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K.ti.r?',*.' 'iSr^.TiTir"'-M """ No. 17,314. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1908-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS.
Snnilay Star, one year. $1.50.
"WHOOrSAYSSTORM
Sou'wester Doing Things to
the Middle West.
RECORD SNOW IN CHICAGO
Vessels in Distress on the Great
Lakes.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC DELAYED
Trains Have to Be Double-Headed
and Many of Them Are Four or
Five Hours Late.
Special r?i?pateh to The Star.
CHICAGO, February 11>.?Nine inches of
snow, tiie heaviest precipitation in Chicago
in four years, and a gale of fortyeight
miles an hour, which almost swept
pedestrians from their feet and necessitated
the stretching of ropes along buildings
in Michigan avenue for pedestrians
to cling to in order to permit of progress
on foot at all; steam railroad and surface
car traffic impeded, and in some
cases stopped entirely for hours, and
home-going crowds, kept in the downtown
district until late at night as a result?
tliis tells In part the story of yesterday's
blinding storm, which held the city in its
grip from almost daylight until long after
dark.
Save itor the absence of zero weather,
the storm would have been listed as a
blizzard of exceptional violence. The medium
temperature prevailing mitigated its
discomfort to residents and caused its entry
on the dockets of the weather bureau
as a "sou'wester" of remarkable strength
and duration.
Lake Vessel Sinks.
Traffic was delayed and the suburbs
were in the worst condition of many years.
This morning great streams of pedestrians
plodded through the ha'.f foot of snow and
slush covering the downtown streets. Suburban
trains moved along cautiously and
uncertainly and tne stations were crowded
with thousands of suburbanites waiting
fo- long-delayed means of transportation
Thi only fatalities in connection with
the storm so far occurred when the fishing
steamship Anstach sank just outside
the harbor at Waukegan last night, drowning
the mate and engineer.
The blizzard was felt throughout the
entire middle west, the storm delaying
trains, interfering with telegraph service
and in some places stopping all
traffic. The storm center seemed to be
in Nebraska and central Illinois, where
the downfall reached a depth of fourteen
inches on the level, and was piled in
deep drifts by the high winds which accompanied
the snow.
Railroads Blocked
AH train traffic in Jfebraska was seriously
affected. The Chicago-Denver express
westbound on the Hock Island was
stalled in a drift near Prairie Home, ten
miles from I,incoln. The eastbound Rock
Island passenger was tied up in the Dincoin
yards.
The central Illinois towns were placed
in the grip of the blizzard and the network
of interurban lines was tied up.
The blizzard advanced eastward with
increasing intensity and extent and has
caused precipitation during the last twenty-four
hours from the Rocky mountains
xastUMril In I ?kp Michigan in the form
of snow In the northern sections and rain
in the south.
Michigan Gets the Blow.
DETROIT. Mich., February 19.?The
bhzzard which swept down upon the lower
portion of Michigan from the west yesterday
afternoon still prevails with great
severity, and already the snowfall ranges
fromeight inches iriDetroit toeighieen inches
in the southwestern section of the state.
Accompanied hv a <wenty-to-thirty-milean-hour
wind, the snow is drifting badly
through the country districts, and roads
are badly blockaded. Trains are late
everywh re. although railroad officials
generally express themselves as gW-atly
pleased over their success in keeping the
lines open. The storm is most severe in
that part of the state below a line drawn
from Saginaw bay across to Lake Michigan
Kalamazoo reports that all trains in the
southwestern section of the state are
from one-half an hour to four hours late,
and that the I.ake Shore railroad lias entirely
abandoned traffic on its branch
through there today. Interurban lines in
southwestern Michigan are having a desperate
fight to get cars through. The
Michigan Central. Pe^re Marquette. Wabash
and ..rand Trunk railroads all reported
be re practically the same condition
of affairs along their lines?snow fromeight
to eighteen inches in d< pth. trains i>eing
double-headed and delays in traffic from
th ? west running from half an hour to
five or six hours. The Wabash reports the
storm less severe through Canada, and
westbound passenger trains arriving with
small delays
Affects Lake Region.
MILWAUKEE. February 1?.?The storm
which sta ted in this section yesterday
continued with but slightly abated flerce,
mass today. About a foot of snow has
fallen in Milwaukee and vicinity. The
schedules of street car lines are irregular
and the electric line to Kacine is
tied up on account of huge drifts. Trains
on the steam roads are considerably de*
%*yed. The storm is universal throughout
the upper lake region.
