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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
CAPT. HICKMAN's TRIAL
For Killing His Mate, Thomas Har-
vey, at Norfolk.

NORFOLK. Va, February 13.-The trial
of Capt Harvey Hobson Hickman, master
of the Baltimore and New York tug Mar
garet, for the killing of his mate, Thomas
Harvey was begun here today.
During an alteration while the tug Mar
garet was coa,ing here, October II, Mate
Harvey was struck over the head by i1ick-
man with an iron capstan bar, which was
produced in court today, along with small
bottle containing bones removed from the
head of the deceased. Harvey died Janu-
ary 10 The accused, who had been out on
S. COO bond. when arraigned entered plea
of not guilty claiming self-defense. Eye
witnesses from the tug Margaret declared
they saw Mate Harvey draw a knife ana
threaten TO kill Hickman.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
The case was submitted without argument,
and the verdict was rendered In ten min
utes. a clear case of self-defeDse having
been established.
The verdict was signed by Rev. w c.
Wade. foreman, a minister &c the Disciples
denomination. Captain Hickman was at
once discharged from custody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
SAID TO BE WAVFRING.
Dissemination in Germany for Tariff
War With This Country,

The State Department has had nothing
official confirmatory of the report that the
German government is about to adopt some
measure calculated to postpone the appli-
cation of the maximum German tariff du-
ties on United States imports March l.
But communications from unofficial sources
and q close study of the trend of the Ger
man economic press have afforded ground
for the belief that as the day approaches,
which would mark the beginning of a tar
If war with the United States, a spirit of
unrest and uneasiness is developing In Ger
many. 1t appears also that the governing
class would welcome any arrangement that
would avert such war If 1t could be done
without a blow to German pride.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
SENATOR PLATT ACCUSED.
Petition Filed Asking for His Expul-
sion From the Senate.

petitior asking for the expulsion of
Senator T. G. Platt of New York from the
Serate, which had been filed with the Vice
President. was laid before the Senate yes
terday by that official. The document is
signed by G.. w. Post, the promoter of the
Post check bill. The petition is supported
by afiidavits OF Mr.. Posts secretary, c. E.
Dawson, an6 his brother to the effect that
Mr.. Platt IN the course of an interview
announced that he would fight the Post
check bill proposed by Mr. Post because
Post checks would tend to lessen his ex-
press companys money order business and
that he would oppose any other measures
that seemed against the interest of the ex-
press companies, as what affected one
affected ALL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
GONE TO ANNAPOLIS.
Special Committee of the House
Committee on Naval Affairs.

The special subcommittee of the House
committee on naval affairs which was ap-
pointed to investigate conditions at the An
napols Naval Academy left Washington
today at 1890 O'Clock for Annapolis, to be-
gin its work. The committee has a letter
from President Roosevelt and another from
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte, authoriz-
ing the academy authorities to place at the
committees disposal all papers and docu-
ments and records connected with the
academy and with the recent trials of
cadets for haZing. The committee will not
only investigate the conditions in reference
to hazing, running and the like, but will
look into the matter of the academy ad-
ministratfon, with particular reference to
the possible culpabiity of officers for the
conditions revealed. The subcommittee is
composed OF Representatives Vreeand of
New York, Lou of Michigan, Dawson of
Iowa, Gregg of Texas and Padgett of Ten
neSSee.
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Joins Colony at Moundsville.


In entering upon the sentence imposed by
the court today Mr.. Beavers goes to join
a colony at MoundsviIle, already composed
of four men who are serving terms, upon
conviction in the District Supreme Court
of defrauding the government in the mat
ter of the post office Irregularities. They are
August w Machen, who is serving term
aggregatlng four years; Diller q. Croft,
serving two years; Samuel A. Croft and
George F. LcrenZ, also serving two years
each. William G.. Crawford, whose case
also belonged to this category, is now un-
der sentence to serve two years, with an
appeal pending. Machen was first SEN
fenced TO serve two years and to pay a
fine of $1,000. On second indictment he
appeared In court and on a plea of guilty
no fine was imposed, but two more years
were added to his term
Machcn. the Goffs and LorenZ were in
dfcted Jointly for conspiracy in connection
with the furnishing of the Croft letter box
fastener to the Post Office Department The
Grons and LorenZ were also sentenced to
pay fine of $4,000 each.
Machen. Borenz and Crawford were in
dicted Jointly for conspiracy in the matter
OF contracts for supplying the government
with letter carriers satches. Upon the
hrst trial of Crawford the jury disagreed
He was put on trial again and convicted.
whereupon his counsel entered the pending
appeal.
The Beavers sentence Stimulates that of
Machen on the second Indictment Tnon
the plea of guilty entered by him the court
imposed no fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
BUSINESS MEN AND THE CHURCH
Notable Presbyterian Gathering in
Pittsburs-8OO Delegates Present

