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SICKNESS PROMPTS I
PLUNGEJO DEATH
John E. McLeran Killed by
> Leap From Window at
Home of Physician. i
NECK BROKEN BY FALL,
DIES IN AN AMBULANCE;1
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Member of Real Estate Firm a Victim
of Nervousness.
LEFT A FAREWELL MESSAGE
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tetter Written Two Weeks Ago Gave i 3
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Advice to Children?Prominent j s
Socially and in Business. ^
! iTroubled
about his personal finances 0
and suffering from an acute attack of I
nervousness. John E. McUeran, member J1
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Of the firm of Heiskell & McLeran, real
estate dealers at 140.1 H street noitiiwest, j e
ended his life this morning about i "
** o'clock by jumping from the fourth "tory i ^
on the I street side of the house of Dr. | L
A. R. Shands >1 1 ?'th street. lie died j '
. in the ambulance while being taken to > t
t i (
the Emergency Hospital. His tieck was
broken, his skull fraettired and his scalp
badly lacerated.
Dr. Shands and An hie M Harrison i v
were in the house at the time. Mr. Mc- | t
I-man had on only his nightgown. Lie . tl
feil past a window on the lower floor, i t'
v. here the physician and Mr. Harrison ] e
were seated. Until ran ! > the sidewalk il
ami carried the dyiug man into the i s'
house. I ''
Medical Aid Futile.
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Dr. Shands was satisfied at a glance : f!|
that little, if anything, could b" done ' ,!
f'-r the patient, but he took steps to t.
maintain artificial respiration until tin : j,
arrival of the ambulance from the ; e<
Emergency Hospital. Mr. McUeran, al- ! ts
Ti out dead, was plared in the vehicle "
*-id the driver made a quick run to)
ti.? nspitaJ. but life ended before the'
institution was reached.
t'or'-ner Ncvltt visited the sei ne of 8
1 tragedy. and afterward saw the; !T
1 <y at the hospital. A note written
1 Mr. Mcl^eran datrd July .'7. T.'l", S
v. s found. It was addressed to John h
a 1. \ew bold. nr. siuent nf Hi-- M^r. hauls' ei
'J ..nsfer and Storage Company, a ! el
1 md of the deceased. The writer ex- ti
I ained in the note tiiat he was ruf- ti
^ ilng from nervousness, and realizing ,\*
1 eould not recover he thought his c
1 nev should be used for the benefit ; in
< i those he was bound to protect, rather i tr
l an to spend it on himself. j u
'I re message also contained advice to 1 ^
l is children, and the statement that his
t ife was the finest woman that ever j D]
,?d. Coroner Nevttt turned the effects :_(
i the deceased at the hospital over to j >
the police. They included a watch, a t
penknife and his clothing. ; ,
Air. Xewbold and Mr. Helskell have ar- . ?'
ranged to endeavor jointly to straighten
o'.;t Mr. Mcl^eran's affairs as quickly as ' "
j oralble. j el
Coroner Nevitt said he was told by Mr. j n
lieiskell that Mr. McLeran was soon to P
have become an employe of the firm and e
to receive a salary and commission. He Cl
realized that his partner was in a nerv- n
ous condition and that he had not been -s|
able recently to transact business to any ?
great extent. jj
Certificate Shows Irresponsibility.
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A certificate of death, showing Mr. McLeran
committed suicide, was given by
the corcner. He also made it part of the
certificate that the deceased was suffering
from nervousness to such an extent 1
that he was Irresponsible.
Mr. Mc.* eran, who was a native of this i
city, was about fortv-seven years old. j
t He lived with his wtte and four children i T
at 214S Florida avenue northwest, but at '
Via Kziwinninir ??f hpfiiAil r?t?rioH lift 1-'
* - y
took a cottage at Chevy Chase and s
rented hi* Florida avenue house for the '
' season. He had been a member of the v
real estate firm mentioned since 1K!T7, and
numbered many frienus in financial and
business circles. i '-1
Shortly after leaving lis place >t busi- v
ness last evening lie met Mr. Harrison, a -1
close personal friend, and went with him
to the latter's room at the bouse of Dr. ; 11
Shands, accepting an invitation to stay | v
to dinner. Or. Shards, who had known *
Air. McLeran for many years, said this t
morning that his appearance i ad changed j
very much since he la?t saw him; that J
h? c\as extremely nervous and seemed !
