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KILLED BY MISTAKE.
A Supposed American Shot by Natives
in British East Africa.

The State Department is in receipt Of
dispatch from the United States consul at
Zanzibar, reporting the killing by Nandi
natives. in the Province of Urganda. British
East Africa. on April IS 1904 of one Mr..
Wendte. supposed to have been an Ameri
can citizen.
From the consuls report it appears that
raid was being made by certain parties
upon the cattle of the natives and Mr.
Wendte started toward the scene of the
trouble. When the natives saw him they
supposed he was the leader of the maraud-
ers and killed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
QUIET AT SYCAMORE
PREPARATIONS ARE CONCLUDED
FOR ToMoRRoW's EVENT.
Former Gov Crane Called - He VIII
Participate in the Campaign
Roosevelt Boys.

OYSTER BAY, L. l.. July 26.-President
Roosevelt passed a very quiet day at Saga
more Hill. Preparations were concluded
for the ceremony tomorrow Of notifying
him Of his nomination for the presidency
by the Chicago convention. The plans are
practically as heretofore outlined by the
Associated Press.
Former Gov. w. Murray Crane Of Massa-
chusetts. who was an overnight guest OF
the President. left today for New York.
He expected to proceed In a few
hours to his Massachusetts home.
Nothing was disclosed for publication OF
the conference between the President and
Gov. Crane. They are long personal and
political friends. and their conference re-
lated to matters of mutual interest and inn
portance. Mr.. Crane will be intimately
identified with the campaign, but in Just
what capacity has not been determined.
His connection with the campaign will be
at the personal request Of the President.
Return to Washington Thursday.
In preparation for the notification cere-
mony and the departure Of the presidential
party for Washington on Thursday morn
ing. the President and Secretary Loeb de-
voted several hours today to the transac-
ton Of official business. No visitors were
received during the day.
Arrangements have been completed for
the trip of the Roosevelt boys to the St.
Louis exposition. They will leave here with
the President on Thursday and accompany
him far Philadelphia. There the party
Of five boys, including three Of the Presi-
dents sons, Emlen Roosevelt's son. George
and Alec Russell. will leave the PRESIDENT
train and proceed to st. Louis. They will
be there a week. Mrs. Roosevelt will ac-
company the President to Washington and
rem at the White House until the bows
have completed their visit to the exposition,
Chairman CortelyOu is expected to arrive
here from New York this evening He will
be guest Of the President until after the
notification tomorrow
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Cannot Attend the Encampment.

Owing to the fact they have been de-
tailed to other special duty which will pre-
vent their coming to Washington at this
time. First Lieuts. Joseph Fl. Griffiths and
George c. Shaw of the 27th Infantry will
be unable 10 attend the coming encamp-
ment OF the District National Guard near
Harpers Ferry. The detail OF these off,
GERS was suggested by Brig Gen. Harries
commanding the District militia. at the
same time he suggested the detail OF Capt
Mervyn c. Buckley OF the Artillery Corps
Captain Buckley has been already detailed
to attend the District encampment and II
Is expected that General Harries will sug-
gesst the names OF two other officers to as
sst him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26

