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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Action DELAYED in cofln's Case.

The officials of the Navy Department have
completed the consideration Of the case of
Midshipman Trenmor Coffin Of the Naval
Academy who was court-martaled for haz-
ing and sentenced to be dismissed. The ac-
tion of the superintendent Of the Naval
Academy in approving the sentence of the
court was final, and the action of the Navy
Department so far has been confined TO
review of the case, simply to establish the
regularity of the proceedings. All that now
remains to be done Is for the Navy De-
partment to carry the sentence into execu-
ton, and notify the young man or his DIS
missal.
Since the close of the hearing of the case
at Annapolis Mr.. Theall, counsel for Mid
shipman Coffin, has filed q brief at the Navy
Department in legal protest against the ex-
ecution of the sentence of dismissal. This
brief has been considered but has not
changed the determipation Of the officials
to approve the findings of the court.
Acting Secretary Newberry has decided
TO await the return to this city Of Secretary
Bonaparte before announcing final action
In the case His reasons for that action are
because the Coffin case was a test case.
having been the first case OF hazing tried
under the Attorney Generals decision re-
quiring court-martial proceedings in such
cases, and also because Of the fact that
Secretary Bonaparte himself had taken
original action In the case. When this
particular case is disposed of there will be
no delay In similar cases that arise here
after, and they will all be disposed of
promptly in routine manner Secretary
Bonaparfe Is expected TO return to this
city Thursday night and resume his duties
- the depaxfmouk EItday moxntn9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
DECIDED AGAINST CHINAMAN.
Case at Cincinnati Involved Chinese
Exclusion Act.

CINCINNATI, Ohio January 9.-The case
of Hong Wing against the United States
involving the Chinese exclusion act, was
today decided in favor of the United States
in the United States circuit court of ap-
peals here the court holding that the act
of April Z, 1904, continued the exclusion act
in force, Congress having full power to do
so.
Hong Wing is one of six Cinnamon who
had been ordered deported under the pro-
visions of the Chinese exclusion act, and
the cases being Identical the one decision
will apply to all six. Attorneys for the
Chinaman maintained that the exclusion
act was void and that the Chinaman could
not be deported.
The decision was announced by Judge
Richards, who said that the main point pre-
sented to the court was whether the act of
April z, 1901 continued the Chinese exclu-
sion act in force. The court was satisfied
that 1t did do so. without reference to any ex-
isting treaties or regulations The act was
passed in view Of the treaty expiring, and
had continued the provisions OF the treaty.
Congress has the power to modify, reject
or concur in treaties. and it had done what
was wholly within its power in passing
this act. The decision of the lower court
was therefore sustained and the appeal dis
missed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
MILDLY REPRIMANDED.
Letter Sent to Commander Young by
Secretary Bonaparte.

Before his departure for Charleston, Sec
Tetary Bonaparte wrote q letter of repri-
mand to Commander Lucien Young in ex-
ecution of the sentence of the court-martial
which found that officer guilty of remiss-
ness of duty in connection with the boiler
explosion on the gunboat Bennington. The
reprimand in this case is not what IS known
iii the navy as public reprimand," the
nature of which naturally requires that ii
shall be administered in a public manner,
either by being read on ship board with
the crew at quarters or in some other
equally public way.
The Secretarys letter was mailed from
the Navy Department yesterday to Com
mander Young, who Is III San Francisco
and should reach him in the course of a
few days. In view of the peculiar circum-
stances of the case, Assistant Secretary
Newberry, who is temporarily acting as
secretary, has decided that the letter to
Commander Young shall not be made pub
lie by the Navy Department and that Its
publication shall be left to the discretion
OF the recipient. The reprimand is some
what mild in tone and the letter is not al
together uncompiimentary to Commander
Young. 1t is therefore not al all unlikely
that Commander Young viii himself con-
sent to its publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
SEVERE GALE SWEPT COAST.
Wind Reached Velocity Of Forty-Two
Miles an Hour.

