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BLACK HAND" WARNINGS.
Prominent Member of the House Civ
en- Quite a Scare.

The black hand gang is hot on the
trail of a prominent member of the House
OF Representatives. About two weeks ago
me member received a postal card on which
was the outline Of black hand with line
IN script underneath, informing him that
ne mad only -four days more. The gem
tIeman in question sat up that night Won
dering how he had made enemies of the
black hand society and how much it would
cost him TO call off the dogs Two DAYS
later he received another postal, also bear
Ing the black hand. stamped and inscribed
You have only two days more" The
member did some more hard thinking and
wondered whether there hadn't been a pre-
NlouS communication, demanding a ram
son. that had gone astraF. The next day
there came another postal, identical with
the previous ones, save that it was in
seribed "One day more The member didn't
sleep at all that night and spent the hours
in mingled prayer and suspense. He Won
dered whether his exit would be by poison
or dynamite, and he thought regretfully of
the things he might have done and hadn't,
and of the things he might not have done
and had.
The next morning he sent for his mail in
fear and trembling and there was another
postal. The black hand impression was not
there, but an inscription in crimson let
terS read NO more black hands-use
Blanks soap" The member is of the opin-
ion that the originator of this particular
method of advertising should be punished
by a fine of not less than q million dol
lars, not less than one hundred years in
jail
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BIDS WOULD BE TOO HIGH.
Contract Work Will Not Be Done on
the Canal for Several Years.

1t Is stated authortativeiy that no con-
siderable part of the work of construction
of the Panama canal will be let at contract
within the next two or three years. After
consideration of the proposition to have ali
of the work done by contract and having
in mind the experience of the engineers
who sought to have the dredging of Chlsto-
bal harbor done by contract at reasonable
price. the officials responsible for the canal
construction have decided that the con-
tract system Is not feasible at present The
contractors, lacking knowledge of local con-
ditions. climatic difficulties, labor problems
and other contingencies incident to tropical
work, are obliged 10 fix their bids at pro-
hibitive price in order to protect themselves.
1t will be for the government it is explain
ed, to demonstrate the actual unit prices OF
work, which will probably require two or
three years. and then contractors maybe
invited to bid on a basis of well-estabiished
physical conditions.
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NOT TO BE A DELEGATE.
Secretary Root Will Be Simply a
Looker-Ou.

Secretary Root will not head the United
States delegation to the third International
American conference to be held at Rio
next July, was at first supposed. He
had decided, however, that he will hold
to his promise made to the diplomatic
representatives of the American nations
here last fall and visit Rio while the con-
ference is In session. The fact is that
there promises to be much business OF the
first order of Importance before the con-
ference, and IL would not be prudent for
the Secretary of State to absent himself
from his own country for the period OF
time which Will certainly be occupied In
its consideration. Besides. the Secretary
feels that to enter the conference dele
gate would confine him closely to Rio while
he desires to also visit Monteyideo and
Buenos Ayres and perhaps other important
cities of South America before returning
to the United States. His trip will be
made on suitable naval vessel. probably
one of the new big fleet cruisers of Brown-
sons command
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cheers mingled enthusiastically with the
national anthem.
Since O'Clock in the morning all the
church bells have been toling. minute guns
have been booming from the forts, flags
everywhere have been displayed at half
mast and business practically has been at a
staudstill. the soGroWing inhabitants of Co
penhaEen gathering in the streets and dis
cussing the virtues of their beloved King
Christian and the probabilities of the fu-
ture.
Prior To the proclamation of his acces-
sion King Frederick held a council of state,
at which the ministers rendered their resig-
nations and were requested 10 retain their
posts. Aftcrward the new ruler, surround
ed by the princes, received 1t Christian
WIS palace the cabinet ministers, presi-
dents of the rigsd4s. the chief civil and
military officials and the court dignitaries
The Ceremony OF the Day.
Then came the important ceremony of the
day. Promptly at noon the premier stepped
out on the balcony oC the palace and thrice
shouted to Ihe assembled throng
king Christian TX is dead, Long live his
majesty King Frederick WIZ"
Souorous hurrahs broke from the crowd
in front Of the palace and re-echoed down
the streets opening on Amalienborg Square
the flags on the public buildings were run
UP 10 the mast-heads and a royal salute
was Numbered from the city's forts.
The king shortly afterward drove across
the square to his own palace, greeted by
hearty cheers.
The court has been ordered to go into
mourning for thirty weeks and the minister
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COLLECTION HAS ARRIVED.
Chinese Plants Given to Smithsonian
by DR. Barchet.

DR.. Stephen P. Barchet's collection of
Chinese plants, the latest donation of the
sort to the Smithsonian Institution, arrived
today and will be mounted and placed in
the herbarium as soon possible DIR.
Barchet was a medical missionary in China
for many years, and the collection of about
700 specimens represents years of work
about Shanghai. This is not quite the
largest collection of Chinese plants in the
institution, the Henry collection of about
LOCO pieces having been bought years ago
But the Barchet donation is considered a
very valuable acquisition. 1t contains a
number of Chinese medical plants and is
fully catalogued and described. DIR. Bar
chet is now returning to the scene of his
life work in China, and it is possible he
will be able to add to the collection in the
future.
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our people. then will God grant His grace
and blessing to all of us.
at is our will that all public business
follow its uninterrupted course, and until
further notice the officials appointed by
our dearly beloved father will remain at
their posts in accordance with their oath.
Given at our Castle of Amalenborg
January 20, $50.
(Signed) "FREDERICK r.
The American minister, Thomas ].
o Brien, has already acted upon cabled in
structions from the State Department as
follows
Convey through the appropriate channel
the sincere coincidence of the President
and your country upon the death of ms
majesty Christian.
tSigned) ROOT
King Frederick is a great admirer of
America. AS crown prince he never lost
an opportunity to welcome prominent Amer
lean visitors to his palace and always
showed the keenest interest in events trans
piring in the United States. He is close
reader of American standard books.
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FREDERICK VII KING
Proclaimed Sovereign of Den
mark at Noon
IN COPENHAGEN TODAY
Before $4,000 Persons in Front of
the Palace.
NEW RULER ADDRESSED PEOPLE
Declared He Would Rule in Accord
ance With His Fathers Example
The Late Monarch.
NEW RULER ADDRESSED PEOPLE

COPENHAGEN. Denmark. January 30
Frederick VIII was proclaimed King of
Denmark at noon today in Amalienborg
Square in front of the palace. The cere-
mony lasted only few minutes. The pre-
mier, NJ. Christensen, appeared on the bal
COny of the palace and announced to the
50.00o persons assembled below the death
of King Christian TX and the accession of
his eldest son. The premier then called for
cheers for King Frederick VIII.
The new ruler of Denmark Joined the pre-
mier on the balcony and in a short speech
declared that he would rule in accordance
with the example set him by his father and
trusted that the same accord between the
king and the nation would continue as here
tofore. His majesty concluded with calling
for cheers for the fathcrland.
King Frederick received warm hearted
greeting from the assembled crowd, whose
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DENIED A NEW TRIAL.
Capt. Jones Sentenced to Eighteen
Years in the Pen.