a. arms and Samuel Donelson Of Tennessee
was elected assistant serseant-at-arms.
Both were placed in nomination for tire
first place. but on motion of Senator Bailey
the two were elected to the positions
named.
Portrait Of Parker.
The large parlor at the Hoffman House
where the committee met was decorated
with flags A painting of Judge Parker
was hung just behind the table occupied by
the officers of the committee and a litho-
graph portrait of Henry G. Davis was near
by.
AS the conferences about the chairman
ship continued the committee delayed in
assembling and it not until II 80 that
James X. Jones called the meeting to or
der. Mr.. Taggart was not present, but
was represented by J. r. Tanning, who
held his proxy. John w. Kern had the
proxy of John Y. Terry of Washington.
August Belmont was there. having the
proxy Of Richard A. Billups of Oklahoma.
Senator Bailey of Texas had three proxies
and represented Montana Wyoming and
Porto Rico. In IA
Other proxies were: w. A. DeFord for
c. y. Walsh. Iowa; o. w. Catchfngs for e.
H. Williams. Mississippi: Representative G..
d. Van Duzer for John IL. Dennis. Nevada;
]. E. Bell for Ben. NJ. Crawford. Arizona;
Joseph Obi for Clark Howell. Georgia; J.
E. Lamb for H. B. Ferguson. New Mexico:
W. H. '0'Brien for Palmer p Woods. Ha-
wall Kern. Bell. Lamb and O'Brien are
the interest of Taggart. OF the member
ship of the committee u are old members
reelected and % are new members, elected
at the St Louis convention.
Cleared the Room.
After the committee was called to order
photograph of the assemblage. was taken.
and then the room was cleared of all but
members of the committee. -
A motion was made for the selection of
two vice chairmen, one to have charge of
the eastern headquarters and the other
the western headquarters.
William +. Sheehan, who was present az
a proxy, moved to leave the whole matter
to the executive committee and the chair
man of the national committee. with power
to increase the number of the executive
committee and to select special commit
tees for different sections of the country
in the judgment of the executive commit
tee II such action was necessary. This pre-
vailed. and it will allow the formation OF
a special campaign committee or finance
committee in New York or any other or
ganizatiOn that the executive committee
may consider necessary.
Trey Woodson of Kentucky was elected
secretary OF the committee.
Parker's Invitation Accepted.
The committee decided to accept the invi-
tation to go to Esopus to visit Judge
Parker tomorrow, leaving New York at
11:35 am. The invitation Of the democratic
club OF this city was also accepted by the
committee.
No conclusion was reached regarding the
appointment of an executive committee. but
II IL expected that the committee will be
named after the visit to Esopus and consul
taton with Judge Parker.
The executive committee may be members
of the national committee or others in the
discretion of the chairman. The selection
of a treasurer for the national committee
was left to the executive committee.
The committee adjourned subject to the
call of the chair.
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INCENDIARY INQUIRY.
Looking Into Attempt to Burn q
Cumberland Factory.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CUMBERLAND. Md. July os.-Dr IJovd
T. Magill. deputy state fire marshal
and Richard H. Thomas, Baltimore
detective. were here until TODAY inyesti.
eating the attempt to burn the Cumber-
land glass factory on Thursday night A
reward of 500 has been offered by the com.
pany since the arrival of the state authori.
ties, the duties of their Office requiring an
investigation. A strike has been on at the
works for some weeks. and over forty strtk-
ers were enjoined by the United States
court. Many threats to burn and blow up
the place are alleged to have been made
and the officers claim they have several i'm
portant clews and arrests are expected.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
Baltimore Markets
atch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, July 26.-FLOUR-Quiet un-
changed; receipts. 2 23s barrels
WHEAT-Firmer; spot contract. s6esaS6n: spot.
gust. s6hasess; September s7F ass; December,
Soy a90; steamer No. Q red. S1as1h: receipts,
3d. EOS bushels; southern by sample. 6oa68; south
ern on grade, 75a67.
C0RN-Firm; spot, 52Na52h; July, S2tla52,s;
August. a2ha52h; September. 52hab2k; steamer
white corn: 50aa8; fouthern yellow corn, 6Oase.
oATs.Firmer; No 2 white, 4s.4sh; No.
RYE-Duli; uptown, No. western, 70; receipts.
226 bushels.
HAY-Firm, unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Steady unchanged.
BUTTER-Steady; fancy Initiation. 17a1s; fancy
creamery, 10; fancy ladle. Halls; store packed
11a12.
EGGS-Steady, 17a16.
CHEESE-Ffrm; large. s,sasK; medium. 9asK;
small ehaDx.
sUdAR-Strong; coarse granulsted. SIS; nne.
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ships papers. crew and passengers before
sinking the prize. When these instructions
first came to the notice of the British am
bassAdor some tfme ago he formally pro-
tested against them. because they were not
specifically limited, and because they did
not restrict permission to sink a prize to
belngerent vessels
It Is realized here that no matter what
the circumstances were which moved the
Russian commander to sink the knight
Commander, unless she was really Japa-
nese owned. as was claimed in the case OF
the steamer Cheltenham. although not for
mally transferred, he has made his govern
ment liable for full damages for the cost OF
the vessel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Washington Stock Exchange.

