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a MENACE TO BANKS.
Chicago Financiers Trying to Ferret
Unknown AIarmists.

CHICAGO, January 1s,-CompIaint has
been made at several banks that depositors
are being called by telephone and advised
by persons whose identity is not known to
withdraw their deposits from the institu-
TONS The depositor is told with much
evidence of concern that he had better get
MS money out of the particular institution
In which he happens to have it lodged
Depositors in three of the richest banks in
the city have been given this unsolicited
advice.
John ]. Mitchell. president of the Illinois
trust and Savings Bank, said yesterday:
This business Is to me inexplicabe
Ihere Is absolutely no occasion for alarm,
and the persons telephoning or advising de-
positors to take their money out of the
banks are either foolish or malicious We
have been trying to run down the source
of these stories
Three banks have had this experience
With their depositors There should be
some way to put an end to these unwar-
ranted efforts to frighten timid persons"
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FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE.
First Step at Chicago to Exclude Vic
TINS From Schools

CHICAGO, January 1S.-T'he first decisive
step toward excluding victims of pulmonary
tuberculosis from the public schools was
taken by the board of education last night
when that body instructed all the principals
and teachers to report the names of ''sus-
poets" TO Supt. Cooley. The board called
upon Supt Cooley to notify the parents or
guardians of children suspected and also to
direct the child study department to ex-
anime each such child.
The child study department in turn was
ordered TO report the result of the examina-
tion in each case to the committee on school
management 1t is left with the committee
whether or not to exclude the pupil from
the regular public school classes. A large
number of the board members believe means
should be provided to give the victims of
the disease educational opportunities equal
10 those enjoyed by the healthy child. As a
result recommendation calling for segre-
cation will be made as soon as data has
been collected regarding the number of
afflicted.
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A Winter Home for Milliona,res.

LOS ANGELES, January Isl. v. Hark-
ness a Standard Oil magnate, has pur-
chased another place on South Orange
Grove boulevard. Pasadena The considera-
ton named is $4,000. This is accepted as
confrmative of the rumors that Mr. Hark-
residence headquarters for the miIlionaIres
who are associated with John D. Rookie
felier in Standard Oil. A few weeks ago
Harkness purchased Carmeiita one of The
finest residence properties in southern Cali
fornia- II was then declared that Har sness
had bought 1t for Rockefeller, who could
occupy the house next winter. This rumor
was never positively denied by Harkness
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DIR. s. M. BURNETT DEAD
NOTED oCULIsT THE VICTIM OF
HEART FAILURE.

DR.. Swan NJ. Burnett, an oculist, famed
for his Investigations in scientific re-
search, died suddenly of heart failure at
8 o'clock this morning at his home, GIG
Farragut square For some time past DIR.
Burnett had suffered from heart disease,
though prior to the attack this morning,
which resulted fatally, no alarming symp-
toms were noticed in his condition. Last
night he retired at the usual time. II he
was feeling i'll he complained to no one.
Nothing in the way Of funeral arrange
ments have been attempted, and the de-
tails will not be completed until after the
arrival Of Dr.. Burnett's son from New
York. He is expected to arrive on late
train tonight, and will Immediately pre-
pare for his fathers burial 1t is re-
garded as probable that the funeral Will
be held Saturday. The paHbearers Will,
it is understood, be selected from among
DR.. Burnett's professional friends In
Washington.
DR.. Burnett was the former husband OF
Frances Hodgson Burnett, the authoress
and playwright. He was Dor born IN New
therefore over fifty-nine years OF age at
the time of his death. His early training
was obtained in the schools OF his native
state.
pital Medical College m 1870 Dr. Bur
nett moved from his home town to knox., :, .
yille Tenn and began the practlce OF
medicine with eminent success. he was
prolific writer on medical topics and spent
much time in scientific investigation he
made a speciality Of diseases Of the eye and
ear, and attained much success IN this
branch of the profession.
Two years after his removal to Knox
vile he met Miss Frances Eliza Hodgson
nd after romantic courtship they We're
married in 1878. Miss Hodgson began writ
ing for the magazines us early as 1867, and
was regarded as a talented writer before
her marriage to DIR. Burnett. Two years
later, in 1875, they removed to WaShlng-
ton. Throughout succeeding years Mrs
Burnett enjoyed wide popularity and
reaped financial harvest from her nov
els Meanwhile DR.. Burnett reached high
rank as an oculist and scientist.
Eventually they became estranged. Mrs.
Burnett got a divorce in 1898. She mar
ried again in 1900. becoming the wife OF
Stephen Townsend. the author, of London,
England. Her Washington address is 1770
Massachusetts avenue.
Since 1879 DR.. Burnett had been profess
sor of ophthalmology and otology at
Georgetown University and also In the
Washington Postgraduate Medical School.
For many years he had been the president
of the attending staff of the Emergency
Hospital He was also a member OF the
staffs of the Providence and Children S
hospitals, respectively. He was a member
of several Washington clubs. medical socie-
ties and scientific organizations. and also
of the Washington Academy of Science,
also the Philosophical and Anthropolog!cai
societies.
During his lifetime DR.. Burnett had writ
ten quite extensively for magazines and was
the author of several medical treatises. One
the country was a Treatise on Astigmat-
ISM
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PARASITE FROM CHINA.
Interest in Southern California Over
Its Work on Orange Trees.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 1s.-Some
months ago parasite which kills the
purple scale, a deadly foe of orange trees
in southern California, was found in China.
Many OF Its eggs were sent to this city by
an agent of the state horticultural depart
ment of California. but unfortunately the
eggs did not hatch.
This failure suggested an attempt to
bring the parasites here alive and in shape
to do business, so number Of orange
trees were shipped to China from this state,
and upon their arrival there they were
transplanted several hundred miles into the
interior, to the province that Is the home
OF the enemy of the purple scale. There
the parasite made its home in the i'm
ported trees, which were then taken back
to the sea coast, and after time were
placed on steamer for San Francisco.
They reached here on the last steamer
in good condition after their long journey
by sea and land, and are now being
watched with constant care. If the para
sites on them live and thrive, the problem
Of relief for the southern California orange
growers has been solved. II not, second
shipment OF trees to China win be male.
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FAMOUS WAR NURSE DEAD.
Was Familiarity Known to Veterans
as "Aunt Lizzie"

CHICAGO. January 1S.-Mrs Elizabeth
Aiken, eighty-nine years old, a famous
nurse in the. civil war, and familiarly
known to Grand Army veterans throughout
the country as Aunt Lizzie" died yester-
day at her home here after an Illness of
three days
At the outbreak of the REBEL on Mrs
Aiken lived with her invalid husband near
Peoria. He was unable to enlist but she
fired by patriotism. went to Memphis and
became nurse in the union army, serving
heroically throughout the war. Her hus-
band died soon after the war closed Mrs
Aiken has been a missionary of the Second
Baptist Church thirty-seven years and was
known to thousands of poor people on the
west side, among whom she worked
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GERMAN DOCTOR MURDERED.
Victim of Indians Near His Home i,
Mexico.

ST. LOUIS, January 1s-An account of
the murder of DR.. Emil H. Klueber, for
nerly prominent German physician of
ST. Louis by Indians near his home at
Topolobampo Mexico is contained in a let
ter written by DR.. Klueber's son-in-law to
st. Louis friends.
It says that on December % Dr. Klueber
was called to the bedside OF a sick Indian
and the next day his dead body. horribly
mutilated, was found lying on a cot In a.
hut In the Indian village
DR.. klueber was born In Germany and
was graduate Of the university of Heidel-
burg. He came to ST. Louis shortly before
the civil war and served during 1t as sur
geoE of an Illinois regiment He went to
Mexico about twenty years ago.
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Minister Russell Quoted.

A memorandum of the conference be-
tween the American minister Mr. Russell,
and Foreign Secretary Ybarra on the sub
ject of the governments failure to invite
M. Taigny, the French charge d'affaires, to
the official New Year reception sets forth
that Minister Russell said:
Secretary Root has cabled me expressing
that he is deeply interested in the question
and adds that grave consequences will sure
ly follow If the situation is not changed
immediately
decree expelling from Venezuela NM
Jaccoux and Bourget respectively, the man.
ayers of the French cable stations at
Caracas and La Guaira, for dsregarding
the laws of the republic, was published yes
terday.
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o. S. SHIPS OFF FOR TANa1ER.
American Squadrons Presented Smart
Appearance in Single Formation.

GIBRALTAR, January 1S.-The American
cruiser squadron, consisting of the armored
cruiser Brooklyn, flying the flag of Rear
Admiral Sigsbee, and the protected cruisers
Galveston, Tacoma and Chattanooga, sailed
from here for Tangier at 10:15 am. today.
The appearance of the warships, with the
Brooklyn leading in single formatio was
exceedingly smart. The squadron will re-
main three days at Tangier and thence will
go to Algiers and other Mediterranean
ports.
The Galveston and Chattanooga expect to
be ordered to the China station later. The
behavior of the American sailors during
their stay here was excellent
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CADETS ON A STRIKE.
Charge Commandant of Dixon Acad-
emy With Cruelty.

CHICAGO, January 1s.-A dispatch from
DIXON ILL.,, says: Thirty cadets of the
ROCK River Military Academy here went on
strike yesterday The boys charge Major
Fioyd, the commandant with severe and
cruel treatment
The trouble began two or three DAYS ago
when Major Floyd struck a cadet IT is
claimed. All the cadets resented such dis
cipline on the part of their commandant
and refused to be satisfied unless a meet
Ing OF the trustees was called and some ac-
ton taken.
AT meeting of the trustees the latter
upheld Major Floyd and the boys naeked
their trunks and left the academy
DR.. James F.. Eaton. head master. is said
to he with the cadets In the stand they have
taken.
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BODY AT HIS OLD HOME
TRAIN BEARING FIELDS RE-
MAINS ARRIVED AT CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, January 1S. - The body of
Marshall Field arrived in Chicago this
morning in a special train over the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad. The
train was stopped at the 31st street station
of the road, which is much nearer the Field
mansion than the downtown station. A
large number of friends of Mr.. Field were
in waiting, and a detail Of policemen was
present to keep back the crowd of the Curl
Gus, which had gathered as soon as the
hearse had stopped In front of the depot.
The casket was placed dn the hearse and
was at once taken to the Field residence,
1905 Prairie avenue.
The funeral will take place from the resi-
dence at noon tomorrow 1t will be ex-
tremely simple. So many were the requests
Tor admission to the funeral that 1t was
round there would not be a building in
chicago sufficiently large to hold one half
of the people who would endeavor to attend
the services, and it was at the last minute
decided to abandon the idea of public
funeral because Of the inability to make the
arrangements In so short a time for a.
funeral of such magnitude.
Simple Services at House.
The services at the house will consist OF
simple musical service and brief adj
dress by Rev. J. A. Morrison of the Presbv-
terian Church. The body will be placed in
the receiving vault at Grac celand cemetery
untll the arrangements are made for the
final interment
The employees of Marshal Field will hold
memorial service tomorrow afternoon in
the auditorium Because of the fact that
the hall Is not big enough to accommodat o
al or the 10000 employees of Marshall Field
20 1t was found necessary to restrict
entrance at the meeting to the older en-
PloyeS OF the company and admission will
be only by card
Durlng the hours of the funeral from
noon until = O'Clock tomorrow all the large
retail establishments on State street will
be be closed. All places of business operated
Club Will also be closed These include
many many varied enterprises in all parts of the
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PHILIPPINE VIEWS UNCHANGED
Bryan's Statement on Eve of Depart-
ure for India.

bryan's Statement on Eve of Depart-
ure for India.
SANDAKAN, Borneo, via Manila. Janu-
ary ls-After leaving the Philippine Is
IahoS on his way to visit India. w. ].
Bryan made the following statement to the
Associated Press:
MY Visit to the Philippines has been
very interesting and instructive, and / ap-
preciate the facilities afforded me by the
civil and military authorities for a thor
"ugh investigation of the Ftlipnos This
has enabled me to collect much knowledre
which hope to use for the benefit of both
the American people and the Filipinos
The promise given by the rising genera
tr'oa o,Oa u ine natlVes to use the English Ian
guage surpasses my expectation more than
anything else. @''''''
My views regarding the independence of
the islands have not changed"
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TOWN THREATENED BY FIRE
Five Horses and a Store Burned at
Port Royal, Pa.

ALTOONA, Pa, January 1s.-The town
OF Port Royal. Juniata county, on the main
line of the Pennsylvania railroad between
this city and Harrisburg, is threatened
with destruction by fire Five houses and
one store have already been destroyed, All
the money has been removed from the onlv
bank in the town
The flames gained such headway that
the local fire department was unable to
control the fire, and Mifflintown was asked
70 send assistance. Fort Royal is a town
of about $50 inhabitants, and has one hank
and three churches, besides several small
stores. ~
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ANXIETY for schooner,s safety.

ELLSWORTH Me, January 1S-Anxiety
is felt here for the safety of the 450- ton
schooner Pepe Ramirez, of which Capt
Lorenzo Jordan Of this city is master, and
which IS thirty-six days out from New
York, bound for Brunswick, Ca The
schooner has not been spoken. as far as
her owners have been advised since she
left New York on December IL She was
loaded with salt.
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IN THE COURTS HANDS
MeriWether Case Closed at
Annapolis Today.
COUNSEL'S STRONG PLEA
Object in Not Pleading Guilty is Ex-
planned.
BLOEBAUM's TRIAL COMES NEXT
Charge is Supported by Six specifca-
tions-Midshipman James Of Iowa
Served With Hazing Summons.
TRIAL COMES NEXT

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January 1S.-The trial
OF Midshipman Minor Meriwether, jr., Of
Lafayette, La. on the charge Of hazing,
was continued this morning.
Merfwether has handed In his resignation
from the service, and hopes that it will be
accepted and that he will be allowed to
leave the navy. His object in not plead
ing guilty was to bring out evidence to
show that he hazed in a good-natured way
and without brutality, and this has been
done.
His counsel says he is also particularly
anxious for the public to understand that
all of his offenses were committed prior to
his fight with Branch, in which the latter
received fatal injuries.
The court will take up the case of Mid
shipman Chester A. A. Bloebaum of ST.
Charles, Mo-, another member of the third
class, as soon as Meriwethers trial is con-
Guided. The charge of hazing in Bloebaums
case is supported by six specifications al
leging the offenses to have been committed
during September last
Argument for the Defense.
After the record of yesterdays proceedings
in the trial of Midshipman Meriwether had
been offered today, Mr. James NJ Monroe
addressed the court for the defense.
Mr.. Monroe urged that Mer.wether's case
was entirely a different one from those
that had preceded it because the accused
mad made no effort to deny any part of the
specifications. He said moreover, that the
proof did not make out case of haZing in
any instance, because all the witnesses had
said that they had not been maltreated or
Inundated.
The proof showed clearly, Mr.. Monroe
SAID, that there was no unauthorized cxer-
else of authority on the part of Meri-
Wether, but merely some boyish fun The
witnesses had themselves testified, he said,
that they enjoyed the hazing. The affairs
took place, the counsel said, during Sep
tember, when there could be little interfer-
ence with, academy routine. "It is impossi-
BILE" Mr.. Monroe said, Ito crush the spirit
of boyish fun out of any set of youths and
1t would be a bad thing if 1t could be done" :"
Difference Carefully Drawn.
Mr.. Monroe distinguished very carefully
between fun and attempts to coerce under
classmen to do things that they would not
do. The latter, he said should be dis
cussed.
passed his examinations at the time, and
showed, he said, that Meriwether's partici-
patton in the matter was entirely in
spirit Of fun and frolic.
A strong appeal for Meriwether was made
by Mr.. Monroe on the ground of the trials
through which he had lately passed, and he
asked that an opportunity be given him to
make good record for himself In the naval
service.
Judge Advocate Harrison closed the case
without comment.
At HOS the court was cleared for the
consideration of verdict
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MIDsH1PMAN JAMES CHARGED.
Iowan Served With Summons Today
Eight Specifications.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 1S.-Midship-
man Charles NJ. James of Grinnell, Iowa, a
member of the second class was served to-
day with charge of hazing. The charge is
supported by eight specifications, the great
est number of distinct offenses yet charged
against midshipman.
Most of the specifications allege that diff
ferent physical exercises were required. but
one or more contain the charge that James
used profane and abusive language toward
under cIassmen.
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FATAL POWDER EXPLOSION.
Three Men Blown to Pieces in
Oregon

JACKSONVILLE. Ore, January 49,
Three men were blown to pieces by an ex-
plosion of giant powder last night in the
Opp mine. The dead are: William Broad,
Bert Hoffman and Fred johnson.
The cause of the explosion has not been
determined.
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BLAMES Mr.. HALE FOR 1T
Asserts That He Was Taunted Be-
yond Endurance.
PROPOSES AN INVESTIGATION
Offers a Resolution for an Inquiry
Into the Morris Incident
Tabled by the Senate.

Senator Tillman today offered his
resolution for the investigation of
the Mrs. Morris ircident. After
brief statement, in which he said
that Mr. Hale had challenged him
to introduce the resolution, Mr..
Daniel of Virginia moved to lay
the resolution on the table. The
resolution was tabled-yeas, 54;
nays, 8.
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WILL NOT GIVE NAMES
Mr.. BigeIoW Declines to Give
Source of Information.
PANAMA CANAL HEARING
Before Senate Committee on Oceanic
Canals.
ANSWERS WERE INSISTED UPON
Committee After Continuing in Exec
Adjourned Without Action.

Poultney Bigelow, the magazine
writer who was denounced by Sec
retary Taft for his criticism of the
management of canal affairs, this
morning declined to disclose to the
Senate canal committee the source
OF his information. Upon being in
structed to answer, he declared ::
The committee can put me on
bread and water, or even condemn
me to Colon, but it cannot compel
me to divulge that which was given
me in confidence
The committee went into execu-
tive session to determine what
course should be taken. The ex-
ecutive session continued for an
hour, when an adjournment was
taken until 2: 80 pm. No decision
was reached as to what action
should be taken concerning Mr..
Bigelow's contumacy.
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NEW zEALANDERs COMING
Famous Foot Ball Team to Sail for
This Country January 20.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON, January 1s-The New Zealand
root ball team which has carried all be-
fore 1t in England, Scotland and Ireland
and suffered defeat only at the hands of
the Wales team, will sail for the United
states on the American liner New York
from Southampton January 20
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Emery's Body to Be Sent Home.
CAIRO. Egypt January 1s.-The body Of
Thomas j. Emery of Cincinnati, Ohio. who
died here OF pneumonia on Monday last
has been cmbaImed and win be ssnt to the
United Statea
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Public hearings in the investigation of
questions relating to the Panama canal
Were begun today before the Senate COM
mlttee on tnteroceanic canals. Poultney
Bigelow. the magazine writer, whose at
tack on the administration of affairs on
the canal zone was denounced by Secre-
tary of War Taft, was the first witness
On motion of Mr.. Morgan the oath was
presented to the witness, but Mr.. Bigelow
said he was a Quaker. and therefore he
was permitted to affirm rather than
swear" He was then asked to tell his
story IN his own way.
II am embarrassed to appear in any
capacity before any respectable body after
having been described as a sensation mon
ger from an official source" said Mr..
Bigelow. He asked to be allowed to put
himself right, and proceeded to tell of his
public works. where he has lectured, and
the respectable bodies that have done him
honor He said he was not attempting to
get advertising or to sell his books by
such testimony. but believed that in the
face of the attack made upon him such
testimony is pertinent. In terms of great
familiarity he referred to men of letters
and publicists of high standing in an ef
fort to set himself right