NORFOLK, Va. January 30.-Capt. E.
w Jones, convicted of the murder Of
Maud Cameron Robinson, formerly of
Selma, n. c., whose head he almost sew
cred with a razor, which he afterward
used in cutting his own throat, was to-
day denied a new trial by Judge Hanckel
and sentenced to eighteen years in the
penitentiary. The sentence, however,
was suspended for thirty days to allow
counsel for the defense time in which to
appeal the case TO the supreme court.
Judge Hanekel made no reference to
the decision of the supreme court in the
Hoback murder case the points in which
were first said to be identical with those
in the Jones case and which decision was
expected to give Jones new trial The
court had decided that the Hoback de-
cision did not cover the Jones case.
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ON TRIAL FOR HAZ|NG
Case of Richard L. DeSauSSure
Before the Court
AT ANNAPOLIS, Nd, TODAY
Charges Supported by Seven Speci-
fications.
SECOND CLASS MAN ARRESTED
Alleged Acts Occurred When Accused
With Others, Was Kept in for
Deficiency in Studies.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January 30.--The
court-martial at the Naval Academy open
ed today's session at $50 am. The case on
trial was that of Richard l.. Desaussure of
Charleston, S. c., against whom there is a
charge of hazing, supported by seven speci-
fications. The hazing was alleged to have
been done during September last, when De-
saussure, with others, was compelled to
lose a part of his leave on account of de-
ficiency in his studies.
Midshipman William T. Boyd, jr., of Pc
oria, H., a member of the second class will
be put on trial on charges of hazing at the
conclusion of the trial of Midshpman De-
saussure.
The specifications under the charge
against Boyd are: That on or about De-
cember 8, 1905. he compelled Chauncey A.
Lucas of New York city to do the six
teenth;" that on or about December 8. 1885,
he compelled William c. Koenig of Rusk,
Texas, to do the crew" and the six
teenth;" that on or about December s, 1go5
he compelled A. D. Bernhard of Lawrence
Kan, to do the crew." the sixteenth" and
the leaning rest" that on or about Decem-
Der 8, 1905 he compelled John F. Donelson
of Findlay, Okla, to do the Sixteenth
and that or about December s, 1905, he
compelled Stanley r. Canine of Llano, Tex,
to do the Grew and the leaning rest"
MluSDlpIndn "llildUl l.. bOy u, Ji, VI
oria, H., a member of the second class,
was put under arrest yesterday afternoon
on the charge of haZing, and his trial will
commence Immediately upon the conclusion
of that of Midshpman Desaussure. Mid
shjpman Boyd belongs to the foot ball
squad and is considered one of the best
boxers in the academy.
The court-martial spent a considerable
time in the consideration of that part of
the record Of the trial Of Midshipman
George H. Melvin which occurred yester-
day. The court pronounced the record cor
rect.
Lieut. Bookwalter for Counsel.
Midshipman Desaussure asked that Lieut.
Charles S. Bookwalter. U. S. n, be as
signed him as his counsel. Lieut.. Book
walter appeared and was accepted by the
court
Midshipman Max B. Demott testified that
Desaussure made him stand on his head
He said he took 1t a joke, but thought
it would have been bad for him if he had
not submitted to the hazing.
Midshipman Stanley Roscoe Canine,
fourth class. said the accused made him
stand on his head. Desaussure and another
midshipman came in and asked his room
mate to tell him when he was going
home"
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WILL RETIRE THURSDAY.
Gen. Chaffee Will Leave for Mexico
in the Latter Part of the Week,

Lieut.. Gen. A. r. Chaffee will be placed
on the retired list of the army next Thurs
day at his own request after fortY-ilve
years distinguished military service HIS
many friends in the service in this G. ty Will
give a banquet in his honor at the Raleigh
Hotel tomorrow night.
Gen. Chaffee, Mrs. Chaffee and Miss Chat
fee will leave here the end of the week for
the City of Mexico. where they will remain
until May next, when they will return to
this city for the month of May. During
that month they will pack up their house
hold and personal effects preparatory to
moving to Los Angeles, Cal, which is to be
their permanent residence
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EXTENSION OF STREETS.
House Committee Hears Mr.. Sinclair
Describe His Bill.

The special subcommittee of the House
committee on the District of Columbia. or
which Representative Olcott of New York
is chairman, and which was appointed to
consider blanket bill covering all street
extensions in the District, held a meeting
today and heard Assistant Corporation
Counsel Sinclair on the provisions of the
measure prepared by him. The subcommit-
tee is understood to favor Mr.. Sinclair
bill In preference to that drawn by Repre-
sentative Morrell of Pennsylvania, on
which Mr.. Morrell made speech in the
House yesterday 1t is understood that the
corporation counsel has indicated that there
is some doubt as to the constitutionality or
the Morrell measure. The provisions OF the
Sinclair bill have not yet been made public.
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To Investigate State Banking.

ALBANY, n. Y, January 30.-The lower
house of the legislature today passed by a
unanimous vote the concurrent resolution
providing for the appointment of a joint
legislative committee to investigate the
state banking department, of which former
Senator f. d. Kilburn of Malone is SUPER
intendent. The resolution will probably
reach the senate tomorrow.
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KANSAS GOLDEN JUBILEE.
To Celebrate Fiftieth Anniversary of
Admission Into the Union.

TOPEKA. Kan. January 30.-Kansas will
hold a semi-centennial exposition in 1911
to celebrate the fftieth anniversary of the
states admission in the Union, and the ex-
position will be in Topeka.
These two points were settled yesterday
In a convention composed of nearly 800 dele
gates from all portions of the state. The
preliminary arrangements will be left to a
committee.
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the statement of Engineer Stevens that the
construction of the canal presented not a
single unsolvable problem in engineering
In fact, there was not even novel question
involved and ii was simply a matter of
digging UP and carrying off certain guam
my of dirt. The real experiment had sue
ceeded' IL had been shown that it was pos
stoie TO protect the health of the canal
WORKERS. and the necessary machinery for
the work of the future had been provided
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DR.. Porter of Philadelphia Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, January 3o.-Dr. Will
lam O. Porter. one of the best-known sur
geons of this city died today of pneumonia,
after four days illness. He was sixty years
old Dr. Porter was a member of the
Union League. the county medical society
and numerous other medical organizations.
He was for a number of years secretary of
the Academy of Surgery.
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Lieut.. Bookwalter for Counsel.
Anarchist Arrested.

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, January 3d.
The police today arrested foreign anar-
chist who arrived here during King AL
fonso's visit.
The king today again lunched at the villa
Mouriscot, at Biarritz, with the Princesses
Henry and Ena of Battenberg.
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of justice has notified all the theaters and
other places Of entertainment that they
must remain closed this week as well as the
day before ana the day OF the funeral
King Frederick early in the afternoon an
nounced his accession to the throne in a
proclamation, as follows:
The New Kings Proclamation
we, Frederick VIII. king of Asnmark,
by the grace Of God. etc, DO hereby an
nounce and make known that our dearly be-
loved father. King Christian TX, was yes
terday gathered to his fathers by a sudden
but calm and peaceful death. We have
thereupon, In accordance with the law. as
cended the throne. While thus assuming
this high and responsible position for which
the Almighty has chosen us IL is our deter
mination TO maintain unswervingly the con-
stitution Of our country and TO preserve
rights and privileges of our whole people
If the people themselves will have the same
confidence IN their king which we have in
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Personal Mention.

Mr. A. Maurice Low who has been seri-
ously Ill for the last three weeks is now
convaIescent and will leave in few days
for Atlantic City.
Mr. r. F. Wiley of Chicago is spending
few days In Washington with friends.
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The Channel to Mt. Vernon Wharf

Representative Rixey of Virginia has in
troduced joint resolution in the House re-
questing the Secretary of War to have pre-
pared for the information of the river and
harbor committee, estimates for the inn
provement of the approach from the main
channel Of the Potomac river to the wharf
at Mount Vernon.
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Mob Liberated Prisoners.

RIGA, I.ivonia, January ga mob at
tackled the Jail in the center of the toTi
this morning, shot down the sentries broke
oper the cells and liberated all the poiisi-
ca! prisoners Half a company of soldiers
was stationed in the building, but so rapid
and unexpected was the action of the riot
ers that their purpose was successfully car
rico out There were many women among
the attacking party.
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Wife of Captain Royal.

She was married to Capt. William Royal,
a soldier OF the revolution. in the year 1877,
when she was about twenty eight years old.
In about sixteen years Capt. Royal died,
leaving comfortable income for his widow.
The disposition of the property to the widow
was disputed by his other heirs, and after
a long contest the suit was decided against
the widow and she was thus thrown on her
own resources after she had passed middle
life.
1t was at this time she came to this city,
and Washington was destined to be her
home until her death, which occurred in
the year 1854. when Mrs. Royal had
reached the advanced age of eighty-five.
The principal object in coming here was
to secure a pension as the widow of Capt
Royal but 1t was years before this was
accomplished and when the money was
paid, Mrs. Royal was obliged to share 1t
with the other heirs, and so only got
trifie
She began travelling about the country
and in the course of five years wrote and
published the bulk of her books. IN 1881
she began the publication of Paul Pry, O.
weekly paper, which was followed by the
Huntress, also a weekly paper, and the
latter continued practically UP to the
time of her death. Such was the franlSness
and the plainness of her speech. as well as
the expression OF her violent preJudices and
her fears that the church party, as she
called 1T, would get possession of the Gov
eminent, that all she wrote was marked
by personality that was unusual III those
days.
Arraigned as Common Scold.
The enmities she had created lead to her
being arraigned In the Circuit Court of the
District In the year 1927 on a charge of
being common scold, and the old Eng
iish law under which the prosecution was
brought provided that the penalty should
be ducking In the river. She was found
guilty, but a fine of $40 vas substituted.
The author of the paper spoke of the VIM
dictiye feeling that lead to this charge.
and she also said that Mrs Royal never
recovered from the shock
But one thing Mrs. Royal had, and that
was pluck, and she struggled brasely on
with the newspaper work, keeping close
watch on Congress so that the Constitution
would not be impaired, and while she often
felt the pressure Of poverty and sometimes
was obliged to beg her bread, yet she went
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THE FRENCH MINE HORROR.
A Rescue Party Of Seventeen Lose
Their IiVea

An additional disaster following yester-
day upon the terrible calamity that befell
the workers IN the coal mine at Courrieres,
France. on Saturday. has cast its shadow
over the stricken town. A party said to
consist of seventeen men, who went into
the mine for the purpose of recovering the
bodies of those persisted on Saturday, lost
their lives in the undertaking. They had
descended In spite of the recognized danger
Of the attempt, and IN the face of the en-
gineer's warnings against making further
effort.
A gang of twenty-five Westphalian min
ers, who, IT is believed, were sent to Cour-
reres at the express desire of Emperor
William arrived there yesterday with spe-
cial salvage apparatus, but no further work
will be permitted until the mines are clear
ed Of gases, which, ii Is expected, Will take
forty-eght hours. The engineers yesterday
afternoon Theoretically closed pits ,, and
II, and fixed a powerful ventilator at the
mouth of pit =, with which to force in
current of air. Later an exhaust pump VIII
be utilized to draw out the noxious gases
and vitiated air. and thus. it is hoped, rem
der 1t possible to enter the galleries and
prosecute salvage operations.
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WON TRACTION DISPUTE.
Chicago Obtained Almost Control Of
Railway Situation.

BY the decision of the United States gu
preme court. handed down yesterday, Chi
cago obtains almost complete control OF
the local traction situation. The decision
sustains the acts of the state legislature,
extending the life of the charters OF the
street railway companies to ninety-nine
years but does not sustain the contention
of the companies that contract rights which
are limited to fewer years than remain to
the charter life OF the companies are also
extended.
Contracts or ordinances of the city. limit
ing the use of the streets by the companies.
are upheld, and the rights of the companies
in the streets are held to expire according
to the expressed terms of the ordinances.
In its effect the decision leaves the Union
Traction Company without any right what
ever, other than by suffrance. In the streets
of the north division Of the city. It leaves
the Union Traction Company In the west
division without rights excepting where the
ordinances contain a purchase clause. -
The decision leaves the Chicago City
Railway Company, which operates all the
street car lines on the south side of the
city. without right excepting where their
ordinances contain purchase clause.
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Devoted to the Cause of Women.

Susan Brownell Anthony devoted her life
TO the cause of women, and as an advocate
of equal suffrage and woman's rights she
gained a worldwide reputation. She cele-
brated her. eighty-sixth birthday February
Is last. She was born In South Adams
Mass. February Is. 1890. Her father. Dan
lei Anthony, a cotton manufactures. en-
ployed tutors to give his daughters the best
education obtaiuable Miss Anthony was
sent to the Friends Boarding School In
Philadelphia. Her teachers soon realized
that she possessed an unusual mind and
some of her ideas on education were far
ahead of her time.
Upon her graduation she became a school
teacher-she wished to do something in the
world, and in those days teaching was
about the only profession open to woman
She found no difficulty in getting employ
pent but the pay was much smaller tnan
men got for similar wark, and then came
her first argument IN favor of woman's
lights
IF l teach as well man why should l
not receive the salary of a mann she
asked a district school commissioner. The
question cost her her job, bat she got an