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Evening star., 1907-08-06
BLUE MOUNTAIN, MD.
Hospitalities Shown Mr.. and Mrs.
Pearre.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BLUE MOUNTAIN, Md, August : 1907.
The season of 1907 has about reached its
height at this resort. judging from the NUM-
Der of arrivals during the past week, tho
house being taxed to its utmost capacity.
The weeks entertainments have been
marked by great number OF bridge par
ties, inners and excursions through tho
mountains and the historic Cumberland val
ley. In addition to the regular Thursday
evening dance there are regular afternoon
concerts of high musical order.
Among the notable arrivals in the past
three days have been Oswald G. Tilghman,
Marylands secretary Of state, and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. George A. Pearre OF
Cumberland, Md. During the week a din
ner given in honor of Mr.. Tilghman by
O. II. Foster, covers being laid for sixteen.
Plans are being formed for the holding Of
bridge and bowling tournaments within the
next ten days. and, Judging from the en-
tries TO date, number of cottage residents
of Blue Ridge Summit will participate. IN
addition to the guests of the hotel. Among
the late arrivals from Washington are Mr..
Edmund r. Fox and the Misses Fox.
Evening star., 1907-08-06
Hotel Arrivals.

Ralelgh-O. ]. Allison, Champaign, Ill. !:
NJ A AgetaHo and Miss p. Lamala. Nor
1oik' Va; q. Caleb New York E. j. Ganty,
New York: c. E. Zerpan. New York
"lliard-G A. Hamilton and wife. A NJ.
Knapp, t. NJ. May, New York; Lon Saun-
ders, Mrs. Lon Saunders and two children.
St Louis, Mo-; E. Lise, Columbus. Ohio.
Shoreham-Walter ]. Baker, Columbus.
OHIO; {. J. Rockwooi, Minneapolis: Ira L.
F1sil. Boston, Mass. II. A. Pemberton
Baltimore, Nd.
Arlington-J. NJ. Strong, F. NJ. Norris.
New York; C. E. Morrison, Detroit. Mich.
Riggs House-Dr. Stanley Warren. West
Virginia: n. LIE b: Williams. Philadelphia,
Pa; Charles L. Evan, jr., Philadelphia
Pa; L. E. Skinner, New York: George G.
Hagen Detroit, Mich; C. s. Brown. De-
troit, Mich; w. J. Karl. Columbus, Ohio;
F. ]. Keppel, Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening star., 1907-08-06
For the Schuylkill Regatta.

PHILADELPHIA, August 6.-Oarsmen
from widely different points have already
arrived here for the annual regatta of the
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
which will be held on the Schuylkill river
Friday and Saturday. Among those here
are Waldemar Sands, a scuer from Berlin
Germany; J. NJ. Gleason. jr., and James j.
Woulfe of New Orleans, the senior four
cared crew of the Mound City Rowing Club,
st. Louis, and a delegation from Halifax,
N. S. Their shells are housed at the club
houses of the Schuylkil navy All the con-
teStants here expect to be on the river
during the day for practice and to learn the
course.
Evening star., 1907-08-06
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Johnnie Frank Smith and Bertha E. John
son.
Joshua Trelin Davis and Nellie L. Knight
James E. Allen of King George county,
Va, and Lucy Buchanan of this city
Joseph c. Chester and Helen Hetmuller.
both Of Baltimore Md.
Erwin Merz and Annie Gardner, both Of
Charlottesville Va.
Edward D. Muller and Constance A.
Day.
Louis F. Kirby and Ellen l. Dove.
Hunter Pleasant and Martha Robinson
Arthur Jones and May Ellen Holly.
Ernest Lane and Rosa Hawkins
James H. Johnson and Emma N Johnson
Thomas F. Raftery and Elizabeth NJ Con-
way.
Richard White and Luyina Brown
Evening star., 1907-08-06
ISLAND NOT SEIZED.
Canadian Filibusters Said Not to Have
Raised British Flag.

