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"11 TRovAToRE" WELL SUNG.
Mime. Naldi Scores an Enormous Hit
as Leonora.

Nine. Naldi Scores an Enormous Hit
as Leonora.
The performance of Verdi time-honored
I'll Trovatore' at the Belasco last evening
was in no small sense brilliant one. A
house that was at once numerous and fash
ionable attested its appreci ton of the
splendid performance by round after round
of applause. There was an evenness and
srnoothness about the entire rendition, re-
ms rkabe considering the conditions. The
popular work was we'll staged and the Or
chestra did admirable work from the open
ing chorus to the finale. The LeOnora was
Nine. Helene Naldf. an artist whose his
trionic ability as well as her beautiful voice
has made lasting impress wherever she
has been seen and heard. Her conception
of Leonora is one that has made her ia
nous in more than one capital in the world,
and Washington added it's encomiums las.
evening to her already long list. She was
in excellent voice. and her personal charm
added to the enjoyment of her performance
last evening. She sang the old, sweet story
of Leonora with verve and meiodic force
that is sure to beget her a warm welcome
here this evening. when the performance is
to be repeated AS AZacina, Miss Claude
Albright gave a dramatic and altogether
interesting performance. Miss Albright is
an exceedingly pretty woman. and her lis
some grace added to the charm of her per-
Torrance. She has rich. mellow voice,
and close study of her role was profound
ly illustrated in her clever reading OF the
part Tom Greene's Manrico has been heard
here before. He sang with effect and was
absolutely at ease in the role. The Count
di Luna of Irwin Myers was acceptable. A
word for the orchestra. With the exception
of trif1e too much use of the kettle and
brasses it did the work of veteran organ
ization. 1t seems a pity that an organiza-
ton of such kindred musical spirit must
dsband. 1t was absolutely under the con-
troll Of the conductor Mr.. Harry Wheaton
Howard and his baton dominated tire entire
production. The choruses were all we'll
sung and the opera was handsomely staged.
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Deanwood Citizens Association.

The Deanwood Citizens Association held
its regular monthly meeting for February
last night, President James Shepard presid-
ing There was large attendance and
many matters OF interest to citizens of that
section were discussed. The report of the
special committee Oh the site of the pro-
unanimously.
The matter of designating the streets o;
Deanwood was discussed on presentation
OF the matter by MIR. James Lacey, and Of
motion the president appointed a commit
tee to wait upon the Commissioners TO See
II they would place suitable sign lat the
entrance of the street running north of
Sheriff road, and also one at the stopp ng
points on the Chesapeake Beach railway
and kenilworth street car line.
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GossE's STATEMENT DENIED.
The Russian Ambassador Says He
Was Not Connected With Embassy.

The Russian embassy has had its atten-
ton called to the arrest in Lawrence,
Mass, yesterday of a person said to be
Edward III. Gosse. on the charge of rob-
berry. and of the alleged statement by Gosse
that he recently had served as chancellor
of the Russian consulate at Boston. and
at one time had been connected with the
embassy here.
Baron Rosen authorized the statement to
be made that he had never heard Of Gosse
and that his alleged statements regarding
his employments in the Russian service In
this country are without foundation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
NOVEL TARGET PRACTICE.
Soldiers Getting Experience in Winter
Campaigrilr

In order to give the cold.ers of his COM
mand practical experience IA winter CAM
paigning, Col. Read. commanding the post
at Madison barracks, New York. has in
stituted a system of target practice over
the ice-covered waters of Lake Ontario at
a point about six miles from the post. The
soldiers of the I'd Infantry now at that post
are required to practice at targets at one
hundred to three hundred yards range I'M
der the novel conditions OF bright sun. keen
winds, glittering ice. etc. Col Reads idea
is to teach the men of his command how to
shoot under all sorts of climatic conditions,
and so far his winter practice has been very
successful -
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METALS. HIDES AND FURs.

