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No. 18,171. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1910-SIXTEEN PAGES. ONE CENT.
ITALY TO ASK FOR
PORTER CHARLTON
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Determines to Make Formal
Request for Extradition of
Wife-Murderer.
CASE A PUZZLING ONE
hUK SI Alb UtrAniMbnii
Italy Would Accept a Refusal as
Her Vindication.
PRISONER NEAR BREAKDOWN
Conflicting Reports From Jersey
City Jail Regarding His Condition?Alienist
Is
Repulsed.
ROME, June 27.?The foreign office to*ay
decided to follow the provisions of
the Italian-American extradition conventions
and to ask for the extradition of
Porter Charlton, leaving it with the
^ American authorities to accept or refuse
the request.
With this decision the I^ake Como mur%er
case enters the realm of diplomacy,
and the outcome of the exchanges between
Rome and Washington will be followed
with an interest quite outside that
attached to the murder of Mrs. Charlton.
As soon as it was known here that
the confessed slayer was under arrest
?h? 1 "nit States the ministrv Ot
Justice recognized the unusual situation
In which the Italian authorities were
placed and referred the whole matter
to the foreign office.
Italy's Attitude in Past.
extradition between Italy and the
Vnlted States is provided for in the conventions
of 1SS8 and 18&4, but Italy has
always held that these treaties did not
cover the cases of Italian citizens who,
having committed crimes in the United
States, escaped to their native country.
In such Instances the government has
fewisted that the accused be tried in the
* courts of their countrymen. Several
times requests for extraditions of Italian
criminals from the American State Department
have been refused.
Nevertheless in the present case the
? government determined to put the matter
fep to Washington. Should the American
tate Department follow the precedent
established by this country and refuse
the extradition of Charlton Its action will
fee construed as a recognition of the
equity of the Italian interpretation of
the extradition conditions, providing, of
course, that the refusal is not based upon
the grounds that the prisoner is insane
Cr for any reason other than that he Is
an American citizen.
On Verge of Breakdown.
NEW YORK. June 27.-Italy's decision
to apply for Porter Charlton's extradition,
announced today, is believed here to
be likely to hasten a decision on the
pending question of his mental condition.
Coincident with the news from Rome,
too, came word from Jersey City, where
the confessed wife-murderer is confined
pending his arraignment tomorrow on the
charge of being a fugitive from Italian
Justice, to the effect that the young prisoner's
breakdown of yesterday had been
followed by a night of sleeplessness, with
frequent spells when the youth seemed to
lose control of himself and to break into
v aoos and moans.
His condition today was considered
worse than last night, when Warden Sullivan
sent in a hurry call for physicians
to come to the Jail, fearing that Charlton
would become violent.
Already Charlton has been examined
I b> the group of alienists engaged by his
father. Judge Paul Charlton, to determine
his mental state, and Dr. W. J. Ariitz,
who saw- the prisoner when he was in his
state of collapse, declared himself confirmed
in the opinion he had previously
expressed that Charlton was suffering
from a form of dementia.
May Hurry Alienists.
The other alienists had indicated that
they would take their time in examining
Charlton and rendering their opinion, but
his collapse and the advices from Italy
regarding the extradition application are
thought likely to influence a hastened
completion of the examination and a
speedier aeclsion.
One account of the examination of
Charlton yesterday says that with his
body twitching and quivering. Charlton
repulsed the effort of Dr. Ariitz to interrogate
him about the murder of his
wife. Charlton had not slept since Saturoay.
it was declared, when, amid sobs,
snouts snd laughter, he told how he
fought with his wife, disposed of her body
in Lake Como and then wandered on
board a steamship.
For an hour the alienist stood before
young Charlton To the questions Dr
Ariitz asked the self-confessed wife
murderer made Incoherent replies. Then
he turned to his cellmate, LUey Burke,
# Allfi light r&f ntro KaKin/i li ? u .
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Marching gate ox the insanity expert.
Ia a Shocking Condition.
"Chariton is in a shocking condition."
sa.d Dr. Arlitz. "I had to abandon m>
"* plan to continue the examination ol
Saturday He had but one idea, and thai
was to contlnuereadlng the 'Hast Days
of Pompeii'
Before Dr. Arlitz arrived the deputy
warden and the keeper who has charge
of the tier on which is Charlton's cell
talked some of their prisoner. He wa<
a quiet. well behaved young man, the
warden said. "He slept well last nighi
and atf- a good breakfast and a goo?j
luncheon. He lias spent most of the daj
reading."