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Two Inches of Snow in New York. Special
Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. February 10-The tallend
of a snowstorm that is central over
Ohio struck New York during the early
hours of the morning and by noon over
two inches of snow had fallen. According
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likely turn to rain hefoie night The
snow was of an exceedingly moist variety
and it made easy slush in the streets
The storm came from the southwest, and
it is not likely to last longer than today.
Fa r and cold r weather is promised for
tomorrow.
Ten Inches of Snow at Toledo.
TOI..EDO. Ohio February lt? The
storm of last night is continued today
an I there have been ten inches of snow.
Street car traffic is interfered with and
cars on interurban lines are greatly delayed.
There is much fear of a flood. The
Maumee river is full o slush ice, and already
considerable damage has been done
along the docks. I'nless freezing weather
, comes quickly a disastrous flood seems
certain.
Heavy Snowfall in Pennsylvania.
Sl'RANTON, Pa . February It*. Heavy
snow has fallen throughout northeastern
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: Pennsylvania since 4 o'clock this morning,
the storm coming from the southwest.
Street car traffic in the Lackawanna
i valley was blockaded before noon and
' steam roads are greatly handicapped, with
all trains behind time.
On the mountains there is considerable
wind and drifts are filling the cuts so
that there is danger of a complete tie-up
of all railroads out of Scranton.
The Lackawanna Railroad Company has
notified its section hands to be ready to
respond to calls for clearing the cuts in
: the Pocono mountains should the storm
and wind continue.
22 Above Zero at St. Louis.
j ST. IX)UIS, February 19.?The temperaI
ture dropped down to 22 degrees above
! zero today and a stinging snowstorm
! prevails, being driven by a hard northwest
wind, blowing twenty-six miles an
! hour.
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Eight Inches of Snow at Hagerstown
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Md.. February 19Snow
has been falling in this section of
Maryland since last midnight, and at
noon today the ground was covered to a
depth of eight inches. Reports from the
mountain sections are that the snow is
drifting and will probably cause serious
trouble on the railroads. As it is. trains
on some of the steam roads are running
from one to three hours late, and it is
with great difficulty that cars are being
kept running on the suburban electric
lines. At 1 o'clock this afternoon snow
was falling faster than at any time dur:
ing the day.
Worst Storm in Twenty Years.
GOSHEN. Ind., February 10.?The worst
snowstorm In twenty years is raging here.
Eighteen Inches of snow have fallen and
in places it has drifted badly. Southbound
trains from Michigan points are
blocked. At Warsaw twelve inches of
snow have fallen. Other points in northem
Indiana are sending similar reports.
Traffic Tied Up in Iowa.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa. February 10.
?The blizzard has completely tied up
traffic on the Iowa Central railroad. In
the drifts near Gilford a passenger train
is snowed in. Chicago and Northwestern
trains, with two locomotives and double
sections for through trains, are from four
to seven hours late.
GILLETTE "iS STOLID
SHOWS LITTLE INTEREST IN
HIS DEATH SENTENCE.
' AUBURN, N. Y.. February 10.?Chester
Gillette, under conviction for the murder
of Grace Brown, has been informed
of the decision of the court of appeals
affirming the verdict of the lower court.
Warden Benham has not been officially
notified of the decision, but when he received
a long telegram this morning for
Chester from his mother he decided to
inform the condemned man at once. The
warden talked with Gillette in his cell.
The prisoner did not show the least
[ emotion, but asked to be allowed to confer
with his attorneys as soon as possible
to arange for some future action.
The telegram from Mrs. Gillette was
sent from Denver. After expressing
sympathy, she urged her son not to be
discouraged as she had hopes of taking
the case to a higher court. This afternoon
Chester will receive a visit from
his sister Hazel, who lives in this city.
TAFT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Tour of Manchester Early Today.
Address at Nashua This Afternoon.
MANCHESTER. N. H., February !?.?
Following a crowded day and night of
traveling, speee.hmaking and sightseeing.
Secretary of War Taft rose early today
for another strenuous day's campaign. He
was the guest during the night at the residence
of Gov. Charles M. Floyd. Although
the Secretary retired late, he was
up early today and started on a tour ,
about the city. He was accompanied by
the governor and by former Gov. Rollins. I
The weather was cold and a light snowwas
falling, but Secretary Taft and his
escort drove about the city in an open
carriage. A committee of Nashua citizens
came to Manchester this morning to
escort the Secretary to their city, where
he will make an address this afternoon.
