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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
PLANS FOR SUMMER WORK.
Program for the Squadrons in Atlantic
Waters.

Plans for the summer work of the diff
ferent squadrons In Atlantic waters have
been decided upon by Rear Admiral Tay
lor. The battle ship Texas is the flagship
of the Atlantic coast squadron, under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Sands, and the
other vessels of the squadron are the In
diana, Arkansas Nevada and the Hartford.
This fleet will be utilized this summer for
training the midshipmen of the Naval
Academy. The squadron will rendezvous
at Annapolis and will take midshipmen
along the North Atlantic coast Few mid
shipmen will be assigned to the Texas, and
for the present, until the Arkansas and
Nevada can be spared from their present
duty, none will go on those ships. The In
diana and Hartford, however, will be man.
ned largely by midshipmen. Attached to
Admiral Sands squadron will be a fotilla
Of five torpedo boat destroyers under COM
mand of Lieutenant Commander Chandler.
These vessels will also take aboard mid
shipmen. The destroyers are the Decatur,
Barry, Dale. Chauncey and Bainbridge.
The new training squadron. to be COM
manded by Rear Admiral Wise, will rem
devious in Hampton Roads. The squadron
will consist of the Topeka, Prairie, Essex,
Monongahela, Columbia and Yankee. 1t is
probable that Admiral Wise will fly his
flag On the Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
STRUCK BY A TORNADO
TWO PERSONS KILLED OUTRIGHT
AND ELEVEN INJURED.
Dormitory and Power House of Hos
pital for Feeble Minded
Blown Down.

GLENwOOD, Iowa, May 23-A tornado
struck the State Hospital for feeble minded
at this place last night. Two persons, Mag
gle Betness, aged eleven. and Hazel
Wright, aged ten, were killed.
Eleven were injured, but all will recover.
The old dormitory building and power
house were blown down.
Many Buildings Wrecked.
LINCOLN, Neb., May pa special to
the Star from Hastings, Neb.. says:
A tornado struck Hastings early today,
wrecking many residences and damaging
several business blocks.
No deaths are reported '
Two More Killed.
OSKALOOSA, Iowa, May ga tornado
in Monroe county and in the southwestern
part of Mahaska county last night resulted
in the death of two persons fatal injury to
seven and minor injuries to number of
others.
Train Wrecked by Tornado.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 26.-The wreck
of the st. Paul flyer of the Chicago and
Northwestern at Whiting, Iowa, last night,
was due to tornado.
A box car was blown onto the main track
and the passenger train crashed into it.
Engineer George Coleman of Sioux City
was killed, and four other members Of the
crew seriously, but not fatally, injured.
The passengers escaped with severe
shaking up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
WERE READY TO JUMP
WOMEN AND CHILDREN SAVED
FROM HORRIBLE FATE.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Prompt and he
roic work by two policemen. one of whom
was so badly burned that he was crazed
by the pain saved the lives of several wo-
men and children, who had been caught in
a burning building in Fulton street, Brook
lyn. early today.
When the police and f1remen reached the
scene women and children were at the VIM
dows of the building calling for help.
Policeman VIM. H. McAuley entered the
building, and on the top floor found Mrs.
Howard Murray unconscious. He carried
her to window and then succumbed, hav-
ing been burned about the face and hands.
The pain from the burns cfazed him, and
he had to be placed in a strait-tacket at
the hospital In the meantime policemen
and firemen had rescued the other women
and children, who were asleep when the
fire broke out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
TALLEYRAND-PERIGoRD TALKS.
Madness, He Says, to Drive More Thar
Thirty Kilometers an Hour.

BERLIN, May 26.-Count de Talleyrand-
Perigord. president of the Middle European
Automobile Association, referring to the
Paris-Madrid automobile race today, said:
This is what comes of madness, for I
regard it madness to drive along streets
or roads at more than thirty kilometers
an hour"
He admitted that automobile races were
necessary for the development of per-
feet machines, but they should take place
over a specially built course.
No country road in the world was capa-
BILE Of velocities of 100 kilometers an hour.
A course specially constructed could have
enough signal men to prevent accidents.
The count then told the correspondents
of an idea long considered, which probably
will be acted upon officially in Germany,
saying:
II affirm that no one should be granted a
license to guide an automobile until he
has been medically examined The driver
of an automobile must have a sound heart
and iron nerves; and, before all, must
not be given to alcohol"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
BROUGHT TO sTANDSTILL.
Negotiations for New Treaty With
Cuba

Although Minister SQuiers is extremely
anxious to complete the negotiations to
give effect to the Platt amendment they
have come to standstill through the alb
sence from Havana of Senior Zaldo, the
Cuban minister for foreign affairs who was
summoned to New York on account of the
serious illness of his daughter. Mr.. Squiers
had prepared the way for a treaty defining
the status of the Isle of Pines and this
would have completed the work of treaty
making. 1t is believed that this last treaty
will confirm the right of Cuba to the Isle Of
Pines, although 1t will provide ample safe
guards for the considerable American in
terests that have developed in the island
since the Spanish war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
WENT NEAREST TO SOUTH POLE
One of Antarctic Explorers En- Route
England to Report.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26-Lieut. B. H.
Shackelton, R. N, has arrived here on the
steamer Ventura from Australia, on his
way to England to make report upon the
progress of the antarctic exploration ex-
pedition of the Royal Geological Society.
The ship Discovery sailed from England
November 16, 1901, In quest of scientific in
formation. Three of the party ON board
have succeeded in getting nearer to the
south pole than has ever been done before.
These men are Capt. r. F. Scott, in COM
mand Of the expedition: Lieut.. shackelton
and Mr.: Wilson. They were ninety four
days on the ship with the temperature
throughout at SO degrees below zero.
The most important discovery made so
far is that of chain of mountains from
1900 to 1900 feet high extending for 800
miles, and it is believed to be the south
pole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
BREMERTON BARRED,
Ships Not to Be Repaired There Under
Present Conditions.

Until he is satisfied with moral condi-
tions at Bremerton. Washington. in the
vicinity of the navy yard, Acting Secretary
Darling will direct that no more ships be
ordered there for repair or docking. This
work, SO far as practicable. will be done at
the Mare Island yard. Ships too large for
docking at Mare Island will come to the
Atlantic coast. Telegraphic instructions
have been sent to the Pacific squadron,
which was about to proceed to Bremerton
for repairs. to remain at San Francisco un-
til further orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
RYAN'S CONFESSION.
Says He Preserved All Letters and
Telegrams Received.

CINCINNATI, May 26-John J. Ryan.
whose confession caused the arrest Of D.
v. Miller, assistant attorney general of the
Post Office Department at Washington,
and Of Joseph M. Johns, prosecuting attor-
ney. of Parke county, at Rockville. Ind.
operated his "get-rich-quick' turf invest
ment concern from here and from St.
Louis, and ran winter races at Newport,
KY.
Other warrants have been issued as a
result of the investigation of the post Office
inspectors, w. J. Vickery of Cincinnati and
r. M. Fulton of St. Louis.
Ryan Is here now and admits that he
operated some time at st. Louis before the
inspectors got after him, and later he was
called to Washington. Ryan says:
II was sore because I heard others do
ing business like mine stood in with the
Post Office Department by giving up
$4,000. ahd I felt that those who were
standing in with the department were De-
hind the investigation SO as to get me out
of their way"
After returning from Washington to ST.
Louis last November, Ryan says he got
a telegram from Attorney Johns of Rock
vile. Ind, that Johns could be of service
to him with the department at Washington
and later Ryan and Johns met in Terre
Haute.
There, Ryan says Johns explained how
close he was to Miller and how Miller had
accepted $1,000 job in the Post Office De-
partment at Washington with the idea that
the job had certain trimmings" such as
Ryan says Johns explained Ryan would be
able to furnish
Ryan declared Johns asked $5 600 to get
from Miller a letter from the attorney gen.
erals Office, showing Ryan was entitled to
use the mails. Later Ryan says Johns
came down to $500 and the proposition
was accepted. proposition to pay $1,000
for literature so worded it would pass mus
ter if 1t were ever taken up in the mails
was later accepted.
Ryan asserts Johns delivered the letter
and literature to him December 16. Ryan
says he gave Johns SLIGO cash and
checks dated December II, one for $1,000
and one for $1,400
Then, Ryan says. everything went along
smoothly until the trouble February 8. a
week later fraud order was issued against
Ryan, and Ryan says an effort for another
shakedown was put on foot, but he would
not stand for It, He says he received more
kilograms from Johns. Ryan says he pre-
served all the kilograms and letters.
Johns Held in 81 800 Bail.
TERRE -HAUTE. Ind. May 2s.-Mr
Johns was arraigned before Commissioner
Higgins at noon and gave bond for 81. 500
Tor his appearance before Federal Judge
Anderson at Indianapolis June %. His
bond was signed by several citizens OF
Rockville, who accompanied him to this
city. He refused to make any statement.
The warrant under which he was arraigned
charged conspiracy to receive personal COM
peasption for services to divers persons in
which the United 6:a!es WAS interested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
AT DUTCH HARBoR.
Admiral Dewey Recommends Estab-
Hshment of a Coaling Station.


Admiral Dewey, president of the general
board, has made a report to Secretary
Moody. recommending the immediate estab-
lishment OF a coaling station at Dutch Har-
Dor. Alaska, and the erection there of
coal depot with an initial capacity of 5000
tons. The estimated cost of the work is
about s51 900. The money is now available
Believing the establishment of coal depot
at that strategic point will strengthen the
United States on the Pacific ocean, the
President has heartily approved the plan
and preliminary steps in the work have
been taken already.
Dutch Harbor is located on one of the
Aleutian Islands and is in the direct COM
mercial route between the ports of Bering
sea and southern Alaska and the Pacific
coast of the United States. 1t is also in
the line of steamers passing through the
Unimak Pass. most of which make Dutch
Harbor port of call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
EDITOR II. c. KEETER DEAD.
Prominent in Frederick County, Md.
Politics for Years.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. :.
FREDERICK. Md. May 26.-Harry Clay
Keefer. fiftysix years old, one Of the best
known citizens of Frederick, died at the
Hahnemann Hospital. Philadelphia, last
night from the effects Of an operation.
He was a prominent republican, and for
many years edited the Examiner, the
party's official organ in Frederick county.
He represented Frederick county in the
general assembly in 1888, and was treasurer
of the board of county charities and cor
rections several years. He was appointed
postmaster by President Harrison in 1890,
and served four years. He was secretary
of the Frederick County Agricultural So
ciety for ten years. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
THE TREASURY OFFICIALS.
Secretary Shaw and His Assistants
Will Be on Hand Tomorrow,

The Treasury Department will have it's
full executive force on duty tomorrow for
the first time in a number of weeks. The
new assistant secretary, Charles Hallam
Keep of Buffalo, will take the oath of
office tomorrow and assume the duties of
his new position. Assistant Secretary
Taylor, who has been away from the city
for some time, recuperating after an illness,
will be at his desk. Secretary Shaw will
be here tomorrow also. With Assistant
Secretary Armstrong also present the Sec
retary will have his full staff Of assistants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
The San Francisco at Bermuda.

The Navy Department Is informed of the
arrival of the cruiser San Francisco and
the supply ship Culgoa at Bermuda yester-
day. The San Francisco is on her way to
Europe to join the small feet commanded
by Rear Admiral Cotton. The Culgoa took
supplies to her from New York and is To
return to that port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
Admiral Sands at Annanoli.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. May 26.-l,ommander
Hugo Osterhaus, commander of ships at
@the Naval Acadenfy, paid an oflciaksvisit
this morning to Admiral James H. eands
and Capt. winiaiH T. swinburne 81 the
u. s. S. Texas, noy lying In the Annapolis
roads. The Texas IS the flagship ~ the
North Atlantic squadron. which Is now at
sion here is for. the exercises of commence
ment week at the Naval Academy. Pres
ident Roosevelt, Secretary of the Navy
Moody and the board of visitors to the
Naval Academy are expected to STRIVE here
Tuesday, Jupe 2. on the Dolphin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
The Puritan to Be Receiving Ship.

The commandant of the League Island
navy yard has been directed to place the
monitor Puritan in commission as a re-
ceiving ship as soon practicable, to re-
lieve the Minneapolis, which is to be
placed out of commission. The Minneapo-
lis when recommissioned will be assigned
to the training squadron commanded by
Rear Admiral Wise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26

Neither at the Navy Department nor at
the Peruvian legation is there any informa
ton concerning the Loreto. Mr.. Calderon.
the Peruvian minister, however, says he
has no doubt she is one of a number OF
small gunboats which his government is
having built in European ship yards for
service in the shallow rivers of the depart
ment of Loreto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK.
Much Feeling Between Senate and
House in Hawaii -

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
HONOLULU. May 10. via San Francisco,
May ga legislative deadlock has oc-
Cured over the appropriation for the ex-
penses of the session, and there Is much
feeling between the house and senate.
The outlook for agreement between the
two houses of the legislature for appropria-
tions is regarded as very poor.
Treasury Agent McLenna, who came here
with 81 100000 from. the national treasury
to pay bubonic claims, is ILL.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
Greely Represents United States.

LONDON, May z6.-The international
telegraph conference opened here today.
Over a hundred delegates were present.
Brigadier General Greely, chief signal Off
the United States The sessions are pri-
vate,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
Back From New York.

Assistant Secretary Sanger Of the War
Department and Mai Gen. Corbin have re-
turned to this city from New York. where
they attended tie thinner OF the Pilgrims
last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
PERUVIAN GUNBoAE SINKS.
Crew Rescued by French Trawler Off
Scilly Islands.

PLYMOUTH, England, May 26.-The Pc
ruvian gunboat Loreto sprung a leak forty
miles northeast of the Scilly Islands yes
terday evening. and sank in an hour.
The crew were picked up by French
trawler and were landed at Plymouth to-
day
The Loreto was a new vessel. She left
Liverpool May % for Para, Brazil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Yankton left Honolulu yesterday for
San Francisco and the Michigan left Erie
yesterday for Detroit.
The Lebanon has arrived at New London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26
FOUR KILLED INSTANTLY.

Many Others Said to Have Been Injur-
ed in Gas Explosion.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 26.-An explosion
of gas at the Federal mine of the CHARTERS
Coal and Coke Company today instantly
killed four men.
Many others, 1t Is said, were injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26

To build up trade, reach the
family. To reach the family,
advertise in The Evening Star.
1t goes into 1900 houses in the
city where no other Washington
daily paper is taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-26

all that could be said at this time in view
OF the fact that the case is now before
the judicial authorities He said that the
since the general investigation began. and
added that there would be another arrest
Immediately. The party, he said, Is out
side OF the department. He declined to say
by Miller
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
FORT STREET

900, or more with which to defray the
expenses of this session of the Senate,
which this Committee thinks is ample
funds for such purpose.
Heretofore it has been the custom to
appropriate money to defray the eX-
penses of the Legislature in gross, that
is one sum to pay the expenses of both
of it's branches; by so doing it has al
most been impossible for the public to
know how much has been spent by each
branch. Your committee have made
an innovation in that respect, and the
bill as introduced makes only an APP
preparation specially for the Senate,
and of which the House of Representa-
tives will have no control
THE last regular Session and the eX-
ira session spent of money actually APP
propriated $4,000 and it is underst TODD
that there are yet a considerable num-
Der of bills outstanding and unpaid"
This innovation Senator Cecil Brown
said, would give each house it's own
funds throwing on each house the re-
sponsibtlity for its own expenses, and
prevent the disgraceful scramble ex-
hibited last year of the officers and
employees of each House to dip into
the fund before the other house had ex-
hausted it.
Senator Achi again raised his point
on this bill that members were only
entitled to pay for regular and special
sessions of the Legislature and not for
the special sessions of the Senate. SEN
ator John T. Brown agreed with him.
Senior Baldwin said that while it made
little difference to him, he read the
Organic Act to mean that the pay of
members for a special session was
limited to $780, and if it were not so
limited, then there was nothing to pre-
vent the members from voting themsel-
YES $1,000 or any other sum for a spe-
cial session according to their likes.
Senator Cecil Brown agreed entirely
with Senator Baldwin and argued that
the act meant not only to pay the
members, but to limit their pay and to
prevent the legislature from voting its
members extra sums. sod
Senator Achi was speaking in behalf
of his contention when the Governors
private secretary with the governors
message was announced. The mes
sage was received, but the debate on
Senator Achis point was continued for
some time, the Senate disagreeing with
Achi. Finally the Senate took up the
governors message and it was read
first in English and then in Hawaiian,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
CLAIMS BONDS

Governor Ode yesterday received the
following cable message from w. O..
Smith:
WASHINGTON, d. C. Feb. 10.
To Governor Dole, Honolulu: Have
speedy legislation apprOpriating TWEEN
ty-five thousand dollars subject to Gov
ernor's draft to defray expenses of the
payment of fire claims, then ask Secre-
tary Shaw how much to remit to him.
The bonds have been made payable
at the Wells Fargo Bank, New York.
Arrangements are satisfactory.
w. o. SMITH.
This is taken by local financiers to
mean that the bonds have been foated
at 80 per cent, the $4,000 representing
per cent of the whole sum. 1t is stat
ed that the bonds could have been
fioated here at par, and would have
been gladly taken by local inanciers
on a par basis.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
.ACHI RAISES A
POINT OF PAY
CLAIMS THAT SENATORS ARE
NOT ENTITLED TO PAY FOR THE
EXTRA SESSION.

In the Senate this morning on the
question of approving the minutes,
Senator Achi announced his position to
be that the senators could not claim
any pay for the extra session, claim
ing that the provision for pay for extra
sessions in the Organic Act was for
extra sessions of the legislature and
not for extra sessions of the Senate.
However as this point was found not to
apply to the pending question, the min
utes, after being read in English and
Hawaiian were approved
Senator Cecil Brown from the COM
mittee on rules reported that the rules
We're now in proof in the hands of the
committee.
Senator Cecil Brown also reported for
the special committee on the expenses
and accounts of the special session re-
ported a bill apprOpriating $4,000 for
the expenses of the senate for the spe-
cial and regular session. The commit
tee say:
The total expenses of the Special
Session so far made known to this
committee is S3,S49.25 which includes
the payment of 5000 to each member,
but does not include the mileage.
The mileage will amount to the
neighborhood of $3.50. Taking the above
figures as a basis the expenses OF the
special session may amount to between
400 or $4,000; this will leave some $2O,-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20
Electricity

1t occurred in a class in physics in
a prep" school. The student in ques-
ton had never felt the warm blood of
ambition coursing through his veins
and looked with superb Indifference and
contempt on the subject of study of any
kind. In fact his study bump was fiat.
The subject before the class was cleo
tricity. Prof. Snyder propounded the
question to the youth,
What is electricity25
The young man arose, scratched the
place where his study bump ought 10
have been, gazed blankly into space,
and replied:
Don't know"
fright! Right" exclaimed the pro-
fessor, First question you have an
swered right since | have heard you re-
cite. Mark you perfect! No one knows
what electricity isl"
The same student was asked later in
regard to the Douglas and he readily
replied:
The Douglas Patent Closet is guaran-
teed against leakage and the annoy
ance of running water. Bath, the plum
Der, installs the Douglas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20

The local Omar who paid his respects
to Representative Kaniho and COM
night dog offered a suggestion 20 the
legislature, perhaps Intentionally. Those
who listened to the learned debates Of
the last House on the subject of taxa
ton of female animals of the dog
kind" remember that the Hon a. G. NJ,
Robertson predicted the state of affairs
of which Omar complains, He tried to
recall to the members the conditions of
past years, when homeless CANNES
made life burden, and said that the
inevitable result of Kaniho's proposed
reduction Of tax would be to bring
about such conditions again.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20

The legislature had better replace the
tax on dogs. Probably not as long de-
bate will be needed to act on the mat
ter this time. At any rate the time VIII
be well spent, for a city to oVerrun with
dogs is bad both day and night. There
are few more Objectionable nuisances
than the mongrel cur. Let US have a
proper tax on dogs and an active
poundmaster.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-02-20

mittee and will also sever his connec-
ton with the Hawaiian Trust Com
pany and the Hawaiian Electric Com
pany, under the rule that a federal Of
fetal must not interest himself in pri-
Vate business concerns.