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Evening star., 1907-08-04
CAPE MAY,
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
CAPE MAY, N. J.. August 3, 1907
The beginning Of the big fortnight of the
summer season at this resort was ausnjc-
iously started off this evening with the
great crowds OF people which came to the
place and which augmented the throngs
which were hitherto here While there has
been an intense social round of gayety, the
coming of more visitors will not make any
more amusements, but will only make the
attendance upon them larger. The Wash
ington colony is larger than usual and they
take an active interest in all Of the events
which transpire
1t has been an active week with the
golfers, and besides their regular events
there has been the usual contest for tha
Evening star., 1907-08-04
ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
LAKE BONAPARTE, N Y,

LAKE BONAPARTE, N. Y,
August I, 1907.
Mrs Benjamin Harrison, with a number
of friends arrived at her cottage upon the
fourth lake of the Fulton Chain this week
and will remain until late in the season.
The Harrison cottage is delightfully."- rustic
and was built under the direction Of the
late President during the last year of his
life. Previous to that Mr.. Harrison had
spent season at Loon Lake and another
at Fulton Chain.
Col. Henry Watterson is expected at Lake
Placid next week for a brief stay Col.
Watterson has promised to address the
Northern New York Press Association in
session at Lake Placid.
Senator Thomas Platt. who has not spent
summer in the Adirondacks for a number
OF years. will be in camp with a few
friends at Little Tupper Lake during the
larger part of August.
Gov Hughes of New York intends to
make brief use of the state land near
Cascade, for he will go into camp near that
beautiful sheet of water next Monday. The
governor will live in ordinary militia
tent and be accompanied only by his sec
retary and cook.
Two very charming young ladies. the
guests of friends on ST. Regis Lake, are
the Misses Laurer. daughters Of the Can
adian premier, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. They
are enthusiastic oarswomen and are count
ed among the best at present IN the noun
tains.
Six young ladies. students Of Trinity Col
lege. Washington, are camping at the
mouth of Bog river, under the chaperon-
age ef Mrs. Franklin Gallagher of Balti-
more and Mrs. Philip S. Burns OF St. Louis
The young ladies are Miss Tesse McKellup
of st. Louis Miss Genevieve Clark of Balti-
more. Miss Della Neil Hayes Of Annapolis,
Miss Frances King of Georgetown. Miss
Kathryn Reilly of Kansas City and Miss
Catherine Toole of Petersburg, Va.
Thes hotel and large cottage registers
throughout the Adirondack region at forty
one different post offices show that over
two thousand people from the District of
Columbia. Maryland and Virginia are at
present guests in the mountains. Wash
ington. Baltimore and Richmond never sent
such large contingents to this section and
the wise ones are saying that the North
Evening star., 1907-08-04
ALLENHURST.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALLENHURST. n. j., August 3. 1907
A big dance will be given at the Allen
hurst this evening. 1t will be full dress
hop and will be attended by the fashion,
able folk all through this section.
Mrs. r. Portner and Miss Elsa Fortner
are well-known Washingtontans spend
Ing the summer at the Curlew.
Among the Washington guests at the
Dunes are Mrs. Alexander Brown, War
Asn Brown and George w. Brown
Evening star., 1907-08-04
CAPoN SPRINGS.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
CAPON SPRINGS. w. Va, August 2. 1907.
The lst of August is annually awaited
with eagerness at Capon for the reason
that the functions given on or about that
date are more or less indicative of what
Evening star., 1907-08-04
Misunderstood.

