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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
City Ownership a Failure.

EASTON, Pa, December 27.-Disgusted
with the continued poor service given by
the municipal street lighting plant, sixty of
the leading men and business firms of this
city have petitioned the select council to
advertise for bids for lighting the streets.
and for bids for running the municipal
plant until private corporation can make
arrangements with the city for taking over
the service.
The municipal service is so poor that
women and children are not considered safe
on the streets at night. owing to the fire.
quency with which the lamps are out. The
municipal plant has been run at loss of
from 81 00O to s., 600 for several years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
PRINCESS BETROTHED
WILL WED FOURTH SON OF EN-
PERoR WILLIAM.

BERLIN, December 27.-Princess Alexan-
dra Victoria of Schleswig-Hols Sender
burg -Glucksburg has been betrothed TO
Prince Augustus William, fourth son or
Emperor William.
Princess Alexandra is the second daugh-
ter of Duke Frederick of SchleSW1g- Hol-
stein-Sonderburg- Glucksburg. She was born
in April. 1887.
Prince Augustus was born January 20,
1887
The princess is three months younger
than the prince. She Is a niece of the en-
press, and the young couple are also re-
motley related on the male side, as they
had a common ancestor at the beginning OF
the seventeenth century. The princess has
delicate features and is just completing her
education under private tutors.
Prince Augustus Is student at Bonn.
The emperor conversed with Prof. Peabody
of Harvard Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler
of Columbia and Representative Nicholas
Iongworth at various times within the year
about sending Prince Augustus to an Amer
lean university probably Harvard. but 1t
does not appear that the emperor had made
up his mind on the subject.
Following the usual custom with German
royal families the wedding of Princess Vic
toria and Prince Augustus is not likely to
be deferred longer than six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
THE CHINESE FAMINE.
Additional Subscriptions Received by
-. the Red Cross.

Additional subscriptions for the Chinese
famine sufferers amounting to $1,000 have
been received by the American Red Cross.
making Sc 900 to date. and reports from
state branches Indicate that liberal sub
scriptions in money and supplies will be
forthcoming. The various societies are now
busily at work in response to the Presi-
dents appeal and will make their returns
in few days.
Sir Chentung LANG Cheng. the Chinese
minister was at the State Department to-
day and thanked Secretary Root inbehaH
of China for the evidence of good will and
friendship given by the American govern
ment and people toward the sufferers.
He said also that the Chinese in this
country are responding to the appeal and
that the Chinese of San Francisco have no
titled him that they will at once send $4,000
direct to the relief committee in Shanghai.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
FEATURE OF EXHIBIT.
Fish Commission to Show How Lob
sters Are Hatched.

Fish Commission to Show How Lob
sters Are Hatched.
How Holsters are Matched will probably
be one of the features of the exhibit Of the
United States bureau Of fisheries, formerly
the fish commission. at the jamestown ex-
position A number Of men are engaged at
the government fish ponds near the Wash
ington monument preparing the features
of the proposed exhibit, and 1t Is expected
that lobster Matching by artificial means
will be included.
Matching apparatus and stalls are being
constructed. and the crowds at the EXPOSE
ton will be given several interesting object
lessons Of how Uncle Sam is producing lit
tie fishes with which to stocsk the rivers
and other streams In his widespread do
MAN. Among the fish to be produced by
the bureau are said to be pike. perch, trout,
Potomac shad and other varieties.
The bureau of fisheries Is said to be very
much interested in the artificial production
of Holsters and oysters, as both of these
shellfish are becoming scarce. and 1t Is
hoped by this means to largely increase the
supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
DENIED BY MAcooN.
Did Not Intimate Cubans Could Not
Maintain Peace

HAVANA. December 21.-Gov. Magoon.
referring today to a published statement
that his report to Secretary Taft regard
ing the dispatch Of troops to Santa Clara
was regarded as evidence of the inability
or the CubanS to permanently maintain
peace made the following statement to
the Associated Press:
Il have not made any such intimation.
The inference is unjustifiable. I do not
know of single instance of disorder or OF
indications that any disorder is intended
1t was only one of many vague rumors.
which I have reported to Secretary Taft
as such. The dispatch of troops to Santa
Clara was merely precautionary measure
and to enable them to make practice
marches in view of the present concentra-
ton of laborers on the sugar plantations
In the province of Santa Clara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Blizzard in Great Britain.

