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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
VEN FEARED
BALMACEDA'sFRI WATCHED
TO SAVE WADDINaToN.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BRUSSELS. July 6.-The police are close
ly watching the relatives and friends of
the late Senior Balmaceda the secretary
of the Chilean legation fearing that they
will attempt vengeance against young
Washington, who was acquitted of the
murder of Balmaceda, who was charged
with the betrayal of the young mans SIS
ter.
Maitre Donneyie, the prosecuting counsel.
has incurred such general unpopularity for
reading Senorita Waddington's letters to
Balmaceda that he has withdrawn from
candidacy for the Office of batonnier or
leader of the bar, for which the polling will
take place on Monday.
Young Washington. in an interview, de-
scribes the terrible anxiety of his family
during the trial. His mother has ;,2come
gray and aged with grief and his father
would have been unable to survive the
shock If the son had been convicted. The
whole family of five young brothers and
sisters has borne its share of the sor-
rows for the past eighteen months.
The elder Waddington has received an
appointment as Chilean immigration COM
missioner at London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
SPoKANE's PETITION.
Accuses Railway and Navigation
Company of Making High Charges.


Among the twenty-one petitions filed with
the interstate commerce commission yes
terday were three of the city of Spokane
against the Oregon Railroad and Naviga-
ton Company. the Northern Pacific rail-
way and the Great Northern railway. set
ting out substantially the same state of
facts. In the construction of its system of
waterworks the city of Spokane used an
immense amount of steel and rivets which
had to be shipped from Pfttsburg Pa, to
Spokane. 1t Is alleged in the complaints
that the defendant railroads charged more
for the shipment of the material from
Pittsburg to Spokane than their tariff rates
indicated they would have charged on ship
ments of the same material from Pittsburg
to Portland. Ore. although Spokane is 300
miles nearer to Pittsburg than it Is to Port
land.
The complainant city demands PREPARATION
from the Oregon Railroad and Navigation
Company in the sum of s4.319, with $3.50
attorneys fees; from the Northern Pacific
Railway Company $3,T01 PREPARATION and
$500 Attorneys fees, and from the Great
Northern railway $12s18 reparation and
81 200 attorneys fees.
The filing of these complaints is a re-
newal of the old fight between the cities OF
Spokane. and Portland. which recently was
heard by the interstate commerce commits
sion In what is known as the Spokane case
1t has been maintained for several years by
the city of Spokane that 1t was discrimi-
mated against by the railroads in favor of
Portland and Seattle.
The Spokane case has not been decided
are that on the final determination of that
case by the commission the complaints
filed will rest.
The other eighteen cases filed were of
aminor character. involving local rates
and small amounts Of preparatory damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
SWALLOWS cARBoLIC ACID.
Mary Easton Under Treatment at
Georgetown University Hospital.

Miss Mary Easton, nineteen years of age
whose home is at 1TO4 33d street. George
town. was taken to the Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital last night about IL O'Clock and
treated for carbolic acid poisoning. She
was removed to the hospital In the police
patrol wagon. When she reached there
she seemed to be in a dazed condition and
was unable to offer any explanation of the
cause The hospital physicians relieved her
of the poison, and shortly after midnight
they informed the relatives of the young
woman that she would probably recover
1t was stated to the police that a friend
of the young woman. Mr.. Edward Nc
Ready, living at 1927 Prospect street. called
at the 33d street house last night, and the
acid was taken by Miss Easton shortly
after he left. The young woman went to
her room shortly after his departure. Her
mother little later heard her screaming,
and hurried to her apartment
Mrs. Easton was Mortified upon finding
her daughter lying upon the floor and near
her carbolic acid bottle. The police were
summoned, and at once removed the sick
woman to the hospital
Mr.. McReady reached the institution
shortly after the arrival of the patient. and
remained there until he was told she was
out of danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
KONG w WEI APPEALS
ADDRESSES A LETTER TO PRESI-
DENT ROOSEVELT.

MEXICO CITY. July 6.-Chinese utter
ance anent the United States exclusion
act, is contained in a letter written to
President Roosevelt by Kong Yu Wei.
leader of the Chinese reform movement,
who recently left Mexico City for New
York. The letter asks ne Presidents aid
in revision of the present laws. Just
before leaving Mexico City Kong Yu Wei
gave to the Daily Record a copy of this
letter, and authorized it's publication to-.
day.
After reciting what the Chinese have done
in the development of the west Kong de-
tails the treatment the Chinese people have
received at the hands of the people of the
United States. and says:
Two decades of rigid enforcement of the
excursion laws have brought about the ILL
will of 4OO.000.O00 people. united Chinese
nation will seek to assert its rights and
avenge its wrongs Its anger will be vented
in ways that dread to think of. The time
will come when a small spark may start an
uncomfortable conflagratiou, and the friend
ly ties between our people be severed be-
yond remedy. Americans have been wont
to condemn Russian cruelty toward the
Jews. How much more humane has been
Americas treatment of the Chinese?
Suggests Changing Law.
Can civilized America reconcile such
treatment of their fellow creatures with
Divine law? Courtesy and kindness should
be reciprocal, but what a difference be-
tween the treatment Americans received
in China and that accorded Chinese in
America"
Among the notifications he suggests to
the existing law are adjustment of OBJ
jectionable features of Identification. such
as the photograph and the body marks. re-
moval of restriction to ports of entry.
issuance of certificates to Chinese by Chi
nese chambers of commerce and indorse-
msnt by American consuls to enttle Chi
uese to free entry. He asks that the same
laws apply in the Philippines and Hawaii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Wants It's Railroad Back.

VALPARAISO. Chile, July 6.-The Anto-
fagasta Nitrate Company has started suit
against the Antofagasta and Bolivia Rail-
way Company. British concern, asking
for the rescission of the sale of the road by
the nitrate company. its former owner.
The basis of the plea Is that the railroad
company has failed to perform certain con-
tract supulations involved in the sale. The
railroad Is the only means of getting Boz
livian products to the sea. The court TODAY
issued a decree forbidding the transfer OF
the mortgage on the railroad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Virginia Railroad Case.

ASHEvILLE. n. c.. July 6.-The railway
rate case hearing, which was begun in this
city before Judge Pritchard in the United
States circuit court, June 20. was concluded
this afternoon. and Judge Pritchard will
render his decision in the Virginia case at
Richmond Wednesday. The case against
the corporation commission of Virginia Is
somewhat different to that against the same
body of North Carolina, in that the attor-
neys for the railways in the former state
raised the point Of jurisdiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
LEWIS SUES FOR MILLION.
Publisher After st. Louis Postmaster
and Inspector

ST. LOUIS, Mo. July 6-Postmaster
Frank l.. Wyman and Post Office Inspector
R. NJ. Fulton have been served with writs
returnable before the September term OF
the st. Louis grand jury in suits instituted
by E G. Lewis of the Lewis publishing
Company The action became known pub
lcly today.
The amounts sued for. it Is said, aggre-
gate 81 ,O02, 215. The postmaster and in
spector are charged with having Illegally
barred periodicals from the mails and send
ing out letters of inquiry to subscribers
that injured the company's business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
INCREASE IN RECEIPTS.
Washington City Post Office Returns
for Past Fiscal Year.

An increase Of $40. 10 in the receipts
OF the Washington post office is the record
for the past fiscal year over that ending
June 80. 1906. The total receipts for the
year were 1920. 1920.
The increase for last June over the re-
ceipts. for the corresponding month of 1906
was s1O,22s.43 The total receipts for June
were $94 1872. 80. itemized as follows:
Sales. 500 68l. 20; box rents, $1l718 sec
ond class, S3.718.73; third class, $lS4. 43:
surplus, $2055; sale of waste material
$SO.32
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
NEGRO TRAIN WRECKER.
Blocked the Railroad, But Hurt No

LITTLETON. N. c.. July 6.-Passenger
train No. 3S, from Atlanta to Portsmouth,
was wrecked here this afternoon by the de-
liberate act Of negro brakeman employed
on a freight train, who leaped to the
ground while the passenger train was leav-
ing the station and threw a switch OPEN
The train was split. The dining car and a
day coach were wrecked, and the cab of a
freight train on the siding was smashed.
boarded a passing train, but was arrested
at Weldon.
No one was hurt in the wreck, but the
road was blocked several hours. The train
proceeded to Portsmouth. leaving a day
coach. two Pullmans and dining car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Rogers Ill. Not Served.
WINEGROWERS SUBMIT.
Trouble in Southern Part Of France
Is Suhsidinc