Translated for Transatlantic Tales from Fliegende
| Batter
Suitor Ito the only daughter OF very
wealthy widow)-"Dear Crete, will you be
miner
Grete-"Oh-I-I-do not know. Pray
| speak to mother first"
Suitor-"But unfortunately she has re-
fused me!'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
Ohio Senator Has Compromise Reso-
luton Which He Hopes Will Meet
With Favor Of All Factions.
CARMACK DEFENDS
PRESIDENTS ACTION
Mr., Roosevelt Deserves Criticism
Only for Delaying Dismissal Of
CoIored Companies Too Long Says
Tennessee Statesman.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Washington. Jan. 16,-Senate lead
ers tonight regard the end of the
Brownsville discussion in sight, and 1t
is confidently expected that Il COM
promise resolution offered by Senator
Foraker just before the close of to-
days session will be adopted. Mr.,
Foraker had the floor to make what he
today expressed the hope would be the
concluding speech ON this subject.
He will proceed Immediately after
morning business tomorrow, unless in
terfered with by the special order of
the day, which is the delivery of eulo-
gies on the life of the late Senator
Bate of Tennessee. Whether he
speaks tomorrow or Friday, it is ex-
pected that a vote viii soon follow,
although it is possible that other brier
speeches may be made before the end
is reached.
Mr. Foraker offered a substitute for
all Of his previous resolutions on the
Brownsville affair, as follows:
Resolved rhat the committee on
military affairs Is hereby authorized
and directed by subcommittee or 9TH
erwise to take and have printed the
testimony for the purpose of ascer-
tanning all the facts with reference or
connected with the affray at Browns
Vile Tex. on tho night os August 3,
1906, Said committee is authorized to
send for persons and papers, to admin
lister oaths to sit during the recess of
the senate. and If deemed advisable. at
Brownsville, or elsewhere the eX-
penses of the investigation to be paid
out of the contingent fund Of the sem
ate"
The language of this provision Is
satisfactory to Senator Lodge and
other supporters of the administration
in the matter Of the discharge of the
negro troops, and it is believed by sem
ators that it will be unanimously ac-
cepted.
The feature of today's debate was
the arraignment by Senator Carmack
of republican senator's who have criti-
cised the president for his action in
the Brownsville matter. He regarded
1t rs an attempt to "dethrone' the
president as the leader of the party,
and declared that either the president
must be renominated or the platform
on which he stood returned to the
democrats.
Senators Stone, Mone:, and Knox
followed, each upholding the authority
of the president to take the action he
did and favoring an investigation OF
the facts connected with the Browns
VILE affray Senator Foraker started
to make his closing speech. but be-
fore he concluded. the senate adj
iourned for the day. leaving him in
possession of the floor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
Refusal to Pay Assessment of
Fifty Cents a Week Results
in Falling Off in Membership
of Organization,
IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP UP
S1,000,000 DEFENSE FUND
Annual Report Of President
Mitchell Urges Putting Or
ganizerS in Field to Gather
in Scattered Forces,
rny Morning Journal Special Leased wirsl

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.l
Indianapolis, Jan 15--The eigh-
teenth annual convention of the
United Mine Workers Of America
which opened here at 10 o'clock this
morning, devoted the entire time of
to the right of delegates representing
unions who had failed to pay the eN-
ira assessment of 40 cents week to
be seated and to hearing the reports
of the general officers OF the organiza-
ton
The matter of seating the delegates
in question was referred back to the
credentials committee, which did not
render a decision.
1t developed today that the national
organization had failed to replenish
its million dollars defense fund by
leVying an assessment of so cents a
week against the members. The re-
port of the credentials committee
showed that Il large percentage of the
members had failed to comply with
the order and the contest over seating
the delegates then began. According
to the credentials committee, at least
half OF the locals of three anthracite
districts had failed Ia pay the strike
assessment
President Mitchell then submitted
his annua! report. He laid special
emphasis In liis report 10 the decrease
in membership in the anthracite field.
and advocated putting number of
organizers in the field. and spoke Of
the apathy prevalent among the min
ers toward their duties to the organi-
zation.
Vice President r. H. Lewis read his
report.
Secretary Treasurer w. b. Wilson
submitted his financial report for the
year ending November 80, 1906
The organization has paid for strike
benefits in the Last seven years S5.-
l90,555. to which must be added the
cost of organizing, which shows what
has been done with the money paid
into the treasury The report of Mr..
Wilson shows the paid-up membership
in November, 1906, To have been 256.-
212. The average paid-up membership
in 1905 was 2S0,667, a decrease of a.
2S3 from the preceding year,
The report shows the balance on
hand In the treasury November 30,
1905, 10 be $337.961.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
Of
ENGINEERS
ADJUSTED
NEW SCHEDULE GOES INTO
EFFECT FEBRUARY FIRST
Western Railroads Grant Sub
StantiaI Wage and Hour
Concessions to Twenty
Seven thousand Employees.


