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TO ADMIT FUEL OIL FREE.
Cuba Proposes to Encourage Impo,,ta-
ton of Petroleum.

Cuba Proposes to Encourage Impo'-ta-
ton of Petroleum.
The State Department has received from
United States Minister Morgan the text of
q bill which was passed by the Cuban
house of representatives June II providing
for admission free of customs duties of crude
petroleum. called in English fuel oils when
purposes. The Cuban senate is expected at
the approaching autumn session to approve
that measure, In preparation for which
there has already been instituted an In
crease In the duty on starch.
In the discussion of the bnI 1t was stated
that cheap fuel oil was especially needed
as substitute for wood in order to pre-
vent the further deforestation of the hills
which has already proceeded sufficiently far
to threaten to affect the climate and the
fertility of certain sections of Cuba unfav-
orably. Fuel oil, It was alleged. costs less
than wood. 1t gives rs per cent more heat
than hard coal and four times more than
wood. and freight on 1t Is one-half less than
on these two articles. The pernicious Cuban
plants marabu and biltjagua can also be de-
stroyed by Its use. At present petroleum
Is not imported or recognized by the Gus
toms tariff as a manufacturing fuel
The BILL specifies that the remission of
duties Is made upon petroleum used as a
combustible. for the manufacture of sugar.
for use as insecticide or germicidA and for
the destruction of harmful plants 1t must
be imported by agricukuristts or sugar
planters IN sa.slng vessels or In tank
steamers In density not to exceed twenty
I'VE Beauns.
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DECISION WAS RESERVED
Hartridge Held Conference With
Prisoner and Wife.
ARGUMENT ON TRAVIS RIGHTS
Lawyer Olcott Declared He Would
Surrender All Papers to His Sue
cessor as Counsel.

NEW YORK, July 19.-Clifford w. Har-
fridge, counsel for Harry K. Thaw. and
the prisoners wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
held a conference with Harry K Thaw In
the Tombs prison today.
The application Of John D. Gleason OF
Thsw's counsel for an absolute writ pro-
hibiting District Attorney Jerome from ex-
amining witnesses under subpoena In the
Thaw case came UP for argument before
Justice Mclean today. Counsel for both
sides declared they were ready to proceed
Argument on .ae writ OF prohibition was
heard promptly. At its conclusion Justice
Mclean reserved his decision.
In his argument in support of the writ
John D. Gleason based his application on
the grounds that the grand jury has no in
quisitorial powers and that under the state
constitution Thaw has the right to be pres
emit whenever the testimony Of any witness
is sought to be taken against him and to
examine the witness
w. NJ X. Olcott, the lawyer who was dis
missed by Thaw and ordered by the court
to show cause why he should not surrender
the papers in the Thaw case to Thaw's new
that the papers will be surrendered to Mr..
Hartridge this afternoon.
Mr.. Olcott said that when he received
the notice of dismissal he ordered the pa
pers collected in preparation for surren-
dering them, but the work Of sorting them
had been delayed by his absence Con-
tinuing, he said: There will be no APP
pearance In court, I think for the reason
that there will be no occasion for such an
appearance ! do not wish to appear In
imical to the attorneys for Mr.. Thaw, be-
cause / do not feel toward them in that
way
Thaw's wife. after visiting him In the
Tombs today. drove to the office of her hus-
bands personal counsel, Clifford w. Har-
fridge. for whom she dictated long state
ment, giving history OF her life since she
has been in New York. Mrs Thaw gave
such q statement to w. NJ K. Olcott, for
merly of Thaw's counsel, shortly after
ThaW was arrested.
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HIBERNIAN CONVENTION.
Address by Rev. DR.. Shahan Of Catho
lie University.

The national convention Of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians. made UP OF 500 dele
gates representing a membership of iS7 900.
transacted but comparatively little business
at Saratoga. N. Y, yesterday. James q.
Dolan. the national president. occupied the
chair. The time was principally occupied
in hearing from distinguished speakers.
Rev. Torrance Caraher Of San Francisco,
whose church was destroyed during the
earthquake, said that 1900 Hiberniana were
afflicted by the seismic disturbance and ac-
companyfng fire. He made an eloquent and
earnest appeal for help from the national
Hibernians for the San Francisco brethren.
It is believed that the convention. Will
order direct donation or contribution
from the treasury. Rev. DR.. Thomas J.
Shahan of the Catholic University in this
city spoke on the Ancient Order of HI
bernians and Its work along educational
lines. He made special reference to the
work Of the order in donating $50, for
the establishment Of a chair in the uni
versity.
The Hibernians sent a cablegram to the
pope. pledging him their love and devotion
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DROWNED AT SEA.
Death Of Prominent Attorney of
Atlanta.

