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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
CATCHING THE UNWARY.
Schemes Barred From the Mails by the
Postal Authorities.

Gates G. Leonard and H. w Gates Co.
of Asbury Park, N J., have met with op-
position from the Post Office Department
ir operating a scheme to get rich quickly
at the expense of their confiding fellows.
These concerns are charged with advertis-
ing as follows
Young ladies wanted To fill in with
gold bronze our window show cards at
home. s1.50 per hundred for those which
are satisfactory to the company"
Those answering the alluring advertise
ment and sending one dollar for samples
received a few cards and a little bronze
paint. That's all they got, SO the post office
inspector says, and some of them com
planned. An investigation led to the issu-
ance of a fraud order, which has been
signed by the Postmaster General
G.. j. Russell of West 116th street, New
York, is charged with being the agent of
concern operating in suburban real es-
tate contiguous to the city Of New York.
A fraud order has been issued against this
company, and when Mr. Russell was found
to be operating the same scheme similar
order was sent out against him, so that
he may not receive send any letters
through the mails of the United States If
the postal authorities can help it.
H. Jamison of Long Branch, N. j., is ac-
cused of operating very smooth scheme
for the acquisition OF dimes 1t is said his
real name is Pliney P. Kline, and that he
is resident of the seashore resort. His
catchy advertisement read follows:
agents wanted. Over a quart of dimes
was received from one small advertisement
in Sunday paper Only 40 cents capital
required. Will send copy of ad. for 10 cents
coin"
Mr.. Kline, alias "Jamison," upon receiving
the necessary 10 cents would send a copy
of the advertisement quoted. The post
office inspectors did not think this legiti-
mate scheme and advised the issuance of q
fraud order against the enterprising young
man. The department, through the Office OF
the assistant attorney general, acted In
accordance with the recommended ton.
The Great Royal Hungarian Lottery has
been trying to catch spectators in this
country, and attractive circulars have come
from over the high seas, sent out by Thiele
& Co. of Buda Pesth, Austria Hungary
The laws of the United States do not ap-
prove of lotteries, and fraud order issued
against the firm will, it is expected put a
stop to the operations of this plot to whee-
die the good dollars from the unwary Amer
lean investor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
TOPIC IS htUTRALITY
Japanese Regard Kamranh
Bay Incident Bitterly.
ATTITUDE OF FRANCE
RoJEsTVENsKY ORDERED TO RE-
sFECT JAFAN'S RIGHTS.
Admiralty Indicated to Admiral Grave
Danger to Peace by Prolonging
Stay in French Waters.

TOKYO. April 81, $50 a.m.-The japanese
regard the Kamranh bay incident with
growing feelings of resentment and bitter
ness toward France 1t is popularity be-
lieved that the Russian fleet is still at
Kamranh bay and is making the freest
possible use of the port The demands for
strong action on the part of Japan are daily
growing louder Political parties and other
organizations passing resolutions con-
6emning Frances alleged violation of neu-
trality. 1t is proposed to hold a great pop
ular demonstration.
The Nichi Nichi today asserts that the
evidence is conclusive that Admiral Ro-
jestvensky is using kamranh bay as an
actual naval base for belligerent action.
The Jill discusses Frances historical at
titude on the question of neutrality and in
sists that the use of Kamranh bay enhances
Admiral Rojestvensky's fighting capacity
and offers facilities for warlike prepara-
tions continuing, it says of from the COM
plcation grave consequences result to Rus
sia, France will be responsible.
A former cabinet minister, discussing the
incident, today said: We are keenly
anxious to avoid involving others, but we
are bound to protect our rights. If France
gives Russia the use of Kamranh bay, why
cannot England allow as to use Hong
kong?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
TO TEST RIFLE SIGHTS.
Board of Army Officers Appointed tt
Meet at Fort LeayenWorth.

