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- SKIES FROWNING
OVER POLO FIELD
Rain May Interfere With Third
Game in World's Base
Ball Series.
~ CROWD SLOW TO COME;
TICKET SCALPERS LOSE
Speculators Caught in Their Own
Meshes at Eleventh Hour.
'MATTY' AND COOMBS TO PITCH
Playing Field in Fine Shape and
Fast. Says Groundkeeper Murphy?Canvas
Removed
From Diamond.
TODAY S BATTING ORDEB.
Giants. Athletics.
TVvore. If Lord, If
Dovle, lib Old ring, cf
Snnderass. cf Collins, 2b
Murray, rf Baker, 3b
Merkle. lb Murphy, rf
Henos, 3b Davis. lb
Fletcher, ss Barry, ss
Meyers, c Lapp, c
Mathewson, p Coombs, p
" I 'mpires? Klem and Brennan, Na?
tional League: Connolly and Dineen,
American LeaguePOLO
GROUND?, N. Y? October 16 ?
The skies frowned today and rain threatened
to mar or to stop entirely the third
game in the series for the world's base
ball championship between the Giants
and the Philadelphia Athletics.
The weather had its effect upon the
early crowds, too. The spectators dribbled
into the big concrete stands slowly
and were almost lost in its wide reaches.
'Die gloomy weather had discouraged
many from attending the game, and
there were yawning gaps of vacant seats
in the sun stands at noon which, Saturday,
were choked to capacity.
Ticket Speculators Caught.
Speculators who held their wares for
exorbitant eleventh-hour prices were
caught in their own meshes, and some
sold their tickets at the prices paid for
them.
Twa hAltra Aro thn tromn fKlanlr
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rain-soaked clouds scudding across the
sky. The wind held from the east, and
there was a constant threat of rain. Oc*
casionally a Scotch mist blew in the
laces of the spectators, but Groundkeeper
Murphy cast his weather eye to windward
and evidently believed there would
be no rain, for he ordered the protecting
canvas cloths jernoved from the dia*
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The pteyiag field was In fine shape and
t?L
First Inning.
IBtiladelphia?Lord up. The first ball
wa| over heart of plate, one strike; foul,
past third, two-strikes; foul past first;
out on grounder, second to first, Doyle
making fast play.
Oldring up; one strike, fan; two strikes,
fan; out on sharp grounder, short to
first. Fletcher handling it in great shape.
Collins up; one strike, called; out on
grounder to first, Merkle to Mathewson,
who covered tirst.
No runs.
XEW YORK?Devore up; strike one,
* called; foul, back; strike two; strike
three, fans.
Doyle up?Out on first, pitched ball to
Davis unassisted.
ssnougrass up?Strike one; ball one;
Strike two, called; strike three, fans.
No runs.
Second Inning.
Philadelphia?Baker up; ball one;
cut on grounder, second to first.
Murphy up?Strike, called; ball one;
cut on a line drive to Herzog, who
. made a jumping catch.
Davis up; strike one called; ball one;
foul back, strike two; ball two; foul
back: ou> on a fly to center, Snodgrass
making an easy catch.
No runs. .
K?w York?Murray up; one ball; one
w strike; fans: two balls; out on an easy
fly to left.
MarRle up; foul, back; one strike, foul,
back; twi strikes; out on grounder, short
to first.
Herzog up; one strike, called; one ball;
two strikes, called; two balls; three
atiikes, fans.
No runs. Third
Inning.
Philadelphia? Barry up; foul, back; one
strike; one ball; two strikes, called; single
to left.
Lapp up; strike called; Barry stole second:
out on a line drive to Doyle and
Barry was doubled up at second, Doyle
to Fletcher.
New York?Fletcher up; out on the first
. ball, a fly to Murphy.
DIAMONDS OF GOOD QUALITY.
Gems Oound in Extinct Volcano in
New South Wales.
NEW YORK, October 17.?Australian |
diamonds are the latest novelty in the
Maiden lane jewelry district. They are
d<x-lared by experts to be of fine quality.
Hundreds of these diamonds were obtained
in the space of a few hours in
an extinct volcano in the northern part
* of New South Wales and were extracted
from the loam by the primitive method
of hand-sifting the sands in a tub of
water. About twenty specimens were
sent here for private exhibition.
