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with Inspector Mayer. had conversation
with Diller b. Groff. The latter told them
that his brother and himself were the sole
owners Of the Groff fastener patent. tnat
no other persons were interested there q.
and that his brother and himself divided
the profits equally.
Continuing, the witness said that on the
occasion in question Diller B. Gron denied
that he knew either George E. Lorenz or
Martha j. Lorenz, or anybody in Toledo,
Ohio. Diller B. Grof stated to the witness
and Inspector Mayer. II made a statement
about this matter once before. and stick
to that"
Talks With Croft.
Samuel A. Croft. May n. accompanied
Post Office inspectors Mckee and Mayer to
the residence Of Diller B. Gron. Samuel
A. Croft remarked, while on the way there,
that he was an old soldier. Inspector
Mayer then said to him: IF you are an old
soldier now is the time to show your pa
triotism by coming to the rescue of your
country and helping to show up this
fraud"
Inspector Mckee was cross-examfned
rigidly by both Attorneys Maddox and
Douglass. He was asked II 1t was not true
that Inspector Mayer had practically ap-
pealed to Diller B. Croft to save himself
and put Machen in the penitentary. The
reply was in the negative.
According to the witness, Diller B. Gron
had said, ironically:
"If I tell you all know you are willing
to let me go scot free, are your -
Inspector Mayer replied to Mr.. Croft ac
cording to the witness: You know how
such things are handled"
Inspector Walter s. Mayer, who had had
charge of the preparation of the case for
trial. was next called. His direct testi-
mony related principally to the CONVERSE
tons of May "a last with Samuel A. Gron
and Diller B. Croft and was substantially
the same as that of Post Office Inspector
Mckee.
Inspector Mayer was also cross-examined
rigidly. He met the tfirusts of counsel with
marked ability and GOODNESS.
The crOss-examination of Inspector Mayer
had not been concluded when court adjourn
ed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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continued from F1rSt FdSe')
statement from him, he replied:
II don't make any physical examna-
ton of Mr.. Croft
The Argument.
Mr. Douglass argued earnestly against
ths admission of Mr.. Groff's statement.
Assistant District Attorney Keigwin COM
bated his argument He insisted that the
statement was material. He intimate that
1t would show that Croft had resorted to
falsehood to conceal his relations with
George E. Lorenz. When Mr.. Keigwin was
through Justice Pritchard said:
IT will admit the statement with the ex-
PLANTATION to the jury that ii is not to have
any bearing on others of the defendants
than D. B. Croft"
Mr.. Taggart read the original statement
to the jury. Mr.. Croft had copy Of 1t
which he compared with Mr.. Taggarts
reading.
August w. Machen was less active today
than on yesterday, when he frequently
prompted his counsel in the cross-examina-
ton of witnesses. He looked over a num-
Der of papers that the defense will intro
duce and read a part of the typewrittsn
testimony of yesterday.
Statements Read.
The statement of Samuel A. Croft, made
last summer to Inspectors Fosnes and
Tharpe, was read to the jury soon after
court reconvened this afternoon. When
Mr.. Taggart began reading. Mr.. Croft left
his accustomed seat in front Of the reportt
ers' table and took chair Immediately
back Of his counsel, Mr.. Maddox Inspector
Tharpe was again called to the witness
stand, and he told of the circumstances
under which the statement was gotten from
Mr.. Croft.
Inspector Edward L. Mckee proved an In
teresting witness this afternoon. He testi-
fled that when he and Inspector Mayer
called on Diller B. Groff and told him that
the books of certain banks in Washington
showed that money had been sent by the
Groffs to the Lorenzes in Toledo, that he
Diller B. Croft, knew no one in Toledo, and
was unaoquainted with either George E.
Lorenz or his WIFE Martha ]. Lorenz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Frederic Irland were held at st. Mat
thews Church at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, Rev. Father Buckley officiating.
The honorary pallbearers were members of
the corps of official reporters of the Senate
and House of Representatives. Among the
many beautiful floral tributes was large
cross and crown from friends in the Treas
ury Department. Interment was made in
Mount Oliyet cemetery.
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Should Have Been Named as Guests.

