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Want Warship to Participate.

Secretary Moody has received requests
from the towns of Salem and Beverly.
Mass. for the presence of warship dur
ing the celebration of ''old home week" be-
ginning July "a. These towns lie directly
opposite each other, and one vessel in the
waters between them can thus .be pres
ent at both towns at the same time. Sec
retary Moody has not decided to send a
ship. but will probably do SO if one can be
spared at the time.
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TARGETS TO BE ToWED,
Gunners to Be Given Practice With
Moving Obiectives.

In order to enable the gunners Of the seq
coast fortihcations to hit a hostile ship
when they fire at it. the War Depal tmcnt
has evolved new system of practice by
moving targets. These are made of RATS
Of specified dimensions, which are towed
across the ranges at varying speeds by tugs
and launches and fired at while In motion.
Gen. Brooke, commanding the department.
of the east, has directed each commande-
of an artillery post to supply himself with
long ropes from 1900 to 5000 feet in length
for the purpose of towing these ffoatine
targets,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-11
THE AUSTRALIAN DROUGHT
Consul General Bray Reports It as the
Longest on Record.

United States Consul-General Bray at
Melbourne has called the attention of the
state Department to the severity of the
drought which prevails in Australia. in a
report to the State Department, dated MAY
80 which was made public today 1t is
said that Australia is now suffering from
the longest and most persistent drought on
record. and Mr.. Bray states that the con-
uhuahce OF the drought Will greatly curtaiI
the purchasing power of the community
and the Importation of American Gods
will consequently be affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-11
TO SUCCEED CAPT. DAVIS. :.
Capt. Chester to Be Superintendent of
the Naval Observatorv

Capt Colby NJ. Chester. stationed at
Newport, r. l., on duty with the Naval
war College, has been selected for assign
meht TO duty as superintendent Of the
naval Observatory in this city to take eff
rect when the present superintendent. Cant.
Shas. II. Davis. is assigned to sea duty.
Capt Davis will shortly be given command
or the battle ship Alabama, as the relief Of
Capt w. H. Brownson. who is booked TO
succeed Commander Richard Wainwright
as superintendent of the Naval Academy
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PHILIPPINE FRIARS
NEGOTIATIONS RESPECTING
THEM WILL NOT FAIL.
May Be Compromise, but Those of
Other Nationalities Will Be
Substituted

The negotiations now in progress at the
Vatican respecting the Philippine friars and
their lands will not fail. OF that the ad-
mnistraten officials here feel certain But
too much must not be expected, and, in
fact, it was realized at the beginning when
Gov. Taft's Instructions We're framed, that
they represented the extreme of our claims
and that they did not preclude the idea of
reasonable compromise by mutual conces-
sions. The negotiations are proceeding in
that spirit. The United States government
will not secure everything it desired, be-
cause. even If the pope were disposed to
concede these things, yet the negotiations
have developed the fact that although his
power is theoretically unlimited. in actual
ity the internal politics of the Vatican i'm
pose conditions even upon the chief prel-
ate of the church which he must observe.
Therefore, the immediate and complete
withdrawal of the Spanish friarS from the
Philippines Is not now expected, but 1t is
believed that the result desired can be
brought about by an arrangement for the
substitution of friars of other nationality
and the principal issue at present is as
to the time within which this change may
be brought about.
Will Seek Other Fields of Labor
AS the friars are gathered almost alto
gether in Manila and are heavy charge
upon the converts and members Of the
Catholic church outside the orders who are
maintaining them, it IS to be expected that
they will hasten the solution of the prob
lem by themselves voluntarily seeking
other fields of labor outside Of the archi-
pelago for 1t Is not held to be within the
power of the United States government to
re-establish them in their parishes against
the desires of the native Catholics.
Although Governor Taft must make con-
cessions upon that point, he has been
notably successful in others and especially
so in the matter of religious education in
the public schools. The cardinals COM
mittee insisted strongly that any arrange
ment made with Governor Taft must in
cude some provision for religious training
in the schools, but 1t appears now that
they have consented to an indefinite post
ponement of that issue, which Is in itself
a satisfactory solution of the case from
the United States standpoint.
Consulting With Secretary Hay.
Secretary Root, who is directly in charge
of these negotiations in Washington has
been in consultation with Secretary Hay,
who, as the senior member Of the cabinet
in Washington, is. what has come to be
called Acting President" respecting this
complex and difficult subject. and Secre-
tary Hays connection with the matter In
an advisory capacity, is more natural in
view of the attempt of the Vatican to es-
tablsh relation between the treaty OF
Paris and the tenure Of the frlars. There
fore, the response to the Vatican's last
communication will represent the best
judgment of these two cabinet officers. and,
In addition, it will be submitted to the
President in it's essential points before be-
ing forwarded TO Rome.
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Col. Mackenzie Acting as Chief.

Gen. Gillespie chief of engineers, has
gone to Detroit. Duluth. st. Paul and Rock
Island for the purpose of Inspecting the
government works i'm progress near those
points. In his absence Col. Mackenzie is
acting chief of engineers
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SWORD FOR MAI. WALLER.
Presentation to Take Place in Norfolk
Next Monday.
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
PORTSMOUTH. Va, July 1.-Au prep
arations are now complete for the sword
presentation by the citizens of his native
Norfolk to Major Waller, United States
Marine Corps. The event will take place
next Monday under brilliant auspices. The.
sword presentation was conceived while
the major was being tried by court t-ms rtial
in the Philippines. the act being INTENDED
es an earnest of the confidence Of Norfolk
people In the major and their admiration
of his heroism.
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THE STAR BY MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed 10
them to any address in the United
states or Canada, by ordering Il at
The Star Office or at any Postal Tele-
graph Office, all OF which are branch
offices of The Evening Star. Terms: =
IL cents per week; p cents for two
weeks. or 20 cents per month. IN
NARlABLG IN ADVANCE. The
address may be changed as frequent
ly as desired by giving the last ad-
dress. as well as the new one.
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(Signed) THOMAS NJ. ANDERSON
Admiral Dewey Refused to Commen

Admiral Dewey was shown a copy of the
statement by General Anderson and declin-
to comment on it.
Secretary Root also was disinclined to dis
cuss General Anderson's statement He
said that the matters referred to occurred
before he, the Secretary, assumed office, SC
that it was not for him to pass upon any diff
ference that has arisen between Admiral
Dewey and General Anderson. The War
Department is not inclined to hold the same
strict rein upon retired officers in the mat
ter of discussing public questions, as 1t does
upon officers who are on the active list
Therefore, unless this matter takes new
turn, it will be allowed to drop.
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Coming Trial Of the whinnle.

The torpedo boat destroyer Whpple win
be given an official trial over the Barren
Island course. on Chesapeake bay, on the
18th instant
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Plague Breaks Out at Odessa.

United States Consul Heenan at Odessa,
Russia. cables to the Secretary of State
that plague has broken out at that port.
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Paris Concern Insolvent,

PARIS, July 1.-THE tribunal Of COM
merce today declared the "Caisse Generate
des Families to be insolvent. The liabili-
ties are said to be 40,000,OO0 francs
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King Edward Still Improving.
LONDON, July 11-At Buckingham PAL
ace the following bulletin was posted At
10 O'clock this morning.:
THE king continues to sleep well and IN
improve In every respect"
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Democrats Hope for Success.

But the rank and file of the party in Com
gress are going into the congressional cam
paign with earnestness and hope of success
They claim that a democratic victory at tn.
polls in November would stimulate the in
telest of democrats all over the country in
the succeeding election. 1t would they say.
serve to harmonic the warning factions.
with the possibility of success before thcm
and might bring the great party together
again upon a definite and feasible plat
form.
They urge that in the period between the
congressional election and the presidential
campaign if the democrats hal won a vic
tory, they might be able to get together on
plan for great presidential fight and
perhaps win back some of their lost seats
In the United States Senate. So the politi-
cal situation from this time on promises to
be very interesting, especially in its pos
sibe bearing on the future
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CANNOT CATCH TRACY
Washington Officers Fail to
Take the Outlaw.
FIGHT WITH DEPUTIES
MARVELLOUS ESCAPES THROUGH
GORDON OF PIcKETs.
Conductor of Freight Train Gives the
Latest News of His
Whereabouts.
FIGHT WITH DEPUTIES

CONVICTION. Wash. July 11.-Tracy has
performed the marvellous again and has
| slipped like a phantom through a Gordon OF
guards a the mouth Of Sluice Creek fought
battle with the deputies and is now IN the
timber In the fighting no one was hurt
though when the outlaw fired twice al r
+. Grove he was SO close that the deputy
was burned by the powder.
When darkness fell Tracy was thought
to be securely penned on the point OF the
western bluff, where he had been concealed
all afternoon. Though the guards were
stationed thickly. one being posted every
fifty feet. he successfully eluded them and
Travelled UP the roadbed of the Palmer
cutoff toward Covington five miles distant.
At 1I:45 last night Tracy arrived at A
sawmill plant. a mile from this place.
Deputy Sheriffs J. {. Bunce, Fred Bunce.
Calvin and Grove had been sent to guard
this point. Deputies Grove and the Bunces.
father and son, had posted themselves
the railroad near the sawmill, at the en-
trance of a big cut near a rise of ground.
the party being on the outer guard line.
They were hardly settled when they heard
footsteps and Tracy soon put in an appear
ance.
Fired on Tracy.
When challenged to halt Tracy started To
run. The men opened, shooting four times
each. Tracy ran up the track. and a few
yards further encountered Grove. To the
officers challenge the outlaw coolly re-
sponded that he was a deputy. Grove,
thinking it the elder Bunce. started 10
approach when Tracy commenced shooting
at close range, firing two shots. The bal
lets whistled harmlessly by, but Grove suf-
fered slightly from the burning powder.
After the shooting Tracy turned and en-
tered the brush along the side of the track
where he lost in the darkness. The
deputies made hurried circle through the
woods to Covinston to head Tracy off. but
their arrival found that he had not
passed the station.
Tried to Board Train.
Later it learned that since his es-
cape from the north side of Sluice creek,
Tracy attempted to board one Of the east
bound freights. The grade is heavy at this
point, but the train was running light and
at such speed that Tracy was unable TO
board it.
Another train passed and the conductor
reports that while running near the saw mill
some one called to him to stop. There
were no deputies present and IL Is thought
opinion is advanced that he may have been
wounded in the battle just before midnight.
A man thought to be Merrill. the other
escaped convict, appeared yesterday at the
home of farmer, a few miles east OF Ra-
vendale, near here. and wanted food. He
remained In the vicinity all day.
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DEATHS.
Tributes. &C.. 10. Cents Per Line

Tributes, &C.. 10. Cents Per Line
NOPPENBERGER.-At the residence of his
mother, Mrs. Joseph Noppenberger, Chestnut
Ridge, Baltimore county, August 20, Conrad
Noppenberger, aged 30 years.
COOK.-At his residence, Gwynn Oak and Ham
ilton avenues, Baltimore county, August %,
Robert A. Cook, aged IS years.
ENSOR.-At Hampden, Nd, August %, Mary
Jane Ensor, widow of Isaac Ensor.
BOSLEY.-At her home on Taylor's Island Md,
August q, Emily A., widow of Nicholas NJ.
Bosley, formerly of Baltimore county.
BOWEN.-On August g. at the City Hospital.
Robert L., only son Of Lewis A. and Victorlne
L. Bowen, and husband of Veni Bowen, in the
10Th year of his age.
Tell me, Oh ye winds of Heaven,
Whence comes this awful blow,
Casting gloom DER all our future,
HIS MOTHER.
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Charcoal Eph's Daily Thought.
P.1Ifs..,a..1

"Dey ain no use talkin'" said Charcoal
Eph, in one of his ruminative moods, "de
man dat spen all his time indin' out de short
comin's of his neighbah will have t. take er
vacation latah on an git his oldes' boy out'n
de refo' m school, like as not, Mistah Jackson.
Charity, as we'll as fault-indin', ought t. begin
at home"
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GOVERNOR SMITH on Thursday appointed
Mr.. Ferdinand Williams, of the Allegany
county bar, Associate Judge for the Fourth
Circuit of Maryland, to succeed David W.
Sloan, deceased. Mr.. Williams, who is
Democrat, is man of high character and
fine legal attainments. Judge Sloan was
Republican,
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DRosPECF HILL CEMETERY, tow
SON, MD.-IncOrporGted 1S91.-BEAU-
TIFULLY SITUATED. COMMANDING FINE Z, n
VIEWS OF SURROUNDING GOU Nm In
HIGH AND DRY: CHOICE LOOAIdUNNS3;
LOTS ALL SIZES. Address the SECRETARY
OF THE COMPANY. ToWson. Md.
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Several fine games Of ball were played last
Saturday by county teams.
The team of the Suburban Club, on Park
Heights avenue, beat the Pikesville team, 6 to
4. The Pikesvilles have won % out of 26
games this season, and the Suburban team
out of TO-
The team of the Lutherville Athletic Club
again met the team of the Country Club, with
the same result as in previous game-14 to
in favor of Lutherville.
The Maryland Athletic Club Browns de-
feated the Green Spring Valley Hunt Club
team, on the club grounds, to 8. Battery for
club team, Atkinson and Harrison.
At Gainesville the team of the Country Club
beat the Pastimes, of Baltimore, 10 to- 6.
At Towson the Lexington Stars, of Balti-
more, beat the Towson Athletic Clubs team.
Is to 5.
The Junior Pikesvile team was beaten by
the Brighton Athletic Clubs team, "a to II.
The Towson Athletic Clubs team will play
the Brighton Athletic team, of Baltimore, on
the grounds here, Saturday, August Both, at
BPM There will also be game here Mon
day afternoon, at the same hour, between the
Towson and Defender Athletic Club, of Bati-
more.
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Pleasing Entertainment Promised
ton, d. c., will give two of their delightful
rectals at the Towson NJ. E. Church, on
Thursday and Friday evenings, September
18th and 18th. AS Shakespearean readers and
humorists Mr.. and Mrs. Buckler are pre-emi-
nent Admission Is and 10 cents.
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Enjoyable Surprise Party.--A surprise
party was given to Mrs. j. L. Brookhart, on
Tuesday afternoon last, by the Junior Kings
Daughters Circle of Sater's Baptist Church, of
Circle-Misses Maud Vogts, Nettie, Irene and
Edna link, Maud, Nettie and Sophia Wimsett
and Blanche and Geneva Kelley-presented
Mrs. Brookhart with an autograph quilt. Rev.
VIM. Winter made an address and the after
noon was pleasantly spent with instrumental
and vocal music, after which refreshments
were served. Those present, in addition to
those mentioned above, were Mr.. j. T. Brook
hart Mrs. VIM. Winter, Mrs. Elizabeth link,
Mrs. Stephen Justus. Mrs. Meadow, Mrs.
Louise link, Mrs. Eardly, Misses Maggie Crue,
Elsie Kelley, Mary Wimsett, Cora Armacost,
Beatrice Eardly, Stella Kiefer, Helen Justus
and Messrs. Linwood Brookhart. Henning
Edwards, Arthur Krauch and Albert Hen
derson.
How They Treat Letters in the Boer
Country. Highlandtown Sentinel of last
week said: 1.-THE editor of the Sentinel received
letter recently from his sister, Mrs. John M.
Evans, in Johannesburg, South Africa, en-
closing an envelope addressed to her that had
been opened in transit by the British authori-
ties under martial law, on his Majesty's ser
vice. AS this was done since the surrender of
the Beers it would indicate that there is still
an unsettled state of affairs in Great Britian's
South African possessions. Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans are residing in an old one-story man
sion that during the war was used by the Beers
as hospital Scratched on every pane in the
windows are names, dates, etc., made by the
Beers with their diamonds"
Work of the Orphans Court.-The will
of Mrs. Johanna Lizetta Emmerich was ad-
mitted to probate this week. She directs that
all her property be divided equally between
her eight children. Henry ]. Emmerich. son
of the deceased, is named as executor, without
bond, and letters testamentary were granted
to him.
Letters testamentary on the estate of Barbara
Dorm were granted to Frederick Lassahn, who
is named as executor.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Jacob J. Gross were granted to his widow,
Ella M. Gross.
Letters of administration on the estate of
Mary II. Chamberlain were granted to Thos.
w. Brundige and Henry NJ. Chamberlain.
Receiver Named for Milling Company.
Mr. Harry E. Goodwin, attorney for Grafton
q. Wheeler and others, has filed bill of COM
plant against the Goodwin Milling and Sup
ply Company of Glyndon. The plaintiffs
aver that the business of the defendant is being
managed at present by H. E. Goodwin, who
