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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
CRUISE OF SIGSBEE
DOMINICAN TROUBLES WILL NOT
CHANGE THE PROGRAM.
The Squadron Will Visit the Azores
First and May Then Proceed to
the Mediterranean.

No change of program for the cruise of
the third division of the North Atlantic
fleet, consisting of the flagship Brooklyn
and the protected cruisers Chattanooga,
Tacoma and Galveston, in command of
Rear Admiral SigSbee, is contemplated as
result of the uprising in Santo Domingo.
The emphatic announcement from the State
department that the trouble in Santo Do
mingo is not our affair, unless American
citizens are involved, either through danger
to life or property, no longer compels the
presence in Dominican waters of the entire
fleet maintained there during the past sea-
SON. When the President laid the Donini-
can matter before the Senate it was an
nounced that the larger ships doing duty
around Santo Domingo could be spared
ana in accordance with that policy the
cruisers Tacoma and Chattanooga are un-
der orders to sail from the West Indies in a
Short time and join the flagship BROOKLYN
ana the cruiser Galveston at some rendez-
Vous to be selected by Admiral Sigsbee.
The squadron will visit first the Azores
and soon thereafter the President and Sec
fetary Root will reach a conclusion as to
the wisdom and expediency of sending some
or the warsmps to the Baltic. If that ques-
ton is decided In the negative the squadron
will. proceed from. the Azores to the Med
iterraneans touching at Gibraltar, Algiers
Tangier and NiHefranche and other ports
IN the Mediterranean, after which the Gal
weston and Chattanooga will take leave of
the squadron and proceed through the Suez
canal on their way to the far east, where
they will be attached to the Asiatic fleet.
The Brooklyn, 1t is intended, shall come
directly home, that her officers and crew
may be utilized for service on one Of the
new battleships to be commissioned In the
spring Should 1t be necessary to send a
vessel to the Baltic for any purpose it is
not unlikely that the Tacoma would be Sc
afSh inc
needed in the Baltic the Tacoma will make
a cruise down the west coast of Africa be-
fore returning home.
AS soon as she can be commissioned the
auxiliary cruiser Dixie will be ordered to
Guantanamo, Cuba, carrying a strong ma
rine guard for such service as conditions
may require. The Dixie will become the
flagship of the mosquito squadron, detailed
for service in Dominican waters, and the
squadron will probably be in command of
the senior captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
RUssIA's FISCAL CONDITION.
Statements Of Impending Financial
Ruin Contradicted.

Mr. Wilenkin, financial agent of the Rus
sian embassy, today made the following
statement:
THE statement about the impending II
nancial ruin of Russia and other damaging
assertions receive currency abroad because
in many matters people are credulous TO
the highest degree and therefore these ru-
mors easily find credence among persons
who have no correct picture of Russia.
The holders of Russian securities can feel
as safe today ever 1t should be remem-
bered Russia has never had recourse to the
Curtailment of interest on her debts and will
not do so now, and spectators who are pur-
chasing deprecated securities know this
very well. The foreign papers allude to
the run upon the Government Savings Bank
that again is grossly exaggerated state
ment 1t is quite true that Withdrawals OF
deposits have been heavy for the last
month, but it is perhaps not generally
known the total did not exceed $1,000, ,0OU
up to last week. The latest shipment of
gold to Berlin, the principal aim of which
was the strengthening of the money mar
ket is the best proof that the Russian
government possesses more than enough
gold to meet all its obligations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28

THREE HOTELS BURNED
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NIAGARA
FALLs-ToTAL LOSS $4,000.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. December 2s.-
Three hotels and several other buildings ad-
jacent to them were bady damaged by fire
which broke out today in the grocery store
of Faxon, Williams & Faxon, in the base
ment of the old Porter Hotel. The blaze
originated In an explosion which aroused
the occupants of the hotel. All made their
escape In safety, but with the loss of their
clothing and other personal effects.
The flames spread through the Porter
Hotel to the store of ]. & G. Rae sporting
goods, next door, and communicated to the
Imperial Hotel, of which the Porter house
is a portion, and to the TeYnrerance house
In the rear of the Imperial Hotel The up
per story Of the annex was DESTROYED.
The total loss Is estimated a, $40 600
w hen the fire appeared to be beyond con-
troll an appeal for aid was sent to Buffalo
but before the engines arrived the local
hremen had the situation well in hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
MILEAGE CHECKS MAILED.
Hawaii's Delegate Will Receive the
Largest Amount, $2,315.3O.

