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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
"CoMBUsTIBLE GOVERNOR"
Judge Blackstone Condemned Send
ing Troops to Onancock.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, September 1.-THE
sending of troops to Onancock was the act
of a spectacular governor" said Judge ].
w. G. Blackstone of Accomac, who is try
ing the cases of the negroes implicated in
the recent race riots there.
The governor was declared by the judge
to be given to Spontaneous combustion"
The remarks We're made from the bench
when counsel for the defense of the ne groes
made motion for a change of venue
which the court overruled.
Judge Blackstone also arraigned the gov
ernor for sending boys In uniform, many
of whom not large enough to carry a
gum" and said this gave the county
black eye.
Gov. Swanson, when his attention was
called to the utterances of Judge Black
stone, dismissed the matter by saying:
AT this time l have nothing TO say re-
garding the alleged statement made by
Judge Blackstone"
1t is believed that the governor will SUBJ
NIT all the papers in the case to the general
assembly and urge that the matter be in
vestigated. In contradiction of the reported
statement by Judge Blackstone that no one
had called for troops the governor has on
file letters and kilograms from prominent
people asking that troops be sent to Oman
cock at the time of the outbreak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
DISTRICT TEAMS WIN PRIZES
SECOND AND THIRD IN RAPID
FIRE MATCH.
High Scores Made by Lieut.. Heyden'
reich Of This City-Men Leave
Sea Girt for Home.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
SEA GIRT, n. j., September THE rife
teams representing the 1st and I'd regi
ments District of Columbia. took second
and third prizes today In the New Jersey Ri
fe Associations Gould rapid-fre match, a
skirmish run and ten shots rapid fire at 200
yards. The first scored 525 and the second
500 in race in which the Marine Corps
easily took first honors with a score of 645.
The marines second team was fourth with
466 and Company c, 4th New Jersey, fifth
with 449.
The 1st District outshot the marines by
nine points at rapid fire. The marine eight
led the I'd Regiment by 126 and the 1st
by 100 on the skirmish run.
High score in the match. however, was
made by District marksman. Lieut.. Fritz
Heydenreich. He ran UP a grand total of
1873 ten better than the best marines, Pri
Yates Tund and Markey. could make, and
in the skrmsh run he led with $50. The
District follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
FAIRBANKS FoRERUNNER.
Campaign Manager Declares Indiana
Solid for the Hoosier.

OMAHA, Neb., September IL P Good
rich Of Indianapolis. republican national
committeeman from Indiana, is making a
tour Of western states in the interest of
Fairbanks as a presidential candidate, and
Is holding conferences with prominent re-
publicans.
Yesterday Goodrich spent the day in con-
ference with Committeeman Hart of Iowa
in Council Bluffs. Today he is in Nebraska
interviewing prominent republicans.
There is not even talk that Indiana will
not be for Fairbanks next year." said
Goodrich. Its solid for him. Taft will
never get Indiana"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
BAD MINE FIRE.
Twenty Seven Killed at Esperanzas,
Mexico.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, September IA
special to the Express from Monterey, Mex
leo, says:
News reached this city from MusquiZ,
Coahuila today that another terrible mine
fire occurred at the EsperanZas mines, in
which twenty-seven miners were killed
Tie fire originated in No. / shaft and is
supposed to have been caused by fire damp.
\ large force of medical men are at work
doing all in their power TO alleviate the
sufferings of the wounded while every eff
fort is making TO get the bodies of the dead
miners out of the mine. CONSERVATION
reigns among the miners employed at Es-
peranzas, on account of the number of mine
fires that have occurred there OF late.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08

No statement of the exact standing of the
firm Is yet possible, but the showing of as
sets of nearly $1,O0,OOO available in the
New York office made the situation better,
and. as conditions are brought out more in
detail. it appears that the firm is much
stronger than was supposed when the an
nouneement of the receivership was made.
The statement is repeated that all claims
will be paid in full.
H. P. Watson said today: THE reports
about the connection OF Mr.. Hin with our
firm are wholly. unwarranted. Neither Mr..
James J. Hill nor Mr.. Louis w. Hill ever
had any connection with Watson & Co.
Neither of them ever did any business with
US. We never had transaction for either
OF them. at any time since we have been in
business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
MULDooNS STAR BoARDER QUITS
Secretary Root Preparing for His
Mexican Trip.

NEW YORK, September I.-Secretary of
State Elilu Root, sun-t3nned and appear
ing in excellent health Will leave Muldoons
sauitarium. at White Plains, y. Y. tomor-
row afternoon. after a stay of several
weeks The Secretary Will go first TO his
old home. at Clinton. y. Y, where he will
remain ABOUT week. He plans 10 be in
Washington by the 18Th instant.
His stay IN the National capital will be
very hrlef, however. as Mr.. Root will leave
for a trip through Mexico the 2Jth. He Will
cross the Mexican line ut Laredo, where he
will be met by President Diaz and be his
Eu's,. Secretary Root will deliver speeches
al several points in Mexico but. following
tho plan Of his South American trip, he will
not prepare any set speeches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
he FACES DIFFICULT TASK
Financial Interests Have Big Railway
Scheme kfoot.
COUNTRY LACKS REAL MONEY
Managed to Borrow Ten Million
Pounds-Peasant Atrocities on
the Lower Volga.

Special Cabegram TO The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG, September THE
interval between the signature of the An
glo-Russian convention and the convocat.on
OF the third duma is being occupied by
Premier Stolypin In framing a policy His
personal position with the czar is stronger
than ever, and the choice OF Alexander
terror. which leaves NJ. Stolypin as prime
minister without departmental routine.
gives him the authority virtually of a chan
cellor Of the empire. His friends claim for
the new policy that it will be cons arvative
without being reactionary.
krivoshein's entry into the cabinet illus
trates the extreme difficulty which Premier
Stolypin will have in attempting to intro
duce cautious transaction for its consti-
tutional government, and also to resist the
revolution by keeping the repressive ma
chinery going at full strength
Great Railway Plan.
Financial interests which for two years
have been seeking necessarily to start an
industrial development of Russia are using
the Anglo-Russian agreement as the start
ing point for gradiose scheme of railway
development. They have persuaded the min
istry of ways and communications to ap-
prove scheme for the construction OF new
| railway lines. the double tracking OF sew
eral existing trunk roads and their re-
equipment with rolling stock.
To carry through all these proposals would
require ESQ, coo, ,0t1. which Is a hopeless fig
mre in the present state q Russian finances.
They have been able. however. TO secure
910.O00,000 which has been advanced by q
French group headed by NJ. Rouyier to the
Russian International Commercial Bank
which has official relations with the Imper-
money shall be applied to railroad work Is
that their repre- esentatives shall supervise
the work on the spot and retain possession
of 1t until the money is repaid.
Peasant Atrocities
These surface appearances of a possible
renaissance In Russia are swept out of mind
by the appalling evidence of decentralization
Of social life OF the masses. The distracted
peasants are wreaking vengeance on the
revolutionists and officials alike. In tho
lower Voga district of Makarieff where
grain stacks have been set afire, the peas
ants got a firm idea, which the priests and
police encouraged, that the incendiarism
was the work Of revolutionaries. While one
fire was raging they seized three young
iieH VIII were suspected o DelnY pOlltl-
ctans,' bound them and threw them into
the names. One OF the young men managed
to extricate himself four times, but each
time he was thrown back, and he was final
ly strangled and his body burned to ashes.
man who was named Lossoff confessed
that he was a terrorist and that the organ
ization paid % rubles for every successful
fire. the object being to lay waste the en-
tire district.
Many persons have been denounced as
politicians out of personal spite and tor
tured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
ARRANGED BY REID.
Modus Vivendi to Cover Northeastern
Fisheries Concluded.