STILL GUARD McCOMB CITY.
Five Hundred Soldiers Are in Camp
at That Place.
NATGHE3J, Miss.. October 17.?From
members of local companies of the Mississippi
National Guards, who were on
duty at MeComb City from October 15
until yesterday afternoon, and who returned
last night, it was learned that
i * there are oOO members of the guard In
camp at that place.
It was also stated that the men will
be held until there is no further danger
of rioting or serious trouble. The Natchez
oArrtvtfl niMg A nrhnn tn rotnrn r*?i
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first call.
Woman Dies Weighing 475 Pounds.
UNIONVILLE, Conn., October IT.?Mrs.
Julia M. Hubbard, who Is dead here in
her thirty-fifth year, weighed 47."? pounds.
8he was five feet eight inches tali and
ighty and one-half inches around the
waist Her casket is a yard wide and
a will be carried by ten bearers.
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PAY FINAMTRIBUTE
Distinguished Men Gather
About Justice Harlan's Bier.
SIMPLE FUNERAL SERVICES
Sermon by Pastor of New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
BIBLE CLASS AS HONOR GUARD
Chief Justice of TJ. S. Supreme Court
and Associates Accompany
Body to Grave.
"While members of his family and his
associate members of the United States
Supreme Court followed the bier, with
heads bowed in sorrow, the mortal remains
of Associate Justice John Marshall
Harlan this afternoon were borne from ]
his late home. 14?>1 Euclid street north- ,
west, carried thence to the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, where the ]
public funeral service was held, and finally
to Rock Creek cemetery for interment,
where Justice Harlan had practically
selected his own last resting
place. Following his death it was recalled
that he often had expressed his 1
admiration for the peaeefulness and, ,
beauty of this burying ground.
Services at the house were of the simplest
character, the devotional exercises
taking the form of family prayer, just as
Mr. Justice Harlan, in life, had led his
family in morning worship. There were i
present at the house, besides members of
the family, only a very few of the closest '
personal friends of the late justice, including
Mr. Chief Justice White and all i
associate justices of the Supreme Court.
Every day since Justice Harlan's death 1
occurred floral tributes literally have been
sent to the house in a steady stream, and
throughout this morning, before the hour
set for the beginning of the services, mes- i
sages of sympathy on cards attached to
bouquets and to appropriate floral desings
came to the house in dozens.
The services at the house was begun at (
1 o'clock and concluded in a few moments,
so that the little cortege was on
the way to the church at 1:30, and the j
church service occupied the full hour) be- j
tween 2 and 3 o'clock. ,
Distinguished Men Mourn. 1
As the carriages approached the church <
the Justice Harlan Sunday school class |
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian |
Church, which organization bears his name j
because he was its organizer and for years 1
its teacher, met the hearse and formed a '
guard of honor from the sidewalk all the
way through the center aisle of the edifice,
down whicn the casket was carried
to its place before thcaltar, where it lay .
in state, and jurists, cabinet officers,
officials of the army and navy, members
of the bar and hundreds of the associates t
and friends in public and in private life
of Justice QaFian paid to'his remains i?
their last regpetks. f
Occupying reserved pews in the church
there was a delegation from the Loyal J
Legion, including Brig. Gen. John M. Wil- c
son. United States Army, retired; Rear a
Admiral George C. Remey, United States ?
Navy; Brig. Gen. George L. Andrews, ?
United States Army, and Brevet Br.g. ^
Gen. Ellis Spear, United States Volun- ^
teers; a delegation from the faculty of
the Law School of George Washington
University, of which the deceased jurist
was a member; the members of the
United States iCommerce Court, the members
of the interstate commerce eommis- (
sion, the members of the United States
Court of Claims, the justices of all tha
courts of the District, representatives
from the foreign embassies and legations,
members of the cabinet, scores of a
officers of the army and navy and other C
representatives of Washington official- t
dom, the !>oard of directors and officials
of Garfield Hosffital, of which board
Justice Harlan for years was president, c
an/1 a f?nm m ittop onnnintarl ProeiH/inf n
Alexander H. Bell to represent the Bar
Association of the District of Columbia t
and the bar of the District Supreme ,
Court, including the following members:
Walter C. Balderston, Alexander H. Bell, 1
Morgan H. Beach, A. A. Birney, Aldis 1;
B. Browne, Chapin Brown, Edwin C. ?.
Brandenburg, Thomas C. Bradley, J.