Through inadvertence The Stars account
yesterday of the Masonic Veterans Assoc
citation dinner mentioned the names of the
following as among the deaths:" John
Henderson. Jr.. w. s. Oliver, ]. Claude
KEEPER, Victor F. Montgomery DIR. George
A. White, Claude F. King, William H.
Yerkes. jr, Thomas P. Morgan, Frank II.
Hosford, Clyde ]. Nichols and Grant P.
Travis.
This was intended to read among the
guests" None of the gentlemen mentioned
Is dead, but on the contrary they are all
in the best of health and spirits. All in
sist that they should not be classed as
dead ones in any sense of the word.
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Item in District Estimates.

The Kirk Lumber and Mill Work Com
pany. in response to a request, will be in
formed by the Commissioners that they
have included in their estimates to Con-
gress an item for the amount necessary to
complete the William Ludlow school build
ing. at the corner of 9th and streets
northeast. but that they are unable to state
when the money will be available, as they
are uncertain as to when the appropriation
will be made by Congress.
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Petition for Waiting Shed.

A petition, signed by N. E. c.. Kenney and
twenty-six others. requesting the Commits
sioners to compel the Washington Railway
and Electric Company to erect covered
waiting shed at some point near Hurst
place. West Washington along the George
town and Great Falls branch of the COM
pany's lines, was today forwarded by the
Commissioners to the officers Of the COM
pany-
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Appeal in viii Contest.

In the matter of the will Of Francis 8.
Metcalf, which was recently sustained by
verdict of jury in the Probate Court, the
caveator has taken an appeal to the Court
of Appeals from an order signed by Justice
Wright today, admitting the Will to probate.
Attorneys Edwin Forrest and r. p Evans
represent the caveator.
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Detained by High Water.

Prof H H. Powers, who was to have
delivered lecture on 1.-THE Bronze Gates
Of Florence at the Columbian University
this evening. has telegraphed the univer-
sity authorities that he will be unable to
get here in time on account of the high
water at Pittsburg. The lecture has there
fore been indefinitely postponed.
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Hearing to Citizens.

The Citizens Northwest Suburban Asso-
citation will be granted hearing by the
Commissioners relative to the bills pro-
viding for the extension of Shepherd street
from Connecticut avenue to Idaho avenue
The date for the hearing will be fixed after
the bills have been referred to the Com
missioners for report.
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ate on his resolution directing the COM
mittee on foreign relations to make inquiry
into the facts relating to the revolution IN
Panama. He offered substitute for his
resolution in accordance with the decision
of the democratic senatorial caucus OF last
Saturday, the substitute being as follows:
''That the committee on foreign relations
is hereby instructed to investigate and as
certain whether Bunau-Varilla and other
persons residing in the United States and
subject to our laws did aid or promote an
Instruction in Panama against the repub-
lie Of Colombia and did give assurance to
citizens of Panama that they should have
the ard and assistance of our navy in be-
half of such Instruction, and whether any
official Of any department of this govern
ment did disclose or make known to said
Bunau-Varilla, or to any other person, the
action which the government of the United
States designed or proposed to take in the
event of an instruction"
Mr.. Stone did not discuss the merits of the
canal treaty. but made an appeal for
searching investigation. He said that If
he could be convinced that the course Of
the United States had been in accordance
with the strict demands of fair dealing he
would vote for the treaty without hesita-
ton, but that he regarded the preservation
of the good name of the United States
more important than the canal. He could
not shut his eyes to the fact that our In
reference in Panama has suspicious and
sinister aspect He did not charge inten-
tional wrong, but attributed our course
there to the Presidents volcanic nature"
and his love for the tragic. lurid and sem
sationai." He said the President had bold
ly. announced 'In the clustering diction Of
the buccaneer' his intention to seize the
Isthmus of Panama If Colombia did not
ratify the Hay-Herran treaty, and ADDED
that he had done this without disguise or
shame.
The Presidents Attitude.
Mr.. Stone said he fancied the Presidents
attitude would be most gratifying to John
c. Calhoun and Jefferson Davis were they
living, and said that after Mr.. Roosevelts
utterances in connection with Panama no
republican orator could be justified in wav-
ing the bloody shirt. Panama could do
nothing unless independent, and 1.-The Pres
ident thus admits his willingness to In
spire revolt and aid rebellion" and, he
added, If he was willing to foster revolt
he must have been willing to uphold it.
Hence he was unable to understand why
the President should be SO sensitive over
charges of completely.
Mr.. Stone made it plain that he would
vote for the treaty in the interest of
canal.
Defends the Administration.
Mr.. Stewart defended the administration
against what he said were the misrepre-
sensations of opposing senators. He de-
clared that Panama had never been legiti-
mate part of Colombia, and that she would
have achieved her independence fifty years
ago but for the interference of the United
States to protect the iSthmian transit. He
discussed the government of Colombia, and
said that never had there been a worse
gang of robbers than the men who consti-
tute the government of Colombia
Tho
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Fifteen lives were lost in the wreck Of
the four-masted schooner Augustus Hunt
off West Hampton. l.. 1. Two others who
were on board were saved.
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Smithsons effects, marked as my like
ness"
Copies of these likenessas are all to be
found in James Smthson and HIS Be-
quest. By William ]. Rhees. Washing
ton $780, r.
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1.-THE Stars editorial comment on the lack
of an authentic portrait of Smithson, cor
rected as above, was based upon a state
ment to representative of The Star by an
official of the Smithsonian to the effect
that there was no absolutely reliable like
ness from which a statue could be pro-
duced. The official stated that there was
a student portrait which was of no value IN
the creation of a likeness of the adult
Smithson and that the bas relief bust por-
trait on the Smithsonian seal was imagin-
airy. 1t is evident that the portrait OF
Smithson at fifty-one years of age was
overlooked at the time by the official. There
contained in the above letter. to be no diff
Guilty in the way of expressing Smithson's
features in a statue with entire confidence,
should it be decided to construct a tomb
OF this character. ED. starr
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STATEN ENT READ

