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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-16
CHICAGO RIVER TUNNELS.
Secretary Taft Listens to a Statement
by Mayor Dunno.

Mayor Dunno of Chicago w w GurIey
representing the Union Traction Company,
and Walter Fisher. special counsel for the
city of Chicago. appeared before Secretary
Taft today and presented arguments con-
corning the lowering of the three river tun-
nels in Chicago, which should have been
sunk to depth of twenty-six feet before
April 15 1906
1t was set forth by Mayor Dunno that
the fight in Chicago concerning street rail-
ways made it impossible for the city to
undertake changes in the tunnels, which
are used almost exclusively by the street
railways Mr.. Gurley explained the con-
ditions under which the railways offered
to lower the tunnels. and Mr. Fisher ex-
planned at length the fight for clean gov
ernment which he said was at the bottom
of all the trouble between the companies
and the city.
Secretary Taft said he has no authority
to extend the time for the changes in the
tunnels that the railways and the city may
continue their sparring. Congress has i'm
posed duty on him. he said and he must
the difference of opinion existing in Chi
caEo. He said 1t will not be his purpose to
grant any additional time for the lowering
of the tunnels, which win not be used in
actual physical preparation for the required
changes. The Secretary announced that he
had dispatch from Representative Mann
OF Illinois, who is now in Chicago asking
that no decision in the tunnel controversy
be made until after Mr.. Mann has a chance
to talk with the Secretary next week Mr.
Taft announced a determination to comply
with that request.
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DAUGHTERS GATHER
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Address of Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, President General.
GREETED WITH APPLAUSE
Responses to Welcome by a Nunloer
of Delegates.
HALL HANDSOMELY DECORATED
All Available Space Occupied by In
terested Auditors-No Business
Transacted Today.
HALL HANDSOMELY DECORATED