NEW YORK. July 16-That Walter Or
mond, a lawyer Of Atlanta. Ga. fell over
board and was drowned from the steamer
Kansas City while en- route from Savan-
nah, Ga, to this city, became known today
when the steamer arrived. The drowning
happened yesterday while the Kansas City
was coming up the coast.
Mr.. OrmOnd was on his way to New York
in company with Harvey Hill and a Mr.
Lott and Mr.. Brown He ocsupied a state
room in company with Hill. who reported
to the officers Of the steamship company
today that Ormond left their stateroom
about midnight. saying that he was going
on deck to obtain relief from the heat.
Nothing was seen Of him afterward. Mr..
Hill said he believed Ormond had fallen
asleep while sitting on the rail- and had
accidentally fallen overheard. His absence
was not discovered until several hours later.
ATLANTA. Ga. July 19-Judge Walter
Orinond. whose death by drowning from
the steamer Kansas City is announced to-
day from New York. was one of the prom
fnent young lawyers OF Atlanta He was
about thfrty-five years old and unmarried.
For the last two years he has been q
Justice OF the peace. He left last week
with q number of friends for a vacation
in New York and the east. He leaves q
mother and sister. with whom he resided
here, and q brother.
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ST. MARY's QUADRANGLE.
Folio Brought Out by the Geological
SURVEY

The United States geological survey has
recently brought out geologic folio OF
the st. Mary's quadrangle, which includes
portions OF the states of Maryland and
Virginia. This was prepared in co-opera-
ton with the state of Maryland by Mr..
George Burbank Shattuck. under the su-
pervision of Mr.. william Bullock Clark
state geologist
ST. Mary's quadrangle Includes portions
Of the States of Maryland and Virginia In
Maryland 1t embraces the southwestern
portions of Dorchester and Somerset coun-
ties on the eastern shore and the south
eastern portion OF Calvert and st. Marys
counties on the western shore. Virginia Is
represented by about one square mile In
the northwestern part or NORTHUMBERLAND
county. Besides the land areas the entire
width of Chesapeake bay from Governor
run in Calvert county southwark beyond
Point Lookout in st. Mary's county Ia IN
cluded In this quadrangle. Other estuaries
represented either in whole or In part are
Patuxent st. Mary's. Potomac and Honga
rivers: st. Jerome creek; Hooper. Holland
and Hedge straits; Tar and Fishing bays.
and Tangier sound.
This folio contains a description OF the
topography. geology and economic products
OF the quadrangle, together with two maps
illustrating the topography and geology. re-
spectively.
The economic products of the quadrangle
are clays and road materials.
The soils yielded by the various forma-
tons Of St. Mary's quadrangle have been
carefully mapped and discussed in re.
port of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
The folio contains a HIST Of the artesian
wells which have been sunk in the Sc
Mary's quadrangle. OF these only two nave
been reported from the eastern shore. All
the others are found on the western shore:
in three principal localities-the mouth or
Patuxent river St. George Island and the
vicinity of st. Inigoes. The area In wnicn
wells may be driven with the expectation
of discovering a pressure sufficient to force
the water to the surface is restricted TO
land lying twenty feet or less above toe.
In areas above this altitude pump wells
can probably be had from the water-bear-
ing strata.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19

the order named. While the highest In
crease In invested capital In New England
Is shown by Connecticut with an advance of
"a per cent. this increase sinks as low as IS
per cent In Now Hampshire. On the other
hand. Virginia shows the lowest increase %
any OF the southern states, and here the
advance IN invested capital is % per cent
Alabama has increased her invested capital
IS per cent IN the last FIVE years and since
1900 the Increase In invested capital in
North Carolina has amounted to 11S1. 000.-
600. or toe per cent.
Another fact shown In the report is that
while the number OF establishments has de-
creased. those remaining have been built up
extensively by the new capital entering the
states.
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NAMED FOR CONGRESS.

