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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Designation Of Naval Commands

One Of the results Of the growth of the
navy is the adoption by the Navy Depart
ment Of new system of designating naval
commands at sea. Hereafter the principal
command on the various stations will he
known as fleet command and the divisions
of the fleets will be termed squadrons This
will render it unnecessary to refer to certain
officers as second or third in command.
They will be known as squadron Command
ers, as distinguished from the commander
in-chief Of the station, who will have the
designation of fleet commander
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Personal Mention.

Mr.. c. P. -Dorr Of West Virginia and Mr.
James ]. Barclay of New York are at the
Raleigh.
Mr.. s. w. Batchelder of Boston and Mr.
Albert Rau Of Chicago are at the New VIII.
lard.
Mr.. George Thompson Of New York and
Mr.. p. R. Theobald of Philadelphia are al
the Shoreham.
Mr.. Charles D. Snow of Chicago and Mr..
j. II. Maloney Of Ottawa are at the Airing.
ton.
Assistant Secretary Sanger of the War
department has returned to the city from
a short visit to New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Want to Be Warrant Machinists

There are $50 applications on file at the
Navy Department for appointment as war
rant machinists in the navy and examina-
tons are being held on the various stations
There are now four vacancies in the grade
of warrant machinist and a prospect of four
or five more in the course of the next few
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
COMPLETED HIS DUTIES.
Commander Dorm Reports Closing of
Havana Naval Station.

Lieutenant Commander E. J. Dorm was at
the Navy Department today to report the
completion of his duties at Havana in con-
nection with the closing of the naval sta
ton at that port, including the transfer of
all the naval property, including coal, to
the United States. He has been tempo
rarily assigned to duty on the receiving
ship Wabash at the navy yard. Boston. on
the completion of which he will take station
at Newport for duty at the Naval War
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
SIX MINERS KILLED.
Explosion Of Gas in Mines of Athens,
ILL.,, Coal Company.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March pa terrific
explosion of gas in the mine of the Athens
Coal Company at Athens, twenty miles
north of Springfield, this morning, resulted
in the death of six men and serious injury
of another I
The dead: John Rogers, Fred 1mpke, 8,
Gorndorf, James Patrick, August Noelf
David Myers.
Injured: Carl Joerjnich
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Departure of the Former Queen

Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii,
who has been in Washington for the past
winter in an effort to obtain from Congress
compensation for the crown lands OF which
she was deprived when her government was
overthrown, has left for San Francisco on
the way to Honolulu. She was accompa-
Washington with her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Showing in the West.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, March 23.-Snow.
three inches of which fell last night, con-
tinues to fall throughout the Des Moines
valley. Reports from other points indi-
cate that the storm is general, but inter-
ruption of railway traffic is not anticipated,
owing to the absence Of winds
A dispatch from st. Joseph. Mo-, last
night says:
gan here today, and railway traffic is
greatly impeded. Telegraph and telephone
wires are crippled tonight. The temperature
has been falling slowly, and the snow COW
ers the northern part of the state to
depth of from six inches to twelve inches.
Following a drop in the temperature
which began at noon in Kansas city, one of
the heaviest snow storms of the year is in
progress there tonight The fall of snow
has been steady for hours. The storm is
accompanied by a stiff north wind and is
general over northern Missouri and Kansas
At Junction City. Kan, the snow is six
inches deep, and at Abilene, Emporia
Atchison and other Kansas points there has
been a heavy fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Tacoma street Car Men Strike.

TACOMA. Wash. March 23.-About one
hundred conductors and gripmen of the Ia
coma Street Railway Company have gone
on a strike for an advance of from to
cents per hour in wages for ten-hour run
and recognition of the union. The organl-
cations here make the claim that the mat
ter must be referred to Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
LEvEEs STILL RESIST FLOODS.
High Water at New Orleans Excites
No Apprehension.

NEW ORLEANS, March 23.-With all the
Louisiana levees on the main stream hold
ing. the river continues to rise slowly here
but no anxiety is felt. Beyond the trifling
break sixty miles down the river the dam
age from which is inconsequentfal. and the
Bougere break'at Concordia, all Louisiana
levees have sustained the strain against
them. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Five cattlemen Missing.

RONGIS. wyo. March 23--While driving
Mormon sheep herders across their dead
line five cattlemen are supposed to have
persisted in the recent blizzard in the Sweet
Water country A posse is searching the
surrounding country for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Helena has left Canton for Hong
Kong and the Glacier has arrived at Cayite,
the Alert at San Diego and the Sterling at
Pensacola.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Arrival Of Consul seaeer.

NEW YORK. March 23.-Eugene Seager.
United States consul general at Rio de Ja,i
Metro. arrived today on the steamer Tenny-i
son from Rio de Jane1ro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Examination for Medical corns.

