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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
TOBACCO FOR THE SAILORS.
Bids Opened at Navy Department for
10000 Pounds.

Bids have been opened at the~Navy De-
partment for 100000 pounds of tobacco,
the annual supply purchased by the gov
ernment for the sailors. Nine firms entered
the competition, submitting from two to
four samples each, with varying prices for
the different grades In the case of tobac-
co quality is y primary consideration, and
therefore ii not mean that the lowest
bid is necess-i-.y the one that will be, ac
cepted. First the samples are subjected
to a chemical test, then are submitted to
jackes for their report. Under the present
contract 40 cents a pound is being paid.
The bidders and prices submitted are as
follows, the figures given being the range
of price per pound:
Butler & Bosher &c, Richmond, "a to 80
cents; p. Lorilard Co, Jersey City, 30R to
31L, cents; Liipfert Scales Co, Winston
Salem, 401a cents; La~us & Bro Co., Rich
mond, 50 to Al cents; Manhattan Supply
Co, New York, 3512 TO 80 cents; Patterson
Tobacco Co, Richmond, SO to Az cents;
RtGker & Ritter Tobacco Co, Richmond, SO
to 46 cents; U. S. Tobacco Co, Richmond,
3S .to IL cents; Wright & Caesar Tobacco
CO., 10 to As cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
INsULAR BUREAU CHANGES.
Recent Orders Incident to Transfer Of
Canal Commission Affairs.

Several important changes are to be made
in the bureau of insular affairs, War De-
partment in consequence of the plan to
transfer tn local work of the isthmian
canal commission in this city to that bu-
reau A new division of the office will be
created for the consideration of the affairs
of the canal commission with rented quar-
ters in the Mills Building, corner of 18th
street and Pennsylvania avnue, with Mr..
w. Leon Pepperman in charge. The offices
of the commission in the Evening Star
building will be transferred to the Mills
building. The main offices of the commits
sion will be established at the headquarters
in Panama with Mr.. Dominic l. Murphy,
secretary of the commission, in charge.
Mr.. Pepperman is at present chief clerk
of the bureau of insular affairs, where he
has established a high standard of eff
cheney. Prior to coming to this city he was
recorder for the first Philippine commits
sion and afterward secretary of the Philip
pine commission and a member of the civil
service commission of the Philippine gov
ernment.
Maj. Robert e. L. Niche, - Cavalry a
member of the general staff corps, as
signed to duty at the Army War College in
this city, was today relieved from further
duty with the general staff and ordered to
report to the Secreatry of War for duty
in the bureau of insular affairs assistant
to Colonel Edwards. chief of the bureau.
Maj. Niche is 4 Virginian and was grad
uated from the Military Academy in June,
1885, and assigned to the cavalry arm with
which he has been connected ever since.
During the Spanish war he was major and
assistant adjutant general of volunteers and
assisted Gen. Fitzhugh Lee in the organi-
zation of the Tth Army Corps. He is regard
ed as of the brightest young officers in
the army and will undoubtedly prove most
efficient in his new field of duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
PRESIDENT cAsTRo's REPLY.
It is Declared That There is Nothing in
It Personal to Minister Bowen.

While the officials here do not deem it
consistent with sane and temperate con-
sideration of the Venezuelan issue to make
public at this stage the text of President
Castro's reply to Minister Bowen's arbitra-
ton proposal, it may be stated that there
was nothing personal to the United States
minister in President Castros statement
So thar if 1t should be eventually held to
be undiplomatic and even rude, then the
injury will be sustained by the State De-
partment rather than by the minister and,
therefore, 1t is the former alone that will
be concerned. That is particularly true of
an inquiry from the Venezuelan govern
ment as to whether the United States pre-
sumed to question the integrity of the
Venezuelan courts, the inquiry being
couched in rather vigorous language.
1t also appears that there is a DISPOSE
tion on the part of the Venezuelan govern
ment to localize the issue by concentrating
attention upon the Olcott case, which was
the subject of an arbitration in 1908, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12

