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AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Speculation Regarding New
York Delegates.
SILENCE OF GOV. HUGHES
No Information as to the State's
Big Four.
NEW MAJOR GENERAL NAMED
Representative Terrell Counts on
Taft Carrying Twenty-Six Districts
in Massachusetts Today.
The republican state convention of New
York is to ho held April 12. less than two
weeks away, bit* not in years has there
hern so little in the way of understanding
as to who shall he the four delegates at
large. None of the politicians who make
pilgrimages to the White House is any
wiser than the republican worker on the
ctrpfti Th/i nltftln unrpvtnintv flriSM ffOm
The refusal of Gov. Hughes, up to
this time, to pick the big; four. Moreover
lie seems inclined to continue silent
to the last minute. The members of the
organization, meaning the Roosevelt-Pargons-tVoodrufT-Barnes
people, are sincere
|p their willingness to permit Gov.
Hughes to select his personal friends as
delegates at large.
They do not wish any question to arise
as to their sincerity, which might be
the case should they pick the men.
Emissaries of the organization have been
to Albany to sound the governor, but
he will not talk. They have also sounded
his private secretary, but the latter is
as much of a sphinx as the governor.
*nd declares he would not take chan<-es
on representing the executive's views.
It id now believed that the convention will
meet without a hint as to delegates from
the governor, and that lie will leave the
organization, which expects to control the
convention, as much up in the air as at
this time.
In the meantime Representative Herbert
Parsons, chairman of the republican
county committee of New* York, is having
a hot fight to maintain his grip on
the county organization, and some of his
opponents say he will lose out. a blowthat
would be a serious one to the future
control of the state organization, which
fa regarded generally as o? more importance
than the question of delegates.
Taft's Vote in Massachusetts.
Representative Tirrell of Massachusetts
today discussed political matters in
his state with the President. The caucuses
for delegates to Chicago are being
held throughout Massachusetts today.
Mr. Tirrell made the prediction that of
the thirty-two delegates from the state
Secretary Taft will get twenty-six. Mr.
Tirrell does not think there will be instructions
anywhere in the state, hut the
candidates for delegates are in the field
on straightout issues except in a few
instances. Mr. Tirrell admits that the
Contests in many of the districts are exceedingly
close and in some cases Involve
tjhe probable return to Congress of reptpsentattves.
. John G. Carlisle, former Secretary of
tJhe Treasury, was a White House caller
today.
A New Major General.
. The President sent to the Senate today
the nominations'of Brig. Gen. Charles B.
pal! to be major general, and of Col.
John B. Kerr. 12th Cavalry, to be brigadier
general.
?Secretary Straus is to make a speech
in Savannah. Ga., April .1 to the commer??ia!
bcdies of that city. He will then visit
Bis old home towns. Columbia and Talbo?on.
where he lived frotn the time he
^ as three years old until he was fourteen,
when he went to New York. He said
after the cabinet meeting today that he
looked forward with pleasure to the visit.
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30.000 MEN AFFECTED.
Pittsburg Miners and Operators Decide
to Suspend.
PITTSBURG, March 31.-At a meeting
of the miners and operators this afternoon
ifc was decided that all mines In the Pittsburg
district would suspend operation at
midnight tonight until a wage scale
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agreement has been reached.
About 30.000 miners through western
Pennsylvania are affected,
i A requeat from the new miners" presiJ
dent. Lewis, that the Pittsburg district
1 ipinert support a conference to renew the
interstate wage agreement was unanimously
refused. It is considered inadvlslable
to renew the interstate agreement
this year.
BELIEF FOR RAILWAY8.
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. A1A1U9 AAA 11 vu Itv X110 ACVVIUUUU OU9*
pending Rate Law Clause.
; Senator Elkins. chairman of the Senate
1 committee on interstate commerce, today
| introduced a joint resolution suspending
until May 1. 1910. the operation of the
p?nal clause of the commodity provision
of the railroad rate law of laat session,
which prohibits any railroad company
from transporting from one state to another
"any article or commodity, other
than timber, manufactured, mined or produced
by It."
The resolution provides "that the failure
i of any railroad company, before May 1.
il!?10. to comply with the provision shall
not he held or deemed to subject the
rompany to the penalties, flnes or forfeittires
now provided by law. * It is specifically
provided that the resolution shall
not be so construed as to prevent civil
rui's for the violation of the provision.
Cruiser Prairie Floated.
PHILADELPHIA. March 31.?The United
States cruiser Prairie, w^iich went aground
In the Delaware river off the league
Irland navv yard last Saturday, was floatad
at high tide this afternoon with the
assistance of -everaI tugs. A large quantity
of ceil w.'? taken out of the vessel's
bunkers before sh* could he floated. The
prairie was not damftg*d, and probably
will proceed to Guantanamo tomorrow.
To Organize Business League.
A rail was promulgated today to those
wno have been entered upon the roll of a
new commercial organisation that is to be
formed In This city. The rail is Signed by
J. L. Waring and the preliminary meeting
will he held at h o'clock this evening
in room 319. Bond hull din*
The association -will be known a* the
Business League and its principal object
ie said to he to "bring new enterprises
to 'he District of Columbia." It was described
today as a sort of scout for the
Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce.
and it is proposed to act in conjunction
with those bodies One of the
ahibboleth of the new organisation is
"To bring capital and business in touch."
It is explained that the management of
, the association will be vested in a board
of nin governors.
OCEAN LINER MOVEXENTS.
NEW YORK! March 31.?Arrived
Steamer Duca Degll Ahrussi frdm Naples
SOI 'TH WELLFLEET, Ma't, March
31 ?The steamer Kroonland. 'rom Ant
w*rp for New York, was in co-nmunica
tlon by wrelesa te'egraph with the stH' or
he.- - when ?< "> miles ea.?? of Pandv'HooV
a- a a.m. FVobabiy will dock about f
a t Wednesday.
GLASGOW. Match .11?Arrived: Steamej
Furnessia from New Ybrk.
LONDON. March 3L?Arrived: Steamer
t Minnehaha from NewtTork.
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i BAKER SUES FOR DAMAGES
NAMES B. H. WARNER AND A
f NEWSPAPER DEFENDANTS.
Local United States Attorney Alleges
Libel-?Asks for Total
of $100,000.
United States Attorney D. \V. Baker
I late this afternoon filed suits in the
District Supreme Court against Brainard
H. Warner, candidate for election to represent
the sixth Maryland district in
Congress, and the Washington Herald
1 Company to recover $500,000 damages
each for alleged libel.
Mr. Baker alleges that last Saturday
there was published in the Washington
Herald an advertisement paid for by Mr.
Warner which in effect charged that Mr.
Baker was corrupt in not bringing prosecution
lor alleged gambling at the Benning
race track, for the reason that certain
persons interested in having gambling
maintained at the track were contributing
money to the campaign fund of
George A. Fearre. present representative
in Congress from the sixth district.
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Warner is a. candidate against Mr. Pearre.
j and he informs the court that there have
been appearing in the paper named for
several days advertisements paid for by
Mr. Warner, in support of the Warner
1 campaign against Mr. Pearre, which have
contained dirertly and by innuendo reflections
on Justice Ashley M. Gould of
the District of Columbia Supreme Court
and Mr. Baker, as well as Col. Pearre.
This series of advertisements culminated,
it is declared, in the one complained of.
Alleges Malice.
Mr. Baker charges that the article is
: maliciously false and scandalous and that
Mr. Warner well knew the fact when he
: advertised in the paper. He holds that
i the advertisement is a direct reflection
j upon him as a public officer,
i With considerable detail lie sets forth
; the fact relating to the prosecution of
bookmaking at Benninsr and shows that
the reason no warrants or Indictments
have been filed during the Vurrent meet
is because of the recent ruling of Justice
Stafford, which held that the present
method in vogue at Benning does not violate
any law in force in the District.
Pending an appeal which he is prosecuting.
Mr. Baker says he is. as is his duty,
confining himself to the law as Judicially
determined. He says these facts were weil
known both to Mr. Warner and to the
Herald company.
Attorneys Henry K. Davis and Frank
J. Hogan represent Mr. Baker.
FIRES EAST AND iWEST
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PROVIDENCE. CINCINNATI AND
CHICAGO SUFFER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, March 31.?Fire which swept
through the four-story apartment building
at 1435 School street and 1741 North
Clark street, drove members of forty families
In a panic to the street this morning
and caused a loss of $75,000 to the building.
Thrilling rescues marked the course
of the spectacular b'aze, and many of the
tenants narrowly escaped suffocation in
fleeing through the dense smoke which
filled the hallways.
The fire started on the second floor in
an unknown manner, and the upper floors
were a mass of flames before the first
company of firemen arrived. Startled tenants.
many of whom were still asleep in
their apartments when the alarm was
sounded, hurried to fire escapes and stairways
in scanty attire to escape from the
onrushing flames. They were unable to
carry out any of their belongings on account
of the quick spread of the fire,
which threatened for a time to destroy
buildings on each side of the burning
structures. Thirty engine companies, responding
to a general alarm and special
calls, fought the flames, and after two
hours' hard work confined them to the
upper floors of the building.
Members of truck company No. 21.
under command of Capt. Herman Hermanson.
were the first to arrive, and citizens
and policemen stripped the truck of
ladders while the firemen raft into the
building. Mrs. Anthony Penny was ill in
bed. and was found by several firemen,
who broke in the door of her apartment.
The sick woman was carried to a fire escape.
and then taken down to a place of
safety.
Paper Box Blase.
CINCINNATI. March 31.?The plant of
the Western Paper Goods Company, manufacturers
of folding paper boxes, envelopes
and paper bags, at 942-040 West fith
I street, was destroyed by fire early today.
The building was five stories in height,
i arid the loss to the firm will reach he|
tween $150,000 and $175,000. The loss is
' fully covered by insurance. It is believed
the fire was caused by crossed
electric wires.
Business Block Burned.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. March 31.?Damage
estimated at upward of $50,000 was
caused by a fire early today which completely
gutted the Rillings block, on
Washington street, occupied largely hv
jewelry and liquor firms. Tlie block was
situated in the thickly housed business
district, and several surrounding buildings
were threatened, the Independence
block being reached by the flames, but
saved.
Three Burned to Death.
SCR ANTON*. Ta.. March .".1?Jyoeked in
their home at Hughestown. near here,
today while their mother. Mrs. Dominirk
Jlmltio, went to the butoher shop, the
house caught fire and three children.
Mary. John and Joseph, were burned to
death. They were all under six years
of age.
PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN.
