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No. 18,209. WASHINGTON, D. c., THURSDAY, AUGUST 1910-EIGHTEEN PAGES. ~ ' ONE CENtT"
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FAMILY"IF TEE 1
SLAINjN HOME
Discovery Made of Gruesome
Triple Murder at Lonely
Ranch in California.
OFFICERS MAKING SEARCH
FOR JAPANESE SUSPECT '
Missing Boy Had Quarreled With
the Dead Ranchman.
REVENGE POSSIBLE MOTIVE
Charred Bones of Victims Found by j
Sheriff, Who Had Gone *
to Investigate. f
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SANTA ROSA. Cal.. August 4.-A gen- s
eral alarm has been spnt out for the ap- 1
prehension of a Japanese hoy. Henry
Taniagachi. in the hope of obtaining a t
key to a gruesome triple murder enacted c
on a lonely ranch. The crime was re- f
veaied yesterday when county officers, E
Investigating the disappearance of a J
family of three, discovered the charred
bones of Enoch Kendall, Mrs. Ura Kendall.
his wife, and Thomas A. Kendall,
their son. in the yard of tneir canyon ' 1
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home. Just north of Santa Rosa.
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The finger of suspicion, according to j
the sheriff, is directed toward the miss- i
mg Japanese. Yamagachi occupied a
tabin on the ranch and had a violent t
quarrel with Thomas Kendall, manager \
of the Starbuck ranch. Y'oung Kendali j r
is said to have beaten and shot at the ! s
boy. Nursing his grievance against ^
o.er.dall. Y'amagachi is said to have acted ^
like one demented. r
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Tells Story of Fight. *
The ranch on which the Kendall family
was slain Is owned by Mrs. Margaret a
Starbuck, wife of an Oakland architect, f
Monday, July Jo, Yamagachi called at t
i he Starbuck home in Oakland and told t
Mrs. Starbuck that he had had a tight
with the older Kendall and his son. The
same day a guest at the summer resort
of Carpers, near the raneh, accompanied v
Ly two boys, visited a cabin on the Star- 0
buck ranch, and, entering by a window,
came upon Yamagachi crawling trom r
under a couch with an open knife in his c
hand- The Japanese immediately left d
the cabin, but was seen again on the P
rknch the next day for the last time.
A few days ago neighbors, noting that J
nothing had been seen of the Kendalls i
for more than a week, called the atten- tl
tioa of the sheriff to the case. Tester- w
day Sheriff J. K. Smith, accompanied 11
by two court officers, visited the place, p
On the dining room table dishes had been s
eet out for a meal, but the food had not w
h?*n tnurhpd In thp via hip. thp i amity ?
horse was Uetl to his stall, perishing or Jj
thirst and hunger. Pigs were starving v
in a pen. ?
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Fragments Found in Grate. t
No light was shed on the mystery until t
the kitchen stove was opened. in the i
ashes of the grate fragments of bones
were found, it was seen that a light
trail of cinders led from the stove
through the door to the yard. Following t
this trail to a point some distance from n
tne house tr.e searchers came to an ash (
pire which contained a large number or r
numan bones anu several blackened
pieces of jewelry, along witn wnun was 1
a plain goid w coding ung that bore tne d
initials 'i. A. ix.," inose ot tne younger t
jrvenuall. Later anotner asn pi.e was uis- t
cove, ed that cuntained pieces of human
sauns, a pair or gold specialties and many 0
cnarrtJ Ooues. r
i.ying on the grass nearby was a r
breast pin tnal neiu a miniature ol
*1 nomas itenuan, and wnich was identified
by neignoors as having been con- 1
acantly worn uy Mrs. Kenoau. t
Stone Covered With Blood. j
A search of the instrument by which
the murders had been committed brought f
to light a heavy stone covered with blood, c
which iay in an adjoining garden under a
fence, it is the belief ol the sheriff that ?
the crimes were actually committed with ! -j
knives or guns and that the stone was j t
auosequentiy useo 10 uispatcn the dying *
victims.
Enoch Kendal! was sixty years old, *
1:1a wife tifty-nve and their son Tfiom- J
aa about thirty-one. Ab-ut eignteen '
months ago they took possession of the
Slarbuck ranch.
Frequent quarrels between the Kendalls
and the owner of the land are known
to have occurred. Mrs titarbuck fre- ]
quegtiy had gone into ourt, seeking injunctions
to prevent the sale of ner live
lock, and has asserted, it is said, her
intention to oust the tenants from the
place. I
Boy Acted Strangely.
Regarding the mbslng Japanese Mrs. t
Starbuck has made a statement to Lds- '
trict Attorney l.ea from her home In s
Oakland. She says tnat Yarr.agachi said I
that Kendall s bullet struck a metal mir- 1
ror In his pocket and w as deflectt d. He t
did not express a desire to get even. He
threatened to kill himself, however, and 1
acted so strangely that she called up ; \
the chief of poll* e and asked him to <
look after the japanese When she re- t
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DESPONDENT MAN'S CRIME.
Kills Woman, Wounds Her Hus- ]
band and Commits Suicide.
OAKLAND, Cal , August 4 ?Despondent
because he believed he was about to be
turned out of the house of friends with
whom he had lived for some time. Wil- 1
Ham Cooper, formerly of New York, today
shot and Killed Mrs. Hurley Buss,
dangerously wounded her husband and
fatally wounded himself.
Cooper slept on a mattress in the
kitchen. When Mrs. Buss came into the
room to prepare breakfast Cooper fired
two shots into her head. She fell dead. '
Buss received & bullet in his neck and the
murderer fired the last shot in his
weapon into his own head.
I Minister of Home Affairs.
LIMA. Peru, August 4.?Senator Jose M
' Garcia has been appointed minister of
home affairs. This portfolio was held by
Javier Prado Ugarteche, the premier, who
resigned recently.
GRACE FORM DOG
One More Week Before His
Muzzle Must Be Donned.
ACTION BY COMMISSIONERS
Board Gives Formal Approval to
Order for Muzzles.
CANINE LOVERS IN PROTEST
Declare Rabies the Exception and
That Muzzling Is Refinement
of Torture.
All does must be muzzled by next
rhursday or the owners will be subjected
o fine in the Police Court' ranging from
>."? to and the dog is liable to be
aken to the pound.
This was ordered today at a board session
in the District building. Commissioner
Johnston, who returned to the
ity today, and Acting Engineer Commisdoner
Markhain passed on Dr. Wood17
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onversation.
A week's time Is given for dog owners
o buy sensible, substantial muzzles. The
nforcement of this order falls under the
>olice regulations, which prescribe the
>enalty. Every person who owns or who
s responsible for the care of a dog is
ncluded in the regulation.
Taking Pasteur Treatment.
Sixteen persons are now taking Paseur
treatment at the hygienic laboraory
at U5th and E streets. This is ac:ording
to an official report received by
he health office from the laboratory this
norning.
The bureau of animal industry reported
his morning that the dog owned by Julia
Vashington. 1*8 18th street southeast, was
abid. The dog bit Basel Peary, 18(M A
treet southeast. The animal was experinented
with at the bureau of animal inlustry,
where rabbits were inoculated
villi its blood. The report from there
his morning says that an emulsion of
he brain of these animals shows conlusive
signs of rabies.
Dr. Woodward has begun to receive the
mnual crop of picture post cards from
lersons who take views opposite from
lis regarding muzzling. The first one In
he mail this morning states, "It is hell
o be a dog."
Oppose Muzzling Order.
Dog owners throughout the city are
fnlentlv nnnn?nl to the rtotr rniizzline
irder and they do not hesitate to say so.
Dr. George N. Payette of W27 F street
inrthwest, a breeder of fine dogs, delared
today that, In his opinion, the orler
Is absolutely unnecessary and will be
roductlve of a refined sort of cruelty.
"I have been the owner of more than
.500 dogs in my lifetime," said he, "so
hat I may say without exaggeration that
know something about these animals,
heir habits and the so-called 'madness'
-hieh is popularly believed to afflict them
n the summer time.
"I do not deny the existence of rabies,
iut 1 do insist that it occurs only in
poradic cases. No dog afflicted with it
cill bite any one except It is teasted or
nnoyed. Nine out of ten dogs which are
based as 'mad' are merely afflicted with
its as a result of heat prostration and
rould be all right if they were placed In
tub of cold water for twenty minutes,
'he minute any one sees a poor dog in
he throes of a tit brought on by the heat
he cry of mad dog' is set up and the
infortunate animal Is so pestered that
t snaps at its tormentors.
Refinement of Torture.
"Muzzling dogs is the rlflnement of
orture. 1 have seen a dog have as
nany as fifteen fits in three days
lecause of the nevous excitement
esulting from its ineffectual attempts
o get its muzzle off. Only very young
ogs ever get even partially accusomed
to them. Another objection is
hat a muzzled dog does not have the
pportunity to get all the water it
leeds nor all the food, either, for that
natter.
"I think that the muzzling order is
innecesary and foolish, and I am glad
hat my best dogs are in the country,
vhere they will not have to be torured
by its enforcement."
Kdward Schmid, the 11th street dog
ancler, is also opposed to the muzzling
>rder.
"1 do not think it is necessary," said
le. "Only a very young dog can be
rained to bear the torture of a muzzle,
rhe older dogs can never accustom
hemselves to the muzzles, and suffer
jreatdiscomfort as a consequence. Of
ourse, if one of my own family had
een bitten by a mad dog I might
lave different views, but that has not
lappened."
McCREARY FOR GOVERNOR.
Former TJ. S. Senator Announces
Candidacy in Kentucky.
RICHMOND. Ky., August 4 ?Former
'nlted States Senator James B. MeCreary
>f this city today announced his active
andidacy for the democratic nomination
or Governor of Kentucky. Senator Mc
'reary is now president of the national
irbitratiou congress; was governor of
his state in 1S7??, was six years in the
ower house of Congress and served one
erm in the upper house.
Friends say that the senator has agreed
:o become the randidate for governor
ipon the insistent ?lemand of democrats
ill over the state, who believe he is the
jnly man who can successfully unite the
?arty.
TRIUMPH FOR FREE PRESS.
Recurring Anniversary of Editor
Zenger's Acquittal Celebrated.
CHICAGO, III., August 4.?Draping his
home in flags. Attorney John F. Geetlng
of Chicago today celebrated as the anniversary
of the real birth of the Declaration
of Independence of the United
States, because John Paul Zenger, editor
of the New York Weekly Journal, was
acquitted after a memorable trial for
criminal libel August 4, 17iio.
Mr. Getting believes that except for
Zenger's acquittal after Alexander Hamilton,
then leader of the American bar,
had told the Jurors to follow the dictates
of their conscience. In spite of the instructions
of the court, the historic document
might never have been written and
signed 011 July 4, 177fl.
Mr. Geetin;,' addressed the Hawkey e
Fellowship Club at the Grand Pacific Hotel
yesterday, and told the story of the
Zenger trial. Zenger, he said, tad incurred
the enmity of the government by
lils fearless criticism. Grand juries had
failed to indict him and finally prosecution
was begun by information. The
journalist was acquitted, though the
judge had instructed the Jury to return
a verdict of guilty.
CRIPPENJS^ SILENT
Reported Confession Denied in
Quebec and London.
LAV. fER TAKES FIRST STEP
Newton Demands That Independent
Physician Examine Remains.
QUESTION OF GIRL S MARRIAGE
If Proved to Be Prisoner's Wife She
Can Refuse to Testify
Against Him.
QUEBEC, August 4.?The Quebec provincial
authorities were insistent today
that Dr. Crippen had not made a confession.
They maintained this attitude in
the face of persistent rumors that some
sort of a statement had been secured
from the prisoner that threw light upon
the mysterious death in London of his
actress wife. Belie Elmore.
This much is known: Inspector Dew
and the Canadian detectives have not
visited Crippen's cell or had any direct
communication with him since yesterday
morning. Dew today breakfasted early
at his boarding house and disappeared.
Whether he left town could not be determined,
but members of the provincial
police expressed the belief that he had
sought seclusion in order to avoid the annoyance
of being obliged to deny frequently
erroneous statements attributed
to him.
It was reported yesterday that Dewwould
go to Niagara Falls today. This
was thought significant, in that it suggested
that his case had been completed
so far as the development of evidence
from the prisoners themselves was concerned.
Crippen has changed much In facial expression
since he arrived here Monday.
He is not allowed to shave and a fourday
growth of beard gives him quite a
different look. The jail governor, Joseph
Morin, said that the precautions against
an attempt at self-destruction were so
strict that the prisoner would neither be
allowed to have a razor nor even be
trusted in the hands of the jail barber.
Started in Other Cities.
The rumors of statements made by
Crippen as to the crime with which he
is jointly charged with Miss Leneve have
reached here usually from Montreal, New
York and London.
