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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
EX-CHIEF HILL HELD FOR TRIAL.
Testim Ony Shows That Philadelphia Con.
tractors Got Paid for Work Not Done.

TRACTORS Got RAID Tor WORK NOT uOne.
PHILADELPHIA, June 21-Deserted by
the men for whom it is charged he falsifled
accounts upon the Torresdale filtration
plant work, John W. Hill. e1-chief Of the
bureau Of filtration, to-day faced alone
the big guns of Mayor Weaver's reform
broadside At hearing before Magistrate
Eisenbrown, at which testimony was given
tending to show that the firm of d. j. Nc
Nchol had been paid for work that had
never been performed, Hill was held in
5000 bail for court. Tonight he is ner-
vous wreck, having been led from the hear
ing room at City Hall sobbing Historically.
Only few days ago Jim McNicho, in re-
ferring to the r'lmor that he would shortly
be arrested is said to have declared:
If there's anything. going. with the filtra-
ton work it's UP to Hill. He passed on the
work"
This was taken as an indication that Hill
would be made the butt Of the (obbery.
and to-day's hearing proved it. Fred Schad..
hauser. the assistant engineer discharged
by Chief Hill. gave the most sensational
testimony. He said:
Il prepared the final estimate upon the
work done under the contracts and took
the, sheet to the chief on Oecii, 10; 1902 He
looked at it and then said: Don't you
know that you still have 5000 left of that
appropriation ! told him that I knew
that I had. I would like to give that
1900 to the contractors. Take back this
estimate and eat it up,
The witness said he took hack the sheet
and put it into the rock excavating by
padding the amount due, The contractors,
he said were paid for 1870 cubic yards OF
eKcavating which they did not do,
Mayor Weaver this evening announced
his appointment of committee of experts
to investigate thoroughly the accounts
and books of the Bureau Of Filtration.
The experts selected are William Barclay
Parsons and Edward T. Perine and A. l..
Tinsley OF the New York Audit Com
pany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
KILLED ny WASHRASkET.
Chinaman Put 1t ON Car So That II KNOCKED
Workman Down in Passing.


John Herman. a laborer, was killed yes
terday afternoon at lOist street and Ihrd
avenue by a southbound Third avenue
trolley car.
Chen Yen, q lsundryman, Of 8 Bowery, was
arrested as the indirect cause Of Kiernans
death. Chen was remanded for an invesu-
CATION by the Coroner.
Chen was coming downtown with a big
basket Of wash. He put 1t between the two
front seats OF the car and the end OF the
basket protruded some distance at the side
Herman was at work In the street near
the tracks and when the car approached
he stepped back but not far enough. Tho
basket struck him and knocked him down
upon the other track. northbound car
was near and the motorman could not stop
quickly enough to avoid striking Herman.
His skull was fractured and he died on the
way to the Harlem Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
Won an Dives to Death.

Mrs. Frances Krobatsch, A years DID,
killed herself yesterday by diving from
a second story window of her home at 40
Hackensack plank road, Union Hi H. She
struck on her head and died OF a fractured
skull in the North Hudson Hospital, fifteen
minutes later. Louis Krobatsch said his
wife had shown symptoms of mental de,
ranpemcnt for several weeks. She warned
him early in the day that she intended to
kill herself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
Drcier-ROblns.

The marriage OF Miss Margaret D. Dreler,
eldest daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Dreier. to Raymond Robins, who is
well known as a settlement worker in Chi
home of the bride. 6 Montague terrace,
Brooklyn. The ceremony. which was per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. Hills Of Plymouth
families and few friends being present
There was no maid Of honor. bridesmaids,
ton. The three sisters OF the bride and
Miss Elizabeth Robins. the novelist and sister
OF the bridegroom, were present.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
BADGES FOR CURB BROKERS' BOYS
Or the Traflc Squad Will Cut Out That
Link Of the Financial Chain.