CONTINUED from First Page.)
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Alleged Promise.
Mr.. Groff further asserted that later the
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good condition when he was getting his
statement from him, he replied:
81 don't make any physical examina-
ton of Mr.. Croft
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
Woman Gets Lono Sentence.

Pueblo Colo. Jan. 2i-Dr. l. Gar
rie Johnson was sentenced to not more
than twenty nor less than fifteen years
in the state penitentiary for the mnr-
der OF Pearl Gordon through a c-iIni-
nal operation. Judge DIXON yesterday
pronounced the sentence, which wiki
be carried out at once. although at
torneys for the defense gave notice
OF appeal TO the Supreme Court. Dt.
Johnson is sixty years OK age. She
received the sentence with not sign
from lip or eye. She was convicted
month ago for the murder OF Mrs.
Gordon. wife Of United States Recruit
Ing Sergeant J. B. Gordon.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
Explosion at Victor.

Victor, CoIo Jan. 23.-Sot spliu-
ter Of wood is left in place OF the pow
der house of the Old Gold property.
where the explosion took place early
yesterday morning. The smokestack
of the shaft house. 100 feet away. was
blown 800 feet and the building
wrecked. Every connection from the
boiler to the hoist was blown in two
and the blacksmith shop was onplete-
" demolished. The buildings OF the
Henry Adney claim, $50 feet north
west, were destroyed entirely and the
c. X. and n. plant suffered in every
department, besides over 100 window
panes being broken on the west side
OF the El Paso company's shaft house.
Superintendent Taylor OF the mine
stated yesterday that he believed the
deed was done FOR the purpose OF
striking terror TO che new men
employed on the various Beacon Hi
properties
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
Frozen to Death in CHICAGO.

Chicago. Jan. 26-Piercins cold made
the whole Northwest suffer yesterday.
The thermometer reached 10 degrees
below zero in Chicago. The record here
is .S below, and there is some expecta-
ton that new low point will be
touched before the cold spell is ended.
One man frozen stiff was found by pc
destrians on an outlying part of Thir-
E-Second street. He had apparently
struggled along until exhausted by the
cod and had dropped unconscious and
literally was frozen to death in his
tracks in the snow. There were count
less instances of frozen hands and ears
Traffic was greatly hnmpered.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
FIRE IN A TWENTY
STORY BUILDING

Chicago. Jan. 24.-Fire in the twen-
ty-story Masonic temple yesterday.
caused a panic among the 1000 occu-
pants of the building and damaged the
stock and fixtures OF tenants to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
All occupants Of the building escaped
without serious injury. through the
bravery OF the elevator men. who re-
manned at their posts, operating their
cars while dense clouds of smoke filled
the building.
The fire broke out in the suite Of nve
rooms on the fifth floor occupied hS
Robert Friedlander & Co.. manufactur-
ers OF N-ray apparatus. A lighted
match carelesSly thrown by an employe
into a pile OF excelsior in the packing
rooms is believed to have started the
IRE.
\ large number OF N-ray vacuum
tubes are stored in the company's
rooms. and these exploded the moment
the heat reached them. Robert Fried
lander. senior member OF the firm. re-
allied the danger from these tubes and
worked until overcome by smoke.
throwins them ont OF the window.
The fire spread rapidly from the
packing room 10 the other rooms and
in q few minutes the entire suite was
on fire and the light shaft of the buiG-
ing was filled with flames.
The large building was enpued with
in half an hour after the fire was d.
covered. Hundreds of men and women
sroped their way through tht smoke
and came down the stairs.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
KILLED
IN VICTOR TIME

Victor. Colo. Jan. 26-The worst ac
pie Creek district happened this morn
ing The disaster occurred at 2:+5 a.
III. at Stratton's Independence mine. 10
Gated about thousand feet tom the
business center of this city. Fifteen
miners were killed outright. In the
main shaft OF the mine sixteen men
were being hoistet on the cage from
the sixth. seventh and eighth levels.
When the cage got TO the surface in
the shaft house, Engineer Frank Gel
lese in charge OF the big hoisting en-
gine in some way that is yet to be ex-
planned was unable to stop the engine,
which drew the cage with its human
load up into the gallows frame up into
the sheayes. The cable parted. releas-
ing the cage. which went down the
shaft with fourteen of the men at ter
rife momentum.
Two of the men who went up with
the cage to the top OF the gallows
frame were caught in the timber rods
there.
One of them. L. E. Jackson, a man
about ffty-tive years OF age, was in
StantlE Killed UN ile SuedNe " ueel ltl4-
ing upon him. His body was pinned in
the timber.
The other man, James Bullock, had
a marvellous escape. He received some
severe bruises and some scalp wounds
but was rescued from the top timbers
without being fatally injured.
AS soon as the fact of the disaster
was learned by the men in the shaft
house, a score of miners was sent down
on the donkey hoisting cage through
another compartment OF the shaft for
the purpose OF determining where the
fallen cage and its occupants had
gone to.
Their bodies were found scattered at
the stations at different points.
The following is full list of the
killed:
W. R. Frazier. John Sebeck, Joe
Smitherum. Edward Twiggen. L. A
Wagner H. A Yeoman. Edward
Smith. Joe Overy, H. F. Brown. W. B.
! Collins. J. L. Steward. Frank Coch-
rane. l.. P Jackson. Harry Cogene.
The cage fell close to 1900 feet. 1t
/ plunged into the sump al the l.400foo,
/ level, where there is a depth Of TWEEN
ty-fve feet OF water. Some of the
men were carried down with the cage
/ into the sump. Just how many is not
| yet known
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
UNITED STATES LEADS ALL THE
NATIONS IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS

received, but an examination Of the
figures of the year for which statls-
tics are available justifies an esu-
mate OF $1,000 100000.
1t is only within very recent years
that the United States has taken her
place at the head OF the list OF the
worlds greatest cEaorters Of domestic
products. In 1875 the exports OF do
mestic products by the worlds great
exporting nations were as follows:
United Kingdom. ........ $1,OSI .49l,OoV
France e 747.400.00
Germany ....... 593,O52.O00
United States ... 497,263,737
The United States in 1875 stood at
the bottom of the list Of the four great
exporting nations of the world. at the
end of the next decade it had advanced
one place. a decade later still another
place. and in 1903 at the head of the
list as the worlds greatest exporter OF
=; 10 prn;npfs
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
Riot on ColIbran Line.

