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Evening star., 1901-05-24
THE C0NMISSaRN FRAUDS.
Gen. Macarthur Authorized to Take
Final Action.

Several days ago the Secretary of War
received a cable message from General
Macarthur giving the result of the pro-
ceedlngS in the cases of CAPTAINS James
e. Read, Burrows and Bowyer recently
tried by court martial at Manila for al
legged frauds in connection with the distri-
button of commissary supplies 1t was
stated that each If the officers named had
been convicted and sentenced to stated
terms of Imprisonment. General Macarthur
asked for specific authority to approve the
sentences and carry them into execution
president mckinley WAS communicate ed
with by telegraph and directed that Cen
eTal Macarthur be authorized to take final
action In the cases All the officers named
belong to the volunteer establishment and
up to the time Of the present scandal had
rendered excellent service.
A cabieSTam received at the Navy De-
partment from Rear Admiral Rodgers at
CaNlte announces that Lieut.. John ].
Knapp has been deta ched from the Wom-
patuck and assigned to the nautical school
at Manila, taking the place of Lieut.. Rich
ard II. Townley. who has been ordered to
appear before a coUrt-martial for alleged
completely in the commissary frauds in
the Philippines.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
GUARDIANS OF PENSIONERS.
Assistant Secretary Campbell Rules
Regarding His Powers.

Frank l.. Campbell assistant secretary
of the interior, in answer to a letter of
the commissioner of pensions, has made a
decision defining guardianship in constru-
ing section 4766, United States Revised
Statutes, which provided that, under GER
tain conditions, pensions of persons labor
ing under legal disabilities may be paid to
their guardians. He holds that the word
'guardian,' used in the act of Con-
gress, is merely the designation of the per
son to whom the money granted may be
paid for the use and benefit of the pen
sioner. and that SIlch guardian holds such
fund as the agent of the government Who'll
ly. Irrespective of the duties devClved upon
him by the state law. A guardian of a
minor or insane person is subject to the
direction and control Cf the commissioner
ri pensions until the pension money in his
hands has either been expended in behalf
of the ward, or has been transmitted In-
impaired into the hands of the beneficiary.
The opinion declares that 4 pension fund
in the hands of a guardian at the date Of
the death of his ward. is in the nature of
an accrued pension, and is subject to the
law of distribution embodied in the act Of
March >, 1Si5 which provides that ac-
crued pensions shall inure to the sole and
exclusive benefit of the widow or children.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
DUPUY DE LOME's POSITION.
1t is Thought That lie May Resign n
Ambassador at Rome

1t is understood that the determination
of Senor Sagasta to remain at the head of
the Spanish cabinet may lead to the re-
tirement of Dupuy de LONE well remem-
bered in Washington as minister from
Spain prior to the war, from his present
post as Spanish ambassador at Rome.
When the Silvela cabinet was formed af-
ter the war Dupuy de Lone took the i'm
portant position of under secretary of for
eign affairs, and as such had much to DO
with the American minister, Mr. Storer in
negotiating the pending treaty establishing
the relations of the two countries on a
modern basis. About nine months ago he
returned to the foreign service. and his
rank of minister held at Washington was
increased to that of ambassador at Rome
This apparently removed any embarrass-
ments which may have arisen from the
circumstances arising when the minister
departed from Washington. He is promi-
nent in the conservative party and as
Senor Sagasta's stay at the head of the
cabinet insures Il liberal regime, it is
thought he will pursue the course usual
among diplomatic officials prominent in
politics Of rendering his resignation to the
liberal ministry.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

KIOWA INDIANS PROTEST.
They Declare That Their Lands Are
Being Taken From Them WrOnsfuIly

They Declare That Their Lands Arc
Being Taken From Them WrOngfuIly
Lone Wolf, Delos X Lonewolf White
Buffalo and Ko-koy- -tandIe kiowa Indians
appeared before Thomas Ryan acting sec
retary of the interior. Wednesday and pro-
tested against the opening of the kiowa
lands to settlement. They claim that the
the so-called Jerome treaty or agreement
of 1882 with the I\iowa, Comanche and
ArapahOe tribes was without effect; that
IL provided for the sale of 1000 900 acres
of their lands at price greatly below
their real value and for the allottees of
other lands in quantities too small for
the support of the allottees, in view of the
quality of the lands. They filed a formal
protest alleging tina. the Kiowa Comanchc
and ArapahOe tribes are unanimously op-
posed to the treaty; that the signatures to
i. were procured by fraud misrepresenta-
ton and falsehood and that three fourths
OF the adult male members of the tribe
never signed it it asked for the with
holding of the presidential proclamation
opening the lands until Congress again has
time to consider it, contending that the
proclamation can be deferred until Febru-
AIRY next
Mr.. Ryan told Representative Spring
er of Illinois, representing the Indians to
advise them to go home and announce that
the department could take no action in the
matter. The Department claims that the
delegation bears no authority from it's
tr 10
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The District Commissioners have approx
ed the application Of the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company for a permit to erect tenn
porary wooden awning in front Of the
waiting room recently erected at the ter
minus of the 9th street line on 1th street
where it connects with the Brightwood
road. The awning. 1T is proposed. shall
run from the waiting room to the sidewalk
line, as to provide shelter for people
passing from the sidewalk to the waiting
room. The inspector of buildings in recon-
mending the permit says that the awning
will be public convenience.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
EXERCISE OF DISCRETION.
Army Regulations Regarding Pul
chaSe Of SuppIics Modified

chase OF supplies Modified.
A general order issued by the War De-
partment amends the army regulations so
as to allow of the procurement of supplies
and the engagement of services in the
army by oral agreement in the manner
common among business Dl5n IN cases
where immediate delivery of goods and
the performance of services are desired
when there is no time for advertisement; :;
also when proposals have been invited and
none received; when proposals are unrea-
sonable; when it is impracticable te secure
competition, and when exceptional articles
are needed by the subsistence department.
Another paragraph of the regulations is
ame nded so that military stores and public
property condemned and ordered sold may
be either disposed of for cash at public
auction or to the highest bidder on sealed
proposals. The sale may be suspended by
the officer in charge. when in his opinion
better prices can be obtained, except in the
case of condemned animals.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
DESTITUTION AMONG ALAskANs.
Much Suffering in the Valley of tn.
kuSk oil. i'm.

Officials Of the Department of the Inte-
rior are in receipt of reports from Alaska
that there is destitution and consequent
suffering among the natives in the valley
of the Kuskokim river. The people have
no means of support, their numbers have
been devasted by ravages of the grip and
their dogs. on which much reliance for as
sistance in maintaining a livelihood is
placed dying. There are no govern
ment funds available to assist these people
but the Interior Department officials sug-
gest that if charitably disposed persons
forward supplies to Seattle arrangements
will. be made for their transportation to
Alaska by the revenue cutters which cruise
in the waters of that country.
One priest reports that there were 300
deaths among the people coming under his
supervision, the population thereby being
reduced in numbers from 500 to 800 people.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
FaVOrs Fourteenth Street Msrlat

II. Grant Barnwell of 1904 w street
northwest hes written to the District Com
mlssloners as one of the property owners
In the square affected, in favor of the nro-
posed market on 14th street between V and
w streets. He declares that all the re-
quirements of the building regulations have
been fully complied with in every respect,
and there seems to be now no good reason
for any longer depriving the housekeepers
of this section of the city Of the advantage
and convenience to be derived from th4.
erection of the market house."
Evening star., 1901-05-24
SABINE. BAY OIL DRILLERS.
Their Operations Must Not Interfere
with aSiSatiOn.

The United States government Will not in
terfere with the oil drillers in Sabine bay.
Texas. provided the driIlers conduct their
operations without interfering with navi-
cation y number Of applications have
been received by the Secretary of War for
permission 10 sink wells in the lake at a
point below Beaumont. These papers were
referred TO Gen. Gillespie, chief of engi-
neers- The chief of engineers. after eX-
emininS into the matter. has decided that
no interest Of the United States is in
Nolved. save the single one of keeping open
navigation. and. without granting permits.
H. has notified the applicants of the position
OF the department., which leaves them free
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The Post Office Department has been ad-
vised of delays in the transportation of
mails due to interruption of railroad traf-
fc by floods in certain parts of the south.
The points of greatest damage are where
the railway postal routes between Char
lotte n. c., and Atlanta and Charlotte and
Knoxville cross the Catawba river and
where the lines between Bristol and Chat
tanooga cross the Watauga river. The
washouts at those points are not expected
to be repaired before tomorrow and the
mails are being forwarded by diverting
them over other routes
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The Treasury Department has set aside
a site on the Absecom lighthouse grounds
at Atlantic City, n. j., for a meteorological
station, and the weather bureau, June 10,
will open bids for erecting a building there.
One of it's main purposes is to exhibit the
workings of the weather service to the
summer colonists. A substantial cbserNa-
tory station also is to be erected at Cape
Hatteras. and the station at Cape Henry,
which reports all commerce entering thes-
apeake bay. will be enlarged and consid-
erably improved.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The civil service commission July 3 will
hold an examination for the position of
superint endent of farm and transportation.
From the eligibles resulting from this eX-
animation it is expected that certifcation
will be made to the position of superintend-
ent of farm and transportation at the Fort
Leavenworth penitentiary, at a salary or
81 600 per annum. Applicants will be ex-
amined in penmanship, spelling and copy
ing, farm economy. keeping accounts, prac-
tical questions and experience in farming.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The Engineer Commissioner, Capt. Beach
has rendered an adverse report upon the
bin of J. X. Murphy contractor for the
Tiber creek intercepting sewer, for
S5.445.G4. alleged to be due for timber left
In the trench in filing up. The Commits
sioners allowed extra expense for lumber
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Want Watering Trough RepIaced

The District Commissioners have received
a letter from the East Washington Heights
Citizens Association requesting that the
watering trough which was removed from
the corner of Harrison and Fendall streets
Anacostia, be replaced The Commission
ers have replied that there is a horse
trough at Minnesota avenue and Harrison
street and it is the direct line of
travel to AnacoStia from the country To
the east and south, an additional trough at
Fendall street does not seem to be neces-
Sarv
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The District Commissioners have granted
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company permission to string two wires
from their cable pole at Sth street and
Florida avenue northwest, along Sth street
Grant and Bright avenues to the CO.
lumbia Golf Club
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The Crescent ShpbuildinS Company Of
Elizabethport, \. j.. has sent notice to the
Navy Department that it has been affected
by strike, although it is understood that
work on naval vessels is still in progress
at the yard. This makes the fourth nuti-
fication of strike from yards having con-
tracts for WarShipS
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Annual Outing, ID. A. n.

The annual outing of the District of Co.
lumbia Society, Sons of the American
Revolution, will take place tomorrow. The
members of the society and their invited
guests will journey to Marshall Hall on
the steamer Manchester, leaving her wha IF
ct AS pm. sharp. Dinner will be served
at the Hall and an enjoyable program has
been arranged for the afternoon.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Marriage Just Announced

The marriage of Frank NJ. Laurie and
Miss Christina Kiel, both of this city. has
just been made public. The ceremony was
performed May 10 at Alexandria, Va. by
the Rev. Mr.. Philips, pastor of St. Paul's
NJ. E. Church of that city.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

used In snoring and left in place by their
order The bracing lumber left in place nv
the contractor without orders Commission.
er Beach believes the District is not re-
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Name Omitted.

The name of Clifton p. Clark r. s. Phar.
D., was inadvertently omitted from the list
furnished The Star of the graduates of the
medical department, Columbian University.
recently published. DIR. Clark is q Missis-
Sippian.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

James III. Welsh, inspector of flour. has
submitted to the District Commissioners
his report for the month of April. He de-
clares that he found many shortages in
weights In the small sacks at grocery
stores.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Col. Rnrber to Retire.

Col. Merritt Barber. adjutant general and
brigadier general of volunteers, has in
formed the War Department that he Will
make application to retire after thirty
years service June 20.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

TO operate, subject to the one condition
iald down provided, of course, they do not
infringe on riparian rights of others
Evening star., 1901-05-24
PersOnal Mention

Mr.. Sanders Garland is quite i'll and con-
fined to his home In Petworth.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Large Crowd at Fair.

The fourth night of the two weeks fair
for the benefit of St. AIMS Church brought
out larger crowd than on any previous
evening. The program for the evening
consisted of solos by Miss Edna Scott
Smith, Miss Martha Poore and Mr.. Cy.
Cummings respectively For this evening
the program will include the Knights Of
Columbus Quartet, under Signor Cannon,
who will give individual solos and selec-
tiOnS in unison
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Coupon.

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Evening star., 1901-05-24
Saturday is Mothers DaV.

omOrrOws attractions third floor Chilrens S Sum-
mcr Dresses at 81 The S225 White
Dresses Tor May professions to be $780, little Boys ST.
M Suits to be SSc and the Girls Large Summer Hats
only S. Cloth Recrs for because little late for
them. Boys, Girls and Infants Stockings at 12c-
these last first floor
Evening star., 1901-05-24

for misses. children's and
youths stylish and reliable
all patent leather oxfurds
and girls one and two-strap
Md and patent leather
sandals: In sizes from
child'S ; to ladies' 4.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

Andrew d. Hodge aged twcnty-six en-
ployed in the Post Office Department, and
living at Chesterbrook, Va. while waiting
for a car of the Great Falls railroad yes
terday at Chain bridge station, was seized
with vertigo and fell from the platform.
sustaining injuries about the head and
face. He was brought to seth street and
Prospect avenue on the next car and taken
to the Georgetown University Hospital in
the patrol wagon
Evening star., 1901-05-24
Church BENEFIT,

conservatory of Naples.
The L1nthicum Dramatic Club presented
Il COMEDY IN three acts. entitled Snow
Dan. with the following cast: Felix Feat h.
erstone, Patrick J. Ford: Uncle John. fDhn
C. Garland; Harry Prendergast Otto Me
meyer; Saunders. Edward c. Haneke; Mrs
FeatherStone, Miss Grace Ross: Ethel
Granger, Miss Matte Schneider: ponnlnna
Miss Flora SNYDER
Evening star., 1901-05-24

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sandals; light or heavy
soles; all qualities which we
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The bee., 1901-11-14
TRANSFERRING ITS EFFECTS
rhe schIey Court of Inquiry Moving
Preparatory TO Summing Up
the Cnse.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The Schley
court of inquiry is transferring it's
effects from the gunners' workshop,
in the navy yard, to the uptown quar-.
ters in the Mclean. building, Vermont
avenue and II street, which will be the
consulting quarters. No effort will
be made by the members of the court.
even to confer upon the case, how
ever, before next Monday, as they ara
in need of mental and physical rest.
Fhe court will ask the navy depart
ment to supply il with clerical as
sistance and stenographer to do the
mechanical work involved in the prep
aration of the report. In order that
the court may absolutely control such
assistants, it is probable that recourse
will be had to men in the naval serv-
ice, such as yeomen, who are subject
to naval discipline.
The bee., 1901-11-14
"NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE. /"
Played by Many Bands at the Un-
yelling of a Monument to william
Mckinley mt Tower, Minn.

Tower, Mimi, Nov. Ito this vii
iage belongs the honor of having
erected the first monument in honor
of William Mckinley. Thousands of
people from all over the state, and,
in fact, the entire northwest, were
present, yesterday, at the unveiling,
Including Gov. Van SAINT and other
men of prominence. When the monu-
ment was unveiled, all the bands that
Tower and the surrounding country
could muster played together, "Near-
er, My God, to Thee" The speakers
were Gov. Van SAINT, John Owens,
Thomas McKeen and Rev. DIR. Forbes.
The bee., 1901-11-14
THE SULTAN HAS SIGNED.
France CongratuistIng Herself on Bring
Ing tho Port to Terms Diplomatic
Relations Resumed.

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE French foreign
Office has announced that the sultan
has signed an trade for the execution
of his engagements with the French
government, and that the Franco.
Turkish dispute is now at an end.
Tcwfik Pasha, Ottoman minister Of
foreign affairs, wrote a letter TO NJ
Bapst, councillor of the French EN-.
bassy in Constantinople, notifying him
Of the signing of the trade, which,
while settling the original French de-
mards, accepts the fresh demands as.
set forth in dispatch TO the Temps
from Corstantinople Friday, and ca
bled TO the press, together with an adj.
ditional clause by which the sultan
pledges himself to consider as author
lied in full right the foundations,
extensions, constructions ard repairs
of the schools and religious and hos
pitable establishments which France
may desire to carry out If the porte
is advised of her intentions and makes
no objections within five months.
France has thus far received full
satisfaction, and NJ. Delcasse, on the
receipt of NJ. Bapst's dispatch yester-
day morning, telegraphed him to in
form Tewfik Pasha that diplomatic re-
lations had been resumed.
The bee., 1901-11-14
A BOLD SCHEME WENT WRONG.
The Plan OF Newell c. Rathbun to Dsrr I'd
an Insurance Comp my Slipped
Cog.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 12.-Newell C.
Rathbun, who was supposed to have
died in Jeffersonville (Ind) hotel
last Thursday, was arrested in Louis
vile yesterday. According to Rath-
bun the corpse which was shipped to
Little Rock for burial as the body of
Rathbun was the body of w. L. Ten
Eyke.
The police say Rathbun has con-
fessed to desertion from the United
States army and to having formed q
plan to fraudulently collect $4,000 in
surance on his life, but that he denies
having killed the man who died in the
Jeffersonville hotel. Rathbun was ar
rested about II o'clock yesterday
morning ut the United States recruit
ing station in Louisville. He is held
as a fugitive from justice.
Tho arrest was made on informa-
tion from Sergeant skinner, of the
United States recruiting station.
Rathbm enlisted under the name Of
Lou Root, Detroit"
The bee., 1901-11-14
APPEARED AND GAVE BOND.
Former secretary-Treasurer Of the
brotherhood OF Carpenters
Wnives Examination.

