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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-16
Instruetions Of any Kind.

instructions of any kind
A secret conference of the reactfonary
court party has been held at the palace OF
Grand Duke Vladimir
President Mouromseff today received a
telegram from the political prisoners con-
fined at Yekaterinoslav, South Russia, ,sa yine
that on May day they were beaten with the
mats OF swords by the gendarmer, and
that some OF them were seriously wounded
The prisoners asked parliament 10 demand
the punishment of the guilty persons, and
to hasten the granting OF amnesty.
Fear that the reply OF the lower house of
parliament to the speech from the throne
portends conflict demoraiixed prices on
the bourse today. imperial fours losing half
q point and closing at 71 Fives closed at
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PROBING UBERo SCHEME.
Important Letters Read at the Borges
Trial Today.

BOSTON, May 16.-Correspondence which
passed between former Representative
William Owen and the defendant concern
ing the management of the Ubero Planta-
ton Company was read today when the
trial of Ferdinand E. Borges on the charge
of extensive larcenies was resumed today.
One Of the letters from Owen. who is him
self wanted here on the charge of swim
ding, suggested that Borges establish
friendships in the trust companies with
which the Ubero companies were financially
connected.
Owens idea was that If investors in
quired at the trust companies offices 1t
would be a good thing to have their clerks
and employees friendly to the cause Of the
Ubero Owen heartily indorsed Borges'
plans for managing the company's affairs.
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PROF. GREENER INDICATED.
Will Be Given Another Appointment
IN tho Nnpe,,1or Carv;ca

Having satisfied the State Department
officials that the charges against him con-
tanned In Assistant Secretary Peirce's con-
fdential report were without sufficient
foundation and that he was victim Of
mistaken identity in some measure. Prof
Richard T. Greener Of this city, late COM
mercial agent at vladivostok. Siberia, it is
said. will be given another department ap-
poantment In the consular service when a
suitable opening Is found.
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FOUND WITH THROAT CUT.
New York Man Probably Fatally
Wounded.

NEW YORK. May 16.-RObert c. Hewitt
was found unconscious and probably ia
tally wounded in the back yard Of his home
in east 147th street today. with his throat
cut. under suspicious circumstances. Hewitt
is an engineer OF the Barber Asphalt Com
pany. and his wife told the police that his
life had recently been threatened by some
Italian laborers who were In his charge
and that the razor with which the wound
was inflicted was not her husbands.
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GASOLINE PRICES RAISED.
Additional Advances Announced a
Summers Advent.

AUV6uC.
CLEVELAND, o., May 16.-The Standard
OIL Company today announced an add1-
tional advance in the selling price on ali
high grades of gasoline. Seventy to sew
enty-two degrees test gasoline is advanced
half cent per gallon, while all other high
grades are put up cent per gallon. An
official OF the Standard Oh Company said
today that the demand for high grade gaso-
line Ig unprecedented owing TO its ileaVy
consumption In connection with automo-
biles.
The new quotations sent out by the
Standard Company today are as follows:
70-72 degrees test gasoline 1870 per gall
lon "a to IS degrees 1732c; Y6 degrees 20c;
81 degrees 21c; So degrees 22c.
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GIRL ON TRIAL FoR MURDER.
Jury in the Terranova Case Secured
Today.

~"y Al INC ASTrauoV6 Ease secured
Today.
NEW YORK, May 16-The jury was COM
pieted today for the trial OF Mrs Josephine
Terranova, the girl who is charged with the
murder of her aunt, Mrs. Concetta Reggie.
While the selection Of the jury was in prog
ress the girl was examined by experts in
mental disorders for both the prosecution
and defense
In the examination of the talesmen 1t was
evident by the questions Of the counsel for
the. prisoner that her defense would be
temporary insanity.
In his opening address for the prosecution
Assistant District Attorney Ely told the
jury that the trial would probably appeal
to sheir sympathy, and that although the
defendant was girl of seventeen years
old. she willfully and with premeditation
assaulted her aunt with knife causing
her death.
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Run Over and Killed While Switching

Run Over and Killed While Switching
Shecial Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. May 16.-Frank
Tressier. Baltimore and Ohio brakeman,
was killed at lockwood early this morn
Tag In attempting to cut the cars he fell
under the wheels. His body was cut in
two. He was thirty-two years old, and is
survived by a widow and three children
Ossie Youtch, aged nine, son OF Mrs
Martha Youtch Cumberland, has been un-
conscious eighteen hours. and Is reported
dying from having drunk pint OF whisky.
He was found IN Blacks Grove by a pa
trolman. It Is supposed that the lad found
the whisky.
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Consider His Report Inoffenzive.

tQal dmGnOfueut n6O III i1ltIu q CoAfSAc0dSAs
at some other time or with some other per-
son.
Consider His Report Inohenzive.
"It should also be borne in mind that the
report made to Mr.. Tillman Of the Presi-
dents conversation Is comparatively harm
less and inoffensfve. Here 1t is:
He said that he had been much troubled
by the advocacy of an unlimited court re-
view by some Of the lawyers OF the Senate.
naming Senators Knox. Spooner and For
a.ker. as trying to injure or defeat the bill
by ingenious constitutional arguments, but
that he had come to complete disagree
ment with them.
What is there in the above words that
IL untrue or should give grave onense TO
the senators named? They were the great
constitutional lawyers OF the Senate, max
ton Of court review. and they were trouble
some. and likely to be troublesome in any
attempt to carry the Long-Moody limitation
through the Senate by the votes OF twenty
five more democrats and twenty or less
republican senators. What harm was there
in the Presidents saying that he had come
to Anal disagreement with them on the
day when he held White House conference
with a view to uniting democratic and re-
publican forces in carrying limitation OF
court review then and there agreed upon7
He could say 1t In and out Of their presence
without giving ofense to them. Nor was 1t
were trying to injure or defeat the bill by
ingenious constitutional arguments
ut did not mean that they were trying to
defeat the bill If it could be amended to
meet their views. Mr.. Knox had declared
1t to be unconstitutional unless amended,
and that was the general position of the OPP
ponents of limited court review. which led
the President On that day to conclude 1t
would be best to expressly grant the juris-
diction to review, but to rigidly limit 1t to
the two objects named. The only harm that
! can see that has come In the whole busl-
ness was the abandonment of any attempt
to carry that limitation of the review, with
out any previous notice to Senators Tillman
and Bailey.
Will Not Repeat His Experience.
ION the whole, perhaps, I ought to con-
sider myself fortunate. If the old imperial
ist days had been fully revived at the White
House, one whom 1 considered the best OF
friends. Senator Lodge, upon demand,
would have cut off my head and taken it to
President Roosevelt on a charger, and
should have spoken no more. Now, at
least. have left to me the power OF speech
But / shall never use it again as a mis-
sionary from President Roosevelt to the
democratic party. Sincerely yours
"WM. E. CHANDLER"
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THE ST. LOUIS TRIAL.
Protected Cruiser Of for Rockland
Course Today.

ROCKLAND, Me-. May 16.-The new pro-
tected cruiser st. Louis, constructed by
Neaf1e and Levy at Philadelphia, started
out today for her official Standardization
trial on the Rockland course The trial was
expected to conclude early this afternoon
and will be followed by the usual anchor
test. The contract requirement Is speed
OF % knots an hour.
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UPPER HOUSE MEETING.
Count Witte Among Speakers Today
Secret Conference.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 49, The upper
house OF parliament met today. Two min-
listers and Count Witte were scheduled to
speak. s
It was decided to appoint committee Of
eighteen TO draft an address IN reply to tho
speech from the throne. The committees
Was given entire freedom az action and no
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PRESBYTERIAN COUNCIL.
One Hundred and Eighteenth Session
Of the General Assembly.

DES MONIES Iowa, May 16.-Four hun
dred commissioners to the 11Sth session OF
the general assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in America arrived today and at
tended the foreign missions and educational
conferences preliminary to the assembly
proper, which opens tomorrow with the
sermon Of Rev. J. D. Moffat, retiring
moderator.
The womens home missions conference
will convene tomorrow afternoon.
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REAFF|RMS ALL
HIS ASSERTIONS
Statement by Mr.. Chandler Of
tered in the Senate.
HIS TALK WITH PRESIDENT
Says Latter's Impulsiveness Has Led
Him Into Error.
SUMMONED TO WHITE HOUSE
Declares Chief Executive Said He Had
Parted With Senators Knox,
Foraker and Spooner.
UMM0NED TO WHITE HOUSE

Senator Tillman today received from for
mer Senator William E. Chandler a state
ment of his course as intermediary In nego-
tiauons between President Roosevelt and
Senators Tillman and Bailey on the railroad
rate bill. The communication bears upon
Senator Lodges denial for the President of
Mr.. Chambers statement quoting the Presi-
dent as saying he had lost confidence in
Senators Foraker, Spooner and Knox. 1t
was offered in the Senate by Senator TILL
man, and will be printed in the Con-
gressional Record.
The text of the statenaant folloms.
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Bishop Of Exeter Dead.