Link Of the Financial Chain
The McAdoo committee OF the curb
brokers has prepared a circular letter to be
mailed to the brokers under date OF June 23
The letter says:
THE traffic squad OF the police will here
after regulate the use Of that portion OF
Broad street to be used by brokers as the
curb market. Among other rules 1t Will
be required that all boys employed be FUR
nished with badge or button, in order that
they may remain within the lines allotted
for trading. DC.
$40 maintain a uniform system buttons
and badges will be furnished by r. s.! s. Men den,
dels, Wall street, on apPhcatlon, .he cos ,so
same sa ne 4 proper record OF all badges or but;
tons will he kept No boys will be permitted
within the lines without badge or button.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
Henry VI. wilson Drops Dead.

P11TsBuRa, June 2l.--Henry NJ Wilson,
president of the National Supply Company
of this city, dropped dead this afternoon
in the dining room of the Dnquesne Club
few minutes after he had eaten hearty
luncheon Mr. Wilson had been president
of the National Supply Company for the
last four years. He lived at Franklin, Pa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
ROYCOTT TALK IN SINGAPORE
Cantonese Merchants There Consider
Putting a Ban on American Goods.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE sun.
SINGAPORE, Straits Settlements, June 81 -
The Cantonese merchants here have held a
meeting to consider tho question of boy
cotting American goods, movement
which is said to he spreading in China.
The Chinese born here havo not yet joined
the movement, which threatens to have
serious effect on certain big American com
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
Weeks Respite for Hoch.

CH1cAGos-.Iune 2l.--Gov. Deneen this
afternoon granted Johann Hoch, who was
condemned to die on Friday for the murder
OF the next to the last woman he married.
a respite Of one week. 1t is understood that
the respite was granted in orter to give the
condemned man opportunity to raise funds
to carry his case to the Supreme Court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
Grand Duke Vladimir Resigns.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
PARIS, June Alt is stated that the
Grand Duke Vladimir has resigned the
command Of the military district of St.
Petersburg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
Rios for Spanish Premier.

Special Gable Despatch o THE SUM-
MADRID, June 2l.-Consequent upon the
resignation OF the Villaverde Cabinet
King Alfonso has charged Montero Rios
with the formation of a new Cabinet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
Servant Girl Kills Herself.

Ida HOPPE, "a years old, committed
suicide last evening at SO Buffalo avenue.
Brooklyn, where she was employed as a
servant, by cutting her wrists with a
razor and then turning on the gas. She
was dead when discovered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22
HARVARD HOUSE SOLD.
Structure Was Built by the Grandfather
of the UNIVERSITIES Founder.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE 81

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
LONDON, June 2l-Harvard House, at
Stratford ON Avon, which was built in
1893 by Alderman Thomas Rogers, grand
father of the founder Of Harvard Univer-
sity. has been sold at auction for fe45.
1t is the best example Of the architecture
of the period at Stratford
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-22

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
ROME, June 2l.-The Chamber of Deputies
to-day, by vote of 100 to 4s, refused to
approve the proposed increased expendi-
ture for the navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GRANT OF PRIVILEGES TO THE
CANAL ZONE CIVIL SERVICE.

The civil service rules and regulations for
Isthmus of Panama, as modified by, the
executive committee of the canal commits
SION, with view to relieving discomfort in
the ranks of the employees. were made pub
lie today.
Among the important features of the
rules relating to employees whose salaries
are on monthly or annual basis is The
provision Of free transportation, including
meals from the port or departure. and the
provision that they may be granted. in the
discretion of the head of the department
In which employed, leave of absence at the
rate of six weeks for each twelve months
quarter days for each full months service
actually rendered. This leave is to be ac-
cumulative for a period of two years. and
to be granted at any time after eight
months service. in the discretion Of the
head of the department.
The government rate of $50 each way on
steamers Of the Panama Railway and
Steamship Company, operating between
Colon and New York. will be allowed should
those on leave desire to visit the United
States. While the grant of a leave is not
to be considered vested right, 1t is made
with a view to promoting the welfare and
Interests of the service.
Free medical and hospital attendance will
be provided in cases of illness, and free
transportation home on termination of a
rate of transportation between New York
and Colon will be allowed for immedia tie
members Of the families of employees when
the exigencfes of the service will permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
REITERATED HIS POSITION.
Roosevelt Declared He Would Not
Stand for denomination.

