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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-04

Secretary General International Railway Congress.
struction and reconstruction is unending.
The roadway terminals and rolling stock.
suited to the needs of yesterday, are made
quate for the necessities of today, and still
much larger provision must be made for
the requirements of tomorrow
THE universal, urgent and unremitting
demand is for increased carrying capacity
at minimum cost of maintenance and
operation. Hand in hand with this goes
the demand for low rates of transporta-
ton.
"In the rapid evolution of this great in
strument of civilization 1T is not unnatural
that abuses should arise. AS we survey
thu past we can how much experience
and enlightened Judgment have served to
eradicate many of the wrongs which have
existed 1t is too much TO expect. where
such an agency touches the social and in
duStrial interests of so many people, at so
many points, that all of the inequalities
should have been removed. We may hope
that spirit of justice and ampler knowl.
edge may lead to the removal of the pres
ent defects and the prevention of evils In
the future.
Charged With Great Public Duties.
1.-The railway, by its very nature. is charged
with great public duties. 1t is in the high.
est sense public servant and must dis.
charge it's functions with impartiality, Civ.
ing to all whom it serves just treatment.
relations between the railway and the pub
lie. 1t Is of the utmost Importance that I'M
just favoritism should not obtain; that rates
should be open and enjoyed by all alike
Nothing so quickly and surely lays the
foundation of distrust and discomfort as
secrecy where there should be publicity as
inequality where there should be equality.
Transportation charges must be fixed with
just regard to the owners, the employees
and the public. The interests OF none can
be disregarded without ultimate injury to
ALL
The specific subjects which invite your
deliberations are of the utmost Importance
Among them are those which seek to pro-
mote the comfort and security of the travel
ing public and make more secure the lives
and limbs of the employees upon whose skill
and fidelity the safety of the person and
property of so many depends. Considera-
ton of principles and plans for the retire
ment and insurance of employees and work.
men, Is In harmony with the progressive
Spirit which has characterized the develop
ment of the interests in which you are con-
cerned. To provide some measure of relief
for those who are incapacitated for further
service by accident or the inflrmities of
years Is, in the highest degree just and
praiseworthy. Such relief is founded upon
broad, equitable and humanitarian princi-
PIES
Far-Reaching In Importance.
The sessions Of the international railway
congress are OF far-reaching moment They
bring into closer Fellowship distinguished
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WELLS ELECTION PROTESTED.
Enrique Perez Objects to Confirmation
Of the Boards Selection.

A meeting of the board of governors of
the Bureau of American Republics was held
at the Department OF State yesterday after
noon with Mr.. Peirce. third assistant secre-
tary of state, in the chair. Mr.. Fox, d.
rector of the bureau, submitted protest
from Mr.. Enrique Perez, Latin-American
member, against the confirmation of the
election OF Mr.. William c. Wells as chief
clerk Of the bureau on the ground that the
examination of the candidates for the Office
was not all that 1t should have been. Mr..
Perez was one of the candidates and Mr.. J..
Gordon Cumming was another The APP
pointment of Mr.. Cumming had been rec
commended by President Roosevelt
All the candidates passed the examination
and Mr.. Wells was elected by the board
by vote of to 5. The minority vote was
cast for Mr.. Cumming. So far as known
Mr.. Perez did not receive vote on the
final and decisive ballot What considera-
ton shall be given his protest has not been
decided. 1t is probable the chairman will
call a special meeting to consider the mat
ter.
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President International Railway Congress.
the opening when Vice President Fairbanks
appeared on the platform escorted by Mr..
Ernest Gerard of Belgium. the acting chair
man of the congress. Mr.. Fairbanks was
selected as honorary president of the body,
and was greeted with applause as he add
vanced to the front and Immediately called
1t to order.
Address of Welcome.
The Vice President then said:
THE very pleasant duty rests upon me
to welcome you to the seventh session of
the International Railway Congress. To
each and all of you l extend a cordial
greeting You who are accredited from
foreign countries need no assurance from
me that the American people welcome you
with that genuine and generous hospitality
with which you are ever pleased to ie-
ceive Americans.
Your assembling is always an event OF
much significance, for 1t brings together
men eminent in the political. economic and
transportation affairs of the world to de-
liberate upon themes which have a very
direct and considerable bearing upon the
interests OF mankind.
The railway Is essentially an instrument
of our modern civilization. There are many
men living who were born prior to the
construction of the first railway, either In
England or the United States. 1t was
created to meet an imperative demand, and
Its growth has been one OF the most mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-04
STRICKEN WITH YELLOW FEVER.
Announcement Of the Illness Of r. r.
West of This City.

The Office of administration Of Isthmian
canal affairs has received the following
cablegram from Governor Davis, at Pana-
ma:
West has yellow fever; present condi-
ton comfortable; William C. Gorgas Civ
ing Individual attention; canno. sail before
two weeks: advise Wilbur, George Wash
ington University. to notify Mrs West.
Two other cases: Charles Leach and N. NJ.
Barrett
The person first referred to is Mr.. R. r.
West, deputy auditor Of the canal zone,
whose home Is in the District of Columbia
Professor Wilbur Of George Washington
University, friend of Mr.. West. is the
person requested to notify Mrs. West.
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TO SUCCEED JUDGE MAGooN.
Paul Charlton Appointed Law Officer
of the Insular Bureau.

had decided finally to appoint Mr.. Paul
Charlton of Nebraska to succeed Judge
Charles E. Magoon as law officer Of the
insular bureau. The place was inadvertent-
ly covered into the civil service by blanket
order several years ago. and. consequently.
to appoint Mr.. Charlton it has become nee
essary to secure special ruling from the
civil service commission exempting the law
officer from the requirement OF submittins
to a competitive examination.
Mr.. Charlton lives In Omaha, and was 4
classmate OF Secretary Taft at Yale He
Is lawyer Of excellent reputation. He
now In Washington.
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THE MOTION GRANTED
COMMISSION TO TAKE EVIDENCE
IN FIELDS CASE.

Justice Wright. In Criminal Court No. 1.
today granted the motion of Thomas NJ.
Fields. indicted for the embezzlement of
funds Of the Washington Beneficial Endow-
ment Association, for a commission to ex-
anime as witnesses in his behalf William
T. Gilbert and Henry d. Hotchkiss. both
of whom reside In New York city. and for
letters rogatory for the taking OF the tes-
timony of Charles F. Miller, resident of
London, England Justice Wright, how
ever, declined to grant a postponement of
the trial of Mr.. Fields, which is set for
next Monday.
Through his counsel. Attorneys Lambert
G. Baker and Philip Walker. Mr.. Fields
today filed motion that the court require
the United States attorney to return to the
files in the office of the clerk of the court
all of the original papers in equity cause
No. 15.907-that of the Washington Bene-
fetal Endowment Association against the
Commercial Alliance Life Association, In
which Mr.. Fields and Andrew A. Lipscomb
were appointed receivers. Mr.. Fields con-
tends that ii Is highly necessary that he
and his counsel shall have access to and
be permitted freely to examine and In
spect such papers in order to prepare prop
erly for trial.
Bill Of Particulars.
Mr.. Fields today also moved the court 10
required the United States attorney to fur-
nsh him a bill of particulars setting 1orth
the details of the receivership order anu
property and of the ownership and convert
ing and approprfating alleged in the IN
dictment filed in the cause: and also setting
forth how and when the alleged money OF
property came into the alleged possession
of the defendants, and what connection, IL
any, existed between the money and the
receivership order and property; FOR that
the matters and things in question are al
legged only generally and inferentially in
the Indictment, but are necessary to be
known in. detail to the defendant so that
he may properly prepare his defense, ana
in order to avoid any liability to be sur
prised at the trial by evidence for which
he may be unprepared
Counsel for the defense gave notice TO
United States Attorney Beach that the mo-
tions will be called up in Criminal Court
No ] next Monday morning.
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Naval Movements.

The Alexander has arrived at Cavite, the
Scorpion at Tortugas. the Truxtun and
Newport at San Juan. and the Galveston
and Hull at Norfolk.
The Marblehead left San Diego yesterday
for Santa Cruz, and the Sterling left Phila-
delphia for Monti Cristi.
The battleship Illinois and the collier Mar
cellus left Hampton Roads yesterday for
short trip outside the Virginia Capes in Dr.
der to make practical test of a cable de-
vice for cOaling at sea.
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Cashier Coll Captured.