The Daughters of the American Revolu-
hon met this morning in Continental Me-
mortal Hall in fifteenth annual session of
the national society with establishment
of silks and satins, the waving of flags and
In the midst of whole gardens of flowers
The white marble palace on 18th street had
Seen made handsomely attractive for the
Beautiful women and equally gallant male
Ntendants, who crowded the hall and gal
serles to the limit.
The platform was covered with priceless
rugs and set with Marie Antoinette furni
hre The back of the platform was hung
with great ropes of laurel. In the center
was a large oil painting of Martha Wash
ington. a copy of that in the White House.
Above it was "a large laurel wreath. from
which depended streamers of white and
blue, and trimming about the name Wash
ingtOn In silver and blue. The front of the
platform was filled with palms and ferns,
and in the center stood a table loaded
down with red and white roses, lilies of the
valley and Easter lilies, tied with ribbons
of red. white and blue.
Upon the platform sat the members OF
the national board of administration, and in
the boxes sat past national officers and
guests of the president general. In the
first box on the right of the stage sat Mr..
Donald Mclean and Miss Mclean, hus-
band and daughter of the president genCrai.
The president generals arrival was /. "
aided by the pages, and as she entered De
hall she was greeted with cheers and the
waving of flags. She was escorted to the
platform by Mr.. Hamilton Bayley presi
dent of the Sons of the American Revou-
tton. who subsequently, occupied a seat upon
the platform. The meeting was a public
one, and no business was presented other
than the delivery of the welcoming address
of the president general and the responses.
The address Of welcome given by Mrs. Nc
Lean was roundly applauded at almost
every sentence, and was received at the
end by an ovation of applause. The re-
spOnses were all In the same happy vein,
eulogistlc of the president-Eeneral, of the
society. its great patriotic work and of it's
value in cementing the ties between the
women of the north and the south.
The president general was dressed in
white, but wore toque turban tof crush
rose pink wreathed with roses of same
shade. She wore no insignia of rank ex-
cepting the badge Of the society, the distaff
and wheel in blue and silver and just above
that a small flag composed of rubies, dia-
monds and sapphires. She spoke with
ease. but much earnestuess at times. and
many things she said brought the ready
laughter of an apparently sympathetic
audience.
The Opening Proceedings.
II was not until 1915 o'clock, and after
Svery available chair and even standing
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100000 MEN ON STRIKE
SETTLEMENT OF COAL TROUBLE
AWAITS OPERATORS.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April 1d--Presf-
dent John Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers and SecTetary-Treasurer w. B.
Wilson have arrived home from New York
and Pennsylvania. where they have been In
charge of the anthracite and bituminous
contests since the Indianapolis convention
Both were at national headquarters today
and seemed satisfied with the result. Vice
President T. l.. Lewis, who has been work
Ing IN Ohio and West Virginia and IN
part of the Pittsburg district, will arrive in
the city tonight The district board mem
bers of the different states will be In the
city tomorrow for. a special meeting OF the
International executive board. One OF the
matters to come before the board viii be
the proposition to levy strike assessment
on the miners whose operators have signed
the 1903 scale and have put the men TO
work.
At this time about 400, 600 men are idle
and on strike. Up to this time none OF the
men has drawn on the national treasury lot
Trt
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back here. They will be In Washington
only day. and viii return to Baltimore
tomorrow. After finishing the hearing there
they Will return to Washington the last of
this week or the first of next and hold a
series of hearings. Although the witnesses
who will be before the commission in
Washington have not yet been announced.
they probably will include number OF the
independent operators from the West vir-
ginias field.
The commission will be busy with the
series of hearings necessitated by the Till
rnan-Giflispie resolution for a considerable
time to come. Just what facts will be
brought out ii is still too early 10 say but
the hearing In Philadelphia indicated that
they may be startling. The commission Is
rot saying much in advance about its plans
as good deal of their success depends on
maintaining secrecy as to the exact line of
operations.
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STRONGLY DENOUNCED.
Opinions of Three Governors on the
Lynching.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 16.-Gov. Hoch
of Kansas. Gov. Hagerman of New Mex
leo and Gov. Davis of Arkansas. who are
here to attend a convention of southwest
ern commercial clubs, Were asked today
for expressions concerning the Spring
field, Mo, lynching. Gov. Hagerman said:
Such a lynching as took place in Spring.
field under a statue of liberty, with the
police helpless could not have occurred
in New Mexico Our mounted police are
men who would take no account of the
odds against them in enforcing the law.
1t would be a lasting disgrace to sheriff
in the territory to have prisoner taken
from him by mob, as it is to have a
prisoner escape.
Gov. Hoch said: Race prejudice is not
bounded by geographical lines. This out
break, in which the mob did not wait to
learn whether the prisoners were guilty,
is another instance of this hyena-like
spirit
Gov Davis said: II have nothing to say
on any subject to a newspaper reporter.
/ don't want to see one. l have no opin-
ion on the lynching at Springfield, or any
other subject, for publication.
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COL. LEWIS IN CONTEMPT.
Former Representative Called Down by
Judge.

SPRINGFIELD, H., April 16. - Judge
Humphrey, in the United States circuit
court today. declared Colonel James Ham
ilton Lewis, corporation counsel of Chicago,
in contempt of court In the Alton water
works case, and sentenced Colonel Lewis
to sixty days imprisonme ent in the Sanga-
mon county Jail. The sentence is to be re-
mitted If Colonel Lewis within the next five
days will dismiss suits which he brought
in the Madison county circuit court in be-
half of the Boston, Mass, Water and Light
Company against the Alton Water Works
Company and others to foreclose onSsecond
mortgage bonds.
Judge Humphrey had held that the Alton
Water Works Company is the property OF
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company, as
holder of first mortgage bonds, and had
issued Injunction restraining any one
from interfering with the operation of the
plant or prosecuting any action in the bond
matter. 1t is explained that Colonel Lewis,
by instituting suit. had jeopardized the sale
of the water works to a syndicate which
was about to purchase 1t.
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QUIET IN SPRINGFIELD
Presence of Troops Helped
Change of Sentiment.
NEGROES NOT M0LESTED
People Beginning to Realize Enormity
of Act
UPON LEARNING THE TRUTH
That Victims of Their Wrath Were
Innocent of Any Crime-Special
Jury Called.

