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Evening star., 1901-12-30
TO BE SETTLED IN CAUCUS
THE fractional FIGHT AMONG OHIO
REPUBLICANS.
Caucus to BE Held Next SATURDAY.
Hanna and Foraker Tickets
Out.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. December 3o.-The
Ohio legislature, which elects the successor
of Senator Foraker commences here next
Monday The party caucuses TO nominate
candidates for presiding officers and other
positions in both branches of the general
assembly Will be held next Saturday night
AS the republicans have a large majority
in both houses and as there is no opposi-
tion to the reelection of Foraker. the SEN
atorial question for this session is settled.
gress bearing on the reelection of Senator
Hanna two years hence. as it is said that
majority of republican members will be
Reelected to the next assembly. Senator
Foraker is at his home at Cincinnati and
Senator Hanna remains in Washington.
Neither is expected here this week. but
Doth are In constant communication with
the leaders of their respective forces.
John r. Malloy, secretary of the state
committee and oil inspector under Nash, is
manager of the Hanna forces and eN-
State Chairman Charles II. Kurtz who was
private secretary to Foraker as governor
and who headed the fusion in the legisla-
ture against Hanna four years ago is man.
ager of the anti-HanDa forces 1t is claimed
by the Hanna men that the present con-
test is the same old factional fight of 1897
9S over again" The Foraker men claim
that they are simply exercising their right
to support their friends.
Both factions have their respective tick
cts for the caucus nominations and they
are called the Hanna and the Foraker tick
cts as openly as the designation of the
democratic and republican tickets in cam
palgns Four years ago the contest did
not end with the party caucuses but IL was
carried into the Legislature. 1t is conceded
by Doth sides that the results of the eau
causes next saturday night will be final.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
MIR. EVANS ARRIVES,
Superintendent of Identification Bu-
reau Unpnckfng Office Effects

Edward A. Evans. superintendent of the
national bureau of Identification, arrived
here today from Chicago a little earlier
than he was expected to superintend the
work Of unpacking the paraphernalia of
the bureau and arranging it in the rooms at
police headquarters. Two rooms have been
set apart by the Commissioners and Major
Sylvester to be occupied by the bureau but
1t is believed that these will not hold the
furniture and other effects which have al
ready reached here.
Mr.. Evans superintendent the work Of
packing the property in Chicago. Some of
them are in the rooms, but the larger ones
are stored in the hallway on the second
floor of the building.
Maj. Sylvester hopes to have the bureau
In working order by the first OF next week
He also hopes that Congress will act favor
ably on the bill recently introduced, which
provides that the bureau shall be made a
government affair, to be operated in con-
nection with the Department of Justice. In
the event of such action the police officials
believe the bureau will become matter Of
Evening star., 1901-12-30
GEN. REYES UNWILLING.
Does Not View With Favor the Call
to Presidency of Colombia.

A personal letter has been received In
Washington from General Reyes, who had
been selected by the various elements in
Colombia to take the presidency, indicating
that he does not view with favor this call
to the executive chair and is rather un-
likely to accept it. General Reyes was des-
ignated by the Colombian congress as sue
cessor to the presidency largely as means
to reconcile the differences which had
arisen between the friends of President
Maroquin and former President San Glenn
ent. His position as former minister of
war Of Colombia gave him much prestige
and all elements were willing to accept him
president. General Reyes is now in
Mexico City, to which point the call to take
the presidency was sent to him. He ap-
pears to be 10th. however, to assume the
duties of this office at time when Colom-
bia is passing through such turbulent times
He does not state positively that he will
not accept, but it seems plain from his lam
guage that there is no probability of his
becoming president of Colombia, at least
during the tendency of the present internal
struggle and foreign complications.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
ASK EXTENSION OF TIME,
Firm Unable to Complete Buildings
According to Contract.