Henry G. Coll. cashier of the First Ma
tionaI Bank OF Milwaukee. from which
F, G. Bigelow, the president stole s1.SO.-
900, was arrested in Chicago yesterday and
taken to Milwaukee. He is said to have
been Bigelow's tool in the defalcation.
1t Is reported that Coll is expected to d.
vulge considerable OF the inside story Of
how the bank was looted even before his
case Is brought to trial.
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velous developments of recent times. From
a local creation. to meet local necessities,
it has expanded until Ii binds together re-
mote Industrial centers. 1t crosses and
recrosses continents and brings nearer to
each other the capitals of the world. 1t
tends to knit peoples together by the ties
of mutual respect. 1t has pushed forward
the frontiers of civilization and brought
the waste places under cultivation. 1t has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-04
CRITICISM OF FRENCH
JAPANESE COMMENT ON ELASTIC
ITY OF NEUTRALITY PLEDGE

TOKYO, May 4-The press of this city
continues it's sharp criticism of French neu-
trality in Indo-China waters, and expresses
surprise and indignation at what IL de-
scribes as the elasticity of Frances pledge.
The Jill urges the government to adopt
Independent action for the protection Of
the national interests, and insists that the
responsibility for the extension of nospi-
talities to the Russian fleet must rest upon
France. 1t is understood that the Japanese
government has addressed France on the
question of her neutrality. but the nature
or the correspondence is unknown.
Russians Accuse Japanese.
ST. PETERSBURG. May 4-The Novoe
Vremya today editorially maintains that
after the manner in which Japan has per-
sistently violated Chinese neutrality, Rus
STA would be fully justified In retaIiating by
sending out the interned cruiser Askold
and the torpedo boat destroyer Grozovo1
from Shanghai
Japan" says the Novoe vremya, mot
only committed fragrant violations of neu-
trality In the case of the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Ryeshitelni at Chefoo, and In the
use OF the Elliott Islands as base for her
squadrons. but she is now freely using the
Yinkow-Sinmintin railroad to forward
troops and munitions. Field Marshal Oyama
refusing, according to reports, to relinquish
possession of Sinmintin upon the demand of
the Chinese government"
The paper concludes: "Can we, after what
has happened. pay heed to Japan's pro-
tests? Ought we not, on the contrary, to
consider ourselves just as free from the
tangle OF Chinas neutrality as Japan
does?'
The NovOe Vremya also says there Is no
occasion for the terror created in diplc-
matte circles in Washington by the reports
that the Russian warships at Shanghai in
tend to SAIL
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Bids for General Supplies.

Bids were opened late this afternoon at
the District building for supplies to run the
District government for the next fiscal year.
The specifications called for half hundred
items, and there seemed to be half hum
dred bids on each item The prices gener-
ally were a tribe lower than for the present
year. but II is estimated that the total
will not vary much from that for 1906.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-04
WARsHIPs PURCHASED.
Reported Russia Has Bought South
American Navies.

SpeeiaI Dispatch 10 The Star-
NEW YORK, May 4.
A cablegram from Glasgow says: The
st. Petersburg correspondent of the Her
aid confirms the report of the purchase by
Russia of the Chilean and Argentina ma
vies. The vessels secured from the Argen-
tine republic number three battleships and
seven cruisers.
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Discomfort of Players on
Chevy Chase Links.
OPENING THE TOURNEY
LIST OF ENTRIES Is UNPRECE-
DENTEDLY LARGE.
w. n. Duff of Edgewood Turns in
Card Of 80 but Two Over Rogey
for Eighteen Holes.

What promises to be the most success full
golf tournament In the history of the Chevy
Chase Club was started this morning under
almost perfect conditions. The sun was too
hot for comfort for the tramp over The
course. but this was the only handicap de-
veloped. The list of entries is the largest
and the contingent of visiting golfers is I'M
doubtedly the biggest and best that has
ever played over the Chevy Chase course
in a tourney. Both the local golf clubs fr
seasons past have generally had about hall
dozen outsiders. but this morning there
were seventeen visitors names on the Chevy
Chase bulletin board.
This does not include Findlay s Douglas
who was unable to play today but will be
sure competitor I'm the big handicap Sat
urday In addition TO the size of the visit
Ing groups. the playing ability is there and
the local golfers in discussing this strength
ventured the prediction that 1t would re-
auire fine work to keep a single prize of this
tourney in the District
The Course Heightened.
Professional Douglas told The Star re-
porter at noon that the course was never
in better shape for fast play 1t has been
heightened into championship class, its total
length being 6-004 yards against 543I last
season. gain of 53T yards, or the distance
of one big hole. The first hole has had
thirty yards added to 1t, the seventeenth
made 125 yards longer and the old fifteenth
and sixteenth holes thrown into one of 81
yards. These improvements have placed the
course in the sporty class, and no more
VIII the visiting golfers refer to Chevy
chase as the easy game" Last season
the DOGGY was 10. but this year il is 49,
quite marked advance for the colonel
The two veterans of the game-Justice
Harlan and Judge Stronghold the honor
of starting the tourney this morning driv-
ing Off promptly at 10 O'Clock but the for
mer found the sun too hot and had to
stop. Judge Strong then returned to the
club house and again set out with one of
the later pairs.
AS the pairs began turning in from the
first round of eighteen holes the com
plants of the heat were loud and long
and the afternoon journey was not viewed
with complacency.
MIR. Alexander Britton has offered a
handsome prize to be played for by the
third sixteen.
w. H. Duff of Edgewood, turned in a card
OF so, but two over DOGGY. His card was:
QUIZ. 3 5 3 ) ) : 40
In.........-.... 4 5 3 ) t4o-Sa
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On Qualification Round.
Following are the scores for the first
eighteen holes of the qualification round:

roiio"iiS are tHe SSoIeS the nfSC
eighteen holes of the qualification round:
w. ]. Boardman. Chevy Chase ........... 81
w. NJ. Gray, Chevy Chase. 81
c. Harrison, Chevy Chase. 50
P. Mauro, Chevy Chase. 112i
G. p. Van Wyck, Chevy Chase ............ 50
w. G.. Peter. Chevy Chase. ST
w. j. Pettus, Chevy Observation-Disclosures. 104
M. Thompson, Chevy Chase ....a....... % ,
j. C. Davidson. Column bia ............ 81
E. Seton Columbia observation-disclosures. o.
f. p. Waggaman Columbia. ........ So
E. NJ. Talcott. Washington. ......... So
w. H. Duff, Edgewood. ........... so
L. w. Glazebrook, Chevy Chase. 90
G. A Weaver, Columbia -.-.......... Sc
II. Wylie Chevy Chase. Sc
J. II. Brickstein, Chevy Chase. 80
H B. Davidson Chevy Chase. 100
Joseph Anderson. Pittsburg c. c.. 90
S Dalzell, Chevy Chase. ............. IS
w. 2. Compton, Chevy Chase. ........ 30
p. NJ Prescott, Chevy Chase. %
w. F. Ham, Chevy Chase..--............ :5
o. McCammon, Chevy Chase. 50
c. A. Crawford. Chevy Chase. 40
H. Oiphant, Chevy base. -...-.........-.- 81
Allan Lard, Columbia. Observation-Disclosures. 81
A. B. Shelton, Columbia. ................. 10
F. E. Sullivan. Columbia. ................. 1o1
T. P. Gates. Minika hea ............-......- 80
A. S. Mattingly, Columbia. ............... 30
A. Keith, Chevy Chase. 105
H. Selfridge, Oakley IS
T. Grant, Chevy Chase. ~
A. H. Clapp. Chevy Chase. ................ %
Reeve Lewis. Columbia Observation-Disclosures 02
Sidney Maddox, Crescent A. C...........s "a
d. c. afferty, Chevy Chase. So
Alex Britton, Chevy Chase. ............- SIS
s. P. Knut Chevy Chase. ............... us
A. Winter. Washington. Ie3
ID. K. Jackson, Columbia ......-.......... 100
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Associate Secretary International Railway Congress
had a profound influence upon the COM
merce and customs of the people OF the
through which flows the worlds commerce,
giving life and vitality to countless COM
munities and manifold industries. IL Is
ineXtricably woven into the social and
commercial life of millions of the human
race.
Progress Noted.
mot only has the mileage of the railway
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The Argentine Navy.

The Argentine navy consists of coast
defense armor-clads, 5 armored cruisers, j
second-class cruisers of high speed BULL
at Elswick and modern smaller cruisers
and gunboats, with number older, as well
as destroyers and II first-class and 1C
second-class torpedo boats The modern
armored ships are the Almirante Brown,
4,267 tons, with 10 5.9-in. quick firers, {
4.7-in- quick firers; the Libertad, 1886 tons,
with 1O-in. .47-in quick firers; Indepen-
dencia, 2,336 tons, with the same armament
the Garibaldia, 6,S40 tons, with 1O-in., IL
6-inch quick firers 4.7-in. quick firers: the
Pueyrredon, 6,SS2 tons. with the same ar
mament; the San Martin, 6.SS2 tons, with 4
in quick firers, and the Gen. Belgrano, 6,SS1
tons, with 2 1O-in., IA Gin. quick firers, 2
3-in quick firers. The speed Of the vessels
range from 1871 knots to 20 knots for the
Belgrano.
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rapidly and vastly increased, but there has
been marked improvement in the char
acter of its construction and in the method
of its operation. Inventive genius, labor
and unlimited capital have been employed
continually in devisng new means of IN
creasing its efficiency and adapting it to
the increasing requirements of trade and
commerce.
Science and art, labor and capital, have
wrought a revolution. The work of con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-04
The Chilean Navy,