board of officers has been appointed to
meet at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, Tues
day, May 2, for the purpose of testing such
designs of sights for the United States
magazine rife, model of 1908, may be
referred to it by the chief of ordnance,
United States army.
The program of the tests will be drawn
up and the trial conducted and expedited In
the most practicable manner for the pur-
pose of ascertaining which form Cf sight
is most suitable for use in actual service,
the relative excellence for target-range
work being considered with reference to
the training Of the soldier to shooting un-
der battle conditions. The different forms
of front-Sight protectors will be tested for
the purpose of ascertaining which is most
suitable for use, particularly by mounted
troops.
The detail for the board is as follows:
Lieut.. Col Stanhope e. Blunt, ordnance
department.
Capt John T. Thompson, ordnance de-
partment.
Capt. Walter H. Gordon, 18th Infantry
Capt. George w. Read. 9th Cavalry.
Capt. Peter Murray, 18th Infantry.
Capt Herbert Deakyne, Corps of Engi-
neers.
Capt Letcher Hardeman 11th Cavalry
Captain Thompson will act as recorder
of the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
SHOWN SCANT COURTESY.
Minister Leishman Repeatedly Put Off
by the Sultan of Turkey.

Some of the difficulties encountered by
the American minister at Constantinople in
his efforts to gain an audience with the
sultan last year to obtain settlement of
American claims are set forth in the fol-
lowing official paraphrase, made public at
the State Department today, of cable
gram received at the time from Minister
Leishman:
Mr.. Leishman reports that In the alb
sence Of any further communication from
the palace about the audience, he attended
Selamnlk this morning, and that the grand
master of ceremonies informed him that on
account of important visits in the harem
his majesty could not receive him today
In view of the fact that the audience was
demanded in the name of the President,
and that he has been twice put off, it
seems to Mr. Leishman to be beneath the
dignity of the government of the United
States TO have him go again to the palace
to seek an audience, unless positive aSsur
ance be given in advance that he will be
received by the sultan. Requests further
Instructions.
EXasperated by the dilatoriness of the
porte, Secretary Hay informed Mr.. Leish-
man that the American fleet will arrive at
Smyrna in a few days. and instructs him
to use his best endeavors to obtain a salts
factory answer from the Turkish govern
ment before its arrival and, if that gov
ernment should continue to refuse or to
neglect TO grant the moderate and reason
able requests of this government, to take
an indefinite leave and to depart from Tur-
key in one of the United States naval ves-
sels leaving the legation in charge of the
secretary of legation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
q. S. VESSELS AT NORFOLK.
Successful Trial of Gasoline Launch for
the Presidents Yacht.

Special Dlspatcn 10 Inc Stai
The coast defense monitor Florida. having
finished taking on ammunition at the Nor
folk navy yard, to be used in the June
maneuvers sailed today for LambertS s
Point to coal. She will then sail for An
napolis.
The Monitor Nevada was docked at the
Norfolk yard today for repairs to her bot
tom.
The cruiser Topeka is today taking on
stores at the Norfolk yard preparatory to
sailing at once to join the patrol fleet now
in Santo Domingo waters.
The converted yacht Siren, which ground-
ed in the James river yesterday While en-
route to Richmond with landsmen In train
ing from the receiving ship Franklin and
Richmond aboard. arrived at the Noriolk
yard this morning, accompanied by her con-
sort the Hornet, which assisted in hoating
the grounded vessel The Siren is appar-
entity uninjured by her mishap-
Rear Admiral Harrington, commanding
the Norfolk yard, returned this morning
from q trip of several days in New YORK.
A trial given the new gasoline launcn
built here for the Presidents yacht Syiph
developed speed of twenty-five knots an
hour This surpassed all expectations. The
launch will be sent to Washington with the
Syluh and will be used by the Presidents S
family on the upper Potomac river at
Washington during the spring and summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21

several months by Indian Inspector Neslar
under the direction of Secretary Hitchcock.
Inspector Nesler has just been able, only
within the last ten days, to procure the
evidence he desired against Wilson, and his
report was received by the Secretary this
morning. Just how far the suspended OH
cial has erred it is difficult to learn from
the department officials, but it is stated
that gross irregularities in his accounts
have been found. 1t is charged, among
other things, that Wilson has paid too
much attention to politics and not enough
t. the business of his Office, and that he
has spent the most of his time at Albany
AM other political centers instead of at the
government warehouse in New YORK. III
addition to this it is charged that Wills IN
has provided berths for many political
hencEmen at the warehouse, or has given
them sala ries for work they did not per-
form. i is alleged that there were NUM-
Der CT employees on the rolls who did not
appear at the office except on pay days,
and that one employe, in particular, IS d
Tammany politician and a bartender who
has absolutely no government work to Go.
The force employed by Wilson. 1T is
charged, is double what it ought to be, and
it's reduction will mean a saving of $400 or
$500 a month to the government.
Secretary Hitchcock declined to discuss
the report of Inspector Nesler today. The
facts stated were obtained from the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT
Copy of Japan's Protest Given to secre-
tarv Taft