Chicago, Jan. IA final settle
ment was reached here today be-
tween committees representing the
railroad managers and the locomotive
engineers. The agreement made in
cludes all roads west of Fort VIII
liam, Canada St Paul Chicago. st.
Louis and New Orleans to the Pacific
coast and south to the Mexican bor-
der.
The new schedule is to go into ef-
feet February L. and will affect about
$1,000 engineers. The terms of the
agreement follow:
Freight engineers receive a fiat in
crease Of 40 cents day of 10 hours
or less 100 miles or less. overtime
pro rata.
Engineers in switch engines, first
class yards are advanced to S3.15 per
day of ten hours or less; second class
yards advanced to $3.50 a day of ten
hours or less, overtime pro rata.
In the work train and helper SER
vice the hours are reduced from . to
10 per day.
In the passenger service engineers
on engines having cylinders under is
inches in diameter will received 1915
per day. of 100 miles or less on en-
gines having cylinders is inches or
more in diameter $500 a day of 100
miles or less.
The engineers asked for an S-hour
day, but withdrew the demand when
the managers offered their conces-
sions:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
SENATOR CARNIACK HEARTILY
SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT

Washington, Jan. 16.-Addressing
the senate today upon the Brownsville
affray. Senator Carmack announced
that he heartily supported the presi-
dent in his action discharging the me-
gro soldiers. The action of the legis-
lature of this state. taking the same
position. met his personal views.
Mr.. Carmack then paid his respects
to the president as follows:
81 think it proper to say that any
report that senators may have heard
that the president personally solicited
my support in this matter. that he
urged me to forgive and forget certain
energetic personal remarks and begged
me to stand between him and those
| twin enemies of his administration. the
senator's from South Carolina. and
| Ohio, is a gross exaggeration. / Will
not say that it is an infamous false
| hood because such language belongs
to the vocabulary of presidential con-
| trOversy rather than senatorial debate.
! Seriously, | suppose there Is no sem
ator. always with the exception of my
| friend from South Carolina (Mr. Till
man) who Is less likely than myself
1 TO be suspected of executive partiallty
for our present chief executive.
81 care little for the hasty ebullitions
! of that remarkable man for | can see
! WnHt ne nlInSelI COuIQ never see III any
man who expressed an opinion con-
trary to his own. ] can see the good
as well as the bad in his public con-
/ duct and Judge both without passion
or perhaps may in this case. 1t seems
to me that he has acted with remark
/ able freedom from impulse. with un-
usually careful deliberation and with
an effort to do nothing more nor less
than complete justice to all con-
cerned."
Quoting the resolutions Of a Boston
NEGRO meeting justifylng the action Of
/ the negro troops Mr.. Carmack said
no more damaging indictment of a
race could be secured than this one.
written by himself.
He then turned his attention to Sem
ator Foraker's criticism of Major
Blocksom. which he said was due to
| the fact that "his father was demo-
crat" He declared that "the senator
| from Ohio may be God Almighty To
the republican party of Ohio. but not
of the universe
"If the senator from Ohio could con-
vict the president of the charge he has
charged against him. that Of inflict-
ing harsh and brutal treatment with
out any authority Of law them con-
tinued Mr.. Carmack, "he VIII have
placed the president ON an eminence
Of infamy from which no man can take
him down"
Maintaining that the president had
no alternative in his action, Mr.. Car
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
] JAP SPIES IN
FRONTIER
FORT
MIKAD0'S SOLDIERS
AS SERVANTS AT BLISS
Spend Two Months in EI Paso Mill
tary Post Disappearing Suddenly
When Suspicious Of officers Are
Aroused. Y
[By Morning journal Special Lensed Wire

[By Morning journal Special Leased Wire'i
lei Paso, Tex, Jan. 16.--rhree Jap
anese who had been employed as SER
wants by the officers at Fort Bliss have
mysteriously disappeared. They came
to the fort two months ago disguised
as laborers and applied for work
Their actions in examining the fort
the equipment aDd close attention to
the drilling, hhGfr large supply OF
money and @ discovery that they
were frequefly making memoranda
coupled with their military bearing
and the Difference shown to one by
the others caused suspicion and fin
ally led to the discovery that they
were Japanese officers. One of them
overheard the officers of the post dis
cussing the matter. Immediately all
three disappeared.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
By Morning journal Special Leased wlre.l