Uncle Sam gave his yearly hand out"
to members of the House today in the
way of mileage allowances The mileage
checks were signed and put IN the mail
to gladden. the hearts of the members in
this holiday season. This occasion Is
eagerly looked forward to by the legis-
lators in both ends of the Capitol, for in
a great many cases. if rumor be true, the
allowance is in the nature of velvet" to
those who don't pay their way.
The largest check went to the delegate
from Hawaii, who received S2,315.3o The
next highest went to Representative
Cushman OF the state Of Washington
who got $1,412.40. The Texas men re-
ceived around about $500 each, and the
amounts tapered down as the distances
shortened.
The Baltimore representatives were the
unluckfest; they got only $3.50. Still by
judicious economy they can manage to
worry through the trip to Baltimbore on
that. Representative Mudd of Maryland
got $26 which will carry him to La Plata
all right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
ALL ON BOARD LOST.
British Bark Driven Ashore on Van
couver Island Rocks.

VICTORIA. B. c., December 2S-The
British bark Pass of Melfort, Captain Cou-
gal, from Ancon for Puget sound drove
ashore on the rocks Of Vancouver Isla nd
a quarter of a mile east of Amphitrte Point
Iuesday night and all on board were lost
Inc vessel was making for the entrance to
the straits when the terrific southwest gale
drove her to the lee shore on Vancouver
Island and the doomed ship drove with
terrific force onto the rocks, breaking up
soon afterward.
Bodies of the lost seamen are coming
ashore.
The first body recovered was that of a
seaman dressed in oilskns and overalls
Two more were soon afterward seen rolling
in the heavy surf, but could not be recov-
cred. A number of ships buckets, all
marked Pass of Melfort," were found on
the beach, and not far away, in small
bay at the extreme end of Amphitrite
Point which marks the westerly entrance
to Barkley sound, the ships barometer
broken boats and the fgurehead of the
bark came ashore, together with other
wreckage. Two spars were visible to
watchers from shore, washing about as
though held by other submerged wreckage
A torn piece of paper, which seems like
part of the log book of Captain Cougal
was found on the beach, with the name
John Houston" on II, and not far away a
water-soalxed photograph OF fifteen seamen
and apprentices of the Pass of Melfort,
taken at the break of the bark's poop, was
picked up
At midnight last night Capt. Jas. Gauden,
agent of marine fisheries, received a dis
patch from E. Uclulet that everything pos
sble being done to recover the bodies
and to identify, If possible, the bodies that
had come ashore.
A whistling buoy was recently placed off
Amphitrite Point, but disappeared in a gale
two weeks ago, and two days before Christ
mas the government steamer Quadra was
sent to look for the missing buoy to replace
1t, but the steamer failed to find the buoy,
in short search, and returned to port.
The Pass of Melfort was a British four
masted steel bark of 2,346 tons. built In
1891 at Glasgow for Gibson & Clark. She
was last seen by the British ship Brodrick
Castle, which was passed by the wrecked
bark and Captain Olesens of the Bredrdck
Castle who himself had narrow escape
when coming into the straits, had expected
to find the lost vessel in port before him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28

Charles said he, were brothers. NV
father. through his love for fine horses and
turf gambling, died and left us almost moth
Ing. Il was compelled to work for a liveli-
mood when l was but a. lad, and by an un-
fortunate marriage, which I contracted In
my young manhood l incurred the dis
pleasure of my wealthy relatives, and was
ostracised from their circle. i came to
America to begin life and obtained here a
divorce from my first wife and after nine
teen years / married again. / occasionally
wrote to my relatives in England. but never
obtained scratch of the pen in reply. Ten
years ago l visited the old country and
called upon my cousin. the admiral. but was
received coldly. Nor did he take the trouble
TO come to see me or even to inquire about
me when he made a trip to the steel mills
at Sharon on the occasion of his visit here
several months ago.
. After the funeral of Mrs. Beresford 1t was
learned that out of the meager wages
which her husband had earned the faithful
VIE had laid enough aside in bank to
provide for any contingency that might
arise should her husband become III or in
capacitated for work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
NEW YEAR WELCOME.
Edict of Chicago officials Limits Time
Of Celebration.

CHICAGO, December administrations
ing. horn-tooting and Notwithstanding as
a celebration OF the arrival of the new year
will be limited to fifteen minutes Sunday
night by Chief of Police Collins. The or
der was issued yesterday to all police sta
tions in the city.
It prohibits the making of any kind of
noise in the vicinity of hospitals. The chiet
has directed that every person violating his
order shall be arrested and placed in a cell
for the remainder of the night.
For years many citizens have complained
and the hospitals unanimously denounce
the noise an outrage.
The complaint was based on statistics
showing that the volume of sound from
Chicago's 20,O00 factories, not to mention
locomotive and steamboat whistles. if con-
centrated would reach 100000 miles, as
far as the moon is from the earth. 1t was
supported by the experience of local hos
pitals where the rest of patients who are
critically Ill is disturbed by New Year en-
thusiaSm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
CHANCELLOR HILL DEAD.
University of Georgia Official Died To-
daY of Pneumonia

ATHENS, Ga, December 2S-Walter B.
Hill. chancellor of the University of Georgia
died this morning of pneumonia. Mr. Hill
had been i'll for several weeks. The doctors
abandoned hope two days ago, and 1t was
only by the constant use of strychnine, nitro
glycerin and oxygen that heart action was
maintained yesterday. The end came with
out pain.
Walter Barnard HILL educator and lawyer
was born in Talbotton. Ga, September O.
1851. He was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Georgia In 1870. and from the Uni
versity Law School In 1871, with the degree
of A. NJ. He practiced law in Macon from
1871 to 1899. when he became chancellor OF
the University Of Georgia, which position he
held since He was trustee Of Vanderbilt
University and member of the Georgia
Bar Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
FOR FOOT BALL REFORM.
Many College Delegates in Conference
at New York

NEW YORK, December 2s-Representa-
tives of sixty-eight colleges and universities
met here today to revise the rules of foot
ball. The aim of the conference, as stated
by Chancellor MacCracken of New York
University, who called 1t to order. was to
eliminate brutality from the game.
To make such rules effective he proposed
that a national intercollegiate foot ball
association be formed. President Woodrow
Wilson of Princeton, In letter expressing
regret at his inability to attend urged upon
the conference these reforms:
First, that interference In playing be abol-
ished; second. the abolition OF paid coaches,
and, third. that the number of intercol-
legiate games be shortened.
Other universities which did not attend,
but sent letters. were Yale. Harvard.
Brown. Corneh. Sohns Hopkins, the Unfver-
s1ty OF Californta. Leland Stanford, Chica-
go University and the Naval Academy u
Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
Clerical Promotions Announced.

Secretary Metcalf of the Department of
commerce and Labor. announced several
New Year gifts today in the shape of ap-
polntments and promotions affecting the
employees of his department. Most of the
changes were in the out-of-town branches
of the service. The local changes are.
Charles S. Donaldson, transferred from
Navy Department to bureau of manufac-
tnres, at $500 per annuun; Miss Alice Smith,
reinstated in census office. at 81 600 ner
annum; A. H. Coddington, promoted from
$1,000 to zoo per annum, lighthouse
board, and H. T. Dysland, promoted from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
LABOR SECRETARY TO RETIRE
| Significant Move of Steel Company
Against Union Labor.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PITTSBURG. Pa, December 27.-An
event full of significance to union labor
and steel circles was the announcement
made here yesterday afternoon that the Re-
public Iron and Steel Company VIII on the
first of the new year abolish its office of
labor secretary which has been filed by
James H. Mutt, who will retire from the
company after having served IT and its
predecessor for over thirty years.
The significance of this move lies in the
fact, well understood In steel circles here,
that the erstwhfle Republic Steel Company,
since its requirement OF the control of Ten
nessee Coal and Iron, is to be merged with
the United States Steel Corporation. The
Republic company has hitherto maintained
conciliatory and even sympathetic atti-
tude toward union labor through It's Office
of labor secretary. The hostile attitude of
the United States Steel Corporation toward
union labor is so well known as to make
further explanation OF the Republics ac-
ton unnecessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
WRECK ON LEHIeH VALLEY R. R.
Three Killed and Several Persons In.
iured in Pennsylvania.

MAHANOY CITY, Pa, December 2S.-
Two persons were killed and one fatally
injured to-day in a collision between q Le-
high Valley freight train and a Schuylkill
Railway Company trolley car on grade
crossing at Girardville. Pa, near here.
Two of the dead were Arabian women
peddlers from Shenandoah, and Michael
Wrinkle of Ashland was the third. Several
other persons were slightly injured
Russell Meiswinkel, weighmaster at Ma
hanoy Plain. who was reported dead, is still
alive, but physicians say he cannot recover
James Murray, a drug clerk, Miss Welsh, a
hospital nurse, and Motorman Mcdonald,
were seriously injured. There We're only five
persons on the car when sthe freight train
struck it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
REVEALED BY DEATH.
Pittsburg Man Proves to Be Relative
Of Lord Beresford.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURG. Pa. December 2S.-The
death of his wife has revealed to an aston
ished public here that Henry Beresford. an
aged mixer of chemicals in the mills OF the
Crescent Steel Company at Millvale, a
Pittsburg suburb. is a first cousin of Lord
Charles Beresford, high admiral Of the Brit
ish navy. Beresford and fds wife for thirty
five years have lived in weather-beaten
cottage that stands In tenement row in
the mill village. Last Saturday Mrs. Beres-
ford expired after a long Illness.
The husband had been working for mere
pittance all these years. and was in
Strengthened circumstances, as he supposed
To friends who called on him in his lonely
grief yesterday he confided the secret OF
his distinguished family connections which
he had kept locked up in his bosom for
thirty five years.
Ny &ather and the father of Lcrd
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after volley was exchanged across the
square.
The regular troops, in the absence OF
their officers, were thrown into CONFUSION
by the surprise attack, and fired wildly
until the officers rushed out of the hotel
and led a charge across the square, Wnere-
upon the "Drujina" soldiers hastily de-
camped. The regulars thereafter were most
nervous. The correspondent, returning
later to the Hotel Continental, on the oppo-
site side of the square, was fired upon
AT midnight the guests of this hotel were
routed out of bed, the commander of the
troops having sent word that he intended
10 open with artillery on Hunters Row,
which had been re-occupied by the "Dru-
jina,' and that the hotel. being almost III
the line of fire, might suffer. The guests
therefore were compelled to seek, other
quarters The artillery, however, was not
employed.
Populace Awful Sufferers.
At this writing o'clock at night, firing
is heard northward of the city, where the
troops are understood to have reached
Konnyidvor, occupied by considerable
force of "Drujinists." The troops probably
will halt for the night, after taking the
position.
1t is not possible to venture an estimate
of the casualties, which, however, are not
heavy either in the case of the troops or
of the 'Druiina.
The popuIace have been awful sufferers.
Crowds have been moved down by rifle
volleys, the fire of machine guns and the
grape and shrapnel OF the artillery. limo
cent persons even fell before the bullets of
the revolutionists while inspecting barri-
cades,
A gentleman had three blooded horses
shot by revolutionists from the roof of
house while he was exercising them in the
stable yard.
Nearly All the Leaders Arrested.
ST. PETERSBURG, December %, $40
p.m.-The energetic measures taken by the
government have completely overturned
the plans of the revolutionists In ST. Pc
tershurg. Practically all the leaders have
been arrested. The few who are at liberty
are in hiding. The police believe they have
captured most of the store of rifles and re-
volvers and those in actual possession of
strikers and reYolutionists whose lodgings
were searched last night. Wherever arms
We're found their owners were arrested.
Nevertheless the leaders from their hiding
places still continue to assure their follow
ers that all goes well.
Martial Law at Odessa.
ODESSA. December 2s.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in this city The strike,
however, is nearly over.
Warsaw Strikers Weakening.
WARSAW, Russian Poland, December
2S-The general strike is weakening. The
shops are open and cabs are circula ting in
the center of the city. The employees of the
factories and street railroads are .stiH on
strike. Among the railroads only the en-
ployes of the Vistula lines have struck
The soldiers occasionally have conflicts
with agitators. Yesterday they killed four
and wounded twelve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
HYDE OFF FOR EUROPE.
Sailed from New York for Few
Months Rest

NEW YORK, December 2S.-James Hazen
Hyde former first vice president of the
Equitable Life Insurance Society, today
sailed for France on the steamer La Lor-
raine.
II am going to France" he said, for
few months rest. l wish to deny emphau-
cally that l am going to leave America TO
make nv home in France. / arm all tired
out and I feel the need of a rest.
Asked what he thought the result of the
insurance investigation will be, Mr.. Hyde
replied:
"Really ! cannot be asked 10 foretelf
what the result will be or what LAWS Will
be passed. AS a matter of fact, arn tired
of insurance and want to get away from
the whole business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
STORMS Is UNDECIDED.
Has Not Resigned at Request of the
Governor.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, December 2S.-
Daniel E. Storms, secretary of state, has
not yet resigned, and Ii is not known wheth-
er or not he will comply with the demand OF
Gov. Hanley for his resignation. He today
refused to discuss the subject.
1t is understood that in addition TO the sit
uation disclosed by the secretary of state
placing his affairs in the hands of a trus-
tee committee that has been examining
the records of his office has reported that
Mr. Storms did not turn into the state treas
ury fee of $25, 900 paid by the Vandaiia
Railroad Company until several months
after it was due; that while the entire sal
airy of the foreign corporations clerk was
drawn from the treasury, less amount was
paid him: that an error OF 81 600 had been
corrected later and that an appropriation
for an extra stenographer was anticipated
by Mr. Storms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
Return Of Maj. Taylor.

Major Harry Taylor, Corps of Engineers
mas reported to General Mackenzie chief
OF engineers at the War Department, hav-
ing just completed long term of service
In the Philippines, where he had charge of
important engineering works, Including the
construction of Notifications at Manila He
has been granted a short leave of absence
preliminary to his assignment to duty in
this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
SERVIA AND BULGARIA.
Proposed Union Of Customs Service
Political Significance.

VIENNA. December 2S.-The reports
from Belgrade, Servia, to the effect that
Servia and Bulgaria are about to establish
a customs union are regarded here as i'm
portant, not only from economic stand
point, but as possessing far greater politi-
cal significance.
The step about to be taken is looked
upon here as evidence that the Balkan
states are mutually binding themselves
closer together in order to better be able
to resist future political pressure on the
part of the governments of western Europe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
Russian Captain Tells Experience.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 2s-Captain
John overpensky. who was in command of
the Russian battleship Poltaya In Port
Arthur during the recent war with Japan
arrived here yesterday on the liner Coptic
When the Poltava was finally sunk on No
yember % Of last year by Japanese shells
Captain Overpensky was taken prisoner
He said yesterday that his enforced stay
in Japan was made pleasant In every way
by the Japanese. He is now on his way
to st. Petersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
CASES UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Result of Recent Court Martial at the
Navy Yard

The cases OF Paymaster Henry E. Jewett
and Passed Assistant Paymaster George A.
Deering of the navy are under considera-
ton by Judge Advocate General Diehl pre-
liminary to their submission to the Secre-
tary of the Navy for action. These officers
were tried by court-nlartial convened at
the Washington navy yard on charges In
volving alleged irregularities in their ac-
counts No information regarding the find
ings of the court in either case will be
made public until Secretary Bonaparte
takes action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
Revolutionists Reported Busy in Pol.
ish District.

berlin. December 2S.--A dispatch to the
Lokai Anzeiger from Warsaw. dated today
says: The revolutionists of the district OF
Wysokie- -Mazowieckie, government of Lomz-
ha, have appropriated all the district gov
ernment's funds. During the night of De-
cember n eighty armed men occupied the
square where the public offices are situated
overpowered several night watchmen and
drove off the policemen who hurried to the
scene
THE revo1utionfsts then blew open the
safes of the district treasury and took S249,
OOO, of which $4,000 was in gold, $780, coo II,
silver and over S150,OO0 in paper There
were no troops In the town"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-28
Doctors Hopeful for Morton.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., December 28.-
Joy Morton of Chicago, who was badly
injured yesterday by being thrown from
his horse. was conscious today, but is suf-
fering considerably from shock and from
a concussion of the brain. Attending
physicians speak hopefully, but say Mr.
Mortons condition is such that q definite
statement as to his case cannot be mado
for tWenty-fOur hours.