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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION.
Dynamite Bomb Exploded Near Pres.
ident Cabrera's Carriage.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, April 30
An attempt was made early today on the
life of President Estrada Cabrera While
out driving a dynamite bomb was exploded
near his carriage, killing the horses and
wounding Gen. Orellana, the chief of staff
The calmness of the president. who was not
injured, is universally commented, and the
would-be assassins are condemned on all
sides.
The Guatemalan consul general at New
York, DR.. Bengoeo, received today the fol-
lowing official dispatch from Foreign Min
lister Barrios informing him of the attempt
on the life of President Cabrera:
This morning, at o'clock and at the time
that the president Of the republic was pass
ing. bomb was exploded In one of the
streets of the capital Fortunately that
high functionary was not hurt in this crimi-
nal attempt, and orders have already been
given that the proper investigation of this
crime be undertaken. The only persons
general staff of the president, Cen Jose
Marie Orellana, and the coachman. Public
order is maintained unaltered.
tsigned) "BARRIOs."
Cabrera was elected president of Guate-
mala September o. 1898, succeeding Presi-
dent Barrios, and in March. 1906 he as
sumed the presidency for a second term
He was said to be very unpopular: was re-
ported TO nave Deen snot at and wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
IMPROVEMENT OF STREAMS.
Discussion Resumed by the Inland
WATERWAYS Commission.

The inland waterways commission met at
10 o'clock this morning in the Office Of the
rivers and harbors committee of the House
of Representatives. All members Of the
commission were present, and the work of
the commission was resumed. Most of the
time was spent discussing questions relat-
ing to the connection between the nature
Of the water supply and the deposits of
filth and sediment in the creation of bars
Different forms Of river Improvements and
methods Of treatment of various rivers to
improve navigation were also discussed.
All these are matters to which the Presi-
dents letter referred creating the commits
SION The commission will meet again to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
SNOW IN GENTLE APRIL
SIX INCHES IN MILWAUKEE, AND
SOME IN EUROPE.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 3O.-A rain
and sleet storm last night developed into
fall of six inches Of snow in this vicin-
ity, most of which remains on the ground,
the weather being cold enough to prevent
melting. The storm was principally confined
to the lake section.
Snow in Europe.
ROME, April SO-A cold wind which
arose suddenly yesterday, is blowing over
the peninsula. particularly In the northern
part, where also a severe snowstorm is In
progress In the Alps and in the provinces
of Belluno and Bergamo the snowfall has
reached several inches.
At Messina great apprehension still pre-
walls over the eruption of the Stromboli
volcano. The condition of the volcano is
still unknown, as smoke and fog prevent
signals being exchanged between Sicily and
the Island of Stromboli. 1t Is reported
however. that a considerable number of
persons have been injured as a result of
the eruption and a torpedo boat has been
sent to Stromboli with men and material
to assist persons in distress. Panic still
prevails In Calabra, and many persons are
fleeing from the villages along the coast
Snowfalls in Germany.
BERLIN April 3O.-Snowfalls continue to
be reported from various parts Of Ger
many. Last night Ffchtelgebirge, in north
ern Bavaria, had worse storm than any
in January. In the valleys at the foot of
the mountains the snow is three feet deem
and travel is obstructed. Snow fell at
Munich and throughout the Isar valley yes
terday, and now snow Is SO thick in the
Riesengebirge district of southern Eilesia
that numerous avalanches have fallen and
winter sports have been resumed.
Severe frost prevailed throughout the
Thuringian forest last night. with snow in
places.
Severe Snow Storm in Michigan.
DETROIT. Mich. April 30.-A severe
snow storm is prevailing today over the
upper part of the lower peninsula of Mlchi-
gan, with high. cold winds. 1t is not be-
lieved that the snow and cold will cause
much damage to fruit vegetation, as the
weather has been 30 cold that everything
Is backward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
Fog Delayed Shipping Around Nor
folk

