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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
NEW YORK FACTORY BURNS.
Fayerweather & Ladew's Loss Placed
at S3OO,OOO.

NEW YORK, January 12-Fire early to-
day completely destroyed the eight-story
building at Allen and East Houston streets,
which was occupied by Fayerweather &
Ladew, manufacturers Of leather betting
The loss is estimated at 100000.
The firm had 1000 employees who will
temporarily be out of employment. Large
quantities of oil and grease were stored in
the building, and these made the fire
fiercely hot and caused two explosions. One
Of them nearly caught a squad Of flremen
with sheets OF flame, and as a result of the
other a water tower of the fire department
was destroyed.
The occupants of all nearby buildings in
Guiding several thickly populat ed tenement
houses, were driven out. A portion of one
of the walls fell on the I'd avenue elevated
railroad structure and crushed girder. A
fire battalion Of fifteen men working on the
railroad just got out of the way in time to
save their lives The origin of the fire has
not been ascertained.
While the loss on the building was esti-
mated at about 100000, George Hull one
of the managers of the betting firm, said
that stock valued at over $500 900 had been
destroyed. The firm carried $621 900 in
surance. Edward Ladew said that their en-
ployes who had been temporarily thrown
out OF work would be sent TO the firms
factories at Fall River, Mass; Newark,
N. j., and Charlotte, N. c..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
RECORDS OF OFFICERS.
comprehensive Reports Wanted by the
Secretary of War.

Tn order to make the efficiency reports Of
officers of the army as complete and COM
nrehensjye as possible the Secretary Of War
has directed all division, department. dis
trict and brigade commanders and all chiefs
NJ staff departments, the superintendent of
the Military Academy and commanding Of
ficers of all service schools 90 forward to
the adiutant general all Information in their
nassession touching tire efficiency and ca
nacitv of subordinate officers for both mill
tarv and civil work, the latter referring to
officers who have performed civil duties in
c,rba. Porto Rico or the Philippine Islands.
These reports are to include information
relative to engagements, skirmishes and
ga mpaigns in which the officer affected may
nave participated Information Is desired
,p,cn all matters affecting the officers char
acter as an officer and gentleman and the
manner in which he has performed his
duties; also reports relative to any officer
who eya6es the payment of his just debts
and obligations Information is also desired
where officers are inclined to the excessive
use cf intoxicants or drugs.
1t is explained in the order that the IN
formation is desired from the division OF
the Philippines. China. Cuba and the district
of Porto Rico from the date of their occu-
patton by our forces and from sources IN
the United States as far back as January
1, 1880. Hereafter these reports are to be
made quarterly and are intended to supple
ment the usual efficiency reports required
from officers June 30 CT each year. TIE re-
ports are to be treated - Cou1dout3aL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
MOODY IN A RUNAWAY
Secretary of the Navy's Face
Badly Gut
DOWN AT ANNAPOLIS
HORSES, UNMANAGEABLE, RAN
INTO SIDE OF BUILDING.
MI. Moody Taken to Superintendent's
House-News Came by Wire
less Telegraph.
DOWN AT ANNAPOLIS

This message over the De Forrest wire
less telegraph system, which the Navy De-
partment is now testing, was received late
this afternoon:
Secretary Moody's team of horses just
ran away. Ran into the side of building,
breaking a window. The glass cut Mr..
Moody's face badly. He is now in the su-
perntendent's house. So.
Secretary Moody of the Navy Department
and Senator Hale, chairman of the Senate
naval committee. went to Annapolis this
afternoon to inspect the buildings at the
Naval Academy and to look into naval con-
ditions generally.
1t is more than probable that the Secre-
tary will inquire into the latest reported
case Of hazing, which resulted in the send
ing a midshipman to the hospital with a
broken jaw.
A subcommittee of the House committee
on naval affairs will go to the academy in
the near future to ascertain the status of
the contracts for the new buildings.
Secretary MooGy's face was cut when he
attempted to jump from the conveyance.
the horses swerving to one side. All cere-
monies are declared off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
EXPERIMENTS WITH FOOD.
Another Set of Trials Planned by DR.
Wiley.

The experiments of the Department OF
Agriculture as to the effects of chemically
prepared food which are going on at the
bureau of chemistry, under the direction of
DR.. H. w. Wiley, chief of the bureau, are
progressing to the satisfaction of those in
charge and will soon be augmented and
strengthened in scope by the addition Of
another set of trials.
Infants and persons in bad health are to
be used by the departments as subjects for
their tests. The object is to feed the foods
advertised as good for infants to class of
a dozen husky youngsters from the found
ling hospitals and asylums and watch thei
temperatures and weight carefully Just as
the health of the grown up subjects Is now
being watched. Statements of the condition
of the babies will be taken every time they
are fed, and correct record will be kept
The same course will be followed in the case
of persons in bad health. Secretary Wilson
of the Department CT Agriculture has sug-
gested that the experiments would not be
complete unless tests were made of persons
who We're sufferers from dyspepsia as well
as those in robust health and DR.. Wiley is
making ready for the new tests. 1t is not
known when these tests will begin but DR.
l.. F. Kebler of Philadelphia Will have
charge of the infants food tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
THE ORDINANCE INVALID.
It Required an Agent to Take Out a
License.

In the United States Supreme Court today
an opinion was delivered by Justice Shiras
in the case of E. NJ. Caldwell agt the state
of North Carolina and the city of Green's
boro'. The case involved the validity of an
ordinance of the city requiring the taking
out of license for the sale of pictures and
picture frames. Caldwell, who represented
the Chicago Portrait Company, resisted the
payment of the license on the ground that
the ordinance is in conflict with the provis-
ions of the federal Constitution relating to
interstate commerce. The North Carolina
trial courts sustained the validity of the
ordinance. and the supreme court of the
state sustained them. The opinion handed
down today reversed this verdict, and the
case was remanded to the state supreme
court Commenting upon the case, Justice
Shiras said:
Transactions between manufacturing
companies in one state, through agents,
with citizens of another Constitute a large
part of interstate commerce.; and for us to
hold with the court below that the same
articles If sent by rail- directly to the pur-
chaser are free from state taxation, but IL
sent to an agent to deliver are taxable
through a license tax upon the agent would
evidently take a considerable portion OF
such traffic out of stlutary protection of
the interstate Commerce clause OF the Con-
sutution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Lieut.. Elliott's Retirement.

First Lieutenant Stephen Elliott OF the
Marine Corps has been reported disqualified
for further active service by naval retir-
ing board recently convened at the marine
barracks in this city, and recommended for
retirement The question before the depart
ment is whether the officer shall be wholly
retired with one years pay, or placed on
the retired list on three-fourths pay. The
former course is usually followed where the
officers stability was not incident to the
service and the latter course where the dis
ability was incurred in the line of duty.
The Judge advocate general Of the navy
has recommended to the Secretary of the
Navy that Lieutenant Elliott be retired on
three-quarters pay, and that course will
probably be adopted. Lieutenant Elliott is
a son Of Representative Elliott of South
Carolina and has been attached to the
Marine Corps since July, 1899 His last
service was at the marine barracks, Nor
folk He is now on leave of absence await
ing the action Of the department in h.s case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
TO REPORT TRUST BILL FRIDAY.
Representative Powers Believes the
House Will Promptly Pass It.

The Littlefield subcommittee on trusts will
report an antitrust bill from the full COM
mittee Friday. This statement was made
today by Mr.. Powers of Massachusetts, a
member Of the subcommittee. Mr.. Powers
also stated that it was his opinion that the
anti-t trust bill so reported would receive the
favorable consideration of the House next
week. There will be no excuse for an extra
session Of Congress on the subject of trusts
so far as the House Is concerned, he said.
If the legislation is blocked in the Senate
and nothing accomplished at the present
session, Mr.. Powers said that although he
did not know the mind of the President, yet
he did not believe an extra session would be
called. Members of the House, he said,
would be very much against coming back
to do over again what they would undoubt-
edly accomplish before the end of this ses-
sion, and what will be accomplished in
plenty of time for concurrent action in the
Senate.
A meeting of the Littlefield committee
will be called for tomorrow. when consider
alton of the subcommittee in conjunction
with the two bills prepared by the Attorney
General will be continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
INVESTIGATING COAL FAMINE.
Chicago Grand Jury Has Coal Dealers
on the Rack

