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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03

NATIONAL CONVENTION
Boys Brigade Of America to
Meet in Pittsburg.
LOCAL CONTIN EN- T
WILL LEAVE THURSDAY EVEN
ING IN SPECIAL CARS.
Program Embraces Athletic Events
and Competitive Drill, for Which
Prizes Are Offered.

The national convention OF the Boys Brig
ade of America win be held this year in
Pittsburg and there will be a large deIega-
ton from Washington in attendance. The
party will leave here on Thursday evening
at 9:15 o'clock. having two special cars.
There will be something over fifty in the
party and they will be gone till the follow
ing Monday. The convention will be held
Friday Saturday and Sunday, the 9th, 7th
and Sth.
1t will be remembered that the convention
last year was held in Washington This
year it will he in Pittsburg, the home Of
Lieut. Gen. II. 2. Bope who is the head
of the order In America. Gen. Bope in pri-
vate life is the first vice president of the
Carnegie Steel Company, but in spite of his
exacting business work he has found time
for the past twelve years to identify him
self with the work of the Boys Brigade.
Pittsburg has raised an entertainment
fund of 5000 for the care of the boys, so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
FALL TERM OF COURT.
ALI Branches Resume the Regular Ses-
sions TODAY

The Court of Appeals of the District OF
Columbia and the several branches of the
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
resumed their sessions this morning. The
October term of the courts begins the first
Tuesday of October, and the summer recess
ended yesterday. The judges, who have
been enjoying vacations, and the members
easy since the last of June reported this
morning for at least nine months of con-
tinuous hard work. The dockets of all the
courts are crowded, and the wheels of JUS
tice will grind without interruption until
summer comes again.
The Court of Appeals devoted today
to hearing motions, and the criminal
and circuit branches of the District Su-
preme Court were engaged mpaneling
juries. so that things will hardly be in full
swing before the beginning of next week.
The justice assigned to Criminal Court NO.
l left this afternoon to be absent from the
city for several weeks. that only one
criminal court will hold sessions until his
return
The old court house building is in spick
and span condition for the resumption OF
the sessions of the courts. All the walls
and the woodwork have been painted new
cocoa mating laid in the corridors and
everything that needed it rejuvenated.
The suite of rooms assigned to the United
States attorney are being remodeled, door
ways are being cut through the walls,
wooden and glass partitions erected and
other cOnvenienceS provided, at the IN
stance of Mr.. Baker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
Charged With Assault.

Policemen Dellamico and Narrower of the
ninth precinct were summoned to the house
of Harry Jordan, at s21 H street northeast.
last night to prevent further trouble be-
tween Jordan and his wife. AS the officers
went into the house. the police say, they
found Jordan pulling his wife down the
stairs, holding her by her hair They took
Jordan into custody and locked him up in
the st4sion house. He was taken to the
Police Court this morning. charged with
assault The case was continued until Oc-
tober 10 to obtain more witnesses. He put
up $40 collateral for his appearance at that
time and he was released from custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
POOL ROOM CASES.
Grand Jury Unable to Hear Witnesses
Before Tomorrow.

Special Dispatch to The Star
UPPER MARLBORO Nd, October g.
Witnesses VINO were here yesterday for the
purpose of going before the grand jury in
the Kenilworth pool room case, as stated
in a dispatch to The Star yesterday, were
not able to get before the grand jury yes
terday. Their failure to get an audience
with the grand jury was the result of the
hearing of witnesses in other cases. More
than one hundred persons had been sum-
moned to appear before the grand jury
and it was utterly impossible for all to be
heard yesterday. Many of them had been
summoned from distant points in the coun-
ty necesstating long drives to reach here,
and such persons were given an opportu-
nifty to get before the jury the first day as
matter of convenience to them.
States Attorney Magruder told the wit
nesSeS in the pool room cases that he would
arrange to have them give their testi-
mony before the grand jury tomorrow
morning Should an indictment be re-
turned, 1t is believed the cases will not be
called for trial until next week.
Judge George c. Merrick is presiding at
the second days session of the October
term of the circuit court for Prince
Georges county here, Judge John P Bris-
coe having gone TO Annapolis to sit as a
member of the court of appeals. The
morning session was devoted to the calling
of the docket of minor appeal cases and it
Is expected that the real business of the
term will be begun tomorrow. There are fif-
ty cases of persons who have given bond for
their appearance before the grand Jury,
and upward of one hundred witnesses
have been summoned In these cases
Mr.. Henry Armstrong of Mellwood dis
trict was chosen foreman of the grand Jury
his colleagues being Henry B. Orme Rich
ard Fl. Hall, Robert M. Thompson Rice IL.
Hooe, Albert j. Jenkins, Samuel Demarco.
Fred A Connick, James W. Knowles Geo
A Aist. Edmund B. Carr, James F. Wal
tiers, Hamilton Hail. William H Hilleary,
John Vermillion, William j. Hatterly. Hen
ry E. Sheriff. William D. Barry. Thomas
Soper, Benjamin F. Dixon Simon s.
Adams. Charles A. Ryon and Joseph C.
Trueman. This jury is composed entirely
of white men, the law of 1902 placing such
restrictions upon the qualifications of n
juror In Prince Georges county as to make
II Practically impossible for colored man
to become a member of he/jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
HILL TALKED AT PORTLAND.
Great Northern President Guest Of
Honor at Exposition BANQUET.

PORTLAND. Oregon. October 3-Presi-
dent j. j. Hill Of the Great Northern rail-
road was the principal speaker at a BAN
auet rendered by the Lewis and Clark ex-
position last night to Mr.. Hill, and Presi-
dent Howard Elliott of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad. President Hill said:
Notwithstanding the average rate paid
by the people of the United States is only
about 40 per cent of that of Russia, we
have great many people who are preach
Ing new doctrine. and that is the regula-
ton of railway rates by federal authority
1T has been announced in an official man
ner that there has been mo reduction OF
rates in the United States for twenty-five
years; that tariffs have been reduced at
times, but that whenever tariff was re-
duced the classification was given another
turn of the wheel and advanced SO as at
least to Offset the reduction In the tariff
The man who made the statement did
not tell the truth. The reduction in the
average rate per ton per mile In twenty
five years on the Great Northern railway
aggregates S667. 100000 That has been the
reduction that the people have gotten on
one railroad.
II am not afraid that any federal regula-
ton will ever get down deep enough to
touch us where we live, because, long be-
fore they do, the country will be strewn
with railroad corpses. They would bank
rupt two-th.rds of the mileage in the
United States"
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CONDITIONS IN SAMOA.
Crop Prospects Good-Volcano in Daily
Eruption

SAN FRANCISCO, October 3.-Dr. W. S.
Solf governor of German Samoa, arrived
here yesterday from Page Page on the
steamer Sonoma, en- route to Germany. He
says the Matautu volcano which burst into
action about two months ago, is still in
eruption. He was at the scene of the vol
cano about a month ago and the lava then
covered about one square mile and had
formed a mountain 500 feet high On his
former visit two months ago, the hill was
only about 800 feet in height, and it Is his
opinion that the topography of the island
will be entirely changed. There is an erup-
ton at least once day, and at night the
fountain of fire can be seen seventy miles
away.
The conditions In Samoa are satisfactory,
according to Gov. Sof, and an extra large
crop of copra is expected during the COM
ing season. The most friendly relations he
says exist between the three governments
Germany America and England-control-
ling the affairs of the group.
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regiment of six companies is under the
command of Mai P. II. Nicholson. also
the commander of the champion drill conf
pany. The second regiment is divided into
two batallions under Maj W. !. Simpson
and Maj Chas Shaver.
There are also attached to this division
four companies In Virginia, also under the
general oversight Of DR.. Dexter.
Work Carefully Planned.
The work in Washington. as elsewhere,
is carefully organized and is under a su-
pervising board Of fifteen gentlemen. In
Guiding Commissioner Mcfarland. two Of
ficers of the regular army. two officers of
the District National Guard, three pastors
of churches the president of the Christian
E-deavo- Union and the ex-secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A, so that the various church
organizations are kept closely in touch with
each others work. The remainder of the
board Is made up of prominent local bust
ness men. aiming to have representatives
of all the seven denominations included.
The work is wholly non-sectarian, or
rather it is Observation-Disclosures, and those
of the pastors who have watched its effect
on the church work say it not only gives
excellent physical training to the boys, but
helps to hold them to the church MEM
bers more than any other device that has
ever been brought to their notice
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AWAIT CONVENTION
Entertainment Committee
Meets Tomorrow.
TO HEAR ALL REPORTS
MEETING OF AMERICAN BANKERS
NEXT WEEK
Milton E. Allies Returns From New
York-Work of Banquet
Committee.
TO HEAR ALL REPORTS

The executive committee of local bank
ers in charge of the entertainment of the
American Bankers Association VIII meet
at the New Willard Hotel tomorrow morn
ing for the report of the -chairmen of the
various subcommittee. 1t Is believed by
the members OF the committee that this
will be its final meeting before the as
sembling OF the convention next week
Local and national headquarters will be
opened at the New Wizard Hotel Monday
morning next and little remains to be
done in the way of preparation for that
event Mr.. Milton E. Allies, vice president
of Riggs Bank and vice chairman of the
reception committee, returned to this city
this morning after a visit to New York,
where he conferred with Secretary Branch
of the national association. and discussed
the plans of the Washington bankers. Tie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
SHRUBB SUSPENDED.
English Champion Distance Runner
Charged With Malpractices.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON. October 3.-The Amateur Ath-
letic Association has permanently sus-
pended Alfred Shrubb, the English cham
pion distance runner, for malpractices in
sports
The association in August refused Shrubb
permission to go TO Conada and the
United States TO compete for championships
there. The reason for the refusal was not
made public. Shrubb won a five-mile race
at Horsham on August In "a minutes
81 Is seconds, which was 40 seconds bet
ter than his own worlds record. Then it
was announced that he was going to Cam
ada and the United States
Soon afterward he lost mile-and-a-half
race to ]. McGough the Scottish distance
champion, and 1t was said that Shrubb ran
in very nstless style. On August Is the
association refused to sanction his proposed
TRANSATLANTIC trip.
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the boys at his house. Sunday morning
the boys will attend the churches of their
choice under the escort OF the local COM
panies.
The chief event of the meeting will be
at O'Clock Sunday afternoon when there
will be mass meeting in the Nixon Thea
ter and the annual address of the national
commander will be presented. There will
be music and religious exercises, and in
the evening most of the delegates will start
for home as TO be back at school on
Monday morning. Some of the delegations,
however, come from such distant points
that it will take them several days to get
home. ------
Ranks Rapidly Filled.
The Boys Brigade has been in existence
In this country for about twelve years, but
has spread very rapidly of recent years.
1t started originally In Scotland, ana while
1t might at first appear that 1t was an or
ganization purely for fun and secular rec
reation It is recognized by the pastors of
the various churches as useful means OF
holding the boys to the church. The work
in the District is under DIR. Dexter, who
started II with three companies. These
have now grown to sixteen companies, d.
vided into two regiments, and representing
seven different denominations.
The two regiments are graded according
to size, the first containing boys over 5 feet
2 inches. and ranging In age from fourteen
to twenty years. The other is made up
Of boys under 8 feet and ranges In age
about from eleven to fourteen. The first
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
CAPT. sELFRIDaE's oBsEaUIEs
Military Funeral Was Held at Boston
TODAY

BOSTON. October "a military funeral
was held today for Capt. James Russell
Selfridge. L. S N, ordnance officer at the
Charlestown navy yard for the past two
years, who died Friday of apoplexy. The
body lay in state at the station armory
and afterward was escorted by two COM
panies of the United States marine corps
and company of bluejackets from the dis
patch boat Dolphin TO the navy yard park
There Bishop William Lawrence of Massa-
chuSetts conducted services
Rear Admiral Albert S. Snow, COM
mandant OF the yard, and other officers
accompanied the body to Forest Hill GEM
etery.
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Tug Sunk in Collision.

DETROIT. Mich, October 2-The tug
Fannie Tuthill was sunk in Lake st. Clair
late last night in collision with some un-
known steamer. All of the twelve men on
the Tuthill are reported to have been res
cued The accident was reported here by
Capt. W. A. Reid of the steamer Mariposa,
who picked up two of the. Tothilps boats
with seven of the crew. Capt. Avon of the
Tuthili was one of the seven, and he told
Capt. Reid that the other five men had
been picked up by another steamer The
name of the vessel which collided with the
Tuthill is not yet known.
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Maximum temperature past twenty-foul
hours, 81; year ago, u

Weather conditions and general forecast:
Pressure Is again low over the northern
tier of states from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, and there Is also a general depression
over the entire south Atlantic. There is a
tropical disturbance west of the island OF
Jamaica but its intensity and exact direc-
ton cannot now be determined. There are
also evidences of disturbance southwest
of the Azores In the interior of the United
States the pressure is high
There have been general though mostly
light rains in the Ohio valley, lower lake
region, New England, the middle Atlantic
and the gulf states and in the north Pacific
districts.
1t is considerably cooler In the Ohio and
lower Mississippi valleys and lower lake
region, and somewhat warmer over the re-
naming districts Temperatures still con-
tinue much above the seasonal average in
the Atlantic and gulf states.
1t will be cooler tonight in the Atlantic
states, and somewhat warmer tonight and
Wednesday in the Ohio valley and lower
lake region.
The weather will be fair in the north and
showery in the south.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be light to fresh west to southwest; on
the south Atlantic coast light and variable;
on the east gulf coast light northeast to
east, and on the lower lakes fresh to brisk
southwesterly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Fort Smith, FOG; Ia
COIld, S-IO, SIClUIid, l.t9
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light to fresh northwest to
west winds with clearing, cooler weather to
the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the readings OF the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twentyfour hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
ermometer-October 2, pm, 81; 8
pm, "a II midnight 70. October 3, A
am, 6S; am, 63; II noon, "a; pm, 81
Maximum, 81, at pm. October 2; min
imum, 63, at am. October B.
Barometer-October ., pm, 1908; >
pm. 5000: II midnight. 5000. October 3,
am, 30O3, am, SO.O7; noon, .0O7; 2
PM, 30.O5.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 5:42 am. and $50 pm;
high tide, 80 I'm. and IL :55 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, GAO am. and 6:56
pm; high tide, 12:35 am.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 5:57 am; sun sets, 5:4l
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:5s am.
Moon sets. 9:34 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguiShing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fif-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition OF water at
8 am: Great Falls, temperature, IA; con-
dtion, 80 Dalecarlia reservoir, tempera
ture, 10; condition at north connection. 80;
condition at south connection, 10. George
town distributing reservoir, temperature,
II; condition at infiuent gate house 20;
condition at eff1uent gate house, % Wash
ington city reservoir, temperature, 70; con-
dition at infuent 80; condition at effiu-
ent, 80.
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To Consider Equitable Matters.

District Attorney Jerome announced in
New York yesterday that he would make
public Thursday his decision In regard to
the necessity for an extraordinary grand
jury to consider Equitable Life Assurance
Society matters. Last June Mr.. Jerome
asked that the June term of the criminal
branch of the New York state supreme
court be continued through the summer.
having In view the possibility that the
Equitable matter might be taken up. To-
day at the opening of the October term of
the court he asked that the June term be
further continued until Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
Vladiyostok Port Opened.

vLADIVOSTOK. Sunday, October THE
first freight steamer left this port today
for Chefoo, thus reopening regular COM
merce by sea between Viadtvostok and
other ports. A Russian transport sailed
simultaneously with relief stores for the
people of the Kamchatkan coast
Navigation Is stilI risky, owing to float
Ing mines, four of which were sighted by
small craft yesterday within fourteen miles
OF the harbor,
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Foundered schooner a Loss.

JONESPORT, Maine. October 3.-The
schooner Sarah A. Reed. bound from New
York for Calais with a cargo of coal, was
discovered ashore on Fisherman's Island
when the fog lifted today It is believed
that she will be a total loss. The Sarah A.
Reed was a small vessel and carried a crew
Of four men.
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Competitive Company Drill.

The chief event of the afternoon Will be
the competitive company drill. The trophy
for this is a large silver cup from the ma
tional commander This cup has been for
three years competed for. and for the first
two years was won by Gen. Bope's Own
the company of which he is the head. Last
year, however, it was captured by Wash
ington company-F of Trinity Methodist
Church. That company will try to retain
1t this year. The commander of the COM
pany is Capt Percy Nicholson He ac-
companies the delegation this year and
Company F is represented by forty-five
members. 1t is of interest that this Is the
same company which has twice won The
Evening Star cup in the annual Washington
competition held February %.
After the events of Friday afternoon in
PittSburg, the local companies will keep
open house for the entertainment of the
visitors
First Council Session.
Saturday morning the national council
will hold its meeting in the First Presbyte-
rian Church. Reports will be received from
all the divisions. At this meeting officers
will be elected for the coming year and
the business of the order will be trans
acted. Saturday afternoon at o'clock
the chief spectacle of the meeting Will be
presented in the shape of a parade of all
the delegates and the local companies. In
will hold the place of honor as escort to
evening Gen. Bope will give a reception to
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Petition in Bankruptcy.

A petition in voluntary bankruptcy was
filed today in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia by Katherine NJ. Brad
ley, who-fs represented by Attorney ]. r.
Fague Her summary of debts 10 stated
to be s2.51991, and her assets $423.t2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
BERLIN STRIKE EXTENDED.
Two More Factories Affected-3S, 900
Men Now Out.

BERLIN. October 3.-The strike of the
electrical workers has extended to two more
factories. The total number of men out Is
3SO0G. No disturbances have occurred.
Enough men have been obtained to supply
a current sufficient to keep two-thirds of
the street cars gong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03

PROBATE COURT-Justice Stafford
Estate of William A. Meloy; order allow
ing withdrawal of will. ~si
Estate of Michael Burke; order confirm
ing sale nisi; attorney, F. p Shelby
In re Mary De Chard; answer OF PhiIa-
delphia. Baltimore and Washington Rail-
road Company to petition filed; attorneys.
McKenney & Flannery
Estate of Little C. Osmun: will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary grant
ed to Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany; attorney, ]. B. Larner.
Estate of George H. Weeks; will dated
April q, 1905, fled
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Mai. Gen. VIM. Hart Dexter.

that the trip viii cost them nothing but
their railway fare There will be about
1000 delegates in attendance representing
total membership in America of over
6ooo0. The convention headquarters Will
be in the Hotel Scheney. The morning of
Friday the delegates will be received and
registered and Friday afternoon there Will
be an athletic contest with individual prizes
for the contestants as well trophy for
the company making the greatest aggregate
of nOintS
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Up-River Waters,

Special Dispatch to the Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, October g.
Both rivers are clear here today.
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FAIR, COOLER ToN1GHT.
Wednesday Fair; Variable Winds In
dictated

Forecast till pm. Wednesday: For the
District of Columbia and Maryland, fair,
cooler tonight. Wednesday fair; variable
winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight, except showers
on the coast. cooler. "Wednesday fair; light
northerly winds, becoming variable.
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CRIMINAL COURT No. 2-Justice Gould.
Empaneling of jury; panel exhausted and
twenty names ordered drawn, returnable
October 4, 10 am.
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CRIMINAL COURT No. 1-Justice Wright.
United States agt. James Warren: rob-
berry; personal recognizance taken.
United States agt. Frederick A Hyde and
Henry p. Diamond; violating section $40.
R. S. u. S.; defendants called.
United States agt Frederick A. Peckham:
violating section $40. r. S. U. S.; defend
ant called.