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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
Street Car Wires
Burned in Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, May by far
the most se--ous act of violence that
has marked the carmen's strike took
place early today when sympathizers
threw a chain over the main power line
OF the company and connected it with
a trolley wire.
The power wire carried n current Of
1900 volts, and when this current
went into the trolley circuit all wires
IN the vicinity were burned out with q
binding fash
All car lines on the north side of the
city viii be out of commission for at
least one day and possibly two.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
THE WEATHER SEP0RT.

Cool weather continues over the east
ern half Of the country. and there was
the lower lake region, the interior OF
the middle Atlantic States and the
mountain districts Of Maryland and the
Nlrginlas. In the West temperatures
are little above the seasonal average.
and pressure is low with unsettled
weather. local showers having occurred
~ the central Rocky mountain region,
the MISSOURI and upper Mississippi val
per lake region
Showers are probable tonight and
Thursday in the upper Ohio valley and
lower lake region, and on Thursday
or Thursday night i'm the middle At
lantic States. In the South the weather
viii be partly cloudy. Temperatures will
rise
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports VIII have light to fresh 1ves-
terly winds. becoming variable. with fair
weather TO the Grand Banks
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Guilty Of Housebrealinr.

Harvey a Smith. colo-ed. when ar
raignod in Criminal Court. No. ]. yes
terday, to answer to an Indictment
charging him with ouse-breaking. en-
tered plea OF guilty. and was re
manded for sentence, which will be i'm
posed on Friday by Justice stafford
Smith has police record or being a
confirmed house -brcaker. he has served
terms IN the Reform School and also
MoundsVllie, having been committed 10
the latter institution December II
1874. FOR a short term
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
BOWIE TRIAL
BEGINS FRIDAY

LA PLATA. Nd. May 22-The trial
Of Mrs. Mary Bowie and her son. Henry
Bowie. charged with the killing Of young
Hubert fPcsey. has been set for Friday.
The '-unwritten law Will be the plea OF
the defense. Young Posey. ii is alleged.
having refused TO marry Priscilla Bowie
after becrdymg her. the mother and
brother having taken the matter into
their own hands.
Miss Bowie is said To be al and Il is
probable tEat the jury will have 20 be
la l,=Ts 20 the Bowie home. at Hill Ton.
in order To get her testimony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
WHEAT SCARS
TO loo IA
DURING PANIC

CHICAGO, May 2.-Amid the widest
scene yet presented on the Chicago
Board Of Trade, December wheat. at its
opening this morning. took the biggest
jump in the present campaign. 1t
SCARED 81 cents over the 81 mark, at
the very opening Of the pit
The panic I'm the pit was almost terri
Tying to witness. The buying orders
from all over the country were pouring
in By the thousands. and the prices OF
wheat for July and September, as well
as for December, Kept above the 81
mark. No May wheat was sold.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
MRS. MORGAN DIVORCED
FROM ENGLISH LORDS SON

PORTSMOUTH, Va. May 22-AIrs.
Lilly Leigh Morgan is granted an abso-
lutte divorce from her husband. Geof-
frey Morgan, the son Of an English
nobleman, who refused to recognize
him because he married an American
girl Young Morgan deserted his fam
sly some years ago. IL is alleged. and re-
turned to England.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
TWO RUSSIANS ARRESTED;
C0UNTERFEITING CHARGED

BUFFALO. y. Y. May 22.-L William
Cannon, United States Secret Service
agent in charge Of this district. has ar
rested Feliz Dzieraonowska and his
wife, Johanna. They are charged with
manufacturing and passing counterfeit
niekels and dimes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
.SHRINERS BURY
WRECK VICTIMS

READING. Pa May 2-Six %
the seventeen Reading victims OF the
Shriners' wreck were buried today They
were J. Douglass Nipple. ulusJrious po-
tentate of Rajah Temple. =. Gilbert
SteTe. George r. Hageman. A. L. Roth,
Harry G. Miller. and G. r. Kaufman
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
P0STMASTERsACCUSED
OF FALSIFYING ACCOUNTS