In each instance they sent the correspondents
scurrying from one provincial
officer to another. Nothing in confirmation
could be learned. It has been variously
reported that Crippen admitted
having a scuffle with his wife, after
which she was seized with a fatal illness,
and also that the prisoner explained
that the death of his wife was accidental.
To all such stories the police here reply
that, so far as they know, neither Crippen
nor Miss Leneve has made any
statement regarding the alleged crime.
Concerning the dropping out of sight
of Dew, his police associates declare that
it was a matter of personal convenience.
The inspector, they said, practically had
nothing to do now but wait until the
process of the law permitted him to take
the prisoners back to London.
Jail Governor Morin said today that
the Canadian authorities expected to
get the pair off their hands by August
18 or 19. The time set by law for their
detention on Canadian soil will expire
at midnight August 15. The first English
steamer from this port sailing
after that date will leave August 18,
but a faster boat will leave the 19th.
and the deportation of Crippen and
Miss Leneve may await the later date.
May Not Appear in Court Again.
Morin said the prisoners probably
would not appear again in court here.
They have been remanded until August
8, but that day it is proposed to again
remand them until the 15th, and the
15th to once more remand them until
the day upon which the vessel decided
upon sails. The law governing their
cases works automatically.
When Dew visited Crippen yesterday
morning he took the prisoner a fresh
outfit of clothing from the scanty supply
which the latter brought with him. Today
Crippen appeared in the prison corridor
for his daily exercise dressed in
these garments.
Judge Angers, the magistrate before
whom Crippen was brought last Monday,
returned to Quebec today. He had nothing
to add to the Information regarding
the prisoners which has already become
public through the court proceeding. He
would not discuss current rumors or any
other feature of the case.
FIRST MOVE FOR DEFENSE.
Crippen's Lawyer Asks Independent
Examination of Unidentified Body.
LONDON, August 4 ?Solicitor Newton,
who has been retained to defend Df.
Crippen, made his first move today, when
he filed a formal application asking the
authorities to permit an independent physician
to examine the bits of human
flesh found in the Crippen cellar.
It is understood that Newton will contend
that they were not identified as
having belonged to the body of Belle Elmore.
Supt. Froest of Scotland Yard today
gave his personal assurance that not a
single word had been received from Inspector
Dew to indicate that Dr. Crippen
had confessed.
He added that if a confession had been
made he certainly would have been informed.
Scotland Yard is kept busy denying all
sorts of rumors concerning Crippen and
Miss Leneve. the most recent describing
an alleged confession by the doctor emanating
from Quebec. Supt. Froest treated
the report lightly, intimating that Inspector
Dew would not be likely to give
out information in Quebec which he had
not first cabled to headquarters here.
The superintendent pointed out also
that had Crippen confessed It would have
been unnecessary to send SerKl- Mitchell
to Quebec with depositions taken in I.ondon
?n order to secure the extradition
of the prisoners.
Sail to Get Prisoners.
Serst Mitchell, accompanied by two
wardresses, who will take charge of Miss
I eneve, sailed this morning on the steamer
l?ak'e Manitoba for Quebec.
The question whether Crippen and his
companion have been married has been
revived because of its bearding on the
wtatuk of the woman as a possible wit-1
nlaa aaalnst Crippen. It is known that
.h* oolice are hoping that Miss I.eneve
will make a witness for the crown, but
If it is proven that she is the wife of the
doctor she may refuse absolutely to take
Thf stand against her husband.
Discussing this feature of the case today
Supt. Froest said that an exhaustive
official investigation had failed to produce
any evidence of such a marriage Accordingly.
he said, the warrant for the
woman's arrest was made out against
Ethel Clare Leneve and not against "Mrs.
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CANNON ISN'T TALKING I
NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT PEI- i
MABIES IN KANSAS.
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Being a Boy Up in Michigan and G
i Wants Only to Be Let Alone
With Somersaults.
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MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., August 4.
?"I know nothing of the primary elec- tl
tlons In Kansas, except that which I lr
saw in the evening papers, as I am on E
my vacation, trying to be a bov and P
| throw double somersaults, which is not ti
hard if you know how," said Speaker Jo- fi
! seph G. Cannon of the national House of n
Representatives today, when repeatedly "i
urged to express his opinion upon the in- tl
surgent victory in Tuesdays prima-y at
elections in Kansas. a
"You can easily prove by any of the
metropolitan papers," Speaker Cannon c<
continued, "that I am in my second child- m
hood, so I ought to be allowed to do -p
anything now that I could dq in my
tender years. ni
"I shall probably not say anything in B
regard to the elections. It is a case of C
had your aunt been you/.- uncle what 01
would have happened. If Stubbs has
been nominated he will probably be their ai
candidate. P
"I am up here to have a good time and u
for that only, and would prefer to let w
politics alone; I Just want to be a ~oy." cl
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SLAYER OF SHERIFF DULL 2
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William Harris, Identified by a ^
Number of Persons as the One d
Who Fired Fatal Shot.
