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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
STABBED BY HUSBAND
SURGEONS SAY WOMAN IS Sc
RIoUSLY INJURED.

Mrs. Flossie Mackey. colored, twenty-one
years of age, was taken from her home, 119
Rovers court. last night about IL o'clock. by
the police of the second precinct. and re-
moved to the Homeopathic Hospital to be
treated for a dangerous stab wound in her
left side. Her husband. Aurie Mackey,
twenty-one years of age. was arrested and
charged with having inflicted the wound.
Report was made TO the police at the sec
ond precinct station that there had been
trouble in Rovers court. and Policeman
William Halter sent to make in
vestigation. Upon reaching the house OF
the Mackeys the policeman found the couple
there. Mrs. Mackey was suffering from
the stab wound. and her husband was en-
gagged in conversation with her.
1t was stated that Mackey had stabbed
his wife with long pointed blade, but the
knife was not found. Mackey was placed
under arrest and taken to the station,
where he was locked up. The wounded
woman was hurried to the hospital. The
surgeons found she was seriously injured
They dressed the wound and sent her to a
ward 1t was stated at the hospital at a
late hour that it was impossible to tell the
exact extent of the injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
HARVARD CLUBS IN SESSION.
officers Elected After an Enjoyable
Day in Detroit.

DETROIT. Mich. June 1.-The eleventh
annual meeting Of the Associated Harvard
Clubs closed tonight with dinner at the
Hotel Cadillac. The features Of today's
program were the address Of President
Eliot in the morning. a luncheon at the
Detroit Boat Club on Belle Island and
river ride on the steamer Pleasure. The
annual election of officers on the steamer
resulted:
dianapolis; vice president, v. Mont Porter,
st. Louis; secretary-treasurer, Hugh Shep-
herd, Detroit.
There were about $50 at the dinner. Hugh
Shepherd of Detroit presiding. The speak,
ers included President Eliot of Harvard,
Bishop William Lawson OF the Episcopal
diocese of Massachusetts President James
B. Angel Of the University of Michigan,
William B. Thayer OF Boston and President
Charles F. Thwing of Western Reserve
University.
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TAFT IN COLUMBUS.
After a Busy Day He Leaves for
Washin 0ton

COLUMBUS. Ohio, June AFTER a day
occupied with political. social and official
affairs. William H. Taft, Secretary of War.
left Columbus tonight for Washington, ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs Alfonso
Taft of Cincinnati. Discussing the pur-
pose of his visit to Columbus, Secretary
Taft said:
L came first to meet the governor and
state officers and to express to them my
appreciation Of what they have DONE In
the second place I desired to inspect the
United States military post here, and
also wished to meet my mother and take
her with me to Washington. 1 did not
come for the purpose of holding a political
conference nor of settling anything"
When asked about the project of hold
ing state convention to declare the choice
Of the republican party in Ohio for a
presidential esd candidate. Secretary Taft said:
The expediency of calling a convention
is matter for those who have interested
themselves in my favor to determine
shall not settle anything So my opinion
would be of no value"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH
MAN THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD
SPURNED HIM.

- FREEPORT. Ill, June Edna Hume
lagen. nineteen years old, was shot to death
today by Herbert E. Springer, eighteen
years old, of Rockford. H., who chased
Mrs. Humelagen from her baby through IA
crowd into the street. thinking she was a
Rockford woman who had spurned him.
Springer tonight revived from an alcoholic
stupor and raved over the fatal mistake.
Mrs. Humelagen, who had been married
only seventeen months, was wheeling her
six-months-old baby along 9th street on a
shopping trip. AS she stopped to rearrange
the infant In the carriage Springer stepped
up and muttered a threat that caused the
young mother to retreat q few PAGES from
the baby carriage.
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OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS

NEW YORK, June 1.-Arrived: Steamer
Badenia, Hamburg. Sailed: Steamers La
Bretagne, Havre; st. Paul, SOUTHAMPTON
via Plymouth and Cherbourg; Kroonland,
Antwerp via Dover; Lucania Liverpool
via Queenstown: Batavia, Hamburg; Mime
tonka, London: Princess Irene, Naples and
Genoa: Columbia, Glasgow.
ST. JOHNS, N. F. June 1-Arrfved:
Steamer City of Bombay, Clyde via LIVER
pool.
NEWPORT, R. l.. June 1.-steamer
Merton, Liverpool and Queenstown. for
Philadelphia, passed the light vessel at 3:15
SABLE ISLAND. N. s.. June 1-steamer
Minneapolis. London for New York, in COM
munication with Marconi station $50 miles
east of Sandy Hook at noon; probably dock
2 pm Monday
BOSTON, June 1.-Arrived: Steamer
Arabic. Liverpool via Queenstown.
QUEENSTOWN. June 1.-19:3O a.m-Sail-
ed: Steamer Baltic Qrom LiverpooD, New
York.
LIVERPOOL. June 1.-Arrived: Steamer
MANCHESTER. May 31-sailed: Steamer
Bostonian. Boston.
SHIELDS. May s1.-sailed: Steamer
Louisia ma, from stettin). Philadelphia
Sailed: Steamer Oscar II (from Copen-
hagenD, New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, June 1.-Sailed Steam
er st. Louis New York via Cherbourg
CHERBOURG, May ss1-7 pm-Arrived:
Steamer Amerika, New York via Plymouth
for Hamburg, and proceeded.
ANTWERP, June 1.-Arrived: Steamer
Samland, New York.
GENOA, June II a.m.-Arrived: Steamer
KONG Albert, New York via Gibraltar and
Naples.
NEWCASTLE, N. 8. W.. May 26-sailed:
Steamer Henrik 1bsen. San Francisco
ANTWERP. May 31.-Sailed: Steamers
Pima. San Francisco; June 1, 2:3O pm,
Finland. New York via Dover.
CHERBOURG. May 31.-Sailed: Steamer
Kaiserin Auguste. Victoria (from Hamburg
and Southampton. New York.
LIVERPOOL, June SAILED: Steamer
Campania. New York via Queenstown.
LIZARD. June 1. - Passed: Steamer
Partisan, from Montreal, for Havre and
London.
QUEENSTOWN, June 1. - Arrived:
Steamer Etruria, from New York for Liver
pool
SUEZ. June 1.-Arrived: Steamer Titon,
from Tacoma, Yokohama. ETC., for Liver
pool.
CHERBOURG. June 1.-Sailed: Steamer
st. Louis. from Southampton, for New
York.
MOVILLE, June 1.-Sailed: Steamer
Caledonia, from Glasgow. for New York
LONDON, June 1-Sailed: Steamer Min
nehaha, for New York.
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HARRISBURG CAPITOL
AUDITORS REPORT NEXT WEEK
TO TELL STORY.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June 1.-The capitol
investigation commission held brief ses-
sion today for the taking of testimony, after
which4a recess was taken until Wednesday.
The reports Of the experts of the commits
sion were read at today's session. The re-
port of the auditor will be presented next
week, and will show in detail how the
50, 100000 used for furnishing and decorat
ing the capitol was expended.
The first report presented at today's ses-
sion was that of Charles A. Barkef:-gran-
lite expert, Of Ardmore, Pa. Mr.. Barker
states that after making due allowance for
the extra work noted in his report he con-
siders that a deduction of 5000 should
have been made by the contractors for
omitted work.
The cutting" adds Mr.. Barker, while
not up to the high standard set by the
specifications, is very fair, and on the whole
as the top Of the corhice over the first
story. Above that line the whole appear
ance of the building is marred by the ex-
traordinary way In which the jointing has
been done. The monumental character of
the work, except as regards the monolithic
columns, Is thereby destroyed
Numerous Defects and Omissions
Mr.. Scott Collins, architectural expert,
submitted a report showing that the orig
inal contract of George F. Payne 4 Co. of
Philadelphia called for completed struc--
ture, except as to lighting fixtures Mr..
Collins states that there were numerous de-
fects and omissions in the construction Of
the building, and that much of the work
done by John H. Sandersor of Philadelphia
under his contract with the board of pub
lie grounds and buildings should have been
done by Payne under his contract with the
capitol building commission.
The report states that $11S.I68 should
have been deducted by Payne for the nu-
merous changes made in construction un-
also signed by Charles E. Shenk expert
builder of Erie. Pa.
Profits Exceeded 1000 Per Cent.
The report of Fritz J. Lantz of Buffalo,
N. Y, the commissions expert on marble.
was presented. The report Is regarded as
the most important yet submitted and
shows that In many instances Sanderson'
profits on marble work exceeded 1000 per
cent. Mr. Lantz states that the columns
in the hall Of the house of representatives
are mere composition instead Of mycean
marble, as specified. Plaster was substi-
tuted for marble in some places, and inches
thai should have been ornamented were
made plain. A cheap grade of marble was
ton Company for the marble specified for
the basis of the metallic ming cases
throughout the building.
The report shows that Sanderson supplied
a marble fountain for 1920. the value of
which is $175 mantel for 81, 1866 40. the
value of which is $50; another mantel for
$1.TS4.S0, the value Of which Is $500, and
that he collected S75, o16. so for marble work
the value of which is S7,267. Sanderson's
total overcharge on marble work was
Pennsylvania Construction Company on
marble bases etc, were 500. 626.5i.
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ROBBERY AT RECTORY.
Thieves Secure Valuables After Drug
ging the Occupants.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK. Va, June Thieves last
night drugged the occupants of the reotory
OF st. Luke's Episcopal Church and robbed
1t OF three handsome diamond rings, hun
dreds of dollars worth of jewelry $500 in
cash and check for 500. These valuables
and money were taken from the trunk of
Mrs. w. A. Barr. which was near the bed
in which she and young lady friend
slept. DIR. Barr has recently resigned the
rectorate of st. Luke's to accept a call
to Lynchburg. He was in Staunton last
night attending a meeting of the council
of the Episcopal diocese of southern yir-
ginia. Others in the house at the time Of
the robbery were an aged aunt of Mrs Barr
and Frank Stringfellow. brother Mrs
Barr intended to leave Norfolk for Lynch
burg today. and had her trunk packed pre-
paratory to starting. Mrs Barr yesterday
placed In bank vault valuable church sill
yer. The thieves entered the house be-
tween and O'Clock this morning, max
ing their way through the kitchen by means
of pass key. They left the house through
the front door. Nothing in the house was
disturbed except Mrs. Bars trunk. Chloro-
form is supposed to have been administered
to those In the house.
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Drug Clerks on Strike.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUTTE, Mont, June 1.-The latest labor
trouble in Butte has been precipitated by
the drug clerks and prescription clerks.
and the result is that every drug store
in Butte Is closed.
The clerks made a demand on May %
for a general increase of wages of s25 a
month. the lowest wages to be 1925. and
gave the proprietors until today to grant
their demands The proprietors refused.
but asked for a-conference with the
clerks. which was refused.
This morning all clerks and drug COM
Founders quit work, and at noon all the
drug stores locked their doors. Since
then 1t has been impossible to get a doc
tors prescription filled, except at one
outside drug store, where the proprietor
does his own compromising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
SAN FRANCISCO GRAFT CASES
Euef, Schmitz, Calhoun and Others
Arraigned for Bribery

SAN FRANCISCO. June Patrick Call
houn, Thornwell Mutually, Tirney L. Ford,
William E. Abbott Abraham Ruef and
Mayor Schmitz were arraigned today be-
fore Judge Lawler on indictments charging
them with bribing supervisors TO award a
trolley franchise to the United railroads
They were given one week to answer
indictments charging them with bribery
of supervisors to withhold a competitive
franchise to the Home Telephone Company
Counsel moved to set ASIDE the indictments
Arguments will be heard next week
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SHOT AND KILLED FATHER

NEW YORK, June lin protecting his
mother. Anthony Fusiro, nineteen-year-
old youth. shot and killed his father. John
Fusiro, laborer. today. The boy was ar
rested and told the police that his father
came home in irresponsible condition
and threatened the mother with revolver.
man and wrested the pistol away and
that his father then started for him with
a knife. He told the authorities that It was
then he shot his father.
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sibIe for the attack. The earlier suffering
OF the prisoner created the impression that
he was seriously Ill. and it was thought
that extended interruption of the trial
was Inevitable. However, Haywood re-
sponded quickly to treatment, and by $50
O'Clock this morning. when Judge Wood
ordered recess of court until 1 80 o'clock.
1t was believed that the prisoner would
be able to attend an afternoon session.
He did attempt to dress but the effort made
him dizzy and i'll. and ne returned to bed.
His counsel informed the court that he
would be able to be present on Monday, and
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Goes to Richmond Today-Will In
wife Bryan to Annapolis.

