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Evening star., 1907-11-11
Italy Has Afinities, Too.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ROME, November 1.-THE publis is ac-
customed to read love letters of writers
after their deaths, but 1t is an unusual
sensation to read them while both actors
in the love drama are living. Not since
D'Annunzio in his book The Flame re-
vealed his love passages with Eleanor
Duse has such a literary sensation been
aroused in Italy as by Letters to Lydia, -
which have just Come out.
They are impassioned love epistles
written in the Durest and most charming
style. The author is Edward Scarfoglio
one Of 1taly's best writer's. and ex-hus-
band of the well-known authoress, Ma
tilda Serao. Lydia is the beautiful ac-
tress, Lydia Gauthier. who, to make the
affair more piquant, herself publishes the
letters.
She explains her action by saying that
her friends had reproached her for her
love for Scarfoglio. and that she publishes
the letters as a justification to prove that
after such woong she could not help her
self
Evening star., 1907-11-11
Police Linguists for Paris.
cial Csblegram to The Star


PARIS, November 11.-Paris will soon
have a unique body of linguistic police
men, who will speak English. Spanish,
German or Italian, just as the occasion
requires. M. Lepine, chief of police, is
probably the first to occupy that position
who has hit upon this idea, which
will supply crying want in a big cos
mopolitan city. Foreigners who do not
speak French are often hopelessly lost in
Paris, and their desperate attempts to
make themselves understood, or to under
stand the policemen, only end In failure.
AS some strangers will not learn
French, M. Lepine decided that some Of
and he has selected fifty of his subordi-
mates, whom he suspects to be specially
gifted, to set about learning the foreign
tongues. They are to begin with Eng
lish, German Spanish and Italian.
The English-speaking globe-trotters be-
ing by ia" the most numerous and more
rarely equipped than others with a supply
of French verbs. their language is to
have the first place in the policeman s
repertoire. The fifty subordinates of NJ.
Lepne will therefore. set about studying
Shakespeare s tongue hard and fast, and
English grammars instead og chess
When they have graduated-that is, when
able to pass their examination to the
satisfaction of NJ. Lepine-they will be
equipped with special badges, and given
prominent stations on the bouleva-ds.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
FORMER BALT1MoREAN DEAD.
Fatally Hurt in Railroad Accident
in Peru.

BALTIMORE, November 11.-Thomas ]
Cannon, 401 North Fulton avenue was
notified Saturday of the death of his
brother. Mr.. William Cannon, at Areauipe
Peru, on August 10 last. The death is
said to have taken place under peculiar
circumstances. Mr. Cannon was a travel
Ing engineer, and had been living in Peru
for the past thirty-five ycafs. While rid
ing on an engine, August 5, the engineer
lost control of the iron horse while it was
descending steep grade. The engineer,
who was inexperienced. and the fireman
jumped, leaving Mr.. Cannon on the en-
gine alone. He reversed the engine. but it
collided with several sand cars before it
stopped Mr.. Cannon was thrown to the
ground by the impact and was fatally in
jured.
Mr.. Cannon was born in Somerset coun-
ty, Md. sixty-one years ago, and came to
this city in 1870 with his brother Mr..
Thomas Cannon. The deceased went to
New York two years later. and shortly
afterward went to Peru. He reconstructed
the telegraph system on the main railroad
in that country. He is said to have re-
signed three days prior to the accident, as
the result of a controversy with the rail-
road officials.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
NEW ORDER OF HEROES
KING EDWARD WILL FOUND A
SORT OF CARNEGIE CLASS.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. November 1l.-In opening the
new Queen Alexandra dock at Cardiff sew
eral weeks ago, King Edward remarked:
II have often read with a feeling of ad-
miration and pride how, on occasions
when numbers of miners are cut OFF, by
fallen debris or other obstructlons, from
the outer world their fellow-workers. un-
deferred by their perfect knowledge OF
the danger of the attempt, eagerly volun-
teer to assist in the work of rescue
THE whole country applauds and is
grateful for the courage and devotion of
such heroes but 1 have for some time
felt that insufficient means exist Of giving
worthy and lasting public recognition
of these brave deeds. l propose very
shortly to establish decoration bearing
nv own name. to be awarded to the
COURAGEOUS men who. in the mines ana
ouarries of this country. voluntarily en-
danger their lives in order to save the
lives Of others to-.
inst been announced in the London
C,szette 1t is there stated that the king
has been pleased to issue warrant under
his maiesty's royal sign manual creating
a new medal to be awarded in recognition
ouarrymen and others who endanger thelr
own lives in saving or endeavorlng 10
save the lives OF others from peru IN
mines or ouarries within the empire The
medal Will be of two classes: which ic VII,
he designated and styled "the Edward
medal Of the first class" and the Ed
ward medal of the second class. me
frst will consist of a circular medaI or
silver, with his majesty's effgy on the
diverse and on the reverse a design ign rep, eIe
inscription FOR Courage" The second
medal will consist of circular me meoal nep ot
medals will only be awarded to those
who. while rescuing or att attempting aEu !,,as to
and will be made only on a recommenda-
ton of the home secretary 1T the hranet meda,s ais
q dark blue riband with a narrow yellow
stripe on either side When any any act bo,d o5
g. decoration has already been confer
red, such act may be recorded aoo.t3an ey par
Lii he forfeited should any recipient be
guilty of crime or disgraceful conduct.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
CROWN JEWELS PAWNED.
May Be Preparatory to the Moroccan
Sultan's Abdication.

