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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Had Each One Biscuit a Day.
NEW YORK CITY POLITICS.
Representative Sulzer Predicts a Big
Democratic Victory.

Representative Sulzer of the 10th New
York district, one of the sturdy young
wheel horses of Tammany, was in town
today and will go back to Manhattan to-
night.
II just came over from the big village to
do few stunts for my constituents said
Mr.. Sulzer to a Star reporter this after
noon. There's lots of work to be done
for constituency like mine but the boys
know that am always glad to do it,
''And as to politics?"
"Oh, we will have politics a-plenty in a
little while. We're going to have a munich
pal campaign on that will be a hot one.
And I want to tell you right now that the
democrats going to whip the fusionists
out of their boots.
Il do not think that I eXaggerate when I
predict we will carry New York by 100000.
1t is in the air. The reform adminstrat ton
Is a complete fizzle, just as we predicted
that 1t would be. 1t hasn't reformed any
thing as everyone knew it couldn't. I do
not think that the opposition will succeed
in presenting any kind of front in the
next campaign. The fusionists won't be
able to fuse.
LAS for us, we are solid, united, har-
monious and happy. We have got 'em
going as they say on the Bowery and
mark my words we'll keep 'em on the
run
How about national poltics?"
That's where l take to the tall timber" Z"
said Mr.. Sulzer, in a deep whisper, adding
There's nothing doing in the interview
ing line on national politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
BOOM IN COTTON.
Advance in Prices at Liverpool Excites
New York Brokers.

NEW YORK, May 13.-Tremendous ex-
citement pervaded the cotton market this
morning as result of the sensational ad-
vance in Liverpool, which came about 10
to 10 points higher than had been expected.
The local market started IS to q points
higher ION the near months and to IA
on the late months, under rush of shorts
to cover. The decline of yesterday had
attracted sales, and these sellers bought
actively this morning.
During the first few minutes prices were
advanced a trfie further on some positions
but were almost Immediately weakened
by a wave of selling for profits. This
selling was encouraged by the indifference
of New Orleans, favorable weather and
fair receipts The advance at Liverpool
was attributed by cables to demand in the
absence of selling and the strength of
the spot situation. 1t WAS also thought
ing to Harvards refusal to participate
had been transferred to that market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
PRACTICE CRITICISED
PROSECUTIONS COMPROMISED BY
THE GOVERNMENT.
Current Talk In Official Circles Re
garding the Action in Porto Rico
Smuggling Scandals.

Secretary Shaw and Attorney General
Knox had long conference at the Depart
ment of Justice today. 1t is said that the
conference did not have anything to do
with the Porto Rican cases which have so
stirred Porto Rico recently owing to the
action of the Department of Justice In d.
recting the United States attorney at San
Juan to drop the prosecutions against those
officers who were charged with smugghne'
but related. 1t is said, to some long-stand-
ing claims Of the state Of Tennessee against
the United States. John 8. Hard, VINO was
chief of the bureau Of internal revenue OF
Porto Rico and resigned because OF MS un-
willingness to carry out certain orders from
Washington to drop the smuggling prosecu-
tions, reached New York yesterday ana
said that he would come to this city TO
talk the matter over with the authorities
here.
Oficials of the Department Of Justice
say that SO far as known by them there
are no new phases of the Porto Rican
trouble. 1t is declared on competent au-
thority that the action relative to the dis
missal of proceedings in this case was upon
the orders of the cabinet, and that they
came from the President himself.
The Practice Criticised.
There is some criticism in the depart
ment, however, of the practice in the
Treasury Department of accepting PROPOSE
tions for compromise from violators OF the
customs laws, internal revenue laws and
oleomargarine and other laws
The custom has been growing number
of years. and the Treasury Department
often feels satisfied If it is enabled to obtain
the amount of money out of which 1t has
been defrauded. In the Porto Rican cases
the people who compromised paid consider
ably more than the duties they would have
had to pay on the goods that were SNUG
gled. OffenseS against the customs laws
are frequent, and many compromises are
made in the course of year by the de-
partment. Some of them, it is pointed out,
are for mere technical violations of the law
in which successful criminal prosecution
would be practically impossible and in
which civil action would be also unsuccess-
full. In cases of this kind compromises may
be regarded as justifable, it is said, but the
precedents are regarded as pernicious, as
they leave an opening for compromises that
ought never to be made.
Five or SIX years ago the Treasury De-
partment recommended compromises in
some noted cases of violation of oleomar-
garine laws that were pending The Star
fought the compromise proposition and the
matter was finally taken before President
Mckinley, whose orders prevented the De-
partment of Justice letting up on the Offend
ers The trials of the offenders resulted in
their conviction, and all the higher courts
nave sustained the verdict of the lower
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
DUE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
Soldier Afflicted With Leprosy at the
Tybee Military Station.