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j.uL.r.Liu, cmuu, August. ?.? v\ un me rt
slayer of Sheriff Edmond Dull believed to
be in custody, the residents of Monroe and jc
the surrounding territory have given up
the man hunt and returned to their usual v)
vocations. ^
The search for the murderer was aban- gl
doned this morning when it became jr
known that William Harris, the second jc
negro suspect to be lodged in the Monroe 1"
Jail, had been identified by a number of m
persons as the man who shot the sheriff. n<
Under Sheriff George Renner announced at
this morning that Harris had been posi- s*
tively identified by Conductor Edgar Grau
and the other members of the crew of the a'
freight train from which Dull's slayer te
threw Robert Hayes a short time before n<
the sheriff was shot. in
Four farmers who saw the fugitive soon p<
after the shooting are said to have also w
identified Harris.
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KILLED AT COKE WORKS.
Bursting of Compressed Air Line
Fatal to Employe. oi
UNION-TOWN, Pa.. August 4.?Blister- Q
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eu irom head to foot and the bones of
both legs broken by the bursting of a '
compressed air line at the Thompson
coke works near here, Charles G. Wal- r<
lace, a^'ed thirty, died while on the way "
to a hospital yesterday. tt
Wallace had finished his work for the _
day and was about to depart for home ?
when the accident occurred.
AMERICANS DECORATED.
Honors for Lionel Walden, Jules
Pages and Alexander Garfield.
PARIS. August 3.?Lionel Walden and
Jules Pages, the American artists, and
Alexander Garfield, the American explorer
of Africa, were decorated today with
the legion of Honor.
Henry E. Gourd, president of the French
Chamber of Commerce at New York, was
at the same time promoted from chevalier
to officer of the Legion of Honor.
Ignored Warning, Death Results.
UNIONTOWN. Pa., August 4.?While
Michael Backshtc's wagon was being
loaded with coal from a huge bin at the
Towe Hill coke plant yesterday the
crushed body of Ernest Minerd. aged
nineteen, oiler of the coal crushing machinery,
fell Into it. Minerd had been repeatedly.
warned to stop the machinery
before attempting to oil it, but he ignored
the warnings. ,
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MUZZLE TROUBLES.
Ml KEEPING FOWLS C
LMENDMENT TO POLICE REGTJ- S]
LATIONS ATTACKED.
lounsel for Miss Sophia C. Pitch- St
lynn Contend That Bule Is Unauthorized
and Unconstitutional.
The validity of the recent amendment to S
le police regulations governing the keep- co
lg of fowls within the fire limits of the da
>istrict is being attacked before Judge de
ugh in the Police Court today on a mo- ra
on to quash the information recently ad
led against Miss Sophia C. Pitchlynn of ws
104 6th street northwest, alleging the pli
unlawful maintenance of chickens inside se:
le fire limits within twenty-five feet of a er
ructure owned by another and used as
human habitation." co
In the event of an adverse ruling by the th
>urt, the attorneys for the defense inti- an
late that a long legal battle will ensue. Ai
he arguments upon the motion are being ag
iade by Preston B. Ray and E. Reeves w?
raddock for the defense and Assistant i
oiporation Counsels Stevens and Smith ou
i Dehalf of the District. be
The information is based. on the sh
mendment to section 7, article 8, of the Mi
olice regulations, approved by tne Dis- th
ict Commissioners April l.{ last, in th
hich it is specifically set forth tnat no pij
hickens may be kept within twenty-five Ar
?et of a dwelling or a building occupied ca
.? lie I, it a t ion nr pmnli. vment. iceuti-m in- th'
ide the tire limits, and sets forth a av
umber of minor provisions, regulating tei
,e equipment of chicken pens, for which gU
ermits have been issueu. 'the regula- ca
on was adopted to eliminate the cause t>u
f numerous complaints tiled with the sh
?istrict authorities on account of noise
lade by chickens or the oonoxious conition
of chicken yards.