Mr.. Hioki, charge of the Japanese lega-
ton here, has presented to Secretary Taft
copy of the note yesterday submitted
by the Japanese minister in Paris to the
foreign office in relation to the observ-
ance of neutrality as to Rojestvensky's s
feet.
Secretary Taft, after reading the note
carefully himself, forwarded it at once
by mail to Secretary Loeb for its trans
mission to the President. That was done
merely for information, for the note it
self requires no action at this stage on
the part of this government 1t is deemed
best not to make public it's text here.
A telegram was received by Secretary
Taft today from Secretary Loeb an
nouncing his return from the President 5
hunting camp TO Glenwood Springs and
stating that he had mailed to Secretary
Taft several communications relating to
matters of departmental business which
required the Presidents action. There
was no intimation that these related to
foreign affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
APPARENTLY TOO WEAK.
Guns on the Iowa Built for the Use of
Old-Fashioned Powder

Commander A. M. knight. president of
the naval board ordnance, and Prof. p.
r. AIger of the Naval Academy have been
sent by the Navy Department to Pensacola
to make. an investigation as TO the causes
of the explosion of the eight-inch gun on
the battle ship Iowa, the muzzle OF which
was blown off in her target practice re-
Gently. mail report to the department
shows that about two feet of the muZZle
were blow Off the pieces dropping in the
sea without injury to any of the crew.
The Iowa's guns were built for old-fash
toned powder and apparently were too weak
toward the muZZle for the more powerful
smokeless powder now used in all navies
The report of the chief of the bureau of
ordnance for 1904 shows that the same
type of guns as broke on the Iowa are in
use on the battle ships of the Indiana and
Kearsarge classes the Iowa and cruisers
New York, Brooklyn, Olympia, Baltimore
and Chicago.
Many naval officers hold that ships car
rying guns built for old-fashioned powder
are obsolete and should be rearmed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
WILL BE OVFRHAULED.
Foulness of the Dixie Has Much Re-
duced Her Speed

1t is stated at the Navy Department that
while 1t was intended to order the Dixie
back to Colon about April Is, the necessity
for keeping the force of marines aboard
that vessel in the neighborhood of Santo
Domingo, had caused a change in that
plan and she will be detained for an in
definite time in Admiral Sigsbee's command.
The vessel is much in need of repairs, hav-
ing been now for a year in tropical waters,
and she is SO foul that she can make no
more than eight knots an hour, when she
should make fifteen. AS soon as the exact
needs of the situation in Santo Domingo
are known and it IS found that the Dixie's
marines are not required there, the ship will
be ordered north to one of the navy yards
for complete overhaulng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
PANIC NARROWLY AVERTED.
Fire in Hospital Ward at Blackwell's
Aroused Patients.

NEW YORK, April 21-A panic among
the six or seven hundred patients in the
Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwelfs Is
land was narrowly averted today, when a
pot OF boiling wax was overturned and set
fire TO the floor of a ward in which ninety
patients were quartered. The flames We're
quickly eXtingushed with but little dam
age, but in the meantime the patients in
the wards had been assisted from their cots
and were prepared to make hurried exit
If necessary.
The hospital authorities say that every
thing was done with the utmost orderineSs
and that the patients quickly became calm
when informed that there was no danger.
Soon after they had returned to their beds
they Were again alarmed by second out
break of the fire, but the second blaze was
quickly smothered.
Intelligence that there was a fire in the
building was kept from the occupants OF
the other portions of the hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
LIEUT.. EVANS CHARGES.
Reply of the Oteri's Captain Awaited
ty the Navy Department.

