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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-24
Homo Is Best Safeguard.

Z Ordinarily the man who has his own family
4 whose father and mother are still living. who
has brothers and sisters and uncles and
aunts and friends-the closer the better
and acquaintance of good reputc right and
left-this is the man., above all others. who
may count upon an easy way to the surety
companies good graces. In q double sense
such a man is a good risk.
3 In$the first ace}theman has his anchor
age fin responsibility. TO become an en-
bezzlcr would mean the sacrifice Of all these
and the impending punishment OF the law.
But as a business risk for The surety COM
pany, these klnsmen and friends md asso-
ciates mean for more In the case of temp
tatlon which should lead toan open theft or
misrepresentation Of funds In any manner
Tho position OF such q man under such Cir
cumstnnces Is that his employer at once re-
pudiates him and washes his hands OF all
part liz the matter, lie has notified the en-
ployd's suretles OF their liability to him and
the surety company calls, Through Its agent,
overly the truth OF the theft. The criminal
who may have banked upon appealing % the
old employer for mercy, Is told that the en-
ployer has no power and no discretion In the
matter On the part OF the company Its reps
utation and It's commercial safety depend
upon its I" getting him |" one way or another,
No Money from bonding Firms.
IT is out OF a situation such as this that
the surety company comes In for criticism
and censure and for appeals for mercy on the
part OF ministers and friends OF individuals,
They SIX, why blacken the whole life of
such man who may have fallen almost UNI
Willingly through the seyerest Of tempta-
lions
The surety company can only say that
I" business Is business''i thatit is not school
Of reform, Also It maintains that 1t Is no
part OF sane economy for surety company
TO let an offense of the kind pass on he part
Of such man when there are scores OF better
men better quail tled for such a place anu
who would find room II the more or less I'M
deserving defaulters and small thieves could
be forced out and DO left unable to give bond
II you know you are not congenltally hon
est. make an effort and 7" get into the habit
of It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
TRAGEDY AT CHESTER, MASS.
Man Shot and Killed Wife Who Had
Left Him.

CHESTER, Mass. August 1.-Charles
riedman, aged twenty-five, shot and killed
his wife in her fathers home today firing
with revolver through a window. Tied
man has been separated from his wife for
a year. He escaped to the woods and a
posse has been organized and begun
search. Tiedman has been employed from
time to time as a brakeman on the Boston
and Albany. For the last six months he
has been tramping, occasionally returning
10 town and annoying his wife and her
family.
Mrs Tiedman was about twenty-five
years old. Her parents say that Tiedman
had repeatedly pressed his wife to live with
him, but she had refused to do so. The
separation occurred. it is said, on account
of the husbands drinking habits. Recently
Tiedman had threatened his wife with
harm and about a week ago she secured a
warrant for his arrest, but he went away.
Just before o'clock this morning she
saw him approaching the house and quickly
locked the doors. After trying in vain to
get in, catching sight of her through a
window, he fired and ran away Pursuit
was begun promptly and it is expected that
the man will soon be captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
Personal Mention.

DR.. Charles W. Cuthbertson has returned
from a trip in southern Canada and Niagara
Falls. He also attended the national dem
tai convention held at Buffalo last week.
DIR. Chester II. Beatty has returned to the
city from visit to Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Messrs. G. H. Bright. o. NJ. Bright and
Charles E. Langley have gone on two
weeks cruise in the lower Potomac and
Chesapeake bay on their schooner yacht
Mist. Several friends will join them the
latter part of the week. when they expect
to join the fleet from the Hampton Roads
Yacht Club on short cruise up the Rap
pahannoek river.
Col. William Edgar Rogers chairman OF
the Blue and the Gray committee of the
District of Columbia, will leave here this
week with his family for Dranesville, Va.
where he will spend month enjoying rural
life. While away Col. Rogers will make a
study of some of the Virginia battlefields
Messrs. Charles Jenkins Leo May, Ar
thur ]. May and George E. Sullivan have
just returned from an extended canoe trip.
While away they travelled over two hundred
milsa hI canal and xiYax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
Arrived Unexpectedly at Sag
amore This Morning.
JUST BACK FROM CRUISE
ALONG THE NORTH ATLANTIC
COAST IN THE DOLPHIN.
Conference With the President Over
the Scandals in the Agricultural
Department.