ALBFQUERQUE. N. M.. February li? ?
The New Mexico republican territorial
committee in session here yesterdayadopted
by unanimous vote a resolution :
indorsing the candidacy of William H.
Taft for the republican presidential nomi- '
nation, and pledging the committee and
the republican organization to do all in
their power to further the candidacy.
This is equivalent to a delegation in
I strut ted for Tatt from M>w Mexico to tne
! national convention. The republican terI
ritorial convention will be held at Silver
j City March 21.
NA8HCA, N. H., February lb.?A crowd
of several hundred persons greeted Seer.-tary
Taft on his arrival at the Nashua
Junction today for a four-hour visit in
this city. When Mr. Taft and his party
stepped from their car they were heartily
cheered. Mayor Albert Shedd extended to
Secretary Taft the freedom of the city.
The party was then driven uptown In
; automobiles to Beasom Hall, where a ,
j luncheon was served at noon.
BEST POSSIBLE SYSTEM.
Senator Hale Defends Naval Construction
Methods.
That our present system of naval construction
is the best possible is the verdict
>>f Senator Hale, chairman of the Senate
committee on naval affairs. The opinion
was announced in the course of a speech
in the Senate today and was gtven. as he
said, as the result of thirty years' experience
in naval legislation. The speech
was made in connection with a request
that the Senate order to be printed the
reports of Admirals Converse and Capps
prepared in reply to recent magazine attacks
on the methods of constructing
and maintaining the navy of the present
day. The reports arc both elaborate and
are to be used in connection with the i
inquiry into naval matters which the j
committee is entering upon in connection :
; with Mr. Hale's bill. In the course of his \
! remarks he satll that the new navy, as it j
| exists today had cost $1 200.000.ouo.
New Custom by Roosevelt.
ROME. February 19.?Ambassador Gris?_
_ at .1. II.. * ir i we* ^
com nas uiuvmuy iu rving viciorj
Emmnnuel through Signor Tittoni, the '
foreign minister, a letter from President ,
; Roosevelt congratulating liis majesty j
' j;.on the birth November 13, 11107, of a 1
daughter, the Princess Giovanna. The
i king has expressed his pleasure at the receipt
of this communication, particularly
as the observance is a new departure for
! 'he American government. vln the past
; the United States took no notice of such t
events.
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Grand Chief Banger Dead.
, ROCHESTER. N. Y., February 11).?
| Charles F. A. Young, grand chief ranger
| of the Foresters of America, died today
j at his home of typhoid-pneumonia. He
j had been ill only a few days.
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TRACKS TO STATION PLAZA
CHAIRMAN SMITH'S REPORT ON
THE PENDING BILL.
Considerations That Dominated in
Selecting the Routes?The CrossTown
Line Extension.
Chairman Smith of the House committee
on the District of Columbia has completed
his renort on the Union station nerma
nent trackage bill, which will go before
the House tomorrow. Some of his comments
on the bill, the details of which
have been previously published in The
Star, are of considerable interest. Mr.
Smith devotes a paragraph to explaining
the radical changes made by the House
District committee in the former bill. He
Bays:
"In determining the necessary alterations
and extensions of the existing street
railway lines, in order to provide for the
shortest, most direct and practicable
routes to and from the new Union station
the committee lias been deeply impressed
with the necessity not merely of considering
present conditions, but also of anticipating.
so far as possible, the future
growth and development of the several
[pjarlers of the city. The committee also
realized that whatever lines of trackage
were to be adopted they should be of a
permanent nature and that, accordingly,
no extension or alteration of the existing
lines should be recommended unless it appeared
to be the best that could be adopted
under all the circumstances and conflicting
interests. As aids in arriving at
pioper conclusions the committee granted
hearings to the officers of the severa
street railways, to accredited representative^
of citizens' associations and to individual
citizens and property owners interested.
As a result the committee has
reached conclusions differing both from
the original recommendation of the District
Commissioners and from the conclusion
of the Senate. Ilence this proposed
substitute."
The Crosstown Line.