IreuMed. lie was told that Mt . McLeran j j
1 ad been des londent and had made ! *
statements indicating lie intended to take i
lila lifeAppeared
in Good Spirits. (
!>iiii.er over, the three iin-n made i!i>-m- k
s~.es comfortable in the library and <]is- s'
? tased topics of mutual interest. There &
v as nothing about the conduct of Mr. ilc- h
i.tran to Indicate to his friends that lie a
c onteniplated aulclde, and he seemed to
be in good spirits when 1 ?r. Shsnds was s
called out t<a see a patient. 11, left Mr. ti
Harrison entertaining his friend, and when vt
be returned, about 10 o'clock, both the
other men bad retired. *l
I ?r. JOiands was up this morning at 7 s
o'clock, and lie called the others, telling
them it was time for them to begin get- d
* ting ready for breakfast. Mr. McLeran ?
us soon up and wa.- noticed pacing the I,
l.al'way as if something troubled him. fl
, Dr. Shands thought his restlessness was
due to his extreme nervousness.
' Do you -want anything?" the physician y
askad. ,,
I think not. ' was the latter's re- j
spcnse.
Did >ou skep well?" lie was next asked
Mr. MrLeran said he had not had much
aleep. Shortly afterward he went to tlie
bathroom and took a plunge, and while 5
he was there Dr Shands let him have his
sba\ mg outflt. He shaved himself, cleaned
the raaor and put it away, and proceeded
to the top floor?the floor above the
one in which he slept, and was seen looklug
out the window. I)r. Shands and Mr. '
Harrison were seated at a window <>n a ?
lower floor discussing the condition of
their friend, when they were startled by
the sight of h?s body falling past the
w indow. <
The two men hurried to the street and (
picked up the limp form of Mr. Mcl.eran.
Both realised that the end was probabl\
a matter ?f only a few minutes. The 1
patient was unconscious and was bleeding '
from a scalp wound, lie had fallen <>n ? I
flower bed. and his scalp was cut b.(Continued
on Second Page >
The Sundaj
P
ENVOYS ARE HEARD
Madriz Representatives Received
at State Department.
AMERICAN POLICY STATED
Visitors Told That Both Factions
Will Be Considered.
PLEBISCITE IS FAVORED
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Present Leaders to Be Eliminated in
Case Question of Presidency Is
Left to the Popular Vote.
Modesto Barrios and Sebastian Salinas,
he envoys sent to this government by
.ladriz to negotiate for peace in Nic- i
ragua. were formally received at the
it.ate Department this morning by Acting i
iecretary Wilson and Mr. Dawson, chief
f the division of Latin-American affairs.
Dthough not officially admitted, it is beieved
that tliey submitted a written prop- j
isition for conciliatory action by the i
"nited States government for the settle- j
lent of the political troubles which have 1
een seething In Nicaragua.
It is understood further that the sug- j
:estion was made that a plebiscite prob- j
bly was the best method of determining j
he real wishes of the people of Nicaragua
as to the government of that repub- j
ic. In case it was concluded to leave 1
lie quest ion of the presidency to the
opular vote, it undoubtedly would be on
he condition that both Madriz and Esrada.
are elinqinated from the contest.
Both Sides Must Be Considered. I
It was made plain to the Madriz en
oys that the 1'nited States will adhere !
0 its present policy in the treatment of :
he case of Nicaragua, as cxp essed in '
he Rodriguez note and In subsequent
ommunieat ions on tlie subject. The vis- 1
tors were informed frankly that in any
ettlenient of the complicated problem
otii factions will have to be considered.
?nt of representations made by both the
ladriz and Kstrada factions it may be
ossible, it was pointed out, to patch up
rune sort of a compromise. That the
itter faction, now more than ever, has
laims which must be considered was intanoed
by tlie statement that the revo- i
itionists now hold not only most of the
ast coast, but a'so the province of Ohon- j
tics, in tlie interior, and some territory
ot far from Managua, the capital.
Official Memorandum Issued.
After the close of the conference, Actirg J
ecretary Wilson issued the following
lemorandum in regad to i:
"This morning Dr. Barrios and Dr.'
alinas were received for the first time
y the acting secretary of state, thus
ttablishing themselves as an authorized
lannel for such unofficial communicaons
as from time to time pass between
te department and the Madriz faction in
icaragua. It will be recollected that Dr.
orea was1 for some time in Washington
1 a similar capacity and that Dr. Castllo
has for many months been here as
te channel of communication between
ic department and the Estrada faction.
"The acting secretary of state remarked
n the unsatisfactory treatment lately
ccorded by Dr. Madriz to American
itizons in Managua and Matagaipa, as
# w 11ivii me uepariaiieni laieiy r:as Deen ]
bliged to make representations.
