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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
FOUND HULL INTACT
EXAMINATION OF THE OUTSIDE
OF THE BENNINGTON.

The Navy Department, at the request of
Rear Admiral Goodrich, has ordered Capt.
E. X. Moore. commander of the cruiser
Chicago at San Diego, and Capt. Thomas
s. Phelps, stationed at San Francisco. 20
report to the rear admiral at San Diego for
duty. AS Commodore Stevenson. retired.
was ordered from San Francisco Thursday,
1t Is indicated that these three officers
with junior officer as recorder, will COM
pose the court of inquiry on the Bennng-
ton disaster.
Dispatches were received at the Navy
Department yesterday from San Diego,
one of which stated that the examination
Of the outside of the hull of the Benning-
ton had been completed and showed it to
be intact The injured were reported to
be doing we'll with the exception of three
whose condition was said to be serious.
They are P. Nieman. II. A. Worthen and
d. Sullivan. Another dispatch received two
hours later said:
Patients doing well; deaths since last
report"
A third dispatch reads rs follows:
Funeral services for Ensign Perry held
at 1890 this morning. st. PauPs Episcopal
Church; beautiful choral services Bishop
of Los Angeles OBLIGATED, assisted by Rev.
Messrs. Richie and Spalding and Chaplain
Stone"
The bodies of the Bennington men who
We're buried in the military cemetery on
Point Iona are to be sent home to rela-
tlves at the expense of the government
Paymaster Morris is teegra phing to rela-
dves that on request the bodies will be
sent home at the expense of the govern
ment. Requests have come for two of the
forty-nine bodies, and it is likely that most
of them will be eXhumed and sent away
Among the bodies not buried are those of
the following, which have just been sent
away:
c. l.. Burns, to Chicago; Andrew Kam-
70 NIL
come, to Quincy, Mass; Emil Dresch to
Newark. N. J.. Olive w. Brockman. to
Des Moines, Iowa; William Fickweller. to
La Porte, Ind. and John c. Barchus to
Clarinda, Iowa. Charles 0. Mckeon's body
will be forwarded to Fenton, Mich. this
evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
BRUTAL WORK OF THIEVES
Fatal Assault Upon a Pawnbroker at
Detroit-Robbery.

JOSEPH Meyer. Detroit pawnbrokeh. was
attacked last night and fatally injured by
thieves, who caught him alone In his office
The thieves got away with about $500 In
money and probably $1,000 worth of dia-
monds. They left Meyer unconscious In his
place of business, with his head terribly
crushed and battered. and with diamonds
and jewelry scattered around the floor.
Meyer died at st. Mary's Hospital with
out having recovered consciousness. He
was about sixty years old
Inc tragedy was discovered by passers-
by. who noticed the disordered condition of
the display windows. Meyer was found
lying on the floor of his private office lust
gasplng In the throes OF death. and the
room was spattered with blood The thieves
mad gained access to the cash drawer nv
taxing the keys from their victims pocket.
Estimates of the plumber they secured
vary from 81 eco up to 1000 The murder
ers are supposed to have entered the front
door and to have escaped through the alley
The affair occurred within block OF nolIce
headquarters. Several suspects have heen
placed under arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
ARMISTICE IS POSSIBLE.
Japan Willing When Peace Farley is
Opened.

Inquiry was made of Mr.. Sato, the official
spokesman of the japanese peace commits
sion. in New York yesterday as to the atti-
tude of the japanese on the question of an
armistice, and he replied:
Japan Is perfectly willing to agree to
an armistice after the credentials of both
fed.
The examination of credentials must
necessarily he the first duty of the peace
delegates. to ascertain that all are quail
fed to act in the capacity to which they
are represented In the negotiations for
peace that ended the Chinese war I remem-
Der there was much delay because the ere
dentials Of one of the Chinese plenipoten-
tiaKies did not bear the emperors seal.
granting his plenary powers.
However. l think an armistce will be
agreed upon after the commissions enter
formally upon their work. 1t has been the
custom in all peace negotiations to cease
hostilities during the convention of peace
plenipotentiaries."
Mr.. Sato was asked as to the definite
powers of the members of his commission,
and he said: They have power to reject
any proposal and commit the JAPANESE
government to any document they may
sign, subject, of course, to the sanction of
the emperor"
The reports that China intended asking
an indemnity Mr. Sato had read and re-
garding this he said:
China could not ask any indemnity of
Japan. 1t was her inability or unwilling
ness to keep Russia out of Manchuria that
forced us into the war
throughout the day Baron Komura has
applied himself closely to his Official du-
ties. Many dispatches are transmitted to
with the suite are taxed with an enormous
amount of work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
END NOT IN SIGHT
FIGHT OF THE LEXINGTON CITI-
zFNs NOT OVER.

