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BODIES ARE FOUND
IN SEVERN RIVER
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Mrs. Bowyer's Corpse Erect
With Two Midshipmen
Stretched at Her Feet.
ALL THREE LIVES LOST
IN "OLD MAN'S HOLE"
Coroner Decides That Death Was
Due to Accident.
BODIES BROUGHT TO ACADEMY
Relatives Are Notified and Remains
Are to Be Shipped Home.
Long Search for Missing
Party.
A ANNAPOLIS, Md.. June 3>.-S;anding
erect in the eaters of the Severn river,
the body of >Irs. Marie Bowyer. daughterin-law
of Supt. Bowyer, of the Naval Academy,
was found this morning some hours
i after the resumption of the search which
continued long after dark last night.
Stretched at her feet upon the river bottom
were the bodies of Midshipmen Grisby
E. Thomas of Union Point, Ga.. and
Sherman M. Nason of Newport. R. I.
Less than twenty-four hours before the
finding of the bodies the two midshipmen
had set sail in a half-rater for the academy
bathing beach across the river.
There they had donned bathing suits.
Mrs. Bowyer joined them there. Over her
bathing suit she put on a long cloak,
* hich still covered her when her body was
V.MAiieiWt t a tVtA wiief a aa
P'l UU Jill IU lll*J OUJ >avc<
Catastrophe Hot Observed.
Re-entering the sailboat they went toward
the mouth of the river to another
beach. Though this Is within sight of
the Naval Academy, no one knows just
what occurred there.
The trio not returning to lunch, search
was tnstitnted yesterday afternoon. The
sailboat, empty save for some pieces of
the midshipman's clothing, was found a
eosplo of hundred yards from shore and
bont half that distance from' the spot
where -the hoflhja wpe found this mornAadl
ftmfti ftun> the Naval Academy
k RMMhsf fle waters and a company of
meiteas gallons d adjacent shores until
hof Oftar dark last night, fhe efforts
to hatl fts hofltso wore resumed at 6
o'cfocfc this morning.
Ml ot fishermen had joined the acadMSf
toqpodo boats and launches In the
BSSdedL It was sea of these. William
BraaadD. wheas grappling hook found
dkA knJUss Am - * i d da^s mA -
Iwnwll Locates Corpses.
Shortly after S this mornins Bransell
located the body of Mr*. Bowyer. In a
few moments he found the body of one
of the middies. About the same time one
of the naral searching parties, under
command of Boatswain's Mate Spears,
found that of the other unfortunate
youth.
AH three were within about twenty
feet of each other and only about 100
yards from where the boat bad been
found. In her standing posture the top
of Mrs. Bowyer's head was only about a
foot under the water.
The bodies were brought at once to -the
academy dock. Mrs. Bowyer's remains
were taken to the home of Supt. Bowyer.
Those of the two midshipmen were taken
to Bancroft Hall and their families were
at once notified.
Supt. Bowyer appointed a naval board
of Inquest, of which Lieut. Commander
Raby Is senior member, with Lieut. Commander
Ft. I. Curtin and Surg. E. L.
Woods as the other members.
Academy authorities notified Coroner
John N. Davis of Annapolis. After viewing
the bodies he declared it to be clearly
a case of accidental drowning.
Bodies to Be Sent Home.
Mrs. Bowyer, who was the widow ot
Capt. Bowyer's son, Joseph McC. Bowyer,
war. before her marriage, Miss Marie
Dean of Pittsburg and Erie. Her brother
and other relatives, with the exception
of her mother, who is traveling abroad,
have been notified.
Funeral arrangements have been made.
The body will be carried from Annapolis
this afternoon to Erie for Interment.
The bodies of Midshipmen Nason and
Thomas will be sent to their homes tomorrow
after funeral services at 10
o clock in the morning.
Started Off at Noon.
Starting for a sail on the almost unruffled
waters of Annapolis harbor, the
young men left the Naval Academy wharf
about noon in one. of the small sailing
cuttera which are kept at the academy
for the use of the midshipmen.
After trying to Increase the sise of the
party by inviting others over the te!ei
phone, the two midshipmen got Mrs.
Bowyer to go with them snd proceeded
on their trip. The midshipmen wore their
white canvss summer uniforms. Mrs.
Bowyer was In bathing dress, completely
covered with a long cloak.
They were passed by a number of
small craft, including one in which there
were a number of candidates. No special
notice was taken of the party, as there
was nothing about It to attract any particular
attention.
The harbor Is generally crowded with
small boats at this time. It is part of
the mystery of the whole matter that
nothing was seen of whatever Incident
separated the occupants from their boat
and probably resulted In the ending of
their Jives.
Empty Boat Found.
About 2.30 o'clock one of the academy
launches. In which some sailors were
cruising about the harbor, noticed a sailboat.
with sails set, anchored near Chink
point, about a mile and a half from the
Naval Academy and opposite Kastport, a
suburb of Annapolis.
They steamed to, it and found a midshipman
s white canvas jumper in It.
There was no other sign of any one who
might have been in the boat.
After looking about for something which
might Indicate where the former occupants
were the boat was towed to the
academy. Here it was learned that Mrs.
Bowyer and the two midshipmen had
gone'out in the little crawl. Much alarm
w as at once felt.
A number of launches were at once
sent to the point where the boat had been
found. As soon as it cbuid be dispatched
4 the torpedo boat Bagley was ordered to
w the scene. A number of cutters under
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PAYS m FINE
Holmes Pleads Guilty to Misconduct
in Office
IN COTTON LEAK CASE
Withdraws Demurrer to Indictments
Be turned Against Him in 1905.
DENIES CONSPIRACY CHARGE
Action in Justice Goulds Court
Closes Case in Local Courts.
Price Indictment Pending.
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EDWIN S. HOLMES.
Denying that he is guilty of a conspiracy
to defraud the United States, but
acknowledging that he was technically
guilty of the charge of misconduct in
office, while serving as associate statistician
in the Department of Agriculture,
Edwin S. Holmes, jr., today, before Justice
Gould in Criminal Court No. 1, withdrew
his demurrer to the indictments returned
against him in 1905 in connection
with the "cotton leak." Justice Gould
took similar action as in the case of
Moses Haas of New York and Frederick
A. Peckham of Cincinnati last Friday
and imposed only a fine of $5,000, which
was paid.
The action of Holmes today closed the
"cotton leak" matter in the local courts.
There is still pending an indictment in
New York against Theodor^ H. Price,
known as the cotton king, who escaped
punishment in this jurisdiction on a plea
in abatement, in which he pointed but
that the presence of a federal employe on
the grand jury vitiated the indictment.
Price will probably go free, although
the Department of Justice declines to
admit that such would be the case. It is
known, however, that when Price was
arrested on the indictment retrhrned in
Washington it was agreed between counsel
that the New York charge would
stand or fall with the result of his trial
In this jurisdiction. As the government
lost out here it is expected counsel for
DwIma twill Ivtr +41 knl/l tKn nvooooiitinn trt
M. live TV III II J tu IIVIU kilt pi UOtVUUVll fcV
that agreement and the charge in New
York may be dropped.
* Accompanied by Son.
Holmes was accompanied to court this
morning by. his counsel, A. S. Worthington
and W. E. Lester, and his son. Special
Assistant Attorney General Adklns
appeared for the -government and told
Justice Gould that the Department of
Justice would recommend a fine as in
the case of Haas and Peckham.
When asked if he had anything to say,
Holmes -remarked: "I have already given
my testimony at the trial. That testimony
was true, but on advice of counsel
I have taken this action."
After he had paid his fine, Holmes giving
further reason for his plea, stated
that there were two indictments pending
against him in New York; that though
he was advised that his demurrer to the
indictment here was good, nevertheless
he would be called upon to face the two
Indictments in New York alone, the other
two defendants having elected to pay
their fines, and the expenses in New
York would be so great that he would be
utterlj- unable to bear them.
Once Tried for Conspiracy.
Holmes was once tried on the charge
of conspiracy with Haas and Peckham,
but the Jury disagreed. The case was
not retried because of the new indictments
returned in 1908 and the litigation
Involved, which recently resulted in the
quashing of those charges.
The government today nolle prossed another
indictment against Holmes growing
out of the same matter. This disposes
of all charges pending against him.
MTJBDEB AND SUICIDE.
Musical Conductor and Court Singer
Found Dead Together.
STUTTGART, Germany, June 29.?Dr.
Aloys Obrlst. the famous musical conductor,
and Anna Sutter, a court singer,
were found dead together today.
Both had been shot. Appearance Indicated
that one had been murdered and
that the other had committed suicide.
Dr. Obrlst was born at San Remo, Italy,
in 1867. He conducted the royal opera
here in 1907 and 1906.
BISHOP McVICKAB DEAD.
Expires at Beverly Cove Summer
Home After Long Illness.
| BEVERL.Y, Mass.. June a>.-William
Keilson McVickar, Protestant Episcopal
bishop of Rhode Island, died at his
summer home at Beverly Cove late yes
terday after a lingering illness. He had
bee Bishop of Rhode Island since 1U03.
Bishop McVickar was born in New
York. October 19. 1843. He was graduated
from Columbia College in 1865, jind
the General Theological Seminary in 1868.
The degree of D. D. was conferred upon
him by Kenyon College and by the University
of Pennsylvania; the degree of
S. T. D. by Columbia and LL. D. by
Brown.
He had been rector of Holy Trinity
Church. Hariem. New York city, and of
"Holy Trinity, Philadelphia. He was deputy
to the general conventions of the
Protestant Episcopal church from 1883
to 1895. and was president of the Southwest
Convocation and member of the
Diocesan board of missions and board of
managers of the General Missionary Society.
His home was in Providence, R. I.
Duke d'Alencon Dead.
LONDON. June 29?The Duke d'Alencon,
grandson of King Uouise Phillippe,
who was deposed by the revoUfMon of
1848, died today. , . _ -
: LOCAL MAN WANTED
AS PORT COLLECTOR
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Proposal to Appoint Atlanta
Negro Provokes Citizens
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of Washington.
COURSE OF PRESIDENT
IS NOT COMPREHENDED
Lincoln Prevented Selection of Man
From Elsewhere.
HE MADE TROUBLE ABOUT IT
All Who Have Heretofore Held Post
Believed to Have Been Residents
of District of
Columbia.
Washingtonians -with an atom of pride
are bristling with Indignation at the announcement
that President Taft is about
to appoint another colored man from Atlanta,
6a., to the position of collector of
the port of Georgetown, one of the few
offices to which men of the District of
Columbia would seem to be entitled as of
right.
There Is not a city in the United
States, or in the world, for that matter,
it is argued, that would patiently ;
submit to having its chief offices, those
which have to do Intimately with its
local business affairs, filled by outsiders.
Less than a year ago a legal voter
of Missouri was named for the city
postmastership. Later this was followed
up with the appointment of a
colored man from Atlanta as recorder ;
of deeds. i
Now comes the news that the entire e
citizenship of the District is to be set r
aside and the colored population of * tianta
again drawn upon to find a man for ?
the collectorship of the port of George- ^
town.
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Talt's Coarse Enigmatic.
In the face of President Taft's expressed c
friendliness for the District of Columbia
and his positive assurances that its people
were to receive Just consideration at h
his hands, the course of events in the
matter of filling its local offices, residents n
say, Is not understood. "*
That the District of Columbia is' rich
in native material for selection for Its j
officeholders goes without saying. Of the
list of twenty men who have held the I
position of collector of the port of Georgetown,
beginning In the spring of 17U1 1
with James M. Llngen, every man of j
them was a recognised District, man at J
the time of his appointment, it is declared.
n
Lingan and John Oakley, who succeeded r
him, were known to be originally from
Maryland. John Barnes, the third col- n
lector of the port, was originally from
Philadelphia. But at the time of their ap
polntment and long prior thereto, it is declared,
every one of them was a fullfledged
resident and citlsen of the District
of Columbia.
Politics Causes Trouble. j
Years ago, older residents of the District
declare, the citisens of Washington
and Georgetown were deemed amply flt
for the government offices that had to be
filled locally. It was only In later years, ^
when the octopus of politics began to
fasten itself upon everything in sight, to
reward political henchmen, that the District
of Columbia began to be deprived of
its just right to have its affairs managed
by men of merit within its borders wno
had some knowledge of the affairs with
which they had to deal.
An incident is related of President Lincoln
which seems apropos today. The c
office of register of wills was vacant and
Moses Kelly had been recommended to
the President by the Secretary of the In- g
terior. The President appointed him, belleving
him to be a District man.
When he subsequently found that Mr. t
Kelly was from New Hampshire he was j
warmly Indignant and informed the Secretary
in a very curt note that he did 5
not like the looks of things and asked
for an explanation.
s Lincoln Saw It. .
The following, furnished by Hugh T. ,
Taggart, an old resident of the District
and quite familiar with Its history, is a
copy of President Lincoln's letter written
at the time: J
"Executive Mansion, October 14, 1861. t
"Hon. Sec. of Interior. t
"Dear Sir: How is this? 2 supposed I j
was appointing for register of wills a
citizen of the District. Now the commls
tr ?it.. V
Ston comes to me, panoses rweuy Ui ?cw
Hampshire.' I do not like this.
"Yours truly, "A. LINCOLN." (
There are those who declare that the
appointment of the Georgia colored man
as collector at. the port of Georgetown Is
nothing more nor less than a bit of re- 1
sentment of the opposition made in some 1
quarte/s of the District to the selection 1
of Sidney Bieber for the position. I
"It seems incredible that this should be
so," a prominent cluzen said today. "If {
such a thing is contemplated by those
who have urged the appointment I can- 1
not think for a moment that President <
Jaft will permit the deal to go through .
when he is made acquainted with the '
facts." k
Throughout the District the Indignation
of the citlsena at the proposed appointment
is freely expressed and hotly de
nounceo. Il IB unueruiuuu 1110 rre?iucm
Is to be personally appealed to in the
matter. ,
Former Collectors of Port.
The list of collectors of the port of
Georgetown since the creation of the office
Is as follows:
James M. Ungan. permanent appointment.
March 21. 1T91.
John Oakley, temporary appointment.
October 7. 1801; permanent appointment,
i January 26. 1802.
John Barnes, temporary appointment.
May 6. 1806; permanent appointment. Jani
uary 16. 1807.
Thomas Turner, permanent appointment.
March 4. 1880.
Thomas Turner, permanent appointment,
April 28, 1834.
Thomas Turner, permanent appointment,
February 22. 1838.
Robert White, permanent appointment
July 21. 1840.
Robert White, temporary appointment,
> July 2. 1845; permanent appointment,
February 26, 1846.
Henry Addison, temporary appoint
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SQUASH CEN
nent, July 20, 1849; permanent appointnent.
September 28, 1850.
Robert White, permanent appointnent.
April 5. 1853.
Henry C. Matthews, temporary appointment.
April 20. 1857; permanent
ippolntment, March 1, 1851.
Judson Mitchell, June 8, 1861; July 27,
861.
James A. Magruder, September 16, 1964;
anuary 16, 1865.
James A. Maxruder, April 13, 1869.
Charles S. English, July 27, 1871; Deember
23. 1871.
Charles S. English. June 1, 1876.
Francis Dodge, October 2, 1877; Novem?r
10. 1877.
J. Henry Wilson, May 18, 1881.
Richard L. Crbpley, temporary appointsa-JSif
perm"""t ppo""Charles
Dodge, temporary appointment,
tune 6, 1889; permanent appointment,
'anuary 15, 1890.
Sherman A. Johnaon, permanent appointment,
December 12, 1890.
William H. Manogue, permanent appointment.
May 4, 1894.
Dorsey Clagett. temporary appointment
rune 8, 1895; permanent appointment,
anuary 13. 1896.
William B. Todd, permanent appointment.
May 28. 1898.
Howard S. Nyman. permanent appointment.
March 26. 1902.
Howard S. Nyman, permanent appointment,
February 23, 1906.
[RAIN RUNS DIN GANG
JIVE WORKMEN ON TRESTLE
ARE DEAD.
fhree Others Badly Injured?No
Warning Given to Carpenters
on Job. .
BALTIMORE. Md., June 29.?Five men
re dead and three are Injured as a
onsequence of a passenger train comng
at top speed this morning upon a
rang of eleven carpenters, engaged in
raaking repairs to a trestle of the Ballmore
and Ohio railroad over the
^alls road, a short distance north of
dount Royal station.
The dead are Joseph Brandenburg,
larry P. Gatchell, E. W. Llnderman,
Libert and Daniel Ruehl. The Ruehls
ire brother^ and succumbed to injuries
liter being taken to hospitals.
Three others sustained minor inuries.
One of the injured and one of
he three who escaped injury declare
hat the passenger train gave no warnng
of its approach.
FOUR PERISH IN FIRE.
ifu Tank Explosion Destroys Minnesota
Road Hotel.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., June 29.?A saoon
and hotel Ave miles north of Minleapolis
on Anoka road was blown up
ast evening by the explosion of the
icetylene gas tank in the basement.
Four men were burned to death in the
Ire which ensued and two, including the
jroprietor, so seriously injured that they
:annot recover.
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CALLS HJMAN ALIEN
Government Wants Citizenship
of Waldberg Canceled.
CONSUL OSMUN COMPLAINS
Deelaree That the Naturalization
Was Fraudulent.
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ANNOYANCE IN NEAB EAST
Newspaper .Career of Waldberg in
Washington Prior to Spanish
War Becalled.
Proceedings to cancel the American
t citizenship of George Nelken y Waldberg.
who is said to be giving trouble
1 to the American consul general at
Constantinople, have been begun by
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me uniiEu oiuieb hi it peiuion niea in
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia.
Waldberg, as he is known, was made
a citizen of the Argentine Republic
March 5, 1897, according to the petition,
and April 26, 1808, made a declaration
at Washington of his intention to
become an American citizen, and two
years later he was so naturalized on
the alleged statement that he had resided
five years previously in the District
of Columbia. .
Four years later he .went to the near
east, where he has' resided for the past
six years.
Fraud Practiced, Says Consul.
In May Consul General Osmun called
the attention of the State Department to
what he called the fraudulent naturalization
of Waldberg. 3 In his letter to the
Secretary of State Mr. Osmun said:
"Waldberg has been a thorn in the side
of our foreign representatives in the near
east ever since his arrival at Constantinople
in 1904."
Waldberg's Career Here.
Xelken y Y\ aldberg, or, as he was variously
called in Washington, Xelken,
Xelceny and Waldberg, came to Washington
at the time diplomatic relations
between the United States and 8pain ware
at the breaking point. He represented
that he was a native of the Argentine Republic,
and that just before coming to
this country he had held a commission
in the Greek army, and had fought In
! the Greco-Turkish war. He brought in
Washington a Greek woman as his wife.
Waldberg spoke Spanish, German and
Ftench. His English was broken. He
obtained employment on a Washington
newspaper translating matter from Spani
ish and Cuban newspapers. He also ob[
talned interviews with Minister Dupuy de
Lome before that diplomat' 8 departure
i from Washington. Waldberg- was also on
easy terms with *he Cuban junta in New
York and Washington. He did a thrifty
business with his translations and interviews.
not only with the newspaper which
eipployed him, but with a large number
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of out-of-town newspapers having offices
in Washington.
Waldberg remained in Washington till
after the Spanish-American war. Through
one of the legations here he obtained a
copy of the Spanish Red Book, a Spanish
official publication containing the correspondence
between the government at
Madrid, Gen. Weyler. Admiral Cervera
and others. He translated .his correspondence,
mucli of which was "news,"
and found ready and profitable sale for
it. He copyrighted the translation .and
sold the city rights to many newspapers
for $100 for each city.
Gradually his fortunes waned and he
left Washington. He reappeared two or
three years later, representing that he
was the agent between the United States
of Colombia and a big American shipbuilding
firm having in charge the purchase
and transfer to the Colombian flag
of a number of gunboats. He then said
he had a million dollars in his grasp.
DEGREES FOR EIGHT
HARVARD CONFERS HONORS
AT COMMENCEMENT.
J. P. Morgan, Theodore Roosevelt,
Gov. Hughes and Gen. Horace
Porter Become Doctors of Law.
a arnn rnri T7? trnnn T..MA O.l A t 4ViA
l.AJ10niL>VJCi, June ?J?v iu?.
conclusion of the commencement exercises
at Harvard today the following
honorary degrees were conferred:
Doctors of law?J. Pierpont Morgan of
New York: "Public spirited citizen, patron
of literature and art, prince among merchants,
who by his skill and his vgisdom
and his courage has twice in times of
stress repelled a national danger of
financial panic."
Gen. Horace Porter of New York,,
former United States ambassador to
France: "Soldier, ambassador and author,
who since r.e won a medal for gallantry
in the c^vil war has served his country
and earned her gratiude in many fields."
Gov. Charles E. Hughes of New York,
"lawyer, governor and judge, who, beset
by ioes. lias fought for the right as God
gave him to see the rights; now a guardian
of our institutions in a tribunal that
demands both the learning of the jurist
and the wisdom of the statesman."
Richard Cockburn MacLaurin, president
of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Samuel Williston, professor of law in
the Harvard Law School.
Doctors of science.?Sir John Murray.
Theodore William Richards, professor
of chemistry and chairman of the chemical
department at Harvard University.
Theobald Smith, professor of comparative
pathology at Harvard Medical
School.
Cambridge held many distinguished persons
within its borders today. With Col.
Roosevelt at Harvard were Gov. Hughes
of New York and J. Pierpont Morgan,
both of whom, it was understood, were
to be given honorary degrees. For a
brief* period, also, President Taft was in
Cambridge, as the train on which he was
journeying from Washington to Beverly
passed through a section of the unlversity
city.
STATEHOOD CONVENTION.
September 12 Fixed for Election of
Delegates in Arizona.
PHOENIX, Ariz., June 29.?Gftv. Sloan
issued a proclamation yesterday fixing
September 12 as the date for the election
of delegates to the convention,
which will frame a constitution for the
new state of Arizona.
According to the provisions of the
statehood bill the convention must be
I assembled within sixty days after the
election returns are canvassed.
i SANTA FE. N. M., June 29.?A commission
consisting of Gov. William J.
Mills, Chief Justice William Hope and
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa last
night determined the proportion of the
100 delegates each of the twenty-six
counties of New Mexico will send to
the constitutional convention.
Gov. Mills will Issue a proclamation
today designating September 6 for the
election of delegates. The constitutional
convention will convene four
weeks after the election.
Victims of Cloudburst.
SALYHRSVILL.E, Ky., June 2!).?Six
bodies were recovered from the Licking
river today, following a cloudburst along
its headwaters. It is reported that .many
other lives have been lost. Twenty-six
houses were washed away. The-Licking
is above flood stage. _
DARING JAIL ESCAPE
Negro Fells Alexandria Warden
With Blow of Club.
PLUCKY WIFE IN BATTLE
Comes to Husband's Assistance and
is Struck by Prisoner.
PISTOLS USED IN PURSUIT
Fugitive Chased Nearly a Mile
Before He is Lost Sight of.
Reward Offered.
Spcriiil OorrogpoDdence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, V?. June 1010.
William Eggleton, a negro, sentenced to
serve two years In the state penitentiary,
at 7:30 o'clock this morning made a daring
secape from the city Jail by
knocking Warden William Candler in the
head with an improvised club, which was
used as a whitewash stick. Up to the
present time Eggleton has not been captured,
although a close search is being
made for him in the surrounding country.
Practically all of the members of
the police department were out looking
for Eggleton, a general alarm being
turned in. The Washington authorities
have also been requested to look out
for the fugitive.
At the time Warden Candler's back
was turned. He had just entered the
corridor from the yard and was in what
is known as "the bull pen." He had
his back turned and was unlocking the
door of this portion, a big steel affair,
when, without warning, Eggleton dealt
him a terrific blow on the back of the
head, stunning him temporarily. Mr.
Candler grappled with the prisoner and a
scuffle ensued. The noise attracted Mrs.
Candler, who was in an adjoining room.
She at once ran to the assistance of her
husband and endeavored to aid him in
restraining: the prisoner.
Struck Warden's Wife.
The negro at this tlfne was desperate.
He struck Mr?. Candler a blow on the
arm and scratched her on the breast.
With a powerful jerk he released himself
from the clutches of the warden and in
a moment was on the street. The door
of the corridor being then unlocked, he
had a distance of only, ten feet through
a broad hall to reach freedom. Almost
immediately the warden wsis in pursuit.
Mr. Candler, before going a distance of
half of a block tired tnree shots at Eggleton
as the latter ran up St. Asaph street
like a deer.
Warden Candler at * once returned to
the jail, fearing that to follow him would
mean the loss of other prisoners, several
of whom had the freedom of the corridors
at the time.
The firing of the shots attracted
Prank Pullen, who conducts a store
nearby. Mr. Pullen ran into his place,
procured a pistol and chased the negro
to Del Ray, nearly a mile. The negro,
however, proved too fleet of foot and
lost Mr. Pullen when he reached Del ,
Ray, by getting behind some cars, ]
which gave him hn opportunity to hide ,
himself to better advantage. At one,
time during the chase Mr. Pullen was
within a square of the fugitive. He
cried to some railroad men to catch
the negro, but this only tended to
hasten the speed of the fugitive.
Men Let Him Pass.
At St. Asaph and Oronoco streets, a
square from the jail, it is stated, Ave
or six white men were on the corner.
They might have stopped Eggleton, it
is said. The men, however, hearing the
shots, believed, it is supposed, that Eggleton
had a pistol.
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Warden Candler received a slight
abrasion on the head. His wife, other
than being made nervous by the negro's
blows, was not injured.
City Sergt. Cox was shortly afterward
notified by Mr. Candler of the escape of
Eggleton. He at once offered a reward
of $2) for Eggleton's capture. !
Only recently Eggleton was convicted in i
the corporation court of errand larceny. (
He entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced
to serve two years In the state
penitentiary. He would have been taken
to that institution this week.
Eggleton a week prior to his conviction ,
on a Saturday night entered the clothing ,
store of Bemheimer & Co., presumably to '
make a purchase. While the clerk's back !
was turned he ran away with six suits of i
clothes. He was chased, and dropped the <
plunder and was shortly afterward found ]
hiding nearby. He was arrested in this \
city once before for the same offense. ,
Eggleton is a non-resident of this city.
ARGENTINA PUNISHES ASSASSIN j
Life in Prison for Anarchist Who <
Killed Police Chief. !
BUENOS AIRES, June 29-The Rus- }
sian anarchist Radowisky, who, Novem- ,
ber last, assassinated the chief of police, <
Col. Falcon, and his secretary, was to- 1
day sentenced to imprisonment for life. 1
The chief and his secretary were driv- i
ing along a street when Radowisky \
sprang from a secluded spot and threw
a bomb directly under the carriage. The
vehicle was blown to pieces. The two
men were so badly injured that they
died soon afterward. 1
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French Ront Moors. <
c a fi a RT.ANCA. Morocco. June 29.?The '
French punitive expedition In the Chaouia
region was routed the partisans of Sheik j
Maelainin, a fanatical priest, who for several
years has stirred up great agitation. 1
The loss on both sides was heavy, the I
French losing thirteen killed and seventy- s
one wounded, mostly native troops. j
Senator Taylor Going on Stump. >
NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 29.?Senator ^
Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee will take t
the stump for the straight democratic ju- ?
dicial tacket. In a dispatch from Wash- 1
Ington yesterday he said: "I ha*\e noti- [
fled the chairman of the democratic ex- c
ecutive committee that I will be ready to t
take the stump about the lath of July."
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Kills Woman and Himself. |
CHICAGO, June 29.?A man registered r
as "Frank Thompson" shot and killed an v
unidentified woman and then killed him- "
self in a rooming house here today. The
man left a note in which he declared that c
he had failed to "make a good girl" of his ?
companion. *
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Burn Way Out of Jail. )
GREENVILLE, Ya., June 29.?Six ?
negro prisoners, confined in the county J
Jail, made their escape by burning a
hole in one of the floors. The delivery s
was so timed that the men might catch r
a passing train, but a colored woman c
gave the alarm and four of the prisoners
were captured before daylight. The h
two men at large are charged with fel- G
onies. I \
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BIG CUTS ORDERED
IN FU RATES
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Renders Sweeping Decision
Against Pacific
Roads.
PRESENT CHARGES ARE
DECLARED EXCESSIVE
Seductions Called for in Every Instance
Where Complaint Is Made.
GIVEN THREE MONTHS TO TEST
Carriers Will Be Required to Keep
Detailed Accounts of Business
During' This Period. Before
Order Becomes Effective.
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Decisions were handed dn?n today bjr
the interstate commerce commission country-wide
in importance. They affect
freight rates?both class and commodity ?
on all transcontinental lines operating between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Extensive reductions were ordered.
The decisions are of what popularly
are known as the Pacific coast cases. The
cases were iieard last autumn by the
commission on its six-weeks' trip to the
Pacific coast and intermountain territory;
and have been under consideration
ever since.
The commission realised the Immense
importance of the cases, not only to the
railroads, but to the shipping public
throughout the country, and it preparod
its opinions with greatest care.
In every instance reductions in thefiexistlng
rates complained of were made,
and in some instances they amounted
to nearly 50 per cent. The commission
found, through its inquiry, a remarkable
rate situation existing on the Pacific
coast, and even a more remarkable one
In the intermountain territory. This ts
notably true of the rates to and from
Spokane, Wash., and Reno, Nev.
Celebrated Spokane Case.
The Spokane rate case had been before
the commission, in one form or -another,
for several years. The shippers of that
city complained insistently of the rates
which they were charged by the railroads
on freight classes and commodities from
eastern points of origin, because they
were required to pay the Pacific coast
termina 1 rates, plus the local rates hack
to Spokane from those terminals, although
the freight was discharged by the
railroads on the western trip.
Substantially the same state af facts existed
at Reno and other Nevada points,
which had to pay the rates to San Francisco
and the back-haul local rates from
San Francisco or Sacramento to the point
Df ultimate destination. These local rates
in most instances amounted to two-fifths
or more of the entire rate from eastern
points of origin to Pacific coast terminals.
As above noted, the decisions of the
commission in these cases affect all class
and commodity rates between eastern
points and the far west. No complaint
was made In any of the cases of the
rates of the eastern lines between Atlantic
points and Mississippi river transfers,
and all of the reductions ordered by
the commission affected the rates from
Mississippi river and Missouri river transfer
points to Pacific coast terminals
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Railroad Earnings Excessive.
The decision of the commission in the
case of the city of Spokane against the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railroad Companies and other carriers
was prepared by Commissioner Prouty.
It was held that the earnings of the
Northern Pacific and the Great Northern
for the ten years preceding 1908 "might
fairly be termed excessive and that reductions
in revenues might, therefore,
be made without violating the constitutional
rights of those companies."
"Having determined that question, ws
did not make reductions in rates to
Spokane for the reason that these revenues
were excessive and for the purpose
of reducing those revenues. The rates to
Spokane were held to be unreasonable,
and other rates were established as reasonable
upon an entirely different eonsiueration.
"The scheme of rates proposed by the
Great Northern and the Northern Pacific
for transportation of traffic from St. Paul
and Chicago to Spokane, made by taking
7Z> per cent of the terminal rates, la
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and is constructed upon the theory which
:annot be approved by the 000101158100.''
It is held by the commission that the
present rates charged by the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific from eastern
points to Spokane are unreasonable
and excessive. The rates established for
the future are materially lower?approximately
20 per cent on both classes and
commodities?but they will not be effective
immediately.
Defense of the Railroads.
"The defendant lines maintained that
f material reductions were made the result
would be disastrous, in view of reluctlons
that necessarily would have te
ce made elsewhere.
"In addition, the Northern Pacific
showed that since the first decisien
n the Spokane case, in the spring
>f 1907, It has expended approximately
193.000.000. and the Great Northern
ihowed it had expended approximately
175.000,000 in betterments.
The commission says that "these sums
vould in each case equal approximately
to per cent of the entire cost of reproluction
as found by the commission, and
vould, if not accompanied by increased
;arnings, perhaps justify the claim to a
greater return. An examination of the
lature of these expenditures does not.
jowever, lead to the conclusion that they
an have any legitimate bearing upon
lie correctness of our former decision '
In fixing the rates to Spokane the comnission
did not use the rates to Seattle
a a standard, but adjusted the rates to
ipokane upon what it considered to be a
easonable basis, taking into account that
k-ater competition at Sjmkane was not
material. Then the commission held aa
ollows:
"Joint through rates, both class and
ommodity. should be established from
eflned territories east of Chicago to Spoane.
"Where joint through rates do not now
>xist from points east of Chicago upon
:ert&in lines to Spokane the commission
Inds that there is no reasonable and
atisfactory through route and that suck
hrough routes and joint rates ought to
te established.
"Both class and commodity . rates
hould be slightly lower from Mississippi
lver points to Spokane than from Chiago
po nts."
In the Spokane opinion it was also
leld that the ratea to Baker City. La
Irande and Pendleton. Ore., and Walla
Valla, Wash., were excessive, in so fax
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