BALTIMORE. Nd, June Gov Edwin
Warfeld will leave for Richmond, Va. to-
morrow to attend the confederate reunion
there The governor said today that he
expected TO meet William Jennings Bryan
there and that he hoped to have Mr.. Bryan
accompany him to Annapolis for the day
on Tuesday. =
MIR Bryan is TO deliver a lecture in Balti-
more Tuesday evening, after when he will
be rendered a dinner by local democratic
admirers. and invitations to which have
oeeh extended to Gov. Warfeld and Sem
ators whyte and Rayner.
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Bryan Going to Gotham.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1.-William J. Bryan
will be In New York for the greater part
of this week. He will arrive on Tuesday
morning, and although no engagements
have yet been made for him for that day,
1t is promised that Harry w. Walker, his
representative in this city, will find some
opportunity for Mr.. Bryan to make some
public declaration On Wednesday he will
take trip to Albany and deliver addresses
to the senate and assembly, and on Thurs
day he will be the guest of the board of
trade and transportation. He will leave
the city on Friday night.
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SUIT FOR ENHANCEMENT.
Mrs. Fern Sues Mrs. George Gerke
for $4,000 Damages.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. June Mrs. Mary
w. Fern. wife Of George A. Fern. formerly
In the regalia business. today sued Mrs.
George Gerke. wife of the millionaire
brewer and distiller. for $500 damages for
alienation Of her husbands affections.
claiming that Mrs. Gerke began to estrange
her husband from her in 1898, when she al
lured and debsuched" him. The Ferns were
married in 1875 and have four children liv-
ing. one Of whom is q minor. Fern had
his name changed in 1902 from Fornstein.
George Gerke husband of the defendant, Is
president Of the Gerke Brewing Company.
and president of the Union Distilling Com
pany. The Gerkes have travelled a great
DEAL and Mrs. Gerke has written about her
travels abroad for German newspapers.
Mrs. Gerke has been leader among her
society associates for years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

satisfied with several men in the jury box.
would seek by a show of affidavits to get
consent for their examination. A further
report was that the state was not satisfied
with one of the jurors. and would seek to
have him removed after the defense used
it's last peremptory challenge.
Peter Breen. an attorney of Butte, re-
tanned by the Miners Union of that city to
assist in the defense. arrived today. He
met the other counsel for the defense and
also the prisoners, but took no part in the
brief court proceedings. There appeared to
be some question about his entry into the
case, and it was said he would not remain.
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Four Negroes Drowned.

SPARTANSBURG, 8. c., June -Four
negroes were drowned in the Tiger river
fifteen miles south Of here late this after
noon when span Of the bridge gave away
with a mule team dragging a wagon occu-
pied by fourteen negroes who were accom-
panying the body Of a relative to a neigh
boring cemetery. The vehicle bearing the
body had just passed over the bridge when
the collapse occurred The bodies of the
drowned negroes have not been recovered.
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with the unexpected interruption of the
trial. has given the case local interest and
freer discussion than 1t has heretofore had.
Friends of the prosecution expressed that
the illness Of Haywood was a convenience
to gain time for further investigation Of
the talesmen of the last venire; others
were sure that Haywood had collapsed from
strain of his trial. and these and dozen
other rumors went around.
Reports of Suspicion.
Suspicious friends Of the defense declared
that the friends of Haywood should present
a petition to the county authorities asking
permission personally to prepare and serve
all the food the prisoner ate. Still another
report was that the defense, greatly dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Convicted of Murder.

