davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
LOCAL MATTERS IN THE SENATE.
The District Committee Will Probably
Meet Next Friday.

Senator Gallinger today offered a bill to
amend the code of the District of Columbia.
1t is provided that any person or corpora
ton which shall include the word "univer-
sity' in it's title shall conduct an education
al business in this city or grant honorary
or academic degrees .unless the business
is not carried on for profit or gain. The pur-
pose of this bill is to raise the character of
every institution as university
Senator Gallinger also offered bill to al
low the remains of Rose Dillon Seager, for
merly- resident of the District, who, died
at Panama January 2 to be buried in
the District Of Columbia. Under existing
law the remains of a person dying in Pan
anna cannot be brought to this country for
interment except by special act of Con-
gress.
There was no meeting of the Senate COM
mittee on the District of Columbia today
Senator Gallinger, chairman of that COM
mittee, is improving in health, and, al
though he suffered quite a severe illness
during the holidays, he has been constantly
in attendance upon sessions of the Senate
and committee meetings 1t is likely that
a meeting of the District committee will be
held next Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
FALL OF YOUNG MAN
r. A. MILLER, TREASURY CLERK.
CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Disgrace, loss of position and probably a
prison are the results of the alleged theft
OF $29o by X. A. Miller, a young man hold
ing the position of messenger in the Office
OF w. W. Brown, auditor for the Navy De-
partment. Miller belongs to a splendid
FAMILY. His father is a superannuated
clergyman and his brothers and sisters all
stand We'll. Miller stood we'll until he gave
way to temptation last Saturday.
Dr Saffold. the disbursing officer for the
once or the auditor for the navy, received
from the dfsbursing officer of the treasury
last Saturday the pay envelopes of all the
employees in the office
he gave the envelopes to many of those
who called and placed six in one of the
drawers of his desk. An hour or so later
an employe called for his envelope. DIR.
Sanold looked for the envelopes but could
not find them. He thought he had placed
them in his desk, but finally became uncer-
tain. The theft was reported to the secret
service. Miller had been above suspicion,
but somebody reported that he had been
spending some money, and this gave a clue
Chief Wilkie obtained a confession from
Miller, who said that he had gone to New
York on the Saturday night before New
year with $3.50 of the money and had had
the gayest time of his life He was back at
his post of duty on Tuesday morning. how
ever, but showed that his conscience was
troubling him. His confession quickly fol-
lowed
He had secreted $40 of the money under
a carpet in one of the rooms of the audi
tors office. and told where this could be
found The most of the balance he had
spent, but his family has arranged to
make the loss good. He has been dis
missed, and is under surveillance.
Chief WillSie will report the case in de-
tail to Secretary Shaw, who will turn it
over to the United States attorney of the
District for decision whether a warrant
will be issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
PROVED sTANcH AND STRONG.
Capt. Dayton Tells How the Chatta-
nooga Weathered the Storm.

Capt. James Fl. Dayton. president of the
naval board of inspection and survey, re-
ported at the Navy Department today. He
is fresh from Newport, where he assisted In
the trial and inspection of the government
built chruiser Chattanooga and was pas
senger on that vessel during her severe and
exciting experiences in the gale Tuesday
night. He has not yet prepared his official
report Of the result. but has informed the
officials of the department that the vessel
maintained an average speed for four hours
OF 1877 knots an hour, subject to slight tidal
corrections, being 3 of knot in excess of
contract requirements. He also stated that
the vessel had proved stanch and strong In
her endurance trial and that she will un-
doubtedly be accepted by the government,
Although admitting that the vessel had
been severely buffeted by the storm, he said
that the conditions were not quite SO bad
as had been represented by the press re-,
ports. Speaking facetieusly he said that the
cruise was as much a test Of the endurance
of the members of the inspection board as
of the ship and nearly all of them were
more or less under the weather.
The Chattanooga has left Newport for the
New York navy yard to receive certain fin
ishing touches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
THREE TRAINS CRASHED
FATAL COLLISION ON "Ln ROAD IN
NEW YORK TODAY.

NEW YORK, January Gone man was
killed and half dozen persons were seri-
ously injured in rear-end collision In
which three trains crashed together on the
Ninth avenue elevated railroad structure on
Horatio and Greenwich streets, during the
rush hours early today. The dead man was
railroad workman who was repairing a
truck on brokendown train The injured
were passengers
The accident occurred just below the
sharp curve where the Ninth avenue trains
swing into Greenwich street, 1t is said to
have been due to failure to flag the third
traln All three of the trains involved in
the collision were southbound and 1t was
only due to the early hour at which the
accident occurred that the number of in
comfortably filed. An. hour later they
would have been packed with men and
women.
Cause Of Accident.
The trouble was primarily due to the
blowing out of a fuse an a three-car train
just after 1t had rounded the Fourteenth
street curve. 1t was brought to stand
still at Horatio and Greenwich streets. and
Cyrus w. Metz. aged twepty-one, an cleo
trician, crawled under the rear truck to
replace the fuse. A longer train, which fol-
lowed a moment later was warned in time
by iagman and was brought to halt
half dozen feet behind the stalled cars.
A moment later a third train, which, 1t
is said, had not been warned of the OBJ
struction ahead swung around the Four
teenth street curve and crashed into the
second train, telescoping the rear car and
pushing the train into the one stalled
ahead. Metz was crushed to death in an
instant.
Passengers in Panic.
In the rear car of. the second train the
passengers were thrown into a panic when
the motor car crumbled up the rear plat
form and crashed into the car dozen feet
Many, warned by the crash, reached the
forward end Of the car in time to escape,
but half dozen. were caught and badly
cut and bruised by flying glass and timbers.
1t Is not believed that any of the in
jured were fatally hurt however, with the
possible exception of Fred Klaus, driver
He was terribly crushed and was uncon-
scious when taken to a hospital.
Ambulances. ladder trucks and police re-
serves were on the scene a few minutes
a1ter the accident. and the injured were
promptly removed from the crushed car
and their hurts cared for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06

and will save them an immense amount of
money by diverting their efforts from wrong
paths into correct scientific channels. The
tests OF the department covered the CONT
nent from east to west and between New
York and North Carolina.
The environments, the influence of which
on sugar beets was considered, were the
soil and its cultivation and preparation ar
tihciai fertilization, temperature. hours of
suSsAine and of cloudiness, elevation and
latitude and longitude. The results indi-
cate that a low temperature is the greatest
OF these factors in producing beets rich in
sugar. with sunshine next in Importance
The average temperature of the localities
according to these results, should not ex-
ceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the three
growing months-June, July and August
ABOVE this figure the sugar richness Of the
Deets constantly diminishes. and the longer
tne day and the consequent longer hours
OF the sunshine makes a location best fitted
for high-sugared beets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
TRIAL OF THE MARYLAND.
The Run Will Be Made Over the New
Course on Maine Coast.

Arrangements are being made at the Navy
Department for the speed trial of the ar
mored cruiser Maryland, built by the New
port News Shipbuilding Company, over the
new trial course off the coast of Maine
about the 25th instant. The Maryland has
a displacement of 1900 tons, and by the
terms of her contract is required to develop
an average speed of twenty-five knots an
hour.
Heretofore most of the deep-sea speed
tests of new naval vessels have been con-
Quoted off the coast of Massachusetts, on
what is known as the Cape Ann course,
but objection was made to that particular
stretch of water on the ground that it was
only twenty fathoms in depth and less in
places, and consequently its use did not
properly demonstrate the speed capabilities
Of the vessels under service conditions in
the deeper water of the ocean. The newly
selected course off the coast of Maine Is
thirty fathoms deep or more over it's entire
length. Because of this fact the coming
trial of the Maryland will be awaited with
more than usual interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
IN BEHALF OF MACHEN,
The Supreme Court Asked to Review
the Case

Conrad H. Syme, attorney for A. w.
Machen and others involved with him in
the conspiracy alleged to have been
entered into to defraud the Post Office De-
partment, today filed application for writ
of certiorari in the Supreme Court of the
United States. In the Supreme Court Of
the District of Columbia the defendants
were found guilty, and each was sentenced
to serve a term of two years in prison and
pay fine of $4,000, and the Court Of Ap-
peals affirmed the verdict. Their applica-
tion for review by the Supreme Court of
the United States is based on the allega-
tion of error by the local courts in holding
that the defendants were entitled to only
ten challenges collectively instead of in
tividually and in holding that no prima
facie proof of conspiracy need be offered
by the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Diet Felicitated Mikado.
RUSSIA'S PEACE POSITION.
Russian Paper Declares Nation Should
Speak DecisiveIy.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 6.-Regard-
1ng the peace talk abroad, NJ. Souvorin.
editor of the Novoe Vremya, in a signed
editorial in that paper today passionately
declares that the voice of the ma ton should
give an answer in order that the world
might understand once for all Russia's po-
stion.
The emperor, he adds, should consult with
representatives of the land as his pred
ccessoIs did before the days of John the
Terrible. While papers abroad now say
that peace could be concluded without dis
honor. If peace were made they would de-
clare i. disgracefuk What the people want
he On. Souvorin) cannot affirm, but the
idea of ending the war at this juncture is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
abhorrent to him and, he believes. to the

abhorrent to him and, he believes, to the
Russian people.
If the inscriptions on the banners of the
demonstrators and the action of some OF
the zemstvos in favor of peace represented
the voice of the nation, it would mean the
collapse of all of Russia's aspirations and
farewell to her position in the far east
and her dreams Of an open road to the
sea and the creation of a yellow peril in
Asia which would threaten civilization and
mean Russia's retirement into her Musco-
vite shell and the disappearance from the
stage of this great power. The army, NJ
fate of Russia In it's hands M. Souvorin
then reviews sorrowfully the record of Bit
ter humiiations suffered thus far and the
chances for the future.
In concluding, he declares the govern
ment must decide and weigh well the con-
sequences, but the editor insists the peo-
pie must be united. as "disunion. riots and
revolution mean the downfall Of the faith
erland."
Tolstoi's Son Criticises England.
Count Tolstoi's son Leo, in an article
upon Great Britain's constant desire to
embarrass Russia, declares Great Britain
is preparing her own grave and Fastening
her own end if she forces war with Rus
sia, "as France, Germany and Italy are
bound to realize that their interests lie
with Russias.
Report of Loss of Ship Unfounded.
Reports that Vice Admiral Rojestven-
skys flagship the battle ship Kniaz Sou
varoff, has struck rock and sunk are un-
founded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
A TUMULT IN COLORADO
EXCITING SCENES ATTEND OPEN
ING OF THE LEGISLATURE TODAY.

DENVER, Col, January 6.-When the
legislature went into joint session today
confusion at once resulted when Lieutenant
Governor Haggott, the presiding officer of
the Senate, took his position beside Speak
er Dickson to direct the joint session. Mr..
Dickson refused to give way.
THE clerk of the house will cali" said
Speaker Dickson, with thump of his gavel.
The clerk of the senate will call the roll
OF the senate said Lieutenant Governor
Haggott.
Immediately the two clerks commenced to
call the rolls, amid great confusion. But
few names had been called when Repre-
sentative Frewen rose.
Mr.. Frewen has the foor.' shouted
Lieut.. Gov. Haggott, with thump of his
gavel.
Regular and Irregular.
shouted the speaker.
Mr.. Frewen, you have the foor," re-
peated Lieut.. Gov. Haggott.
Bang, bang, went the two gavels Two
men stood side by side behind the speakers 8
desk, both refusing to give way.
The confusion was so great that no voice
could be heard, and although Mr.. Frewen
continued to address the assembly, his
voice was not distinguishable.
A motion to adjourn was made and sec
onded. 1t came to a vote, the ayes and
noes sounding in about equal volume.
The ayes have it and the joint session is
dissolved shouted Lieutenant Governor
Haggott.
THE noes have it and the motion is lost
shouted Speaker Dickson.
Dissolved and Not Dissolved.
Whack! went the lieutenant governor s
gavel. 'The assembly is dissolved" he
shouted.
The assembly is not dissolved" sailed
the speaker.
Il repeat that the session is ended; and
the senators will leave the ROOM" said the
lieutenant governor. and out filed the SEN
ators, headed by the lieutenant governor
amid great confusion. Many of them did
not leave the room, but stood behind the
seats of the representatives watching the
proceedings. Speaker Dickson refused TO
recognize the passing out of the senate.
and declared that although the senators
had left the room the joint session was still
In progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Naval Movements.

The Navy Department has been informed
of the arrival of the cruiser Yankee at
Newport News. the protected cruiser CO.
lunbia at New Orleans, where she will be
put in dry dock for repairs. the gunboat
Caesar at Lambert Point and the collier
Ajax at Singapore.
The gunboat Topeka has left Newport
News for Key West; the torpedo boat
Blakely has left Boston for Newport and
the protected cruiser Baltimore has left
Chefoo for Hongkong.
The protected cruiser Chattanooga has
left Newport for New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
SEVERELY ARRAIGNED.
Grand Jury Criticised Management Of
Home for Colored Boys.

SpeclaI DISPATCH 10 The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, January 6.-The man.
agement of the house of refuge for colored
boys at Cheltenham, Prince Georges
county. Md. was severely arraigned in the
report of the grand jury fled in the crimi-
nal court today.
The report states that the institution was
found poorly heated, and in many parts or
the building there was no heat; complaint
was made by many OF the inmates of in
sufficient food, and that no, sick diet was
provided for hospital patients; confinement
in dark cells, without heat or light and ON
diet of bread and water for long periods,
was found to be In vogue
1t is more like a prison than a reforma-
tory, says the report, and many radical
changes are absolutely demanded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Russian Troops Transferred
to Japanese Victors.
DEPARTURE FOR DALNY
DETAIL TO EXAMINE CONDITION
OF SHIPS IN THE HARBoR.
Gen. Stoessel and Other Officers Are to
Return to Their Homes
on Parole.

All the regular Russian troops
marched out of Port Arthur today
and departed for Port Dalny. A de-
tail has been appointed to examine
the ships in the harbor to decide
their real condition.
TOKYO, January Ga report from Gen.
Nogi, received at 9:35 pm. Thursday, says
that at Gen. Stoessers request Nogi and
Stoessel met at Shuishi village at noon
Thursday. Their meeting, which was en-
tirely personal, continued for two hours.
No details are given.
A report received at noon today gives de-
tails of Thursdays transfer of prisoners as
follows:
1.-The 5th Rifle Regiment, Sc officers and
1,547 men; the 18th Rifle Regiment, IS Of
ficers and 665 men; the 14th Rifle Regi-
ment, 80 officers and $50 men; the 18th
Rifle Regiment 80 officers and 1853 men;
the 10th Rife Regiment, 30 officers and
1,OO4 men; total, 2O6 officers and 5,451
men,
Detail to Examine Ships.
In discussing the condition of the Russian
war vessels at Port Arthur a naval officer
said to the Associated Press today:
General Nogi has just detailed the COM
mander of the naval landing party to ex-
anime the Russian ships at Port Arthur
and superintend the transfer of the naval
munitions, etc. At present there are only
ten serviceable vessels there, and those were
used by the Russians to regain the shore
after settinr fire to the warships, sinking
vessels and almost blocking the harmon
mouth. 1t is still unsafe to bring outside
vessels and almost blocking the harbor
distractions.
Stoessel and Aids to Return Home.
General Stoessel and the other Russian
officers, who will leave Port Arthur ON
parole, will return to their homes via
Nagasaki.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
FIRE AT SPRINGFIELD
CITY HALL IN MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN TOTAL LOSS.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, January 6.-The
city hail, valued at more than $4,000, was
completely destroyed by fire in less than an
hour today. There were probably fifty peo-
pie in the building and the flames worked
escapes, but it is believed that all got out.
Across narrow street is the police sta
ton and court room. This building took
fire several times. but was only slightly
damaged. The large department store of
Smith & Murray nearby narrowly escapad
burning. Help was called from neighbor-
ing cities sHs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
a Snow and Ice Bill Introduced.

A bill to provide for the removal of snow,
ice. grass and weeds from the sidewalks of
Washington has been introduced in the
House by Representative Wiley of New
Jersey. If the bill becomes a law residents
of the city must remove snow and ice from
the sidewalks within twelve hours after the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Fought Fire in Severe Weather

AUGUSTA. Me-, January g. With the
thermometer standing at % degrees below
zero, the entire fire department of the city
and the private organization of the COM
pany fought fire today In cotton mill No.
of the Edwards Manufacturing Company
here. The loss, which will reach Sc, 600, is
covered by insurance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Ready for Port Arthur Contingent.
Committee of Ministers Meets.
CONDITIONS AT PORT ARTHUR.
japanese Hopes of Repairing the
Damaged Ships.

TOKYO. January 6 (noon).-The Russian
battle ships sunk at Port Arthur
have not as yet been officially in
spected. The portions of those de-
stroped by the Russians at the last
moment seem limited above water AS
there are no signs of interior explosions it
Is hoped that the damage done to them
VIII be repairable. The docks are partially
destroyed and filled in. the gates also being
damaged.
The great crane is intact and service
able.
Russian Vessels Sunk at Port Arthur.
The navy department announces that the
japanese naval force at Port Arthur has
sunk the following Russian war vessels in
that harbor:
Torpedo boats-The Gaidamak and Fusa-
tonik
Torpedo boat destroyers-The Jetirny.
Sisik and Boevo
The armored cruiser Bayan is living on the
south coast of the harbor severely dam
aged, and the gtinboat Bobr is entirely
burned as the result of the japanese
shelling.
Diet Felcitated Mikado. =
The diet at a special session today
adopted a resolution felicitating the en-
peror on the success of the years cam
paigning climaxed by the fall of Port Ar
thur, attributed 1t to the emperor's illus
trious virtue, and thanked Gen, Nogi and
the third army for their glorious achieve
ment.
1t is still unsafe to bring outside vessels
through the mine fields and entrance OBJ
structions. The lack OF divers appliances
and small boats makes IL impossible to
closely examine the water-filled hulks and
It is difficult to destroy them at short no.
tice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Charges Against Mr.. Morton.

The House committee on the judiciary
will, on Monday at 10 O'Clock. take up the
resolutions introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Baker of Brooklyn, and calling
for the prosecution of Secretary Morton on
charge of having given secret rebates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Judges Charges for Expenses.

In response to his request Secretary Shaw
has forwarded to Representative Gillett of
California, member of the judiciary SUBJ
committee that considered the Swayne
charges, list showing that in five Of the
nine judicial circuits in the United States
there are one or more judges whose prac-
tice it has been to charge the maximum of
ten dollars a day for their necessary ex-
pensesa" The HEt does not give the names
of the judges. the numbers G the circuits,
or the number or Judges in each circuit that
have charged the maximumss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
FOR UNIVERSAL TRANSFERS.
Representative Wiley's Bill Relating to
Local Streer RAILWAYS.

OF considerable interest to residents of the
District is the bill introduced in the House
oy Representative Wiley of New Jersey
providing for universal transfers over the
street railway lines in the District of Co.
iumbia. The bill does not require the rail-
ways to issue transfer on transfer and
provides that they shall have the right to
stipulate that the transfer shall be good
only for continuation of the original trip
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
RUSSIANS MARCHED OUT.
Cars Troops Left Port Arthur Today
for Dalny.

AT PORT ARTHUR. WITH THE THIRD
JAPANESE ARMY, via Fusan. January 6.
Only eighty Russian officers have accept
ed parole.
All the regular Russian troops have
marched out of Port Arthur and will leave
for Port Dalny today. Japanese troops en-
tered the city yesterday to keep order.
Non-combatants are allowed the option Of
remaining at Port Arthur.
The japanese navy is removing mines and
the Japanese hulks at the hafbor mouth
All the forts have been taken over by the
japanese.
Ready for Port Arthur Contingent
CHEFOO, January 6.-The authorities of
Chefoo are ready to receive the first portion
of the LOCO resident non-combatants at Port
Arthur which are to come here Up to 10
O'Clock tonight however, they had not ar
rived.
Committee of Ministers Meets.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 6.-The COM
mittee of ministers held second session to-
Gay under the presidency of NJ. Witte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
Favorable Report on Brady.

The Senate committee on territories to-
day authorized a favorable report ON the
nomination of John G. Brady to be gov
ernor of Alaska The nomination has
been held up several weeks at the request
of Pennsylvania commercial interests in
Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-06
GROWING SUGAR BETS.
Conclusions From Experiments Of the
Agricultural Department.

After series of experiments covering
FIVE years the Department of Agriculture
makes the announcement that the best
quality of sugar beets is produced under
the proper distribution of temperature and
sunshine The information which will be
promulgated by the department will be of
great value to the growers Of sugar beets.