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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
AGREEMENT WITH GREECE.
Money Orders May Be Exchanged by
the Two Countries.

The Post Office Department announces
the completion today of important arrange
ments for the extension of its international
money order business. An agreement has
been reached with the kingdom Of Greece
whereby money orders viii be exchanged
between the two countries. and 1t IS ex-
pected that this arrangement will prove
very convenient for considerable number
OF persons in the United States who desire
to remit to places in Greece. In addition,
the postal agent of the United States at
Shanghai, China, has been authorized to
issue domestic money orders, payable at
any money order Office in the United States
Canada Cuba and the Philippines and al
any money order office in the United States
money orders may be procured drawn on
the postal agency at Shanghai, China.
which is made substantially a domestic
money order office of the United States
The postal agency at Shanghai has been
conducted for many years, but 1t has not
been practicable heretofore to establish a
money order office in connection with that
agency. The new arrangement will prove
exceedingly convenient and popular with a
considerable number of persons who desire
to make remittances to and from Shanghai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
FRIAR LAND PROBLEM
TO BE SETTLED AT MANILA OR
ROME.
Proposed Negotiations With Represen-
tatives Of the Vatican-Monsignor
Sbaretti's Visit.

Archbishop Sbaretti and Monsignor
Broderick, called at the War Department
today and had short conference with Sec
retary Root. The prelates will remain in
Washington about a. week, Tor the purpose
of affording the officials here any fnforma-
tion in their power touching the pending
religious questions in the Philippines.
1t appears that the issue now presented
to the government here is one Of extreme
interest to the Catholic Church. Primarily
1t resolves itself into the question whether
the settlement Of the Philippine Friar land
problem shall be effected In Manila or
whether it shall be adjusted at Rome.
Archbishop Sbaretti, becoming archbishop
of Manila, will be the nominal owner of all
the lands and real properties belonging to
the Friars' orders in the Philippines.
Therefore he will be the person to whom
applications for purchase Of lands would
ordinarily be made. The application in
such cases would-be by the Philippine COM
mission, and the transfer of the properties
would be accomplished in the usual and Or
dinary legal means common to condemna-
tory proceedings. such as are provided for
in the pending Philippine government bill.
But another propositionsis under consid-
Grafton at the White House, and that is to
have the proceedings conducted at the
Vatican by the religious super1ors of Arch
bishop Sbarettt on the one hand and by
legal representative OF the lnlted states
government on the other.F In such case it
has been suggested that Coy. Taft might
stop at Rome on his return by the east
ward route to the Philippines. This propo-
sition Is understood to- be strongly urged
by Archbishop Ireland and Bishop O'Gor-
man, who would possibly, IN the event OF
its adoption. accompany the Hrst represen-
tative Of the United States government to
visit the Vatican In an .ofHcial capacity.
There Is strong oppositfon to the project
OF sending representative to Rome. since
the act might be CONSIGNED as beginning
OF diplomatic relations between the United
States and the Yaticans 1t tss.expected that
the administration viii decide as between
these conflicting proposItions before the de-
garture from Washinxton Of Archbishop
Sbaretti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
PEACEMAKERSAT WORK
Miners and Operators Trying
to Reach Agreement.
MEETING IN NEW YORK
CIVIC FEDERATION COMMITTEE
ACTS AS MEDIATOR.
No Statement Made as to the Condi-
tions Under Which Confer
ence is Held.

NEW YORK, March 27.-Brought to-
Civic Federation, the leaders Of the United
Mine Workers Association and four of the
largest coal operators met here today and
in secret session discussed their differences.
The mine workers were represented by
John Mitchell, president Of the United
Mine Workers Association, and three dis
trict presidents of that uniOn-Thomas
Nichols, John Fahy and Thomas Duffy,
and the operators who met them We're w.
H. Truesdale. president Of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railway; E. B.
Thomas, chairman Of the board of the Erie
Railway Company; George S. Baer Of the
Reading railroad and Robert Olyphant,
president of the Delaware and Hudson
Company.
The conference was arranged by a sub
committee named by the Cancellation COM
mittee Of the National Civic Federation
yesterday after that body had listened to
the representations of John Mitchell and
the men who came with him from Sha-
mokin convention. The subcommitteemen
were Senator Hanna, Oscar s. Straus and
Frank Duncan, and when the general COM
mttee adjourned they called on the coal
operators.
No Statement as Yet.
No statement as to the understanding
under which the operators agree to go into
conference was made public. 1t was un-
derstood, however, that Senator Hanna and
his low-committeemen invited the opera
tors in behalf of the National Civic Fedora
tion and that nothing specific was said as
to the demands of the miners or as to
possible recognition of the union involved
in comforting with its representatives.
The meeting was held at the Church Mis-
sion House and began shortly before II
o'clock The mine workers were on hand
first. after them came a number of the
conciliators headed by Senator Hanna and
Oscar Straus, and then came the coai
operators. Just before the meeting began
Senator Hanna came to the door and to
the newspaper men and said: 'Messrs.
Thomas. Baer, Truesdale and Olyphant
have come here today at our invitation to
meet the representatives of the United
Mine Workers and discuss the situation
with them. I cannot say what will be done
or what the conference will result in. They
will probably be together for an hour or an
hour and a half
Did see ]. Pierpont Morgan yesterday
Certainly I did, but did not mention this
matter to him. 1t Is simply not true that
we discussed the coal situation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27

Colonel Edward Hunter. Judge advocate.
has been detailed as a .membsr Of the army
retiring board at Governors Island, New
York, relieving Colonel James NJ. Moore.
assistant quartermaster general. Colonel
James P. Kimball, assistant surgeon gen
eral. has been ordered to appear before the
board for examination. Colonel Kimball is
the ranking officer of his grade in the quar-
termaster's department OF the army, sta
TONED at New Fork city. During the abb
sence of Quartesnaster General Ludington
In the Philippines last year on a tour of
inspection Of the auartermaster,s service
Colonel Kiuball acted as quartermaster
generaI CO1onfl Kfz1ball would not retire
for age nntH July a. 19Q& His health has
failed under hts heavy duties sand responsi-
bilities at New York. during and since the
Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
MAY END B0ER WAR
Rosebery Talks of Effect of
Rhodes Death.
EXPECTSNEW MINISTRY
THINKS BRITISH KING MAY
TAKE INITIATIVE.
Says Mr.. Chamberlain Cannot Get
Along Without Support of
Rhodes.
EXPECTSNEW MINISTRY

PARIS, March 21.-Lord Rosebery arr!v
ed in Paris this morning from London. The
Patrie says he made the following state
ment to reporter:
Mr.. Chamberlain was only an ins,ru-
ment in the hands OF Mr. Rhodes. Now
that the latter has disappeared, what viii
become OF the member from Birmingham?
English opinion has had enough OF policy
based solely on force. which has only Gre
ated for us enmities in Europe and cast us
into a conflict in which thousands uf our
sons have perished. A ministerial crisis in
England would not be surprising. Possibly,
because OF the coronation, King Edwa rd
will prevent this by ending the war and di-
recting English policy into new channels,
more in conformity with justice and the
rights of peoples"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
EMPEROR AS FEET WASHER.
Unique Custom Performed by Francis
Joseph of Austria.

VIENNA, March 27.-Emperor Francis
Joseph this morning (Maundy Thursday
performed at the Hofburg the traditional
ceremony of washing the feet of twelve
aged men. The nobility and the diplomatic
corps, including the United States minister,
hooert 5. Mccormick; Chandler Hale the
secretary of the United States legation;
capt: t1oy w. Harris, the military attache
and Mrs. Harris, witnessed the ceremony
after which his majesty hung bags of
money on the necks of the participants
whose aggregate age was loo wears The
Old men wore ancient Dutch costumes
The ages of twelve women recipients of
the imperial Maundy gifts aggregated i Isa
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27

CITY, and who is a Dane by birth The
president Is said to be favorabIy disposed
toward Mr.. Riis, for whom he has a very
nigh regard, and with whom he is well
acquainted because of their association in
New York city while the President was
identified with the administration Of the
police department Mr.. Roosevelt is credit
ed with making the remark concerning Mr.
Riis, He is the most useful citizen of New
York"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
SIXTEEN HOUSES WRECKED.
Result Of Cave-In in Pennsylvania
Mining Town.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. March 27.3Sixteen
dwellings were wrecked last night at Ham
town. small mining village near here by a
caye-in at the abandoned No. s colliery Of
the Pennsylvania Coal Company. A broken
water main is flooding the mine and the
cavity is extending. Huge assures have
appeared in the streets of the town, and
many houses are in danger Residents IN
the vicinity of the mine are removing 20
places of safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
MONUMENT TO MCKINLEY.
New York Votes $1oo, 600 for Memor.
ial at Buffalo.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 27.-The assem-
bly, today passed the bill appropriating
100000 for the erection OF a monument to
the late President Mckinley at Buffalo.
The bill passed the senate yesterday, and
now goes to the governor. who will ap-
prove it, as he sent a message to the legis-
lature yesterday urging its passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
Capt. crozier's Nomination.

The Senate committee on military affairs
met this morning and an agreement was
made for the disposition of the nomina-
tions Of Captain Crozier and thirty others
at its next meeting. to be held one week
from today. There is no doubt that the
nominations OF Captain Croxier and others
of the War Department viii be fayorably
reported and viii be confirmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
Engineers Wages Advanced.

PITTSBURG. Pa, March 27-The sta
tionary engineers of the American Steel
Hoop Company were notified today of a
voluntary advance of 10 per cent in wages
and bonus on the tonnage, to go into ef-
feet at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
Personal Mention,

The following Washingtonians were regis
tered at Hotel San Carlos Durango, MexL
co. March 23. Mr.. s. w. Tulloch, DR.. G. B.
WEIGH, Mr.. w. v. Cox, Mrs. Henry F.
Blount. WEa
Mr.. Howard g. Nyman, who is conva-
lescing from a recent spell Of sickness, Is
now at A-.antic City, where he hopes to
speedily recover hia health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
THE GRANT MEMORIAL
JURY OF AWARD SOON TO BE AN
NoUNCED.
Question of Location an Important
One-Plan of the Park Commits
sion and Its Reasons.

II is expected that within a few DAYS the
commission TO select suitable memorial
to Gen. Grant will announce a jury of
award This commission consists of Sena-
tor Wetmore chairman of the Senate COM
mlttee on the library; the Secretary of War
and General Dodge. 1t is not believed there
Will be delay in selecting this jury, because
the number of sculptors who by common
consent stand in the front rank of their
profession and who have not entered the
competition is very limited OF course
those who have entered the competition are
not eligible to serve on the jury of award
In all such awards it is customary to have
on the jury a representative of the archi-
tects, because the location of a statue is
now very carefully considered in connec-
tion with buildings.
Park Commissions Plan.
In the plans of the park commission the
location of the Grant memorial has been
hNed at the foot of the Capitol on the west
ern side of the building in a portion of the
space now occupied by the Botanic Garden
the idea of this location being to treat this
space in front of the Capitol, which is pro-
POSED to be LOGO feet in width by 1000 in
breadth, as a great thoroughfare. This
space enriched by parterres of green and
adorned by fountains would become the
stepping stone from the grounds of the
capitol into the mall. The plans propose
that the Grant memorial shall occipv tbe
central place in this space and that the
statues OF Sherman and Sheridan shall be
placed in connection with the Grant me-
mortal, the three to be independent vet
forming one composition.
This selection seemed to the commission
superior to the location south Of the Whit q
House. Treasury and State, War and NAVY
buildings, for the reason that the latter
space Is SO great mat it was deemed i'm
possible to arrange the statues SO as to
form single group, which would result in
diminishing their effectiveness. 1t was also
beiieVed that any memorial worthy of Gen
Grant that should be placed south of the
Whlte House would obstruct the view from
the building to the monument grounds and
the Potomac river.
The location of the statue In front Of the
Capitol was regarded as dignifed and as
commensurate with the services that Gen
Grant rendered in the preservation of the
Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
Thomas Dunn English Better.

NEWARK, n. j., March 27.-Dr Thomas
Dunn English. author of Ben Bolt" who
has been I'll for several weeks at his homo
in this city, and who was much worse YES
terday. is better today. He slept We'll last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
secretary Boot Rcturns.

