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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
Polar Explorer
Coming Here

DAWSON. Oct. fs.-Dr. Anthony
Variele. managing director Of the
Yukon Polar institute. and who will
head the expedition 10 the North
pole next summer. leaves for Seat
tie on the steamer Casca. the last
vessel to make the trip out this
season
While IN Seattle Dr.. Varlele Will
deliver an address before the Alaska
club Of that city. RE f. accompanied
by Charles Macdonald. clerk OF the
territorial and supreme court. who
was given leave OF absence By Gov
ernor innes. OF Ottawa. In order
that he might set forth the adyan-
fages Of the Yukon and help In out
fitting the expedition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
Baron's Victim 10
Identity Him

W. A. White. ~ the firm % Ne
MILAN 4 Co. which iHdorAed the
check cashsd By Won SshlosseF. or
Spear. which has resulted IN the ar
rest % Won Schlusasr. arrived in
Seattle from the east Sunday White
viii accompany Lieutenant High. Of
the Detroit detective force, 10 ulym-
pia. where be will sec " he can
identify Schlusaer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
JAPAN BOOMING AFTER rHE WAR.

Every commercial artery throhhinF
After the treaty Japanese bonds rose cent az
In London.
81 coton cloths IN August
than she did corresponding month 81 The before
Japan the uulsd States 1e-
ooQ.ooo worth OF fatpaad equpment
ateamtufhnea with electric
England. Germany the United
States and France.
warshlps and merchant vessels captured by
equivalent Indemnity Of tiooooeao tsoaoe
The Oriental Steamship Co Iapanesel - starting lire be-
tween ftnnrkouK chile South American trade.
steamship Ia building tzoQ9-tuu
sells for it, HauVkonE traHesro
81 mere vessels building a NaEasAk.
Japan Railway spend 100000 eF three
northern terminus az AoHou Hako
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
Perkins Lands
Bu' Won't Talk

PLYMOUTH. Eng. oct i6.-oea
Perkins and Charles x. f1int ar.
rived this morning. Flint IL sup.
posed 90 have the contracts fuf
building Russian waFahipa lle weat
Ia CherhoufE. whence he viii 90 -
berlin and st. Petersburg.
Perkins. Il b. reported. in going
10 negotiate Russian Joan from the
unitrd statea He refused "a dis
euaa his mission. beyond stating
that he Waa going e. ST. Peters
burg on business. lie refused 20 sly
whether OF not he had fled from
the insurance Investigation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
A SUCCESSFUL
CAREER
VIII Now Try the Whole
sale Business

Seven years seems a short time
for anyone to make n striking
success in. but that In the actual
experience Of Maurice Gerber,
for seven years owner OF a re-
tail business ia Seattle. In an
interview had with him yestcr-
day BY a Star reporter. Mr. Ger
her said that be would take a
short rest aud then try his
luck ia the Wholesale field.
This trying his luck" Of sue.
eeeaful men usually means rlgid
and untirinE application. un-
rcaalng labor and atisntlon 10
detail. IN fact. nothing over
looked that can possibly make
their ventures successful. Just
What field 81 the Wholesale bust
ness Mr.. Gerber will enter he
has as yet. not fully determined
on. but We venture 10 say that.
with biz we'll known determine
ton. be Will carry 10 sueceHn.
lie Il now closing out bis retail
business. Everything In the
Lion Clothing House. situated
At LEI ave. south and Main a.,
will be sold a. Wholesale cost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16

The steamer UmatllIa, Of the Pa
rifle Coast Steamship company, ar
rived in port from San Francisco on
Sunday. after an unusually rough
trip up the coast For a day and a
night the UmatilIa battled with
northeast gale and seas which CON
finuaily boarded her decks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16

Vice President FAIRBANKS mas N'hs
word to a friend In Washington ana
asked to have the fact published nH
widely as possible. that he viii drop
his sons name from the Hennte pay
rolls on the first % October lie
says now that II never was intended
that the appointment should be per
mnnent
During the summer there is pfhe-
ticnllY no work to do. and the posi-
ton may 40 well be fiiied by a man
without experience aa BY an efp"-
rirneed secretary. Ana the easy
money IL kept ia the family
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
INT TERMED
WARSHIPS
RELEASED

WASHINGTON. II, c., Oct u =
Orders we're ISSUED today for the re-
lease of the informed Russian ship
Lena at san Francisco. aud three of
Admiral Enqulsts squadron at
Manila.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16

Mr.. and Mrn Joseph Shipper. for
thu sake Of Mrs shippers health.
ALL spend the winter IN California.
For the present they are at the
sfander hotel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16

4 4 ttts tthSSt -
|. NEGRO PREACHERS SAY \
4 ROCKEFELLER ~ lN- a
4 aplnlGn. a
: DALLAS. Tex. Oct nc. a =
! resolution commencing John =
\ u. Rockefeller aud saying that =
he ~ an inspired Flyer. was =
4 adopted on Sunday by the ne =
: gro baptist convention Of Tex =
. az. now being held AZ Waco.
4
4 A A A A 49, A 4 A A 4 A
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
Il nRoppEp DEAD WIN.

ne DROPPED DEAD WHILE
PLAYING WITH LITTLE
GIRL
Thomas Oxle. 70 years Of age,
while playing Nth his ueph-
ewss little daughter on sunday
morning. dropped dead. ogie
was a pioneer Of Waterxilie. I
Wash He SEEMED 20 be in the
best Of health and spirits a
fsx minutes before his death.
q 4 4 q 4 A q q q n 4 I
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
PREFERRED HoRRuRlH

PREFERRED HORRIBLE =
! DEATH To INSANITY. =
/ LONG REACH. Cal. Oct rs. =
! Worrying over his lapses Of 4
| memory, which he believed Z
J presagcd coming insanity. Her =
J man G Walker. aEcd s.. an in =
! mate OF the soldiers home az -
! Sawtei. today throw himself In q
} front Of a rapidly running elec- =
! trie ear at sixteenth and q
! American avenue. Just beyond =
! the city limits. and was in =
! stantly Killed =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16
OFF ROLLS
To cur aon OUT
on EASY MONEY JOB.
Publicity Given story Of Family
Snaps" In Washington Leads
90 Action ~ tho Vice Pranident.
Warrington. nc. oct id.-rhe

C. OCT q ne
recent no,urea
In these dispatch
- ~ the vicious
nepotiani prnc-
.ticed IA Congress
ana by high off,
elain OF the gov
eminent has be-
gun 10 beat fruit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-10-16

TOXIC. Oct. f6.-As guests ,
OF Marquis Ito and Count Oku- ,
ma. foreign minister. william 4
Jennings Bryan and family are 4
nov I'm this city The Japanese 4
American society will banquet /,
! Mr.. Bryan tonight. ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
NEW FERRY HOUSE
WORK ON STRUCTURE GOING
RAPIDLY FORWARD.

The tearing down Of the old ferry line
house and wharf at the foot Of M street has
been completed and yesterday morning the
workmen were engaged in leveling OF the
filled portion of the pier, preparatory to the
digging of the foundations of the new build
ing, which was described in The Star sew
eral days ago. A floating pile driver be-
longing to Carter G. Clark, who have the
contract for the rebuilding of the wharf, is
at work pulling up the old piles, and tomor-
row land driver will also be used to expe-
dite the work.
The lines Of the new building and the To-
cation of the approaches to the ferry slip
have been laid out, and it is expected that
within ten days the work of driving the
piles that will form the new slip will be
started. and within a month it is expected
it will be completed. Much Of the crib work
that supports the earthen portion Of the
pier is to be renewed, but this work will
go ahead as the slip is being built, and will
not, 1t is stated interfere with 1t.
The new slip will be so located that when
passengers land from the boat they will
have but a short distance to walk before
the street Is reached and they will not
come In contact with teams coming off the
ferry steamers. Boarding the boats, they
will pass through the ferryhouse and out
upon the pier to the boat.
The piles and material to be used in the
new pier and building have been ordered,
and part of it is already on the ground.
The remainder will be on hand and ready
for use by the time the construction work
starts.
Manager Callahan states that as soon as
the new slips are ready for service he will
bring side-wheel, double-end ferryboat
here. to go upon the route until the new
boats are completed.
The bids for the construction of the two
new steamers will be opened Tuesday, and
the contract will be placed at once. In
order to give good service the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company is MAX
ing haste slowly. but 1t is said to be sure
thing that when the boats are in service
they will be the finest vessels of their kind
on the Potomac, and the service given by
the ferry will be of the best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
USE OF POTOMAC WATER.
Commissioners Suggestion of Economy
Acknowledged by War Department.

Assistant Secretary Oliver of the War
Department has written a letter to the
District Commissioners acknowledging the
receipt of their letter of April "a. calling
attention to the great amount of Potomac
water used by the propagating gardens,
the Washington Monument and the Wash
ington barracks, which are under the juris-
diction of the War Department Gen OIL
yer says that the communication has been
referred to the officers in charge of the re-
sPectve works "for notation and proper
action looking to the economical use of
the water, as suggested"
In the last paragraph of the letter OF
the Commissioners it was remarked that
possibly in the different government build
ings greater care should be exercised in
the use of water" Referring to that para
graph Gen. Oliver says that the matter
has been brought to the attention of the
chiefs of the various bureaus of the War
department and the superintendent of the
State, War and Navy Departments build
ing.
With reference to the paragraph In the
Commissioners letter relative to the Win
der building Gen. Oliver says that that
building is now under the jurisdiction Of
the Secretary of the Treasury the Offices
OF the War Department formerly therein
having long since been removed to the
War Department building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
CORDIAL RELATIONS
Between King of Italy and Pope Plus

K.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, May 6.-The impressive sight OF
both the queen dowager and Queen Helena
of Italy piously visiting churches of Rome
on Holy Thursday and making their pere-
grination In carriages arrayed In royal
livery has convinced every one here that
the relations existing between the Vatican
authorities and the italian court have be-
come closer and closer since the election of
Plus x. The king himself drove last week
In an automobile to visit the famous Bene-
dictine Abbey Of Grottaferrata, where the
monks had organized a Byzantine exhibit
ton. and remained in the monastery over
two hours, talking Familiarity to the monks
these same religious men who during the
reign of the late pope would not have paid
any special attention to visit from the
Italian king even IL the l~t.er had found
sufficient courage to make one
To the extreme tact and diplomacy of the
king, as well as to the conciliatory spirit OF
the reigning pope, is to be attributed the
present existing cordiality of relations De-
tween the Vatican and the Quirinal The
king has at last realized that without en-
tente cordiale with the authorities of the
Vatican it is absolutely impossible for the
government to be successful in fighting the
extreme and disorderly elements in the
kingdom, and therefore. at the last general
election. he readily consented to the can
didature of several rabid members of the
clerical party, rather than see the social
lists carry the day. Plus x, on his part, Is
fully convinced that the long-standing con-
tention about temporal power, which was
the cause Of continued strained relations
with italian officials under the last two
pontiffs, must some time or another come to
an end. and that the sooner this happens
the better 1t will be for the Catholics of
Italy, and perhaps of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07

Herbert Leonard. said to be a palmist. on
the charge of the larceny Of q diamond
ring and about 500 In money from his
wife, Mrs. Helen B. Terrell.
With the securing of the warrant came
the startling announcement that Mrs. Fer
rell has become insane from palmistry AMI
is now in the Pratt-Sheppard insane asy.
lum. Mr.. Terrell. who resides at 270o North
Charles street. stated to the magistrate
that his wife had been a believer In palms.
try and was frequent visitor to Leonard's
office on North Howard street. He further
stated that his wife's mind had begun to
grow impaired several days ago, and she
stated that Leonard, some time before had
gotten the ring and money from her.
Mr.. Ferrell in company with Detective
Hammerst of headquarters. visited Justice
Grannans court room Immediately after
returning from the asylum where they had
taken his wife Mr.. Ferrell was consider
ably worried when he appeared before the
magistrate, and stated that the condit on
OF his wife and the circumstances surround
lining 1t had put him In a very nervous
state He refused to state how long his
wife has been in her present condition say
ing that he would give clearer statements
after Leonard had been apprehended Leon
ard has been located in Chicago. where he
is believed to have been since last Novem-
Der. Detective Hammerst will go befo =
the judge tomorrow and. with States At
torney Owens. have Leonard indicted and
the Chicago authorities will be asked TO ar.
rest him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
IN SCHILLER'S MEMORY
HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF
HIS BIRTH IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, May 6-Schillers memory will
be celebrated on Tuesday. the Tooth ami
versary of his death. in every city and uni
versity town in Germany. No fewer than
twenty-three public Observances will take
place in Berlin. The principal one. under
the direction of the Berlin University, will
be held at the Royal Opera House. and
Crown Prince Frederick William will be
present.
Ambassador Tower will represent the
American universities at the exercises,
which will be most simple. A choir Will
sing one Of Schillers poems. DR.. Erich
Schmidt. professor Of German literature.
will deliver an grafton and the choir will
sing the Cavalry song from "Walenstein."
Most of the magazines print Schiller num-
bers, Schiller postcards fill the mails and
various publishers have advertised new edi-
lions of Schiller's works.
The last direct survivor of Schiller's
branch of the family. his great grandson.
Karl, Count Won Gleichen-Russwurm,
grandson of Schiller's daughter Cecilia, has
suddenly become the object of many atten-
lions. He will take part in the commence
rative exercises at Marbach. Schller's
birthplace, where the King and Queen Of
Nuremberg will also be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
CIVIL SERVICE IN CANAL ZONE.
Steps Taken by the Commission to
Ameliorate Conditions.

Chairman Shonts having returned to
Washington. meeting Of the executive
committee of the isthmian canal commits
sion was held yesterday, the greater por-
ton of the time being spent in considering
questions relating to the civil service. Open
expressions of discomfort and grumbling on
the part of the employees in the canal zone
and frequent designations have impressed
the committee with the belief that some
thing must be done to make the service
more attractive TO young Americans. There
fore yesterdays meeting was devoted to
consideration of many of these complaints
and the planning of changes in the exist
ing order of things.
The most important decision was that
there should be Encouragement of salaries,
the particular feature of which will be a
more liberal allowance in the lower grades.
Provision will be made for leaves of alb
sence on more generous scale than in the
past and the social life of the American
colony will be developed. Sports will be
encouraged, grounds provided for base ball.
tennis and open-air games, the organization
of clubs will be provided for and accommo-
dations supplied by the commission. and
altogether 1t is hoped to check the growing
feeling of discomfort While the new COM
mission, scarcely more than month in
operation. has been shipping supplies in
the way OF food. bedding and material for
the construction of quarters as rapidly as
transportation could be found. 1t was de-
termined to redouble the efforts in that
direction, and particularly to hasten the
construction of neat, cool and comfortable
quarters for the employees In the zone. One
decision which is calculated to make the
isthmian service more attractive to young
men is that when employees have done
creditable work on the isthmus for rea-
sonable time they may be re-employed in
the civil service in this country by transfer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
REPAIRS TO NAVAL VESSELS.
Disposing the North Atlantic Fleet in
Navy Yards and Docks.

On the recommendation of the chief OF
the naval bureau Of construction and re-
pair. Secretary Morton has given orders for
the disposition Of the vessels of the North
Atlantic heet which require repairs pre-
lfminary to the usual summer work 1t
has been arranged that certain of the ships
will be merely docked and receive such MI
nor repairs as may be applied while the
vessels are in the dock. In those instances
the ships will be more generally overhauled
In the fall. They are the vessels compos-
ing the first division OF the battleship
squadron, and are the Maine which will be
locked at New York June 20; the Missouri,
which will be locked at Boston June q:
the Kearsarge. which will be docked at
New York June Fl. and the Kentucky,
which will be locked at New York June H.
The ships Of the second division will be
overhauIed as far as possible before being
dOcked. They are due to appear at the
navy yards May 1O-the Alabama at New
York. where she will be locked June s; the
Massachusetts,, at League Island. to be
docked at New York, June 20; the Illinois.
at Boston, to be locked at that yard June
Z, and the Iowa. at Norfolk, to be locked
at Boston on June n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
COMMITS SUICIDE IN NEW YORK.
Wealthy Chicago Widow Shoots Her
self in Imperial Hotel.

NEW YORK. May 6.-The police of this
city are puzzled tonight by a new turn
taken in the case of Mrs. J. w. Gray, the
widow of wealthy Chicago broker, who
committed suicide in her apartments at
the Imperial Hotel today. The woman
left letters addressed to Charles II. Stone
ham, telling him OF her love and declaring
his cruelty in conversation with her over
the telephone had induced her to take her
life.
After being absent from his office at A
Broadway all day Charles II. Stoneham, a
broker Of this CITY, who was believed 10
have been the person to whom the letters
were addressed and so declared by thu
New York friends of the dead woman
turned late tonight to his home In Jersey
City. He denied absolutely that he knew
Mrs. Gray or that he was connected with
her case In any way.
Il never heard of the woman said Mr..
Stoneham.
He expressed ignorance of the suicide AMI
him the first news he had received of the
tragedy.
She may have been a customer of our
firm and in that way may have acquired
my address,, Mr. Stoneham said. The
name is not at all familiar to me. however,
and 1 do not think had such a person
In New Orleans as a customer"
Mr.. Stoneham declined to discuss his
whereabouts during the day. He was en-
phatic, however. in his denial that he had
ever been at the Hotel Imperial with Mrs.
Gray, and declared that he has been at
home every night for many weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
ESTATE ESTIMATED $4,000, 900.
Will Of Daughter Of Late st. Louis
Publisher Filed.

ST. LOUIS. May 6.-rhe will of Miss FL
len Mckee. who died May / at Ashe-
Vile. N. c.. the daughter OF the late VIII
liam Mckee. founder of the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat, was filed In the probate
court today. Miss Mckee owned the con-
trolling interest In the Globe-Democrat.
The value OF the estate is estimated at
100000. The will provides that her stock
In the Globe Printing Company shall be
held In trust by the executor for twenty
years and that during that period the prof
its shall be divided equally among her ff-
ty-three nearest relatives, who are enumer-
ated. After that period the stock may be
sold at the discretion of the executor at
either public or private sale In blocks of
not less than ten shares each. The old
Mckee homestead at Bethel. Sullivan
county, N. Y. goes to Mrs. Lizzie w. Wal
ker niece of Miss McKee's mother A
number OF endowments are made to educa-
tionai and eleemosynary institutions. The
will was dated March 20. 1905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
PRIVATE CAR LINES.
Hearings to Be Held in Chicago This
Week

Members of the interstate commerce
commission left here yesterday for Chi
cago, where, tomorrow. they will begin
a series of hearings on various phases of
railway traffic. The hearings will be held
in the Monadnock building. 1t is probable
that only Commissioners Prouty. Fifer and
Cockrell will be In attendance as Chair
man Knapp is a delegate to the railway
congress now in session here and Commits
sioner Clements has some work on hand
that may detain him in Washington
The most important hearing will relate to
the operation of private car lines. 1t is un-
deIstood that the testimony on this subject
will be taken first and 1t probably will
cover wide range. 1t is not unlikely that
some OF the evidence adduced may be SUBJ
mitted eventually to the Department of
Justice for such action as the Attorney
General may conclude to take In the mat
ter. 1t Is not known how long the hear
ings will continue in Chicago the idea of
the commission being to devote to them as
much time as may be necessary to develop
thoroughly the subjects to be investigated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
HELD FOR ALLEGED FRAUD.
Woman Arrested at Hampton by q. S.
Officer
Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK. Va. May 6.-Alice Watford
of Hampton, indicted by the United States
grand jury here upon the charge of at
tempting to defraud the government by
procuring pension upon the representation
that sheswas the widow OF Stephen Spencer
Union civil war veteran who died in the
Hampton National Soldiers Home two
years ago, was tonight arrested at her home
In Hampton and brought to Norfolk by
Deputy United States Marshal Miller
Spencer and his real wife separated some
time before the veterans death. and the
wife Is now living in New York city.
Following Spencer's demise the Watford
woman applied at Washington for pen
sion, presenting copy of the marriage GER
tifcate bearing the maiden name of Spen-
GERS real widow and the signature of Rev.
Gibson of Petersburg, who officiated at the
wedding.
The woman was about to be allowed a
pension when the matter was discovered.
Since the investigation began the woman
has married at Hampton.