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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03
Diplomats Not SURPRISED.

Central American diplomats in Washing
ton who have been watching developments
In their countries not surprised at the
stories of union of Honduras Guatemala
and Salvador against the Vaccinations of
President Zelaya. 1t is a natural sequence
they say, OF events which have been in
progress there for some time. They point
out that Guatemala is known to be I'M
friendly to Nicaragua; that Salvador &C.
cupies a similar position because of the
efforts alleged to have been made by Ze-
laya to foment revolution in Salvador and
Honduras already, though her minister at
Washington has declared that she will re-
main neutral. Zelaya's troops have lust
vacated Honduras, but there is general
apprehension on the part of the Hondurians
that the evacuation is only temporary and
that without the support OF some of her
neighbors Honduras is likely to again fall
under the occupation of the Nicaraguans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03
PRIZE BABIES.
Result Of Contest at Luna Park Yes
terday Afternoon.

The baby show at Luna Park yesterday,
which occupied public attention from 2
O'Clock until after g. attracted large at
tendance from this city, Alexandria and
other points of the section. Babies, big
and fat; little babies, blondes brunettes
apparently every style in the baby lne
from the young ladies and gentlemen who
yelled like Commanches every now and
then to the little fellows who simply sat
up and took notice, and were as meek as
the proverbial Moses.
More than one hundred babies were en-
tered in the contest, and when the Judges
Mrs. Charles ]. Goodfellow, Mrs. George
H. Rucker, Mrs. William H. Palmer, Mrs
Richard L. Weaver and Mrs. William D.
Hall-undertook to choose the prettiest
baby in the assembly they were perplexed.
While they were deciding fond and doting
parents were gathered here and there, and
from their eager glances in the direction Of
their very own" one did not need field
glass to know their opinions in the matter
After quite a consultation Walter Scott
Moore. the pretty ten-months-old baby of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Moore of Alexandria
was announced as the prettiest baby in the
show. A handsome go-cart was the prize
and as soon as the announcement was made
that young Walter was the winner his
mother placed him in the vehicle and hur-
ried him away on his first ride Of the sea-
son. Lawrence Ludge, fourteen months
old, of 12S Jackson street. Anacostia re-
ceived the second prize for being the
latest infant. The spectators were salts
fled that Lawrence looked heavy, and was
entitled to the prize. a silver cup The
cutest baby was Louis Clayton. seventeen
months old, of 100 c street northeast. The
smallest baby was Amy Barnes of 1915 9Th
street northwest. She was given a napkin
ring with which to remember that in her
Dabyhood she was most petite A pair of
silver spoons went to the prettiest twins,
they being Emma and Amy Rankin, the
twoyear-old babies of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Rankin of Twining City. The sixth prize
for the prettiest mother at the show went
to Mrs. l.. c. Dick of 474 Massachusetts
avenue northwest. Mrs. A. c. MINIS Of
1214 18th street received the prize for be-
ing the Youngest mother present.
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ASSASSIN Is KILLED.
Heactionist Plot to Murder Witte Had
Melodramatic Ending,

ST. PETERSBURG, July 3.-From revo-
lutionary sources there has been obtained
the details of a reactionary plot to COM
pass the murder of Count White, the for
mer premier, who represented Russia at
the peace negotiations at Portsmouth in
1905
The assassination was planned by the
Moscow branch Of the Union of True Rus
sian People, the organization to which
the cf1ar sent communication on June II
conveying his blessing to the ultra-re-
dictionary party and his hopes for the sue
cess of its purpose.
The execution Of the plot was intrusted
to the leader Of the Moscow branch, a
man named Kazantseff who came to ST.
Petersburg the latter part Of May and Sc
cured employment in a factory as a COM
mon laborer. He befriended several of his
fellow-workmen, and after announcing
himself as an anarchist he enlisted four
men to assist him in carrying out his
commission.
1t was planned to throw bomb at
Count Whites carriage from the window
Of cheap boarding house on Kamenny
Island while the count was on his way to
attend meeting of the council of empire.
The plot, however. was betrayed by the
White warning. The four workmen con-
tinued to pretend loyalty to Kazantseff
The day for the assassination was fixed
and that morning Kazantsef led the men
to wood in the vicinity Of st. Petersburg
to get the bombs from a secret hiding
place. At that point the four men turned
on KaZantsen and killed him.
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THE WADDINGToN CASE.
Evidence Closed and Prosecutor Begins
Address in Brussels.