Secretary Root returned this morning
from New York. where he reviewed ths
troops 4. the military tournament al Mal1-
son Square Garden last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
Admiral Rodgers Sails for woosung

The Navy Department has received
cablegram from Rear Admiral Rodgers an
nouncing his departure todsy for Annoy
for woosung, China. aboard his flagship.
the New York. The Rainbow, which is TO
be the station flagship at cavitc. left Singa-
pore today for Manila.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
Jacob Riis for Governor.

One Of the first acts by the President con-
seQuent upon the expected ratification OF
the treaty for the acquisition of the Danish
West Indies. now pending before the Sem
ate, will be the appointment OF a governor
for the islands. Several names have been
suggested to the President for this Office,
one of which is that of Jacob Riis, the
Weli-known newspaper writer Of New York
New-York tribune., 1902-03-24
HALT IN THE BROOKS CASE.
POLICE CROPPING IN THE DARK AS TO
NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

what VIII be the next step taken to unravel
ehe mystery surrounding the murder Of Walter
.. Brooks in the Glen Island Hotel, In Cort-
landt-st on February IA, could not be learned
yesterday District Attorney Jerome said to a
tribune reporter at the Union Club that he had
nothing to say for publication about the dis
charge of Florence Burns from custody on
Saturday by Justice Mayer, of the Court Of
Special Sessions. 1t was learned, however
from trustworthy source that the police have
no new evidence. They are cropping about in
the dark There is not even a new suspect" in
the case, and apparently the only thing left for
the police to do is to take uP the case anew, in
the hope that some clew might be obtained
by reviewing all that they know about the muir
der
That Brooks was murdered has been settled to
the satisfaction of the police. But motive for
the crime is wanting, far they con-
cerned. For some time they have been busy
trying to learn If any person with whom Brooks
was acquainted knew the plan of the rooms of
the hotel. and also to determine If possible, the
exact time when Brooks shot. With such
facts in their possession they might be able to
throw a little more light on the mystery.
Many theories have been carefully weighed by
the police. it learned yesterday. but OF
them have been found helpful
The police have looked in vain for alleged
mysterious women in the case, and to learn if
any person saw any one leaving the hotel and
acting suspiciOusly the night Brooks
shot. They are apparently inclined to the opin-
ion that the murder IS likely TO remain for
long time deep mystery"
Neither the whereabouts of Florence Burns
nor her parents could be learned yesterday.
There was report current that Miss Burns had
left the city early in the day TO spend some days
with friends living on Long Island.
Captain Titus is usually to be found at his
home on Sunday afternoons. He spent little time
at home yesterday. A Tribune reporter learned
that the captain was engaged in running down
q number of thieves and that he not work
ing on the Brooks murder.
number of articles belonging to Florence
Burns are still at the Tombs. They remained
when the young woman hurriedly departed
Saturday. It is expected that the articles Will
be called for to-day
coroner's jury will hold inquest the
death Of Brooks on next Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-24
"DRUNKEN" DOG BITES GIRL.
SAVAGE BEAST SAID TO HAVE BEEN
SUPPLIED WITH BEER