The keeper was asked if he had eve;
seen Charlton throw himself on the floor
or had known him to rave, as describee
by Dr. Arlitz.
"Dr Arlitz says he does, and I suppose
he must," the keeper replied.
"But did you ever see him do It?" wa
asked.
"No," he said. "I never saw it."
"How does he seem to you?"
Keeps to Himself.
"Just like any one else He's quiet anc
keeps to himself. He reads rr. it of thi
time."
"You had charge of him last night
didn't you?" was the next question.
"dura" the keeper said.
"How did he sleep?"
"He slept all right. I couldn't see any
thing wrong with him."
Warden Sullivan said he had not notice
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KILLED JY_ POSSE
| Bostwick Found Dying When
Troops Rush House.
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SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN
Huddled Near Father All Night
During Rain of Bullets.
THREE OFFICERS ARE DEAD
Three Others of Attacking Party
Wounded by Desperate Georgian
Resisting Arrest.
ATLANTA. Ga.. June 27.-\V. H. Bostwick.
the desperado who killed three men
and wounded three at his home near
Occllla yesterday, was found dying In his
barricaded home at 4 o'clock this morning.
when the Fitzgerald Company of the
National Guard rushed and captured the
house. He expired within an hour. The
Ave children who were in the house with
him were rescued uninjured. It is supposed
that a bullet flred during the fight
with posses last night struck him. SherifT
J. "P. Mclnnes died today about the same
time as Bostwick.
The Fitzgerald company upon arrival
today promptly rushed to the house,
which had been the scene of a fierce fire
of bullets all night. For fear of hurting
the children, the soldiers did not fire.
They assembled on all four sides of the
house, two hundred yards away, and at
the command "forward" moved uoon the.
place at double time until the flrst ones
kicked in the door, and with drawn revolvers
entered.
Children Huddled on Floor.
Bostwick was found on the floor, unconscious.
The children, terrified, huddled
near. The father had kept them lying
on the floor all night, and thus they
had escaped the bullets.
It was reported at flrst that the guardsmen
had killed Bostwick, but this was
denied later. The man lived for over an
hour, but the country people were not told
he was alive.
The battle of last night was one of
the bloodiest and most picturesque In
the history of the state.
The affair began Sunday, when an officer
went to arrest Bostwick. At 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon Sheriff McInnes
and a posse went after him.
Bostwick shot dead Chief of Police
Steve Davis and Deputy Sheriff Sheffield
of Occilla, and Sheriff Mclnnes
and two deputies fell badly wounded.
Fired On All Night.
A new posse was formed and another
attack made, the troops being
ordered out meanwhile.
It was known that Mrs. Bostwick had
fled with one child, but the father kept
the remaining five In the house with him.'
One of the children he sent out to get
the revolver the dead police chief had
dropped, knowing that the posse would
not Are on the lad. The orders were not
to Are on the house, but to capture it by
sheer force of numbers.
The police and local citizens kept up a
fire on tne beleaguered man an ni*nt.
The three living victims of Bostwick's
bullets are expected to recover. The
troops were ordered heme today. These
included an Albany company, which arrived
snorrty alter the Fitzgerald men.
Details of Sunday Battle.
Bostwick was wanted on a misdemeanor
charge and Sheriff Mclnnls, with Chief
David and Deputy Sheriffs Bass and
Tucker went to arrest him. When they
came within close range of his house Bostwick
ODened nre. Chief Davis fell dead
and Bass was wounded. The officers
removed the dead and wounded and
summoned a posse from Ocllla and Irwinville
and surrounded the house.
Sheriff Mclnnis, with Deputies Tucker
and Sheffield, led the onslaught and
Bostwick killed Sheffield instantly and
wounded the two other officers.
All of the children in the house with
Bostwick were small, some of them
girls.
Threats were made to burn Bostwick
out of his house, but when it was seen
they could accomplish nothing in that
way the posse began firing and several
hundred shots were fired at the house
where Bostwick and his little children
were hidden. It was hoped this would
draw the barricaded man out of his
fort, but it had no effect.
When Sheriff Mclnnis fell Bostwick sent
one of his little boys out to pick up the
i officer's pistol where it had fallen. The
boy came out in the face of the posse
and picked up the pistol. Be was allowed
to return unmolested. There probably
were unexploded cartridges in the
chambers of the weapon.
Was Under Peace Bond.
It is stated that several months ago
Bostwick shot his brother-in-law. C. G.
Fields, and was arrested, charged with assault
with intent to murder. H?\ was
put under a peace bond, it was stated,
and his bondsman told the sheriff that
he wanted to be relieved from responsibility.