BRUSSELS. July st Is expected that a
verdict will be handed down tomorrow in
the case of Carlos Waddington, the six
teen-year-old son Of Luis Waddington, for
mer charge d'affaires of Chile at this cap
ital, who killed Senior Balmaceda the sec
rotary Of the legation, on February "a 1905.
The evidence was closed yesterday and M.
Servafs, the counsel for the prosecution,
began his address to the jury
M. Servais strongly combatted the idea
that the killing was done in the heat of
passion due to the young mans discovery
of his mothers great grief because Balma-
ceda had refused to marry Miss Adelaide
Washington, although he confessed miSbe-
havior with her. Counsel said that the
prisoner committed murder deliberately and
coldly. He recalled that there were three
bullets in the body, one In the heart, one
strong point was made of the fact that
young Washington shook hands with Bal
maceda before shooting him.
NJ. Bonnavie, who represented the inter-
ests of the Balmaceda family, today read
more of the letters that passed between the
young people before the tragedy, despite the
demonstrations that had been made against
such action. One of the letters was written
by Miss Washington to Balmaceda Just a
month before he was shot. 1t ran:
MY parents say that we must break, and
it is our duty to do so. But do not let 1t
shake your confidence in my affection.
There will always live in me remembrance
of the past, and when our hands meet and
others see only the commonplace salute of
two friends, we will put into the pressure
Of our two hands all that which thrills our
hearts. So, my adored one, we will live
separate, although in our hearts our love
will always reign They can make me stay
here, but they cannot imprison my thoughts
l shall die pronouncing your name. 1 have
no strength to go on. I weep while writing
you for the last time. One kiss more-the
laSt-yOur Yaya will give YOU"
Yaya was the girls pet name
When dove flew into the courtroom
while the counsel for the prosecution was
speaking, and perched on the judges desk
M. Servais' speech was interrupted until
the bird was driven out. The incident was
regarded as an omen of the prisoners &C.
Quittal
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INDIANS QUIET
At Fort Mcdowell, Ariz., Where an
Outbreak Was Feared

Quiet is restored at Fort Mcdowell, Ari-
iona, where an Indian outbreak has been
feared, according to telegram received
at the bureau of Indian affairs this MORN
ing from Superintendent Goodman of the
Phoenix Indian School.
The trouble was caused by the killing of
Austin Navajo, an Apache, by the Rev. w.
H. Gill, a former missionary, who is in
charge of the reservation. Mr. Gill was
taking steps preliminary to the expulsion
of gamblers and other undesirable char
acters, and acted in self-defense, being ex-
onerated by coroners jury.
The dispatch received today from Super
intendent Goodman says that Messrs Gun
stead and Smith of the Phoenix school
have been detailed to assist Mr.. Gill in
clearing the reservation of bad characters,
the ejectment being set for Saturday, and
that 1t is hoped matters will pass off peace
ably, but he requests the bureau to instruct
the United States marshal to furnish
posse If necessary to provide against pos
sible danger. The marshal will receive in
structions to that effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03
BY CAPT. MORROW.
Recommends Changes in Engineer De-
partment of District.


