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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
ASSIGNED FOR REPAIRS.
Battleships and Armored Cruisers De-
tailed to Various Yards.

In order that the various navy yards may
be prepared in advance for the extensive
repair work involved in refittng the vessels
of the Atlantic fleet upon their return from
their annual cruise in the West Indies the
Navy Department has given notice of the
following assignments Of the battleships
and armored cruisers for docking and re-
pairing.
Boston navy yard-Illinois. Missouri, New
Jersey, Vermont and Tennessee. New York
navy yard-Alabama, Ohio, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and Washington. League Is
land, Pennsylvania, navy yard-kearsarge,
Maine, Georgia, Kansas and Indiana. Nor
folk navy yard-Kentucky, Minnesota, Vir-
ginia, Louisiana and Iowa.
The order@ states that the above assign
ment of vessels for periodic bookings and
repairs is permanent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain or Snow and Warmer Tonigh,
and Friday.

Forecast till ON. Friday:
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, rain or snow and warmer tonight and
Friday; fresh east to southeast winds.
For Virginia, rain or snow and warm er
tonight. Friday cloudy; rain and warmer
In northern and eastern portions; fresh
east to southeast winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The western disturbance extends this
morning along. the Mississippi valley, with
a high area on either side, and there have
been general rains and SHOWS between the
Rocky and the Allegheny mountains with
considerably higher temperatures. In the
Atlantic states and the extreme west II is
colder, and in the latter district local SHOWS
and rains continued. a..
There will be rain or snow tonight
throughout the east and southeast, contin-
ulng Friday in the lower lake region ana
the middle Atlantic states. In the east
gulf states the weather will be generaAly
fair.
1t will be warmer tonight throughout the
entire eastern district, warmer Friday IN
the Atlantic states, and colder in the west,
ern lower lake region the Ohio valley and
the interior of the east gulf states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic coast
will be fresh easterly, possibly becoming
brisk; on the south Atlantic coast fresh 10
brisk northeast to east, and on the eas'
gulf coast light to fresh southeast 70 soutn.
ports will have fresh north to east Wlnds
with increasing cloudiness to tn" Graho
Banks. H.
The following heavy precipitation w,
inches) has been reported during the past
"a hours: Pocatello, LIS
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. 1892 am. and $50 pm.
high tide 1908 am. and 1:42 pm.
TomorrowALow tide, 1913 am and 9'4c
PM; high tide, 2:O5 am. and 2:45. pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 6:26 am; sun sets o:oe
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:24 am
Moon rises 200 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun-One hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted M,
teen minutes after sunset and extngulsheu
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at s
am: Great Falls. temperature 80; condl-
ton, 100; Dalecarlia reservoir. temperature,
SO; condition at north connection, no; con-
dition at south connection, 100: Georgetown
distributing reservoir. temperature, 30;
condition at influent gatehouse, 10; condi-
ton at eff1uent gatehouse, 100. Wash1ng-
ton city reservoir. temperature, 100: condl-
ton at inf1uent, SO; condition at effiuent, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Army Orders.

Capt. Frederick W. Van Duyne. 4th In
fantry, Is relieved from duty as an acting
quartermaster and as assistant to the
depot quartermaster, ST.. Louis NO., and
will join his regiment.
Maj David c. Shanks, 4th Infantry, will
proceed to Fort Douglas. Utah. for duty
during the trial of Capt. Albert s. Brookes,
10Th Infantry.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted Col. Edgar b. Robertson, 9th In
fantry.
Leave Of absence for two months in
granted second Lieut.. Augustus F. Dam
nemiller, 18th Infantry.
Lieut.. Col. WILDER Z. Wilder, inspector
general. will repair TO this city and report
in person to the inspector general of the
army for temporary duty in his office
First Lieut.. William A. Covington, Ar
tillery Corps. will proceed to Havana Cuba
for the purpose of transferring certain pub
lie property for which he is responsible.
and upon the completion Of this duty will
return TO his station In this city.
First Lieut.. Edward A. Stuart, Artillery
Corps, Will report to the examining board
at the Preside OF San Francisco, Cal, for
examination to determine his fitness for
promotion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. ]. b. Gay has been commissioned
Lieut.. W. d. Leahy, to duty at the United
States Naval Academy. Annapolis. Md.
Paymaster w. l.. Wilson, TO treatment In
the Naval Medical School Hospital. WASH
ington, ID. c.
Boatswain A. o. Larsen. discharged from
treatment at the Naval Hospital, New
York, n. Y, and granted two months leave
abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
.THAW CASE. NEAR END
Two More Experts to Testify for
Defense.
SUR-REBUTTAL IN DOUBT
May Mackenzie and Mrs. Thaw May
Be Called.
WORST OVER FOR THE WOMEN
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Says She is
Greatly Relieved Over the
Testimony Given.