STAUNTON. Va. May 22-United
States Commissioner NJ. L. Meredith
heard the complaint against c. p. Bos-
serman. postmaster at Fluven. Va
charged with falsifying his postal ac-
counts and using postage stamps e.
paving FOR merchandise. He was held
foF. the United States court at Harrison
burg I'M June
He failed % give Si.0oJ bond. and IS
now in the Augusta county Jail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
BOY J0LTED FROM WAGON,
KILLED BY THE FALL

BUFFALO, n. Y. May 22-Edward
Mccarthy, eight years old, while riding
on large carting wagon belonging to
Mostberger Bros, was joIted from the
high seat Of the vehicle and, falling be-
killed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-22
OLD ASSOCIATES
SHOW LOYALTY
TO MRS. GOULD
Detective Peabody Trap
ped Regarding Balti-
more Junket.

NEW YORK, May 92.-WDliam
c. Wood, internationally known as
"Big Bill, Hawley, has confessed
his connection with the efforts
which have been made to bIacken
the character of Mrs. Howard
Gould.
Through his confession II is ex-
pected that the grand jury will
today come into possession OF SUI
ficient evidence TO warrant the in
dietment and arrest of several very
prominent persons.
Big Bill'' Hawley. who is avoiding
any unpleasant court proceedings in
this State by remaining in seclu-
sion in New Jersey, has confessed to
Deputy Police Commissioner Han
son that Police Inspector McLaugh-
lin, then in charge Of the Central
office detective bureau, had forced
him into the. office of De Lancey
Nicoll, counsel for Howard Gould.
in his efforts to divorce Mrs. Gould.
and that while there Nicon snapped
his fingers under his nose and said
to him:
You have been taking money
from Mrs. Gould for eleven years.
You know you have. Now I want
you to tell me why she gave you
money? Private detectives have
failed TO get you to come here, and
now I have ordered the city detec-
tives to arrest YOU"
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Confession in Suit.

That Hawley then entered the employ
of Could and MetcaIf for the purpose
OF obtaining evidence against Mrs.
Gould is confessed by him in suit for
$4,000 against them "for services rem
dered. and for breach Of conduct.
Following these statements. adrnis-
sions. and confessions Of the notorious
crook. big Bill" Hawley. Police Com
missioner Bingham announced that he
has sent out subpoenas for the appear
ance of Howard Gould and Mrs. How
ard Gould, to testify at his inquiry into
the belief that the police department
had been used rs private agency with
a powerful club, to obtain evidence in
the behalf Of Howard Gould in his con-
tempiated divorce action against his
wife.
As yet Col. William L. Cody. 'Buf-
falo Bill has not been subpoenaed as
a witness. but it is understood that he
will testify in the police investigation
when the time comes.
Continued or Szlzzs. Page1
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.SAYS OIL TRUST
GET BEST RATES
Fritter SO Testifies Before
CommeIce Commits
sion Today.
Railroad Men Endeavor
To Justify Their
Schedules.

The fight OF the National Petroleum
Association and the independent oil
companies in general, against the al
legged discriminating adjustment of rail-
road rates in favor OF the Standard Oil
Company. was continued before the In
terstate Commerce Commission today.
The railroad men are making a deter
mined effort TO justify their present
charges, and at fines the examination
o fwitneses has developed considera BILE
asprity.
The principal witness this forenoon
was Frank Z. ETitter. secretary OF the
National Refining Company, VINO testi-
fed that the general scheme of rates
was such as to give the Standard ad-
vantage
Are Rates Unreasonable.
He was especially pressed by the rail
road lawyers for a statement as TO
whether rates now in force are per Sc
unreasonable, and he replied 10 this
that rates are put in and taken out
with such frequency that il is impossi-
bic for the Independents to take advan-
tage of them and adjust their business
to one set of conditions before new con
ditions are imposed.
Mr.. Fritter also went at length into
the question OF the reasonableness of
rates TO the West and Northwest from
I Chicago and Eastern points He insisted
| that the rate or u cents from Chicago
70 Missouri river points north of Kansas
( city " as unreasOnably high both In
comparison 10 the lower rate TO Kansas
City. and in comparison to the rates on
other pI oducts TO Missouri river points
| Thus. he said, acids, linseed oil glucose.
and various other liquid articles, are
hauled at much lower rates than petro-
leum products.
Burlington Manager Explains.
George II. Crosby. freight traffic man
ager for the Burlington, replied to this
testimony by taking the stand and ex-
planning in vraious ways the apparent
discrimination against oil He said the
low rate was necessary at Kansas City.
because Indian Territory oil comes 10
that city in pipe lines.
vestigation in its tariff department to
determine whether the pipe line compa-
lies have complied with the rate law by
fling tariffs. II is explained that there
has been no complaint on this score.
and apparently Il is doubtful whether
any traffic desires 20 move by the pipe
line route; but the commission never
theless wants the law complied with in
this respect.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
TO HELP WINTER TRAFFIC.
An After-Season Furry Over Ocean
Steamship Rates.