Morrill Chamberlin, Charles H. Cragin,
J. J. Darlington, Henry E. Davis, WiJ- r
liam H. Dennis, Charles A. Douglas, G. c
Thomas Dunlop, William E. Edmonston, 1
J. Spaulding Flannery, H. H. Glassie, J. I
Holdsworth Gordon, George E. Hamil- ?
ton. Samuel V. Hayden, A. A. Hoehling, 1
William G. Johnson. John B. Earner, J
Benjamin F. Leighton, Samuel Maddox, *
William F. Mattingly, Benjamin S. c
Minor, R. Ross Perry. l,eon Tobriner,
Clarence R. Wilson, Nathaniel Wilson
and A. S. Worthington.
Gov. A. E. Wilson of Kentucky and
S. S. Gregory, president of the Ameri- i
can Bar Association, also were present.
Funeral Discourse by Dr Radcliffe.
Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, who, for
many years was not only pastor of
Justice Harlan's church, but also was
one of the closest friends of the deceased
jurist, preached the funeral ,
sermon. He spoke in review of the
long and useful life of Justice Harlan,
touching upon.the undying flame
of patriotism and the high sense of
public duty which ever were in
evidence; speaking of the love which
the justice bore to all of the institutions
of freedom and the jealous care
with which he sought to guard them,
and commenting, too, upon the militant
Christianity of Justice Harlan?the
spirit which brought him to both
church and Sunday school every Sunday.
no matter how severe the weather,
?o that he might lead his own class
in the school and take his part in the 1
regular devotions of the congregation.
Departing from a partly chronological
summary of the successive steps up the
ladder of fame and of success made by
Justice Harlan, Dr. Radcliffe paid a particularly
eloquent tribute to the deceased,
characterizing him as one of the greatest
constitutional lawyers In the history of
the country, as well as a close student
of the Kible. whose every act in the execution
of his duty on the highest tribunal
o^ the land was animated by the
strictest sense of personal right.
The c-noir or the rnurch sang Justice J
Harlan's favorite hymn, "Love Divine." 1
Interment Private. t
The services in the church were the t
only features of the funeral which were 1
of a public nature, the interment, like
the service at the house, in deference to
the wishes of Mrs. Harlan, being strictly
private. leaving the church the Justice
Harlan Sunday School Class again formed 1
itself into a guard of honor, escorting 1
the cortege all the way to Rock Creek I
cemetery. In the carriages, in addition 1
to the members of the family and a few '
intimate friends, were Mr. Chief Justice <
White and the associate Justices of the !
Supreme Court, who acted us honorary 1
I pallbearers. ,
PROGRESSJN JURY
Full Box Probable Within a
Month in McNamara Case.
WAY CLEARED BY NELSON
Talesmen, Profiting by First Juror's
Examination, Answer Eeadily.
HAND OF DEFENSE IS SHOWN
Will Attempt to Prove That. Los
Angeles Times Building Was
Blown Up by Gas.
BOS ANGEDEJS, Cal.. October 17.?
Speedy completion of the jury?that is,
within a month or a little more?was the
outlook when the McXamara trial was
resumed today. Estimates that the juryroom
would remain unlilled until the -15th
of December or perhaps until Christmas
were scaled down to Thanksgiving or
December 1, and predictions that the trial
would not end before May 1 were abbreviated
correspondingly.
The examination of Talesmati Z. T.
Nelson has cleared the atmosphere, it
was agreed, by defining many issues involved
in the effort to determine whether
James B. McNamara is guilty of causing
the death of Charles J. Hagerty in the
Los Angeles Times explosion and fire.
Points Made Certain.
Among the points made certain by Nelson's
examination are these:
Any talesman who believes the Times
building was blown up by gas believes
McNamara innocent, in the opinion of
the defense. This position was taken by
Attorney Clarence S. Darrow, chief of
counsel for the defense, and it is noted
by counsel for the state for future use,
in the belief that it can be made serviceable
to them in the examination of talesmen
whom the state believes to be undesirable.