NORFOLK, Va, January 9.-The Vir-
ginia and North Carolina coasts were swept
by severe gale last night, the wind reach
ing velocity of forty-two miles an hour
at Cape Hatteras and forty miles an hour
at the Virginia capes. A snowstorm ragged,
and in the midst of this the five-masted
schooner Fannie Palmer was blown twelve
miles south of Cape Henry and driven
ashore.
According to telephone reports received
from Virginia Beach today the life-savers
We're then engaged in rescuing Capt. Nash
and men Of the Palmer. WrecSing agents
have proceeded overland to inspect the
vessel and see what can be done toward
saing her. The storm is too severe on the
outside to send wrecking steamer to the
scene. The Palmer is still pounding In a
heavy sea with the wind blowing thirty
eight miles an hour from the southwest and
her fate cannot yet be told.
The temperature here last night dropped
"a degrees.
The combined battleship and cruiser
squadrons were at anchor in Hampton
roads during last nights gale. They rode
through the storm In safety and the Ala
bama this afternoon weighed anchor in the
roads and proceeded for the Norfolk navy
yard flying the pennant of an admiral. The
north Atlantic fleet with the exception of
the battleship Kentucky is now here the
battleships Maine. Kearsarge, Illinois and
Alabama having arrived and Joined in
Hampton roads last evening the battleships
Iowa and Missouri and the cruisers West
Virginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Mary
land and the vessels Of the first torpedo
flotilla
The fleet will in all probability sail on
Friday for the winter maneuvers in south
ern waters, though the sailing may be de-
layed by recent accidents to the battleship
squadron and torpedo fotilla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
FOR THE PULASKI STATUE
Meeting of Commission to Arrange
for Competition.

A meeting of the Pulaski statue commits
sion was held in the Office of the Secretary
OF War this afternoon for the purpose of
arranging for competition among pronrt-
hent sculptors with view to securing n
suitable design for the proposed statue.
The commission consists of Secretary Taft,
Senator Wetmore, Representative Nc
Creary and Mr. T. NJ. Helinski Of Chicago,
the last named representing the Polish
societies of the United States
Several months ago the commission asked
MI Cassimir Chodznski, Polish-Amerf-
can artlst or chicago, to design a statue.
He did so, but the commission was NOT
satisfied with his work and decided to open
the matter to general competition in which
Mr.. Chodzinski will be invited to partfci-
pate.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for an
equestrian statue of Count Pulaski. The
statue commission has selected the tri-
angular reservation at the intersection of
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and 18th and Z
streets IN front of the National Theater as
the site of the statue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
CAPTURED AT POINT OF GUNS.
Policeman's Exciting Chase for Rob
bers at Philadelphia Suburb.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January e.-After
an exciting chase Of over five miles and
lasting nearly two hours, Policeman Jesse
Sands and Private Watchman Hobb of
Glenside, a suburb, today at the point of
revolvers captured three men who are be-
leved to be the post office and railroad
station robbers who have been operating
along the North Penn railroad.
They are also suspected of being the men
who shot Prof. E. l.. Loux, at Soudertown,
ten days ago. The prisoners gave the
names of William Jones, Cincinnati, and
Harry Keebly and Frank Johnson of this
city. None Of the trio is over twenty-five
years of age, They were all armed with
revolvers of large caliber.
The men We're prowling about the Glen
side station at an early hour when they
were discovered by Sands and Hobbs. The
intruders fled and the officers gave chase.
One of the fugitives discharged his revolver
as he ran, but the bullet went wild. The
officers cut through the fields and headed
off the alleged robbers, who, taken by sur
prise, surrendered without resistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
HILL TOLD HIS STORY
PHASE OF EX-CHIEF'S TRIAL AT
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA, January 9.The most
interesting phase of the trial of John w.
Hill, former chief of the filtration bureau,
accused of forgery and falsifying the rec
ords, is the story of the filtration contracts,
as told by the defendant himself Mr.. Hill
was on the stand for only a short time yes
terday. and was called upon to explain only
the award Of extra compensation to the
contracting firm of D. J. McNichol & Co.,
which the commonwealth charges was
fraudulently paid.
AS there are several other counts upon
which he is being tried, Mr.. Hill will be
recalled to deny every additional count
specified in the prosecution and to explain
his methods while chief of the filtration
bureau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
FIRST VISIT TO NAVY YARD.
Battleship Alabama Arrived at Nor
folk for Repairs.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, January 9.-The
battleship Alabama arrived at the navy
yard here this morning at 10 o'clock to have
her injuries, sustained IN the collision with
the battleship Kentucky while the fleet was
leaving New York harbor Sunday, repaired.
The Alabama was assigned to the identi-
cal berth at the navy yard which was occu-
pied by the Kentucky when she was here
few weeks ago, fitting out for the voyage
to the Caribbean, 1t is estimated that it
will take only about a couple Of days to
repair the damage sustained by the big bat
tleship when she struck her consort glanc-
ing blow in attempting to get out Of her
way.
The damage to the Alabama is not badly
disfguring and 1t will take but short time
to straighten out her bent beams and bow
plates. This Is her first visit to this navy
yard, and salutes were exchanged between
the vessel and the navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
YOUNG WOMAN MISSING.
Paterson, N. j., Again Aroused Over
Mysterious Disappearance.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PATTERSON. N. j., January 9.-Lulu Bor-
den, twenty-three years old. formerly en-
ployed by Frost & Van Ripper, silk throw
sters, has been missing since last Wednes-
day, and since Friday last the police have
searched for her in vain The young woman
lived with her parents at Ferndale. three
stations above this city on the Erie rail-
road She came to her work here every
morning and always returned home prompt
ly In the evening. The station agent at
Ferndale says that she boarded train at
the usual time on Wednesday, but she did
not report at the mill that morning.
She weighs 125 pounds, Is five feet six
inches in height, and has very dark eye
brows, which almost meet over the nose.
She once had an arm broken, and the limb
was not properly set, SO that she carries
1t In a crooked way. When she went away
she wore gray dress, black felt hat trim
med with red and new laced shoes, and car
ried a gold watch with a long chain at
tached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
THE MANN BRIDGE BILL.
Measure Will Be Reported Favorably
to the House

The House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce decided today to report
favorably on the Mann general bridge bill
This bill codifes all the existing statutes
relating to bridges and provides that here
after bills merely stating where the bridge
is to be constructed shall be considered by
Congress, it being understood that all bridge
statutes apply to bridges constructed with
government sanction.
February 19 was agreed upon by the COM
mittee as the date when pure-food hearings
shall begin, continuing for one week.
The date for the hearings on the Stephens
bill; extending the length of time live stock
may be kept in cars, was changed from
January 30 to January 23 and "a. Febru-
ary was fixed as the date for a hearing on
the Lowering life-saving service pension bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
SOCIALISTS TOO ACTIVE.
Reasons Ascribed for Prevalence of
Martial Law

WARSAW, Russian Poland, January o
Replying to a delegation of citizens who
asked for the abrogation of martial law, ow-
ing to the approaching elections to the ma
tional assembly, the governor general to-
day declared that martial law had been
proclaimed In order to keep IN check the
socialists, anarchists and revolutionists, who
were endeavoring to prevent the elections,
and therefore it's abrogation was impossi-
BILE.
Socialists today shot and killed the super
intendeut of the street car shops here
At Novominsk, government of Warsaw
socialists today shot and killed the chief
of the district police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
SENATOR GEARIN SELECTED.
Appointed to Succeed Mr. Simmons on
the District Committee.

Senator John NJ Gearin has been made a
member of the Senate committee on the
District OF Columbia, to take the place of
Senator Simmons, who has resigned from
that committee. Senator Gearin is the
successor of Senator Mitchell, appointed by
the governor of his state to serve during
the remainder of Senator Mitchells term.
He has been a lawyer of oregon for many
years, having been a member of the law
firm of which Senator Mitchell and Senator
Dolph were members. His appointment to
the District committee Is regarded as add
ing strength In legal talent, and 1t is like
ly that many bills that require the eye of
a lawyer will hereafter be referred to him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
REPORT FROM THE DEWEY.
Fine Weather Being Encountered by
the Towing SQUADRON.

Rear Admiral Dunlap, commanding the
naval station at San Juan. P r., has for
warded the following wireless telegram
dated from that place yesterday to the
bureau of navigation: ''At am. on Mon
day the Slaby-Arco wireless station caught
the following from the Glacier: Send the
following TO Washington. Squadron to-
gether, latitude 34s0, longitude GA 10,
course east, speed three knots fine weather.
Signed Hosley' The Glacier was also
heard between 10 and II that night
The above message has reference to the
feet towing the dry dock Dewey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
WILL SEEK YOUNG MORLEY
China Promises to Try to Discover the
Missing American.

Minister Rockhil today cabled the State
Department from Pelling that the Chinese
government has agreed to make thorough
search to discover the whereabouts of Reu-
ben II. Morley, a young man from Sag
inaw. Mich, who has disappeared in the
interior of northern China Mr. Morley is
the son of a business man of Saginaw, who
last month appealed to the State Depart
ment to obtain tidings of his SON. The last
heard from him was contained in a letter
sent from an interior town not far distant
from Peking. dispatched last July
Mr.. Rockhill promised to keep the depart
ment advised of the result of the search.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Secretary Root in New York.

Secretary Root has gone to New York to
attend a meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
of the Carnegie Institute today. He will
also be present at the banquet tonight. and
at the annual meeting of the New York Bar
Association, Of which he is the retiring
president. Mr.. Root has been president OF
the association for the past two years, and
Is now about to surrender that Office, prin-
cipally because of the pressure of his Of
fetal duties In Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Personal Mention.

Lieut. Col. John 8. Loud. U. s. A. re-
tired, who for the past six years has been
the resident manager OF the American Sure
ty Company of New York. has severed his
connection with that company and, associ-
ated himself with the National Surety Com
pany OF New York. becoming resident vice
president OF that corporation.
Mr.. William n. Callahan, general passen-
ger agent OF the Norfolk and Washington
nsss trip to. Ola Point and Norfolk.
{ Mr. John e. 0'Epnnel1 Of Norfp3k Is n the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
CONDITIONS IN CHINA.
Situation Declared to Be Puzzling to
Officials Here.

Reports continue to come to the State De-
partment, the source of which is not d-
vulged, to the effect that conditions in
China are still unsettled and unsa satisfactory.
No details are procurable as to the nature
of the trouble expected, and the situation
is puzzling in view of the express dis
claimer by the Chinese minister here of the
least apprehension of an outbreak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Local Bills in the Senate.

Senator Gallinger today introduced two
bills In the Senate which failed of pas
sage in the last Congress. One of these is
for the extension of street and the other
for the protection OF producers. manufac-
turers and vendors of milk, cream and the
milk beverages composed mostly
of milk in the District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Bonaparte to Speak.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALBANY, N. Y, January 9.-Secretary Of
the Navy Charles w. Bonaparte will be the
principal speaker at the twelfth annual BAN
quet Of the Catholic University Of America,
which Will be held at the Hotel Teneyck
here February 10.
Other speakers include I.awreuce o.
Murray, assistant secretary Of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor. and Thomas
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Twenty or More Thought to Be Dead
Baron Richie Dead.

LONDON. January 9.-Charles r. Ritchle,
first baron Ritchie, former chancellor OF
the excheauer. died today at Biarritz
France. He was stricken last night wi.n
~ssnlysiS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
BEAVERS AND GREEN
FEBRUARY 12 FIXED AS DATE OF
THEIR TRIAL.
hearing in the Case of Representative
b1nger Hermann to Follow
Those Named.

justice Gould, in Criminal Court No. >
today set the case of George w. Reavers
Formerly the chief of the division of sal
aries and allowances. Post Office Depart
ment, and George e Green formerly state
senator OF New York, for trial the 18th
OF FEBRUARY. Beavers and Green are In
dicted Tor conspiracy to defraud the
United states in connection with furnish
ing the Post Office Department with time
clocks. The trial will occur in Criminal
court No. /, over which Court Justice
Gould Will preside after February / The
GATE Tor the hearing was agreed upon
a1ter discussion by Attorney A. S Worth
1ngton Of counsel for the defense and
United States Attorney Baker The col
loquy was provoked by a motion of Mr.
Baker to have Justice Gould set the cases
Tor trial on the 12d inst. Mr.. Worthing-
ton opposed the motion, stating that he
was counsel for Senator Reed Smoot and
that t the Senate committee hearing the
Sfnoot matter had decided to resume the
taking of testimony January % He added
that his associate counsel, Mr.. John B.
Stanchheld who appears in the Hummell
case In New York. would be unable to be
mere until February Il. Mr. Baker then
asked Justice Gould to designate the lat
ter date for the trial. to which Attorneys
Worthington and Brney and ex-senator
Ihurston, all for the defense, agreed
Justice Gould stated that the arraign-
ments OF the defendants would be had Fri
day next, at which time the demurrers and
other defenses suggested by counsel might
be lnterposed and disposed of and that
he would commence the trial in Criminal
Court No. L the 18th of next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Mr.. Hermann's Hearing.

The understanding Is that an effort will
be made to call the case of Representative
Binger Hermann of Oregon, indicted for
violation Of section 540S of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, for trial soon
after Che conclusion of the Beayers-Gree
hearing The substance of the charge
against Mr.. Hermann IS that just previous
10 MS resignation as commissioner of the
general land February l. 1893. he DESTROYED
thT'y-hYe letter-press copy books contain
ing copies of official communications writ
ten by him touching the business of that
department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-09
Weather.

Fair and continued cold
tonight. Tomorrow fair with
slowly rising temperature.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Government bond quotations compare as follows
with those of a week ago:
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
THE FINANCIAL MARKETS.
WEEK OF HEAVY LIQUIDATION ON THE STOCK
EXCHANGE. pr.g.
Heavy of Funds the Vest and Big Gold Import Engage
ment-Genera Trade Conditions Strong.

are unusually sound, and that the enormous
earnings which are being made by the iron and
steel trade reflect extraordinary demand
steel figure important factors The idea that
there will be any material reaction in the in
quiry for structural material for steel rails and
Tor all other makes of steel is held in only a
few quarters, and since the San Francisco dis
aster the belief that further great activity will
develop has been materially strengthened in
circles where people we'll informed regard
ing the actual progress of affairs in this
try. Railroad earnings continue to break all
preceding records for this period of the year
The fact that the companies handling the San
of relief stores and materials for the rebuilding
Of the city free for a stated period may have
a temporary effect on the earnings of these
roads, when comparison is made with the results
of year ago. but the reduction thus brought
about will be eventually followed by expan-
sion in gross and net returns. owing to the in
dustrial activity which will develop in California
and which later will swell the receipts Of all
the Western transportation companies. The
time of the year is rapidly approaching when
interest will be manifested in the agricultural
dictions at present regarding the outcome of the
general harvests it is interesting to note that
all preliminary conditions in the farm section
OF the country are most promising and that
winter wheat is progressing in a manner
which encourages the expectation of a yield up
to, If not above. the normal.