BAINBRIDGE, Ga, June Jim Yeats
who killed Town Marshal Freeman six
years ago, was convicted Of murder today
with recommendation of mercy. He made
his escape after the crime. but last year
surrendered himself for trial He was
greatly disappointed at today's verdict and
cursed the jury when the verdict was an
nounced He was given ninety-nine years
sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
MAYO Carmichael Arrested,

COLUMBIA. 8. c., June 1.-Mayo Car
michael. colored. alleged to have attempted
to assault the ten-year-old daughter of Mr..
Sawyer. near Mullins three weeks ago, and
who made his escape from the pursuing
party and afterward was reported killed, was
arrested near Brownsville today and later
lodged in the Marion county jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
RALsToN FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict in Case Of Former Bookkeeper
Of ENTERPRISE Bank.

P1TTSBURG, Pa, June AFTER being
out nearly twenty-four hours the jury in
the case of the government against George
L. Ralston, former individual bookkeeper Of
the failed Enterprise National Bank, re-
turned q verdict this afternoon.
The defendant was found guilty on the
three counts of the indictment charging
misapplication of funds and aiding T. Lee
Clark, and not guilty on the thirty-nine
counts charging him with false entries in
the books of the bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Trains to Stop Monday.

ATLANTA. Ga, June I'm compliance
with Gen. Stephen d. Lees request, all
trains on the Atlanta and West Point rail-
road will be stopped Monday afternoon for
five minutes in honor of the unwilling
Of the Jefferson Davis monument at Rich
mond, Va. City and suburban street car
lines have practically agreed to stop all
cars for that time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Hiss Morse to Graduate.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. June 1-Among
the girls who will receive the bachelor of
arts degree at Mount Holyoke College COM
mencement June 10 Is Miss Elizabeth Morse
OF Washington. D. c.. the only southern
girl in the graduating class.
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Robbed Sister of Over $4,000.

WHEELING. w. Va. June IF w.
Hoehn, aged fifty years, charged with
stealing $4,000 In bonds and $1,000 in
cash from a sister at Indianapolis. was ar
rested here today and taken back to In
dianapOlis All but 81 200 was found on him
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KUROKI IN CHICAGO.
He and Party Will Probably Start
Homeward TODAY.

CHICAGO, June 1-Gen. Baron Kuroki
after three busy days Of sightseeing and
banquetlng in Chicago and Milwaukee,
spent most of the day quietly at the Fox
River Country Club at Geneva. ILL.,. as the
guest Of Col. George Fabyan whom he met
in Japan.
Gen. kuroki will attend a theater per-
formance this evening. and he and his party
will probably depart on their homeward
journey via Seattle tomorrow
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Invite Roosevelt to Attend.

VICKSBURG. Miss, June 1.-The Vicks-
burg cotton exchange today adopted res
olution inviting President Roosevelt and
the international waterways commission to
extend their trip down the Mississippi rive,
as far as Vicksburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Successful Candidates for B. A.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORTHAMPTON. Mass, June 1.-The
following girls are among the successful
candidates for the bachelor of arts degree
at Smith College, Delaware: Eve Baker
and Hope Willis. Washington, D. c.. and
Katherine Gaul Rusk, Baltimore, Md
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Big Mining Property Sold

DENVER. June 1.-The Japan group of
mines near Telluride, Col. was today trans
ferred to the Consolidated Mines Selection
Company. Limited. of London, England
the consideration being 81 GOO O0O
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an adjournment was taken until ii O'Clock
Still Need Two Men.

an adjournment was taken until II o'clock
on that day.
Still Need Two Men.
The jury was not brought into court, and
the talesmen in attendance were again
cautioned to refrain from discussing the
case. The case, therefore, stands where 1t
Gid on adjournment last evening. Two men
must be found to complete the jury unless
one side or the other attempts to open the
way for removal of some of the jurors al
ready chosen.
The final moves in jury selection, coupled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

PROVIDENCE. r. l., June Samuel
Edward Compton of Washington is one of
those who will receive the bachelor of arts
degree with honors from Brown University
at commencement. June 49, He and two
Texas students make up the southern con-
tingent Of the graduating class this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02

Return Of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Mrs Roosevelt returned last night from
Oyster Bay.
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Guard to Preserve Order.

ROTTERDAM, June 1.-Strong detach-
ments of mounted police and marines are
guarding the Offices of the master steve
dores' union.
The minister of marine and the COM
mander of the garrison conferred durin g
the day with the officials Of the union and
the burgomaster to the steps necessary
to meet the situation.