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Noted Egyptologist Dead.

CHICAGO, September e.-Judge Kirk
Hawes has died suddenly at his summer
home in Les Cheneaux. Islands
For nearly forty years Judge Hawes had
been prominent figure in the law ma
chinery of Chicago, and for twelve years he
served on the superior court bench of Cook
county.
Kirk Hawes was born in Brookf1eld,
Mass, January 8, 1899 He was a brother
of Mrs. Mary ]. Holmes, the author.
In the presidential campaign of 1880 Mr.
Hawes opposed the third-term movement
in favor Of General Grant. He and Robert
q. lngersoll opposed the Grant forces at the
Springfield state convention, were success
ful, and thereby had much to do with the
result OF the national convention.
Judge Hawes was one of the organizers
of the Union League Club and member of
the Sunset Club, the Nineteenth Century
cub, the Marquette Club and the Chicago
Bar Association.
He was student Of Egyptology and
spent great deal of time and money col
lecting.
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Goulds to Annex D. and r. G. Il. r. to
Their Systems.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 9-The an
nouncement that Edward T. Jeffery, presi
dent of the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
road, had been appointed director of the
Western Pacific Railroad Company Is nc
cepted as proof that the Goulds are quie lly
preparing to annex that project to the sys-
tenn of railroads which they control. Having
selected a route for the new line across the
Sierras and entered the eastern market for
material for the construction of this west
ern extension of their roads, they have now
injected into the directorate of the Western
Pacific Company one of their ablest repre-
sentatives.
The Western Pacific Railway Company
was organized to build from Salt Lake to
San Francisco and to construct certain
branch lines in California. It's main line
will be about $50 miles long and in all
about 1,2JO miles of road will be laid. Up
to the present time the Western Pacific has
invested So, 500 GOO on its project 1t has Sc
cured extensive terminals on the harbor of
San Francisco, and has perfected its en-
trance to the terminals as well as having
acquired terminals in other cities in Cali
fornia.
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AT OYSTER BAY TODAY
DISTINGUISHED AUSTRIANs CALL
ON PRESIDENT AND WIFE.
Visit of No Official Signifcance-Wer
Entertained at Luneheon-No
Other Callers.

OYSTER BAY. L. T., September 9.-Aus-
trian AmbassadorBa Hengelmuller and
Count Apponyi member of the Austria
Hungarian diet. were guests of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt today at Sycamore
HILL
Count Apponyi, distinguished leader of
the liberal party in the lower house of the
Hungarian diet. arrived in this country
last Saturday to visit the st. Louis exposi-
ton and to make a short tour of the coun-
try. He desired to pay his respects to
President Rooseelt, and his presentation to
him today was arranged through the Aus,
trian embassy.
The visit, it is stated, was Of no official
significance, the desire of the dintinguished
callers being merely to meet and greet the
President in his home. They were enter
tanned at luncheon by the President and
Mrs Roosevelt.
Although no other visitors had engage
ments with him. the President passed the
remainder of the day about the grounds of
Sagamore Hill transacting with Secretary
Loeb in the course of the day considerable
executive business.
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DEAD ON ROOF OF MAIL CAR.
Body of Young Man Found With Head
Crushed.

NEW YORK. September 9.-zWhiie pas
sengers were alighting= from the Chicago
limited train, which arrived at the Grand
Central station today the lifeless body of
a young man, with his head crushed, was
found lying OH the roof OF the mail car.
One arm was clasped around a ventilator
and the body was held firmly on the narrow
roof 1t Is supposed that the young fellow
was stealing a ride and that he was struck
py one of the low bridges along the line
letter signed by Paul. Hanke of this
city, recommending "A, jacobson" as
dentist. was the only Glide to the mans
identity. There was nothing to indicate
where he had boarded the train or how far
the lifeless body had been carried on the
swiftly-moving train.
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WILL SOON BE TESTED.
New Form of Slnokeless Powder Being
Made at Indian Head.

One of the first official acts of Admiral
Converse, chief of the naval ordnance bu-
reau, upon assuming that Office. was to in
itiate a radical change in the form of
smokeless powder used in the naval big
guns. There had been series of accidents
aboard ship, beginning with the blowing Off
Of the muzzles of the Iowas turret guns,
and followed by number of similar wrecks
Of guns, that convinced the naval powder
experts that something was wrong with the
shape Of the powder grains. Admiral Con-
verse. as the practical originator of our
naval smokeless powder, was one Of the
first to realize the need Of a change and
his opinion being confirmed by the report
by expert boards upon the I0wa's ex-
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Peace Prevails in San DOMINGO

AcSoronS to unofficial advices received
mere there is reasonable prospect of.a
continuation for some time of the .peace.
Iui condltions which now prevail in San
domingo. The adxices record the de-
parture from the island of General Jiminez
whose aspirations, politically, have been
.he principal factor In fomenting and con-
snuing revolutionary disturbances In San
Domingo.A 1t is understood that General
Jiminez has just arrived in New York. and
,hat peiore deparbng from San Domingo
he publicly announced that he was tired
of revolutions, and did not intend to again
connect himself with one
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Chapelle Gets Special Distinction.

ROME, September 9.-Papal Secretary OF
State Cardinal Merry Del Val, who came to
Rome today from his summer residence at
Castel Gandolfo, to receive the diplomatic
corps, granted an audience to Archbishop
Chapelle, the apostolic delegate to Cuba
and Porto Rico and archbishop of New Or
leans, which is a special distinction, audi
ences being very rare now. The bishop ex-
planned that the object of his visit was to
present his homage to the new pope and to
submit the report of his delegation to Cuba
New Orleans. The secretary was most
cordial and expressed a wish to see more
of Archbishop Chapelle during his stay ip
Rome.
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CONSUL >GoLDscHMIDr HERE
He Reports Absence of Sign of Revol,
in Venezuela.

LOUIS Goldschmidt, United States consul
at La Guaira. Venezuela. has reported at
the state Department in person, and had a
long talk today with Acting Secretary
LOOMS respecting conditions at his post
when he left. Mi Goldschmidt stated that
all was peaceful III Venezuela, without sign
OF further revolution or internal trouble.
ne season had been mild and more COM
Portable than usual.
mere nave been no recent developments
IN the asphalt controversy and the State
Department is awaiting the arri,,ol IN
washington of Minister Bowen. now on
route loute TO the United States from Caracas,
before before making the next move. 1t is ex-
reasonable time for some action bv The Va,f
ezueIan high court, which assemblies SEN
aemper 10. upon the Bermudez ana asphalt
%ppeaI thl ana application for the removal of
tfon of its property. '''e 'oi
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plosions, he gave the necessary orders to
the ofncefs at the great powder factory at
indlan Head to try new form of smoke
less powder. AS a matter of fact, the new
powder stick closely resembles that first
designed and made by the ll-starred Admi-
raj Makaroh of the Russian navy who
went down on the Petropavlosk off Port
Arthur. early in the present war
The indian Head powder factory has been
engaged In the manufacture of these pow
der sticks for several months past but,
owing TO the length of time required to
thoroughly dry the powder it has lust been
possible to secure a supply for test Enough
OF the new powder has now been delivered
Tor trial. which will take place at Indian
Head within a few days.
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Suicide Over Unrequited Love.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
RICHMOND, Va, September 9.-John
RocchiccioH. an Italian saloonkeeper, ended
his life here today by shooting himself
through the brain. The man had been un-
able to sleep for more than week, due to
some misunderstanding with his lady love-
who is said to have rejected his attentions
and to have become infatuated with another
man ne pfopped the picture OF the woman
upon the bed before him and fired the bullet
through his brain, falling PROSTATE before
the picture.
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Maj. Lane Relieves Col. Lauchheimer.

