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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
COMMANDER OLIVER ACQUITTED,
Freed From Blame for Sinking Lum-
Der Schooner Last November.

The record of the court-martial proceed
ings in the case of Lieut.. Commander ]. Fl.
Oliver Of the navy, commanding the supply
ship Culgoa, has been received at the Navy
Department. That officer was tried on the
charge Of "culpable negligence and ineffi-
cheney in the performance of duty" He
was acquitted by the court and restored to
duty by order of Rear Admiral Barker COM
handing the North Atlantic fleet
The charge was the result of a collision off
the coast of New Jersey November last
between the Culgoa and the lumber schoon-
er Wilson and Hunting. The schooner and
her cargo were lost and her captain and his
wife and two of the crew were drowned
The court-martlal found from the evidence
that Lieut.. Commander Oliver was not re-
sponSible for the accident
In reviewing the proceedings of the court
Rear Admiral Barker said:
From the evidence before this court IT
appears to the commander in-chief that the
words of the specification, he, the said
Lieut.. Commander James H. Oliver United
States navy, did neglect and fail to cause
the course of the said steamer to be cha sed
or her rate of speed to be increased or di-
minished, SO as to keep out of the way of
the said schooner, and did also then and
there neglect and fail to issue such timely
orders respecting the movements of said
steamer were proper and necessary to
avoid a collision with said schooner were
proved. as undoubtedly the testimony shows
that had the helm been put hard up or hard
down when the white signal was first seen
the Culgoa might have passed clear of tho
schooner. But under the circumstances as
brought out in the trial it is not surprising
that the helm was not put hard up or hard
down at once. as the schooner was appar-
emily running without her side lights Cor. IL
lighted, they were obscured), which fact de-
ceiyed the commanding officer and caused
collision. With the above exception the
innings or the court are approved and
Lieut. Commander Oliver Is released from
arrest and restored to duty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
FIGHT OVER LETTERS
NEXT DEVELOPMENT IN THE
SMITHS CASE.
Contest at Cincinnati Over Possession
Of Important Missives Entrusted
to Detective Akin.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April IA fight for
the possession of certain letters, which
were entrusted to Detective Akin by Mrs.
j. Morgan Smith when her husband was
arrested, is promised as the next develop
ment In the Cincinnati end of the Nan
Patterson case. Attorney Shay today de-
manded the return of the letters from the
detective. The officer refused and the at
toiney announced that the matter would
be taken into the courts.
The attorney declared he would compel
the delivery of the letters and threatened
TO cause the detectives arrest Akin re-
FUSED, pending the arrival of Assistant
District Attorney Caravan from New York
this afternoon, and Shay decided to defer
action until Monday
Akin said that when appealed to by Mrs
Smith regarding the letters he supposed
that they were of minor Importance and
entirely unconnected with the case. and
therefore he had promised to care for Them
Letters Would Hang Nan.
After they had been turned over to him,
he said that Mrs. Smith declared IF these
papers ever get into the hands of the police
they'll hang Man.
rms remark caused him to change his in
tention, and he has turned them over to
the Cincinnati police for safekeeping until
the papers can be delivered to District At
torney jerome. The contents of most Of
the letters have not been made public, but
at least four said to be very important
Among them is letter for H. L." who
telegraphed Smith the day of Smiths ar
rest, Keep your mouth shut New York
Will attend to your case"
The Tell-Tale Letter.
The III. L." letter is addressed to ''Tes-
she" which Akin says is one of the names
assumed by Mrs. Smith in her wanderings,
while Alex" according to Akin, is Morgan
Smith. The letter is written upon an elab-
orately embossed sheet of tinted paper of
rich quality. The text is as follows:
Dear Tessie: We are sending you today
some more money. This is the last we have,
and God knows where any more is coming
from. Hereafter Alex. and you must do
the best you can without our help, but
whatever you do. keep away from New
York. We are all driven to desperation,
and the suspense is awful God knows what
will happen. Do not let him come back to
New York. (Signed.) II. L."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Marine Band Concert.

At the navy yard tomorrow there will be
a concert at 200 D. m. by the United States
Marine Band orchestra, William H. Santel-
mann, leader.
The program follows:
March-"General Haywood .Santelmann
Overture to the Song Of Hiawatha"
Coleridge-Taylor
Solo for violin-"Concerto in E Minor"
Mendelssohn
(a) Andante.
OBJ Allegro motto appasinato.
Musician. Lucfan Conen.
Waltz-"Invitation to the Dance"
Observation-Disclosures
Harp obligato by Miss O'Toole
Suite dOrchestra-"Scenes Alsaciennes,'
Massenet
(a) Dimanche matin.
(b) Au Cabaret.
(c) sSous les Tilleuls.
I'D Dimanche soir.
sSoI for cello and clarinet. with violin
Obligato.
Musicians. ]. A. Jaegfe. cello: W. B. Judge,
clarinet: E. o. Weber, violin.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.......... List
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Army Orders.

Captain George F. Landers. Artillery
Corps. has been ordered to treatment At
the United States Army General Hospital
at Washington barracks.
Second Lieutenant Charles F. Donnohue.
Artillery Corps, has been ordered to assume
charge of the construction work at Fort
Dade, Fla, relieving Second Lieutenant
Myron s. Crissy. Artillery Corps. of that
duty.
Major Charles I. Greene, Z. S. A, re-
tired. has been detailed for general recruit
ing service at Davenport. Iowa. vice Cap
tain Edwin NJ. Suplee, 14th Cavalry, re-
Eeved.
Second Lieutenant William J. Ayres.
Philippine Scouts, recently appointed, has
been ordered to proceed to Manila for as
sgnment to duty.
Colonel S. T. Norvell, U. s. A, retired. at
Tallahassee, Fla. has been ordered to
ThomaSville Ga. for the purpose of obtain
ing evidence desired by a court-martial at
Fort Barrancas, Fla.
Contract Surgeon r. King Cole has been
granted two months leave of absence, and
the leave of absence granted First Lieu
tenant Benjamin Stark. tr., Philippine
Scouts, has been extended to include June
30.
Captain Clarence J. Manly assistant sur
Seon has been relieved from duty at Fort
Brady, Mich, and ordered to Fort Yellow
stone, Wyo., relieving Captain F. NJ. c.
Usher assistant surgeon, who is ordered
to duty at Fort Brady.
Contract Surgeon Harper Peddlcord. on
duty in Alaska, has been granted two
months leave of absence
First Lieuts Charles S. Haight, 4th Cav
airy, and William ID. Forsyth, 18th Cavalry.
have been ordered to examina ton for pro-
motion.
Lieut. Col James Parker, United States
cavalry, now awaiting orders at St Louis,
Mo-. has been ordered to Fort Riley, Kan.
for duty, pending his assignment to a regi-
ment.
Second Lieut.. Ralph W. Drury 9th InfaI-
try, has been ordered to the Allegheny Ar
senal Pa, for duty with Company i, LIST In
fantry.
First Lieut.. Warren Dean, 18th Cavalry
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
ELECTION PREDICTIONS.
Money Wagered on Result of Chicago
Contests.

Special Dispatch to The Sunday Star -.-
CHICAGO. ILL.,, April 1.-More than $3.50,
900 is said to have been wagered on Tues
days election at odds running from two to
one to five to one. Democratic Chairman
Wenter puts the vote as follows:
Total. $4,000; Dunno, 10000; Harlan,
10000: socialist. 1900; prohibition, 12,0Oo;
scattering, 1000; DUNES plurality, 80, 900.
The socialists. however, except to poll
$4,000 votes. Mr.. Harlan is out in a state
ment predicting the election of the entire
republican ticket. Judge Dunno said to-
night:
Il am more confident than at any other
time in the campaign that the ticket viii
be elected and that the people will declare
for municipal ownership In a more Dis
tinct voice than ever before l will he
greatly disappointed In my estimate of the
municipal ownership sentiment of Chicago
If my majority is not 75,O0O.''
Manager Reddck of the Harlan cam
paign would only say:
THE result of the mayoralty campaign
is not In doubt. John Maynard Harlan
will be elected mayor of Chicago by n
handsome majority. and then will come
the dawn of brighter day for this city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
BIDS GOODBYE TO CHINA.
Minister Conger Received in Farewell
Audience at Picking Court.

