Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

| BERLIN. october 22.-The announcement
| that Secretary Root has decided to appoint
| two tariff experts to visit Germany and
consult with German customs officials and
| boards Of trade for the purpose of obtain
! ing material for possible notifications of
| administrative features of the American
| tariff law. which have been the subject of
| much complaint on the part of German OK
| porting interests. was received in the for
| eign office here in the most favorable
| spirit.
NEW YORK. October 22.-The suspension
of P. 7. White, heavy trader, was an
| change today. Under the rules Mr. White
will have twenty-four hours to fulfill his
contracts
CHANGTEFU. Province Of Honan, China,
October 22.-The autumn maneuvers of the
Chinese imperial army began today in the
neighborhood Of Changtefu. About 10000
troops from the provinces Of Honan,
Hupeh, Chi Ii and Shangtung are engaged,
under the command of Yuan Shi Kali COM
mander-in-chief of the Chinese forces, and
General Tihliang, including cavalry, in
fantry and artillery. .4
BERLIN, October 22.-The prices of
many stocks on the bourse today were one
to four points lower during the first few
hours, but later better tone prevailed on
the London advices. and the losses were
partially recovered.
CAPE RACE, N F., October o2-The
steamer Majestic, from Liverpool for New
York. was in communication by wireless
with the Marconi station IRE, when leo
miles east of the light ship The Majestic
will probably reach her dock about 4 p. m.
Wednesday.
PARIS. October pm Clemenceau has
begun the formation Of a cabinet. He Of
fered the foreign Office portfolio to M.
Poincare minister Of finance in the Sarien
administration. who declined. M. Caillaux,
who was finance minister in the Waldeck-
Rousseau cabinet has accepted the port
folio of finance 1t Is regarded as certain
that NJ. BRAND, minister of public wor-
ship; M. Barthou, minister of public works;
NJ Ruau, minister Of agriculture; NJ. Thorn
son, minister of marine, and NJ Doumer-
que, minister of commerce, will remain and
that Gen. Picquart will get the war port
folio. A new minister Of labor may be
created with M. Viviani, the we'll known So
cialist deputy, at Its head.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. October 22-The in
terstate commerce commission here today
began an investigation Of the relations of
railroads to grain dealers and elevator COM
panies. I'VE can't tell how many Kansas
City dealers will be witnesses" said John
H. Marble, attorney for the commission.
'Fifteen grain men have been subpoenaed
to appear this morning. Whether more
will be asked to testify depends on the
character of the testimony given,
ARKANSAS CITY. Kans.. October o.
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks was
booked to deliver ten speeches in Okla
homa today. The Vice President arrived
here from the east early this morning on
a regular train. Here he was transferred
to a special, and. accompanied by more
than one hundred politicians and newspaper
men from the territory, started for the trip
across Oklahoma. The first stop was at
Newkirk, where a big crowd greeted Mr..
Fairbanks. He spoke from the rear plat
form Of his car.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 22-The chain
of evidence the police are fast welding
around the three Meyers brothers, arrested
on Saturday last on suspicion of being con-
nected with the murder and robbery at the
japanese Bank in this city, was frightened
yesterday. The detectives have found the
man to whom the brothers sold their horses
and buggy for $50 few days after the
crime.
MADEIRA, Cal, October 22-William
Vice, the defaultng Union. Pacific railroad
clerk, for whom the railroad detectives
have been searching for years, was taken
into custody last night. He stated at the
jail that he had intended to surrender him
self. Vice has been living in this city,
where he was known as Thomas Ryan.
since May, 1903 He denies that he ever
left the state, and expects to be released on
bail Immediately on his arrival in San
Francisco
NORFOLK, Va, October 22.-The strand
ed steamer George FdTWeH WAS uIif en-
farther inshore by the heavy seas of last
night and now lies practically full of water
| we'll up on the beach. With the first north
west winds driving the tide out, the Far
well will be high and dry on the beach.
Norfolk wreckers said today an effort
would be made to float her. but that this
was being delayed because the vessels
captain had determined to make no wreck
ing contract until fully authorized by his
owners, the Turner Lumber Company of
New York. The joiner work of the wrecked
steamer Is even now washing away and
the chances of floating her are growing
less as the hours pass.
INDIANAPOLIS. October 22-John s..
Simering of Baltimore, Md, died here to-
day at the home of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Foster, 1906 Union street,
from the effects Of operation performed
several months ago. He was born in 1916
and at the time of his death was secretary
Of the Maryland division of the Travellers
Protective Association and a member of
the national board of that organization.
Two children survive him. He will be
buried here.