sales Regular call. IL O'Clock ION
street Rwy. As 81 600 at 1s3. 81 900 at Isl
washington Gas cert. 81 900 ut I'D
cnesapsake and Potomac Telephone d. q O0a
e, WASHINGTON street Rwy. pfd., 80 at 81. so at
GIN. 80 at 6ix. so at 6lss
Washington Street Rwy CON- 20 at IL "a nj rS
american National Bank. 10 at I4O.
MefgehthsIer Linotype. 10 at IT5k. 10 at l7sA
Lanston Monotype, 20 at ..
q, Atter cai.W ashington Street Rwy. pfd. 80 at
Ga, 30 at siM. 100 at 6ib Wv
Washington Gas, 5 at 5sis
capital Traction. 20 at 125h. 10 at I25X
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Scaffold Gave Way.

Inc giving way of scaffold at a new
building at 1910 New Hampshire avenue
this afternoon resulted in two mechanics
getting Injured. The victims were Adolph
Herzog forty-three years old whose home
Is at Fort Myer Heights. and Robert e.
Davis of S3I street northeast They
were taken to Garfield Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26

Charles Hurst and wife of Brooklyn ~
Y. were injured in a collision between their
automobile and a Wabash train near Alta
mount. Mo-. Saturday. Mrs. Hurst will
probably die as the result OF her injuries.
Frank Wilkinson of Peoria, ILL.,, Saturday
received fatal injuries by falling underneath
q street ear. Both legs were mangied b.
low the knees. neccssita ting amputation.
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TOM TAGGART CHOSEN
Will Head Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
UREY WooDsoN OF KENTUCKY
ELECTED SECRETARY.
Efforts to Persuade Senator German to
Accept Office Failed-Sefton 81.
Assistant Secretary.
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE

NEW YORK. July 28-Thomas Taggart
of Indiana was unanimously elected chair
man of the democratic national committee
today.
The meeting had not been in session long
before this action was taken. All efforts to
induce Senator German to take the place
failed. BE-.
Edward Seton of the District of ColuIn-
tia was elected assistant secretary. John
/. Martin of Missouri was elected sergeant
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Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

An Improvement Of some consequence il
now being made by the Capital Traction
Company on the section of the line on
Pennsylvania avenue between 7th and 14th
streets. A terra Gotta conduit is being laid
between the tracks, and when 1t Is COM
pleted the wires that are now In the con-
Quits beneath each slot will be removed to
the new ducts When the system was put
In terra Gotta ducts were not in use, and so
the receptacle for the electric wires was
made of concrete. It Is believed the terra
Gotta conduits give better service.
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Alexandria Council Enjoined.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. July 26.-An injunc-
ton restraining the city council from dis
posing of the city electric franchise was
granted this afternoon by Judge Barley in
the corporation court upon the petition OF
Councilman Frank e. Spinks. This action
blocks the proposed legislation at the coun-
ell meeting this evening for the sale OF the
franchise to private party
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No Word at London.

LONDON. July %. S:57 p.m.-The foreign
office had not heard of the seizure Of the
steamer Formosa this afternoon, and while
expressing regret it says the only possible
explanation consists in the fact that the
Russian governments orders to cease in
terfering with neutral vessels has not yet
reached the commanders Of the volunteer
neet steamers, as the Russian government
has given the most explicit pledge that
there shall be no more Red sea seizures.
The FormOsa left London July and Suez
July q, bound for Yokohama.
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Today's Government Receipts

National bank notes received today for
redemption. 81 0s09A. Government receipts
from internal revenue. $Go3. 26s: customs
s6sl ,s21 miscellaneous. $1s.5s3: expendi-
lures. 81. 100000
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The Chicago to Go in Commission.