There are about forty vacancies In the
Junior grade Of the medical department of
the army and an examination of candi-
dates for entrance to the corps will be held
at the Army Medical Museum in this city
April 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Affects oaacers of Navx

The controller Of the treasury has rem
dered an opinion that an officer of the navy
attached to and performing duty on a ves-
sci Is not entitled to Communication Of quar-
ter&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
SO, 900 to 80, 200 Good Reasons.

$4,000 to $500 Good Reasons.
There are between thirty
three and thirty-eight thousand
good reasons for advertising in
The Star. Every copy of the
paper every day is good rea-
son, for every copy reaches a
buyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23

that he will advise the Indians not to ac-
cept these terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
STORM ON THE COAST
Three Days Of Rainfall
Around Norfolk.
HIGH WINDS TODAY
RAILWAY TRACKS SUBMERGED-
ELECTRIC WIRES DOWN.
No Reports of Loss of Shipping as Yet
showing in the
West.
specI,l pisnatch TO The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, March 23.-The
storms of the past three days have ac-
complished great damage in this section.
Railway traffic on several divisions is para
lyzed and electrical communication has
been greatly interferred with. The storm
is still raging and down 1.-THE coast it Is
now blowing a hurricane. The weather
bureaus report from Kitty Hawk, near
Hatteras, shows that it is now forty miles
an hour at that point. The direction Of
the wind is from the south, however, and
this gives the hope that the shipping will
not be driven ashore.
Communication with the North Carolina
coast was not restored until 10 o'clock this
morning, and the fact that no wrecks were
reported put the shipping interests in bet
ter heart.
Fears for Shipping Allayed.
b. They had feared that the terrific gales of
the nights and days would have caused
many disasters to the shipping. Most Of
the small craft in this section succeeded
in reaching Hampton Roads and safety.
Even the big naval collier Hannibal ran for
port.
The tracks of the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way on the Durham and northern division
are under water for a distance of a mile
and half in the Neuse river valley. Traffic
over the flooded districts has been suspend
ed. The Southern railway also suffers from
the flood, and has abandoned traffic
through the Neuse valley.
The railway people say their main lines
are open. Only a few washouts. have
been reported on these. Traffic between
the north and south is still open, and the
utmost efforts will be exerted to maintain
1t. In the city the rainfall was torrential.
The weather bureau records a three-inch
fall of water during the storm
Telephone communication over the Bell
lines, which was deranged by the firing
of the plant as a result of falling wires
has been restored. Almost at risk of their
lives, Superintendent Hudgins and his as
sistants knocked out the fuses connecting
the burning distributing board with the
operating board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
Place for a Maryland Man.

Senator McComas talked With the Presi-
dent this morning about the selection Of a
Maryland man for a place as one Of the
commissioners of this country to meet with
representa- tives OF China, Mexico and other
countries to attempt to reach an agreement
upon such measures as will tend to restore
and maintain a fixed relationship between
the moneys Of the gold standard countries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
THE EVENING STAR.

New York Cfiee: Tribune Building.
Chicago Cfice Tribune Building.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Mrs. Gaines and Claiborne Discharged.

After preliminary hearing on
the charge Of having murdered ABB
ner Gaines at Hot Springs, d. n.
Claiborne and Mrs. Gaines. wife of
the dead man, were both discharged
upon motion of the prosecuting at
torney, who announced that the
state had failed to make a case
against the accused. Mr.. Gaines
was found dead in his room at Hot
Springs little over a year ago, and
the theory advanced was suicide. A
knife lay few inches from the
right hand of the dead man, and
his throat was cut from ear to ear.
A brother of Gaines was not salts
fed that it was a case of suicide
and employed detective to solve
the mystery. The evidence intro
luced against the accused was not
of a character to warrant conyic-
ton, and they were promptly re-
leased. Gaines had been in poor
health some time before his death.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Railroad Agents in Tpuble.

C. A. Appleby, agent Of the Iron
Mountain at Wilmar, and one Phil
lips, agent at McGehee, have been
arrested, charged with engaging in
a Systematic scheme to defraud the
railroad and express companies. 1t
is charged that Phillips stole a lot
of express money order blanks and
mailed them to Appleby with let
ter asking that he fill them out
and send them back, SO that Phil
lips could take a vacation, cash the
orders at different place and divide
the money. 1t seems the blank or
ders and letter fell into the hands
of the railroad officials before they
reached Appleby. 1t is also charg-
ed that Appleby and Phillips have
been stealing merchandise and
shipping it away or checking it as
baggage to some point known to
them and the officers, where the
goods were sold and the money di-
vided between the conspirators.
Other arrests may follow.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Wife Murderer Hung.

win Diamond, colored, was
hanged last week at Marion for the
murder of his wife. The crime was
committed last spring and was a
foul and cowardly murder. Dia-
mond killed his wife to be rid Of
her in order to be with another ne
gress. He implicated two other me-
groes III the crime and they were
indicted at the last term Of court,
but were discharged on account of
the total lack of corroborating evil
dence. The execution was private
and was witnessed by about twenty
DerSonS
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Charges Blackmail.

d. W. Claiborne, charged with
causing the death of Abner Gaines
of Hot Springs in 1901, and who
was arrested a few days ago,
sprung a sensation by swearing out
"a warrant against two parties
named James and Chambers, charg-
ing them with attempted blackmail.
Mr. Claiborne declares Chambers
approached him and in the presence
of witnesses stated that he had
been approached by the prosecu-
ton to testify against him, but for
the sum of 500 he would give his
testimony in. favor of the prosecu-
ton.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Assessment Board Enioined.

Judge John H. Rodges, sitting
for Judge Trieber of the Eastern
district of federal court, has grant.
ed temporary order restraining
the state board of railway assess
ment from certifying the assessments
recently made as to the officers Of
the various counties or taking any
steps making the assessments eff
fectiye. The board raised the
assessments on railroad prop
erty on an average of 20 per
cent, or over S10,oo0,0o0 The mat
ter will be given final hearing the
latter part of this month.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Clark Gets Twenty-one Years.

Joe Clarke, charged with COM
plicity in the GAINESVILLE bank rob-
berry and the murder of Sheriff
John Powers, was placed on trial
last week and entered a plea of
guilty of murder in the second de-
gree and received a sentence Of
twenty-one years in the penitentia-
ry. Clarke's real name, as given
by Fred Underwood the day before
his execution, IS Joe Hamilton. He
was one of the FIVE men taking part
in the robbery of the GAINESVILLE
bank, February, 1902, in which
Sheriff Powers was killed. Fred
Underwood and George Durham
were hanged at Clarksville June 10
for the murder Clarke and Wal
lace, with John p. Dunn, who is
still at large, were also indicted for
the murder, but the evidence against
Clarke and Wallace was not sulIi-
cient to warrant a conviction of
murder in the first degree, there
fore the reduction of the charge to
murder in the second degree to
which he pleaded guilty and receiy-
ed a twenty-one-year sentence. The
case against Jim Wallace was dis
missed, but he will be returned to
Nebraska to complete a sentence of
seven years fer bank robbery.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Aged Woman Suicides

Mrs. Alice Kellogg, aged 67
years, was found dead by the sex
ton in Mount Holly cemetery. Lit
tie Rock. Near the body was found
two bottles, one labeled carbolic
acid and the other labeled NOR
phine, both of which were empty.
An examination showed that the
woman had swallowed earbolie acid,
as her lips and throat were badly
burned. She had resided in Little
Rock a number of years, and was
employed at different times as cook
for various families. She was of
an industrious disposition and well
liked. As she had been in i'll
health it is supposed her mind
became dcranged.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Worlds Fair Work.

The state worlds fair board has
granted permission to the Iron
Mountain railway land department
to make composite exhibit at st.
Louis in the Arkansas building.
This exhibit will embrace timber,
mineral and horticultural and ag-
ricultural products, but will be en-
tirely separate from the states ex-
hibit. Senator Logan, who has
charge of gathering the fruit exhib-
it reports that he is meeting with
hearty cooperation from progress
the citizens. Prof. A. H. Perdue
and assistants are gathering speci-
mems for the mineral exhibits, and
report gratifying progress.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21

The roof of the Saline county
court house, which was recently
completed. was struck by lightning
and considerably damaged
A big Confederate reunion was
held at Lonoke last week with an
attendance of over 1000 A most
successful reunion was also held at
Dewitt.
Bill Loyejoy, we'll known char
acter, was shot and killed in Clay
county by Mart Vowel. The kill
ing was the outcome of enmity of
long standing.
Vida Brinkly, the 15-year-old ne
gro girl who stabbed her lover, Rob-
ert Richardson, to death at Little
Rock June q last, has been releas-
ed on 5000 bond.
There is now stored away in the
vaults of the state treasury the
sum of $1,703, 223.45, the largest
amount of money ever held in the
state treasury at one time.
Anthony Isom, aged s years, was
instantly killed by lightning on his
fathers farm in Garland county.
The boy was returning from the
spring with bucket of water when
killed.
The Little Rock and Monroe
railway has been granted char
ter. The proposed line is to run
from point in Union county to
Monroe, La, a distance of fifty
miles.
Major General Haynes, A. S. G.,
announces that the state encamp-
ment will be held at Hot Springs
September 18th to 18th. All rail-
roads will give reduced rates on
this occasion.
John Kiger and Lem Gilman
engaged in a pistol duel at house
of i'll fame in Texarkana, in which
kiger was killed. Both men emp
tied their reyoIvers, but Gilman
escaped unhurt.
Judge NJ. W. Glib, leading col
ored citizen of Little Rock, has con-
trlbuted the sum of $500 toward a
fund being raised for the erection
of a home for aged colored women
at the state capital
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Charged With Passing Bogus Bills.

