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Evening star., 1903-07-14

winch the transfer is proposed to the work
no" performed by the person desiring the
transfer and also that the person whose
transfer is desired possesses special quail
ncatons for the duties connected with the
proposed position, which cannot be per
formed as well by any one selected from
the eligible lists
Beavers Name Removed.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne has given orders that George w
beavers. superintendent salaries and al
lowances,' which appears In black Gothic
letters on the door leading to the main
office Of that division. shall be removed
lie did not know that Beavers name re-
NAMED on the door until his attention was
called to 1t. Beavers resigned the latter
part OF March, but his name as head Of
the division has confronted everybody
who entered the office up to the present
time
According to Assistant United States At
torney TaGgart. in charge of the matter
nothing was done today so far as his office
is concerned. regarding the Post Office De-
partment investigation.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
TO TEST THE KEARSARGE.
Warship Ordered to Proceed to Maine
at Highest Speed.

PORTSMOUTH. England. July 14.-Cap-
tain IiemphiN of the United States flagship
kc3Tsarge received instructions today to
clean the warShip's propellerS, fill her
bunkcrs with the best coal and go at the
highest speed with natural draft, to
Irenchman's Bay. Nc
This is the first occasion In time of peace
that an American battle ship has been sub
Jccted to such II severe test. 1t recalls a
similar voyage of the battle ship Oregon
during the war with Spain.
Divers commenced work this morning on
cleaning the propellers. and 1,5tD tons of
coal will be delivered tomorrow. Captain
Hemphill will follow the great circle route.
leaving Portsmouth at o'clock Friday
morning.
Admiral Lord Walter Kerr visited the
kearsarge this morning. He was received
Evening star., 1903-07-14
JOHNSON WILL CONTROL.
Ohio Democratic Convention ialk
Election Looks Republican.


Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 13-Though the
democratic state convention is still six
weeks in the future, 1t can be stated now
with perfect certainty that Mayor Tom. l..
johnson will control 1t and have undis-
puted control again of the state campaign.
Whether he will support John F. Zim-
norman of Springfield for the nomination
for governor seems to be n problem yet.
Zimmerman, the only candidate for the
nomination, seems to be favored by john
son in his interviews in a half hearted way.
The senatorship is the chief object of the
campaign Mayor Johnson is much more
anxious to defeat Senator Hanna than to
elect a democratic governor. The nomina-
ton for governor is plainly an empty
honor. 1t is persistently reported that
coalition has been made between Mayor
Johnson and the golden rule mayor of
Toledo, 8. NJ Jones. by which the latter Is
to receive the nomination of the democrats
for the SenatOrShip.
1t seems improbable that Mayor Jones
would agree to accept party nomination.
and the report Is not generally credited.
but it was first published in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. which is looked upon as in
Spred. so far it treats of Mayor john
sons affairs. and Mayor Jones has not de-
MED the story. But even II such an agree
ment has been made 1t Is likely to draw
much republican support to Mayor Jones.
Outside of Lucas county it would have
very little effect
The republicans have opened their state
Headquarters here. and from now on the
organic ition work will go forward although
the state campaign will not be opened until
about September 10. Marion. the home of
Senator Harding. the candidate for lieu
tenant governor. is likely to be the place.
The cry against the third term policy,
raised at the time of the state convention,
to prevent the nomination of State Auditor
Guilber for another term, seems to have
died out and is likely to have very little
effect in the campaign.
Viewed from the present the state seems
certain to go republican this year by not
less than .NOOO. and to elect republican
legislature, which means, of course. the
return of Senator Hanna to the Senate.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
BOER COLONIZATIOiI.
Capitalists Acquire Land in Mexico
for the PURPOSE

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, July 14.-Col.
John Weir has just arrived here from Mex.
leo where he says he has invested In a
2 800 UU;p-acre tract of timber near the CITY
of Chihuahua for himself and his asso-
ciates, Vice President Morton of the Santa
Fe and Walter s. Eddy. a Saginaw lumber
man. In order to make the land available
its owners according to Col. Weir, are con
templating the construction of about sixty
miles of railroad southwest of the Terrazas
the southern terminus of the Rio Grande,
Sierra Madre and Pacific railroad, or about
fIfty-five miles northwest from Mnaca. on
the Chippewa and Pacific road. the con
Meeting link in the new system OF the Nan
sas City, Mexico and Orient railway.
Part of the project is to have II portion
OF the newly acquired territory colon!Zcd
by Beers.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
TALK WITH PRESIDENT
Conference at Sycamore Hill
on Russian Petition.
SIMON WOLF PRESENT
DESIRED EARLY CLOSE OF THE
KIsHINEFF INCIDENT.
SIMON WOLF PRESENT
Jewish Memorial May Not Be Present.
ed to Gear Owing to Possible Dip
lomatic Complications.