Engineer Commissioner Morrow has rec
commended the following changes in his de-
partment:
The resignation of E. A. Hayden, assist
ant steam engineer, accepted to take effect
June 80.
A o. Chapman, machinist on the tenn
porary roll, appointed assistant steam en-
gineer at Sl,O50 per year, vice Hayden.
w. r. Warman, leveler, at $1,000 per
year, transferred to leveler at 81 per diem.
Probationary appointments Of the follow
ing employees confirmed: N. A. James, fire.
man at SS75 per annum; j. r. Campbell,
fireman at $50 per annum; a. c. Givordan
oiler at $500 per annum A. r. Forrest,
oiler at $500 per annum; D. M. Doughton,
oler at $500 per annum, and Peter ]. Ever
ly. oiler at $500 per annum
Richard l.. Watmaugh and j. r. Kennedy
appointed draughtsmen in the office of the
engineer of highways.
James II. Grant. jr., and George w. Darby
appointed temporary inspectors in the office
of the inspector of buildings.
w. l.. Webster. superintendent of con-
struction in the office of the inspector Of
buildings, promoted to assistant inspector
at 1900 per annum, and w. ]. Evans, A.
NJ. Lawson, A. S. ]. Atkinson, w. j. Down.
ing and S. G. Hunt, assistant inspectors ut
81 600 per annum, promoted to $1,000 per
annum
John E Boyland and Samuel Tapp ap-
pointed temporary additional inspectors in
the office of the inspector of plumbing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03
THE MERCHANT MARINE.
More Vessels Built in the q. S. Last
Year Than in Past Half Century.

A greater number of vessels and vessels
of immensely greater tonnage were built in
the United States during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1907, than in any year
for the past half century, and the gross
tonnage of the vessels has been exceeded
during only two years in American his
tory.
During the year 1,4G3 vessels of 51OsG5
gross tons were built in the United States
and officially numbered by the bureau Of
navigation. Ship construction in 1855 ag-
gresated $50. i50 tons and In 1854 to $50 O46
tons. In those years the tonnage built in
the United States greatly exceeded that of
Great Britain.
In the past fiscal year steel steam vessels
built in the United States numbered 122
or 3to665 tons, by far the greatest tonnage
of this description in the history of the
country and about one-fifth the tonnage
built IN the united kingdom. OF these steel
steamers AZ of 25S, 113 tons were built on
the great lakes; the lie Grand S. De Graft,
of 1911 tons. being the largest yet built
for those waters. Fifteen new lake steam
ers are each over 1000 tons In 1903 the
largest steamer built on the lakes was
$500 tons.
steel steamers built for the coasting trade
also are the largest in history. On the
seabOard "A ocean steamers, each over
1000 gross tons, aggregating 9S,02S tons,
were built, the largest being the Mexi-
can, $50 tons, for the new west coast
Hawaiian trade via the Tehuantepec rail-
way. Only two steamers, the Havana and
Saratoga, each of 1891 tons, operating I'M
der the ocean mail act of 1891 to Havana,
were built for the foreign trade.
Four years have now elapsed since a
square-rigged vessel was built in the
United States, and the increase in steam
tonnage is accompanied by a decline in
the building of schoOners relatively
new type, the schooner, equipped with
auxiliary motor power, is appearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03
ATTACKED BY A THIEF.
Farmers Daughter Beaten Into In
sensibility in Her Home.

HAVRE DE GRACE. Md, July 3.-Miss
Virginia Brown, eighteen years DID, daugh-
ter Of Thomas Brown, a farmer living near
this city, was attacked by a strange man
Monday evening in her home. Miss Brown
was alone in the house, her father being
| in the field short distance away. When he
returned to the house. about a half hour
later, he found his daughter lying uncon-
scious in the yard.
Miss Brown did not regain consciousness
until about two hours later. She said that
about 6 o'clock a strange white man came
to the house and asked her for something
to eat She started to comply with his re-
quest when he pointed pistol at her and
warned her not to make an outcry. He
then bound her hands and feet and pro-
ceeded to ransack the house. Taking
bunch of keys from his pocket he unlocked
a desk and took what cash was there,
amounting to about SIS.
Miss Brown endeavored to free herself,
but could not. She screamed, whereupon
the thief struck her on the head, rendering
her unconscious.
Searching parties were formed to capture
the miscreant. Miss Brown described the
man as being about thirty years old, with
blue eyes and short, black hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03
WINNERS OF PRIZES.
Result Of Athletic Contest Of st.
Patrick's Parish Children.