SPR1NGFIELD Mo, April 16.-Quiet pre-
vailed here today, and the indications were
that the race trouble was over. The pres
eEce of the troops has had the effect of
bringing the people to a full realization of
the situation. The last of the state militia
ordered here by Gov. Folk arrived early to-
day, and six companies now patrol the
streets.
With the first appearance of the soldiers
last evening there came a revulsion OF sem
timent. Before midnight a decided reac-
ton had set in and people began to con-
denim the action of the mob that lynched
the three negroes and burned their bodies
Today this feeling gained strength, espe-
cialIy when it became thoroughly appre-
ciated that Mabel Edmondson, the white
domestic. had declared positively that Dun
can and Copeland two of the negroes
lyrched, were not her assailants.
This also was heightened by the arrival
from Jefferson City of an assistant attorney
general. sent by Gov Folk to aid the coun-
ty officials in ferreting out and prosecuting
the members of the mob, the names OF
many of whom are known.
Special Grand Jury Called.
Judge Lincoln of the criminal court or
dered a special grand jury convened on
Tuesday morning The jury will be instruct
ed to make thorough investigation of
the lynching and the other acts of the
mob and to indict all the leaders that may
be apprehended.
The better class of citizens were strong
TODAY in their demands that the rioters be
punished to the full extent of the law, and
every effort will be made to secure convic-
tons
Under the direction of Capt. Willis of
Company II of Nevada, Mo, who is the
officer of the day. the soldiers pitched their
tents today. Outposts were maintained
during the night all the principal streets
leading to the Jail. 4.
No disturbance of any kind was reported
Today the negroes who tied to the woods
returned to their homes, and many others,
who had hidden themselves in their homes,
appeared upon the streets.s Crowds of peo-
pie. today still walked the streets, passing
from point to point of interest, but no at
tempt was made to interfere with the
negroes
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CLERICAL CHANGES.
Appointments and Promotions In the
War Department.

Changes IN the classified service Of the
War Department are announced as follows:
Appointments under civil service rules:
Office of the chief of staf-Fred A. Baker,
clerk at 81 900 per annum. Office of the
military secretary-Charles w. Gerard
clerk at $1,000 per annum. Oftice of the
surgeon general-Patrick NJ. Kelly, clerk at
5000 per annum. Office of the quarterInas-
ter general-Geerge ]. Williams and Frank
S. Miller, clerks at $40 per annum
Promotions: Bureau of insular AFFAIRS
Miss Mary C. McCarty. clerk, from 5000 to
81 eco per annum. Office of the chief OF
ordnance-Mrs. Frances c. Peck. clerk,
from $500 to 81 600 per annum. Office OF
the quartermaster general-Jame@s @ NJ Will
hanson, clerk, from 81 600 to 81 200 per an
mum; Joseph c. Austin. clerk, from 800 to
81 600 per annum; James p. Greeley, clerk,
from $40 to 5000 per annum.
= designations: Office of the chief OF ord
nance-A James Mcdonald, clerk at 81 200
per annum; NJ N. Anderson. clerk at $1,000
per annum. Office of the surgeon general
Ausey H. Robinette. watchman at $40 per
annum. Office of the paymaster general
Thomas A. Gray, clerk at $500 per annum.
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Won STEUBEN STATUE.
Commission Inspects Models at Cor
coran Gallery.

Secretary Taft. Senator wetmore of
Rhode Island and Representative McCleary
of Minnesota, comprising the Won Steuben
statue commission, visited the Corcoran
Gallery of Art this morning and inspected
the revised models of the proposed statue
submitted by Albert Jaegers and Adolph A.
Weinman, both of New York the successful
artists at the general competition last fall
The commissioners expressed themselves
as being highly pleased with both models
and will not decide between them until af-
ter they have conferred with Mr.. Augustus
st. Gaudens of New York regarding Their
relative artistic merits.
Congress appropriated $4,000 for a statue
of Baron Won Steuben in recognition of his
distinguished services in the cause of
American liberty during the war of the re-
bellion. and the commission charged with
It's erection has decided to place it on the
northwest corner of Lafayette park.
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ASHES CEASED TO FALL
CONDITION UNCHANGED - MORE
BODIES EXHUMED.

NAPLES April 16.-The condition OF
Mount Vesuvius is unchanged today. The
volcano is still surrounded by thick cloud
of smoke. but ashes have almost ceased to
fall. Many Americans including passengers
of the White Star line steamer Cretic and
the North German Lloyd steamer Barba-
rossa, visited the Vesuvus region during the
day The police and carbineers tried hard
to prevent some of them from going further
up to the observatory, saying that 1t was
not safe. n
Prof. Matteucci today said that while all
danger appeared. to be ever, the normal
condition of the volcano would not be re-
established for several weeks.
Bodies are still being exhumed from the
ruins at Ottaiano and San Giuseppe.
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TELEPHONE WoRKMEN QUIT.
Southern Bell Company at Norfolk
Tied Up.

NORFOLK Va, April 16.-The universal
strike among the linemen, inside workmen
and cables and splicers of the Southern
Bell Telephone Company has not only
taken out practically all In Norfolk but
has also tied up all new construction work
in progress for the company. NO OUTSIDE
work is being attempted and subscribers
to telephones complaining of outside dis
orders are Informed that these must re-
main unrepaired until the strike ends, or the
company can find men to put to work.
The local strikers are making no over
lures declaring that all negotiations are
conducted at headquarters in Atlanta and
that strikers in the seven affected states
will remain out until the universal demands
are met.
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IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD.
Funeral Over the Victims of the Kear-
sarge Explosion.

The following cablegram was received at
the Navy Department this afternoon from
Rear Admiral Brownson. commanding the
armored cruiser squadron, dated Caima-
nera. Guantanamo bay:
Impressive services were held this after
noon over the bodies of Lieut. Hudgins and
and the following enlisted men of the Kear-
sarge: Jules \. Koester, Anton c. Thorson,
Theodore Naegly Ellis n. Athey and Peter
Norberg
"Hudgins' and Graeme's remains, pre-
pared. are now aboard the Maryland. En-
listed men were Inferred in the naval Gem
etery. No change in the condition of the
injured men. The Kearsarge will return to
the range and finish targa practice when
the condition of the men permits
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THE WALSH HEARING.
The Fifth Continuance Noted at Chi
cago Today

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 16.-The prelimi
nary hearing of John r. Walsh, former
president of the Chicago National Bank,
now under charges of mismanagement of
the institution was today continued to
April 26. This is the fifth continuance. At
torneys for Mr. Walsh filed today with the
United States district attorney a detailed
account of the transactions upon which the
charges against Mr.. Walsh are based
This statement was not made public
The government officials agreed to investi-
gate the statement submitted by the at
torneys for Mr.. Walsh and grant a sixth
continuance II their investigation Is not
completed by April 26.
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room on the lower floor had been occupied,
that the president general called to order
the fifteenth congress of the d. A. r. anc
requested the attention OF the audience TO
the invocation by the chaplain general
Mrs Teunis S. Hamlin.
At the conclusion of the opening prayer
Mrs Mclean referred feelingly to the re-
cent serious Illness of the chaplain, and
congratulated Mrs. Hamlin and the con-
gress upon her restoration to health and
her ability to be present and assume her
duties.
The audience then arose and sang Amer
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is completed and the hall Is dedicated to
high and patriotic purposes that our souls
are being nurtured in this temple OF lib
erty."
The sparrows that were twfttering auSfibly
about the roof here received the attention
of the speaker. who asserted that an hon.
est effort had been made to oust them, but
thus far without avail Perhaps she re-
marked, I'VE are nurtaring eaglets, and IL
so, we have a nest full, a nursery fun and
a house full
Gives Account of Her Travels.
Mrs. Mclean then gave an account of her
Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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Mitchell Expects a Reply.

President Mitchell expects to receive with
in the next two or three days reply from
the anthracite operators to his last arpltra-
ton proposition. 1t is reported that the
operators of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois are
agitating a proposition to have the oper-
ators and miners meet by states and 'dls-
cuss differences. Mr.. Mitchell said he would
favorably consider such a move, but ne
thought the better course would be for the
miners and operators of the three states TO
send committees to Indianapolis for Jolnt
conference to make an effort to reach an
interstate agreement.
cone would scarcely know that a great
strike is on" said Mr. Mitchell THE oper-
ators and the public have all the coal they
want the miners would not have had any
work anyway since April 1, and II the pun
lie is paying more than formerly for coal
someone is taking advantage of the situa-
tion''
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representative IaWley OF MIMI,
Chairman Appropriations Committee.
mitted by the Commissioners. and S57y.-
594 A less than the Appropriation for the
current fiscal year. -
Last year the Commissioners submitted
estimates aggregating S11 .o52. $40 sand tho
House appropriations committee pared
these down to 50 52s e0i. which was carried
by the measure when IL was reported to the
T House AS the bill nassed the House it
carried S9,45G. 4G4 the sum of S71.94o having
been eliminated during consideration OF
the measures
Last years bill when reported to the
Senate from the District committee of that
body carried S9959. 5t5.e2, or S4s2, 9sl o1
more than was carried by the bill it
passed the House and Sll0. .S4l. ti2 more than
was frcluded when the measure was re-
ported from the House appropriations COM
mittee.
When the bill passed the Senate it car
ried total of S9.341 1862, or only 2.S20
more than when reported TO the Senate.
AS it finally became law the bill carried
an aggregate of S9,S01 1892. or S272,-
593.62 in excess of the amount recom-
mended by the House
Appropriations Committee.
The bill reported today shows evidence
of having been very carefully prepared.
and such changes as are recommended
by the committee are intended to improve
existing conditions.
Many of the changes and new legislative
enact menss. recommended by the commits
tee are of unusual interest TO residents OF
the District. a summary of the features
of the measure follows:
Features of New Legislation.
Street railway companies to be compelled
to sprinkle the streets on which their tracks
are laid.
Price to be paid FOR lighting streets with
gas lamps equipped with f2t-fame burner
reduced from 81 20 SI5 year.
Price for gas lamps equipped with in
candescent mantle burners of not less than
sixty candlepower reduced from SD 20 SO
a year.
Appropriation FOR medicinal charities re-
duced from Sl24 $50 10 S10f,G00 10 be ex~
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FREE ALCOHOL BILL PASSED.
Measure Goes Through the House With
Only Seven Opposed.

The House passed the free alcohol bill
this afternoon by vote of 222 to Z. Rep
resentative Grosvenor Of Ohio, who was
one OF the two members of the ways and
means committee to oppose favorable re-
port on the bill, was one of the seven to
vote against 1t. Representative Dalzell of
Pennsylvania, his colleague ON the ways
and means committee, who was also on
posed TO the measure. Was not on the floor
when the vote WaS taken. Representative
Grosvenor made a humorous comment to
this effect when the fori0rn hope of seven
stood up TO be counted
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MR.. BARNES NOMINATION
Senate Subcommittee to Have Meet
ing Tomorrow.

The subcommittee of the COMMITTEES on
post offices and post roads of the Senate
appointed to make an investigation Oh
charges against Mr.. Benjamin r. Barnes
will have a meeting tomorrow, when an ell
fort will be made to determine upon some
method of procedure. The subcommittee
consists of Senators Carter, Burrows ana
Culberson. 1t is expected that the com
mittee will fix day in the very near future
when witnesses may be called. Mr. Barnes
himself has not yet been named as VII
ness, but it is quite generally believed that
Mr.. Barnes will be cllled and gwen an op-
portunify to give his version of incidents
connected with the expulsion of Mrs. Nor
rs from the White House.
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THE DISTRICT
BILL REPORTED
Outside Water Department 1t
Carries s9,131,287
BIG CUT IN ESTIMATES
Recommendation $573,59447 Under
Current Appropriation.
NEW FEATURES PRESENTED
Obligations Added to Railway Conn
panies-Installation of Water
Meters.
NEW FEATURES PRESENTED

The District appropriation bill was re-
ported to the House of Representatives
today by Representative Gillett of Massa-
chusetts chairman OF the District OF CO.
lumbia subcommittee of the House appro-
priation committee
The measure carries exclusive OF the
water department Sa131. 2S715 which Is
s., 1916, ,Ss1.62 less than the estimates SUBJ
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RETURNING To WASHINGTON.
Chairman Shonts and Mr. Pepperman
Sail From Colon.

Chairman Shonts of the isthmian canal
commission and Mr.. Pepperman assistant
chief of the Washington office of the COM
mission, sailed from Colon for New York
today on the steamer Colon The COM
mission was advised today by cable or
Mr.. Shonts' sailing. Civil Service Com
missioner Cooley. who accompanied Mr.
Shonts to the isthmus, sailed from Colon
for New York on the steamer Finance
April H.