The defense may offer an alibi for McNamara
or may rest solely upon the gas
explosion theory, in support of which it
has gone as far as Europe for expert
evidence.
"Maybe we can prove an alibi; maybe
we can't; maybe we shall not try to
Drove one." was Mr. Harrow's declaration
in the court on this point, but he insisted
on his position regarding the source of
the explosion.
Furthermore, an opinion rendered concerning
one juror, would not apply necessarily
to the next one, the court's decision
resting, under the law. upon his
toellef in the fitness in the individual
luror as shown by his replies to questions
from opposing counsel and from the
court.
Direct Answers Given.
The effect of Nelson's long examinaion
was perceptible yesterday anil today
n the terse replies of talesmen who
came after him.
"Yes" and "No" were the answers,
here being an evident understanding of
vhat the examining counsel was trying
o learn and a willingness to help btth
lnd out.
The examination of Talesman Robert
r. Bain was the first thing on the pro;
am at the opening of court. Bain, a
ivil war veteran, is over sixty years of
ige. He passed one brief ordeal to the
atisfaction of the defense when Attortey
Harrow asked him what he would
lo if he "had to give a verdict without
tearing the evidence," and he replied, "1
vould not do it."
BANE TROUBLES AIRED.
Charges Against Carnegie Trust
Company Official Taken Up.
NEW YORK, October 17.?The tangled
iffalrs of the defunct Carnegie Trust
Company were aired again today when
he supreme court took up an indictment
harging William J. Cummins, formerly
hairman of the executive committee
>f that institution, with grand larceny.
This is the second trial resulting from
he investigation of the Carnegie Trust
Company's affairs. Joseph B. Reichmann
ts ex-president having been convicted
ast June of making a false report to the
uperintendent of banks.
The charges a?ainst Mr. Cummins are
nore serious He was Indicted on three
ounts for grand larceny based on note
ransactions involving $333,000. The
irosecution, however, will rest its case
?n only one charge, that on April 23,
SIIO, Cummins .borrowed $14O.0sK> from
he Nineteenth Ward Bank, ostensibly
or the Carnegie Trust Company, anil
onverted it to his own use.
DEATH KNELL TO MONOPOLY.
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attorney General's View of the Recent
Trust Decisions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., October J7*-That
he recent trust decisions of the Supreme
Tourt have practically sounded the death
meft of monopolistic combinations in the
Jnited States, but have not injured legitinate
business, is the statement made
acre last night by Attorney General
Seorge W. Wickersham.
'And by that," said Mr. Wickersham.
'1 mean large, healthy, legitimate busiless.
It is hard to say vet what the
jopular effect of the decisions will be,
here has been so much talk one way and
ir other. Popular sentiment will wait on
he effect of the decisions on business, but
inally, I believe, the country will understand
that a very great step has been
aken in checking artificial business
growth without interfering with normal,
lealthy growth."
PLACED ON RETIRED LIST.
lear Admiral Marshall Reaches Active
Service Age Limit.
Rear Admiral William Alexander Marshall
will be placed on the retired list
>f the navy today under the operation of
aw, having reached the age of sixty-two
. ears. Admiral Marshall Is a native of
Pennsylvania and was appointed .to the
"Caval Academy from that state in 18*57.
rle has had a notable record of service
n time of peace and war. At present
te is in command of the Norfolk na\^.
ard, and Secretary Meyer has announced
lis intention of retaining him in that
>osition for some time, even after his reirement,
though this cannot be longer
han next June, when the law prohibiting
he active service of retired officers be omes
operative.
Broker Found Bead in Yard.
NEW YORK, October 17.?Thomas J.
Drummond, a prominent real estate and
nsurance broker, was found dead in his
back yard today. The police believe that
He accidentally fell from a third-story
window as they could find no indication
at suicide. One of the dead man's sons,
Hamilton Drummond, Is an instructor at
Princeton, and another. Douglass, is a
sophomore at the same institution.
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PLANS NEARLY MADE I
FOR BIG NAVAL REVIEW
Fleet at New York Will Be I
Largest Ever Assembled
in American Waters.
Plans for the great naval review aS
New York October :il and November 1 .
nave advanced well toward completion as
the result of a long conference between
Secretary Meyer and Rear Admiral Osterliaus,
commander of the Atlantic fleet.