"There were some observations made
y Drs. Barrios and Salinas on the presnt
very complicated situation in Nleaagua,
and it was explained that the deartment
is now, as it always has been,
ver ready to hear and consider any
ommunication that either faction might
take with a view to that ultimate, just,
table and real solution of the misfortunes
f Nicaragua toward which the governtent
of the United States has always
irected its policy in all proper ways."
Neither Dr. Barrios or Dr. Salinas
r-ould discuss the matter for publication.
ASSESSMENT OF PACKERS.
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Vill Pay Taxes on $10,000,000
Worth of Property.
CHICAGO, 111-, August 12.?Chicago
ackers will pay taxes on $10,000,0U0
rorth of personal property inside the
tnion stock yards this year. This was
ettled by the board of review yesterday.
Armour & Co. will pay on an assessed
aluation of $4,O2Ti,O0d. which is the same
mount as last year: Swift Ac Co. will pay
n an assessed valuation of ?i,4.jO,OUO,
ihich is more than last year;
lorris Ac Co.'s assessment of $l,loO,0UU" of
ust \ear is the same this year, and the
.ssessment of McNeill Ait Libby
ras iais?-(i by the board of review from
in $liio,i?M.
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ONE KILLED; THREE HURT.
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Automobile Driver Tried to Make
Turn Without Slackening Spe^l. j
LAKH GENEVA. Wis., August 12? .
larney Katlati of Woodstock, 111., was
illed and three male companions were
eriously injured last night in a peculiar j
utomoliile accident. William Kwing's ;
nnc l?\ liut*r tH Hh?'|l I'lUS
tul he iuay die.
The four men were returning to Woodtoek
from Milwaukee and were driving
liirty miles an hour. John Whitworth
ran at the wheel and attempted to make
turn in the road without slackening
peed.
The machine skidded for nearly a honied
feet and tinallv plunged into a telehone
|iole. The automobile did not upet,
but broke the pole off about three
eet from the ground.
The upper part of the pole fell with
reat force into the automobile, striking
Catlan on the head and crushing the
ther occupants of the car against the
,oors ^nd steering gear.
HOUSE COLLAPSES: ONE DEAD.
iix Other Occupants of Philadelphia
Dwelling Injured.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa , August 1^.?John
3olagh. grocer, died in a hospital here
ast night as the result of injuries reel
ved when the house he occupied colapsed.
burying hini and six other persons
n the wreckage. The other injured, all
)f whom lived in the dwelling, will reover.
The collapse of the house, it is said,
amr caused by an explosion of oil in the
grocery store on the lower floor of the
tructure. Following the collapse the de ris
.-aught the. but the firemen and
olive, after sending the injured to the
tospital, easily extinguished the blaze.
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DON JAB POLICYj
Present Resistance to Radicalism,
But Without Violence.
AWAITS
COURSE OF EVENTS j
To Do Duty if Traditions of Catholic
Spain Are Menaced.
LETTER TO CARLIST LEADERS
I i
Vatican Evades Receiving Counselor
de Gonzales by Abandoning
function.
SAN SEBASTIAN. Spain, August lt>.?(
Don Jaime. Oarlist pretender to the j
throne, today issued a letter, addressed '
to the leaders of the Carlists. in which
he advises his followers to resist with all
their power the rising tide of radicalism, '
but not to have recourse to violence.
The pretender says he does not propose j
to depart front pacific methods unless the
existing regime is threatened.
"If revolution menaces religious family
and property traditions of Catholic j
Spain," he adds, "I will do my duty."
Attitude of Carlists.
One of the recipients of the letters to- ;
uay saici:
'"We are well organized and ready to'
rise at a signal, hut will attempt nothing j
against the present dynasty unless the
k.ng totally forgets his title of Catholic;
majesty or revolution breaks out.
"For us the dynastic question is secondary
to the essential point, which is the
preservation of the religious traditions of j
ripain.
Don Jose Maria de I'rquijo, the most
uncompromising member ot tiie juntas
organized in Bilbao and here by the Cath- ,
olics for the demonstration project for 1
last Sunday, has accepted before a judge
the full responsibility for the insulting j
dispatch sent by the junta to Senor Canalejas.
the premier.
But in spite of this the judge continues !
the proceedings against the other members,
as well as every day bringing more
evidence of the reckless character of their
conspiracy.
Rockets Are Seized.
