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Evening star., 1907-08-03
SEEKS THE PRESIDENCY
CORTELYOU AS "NO MANS MAN.
IN THE FIGHT TO STAY.

SARATOGA, N. Y, August 3.-Among the
advance guard. of the August political col
ony here story is In circulation which pre-
sages political mix-up in the republican
party in New York not comparable to any
conditions that have prevailed since 1884,
when efforts were made to get delegates
for Arthur, Blaine, Edmunds and Sher-
man.
Word has been passed around quietly
among republican leaders who control
counties not to commit themselves yet to
any cafliiidate for whom delegates may be
instructed in their Congress district con-
vention next spring, because a new candi-
date from New York is yet to enter the
field in formal way. This candidate. 1t
Is said, is George B. Cortelyou, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and a New Yorker
by birth. 1t Is asserted In this warning
that has been sent out that Mr.. Cortelyou
does not approve of Secretary Tafts candi-
dacy, because he does not think the con-
vention will be satisfied TO take the ad
ministrations candidate. since 1t cannot
get the head of the administration, and
that the Secretary of the Treasury will
run mans man but his own.
The men who are urging Mr.. Cortelyou
for the nomination believe he will beat any
man so far mentioned and that Mr.. Roose-
welt is the only one he would step aside
for.
A Pretty Kettle Of Fish.
Here is pretty kettle of fish, so far as
New York's delegation is concerned. Mr..
Roosevelt would, OF course, uke to see
Secretary Taft get the delegates from the
Empire state. Gov Hughes was invited to
use his influence in conjunction with that
of the federal government to make Taft the
choice of this state. The governor refused
to even "think'' about national politics while
holding the office of governor. Then when
the Taft boom was at its height resolution
was introduced in the state committee de-
claring for Hughes for President, and It
was defeated because it had been intro
duced by B. B. Odell and was declared to
be an effort to humiliate President Roose-
welt.
paign for Hughes for President, not only
in this state but in many western locali-
ties, and a general effort on the part of
prominent financers, who want no more
Roosevelt influence in American politics,
to bring the governor forward for 1908.
Now comes the word Hold off till Cor
telyou gets ready TO take the field" AS
the story goes Mr.. COrtelyou isn't going
to be a Roosevelt candidate or a Hughes
Roosevelt candidate or an arti-Hughes
candidate. His friends say he is just going
in when the lines get all broken uD and
sweep the field. The Cortelyou advance tip
has Travelled all through northern New
York.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about
1t is that Secretary CorteyOu'S friends in
tend to make 1t clear that he will seek the
presidency without the patronage of any
and the young republicans to him
through.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
MULATTO RELEASED.
Former District Man Posed as an
Amateur Detective.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, August 3-Myron l.. Carter,
the mulatto. formerly of Washington, who
was arrested yesterday in connection with
the murder of eight-year-old Katie Iiret-
schler, was released from custody this
morning. His remark that the child would
come back all right" resulted, 1t seems, only
from his desire to pose as an amateur de-
tectlve.
Four brothers. George. Louis, Th4has and
James Espostto, pushcart peddlers, who
made their headquarters in the cellar where
the body was found, were detained by the
police this morning. The men are held
merely on suspicion, and far as is known
the police have nothing definite to work on
So long time elapsed before the discovery
of the body that the murderer or murderers
have had ample time TO escape.
John KuZmicho, the Russian detained by
the police who thought he might be able
to throw some light on the identity Of the
woman found strangled in the areaway In
East 18th street, and Frank Grove!a and
Peter CuveT, detained as witnesses, We're
taken before MAGISTRATE Wahle in the Har-
lem police court this morning and remanded
to the coroner There was no examination
The Russian was the watchman of an
old house at 1o3th street and Broadway
IN the ward of which a woman answering
the description of the victim was seen last
Sunday.
After the examination of the Esposito
brothers by Inspector McCaferty or the
detective bureau ne announced that he was
convinced that three of the brothers, Ihom-
as Giovanni and James. were guiitless even
of suspicion He said he would recommend
that they be discharged when arralgned
Inspector McCafferty said he felt that
Louis Fsposito could give some infcrma-
ton if pressed closely. The inspector said
he had learned that Louis was In the cellar
where the little girls body WAS found on
of hn,. tSa r3 0
today denied that he had been in the cell
lar but changed his answer when told that
he had been in the cellar. He ad-
mitted that he knew Katie Tictsch!eT.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Arrived Steam
ers La Lorraine, from Havre; Re dItaian,
from Naples.
SABLE ISLAND y. s, August 3.-The
steamer NieuV Amstcrda m from Rotterdam
for New York was $50 miles south of this
point at $50 I'm. She will probably dock
about 7:30 a.. m. Monday
NEW YORK, August 3.-Arrived: Steam
er Campania, Liverpool.
SIASCONSET, Mass, August 3.-The
steamer Caledonia, from Glasgow for New
York, passed Nantucket lightship at y a. m.
She will probably dock about 80 am.
Sunday.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
CALEB POWERS TRIAL
HITCH OVER JUDGE MAY DELAY
IT UNTIL NOVEMBER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
GEORGETOWN. Ky. August S.-lt is be-
lieved here that the case of Caleb Powers
will not be tried until November through
political reasons. Gov. Beckham, 1t is
thought fears the effect Of a verdict before
the November elections, and for that rea-
son will delay the case until that time. or
hold 1t up only to have the indictment filed
away at the proper time.
No Judge has been selected yet although
ex-United States Senator william Lindsay
Of New York, but who claims Kentucky
as his home, and also ex-judge of the court
Of appeals. was asked yesterday by States
Attorney Bob Franklin and fatty refused
He said he did not care to be mixed up in
the Powers case, and that he was of the
bench to stay. Senator Lindsay was in
Frankfort looking up some legal author
tiles. Powers, since the delay of Wednes-
day. has been busily engaged in his cell
debating to his stenograp pher. He has in
preparation a reply to the opinion of Spe-
cial Judge J. F. Robbins, given in vacating
the bench. and will probably have It COM
pleted today and ready for publication to-
night.
Sensational Charges.
Some sensational charges are made. Rob-
bins has returned to his home in Mayfield,
KY. Judge NJ. c. Saufiey. a stanch demo-
Siot' 40 slAoHSiS SuS6eseeu as opcSioi JuuSo.
1t is thought that II Beckham appoints
any one In the near future 1t will be Sau =
ley The challenge of States Attorney
Franklin to former Gov. w. s. Taylor, also
charged with the Goebel murder, to return
to Kentucky from Indianapolis and testify
for Powers has been turned down by Tay-
lor. 1t is not believed that the offer was
made in good faith. Franklin offered to
accompany Taylor to and from Indian
apolis.
1t Is questioned whether or not Franklin
can legally offer Taylor immunity from ar
rest In this state without dismissing the
charge against Taylor. He does not offer
to do that. but only promises that Taylor
will get back to Indiana without being
arrested.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
WILLIAMS STILL LEADS
SENATORSHIP RACE.
BUT MAJORITY REDUCED.