Friday a deputy went to Bostwick
s house to arrest him, but Bostwick
i told him he would never submit to ar
rest; mat ne wouia ate nrsi.
Then the sheriff went out with his
, deputies to make the arrest and the battle
followed. Saturday Bostwick's wife
and one of his seven children left the
house and went to the home of some
, relatives, but the father refused to allow
the other children to leave him.
COL. ROOSEVELT'S THROAT.
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Current Report of Proposed Opera*
tion Denied.
NEW YORK. June ^7.?Reports that an
operation is to be performed on the throat
r of Theodore Roosevelt are denied today
L by the secretary of Dr. Walter F. Chap>
pell, who was said to have made an engagement
to attend the colonel. Dr.
t'happell was out of town today and his
secretary said he knew of no engagement
having been made for Dr. Chappell's
services by Col. Roosevelt.
No information regarding the matter
. was obtained at Oyster Bay. where it
was said that the colonel had no visitors
at Sagabore Hill today, nor were any
. expected.
The report current was to the effect
| that the trouble had been caused through
Col. Roosevelt's long stay in Africa and
that the cayse of his recent huskiness of
voice was a small growth in his throat.
SUFFRAGISTS IN FIELD. .
Leaders in Movement Set Out to
j Capture Illinois.
t CHICAGO. III., June 27.?Suffragists
started the Invasion of northern Illinois
today. The plan outlined is to have parties
in automobiles visit every section of
the state carrying the gospel of the 'freedom
of the ballot to all rural communities
as well as to the cities and towns.
The flrst of these parties, consisting oi
g five well known suffragist speakers, lefl
r today, and others will follow at brief intervals
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BANDITSROB TRAIN
One Hundred Passengers Give
Up Their Valuables.
EXPRESS SAFE IS LOOTED
Three Masked Robbers Not Novices
at the Business.
MAKE ESCAPE IN A BUGGY
Oregon Line Train Had Not Gotten
Out of Ogden, Utah, When
Hold-Up Occurred.
OGDEX. Utah, June 27.?Three
masked bandits held up the second section
of pregon Short Line train No. 1,
northbound, which left Odgen at 1:30
o'clock this morning at 2d street in the
northern part of this city. All of the
passengers In the train were relieved
of their valuables and the express messenger
was compelled to deliver the
contents of the safe. The exact amount
the robbers obtained has not been reported.
Two passengers and two trainmen
were injured.
The robbers stopped the train by placing
railroad torpedoes on the track.
When the engineer brought the train to
a stop the head brakeman went forward
to ascertain the cause of the delay
and was struck with a revolver by
one of the robbers. He was then taken
at the point of a pistol to the express
car and compelled to call to the messenger
to open the door.
Made Him Open Safe.
As soon as the door was opened one of
the robbers commanded the messenger to
open the safe. After rifling the safe the
robbers turned their attention to the
coaches. As they started for the coaches
Rear Brakeman N. B. Franklin was met
as he was on his way forward. The bandits
commanded him to halt, but he disregarded
the order and two shots were
fired at him. He then stopped, and .me
of the bandits knocked him down. Franklin
rolled into a ditch, where he feigned
unconsciousness.
After seeing that he was not watci ed
he jumped up and ran three blocks to the
home of Deputy Sheriff John Hutchens,
whom he aroused and informed of the
robbery. The deputy hurried to the scene,
arriving just as the train pulled out.
Not Novices at Game.
The train robbers went through each
coach with a deliberation and calmness
that showed they were not novices at the
game.
When Conductor H. L* Williams left
the train he was stopped by one of the
robbers and ordered back into a coach.
While .one of the desperadoes stood guard
over Engineer Klrkwood the other two
with drawn revolvers went through the
train, ordering each passenger to hand
over his valuables.
Mrs. J. H. Hall's diamond earrings were
torn from her ears. A foreigner whose
name was not learned was assaulted by
the robbers. The man did not understand
what was going on and was beaten
with the butt of a revolver. After the
train had been robbed the bandits fired
their pistols to terrorize the passengers.
Then they got into a buggy which they
had driven to the spot and hurried away.
Sheriff Wilson gathered a small posse
and started in pursuit.
There were nearly 10O passengers on
the train, every one of whom lost something.
BTJKNSD WITH MOLTEN METAL.
Tramway at Blast Furnace Breaks
and Employes Are Splashed.
CHICAGO. June 27.?Three men were
proDaDiy latauy burned and a score of
others were painfully injured as a result
of being splashed with molten metal
pouring from a blast furnace of the Gary
(Ind ) works of the Illinois Steel Company
last night. The property loss is
estimated at (lO.Oho.