Firm Unable to Complete Buildings
According to Contract.
The District Commissioners have received
a petition from Pavarini & Greer, asking
for an extension of time on their contract
for the construction of the Kenilworth
school house from January to May 5
next. The contractors state they were de-
leyed two months on account Of the delay
in choosing a site for this building, and
the bad or imperfect foundation, both of
which, the contractors state, the District
is responsible for. They further claim that
a thirty day delay occurred on account Of
extra work. including the outside grading
and the bricks in the foundation, which had
to be placed in one-half Of the building
four feet deeper than called for. A delay
of thirty days is also alleged by the con-
tractors on account Of stormy weather.
The same firm Of contractors also apply
for an extension of time on the Whitney
avenue truck house stable to February "a
next. They claim that when the contract
was signed, October "a last, the building
inspector was informed that it would take
six weeks to get the brick here, which had
to be made. The firm claims that the
building inspector at that time told them
to go ahead and sign the contract and noti-
fy the building inspectors office when the
bricks arrived. The work was started on
December 8, and the Office advised AS the
delay now brings bad weather the con-
tractors say they feel that they are justly
asking for the extension Of time.
Evening star., 1901-12-30

vast Importance to the police offcials
throughout the United States and Canada,
as we'll as to those of the principal cities of
Europe.
At the gathering of the police chiefs in
Louisville next spring a number of the
heads of departments In the cities of Eu-
rope are expected to attend, and i'm all
probability they will visit this city and
thoroughly inspect the bureau. 1t is ex-
pected that some important work will be
done by the bureau in the matter of sup
pressing anarchy.
Mr. Evans is the son of Capt. NJ. P Ev-
ans, head of the Chicago bureau of iden-
tff1cation. Young Evans was born In Chi
cago twenty-one years ago. He obtained
his education in the public schools of that
city, and later graduated from the De la
Sale Institute. Less than four years ago
he entered the national bureau in Chica-
go, as clerk under Superintendent Por-
teous Gradually he worked himself up
In the intricacies of that important branch
of police business, and on the removal of
Mr.. Porteous last October was made act
ing superintendent
Evening star., 1901-12-30
ADMIRAL CASEY SAILS FOR CALLAO,
Movements of Warships Reported to
the Department..

The Navy Department has been informed
of the departure yesterday from Acapulco,
Mexico. of Rear Admiral Silas Casey COM
manding the North Pacific station, aboard
his flagship, the Wisconsin, bound for CAL
lao, Peru. By the time the Wisconsin ar
rives at the latter point it is expected that
the battle ship Iowa will be ready to
emerge from dock at Talcahuano, Chile
and at the Navy Department it is thought
probable that Admiral Casey will transfer
his flag back again to the Iowa, from
which vessel it formerly flew. This state
of affairs will leave the two largest battle
ships of the Pacific squadron cruising in
the waters off the coasts of Chile, Argen-
tina and Peru, so that, in case the threat
ened hostilities between Chile and Argen-
tina materialze, American interests in that
quarter would be well looked after.
The training ship Prairie left Hampton
Roads today, bound for Port of SPAIN Trim
idad. The training ship Topeka left Port
Royal for San Juan, Porto Rico yesterday
The Essex has left San Juan for ST. Thorn
as, Danish West Indies.
Evening star., 1901-12-30

Other Powers Would Like Some of the
Chinese Indemnity.

Under mistaken impression that there
will be large balance remaining OF the
$25. 100000 indemnity fund to be paid by
China to the United States, after paying
all legitimate claims and the army and
naval expenses of the Chinese campaign,
some of the nations of the other powers
party to the Pekin protocol have intimated
that they would be glad to have their
balance turned over to them. The allega-
tion is that they have not claimed suf1-
eient indemnities to reimburse them for ac-
tual expenses and proper claims, and that
they have a right to regard the 450 600 600
taels as properly divisible on the basis of
actual expenditures and losses. It is not
at all probable that this point will be
pressed. however, because the officials here
are confident that after we have defrayed
our own claims and expenditures there will
be little or no balance remaining of our al
lotment.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
MRS. DENNIS RALLIES.
Her Condition Slightly Better Than
Was Saturday.

