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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
SOLD GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES.
Herman and Johnson's Stealings Will
Reach Over $4,000.

MANILA, October SIT is now learned
that George Herman and c. J. Johnson, the
constabulary officers stationed at Misamis,
Mindanao, now fusitives from justice, not
only took $4,000 in cash from the safe, but
also turned most of the supplies into cash
before their dramatic exit on the vessel
they appropriated.
They took the steamer Victoria of thirty
five tons register and got sufficient coal
from the steamer Irene by threatening the
captain at the point of revolver to carry
them to Balangao, a town on the north
shore of the island There they procured
wood and water before putting to sea again.
They should have reached Sandagan Bor
neo, today. A cable was sent to the COVER
nor of Borneo advising him of their depart
ure. and he at once dispatched the coast
guard steamer Ranger to look out for them.
Herman, who recently promoted to
captaincy, was formerly non-commission-
ed officer in the 9th Infantry. He comes
from Philadelphia. Johnson. lieutenant,
was formerly non-commissioned officer in
the 11th Infantry. He is native of Mossic,
Pa
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Personal Mention.

Dr. w. X. Petty of 1113 Pennsylvania.
avenue northwest is ill at his residence in
West Washington.
DIR. r. P. Cronin of 1913 F street north
west has been confined to his bed for ten
days past by an attack of typhoid fever.
Messrs. Frank f. Foley Ferdinand H.
Jaeger. Charles c. Rupert, John G. Steinle
Presley NJ Taylor, son of Admiral Taylor;
Loyal F. Watson. son of Admiral Watson,
all of this city. have entered the freshman
class of the engineering course at the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, Troy,
N Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
MONUMENT TO HEROES.
Maryland Erects Memorial at Chat
tanooga to Fallen Sons.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. October S-The
monument erected TO the memory of the
soldiers of Maryland who participated in
the battle around Chattanooga was dedi-
Gated at Orchard Knob. near the loca ton
of Grants headquarters, this morning
party of distinguished Marylanders ar
rived here at an early hour today to attend
the dedicat ation. Governor Smith was unable
TO attend ard was officially represented by
State Controller Herring.
The exercises took place at Orchard Knob
on u stand erected at the base of the monu-
ment and near the Illinois markers
Speeches were made by Capt. John r. King
Col b. +. Taylor and State Controller
Joshua w. Herring of Maryland. The
monument was erected at Il cost of 81 COO
and is TO commemorate the deeds of both
Union and confederate soldiers which the
state of Maryland had in the battles OF
Chickamauga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
T|LLMAN HADABOTTLE
Mistaken by States Witnesses
for a Pistol,
so SAYS Mr.. MAHAFFEY
OTHER WITNESSES EXPLAIN
CAUSE OF DEFENDANTS THREATS
They Were in Response to Tales Told
Him Regarding Boasts
of Gonzales.
so SAYS Mr.. MAHAFFEY

LEXINGTON, s. c.. October S.-James
Davis of Edgetield was on the stand when
the trial of ]. H. TillElan was resumed to-
day. He said he did not hear the de-
fendant make any threats in the presence
of o. d. Black while riding on train from
Johnston to Columbia. On cross-examina-
ton he said he did not know Black
Col. l.. Blease was asked to state what
was said in the defendants room at the
Lctel in Columbia ct the time Dr. Adams
vas present. He said he was reading eai-
tcrials from the State, either on the night
Of August 30 or 81 of last year. He said
DR.. Adams advised the defendant to go
down to the State office and whip Mir. Con
Zales, and that Mr.. Tillman replied that
would not do, as he was lieutenant governor
and would be impeached. Asked as to q
statement made on the stand by DR.. Adams
the witness said Mr.. Tillman said: You
boys need not worry; if he attacks me | Il
snuff his life out with this
Tillman Replied to Alleged Threats.
Continuing the witness said that Mr.. TILL
mans response to something Mr.. Gonzales
was stated to have said about mock tho
atricals was IF he attempted to carry out
one of his threats I'll make it the - -
tragedy that ever occurred in South Car
olina."
The witness said the remarks were made
by the defendant in response to statements
as to the threats reported to him.
Asked if he knew whether relations BE-
tween Mr.. Gonzales and the defendant
were unfriendly, Col. Blease said he had
heard Mr.. Gonzales say that he did not
want to be in the same room with Nc.
Tillman.
He said that he had heard Mr.. Tillman
say on several occasions that he wanted
to avoid any difficulty with Mr.. Gonzales.
the campaign meeting in Columbia, the
witness said. because trouble at the opera
house was anticipated, ard, witness further
said it was expected that MIR. Tillma n
would be attacked by MIR. Gonzales, as it
was expected Mr.. Tillman would reply 10
some of his editorials
Tillman Had Bottle Not Pistol.
j. M. MahaffeM member of the state
legislature at the last session, said he saw
bottle neck sticking out of the defend
ants pocket at the state house as the de-
fendant was about to leave there on the
day before the shooting.
On cross-eXanlination he said the bottle
was In hip pocket, and that it was the
neck of i bottle and not the handle of a
pistol
j. A. White and Richard HolZenhach tes-
titled that Mr.. Gonzales told the former
in the presence of the latter that he had
made Mr.. Tillman show the white feather
and would do so again. The latter wit
ness gave his version Of the shooting
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GEN. CoRBIN's DEPARTURE
Not Likely to Go to New York Much
Before the goth.