OYSTER BAY, L. T., July 14.-An i'm
portant conference was held at Sycamore
Hill today between the President and repre-
sentative Jewish citizens of the society or
B'nai Birth regarding the petition to the
Russian government on the kishinef out
RACES Besides the President the parties to
the conference were Simon Wolf OF WASH
ington Oscar 8 Straus and Leo n. Levi OF
New York.
President Was Waiting.
The administra ton has been embarrassed
by the delay of the representatives of the
B'nai Birth society In presenting the peu-
ton. \ draft of the document was handed
to President Roosevelt several weeks ago
by Mr.. Wolf. but II was decided after some
consideration to modify the text OF the
petition before presenting 1t formally TO
this government for transmttal to Russia.
Time was desired. too to obtain to the petl-
ton the signatures of representative citi-
zens of the United States of all the religious
faiths. AS result the document was not
placed in the hands Of the President until
To-Day.
Result Not Disclosed.
The result of the conference at Sycamore
Hill has not been disclosed yet. but strong
intimation Is given that the petition may
not be forwarded to the Russian govern
ment. The desire of both the President and
Secretary Hay is that the kishineff incident
should be closed soon as possible. as fur
ther delay in its ConSidera ton might prove
embarrassing to this government In othef
diplomatic negotiations with Russia.
lnaSmuch as the Russian government has
Indicated by the adoption of severe meas
ureS genuine disposition to punish ade-
Quatcly the perpetrators of the kishner
murders and, in addition, those who instI
gated them. II is a problem for the Presi-
dent and Secretary Hay to solve whether
representations concerning the incident now
either desirable or necessary.
Will Leave It to Russia.
1t Is suggested that the whole matter
may be resolved into brief statement
through diplomatic channels to the Rus
sian foreign office that such petition Is
IN the hands of the United States. thus
leaving ii to Russia to say whether 1t
would would not receive the document
ii II We're presented. 1t would close the
incid, mt without subjecting United States
relations with Russia to a strain. and ii is
regarded would Ice quite as effective as the
actual presentation of the petition.
Members of the Jewish committee to-
Eether with DR.. Albert Shaw, editor of
the Review of Reviews and his friend
from England. Maurice Sheldon Amos.
the guests of the President at
luncheon.
Secretary Root Returns.
Secretary Root left today for Washing
ton. He said that he could not sail for
England before the 23d of August, because
ii was desirable that he should see the
general staff in fun operation before he
left the country.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
NEWS FROM KISHINEFF.
Murderer Who Started Ma ssacre Has
Been Discovered

KISHINEFF. Russia. July 14-The
murderer of the hoy Doubassary, whose
death was charged to the Jews and which
was the immediate cause OF the massacre.
has been discovered. He is n gardener
and has confessed that he and the boys
uncle committed the crime.
The new governor of kishneff. Prince
Iruzuf. has exchanged visits with the
leading Jews of this city.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
CALLAo CHASES PIRATES.
United States Gunboat After Chine 81
Who Stole Sailor.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 14.-Information
has been received from the orient that the
United States gunboat Callao is in hot pur-
suit of band of pirates which captured a
Chinese member of the Callao's crew.
The pirates threatened to kill their pris-
oner unless ransom of 5000 was paid.
The Callao had several skirmiShes with the
robbcr bands and succeeded in locating six
parties.
The Chinese government has sent a gum
boat to the vicinity of Canton with SOL
diers. and an attempt will be made to ex-
terminate the outlaws.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
WON BY EMPLOYEES.
Conductors and Brakemen of Illinois
Central Secure Increase.

CHICAGO, July 14-After series of
negotiations lasting over three months the
conductors and brakemen employed by the
Illinois Central railroad have been granted
an increase in wages that Will add over
5000 to the annual pay roll of the COM
pany.
Freight conductors are given Is per cen.
increase when north of the Ohio river and
l. per cent south of the same line. Pas-
Senger conductors received an increase OF
II per cent for those working north of the
Ohio and 9 per cent south of It,
Evening star., 1903-07-14
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Navy Department is informed that
the cruiser Peoria left Newport yesterday
to destroy a wreck reported to be a danger
Gus menace to navigation.
The Michigan, the only United States
cruiser on the great lakes. has arrived at
Detroit.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
WISCONSIN FACTIONS
Stalwarts Trying to Down
Governor La Toilette.
SEN. SPOONER AIDING
GOVERNOR TRYING TO BUILD UP
A HYBRID PARTY.
His Socialistic and Populistic Tenden
cies-Now Speaking at Country
Fairs in the West.

Word comes from Wisconsin that the
two republican factions In that state are
locking horns for fight to the finish.
The issue will not be decided until year
from this fall, but the campaign is being
waged this summer, and is for blood. The
stalwart republicans have started in to
utterly clean out Governor La Toilette and
give evidence of their appreciation Of the
seriousness of the task by starting SO far
ahead of time.
Senator Spooner. Senator Quarles, Rep
resentative Babcock and nearly all the
members of the delegation in the House
are said to be in the movement, convinced
that there will be no peace in Wisconsin
as long as Governor La Toilette remains in
political power.
A Wisconsin statesman who was in town
today said that a community of interest
exists among the men named. for one rea-
son or another which has resulted in the
formation of an alliance against Governor
La Toilette offensive and defensive but
mainly aggressive. Senator Spooner, it is
said is giving the movement his sane
ton without being SO active. His harvest
is garnered and in the barn, but he is lend
ing a hand to the other chaps who still
are perspring in the field.
Senator Quarles Most Interested
interested one of the lot as his seat in
the Senate will depend upon the legislature
next to be elected Governor La Toilette
has been keeping his enemies guessing as
to his own intentions: they don't know
whether he intends to stand for third
term governor or become Il candidate
for the Senate.
The object of the "stalwarts'' is to dis
able him in advance and render his ef-
forts futile hereafter, in whatever direction
they may be used. 1t is said that Mr..
Babcocks interests lie in the fact that
his congressional district includes some
of the strongest La Toilette counties III
the state, and rather than keep up coali-
ton with La Toilette he will try to stamp
Anyhow, Mr. Babcock is spending the sum
mer in Wisconsin and putting in full time
looking after his political fences which
needed no repairing from democratic in
roads.
Gov. La Toilette, 1t is said. is running
amuck against all the regular tenets of the
republican party and, according to the allie
cations of his opponents. is trying to build
up a hybrid party with sOcialfstic. popu-
listic tendencies. All of which is exceeding
ly distasteful to the conservatives like
Senator Spooner, Mr.. Babcock, Mr. Payne
and their friends.
Gov. La Toilette is at this time address,
ing farmers gatherings and chautauqua
meetings throughout the west. in the course
of his speeches declaring for vigorous on
slaught against the trusts asserting that
the money power has the people by the
throat and charging the railroads with
tyraniZing over the producers and con-
Evening star., 1903-07-14
Departure of Mr.. Peirce.

Mr.. Peirce, third assistant secretary of
state. left here this morning for New
York, where he will take passage on the
steamer Adric for an inspection Of Amer
lean consulates in Europe He will be
accompanied by his wife and two children.
and will visit the principal ports of Eng
land France Germany and Austria, and
that he will be gone about six weeks or
two months.
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Vessel Arrivals.

NEW YORK. July 14-Arrived: Mesaba,
from London: konigen Louise from
Bremen.
The Kaiser Wilhelm II. from Bremen
passed Nantucket hghtship at 80 am. to-
day.
Evening star., 1903-07-14

by Rear Admiral Cotton and Captain
Hemphill and under the latter's guidance
inspected the ship.
The Kearsarge returned the courtesles
extended to the United States squadron
here by reception this afternoon. The
ship was elaborately dressed with nags'
and the quarter deck was covered with
canopy made by the flags of all nations.
Admiral Cotton. Capt. Hemphill and the
other American captains received the
guests. There was dancing on the super
structure deck.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
THE STAR By MAIL.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed TO
them to any address In the United
States or Carada, by ordering II at
this office. in person or by letter.
Terms: II cents per week: y cents
for two weeks: or 30 cents per month.
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. The
address may be changed as fire.
Quently as desired. Always give tho
last address. as we'll as the new one.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
Secretary Root Returns.

Secretary Root left today for Washing
ton. He said that he could not sail for
England before the g3d of August, because
il was desirable that he should see the
general staff in fun operation before he
left the country.
Evening star., 1903-07-14
Realized His Condition.

ROME. July H. ii % a.m.-Before lapsina
into delirium the pope fully realized the
extreme gravity of his condition. lie asked
to see Cardinal Rampolla. who entered the
sick room. His holiness gave the cardinal
"A brief whispered message Pope Leo also
asked to receive the benediction. which wSs
performed by Cardinal Wives Tuto.
Evening star., 1903-07-14

DIR. Mazzino was asked for an explana
ton and said:
1T is a phenomenon, which as all such
phenomena cannot Toe explained
The doctors consider the catastrophe near
1t is imminent if it is to take place through
cardiac paralysis, or is further off if it is Il
come through cerebral anaemia, which Is
the cause of the present delirium.
Evening journal., 1903-03-03
NEW NAMES TROUBLES
SAID TO Be EXAGGERATED
Captain Reports Eighteen
Men Absent, But No
One Shot At

Washington, March 3.--Animated by
reports of grave disorders among the
crew of the new battleship Maine, the
navigation bureau yesterday tele-
graphed to Captain Leutze commander
Of the ship, to ascertain the facts. He
replied yesterday afternoon as fol-
lows:
Newport News. March 2.-Eighteen
men absent without leave having left
the ship while in dock No one shot
or shot at.
Admiral Taylor says that consider
ing the fact that the Maine is just new
ly commissioned, with strange crew
the number of absentees reported
(they are not set down as deserters)
is exceedingly moderate.
viii Complain to Navy Department
Newport News, Va, March 33.-As
the result Of beating a sergeant and a
private of the local police force, re
ceived at the hands of sailors from the
battleship Maine Saturday evening
and the showering of eggs and vegeta
bles over the side of the ship on them
by marines, Chief of Police johnson
viii make formal complaint to the
navy department. In the statement
now preparing the chief of police
makes specific complaint against the
officers of the warship, and call atten
tion to what he characterizes the lack
of discipline and semi-mutinous con
ditions apparent
1t was stated yesterday that Cap
tain Leutze greatly regretted the oc
currence, and had placed several Of
the crew in irons for the part they
played in the assault, promising speedy
punishment.
Evening journal., 1903-03-03
LADRONEs DEFEATED
INA LIVELY BRUSH
Ninteon Were Killed and
Many Wounded in Fight
Near Manila

Manila. March 3.--A detachment Of
scouts, under the command Of Lieuten-
ant Nickerson, attacked and defeated
a body OF ladrones near the village of
Mariquina. seven miles from Manila
Sunday Lieutenant Niokerson at
tackled before daylight After an
hours ilghtlng the ladrones were scat
tered and nineteen killed and many
wounded. There were no casualties on
the side of the scouts.
The constabulary last Wednesday
surprised and captured the stronghold
Of the ladrones in the mountains of
Abbey. Luzcn. where a force of ladrones
attacked a small detachment OF con-
stabulary on February 20. The con-
stahulary on Wednesday met with
some resistance from the ladrones, who
were defeated with a loss OF 10 killed
and four captured The ladrones'
stronghold and supplies were burned.
Brigadier-General sumner. com
manding the department of Mlndanao.
teleeraphs that he expects trouble
along the military road north of Lake
Lanao. lie says that the datos of the
sultan of Mindanao are friendly and
anxious for peace but are unable to
control sections of their unruly follow
ers. General Sumner has warned the
soldiers to avoid any conflict and TO
carefully guard against surprises.
Evening journal., 1903-03-03
A STORY
BY BROTHER
FRANCIS.
1T is TOLD FOR THE BENEFIT 1T
MAY BE TO OTHERS

Brother Francis. Of 81 Philips
Home for Industrious Boys. Az Broome
street, New York city, in letter writ
ten June 6. 1902. says: Having given
all other remedies a trial without sue
cess, l consider Father Johns Medi-
cine the best for bronchial troubles. It
being the only remedy TO give Inc per-
manslt elief recommend il &C.
others likewise troubled VITA the same
results" This old remedy builds up
the body and restores health and
strength to run down systems-it is
invaluable for consumption and weak
lungs Remember, not a patent medi-
cine and free from nerve-deadening
drugs OF weakening stimulants. The
prescription OF the eminent specialist
who prescribed it for the late Rev. Faith
er John OiBrien Of lowell, Mass, by
whom II was recommended and
from whom it derived it's name
so years ago. The 81 bottles com
tain the quantity of the 50-cent size.
II your druggist does not have Il, he
can order it for you.
Evening journal., 1903-03-03
SIX MEN KILLED;
TWENTY INJURED
Frightful Explosion in the
Edison Cement Plant at
New Village, N. J.
LARGE PART OF PLANT BURNED

Easton. Pa, March SS.-Six men are
dead ard % or 30 others are injured,
several of thcm seriously. from the
effects of an explosion at the Edison
cement plant, at New Village, N. j.,
seven miles from here, on the line of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad A large part of the
plant was burned The bodies of the
six men are in tho ruins. Their names
have not been learned
The most scriog1ly injured, all Of
whom are burned are: E. L. Oar
ling, New Village; William Staatz.
Stewartsville, n. j., may die; Harry
Rose. Phillipsbrrg, n. j.: r. H. Good
wellie, New York; George Bowman;
Clinton S. Race, Easton; Alexander
Wolf, Stewartsyille; George Bowman;
Harry Wilkmen. Broadway, N. J.
All OF these men have been brought
to raston. The remainder of the in
iurod arc being cared for at New VII
lage and Stcwaftsville at farm houses
in the vicinity of the plant Special
trains have been running between New
Village and Easton all night, and more
Of the unfortunate men are expected
to be brought To the local hospital
The explosion occurred in one OF the
large coal bins and was caused by the
ignition eli a quantity Of gas. The day
force had discovered a slight fire about
o o'clock yesterday afternoon, but the
men thought they had extinguished it.
Foreman Rose went TO the bin just
before quitting time. and as he open
ed a door a terrific explosion occurred.
The bin was blown to pieces and the
wcrkmen who were at or near 1t were
injured The wreckage took FIRE and
the names spread rapidly. and for a
time no efori was made TO check this
progress. the attention of the unin-
jured being directed to the care OF
their loss fortunate companions The
coal bin, the blower house, the fine
coal house. the coal storage building,
three conveyors and one receiving tow
er are in ashes. Assistance was asked
form the Washington, N. j., fire de-
partment
Evening journal., 1903-03-03
EARTH ONCE LIKE A PEAR.
Novel Theory Advanced by an Eng
Iish Scientist.

Novel Theory Advanced by an Eng
Iish Scientist.
J. II. Jeans, one Of the greatest math-
ematicians that Cambridge university
has produced in recent years, communi-
Gated a paper at the last meeting Of
the Royal society in which he made
novel suggestions in regard to the fig
ure OF the earth, says a London cable
dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. He
said there was probably a time when
the rigidity of the planet was so small
that the confguratiOn was pear shaped.
The transition from a pear shaped
Jelly to a steel-like spheroid had taken
place through a series Of ruptures.
Nevertheless traces of the pear shaped
conhguratlon were still discernihle.
England, he said, is the center Of a
hemisphere which is practically all
land This hemisphere represents a
blunted pear. 1t is along the boundary
Of this hemisphere that earthquake at
tempts at the readjustment Of form
are and were most frequent.
Tracing n circle about the globe" hC
said, "at a greater distance from Eng
land as the center, we pass over re
gion Of the deep seas of the Pacific
southern Atlantic and Indian oceans
Along this circle there is the waist o.
the pear. Finally at the antipodes o.
England. Australia, is the remains O
the pears stalk" If one accepts thes
views. the existence of a large tract o
land about the south pole become
more doubtful than ever.
Evening journal., 1903-03-03
TO TALK WITH SPIRITS.
Duluth Man Thinks Mnrconi's plan
May Lead 20 Communication.


Duluth Man Thinks Mnrconi's plan
sIay Lead 90 Communication.
A. y. McGindley of Duluth. spiritual
ist. lawyer and student of occult phi
losophy. believes the time is approach
ing when the Inhabitants Of the mate
rial and spiritual worlds viii establish
communication and hold conversations
as Ineligible and satisfactory as may
now be held over the telephone
1T is difficult to get an expression Of
. belief thus advanced into the public
press" said Judge McGindley 10 n rep
resentative Of the Chicago RecorG-Her-
aid. owing TO the bigotry which pre-
walls so largely in church ORGANIZATIONS.
1t Is only within the last forty years
that a person could express the convic-
iion Of spirit return without having his
mental soundness questioned.
"The spirit world spreads all about
us. and science viii open up communi-
cation with our immateria brothers
before many years have elapsed l am
of the opinion that within five or six
years the communication win be as
easy and ineligible as conversation
over the telephone Marconfs discov-
cry Of wireless telegraphy IS n long
stride in that direction. I believe, and s.;
would not surprise me if through it the
communication Is to be opened"