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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-12
LIVE TOPICS Anorr TOWN.

In speaking Of tho work Of the United
Charities, with which he has been long and
prominently connected. tho Rev DR.. A. F.
Schaufiler said
People OF every nation under the sun,
and from all classes in these different ma
lions, have. at one time or another, applied
10 VA for aid with two notable exceptions.
have made careful inquiry. and never In
the history Of our work has Japanese or
Q Chinese applied to us for help. nor have
l seen or heard of a Japanese or Chinese
beggar in this city or country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-12

i recently saw an illustration Of how
children are influenced by what appears
in the public print. aid an observant
woman. Il was in an elevator in one Of
the large apartment buildings on upper
Broadway when n handsomely dressed
little boy began TO hack and cut the highly
polished wood with his knife The man
running the elevator expostuated bnt the
boy detiantly announced. I'm Buster
Brown and continued TO deface tho ele-
vator.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
Forest Description and Map.

Mr. C. D. Nell of the forest service pro-
ceeds today to ST. Mary's county, Mary
land, in order to make forest description
and a map showing the condition and de-
scription of the commercial and other for
ests in that county.
The work Is a continuation of the coop
erative. study begun several years ago by
the fonaSt< service and the Maryland state
geological survey. 1t is undertaken. like
the similar studies in which various states
have co-operated with the service, as a
basis for establishing a state forest policy.
Minnesota, New Hampshire and other
states have already achieved tangible re-
suits in this way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14

Analysis of the liquid showed 1t to be a
carbon terachloride which is known TO have
anaesthetic properties for ordinary use
Tests were made of ivory phosphorescent
front sights for fifteen-pounder masking
parapet mounts. steel front sight was
coated with Balmain's luminous paint. One
was also made of brass, blackened. and the
cylinder at the top coated with the same
paint. A brass front sight was coated with
ivory colored enamel paint. The three
forms of front sights were given a night
test with the following results: The ivory
colored sight could not be seen at ALL the
sight with the luminous cylinder could not
signt, while the front sight entirely covered
with luminous paint could be indistinctly
seen through the peep hole. None of these
sights are considered efficient front
electric night sight.
A complete dummy cartridge for the
twelve-inch B. l.. rifle, in four sections.
was tested as follows: The canvas covers
of loading repeated number of times. One
or the sections was then dropped ten times
from breech of gun disappearing car
riage to concrete might happen should It
slip from mans grasp. At the end Of
the test this section found stiH in good
condition. 1t is thought that dummy cart
ridges without covers can be used al
though not quite conveniently those
covered with canvas.
Ordnance officers report that the counter
recol buffer throttling valve six-tnch
disappearing carriage, model of 1903, proved
efficient in reducing the time for the gun
to rise into battery and is a very desirable
feature to be applied to the disappearing
carriages. 1t appears that the valve with
its adjustment renders minor adjustments
of the counterweight of relatively small
value in the construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
A Number of Sentences COMMITTED by
the President.

The President has commuted, to expire
Immediately, sentences in the following
cases:
Eastman. Amos, convicted in the central
district of Indian Territory of horse theft
and sentenced November 49, 1901, to con-
finement for five years in the Reform
School of the District Of Columbia. AT the
time of conviction this was the minimum
sentence under the law, which has since
been changed.
Hosiah Bennett, sentenced May IA, 1903,
to the Reform School of the District of Co
lumbia for three years for violation of the
Internal revenue laws. His pardon was rec
commended by the district attorney and
also by the board of trustees of the school,
because he is in an advanced stage of tu-
berculoss.
Oliver Scott convicted in the northern
district of Indian Territory of breaking into
a store and stealing articles of small value,
and sentenced May %, 1903, to the reform
school for five years. His pardon was rec
commended by the trial judge and United
States attorney.
Frank w Lewis, sentenced January "a
1903, to five years in the United States pen
itentary at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
The prison physician reported that he Is
in the last stages of consumption, and the
trial judge and district attorney recon-
mended that his sentence be commuted to
three years imprisonment.
Lee Hamilton, sentenced in the central
district of Indian Territory October H. 1902,
to five years in the Reform School of the
District of Columbia for larceny of a horse.
His pardon was recommended by the
board of trustees, as he has consumption.
Grover Bird, sentenced January II. 1903,
in the northern district of Indian Territory
for stealing so to five years In the Reform
School of the District of Columbia. The
district attorney recommended clemenCy
because, through oversight longer sem
tence was imposed than the statute pro-
vdes.
Herman Fleck was convicted in the Po-
lice Court of the District of Columbia of
adultery and sentenced to 1864 days in the
District Jail. The petition presented
and urged by the prisoners wife. and com
mutation of the sentence was recommended
by the District attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
THE TELEGRAPHERs' STRIKE.
The Attorney General Thinks It is
Peterinr Out