The admiral had some ideas of his own
which led to a modification of the tentative
plans that had been prepared before 1
his arrival. The great fleet, which will '
be the largest ever assembled in American
waters, will be in three columns in 1
the Hudson river, and will extend from a ]
point opposite f?7th street, on the New
York side, to the mouth of Spuyten Duy- .
vll creek, a distance of eight miles. Near- 1
est the New York side will lie a column
formed of the big dreadnoughts, the battleships
of less size, the armored and pro- ,
teeted cruisers and the colliers.
Across on the west side of the river i
will be anchored the destroyers and the
various auxiliaries. A third columh, ly- '
ing hetween, will be composed of torpedo j
boats. The submarines will lie close to '
the battleships, each of which acts as 1
a mother ship to several submarines. 1
Taft May Not Go.
If the President is unable to attend, as 1
eonme rtr<\)oi Kla Coornfa I'tf \f cc*o^ nr 111
nrciuo jyj uiruuin, wciirwi j r i Will
conduct the review alone from the Mayflower,
although he will have with hlnj a
number of invited guests, and some of
these, with the press representatives aijd
artists, will he accommodated on board
the Dolphin.
The Secretary has changed the original
plans so as to provide now for an inspection
of the fleet on the first day.
On that occasion, while the ships lie at
anchor in columns, the Secretary, on the
Mayflower, will sail through the fleet,
stopping to visit personally the flagship
of each of iha divisions.
On the second day, November 1, the
Mayflower will anchor at the lower end
of the columns and the entire fleet will
pass in review before the Secretary and
proceed straight through the Narrows to
the sea. It has not yet been definitely
settled where the fleet Is to go, but it is J
believed that the reserve ships will proceed
to their home navy yards, while the
main body of the fleet will rendezvous
either off the Chesapeake capes, if the
weauit-r i? iaut ui uiuci wise m nampton
roads. The ships are supposed to be
kept in condition to respond instantly to 1
a call for foreign service, and it may be
that advantage will he taken of the rendezvous
to work out some of the problems
evolved by the Naval War College.
What is expected to he one of the most
charming pictures of the mobilization will
be the illumination of the entire fleet on ,
the night of October 31.
Three Cars of Train Derailed.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 17.?Accord- 1
ing to a report received at the local 1
headquarters of the Southern Pacific railroad
last night, three cars of train No.
10, which left San Francisco last Saturday
at 6 p.m., were derailed twenty-five
miles east of El Paso, Tex., but none of
the passengers was seriously hurt.^
"Tag Day" Nets $60,000.
CHICAGO, October 17.?Sixty thousand
dollars was raised yesterday by the Children's
Benefit Reague in the annual "Tag
day" for the benefit of the-various philanthropic
organizations which the league
; represents- Three thousand young women
| did the tagging.
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THE OPEN SEASON.
DEMAND A PROGRESSIVE
FOR HARLAN SUCCESSOR
Democratic and Insurgent
Senators Will Refuse to Confirm
Reactionary Nominee.
Insistent demand will be made upon
President Taft that he appoint as Justice
Harlan's successor on the Supreme bench
a man of undoubted progressive ideas
and known to be free from corporation
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republican senators will intimate to
President Taft that it will be impossible
to confirm a nominee of reactionary type
if one should be presented.
They are determined that Justice Harlan's
place shall be filled by a "friend of
the people," as they termed Justice Harlan.
Even "senatorial courtesy," which
dictates immediate confirmation of a
senator chosen for office, would be severely
strained if the selection should fall
upon a senator known to. be friendly to
"vested interests."
Jealous eyes will watch every move of
the President in casting about for a new
Justice, and the record of every man
mentioned for the place will be closely
scanned. This does not mean that it is
taken for granted the President has any
Idea of pmttlng in a reactionary, for it
Is assumed that he is in sympathy with
the demand for a progressive, but it does
mean that senators who will have the
confirming or rejection of nominations
are thoroughly aroused to the demand
for a broad, progressive man for the
[dace.
Records Closely Scanned.
Recognition of this fact serves to eliminate
from the list of eligibles several
names that otherwise might come first to
mind. There do not seem to be many
favorites in the contest, but there is pronounced
disposition to inquire of men's
records. It isn't so much who the man
is, but what he is.