NORFOLK, Va, April 3O.--As the re-
suit of a continuous fog over lower Chesa-
peake bay and at the Virginia capes since
night before last, the United States weather
observer at Cape Henry has found It i'm
possible to distinguish vessels passing in
and out Of the capes. The fog last night
was more dense than -sFer. and Chesapeake
bay steamers generally were delayed going
and coming. All Washington and Balti-
more steamers were late in their arrived
here today. Outbound steamers found II
well-nigh impossible to proceed after Old
Point Comfort was reached last evening.
and several of these remained tied up at
the Fort Monroe pier all night starting
for Washington, Baltimore and other points
at an early hour this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
BREWERY RECEIVERS.
Kansas Officials Busy Levying on In
.dicted Companies Property.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 30.-The three
receivers appointed by the Kansas supreme
court accompanied by men from the offices
of the sheriff and the attorney general.
made the rounds in Kansas cry. Kansas.
today, and took possession of all property
believed to be owned by The indicted brew
ing companies
At each pace the keys to the buildings
were taken by the receivers, the doors
locked and a notice tackled up stating that
they were in possession. 1t was a compare
lively easy matter to locate the places as
Assistant Attorney General TrIcket, who
had been carrying on an anti-liquor crusade
In Wyandotte for a year past, has made out
a list of all brewery property. Wherever
any show of resistance was shown the re-
ceivers declined to argue the matter, re-
ferring all complaints to the court for set
tement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
LEAVES FOR ILLINOIS.
Speaker Cannon Shy About Discussing
Presidential Possibilities.

Ex-Speaker and Speakerprospective Cam
non left this afternoon at 80 for his home
In Danville. ILL., He was as clipper and
spry as could be. looking vastly improved
after his trip to the tropics and had the
aspect of a man who could do right smart
O. running himself when 1t comes to a
presidential race.
But he bushes like a girl when you men,
ton presidential politics to him. and tries
to change the subject However, he is go
ing down to Springfield to see 1.-The boys"
in the legislature. before 1t adjourns, and
it's dollars to doughnuts that some en-
thusiast from Sangamon county raises
whoop for Cannon that will start things
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
John Hamlin to. Hang for Killing
Rachel Engle.

LINCOLN, Neb., April 30.-A special to
the Star from Grand Island. Neb.. today
says that John Hamln. who has been on
trial for several days for the murder of
Rachel Engle of that city. has been found
guilty of murder In the first degree with
punishment fixed at hanging. Miss Engle
was thirteen years old.
Hamln. more than year ago. wanted to
accompany her to a carnival. She resisted
mis- attentions and he shot her. She died
several months later az a result Of the
wound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Jay Gould Defeated Page in Three
Straight Sets.

LONDON, April 30.-Jay Gould won the
semi-final in the International amateur
court tennis championship games today,
defeating Page in three straight sets-6-O.
60, &c. Page was outclassed by the
young American.
Gould and Pennell. the champion of 1904
will meet in the final tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
Long Conference Here.

Ambassador Creel of Mexico and Assist
ant Secretary Bacon today conferred at
length concerning the situation in Guate
mala. Advices received in Washington and
Mexico City agree on the point that affairs
approach crisis in Guatemala, and any
moment there may be an uprising which the
present administration there will be unable
to control. The murder OF ex-President
Barrilla in Mexico. which Is supposed to
have been prompted by powerful agents in
Guatemala; the attempt yesterday on the
life of President Estrada Cabrera in Guate
mala City and the alleged anti-Mexican and
anti-American feeling that has been engen-
dered In the Cabrera government have
caused complications In Central American
politics which. 1t is believed here, must be
handled by a frmer hand than can be
found in Guatemala.
The Mexican troops modified on the
Guatemalan frontier as the result of COM
pications growing out of the murder of
Gen. Barrilla, and the request of Mexico
for the eXtradition from Guatemala of
Gen. Jose Limon, who is alleged to have
been implicated in the murder. may be
used to meet the present emergency. In
dications of an uprising against the Ca
brera government are giving the United
States and Mexico some concern as
revolutionary movement now would prob
ably embroil the whole republic in con-
fct. 1t is believed here that an agree
ment will be reached between the two
countries by which Mexico with her
troops already on the border. will police
Guatemala just as the United States po-
Heed Nicaragua and Honduras in the
recent warfare between those countries.
Mexico has not yet received definite
answer to her demands for the surrender
of Gen. Limon for extradltion to Mexico
to stand trial for the murder of Gen.
Barrilla. 1t is likely that the Mexican
government will use force in the event
President Cabrera declines to surrender
LimOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
$4,000 Damage at Covington, Tenn

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 3o.-A dispatch
from Covington, Tenn. says wind and
electrical storm there last night did damage
to the amount Of $4,000 Several small
houses and sheds suffered damage. Three
sheds OF a compress company were demol-
ished. There was no loss Of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
SPoONER's SUCCESSOR.
Ninth Ballot Resulted in No Choice
at Madison Today.

MADISON. Wis. April 30.-The ninth bal
lot for United States senator taken in joint
assembly today resulted in no choice, and
no change from previous votes. or the
leading republican candidates Lenroot, Esch
and Stephenson each received 10 votes.
while Copper and Hatten received IS and
l8 respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
THUG, BUT DIED GAME
It Took Twelve Policemen to
Kill Desperate.
HAD MURDERED COMRADE
Member of Notorious Gang in New
York.
DARED ALL OF THE OFFICERS
When They Surrounded the House He
Told Them to Come in and
Get Him.
JARED ALL OF THE OFFICERS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 3O-Tom Donahue got
his this morning. For more than a mon h
the police have been after him for the kill
ing of Buck Hanlon. another member of
the notorious Harlem market gang, and
twice they have missed him when they
thought they had him. But this morning
they ran him down surrounded on the roof
of the extension of a Harlem tenement
house, and though he had two guns in his
hands and one in his pocket, they dropped
him with rs through his right lung.
When they started to take him to the Har-
lem Hospital. with the blood running down
the front of his sweater, he said: We'll,
If the jig's up, the jig's up and II looks as
if for once Tom Donahue was right.
There is crowd of young men 10 Harlem
that goes by the name Of the Harlem mar
ket gang" In the day time they are moth
ing but a bunch of loungers around cheap
pool rooms. whom one notices only because
their hands are yellow from cigarettes.
When night comes. however. they are
different proposition After the free
lunches close and they begin to get hungry
they are dangerous individuals TO meet on
the streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
Shot Him Down.

Frank Furlcng. who just went to the
chair" at Sing Sing, a member of this
gang, and Thomas Dopahue' twenty years
old is one Of the star members On March
90 he had the misfortune to "croak a
man" and get nothing for it except re-
venge He had had a afight with Buck Han
lon Of the Harlem market gang, and he
caught him in the doorway of 313 East
10th street and shot him down. Buck died
in the Harlem hospital soon after that and
since that time Tom Donahue has been
lying low.
Three weeks ago Detective Jimmy Han
nan of East 126th street found out that
Donahue- was in a dance hall on I'd ave-
nue. near 10th street. He went in to
arrest him, but when he tried TO he got
a blackjack on the back of the head and
when the crowd broke away from him Don
ahue was going out the back window with
a gun in either hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30

in April, 1905, and the following month, It
was again rumored that an attempt had
been made to assassinate him. Later 1t
was stated that the president had been ac-
cidentally shot in the leg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
Weather.

Showers late tonight and to-
morrow; much colder tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
Hannah Was Too Late.

ffdnildl llItu dt pUl i!S was wv '"NN
and the boy escaped.
Early this morning they received news
of him again. Word came to Lieut.. Thomp-
son of East lO4th street station that the
much wanted Donohue could be found
asleep in the tenement at 1851 Sd avenue,
which is In an orderly neighborhood.
Thompson sent a sergeant and the eight
biggest men he had in the reserves out 10
get him, and they loosened their guns in
their tight hip pockets before they started.
on the way they picked up Day and Zick-
Ter and McCracken of the East 10th street
station and took them along with them.
When they got to 1901 eight of them
went around through the other houses and
covered the back, While the four others
went up the stairs through the front
hall. The door of the room where Dona
hue was supposed to be sleeping had two
glass panels. and was barricaded SO that
the shoulders of the four policemen could
not bulge 1t. So they pounded on it and
told Donahue TO open it,
Come in and Get Me-
Go to -" he said Come in and
get me" Then he opened fire and six
shots came through the glass panel in the
direction Of the policemen's voices.
They kept at it, however, and were MAX
ing some progress toward getting the door
down when Donahue tried the back window
which ran out from the first story of the
building. When the policemen who were
in the back yard first saw him he had
gun in each hand, and when he saw them
he let loose another fusillade of shots
Then he started over toward the house
next door with eight policemen in the
yard taking pot shots at him he went.
When he saw he was headed in that direc-
tiOn lie turned around and started the
other way. There, too. was a line of
policemen with revolvers which spoke him.
Then he stopped. picked out policeman
near the back fence. took careful aim, and
as he was about to fire threw up his hands
and fell off the roof into a heap on the
ground.
Thought He Was Done
You can all go TO - he said when
the policemen came around him. Then he
shut his eyes and they thought he was
done. He wasn't though for as they leaned
over to grab him he reached down into a
trousers pocket and pulled out third gun.
The other two were out Of reach. He was
too weak by that time to be able to use it.
and they got it away from him without
much trouble
Then they started to walk Donahue to
the station house. but when he got half
way there he collapsed, and they sent for
AN ambulance to meet them when they got
there.
The bullet which had sent him spinning
off the roof had hit him in the back gone
through his right lung and stopped up
against his breast bone. When DIR. Schiff
OF the Harlem Hospital got there he said
that Donahue didn't have much chance to
live.
rs there anything you want TO say
them" asked the lieutenant.
Nothing said Donahue, except that
no ito 10 I for
they took him away TO the hospital. A lit
tie later he had died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30

The seven entombcd miners at the
Berwin-White mine at Foustwell, III
Somerset county, Pa, are said to be
still alive, and a party OF their COM
rades started to their rescue under
great difficulty this afternoon. EX-
traordinary precautions have been
taken to save the lives OF the men.
Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25

Single Comb Brown Leghorn Eggs at
half-price-50 cents per setting.
T. E. CLAYTON,
Mt. Pleasant.
Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
A. II. z. CONFERENCE

After the final session OF the Philadel
phia Conference of the African Metho
dist Episcopal Church at Bethel Church
Philadelphia, had selected Carlisle, Pa.
as the next place of meeting, Bishop
Gaines made the appointments of minis
ters Monday evening. Several important
changes are noticed in the Wilmington
district. The Wilmington district ap
pointnents are as follows:
Rev. P. E. Mills, presiding elder.
Allen Chapel, M. G. Brooks; Bethel
Wilmington, R. W. Fickland; Smyrna
W. Il. Edwards; Seaford, Paris Daker
Laurel, s. G. Dorce; Frankford. B. B
Hoxter; Dover, s. D. W. Smith; Milford,
W. s. Kane; MiddletoBn, ]. H. Holden
Star Station, J. S. Hensley;.. Circuit,
Shorter's Chapel, W. H. Williams; Green.
wood, J. M. Halland; Lewes, E. G. Hu.
bert; Moor's Chapel, @. E. Wilson; Freder.
lea, R. W. Wright; East Frederick, D. ].
Blackson; Harrington, E. A. johnson;
Wyoming, William Stewart; West Dover,
G. W. Gibbs; Mt. Friendship, G. E.
Bivans; Milton, ]. B. Hill; Georgetown,
M. P. Jackson: Clayton, James H. Lee;
Concord, W. II. Jenkins; Grants Chapel,
R. Murry; Mt. Zion. B. F. Loyde.
Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
BETTER PAY FOB PASTORS

The Maryland Conference of the Meth.
odist Protestant Church, which met in
Rhode Island Avenue Church Of that de-
nomination, in Washington, d. c., ordered
a letter to be sent out to all the churches
in the conference urging the quarterly
conference to increase the salaries of the
pastors Of all charges within conference
limits at least 20 per cent, because OF the
increased cost of living expenses. Two
churches OF the denomination, the First
and Second, are in Wilmington.
The churches are discussing this letter,
some of them taking it kindly, and others,
while they are not saying much, think
the conference should leave the salary
question to the local churches. The
president, DR.. ]. NJ. Sheridan, says that
many of the churches are increasing the
salaries and the poorer churches will not
do so, and that thus the very men who
need an increase in salary most will not
get it. .s ass -
Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
THE COUNTY BONDS

