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The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
EVANS AT SYCAMORE
Rear Admiral in Party that
Visits Oyster Bay.
PACIFIC FLEET IS DISCUSSED
Acting Secretary Newberry and
Rear Admiral Brownson Complete
List of OmciaIs Who Confer with
President-BattIe Ships TO Leave
for Western Coast in December.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug. 23-Acting
Secretary Of the Navy Newberry, Rear
Admiral Brownson. head of the naval
board, and Rear Admiral Bob Evans
came to Sycamore Hin to-day to dis
cuss with President Roosevelt the pro-
posed assembling Of an immense fleet
in Pacific waters in the near future.
All the Presidents visitors went out OF
town by sn unexpected route to dodge
reporters. and Secretary Loeb. when
questioned about the conference. said
that no statement concerning it would
be made. He did not deny that the big
Pacific fleet was the subject under dis
cussion.
Secretary NewbeTTy and Rear Admiral
BrownsOn got here on the 1923 train.
and went at once to Sycamore Hill.
They would not be interviewed. saying
they might make a statement after the
conference. Admiral Evans was also ex-
pected on the noon train, but he wired
that his train had been delayed and that
he would come later
Admiral Evans got in on the $40 train.
He said that when he first got notifca-
ton to Join the conference. he was fifty
miles of the Chesapeake Capes, on his
flag ship, the Connecticut. which is ma
neuvering with the first and second divi-
sions Of the Atlantic fleet The admiral
caught a train as quickly as he could.
Evans Wants TO Know.
What are you here for?' some one
asked the admiral
I wish 10 b. you would tell me what
I am here for" he replied.
The reporters were given 10 understand
that the Presidents visitors were to
leave Oyster Bay on the 60 train, but
they learned that the Navy Department
experts stole a march on them by going
in automobiles 10 Syosset, seven miles
from here. on the Wading River branch
Of the Long Island Railroad. where they
caught a train at 5:22 for New York.
Secretary Loeb tonight changed his
mind about giving out statement in re-
gard TO the conference, and had this to
say.
The conference this afternoon between
the President and Acting Secretary of
the Navy Newberry. Rear Admiral
BrownsOn. chief of the Bureau Of Naviga-
ton. and Rear Admiral Evans, was TO
decide some details in connection with the
feet going 10 the Pacific
VIII start in December.
The fleet viii consist of sixteen battle
ships and will start some time in Decem-
Der, going through the Straits of Magellan.
and up to san Francisco. and will proba-
bly, also visit Puget Sound The question
OF the route by which it viii return to
the Atlantic has not as yet been decided
The destroyer fiotilla win leave for
the Pacific at about the same time as the
fleet, but viii not accompany it,"
Among the Presidents other visitors
to-day were Commissioner Leupp. of the
Bureau Of Indian Affairs. Lawrence era
ham, secretary Of the interior for Porto
Rico, and Lincoln Steffens
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Q. s. Dept Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.


Washington. Friday Aug .. 1G7-s p. ~
The Northwestern disturbance has increased in
strength, and IS now central north Of Lake Su-
perior. II Ess caused considerable rain in the Ohio
VALLEY and the Middle Atlantic states but as yet
no rain has fallen along the lakes or in Eastern
New York The sb0WeTy conditions which have
prevailed for several days in the South Atlantic and
East Gull states continue. In The West fair wealth
prevails The temperature is generally below the
seasonal average in Atlantic coast Districts else
where e Is slightly above.
showers are indicated for the Lover Lake region.
New England and the Middle Atlantic states sat
urday, with a slight rise in temperature. In the
East Gulf and South Atlantic States occasional
thunder showers are also probable.
The weather Sunday viii he generally fair. EXCEPT
in the South. where thunder showers are probable.
The eastward movement of an area Of high pres
sure which oyerlies the Northern Rocky Mountain
region VIII cause somewhat lower temperatures IN
the Missouri and Upper MissiSSipp valleys.
The winds along the New England and Middle At
lantie coasts vii be fresh TO brisk southeriy on the
South Atlantic coast light 10 fresh southwesteriy:
on the Gulf coast light 10 fresh s0utherly: on the
Lower Lakes brisk southeTly with occasional thun-
der squalls. and the Upper Lakes fresh north
westerly
Steamers departing Saturday FOR European ports
VIII have fresh s0uthwesteTy winds and partly cloudy
weather to the Grand Banks
SPECIAL FORECAST
Storm warnings are displayed on Lake Erie
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
SISTER BILL WILL PASS.
Long Fight 10 Amend English Mar
riage Law 20 BE Won at Last.

London, Aug 2s-The deceased wife's
sister marriage bill has passed the COM
mittee stage in the House of Lords. 1t
will now certainly be enacted into law.
thereby, as extremist churchmen hold,
iegalizing incest.
The extremist bishops and peers mus
tered their strength and fought gamely
to the last The Archbishop of Canter-
bury. with characteristic modera. ion, and
despite his opposition 10 the bill, promls-
ed that if the measure became a law he
would help to make it work smoothly.
but he tried his utmost TO get an amend
ment passed practically exempting the
clergy of the Church of England from
the operation of the bill The House re-
jected this, los to 65
For some time past efforts to enact
such law have been made but although
the House OF Commons each time passed
the bill, it has heretofore met an an
nual death in the House of Lords
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
NO OBLIGATORY ARBITRATION
a tempt 20 Frame Schedule Fails at
Peace Conference.

The Hague. Aug 23.-An attemPt TO
frame a schedule for obligatory arbitra-
ton was made to-day in the first COM
mission OF the Peace. Conference without
success. It is realized that unless una
nimity is secured such a scheme would
only lead to confusion. and for that rea-
son more than half the members of the
commission abstained from voting when
the successive topics were introduced.
The American mission was instructed
by Secretary Of State Root to present
no list for obligatory arbitration. seeing
that unaninlity was not obtainable, and
also to separate clearly the question of
arbitration on a cOntractual project and
obligatory arbitration. Germany and
Japan have been opposing the latter
throughout.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
GREAT FLEET GATHERING.
North Atlantic FIOtiIIa ReassembIe.
I'm Hampton Roads.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. %. - The great
North Atlantic fleet. most of the YES
sells Of which are eventually to sail for
the Pacific, is now reassembling in
Hampton Roads in great force
Arrivals to-day were the battle ships
Illinois, Kearsarge. Alabama. Virginia.
New Jersey, Rhode Island. Georgia.
Vermont, Connecticut. Louisiana. and
Kansas, and d cruiser
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
STOCKHOLDERS WANT MEETING
Make Additional Charges Against
Express Co. and Senator PIatt.

New York, Aug. 23.-Further charges
of duplicity, maladministration, and finan-
cial irregularities were made to-day
against the directors and MANAGEMENT OF
the United States Express Company. and
particularly against Senator T. c. Plat.
its president. by the committee repre-
senting the stockholders. who are fighting
tor larger dividends and trying to force
the management 10 call a meeting of the
stockholders.
Such meeting has not been held for
forty-five years The stockholders want
to hold one and elect new directors. They
allege that the present directors are each
getting an annual salary Of $3.50. 10
which they are not entitled Besides the
whole board combined. il is charged. holds
only 800 shares of the cOmpanys stock.
whereas each director should have 2 Der
cent OF the total outstanding stock. which
is SlG00.Oo0. The American and Adams
Express companies hold 20.O00 shares be
tween them. and the minority stockhold-
ers think the company is being run for
the advantage Of these companies.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
Hard work Causes strain.

Reports that Secretary Of State Root
has suffered a collapse from fatigue and
overwork or because OF his efforts 90
dissuade the President from his radical
course. are discredited in Washington
Mr. Root IS not in a state OF collapse.
although he has not been In the best OF
health for several months. This condi-
tiOn was produced by overwoTk and lack
OF proper exercise rather than anything
else Since he has been away from
Washington he has not been able to get
the sort of rest and freedom from care
that he has needed. Even at his home
In Clinton he has not been able 70 Sc
clude himself from those who wished To
have his attention.
There has been scarce a day while he
has been on his vacation that he has not
had five or six callers He realizes that
before starting out upon his proposed
trip to Mexico. that he must get himself
Into better physical condition.
Accordingly a week or ten days ago he
decided 10 go TO Muldoons place. where
he could undertake a course OF training
and at the same time be more secluded.
Keeps I'm Close Touch.
He has now been there five or six days.
During all the time Mr.. Root has been
absent from Washington he has kept in
touch daily with the State Department
and all of its affairs from the develop
ments at The Hague Peace Conference 10
the troublesome little outbreaks in Cen
trail America. Every State Department
matter outside the mere routine has been
reported TO him. and scarce a day has
passed but that the department has re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Root
Moreover, these letters have been in his
own handwriting, indicating that. up 10
the present time. he has been conducting
all Of his correspondence without assist
snce. Because Of these facts he has not
been getting as much rest and recupera-
tiOn as is necessary to put him In condi-
ton for his Mexican trip and the ardu-
Gus duties which will devolve upon him
next winter
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
TAFT IN ST. LOUIS.
MissOurians Show Secretary How
Republicans VIII Garry state.

St Louis, Aug. 23.-Secretary Taft ar
rived here at sos this morning and left at
2:39 for Oklahoma City. after an hours
conference with J. d. Howe, chairman Of
the Republican city central committee.
Mr.. Howe said he told Secretary Taft
that the Republicans had a fine chance OF
carrying Missouri, and that many Re
publicans regarded Taft's canvassing with
favor
Albert J. Hopkins. OF Illinois. conferred
with Secretary Taft concerning bids for
Furnishing cars for the Isthmus OF Pan
anna
Senator Warner, of Missouri, also called
on MI Taft
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
BRAZIL GETS ANGRY.
Objects 10 Being Rated as Third
Rate Power.

Rio Janeiro, Aug 23.-A remarkable
change in the attitude of the press to-
ward the United States is noticeable
since the rating Of Brazil In the perma-
nent court proposition at The Hague
became known.
A number of the papers are inviting
Latin-America 10 array itself against
Yankee pretensions." Brazil was rated
as a third-class power. and the United
States is blamed here for this
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
FINED FOR REBATING.
ST. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
hallway Ordered 10 Pay S2O.Onn

Minneapolis. Aug. PA fine Of SEQ
eco was imposed on the st. Paul. Min
neapolis and Omaha Railway Company.
and its former general freight agent.
Hiram NJ Pearce, ordered to pay a
$4,000 fine, by Judge Page Morris. in
the United States District Court in Min
neapolis. to-day.
The Omaha road, conformity with its
former general freight agent. was con-
victed in the same court on April II Of
granting rebates to the Spencery Grain
Company on an indictment containing
fifty COUNTS -
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
Case. Against TerrOrists weakens.

st. Petersburg, Aug 23.-Further evi-
dence weakening the case Of the prosecu-
ton was given to-day at the cOurt-mar-
tial of the persons accused Of cOnspiring
to kill the Car. It included the testi-
mony of an artillery officer, who said that
the plan which the prosecution declares
is that Of the park and palace Of Tsar-
skoe-SelO Is actually one Of SevastopoI.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
NOTORIOUS GANG CAPTURED.
Men and Women Charged with Rob-
bling Transatlantic Steamers.

Rome, Aug. IA gang of men and
women have been arrested at Naples,
charged with thefts aboard transatlantic
steamers, especially those belonging to
the Naples-New York Line.
An enormous amount OF stolen property,
such as clocks. linen. china. and wines.
was seized by the police, and il required
three carts to convey IL 10 the police sta
tion. The prisoners had numerous pawn
tickets for jewelry in their possession.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based
upon its sworn cireulatiOn-a circula-
ton in Washington larger bv thou
sands than was ever before attained
by any morning newspaper at the
-capital-l Its books are open(7 ~ =
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
COndItIon Of the Wuter
Temnerntures in Ofher Cifie.

Special to The Washington Herald
Harpers Ferry, ". Va. Aug Z.-Potomsc clear
and Shenandoah little muddy this evening.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
Expeet Czar to visit St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Aug. 23.-The Car is
expected to attend on September / the
inauguration Of the church built at the
place where Alexander II was assas-
sinated- This will be his first official visit
TO St Petersburg since the opening Of
the first DOuma
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
DE HaImay Makes swimmine Recnrd

London, Aug. 23-At Weston-Super-
Mare to-day De Halmay swan $50 yards
in minute 3524 seconds. beating Daniels
record by-2-5 Of a second ~
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
WHIP WIFE'C MOTHER
Then Get an AequittaI as
in This Case.
BABY's CLOTHES STARTS ROW

Wife's Mamma sends Garments Be7
cause She Thinks Infant Poorly
Dressed = Court COngratulntes the
MOther-in-Iavy on Lightness Of Her
Chastisement-Intru Resented.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24

Tide Table

To-day-Hish tide. s55 a m and 600 D. n Low
tide. 2.4a a. M and 3:l5 D. N.
Tomorrow High tide. g. D a n and $50 p N.
low tide. 30 a. N. and 800 p. n
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24

Strangers in Washington viii find de-
sirable rooming and boarding houses ad-
vertised in The Herald.
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24

Temperatures other cities. together with the
amount Of rainfall, for the twelve hours ended at
s p. m. yesterday, are as follows
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24
LncnI Temnerntnrn

Midnight, S.; a m. s.; a. m IS: a m. 81;
a. m. g.; 10 a. m. 20: Z noon. 2: .. N. p:
p. m, 6S; p. m. 6s; S D. n. 6; 10 .. m, g.
Maximum Y; minimum. s.
Relative humidity-s a N. 81; D m. Is: D.
m, o.
Rainfall IS p. m. 10 M. 05s Hours Of sun
shine. Q, Per cent Of possible sunshine. O.
Temperature same date last year-AIaximum 81 :
minimum. =
AFFLECK'S
Registered Standard Thermometer: a m. "A; y
m IS. d. m -s'5. I ID m 50. s IA m q
The Washington herald., 1907-08-24

Mr.. Muldoon has strict rules as to
smoking One cigar day is allowed to
each patient Cigarette smoking Is not
permitted within the confines Of the es-
tate. The proprietor has been known to
confiscate large number of choice cigar
cites brought to the sanatorium. and usu-
ally he makes an object lesson OF the
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
The Sporting World
Latest Happenings In the Realm of
Sports TerSeIy Told Our Readers

( Jack o'Brien against Joe Cans.
Young Corbett against Kid Her
man.
Bob Fitzsimmons against Tommy
Burns
Tommy Ryan against Dave Barry.
Joe Cans against Jimmy Britt.
Out of it all should come some
scrapping. and doubtless Will. Just
who and where it will be, Is a ques-
ton.
Matches between fighters seem TO
be easily made and as easily broken.
The University of Pennsylvania al
ways has taken a most active part in
all branches of athletics. and pro-
poses to devote even more attention
to this branch of college work.
At the first meeting of the board
of athletic directors of the University
of Pennsylvania. held this week. a
total appropriation of S32,575 was
made to cover the expenses of base
ball, rowing. track and allied sports
this spring, and the elections of the
managers and captains of the vari-
GUS teams were ratified. The approp-
Ration was divided as follows: Row
ing s9,975; track $4,000; baseball
$4,000. and allied sports, $4,000,
with an additional appropriation of
$1,000 to cover the expenses of the
varsity cricket team, which is to make
tour of England this summer This
last sum was put at small figure, as
much of the expense of the trip is to
be borne by private subscriptions.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
BIG BALLS NEXT MONTH.

The month of February will be not
able in the society circles of the city
for three big balls to be given at the
Auditorium, two VIII be public balls
and the other win be strictly an inyl-
tation affair. The first of these big
society events Will occur on Friday
evening. February Sth, when the
young ladies of the Catholic church
give their dance They have made
extensive arrangements and the ball
viii be one of the most successful
of the year. On the evening Of Feb
ruary 11th, the annual ball of the
ERs takes place at the Auditorium
and as usual this viii be one of the
most brilliant society events of the
season. On the night of February
%. Washington's birthday. occurs the
annual ball fthe Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen and of course il
will be great success
These three February society hap
penings are being looked forward to
with happy anticipation by hundreds
of amusement lovers.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31

Andrew Carnegie has given Yale a
new swimming pool. costing 100000.
The campaign for the donation was
carried on by Ogden Mills Reid. cap
tain of the Yale water polo team and
son of Whitelaw Reid, and Edward
Thompson. the Yale graduate ath-
letic business manager.
The second game of the match of
the chess chmpionship of the world
between champion DIR, Emanuel Las
ker and Frank J. Marshal, which was
played at the Everett house in New
York. was won yesterday by Lasker
the latter thus increasing his lead to
two points Marshal resigned after
nfty-two moves had been made.
Charles Lyons, q trainer of Louis
vile, Kentucky, has been engaged to
train the stable of trotters for NJ
oshkoff. at Moscow, Russia, perhaps
the finest stable of horses in the Rus
sian empire.
+ + J.
A dispatch from New York City
states that these are busy days among
the men who fight with their hands
for a living. Matches and rumors of
matches fill the air in all directions,
Here are some of the notable matches
which are made, are said to about to
be made or may be made:
Jim Jeffrles against Bill Squires or
somebody else. with a guarantee of
$50, 900 for Jim.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
THE GREAT CooR's PRODUCT.

Mr.. John Hecker, Coor's represen-
tative and general agent. was in the
city Monday and made arrangements
with Mr.. James Purcell, their local
agent here, to handle, use and keep
for sale at the Senate and Annex sa-
looms, the Coors product exclusively.
This beer viii also be sold at Pail
sade, at the branch saloon of Mr..
Purcell in that place.
For bottlng purposes nothing will
be used by Mr.. Purcell at all three of
his establishments but Coors Select
Golden beer, the highest priced beer
manufactured, being brewed entirely
from Bohemian hops and Colorado
malt. The retail price Will remain
the same as before.
The representative of the Coors
company, Mr.. Hecker. came to the
conclusion that Grand junction was
n most progressive city In the west en-
titled to the best. He states farther
that Mr.. Coors is always ready to
meet competition, in price as well as
quality.
Dating from the 5th of February
Mr.. Purcell will handle nothing but
Coors Select Golden beer, ON draught
as well as bottled goods, under all
circumstances the best geer brewed
in the United States.
A general invitation is given the
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
SAM McAIULLIN'S REPLY.

The following little piece of re.
partee in which Samuel G. McMullin
of this city. was engaged. is taken
from the San Francisco Chronicle OF
few days ago:
Hello Sam: where have you
been?" exclaimed Manager DeWolf,
of the Imperial. extending the glad
hand to his old friend, Samuel G. Me
Mullin of Goldfield.
"oh, I've been east: made a big
bunch of money in Bullfrog and Man
haitian and spent December in New
York city"
why, was there then and never
saw you"
That's entirely possible in New
York. There 30 days, Spent s3O.-
600 and not blamed soul knew I'd
struck town.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31

After n recent and thorough vista
ton of the class work of each teach
er in the high school faculty. / feel
that the people of Grand Junction
have reason for being congratulated
upon the work of our high school. I
also feel that the high school faculty
and the superintendent may we'll be
congratulated upon having the oppor-
tunity TO work with such an except
ionly fine class of high school stud
ents.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31

will close this article with n quo
taton from the American School
Board Journal
"The value of good high school
10 community is hard to estimate.
II exerts a powerful stimulus for good
upon the schools below; 1t holds up
before the young ideals of higher
and broader scholarship; 1t is the
gateway to otherwise inaccessible
realms beyond, 1t appeals to the am
hilton of the young; 1t is a golden
strand in the interest that holds to
scholarship endeavor."
j. II. ALLEN.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31

Great credit is due to our board o.
education, whose members believe IL
pursuing thorough. up TO date ant
progressive policy. They fully en-
dorse all methods and means to ad
vance the best interests and to main
tain the high standard of our higl
school
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
Carry Nation

certainly smashed hole in the bar
rooms Of Kansas. but Ballard's Hore.
hound Syrup has smashed all records
as a cure for coughs. Bronchitis, In
fuenza and all Pulmonary diseases
7. G. H. Horton, Kansas. writes:
Il have never found medicine that
would cure cough so quickly as Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup. I have used
It for years" Sold by C. d. Smith
q Co.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31

The high school faculty was in
creased by one teacher this year and
yet our classes are larger. We believe
than are handled by any other high
school In the state. Many of the
classes are nearly double the size they
ought TO be for obtaining the best
results. The high school enrolment
has already passed the two hundred
mark
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31

We have about fifty nonresident
pupils in aur high school. We con-
slider this n high compliment to the
work which we are doing since many
of them came from long distances and
pass by other good high schools on
their journey to Grand Junction.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31

An effort is being made to have a
special train run to the Junction on
the evening of February 7th to ac-
commodate the large theatre party, to
the number of over 1875 who wish to
attend the production of AT Yale"
by Paul Gilmore and company. The
special will leave at 6:30 and return
at 12:30.-Palisade Tribune.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
Pleasant and Most Effective.

T. ]. Chambers. Ed vlndicator.
Liberty. Texas, writes Dec 20, 1902:
with pleasure and unsolicited by
you, bear testimony to the curative
power of Billiards. Horehound Syrup,
! have used it in my family and can
cheerfully affirm It is the most efiec-
tive and best remedy for coughs and
colds l have ever used" Sold by c.
ID. Smith & Co.
The daily sentinel., 1907-01-31
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