It is claimed that the attention of *he
country is focused upon the Supreme
Clourt now as ne%-er before in recent
>ears. The attitude of the -court toward
the great trusts and the importance to
th? people at large and to the business
Interests of the country of the court's
decisions is said to be making the court
i target of discussion.
FURNITURE PLANTS BURNS.
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Adjoining Porperty Damaged?Fire
of Unknown Origin.
CHARLOTTE. N. C., October 17.?The
plant of the Globe Parlor Furniture
Company at High Point, was entirely
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wh'ieh was discovered shortly after 8
o'clock last night.
The stables and warehouses of the
North Carolina Cotton Oil Company
adjoining were also burned with their
contents. A number of firemen were
severely burned in the effort to save
valuable surrounding property'. The
loss is estimated at between $40,000
and $50,000 and the insurance cannot
be ascertained.
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DEMOCRATS TO MEET
AND PLAN CONVENTION
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tee Will Gather in Washington
January 8
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The formal call just issued for a meet- j
ing of the democratic national committee ?
here January 8 to fix a time and place i
for holding the democratic national convention?a
date almost a month later 1
than that fixed for the meeting of the
republican national committee?means
that, as usual, the republican national
convention will precede the democratic
convention. Members of the republican
national committee who have been exchanging
views as to the time for the
convention say that it will undoubtedly
be called for the latter part of June.
Chicago is about the only city that is
so far considered by the members of the
republican committee. There will be a
spirited contest over the designation of a
place for holding the democratic conven- J
tion. This contest is now on.
Baltimore Strong Bidder.
The city of Baltimore - is making a '
vigorous effort to obtain from members '
of the national committee pledges to vote <
to take the convention to that city. Mem- <
bers of the- Baltimore committee that is 1
conducting the campaign assert that 1
enough pledges to send the convention to
Baltimore have already been obtained. 1
The probability is, it is asserted by
some, that the Baltimore people are overly
optimistic. Chicago is much talked of
as the convention city. Kansas City and ,
St. Louis are out after it. and St. Paul ,
intends to extend an invitation.
Some of the members of the demo- j
cratic national committee who two or .
three months ago were disposed to j
vote for Baltimore, have, it is reported,
changed their minds. They are said to
have been impressed with the point
raised by some of the western mem- 1
bers of the committee that if the con- \
vention should be held in an eastern ,
city and should nominate a reactionary *
candidate for President the party
would go into the campaign greatly
handicapped.
So far the candidates for the demo- j
cratic nomination have taken no part
in the preliminary fight over the selection
of a convention city. Friends 4
of Gov. Woodrow Wilson say they have 1
reason to believe that he would prefer J
to see the convention go west. .?
Direct Vote an Issue. \
The democratic national committee
at its January meeting, like the re- t
publican committee at its meeting a a
month earlier, will have to deal with
the question as to whether & resolution
shall be passed instructing state com- mittees
to provide for a direct vote for
delegates to the convention. The Progressive
Democratic League, organized
about the time the recent session of
Congress ended,, will ask the committee
to make such a recommendation to
state committees.
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COLORED MAN'S CRIME.
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Kills White Neighbor by Shooting
Him in the Ba6k.
DANVILLE, Va., October 17. ? Will
Burkes, white, was shot and instantly
killed near the city limits last night by
Ike Banks, colored. . t
Banks' mule treipassed on Burkes" I
property, who tied the animal, whereupon *
Banks became angered and shot Burkes
while standing in the door with his back
turned. Burkes was married and had
four children.
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rells of Real Estate Deals
Which Are Criticised.
N OTHER PEOPLE'S NAMES
Adopted This Course After a Talk
With Maj. Judson.
EI AS NOTHING TO CONCEAL
rurned Holdings Over to Heal Estate
Man to Save Himself
Bother in Matter.
Samuel T. Kalbfus, member of the excise
board and of the board of asslstanl
issessors. went on the witness stand at
he District building: this morning in the
nvestigation being conducted by the Comnissioners
into certain of his real estate
transactions. It was a searching
ine of questions which were directed at
lim by Assistant Corporation Counsel
iVliite, bringing out the details of several
big real estate transactions, which
lave already been made a part of the
>fficial report on which the investigatior
s based, and several minor sales and
ransfers^not included in the report.
The questioning was directed to show
dr. Kalbfus' business connection with
Peter A. Drury, a brewer, and Michae
N Keane, attorney for a brewing com>any.
Peter A. Drury expected to gc
>n the stand as a witness, but Mr. Whitt
nsisted on Mr. Kalbfus.
Insisted on Kalbfus.
Mr. Drury said he had bought a tiekel
:o go to Chicago this afternoon to attend
i brewers' convention and wanted U
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five ins testimony and leave the citj
.intil Monday. Mr. White insisted or
Mr. Kalbfus, and Frank J. Hogan, at;orney
for Mr. Kalbfus objected ver>
strongly, but Mr. Kalbfus was sworn.
The tirst item taken up by Mr. White
.oncerned the transfer of property, pari
jf Mount Airy, near Chevy Chase Circle,
jast of Connecticut avenue extended,
'renting about 92U feet on Connecticul
ivenue. Mr. White asked Mr. Kalbfui
tbout it.
"I went to Mrs. Black, put up the deposit
and bought the property."
"is that all?"
"That is the sum and substance of it."
"Did Peter Drury have anytiiing to d?
with it?"
Mr. Hogan said:
"Yes; tel! us all about it."
Mr. White arose from his chair and ad
dressed the Commissioners, objecting t<
any interference. Wnereupon Mr. Hogai
replied to the Commissioners:
Complains of Proceedings.
"I want to call your attention to th<
fact that this is aosolutely unprecedented
that a man of Mr. Kalbfus' position h
put on the stand at tins stage of the proceedings
and ins lawyer is not a.iowed tt
conduct the questions. There is no prece
dent for it, and it is dangerous, and J
trust that it will not be allowed to become
a precedent."
"We are not lawyers," replied Commissioner
Kudoiph, "out precedent or nt
precedent, Mr. White is the man to do tin
ciuestiomng just now."
Mr. Kaitnus went on to explain his pari
in the purcnase of the Black tract. Me
said he has had an eye on it for some
ume and had spoken about buying it.
I met Mr. Drury in a business transaction
at one time, and after that I went tc
ais home. There 1 spoke to him about
this property of Mrs. Black, telling hint
,t wouiu be a nne place lor him to buy a
country home. Me said, after a wmle,
tnai i couiu ouy it if i wanteu to. 'Then
l saw Aiian h.. {shoemaker, as he is a
jousin of .virs. Black, and afterward J
saw Isaac bnoemaker. Iney thought tne.v
jould qo more witn Mrs. Biack man any
one eise. And then 1 went to Allan
Walker, and he thought he could buy it.'
Met Her at Market.
"Did you go to the market to see Mrs.
Black?"
"While 1 was doing my marketing 1
saw Mrs. Black. It occurred to me that
L was getting the double cross in this
leal and didn't know how 1 stood between
the Shoemakers. So I went then
iirect to Mrs. Black in the market and
offered to buy. Then 1 went to the bank
to find if I had $i0U for a deposit, found
[ had, and put up the money." **
"Was there a contract?" asked Mr.
v\ nite.
"Yes."
Who made it?"
"I thought I had written it. but I find
low it was a typewritten contract, drawn
jp by Allan Walker."
According to Mr. Kalbfus, after he had
liade this purchase, at the suggestion of
Mr. Drury, it turned out that Mr. Drury
lesitated a little about taking the property
himself.
"He said, anyhow," Air. Kalbfus explained,
"he wanted to get a real estate
nan in the deal, so I went to Allan
Aalker and sold the property to him for
S3,500 an acre."
Asked Keane to Help.
Mr. White asked how he had paid fot
t.
"I went to M. J. Keane, my friend and
ounsel. and said I had been left in the
urcli, and asked him to get me $5,000.
Altogether, when we got through, I was
ure of getting the price, ?{3,000. I put
ip $5,000 and Walker put up the diference."
Mr. White wanted to knowr who was
it the Drury home when this conversaion
about the Black tract took place,
liid Mr. Kalbfus said nobody else was
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GERMAN SAILORS
IN HANKOW FIGHT
Bluejackets Land and Have
Conflict With Chinese
Mob in Streets.
