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nance of 1877, providing for the opening
of these back lands to settlement and their
erection into states, she was but carrying
out the policy that the Maryland conven-
ton October 80. 1776, had announced that
such lands should be considered common
stock to be parceled out at any time into
convenient, free and independent govern
ments.
"It was Maryland that first suggested
the policy that most effectually promoted
the national spirit and that eventually re-
suited In bringing the states together In
common interest. welding them into a great
and compact nation"
The program in full was as follows:
Song, Maryland, My Maryland" essay,
"Maryland's Service to the Nation ]. B.
Whitworth; solo, THE Song We Love to
Hear" Blsle Baldwin; recitation, "Mollie's
Little RAM" Julia Fairall; piano duet,
Military March," Misses Scaggs and Gran
die: recitation, 1.-THE Blue and the Gray.
James Atkins; essay, Maryland Life in
Colonial Times" Roland Thawley; duet,
ct Know a Bank" Misses Coiline and Nc
Gregor; recitation, "A Warming Lula
Tighe; mandolin duet, Medley. Messrs. Lee
Gilbert, and Stanley; recitation, Elder
Lambs Donation" Rachel Hamilton; ad-
dress, Mr.. J. Wilbur jenkins; dedication of
class present; song Star SpangIed Ban
ner," school,
Prof John G. Wehage directed the must
cal program. Prof Roger l. Manning is
the principal Of the High School. which has
more than 200 pupils.
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Anacostia and Vicinity.

In accordance with the decision reached
at the meeting OF the executive committee
of the Anaeostia Citizens Association
last Thursday evening and In concurrence
with the suggestion of DR.. James A. Wat
son. the president. an observer was yes
terday morning stationed on the Anacostia
side of the bridge to record the amount Of
traffic passing over the structure during
the day. the aim being to present the figures
to the congressional committees having to
dea. with the question of the construction
of the approach to the new bridge. Fears
are entertained OF no action being taken
by Congress at this time on the recon-
mendation of the District Commissioners
that $4,000 be appropriated for the con-
demnation of certaInn ground In Anacostia
and the building of An approach by way or
a continuation of Monroe street, with eleva-
ton sufficient to clear the freight tracks
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. In
stead of this, 1t is thought, a temporary
approach may possibly be built by way of
Bridge street. with the present grade cross
Ing still In existence. AT 9 o'clock last
evening the observer reported that a. total
Of LIZA vehicles had crossed the bridge
since o'clock am. S76 pedestrians and
1881 street car passengers. Incidentally,
the passing of five trains of steam cars at
the crossing was noted. This information
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LICENSED OFFICERS.
Provisions of Bill Relating to River
Boats.


If the bill requiring all gasoline, electric
or other power boats that carry passengers
for hire to have licensed officers, the same
as steamboats,, which has already passed
the Senate. Is favorably acted upon in the
House II Will affect large number Of
power boats here, and two small gasoline
boats used In freight and passenger traffic
on the river also fall within the provisions
OF the BILL Under existing law only power
boats of fifteen tons and over are required
to conform to the requirements Of the
United States steamboat inspection service
regulations. but the new bill proposes to
require all power boats carrying passengers
for money Its equivalent to conform to
the inspection laws, In that they will have
to have licensed engineers and pilots, carry
life preservers and have proper fire-fghting
apparatus, IN order to protect the passen-
gers travelling on them. The rapid increase
In the number of power boats and their use
for passenger travel on established routes
has. 1t is claimed, made a law like the one
proposed absolutely necessary, as the own
ers OF such craft are carrying passengers
without fitting their boats with proper ap-
pliances for safety. The bill Is not intend
ed TO apply to boats used solely for pleas-
ure purposes or engaged In freight and
towing work unless they carry passengers.
Wreckers from Norfolk are still working,
1t Is reported, on the sunken barge Oak of
Baltimore. which, loaded with fertilizer ma
terial. foundered in Chesapeake bay off the
Thimble 6hoal light early in the past week.
The deck Of the sunken barge is reported
to be free of water at low tide, and the
wreckers do not anticipate much trouble N
floating the sunken vessel. The stern OF
the barge is mashed In, 1t is said, from her
having been struck by one of tho other
barges in the tow before she went down
The Oak has brought cargoes Of fertilizer
TO Alexandria and this city and she is
known here.
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INJURED WITH BRICK.
One Boy Hits Another and Is Ar
rested.

The police of the fifth precinct learned
last night that Mark Clavelaux seventeen
years of age. was in Providence Hospitai
suffering from fracture of his skull, the
injury having been inflicted With piece OF
brick that was thrown by colored COY.
The wounded boy whose home is at 3i3 ath
street southeast. was in the vicinity OF l2th
and streets southeast Friday afternoon,
when the incident occurred
1t is stated that the Clavelaux boy Vas
seated in wagon when he reached the
vicinity OF 10Th aid y. streets, and that he
left the vehicle to go upon a lot where q
number OF boys were playing. Just how the
trouble started the police have been unable
to ascertain. but they were told that one
OF the eolored boys threw the piece of brick
which did the damage.
The parents of the wounded boy saw thar
he was taken to the hospital and given
treatment. but 1t was NOT until last eight
that the police learned of the affair. seigt
MulhalI OF the fifth precinct. after an IN
vestigation. arrested Benjamin Williams
sixteen years Of age, whose home Is at l5f2
g street southeast. He admitted that he
struck Clayelaux. but contended that he
was justified In 90 doing. Witnesses OF the
affair say that Clavelaux was hurt while
trying to act az peacemaker during dis
turbauca
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"THE WINTERS TALE
Girls Of Gunston School in Shakes
perean PlaV

The girls of the Shakespeare class OF
Gunston Hall took by storm the hearts OF
those in the large audience which gathered
in the auditorium of the school to see the
presentation OF THE Winters Tale bv
the members Of the class The scenery
used, together with the fine dramatic work
OF those who took part I'm the cast. served
10 thoroughly interest the auditors Miss
wake took the part of Perdita and Miss
Steger that OF Florizel, admirably sustain
ing the characters The others In the cast
were Leontes. King Of SILICA, Miss Dun
woody; Hermione, Queen of Leontes. Miss
Robinson; Perdita, Miss Wake; Pauline.
wife to Antiganus, Miss Grower; Emelia.
a lady attending on Hermione, Miss Gil
Key; Camille, Miss Farr; C!eomenes. Miss
Chapman; Dion and other lords and at
PENDANTS of SILICA, Miss Woodland. Miss
Hart, Miss Gilmore, Miss McCleyertv. Miss
Ihurston. Miss Pussy and Miss Brooks:
PoiXines, King of Bohemia, Miss Drewry:
eIorlzel. Prince of Bohemia, Miss Steger:
Oio Shepherd, Miss Parkes; Clown, his son
MISS Hardwick; Antolysus, a rogue, Miss
SWank: Mapsa, Dorcas and other shepherd
esses, Miss cambridge, Miss Danoy. Miss
burt and Miss Gilmore; shepherds Miss
Myers, Miss Dunwoody and Miss Lyon:
servant, Miss Brooks, and Time, the cho.
rus. Miss Brice.
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MURDERS IN MEXICO.
Five Members of officials Family
and Two Others.

SAN FRANCISCO, March pa dispatch
to the Chronicle from Los Angeles says;
News has reached this city of the murder
of five members of the family of Pedro
Meza, presidente of La Dura, in Sonora
Mexico, and brother-in-law of Frederick
Hartman. president of the William Hoege
Company of Los Angeles, and two others.
who massacred by Indians within a
few miles OF their homo and their bodies
left In the roadway between Ortiz and La
Dura until a sufficient number of Mexican
troops could be sent to overawe the raiding
outlaws and bring their victims The
names OF those killed are:
Senior Pedro Meza presdente of La Dura,
a rich mining contractor and one Of the
most prominent men In the district.
Sonora Elyira Meza, wife of the presi-
fente.
Senoritas Carmen EIoisa and Panchatta
Meza, eighteen, twenty and twenty three
years af age. their daughters.
Mrs. Wenceslas Hoff, an old friend OF
Meza.
Theodore Hofr, twenty four years CT age
her only son.
Three members of the Meza family sur
vtve They are the baby son OF Pedro
Meza and two young daughters.
The children had been iett at home in La
Dura when the rest Of the family drove to
Guayamas.
Returning from Guayamas the party
stopped at Ortiz, and il is supposed they
We're Joined there by Mrs. Hoff and her
son. Here it is said they learned OF the
presence of band of Yaquls in the Los
Otates mountains. near Otates pass
through which they would have to travel
to reach La Dura and the mining camp
where +. A. Hartman owns large interests
In silver and copper properties. The worst
of the gorge was passed and they had en-
tered the wider valley, when from every
ledge and mountain of debris came the
crack of rifles The men charged uesper-
ately up the slopes calling upon their heads
a rain OF lead. The last desperate stand Of
the survivors was made in the shelter or
the overturned carriage and they fought
back, dying, but fighting to the last
The story Of the massacre was brought
TO ORTIZ by an Indian letter carrier.
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FAILED TO GET DINNER.
Experience Of Man Who Wanted to
BE Accommodating.

IT can feel that dinner in me now" re-
marked James B. Cox. forty-two years
of age, last night when he passed a din
ing room on 9th street and got smell OF
cabbage from the kitchen.
Cox was expecting to get 81 that had
been promised him for impersonating the
father of Clarence E. Cox. eighteen years
OF age, with whom he was going to a BIZ
cycle establishment to make a collection
for wheel that he had bargained to SELL
1t turned out that the wheel belonged to
Daniel J. Fallon, and not to young cox
and both Cox, Jr., and Cox, sr., Were ar
rested. Fallon reported the aileged inert
of his wheel early in the day, and when
young Cox appeared at a bicycle estab-
lishment on 9th street and offered 1t Tor
sale the dealer became suspicious. he
was asked $15lfor the wheel, put cox
finally agreed to let him have 1t for 500
Then the dealer told him he would have
to bring his father with him to vouch for
him before he could pay him the money;
TIL be here with my father at $50
said the young man.
Precinct Detective Mullen was IN the
store when he appeared with the man
who was introduced as MS Iather Mio
heard what both of them mad TO say. Inc
detective disputed the statement that the
older man was the father of the younger
one, and he promptly admitted the truth
of the detectives claim.
Il never saw the young man peiore 70
night" he said. He just asked me to
come around here and say / was his
father, and 1 thought would accommo-
date him."
The two men and the wheel We're taken
Tn the first precinct station and held to
answer charges, the young man to an,
swer for the alleged theft of the wheel
and the elder<one for attempted larceny
by trick. Tomorrow they will be given an
onnortunttv To explain the transaction to
Judge Kimball
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MORE DETAILS REPORTED
Facts Connected With the Conviction
of Americans in Mexico.

The State Department has received n
mail report from the American consul at
Chihuahua, Mexico, stating in more de-
tail than in the preceding telegraph re-
port the facts connected with the convic-
ton Of the Americans Finstad and Cough
Ian, alias Shorty" convicted of the muir
der of two other Americans, Rutherford
and McMurray, at DiaZ. The only addi-
tional fact of interest is contained In the
statement that the conviction of these men
was had under article 531 of the penal
statutes of Chihuahua, which provides IN
substance that where three or more per
sons are together and a homicide occurs the
survivors may be punished by inprison-
ment, even though there may be no direct
and positive evidence as to who inflicted
the fatal wound. unless II could be shown
to the satisfaction of the court how the
killing done.
The prisoners, according to the consuis
report, employed a good Mexican lawyer
and appealed their case to the supreme
court of Chihuahua, which, under the Mex
lean code, is authorized to take new evil
dence and practically retry the case on
all issues
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
will be presented in the form of an afi-

will be presented in the form OF an affi-
davit to the committee of Congress.
The Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church has expressed itself to the Senate
and House of Representatives as urging
the passage of legislation to protect the
first day Of the week as a day of rest IN
the District of Columbia and as In favor
of the enactment into law of the bill intro
duced recently prohibiting the sale OF
liquors within half mile of the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane or of the
District institutions adjacent to Giesboro
Point The memorials were presented and
referred to the committees ON the District
Of Columbia.
The Anacostia and Potomac River Rail-
road Company yesterday threw open the
doors Of its new waiting station on Nichols
avenue near Franklin street tor the use
OF the public travelling on Its cars. The
building is a neat one-story structure with
ornamental roof, and capable of accommo-
dating fully the requirements of the travel
at that point. 1t cost about $500 and has
Just been completed. The placing In COM
mission of the waiting station lengthens
somewhat the distance covered by the Ana
costa cars and correspondingly lessen that
of the Congress Heights line. 1t Is to this
station that the company intends installing
a double track with underground power
to displace the overhead trolley of the Ana
costa road when the new bridge is finished.
Mrs. Mary G. Davenport wife OF the
rector Of the Emmanuel Protestant Episco-
pal Church, who has been Ill at Providence
Hospital for several weeks Is still under
treatment at that institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
ACTOR HAS A FALL.
Drops Distance Of Ten Feet and Re-
ceives Scalp Wound.

Missing his footing as he stepped from his
dressing room at Chase's Theater last
night, Moe Levy, seventeen years old. fell a
distance of about ten feet from the landing
to the stage floor. He received severe
scalp wound. which was dressed at the
Emergency Hospital. Levy is second tenor
In the Arlington -Four. quartet of singers
and dancers, and the accident happened
lust after the company had concluded it's
last act of a weeks engagement at the
local playhouse. After his injury had been
treated Levy left the hospital and Joined
his associates. leaving on late train fer
Pittsburg.
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Mr.. Macfarland's Endorsement.

In addition to approving the appointment
of the committee suggested by Commits
eioner West when the papers reached him
late yesterday afternoon. Commissioner
Macfarland appended the following lndorse-
ment:
The board Of charities, which has juris-
diction of the care of the INDECENT insane of
the District of Columbia has been engaged
for some time at my request upon the In
vestigation OF the question of the care and
cost OF the INDECENT insane of the District OF
Columbia, as compared with the facts else
where, and has collated a large amount of
Information.
II therefore move that the physicians
mentioned be requested to furnish the board
of charities with any Information within
their knowledge which relates to the sub
jects mentioned in the motion of Commits
sioner West, IN order that 1t may be en-
bodied IN the report TO be made by the
board of charities upon the conclusion of the
investigation with view to future recon-
mendattons to Congress"
The physicians, who will serve without
compensation. believe that much public ben
eft will result from careful inquiry and
this fact has led them 20 devote their serv-
Ices to it.
Within the past ten years the number of
commitments IN insanity cases In the Dis
trict of Columbia has increased from 10 in
18d TO 400 in 1905 and with the year 1904
showing the remarkably large number of
46T The figures for each year, as furnished
TO Commissioner West, were as follows:
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LooTING OF THE COMET.
Further Details of the Work of the
Chinese Pirates.

HoNGkONG. March 24-Details of the
capture and looting by Chinese pirates
March %, near Canton of a launch owned
today. The launch or tug Comet was pro-
ceediug to Kongmun. between Wampoa and
Canton, towing a lighter laden with kero-
sene oil. While passing what Is known as
the second barrier or second line of
former distractions TO navigation at 6:30
o'clock Thursday evening, and when In
sight of Wampoa fort, on the Island of
WamPoa Zone of the many islands lying
between Canton and the seal, a number of
iunks manned by pirates closed around the
Comet and her tow. stin-s pot (earthen
jar containing gunpowder, resin and hand
grenades) thrown into her engine room,
the pirates boarded the launch and her
crew were overpowered. The pirates then
beached the Comet and the lighter, and
removed all the valuables from the two
vessels including number of Winchester
rifles and q thousand rounds of anmunf-
ton The cargo of kerosene was not
touched.
The pirates. il appears, missed capturing
much more valuable booty. 1t was the In
tention OF the Standard Oil Company's Of
fieials to ship $40 600 In specie on the Comet
on her last trip, but the shipment of specie
was transferred to freight steamer.
The American consular officials are In
vestigating the affair.
KongTnun, also written Kongkun and
Honeymoon. 10 q treaty port, situated three
miles up q creek the West river, about
seventy miles from Canton and eighty-seyen
miles from HonSkonE.
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MARYLAND DAY PROGRAM.
Exercises Held Friday at the Laurel
High School.
,ondcpce of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LAUREL, Nd, March "a, 1906.
The Maryland day exercises at the High
School yesterday were largely attended by
the parents of the students and included
very interesting program. Many ladies
and a number of citizens joined with the
students In the exercises.
Following the program by the school Mr..
John Wilbur Jenkins of Baltimore, who first
suggested the establishment of Maryland
Day made an address. After tracing
from Its obscure beginning the growth of
the national spirit and Its gradual develop
ment, Mr.. Jenkins said In part:
ut was Maryland that first suggested the
policy of expansion, which the nation has
since followed out and has steadily pursued
until the acquisition of the Philippines and
Porto Rico.
when consress passed the great ordi-
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American Court in the Orient.

Representative Williams OF Mississippi in
PRODUCED bin yesterday to establish dis
trct court OF the United States for China
and Korea which shall have jurisdiction in
all cases now under the jurisdiction OF
United States consuis and ministers by viz
tue of treaties between the United States
and China and the United States and Korea.
The court is to hold sessions at Shanghai,
Canton, Hankow and Tfentsin, China. ara
at Seoul Korea. A similar bill proySzsg
for court in China and not including
Korea was introduced by Representative
DENLY of Michigan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
WITHOUT INFORMATION
District Attorney Not Advised Of
fcially Of Conen's Condition

United States Attorney Daniel w. Baker
had not been informed, up to late hour
last night, of the result of the mission of
Assistant District Attorney Harvey II.
GIVEN in Louisville, KY Mr.. Given went to
take the deposition of Lucien H Conen.
VINO was shot in this city last September
oy MRS q. j. May, and who was suppos ID
TO De dying a few days ago. Mr. Baker
SAID last night that he knew nothing of the
report TO the effect that Attorney Given
ido peeh unable TO secure deposition on
account of the condition of (,0nen NJ
Baker was without information as 10
whether or not a deposition had been taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
Sudden Illness.

e. G. Bailey. thirty-seven years of age.
became III last right about $40 o'clock
while in a barber shop at 9TH and D streets
northwest The sick man. whose home is
at sol Al street northwest, was taken to
the Emergency Hospital and given treat
nent Later he was taken home by his wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
RULERS ARE ALARMED
Increase in the Number of
Cases of Insanity.
INQUIRY BY COMMISSIONERS
Committee of Physicians to Investi-
gate Medical Phase.
A PSYCHOPATHIC PAVILION
Institution for Reception of Doubtful
Cases-Sketches of Similar Build
ing Sent Here
INQUIRY BY COMMISSIONERS
A PsYcHoPATHIC PAVILION

Alarmed by the steady increase in the
number Of cases of insanity in the District
of Columbia, the Commissioners, the board
OF charities and a special committee OF phy-
sicfans appointed by the Commissioners
have Inaugurated a thorough inquiry INTO
the causes of the increase, with view TO
formulating any remedial measures that
may be possible. The need OF some inquiry
into the matter was suggested by Commas
sioner West as long ago as last November,
he having noticed the constantly growing
number of commitments to the insane asy-
ium which came before the Commissioners
for their signatures. Corporation Counsei
Thomas was asked TO furnish some data on
the subject, and his figures were so start
ling that the Commissioner was immediate
" moved to call in DR.. w. l.. Robins. the
iatter's Investigations have extended over
all the intervening time. and his report was
e1rhmitted TO Commissioner West few
days ago.
After considerable study of the whole sit
nation Commissioner West yesterday
moved that DR.. Robins, DR. J. Z.
Simpson and DR.. w z. Compton
be appointed a committee to con-
tinue the inquiry into the medical side OF
the question, Including the causes of the IN
crease of insanity and possible remedies'
together with the consideration of modern
methods OF the care and treatment or the
insane. especially the more acute cases IN
the mea n time the board of charities has UNI
dertaken the work of obtaining information,
especially as to the cost of maintaining in
sane patients. and now the idea is to have
all interested work together to the attain
spent d n common end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
Selfish Policy OF Russia.

I'm CHANGING at the recent history OF Ser
via we shall find that the selfish policy OF
Russia is responsible for the evils which
have beset that unhappy lana during the
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