe Portsmouth Stage. By H. B. Marriott 1
Watson 5
\s Woman Se<*s the Czar. By Deaietra Brown 7
^ Comedy in Garters. By Helen Lvah Reed.. 9
Problem of the Deserted House. By Jacques 1
Futrelle 11 1
Some Dangi'rou* Birds. By Olcott I'erry 13
Part Four. page
l*aris Fashions for Carriage Gowna 2
Practical Aid for Artistic Needlewomen 3
Uncle Sam's Animal Hoarders 4
From Farm to Battleship 5
Little Folks in the Far East (j
Practical Housekeeper's Own Corner ?
rhe Impersonator 7
Hush for Midday Meal 8
rrcasury Woman's Wonderful Skill g
Part Five.
Pice.
Win Out in the Eleventh 1
Frank <S ill Beaten 1
Seattle Swamps Western 2
Batting and Fielding Averages of the Xa
tionals 2 <
[low I'mpirct Feel Toward Players 2 ]
Features of tlie Athletic Face 3 i
Current Base Ball Notes 3 1
Urea test Day ur Sheepsliead . 8
Stories of Base Ball Players 3
Brlghtwood Meeting Still Discussed 4
Notable Contest Among the Juniors 4 ^
News of Interest to Automobilists 4
rales of the Turf *
Part Six. Pag.
Sambo and Ilis Funny Noises 1
s'icodemus Napoleon James Crow, Rsq 2
Wags?The Dog That Adopted a Man 2
[*rof. Fakom. the Naturalist 3
Bub?He's Always to Blame 3
Brownie Clown of Brownietown 4.
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HAYWOOD TRIAL PROGRAM i
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PRISONER WILL TAKE THE
STAND NEXT WEDNESDAY. \
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li win dc Almost a wees seiorc
the Rebuttal Can
Begin. ]
BOISE, Idaho, July G.?Counsel for the defense
in the Haywood murder case held ]
in extended conference today, both at their g
iowntown office and In the cell of Hay- r
wood, Moyer and Pettibone at the county j
(all, and It was stated afterward that It g
would be Wednesday next before Haywood ^
would take the oath as .witness In his own a
behalf. 1
The program as it now stands is to bejln
Monday morning b^r reading the deposi- a
tions taken at San Francisco as to the ex- t
plosion at the house of Fred Bradley. These t
iepositions are to be supplemented later l
with the evidence of an expert in explo- t
sives. ti is contenaea Dy tne aerense that s
ten pounds of dynamite exploded as Or- <j
;hard swears the Bradley bombs were c
would have blown Bradley into pieces and
Sestroyed the whole front of the house, j
Additional testimony will be given to show t
that before he fled from the Coeur d'A.len?? t
In lSO'.l, Orchard attempted to sell his inter- (j
est In the Hercules mine, and there will be g
a. filinwinfi" jls to thp movpmpnts onH nptfnno
3f Jack Simpklns when he Went to Denver c
in the fall of 1!H?5 after having parted with t
Orchard at Caldwell. This will about con- ?
elude the case with the exception of the
testimony of Haywood and Moyer, and it
Is believed that Moyer can be reached by
Tuesday afternoon.
Haywood's Story. 3
Steve Adams will not be called by the
Sefense. To call him would open the way S
for the state to get his repudiated confession
before the jury, and it is deemed i
the better strategy to avoid this. I
The direct examination of Haywood will, v
according to the statement of counsel for j
the defense, be extended. He will be taken .
over a sketch of his life that will embrace
all of its important events, Including his 1
connection with the Western Federation of t
Miners, with which his later life has been
closely Interwoven. It Is said that there t
will be no limits established for his pro- v
tectlon, and that the gate will be open to
the fullest and widest cross-examination 3
that the prosecution may decide to make.
Hoywood himself will explain that the $1Q0
sent to Jack Simpkins nine days before
Bteunenberg was murdered was the re- _
mainder of federation expense account that *
Simpkins left with Haywood to be for
naiuvu iu iiini ai inn nume in opUKillie.
Ttie presentation of the state's case in rebuttal
will probably begin on Thursday ?
next and be carried over Into the succeed- h
ing week. e
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COUNT BONI IS CONTRITE. g
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Wants His Former Wife to Take Him o
Back.
PARIS, July 6.?Count Boni de Castel- ^
ane Is trying to effect a reconciliation with t
lis former wife, Mme. Anna Gould. Miss t
Helen Gould, sister of Anna, Is now at the e
Hotel Athenee, and the discarded Casteiane
has appealed to his erstwhile sistern-Iaw
to intercede for him with his di- ^
. orced wife. Miss Gould, however, is noncommittal.
Anna dally spends may hours
ivith her sister, and the two may be seen i
n serious conversation every afternoon as tl
:hey promenade in the Bois. But the g
3oulds have had enough of Bonl, and only a
egret that Anna did not take the present o
step long ago, so there Is no hope In these
conferences for the deserted husband. C
It is not likely that Miss Helen Gould
Kill make any favorable intercession Tor
;he count. She will be guided solely by the
w,?nes 01 me uuuiu mum;, 01 wnich 0
3eorge Gould is the recognized head, and
VIr. Gould is known to be unalterably op- E
losed to any plan for a reconciliation ot
lis sister and Casteliane. P
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HAS CHANCE FOB RECOVERY. J,
Sncouraging Reports of Charles Souder's
Condition.
tpectal Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md., July C.?Reports from
he bedside of Charles L. Souder, the '
,-oung Virginian who was Wednesday shot j
ind robbed near Redland. this county, are tl
o the effect that he is holding his own and e
hat his chances of recovery are now re- ji
farded as excellent. His assailant Is still
it large and the county authorities are
jompletely at sea concerning his wherei
bouts.
It Is now stated that the assailant was
>ossibly not a negro. George E. White,
rho conducts a mill a few miles from the
cene of the crime, states that a short while
>efore young Souder was shot he noticed
l stranger, whom he brlieves to be an
talian, making toward Redland. A colred
woman who resides near Redland says
L few minutes after Mr Souder was shot
he saw a man, apparently a foreigner,
unning away from the spot.
DENIAL FROM DOLLIVER.
Junctures Jackson Story?Has Not
Seen Tillman Since March.
CHICAGO. July 6.?In regard to special
eports sent from Jackson. Mich., re ently
to some newspapers regarding an
illegcd altercation between United States
Senators Dolliver and Tillman, a denial
if which was sent to the Associated
'ress correspondent at Jackson last night,
senator Dolliver tonight said:
"There is not a shred of truth in the
itory of an altercation. Senator Tillman
ipoke at Jackson, Mich., July 3, and left
he same day for Louisville. I made a
"ourth of July speech there the next day
ind left for Chicago early on July 5. I
jave not seen or spoken to Senator Tillnan
since March 4.'
COMMENT ON CASUALTIES.
London Papers Amazed Over Fourth
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ipeclal Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, July <!.?The English papers
rive a prominent place today to the easualies
resulting from the American celebraion
of independence. The comments on
hese casualties are in a tone of amazement
hat civilized people exist who will permit
luch useless sacrifices upon the so-called
iltar of patriotism. Such a state of things
s wholly beyond English comprehension.
It is a common remark in London that
hese statistics, combined with reports of
ailway casualties in America, show that
luman life is held at a lower value there
:han in any country in the world.
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RUSSIAN OFFICIAL KILLED.
Known as Organizer of Anti-Jewish
Riot at Valogda.
YKKATERINBL'RG, Russia, July 6 ?
-apt. Pushkin of the gendarmerie was asJaesinated
here today. He was known
is the organizer of the anti-Jewish attacks
at Valogda in October, 1905, when
many lives were lost.
Pushkin was walking with the chief
)f police at the time of the attack. The
latter was not injured. The assailants
made their escape, 'and wounded a policeman
In Ai..U?
man in men liifjlll.
FRENCH SHIP SUNK.
?rompt Action to Save Destruction by
Explosion of Powder.
TOULON. France July 6.?The battleship
joche has had a narrow escape from deitruction.
Fire broke out during the night
lear her powder magazine and in order to
irevent the spread of the flames the battleihlp
was sunk in a slip adjoining the one In
vhich the battleship Iena was wrecked by
in explosion with great loss of life March
2 last."
The fire, which broke out In the sallroom,
is did the fire which destroyed the French
orpedo schoolship Algeciras here November
25, 1906, resulting In the loss of three
Ives, Is a mystery, and as this Is the
hird conflagration to break out on board
ihlps at Toulon within a month the lnciient
has created much disquietude In naval
:ircles and a rigid Inquiry will be made.
The Hoche is of about 11,000 tons dls>lacement,
was completed In 18M?, has a
>elt of compound armor of 14 to 18 Inches
hick and carries a crew numbering about
<50 officers and men. Her armament conilsts
of two 13.4-inch guns, two 10.8-inch,
welve 5.5-inch, four 2.5-inch and a number
if smaller rapid-fire guns. Her speed is esi
ma ted at 1<S knots and she carries about
00 tons of coal.
_ CBOXEB'S CHARITY.
Hstributing Winnings on Orby
Among Charitable Institutions.
Ipet-lal Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, July 0.?Richard Croker's popilarity
in Ireland is simply growing apace,
lis latest move has been to distribute his
winnings on Orby in both the English and
rish derbies, valued roughly at $35,000,
mnn<r nhirltu hlfi Inct 11iltlnnQ A bin/U it
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hing is told about him in connection with
he Dublin Hospital for Incurables.
In response to an application for a conribution
to discharge a debt of $1,855 which
fas burdening the institution, Mr. Croker
ent his check for the full amount.
EMIGRATION CONFERENCE.
Proposed International Meeting to Be
Held at Vienna.
VIENNA, July 6.?The Austro-Hun;arlan
colonization society is planning to
iold an international emigration confernce
In this city next fall. Senator Dillinglam
of Vermont, chairman of the immlxation
commission, studying conditions In
iurope, has been in conference here with
ifllcials of the society.
Ua Aiit th-it amion-antu t,-i f ho
lie JJV'i 11 ivu vui uiai vuiift i ?v i?iv
Jnited States should l>e examined by Ainercan
physicians and consuls before leaving
heir native country. He is of the opinion
hat the projected conference will lead to
atisfaetory international agreements.
NEW OPERA BY PUCCINI.
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Next Work.
ROME, July tt.?Glacomo Puccini, the
talian composer, in an Interview today said
hat he had decided to choose an American
ubject for tlie opera he purposes to write
fter he completes his present work, an
pera on the li/e of Marie Antoinette.
The go'.d miners of California will be his
hief personages.
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Canada Discourages the Japs.
pedal Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA, Ont., July 6.?Dominion iminl- ,
ration inspectors at Vancouver will not j
ermlt the landing of Japanese except on (
ay men t of a head tax of It is thought j '
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uai man j "in "t u????uic iu JHij LIU9, ailU
ence unable to land.
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Engineer Killed in Collision.
pecial Dispatch to The Star. ^
BRISTOL, Tenn., July C.?In a head-on 1
olllsion on the Southern at Straw Plains
t 10 o'clock this morning. Engineer J. H. (
trown of Knoxville. in charge of passenger i
rain No. !), was instantly killed and sev- i
ral others were seriously if not fatally in- |
jred. Details of the Wfeck ire meager. I
CAPTAIN OYSTER
IS PRESIDENT
Board of Education Elects New
Presidinn Offiner.
SUCCEEDS ADMIRAL BAIRD
Business Transacted at Meeting Held
Yesterday Afternoon.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
Plans for Coming Year Informally
Discussed?President Oyster
Delivers an Address.
C'npl. James F. Oyster was elected president
of the board of education a( a meeting
of that body held yesterday afternoor>
at Franklin School. The two newly appointed
members. W. I>. Hoover and
R R. Horner, were sworn in by J \V. H
Smith and a vote of thanks to Admiral
Balrd for Ills services as president of the
board and of regret at bis resignation waa
passed. A number <>f appointments transfers
and promotions among janitors and
caretakers were approved by the board, and
plans for the coming year Informally discussed.
After the resolution of thanks to Admiral
Balrd had been proposed by Mrs. Ellen
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Capt. Jab. F. Oyster.
Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell
declared that she would not be able to vote
In the affirmative upon it If the reason ascribed
to Admiral Baird for his resignation
were the true one?that is, difficulty
over the color line and trouble with the
colored schools. Mrs. Mussey replied that
she had received a letter from the former
president of the board In which the admiral
said the color Question was not the cause of
his resignation. This satisfied Mrs Terrell,
and she voted for the resolution, wnlcli wai
passed unanimously.
The meeting was called to order by V4ce
President Barton W. Everman, who said
that the object of the meeting was to choosy
a successor to Admiral Baird and to transact
such other business as might arise.
Election is Held.
Following the passage of the resolution
of thanks to Admiral Baird an Informal
ballot was taken for president, Messrs.
Hoover and Horner, the new members, being
appointed tellers.
The ballot stood: Oyster, 7; Cox, 1; Everman,
1.
On motion of Mrs. Terrell the election was
made unanimous.
C&pt. Oyster then took the clialr and the
board at once re-elected Dr. Evemian vice
president.
"An Inaugural address," said Capt. Oyster,
after Dr. Evermans election, "i?
not exactly in my line, but 1 wish
to assure the members of the board that 1
appreciate most highly the honor that lias
been done me by this election. It was unexpected
and 1 consider my selection a compliment.
If the efforts of this board have
been productive of good I feel that our
duties have been well pi rforined. But r.ow
we have before us, first of all, our duty
toward the children and their needs. Wa
have, of course, a large corps of leachers
to consider; yet they have a duty toward ua
to perform, for which they receive compensation,
and the orders from this iKiard
ought to be tarried out
"We have hitherto had trouble and many
protests as to the right of the board to do
this or that, but we have paid little or no
attention to these objections. We realizo
what our positions are and the responsibility
of them, and are not approaching
weighty matters lightly.
Goj ". Word for Superintendent.
"There have been many changes of jan
nor?. wiiemer mey nave been rigm ana
wise we must wait to Bee. W'e liave a
superintendent who has hud a trying year.
He is a man of a good deal of ability and
strong in his own convictions. He has had
a whole year's experience, and it is now up
to him to make a success. He may have
made mistakes, but the board has supported
him, and without such continued supjKjrt
it will be impossible for Dr. Chancellor to
succeed.
"Committee work has not been neglected,
but 1 fear it has often been sadly hurried.
Questions have been brought into committee
Just before meetings; papers have been
hasttlv examined and slfcrne?i. \t<ire Mmn
ought to be given to consideration and
greater care taken.
"The question now is as to committees?
whether they shall be selected by vote or
shall be named by the chair. The work pf
(lie board will be outlined at a later meeting."
Board Favors More Committe?s.
W. V. Cox said he thought the president
jught to name the committees after conference
with members of the board. lie
said Dr. Chancellor had advocated fewer
?ommittees, arguing that in that way time
would be saved and eflfort concentrated,
but he (Mr. Cox) uiKed the opposite that
greater attention might be paid to detail
work. Both Mrs. Mussey and Dr. Everman
?poke in favor of mwre committees, and that
was recorded as the opinion of the hoard.
Mr. Cox's motion, providing that the
president appoint the committees and that
he present committees shall HI mill until
:lie new ones are named-special committees
to stand until they report and are
lisohai'Ked?was carried.
Mrs. Mussey, as chairman of the committee
on proposed amendments, reported
hat the committee had met severa' tiuu-H
md had conferred with Controller Tracewell.
who was of opinion that the automatic
promotion and change of salary scheme for
iie teachers would not work, recommend