Her Condition Slightly Better Than 1t
Was Saturday.
Since Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. Ada
Gilbert Dennis was thought to be in an al
most dying condition, several changes in
her condition have occurred, and today at
the noon consultation the doctors reported
her symptoms to be encouraging. Satur-
day she refused to take nourishment, and
late in the afternoon she was so weak that
her condition became alarming 1t was re-
ported to the district attorneys office that
symptoms Of paralysis had become mani
fest and Assistant District Attorney
Semmes hurried to the hospital to inter-
view the patient. He was unable to get a
word from her, however. as she appeared
to be unable to talk. Yesterday morning
after she had rallied she conversed with
DR.. Atkinson, but said nothing bearing on
the mysterious assault.
When the news of the serious turn in the
condition of Mrs. Dennis reached police
headquarters, stated in Saturdays Star
the police officials conferred and decided to
again place detective on duty there. The
officers were kept there a number of days
after the assault was committed. but few
days ago, when 1t was believed that Mrs
Dennis would be unable to give any in
formation, they were withdrawn.
Late Saturday afternoon Major Sylvester
announced that he had been authorized by
the Commissioners to offer a reward of
81 900 for the arrest and conviction of the
assailant of Mrs Dennis. So far as the
police are concerned, the mystery is far
from being solved, and there Is apparently
no likelihood of an arrest being made in
the near future, unless some one who
knows of the affair is induced by the
amount Of the reward to give information.
A woman who engage room and board at
the Ingleside, in the building adjoining the
home of Mrs. Dennis last Thursday and
who suddenly disappeared. was the subject
of investigation Saturday night in connec-
ton with the Dennis affair.
The proprietress of the hotel thought the
woman's conduct was rather unusual. She
stated that she was from Alexandra, and
that she was a school teacher. Later she
said she was from Maryland.
The strange woman discussed the Dennis
case. and said she could not sleep at night
for fear somebody would enter her room.
Precinct Detective Evans was summoned
to the house, and while he was conversinR
about the woman the latter left the house
and did not return. 1t is stated that she
wore three dresses.
A message was sent to the several police
stations describing the woman and telling
the officers to look out for her. Captain
Boardman said today that he had no reason
to believe she could give any information
about the assault on Mrs. Dennis, even if
the officers should find her.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
IN THE INTERESTS OF HEALTH
Boston Trying to CurtaiI the Exnec
torating Habit in Its Citizens.

Boston is endeavoring TO curtail the habit
Of expectOration among it's citizens A re-
port to the marine hospital service gives a
new regulation just promulgated by the
board of health of that city. 1t makes
more effective the original regulation
passed in 1895 and extended in 1899 1t
recltes:
THE board of health hereby adjudges
that the deposit OF sputum in public places
is nuisance. source of filth and cause of
sickness, and hereby orders: That shifting
upon the floor. platform or steps of any
railroad or railway station. or car, or from
any electric car while said car is in the
subway or elevated above the surface of
the ground, or upon the floor, platform or
steps Of any public building. hall. church.
theater, market or any sidewalk imrnedi-
ately connected with said public places, be.
and hereby Is, prohibited"
Evening star., 1901-12-30
NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS.
List of Those Receiving to Be Pub.
Iished Tomorrow.

The Star will publish tomorrow lists
OF those receiving and not receiving
New Year day. Persons desiring to
announce that they will or will not
receive Wednesday. can do SO with
out charge by sending notices to The
Star any time prior to 9 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. The notice
should contain only the announce
ment that there will or will not be a
reception and the names and ad-
dresses. Every notice must be prop
erly authenticated to insure publica-
ton.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
PROCEEDINGS DISAPPROVED.
The Case of Private Dunnway. Con
victed of DISCRETION

Major General Otis. commanding the de-
partment of the lakes, with Headquarters
at Chicago, ILL.,, has disapproved the pro-
ceedings, findings and sentence of a court
martial convened at Columbus barracks.
Ohio, which tried and convicted Private
Edward L. Dunaway, Company B, 10Th In
fantry, Of desertion.
General Otis said in reviewing the case
nat "the accused was tried for deserving
the service on or about September 26, 1901.
and remaining absent in desertion until ap-
pretended on or about November % 1901
to which he entered a plea of not guilty.
The prosecution summoned three witnesses
who testified and established the fact of the
accused's absence from his company during
the period set out In the specification, but
failed to show in any way whether that
absence was authorized or Illegal. The ac-
cused offered himself as a witness In his
own behalf, and while confessing the stated
absence. indicated by inference only that
II was unauthorized
Evening star., 1901-12-30
FRANK HI. PEAVEY DEAD,
POmfnent Minneapolis Grain DeaIeu
Passes Away I'm Chicago.

