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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
TO BE TAKEN TO ARLINGTON.
Remains of Commander Stoney Will
Arrive Here Tomorrow,

The Navy Department IS informed that
Commander George Morse Stoney, U. s.
navy, died suddenly of heart disease Satur-
day night at his quarters on board the u
S. S. Santee, at Annapolis and that his
remains will be brought to this city to-
morrow for interment at the Arlington Ma
tional cemetery. Commander Stoney had
been in i'll health for several months, but
his illness did not take serious phase
until about three weeks ago.
Funeral services will be held at Annapolis
tomorrow morning, and the funeral party
will arrive in this city over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at 20 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. The remains will be escorted
from the railroad station to the receiving
vault at Arlington by two companies of
marines and the I'd Battalion of Engineers
from Washington barracks. Commander
John M. Bowyer will command the escort
aud the Marine Band will furnish the mu-
sic. The honorary pallbearers, so far as Sc
lected, are Rear Admiral Wells l.. Field
retired; Commander c. MGR. WinsIow
Lieutenant Commander N. r. Usher and
Commander Harry M. Hodges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
IN THE HOME STRETCH
LAST HOURS FOR RAISING z. M. C.
A. FUND.

A thousand dollars an hour is the
amount of money the canvassing COM
mittees of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation must raise to complete the
building and furnishing fund by mid
night, and at noon today that rate had
been attained and was being kept up. In
great jumps the balance remaining went
down, being, for instance, $15,G69 at 8
O'Clock and S12,66S at II o'clock. Shortly
after II o'clock one canvasser came in
with $500 subscription, and by noon the
total was down to nearly the 1000
mark. At 1 O'Clock there remained $10,9S0
to be raised
Secretary l.. l.. Pierce estimated this
morning that there are at least 200 per-
sons who are giving all or nearly all of
their time today to the canvass. and that
hundreds of others are devoting much
energy to raising the amount to make
available the $4,000 offer of Messrs.
Woodward & Lothrop by midnight The
days work began at o'clock by a meet
ing of the board of directors and the can
vassers at the headquarters on 18th
street. Lists OF last calls" were pre-
pared and the word go" spoken. The
mails had been opened by that time and
reports from the various churches re-
ceived.
No man is working harder to secure the
balance OF the building and furnishing
fund than Mr. A. NJ Lothrop, who, with
his partner, has made the $4,000 offer,
and who had previously subscribed sew
eral thousand dollars. In an automobile
he visited scores of business associates
during the day, rushing into their offices
on little trot which betokened the short
time he had to spend with them, but the
urgency of the visit. Another tireless
worker was Justice Thomas H Anderson,
who was not seen on the bench, but hur
rying around the street, earnestly solicit
ing contributions.
Bulletins showing the amount raised up
to various hours during the day are being
displayed in the downtown district. The
last hour to be marked upon them is D
o'clock but subscriptions will be received
at the Y NJ C. A. building on G street
up to closing hours tonight, about 10
o'clock AT ) o'clock there will be meet
ing at the New Willard ot the board of
directors and all those who have subscrlp-
tions to turn in. 1t is hoped and believed
by that hour that every cent will have
been subscribed.
The only team of the Young Mems 10000
club to secure the $1,000 up to this after
noon was Team g. Capt. E. S. LaFetra.
Mr. LaFetra secured s594 himself.
The standing of the teams follows:
Team G, Capt. E. S. LaFetra, $1,000;
Team A. Capt c. A. Aspinwall, s693; Team
B. Capt NJ w. Baldwin, $637; Team f,
n o. Hine. s561; Team ID, B. c. Getsinger,
SAL; Team ], Ed Tarring, SAB; Team E.
M. J. Gleason, 1894: Team l, w. F. Woo
lard 1926; Team C, c. F. Crane, s294;
Team Fl C. H RoeSch, S2S6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
IN DEFENSE OF WI'TTE
HIS ASSISTANT EXPLAINS HIS AT
TITUDE ON WAR.

ST. PETERSBURG, May IN. Angu-
ref, formerly assistant of NJ Witte.
president of the committee of ministers,
undertakes the defense of his former chief
against the charges that he was in any
manner responsible for the Manchurian ad-
venture, or the events which brought on the
war. On the contrary, NJ. Angurieff proves,
by means of hitherto unpublished docu-
ments, that NJ. Witte opposed the Man
churian plans throughout in the most ener-
getic manner, intima ting, in fact that it
really his opposition to the schemes in
the far east which led to his downfall as
finance minister. NJ. Angurieff says that in
the first place NJ. Witte was not responsible
for the Siberian railroad. It's conception
and execution belonged to his predecessor
as finance minister, NJ. Wychnegradski. M.
Witte was opposed to the seizure of Port
Arthur in 1885, but was overruled by the
advice of Count Muravieff, the minister for
foreign affairs, who submitted alleged
proofs that Great Britain intended to seize
the port If Russia did not do It,
Subsequently NJ. Witte opposed the re-
tention of Manchuria. After the Boxer up
rising M. Witte presented memorandum
to the emperor, pointing out, with the fore
sight of statesman Manchuria and Korea
as territory for the extension of Japan's
growing activity, her life or DEAN, and add
ing that Russian occupation of that terri
tory was bound to lead to a clash and
eventually to war.
When he again was overruled NJ Witte
advised the immediate construction of the
crcum Baikal railroad for strategical pur-
poses in preparation for the conflict which
he ahead Later, when the situation
became acute, seeing that Russia was not
prepared, NJ. Witte urged at least the tenn
porary withdrawal of the Russian forces
from Manchuria. He then wrote to the en-
peror as follows:
Instead of making enemy of japan.
we should win her friendship. l strongly
advise a friendly solution. We need to
populate our eastern provinces, and have
vital. interests to defend in the eventual
war with the yellow race in order that the
peasants of Russia may understand what
they are fighting for"
All NJ. Witte's warnings were unheeded
and he was no longer consulted. The Ko-
rean timber concession was obtained with
out his knowledge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
TO SUCCEED ALEXANDER.
Reported That Mr.. Cortelyou Had Been
Chosen President of the Equitable.

1t was reported this morning that Post
master General Cortelyou had been agreed
upon for president of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society of New York, as compro-
mise between President Alexander of that
society and First Vice President Hyde This
arrangement was said to have been brought
about by Senator Knox and Henry c. Frick
chairman of the executive committee of the
society.
Mr. Cortelyou declined to discuss the mat
ter.
NEW YORK. May IAN official of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, to whom
was shown the report that Postmaster GEN.
eral Cortelyou had been offered the presi-
dency of the society, said: Mr.. Alexander
is president of the Equitable. The report
that the presidency has been offered to
some one else cannot be correct"
Mr.. Hyde was shown jthe dispatch. He
read It through and then asked to be ex-
cused from commentingt on it,
After carNful inquiry khe Associated Press
is able to dAly the report in Washington
that Postmaster General Cortelyou had
been agreed uSon for president of the
Equitable Assurance Society of New York,
as a compromise between President Alex
ander of the societyi and First Vice Pres
dent Hyde.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
ROOSEVELT is WILLING
SAYS HE WILL GIVE CHICAGO
STRIKERS A HEARING.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. May l.
President Roosevelt has agreed to give the
Chicago striking teamsters opportunity
to present their petition when he reaches
Chicago on May 10.
Word today reached the President in his
camp on West Divide creek that the strik-
ers are preparing to ask him to use his in
fiuence in their behalf similarly to the man.
ner in which he adjudicated the anthracite
strike three years ago. He has given the
strikers no encouragement other than
agreeing to receive delegation from, the
petitioners should an audience be requested.
Little leisure time will be at the disposal
of Mr.. Roosevelt at Chicago. The party
will arrive in Chicago at noon and at once
will attend the luncheon to be given by the
Merchants Club The Hamilton Club re-
ception is expected to continue from until
80 M, and after that the President will
rest at apartments reserved for him at the
Auditorium Annex Hotel.
The Iroquois Club dinner will begin at
pm and when that is over the party will
return to the special train and spend the
night on board.
The President cannot give consideration
to the petition until he reaches Washing
ton.
camp today. The length of his stay Is un-
decided He may remain over day or two
to participate in the hunt. The camp will
be moved today to the East Divide, where
1t was located first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
GOOD WORK AT THE TARGETS
Records Broken by Gunners Recently
Trained at Fort WASHINGTON

p The 37th Company, Coast Artillery. re-
Gently stationed at Fort Washington on
the Potomac, distinguished themselves at
their quarterly target practice held at Fort
Mckinley, Me, April 10, by making the
unprecedented score of five hits with the
same number of shots. at a moving target
the range being 6700 to 1000 yards. target
moving at the speed of twelve knots an
hour.
The shots were fired in minutes 37
seconds. which was minutes % seconds
less than record time.
The practice was held under the super-
vision of Col. William F. Stewart district
commander, artillery district of Portland.
who expressed himself as being highly
pleased with the efficiency OF the com
pany.
Capt. Laurence Clay Brown. Artillery
Corps, is given great credit for the results
attained, as il was due almost entirely
to his untiring efforts in the instruction
given the men of his company last winter
in the proper manipulation of the guns and
range-hnding instruments.
First Sergt. Joseph j. Brennan was as
sistant battery officer. The gun comman-
ders were Sergt William b. Champion and
Frederick f. kies The gunners were
Corporals Joseph Rauner and William
Kennedy. The chief of plotting room de-
tail Sergt Oswald NJ Anderson. pri-
waite Joseph A. Franz was observer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
WILL LEAVE AT ONCE
MINISTERS BARRETT AND RUS
SELL TO TAKE NEW STATIONS.

Acting Secretary of State Adee was busy
today arranging the details by cable of the
transfers of the United States ministers in
South America announced Saturday. 1t is
regarded as desirable that there shall be as
little delay as possible in effecting the
changes but owing to the difficulties of
travel in some cases the missions must
necessarily be without heads for short
time.
Mr. Barrett has cabled his acceptance of
the appointment as minister to Colombia,
expressing his qualification at the change.
He would have liked to come north
for short vacation before assuming
his new duties. but yields to the present
necessity, and by the departments instruc-
tions this morning will proceed from Pan
anna to Bogota by the first means of con-
veyance. Secretary Lee will be left in
charge of the legation at Panama until the
arrival there of Gov. Magoon who will un-
dertake to discharge the functions of United
States minister in addition to those of gov
ernor of the canal zone. This combination
of duties will not affect the status of Mr..
Lee, however, for it will be even more
necessary than before to continue the Office
of secretary of legation.
A cablegram, dated yesterday, has also
been received from Mr.. Russell at Bogota
in which he accepts his new appointment as
minister to Venezuela and underts.'-es to
leave at once down the river for Cartagena
where he will take ship for La Guaira
Owing to the absence from Bogota of the
secretary and consul general, Mr. Snyder
the legation will be left in charge of Vice
Consul General koppel until Mr.. Barrett
reaches Bogota.
The United States legation at Caracas
will be left in charge of Secretary Hutchi-
son upon Mr.. Bowens departure, and it is
expected that it will be fully three weeks
before he can be relieved of his charge by
Mr.. Russell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Final Scenes in Nan Patter-
son Trial.
PRISONER CONFIDENT
THAT SHE HAS SPENT LAST SUN
DAY IN THE ToMBS.
Counsel Satisfied State Had Failed to
Convict-Content to Rest
on Evidence.

NEW YORK, May 1.-Nan Patterson will
probably know her fate within forty-eight
hours Today there remained only the
closing scenes in the trial to be enacted
That there would be no defense already
had been announced before the court re-
convened today. Her counsel were satisfied
that the state failed signally in it's effort to
prove that the former show girl murdered
Caesar Young, her lover, they said. and
were content to stand or fall on what evil
dence had been submitted.
The defendant agreed fully with her at
torneys and expressed the firmest faith that
her troubles were rapidly nearing end
Il feel that l have spent my last Sunday in
the Tombs,'' she said today while making
ready to go to court. Tomorrow l will go
home"
When the trial was resumed today Mr.
Levy formally announced that the defense
would rest on the states case and then be-
gan his closing argument for the prisoner.
Levy's Address to Jury.
MIR. Levy warned the jury that circum-
stantal evidence must be considered with
the greatest care, as any judgment they
might make could not restore the life that
had been taken.
"A circumstantal case carries with it the
necessity on the part of the prosecution to
live up to the very letter of the law" said
he. What l have to fear is that you will
be fascinated by the Establishments of my
opponent who may seek to blind you to the
evidence. He has the right TO avail HIM
self of any tactics, but if l were district
attorney | would not use the mighty power
of my position to resort to unfair methods
to send any girl to her death. He should
have been fair with this defenseless girl,
and he should also have been fair with you,
who lean on him for guidance and not mis-
guidance
Il must call your attention to the pawn
tickets by which Mr.. Rand sought to de-
lude you that they We're dated June 3,
when as a matter of fact they bore the
date of October. l had them put in evil
dence so as to show you object les
son the unfair tactics resorted to by the
prosecutor He has also told you about the
$1,000 which he says was lavished by
Young on the defendant, when he knew the
case was barren Of any evidence of any
money excepting $500.
Mr.. Levy declared that the prosecution
had failed to prove that j. Morgan Smith
bought the pistol, and also had failed to
prove motive for the deed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
PREDICTS NO DISAGREEMENT.
Attorney Rand Looks for Compromise
Verdict of Guilty.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Speclal Dlspatcn TO 1he star.
NEW YORK, May 1.-Assistant District
Attorney Rand does not believe that the
jury in the Nan Patterson case will dis
agree. He looks for a compromise verdict
of guilty in a minor degree, perhaps .ne
of two degrees of manslaughter though
Mr.. Rand will not talk for publica tion.
! is known he realizes it is hard to convict
woman of murder in the first degree
especially if she is young and good looking
Nan Patterson and her counsel continue
as confident as ever of acquittal. Should
there be a disagreement it would be all
most equivalent to acquittal, for it is not
believed that District Attorney Jerome
would place the woman on trial again.
Nan Patterson sang in her cell in The
Tombs as she arrayed herself in her pret-
test clothes to go to court today.
Tomorrow l shall be free" she said 20
her sister, Julia Smith. Tomorrow we
will go home. No more Tombs for us,
midget
The Florodora girl is confident that the
jury will acqut her tonight She does not
expect to spend another night in the Tombs
II verdict of not guilty is brought in
she VIII go with her father probably direct
to the railroad station to take an early
train for Washington, where her mother
and her married sister. Mrs. II. p. Howell
who has supplied Nan with funds during
ker imprisonment, await her
Before she crossed the Bridge of Signs
to the court room today she said: II feel
that this is 10 be my last day in the Tombs
and in court. | know that I shall be ac-
Quilted. This is May day, and am certain
il will be the happiest day in my life"
Lawyer Levy this morning said that his
address to the jury would be a formal one
and would take only d couple of hours in
delivery.
Mr.. Rand will sum up this afternoon
Recorder Gof will probably follow imme-
fIl yUifh pfa to he i'm,
case may be decided tonight
The charge of conspiracy against j. Nor
gan Smith and wife will stand or fall with
the verdict in the Patterson case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
RETRIAL FOR GREASON
GRANTED AT READING TO-DAY, Ry
JUDGE ERMENTRoUT.

READING, Pa. May Judge Ermen-
trout today granted new trial for Sam
uel Greason, who together with Mrs Kate
Edwards, was condemned to hang for the
murder of John Edwards, the woman's
husband
The new trial is granted on the strength
of the confession of Mrs. Edwards that
she alone killed her husband. This confess
sion was made few days before the day
set for the hanging of Mrs. Edwards and
Greason last February, and resulted in
their reprieve.
Judge Ermentrout says that right and
justice demand Q new trial for Greason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
DESERVED PROMOTION
IF Interest TO Mr.. Adams Host Of
Friends.

BOSTON, May 1-Mr. Walter E. Adams.
who, since 1895 has been city editor of the
Boston Herald. and who, before that time,
for eight years, was a correspondent for
that paper at Washington. has just been
transferred to the editorial force. This rec
ognition of Mr.. Adams services by the Bos-
ton Herald is one which Will give great
pleasure to his friends. He will devote all
his time TO editorial work and writing, and
win be relieved entirely Of all connection
with the news departments of the paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
COURT REFUSES WRIT
HIGHEST TRIBUNAL DENIES AP-
PEAL IN SNOW LAW CASE

The United States Supreme Court TODAY
denied the application for a writ of
certiorari in the Snow law" case of the
District of Columbia.
The court had small list of decisions
today of no great public interest, and after
listening to brief arguments adjourned
until next Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Troops Guard Accused Negroes.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May John Col
Her and Harvey Smith, colored, under in
dictment at Decatur for the murder of Miss
Belle Booworth. and VIII Jackson colored
charged with the murder of Policeman
Steele at Decatur, were taken to that place
today under escort of a company of sixty
members of the Alabama National Guard.
Collier and Smith are 10 be tried today,
while Jackson is TO be arraigned. The
militia will. II is understood. remain until
the trial of the accused negroes is ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
600 Railway Employees Strike.