OYSTER BAY, L. L. August 1.-Attorney
General William II. Moody arrived here to-
day somewhat Unexpectedly. He was to
have come to Oyster Bay this evening TO
pass the night at Sycamore Hill, but as he
came up Long Island Sound on the dis
patch boat Dolphin. he concluded to land
here rather than go to New York for the
day. The Attorney General has been crus-
Ing for a week along the North Atlantic
coast in the Dolphin. After he was landed
here the Dolphin proceeded to the New
York navy yard. where she will be fitted
out for the use of the Japanese peace en-
voys. They will make the trip from oyster
Bay to Portsmouth. n. H, in the vessel.
Attorney General Moody drove out to
Sycamore Hill. His mission here at this
time Is to consider with the President the
cases which have been turned over to the
department of justice from the Agricultural
Department.
Inquiries now are being made by the At
torney General into the scandals developed
by the leak in the cotton crop report and
the case of DIR. George T. Moore, who re-
signed because of his connection with a
nitro-cuture company.
The Attorney General expects to go from
Oyster Bay to Washington. He may leave
tonight or he may conclude to remain at
Sycamore Hill until tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
WoMAN's WILL HELD UP
Husband Hopes to Recover Property
Made Over to Wife.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, August III deyeloped
mere today that Mrs. Catherine A. Finck
aged sxty-fve years, who died in Norfolk
TWO weeks ago, left a will by which she
peaueathed property valued at upward OF
t<',oVo TO Mrs. Pete Heinz, wife of a brother
o. Heinz. the pickle manufacturer, and
some valuable residential property to Rev.
Dr. j. E. Thacker pastor OF the Second
presbyterian Church here, and late of
Alexandria, Va The property bequeathed
was made over to Mrs. Flnck by her hus-
Land. who thought he had an only will
made by his wife. which gave him back all
pf the realty at her death.
After Mrs. Fincks death, the husband
tGlegraphed TO Chicago for Mrs Heinz. who
was close friend of the family, anu upon
her arrival, she informed him of the new
VIII by which she was a large beneficiary.
Finck then ordered Mrs. Heinz out of his
house, IL III said, and she left
An unknown Washington sttorney ap-
peared several days ago with Mrs Finck $
new Will, but this has been held up for the
time being by the fling by The husband of
the Will he had In his possession.
Rev. DIR. Thacker Is now away on his
summer vacation. The second will was
drawn up In Washington. Finck says he
gave his wife $400 funeral and shortly
before he gave DR.. Thacker $500 toward his
Dew church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
YOUNG WIFE'S SUICIDE.
Leaped Into st. Joseph River in Sight
of MANY.

DETROIT. Mich, August IA Journal
special from st. Joseph, Mich. says: Mrs.
Fred Schneider. the eighJeen-yea year-old wife
OF a merchant tailor here. committed sui
eide about midnight last night by jumping
into the st. Joseph river before the eyes of
several hundred resorters. Mrs. Schneider
sank before any assistance could reach her,
and 1t was two hours before the body was
recovered with graphing hooks
The young woman was the daughter of
N. o. Osborn of Chicago. March Is, 1904,
she eloped with Schneider and the couple
were married in Indiana They then came
to this city and lived with Schneiders par
ents.
Domestic troubles developed and culmi-
mated in the young wife leaving her hus-
band last spring. Mrs. Schneider met her
husband last night in the park and. 1t is
alleged. after taxing him with not support
Ing her, said: Il have no means of support
Ing myself and l am going to drown my
self. She went straight 10 the river and
carried out her threat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
NO RELIEF AT HAND.
Russia Will Probably Not Suspend
Retaliatory Duties.

The latest reports received here from
Ambassador Meyer at st. Petersburg rela-
tive to the negotiations which he has been
conducting with the Russian foreign Office
relative to the removal of the Russian re-
taliatory duties on a considerable line of
American products are to the effect that
ths Russian government is willing to re-
move these Objectionable duties, but only
upon condition that the United States gov
ernment will remove the countervailing
duty imposed on Russian sugar. Thus the
controversy practically reverts to the status
OF three years ago. when the United States
courts sustained the action of the Treas
ury Department in holding that Russian
sugar was really bounty aided in export
and so was subject to the countervailing
duty imposed by the Dingley act
AS 1t Is clearly impossible in the view of
the treasury officials, under whose direc-
tions the negotiations are really being con-
Quoted at this end, to do anything else than
apply the law, 1t is probable that If the
Russian government persists in Its conten-
ton no relief can be had save at the hands
of Congress-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
MUST QUIT ONE OFFICE
PECULIAR STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
WILMINGTON, DEL.

Charles NJ Leitch. prominent repub-
lican, is deputy collector of internal reve-
nue. at Wilmington Del, The same man Is
president of the city council o. Whining
ton. Commissioner Yerkes of the internal
revenue bureau has recommended TO Sec
retary Shaw that Leitch be required to
give up one place or the other. as the
holding of both places and the drawing of
TWO salaries are not only against the rules
OF the government, but against the civil
service and political activity ideas of the
President. The deputy coilectorship pays
$1,209 a year The councilmanic job pays
$3.50 year. The supposition is that Mr..
Leitch will resign as president of the
council. When he does so he will throw
the balance of power in the council to the
democrats, who have long held the city
government
The case is a peculiar one. In the last
city election the republicans got the best
OF their democratic friends and elected
seven out Of thirteen councilmen. Mr..
Leitch was one of the number and a negro
republican was another. Leitch was elect
ed president of the council. There were
number of fat jobs to fill by election The
negro alderman proceeded to hold up the
other republicans for more than half of
the good JOBS for friends and relatives.
The republicans wouldn't agree to the
game and the negro then turned over to
the democrats who did give him what he
had asked for. they taking the balance.
Then the democrats got their negro ally
to aid them in filing solemn protest to
the Treasury Department against the ac-
tivity of federal official in politics, which
President Roosevelt has frequently pro-
hibited. Leitch Will have to get out. If
he leaves the council that will give the
democrats full control of things and en-
able them to elect successor as president,
as well as the chance of a successor to
Leith.
Secretary Shaw has the paNrs, but there
is nothing else to do but give Letch the
choice of leaving one place or the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
TOO MUCH RED TAPE.
An Arizona Firms Complaint as to
Claim.

Mr.. Charles H. Keep, assistant secretary
of the treasury, has received from a Tue
son, Ariz., business firm a complaint as to
the red tape of getting a claim through the
departments in Washington. The complaint
is SO typically western in It's language that
1t is of interest. This is what the letter
says:
Replying to the inclosed, we sincerely
hope that the Treasury Department Is the
last one this claim will have to go to, and
that they will get a warrant to us P. D. O.
covering this amount. This merchandise
was furnished our Uncle Samuel eight
months ago, and, after signing documents
until we contracted writer's paralysis and
chased the claim from the Indian superin-
tendent at Sacaton to the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington, we hope in the near
subsequently to receive check. We fully
appreciate the necessity of our government
placing every safeguard around the dis
bursement of funds, but feel that little
less red tape and fewer departments for a
claim to pass through might expedite bUsi-
ness and help us poor devils in torrid Ari-
zona to get our money before the loss of
interest on the money could eat up the
profits
Mr.. Keep found upon investigation that
the claim had been received at the treas
ury from the Indian office July IL, and was
settled by the auditor for the Interior De-
partment July 1s. The hitch seems to have
been in the Indian bureau. The supplies
were furnished January 20 of this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
WILL ADVISE JAPAN's ENJOYS.
Arrival Of Colonel Tachabana, Military
Attache to Legation.

Col. TaChabana, who has just arrived In
Washington as military attache to the jap
anese legation, received his military educa-
ton in Japan, and after having served in
the army for some time was sent to Vienna
as military attache to the japanese legation
in that city. During the Boxer trouble he
served with Gen. Fukushima on the staff OF
the commander-in-chief. The mex. three
years he spent In China as military ad-
visor to the Viceroy of Chill and a. the be-
ginning of the Russo-JapaneSe war was
appointed on the staff of Gen. Nodzu. Col
Tachabana will leave Washington for New
York tomorrow, and will be military ad-
visor to the Japanese members of the peace
conference at Portsmouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
RAILWAY TELEGRAPHERs QUIT.
Climax Reached Today in Contest
With Great Northern Road.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, August 1-Difference
between the telegraphers employed by the
Great Northern railroad and the company
reached climax today when nearly all
the teiegraphers on the Wilmar, Fergus
Falls and Breckenridge divisions Of the
road quit work. The men claim 1t is a
lockout on the part of the road because
they will not accept terms offered.
The company claims that so per cent of
the men are satisfied. In circular to the
employees the company proposes schedule
of wages which is claimed to give an in
crease amounting to $4,000 annually. The
men on the other hand assert that the in
crease amounts to only 81, 600 or 5000 an
nualiy for about a thousand men,
The employees were asked in the circular
to decide whether they wished to continue
in the company's service and be governed
by the company's new rules and regula-
tions. When the men refused to accept this
proposition they claim that they were at
once discharged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
AUToIsTS HELD UP.
Masked Men Robbed Party on Road
Near Chicago.

CHICAGO. August IAN automobile
party of two men and three women was
held up and robbed last night on the Sheri-
dan road between Winnetka and Glencoe
by three masked men. The car was as
cending Hubbard Hill when the robbers
opened fire with revolvers, one shot pune
turing a tire and bringing the machine to
stop. They then compelled the occupants
to hand over their valuables, after which
they quickly made their escape.
The victims were c. A. Woodruff pur-
chasing agent for Armour & Co., and Mrs
Woodruff, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. McClelland
and Mrs. w. A. Schlossman. The value of
the plunder taken was several hundred dol
lars.
A short time before this holdup Carl MIL
Ter, an expressman living near Hubbard
Hill was attacked in his house by three
men, robbed of SIS and severely beaten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
CHIEF WILKES TRIP.
Has Been to China and Japan on
Official Business.

Chief Wilkie of the secret service has re-
turned to Washington from a long trip In
China and Japan. He went to those coun-
tries on official business, but he declined
today to state the nature of his work He
had a conference with Secretary Shaw and
Assistant Secretary Keep, but they con-
sidered it best that the object Of his visit
be kept secret for some time yet.
It has been supposed for some time that
Chief Wilkie went to the Philippines to in
vestigate alleged counterfeiting. and a
number Of stories have been printed about
his running down the counterfeiters OF the
island. He said today that he had never
been to the Philippines. He was in China,
Japan and Hawaii
Chief Wilkie saw much activity among
Chinese as to boycotting exports from this
country and thinks there is more going on
in this direction than is admitted, but he
had nothing to do with that question OFF,
cially while abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
DIVORCE LEGISLATION.
Governor Higgins in Favor Of Uni
form Law

ALBANY n. Y, August 1.-Governor His-
gins today expressed himself in favor Of
the proposed cooperation of state conf
missioners to secure uniformity of divorce
legislation throughout the country. In a
letter TO Gov. Pennypacker of PENNSYLVANIA
he says:
II have no authority to appoint delegates
to a congress to meet at Washington %
consider the subject of divorce. but l think
the matter falls properly within the jurs-
diction of the commissioners for the pro-
motion of uniformity of legisla ton in the
United States. and I have referred your
communca ton to Walter S. Logan of y
William street. New York city. who is the
senior commissioner in this state. and have
requested him to communicate with his col
leagues and. if possible, to attend such a
congress, should it meet, on behalf of the
state of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
TRANSFERRED TO PANAMA.
John X. Baxter to Be Secretary of thu
Civil Service Examiners.

Mr.. John X. Baxter one of the examin-
ers of the civil service commission has
been transferred to the isthmian canal
commission at a salary of $2.100 per an
mum, for service at Panama as secretary
of the board of civil service examiners
there. 1t was stated officially today that
Mr.. Baxter will be the representative of
the civil service commission on the 18TH
mus In the matter Of appointments and
for the transaction of other business that
may arise under the civil service rules,
some of the heads of departments of the
isthmian commission being located at
Panama.
Other official changes in the civil serv-
Ice commission announced today were:
DR.. Otis G. Messenger of Iowa, appointed
clerk at 5000 per annum; F. l.. Phipps
promoted from 81, 900 to $1,000 per an
mum; William H. Cheeseman promoted
from clerkship at 5000 to $1,000; Spencer
E. Bomar promoted from $40 to 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
BRONZE DOOR BROKEN.
One Of Them Fell and Injured the
Casting.

An accident has befallen the new bronze
doors at the Capitol which will retard their
erection for probably four weeks. The south
door was hung with comparatively little
difficulty, but when the north door was
lifted into place the steel wire cable by
which it was held parted, and it fell crash
ing to the floor. Fortunately, and almost
miracuously, no one was injured, but the
terrific shock and jar broke the interior iron
casting in three pieces. The bronze pictorial
facing fell uppermost, and was therefore
not hurt The damage is estimated at
81 600, and for it the bronze founders, under
whose supervision the doors were being set,
are responsible. The broken door has been
reboxed and will be shipped back to Chico
pee, Mass, where It will be repaired or a
new frame cast with all possible eXpedf-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
Spanish War Expense Paid.

The expenditures Of the Spanish war were
all paid during the fiscal year 1899. In
Guiding the postal expenditures the last fis-
cal year, SO as to place 1t upon the same
footing as 1S99 there was much greater
expenditure of money in the last fiscal year
than in the year Of the Spanish war.
For comparisons, however, the receipts
and expenditures can well be taken from
1900, when the total expenditures were only
$3.50 O.06S,371, including postal expenditures,
to the last fiscal year. In 1900 not includ-
Ing postal expenditures, the moneys paid
out by the government was $4S7 ,713 792.
while in the fiscal year just passed the
total was $5S2, 569 OS6, not including postal
expenditures. an increase in five years OF
nearly $1OO,O0O0OO, the expenditures of tho
last fiscal year containing nothing extra
ordinary unless a few millions for the canal
should be included
In receipts 1900 showed $567 24O, ,S52 with
out postal revenues, while 1905 showed
$541 ,515,644 without postal revenues. a loss
Of about $26,OOO,OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
CHICAGO STRIKE NEARING END.
Police Removed From Wagons-Men
Returning to Work.

CHICAGO, August Police were remov-
ed today from the wagons of many firms
that have been strike-bound for four
months. Correspondingly many union
drivers were restored to their old places.
The Employers Association, following
the determination of the Lumbermen's
Association to reinstate union teamsters
In a body, has decided to lift the ban
placed on all strikers week ago.
The action was taken despite the fact
that the Coal TeamsterS Union had ig
nored the employers threat not to rehire
any of the strikers till all should vote to
call the strike off. A boycott against five
big coal companies is still on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
EVANS FLEET SAILED
LEFT HUDSON RIVER FOR THE
COAST OF MAINE.

NEW YORK. August Eight battle
ships of the North Atlantic fleet, under
command of Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans. sailed from their anchorage in the
Hudson river today, bound for French
mans bay. on the Maine coast. AT a
twelve-knot clip the Maine, Missouri. Ken
lucky, Kearsirge, Illinois. Iowa, Alabama
and Massachusetts steamed down the river,
where the warships had been anchored sew
eral days while taking on supplies and pre-
pairing for night target practice with illumi-
mated shells about Frenchman's bay. The
white battleships formed the most power
York waters except at the Dewey naval
parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
DYNAMITE'S FEARFUL WORK,
One Man Blown to Pieces and Another
Injured.

BUFFALO, n. Y, August 1.-Richard
johnson, siXty-two years old, blown to
pieces by dynamite while rowing across
Niagara river at Tona wanda today. Charles
Duffy and Charles Sturges were with John
son in the boat. Duffys legs were torn by
the explosion. but Sturges escaped unin-
jured One side of the boat was shattered
but Sturges managed to keep it afioat until
the party was rescued.
johnson. it is said, was about to explode
stick of dynamite to kill fish. The dyna-
mite fell out of his hands. and, striking the
side of the boat, exploded. Johusons head
and arms were blown Off Duffy will re-
cover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
SPREAD TO NAGASAKI.
Extension Of the Chinese Boycott
Against American Trade.

A cablegram was received at the State
Department today from United States Con-
sui Harris at Nagasaki stating that the
boycott against the United States and
American products now prevailing at
Shanghai has extended to the Chinese col
ony in Nagasaki. This is the first indica-
ton of the spread of the movement into
Japan, where it is probably beyond the
reach of any repressive measures that
might be exercised by the Chinese govern
ment over its own citizens. 1t is said at
the State Department, however, that this
latest development is not likely to be OF
Importance, because very little of the
American trade at Nagasaki is in Chinese
hands