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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
LIEUT.. MOLoNY'S CASE.
His Resignation Accepted by the
President

Second Lieut.. Isaac v. Molony, ID In
fantry, stationed at New York city, has
rendered his resignation to the President,
and General Chaffee, commanding the De-
partment of the East, has recommended
that it be accepted for the good of the
service" According to the story, Lieu
tenant Molony was under orders to proceed
to the Philippines, when he became in
volved in certain alleged questionable finan-
cial transactions. Charges were preferred
against him. and his trial by court martial
was under consideration when he resigned.
Following the precedent established IN sew
eral similar cases within the past few
months, the President has accepted the
officers resignat ton, in order TO avoid the
scandal and expense of court-martial pro-
ceedings.
Lieutenant Molony Is a native of Ohio,
and began his military service at the out
break of the Spanish war as a private In
the LIST Ohio Cavalry. He was subse-
quently made first lieutenant in the 10th
United States Volunteer Infantry, and was
honorably mustered out in June, 1901. He
was appointed second lieutenant in the 10th
Regular Infantry, "at large" in February,
1901, and was transferred to the ID In
fantry in September last. His troubles oc-
Cured, 1t is said, while serving at Column
bus barracks, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
E. G. RATHBoNE's STATEMENT,
Declares That He Was the Victim of
Discrimination.

statement Issued by E. G. Rathbone
and addressed TO Senator Plat of Come cti-
cut dealing with the postal frauds of Cuba
has been made public. In the statement
Mr. RathboneA sets forth that he did not
have a fair and Impartial trial. He aues-
lions the COMPOSITION of the court which
convicted him declaring that he was at
the time OF the trial an American citizen,
but that he was denied the rights Of an
American citizen; =
The statement made public, as no ac-
taken by Congress-, as was the desire OF
Mr.. Rathbone'S In the statement Mr.. Rath-
bone says: - =
II was an tofficer of the United States,
appointed and, commissioned by the Post
Office Department of the United States.
and was amenabIe only to the authority of
the United States. AS such officer l was
detailed to duty in the public service of
Cuba, a foreign land, and during all my
incumbency in said office l acted as a citi-
zen of the United States under the direc-
ton of the United States Post Office De-
partment at Washington, in pursuance of
a treaty which was and is a part of the
law of the United States. and in the course
OF the performance of my official duties I
was charged with high crimes and misde-
meanors, and was tried in that foreign
country. by a tribunal appointed by and
acting under the authority and direction of
the military governor of Cuba, appointed
by the War Department of the United
States under said treaty, and was put upon
what was claimed to be a trial for such al
legged crimes and misdemeanors.
II contend that II was the duty of the
government of the, United States to secure
usual and fegalafs rules of judicial proceed
IRE. for the official acts performed under
Its appointment, direction and authority.
II was subjected to trial by arbitrary and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
IMpRovING ANAcosTIA RIVER.
Col. Allen Submits Report to the War
Department

Col. Allen, the engineer officer in charge
of river and harbor works In this vicinity
has made report to the War Department
In regard to the project for the improve
ment of the Anacostia river. Congress has
appropriated s15o,o00 for that work.
The approved project contemplates dredg-
ing channel twenty feet deep, and from
300 to 400 feet wide, from the mouth of the
Anacostia river to the upper limits of the
navy yard, gradually decreasing the depth
to six feet at the bulkhead lines
A contract has been made with Sanford
and Brooks of Baltimore which requires the
completion of the work before June 30,
1904 Col. Allen reports that the lines of
dredging and embankment, outlining the
area on which the material dredged from
the channel is to be deposited. have been
staked out and dredging operations begun.
Dredging was continued last month with
several Interruptions; due mainly to unfa-
vorable weather and lack OF. coal The em7
bankment, is about nine hundred feet long,
and at the end Of February had been raised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Gaithersburg News.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


GATTHERSBURG, Nd. March 10, 1903.
Mr. Benjamin Thompson died at the resi-
dence OF Mr.. c. o. Bean in Derwood at .
o'clock Friday morning He had been In
falling health for some time and was In his
seventy-eigh year. Mr.. Thompson was a
son Of the late Elijah Thompson of Gathers
burg. His funeral took place this morning
at the NJ. E. Church South. the pastor. Rev.
David Harrlss, officiating The remains
were laid to rest in Forest Oak cemetery.
THE Jolliers," social club Of Gathers
burg, have issued invitations to an Easter
dance which they will give Monday evening,
April 13, at the town hall in Boyd's. The
committee under whose management It will
be given includes Messrs. Newman Dutrow,
John Snyder, Algie Fulks and Ira r. Darby.
Mr.. j. +. Powers has begun the erection Of
two-story, siX-room frame dwelling at
Derwood, which Will cost him about 81 600
Saturday afternoon the general store of
Mr. Oscar F. Fulks at Washington Grove
was entered AMI one of tho money drawers
was pillaged. The thief secured about $40
in small change. A large sum OF money in
checks and greenbacks was overlooked.
Robert Sellman, colored youth, who was
arrested on suspicion by Constable Thomas
Small and lodged in jail at Rockville. Mr..
Fulks swore out the warrant before Justice
RosZel Woodward, charging Senman with
larceny, and a hearing will be given the ac-
cused at Washington Grove Tuesday after
noon. Selman has been accused of SINH
lar offense on two previous occasions.
Many people attended the opening game
of base bail of the season yesterday at
Paradise Park. Fairview Seminary club Of
Washington Grove began a series with the
Young Hanlons, the latter meeting with a
crushing defeat. The score was 10 to l.
Diamond of the home team saving shut
out by making a home run.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Hartford's Famous Tree.

From the Hartford Courant.
The Washington elm went to the ground
Monday, and its destruction is now COM
plete. The tree was cut down by force
of men under direction of Foreman Sheedy
of the street department. They began
early in the afternoon by removing the
limbs at the trunk. and at 3:35 the tree
fell into the street. just clearing the car
tracks. The work OF telling the tree was
effectual If not artistic. The trunk was
about half chopped through with axes,
from the side next to the street. A big
cross-cut saw was then brought into play
and two men worked II until they had
sawed through about a third of the diam
eter from the other side. The axes were
again used until the old trunk was nearly
ready to topple over, when 1t was pulled
down by ropes which had been previously
fastened to the top. A crowd of men, wo-
men and children saw the tree fall and
Immediately there was a rush for souve-
mir chips When the tree was down IL was
seen that the live wood was not more than
two inches thick, for about two-thirds the
distance around the tree. Workmen began
cutting up the trunk, but the work was
unfinished at the end of the day.
liberal section of the Washington elm
Is to be stored in the repository of the His
torical Society, alongside It's several choice
sections of the famous Charter Oak, which,
by the way, was for the first hundred
years of It's history recorded as also an
elm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Making Shoes for the World.

You may talk about the New England
shoe factories, but they are now in the
background when Cincinnati is mentioned
in the same line OF industry" said T. +.
Burroughs of the Ohio city to a Star man
at the Raleigh this morning. Cincinnati
Is now making shoes for the entire world
In other words, the products OF the Gin
cinnati factories are now being shipped to
the four corners of the earth. The estab-
lisshment Of many new factories has been
the result of the constant growth of the
trade and now the number of shoe workers
has gone beyond the fifteen thousand
mark and they are increasing every day
Why. in 1902 nearly fifteen million pairs Of
women's shoes alone were turned out In
the factories of Cincinnati. to say nothing
of a total valuation OF the output Of
twenty millions Of dollars. The largest
tannery in the world Is located in Cincin-
natl and the output of 1t is largely con-
sumed In Cincinnati shoes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
GOLDENBERG'S.
THE HORRORS OF sAMAR.
The Glenn Trial Justifies Gen. Smith
and Maj. Waller.

