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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
LOOKS FOR ACCEPTANCE
SENATOR PLATT ON THE CONDITIONS
SUBMITTED TO CUBANs.
His Advices Convince Him That the
Havana Convention VIII Agree
to the Terms Proposed.

Senator Piatt of Connecticut, chairman
of the Senate committee on Cuban rela-
tions, expresses the opinion that the terms
proposed by what is known as the Platt
amendment with reference to our relations
with Cuba will be accepted by the Cubans.
THE advices which l get from Cuba"
he said to a Star reporter today, convince
me that in the end the Cuban convention
will accept the terms proposed by Con-
gress. They are so manifestly in the in
terest of Cuba that / cannot think they
will finally reject them. The United States
only asks of Cuba that it shall recognize
our right to guarantee to it an Independent,
peaceful and stable government. We do
not propose in any manner to interfere
with Cuban independence; we do, however,
recognize our right and duty to see that
1t is maintained. This is just what Cuba
needs and what it should cheerfully assent
to. We have not asked indemnity for all
our outlay, We have not sought to place
any restrictions upon the new govern
ment beyond this, that they shall do moth
ing to impair their independence. Some pco-
pie, both here and in Cuba, assert that we
seek to establish a protectorate. but this
is entirely a misconception. The accept
ance of the terms proposed will not es-
tablish a protectOrate in any sense that
the word has ever been used in internation-
al law. The situation Is unique, and The
relations between us and Cuba will be
unique and may be properly expressed ty
saying that the United States desires to
become the guarantor or Cuban independ-
ence, and the stability of its government
The right of intervention which We insist
upon is only to be exercised TO that end
and only when necessary for that purpose
1t will not authorize any interference en-
the part of our government in CUBAN af-
fairs unless circumstances arise which le-
quire that we should act to preserve their
independence, or insure tranquility, and
such a step could then only be tax N as
the result of deliberate action by Congress
The Cuban republic will be comparatively
weak and unable by itself to cope with
problems very likely to arise both as to
it's foreign policy and domestic conditions
1t may need the assistance of the United
States and instead of resenting the will
ingness of the United States to assist it,
it ought to be thankful that it has so
powerful a friend. Such considerations as
these must be apparent to the Cuban con-
vention, when it shall have had time to
carefully consider the subject"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
KHAKI COLOR AND BLUE.
Investigating Their Merits for Sol
diers' Uniforms.

A trial was recently held at Fort Myer,
Va, to test the relative merits Of khaki
colored and blue flannel shirts for the use
of our soldiers. The blue flannel shirt has
been for years a fixed institution in the
field service of the American army, but
newspaper correspondents who have been
with our troops in the Philippines and
China state that they afford very con-
spicuous target for the fire of an enemy.
The subject was thoroughly investigated,
and while no decision was reached placing
the one material above the other, 1t was
found that the khaki shirt is well adapted
for field service similar to that in the Phil
ippines. 1t was pointed out at the investi-
CATION that light conditions had great
deal to do with the merits of the two col
ors, for while dark blue jacket might be
fixed upon more readily by a rife of the
enemy in daylight, the light color of the
khaki would be apt to incur more danger
to the wearer at twilight, dusk or after
nightfall. The quartermaster's department
is now engaged in an effort to secure shirt
ing material for absolutely fast khaki
color, as that already submitted and tested
has not been proof against perspiration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
j. G. Shafer the Purchaser-He Out
lines Papers Policy.

CHICAGO, March 30.-The Chicago Even
ing Post was sold today by H. H. KohIsaat
to company headed by j. c. Shafrer Of
Evanston, who will be president and pub
Usher of the paper. Samuel T. Clover, for
several years managing editor of the pa
per. will be its editor. The publication,
which will be known hereafter as the Chi
cago Post, will appear Monday in an en-
tirely different form. The pages will be re-
duced one-half from the present, but in
creased in number from eight TO sixteen.
The Chicago Post. it is announced, Will
make feature of financial news, but will
present all the news of value to it's read
ers, and will continue to take special in
terest In the literary, educational, reforma-
tory and social life of Chicago" The pa
per will be strongly republican in politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
RECALLED FOR CONSULTATION.
minister LOOmfs to Confer With the
Secretary of State.

The State Department has recalled Min
lister Frank Loomis from Caracas TO Wash
ington for purposes of consultation. The
issues between the government Of the
United States and the government of Ven
ezuela have rather sharpened than the re-
verse lately, and it is desired that the de-
partment may be able to acquaint itself
thoroughly with the situation in Venezuela
through more direct means than the scanty
cable communications that are being ex-
changed
So far as can be learned the last protest
OF our government to the Venezuelan gov
ernment respecting the treatment Of Consul
Ba1z has not met with a satisfactory re-
sponse. and the asphalt controversy is still
open. 1t is not believed that formal official
complaint has been lodged against Mr..
LOOMS save in the case of the brief of one
or the attorneys in the asphalt controversy.
but however that may be, the minister has
the fun approval of the government for
everything he has done according to the
present information, and there is no reason
70 peiieve that he will not return to Ven
ezuela from his conference with the Sec
retary of State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
BURNING OF THE "QUEER."
Committee Destroyed Over $5OO.OOO in
Counterfeit Notes and Coins.

SOuntef1ef9 NOteS ana SclnS
1t is stated by the secret service bureau
that the committee appointed to destroy
the counterfeit money, apparatus, etc. In
the hands of the treasury, disposed of
S1S4 500 in notes, S43.G47 in coins, about
fifty pairs of metal moulds, 133 steel dies,
G9T sets of plaster Of paris molds, 1s:i
steel, copper and zinc plates, and several
tens of apparatus. Instruments, advertis-
ing matter and other things.
OF the notes destroyed STG0, 900 were cap
tured in the famous Brockway raid in
New York in 1898. The money was mostly
in 500 Lincoln head sold notes and 500
Canadian notes. This was one of the most
celebrated counterfeit cases i'll the world.
The plates from which the notes were
made We're destroyed at the same time.
The money and plates had been held by
the secret service on account of further in
dictments pending against DR.. Bradford,
the promoter of this enterprise, but Brad
fCrd died in prison, and this finally dis
posed of all the cases. About $4,000 of
the 81 notes of the Johnson Brothers of
Detroit. with the plates, were destroyed.
The Johnson brothers We're successful coun-
terfeiters for eight years, until run to
earth in 1898 They made d speciality of
81 notes. In the secret service counterfeit
galleries are found many samples of the
fine work of the Johnson brothers and of
BrOckWay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
EXPENSES MUST BE CUT.
Notice Sent to the Constructors at the
Navy Yards.

Notice Sent to the Constructors at the
Navy Yards.
Chief Constructor Eowles of the navy
has notified the naval constructors at the
various navy yards throughout the coun-
try that expenses must be reduced dur
ing the remainder of the present fiscal
year, and beginning May 1 next, he d.
rects that the labor forces of government
yards be decreased. The expense of re-
pairing ships now on the Asiatic station
is cited as the cause of this rigid economy
Unexpected bills of large amounts for work
on the Cavite and Hong Kong yards and
other foreign stations have made a mate
rial gap IN the construction and repair
fund.
The extent of the reduction of labor
forces of the several yards cannot be prop
erly estimated until Chief Constructor
Bowles has received figures from the con-
structors for the heavy work now in prog
reSS.
Admiral Bowles is opposed to the plan
of having United States ships repaired
abroad, and it Is thought that there may
be a permanent change in the policy of re-
pairing ships in foreign lands.
Large sums of money have been spent
abroad on United States vessels that have
been damaged in the waters Of the orient.
If the work of repairing had been done at
home it would have cost much less than
the amount expended. 1t was through Rear
Admiral Bowles object ton to foreign repair
work that Secretary Long ordered the crui-
ser Newark to proceed TO this country TO
be oyerhauled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30

man alive in the locality, and this general
belief is that 1t is some person from the
District who became tired of life. The
point where the body was found is opposite
what Is known as Willard's lock, on the
canal, and some supposed the man intended
to drown himself in the river at the point,
but evidently changed his mind.
DIR. Woodward Views Remains.
Health Officer Woodward viewed the re-
mains today on the possibility that it
might have been that of his secretary, Mr..
Harry Wilbur who disappeared a few days
ago. He decided that it was not Wilburs
body. According to DR.. Woodward the
body Is that Of man from twenty-five to
thirty-five years of age. From the ap-
pearance of the hands the deceased was not
a laboring man. He wore fleece lined I'M
derwear and had, to all appearances, care
fully removed everything from his person
that might have given clew as to his
identity. Dr. Woodward thinks that the
bullet entered the right side of the head.
There is a depression on the left side that
was probably caused by a fall,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
MAI. ANDRES DIARY FOUND.
Document Turned I'd by
Lord Grey In ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 1.-The diary of Maj
Andre, after lying hidden for loo years, has
been discovered in England. This interest
ing find was made by Lord Grey the other
day, while he was going over a lot of old
family papers that probably had not been
disturbed since the conclusion of the Ameri-
can war OF Independence.
Lord Grey's greatgrandfather was COM
mander Of British troops in America at that
time. and Andre served on his staff and
this accounts for the diary being in the pos
session Of the present peer. The diary is
apparently the original, but in order to
make sure that II is not a copy Lord Grey
Is sending over to the United States to Sc
cure samples of Andres handwriting none
OF which can be obtained here.
The diary is story of the campaign day
by day during the years 1TiI-11IS 1t is
simply but Interestingly told from the
soldiers standpoint and Is accompanied by
maps, apparently drawn by Andre himself
and with a skill that would make him the
equal OF any military topOgrapher OF today
The diary ceases too early TO throw new
light upon the motives which prompted the
tragic ending OF his career, but it gives
interesting glimpses OF the personality or
one OF the historical figures OF the reyolu-
tion-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
ARRIVED ON THE LOGAN.
Gen. Young and the 33d and 34th In
fantry.

General shafter has informed the War
Department that the following military
passengers arrived on the transport Logan:
General Young and Lieutenants Howard
Sd: Smedberg, 4th. and Mckinley 9th Cav
airy; General CatIin, retired; Major Arthur
pay department; Knight quarterma ster's
department: Rogers. Goth Infantry: Lieu
tenants Stogsdale Sd. and Weinheimer.
Ssth Infantry, and Scales, 9Th Cavalry.
Three contract surgeons. Thirty-fourth
Infantry Volunteers, 100 enlisted men and
the following officers:
Lieutenant Colonel Howe, Majors Wheel
er, Skunk, Penn, Major Shellenberger. sur
geon, Captains Green, Carr, Dame, ROLLS
French, Barnes and Sullivan. Lieutenants
Decker, Deitrick, Heaton, Matson, Ruff.
Verdi. Shaws, Duncan and Rittenhouse
Thirty-third Infantry Volunteers, 76O en-
listed men and following officers:
Colonel Cronin, Captains Hadra Surgeon
Butler, Jenkinson. Davis, Hulen, Burrows
Fowler, Schultz, Rucker, Coffey and Cum
niGgham Lieutenants Williams. Campbell
Lowe, Mckinney, Case, McClelland, True
McDougal. Humphreys. Tate, Mcgill, JEFF
fers. Willard Pickel Gilbert. Twenty-nine
discharged soldiers, ten Hospital CORPS
men. three nurses, six general prisoners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
WILL RELIEVE SHAFTER.
Gen. Young to Command Department
of California.

Major Gen. Young has arrived at San
Francisco. which will be his station In the
future, as he will be assigned to command
the Department of California, relieving
Major Gen. Shafter. The latter will be re-
tired as a major general. as provided in the
army reorganization law. 1t is not def
nitely known just when the change will
take place, and possibly Gen. Young will
come to Washington before he assumes
command of the department. Owing to the
return of volunteers from the Philippines
and the dispatch of other troops to take
their places, the command of the Depart
ment of California is one of the most inn
portant in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
TO WARN VESSELS.
Proposed System of Transmittinu
Signals by Wireless Telegraphy,

PROPOSED system or Transmitting
Signals by Wireless TeIegraphy.
An automatic system Of signals trans
mitted by wireless telegraphy for the pur-
pose Of warning vessels in stormy weather
against the proximity of reefs and rocks
and which has already been experimental
with on our Pacific coast, has been laid be-
fore German marine experts, according to
a report to the State Department from
Consul General Guenther at Frankfort.
Germany. The automatic part Of the an
paratus is said to consist OF wheel with
a number Of cogs arranged at suitable In
tervals. which slide over q Morse appara-
tus. This latter Is connected with a lad
der placed vertically on rising ground on
shore or on a lighthouse. From the top
of the ladder electric waves emanate and
are taken up by receiving apparatus on
vessels having such within a radius of
seven miles. Bells sound on the ships and
the receivers note the spot Of danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
Mr.. BRYAN CRITICISED
AN ARTICLE IN THE COMNONER
HOSTILE TO MIR. HILL,
Attitude Believed to BE Impolitic-
Looks as If Nebraskan De-
sired to BE Dictator,

Some criticism of Mr.. Bryan has been
provoked among democrats by an article
in the latest issue of the Commoner on ex-
Senator David b. Hill and his letter to the
Crescent Democratic Club of Baltimore
The article is sharply hostile to Mr.. Hill,
quoting expressions from his letter to
which exceptions are taken In a way to
imply that the New York democrat was in
spired by sinister motives to use language
Which might be construed to reflect upon
the present organization of the democratic
party. Such expressions employed by Mr.
Hill as:
Mr.. Hills Expressions.
Labor and capital should be equally re-
spected. but neither should be unnecessarily
assailed:''
Opposition to dangerous corporate COM
binations should not be allowed to degen-
crate into indiscriminate attacks upon
chartered rights
The people want safe and conservative
administration of public AFFAIRS"
There must be no question of our inten-
tfon to fearlessly maintain the national
credit under any and alb circumstances; :"
and we should conciliate rather than an
tagonize the great business interests Of the
country, are criticised by Mr.. Bryan's pa
per as the adoption of the language of the
Republicans and savoring of a sinister at
tack upon the democratic party of 1890 and
1900
The opinion is expressed by some demo-
Gratis who are friendly to Mr.. Bryan and
not so toward Mr. Hill that the attack
upon Hin is impolitic and that the assump-
tfon that the quoted sentiments are neces-
sarily offensive to the Bryan party is
clumsy and might be construed into a con-
fession that the party Is antagonistic to
conservatism, justice and safe administra-
tion.
Bryan as Dictator.
1t is suggested that while democrats who
believe in the policies of the party declar-
ed in 1896 and 1900 have little faith in Hill
and feel that he intended to put a sting
into his letter, it is maladroit to assume
that such sentiments cannot be expressed
without giving offense to the democratic
party. The opinion is expressed that such
as the Commoner INDUCES in
with reference to Hill is calculated to ac-
centuate the differences within the demo-
cratic party and to fix firmly in the pub
lie mind the impression that nothing but
extreme radicalism can be expected from
that party. 1t is regarded too. as a dis
play OF intolerance not calculated to ad-
vance the cause which Bryan represents
and likely to be taken as indicative of
disposition on Bryan's part to assume the
role OF dictator and to attack personally
any prospective candidate who entertains
opinions different from his own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
MUST SOON YIELD THE PALM.
Structure Being Built That Will
Eclipse Cabin John Bridge.

Cabin John bridge must soon yield the
palm. long held for having the largest sin
gle span Of any masonry bridge in the
world, to bridge of that sort now being
built across the Valley of Petruffe, in Lux
embourg, according to a communication to
the State Department from Consul General
Guenther at Frankfort. Germany. This
new bridge will have a span width of 277
feet and rising acclivity of 102 feet. The
Cabin John bridge has span width of 22O
feet, a rising activity of 571a feet and a
height above the water of 101 feet. Next
to the Cabin John structure In remarkable
proportions stands the railroad bridge at
Jarenge over the Perth, and then the Gros-
These three spans, says Consul General
Guenther, have been among the worlds
greatest architectural triumphs in bridge
masonry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
MAY GO TO MELBOURNE.

1t In Possible That the New YOrk's
Course VIII BE Detected.
The Navy Department has been informed
Of the arrival of Admiral Rodgers on board
the New York at Algiers today from Tan
gier. The New York is still under orders
to proceed directly to the Asiatic station.
but it is possible that she will be detected
from her course at Alden to Melbourne
Australia, to represent the American navy
at the opening of the first federal parlia-
ment early in May, by the Duke OF Corn
wall and York. in response to the invita-
tion recently presented by Ambassador
Pauncefote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
JUDGES ORDER Contested.
Juror In Honolulu Goes to Highe
Court for Redress.

Court for Redress,
HONOLULU, March 23.-Judge A. g.
Humphreys of the first circuit court was
before the supreme court March q on man
damus proceedings brought against him by
w. T. Schmidt.
Several days ago Schmidt was Juror In
a criminal case, and with one other jury
man refused to convict the defendant.
Judge Humphreys was the presiding Judge.
He administered scathing rebuke to the
obdurate Jurors and excused them from
further jury service and ordered that they
forfeit all fees for services Schmidt asked
that the order Of the lower court Judge be
annulled. Judge Humphreys entered q de-
murrer. The case was taken under advise
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
Cavalry omcers Assigned.

The War Department has issued an order
assigning to duty with new regiments in
most cases ninety-five officers of the cav
airy arm of the service of rank not ex-
ceeding captain. The officers are ordered
to join their new regiments at early dates.
and the troops which they are to command
are to be designated by their respective
regfmental commanders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
Maurice barrymore Insane.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Maurice Barry
more, the actor, who was taken to the in
sane pavilion at Bellevue Hospital yester-
day, passed restless night He awakened
early this morning. but would not talk to
any one Barrymore constantly mutt cred
to himself and once in awhile would ask
for pen and ink. saying ne wished to write
to his daughter Ethel, who was detained
frnrn him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
Senator MiteheIt Ha. the Grin.

Senator Mitchell of Oregon is confined to
his bed with an acute attack of the grip,
and has been prohibited by his physician
from giving any attention to correspond
encc business. He is not considered Sc
riousiy i'll. but it is necessary that he
should keep quiet for a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
CHURCH TROUBLES m HONOLULU,
Rev. John Osburn CAarfed With
Starting q New Sect.

HONOLULU, March 1.-TWO official
statements have been issued by the Very
Rev. Alfred Willis. anglican bishop of
Honolulu. charging that Rev. john Osborn.
rector Of st. Clements Chapel, has at
tempted to establish new sect under the
name of THE Episcopal Church. at Large"
The members of ST. Clements Chapel as
sert that the bishop has taken this action
because they declined to. turn over their
church property to him unless he made
certain concessions which they desired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
NOafton Somewhat Better,

NEW YORK, March 30-The condition of
Richard Hayden MouIton, the young man
who shot Alexander w. Dingwall in the
Pabst Rathskeller recently, il said to be
somewhat improved today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
The Evening Star 10 the

IHc LNeIIIIIS Sldl - tIIc
Washington business mans
paper, because it prints the news
while it is news,-not stuff
warmed over for readers next
day,-and because it reaches
him at an hour when he has time
to read it, advertisements and
all. To advertisers who want
TO reach business men the moral
is obvious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Raymond Dickson Of 1880 o street
northwest has returned from Pinehurst, n.
@
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30

Government Receipts.
Government receipts from internal rev.
enue today were s926. .739: customs. STA, To:
miscellaneous. 1854. 30. Expenditures. Ss79.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-30

Though the jury returned a verdict Of
suicide, the opinion is held by some who
viewed the remains that death may have
been caused by some other person. The
fact that the bullet hole was in the left
cheek and the pistol was clasped firmly in
the right hand of the dead man was re-
garded as peculiar. Another fact cite,. in
support of the doubt is that the throat is
supposed to have been cut, and that no
knife was found in the vicinity Despite
the fact that the Jury expressed the pelief
that the man had been dead for three
weeks. the condition of the body It Is said.
did not fully justify this belief, there being
no odor from the decomposing flesh
No one could be found who had seen the