1t is pretty well understood that Attorney
General Moody, who left the city Sunday
for further vacation. has decided that he
will not take any action in the case of the
telegraphers on the Great Northern and
Canadian Pacific who are out on strike 1t
is intimated at the department that the only
reason he will not do SO is that the strike is
petering out and that the telegraph lines
along the roads are working along without
detriment to public business and to the In
terstate commerce laws.
In the absence of Attorney General Moody
the affairs of the Department of Justice are
being looked after by Charles II. Robb as
sistant attorney general who has just re-
turned from a vacation.
Orin ]. Field, chief clerk of the depart
ment. has returned from a business trip to
Colorado
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
TAFT PARTY AT ILOILO.
Plans for Big Reception There To-
morrow.

ILOILO. Philippine IslaAds. August IA
The United States transport Logan, with
Secretary of War Taft. Miss Alice Roose-
welt and party on board, arrived here from
Manila this evening. Tugs with the local
governor and a large reception committee,
consisting of officers of the army and navy
and leading citizens, and with bands play
ing, met the Logan down the bay. The re-
ception committee went on board the trans
port and formally welcomed the party, the
members of which will remain on the YES
sci until tom orrow morning great recep-
ton awaits the party here tomorrow.
The viceroys of the Chinese provinces of
Kwantung and Kwangai have cabled Ma
Mia inquiring to when the Secretary and
his party will visit the capitals of their re-
spective provinces and saying that prepara-
tions for their suitable reception are under
way
The federal party has accepted Secretary
Taft's statement of the attitude of the
United States government toward the Phil
ippines as given in his recent speech at
Manila and will reconstruct its platform in
accordance Herewith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
NEW YORK SENATORS
TROUBLE BETWEEN THEM AND
THE PRESIDENT.

Political advices from New York tell of
a threatened rupture between President
Roosevelt and the United States senators
from New York, Mr.. Piatt and Mr Depew.
If the break occurs 1t will probably not be
as serious the famous one in which Mr..
Platt figured once before, when he and Sem
ator Conkling defied President Garfield, but
after all may. be grave enough to attract
wide attention
The rumored friction is over patronage of
course, as 1t was In the former case. SEN
ators Pfatt and Depew have recommended
Mr. Robert c. Morris for appointment as
United States district attorney for the
southern district of New York, to succeed
Henry L. Burnett. Mr.. Morris Is known
10 De clean. able and prominent young
republican and a good lawyer. He was for
merly president of the republican county
committee and has friends among national
as well as state politicians.
Inc TWO senators recommended him for
the place and announced that they had no
second choice. They wanted Mr. Morris
dent Roosevelt's wants. He had picked
James K. Sheffield for the place
The trouble has been brewing for some
time Governor Higgins tried to save the
man of the state lighting commission. but
he failed to consult Mr.. Sheffield in ad-
vance, and some how or other Mr. Sheffield
got the idea tina. this state appointment was
an effort to ct him out of the road Of the
two senators and their candidate for the
district attorneyshp. Mr.. Sheffield de-
clined the state appointment and it went
to Frederick Gunnfson of Brooklyn. Mr..
Sheffield and President Roosevelt are stand
ing pat on the district attorneyship.
And there the case rests for the present.
Senators Platt and Depew refuse to with
draw their recommendation Of Mr.. Morris
and the President still prefers Mr.. Sheffield.
The New York politicians are said to be
watching the outcome with some anxiety
The factional troubles in New York already
are SO numerous and vigorous as to keep
good republicans awake onights, and no
one in the party bankers for additional
burdens of that character.
Senator Platt's friends, however say that
the senator has already taken good many
undeserved buffets at the hands Of New
York republicans and they indorse him IN
his attitude Of firmness in respect to this
item Of patronage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
Orient Steamship Traffic to Resume.

