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The Washington times., 1907-03-11
MERRY-ZELAYA
FIST BATTLE
MEETS DENIAL

Advices received here today contradict
newspaper dispatches from New Orleans
ana other points describing what is
termed a personal encounter between
United States Minister Merry and Presi-
dent Zelaya, of Nicaragua. The seri-
BUSINESS OF the situation is emphaticallv
denied at the State Department. and this
IS further borne out by a dispatch which
Senor Corea, the Nicaraguan minister,
received today.
Senior Cores. had a long conference
with Secretary Root today at which he
gave the Secretary the substance OF his
Information. His dispatch is from the
Nicaraguan consul at New Orleans and
Is as follows:
Mr.. Samuel Well. resident here. saws
that he accompanied Minister Merry
IN his railroad journey from Managua
10 COrintO in the presidential car which
had been calamity offered by President
Zelaya. Until he sailed Mr.. Merry was
the object Of full attentions from the
NiCaraguan authorities. The pu5lica-
alleged mistreatment OF the Nicaraguan
minister is certainly calumnious cir
culated by enemies Of Nicaragua to i'm
press unfaVOrably public opinion here -
This dispatch comedies with inforna-
ton which the State Department has
on the subject. Both the NiCaragTan
minister and the State Department de-
clare that the reports, brought to New
Orleans by messengers from Nicarag qua
that Minister Merry was driven out of
that country. after a serious personal
encounter with the President. and that.
after boarding his ship he drew mis-
pistol and threatened tG shoot the first
person who attempted TO follow, are en-
tirely without foundation.
Samuel We'll has a claim against The
Mica guam government for $4,000 which
Mr. Merry was pushing Tor settlement
at the time he had his difficulty at
Mauagua-
State Department officials. as well as
Minister Corea. point out the inherent
improbability of the President of a re-
public and the accredited diplomatic
representative of another country so far
losing their dignity as to indulge in
fist night Minister Merry has been
heard from by the department since he
reached San Jose. where his dispatches
were certain to come through without
an- interference. and, IL is stated. had
such serious trouble occurred. the de-
partment would have known Of 1t long
before this
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B. R. Green, of Wash
lngton, First Witness
in Great Case.
ArChitectHuStonHandled
Without Gloves by
Him.
Declares Decorations Are
More Elaborate Than
Were Necessary

HARRISBURG, Pa. March IL
Bernard r. Green, of Washington.
d. C., was the first witness heard in
the investigation into the building
and furnishing of the $4,000. 900
capitol, and he handled Architect
Huston without gloves.
Mr.. Green told how and WHY the
contract for building the capitol had
been given TO Payne & Co. at their
bid of S3,460.0O0. In letters and re-
ports he mentioned many differ
ences of opinion between himself
and Architect Huston, in which he
severely criticised the architect
personally ana professionally.
In letter to the capitol building
commission, in August. 1903. Mr..
Green insinuated that there was col
lusion between Architect Huston
and the contractors, Payne d Co.
In another letter given in evidence he
called attention TO deviations from
drawings and in the stone work while
construction was in progress. which re-
duced the cost OF the contract. but
cheapened the quality Of the work.
In a letter 10 the commission under
date Of September 3. 1906, Mr.. Green
called attention 10 deviations from the
contract specifications. i-5csung a saw
ing Of $4,000.
Mr.. Green reported TO William A.
Stone. chairman Of the Capitol Building
Commission, under date Of August 6.
1906, that there was sucl interminelinC
Of operations by Payne < Co. and the
Board OF Public Grounds and Buildings
that nobody bat Architect Huston could
mark the line between. He recommend
ed that claim Of Payne q Co for S33. -
OO0 for excess work be disallowed
In direct testimony he declared that
decorations are more elat crate than
contracts called for. II was understood
that the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings was furnishing the money for
the changes
Dir. Green believes too much attention
was given 10 expenditures Of money
and not enough 10 artistic design.
He was not aware Of any CoIlusion be-
tween the architect and bidders.
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BROWNSVILLE
INQUISITION
IS RESUMED
Private Howard Heard
No Shots Coming
From Quarters.

