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PAY CORPS OF NAVY.
Competitive Examination to Fill Va
cancies.

Announcement is made at the Navy De-
partmeut that competitive examination
will be held at the Washington navy yaro'
beginning June IL, 1906, to MI twelve va
cancIes in the grade of assistant paymaster
In the navy and complete the authorized
strength of the pay corps.
Written applications will be received by
the assistant secretary of the navy UP 10
and including May 1. when all apparently
eligible candidates VIII be designated to go
before the board. which will examine theiii
on their individual merits alone-no iilliu-
auce being needed 10 secure Such uesiSha
ton. and no conditions being required. ex-
cent that the candidate be at least twenty .
one and not yet twenty-SlX years oAu, y.
absolutely sound physique cat least hFe rect
six Inches talD, and that letters or RECON-
mendation accompanying his application
show a clean and creditable record ana III
dicate aptitude for the naval service
The examination, while thorough, VIII pe,
for the most part, elementary ana entlrely
practical being aimed to determine whether
The candidate is sufficiently well educated
aud otherwise. qualified TO receive cuili-
mission, and for the purpose or sho"lAs
what the candidates know by education ana
reading and not what is acquired Tor the
purpose of passing the examination
An assistant paymaster has the rank OF
ensign which corresponds IN grace s'iu
nav to a second lieutenant in the army,
the pay OF an assistant paymaster belhs
81 $40 per annum at sea. or Sl,SU9 per an n.
mum and quarters or Communication thereiOi
at sol per month while on shore duty.
Promotions in the pay corps are Inaue
exactly as in other branches of the navy
that is by seniority and length OF service.
The highest grade OF the pay CORPS - p'g
director. with rank of captain. with pay
at $500 plus allowances The duties oil 'ne
naval nay corps correspond In general 20
those performed in the army py pawn = -
q, irtermasters and commissary ofl1cers,
A-e. officer In the pay corps Is always gu
duty as paymaster general and chlei OF tne
bureau OF supplies and accounts rms olli-
Ger is chosen from the seniors OF ms c'ip Or,
ara has the rank and pay of rear ad-
rnir3L
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THE WOOD REBATE CASE.
Trial Resumed at Philadelphia Today
Companies Involved.

PHILADELPHIA. March 20.-Proceedlngs
in the trial of r. d. Wood & Co., charged
with accepting a rebate on a shipment or
iron pipe from Florence, y. j., to Winai-
peg. Canada, We're continued today In the
United States court. The defense admitted
that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany had received Ia cents per hundred
weight for terminal charges on the ship
nent; that liz cents per hundred had been
paid to the Mutual Transit Company the
lake carrying concern which handled the
pipe, and that 114s cents had been retained
by X. ID. Wood & Co as that firms share.
There Is still TO develop what disposition
was made of the remaining 25ia cents of the
49iS cents, which tie government claims
is the listed freight rate. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad and the Philadelphia
ana Reading Railway companies are IN
vowed in the transaction
r. ID. Wood & Co. have already admitted
that they paid 44la cents per hundred
weight under contract based on "a
through rate"
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

When the House met today Mr.. Adams
(Pa-) called up the conference report on
the consular reform bill. and after a brief
explanation It was adopted.
Mr. Hepburn Qowa) sought to secure an
agreement fixing time for the considera-
tion of the pure food bill, but objection was
made and he announced his intention Of
presenting the matter in another form
later.
The Speaker laid before the House the
bill opening large section OF the Kiowa
and Comanche country. which was returned
by the President at the request Of the Sen
ate and House.
Mr.. stephens Texas offered a resolution
providing for resembling tho action OF the
House and Senate and providing amend
ments to meet the objections to the bill
These were ordered printed and action OF,
the hin deferred.
Mr., Hepburn Iowal renewed his EFFORT
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

COPENHAGEN. Denmark. March 20
The lower house OF the Danish parliament
today by 20 To Ii votes passed bill, intro
duced by the government, providing for the
rebuilding OF the historic castle OF Chris
tiansborg, which was burned down in 1884.
The radicals opposed the measure.
NEW YORK. March 2.-The National
City Bank announced today that it has en-
gagged SI,0UO,tsD gold for import from Eu-
rope This is in addition to two other en-
gagementS recently made by the same bank.
BOMBAY, March 29-The Bank OF Bonn
bay today reduced its discount rate from !
to per cent.
LONDON. March 2a.-Lord Strathcona
and Mount Royal. the Canadian high COM
missioner. has come to the assistance OF the
Bodleian library of oxford University with
a donation OF $500 to complete the total
sum which was necessary to secure the
first folio of the works of Shakespeare. for
which an American collector offered $4,000.
HARRISBURG. Pa. March 2a.-Joseph
Lorick was instantly killed and Frank
Kramer. and an unknown Pole were prob
ably fatally injured by a fall of slate in
Short Mountain colliery early today.
Kramer had both legs and his left arm
broken and the other man was injured In
ternaliy.
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SENTENCED AT HAGERsrowN.
Druggist Hermann Gets Ten Years,
DR.. Tompkins Six Years.

Special Dispatch to The Star
: HAGERSTOWN, Nd, March OF. Will
liam Hermann, WHITE druggist, and Dr. T. H.
Tempkins, negro physician, convicted here
last week for manslaughter in connection
with the death of Miss Jean Maxwell, at
Cumberland June 2 last, were today SEN
fenced by Chief Judge Boyd. Hermann
was given ten years in the Maryland pen
itentiary and DR.. Tompkins six years in the
same institution.
Judge Boyd said there was not the slight
est doubt as to the guilt OF both men, He
told Hermann that in addition to the crime
of manslaughter he was likewise guilty
OF perjury and also of having attempted to
bribe the first jury before which he was
tried. The court said that aside from the
large amount of other corroborative EVIL
dence produced by the state, the dying
statement of the girl stood uncontradicted
Before sentence was pronounced pleas for
leniency were made by counsel for both
men. and petitions were presented to the
court. Hezekiah Snavely, the member of
the first jury who is alleged to have been
bribed, Is still missing.
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.STOR[R'S STATEMENT
Dep0sed Ambassador at Vienna
Speaks Briefly.
ABOUT HIS RETIREMENT
Says That He Has Been Ill With
Egyptian Fever.
TO RETURN HERE END OF MAY
Declined to Say Anything About His
Alleged Interference in Church
Matters at Rome.

VIENNA. March 29.-The retiring Ameri-
can ambassador to Austria Hungary, Bel
lamy Storer. returned here from Egypt to-
day. In an interview with the correspond
emit Of the Associated Press on the subject
OF his recall he said:
My resignation was requested March 6 in
a telegram from the President, and was
sent in March Z. / have not seen what the
newspapers have been saying, as 1 have
been i'll and have not been allowed to re-
ceive newspapers or letters. / am not going
to resume charge of the embassy. Mr..
Rives will remain as charge d'affaires"
Mr.. Storer. when informed OF the gist Of
the reports in circulation concerning the
reasons for his recall declined to comment
upon them or to say anything about the
grounds for his recall or Mrs Storer's al
legged actions in church matters.
His Future Plans.
MT Storer, who Is still In poor health has
been suffering from Egyptian fever He
said: Il intend to return to America after
having settled my personal affairs but I
think / shall not leave Vienna before the
end of May. 1 intend in future to spend
half the year in America and half in Eu-
rope 49,
1t Is understood that there will he no d.
rect official transactions between the Ameri-
can embassy and the foreign office here
pending the presentation of Mr. Storer' 8 let
ters or recall. All matters coming up in the
meantime will be settled between the State
department at Washington and the Austro-
hungarian ambassador there, Baron Won
Hengelmuller va
Inc foreign office here approves of this
plan, by which the American embassy at
Vienna will practically be non-existent dur
ing the remainder of Mr. Storer's stav in
vienna. as being the best means of a FOLDING
possible embarrassing situations relating re
Mr.. Storer's position
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Its brakes During the runaway trip those
standing on the platform were able TO
jump, but the interior of each car was
still TANNED with the morning rush Of
passengers when the cars met. The front
platform OF the runaway car and the
rear platform OF the other car were COM
pletely crushed of.
The passengers inside the cars were
thrown down in heaps, many of them cut
by glass and several so badly bruised
that they were attended by physicians
Miss Ferguson was found after the car in
which she rode had been emptied of pas
sengers. She was lying on the floor, semi
conscious. her clothing torn by the shoes
of those who had trampied on her, and 1t
wa, feared that she had been Internally
injured.
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Debate With Cincinnati University.

Prof c, W. A. Ysditz announces that
classes at George Washington University
vii be suspended the afternoon of April
i 10 permit all the students 10 attend the
Cincinnati-G George Washington debate at
tie Belaseo Theater. which begins at 4:45
O'Clock on that afternoon. The presiding
officer of the debate Will be Representative
Champ Clark of Missouri.
Tho coming debate Will be the first en-
counter OF the kind between the two ami
Nersities. The question 10 be discussed Is
that OF the effect of trusts on the wage
earning classes. George Washington op-
poses the trusts. and Cincinnati will de-
fend them.
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MRS. BoARDMAN DEAD.
Decedent Gave Away Big Sums to
Charity.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, March 29-Mrs
Lucy II. Boardman, widow OF W. W. Board.
man, died here today of heart trouble.
Mrs. Boardman was eighty-six years old
and was born in Poland Ohio. marrying
MIR. Boardman cit Cleveland in 1857. Her
husband was member of Congress from
the New Haven district from 1S41 to IS4a.
Mrs Boardman. during her life gave away
larger sums In charity and benefactions
than probably any other woman in Con-
necticut. They are estimated at $3.50, 600.
She left no children. Her nearest relative
is sister. Mrs. L. 2. Wade OF Ohio widow
of the late Representative Wade
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Attell-Neil Match Closed.

LOS ANGELES. March 29.-Manager
Thomas MeCarey of the Pacific Athletic
Club has closed a match between Abe At
tell and frankie Neil for the featherweight
championship of the world at Los Angeles
April 20 The weight stipulation is ID
ringside-the featherweight limit
Beside the championship, Mccarey viii
offer championship belt. costing all the
way from $500 to 81 900. This will be the
first belt fight TO be held since the Richard
X Fox diamond belt.
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BLEW OUT THE GAS.
fam1iy CT Austrian Immigrants Over
come by Fumes.

PHILADELPHIA, March 29-Ignorant Of
tle mechanism of a gas fixture a family of
austrian immigrants who arrived here thrce
days ago were overcome by illuminating gas
last night In a tenement house Schaye
Welstein, the father. died today at a hos
pltal, and Rosa. his wife, and their three
daughters. Celia, aged twenty-five; Sara,
aged nineteen. and Anna, aged fourteen, are
SAID 10 De dying at the same Institution
The victims were found unconscious today
IN their rooms by Rebeeca. a fourth daugh-
ter. who had spent the night with relatives
In exttnguishing the light last night some
member of the family had accidentally
turned on the gas again and the fumes had
escaped into the rooms during the entire
night. :. :
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Fireman killed and Two Injured.

HARTFORD. Conn. March 29.-One fire.
man was killed and two injured as the re-
suit of fire which did less than a dollars
worth of damage last night in the Open
Hearth Mission. in Grove street George i.
Goodrich, driver of an engine, was thrown
as his engine collided with hose wagon,
both on their way to the fire, and he died
as the result of a fracture of the skull.
Two other firemen fell while going TO the
fire and received cuts and bruises. which
will not prove serious, however
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STOPPED HIS WANDERINGS,
Famous Philosopher Placed in Western
Infirmary.

SANDuSkY, Ohio. March 29.-The in
Urinary directors returned late last night
from Perry county with the famous philoso-
pher immortal. ]. n. Free. This morning
he was adJudged insane before Judge
Brown and this afternoon will be taken to
the asylum at Toledo, which will put an
end to his ceaseless travels far and wide
for over half a century. His age is seventy
eight, and his health was never impaired,
never using glasses or taking medicine.
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SUICIDE AT BALTIMORE.
Frederick Ahfeldt Found Lying Dead
at His Home.

hp'.iNl Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE. Nd. March 29.-Frederick
AhfeIdt, frty-seven years old. Of 2oi1 East
olive street committed suicide early this
morning at or near hts home by drinking
carA0lic acid. lie was discovered lying
dead in the dining room at his home by his
wife, who came down stairs al 5:i5 O'Clock
this morning
Mrs AhfeIdt at FIRST thought that her
husband was asleep but soon found that
lie WAS either unconscious or dead. ana she
at once summoned a physician. Tho said
that the man had been dead FOR an hour
or more.
AuIeIdt has been missing from his home
fIr Two or three days. and his family had
not led the police in an effort 70 have him
located.
Mrs. Ahfeldt. upon first discovering her
husband. thought that he had come home
tired out after wandering about The streets
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CAPT. GooDALE DEAD.
Found Lying Unconscious in the
Street at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 29.-Capt T..
T., GoodaIe. member OF the firm OF =, c.
Goooale & Co. of Buffalo. N Y, was found
lying unconscious on Hamilton street at the
foot of a stairway late last night and died
shortly after being removed to a hospital.
Goodale's skull was fractured. There is
much mystery surrounding the case
The police believe he was assaulted. b,It
evidently the motive was not robbery as A
sum of money and valuable gold watch
were found in Goodale's pockets.
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Bodies of Executed Men Buried at Sea.

ODESSA, March 29.-Acting under the
orders of Vice Admiral Chouknin, COM
mander of the Black Sea fleet, the bodies
Of Lieut., Schmidt and his three comrades,
who were shot March 10 at Otchakoff.
in accordance with the sentence of the
court-martal which condemned them to
death for mutiny, were exhumed last night,
taken to the open sea and sunk
The authorities of Otchakoff have issued
a public order that visits to the burial place
of the mutineers and the placing of wreaths
on the graves must cease
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GOV. PATTIsoN's CONDITION.
He Had Restful Night-Continues
to Improve.

COLUMBUS Ohio, March 2s.-Goy Pat
tison continues to improve. His doctors
this forenoon issued the following bulle-
tin.
Gov. Pattison has had restful night.
His present condition is very encourage
Ing. Pulse. 90; respiration. %; tempara-
ture normal"
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A boz. containing $500 In cash and 5000
In gold bonds was wrested from Mrs. G..
Schmidt In her bakery In .Lockiand, Ohio.
Wednesday, and the thief escaped with his
booty Mrs. Schmidt would not trust in
banks and thought her money safe when
she had IL with her
Mrs. Tenryson Smith, wife of the English
temperance advocate who is touring this
country, died suddenly at Staunton.s Va.
Tuesday night from heart failure. The body
win be temporarily. put in vault at
Staunton. as Mr.. Smith expects to have Il
removed to England
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THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
Closing Session Is Held Today at
Atlanta

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ATLANTA, Ca, March 29.-The closing
session of the Blue and the Gray Society
Will be held this afternoon and a decision
reached as to whether the proposed grand
reunion of former confederate and Union
soldiers will be held at Washington in 1907,
as has been proposed.
The convention will wind up with a BAN
quet tonight.
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king Peter ANXIOUS For Recoguttion

BELGRADE, Servia. March 29.-The lead
ers Of the regicides will shortly be placed
on the retired list, thus paving the way for
q RESUMPTION OF diplomatic relations with
Great Britain. The most prominent will be
debarred from wearing the army uniform.
their most active opponents will also be re-
tired
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Virginia Postmasters Appointed.

The following appointments of fourth
class postmasters were announced today In
Virginia: Antrip. Jasper NJ Ksser; Hurley
Riley Lester; Potomac Mills Bushrod w
Poneroy: Sheppards, Mollie s. Jones', VIM
terpeck Virginia A. Holmes; Wren. Floyd
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He believes that tf1re will be no partisan
business about IL. and that there are plenty
of men ON both sides OF the chamber to
give such measure an easy passage to
the Senate. Nor does he bellows that II
we'uld DO held UP there
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Representative Lands Renominated.

WABASH Ind, March 29.-Representa-
tive Frederick Lands was renominated
today by reclamation by republicans Of
the eleventh district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29

A conference involving 10 per cent wage
Increase ana Settlement in working conii-
tons for more than 10000 iron molders
throughout the United States was begun at
Chicago Tuesday.
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For Hawaiian Public improvements.

The House committee on territories today
authorized a favorable report on bill set
ting aside for five years Is per cent of the
customs and internal revenues of the Ha-
waiian Islands for public improvements.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-20
The Election IN PhIIadeIphia.

A municipal election is in progress in
Philadelphia, today .fand while it may not
prove as exciting as did the great contest
Of last November, important results may
come from IT,
Mainly members Of City Councils and
election officers are to be chosen at to-
days election, but in their selection the
same issues that made the November
election so important are involved For
the machine which was then so effectively
beaten is endeavoring to rehabilitate itself
and strengthen its sorely shattered forces
by filling with its henchmen the various
Council seats that are at stake. Also, by
securing as many election officers as pos
sible to serve at the important elections
Of next November and next February,
particularly the latter, when a mayor OF
Philadelphia will be chosen
Il will be pleasure to read in the papers
tomorrow that the people Of Philadelphia
have again set their foot upon the neck
of the corrupt machine that so long mis-
ruled and shamed their city, and that not
one of its creatures was successful at tn,
polls today.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-20
The Chester MnvornIltv.

The citizens of Chester, Pa, are holding
a very interesting and important election
today, ono that involves the choice Of a
mayor, among the other Offices TO be
elected
A year ago the reform forces swept
Chester and elected William II. Berry,
Democrat TO the Office of mayor. How good
mayor hewas making was attested by
his brief administration, and it was mat
ter of regret when his election as State
treasurer, as the candidate Of the Demo
Gratis and reformers at tho election of last
November, made it necessary for him tc
give up the office.
The reform elements Of the city have
again united and are hopeful Of electinG
their candidate for the mayoralty, Mr.
John L. Garrett, at today's election. But
the machine Republicans are putting up q
great fight for their candidate, DR.. S. r
Crothers.
The election, therefore, will determine
whether the people of Chester prefer ,
reform administration to a machine ad
ministration. If they do, they will elec
Mr.. Garrett mayor. If not, they will elec
DR.. Crothers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-20
LIQUOR AT THE BANQUET.
Statement BY the Committee Of the Will
mington Methodist Ministerial Associa-
ton

Statement BY the Committee of the Will
mington Methodist Ministerial Associa-
ton.
The committee of the Wilmington
Methodist Ministerial Association-Revs
r. X. Stephenson. r. II. Adams, H. S.
Thompson, G. I. Wyatt and f. f. Car
penter-having in charge the protest of
the association against the use Of alco-
holic liquors at the Board of Trade ban
quet, tomorrow night, has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
"Ihe report that liquors are to have
place on the bill Of fare az the banquet to
be given by the Board of Trade of this city
on Wednesday evening has provoked con-
siderable discussion in Methodist circles.
The Methodist Preachers Association, at
its weekly meeting yesterday morning,
passed a set of resolutions, requesting
the board to refrain from using alcoholic
liquors on the occasion of the annual BAN
quet, on the ground that it would give
offence to the moral sense of thousands
of our best citizens. and embarrass those
members of the board who are official
members of the Methodist Church. II
will embaTass the church in that it would
call for explanation and apology, and
although the Methodists abstain from
wine, their position viii be misunderstood,
and il will make the work of the Method
ist ministers Increasingly difficult and
place US in an apologetic position. The
Board Of Trade is to be commended for
its devotion to Wilmington's financial and
industrial interests, and we shall deeply
regret if any discordant note shall be
struck or that anything shall be done "a
compromise our members and thus en-
barrass the church"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-20
REPoRrER,s GREAT FEAT.
Wonderful Achievement OF Grant Wallace
San Francisco Newspaper Man.

A1L nAANAoAg AANMaFuFcA AAhns
Zone of the best newsgatherers in San
Francisco" says Hartley Davis in ere
porters Of Today, in the February Every
body's, "has Just left the business. This
is Grant Wallace, formerly of the Bulletin,
who, since the war in the Orient has
graduated into literature. Wallace began
as q cartoonist and worked az that trade
for several years. But the excitement OF
the newsgathering game, in the midst of
which he lived and worked, was calling
him all the time. One day he appeared
before the city editor of the Chronicle and
asked for job, adding to his plea:
You see, you won't nave to send an
artist along with me. ! can do that my
self
ga month later there was a big railroad
wreck between San Francisco and San
jose. 1t was the fault OF the engineer
of the passenger train. Police, railroad
officials and reporters were looking for the
engineer that night Wallace found him
and got complete canfession, His story
Of the man who forgot and forgetting
killed 20 men and Women--was a piece
of newspaper literature. Wallace be-
came star reporter for the Bulletin, anc
went for that paper to the war in tn,
Orient, where he beat the Japanese censor
and saw the battle Of Lau-Yang. Hac
he been working for a newspaper pub
lished in London, New York or Chicago
this feat would have made him famou
all over the world"