10y bOufudl SDtCldi Nhe'l
St. Thomas, D. w l., Jan. 16.-Re-
ports received here from Jamaica say
it is estimated that 1000 persons have
been killed by the earthquake and fire
and that $1,000 persons are homeless.
The damage to Kingston alone is
placed at fully $10,000,00O.
Advices received from Jamaica de-
clare that all people have been warned
to keep away from Kingston. The
stencil is described as awful. Money
Is useless. The banks have been
burned, but the vaults are supposed
to be safe The misery on all sides
is undescribable. Rich and poor alike
are homeless. Provisions of all kinds
are urgently needed. 1t is impossible
to say where anybody can be found.
Sir James Ferguson. vice chairman
of the Royal Mail Steamship COM
pany. is among the killed. The dead
are being buried under smouldering
ruins The mercantile community suf-
fered most severely, warehouses fall
ing on them. Many professional men
are dead or injured. The negroes are
looting. Ghastly scenes are being Wit
messed. All the shops have been 'des-
troyed, and all the buildings in and
around Kingston are In ruins Very
few of them are safe to live in. The
governor an0 MS piTty are safe.
1t is reported that an extinct vol
cano in The parish of Portland Is
showing signs of activity, but this has
not been verified No news has yet
been received from other parts of the
island of Jamaica, communication be-
ing very difficult
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
REFUSE TO RECOMMEND
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
National Convention for Extension of
Foreign Commerce Believes In
Liberal Payment for
Service Rendered.

Washington. Jan. 16.-The national
convention for extension of foreign
commerce today refused to place IT.
self on record in behalf of the ship
subsidy measure now before congress
by the adoption Of the following res
olrtipn.
We believe 1t imperative that the
American merchant marine should be
re-established and that new steam
ship lines to promote speedy commun-
ication should be opened, and espec-
tally with South and Central Ameri-
can ports. for the proper extension OF
our commerce.
ITO this end, we recommend liberal
compensation from the government to
American built and American manned
ships for all services rendered. includ-
ing the carriage of mails and the right
to use the ships in time of war"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
FRIGHTFUL SUFFERING
OF HOMEI ESS PEOPI II

Santiago, Cuba, Jan, 16.--kingston
Harbor as the result of the earth
quake, is closed to shipping, but Bow
den is open There is need of guam
titles of provisions. Famine and pes
thence are threatening and there is
misery everywhere Both rich and
poor at Kingston are homeless. Bow
den is a small port upon the south
coast of Jamaica, thirty miles from
Kingston. The United Fruit COM
pany's Boston steamers clear from
Bowden. There is no communication
by rail between Bowden and Kings
ton.
A dispatch received from Kingston
says: Negroes are looting the rum
shops At least 500 persons We're
killed in the earthquake and during
the fire that followed there were
weird and terrible scenes. Forty-iive
soldier patients in the military hospi-
tai were burned to death. Fire broke
out again last night and several slight
earthquake shocks were felt today.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
TAX SYSTEM DEFECTIVE
SAYS TEXAS GOVERNOR
Declaring Present System Utterly
Bad He Demands Remedial
Legislation at Once.

Austin, Texas, Jan. l6.--G0vernor
II NJ. Campbell who WAS inanRurated
yesterday, today sent his first message
10 the Texas legislature lie gives
much of the Introductory paragraph
to an eulogy Of the Democratic party
platform and to urging that the plat
form demands contained therein
should be enacted into law. Among
the platform demands are planks con-
demnlng free passes an the railways
Of the state, nepotism In public office
and one requiring that telephone and
telegraph companies ehall exchange
wire service to- faCilitae q business.
The governor dcvotAs considerable
space to the subject IL revenue and
taxation He says ina In the midst
of the present unexamlled prosperity
there Is 4 deficit In the state treasury
which will soon reach a million dol
lars. He declares that the present
system of taxation encourages the tax
dodger and also encourages official
carelessness. The governor recom-
mends the enactment Of such laws as
viii remedy these evils. Az to the as-
sessment OF railroad property the gov
ernor says that he present system
presents probably greaisr inconsist-
encics than that perialina TO any
other class OF property and he de-
lmands remedial legislall'n ai once.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
supply Ships Ordered TO kingston.