With reference to the crosstown line
provided for. Mr. Smith says that "the
committee Is agreed in asking for this
service for the reason that at the.hearings
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u?-i'u?f me committee 11 was developed
that this extension would accommodate
at least loo.ooo people living in that portion
of the city, as well as the people ol
other portions of the city comihg into the
past, northeast and southeast. We believe
that th^ city has so far developed that a
crosstown line, east and west and north
and south, such as is provided for, should
l>e granted to the people, and the Capital
Traction Company has been authorized
to construct this work, for the reason
that the representatives of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company stated
at hearings before the committee that ii
the company were authorized to construct
the line it would be unable to do so at
this time, while, on tlie contrary, thf
representatives of the Capital Traction
Company said they would be glad to b<
requested and authorized to extend tht
company's lines as provided."
Selection of New Jersey Avenue.
The rejrort lays emphasis upon the
Florida avenue extension and says, respecting
the service down New Jersey
avenue, that "it affords for the people in
the northwest section of the city a shorter
route to tire Union station than any
other suggestion. That avenue is broad
and will require widening for one block
only, which will be an Improvement, as
the avenue will then be of uniform width
from Florida avenue to Massachusetts
avenue." The committee Is put on record
as preferring the New Jersey avenue
route to the North Capitol street routr
proi>osed In the Senate bill, for the reason
that the lines of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company are already laid on
*^??i ui * (i (iliui on cci, aim itm vviiiiiimcr
says "that experience demonstrates tliat
where two different railway companies
use the same tracks for any considerablf
distance there are times when (the carr
of one company are delayed by reason ol
defects or damages which, are unavoidable.
resulting in lying up the cars on
both lines."
The committee's report also emphasizes
the provision requiring the Metropolitan
Coach Company, which now operates antiquated
rolling wrecks on ltith street, tc
substitute motor vehicles within a yeai
from the passage of the trackage bill.
Chance Confirmed by Senate.
The Senate has confirmed the nomination
of Merrltt O. Chance of Illinois, to b<
auditor for the Post Ofllce Department.
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1 FLEET NEARS CALLAO
ADMIRAL EVANS' HEALTH IS
STILL UNSATISFACTORY.
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LIMA. February 10.?A wireless dispatch.
dated Wednesday, 12:45 a.m., from
the American battleship fleet has just
been received here. It says the squadron
was then 224 miles from Callao. The speed
had been reduced to eight miles an hour.
. The message also says that Rear Admiral
Evans has not yet recovered his
health.
It Is believed that the fleet will he
s sighted at daylight and that the vessels
. will enter Callao harbor at 10 o'clock
! Thursday morning.
Warships at the Golden Gate.
SAN FRANCISCO. February 19.?The
' United States battleship Nebraska, Capt.
? Nicholson, arrived yesterday from Mag,
dalena bay as the vanguard of a fleet
which will be in this harbor by Saturday,
and which, though not so large as that on
its way here under Admiral Evans' command,
will be the most Imposing array of
. fighting pjaohines ever assembled inside
. the Golden Gate.
Admiral Dayton's "Big Four." the
West Virginia, Maryland. Colorado and
1 Pennsylvania, and Admiral Sebree's big
armored cruisers, Tennessee and Washington.
will be here Friday, and will be
! joined Saturday by the South Dakota and
[ California, now anchored between here
i and Mare Island. These, with the Ne
braska, will make nine big first-class wari
ships, with about 800 officers and men on
. each vessel. '
CROSBY S. NOYES' CONDITION.
Passed Rather Bad Night, But Symp|
toms Are Not Alarming.
PASADENA, Cal., February 19.?The
" condition of Crosbw S. Noyes, editor-ini
chief of The Washington Star, who is
' critically ill at the Hotel Raymond, was
this morning reported as practically un1
changed. The patient is reported to have
passed rather a bad night, but there are
no alarming symptoms.
Frank B. Noyes of Chicago arrived at
, his father's bedside last night.
I ' EIGHT LEAPED FOR LIFE.
Disastrous Fire in a Houston Boarding
House.
> HOUSTON, Texas. February 19.?Eight
persons had to jump from the second
story of a burning building today, three
! of them being injured, one dangerously.
The injured are:
Mrs. Hattie Smith, badly cut by glass;
Edward Smith, aged twenty-nine, badly
1 cut and dangerously injured by fall;
. Clark Smith, aged twenty, cut about face
, and bruised. It was a boarding house
and the flames broke out all over it at
once. The inmates could not get out
; exeept by jumping, and they went
' through the windows, glass and all. The
, building was a total loss and adjoining
[ property was badly damaged by the
flames.
Figures That Tell.
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The Sunday Star's gain
i in Circulation?
I February 16, 1908.. .39,303
; February 17, 1907.. .35,375
1
Gain 3,928
No other local Sunday
! paper can show a gain in
Sunday circulation. ft
. The Sunday Star's gain
in Advertising?
February 16, '08. .. 121 col.
| February 17, '07... 108 col.
! Gain 13 col.
All other local Sunday
papers lost a total of 25
columns.
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1 FOR POSTAL SAVINGS BANK!
PROVISIONS OF BILL INTRODTJC
ED BY SENATOR KNOX.
Plan Outlined by the Postmaste:
General and Advocated in
Public Addresses.
I
Senator Knox today introduced a bill b
establish a system of postal saving
banks. The bill embodies the plan out
lined by Postmaster General Meyer in hi
annual report and which he has advocat
ed in public addresses as being calculate*
to encourage economy and thrift and t<
i afford a place of deposit free from an;
possibility of doubt or suspicion for vas
sums of money which might otherwise b*
hoarded and kept out of clrculatioi
t lamAsanoo s>.w In e lr /\ f nnn
uiiuugii igiiuiaiiic yjl iav.iv vi wiiiiuciiuc.
The bill authorizes the Postmaster Gen
eral to establish a system of postal sav
ings banks composed of such money orde
offices as he may designate for that pur
pose.
Accounts may be opened and deposit
made In any postal savings uank estab
i ltshed under this act by any person of thi
age of ten years or over In his own name
by a married woman In her own nam<
And free from any control or lnterferenc<
by her husband, by a trustee as such 01
behalf of another person, by a parent
guardian or other person for the beneti
of a child under ten years of age, or b:
any charitable or benevolent society o
association: "Provided, that no person o
organization shall have more than on<
postal savings account, except that s
trustee, parent, guardian or other persoi
may have an individual account and ai
account in his representative capacit:
for each person or child for whom he ma:
be entitled to open an account. The bil
further provides that such postal bank:
shall receive deposits of money in evei
dollars, with $1 as a minimum, and post
masters are required to make daily re
ports to the Postmaster General, wh<
will forward to the depositor a wrlttei
acknowledgment of its receipt. Deposit:
are not liable to seizure or detention un
der legal processes against the depositor
and such funds are exempt from taxa
tion. Interest at the rate of 2 per cen
per annum is allowed depositors, and th<
Postmaster General is authorized to place
the money deposited In postal saving:
banks in national banks at a rate of in
terest satisfactory to the Secretary of th<
Treasury. These national depositaries an
to be in the Immediate vicinity of posta
\banks from which the money Is drawn
as a safeguard against centralization o:
eurency and as a means of facilitatinj
the return of money to the channels o;
trade. National banks are prohibiten
from receiving any compensation fron
cashing or collecting any checks or anj
otiier service in connection with posta
banks. Withdrawals of deposits may b<
made at any time subject to certain regu
Intinn.l TU.> 1.111 (AO n n n n ? .
iauuiir>. i ur imii tai i iro au jaiiui
of $100,000 to give it effect.
INDIAN CHIEF FOUND DEAD.
Head of the Kaw Tribe Strieker
With Heart Trouble.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ARKANSAS CITY. Kan., February 19.Wah-Shun-Gah,
chief of the Kaw In
dians, was found dead today near th<
home oO Rufus Testgate. with whom h<
lived. The chief attended the Kaw pay
ment yesterday and received his shar<
of the tribal funds. He drove home lat<
in the evening. It is supposed he wai
stricken with heart trouble.
Wah-Shun-Gah was eighty-eight years
old. and chief of the Kaws since 1875. H?
moved with the tribe from Kansas. H<
always said Senator Curtis of Kansas wai
his grandson, though they probably wen
not related.
The chief was a shrewd Indian and of
ten made trips to Washington to see the
great white father. He was marriec
twenty-one times, but none of his wives
survive him.
BIDGELY IN KANSAS CITY.
Stated Positively He Will Accept
Bank Presidency.
Stieciul Dispatch to The Star.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. February 19.?II
can be 6tated positively that W. B. Ridgely.
controller of the currency, is to accept
the presidency of the National Banli
of Commerce Just as soon as the reorganization
is effected.
He has been offered the place unofficially
and has accepted unofficially. When
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the directorate is named the formal o
fer and acceptance will pass, and M:
Ridgely will resign from the Treasur
Department. Mr. Ridgely, accompanied b
D. R. Francis of St. Louis, arrived her
from Washington this morning and wer
at once into conference with George 'i
Cutts. receiver of the bank, and the rt
organization committee. He will advls
the committee and then return to Wasli
ington to close up his affairs there befor
coming to Kansas City.
Mr. Ridgely did not meet former Sec
retary Leslie M. Shaw, who left for Der
ver Just at the time of his arrival.
CHANGES IN ARMY COMMANDS
Gen. Wood Will Leave the Philip
pines for Home Tomorrow.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, commandin
the Philippines Division, has notified th
Secretary of War that in compliance wit!
the orders of the department he wil
transfer the command of the troops i
the Philippines to Maj. Gen. John F
Weston tomorrow and leave for th
United States. Gen. Wood has bee'
granted leave of absence for six montht
and will spend most of the time in Eng
land and other European countries. H
will arrive at New York about the 1st o
August and will assume command of tti
Department of the East, relieving Ma;
Gen. F. D. Grant, who will go to Chi
cago to take command of the Depart
ment of the Lakes. Brig. Gen. WHliar
H. Carter, now commanding the last
named department, will be transferred t
the command of the Department of Mis
souri at St. Louis.
Gen. Weston now commands the De
partment of Luzon at Manila. He wil
be relieved of that command by G<t
Albert L. Mills, now in command of th
Department of the Visayas, who will b
succeeded in turn at Iloilo by Brig. Ger
Charles L. Hodges, now in command o
the post at Jolo.
TO LESSEN VAGRANCY
SENATOR TILT."MAN'S BILL T<
DECREASE LOCAL CRIMES.
The attention of the Senate was callei
today by Senator Tillman of South Caro
llna to the many recent hold-ups am
robberies in the District. He presents
a vagrancy bill for this city and mad
a few remarks upon it. Mr. Tillman too
the floor a few minutes after the sessioi
began.
"Mr. President, those of us who ar
living in Washington, either temporaril
or permanently," began Mr. Tillmai
"have been very much startled and un
^ doubtedly made uneasy by the conditio
jj of crime disclosed here and the robberie
which have occurred in the most publi
places by day and by night. There is
, clamor abroad for a large increase o
the police and all that sort of thing.
"Thinking over the situation, it has oc
curred to me that the cause ought to b
removed, if it is possible to find it. rathe
r than to go to the expense of attemptin
to prevent It. I am sure, from my know
edge of the negro race, that the wide
spread vagrancy which is evident her
as wen as in oiner Cities wnere me ne
groes are fn large numbers is the caus
0 of this criminality. There are other rea
8 sons undoubtedly, owing to the overedu
cation of some negroes, who are made t
have higher aspirations than it is possibl
3 for "them to attain. But, without deal
- ing with the theories which would un
j doubtedly be brought into play if w
3 should go into a discussion, I want t
introduce a bill for the purpose of sup
V pressing vagrancy in this District, and
t ask that it be read."
e Here the South Carolina senator sen
1 to the desk his bill, which proposes "t
define and suppress vagrancy in the District
of Columbia." It provides "that th
" following described persons in the Distric
- of Columbia are hereby declared va
r grants: Idle persons, who, not having vis
_ ible means of support, live without lawft
employment; persons wandering abroa
and visiting tippling shops or houses o
8 ill fame, or lodging in groceries, out
- houses, market places, sheds, barns or i
a the open air and not giving a good at
count of themselves; persons wanderin
e abroad and begging, or who go abou
e from door to door or place themselves i
t the streets, highways and passages o
. other public places to beg and receiv
1 alms; all persons leading an idle, im
1' moral or profligate life, who have no prop
r erty to support them or who are able o
r body to work and do not work, ineludin
5 all able-bodied persons without otho
1 visible means of support who shall live i
1 idleness upon the wages or earnings o
1 their mother, wife or minor child or chil
r dren."
f The second section of the bill provide
' that in cases of conviction under thi
s law persons convicted shall be require
1 to enter into security in a sum not ?x
" ceeding lot"), conditioned upon good be
havior and industry for the period of on
J vear and in cases of failure to give sue
1 security that they shall be committed t
s the workhouse for a period not to exeee*
one year. The security must be in th
' nature of a recognizance to the Distric
" with a surety or sureties to he approve*
by the Police Court, in which court al
I prosecutions under this act aie to be con
. ducted in the manner now in vogue.