PITTSBuRG, Pa, February 13.-The first
United Presbyterian Business Mems League
convened In the First Presby terian Church.
9th avenue. today and will hold two daily
sessions until Thursday evening Over 900
delegates. business men from all the Pres
byterian churches in the country, were In
attendance, making the gathering the larg-
est of It's Kind ever held in the United
States. Among the matters to be consid-
cred are the relation and responsibilities Of
business men to the church. the value of
business mems organizations and finances.
The conference is being held under the ans
pices of the executive committee of the
Mems Missionary League and the ways
and means committee of the United Press
byterian Church.
At today's session Maj. A. P. Bnrchfield of
Pittsburg presided. Among the speakers
were Prof G. p. Marshall Of New Concord.
Ohio; T. B. Fl. Brownlee of Washington.
Pa, and ]. w. Dun OF Sterling, Kan.
reception and banquet will be rendered
the delegates tonight, at which number OF
pro1piuent laxmeu viii make Addpenoe0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
STANDARD OIL HEARING.
A Brief Adjournment Taken in New
York TODAY

NEW YORK, February 13.-A brief ad-
journment was taken today in the hearing
of the case of the state of Missouri against
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and
other oil companies. This adjournment
which is until late this afternoon. was
granted after one witness had been placed
on the stand and two questions had been
asked of him. The questioning of this wit
ness was a formality employed by counsel
representing Missouri to secure the ad-
journment
The purpose of the delay is to gain time
until the supreme court of Missouri hands
down it's decision on questions affecting the
materiality Of evidence such as it has been
sought to bring out in the hearing at New
York.
When the hearing was called before
United States Commissioner Sanborn today
a. HI. Kofn. representing Attorney General
Hadley of Missouri, placed a professional
process and subpoena server on the stand.
1t is understood that he may continue this
method of obtaining postponements until
the Missouri supreme court hands down its
decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
Some Senate Bills.

Senator Kit:redge today introduced bill
10 incorporate the Great Council Of the
United States of the Improved Order of Red
Men. The Order of Red Men is fraternai
society organized into lodges, or tribes. as
they are called, throughout the several
states. The Great Council is the head or
ganization of the order and Is made up of
representatives from the several states. Tho
purposes of the order are fraternal. social
and patriotic and to provide for destitute
members and their families.
Senator Gallinger today introduced a bill
for the relief Of the dependent mothers OF
unmarried members Of the metropolitan
po1ioo 1ogoe Wlap d. - ny b disabled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
w ON AN SUFFRAGISTS
LAST SESSION AT BALTIMORE
STATE PRESIDENTS REPORTS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, February 13-The
last days forenoon session of the conven-
ton of the Woman's National Suffrage AS
sociation was opened with prayer, which
was followed by the reading of reports OF
state presidents as follows:
Ella Hawley Crossett, New York; Kate
II. Biggars, Oklahoma; Lucretia L. Blank
enburg, Pennsylvania; jeanette S. French,
Rhode Island; Harriet Taylor Upton Ohio;
Annette Finnigan, Texas; Alice NJ. A. Pick
Ter. South Dakota; Emily S. Richards,
Utah; Julia Pierce. Vermont; Anne Manley
Southern. West Virginia: Rev. Olympia
Brown. Wisconsin.
After the adoption of the plan of work
for the ensuing year and the transaction of
miscellaneous business the convention took
a recess until the aft ernoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
THE PACKERS HEARING
RESUMED AT CHICAGO TO-DAY
SWIFT 6 co. MAN TESTIFIED.

ciiio A'o' February 13.-Frank S. Hay
ward once manager for Swift & Co. was
the nrst witness placed on the stand when
the packers case was resumed TODAY Mr.
Hayward was one of the men who inter
viewed the agents for the government when
they came to the Office of Skift &, Co, to
make their investigation of the packing in
dustry. His evidence differed in no respect
from that of witnesses who had testified to
similar occurrences in the offices of the
Fairbanks Canning Company and Nelson.
Morris & Co.. and which has already been
published.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
Minors Barred From Dance Halls.