At the meeting Of the Levy Court, Tues
day morning, q communication. was re
ceived from Major Flagler stating that al
investigation.of Fennimore's Bridge acros
the cutoff constructed by the Unitst
States in Appoquinimink River, show
that the bearing of the centre line of ths
draw-pier and the fender attached there
to varies degrees and 20 minutes from
that established in the plans approved, by
the chief of engineers and authorized by
the Secretary of War on January 18th,
1906. Major Flagler suggests tearing
out the fender piling of the draw pier and
placing it in proper position.
The resignation of Samuel L. Burris as
road supervisor Of New Castle hundred
was received and accepted.
James G. McComb presented another
proposition in regard to the repair of
roads in Brandywine hundred, and offer
ering to donate $500 in cash. to furnish a
quantity of stone, and to quarry stone
along the roads to be improved, provided
the work be completed on or before July
lst, 1908. The matter was referred to the
county engineer.
The Wilmington Savings Fund Society
withdrew its bid for $4,000 worth Of
bonds, and demanded the return of its
check. Mr.. Hopkins explained that the
check had been returned. and moved that
the bid be rejected. The matter of the bond
issue was referred to the committee, with
instructions to present resolutions at the
next meeting regarding the sale of bonds.
The interest rate will probably be raised
to A per cent. Mr.. Hopkins stated in
answer to Mr.. Salmon's request for in
formation as to why the Wilmington
Savings Fund Society's bid was returned,
that it would invalidate the whole is.
sue to sell some at per cent. and the rest
at A per cent, and that it was necessary
to make uniform interest rate. The
motion to reject the bid was not put.
Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
AMERICAS FIRST CAKNERY

81 =
The first man to introduce canning into
the United States was an Englishmsn
named Thomas Kensett, who learned the
business in the old country from Peter
Durant, who, in 1910, obtained a patent
for putting up food in Theoretically sealed
vessels of glass, pottery or tin. In 1925
Kensett established a factory in Mary.
land, where fruits, vegetables and oysters
were plentiful and cheap, and that state
continued to be the centre Of theindustfy-
for many years, but it did NOT; mako
much progress until the civil war, when
there was a great demand for vegetables
and fruits in the army. After the war
the invasion of the mountains by miners
and the settlement of the prairies by
ranchmen and farmers kept up the de-
mand. Chicago Record Herald.
Middletown transcript., 1907-05-25
HOW TRUTLEs ARE OAUaET

Turtles are always captufed at night
and usually on moonlight ones. Thss ia
the time they 20 on the shore1to lay their
eggs. They select a smooth, sandy beach,
dig holes in the sand, deposit their eggs
there and leave them to be Matched by
the heat of the sand. When the turtles
are on shore for this purpose the hunters
come upon them and they are easily over.
taken, for turtles are slow movers. The
hunters have not very strenuous under
taking. All that is necessary to be done
is to turn the turtles on their backs and
leave them until the next day, whsh
they are removed.
Another more curious way of catching
turtles, according to the Washington Star,
is by fishing by the remora, a fish found
in tropical waters. The popular name of
this fish and the one by which the chif-
dren of this country call them is the
sucking fish. This name is given TO
them on account of disk on their heads,
by which they can attach themselves to
any surface, like the side of shark,
ship or the shell of turtle. This disk is
like the soft leather "suckers'' that are
popular with school boys. When this
fish has once attached himself to anything
you can pull him to pieces rather than
force him to release his hold, ..
Turtle hunters 60 in boats and carry
several of these remoras in tubs. When
they see a turtle and get near him the
sucker is sent after him. He is held by
the ring on his tail, which in turn is
attached by stout cord. Soon the fish
is securely fastened to the shell on the
turtle and turtle and fish are hauled into
the boat together. Once in the air the
remora loosens his hold and is dropped
back into the tub to rest until another
turtle is sighted.