Acting Secretary of State Adee announced
last night that Ambassador Reid had In
formed the State Department by cable that
he concluded yesterday with the British
foreign office a modus vivendi which is to
cover this seasons fishing in Newfoundland
The details of the arrangement Secretary
Adee explained, are not available for pub
lication now, and they may not be made
public for two or three days.
Ambas ssador Reid, in concluding the ar
rangement. operated under very broad and
general instructions, the working out of the
details being left largely to his discretion
and Judgment.
While the agreement reached was not un-
expected. it was received here with
satisfaction. Secretary Adee communicate
at once with President Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay, transmitting to him such information
as was conveyed in Ambassador Reid's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
MACDONALD DEFEATS ADAMS.
Close Of the International Golf Tour
nament

Observation-Disclosures, Ontario, Sep
teHhtr In a downpour Of rain the thir-
teenth international golf tournament was
brought To close today. c. b. Mac
Donald, former United States champion. of
the Garden City Club. Long Island. won
the championship. defeating y. \. Adams.
the Canadian crack from Hamilton The
game was called at the sixteenth hole and
Macdonald declared the champion with
) up and to play.
In the mixed foursome L. s Ball of
Chicago and Miss Garrett OF Niagara put
in the best score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
OHIO AT JAMESTOWN.
Gov. Harris and. STAFF Start From Co.
lumbus for State Event

COLUMBUS. Ohio, September Gov.
and Mrs. Harris left today for the James
town exposition, occupying special car
attached to the Baltimore and Ohio train
for Washington. en- route TO jamestown. to
attend the Ohio Gay exercises next We'd
nesday.
Others in the party are Gen. John c.
Speaks, Adjutant General and Mrs. A. B.
Critchfield; Capt. Frederick NJ. Tanning of
the engineers Cleveland; Capt. James II.
Williams 9th Infantry; and Mrs. Williams.
Nowalk; Lieut.. Parry Moulton, I'd lnfan-
try Lima.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Part Five.

Nationals Divide Series. Observation-Disclosures
Irish Americans Winners Observation-Disclosures. /
Keene Winner In Two Stakes. .........!..... 1
Thousands Drawn to Sheepshead. ............
Trinity Makes Great Rally. Observation-Disclosures.
Getting Ready for Comiag Season. ......... 2
Panic Breaks Up Ball Game. me................. 3
Good Prospects for Middies. es................ 8
Batting and Fielding Averages of Nationals.
Little Tales of the Base Ball Diamond. ...... 8
Rains Interfere With Racing. ng................ 3
Regulars the Race Track ck................ 4
Foot Ball Teams in the High Schools. ....... 4
Americas Greatest Race, the Futurity ...... 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Part Two.
Part Three.

TUE sr.rI.E BY EDEN PHILLPOTTS
AND ARNOLD BENNETT. TT................. 13
When the Band Played. By Charles A Sell
den : ''''' -
The Visit of Ann Maria Hazen. by Mary +.
wilkins Freeman. ........ '.''.'''
Ancestral "Iucks.' By F. Cunlihe-Owen
Aladdin and Mercury in Japan by "llllam
Elliot Grifhs, d. D.. ....................
pro,,en, ~ the Broken Bracelet By Jacques
White Terror OF the Sea. BY William u.
Fitz-Gerald ................ -. -
Dr Nop,ezuma and Chief Mickyfee. By George
III ,' Moh.eAuna uarsnn II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
INSULT TO INJURY.
Man Robbed of $675 and Then Was
kicked

LINCOLN, Neb.. September Z. .- While
burying 500 in his cellar last night, Sam
Westerfield, colorel rrstauranteur, was
slugged by two unknown -cbbers and his
money taken from him. His head was
badly cut. and he was kicked into insens-
bilty.
TWO negroes who worked for him during
the last week have been arrested as sus-
poets. The receipts Of the restaurant have
been large during the last week because of
the state fair. and he banked In As<nsllan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Ead to Blame Something.

The Britishers blamed their ammunition,
and it was unanimously conceded that the
American ammunition was superior to all.
Earl Grey sent message TO President
Roosevelt congratulating him on the vic
tory Of the United States. The governor
general formally presented the trophy to
Gen. Drain and Col. ThurstOn captain of
thu team. He expressed the opinion in
doing 50 that the United States ana Canada
would always be found firing at the same
target
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
THE WATSON FAILURE.
Developments Indicate That Firm
Nav Soon Resume Business.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, September T.
Developments In the case of Watson & Co,
the Minneapolis-New York grain commits
sion and stock exchange house that was
declared in financial difficulties Thursday,
We're today so increasingly favorable as to
make it seem almost certain that there
soon will be a resumption Of the business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Team Scores.

The individual scores of the United States
and Canada, the next in order. were:
American team-Winder. "1a; Tewes. 2i5; Hud-
son. 2l5: Orr. 205: Semon. 2S Beiedict, 20;
Casey, 215; Bryant, 219. Total l,Il2
Cansda-McInnes. 2ll; Russell, I'll; Smith. 2o7;
MeHarg 203: Graham. 2l2: Kelly, 2ll; Skedden
KIcharalsnn nn M Inial. lGIl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
ARCTIC EXPLORER SAFE.
London Paper Reports Mikkelsen
Party o. K.
,ecial Cablegram TO The Star.

Special Cablegram 10 The Star.
LONDON, September THE Evening
News learns that the members of the Mix
kesen Arctic expedition undoubtedly are
safe. 1t says ii has seen q cablegram
from a member Of the party. transmitted
from Gibbon, Alaska, and received in Eng
land today. 1t consists OF nine words and
indicates that the trip over the ice was
safely accomplished and that Mikkelsen is
safe.
Fear Of the fate of Alikkesen and other
members of his party was aroused yes
terday by the receipt of a telegram from
Athabasca Landing, Ontario. stating that
the Duchess of Bedford, the expeditions
schooner, having sunk, the whole party had
taken to the ice.
In February Mikkelsen, Earnest Letting
well and ]. NJ. Marks had left the ship.
with provisions for sixty days. TO make a
dash for the land supposed TO lie TO the
northward. Seventy days had elapsed and
they had not been heard from. though one
of their dog trains had returned. Therefore
It was feared they had met with disaster
The Anglo-American arctic expedition left
Victoria b. c., in May last year to look
for a stretch of land that Is supposed to
lie in the Beufort Scientific work
was also to be done. The party numbered
fifteen. Two of its members are George
Howe and Ernest Stefansson, both of Har-
ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Part Four.

Curtis Letter. .......................
Wet Weather Abroad. d........................ 1
For the Home Dressmaker. er................... z
Practical Aid for Artistic Needlewomen. .
Black Bass Fishing. ..................
Making Peacemakers. ................s....
Government Herd at Soldiers Home.
The Powers and Maxine. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Toughs Terrorize Boobies. s...................
English and American Railways .............. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
OCEAN RACE
Lusitania After Atlantic Record
on Her Maiden Trip.
TURBINES ARE ON TRIAL
Their Showing Will Determine Fu-
ture Marine Designs.
HUGE CROWD SAW LINER OFF
The Lucania Once Swiftest Ocean
Greyhound, Is Making the Pace
for Her Rival.

LIVERPOOL, September Amid the
cheering of tens of thousands OF enthusias-
tic well-wishers and the shrieking of sirens,
the Cunard Line steamer Lustania sailed
this evening on a 3,O00-mile race against
time across the Atlantic, and there is no
in England tonight but is convinced
that by next Friday the greatest turbine
steamer ever constructed will have Won
back for the Cunard Line the laurels
wrested from them ten years ago by the
North-German Lloyd.
Probably never before has so much in
terest been displayed in the maiden voy-
age of vessel. This can be attributed
partly to the intense rivalry between Eng
land and Germany in the transatlantic
passenger traffic, partly to national pride
In ownership-the Lusitania Is believed to
be the greatest triumph of the shipbuilders'
art-and to no small extent to the sporting
element given the event by the prospects
of race between the youngest Atlantic
flyer and the Lucania, at one time the
holder of the record.
The Lusitania over one hour late in
starting. and it was y:05 this evening when
the huge vessel swung out clear of the
landing stage and started to chase her
smaller sister, Lucania, that with four
hours start already was far down the
Irish channel.
Crowd of 100000.
The scene was memorable one. Fully
100000 spectators lined the landing stage
and the river banks in the immediate vi
cinity and yelled themselves hoarse as the
liner gathered Roadway down the river,
and every steamer and riverside factory
for miles along the Mersey joined in the
chorus of good-byes. The din was deafening.
Lit up from stem to stern with lights
glinting from the rows of port holes that
marked her numerous tiers of decks, the
mammoth proportions of the Lusitania were
magnifed and the vessel presented mag
niiicent spectacle as she began to move
away. The demonstration reached its cii-
max when the vast multitude broke out
up by the crowds on the Cheshire side of
the river and sung until the ship with her
three thousand passengers mad passed slow
ly beyond the sight of the four-mile long
riverside promenade.
Will Make Her Walk.
The Lusitania will be allowed to go easily
as far as Queenstown. but from there it is
expected that she will be driven at her full
speed of 251a knots an hour.
OF course the officials of the Cunard line
say that no race is contemplated, but the
engine-room crews of the two vessels have
been busy for a week past getting every
thing In readiness, with the expectation
that the engines will be called upon to do
their best on this occasion. Twenty hours
is about the lowest estimate by which the
Lustania is expected to beat the Lucania
into New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Part Six.

Wags-The Dog That Adopted Man w
Nicodemus Napoleon James Crow, ESQ. .. 2
Prof. Faken, the Naturalist. t.............. Q
Bubbles Always to Blame. e.............. 3
Mary and Her Little Lamb. b............. 3
Brownie Clown Of Bruwnietowu. .. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
JUDGE GROSSCUP REVERSED
New Railway Company Is Left With
out a Line.
RECEIVERS REMAIN IN CONTROL
The Action of the Court of Appeals
Hinged Entirely on the Cues
tion Of Jurisdiction.

CHICAGO, September THE order re-
Gently entered by Judge Grosscup in tie
United States circuit court directing the re-
ceivers Of the Union Traction Company.
which operates the street-car systems on
the north and west sides of the city, 70 turn
these properties over to a new corporation
called the Chicago Railways Company for
twenty years was today reversed by the
United States court of appeals.
The decision of the higher court remands
the case to the United States circuit court
and leaves the traction situation where It
Railways Company. 1t was the opinion of
the court of appeals that Judge Grosscup
had no power to give possession to the
Chicago Railways Company without the
consent of the bordholdcls and stockhold-
ers of the underlying companies and de-
clares that the only manner In which the
railways company can secure possession OF
the traction properties is through negotia-
tions with the stockholders and the bond
holders.
Not a Question of Expediency.
The city council some time ago passed an
ordinance granting to the Chicago Rail-
ways Company the right to operate the
street-car systems on the north and west
sides Of the city. This ordinance, in the
opinion Of Justice Brewer of the United
States Supreme Court, who read the de-
cision, was fair and should have been put
In operation The court held. however, that
the wisdom of such a decision, or even
public necessitysfrom business point of
view, could not be taken Into consideration
as the interests Of the private property
holders were the paramount points at issue
The action taken by the court of appeals
hinged entirely on the question of jurisdic-
tion. The power of Judge Grosscrp to issue
the order in favor of the Chicago Railways
Company was the only thing assailed. The
opinion of Judge Brewer praised the wis
dom of the order issued by Judge Grosscup
but declared that legally it was wrong.
The ordinance passed by the city council
in favor Of the Chicago Railways Company
has never been formally accepted by that
corporation, and as the time for its accept
ance expires by Limitation September IA it
will be impossible for the company to OBJ
tain possession Of the properties by nego-
tiation with the stockholders and bondhold-
ers by that time. The entire traction situa-
ton therefore reverts to the period when
the properties were held by receivers and
before the proposed uniication of the north
and west side lines was contemplated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Superior Ammunition.

Although the United States rifemen did
their part well. no small credit is due to
the way in which Col. Thurston looked after
the team and also to the superior ammuni-
ton Canadians attribute the superior
shooting of the Americans TO the use of the
peep sight" The shooting of the United
beating the worlds record either with
service or match rife.
Brvant's score of ~ out of 10 at the 1000
yard range also beats the worlds record.
The scores were follows at the three
ranges: