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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
J. MORGAN SMITHS CASE
GOV. HERRICK ISSUED NEW EX-
TRADITION WARRANT.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, April S.-Governor
Herrick this afternoon issued a new war
rant for the eXtraditon of J. Morgan Smith
and wife, now under arrest in Cincinnati
on an indictment returned in New York,
charging them with conspiracy in the Nan
Patterson case. The warrant was issued at
the request of Assistant District Attorney
Garvin of New York. who came from Gin
cinnati this afternoon.
Governor Herrck maintains the original
warrant, which was attacked by counsel
for the Smiths on the ground that it was
signed in blank by the governor before he
left on recent trip to Texas. is valid.
The governor deferred. however, to the re-
quest of Attorney Garvin. who said this
was the only point on which there could be
any contention, and he wished to be fully
fortified from legal point of view.
Counsel for the Smiths have not yet
given notice of their intention to ask for a
revocation of the eXtradition, but the gov
ernor has decided that If they desire he
will give them a hearing Monday morning.
Should a revocation of the warrant be
asked. counsel for the Smiths can demand
that Attorney Garvin be summoned before
the governor and be required to state what
It Is intended to do with the defendants
when they are returned to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
TRAGEDY AT CHATHAM
MOTHER KILLS HERSELF AFTER
DAUGHTERS ACCIDENTAL DEATH

DANVILLE. Va, April S-A special to
the Register from Chatham, Va, says: As
the result of most horrible mistake
Mrs. Mamie Bowe lies dead at her home
near Concord Church, nine miles from
this place, with a bullet wound through
her heart, shot by her own hand; her
twelve-year-old daughter, Winnie, lies
dead in the same room from an overdose
of strychnine, accidentally administered
by her mother in the place of qunine
and her ten-year-old son, CabelI, is des-
perately i'll in an adjoining room from
strychnine poison administered in like
manner.
]. T. Hail. who lives near the Bowe
home, was aroused from his siumbers
early this morning by the screams of
woman. Mr.. Hall and his son at once re-
paired to the BoWe home. They were met
at the door by the woman, who told them
she had killed her children by mistake.
Mrs. Bowe also stated that after learning
of her fatal error she had herself taken
both strychnine and carbolic acid.
While Mr.. Hall was administering to
the boy Mrs. Bowe left the house. A few
minutes later her body was discovered
near the door with bullet through the
heart A pistol, with one chamber empty,
was lying near her Mrs. Bowe was the
widow of Thomas c. Bowe. who died a
year ago. She was about forty years of
age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
PETWoRTH SCHOOLS.
Citizens Association Adopts Resolu-
lions, Detailing Conditions.

Residents of Petworth. through the me-
dunn of the Petworth Citizens Association.
have adopted resolutions urging additional
school facilities for the proper education
of their children. 1t is recited in the reso-
lutions that the third grade of the school
is now allowed but a half days attendance.
owing to the crowded condition of the
school building; that at the present rate of
growth there will be a need at the next
term of school for including the fourth and
perhaps the fifth grades among those per-
mitted to attend but halliday session, and
that 1t is the belief of the citizens of Pet
worth that where the appropriation is In
sufficient to support both the low and high
grades preference should be given to the
low grades.
The citizens desire that an addition be
made to the Petworth school, and. with the
object of securing an expression of public
sentiment and the opinions of the various
citizens associations of the District. the
association has forwarded copy of the
resolutions soliciting their views.
copy of the resolutions has also been
mailed to Representative ]. w. Babcock,
chairman of the District committee of the
House. and to Senator j. H. Gallinger.
chairman of the District committee of the
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
ARRIVES IN OKLAHOMA.
President in Happy Mood and Makes a
Speech.

FREDERICK, Okla, April S.-President
Roosevelt arrived on Oklahoma soil about
) O'Clock this afternoon and reached Fred
erick at 5:45 o'clock
The President spoke in part as follows:
THE next time l come to Oklahoma I
trust 1 will come to a state, and it won't
be my fault if this is not so. I greet the
veterans of the civil war who came here
today to greet the President. because we
are one people and one country and not to
be divided forever. l am glad to see
Qunah Parker, who has done so we'll with
his farm. One thing of which 1 am proud
is that l have tried to give a fair deal
to every man.
"Give the red man the same chance as
the white. This country is founded on the
doctrine of giving man a fair show to see
what there is in him. I have travelled four
days in Texas, and l am now in what will
soon be great state of the Union. There
Is nowhere l feel more at home than in a
town like this
Il have confidence in the character of
the men and women who have come here.
Ever since the revolution we have been
making new states. Now we are about
at the close of this period I do not feel
that 1 have to explain my policies to the
Oklahoma people.
You like to have the American people
play big part in the world, and play that
part well. / know the western people are
with when 1 say we must build the
Panama canal. You do not think l should
be quiet while the American people are
being held up. We want our rights. not as
a favor, but as a right.
Il have had a middling busy three and q
half years. / have liked my job. I en-
joyed it and was thankful to the people
for telling me to go on with 1t. Now
want four days play. hear you have
plenty of jackrabbits and coyotes here.
like my citiZens,b but don't like them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
PLOT TO MURDER JAILER
Revealed in Confession Of Man Sem
fenced to Prison.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va. April s.-A plot
to murder Jailer Edward Kyle and make
their way to freedom, planned and partly
carried into execution by Charles Friend
and Benjamin Thrayer. convicted OF the
murder of Samuel Benedict, and sentenced
to life imprisonment, was discovered to-
day through the confession of Jack Ullom
to Deputy Marshal Dan w. Cunningham.
Ullom had been in Jail awaiting trial on a
moonshining charge. He was sentenced
to term in Hinton Jail, and while en-
route to Hinton in charge of Cunningham
he confessed the plot of the murderers,
which he overhead in an adjoining cell.
Cunningham telegraphed back to Hunt
ington, and everything was found in readi-
ress to carry out the plot tonight. Friend
and Thrayer had procured pair of scis-
sors, with which they sawed the bolts In
the door Of their cell. filling the cavities
with soap. A knife and loaded revolver
were also found in their cell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
MAY BE PROMOTED.
New Regulation Regarding Laborers
Doing Classified Work.

Laborers doing classified work in the de-
partments at Washington have recently
been classified and made eligible for pro-
motion or transfer under the civil service
rules and regulations, which require pro-
motions to the clerical grades to be made
on competitive examination, to which only
those who have served two years can be
admitted. Eliglbles from the clerk exami-
nation as given In the fall of 1904. from the
clerk-examiner examination, as given in
the spring of 1903. and at any time within
five years from the bookkeeper examina-
ton, the stenographer and typewriter ex-
animation, the stenographer examination
and the typewriter examination. will be
registered for promotion without further
examination, provided their ratings were
70 per cent or more, or their total credits
In the clerk-examiner examination !. 500 or
more.
The usual application for the promotion
examinati ton, however, will be necessary
and 1t should be accompanied with a state
ment of the examinations passed. Eligible
ity on the promotion register may not be-
gin until the eligibles who pass the examf-
nation to be held May are registered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
COAST SURVEY WORK.
Capt. Hodgkins' Important Task on the
Patterson.

Capt. W. C. Hodgkins, assistant in the
United States coast survey service, has TAX
en- command of the steamer Patterson, at
Seattle, Wash, and has been instructed
to execute off-shore photography between
Valdez and Resurrection bay, Alaska, in
connection with the laying of a cable be-
tween these points.
The new coast survey steamer Explorer,
Captain R. l.. Fairs commanding, is now
engaged in survey work on the coast of
Porto Rico, with headquarters at San Juan
The coast survey photographer. Captain
Jno. Ross is employed on coast pilot work
on the South Atlantic coast.
The repairs to the steamer Endeavor,
Captain Young, and the steamer Matchess
Captain Vinol, at Norfolk, will be COM
pleted within the next few days, and they
will come to the Potomac river to resume
survey work interrupted by ice last fall.
The steamer Bache. Captain P A. WeIker,
is employed in survey work on the Atlantic
coast approaches to the Panama canal.
The steamers Gedney and Macarthur
which have been laid up at Port Orchard
Wash, during the past month, will receive
necessary repairs at Seattle preparatory to
their being put into commission. They will
perform survey work on the Alaskan coast
Assistant E. F. Dickins has charge of the
repairs to the vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09

started for his train than there was a ST.
multaneous movement of the people In his
direction. Thousands pushed past by SOL
diers and policemen in an effort to catch
a last glimpse of the chief executive, and
finally surrounded the special train. It
was a genuine bit of tribute which seemed
to please the President more than any in
cident of his brief stay.
Presidents Address.
The President said:
Mr.. Mayor and my fellow-citizens: I
trust I need not say how profoundly
touched and impressed 1 am by the greet
ing have received today. greeting which
is such as / have received throughout
Texas, and, oh! my friends, while thanking
you from the bottom of my heart for so
much CT the greetings as affects me per-
sonally, let me say that | appreciate to the
full the infinitely deeper significance of the
fact that it is the greeting of the great
state of Texas to the President of the
United States"
Here the President was interrupted by the
arrival of the confederate and the e. A. X.
camps bearing flags. There were cries OF
Put down the flags, we want to see. The
President stopping, bowed good-naturediy,
and addressing the veterans, said:
The audience wants to know, Will 1t De
possible to put the flags down. They have
a misguided desire to see me-
The flags were lowered. Continuing, the
President said:
"And now. fellow Americans, the rest of
you | know. will agree with me in saying
that profoundly as l am touched by the
greeting of all of you, yet the greeting
which touches me most, because it argues
to us much toward the welfare of the coun-
try, is the greeting of the veterans OF the
civil war, the greeting of the men who
wore the blue and the men who wore the
gray.
Common Flag and Country.
with sincerity of conviction each fought
for the right as it was to him. and they are
now united forever and forever in ALE
glance to our common flag and our COM
mon country. There are present other vet
Grams, the veterans of the Mexican war,
the men who fought to round out the work
done-by the pioneers of Texas when they
established the republic of Texas; the men
who completed the work begun under
Thomas Jefferson when the Louisiana pur-
chase added to domain the country
west of the Mississippi and made us a
mighty continental nation.
And let me thank my comrades OF the
National Guard for the escort they have
given me and for their part in doing their
duty in keeping alive the spirit which has
always made the sons of Texas the most
formidable of foes, as they are the most
faithful of friends.
and, my fellow-countrymen. l cannot
begin to express to you how impressed
have been all during my four days trip
through Texas with your material growth.
not only with the view of material pros
perity which aSsuredly looms before you.
but with the character of your men and
women and with the steps that you are TAX
ing to educate the next generation so that
they shall be citizens of benefit to Texas.
of benefit to the entire United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
THE EQUITABLE CASE
HEARING ON QUESTION OF EN-
JOINING THE SOCIETY.

NEW YORK, April S.-Argumenr on the
question whether the officers and directors
of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States should be permanently
enjoined from amending the society's char
ter so as to permit the election of twenty
eight out of flfty-two Of Its directors by
policyhoiders was postponed until Monday
when the case came up before Justice Mad
dox of the New York state supreme court
in Brooklyn today.
Yesterday Justice Maddox granted to
Franklin B. Lo-d,. a stakeholder Of the
Equitable Society, an order directing the
officers and directors of that society to
show cause why the naturalization plan
should not be enjoined, The plan was ap-
proved at meeting of the board of al
rectors on Thursday. Mr.. Lord contends
that it contains no method of indemnifica-
ton of the stockholders and that it cannot
be put into effect until two meetings of the
board of directors have received notice that
1t is contemplate He AYERS also that 1t
would violate his property rights
Prepared to Go Into Details.
When the case came up today Edward M.
Shepard. representing Mr.. Lord, said he
was prepared to go on. and intended to
present afidavits concerning the business
Of the society. William B. Hornblower,
T.,
while he was prepared to argue the ques-
ton of the issuance of an injunction on
points of law, he was unprepared to go into
questions affecting the business of the So
ciety.
i In response to a question from Justice
Maddox Mr.. Hornblower said that the mu-
tualization amendment was not approved
by the directors until after notice of the
complaint brought by Mr.. Lord had been
served upon them; but before the order of
the court had been signed.
The notice of the complaint was served
upon the directors on April 5, 1t was stated.
and Mr. Shepard declared that an attempt
was hastily made to drive through the
charter amendment on April 6.
At the conclusion of several statements,
but without any legal argument by counsel,
1t was agreed to put the hearing over until
Monday with the understanding that the
directors of thee Equitable would make no
further move teward3f naturalization until
after the hearing. VI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
SOUTHERN STEEL MERGER
Negotiations Broken Off Again-Hitch
Likely to Be Overcome.

NEW YORK, April S.-The Herald TO-
morrow will say: Negotiations for the
consolidation Of the southern steel and
iron companies, which were resumed sew
eral days ago, when new interests identi-
fed themselves with the project have
again been broken off. Owing to dissatis-
faction over the terms offered the SIoss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron Company has an
nounced its withdrawal from the proposed
plan to merge the properties.
TT Is understood that the financial house
which was considering the merger was to
furnish $25,000.000 in new capital. The
hope Is entertained by the various inter-
ests concerned, however that the merger
will eventually be accomplished. The
present hitch in the proceedings is not re-
garded as an insurmountable obstacle to
the consolidation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
HOLDING OUT WELL.
Senator Platt's Condition Critical, but
Physicians Are Hopeful.

WASHINGTON, Conn, April 8.-Senator
o. H. Plat passed comfortable afternoon
and a generally quiet day. his respira-
ton being better at late hour this after
noon than for the past two days, accord
ing to statement issued tonight by the
attending physicians.
DIR. Ferd said tonight:
1--WE have no desire to conceal the fact
that the senator's condition Is critical
There Is still a small amount of fluid In
the plural cavity of the right side as
result of the second attack of pneumonia.
His strength is holding out well. and there
= little change In his condition"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
$4,000 FIRE AT HARRIsoNBURa
Most Disastrous in the History of the
County.

ROANOKE. Va, April 8-A special to
the Times from Harrisonburg says the
largest fire in the history of Rockingham
county broke out there today in the Smell
warehouse, following an explosion OF
matches. and for time threatened the
town. The warehouse extended along the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks over 100
yards. and was occupied by II. l.. Subjects
Hay Company, j. NJ. Smell Grocery Com
pany, Armour Packing Company and J. M
Wilson Hardware Company.
This property was destroyed, as was the
handsome Stands residence and the home
of II. r. Detwiler. The Catholic Church
was Quilted and the Baltimore and Ohio
station damaged. Three loaded box cars
belonging to the Southern railway were
consumed. The loss will aggregate 500, 900,
most of which is covered by insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
TRYING TO ESCAPE DUTY.
Effort Of Elyria Man Who Holds Chad
wick Jewels.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April SIN an eff
fort to escape paying several thousand
dollars in duty upon the Chadwick jewels
in his possession. Henry Wurst of Elyria
appeared before Judge Tayler In the United
States district court today.
Some time ago Wurst, who obtained
many jewels from Mrs. Caddie Chadwick
as collateral security for a loan, and
which was later seized by the customs
authorities for the unpaid duty, petitioned
the court to have the duty charged re-
mitted
The application was based on the alIega-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Stock Brokers Vacate Offices.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April S.-The Of
fees of G. H. Chapman & Co.. stock brok-
ers, at ii South Sd street, We're vacated
last night, and none of the members of the
firm could be found today. The furniture.
including large safe, had been removed.
and is said to have been placed in a storage
warehouse. The removal followed the fail
ure yesterday of the firm to settle a claim
of $337 made through counsel by ]. g.
Wright of Trenton, n. ]. The firm was a
member of the Consolidated Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
GEN. CULLEN BATTLE DEAD.
Among the Last of Fighting Confed
crate War Generals.

