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the report to the effect that no further
strike benefits were being received by the
strikers.
PEARRE PLEASED.
Maryland Representative Dilates Upon
Party Harmony.

Snao;., Disneteb to Tho Star
,,-nrn>,r
DI>i1f>->D' S"u' ApiH nepi e'eh
tative Pearre returned from Baltimore yes
terday afternoon, where he had attended a
meeting of the state central committee OF
tho ron,h,,o,n nor,y tho rr,,,;na, h,syrass
-. =, :
VI WHICH d. shis meeting was to eiee' .iie
officers OF the state central committee for
the regular term. He seemed to be very
rpucb n,ea God with tho largo attendance Of
~. ,,,a,,hor, 80 th. 60 oo,,,a, ,o,,,n,,,-
."o " ..'e
tee ana win the me spirit OF harmony ana
deep interest in the party s success which
seemed to animate its whole membership.
he said +ba+ borrony rparLad tho nrooeed-
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CHICAGO POSTMASTER.
D. A. Campbell Appointed by the
President Yesterday.

Mr.. d. d. Campbells appointment as post
master at Chicago was announced late yes
terIay afternoon. The following statement
from the White House accompanied the an
nouncement:
Mr.. Campbell was recommended by the
predecessor, Mr.. Busse, as the best man he
knew of to take his place. and he requested
that the appointments be made Immediately,
in view of the fact that his (Mr. Busse's)
inauguration as mayor was to occur so
shortly and that in his judgment there
should not be a days delay in getting in
his successor, so as to avoid any disloca-
ton in the work OF the post office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
ROYALTY AT ToULON.
British Sovereign En- Route to Carta
gena to Visit Alfonso.

TOULON. France. April 6.-Queen Alex
andra and Princess Victoria arrived here
today and went on board the royal yacht
Victoria and Albert. The police arrested
a German on small steamer in the
vicinity Of the royal yacht. The man.
who could not explain his presence on the
vessel, was detained on suspicion of being
an anarchist.
King Edward, who arrived her last nigh,
from Biarritz delayed the departure Of the
royal yacht in order to visit the battle
ship lena, upon which the explosion OF
March caused the loss of about 40 men
His majesty expressed the sincere sym
pathy Of himself and Great Britain with
the French navy in this disaster. Kine
Edward then went on board the Victoria
and Albert and the royal yacht sailed fol
Cartagena.
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100000 Fire in Gotham.

NEW YORK, April 6-Fire practically
destroyed the siX-story building occupied
kby the Ragus Tea, Coffee and Spice Com
pany and the Union Pacific Tea Company
at Washington and Laight streets today
The loss is estimated by the members of
the firms at $500, 600.
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BLACK HAND AT HAVANA.
Threatening Letters Received by Lead.
ing Editors.

HAVANA, April 6.-The editors of i'm
portant papers here, including the Amer
lean edition of the Post, have recently been
receiving letters threatening them with
death If they do not cease publishing Black
Hand Society stories. The letters are
signed The Sister Society"
Secret service officers lately have arrested
several members of the Black Hand Society
who have been terroriZing merchants
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
WANT NO TRADES UNIONS
State Employees Will Not Be Allowed
to Join Them.
PREPARATIONS 0FTHE MILITARY
Torpedo Boats at Toulon Are Being
Made Ready to Garry the
Foreign Mails.

PARIS, April 6.-The various ministries
authors of the violent manifesto of March
30, vifyns the action of the government
in refusing permission to the state employees
to form trades unions. which was placarded
throughout the city. They We're examined
today and their dismissal from the service
of the government is shortly expected.
Premier Clemenceau has sent a letter to
the schoolmasters announcing that state
officials cannot belong to the revolutionary
confederation of labor, but that the bill
nation of unions among themselves, for
the protection of their interests.
Government Not to Be Caught.
The government fearing that the fedora
ton of labor may make some demonstra-
ton in sympathy with the state employees
along the same lines the recent strike
of the electricians of Paris, does not in
tend to be caught mapping. 1t accordingly
is making arrangements by which the po-
lice authorities in every quarter of the city
may obtain military assistance at any
hour. should occasion arise, by simply
telephoning TO the nearest barracks.
The leaders of the federation of labor,
having learned lesson from the numper of
arrests made on May 1 of last year, are
preserving the strctest secrecy regarding
their plans. but it is understood that if
there is a general strike it will not occur
May 1. but on some other day, which will
not be made known unul few hours be-
forehand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 1.-THE Belye-
dere basket ball team defeated the team
az the washington Y. NJ. c. A. tonight by
3a to L. Despite the large score rolled up
by the local boys the game was bitterly
contested from beginning to end by the
team from Washington. In the first half
OF tie game little scoring was done by
either team, the majority of the scoring
being in the second half. There was a
large attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
GRAFT IN PANAMA.
President Promises That Complaints
Shall Be Looked Into

