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the guests swarmed into the billiard room
where a buffet supper was served.
A CARNEGIE GIFT.
Pittsburg Carnegie Institute Receives
Donation of S6,OOO,OOO.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 6.-Andrew Car
negie yesterday notified the president and
board of trustees of the Pittsburg Carnegie
Institute that he was sending them $4,000,
coo. OF this amount S5,0000OO is United
States Steel Corporation per cent bonds
and s1,OOO,OO0 in cash. The cash Is to be
used in erecting more technical school
buildings. The bonds are an endowment.
One million dollars is to be added to the
endowment Of s2.OOO,000 already given the
schools, and the other 100000 is to be
added to the institutes present $200o,000
endowment. Altogether the institute trus-
tees. who also4control the, technical schools,
will have an annual income of S45O,0O0.
In his letter Mr.. Carnegie says: Il think
the technical schools rank first in practical
Importance. since they chiefly instruct the
sons and daughters of workers in the mills
and factories. who labor through the day
and seek instruction at night.
Mr.. Carnegie gives a word of advice on
the purchase of pictures, saying: THE art
department should not purchase old mas.
ters.' but confine Itself to the acquisition of
such modern pictures as are thought likely
to become old masters with time. The
gallery is for the masses of the people pri-
primarily. not for the educated few"
AS the director and teachers of the tech
meal schools participate in the pension
fund established by him for aged or in
capacitated educators, Mr.. Carnegie says
there is no necessity TO make any provision
for them but he suggests the establishment
of a pension system for the employees OF
the institute out of the endowment fund.
After the death of the recipient the pension
is to be continued to the widow in all cases
where needed.
Mr. Carnegie has given $50, 900 600 to Pitts
burg First he gave $1,000,OO0 to builL the
Pittsburg library, the nucleus of the pres
ent immense institute. He added 100000
for improvements. This was followed by
an endowment of 81 10000 for the science
and fine arts departments. Two years ago
he gave $5,OOOOOO to rebuild the institute
At the same time he donated :1G0,9Oo to
build the technical schools and endowed
them with $2,O00,OO0. Now he adds $1,000
600 to his gifts. This makes total of
SIT ,OOO, 600, but added to that should be
large sums for specific purposes.
He has betrayed the expenses of Scien-
tific expeditions sent to search for fossils
or for rare insects This has amounted
to many thousands of dollars. Other gifts
have been made without publicity for the
improvement of certain departments of the
institute or the purchase of needed ap-
paratuS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
ON CHARGE OF MUTINY.
Two Men Sentenced to Jail, Six
Months Each.

On the charge of mutiny aboard the
steamer ST. Johns last fall, Henry kelson
and James Smoot were sentenced to serve
six months in the Alexandria county Jail
by the judge of the United States circuit
court in Richmond yesterday, according to
private advices in this city.
Attorney Thomas l.. Jones of this city,
who represented the defendants, had a con-
ference with the United States attorney
who prosecuted the case a couple of days
ago and it was arranged that should the
defendants plead guilty when arraigned
the United States attorney would agree to
the sentence of six months in Jail. AS the
possible sentence upon conviction of the
offense IS a penitentiary term, Attorney
Jones accepted the compromise, and his
clients pleaded guilty yesterday.
The case was first set for trial last Tues
day. but in order to summon witnesses for
the defense a continuance was granted I'M
ii, Friday. The men will be sent to the
Alexandria county Jail at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
DIVISION OF SUPPLIES.
Postmasters Now Send in acquisitions
for Enough to Last a Year.