"I want to say further," remarked Mr
* Tillman after the reading of the bill, "tha
; the body of this bill is taken from th
. Massachusetts code. There are som
slight alterations to suit local condition
f and a little elaboration. I tried to inak
the net a little more catching."
t- Without discussion the bill was referrei
j to the committee on the District of Co
, lumbia.
1 MORE KENTUCKY OUTLAWRY.
? ?
' Night Riders Terrorize Inhabitant:
and Lash a White Man.
HOPKI N'SVI I.i.K. Ky.. February 1!? The
town of tiracey, in West Cliristiai
county, was visited last night Try twenty
1 rive masked "night riders." Alter taking
possession of the telephone exchange an<
taking Town ' Marshal Waters pris.inoi
. they te: rorized the inhabitants by tirinf
. guns and pistols.
? Forcing James Woot'-n. a white mar
> who was occupying a room at a hotel. t<
. accompany them, the "night riders ' tool
- * ' " 4-t.l-.A_ 1 UiM
> mm to ine ouintiuis ami wiiii>|k-ii nun
[ ordering him to leave town liy morning.
' After leaving warning for the negroes
to go to work the hand rode off inti
Trigg county. Wooten was suspected o
, being a detective.
j FLOODS IN INDIANA.
Situation Is Growing Serious From
| Swollen Rivers.
I INDIANAPOLIS, February 1?.?Tlu
' flood situation in southern Indiana is
more serious today. Swollen rivers hav?
increased their depth during the night and
thousands of additional acres of low
lands are submerged. At Bvansville th?
' Ohio river gauge showed thirty-nine feet
at noon. The river is rising at about out
inch an hour. Rain and snow fell during
t th? night, followed today by a cold wind,
. causing much suffering among those
. j camped in temporary quarters among tht
hills. Green river rose twelve inches durk
I ing the night.
At Terre Haute the Waiiash river rose
four inches, reaching eighteen feet. At
Hazelton White river rose six inches and
i now is twenty-two feet.
STOESSEL WAITS DOOM
y
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His Judges Have Retired for
i-j Their Deliberation.
* j
:: GENERAL PLAYS THE MAN
Takes All the Blame for the Sur>
render of Port Arthur.
I! DR. DUBOUCHET IS RELEASED
11;
? American Arrested in Odessa It
Freed, But Warned to Leave
n '
| the Country.
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f ST. PBTERSBl'RG. February lfle
The court which has been trying: Lieut.
1 ! Gen. Stoessel for the surrender of Port
- Arthur to the Japanese retired for de
n liberation at noon today, ordering Gen.
" Sloessel and the other defendants in the
? | court-martial proceedings, Gens. Fork
and Reiss, to appear February 20 at 11
- o'clock in the morning, when sentence
' Is expected to be pronounced,
g j Sentries have been stationed at the
e doors leading ,to the Judges' room.
I. which has been provided with beds,
f etc.. indicating that the judges anticipate
quite a considerable struggle in
_ their efforts to reach a verdict.
The prosecution waived the privilege
of introducing testimony in rebuttal.
The last word "Was given to the accused
3 general, who uttered only a few sentences
in a firm voice and shouldered
the entire responsibility for the surrender
of Port Arthur. "If the court
decides that the surrender was a
. crime." he continued. "I ask for the
death sentence."
, Dubouchet Is Freed.
d ODESSA. February 1U.? Dr. Dubouchet,
e the American citizen who was arrested
k recently in Odessa on the charge of being
n Connected with the revolutionary organization.
was released today, but he was
e ordered to leave Russia within ten days.
y When Dr. Dubouchet was taken into
t custody the police refused him permis*
sion to consult the American consul.
" The matter was then taken up by Amn
bassador Riddle at St. Petersburg, and
s the foreign oftice promised that the prisc
oner would be allowed to talk with the
representative of his country.