The annual excursion of St. Patricks
parish was given at River View yesterday
and go little orphans-nipety- boys
from st. Josephs Asylum and 135 girls
from st. Vincent's Asylum. at Edgewood-
were In the party as guests of the parish,
and they fully enjoyed the days outing.
A bounteous feast was spread for the or
phans by the members of the parish. When
their appetites were satisfied, an athletic
program for girls Ind boys was started.
The feature of the afternoon was a tub
race, open to all The course was once
across the shoot lake and there was a big
list of entries.
Following Is a list of the prizes awarded
in the athletic contests:
Seniors-lOO- yard dash, rocking chair, A.
D. Wilkinson.
Juniors-Tub race. c. Schweitzer: sack
race, silver medal, T. Childs; 100 yard dash,
silver medal, H. Wassman; three-legged
race, penknife, c. Schweitzer.
Minims-Seventy-f Ye-yard dash, penknife.
J. Fegan: sack race, belt, H. Guista; fifty.
yard DASH silver medal. T. Emery.
Girls: Juniors-Spoon race, silver medal.
Margaret Victory. first; pun box, Estelle
Wilson, second. Minims-Spoon race, fan.
Nora McLane first; breast pin, Marie
Kemno, second; 1OO-yard dash. necklace.
Mabel Bowers, first; handbag. Estelle
Orphan girls-Twenty-hve-ya dash.
Teddy bear, Louis Lloyd; potato race, doll.
Annie Healey. -.
orphan boys-lO-yaru uash, goiu heoa'
James Keane.
Tug of war between st. Patrick's and the
orphan boys. was won by the orphans.
Names-F. McDermott, z. Kearney, ".
Childs, ]. Keane, J. Kralich, c. Wilver, c.
Callahan, w. Weight, ]. Lynch.
Tug of war between St. Patrick's girls
and the girls of St. Vircent's Orphan Asy-
lum Girl-winners tug-of-war contest
Irene Ksmno Rose Collins, Isabelle Wilson.
Mabel Hardy, Jennie Collins. Pauline lse-
man, Beatrice Deeds. Rachael Wallace.
Madeline Merkling, Winifred Conn.
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THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
Would Not Consider It Unfriendly fol
q. s. to Increase It's Naval Force.

No, Japan would not regard 1t as an
unfriendly act If the American government
saw fit to increase her naval representa-
ton in her territorial waters on the Pacific
coast or even If she sent additional men
of-war to the Asiatic station. She would
not look upon it as a menace or regard 1t
with regret"
These were the words of Viscount Aoki,
the Japanese ambassador to the United
States, when his attention was called to
published reports that the general board Of
the navy had recommended to the Presi-
dent that the battleships Of the Atlantic
fleet be sent around to the Pacific coast.
At the same time the ambassador ex-
pressed a great deal of interest in the
stories printed, and asked If they were
true. He disliked, he said, to appear in the
public prints when there was no occasion
for it. but he felt at perfect liberty to
say what he did on this subject
The ambassador recalled that it is the
custom and practice Of nations to send
vessels of their fleets in the waters of
other nations, and instanced the fact that
very recently several japanese warships
had visited American waters at the James,
town exposition.
For the moment the embassy officials are
ter of the denial of the intelligence office
privileges to the japanese at San Francisco
Mr.. Aoki reiterated that that question can
be taken up in the courts by the persons
affected by the police boards decision and
II the decision Of the judges is such as
to leave room to believe that the treaty
rights Of the Japanese have been denied
then the embassy will take the matter up
with the State Department The question
for the time being is one for the courts
he added. Mr.. Aoki said that the Nichi
Nichl, the Japanese newspaper which has
been making some adverse comment on the
intelligence Office cases, does not represent
the governments attitude on the question
and that some of its observations were not
just.
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WORK ALL UP TO DATE.
| Announcement by the Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General.