OMAHA, Nebr., May 10.-The Bee quotes
President Roosevelt as making the emphatic
statement that he will not be a candidate
for reelection. The Bee says:
"'You are authorized to state that 1 will
not again be a candidate for the Office of
President Of the United States. There are
no strings on this statement. I mean 1t. 1
made my speech at Denver for the purpose
of convincing the people of my earnestness
in regard to the matter Of railroad legisla-
ton. I will not be satisfied with any COM
promise that does not bring relief to the
people from the conditions that now exist
in regard to transportation affairs in the
country. No compromise bill from Congress
will be accepted
This is President Roosevelt's reply to a
representative of the Bee on his special
train as 1t journeyed across Nebraska.
Published statements to the effect that the
President would be forced to accept re-
nomination by the people, who would be
aroused to that pitch by the failure of
Congress to enact remedial legislation, was
shown him. He expressed himself most
emphatically that he was not to be swayed
from his determination by any advances
that might be made, no matter in what dis
guise they came"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
ADDRESS AT SCHUYLER
Train Stopped for Few Minutes Last
Night.

SCHUYLER. Neb. Nav 1O-presider.
Roosevelt's train stopped here a few min.
utes last night. The President smoke as
follows:
II Is a very great pleasure to see Won
this evening. l cannot say how have on
Joyed passing through Nebraska today 7
passed through much the same region
TWO years ago. and it is an ever fresh
pleasure to see the progress that Won
have made in this great agricultural
state. the way you have pushed the fer
tile districts steadily west what vou
nave done with irrigation out in the west :
efh part oisthe state and what you are
doing with the farm and ranch here 7
nave been glad to see the evidences of
your material prosperity. but more than
that. have been particularly glad 70 sea
type OF man and woman that Won have
produced here in Nebraska
Ihdt Is what really counts and that is
the reason that the crop in which / am
most Interested Is the crop OF children
And for that reason have been particular
~ Pleased. in passing through this state. to
see the S-eat attention that you are pa vim @
TO the schools. the great attention being
paid 10 the boy or girl who is to be the
citizen of twenty years hence. 1t Is in civil
life, as IL Is In military life. Weapons have
changed since the cisn war; tactics have
changed. but the qualities that make n
good soldier have not changed So IL is
with citizenship. The qualities that make
a good citizen now are the qualities that
made a good citizen in the days of Lincoln
and in the days OF Washington In the
first place you have got to have honesty
IL YOU have not honesty. the ADLER you
are the more dangerous you GRE. and hon
esty is not enough. Besides being honest
and decent. you have got TO be a game
nan. then you have got to have the saw
~rarc of common sense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
LETTER BOX CONTRACTS.
Sealed Proposals Will Be Opened May
IS at 2 O'clock.

Sealed proposals for the furnishing of
letter boxes to the Post Office Department
TO: the four years beginning July 1, 1905,
and ending June 80, 1909. will be received
a. the office of the purchasing agent until
2 o'clock May %. on which date they will
be opened and placed in the hands of a
committee for action regarding the final
award.
Blanks for the proposals are being fur
nished to prospective bidders, and there
is expected to be considerable competition,
the contract mounting up into the thou
sands of dollars. Many of the old boxes
are of steel and others of cast iron Both
are said to have their special advantages
the steel being safe against breakaRe In
case of collision with heavy vehicles o. in
other fashion. while the cast iron does cot
rust so readily and has other advantages
A compromise between the two would be
delight to the post Office officials who
have to do with this feature OF the service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
WAITING FOR FREEDOM.
Reported Surety is Ready for Nan Pat
terson's Release.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. May 1O.-"Maybe We will
go from this prison today" sad Nan Pat
terson she came from her cell in the
Tombs prison this morning.
Miss Patterson has continued to give ex-
preston 10 such beliefs since the jury try
Ing her failed to agree last week, but each
day Mr.. Jerome has decided that she must
be held longer so that the ends of justice
cannot be defeated.
With Miss Patterson is her sister. Mrs.
J. Morgan Smith, who refuses to go free
without the accused "FlOrodora' girl is
with her. 1t is said that the district attor-
ney and Daniel Reilly Of counsel for
Miss Patterson have agreed that she shall
go free before the end of the week.
Surety is ready and only the pleasure of
the district attorneys office is awaited
There seems to be little doubt but that
Mr.. Jerome will conclude 1t is useless to
hold Miss Patterson any longer in view of
the fact that public sentiment is turning
toward the prisoner very strongly An
other failure on the part of the district
attorney to convict Miss Patterson would
subject him to severe criticism Conse-
quently there is every reason to believe that
Nan Pattersons wish to be with her
mother again will be gratfieo .,thout ma
terial delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
MOTION OVERRULED.
Courts Action in Matter of Having A
w. Machen Brought Here.

