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peen received by Commander McCalla- Ny
reason for remembering this incident is that
we received telegram from the Navy De-
partment requesting that certain informa-
ton De gotten from Commander McCalla
concerning the neighborhood of Cienfuegos
and the possibility of landing troops there
MI Rayner asked that this letter Of the
department be put in evidence, but as IT
could not be found readily the witness was
allowed to continue his statement. with the
understanding that the document would be
supplied later.
Lieutenant Marsh then resumed, saying
the arrival of this dispatch from the de-
partment was coincident with the arrival
or the report from McCalla. That memo
randum, he said, was sent to the Navy De-
partment and to the commander of the
ny1ng squadron. He sent this dispatch with
the McCalla memorandum by both the
Dupont and the Iowa
Il remember the Dupont more distinct
ly,' he said. 'She hung alongside until,
think, about l o'clock, when she got of. -
he said he did not attempt to remember
the one hundred letters and orders that
went from the flagship each day, but he
did keep record of them systematically,
and he depended on this record. Three
letters, he said, went to the commanding
officer of the flying squadron on May 20.
Hawk.
He could not remember the order in which
they were sent, but he said they went in
the order in which they were written The
first went by the first boat, the second by
tne second boat, etc. The correspondence
OF the flagship was kept, he said, according
to system. Everything was copied as
soon as 1t was written, therefore the or
der Of things In that press copy book and
the order Of things In that book is to my
mind sufficient evidence as to how they
went out"
In examining the record books he found
memorandum saying: THE letter to Schley
with the McCalla memorandum was sent
by the Dupont about noon today, May 90"
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THE LUTHERAN COUNCIL.
Biennial Report of the Chairman of
Foreign Missions.

LIMA, Ohio October 11.-At the biennial
session OF the grand council of the Luther
an Church Of North America today Fresi-
dent Ransen held that the secretaries
should be elected from all the delegates
IN the convention. The ballots were then
prepared for both corresponding and re-
cording secretaries in German, English and
Swedish.
While the tellers were counting the vote
Rev. Ashley Shafer of Philadelphia, chair
man Of the board OF foreign missions, read
the biennial report. which showed that
missions are being carried on In India
and Porto Rico. There are seven principal
stations In India. all in the Madras presi-
dency. There are five missionaries, more
than one hundred teachers and two native
preachers. Arrangements are being made
Tor the erection of hospital for women
IN the RaJatmundry and more than "a 600
has been collected by the missionary So
cteties Of Philadelphia In the India mis-
and 500 children attending Sunday school
and more missionaries are necessary to
properly care for the work.
The two papers published by the board,
the Missionary Bote and the Foreign Mis-
sionary. are in prosperous condition. The
work in Porto Rico has been carried on
since 1899. when two men were sent there.
There are now three in the field In San
Juan and Catans. In the former an En-
glish congregation has been organized ard
in the latter church and Sunday schools
are conducted in Spanish. Efforts are row
being made to secure grounds for churcncs.
This report elected discussion regarding
the administration of foreign missions,
which was in progress when the noon re-
cess was taken
The following recording secretaries were
declared elected:
English-Dr. 8. E. Ochssnford of Allen
town. Pa
~
Vernon, ". Y.
Swedish-Rev. E. A Johnston of Chicago.
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TO LIMIT CHURCH PROPERTY.
Virginia Convention Discusses I'll
Matter at TOday's Session.