Ministers and Laymen Hold Conference
at Y. M. C. A. Building,
rians for the evangelistic campaign to
j be. conducted next fa'l by "Gipsy" Smith
! were discussed last evening at a conferi
ence of ministers and laymen in tho
Y. M. C. A. building. The period of t li?
visit of the noted evangelis* was sni
nounced to be from October 17 to Novernier
2The
committee has heen organized as
follows; O. W. F. Rwartzell. chairman;
Rev. J. J. Mulr. vice chairman; D. A.
i Davis, secretary; chairman of finance
I committee, W. P. Roblson: chairman of
! committee on halls. \V. W. Everett; chalr1
man personal work committee. W. H. 11.
Smith; chairman of committee on ushers,
H O. Johnson: chairman of publicity committee.
John R. Slcman. jr.. and chairman
i of music committee, Percy S. Foster.
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.Raiding the Revolutionists.
ftpe-iiil CiW?sr?m to Tb? St nr.
LONDON. March 31.?A dispatch tn the
Central News from St Petersburg states
! ; that for the past twenty-four hours the
1 police have been carrying on raids in the
1 revolution an.- quarters in the course of
, I which over 101 afreets have been made.
; This Is understood to be in consequence
! of the discovery of a widespread military
, i revolutionary organization in the heart of
the capital. A number of notorious revolutionaries
have arrlved.froni abroad with>
in the past few days.
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Threatened Lynching Checked.
ATLANTA. Ga.. March 31.-The timely
arrival of the wollce with loaded rtn??
stopped what threatened to be. a lynching
In Brownsville, a suburb of Atlanta, early
today. The man threatened was B. R
1 f'hapin. a young white man. and he wa<
" ( surrounded by a threatening crowd ot
negro?* when two county office;* came to
J his aid end drove the mob hack. Tlis
I ; negroes claimed they found the white man
' In a tiegro house and dragged 1dm out
and. according to the police, were about tc
: suspend him from a tree when officers
arrived. Chapln came here some time
' ago from Vermont and wgp employed In g
, local mill. __i? ,
RACER IS AT SEATTLE
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AMERICAN CREW READY FOR
ALASKA TRAILS.
I SEATTLE, It ash.. Ma roll 31.-The
American oar. leading in the New York
to Paris 'automobile rare, arrived here
yesterday on the steamship City of rueblo
at 1<>: 4.1 a.m.
The city had been awaiting the arrival
of the car with the greatest eagerness,
and little else has been talked about since
the car left San Francisco.
When the steamship was reported approaching
the city a great crowd flocked
to the water front. For two hours t)iev
lined the dock where she was expected
to tie up, the neighboring pier heads, and
every available point of vantage from
which they might catch even a glimpse
of the steamship on which the car came.
They were prepared to give tt a typical
western welcome and speed it on its way.
By special permission of the steamsh.p
company over seventy automobiles lined
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Up Oil I UP HOCK lO HWHll nil" umuctuiii?
of the rar. The national colors wore
everywhere and flags snapped from every
staff.
W lien the steamship was docked and
the tlier was swung overboard and hung
dangling in the air preparatory to typing
dropped on the dock a great yell went
tip. .Ml the automobiles honked and
the factory and steamship whistles added
to the din of welcome.
As soon as the ear touched the dock
i timbers and the chains were unslnng
there was a jam of enthusiasts who
wished to write their autographs on the
car. and tints send their names throngh
Siberia to Paris.
At last the crowd allowed the crew of
the car to board it after nearly shaking
their hands off. and with (ieorge Soheuster
at the wheel the car led the procession
through the streets. TIip thoroughfares
were packed with a cheering throng.
Traffic was completely blocked and paralyzed
for the time being.
One of the bystanders aptly described
It by saying. "Von would think that thp
flier was the first automobile Seattle bad
ever seen."
The caiv last nlglit was at the garage
getting a final rubdown and grooming up
fhr the trails of Alaska. Passage 1s en
gaged on the steamship Manta ?. lara,
whirh leaves Wednesday. April 1.
This steamship is due at Va'drz. Alaska,
April ?.
Italians at Daggett.
DAGGETT, Cal.. March 31.?'The Ital an
car in the New York to Paris race arrived
here at 7:3o o'clock last evening, and
started this morning for Mojave, with
the intention of going over the southern
route into T?s Angeles, and so north to
San Francisco.
The car has been two days In reaching
here from Goldfield, and much anxiety
was expressed over its failure to reach !
Mojave, where It was expected Sunday. |
It started to cross'Death valley over the
borax road which the Americans followed,
and went astray. It lost the road into
Mojave, and after running south, struck
the Santa Fe line, attd finally reached
j here.
The car has lost nearly thirty hours
through missing the way. and will not arrive
in Mojave until this afternoon. It
still has the run across the Mojave desert,
which is pretty rough going, to make.
INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
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I Gathering at Indianapolis Today for
State Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. March 31,-Delegates
to the Indiana republican ^tate convention.
^rhlch will begin a two days* ses'
sion in Tomlinson Hall tomorrow after- 1
I noon, began arriving in numbers today. !
Roth of the United States senators and all
the republican representatives, except j
Mr. Holliday of the fifth district, are here.
The convention, which will consist of
1.470 delegates, will adopt a platform. ]
nominate a state ticket and elect four dele- '
gates-at-large to the national convention at
Ohlcago. The delegates will he instructed
to vote for Vice President Charles Warren
Fairbanks for the presidency. The
twenty-six district delegates to Hie national
convention were chosen by district
meetings and have been all instructed for
Mr. Fairbanks.