According to the latest edition of the
Statesmans Year Book the Chilean navy,
consists of the battleship Captain Pratt,
5000 tons displacement, 1900 horse power,
speed 1873 knots; six 9.4-inch and eight Al
inch guns; the belted cruisers Esmeralda
and O'Higgins, of 1000 and $500 tons, re-
spectively, and % and PIP knots, with
two S-inch. twelve 6-inch, four finch and
four S-inch and ten 6-inch guns, respec-
lively: the protected cruisers Blanco En-
calada, Ministro Zenteno, Pres Errarwuz
Pres. Pinto, and the Chacabuco, of APO,
5000. 1850 and 1890 tons, respectively, and
armed with two S-ineh. ten 6-inch, eight
G-inch, four 6-inch and two S-inch and
ten 41-inch guns, respectively. There are
also three torpedo gunboats. six destroyers
and eight modern torpedo boats
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the city and state executives a conferenc,
is said to have beer arranged between Gov
ernor Deneen and Mayor Dunno for tomor-
rwo evening or Saturday morning. The
governor is said to have assured the mayor
that in the meantime no order will he issued
calling out the state trOopS.
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technical knowledge
Mr.. Gerard then notified Mr.. Fish that he
had been elected active president of the
seventh session of the congress- Mr. Fish
bowed his thanks and Immediately took
charge of the session. He asked all the
vice presidents, who include the official del
egates from governments represented at the
congress, to take seats on the platform
When this had been done Mr. Fish made his
address of welcome.
Mr. Fish bowed his acknowledgements
and said:
ION behalf of the American Railway Asso.
citation, which has for many years existed
among the railways Of the United States OF
Canada and of Mexico. have the honor to
welcome to the seventh session of the In
ternational Railway Congress and to the
first held elsewhere than in Europe the
delegates named by the governments and
by the railways OF the forty eight coun-
tries here represented. Many Of you have
crossed the Atlantic at an Indictment sea-
son and not few. have crossed the Pacific
ocean. Indeed, you have come from all
quarters OF the globe and from the isles
OF the sea. The occasion is honored not
only by SO large an attendance, but also
by the presence for the first time as adj
herents Of the International Railway Con-
gress OF delegates appointed by His Maj
esty the Emperor of Germany and by His
Excellency the president of the republic of
Cuba. That in welcoming these new adj
herents we are not unmindful OF our old
tions OF this room. which. IL mistake not,
include the flag OF each and every nation
ality here represented"
Mr.. Fish then reviewed the history of
railroads from the time OF the establish
ment of the first road IN England to the
present time. He spoke Of the work of
American inventors from the time OF Oliver
Evans. the inventor of the first high-pres-
sure double-acting engine which applied
the pressure on both sides of the piston.
Oliver Evans obtained his first patent in
Philadelphia In 1787. wheel carriage, pro-
PEELED by the Evans engine, was built by
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-09-06
THREE JURORS CURED.

OF Cholera Morbus with one Small
Bottle ct Chamberlain's Collie. Chol.
era and Diarrhoea Remedy
MI. c.. w. Fowler of Hightuwor.
Ala, relates an experience he had
while serving on a petit jury in a mr.
der case AT Edwardsyille. county seat
OF Cloboume county, Alabama lie
says: "Whilo there | ate some fresh
meat and some souse meat and IL gave
me cholera morbus IN very severe
form. ! was never more sick in my life
ana sent 10 the drug store for GER
tain cholera mixture, but the druggist
sent ME bottle of Chamberlain Col.
ic, Cholera aud Diauhoea Remedy in.
stead, saying that he had what | sent
Tor, but that this medicine was so
much better that lie would rather send
II TO me in the fix | was in. took one
dose OF 1t and was better in five min.
utes. The second dose cured me en-.
ureiy. Two fellow Jurors were afrlict.
ed in the same manner and one small
bottle cured the three Of us" For sale
by f. j. Ramsey, Bonner a. Bonner.
w. B. Frame, Ardmore Drug Co.