nInneapOI1e Train DeQleu
Passes Away I'm Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 90.-Frank H Peavey
one of the best known grain men in the
country, died here to-day OF pneumonia,
aged ffty-one years and eleven months
Mr.. Peavey came to Chicago from his
home in Minneapolis nearly two weeks ago
on business trip. He was in his usual
perfect health, but December 20 he conr
tracted cold, and that night took to his
bed in the Auditorium Annex The cold
quickly developed into pneumonia and ths
patients friends and relatives were noti.
fled, although it was expected that he
would recover.
Mr.. Peavey was credited with being the
largest owner of grain elevators In the
country, If not in the world. The sign
Pv was familiar one on grain ware-
houses throughout the grain-producina1
States of the west and northwest along the
lines of the railroads At railroad terni.
nal points he had large holdings his in-
terests in Chicago being particularly heavy.
Ais name for years has been prominent ON
ne boards of trade here and In the north-
west.
The body will be taken to Minneapolis
tonight. Plans for the funeral WILL be made
later.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AT SEA.
Umbrfa and Etruria Exchange Signals
Efghty-Seven Miles.

NEW YORK, December 30.-The Cunard
line steamer Umbria arrived In port this
morning after very slow voyage from
Liverpool and Queenstown. On the 21th
she encountered a fresh westerly gale and
an exceedingly high sea, and was able to
make only 300 knots. Last night she was
anchored off the bar in dense fog.
The Umbria was in communication on
Christmas day by wireless telegraphy with
the Etruria, eastward bound for Liverpool.
The instruments came in touch at 1923
o'clock in the morning and kept up the
communication for two hours and twenty
five minutes. The minimum distance was
forty-one miles, the maximum eighty-seven
miles.
The Umbria was also in wireless com-
munication with the Campania on Decem-
Der 2S sixty miles east of Nantucket
Evening star., 1901-12-30
EXCEPTION FOR VETERANS.
Age Limitation VIII Not Apply fol
Rural Free Delivery Carriers.

Age Limitation VIII Not Apply for
Rural Free Delivery Carriers.
On recommendation of the civil service
commission the President has issued the
following order:
Section Of the civil service rule v is
hereby amended by inserting at the end Of
that part of the tabular statement therein
under the Sheading Of post office service
the following language. AS parenthesis:
The age limitation shall not apply in the
case of an honorably discharged United
States soldier or sailor OF the c1vn war or
of the Spanish-American war who applies
for the position Of rural letter carrier
'T ROOSEVELT.
Approved December 27.''
The effect Of this action Is to remove the
age limit hitherto prevailing as far as it
might affect veterans Of the civil war and
the Spanish-American war. Over 1000 po-
sitions In the rural free delivery service
are to be filled. most Of them positions on
delivery routes and open only to young
and hearty men, but q small number are
available for veterans Of the two wars
mentioned. In anticipation OF the extern
sion Of more rigid civil service rules over
the system Of rural free delivery and partly
in consequence Of the order quoted nearly
every representative and senator in Com
gress Is fling applications Tor appoint
ments. Carriers are being appointed at an
approximate rate OF fifty asday.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
SENATOR sEwELL's FUNERAL,
Special Train to Take the Congress.
si0na1 Committee.

The special train bearing the congression-
al committees to attend the funeral of Sem
ator Sewell of New Jersey will leave the
Pennsylvania depot tomorrow morning at
7:4D o'clock sharp. This special will go
ahead Of the Colonial Express and will
carry party numbering thirty or forty.
The following members OF the New Jer-
sey Republican Association have been Sc
lected to represent the association at the
obsequies of Senator sewell: H. j. Rum
rille, w. M. Palmer, E. A. M. Lawson.
William f. Reed. A. p. Pardon and j. A.
George. The services will be held at the
residence, Camden, N J., tomorrow at ~
oclock. Interment will be made In Har-
leigh cemetery.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
MIR. McCLEARY,s BANK BILL.
Is Seeking Data on Which to Base HI,
Measure.

Measure.
In order to increase the usefulness of ma
tional banks. Representative McCleary OF
Minnesota is preparing bill for intro
duction in the House which will amend the
national bank act SO as to permit banks
: under it's jurisdiction situated in towns and
villages, to lend a portion of their re-
sources on real estate security. In order
to get the sentiment Of the officers Of this
class Of banks on the proposition Mr.. Nc
Cleary has prepared categorical letter
which he is mailing to about 2,4OO bank
presidents throughout the country. This
letter goes into detail regarding the system
to be inaugurated, and Mr.. McCleary has
asked his prospective correspondents to al
low him to use their answers In digest OF
the correspondence which he intends to
compile for the information of Congress.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
TO BE BURIED AT ARLINGTON
Funeral of Col. Richards VIII H..
Held Tomorrow Morning.

Funeral OF Col. Richards VIII Re
Held Tomorrow Morning.
Lieutenant General Miles, commanding
the army, has instructed the commanding
officer at Fort Myer, Va, to furnish the
regulation escort, band, caisson and body
bearers for the funeral of the late Lieuten-
ant Colonel William V. Richards, 7th In
fantry, which will take place at the Ar
lington cemetery tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock. The remains of this officer ar
rived here this afternoon over the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad from Vancouver
barracks, Washington, where he died
about ten days ago. Chaplain Pierce of
Fort Myer will conduct the religious SER
vices at the cemetery.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
WRECK ON THE b. AND O.
Freight Train Crashes Into Rock Near
Long Run. w. Va.

PARKERSBURG. w. Va. December 30
Two men are missing, one badly injured.
an engine and four cars are at the foot Of
an embankment, two other cars are wreck
ed and hundred feet of track are torn up
as the result Of the collision with a massive
rock by a west-bound freight train on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at No. 3 tun-
mel. near Long Run, early today.
The engine struck the rock, which had
rolled down from the hill just as the train
came out of the tunnel. The two MISSING
men are Fireman A r. Hile and Brakeman
E. B. Putnam, both of Grafton. They
probably are dead beneath the wreck En-
gineer Hope Goudy of Grafton was so se-
riously injured he probably viii die. Heavy
rains loosened the rock.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
Germany Will Soon Force the Issue
With Venezuela.
WARSHIPS ORDERED 10 Ia GUIRA
Official Statement of Understand
ing With United States.
POURPARLERS CONTINUED

LONDON, December 30.-A dispatch to
the Central News. from Berlin. says:
1t is believed to be certain here that an
ultimatum will be issued within three DAYS,
and that an attack on Venezuela Will fol-
low directly after. In addition to the
Vineta, the Fake, two training ships ana
the cruiser Geier have been ordered to La
Guira
In the meanwhile, / am officially assured
left Caracas. ana that diplomatic relations
have not yet been broken of. The four
parlers continue:
AN agreement has been reached be-
tween Germany and the United States IN
regard to the German course OF action in
Venezuela"
Concerning War with Germany.
or the London Times statement from
Washington that persons of considerable
Importance in official circles there profess
to believe that war between the United
States and Germany is inevitable, the st.
James Gazette, though II does not believe
that such disaster will be allowed to oc-
cur over dispute in regard to the debts
OF Venezuela to Germany, says that IL II
does, there can be no doubt that English
same time the st. James Gazette expresses
the hope that the United States will not
allow such states as Venezuela to gain the
impression that they can reckon on the pro-
lection of Monroeism If they choose to repu-
diate their obligations to Europe.
Evening star., 1901-12-30
Indians Coming with Grievances,

Delegations of Indians from Oklahoma
representing the Otto and Tonkawa tribes
are expected to report at the Office Of the
commissioner of Indian affairs some time
within the current week. They have pre-
pared statement Of various grievances
against the government and expect to have
them remedied after conferences with the
Secretary of the Interior and the President.