The gubernatorial contest between Representative
James E. Watson. Charles
Miller, former attorney general: W. S.
Taylor, also former attorney general, and
Lieut. Gov. Hugh T. Miller is occupying
the greatest amount of attention. There
oi t, i n u (.ajiuiua^vo i >j ?iv???> > *. qv v>
or. Seven of the nominations will he by
acclamation, as the present republican incumbents
are to be Riven a second nomination
without opposition.
District delegate meetings will be he'd
tomorrow morning to select convention
\ committees, which will meet at noon. At !
] o'clock Representative Jesse Overstreet. '
: as temporary chairman, will deliver the
; convention address, and will he followed j
i by Senators Beveridge and TIemenway
' and Gov. J. Frank Hanlv. It is expected
a letter from Vice President Fairbanks |
will be read.
The nominations will be made Thursday.
The convention promises to be one of the
! largest and most enthusiastic ever held in
! the state. One candidate for governor
has ordered 10.000 American beauty roses
to he distributed among his friends and
followers.
The four delegates-at-large lo the national
convention will be I'nited States ;
Senators Beveridge and Hemenway. Gov.
J. Frank Hanly and James P. Goodrich
of Winchester, chairman of the state republican
committee.
The two subjects that are occupying the
attention of the platform makers are the
tariff and liquor legislation in the form of
local option?whether with county or ward
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I ami lownsnip a;* nx? ijiih. i nf-ri|
tlment tn favor of a tariff commission. hut
11 if* stronger feelings seein to be in fatfbr
of an Immediate revision of tlie tariff by]
an extra session of Congress, to be called
immediately after Hie fail elections.
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- Okla.. March .U?The
funeral of Charles Wyckliffe. notorious
Indian outlaw, long sought by the authorities.
and who was shot and killed
by his brother Thomas in a family quar-:
rel. was held at the Weykliffe home,
twenty miles cast of Pryor creek, late
yesterday.
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RESUMPTION OF THE INQUIRY
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COMPANY ON HAND.
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Investigation of Mr. Lilley's Charges
of Improper Methods to Secure
Legislation for Submarines.
The investigation of tlie charts mad<
by Representative Lilley of Connecticut
against the methods pursued by the Electric
Boat Company In securing legislation
was resumed by the special committee ol
the House today, after a recess of twt
weeks. The officials of the Electric Boat
Company for whom subpoenas had beer
issued were present.
Mr. T.illey presented a request to th<=
committee that Admiral farms chief -oi
; the bureau of construction of the Navj
i Department, be recalled and all his ques
Hons propounded In the order in which h<
had prepared them.
Mr. Ldlley also asked that expert ac
countnnts be appointed by the committei
to examine the records, accounts, vouchers.
checks and other documents thai
may be brought before the committee,
and he further suggested that "such ex
! perts. if appointed, -be put under oath t<
I make thorough investigation and accural
report as a basis upon which alone youi
committee will be able to fully interro
gate the witnesses (officials of the company)
when placed upon the stand."
The first witness examined was John P
Kellogg of Waterbury, assistant state'!
attorney for Connecticut, and representative
of the Electric Boat Company in thai
state. His testimony dealt with a con
versation in lf*>7 with Mr. TJlley. at whiet
time, he said, he showed Mr. T.illey a
memorandum prepared by Mr. Frost pro
vidlng for a blank appropriation for sub
marine boats, the boats to be submittal
to competitive tests. The memorandum
said the Electric Boat Company did nol
want anything but a fair show. Accordini
to the witness. Mr, l.illey said this was a
fair proposition.
Used No Political Influence.
Mr. I.illey, he said, knew that he was
representing the Electric Boat Company
Mr. Kellogg did not confer with any othei
member of the naval affairs committee
He said he had known Mr. J.llley fot
about thirty years.
"Did you ever seek to bring any political
influence to bear on Mr. I.illey on behalf
of additional submarine legislation?'
"Never."
Mr. Kellogg told of introducing Mr.
Ferry of the Bridgeport Brass Company
to Mr. Lilley, but said lie had not been
present at any conversation between the
two. tie also gave the particulars of a
conversation with Mr. Lilley In January,
HK*\ when he said that the latter, while
not enthusiastic over the subject of submarines.
had expressed a willingness to
support Secretary Metcalf's demand for
four of these vessels.
Mr; Kellogg stated that he had conferred
with two manufacturers of hif
state?Franklin Taylor of Waterbury, a
brass manufacturer, and Mr. Ferry?conI
corning submarine legislation
! "Did you intimate to either of them 01
did you cause either of them to intimate
to Mr. Lilley that orders might
be secured in case of favorable legislation?"
"I never did. I understood they had
been receiving orders and would continue
to receive them."
Mr. Kellogg was asked:
"Did you ever receive from any of the
officials of the Electric Boat Company
authority to promise any of these manufacturers
that they should receive orders
in case of favorable legislation?"*
His reply was in the negative.
"Have you ever stated to any manufacturer
or person that they would receive
orders in case of favorable submarine
legislation ?"
"No. sir."
"Have you ever assisted any representative
in Congress in his campaigns
because he favored submarine legislation?"
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"No, sir."
Lilley Contradicted.
"Did Mr. Lilley Intimate to you that you
were getting money under false pretenses,
as he says in his statement he
! did?"
"No. sir."