Special Dispatch to The Sunday Star.
GREENSBORO. n. c., April S.-Maj Gen
Cullen A. Battle died here this morning
aged seventy-six. after several days of i'll
ness. He commanded the famous Sd Reg
iment of Alabama troops in the war, and
filled many distinguished positions in Ala
bama afterward
His son. Rev. TT. w. Battle, pastor of the
First Baptist Church here. and daughter
were at the bedside.
The funeral will take place at church
Sunday morning. when. escorted by repre-
sentatives from the church, city council
and Guilford Camp Confederate Veterans.
the remains will be taken to Petersburg
for burial on Monday
He was among the last of the fighting
confederate war generals. He was wounded
seven times Up to his last illness he was
hale, vigorous and bright
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
IN THE TRUCKING BELT.
Recent Cold Snap Failed to Injure
Growing Plants

WILMINGTON, n. c., April s-Tele-
graphic reports from practically all the lead
ing strawberry and vegetable points
throughout the trucking belt of the Caro-
Inas to the Carolina Fruit and Truckers
Journal of this city indicate that the cold
weather and light frosts of last night and
the night before has wrought no damage to
the strawberries.
The frosts were so light and buds so well
protected by foliage that the effect of the
cold snap is not noticeable. few beans,
peas. etc. were nipped by frost, but none
was killed outright. and those slightly dam
aged will recover within a week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09

ton that the jewelry was received In good
faith. and that he had no knowledge or
means OF knowing that the valuables wore
supposed to have been smuggled into this
country by Mrs. Chadwick.
The court found that Mr.. Wurst received
the jewels in good faith as collateral Sc
curtiy for a loan and had no knowledge
that they may have been smuggied.
These facts were certified to by the court,
and Will be forwarded to Secretary Shaw
at once. who can remit the duty due.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
WHITES LEFT LONDON FOR ROME.
rendered Farewell Dinner by Premier
Balfour-Stop in Paris.

LONDON, April s.SAmbassador White
and Mrs. whitss left London today for
Rome Foreign secretary Lansdowne, Sec
rotary for India Broderick. Ambassador
Choate. all thermometers of the American
embassy and otilersisbid farewell at the
railroad station. "a
Premier Balfoar gave Mr.. White a fare
well dinner last night at which speeches
regretful of his departure and wishing him
success were delivered.
Mr.. White wifi spend a couple of days in
Paris on his way to his new post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Delegates Depart for New Orleans

A party of 100 ticket agents and their
families. from eastern cities, left here
last night on the Washington and South
western limited of the Southern railway,
for New Orleans, to attend the meeting
New Orleans the party Will make q side
trip to the City of Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
ESCAPED INDIA EARTHQUAKE.
All Of the re Presbyterian Missionaries
Reported Safe

PHILADELPHIA, April S.--A cabIegram
received In this city from India today by
the Rev c. r. Watson, secretary of the
board of foreign missions of the United
Presbyterian Church. states that all of the
seventy-two missionaries escaped the earth
quake.
The message. which is dated from SiaIkot.
India, April 6, reads as follows: Earth
quake. All safe. Jubilee greets home
church, Psalm xxx. IL. (Signed) d. r.
Gordon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Record Price for Stock Exchange Seat.

PHILADELPHIA, April S.-!The record
price of $4,000 was paid today for a seat
in the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Tho
purchaser was c. l. Hudson, head of the
brokerage firm of c. /. Hudson & Co., New
York. The highest price previously paid for
seat on the exchange was $1,000. on
March 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Picked up Disabled Steamer.

NORFOLK. Va, April S.-A tug supposed
to be the Richmond of New York passed in
the capes late this afternoon towing dis
mantled steamer. The vessel appeared to
be a tramp and had black stack with red,
band at its top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Ill Feeling Disappearing.

PARIS, April S.-Sir Frederick c. La
scelles, British ambassador at Berlin, has
informed the Echo de Paris that in his
opinion the ill feeling between France and
Germany over Morocco will soon disappear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Openings in Foreign Markets.

be one of information and advice for Amer
lean producers. Many of our manufactur-
ers would try foreign markets IL they knew
thoroughly the local conditions. This
knowledge will be supplied by the new bu-
reau. Many manufacturers would manu-
facture exclusively for foreign markets IL
they could learn what 1t needed there which
they could make at profit. Thus China
imports wrought iron and cast steel In bulk
and FORCES the metal by hand into shovels,
mattocks, hoes and other implements. These
could be made in America by machinery
exported to China and sold for % per cent
less than the hand made goods cost. Much
of the kitchenware of Italy and the Balkan
states is patterned after American models,
but Is made in Germany and Belgium. We
can do it better at less cost. The bureau
of manufactures will see that American
manufacturers know these facts and profit
by them"