LONDON, December 27.-The blizzard
which commenced Christmas night con-
tinues throughout Great Britain. The
country districts in most of the northern
parts of the country are snowbound, trains
are blocked, the roads are impossible, and
rural villages are temporarily cut off from
communication with each other. num-
Der Of deaths have been reported of Pc
destrians who were overtaken by snow
storms in the bleak Scottish hills. Tele-
graphic communication with the north OF
England and Scotland is generally inter-
rupted, and steamer traffic across the chan
mel and Irish sea is greatly fmpeded. In
some Instances mail steamers had to sus-
pend their trips owing to the f1erceness Of
the gale and heavy fall of snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

CONSUL FOUND DEAD.
Russian Official Committed Suicide in
LIVERPOOL Hotel

LIVERPOOL, England, December 81
The Russian consul here, Col. De Gel
mann, was found dead in bed this morning.
having been killed by pistol shot Whether
he was murdered or committed suicide has
not been determined. 1t Is believed, how
ever, that he took his own life, but the rea-
son for his action has not transpired.
Later 1t was ascertained that Col. de
Geimann committed suicide. Fearing that
the pistol shot would not be fatal. he
stabbed himself in the region O. the heart.
The colonel had been depressed for some
time, owing to private affairs, and during
the night a telegram arrived announcing
the settlement of certain matter. The
message however, was too late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
HEARST LEAGUE PLANS.
Canvass to Be Made for Members in
Indiana Towns.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, December T.-Charles
A. Walsh of Iowa, former secretary of the
democratic committees, is in Indianapolis
and has outlined plans, which, If carried
out, will result in the establishment OF
Hearst Independent League in every coun-
ty in the state. Before leaving Chicago
he telegraphed Richard sherwood of Del
phi, the present Hearst manager in 1ndi-
ana, to meet him here. sherwood came,
bringing with him documentary and verbal
information concerning the status of the
Hearst propaganda.
Speaking of the Independence League
work in Indiana. Mr.. sherwood said that
membership cards will be sent into every
county in the state and that canvass
will be begun for new members The Or
ganization of the districts will not be until
the county organizations are perfected and
running smoothly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
BULLETS AT A CARNIVAL.
One Person Killed and Three Wound
ed in Texas.

HARLIN, Tex, December 27.-While
about 1900 people were assembled in the
public square last night to enjoy the car
nival attractions great excitement was
caused by three pistol shots fired in rapid
succession. A negro girl about twelve years
old was shot through the head and instant
ly killed. Hunt Broddis, a negro, received a
fatal wound in the back. A negro about
thirty years old fled through the crowd pis-
tol in hand, shooting behind him as he ran
with police in pursuit. Walter Taylor, a
policeman, was slightly wounded in the
arm The negro has not been captured, but
Is said to be wounded The cause of the
shooting is unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Right Seriously Questioned.

The right of the United States to inter-
vene with the view to suppressing the al
legged murderous acts of the Yaqui Indians
In Mexico is seriously questioned by Of
ficials of the State Department. From the
highest official source it was explained
today that Americans and others who go
into that part of Mexico inhabited by the
Yaquis do so at their own risk.
The case was said to be analogous to the
early days of the far west In the United
States, when prospectors and others went
into Indian country where it was unsafe
for white people to be, and it was added
that had some foreign subject been killed
or injured there this government would
have resented interference from the out
side. 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
CORNELL GETS DIR. WEBER.
Department Of Agriculture Expert
Accepts Fine Offer.