The fourth assistant postmaster general
Mr.. DeGraw, said today:
II have just advised Postmaster General
Meyer that our bureau begins the rev
fiscal year with work up to date in -. sew
eral divisions. One of the most gratifying
features is the satisfaction generally ex-
hibited by the personnel of the several
branches of the service Under our juris-
diction. In the field $1,000 rural carriers
begin the new fiscal year with an increase
in salary from $40 to $500 per annum and
about 1900 others with pro rata increases.
In the departmental service, while the al
lOtment OF appropriations for the several
divisions of the bureau was not sufficient
to reach every meritorious case, many
clerks who have given long and faithful
service were made happy by substantial
recognition"
Mr.. DeGraw expects the thoroughly re-
organized bureau to make great showing
during the current fiscal year. AS an in
stance Of the working Of the division Of
dead letters under the reorganized method
1t was cited that notwithstanding the daily
average of letters received is in the Leigh
borhood Of 30, 600, and that while one month
ago there were 10000 letters on hand I'M
opened, the report for the first day Of this
month shows none on hand unopened-a
record never before known in the history
Of the division. In addition to this every
letter returnabe Is now being sent to the
writer, SO that hereafter all letter writer's
need do to insure the safety of their cor
reSpondence and return in case OF monde
livery is to make their addresses a part
Of their communications. In the absence
Of this information the correspondence II
not containing anything Of value will be
destroyed without record.
While 5000 petitions for the establish
ment of rural delivery service were pending
two years ago, only about 1,4OO are now
on hand, which indicates the rapidity with
which the rural service is being completed
throughout the country. OF the $1,000
routes established, but 289 have been dis
continued through readjustments and lack
of patronage.
Considerable difficulty has been ex-
perienced during the past fiscal year by the
division of supplies in obtaining goods
from contractors, which has made it i'm
possible to meet promptly the demands Of
postmasters for office material, but the in
dtcations are that the troubles experienced
in that direction have been minimized
through the reorganized methods under
which the division Of supplies Is now be-
ing operated, and that it will be possible
in the near future to meet all requirements
of the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03

The general land office has patented to the
state of Utah 32,O56.42 acres of government
land and to the state of Oregon 4,4S9. 81
acres, as follows:
Clear list No. II, selections by the state
of Utah, for deaf and dumb asylum en-
bracing 1892 acres of selections in the
Salt Lake City land district, approved by
the acting secretary of the interior, June
30
Clear list No. -, selections by the state
of Utah for deaf and dumb asylum, en-
bracing 3J9.62 acres, in the Vernal land dis
trct, approved by the acting secretary of
the interior, June 90.
Clear list No. 2, indemnity school land
selections of the state of Utah embracing
2S,3li.67 acres, in the Salt Lake land dis
trict, approved by the acting secretary OF
the interior, June %.
Clear list No. s, indemnity school land
selections of the state of Oregon, embrace
ing 4,4S9.57 acres in the Burns >land district
approved by the acting secretary of the in
terror, June %.
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Complaint Dismissed.

In decision of the interstate commerce
commission handed down by Commissioner
Lane yesterday the complaint of the Omaha
Cooperage Company against the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railway and
others, alleging unreasonable rates on oak
slaves from Tennessee points to Omaha was
dismissed it being shown that the rates
received by the defendants are equitable.
In another decision by Commissioner Lane
the case of the Sioux City Commercial Club
against the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul and other northwestern lines, in which
the defendants were charged with exacting
unreasonable rates from Chicago to Sioux
City, was dismissed, the carriers having ad-
tusted the rates satisfactorily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-03
The E. 81. Hartman Case.

The findings in the case of Edward H.
Hartman, which has been under investiga-
uon by the interstate commerce commission
for several months, will be completed and
made public probably within two weeks,
according to statement made today by a
member of the commission.
For the first time since the taking of evil
dence was concluded the members of the
commission now are earnestly and sys-
tematically at work in the preparation of
their report on the case. Frank B KEEL
logg, one of the commissions attorneys who
has been intimately identified with the Har-
riman investigation, is in Washington in
conference with the commission on particu-
lar phases of the case