the medical corps of the various state Ma
tional Guard organizations and also to con-
tract surgeons in the army. One of the
latter, DR.. Duncan, attained the highest
average of any member of the class and
was awarded the Hoff gold medal
The honor graduates, in addition to Dr.
Duncan. were Assistant Surgeons Wickline
and Owens. The graduates from the army
were Assistant Surgeons Cullen, Weed, Da-
Wis, Bailey, Freeman, Humphreys, Zinke
and Brown; Contract Surgeons Gitner and
Bruins. From the National Guard were
Major Dulin of Washington state, Major
Nicholson of Nebraska, Captain Colby of
Michigan, Captain Cole of Kansas and
Lieut.. Richardson of the Ohio naval militia.
All of the army graduates have the rank
of first lieutenant except the contract sur
geons. who hold no military title. The
faculty of the school includes Col. HeiZ-
man, president; Major William H Arthur
Major William c. Borden Major Walter
ID. McCaw, Major James d. Glennan.
Capt. Karl r. Darnall, First Lieut. Harry
L. Gilchrist and First Lieut.. James Carroll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
PLATT AND BLACK
A DEAL TO OVERTHROW oDFLL's
LEADERSHIP.

That politics makes strange bedfellows'
is shown in the most recent case by the
combination formed between former Gov
Frank s. Black of New York and Senator
Thomas c. Platt for the overthrow of
Odells leadership in republican politics in
that state. 1t was only a few months ago
that Mr.. Black was keeping Senator Platt
awake o nights by his candidacy for Sen
ator Depew's seat.
In that contest Mr.. Black and Governor
Odell were in copartnership politically Gov
ernor Odell had promised Mr. Black the
senatorship, and Mr.. Black relying upon
it, had warmly champoned Governor Odell
in his efforts to destroy Senator Platts
leadership. At the last minute Governor
Odell found it convenient to break his prom
ise to Black and agree to the reelection of
Senator DeDew.
Mr.. Black was furously chagrined and
disappointed, and Immediately broke off all
relations with Odell, not even deiguing to
wrote him. A few weeks ago the Platt fac
ton began making overtures to Black for
an alliance against Odell. who is chairman
of the state committee and the republican
boss of the state
These overtures seem to have been well
received, and telegraphic dispatches from
Albany report that the deal was clinched
yesterday and that the rising young boss of
Albany county, William Barnes jr. grand
son of the late Thurlow Weed and in the
last campaign chairman of Oders execu-
tive committee, had joined the Platt-Black
outfit and was ready for a roundup.
1t has not been made clear how the feud-
lists can get action, however, until the next
reorganization of the state committee for
they can hardly put Odell out, and he is
not the kind of a man to walk out for the
asking. The combination is attracting in
terest among politicians, though, just the
same.
Persons who recall the events of the last
republican state convention will remember
that the statement was made at that time
in terms the most positive that warfare
would be made against the Odell outfit
after election and that the republican party
in New York would try to eliminate him
and his closest hackers from control of the
party organization.
The move of William Barnes jr. is very
logical, for he never was much of an Odel-
ite at best and squirmed under the Odell
leadership. When Odell was pilloried for
his alleged treachery to his benefactor.
Senator PIatt, Barnes began to draw away
from him, and his loyalty during the cam
paign was rather to the party than to the
boss
With two such men as Frank S. Black and
William Barnes. jr., at his side, and with
the assistance. as it is reported, of William
l.. Ward the national committeeman, Sem
ator Platt has militant organization which
politicians say is likely to give Odell great
deal of trouble and may eventually oust him
from his leadership.
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DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
Representative Underwood Thinks the
Less Said the Better.

Nothing to say about democratic politics
just now, replied Representative Under
wood of Alabama, one of the leaders of the
militant democracy in Congress, in re-
sponse to a query from a Star man today.
Fact is, it seems to me that the less talk
ing the democrats indulge in for awhile,
the better.
What have we to talk about, anyhow?
The only two questions the country is like
ly to be interested in for some time to
ccme are railroad rate regulation and tariff
revision. Well, the republican administra-
ton is committed to both. My idea is that
the democrats had best drift along for
awhile until we see whether the republicans
make good on their professions as to these
policies and then we can take position
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GONE IN COMMISSION.
The Fathomer Will Be Used Among
the Philippines.