As a result. Alfred W. Smith, the
lf American vice consul, secured the release
of Dr. Dubouchet. He probably will Join
.. his wife in Switzerland. Mrs. Dubouchet
e is a Russian woman of noble birth. Her
maiden name was Orloff. It has bean der
clared that Bhe spent a large part of her
K fortune in aiding the Russian revolu1
tionary movement. Dr. Dubouchet, who
._ has lived in Odessa for sex'eral years, was
arrested on the order of the governorgeneral.
?
! TRACK TO NAVY YARD.
i_ ______
o Senate Bill That Proposes to Solva
? the Problem.
The Pennsylvania railroad and tha
e Washington navy yard seem both to be
" between the devil and the deep blue sea.
j In order to comply with the terms under
which its million and a half payment for
t the relinquishment of the old Sixth street
? station site is made the road must take
e up its present tracks to the navy yard,
t But, according to Secretary Metcalf and
other officials, that side track is urgently
needed for the delivery of supplies at the
j yard. So there you are.
A Senate bill, which will soon be sent
_ to the House, authorizes the road to
n maintain and opetate a single brancfl
track from its present main line to th*
jr yard, and in the report on that bill the
reasons for this suggested action arc set
n forth.
r "The original bill." th? re;v>rt savs
e "was introduced at the request of the
Secretary of the Navy. From the Seeretary's
letjcr it appeals to lie absolutely
necessary to preserve railroad corned ion
t with the navy yard, and at lite same tineit
is obviously desirable that the present
,*, connecting tracks shall be removed at the
{ earliest practicable date. If the bill, as
l_ presented by the Secretary, exterding the
1 time for removal of the connecting tracks
s for two years without making any provision
for the construction of any other
('l connection in the meantime, should pass,
the necessities of the navy yard would
most assuredly require a further extension.
I'nder such conditions the cum^
mittee deems it wise to require that the
, railroad company should proceed within
j six months to construct a connecting
track from its lines at or near Pennsyl.
vunia avenue southeast along the water
a front to the navy yard, and to allow the
. ,.vlclU? * ~ 'S.I. ?
|j . ii av ivr iv? iriiia.ii lit iiiril ju rs^lll.
_ place, pending the construction of the
new work."
The bill grants the right of way for the
t new track to the railroad company over
e land owned by the government and across
p streets, and provides that no riparian
s rights shall be gained by the railroad
g company by virtue of this right of way
privilege. Where the right of way ex^
; tends over private property, the railroad
Is required to acquire It by purchase or
condemnation. The new connecting track
will probably not exceed more than 4.000
feet in length.
CLOSE CALL FOR PASSENGERS.
3
Two Coaches Derailed and Another
Ditched in A. C. L. Wreck.
1 Spc< f:il Itisfiatch ? > The Star,
"i PKTKRSHfKG. Va.. February IP ?
' | This morning shortly after 11' o'clock the
* i northbound Flo ida passenger vestibule
1 train on the Atlantic Coast IAne railway
? was wre.-ked at a point where tltc Atlantic
Coast l.ini crosses the Seaboard Air
1 I,ine railway in Chesterfield county, one
3 mil" from Petersburg. Two of the vesi
Iibule coaebe-s were derailed and another
v\ nt down an embankment.
The passengers w. re all badly sl.ak- n
5 tip. but. strange to say. no one was in'
jureil. The track was torn up for sum 1
C distance and a larg to.--e of iabono-s
Itas been at work all day clearing ;"a
road.
The passengers of the wrecked train
bad to 1?- bnonglit to Peters I itrg on a spe:
cial .tipi transferred to another train, it
t .j expected to have tlie road open for
tiavel lates this afternoon.
! Quaker City Elections.
' PHH.ADEI.I'HTA. I'Viiniiiry I I-". ?r'
met Stat" Senator Bayard Henry. cttf
' Marty mi- r -f rin candidate, w as -Doted to
\ the select council from the Onnantown
* | ward at yesterday's election in tins city.de:
i foating Capt. Joint Davidson, the repuhli.
ean candidate, by 'Jit! votes. Toe total
r vote in the ward was: Henry. a.iKW; Da'
vidson. 4.KB1. In every other contest
> throughout the city ttie republicans were
' i successful by Increased majorities. J.
Howard Gendell was re-elected city so
licitor, and Jos *ph R. fall and James A.
Carey were elected magistrates. John
? O'Donnell. democrat, was elected minor:
ity magistrate, defeating Higher, his t
I nearest city party competitor, by sub?
stantial majority.
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