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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28

They Will Attempt to Force RecOSni-
ton of Their Union.

CHICAGO, February 2s.-The first steps
toward making general the strike of ma
chinists for a recognition of their union
and minimum scale OF wages was taken
today by the executive council of the In
ternational Machinists Union when a MEM
of the executive COMMITTEE left for Mil
waukee to call out the union machinists Of
that day. The number OF striking machin-
lists In this city augmented today
by the calling out of the men at the Gates
Iron Works, the Link Belt and Machinery
Company and the Excelsior Iron Works,
about 400 in all. making the total number
of striking machinists in this city about
1000. Members Of the machinists execu-
tive council intimate that there Is a posi-
bilty of strike being ordered of the ma
chinists employed by various railroads cen
tering in Chicago. OF the 30 machine
shops in Chicago the union men claim
about twenty-five or thirty tied
up and that the union machinists in the
other shops will be called out as fast as
possible il such a course is found neces-
Sary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
TO TEST THE TARIFF.
Suit Brought by Porto Rican Mer.
chant in Court of Glazing.

Ex-Secretary Carlisle and John c. Clancy
today filed suit in the Court of Claims to
test the legality of the action of President
Mckinley in directing that goods entering
Porto Rico from this country shall pay the
same duty as goods from any other eoun-
try.
The suit is designed to bring before the
United States courts the question of
whether Porto Rico is part Of the terri
tory of this country, and therefore exempt
from the payment Of duties on goods
bI ought from this country.
The suit Is brought by Ludwick Duplace
a merchant Of San Juan, Porto Rico, who
affirms that the United States is indebted
to him in the sum of sG33is9 for duties on
goods he has received from the United
States.
The claimant alleges that he is a bona
fide citizen of the United States, having be-
come such through the treaty of peace
with Spain and by having given his allie
glance to the United States. For that rea-
son he claims that there is no law by
which he can be made to pay duties on
goods from this country.
He declares that the duties are collected
under, the order of President Mckinley of
January !, 1899, promulgated through the
War Department, ana directing that all
goods shipped to Porto Rico should pay
the required duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
FOR UNIFORM DEGREE OF .L.L.D."
Eleven Leading rnirersities Decide to
Act Together.


CHICAGO. February 2S.-Eleven of the
leading universities of the United states
have decided to unite in a permanent or
ganizatfon to establish and maintain uni
formity in the requirements for the degree
of doctor of philosophy and other graduate
degrees. This action was taken by seven
teen university presidents and professors.
representing eleven universities, at meet
irg held in Marshall Hall, University of
Chicago. Another meeting for permanent
organization will be held today. This or
ganizatIon is not to be a trust, but CO.
operative concern" said Prof. Leuschner.
secretary of the meeting. We do not pro-
pose to make it impossible for the smaller
universities to give higher degrees. We
think that the adoption of uniform STAN
dards on the part of the larger universities
all questions of graduate work-we do not
consider undergraduate work-will help
smaller universities as we'll as our own. IN
some places now high school Is given
recognition a university. This should
not be-
The movement has its origin in the Unit
versity of California since Benjamin lde
Wheeler became its president. Harvard
Chicago, Columbia ami Johns Hopkins were
consulted and then Michigan, Clark. Penn
sylvanfa, Princeton. Leland Stanford. Jr
and the Catholic University became inter-
ested and sent representatives to the con-
ference.
Prof. Leuschner. representative of Cali
fornia. outlined the plan. A general dis
cussion followed. President Eliot was
chairman and Prof. LeuSchneF secretary
The only action taken was a motion TO
effect permanent organization. This was
adopted unanimously.
President Eliot appointed the following
committee to draw up plan of permanent
organization:
President Jordan of Leland Stanford. Jr-,
chairman. President W. r. Harper of chi
I@I,, IN,,ix-
sity President Petit of Michigan and Prof.
w. r. Newbold of Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
FINANCE AND TRADE
Good Buying of Southern and Union
Pacific Shares.
BETTER TONE TO STOCKS TODAY
London Sent In Higher List of
Prices
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