WashlngtOn, Jam. IB.-Captaln
Behler at Key West has informed the
navy department that he has received
a wireless dispatch from Guantanamo
stating that Admiral Evans com
manding the Atlantic fleet, has sailed
from that place upon the torpedo
boat destroyer Whipple for Kingston.
Jamaica, to ascertain conditions and
extend such aid as may be necessary.
A later dispatch states that the bat
tleships Missouri and Indiana have
followed Admiral Evans.
The supply shiDs Celtic and Glacier,
which are now attached to the Attain
tic fleet and which are fully provis-
ioned, have been ordered to proceed
with all haste to Kingston, where
their cargoes of food will be distri-
buted among the needy.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
EVERY HOUSE IN STRICKEN
TOWN RAZID BY EARTHQUAKE

London Jan. 16.-A dispatch re-
ceived here late this afternoon says:
Kingston was overwhelmed by an
earthquake Monday at $3.50 o'clock
Monday afternoon. All the houses
within a radius of ten miles were
damaged and almost every house in
the city was destroyed. Fire broke
out after the earthquake and COM
pleted the work of destruction. The
business section of Kingston is a heap
of smoldering ashes. The killed num-
ber about 400 and thousands of peo-
ple were injured. Churches. offices
and public buildings and hotels are
gone. The Myrtle Springs hotel was
destroyed but 1t is said that none OF
the guests were killed. Among the
killed were Sir james Ferguson and
many prominent merchants and pro-
fessional men.
The conflicting character of the
news which has thus far reached Lon
don renders 1t difficult to estimate the
extent of the calamity caused by the
earthquake and the subsequent con-
flaeration Messages received by the
various steamship and cable COM
panies, however, indicate, that While
the earlier reports of the disaster ana
the great loss of life were probably
exaggerated the disaster was sIill OF
the gravest character, The ruin and
desoiation is said to stretch for miles
outside of Kingston. The shocks
were felt for fifty or sixty miles
away.
No estimate of the loss of life has
as vet been received through official
sources. But the military hospital
seems to have been the center OF the
visitation, no less than forty soldiers
being killed there. There We're iso-
lated fatalities among the white rest
dents of Kingston but the negroes
who comprise 80 per cent OF the pop
ulation, appear to have been the
greatest sufferers, and the number ol
white victims is apparently small II
comparison. The distance between
the buildings known to have been de-
stroyed is taken to indicate that the
total loss of property Will be immense
According TO the latest dispatches
slight earthquake shocks continue tt
be felt In Kingston and vicinity Ih'
West Indian committee Of the admir-
atty and the various private concern;
having interests I'm jamaica are tax
ing all steps possible to relieve th'
distress In Kingston itself. It trans
pires that the Hall Caine. mentioned
rs being among the members OF thu
marty OF English visitors headed b,
Sir Alfred Jones, h william Hal
Caine a brother Of the English novel
" caine called ut the colonia
office this morning and was assure'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
The House.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The fortifi-
cations appropriation bill was passed
today by the house without amend
ment, an unusual thing with appro-
priation bills.
The appropriation bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia was taken up but
no time was set for the close of the
general debate. During the consid-
GRAFTON of the district bill notable
speeches We're made by Mr.. Foster of
Vermont supporting the president in
his message on the japanese situa-
tion in California and by Representa-
tive Shepard of Texas, who enthused
the Democrats by closely prepared
address ON. politics and the state e-of
the nation.
The house, without making any
progress on the District of Columbia
bill, adjourned at 1850 p. m.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
MURDER IN NATIONAL
MUSEUM AT WASHINGTON

Washington, Jan. 16.--E. f. Vanit
zen was shot and instantly killed at
the National museum today by Otto
Selhorse, of Philadelphia Vanitzen
was a photographer temporarily em-
ployed at the museum. The victim
was shot three times by Selhorse with
a repeating rifle. Selhorse was ar
rested. There were no eye-witnesses
to the shooting. 1t is understood that
the affray was the result of family
troubles.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-17
pnrillsis plcnd Chilly.

New York, Jan. 16.-The so-called
prize fight cases growing out OF the
fight between Jimmy Britt and Terry
McGovern at Madison Square Garden
several months ago, came to an alb
rupt end today, when a plea Of guilty
was entered By all the fourteen de-
PENDANTS. including Harry j. Pollock.
promoter OF the light. Pollock was
fined 500 with the alternative Of
thirty days in the city prison. Sem
tence was suspended In the case Of
Britt and McGovern. All the others
were discharged.
The outcome Of the cases caused
considerable surprise as It was re-
garded as test Of the antl-boxing law.