That the end of the fight of citizens of
Eckngtonto preserve their suburb as res
idence section Is not yet In sight is evil
denced by the almost daily presentation Of
some new phase of the case to the Com
missoners. Yesterday and today at least
three citizens of lexington either consulted
with the Commissioners personally or else
outlined their position in strongly worded
communications.
THE meat of the cocoanut" as M. F.
Cox, the leading protestant against the
coal yard of r. E. l.. Thompson, expressed
It, rs that the Commissioners shall post
pone any amendment to the existing law
until the case now pending in the courts
is settled under the law which obtained
when the citizens of lexington began their
contest to GUST the firm of Barber & Ross
and the coal yard of Mr. Thompson from
what they claim is restricted ground
1t was at the hearing before the Com
missoners early in the present week that
attorneys for the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania railroads introduced a pro-
posed amendment to the regulations which
would permit any property owner along
the line of a railroad to have spur of
track run into his premises upon agree
ment with the raiiroad-and without re-
striction of any sort. While the hearing
was In progress j. J. Darlington, attorney
for Mr.. Thompson, introduced a draft of
isfy all parties. and which would allow
property owner to establish coal yard
upon his holding. provided the consent of
occupants of any or all dwellings within
a distance of fifty feet be obtained
In a letter to the Commissioners William
G. Henderson. president of the North Capt.
tol and lexington Citizens. Association.
suggests that by the adoption Of such an
amendment the Commissioners would sur
render their power over property abuttrg
upon a railroad. His remedy is that the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Darlington
should contain some qualification which
would render a permit necessary and make
1T possible for the Commissioners to pre-
scribe necessary limitations.
Another letter was from A. 7. Thorson
making an attack upon Barber & Ross.
who, he declared, were supporting the ef-
fort of Mr.. Thompson to get permit TO
continue his business solely for the pur-
pose of furtherng their own ends.
Sarah F. Potter wrote to the Commits
sioners stating that sne wished to with
draw her signature from the petition in
favor of Mr.. Thompson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
THE KAISER'S POSITION.
In a Lively Struggle With Other
Monarchs Over Norway.

The New York correspondent has the
highest authority for stating that Emperor
Williams suddenly arranged meeting with
the car on the Baltic was planned as
"A set off for the singing rebuff he received
when he sought to put Prince Albert of
Schleswig Holsten on the throne of Nor
way.
He had hoped 10 get Danish influence for
this candidate. who sprang from the Dan
ish royal house, and thereby to conciliate
Denmark He had also calculated on the
King of Sweden's influence in favor of
his nominee through the expected exertions
of King Oscars Danish connections.
But the Norwegians declined to accept
or even consider as candidate and Ger
man prince. and neither Denmark nor
Sweden would assist.
Emperor William was then informed that
Prince Charles of Denmark was favored by
the King of Denmark, the King of Sweden
and the princes father-in-law, the kink OF
England; that the Norwegian ministry had
formally offered him the throne with q
salary of $3.50. 600 palace at Christiania
and a steam yacht, both maintained at pub
lie expense; but that Prince Charles was
holding off for the assent of the Swedish
parliament, King Oscars approval not be-
ing in his opinion or that of his advisors,
sufficient guarantee against possible
trouble from Sweden.
The Swedish ministry resigned this week
because it would not ask parliament at
King Oscars request. to assent to Prince
Charles becoming candidate for the Nor
Wegian throne.
The kaiser is using every possible infiu-
ence to checkmate this scheme, especially
as it would rebound greatly to the pres
tige of his uncle, King Edward, whom he
hates and fears.
In his anger he thought he would give
England and the other powers concerned
something else to think of, and according
" made this ELUSIVE demonstration of
sympathy toward Russia
The kaiser had forseen for years that
Norway and Sweden would separate.
Three years ago he greatly affronted King
Oscar in conversation with him by refer
ring to It as inevitable. For years he has
been sedulously cultivating both Swedish
and Norwegian popularity, visiting their
shores annually on his yacht and maxi
ing himself generally Agreeable, with
the obvious expectation that, when the
split should come, he would be called in as
umpire and kingmaker.
But the Scandinavians entertain the pro-
foundest distrust and dislike for the kaiser,
so all his Establishments were wasted. His
chagrin and annoyance are cOrrespondingly
bitter So at the moment. his temper Is a
real peril TO European peace. His hurried
visit to Copenhagen is connected with this
intrigue but King Christian has notified
him beforehand that he cannot offer to en-
terrain him owing to his great age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
Rockville and Vicinity.
ial Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July %, 1905.
Something akin TO mutiny has been
caused among the members of Company K,
list Maryland Regiment. of this place by a
recent order requiring the boys to leave
Rockville early the morning of August 5
for the annual encampment at Bel Air. Au-
gust 5 Is the democratic primary election
day IN this county. 1t was originally ar
ranged for the company to leave August 7,
and the idea is pretty general among the
boys that the change in plans was due to
politics and was an effort to prevent them
from voting. The program now is, how
ever, for the company to take Its depart
ure one hour after the polls open, but
number of the boys have let 1t be known
that they will not leave town until after
they have deposited their ballots for the
candidates of their choice.
DR.. William Turner Wootton, son of DR..
Edward Wootton Of Poolesville this coun-
ty, has been appointed member of the
federal medical board at Hot Springs, Ark.
to succeed Capt Samuel l.. Steer of the
regular army. who has been transferred.
DIR. Wootton is thirty-two years of age. In
1898 he passed the regular army examina-
ton for service as surgeon, with rank as
captain He was assigned to the 9th Vol
unteers later to the 42d Volunteers, and
then to the 21st Regulars. He served two
years and six months In the Philippines
The commissioners for this county are in
receipt Of petition from A. G. Buhrman
and others asking that the road running
parallel with the Kensington electric rail-
road from the Jones Mill road to Chevy
Chase lake and from there to Bradley lane,
be declared a county road.
Anna Stewart, colored. has been adjudged
to be of unsound mind and has been COM
mitted to Bellevue Hospital for treatment
at county expense,
Mrs. William H. Rabbit and daughter.
Miss Nora Rabbit, left yesterday for At
lantic City to spend about two weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
Pastor Accepted a Call.

Rev. Thomas Grier Koontz of Little
Britain, Lancaster county, Pa, aas ac
cepted a call to Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Baltimore. to succeed Rev. john l..
Allison, now of Gunton Memorial Church
OF this city. The call to Mr.. Koontz was
rendered on June H. and the new pastor
will preach his first sermon in Westmin
ster Shurch on September 3. Mr.. Koontz
Is now pastor of Little Britain Church. one
of the oldest and largest churches in east
ern Pennsylvania. This church has nearly
500 members and a Sunday school enroll
ment of over 400 During the last year OF
Mr.. Koontzs passionate thirty-four persons
have become members of his church. Mr..
Koontz was born in the Cumberland val
ley, near Carlisle. and is thirty years of
age. He was educated In Nebraska Col
lege, Princeton University and Princeton
Theological Seminary, graduating In 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
RAWLINGS ON TRIAL.
Testimony Submitted of Threats
Against Carter Family,

After sxhausting nine panels a jury in
the case of J. G.. Rawlings. charged with
instigating the murder of the Carter chill
dren. secured yesterday at Valdosta,
Ga. and witnesses for the state were ex-
amined. Besides those who swore in the
cases of Milton Rawlings and Jesse and
Leonard Rawlings and All Moore a num-
Der of others were sworn. These testified
to threats which Rawlings made
Rev. Mr. Kemp. the Methodist preacher
who tried to bring about peace between
Carter and Rawlings said that the latter
would not hear OF peace ovettures. and
that II Carter put him under a peace war
rant he would crawl to his house and shoot
him through a crack
Rev. Noah Tyler, Baptist minister tes-
tilted on nearly the same thing. Joe Caddy
said that Rawlings talked TO him OF his
trubles with Carter. and said that the only
thing 20 do was to kill the whole family.
G. A. Fiveash testified that he heard Raw
lings say that he did not believe II would
be a sin in the sight OF God to kill Car
ter. and that neighbors would not be both
cred with their Rawlings and Carriers"
troubles any more.
In the case of All Moore the negro ac-
complete in the murder of the Carter chill
dren, a verdict of guilty without recon-
mendation was returned. The evidence
was the same that introduced In the
cases against the Rawlings boys who were
also convicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
II F. Walsh Won Mining Suit.

In the United States circuit court at
New York yesterday the suit of John A
Thompson, a western mining man. for a
hale interest in the Camp Bird mines. GU
ray county, Colo. was dismissed. Thomas
F. Walsh, the Colorado mining man, was
the defendant.
Walsh and Thompson were associated ten
years ago in one or two Colorado mining
enterprises. They were together when
Walsh staked out the ORC Cache and Ger
trude claims which made Walsh a rich
man. Thompson claimed that under an
oral agreement Walsh and he were equal
partners in those properties. But 1t was
shown that Walsh always worked alone.
and that Thompson never considered he
had a grievance against Walsh until four
years after the mining properties had been
staked out Then. he put in a claim for
half interest in the mines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
HOCH NEVER LOST HOPE.
Brief History of the Career of the Re
prieved Man.

Johann Hoch "Bluebeard" and confessed
hirarnist who was to have been hanged
at Chicago yesterday for poisoning one OF
his wives. was granted a reprieve until
August - by Gov. Deneen.
The stay of execution followed hours Of
anxiety on the part of Hoch, who had
never given UP hope. and was allowed by
the governor only after the latter had been
assured that the necessary sum to appeal
the case had been raised. The amount,
500. was given by attorney and friend
OF Hoch's counsel, Miss Cora Wilson.
The attorney declared he was actuated
purely by humanitarian motives.
Johann Hoch. convicted murderer and
confessed bigamist was condemned for
killing OF his many wives.
The exact number of women he married
Will probably never be known. but he is
reported 10 have had more than score of
wives in the last ten years. Seven OF this
number he welded in Chicago, some of
whom are said To have died under
picious circumstances.
Mrs. Marie Welcker Hoch. for whose muir
der HoCh sentenced to hang
died of arsenical poisoning after a short ILL.,
ness December 10 of last year. Preceding
her death he had obtained from the woman
all her money, as he had done in most of
his previous marriages.
Five days after her death he married her
sister, Mrs. Emilia Fisher. his last wife. as
far as the record now shows and the day
following the wedding he obtained from her
500 10 be used. he said. in paying the
mortgage on the furniture and house where
he lived. a day two later he disappear
ed and Mrs Fisher-Hoch told the police.
a search for Hoch, extending to Mil
waukee. Cincinnati, Pittsburg and New
York. then began. He arrested in New
York January 80 on information given by
a woman at whose home he was boarding
and 10 whom he Is said to have proposed
marriage after an acquaintance of scarcely
twenty-four hours.
Meanwhile Hoch's alleged marriages and
crimes received wide publicity. and in var-
Gus parts of the country women were re-
ported as having been his victims.
The blgamous practice OF Hoch started
in Germany, II is said. where he was known
as Jacob Schmidt. and it is supposed that
was his real name. His first wife was de-
serted by him in Vienna. The list OF wives
compiled by the police after his arrest
numbers twenty-seven.
Hoch was promptly brought back to Chi
cago The body OF Mrs. Marie Welcker-
Hoch was exhumed. A coroner's jury
found she had died Of arsenical poisoning.
Hoch was indicted, and after a trial last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
New Railroad Station for CHICAGO

Inc chicago Daily News is authority for
the statement that new terminal station In
chicago to cost from s1.o0o,ooO to 81, 900 Goo
ana 10 cover the land extending from Clark
street on the west side of State street on
the east and from Polk street south to Tay-
ior' Is to be constructed by the Chicago and
western Indiana railroad. acting with other
roads Negotiations for the purchase Of the
land fronting on Clark street, Plymouth and
custom House courts. which have been
going on for nearly two years, are about
concluded
Five railroads are interested In the new
terminal station. They are the Wabas h
tne santa Zee, the Erie. the Grand Trunk
and the Monon.
The Wabash is said to be the moving fig
ure. although 1t is made to appear that 1t is
the Chicago and Western Indiana that is
purchasing the land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
ANNAPOLIS NOTES.
Trial Test of Standish's Boilers and
Engines

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, July % 1905
Rear Admiral Sands, superintendent of
the Naval Academy. and Mrs. Sands have
been visiting Washington the past few
days
Miss Fanny Hagner of Washington Is be-
ing entertained by Mrs. Johnson, wife of
Prof. johnson of ST. Johns College.
The government tug Standish was this
morning sent out from the Naval Academy
for trial test of her boilers and engines
1t has been rumored for some time past
that the boilers and engines of the tug
were not strong and needed overhauling, as
she has not been put to anything like her
normal steam capacity for some time past
whether TINS be true or not, or whether the
test was suggested on account of the recent
Bennington disaster is not known.
Considerable interest is being manifested
In the man the. city fathers will name as
their second choice for the treasureship of
the municipality which yesterday de-
clined by Mr.. Henry Rullman, who was
selected by the council on last Monday
night. There is number of names men
toned for the place, including those of
Messrs. Bernard Weigard and Mr.. Eugene
Iglehart. OF the names mentioned it is
understood that the latter already has been
pledged the support of three of the demo-
cratic members of the board
Although no word has been received from
the governor at noon today interest in his
probable selection of the successor to Rob-
ert l.. WerntZ ~aS the republican member
of the board of supervisors of elections for
this county remains undated. Following
his receipt of Mr.. Werntzs resignation
yesterday the chief executive of the state
left for Baltimore. from which place the
name of his new appointee will possibly be
made public. In obedience to the request
of his excelency the republican state CEN
trail committee yesterday afternoon furnish
ed him with the names of three republicans
from which to make his selection. The
names given the governor were those of
Messrs. Daniel r. Randall John Russell
and ex-Mayors Samuel Jones and c. A.
Dubois.
Lieut. T. P Magruder, aid to Superin
tendent James II. Sands of the Naval
Academy has been ordered to pro-
coed to Washington and report to the
head of the naval examining board for
examination for promotion, on August Is.
Lieut. Magruder will then hold the same
rank as that of Lieut.. Commander j. M.
Poyer, acquired while aid to Rear Admiral
w H Brownson, the former superinten-
dent of the Academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
Found Shortage in Bank.

l.. H Colvin, appointed receiver of the
recently closed Farmers Bank at Spring
Valley. Ohio. on application OF three of
the heaviest depositors. announced last
night an apparent shortage OF $4,000.
When he took charge OF the bank Colvin
found only s238 in cash. while depositors
personally known to him claim to have
deposited an aggregate amount OF several
thousand dollars within q few days pre-
vious to the closing Of the bank Other
money. making a total OF $4,000 remains
unaccounted for. The temporary receiver,
Mr.. Colvin. who will have charge Of the
bank until trustee in bankruptcy Is APP
pointed by the depositors. will not state
whether criminal proceedings will be
brought against George Snypp, sole owner
Of the closed hank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29

Ing month and replete with unique fea-
lures was found guilty.
After the trial Hoch' complained he had
not received fair treatment by the Jury
winch he said did not give enough time TO
the consideration of the evidence having
reached a verdict in two or three hours
He denied the stories of his many wives
and all he would admit was that he had
committed bigamy once.
Little is known concerning Hoch's rela-
tiVes, as he has steadfastly declined to tell
anything concerning himself. His only
confidant has been his spiritual adviser
Rev. August f. Schleichte
Hoch was granted reprive that he might
carry his case to the supreme court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
Russian Corn crop Outlook

The crop conditions in Russia, according to
Charles Won schwanebach. head of the de-
partment of agriculture at ST. Petersburg,
are by no means SO grave as painted, and
though the situation is bad in six provinces
of the Volga basin and central Russia and
assistance will be required to tide over the
winter. there is no fear of a general FAM
formed the Associated Press that the har-
vest in other parts of Russia is generally
from fair to good and 1t is believed that
Russia viii have surplus grain Tor export,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
Lively Experience With Big Fish.

A 1,4O0-pound billfsh. which was har-
pooned and captured after a four hours
battle by two men of the fishing schooner
da Silva. was landed at wharf, at Bos-
ton, yesterday. The fish was 10 feet Z
inches long, and It's exact weight was l. 400
pounds. The fishermen harpooned 1t from
a dory at the southern edge of Georges.
Before the fish became exhausted 1t hauled
the dory at high speed back and forth
over course OF nine miles. endangering