The War Department has been obliged
to deny the request of certain residents of
Savannah, Ga, for the removal of the SOL
der afflicted with leprosy from the mill
tary station at Tybee, near that city. The
patient is isolated in a cage-like apartment
away from all communication with the peo-
pie, and the medical authorities of the
army are confident that there is no dan
ger of infection from his presence. Accord
ing to Acting Surgeon General De Witt,
leprosy is not nearly so contagious as
smallpox, and in view of the great precau-
tions which have been taken in this case
it is not at all likely to prove Of any dan
ger to the neighborhood. 1t is said that
the man could not be moved elsewhere
without danger to himself or others who
might come in contact with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13

questions that had been put to him while
in this country. One Of the chief dan
gers, he said, of the operation was that
people not thoroughly acquainted with it
might think it is easy. To perform it he
said both skill and experience are neces-
sary
Objected to Bloodless.
DR.. Roswell Parks of Buffalo objected to
references to the LmeHz method as s'biood-
less" He said the pulling and tearing of
the muscles incident to that manner of
treatment caused more bleeding than Is
caused by skiI1fui operation to perform
the same work with the knifes He did not
believe in the breakinS OF bones and the
imnatrment Of tissue that were incident to
such treatment.
DR.: Moore of Minneapolis said he thought
the discussions of the doctors in relation
to the Lorenz method were rather unfortu-
nate. The people like to know that their
little ones can be cured without the use OF
the knife and for that reason the Lorenz
method had appealed to them so strongly
The fact was that ciean incisioh "ouiu oe
really more bloodless than the Lorenz
DR.. Mckenzie of Toronto said that the
fact that DIR. Lorenz had not presented
what he claimed to be perIect metnoo
had been overlooked. He had presented
his claim with very modest language He
had only claimed that 25 per cent of cases
of double dislocations could be cured and
SO per cent of single associations: tInen
again there had gone ABROAD an faea tnat
Dr Jorenz had used great force in accom-
plishing his purpose. The fact was as
observed by him he had used only ordinary
force.
Sir William Kingston on montreal con-
graduated the association on the fairness
with which the discussion Of the Lorenz
method had been carried on.
This was question. he said. that could
not be fully settled at this time. II couio
he settled only by further experience.
Lorenz had done a great service to human
ity at large by his skillful work and by
calling this particular class OF disease to
the attention of the people IN way that
II will result in much good In the future.
1t was after o'clock when the associa-
ton adjourned for the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
THE MASSACRE AT KIsHENEFF.
Additional Details of the Atrocities
Perpetrated on Jews.

ST. PETERSBURG Tuesday, May r.
Additional details of the Kisheneff mas
sacre of Jews are printed here daily. The
correspondents give the number of victims
thus far buried in the Jewish cemetery at
forty-four, and say that eighty-four persons
seriously wounded are still in the Jewish
hospital.
The horrors reported scarcely bear repe-
tition. In one instance spikes were driven
through woman's head into the floor,
and cases of bodily mutilation have been
authenticated. About 800 to 1000 persons
were arrested, an energetic official having
been sent from Odessa to deal with the
situation. The apathy of the local au-
thorities during the two days of rapine
and murder appears to have been fully es-
tabliShed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Lieut.. Rogan Retired.

First Lieut.. Charles B. Rogan, Jr.. Signal
Corps. having been reported physically dis
qualified for the duties of captain of the
Signal Corps by reason Of disability Incl
dent to the service, has been placed on the
retired list with the rank of captain un-
der the provisions of an act of Congress
approved October 1, 1890. Captain Rogan
is from Tennessee, and on account of his
cerditable record ia the Volunteer Signal
Corps during the Spanish war and the
Philippine insurrection, was appointed first
lieutenant in the regular Signal Corps in
February, 1901. For some time past he
has been under treatment at the general
hospital, Washington barracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Assistant Secretaries Going Away.

Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treasury
Department will leave tonight for Fort Mon
roe to take brief rest While away he will
go to Portsmouth to look into the question
of site for a federal building there. The
citizens of Portsmouth have been divided
SO long about the different sites that the
treasury officials have not chosen loca-
ton, and nothing will be done until there
is more harmony among the people.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong will leave
Washington Friday night with Mrs Arm
strong for brief visit to his parents in
Iowa. He will be absent a week. Secre-
tary Shaw will be without an assistant sec
retary Saturday and probably a part of
the time next week unless Mr.. Taylor re-
turns to the city the first of next week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Less Secrecy Wanted.
oFFENsE NOT ExTRAD1rABLE.
The Department Can Take No Action
in Wainwright's Case.

The State Department has been obliged to
inform Gov. Dockery of Missouri that 1t
cannot grant his request to procure the
extradition of Ellis Wainwright, a million
aire brewer Of st. Louis. who is wanted to
answer charge Of bribery of the city
council and is supposed to have fled to
France. The obstacle lies In the fact that
the French extradition treaty does not
enumerate bribery. and. in fact. the sup
Elementary treaty of Mexico is the only ex-
tradition convention that does make that
authorities can describe Wainwr1ght's 8
offenses under another title the State De-
partment will cheerfully exert itself to
obtain his appearance for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
ADDRESSED BY GEN. CARTER.
Officers of the General Army Staff in
Session

The officers of the general staff again as
sembled at the Offices of the War College
board, on Jackson place, today and listened
to an address by General Carter, who gave
a history of the executive and legislative
action which resulted in creating the gen.
eral staff organization. Committees were
appointed to draft plans of organization
which are to be considered at future
meeting
Secretary Root will give a dinner to the
officers of the War College hoard and the
general staff at the Country Club Friday
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
AWAITING INQUIRY
IMMIGRANTS BEING FED BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
Trying to Ascertain the Consignee Of
the Vera Cruz-Privations
on Shipboard.

The immigration bureau has received tel
egrams from Newbern, N. c., stating that
nearly 400 Portuguese immigrants who
were taken from the brigantine Vara Cruz
III, wrecked in Ocracoke Inlet last Satur-
day, are being cared for at the expense OF
the government awaiting examination by
inspectors Of the immigration service. The
inspectors, with stenographer and inter-
prefer, will reach Wilmington tomorrow.
The immigration bureau has been en-
deavoring to ascertain the name Of the
consignee at New Bedford of the Vera
Cruz, but has so far been unable to do
so and has cabled for 1t to the United
States consul at Bravo, Cape Verde Islands,
where the vessel sailed. The consignee will
be held responsible for the expense of the
immigrants and for their return to Portu-
gal II they are not allowed admission to
this country under the immigration laws.
The vessel, it is stated, Is a small one and
worth comparatively nothing. The i'm
migrants will be a considerable expense to
the government whether allowed admission
to this country or not, and the expense will
be large In case they have to be deported.
Condition Of the Immigrants.
A press dispatch from Newbern, N c.,
says:
1.-The revenue cutter Boutwell,, Captain
Senlam, arrived mere To-Day at L o CLOCK
with the 391 immigrants taken from the
wrecked barkentine, Vera Cruz Ill Upon
arrival of the cutter at the wharf she was
boarded and quarantined by Assistant Sur
geon Primrose of the quarantine station of
the port Of Newbern. His report was that
the immigrants were in good condition,
considering the hardships they have expert
enced, and that examination showed that
80 per cent of them had had smallpox.
The manifest of the wrecked, barken-
tine showed that 900 were signed for. but
when they were taken from the wreck 392
were found, but one died after reaching
shore. thus leaving 1O1 more than the mani
fest called for Capt. J. M. Fernandez was
in charge of the Vera Cruz, and the papers
received at the custom house here shows
that he left Bravo, Cape Verde, April l. 1t
is reported that he has left for parts un-
known, but this is not confirmed.
Had Each One Biscuit Day.
1.-The immigrants are in charge of the Off
GERS of the Boutwell,, and being cared
for at the government yards where they
will remain until the immigrant inspector
arrives. The story they tell is quite pa
thetic. When they left Bravo they We're
each allowed one biscuit with little brown
sugar sprinkled on it day, and when their
water got low they were made to put one
bucket of fresh to two buckets of sea water
for drinking purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
CHINA'S EXHIBIT AT ST, LOUIS.
Directions Issued by the Imperial Com.
missioner.

