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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16

Revelations in Referees Hearing in
New York Today.

NEW YORK, March 16.--That banks
loan hundreds OF thousands of dollars to
customers without any other security
than the good credit of the broker desir-
ing the loan was the statement made by
witness today in the hearing before a
referee in bankruptcy in the cause of the
bankrupt firm Of Jacob Berry & Co.
Henry r. Carse. assistant cashier of the
Hanover National Bank, was the witness
who made the statement
In answer to questions, Mr.. Carse said
the firm of Jacob Berry & Co. had a COM
merciaI account with the Hanover Bank
and that the bank made the firm loans
from time to time. He could not tell
whether daily loans of 100000 had been
granted to Berry & Co, but did know
that loan of 100000 was made to the
firm the day before 1t failed.
These loans, the witness said, were Sc
cured by promisery collateral notes. He
was asked If the only security was the
equity Of the firm and he replied no. that
the security was the good name Of the firm
dealing with the bank. Jacob Berry & Co.,
the witness said, had been in business for
forty years and the firm stood very high.
In answer to further questions, he said
that some of the securities given by Berry
& Co. for these loans were steel stocks,
which were sold by the bank. Some of these
stocks, the witness said, the United States
Steel Corporation declined to transfer on
the ground that they had been served with
papers claiming such stocks to be the prop
erty of some other person. He refused to
read from the pass book from October to
the date of the failure. November 20. all
the loans of 100000 each which had been
given by the bank to Nle defunct firm.
The pass-book was put in evidence. how
ever, and counsel read extracts from 1t,
shh wing that fifteen days in October
loans OF 100000 were made by the bank
to Berry & Co. There were four other
loans to the company during the same
month of $4,000. $1,000 $4,000 and $45 600.
respectively. No interest was charged on
these loans. the witness said
Asked what compensation the bank re-
ce1ved for the accommodation, the witness
replied: The consideration of the brokers'
account. The firm had handsome ac-
count with the bank, and received no more
accommodation than such account entitled
II to. The same accommodation was given
TO other business people of like standing"
The witness was ordered by the referee to
produce at the next hearing the original
agreement between the bank and Jacob
Berry & Co., which made the loans pos
sible. wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
MARCoNI,s MARRIAGE.
Brilliant Function at st. Georges
Church in London Today.

LONDON, March 16.-The marriage OF
Gugielmo Marconi to the Hon. Beatrice
O'Brien, fifth daughter of Lady Inchiquin,
attracted many people to st. Georges
Church. Hanover square, today. Signor
Marconfs mother and brother, the latter
being the best man. came from Italy for
the ceremony. Lord 1nchiquin gave away
the bride. who was attended by four brides
maids. The couple afterward started on
their honeymoon, which will be spent In
Ireland. They expect to sail for New York
March %, and later proceed to Rome. where
they will be the guests of King Victor En-
manuel and Queen Helena at the Quirinal.
The upward of five hundred presents
ceived included costly collection OF jewels.
The unusual public interest in the event
was evidenced by the fact that the crowds
which collected outside the church were so
dense that traffic had to be stopped. The
couple were loudly cheered as they drove
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
STORM RAGING IN FAR WEST.
More Landslides Tied Up Trains in
Mountain Passes.

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, March 49,
Another landslide has occurred in the Ca
jon Pass on the line of the Santa Fe
Railroad, and nine passenger trains are
tied up In the mountains. five eastbound
and four weSlbound
The storm is still raging in the noun
tains. with heavy rainfall and strong
wind.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal, March 1.-two
landslides have again isolated Santa Bar
bara from railroad communication with
the outside world. One is az Goleta, about
six miles to the north. and the other twelve
miles south, the latter being the most seri-
Gus. The rain storm continues with a
strong wind from the southeast The rain
record for the storm is about four and a
half inches up to today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
News Briefs.

The election for city officials occurred at
Charleston. w. Va, Monday resulting in
the republican ticket. headed by John A..
Jarrett, for mayor. being elected by a ma
jority of about 500. The democrats elected
two out of seven members CT council
Eight persons were injured. four seriously,
as the result of a Carnegie trolley car
jumping the track while descending a steep
grade in Pittsburg last Saturday. After
leaving the tracks the car plunged down a
1Uafoot embankment into creek.
The body of Robert Kidney, an aged
miser living about six miles from Port By
ron. N: Y, in cabin in the woods. was
found lying In a pool of blood. He was
murdered and his home robbed. There IL
no clew to the murderer.
DR.. Edward p. Hayward. eldest son Of
the late United States Senator M. L. Hay
ward. is dead at Nebraska City. Neb.. after
a brief illness. DR.. Hayward served as a
surgeon in the Spanish war in the Philip
pines.
bill to compel every life insurance
company doing business in Wisconsin to
adopt the mutual plan passed the assembly
Tuesday and will now go to the senate
The bill applies to outside companies doing
business in the state. as well as TO Wiscon-
sin companies,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
STANDARD OIL HINDERED
Peoria Supervisors Refuse Permission
to Lay Pipe Line.

PEORIA, Ill, March 16.-The board of
supervisors of Peoria county have refused
the Prairie OIL and Gas Company the Kan
sas branch of the Standard Oil Company,
permission to lay its pipe line from Kansas
to Indiana across certain highways in the
northern part of the county.
Unless the supervisors can be induced to
reconsider this decision the men now con-
Meeting the line will have to stop work and
the company will find itself with gap in
its lines which it cannot legally close The
boards refusal to grant the desired permis-
sion was based on an assertion that the
authority lay with the highway commits
sioners of the territory affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Zemstvos Taking Advantage
of Imperial Ukase.
PUSHING THEIR CAUSE
REFORM PARTIES IN RUSSIA
ALIVE TO SITUATION.
Taking Advantage of Ukase to Demand
Elaborate Upon Rescript.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 16, 2:3O pm
The zemstvos. doumas, ETC.. throughout
Russia are taking advantage of the I'M
perial ukase issued simultaneously with the
rescript comforting upon individuals and
institutions the right to freely petition the
emperor through the committee of min
listers on all questions affecting the welfare
of the empire, to demand representation
upon the commission which is celebrating
the rescript.
The Importance of the ukase, which was
largely overlooked at the time, has now
become a powerful weapon in the hands
of the liberals, who contend that it neces-
sarily carries with it complete guarantee
of freedom of speech and assembly. without
which the right to petition on general ques-
lions would necessarily be farce. ana
also freedom OF the press for the discussion
of such questions.
They now propose, In order to force
test of the governments sincerity. to
openly organize clubs for the purpose or
debating political questions. The MOSCOW
and ST. Petersburg ZemStvos have already
voted strong resolutions demanding repre-
sentation on the rescript commission.
Strike Situation Improving.
The strike situation seems everywhere to
be improving. The social democrats here
nave duftoco tliC StiiASiS, '" nv NAS "-~N-~S
money and confronted with starvation, to
return to work, and less than 10000 work.
men are now out.
On the other hand the prospect of general
disturbances on a large scale are becoming
decidedly more threatening and are causing
the deepest concern.
Many landed proprietors are afraid to go
back to their estates. The movement has
not assumed political phase, but Is In the
old form of a demand for a redistribution
of the land AgitatOrs are shreWdly spread
ing the report that the emperor has decreed
such a division. telling the peasants that
the proprietorS do not want to submit, anu
thus setting them against the landlords IN
the emperOr'S name.
Division of Land.
The agitation has now spread to Simblrsk
province where the peasants are making
ready to begin a division of the land as
soon as the snow melts.
1t is reported that the terrorists have
formally notified the government that they
will cease their activity for a month and
await the result of the rescript
story is current that plot in the arts
tocratic page corps has been unearthed. in
eliminating papers being discovered en- the
person of a student named VerhofSky, son
of the general of that name, and another
student. The authorities, however, deny
all knowledge of the plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
MUKDEN's PLACE IN HISTORY.
The Battle Marks an Epoch In the
Civilization Of the East.

From the New York Times.
Our cable dispatches this morning report
the Russian casualties in the battles ABOUT
Mukden in the Shakhe quarter alone at
1856. 500. and the total losses by the Japanese
since February 20 at 4,222. These losses
though we discount materially the uncer-
tain cabled estimates of upward of a mil
Lion combatants on both sides, make the
battle of Mukden appear. even in COMPARE
son with tabled Granicus and Arbela the
most prodgious ever fought. A brief re-
view Of historic battles would point to this
conclusion.
The Greek troops under Miltiades and the
Persians of Datis and Artaphernes a Mar
athon numbered slightly over 10000 the
casualties of the Persians were 6.4O0, and
of the 1000 Greeks 1872 In the battle of
Issus. 1873 B.. c.. according to the most
nearly authentic accounts. 5000 soldiers
under Alexander the Great routed Darius
army of 100000, killed 1900 and took 1000
prisoners Two years later at Arbela the
Macedonian army coilided with 1,OOO,ooo
Persians so it was said-but this, is draw
ing the long bow by hundreds of thou
sands-and scattered them. At Granicus
the Greek condueror was reported to have
'annihilated' host of 620OO0 Persians.
Modern figures are probably more trust
worthy. The losses at Crecy, in 1916, were
about $4,000 among the 10000 French and
English troops engaged. At Agincourt, in
d Albret were met by Henry V and his
$4,000 Englishmen and 10000 of them slain.
Blenheims famous victory" was achieved
in 1904 with 10000 combatantss in all, and
the French dead numbered 10000
In the battle of Leipsic the total forces
engaged We're 94SO, 900, of which NAPOLEON
had 10000 The losses are reported at
$4,000 for both sides. Thus it will be seen
that in the numbers engaged and in the
losses the battle of Mukden outranks that
OF Leipsfc, which was on the largest scale
of all the Napoieonie, battles
Yet the yastsnumbers of the combatants
IN this battle and the unparalleled slaugh-
ter reported from the front do not suffice
to rank Mukden so high in the list of bat
ties as the fact that 1t may mark an enoch
In eastern civilization. The conflict at Muk-
den represents two civilizations, one west
ern, medieval and obsolescent, yet such as
has made st. Petersburg and Moscow. the
kremlin and the Winter Palace, names of
poetic dread and rsplendor; the other a civ
ilizatfon VIGOROUSLY and essentially mod.
ern, though Asiatfc and still adherinp to its
ancient worship. On this account and In
such measure as the Japanese genius has
manifested its superiority on this Acid
ought Mukden to find it's place with Mara
thon Metaurus Tours, Hastings and water
100. And who will doubt that by this ha ttIa
the menace and 5encroa chment Of the cars
empire upon Southern Manchuria PORT
Arthur and the lttoral opposite lamar
were made finally ineffective? "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
DENIED BY JAPAN.
She Claims That Russia Has Repeated
ly Violated Chinese Neutrality.

From the foreign office at Tokyo the jap
anese legation has received dispatch
bearing on the report that the Russian
government has issued another statement
10 the powers to the effect that the imperial
troops were guilty of violation of China's
neutrality. as their appearance behind the
Russian army In the western part of Feng-
tien province must have been effected by
taking route through Mongolia. LAS a mat
ter of fact, however" the Japanese dis
patch from Tokyo says. "the imperial
forces have never passed through Mongo-
Ian territory, while Russia has long been
drawing supplies from Mongolia and al
ways have been sending there disguised or
armed troops which. intimdating native
princes and people, have caused them to
render assistance to the Russians in the
rear" The dispatch from Tokyo points out
the following as the facts in evidence:
Il From the beginning of the war till
last July Russia had at Halatokai and Les
serkouon and in Khorchin district under
the jurisdiction of Prince of Hintu some
200 soldiers detailed for requsitioning horses
and cattle.
- In the latter part of last June a Rus
sian force consisting of some fifty troopers
and artillerymen proceeding from the ne en-
borhood of Tie Ling CTie Pass and Kali
yuan penetrated into the interior of Mon
golid under the rule of Prince Pei taking
their route between Chung Chatun and
Hangar.
''3 In last September a body of Russian
soldiers together with number of Man
churian and MoTgolian soldiers under their
employ proceeded ives twayd from the neigh
borhood of Tie Ling, guarding 800 carts
laden with arms and ammunition and pass
ing through that part of Mongolia which Is
administered by the Prince of Hintu to
Paknoshu near Lesserkoulon. At Paknoshu
they met with resistance at the hands of
the Chinese officials and people and being
defeated, had the ammunition confscated
by the magistrate of the Chaoyang district
"a. On September 10 last 300 Russian
troopers were dispatched from Tie Ling to
Halaseokai, presumably for the purpose of
intmidatng the aforesaid Chinese officials
and people.
% Since August last from 200 to 500
Russian soldiers have been stationed in the
capital town OF the Hawaite- Hsien or dis
trict and they have been going round In
the khorlos district in Mongolia extending
from Chuugchiatun 10 Petun. These Rus
sian soldiers levied supplies. especially cat
tie and horses. by requisition in the north
east of Mongolia and after bringing them
together at Petun. conveyed them south
east. under custody of soldiers, both by wa
ter and land routes through the Khorlos
district
IS 1t is still afresh in memory of the
general public that Russia had rifles guns
and ammunition, which she attempted to
send to north China from Mongolia through
Changchiakuo or kalgan confiscated by the
Chinese authorities at Kalgan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
POSTAGE REDUCTION OPPOSED.
British Postmaster General Averse to
Benefit to English Publishers.