"Did you threaten Mr. Lilley with politii
cal disfavor in the event he did not agree
to support submarine legislation aa proposed
by you?" asked Mr. Howard.
I "I certainly did not."
The witness stated that he had always
been a warm supporter of Mr. Lilley and
still is.
The wheat market became very weak in
the last half of the session, but the
volume of trading continued small. The
low point for May was W2. The close was
weak, with May off It*, at f>2S.
i ne corn marxm weaKenea along wILh
Hie slump In wheat prices, May celling
off to 65Ts. The close was weak, with May
4 lower, at 664.
Close: Wheat?May, 924: July. 874a 88,
September. 85%a8."?V
Corn-May. 664; July, 64; September,
634.
Oats?May. old, WtV*: May. 51%a517i;
July. old. 46"4a46%; July, 44"*; September,
38>;a38V
Pork?May. 13.674; June, 14.65; September,
14.4<?.
Lard?May. 8.50; July. S.70a8.724; Sep.
tember. 8.90.
Ribs?May, 7 30a7.324: July, 7.85.
Rye?Cash, 74a75.
Parley?Cash. 7<?a84.
Timothy?March, 4.65.
Clover?March, 24.00.
Won't Buy Exposition Grounds.
The House committee on naval affairs
today voted to report adversely the bill
to authorize the purchase of the Jamestown
exposition grounds and buildings by
the government to be used gs a naval
training and coaling station.
CHATTANOOGA Tenn.. March 31.?Tn
an explosion of a gasoline stove at his
home this morning James F. Barnes, a
reporter on the News, was perhaps
fatally hurt His little daughter was
badly burned.
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OF "INFLUENCE."
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The fourth meettng of the conferees on
' the Union station trackage bill began
shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon in
| the Senate District committee room. Be'
fore the meeting Senator Galllnger said
that he hoped the conferees would reach
an agreement and "settle the matter" today.
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While none of the Senate members of
the joint conference will say anything
1 about the nature of the discussion, it in
r understood that there have been some
> pretty warm times. It is also rumored
f that the senators do not like the manner
1 la which Mr. Sims, one of the House conferees,
has been speaking about the ex'
ecutlve meetings of the conferees for pub.
f lication. and that something will be said
. to Mr. Sims this afternoon along this line.
The proceedings of the conference, the
senators say. ought to be regarded as en*
tirely confidential. There is no room for
doubt that ihe senators on the joint com.
mittee regard Mr. Sims as the greatest
) stumbling block in the way of the Senate.
Representative Sims of Tennessee apparently
is not worried over what maj
t occur at the meeting of the copferees or
the Union station permanent trackage bil
[ this afternoon. The other day Mr. Sim:
iaia a star reporter, in very plain terms
what he thought of the delay on agreeing
to the Union station bill, and commented
upon the in(rcquency with whlct
the conferees had met and various othei
phases of the proposition.
This morning Senator Gallinger, one ol
the conferees on the part of the Senate
came back at Mr. Sims in a very spirited
fashion. Mr. Sims today reiterated to a
8tar reporter the statement made in thai
previous interview, with the remark, however.
that when giving that interview lr
question, to which Senator Gallinger takes
exception, he had no Intention of reflectI
ing upon the integrity of the confrees
, and said the remark attributed to hinr
t that in the event of the bill failing- "th?
f people of the United States will have a
t most illuminating object lesson of whal
the influence of street railway corporations
in the National capital is able to accomplish
in the way of blocking absolutely
necessary legislation pending in Congress."
Mr. Sims desired to say that th?
. "people of the United States will have a
. most Illuminating object lesson, of whal
the power, etc."
Will Stand As Amended.
Mr. Sims said today that the. word "influence"
was all right as used, save that
. a questionable meaning was given to 11
some times, and he had no intention, even
in the mose remote way, of reflecting
; upon the integrity of the conferees. H?
, said further in his comment upon the
, feasibility of the conferees agreeing In
twenty minutes, if the local street rsllway
companies would only signify thelt
, willingness to accept the universal trans;
fer provision and the provision for regula,
tlon by the District Commissioners or by
. the Interstate commerce commission, thai
there should have been edded to this
. statement the comment that this action
, on the part of the railway companies
would eliminate the legal obstacles ovei
which the conferees had been unable to
climb.
Outside of these two changes, or rather
a change and an amplification, the interview
was correct as given and Mr. 81ms
said he would stand for it until the cows
came home.
? Reception to Dr. and Mrs. Murray.
A tribute to Rev. Dr. and Mrs. 8.
, Reese Murray of Union M. E. Church
' was expressed last night by the young
people of the Epworth League and of the
1 congregation. A large audience gathered
in the Sunday school room and a program
. of exercises* consisting of vocal and in
strumental numbers and recitations was
1 given. Conspicuous among these were
the solos of MiSs Rose Osborn and the
violin and piano trio by Miss Florence
i White and Messrs. Snyder and Rice. Mrs.
Florence Kunkle also gave several pleasing
selections.
Following these preliminaries Mr. Rudlslll
Milbum. on behalf of the audience,
made an address covering the services of
Dr. and Mrs. Murray during the past Ave
years, and attributed the growth and
spirit of Improvement of Union Church
to their constant and laborious efforts.
Particularly noticeable were the church
attendance and the flourishing league
chapter. Due credit also was assigned
Mr. John Reese Murray, the pastor's son,
and president of the league.