The new coast survey steamer Fathomer
built by the insular government of the
Philippines for survey work about the is
lands and turned over to the coast survey
service, has gone into commission under
the command of Capt. c. c. Yates Cap
tain Yates has for his staff assistant F. B.
Loren and aid II. NJ. Trueblood as watch
officers; DIR. j. n. Force as surgeon. II. A.
Watson is chief engineer of the vessel.
The FathOmer will be employed in max
ing a general survey from the entrance to
Manila bay to Cape Santiago.
The steamers Pathfinder. Captain West
dahl; steamer Research, Capt. w. C. Di-
brell; launch Amelia, Capt VIM Bowie
and launch Filipnos are employed in sur
vey work about the Philippines.
The United States coast survey steamer
photographer has arrived at Beaufort n.
c., from Norfolk, and is employed in coast
pilot work there.
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NOT A CANDIDATE.
Senator McComas Does Not Aspire to
Court of Claims Bench.

The Baltimore Evening News of yester-
day effectively disposes of the candidacy of
Senator McComas for a place on the Court
of Claims. The News says Senator Nc
Comas was seen at his law offices in Balti-
more and said: The death of Judge Wei
den deprives the bench of an able Jur!st
and the country of admirable mana
friend of Lincoln.
II deprecate this custom of discussing the
succession to the places of deceased ofii-
cials as soon as the death becomes known,
hence L must decline to discuss this matter
Il may say, without reference to this
instance that should the President tender
me an appointment on the bench of the
Court of Claims l should respectfully de-
cline it. ] have not the slightest eXpecta-
ton he will do so. / am now here IN my
law offices practicing law
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IMPRISONED FOR CONTEMPT.
American Lawyer Suffering Confne.
ment at Guatemala.

Inquiry at the State Department into the
report which reached San Francisco by one
of the southern steamers to the effect that
a man named Gardener is being Illegally
imprisoned in Guatemala City develops the
fact that the person is really a United
States lawyer named Joseph F. Darling
and that he has been in confinement for
about a month. He is accused of contempt
of court and such information as has
reached the department goes to show that
he was certainly very brusque in addressing
the court, and, moreover, that he has made
some pretty strong statements to Mr.. Mer
ry the United States minister there.
However the State Department, to which
complaint had been made of Darling's i'm
prisonment referred the matter formally to
Mr. Merry, with instructions to use his good
offices to procure an amelioration of the
mans condition.
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Mr.. Cortelyou and the Treasury


lations with the executive branch of the
government.
Mr.. Cortelyou and the Treasury.
There have been repeated suggestions that
Postmaster General Cortelyou would be
transferred to the treasury when Secretary
Shaw retires next February. This would
furnish a chance for Mr.. Frick to become
Postmaster General, a department of the
government that his business or Wall street
relations would have no direct connection
with, but his steel contracts would continue
TO be made with the Navy Department.
Good judges do not believe the President
has the least idea of making Mr.. Cor
telyou Secretary of the Treasury, which
will be the first cabinet position, as things
now look, to become vacant. Mr.. Cortel-
you, an able man in most departmental
matters, is without that knowledge of
financial affairs that would fit him to be-
come an ideal head of the treasury. He
would have TO depend much upon chiefs of
divisions and SubOrdinates for information
and facts that he is ignorant of himself
with the result that he would be at the
mercy of these officials. The belief is that
Mr.. Cortelyou will remain where he is for
the next four years, and that he has no
desire for change He likes the work of
his department, is familiar with it to such
an extent that he could not be imposed
upon, and he has attained the height of his
ambition in getting 10 the head of a depart
ment in which he was a one time a 81 go
clerk and private secretary for an assistant
postmaster general.
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mand of Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky
for a court-martial has been granted. The
court will consist of four admirals, Admiral
Dikoff presiding.
Prince Ouktomsky succeeded Rear Ad-
miral Withoeft in command of the Port
Arthur squadron when the latter was Killed
in the naval battle of August 10. 1t mas
been claimed that the prince did not carry
out the orders previously issued by Admiral
Withoeft not to put back to Port Arthur
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evading the attempt on the part of the
State Department to rest its case prin-
cipa;ly upon the asphalt controversy. AS a
matter of fact, the State Department has
never been particularly strenuous in its
efforts to force a settlement Immediately of
the Olcott case Or the Jaurett case or any
other minor pending claims, being indeed
willing to allow all of these to be ad-
justed at some future date through the
usual agency of an international mixed
commission. But it has pressed the as
phat case principally because the Venezue-
Ian government in that matter may possi-
bly, establish a precedent that might inval-
idate every foreign concession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
RUSSIAN BATTLESHIPS.
All of Rojestvensky's Squadron Now
Accounted For.