CHICAGO. May six hundred men en-
ployed by the Chicago and Great Western
Company went out strike today The
men have been receiving 81 ~ for ten hours
work. and demanded the same amount for
eight hours. The company refused. The
men operate dredging and pile-driving ma
chinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
THE STAR BY MAIL.

Those leaving the city should
have The Star sent to them by mail
In order that they may keep in
formed about Washington affairs. In
the breakfast table the next day and
give all of the news from Washing
may be changed as frequently as
desired. The price of The Star by
mail daily and Sunday is 60 cents
per month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Secretary Hzay Irnproving.

BAD NAUHEIM. MAY 1.-secretary Hays
course of thermal baths viii requirs three
or four weeks longer to finish. Mrs. Hay
regards him as getting along well. The
Secretary drives daily his appetite Is good
and he lives In extreme quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
The Postmaster Generals Trim

Postmaster General Cortelyou will leave
tomorrow for Nazareth, Pa, to deliver an
address Wednesday at the esqui-centenniaJ
of the Nazareth Hall. where he was former
ly student.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Hook Jury Complete.

CHICAGO, May 1.-The jury in the case
of Johann Hoch, the alleged "BIuebeard."
who is on trial charged with wife murder,
was completed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Question Frances Assurance.

TOKYO, May lit is believed that Ad-
miral Rojestvensky continues to use the
ports of Indo-China for the purpose of OBJ
tanning coal and other supplies and for
maintaining communication with ST. Peters
burg, and the japanese press is again ques-
tioning the faith of the recent assurance of
France.
The government here is silent, but it is
believed the ministers are preparing to Ie-
new the neutrality question with France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01
Lying Off Port Dayet, Forty
Miles North of Kamranh,
IN BAY OF BIUHKANG
MANY TRANSPORTS ARE AN
CHoRED IN THE SAIGON RIVER.
Tokyo Believes Rojestvensky is Using
French Assurances of
Neutrality.

SAIGON, French Cochin-China, May l.
The Russian squadron is lying off Port
Dayet forty miles north of Kamranh bay,
and in Biuhkang bay (near Kamranh bay),
outside of territorial waters
Russian, German and British transports
off Cape st. James, near Saigon, and In
the Saigon river.
The French naval division has been mo-
biized to preserve neutrality in French
waters.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-06-29
'Langd0n Church NeWS

BAPTIST CHURCH-Services morning
and evening at the usual hours. Sun
day school at noon. Services at Stilwell
in the afternoon. You are cordially in
vited. r. A. MacMullen, pastor.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURcH-The regu-
lar hour of service each Sunday at st.
Alphonsus church is as follows: Low
mass at 8 a. m., high mass at 1870 a. M,
Sunday school at 2:3O p. M, and vespers
at 7:8O. Priest, Rev. NJ. Dougherty.
Episcopal CHukcH-Church of Our
Saviour, Sunday, July End, Morning
prayer, HOO a. M; Sunday school, 1915
p. M; Evening prayer, 500 p. M. Ser
vices in change of MI. Twiss, owing to
absence of Priest-in-s charge.
G.,P. BURLEsoN, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH-Services Sun
day morning at II o'clock. Sunday
school at 1915. Bible class at 2:3O,
Evening service at 500 a. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 500 p. m.
Preaching at Dresden on Sunday after
noon at 2::D o'clock.
Rev. G. L. Wilson, pastor.
METHODIST Episcopal CHURCH-Ser-
vices Sunday morning at II a. M, Sun
day school at noon, l.. w. C%hittenden
Sup't. Epworth League devotional
meeting at 7:l5 p. m, G. H. Moellring
president. Evening service at 500 p. m
Prayer meeting Thursday at 1880 p. m
Good music in both church and Sunday
school. All are invited to these services
Rev. DR.. Marsh, Pastor