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always regarded him highly. He is also
well acquainted with Admiral Sampson.
but more in an official way than other
wise He has steadfasIy refraiued from
expressing an opinion regarding the con
troversy- Besides. he thoroughly under
stands the legal and technical procedure
of such 4 court. and is regarded IS man
well fitted for the duties of judge ad-
vocate.
By reason Of the fact that ne Is to act
as judge advocate Captain LemIy viii be
relieved of the duty OF reviewing the pro-
ceedings OF the court. as is customary for
the Judge Advocate General TO do in cases
Of courts Of enquiry
Captain Lemly is q native Of North
Carolina and entered the service June &c.
1853. He has been Judge Advocate Gen
eral Of the Navy since June :. 1892.
Secretary Long has received no intima-
ton from Admiral Kimberly TO the ef-
feet that he does not wish to serve on
the court by reason Of his nI-heaIth- #
he is not in physical condition TO act. he
viii be relieved, but it is thought that he
Will be well enough by the middle of Sep
tember to undertake the duty.
In case he cannot serve t is probable
that Rear Admiral Ramsay Will be Sc
leCted TO I'LL his place
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HURT IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT
4 CoTnice Maker Possibly FATALLY
Injured in the Bond building

Frank GingeH, twenty-eight years old
OF TenIeytown. d. c.. was seriously, and
possibly fatally injured about 11.S0
o'clock this morning at the new Bond
Building, corner Of Fourteenth Street and
New York Avenue northwest
GingeII. who is q coruice maker is en-
ployed by Z. J. Ho!iis, whose shops are
on Thirteenth Street northwest.
This morning he had occasion to make
use Of some tools left in the Bond Build
ing and going 10 the basement. looked uD
the shaft and saw that the elevator was
approaching the top Of the building. IN
mindful OF the descending coUuterweight.
he reached forward to secure his tools
when his head was caught between the
box OF tools and the heavy weights
The elevator conductor felt the slack
ing OF his cables and knowing something
was wrong. reversed his car and raised
the weight from the unfortunate man
A. he did so Giug~H fell His means at
tTacted other wor}lsnen and he was lifted
out Of the elevator shaft and sent fo tn.
Emergency Hospital
The man had Sustained a doffbl. dis
location of the jaw ana a double com
pound fracture of tie lower jaw bone He
also had a badly bruised vertcbrsa col
uInH. and it is feared that his SPINAL cord
may nave been badly in juTCd.
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BROOKLYN BRIDGE IN USE
a Report on the Break Tint May
Lead to Investigation.


NEW YORK. July Z5.-Traffic was re-
suned on the Brooklyn Bridge this
morning, but the mere running Of cars
Will not end .he agitation that has been
started by The sudden swapping on Wed
nesday Of dozen suspension rods.
That breaking came as 4 sudden reveIa-
tion to the public OF the condition into
which the bridge has fallen because Of
neglect. The efforts Of the head man in
the Department Of Bridges to explain the
TottinS away Of the suspension rods-for
rot they Gid-has revealed to the public
a looseness in methods Of inspection. The
whole bridge was opened to traffic again
this morning the broken suspension rods
having been replaced But today the theo-
~ advanced yesterday by Chief Engineer
ProbasCo Of the Department of Bridges
that heat caused the rods tc break is
secuted by the other bridge engineers
c G Martin. the superintendent and
chief engineer Of the bridge does not put
any stock IN it. F-ur5 hernore. he said
this morning Ji1at the structure is carry
ing every bit of weight it can stand He
will today send a report to Commissioner
Shea OF, the condition Of the structure.
The bridge is now stronger than be-
fore" said Mr. 2iartIn. ana it is at pres
ent able to bear the weight put upon i.
but, in my opinion, it would not stand
anything more When the structure was
built 1t was never intended to carry the
-TatfIc 1t now does The repairs just com
3i%ted viii strengthen 1t to some extent,
but as have said, the bridge IS now put
to as great a strain as is in accordance
with public safety"
Was the overweightiug responsible for
the breaking Of the rods ne was asked
That viii be taken up in the report [
am now preparing to submit to Mr.. Shea.
l don't care to state at present ANYTHING
further about the causes of the break
than that the heat had nothing TO DO with
IT
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A PLAN TO BREAK THE STRIKE.
Alleged Scheme of the Steel Trust
OfTsCiaIs.