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AUSTRIAN WAR VESSEL
ORDERED TO THE SCENE
Admiral Sah Chen Ping Arrives
With Eight of His Ships.
REMOVING BODIES IN STREETS
Revolutionists Pushing Plans for
Campaign Against Imperial
Troops?Officer Accused of
> Fraud Is Executed.
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BE RLI N\ October 17.?Advices received
at the foreign ottice from HanIkow
today report that a German force
of bluejackets, reinforced by German
1 local residents, has been landed at
I Hankow and is now engaged in lighting
in the streets with a Chinese mob.
r The official report states that detach^
ments were landed from the cruiser
I Leipsie and the gunboats Tiger and
. Vaterland. Members of the German
, colony voluntered to support the ina,
rines.
Details Are Lacking.
] The admiralty has no further details
J regarding the lighting at liankow, b it
lj understands that the Germans are co,
operating in the international landing
r corps movement, commanded by the Japt
anese naval captain.
.The large German cruiser Gnelsenau
r will arrive at Hankow tomorrow with
Vice Admiral von KrosigK. comma.ider
of the German Asiatic squadron. As the
! German vice admiral has a rank sunprtor
L,to that of the American admiral, it is
probable that he will supersede the latter
in chief command of the international
naval forces.
A German torpedo boat is accompanying
5 the Gne.senau to Hankow.
SHANGHAI, China. October 17. ? The
Austrian warship Franz Josef has been
ordered to proceed to llankow.
Efforts at Recapture.
} HANKOW, China, October 17.?The imperial
government began aggressive preparations
for the recapture of Hankow and
Wuchang today. The tirst tralnload of
troops from the north arrived on the
j scene and camped in -business-like fashion
j north of Hankow. Several thousand more
soldiers are on the way, and are expected
to arrive before sundown. A detachment
of the Wuchang garrison, which retired
from that cltjL the rebels entered.
i Crftaaed the river Yangtse above the
city and marched inland, probably to
* effect a junction with the troops from the
5 north.
iiarlier in the day the imperial naval
? force in the river was augmented by the
. arrival of one of the navy's modern gunL
boats, which carried Admiral Sah Chen
Ping, who immediately took command of
the situation. His first move was t? assure
the foreign consuls that the foreign
concessions would not be endangered by
) any bomburdment which he might undertake.
His purpose, it was believed,
; was to begin shelling the rebel defenses
around Wuchang at once.
Taking Away Corpses.
' The Red Cross Society, organized by
the revolutionary leaders, began today
" removing the heaped up corpses from the
' streets of Wuchanu. Well-to-do Chinese
' are subscribing: liberally to the funds lor
1 the work.
1 The revolutionary determination to end
[ the regime of official graft was brought
i sharply to attention today by the exe1
cution of an afficer who had been appointed
to collect funds for the rebel
i cause. lie was caught in an attempt
to divert some of the money to his own
pocket and was promptly beheaded.
No trains are leaving the Hankow terminal
for the north, and it is uncertain
when* services will be resumed. Th?tracks
have .been cleared everywhere t?>
accelerate the passage of the government
troop trains.
Five additional foreign warships
dropped anchor in the river today. Vice
Admiral Sir Alfred L. Winsloe, com[
mander of the British eastern fleet, arrived
at noon on the British dispatch
boat Alacrity.
Plans for Exodus.
At a mass meeting of foreigners It
was agreed that a simultaeous exodus
from the city should be made in case
of necessity. At present complete order
prevails, but thousands of persons
are leaving the city.
The revolutionists are pushing their
preparations for a campaign against
the imperial troops and are enlisting
great numbers under their banner.
The revolutionists have offered a reward
of $500 for the capture of Jul
Cheng, formerly viceroy of 87.echuen.
The troops which arrived this morning
from the north number 4,000. They
are encamped on the race course north
of the city, where they will await reinforcements
before attacklmr tha
rebels. They appear to be well drilled
and are equipped with modern armament.
Some 2,000 rebels from Wuchang
with artillery moved north this morning
and it was believed that they intended
to attack the imperial tro>ps.
Sah Chen Ping Arrives.
PEKING, October 17.?The foreign
board today issued a communication to
the legations and press, saying:
' Admiral Sah Chen Ping arrived at
Hankow today with eight ships c.f war,
and troops from the north and east are
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