CHICAGO, August Ga special to the
tribune from Port Arthur. Ontario, SAYS;
The British flag Is not flying over the Isle
Royale. Capt. 8. c. Young, the Canadian
ofhcer who sailed from this post TO raise
the banner over the island in Lake Superior
returned Monday.
1t is not believed Capt. Young and his half
dozen fellow-filtbusters ever reached Isle
Royale. althor pa they say they did
Young says one of his men waved union
jack over the land
The United States customs Office treated
the matter as joke and offered entertain
ment to the visitors
Evening star., 1907-08-06
Brookland Outclasses Lafayette.

The Lafayette team of Baltimore played
the Brookland base ball team Geguars) yes
terday afternoon. and none of the visitors
succeeded in reaching second base The
rain stopped play at the first half of the
fourth inning, when the score was to Q. in
Brooklands favor. The feature of the game
was Shipeys mastery pitching, he strik-
ing out seven men in the four innings and
giving no base on balls.
The game was decidedly one-siGed, the
visitors being far outclassed. The Lafay.
cites considered a crack Baltimore
team. This victory makes the fortieth for
the Brookland regulars they having lost
but two games and tied one other. The en-
thusiasm of the Brookland fans was shown
by the crowd remaining seated during the
downpour of rain, which began In the
fourth inning.
The Brookland regulars journey to Balti-
more on the 10th of August to play the Ca
louisville team, which club they defeated
July on the local diamond.
Evening star., 1907-08-06
Sealer's Report for July.

According to the monthly report submit
ted to the Commissioners today by William
c. Haskell, sealer of weights and measures,
the receipts of that branch of the District
government during the month of July were
$1,5O0.45. OF this total amount, $S69.2O was
derived from the Districts markets.; $500. 80
from weights and measures, and SCI. 30 as
rental from the Both street wharf This
revenue has been deposited with the col
lector of taxes of the District
Evening star., 1907-08-06
Contract Time Extended.

The Commissioners today granted an ex-
tension Of twenty-five days to Burgess G.,
Parsons, contrac ctors, for the completion of
the new fire engine house at Benning, D.
c. This extension was asked for by the
contractors on account of the delay caused
by the District putting in bluestone founda-
tions, and also on account of the time lost
in sinking the well for the engine house In
granting this extension of time the Com
missioners will not impose a penalty on the
contractors, or charge them for the cost of
inspection.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Axel Anderson. one of the boys who es-
capped from the Maryland School for Boys
several-days ago, was arrested by Sergt.
Rech of the northern district yesterday.
He was returned to the school,
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Workmen Of the Noel Construction Com
pany of Baltimore have begun the exca-
vations for the granite retaining wall and
terrace about the new chapel at the Naval
Academy. The contract price for the work
Is something over $4,000.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Mr.. William c. Hammond and family
have returned from a fifteen days trip to
Cape Henry and the jamestown exposition.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Mr. August w. Noack, wife and daugh-
ter started today for ten days trip
to Boston.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Mr. J. L. Sherwood and family of Brook
land, d. c., with their daughter, Mrs. c. X
Morrison, leave today for a two weeks
stay at Atlantic City.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Blair, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy II. Johnson and Miss Dorothy John
son of this city are recent arrivals at
Breton Woods, N. H.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Mrs. w. H. Franklin and Mrs R. E.
Burks are in Atlantic City for several
weeks.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Mrs. Elwood W. McIntire and little daugh-
ter, Marjorie, of 18th street northwest are
spending their summer vacation at Atlantic
City.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

The Misses Mary Collifower, Louise
O'Brien and Margaret Gill and Messrs Err
nest, George and Joseph Collifower of Cap
ltol Hill are spending a few weeks at Ian
der, Frederick county. Nd
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Mrs. J. H Danforth and granddaughter
Esther NJ. Bowden of 18th street left Fri
day for trip to Mount Lake Park and
thence to Pittsburg, Pa, where they will
visit Mrs. E. II. Wrightson, formerly Miss
Danforth.
Evening star., 1907-08-06

Miss Annie E. Burke of 632 F street has
gone to Philadelphia to join a party of
friends who will tour the Thousand Islands
and Canada, and, on returning, will visit
New York. Atlantic City and jamestown.
DR.. and Mrs. II. D. Bowden and son, San
ford D., left for indefinite stay in the
Blue Ridge mountains Monday last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
Lecture on Consumption Under Au-
spices of Committee.