PEKING, April edwin H. Conger.
American minister to China. who has been
appointed ambassador to Mexico and who
will be succeeded by w. w. Rockhill. chief
of the bureau OF American republics. was
received in farewell audience today by the
emperor and the dowager empress and was
decorated with the first grade of the third
class of the Order of Double Dragon. Mrs.
Conger subsequently had an audience Of
their majesties and was the recipient of
imperial gifts.
AS Mr. Conger has been for some time the
dean of the diplomatic corps. and owing to
the fact that he went through the siege Of
the legations here by the boxers In 1900
his departure is invested with peculiar in
terest.
At a private dinner given at the German
legation tonight there was a most cordial
exchange of expressions of personal esteem
by Mr. Conger and Baron Mumm Won
Schwartzenstein. the German minister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
LABOR WAR w AGING
PRESIDENT 0oMPERS ISSUES
PROCLAMATION.
Says Socialists Are Trying to Break UP
Organized Laboratories
Accusations.

The American Federation of Labor is up
in arms against the socialist unions in the
west, which have called a convention in
June in Chicago to form a national union
in opposition to the Federation of Labor
Unions affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor received copies of a proc
lamation yesterday from President Com
pers, warning them that the convention Is
part of plan of the socialists to smash the
unions, and accusing the American Labor
Union, the socialist organization under
whose auspices the convention is called,
of Systematically planning to undermine
the unions by giving charters to organiza-
tons formed in opposition to unions in the
American Federation of Labor.
The present movement against the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor is the strongest at
tack on that body that has yet been made.
According to President Gompers, the two
factions of socialists, the Eugene V. Debs
party, with headquarters in Chicago. and
the De Leon party, which has headquarters
In New York, have stopped fighting each
other and have Joined hands in an attempt
to get the upper hand of the American
Federation. The call for the convention, he
says. has been signed by twenty-six men
who have for years been engaged in the
work of disrupting unions.
Mr.. Gompers goes on to accuse the social
list bodies in the west of giving charters to
number of unions after charters were re-
fused to them by the American Federation
of Labor for failure to recognize it's rulings.
One of these is the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Engineers, which, after the general
strike for the nine-hour work day of the In
ternational Association of Machinists. re-
fused to amalgamate with the latter on
being required to do SO by the American
Federation of Labor. The United Brother
hood of Railway Employees, rival of the
railroad Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, firemen and others. also received
charter from the western labor union after
1t had been refused by the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
WILL PROCEED WITH THE WORK.
Dispute With Canada Over Diversion of
Waters Settled.

The President and Secretary Hitchcock
have been in conference during the past
two days with a delegation Of settlers
from the Milk River valley in Montana
concerning the extensive system of irri-
cation which the government is about to
inaugurate in that section Of the country.
The project involves controversy with
the Canadian government over the diver
sion of water, and the committee was as
sured by both the President and the Sec
rotary that this had been settled sufficient
ly to justify the assurance that the work
would proceed. The committee consisted
of w. E. French, o. P Brigham, R. w.
of the enterprise will result in the addition
Of more than 800, 900 acres Of very fertile
land to the productive area Of the far
northwest and the committee was pleased
to hear that work would be vigorously
pressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Robbed of Her Pocket Book.

Mrs A. A. Miller of 2415 Glenwood ave-
nue., Toledo. Ohio, was somewhat excited
when she called on the police at headquar-
tiers last night to tell of her experience on
the street She said she was walking along
C street between John Marshall place and
Sd street when she noticed two small boys
approaching. She paid no particular at
tention to them until one Of them grabbed
her handbag and ran. Mrs. Miller had
just been at a local theater and purchased
tickets for Monday nights performance. and
the tickets were taken by the boy. She
also had $1.60 in cash. pair of spectacles
and number of other articles in the bag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
ILL EFFECTS OF FOOD PoIsoNs.
Statistics of Fearful Infant Loss From
Impure Products.

CHICAGO. April 1.-At a meeting of the
executive committee of the National Asso-
citation of State Dairy and Food Depart
ments to be held here today reports will
be submitted showing that $4,000 infants
died in the United States last year from
the effects of food poisons.
The claim Of the enormous fatality among
infants last year resulting from impure food
is made by ]. N. Hurry, secretary Of the
Indiana state board of health. Mr. Hurry
produces figures to show that 65 per cent of
the total deaths of infants in America last
year was due to poisons administered in
impure foods and the deadly connections
placed on the market by fraudulent food
manufacturers.
Renewed efforts toward prohibiting the
sale of food products containing poisonous
adulterants are to be made by the associa-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Changes in Commands.

Maj Frank f. Hobbs, ordnance depart
ment. has been relieved from command of
the Benicia arsenal. California, and ordered
to the command of the arsenal at Water
town, Mass. relieving Mai. Ira MacNutt.
who is transferred to the command of the
arsenal at Watervliet, N. Y, relieving
Lieut. Col. Daniel M. Taylor, who has been
granted four months extension of leave on
account of sickness.
Mai Frank Baker. ordnance department,
has been relieved from duty at the Water
town arsenal and ordered to duty at the
Rock Island arsenal. Illinois, relieving Mai
]. Walker Benet. who is ordered TO the
command of the Beuicia arsenal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
OFF FOR sANTo DOMINGO.
Special Envoy of Roosevelt to Study
Conditions There.

NEW YORK. April lon board the
steamship Caracas. which sailed TO-DAY FOR
San Juan, Porto Rico. was Prof. Jacob II.
Hollander of Johns Hopkins University. ap-
pointed special commissioner to Santo Do
mingo. for the purpose of investigating the
financial system and conditions Of the is
land government He will represent Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Mr.. Hollander will be met at San Juan
by the United States cruiser Chattanooga.
which has been placed at his disposal for
the period covering his investigation, and
on which he win san at once for Santo
Domingo city,. -
Beyond a sfatenient as to what his mis-
sion was to be. Dr. Hollander would not
discuss the affairs of the Morales admin
istration. He expec,; to- return by the
time the President gets back from his
hunting trip, which win be about the last
of May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
JOHANN HOCH'S CASE.
New Indictment Returned Against
Him in Chicago Today.

CHICAGO April IA new irfsictment
was returned today against Johann Hoch
IN connection with the charge that he muir
dered his wife. Mrs. Mary Walcker-Hoch
In former indictment Hoch is charged
with having furnished his wife with bread
and other food containing arsenic.
IL was feared the defense might seek 10
show that the arsenic found in Mrs Hochs
vital organs was administered hypodermic-
any. IN the new indictment II is set I'D
that the poison was given in yarfous usavs
Including the hypodermic treatment.
which the defendant claims he administered
to his wife during her Illness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Lieut.. Stroller Still Missing

Lieut.. Alphonse STROLLER of the 47th Conn
pany, Coast Artillery, at Fort Hunt, is still
recorded as missing" He disappeared sew
eral weeks ago. pending his trial by court
martial on charges preferred by Colonel
Roberts. Under the regulations, IL he does
not report before May 8, the expiration of
the three months limit fixed by law. he
will be dropped from the Army Register as
a deserter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
MICHIGAN ELECTION
Close of State Campaign-Very Little
Interest Manifested.

DETROIT, Mich, April with the ex-
cepception of the campaigns waged by can
didates for local offices in the cities and
counties of the state, there has been abso-
lutely no interest In the campaign which
closed tonight.
1t is conceded that the republican state
ticket will be successful at Mondays cleo
ton and that Justice Moore will be re-
elected to the state supreme bench
Two regents of the state university and
a member of the state board of educa ton
are the only other state officers who will be
elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
STEPSON SAW TRAGEDY.
Hearing in the Flood Murder Case at
Valdosta, Ga.

VALDOSTA, Ga, April 1.-The commit
nent hearing of A. l.. Frierson, charged
with the murder of ]. E. Flood some time
ago, and of Mrs. j. E. Flood accessory to
the killing, was held here this afternoon
before Judge Griffith of the city court.
The main witness was little John Flood,
stepson of the murdered man. who saw the
tragedy. Fierson was bound over to an
swer for murder, and Mrs Flood held as
accessory after the fact. Her bond was
fixed at $1,000. A number of witnesses were
sworn and large crowd attended the pre-
liminary hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
General Court Martial Convened

general court-martial has been an
pointed to meet at Washington barracks
d G, at once Tor the trial of such persons
as may be brought before IT. The detail for
the court is: Capt Meriwether L. Walker
Capt. William ]. Barden Capt. Earl
Brown FIST Lieut.. Harold c. Fiske, First
Lieut.. Ulysses S. Grant Sd Second ia,,t
John j. kingman, Second Lieut. Henry n
Robert. Second Lieut.. Thomas NJ. Robins
Second Lieut. Theodore II Dillon. First
Lieut.; Charles t. Leeds, judge advocate
All the officers are attached to tho Cor,..
of Engineers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Bureau Not to Be Transferred

President Roosevelt has signed an order
annulling his order transferring the office of
the commissioner of railroads and its rec
ords to the Department of Commerce and
Labor. While the transfer of property was
being made the officials OF the Department
or Commerce and Labor discovered that
there was no warrant of law for the trans
fer. Consequently, when the President was
made acquainted with the facts. the first
order was annulled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
CONTRACT FOR MAIL BAGS
Bids Will Be Opened at the Post Of
flee Department Monday.

Bids will be opened in the office of the
purchasing agent of the Post Office Depart.
ment tomorrow for the four-year contract
to supply the department with mail bags.
The appropriation for this purpose is $780,
600 year. which makes it one of the most
important contracts let by the department
1t has been held for the past four-year
term by William Taylor of Lyons, N Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
A Hamburg Lottery Barred.

A fraud order was yesterday issued by
the Post Office Department against the
Hamburg money lottery and Webbing &
Co., agents at Hamburg. Germany. for con-
Quoting a lottery enterprise through the
mails of the United States. Circulars were
received by many persons, one of whom
complained to the postal authorities. the
result being an investigation and the is
suance of the order noted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
To Go to the Portland Exposition.

An order has been issued by the Post
master General designating George s. PAUL
of his office as assistant representative of
the Post Office Department at the Lewis
and Clarke exposition, to be held at Port
land, Ore, this spring. Merritt o. Chance,
chief clerk of the Post Office Department,
was some time ago appointed principal
representative of the Post Office Depart
ment at the exposition
Mr.. PAUL will leave for his post at Port
land about the middle of April. but Mr..
Chance will not go until some time later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
SONS OF REVOLUTION
Will Present Cup to the Naval
Academy

The General Society Sons of the Revolu
ton. has notified the Secretary Of the Navy
of its purpose of visiting the Naval Acad-
envy on the 10Th instant, and Of its desire
on that occasion to present to the brigade
of midshipmen. as a token of appreciation.
a suitable cup to be inscribed with the
names of the midshipmen making the best
score at great gun practice at succeeding
competitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
STOCKING VLADVOSTOK
Many Trains With Supplies and War
Materials.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 1-More than
ten trains stocked with provisions and war
materials are leaving ST. Petersburg daily
for Vladivostok.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
ono LITERAL HE'LL"

Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackay Reiter-
ates His Statement.
NEW YORK. April Rev. DR.. Donald
Sage Mackay Of the Collegiate Church re-
piled today to the Reformed Church classts
of Iowa, which denounced him as hereto
for recent utterances about future punish
ment.
DR.. Mackay reiterated his statement that
there Is no literal hell and declared that 1t
was no heresy to reject the doctrine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
RECEIVER ASKED FOR.
Queen Anne Ferry Company Alleged to
Be Insolvent

Special Dispatch to The Sunday Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, April IA petition
was filed in circuit court No. today by
William F. Overhaul, asking that a re-
ceiver be appointed for the Queen Anne
Ferry and Equipment Company. Judge
Dennis signed order requiring that the
equipment company show cause by April
10 why receiver should not be named
The bill alleges that the company is insol-
vent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Fourth-class Postmasters Appointed.

Edwin L. Sprecher has been appointed a
fourth-class postmaster at Leland, Va, and
William r. Landlord at Princess Anne. Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Transport Buford or for Philippines.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 1.-The United
States transport Buford sailed today for
the Philippine Islands with $50 soldiers OF
the 10th Infantry on board.