John w. Gaines and Alfred Snow
we're arrested at Benton on the
charge of passing bogus bills. A
number of bills on the State Bank
Of New Brunswick, N. j.. were
found on the men. This bank went
out of existence many years ago,
but the plates from which these
notes were printed were stolen and
an immense amount of the notes
have since been circulated.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Dying Man Deserted by Brother.

\ dispatch from Colorado says
that Center Riley, aged "a, was dis
covered in dying condition by
tourists ON Pixies Peak. The man
had been deliberately deserted by
his brother and left on the noun
tain side to die. The dispatch says
Riley was taken to Colorado from
this state about two weeks ago.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Twins Born on Train.

Mrs; Lucy Murphy, whose hus
band died at some point in this
state a few months ago, gave birth
to twin boys on an Iron Mountain
passenger train. The woman was
en- route to st. Louis, where she has
relatives. The twins were named
after the conductor and engineer
of the train on which they were
born.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21

The engine, baggage car and ex-
press of a Rock Island express went
through a bridge about sixty miles
west of Topeka, kas., killing Fire
man Leggett and seriously injuring
Engineer McSteen. That fear
full loss of life did not follow is due
to the narrownes sof the stream
where the disaster occurred. A
eloudburst had filled the creek and
weakened the bridge.
The Rialto Grain Investment
Company of st. Louis is in trouble
Several customers of the firm al
lege they have been defrauded by
the company representing that they
were making from 25 to 100 per
cent profit. Some go SO far as to
allege the company never even in
vested funds entrusted to them, but
deliberately appropriated the same
Gilbert Twigg, an ex-soldier in
the Philippines, became suddenly
insane at Winfield, Kas.. and, arm
ed with a shotgun, attacked a
crowd of 5000 people who were at
tending a band concert in park.
The crazed man killed three people
and fatally wounded two others be-
fore a policeman put bullet
through his abdomen.
The appetite of goat has in
yolved Memphis saloonist in
trouble with Uncle Sam. A barrel
of whisky was left on the sidewalk
in front of j. J. Griffin's place of
business and before it was removed
goat made meal Of the govern
ment stamps posted thereon. Then
an inspector came along and seized
the whisky.
The German kaiser has condemn
ed the latest book of Tolstoi, the
title of which is sThou Shalt Not
KILL" and the entire edition has
been ordered destroyed. The kais-
er is reported angered by Tolstoi's
reference to him. The pamphlet
contains bitter denunciation OF
war, which Tolstoi calls murder.
The governor Of Jamaica has APP
pealed to this country for aid for
citizens left homeless and destitute
by the recent hurricane which
swept over the island.
The murderer of the Russian
consul at Afonastic has been put to
death and the widow will receive
a large sum as indemnity from the
Turkish government.
King Peter of Seryia is said to
be completely in the power Of the
military eonspirators who murder
ed the late king and queen.
1t has come to light that dishon.
est employees in the water depart
Inent have defrauded New York
GitS out, of over 100000.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
no Proof Against Them.

John and Ed Hampton, charged
with numbering Dolph McClain,
were acquitted by a jury at War
rem. McClain was found August 5
in the road in a dying condition.
The Hamptons were suspected and
arrested, but the state failed to Sc
cure evidence Of their guilt. All
the parties are colored.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Will Reside Elsewhere

City Marshal Guy Tucker, who
shot and killed John Parnell at FL
Dorado, has rendered his resigna-
ton and will make his home at
some other point in the state. Mr.
Tucker announces that he came to
this conclusion in order that fur
Their trouble between his friends and
enemies may be averted.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
BRIEF MENTION.

A local option election is to be
held at Texarkana.
DIR. W. b. Sims, aged 10, and
Mrs. Beck Rice, aged 65, were mar
ried at Little Rock a few days ago.
Prof. J. ~. Nichols will estab-
lish missicn at Paragould for
The deaf-muse of that locality and
northeast Arkansas.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1903-08-21
Saloon Burned.

That portion of the Hot Springs
opera house building occupied by
a bar was destroyed by fire, and the
firemen had hard work in prevent
ing the entire building going up in
smoke. The cause of the fire is
thought to have been a defective
electric light wire.