Philadelphia, Nov. 9.--H. J. Nc
Guire, of Camden, formerly secretary
treasurer of the Brotherhood of Car
penters, who is charged with being
short $4,000 in his accounts, and for
whom warrant was issued Thursday,
appeared before a Philadelphia mag
lstrate, yesterday, and waived hear
ing. He was released on $4,000 bail
Mcclure was recently suspended
from the Office Of secretary-treasurer
by. the general executive board, and
vote Is now being taken by the
brotherhood on the proposition to
make the suspension permanent.
The bee., 1901-11-14
THE MAN HUNT IN KAN6I..:
Thirteen Out of a Possible Twenty
Six of the Escaped Con-
victs Recaptured.
LAWRENCE LEWIS FATALLY WOUNDED
Ike Was Overhaulcd Near QuenemS
worth-'The Country alive Nsifl
Posses Bent ON EounGiug III t;i'
aest CT the FRsifIves.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 11.--Anothei
day has added one more to the. lis
of escaped Fort Leavenworth Coz
victs captured, that of Lawrence Lew
is, who was mortally wounded
this morning. near Quenemo, Kas.
while making a dash through cor
don of armed deputies. Now there
are but 13 prisoners at large.
Lewis is a white boy 20 years oil
age, who was sent up in October
1900, TO undergo a five years sentence
for larceny. He was tracked to 4
wooded place near Quenemo by the
city marshal of that place, which is
situated 40 miles southwest from For.
Leavenworth, and a dozen men bear
ing rifles. An order TO surrender was
met with defiance, and Lewis, un-
armed and practically surrounded,
darted for the nearest opening. He
had gone scarcely a hundred yards
when a bullet from Winchester in
the hands of one of his pursuers
pierced his lung from behind and
brought him to the ground. Bleeding
and fatally wounded, Lewis was taken
to the marshal's Office and cared for.
while Warden McClaughrey was noti.
fed.
Three distinct gangs of convicts
have been reported at points within 1.
miles around Topeka since last uight.
and although a horde of penitentiary
guards, deputy sheriffs and farmers
have been on the go all day, nigh
fell with only ore capture, that OF
Lewis, reported.
From the descriptions received
Warden McClaughrey believes that the
two captors of Sheriff Cook were
Arthur Hewitt, white, and Lon
Switzerland, part Indian. Hewitt
with Frank Thompson, a negro, were
ringleaders in the outbreak, and the
warden yesterday a reward
for their capture. Hewitt and South.
erland were both serving five-yeaT
sentences for larceny. Hewitt is %
years of age, while Switzerland is
about Is.
At $3.50 o'clock this evening mes
sage was received at the penitentiary
stating that Thompson, with three
other convicts, had been traced to
near Council Grove this afternoon
and was being followed closely.
The officials at Topeka, both coun-
ty and city, are filed with revenge at
being foiled at Pauline, and are bend
ing every energy to overhaul these
particular convicts, who they pro
fess to believe are in hiding about 80
miles from the scene where yester,
days exciting epiode was laid, 80
The bee., 1901-11-14
THE DEADLY FIRE DAMP.
Responsible for the Death of Three
Miners I'm an Explosion at
Steubenyille, o.

Steubenville, D.. Nov. 1s.-Three
lives were lost at the La Pelle iron
works yesterday morning. The miners
after being flooded for years are be-
Ing reopened. just as James Robert
son, Edward Simpson and William Van
Dine were let down the shaft, there
was an explosion of gas or fire damp.
When the flash came up the shaft the
engineer raised the cage through the
flames, and in it were the bodies of
Robertson and Simpson. The body of
Van Dine has not been recovered.