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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
THE RUSSIAN PARLIAMENT.
Talk About Dissolution a: st. Peters,
burg-P&nicky Feeling W ming.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 24.-Ssveral
provincial governors have arrived in ST.
Petersburg to support the movement of the
reactioniSts in favor of a d 'ssolution o.
parliament ON the ground that the ebatc ;
are causing dangerous agitation and fer
ment. This. ii is .neged. is espe idl :
noticeable in the provinces where the
asrar.an disorders of 1906 occurred.
The panicky feeling among the liberal
in regard 20 the poss .b;lity of a dissolution
of parliament has subsidized owing to tie
cordial manner in which the emperor re-
TIvet. President Go.OEn Yesterday.
The FIRST executive session OF the lower
huus, of parliament Will be held April 26.
when. at the request of the minister OF
war. the house VIII consider the la v fix
ing the number of recruits for 1907 Tn
is an urgent matter as the law must b.
promulgited-py May II.
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TO GO INTO BUSINESS
j. b. Brickt nstein Resigns Position in
Patent Office.

j. II. Brickenstei:i, one of the three men,
bers of the board of examiners-in-chief of
the patent office, has resigned, and his res
ignation has been accepted by Commits
sioner Allen to take effect May 10. Mr..
Brickenstein is the second member of the
board to resign in a month, the first being
John NJ Colt.
Mr.. Brickenstein is to take charge of the
Washington branch of the new firm of
patent attorneys, with headquarters in New
York city, the senior member of which is a
former Washingtonian and official of the
patent office.
The position which Mr.. Brickenstein will
leave pays $1,000 a year, and is enc of the
most important in the patent Office. He has
held 1t for twelve years, and has been in
the patent Office for twenty years. having
been originally appointed from Pennsyl-
vania.
The vacancy will be filled by promotion.
but no name has yet been selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
WAGE LIFT FOR RAILWAY MEN.
Increase at Providence, R. l., Will
Benefit 1000 Employees

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 81 - An
nouncement OF a 10 per cent increase in
wages basis of ten-hour day, to go
into effect Sunday next, was made today
by the management of the Rhode Island
Company. the corporation that operates
practically all of the street railway lines
in the state
This increase will be shared by 615 motor
men and 59S conductors. In explaining the
increase. General Manager A. f. Potter
said: The raise is granted the men with
out any roquest having been made by them.
and would Indicate that the railway man
agemcnt is able to deal more literally with
it's employees " here unions exist. for the
reason q az il is not obliged to hold Da X
something at all times as matter Of
trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
BROKE UP A REVIVAL SERVICE.
Free-for-All Fight Among Kentuck-
ians Cleared Out Church.

ASHLAND, KY, April pat Sutton,
near Grayson. free-for all fight last night
between the Patrick, Sexton and Haney
boys broke up revival service The affair
was caused by Jim Patrick, who held the
hand of Albert Haney's sweetheart Haney
struck Jim Patrick, and their friends took
sides, starting battle that literally
cleaned out" the church.
Jim Patrick's skull was crushed and he
cannot survive. The girl who was the limo
cent cause of the trouble was struck with
a pair of brass knuckles and rendered un-
conscious. Two other combatants were in
jured. The principals are under arrest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Three Hurt in Lodge Room Explosion.

WINCHESTER, Va, April 2i.-rhe town
of Stephens City, Frederick county. was
thrown into intense excitement Monday
night by an explosion of chemicals In
fiashlight machine which was being used
by the local tribe of the Improved Order OF
Red Men during the initiation of palefaces.
Three prominent members of the order were
more or less seriously injured. while the
room was damaged and the windows
broken.
The injured are Rev. E. A. Stanton, pas
tor OF the United Brethren Church; c. E.
Cougiil and J. NJ. Locke. The explosion
caused people to rush from their homes.
The Red Men occupy a room over the Peo-
pies Bank. and it was feared by residents
that the bank or post office was being dyna-
mited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
TALKING ABOUT THEIR TRIP.
Members of immigration Commission
Hold Two Hours Session.

The immigration commission adjourned
To-Day after session of a couple of hours.
and Will meet again upon the call of the
chairman, Senator Dillingham;.
Most of the time of the commission to-
day taken up in arranging details
connected with the trip to Europe, which
will be made some time between May 20
and June l. The commission has not decid-
ed on which vessel it will sail
Mr.. NJ. w. Blumenberg, one of the official
stenographers of the Senate was today
named as the stenographer of the com
mission and will accompany the members
abroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
SCIENTISTS TO VISIT ALASKA.
Will Study Seismic and Volcanic Con-
ditiona in Aleutian Islands.

SEATTLE, Wash, April 24.-T. A. Jaeger,
jr.. professor OF geology at the Massachu
sets Institute OF Technology. is in this
city en- route to Alaska. where he will head
a party of eminent scientists who will
study seismic and volcanic conditions in
the Aleutian Islands. Their studies will
have as an underlying purpose the discov-
cry of means whereby the present
trouble experienced in engineering where
seismic disturbances are numerous will be
Obviated.
The party will take with them number
OF powerful apparatus and large camera
In the Aleutian Islands fifty-nine volcanoes
nave been reported, and one of them near
Dutch Harbor, was reported active last
March. Among those in the party are
Prof. II. V. Gommere of the University of
California and DR.. Van Dyke of San
francisco. They are taking waterproof
SILK tents with bamboo poles for use in
the mountains.
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TO REPRESENT HAITI.
NJ Naval Delegation, but Three Army
Officers Going to Exposition.

The Secretary of State has been Off
cially advised by the Haitian government
that it will be unable to send a naval dele
cation to the jamestown exposition and
will be represented at the exposition by
three officers of the army, to wit Col.
Xavier Latortue, instructor general of ar
tillery; Conmandant Leonce Laraque in
srructor general of cavalry; Capt. Alfred
Nomours Auguste, instructor attached to
the army.
This notification would seem to dispose
effectually of the published report that
Haiti would be represented at the exposi-
ton by a vice admiral, whose rank would
give him precedence over Rear Admiral
Evans, commanding the United States
naval forces, and the representatives of all
the foreign navies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
VELOCITY WON AT EPSON.
Result of City and Suburban Handi-
cap Today.

LONDON. April 24.-The city and subur-
ban handicap at EPSON today was won by
Velocity. Larino was second and Succor
third. Thirteen horses started.
Dean Swift, the winner of the city and
suburban last year. was the faVorite, but
was not placed. Velocity won by three
lengths.
Danny Maher, the American jockey,
rode Slavetrader, G. S. NewtonS entry.
Three jockeys were thrown during the
race but none of them was seriously hurt.
The betting was q to ! against Velocity, 3
to l against Larino and 100 to 4 against
SuccOr.
The city and suburban handicap is of
2.COO soVereigns, for three year-ods and
inward about one mile and a quarter.
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Shot at Service.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON, KY, April pa special
today says that in Martin county VIM.
Bowen, wealthy merchant, was assassin
ated while conducting religious services at
his residence. Winchester and Tbomos
Jordan, brothers, are Charged with the
crime. Winchester was arrested hut
Thomas sprang into Tug river and swan to
the West Virginia side, escaping Bowen
was conducting evening devotional exer-
cises at home when he was called to the
door. He carried his Bible with him and
as he pulled the door open he was shot
through the 1t. The Bowen and Jordan
families had been enemies for many years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
PETITION TO ROOSEVELT.
Many Missourians Ask Parton for C.
w. Anderson,

KANSAS CITY, April ga petition to
President Roosevelt. containing 10000
names. asking that he pardon Charles W.
Anderson was forwarded today to Senator
William Warner at Washington. This huge
appeal has been prepared since Friday last
when Anderson, a respected business man.
was arrested here and returned to the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth. Kan,
from which ne escaped eight years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
NOT TALKING POLITICS.
Secretary Taft Can't Say When He
Will Discuss the Situation.

In answer to a specific question to
whether he intended to make any announce
ment in the near future regarding his po-
litical purposes Secretary Taft today said
that he certainly would make no such
statement before his Ohio trip, which be-
gins Friday, and he was not pre- Jared to
state whether not he would have any
thing to say after that trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24

next Friday. when it will resume its in
vcstigat ton into the grating by the police
force which has already resulted in some
astounding revelations as to the sums of
money which it is alleged have been
charged for police protection. These sums,
it is alleged. range from 50 per week for
pat:olmca up 10 800 per week for men
higher in rank.
In the matter of the telephone companies
the announcement is made by the p:osecu-
ton that no further indictments VIII be
fort booming for several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Still Hold to kidnapping.

The Pinkerton detectives on the case take
little stock IN the theory OF Detective Lore.
and sun adhere TO the kidnapping theory
Detective Lore, from the time he was
brought into the ease, confined himself ex-
clusively 10 Investigations around the Mar
win farm, and 10 interrogating those who
were about the place at the time of the
boys disappearance.
From statements made to him and his
own differences he has evolved the theory
that the boy was playing around the wagon
in which Butler and the others were re-
moving goods from the house and becoming
entangled in wheel was run over and
killed. But notwithstanding that the de
teCtive told his story TO the Kent county
grand jury, the grand jury refrained from
returning an indictment of any kind before
81 adjourned yesterday. and also refused TO
await further developments by prolonging
its sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
SAN FRANCISCO GRAFT CASES.
Ruef Trial Has Been Postponed Until
Friday Next.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-The Ruef
trial has been postponed until Friday next.
The new venire of fifty trial jurors Will
then appear in court for examination as to
their qualifications to try the case Out of
the other panels called only four Jurors
have been accepted and sworn IN.
\ The grand jury has also adjourned until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Personal Mention.

Major Charles Hine of New York and
Vienna, Va, for some time past the rail-
way expert of the New York firm that has
been employed by Secretary Garfield to as
sist in the revision Of business methods in
the Interior Department, is temporarily in
the city in connection with that work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
NEW SWEDISH MINISTER.
NJ. De Lagercrantz Will Be Presented
Tomorrow

NJ. De IaSercrantZ, the new Swedish
minister to the United States. who has ar
rived here. will be formally presented to
President Roosevelt tomorrow. Mr. Lager
crantz comes the successor of Mr.. Grip.
who was recalled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Opening of international Contests al
London TODAY

LONDON, April 24.-In the international
amateur court tennis championship con-
tests. which began at the Queens Club to-
day, Jay Gould Of New York played r. X
Cross and the first set by 60 and
the second by 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24

York State Volunteers a member Of the
Military Service Institute of the United
States, Army and Navy Club of New York
and was first vice president of the WASH
ington Real Estate Exchange for the year
1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
SUCCEEDS LATE BARON FRIscH.
Senator Akymof Appointed President
of Council of Fmpire.

ST. PETERSBURG, April Ex-senator
Akymof has been appointed president of
the council Of the empire upper house of
parliament. in succession to | lron Frisch
who died April 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Six MAY Be Drowned.

HARBOR BEACH. Mich, April 24.-The
fishing tug Searchlight of this port is miss
ing and is believed to have sunk in Lake
Huron last night with her crew Of six men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24

NJ Akymof was for time minister of
justice He is a brother-n-law of ex-
Interior Minister Durnovo, and has been
acting judge in the trial of Assistant
Interior Minister Gurko and NJ. Litvinoff
head in department in tie interior min
istry. before the high court of justice on the
charge of Incorporating millions %
bushels of grain intended for the famine
sufferers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
CAPITOL GRAFTERS
MAY Be ARRESTED
Criminal Proceedings Likely in
the Harrisburg Affair.
WAITING FOR THE REPORT
Much Damaging Testimony Has
Already Been Adduced.
INFERIOR MATERIALS USED
Large Force Of Auditors Has Assisted
the Audit Company-State
Was overcharged.
WAITING FOR THE REPORT
INFERIOR MATERIALS USED

HARRISBURG, Pa, April 24-As a re-
suit of the investigation by the legisla-
tive commission into the expenditure OF
*S,ooo.ooo for furnishings and decorations
Tor the new state capitol. il is probable
that criminal proceedings will be insti-
tuted by the state against certain per-
sons who have prominently figured in the
investigation. Both Governor Stuart and
Senator Fisher, chairman of the iuvesti-
eating commission, have declared their
belief that enough evidence has been
brought out to warrant such action The
governor, it is said. will lay the matter
before the attorney general as soon as
the commission has made its final report
The commission has been investigating
the charges of extravaganza. overcharges
dupllcation in payments of bills and
fraud for nearly two months. and has
yet to take the testimony of many i'm
portant persons who have knowledge OF
the subject under investigations Among
those to be examined is former Governor
Pennypacker.
Report Shortly.
The Investigating commission has been
assisted by large force of auditors in
the employ Of a New York audit COM
pany. The report of these auditors VIII
n,
Will cover much ground that the COM
mission was unable to touch through the
calling of witnesses.
Whether civil suits can be brought has
not been determined. but members of the
commission are convinced that it has been
demonstrated that the charges upon which
criminal action can be brought are as fol-
lows:
Substitution of inferior materials in vio-
lation OF specifications.
Some of the Charges.
Overcharging the state for materials the
value q: which 1t was stipulated was to be
fixed by the market price as well as charg-
ing these same prices for articles which
were by means what they We're repre-
scented to be.
Conspiracy in the preparation of specif-
cations and the awarding of tie contracts
classification of accounts and methods
which would tend to deceive state officials
In the making of payments for contract >
and comm SSions.
The commission will hold another session
this afternoon to take testimony of suu-
contractors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
ON THE WAY TO JAMESTOWN.
Sc 7eral Parties Start for the EXPOSE
ton Opening

COLUMBUS. Ohio, April 24.-The official
Ohio party, which will represent the state
of Ohio at the opening of the jamestown ex-
position on the 10Th instant. left for the eX
position today in a special car over the
Toledo and Ohio Central road. The party
VIII arrive at jamestown at noon Thursday.
Returning, the party Will pass through
Washington and stop there for day.
The party includes Senator Charles Dick
S. J. Flickinger, the governors secretary.
who represents him; a number of state Off
Gals, state senators and representatives and
the members of the Ohio committee for the
observation-disclosures Knight, Given, Root
Campbell and Handy.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. April 24-The
Rhode Island delegation to the opening of
the jamestown exposition left here today
The party includes Gov. James H. Higgins
his staff and the Rhode Island members of
the jamestown exposition commission.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. April 24.-The Con-
necticut party, headed by Gov. Woodruff and
staff, left here shortly after noon today for
jamestown to attend the opening of the
exposition. The party numbered 1O2 per
sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
Weather.

Fair tonight; tomorrow, in-
creasing cloudiness and warmer.
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BUTLER MAY HAVE
KILLED MARVIN BOY
Farm Hand Has Been Arrested
for the Crime.
STORY OF A RAYSTACK
Child Was Last Seen as He Played
About It.
ANOTHER CLUE AT LAST FOUND
The Man Arrested Declares He is In
nocent. but Remembers See
ing the Child.
Child Was Last Seen as He Played
About It.
MOTHER CLUE AT LAST FOUND


Special Dispatch to he Star.
DOVER. Del. April 2i.-Frank Butler,
Il farm hand and fisherman. who was
working at the old barn on the Marvin
farm ON the day that Horace y. Marvin,
jr-. disappeared. was arrested al Lebanon.
Del. at o'clock this morning on war
rant charging him with murder He was
brought Immediately to this place and
lodged in the Kent county jail without
bail. He stoutly maintains his innocence.
and made this statement this morning;
IF l carried off that boy in sack or
any other way ! did not know it, Be
fore God. am innocent"
The arrest of Butler is the first de
ciSive step in the case Of the four year
old Marvin boy who disappeared from
his fathers farm at Bay Meadows, seven
miles east of here. on tie morning of
March /. Many wild clues of kidnapping
have been followed up. and reports have
come from more than i score of towns
and cities to the effect that the child
had been found there.
With Horace Caldwell. a fellow farm
hand, Butler was engaged in loading wheat
screenings and fishing floats at the old
barn at ~ q clock Monday morning. March
4. Not ten Yards away little Horace Mar
win was last seen. As the wagons were
loaded they were driven to the farm of
Harry Nndin. half mile to the south
west where the fodder and household
goods Of james WOodaH former owner of
HE Meadows farm. were stored pending
their removal down the bay to Wocdalls
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-20
THE MARVIN BOY
Man Detained By Police al Gloversville Talked About
 Marvin Case
ISUNDER CLOSE WATCH

Gloversville, N. Y., April 20.-- Captain Colson of the local police de- partment was in telephonic communi- cation with Dr Horace Marvin at Do- Der, Del, early to-day regarding Alex ander H. Allen, who is detained by the police here pending identification of child who was with him and who is believed to be Dr Marvin's son Horace. An attempt to identify the boy, who, with a young woman who accompanied Allen here is under close watch, will be made to-day. Myles Standish, the Marvin boys cousin, is expected here to-day. Allen, who is being held at police headquarters, asked to-day if he was being held on the Marvin matter. On being told that he was he said .The expected, or rather the unexpected has hap pened." Ever since he was detained, ostensibly for vending without H. cense. he has talked about the Mar win case whenever left alone with his guard. The resemblance between the boy who came here with Allen and the woman who he alleges is his wife, and the Marvin child is strik- ing.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-20
STRIKE SETTLED
Brewery Workers Will Be AL lowed One Gallon of Beer
 Each Day
SHORTER HOURS ALSO

Springfield, Mass, April 2O.-A strike of 15O brewery workers in this city for better working conditions, ended today, the men returning to work under an agreement that each man be allowed gallon of beer a day for his personal consumption, and a reduction in the hours of work.
 The allotment of gallon of beer a day is concession on the part of the employees rather than of the mas ter brewers, as previously the men were allowed to drink as much beer as they pleased. Under the new work ing agreement each workman will receive a quart of beer four times ] day. The first allowance will be served at 9:30 in the morning, the second at noon, the third at o'clock and the fourth when the men quit work for the night. The new rule is accepted by the men upon the repre- sentation that the previous system has been attended by great waste. The schedule of hours adopted pro vides that employees shall work eight hours day the year around, instead of nine hours during the months from April 1 to October 1.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-20
SOCIAL PROBLEMS.
Will Be Discussed at Convention in
 Philadelphia To-day.

Philadelphia. April 2O.-The educa- tional and social problems in the de- pendencies of the United States are the speca! subjects to be discussed at to-day's session of the American aca- demy of political and social science. The first session to-day will not be. gin until this afternoon. The educa- tional system of the Philippines will be reviewed by David J. Barrows, su- perintendent of public instruction in the islands, and Thomas Bonayenture Lawler, of New York, will tell of the work of the Roman Catholic church in the archipelago. Prof w. Kemmer- CT of Cornell university will discuss the Philippine postal savings bank, and education in Porto Rico will be reviewed by F.. w. Lord, assistant commissioner of education in that de- pendency.
 The legal and political problems af- fecting the dependencies will be ta- ken up at the closing session tonight.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-20
New Move in school Question.

Constantinople. April 20.-Ambas- sador Leishman has made new move in the American school question. by which he has placed the porte in the awkward position of appearing to thwart the will of the sultan. In his latest communication to the for eign office the ambassador pointedly called attention to the fact that, not withstanding the formal pledges of his majesty that satisfactory set tlement of the question would be ar- ranged, the porte has utterly failed to carry out the imperial assurances. Even Turkish circles admit that it places the government in tho unen- viable light of seeming 10 oppose the execution of the sultan's promises.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-20
Received by. Emperor.

Tokio. April 20.--The emperor yesterday received in audience NJ. Tsuzuki, chief secretary of the privy council, who has been appointed the head of the Japanese delegation to the peace conference at The Hague, and who has been made a member of the house of peers. His majesty urged the delegate to use his best efforts in order to obtain good re- suits at The Hague. adding: We have always said that we were solici- tous for the peace of the world. You are expected to carry out this desire at the peace conference to which you are now being sent"