Special Cablegram 10 lhe Star.
LONDON, November 1.-THE Westmin-
ster Gazette says it has received informa-
ton from an authentic source that within
the past few days the bulk of the crown
Jewels of Morocco and much of the en-
peror's personal jewelry have been Sc
cretly removed from Morocco and depos-
tied safely in London.
These valuables, which are estimated by
the Moroccan authorities to be worth
S5,OO0,OOO. were ostensibly brought over
for the purpose of raising sum approx
mating that figure, but the famous bank
near Charing Cross, in whose vaults they
are now deposited, was only disposed to
advance sum of s1.25O,O0O upon them.
Under these circumstances it is fully an
ticipated that a second consignment will
be sent from the sultan's accumulations
of reciouS stones.
Various stories are af1oat in official quar-
ters as to the real purpose of the sultan in
sending these valuables to England. In
some quarters he is thought to be pre-
pairing for abdication, forced or willing, or
is taking precautions against obviously
possible happenings in Morocco.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
HooLIdAN PRINCE AGAIN.
Further Outbreaks by George OF
Servia. May Be "Removed."
.prsm to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
VIENNA, November 11.-Nealy all the
papers publish kilograms from Belgrade
in which the Crown Prince George OF Ser
via is again the leading figure. 1t is stated
that the other evening the commandant
of the Life Guards, Mai. Dunjitch left
the royal palace. and court carriage, In
which the crown prince sat, passed him
AS Mai Dunjitch did not observe the
prince he did not salute. The carriage
was stopped and the prince asked: why
did YOU not salute me?'' The command
ant then assumed the correct military at
titude, apologized and said owing to the
darkness he did not see his royal high
ness. March on. and do not bark. dog,
the young man is said to have replied,
upon which the commandant pointed out
the improperly of his language. but after
launching few curses at him the prince
drove on. AS the prince is continually in
sulting and tyrannizing over the officials,
court marshals, chiefs of cabinets and
stewards. they vii. be replaced by Others
His royal highness has been ordered to
reside in the palace. Hitherto he has
Evening star., 1907-11-11
NO MORE STOCK WATERING.
Public Service Commission Will En-
force Law Forbidding It.

F. ALBANY. November I1.-That the pub
lie service commission of the second dis
trict will enforce that provision of the
utilities law forbidding the injection of
water into mergers of utility corporations
was made clear Saturday by its de-
cision in the matter OF the purchase of
the Lockport Light. Heat and Power
Company of the Economy Light, Fuel and
Power Company and Lockport Gas and
Slectric Light Company. In a decision of
considerable length the commission also
made il plain that the raising of the price
of gas and electricity by the sitting of
competition through the combining OF
competitive companies would not be per-
mitted.
The Economy Light, Fuel and Power
Company has been engaged in bitter war
in the city of Lockport, as a result of
which the price for electric power in the
city is lower than in any other place IN
the country, and the price for electric
light lower than in 90 per cent of the
cities of the United States. Recently the
Lockport Gas and Electric Light Com
pany was formed for the purpose of DUR
chasing the two rival companies and to
consolidate the warning interests. The
marger clause of the public service COM
missions law prohibits any increase of the
capital stock of the corporation formed
by the merger or consolidation of two or
more corporations exceeding the sum OF
the capital stock of the corporations 50
consolidated al their par value.
1t was found that the stock and bonds
of the two companies amounted to 500
900, and that the new company proposed
a total capitalization of s1.200OOo.
While admitting that technically the
new company did not come under tho
merger clause of the law the commission
decided that 1t must, nevertheless, confine
its capitalization to 500 900, and that IL
must also enter into stipulation that the
price of gas and electricity in the city of
Lockport shall not be increased at any
time from the present figures without the
consent of the commission.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
OSCAR G. MURRAY I'LL.
President of Baltimore and Ohio
Company to Forego Trip.

