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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
NOTHING GIVEN OUT.
japanese ENJOYS Keeping Mum Over
Conferences and Plans

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-No statement was
given out at the headquarters of the Japa-
nese peace commission today relative 20
the visit TO President Roosevelt yesterday
OF Baron Komura and Kogoro Takahira,
the Japanese commissioners. Aimar Sato,
minister resident to the Emperor of Japan.
who is the official spokesman for the COM
mission, said to the Associated Press to-
day:
There is no statement to make about
the visit of the baron and Mr.. Takahira +.
what could be said? 1t was a most iu-
formal visit. and no questions Of any i'm
portance relating TO the coming negotia-
tons were touched upon. There was not
even time for the discussion of matters that
by precedent go before the parties to the
negotiations. The question of an armstice
Is one that is considered at formal meet
ings, and ! can assure you that President
Roosevelt made no request for an armls-
tlce"
Tonight Baron komura and the commits
siOn Will dine with the trustees of the Japa-
nese Club. The dinner will be informal ana
only Japanese will be present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
A 7 RAIN COLLISION
Twenty-Five Injured in a
Trolley Crash
AT CLEVELAND, OHIO
AIR BRAKES AND REVERSE
LEVER FAILED TO WORK.
On One Car Were Many Excursionists
From ellington-Trainmen
Badly Hurt.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July % - Because
r-brakes and reverse lever both refused
to work a Euclid avenue car coming from
the parks late last night crashed into sec
ond car in front. which had slowed up at
the crossing of Olive street and Euclid
avenue The entire vestibule of the second
car and the first two seats were demolished.
The canopy and the rear platform of the
first car were jammed up into the rear
seat. Twenty-Five persons were injured.
The motorman of the second car. Bert Cor
don, was badly injured, and was taken to
the hospital. On the car were a number
of Wellington. Ohio, excursionists, who had
been spending the day in Cleveland.
List Of Injured.
The list Of injured so far as obtained is
as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. George Petsnger Mrs.
Lewis Petsinger and daughter Ruth. all
of Beacon street; Miss Minnie Frereich.
300 Woodland avenue; Alice Klein. Mark
Klein, Mrs. ]. B. Gruelich and daughter
Esther, Rex Allen, Wellington, Ohio; Mary
Benedict Wellington, Ohio; Mrs. B. w.
Moore, Cleveland. was taken from car un-
conscious and may die; Mrs. Martin Berg
man and daughter Alice. A. S. Ledyard,
Wellington, Ohio; Motorman Gardner, frac-
tured leg.
Many of those from Wellington sustained
only slight injuries and hurried to the depot
to take the train. Their names were not
obtained.
Both cars were of the largest type and
were loaded with passengers to the fullest
capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
THE STILLWELL ROUTE.
Proposed New Southwest Line-Pro-
moter's Confidence.


moter's Confidence.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S.-Henry g..
Manning director of the Kansas CITY
Mexico and Orient railway. commonly
known as the Stillwell route, planned to
extend from Wichita, Kan, in a south
westerly direction through Kansas, Okla
homa, Texas and Mexico to Topolobampo,
on the gulf of California, is here. He ex-
presses the utmost confidence in the abll-
ity of A. E. Stillwell to accomplish his
plans and says the road will be completed
inside of three years In discussing the
subject Mr.. Manning said:
THE conditions under which Mr.. Stlllweii
has been building the Kansas City, Mex
leo and Orient railway are not generally
understood. He Is building the entire road
through construction firms and not through
the financial aid of banking institutions
The road is being built in sections and he
Is already operating a portion of his line.
Rails have been laid from Topolobampo on
the gulf eastward for about $50 miles. and
westward from Chihuahua he has about 30
miles of road operating. Shortly after the
line leaves the western coast Of Mexico II
stretches over one of the most fertile sec
tions of the southern republic, then enters
the rich mining sections, where abundance
OF business awaits 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
40 RIOTERS ARRESTED
SEQUEL TO STRIKE DISTURBANCE
IN CHICAGO LAST NIGHT.

CHICAGO, July 2S.-The arrest of forty
two persons last night ended a riot which
began with an attack two non-union
teamsters at Halsted and Van Buren,
streets. More than 500 men and women
were involved. James Simpson and Oscar
Berger, non-union teamsters, who had re-
signed their position. were recognized by
union men. They were attacked. and as the
crowd increased the police were notified.
Lieut.. O'Conner and patrol wagon load
ed with policemen soon arrived and the dis
turbance continued. Attempts to disperse
the crowd were unavailaing, and the lieu
tenant ordered the policemen to arrest all
who refused to go away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
JOHN CARBUTT DEAD.
Noted the World Over Among the
Photographers.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 2s.-John
Carbutt. known 10 photographers the world
over. is dead at his home in this city, aged
seventy-three years. He had been suf-
ferer from Bright's disease for more than
a year.
Mr.. Carbutt came to this city from Shelf
field, England. in 1858. He was skilled as
a chemist, and made scientific photography
his life study. The Photographers Asso-
citation OF America chose him as their first
president. and he acted as official photogra-
pher when the Canadian Pacific railroad
was constructed. He made several tnven-
tions facilitating the taking of pictures in
color. chief of which was the orthochro-
matte plate.
In 1879 he perfected his widely known
"Carbutt dry plate" which revolutionized
the trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
GOV. CARTER HERE.
Satisfied That He Will Have the Sup
port of the Administration.

Gov George r. Carter Of Hawaii called
at the Interior Department this morning
and paid his respects to Acting Secretary
Ryan. Gov. Carter said his business In this
country was finished when he ended his
conference with the President at Oyster
Bay AS far as he was concerned, he
said, the Hawaiian difficulty is passed. He
is satisfied that he will have the support
of the administration in administering the
affairs of the islands, and he is preparing
to go back to his desk with more conf
dence of a successful termination of the
internal troubles of government. Gov. Car
ter leaves Washington tonight for San
Francisco, and will sail for Hawaii as soon
as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
RECEIVES DELAYED BRIEF.
Mr.. Keep Will Consider Arguments OF
Typesetting Machines.

Assistant Secretary Charles Hallam Keep
of the Treasury Department, who Is the
chairman of the commission recently ap-
pointed by the President to investigate gov
ernment business methods. and report with
suggestions for their improvement, and also
to investigate the recent order of the public
printer for seventy-two additional Lanston
Monotype machines has received the de-
layed brief of counsel representing the Mer-
genthaler machine, and today took the
papers to his home, where he can have un-
interrupted time for their consideration. 1t
is now expected that the report and recon-
menda ations In the government printing Of
fee matter will be in the hands of the
President before the middle OF the coming
week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
APPEAL TO MORMONS.
Initial Movement to Convert Disciples
to Former Principles.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 2S.-Fred
erick w Smith. grandson of the prophet
Joseph Smith and the son of Joseph Smith.
the present head of the reorganized Church
.of Latter Day Saints has started propa-
ganda to convert the Mormons of Utah to
the former principles of the church as
enunciated by the prophet.
AS the initial step in his campaign Mr..
Smith has issued an open letter to the
Mormons of Utah appealing to them to
abandon polygamy. commercialism and po-
litical interference. Authorities are quoted
to prove that Brigham Young led the peo-
ple away from the teachings of the prophet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
SPEAKER CANNON,
Will Be in the City Two or Three
Days,

Speaker Cannon arrived in the city today
and with his grip and overcoat, went at
once to the Capitol where he was in con-
ference for some time with Mr.. L. White
Busbey, his secretary. Mr.. Cannon came
east to look after some matters that re-
quired his attention here. He spent the
afternoon in looking up some matters in the
departments.
Mr. Cannon will remain here couple Of
days. and will then leave to visit some Of
his friends in the north, thence returning
to the west In two or three weeks he will
be back in Danville, where he will be most
of the time until the meeting of Congress-
"Of course, have my ideas about legisla-
ton that Congress may take up next WIN
ter" said Mr.. Cannon, but what is the
use of talking about it now
Mr. Cannon will stop at his home, 1014
Vermont avenue, while in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
ASSIGNED TO WAR COLLEGE.
Col. Leach Reports as Member of the
General Staff