Under date of Peking. March 30, Minister
Conger reported that he had been informed
by Prince Plu-lun. general imperial COM
missioner of the Chinese government to the
Louisiana purchase commission, that he
had directed the Chinese assistant COM
missioner. Mr.. Huang Kai-chia, to go at
once to Shanghai to select and prepare q
collection for exhibition and proceed at an
early date to the United States, taking with
him a number OF Chinese mechanics to
erect building in the exposition grounds
for the Chinese exhibit. The Treasury DE
partment has been requested to permit the
coming of the Chinese
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
MARINE BAND coMpL1mENrED.
President Francis Writes Letter O,
Thanks to Gen. >Heywood.


Major General Charles Haywood, COM
mandant of the United States Marine
Corps, has received a most complimentary
letter from the president of the st. Louis
exposition. Mr.. D. r. Francis. in recog-
milton of the excellent work of the Marine
Band during the dedication ceremonies of
the exposition. Almost equally valued by
Lieut. Santelmann, leader of the band, is
a copy Of a photograph of the band at the
head of the military parade. showing the
alignment and fine appearance of the men
upon that occasion. In his letter President
Francis says:
ST desire on behalf OF the management of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com
pany to thank you for the services of the
Marine Band during the dedication cere-
monies. It's splendid performances con-
tributed materially to the success of the
occasion. We particularly appreciate the
fitness of the selections made by Lieut.
Santelmann, and request that you kindly
convey to him our thanks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
WANT TO COME HERE.
Some of the Railway Conductors Wish
to Change Hea6nuarterx

P1TTsBURG. Pa, May 1a-Whiae it has
not yet reached the organisation officially,
serious divergence Of opinion over the To-
cation Of the national headquarters has de-
veloped in the Order of Railway Conduct
ors, now In biennial convention here.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is the traditional
Headquarters of the order. Washington,
D. c., is being doomed for the honor by a
large contingent but its claims are being
fought as bitterly as they are being strong
ly advocated The Cedar Rapids CONNER
cial Club. the board Of trade Of that city.
has rented permanent headquarters adjoin-
Ing the other headquarters rooms of the
city, and is making the fight of its exist
ence to keep the order in Cedar Rapids.
The delegates to the convention spent the
morning inspecting the extensive works of
the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company at
Charleroi, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Rumor of Massacre Denied.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 13-The report
published in the United States that a mas
sacre of Jews. similar to the one which
took place recently at Kisheneff, capital of
Bessarabia, had occurred at Tirospol seven
miles from kishenen, is officially denied
and Is universally discredited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
REBELS ROUTED AT rETUAN.
Three Hundred Men Reported Kille
in the Engagement.

MADRID, May 13-A dispatch from
Ceuta, Morocco announces that the tribes
men who attacked Tetuan Monday were re-
pulsed. They stubbornly fought their way
through the suburbs to the foot of the
walls, but the imperial troops eventually
regained their lost positions and drove off
the rebels with heavy losses on both sides.
A later dispatch from Ceuta says a cour-
ier who has arrived there by sea from
Tetuan states that the battle was suspend
ed in order to allow the opposing forces
to bury their dead, numbering three hun
dred. Many heads are displayed on the
walls of Tetuan, which still has three days
supply of ammunition
Advices from Tangier announce that the
imperial forces have routed the rebel noun
taineers near Fee, inflicting great losses on
the enemy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
ADMIT RAISING RATES.
Railway Representatives Deny That
They Were Unjust.

