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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
'P[ACEP PLAN UNDERWAY
Parties to Form Pact Leave for
AcaiutIa.
CONFER 9 MILES OFF COAST
Armistice Went Into Effect Early
Yesterday.
MIR. COMBS Is RETURNED
State Department Received Advices
Stating Preliminary Negotiations
Proceeding Satisfactorily.
MIR. COMBS Is Returned

SAN SALVADOR. Wednesday July Is. o
p.m.-At this moment the American minis
ter, Mr.. Merry. accompanied by the conf
missioners of Salvador. is leaving by an ex-
press train for Acaiutla. Guatemala's COM
missioners. with the Mexican minister, Fed
erico Gamboa. representing Mexico. will
board the United States cruiser Marble
head at San Jose. The conferences will take
place nine miles OF the coast.
The final fighting Tuesday resulted in the
forces of Salvador occupying Ell Poste Gil
gante. Clonar. Coyotillo and Las Marga-
ritas. all positions In Guatemalan territory.
The Guatemalan army was completely de-
feated. retreating in disorder and leaving
arms and ammunition In It's camps.
The government of Salvador has notified
J. M. Neeland. vice president and general
manager of the Pan-American railroad. who
has been here for some days. that Salvador
will grant him a franchise on the same con-
ditions as those granted by Mexico.
The Red Cross hospital. established here
during the war. has been conducted very
successfully.
Armistice in Effect.
GUATEMALA CITY. Guatemala. Wednes-
day. July lS-The armistice arranged be-
tween the armies OF Guatemala and Saliva
uoT anu the latter any, ftoHuuTdS. as d
result of the humane and highly appreciated
Intervention OF Presidents Roosevelt and
Diaz, went into effect at 3 O'Clock this
morning.
The belligerents have appointed commits
sioners who will go on board the United
States cruiser Marblehead and draw up
and sign treaty of peace on the high
seas.
Mr.. Combs United States minister to
Guatemala. has returned to Guatemala
City, and from now will be able to look
after American interests at the peace con-
ference between Guatemala and Salvador.
The State Department received dispatch
today from Mr.. Brown, United States
charge at Guatemala City, announcing the
return of Mr.. Combs, who was on his way
to the United States when hostilfties broke
out between Salvador and Guatemala.
Dispatches received at the State Depart
ment from agents in the two Central Amer
lean republics also indicate that the arml-
stice Is being respected. and that preltm-
mary negotiations for the conference are
progressing satisfactorily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
ROGERS LOST SUIT.
Must Account for 100000 to Gas
Company.

A decision favorab Bile to the plaintiff was
handed down at Boston yesterday in the
United States circuit court in the case of
George w. Pepper, receiver of the Bay
State Gas, Compapny of Delaware, against
Henry H. Rogers of New York. in the suit
to recover 100000 alleged to be due the
gas company In connection with the sale
of the Boston companies
The court orders that the profits shall
be apportioned by a master peween Mr..
Rogers and the Bay State Gas Company of
Delaware but If no definite equitable rule
is ascertained then the amount shall be ap-
portioned half to Rogers and half to the
gas company. The court finds that Rogers
was guilty OF no fraud. 1t also nnds that
he was guilty of no breach of trust so far
as the making of contracts is concerned.
The court holds that the position occupied
by Rogers was not that OF trustee hold
ing a mere naked trust but that he had
full control and mana cement of the Boston
gas companies. acting with the full consent
of his co-trustees. and that he was liable
to account for gains and profits received
by him alone. for his soc benefit The
court holds that there was. in fact. act
i've trust of the kind alleged by the COM
plainant, and that the relations of Rogers
to the trust were of such a character as to
afford opportunity of securing the gains
and profits alleged by the bill. provided the
New England Gas and Coke Company or
the men interested in 1t, were willing to as
sent to an arrangement out OF which the
gains and profits coud be derived.
Rogers commended that his control of the
Brookline Gas Company gave him a COM
mand of the gas combination and stra-
tegic position OF value. but the court t1nds
that as a trustee OF the other companies
he had no right to take advantage of such
a position TO the disadvantage of the Bos-
ton companies
While the court reserves the right to re-
dy,Is fha
his report, il expresses the opinion that the
amounts received by Rogers for his Brook
line securities was in excess of any value
which was visible to the court. But the
facts disclosed by the records cannot In
any event entttle the complainant to re-
cover as gains and profits such entire ex-
cess, but only its equitable proportion
thereof.
The court holds that there Is no basis
for the allegation that Rogers sought to
secure the management of the Boston COM
panies in order that he might secure a
large compensation and profit for himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Mutual Life Ticket Protested.

Samuel Untermyer. counsel for the inter
national policyholders' committee. has sent
to Otto Kelsey. state superintendent of in
surance at Albany. telegram protesting
against the filing Of any certificate of the
nomination of Judge George Gray. Gen. B.
F. Tracy. Alfred M. Shook or Harlow M.
Hginbotham on the administration ticket
of trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company.
Mr.. Untermyer declared that the obvious
purpose of the nomination of those men is
to deceive poiicyholders into the belief that
the ticket Is nominated by the policyhoid-
ers' committee. Mr.. Untermyer said the
nominees were not consulted and would re-
fuse to act
The use of their names without their
knowledge, he asserted. constituted an eva
sion of the law and a gross breach of pro-
priety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Lowest Trolley Fare at Cleveland.

The proposition of the old line street
railway companies of Cleveland to the city
council for an extension of franchises was
formally decided on last night The rail-
way companies offer to bind themselves to
sell seven tickets for 25 cents and to give
universal transfers. This. II is claimed,
will probably furnish the lowest street car
fare to be had in this country, and is prac-
tIcally the same as the competing Scent
lines projected by Mayor Tom L. Johnson
and others now in process of construction.
The proposition will come up for considera-
ton before the council at its next meeting
when the ordinances granting franchises to
the new rival lines backed by Mayor john
son. and which are understood to be meant
for municipal ownership ultimately. will
also come up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Four Perished in Idaho Fire.

Charles \. Justus and three children of
his sister, Mrs. Samuel Moudy. were burned
to death at the family homestead near
Boise, Idaho. Tuesday night. The parents
of the children were in a hospital at Boise,
where Mrs. Moudy had recently submitted
to an operation. Justus remained with her
seven children. When the house was found
to be on fire the four older children escaped.
Justus went into the burning building to
rescue the younger ones. aged three, five
and eight years. Soon afterward a shot was
heard and neither Justus nor the children
were afterward seen alive. Mr.. Moudy says
that loaded rifle was kept hanging under
the stairs and he believes that the heat
caused the gun TO explode and Kill Justus
while he was on the way to rescue the chill
drpD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
TAGGART WILL NOT RESIGN.
Democratic National Chairman Bound
to Stay on the Job.

Attorneys for Tom Taggart who have re-
turned to indianapolis from French Lick
say that he Will not resign the chairman
ship OF the national democratic committee
and that any intimation that he would do
so is preposterous. A. g. Smith. former
lieutenant governor OF Indiana. one of Tag
CARTS attorneys. was quoted yesterday as
saying:
Mr.. Taggart will not resign from the
national Craftsmanship. There Is no reason
why he should resign. He has done moth
ing to bring about his resignation. and no
good democrat win ask him to resign. He
has been perfectly indicated by Judge
Buskirk'a decfsion."
II Is argued that the majority of the mem
bers Of the national committee ara favor
able to T'aggart and that there Is no Hkeii-
hood OF his being asked by them to resign
on the French Lick casinel and the SUBJ
sequent litigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
News Briefs.

There was violent eruption of Strom-
boil at Palermo, Italy. Tuesday. incandes-
cent material being thrown to enormous
heigths and causing serious fires on the
island. No deaths resulted from the erup-
ton. which was attended by loud detona-
tons.
Gov. Glenn changed the date of the spe-
cial court term for the trial of the alleged
murderers of Isaac Lyerly and three men,
bers of his family last Saturday at Bar
Der Junction. from July 30 to August Q.
Postmaster General Cortelyou and fami-
ly. sailed Tuesday from New York for
Nova Scotia on the steamer Prince Az
thur. He will stop at Halifax for a week or
two and go from there to Cape Breton
on salmon fishing expedition with Prof.
Alexander Graham Bell.
The London Daily Express says 1t is I'M
derstood the cabinet has decided to rescind
its action cutting down the naval estimates
and to build two battleships of the Dread
nought class.
Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Maud Creffieid
were formally charged with murder In the
first decree for the killing OF George
Mitchell, Ssthers brother. at Seattle Tues
day. The women we're charged Jointly.
Insurance Commissioner Wolfe has de-
nounced a fraud that he says has been
practiced since the fire In San Francisco.
Penalties have been exacted by many So
called dollar companies. He is questioning
the right of the companies to deduct per-
centage from claimants policy because
his books were burned.
At Carlowville, Dallas county. Ala. Tues
day afternoon Joe Matthews. q young
white man, WAS shot 10 death by Philip
Washington. negro Matthews and his
brother Sam went to the home Of the negro
when the latter appeared in the door with
a shotgun and fred, the load tearing away
part of Joe Matthews head. Washington
made his escape.
w. A. Martin, farmer. shot his daughter
Rachel aged twenty-one years. In the BACK
. and then shot himself in the head al
Salfna Kan He shot at Mrs. o. Simpson.
a married daughter. but missed her Mar
tin viii die. Rachel Will recover.
At a melting In Philadelphia Tuesday
of the commission having In charge ar
rangements for the dedication Of the new
state capitol building at Harrisburg octo-
Der 4 II was announced that President
Roosevelt would be orator of the day
Representative Frank B. Klepper OF
Kingston, Mo-. was renomfnated for Con-
gress BY the republicans Of the third DIS.
trict Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Protest by Western Grain Men.

KANSAS CITY. July 19--The transporta-
ton committee or the board OF trade at a
meeting held yesterday decided to call an
open meeting of the board today to con-
slider the action to be taken by the grain
men to secure relief from an alleged seri-
GUS discrimination against wheat in favor
of flour In the inland proportions of the
export rates. The grain men say they are
utterly unable to continue In the export
wheat business with the present relative
adjustment of export rates applying. They
have petitioned the roads for relief but
have received no promises. though their
appeals have been taken to the executive
officials of the different lines. Many grain
men are anxious to have legal action
brought against the roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Retirement of Capt. Roberts.

First Lieut.. William Roberts. assistant
surgeon. recently stationed at Fort Hamil-
ton. New York, has been placed on the re-
tired list with the rank of captain by rea-
son of disability incurred In the line of
duty. Capt. Roberts is native of England,
but was appointed to the army from Vir-
ginia. He served as private, corporal and
sergeant in the hospital corps from May,
1888. to May, 1900. and was graduated from
the medical department of the University
of Georgetown in 1904 He was appointed
an assistant surgeon in the army in June.
1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Cuba Refused Americans Pardons.

The Cuban government at Havana yester-
day received report from the Cuban Of
flciais OF the Isle of Pines relative to the
imprisonment at Nueva Gerona Of Miss
Mile Brown L. c. Giitner. postmaster Of
the town OF Columbia, and William Au-
gustine. all Americans. for violation OF an
old military order prohibiting other than
government telegraph Inca The report
states that the persons named deliberately
and defantiy maintained their private tele-
graph line after having been warned. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Assassin,s Bullet Missed.

An attempt was made at st. Petersburg
yesterday to assassinate Count Todieben.
aid-de-camp to Emperor Nicholas. at the
engineers camp. at Tiora, between st. Pc
tersburg and Schlusseburg. The woud-be
assassin fred at Count Todleben with re-
voiver the bullet grazing his head. He then
made his escape in a boat which was
awaiting him at the Neva 1t is believed
that the act was one of vengeance for the
arrest, by order of Count Todleben. of an
agitator, who had effected an entrance to
the camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Half-witted Man Shot Supposed Rival

A dispatch from Fort Myers. Fla, says
that Robert Carson. a wel-known young
white man. was shot in the head and NOR
tally wounded there late Tuesday night by
Newton Edwards. half witted white man.
Edwards was in the house of Mrs. Ellen
WEIGH. He saw Carson waiting outside
and shot him without warning. 1t is be-
lieved that Edwards mistook Carson for
another young man. whom he had warned
not to visit Mrs. WEIGH. Carson still lives.
but there is small hope OF recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19

government will not pardon the offenders
nor interfere in the case, but in Difference
to the feeling of Americans in the Isle of
Pines it has ordered that Miss Brown be
transferred from the common ia. to the
mayors home The government believes
that revolutionary Americans are response
BILE for the incident, but this the islanders
DENY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Meeting of school Committee.

Admiral Baird. president of the board Of
education. Is expected to meet the special
committee which Is considering tho matter
OF selecting new superintendent of
schools at o'clock this afternoon at
the Franklin school. The meeting will be
executive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
Lives With a Hole In His Forehead

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SUFFOLK. Va. July 10.-With a hole in
his forehead large enough to hold goose
egg, John Simons. forty-flve years old W
Isle OF Wight county, Va. still lives and is
senni-conscious. Simons, who Is a sawyer
at Matthews mill. was last evening struck
by board which was hurled by a circular
saw in the teeth of which 1t had caught.
Simons was thrown twelve feet.
The country home of Hurricane Branch.
the bloodhound detective. which is occupied
by the family of f. C. Nelms. struck
by lightning last night Mrs Nelms was
dangerously shocked and has not yet re-
gained consciousness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19

Mamie Larson a fourteen-yeaf-oid girl.
the daughter of Mrs. Minnie Meyer. living
just out Memphis. Tenn. limits. was abb
Quoted Sunday night by three negroes near
her home. The girl says she lost conscious;
ness and when she revived was lying bad
Iy bruised In q thicket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19

Judge Cunningham. at Lima. Ohio. over
ruled motion sfor a new trial In the case
OF Harry Hammond on charge OF vioEat-
ing the law against restraint of trade. and
sentenced the prisoner to fine OF $500 and
the cost OF prosecution. The court costs
will amount to S, 900.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-23
COMEDY ENACTED BY DOGS TAIL
Canine Entered in American Kennel
Club Show Causes the Offieitls
Much TrobuIe.

NEW YORK, May 23.-At the quar-
terly meeting of the American Kennel
club, which was held here today, an
official announcement concerning the
genuineness of a certain dogs tail will
be made which, it is hoped, will def
nitely close one of the most amusing
controversies ever known in the his
tory of the kennel club. The question
concerning which there has been so
much trouble arose over the tail of
Eastover Lancelot, the champion Bos-
ton terrier, now deceased. The tail of
that dog has kept the official heads
of American dogdom wagging and
humping for three years and has Of
ers. The dog was originally protested
for having a faxed tail and the Amer
lean Kennel club decided that his
"rudder" was as nature had made it:
Subsequently the dog was protested
on the same ground at the Westmin-
ster Kennel club show in 1905. The
latter body, in Difference to the Ameri
can Kennel club, declined to entertain
the protest and an appeal was made
to the American Kennel club. The lat
ter ordered the Westminster people to
reopen the case. In the meantime the
dog was killed in a broil with some
kennel mates.
The Westminster officials, however,
went ahead, expended much time and
many days in hearing evidence and
eventually decided that the tail which
was by that time preserved in spirits,
had been faxed. The decision was duly
reported to the American Kennel club
and the latter, upon a revision of the
case, decided that there was not suf-
ficient evidence to show that the tail
was faxed. This decision will be Of
ficially announced at the meeting of
the club this afternoon.
The decision is of some Importance,
as it involved the validity Of some
prize awards to the dog in question.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-23
Securing Right of Way.

A. S. Pearson, of Freewater, was in
right of way for the Walla Walla-
Milton electric railway from Pendleton
people whao own land along the route
of the line. Excellent progress is be-
ing made and the right of way will
East Oregonian
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-23
TWO BIG AUTOS BURN.
Waste on Garage Floor Flames Up and
Valuable Machines Are Destroyed.

DICKINSON, N. D., May 23.-Two
touring automobiles were destroyed by
fire in the Willard Automobile COM
pany garage Of this city, one machine
belonging to the Willard company and
the other to Commissioner George w.
Lee. The machines cost $3.50 each
this spring and only the company's ma
chine was insured. One auto had just
been run into the garage and was hot
and it is supposed that some waste on
the floor took fire.
One Of the Willard boys was badly
burned and Mr.. Lee had a narrow es-
cape. A 60-gallon tank of gasolene was
so heated before the fire department ar
rived that the solder in the cover melt
ing burned, though none fatally.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-23
Philadelphia Young Woman Is Very
Much HOnOred.
BY THE ANDREW ClRNee|E COMMISSION
SAVED LIFE OF BOY BY SUCKING
POISON FROM SNAKE BITE
WOUND.

PITTSBURG, May 23.-The Carne-
gle hero fund commission held it's fifth
meeting yesterday and awarded twen-
ty-six medals and $10,5O0 in cash to
various persons whom the special
agents of the commission had found to
be particularly needy or deserving.
The unique act of heroism found by
the commission, and for which a silver
medal was awarded, was that of Miss
Lucy E. Ernst, of No 1922 North Sixth
street. Philadelphia, who saved the life
of a 16-year-old boy by sucking the
poison from his snake bite wound.
Miss Ernst, aged 20 years. and Harry
E. Schoenhut, aged 16 years, Of Phila-
delphia, were gathering birch bark in
a grove about a quarter of mile from
the clubhouse Of the Porter's Lake
Hunting and Fishing club, when the
boy was bitten by a rattlesnake. Miss
Ernst rushed to his side, but he hest
tated to tell her what was wrong, and
rolled over on the ground, holding his
left hand over the bite, about four
inches from the shoulder.
Not a Moments Delay.
When he finally showed her the
wound she Immediately put her lips to
it and drew out some of the poisoned
blood
The arm was turning black and
swelling rapidly, and to accelerate the
flow of blood Miss Ernst secured Scho-
enhut's pocketknife and cut the wound.
Not being satisfied with the success Of
her operation, she again placed her lips
over the cut, doing this repeatedly
while making their way to the club
ping once, when Schoenhut became too
faint to walk
The clubhouse was deserted. 1t was
seven miles to the nearest dwelling,
fourteen to the nearest railroad station
and twenty-one miles from Strouds-
burg, where the nearest physician re-
sides.
Physicians did not arrive until four
hours later, when they found Schoen-
hut to be out of danger. Miss Ernst
had been relieved of her charge previ-
GUS to their arrival by other members
of the club who had arrived. She
tainted and was ill from the shock
and excitement about a week. She
had a fever blister on her upper lip
| which, prominent physicians say,
made it extremely hazardous for her
to place her lips in contact with the
poison. There was also danger of in
lection through the mouth. It was
the unanimous opinion of the physi-
clans consulted that the girls action
saved the boys life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-05-23
NELSON PUTS IT UP TO Mr.. BRITT
Will Meet Him for Ten Thousand DOL
lar Wager Any Time,
Any Place.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 23.-Bat-
thing Nelson is so sure that he will win
from Herrera that he has turned his
attention to Jimmy Britt, who has
been telling the newspaper men that
Nelson does not want to fight him
again.
Il see by the papers that Britt says
he wants to fight me, winner take all, -
said Nelson today, land in addition that
he will put up $4,000 side bet. 1 am
going to call him on this proposition.
Here is my propositions:
Let Britt post that $4,000. The
minute we hear that his money is up
we will cover it from this end. There
will be no trouble about his getting a
fight. Win or lose with Herrera, !
will give him the next fight. 1t is up
to Britt to put up or shut up now"
Over $40, 900 in advance orders is the
first days seat sale record of the Mel
SON. Herrera fight next Friday. A
stream of fans lined up yesterday with
Manager McCarey's announcement be-
fore them that no seats will be held
after Saturday night on advance ord
ers. If sold out, as is now probable.
the house will bring $4,000. This will
break Los Angeles records. The Britt
Nelson gate was larger, but so was
the arena.