St, NJ,
~" !" nv r'eDi"s S'ar-
NEW foRh. February 2>.-London prices
came in higher this morning and for a tirn..
foreign hous.s yvpra ircli,a5 =, h. -,
amounts - ...,,t- " 'N' S'"''
VI @f'eiiisoh ana southern issues.
Inc local market gave evidence of de-
sire 10 cut away from the evil Influences
of Third Avenue and Sugar and p,oaara,,
rallies were easily ,,c,,.,,,,,,,,,t,. 3
a, - ''> i'l'iS'''u III tiie Hih-
vi. CLASS properles-
The buying of Southern common and pre-
ferred based on the recent axbihit ~ go
irgs was asr..;all,- NO.,
t.. ~ l'--'S s'ou' tit prices "i o"th
up SUBSTANTIALLY
mon racine issues. selling ex-dividend,
were well taken and the buying of Atcbf-
son WAS the mos, ooass,,,, go, - a
railway, ,1ena-tr,a,,. ''''
7-l, -,
'e''eit earnings OF the property
ana the known presence of a surplus equal
to a modest dividend on the common shares
tied a few vaa-s 90 ,,-o,, ,,,,,,,,.. - -,
b,r;,ias =, r. ca aff''fis tue poss'-
''ies at eiils comparatively close date to
LIe eorganizatlon- The property has been
ii.a,Iaseo skNfuliy. however. and the old
sheptlcism Is giving way TO a conservative
de.hdfid-
among the higher-priced shares there
wa cnahse IN sentiment for the better.
the covering OF short stock and the new
puylhs IN the long account adding to values
IN nedtiS every instance
me market Is gaining strength in every
part OF the active railway list. The good
[eSorus are not 10 De confused with the bad
~. WIs' anu d recognition OF mis- fact is
oliiIsiIls INTO ths street better demand. in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
TWO KILLED IN COLLISION.
Train Wreck on Missouri Pacific Near
Independence, Mo.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. February 2s-Two
are dead. one is dying and six others are
more or less seriously injured as result
of last nights tail-end collision on the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad at Independence, Mo.
The dead:
Mrs J. G. Schmidlapp of Cincinnati, wife
of Millionaire ]. G. Schmidlapp.
An unknown woman, cremated believed
to be from St. Louis.
Injured:
Miss Emma Schmidlapp of Cincinnati.
cannot live.
W. r. Vaughan. a Cincinnati newspaper
man. arm broken in two places.
Mrs. ]. Bake, mother of Mrs. Schmid-
lapp, arm broken. badly burned about face.
J. G. Schmidlapp husband of Mrs.
Schmdlapp, arm broken and head bruised.
L. F. Sheldon, Sedalia, badly bruised and
cut.
William Ryan, baggage master slightly
injured
The body of the unknown woman is still
In the wreck of the engine and parlor car.
No blame for the wreck is attached to
any one, owing to the storm, which rem
dered signals indistinguishable.
DR.. William Rosenthal of New York city.
who was on the forward of the wrecked
train. rendered heroic work in alternating
the injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
MARRIED IN BALTIMORE.
Rigamy Charge May BE Pressed
Against Whitehead There,

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, Md, February 2s-The ar
rest of Leo S. Whitehead, in Washington,
charged with bigamy. will result In his be-
ing brought to this city to answer that
charge. and the additional charge of per-
jury. both Of which crimes are alleged to
have been committed in this city, on Janu-
airy last. when he appeared before Clerk
Livingstone Of the court of common pleas
and secured license to marry Adelaide
Grace Miller. The, entry made In accord
ance to statements made by him under
oath Is as follows: Leo. g. Whitehead.
aged thirty-seven years, divorced, resi-
dence, Washington, d. C.; to marry Ade-
laide Grace Miller, aged twenty three. d.
vorced; residence. Washington. D. c.
After the license was issued no more was
heard from it until January q, when the
Rev. John M. Slarrow, Methodist minis
ter. living at 1887 North Stricken street, re-
turned a certificate that he had married the
couple the day previous. AS the offenses
of bigamY and perjury were committed in
BaltinaoES, Ii committed at all, the accused
VIII have to be brought here for trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
TRACK TEAM COMING EAST
california University select. Sexe. nj
the Twelve Athletes.