Washington, Jan. 2f.-The War De
aartmeuc received information to-day
ri an attack by mob OF Koreans on
an electric car. the line being owned
by Americans because OF the fact
that it had killed 4 Korean. The news
came in the following cablesram re-
ceivei under to-day's date from Min
lister Allen at Seoul;
This morning on the electric rail
way. which is the property OF Ame:i'
can citizens. a Korean was accidental
ly killed, TtoreUpon q mob Of natives
attacked and partially destroyed the
car The operators oi the car would
have been injured had It not been Tor
the presence OF our guard and serious
riot would have occurred.
Although there have been previous
reports OF disturbances in Korea, this
is the first mob attack made thus far
on property OF Americans. The rail
road is owned and operated by Amer
leans. II. K. BostwiCk OF San Francisco
and II. Collbran OF Denver being its
principal owners. Ii runs through the
heart of Seoul. the Korean capral.
The guard which made the rescue
came from the American legation. 1t
consists of 100 marines. who were sent
there some time ago TO be on hand Tor
the protection Of Americans and their
property.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
iroauois Managers Blamed.

Chicago. Jan. 25.-upon the man
agement and builders of the Iroquois
theatre has been placed the respon-
sibiliry for the fire horror in a report
rendered TO Mayor Harrison by Fire
Chief Musham Saturday.
The report was prepared by the fire
departments attorney, Monroe Fuik-
ersor. after examination of nearly 100
witnesses in the days Immediately fol-
lowing the fire. No criticism is made
of the building department, although
several violations OF the building ordi
nance are noted.
Attorney Fulkerson concludes that
the theater building was not completed
at the time it was opened: that the
theater employees did what they could
to put out the fire. and that doors and
exits We're general locked Throughout,
the building.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED KILLED
in PENNSYLVANIA COAL MINE

ice and making the work of rescue al
most impossible. After-damp is col
lecting in quantities.
The explosion occurred at $50 o.
clock yesterday morning, and the first
warning was the sudden rumble under
ground. and then a sheet of flame fol-
lowed up the deep shaft. Both mine
cages were hurled through the tipple.
twenty feet above the landing stage.
and the three men on the tipple were
hurled to the ground.
AS soon as the rumble OF the explo-
sion and the crash at the pit mouth
startled the little village, the wives
and children OF the men below rushed
to the scene OF the disaster, but to gain
no encouragement. There was no way
to get into the deep workings. The
cages that let the men into the mines
and brought them out again when the
days work was done, were both demol
ished.
There were calls for assistance and
surgical aid from the men in charge OF
the mine. but it was not until o'clock
in the afternoon that the first attempt
at rescue was made.
Shortly after S o'clock Selwyn NJ
Taylor and one of his assistants sig
nailed for the engineer to lower them
into the shaft, from which Taylor was
later brought out dead.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-29
VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY
IMPLICATES CHICAGO OFFICIALS

president and general manager he was
primarily responsible for tho obssrv-
ance OF the laws and was bound to see
that his employees were properly in
structed as to their duties In case OF
fire"
In relation to Mayor Harrison the
verdict read as follows:
We hold Carter H. Harrison, as
mayor OF Chicago. responsible. as he
has shown a lamentable lack OF force.
and for efforts to escape responsible
ity. as evidenced by the testimony.
Building Commissioner Williams and
Fire Marshal Musham, as heads Of de-
partments under said Carter H. Har-
rison. following his weak course. have
given Chicago inefficient service. which
makes such calamities az the Iroquois
theater horror a menace until the pub
lie service Is purged OF incompetence"
Building Commissioner Williams was
held for gross neglect Of his duty.
in allowing the theater to open its
doors to the public when tho said the
ater was incomplete and did not COM
ply with the building ordinances of the
city of Chicago"
Fire Marshal Musham was held re
spOnslDle TOT gross neglect OF duty In
not enforcing the city ordinances and
failure to have his subordinate. Will
liam Sallers. fireman at the theater, re-
port to him the lack of fire apparatus
in the theater."
Sallers was held for not reporting the
lack OF fire apparatus; McMullen for
carelessness in handling the light that
caused the fire; Cummings as stage
carpenter for not providing the stage
with proper fire protection.