The President has taken up the COM
plants affecting the commissary depart
ment on the Isthmus of Panama that have
come to him as the result of recent visits
of members of Congress to that place He
has assured his callers that the allegations
affecting graft in that department, and
other complaints, shall be looked into
promptly, and if conditions there are found
to be as alleged they will be set right.
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Died in a Hospital in This City.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, April 6.-Mrs.
Edna Miller, wife of Mr.. George P. Miller,
the wealthy fruit grower of Romney, W.
Va. died yesterday in hospital at WASH
ington, d. c.. where she went last Wednes-
day for an operation. She is survived by
her husband and two small children Mrs
Miller was Miss Edna Washington, niece
of r. NJ. Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07

Mrs. Won Claussen, who is the daughter
of Adolph Won Claussen. a retired mer-
chant of New York, recently complained to
the State Department at Washington that
Minister Graves had refused to present her
at the court of King Oscar. The minister
in reply sent to the state Department the
letters Mrs. Won Claussen wrote to him on
the subject.
Mrs. Won Claussen, who is one of the
heirs of the ByrneS estate, assumed her
maiden name after obtaining a divorce
from her husband, William Francis
Homan.
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Torpedo Boats Active.

Toulon. April 6.-All the torpedo boat de-,
stroyers here show signs of activity and the
squadron has been ordered to hold itself
In readiness to go to Marseille to carry the
Corsican and Algerian mails In the event
of the outbreak of the threatened seamens
strike.
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Sold for $1O,5OO.

After many long pauses and much arg,I-
ment on the part of the auctioneer the fine
old Leyniers web went for S19.J0O. George
{. Whaley was the man who signed the
cord for the purchase. Mr.. Whaley, il was
learned, was acting for some unnamed pur-
chaser.
A sixteenth century English tapestry,
blue and faint brown. upon which rode a
shoddy paladin in full battle array, was
purchased by an agent at $675. A Renais-
sance Flemish piece, depicting the victory
Of an absurdly Dutch Roman general over
horde of typically Dutch Gauls. was
knocked down for 81 ,S25 to T. Jefferson
Coolidge, jr., of Boston. Then A. Pinchot
bought in a smaller Flemish piece for S525.
On the west wall of the dining room there
hung a great red Italian Renaissance tapes
Try, glowing with live colors despite its
many years. Three smaller panels of the
same design hung by its side. The main
web. said Mr.. Kirby, was the largest speci-
men Of this particular variety of Italian
weaving outside of the Gobelin tapestry
museum. G.. L. Hudson bought the larger
picture for S.10o. An agent took one of
the pendants for $500; w. !. Walters IA
vored the second and paid g 800 for his
choice: Col. s. Z. Colt bought the third
for s. go
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STEAMBOAT IN DISTRESS.
The Jane Moseley Sighted Off Cape
Henlopen.

NEW YORK, April 6-Officers of the
steamer Sarnia. which arrived today from
West Indian ports, reported sighting the
sidewheel steamer Jane Moseley about
sixty miles off Cape Henlopen yesterday
flying signals of distress and requesting
to be lowed. The captain of the Sarnia put
his steamer alongside the Jane Moseley
and prepared to pass a towline when, with
out explanation, the Noseley steamed away.
The sdewheel steamer Jane Moseley
which reported having been flying
signals of distress off Cape Henlopen yes
terday, left here Thursday morning last for
Baltimore to receive general overhauling
preparatory to resuming her regular bust
ness of carrying summer eXcursionists
from this city down the Potomac river.
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE side
wheel steamer Jane Moseley arrived here
today from Washington, d. c., to receive
a general overhauling at local shipyard.
There was no one on board the vessel to-
night who could explain the action Of the
captain in steaming away from a steamer
that had gone to the steamboats, assist
ance in response to distress signals while
off the Delaware capes.
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MRS. Won CLAUssEN's CASE.
Incident Treated by Swedish News
papers With RidicuIe.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 6.-The
American minister, Mr.. Graves, in a let
ter to the newspapers, published today,
explains that he declined TO present Mrs
Ida NJ. Won Claussen of New York to King
Oscar because there was no evidence that
she had any royal invitation or proper
credentials
The Swedish newspapers treat the Incl
dent with ridcule
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Lasker and Marshall Meet,

NEW YORK, April 6.-The fifteenth game
of the championship chess match between
DR.. Emanuel Lasker and Frank ]. Mar
shall was begun in this city today and
was adjourned after thirty-one moves It
will be resumed tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
An Old Marriage Chest.

Before the tapestries went under the ham,
mer the purchasers were crowded into the
art gallery and into the little hall outside to
make their bids on several objects of art
which were either too heavy to be moved
down stairs or which were set into the
walls and wainscoting. There were an elab-
orately carved old Portuguese marriage
chest which resembled more a sarcophagu gus,
a Dutch marriage chest, squat and pot
bellied. refectOry table from some mon
astery a portentious Spanish carving all
gilt and fat-legged cupids. Mr.. Belasco
bought the refectOry table for $3.50. and he
also paid 500 for a strange heraldic device
in convoluted copper, which might do nicely
10 illuminate and hang outside of a theater,
but which could not possibly serve In any
part of modest households economy.
The great carved and gilded doorway,
with iron gates, all OF quaint Spanish
magnifcence. which gives entrance from
the hallway into the art gallery, was bought
by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for
SLIGO Douglas Handy, representing the
Princeton Club. which Is shortly to occupy
the White residence, bid highest for the
great carved stone fireplace and over man
tel that stands at the end OF the hall ap-
preaching to the art gallery. 8, 40 being
the price paid.
Hanging on the windows where the light
could strike through were seven panels of
Illuminated glass, relics of some forgotten
were all glowing with purple griffins and
golden glores and delicate vine scrolls.
One agent. who represented unknown
buyer. saved the ancient clotheshorses with
the grotesque faces from looking longer
out upon the clothes lines and ash barrels
of prosaic New York by taking the whole
lot of glass panels at fancy figures.
A Polychrome Ceiling.
No one but a connoisseur could see value
in the Moslem tiles which Mr.. White had
collected and set into the walls about the
entrance TO the art gallery. There were
several hundred of them, glued and plas-
tered into their original designs. Mr.. Kir-
by tried to encourage the unartistfc into
buying these tiles by telling them that Sir
Caspar Purdon Clarke had appraised them
at a high figure. 8. D. P. Trowbridge. an
architect bought one lot at $3.50; Mr.. Cool
idge and Col Colt took the rest.
Little remained unsold when the pur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
ated by President Roosevelt the writer

gated by President Roosevelt. the writer
says: With consummate artfulness, which
many would call imprudence, President
Roosevelt encouraged local legislation to
provoke simultaneously throughout the
country the same attacks, till he saw re-
hactory feudalism submit, preferring the
federal yoke to the vexatious legislation of
the states'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
Part Four.

Police to Take District Census. ............ 1
Latest Paris Fashions. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Practical Aids for Artistic NeedlewOmen. 49,. 3
An Every Day Accident. ....................
p. r. Barnum Great American Humbugger...
..Bir' Sanger, Texas Sheriff. ................
Modern University Life. ......................
Graham of Claverhouse. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. z
Garden rage. q
Batteship Disasters. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Want Ads. Observation-Disclosures. 10.
Want Ads. Observation-Disclosures. ........ IL
Charles NJ Schwab. Observation-Disclosures. IL
Grounds of Capitol Observation-Disclosures. II
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Americas Throws shad Link.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 6.-Americus
Gus Schoenlein, the local wrestling pride)
was victorious over Shad Link, the local
heavyweight, in a finish wrestling match
tonight at the Academy of Music by win
ming two out of three falls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
Part Five.

Billy Hibbs Wins Nursery Stakes ......
Georgetown Only Gets Two Hits. ..........
Middies Win by Big Margin. Observation-Disclosures.
Lancastrian Wins Lyric Easily ..,............
New Bowling Records Made. ................
A Killing Only When You Cash. ..........
Burtons Jack Frost In Pimlico Coup. ........ 2
News Of Interest to Automobilists. .......... 8
Doping the Ball Teams. Observation-Disclosures. 3
Athletics Great In Their Day. ............... s
Little Base Ball Stories. Observation-Disclosures.
Lexington to Have Spring Meet. ............. 3
Fifth Triennial Shoot. Observation-Disclosures. 4
New Control of Brightwood Track. ......... 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
THE STAR TODAY.
Part One.

Whites Art Collection Brings Zig Sum...... !
Study in Finance i'll Two Nations. .........
Bryce Modern City and State. ..........,
Fear OF Great Strike in Paris. .............. 1
Why Pretty Mercer Girl Ran Away. ......... 2
Thaw Trial Soon TO Close .............., .
Coast to Coast Campaign. Observation-Disclosures. 3
Won Lendenfeld's Investigate lions ............. 3
Alexandria Affairs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .
Clue to Marvin Boy. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Cuba Waiting for Taft NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
jamestown Territory OF Great Interest ..... 10
Exciting Contest in Baltimore. ............. IL
New Chamber of Commerce. ................ -
Phil Sheridan Relief Corps. ................. IL
Trade the Big Theme. Observation-Disclosures. 13
Paint and Powder Club. ..................... 13
Union Camn Fire Held. Observation-Disclosures. IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
Part Two.
Page

Official Action in the Army and Navy. 1
Society Observation-Disclosures. .
Alexandria Society. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3
iticntDOnu SOclety )
In the Realm of Higher Things. .............
As the Cartoonsts See the News. ...........
Princess Martha NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
News of the National Guardsmep. .......... q
Seasonable Hints for Maid and Matron. 800. s
Musical Mention. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Financial Page. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Theater. Observation-Disclosures. 10
The Foreign Stage. Observation-Disclosures. IL
Around the Observation-Disclosures. IL
In the Stores Observation-Disclosures. IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
Part Six.

Sarabo and His Funny Noises. /
Uncle Geo. Washington Bings the Village
Story-reIler MISUNDERSTANDING. 2
"Waee''-The Dog That Adopted q Man.. 2
Rub-He's Always to Blame. ................ 8
g. Stut-t-ter-ing, S-S-Sam- 70 my ..,..........
Mary and Her Little Lamb. .s............. 4
Simon Simple and the Unripe .Sausages. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
Part Three.

THE FIRST SECRETARY. BY DEMETRA
AND KENNETH BROWN. II
The Mayoralty as a Career. ..........-...... }
The Cripple. By Robert Kitchens. ...........
Adrift in an Open Boat. BY Alfred Cope.
Hunch for Largdon By Sewel Ford
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w orth $4,000.

Il am not sure that I heard that bid
said Mr.. Kirby. Il really did not want to
near it. Now, ladies and gentlemen let
me take you into my confidence This
tapestry here, the great allegorical pic
ture of commerce, is unique There has
never been offered at a private sale in
America ID piece of tapestry to equal this
one. | have it from G. l.. Hunter of Har-
Nard, himself IL great student of tapes
tries, that the lowest cash estimate of
the value of this piece is $4,000
Did hear somebody say $1,000? Why
at the recent Marquand sale of tapestries
piece about half as large as this and not
nearly so fine brought $4,000. and
that All. this gentleman says $4,000.
That Is fair approach 10 the ideal, but
sill an approach.
As Mr. Kirby spoke in a tremulous
minor he swept his hand in the direc-
tion of the great carpet picture. There
Mercury. in a winged cap and red scarf
slipped gently down from the clouds over
the head of runlinative camel and smiled
out at tn crowd of women in furs and
silks and correctly CARRIED men. just as he
had smiled ut the ruff-necked courtiers
OF some French king two hundred years
ago. He even smiled at Mr. Kirby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
OVER S125,OOO is REALIZED
In Three Hours Goods to the Amount
of S77,sS5.5O Were Sold.
MANY SUPERB TAPESTRIES
Fine Old Leyniers Web Knocked
Down fer $1o,5Oo-David Belasco
is Purchaser.


Special dispatch The Star.
NEW YORK April G.-There was no place
for a poor man at the final days sale of the
Stanford White collection today. when tap
rstrics were going at $4,000 and people
were writing checks in three high figures
for carved Caen stone mantelpieces. In
three hours goods to the amount of ST.
$3.50 were knocked down under the pencil
of Mr.. Kirby, auctioneer of the American
At Association. and this brought the total
for the entire sale up to 1925, sO4.50
After noon Monday. when the drays have
left the White mansion with the last port
able pieces of the famous collection, masons
and decorators will come with their seat
foldings to take down from the ceilings
piece by piece ancient mural paintings and
10 pry from the walls bits of old thing and
Worn marble bas-reliefs.
Yesterday for the first time at the sale
the voice of the auctioneer assured a coax
ing and cajoling note. In the tisst two days
he had but to put up article and its
price was named within half a minutes
time but when the course of the sale led
Mr.. Kirby around to the music room and
long dining room, hung with faded tapes
tries of past centuries, even those with fat
purses balked. Pain was reflected In the
accents of the auctioneer when the first bid
on the grand GObeln tapestry than hung
across the north wall of the music room
was mn al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
WEATHER.

Clearing and warmer today;
tomorrow increasing cloudiness.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-06
DIAMOND RING TAKEN
FROM MRS. P. MILLER
Found on the Hand Of a Thirteen.
Year.0ld Colored Girl.
SHE ADMITTED THE THEFT

After Being Closely Pressed-Gem
Taken ana Returned to Owner-GirI
May Not DO Prosecuted. as No Com
plant Has Been Made Against Her.
Mrs. Phillip Miller reported the loss
OF a diamond ring valued At $3.50,
which was stolen from her home Mon.
day, and on Tuesday the gem was
returned to her. That 10 pretty quick
work, and 10 the result OF shrewdness
and diligence on the part OF the
Gainesville police force. Whoever
says the police force Of the University
City il Glow in future will relate some.
thing bordering on prejudice or iR-
norance, IL they speak with any 'in'
cerity.
Mrs. Miller, who resides in hand.
some home on East Main street n,
summoned Marshal Pinkoson Monday
afternoon, and reported to that officer
that there had been stolen from her
home during the morning diamond
ring OF the value above stated. SIC
gave him the names OF the only four
people who had been in the home ex-
elusive OF the family during the day,
and left the rect To him.
Marshal Pinkoson went immediately
20 work, with the resnlt that he Sc
cured the ring from Viola Bellamy, q
thirteen-year-old colored girl residing
at 900 North Garden street. The Of
ficer went TO the home OF the girl. but
certaiued that she vas not in At the
time. Believing, for certain reasons,
that che was in possession Of the prop
erty, he remained until the girl came,
when he found the ring on her hand
She at first denied having taken il.
but when pressed confessed that she
did take il from a dresser while Mrs
Miller's attention was directed else
where. The ring was taken and DE-.
livered to its proper owner, but the
girl was not arrested.
; Mrs, Miller informed Msrshsl Pinko-
son that the Rellamy girl came TO her
home and rang the door-bell. She wac
on an errand, and while Mrs. Miller
had gone into another room to com
ply with a request the girl plundered
the house and secured the gem.
| Friends Of Mrs. Miller will congratu'
late her upon recovering her valuable
property.
It has not been decided whether the
girl will be prosecuted, as Mrs. Mile
made no complaint against her.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-06
Mrs. SAGE Gives Round Million.

New York. Feb. At the annual
meeting Of the Alumni Association OF
the Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute
announcement was made OF the gif
by Mrs. Russell Sage OF 81 900 900 &c
that institution. II Is understood
that the fund will be applied 10 th'
establishment Of a new department
20 be called the Russell Sage Schoo
OF Mechanical and Electrical Engin'
eering."