Quotations furnished by Ben Einstein.
FI-RS-Mnk. dark. 81. 90 to 90: brown. So 90
to $500 Skunk. black. s1.00 to $1.3o: striped.
i0c TO zoe: white. DC. Musk?at winter 2pc to
&c: fall. lie. to l4c.; kits. &c: back. Zoe to
30c Raccoon large. 1.c. to 30c.: medium 4Oc. to
Fox. gray. 50c. TO Sec: red $15O to So 90 Otter
dark IS 90 to sIeO0: brown. $500 to $500. Bear
black. 500 to $500: brown. $500 to $500
Beaver. S.. 90 to 5000.
HIDES-Beef hides green lie. to 11hc.; bulls
10c.: dry. 1Gc. lSc. Calfskin dry per ID . 14c !:
green, each. 90 TO $1.30. Sheepskihs. 25c. to
$1.W
METALS-Copper. 1sc. to Gle; Brass. lie to
lie: Lead. &c. to 512c.
GUM SHOES AND BOOTS-lOc
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HERMANN TRIAL POSTPONED.
Hearing Not to Begin Until Tuesday
Morning Next.

To accommodate counsel the trial of Rep
resentative Binger Hermann of Oregon, on
the charge of having destroyed ietter-press
copybooks. alleged to be the property Of
the government. on his retirement from
the Office of commissioner of the general
land office, has been postponed until Tues
day. February II, at 10 O'Clock. The case
had been set down for next Monday.
Representative Hermann will have as
conrsel Attorneys A. s. Worthington and
n. Prescott Galley. and United States At
torney ID. w. Baker will conduct the prose-
cution.
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well to Be Bored at woodburn School

The Commissioners have decided to sink
we'll at the Woodtura school, near Ben
ming, D. c., to take the place of the. one
which was recently abandoned because of
the belief that the water. had become con-
tamfnated. Henry Storey, superintendent
OF repairs, who will have charge of the
work. stated today that the well will he
driven instead of dug" ard to avoid
sunk 200 feet. To do this and to erect a
pump and strainer, the complete cost will
be $615.
The money for sinking this well will be
taken from the appropriation of the repair
department of the District for use in con-
nectiOn with hubble e:hools
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Mr. spofford convalescine.

Mr.. A. r. spofford whose illness was no.
ted n yesterdays Star, is convalescing rap
Idly. He expects to be out In two or three
days
Mr, Spofford is 50 years cd He was
appointed librarian of Congress by Presi-
dent Lincoln In 1851 and served in that
capacity until 1897. For ten years he has
been the chief assistant brarian.
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Building Permits Issued.

Building permits We're issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows
To Marvin C. Stone. for one two-story
brick mandatory at 80 street northeast
Architect, A. M. Schneider; builder, j. NJ
Baden; estimated cost, $500.
: To. j. s. Thompson. for repairs at 5l1 4ia
street southwest. Architect and builder
John r. Swezey; estimated cost. $1,000
To Walter l.. Vanrise. for enc two-story
frame dwelling at Nichols avenue and Tren-
ton place Contractor, Charles A. Lohr; es-
timated cost, 81 600.
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the evening
Senator Charles Dick of Ohio a:ne in re-
spcnse to an invitation, and was the second
and principal speaker of the evening, and
Nh Thomas H. r. Clarke delivered pre-
pared biographical Sketch of Douglass,
which was well received.
Senator Dick spoke eXtemporaneously.
but eloGuently portrayed the character of
Douglass and spoke of the progress which
had been and is being made by the colored
race all over the United States, both north
and south. The senator's remarks were
greeted with prolonged applause.
Justice Of the Peace Robert H. Terrell
spoke of lincoln and Douglass, describing
them as orators of great persuasive pow
err who had accomplished their missions.
Messrs J. G. Tyler w. Stanton Wormley
and Benjamin Washington gave instru-
mental and vocal solos.
On behalf of the club, DR.. w. B. Evans,
the president, expressed thanks to Senator
Dick for his words of encouragement.
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Illness of Mrs. FRANKLIN Lane.

Mrs. Franklin Lane, wife OF Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane Is quite Ill
with an attack of the grip, which she cen
tracted about two weeks ago. She rested
fairly well last night and is in comforts
bic condition today. Her condition became
SO much verse night before last that Com
missioner Lane, wSo has been conducting
an inquiry In Los Angeles, was summoned
home.
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BIRTH OF DOUGLASS.
bIHIH UE DOUGLASS.
Mu-So-Lit Club Reveres Memory of
Colored Leader.

The Mu-so-lit Club, in accordance with
its annual custom, celebrated the birthday
anniversary of Frederick Douglass last
evening at the Conservatory OF Music. cor
ner 9th and T streets northwest There
was large attendance Of its members to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09
The Baltimore Coming Home.

The Navy Department is Informed that
the protected cruiser Baltimore left Cavite,
P. l., yesterday for Singapore on her way
to the, navy yard at League Island, Pa
where she is to be overhauled and repaired
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Colonel Henry G.. Shaw, formerly a
newspaper man and Of late years con
nected with the San Francisco Gus
tonhouse, Is dead, aged sixty-five
years. -
At the annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Missouri Pacific Rail.
road company stuyvesant Fish was
elected a member Of the board of di.
rectors.
Charles Gordon Knox, secretary OF
the st. Louis Commercial club, died
at sea on the steamship Prinz Joa.
chin off the South Carolina coast
while returning from a trip to Pan.
anna. .-.
One man was killed and three were
injured III headon collision between
freight train and train of express
cars on the Fitchburg division of the
Boston and Maine railroad at Will.
Jamestown, Mass. S.
The Iroquois hotel at Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, has been destroyed by
fire, causing a loss Of $200,000 1t was
one of the finest hotels in Northern
Michigan and did large tourist bust.
ness. All the guests escaped safely
Admiral Mason, chief of the naval
bureau of ordnance, has just com.
pleted plans for the construction Of a
torpedo factory at the Newport naval
station and he expects to advertise at
once for proposals for the construction
Of the buildings and the supply Of the
necessary plant .,-r .s. ..--
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ORDER WILL NOT DlSBAND.
Organizer Discusses Brotherhood Of
Railway Postal Clerks.

Organizer Discusses Brotherhood Of
Railway Postal Clerks.
Los Angeles, CAL, March 13.-Hugh
G. Shaugh, the clerk who was sus-
pended by the postoffice department.
states that he was preparing a report
for submission to the chief clerk re-
garding the Brotherhood of Railway
Postal Clerks, which he has been in
strumental IN organizing. He said:
"This is benevolent order which
was formed in this city and includes
80 Of the 100 postal clerks who run
out of Los Angeles. Within the past
few days I have received applications
from Seattle, Portland. Tacoma and
New Orleans for temporary charters
authorizing the formation of branch
organizations. These will be issued
as soon as we receive our charter
from the secretary of state. About
200 members of the brotherhood are
at San Francisco"
Shaugh further stated that the or.
ganization would not be disbanded,
that the members were not advocates
of striking and that they were not at
tempting to impair the service. He
affirmed that the clerks were over
worked and underpaid and that a
committee which visited Washington
to secure better conditions had been
informed that the matter would not be
discussed.
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SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHERS IN.
JuRED in EXPLOSION ON
]. FRENCH WARsHlP.
~. r.
AFTER PART OF VESSEL DESTROYED
CROWDS VIEW TERRIFYING SPEC.
TAcLE OF HUMAN BODIES
~. FLYING in AIR.

Toulon, France, March ia pow
der magazine on board the French
battleship lena blew up while the YES
sci was in the Missiessy dock, owing
to the explosion of compressed air
torpedo. semi-ofioial figures state
that it is certain that over fifty of the
Iena's crew were killed, 100 were Sc
riously injured and 200 were slightly
wounded. The officials say that these
returns are probably under the mark
No news has been received of the cap
tain or the first lieutenant of the bat
tleship and it Is believed that they are
among the victims. The after part Of
the vessel is completely destroyed.
The lena was undergoing an inspec-
ton Of her machinery in the first
basin of the Missiessy dock when the
explosion occurred. The conclusion
caused by the explosion of a COM
pressed air torpedo set fire to the
after powder magazine, blowing the
whole after part of the vessel up.
Squads of workmen and sailors ap-
preached the scene of the disaster at
the peril of their lives and as they
neared the Iena's dock they could
dimly observe, through dense smoke,
human remains flying constantly in
the air, following further explosions
on the doomed vessel, which present
ed terrifying spectacle and caused
the arsenal employees to wiring their
hands with horror.
Suddenly blackened forms, with
haggard eyes, rushed madly through
the lines Of spectators, not knowing
where they were fleeing.
A signal man Of the lena, named
Giudicelli, who escaped, says that
large number of the crew Of the bat
tleship were gathered in the fore part
of the ship, listening to lecture by
an officer when the first explosion &C.
Cured. Most Of these were able to
oSCaDe. -.-
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WILL RESIDE ON IsTHMUs.
Change in Methods of Reorganized
a. .-..> Canal Commission.

.s---.-..> Canal Commission.
Washington, March 19.-After the
reorganization Of the isthmian canal
commission, with Colonel Goethals as
chairman, it is probable that all seven
Of the, canal commissioners will live
on the isthmus and the commission
will become more of an administrative
body than it was under Chairman
Shonts. Under Mr. Shonts the COM
missioners were advisory officials
rather than executive officials. They
were consulted on engineering prob
lens and in some cases on admins
trative policy, but the authority to
direct affairs was largely centered in
the chairman.
It is probable that the reorganiza-
ton Of the commission will not be
completed until after Secretary Taft's
visit to the isthmus late this month
Without intimate knowledge of exact
conditions on the isthmus it is diff
cult to determine how the commission
can work to the best advantage and
the secretary of war has no desire to
outline the policy definitely until Colo
mel Goethals and the army engineers
who are assisting him have had an
opportunity to familiarize themselves
with conditions on the isthmus.
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BROTHER-!N.l.AW OF STANFORD
WHITE SAYS THAW WAS EN-.
TIRELY RATIONAL.
gOAVERSED IN HIS USUAL MANNER
STRENUOUS OBJECTION BY
LAWYER DELMAS.

New York, March 13.-J. Clinch
Smith, brother-in-law of Stanford
White, was the first witness called at
the afternoon session of the Thaw
trial. He told of seeing Harry Thaw
and party enter the theater on the
night of the killing of White and take
seats on the Madison avenue side of
the building. Later Thaw left his
wife and her companions and walked
to the rear Of the room. Noticing the
witness sitting alone Thaw recognized
him, came forward and sat down be-
side him. He offered the witness a
cigarette, which the latter accepted,
and Thaw conversed with him for sew
eral minutes, telling him of his plans
to go abroad later In the summer.
After leaving the witness ThaW
roamed about the roof garden as If
looking for some one. He went into
the balcony and came down again. He
then joined his party and all started
to go out. In a few moments there
were three pistol shots and Stanford
White was dead.
Smith declared that during the con.
versation Thaw was perfectly rational.
He discussed Wall street investments
and spoke of copper and steel stocks
as being particularly good at that
time. Mr.. Delmas concluded his cross
examination Of Smith in few min.
utes, having developed nothing new.
Mr.. Eckmyer, a photographer, was
summoned to the stand and identified
Photographic negatives of the Hum
mel affidavit
Would Prove AIibi for White.
Mr. Jerome also showed the witness
negatives Of Evelyn Nesbit. saying he
wanted to fix the date they were taken
in order to prove an alibi for Stanford
White the night he is said to have
dragged Evelyn. Mr.. Delmas objected
and was sustained. Eckmyer was ex-
cused.
Mr. Delmas then moved that Mr.
Jerome's remarks with reference to
the White alibi be stricken out. Mr..
JGIOLue IuSu dShSu tudL LlS COuIt III
struct the jury that whether or not
White ravished Evelyn Nesbit had
anything to do with the case. Justice
Fitzgerald said he could only tell the
jury to consider nothing but the evi.
dence
Mr.. Jerome announced he would
have only two more witnesses as to
facts-A. H. Hummel and his stenog.
rapher-and would then proceed with
the experts. How long the examina-
ton of these would take he could not
say. A stipulation then was made
that each side should have one day
for the summing up. Mr.. Jerome said
he would do everything he could to
hurry the case to conclusion.
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M. CASIM|R .PER|ER DEAD
FORMER PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
EXPIRES SUDDENLY AT PARIS
OF HEART DISEASE. ::

Paris, March I'm. Casimir-Perier,
ex-president of France, died suddenly
at II o'clock p. m. of embolism of the
heart at his residence on the Rue
Nitot here. The ex-president had not
been well for two or three days, but
1t was supposed he was suffering from
influenza and no great Importance
was attached to his indisposition
Jean Paul Pierre Casimir- Perier was
the son and grandson of statesmen.
His father, Auguste Casimir-P erier,
was minister of the interior in 1871
and his grandfather was leader of the
opposition when Louis Philippe as
cended the throne and afterwards was
premier. The ex-president was born
Nov. 8, 1847. After a brilliant career
as student of literature and history
he joined the militia Of the Aube dur
ing the Franco-Prussian war and when
they were summoned to Paris Casimir-
that he was mentioned in an order of
the day and later was decorated with
the Cross of the Legion of Honor. In
1874 he was elected to the chamber
Of deputies and reelected in 1878.
After the crisis of May, 1877, he was
one of the 1868 deputies who refused
to pass vote of confidence in the
Broglie ministry. He became under,
secretary of state at the ministry of
public instruction and retained that
post until the Defaure cabinet went
out of Office in 1879. In 1883 M. Cas-
imir-Perier was appointed under Sec
rotary of state at the ministry of war
and in 1890 was elected vice president
of the chamber and president of the
budget committee. In the summer of
1894 lie was elected president of the
republic. Immediately after the assas-
sination of President Carnot His ad.
ministration was unpopular and he re-
signed Jan. Is, 1895.
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MUCH RIOTlNG IN CONNECTION
WITH STREET CAR STRIKE
AT LOUISVILLE.
DEMONSTRATIONS AT VARIOUS POINTS
MORE THAN A SCORE INJURED,
SIX SERIOUSLY, IN FIERCE
ENCOUNTER.

Louisville March 13.-With the aid
OF strikebreakers and the protection
of the police the Louisville Street Rail-
way company opened a partial serv-
Ice on four lines. Between fifty and
seventy-five strikebreakers, imported
during the night from st. Louis and
Cincinnati, were put on the cars and
with two or three policemen on each
platform made several trips through
the down town district. Even with
the police on board the trouble began
early. The disturbances were nearer
the business center of the city than
heretofore and in one instance a brick
was thrown into car from window
in an Office building at Fifth and Main
streets. The missile struck a st.
Louis strikebreaker, injuring him Sc
verely.
But few passengers rode, evidently
preferring to walk in the pouring rain
to taking chances on car.
Mayor Barth has issued a proclama-
ton calling upon the citizens to re-
frain from congregating on the streets
or taking any part in the disorders.
Postal Official on the Scene.
Charles T. RACER, acting as a spe.
cial representative of the second as
sistant postmaster general, has ar
rived here and after a conference be-
tween the railway management and
the postal authorities succeeded in
having the mail delivered to certain
suburban towns by special cars. These
cars are placarded with sign four
feet square labeled "U. S. Mail.''
Following several more or less seri-
Gus strike demonstrations in different
portions Of the city the rioting Gull
minated in an outbreak at Second and
Breckenridge streets between strikers,
strike sympathizers, police and strike
breakers, in which six men are known
to have been seriously injured and
score or more suffered bruises and
cuts.
At 2:30 p. m. the railway company
abandoned it's efforts to run cars with
police protection and ordered all cars
into the barns.
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MORGAN ARRANaEs MEETING
Presidents Of Big Roads to Confer
With Roosevelt.

g. -.
Washington, March 13.-J. Pierpont
Morgan conferred with President
Roosevelt for an hour and half on
the railroad problems of the country.
The result of the conference was that
President Roosevelt agreed to the
suggestion made by Mr.. Morgan that
ne meet, to discuss general railroad
affairs as affected by the railroad rate
law, with President McCrea of the
Pennsylvania, President Newman of
the New York Central, President Mel
len of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford, President Hughitt of the
Chicago and Northwestern and prob
ably President Hartman of the "Har-
riman lines"
Mr.. Morgan told the president that
the railroads of the country are not
in an antagonistic mood concerning
the rate bill; in fact, that they wished
1t enforced and desired to cooperate
with the government to this end. He
suggested that the president meet the
railway presidents mentioned with a
view to finding some common ground
for cooperation, which would be bene-
fetal both to the people and the roads.