The Senate Committee on Military AZ
fairs resumed the inquiry on the
Brownsville case today. Senators For
aker, Warner, Warren, Hemingway
Lodge. Overman. Foster. BUlkeley Pet
tus and Scott were present 1t is ex-
pected that the hearings will continue
three or four weeks and that it will be
impossible until they are concluded to
tell whether a subcommittee will be sent
70 Brownsville.
The first witness today was Walter
McCurdy. who was examined some
weeks ago and came up today for cross
examination. He was quartermaster
sergeant Of Company c. and his testi-
mony on both direct and cross-examin-
alton related mainly 10 the method Of
accounting for guns and ammunition.
Private Joseph Henry Howard. of
Company 3, one Of the men arrested a
few days after the shooting at Browns
Vile. was examined at length.
On the night of the shooting, he said.
Re was or post duty. and heard two
shots on the road outside the quarters,
and about thirty seconds afterward
heard something like a fusilade from
the direction of the town. ThereupOn
he sounded the alarm and fired his gun
three times To attract the attention OF
the guard He swore positively that he
fired away from the town and IN the
air, and that this was the regulation
method Of sounding an alarm in case of
disorder. IN n few moments Major Pen
rose came along and asked him what
was the matter Howard explained what
had happened.
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DARES
TEXAS RANGER:;
LATTER CALM
Duel of AppetiteS Only
Result of Soldiers
Meeting With
Enemy.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. March IL
Another Texas idol has been turned
from its pedestal Major PeurUSe. now
being CourJ-martialed here, pronounced
in the public prints that eN-Captain
Bill" Mcdonald. of the Texas Rangers
lthe man 50 brave that he would charge
he'll with haIt A bucket OF water. was a
coward. and Jhe major suu lives al
though the two men met face 70 face
No sooner had the statement Of Major
Penrose found its way into the press
than Captain Mcdonald brought foEth
a column reply. defending his courage
n the most emphatic terms. and the
trains could hardly operate fast enough
10 set him 20 san Antouio
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh winds. most
" northerly, with fair weather 10 the
Grand Banks
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District Attorney Calls
Witnesses to Testify
in Rebuttal.
Policemen Declare Him
Rational on Night of
Tragedy.
With This View He Will
Insist on ConviC-
ton.

NEW YORK, March lit was
like the beginning of a new trial
at the opening of the eighth week
of the Thaw case this morning.
Everyone was alert and anxious to
see the cards Jerome held back
through the long examinations of
the witnesses for the defense.
Everyone was prepared for sur
prises.
Jerome looked fit and well salts
fled with his preparations Deming
b. Smith, foreman of the jury, was
not in his seat when the case was
called, but arrived a few moments
later. The jurors were refreshed by
the rest of several days.
Thaw showed no signs of anxiety
or perturbance. The court room was
crowded and the corridors were
thronged.
Frederick W. LongfeIlow was
called by Jerome as the first wit
ness. There were two or three new
faces inside the railing, and they
were said TO be some of the alienists
called by Jerome on Saturday.
Mr.. Longfellow was counsel for
Harry X. Thaw at the time of
Thaw's fiIst Zip to Europe.
Witness in Rebuttal Called.
District Attorney Jerome began his
rebuttal by calling Frederick w. Long
fellow. one time attorney for Harry X.
Thaw.
Q.-When Miss Nesblt, as she then
was, came TO New York in 1903. at what
time did she arrive?
Al do not remember exactly. To
the best Of my recollection the shin
docked in the afternoon.
Jerome asked the defense whether
they would not COncede that it was at
$3.50 p. m,
That" said Jerome. 'fs the neg rest
] can arrive at il from the records of
the steamship company"
The defense refused to concede this
Odd Miss Nesbit give you a letter?
Al do not know.
Jerome then got out Photographic COP
les OF letters in evidence to have him
identify the one i'm question
After looking over a bunch OF copies
Longfellow said that exhibit B might
De the letter MISS Nesbit had given
him. However. he said he could not be
certain of it.
Q.-Does not the subject matter of this
letter, OF which this is a copy Showing
typewriter copy, refresh your mem
ory as to letter BH
a. (After carefully reading il over)-
Nothing in the letter refreshes nv
memory.
Q.-For how long a period, prior to
June 25, had you been acting as attor-
ney for Harry X Thaw2
A.-Since about 1902
Q.-NOu were counsel for Harry Thaw
kn the suit OF Ethel Thomas
DelmRs objected, and was overruIed
MY firm was" replied the LAWYER
witness, "the firm of DelafieId & Long
fellow"
Q.-Were the papers in that suit
Served on the defendant?
Objection by Delmas
Jerome's Plea to Court.
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Established 1sz4-Lumber.

Reliable and satisfactory.
Frank Libbey Co, 9Th st. & y. y. ave
ADV.
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Lumber Trust Broken.

Dressed Palings. $500 per 100.
Frank I-fbhey Co, 9th St & y. Y. ave.
ADJ.
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CONTEST
DEVELOPS INTO
TRIPLE AFFAIR
Winner in City viii En-
ter Into Competition
With American and
European Beauties.

So heartily has the Washington
public indorSed the endeavor to find
the most beautiful woman in the
National Capital that The Sunday
Times, convinced of the ultimate
success and triumph of its project,
has resolved to meet the suggestions
from Europe of an international
beauty contest to determine who is
the lOvelieSt woman in the world.
Worlds Capitals Entered.
In such a contest cnIy the capitals
of countries viii be allowed to COM
pete, according to the plans already
put forward in London and other
European capitals. In the interna-
tionaI competition, the beauty of
Washington viii be pitted against
the loveliness of Paris, Vienna, St.
Petersburg, Berlin, Rome, and other
cities famous for their beautiful
women.
London now has her representa-
tive in the field She is LADY
Beatrice Pole-Carew. The King of
England has said:
The most beautiful woman in
England is Lady POle-Carew."
\ few months ago the London
public, by written ballots, held a
beauty election and the Judgment of
the King was upheld. BY an over
whelming vote Lady Pole-Carew was
elected the first of all England's
and London's beauties.
Irish Type of Beauty.
This English woman, with whom
Washington beauty will have to vie.
is blessed with the Irish type of
lOveliness, but it is so classic and so
perfect in all its lines that she has
been called by an artists "the Brit
ish Venus of Milo" 1t may also be
wen to remember that two Ameri-
can women, Edna May and Camille
Clifford, being near English" we're
admitted to the London contest and
received only few votes. This
shows that The winner of the inter
national contest viii have to be en-
dowed with beauty surprising all
expression IN words.
The addition of the international
beauty contest means that The Sunday
Times is now conducting a triple beauty
contest: First, to find the most beauti-
The Washington times., 1907-03-11

]. H. Small & Sons, Florists,
Washington and New York.-Ady.
The Washington times., 1907-03-11
Like Roar of Cannon.

The train rolled out of Jersey City
for the West last night and at 1;05
o'clock this morning had reached Metu-
chen. The engine was making good
headway with its big load when, Just
opposite the station. there came an ex-
plosion that was Iikened To the roar Of
many cannon.
Bits of broken iron and steel and fire
were hurled two hundred Eards away.
Hahn's drug store. TWO blocks from the
depot caught fire. At the same instant
McCutcheOn's Pharmacy. d block from
the station burst into flames
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Postofhce Walls Crack.

Half-clad men and women ran from
their homes TO the street There was
not a whole window light within two
blocks of the station, and the people
were Of the opinion that an earthquake
had shaken the town. The fires in the
two drug stores were threatening ad-
joining property when the tiremen AT
rived. Every window IN the postoffice
was broken and the walls Of the build
ing were cracked.
Not until the frightened people had
got close to the station was It learned
that the boiler of the engine had blown
up. Then the cries Of injured men at
tracted attention.
Freight ears piled one above the. other.
There was hardly anything LETT OF the
engine except its wheels, and the tracks
on both sides were torn uD.
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THREE KILLED
BY EXPLOSION
Of LOCOMOTIVE
Metuchen, n. J., Shaken,
Fires Started, Building
Walls Cracked.

NEW YORK. March 11.-Three men
we're killed. one mortally injured. a
number Of others hurt and Metuchen,
y. J.. shaken and threatened with many
fires today when the boiler Of engine
No. 2294. Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
exploded while drawing a long freight
train through the town.
The Dead:
FREsCH, GEORGE. fireman, Of Tren-
ton.
FISCHER. +. c.. Of Newark, y. J,
engineer Of the train
SMITH, -, head brakeman. of
Scranton, Pa.
The names OF the injured could not
be learned by the Metuchen police. They
reported that one brakeman was not eX-
pected To live. Others Of the train crew
were also injured, some of them ser
iOusly.
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Jerome's Plea to Court.

Mr.. Jerome said:
You will recollect that Miss Nesbit
was shown a signature in the office Of
Mr.. Hummel. and that this signature
was that Of Miss Ethel Thomas, in her
suit against this defendant
q want 10 SHOW" continued Jerome,
that long before the first brainstorm
in Paris, in 1908, these stories. and
others, in which two men friends OF
Stanford White figured. were told to
this defendant before the date of that
mental diSturbance-that he knew Of
these stories in 1902
The only reason the conversations
the wife had with other persons re-
lating to Thaw's alleged conduct were
admissible was solely because they
might tend 10 show what mad caused
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TEMPERATTRE-
DOWNTOWN TEMPERATURE.

DOWNTOWN TEMPERATURE.
Registered Affleck's Standard Thermome:erD
= a. iils-s"ss I'd
i nCOn...--.-. ..-.-.---.------...--...-. 80
l p. .....-...-.......-......... 30
SUN TABLE.
sun sets today y......................... 6:O4
Sun rises tomorrow. ow.................... 6:I6
TIDE TABLE.
High tide today y--.-.--..--...-... sos D. m.
High tide tomorrow 1904 D. m.
Low tide tomorrow. .12;55 a. m. los D. m.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, March
1i-BOth rivers clear
Alabama Flooring, Mostly Edge Grain.
Reduced 10 $50 per 100 IT
Frank Libbey Co, 9Th ST. & n. Y. ave
ADV.
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Penrose Holds Ground.


10 get him 20 san Antonio.
Peurose Holds Ground.
After reading the captains reply,
Major Penrcse simply said:
Il said he was a coward
Major Penrcse knew which hotel Nc
Donald stopped at So last night he
arranged a dinner party there and had
as his guests Colonel Glenn and Cap
tains Murphy and Lyons. When Nc
Donald came into the dining room. the
man who had called him a coward was
sitting in the center Of the room. The
captain took a seat at another table.
Those in the dining room who recog-
nized both parties made a hurried exit
Half-eaten meals were left on the table
and those who had nut In their order
forgot all about il and decided that
they needed the fresh air OF the streets
No Gun Play Came.
Everybody was looking for gun or
knife play Immediately. II was hard
70 keep even the walters in the room.
The one who tiptoed across the room
10 take the captains order could har JIy
walk, because his knees were quaking
SO with fear. But To the disappointment
Of Texans, Mcdonald ordered a supper
and ate heartily.
Major Penrose and his companions did
likewise. Many watched closely. think
ing both sides had decided il ,hey were
10 die they would do il on a fun stom-
ach But after Mcdonald had finished
his supper he quietly picked up his big
white hat and walked out up the street
without even noticing Major Penrose.
Still the walters could not believe their
eyes. They thought surely the street
had been selected as the scene of the
duel. but when FenrOse and his party
came out. and still there was no shoot
ing, a great wall went up.
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HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, March
I-BOth rivers clear
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Shots Outside Quarters.

Private Howard was very positive that
he heard no other shots except those of
his own gun from inside the quarters of
the troops. All the other shots seemed to
be outside the walls He said that Major
Fenrose afterward told him when he
was arrested that If the men had toI I
all they knew about the shooting they
would not have had any trouble No
paDers were served on him and he did
not know the exact charge. He SAYS he
told Ma ior Penrose that he was not able
10 give any further light on the affair
simply because he did not know any
thing more.
on cross-eNamination Senator Foraker
read 10 the witness the formal charge
which had been filed against him az
the time he was arrested, alleging par
ticipation i'm the riot.
Have YOU ever had a chance to plead
TO that charge? asked the Senator.
& never have" replied Howard.
Then / will give you chance now,
said Senator Foraker Are you guilty
or not guilty.
mot Guilty"
Il am not guilty" replied Howard.
looking the Senator squarely in the eye.
And you have always insisted that
you were not guilty?'
Il have always said at every oppor-
tunity that l had nothing TO do with
the affair and knew nothing about it,
replied the soldier.
And were you telling the truth when
you said that2" demanded Senator For
aker.
Eyes. sir"
And are you telling it nOwT'
Il am Ii
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SIN TARIF
TIDE TABLE.

sun sets today ......................... sc
Sun rises tomorrow ow.................... 6:l
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-30
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mrs. u. II. Scott OF New York Is the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Norton.
Il was cool enough this morning for
light oyorcoats and furnace fires.
Miss Mildred Kendall of pittsneld
is visiting relatives IN town for few
days.
Mrs. William Roche and Mrs Hans
of Albany are visiting their brother
John Mcclure OF Union street
Pady Mcclure aud Matt Mahur Will
go to Berlin Monday as the battery for
the Petersburgh team In a game OF
baseball against a local nine,
The Bennington baseball team left
this noon for PittsAeld to play game
this afternoon with the local team
there Killccn and Malone will be In
the points, Blanchan at first. Cathcart
at second. Worthington at short Mad.
ison of North Adams at third aud the
ncldcrs will be- composed of Waters.
prudlc. Mcclure aud Shanahan. one
Of the four of course, playing 'on the
bench
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-30
FOR WORLDS PEACE
America and Germany Working Hand
In Hand.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The Unit
ed States and Germany are working
hand In hand at The Hague confer
ence, according TO Representative Rich
ard Bartholdt. president Of the Ameri
can group Of the Interparllamentary
union, who arrived In Washington
fresh from the sessions. There was al
first disagreement between the rep.
resentatives OF the two countries on
the question OF disarmament, but with
this subject out OF the way the dele
gates became I'm thorough accord on
international arbitration The team
work Of the United States and Ger
many at the conference Is causing
much comment throughout Europe,
says Representative Bartholdt.
This conference will lay the foun
dalton for the permanent peace Of the
world" said Mr.. Bartholdt. "The
world generally Is laboring under IN,
wrong impression as TO the probable
results Of the conference, which Is now
moving along right lines and will be-
prolific Of results that the practical
friends Of the cause Of arbitration and
peace have advocated.
"The results of the conference can be
conclsely summed up In this way
First. perlodicity Of The Hague con
ference. which means that future coun
ellis of nations Will be held at The
Hague without first having been call
ed either 10y president or car.
"m other words. they will meet au
tomatlcally and periodically TO carry
on the work the ultimate aim OF which
II 60 substitute law and justice for
force IN international relations. lust as
law has been substituted for force IN
the relations ~ individuals IN the dlf
ferent states.
Second. result Of great impor
lance will be- 90 make The Hague d
great aud permanent institution. Will
permanent judges 10 receive salarle.
not from one nation. but from an ma
lions combined. so that they VIII b,
enabled 90 act Independently aud I'm
partially OF the countries they repre-
sent. This Is strictly an American
proposition nnd will surely be- carried.
Third. there Will h. an arbitration
treaty which VIII specify the question.
In which arbitration shall b. obllgn
tory. aud these questions viii lnclud,
the collection Of debts. a matter IN
which Americans are particularly n
terrstcd
consequently II Is safe o. say that
every practical friend ~ peace will
have reason 60 h. satisfied with th,
achievements ~ the Second lIagu,
conference. aud only those will h. dis
appointed wb9 sNpsc:sl the lmpOssl
BILE"
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NEW YORK. Aug ~ Two suicides.
lpih hy boys. occurred from toe steam
90 Patricia which arrived from Ham
mrs. Buulusuc aui Plymouth Baruch
lunr. sirrrasr passenger. aged eight
r.n jumped overheard ou Aug n. and
Heinrich llrrlc. aged eighteen. n mem
lvr of thr crew jumped into the sea
two DAYS ago tu bath ras-s the
steamer wus siupprd. and search
was made fur the boys. bat without
success
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-30

NEW YORK. Aug ~ As the site
fnr an imposing home structure the
Second National hank. N which James
suiImun o. president. paid Si.iuoUsl
fur the old GOoiridgr mansion and
plot 10 Tlfih avenue nni Twenty eighth
street The Second National hank must
give up IT, present quarters in the
Finh Avenue hotel. on the Twenty
ihIrl street corner. ns that landmark
o. a. o. replaced with a great m-r'an
tiir structure
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-30

OIL CITY. Pa. Aug. -. Mckinley
Richmond. negro, aged ten years,
was found guilty ~ murder In the first
degree nc Clarion. Pa near here. ON
nrcuunt Of M" youth of the boy the
court waived the extreme penalty Of
the law and ordered him sent Ia the
Murganm Reform institute for an Ia
definite pcriod. The lad shot aud killed
q younger sister with iloh"rt rifle
last May because she struck him with
d stone.
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Prince Heat. ~. Grcnt-srandtathrr.


NEW YORK. Aug - Charles WI.
helm Louis. duke 81 Solcrmanlnnd,
prince of Sweden IN give him ull his
names and titles has spent % busy
thirty six hours In New York lie is
beating the long standing record Cor
activity lu sightseeing of Prince Henry
~ Prussia as we'll ns those NJ General
lluruh and Admiral Numnmptp New
Norks most recent distinguished vi,
iturs The athletic young prince from
sweden Is going through New York
MS his distinguished great GRANDPA
thor. the first Bcruaduitr Nupplr"u's
marshal went through no" allied Aus
ir.1us and Russians 90 Au,trrliiz q
hundred years ago.