LONDON. March i6-Postmaster General
Stanley today informed a deputation headed
by Sir Gilbert Parker that to grant their re-
quest for a reduction of postage on maya
zines and periodicals sent from England to
Canada to the same rate as charged from
the United States TO Canada would entail
loss of SI5010000 yearly.
He fully appreciated the value of the cir
cula ton of English newspapers. ETC.. in the
dominion. but it was impossible to adopt
such course.
One American postmaster general had de-
nounced the American rate because 1t en-
tailed heavy loss on the United States
post office.
In the convention of 1915 Canada had prac-
ticaiIy given a bounty to American publica-
lions. and any variations in the existing
charges should be an increase of the Amerf-
can rate. rather than decrease of the Eng
liSh rate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Ieanor Roosevelt. and her cousin,

Eleanor Roosevelt. and her cousin
Frank d. Roosevelt of Boston. Miss
Roosevelt is daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, and St Pat
rick's day was fixed for the wedding. so
that her fathers only brother. President
Roosevelt, could attend, he having an
other engagement in New York on that
day. The marriage will take place at 30
O'Clock in the afternoon. in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parish, jr.. East 18th
street. and the guests will be nearly all
from the old families of New York.
President Roosevelt will attend banquet
tomorrow night at Delmonico's by the
Friendly Sons of st. Patrick. AT 10 O'Clock
he Will go to the Hotel Astor to attend
banquet given by the Sons of the American
Revolution. From the Hotel Astor he VIII
60 directly to his train, which will leave
New York shortly after midnight for Wash
ington.
Just after noon today the President walk
ed across Lafayette square to the home or
Secretary Hay and spent a short time
with him.
Added to Reservation.
Nv an executive order the President has
added about 80 600 acres of land in the ex-
IRENE southeast corner OF Utah to the Nav
aloe Indian reservatjo The country is al
ready occupied by the Indians and the ad-
ditfors made to prevent a clash with per-
sons who might desire to settle there.
Trust Funds to Indians.
The President, upon the recommendation
of the Secretary of the Interior, has author
lied TIE payment to the Sisseton and Wah-
peton Indians, South Dakota. of 100000.
to be distributed per capita from the prin-
cIpal of their trust funds now In the treas
ury on account of the failure of their crops
for the last two years and the nece SSity of
funds to purchase seed and the condition OF
the Old and helpless Indians Their trust
funds now in the treasury amount to $3.50
600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
DIED FROM BRUTAL TREATMENT.
Italian Boys Death Deepens Assault
Mystery at Westchester.

WESTCHESTER, Pa, March 16.-Domi-
mic de Luca, the ten-year-old Italian boy Of
Howellville who was brutally kicked and
beaten by the assailant of his four-year-
old sister, Mary de Luca. on Tuesday night,
died today in a hospital here without re-
covering consciousness.
His death deepens the mystery surround
ing the assault and murder of the two
children. the police having been hopeful
that the boy would at least regain con-
seriousness long enough to name the as
saiant.
Ricardo Fortee. an Italian. Is under ar
rest on suspicion of knowing something of
the crime, but the police have no evidence
against him except the statement of q
brother of the murdered children that the
little girl was last seen alive in his COM
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
LAMpooNs Won BuELow.
Socialist Leader Bebel Criticises Ger
many's Russian Policy.


