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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
TRIAL At WEST POINT.
r,tfs Loaned Oyereoats 10 Girls Barton
carey In The List.

-4at Il. Barton Carey, -of West
p.,rt Military Academy. graduate
g. Johns College, this city, is
.,,f fbe seventeen cadets to be tried
tr.st Point for Ioaning military
-.oats To girl friends. These trials
~ the outcome Of the incident
-nulav. April :, when Colonel
,+...,a commandant of the cadets at
parade. ordered that various
.t yisitors be deprived Of gray coats
a.s- sad been loaned by cadets TO
..,.taet their visitors from the wind at
r parade.
v,a court before which the young
, ,riII appear will soon be appoint
81 from among the army officers at the
,,.lemv by Colonel scott, superin
..,l4nt 0r the Academy. There is no
4..r,ar any doubt that the action of
E.r.nel Howe is upheld in the action
i. took by the military authorities
0.Ib In Washington and at West Point.
+, .nuseauence Of the protest made
=, the cadets and the wide publicity
s.,.u to the incident, a report of
d. whole affair was sent 10 General
tinr-worlh, the military secretary
M ihe eeaeral staff. II was commu-
,i.ated S. him to the War Depart
.aent and the President.
n can be stated that the President
anil officers Of the department. are
thoroughly in sympathy with Colonel
rf8vle. The order 10 place the cadets
oa triai IS the direct outcome Of com
.faanfs received from Washington. OF
tbs twenty-two young women who
aruaared on the parade grounds wear
~ cadet overcoats, FIVE got away be-
fora tire authorities learned the names
ID. the cadets who owned the coats.
These i've cadets will escape the or
deal. Included in the seventeen who
~ to stand trial for violation of rules
+, Nlr. D.. y. Carey, who is we'll
known here where he has many friends.
SIR. Carey played on the West Point
fotball team, but as unable to play
tho game between the Army and Navy
last wear because of broken leg.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
Chance of Program.

There has been a slight change in the
program of the musicale TO be given
tomorrow, Thursday evening, at ST.
Mary's Hall. Mr.. Harry Mantedcn
Smith, the well-known bass soloist,
will sing. Mr.. Smith will render
several solos. one (by request1 ''The
Two Grendadiers. Mr.. Smith is
well-known in the musical world and
the management of the concert to be
given at st. Mary's Hall tomorrow
night, was fortunate in securing him.
The program for the musicale is
above the average and a rare treat
may be expected by all who patronize
the church. Tickets, 80 cents. Don't
miss this musical event Of the season.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
Opening Of Dancing Academy.

The Excelsior Dancing Academy
opened last night over the Hub, Mar
Egt Space, under the most auspieious
circumstances. The attendance was
unusually large. Music was furnished
bva portion of the Naval Academy
orchestra. The floor, which is of
white maple. was in excellent condi-
n0n for dancing. Everybody present
hal good time. Another dance viii
s. given at th3 Excelsior Dancing
Academy tomorrw, Thursday night,
from to II q. clock.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
County Commissioners.

Before the County Commissioners
for Anne Arundel county yesterday
afternoon the Washington, Baltimore
& Annapolis Electric Railways Com
pany filed bond to insure that the
work of installing an under grade
crossing at Smiths crossing with the
county road would be finished with
in a reasonably limited time.
The probable stoppage of carriage
and wagon traffic along this road
during the period of actual work was
one of the points on which the resi-
dents of the Fourth district of the
county fought the granting ee u cross
ing. The filing of the endemnifying
bond removes the principal objection
of the taxpa 7ers and the work will
now be rushed to completion by the
railway company.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
Tramp stirs Up Strife.

Last night about o'clock the neigh
borbood of Germantown was thrown
into a state Of excitement by the app
psarAnce of tramp. The officer being
ron est, William d. X. Lee, justice
OF the peace, was telephoned TO and
he quickly arrived upon the scene.
Justice Lee, upon examination of the
individual, deemed il necessary TO
commit him to Jail for further hear
ing. William Dove was deputized to
take the tramp in charge and convey
him to the county Jail. lie will have
a hearing today.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

Under the auspices of College Ave
nue Baptist Church there will be a
cake sale next Saturday at the resi-
denee Of Mrs. George l.. Merrill, 204
Prince George. street. Cakes may be
ordered by telephone. Delicious
homemade cakes OF every kind for sale
an day next Saturday. See ad. in
another column.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
COnvalesc:nt

Mrs. Morrison, wife of Prof. +.
w. Morrison, instructor at the Naval
academy, who has been seriously
m for the past five weeks, is now
convalesoent and is able to be about
again. Mrs. Morrison's many friends
are rejoiced that sheis being restored
TO health and will soon again take
her place among them.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
Confined to Home by Illness.

Mr.. Charles j. Murphy, who has
been quite i'll for some weeks at his
home on Prince George street, is still
confined to his room. Mr.. Murphy
is suffering with some heart trouble,
his feet and limbs being badly
swollen. He is unable to get about.
His many friends hope for his early
recovery and full restoration to
health.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
GENERAL TELEGRAPH NEWS.
SOME CURRENT EVENTS FROM
FAR AND NEAR.
The New Hampshire G. A. RIO We'd
An Army Officer Louisiana Bankers
In Annual Session.
The RIvES BURDEN WEDDING
IN NEW YORK.

Concord, n. H., April l7.--The bust
ness section OF Concord is decorated
with flags and bunting in honor of
the veterans of the Grand Amy of
the Republic, Department of New
Hampshire, whose annual cncamp-
ment opened today and will continue
tomorrow.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

Chicago, Ill. April l7.--A wedding
of interest to army circles takes place
this evening when Miss Florence
White, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh White, will become the bride
of Lieut.. John X. Thomas, of the
Seventeenth Infantry, U. $. A. only
the family and intimate friends viii
be present. Lieutenant Thomas reg
iment is stationed at Fort Slocum.
\. y, where he and his bride will
reside.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

derly father-in-law and Miss Mary
Randall, who is excellently fitted for
such parts. excelled as the elderly
mother-in-law Miss Randall is no
stranger in amateurs and always does
her work creditably.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17
SKATING RACE.

Skating Race begins TONIGHT at
New Amusement Hall, Randall st.
Race begins at $50. Prize, Hand.
some Pipe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

Shreveport, La, April 11.--Repre-
sentative financiers from every part
of the state filled the rooms of the Co
lumbia Club this morning at the open
ing of the annual convention of tile
Louisiana Bankers Assaciaii ~.
Mayor T.. X. Bernstein welcosned the
visitors aud II. n. Sims, of Donald
sonville, responded. President II. G.
Drew. of Lake Charles, delivered his
annual address and reports were
presented by the other officers and
heads of the several permanent COM
mittees The addresses of the day
were delivered by Governor Blanch-
ard, who spoke upon the develop
ment of the South, and by w. Young,
state bank examiner, who took for
his subject State Bank Supervision"
The convention will conclude its
business tomorrow.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

New YORK, April 17--The National
Peace Congress held its final sessions
today, the speakers including Hon.
Seth Low, Judge George Gray, Rep
resentative Bartholdt, Of Missouri,
Hon. William j. Bryan and others.
The general topic was the Legislative
and judicial aspects of the peace
movement one of the most notable
affairs of its kind ever given in the
metropolis will be the dinner tonight,
arranged as grand finale TO the con-
gress. The original plans provided
for one dinner, but as the guests will
number 1900 and as no banquet hall
in the city is capable of accommoda-
ting that number ii has been decided
that two dinners shall be held, to be
addressed by the same speakers. First
and foremost among the speakers Will
be Earl Grey, Governor General of
Canada. President Roosevelt and
President Diaz, of Mexico, have sent
messages which will be read.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

New York, April 17.--The chantry
of Grace Church was the scene today
of one of the largest and most fash
ionable weddings of the season. The
contracting parties were Miss Natica
Rives, daughter of Mrs. George Lock
hart Rives, and William Proudfit
Burden. son of the late James A.
Burden, of New York and Troy.
Both families are of the highest
social prominence and exclusive So
ciety turned out in force for the we'd
idng. There was no attempt at elabo-
rate display, however, owing to the
fact that the Burden family is in
mourning. The Rev. DR.. William
Reed Huntington, rector of Grace
Church. performed the ceremony and
Bishop Potter pronounced the benedic-
ton. Afterwards there was break
fast and reception at the home of the
brides parents. The bride, who is
one of the handsomest young women
in society. was never formally intro
duced, but has always been favorite
| here and at Newport.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

Columbus, o., April 1.-THE Amer
lean Association opens the season of
1907 today with St. Paul playing at
Toleda, Minneapolis at Indianapolis,
Kansas City at Louisville and Mill
waukee at Columbus. All teams are
reported in good condition and mana
gers and players are looking forward
TO one of the most interesting pennant
races in the history of the association.
The schedule provides for l5I gam es,
the season TO close September l6.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-17

Savannah, Ga, April IL. Savannah
is today entertaining scores of prom
iuent physicians and surgeons, mem
bers of the Georgia Medical Society.
whose annual meeting opened this
morning. The society convened at o
o clock and the exchange of greetings
occupied the first hour. The conven-
tion then divided into two sections
general medicine and surgery-and
proceeded with the regular business
of the programme, including papers,
discussions and addresses on subjects
of interest TO the profession. The
business sessions tomorrow and Fri
day will be interspersed with numer-
uos features of entertainment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
Pier at the Steel Plant.

The addition to the pier at the Firth
Sterling steel plant on the river below this
city will be completed within the next day
two. and before the end of the week it
will be ready for the landing of vessels to
load and unload cargoes. When the pier
was first built. it was brought out from the
shore about eighty feet and ended in shoal
water. sixty feet or more from the channel
bank. At low water there was only a foot
or two of water in front OF the pier, and
that made it practically useless as a landing
place. In order to get deep water In front
of the wharf it was determined to build it
out to the channel bank. and Carter &
Clark OF this city were given the contract
for the work Eighty feet was added to the
length of the structure. and in front of the
pier there is now about thirty feet of
water
1t Is understood that the steamer I.acka-
wanna, which is to take the place of the
boats now in service the route between
this city and Alexandria. will make stops
at the pier at certain hours of the day in
order to accommodate the workmen at the
plant who desire to live in this city or
Alexandria. To facilitate the handling of
passengers. chute has been placed i'm the
center of the channel face OF the pier No
date has yet been set for the stopping of
the steamer at the pier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
Sale of Local Bupeve.

The bugeye Irene, belonging to Cogswell
& Bro. of this city has been sold by its
Washington owners to Mr.. William Ham
hershey of Alexandria, who has taken
charge of the vessel. The papers transfer
ring the vessel were fled at the Alexandria
custom house today. The Irene IS one OF
the fleet of speedy vessels that has for sew
eral years past been employed in fish and
oyster running on the Potomac. She is now
at AleXa ndria with a cargo of oysters
aboard having arrived there several days
60 1t is understood her new owner will
us. her in the general freighting business
Oh the river bringing wood and lumber to
this city and Alexandria. and taking gen.
eral cargoes down the river. 1t is stated
that the price paid for the vessel $3.50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15

day he remained in the house, so rents
were collected There S24 in the top
drawer of a bureau in the room where he
shot That was all the money in the
house 1t still in it's place after the
shooting, and nothing else had been dis
turbed.
The Schanbachers occupy the entire sec
ond floor of No. 301. There are five rooms
and bath. In the front OF the house sleep
the three sons. Herman. twenty-five years
old: William, twenty. and Frederick. nine
teen. The next room, a large one, is the
bed room of the six daughters-Christine
aged sixteen; Freda, seventeen; Amelia
fourteen: Louise. thirteen; Helen. twelve
bed room Of Mr.. and Mrs. Schanbacher is
the middle room. Behind that is the kitch-
en-, and back of all a sitting ROOM facing
an open courtyard
The Schanbachers retired early on SAT-
urday night. Herman. who is an anna
teur magician, and his sister, Christine.
went to theater and reached home short
ly after midnight. Herman says he fast
locks were secure. Christine is sure that
she locked the door which opens upon the
hallway leading to the street. At l O'Clock
there was no one awake on the second
floor, according to the stories of the fam
lily. Mrs. Schanbacher says she was sud
denly awakened about 2:20 o'clock by
loud yell from the rear room. the sitting
room. She sprang up in bed. Instantly
ed. she says. Her cry awakened the chill
dren. They had not heard their fathers
cry, nor the shot which followed
Shot by the Open Window.
Herman was the first to reach the kitch-
en- His mother was close behind him,
and the other children soon appeared in
their night robes.
My father was standing in the middle
of the floor when l reached the ROOM said
Herman. Il saw at glance that the
window was open. My father was looking
at the window and trying to point to it.
but he was too weak to raise his arm very
high | led him to the couch and he tried
to tell us what had happened. A man
shot me- he said, and added that it was
short. stout man, who was dark l
heard him try to say something about the
window but he was in great agony and
could not talk very we'll.
Get a DOCTOR he managed to say, and
some one ran out to give the alarm Soon
there were three or four policemen in the
room. Ny father was sent to the hospital"
Mrs Schanbacher, a woman of about
thirty-five, corroborated the story OF what
took place directly after the shooting She
said that her husband had no enemies. as
he had never been hard on his tenants.
and was Of such disposition that every
one liked him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
NEWsBoYs AT EXPOSITION.
August "a Set Aside for Them al
Jamestown.

Newsboys from all over the United
position August "a. which has been Sc
lected as Newsboys day by the exposition
authorities. Preparations are being made
by the management to make this one OF
the great days of this great occasion.
Every one recognizes that great deal is
owing to the newsboy fraternity an
educational force in the country. They do
more than any other little citizens for
pushing the campaign of newspaper edu-
cation and making the man on the street
take an interest in what is going on In the
country whether he will or not. There Is
heardy a man in the United States who
has not a personal acquaintance with one
or more OF these little business men, and
there Is no doubt many Of them make good
in the higher walks Of life afterward As
an instance it is cited that there are two
eX-newsboys in the United States Senate.
There are $1,000 newsboys expected at
the exposition the day dedicated TO
their amusement. Many OF them VIII come
as organizations and will bring bands with
them The management OF the entertain
ment will be in the hands of Mrs. Dolly
Kennedy Yancey, secretary and treasurer
of the Newsboys' Association, who Will De
assisted by the proprfetors OF the irish
American and the National Elks' Horn.
two weII-known national journals. w. r.
Vaughn, one of the editors, VIII give his
position convention hall, with a seating
capacity of 5000, has been set aside for
the boys for the day. Those interested In
making the day q success are requested to
with Mrs. Yancey at Nor
folk, where she will have headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
PLAN Is SATISFACTORY
ARRANGEMENT FOR THE ELEo-
TIONS IN CUBA.

Gen. Edwards. chief Of the bureau OF
inSular affairs of the War Department has
received dispatch from Provisional Gov
Magoon of Cuba, saying that the plans for
elections in the islands, which were made
by Secretary Taft, are satisfactory to
everybody. The governors telegram con-
STRUNG tie agreement, is as follows:
An electoral census of the island will be
taken within as short period as is regui-
site to make it thorough. fair and complete
for electoral purposes. The census being
completed. election will be held for
municipal and provincial officers within
such period thereafter as affords reasona-
BILE time for complying with all require
ments of the new electoral law National
election for vacancies in the Cuban con-
gress and for election of presidential and
senatorial electors will be held within six
months after the election for municipal and
provincial officers.
The electoral colleges for election OF
president and vice president and va
cancies in the senate are to convene at
the date prescribed by the constitution OF
Cuba to wit. one hundred days after the
national election. The carrying out Of
this plan is strictly dependent on the
tranquility of the country. which must
continue through the two elections. thus
giving assurance of stability of the new
government. The President approved the
recommends tons. The plan is satisfac-
tory to everybody.
The bureau of inSular affairs has been
ordered to urge Victor II. Olmstead, chief
statistician Of the Department of Agri-
culture. who is to have charge of the
Cuban census, TO leave here for Cuba as
soon as possible. Mr. Olmstead il not
now i'm Washington. and his plans are not
fully known. He had charge of the CEN
sus taken in 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
The Murderer's Brother ESCAPES.

Selleck writhed about on the stone stoop
and rolled down on the sidewalk, where
he lay like a dead man. Sechler seeing
Fogarty had Governale, dropped insensible
across his partners body. Patrolman Ryan
came up. and a quick search failed to dis
close the whereabouts of the brother of the
captured man. Fogarty had handcuffed his
prisoner, who pleaded for mercy, and fol-
lowed by mob of several hundred persons
marched Salvatore Governale to the Mer-
Ger street station charged temporarily with
felOniOuS assault
Ryan ordered d dozen or more citizens
standing around to aid him in carrying the
two policemen to neighboring drug stores.
Selleck was carried into a drug store at Sd
and Thompson streets, and Sechler was
taken to drug store at West Broadway
and Sd street. Calls were sent through
police headquarters for ambulances from St.
Vincent's Hospital In another drug store
there were nine ten on the scene-found
the injured Vincenico.
AmbulanceS carried the two policemen
and VincenicO TO the hospital Serst. Cooney,
on the desk in the Mercer street station. al
lowed Detective Sergt. Fogarty to take the
arrested man to the hospital, there to be
identified by his victims Two policemen
leck. Sechler and Vincenico looked at Gov
ernale. and said lie was the man who had
shot them. The five-chambered 3S-caliber
revolver was taken possession of by the
police.
Sechier was suffering indescribable agony
and when he recovered consciousness he
was put on the operating ia BILE in the hos
pital His first question. on being told his
chance for recovery was one in a thousand,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
In the Lighthouse Service.

The following notice to mariners regard
ing buoyage in waters in this vicinity has
just been issued by the lighthouse authori-
ties:
Potomac river, Maryland-The following
buoys. found missing were replaced by new
ones April 10: Maryland point shoal buoy
No. 12E. a spar; Potomac creek flats buoy
No. 49, spar.
Commander Edward Lloyd, jr., lighthouse
inspector. In charge of this district, has
issued the following notice regarding light
houses and light vessels In service in the
fifth district. which includes Chesapeake
bay and its tributaries within Its limits:
Cape Charles City harbor northern light
Virginia-Located on the outer end of the
jetty on the northeriy side of the cut en-
trance to Cape Charles City harbor. easteriy
side of Chesapeake bay.
The structure supporting this light was
found TO be not damaged sufficiently to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
Quick Trip From New York.

The three-masted schooner w. o. Good
man, which is lying at a Georgetown wharf
unloading a cargo of barreled pitch for
local paving company, brought the cargo
here from New York. and made fairly
quick trip. She is reported to have sailed
from New York March 80, and on the way
down the coast was caught in two three
severe storms She came through the gales
in safety and passed in the capes early in
the week. When picked up by tug she
making her way up the Potomac to-
ward this city.
The Goodman is an old type of three
masted schooner seldom seen here. She
was built at Mantowoc. Wis. on the great
lakes. about twenty-five years ago. and Is
rather narrow I'm beam in order to allow her
to pass through the canals leading from
the lakes around Niagara Falls, and to
the st. Lawrence river. 1t is probable that
the schooner. after unloading. will go to
Alexandria to load ties for New York.