From the Manila Tunes.
All Of the horrors of Samar when that is
land was in Insurrection will probably
never be known, but enough has been
brought forward so far 10 place the island
on equal footing with Shensi in Boxer
days, Arizona when the Apaches took the
war path the soudan when the Mahdi
ruled and Cawnpore when the sepoys
were It's masters.
The story was not fully told when Major
Waller was placed upon trial nor yet when
General Smith was court martialed. The
Glenn trial has revealed much Of the sick
ening tale and has furnished complete JUS
LITIGATION for the aggressive campaign car
rfed out against the enemy there.
II is TO be regretted that General Smith
committed himself In a series OF reckless
statements and verbal orders and that
every feature of the newer policy which
he put Into effect was not carried out with
elaboration and proper process of mill
tary law The condition OF the country,
the acts and attitude of the people the
frightful reprisals OF the insurgents against
natives for real or imagined grievances,
the flendish torture of prisoners and habit
ual violations of the laws of war by the
enemy gave the American commander the
right to use the war power TO the limit. In
fact II was his duty to act quickly and
with firmness along the only line that was
oper 20 end the war.
Despite his shortcomings and indisere-
lions General Smith stands In a better light
today than he did when he was convicted
by court-martial and driven from the
army. The simple fact is that neither We
here nor the American people at home had
any proper appreciation OF what really
happened in Samar. We didn't know the
facts and were therefore incapable OF I'M
Outstanding the terrible responsibility that
rested upon Smith. Samar and the opera
lions In progress on II were Isolated and
many important towns on the island Itself
were without common communication. The
story was out OF the public eye and got
No attention until the army began to dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Promoted Officers Assigned.

Officers recently promoted have been as
signed to regiments as follows: Col. G. @.
Greenough and Lieut. Col. Peter Leary jr.,
to the Coast Artillery; Maj. James C. Bush.
to the Field Artillery; Capt. F. w. Phst-
erer, to the s9th Company. Coast Artillery;
Capt. r. H. c. Kelton, to the Coast Artf1-
lery; Capt. p. c. Hams, jr, TO the 91st
Company, Coast Artillery; Capt. w. B.
Carr and First Lieut.. X. c. Masteller, to
the Coast Artillery: First Lieut.. Lewis 8.
Ryan, to the goth Company Coast Artil-
lery First Lieut.. Tilman Campbell, to the
I'd Battery, Field Artillery: First Lieut..
John V. Green, to the Tooth Company, Coast
Artillery.
Major Bush has been ordered to assume
command of the Field Artillery battalion
In the division of the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
MAY BE "BosToNv CoRRETT.
A Western Peddler in Whom Pension
Officials Are Interested

The pension office officials are looking
anxiously for Boston Corbett the man
who shot John Wilkes Booth, and who was
thought to be dead. Information has been
received that a man answering the descrip-
ton of Corbett is making his way from
Arizona to Kansas with a peddling outfit,
and the pension agents in that locality have
been instructed to look the matter up and
determine the mans identity. 1t is a mat
ter of some Importance to Corbett to make
himself known, as he has not drawn a pen
sion for a number of years. and there re-
mains to his credit in the treasury consid-
cradle money. The records of the pension
Office show that Corbett enlisted in the 18th
Regiment of New York Volunteers in April
1861 but was discharged few months
later. He again enlisted in a New York
regiment and was discharged about year
later. Again he enlisted, and remained in
the service about one month, being mus
tered out with his company He enlisted
again in the 10th New York Cavalry and
served to the end of the war 1t was while
a sergeant in the New York cavalry that
Corbett was detailed with the party which
pursued the fugitive assassin of President
Lincoln after his escape from Washington
Booth was found in a barn and the barn
was set afire. The fugitive made a dash
for liberty and Sergeant Corbett shot him.
After the war Corbett returned to his
home, where he worked at his trade as a
halter, and In 1878 moved to Kansas TAX
ing up a homestead. He divided his time
between preaching and farming, and later
was placed in an insane asylum. He was
discharged from there, however, and that is
the last the pension Office heard of him
The question involved is entirely In the
identity of the man said to be Corbett The
department is reliably informed that the
Arizona peddler is the man they are look
Ing for, but it is desired that the question
Of identity be established beyond a doubt
and to this end the pension agent in the
Kansas district through which the peddler
is likely to pass has been requested to look
out for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

