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For Safety of the Guests.

In a report submitted to the Commission
ers Chief Belt of the fire department states
that his department would have an extra de-
tail of its men in uniform on duty at Con-
vention Hall during the progress of the Ma
sonic May ball, and that such safeguards
will be thrown about the building that the
danger OF fire will be reduced to a mini
mum. Ten fremen, in charge of Second
Battalion Chief James Kellher. have been
designated for duty at the hall each night.
as have also Fire Marshal p w. Nicholson
and his three assistants. Full equipment
OF fire-fighting apparatus has been distrib-
uted about the hall at points most accessible
to the firemen
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PREsBYTER1ANs EXCITED.
Lively Debate Over Proposed Book of
Forms

The anticipated debate upon the adop-
ton OF the Book of Forms and Services
recommended by special committee OF the
Presbyterian General Assembly. In session
at Des Moines. Iowa, materialtzed yester-
day afternoon. Not in many years has a
church assembly been SO stirred. and the
argument became heated from the start.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke, chairman of the
committee, maintained calm In presenting
the report, but the opposition speakers who
followed did not. The Rev. DR.. Robert
Johnston. of Montreal waved a copy of
the book and declared. 1T smells OF priest
craft"
Two hours were consumed in the debate
but no conclusion was reached Further
discussion is to be made a special order
at some later session
At times the arguments bordered on dis
courtesy, despite exhortations that the mat
ter be approached prayerfuly. The mod
orator requested that applause be discon-
tinued, but when DR.. tombstone, stretching
himself to his full six feet and four inches
declared that the book smells of priest
craft, the applause broke out in tre-
mendouS roar
DR.. Van Dyke, arguing for the book said
Your committee stands where two seas
meet. He then took up the book and ex-
planned its adaptability to the service.
DR.. William f. McCauley of Cincinnati
speaking for the opposition, based his ar
guments principally on the belief that au-
thorization of the book by the general as
semby wished It's adoption. although 1t
cannot be mandatory. He said that such
an authorization might prevent union with
the Cumberland church.
Mr.. McCauley offered a resolution ex-
cusing the committee from further work
declaring it inexpedlent to make any recon-
mendation on the matter and advising that
In case book of common worship is is
sued hereafter 1t shall omit any statement
of an authorization by the general assem-
bly,. This resolution was referred for future
action.
The Rev DR.. Edward S. Young of Pitts
burg and DR.. Jesup of New York spoke
for the book and the Rev. Mr.. Galloway
of oregon. against it.
Yesterdays sessions were devoted other
wise to home missions, and in adopting the
report of the home missions board the
assembly voted that 100000 be set aside
for work next year an increase of 500
600. The assembly also indorsed the Platt
bill now in the United States Senate for
the suppression of polygamy.
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GIRL TOLD A SAD STORY.
Said She Did No Wrong in Killing
Uncle and Aunt.

Josetina Terranova was a witness in her
own behalf yesterday at her trial on a
charge of murder in the first degree before
Justice Scott. New York city. She told the
jury all about her life in the house of her
uncle and aunt, Gaetano and Concetta Reg
gio. and rehearsed with minuteness of de-
tail the tragedy on the night of Washing
tons birthday. when she killed them both
for what they had made her suffer The
Italian girl is being tried for the murder of
her aunt.
The story she told the court and jury
from the witness chair a grim recital
of Iinspeakable wrongs she had been made
to suffer while leading a life of drudgery
in her uncle's house. 1t was a story at GER
tain stas-unsavory in its absolute frank
ness, at others thrilling with dramatic IN
terest and weird pathos. Jurors and spec
tators hung their heads as the young girl
under the gentle urging of her counsel was
compelled to tell certain parts of her story.
To other parts they listened attentively, and
with eyes suspiciously moist, while they
looked at the girlsh form in the witness
chair.
The girl, who admitted on the stand that
she could scarcely read and write, answered
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Hobson's Political Aspirations.

Captain Hobson actually has presidential
aspirations. An intimate friend of his, who
has recently been with him in Alabama
tells me that the bee Is in his bonnet and
that his recent success in securing a NOM
nation for Congress has convinced him
that he has as good a prospect to secure
the presidency as anyone. He says frankly
that he will use every legitimate means to
secure nomination from the next national
democratic convention. II he should fail
he will wait another four years. He Is
young and the experience which awaits him
In Congress will serve to increase his quail
f1cations
II he cannot secure the first place on the
ticket he will accept the second, and Is
willing to run with Bryan, Hearst. or. any
other good man. Not long ago he remarked
that "Hobson and Hearst or Hearst and
Hobson" would make a good campaign cry
and the alleitration seemed to please him.
Immediately after the congressional cleo
ton, which cannot fail to be In his favor
because very few republican votes are ever
cast In Alabama. Hobson proposes to make
systematic canvass to secure the Alabama
delegation In the next national democratic
convention and will continue his lecture
tours through the country until he takes
his seat IN Congress for tho purpose OF
making the acQuaintance ck influential
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the questions put to her by her counsel In
manner that made the story lose nothing
In Its telling She spoke In an easy CONVEX
sationai tone. accompanying her words with
animated gestures. 'rhers was not a trace
OF self-consciousness In her.
As Josefna reached a point In her story
where she impiored her counsel to permit
her to give her answers through the court
interpreter three Of the women got up and
hurried out. woman reporter whose at
tendance a. the trial was compulsory fell
from her chair In a faint as the testimony
proceeded and q woman illustrator who has
been in court several days slipped to her
knees quietly In an attitude of prayer and
buried her face in her hands. But behind
her were row upon row of women who
made holiday out of the ordeal the
cused girl was compelled to undergo in tell
ing her story. The place of the woman
reporter who tainted was taken by another
woman reporter. ordered by an editor to
finish the task
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Distillation of Wood Alcohol.

In reply to an inquiry, l would say that
the value of wood alcohol distilled in the
United States is about $4,000, 900 a year.
In making this alcohol about $4,000 900
worth of charcoal is produced, 81 900. 900
worth of acetate of lime and other by
pI oducts to a similar value
Wood alcohol is now GENERALLY made in
rectangular iron chambers or ovens set in
brickwork and provided with large doors
at one end and three or more delivery
pipes at the other, which lead to the con-
densers. The ovens are usually twenty
seven feet long, six feet wide and seven
feet high inside. Rails are laid upon the
floor by which steel cars loaded with cord
wood may be run in. These cars hold about
two and a half cords of wood and there
are generally two to an oven. There are
ovens however that will receive as many
as four cars at a time The ovens are
heated by natural gas, oil or other fuel
to very high temperature which effects
distiIlation in about twenty-four hours The
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democrats and getting In touch with the
organization In the northern states.
He proposes to make his campaign appeal
on the ground that the time has come to
recognize the democratic party in the south;
that the civil war was over long ago and
that the Spanish war demonstrated that
we are united country He cannot see
how anyone can object to him as a candf-
date on sectional grounds because he was
born long after the collapse of the con-
federacy, he was educated at the United
States Naval Academy and indicated his
patriotism and his Americanism In the har-
Dor of Santiago. He will also claim the
nomination as representative of young
America: of the forcefll, active generation
which is building up this country and de-
veloping its wealth. He will argue that 1t
is time that the young men of America
were recognized. Mr. Hearst Is entitled to
the benefit of the same argument, and he
has no objections to dividing the honors
with him. He declares that II Is time for
the mossbacks to go to the rear and let
progress be released. Finally, Hobson will
appeal to the country on his naval pro-
gram. He wants Congress to invest bill
lion dollars in ships and thus make the
United States the foremost among the
powers of the world. The ticket will then
be 'Hobson and Hearst and the platform,
Give the young men a chance.
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NEWS OF HERNDoN.
Clubs Yacht Launched on Upper
Potomac-General and Personal.
Correspondence ~ The Star.

Special Correspondence n The Star.
HERNDON. Va, May o. 1906.
The new gasoline power boat OF the Hern-
don Boat and Fishing Club was success
fully launched at tho clubs boat house on
the upper Potomac Monday afternoon and
a run OF five miles In twenty eight minutes
gave great satisfaction to the members of
the club who were aboard
The club now has fleet of four hand
some boats, and the boat house, which has
just been completed, is both attractive and
conmodious. A large porch overhangs a
beautiful stretch of water extending, like
a sheet of tinted glass, for Ave miles down
the river. The opposite bank, which IS
fully three-quarters of a mile distant, IL
made up of wooded heights broken only by
rocky precipices, where projecting hills
have been cut down by the force of the
water in time freshets. The interior of the
building Is arranged to afford every con
venience to the members of the club and
their guests.
Herndon Violin Club took place last even
ing at the home of MIR. and Mrs. w. H.
Blanchard, when were gathered together
all the members of the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. b. Symons
The violin club, under the direction of Mr.
Fred Oertel, entertained the company with
many choice selections, the execution of
which was highly complimented. There
and Miss Belle Symons of Herndon. Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Symons and children of Ne
braska, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Symons and
child of Washington city and Mr.. and Mrs
w. II. Blanchard, and the following MEM
bers of the club: Mr.. Fred Oertel of VI
emma. DIR. and Mrs. W. l. Robey, MIR. and
Mrs. Arthur Robb, Mr. and Mrs. l.. f,
Trail, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hams
Rev. John McNabb, rector of St. Timothy
P. f. Church of Herndon has purchased a
lot and building at Clifton. where a mission
will be established.
Mr.. T w. Potter, who has been engaged
by the Herndon Canning Company as pro-
cesser, will take charge of the factory on
the 25th of June.
Miss Eva Jenkins. daughter of Mr. Sam
uel Jenkins of Dranesville, narrowly es-
capped instant death yesterday afternoon.
She was engaged in ringing the large farm
bell which has been in place in the yard
for many years, and it became detached
from its fastenings and fell. In falling
the bell was somewhat diverted and struck
her only glancing blow. She received a
severe cut upon the forehead and became
unconscious.
The new sidewalk on Station street has
been completed
Mrs. Manning of Washington city. who
has been visiting Mrs. Shyrock of Herndon,
viii return home this evening.
Mr. Howard Wylie of Newport News, Va.
is visiting his old home and parents in
HarudDn
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have believed for q moment that In 1905
each of those telephones would be used
2.fse times and. taking the average number
of messages sent in comparison with the
population, that each man. woman and
child In the United States would talk sixty
five times during the year through the won-
derful instrument which Prof Bell exhibited
that evening? Some of these conversations
were conducted over a distance of several
thousand miles. while Prof. Bell thought
he was doing the handsome thing when he
allowed the great scientists that surrounded
him on the platform to talk to his assist
ant at New Brunswick, thirty-two miles
away.
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CONSULAR BUILDINGS
Proposed Disposition of the
Chinese Indemnify Payments.
TWENTY-F0UR MILLION DUE
All Legitimate American Claims
Settled.
DIPLOMATIC BILL AMENDMENT
Mr.. Gage Retires From Business
Hobson's Aspirations-Prof. Bells
Telephone Talk 90 Years Ago.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.

Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
In the settlement of damages growing out
of the Boxer troubles the government Of
China pledged itself to pay the government
of the United States the sum of $24 900 600
in forty annual installments. About So Oo0-
coo have been paid, and all of the legiti-
mate claims of American citizens and in
situations for damages have been already
settled. This leaves a balance of about
S21, 100000 to which We have no right UNI
less we charge China wit the cost of the milf
tary and naval expedition to the relief of
Peking. The European powers have done
this and the total of $500, DOC, 600 which Chi
ma granted as indemnity for the Boxer
troubles was apportioned among the ma
tons on the basis of the number of troops
and vessels supplied for the relief of the
legations, as well for the amount of
property destroyed. The aiiotments to the
other nations are being paid in forty an
nual tnstalments like that of the United
States
The late Secretary Hay was strongly in
FAVOR OF waving our claims to the balance
OF the Indemnity. He thought that we
were not entitled to It, Secretary Root
Is of different opinion. He considers
that we have a just claim for sufficient
amount to cover all of our expenditures
as a nation for all purposes related in any
way TO the Boxer troubles, and has recon-
mended that 81 100000 of the indemnify
which has already accumulated in the
treasury, be appropriated for the construc-
ton of twelve buildings for the use of
United States consuates in China, Korea
and .T3nan
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Mr.. Gage Retires From Business.

Former Secretary Gage. having reached
his SEVENTEEN year, has given up business
entirely. He has resigned tie presidency
OF the United States Trust Company and
his directorships in various corpora tons,
and is going to spend the remainder of his
born In 1895; he has had very busy career
ne has been actively engaged in the bank
ing business since he was seventeen years
old, when he became q clerk in the Oneida
Central Bank at Rome N Y He went to
Chicago in 1856 and has scarcely had
vacation during all these years. Hence he
considers himself entitled to a permanent
leave of absence from active duty. He
viii hereafter make his headquarters In
New York. and will keep his apartment on
DIST street, near 9Th avenue, opposite the
Metropolitan Club; but he does not expect
TO spend much time in New York He is
fond of travel and society, and will
now be able to go and come as he pleases.
He expects to spend the summer in Europe
He Is now In San Diego, Cal, visiting his
son, Eli Gage. who is a member of the
Theosophist colony at Point Iona.
Although MIR. Gage has handled an In
calcuable amount OF other peoples money
he Is not rich man. His entire posses
sions do not amount to more than a few
hundred thousand dollars. He has never
been avaricious. Few bankers have had
go little ambition to be rich. The respect
and esteem felt for him in New York Is
remarkable. His judgment in financial
matters Is highly regarded and undoubtedly
his advice will still be sought by men In
active affairs.
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New Words In Texas.

l learned two new words while passing
through Texas. At one of the towns where
we stopped the wind was blowing quite
briskly, and when I commented upon that
fact to native on the platform he replied:
Yes, 1t Is little airish today"
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moisture from the wood finds its way
through the pipes into the condenser. and
the wood Is reduced to charcoal. The cars
containing the charcoal. when Withdrawn
from the heated ovens. are run into iron
sheds and allowed to cool gradually.
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All railroad junction. where we had to
walt hour or so. we decided 10 take
drive The station agent insisted upon
telephonfng up town for a carriage be-
cause the dilapidated old vehicles standing
around the depot were SO "crackery."
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President Wrote Six Autograp hs.

The other day the President received a
letter from a young woman over in New
Jersey who explained that she wrote in be-
half OF six companions who wanted his au-
tograph. The President dictated letter in
reply and as follows
Dear Miss Jenkins: I take much pleas
ure in appending the six signatures you re-
quest.
Yours, sincerely,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
THEODORE ROOSEV WELT.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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The Telephone 90 Years Ago.

In an old scrapbook I found the other
day clipping from a New York newspaper
dated May 81. 1877, which reads as follows:
THE SPEAKING TELEPHONE.
+ irst Lecture of Prof A. Graham Belts Course
History of the Telephone Tnvention-Sound Commu-
nicated From New Brunswick. n. j.. to New
Wire.
Prof. A Graham Bell gave last night
at Chtckering Hall the first OF course of
three lectures upon the telephone. The
lectures are illustrated by magic lantern
pictures thrown on screen, and by the
performances of the telephone Itself. The
telephone is used to transmit sounds be-
tween Chickering Hall, New York, and
New Brunswick, n. ia distance of thirty
two miles. The platform was largely occu-
pied by gentlemen who distinguished
by their connection with scientific research.
or with the practical business of the tele-
graph. Among those present were Profs.
f. A. P. Barnard and o. n. Rood of Column
bfa College, Profs. Henry Morton and A.
NJ. Mayer of Stevens Institute OF Tech
nology. Hoboken; Mr.. Cyrus w. Field, Mr..
William Orton and Gen. Eckert. and
Messrs Preece and Wheeler. who have been
deputed by the British government with
authority to make examination of and
report upon the methods and practice OF
the electric telegraph in the United States.
"A telegraph pole was erected in the au-
0itorum near the stage and wires from 1t
were connected with the ordinary tele-
graph machinery on the stage, and also
with three small telephones, of which one
was on the stage and two were suspended
over the heads of the audience just beneath
the gallery.
THE experiments shown by Prof. Bell
did not essentially differ from those at the
private exhibition, except in having more
distant connection, and in transmitting mu-
sic from an organ of peculiar construction.
The reeds of the organ were blown by
wind-set in motion by wind-at New Bruins
wick, thirty-two miles away. The music
from this organ was the best that has been
given as yet in this city by telephone, SO
far as evenness of tone is concerned but
the sound was not very loud, because, as
was explained, the loudest instruments
were not at hand, having been delayed in
an express office. The singing was some
what feeble, although the different notes
were at times distinctly audible. Mr.. Cyrus
w. Field, being invited to converse with
the operator in New Brunswick, soon be-
came accustomed to the process and tested
the transmission in a variety of ways,
among others asking what time 1t was
there, to which the answer came back
promptly, 'twenty-four minutes before 10
After the lecture the most of the audience
took the opportunity to come upon the
stage and listen to the telephone, one mes
sage after another being transmitted to
their ears, successfully placed al the in
strument -
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A Rather Remarkable Coincidence.

1t is quite remarkable coincidence that
Director North of the census bureau should
unconsciously select the twenty-ninth an
niversary of Prof. Bells first public
pertinent to publish abstract of report
on the growth and extent of telephone and
telegraph systems of the United States. It
is compiled by Mr. W. M. Steuart, chief
StatiStician for manufactures, and Mr..
Thomas Commerford Martin expert spe-
cial agent This report presents statistics
concerning the physical equipment, service
and financial operations of the telephone
and telegraph companies of the United
States and the physical equipment of indie
pendent rural telephone lines, of which
there are several thousand throughout the
country.
If any one had predicted at Prof. Bells
exhibition at Chickering Hall on the 21st
of May. 1877, that in this year of our Lord,
1906 there would be 100000 telephones in
use in the United States and ,4S5, 1874 in
Europe, he would have been considered an
idle boaster. No one would have paid the
slightest attention to him. And who would