MONTPELIER, France, July 6.-The
municipal council of this city decided to-
night by decisive vote to withdraw the
designations OF the members handed in
during the trouble arising from the protests
of the winegrowers Of the south. This
step means the collapse of the agitation in
this section. 1t followed the rejection by
the Montpelier winegrowers' committee of
a resolution urging the various municipali-
ties not to recall their designations until
authorized so to do by the winegrowers'
congress.
Marcelin Albert. M. Ferroul. former
mayor Of Norbonne. and other leaders Of
the movement have sent a letter to the
court demanding their release on bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
RECEIVER NAMED FOR ROAD.
Wisconsin Traction Line Bonded for
Over q Million.

OSHKOSH Wis, July 6.-The Winnebago
Traction Company. bonded Tor over
81 900 900 and owning and operating city
system of thirteen miles and two interur-
ban roads of twenty-tnree miles between
Omro and Neenah, Wis. passed into the
hands of a receiver this afternoon. r. H.
Hackett Of this city, president Of the
company was appointed receiver by Circuit
Judge Burnell. The bonds of the receiver
were fixed at 100000.
The motion for the receivership was made
by the Trust Company of America, with
headquarters in New York, a large holder
of securities of the company. The head Of
the company is Emerson McMiliin of New
York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Fallieres' Norway Trip Postponed.

PARIS, July 6.-President Fallieres has
postponed his projected trip to Norway.
Sweden and Denmark till 1908. No official
explanation is given OF this sudden change
of plans. but it is understood to be chiefly
due to the interior situation of the coun-
try. Instead of going abroad the president
will make an extended tour of the disturbed
regions in September.
Parliament will adjourn July ~ or July IL,
and the cabinet at its Session today vir-
tually admitted the impossibility Of passing
the income tax bill before the vacations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
cRAzED ABOUT ICE CREAM.
Nokesville Merchant Thought Armour
Had Ordered Five Carloads.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. July Ga dispatch from
Nokesville, Va, says that Ellis r. Hol-
linger. a merchant at that place, who has
been acting queerly for several days. be-
came suddenly insane night or two ago.
Hoilinger got the idea into his head that
he had an order for five carloads of ice
cream from Armour G. Co., and he arose at
a late hour of the night, engaged the milk
supply from farmers for thirty days. gave
orders for all the ice to be had, and was
preparing to engage in the manufacture Of
ice cream for the meat men.
He was taken into custody. adjudged in
sane and will be sent to Staunton for treat
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
BETTER ADDRESS RAIsULI,
British Government Severe With the
Sultan,

TANGIER, July cit is understood that
the British minister to Morocco, G. A.
Lowther. is preparing to send strongly
worded note TO the sultan on the subject
of the capture of Cald Gen. Sir Harry
MacLean. commander of the sultan's body
guard, who recently was made a prisoner
by the bandit Raisuli.
The Kmass tribesmen, fearing the hos
tility of the sultan. are considering the
advisability of opposing Raisuli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Cars Plunged Down Incline.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July 6.--The
cable of the inclined railroad in Prospect
House broke today, permitting both cars to
plunge to the foot of the incline Several
Of the passengers were injured. Mrs A. E.
Burke of Covington, KY, was hurt about
the eye and knee Mr.. Burke had an ankle
broken and received several cuts, and his
son was bruised. None Of their injuries
Is fatal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Now BRYAN Nav Hone.

JAMESTOWN. N. Y, July 6.-Commis-
sioner of Public Works James j. Hagan,
leader Of the fifteenth assembly district of
New York city, came here from New York
today. accompanied by delegation Of Tam
many men. and presented William ]. Bryan
with beautifully engrossed set of resolu-
tons from the democrats of the thirteenth.
hfteenth and seventeenth assembly dis
tricts OF New York city. declaring for him
for the democratic nomination for the pres
idency in 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Receiver for Grain Company.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, July Con petition of
William J. Saggerson of Bessemer. Mich.
Judge William Lochran of the United States
district court today appointed Ashley Cof-
fin of ST. Paul receiver for the Wisconsin
Grain and Stock Company. The officers
of the company now on trial In the
United States court on the charge of using
the mails for fraudulent purposes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Earthquake in Maine.

klTTERl. Me. July Ga slight earth
quake was experienced here today. follow
ing several severe ones last week. The
ground trembled slightly for five seconds at
about o'clock this afternoon, rafting win
dows and the lighter articles in houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Georgian Summer Hotels Burned

ATLANTA. Ga. July 6.-The Hotel Mon
terey. summer resort at Mount Airy, Ca,
about 100 miles east of Atlanta, was de-
stroyed by fire this afternoon There was
no Sss of life. Loss. SIS 600; no insurance
The wilcox cottage. adjoining the hotel
a16o was burned. with q loss of $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Suggests Changing Law.
Hebrew Alumni President.

FRANKFORT, Mich. July 6.-Rabbi Leo
Franklin of Detroit today elected
president of the Hebrew Union College
Alumni Association, which met here in con-
junction with the eighteenth annual con-
vention of the Central Conference of Ameri-
can Rabbis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Death of DIR. Bassett.

BARRE. Mass. July 6-Dr. Eugene A.
Bassett of Chicago died at his Barre home
today OF Bright's disease aged sixty-six.
He was graduate OF Harvard Medical
School. He leaves a wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
DIR, HALE CRITICISED
East Washington Citizens OBJ
ject to Recent Speech.
ANSWER WITH STATISTICS
Characterization Of Southeast Section
Declared to Be Unjust.
UTTERANCE IN PUBLIC ADDRESS
DR.. Hale Quoted as Saying Southeast
Washington Is Inhabited Most
ly by Negroes"
ANSWER WITH STATISTICS
UTTERANCE IN PUBLIC ADDRESS

DR.. Edward Everett Hale's characterize
ton of Southeast Washington as I'm
habited mostly by negroes drew a reply
from the East Washington Citizens AS
ISOLATION in the form of a letter. dated
June &c, and signed by the executive COM
mittee of the association, comprising
Thomas W. Smith, NJ. I. Weller. A. F..
Sperry, w NJ Potter, Edward F. Albert,
w. Mosby Williams and A. Girouard.
The text of the letter is as follows:
In behalf of the East Washington
Citizens Association We beg to acknowl-
edge receipt of your letter of the 18th,
in which you nclosed a printed copy of
the speech delivered by you in Boston
May 81 before the forty-eighth annual
convention of the Free Religious Assocta-
tion of America. In the course of this
speech you made the following astounding
assertion:
Washington is a city of four quarters.
There are what we call northeast, north
west, southeast and southwest. South
east is inhabited mostly by negroes; north
west is inhabited by white folk, gentle
folk, just such people as you and l are;
people who can change their clothes six
times in a week if they want to; people
who-well. people who can have anything
for dinner that they want to have. The
death rate in southeast Is twenty-one in
a thousand
Alleged Misrepresentation.
I'VE are at loss to understand how
man of your well-known intelligence
could give utterance to such a misrpre-
sentation of the actual existing condition
of affairs in the city of Washington, in
which you claim to have resided for the
last two or three years, and which gave
you opportunity to be conversant with
your surroundings. but your statement
shows that you have failed to avail your
self of the opportunity to acquire infor-
nation from the specific authorities hav-
ing charge of the enumeration of the in
habtants of the city, according to race
and section. We allude to the police de-
partment and the health department.
The District of Columbia is divided
into ten police precincts. of which num-
Der fifth and ninth are exclusively in
East Washington. as well as a small por-
ton of the sixth. second, eighth and
tenth; the fourth Is southwest and the
first. third. seventh and the main portion
of the second. sixth. eighth and tenth are
northwest. To show how grossly mis-
taken you were in your inexplicable state
ments we submit herewith the police CEN
sus for the last three years:
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lands GOT FACTS
ABOUT OIL TRUST
CONTINUED from First Page.)

tigation to develop evidence for another
case on trial in Missouri.
What do you mean by 'purposer asked
Judge Lands, sharply.
Il use the words have seen in the news
papers, said the attorney.
What do you mean by your use of the
words the government? I wish to state
that the government has nothing to do with
this inquiry.
Attorney Miller replied that he had in
tended no insinuation. but believed that the
present investigation should not invade a
case where the government Is prosecuting
the Standard Oil Company in another state
than Illinois. and where the information
was not Of importance in connection with
the case at issue before Judge Lands. The
court declared that he was seeking to ascer-
tain the wealth of the corporation holding
the stock of the Standard Oil Company Of
Indiana, which was recently convicted of
rebating. The questioning of Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter was then resumed by the judge.
Witness Was Hazy.
Have you any recollection, Mr.. Rookie
Teller, whether the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey is interested in the refining
of oil more than in the one refinery you
have referred to-"
Il do not know what refineries there are.
The refining business has grown up since
my last touch with its active operations
so that You don't known
Il could not tell. l only know of the
operation of refineries that are in New Jer-
sey by the Standard Oil Company of New
jersey
DO you know of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey being interested in the
operation of any other refineries through.
and in the name of. the corporation whose
stock is held by the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey?"
That, l presume, is So
lis the business of the Standard Oil Com
pany Of New Jersey, generally speaking,
the production and refining of OILY?
The production, the refining and the sale
of oil, that is an important feature of the
business of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey"
Beyond that what is it's occupation?'
Il could not say; l do not think it would
be proper to say that it has occupation in
administering refineries.
The witness made quite pause after the
completion of his reply and then, turning
his eyes slowly on the judge, remarked:
You are rather technical"
Substitute the word business for the
word occupation. Beyond the production
and refinement of oil has the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey any other bust
nesS?" said Judge Lands.
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The Nevada County picayune., 1907-11-28
APPOINTING THE DAY OF THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION FROM THE WHITE HOUSE IS ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS DUTIES THAT DEVOLVE
 UPON THE PRESIDENT
ton is retained by the department flor

tion i5 retained by the department flor keeps" and it is a copy that is sent by special messenger to the govern ment printing office, to be put into type. Printed copies are given to the newspapers, or to anybody who wants them; but there must be typewriter copies for the governor of each state and territory of the union, and these are made at the White House and mailed from there.
 It will thus be seen that the issuing of the annual Thanksgiving proclama- tion is, from beginning to end quite an elaborate piece of business. There is no law to compel the president to make it, and MT. Roosevelt, if he had so chosen, might have omitted 1t this year or during his administration. Or, if it should seem proper to him next year, he might choose another day say, the 1st of January--ipstead of the last Thursday in November. But 1t is reasonably certain that he will do neither of these things, for custom holds fast in the bonds of usage the chief magistrate of the nation equally with the plainest citizen.
 :. As everybody knows, the celebration of Thanksgiving day dates back to the Puritans. At irregular intervals, after their arrival in this country, they set dates by public tannouncementf for prayer and feasting. ip recognition Of blessings vouchsafed from on high. Following this example, in the early history of the republic, days of thanks giving. were appointed by the president for special reasons.
 But somehow the pious custom fell into abeyance,. and for many years ; there was no national Thanksgiving, until. during the civil war. a woman. Sarah Josepha Hale, who edited a woman's. paper. and who had been chiefly instrumental in, raising $50,O0O to complete the Bunker Hill monument -took' up the matter, and persuaded Abraham Lincoln to take an interest ! in 1t, Thus it came about that Mr. Lincoln issued proclamation in 1864. appointing the last day of November of-that year as day of prayer and re- jeicing. Since then the custom has , held, and there has been an annual Thanksgiving celebration for the en- ,tire hatIona &, the instasice of the pres, 'll9gefh.t. 'll9geht il | eds: hiNcrH ].
 z. At the White. House. Thanksgiving day is always very quietly spent, with. out any special. elebration-barring the fact that each married member of the. official staff, including the DO licenen who guarded the premises. re ceises a fine turkey Nearly 70 fa. btds. are distributed by Col. Crook, the executive paymaster, who is him. selr an Interesting parsonage, inas. much as he has been attached to the White House staff, in various .capsrI, ties, since ~Lineoln's, time. ,.Mr. Roose- welt nsuafiy has several turkeys, which are sent to him as s1fts.A-sepe Bache. in Brooklyn! Eagle.