The recent orders issued at the War De-
partment relieving Major General Corbin
from duty in this city as assistant 10 the
chief of staff and assigning him to the
command of the Department of the East. at
New York as the relief of Major General
Chatfee, who is transferred to Washington
for duty as assistant to the chief of staff.
have been amended as to provide that
the orders shall take effect on or before
November l. With that limitation. the ex-
act date of the change has been left to the
convenience of the two officers concerned.
They have been in correspondence on the
subject and Gen. Corbin said today that it
was not likely that the change would take
effect much before the Goth instant 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
THE POST oFFIcEsTHaALs. !
Rumor That Machen Would Ask
Change Of Venue Not Believed.

There was a ru-no. about the Post Office
Department today that August w. Machen
would ask, through his attorneys, for Il
change of venue. the ground that he
could not get a fair trial in the District of
Columbia
Post Office Department officials who could
be inducted to express an opinion on the
subject declared that they did not expect
any such action on the part of Machen's
counsel
''Machen," said one official. ''and every
one else indicted in connection with the
scandals in the Post Office Department
would rather be tried in the District Of
Columbia than in any other jurisdiction in
the United States.
Harry c. Hallenbeck president oe the
Wynkoop. Hallenbeck & Crawford Company.
and Norman r. Metcaf. son of James T.
Metcalf, formerly superintendent of the
money order division, all of whom were in
d!cted by the grand jury Of the District of
Columbia last Monday on the charge of
conspiracy to defraud the government in
connection with contracts to furnish blanks
in the money order department, late yes
terday afternoon surrendered themselves to
United States Marshal Henkel in New
York. n
Hallenbeck and Metcalf, through their
counsel, Abel Crook of New York and S. v.
Hatden of this city, waived all legal for
mllities there and asked that their case
be at once transferred 70 the courts Of the
District of Columbia for triaf
Judge Holt of the United States district
court, New York, accordingly signed an or
der to that effect and then released the two
men in $1,000 cash bail each
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow was in conference long time with
Postmaster General Payne " hile they were
together Assistant Attorney General Eobb
was called in. 1t Is; Understood that the
conference related to the awarding of con-
tracts for supplies in the money order divis-
ion, bids for which under the second ad-
vertsing were opened September ).
Representative Henry Sherman Boutell of
Chicago was a caller at the Fost Office De-
partment this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
McWADE IN THE PLOT.
Consul at Canton Beneficiary of Chinese
Smuggling Scheme.