Virginia Convention Discusses the
Matter at TOday's Session.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. a--.'-t
RICHMOND, Va, October 1.-THE con-
stitutional convention was called to order
by President Goode, seventy-eight members
being present. Indefinite leave was granted
VIM. E. Cameron Of Petersburg on account
of illness. great deal Of confusion was
caused on the floor Of the convention by
the large number rof visitors, the women
talking loud enough to be heard all over
the hall.
The convention, on motion Of Mr. Moore
Of Fairfax, went into committee of the
whole. The report Of the legislative COM
mittee was taken up. section q, relating
to Incorporation of religious bodies, being
the pending question. The section is as
follows:
'"The general assembly shall not grant a
charter of Incorporation to any church or
religious denomination, but may secure the
title to church property to an extent to be
limited by law.
Delegate Robertson of Roanoke offered
the following substitute for section 81 Of
the report Of the legislative committee:
1.-THE general assembly shall limit by law
the extent to which corporations formed
for religious purposes shall be permitted
to acquire or hold property
Mr.. Robertson supported the amendment
while Mr.. Dunaway of Lancaster opposed.
The educational committee considered the
Watson resolution to authorize cities and
counties to levy, collect and disburse funds
for local school purposes. The state fund
is not molested.
The resolution will be reported favorably
This will have the effect Of materially re-
ducing the funds for negro schools In the
state, as the cities and counties raising two
thirds of school funds are to have abb
solute control of funds raised by them.
The decision of the committee to report
70 tb1o ri Ra
regulate liquor traffic In the state is alb
sorbing attention today more than any
question that has been acted on by any
committee. Members Of the convention
who are opposed! to the proposition are
working with might and main to have the
committee reopen the case and to withhold
any report on the subject. claiming that a
will further ueompllcate the political at
mosphere Of the state and will jeopardzie
the success af the, state ticket.
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A Pathetic Incident.

The commission blanks for postmasters
appointed by the President were prepared
at the government printing office in double e
quick time following the death of President
Mckinley.
The President died at 2:15 am, and a,
$50 the order for Mr.. Roosevelt's name tc
be substituted for that of Mr.. McKfnley's
was given to the engraver. A pathetic in
cident connected with this was the ordering
of clerk to erase the name of the dead
President and substitute the name of the
new President on one of the old commits
sions as copy for the printer and engraver
The clerk refused to do 1t at first and
broke down and wept bitterly when his
superior, in the line of performing his duty,
insisted upon being obeyed.
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Hardly n Paciller.

As the Spaniards named the archipelago
after Philip II, in whose reign they were
first taken by a civilized power there
would possibly be equal fitness In now sub
stituting the name Of Mckinley. particul-
larly II the apparent Mckinley policy of
perpetual American retention of the. group
is to be adhered to. AS a measure of pact
flcation. however, the proposed substitute
nomenclature may not be considered as al
together happy. Only few days ago It
was reported from Manila that the Taft
commission contemplated remaining one of
the Luzon provinces after the Filipino pa
triot, Rizal. and the wisdom Of It as a pa
cifc measure was at. once recognized. II
that was wise. the present proposition con-
not be other than unwise.
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the conversation 1 heard nothing was said
about the batteries. The idea was to go in
and sink the Colon.
Q. Did you establish the position of the
Massachusetts on any morning between the
2Sth of May and the 1st of June? A. did
not to the best of my recollection.
Mr.. Rayner did not cross-examine this
witness.
Lieut.. BouEhter's Testimony.
Lieut.. Francis Boughter who served on
the Marblehead as junior lieutenant and
as watch and division officer during the
Spanish war; was the next witness. HIS
testimony was of especial interest, as he
stated that the Spanish ships might have
come out of the harbor without being seen
by the Marblehead. He told Of the forma-
tion of the column Of the squadron on the
trip between Cienfeugos and Santiago, and
was then questioned by the judge advocate.
Q. What position was the Marblehead In
the blockading squadron at Santiago? A.
The first night, the 2Sth, the Marblehead
and Vixen were inside the squadron. After
that night the Marblehead was stationed
during the night three miles from shore
to the westward from MORO and six miles
from Moro. She lay there some time
steaming little way one way or the
other.
@. How about the day blocade? A. Dur
ing the day she kept in about the same
position, though there was more movement
during the DAY, as frequently Sn0 Was COM
municating with the flagship or other
ships
@. How far was the squadron from shore
during the night? A. 1 could not see. We
only knew that the squadron was outside
of us, and after sunset 1 have no recollec-
tion of seeing them at all until the next
morning at any time during the blockade.
The court asked the witness whether the
Marblehead could have sighted the enemy 8
vessels had they come out of the harbor
at night. The witness said that depended
on the course Of the vessels and the
weather.
He was then told to make his statement
in view OF the conditions that prevailed,
and he said II the enemy had steamed to
the south of the entrance four miles from
us or had gone between the Marblehead
and the shore and had kept dark and quiet
they could not have been seen by the
Marblehead.
Mr.. Rayner cross-examined the witness
on this statement very closely, asking
whether the vessels would not have been
seen by the Vixen If they had steered to
the southwark.
He replied that he had answered the
question SO far as his own ship was con-
cerned. He was quite certain that the ves-
sells could have gotten out Of the harDor at
night without being seen by the Marblehead
If they had gone to the south.
He was asked whether they would have
been seen by the other picket boats or by
vessels Of the squadron, and he replied that
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Only One Alfvey Escaped Two Days
After Marriage.

DAYTON, Ohio, October IA dispatch
from Middletown. Ohio. says the fact has
just been developed that Mrs. Mary Belle
Witwer. suspected Of being Wholesale poi
soner, has had five husbands instead of
four. John Williams, whose name hns not
heretofore figured in the affair, left two
days after the marriage ceremony had been
performed and is the only one of The ffve
husbands living. His present whereabouts
are unknown. Mrs. Witwer secured a il
vOrce from Williams on money furnished
by Frank Brown, a Middl 2town paper-
hanger who died some time after his mar
riage to Mrs. Witwer, according to a story
related by son of Mr.. Brown.
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STORM IN WESTERN IOWA.
Considerable Damage Done to Towns,
but No Lives Lost.

OMAHA, Neb., October 11--Additional re-
ports regarding yesterdays storm in west
ern Iowa show that it was general aud
that a number of towns were more or less
damaged. No loss of life has been re-
ported. '
At Villisca several buildings were badly
damaged. At Shenandoah the deluge of
rain following the wind caused the Nishna-
botna river to spread over. two miles of bot
toms. covering the Burlington track and
washing out the ungathered crops. The
storm passed within two miles of Clifton,
Kan, leaving track from forty to eighty
rods wide in which timber, fencing and
even houses were swept clear. The house
of L. c. Hoar. farmer, together with
the outbuildings, was carried away. The
family escaped by taking refuge in tile
cellar.
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MALES MORE NUMEROUS.
Population of the Country Divided on
the Sex Line.

population of the Country Divided on
the Sex Line.
The final census report on the population
of the United States by sex, nativity and
color was issued today. 1t shows that the
males number 39.059, ,242, or 512 per cent Of
the total population in 1900. The increase
of 1928, ,631 in total population since 1890
is made up of 6,744,179 males and 6,4S9, ,452
females, an increase of 900 of males and
21.1 of females. The foreign born element
has increased only 12.4 per cent and the
native born population 22.5 per cent since
1890. AS to color and race the population
in 1900 comprises 66,990,S S02 white persons
and 9312, ,5s5 colored persons. the latter
comprising $50, 7S9 persons Of negro de-
scent. The colored element as a whole
shows an increase of IFS per cent since
1890.
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Marine Corps Orders,

First Lieut.. H. G. Burton has been de-
tached from the Norfolk navy yard and
ordered to the marine barracks. Washing
ton. d. c. He will attend the school OF
application. First Lieut.. Leo B. Purcell, at
the marine barracks. Annapolis, has also
been ordered to Washington for duty and
to attend the school of application.
First Lieut. Stephen Elliott. to the marine
barracks, Norfolk.
Capt. L. c. Lucas, granted leave for
thirty DAYS.
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Steamer queen starts for Nome,

SEATTLE. Wash. October 1.-THE
steamer Queen has sailed for Cape Nome
with nineteen passengers and several hun
dred tons of freight. She is the last vessel
to leave any port for Nome this season,
and the only communication with that dis
trict until next summer will be by over
land winter routes. A number of Nome
steamers are now In the north and are
expected to collectively bring out about
1000 passengers.
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CONDENSED LOCALS.

Charles Bowman, a colored boy aged ff-
teen years, was arrested this afternoon on
the charge OF stealing a bicycle from Joseph
Shaw. He was taken to the house of de-
tention.
While attempting to board a moving car
at the corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
7th street northwest about 1 o'clock this
afternoon, Raymond G. Lewis Of Virginia,
aged thirty years. fell and cut his head
slightly. He was cared for at the Emer-
gency Hospital.
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Electrical Attachment to Gas Fixture
Became DisarranEed,

PHILADELPHIA, October n.-Michael
F. Creman, aged thirty-six years. and his
son Joseph, aged ten years, were asphyxiat-
ed by Illuminating gas during last night
at the home of Mr. Cremans brother,
where the victims boarded. The boy was
found dead in bed this morning and his
father was unconscious in a chair. He
died later at hospital. 1t is believed the
electrical attachment to the gas fixture
became disarranged, permitting the gas to
escape.
Mr.. Creman was manager of the publish
Ing house of Henry Altemus & Company
and a singer of some repute
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CHICAGO, October n.-George Rankin. a
prominent board Of trade member and a
partner in the commission firm Of John
Rankin & Co., committed suicide in Oak
Park today.
Mr. Rankin mourned deeply over the
death of his wife three years ago. and
members of his family attribute his act
to this sorrow. De f9
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BIG FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
Cereal Sugar Company Damaged, to
Extent of &15O.OOO.

ST. LOUIS, October 11.-Fire totally de-
stroyed the building and contents of the
st. Louis Cereal Sugar Company here early
this morning. The loss Is estimated on the
building and contents at about 100000 and
$4,000, respectively. The St. Louis Candy
Company, adjoining, suffered loss by
smoke and water of about $4,000 on build
ing and contents.
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Diamond to Be Tried at Albany.

NEW YORK, October 11-Justice Geiger-
ich, In the supreme court, today fixed Al
bany county as the place for the trial CT
Police Captain Diamond, who is accused
of neglect Of duty. He did this, he said,
on the ground that the supreme court was
In session in that county at present, and
that therefore the trial could take place
at once, in accordance with the wishes of
District Attorney Philbin.
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The Alabama has arrived at Tompkins-
vile. the Zafiro at Cavite and the Monad-
mock at Hong Kong. The Kearsarge has
sailed from Hampton Roads for the Barren
Island trial course. from which place she
will go to Tompkinsville.
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Marquis Ito Visits stockyard.

e. CHICAGO, October u.-Marquis Ito who
is on a trip around the world, and who
was confined to his apartments through
Illness yesterday evening, was able to visit
the stockyards today. His physician said
the visit might be taken as a denial of the
report that the marquis would be confined
to his room,
Evening star., 1901-10-11
Mail Pouch Rifed.

The Post Office Department learned to-
day Of the robbery Of the railroad station
at New Elm, Texas, last night, and the
rif1ing of mail pouch containing two reg
istered letters, among other mail.
Evening star., 1901-10-11
EPSON Lad Wins a Race

LONDON, October I.-Epsom Lad won
the Kempton Park stakes Of 500 sovereigns
added to a sweepstakes of 100 sovereigns
each. for three-year-olds and upward, dis
tance one mile and half. at Kempton
Park, October meeting, today. Santoi was
second and William c. Whltney's Volody-
ovski q. Reif) finished third.
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Thomp.on and Cor Acouittea

DENVER, Col, October 11.--Erncst Sea-
ton-Thompson, well-known as n writer ON
wild animals, and John Goff, the guide, Who
were arrested by Game Wardon Bush in
Rio Blanco county, charged with violating
the game laws, have been acquitted on trial
Of the case at Meeker.
Evening star., 1901-10-11
Advices Regarding Mis-. stone. Ca.

The State Department has heard again
by cable from United States Consul GEN
eral Dickinson and Secretary Of Legation
Spencer Eddy touching the progress of the
negotiations looking to the release Of Miss
Stone. None of the details Is to be made
public, however, and all that can be gath
cred as to the status of the case is that the
conditions are by no means as reassuring
as were expected yesterday.
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British Warship on to Panama

VICTORIA, B. c.. October L-H M s.
Amphion, the second largest ship on the
Pacific station has been ordered to Panama
by the British admiralty to look after
British interests there during the progress
of the rebellion. One ship. the Icarus, is
already there
Evening star., 1901-10-11
APPOINTMENT of DIR. H. It. Gus..

DIR. H. T. Guss has been appointed a
member Of the board Of pension appeals
in the Office of the Secretary Of the Inte-
rior. taking effect October 1, by promotion
and transfer from the grade Of medical ex-
aminer in the bureau Of pensions.
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Josiah Twinr BROOK. n..a

SALEM, Ohio, October 11-Josiah living
Brooks. second vice president of the Penn
sylvania Company. died at his home early
this morning Of Brights disease. His
death was unexpected, as he was out din
ing yesterday. Deceased was sixty-one
years of age.
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Mr.. John 8. Shriver, Washington corre-
spondent of the New York Mail and Ex-
press. has resumed his duties In this city
after six months tour of Switzerland
France and Germany. He Is much improved
In health.
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The Retvixau at New York

NEW YORK, October 1.-THE new Rus
sian battle ship Retvizan, recently built at
Cramps yard, arrived today from PhiIa-
delphia, bound for the Brooklyn navy yard
to be put In condition for her official trial
trip off the Maine coast.
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AFTER THE COLUMBIA MILL.
Pulp Mnnufacturers Want 1t in II
Combine

Combine.
BRISTOL, Tenn, October 11-Twentye.
five representatives Of the leading pulp and
paper mills of the country have arrived here
to Induce the Columbia Paper Company to
enter the combine, agreeing to close all the
pulp mills simultaneously or alternatively
until the demand for pulp Is increased. 1t
Is stated the production of all the mills
combined Is exceeding the demand. hence
many OF the Nails have toe much pulp on
hand.
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state what he had to say to the best Of his
knowledge and belief
To the best of my knowledge and be-
Hef, continued the witness, "the docu-
fnents sent by the Dupont to Commodore
Schiey, commander OF the flying squadron.
was letter and a memorandum, which had
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OIL Land Lease Argument.

The case of the Cherokee Gas and Oil
Company for the lease of lands In the
Cherokee nation Is being argued today be-
fore Assistant Attorney General Van De-
vanter.
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AccAuent 10 DumOnt'S ballOOn.
3 PARIS, October 11.-Santos-Dumont the
Brazilian aeronaut, made another attempt
today to win the Deutsch prize, but owing
to an accident to the rudder Of his flying
machine he was abliged to return to the
starting place after going fifty yards.
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Bryan'a Advice.

From the Baltimore American.
If President Roosevelt reads the Com.
moner he will find much sage advice on
how to run the country
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
View York stock M.ru,..

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co, banker,
and brokers'. 1419 F St, members New York
stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board Of trade
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Looking After Home interests.

Senator Dietrich of Nebraska and Sena-
tor Mason of Illinois were callers on Post
master General Smith this afternoon in the
interest of matters pertaining to their re-
spective states.
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Selecting Jury in Powers Trial.
GEORGETOWN, KY, October 1.-the
work of selecting jury in the Caleb Pow
ers case was resumed today, and after tho
exhaustion of the regular panel, names
were drawn from the jury wheel.
Evening star., 1901-10-11
Steamship Arrival.
Accident to Dumont's Balloon.

At New York-State of Nebraska, from
Glasgow.
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Appointed CIVIL service Examfner.
Nathan H. Baker has been appointed a
member Of the board of civil service exam
ton, D. G.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16

Mascagni Is experimenting the re-
hearsals Of his new opera. Masks. which
is to be produced in Rome. Florence,
Venice, Naples, Turin Milan and
Genoa, contemporaneously. The first
orchestral rehearsal lasted two nights,
and four and a half hours each night.
The theater was fun Of professors each
night and they applauded each piece to
the skies, At the end of the second
nights rehearsal Mascagni's hair stood
out In bristles. as It always does when
he is excited. He looked very pleased
however, and Jumped from his stool like
a boy, Notwithstanding his commence
ment of obesity, and ran of TO the rail l.
way station to catch the train for one
OF the other towns, where he had TO
superlntend another rehearsal OF his
opera. To superintend the rehearsals Of
an opera In seven different towns, I'm as
many consecutive days. Is one Of those
feats which no Lord DundIeary could
have understood IN his days From the
5th TO the 9th Of January he rehcaTsed
In five theaters out of Rome. Then he
returned 10 Rome for a very brief stay
and steamed off to Naples, from which
city we expect him back In Rome TO
continue the rehearsals until the 10th,
and then to conduct the first perform
ance Of this, 80 far. astounding work.
Donizetti went mad on less brain strain.
In the Maschere Mascagni has pur-
posely retrograded to the ancient school
OF Italian composers. For instance, his
orchestra IS reduced from 80 to 80 in this
opera, and loud instruments have no
part in ii. But in his present reduced
orchestra he has introduced new ele-
ments. which at first made him anxious,