The motion to quash and vacate the bench
warrant issued against August w. Machen
to bring him here from the pen!tentiary at
Moundsvile w. Va, and place him on
trial as defendant in the Crawford Ma
chen-Lorenz conspiracy case. growing out
of the Post Office Department irregulari-
ties, was today overruled in Criminal Court
No /. Attorneys Douglass * Douglass and
c. H. Syme. representing Machen. explain
ed to the court that Machen had been tried,
convicted and sentenced. and is now serv-
ing the sentence in the peritentiary at
Moundsvile in another case.
Under the circumstances, it was contend
ed by Attorney Douglass. the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia is with
out jurisdiction to execute the process. The
matter was submitted without argument
and Attorney Douglass noted an exception
to the overruling of the motion.
1t was further stated by Attorney Douglass
that he will later take some other steps in
the matter. The action he had taken so far
he explained, was for the purpose of plac-
ing him in the position of being always able
to except to the jurisdiction of the court
throughout the proceedings.
United States Attorney Beach requested
that the record be made to show that the
execution of the bench warrant issued
against Machen stayed until today at
the request of counsel for the defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
SUCCESSORS NAMED.
superintendent and Matron Of Boys
Reform School

At meeting of the board of managers
| of the boys reform school, held Monday
evening last, appointments were made for
vacancies in the offices of superintendent
and matron If the school, made by the
granting Of leaves of absence to the pres
| ent occupants of those positions. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bronson ]. Miles. The leaves of abb
sence hold until May 80. when the resigna-
| lions of the parties take effect.
The appointees are: Superintendent,
Isaac A. Porter. who has been assistant
| superintendent; matron. Mrs. Gertrude
| Taylor, who has been employed in the
| school.
Col. Clay, chairman of the board Of man.
ayers. made this announcement this morn
| ing. When asked if these appointments
| should be regarded as permanent, after
| May 80. when the leaves of absence ex-
| pire, he said:
There is no vacancy there, and we do
not I'LL position with a new man until
there is vacancy"
Some time ago, when the designations of
Bronson j. Miles superintendent and of
Mrs. Miles as matron were received they
We're accepted to take effect May 30 and
| the parties were granted leave Of absence
until the date when their designations took
effect. Mr.. and Mrs. Miles left the city
about week ago and are now it is under
private interests, which he is looking after.
1t Is understood on excellent authority
however. that the appointees to fill these
vacant positions for the remainder of the
| month of May will be continued permanent
ly The condition suggested by Col. Clay
which Is that no vacancy exists in the
school, defers the appointments of the per-
| manent officers until later. But from the
expressed opinions Of the members of the
board at the last meeting, it Is believed
that Mr.. Porter and Mrs. Taylor will con-
tinue to fill the positions after June l.
No Change in Policy.
The appointment of Mr.. Porter to the posi-
tion Of superintendent indicates that the
policy of conducting the school in vogue
under Superintendent Shallenberger will be
continued.
Mr.. Porter is man Of the old school.
having been in the boys reform school
for about twenty-five years. Previous to
coming here he was employed in the Nor
ganZa (Pa) reform school for several years
He came to the local school as one of the
family managers, and was later made as
sistant superintendent. He is regarded as
a very competent man in this work, and it
is expected that he will conduct the affairs
of the school successfully.
Mrs. Gertrude Taylor has been In the
school only about three months and has not
had experience directly in the line of reform
school work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
Col May Not Officially Advised of Dis
bandment of Regiment.