Col. Smith S. Leach, Corps of Engineers,
has reported to Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, under
his recent detail as member of the general
staff and has been assigned to duty at the
Army War College building under the third
division of the staff. This detail will not
interfere with Col. Leach's present dulles In
charge of the Washington water supply sys-
tenn and the improvement of the Potomac
river for the present, but Will necessltate
the selection of another officer TO take
charge of those works in the near future.
His assistants, Capt. Wooten and Lieut..
Dent, Corps of Engineers, are personally
supervising the construction of the filtration
plant under the immediate orders OF Col.
Leach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Grand Jury Inquiry Ordered.

NpecIaI Dispatch 10 The Star.
RICHMOND Va. July 2s.-Judge Witt
has ordered the special grand jury which
investigated the third precinct of Monroe
ward and other matters in connection with
the recent primary to reconvene and fur
ther investigate the election. The fact that
FIVE indictments were returned and only one
precinct investigated has started all sorts
OF rumors in the city, and there is a demand
by some people that the primary shall be
declared null and void and another election
held Ii Is believed that the grossest of
frauds have been perpetrated The grand
jury Is 10 investigate the entire city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
TOOK HER OWN LIFE.
Body of Young Woman Found in
Maumee River

TOLEDO. Ohio, July 2s.-This morning the
body of Miss Abby Willing. aged twenty
five, was found in the Maumee river above
the city. Miss Willing had been missing for
two days and. her hat and pocketbook being
found on the bank. the river was dragged
and the body recovered.
Miss Willing was prominent in society
circles and sang in the choir of one of the
fashionable churches of the city. Recently
she has suffered from insomnia, and IL is
believed her mind became unbalanced and
that she took her own life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
HEAD oF THE WAR OFFICE.
Generals >Chaffee and Bates Will Act
as Secretary During August.

Gen. Oliver, who has been acting Secre-
tary of War since the departure of Secre-
tary Taft for the Philippines. will spend the
month of August with his family at Murray
bay, near the mouth of the st. Lawrence
While he is away on his vacation Lieut..
Gen. Chaffee, chief of staff, will act as Sec
retary of War until August 19, when he
will start for Paris to witness the maneu-
yers of the French army. During the re-
mainder of the month and until the return
of Cen Oliver Maj. Gen. Bates. assistant
chief of staff, will perform the duties of the
great military establishment. This will be
Gen. divers first holiday for many
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Entitled to Actual Expenses.

Controller Tracewell of the Treasury has
decided that William NJ. Stewart, chief sta
tistician of the census bureau, Is entitled
to be reimbursed his actual and necessary
travelling expenses incurred on a recent
trip to New York on matter connected
with the administration Of the office. AS
he was not detailed for the purpose of col
lecting statistics nor to supervise those so
engaged the Limitations of So per diem for
subsistence are held not to apply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Detailed With Idaho Militia.

Maj. Lorenzo P. Dawson, Z. S. A, re-
tired, with his consent has been detailed
for duty with the organized militia of the
state of Idaho at Boise. Idaho, for period
of four years, unless sooner relieved. Maj
Davisons assignment was made under the
provisions Of the militia law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
LUNCHEON TO SENATOR LODGE.
Entertained in London Today by
Premier Balfour

LONDON, July 2S.-Premier Balfour gave
a luncheon in the house of commons today
in honor of Senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts. The party included Lord Miner, the
former British high commissioner in South
Africa; Austen Chamberlain, the chancellor
of the exchequer; Gerald Balfour, president
of the local government board. and John
r. Carter, secretary of the American en-
basSy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
CRITICALLY INJURED.
Greensboro On. c. Youth Accidentally
Shot Himself

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
GREENSBORO, n. c.. July 2s.-Van Bal
lard Richardson, adopted son of Mr. and
Mrs W Nicholson OF Greensboro. nephew
OF Mrs. Nicholson and Chief Justice Walter
Clark. aged seventeen accidentally shot
himself in his room this morning. the bali
lodging in his left temple.
He has remained unconscious since and
is considered critically injured 1t is sup
posed. from the course of the bullet, that
he took the pistol from under his pillow
after dressing and accidentally discharged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
RICH GIFT FOR CHARITY.
Los Angeles Man Presents $225, 900
to Bishop ConatY.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 2S.-Bishop
Conaty Of this diocese of the Roman Cath
olic Church confirmed today the report that
he had received the personal check OF a
Los Angeles man for s225,0 600 donation
to the home of the Little Sisters of the
Poor, work on the construction of which is
about to be begun.
Bishop Conaty declined to make known
the name of the benefactor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
JUDGE PAQUET DEAD.
Was Past Grand Commander Of
Knights of Honor

NEW ORLEANS, July 2s.-A telegram
from Galveston today announces the death
of Judge Louis p. Paquet of New Orleans.
member of the city court bench.
Judge Paquet was past grand dictator of
the knights of Honor in Louisiana, and
held the office at his death of supreme rep
resentatiye of the order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
AIRSHIP MANS BOAST.
Claims He Will Make Aerial Trip to
This City September 1.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 28-Making flying
machines is easy for Frank M. Mahan OF
this city Mahan, who is eighty years old
and has been a hydraulic engineer for sixty
years. made a VOW on Thursday that he
would leave for Washington, D. c.. on Sep
tember l in an airship of his own manufac-
ture. cover the distance between breakfast
and dinner, take President Roosevelt out
for ride and return in the moonlight.
The machine in which this journey is to
be taken is not yet beyond the model stage,
but the inventor says he will stake his life
on the success of the apparatus. In an old
red brick building on Lake street the air
navigator will be made. Mahan is doing
the work himself. He says it will be ready
in six weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
No. 16,377.

Virginia, and Col. James Manu. now man.
aging the campaign of his uncle, Judge
Mann. for the gubernatorial nomination,
was a serious street fight today between
Maj. Tyler and Green. Tyler drew blood
and then knocked his own shoulder out of
place. Tyler got out of sick bed to make
the attack No arrests were made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
MANY INVITATIONS TO SPEAK.
Secretary Shaw to Address Virginia
Republican Convention.

Secretary Shaw has accepted an invita-
tion to address the Virginia republican
state convention at Roanoke August 8.
The Secretary will leave Washington on the
night Of the 7th. 1t is said that there prob
ably is no man in public life at this time
who receives as many invitations to make
public addresses as Secretary Shaw. He
has recently been in the west about week,
and during his absence his mall received at
the Treasury Department contained no less
than dozen such invitations from leading
commercial and political organizations
throughout she country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
GEORGE z. WORK DEAD.
For Many Years a Leading Chicago
Wholesale Tailor.

CHICAGO, July 2S.-George u. Work,
long a leading wholesale tailor of Chicago.
died suddenly last night of heart failure
while riding on an electric car Mr. Work
was born in Pennsylvania sixty-four years
ago. and came to Chicago in 1870 With his
brother, A. S. Work. he founded the whole
sale firm of Work Bros. & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Senator Alice Calls on Secretary Shaw.

Senator Alice of Delaware was at the
Treasury Department today and had long
conference with Secretary Shaw, presum-
ably about Delaware appointments This
visit recalls the fact, we'll known in the
state that Senator Alice and Mr.. Addicks
are no longer the close political friends
they once were, and as result of this rup-
ture the several factions in the republican
party Of the state are wider apart than
ever before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

was said, thereupon replied that he would
reprieve Hoch. and would telegraph the
sheriff Immediately.
states Attorney Heaiy announced-a few
moments subsequently that the governor
had telephoned information of a reprieve
for four weeks to enable Hoch to present
for examination the record in the case to
one of the justices of the Illinois supreme
court
Hoch was reprieved until the middle Of
September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
GAYNoR-GREENE CASE.
Argument for Writ Postponed Until
September 5.

MONTREAL, July 2S.-The argument for
the writ of habeas corpus In the Gaynor-
Green case was today by mutual consent
of Judge and counsel, postponed until Sep
tember 5. The habeas corpus application
is on the ground that the magistrate had
no power to try their case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
PLOT AGAINST SULTAN
KUSTENJI OFFICIALS FIND CON-
sPIRACY TO TAKE HIS LIFE.

BUCHAREST Roumania, July ga plot
against the life of the Sultan of Turkey has
been discovered by the authorities at Kust-
emil. A search of houses occupied by
Turks disclosed large quantities of revovers,
rifles, cartridges and compromising docu-
ments.
The Roumanian officials subsequently
discovered cases of rifles hidden IN the hold
of a Turkish steamer now at Kustenji
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
YELLOW FEVER VICTIMS.
Gov. Magoon Cables That Three Per-
sons Have Died on the Isthmus.

Gov Magoon today sent cable to the
Par anna canal commission, reporting that
three persons have died of yellow fever
Jacob Pioth, an American employed as
locomotive machnist under the mechanical
engineer and whose home is at Pittsburg,
Pa was one of the victims. Alfred Brown
a Jamaican employe. died at Colon, and J.C.
Sutherland, whose home was at Geneva, w.
Va, and who was employed a foreman
under the division engineer at Culebra, died
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
No Danger of Overflow.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2s.-According to
telegraphic advices received at the office of
General Manager Calvin of the Southern
Pacific Company today the company's
tracks are In no immediate danger of over
flow from the high water in the Salton sea.
The water is within two feet of the tracks,
but there has been no appreciable rise for
some days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
JERRY SIMPSON DYING
PHYSICIANS SAY HE CAN
SCARCELY LIVE "a HOURS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROSWELL. n. Mex, July 2S.-Jerry
Simpson, formerly representative from
Kansas, who has been i'll here of heart dis
ease, Is much worse. The physicians think
he can scarcely live twenty-four hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
THE CHINESE BOYCOTT
SHANGHAI MOVEMENT THREAT
EMS TO EXTEND TO SHIPPING.

Special Cablegram to Tie Star.
SHANGHAI, July 2S.-The boycott
against American trade threatens to extend
to shipping Coolies being urged not to
assist in loading discharging cargoes on
American ships.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
POLITICIANS FIGHT.
Noted Virginians Engage in Street
Alteration at Norfolk

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, July 2s-Another sequel
TO the political attack made by Nathaniel
T. Green. senatorial candidate, against SEN
ator w. w. Sale and his law partners. Maj.
Heth Tyler, son of former Gov. Tyler Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
Assistant Secretary Taylor's Return.

Assistant Secretary Horace A. Taylor of
the Treasury Department is expected to re-
turn to Washington from his trip to Alaska
August 4. A telegram from Sitka indicates
that he left there for the east on the 26th
instant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28

To Ferret Out the Sick.
Specfal endeavor must be made to diss
cover every person sick with fever of any
sort Each inspector Is provided with .
large oil can from which he is directed to
pour oil on all exposed water surfaces,
tubs cisterns and pools. Every night there
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-01
CORN AND ITS USES.

- u
Washington Post. The corn crop of
the United States for his fruitful year
Unexpected to aggregate about $500, 900
bushels, the cash value of which is es-
timated at s1,0o0,o00,00o. Absolute ac-
curacy either In ante harvest calcula-
tons or In post harvest summing up
of this or any other great crop is OBJ
viously impossible; but the official fig
ures may be accepted as close enough
approach to facts for all practicable
purposes. They are, in all probability,
much nearer to absolute truth than
most of the statistics on which the
government. operating through the
census bureau and the labor bureau,
expends a good deal Of money and
vast amount of labor. Some of the
problems attacked by official statisti-
clans are simply impossible Of solu-
ton by any means that could be de-
vised; others are not soluble by any
available means or means that could