CHICAGO, February 13.-Chief of Po-
lice Collins will issue general order to
the department. today instructing all po-
lice officers to see that no boy or girl
under eighteen years of age is allowed
hereafter in public dance hall unat-
tended by his or her parents.
Beginning Thursday night when an or
dinance regulating immoral plays and
moving pictures will be In effect, the
police also will close all theaters where
scenes of vice. degradation and crime are
depicted. unless the plays are taken on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
BANK OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
Serious Charges Preferred Against
Two Cleveland, Miss, Men.

CLEVELAND. Miss, February 13.--R.
Fl. Williams, president. and B. w. Griffin,
cashier, of the Bolivar County Bank,
which closed it's door last week. We're
arrested here Saturday. The former is
charged with embezlefnent and the latter
with receiving deposits- after the condi-
tion of the bank was known to be bad
The bankers were rele ased on bond in
the sum of So, 500 each.
Yesterday Chancellor Bell at Greenville
ordered the re-arrest OF Williams and
Griffin the amount of their bail having
been Increased to $10,000 each. The Of
ficers OF the hank gave out statement
last week placing the asset. At $4,000
and the l1nbt11ftos 1t ~, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
|VER THE TAIGNY AFFAIR
Venezuelan Situation Defined by
Minister Ybarra.
AvERMENT IN CABLE CASE
Asks France Pertinent Questions
If Wrong, Will Submit the Mat
ter to Arbitration.

CARACAS, Venezuela, Friday, February
g. via Port of Spain, Island Of Trinidad,
February 13.--The Venezuelan government
yesterday, February s, transmitted to M.
Maubourguet, the former charge d'affaires
of Venezuela at Paris, who is also Vene-
zuela's representative in London, a long
note dated February Z, of which the follow
ing is a synopsis;
'T. NJ. Maubourguet, Venezuelan charge
d'affaires, London:
You will answer Premier Rouver's note
of January IS, addressed to you, as fol-
lows:
g 1 am ordered by my government to say
that to appreciate the situation and the
case it is necessary to discriminate. The
real facts are that the Venezuelan govern
ment said it would not treat through NJ.
Taigny 0ormer French charge d'affaires in
VeneZuela) until satisfactory explanations
were given, and not, as NJ. Rouvier's note
states, that Foreign Minister Ybarra had
notified the French representative that he
would not have any further official rela-
ttons with him.
THAT regarding the cable company
France did not because she could not allege
denial of justice, and instead of approach
ing Venezuela in q friendly manner, ac-
cuseT her of violating French rights, there
by abandoning the legal road and assuming
the responsibilities of the cable company.
Pertinent Questions.
"'Venezuela asks did the cable company
fill it's contract? Did the French govern
ment employees assist the wreckers of
Venezuelan liberties?
=" If not, Venezuela yields. Otherwise
she holds France responsible and is willing
to submit this to arbitration.
"'NeneZuela throughout has acted in
friendly manner and withdrew her note
when requested to do so. When she pro-
llibited the relaniing of NJ. Taigny it was in
order to avoid greater unpleasantness, but
France Violently expelled NJ Maubourguet'
without alleging any fault.
g Tt must also be remembered that the
French before the mixed tribunals claimed
So. 100000 5olivars; but they never had a
quarter of this In Venezuela.
:" If these facts can be disproved Vene-
zuela bows and accepts the obligations.
(Signid :" 'YBARRA.' -
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FRAMING THE DEMANDS
Subcommittee of Miners at
Work in New York.
TO PRESENT OPERATORS
President Mitchell Also in Conference
With Leaders.
CALLED TO DISCUSS CONDITIONS
Two Collieries in the Scranton Dis
trict Shut Down by Strike-Al-
legged Wage Discrimination.

NEW YORK, February 13.--The subcorn-
mSttee of six, made UP of the presidents
ana secretaries of the three anthracite
mine districts. continued their conference
today with relation to the framing of a set
of demands to be presented to the op-
orators Thursday. Although the scale COM
mittee has been at work for week In an
endeavor to draw up the propositions they
wish to present to the operators, there still
remains much to be done. The committee
has in its hands exceedingly large num-
ber of resolutions, petitions and requests
from the local unions each asking for the
correction of some difficulty.
Some Of these have been rejected yhlls
others have been adopted In various forms
While the scale committee has decided on
the main points. there still are some minor
grievances on which they have not agreed.
but which, according to the district Off
GERS, will be disposed of without causing
any friction
The subcommittee will be In session all
day. After it has concluded its work II will
make report to the full committee which
numbers thrty-five men, This nrobablv
VIII not occur until tomorrow. Pending the
conclusion of the work of the subcommit-
tee President Mitchell devoted the greater
part Of the day to the routine work of tho
national organization.
William Little a member of ,be inter.
Hatioiidi executive board, and Edward Me-
nay, national organizer, both of whom
belong in the Pittsburg district arrived
mere today in response TO a telegram from
President Mitchell. Immediately upon their
arrival they went into conference with the
national president. Beyond saying that he
mad summoned them TO discuss conditions
in the Pittsburg district Mr.. Mitchell de-
cllned to say why he called them to New
York.
Strike Near Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa, February 13.-The min
ers and laborers at the two collieries of the
Jermyn Coal, Company at Rendham near
here, went on strike today. The men claim,
the company has Disseminated against
them In the reduction Of wages, contrary to
the award of the strike commission and
that the reduction is an entering wedge to
a general cut in wages to be put into effect
In the entire region before the award of the
commission expires on April l.
Twelve hundred men are involved. The
miners at the Jenmyn collieries have had
several grievances against the operators
since the anthracite strike of 1902. but the
disputes were settled by the conciliation
board. The two mines have an annual
output of 100000 tons, and are among the
largest individual operators in the Lacka-
wanna region.
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to a properly constructed

fascines.
Speaking of the mattresses Major Gil
iette had described the court asked:
DO you call that a mattress?''
Yes, sir, that's the name for it, said
Major Gillette. though more properly it
might have been called brush heap
The court explained that he asked be-
cause mattresses had been variously desig-
mated.
Court adjourned until tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
EXCEEDED THE REQUIREMENT.
Four Hours Trial Run of the Ten
neSSee

Secretary Bonaparte this morning re-
ceived a telegram from Capt Stockton
president of the naval board of inspection
anG survey, sent from Boston, saying that
the armored cruiser Tennessee, built by
Cramp & Co, finished a successful four
hours trials over the Rockland course last
right, having made an average speed of
% 10 knots an hour Her speed was 16 OF
knot in excess of contract requirements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
AGAINST ABE HUMMEL.
The Court of Appeals Upheld the In
dictmeuts

ALBANY, n. Y, February lathe court
OF appeals today upheld the indictments
against Abraham H. Humlnel the we'll
known New York lawyer, charging subor-
nation of perjury in the Dodge-Morse d.
vorce case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13
Believe Agitation Unwarranted.

Members of the Asiatie Association, COM
posed of merchants engaged in the China
trade, are considerably disturbed by the
reports of government activity in the mat
ter of military preparations and have rep
resented to some of the officials here that
the agitation Is entirely unwarranted in
view OF the many reports they have receiy-
ed from their own resident representatives
in China, and, as matter of fact, the cur
rent talk of uprising Is calculated to
bring about that very thing, especially
when taken In connection with the reported
foreign military invasion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-13

fense in these latter cases declined today
to make any statement as to the bearing
the disposition Of the Beavers Indictment
would have upon them.
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PHILIPPINE
FREE TRADE
House iias Passed Bill By Bic
Majority.
SUBSTITUTE WAS BEATEN
sugar. fehssos and sics xui
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April 1909.

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o. AR ELECTION
isFisy Ansrss.

srdsy Anorss.
Tho annual mesilbg 81 Bennlnsion
Chapter OAR -as held uiih Mrs x l.
sIblsy Tuesday afserpoon. Tho mem
bars % he chapter vere ous IN coed
numbers and 10 appears 70 b. In .
prosperous condition. Tho chapter
sow has over 20 members aud u Il one
% The lArges, In The state.
For several months The chapter has
provided entertainment Of some kind
al tie regular monthly meetings. which
has added considerable 20 the interest.
During The year IL has don-ted 500 la
the chapter house bow being consiruc.
ted 10 Washington under the auspices
Of the National chapter. Tho coming
anniversary Of Wa hipgion's birthday
wilI be observed with card party in
Foresters' hall.
These officers were elected for The
coming year: regent, Mrs II @ Root;
vice regent, Mrs s II Blackmer: sccre-
tary, Miss Helena Norton; treasurer,
MrsL A Graves; registrar, Miss Edith
Dewey; historian, Miss X J Hubbell;
chap, Mrs w Il Sheldon; delegates To
the National chapter, ex ofllcio, Mrs
Root, alternate Mrs George + Graves;
delegate from the chapter, Mrs ] s
Holden; alternate, Mrs S Huling
Blackmer.