The injured were taken to the company's
private hospital.
The furnace had Just been opened and
the string of ladles was ready to receive
the hot metal, when the tramway gave
way. and there was no way to plug the
furnace or take care of the hot pig iron.
It soon spread over an area of about
lijt* equate yards, and a big section of the
south end of the building was destroyed.
ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS.
Treaty Between Great Britain and
United States Beady.
Ambassador Bryce will journey to
Washington from the summer home of
the British embassy in New Hampshire
this week for the purely ministerial function
of uniting with Secretary Knox in
the signing of a treaty providing for
the adjustment of certain pecuniary
claims of citizens of the United States
or Great Britain against each other.
These are what may be regarded as
"left over" claims, that is, those which
are not included in various conventions
and arbitrations during the last century.
No one knows the sum total involved,
though it cannot be considerable.
TTTT?Ttrr AT? T* T*TT*rT A^T?
w??x<n. ux AXiUniujNO.
Features of Annual Commencement
Program at Harvard.
CAMBRIDGE. Maes.. June U7.?Commencement
week at Harvard, which began
with the anniversary service of tne
class or 1S85, which has the lead this
year, continued today with reunions of
t many other classes and the commencement
at the dental school. The law
school celebration will come tomorrow,
( with Attorney General Wiekersham as
the orator, followed Wednesday with the
commencement exercises, at which Col.
Roosevelt will be present A few houtsd
' before the former President takes hii
I place as presiding dfflcer of the Harvari
1 Inmni 1 aanplatinn In mAlllfiria 1 liall liia
r 4>IU>ltlll . 1 UflU V. tu fc? V ? awI a I Mi I ???q
successor at Washington will p.-ias
through a part of Cambridge on his way
to his summer home in Beverly.
Phi Beta Kappa day. Thursday, will he
marked by an oration by Gov. Charles E.
Hughes of New York. Prof. Henry Van
Dyke of Princeton will read the poem.
Side shows to the great week of the
university will be the Harvard-Yale base
ball game in New York tomorrow and
i the rowing regatta between the two unii
versities at New London Thursday.
Noted Hockey Player Dead.
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. June 27.?Prm1
tlce Willets of Staneateles, captain of the
f Harvard University hockey team in 1H0<
t and all-American player for three years,
died at his home this morning of typhoid
fever. . .
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LEAV1NC
TO PROBE POLICE WAYSl
WASHINGTON METHODS PROB- M
ABLY FIRST SCRUTINIZED.
Administration of "Third Degree" Li
Will be Investigated by Senate
Special Committee.
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Washington pollc? methods in extract- I
ing statements from prisoners will pr06- Pf
ably be the first to be Investigated by 11,4
... , . * __ . . sei
me cummmee 01 me aenaie appointed to ^
inquire into "third decree" practices. gal
A meeting of the committee is set for wc
this afternoon, and at that time the pro- I
liminary plans for its work for the sumc*
A
mer recess will be mapped out. Members
of the committee, it is understood, are jj{
desirous of making: a beginning in the th)
inquiry at once, and Washington wit- wj
nesses are regarded as the most aval!- .
able. Some hearings on the local police
department's policy of interviewing prls- af'
oners are likely to be held the latter part w
of this week or the first of next.
It has been suggested that the committee
divide into subcommittees in the late
summer and early fall and visit some of fr<
the western cities and get some line on
their methods and policy. The bulk of wl
the work, it is expected, will be done an
after November, when there will be hear- Or
ings in Washington and other cities.
Chairman Brandegee has announced to'
that the committee will seek to learn first tin
whether or not there are "third degree" Ta
practices in general vogue in the police th
departments of this country, and If there J
are to determine what legislation is pos- a"
slble to prevent such abuses. Mr. Bran- P"
degee says that he enters the lnvestiga- frl
tion with an open mind, not being con- pH
vinced that the police departments are ?d
adopting wrongful methods in trying to sei
get confessions from prisoners. j
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EN BOUTE TO OMAHA.- Z
Glidden Tourists on Longest Day's q]
Bun of Their Trip. KANSAS
CITY, Mo., June 27.?The G<
Glidden tourists left here for Omaha this
morning. They expect to stop tonight at
that city. /
The run today, 242 miles, will be the
longest they have made during their *h<
tr,l> pir
Circuit Judge Thomas H. Seehorn to- ?fs
day declined to issue the Injunctions nu
against the Glidden tour officials sought vj,
by Max Parry on the ground of lack of pp
jurisdiction. In his petition Mr. Parry em
charged that the officials in assessing mi
penalties had favored the Chalmers car an<
at the expense of his own. n|j
Wright Qualifies for Finals.
WIMBLEDON. England, June 27.? ji
Beals C. Wright of Boston today quali- jta
fied for the final singles In the all- at
England tennis championship tourna- tar
ment, defeating A. H. Lowe in the a (
semi-finals, 6?3, 3?6, 6?4, 6?4. ter
Wright's opponent in the finals will ma
be A. F. Wilding, the New Zealander, wi
who was a member of the Australasian est
team which successfully defended the gir
Davis trophy a year ago. on
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PRESIDENT'S SON.
iborer Knocked Into Gutter and
Was Unconscious When Taken
to the Hospital.
1EVERLY, Mass., June 27.?One of
esident Taft's automobiles, driven by
s son. Robert A. Taft. ran over and
rloualy Injured an Italian street larer
today. At the hospital It was
Id there were indications that the
irkman'i skull was fractured,
tobert Taft, with two college friends,
ndall King of Minneapolis and
orge Harrison of Washington,
irted out from the summer White
?use this morning for a spin along
b Massachusetts north shore. Robert,
10 has been driving the automobiles
out the city considerably since his
rival last week, was at the steering
leel, and his friends sat behind him.
Unconscious When Picked Up.
At Prides Crossing, about two miles
>m home, the streets were being oiled
a gang of men. The automobile
is slowed down. The horn sounded
d most of tne men stepped aside,
te of them, however, was not quick
ough and the machine struck him,
ssing him into ^he gutter. He was
iconscious when picked up by Robert
ift and his friends. The man said
at his name was Michael Phisthwolla.
V nearby physician was summoned
d the injured man sent to the hostal,
while the President's son and his
iendB followed soon after. The hos:al
sbrgeons said that the skull appearto
be fractured and the man was in a
rlous condition.
\ll those who saw the afTair said that
was purely an accident, that the aumobile
was going slowly and that the
in stepped directly in front of it.
EATH BATE IK PHILIPPINES.
ivernment Bureau Beports for
Period Ending March 31.
*he bureau of insular affairs of the
ir Department has been advised that
> death rate among the more than
00 government employes in the Phillple
Islands for the quarter which ended
irch 4l was 6.9 per thousand per anm.
These employes, of whom some
00 are Americans and the remainder
ipinos, include all of the officials and
ployes of the insular, provincial and
inicipal governments, and the police
d fire departments of the city of Maa.
Fought Three-Cornered Duel.
KINGSTON. N. Y., June 27.-Three
.lian laborers on the Catsklll aqueduct
High Falls, suitors for a pretty Ital1
girl, agreed to settle their claims bythree-cornered
duel. They fought yesday
with knives. Michael Rusinia
Ly die from his wounds. Frank Siskos
II be badly disfigured. Frank Holuka
aped unhurt and expects to marry the
1 if he escapes prison. He is held
a charge of assault.
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BROWNE JURY STILL QUI
HAS BEEN CONSIDERING CASE
SlAIX-SJEiHOURS.
Members May Be Held in Lorimer
Bribery Case Until Hext
Friday.
CHICAGO, June 27.?At 11 o'clock this
morning the Jur^ which Is considering
the Browne bribery case had been out
sixty-seven hours, eight hours longer
than the previous "endurance record" of
fifty-nine hours by a Jury in a labor case.
There was no sign of an agreement so
far as outward indications showed. Judge
McSurely intimated that the jury might
continue in session until next Friday, or
even later, if necessary.
Even in the jury room the JeffriesJohnson
light is not forgotten. This developed
today when Judge MoSurely
called the reporters to him.
Discussed Big Fight.
"Boys," he said, "it is quite useless to
guess how the jury stands. Nobody
knows. 1 don't know myself. I saw in
one of the papers that the jurymen have
been engaged in a fistic encounter. As a
matter of fact there was nothing co it.
Jurors who were agreed as to the verdict
got into friendly argument as to the
relative merits of Jeffries and Johnson.
This developed into a wrestling match. It
was not serious."
Asked how long the jury might stay
out, the judge said:
"1 want to leave th? city with my
family next Friday. If they stand six
to six at that time, probably 1 will discharge
them. If it is eleven to one, or
ten to two?something like that, 1 may
hold them still longer."
INJURIES WERE FATAL.
Death of Mrs. Jacob Bloch the
Result of Accident.
CAMDEN, N. J., June 27.?Mrs. Jacob
Bloch of Cape May. who was rushed to |
the Cooper Hospital here after an automobile
accident near that place yesterday,
died today of her injuries. Mrs.
Bloch was operating a runabout car on
the turnpike near Cape May. her husband
occupying the seat beside her, when the
steering gear broke and the car dashed
into a telegraph pole. The wife's head
struck the pole and her skull was fractured.
The husband has concussion of
the brain.
ARTIN DECLAMATION.
Meeting of Elocutionists and Orators
in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. June 27.?Delegates
and visitors are here from all
parts of the country to attend the nineteenth
annual convention of the National
Speech Arts Association, which began today
and will continue until Friday.
Many prominent elocutionists and orators
are here and there will be many public
lectures and readings throughout the
week.
Adrian M. Newens of Chicago is national
president.
Illinois State-Wide Conference.
PEORIA, 111., June 27.?At the statewide
conference, beginning this afternoon,
to devise ways and means of purifying
legislative methods of electing United
States senators, and to revise the rules
of the legislature so that it will be more
difficult to kill bills by corrupt methods,
drastic resolutions will be passed.
Tomorrow evening Winston Churchill,
novelist and reformer from New Hamn.
shire, will discuss "The 8hort Ballot" as
the most effective panacea (or existing
ills.
Cramps Cause Two Deaths.
CHICAGO, 111., June 27.?Within sight
of a score of men and women, Antonio i
Vija, twenty years old, and his 'cousin, <
George Vija, twenty-six years old, were i
drowned in the Grand Calumet river at j
Gary, Ind., yesterday. George Vija was !
swimming and was seized with cramps.
His cousin plunged into the water to j
save him. He attempted to drag him to i
the shore, but the drowning man grab- 1
bed him about the throat and the two l
sank. i
t
INCITEDjyjADRIi
Trying to Stir Anti-Americai
Feeling in Managua.
CONSUL NOT IN DANGEI
Guard Sent to the Consulate t
Create False Impression.
MAY BE GIVEN PASSPORT
iii >
Relations Believed to Be at Break
ing Point Between Our Representative
and Nicaraguan Officials.
Who's afraid In Nicaragua? That Is
question which is puzzling official Wasl
ington, because of the conflicting repori
of what has been transpiring in Managu
within the last few days. A dispatch r<
celved at the &tate Department toda
from Consul Ollvares Indicates he s*i
has a firm grip on his courage.
News dispatches from Managua sal
that Olivares was about to desert Man
gua to seek protection on the gunbof
Vicksburg at Corinto, fearing a demo
stratlon against the United States, 'i ti
dispatch said that the object of the co?
sul's departure was to create the Imprr!
sion that he and his American associate
were in danger of personal violence. Tii
government immediately prohibited tli
holding of a proposed mass meeting an
sent & police guard to the consulate an
homes of other Americans. No demoi
stratlon took place.
Consul Olivares' Dispatch.
"The press of Managua," said Const
Olivares In his dispatch to the State D?
partment, "which is under the rigorot
censorship of Madriz and Minister Ger
eral Baca, day before yesterday publishe
incendiary articles urging the people t
gather on the following day in order t
make a manifestation against the Amei
leans. Dr. Madriz and Gen. Baca wei
clearly responsible for this project, whic
was not, however, supported by the pec
pie.
"A detachment of ten policemen, arme
with rifles, was yesterday stationed t
the entrance of the consulate, evldentl
for the purpose of giving color to tt
pretension of Dr. Madriz that a genen
anti-American sentiment exists on th
part of the Nicaraguan people. It is ri
ported that revolutionary forces ha\
complete Investment of Acoypa."
It is very evident that the relatior
between the United States consul an
the Managuan authorities are near ti
breaking point and that interesting a<
velopments are imminent. It is Intimate
that Olivares may b? treated like ti
Nicaraguan minister at Washington we
during the early stages of the revolt
tion.
Carta go Court's Proposal.
Two long dispatches were received i
the State Department this morning fro:
the United Statea consul at Blueflelc
relating to the refusal of Gen. Estrad
to accept the offer of mediation made b
the Cartago court of justice.
Mr. Morales, president of the court, a<
dressed Gen. Estrada as follows:
"The Nicaraguan political question hs
arrived at such a state that the Centn
Afnerican court of Justice deems it to t
its duty to again offer you and his ej
eellency President Madriz the mediatic
of the tribunal, so that you may promp
ly and through such mediation obtai
the pacification of the country. Then
fore, the permanent commission of tl
tribunal, in whose name I act, urges an
calls upon your patriotism so that yo
accept this means of conciliation for tii
welfare of Central America's cherishe
interests, sending immediately new bas
upon which may be founded a definite a:
rangement.