One of the reforms inaugurated in the
division of supplies of the Post Office De-
partment since that division was placed I'M
der the supervision of Assistant Postmaster
General DeGraw is the notification of post
masters throughout the country to order
supplies for their offices in sufficient guam
tity to serve for one year. There had been
previously a lack of uniformity in this re-
to try Major Francis P. Fremont of the
irregular intervals for varying amounts of
supplies. This caused considerable confu-
sion and entailed a great amount of unnec-
essary work in the division of supplies.
As result of the new instructions up
ward of thirty-seven thousand acquisitions
have been received from postmastefs most
of them ordering a years supply. This
large influx of orders has caused the divi-
sion to fall considerably in arrears in the
matter of filling acquisitions, there being
now about 1850 untitled acquisitions on
hand. The receipts of acquisitions how
ever which week or so ago ran up to
over a thousand daily. are now only be-
tween five and six hundred a day, and the
division is filling between one thousand and
eleven hundred day. Arrangements are
being made 10 further increase the number
filled each day. so that within two weeks it
is expected all acquisitions o. hand will be
filed after which time all orders will be
filed promptly as under the new arrange
ment the number of acquisitions received
will continue TO decrease.
The department is still experiencing diff
Guilty in securing sufficient Irvine. which is
needed in large quantities by post offices
and the railway mail service. but the Irvine
contractors report that they are making
every effort to forward adequate shipments
dur-Ag the coming week to ill the outstand-
Ing orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
TO SUCCEED D. A. SMITH
GERRITT J. .DIEKEMA NOMI-
MATED IN FIFTH MICHIGAN.

Washington people have .everal reasons
fo- being interested in the approaching spe
cial election for representative in Congress
from the fifth Michigan district to succeed
Senator William Alden Snit, who resigned
from the House on being elected to the Sem
atc. Mr.. Smith had represented the fifth
district for twelve years, longer than any
man in its history. 1t is considered one of
the most important constituencies in the
middle west, and contains the big manufac-
tr-ing city of Grand Rapids, the second in
size m the state. And this fact adds inter-
est to the contest soon to be determined at
tho polls, as the special election will occur
April p.
The republican candidate was chosen at a
primary election held this week. and Gerritt
]. Diekema, who is chairman of the repub-
lican state committee ant a member of the
Spanish treaty claims commission of this
cit : has received the nomination. Mr..
Diekema is well known in this city, There
he has resided most of the time TO- several
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
NAVY YARD !
Opening the Rowing Season at the
Naval Academy.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 6.-Admiral
Sands has issued the official order govern
| ing the opening of the seasons aquatic
sports today. when the MILDLY crew will row
| the eight of Georgetown University The
race, which will be rowed on the inner
| course will see some slight changes in the
| arrangements from those of last year The
| brigade of midshpmen will be taken to the
course in separate vessels, there having
| been one steam launch and a towing cutter
assigned for the use of the members of
| each of the twelve companies of the bril-
gade. Four government launches, with
guard flags and commanded by an officer of
the brigade, will act as police boats and
keep the course clear. The government
tug Standish will carry out the officers of
the academy with families and friends to
the finish stake boats.
The official party, including the referee,
coaches and members of the press, will be
aboard the swift little torpedo boat Man
ley. The referee will be Capt. T. B. How
ard, z. S. N, and the starter Lieut.. Com
mander Irwin. U: s. n The race will be
started at o'clock If the weather and
water conditions permit.
The official list of the members of the
crews follows:
Naval Academy-Bow, Leighton; Q, Bagg;
8, Prichard; t. White: 5, Montgomery; g,
Rockwell; II, Davis; stroke, Ingram cap
tain; coxswain, Roberts; average weight,
113% pounds.
Georgetown-Bow, LaPlante; 2, Lynch 3.
| Murray; 4, Moran; 3, Foy; Il, Stewart; Z,
Rice (captain) stroke, Fitzgerald; coXswain,
Hebron; average weight, 1855 pounds.
The navy crew, barring the illness of one
oarsmen and consequent shake-up in some
positions, is in excellent shape. Several
things have combined to make the crew
ahead of any former aggregation for this
| time of the year. The fact that there are
five of last years men as nucleus, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
Work of Dead Letter Office.

The division of dead letters returned TO
senders during the month of March 374,219
undelivered letters and packages. which is
a record-breaking performance in that line
In March. 1906. the number returned was
ID, ABS. The record for single day in the
returning branch of the division was also
broken during last month. when 1IiSS let
ters were returned on the 2Sth
These records are results of the change
in the method of handling the undelivered
mail matter which was inaugurated by
Assistant Postmaster General De Graw in
January last. AS the new system involves
the return of all letters the senders OF
which can be identified, there is now quite
an accumulation of letters awaiting return,
but 1t is expected that these will soon be
disposed of. the intention being Ia add
number of clerks to the force engaged upon
the work.
The total number of pieces of mail matter
turned into the division of dead letters
during March was 1.O73.537, compared
with 1,040.S63 in March. 1906, and the
amount of actual money found in the dead
letters was s64O7.70. against S5,166.l7 the
same month last wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
Racing, Base Ball
and Other Sports
Continued From Ninth Page.)

first: Chicago to 6; New York, to .;
PittsbUrg. to >; Cincinnati. ) to i; Phila-
delphia, q TO /; Boston, 10 to 1; Brooklyn.
10 10 ]; st. Louis, 40 to I. Skinny prices.
these, not to mention the fact that the rel
ative ratings of Cincinnati, Boston and
Brooklyn are calculated to give one Ebbets
fit.
Eight Millers have refused to eat at the
training table during spring practice. Ed
Greminger is said to be at the bottom of
the row. 1t would break the jovial big
mans heart to be compelled to abandon pie,
ice cream, etc.
Southerners are divided in their opinion
as to the sprinting abilities of Harry Bay
of Cleveland and BILLY" Maloney of Brook.
Ign. The Atlanta fans were very anxious
to bring the two players together in a race
of 100 yards when they met in Atlanta Il
few days ago, but Managers Lajoie and
Donovan strenuously objected. If such a
race had been arranged it is quite likely
that Manager Griffith would have suggested
the entrance of his feet center fielder,
Danny Hoffman.
The Brooklyns, according to nearly all the
prophets will be hard to beat this year.
Reports from Jacksonville say that Dono-
van has succeeded in stirring up feeling
of great confidence among the members
OF the team, who going to start the
championship season with a hurrah. The
Broohlyns will show improved system
of team play it is believed, and will also
be stronger at the bat and on the bases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

years. In his campo: gn for nomination he
Ia the earnest support of what is Known
as the republican machine. and of n any re-
publicaEs who fell that Grand Rapids, hav-
ing had the representative continuously for
many years and having list been honOred
with t+e sGnatorship. could afford to be
generous to the rural portion OF the district.
Diekema Nominated.
The result was. as was supposed to be, a
Diekema wa;kover. for he is an excellent
stumn speaker. popular, and besides comes
Of Holland ancestry and there are more
Dutch in Grand Rapids and vicinity than
in any area of like size in the United
States. But he lives at Holland. city on
Lake Michigan, and not in the metropolis
and this came near proving his undoing at
the primaries. He carried his own county
by heavy majority, and also the other
rural county of Ionia. But he lost heavily
in Grand Rapids and Kent county, in
which 1t is situated. BY the latest re-
turns he was nominated by about 100 ma
jority. His opponent. State Senator Hunt
ley G. Russell, who gave him Il sizzling
race in the primaries. is a SOn-in-law of
the late Charles {. Comstock, who was a
candidate for the Forty-second and Forty
sixth Congresses, and subsequently elected
TO the Forty ninth as democrat.
His Previous Career.
Mr.. Diekema is a native of Holland,
Mich. where he was born March ~, 1859,
two years after his parents removed from
the Netherlands 10 the new world He is
about the same age as Senator Smith,
whom he seeks to succeed. He has been
active in politics from the time he reached
his majority. He has been city attorney
and mayor of Holland. He was elected to
the legislature at the age of twenty-five,
and served four terms. He was leader of
the ma jority in the house of 1887 and
speaker in 1889. In 1851 it fell his lot to
lead the minority of the house in the demo-
cratic legislature of 1901. a year later he
was the republican candidate for attorney
general, but was unsuccessful. He has
been chairman of the republican state COM
mittce and has conducted a number of
successful campaigns. As a member of the
Spanish treaty claims commission he has
done good work.
The sharp contest over the republican
nomination has awakened the more or less
moribund democracy of the district TO new
life, and the party is expected to make
stubborn fight at the polls. The nomination
of a strong Grand Rapids man will be the
basis of their revived hopes, added to the
fact that the district was represented in
a number of congresses by democrats.
julius Houseman was elected to the Forty
eighth Congress, G. c. Comstock to the
Forty ninth, Melbourne II. Ford to the
Fiftieth and Fifty-second and George f.
Richardson to the F'ifty-thrd.
The district was represented in the House
for six years by Thomas w. Ferry after
ward United States senator and president
pro TEN. of the Senate during the Hayes-
Tilden contest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
Run of Chevy Chase. Hounds.

Inc weekend run of the Chevy Chase
hounds was held yesterday instead of to-
day owing to the fact that number of the
horses are entered in the Chevy Chase
steeplechase at Benning.
The hounds got off at Kensington, going
through seven miles of pretty tough country
by way of Upton Farm, Pliers Burgdolf.
WINDOW, Small. Getty and Riley, from
thence through Forest Glen to the Raw
farm, where the kennels are. All of the
hunters were well satisfied with the run.
especially those old timers who have been
complaining. that the runs were tame The
country traversed yesterday. they pro-
claimed. was just the right sort Next
week two runs will be on the card and the
latter Will wind up the seasons sport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
Silver Mace in South Carolina House

FIOm the COIuWDIu Stale.
Visitors to the hall of the house of rep
resentatives doubtless notice, not without
some curiosity, the handsome silver, gold
FURNISHED mace that hangs against the
front of the speakers desk. That mace is
just century and half old, and has more
of a history than the average mace of that
age. AS is shown by the hallmarks there
ON, it was made in London in 1756 by
Magdalen Feline, plateworker then well
known in London.
During the revolution this mace was car
ried off by some British sympathizers to
Nassau, New Providence, where 1t was Of
fered for sale to the house of assembly of
the Bahama Islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

satisfactory fall practice and the open sea =
son on the water have all been circum-
stances that helped the local oarsmen
However. the crew has been somewhat
shaken by the sudden Illness of Mckee, No
d. VINO Is suffering with stomach trouble
and Montgomery, less experienced man
mas been substituted. At two Coach Glen
don has decided in favor of Bagg against
hlnkaid, and Leighton has been. moved
oh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
In Interest of Famine Sufferers.

Arrangements have been made for an en-
tertainment in the interests of tie famine
sufferers in China. at the First Baptist
Church. 10th and streets. next Monday
evening. at o'clock, by the Chinese sun
day school. assisted by Miss Grace Bell
man. cornetist; Misses Annie Stoweli and
Buchanan. vocal soloists; Miss Annie
Hughes exhibition of club swinging; Miss
Morrison. reader and elocutionist; Prof
Hoit's mandolin club and others. No ad-
mission will be charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
Nurses Examination Board.

Announcement is made that the nurses
examining board will hold examination of
applicants for registration May 1 at .
o'clock at Providence Hospital. Applica-
lions must be made fifteen days before the
date for the examination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
ToDAY's RACE AT ANNAPOLIS.

Totals
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-26

sntitled to make such entry. sucoess
full bidders have a 80 days preferanco
right OF entry, before the lands ara ex.
posed to- general disposition and dina,
provision will be made In the order.
opening the reservation to protect, their
rightssg The successful bidder will he.
givea2a permit to enter the reservation,
apa take, charge OF the improvements
purchased by him, and occupy. the re-
spsctiVe tract on, which they are To-
Gated until his preference right of on
try shalt have expired Bids. for lnss
than the appraised value OF, the I'M
provements will not be considered, and
the right to reject any and all bids is
reserved. Bidders desiring. to inspect
the improvements offered for sale be-
fore making their bids, will be AFFORDED
every facility for doing. so, by apply
ing to the resident officer in charge at
Lemhi agency Bidders are iAvited to
be present at the opening Of bids at
the superintendent's Office. Rossfork,
IdahoA on the date and hour as hereto
fore specified All bids must be ad.
dressed to A. F. Duclos, Superintendent
Lenhi Agency, Rossforlz, Idaho
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-26

The improvements consist of. log
houses. log stables. shsds. fences, land
under cultivation, mostly seeded to
tame grasses and irrigating ditches. No
bidder will be permitted to include the
improvements on more than, one legal.
subdivision Of 100 acres in any one bid;
All BIDS must be in conformity with
the above schedule and enclosed in o.
sealed envelope marked by the bidder
bid fer Indian improvements" to-
gethes with q description by legal SUBJ
division Csections township and range)
of the tract on which they are located
written thereon by him; each bid mus,
be accompanied by duly certified
check on some solvent bank for the
fun amount Of the bid. payable to the
order Of the Commissioners Of Indian
Affairs. Checks of unsuccessful bid
ders villa be. returned 10 them. The
lands upon, which the INDIAN improve
ments are situated will be subject to
entry under the homestead laws only.
Bidders must show, themselves duly
quaHff1ed to make such entry by en-
closing an afidavit, sworn to before q
proper oflcer, showing that they are
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-26
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Brand Whitlock, mayor of Toldo, has
an article in the November number Of
the Circle on the commission plan of
government adopted by the city Of CAL
weston few years ago and successful
~ practiced ever since. Other cities in
Texas have had satisfactory expert
ments with the same plan, and a num-
Der of Northern cities have recently
changed to it or are making prepara-
tons to do so.
This is the plan that the city of
Lewiston has adopted under its new
charter, and is now operating under.
II is new model for city governments,
and to have 1t approved by such a
critic as Mayor whitlock is to know
that IL has merits above the ordinary
and promises many beneficial reforms.
Mr. WhitIock speaks for the sim
plicity Of the commission system.
which provides for only four elective
city officials. These are called COM
missioners, and in their hands rests the
entire city government. They are the
mayor, the council and all the boards
put together. They are responsible to
the people, and to the people alone.
One Of the commissioners is presi-
dent of the board and is. in sense. the
mayor. Another has charge of the
streets and public properties, another
has control Of finances ana revenues,
and the fourth directs the waterworks
and sewerage.
After an exhaustive explanation Of
the commission system, MIR. Whitlock
reaches the conclusion that in munich
pal government Galveston, ~Des Moines
and Cleveland have pointed the way
and he calls attention to the fact that
when America was organized the city
was left out. The trainers of the con-
stitution did not count upon the mod
ern center of population, with its prob
lens then undreamed Of ''Thus II
happens" he says. that today the city
is but an arm of the state; legally Il
has no powers that are not granted tC
1t by the state legislature. And as there
are generally about two country mer
to one city man in every state legisla.
fure, II follows that the cities are, II
reality, governed by men from thu
country: that is. cities are governed
by men who know nothing about cite:
and care nothing for them-men wht
view the city, possibly with contempt
certainly with suspicion and distruct'
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-26

ment of the people, for the people, and
by the people. 1t is the peoples mon
ey that proves the balance wheel in
the financial furry.
The string broke in Wall streets hot
air balloon and the SPECTATORS broke
the record for rapid descents.
Rockefeller to the rescue! Here is a
good place for him to work out that
lands fine.
The East has its panics and the Pa
cific Northwest its crop reports. They
cash out while we cash in. Come West
and grow up with the statistics.
The footpad isn't in it with the
shoulder pad in these halcyon days of
the football season. Being held up by
a lone robber is mild in comparison
with being sat on by eleven gridiron
warriors.
Balloons will soon be emulating the
wireless telegraph and jumping the
oceans.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-26
= THIS is MY 56TH BIRTHDAY.
> Thomas p. Fowler.

Thomas Powell Fowler eminent as
a flnancier and railroad magnate, was
born in Newburgh, N. Y, October rs,
1851. After receiving his early educa-
ton in the schools OF his home town
he attended the Columbia Law school,
from which he was graduated in 1874.
He began the practice of law in New
York city and soon rose to high
position as the adviser of some of the
largest railroad interests and other
corporations in the country. In 1885
he became president of the New York,
Ontario & Western railway and still
holds that position.
He is president also of the Ontario,
Carbondale & Scranton railway, and is
closely identified with several of the
railroads in the far West and with
numerous large banking institutions,
power companies. coal properties and
other Industrial concerns in New York
and Pennsylvania.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-10-26
Pettibone Trial Again Set.

BOISE. Ida, Oct. 26.-The trial Of
George A. Pettibone. charged with
completely in the murder of ex-Gov-
ernor Steunenberg, as a result Of the
confession of Harry Orchard, is set for
Monday. 1t was originally set for
October 1 and again for October Is,
but was postponed from the latter
date an account of the illness of Petit
bone.
The prisoner is still in very weak
physical condition and his friends fear
that he will not be able to Withstand
the stress of long trial.