unusual modes of trial contrary alike to
original laws of Cuba and the fundamental
principles of justice.
THE proceeding which led to my convic-
ton was not judicial proceeding, but was
a special proceeding directed and controlled
by the military governor, who issued
orders, instructions and communications to
the courts from time to time according to
the eXigencies of the case.
He directed the amount and character
of bail which should be fixed in my case
In violation Of law. I did not have a fair
and impartial trial. BY letters of instruc-
ton communicated to the trial court he
authorized the use as evidence in the case
of ex parte dispositions taken in the United
States on behalf of the government. l.
legal evidence was used against me, notably
hearsay and eX parte affidavits. Witnesses
were not summoned in my behalf in viola
ton of article 6, amendments to the Con-
stitution. The courts were part of the
military government The military gov
ernor had full authority to appoint and re-
move members of the judiciary at Will. By
official orders and acts the military gov
ernor Disseminated against me In the mat
ter of my official accounts. Items of ex-
penditure In my accounts which he held
to be improper he admitted as proper items
in the accounts of military and other Of
ficials, including his own. In certain cases
he, held that items In my accounts were
criminal in character, and directed my
prosecution because of them. In accounts
of other officials. and his own as well, in
which the same character of items were
included, he held that they were proper and
regular.
II was arrested on the charge of the
malversation of about $4,000 of public
funds, but the charge was unlawfully, and
contrary to the order of the Secretary of
War, changed charging me with conspir-
acy with Nicely and Reeves to defraud the
government Of more than 100000, and l
was held for trial unlawfully, and unlaW-
fully convicted of conspiracy.
II was convicted of conspiracy npou the
uncorroborated testimony of alleged CO.
conspirator, w H. Reeves, who was de-
PENDANT upon trial upon the same charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
THE NEW BATTLE SHIPS.
Final Decision Of the Naval Board Of
Construction.

Inc board or construction of the Navy
Department has firally decided that the
three new l6,0O0-ton battle ships author
lied by the naval appropriation bill shall
be Identical with the Connecticut and
Louisiana types as to armor and arma-
ment. the only difference being that ;he
upper portion of the belt arnor, which is
eleven inches on those two ships, shall be
ten inches on the new vessels, and that
the superstructure armor shall be increas-
ed from six TO seven inches. Preliminary
to the determination of the type OF the
new 13,oOO-ton battle ships 1t has been de-
cided to prepare sketch plans for fast
Northumberland ships and slow seventeen.
knot ships. When these plans have been
prepared the contest over the quest ion OF
high power and speed or armament will
be determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
The Nomination Of Admiral Dewey.

The Navy Department explains that the
nomination of Admiral Dewey sent to the
Senate Saturday was simply for the purpose
Of correcting the records. When his original
nomination was made in 1889, 1t was for
admiral In the navy" and he was so con-
firmed and commissioned. whereas the law
crea ting the office provided for "the ad-
miral of the navy" Saturdays nomination
was simply for the purpose of having the
records comply strictly with the language
OF the law. The Senate. before adjourning.
confirmed Admiral Dewey's nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

cipline officers for what they had done The
facts. the parts and chapters of the story,
were hidden In official reports, knowledge
In the possession of officers still at isolated
posts and the records of the insurgent
army. Newspaper correspondents let in
flashes of light on the subject but their
work was al best fragmentary and In the
haste Of handling news much of the mat
ter lost its news value. Imperfectly as
we here know the tale the popular knowl-
edge in the United States Is still less.
1t is very probable that had the plain
facts of the campaign been brought out at
the trial OF General Smith he would have
been promptly cleared by the court. 1t is
very probable that Major Glenn will be the
last officer of the United States army to
be tried for conduct in the Samar cam
paign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Death of Surgeon F. A. Hesler.