JACKSON, Miss. August 3.-With one
county to hear from john Sharp Williams
leads In the race for United States senator
by less than 1000. The county to be heard
from Is jeff Davis, small county In the
southern part Of the state, which will break
about even.
OF the three candidates leading for gov
| ernor, Noel, Scott and Brewer. indications
now are that the race will be between Noel
and Scott, although the Brewer men are
making claims that their man will be in the
second primary
Evening star., 1907-08-03
ATLANTIC CITY AUTO CARNIVAL.
Attractive Features of Big Motor
Meeting Next Week.

NEW YORK, August IA big del egation
of local motorists has left for Atlantic City.
where the automobile carnival will be held
next week. the first three days of which will
be devoted to racing Nentnor Beach.
Two of the Vanderbilt Cup cars that were
to have competed in the cup race this sea.
son will be seen in the one-mile free-for-all
event.
The floral parade to be held on Wednes-
day will be one Of the most charact eristic
features of the carnival. a number of
prizes have been offered for the best dec
GRATED cars in several classes, one of which
is the machine driven by women.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
Steamship Teutonic Ashore.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. August ga dispatch from
Lloyd's agent at Muscat reports that the
German steamship Teutonic, bound for
Hamburg, is ashore near Rasmadraka, in
the Gulf of Oman. Sixteen members of the
crew who left the wreck in q boat have
not been heard Of since
Evening star., 1907-08-03
HAYWOOD'S PLANS.
Going Back to Desk in Denver-At
Federation's Service,

SALT LAKE CITY, August 3-W. d.
Haywood. secretary-treasurer of the west
ern federation of miners when asked TODAY
as to the truth Of reports that he was going
to take hand in the strike now on in the
IHbbing and Duluth tMinn) range district,
said he had not yet been commanded to go
to Minnesota, but he was going back to his
desk in Denver and would be subject to
any orders for the good of the federation
Evening star., 1907-08-03
Military Attache at London Fined.

SPECIAL Cnblegram 10 The Star.
LONDON. August 3.-Capt. Sydney A
Cloman, military attache at the United
States embassy. has been fined $50 in the
Huntingdon police court for driving an
automobile at a speed of thrty-six miles an
hour. The magistrate disregarded Capt
Cloman's plea of diplomatic exemption.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
JAMES Mccoy KILLED.
Noted Kentucky Feudist Falls Under
Posses Fire.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEX1NGON, KY, August "A special
from Pound Gap. Va. says that the sher-
ifs posse which went TO arrest James Nc
Coy, who, since he beat and fatally injured
his mother-in-law, has been hiding in the
Cumberland mountains, found Mccoy last
night and killed him.
Officers Britton. Potter and Holbrooks
headed the posse and Holbrooks was slight
ly wounded by Mccoy, who refused to sur
render. and opened fire on the officers Me-
Coy was from Pike county and was a men,
Der OF the Mccoy faction of the Hatfield
Mccoy feud.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
Mai. Lynch's New Duties.

Maj. John r. Lynch. paymaster, United
States Army, formerly auditor of the treas
ury for the Navy Department, has been as
s gned to duty as chief paymaster of the
Department o. the Visayas, Philippine Is
lands. with station at Iloilo, as the relief
OF Maj. Francis l.. Payson, paymaster
granted leave of absence.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
Killed by Royal Blue Train.
ii Dispatch TO The Star

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, August 3.-John Deery. a
hotel proprietor of Bayonne. n. j., was
struck and instantly killed in Bayonne
this morning by the westbound B. and o.
Royal Blue flyer. Deery reached the sta
ton late, and. not wishing to miss his
train, climbed fence between the tracks
The flyer rushed by SO close to the fence
that 1t struck him and hurled him dis
tance of about 100 feet. Deery was un-
married and was forty years old.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
To Relieve Commander Wilson.

Lieut.. Commander W. r. Shoemaker, fot-
merly executive officer of the battleship
Connecticut. has been detailed to the bu-
reau OF navigation, Navy Department. for
duty in charge of the enlisted mems branch
as the relief Of Lieut. Commander H. B.
Wilson, who is to be ordered to sea duty
Evening star., 1907-08-03
Fairbanks in Omaha.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OMAHA, Neb., August 3.-Vice President
Fairbanks stopped in Omaha an hour this
morning en- route to Lincoln, where he ai-
dresses chautauQua this afternoon. Mr..
Fairbanks was met at the station by Sena-
tor Millard and other political friends. but
refused to talk politics. To a reporter who
broached the subject Of cocktails, he turned
his back and ignored both the question and
the Questioner.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
VIRGINIA RATE CONTEST.
Ult1matum Sent the State-Railways
to Submit

RICHMOND. Va, August 3.-The News
Leader is informed on the highest authority
that Gov. Swanson. Corporation Commits
sioners Prentiss and Stuart, Attorney Cen
eral Anderson. A. C. Braxton and Senator
Daniel. special counsel for the state last
night submitted an ultimatum to counsel
for the railroads here. and that the rail-
roads will submit to the law and put the
two-cent rate into effect within thirty DAYS
Evening star., 1907-08-03
ST. GAUDENS VERY Low.
Noted Sculptor's Death Expected Any
Moment

CORNISH, n. H., August 3.-The condi-'
ton of August st. Gaudens, the sculptor
who is seriously i'll at his home here was
reported unchanged today. Ii was said that
he was very low and that his death might
come at any time.
Evening star., 1907-08-03
Weather.

Fair; slightly cooler tonight.
Tomorrow, fair, with moderate
temperature.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
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THE HALL OF FAME.

Emperor Francis Joseph has appoint
ed Lieutenant Baron Prucuschen to be
the first permanent Austrian naval Ut
tache at Washington.
Twins at eighty Is the distinction at
tained by George and Charles Buck
lev, two men well known in Hartford
Comm business circles for forty years
Elijah L. Robinson, a deaf and dumb
newsdealer Of Cleveland, claims to be
n direct descendant of Pocahontas IL
the ninth generation on his mothers
side.
Royal T. Languirand is a barber in
Salem, Mass. He also claims to be the
champion fencer Of the country and
has defeated some OF the noted swords
men of the world.
e. Schutt, who has been appoint
ed secretary to President Schurman oil
Cornell, was famous two mile runner
in his undergraduate days and held the
intercollegiate record before going 10
Oxford as a Rhodes scholar.
F. D. Price, who was Mansfelds
first manager, says that he believes nc
other man could take a mixed com
pany Of men representing the arts
and public life and entertain then
with such courtesy. grace and tact a.
he.
The story goes that Mrs. Stuyvesan
Fish learned enough Swedish to vel
come Prince Wilhelm in his own Ian
guage. The prince knows English well
and it is said that his constant com
panion for long time in preparation
= for his American trip was a tutor wh'
gave him lessons in the colloquia
phrases that he would be likely 4
| hear.
) The late DR.. Joachim had one OF TIL
: finest collections OF viOlins In tn
: world. One Of his most valuable in
: struments was that presented TO hin
:. by his admirers In London, formerl,
:. the property of Viotti and said to havt
A cost $4,000. He had several "Strads,
] most of which were given to him
n one time or another as tokens OF ap
|, probation OF his skill.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
Tooth Plugging.

''You remember" said Mr.. Killkin
ton, that grand old song, 'Grandpa's
Teeth Are Plugged With ZincT Well,
always supposed that that zinc bust
ness was simply a grotesquely humor-
GUS fight of fancy. l never thought
that anybody's teeth could really be
filed with zinc, but now l am not so
sure about that. Lately l have had
four teeth filed, and no two have been
filed with the same material. One
was filed with amalgam, one with
gold, one with porcelain and one with
gutta percha, and now the material
they used to fill grandpa's teeth with
in the song doesn't seem TO me any.
thing like so ridiculous as it did.
have seven teeth yet to be filed, and
If the dentist keeps on as he has be
gun, using something different fol
every tooth, why, l wouldn't be sur
prised If before got through l had
one tooth at least filed with zinc
New York Sun.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
SHORT STORIES.

Only one man in 10000 takes snuf.
Men tailors sew much better than
women.
In India and Persia sheep are used
as beasts OF burden.
Nearly 80 per cent more women than
men wear false teeth.
In Dresden there is q public bathing
establishment for dogs.
Experts at Washington say that the
value OF real estate in this country has
been increased 100000 by the ru-
raj free delivery service.
The Edison veteran drum corps OF
Chester, Vt, which has been In exist
ence for fifty years, is said to be the
Oldest Of its kind in New England II
not In the United States.
Years ago when the Amesbury
OIass.) postofice was moved from the
Wilman block some one forgot to take
down the "Postofice" sign. Now cor
respondent thinks that something ought
to be done about it
Ownership Of the historic Dent farm
of General Grant, located outside the
city limits Of St Louis, has changed
hands, having been sold at auction fol-
$4,000. The old log cabin occupied by
Grant is still standing.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
PITH AND POINT.

II you can't stand for q rundown,
don't ask unreasonable things.
Watch yourself carefully lest you
make OF a sympathetic friend a wall
ing place.
You can't make much OF an impress
sion by telling n crazy man about his
insanity.
Quite frequently men do things that
remind you that common sense is not
so common as it should be.
The meanest man in the world is the
man who will ride a free horse to
death unless it Is the man who be,
comes impudent when treated kindly.
About the same number OF boys
seem to be leaving the farm, although
the cream separator in place Of the
churn was expected TO make a differ
ence.-Atchison Globe.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02

kiss signifies respect, on the forehead
IT denotes friendship, upon the lips IL
indicates-all things-or nothing
'She paused pensively, then she went
on:
ayes, Herbert, you may, since you
wish 1t, kiss me. You may express
yourself in one kiss. Proceed
'sThe timid Herbert, red and con-
fused, pondered.
AZ mustn't lose her. he muttered to
himself. Where, then, shall l kiss herr
The forehead the hand? Through re-
spect and friendship love may eventu-
ally be gained. but if am at the start
too bold
Suddenly his meditations were In
terrupted by a triIl Of divinest melody
It was as If a nightingale were sing
ing. The young man looked up.
1.-THE girl was whistling, her red
mouth puckered into the shape Of
rosebud. Her hat was pulled dowI
over her eyes, hiding her forehead
completely, and her hands were thrust
up to the wrist In the pockets Of hel
Jacket"
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Some quaint sleeves are made by
narrowing a moderate kimonO top I'M
i'll IT clasps the wrist tightly.
Skirts, even among the walking
skirts, are less full than they have
been, the plating, If plating there be,
being less deep and regular.
Belts show an unusual variety In
that about everything tat has ever
been worn is worn now, and most OF
the designs are modelled along old
lines.
The beautiful new shades Of cloth
that have come out this season almost
universally may be effectively braided,
II not in self color, then in some har-
monious shade.
Buttons are one Of the conspicuous
features Of the new frocks. They are
used layishly in all sizes and are often
the most important trimming detail Of
coat and skirt costumes.
Tunic effects appear, as they do, per.
ennially, and some OF these tunic skirt
models are lovely In sheer supple
stuffs, but they are not so inevitably
becoming as are the skirts OF long I'm.
broken lines.-New York Sun
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
rueIva Years In a Bath.

A tepid bath, which has lasted over
twelve years, has just come to an end
In the State hospital at Brunswick ow-
ing to the death Of a patient named
Ferdinand Schlimme, bricklayer, who
injured his spine through a fall IN No
yember, 1894. The lower portion OF
his body was completely paralyzed
through the accident, while his stom-
ach and other organs were badly IN
iured. Several operations proved un'
successful. The patient showed re-
markable tenacity of life, but suffered
excruciating pain, which rendered his
STAY in bed uncomfortable. The sur
reons therefore decided to render eX
istence more comfortable by miners
inc him up to the breast In a tank
through which water ran continuously
There he has lain ever since, with
supporting band round his breast and
his head on air cushions, He soor
became accustomed to the position
and. as his hands were free, he learned
to knit and to carve wooden toys, be
coming eventually so expert that h'
earned a good subsistence and wa:
able to support his aged mother. Thii
Heightened stay in the water, however
induced tuberculosis, from which h'
died.-Berlin Cor. London Telegraph.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
EDITORIAL FILINGS.

The Englishman whose deceased wife
had no sister is now i'm quandary.-
Minneapolis Journal.
The Moors are going to be sorry for
all that, too, when they get down TO
paying the indemnity. - Indianapolis
News.
We frequently read Of automobiles
turning turtle" but not one Of them
has yet been accused of turning snail.
Manchester Union.
There are said to be intelligent peO-
pie on Mars. II so, they must be much
amused every time they look toward
the earth.-New York Mail.
1t Is claimed that a cucumber Is 0J
per cent water. We always supposed
there was more than per cent Of pol.
son in a cucumber.-DaytOn News.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

FRITZ ScheR is appearing AGAIN 'n'H
season in Mile. MoGiste.
There are four The Lion ana INC
Mouse" companies on the road.
Harry Buiger will appear In a one
oct vaudeville sketch this season.
Mrs. Leslie Carter is expected 10
omen her season in Washington some
time In November.
Eban Plympton will have a very
strong part in The Man From Home
which Liebler & Co. will produce.
The marriage Of Lawrance D'Orsay
TO an English actress is announced
The ceremony was performed In Eng
land.
osTbe ouicksands," the new play IN
which Wright Lorimer opened at Prov
hence, r. l., scored a success. Inc
NAV Is said to be intensely dramatic.
After a short season In vaudeville
Burr Mcintosh will return to the NOV
ing picture business. His Philippine
pIct1res have proved a decided sue
cess.
Edward Knoblauck, the author 81
.OThe ShulamIte," is at work on q
NAV that will be one Of Nine. ha
Iich's future offerings. Mr.. Fiske has
accepted for production this comm.
season a play OF American life by Ru
pert Hughes.
Instead Of going to Europe on
HONEYMOON trip George Conan VII
play the leading role in Fifty Mile
From Boston and in addition to TIL
will devote much of his time to tn
preparation OF a new play In which b
win appear at his own theater.
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
FACTS FROM FRANCE.

The laws Of Paris do not allow per-
sons dead by suicide or murder to be
cremated.
A comparison OF divorce statistics In
France shows a constantly increasing
ratio since 1884.
The cost OF n grave in a cemetery
outside the fertilization Of Paris Is 90
francs for five years, 81 francs for
thirty years and 527 francs for per-
petual title.
The Touring Club Of France Is
searching for the ''mOst affable, expert
and suitable" hotel keeper in France.
When they find him he is to have a
gold medal and f1OO.
Grave charges are being made
against the public hospitals Of Paris.
Not many years have elapsed since the
nursing sisters were expelled, and al
ready the. tip system infects them
from top TO bottom like a dry rot The
poorest must pay or suffer neglect
The broad ax., 1907-11-02
ENGLISH ETCHINGS.

The pier at Southend is over q mile
and quarter in length.
The kings cook gets 1900 q year,
and he has to work only about two
hours a day.
DR.. W. G. Grace once received three
young pigs as a present from an IN
known admirer who had witnessed hi8
prowess In the cricket field.
The red banana, which is not a nov
city In America, Is regarded as a Gu
riosity In London, where It costs three
times as much as the yellow variety.
Edward Yates, who recently died at
Walworth, England, leaving a fortune
Of 100000 in real estate In and about
London, began business life as a poor
bricklayer.
Librarians In many parts Of London
agrse In stating that the public taste
for the reading OF fiction is showing a
very decided falling on and that the
popularity OF works Of travel, history
and biography b eorrespondingIy n.
eeasing