NEW YORK. March IA death in JUS
tice Fitzgerald's family has postponed the
sessions of the Thaw trial for a day, and
court will not sit today. On Friday when
court reconvenes the defense will call two
more alienists. probably DR.. Graeme M.
Hammond and DR.. Smith E. Jelliffe, who
have been in the court room practically
every day since the trial began. Before
court adjourned yesterday Mr. Delmas,
leading counsel for the defense, stated that
there would be but two more witnesses
called. The attorneys will devote today
to forming the hypothetical question which
they will put to these experts. This ques-
ton, Mr.. Delmas said last night, will cover
every fact in the case. How long it will
take Mr.. Jerome to cross-examine these
experts no one can tell 1t will depend
largely on their attitude and their willing
ness to give direct answers to the district
attorneys questions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07

Commissioner Sargent Has the Grip.
Commissioner Sargent of the bureau Of
immigration. who has been home all this
week with a bad case of grip. Is now recov-'
ering, but probably viii not be back at his
department before the end Of the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
The Insanity Idea.

This decision makes it certain that a
number of the witnesses who have been
expected to testify for the defense will
not be called. at least in the presentation
of the direct case. Among these are Roger
OMara, Thaws Pttsburg detective friend
and May Mackenzie, Mrs. Evelyn Thaw's
chorus-girl friend. Both may be called
when the defense reaches it's sur-rebuttal
but 1t now seems doubtful if they will be
called even then
The plans of the defense in regard to
what Mrs. William Thaw, the white-haired
mother of the defendant, would testify to
were changed. 1t had been announced that
she would testify to insanity in her fam
lily. but Mr.. Delmas would not allow her to
do so even after she had asked in open
court to be allowed to. This was PROBABLY
due to the fact that the defense does not
desire to pile up any more evidence of
the taint of insanity in ThaM,s blood .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
The Worst Over.

SO far as We women concerned we
consider the worst over" said Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw today I'VE are all greatly relieved
that Harry's mothers testimony has been
given she continued. THE suspense of
waiting to be called bore heavily upon her,
and we are all happy to know it is over
Mrs. Thaw called on her husband in the
TOmbs early today and announced her in
tentiol of remaining there as long as the
prison rules permitted Mrs. William Thaw,
Mrs. George L. Carnegie and the Countess
of Yarmouth also called at the prison today.
Thaw received the usual large number of
letters in the early mail today A number
of them came from foreign countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-07
faint in the Blood,

Mrs Thaw's testimony as to the mental
condition of her brother and other members
of her family could do nothing but tend to
show that the faint in the blood is one
that would perhaps be permanent. The
defense goes on the theory that Thaw was
insane from early in 1903 until after
June %. 1906, but that after White the
man whom he believed to be responsible
for all his troubles, was dead, his mind
rapidly became normal
The defense has not yet introduced tes-
timony to show that Thaw is sane today
but may do SO by the experts who are
to go on the stand Friday. The only evil
, which tends to show that he is at present
sane is DIR. Evans testimony that when
he saw him in the Tombs October his
condition was greatly improved and that
the improvement was of a progressive
character.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
EXPERTS REPORT
ON LIGHT PLANT
Electrical Engineer Analyses Trafords Report For Times
Dispatch-What New York Man Has To
e he's
Say Of the Situation.

comes from the Water Department,
and their strong advocacy Of the plan.
IN my opinion. Is largely due to the
fact that 1t puts tn appropriation up
to the Electrical Department
Third. The present demands OF the
Water Department could be more
economically and more efficiently
supplied by completing the hydraulic
development at the New Pump-House
than by generating electric current
at the Old Pump-House, transmitting
1t up to the New Pump House. and
there Transforming It to power for
pumping purposes. This since de-
velopment at the Old Pump House
Involves the losses OF generation,
transmission and reconversion into
power, as well as the installation and
expense of approximately three times
the amount Of machinery.
Fourth. 1t Is to be remembered that
in either case the city lets power
go to waste, reserving 1t for future
needs. In case the Old Pump-House
power Is developed, then the present
reserve power at the New Pump
House goes to waste. II the develop
tended, then the power at the Old
held as reserve for tho city's future
needs. 1t Is the same in either case,
and, in fact, the only way the city
can allow for the future.
Fifth. My conclusion is. therefore,
that the city should first complete the
New Pump-House; then, when either.
the Electric or Water Departments
require more power. construct the
electric plant at the Old ump-IIouse,
substantially as Mr.. Trafford recon-
mends In his second report
Technical Arguments.
My purely technical comments on
the second report of Mr.. TrafYord are
as follows:
LIST. Considering the amount OF pow
er available at ne Old Pump-House
1t would seem advisable to develop on
power. This would involve larger units
than Mr.. Tra1rord specifies, say either
300 or 900 K. W.
I'd. I should think forty cycles prefer
able to sixty, as being better suited
to power transmission and answering
equally as well for city lighting.
Sd. The estimate seems low-no plans
accompany the report, and detail fig
uring is impossible. Compared with
other plants. the cost OF which am
acquainted with, 1t would seem that
100000 to $4,000 would be required;
this for the Old Pump-House develop.
ment only. Mr., Trnfrord states that
his figures are based on estimates
\ by contractors. These are by no
means reliable. A contractor often
greatly modines his figures when it
comes to actual bidding. Materials
and labor are both now high and
scarce. and when the designs and
specifications are offered I do not think
bids on the complete plant would come
in under $3.50, 900. Yours truly,
EDWARD j. WILLIS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
WATER DEPARTMENT I'M
PROVEMENT.
Buildings. $12,000..........
Pumps and lines, $4,000
2 per. cent.....,.......... o4O
Pipe l!ne. $4,000
|'-777 81 n y = =
s2O,s9S s1s,s7G

Grand total. .s3i,7714
In the foregoing table have appor-
toned the fixed charges In proportion
to the total power taken by each class
OF service, 1t being estimated that 60
per cent. of the total power Is used for
pumping ana 81 per cent. for operating
the proposed arc-lighting system.
The values selected for depreciation
differ In a number & Of important
items from those given in Mr. Trafford's
report, and are those which the Munici-
pal lighting Commission Of New York
City adopted In their report to the
Mayor on tho municipal lighting OF that
city. In some instances have accepted
Mr.. Traffords depreciation values as
those In accordance with proper engi-
neerng,
On the basis Of the above figures. 4
present another table similar to the first
table in my report, which shows that
IL the city exnends 1000 sfor i'm
mt the now pump house and
buys arc lamps. at $50 each UP to a
number OF $50 ut will save s13,6s9 per
year. In other words. the establishment
and operation of an electric light and
power plant Will entall q yearly cost
over and above the cost Of Installing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
PRES. HUBBARD REPLIES.
Says Cotton Exchange Has No
Apology to Make.

NEW YORK. January 2.--Walter G.
Hubbard, president OF the New York
Cotton Exchange, announced to-day that
he had asked Postmaster-Gen Cortel-
you to send him copies cf any COM
plants which might have been made TO
him .s-e,--. +hA New York Cotton Ex-
change. This action was taken upon the
publication OF reports that an application
will be made to the Postmaster-General
In behalf OF cotton growing interests In
the South for the issuance OF a fraud
order against the New York Cotton Ex-
change denying 1t the use OF the United
States mails. It was said to have been
charged tina, cotton delivered on con-
tracts and sold on tho floor OF the New
York Cotton Exchange Is not OF the grade
called for by the contracts. On puhlica-
ton OF these reports. President Hubbard
first sent a telegram to Mr.. Cortelyou and
then, on December 31st, wrote to him as
follows:
~ confirm my telegram OF this morning
reading:
".Referring to the telegram In the New
York papers yesterday from Washington
may request you to favor the New York
Cotton Exchange with copies Of any
complaint made against It, In order that
proper action may be taken to protect Its
interests against such understandable at
tacks. To this. Il would add. that It Is
deplorable that such assault upon the
New York Cotton Exchange, chartered
institution OF over thirty-five years stand
ing founded by merchants OF the city; or
ouch Implication as to the integrity of it's
members. should be made under any pre-
text or for any purpose whatever.
Proud Of Past.
"Our members arc of the best known
merchants here, OF the trade In the South
and abroad" the letter continues:
'.They are proud Of the past and of
the present, OF their organization. They
are upright business men. They need no
defense or apology-and they ask the
nature OF the charges. which are igno-
rantly made, They will protect them
selves and they Indignantly protest
against the calumy which is calculated
for their injury"
It was recalled on the New Year Cot
ton Exchange to-day that an agitation
somewhat similar to the present one was
stirred up against the exchange fifteen
years ago. At that time committee in
vestigated the question whether or not
the contracts ought to be changed SO as
to exclude the delivery Of low grades OF
cotton. The committee reported against
the proposed change and declared the con-
tract was adopted In order to give the
producer, an opportunity Of securing
price satisfactory to him for his growing
crops. and it enables him to deliver oil
grades. To restrict the de-
livery to grade not below low-mlddling,
1t was declared, would do the producer
great injury.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
New Superintendent.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., January 2.-B. g.
Falls, superintendent Of the Illinois 3Divi-.
sion of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain
Railroad. has been appointed superinten-
dent OF the Charlotte Division of the
Southern Railway. with headquarters in
this city,
Mr., Falls succeeds P. Il, McManus,
formerly superintendent here, who was
yesterday promoted to be assistant gems
8eral manager of the Southern, with head
quarters at Washing ton, az,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
mittee on Charter. Ordinance and Re-
form, that they grant w. S. Forbes
and associates the right to erect and !.
operate an abattoir at Tenth and

3 Z -
mittee on Charter. Ordinance and Re-
form. that they grant w. S. Forbes
and associates the right to erect and
operate an abattor at Tenth and
Byrd Streets. and
Whereas, It has been brought to our
attention that the majority of this e
committee are willing to accept the
recommendations of the Board OF
Ger: and
Whereas we feel 1t important that
TINS committee should be apprlsed 4ot
the fact that the Richmond Chamber
mote and advance the growth OF the
city's commercial interests. are firmly
Of the opinion hat the establishment
Of an abattolr irt or near the principal
not only be detrimental to the city's
growth. and cause great discomfort to
large and valuable interests. but would
tend to depreciate property values for
many blocks surrounding: therefore,
be 1t y Is n ~ f77i55S
Resolved. That the Richmond Cham
= Der OF Commerce Is heartily opposed
to the granting of said ordnance and
asks that enterprises Of this character
be located In the districts now legalized
for them. 1t Is further Isl
Resolved. That copy Of these reso-
on Charter. Ordinance and Reform by a
committee OF five. selected by the pres-s
I. ]. NlARCuSE (Chairman),
STUART MCGUIRE,
r. s. TUCK.
JOHN G. WALKER,
D. r. MIDYETTE.
Committee on Health and
Sanitation, r. C. of C.
DR.. Stuart Mcclure moved that the
chairman request all present to attend tho
meeting of the Council COMMITTEES on Or
1inances, Charter and Reform tonight at
the City Hal The motion prevailed.
Mr. I. ]. Marcuse chairman of the
health and sanitation committee. moved
the appointment of n committee of five
by tho chf7r to nresent tho reeo1rtinns
lust adopted to the Council committee.
The raosion WAS adopted.. The following
were Warned to constitute the con,:nittee:
Messrs. r. w Christian fchairman). e. l..
Bemiss, Joseph BRYAN. F. G. Leigh, Jr.,
and DR.. Stuart McGnire. IS
The meeting thereupon adjourned. 81;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
iLlNCLUDEN 'T0WED I'm SsS
BY STEAMER FRANK ALE

4 QUEENsTOWN, january 1.-The Brit-
ish steamer Frankdale which sailed from
tow the British steamer Lincluden. from
Savannah December 9Th. for Lixsrpnal,
cember 10th, about a,O miles west OF thu
Irish coast. Terrific weather was pres.
vailingI at the time; the machinery Of the
8Lincluden being disabled. her engines
room was flooded. and tho coal In ihalA
punkers was adrtft, 4 b S. ssst
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
SCHOONER IN DISTRESS
PUTS INTO NORFOLK

NORFOLK, VA. January 2.-The three
masted schooner, Robert G. McQuillen. of
Bridgeport. Conn.,. arrived here to-dS1 In
distress. The McQuillen, bound from Sa-s
of lumber, met severe weather coming up
the coast. She rolled heavily in high seas.
causing her seams to open, and the vessel
repairs, Tho captain reports having had
trouble with some Of his crew bordering
on mutlny. Esd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-03
II. +. LIVINGSTON.
"EARVIE JORDAN"
The Charges.

Following are the charges presented to
Mr.. Cortefyou:
II. we charge that New York City
has ceased to be commercial spot cot
ton market. and that the New York Cot
ton Exchange, opera ting under Its pres
ent debased and fraudulent contracts. has
developed into a purely speculative or
gambling exchange. and that the grades
OF cotton shipped to New York and ten
derahle on the contracts under the rules
a OF the New York Cotton Exchange can
not be used for commercial spinning
purposes. and that such grades of cot
ton are used solely to depress the price
OF spinnabc grades In the South: to
further the speculative features of the
New York Cotton Exchange To heavy
detr!ment to the entire legitimate cotton
grade of the United States.
2. we further charge that the said
New York Cotton Exchange. through Its
officers and members, is daily using the
United States malls for the purpose OF
transmitting and advertising their bust
ness to the legitimate cotton trade Of
the United States, and we charge that
said business is fraudulent, and said Of
fcials and members OF the New York
Cotton Exchange should be denied the
Use OF the United States malls We refer
you to copies OF letters hereto attached
8. I'VE further charge that the quota
tIonst sent out daily on the debased con-
tract of the New York Cotton Exchange
exercises n predominatlng influence over
the legitimate cotton trade. to Its great
detriment and injury.
No Spot Cotton.
a. We further charge that New York
City has ceased to be spot cotton mar
ket for commercial. spinnable grades OF
cotton. due to the present 6ebased. con-
tracts of the New York Cotton Exchange.
and as proof OF the charge We cite to
you the fact that from the first day OF
September. 1906, to December 81, 1906. there
was only delivered from that market
1906 bales of spot cotton to shippers, out
\ of total OF practically eight million
bales OF American cotton placed upon the
markets OF this country at other points.
rs. We further charge that under the
present debased and fraudulent rules OF
the New York Cotton Exchange a large
number of unspinnable low grades OF cot
ton are rendered on the contracts of said
exchange. which are not permitted under
4 the rules OF any other cotton exchange
in the world. and we affirm that such
rules are fraudulent.
N 49, We charge further that the official
dnily quotation sent through the United
States mail by the officers and members
OF the New York Cotton Exchange to
their customers and others. both as to
futures and spot prices are fraudulent
in that neither represents the true and
actual value of spot cotton, but that the
T f 1