The democrats of Juneau. Alaska, in con-
vention yesterday nominated Judge N. w.
Mellen of Copper Mount for the long term
and ex-Judge Swineford for the short term
delegate to Congress. respectively. Judge
Mellen is father-in-law of Gov. w. B. Hog
gait, recently appointed territorial governor
by President Roosevelt The platform de-
clares in favor of territorial form of gov
eminent and elective Legislature and adyo-
Gates the creation OF a fourth judicial dis
trict and the election of a delegate TO Con-
gress from each Of said districts.
George w. Fairchild, editor of the One
onta IN. W Herald and vice president of
the Guardian Trust Company of New York
City. was nominated for Congress by the
republican convention of the twenty-fourtn
district at Oneonta yesterday.
Frank b. Fulkerson was by reclamation
renominated for Congress by the fourth
(Mo.) district republican convention yester-
day.
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OIL RATE HEARING.
Complaint That Standard Company Is
Being Favored.

Being FaForeu-
KANSAS CITY, Mo, July 19.-The oil
rate hearing. postponed at St. Louis on
Jrly 8, was resumed here today by the
Missouri board OF railway and warehouse
commissioners. ,..:. ...... ..--
A hearing of the complaint OF the Ma
tb,ual Petroleum Association and the Ma
tional Refinery Company. both of Cleve-
land. Ohio was held before the board IN
Kansas City last month for three days.
The taking of testimony was not concluded
and adjournment was taken to St Louis
fer July 8. Inability Of important wit
nesses to be present at st. Louis caused
another posponement to this city today.
The principal complaint made last month
was that the Standard Oh Company is re-
csiving much the better rates In Missouri.
and as result has big advantage over
independent competitors.
The hearing had been set for this FORE
noon, but II YVES postponed until after noon
on account OF the on-arrival OF out-of-
town witnesses.
Before the hearing began today F. NJ.
Bradbury secretary of the state board. was
asked about the possible proceedings
against railroads In Missouri which parallel
and are therefore suspected OF having COM
mon interests. He said:
II have recently sent out requests to all
Of the roads In the state which parallel
asking them the regular formal questions
prescribed by law. All have replied that
there Is nothing at all being carried on for
mutual benefit, and that there Is nothing of
the merger nature. Their contracts betray
nothing which may be counted against
them in the eyes of the law. That Is as far
as the board goes in the matter. ] do not
know what the attorney generals office Is
doing In the matter"
Mr. Bradbury named the following roads
as paralleling and the ones from which he
requested and received statements: The Chi
cago and Alton and the Rock Island; the
Frisco and the Kansas City. Clinton and
Springfield: the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. and the Quincy. Omaha and Kan
sas City: the Missouri Pacific and the Wa
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steamer Disabled at SEA-.

NEW YORK. July 19.-Ths Fabre line
steamer Amarica from Bermuda arrived
here today In tow of the tug Rescue The
America, while bound from Marseille to
New York, became disabled at sea- and
was towed to Bermuda by the Italian
steamship Dinnamare, about two weeks
overdue. Her passengers told story Of
hardships and anxiety they suffered willis
the vessel drifted about In midocsan with q
broken shaft. They said that from the time
the accident ocourred. on juno Ia they
were provided with inferior and insufficient
food For ave dAys, they declared, they rot
no meat. There were 116 eteerage passer-
gers and one cabin passenger on board, the
former consisting Of Greaks. Syrians and
Italians
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EARTHQUAKE SOUTHWEST.
People of Rio aranAe Valley Startled
by Tremors.

Two more earthquake shocks occurred at
Socorro. New Mexico. yesterday. The
shocks were felt distinctly as far south as
FL Paso, Tex. where yesterday a street
car was thrown from the track by shock.
Refugees from Socorro and other towns in
the Rio Grande valley are daily coming
to Santa Fee and Albuquerque
All the previous night one tremor after
another passed over the lower Rio Grande
valley. keeping the people at the highest
tension. But few have slept In houses for
the past few nights. Observers report thin
spirals OF smoke in the lava fields IN the
direction Of Alamo Gordo. probably from,
hot springs or other volcanic manifesto
tons.
A drenching rain passed over the valley
during the night, adding to the discomfort
OF campers.
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Good for Acute Indigestion.

There seems to be no very large demand
for banana -four In England. and the
calls for It In this country are 80 small that
there are no statistics available. This Is
the conclusion of the Department of Com
merce and Labor on the strength Of q re-
port from London. This -four was spoken
that was likely to play an Important part
in competition with cereal ldour. But the
conclusion of the experts now Is that It
stands no chance In competition with cereal
fours. The cost OF manufacture, which Is
put In the lowest figures at $40 e. ton. ex-
elusive OF packing and freight, seems to
put It out OF competition.
At the same time the department says
that the -four has its uses and L. very befie-
fetal In cases Of diabetes and for use with
infants and inyaiids and In acute cases of
indigestion. What II needed Is cheaper
method of manufacture II It II to enter the
dourn.
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CUBA WANTS SETTLERS.
Bill Passed by Congress for the En-.
enlargement OF Immigration.

An important report just received by the
State Department from the United States
minister at Havana transmitting the text
of the immigration bfll passed by both
houses OF the Cuban congress outlines an
extensive plan for encouragement of i'm
migration Of foreign laborers into Cuba by
state aid. The bfll appropriates q. 600, 900
to be devoted to the promotion of immigra-
ton, $s00. 1000 OF which is to be used to trans
port families from Europe. principally
Spain ana the Canary Islands. and $500. 600
to paying the fare Of single men from
Sweden. Denmark. Norway and northern
Italy. The immigration from Spain in 1906
consisted OF 10000 persona, many Of whom.
however. returned home at the close OF the
crop season to spend their Cuban earnings.
This unstable element the Cuban govern
ment hopes to attract as permanent settlers,
as the Spaniards more easily assimilate
with the people OF the native population
than the people OF other races. The local
labor unions. however, have opposed the
measure for bringing men from northern
Europe. and agree with the government in
debarring entirely Cinnamon and West
Indian negroes.
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Attempt at Assassination Failed

During yesterdays session OF the court
martial at Sevastopol. which is engaged
in the trial of men concerned In the Black
Sea fleet mutiny of last November. bomD
was thrown from the marine barracks at
Col Dumbadze the commander of the Brest
regiment, who was leaving the court room.
Col. Dumbadze was not harmed. Two men
were arrested on suspicion OF having been
concerned In the outrage. The Brest regi-
ment distinguished itself In the suppression
of the November outbreak and the recent
artillerist mutIny at Sevastopol. On ac-
count Of the courts denial of a motion by
the mutineers all the counsel for the de.
tense have withdrawn The accused men
refuse to plead.
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SURRENDERED TO MARSHAL.
Alleged Violators of Postal Laws
Have a Hearing.

NEW YORK. July 1e.-T. H Hamilton.
editor in chief: P. w. schaefer. general
manager: John T. Burke, night editor;
George Minor, Sunday editor. and NJ M
Gillian. advertising manager of the New
York Herald. for whom warrants had been
issued at the request of the federal au-
thorities charging them with violating the
postal laws IN having deposited In the
mails copies Of their publication contain
ing personals" alleged to be obscene. sur
rendered themselves today TO sths United
States marshal
They waived preliminary examination
before a United States Commissioner and
were paroled In custody of their counsel to
answer on October 10 any charges the grand
jury may find against them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19

vehicles were overturned and smashed
Mr. EtilIunan and the driver OF the wagon
wefe seriounly injured, ana Mrs. 0reenway
and the chaunteur slightfy hurt. The 9TH
ers suffered from shock. All were taken
to hospital. 6tfIlman, who was injured,
Is q prominent lawyer or New YORK, q
member Of the former firm Of Butler, 4tfil-
man & Hubbard Mr.. Etillman was for
meriy proprietor OF to New York CONNER
cial Advertiser. now the Globe. Mrs Green
way n Mrs James g. Greenway, niece or
Andrew Carnegie Miss Charlotte Stillman,
daughter of the lawyer, Is the girl referred
to as having also been hurt.
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JEROME ON THE THAw CASE.
Murder Charge to Stand Even If Thaw
Goes to Asylum.

A dispatch from Warm Springs. Ca, last
night says: District Attorney Jerome of
New York. discussing developments In the
Thaw case today said:
THE present movement in the Thaw case
suggested by the press report means that
Thaw must do one Of two thinss-stand
trial or go to the asylum. In going to the
asylum under the finding of commission
on the question of his mental condition at
the present moment. means that should he
then become sane he would have to stand
trial for killing Stanford White as though
he had not been confined
Bear In mind this distinction-that a
commission can pass only upon the mental
condition OF the prisoner at the present
time. and has nothing to do with the Ques-
ton of whether or not he was insane when
the killing was done. The latter question
is one that would have to be decided upon
by jury and would not lie within the
powers of the commission.
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STATISTICS ON DIVORCE.
Considerable Interest Manifested IL
Mr.. Wright's Inquiry.

Considerable general interest IL said to
be manifest In the inquiry into the subject
of marriage and divorce which Carroll D.
Wright, as special agent Of the census bu-
reau, is about to make at the recommends
ton Of President Roosevelt The latest
divorce statistics were compiled In 1880
and they covered the twenty years from
1857 to 1885, inclusive. Il Is generally un-
derstood that the statistics thf.t will be OBJ
tanned for the last twenty years will be
made the basis Of proposed divorce legIsla-
ton.
An immense amount of work will be con-
nected with this task. Mr.. Wright, former
commissioner of labor, made the first re-
port on this subject. and In his new task
will have the help of a large detail of the
force of the census bureau.
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STEAMER PoKoNoKET SUNK.
Rscently Placed In Commission IN
Virginia Waters.

RICHMOND, Va, July 19.-The handsome
steamer Pokonoket, recently placed In COM
. mission by the Petersburg, Newport News
and Norfolk Steamship Company, sank al
her wharf last night.
A mutinous negro fireman was arrested
today charged with having opened her sea
ks
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DIED AT ADVANCED AGE.
Rev. Dexter A. Snow Passed Away
This Morning.

Kew Dexter A. Snow died at 1918 o'clock
this morning at his home. 712 9Th street.
The deceased. who was lightweight years
OF age. was a member of the Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Disciple Church. He retired
from the Passionate about thirty years ago
while In charge of a church at wythe, Va
He had been in good health. but for the
past twenty years had been totally blind
Mr. Snow was born in Staunton. Va His
ancestors were from eastern Massachusetts
His wife. daughter, DR.. Alice Crush, and
one son. Mr.. Chester E. Snow. survive him.
Funeral services will be held at his late
residence tomorrow afternoon at O. clock,
and will be conducted by Rev. Dr. F. d.
Power. pastor Of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Disciple Church. The interment
will be in Rock Creek cemetery
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Hanged Himself to Cell Door.

PHILADELPHIA. July 10. - Domenco
Psrzialco committed suicide IN the Eastern
penitentiary today by hanging himself to
the grating of his cell door. Parzialco was
serving a years sentence for counterfeit
ing and had been in prison less than ten
DAYS
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Warrant for Mine Company Manager.

Deputy Marshal Urig OF Smifhneid. ONO
swore out warrant at Steubenviile. ohio'
yesterday for the arrest Of General Mama
ger Willard of the United States Coal Com
pany, operating mines at Bradley and Plum
Run, charging him with murder In con-
nection with the mine riots several weeks
a9o when two miners were killed five
badly injured and three guards shot
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GoURDAIN IN BOSTON.
Has Not Obtained Mandamus From
= Justice White.

BOSTON, July 19.-Louis A Gourdain OF
Chicago. who Is seeking to be returned to
the Joliet, ILL.,. penitentiary. from which he
was released, had not called upon Justice
White Of the United States Supreme Court
up to o'clock this afternoon in connec-
ton with his effort to obtain writ OF
mandarnus.
Yesterday Gourdain tried to file his petit
ton at the office Of the Supreme Court at
Washington, but he was told by the clerk
that the petition could be acted upon only
by the court and in open session.
Thereupon Gourdain said that he would
make an application to some justice OF the
court and said he would come to Nara
gansett Pier today to see Justice White
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Imperial Orange Council.

TORONTO. Ontario, July 1e.-The I'm
pcrial Orange Council yesterday elected
DR.. T. 8. Sproule. NJ. p. Parkdale. Ontario,
president: w J. Calvin New York, vice.
president and Col. X III wallace. c. b..
Belfast. Ireland. second vice president A
committee was appointed TO revise the con-
stitEt'~~ NJ tie order
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REV. JOHN II. ELY DEAD.

Secretary Of P. e. Diocese of Southern
Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Rev. John Hugh
Ely. secretary of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese of southern Ohio. chaplain of the
LIST Regiment, Ohio National Guard, and
former regent Of the Ohio Military Insti-
tute. died late last night at his home In
College Hill.
He was q veteran of the civil war and
had been rector Of Episcopal churches at
Chilltcothe. Ohio, College Hill and else
where.