NEW YORK, September 21.-With an an
nouncement made by the North German
Lloyd today of practically horizontal cut
of S25 on both east and west bound bus-
ness, an ocean steamship rate war has de-
veloped that may involve not only first but
second and third class departments. The
North German Lloyd's cut on westbound
business will 60 into effect November l,
when the heavy summer travel has ceased.
On the fast express steamers to Bremen
the LLOYD has cut the minimum first cabin
rate from 500 to $40, and on the twin-screw
service to Bremen the rate has been re-
duced from $40 to $50.
The conflict over rates. according to Gus
tav Fl. Schwab, manager of the North Ger
man Lloyd in America. was brought about
by the advent of the Lusitania Of the Gu
nard line. Mr.. Schwab said
Ever since the steamer business began
the rates of passage have been fixed &C
cording to the speed and size Of the steam
ers, the fastest taking the highest rate and
giving the so-called differential to slower
steamers. Now comes the Cunard line with
steamers universally stated to be the fast'
est in the world, in addition to beiIg the
largest, and yet the Cunard line has fixed
It's rates below those Of the North German
Lloyd and the Hamburg-American lines,
thus destroying the tacit n!deri ending as
to passage rates among steamship lines.
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over to other hands. ! do not care to dis
cuss this phase Of the situation, except to
say that believe the American people will
never shrink from such responsibilities as
were assumed for them when the United
States took over the Philippines.
Did Not Pay Money for Philippines.
II was very glad to see that Maj Mcintyre
recently exploded the popular idea that
the United States paid twenty millions to
Spain for the islands. He made 1t clear
that when the treaty of Paris was signed
the Spanish commissioners agreed to settle
all their numerous claims for the sum
mentioned and to throw In the Philippines,
and showed that by accepting this offer
the United States avoided the necessity of
taking over the Cuban and Porto Rican
debt.
But the commercial side of the matter,
in which farmers, our manufacturers and
all our people are concerned. is to my mind
Of greater Importance; and l want to en-
phasize my belief that the United States as
a world power will always have commercial
and diplomatic interests in the far east,
and cannot maintain itself properly with
out a base Of operations. The United States
cannot withdraw from its present enter
prise In the east, but must go forward seek
ing its share of the advantages and sus-
tanning its share of the responsibilities
I'VE cannot afford to turn over to the
other nations of the world all the vast COM
merce of the east and restrict ourselves to
our own Pacific coast. The annexation OF
Hawaii was in pursuance of a policy Of
commercial expansion and protection In
the Pacific which the statesmen OF fe"
years ago foresaw as both inevitable ant
advisable for the United States. We are
fortunate that what was acquired through
their wisdom has been supplemented In
legitimate and honorable way, by the ces
sion Of the Philippines to our country, ant
| we should never let go the immense com
| mercial advantages we have thus secured
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Orient the Field of Commercial Opera.
tiOns
tiOns.
AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL NEVER SHRINK FROM THE
RESPONSIBILITIES ASSUMED BY THE UNITED
STATES-PAID NO MONEY FOR THE ISLANDS,

The propaganda for the REIMBURSEMENT
of the Philippines is Likely it is said, TO
meet with the disapprobation of officials
of the administration and members of the
dominant party in Congress. Thus far the
opinions in favor of the scuttle policy have
been expressed for the most part by demo-
Gratis and few republicans out of touch
with the policy of the government
That policy, as expressed In legislation
Spain, shows:
That the United States expanding the
Monroe doctrine relating to the continent
of the western hemisphere, insists that this
government must exercise controlling in
fuence over Cuba and the islands of the
West Indies. extending even to Santo
Domingo, 10 the exclusion of other powers
of the world.
That the United States contends that it
has interests In the Pacific and the far
orient second to those of no other power
and must protect them. Therefore, the
tention of the Philippines is as much
feature of the world-pOwer policy of this
government as sovereignty over Cuba or
the principle of hands-of in South America.
Some Questions to Be Answered.
II the proposition to give up the Philip
pines should come to an issue the first
question asked by Congress would be, To
whom shall they be sold? To Germany?
Why? Because this government does not
possess the ability to administer them, and
Germany does possess 1t? The answer to
that question is likely TO be short and
eharp.
Then. shall they be sold TO Japan, and II
20, why? To enable Japan TO complete a
Gordon from her northernmost island,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
HOSTILE OVER FRANCHISE.
Angry Indiana Citizens Prevent the
Passage Of an Ordinance.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, H., September 21.-An angry
throne OF citizens invaded the council cham
Der in the city hall at Whiting, Ind, last
night, preventing the passage of the ordi-
nance granting a fifty-year franchise to the
Hammond, Whiting and East Chicago Rail-
way Company, threatened to tar and feath-
or all aldermen who voted for the unpopular
measure and drove the aldermen from the
hall.
Alderman Paul Schultz was roughly han
died. He was beaten and his clothing was
torn almost from his body. Chief Of Police
Lawler and number of policemen had diff
ficulty in rescuing him.
For several days Whiting has been plac-
arded with bills calling a mass meeting of
citizens to protest against the franchise.
Fully 800 men answered the CALL Headed by
H. B. Dawson, a wealthy real estate man,
they marched with banners and a brass
band to the city hall. The council had
assembled and was preparing to bring up
the franchise for passage. All but one or
two aide rmen were known to be in favor of
the measure.
Alderman Long and Alderman Schultz,
foremost champions of the ordinance, at
tempted to speak in support of II. They
were Kissed to silence. An inkweu was
hurled through the air from somewhere
and broke with a crash on Alderman Long s
desk This gave the invaders courage. AL
dermen Long, Schultz and Michael Koza-
elk were dragged to the front of the cham
ber. They were arraigned like prisoners
Some one struck Schultz in the face. This
precipitated general attack. Long
edged away through the throng and escap-
ed. Schultz was numerically pummelled
At this juncture Chief Lawler and the en-
tire police force of Whiting, consisting of
fifteen men, charged into the chamber and
dispersed the mob.
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had devoted a whole life OF labor and love.
The next night, however, the same party of
peasants again approached and fired at the
windows. breaking them and shatterng
mirrors in the rooms.
The attacking party was driven off, but
none was captured. Tostoi then called on
the rural constd bulary for assistance, and
they searched the houses of the peasants
in the ne!ghborhood and arrested three
men on suspicion of being concerned in the
attacks.
Tolstoi, it is reported, remained calm
throughout the affair and simply explained
that the action of the peasants was due
merely to a spirit of mischief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
MAYOR HEADS POSSE.
Search for Assailants of Women at
PhiIlipsburg, N. J.

PHILLIPSBURG, N. J., September 21.-
A number of women were attacked on the
streets of this city last night, and Mayor
Firth today is at the head of a posse look
ing for the assailants. believed TO be Ital-
ians Several reports were received at
police headquarters during the evening of
insults to women by men strange in the
neighborhood, and later two women were
reported to have been attacked, but got
away from their assailants.
When, however, the story of the finding
of a woman, cut and bleeding, on the street
was known the officers started out to look
for the men, and were followed by Mayor
Firth and score of others.
The woman found was Mrs. Augusta Kin
ney She had been struck from behind
and choked into insensibility. She is in a
serious condition from nervous shock. All
she can remember about the attack is that
she was accosted by an Italian, and when
she repulsed him and tried to run away
she was struck.
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down through Formosa and the archipel-
ago. to the southern point of Mindanao
shutting off the trade Of the eastern coast
of Asia? Hardly
Or shall they be put up to the highest
bidder. with confession that the United
States Is too feeble to carry the burden
of their administration, and that this coun-
try does not care to engage in competition
for the commerce Of the orient?
Or Is the unspeakably craven proposition
to be put forward that we'd better sell
them before somebody takes them away?
Bold would be the man who would venture
that suggestion to republican Congress.
He would be hooted off the floor.
One of the men best calculated to speak
on the problem Of the Philippines Is Ad-
| miral Dewey. 1t was his enterprise which
resulted in the taking Of the islands by an
American force and the establishment OF
| an American base Of operations in those
waters. Admiral Dewey discussed the ques-
ton with Star man today.
Admiral Dewey's Views.
abandon the Philippinesr' said the ad-
miral, II don't believe our country will
ever do that. Certainly 1t should not, be-
cause IL has altogether too much at stake.
1t is only our control over the Philippines
that makes it possible for us to insist upon
| the open door in the east, toward which
| our diplomacy has been directed for q
| number of years We want our share of
| the enormous commerce of the east and
we can't keep the door open for it. un-
| less we hold the islands
Why did Spain for two hundred years
dominate the commerce of the orient7 Just
because she had the bay and harbor of
| Manila as a great commercial and naval
| base. That base can be just useful to us
| commercially it was to Spain. For the
past ten years every strong European na-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
NEW YORK DEATH MYSTERY.
Man and Woman Killed by Gas in
Hotel Room.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, September 21.-A man and
woman were killed by gas this morning in
a room in the Eastern Hotel, at Whitehall
and South streets They registered at the
hotel last night as D. Clefan and wife of
New York
The police at work on the case have no
clue to the identity of the pair, and they
cannot say whether their death was inten-
tional or accidental.
The pair registered at the Eastern at o
o'clock last night and were assigned to
room ~. According to the bell boy they
appeared to have been drinking.
They summoned the bell boy once or twice
after retiring to the room and had several
drinks They were heard talking in ordi-
nary tones as late y o'clock. There
were no signs of trouble between them.
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same subject
In the course of the discussion regarding
the establishment of an international prize
court Senor Esteva (Mexico) announced
that the Mexican delegation would now
vote in favor of the proposition, as the
modification permitting a country inter-
ested in a case to have its own judge on
the tribunal largely did away with the OBJ
jectionable features Of the earlier proposal,
which. he said. contravened the principle of
the equality of nations.
Senor Esteva added that while Mexico
would support the proposition to establish a
prize court she did not withdraw her opin-
ion, repeatedly expressed, against the
project to establish an international court
of permanent arbitration If based on a
principle contrary to the equality of the
states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
PROBING TEACHERS DEATH.
Chicago Woman Arrested in Connec-
tion With Murdered Teacher

CHICAGO, September 21.-The police to-
day arrested Miss Helen Menert in con-
nection with the murder of Mrs. Lillian
White Grant. the teacher whose body was
found yesterday after she had been stran-
gled to death. The police are searching
for Richard r. Williams, a colored man,
who is thought to know something of the
manner in which Mrs. Grant met her death.
The Meinert woman told the police to-
day that williams nad worked with her in a
hotel in the southern part of the city and
admitted that she had received letter from
him last night in which he asked her to
meet him tonight at his home, 10 Broderick
place.
1t is believed that the arrest of Williams
will be made within a few hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.
over 4,5oo Cases So Far-2, 800 Have
Proven Fatal.

ST. PETERSBURG, September 2i.-Up to
the present, 4,5l2 cases Of cholera have been
reported in the affected districts in Russia.
OF this number so were fatal.
BERLIN, September 2l.-A dispatch to
the Tageblatt from st. Petersburg says
that the provinces In which caolera Is
making rapid progress are Samara, Sar-
stoy. Simbursk Astrakhan Niz 1n.-Novgo-
rod Kazan, KostrOna, Yaros.aV, Baku,
Viatka, Tcherngov, Perm and VIadivmir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21
INSURGENTS REPULsED.
Q 900 Rebels Put to Flight by Chinese
Troops.

HONGKONG, September 21.-The imperial
troops have repulsed an attack made on
the city Of Yo-Chow, on the Yang-tse-
Kiang river, province Of Human, by 2Ooo
rebels. The rebels stormed the city and
scaled the walls, but after some sharp
fighting were driven off.
The dissatisfaction in the Kai-chow dis
trict is spreading and the Inhabitants OF the
Kwang-si border are joining the movement
to obtain redress for the grievances COM
plained Of including the increased taxation
and high prices charged for foodstuffs.