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fined. A further advantage b that while
the Plat amendment II perpetual treaty
q protectorate may be provisional and ter
minated when protested. The people are
able to govern themselves, and am sure
q vast majority Of Cubans win appeal TOR
q protectorate. but In spite Of this fear
that President Roosevelt will. oppose It.
to the republic OF Cuba, and this appeals
to his fondness for appearing before the
world as knight Grant. ~-~.''
President Roosevelt started the repub-
lie. and doubtless regards 1t al his own
work and would not like to see 1t destroyed.
Nevertheless. II he sets up another indie
pendent government, revolution will In
ev1tably follow, and Mr.. Roosevelt will
thus pave the way for the. end of the
republic and the conquest Of Cuba. It Is
impossible to believe, that he can expect
the success Of an Independent republic. He
should postpone the elections as long as
possible. This is not inconsistent with his
promise to the CubaAsa that when tram
quillity had been restored the elections
would be held. There 10 yet no moral peace
in Cuba
Meanwhile countless conservative per-
sons who are now afraid will recover cour-
age to express their opinion. aud the appeal
OF the Cuban people for q protectorate may
be granted" Hs'.
Many bankers, planters and merchants
OF Santiago are in favor Of q protector
rate. During the recent peaceful years
there has been an enormous influx Of Amer
lean capital into the province. Everybody
Is prosperous Many toilers now own little
farms. All want a protectcrate and free
dom from revolutions. Even In Santiago
however. many men are afraid to publicly
express their opinions among the multi
tude.
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Saved by Rescuing Party.

ST. JOHN. N. F., January 24.-The cap
tain and mate Of the American vessel Vigil
LIANT which was carried away recently
from Bay Of Island by the ice, were sawed
by rescuing party. The two men had
spent thirty-six hours on a deserted is
land, without food and without shelter.
and suffering intensely from the cold.
Their signal fire was seen by the rescusrs,
else they probably would have persisted.
Another American vessel, the Elizabeth,
of Bucksport, Me, was driven ashore to-
day at Bay of Island by the icefioe, and
is likely to become a total wreck. Her
crew was saved.
These losses make a total of seven Amer
can and five colonial fishing vessels
wrecked during this years herring fishery,
in which total Of 10S vessels were en-
gagged.
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COFFEE PRICES TO SOAR.
Brazilian Export Duty Makes Bean
Hard to Procure.

NEW YORK. January 4.-Unless all
signs fail. the price of coffee is destined to
be boosted to figures never before reached
in this country. This unpleasant bit of
news was brought here yesterday by the
steamer Tennyson Of the Lamport G. Holt
line. from Brazilian ports.
Her commander reported that it was now
next to impossible to get coffee from the
Brazilian planters and wholesale dealers by
reason Of the new export duty that has
been placed on the product by the govern
ment of Brazil. The duty on all export
coffee has been fixed at the excessive rate
Of 5SA cents a bag which makes it next to
prohibitive, according to the merchants.
At Santos, Brazil. one Of the chief ship
ping ports for this country, the Tennyson
found that little coffee was obtainabie. de-
spite the fact that 100000 bags were
stored there.
The average retail price of the good grades
of coffee in New York today Is about 30
cents. but If the exports continue to fall Off
as they have in the last few weeks the price
is certain to advance sharply.
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CASE OF WIN. BURGE.
United States Attorney May Ask Dis
missal Of Appeal,

When the District Court Of Appeals meets
inFebruary it Is expected United States
Attorney Baker will ask leave to docket
and have dismissed the appeal noted by
William W. Burge. colored. twice convicted
and several times sentenced for the muir
der of his wife. Daisy Burge in January,
1905. The time allowed by the rules of
court for filing transcript Of appeal on
the part OF counsel for the defendant ex-
pired yesterday without any steps having
been taken in that direction.
The United States attorney, it is under
stood. viii have the record cleared by dock
citing the case and asking its dismissal by
the appellate court.
Burge Is now under sentence to be hanged
three months hence April %.
Attorneys j. A. O'Shea and W. w. Bride,
counsel for Burge, have been instrumental
in causing the postponement of the execu-
ton three or four times.
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Personal to River Men.

= Capt. Frank v. Kintz. master Of the tug
d. NJ. Key. has been placed in command of
the tug James o. Carter, while his own
steamer is laid up for repairs
Mr.. Morris Hughes has resigned as chief
engineer of the harbor police boat yigilant
to accept berth as chief engineer Of the
tug Camilla with Capt Henry Davis.
Mr.. George Windsor, mate Of the Wash
ington-Alexandria ferry line steamer Gala
han, Is i'll at his home in Alexandria, and
Capt. p. Baggott is acting rs mate OF the
steamer In his place. s.5f.
Chief Engineer Burneli OF the steamer
Wakefield will superintend the work being
done on that steamer preparatory to going
upon q lower river route.
Capt. Frank Luckett Is in command of
the steamer Estelle Randall, with Capt
Austin Kelly as first officer. Mr.. George
Stafford Is purser Ct the Estelle.
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FOR CUBAN PRoTECToRATE.
Notable Declaration Of Leaders-Con
mission Suggested.

SANTIAGO. Cuba, January 24.-'The
Cuban people should at once get together
and send commission to Washington
to negotiate the terms OF a protectorate
for the republic OF Cuba" declared Senator
Correoso Bravo. leader of the moderate
party Senior Bravo took from one of the
packed shelves Of his spacious library
volume entitled "Essais Sur Les Protec-
torates Etude de Droits Internationales
Por Frantz Depargent." published in Paris,
Lacrosse 1896. With this book in hand
he said: 81 can demonstrate to the Cubans
that their position under protectorate
need not be undignihed; that a protectorate
Is not tyranny. l can convince them that
under a protectorate the country may keep
its own flag over its territory, keep Its
own government. have its own diplomatic
representatives abroad and even negotiate
treaties with other countries.
"A definite protectorate ;. Is better than
the uncertain and varying interpretations
of the Platt amendment. Under a protec-
torate method of intervening In interna-
tional affairs, Cuba could be precisely de-
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Automobiles Forfeit Collateral.

Policeman Lauten of the third precinct
noticed an electric automobile moving at a
rapid rate down 10th street Tuesday and
gave chase. His speedometer showed that
the. machine was making about twenty
miles an hour. He finally overlook it and
was surprised to find a woman at the wheel.
He asked her to stop and then told her she
must leave collateral at the station house
for her appearance In the Police Court.
She gave her name as Mrs. Joseph Clark
Heppin. and deposited so collateral. When
her name was called In court yesterday
there was no response, and the money was
declared forfeited.
Fred Habigho8k was also appreheuded
by Policeman Lauten. The latter noticed
HIM ON X street. making about sixteen
miles an hour, II 10 stated. The driver was
stopped. HA deposited SO collateral. which
was also forfeited.
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Contest for 81. 600. 600 Estate.

- In bill for an injunction filed in the SUI
perior court in Chicago yesterday William
g. Jack, son of Edward ii. Jack, eighty
four years old. is declared to have taken
his father TO California, where he has Sc
GREETED him for the purpose of getting his
miliion-dollar estate. The bill was filed
by five other children OF the aged man. and
Judge McEwen issued the injunction and
today will hear the petition for the APP
pointment of a receiver for the estate. The
bill alleges that William threatened his
father with death unless he acceded to de-
mands for money. Mr. Jack Is said to be
mentally deficient owing to his advanced
age.
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Virginia Two-cent Rate Hearing.

RICHMOND, Va. January 24-Assistant
General Passenger Agent Bronson of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway was again on
the stand yesterday before the state eerpo-
ration commission. In bringing out the de-
sired points many tables were consulted
and quoted and numerous mathematical
problems in proportion and percentage We're
figured out. The hearing was enlivened
from time to time by vigorous protests and
exceptions on the part of Henry T. Wick
ham. general counsel for the Chesapeake
and Ohio, who seemed to be fearful lest an
expression Of opinion, legal, expert or other
wise, be wrung from the witness ,r,r
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Kiralfy Spectacle at Jamestown.

NORFOLK. Va, January 24.-Bolossy' Ki-
rally, the world-famous producer of spec
tacular performances, has secured the great
colosseum on the grounds of the Norfolk
Horse Show and Fair Association for the
jamestown exposition period, beginning in
April. and after Transforming them into a
theater modelled largely after the Olympia
in London will present therein during the
exposition spectacular performances, such.
he announces. as have never before been
given in America, and which will rival
those put on by him in London and Paris.
Mr. Kiralfy announces that his perform
ances here will excel both America" put
on at Chicago during the worlds fair or
Louisiana" put on at St. Louis during the
Louisiana purchase exposition.
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TRACKS TO UNION STATION.
Senate District Committee to Consider
the Gallineer Proposition.


The Senate District committee will tomor-
row consider Senator Gallinger's pro-
posed amendment to the union station
street railway bill fixing the routes over
which existing street railway companies
Will reach the plaza of the union station
The amendment submitted by Mr.. Gailinger
leaves out of the bill proposed extensions Of
the Capital Traction Company to which
protests have been made. These extensions
we're on 1st street east by which the 14th
street line of cars were to be allowed to
pass down LIST street from LIST and north
to 1st and B streets, in front of the library
to connect with the line going to the navy
yard and to Pennsylvania avenue extended.
The other, proposed extension, which was
left out, was from 7th street and Florida
avenue along Florida avenue to New Jer-
sey aveiue and thence down New Jersey
avenue to Massachusetts, avenue by which
1t was to reach the plaza. Protests were
made against both of these extensions. al
though 1t was claimed that they would
accommodate q vast number of people by
giving short route to the union station
from the northwest as well as by giving
the people of the navy yard quick access
to the northwest section. So far as the
navy yard people and all the people in the
eastern section of the city now using the
Capital Traction lines are concerned it Is
Sdio lIidl tIS SHOTI eXlcntlOn on ISL street.
would be about as advantageous as would
be universal transfer system.
According to Mr.. Gallinger's amendment
the Capital Traction Company will now
reach the northwest section by route
from the plaza northwestwardly along
Massachusetts, avenue to 7th street, there
connecting with the It'll street cars. This
route makes 1t necessary for the cars of
both the Capital and the old Columbia rail-
way to use the same tracks from 4th street
to 9TH street. which is regarded by many
as undesirable. but which Is rendered neces-
sary because Of opposition to having the
Capital Traction tracks go up New Jersey
avenue thence up Florida avenue to 7th
street. in which case the Capital Traction
would run over tracks used only by that
line.
Senator Gallinger and other members of
the District committee regard as of especial
Importance legislation during this session
of Congress that will permit the existing
railroad companies to reach the plaza Of
the union station as early as possible. I'm
less some legislation of this kind Is passed
before Congress adjourns 1t Is likely that
passengers will be landed at the union sta
ton before street railroad communication Is
provided for them. In that case they will
have to walk several squares In order to get
a street car.
Senator Gallinger gave notice yesterday
that he would call up for consideration
Monday next his bill for extending the local
railway lines to the union station.
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For Selling Tobacco to Minors. :"

Selling tobacco to minors was the offense
which was alleged in the Police Court
Tuesday against VIM c. Sparks and Ester
Brill, two cigar store proprietors Of Mt.
Pleasant. When their names were called.
however, they failed to respond and the
collateral, $40 each. put up for their ap-
pearance was declared to be forfeited.
Complaints were made to the police that
small boys in Columbia Heights and vi
cinity were discovered to be smoking Gig
arettes, and Precinct Detective Green de-
cided to investigate. While Watching" the
cigar stands, 1t Is alleged, he found that
Sparks and Brill both sold to minors and
he swore out warrants for their arrest.
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"sALoME" sTIRs UP GOTHAM.
Sensation Caused by New Strauss
Opera in New York.

NEW YORK, January 24.-Monday even
ing at the Metropolitan Opera House, for
the first time in this country, was given
Richard Strauss musical setting of Oscar
Wilde's one-act play "Salome." Wilde wrote
the play ''Salome" for MINNIE. Sara Bern
hardt, but the London censor forbade its
presentation there Notwithstanding the
usual prices were doubled, the audience
was limited only by the capacity of the
Metropolitan.
The opera occupied only an hour and
forty-flve minutes. 1t was preceded by a
concert. during which all Of the stars of
the Metropolitan Opera ompany, with the
exception Of M. Plancon, who has a cold.
and Mrs. Games. who is also indisposed,
were heard.
pectancy when the curtain rose on the
opening episode OF "Salome." The scene
disclosed was a singulariy beautiful one
representing terrace OF a palace Of Herod
Antipas above the banqueting hall in which
Herod sits carousing with Herodias and his
numerous guests. Beyond. bathed in NOON
light, lie the Judean hills and plains. Amid
these surroundings Salome made her Inn
FASHIONED advances to Jokanaan Gas Wilde
calls John the Baptist), and at last. after
dancing before Herod, who has entered
with his incestuous wife and his pictur-
esquely attired courtiers, asked for the head
caresses.
There are three episodes in the tragedy
first. the conformation Of Salome and
Jokanaan. followed by the suicide of the
lovesick Narraboth; next the dance Of the
seven veiis," danced by Saiome and last
tho prolonged and sensational scene In
which Salome kisses the CHASTITY head OF
Jokanaan.
The Interpretation Of the opera was artis-
tic, even when most realistic, and the
magic OF the music composed by Strauss
was fascinating and compelling.
Alfred Herts. at the head of 106 musi-
clans. gave vivid and subtle reading OF
the complex score. The celestin, the hec.
kelphone and other new instruments intro
duced Into the orchestra by Strauss. gave
strange and mysterious beauty to the conn
posers tone paintings At times the emo.
ton caused by the suggestive realism OF
the score was so intense a. to be painful.
~ other times the grace. witchery and
sensuOusness Of the music were resistless.
Possibly tho most popular episode In
"Sal0ine" Will be the dance OF the Seven
veils," with Its thrilling and ianguorous
accompaniment. It was partly danced BY
Nine. Fremstad (who made an excellent
impression throughout as Salome) and
partly by Miss Froehlich. Mime. Fremstaa
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New Serial Story.

In next Saturdays Star there will be
published the opening chapters of a new
daily serial. THE Wire Tappers," by Ar
thur Stringer. 1t is a narrative Of vivid
and Accordingly interesting adventures in
which Is enmeshed the oldest love story
in current fiction. The characters, though
criminals. are strlkingly human, and
the novel plot Is worked out with amax-
ing skill. 1t Is a story that once taken
up Is laid down with great reluctance. Be
sure to read the opening chapters in Satur-
days Star.
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The Senate yesterday agreed to the reso-
buttons relating to settlers on the public
lands. One. House resolution. extends
the benefits of the act Of December 81, 1904.
to entries made prior to December Fl. 1904
The other. a Senate resolution. grants a
three months leave of absence to entrymen
in Idaho from the date Of the passage Of
the resolution.
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The battleship Connecticut went into COM
mission on September % last The keel of
the ship was laid March 10, 1903, and she
was launched September %, 1904. The new
battleship made her first trip on December
Is last. when she left the New York navy
yard for Hampton roads, Va, to Join the
Atlantic fleet The Connecticut was the
first battleship to be built at government
yard. She Is sister ship to the Louisiana
and is one Of the most powerful ships in
the United States navy.
Her displacement Is 10000 tons and her
contract speed Is eighteen knots an hour.
Her complement Is about 900 officers and
men. The armament Of the vessel includes
four Pinch guns in addition to thirty of
various small caiiber.
Like the Louisiana. the Connecticut en-
bodies all the latest improvements In war
ship construction. and Ia over LOCO tons
heavier than our next largest shin. In
beam the Connecticut Is 70 feet 10 inches.
The protective features OF the ship include
continuous protective deck from one to
three inches thick. 10-inch armor for the
main batteries, 12-inch armor for the main
turrets and 6-inch armor for the four 8-inch
gun turret2
The ship Ii driven through the water By
1880 horsepower engines. For these en-
gines there 10 normal coal supply Of 900
tons. The Connecticut can carry enough
coal to steam continuously at half speed for
distance Of 5000 miles. 4, 50.
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Promotion of Gen. McCaskey.

It Is semi-officially announced that Brig
Gen. william S. McCaskey. commanding
the military department of Texas. will be
promoted to the grade Of major general on
the statutory retirement April IA next Of
Maj Gen. James F. Wade, commanding the
Atlantic division at New York. The pres
ent understanding is that Col. Charles B.
Hall, 18th Infantry. In command of the
Infantry and Cavalry School at Fort Leav-
enworth. Kans., will be appointed to the
vacancy in the list Of brigadier generals
which will occur early in March.
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Each Person Caught in Street Car
Crusade Has Been Fined.


BALTIMORE. January 24.-In the vigor-
GUS crusade the police of the southern
district are waging against splitting on
the floors Of street cars eighty persons
have been arrested and fined in the last
three weeks.
When several plain clothes men were
first detailed by Capt. MCGEE they sue
ceeded in capturing fourteen men In one
day. Despite the publicity given these
arrests. an even greater number were ar
rested on the following day. The number
OF arrests began diminishing. Yesterday
one lone man answered the charge of spit
ting on the door of a car. He was Theodore
Roloff. 600 Smallwood street.
1t is gratifying to me-" said Capt. Nc
Zee, that the number of arrests are de-
creasing. It will not be long when there
Will be no more arrests. Our men are
still In plain clothes looking for these
enemies of society If any one splits on
the floors of street cars in this section
we'll get him."
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made few concessions to prudery in the(t Ter
rible final scenes.
II. Burrian. 40 Herod., gave Mperb
study of the neurotic, aworous anfdegen-
crate tetrArch. n. Van, Rooy fFas i'm
presstve as JokanaAn. Miss Marion Weed
made an acceptable Herodias. and NJ. Dip
pie gave relief to the poetfcal part Of the
young Syrian. All these artists were In
fine voice.
AT times the audience seemed amased
by the strangeness and audacity. not only
OF the drama, but Of the music as well.
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sPARTANBURG. g. c.. January 24.-A
dispatch from Laurens. 8. c.. saga THAI J.
J. Smith was shot and killed by his SON
John. 1t IL said that the elder Smith
was beating his wife and had drawn q gun
ON her. when the son fnterfered- Smith
1eveled the gun at his son, when the young
man shot his father dead. Young Smith Is
In custody Of the sheriff. .l-,'
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TRAMPS HIS COMPANIONS
Saw and Analysed Life's Seamy Side
in Many Lands.
HAD WASHINGTON FRIENDS
Visited Library of Congress to Delve
for Statistics for His
Stories.

CHICAGO, January 24-Josiah Flynt
Willard, more widely known as Josiah
FIynt.' the author and sc:ologist who as
cosmopolitan vagabond, procured at first
hand facts with which he later assailed the
theories of celebrated criminologists died
Monday a the Kaiserhof Hotel.
He died as he had lived-uno onventionalIy
Although stricken by pneumonia several
days ago. he refused medical at
tendance to the last. He had laid him down
In other shadows all over the globe, and he
saw no reason why he should not emerge
from the one confronting him.
In bis tbirty-eight years of life he had
tramped' through almost every civilized
country. His experiences are perpetuated
in Powers That p: ~ "Tramping with
Tramps." THE World of Graft" The
Little Brother" Notes Of an Itinerant
Policeman" and other absosbingly interest
ing books which are conceded to be texts
on sociology in their sphere He was a
nephew of the late Frances f.. willard
head of the w. c. T. U.
The Call of the Tramp came to Willard
when he was boy in Appleton, Wis,
where his father. Oliver Atherton Willard,
was member of an esteemed family. His
mother, who is still living, was Mary Ban
mister. daughter of one of the founders of
Northwestern University.
A Friend Of Tolstoi.
Willard met in his wanderings and form
ed firm bonds of friendship with Ibsen. the
dramatist, and Count Tolstoi. lie was en-
tertained frequently by the latter.
4n-the- regime of Police Commissioner
Michael c. Murphy Willard stirred up a
hornets nest in police circles with a series
of magazine articles on graft. One of these
was entitled. York, a Dishonest City"
Commissioner Murphy and Chief of Detec-
tives Titus wanted to arrest Josiah Flynt'
on a charge of criminal libel While de-
tectves were looking for him Willard called
on Chief Titus and bet him the cigars that
Josiah Flynt' wouldn't be caught. And
he wasn't.
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Grooming at Takoma Park.

In a recent communication to the Commits
sioners John /. Stoddard, 2l5 Blair avenue,
Takoma. d. c., requested that a crossing
be placed from the terminal of the electric
car line at Takoma Park to the drug store.
opposite It. He stated that there Is no CROSS
ing there now. and that In wet and muddy
weather walking il almost impossible.
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Schooner Has Unusual Experiences,

The three-masted schooner Laura Lt,nt,
which II lying ct the pier Of Johnson &
Wimsatt. unloading cargo Of laths from
New Brunswick. had what IL regarded as q
remarkable trip In many respects. She
sailed from Dalhousis early In December,
and shortly after leaving that port ran into
series OF terrific gales. during which the
waves washed over the vessel and carried
away portion Of her deckload and dam
aged the vessel somewhat. In the Straits