The customs inspectors at Bilbao have
seized several boxes intended to be ship- ~
ned to San Sebastian and that contained
thousands of rockets which it was intend- I f
cd to lire from on board a steamer at j h
Miramar Palace, where the queen dow- '
ager is now stopping. ''
This plan was persisted in, despite the! ?
prohibition of the demonstration. This n
scheme of frightening the queen and the ^
princes in their household was part of the "
conspiracy. a
The whole edition of Graceta del Norte, ^
the Bilbao clerical organ, published 2
Monday, was seized by the police. Crim- .
inal proceedings have been instituted ?
against the newspaper for the violent at- .
tack against Senor Canalejas in which
his private li^e and affairs were attacked. *
Clericals Make Enemies.
This conduct of the clericals, which
was almost the same in every province, n
is wresting from them the sympathies g]
even of the Catholics. Many of the lat- tt
ter,, though opposed to Carlism, have j
adopted an attitude of tolerance toward m
lh,i un.p^llpH nf tho t'nno on! I.
account of their religious affinities. f
Though the juntas announced Sunday!
that they would dissolve, they are now
determined to retain their organization '
"permanently," as they say, in order to i e
maintain an unabated agitation in north- j
ern provinces.
Among the people arrested here for
causing a disturbance in the streets Sunday
is Senor Ornor. the president of the
Bilbao Junta, who at first gave another J
name to the police. Baron de la Torre,
by ordering the arrest of Senor Ornor
and others, whom he detected in spite
of their disguise, has prevented another
attempt to raise disorder here.
The civil governor has heen visited by
all the Cat-list deputies aud senators on
behalf of Senor Ornor. He lias firmly
refused to set him at liberty, leaving the f
question for the police court to settle.
Del Val Evades Situation. t
ROME, August 12.?Cardinal Merry del *
Val did not hold the customary Friday f
reception to diplomats this week. The j
omission is regarded as significant.
To he sure, postponements of these receptions
are frequent during the summer j
months. In view <>f the gravity of the
situation with Spain, however, it would
appear that the papal secretary had de- r
liberately delayed another meeting with c
Marquis de Gonzales, counselor to the c
Spanish embassy at the Vatican, rather
than afford tin* marquis an opportunity to '
show his friendliness, as he did last Tues- '
day, when he attended high mass cele- t
hrated in honor of the anniversary of the e
coronation of Pius X.
Whether the Spanish counselor would
have attended the reception today was a
matter sufficiently in doubt to excite interest.
h
Cardinal Merry del Val came to Rome i f
last night to participate in the work of ' j
one of the congregations. laitcr lie re- |
turned to his villa on Monte Mario, liav- ' 11
Ing notified the diplomats that today's j t
reception would be abandoned. j d
Briand's Advice to Alfonso. s
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PARIS, August 12 ?I.es Xouvelles to- j t
day says that it is authorized to deny the t
tement of the Madrid Epoca that ; t]
Premier Briand strongly advised King e
Alfonso against a rupture with Rome, and b
ni ime.l the severance of diplomatic rela- c
tions between France and the holy see t|
? -J ? rvf fhtt Vu t test n
to the ****< ? j
The paper says further that Iviiitf Al- a
fonso, during the interview witli Premier o
Brtand, talked frankly about the situation,
and told the French statesman, in ?
f*n*'rRPtic t^nns, that he did not proposr* n
to obey tlie injunction of the Vatican, to e
tolerate the threats of Tins X or to allow c
the Vatican to mix in Spanish politics.
J.es Nouvelles adds: "M. Briand's ex- perience
enabled him to offer sage ad- ^
vice to the young monach. warning him
to proceed diplomatically and avoid j
bruskness and wounding."
Alfonso Wins at Polo in England.
I.OXDOX, August 12.? Soon after the f
arrival of the King and Queen of Spain ^
at Eaton Hall Wednesday King Alfonso ^
took part in the polo tournament. G
His team was successful on every occa- ^
sion. The king played capital polo and a
scored several times.
The clever manner in which the king t
scored one goal called forth much ap- s
plause.
The king and queen participated in a c
house party and gymkhana yesterday, t
The king won the serpentine polo pony i,
rsice. giving a splendid exhibition of t:
skillful riding Queen Victoria and iter n
of The Sum
THE POLITIC A
artner won a conundrum race. King Alimso
finished lirst, but his partner's soition
was incorrect.
Alfonso was mucli amused by a mock
nil tight, which Included a surprise it'm
n the program.
The Duke of Westminster and several
tembers' of the house partv, in the
ress of matadors and toreadors, fiercely
ttacked a savage-looking hull repreented
by two guests. By means of a
totor horn the animal roared loudly.
"lie burlesque fight caused roars of
lughter.
King Alfonso played in the polo games
uring the afternoon, his clever play
gain being much admired. His team
;as successful.
Mgr. Vico Has Now Left Madrid.
MADRID, August 12.?Mgr. Vico, papal
uncio at Madrid, has left for Zarauz, a
ummer resort in the Basque provinces,
?n miles from San Sebastian.
'RESIDENT'S BUSY DAT
EES SENATOR ALDRICH AND
TENNESSEE CALLERS.
Llso Discusses Postal Savings Banks
With Secretary MacVeagh and
Mr. Hitchcock.
BEVERLY. Mass., August 12.?A call
roni Senator Nelson AY. Aldrich of
thode Island, the laying of plans to capure
Tennessee for the republicans this
all and further consultations on the
arly installation of model postal savngs
hanks promised a busy time for
resident Taft today.
The chief executive golfed usual,
tutting off his other engagements until
undieun time.
Senator Aldrich. 'who last niglu made
eply to the charges of Senator Rristow
if Kansas, regarding tiie rubber schedule
if the Payne-.\Idrieh tariff law. arrived
it Marbleliead on the yacht O-Re-Wa
ate yesterday afternoon. The yacht
rossed Salem hay last night and anchored
some distance off the President's do^ k.
Wants to Adjust Differences.
The four Tennessee leaders invited to
uncli with the President today reached
loston this morning and were brought to
{overly in one of the President's automobiles.
They are Representatives Aits- j
in, whose son is an officer on the presi- !
ential yacht Mayflower; Lee Brock, j
Jewell Banners anil judge ti. -M. llenaevon.
They represent various factions of I
he republican party in Tennessee, and
lie President is endeavoring to adjust |
lieir differences. He believes tthat if he
an harmonize the party Tennessee can j
e won because of the split in the denio- ,
ratic party and the recent success of j
he independent judicial ticket.
Secretary of t lie Treasury MaeVeagh
nd Postmaster General Hitchcock, two
f the trustees of the postal savings
anks, will see Hie President this afteroon
to discuss further the details of the
arly opening of banks in the smaller
ities.
rEN. BADEN-POWELL ON TOUR.
founder of the Organization Will
Inspect Boy Scouts.
VANCOUVER. B. C.t August 1>'.? Gen.
t. S. Baden-Powell, hero of the siege of
lafeking in the Boer war. arrived yeserday
on a world tour of the Boys'
icout companies, having organized that
aovement in Great Britain several years
go.
Commenting on tlie recent spread of
he movement in the United States he
aid:
"With the unusual energy the Amerlan
people display, they have taken up
he question splendidly. But they are
lclined to give it too much of a miliary
tinge; the object is not so much
lilitary as to make boys good citizens."
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L "CLAIMING" SEASON IS
fiSHr
IN WEEK NUMBER 8,679
Epidemic Is Causing Gloom in
Southern Russia?Scarcity
of Physicians.
ST. PETERSBURG. August 12.?From
July 31 until August 6 20,668 cases of
cholera were reported throughout Russia,
with 8,679 deaths.
Returns from the leading provinces
show the following deaths: Don Cossacks,
1,342; Kuban, 1,122; Yekatoynoslav, 776;
Samara, 707, and Kherson, 451.
BERLIN, August 12.?The Austrian and
German health administrations are pursuing
common measures against an inva
MUII Ul. IVUSiMilll tuuitrid. II Will
both the governments stationed in Russia
report a scarcity of physicians.
Place Deaths at 40,000.
It appears probable that the number of
deaths is larger than stated in official reports
here. The reports placed the number
of fatalities July .'11 at 25,554. Unofficial
opinions vary in estimates, some
of them placing the number of deaths as
high as 4O.000.
A general feeling of depression is reported-among
the inhabitants, of southern
Russia, the gloom caused by the
cholera .epidemic being made deeper by
the failure of the crops in some districts.
ABRUZZI TO MISS ELKINS
"Shall Be GJad to See Youj Arriving
This Evening."
BAS1-K. Switzerland, August 12.?The
Duke of Abruzzi arrived here August
! from Italy and registered at the Hotel
I Three Kings as Signor Sorreto.
i He left Wednesday for Baden Baden
after sending the following telegram to
Miss Katherine 1-11 kins, who, with her
mother, lias heeu spending several
months on the continent:
"Shall l>e glad to see you. I am arriv
| ing tliis evening- ABRUZZI."
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BLIND MAN ASSAULTED MUTE.
Former Demanded an Apology,
Which Latter Conld Not Give.
CLKVELAND, Ohio, August 12.?Thomas
Cosgrove, a blind man, was found
guilty of Rssault and battery upon
James Nolan, a deaf mute, in police
court here, but was released with a
suspended tine because of extenuating
circumstances.
Cosgrove was groping bis way along
the street. Nolan got his foot tangled
in Cosgrove's cane. The blind man called
for explanations, which Nolan, of
course, was unable to give. Cosgrove,
misunderstanding Nolan's silence, beat
him over the shoulders with the cane.
The deaf mute, unable to raise an outcry,
might have fared badly had not a
patrolman interfered and taken both
to central police station, where the
charge against Cosgrove was tiled.
The judge had considerable difficulty lrf
obtaining the prosecuting witness's
testimony.
ESCAPED FOEGEE CAUGHT.
Gillespie Eecaptured Through Trail
of Eaised Check.
Nfcw YORK. August 12.?A clever capmesTVERi
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NOW OPEN.
! ture of Forger William Gillespie, who escaped
from the county jail at Camden, j
X. J., July 21. was made by detectives!
011 i lie upper West Side today.
I Gillespie, who was about to begin serv[
ing a seven-year term in *the Trenton
prison when he made his escape, was
| traced to this city and definitely located
i through the appearance at the Garfield
National Hank of a lost check which
had apparently been raised from $1.78 to
$.'59i>.78.
Detectives went to the house where Gillespie
was believed to be and met him
just as he was coming out. He made no
resistance.
When taken to the West Side court to
be arraigned as a fugitive from justice
he admitted he was the man whom the
New Jersey police wanted.
LEWIS TO HE NOTHING
NO LID ON MINERS' CONVENTION,
HE PROMISES.
No Straddling or Whitewashing.
Illinois Situation to Be Given
Publicity.
INDIANAPOLIS, August 12.?"There
will be no lid on this convention," said
Thomas L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, in reply to President John
If. Walker of the Illinois district at the
pnonino- nf om?rin I
V??- IVUM J ? ' -J W"* ? IrtlV
national convention.
Walker had made a motion that the
delegates all be given verbatim reports of
the conferences dealing with the situation
| in Illinois. Lewis ruled the motion out of
| order, and then declared the delegates
! would .be given all the information at
hand.
Nothing to Conceal.
Lewis further stated that there would I
be no straddling or whitewashing, lie 1
had nothing to conceal, lie asserted.
The committee on rules reported limit- i
ing all speakers to live minutes. Mr. J
Lewis said more time would lie given if
the delegate could not make liis point
clear In the speVilied time.
The credential committee was not able
to make a complete report. The convention
adjourned to 1 :.'J0 o'clock p.m.
There are more than 1,300 delegates in
attendance, the largest number in the history
of the organization.
ROBBED AND BEATEN.
| BeSident of Harlem Then Thrown
' Into River by Assailants.
NEW YORK. August 1J.?Robbed of
$4iK) and his watch by a gang of thugs,
John Mauglian, an elderly and well-to-do
resident of Harlem, was cut and beaten
and then thrown bodily into the North I
river by his assailants early today. He
clung for three hours to the cross beams
under the city pier at 30th street, his life j
menaced by attacks of hordes of rats
swarming beneath the wliarf. before his
moans were heard by policemen, who
hauled him out. more dead than alive.
The locality in which Maughan was
held up is a dangerous one, and it is not
known how he came to be there in the
dark, early hours. He will recover.
There is no clue to his assailants.
PADDED CENSUS Klil UitJNa.
Two Enumerators Plead Guilty,
Fined and Sent to Jail.
HELENA. Mont.. August 12.-Thomas 1
Dalley and F. C. McDonald, Great Falls '
census enumerators, yesterday pleaded '
guilty in the federal court to padding <
census returns and were sentenced to <
twent>-foyr hours in jai< and fined $1,000 1
each. I
Two more enumerators will be ar- |
raigned August 17 on a similar charge- 11
I Sunday..
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GAYNOR TO SURVIVE
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Physicians Assure Son He
Will Not Die of Wound.
RECEIVES MANY CALLERS
Reports From Bedside Give Cheerful
Accounts.
WIFE IS MOST ENCOURAGED
Acting Mayor Mitchell and Commissioner
Thompson Among His
Early Morning Visitors.
NEW YORK, August Yi.?Barring accident,
Mayor Gaynor's recovery is practically
assured.
This statement was made this afternooi
by the mayor's son, Rufus Gaynor, who
said he had the attending physicians* assurances
to that effect.
An additional assurance was contained
in the bulletin given out by Secretary
Adamson shortly after 1 o'clock. It wat
timed 12:30 p.m., and read:
"The mayor passed a comfortable morning.
He is taking his nourishment well
and steadily improving.
"W. J. ARL.ITZ, M. D.
"CHARLES N. DOWD, M. D."