The Navy Department has directed that
the cruiser Chicago be placed in commits
zion at the navy yard. Boston on the 18th
proximo. with view to her cruise to the
Pacific where she is to relieve the cruiser
New York as the flagship of Rear Admiral
Goodrich. as commander -in-chief OF the
Pacific squadron Capt. Edwin X. Moore
viii have command OF the Chicago.
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Registration for the Rosebud Lands.

Advices received by the commissioner OF
the general land Office show that the total
registration for the Rosebud Indian lands.
which ended at 9 O'Clock Saturday night.
reached LOG. 328. There are but $500 selec-
lions to be made. and the drawing wtll
take place at Chamberlain Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26

John r. Robinson. sporting editor Of the
Detroit. Mich, Journal. who has been MISC
ing since Monday of last week, is thought
to have been drowned. His canoe was
found beached yesterday on the Canadian
shore Of the river.
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Wreck on the Southern Railway

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NORFOLK. Va. July 23.-Southern rails
way passenger train No. 4. bound NORTH
left track at Boydton. Va, this mornings
every coach going down embankment.
Train badly wrecked. None seriously injur~
ed.
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Col. Anthony Of Kansas Dying.

LEAvENwORTH. Kan. July 26-Col. d.
r. Anthony. the noted Kansas editor. and
@ brother OF Miss Susan B. Anthony. the
woman sunrag1st, Is dying at his homo
here.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs Co.. bankers
and brokers. 1419 F St. members New York
stock exchange Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
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stock exchange bonds Of the Washington
Street Railway Company were sold at 7Ss,,
and after the sales the bonds were offered
at that price, but there was no further
trading. At the close the offer was with
drawn and 10 was substituted.
There was some trading in the preferred
stock. and at higher prices. The bid adj
vanced from 61k TO 61x. with offerings at
An advance was also made in the quota
lions OF the common stock. yesterday the
Did was l3tf. and the closing bid of today
was 10. Two lots Of fifty shares each were
sold.
A sale of ten shares OF American Bank
STOCK was made at no and the stock con-
tinued to be offered at that price. with
139% bid.
An offer was made to buy or sell Mergen-
thaler at 1l3L. and the broker who made
the proposition took 10 shares himself
and sold ten shares to another broker.
He renewed his offer without result and
then made the asking price 175h. On this
latter level he offered to buy or sell any
part of 100 shares. and also offered 100
shares at 115. There was. however no
trading, and at the close the bid was I75r
and the asking price 1T5i1.
After call two lots of Capital Traction
stock. one of fifty and the other of ten
shares. were sold for 125I but there were no
bids on that level During the call the bid
was 10. with the asking price 1854. an ad-
vance IN the bid of one point. as compared
with that of yesterday.
One thousand dollars In gas certificates
We're offered at 100 and were sold A bid OF
10 was made for another 81 900 but there
were none offered less than l21
Seven thousand dollars In telephone bond,
IN two lots were sold for 1o4. and after
these sales were made the bid receded to
lo3h, with 1O4ls a S the asking price
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
SKETCH OF ~TAGGART.
He is a Real Irishman and a Self
Made Man.

Taggart is real Irshmap. He has deep
blue eyes. light hair, blond mustache and
cheeks as rosy as those of girl. He Is
five feet nine inches tall. broad .shouldered,
with waist kept down to tt 'mness by con-
slant outdoor exercise. He .hakes hands
like Mckinley used to. His, ha, 1 is large
and muscular and its grasp is warm and
lingering. He is crack shot. q good horse
back rider, pulls an excellent oar. likes to
smoke cigar, takes a drink when he
wants one. plays little poker with his
friends and is a big. red-blOoded. vigorous.
manly man. who greets his friends with q
Good morning. brother
He was born in Waterford, Ireland, on,
November II, 1856. His father emigrated
to this country when Taggart was child.
The family settled in Xenia. Ohio Later
they moved to Carrot. Indiana Taggart
had such education as he could get in the
country schools. He was forced to 20 to
was seventeen he got his job in the lunch
counter in the indianapolis station. He
walked there from Garrett
His First Job. -'r
Taggart cut sandwiches and was the
general handy man In the restaurant until
he was twenty-one. He made friends with
the travelling men and with the Indianapolis
people. AS soon as he could vote, and
probably before. he went into ward politics
In the meantime the lunch counter had ex-
banded and become restaurant, and Tag
CART was placed in charge He was a good
restaurant man. and he was rapidly be-
coming known in democratic politics in the
city.
A few years later early in the eighties. he
secured some backing and bought a small
hotel near the station He kept good no.
tel Many of his friends among the travel
ing men stopped with him. He was making
little money and WAS all the time culti-
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SEIZED ANOTHER SHIP.
Steamer Formosa Arrived at Suez
With Russian Crew.

SUEZ, July 26-The Peninsular and ORR
entail Steamship Company's steamer For
mosa has just arrived here flying the Rus
sian naval flag and with a prize crew on
board. She was captured in the Red Sea by
one OF the vessels Of the Russian volunteer
feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26

At today's meeting of the Washington
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sale or ten shares of American Bank
stock was made at 1+0 and the stock con-
tinued to be offered at that price. with
Ion bid
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I'VE further take the position that the de-
struction Of the Knight Commander was
entirely unwarranted under International
law, because 1t was the duty Of the COM
mander OF the Russian squadron to send
her to the nearest prize port: he cannot
constitute himself prize court and can
not properly determine whether goods are
subject to forfeiture or not. Even IL the
goods were subject to forfeiture, that Is
far from implying that the vessel was sub
ject to destruction"
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Seven thousand dollars in telephone bonds
In two lots were sold for IO4 and after
these sales were made the bid receded to
lo3%. with lO41s as the asking price
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26

One thousand dollars In gas certificates
We're offered at 100 and were sold A bid OF
10 was made for another 81 OoO but there
were none offered less than 121
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-12

the FIRST time. He will debark also
for few hours at Port Mahon, and
win leave the Koenig Albert and board
the imperial yacht Hohenzollerr at
Messina on March gath. The cruiser
Heinrich II win convoy the Koenig
Albert all the way to Messina, and
afterwards, with the dispatch boat
Sleipner, will accompany the Hohen.
zolleren in a lelsurely four weeks
cruise, without a fixed itinerary to
Corfu, and as far eastward as Athens,
but not to Constantlnople. On his
way back Emperor william may see
the King Of Italy at Naples. The re
turn will be made overland, and at
no time during the trip will the empe-
ror be more than two days out of
reach of land
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-12
BURDETTE JARRED
THEM

cure his appetite for mince pie; he
always liked mince pie and always
will.
Gods Thou shalt not, when you
get down to the heart of it, means
Thou ought not Teach a man he
ought not, and after while you will
cure him. You say it will take a long
time. Yes, l think God has been
working with us about 1000 years,
In his own way and in his own time
he will bring it about.
Leave things to God; don't med
die with His providenoes; don't sug.
gest too many ways to Him, Never
lose hope; go on with your work, but
remember that thou shalt not is not
as good a way as thou ought not y"
There was just a tiny ripple of ap-
plause as Mr. Burdette took his seat,
but most Of the ladies looked their
displeasure.
The meeting of the Los Angeles
union was for the purpose of hearing
reports Of all departments Of the work
during the past year, and the election
of officers.
All the departments showed a great
amount Of work accomplished, and
the superintendents were earnest and
enthusiastic in making their reports.
This is said to be the largest w. G.
T. U. in the world, having a member.
ship of almost 9OO and Mrs. Lucy
Blanchard. who has been its president
for many years, was again reelected
yesterday. The full board elected is
as follows: President, Mrs. Lucy
Blanchard vice-president, Mrs. r. A.
Hawkins; secretary, Mrs. H. A. Ter
williger; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
G. r. Vance; treasurer, Mrs. S. D.
Warner