The Navy Department is informed that
Surgeon Frederick A. Hesler died at sea
of heart disease on the 18th instant and
that his remains had been carried to
Shanghai Surgeon Hesler had been III
at the Yokohama naval hospital and was
recently assigned to duty. He Joined the
Wilmington at Urugu, near Yokohama. He
had been on duty on the Aslatic' station
since August, 1850. He was born in Illi-
nois and was appointed an assistant sur
geon in the navy from that state in 1884
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Mexico PAYS First Installment.

The State Department has received from
the Mexican government the sum of s43, $50
being the first installment of interest which
is to be. paid in perpetulty on account of
the Plus fund claims under the award
made by The Hague arbitration in Octo-
Der last. July there will fall due the
sum of 81, 420,6S representing the interest
which has accrued from the date Of the
Mexican claims commission down to the
date of the award.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Consul Bittinger Retired.

United States Consul John l.. Bittinger
at Montreal has been invited to resign.
He will be succeeded by Maj. A. w. Ed
wards North Dakota newspaper man.
Consul Bittinger while on leave of absence
at his home talked very freely of the
relations between the United States and
Canada. This was i'll received in Canada
and has led TO the present action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
o a height of about one foot above low

That work was done without expense to
the government, the object being merely to
retain the material to be deposited later by
hydraulic process Two grapple dredgers
were employed in the work
A cut thirty-five feet wide and four hun
dTed and fifty feet long has been made and
the embankment thrown up in 1892 has been
raised to about high tide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
A Philippine Exhibit Assured.

Col. Edwards, chief of the insular bu-
reau of the War Department. has notified
the ST. Louis Exposition Company that
Gov. Taft had accepted the terms of the
proposition made by the exposition COM
pany as a basis for Philippine exhibit at
the fair There is thus insured, according
to Col Edwards, magnificent display of
Philippine resources, the projectors will
have about 100000 available for that pur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Description Of Recruits.

In a recent circular. issued by Lieutenant
General Miles, commanding the army. in
regard to recruiting for the army, 1t is
provided that coiored soldiers shall be de-
;scribeds as to their complexion. as black,
dark brown light brown. light or very light,
as the case may be. Heretofore the de-
scrtptiye terms for colored soldiers were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

limited to black, medium and mulatto.
Another provision is that soldiers who re-
enlist in the Philippines shall be returned
with their regiments when the latter are
ordered to the United States, unless they
prefer transfer to another regiment for
the purpose OF remaining in the Philip
rr,a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
French Naval Attaches Trim.

Lieut.. Commander de Faramond de La
faJole, naval attache of the French en-
bassy, will leave Washington this week for
an extended. trip, during which he Will,
visit the Central and South American re-
publics. He wil be absent about four
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

The machine shop of Altman Taylor.
14th and c streets northwest, was entered
by burglars some time during the past week
and about IS worth Of tools 0elen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

Emperor William Of Germany has or
dered that fire engines need not stop even
for himself or the empress, let alone
other members of the royal family. ambas-
sailors or detachments Of marching troops,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16
Launching of the Colorado.

The launching of the battle ship Col
orado, building at the Cramps yard has
been postponed until April %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-16

Narrow Black and White or Red Her
cules Braid for Dress Trimming. "A
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SILK Drops for Dress Trimming. ......-5c.
White and Black All-Silk Braid, yard
Tor Observation-Disclosures. II = T.o'
2ac large Silk Drops. black or white.l9c
Soutache Braid In white. Il yd. pcs.
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Silk Stars or Anchors. all colors. .-...Ic.
Kleinert's Hook-on Carriers. ...........21c.
De Longs Invisible Eyes, dozen for sc.
Card of Assorted Safety Pins..........1c.
White Pearl Buttons, all sizes. &c.
75c. Persian Band Trimming. .......4 9c.
&c. Narrow Silk Braid in Black, White,
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Clark's Darning Cotton, spools for. &c
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Clark's o. n. T. Spool Cotton, 6 sp 25c
Double-face Satin Betting, length. -. &c.
Warren's Ribbon Covered Feather Bone
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Columbia Hooks and Eyes, u dozen
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