Expressions of encouragement from all
watchers by Mayor William J. Gaynor's
li?k<iv:ncharpil in thp fnurt h dav nf liis
fight for recovery from the effects o: the
assassin's ballet, Which laid him low iast
Tuesday.
At 7:10 o'clock the following bulletin
was issued:
"Mayor Gavfior i^as^ed a very good
night. He slept seven hours. He is conir
fortable this morning and in excellent
general condition. His temperature is
ion, pulse rate 70, respiration lt>.
"WILLIAM J. ARLITZ, M. D..
"CHARLES X. DOWD. M. D.,
Scare Reports Discounted.
The physicians were not willing to
supplement these bulletins with even informal
statements as to the patient's condition.
evidently assuming that the reassuring
tenor of the official announcements
would be all that' was necessary
tp aliav any fears that had found expression
yesterday and late last night.
It was commented, however, that the
temperature, pulse ana respiration given
indicated a practically normal condition
Cor the patient. The news brought from
the mayor's chamber by his lay attendants
was of a decidedly cheerful
nature.
The mayors secretary, Robert Adamson,
coming down shortly after 8 o'clock,
said that the mayor had breakfasted
about 7:4o o'clock with his usual good
appetite. Mrs. Gaynor, who had been
near her husband through the night,
again prepared his morning coffee.
The mayor's color was better than it
had been since he was shot, and there
was little in his appeaiance to indicate
that in his throat was lodged a bullet,
which, however, favorable all indications
may be, still remains an ever present
menace, the best manner of dealing
with which has seemingly not yet been
decided by the surgeons. .
Bullet Did Not Split.
There was no attempt today to leave a
vague impression regarding the radiograph
examination made in the search
for the bullet. Secretary. A damson ccm.mented
on the interest the mayor displayed
yesterday in the mechanism ot
the X-ray apparatus, which comment in
itself indicated clearly enough that a
second set of radiographs had been
taken.
These showed the presence of the bullet
In the vault of the pharynx, or, ir
other words, in the wall of the throat
just behind the palate. This much was
shown in the late bulletin last night,
which, however, left a doubt as to wheth
er the bullet was still Intact or. as i>??j
been tirst reported, split: in two sections.
It was generally conceded today, though
that the physicians were now in agreement
that there had been no splitting ol
the missile, and that the apparent fragment
shown by the first X-ray examination
to be separate from the main portion
of the bullet was in fact probably a fragment
of bone.
\ No Immediate Operation.
There was every indication today that
no immediate operation on the patient
was intended. It was announced this
morning that no further consultation of
the physicians would be held, until
p.m.
Meanwhile the mayor was allowed
somewhat more freedom than yesterday
to receive visitors. Commissioner Henry
F. Thompson of the department of water
supply, gas and electricity was the tirst
mernl>er of his official family, with the exception
of Secretary Adamson and .Voting
Mayor Mitchell, who had been allowed
access to the mayor's sickroom.
COL. ELLWOOD SERIOUSLY ILL.
Illinois Financier, Suffering From
Nervous Collapse, Grows Worse.
DE KAI,B, 111., August It!.?Col. Isaac
L. Kllwood, who for years has l>een associated
with John VV. Gates and other
prominent financiers of Chicago and New
York, is under the care of a specialist at
his country home.
Mr. Kllwood has not been well since the
death of his wife last month. It was said
- *l.nt lno r.nniHt-(nn lia.l t:ikPTl H torn
n/ua> Lllll I H*?
for the worse. He is said to be in a
state of nervous collapse. He suffered a
stroke of paralysis while at Palatka. Fla.,
last winter. K. J. Kllwood and son arrived
yesterday from his summer home at
Harbor View. Marblehead, Mass. B. F.
Hay and wife are here from Denver.
ROOT S TALK ENDS.
Concludes Long Argument in Fisheries
Case.
THE HAGUE. August 12.?United States
Senator Elihu Root, having devoted six
lays to the two most important questions
in the New Foundland fisheries case,
which is now before the International arDitration
tribunal, dealt with the remainng
subjects of the dispute on more general
terms, and concluded his rrgument
this afternoon with a notable presentation
of the A'merican side.
It is announced the court will deliver
its award before the expiration of the
two months allowed by the arbitration
agreement.
Don't Miss
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BIG REGATTA IS ON;
FIRSTIM STARTS
! Five Four-Oared Crews Com{
peting in Opening Event on
Potomac Water Course.
CANADIANS PICKED TO WIN
WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT
Argonauts of Toronto Favorite in
Intermediate Contest.
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BTG' CROWD IS LOOKING ON
Many Craft on River Carrying; Sp?o'
tators Form Lane Through
Which Contestants
Row.
t i 1? _i - -
, ; -a nasii, me sriarp uai'K ol a pislol!
; With oars firmly gripping the water ftva
i four-oared crews shot away In the first
race of the national regatta at :t o'clock
j this afternoon.
It is the race for intermediate fours?
, international from the fact that the conI
testants hail from Canada as well as this
' country.. The Argonauts of Toronto.
Crescents of Philadelphia, St. Charles of
Cambridge, Mass.; Arieis of Baltimore
i and the Pennsylvania Barge Club of
; Philadelphia are the entries.
Side by side they swing down the broad
course on the Potomac river, just off
, Potomac Purk. For the first few feei
there was no perceptible advantage to
i any crew, and then gradually they strung
out, each fighting desperately for the
lead.
The Argonauts, who are favorites in
the race, are show ing ex< client form, and
with powerful strokes forging into the
1 lead.
Bowing Event of Year.
This race is only the first pvent of the
j greatest .r.owigg tjvcnt "f the year in
t this country, uarsmon all the way from
the Gulf of Mexico to Hudson bay have
i I come to participate in the contests.
ij The regatta will be the largest in the
long history of the National Association
of Amateur Oaismen, which has brought
I together each year for thirty-eight years
the best oarsmen in America. Seven
races will be rowed this afiernoon, and
i six tomorrow afternoon.
1 With the honor of the national cham1
pionship awaiting the victor at the cod
of the mile and a quarter course, besides
the $3,0tH> represented in handsome
prizes, seventy-four entries were made
1 Cop the events. These entries represent
twenty-six clubs and eighteen cities.
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| both in tne unuea staies ami m
Men whosd reputations have already
gTtiwn large in the rowing world, men
who have been victors in minor regattas
and men with laurels still to win
are among the contestants. With tham
have come hundreds of old oarsmen and
coaches who are known throughout the
country.
Crowds View Races.
The broad expanse of the Potomac
! river above the Highway bridge presents
1 a gala appearance this afternoon, covered
with small boats of every description
carrying gay parties. The revenue
cutters Apache and Onondaga, with ali
1 their bunting stretched, add to the ati
tractiveness of the scene.
They are here to police the course for
the races. Their little launches and
small boats keep a constant supervision
of the course, shooing away all craft
that infringe upon the long lanes which
have been carefully marked out for tha
' ! racing boats.
Thousands of snectators line the sea
ivvall along: Potomac Park, have filled the
barges anchored near the finish and stand
; upon the bridge waiting the coming of
j the oaisnten. The Marine Band is playi
ing in the stand in Potomac Park. Washington
has turned out in force to witness
the greatest regatta ever held 011 tb?
1 Potomac.
This morning practically all oarsmen
1 took their !*>ats out for final spins before
tlie races, trying racing starts and
I paddling over tlie course, in order to
1 familiarize themselves with it.
i There was much discussion among oars|
men at the hoathouses of the Potomac
j and Analostan clubs, where all the crew h
are quartered, as to tlie probable outj
come of the races today. Wise ones, who
j judge from seeing the crews in action
and also on past perfortnanees. picked
I tiie following winners for today: Interj
mediate fours. Argonauts; quarter-mil*
i dash. Fuessell of Harlem: junior eights.
Potomaes of Washington: senior hit rnutional
fours, Ottawa: intermediate doubles.
Kockrimmon Club: senior double*.
Harlem Club; intermediate eigiits. Argonauts.
Official Regulations.
The official regulations and llie ciassiiiI
cation of oarsmen for the regatta are as
i follows>
All races will be one and one-quarter
(1!4I miles straightaway.
Kacti and every sculler and bow tnau
; will be provided with a cap which must
be worn throughout the race.
Crews number from the District to the
Virginia shore, and may be distinguished
by the bow inan wearing a color to correspond
with the number, as follows:
No. 1?Red.
No. 2?'White.
No. 3? Rlue.
No. 4?Orange.
I No. 5?Black.
No. ??Red and white.
No. 7?Red and blue.
No. H?Orange and black.
No. it?Green.
No. 10?Brown.
No. 11?Blue and white.
The colors of the first and second crews,
as they finish in each race, will be shown
on the Augusta. Also the time of winning
crew.
The prizes will be awarded at the Arlington
Hotel at S p.m. Saturday. August
13.
Officials of Regatta. ,
The regatta officials are:
Hel'eree?James I'ilkington, president
N. A. A. O.
Starter?First day?Henry P. Burke, executive
committee, N. A. A. O.
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