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Personal Mention.

Mr. S. P. Baird of Lafayette, Ind, and
Mr. w. F. Seeds of Atlantic City, n. J., are
at the Arlington.
Mr.. H. A. Mallery OF New York and Mr..
E. L. Hill of Columbus, Ohio, are at the
New Willard.
Mr.. George E Baldwin of Canton, Ohio.
and Mr.. A. d. Thomas of New York are at
the Raleigh.
Mr.. John II. Noble and Walter NJ. Fisher
will leave today for the mountains to enjoy
an outing Of a month or more.
Mr.. LIE Roy Breitbarth has gone to
Eoyd's Md, for his vacation. and will take
trip through the state of Maryland. He
expects to be gone about one month.
Mr.. G. De Witt, manager of the Thousand
Islands House on the St. Lawrence river
who was called here because of the death
of Mrs o. q. Staples, wife OF the pro-
prietor of the Riggs House. will leave
Washington tomorrow to be absent the
rest of the season.
strong, Secretary Shaws private secretary
is out of the city for the summer. She is in
the Adirondacks with relatives.
Assistant Secretary Spalding is expect ed
to return to Washington tomorrow to re-
sumo his duties in the treasury.
John w. YerkeS, commissioner OF internal
revenue, has gone to Kentucky for vaca-
being brought to bear to have Mr. Yerkes
become the republican candidate for COVER
nor, but he Is giving no consideration 70
the matter at this time.
Mr.. Ashley NJ. Gould, United States at.or
ney for the District of Columbia, returned
today after stay of a week at Ocean Cjty
Nd. While there Mr.. Gould appeared he
Association of Maryland and delivered an
address. "
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EXTENDED HIS TERM.
What Congress Did for Porto Rico's
Commissioner

The only advancement Porto Rico made
during the session of Congress just passed
in her desire to gain the representation On
accorded to delegates of territories of the
United States was to have granted to her
resident commissioner, FREDERICK Degetau,
the privilege of the floor of the House, and
the extension of his term for two months,
so as to make it expire on the 4th cf
March.
Since his advent as resident commissions ar
to the United States in 1900 Mr.. Degetau
has worked assduously to elevate his
official position at least to an equality with
a territorial delegate. The success he at
tanned in this direction was to get a bl:
introduced and favorably reported to the
House from the committee on insuIar
affairs. The House, however, took no ac-
tion on the measure. When ii became evf-
dent that nothing could be gotten throug..
both houses at this session the friends of
Mr.. Degetau, and he has made many,
secured the adoption Of a resolution grant
ing him the privilege of the floor, the same
as an eX-member Advantage was at once
taken of this privilege by the Porto Rican
and he was a constant attendant of the
House during the last three days of the
session
Mr.. Degetau will return to Porto Rico
and be candidate for reelection next NO.
vember. AS he received 5S,367 votes,
against las for his opponent at the Last
election, 1t is an easy prediction that he
will continue to represent the island at
Washington. Beside receiving a salary of
5000, Mr.. Degetau is allowed travel pay
once year to and from Porto Rico.
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TRYING TO SECURE HARMONY.
Senator-Elect German Striving With
Baltimore Democrats.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.


BALTIMORE Nd, July 7.-Senator-elect
Arthur P. German is in Baltimore today
working hard to bring about state of
harmony among the several factional lead
ers of the local democracy. To attain this
result conference is being held at the
Eutaw House. at which all the ward lead
ers are present. together with Mayor
Hayes, Mr.. 1. Freeman Raisin and the
other bosses. Mr.. German is presiding
over the conference.
What the result will be is difficult TO fore
tell The general belief is that nothing
of a permanent benefit to the democrats
will come out of 1t. Mr.. Germans pres
ent desire IS to secure the election of demo-
cratic members of the House in November,
as his friends say that he has promised
the party leaders in Washington that
Maryland shall return at least four demo-
Gratis to Congress at the next election with
a possibility of five, in case the breaches
in his party can be healed in time. The
districts Mr.. German hopes to carry are
the first, second third and fourth, with
a fighting chance in the sixth All of these
districts are now represented by repubH-
cans. The best opinion is that the demo-
Gratis at the most will carry but two dis
tricts, namely, the second and fourth, and
that by no possibility will they be able
to win more even if Mr.. Germans har-
mony plans meet with success.
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NEW YORK SELECTED
THE NAVY YARD TO BUILD THE
NEW BATTLE SHIP. .
Norfolk and Boston Strong Competi-
tors for the Work-Reasons In
huencing the Choice.