LONDON, April II - The Associated
Press is able to confirm absolutely the
statement that the Russian battlesh1ps
passed Singapore going eastward April s.,
so that all of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky $
squadron are accounted for
This definite news about the battleships
was sent to Singapore by wireless tele-
graph from the China sea.
1t is presumed here that the battieshlps
nassed further out to sea than the rest
of the squadron, hence the divergent re-
ports regarding the number of ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-12
Naval Movements.

The monitor Wyoming has arrived at
Panama and the cruiser Marb,ehead left
that port yesterday for Corinto.
The Topeka has arrived at Hampton
Roads and the Preble at Mare Island, Cal
The cruiser Cincinnati left Chemulro yes
terday for Shanghai. the cruiser Boston
left San Francisco for Honolulu and the
Marcellus left Monte Chrisa for Lambert's
Point,
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Suicide of Rochester Bank Official.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, April u. - Arthur
Lutehford, secretary and treasurer of the
Mechanics Savings bank of this city, COM
mitted suicide at his home today by shoot
ing. The cause is said to have been i'll
health.
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Notice to Subscribers.

The Sunday Star will be In
cluded In the subscription to The
Star, which after April 1 will be
and Sunday Issues. All subscrib-
ers to The Star will be served
daily and Sunday unless orders
are given to the contrary.
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FIGHT is REP PORTED
Naval Engagement Near
Anambas Islands.
M A LAY PENINSULA A
NO CONFIRMATION OF STORY AT
OTHER POINTS.
st. Petersburg and London in the Dark
ALI of Rojestvensky's Squadron
Accounted For.

AMSTERDAM, Holland, April
IA fight is now in progress near
the Ananbas Islands (east of the
Malay peninsula), according to a
telegram from Batavia, Island OF
Java, to the Handelsblad (news-
paper.
The dispatch adds that five Dutch
warships are near the scene of bat
tie. Details are lacking.
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paper.
The dispatch adds that five Dutch
warships are near the scene of bat
tie. Details are lacking.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 12--(4:3S pm)
The admiralty has no information IN re-
gard to the alleged naval battle in progress
off the Anambas Islands, as reported to A
newspaper of Amsterdam, from Batavia,
and does not credit the possibility of a
general naval battle yet. The officials con-
cede however, that the Japanese may have
attempted torpedo-boat attack on a con-
voy during the night. 1t is pointed out
that there is no cable connecting the An
ambas Islands and Batavia, and that the
first news of fight should come from
Singapore, unless the Dutch warships are
able to communicate with Batavia by wire
less telegraphy.
London Has No News
LONDON, April 12.-No confirmation has
yet been received In London of the report
from Batavia. Java, of a naval battle off
the Anambas Islands, and, as there is no
cable connection with these Islands, it is
difficult TO see how Batavia could have
got such news before Singapore
a dispatch to Lloyds from Singapore to-
dav practically confirms the Associated
Press first information regarding the COM
position of the Russian squadron. which
passed here April s. Lloyds' agent says it
was composed of seven battle ships, TWO
armored cruisers, five unarmored cruisers,
three converted cruisers, seven torpedo boat
destroyers, seventeen steamers and hospital
ships and a tug.
French Cruisers Active.
SAIGON, French Cochin China, April 12.-
The French cruiser Descartes and five tor
pedo boets cruising off Cape st. James,
near here
The French gunboats Archeron and Styx
are about TO leave Saigon for the purpose,
1t is said, of preserving the neutrality of
French waters
- The Descartes, which is furnished with
wireless telegraph apparatus has received
several dispatches in a foreign code which
are Illegible.
Several Japanese ships are cruising off
the coast of Cochin China for the purpose
of preventing the Russians taking coal on
board and are making reconnaissances.
A Chinese junk which arrived here re-
Gently reported that two Japanese vessels
purchased supplies at Pulo Obi, at the
southern extremity of Cochin China.
In case a battle occurs off the coast of
Cochin China the only incidents anticipated
by the French colony here are that the bel
nEerentS may send disabled ships to this
port.
Golfers Refused Clearance
SINGAPORE. Straits Settlements, April
12.-The German collier Hindoo, now at this
port, loaded with 1900 tons of Cardiff coal
for the island of Tanjong Pandan. has
been refused clearance papers for Saigon
unless her commander gives bonds to de-
liver her cargo through the British consul
there. y guard has been placed on board
the steamer.
The Straits Times today publishes dis
patch from Batavia, Java, confirming
good authority the statement that there
are no Russian warships at Muntok, Island
of Bankl.
Court-Martial for ouktomsky.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 12-The de-
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Other Criticisms.

1t is not certain what further steps the
protesting marble company intends to take.
although it is said that the matter will
possibly go into the courts.
StlH another interesting point in connec-
ton with the new building is being talked
of, and that is whether the commission is
complying with the law insawarcing separ-
ate contracts for the different parts of the
building without having any general bids
on the building as whole, or separate
bids which would complete the building
completed with its approaches and elevator
service, etc, for sum not to exceed w.
500, ,00e, and it is claimed that the commits
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can be made against him because of his re-
lations with the executive branch of the
government
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-03-17

Phone 173 for buss to all trains,
going and coming.
Miss Mary Wittcn writes Mrs. Bolcs
from st. Louis that the spring millinery
is beautiful, and that she can say to
her customers they may expect to see
the pretticst line ever brought to Ver-
sailles.
Frank Evans OF Kansas City pur-
, chased eleven head OF mules here
this week and shipped them Wcdncs-
day to the Kansas City market. They
were all large fine looking animals.
He also secured load at Upton
which were shipped the same day
l.. G.. Marriott, of this vicinity,
departed last Monday for Mound
Valley, Kansas, accompanied by his
two little girls. Mr.. Marriott will, if
conditions in Kansas prove satisfactory
locate there permanently. He order
ed the Democrat to follow him to his
new home.
Mrs. Boles says it is going to pay
ever lady in Morgan County to buy
her spring hat i'll Versailles this season
for two reasons. First, because she
is going to give the most liberal prices
ever offered to the public, and sec
ond, because she is going to have the
finest up-to-datc stock of millinery
| ever brought to this market.
M. Joachim, the wide awake
merchant, occupies page of the
Democrat this week in which he calls
attention of the buyers of Morgan
County to many special bargains and
sweeping reductions in every depart
mcnt of his large store. The prices
and figures he quotes should interest
al who are IN need OF Merchandise.
and they should take advantage OF
this opening now while the opportunity
is before them.
AZ. A. Schneider, repre- sentative
of the Western Electric company of
St. Louis, was here several days dur
ing the past week in consultation with
John Brokmeyer with regard to
electrical supplies for the new toll
line between Versailles and Eldon.
Mr.. Schncdler's company will furnish
most of the supplies necessary to
build the line, and it appears that the
new enterprise will be pushed to a
rapid completion.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-03-17
Kavanaugh's livery barn. Phone 40.

Kavanaugh's livery barn. Phone 40.
Spices, Nuts, Raisins and other
materials for cakes and pies at f. A.
Williams south side Square.
Two or three loads of apples were
on our streets last Saturday and sold
readily at S1.25 per bushcl. They
were Jenathans and looked mighty
good.
Mrs. l.. p. Hallock of Springfield
Mo-, returned home Wednesday.
She was called here on account Of
the illness OF her mother, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Duff, who died last Saturday.
Grandma Bradshaw, aged 9 wears,
living on the Little Buffalo south OF
this city, was stricken with paralysis
last Saturday evening. and owing to
advanced years her recovery is doubt
full.
Let rs prove to you that we can
save you money on your Lumber and
Building Materials when you repair
the old or build a new house or barn.
ANTwEHER q HARDY,
The Lumbermen.