The Joint answer of the Pennsylvania
Company and the Pittsburg,, Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis railway to the
charges of unjust and discriminative freight
rates alleged by William Wrigley, jr., &
Co., was filed with the interstate commerce
commission today. The answer, while ad-
mitting advances in an amendment to the
southern classification" denies that they
are unjust or discriminative, and asserts
that they were made to conform to the rule
prevailing in other territories. The roads
allege that under the new advances articles
of the first class are placed on the basis
of similar articles north Of the Ohio and
east of the Mississippi, where the official
classification governs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
TO RELIEVE GEN. LEE.
Gen. Wint Placed in Command of the
Department Of the Visayas.

BY direction of the President, Brig Gen.
Theodore ]. Wint has been placed in COM
mand of the Department of vfsayas. in the
Philippines, relieving Brig. Gen. ]. M Lee
who will be given another assignment
General Wint was formerly in command Of
that department. and has Just returned
from visit to British India, where he was
sent to investigate the methods employed
for the treatment and prevention of surra,
disease which has proved very fatal to
horses In the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
CoLORED CARRIERS CASE.
Inspector Conger's Report Will Bt
Ready This Week.

Postmaster General Payne received tele-
gram this afternoon from Inspector Conger
at Nashville, Tenn, that his report on the
intimidation of the colored rural free de-
livery carrier at Gallatin would be ready by
the latter part of the week. The Postmas-
ter General yesterday asked him by tele-
graph why nothing had been heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY.
Lieut.. Lee, 10th Infantry, Had Ordered
Escaping Prisoners to Be Shot.

Gen. Davis, commanding In the Philip
pines, has disapproved the findings in the
court-martial which acquitted Lieut.. Joel
R. Lee, 10th Infantry, of the charge Of
manslaughter. Lieut.. Lee had charge Of
a number of prisoners in Mindanao, and
handing his revolver to a corporal charged
that soldier to shoot any prisoners who
attempted to escape. Two of the natives
were killed and on his trial Lee was justi-
fed by the court. Gen. Davis, in reviewing
the case, says that Lee exceeded his au-
thority in ordering the prisoners shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Fire at Washington. Pa

WASHINGTON. Pa, May 13-Fire last
night almost totally consumed the large
plant of the Atlas Glass and Metal Com
pany, entailing a loss of $125,0OO The fire
started in the warerooms and was Of mys-
terious origin. The insurance is about $685.
900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
SAN M1aUEL's SUCCESSOR.
General Contreras Levying Wa
Taxes on the Filininos.

Word comes from Manila that since the
death of San Miguel the command of the
outlaws in Neuva Ecija province has been
assumed by Gen" Contreras.> who is not
only levying war taxes on the people, but
is extending his field of operations to the
provinces farther north. Prior to the death
of San Miguel Contreras commanded the
malcontents in Bulacan province.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Moros in Mindanao Become "aood.

Moros In Mindanao Become "Good."
According to Manila newspaper just re-
ceived at the War Department the Moros
have at last become good citizens Of the
American government and will in the future
fly the American flag from their domains
the banners having been Issued to them by
the quartermasters department OF Min
dana0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
steamer pembrokeshire Ashore.

SHANGHAI, May 13.-The British steam
er Pembrokeshire. which sailed from here
yesterday for New York, is ashore on the
North Saddle Rocks. Lighters and steam
pumps have been sent to her assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13

How many canvassers
would it take to call on all
The Stars readers in a sim
gle day? About seven
thousand. A Star ad. is a
convasser at small cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Quarantine Against San Francisco.

Information has reached the State De-
partment from Vice Consul General Jones
at Guyaquil that quarantine has been re-
established against San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
Labor Troubles in Russia.

ROSTOFF- -ON-THE-DON, Russia, May IL
The social democrats are doing their ut
most to induce the public to cooperate in
starting disturbances on labor day tomor-
row. The agitators are alleged to possess
arms and boxes of dynamite. The authori-
ties have posted placards announcing that
stringent measures will be adopted for the
preservation of order.