MANILA, Octover 8, 1:15 pm.-The name
of Consul McWade, stationed at Canton,
is also mentioned beneficiary under
the contract unearthed by Collector of Gus
toms Shuster In connection with the scheme
to bring in Chinese coolies under the gu.se
of merchants to the Philippine Islands, en-
tering through the port The collector has
accumulated otter evidence to connect
other consuls with the alleged frauds.
The consprators have, it is said, already
issued many forged certificates assigning a
former residence in the Philippines, under
which Chinese have been admitted here.
Carl Johnston. who is also mentioned as a
beneficiary under the contract. is brother
of Burlingame Johnston, the former consul
at Annoy, where he himself was located as
acting consul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
LOOKS VERY WARL|KE
Russia Sends Big Fleet to
Ma-San-Pho.
NEWS is FROM PARIS
JAPAN'S WARSHIPS ARE ALSO
ANCHORED THERE.
Russia Also Has Strong Land Fcrce on
Corean Frontier-England
is Incredulous.
NEWS is FROM PARIS

PARIS October S-Oficial information
received here shows that form dable Rus
san fleet comprising ninety warsEips OF all
classes. has left Port Arthur and has ar
rived at Ma-san-pEo. south of Corea, where
the Japanese fleet had already arrived. The
Russian ships have anchored within the
Ma -san-pEo harbor, alongside the Japanese
ships.
Several ,rigaGes of Russian trOorS have
been moved forward to the Corean boun-
dary and are now encamped on the boz
der Diplomatic negotiations are still pro
ceedng at Toxic. These do not relate to
the evacuation of Manchuria by the Rus
sian troops but to the future of Corea.
Interview With Savinsky.
The Patrie today, in a special dispatch
from Darmstadt gives an interview with
Alexander Savinsky. the secretary of for
eipn Minister Lamsdorff, who. it is cliimed
spoke on the authority of his chief upon
Russo Japanese relations. Mr.. Savnshy is
quoted as saying:
Our agents at Toxic have informed Us
that Japan desires war and is prepared for
it. We have enough troops in Siberia to
resist all the Japanese forces.
Regarding Turkey and Bulgaria NJ. Sa-
whisky said that the accord between Russia
and Austria was stronger than ever, and
that he did not believe war between those
countries would occur.
London Has Not Heard the News.
LONDON, October S.-The foreign office
informs the Associated Press that IL has
heard nothing of the reported gathering
of Russian warships at MaSan-Po. The
foreign office reiterates that government
advices give no indication of the possibility
of Russian-Japanese outbreak.
The japanese minister here, Baron Hay
ashi today described the announcement
made by the London Daily Mails coIre-
spondent at Kobe. Japan, that Baron de
Rcsen the Russian minister to Japan. had
presented n note to the japanese govern
n.ent contendng that Japan had no right
to interfere in the question of the eV&cua-
Iion of Manchuria and proposing the par
tition of Core.i between Russia and Japan
as being '.fantastical and unworthy OF Cod-
siGerItion.
The news from Kobe the minister says,
lis about as unreliable news from
Shanghai" He reiterated that there was
nothing in the situation in Corea to occa-
sion uneaSineSS.
II have not heard. and l do not believe,
added the Japanese minister, that Russia
has intimate her refusal to evacuate Man
churia. and that she has refused to allow
Japan to interfere with her occupation
see nothing in the situation at the present
moment that supports the reports of war
Ike attitude on the part of either Russia
or Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Patient Confesses to Theft.

CHICAGO, October s.-Lucy Miles, 90
years of age, who is critically i'll at the
county hospital as a result of an operation
for appendicitis. confessed today to having
committed thefts of silverware and cloth
ing. valued at 500. from the Colonial Hotel
Coney Island n. Y. while employed there
as maid Five hundred dollars worth of
the stolen goods was recovered from a
State street hotel. and the remainder was
found in a pawnshop in Cleveland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
VICTORY FOR MISS MULHALL.
Friend of President Champion in Steer
Roping Contest.

CHICAGO, October S.--A dispatch to the
Tribune from South McAlester. Indian terri
tory. says: Lucille Mulhall. is years old. a
friend of President Roosevelt, has won the
$1,000 steer-roping contest here. defeating
the best known cowboys in the southwest.
The conditions were that three steers
were to be roped and tied in the fastest
time. and the contest was open to all. Miss
Muihall threw ler first steer and tied ii up
in 43 seconds. The second required | m n
ute and IL seconds, while the third was
roped. thrown and tied in the remarkably
fast time of 40 seconds.
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INVITATION GOLF TOURNEY.
Miss Curtis and Miss Adair Paired To-
dav

PHILADELPHIA, October S.-The invi-
taton golf tourney in progress on the links
of TIE Merton Cricket Club, at Haverford,
has reached the second round of match
play Owing TO the drawing it will he
impossible for Mrs. G. r. Stout and Miss
Rhona Adair, the recognized leading ex-
ponents in America and England, respect
lively, to meet before Saturday, but in tie
event of their meeting. which now looks
probable. each Will have to defeat some
excellent players. The most interesting
contest scheduled for today was between
Miss Margaret Curtis of Essex county and
Miss Adair. The former is probably the
best player III the country at the long
game.
Mrs. Charles T Stout was the first to
start She played with Miss Harley, the
Fall River representative.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
The Petrol to Go in Commission.

The small gunboat Petrol, which was one
of Admiral Dewey's fleet in the battle of
Manila bay. has been ordered into COM
mission at the navy yard, Mare Island,
Cal, under command of Lieut. Comma nder
Benjamin Tappan. The Petrol will be at
tached to the Asiatic fleet, ana viii reEeve
the captured Spanish gunboat Isla de Cuba,
which has been ordered home for repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Municipal League Meeting.

BALTIMORE, October S.-The conven-
tion OF the League of American Munich
palites resumed its session this morning
Among the addresses delivered were
Municipal Restriction of the Social Evil"
by Mayor Julius Fleischman of Cincinnati: /:
organized Labor and the Municipality"
by Mayor lsnatius A Sullivan of Hart
ford, Conn, and Municipal Statistics" by
Hugo s. Groesser. municipal statistician of
Chicago
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NEARLY ESCAPED PRISON.
Harry Hammell Cut Almost Through
Iron Floor Of Cell.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal. October g.
The plot of one of the most daring prs
oners confined at San Quentin to cut his
way out of the incorrigible cells and escape
has come to Fight. The floors Of the cells are
covered with three-quarter-inch boiler iron,
and the convict had almost completed cut
ting a hole through it. This would have
given him entrance to store room below
where he could have procured rope and a
hook to aid him in his attempt to scale the
walls. Harry Hammell. serving sentence
of twenty-four years for burglary, is the
name Of the prisoner concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Austrian Floating Exhibition.

According to the leading paper of Vienna,
Austria exporting circles are contemplat-
ing the fitting out of q steamship for a
floating industrial exhibition TO visit the
ports of the East Indies pnd eastern Asia.
A similar enterprise, unEertaken in 1901,
participated therein.
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Sentinel powd Released.

PITTSBURG, Pa, October S.-Private
John Dowd, the United States sentry who
shot and killed William Crowley, near the
United States arsenal here few weeks
ago. was released from confinement today,
the verdict of the court-martial being not
guilty. The finding of the court was fully
upheld by Major General Adna r. Chaffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Lsdrone Leader surrenders.

MANILA. October S-Julian Ramos,
leader of band of ladrones in the province
OF Cavite, has surrendered TO the authori-
ties. Noriel, a former officer of insurrec-
tors, has been arrested and charged with
aiding and abetting the ladrones operating
in Cavite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Assignment Of the Minneapolis.

The triple screw cruiser Minneapolis
which has just been put I'm commission at
the League Island navy yard as a training
ship. under command of Capt. Adolph Ma
rix. has been assigned to the Atlantic train
miral Wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
The Denver to Be Inspected.

The naval board of inspection and sur
vey. which has just concluded an inspec-
tion of the battle ship Missouri. built by
the Newport News company. has been in
structed to make a similar inspection of
the protected cruiser Denver, built by
Neafie Levy of Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08

When you get a special fig
ure" or "cut rate" on advertis-
ing space, it is safe to assume
that some competitor in your
business is getting still more
favorable terms. The only safe
rule is to deal where the same
rate is charged to everybody for
the same service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Game at Philadelphia Postponed.

PHILADELPHIA. October S.-The game
between the Philadelphia National and
Philadelphia American base ball teams is
postponed on account Of rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08

Movements Of Naval Vessels.
The Caesar and Sterling have arrived at
Norfolk, the Hannibal at New London
and the Alert at San Diego.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Steamship Arrivals.