desires to be relieved, but cannot under the ex-
isting circumstances, there being no one else
in the company willing to assume its manage
ment. 1t is asked, therefore, that receiver be
appointed to take charge of its affairs. Mr..
Elmer ]. Cook was appointed receiver and his
bond fixed at 5000. He will dispose of the
company's effects, on the premises, on Friday
and Saturday, September 9Th and 9Th.
Baltimore Markets.-The following were
90 Dill l. l.
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Jurors for the September Term of Court.
-On Wednesday, 9th inst, Judge Burke
drew the jurors to serve at the September term
of the Circuit Court, which commences on the
Sd Monday of the month-the 18th. Follow
ing is the list, the figures after the names in
dicatinp the district the iurnr ia from
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Have Inflated Ideas About Damages
The president, managers and company of the
Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike Road
were sued in the Baltimore City Court on
Tuesday by Henry N. Eckstine, Mary G. Eek
slime and Elizabeth j. Hensel, each claiming
5000 damages for injuries alleged to have been
caused by the action of atoll-gate-keeper of the
company.
Mr.. Eckstine claims that he was travelling
in one-horse wagon and upon reaching the
tollgate rendered the companys agent the
legal amount of toll but the keeper refused
to accept it. and, Selling the horses head,
forced him back on his launches. Mr.. Eek
slime claims that he got out of the wagon to
demonstrate with the keeper. who assaulted
and beat him, closed the gate and caused him
to drive to his destination by long and cir
cuitous route.
The bill of Mary E. Eckstine claims that
when the horse was backed on his launches
she became frightened, jumped out of the
wagon and was in consequence very much
shocked and rendered nervous and sick. Eliz-
abeth ]. Hensel alleges that by reason of the
apparent danger of the wagon being upset she
was shocked and made nervous and sick.
The plaintiffs are all residents of Baltimore
county.
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Double Tournament for Worthy
Charitable Object.--A double tournament
will be held on Saturday, September Goth, at
"Mt. Prospect" the home of Mrs. c. S. Tay-
1or, on the Hillen road commencing at 1.30 P.
N. The contests will be both for ladies and
gentlemen and will be for the honors only. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of the Hospital
for Crippled and Deformed Children, and the
affair will be under the auspices Of the ladies
of Trinity Church, Towson. Knights will
ride upon invitation only. The committee in
charge of the preliminary arrangements is
composed of Miss Annie Nee. Taylor and
Messrs. Upton s. Brady and Arthur P .Shanklin.
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Baltimore Markets.-The following were
the quotations of the Baltimore wholesale
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Bad Way to Put Weight on CATTLE
The Baltimore Herald of Thursday said CAL
bert and William Gebhart, cattle dealers, and
William Fern. an employee, were before JUS
tice Whiteley last night at Gainesville, on the
charge of cruelty to animals The charge was
preferred by the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, whose agents assert that
cattle at the Claremont Stockyards were re-
fused water by the accused for as long period
as 45 hours. Last week the society sent two of
its agents to the stockyards, it was stated be-
fore the justice. and no water was given the
cattle for that length of time. The object of
the accused, the society's agents stated, was to
make the cattle nearly famished for water.
Just before the sale of the cattle the troughs in
the pens were filled with water in order to
cause the beeves to gorge themselves. thus
making them weigh more and look fatter.
The Justice released Messrs. Gebhart and Fern
on $500 bail each for the action of the grand
jury"
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Noppenberger.-Mr. Conrad Noppenber-
ger, who had been suffering some tine with
disease of the throat. died on Tuesday morn
ing last, at the home of his mother Mrs
Joseph Noppenberger, of Chestnut Ridge, aged
80 years. Besides his mother he is survived
by three brothers and three sisters. Mr.. Mop
penberger was a member of st. Joseph's
Church at Texas and had been its sexton for
twelve years. He was also member of the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
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Scholarship in the Woman's College
At the commencement exercises of Franklin
High School. Resterstown, in June last Rev.
DIR. John f. Goucher, president of the Woman's
College of Baltimore, offered freshman schol-
arship, worth SIPS to the young lady graduate
of that school who should obtain the highest
average in competitive examination. The
first scholarship will be given in June, 1908,
and one each year thereafter. For several
years graduates of Franklin High School have
been admitted to the Woman's College with
out conditions.