A printed copy Of general orders No. ),
headouartcrs. District of Columbia militia,
dated May s, 1905, providing, among other
things, for the disbandng of the LIST Regi-
ment N G. D. c.. was nailed to every Of
ficer. including Col. Henry May. of the
local citizen soldiery. yesterday afternoon.
Certificates honorably discharging Col.
May, Lieut.. Col. Burton r. Ross and Chap
lain Walden Myer, as directed by paragraph
of general orders No. ). were prepared at
District militia headquarters today.
To a Star reporter this morning Col May
declared that he had not received the order
disbanding the LIST Regiment; that he knew
nothing officially of the matter. and there
fore had nothing to say on the subject.
Col. May is quoted as having said last
evening: I'm hitting at me, the general
has checkmated himself. He has, in fact,
discharged himself. and apparently without
knowing it. The law says a brigadier gen.
eral mus command a brigade, and bril-
gade is composed of two regiments and a
battalion or troop of cavalry. Now that
the general his disbanded the LIST Regiment
he is without a brigade, and therefore is
no longer a brigadier general. 1t is really
funny.
When an inquiry was made at military
headquarters in reference to the accuracy
of the foregoing. it was pointed out there
that Gen. HarrieS is commissioned as COM
handing general of the District of Column
bia militia. and would continue such
should there not be even a single company
of organized militia, or National Guard in
the District.
The law provides that the twenty EIGHT
companies Of infantry of the National
Guard shall be arranged by the command
ing general of the militia into such regi-
ments battalions and unattached compa-
MES as he may deem expedient, and does
not require a brigade formation.
Gen. Harries had no information to give
on the subject when seen today beyond
the statement that there will be no hurry
ing in the formation of a new regiment of
infantry, and that when the regiment is
organized provision will be made for Lieut..
Col. Ross of the recent LIST Regiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
ADVANCE IN COTTON.
Market Opened Firm and Strong This
Morning.

NEW YORK. May 10.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 7a1O
points in response to much higher Liver
pool cables than expected and the big spot
sales reported In that market. Yester-
days sellers covered actively on the call
and New Orleans sent buying orders here
There was considerable realizing at the
advance. however. and after increasing the
gains to a matter OF 1ea13 points, the mar
ket eased of under rumors that leading
bulls were unloading. and in the middle Of
the morning was rather unsettled at net
gain Of 4a6 points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10
APPLICATION MADE
For Inquiry Into Mental Condition of
jeremiah Donovan.

An application for the inquisition into the
mental condition of Jeremiah Donovan,
who was held by the coroner's jury for the
murder of his wife, was today made to
Justice Wright in Criminal Court No. 1.
Elizabeth H. Donovan died at Providence
Hospital March 16 last from kicks and
bruises alleged to have been inflicted by
her husband at their home in the alley be-
tween 10th, Goth, L and NJ streets north
west.
Attorney NJ. ]. Keahe presented the ap-
plication to the court, accompanied by two
affidavits of physicians who have examined
Donovan, and who are Of opinion that he
Is insane and should not be brought to
trial to answer the charge against him.
Justice Wright ordered the inauisition to
be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-10

Sarrion de Herrera, who was arraigned
In court at Madrid May on the charge OF
conspiracy against the government OF Bra
zil. has been liberated. the magistrate hav-
ing found nothing to justify his detention.
Floyd Steward. an employee Of the Stand
ard Lime and Stone Company. was instant
ly killed at the cOmpany's works at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, by large truck loaded
with stone falling over an embankment
upon him. He was about thirty years old
and fs survived by q wife and three chill
dren.