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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-29
PROBLEMS e BUFFALo.
4 Conference on the Question Sf
Keeping Concert Halls open.

BUFFALO. April ga secret confer
ence was held last right IN the home of
Mayor Diehl between the Mayer, Super
intendeHt Bull of the Police Depart
ment, and the brewers Of the city the
subject being the question Of keeping open
the concert halls. The mayor has gone on
record against keeping them open, but
some Of the brewers viii be potent fac
tors in selecting the next nominee for
mayor No decision was reached, but the
mayor said he would refer some legal
questions to the corporation counsel. The
concert hall question has become a p1Iti-
cal factor. The licenses for all the places
expire May /
That decision Of tis Pan-American di-
rectors to keep the exposition open on
Sundays was the subject Of sermons here
yesterday IL which the directors were
scored by prominent clergymen. Rev
Charles Edward ". Locke. Of the Della
ware Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
said it was a misunderstanding and Cod
defyiuE exposition, Jabor-euslaving, and
Iaw-deriding- He sad the decision would
keep mulutudes away S. ). Mitchell, Of
the First Presbyterian Church. said the
directors had insulted religion and patrt-
Otism. and he hoped that from Maine 70
Texas a spirit would be aroused which. at
whatever expense. VII teach the lesson
that this IS a Chris-iaH nation. one Of
whose most cherished Institutions is the
American Sunday. IN the face Of such
declarations in the ch.4lches, more than
% 600 people visited The fair grounds yes
terday morning mast OF whom learned
for the first time that more than q
month 6 work viii be required to get them
in shape and that things are in iucom-
.f..HH ffF.H Ii
storm had not CccuTred. the fair would
not have been comriated BY May l.
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HELD By CUSTOMS OFFICIALS.
No Effort to Redeem Prince Henri dc
Croy's Jewels

NEW YORK, April Z9-Prince Henri de
Croy, Of Belgium. a number OF whose lew
els were seized By the customs inspectors
when he arrived in this country on the
Holand-American Line steamship Pots
dam yesterday made no attempt to re
deem them today
It is a question in the minds Of the Gus
tom officers, however. whether the prince
WI! ever recover his Jewels. He under
stood the customs regulations, they said.
and he spoke English perfectly and it is
doubtful, according to the officers. wheth-
er or not the Treasury Department. il is
said, VIII listen To any proposals for re-
deeIniHg the property The prince was not
to be found about this city this morning.
In the hotels whore he has been in the
habit Of staying in his visits 70 this coun-
Try, it was said that his whereabouts was
unknown
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4 PHILADELPHIA MYSTERY.
The Body Of Retired business Nan
Found in the River.


PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-The body
Of William Aspley, who boarded at IH5
North Seventeenth Street. has been ia
ken to the morsuc from FairInount Park
where II had been found floating in the
river near the Girard Avenue Bridge
There IS q bullet wound over the heart
The detectives engaged on the case told
Miss Cecilia 3. Town, who conducts the
boarding house, that foul play was
strongly suspected
William AspIey was hfty-eiZht years old
and q vidower. Boarding with nim yvGs
his daughter. Nellie, an only enid. q
ccmeIy women about thirty-tve years old
His aged father lives near Lock Haven
and his brother is SAID TO be President e
the United States Rubber .csupIny at
Boston. AIr- AsDIey was regarded as
man Of most exemplary habits ana seldom
Left his room after sunset. lie long ago
r-c.re1 fro1- business .-ud wls 81 sod
cirCJ,.g sfauces-
On Sa-TTday morning h Let his home
telling his daughter he was going TO col
lect a large sum Of money. The p.Iice
regard the fact Of his leaving home for
the purpose Of obtaining this money in
connection with the bullet wound a grave
Evidence that re was q victim Of rodI
play.
On the removal of the body to the
uaoTEue a round and bloody. hole over the
mans heart was the first thing that met
the gaze Of the coroner's physician The
detectives were at once Informed Of the
discovery. The morgue keepers were di-
rscted to dry the victim clothing as soon
as possible, as they would be needed
shortly in the investigation The police
say all clues point to a mysterious mur-
der
When the police called at the house to
notify the daughter Of her fathers death.
she hastened to the room of her friend,
d Mss Smith. The latter was found Iy-
Ing OF. the bed dead Her death IS re
faded IS due to natural causes.
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THE TRIAL OF EASTMAN.
The Prosecution to Introduce I'M
portant Witnesses Today.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 29.-The sec
ond week of the trial of Charles R East
man, the Harvard Instructor accused of
murder. began this morning at the old
courthouse in East Cambridge
Chief Of Police CIoyes. to whom East
man made his statement at home the
night OF the Fourth Of July. the day of
the alleged crime. and Mr.. BatcheIder the
deputy chief. who talked with Eastman at
the stationhCuse the same night, viii be
called today to coTroborate the testimony
Of Police Inspector. Jones. which was the
most damaging to Eastman of any yet in
trCduced- showing that the statements
made by the defendant when arrested con-
ficted with those made by him immedi-
ately after the shooting
Chief Inspector Murray viii also prob
ably be called today. He has had in his
possession the fatal bullet since It left the
hands of Dr. Swan. the medical examiner.
and the Government will try, through
him, to convince the jury that there has
been absolutely no opportunity for the
substitution Of such . bullet as would fit
the prosecutions contention that the fatal
shot was not fred from the old Clark re-
yolyer. as claimed by Eastman.
If the Government makes It clear that
the bullet offered in evidence is the one
that killed Grogan, and if the experts sat
isfy the jury that the chunk Of lead was
fired from the safety revolver, and not
from the 0ld-fashi0red weapon. then At
toTney General KHowlton viii argue that
there had been no accident, for a safety
revolver Of the pattern in question cannot
be discharged by merely pulling the trig-
ger, a second and Independent motion be
ing necessary
The prospect seems to be that the evil
dence of the prosecution viii not he closed
before next Thursday Eastman spent
yesterday IN reading ard writing His
father, mother. and two sisters arrived at
the Jail before Iuucl-cn and spent some
time with him. In Ire Afternoon he was
visited by his coursti
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TIE gPINELLA INFANT DEAD.
Expired at the Home of the Woman
Who Had Taken 1t.

NEW YORK. April 2.-The infant
which was rescued after being buried
alive on April % at ngs-on-the-Hud-
sen. died this morning at the home Of
Mrs Bower, Of the kindergarten school
1T Hastings. where 1t was taken
The mother Of the child. francesca
SpineIla, who lived with her brother and
Giovio BaIIaccaoatto, her cousin are still
locked up in the pail at White Plains
awaiting the action of the grand jury OF
West Chester County. The girl has con-
frssed the crime, and has declared that
she entered into the scheme 10 bury 1t
alive only after BaIlaccaOatt0 had threat
ened to kill her il she did not do so. lie
iangbs at her story and declares that she
IS romancing-
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PRAYER FAILS TO CURE.
a Child in Chicago Dies without
Medical Attendance.

CHICAGO, april Z9.-Agnes Kindberg.
the eleven-ye1r-old daughter of John
Kindberg. a contractor. died without med
icaI attendance yesterday. The child $
parents are disciples OF John Alexander
DoWie and during the entire sickness Of
she girl she was prayed for by some Of the
elders of Dowie's Zion
The cause of death is said to have been
inflammation Of the stomach. 7 disorder
which Dr. Springer Of the coroners office
says is readily cured by proper medical
treatment Dowie and his elders declined
to say anything about the case when
questioned. An inquest VIII be held to-
d7v
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TIE TRAIN AT ALEXANDRIA,
No Decentralization Attends the Arrf-
val of ths. Presidential snecfnI-

ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 29-The
Presidential train reached Alexandria at
1882 O'Clock this morning on schedule
time There were not over 500 people at
the Southern Railway station, and there
Was 40 demonstration as the train came
tc a standstill- As the President appeared
on the platform Of his private car, accom-
panied by Secretary Cortelyou, several
persons IN the crowd lifted their hats
Mr. Mckinley resopnded by smiling and
pu"IHg pleasantly He remained on the
platform for several minutes, and then
retired TO MS car Five minutes after its
arrival the train, at I0:47 O'Clock. pulled
out Of the station and started on its long
run Of niuety-niRe miles without a stop
10 Charlottesville That city VIII be reach
Cd at l-2y O'Clock this afternoon.
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The ENGAGEMENT Tn CHINA
An Account of the German Expedi-
tiOn's Fight With CeIestiaIs.
Attacked by Native Troops While
They Were HoistinE Their Flag
Over the kUanEuEan Pass An
Accident to Colonel HORmeister.

SE troops " hHEe
They Were HoIstinE Their Flag
Over the KuanEusan Pass - An
Accident TO Colonel HORmeister.
BERLIN, Apr!r 29.-Accordfug %
the dispatches received here from Pc
Kin. the members Of the German con
tingent which took part in the recent
expedition against the Chinese troops
under General Liu had an exciting ex-
perience- The "LokaI Anzeiger'' prints
a graphic account Of the fight between
the Chinese and the Germans on the
borders of the Province of Shausi.
The newspaper correspondent says
that the German column. under Colcnal
Hoffmeister, hoisted their flag over the
Kuangugan Pass amid the most enthu-
siastic cheers for tie Kaiser and the
fatherland.
At the moment when this enthusiastic
demonstration was in progress the Chi
nese, who had concealed themselves in
the mountain pass. opened a hot fire
and rolled immense rocks down the side
of the mountain on the Germans who
scrambled up the incline. Colonel Hof-
meister sprained his foot in the rush
and was rendered practically helpless
by the untImeIy accident
When the Germans gained the sum
nit where the Chinese had made their
attack, the CelestiaIs fed in great dis
order. The German mountain battery
sent twenty-six shells into the column
Of the retrea ting Chinese before they
could get out Of range
After the engagement in the passes,
the four German columns proceeded to
TO the Great Wall and in a short time
destroyed the fortiacations at the en-
trance gates
After this, the retreat was commeac-
ed and was carried out under great diff
fieulties. The wounded members Of the
expedition We're carried On stretchers
until The troops emerged from the
mountainous district in Hunchin. The
long march down the mountains was
accomplished during a scorching heat
that tried the men severely. They
showed excellent spirit, however, and
were very much eIated over the sue
cessfuI result Of their clash with the
Chinese forces.
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CLAIMS NOT PROPERLY FLIED.
Failure to Observe the Rules of the
Treaty Commission.

The Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
viii not meet again until after May p,
when ex-senator Chandler, President of
the Commission, viii return TO the city
Twenty claims have, to date. been
fled with the Commission. Suudry defects
have been discovered in the manner in
which al of the claims but the last three
have been fled. These defects consist of
inconsistencies with the rules and regula-
ti3ns Of the Coumissfo1
All Of the claims except the last three
have been published, and were fled with
the Commission prior TO April q
Claims which have not hitherto been
printed. and which conform entirely to
the rulings OF the Commission, are as fol-
lows
Claim q fled april 2EPetroua Meldo-
mas y Fuente. properly losses. 81. $50
Claim ., fled April 25-Gerardo Ronau,
property losses. Loco
Claim 3. fled April 27-Jose de Armas y
ATre5s, property losses, SO 515-
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WESTERN FOREST FIRES.
Fears That Great Damage VIII Re-
suit in Michigan

SUEf in Michigan
HOUGHTON, Mich. April 29.-Threat-
ening forest fires are burning at a num-
ber Of Deninsular points. though the
damage as Yet done is slight. The past
two seasons have been phenOrnenaily wet
aad marked ny practically no IRE losses
but the precipitation Tor April was only
quarter of an inch and the woods are
very dry Unless drenching rains fall
speedily, forest fires must do great dam
age and perhaps eudanger a nuHabe1 OF
hamIets anu villages
ASHLAND. Wis. April 29.-A forest
hre eucroached 50 nearly on Saxon. east
OF Ashland. on the Northwestern Rail
road. Saturday night that two freight
cars were burned At several other places
aiCus- the railroad property vas IN IZTlII1I-
Gent danger at times.
one million feet OF hemlock l5Ss, which
burned near 8IeIIen. on the Wisconsin
Cel ts-aI Railrord- threw off such heat
that trains On that road We're run over
the Northwestern Railroad, abandoning
that portion Of the track. Heavy rains
last nicht and yesterday have cleared the
atmosphere and eXtiugUished most Of the
fires
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NEW YORK. April 29.-The Atlantic
transport line steamer Minnehaha, which
arrived today from London, reports that
on last Friday, April %. at $3.50 in the
evening, in latitude 42.55, longitude 44.5e,
she passed the American line steamer
New York from Southampton and Cher
bours for New YORK going at reduced
speed. Captain Rob .ason, Of the Mime
haha, says the New York was steaming
at the rate Of fourteen knots and should
arrive here about Iitgn tomorrow CTues-
davt.
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YIELDS TO THE AMERICANS
General AlciandrinO SurTenders
Internationally at Arayat.
The Filipino Leader Looked Upon as
the Probable Successor to Agui-
EaItIo-SatiSfactfou in Manila Over
the Seyvs OF His CaPituIation.

the Probable Successor to Agui-
Observation-Disclosures in Manila Over
the Seyvs OF His CapituIation.
MANILA. April 29.-Great satisfaction
was caused here today by news from the
provice of Pampanga. Island Of Luzon. to
the effect that General AIefandrino had
surrendered uncondidoEaIIy to the An1eri-
can forces in that province The capiiula-
tion took place yesterday at Arayat-
The yielding Of General AIejaniTino and
his soldiers is looked upon as oniy second
ary in importance to the capture % Ag.Ii-
naldo- Alejandriuo was regarded by Fill
pinos throughout the archipelago as the
probable successor Of AgT.nI.do. and it
was expected by those who have not sur
rendered that he would soon be installed
officially as the head Of the insurgent
movement He is very capable. both as q
military leader and othervis4, ard mis- sur
render is expected to aid greatly in bring
ing to an end. the instruction in various
parts Of the Philippines.
The details of the surrender have not
- hNSAi 4N1NiNtt lAtASg UT 1t - btltSNtA1
that AguinaIdo's acceptance of Americsn
rule Influenced AIejandrino to lay down
his arms and it is believed trat he md
his men will soon take the oath Of ale
glance to the United States Government
Information has reached here to the cf-
feet that the Philippine Commission hiss
succeeded in organizing civil government
in both the North and South Camariaes.
Lieutenant Curry. of the ::.eventh Cav
airy, has been appointed Governor. with
Major Mccoy, of the For,y-fourth IN
fantry as treasurer. and Captain wotriyl.
OF the Forty-ffth Infantry, as supervis-
OF.
The members of the Commission have
sailed for Sersogon, in the Province os
AIbay, where they expect 10 continue the
yFork of establishing civil rule
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VILLAGES mEEACED By FLAMES
Residents OF Long Island Fighting
"a Forest Fire


WADIN,Cf RIVER + /. April "a for
est fire started Saturday afternoon in the
woods beside RaudaIrs Road. and about
1000 Yards south Of the Wadlug River sta
ton Of the Long Island Railroad one life
at least has been lost as the result Of the
FIRE and miles OF valuable woodland have
been burned. Twice she united efforts OF
hundreds Of men have succeeded in sub
DUNG the flames only to find that thev
had started afrezh IL a few hours in other
quarters.
\ light northerIy wind prevailed satur-
day afternoon. when the FIRE was first no
ticed- Little alarm was felt at first for
beside the long rain of the past few
weeks. the trees and nearly every live
thing in the forest were believed TO be
fun Of SAD But the fire found enough
fue! IN ;he section Immediately surround
ing the place in which it started and
spread rapidly in three directions.
A retired physician was killed while
fighting the flames near Wardeucifme. He
IS believed to have been overcome by the
smoke and suffocated- His body was aft
erward burned nearly 20 a cinder. The
limbs and face were eatireIy consumed
and identification was only possible by
means Of q few pieces Of haIf-rneIted
jewelry.
All night Saturday and throughout
Sunday night men battled with the
flames Several Italians were overcome
by the smoke and dragged to place Of
safety only after the rescuers had incur
rcd grave personal risk in reaching them.
John Davis. who resides on the outskirts
Of Rocky Tvis.t. had his hair sInged OF
by the famss.as had several others whose
names were not obtaina5le
From Wardenclifse the G-e pass; the
village Of Rocky Point, burning the fences
and threatening the houses AID out
buildings Of the residents Today the
FIRE is again burning neTceiy
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a LoCoMoTIvE AXLE BREAKS.
Remarkable Accident to Il Santa Fe
Railroad Engine.

ALBUQUERQUE. y. NJ. April %
After taking coal and water at Lakin
Kan. at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning
the engineer pulling the second section of
No. l on the Santa Fe Railroad, with 2y
passengers, remarked to his fireman:
She's only been cut of the shops eight
months, but she is the best on the road. "
Five minutes later every passenger was
awakened by the crashing and pounding of
steel and escaping steam. The Ieft middle
driving wheel axle had broken off. and the
wheel left the track and tore the driving
rods and cylinder with it
The engineer said: 7 have been rail-
roading twenty-one years and this is the
most remarkable accident I have ever seen
going forty-dve miles an hour, having
half your engine torn away and no one
killed
Many passengers were thrown from
their seats when the driving rods stack
n the ground before breaking from the
last wheel. Two tramps on the head end
were badly bruised. They were taken back
to Lakin and attended to. The train was
making Up lost time
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CAPTAIN READS TRIAL.
Investigating His Alleged COnuec-
ton with the Co.n.nnissnry Scandal

MANILA. april 29--The trial Of Capt
James G Read, accused Of being in
yOIved in the comn!ssaTy scandals, open
ed before a court-marial today. The couu-
sci for the defence offered four objections
in regard to the jurisdiction of the court,
all Of which were overruled.
Mr. Schindier, the manager of the Al
hambra Tobacco Company testified that
percentage on the Government contracts
was paid to cover the alleged shortage.
which was afterward returned by Captain
Reads successor. The proceeding prem
ise TO be long drawn out There are many
witnesses, and the affair is very compIi-
Gated
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Two Burglars Captured.

ENGLEWOOD, N. j, April 29-Two
burglars entered the residence of \ A
Ferreira, Vice Consul from Portugal. last
night during the famiIy's absence. They
They were discovered and arrested They
gave their names as George and Fra nix
Foster. of New York JeWeIry stolen from
the vice cousui's house was found in their
possession. They were committed to the
Hackeasack Jail this morning.
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The LONDON JURY,s VERDICT.
! Declaration That PuEiIist Smiths
Death Was Accidental.

LONDON. April 2g.-On the resumption
Of the inquest today into the death of
Murray Livingstone the pugElist- other
wise known as Billy Smith. OF New
York" who was knocked out by JACK Rob
erts at the National Sporting Club last
Monday night and died afterward in a
hospital. Dr. Dodd secuted the idea put
forward 10y the dead mans brother that
he had been drugged- The doctor said
the pupil OF one OF his eyes was contract
cd while the other was diiated. which
would negative the suggestion of narcotic
poisoning
The coroners jury rendered a verdict of
accidental death A rider was added 70
the verdict that when the referee notices
any signs Of weakness on the part Of a
contestant in affairs of this kind he
should cali q doctor.
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ExTENsIoN o. HTaHwAYs.
\ supreme Court Decision IN tIae 8
Street Case.

In the supreme Court OF the United
States today Justice Shiras handed down
the opinion Of the court in the case CT
John 2. Wight and others, Commissions
ers of the District OF Columbia, appel
lants, vs. Charles H Davidson. a A WI
son, and John q Larner, trustees. The
court reversed the decree OF the Court OF
Appeals Of the District Of Columbia and
affirmed the decree OF the Supreme Court
OF the District
This case is commonly known as the
s street extension case Tie question in
vowed was the legality Of the assessment
OF benefits and damages sgairst property
on account of the condemnation for the
opening of streets.
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Removing sirIs s.iIi Machines.

WILKESBARRE. a. April 29.-The
work of moving the machinery of the
Bamford silk ribbon rnnI back to Pater-
son. n. J.. from which town it was
brought here four years ago. was begun
today. The mill haEis have been on strike
for two months ard there WAS apparently
no way Of reaching a satisfactory settle
ment.
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A FATHER Warts KS cEILr.

} Jsticc CIabnUEh Grants herman EO-
co-scEsIsI n Writ OF HHbeas Corpas.
Herman BocorselskI today fled a peti-
ton for a writ OF habeas corpus for the
purpose Of regaining possession OF his
child Edna BocorseIski five years OF age.
who he declares Is being Withheld from
him by his wife, who, he states, IS not a
proper person TO have charge Of the
child.
justice CIabaugh ordered the writ to
be issued and the mother VIII come Tor
hearing on Friday next OTTiR B Hallam
appears ss counsel for the petitioner
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A TRAIN RoBEzR CAPTURED.
Il SeEEe..s,t of Police in
LncIssnrI.- Ii. EIa.

SAVANNAH, Ga, priI 29-One of the
men who robbed tE. express car of 4
Central Railroad p essenGer train yes
terday morning, was arrested today IN a
Macon saloon
He confessed and named a former Cen
traI Railroad brakenyn as his accompIice-
The man arrested @as formerly a ser
geant of the Jacksonville, Fla, police
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BRITISH MINERS PROTEST.
a Deputation Objects to the Export
Duty On Coal.

LONDON, April "a deputatfon repre-
senting the miners Of Great Britain wait
ed on Sir Michael Hicks Beach. ChanceI-
Tor Of the Exchequer,- today to protest
against the export duty on coal.
The Chancellor stated that while
he was more impressed by their protest
than by any previous argument by vari-
Gus deDutatIons that had called upon him.
he was unable to depart from the position
ne mad assumed. be closed by expressing
IN DeIlef that the tax would fail upon
foreigners