LONDON. May 16.-The Right Rev Ed
ward Henry Bickersteth. D. d. bishop OF
Exeter. died here today. He was born IN
1926.
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have ensued no conferences looking to CO.
operation; therefore the President as to
that amendment had in mind conversation
at some other time or with some other per-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
Patrons Made Voluntary Con-
tributions
WITH NO ENTRANCE FEE
Boston Won Fourth Straight Victory
From Brooklyn by the Score of
to 3--Ruelbach Pitched Win
ming Game for Chicago.

Brooklyn, April i6.-The grounds Of
the Brooklyn National League base ball
club were open to the public yesterday,
when Boston defeated Brooklyn in the
first Sunday game Of the season here.
No admission was charged at the sew
eral entrances nor were any score cards
or programmes sold At all the gates
contribution boxes were conveniently
and conspicuously placed and the ma
jority Of those who passed through vol
unfairly dropped the regular amount
charged for the grandstand, pavilion or
bleachers on week days, into these re-
eeptieles. The plan seemed to work,
judging from the piles Of silver that
were being counted in stacks on tables
in the clubs Offices while the game was
in progress. Any person who did not
contribute. and these were very few,
passed in without hindranee. There was
no interference on the part OF the au-
thoritics.
The game was played on rain. soaked
diamond and outfeld 1t was Boston's
fourth straight. There viii be no game
today, as the one scheduled for that
date was played yesterday.
Innings ,fe3 AZ 81 Or H r.
Boston ....0 ! 2g2 0 0 0 0 o. S /
Brooklyn 20 clio 0 D 0 p 3 10 3
Batteries, Young and Needhanl, Eason,
Pastorius and Bergen; ltmpires, Enlslie
and Conway; attendance, 5000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
AN EVENING OF MUSIC.
Was the Pleasant Gathering in Honor
of Alex. Wright.

n About twenty Of the friends Of Alex'r
Wright met on Saturday night at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. Charles Coutts,
ON Harrington avenue, and presented him
a fine silver mounted piccolo and an
accordeon Mr.. Beattie made the pres
entation and Mr.. Wright was to taken
hack that it was some minutes before
he could reply.
Refreshments were served and a very
pleasant evening was spent. Some very
fine songs were rendered by the follow
ing guests: Alfred Milne and Robert
Morgan, Peter Cassidy, Mrs. Thos. In
gram, Mrs. Charles Greig, William Walk
or, A. Naughty, Uncle Jack Scott, An
drew Scott. Mrs. William Hurry, Will
liam Fairs, Mrs. Coutts, Miss Johan
Coutts, David Beattie, George Ander-
son. Mr.. Gray gave few selections on
the mandolin Dick Halsal gave a clog
hornpipe, Messrs Scott and Riddel gave
a cake walk, Master James Coutts gave
a few selections on the violin, Miss Jo-
han Coutts danced the sword dance and
Shean trews. The party broke mp at
about midnight. all having spent a very
enjoyable evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
SHOOK SON BY HAIR.
Testimony Of Wife Against George B.
Wilkins.

burlington, April 16.-The divorce
suit of Leila ID. Wilkins VS.. George b.
Wilkins, which is contested, was taken
up in Chittenden county court Saturday
afternoon. The petitionee in this case
has done business in Burlington and
elsewhere as a magnetic healer. The
suit was brought originally in 1904 and
there have been some hearings on the
question Of alimony since, but the pro.
eeedings Of Saturday were the first in
the line Of a hearing on the merits Of
the case. The testimony OF Mrs. viii
kins, the petitioner, was the fest TAX
en-. She claims intolerablc severity and
refusal to support. In the course of her
testimony she said that she practically
ceased to become housewife after n
certain Miss Wood came to their home
to live. Mr.. wilkins struck her on
several occasions, and after that fire.
quently shook his fist in her face and
told her that she would have to get
out and earn her own living. She also
testified to his lifting their son. Ralph.
up by the ears and shaking him by the
hair when his actions did not suit his
father.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
ANOTHER PULL OF THE STRING.
Russian Parliament's Powers Grow
Less.

St Petersburg, April 49, With ali
solute unanimity the st. Petersburg pa
pers Saturday, even the Noyoe vremya,
express extreme discomfort with the i'm
perial ukase, issued Wednesday, creating
d Committee Of finance to decide mat
ters relating 70 the issuance of loans
and in general everything relating to
the national credit. This Is regarded as
another severe blow 10 the power of
the Parliament, and az virtually taking
away from the nations representatives
all control Of the nations finances. Tie
text OF this important document is as
follows. t,t 6as.
We find it useful TO exclude from the
competency of the council of the empire
and the lower house Of Parliament the
right to determine the times ard eondi.
tions of loans, and TO oonsign thu same
TO a committee OF finance which is also
charged to study all questions relating
TO the credit OF the empire. and the
monetary system. At the same time,
we reserve the right to submit 10 the
preliminary examination OF the commit
tea such financial matters as the budget,
which must so before Parliament.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
YOUNG HOPPE MEETS HIS MASTER.
0utplayed by George SIosson--Youthful
Wonder Defeated.

New York, April 16.--George +. SIos-
son in part redeemed himself at New
York Saturday night for his defeat in
the 1871 championship billiard match
with Young Willie Hoppe, which was
played in Grand Central palace on March
~, lie and the young champion met in
the 18th game Of the worlds champion
ship 1872 tournament in the Madison
Square garden concert hall Saturday
night and Slosson outpIayed the youth
from start to finish, winnin by the score
OF 800 to $50. Only in one inning, the
third, was there semblanee of cham.
pionship calibrc in Hopes billiards,
while Slosson invariably gave proofs Of
his experience az this style Of playing.
Slosson had several poor innings, but
Hoppe had many more. The young fell
low did not play anywhere near to the
game Of which he has shown himself
capable, while Slosson's methodical line
of play was productive Of fine results.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
STOLE $40 900 WORTH OF JEWELS.
s&NMt -+-------~
Woman Pickpocket Makes Haul by
Pleading Distress.

New York, April 16.A pickpocket
stole $4,000 worth Of iewelry, early
Saturday in the .'tenderloinv district
8by fcigning need Of charity. Emilio
Serges. diamond cutter, reported to
the police that while he and another
man were walking together through
West Twenty-screnth street near Sixth
avenue they were spoken to by a woman
who appeared to be in distress. Sergcs
says that he spoke to the woman, who
proved to be a negrcss, and that she
took hold OF his coat while asking for
money. Neither he nor his companion,
who was standing nearby, saw the wom-
an put her hand in Serge's pocket, but
after they had left the latter found that
an inner coat pocket had been picked
Of its contents, including the iewelry,
which was IN q small package. He says
that he received the jewels q short time
ago from Italy as his share OF the es-
tate of his father, who was also dia
nlond cutter. The negress had gone
when he returned to look for her. The
police after an investigation arrested a
negro woman and two negro men on sus.
picion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
WASTING AWAY
Those That Cannot Eat without After
Regrets.

i can't eat, if ] did it would do me
no good" How many women are saving
this today7 But they have to work just
the same whether they eat OF not. They
grow thin, and haggard, and nervous, and
are ait their wits end.
The stomach, liver and bowels cause
more trouble than any other part OF tue
body. There are thousands Of persons
whose food don't do them the good ii
should. They have bad taste in mouth,
coated tongue, constipation, gas in
stomach, fulness or distress after meals,
bloating and belching of wind. They
often have headache are weak aud ner-
.sous, have sallow complexion and can't
sleep.
DR.. Grauee's Neryra builds people up
because il makes you get the benefit OF
your food and drives nutrition to the
limits Of your body by curing your
nerves.
Take DR.. Grecne's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy this spring, for now of all
times it is most dangerous to neglect
your health, md the system is always
made strong and vigorous BY this per-
feet spring medicine,
Remember the great advantage Of
having your medicine put mp BY DIR.
Greene, regular practicing physician,
who guarantees his Nervlira and will
stand behind II at all times. Or. Greene
himself will give free consultation and
advice, personally or by mail, at his Of
flee, "a Temple Place, Boston, Mass, TO
all who use Nervura, or contemplate its
use.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
TO WIN IN lsosl

One Patterson (young Joe Medill1 will
20 upon the stump,
"A valued acquisition" says the press /
And yet the Grand Old Party keeps
the middle OF the road,
And hasn't shown a signal Of distress.
Little Willie's set his hippodrome ca
yorting through the land.
With a boomlet that has surely come
to stay.
There is yellow in his journals, vermii-
lion in his ink
Yet the G. 0. P. holds calmly on its
way.
II is whispered (confdential) that the
Dates coming home
With a burning ISSUE sure to make
him strong.
It's the. fight Mt Dajo mountain: was
it fair or was it foulf
Yet the G, 0. p. serenely joys along.
Judge Parker swears their opponents are
rotten to the core,
Their principles, their leaders and
their name.
lie boosts some solid SouthernerV Tor
nineteen hundred eight,
Yet the g. 0. ?. meanders just the
same.
Mr.. Debs has bought more sulphur, more
lava, and has trained
His Rescue" gatling Won't the field
be red?
oh, tits blood and bombs and hulletst
flo, the revolutions" on
The G. o. Pr 1t hasn't turned its
head.
Yet, in spite of Bill and Billie, Baby
Bailey. J McDill,
Tom Watson, Eugene Debs and bloody
fate
Spite Of all, shouldn't wonder but the
g. O. r. will be
just fool enough to win in nineteen
cightl
Denver Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
NOT AT HAGUE THIS SUMMER.
Declaration Concerning Peace Confer
ence,

The Hague, April l6.-~lt is stated
on what is said to be good authority
that il is now certain that the peace
conference will no meet there this SUM
ner.
The promised detailed copy of the pro-
gram Of subjects proposed By the Rus
sian government for discussion at the
second Hague conference was received
At the state department at Washington
Saturday. Ii will be carefully studied
by Secretary Root, who will then turn
IL over to the American delegates to
the conference for their consideration
with view to the suggestion of addi-
tions or notifications to meet the ideas
OF this country.
Several hundred plans for Andrew
Carnegies palace Of peace have been Of
Tered by architects from all over the
world 70 the jury consisting of interns.
tional experts, says dispatch from The
Hague. The Jury win meet in May and
viii award six prizes ranging from 49,.
coo to $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
Three Killed at Grade Crossing.

Greenville, Pa, April 16.--Threc per-
sons We're killed and two others injured
as a result Of grade crossing accidsnt
at Atlantic, Pa, near Greenviils. on the
Erie railroad Saturday. The dead are
Mrs. Maud Calvin, aged aT, and her two
daughters, one an infant and the other
six years old. A daughter aged three
had an arm and leg broken, and young
son was badly. cut and bruised. Mrs.
Calvin and the fonr children were in
Q carriage, which was struck by train
running rs miles an hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
CHURCH TO LOSE PASTOR.
Rev. J. Hall Long of Bethel Congrega
tional Church Resigns.

Bethel, April l6.--The Rev. ]. Hall
Long, who has been pastor of the Con-
gregational church for the past three
years, recently announced that he would
conclude his iabors at the end of the
fiscal year. Mr.. Long has been an ac-
tive, conscientious worker in the church
and has been instrumental in organix-
ing Young Mems club. He has al
ways taken deep interest in the vel
fare of the community and was one
Of the organizers Of the board of trade.
The young people have petition in
circulation asking him to reconsider ana
remain with the church. The probabili-
ties, however, are that he will seek q
larger field.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
EAST BARRE.

On Tuesday evening April II, at
$50 o'clock, there will be an entertain
ment in the Congregational church here
with the following programme: Organ
solo; quartstte; solo, Irma Rasmussen
recitation, Mrs. Woodward; solo, Ethel
Strong; trio, cornet, clarinet and organ
recitation, Mrs Macarthur; solo, Irma
Rasmussen; recitation Mrs. Woodward
solo, Ethel Strong; qnartette; organ
solo. All are cordially invited.
There viii be special meeting on
Wednesday evening in the Congregations
al church for the children to begin at
Z o'clock. Everything in the line Of
music as we'll as the talk has been ar
ranged in a way to insure an interest
ing session. viii parents bring the
girls and the boys IL possible and if
they cannot bring them win they kind
ly remember TO send them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-04-16
Ruelbach.s Team Won.

Cincinnati, April ie.--Yesterday's
game went ten innings, in which I'm.
pire tombstone allowed Steinfeld a
three base hit which he said went into
the crowd, although 0dwell said he stop
ped the bali befope il reached the rope.
Chicago won to $. Wildness marked
the work Of the three pitchers. The
score:
Innings "a 456 -RHE
Cincinnati 0 0 2 0 0 3 o 0 o. s 7 3
Chicago 80 90 10 90 a--s 10 Q
Batteries, Hafford, Overall and Phelps,
Reulbach and Moran; umpire, john
stone; attendance, 10000.