Grounds of Opposition.
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The amendment is attacked on the
round that it Is unconstitutional, un:asonable,
unusual, oppressive and de- | ?
rives the defendant of the use and en- ! dei
yment of her property; that it is dis- hit
iminating legislation and that the pro- du
sions of the amendment exceed the au- ; we
mrlty granted to the District Commis- j wi
oners to promulgate police regulations pa
i the act of January 2ti. 1887, and the J of
lint, resolution of February 2t>, 18512. i w(.
he argument is proceeding on an agree- !
ient of facts to the effect that there is au
3 nuisance on Miss Pitchlynn s pieunses th(
id' the chicken yard is in a clean and c.0]
itisfactory sanitary condition. ;
One of the points which t/ie defendaiot'p- ' j
ttorneys argued at length was the^WW " f'nu
ntion that the District authoritle^Tiave sei
0 right to license the keeping of fowls p0
1 the District through the medium of
?rmits issued by the health oticer. It
as argued that the power to regulate A1
tes not of itself give the power to li?nse
unless expressly provided in the
ganlc act. Oi
Prince Henry Has Accident. F
THE HAGUE, August 4.? Prince Henry Cr
' the Netherlands, the prince consort of ias
ueen Wilhelmina, fell from his bicycle he
hile riding yesterday and sustained a wa
acture of the collar bone. ph
Prince Henrv. who follows athletic rec- ! V
Nations with enthusiasm, has several P
mes before sustained minor injuries in M1
lese pursuits. of
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UPPERS TO NICARAGUA COM
PLAIN TO UNITED STATES.
ate Department Admits It Can Do
Nothing for New Orleans
Traders.
Several New Orleans trading companies
mplained to the State Department toy
that because of the apparently Infinite
policy of this government in Nicaguan
affairs, steamship companies were
Iding 2 per cent to all charters as a
ir risk. The trading companies contained
that the extra charge interfered
riously with their commerce with eastn
Nicaragua.
rhe State Department has replied to the
mpanies that it can do nothing for
em and reiterates its previous assurices
that the United States will protect
nerican ships and American cargoes
alnst depredations in Nicaraguan
iters.
rhe department has been sounded witht
avail as to what Its attitude would
n me venus ana me san Jacinto
ould hold up the Hornet. The two
adriz ships have returned to Blueflelds,
e probable port of the Hornet. Alough
the Hornet is said to carry supies
to the Estrada forces she Is an
nerican-owned ship, flying the Amerln
flag. It is generally expected here
at the Venus and San Jacinto are
waiting her arrival in Nicaraguan wa-s.
Her owners say the Hornet has no
lis mounted and is merely carrying a
rgo. She is in no condition for battle,
t could outsteam either of the Madrlz
ips in a chase.
GUCHKOFF IN PRISON.
igins Term for Fighting Duel With
Count TTvaroff.
>T. PETERSBl'RG, August 4.?Alexanr
Guchkoff, who temporarily resigned
5 functions as president of the Imperial
ma In order to serve a sentence of four
eks' imprisonment for lighting a duel
th Count Uvaroff, a rival leader in
rliament, began his term in the fortress
Peter and Paul today. In the duel,
lich was fought November .'10, M.
ichkoff, then a private member of the
ma, wounded Count UvarolT slightly in
s shoulder. The duel resulted from a
stroversy in which M. Guchkoff gave
unt. Uvaroff the lie.
if.' Quchkoff occupies the same caseHe
In the fortress In which Gen. Stoesserved
his sentence for surrendering
rt Arthur to the Japanese.
[JTOMOBILE STRUCK BY TRAIN
le Person Instantly Killed and
Two Others Injured.
'OTTSVII-.L.E, Pa., August 4.?Charles
oog of Berwick was Instantly killed
it night when an automobile in which
and three other persons were riding
is struck ny a tram Qn the fniiadelia
and Reading railroad.
Valter Williams of Mount Carmel was
jbably fatally Injured and Miss Lizzie
illy was severely cut about the head,
ss Laura Wilson, the other occupant
the car, escaped uninjured.
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SPANISH MOBS RIOT
Cariistsand Republicans Clash
in Barcelona Streets.
CLERICAL S DEFY PREMIER
Determined on Manifestation, Despite
Prohibition Order.
FINAL WORD FROM VATICAN
Papal Nuncio Has Been Instructed
to Be Ready to Leave Madrid.
Canalejas Is Serene.
BARCELONA, Spain. August 4?A collision
in which weapons were used took
place on the streets today between the
Carlist adherents of Don Jaime, pretender
to the throne of Spain, and republicans.
One of the republican faction was
wounded with a knife.
The police charged the fighting crowds
and dispersed them.
Determined on Demonstration.
MADRID. August 4.?A renewed and
formal prohibition of the proposed manifestation
of the clerical forces at San
Sebastian, the summer capital, next Sunday
was issued today by the minister of
the interior.
The organizers of the demonstration
nevertheless persist in their plans, and
as the republican leaders are arranging
an anti-clerical demonstration at San Sebastian
on the same day great apprehension
prevails.
Press Attacks Government.
The clerical press publishes today further
articles of extreme violence against
the government. The organizers of the
anti-governmental demonstration have in
circular letters to the clergy urged them
to incite their congregations to refuse
obedience to the prohibition of the demonstration.
The civil authorities are considering
prosecutions of the organizers of the
' proposed Catholic manifestation and
' troops are in readiness to enter the summer
capital at any moment, should this
I step be necessary to preserve order or
enforce the orders of the government.
Vatican's Final Effort.
ROME. August 4.?Mgr. Vico, the papal
nuncio to the Spanish court, was given
instructions from the Vatican today to be
ready to leave Madrid at a moment's notice,
in eagf of an unfavorable issue to
the negotiations. This preparation for a
complete rupture of diplomatic relations
between Spain and the Vatican would in-,
uicate that little is hoped from the answer
which Cardinal Merry del Val is
now drafting.
Although the Vatican declares it is
earnestly trying its best to avoid a complete
break with Spain, Cardinal Merry
del Val fears that Senor Canalejas, the
Spanish premier, will be forced, in order
to satisfy his extremist supporters, to
still further accentuate his anti-Catholic
policy, and the cardinal is preparing for
the worst.
Observes Diplomatic Courtesy.
The note, which will be submitted to
the papal congregation of extraordinary
affairs, will not be given to the press
here before its delivery to the Spanish
premier at Madrid, to comply with the
usual courtesies of diplomatic intercourse.
LONDON, August 4.?In answer to an
inquiry from a London newspaper Premier
Canalejas of Spain telegraphed last
night that there was not the slightest
danger of civil war or other serious disturbances
as the result of the present
agitation.
ONCE A GREAT CORNETIST.
Death of Louis Schreiber, Who Accompanied
Patti and Ole Bull.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., August 4.?Louis
Schreiber, in his day known as one of
the world's greatest cornetists, died here
yesterday, eighty-three years of age. He
accompanied both Adellna Patti and Ole
Bull, the violinist, on concert tours as
cornet soloist. He was a charter member
of the Philharmonic Society of New
York and in 1872 and 1873 was soloist
with the Thomas Orchestra. He was a
native of Coblentz, Germany, and came
to the United States in 1856. His health
failed in 1889 and since then he had resided
in California.
SAVINGS SUBJECT TO TAX.
Decision Under Law Passed by
Maryland Legislature.
BALTIMORE, Md., August 4.?Savings
bank officials of this city and state are
much exercised over a decision rendered
yesterday by Attorney General Straus to
the effect that, under a law passed by
the last legislature, deposits in savings
banks are subject to the state tax, which
this year amounts to 1J>.8 cents on the
hundred dollars. The effect of the decision
is said to have been already felt,
more especially in the counties, where
deposits are being withdrawn by their
owners and wherever possible invested
in mortgages or other forms of security
on which the taxes are paid by the borrower.
The operation of the attorney
general's decision has been suspended
until after a hearing can be given today
to the savings bank officials, who
hope to Becure a modification of the decision.
ON WAY TO ETTROPE.
Baroness Klifuss Sails From New
^ xorK ax je?ariy naxe.
NEW YORK, August 3.?En route to
Europe after her successful legal bout
with her husband, Baroness Kllfuss, the
titled wife of Percy Procter of the Cincinnati
family of manufacturers, has arrived
here. Dispatches from Cincinnati,
where the fight over the $40,000 in stock
given the baroness as a dowry was waged,
had announced a settlement made by
Procter, but. they failed to state the terms,
and the baroness was not communicative
on the subject today. Just how much
money she will carry back to Europe
probably will remain a secret.
The baroness expects to sail for home
soon, but she did not announce the exact
date of her departure
Butchered by Druses in Syria.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 4.-In consequence
of the massacre of more than
100 Christians and Mussulmans in three
villages in the Hauran district of Syria
by Druses, the government is sending a
powerful military expedition to restore order.
*Hauran has been seething in revolt i
ever since the constitution was established.
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SHERMAN IS NAMED
IN STORYOF BRIBE
Senator Gore Involves the
Vice President in Scandal
Over Indian Lands.
THE "MAN HIGHER UP,"
ACCORDING TO HAMMON
Alleged Offer of $25,000 to Cease
Opposition to Deal.
HOUSE MEMBER ALSO NAMED
Bird S. McOuire Alleged to Have
Been Interested, Along With Former
Senator Curtis of Kansas.
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SENATOR GORE.
Ml'SKOGEE, Okla., August 4.?Vic?
President Sherman was named by Senator
T. P. Gore in connection with what
are known as the McMurray Indian land
contracts, an Investigation of which was
begun here today by a special committee
of the House of Representatives.
Senator Gore, after declaring that he
had been approached by Jacob Hammon
with an offer of a bribe of 125.000 to remove
all congressional opposition to the
contracts, asserted that Hammon had
said a man "higher up" In the government
was "Interested" in the contract*
Reluctant to Give Name.
Senator Gore at first said he was reluctant
to name the man mentioned aa
"higher up," but later, on being pressed
by Representative Burke, chairman of
the committee, declared Hammon bad
used the name of Vice President Sherman.
Senator Gore declared that when h?
frowned upon the bribery proffer Hammon
said the amount might be raised to
"Hammon also told me that Senator
Charles Curtis of Kansas and Representative
B. S. McGuire of Oklahoma
were interested in the McMurray contracts,"
testified Senator Gore. "And
while I am about it I might as well tell
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government was also Interested in the
deal.'*
Names Vice President.
"When he named the person higher up,
I held up my hands in astonishment and
said: 'Is it possible that a person so high
in the United States government could
lay himself open to such an imputation?'
" 'Well,' replied Hammon, 'this is lota of
money, you see.' "
The bribery offer. Senator Gore explained,
followed his opposition to the approval
by Congress of what are known as
the MoMurray contracts, which affect the
Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of Indians.
Millions in the Deal.
By these contracts, he said, J. F. MeMurray,
an attorney, and associates were
to receive 10 per cent of the profits on the
sale of 450.O0O acres of coal and asphalt
lands belonging to the Indians. As a New
York synlcate stood ready to pay (.'10,000,000
for the lands, the lo per cent to the
McMurray interest for "attorneys' fees'*
would realize $i,0h0,000, said the senator.
Senator Gore appeared before the special
investigating committee which convened
here today as a direct result of
charges made by him in the United States
Senate June 24.
When called upon by the chairman of
the committee, Charles H. Burke of
South Dakota, to testify, Senator Gors
told his story.
Roosevelt Refused Approval.
"In l?>x," said Senator Gore, "President
Roosevelt refused to give his approval to
certain contracts which McMurray had
procured from the Indians as tribes.
Under the law the contracts made with
tribes of Indians were not valid until approved
by the President.
In the same year McMurray procured
contracts individually with about 10,000
of the Indians whereby the Indians were
to give 10 per cent of the gross receipts
from the sale of their lands.
MoMurray came to my office at Washington,
and wanted me to support his
contracts. I told him I would not do so,
but on the other hand, I thought It would
be absurd to let the Indians pay that
vast sum of money for services which
the government was ill duty bound to
perform. The McMurray interests then
went to President Roosevelt, and I sent
a telegram to the ITesident urging hiui
not to approve of the contracts.
Cautioned to Talk Low.
"It was told how active were the McMurray
interests. When I called on Secretary
of the Interior Rallinger to protest
against the contracts I was told not
to talk so loud, as ex-Senator Long of
Kansas was .present, and he was interested
in the contracts.
"I had introduced in the Senate a resolution
requiring that all contracts made
with Indians should be approved by Con
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last the committee having it under consideration
instructed Senator Hughes of
Colorado to report it favorably.
"The very next day Jake 'Mammon of
Lawton, Okla., came to my office and
said he had a telegram to visit me and
he was interested in the McMurray contracts.
"Then he mentioned the name of an
official very high up in the government,
and when I expressed astonishment Hammon
said: "Well, you know therf is a lot
of money in this thing. M you say thn