Secretary Moody today, after consultation
with his bureau chiefs, gave orders for the
construction of one of the battle ships au-
thorfzed at the last session of Congress, at
the New York navy yard.
The Secretary was under strong pressure
in this matter Besides New York, Norfolk
ard Boston were strong competitors for the
work, the first having the advantage over
Boston. The Secretary was finally infu-
enced in his decision by these facts That
no less than two years time would be re-
quired to bring the plant at the Boston yard
up to a point whore it could undertake the
work of building a battle ship; also, that
the $4,000 authorized by Congress to be
expended in making ready for the construc-
ton of the ship would be insufficient "a
Boston.
AT Norfolk, which made better showing
than Boston in figures. principally owing to
the fact that labor is cheaper and the work
could go in the open air all the year round,
1t was discovered that the freight charges
on the raw material from the iron mills to
the navy yard We're about 10 per cent moro
than in the case of the New York yard, and
in a ship weighing between 10000 and 1900
tons, this increased cost would be conSid-
erable. Also in the case of Norfolk it was
feared that the demands for labor at the
navy yard would have to be met from the
private ship building works in Virginia, and
the result would be to seriously retard the
progress of work at those yards upon gov
ernment ships.
These considerations were believed by
Secretary Moody to warrant the placing of
the work at New York. 1t is the intention
20 start the working out of the detail plans
Immediately, and in the course of about
eight months the keel plates will be laid at
the New York yard for the new battle
ship
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CLERICAL CHANGES,
Appointments and Promotions in the
War Department,

Clerical changes at the War Department
have been made as follows:
Appointment by certification of the civil
service commission-Office of the commits
sary general-Miss Willamette Davis of
Oregon, clerk, at $120.
Promotions-Record and pension Office
Jacob Frech of the District of Columbia,
from chief of division to chief clerk John
c. Hesse of New York and Alva R. Itch
| enor of Ohio. from clerks at 81. 500 to chiefs
of division at 5000; Charles Shelse of the
District Of Columbia, Ronald Mcdonald of
New York, John d. Leonard of the Dist rict
of Columbia, Edwin K. McKeever of Penn
sylvania, Arthur M. Muzzy Of the District
of Columbia, Edward Y. Davidson of Vir-
ginia. Albert Thomson of Florida, Zacha-
riah S. Buckler Of Maryland, John F. Glib
son of Ohio, Wilmer W. Wetzel of Penn
sylvania and Henry A. Johnson of Penn
sylvania from clerks at 81 600 to clerks at
$1,SO0; Alonzo W. Skunk of Pennsylvania
Joseph c. KEEPER Of Pennsylvania Edwin K
Lundy of Pennsylvania, Ben. G. Davis of
Nebraska, Mark A. Watson Of California
John N. Manning of Ohio, Ransom c. Ed
mondson of Texas, Edwin Williamson of
Arkansas, Arthur L. Dietrich of Kentucky
Claude r. ZappOne of Georgia, Fred. Van
Vranken Of Michigan, Jas. H. Van Houten
of Indiana, Charles Katzenstein of Mich
igan, Horace w. Durnall of Pennsylvania
Joseph F. Rapp of West Virginia and Leon
M. Estabrook of Texas, from clerks at
81, 400 to clerks at 81 600.
Office Of the surgeon general: Frank P
Tate of Tennessee, from clerk at $500 to
clerk at $1,000; Miss Juliet b. Miller of Mis-
souri,, from clerk at $40 to clerk at $500;
Graham L. Gordon Of the District of Co
lumbia, from clerk at $720 to clerk at $S4O
Resignations-Ofice of the Secretary
Robert r. Cheeks of Virginia, messenger at
$3.50. Record and pension office-Daniel G.
Davis Of Ohio, clerk at 81, 200. Office Of the
inspector general-David c. Spencer of Col
orado, clerk at 81, 400. Office of the quarter
master general-Frederic Geilinger of West
Virginia, clerk at 81, GOO. Office of the sur
geon general-Alfred K. Moe Of New Jer-
sey, clerk at 81 600. Office Of the chief of
ordnance-Miss Florence NJ Heard of Mis-
souri,. clerk at $40.
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ATTRACTED ATTENTION
President RoOseVelt's Decla-
ration Regarding the Trusts.
PROSPECTS OF A BILL
RECIPROCITY ALSO IS A PRESS
ING QUESTION.
These Two Matters Will Be Pushed
Before Congress Next
- faH.
PROSPECTS OF A BILL
kpecial from a stan Correspondent.

fpecfal from a Stan Correspondent.
OYSTER BAY, y. Y. July THE prep
aration of an administration trust bill, to
be introduced at the next session of Con-
gress by Representative Littlefield of
Maine. exclusively announced in The Star
last Saturday. has attracted national at
tention and will bring forward more prom
inently than ever the subject of federal
supervision and control of the trusts. Presi-
lent ROosevelt's earnestness in the matter
IS not to be mistaken, and if Congress is
in the same frame of mind there is prac-
tically no doubt that the next session the
lawmaking power will antitrust leg
islatiOn placed upon the statute books.
The two great questions at the next ses-
sion of Congress, from the view of Presi
dent Roosevelt, will be reciprocity with
Cuba and the trusts. The latter he regards
as one of the most vital questions before
the country and the republican party for
solution. and 1t is his intention to take the
lead in trying to do what Is necessary and
right Any idea that the President is going
TO go after the trusts in demagogic style is
wholly wrong. He maintains that con-
servative but wise and practical laws can
be enacted which will really amount to
something. He will sign no law that is not
founded in wisdom and justice. He will
listen neither to the immense corporate in
terests as to what they want nor to the
people who would plunge into radical treat
meUt of the OueSriOD
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HANGED HIMSELF IN CELL.
A Chicago Man Who Had Murdered
His Wife

CHICAGO. July Theodore Oelfeuer
who yesterday murdered his wife and
wounded his baby and a seventeen-year old
stepdaughter, committed suicide in his cell
at the police station last night. His body
was discovered this morning hanging from
rope made from his undergarments.
Early last night the prisoner expressed
sorrow over his crime, and about midnight
was apparently doing. Oelfeuer's outer
clothing had been taken from him. His
desperation over his situation is shown by
the fact that by standing upright at any
time he might have relieved the pressure
of the moose. Oelfeuer's wounded baby
was stil alive today, but probably will not
recover.
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CAUGHT UNDER BOX CAR
One Man Killed and Another Injured
at Oneida, N. Y.

ONEIDA. n. Y, July 7.-George Moor
man or Syracuse was instantly killed on
the New York Central here early today
and Norman Hill of Titusvire, Pa, was
probably fatally injured. They dropped of
an east-bound freight in the western part
of the city and went to sleep on a pile O:
ties. When 1t began raining Norman
suggested crawling under a box car stand
ing on a siding, and they went to sleep
there. Shortly before 3 o'clock an east
bound freight threw some cars into the
switch which ran over Moorman and Hill
Moorman was about thirty-five years Old
and carried a cobblers kit of repair tools.
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WEST POINT IMPROVEMENTS
Col. Mills Confers With Secretary
Root.

Colonel Mills, superintendent OF the United
States Military Academy had a conference
with Secretary Root at the War Depar,-
ment this morning in regard to the i'm
provement of the Military Academy. A,
the session just closed Congress authorized
the expenditure Of $500. 900 for the en-
lalgement OF the academy buildings and
other necessary works of improvement in
connection Herewith. and for an Increased
water supply. A provision of the act how
ever. limits the disbursements for the i'm
provements during the current fiscal year
to s., 200, ,0O0
The Secretary of War is authorized tc
employ an architect at a compensat ton not
exceeding 5000 per annum for the super
vision OF the proposed improvements The
plans are subject to the approval OF the
Secretary of War. and the necessary con-
tracts will be made by that officer.
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ACCIDENT TO MR.. CHAMBERLAIN
British Colonial Secretary Badly Cut
About the Head

LONDON, July THE colonial secretary,
Joseph Chamberlain, was somewhat severe
ly cut on the head this afternoon, as the
result of a cab accident in Whitehall.
The secretary's hanson was passing
through the Canadian arch, when the
horse slipped and Mr.. Chamberlain was
precipitated forward with great violence.
His head struck and shattered the glass
front of the cab When extricated it was
seen that Mr.. Chamberlain head was bad
ly lacerated and bleeding profusely. A po-
liceman helped the secretary into a cab
and accompanied him to a surgeons office.
Mr.. Chamberlain taken to Charing
Cross Hospital, where his injuries were
dressed.
Though Mr.. Chamberlain's wounds bled
a great deal they We're not serious
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CADETS SUSPECTED OF ARSON.
Question in British Parliament Re
garding Sandhurst Fires.

LONDON, July 7.-Winston Spencer
Churchill conservative and Ivor Churchill
Guest conservative in the house of com
mons today raised the question of the
'rustication' of the cadets of the Royal
Military College, Sandhurst, as a result Of
their failure to denounce the persons guilty
of starting the recent fires at that institu-
ton. The war secretary, Mr.. Brodrick,
after narrating the facts already known,
said the rusticated cadets would lose terms
of seniority No charge had been formu-
lated against individuals, but the cadets
who had left Sandhurst all belonged to
companies whose quarters had been set on
fire. Some of them had been seen entering
room shortly before one of the fires
There was, therefore, good reason to be-
lieve that several cadets We're implicated in
the unfortunate business. The commander
m-chief, Lord Roberts, considered that the
safety of the college demanded the adop-
tion of stringent measures.
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STRIKERS OUT IN THE COLD.
Small Proportion of Men Reinstated al
Providence.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., July 7.-Having
voted, after a strike of two months dura-
ton, to return to work. the motormen and
conductors of the United Traction Com
pany here lost no time today in making ap-
plication for their old places. At the offices
of the company the men found less than
$50 vacancies for about 400 or 500 appli-
cants The railroad officials had announced
their intention of re-employing only as
many of it's old men as were needed with
out displacing those who had been taken on
during the strike. The number required to-
day were taken back and others were placed
on the waiting list.
In Pawtucket the strikers have refused to
abide by the decision of the Street Railway
Employees Union, and they will not return
at present.
The strike began early in May, when the
United Traction Company, being compelled
to reduce the hours of it's employees under a
new labor law, refused to grant the demand
Of the men for the same pay as was re-
ceived for the longer day.
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SUSPENDED FROM DUTY.
Passed Assistant Paymaster Penrose
Reported Short in His Accounts.

Passed Assistant Paymaster Charles w
Penrose, recently attached to The cruiser
Michigan, last reported at Mackinaw Is
land, Lake Michigan, is reported TO be short
In his official accounts. and has been sus-
pended from duty pending an investigation
of the matter. Paymaster Penrose was for
merly attached to the Alliance and has
been with the Michigan only few months.
His shortage is said to be less than 81 900.
but the exact amount is not stated. The
case is now under investigation in the Office
of the judge advocate general of the navy,
and IL has not yet been determined whether
IL will he necessary TO appoint a court of
inquiry OF a court-martial TO pass upon the
case
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Charles Lee Cooke clerk. at 81 900: John
S Butler. messenger, at $40; Henry Jar
Wis, assistant messenger, at S120; John
Barry, assistant messenger, at $40; James
Quinn, assistant messenger, at s120; Rich
ard II. Hawkins, assistant messenger, at
Sl20; John l.. Butler, assistant messenger,
at SI2o; James S. Swami. assistant mes
senger, at s120: George Martin, assistant
messenger, at s120; Albin F. Fairall, assist
ant messenger, at $40; Lloyd Sharps as
siStant messenger, at SI20: Daniel NJ. Ma
gruder, assistant messenger, at S120; II. G.
Macarthur, assistant messenger, at SI20:
Edward A. Greer. assistant messenger, at
$40; Robert r. Spencer, clerk at 500.
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ARMOR PLATE TRIALS.
Three Important Tests to Be Made
Tomorrow

The Naval Bureau of Ordnance has
three importa Il amor plate tests schod-
ulod 10 take place tomorrow. These tests
are of two Cargenie plates AID 4 Bcth!e-
hem plate. The first of the Carnegie plates
is one submitted for t.st in place of the one
which failed at the proving ground last
week. 1t is a G-inch plate, representing
casemate armor for the battles ship Mis-
souri,. The other Carnegie plate is ten
inches thick and represents the turret
armor for the same ship. The Bethlehem
plate is four inches thick and represents
side armor for the new protected cruisers
Pennsylvania and Colorado.
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NO REASON TO REFER.
Acquisition of Danish West Indies and
The Hague Tribunal.

The State Department officials fail 10
see any reason whatever for a reference
TO The Hague tribunal Of the pending
proposition to acquire the Danish West In
dia Islands. ~yinG their are no points Of
difference between The sovernm uts II the
United States and Denmark the only OBJ
struction being found in the int rual gov
ernmeEt a Denmark, which could not prop
erly carry itself before the tribunal Ii is
confidently expected that the Danish rigs
dag will approve the treaty next Sept, mbrr
and having been already ratified by the
United States Senate the annexation VIA
be completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
RECENT PROMOTIONS,
Clerical Changes in the Department of
State.