The committee on the prevention of con-
sumption gave one of its series of lectures
at ST. Paurs Catholic Church last evening,
the speakers being Dr. B. NJ Randolph,
Mr.. VIM. F. Downey and Mr.. Wallace
Hatch. DR.. Randolph, by explanation of
medical terms in common use and by facts
and figures, demonstrated the true char
acter, prevalence, cure and prevention of
the great white plague" He explained
the way in which this disease, though at
tracing comparatively little attention was
nevertheless doing work far more deadly
than did the great plague mentioned in Ell
glish history, and other plaques. Against
explained that there was great hope In the
fact that tuberculosis not only could be, but
was frequently cured.
Mr.. VIM. F. Downey explained his deep
interest In the work which was being done
by the committee on the prevention of con-
sumption. and spoke of the influence of al
cohol and nicotine upon the human system.
Stereopticon pictures were shown by Mr..
wallace Hatch, secretary of the committee
on prevention Of consumption, of the AS
ISOLATED Charities. The trend of this part
Of the lecture was to show that !nsanitary
conditions, no matter of what character or
extent, inevitably lead to iIl-health and to
the development of disease.
1t is encoura ging, Mr.. Hatch said to see
the way the people Of Washington have
united to fight consumption but If ap-
preciable decrease in the death rate is 70
result In time in the next decade il will he
necessary Tor far larger number of peo-
pie to unite in the crusade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
CONDITIONS IN CUBA.
Gen. Crozier Reports His observations
on the Island

Brig. Gen. Crozier, chief of ordnance, has
resumed his duties at the War Department
after an absence of several weeks in Cuba,
where he went on a personal visit. Gen.
Crozier spent most of his time in Havana,
and while there made thorough examlna-
ton of all the Notifications of that city.
He would not disclose what he found, but
said that the information gained by him
was valuable.
When he left Cuba, Gen. Crozier said
everything was peaceful, and he also said
that from conversations held with many OF
the prominent citizens he gathered the gen
eral impression that the island would re-
main so as long as American troops occu-
pied it. He had no opinion as to just what
would happen if these troops were to be
withdrawn.
singular feature of the situation IN
Cuba as it exists today, he said, seems to
be that at least so per cent of the property
is owned by foreigners who insist on re-
tanning their foreign citizenship Ameri-
cans English, Germans and Spaniards prac-
tically control the business affairs OF the
island. They refuse to give up their citl-
zenship in their own countries and identity
themselves wholly with Cuba. That con-
dition makes the Cuban situation more diff
ficult.
AS for the people Of Cuba themselves.
Gen. Crozier declared, they were as rule
for law and order and for peaceful indus
try.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
NATIONAL MUSEUM THEFTs.
Statement by Man Who Was Arrest.
ed on SUSPICION.