Dr. Murray replied to Mr. Milbum's
address in fitting words and stated that
he would recall with delight the hours
spent among the young people, nearly
all of whom on the church roster have
been brought into the membership during
his pastorate.
Mrs. Murray was presented with a gift
from the league.
A fellowship hour followed, during
which Dr. and Mr*. Murray held a reception.
Refreshments were served and the
audience dispersed at 10:30.
LAS KILLED SAVING BROTHER.
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on Motorman.
NEW YORK. March 31-Isidore Rosen,
twelve years old. son of Wolf Rosen, a
tailor, residing at No. 631 Rockaway
avenue. Brooklyn, was Instantly klUed at
6 o'clock last night in the vicinity of his
home by a Rockaway avenue car bound
for Canarsie.
The boy. In company with his brother
Jacob, aged aeven. was crossing the
street on an errand for his parents when
the accident happened. The younger
lad failed to see the approaching car.
and it was while saving him that Isidore
was struck.
Young women who were playing basket
hall in a school building nearby joined
forces wifli a crowd of men bent on
mobbing the motorman. Patrick Brennan.
He fled and escaped Injury.
The boy's body was pinned under the
car and wrecking appliances were required
for its removal.
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CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA
1 OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE
SENT TO THE SENATE.
No Recommendation in the Matter
Made by the President or
Secretary Root.
The President today eerrt to tlie Senate
the Venezuela correspondence called for
by the Ixtdge resolution. This correspondence
covers the history of the Ave American
claims which this government has
so far in vain sought to have President
Castro agree to arbitrate. They are the
Jaurett claim, the Orinoco Corporation
claim, the Orinoco Steamship Company
claim, the United States and Venezuelan
Company (commonly known as the
Critchfleld) claim and the New York and
Bermuda* Asphalt Company claim.
In explanation of the last nem-d the
famous "Calhoun" report Is for th" <1rsi
time made public. This does not absolve
tho asphalt company from blame In in'
citing the Matoa rebellion against Presl,
dent Castro.
I Strong language is used by the solicitor
i of the State Department In vrglng a vlg.
oroua prosecution of all these claims.
and he holds that "the time has come for
language stronger than that employed In
i a request. and If the demand be nipt
with procrastination or refusal the dignity
of this government would seem to
f require prompt and vigorous action."
He also quotes Secretary Fish as sayj
ing: "It Is useless to attempt to exhaust
justice In a country where there Is no
. Justice to exhaust." The solicitor's pres_
entation abounds In other vigorous expressions
of this sort.
No suggestion or recommendation is
made by either President Roosevelt or
Secretary Root In transmitting the correspondence
to the Senate. Secretary Root's
letter enumerates the documents which
are transmitted and the President's letter
Is simply a formal statement that the
resolution of Senator Ix>dge has been
compiled with.
BUZZ LINE OPENS THURSDAY.
Plans Completed for Public Electric
Cars to Washington.
BAT/TIMORE. March 31.?Tha Wash
lngton and Baltimore lnterurban electric
line will be formally opened to public
patronage Thursday morning, according
to announcement made yesterday by Mr.
J. N. 8hannahan, vice president, and general
manager. The first car will leave the
terminal station at 5:30 In the morning. A
schedule of 30 minutes will be observed
all day until 7:30, after which cars will
run every hour.
.Unusual care has marked the. selection
of the conductors and motormen who will
be In charge of the cars. It has been the
desire to avoid any possibility of accident,
for which reason not a single green
man has been employed. Nor has any
man been employed who has had only
city experience. Active experience in the
operation of fast lnterurban cars has been
luade a qualification, with the result that
from the moment the cars start only seasoned
veterans will be In charge. There
will be no breaking in of novices. Many
of the motormen employed have come
here from New York, where they were
empioyen on me suoway. a numoer 01
Baltimore men who could measure up to
xthe specifications are on the payroll.
Mr. Ralph Nyman waa appointed yesterday
special policeman at the terminal
station. It was required that this officer
be at least 8 feet and 6 Inches tall, of
an imposing appearance and with an eye
sufficiently formidable to frighten the
loafers away with even a glance. There
were a number of applicants, one of them
being 6 feet 8 inches, but he was bunt
too much on the toothpick order. Mr.
Nyman was thought to fill the bill and
was engaged yesterday. He will be on
the Job tomorrow. He is 6 feet d incogs,
24 years old and weighs 325 pounds. His
uniform will be either blue or gray.
RISKED LITE FOR WIFE.
Hondttran Consul General Gave Up
His Blood in Vain.
NEW YORK. March 31.?With the hope
of saving the life of his wtfe. Emilia.
Dr. Luis De Lazo. consul general of Honduras
In New York, gave of his own
blood, submitting to the rare operation
of transfusion, but the desperate expedient
failed, and the woman, who wan
twenty-nine years old. died Sunday in
the French Hospital. Her husband in
seriously ill, both from the effects of the
operation and the shock of his wife's
death. Despite her youth, Mrs. De Lazo
was the mother of five children, and her
heaJth had not been robust for a long
time. Eventually she went to the French
Hospital, but It was not long before her
husband was Informed that her condition.
due in large measure to an anemic
state, was critical.
Immediately Dr. De Lazo offered to
give some of his own more healthy supply
of blood, and after some consideration
the physicians accepted. The operation
was performed last Wednesday in
the presence of a dozen surgeons. An
artery in Dr. De Lazo's arm was severed
and a like incision waa made in the arm
of his wife. Then both limbs were bound
tightly together in order that the transfusion
Should take place.
Following: the operation, there was an
apparent improvement in Mrs. De U*n's
condition, and it waa said that the experiment
had proved a success, but an
unlooked-for complication arose when
pneumonia set in. and she gradually sank
until death came. The body will be
taken to Guatemala for burial.
BOTH BEAD IN FIELD.
Music Teacher and Pupil Found Shot
to Death.
CI .J3V ELAN D. Ohio, March 31. -The
bodies of a man and a woman?the former
that of Carl Bernthaler, a music teacher,
and the latter that of Miss I^ena Zeichmann.
a public school teacher?were
found in a field near Euclid Heights, a
; suburb, yesterday. Both had been shot
1 through the heart, and it is believed that
either both were murdered or the man
killed the woman and then shot himself.
A watch found on the body of the man
was still running, indicating that the
tragedy had taken place within a few
j hours. On the body of the woman was
found a letter, apparently from a slater
in Ixv* Angeles. C'al. It was signed
i "Elsie" and began with "My dear Marie."
A daughter of Bernthaler says that Miss
Zeichmann appeared to be in love with
her father. She was his pupil. He had
taught her to play the flute. The police
now believe that the woman killed Bern;
thaler and then Shot herself.
Detectives are searching Dundas Woods
for a missing revolver, upon which may
hang a solution of the mystery. While
i murder and suicide were first suspected.
; the absence of a revolver led the coroner
I to declare that Bernthaler and Miss Zeleh1
mann were murdered by a third person.
I Bernthaler was a member of an opera
i house orchestra. Twice married, a wife
j and six children survive him. He was
; fifty-eight years old. He had three sons,
j of whom Carl and Otto are musicians in
Pittsburg. Pa. By the first wife, whom
; he married In New York, he had three
daughters?Elsie, now living in Los An'
geles, Cal.; Antoinette, residing in Laporte,
Ind., and Lena.
Miss Zeichmann. aged thirty, was a
teacher of German in the public schools.
; She and her music master had been acquainted
for many years. Her father
is a local florist. Each left home ftunoay
afternoon. They met in Dundas
Woods.
RIO JANEIRO. March 81?The MO Cubans
who recenOy left Santiago on board
tne steamer Atnanna Tor Brazil, where
i they were to be put at w6rk on the coni
structien of the new railroad running bej
tween Brazil and Bolivia, have mutinied
i at Para They declare that they were
i badly treated on board the vessel.
KKWCASTLB-ONTYNB. March 31.There
will be launched here on April 21
the first of three big battleships building
for Brasil. The new vessel will be called
the Mines Oemea. She will cost gpproxi*
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| NEAR PASSA6E BY SENATE
NO APPARENT OPPOSITION TO
THE HEYBURN BILL.
Consideration Dplayed Until Prices
for the Property Ask?d by
Owners Can Be Learned.
The l|p\-hurn bill for the purchase of
the property south of I'ennsyl\ ania a\entio
and north of the mall for the site
of future public buildings. hu?1 carrying
an appropriation of Jl't.t* was
reached in the Senate this afternoon.
but consideration was postponed
at the suggestion of Senator
Callingor. ehairtnan of the Tvstrin cO nmittee.
The hill had been read ou-'e,
and it was alvmt to be declared passed,
as there were no amendments offered
and no requests to be heard on the hill,
when Senator ('lay of Oenrgia w-k?d for
a second reading. This called Senator Uallinger's
attention to it. and he interrupted
tJie readinx to say that he had introduced
a resolution, which was passed, directing
the Commissioners to ascertain for what
price the property referred to in the bill
ran be purchased. He said the Commis
ST PBTERSRT'RG. March 11.?The dlBcussion
of the budget In the dtinia opened
1 auspiciously today. The credits under
the control of the department of state
i were adopted almost without discussion,
, only soclaliats showing any opposition.
The duma passed a resolution that the
controller should be made independent
| of the cabinet and given supervision over
various disbursements now exempt fronj
his audit.
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BLOOMTXGTOX. Til . March 11-Mer?
from many states prominent in the religious.
professional and business worlds,
are here to attend the tenth annual congress
of national Disciples, of Christ President
C. T. Howe of Butler College, Indianapolis.
presided this morning The
congress will he In session three days
KB RENO. Okla.. March 11. ?Jesse Morrison.
better known as "Jimmy" Morrison,
who at an early age was employed as a
government scout in the southwest, serving
under Sheridan and Miles, -committed
suh-ido at his home yesterday hv shooting.
Morrison was born In orange county.
New York, in 1*41.
DENVER. Colo.. March 11.?Just at the
hour yesterday when she knew that hehusband
was being lowered Into the gravu
in Cleveland. Ohio. Mrs. Elizalteth Enz.
aged seventy-eight years, shot herself
through the head, having grown weary
waiting for death. The suicide occurred
at the home of her son, William C. Enz,
1470 Elizabeth street, in this elty.
TyONDON, March 11 -Eddie Guerrtn,
the notorious American crook, who was at
one time setit to Devil's Island for a
hank robbery in Prance, has again fallen
afoul of tlie police. He wa:: arrested today
on suspicion of being connected with a
recent bank robbery in the provinces.
After examination lie was remanded
MANILA March 11 ?Senor Gomez l a3
been re-elected to the Ass?mbl.v from the
first district of Manila to fill the sent
vacated by bis recent expulsion 'rem
the house. The official Ttun' of his e|*c.
tion is not reported, hut the unofficial
election hoard figures give 4'52 majority
over Justo Lukhan.
DETROIT MICH., March rtl.?Repres?ti?
tatlve Charles E. Ward of Banero't,
Mich . speaker pro tern at tiip last sessloa
of the legislature, was today placed on
trial here on the charge of manslaughter
in connection with he death of Ms*
Edith Presley In a local sanitarium from
the effects of an illegal operation.
MONTGOMERY Ala . March .it.? \\\ <*.
Reynolds, a farmer near here, is held h\*
the federal authorities on a peonage
charge. It 1s alleged in affidavits filed
that in order to collect a deht owed him
by "Pinkie" Harris, an old negro woman,
he is holding he woman and her 111
sons in Involuntary servitude and has
been for several months.
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CONSTANTINOPLE. March .U ?Genre,
H. Barclay, firs' secretary of the Prit s!i
legation here, lias been promoted to tho
rank of minister plenipotentiary and wi 1
remain in charge of the emhassv at Constantinople
un'il a successor to the he?
Sir N. R O'Connor has been appointed.
Mr. Barclay's wife Is an American
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following: were tlie reading? of tho
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 p-m. yesterday:
Thermometer?March .'to. 4 p.m.. 51: 3
p.m.. 30; 12 midnight. 47. March 31. 4
a.m.. 43; S a.m.. 43. Maximum. 52. at 1
p.m.. March 30; minimum.'42. at 7 am,
Mar- h 31.
Barometer?March 30. 4 p.m., 30.34: S
p.m.. 30.3fi: 12 midnight. 30.So. March 31.
4 a.m.. SO.3ft; 8 a.m.. 30.IO; 12 noon. 3ftftO;
2 p.m.. 2ft.Wt. Minimum temperature past
twenty-four hours. 42: a year ago. 43.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today- by
Feast & Co.'a standard thermometer vra.1
as follows; 0 a.m., 45; 12 noon, 50; 3
p.m., 51. .
| sloners had ahoid completed their invest 1!
(ration and would report tlieir findings
soon. In view of this fart, he said, lie
thought the bill ought to go over for the
present.
MME. GOULD ILL.
Reported Suffering From Bronchitis
at Friend's Home.
Br Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March .'II ? Mme Anna
Gouid. who recently secured a divorce
from the Count de Castellane. is ill uith
bronchitis and stomach trouble In the
apartment of her friends. Mr and Mrs.
Tyler Morse, in the Hotel Si Regis Mme.
Gould was said today also to be in a
very nervous condition She went to the
8t. Regis yesterday afternoon after a conference
with her brothers and sister nt
the home of Miss Helen Gould, where
Mme. Gould had beeu staying since
her arrival from France. It is said that
Mme. Gould went to the apartments of
Mr. and Mrs. Morse expecting to pay
them a visit for several days, and that
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nt-i 11111 * fit-^ f'Hiprn unf"\pecu*fii v.
Sinee arriving in Now York Mm?.
Gould lias mot tlio Prince of Sagan sevoral
timos in company with Mr. and Mrs
Morse. and thoro has boon much discus*
sion of tlio possibility of an announcement
that she lias become engaged to marry
the prince.
TOMORROW S ENTRIES.
First race, soiling; three-vcar-olds and
upward; six and one-half furlongs; Columbia
course?Battle Axe. 108; (Jroono,
108; Daily. 106; Edgely, 10,*.; Moonlight
Murphy. 103; Sherring. SO; 'Ballad, 96;
Bob Callahan, jr., 01.
Second race, maiden two-year-olds; four
and one-half furlongs; old course?Great
Jubilee, 107; Puddin, 107; Vnn l,aer. 107;
Inertia, 104; Rose Beaumont, 104; Tu >
Saints. 104; Alice Navarre, 104; l^dy
Ethelvn. 104; Dan Denoyles, 104; Tony S.,
104; **Deviser. 107; Tiana, 104, Chaperone,
104. **J. E. Madden entry.
Third race, selling; three-year-olds and
, upward; seven furlongs; Columbia course
?Battle Axe, 110; Workman. 105; Merryman,
88; Clements. 108; Higginbntham.
[ 105; Scarecrow. 107; The Shaughran, 101;
Beggarman. 88; *Bobbin Around. PI;
'Belle of the Bay, 10.1; N'-oskaleeta. 103;
. Saltram, 91; Ferry Tending. 91.
, Fourth race, selling; two-year-olds; four
1 and one-half furlongs; old course?Dan
, Denoyles. 106; Ragman. 94; Arondack, 92;
Hawkswing. 92; Huldv, 92; Bluestock, 92;
Puddin. 92; Glessner. 91; "Flatfoot. SMI.
Fifth race, selling; steeplechase; fouryear-olds
and upward; about two and onehalf
miles?Prince of Pllsen. 1^8; Judge
White. 146; Newt Fisher. 1.12; Yama
Christy, 156; Grandpa. 148: "Muddy. 141
W. C. Hayes entry. Five pounds claimed
for rider. ,
Sixth rare, handicap; three-year-JPIa
and upward; one mile; Columbia course -
1 Holscher, 118; Reidntoore, 114; KIlHe*
crankle, 106; Howard Shean, 105; D'Arkle,
104; Peter Knight. 102; Campaigner, 100;
i King of Bashan. 95.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
TET.EORAPHIC BRIEFS.