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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
NOTICE TO THE G. A. R.
Statement Issued by the Commander
in-Chief

James Tanner, commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, has issued
the following:
ITO all Posts of the Grand Army of the
Republic:
THE San Francisco posts have appointed
Grand Army of the Republic Relief Com
mfttee of twenty-five. with full powers and
instructions to cooperate with military au-
thorities and Red Cross Society. In ac-
eordance with request Of the chairman OF
that committee 1 ask that all of your con-
tributions be forwarded to San Francisco.
as follows:
Supplies and clothing to A. D. Cutler.
chairman. 1922 Turk street. Money to c.
II. Blinn, United States custom house head
quarters. 1880 Eddy street. Money prefer
able to supplies. Eight hundred families
of civil war veterans destitute
JAMES TANNER,
Chief. c. A r.
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Cairo Is Confident.
FISHERMEN RELEASED.
Result Of Ambassador Thompson's Ne
gotiattons With Mexico.

United States Consul Thompson at Pro-
greso, Mexico. has advised the State De-
partment that all the American fishermen
arrested for alleged poaching off the Next
can coast and placed in jail at Progreso
have been released under Mr.. Thompson s
pledge for their appearance. Some OF the
most capable lawyers in the state OF Yucca
tan have been retained to defend the
fishermen. who still maintain they were
fishing outside the waters controlled by the
Mexican government. Until the Mexican
courts have disposed of the cases they will
not be subject to any diplomatic represen-
tations.
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SALE OF HOUSES.

Some Recent Transactions FOR Invest
ment Purposes.
Stone q Fairfax have sold for George
g. Cooper to a local investor I'VE houses
aggregstins $S7. in price. on Howard
avenue and Brown streets, Mt Pleasant
The houses are under rental.
They have also sold to Harry p. Hud-
dieson for Aiphonxo Hart, ex-governor of
Ohio. the three-story brick dwelling. LIB
Yale street. Columbia Heights. the consid-
Grafton being 5000.
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Verdict for Washington Man.

NORFOLK. Va. May 11.-Judge Martin
this afternoon gave a decision in favor or
James J. Fletcher of Washington, D. c.,
who IS here suing William H. Richardson
for the value Of a largo number of horses
alleged to have been moved at midnight
from B. F. McCauiey's stable in Washing
ton and brought to Norfolk. The court
refused to quash attachments issued on the
horses at Fletchers instance, and ordered
court sale of the horses now In the hands
of the sheriff OF Norfolk. Attorney Ed
mund Burk and other aforementioned
Washingtonians will return tonight.
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Mr.. Brisht,s Condition Improved.

The condition Of Mr.. Henry ]. Bright.
who has been confined to his home for
more than two years, suffering with dropsy.
IL reported to be improved today. Mr..
Bright suffered a relapse several days ago
and it was not expected that he would re-
cover He is one OF the FIVE surviving
members of that jury who are living are
RALPH Wormley. William H. Brawner. John
Salph Wormley, William H. Brawner, John
p Hamlirf and George w. Gates.
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DIR. HAUGH SENTENCED
TO BE ELECTRoCUTED AUGUST
90 FOR TRIPLE MURDER.

DAYTON. Ohio. May 1i-Judge Brown.
in common pleas court. today overruled the
motion for a new trial In the case of DR..
Oliver c. Haugh convicted of the murder
of his parents and brother. and sentenced
the prisoner to be electrocuted Wednesday,
August 20. DR. Haugh received the sem
tence with Indifference.
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Demurrer to Holmes Indictment.

Edwin s. Holmes. IT., formerly assist
ant statistician of the Agricultural Depart
uent, indicted for conspiracy in connection
with the cotton leak investigation. today
filed a demurrer to the indictment. Mr..
Holmes says that no crime is charged In
the Indictment, and that 1t does not con-
tain sufficient information on which he
could base a defense and that each and
every count is bad In substance.
Attorneys A. 8. Worthington and w. e.
Lester represent Mr.. Holmes.
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SECOND DAYS PLAY
Conditions Good for Golf at
Chevy Chase This Morning.
MATCHES FOR CLUB CUP
Thompson and De Moss First to
Finish.
McCAMM0N DEFEATS LARD
Much Interest Manifested in the Con-
test-other Results of the
Days Play.

With the sun shining and a pleasant
breeze from the northwest blowing across
the greens the second day of the spring
golf tournament of the Chevy Chase Club
began this morning at / eo'clock The
course was in the best possible condition.
and as the golfers praised the superb
green's James Douglas. the clubs profess
sional. seemed much gratified with the re-
suit of his efforts to put the course IN fine
condition for the tournament. The golfers
started from the first tee on time. The
pairings for the club cup were as follows:
Ormsby McCammon VS.. Allen Lard, Sam
Daizeli vs.. w. s. Reyburn. w. NJ. Gray
VS.. F. o. Horstmann, G.. A. Weaver VS..
w. F. Harrison. w. P. Compton VS.. L. W.
Weaver, c. L. Frailey VS.. W. w. Rich. J.
III. Brickenstein VS.. J. c. Davidson. and
Morven Thompson vs. J. De Moss.
Pairfngs for consolation cup-E. d. Ca
rusi VS.. p NJ. Prescott; DR.. L. w. Glaze
brook VS.. H. Oliphant; o. Parramore VS. w.
P. McNally: F. L. Small VS.. W. H Duff
second; N. Heath vs.. l.. w. Weaver; A. 8.
Mattingiy VS.. J. Bolt: J. McMenamin vs.
II. Lewis. and j. r. Bagby vs. DIR. L. L.
Harlan.
Pairings for third sixteenth, c. Hayden
VS.. Phya A Varadhara: s. P. Knut VS. K.
M. Talcott; A. Parker VS.. E. s. DuvaIl and
.. Perrin VS.. ]. j. Morrow.
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Explosion and Fire in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May 11.-Fire caused
by an explosion. at noon today in the three
story brick factory of the Central Bedding
Company. corner of River and Main streets,
resulted in the total destruction of the
building. Eight of the nine men In the
building barely escaped with their lives by
sliding down the cable in the elevator shaft.
The other. Charles F1restone was caught
by the flames. He was later removed with
his body terribly burned. He will probably
die
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TWO EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS

Felt at Petersburg, Ind, Early This
Morning.
1NDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May ia special
to the News from Petersburg. Ind, says:
Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt
here at 12:45 a. m. A low rumble was
heard In the west and buildings quivered.
windows ratified and dishes rocked. Many
people jumped from their beds In fright.
The shocks were 45 seconds apart and
the first one was preceded by vivid flash
similar to lightning.
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Torpedo Flotiila OF for Anchorage.

SPECIAL UWPatch 70 The STAT.
NORFOLK. Va, May Ito make dock
room at the Norfolk navy yard for battle
ships. the Iowa. which comes for repairs.
and the Texas, which comes to go In re-
serve, the torpedo hotilla. which arrived
several days ago from southern waters.
sailed today for the anchorage grounds at
Yorktown. Va. where the battleship Rhode
Island ID lying. The torpedo boats will
have to remain at anchor for q week pend
ing reaTrangements at the Norfolk yard
whore there are now many ships making
very congested conditions
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A case of smallpox. the fourth during the
fiscal week. was discovered by the health
authorities this morning, and the patient,
Elizabeth Wise. co1ored. was removed from
her home 1905 4th street southeast, to the
smallpox hospital
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

DOVER. England May 1.-THE Ham,
burg American line steamer kaiserin All
guste Victoria, the largest vessel afoat
sailed from here today on her maiden
voyage across the Atlantic.
PARIS. May 1.-THE Russian ambassa-
dor M. Nelfdoff. discredits the reports that
the bombs recently seized by the police
were intended to be used In an attempt
upon his life and the police deny the sem
sational reports that two arrests have been
made on suspicion that the bombs were
designed for an attack on Grand Duke
Vladimir.
today announced that all the powers sig
accepted the shares In the state bank of
Morocco, which have been allotted to them.
except the United States, which refused to
participate.
PHILADELPHIA. May III. L. Yarnalt.
aged eighty years. today shot his wife. who
Is seventy-two years old, and afterward
killed himself The woman's condition Is
critical. The shooting occurred at the home
Of their daughter. Mrs. jos. X. Winn, at
Ardmore, q suburb. The motive Is not
known.
LOCK HAVEN. Pa. May 11.-Durfng a
quarrel yesterday about a birds nest Clark
Dunherman. aged seventeen years. killed
Thomas Berry. aged twenty years by stab
bling him in the heart. Berry expressed
wish that nothing be done to Dunher-
man, as he Derry was responsible for the
quarrel. Dunherman has not been arrested
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First Match Finished.

The first match for the club cup between
Morven Thompson of the Chevy Chase
Club and J. De Moss ended at u o'clock,
with Thompson the winner by I'D and 1
to play.
Both players halved the first hole
Thompson won the second hole and De
Moss won the third hole. Thompson won
the fourth hole, both halved fifth and sixth.
Thompson won the seventh and De Moss
won the eighth and ninth holes, making
both of the contestants all even at the
turn. The tenth hole was won by De Moss
and Thompson won the eleventh and De
Moss won the twelfth.
The thirteenth hole was halved as we'll
as the fourteenth Thompson won the If
teenth. sixteenth and seventeenth. making
thompson the winner by up and 1 to
play.
The second match to be finished was be-
tween c. L. Frailey and w. w. Rich and
was won by Frailey by up and to play
Frailey won the first hole in and the
second hole In s. and third hole In g. fourth
hole in g. which is par. The fifth hole was
lost by Frailey, who took to make 1t,
while Rich made II in g. The sixth hole
was made by Frailey in 5. seventh was won
by Rich, eighth by Frailey In 5. which Is
par; ninth hole was won by Frailey in 5.
which put him UP at the turn: tenth.
eleventh and twelfth holes were halved in
each. Thirteenth hole, Rich led stymie
and Rich won in 5.
The fourteenth hole went to Frailey.
which gave him the match with 5 up and
to play. Interest was shown In the play
Ing of the fourth sixteen. The parings
were z. II. Lotus and J. M. Rankins.
which match was won by Lotus by 8 up
and 1 to play.
The other pairs were D. F. Weaver and
c. A. Crawford. A. B. Leet and Fl. B. Da-
wilson and c. T. Darcy and ]. III. Churchill
McCammon and Lard.
A great deal of interest was also shown
In the match between Ormsby McCammon
and Allen Lard, which was won by Nc
Cannon by up and to play.
The match between F. o. Horstmann and
W. NJ. Gray won by Horstmann, up
and to play. Samuel Dalzell defeated
Reyburn by up. w. G. Compton defeated
L. w. Weaver, up and to play. ]. c..
Davidson defeated Brickenstein. up. For
the consolation H. Oliphant defeated L. W.
Glazebrook, up and to play. E. D. Ca
rusi won from p. M. Prescott by default.
F. L. Small defeated w. H. Duff by / up.
L. w. Weaver defeated M. Heath by up
and to play. r. Lewis defeated J. Nc
Menamin by 1 up. L. L. Harlan defeated
J. r. Bagby by up. w. J. McNalley de-
feated 0. Parramore by up and 2 to play.
In the third sixteen Hayden defeated
Varadhara, 8 up and to play. E. F. Du-
vail defeated A. Parker. 3 up and to play.
o. Perrin defeated ]. ]. Morrow, with up
and 3 to play.
A. B. Leet defeated H. B. Davidson by 2
up. ]. H. Churchhill defeated c. T. Darcy
by the score of up and to play.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. May 11.--Gen. q. @,
Wharton OF the confederate states army
disd today at his homo at Radford, agsd
eighty-two years. He had frequently
served In the general assembly.
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Belmont Park First Raca.

BELMONT PARK. L. l., May 1I-First
race. selling: three-year-olds and upward:
three-quarters of mile (main course}-
Bill Phillips. 16 to and even, first;
Panlaue, Is to 1. place. second: st. Estephe,
third. Time, LA 2-A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-11
IN COURT AT ST. PAUL, MINI.
An Unconditional Surrender Has Been
Secured.
ANSWERS WERE WITHDRAWN
General Paper Company and Twenty
Brought by Attorney General.

ST PAUL Mimi. May 1.-THE United
States government today secured an I'M
conditional surrender in the United States
circuit court before Judge Sanborn in the
suit which the Attorney eneral began on
December n. 1904 to dissolve a combina-
ton between the General Paper Company
and twenty-three other defendants, on the
ground that an agreemnet had been entered
into by the defendants N restraint of in
terstate commerce.
Attorney Kellogg. for the government.
and Attorney Flanders for the defendants.
appeared before Judge Sanborn. sitting as a
circuit judge. and Mr.. Kellogg moved that
the mandate from the United States Su-
preme Court. affirming the order that the
witnesses must testify. be filed. Judge San
born ordered the mandate filed.
Withdrew Their Answers.
The witnesses then appeared before the
United States examiner and offered to tes-
tify. The defendants then withdrew their
answers. Mr.. Kellogg announced that the
government did not cara to examine the
witnesses, and moved for a decree in favor
OF the government. Judge Sanborn ordered
that the decree be entered for the govern
ment for the relief prayed, and that the de-
cree should be settled on June 16. The pro-
ceedings before the court and the examiner
were then adjourned.
The three witnesses who refused to testify
namely. c. /. McNair of the Northwestern
Paper Company. A. c. Boussard of the Itas-
ca Paper Company and E. f. Nelson of tho
Hennepin Paper Company, paid into court
500 fine assessed against them for contempt
or court for refusing to answer the Ques-
lions put to them at a former hearing.
Complete Victory for Government.
Attorney General Moody. upon being
questioned concerning the significance of
-he action of the defendants In withdra w
ing their answer to the governments bill
in the so-calIed paper trust case today at
st. Paul. said:
Frank B. Kellogg Of ST. Paul, special
assistant to the Attorney General, tele-
graphed the department this morning that
the defendants in the paper trust case ap-
peared today before the United States cir
cult court for the district OF Minnesota
and asked leave to withdraw their answer
IN that case.
The court having allowed the motion the
government Immediately moved for a de-
cree of injunction against each of the de-
PENDANTS as prayed for In the bill of COM
plaint. and the attorneys for the govern
ment were requested to prepare the decree
TO be entered. This action on the part of
the constituent companies of the paper
trust terminates the litigation by the entry
or Judgment for all the government de-
manded in It's bill. and is complete vic
tory for the United States
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Two Domestics Asphyxiated.

PHILADELPHIA. May 1.-Two Hunga-
rian servant girls. employed In theatrical
boarding house in this city. were asphyxi-
ated by illuminating gas in their sleeping
apartment last night. The names of the
girls are unknown.
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INSTANTLY KILLED.
Colored Laborer Victim Of Accident
This Afternoon.

Alfred Butler. cofored. about sixteen
years old. who lived at No. Z Brown court
southeast. and was employed as a cart
driver. fell from his cart about pm. to-
day. and one wheel passed over his head.
killing him instantly. The fatal accident
occurred at the foot of South Capitol street
near the works Of the Washington Asphalt
Block Company.
The boys head was badly crushed. The
body was taken to the morgue at once.
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Tent s.nitarium for white Plague

CHICAGO. May 1t.--Announcemsnt OF
plans OF the homeopathic physicians Of ths
state to establish at Ottawa. m. . 10000
tent colony for tuberculosis patients vas
made last night at the annual dinner Of the
Organizations Il - proposed TO give each
patient special attention. and to follow the
most improved German methods.
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The
Saturday
Star

Tomorrow's big paper will
contain a large list of inter
esting and attractively illus
trated articles. Among other
notable features there will be
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mss JET Davis Much Improved.

NEW YORK, May 11.-Mrs. Jefferson Da-
Wis. who has been Ill with the grippe for
several days In her apartments In the Ho-
tel Gerard. was reported as much improved
today.
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MURDER SUSPECT HELD
REPORTED CAPTURE OF MAN WHO
KILLED RINEHART.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. May 1.-THE on
GERS at lockwood state that up to this
morning they have heard nothing from the
Maryland authorities who had been notified
Of the capture OF the negroes. Charles Tren-
ton and William Ross. alias Carter, alias
Rainey.
Ross Is thought to be the murderer Of
Contractor Thomas Rinefart at Dorsey ;
Run. Md. Trenton made full confession
to the officers that Ross shot Chief Of Po-
lice Edward SpangIer at lockwood.
It is believd that when he goes on the
stand he will not only make clean breast
OF II. but will also confess about his hav-
Ing murdered Contractor Rinehart-
The authorities believe this pair robbed
the Cushwa hardware store, Martinsburg.
w. Va. Of valuable goods. including sew
eral revolvers. recently.
The two negroes were In great terror at
lockwood until removed TO Jail at Somer-
set today
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GREAT
LOAFING PLACES.

American cities harbor
many habitual idlers who
do nothing but kill time in
the parks and about the
streets. Illustrated.
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MILLIONS IN FURS.

Frank Carpenter writes Of
the enormous industry of
British North America.
Illustrated.
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BOULEVARD BY NIGHT.

The palpitating heart of the
gay French capital as it ap-
pears to tourists from a cafe
terrace. illustrated.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-14

Does Pine Bluff want the North and South Railroad. from this place to that citv2 We have heard t intimated that 1t does not. he reasons We have heard given are that Pine Bluff, already. has the bulk of Monti- cello s trade, and that fl Monti- cello succeeds ID securing com. peting railroad lines t might be come a wholesale trading place Itself Aii of winch may po>si bly, be true. but there is some thing else that Pine Blutf may do well to consider and that is. fl the road is built and fails to touch Pine Bluff where would Monticello : business go2 l. the road should connect with Little Rock instead of Pine Bluff, then Little Rock would transact the business with our merchants which Pine Bluh TOW gets. + the road leaves Pine Bluff ont and connects with the Rock Is land north of Little Rock. Mem phis will do the business Pine Bluff is now doing with our mer- chants. If Pine Bluff fails to SC cure this road we predict that it will always be a source of regret to it's business men, and a severe blow to its commercial inter estS.
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-14
Municipal Slaughter Houses

So bad we're the condition of the beef packers that President Roosevelt would not give tine full details to congress. This awful state of affairs leads The Commercial to say that 1t will be surprised f the hideous ex posures in the Chicago packing houses do not give new turn to the municipal ownership agitation III the United States Alter all municipal slaughter houses are the oldest form of municipal ownership, except that of supplying pubiie water, with which they are e}oselyeou- neeted by sanitary reasons In onr experimental dahbling with the principle we have neglected the application of it most ap- proved by the experience Of older and wiser nations
 Public slaughter houses Were a feature of the ripe civilization Of the Roman empire They were established throughout Gaul as the most civilized province. continued there throughout the dark ages came down to modern times and spread to younger nations These were only semi-publie un- til about century ago. being under the controlof the medieval guilds of buchers. Under the first Napoleon the abattoirs of Paris were municipaiized and they have been under control of the public authorities ever since
 For many years these great public slaughter houses were the finest in existence and the admiration of al who saw them. They are conducted like the great public markets With which all are familiar, being sustained by tue city and supported ren. tals of those who use them. Rules tor slaughter and display of meat are prescribed by governments and inspection IS rigid at every point, Lately the abattoirs of Paris have been sur passed by those of London and Edinburg. established some fifty years later
 We shall come to this some time Tn the United States, If We
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-14
EA an III 4hH

The 0klahanan says: Indiana, Arkansas. NJ issoai- south Dakota and iowa have held state eoaYea tons during the past few days. and in each instance have wildly acclaimed tie n4me Of Mn ]. Bryan a, the teader in Jbs 9eAt presidential contest. The full ; gnifeance 9f this uniformity and spontaaeity of sentiment will per h8ps b. better understood when t is stated tha; Governor Joe Folk was expected b have a pfesiden- tai boom in his own state, but which seems 10 have fattened ont hopelessly 0 hen 1t came in contact with he enthusiasm of the Mis- sourlaHs for the distinguished d Nebraskatt.
 "If the expressions of these con yentions are reliable index to Democratic sentiment the country over. Mr. Bryan will have un- aumous nomination at the next national convention. No other name will be cons de-ed ia that connection.
 .sMr Bryan Is sojourniog in the old world t, this tune. Being F. ooo miles distant. t wiu scarcely De charged that he has lad any taag to do with bringing out these expressions o5 confidence
 And vet NJ Bzsau : iast the same sort of Democrat 10 day that he was n I996. The only difference is that he Is heater un derstood. His honesty, sincerity devotion 10 principal and lofty ideals are recognized everywhere today w nile Tn =hzs fQrmer cam paigns he was known only to the people of the west and south.
 Sureiv. the world do move Even the east, which in the memorable campaign of I696 was known as the enemy's country stands ready to take back most of the harsh things | said about Ar Bryan in his former campaigns and accord to him the same loft. mess Of ideals ard sincerity of purpose which has always made him the idol of the people who knew hlm best
The Monticellonian., 1906-06-14

ever succeed in working out a form of city government We can trust with theeommon functions performed by government in European cities Federal inspec- tion is d clumsy substitute forit. French municipalities hampered by constant intervention Of the government, have been excelled by the free municipalities of Great Britian in handling abat- toirS Sometime we shall do better than either Pine Bluff Commercial.