SAN FRANCISCO, Augut 1.-THE Toyo
Kisen Kaisha steamship line is about to
resume business between here and the
orient. 1t has been officially announced
that the steamship America would leave
Yokohama for this port about September
Is, and from that time the regular serv-
ice of this line will he resumed. The two
other steamships belonging to this COM
pany. the Nippon and the Hongkong will
go into service soon as they be put
in condition. They have been out of COM
mission for over a year. Shortly after the
war between Russia and Japan broke out
these three vessels were changed into aux
iliary cruisers, and have since been in
charge of the government. Now they are
once more turned back to the steamship
company, which will put them back into
the passenger and freight service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
No. 1884.

emn warnings of impending disaster, per-
sonal and national, but no threat of seri-
GUS nature has been received either by
Baron Komura or NJ. Witte. Besides there
are secret service agents here who never
let the envoys get out of their sight from
the time they leave the hotel until they
reach the navy yard.
M. Witte got letter yesterday which
made him laugh heartily. 1t was dated
from a little town in Indiana, and in 1t the
writer asked this question:
IF you did not come here prepared to
pay Japan an indemnity and give her SAX
halin, what did you come for? You knew
you would have to do it,.
While at the hotel Baron Rosen is the
only one of the plenipotentiaries who min
giles freely with the hotel guests, although
he knows few of them. The ambassador
selects cool corner on the veranda as soon
as the newspapers come in and unless
there is some official business to attend to.
he sits there by the hour, carefully scam
ming the papers and marking here and
there a paragraph which attracts his at
tention. Baron Rosen is especially inter-
ested in the editorials.
The morning session of the peace con-
ference came to an end at / 80 o'clock. At
that time the session was adjourned and
the Observation-Disclosures and the members OF
their suites repaired Immediately to the
lunch room.
Official Statement.
The following official communication was
issued at 80 o clock:
In the morning sitting of August "A,
article first was disposed of, and the plen-
ipotentiaries proceeded with the discussion
of article two The meeting adjourned at
o'clock, to be resumed at 3 O'Clock"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
AMERICAN ARTIST DROWNED.
Miss Hunt Lost Her Life Near Brest,
France.

Special Cablcgram to The Star
BREST, France, August 4.-Helen Dun
lap Hunt an American, who was paying q
visit to ST. Jean de Doght was drowned
yesterday by the incoming tide while Sit
ting on a rock sketching.
BY Associated Press.
BREST France, August 14.-Details re-
gardng the drowning yesterday of Miss
Helen Dunlap Hunt an artist of Philadel-
phia Pa show that she sitting on q
rock engaged in painting near Morlaix.
thirty-three miles from Brest. when the
rock was surrounded by the tide. Being a
good swimmer Miss Hunt dived, but her
ankle struck an unseen rock, causing a
sprain and she was unable to proceed and
sank. Miss Hunt was twenty-four years
old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
KENTUCKY RAILWAY TAX CLAIM
Southern Pacific's President Offers to
Settle Dispute

SAN FRANCISCO, August 1.-THE Ex-
aminer says today: Since the arrival of
President Hartman Of the Southern Pa
cific Company in this city it has become
known that he has offered the Kentucky
authorities $4,000 to settle the tax dispute
Of the company with that state and with
Jefferon county, in which Louisville is sit
uated, and in which the company maintains
an office.
The claim of the state and county is for
unpaid taxes amounting to sl1, ,S51,9O2 for
the years between 1900 and 1903, inclusive
Mr.. Hartman claims that all taxes up to
two wears ago were paid to the then state
auditor, and that the present auditor, A. j.
Blot, is demanding taxes dating back into
a previous regime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
The Governments Position.

Consul General Rodgers cabled the State
Department from Shanghai today saying
there is no change in the boycott situation
in China. Mr.. Rodgers, replying to a
query of the State Department as to what
he meant in a dispatch of last week by
saying foreigners were apprehensive." said
that the foreign residents feared that dis
turbances might result from the boycott.
Although the United States government
cannot insist that Chinese purchase Amer
lean goods, 1t can and will insist that
there be no interference with the landing of
American merchandise at the open Chinese
ports. 1t is conceded that the Chinese
government can no more compel its sub
jects to buy American goods than can the
United States government compel its citi-
zens to buy goods from China in prefer
ence to goods from other countries. Amer
lean treaty rights in China must be fully
observed and practiced and the Chinese
government will be so informed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
scHooNER's PER1LoUs POSITION
Two-Masted Vessel Stranded Of
Massachusetts, Coast.

HYANNIS, Mass, August 1.-THE two
masted schooner T. Towner, with a cargo of
paving stones. bound from Cape Ann to
New York. went ashore during the night on
Wreck Shoals. near Succonnessett lightship.
Today she is in dangerous position, with a
strong northeast wind blowing. A tug Is
standing by the stranded vessel and an ef-
fort will be made to float her at high tide.
Previous to grounding Wreck Shoals
the Towner was stranded on Horseshoe
Shoals for a short time yesterday but got
off at high water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
PATTERN MAKERS CONVENED.
Annual Convention Of National League
at Pittsburg

PITTSBURG, Pa. August 1.-THE elev-
enth convention of the Pattern Makers
League OF North America convened here
today in the ST. Charles Hotel with 100
delegates from all sections of North Amer
lea in attendance. President James Wilson
of New York addressed the convention to-
day This is the first meeting since the
convention held at Chicago in 1902. when
it was decided to abolish holding conven-
tions and transact business by the refer
endum system. The arrangement was q
failure.
One of the most important questions to
be considered is that of raising the weekly
dues from % to 30 cents. The convention
will be in session all this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
VOLCANO IN NEVADA.
A Genuine Smoker Alleged to Have
Been Discovered.

SAN FRANCISCO, August IA special
dispatch to the Chronicle from Reno, New,
says:
"A volcano throwing off molten lava and
in active operation. has been discovered In
Nevada by Messrs. Mcclure, Wheeler and
Sommers, cattlemen of Lovelock
The volcano Is located In Rye Patch
Humboldt county. Although that section
has been traversed for years the crater has
Just been found for the first time. The
men were In search of cattle when they
came upon the stream of lava, and tracing
It to be It's source, located the volcano The
rocks for some distance around were 50
hot that they could not touch them with
their bare hands.
'The volcano Is active. This Is atteSted
by the fact that distinct rumblings accom-
pany the flow Of lava"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
VICTIM OF SINGULAR ACCIDENT
Virginian's Injured Limb Amputated
at Norfolk Hospital.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, August 14.-Lewis Tay-
lor of York county, Va. is a patient at st.
Vincents Hospital, where he had limb
amputated today as the result of n singu-
lar accident. Taylor was wading in the
York river. when Captain Lee. a wealthy
resident of that county. came ashore with
loaded gun after shooting a porpotse.
Stumbling In his boat. Captain Lees gun
exploded, the load taking effect in Taylors
limb There being signs of modification,
Taylor was brought to Norfolk on a schoon-
er at Captain Lees direction and carried to
the hospital for the operation, which ap-
pears to have been successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
FOUND DEAD ON FRONT PORCH.
Victim Retired Night Before in Ap.
parent Good Health.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, August Hilary Will
Jams of this city, holding one of the chief
clerkships in the general offices of the Sea-
board Air Line railway, in Portsmouth, was
found dead on the front porch of his resi-
dence here Sunday morning. Mr.. Williams,
in the absence of his wife and children,
who were visiting in Boston for the sum
mer, had been staying alone at night. He
went home Saturday night apparently in
the best of health. but as the result of the
hot weather is supposed to have removed
his coat and seated himself on the porch In
the breeze 1t is not known what time he
died but his body when found early yes
terday morning was cold.
The remains were moved to Smiths fu-
neral apartments and prepared for burial
Mrs Williams was telegraphed for and the
remains will be held pending her arrival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
FIGHTING THE FEVER
Federal Officials Begun
Second Weeks Campaign.
SUPPRESSION OF CASES
DESPITE APPEALS OF THE PRESS
AND THE AUTHORITIES.
Status Of the Situation to Date-E6ect
on Business-New Cases
and Deaths.
Noon Yellow Fever Report at
New Orleans.

New cases in New Orleans since
6 pm. Sunday, '37
Total cases to date, 9S1.
Deaths today. I.
Total deaths, l61.
c) Includes 10 new cases reported
late last night and not included in
last nights total.
The second month of the fight
against yellow fever in New Orleans
began today with reports of new
cases at noon indicating that the
figures for today would easily ap-
proximate those of yesterday
There were II deaths yesterday, a
slight excess over the figures for the
preceding few days, but this increase
is to be expected owing to the large
number of cases reported for the last
five days.
The disease Is slowly spreading In
new Orleans despite the magnificent
work of the federal authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
PEACE TERMS COMMENT
EXPRESSION FROM TOKYO ON
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

TOKYO August 14-The Nichi Nichi says
this morning:
"RussIa's sensitiveness and humiliation are
natural but the excess of such sentiment
Is liable to lead to greater humiliation and
possibly to disgrace Japan consented to
open a peace meeting in response to the
chivalrous efforts Of President Roosevelt,
who was supported by France and by Ger
many Should Russia continue her bluffing,
she will find herself isolated and alienated
from the civilized powers"
The Nichi Nichi further declares that ia
pans terms are modest and that Russia
alone will be responsible if there is a breach
at Portsmouth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
THE PAWNBROKER MURDER.
Alleged Murderer Identified as
Former Divinity Student.

DETROIT, Mich, August 14.-Head Wait
ser Merrifeld of the Russell House cafe to-
day at the county Jail saw Harry Parker
who, with Harry Johnson, was arrested at
Cleveland, charged with the murder of
Pawnbroker Joseph Meyer in this city July
2S. Merrifeld insisted that Parker under
the name Of Harry Soper, worked under
him a year ago in the Lennox Hotel at
Buffalo.
He said that Parker or Soper had been an
Episcopalian divinity student whose home
was at Toronto and that the prisoner lost
his eye about three years ago in a fire.
cracker accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
SIX INSTITUTIONS
Whose Students Have Exhibited the
Greatest Proficiency.

An order will soon be issued by the War
Department announcing the names OF the
following as the six institutions at which
officers of the army are detailed whose stu
dents have exhibited the greatest applica-
ton and proficiency in military training and
knowledge as contemplated by War De-
partment general orders. No. 101. of this
year: Norwich University, Northfield, VT;
South Carolina Military Academy. Charles
ten, 8. c.; st. Johns College, Annapolis,
Md; st. Johns Military Academy. Nanlius,
N. Y; Virginia Military Institute, Lexing-
ton, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
NEW YORK YACHT CRUISE.
Resumed Off New London Under Fair
Weather Conditions.

NEW LONDON, Conn, August 14.-The
cruise of the New York Yacht Club east
ward was resumed under fair weather con-
dtions this morning, after the stay of the
yachts over Sunday in the harbor here.
Unlike the first two days of the cruise the
sky today was clear and the wind, which
on Friday and Saturday blew from the
southwest, had changed this morning to a
cool breeze from the northeast
The start for the run of forty miles to
Newport was made by most of the fleet be-
tween 8 and 10 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
ANARCHIST UPRISING.
Troops Dispatched From Seville to
Stop MarauderS

SEVILLE, Spain, August 1.-THE author
tiles have dispatched reinforcements to the
Ossuna district to cope with the anarchistic
conditions there arising from depreciation
committed by the famne-stricken peasants.
Bands of laborers pliaging the farms
and slaughtering and carrying off cattle
and sheep, and the proprietors of the farms
are terrorized The marauders are so nu-
merous that the gendarmie are quite pow
erless to prevent the sacking of villages and
homeSteadS.