The following appointments, mostly rro-
motions, have been made in the Depart
ment of State: Charles Ray Dean, conf
Dental clerk to the assistant secretary of
state, at 81 800; John P. Weissenhagen,
clerk, class three, at $l.6O0; Ward A. Fitz-
simmons, clerk, class three, at $1,000;
Alfred B. c. Clement. clerk, class two, at
s.. 400; James r. Cow, clerk, class two, at
81 400; Henry. B. Armes, clerk. class two,
at 81. 400; William Robert Mcdowell, clerk,
class two, at 81. 400; Herbert c. Hengstler,
clerk, class two at 8, 400: Kathryn Sellers,
clerk, class one, at 81 100: Wilbur Under
wood, clerk. class one, at 81 200; Gilbert F..
Randolph, clerk. class one, at 1890; Willie
P. Jones, clerk, class one, at 81 200; Wilbur
w. Rogers, clerk, class one, at $1.2C0;
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MIR. CoRSA'S CHARGES.
Secretary Shaw Has Instituted a Quiet
INQUIRY.

Secretary Shaw of the treasury has
quietly set an inquiry on foot to ascertain
whether It will be worth while TO investi-
gate the allegations made by II. &. Corsa.
formerly of the appraisers department;
district of New York. concerning the al
legged payment of money to customs inspec-
tors at New York by the American Sugar
Refining Company. Corsa, 1t is said al the
Treasury Department, did not charge that
the government had been defraudod by un-
LIBERALIZATION induced by such alleged pay
ments. but only that payments had been
made for the purpose of securing fair
treatment"
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WILL BE CROWNED IN AUGUST.
Decision Reached Today Regarding
King Edwards Coronation.

LONDON, July king Edward will be
crowned between August II and August 10
His recovery has been so rapid and satis-
factory that The above decision was ar
rived at today. No official announcement
Of the fact has yet been made. The
pageant through the streets and the cere-
mony at Westminster Abbey will be much
cUrtalled from the original plan. Their
naJestlcs Will drive from Buckingham Pal
ace 10 the abbey through the Mall to
whitehall and thence to the abbey the
same route as taken at the opening Of
parliament
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New York Fire,nen Hurt

NEW YORK, July IA fire at 500 Broad
way, near Prince street, early today
caused loss of 100000 A fireman fell
one story with a falling roof. and was SO
badly hurt that he had to be taken to a
hospital. The fire was in a fve-story
building, and 1t destroyed the three upper
floors. They were occupied by L. Wolf
leather goods. and Oppenheimer & Gins
burg, hats.
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COL. FELTON, COMMITS SUICIDE.
Quartermaster General Of New Jersey
National Guard.

CAMDEN, n. j., July Col. George B.
FELTON,, deputy quartermaster general of the
national guard of New Jersey, was found
dead in his office today, having committed
suicide by inhaling Illuminating gas.
Col. FELTON, was ffty-fve years of age
and at one time was city treasurer of
Camden. He was largely interested in real
estate and it is believed that financial
troubles caused him to end his life.
The body was found lying on a lounge
and physicians say the man must have
been dead about eight hours before the
body was discovered.
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B. W. PYLE KILLS HIMSELF.
Disappointment Over Isthmian Canal
DEVELOPMENT the Cause

CHICAGO, July 7.-B. w. Pyle, owner of
one-third Of the city of Greytown, Nicara-
qua, has committed suicide at the Garfield
Park sanitarium. After investing his for
tune in the Central American city, living
for fifteen years in hopes that the United
States would build a canal through Mica
ragua, seeing another route adopted and
finally becoming totally blind in his seven
ty-third year, he became depressed anu
ended all by one wei directed shot.
Mr.. Pyle came to Chicago about a year
ago from his Nicaraguan home to be treat
ed for cataractS
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TWO SESSIONS OF PARLIAMENT
British Law-Making Body to Reas-
semble in Autumn.

LONDON, July I'm the house of COM
mons this afternoon A. ]. Balfour, the gov
ernment leader, announced that an autumn
session of parliament would be necessary,
beginning about the middle of October, and
that the house would adjourn early in Au-
gust.
Replying to a question on the subject of
the coronation stands the first commits
sioner Of works, A. Akers-Douglas, said it
was not proposed to remove them, as it was
hoped the stands would still be required for
the purpose for which they were constructed