The Navy Department has forwarded to
the United Fruit Company of Baltimore a
copy of the report of Lieutenant F. L.
Evans, commanding officer of the Sylph,
who complained that the captain of the
Oteri, one of the companys ships refused
his appeal for assistance when the Sylph
was disabled off the Hatteras coast, en-
route from Florida waters to Hampton
Roads. The department awaits reply from
the company, which, 1t is expected, will
forward the statement of the captain Of
the Oteri Lieutenant Evans requested the
department in his report to take Such
action as might be deemed necessary.
1t is regarded as more than likely that
Ii it is found that there is no law which
will cover a where one ship refuses
aid to another recommendations will be
made to Congress for the enactment OF
legislation that will take cogniZance of such
cases and provide a penalty for refusal to
extend aid to ship in distress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
NARROWED TO TWO.
Candidates for Chief Clerk of Bureau of
American Republics.

The executive committee of the bureau
of American republics held a meeting in
the diplomatic room of the State Depart
ment yesterday to consider the result of
the civil service examination of the five
candidates for appointment as chief clerk
of the bureau to succeed Mr.. Fox, recently
promoted to the position of director. 1t
developed that each of the five candidates
passed the examination in about the same
order of merit.
In order to allow more time to the con-
sideration of the matter. the meeting ad-
journed until tomorrow afternoon, when
it is fully expected that the chief clerk
will be appointed. The office pays 50, 500 a
year. 1t is believed that the selection lies
between Mr.. Gordon Cumming. who was
recommended for the place by President
Roosevelt and Senior Enrique Perez for
mer minister of finance of Colombia, with
the chances in favor of the former.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
ENORMOUS DAMAGE BY STORM.
telegraph Companies Suffered Heavily
by Wyoming Snowfall.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 2l-Telegraph
linemen returning from expeditions TO re-
pair lines leading out of this city report
that the damage done by the storm or We'd
nesday night was enormous. For miles the
telegraph wires are snapped or between
every pole and the time required TO make
repairs cannot be foretold, as the weather
is still threatening.
West. south and east of the city hum
dreds of poles have been broken Off short,
while others became so top-heaVy with
snow and ice that they We're uprooted.
Tbe total snowfall was fifteen inches.
The storm was especially severe in southern
wyoming and western Nebraska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
FLEET REPORTED LEFT BAY.
Reports From Paris on the Kamranh
Bay Incident.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 21.-A cablegram from
London says: An English correspondent in
Paris quotes Foreign Minister Delcasse as
saying in the lobby of the chamber OF
deputies that the Russian fleet left the
AMMAN coast Thursday morning. Another
Paris report says it left some days ago.
A cablegram from Paris says The Petit
Parisien declares that Lord Lansdowne
British foreign secretary, has sent an i'm
portant telegram to Foreign Minister Del
casse following the receipt by the British
government of representations from Japan
on the subject of the presence of the Rus
sian feet in French waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
TO SUCCEED, MR.. DAYTON.
West Virginia Republicans to Meet
Next Wednesday.

The republicans of the second West Vir-
ginia congressional district will meet in
convention next Wednesday at keyser, w.
Va. to nominate candidate for Congress
to be elected at special election TO fill
the vacancy caused by the retirement of
Representative Dayton. vigorous con-
test is on, although nothing serious of a
factional nature has yet developed.
The leading candidates are John ]. Het-
eel Of Berkeley county, L. ]. Forman OF
Grant county and Ira L. Robinson of Tay-
lor county. The contest at this time seems
to be mainly between Mr.. Hetzel and Mr..
Forman. The democrats will hold their
convention in the same place week after
the republican convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
STRIKE AT ROME ENDED.
Agreement Reached Between Strikers
and Government Officials.

ROME, April 21-The railroad strike
may be considered to have ended. A COM
mittee Of socialist deputies has obtained
from Premier Forts promise to study a
scheme for arbitration to be adopted in
the case Of differences between railroad
men and the government.
In future the latter will consult the rep
resentatives of the railroad organizations
with the view to ascertaining their re-
quirements and propositions. 1t was also
agreed that If the strike ceases promptly
there Will be no dismissals, transfers or
other punishments of strikers
After this understanding with the gov
ernment cipher kilograms were sent to the
railroad men throughout Italy notifying
them TO be ready to resume their various
enploymentS-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
STEAMER BEAT THE RECORD.
Ocean Liner Brought Largest Number
of Emigrants From EUROPE

NEW YORK, April 21.-When the Ham
burg American line steamer Pennsylvania
arrived here today from Hamburg. she had
on board the largest number of passengers
ever brought to this port on single
steamer. The whole number, including
cabin and steerage. was 3,0S6 OF these,
2,SSO were in the steerage.
Only once in the past has this number of
steerage passengers been exceeded That
was about two years ago, when the steamer
Bulgaria of the same line brought in $3.50
passengers in her third-class quarters.
The voyage of the Pennsylvania was re-
markable in view of her heavy passenger
list. Not a single death occurred during
the passage and when the steamer came in
there was no case of serious Illness on
board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
WILL VISIT MEXICO CITY.
Trip Arranged for officers and Marines
From the Columbia.

Capt. Miller, commanding the cruiser CO.
lumbia, which is conveying the remains OF
the Mexican ambassador, Senor Azpiroz, 10
Mexico, has been authorized by the Navy
Department to accept the invitation ex-
tended by the Mexican government for the
officers and crew of that vessel to visit the
CITY of Mexico after reaching Vera Cruz,
the point of debarkation. 1t therefore has
been arranged that eight ofhcers ana a
battalion of marines from the Columbia
shall proceed with the remains from Vera
Cruz to the Mexican capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
FATAL CONVENT FIRE
Thirteen Inmates of Quebec
Institution Burned.
ST. GENEVIEVEVILLAGE
THE BUILDING WAS QUICKLY RE-
DUCED TO ASHES.
Heroic Efforts of Sisters to Save Lives
of Children-Blaze Started
at Midnight.
ST. .GENEVIEVEVILLAGE

MONTREAL Quebec. April 21.-A dis
astrous fire broke out at an early hour
today and reduced to ashes the convent
in the little village of st. Genevieve One
nun, eight children and four old ladies
lost their lives.
The following is the list of dead:
Sister Rageterra, music teacher thirty
two years.
Miss Garand fifteen years.
Miss Tesser, aged eighteen, from Isle
Bizard
Marceline Vilemarie Irene Bertrant,
aged eleven, of st. Genevieve.
Leona Daoust aged fifteen, of Isle BIZ
zard.
Byzantine Proulx, eleven years, Mon
treal.
Miss Dugas, fourteen years, ST. Gene
We've.
Miss Emma Terrault, fifteen years, Isle
Bizard
Mrs Margaret Poitvin, ninety-eight
years old
Mrs. Rober, aged ffty-eight.
Madame Narcise Lalonde, eighty-two,
And Madame Cardinal, aged eighty.
AS soon as the fire was discovered the
villagers hastened to the scene. Bucket
brigades We're hurriedly formed, ana
every possible effort was made to save the
headway that it was soon apparent that
there was no chance to save 1T from de-
struction. The occupants, hurrledly
aroused by the smoke, attempted to grope
their way out of the building.
Deplorable Loss of Life.
Notwithstanding all efforts, unfortu-
nately there was a deplorable loss of life.
Sister Rageterra, in heroic efforts to save
the lives of the children in her charge,
succumbed to the smoke and flames The
the building where the fire had obtained
too much headway before the alarm was
given to enable those who responded to
effect their rescue.
The first started about midnight. An ef-
fort was made to get POlnte clare py tele-
nhone SO that assistance could be hau IRON,
Montreal, but, for some reason yet 10 pe
explained. no response was received from
Ponte Claire.
Meanwhile the fire was spreading with
fearful rapidity. The excitement was fright-
full as 1t became apparent that many lives
would be lost.
Fire Started in the Hospice.
The fire started in the Old Ladies Hos
nice and the smoke was so thick that the
children on the floor above were unable to
get down.
The convent was called Ste. Anne's and
was branch of the Convent OF the sisters
of Ste. Anne's of Lachine.
The building was a gray stone structure
handsome in appearance, MASSIVE IN chal-
acter and, with the church, II FORMED
central feature of the pretty httie village.
St Genevieve is a village and parish OF
Jacques Cartier county, on Riviere des Pral:
ries 1t is three miles from Beaconsflelo
and five miles from Pointe Claire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
Ss. 600 Fire at FELTON,, Del.

DOVER, Del, April 21.-Fire today at
FELTON,, Del, near here. destroyed a double
dwelling house occupied by George Carson
and j. H. Hubbard Assistance was asked
of the Wilmington fire department, but be-
fore a company could be made ready to
leave for the scene of the fire, word was
sent to Wilmington that the flames were
under control The loss will amount TO
SIS 600.