GlRARD. Ohio, November 11.-As the
special train bearing Oscar G. MURRAY
president of the Baltimore and Ohi,
railroad, ncared Girard Saturday Mr.
Murray became suddenly i'll. So serious
was his condition that it was deemed
prudent to sidetrack his private car
while the rest of the party continued
their inspection of the Fairport branch
Mr.. MurrayS car was placed on = sill
ing and he rested there all day in tho
care of physician. In the evening Tho
special train returned, the Murray car
was coupled on, and although Mr. MN
ray $ condition had improved he W.
taken to his brothers home in New cas-
tie, Pa.
BALTIMORE. November 1l-Thc reDorr
published today that President O. G.
Murray of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road was taken i'll on the line while on
an inspection trip and compelled TO ston
at New Castle. Pa, was denied Al his
once mere today. Mr.. Murray is at his
once as usual. \ member of the n4rt,,
said that the possible occasion of the r,
NOR was the cutting off of the Presidents
heavy car al a junction point while a
branch line was being Inspected.
Evening star., 1907-11-11

from. friend, he lighted it and pro-
ceeded 70 march with bowed head in the
middle OF Center street. announcing that
he would perform penance by walking
T. tie Church of Our Lady of Mount Car
ntlI.
C"scone's friends, now thousand
sti ong, fell in behind him and blocked
all traffic until the police swooped down
on them. They seized the unshod Cas-
cone and asked him what he was doing
W hen lie explained. they urged him to
take carriage and make his pilgrimage
IN less spectacular fashion. His friends
hIrred away to Mulberry Park and came
bach with a dozen carriages, loaned by
5s.ca Galoupo, the popular Italian un-
dertaker. Cascone selected vehicle
drawn by two white horses and got upon
the uCx beside the driver. still grasping
the lighted candle. and still hatless, coat
less and barefoot.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
LIBERTY AFTER THREE YEARS
Italian Tosses Away Raiment and
Leads Procession From Tombs,

NEW YORK. November 1.-THE friends
aud relatives OF Rassa"lo Cascone. the as
s"ciate in the TOmbs OF Harry Thaw
turned out to the number Of 800 yesterday
when he was released from the Tombs
after having been tried twice for murder
and imprisoned three years in the death
house AT Sing Sing.
The mob that marched in solid flank
from the Italian quarter surged about the
city prison in a cheering swarm when the
young man emerged from the barred
doorway. Several of them carried can
dies and CruCitXes which they pressed
upon him. He waved them back aud sat
down on the steps. raising his hands, in
prayer. Several OF his relatives kneIt
with him.
When he arose he took off his shoes
ana .rCks and threw them into the mid
die of the street. Then lie discarded his
hat oId coat. Taking fye-foot taper
Evening star., 1907-11-11
aad separate house in the neighborhood

had a separate house in the neighborhood.
Another t~.egram received from Bel
grade states that the ponce have dis
covered a plot for the removal OF Prince
George The conspirators are alleged to
be mostly regicides implicated in the
crime of June II. 1908, and therefore
neither the government nor the police
dare to do anything. The prince is in ii
perpetual state of nervousness, and for
weeks he has not slept in his palace in
the Kronenstrasse. The king has there
fore given him rooms in the Konak.
Prince George has not yet fully re-
covered from the effects of his debauch in
Paris where he tried to outdo the Paris
ianS themselves
Evening star., 1907-11-11
Lava Dust at UnaIaska.

LAS soon Lieut.. Camden realized that
this new development was composed Of
lava dust, which was easily recognizable
at the short distance the ship was then
from the island, he Immediately connected
it with fall of lava dust that occurred at
Unalaska September ], 1907. about the
source of which there had been so much
contradictory information given, and the
connection between the incident and the
tons of lava dust covering the island was
obvious. McCulloch peak had blown up
certainly not more than few hours be-
fore the fall of lava dust at Unalaska
and this, then, was the much disputed
source.
There had been an unusual irruption of
water into the crater beneath it, tremen-
dous pressure instantly createu and a
shower of rocks, mud and dust hurled
! high into the air the latter being carried
with the prevailing winds and scattered
| over the Aleutian Islands to the south
ward from their beaches to the SUBMITS
! of the loftieSt volcanoes.
! Mount Makushin, with an elevation of
| 5,691 feet, is an active volcano, situated on
UnalaSka Island at a point about forty
miles east of BOgoSlof Island. 1t is ga III
| that there is a subterranean connection
! between the two volcanoes, but the theory
| has no reliable founda ton and is hardly
| tenable. as the activity of the one does
not produce any noticeable activity on the
| part of the other. However as has been
| previously stated, after the fall of lava
| dust at tnalaska, there was much discus
| SION as to the origin of it, some of the ma
! tlVes claiming that it had come from a
| volcano on Umnak Island, in which tIley
| were supported by the direction of the
wind at the time the fall of the dust oc-
CURED. Others. in the vicinity of JTnaIas-
| ka. claimed that Mount Makushin was
! responsible for the shower. But the ma
| tiVes of kasega bay stated that they had
seen an Immense cloud of dust over Bog
| osiof Island. which was thrown to a great
! elevation and carried in various directions
| by counter currents of the higher alti-
tudes. Consequently the direction from
which this cloud of lava dust approached
Evening star., 1907-11-11
Mines Seized by Mexico.

MEXICO CITY, November 1.-THE
Mexican government has made official an
that the iron mines situated
in Lower California, which were pur
chased about three years ago by the Pa
cif1c Steel Company, in which Charles NJ.
Schwab was said to be largely interested.
have been taken In charge by the federal
because the company failed TO
pay the taxes on the properties
The mines will be sold at auction by the
government December l.
Evening star., 1907-11-11
Historic Blackstone.

PATERSON. N. J.. November IL
Frank Gledhill, a lawyer of this city, has
just received from a London book shop &
copy of blackstone's Commentaries, print
ed in 1874. 1t is bound In calf
On the title page is the name of Judah
Philip Benjamin, who was attorney gen.
eral and later secretary of state of the
southern tonfederacy. On the fall of the
Confederacy Mr.. Benjamin went to Lon
don, where he built up a large practice
and was appointed queens counsel
The copy of Blackstone was evidently a.
part of his law library when he practiced
in New Orleans before the war
Evening star., 1907-11-11
Siliko Sold for S35. 600

LEXINGTON, Ky, November lit be.
came known Saturday that the famous
trotter Stliko. 2as@, by Moke ont of
Silicon, has been sold by Joseph and Ed
ward Madden of this city to George II.
hetcham of Cleveland Ohio. for q.ouis
Wynans of Brighton. England for tn.
reported price of S:;5Uua The trottrr
will soon be shipped to England. Siikn
won the Kentucky Futurity hare in Ipoi
in 2lli<. and in October this year went
against time in 206$..
Evening star., 1907-11-11

Frank Benson of Terra Alta w Va,
visited Oakland Md. and started to re-
turn home on a freight train. When
near Corinth, w. Va. he fell under the
train and both legs We're cut off below the
knee. He was taken to his home at Ter
ra Alta. He will recover.
Evening star., 1907-11-11

Lord Curzon of kedleston is about to
re-enter public life. He has consent ted
to contest the seat III the house of COM
mons for West Hull, made vacant by the
elevation of the Hon Charles Henry
Wellesley Wilson to the peerage on the
death Of his father, Lord Nunburnholme
Evening star., 1907-11-11

Prominent business and professional
men in Philadelphia have been subpoena
ed wiJne sses to show that Mrs Flor
ence Leggett has been acknowledged as
the wife OF the late Jacob Muir, the mil
lionaire jeweler, in her suit for half of his
estate
Evening star., 1907-11-11
McCULLOCH PEAK.

he~earth was no evidence as to the direc-
ton of its source.
while Mount Makushin was observed
to be covered with lava dust. so were all
the surrounding mountains and to Lieut.
Camden it seems there can be but little
doubt that the deposit was belched from
Bogoslof Island when the explosion of Nc
Culloch peak occurred
No attempt was made to land on ac-
count of the heavy surf. Had landing
been effected but little could have been
accomplished, as the lava dust lay many
feet in depth over the island and would
have proved but little better than quick
sand to traverse.
Survey Of the Island.
From the northern side of the island
small jet of steam escaping from the
apex of Perry peak was visible, while
over the more elevated portion of the
sand spit thin vapor was discernible,
which was correctly surmised, later
proved arising from a lake or bay
occupying the old site of McCulloch peak.
"AS the McCulloch steamed around the
northwestward end of the island the in
creased width of the island became ap-
parent, and bearings were taken from
which its widest points were plotted.
When opposite Castle rock the ship
came upon the lagoon whose existence
had been suspected and for which all had
been looking. Through the opening
deep bay over half a mile in diameter
could be seen extending to the base OF
Perry peak. from the surface of which
steam slowly rose in considerable guam
ties.
The northern banks of this inlet were
precipitous and estimated to be 100 feet
high. At one or two points on the bank
there seemed to be unusual activity,
and one as the men on the ship gazen a
dense cloud of smoke arose with rush,
as If fired from cannon, but there was
no report
"A thick deposit of sulphur was notice
aL.e on the beach and its fumes could be
detected two miles away.
'Bogoslof Island was the picture of
desolation before the disappearance of
McCulloch peak, but at the present time
the spit adjacent to the site of the van
ished peak has the appearance of battle
field. on which chaos reigns supreme, the
huge rocks, the discolOration of the sui
phur on the projecting ejecta. half buried
in the lava dust, and the escaping steam
require but a slight stretch of the imagi-
nation to be metamorphosed into the
corpses of soldiers lying in the blood shed
during the battle, from which the smoke
has not yet cleared.
Judging from its chaotic and subdued
appearance the land has won Jut second
place in the contest of 1907 between the
two elements, but there remain two
months of the year, and it is difficult to
prOphesy what new developments may
occur before the expiration of that time
or at what point the struggle may be re-
neWed.'
Evening star., 1907-11-11
Camden's Previous Report.

The previous report of Lieut.. Camden
attracted much attention from scientists
everywhere, and the scientific journals
throughout the world have been making
it a subject for many articles on the vol
canic birth of lands. The summary given
above is the first that has been made for
a newspaper and is the first informa-
tion given to the world of the startling
changes being made by nature In the new
lands over which flies the American flag.
This last report will be received with
interest and the further Developments
in the far northwest are awaited with in
terest. particularly by the scientists of
the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23

leave this money where it\is, so that it
can be used in carrying on the bust
ness of his section, as his bank is under
obligation to accommodate him with its
money during his period of necessity.
Let us not forget that at the present
time there is no New York money in
the banks outside of that city, and that
whatever happens in New York the
money of people whose homes are in
the west, far removed from the unfor-
tunate and disgraceful financial condi-
tions which have been brought upon
that city by the acts of many of it's So
called "financiers," does not depend for
its safety upon conditions affecting the
New York financial institutions That,
on the contrary, the financial condition
of each of us depends upon the bust
ness conditions of our own communi-
ties, and that to those we must look In
deciding what the future has in store
for us.
With this standard in mind certainly
no capitalist or business man who has
his home in the south or west, and
particularly in this section OF 1t, has
any right to feel apprehensive for the
future. In other words, let us keep
cool and stick to business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-23
RYAN REPUDIATED

TIME Lincoln Roosevelt Republican
league of California has estab-
Iished itself more closely than
ever in the confidence of the people
by repudiating Daniel A. Ryan, who is
endeavoring to build up a local ma
chine in San Francisco in the name of
the league, but without its consent.
Instead of the unselfsh public-spirited
citizen that he has heretofore been re-
garded in most quarters, Ryan has
demonstrated that he is either short
sighted and therefore dangerous factor
in the ranks of the reform element or
self-seking demagogue.
If the league is sincere in the declar-
alton of principles it has caused to be
published, there was left to it no alter
native but to throw Jonah Ryan over
board. The presence of one influential
man who is not big enough to see
political opportunity of lifetime Is
bound to prove more harmful to an
organization like the Lincoln-R -Roose-
velt league than almost any other con-
ceivable influence. Partisan politicians
should be kept from the councils of the
organization.