CHICAGO, January 12.-The special grand
jury which has been called to investigate
the conditions responsible for the coal fam
Inc continued today to hear evidence which
the attorney general and the states attor-
ney have secured against the coal operators
and big dealers. Twenty-Five coal men,
some the heads of wholesale firms. and
Others chiefs in the councils of corporations
operating mines, presented themselves at
the criminal court building in answer to
summonses to tell what they may know of
the ring which the Illinois Manufactur-
ers' Association charges is responsible for
fuel conditions.
1t is the intention of the grand jury that
none but coal men shall be examined and
under Mr.. Deneen's direction they are being
asked to explain just what are the aims
and objects of the Illinois Coal Operators
Association and why coal cars stored on
railroad tracks just outside the city limits
are not being ordered into the city and
marketed Ii is said that the investigators
have discovered trains of coal cars side
tracked and placarded with instructions to
freight crews to hold the consignments in
definitely and that hundreds of tons of
coal have been taken from the cars and
heaped up along the tracks.
Attorney General Hamlin declared that
the investigation would not be confined to
Chicago, but would reach ont so to take
up the conditions throughout the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
THE BOYD CASE SETTLED
John c. Montgomery Becomes Post
master at Centerville. Kv.

The case of Miss Matte E. BOYD of Cen
terville, KY, which attracted considerable
attention about7two years ago has been
nnally settled through the acceptance of the
resignation of Miss Boyd and the commits
slonlng of John c. Montgomery as post
master. whose appointment was made
March q, 1901, by President Mckinley The
Boyd case came in for considerable COM
ments owing to the efforts of several inflil-
entail Kentucky politicians to have Miss
BOYD removed from office. She was f1fty-
three years old, it was alleged and had
held office since 1883. Miss Boyd had been
the victim of an unfortunate accident in her
youth. as a result of which she had lost
both her legs. The story of ner aff1lction
was spread broadcast at the time the eff
forts were made to compass her removal
and as result, although her successor
was appointed, he was not commissioned.
MISS BOYD being allowed to retain her posi-
ton The investigation of the case by the
post office officials did not stop, however,
with the appointment of Montgomery. and
about January l, 1902, it was learned that
Miss Boyd had married. The Post Office
Department received a clipping from a
Kentucky newspaper in which was con-
tanned the information that Miss Boyd had
taken to husband James NJ. Current tWen-
ty-three years old, who had been employed
by her as a mail carrier at her post office
attention, the paper stated, because the
groom was six feet four inches In height
and brawny type of Kentucky manhood
while his wife had no legs, and consequent
ly was very short, looking more like a
dwarf than full-grown woman as she
was. The department did not inform Miss
Boyd it had learned Of her marriage but
waited for her to comply with the law
which requires a postmistress who marrIes
to renew her oath Of Office under her new
name Miss Boyd did not think it neces-
sary to notify the department however, and
continued signing her official papers as Mat
tie E. Boyd. Within the last few months an
inspector was sent to investigate the affairs
of Miss Boyds Office and report was re-
ceived from him January 1 recommending
the dismissal of the postnllstress on a
charge of irregularities.
Before this fresh charge was made how
ever. Miss Boyd, or Mrs. Current rendered
her resignation to the Postmaster General.
The resignation was received late in Decem-
ber, and January 1 the report of the in
spector was received. The resignation was
promptly accepted, and this morning the
commission of John c. Montgomery was
mailed to hir2, after having been held up
almost two wears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
CHINESE STUDENTS.
They Will Be Admitted by Collector at
Buffalo

Kung Hsiang Hsi and Fei Chi Ho, The
Chinese students whose exclusion by the
Treasury Department has stirred the mis-
ing the last twelve months, have finally
been admitted to the country. The author
tiles at Buffalo have been notified by Mr..
Sargent, commissioner of immigration to
allow the young men to enter that port,
and by this time they are well on their way
to Oberlin College, ObeiNn, Ohio, whittier
they were bound more than year ago
found themselves facing the stone wall Of
the Chinese exclusion law. kung and Fei
were brought to the country by Miss LueIla
Miner, the missionary. During the seise
of the legationers at Pekin it is said .ncy
rendered valuable service to the foreis
probably saving them from death at the
hands of the Boxers. Miss Miner wished
TO reward them for their good work ard
made arrangements for their reception at
Oberiin. When they landed at San Fran
had no regular papers. They carried pass
ports from Ii Hung Chang, written in
Chinese, which were promptly turned down
by the immigration officials. In vain did
Miss Miner plead for her charges Tha
only concession the authorities wolld make
was to take bonds for the custody Of the
young Cinnamon in San Francisco pending
The papers did not come and Miss Miner
spirited her wards out OF the city to
Dakota, There they were rearrested and
sent back to San Francisco. Again the de-
termined missionary left the city with them
and next appeared in the neighhorhood of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
NOTHING FROM MacNALLY.
Late Consul General to Guatemala
City May Stop Over Here.

The State Department has heard nothing
from Mr.. MacNally. late consul general at
Guatemala City, since his arrival at San
Francisco. en- route to his new post at
Liege Belgium, by way of New York. 1t
is expected that Mr.. MacNally will stop in
Washington to receive his commission and
while IT is probable that he will have some
thing to say about the Hunter case, it is
stated positively at the department that
the matter is no longer before it.
The fact having been established that the
killing of Fitzgerald occurred on Guate-
malan territory and without the jurisdiction
of the United States, the department feels
that it has nothing to do with the case,
with which the Guatemalan government
alone Is authorized to deal.
If it has acquitted Hunter after trial or
il 1t las simply allowed the young man to
go without any of the usual legal forms.
the department here is still powerless to
pursue the matter further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Many Postmasters' Names Sent to the
Senate,

Many Postmasters' Names Sent to the
Senate.
The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senator:
Collector of customs-Edwin Baker, for
the district of Arizona.
Surveyor of customs-Thomas B. Stapp,
port of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Marshal-Frank A Hadsell, district of
Wyoming.
United States attorney-Timothy F.
Burke. district of Wyoming.
Postmasters:
New York-Howard G. Brnting, Williams
vile; Charles F. Shetland, Oneonta; Henry
J. Pinnee. Prattsburg; Herbert ]. Curtis,
Redhook; Mary L. McRoberts, Tompkins-
vile.
Characterization S. Chapman, Sims
bury.
Vermont-Frank T. Taylor, Hardwick.
Virginia-Charles A. Mckinney, Cape
Charles.
Observation-Disclosures B. Sherman,
Franklin.
Michigan-Lafayette c. Hall. Plymouth;
Robert B. Forris, Burr Oak; James K.
Train, Edmore.
Alabama-Robert T. West, Roanoke; Wal
ter S. Standifor. Gadsden.
California-John H. Gregory Rocklin.
nlinois-Fred r. Brill, Hampshire; Charles
W. Vedder. North Chicago
Iowa--Charles c. Burgess, Cresco; Henry
T. Swope, Clearfield; Henry Barnes, Elliott
]. Ken Matthews, Mediapolis; Henry c..
Hill, Milton
Kansas-James ]. Evans, Hartford; Jacob
D. Hirschler, Hillsboro; John Gilman, Madi-
son.
Kentucky-lWoodbury Tinsley. Hartford;
James W. Thomason, Uniontown.
North Dakota-Ole Roland, Bettineau.
Ohio-Joel P. DeWolfe, Fostoria; John A.
Lowrie. Seville.
Oregon-John NJ. Parry. Morro.
Tennessee-Evan T. Warner. Lafollette.
Utah-Grant Simons, Payson.
WisconsinLGeorge W. Smith Eau Claire;
Frank L. Wilcox, South Superior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Main Issue as to Venezuelan
Blockade.
POSITION OF ITALY
SECRETARY HAYS CONTENTION
REGARDED AS CORRECT.
But the Consent of England and Ger
many is Necessary to With
draw Warships.

ROME, January 12.-Negotiations between
the cooperating powers relative to raising
the blockade of the Venezuelan coast are
proceeding, the main point being the ques
tion of guarantees for the payment of
claims should the warships be withdrawn.
The Italian foreign office recognizes the
correctness of the contention in Secretary
Hays last note that a continuance of the
blockade will only further impoverish Ven
ezuela and make the settlement of the
meeting the suggestion of the United
States.
At the same time 1t cannot act without
an agreement with Germany and Great
Britain. AS the quickest solution the sug
gestion Is again mooted whether the United
States might not again be asked to guaran-
tee the payment of the sums awarded, now
that the situation has so completely
changed.
Castro's Answer Puzzles Germany.
BERLIN, January 12-The foreign office
here is somewhat puzzled by President Cas-
tro's last note. He avoids specific accept
ance OF the powers stipulations, and SEEM
ingly leaves the basis for a settlement as
indefinite as in his preceding dispatch
agreeing generally to arbitration. The Pres
idents reply has really not advanced the
matter at ALL but 1t is confidently supposed
he has given Minister Bowen full power of
attorney.
The State Department at Washington has
advised the foreign office that Mr.. Bowen
has sailed from la Guaira. Nothing more
will be done from this side until Mr.. Bowen
reaches Washington. 1t is hoped that a
full agreement will be attained without ar
bitration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
KING SoLoMoN's TEMPLE.
To Be Reproduced at the st. Louis Ex-
position.

ST. LOUIS, January 12.-It is stated that
the reproduction of King Solomon's temple
on large scale will be one of the attrac-
tions at the louisiana purchase exposition.
Working models. paintings and designs,
said to represent an outlay of s13o 600. have
been inspected by members of the exposi-
tion management. From these models the
temple will be reproduced as counterpart
OF the famous original. The estimated cost
Is nearly $J00,0O0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12

Toronto. The president Of Oberlin College
made special trip TO Washington to argue
with the Secretary Of the Treasury for the
ADMISSION OF the two calestiais, but his
efforts went for naught, as did the labor Of
scores OF prominent churchmen all over the
country who made appeals to the depart
ment. The correspondence over the case
numbers many hundreds of letters. At last
on Saturday. Assistant Secretary of the
treasury Taylor was informed by wire
from San Francisco that the proper papers
nad arrived He at once sent message e
the immigration officials at BuiraIn that
kung and Fei might be admitted thern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Mississippi Files a Demurrer.

Attorney General McClurg of the state OF
Mississippi today filed demurrer in the
United States Supreme Court in the case Of
Louisiana VS.. Mississippi. involving the
water line between the two states. He
asked that the hearing In the case be set
for late in February or early In March.
saying that the legal representatives of
Louisiana had assented to this suggestion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Personal Mention.

Mr.. H. p. Nivison of Cincinnati and Mr.
William j. Coombs of New York are at the
Arlington.
Mr.. Alfred F. Kerr of San Antonio, Texas,
and Mr.. James A. Carr of st. Louis, are at
the New Willard.
Mr. l.. s. Roberts of New York and Mr.
Eugene s. Ives of Arizona are at the Ra-
leigh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Two Coal Miners Killed.

WILLIAlfSPoRT. Pa, January 12-Hil-.
Hard Probst and Ira Green were crushed to
death today while digging coal near Btu
men, Clinton county. The two men went
INFO small private mine to dig coal for
the use of their families when a roof caved
in, killing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Movements of Naval vessels.

The Navy Department Is informed that
the cruiser Chicago. Rear Admiral Crown
inshiefds flagship, and the cruiser Gin
cinnati left st. Thomas yesterday for Ten
eriffe. Canary Islands. on their way back
to the European station.
- The training ship Hartford left AArseilses
yesterday for Gibraltar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Athletic Outfits for warships.

Commander William H. Halsey and Lieu
tenants Harry George and w. s. Crosley
have been appointed a committee. with
Commander Haisey chairman. to meet in
Washington next Thursday to recommend
an athletic outfit for the vessels Of the
navy. Heretofore some athletic apparatus
has been placed on the larger vessels but
the Navy Department has decided to give
each ship a complete outfit, II possible, and
the above named committee win make the
selection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
SULTAN IN BAD STRAITS.
His Soldiers Selling Their Arms to the
Pretender

MADRID. January IA dispatch from
Melilla. Morocco, today announces that all
the Kabyle tribes OF the Tazea region have
Joined the pretender. The sultan's troops,
1t is added, are absolutely undiscipined.
and are selling their arms and ammunition
TO the pretender, who pays high prices for
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
Ecuadorian Minister Received.

Senor Alfredo Bacquerizo, the recently
appointed successor to Senior Don Luis Fe-
lipe Carlo as minister from Ecuador to the
United States, was presented formally to
the President today in the red room of the
White House. The presentation was made
by Secretary Hay. Senior Bacquerizo deliv-
cred cordial address to the President, who
responded with equal cordiality, assuring
the new minister of the pleasure it afford
ed him to welcome him to the capital of
this government.