A big black dog known in Oak-st az Danger
last evening savagely and repeatedly bit a five
year-old girl The brute finally driven
away by a crowd Of women and children.
The girl was Lilly Martin. the daughter of
John Martin, laborer OF No. 10 Oa1-st After
being treated by DR.. Cooke. of the Hudson
Street Hospital. she was taken home Martin
refused 10 allow her 10 be taken 10 the hospital
Danger is a huge rawboned dog that nobody
owns or claims. and that appeared in Oak-st
something over a year ago. Since then he has
made his headquarters in a saloon at New
Chambers-st. and New Bowery. He has been
fed and starved. petted and kicked alternately
He has also. If neighborhood reports are true
been taught TO drink beer. and has often been
made so drunk that he could barely stagger
through the street. The dog. it is said in Oak
St, was in just such a stupor last evening when
he attacked the little girl
Lilly was playing in the street in front of her
home. There were scores Of other children
playing also. Down the middle Of the street
came Danger. stumbling. falling down now and
then, snarling and growing, and with the black
shaggy hair along his spine standing upright
When the dog approached the children scat
tered pellmell except Lilly. and she toddled I'D
to the brute and put heir arms about his neck
The dog threw her off. swapping at her as he
did so, his teeth slightly tearing her wrist The
child fell on the pavement. and with a bound
Danger stood over her, tearing at her brightly
colored Sunday dress. ripping it into shreds and
now and then lacerating her flesh The girl
screamed In terror. kicking and lighting with
her little hands and feet as best she could. and
covering her face with her arms. Scores of
women and children foCked into the street
Cries for help were mingled with those of Mad
dog a panic seemed certain, when half
dozen Of the more brave OF the women erasped
sticks and stones and advanced toward Danger
Suddenly the dog turned and started off with
his slouching stumbling gait. up the street tow
ard the saloon.
When DR.. Cooke arrived he asked whether or
not the dog had exhibited any signs Of rabies
Nav, he amt mad" spoke up bystander
Hes Just drunk he gets that way every day
He's always mean then. An he's great fight
er, too"
Being satisfied that the dog was not mad.
DR.. Cooke dressed the chd's laCerations He
Cauterized the wounds by way of precautfon
Two policemen We're sent to shoot the dog
but they reported soon that they could not find
him The saloon where the dog makes his head
quarters has a Sunday entrance A repOrter
got into the saloon through that entrance last
night. On the floor the stove Law Danger
fast asleep and snoring. The saloonkeeper said
he did not own the dog and had never seen
anybody give him beer drink Some Of the
bystanders. however. said they had seen Danger
drunk that he could not stand on his feet
and declared that he had nasty temper when
IN that condition.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-24
CHOLERA IN THE PHILIPPINES
TWO DEATHS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. At
Tackled BY MOROS.

Manila, March 23.-There have been four more
cases Of cholera here. and two more deaths from
the plague are reported. The health authorities
believe that their rigid precautions have averted
epidemic
AS General Chaffee did not want the men Of
the Sd Infantry TO run the risk Of cholera a
result of contact with the city. that regiment
has already been taken aboard the United States
transport Grant, which will sail for San Fran
cisco one week ahead Of her schedule time.
Five cases Of cholera have been reported from
the provinces.
Brigadier General George w. Davis, stationed
at Zamboanga, island of MindanaO. reports that
a detachment Of the Signal Corps, consisting Of
seventeen men, has been attacked by hun
dred Moros near Paran-Paran, MindanaO one
of the Signal Corps killed. The MorOs
captured the transportation of the detachment,
including four pack mules.
The United States transport Buford has
rived here. She has board detachment of
the 2Ith Infantry, a squadron OF the 11th cav
airy and fifty pack mules.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-24
FIVE ATTEMPTS on HIS LIFE.
CIOUSLY ATTACKED BY A BOARD
ING HOUSE RUNNER

For the fifth time within two weeks George
H Quackenbos detective on duty at the Barge
Office, has been attacked by prisoners whom he
has arrested for attempting to entice away i'm
migrants. Three have used knives, one drew a
revolver and yesterday Italian boarding
wounding him only by the thickness of the de-
tective's coat.
When Detective Quackenbos was occupied
yesterday with the crowd that applied for
passage on the II a m. boat to meet
friends and relatives who were awaiting
them at Ellis Island, and had lined up
six persons who could not give a satisfactory
reason for wanting TO go to the island
some one called his attention to a runner who
was enticing eleven Italians away. One of the
number was resisting the runners appeal and
the latter had him by the arm. trying 10 drag
him up the elevated railway stairs by main
force. Quackenbos placed the runner under
arrest AS he taking him to the station at
Pier A the runner suddenly drew dirk with a.
blade seven inches long, and made a slash at
him. The dirk cut cash about eight inches
long In the detectives OVercoat and undercoat
The detective promptly knocked the man down
and, putting the nippers him. took him to
the station where he preferred a charge OF re-
sisting officer.
The other six prisoners were then searched
and assortment of razors. dirks and stilettos
taken from them. They were all locked up.
The man who attempted to cut Ouackenbos
described himself Francisco Potronfo twenty
three years old OF No. 2S9 Mott-st