Lieut. Col Charles H. Lauchheimer, as
sistant adjutant and inspector of the Ma
rine Corps, who Is well known in this city
through his long service In the Office of the
judge advocate general of the navy and
subsequently at marine headquarters, has
been relieved from duty in charge Of the
Office of the assistant adjutant and in
spector of the Marine Corps at Manila, p
l., and ordered to this city, where he will
report to the commandant of the CORPS for
assignment to duty.
Major Rufus III. Lane, assistant adjutant
and inspector, now on duty at marine
headquarters in this city, has been ordered
to Manila to relieve Lieut.. Col LAUGH
heimer.
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Garrett County Farmer Killed by Team

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md. September 9.-Will-
lam Engelhart, well-to-do farmer. near
Accident, Garrett county, was killed by his
team at his home this morning. He was
sixty years of age, and was prominent in
republican politics. Mr.. Engelhart's daugh~
ter Clarc was recently married to Prof.
John E. Gnegy, and IS at st. Louis with
her husband on their bridal trip. Mr.. En4
gelhart was an uncle of William. Engel>
hart of, Cumberland.
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Free Baptists Hear Reports

HILLSDALE, Mich, September 9-The
first of today's sessions Of the general con-
ference of the Free Baptist Church, now
in session here, was devoted to reports of
messengers to and from other bodies aud
reports from state agents. The West
Pennsylvania yearly meeting was adj
mtted to membership in the conference.
Rev. Wakefield of !. Hiram College, Ohio,
representing the Church of Christ, and two
delegates are here seeking union for their
church with the Free Baptists.
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DAVIS AT BALTIMORE.
Held Conference at Hotel With Senator
Gorinan.

BALTIMORE, 6eptembes, ,sa,-~Hxrsenator
Henry G. Davis, democratic vtcE pres1den-
tial candidate, arrived here today and is
guest at the Rennert, Hotel. Senator Cor
man was at the hotel when Mr.. Davis ar
rived. and these two held conference, the
nature of which has not been divulged. Dur
ing the day a number of Maryland demo-
cratic leaders called to pay their respects to
Mr.. Davis, who announced that he would
remain in Baltimore two or three days and
then proceed to Philadelphia and New York.
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Board of Generals to Convene.

BY order of the acting secretary of war
board of officers, to consist of Brig.
Gems. Frederick b. Grant. J. Franklin
Bell, Theodore j. Wint, Tasker r. Bliss
and John P. Story, has been appointed to
meet in this city next Tuesday morning.
for the purpose of recommending a prin-
clpal and alternate for detail to fill an
anticipated vacancy in the grade of lieu
tenant colonel IN the general staff resrlt-
ing from the promotion of Lieut. Col.
chester Shaler, ordnance department.
Upon the completion of this duty the
members of the board who are not sta
TONED in this city will proceed TO their
proper stations
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Vanquished Two With His Fists.

HELENA. Mont, September 9-Wah
Kim and Wong Tone, prominent Chinese,
armed with revolvers, made a sensational
attempt to rescue a fellow countryman
awaiting deportation and in charge of Moy
Don Ching, Chinese interpreter of the
United States court, but were so badly
worsted tfat they are now in the hospital.
Ching had taken his prisoner to a restau-
rant for a meal, when the two Cinnamon
attacked him. He was unarmed, but with
his fists he yanquished both his assailants
He then took his prisoner back to jail
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Parker Working on His Letter.

ESOPUS, N. Y, September 9-Judge
Parker spent the morning writing on his
letter of acceptance. Justice Edward E.,
Mccall of the supreme court of New York
came to Rosemount for luncheon. He had
expected to visit Judge Parker yesterday,
but postponed the TRIP on account of the
reception to the editorial conference
William F. Sheehan, chairman of the ma
tional executive committee, is expected
here tomorrow. He will spend Sunday at
his home at Atwood, two miles south of
Rosemount.
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REPORTED MASSACRE.
Tokyo Disbelieves Story of Russian
Atrocity on Senshu Island.

TOKYO, September "A private telegram
received here says that a small Russian ex-
peditfon from kamchatka visited Sensbu
Island, north of the Island of Hokaido and
In the absence of the men killed the women
and children and burned. the houses Off
c1al confirmation is lacking in regard to
this report, which is Incredible
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Telephone Company Chartered.

The Virginia state corporation commission
has granted a charter to the TolGca and
Fredericksburg Telephone Company for the
building OF phone here from Fredericks-
burg, Va, to Toluca, in Stafford county.
Va, by way of Boscobel, Brook, Stafford
Court House and Garrisonville. The con-
tract for the building of the line will be
let at once, and it is expected it will be in
service in a few weeks
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Sights for Battle Ship Guns.