BERKELEY. Cal. February os-It has
been officially decided to send the tract.
team OF the University OF California cas-,
thts season There will be meets with Cor
n'h. Columbia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
and Princeton. and possibly Yale and Chi.
rago- The University of California team,
VIII also compete in the Mott Haven
games
The Californians will make their be.a-
quarters at Princeton
Seven OF the twelve men have already
been selected. as follows: Track Captain
Drum. wnc runs the 100 and Upward
l Sadagon VIII run the 22O and 400
yard dashes, Ben Blackwell Will run the Ioo
and I'D hurdles, Broughton will do ths
broad jump and run the 1OO-yard dash
norman Will do the high Jump and pole
vault, Woolsey will Put The shot and run
the 100 dash. and Plaw will throw tbs
hammer and put the shot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
ADVERSE REPORT.
Bill for Relief of Property Owners In
BrOOkIan

1t is understood that adverse action on
House bill S407. for the relief of the owners
of certain property in Brookland. will be
recommended by the District Commission
erS
The bill confers Jurisdiction upon the Dis
trict Supreme Court to entertain claims for
alleged damages to property in Brookland
by reason of the change of grade of certain
streets in that subdivision which have been
improved under appropriations made by
Congress.
that to establish precedent of allowing
damages for changes In grades such as
would. they think. be established were this
bill to become law. would be most Injurious
to the interests of the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, February 2s.-F1our quiet unchang-
ed; receipts, io76s barrels exports Is 49, barrels
steamer No red. 81; receipts, $50 bushels: *.
do. on grade ssa72: Corn easy; miIed. 8s7s; spot
and February, 3s7sa39; March. Ss5sa8eh: April.
ceips, ass, $50 bushels; exports, 304 2sS bushels,
southern white and yellow corn, 41a4l1a: nomnally
mixed, 29a29h. Rye very dahl No. nearby 81
nominal; No. 2 western. IS nominal. Hay Arm; No
timothy, $40 bid Grain freights steady: steam
to Liverpool per bushel, AID March; Cork for or
ders. per quarter. 3s. Cd March. Sugar butter and
eggs firm, unchanged Cheese, market has an M
ward tendency. with Increasing foreign demand IN
changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28

Assistant Surgeon ]. A. Murphy has been
ordered to duty at the Pensacola navy
yard.
Passed Assistant Surgeon b. W. Olcott
has been detached from the recruiting rem
devious. Detroit. Mich. and ordered home
on waiting orders.
Lieut.. J. L. Jayne, from the Indepen-
dence, 70 temporary duty on the Pensacola
and thence to the Asiatic station.
Carpenter T. C. Cooney has been war;
ranted from June q. 1898. and Boatswain
h. J. Duftey warranted from July 80, 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. Howard r. Perry 7th In
fantry, acting aid-de-camp. has been de-
tailed a member Of the board appointed for
the examination of candidates for admis-
sion to the L. s. Military Academy, re-
lieving First Lieut.. Ross l.. Bush
Major David L. Brainard. commissary of
subsistence, u s. ", has been ordered from
San Francisco. Cal. to this city for tenn
perary duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Funeral of Frederick p. Lewis.

The body of Frederick Porter Lewis. the
former grade crossing policeman. who COM
mitted suicide yesterday morning at 472
street. was prepared for burial yesterday
afternoon His funeral took place this
afternoon from Gawler's undertaking es-
Enlistment on Pennsylvania avenue
The fnterment was at Gienwood Mam
bers Of Columbia Typographical Union had
charge Of the funeral arrangements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
TRIPLE TRAGEDY AT BLuEFIELD.
Father Kills His Daughter, Her Lover
and Himself.

BLEEF1ELD, W. Va, February cs.-Jo-
seph Clean. a farmer living near here,
killed his daughter and her lover and then
cut his own throat last night. Clean had
forbidden Albert Marsh 10 call on his
daughter. On returning home he found
Marsh IN the parlor with his daughter and
ordered him to leave. Upon his refusal
Clean took up a shotgun and fired at him.
Ellen Clean sprang in front of her lover
and received the charge in her throat, kill
ing her instantly. The second shot killed
Marsh. Clean then killed himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Marine Corps Orders.

Major Thomas n. Wood of the Marine
Corps has been ordered to duty at the
marine barracks, New York navy yard
Captain E. R. Lowndes has been de-
tached from the command of the marine
guard on the L. S. S. Iowa and ordered to
command the marines at the naval station
Yerba Buena, Cal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28

Committee of Virginia LegisIature
Imposes Heavy Restrictions.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND. Va, February 2S.-The
house committee on finance gave the Sea-
board bill. applying for a charter to con-
struct and operate the Richmond and Wash
iugton Air Line railway. something of d
setback yesterday. The committee amended
the bill SO as to require the Seaboard to pay
$3.50 a share for the states interest in the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
stock; requiring the syndicate to put up d
bond of S2sJo,09O. and that the road be COM
pleted in three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28

Contracts for the construction of ship
filters shop at Norfolk navy yard, and
a pier at the Boston yard. have been
awarded respectively to the Penn Bridge
Co. CT Beaver Falls at s94,6l6 and VIM
]. Lawler of Boston, Mass. at s24. 800, the
lowest bidders in each case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
CRONJE CONGRATULATED.
Cable, sMesHage Circulated Among TIN
Democrats In the House.

Democrats in the House.
REPRESENTATIVE Fitzgerald of Massachu-
sets passedsaround among his democratic
colleagues the following cable to Gen.
cronjer the defeated Boer general. Up to 2
oclock5 TODAY about thirty of them had
signed ut: /
Gen. Cronja. Cape Town. Africa:
''Members of the United States House of
representatives congratulate you and your
soldiers on the magnificent DISPLAY Of comr-
age ana heroism in your brave fight for hui
man rights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Buniness Man Assisns.

Clinton M Hoskinson. engaged in bust
ness at SO Virginia avenue southeast, this
afternoon made an assignment, naming
Charles N. Titus assignee. Liabilities are
stated to be s9l5.l2 and assets 5000,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Commander Hemphin Here,

Commander ]. NJ. Hemphill. who was re.
Gently detached from command of the De-
troit at Mobile, Ala. reported at the Navy
Department this morning waiting or
ders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Prisoners at Modder River.

CAPE TOWN, Monday, February 26.-
There are. now 600 prisoners at Modder
river most of whom surrendered Friday
and Saturday. They are kept under guard
between wire fences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28

Movements of Naval vessels,
The Detroit has sailed from Mobile far
Key West
The flagship New York Is at Port au
Prince.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Receiver for Third Avenue Line.

NEW YORK, February 2s.-Ex-Mayor
Hugh J. Grant was today appointed tenn
porary receiver of the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company by Judge Lacombe of the
United States court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-28
Grain, Proxisions and

Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets,
Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F ST., members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs. La
denburg. Thalmann & Co.. New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
To TAKE ''BOBS." "
BOer Plot Discovered in Pre-
tOria Startles the British.

London. Aug. 1O.-A special dispatch
from Pretoria says a Boer plot to make a
prisoner of Lord Roberts and shoot all
the British officers possible discovered
Thursday included the recapture of Pre-
toria and the shooting of Lord Roberts,
and to induce the burghers to rise en-
masse. A number of suspected accom-
plices of the conspirators have been con-
Quoted across the border. The British au-
thorities are awakening to the danger of
allowing Boer sympathizers to remain in
Pretoria, and the issue of passes to the
burgners has been stopped
Everything was prepared in the plot to
make Lord Roberts prisoner and shoot
the British officers and the conspirac cy
was only discovered at the last moment.
The conspirators numbered about fifteen.
They had planned to set fire to the houses
in the extreme western part of the city,
hoping that the troops would be concen-
trated there. The plan was that then the
conspirators were forcibly to enter all
houses occupied by British officers, these
having been previously marked and kill
the occupants. All the BOer sympathiZerS
were acquainted with the plot, and sew
eral had been told off to secure the person
of Lord Roberts and to hurry with him
to the nearest commando Horses had
been obtained for this purpose. Then the
British learned the names of the ring
leaders, who were put under arrest The
affair created a tremendous sensation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10

his adviser, and says he is onto Bob's
entire repertoire of jabs, jolts, swings
and solar plexus discoverers. His line
of battle was decided upon yesterday
afternoon, after a conference with Cor
bett and Madden.
Fitz did his last active work Tuesday.
The same night a correspondent found
him behind the scenes at the opera in
the Bergen Beach Casino, which is just
across the roadway from where his cot
tage is located. The big Cornishman
was received by the girls of the chorus,
and seemed to relish the fun. He romp
ed around like a boy, and was the same
good-natured Fitz.
How do you feel" was the stereo-
typed query thrown at Bob, and while
he looked as if he was tired of answer
ing such a chestnut he replied readily
but tersely, Great 1t apparently sum-
med up the situation, and his looks do
not belle him. 81 feel immense" he
continued. MY hands are good and
my arm is in splendid shape. Hot towels
turned the trick for that wing after the
doctors had baked it and 1 had tried
about every means of loosing it up
that ingenuity has devised. The treat
ment was a bit heroic, but they did the
business and that's what l want"
After promising one of the chorus
girls to help get some relation in the
business Fitz told a few funny stories
and laughed and kidded with his friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
FIXED AT LAST.
Neely Will Not Be Tried Until
After the Election.

New York, Aug. 1O.-John D. Lindsay.
counsel for Charles F. w. Nicely. who is
accused of the embezzlement of Cuban
postal funds and against whom there
have been proceedings for extradition
to Cuba said today that he had made
application to Judge Wallace of the
United States court located at Albany,
yesterday, for writ of habeas corpus
for Neely. This, Mr.. Lindsay said,
Judge Wallace had denied. Judge Wal
lace did, however," said Mr.. Lindsay,
"allow an appeal to the United States
supreme court and issued an order di-
recting the marshal to keep Neely here
pending the appeal"
Mr. Lindsay explained that the ssu-
preme court will not meet until next Oc-
tober when he said the appeal would be
argued.
I'VE have simply raised a constitu-
tionaI question" said Mr.. Lindsay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-10
LEE MANTLE FLOPS.
Silver Republican Leader Returns to
the Gold Ranks.

ST. Paul. Mimi, Aug. 1O.-A Butte,
Mont, special to the Pioneer Press
says:
Ex-United States Senator Lee Man
tle chairman of the Silver Republicans,
has written a letter formally renOunc-
ing his allegiance to that party and go
ing back to the Republican party. Mr..
Mantle says in effect that the silver
question is dead and that it has been
abandoned practically by the Demo-
cratic party and even by the Demo-
cratic delegates from Montana to the
national convention where the delegates
from this state and the committee on
resolutions refused to vote on the 16
to 1 question.
ITO my mind, the paramount issue
today is the issue of maintaining the
honor and dignity of the nation and
the supremacy of its flag, wherever it
is rightfully floating. 1t is the issue
whether we shall preserve the fruits of
all the blood and treasure expended,
and all the splendid courage and pa
triotism exhibited in the cause of hu-
manity and in the defense of undeniable
rights, of whether we shall resolutely
discharge the great obligations which
have developed upon us, or whether we
will abandon our advanced position,
throw down our arms, cravenly hoist the
white flag and admit to the world that
we are Incapable of solving the prob
lens which confront us"