At New York: Aurania from Liverpool
and southampton; Majestic from Liverpool
and Southampton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-08
Lieut.. Haycraft,s Resignation.

The resignation of Second Lieut.. William
A .Haycraft I'D Infantry. has been ac-
cepted by the President, to take effect at
once, 'for the good OF the service
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
stricken win Apop Iexv

J.J. Wiley, of Denver, a travelling
dentist who came here last Saturday and
established an office with DR.. jackson in
the Sherman block, suffered stroke Of
apoplexy Monday evening about 5 o'clock
while working at his dental chair, and
fell over on the floor. DR.. Kearns was
called and reports DR.. Willy to be in a
very serious condition. DR.. Finney being
called in consultation yesterday. DIR.
Wiley has family in Denver and son
living in Victor, who arrived in this city
last night. DR.. Wiley is prominent t
member of the Masonic fraternity OF
Denver. He is heavy man, weighing
about 200 lbs. and is about 90 years OF
age. This is the second stroke OF apop-
lexy that he has had and there is very
little chance Of his recovery.-La Jnnta
Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is list OF the real es-
tate transfers in Prowcrs county for the
week ending last Saturday, as taken
from the records at the county clerks
office:
June S-W Gaskill to r L Pickett;
warranty deed to lot s blk ., RouFes
add to Holleys; consideration 800 co
June 8-Geo w Stoyer to John Davis;
warranty deed to lot 10 blk %, Lit
mar; consideration. ...... 100 90
June S-John Davis to CM Lee; war
ranty deed to lots and 10, blk %;
Lamar; consideration ..... 800 %
June 1O-W + Debus to c T. Pike; quit
claim deed to lot 10 blk 8, Holleys;
consideration. on........-.......41 40 %
June 1O-Jnmes W Gardner to r l.
Pickett; warranty deed to = lot 8
blk II, Holly; consideration. 10 90
June lid E Cooper to E W Fuller;
quit claim deed to lots l, ., 3, and 4,
blk l, w S add to Lamar; consider
alton. II w
June 1l-Arthur Hale to Chas V Tour
telot; quit claim deed to sw NV and
ne sw and VIZ sw S23.3l; considera-
tlOH - w
June In Il McClain to Chas V Tour
telot; quit claim deed to sw NV and
ne sw and VIZ sw S-23-4l; consider
alton ...........'''.. .l2o w
June l2--John Duncan to E A Culver
ct al; warranty deed to q interest
in wiz NV IA % IL; consideration
.5233 81
June 12-Anthony Broderick and wife to
Norbert Zeller; warranty deed to
lots l6, II and 18 blk 3, Granada;
consideration. ....... .......25O 90
June 13-James Kindell and wife to w
j House and wife; warranty deed to
part of 81 Sc; NV SO and ne sw 20
% Al; consideration. ......... $50 90
June 13-James Kindell and wife to w
j House and wife; warranty deed
to lots l, 2,3 and 4 of sec 16 and
lots l, 2. 3, and OF 2l-3-4l; con.
sideration 200 90
The Lamar register., 1903-06-17
Ease Ball.

The Lamar nine played games at Pu-
eblo and La Junta this week and broke
even on the trip. At Pueblo on Sunday
they played the G. f. & l. nine, the
strongest in the state outside OF the
league, and were defeated II to o.
The boys we're nervous the first two in
nings and allowed runs to be scored
against them but after that the game
was we'll played. They redeemed them
selves next day at La Junta as the fol-
lowing from the Tribune will show:
On Monday the local team played the
Lamar boys, who wore on their way
home from Pueblo where they were de-
feated by the G. F. & l., team by score
OF IL to 0. In the Lamar game the
home team met its first defeat, aud are
now very busy telling how it happened.
Pitcher Tanning had lame arm and
Oscar Smith was IN the box for the home
team. He held the Lamar boys down
until the seventh inning, when he weak
ened, five hits and four runs being made
by the visiting team in the eighth in
ming. Matney, the Las Animas phenom
was in the box for the Lamar aggrega-
tion, and the locals found some difficult
ly in getting on to his curves, only sue
ceeding in getting two men over the
home plate. The names and positions
OF the players with the score by innings
;o n followa.