While the battle ships of the north At
lantic fleet are in dock this month 1t is
hoped the great work of resighting their
guns may be begun. The bureau of ord
nance has asked for bids for 300 or 400
three-ineh sights. The sights for the
larger guns have not yet been made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
Petroleum Steamers for Germanv

BERLIN. September 9.-The admiralty
has ordered two new tank steamers to be
built at Kiel. They are to supply petro-
leum as fuel to German warships. Oil as
subsidiary fuel has already been used so
successfully on battle ships that the gov
ernment designs using 1t in larger guam
titles in the future.
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Loaded Schooner on Shoals.

CHATHAM, Mass, September 9.-The
British schooner Fraulein, bound from ST.
John, N. B., to Providence with a cargo
of laths, struck on Pollock Rip shoal last
night. The captain and crew of four men
took to the rigging. where they were dis
covered this morning, and were rescued by
the life saving crews of Monomoy and
Monomoy Point after a hard struggle with
the heavy sea. The schooner lies In the
path of spinning passing over the shoals.
1t is thought she will be a total loss
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SUICIDE OF IOWA WOMAN.
In Falling She Struck and Killed In
fant Daughter

CHICAGO, September "a dispatch to
the Inter Ocean from Des Moines, Iowa.
says: Because her husband went to a base
ball game over her protest, Mrs. Charles
Evans of Monterey committed suicide
by taking poison. Her body, as it fell to
the floor, accidentally struck her ten
months-old daughter, crushing it and
motherng it to death
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Consul Swain Here

Col. Albert w. Swain. U. s. consul at
Southampton, England, is in this city on
leave of absence, on his way to his home
IN Iowa He had an interview with Act
ing Secretary Loomis at the State DEPART
ment. today. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Swain, ~
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Personal Mention.

Charles Ray Dean, private secretary to
Assistant Secretary Loomis, after few
weeks visit to friends at Watch Hill, r. l.,
and stockbxidge and Brookline, Mass, has
returned toIthe city. Mr.. Dean is a dele
gate tA the international geographic con-
gress From the Department of State. and
will accompany the congress on its trip to
st. Louis as the representative of that de-
partment,
Gen. Weston, commissary general ohsub-
;sistence, has gone to Connecticut for a
short vacation. 4
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Disastrous Forest Fires in Idaho.

SPOKANE, Washington. September D..
Forest fires are raging violently on the
shores of Spirit lake and near Occur Alena
City and Rathdrum, all in Kootenai county.
Idaho. Wild beasts are being driven from
the timber into the open, and five bears,
fleeing from the flames, were killed near
Athol, Idaho. Many summer homes owned
by Spokane people on Spirit lake are threat
ened
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A Mexican Legation at Peking.

PEKING, September 9.-Mexico will
shortly establish legation at Pekng Don
Carlos Lera, now Mexican minister to
Japan will also be minister to China. The
charge daffaires here during Don Lera' s
absence will be Don Mauricio Wolheim sec
retary of the legation, who has already ar
rived in this city. The establishment of
Mexican legation here is not connected with
any special object, but is for general pur-
poses, mainly to promote mercantile
agencies
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Three Injured in Auto Collision.

PITTSBuRG, Pa, September 9-Three
persons have been injured here in collis-
ion between a large racing automobile and
park trap. All probably will die. Those
injured were: C. B. Iawton. Miss Dora
Murdoch, Miss Carrie Murdoch. all of Pitts
burg. The trap was overturned, with the
three victims underneath
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Died From Lung Trouble.

AK LES BAINS, France, September g.
The Rev. DIR. George Lorimer Of New York,
pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist
Church, who died at the Hotel Regina here
yesterday, had been suffering from an af-
fection of the lungs, with uric complica-
fiNnS
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Mounted Guards for Minto's Party.

CALGARY, N. w. T., September GA de-
tail Of Northwest Territory mounted police
arrived In Regina today to accompany the
vice regal party overland from Edmonton
to Prince Albert. The men are fully arm
ed and carry two cars OF vehicles and
horses for Lord Mnto's party. The cav
prairie.
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Small Boats "a Go to the Orient

The proposition to send to the As.atic.
station torpedo boat iatilla as an adjunct
to the fotilIa of destroyers sent out in the
spring is still under consideration at the
Navy Department. 1t is proba BILE the small
vessels will be sent eventually
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Portland EXPO. Architecture to Excel

PORTLAND, Ore, September 9.-Those
who have visited the Chicago and ST.
Louis expositions declare that the designs
for the government building at the Lewis
and Clark exposition indicate it will sur
pass in beauty anything hitherto attempted
by the government and that the main ex-
hibit. building will establish a precedent In
architectural beauty for government ex-
hibits buildings
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Peace Negotiations Resumed.

BUENOS AYRES. September 9.-Advices
received here from Paraguay today show
that negotiations for peace between the
government of that republic and the Para
guayan insurgents have been resumed
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HOLD THE WHIP HAND
Packers Will Continue to
Ignore Organizations.
AGREEMENT REQUIRED
STRIKERS MUST RETURN TO
WORK ONLY AS INDIVIDUALS.
Stock Handlers Apply for Reinstate-
ment and Are Informed They Would
Be Sent for When Needed.

CHICAGO, September 9,-The fifty-nine
days strike of butchers and allied trades
at the stock yards is Oft
wee PRESIDENT Smith Of the Meat Cutters
and Butchers Union said the vote of the
conference board of the allied trades conn
Gil to bring the trouble to an end was unan-
imous.
PRESIDENT Donnelly has telegraphed tie
decision to all the cities where the work
men have been on strike.
Ihe conference board of the allied trades
council officially announced that the strike
was at an end. 1t then adjourned but met
lmmedlateiy and reorganized. Representa-
yves OF the butcher workmen are not In
ciuded IN the new board. The board now
CONSISTS OF representatives of the mechan-
icai trades unions, and proposition is to
De made to the packers that the members
or these unions be taken back as unionists
or not at all.
Applying for Former Positions.
More than 600 live: stock handlers. wbo
went on strike. appeared at the office OF
Manager Skinner of the Union Stock Yards
and Transit Company today to apply for
their old positions. He had previously an
nounced that he would employ all the old
men needed. A.
Members of other unions were not SO
much In evidence when work was begun at
the packing houses today. Most of the
men did not know that the strike was off
President Donnelly has received a tele-
gram from the last member of the interna-
tional executive board of the butchers CIV
Ing permission to call off the strike.
Packers Remain Obdurate.
None of the stock handlers were taken
back, being informed that they would be
sent for when needed. 1t is understood
that before going to work they Will be re-
CURED to sign an agreement setting forth
that they return as individuals and not as
an organization
Business Agent Golden of. the teamsters
said that the teamsters will go back to
work as an organization or not at all.
In statement issued today James
Tracey. secretary of the allied trades con-
ference board, said:
Calls It Victory for the Unions.
''The strike was one of the most remark
able that has ever occurred in the United
States. 1t is remarka BILE because it was
fight against some of the largest corpora
ttons in the world in behalf of unskilied
workers. Like all strikes, it ended in a
victory for the workers, because rather
than risk such struggle the employers will
be ready to treat with the unions in the
future on an equitable basis. Every union
will retain its solidarity and wilr7 come out
of this struggle stronger than ever"
The butchers decided to return toAwork
tomorrow. =
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Stage Celebrities Sail for America

SOUTHAMPTON, England, September ..
The American line steamer New York,
which sails for New York from here to-
morrow will take among her passengers
the Marquis of Ailesbury, Ada Rehan. Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, Clement A. Griscom and
Madame Nordica.
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Return of Commander chandler

Lieutenant Commander Lloyd II. Cham
dler, who was sent to Japan to study tor
pedo boat development has advised the de-
partment of his arrival in this country and
will come to Washington to report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
Acting Secretary oliver Is Boston.

General Oliver, acting secretary of war,
has gone to Boston to attend the funeral
of Mr.. Shaw, his brother-in-law, today,
morrow.
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Notice tosAdvertisers.

To insure proper inser-
ton and classification adj
vertisers are requested to
send their announcements
for Saturdays Star either
to the main Office or
branch offices as early as
possible Saturday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
Cruiser Des Moines at cherbourg.

CHERBOURG, September 9.-The cruiser
Des Moines has Joined the United Sta tes
European squadron here.