| PITTSBURG. July 26--The plan OF the
| United States Steel Corporation, If the
event Of continued opposition from the
! steel workers to break the strike without
| resortiug TO such means as employing
| Pinkertons or calling on the State guard,
as was done at Homestead, was unfoIded
today
The scheme of the trust as outlined to-
| day is simple, but it should prove effect
| i've unless Mr. Shafer succeeds in doing
what weII-posted men here say is impos-
sible namely, to close the Carnegie and
| other important plants. All the trust has
| TO do to insure the success of its plan is
| to prevent the strike from spreading.
The American Steel Hoop Company has
| its Duncausville plant in operation, the
American Sheet Steel Company has been
| working double turn the ScottdaIe the
| Old Meadow the EaudeTgTift. and one
other mill. The American TinpIate Com
| pauy is getting a large product from It's
| MCneSSer mill Structural steel and many
other important branches Of the business
are not affected by the strike and no de-
| partment is closed completely.
| To attempt to start the Wood plant at
/ AIchecsport or the Painter. the Lindsey
AIcCutcheon. and the Clark mills Of this
| city while public feeling is strong would
~
which is far enough from Pittsburg and
Cleveland to escape the city crowds is
not great Skilled veorkEen are being
taken there in small numbers from non
union mills OF the combine now IN opera
ton, and the places Of these strike break
CTS are being filled by men employed IT
Pittsburg and elsew here
The American Sheet Steel Company.
which has shOUldered the responsibility
Of executing This weif-Iaid plan. can go
any place and hire men for its Wander
grift establishment but it would have
more or less trouble If ii tried TO engage
man to so direct to VelIsyilie This
scheme, il IS said. explains the confidence
of AIr- Rrookman. the manager. who said
yesterday that by next week he would
have the WellsviHe plant working at full
capacity
WELLSVILLE, Ohio, July 25-Lisbon.
a small town, fourteen miles across the
country IS excited over the presence at
that town of two Of the officials OF the
United States Steel Trust. who are there,
it is said. TO secure an injunction against
the WeIIsviIIe strikers from Judge
Boone
1t was reported that the steel officials
had a party OF uon-uuICnists concealed
somewhere on the Outsl irts of Lisbon and
that they wanted the Injunction to pre-
vent the men Of WeiIsviile from interfer-
ing with them.
The spring which supplied water for the
men at work in the mills here has been
poisoned and two Of the n0n-untouists
are III in consequence The strikers are
blamed but they Indignantly deny re
sponsibflity- This spring Is outside the
mill gates and not on the company prop
eTIy
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THE CHARTER TOR MANILA.
A Discussion Before the Commits
sion at Its Third Reading.
Provision for n Government Pattern
ed Closely After That of Washing
tOn-seuor SaIHs StreuuOusIy Oh
iccts-Answered by Governor Taft

MANILA, July 26.-The charter for Ma
Mia was up before the Commission on its
third reading today There was a larger
and more representative audience pres
ent than at previous hearings
The charter provides for d government
which is closely patterned after that Of
the city of Washington. There is to be a
board of three commissioners. appointed
by and subject to the authority of the
central government. with legislative and
executive authority There will be munich
pal departments and an advisory board
representing various districts This lat
ter Will be appointed by the general
board and VIII act as an Intermediary be
tween the main body and the general pub
Tic
Commissioner Wright proposed aa
amendment repeating the property front
age tax.
Romero Salas. the editor representing
the Spanish Chamber of Commerce. op-
posed the bill generally. claiming that it
was deprivation of popular representa-
''4 anu i4'SNFAttl ait- titlDiit usIE.S nIl-
American Governor Taft forced the ad-
mission from the editor that there was
practically 10 innovation in the proposed
charter as compared with the former sta
tus Of Manila under the Spanish regime.
Judge Taft went on to explain the sue
cess Of the government of the city of
Washington and the relative conditions
obtaining there and in Manila. and de-
clared that the people would not le short
Of any otner rights.
The attack Of Senor SaIas was not sur
prising as the Spanish Filipinos- who pre-
dominate, naturally desire the control Of
the municipality and dislike any diversion
from their rooted pTejudIces- The Com
mission evidently wishes to esta bIish an
impartial government for largely cos
mopOItan city and 10 avoid class con
troll
Senior Salas also referred to the propos-
ed high taxation which VIII probably draw
out much discussion
The charter Is practically unchanged
from the draft made BY General Davis,
whom Commissioner Wright publicly
thanked
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THE KEARsARGE GUN ACCIDENT
Captain McCuIia Reports 10 the sec
retnrE Of fI,s. Nnxx


The Secretary Of the Navy has received
a report from Capt. 3. n. McCaIla, com
manding the flagship Kearsarge. in re-
gard to the explosion Of q shell in one
Of the 13-inch guns in the after-super-
posed turret structure while the Hear-
sarge was engaged in target practice off
Newport According TO the preliminary
examination made. the damage was not
serious. but its fun extent will not be
known here until a sulphur impression of
the abrasions on the inside Of the gun has
been received.
The shell apparently exploded about sew
enteen feet from the muzzle. as at that
point there is a jagged rim around the
inside of the piece SIX inches wide At q
point seven feet from the muzzIe a small
section of the lining has been faxed of
or indented-
- Rear Admiral ONeil. Chief of the Bu-
rcau of Ordinance, said today that the gun
was not ruiaed and would be used regu-
larry
No report has been received at the Navy
Department OF the discharge OF a one
poUnder projectiIe from the Kearsarge
which struck the Newport City Hall.
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A FosBURGH MURDER SUSPECT.
James Gray Held by Local Police
Pending an InvestTgatiOn.

James Cray, thirty-eight years old, was
locked up this morning at the New Jersey
| Avenue police station by Detective Ser
| geants N-eedon and Parham to await an
investigation as to his possible connec-
tion with the famous Fosburgh murder
case. While Captain BoardTnan and his
associates do not believe that Gray is the
man wanted, they deem Il their duty TO
thoroughly investigate the matter before
they release him
Fer several weeks Captain Titus. Chief
Of the New York Detective Bureau, has
had information in mis- possession impIi-
eating q man by the name Of Gray in the
Fosburgh murder About the same time
James Cray was arrested in this city and
conrnjttad 70 jail for fifteen days after
being convicted Of stealing a hat from a
guest at the Howard House. While in Jail
the attention Of the attendants was at
tracted by GTay's intense interest in the
FosburSh trial So impressed were the
jail officials with Gray's actions that they
communicated the facts 10 Captain
BoardmaH and Detective Sergeants Wee
don and Parham were sent TO the jaII to
interview the man lie gaze q rambling
account Of himself. and said that his
home was in Indianapolis. Investigation
proved this 10 be Incorrect This fact was
presented to Gray, and he admitted that
his father formerly lived there
Gray's sentence in Jail expired this
morning and when he was released ne
Was taken in charge by the detectives
and taken TO Police Headquarters where
fcT an hour he was closely questioned
Gray, during the sweating process, said
that ne had formerly worked for man
named GTondy al Cni0n Pier, Mich He
then went 10 Chicago and from there 10
Cumberland, Md, where he worked on
the railroad fer q time. coming from
there 10 this city He denies ali knouI-
edge Of the FOsaurgh murder but until
his statements have been verified he wiH
be detained
Captain Titus has wired the local force
that the man described by the New York
woman as having been connected with the
FySbuTGh murder is abJIt six feet tail
whereas the man under detention here is
.nuelA L. hIN s.Lnrt q
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WON THE LIVERPOOL CUP.
p. p. GiIpin'S Mount Prospect Takes
the Pinto.

LIVERPOOL, July 26.-The race for the
seventy-fourth Liverpool Cup Of 200 SOW
ereisnsr 80 sovereiEns in plate and the
rest in specie, the cup course, one mile
and three fuTionss, was run today and
was won by 2. p. Gnpias Mount Pros
pect. Edward CorrigaH's Semper Vigi-
lans was second. and e Boaner's Light
COMEDY third.
Maher rode the winner and Thorpe the
seconG horse. The betting was to l
against Mount Prospect, leo to 6 against
SemDer Figilans and 100 to against
Light ClnedE. EleEcn horses ran-
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THE CELTIC LEAVES LIVERPOOL
Largest Steamship in the world
Sails for New York

LONDON. July 26--The new White
Star Line steamship Celtic, the largest
ship in the world. sailed from Liverpool
for New York today on her maiden voy-
age The White Star people assert that
she Is also the most comfortable vessel
afIoat- She displayed wonderful steadi-
ness n the Irish Sea
The Celtic is SO large that she is not
affected by ordinary waves and her speed
exceeds expectations. She VIII probably
average seventeen knots per hour Her
passengers include Foxhau Keane Regi-
nald Ward, Donald MacIay, George Les
lie, and Z. r GTiscom
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DR.. G. W. VESTS FUNERAL.
Services nt the Residence and In
terment at Rock Creek

Funeral services over the remains Of
DR. George W. West We're held this after
noon at 3:2e o'clock at his residence 1897
Phelps Place The simple service of the
Episcopal Church WAS read by Rev. Mr..
L-aAIothe, Of the Church of the Epiphany
y large number of physicians attended
the ObSeqIrisS-
The remains were aftrrward conveyed
to Rock Greek Cemetery. where the inter
Weut was made in the family buryfu-
plot TE@ rallbearerS were DR. .. Wythe
Cook Dr. Z \. FaIloch. DR. Charles r
Collins. Dr. J. Morrison. Albert Harper,
and Squire 3liIlarI
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JUBILATIoN IN THE WEST.
Crops Partially saved by the Change
in the Weather

CHICAGO. July 26-From q condition
OF dependency over the crops in the
West the Weather Bureau officials sta
toned here have risen 20 positive enthu-
siasm- The developments OF the past
forty-eight hours have been such, they
say, as to make it certain the spring
wheat crop viii be spIeEdid and corn, ex-
cept III Kansas, Oklahoma, and possibly
Nebraska, viii give at least fair yield
In the past fOrty-eight hours the Wealth
er Bureau has received advices Of rains
pretty generally over the entire spring.
wheat belt. These were heavy in the Da-
kotas on Wednesday night and yesterday
and in Minnesota and Wisconsin last
night and this morning.
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THE PARK CONFUSION SAILS.
Returning Home After a Tour of the
European Capitals.

LONDON. July 26-Messrs. Burnham.
Olmsted, and Moore. constituting a com
mission appointed by the Senate Commit
tee on the District Of Columbia in con
nection with the proposed extension Of
the parking system Of Washington, sail
cd for the United States on the Hamburg
American line steamer Deutschland to-
day
These gentlemen have just completed
tour OF the European capitals at which
they have gathered suggestions to be en-
bodied IN the plan for the charging and
beautifyinG Of the park system of Wash
in2ton- Yesterday Henry White. Secrets-
r. OF the American Legation, conducted
them through Lord Salisbury's Hatfield
estate They have also visited Windsor
Castle, Hampton Court. and the public
buildings Of London and the provinces-
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GUARDsMEE IN A SHAM FIGHT
3 Spectacular Contest Witnessed E,v
Large Crowd.

CAMP OBDWAY. LEESECRG. Va.
July 16--The sham battle was the fea-
ture Of today's programme at Canp ord
way where the District of Columbia
GuaI dsmen are spending their annual
outing The contest was Witnessed by q
1 large crowd and was both interesting ana
spectacular. There Will be q meeting CT
the officers of the Guard this afternoon
to discuss the merits OF the sham battle.
Mr. Sanger. Assistant Secretary Of War,
reviewed the troops here at Il o'clock to-
day and left for Washington IT l o'clock
this afternoon.
The money TO pay off the Guardsrnsn
reached here this morning and the work
of paying the soldiers viii begin under
the direction OF Captain Parker. acting
paymaster, at 10 O'CIOCk tomorrow morn
ing Tents VIII be struck at noon to-
morrow and the Guardsmen viii arrive in
Washington tomorrow evening.
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COST OF THE DROUGHT.
Estimate of Losses in Missouri Alone
SIOO.O0O.OOO.

ST LOUIS. July 26.-Mr. Ellis. secre-
tary of the Missouri Beard of Agriculture
has made an estimate on the losses which
the farmers Of this State viii sustain on
account Of the present drought He says:
I think conservative estimate of the
loss to farmers up to date is s100. .000, ,000
distributed as follows:
Hay ltwo-thirds loss. SI4.eJ1,GG9; oats
ttwo-thirds Ioss), s., ,00e, ,9g0; corn (four-
hfths Ioss). S5l.050, ,o00; fruit and y 1egetabIes.
Sl5,o0o.oo0; hve stock, SI5.cJO.000. minor
crops tfiax. forage, tobacco, ege). 8. >
COO
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ADJUDICATION OF PENSIONS.
Mr.. Mitchell Defines the Authority of
the Commissioners


P. l. Mitchell. Assistant Comptroller Of
the Treasury today held that the Com
missioner Of Pensions dnder the Secre-
tary of the Interior, is charged with the
administration and Interpretation Of the
pension laws The granting OF refusal
of pensions, and whether in any pension
claim the decision of the Commissioner
of Pensions or the Secretary of the Inte-
rior is right or wrong. Mr.. Mitchell says,
cannot be reviewed by the accounting
officers Of the Treasury
As the law now stands. the Commission
CT of Pensions, OF on appeal the Secretary
of the Interior, upon granting a pension
determines and adjudicates the question
in each case as TO whether any attorneys
fee in such case shall be paid. and if so,
deSiguateS the amount and the attorney
10 whom 1t shall be paid IN the same
manner as he adJudicates and determines
the amount and TO whom the pension
shall be paid.
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Col. y. r. Greene. Chief Of the Forestry
Division in the Lame Office. has been ap-
pointed special Inspector in the office
Of the Secretary oC the Interior The va
cancy IL the office of Chief of the Fores-
try Division. which Is in the classified
service, viii be nlleJ by promotion. Colo
mel GTeGny'S successor may be announced
tomorrow
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sERvIA THREATENS TURKEY.
Angry over the Seizure of "a ecu.
rIer'S Despatch, Bag.

CONsTANTINOPLE. July 25.-The serv-
ian Legation has sent d note to the Porte
protesting against the refusal of the Tur-
kish frontier officials to return a despatch
bag which was seized from a Servian
courier
The note threatens reprisaIs unless sat
isfaction is given immediately.
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The Treasury Statement.

The receipts of the Government today,
according to the Treasury statement.
reached the sum of SI,525, ,tIe.14. and con-
sisted Of customs. ZfG2 80 70: Internal rev
enue SN2I.6.g-2g. miscellaneous, 80. Igg A.
The expenditures amounted to I0lg d5a.
leaving balance Of receipts over dis
burscmgnts amounting TO $5l5. .IIGIt
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WOULD NOT SAIL ON FRIDAY.
Shamrock Il Held because of a Su-
persfItioa-

GLASGOW. July 26.-The Shamrock II
was all ready to sail for New York today,
but did not start because of the super
stition that Friday is an unIucky day
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FORTUNES LOST IN WHEAT.
i Prominent New Jersey Man Ruin.
ed by Speculation.

NEW YORK July 25.-sarnueI 5 era
mer, who lives in the village of ImpIsv-
dale, in the town of Junction. y. j and
who IS a member of the New York Pro-
duce Exchange has lost his fortune and
that Of his mother and sisters in wheat
speculation and has left his home.
never to return. according to a letter re-
ceived from him by his family
Cramer Is a son Of the late Peter era
mer, former Representative from New
Jersey and q nephew of 2 w Skinner a
member of the Produce Exchange and
head of the commission house of Skin
ner, Bloom & Co. He owned the largest
Touring mill in HunJerdon county and
kept d large country store in addition
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STEEL STRIKE ARBITRATION.
The Report That Mr. Hanna is to Be
Called In.

CLEVELAND. July Ex-senator Hanna
was Interviewed this morning regarding
the report that he would be sought By
Joseph Bishop. Secretary Of the Ohio
State Board Of Arbitration, to mediate
between the An1algamated Association
and the Steel Combine in the strike trou-
bic
The Senator said that he had not heard
the report and knew nothing about it.
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To Adopt the Mono-Rou System.

LONDON, July 26-The committee of
the House of Commons to which the mat
ter was referred has sanctioned the intro
ductiOn Of the nnono-raii system between
Liverpool ard Manchester As the Lords
have already sanctioned the proposal the
adoption of the scheme is practically Ger
tain
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Si.Oo Excursion TO Frederick. ua,-
erAtoNn. and Ninchester

From B. a O. X r. station : q. m. SUNDAY
July q. Returning, leave Hagerstown and WtL1
chester 6 ?. and Frederick p N sarDe fts[
You afford 10 tske your family on tbig tn,
Accommodations for al. TEajn stops at inter
mediate stations.
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$40 TO Buffalo and Return $40
EEn peunzxI-auF. KRnsFro.z

Pan-Americsn Exposition excursion will leave
Washington so g. m "Wednesday July 81 ar
riviag Buffalo 40 p NJ Tickets good On all
trains returning within seven DAYS including
day q sale Similar excursions August O. IS
q, .; September 5, Il, T. and 90.
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New Shingles, best kind, $5.75-
eA10 size. by Libbey & Co,
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The Department Limited" "A Daisy.
Fast train for Chesapeake Belch-5 p n.
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TO SUCCEED KITCHENER.
n Report That General LyttIeton
VIII Gn to Sauth AfrIcn

LONDON, July 26.-The Manchester
Guardian" hears that Gen. Lord Kitche-
neT VIII leave South Africa for India in
December, whether the war is ended OF
not and that he viii be succeeded as
conmander-in- chief of the South Afri-
can forces By Gen. Neville LytIIeton
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B. & o. week End Country Trims

Tickets sold Saturdays and Sundays for return
until following Monday, st reduced rates from
Washington 70 Chariestovn. Frederick, Annauo-
lis Junction, ard intermediate poin-s