am in Washington to try to get a job
with Thomas Walsh at one of his Mines"
Edwin Letchmere, arrested yesterday by
Detectives Pratt, Hewlett, Helan and Nc
Nance of headquarters on a charge of
riding some of the cases at the National
Museum of valuable gems and exhibitions
of gold and silver declared today. The
prisoner is held at the first precinct sta
ton, and will probably be given a prelim-
mary hearing before Judge Mullowny in
the Police Court tomorrow. Meanwhile
the detectives are continuing their investi-
cations of his actions and trying to con-
meet him more closely with the thefts from
the government museum.
Il want to say all l can to vindicate my
self he added. 1T is impossible for the
detectives or the museum authoritatives to
identify gold dust or uncut stones Any one
has right to have gold dust and to sell it,
and that is all l have done. And all gold
dust is alike. That is my misunderstanding
in the products of mines-and had right
to sell such things.
Il a mining engineer, having been
educated in that line. l graduated from a
school in England, and have the degree of
M. E. from the mining school at Golden,
Col 1 was also a year and a half in both
Leland Stanford University and the Uni
versity of California. / have worked for
some of Mr.. WaIsh's experts in Colorado at
his Ouray (Col.) mine and later for the
Venture Syndicate, the English company
TO Whlch MI. WaIsn SOLO some OF MS IN
tereSts.
Il spent two years in South Africa. in
the diamond district, working as mining
expert. On account of this experience
thought could do some business with Mr..
Walsh, should he be in the city,
When searched at police headquarters
yesterday five little stones were found on
the prisoner. One of them was a black
diamond" very rare, and the other four
are said to be uncut diamonds. The au-
thorities of the National Museum are posi-
tive that they can identify at least some
of the stones. as they have very accurate
descriptions of them. Some of the guards
and attendants around the museum will
visit Letchmere today to see If they can
identify him as a person seen around the
museum recently.
About 5000 worth of gems and gold are
missing from the institution. That is the
commercial value; but, it is stated by the
authorities that, from the museum stand
point they are valued much higher. The
detectives are trying to recover more of
the missing exhibits today, and this morn
ing they succeeded in getting diamond
from a pawnshop where Letchmere, it is
alleged, pawned it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
BAY RIDGE CHANGES HANDS
Electric Railway Company Will Con-
troll Resort.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, January 9.-Shellman r.
Brown, vice president of the Maryland
Electric Railways Company and manager
Of the line between Baltimore and Annapo-
lis, formerly known as the Baltimore and
Annapolis Short Line railroad, has con-
frmed the report that his company has
obtained control of Bay Ridge four miles
from Annapolis, and the railroad connect
ing it with this city.
Mr.. Brown stated that It was the pur-
pose of the purchasers to equip the line
with electricity, along with the rest of the
system, and to lease the resort to parties
who would conduct it along lines which
would insure its success as a high-class
resort. The terms upon which the trans
fer has been made are that the company
secures long-term lease, with the option
Of renewing 1t at the end of the term or
purchasing 1t sum which is named in
the agreement.
1t is not likely that Bay Ridge will be
opened this summer, but il Is practically
certain that 1t will be from the beginning
Of the summer of 1908.
The contract for the poles and wires for
the whole Of the line from Bay Ridge and
Annapolis to Baltimore call for their de-
livery in April. and the cars and ma
chinery are to be delivered during May 1t
is anticipated that the cars will be rum
ming by July. The cars are to be equipped
with 5OC-horse power motors and fitted To
the present gauge Of the railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
FARRAGUT's GREAT FIGHT.
Feature of Latest Volume of the Re
bellion Records.


valuable contribution to the history of
the late rebellion is Volume 81 of the Off
cial records of the Union and confederate
navies in that war. This treats especially
of the naval operations on both sides when
the Union west gulf blockading squad
ron engaged in many brisk engagements
with the shore batteries, while there are
exciting tales of blockade running by the
confederate ships. The feature of the vol
ume, however, is the description of Farra-
guet's great battle Of Mobile bay when tina
admiral took his fleet past the heavy forts
into the bay and captured the conferedate
ironclad flagship Tennessee. 1t was in this
fight that Craven went to the bottom on
the monitor Tecumseh and also when Far
ragut gave his famous order: D. the
torpedoes; go ahead" Handsome illustra-
tons adorn the volume, which is published
under the direction of the Secretary of the
Navy by Charles w. Stewart, superinten-
dent Of the library and naval war records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
CLAIMS OF AN INVENTOR.
President Sends Letter to Commission.
ers, With Instructions to Consider.

The President has directed the Commits
sioners to acknowledge and consider a let
ter received by him recently from Richard
F. Preusser of ia 18th street northwest, in
which the latter declares he is the inventor
of an improved style of street car fender
which was adopted by the District but the
never been put in use by the railroad COM
panies Mr.. Preusser stated that the Off
Gals of the railroad companies have re-
fused to use his fender, claiming that they
have a fender of their own in use. He then
recalled the accidents which have resulted
in the District because Of a lack of fender
facilities on the cars which, he said, conclu-
sively proves that they are not tenders ac-
cording to congressional law.
Commissioner Biddle, to whom this letter
has been referred, said that Preusser will
be informed by the Commissioners that his
fender is one of the types which were au-
thorized for use in the District but that the
Commissioners are ignorant of any law or
authority invested in them to require the
use of Preusser's fender in preference to
other tenders of a similar type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09

regulation providing for the revocation Of
a license where the statute contains no ex-
press provision for such revocation, and
points out various instances where Congress
has expressly provided for revocation of
licenes in this District. including licenses
for Turkish baths, liquor licenses, pool and
billiard licenses
The decision concludes with the statement
that the judgment of the lower court is re-
versed with costs land the case remanded
to the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia with direction to issue the writ of
mandamus to the Commissioners of the Dis
trict commanding them to restore to the
relator his license as a master plumber and
gasfitter. Attorney Lorenzo A. Bailey rep
resented DAILY.
Postmaster General Upheld.
The action of Postmaster General Cortel-
you in declining to admit to the mails as
second-class matter an Austrian publication
known as Wiener Chic" was upheld by the
appellate court in an opinion by Mr.. Chief
Justice Shepard. The court declared that
the agent of the publication had not made it
appear that the periodical was not published
primarily for advertising purposes.
The Court of Appeals in the casa of Theo-
dosfa Bell against the Central National
Bank affirmed the decision of the lower
court. This suit was filed by Mrs. Bell to
recover the sum of $4,000 damages claimed
to have resulted from a fall in the month
of February, 1905, the stairs communi-
National Bank building. She charged that
while descending the stairs owing to the
alleged peculiar construction, she was with
out notice and fell to the platform, which
resulted in serious bodily injuries, which it
is claimed are permanent In addition, she
charges that she was prevented from carry
ing out certain business engagements, all
of which resulted in serious injury. The
case was originally heard on demurrer be-
fore Justice Barnard, who sustained the de-
mnrrer and subsequently, upon an amend
ment and hearing before Justice Ander-
son, the same conclusion was reached and
the petition dismissed from which decision
the appeal was taken to the Court of Ap-
peals. Attorneys Brandenburg & Branden-
burg represented the Central National Bank
and Attorney Edmund Burke appeared for
Mrs. Bell.
The case of Phelps agt. Phelps, involving
the question of conformation in divorce pro-
ceedings, was also affirmed by the Court of
Appeals. The court also sustained the de-
cision of the commissioner of patents in
the case Of Gibbons agt. Peller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-09
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
Provision Proposed for Establishing
inspectors in China.

Inspectors In China.
Representative Perkins of New York has
been instructed by a subcommittee of the
foreign relations committee of the House
to report to the full committee bill MAX
ing important notifications in the Chinese
exclusion law. 1t will provide that in
spectors shall be established at Canton
and other centers in China for the examIna-
ton Of Chinese who intend to come to this
country, and that Chinese in this country
who visit their native land may be per-
mitted to return on the production Of GER
tificates of residence.
All Chinese here, other than those en-
gagged as teachers, students, merchants
and persons travelling for curiosity or
pleasure in the United States, will be
compelled to apply within year to the
officers Of the Department of Commerce
and Labor for a certificate of residence.
All failing to do so after that time will
be deemed to be unlawfully within the
country and will be deported Pending
the disposal of their cases, they may
be released until hearing by furnishing
a $500 bond. Should 1t appear that any
Chlnaman has procured certificate and
the certificate has been lost, he may be
granted a duplicate, and upon the receipt
of it be discharged.
The term student" is held to mean a
person coming to the United States for
the exclusive purpose of pursuing any
branch of liberal education and not as a
means of livelihood in the United States.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
is authorized to change the rules and
regulations in such manner as he may
deem necessary to conveniently secure to
the Chinese all the rights that they are
entitled to and such as shall protect the
United States against the coming of Chi
nese not entitled to enter.
The bill will be presented to the House
committee on foreign relations at its next
meeting this week. Mr.. Perkins believes
it will be adopted by the committee
Whether it is adopted by the House at this
session or not, he believes it will allay any
feeling against this country in China.