"Permit me to suggest to you that th
basis should be entirely new, since neithe
one nor tne other of the former gave r<
suits both claims having: been examine*
Both you and his excellency, Presidet
Madriz may rest assured that the att
tude of the tribunal will be one of gret
impartiality. This alone assures to Ni<
araeua and to Central America futun
welfare, the re-established harmony an
the reconciliation of the exhausted Xics
raguan family. I urgently yequest you
reply. I transmit this same telegram t
hia excellency President Madriz."
Gen. Estrada's Refusal.
Gen. Estrada declined the offer of m?
diation in the following telegram to Pre!
ident Morales:
"I have the honor to receive your aer<
gram ot even date, in which you urge nr
anew to arrive, with Dr. Madriz throng
the mediation of your honorable tribuna
at a definite arrangement with the end t
pacifying the country, stating that th
basis which we have already propose
should be modified and at the same tim
promising that the honorable tribunal wi
decide its attitude with true impartiality
Permit me to manifest to that eminer
body that the provisional government ove
which I have the honor of preside on r?
peated occasions has called upon the pa
triotism of Dr. Jose Madriz to bring to a
end the war which consumes Nicaragua
offering him sure, just and equitable base
which guarantee the Xicaraguan peopl
principally liberty in the assemblies, bu
unfortunately our propositions have bee
misunderstood or he mistrusts the media
tor's suggestions, as may be seen by th
silence which he has maintained, failin
in the most trivia! courtesy with respec
to our repeated messages of peace. I
this the provisional government regret
that it cannot accept the mediation r
the Court of Cartago, even in view of it
promises of impartiality and justice. b?
cause it,would thereby commit a grav
offense to the American governinen
seemingly participating in that suspicio
which Dr. M4driz seems to have of th
mediator proposed by us from the begin
ning."
Edict of Gen. Irias.
The Department of State has receive
reports that an edict has been issued to
Gen. Irias on board the Venus, laying 1
down that goods imported at three o
four coast towns captured by the Venu
must pay duty to him at Pearl Lagoor
He also decrees that all goods exporte
from eastern Nicaragua through thos
towns must pay export duty to him a
Pearl Lagoon and that goods for whic!
the certificates cannot be produced show
log that this has been done will bo sub
ject to seizure by him.
The view of the department as to th
Venus and its status is well known. Ac
cording to that policy, the exaction o
double duty win not be permitted in th
case of American goods.
RELEASED OK BAIL.
Alleged Conspirators to Bribe Oiv<
Bond at Springfield, HI.
SPRINGFIELD. 111.. June t7.~~Louli
D- Hlrsheimer of Ptttsfleld* and Frank
rraut of Beardatown. Indicted on the
charge of. conspiracy to bribe In connection
with the fteh fund, gave bond
in the Sangamon county circuit court
today in-the aum of $19,000 each. Edward
W. Payne, president, and Joseph
F. Bunn. caahlen pf the State Nationa
Bank of Springfield, were the bondsmen
for Hirahgtmer. Dr. Arthur E.
Prince of this city, at the request ol
the''First National .Banktof Beardatown,
signed th? bond of iStauE I,
I
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I COST OF CONGRESS
CLOSETQBILLION
Under the Mark, Says Taw*
ney; Over It, Livingo
ston Declares.
HOUSE CHAIRMAN TAKES
s CREDIT FOR ECONOMIES
>
Ranking Democrat Arraigns Majority
for Extravagance.
T AIT'S OVERSIGHT PRAISED
r*
l- _________
ts Supervision of Estimates Declared to
ta
?- Have Aided Materially in
u Keeping Appropriations
Down.
id
i- __________
^ Representative James A. Tswney of
ie Minnesota, chairman of the House apl
propriationa committee, and Representa'
tlve Leonldas F. Livingston of Georgia.
's senior minority member of the committee,
today save out their annual stateI
ments with respect to the appropriations
d made and authorized by the session of
? Congress Just ended.
Mr. Tawney said this wasn't a bil
lion-dollar session. Mr. Livingston
jj says It was?and then some. Possibly
?- It may seem strange to the average
is citizen that there should be any diaagreement
of this sort over a total of
^ appropriations which, it would appear,
Q could be ascertained by the atmple
r- process of addition. The difference bej*
tween the republican and democratic
>- claims of economy and extravagance,
. respectively, arises from the fact that
id
it Mr. Tawney includes in his estimate
only such appropriations as will be a
charge on the Treasury during the
19 fiscal year 1911, while Mr. Livingston
e includes in his summary all appropriations,
whether the money will come
18
,4 out of the Treasury during 1911 or hi
ie some future period.
^ What Mr. Tawney Claims.
In his statement the appropriation comi.
mittee chairman asserts that the appropriations
made at this session just enued
shows:
A reduction under the total at the last
it session and the extra session of ?Sb.&aam
?J1.44. - *
Is A reduction under the total estimates
la for the session of
>V On the other hand, Mr. Livingston claims
that the appropriations and authorisations
made at this session exceed those of last
is session by $13.2u7,M)b.od. He speaks of
*1 the half a billion dollars spent tor ralh>e
tarism, mentions the increase in the publie
debt and declares that the treasury
t- has been drained to support the anuy
in and the navy.
^ "1 assert," says Mr. Tawney In hia
4 statement, "that a summary of the coniu
structive legislation of the session will
ie be found to constitute a record of acid
complishment surpassing in importance
is that of any previous session in the hisr
tory of Congress. The appropriations
for the fiscal year 1911 are less than
e the appropriations for the fiscal year
ir 1910.
"Hitherto, in presenting a summary
of the work of Congress it has been
it necessary to call attention to the enor'
mous increase each year in the aggrelt
gate appropriations. It is therefore a
matter of supreme satisfaction that
we have uot only checked this tend
| dency, but have appropriated for all
: governmental purposes covering com""
pletely the requirements of the public
? service, an amount less than was appropriated
for the last fiscal year.
"The total appropriations made at
this session show:
?_ "A reduction under the total appro?
prlations made at the last session of
the last Congress and during the extra
session of this Congress of Sl.'8,629i>-1821.44,
and a reduction under the total
le estimates submitted at the beginning
h of and during the seesion of $992,323.14.
. "That the revenues for the fiscal year
f 1911 will exceed the total ordinary expenditures
of the government, author1
j ' Ued under appropriations made at this
- session for the fiscal year 1911, by at
,, leat $ 11.957,81 1.73.
"These statements of fact are inter|t
esting. and I am sure will afford genu,r
ine satisfaction to the country.
Cut Below Estimates.
n "The total estimates submitted at tbe
beginning of the session, in December
e last and from time to time during tbe
it progress of the session amount to Sl.oife,n
llS.7tiU.irt.
l" "The appropriation for expenses of tha
g government made at this session of Con t
eress in every detail and In the aggregate
- o - ? ? n
amount to $1,027,133.446.44.
? "Deducted from the whole sum of the
'* estimates, $1,028,125; 769.58, a* stated, the
8 aggregate appropriations show a reductton
under the estimates of IW2.S23.14.
? "The toal appropriations made at the
11 last session of the last Congress and durn
ing the extra session of this Congress
e amount to $1,056,683,267 >8. or an excess
over this session's appropriations of $2.5,52tf.821.44
*
"The twelve regular appropriation acta
appropriated in all $Sltf.6*i,<*52 <C. or
d 8,306,085.44 less than the estimates suby
mitted to Congress at the beginning of
.* the session, and f44.tfl4.527.4ti less than
1 was carried in the corresponding acts for
r the fiscal year ltflO.
* "The river and harbor act passed at
' this aSOolon appropriates $41.33*. 113 30.
d and authorises contracts Involving further
* expenditures amounting to $10,018,606. The
1 river and harbor act passed at the last
h session of the last Congress, appropriated
- only ftf.4.15,750 and authorized contracts
in addition for only $835,875. That act
was not general in its character, but
e provided chiefly for the repair and main- v
- tenance or upkeep of improvement aif
ready accomplished.
For Rivers and Harttxyra.
No river and harbor act at all was
passed at the previous or Aral session of *
the last Congress. The ans enacted
? March 2, 1007. which should bs considered
as the one general river and harbor act
next preceding the one passed at this
i session, appropriated $37,104,083, and auc
thorlsed contracts in addition to the
i amount of $49,82<>,349. It is therefore ap.
parent that In comparison with the act
I that Is to be considered as its immediate
: predecessor the river and harbor act Just
pased appropriates outright and authori
ises expenditures under contracts leas by
1 $34,980,713.50.
"The total deficiencies appropriated for
. are gratlfylngly less by $7 5S7,?T>4.12 thign
' those of the last session of tha last Gaa,
gress and $11.82^788 71 lass than the
eraga annual deOcisnciep provided lor Ml