BERLIN, March 16.-Chancellor Won
engaged In a bitter discussion in the reich
stag today over Germany's Russian policy.
The chancellor's usual composure and good
humor in debate were disturbed by the al
most savage criticism of the socialist chief.
who said that Germany's Creeping before
Russia had Inundated her in the eyes OF
the world and had brought her to shame. "
He held Won Buelow responsible for Prus-
sia's engaging in the nasty work of catch
ing fugitives from Russian military service
and turning them over to agents OF the
autocrat, and for forcing men and women
whose only offence was love OF liberty 70
leave PrusSian territory at the instance Ok
Russian SPIES"
Herr Bebel laughed scornfully at the
chancellor's assertion that the sociaIists
wanted war with Russia. He had answer
an insurrection to break out In Russian
Poland Won Buelow would doubtless SEND a
note to st. Petersburg Offering German
troops to help in suppressing 1t.
The socialist chief was twice called 10
order by the president of the house.
Herr Bebel in another part of his long
speech read letter of Prince Bismarck to
his wife, IN which he spoke of the "charla-
tanry and pomposity of diplomacy
Herr Bebel said it was all very well for
the chancellor to say that the sale or
merchant ships to belligerents was 70
breach of international law, but what or
the ten German ships among the forty-f1ve
transports with the squadron commanded
by Admiral Rojestvensky They had not
been bought by Russia. Their crews were
in a certain sense prisoners of the Russian
squadron. He had private letters showing
that the crews did not know the destina-
ton of the ships before they were at sea.
Many men in the crews served against their
will. Could any one imagine that the Ham
burg-American Company did not know the
wishes before entering on
such engagements,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
KING EDWARD INDIsposED
Prince of Wales Presided at Today's
Leyee

LONDON. March licking Edward is
suffering from slight cold and conse-
quently the Prince of Wales, in behalf Of
his majesty, held todays levee at ST. James
palace. The function was not largely at
tended The American embassy was rep
resented by Secretary John Ridgely Carter,
Second Secretary Craig w. Wadsworth and
William Phillips. private secretary to Am
bassador Choate
The kings indisposition it is asserted at
buckingham Palace, is trivial. He received
Foreign Secretary Lansdowns, the Bra lillian
minister. and others in audience this morn
ing. but 1t was considered advisable that
he should remain indoors for a day or two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Penny Post in olden Times.

From the New York Globe.
The automobiles that are to replace the
Brighton tEngfanO mail coaches should
from the historical point of view, have run
first on the Bristol road, for the earliest
coach for the conveyance Of letters left
London for Bristol in August, 1884. Let
tiers were, however, posted about the king
dom long before that: for Thomas With
ering. postmaster to Charles I. was the first
ito regulate the conveyance OF letters
throughout Christendom. to run day and
night" and In 1880 1t was actually re-
corded that an answer might be obtained
in five days from place that was 800
miles distant. In London itself, the first
penny post twas set up on our Lady Day,
A. D. 1880; most ingenious and useful
project, invented first by Mr.. Robert MUIR
ray. and then Mr.. Dockwra joined with
him." Unfortunately for the enterprts,ng
spectators. however. the project paid: and
so we get the significant rider to the above,
The Duke Of York setxed on It IN 1e62s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
ADJOURNMENT DELAYED.
Waiting on the President for Judicial
Nominations.

1t is thought that the desire of the Pres
ident and the Illinois senators to have the
judicial nominations In that state made
and confirmed may delay the final adjourn
ment of the Senate. 1t was intended to
promote Judge Kohlsaat from the district
to the circuit bench but objection was
made which required further consideration
by the President 1t Is understood the
President cannot make the appointments
until Saturday, which would put off the ad-
Journment until Monday unless the ap-
pointments could be confirmed by unani-
nous consent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
GOyERNMENT SECURITIES.
Baltimore Markets.
;p ia, Dis latch to The Evening Star.

Sp 'iaJ DIS 'atch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE. Md, March 16.-FL0UR-Quiet
unchanged; receipts, 6,332 barrels; exports 52l9
barrels.
WHEAT-Dull; spot. contract. 110Ba111; spot.
No. red western. 111ka111A: March. 110Na111
red. 104sa104A receipts. 1.S40 bushels; southern
by scMple, 0Sa110; southern on grade. 99ha1l1h.
CORN-Steady; spot. b2Na53; March. 52Na53;
April, 521sa5S: May. 52Na53; steamer mixed. 50ha
81; receipts 80 243 bushels exports. 25,714 bush
corn, 6Oa53
OATSLFirm; No. white. 37ha37H: No. 2
mixed. 36kaS6l4: receipts. 1854 bushels
RYE-Firm. uptown. No. western. 8saSS; re-
CENTS $40 bushels
-YdAY-Firm unchanged.
GRAIN FRE1GHTS--Easer: steam to Liverpool
per bnsheI Id. March; Cork for orders per quarter
d 3D. March.
BUTTER-Etead7: fancy intuition. 23a24; fancy
creamery, 27az8; fancy ladle 2la2z; store packed.
20a31.
B0GS-Easy, 16
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