Cornell University has just secured from
the Agricultural; Department one of the de-
partments scientific specialists in the per-
son of DR.. H. J. Weber, now in charge Of
plant breeding Investigations. DR.. Weber
will not leave the department till spring,
and will then go to Cornell. where new
department has been created for him to be
known as the department of experimental
plant biology.
DR.. Weber has been in the service of the
Agricultural Department since 1892. He
has had general oversight of plant breeding
and has done personally a number of i'm
portant pieces of work. Within the past
year he succeeded in producing several new
varieties of long staple upland cotton,
valuable contribution to agriculture. An
other special line of his work has been the
production of a hardy orange. rms ne De-
gan to study soon after severe freeze
wiped out the orange groves OF florloa
about ten years ago.
The hardy orange has been produced Out
it turns out not to be genuine orange as
the purchasers in the store know them, out
a new fruit having something Of the CHAR
acteristics of the orange, the lemon and the
tangarine 1t is valuable contribution to
the fruits Of the warm or temperate seo
lions Of the country, and probably VIII ieau
in time to the production or an aosoiuteiy
sweet as we'll as hardy fruit.
The department has expressed regret at
losing DIR. Webber But the salary oHerea
by Cornell is considerably higher than that
the department is allowed by law to pay.
The work will be in the line of Dr. Weboers
previous researches, and he will endeaVor
to discover the laws that govern plant
breeding.
The department has done much work,
most of which has been under Dr. Web
ber's supervision, in producing new varle-
ties of fruits and plants. and has immensely
improved many existing varieties But the
object Of the new department at cornell
will be to study the laws OF plant mercury
and reproduction and discover many of the
facts now little understood that will help
the miami breeder in practical work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
No Report ON Insurance Case.

NEW YORK, December 27.-The grand
jury which has been inquiring into the af-
fairs of the New York Life Insurance Com
pany and the conduct of some of its for
mer officials did not report any insurance
indictments today After reporting some
minor indictments it was stated that the
jury will continue its inquiry tomorrow and
will not make a report on the insurance
matters before that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Chicago Has a $15o,ooo Blaze.

CHICAGO, December N.-Fire early to-
day destroyed the building in Lake street
occupied by the Corbin Cabinet Lock Com
pany the Corbin Screw Company, the Rob
inson Tubular Furnace Company and Geo.
H. Bishop, manufacturer of hand saws.
The fire spread to the building occupied
by the hardware house of Lussky, White &
Coolidge the Reading Hardware Company
and the Universal Showcase Company,
where the damage is estimated at $4,000.
The total loss is $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
BANK PRESIDENT DEAD.
E. n. Thomson, ST., of Baltimore, Vic
tim of Indigention.

BALTIMORE, Md, December 27.-Ed-
ward H. Thomson, ST., president of the
Maryland National Bank and senior men,
Der of the firm Of Edward H. Thomson &
Sons, bankers and brokers of this city, died
suddenly at an early hour today of acute
indigestion at his home here. He was about
fifty years of age. Mr.. Thomson also was
president of the National Compositype Com
pany and director of the International
Trust Company, the Savings Bank of Bal
timore and the American Bonding Com
pany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Name Of Stranded Baraue.

The Navy Department has received the
following telegram from George G. Ward,
vice president of the Commercial Pacific
Cable Company, supplementing that re-
ceived yesterday regarding the grounding
of an American vessel on Midway Island:
Our superintendent at Midway now re-
ports name of barque is Carrollton, and
the owner Boudrow, San Francisco, and
mates boat safe inside reef"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
German Officer a Suicide.

POTSDAM Germany, December 27.-It
became known today that Maj. Won Vie
denbach HostitZ zu Jaendendorf, formerly
of the LIST Uhlan Regiment of the Guard.
and belonging to a well-known aristocratic
family, shot and killed himself here on
Christmas day. No reason is given for
the suicide of the officer, who left wife
and four children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Mr.. Cleveland Asks for Fish.

TRENTON, N. J., December 2z..-For-
mer President Grover Cleveland and q
number OF other Princetonians today
made application to the national govern
ment, through Congressman Wood Of this
city, for the stocking Of Carnegie Lake at
Princeton with game fish. Mr.. Wood in
dorsed the application and forwarda1 IL
to WASHINGTON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Nav Attend Fencing Tournament.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 27.-Mid-
shipman Gratan c. Dichman and Lawrence
H. Austin, captain and manager, respective
w. of the Naval Academy fencing team,
have been granted permission to attend the
meeting of the intercollegiate Fencing AS
ISOLATION, which takes place In New York
next Saturday The meeting is for the pur-
pose of arranging the annual tournament
which will take place later. >. y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
TREATY RIGHTS.
District Attorney Devlin to Confer
With ATTORNEY General.

District Attorney Devlin of San Francisco
is expected in Washington in a day or so
to take up with Attorney General Bona
parte the legal features of the Japanese
trouble In that city. Mr.. Devln is in charge
of the action in the United States courts
to have the treaty question passed upon,
together with the bearing a treaty may
have upon a local government. either mu-
nicipal or state. The matter is of far
reaching Importance. and the Attorney Gen.
eral will give much time to consideration
of the matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Embezzler Gets Four Years.

KANSAS CITY, December 27.-William
c. Anderson, former assistant paying teller
Of the First National Bank of this CITY,
pleaded guilty in the criminal court here to-
day to embezzling 50, 600 of the banks funds
penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Wreck in Texas.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, December 81
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe train No. 405,
southbound which left Oklahoma at mid
night, was wrecked today at Somerville,
Texas. Several persons are reported injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Minister Corea Returning.

NEW ORLEANS, La, December 81
Senior Luis F. Corea. minister Of the re-
public of Nicaragua to Washington, who ar
rived here late last night on the steamship
Corinno from Bluefields, left for Washing
ton this morning. He was the guest during
his brief stop in New Orleans Of Represen-
tative Adolph Meyer. Senior Corea went to
Managua to have a consultation with Pres
ident Zelaya about important matters af-
fecting the interests of his country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
uruguan Minister Presented.

The new Uruguayan minister, Dr. Don
Luis Melian Lafinur, accompanied by Mr..
Bermudez, the charge d'affaires, today was
formally presented to Secretary Root. He
will be presented to the President some
time during the first week in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Rev. J. Fred Heisse an Editor.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 27.-Rev. ].
Fred Heisse, presiding elder of the West
Baltimore district Of the Baltimore M. E.
conference, and formerly Of Washington,
has accepted the position of editor-in-chief
of the Baltimore Methodist, the official
organ Of the conference, to succeed Rev. L.
II. Pearce resigned. This will not inter-
fere with Rev. Mr.. Heisses duties as pre-
siding elder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Movements of Steamships.

SABLE ISLAND, N. S., December 81
The steamer La Lorraine, from Havre for
New York, was in communication by wire
less telegraph with the Mareoni station
here when $50 miles southeast Of this
point, at an. La Lorraine probably will
reach her dock about $50 am. Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Washingtonians in Naples.

Private advices have been received of the
arrival of the Cedric at Naples 10Th instant,
after a very rough passage. Among the
passengers were Miss Alison Wilson and
Miss Webster both of Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Annual Christmas entertainment.

Annual Christmas Entertainment.
Announcement is made that President A.
L. McDermott Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company will give his annual
Christmas entertainment at 100 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon at the Columbia Theater
for the children of the employees Of the
company. Each child will receive q present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Snow Hampers Berlin Traffic.

BERLIN. December 27.-Most Of the
railway trains were delayed today by
heavy snowstorm, the like OF which has
not been seen in Germany for q d.zen
winters. The snow was six inches to six
feet deep and street car traffic aud tele-
phone and telegraph communication were
partially interrupted In many cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Caffery's Condition Grave.

NEW ORLEANS, December 27.-The con-
dition of former United States Senator Caf-
fiery is still very grave. Only slight hopes
for recovery are entertained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

CAPE RACE. Newfoundland. December
N27.-The steamer st. Paul. from Southamp-
ton and Cherbourg for New York, was In
communication by wireless telegraph with
the Marconi station here when 995 miles
east of Sandy Hook at am. All WE'LL
The st. Paul probably will reach her dock
about 3 pm. Saturday. s@t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Movements Of Steamships.

BROW HEAD, December N-The steam
err La Touraine. from New York for Havre,
reported by wireless telegraph at $50 a. m.
Distance not given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Acting Chief Clerk.

Mr.. J. C. Churchill is acting chief clerk Of
the War Department in the temporary abb
sence of Chief Clerk Scofeld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
Downtown Temperature.

The temperature recorded today by Feast
& Co.'S standard thermometer was as fol-
lows; am. -; II M, SO; 2 pm, 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

GLASGOW, December 26-The steamer
Carthaginian has arrived from Philadelphia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

PITTSBURG. Pa. December 27.-Charles
Beckwith Fink Of Latrobe, editor of the
Latrohe Advance, and pioneer newspaper
man of western Pennsylvania, dropped
dead at his home yesterday, death being
caused by apoplexy. Hts son. Hal M. Fink.
Is manager of the Sioux City News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

NEW YORK. December 27-Police
launch No. g. with three men aboard,
which was reported missing in Jamaica
bay last night, and which was believed to
have been lost with its crew, is safe. The
men, who were seen at dusk last night
making an apparently hopeless fight
against ice drifts, succeeded in making a
landing, and reported to the Canarsie po-
lice station early today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

P1TTSBURG, Pa, December z7.-An-
nouncement was made yesterday that the
Lackawanna Steel Company had purchased
the ]. w. Ellsworth Coal Company prop
critics at price reported to be $1,000. O0O.
This is the first important coal property
purchased outright by the Lackawanna
company The Ellsworth company owns
and operates $4,000 acres of coal property
in Washington county. The production Of
the property is estimated at 100000 tons
annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27

WILMINGTON, Del, December 27-Fire
today seriously damaged the building OF
224 Market street, owned by the Ferris
estate: Louis Jocoby's dry goods store, 224
and 226 Market street, and F. Schagrins'
or more places in the immediate vicinity
of the burning buildings were flooded by
water. The loss is estimated at $100, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-08
REPRIMAND FOR BRoCKMAN.
Admonished for Failure to Answer
Official Correspondence.

Gen. Whit. commanding the Department
OF the Missouri at Omaha, has publicly
reprimanded First Lieut.. John A. Brock
man. nth Infantry. in accordance with the
sentence imposed by court-martial at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan. by which he was con-
Victed OF the charge of conduct to the pref
udice of good order and military discipline
THE accused offered in explanation Of his
persistent failure to answer official corre-
spondence.' said Gen. Whit, that he con-
sidered 1t sufficient for a non-compliance
with the requirements of the letter that the
government had Its remedy by stopping the
amount involved against his pay and in the
other that the letter mislaid and for
gotten.
An evasion or neglect to obey orders
might. with equal reasoning. be justified on
similar grounds. and the accused is remind
ed that attention to official correspondence
Is duty that cannot be shirked at his dis
erection nor disposed of on the ground OF
forgetfulneSs. Prompt and businesslike
methods in matters OF this kind inevitably
suggest efficiency in the general perform
ance of duty. while. on the other hand. the
negligence and Indifference displayed here
implies corresponding laxity as characters
tic of the individual in his other duties
With this I'm mind it is hoped that the les
son imposed may have the desired effect In
awakening the officer to lveier sense of
his responsibilities in this respect. This sem
tence to confinement will be duly execut-
ed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan"