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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
THREE STRIKES BEGIN
OF MEN OUT IN
THREE PLACES.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, March 20.-The
5000 mine workers Or the Kingston Coal
Company went on strike this morning,
thereby violating the unions agreement
with the operators to refer all grievances
which could not be settled with the en-
ployers to the Cancellation board, which
meets in this city twice a month to hear
complaints
Three head men of the No. breaker
have been discharged without cause the
strikers say, while the officials declare
they have been displaced by new machin-
cry and given other work. Superintendent
Mercur declares that he VIII not confer
with the employees committee while they
are on strike, but If they return to work
will endeavor to effect a settlement with
out delay.
All the four collieries of the company are
shut down, only the pump men, engineers
and firemen remaining at work, to pre-
vent the mines being flooded.
$500 Men Out.
HAMMOND. Ind, March 2o.-The strike
situation at East Chicago was intensified
today when $500 men employed by .he
midland Steel Company walked out. Three
thousand of these are laborers and the re-
mafnder are skilled men. The reason for
the walkout was the demand of the labor
ers for an increase in wages of twenty-five
cents per day Six hundred men struck
yesterday at the Interstate Steel Com
pany and 1900 at the Republic Iron and
Steel Company, and the walkout today
brings the total number Of men now out
to over 5000.
Strike on at Seattle.
SEATTLE, WASH, March 2O.-Building
operations representing fortythree jobs,
involving more than s. 600 600 and affecting
5000 workers. are practically at a stand
still here today. The ultimatum issued
by the Master Builders Association last
week. refusing to pay common laborers,
such as concrete mixers, 50 instead of
$3.50 per day, has brought on a situation
that may end in a strike. The master
builders have suspended work in which they
are concerned with the statement that no
further construction will be carried on by
them until it Is understood that an agree
ment recognizing the open shop in Seattle
for the class of laborers in question has
been made.
On the other hand, the unions refuse to
make concessions. Everything now hinges
on. the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Building Trades Assembly to be
held tonight.
The action of this committee will either
settle the disagreement or bring on a strike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
UNION OF THREE CHURCHES.
General Counsel at Chicago to Pass on
Question,

CHICAGO, March 20.-The general church
council of the Congregational, United
Brethren and the Methodist Protestant
churches, called for finally passing upon the
union of these three denominations, will be-
gin its sessions today in the Union Park
Congregational Church.
The forecast of the questions to come up
for debate was given last night at a ban
uuet of the Congregations Club of Chi
cago. attended by representatives OF the
church from all over the United States.
Among the speakers was the Rev. Wash
ington GLADDEN. of Columbus, Ohio, who
urged the union. Among the others who
spoke were Rev. Hayes Ward, editor or the
Independent: Bishop Matthews of Chicago
and Bishop ]. S. Mills of Annville, Pa.
At least 200 delegates are expected to at
tend the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
DUCHESS REMAINS ABROAD.
No Truth in Report That She is Com
ing Here

special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Oliver Fl. p.
Belmont arrived here today on the North
German Lloyd liner kronprinz Wilhelm,
with the latest news from the Duchess of
Marlborough. The duchess and her chill
dren have been spending the winter on
the French Riviera, with her mother.
Mrs. Belmont, and are now in Paris Mr..
Belmont. who went abroad in November.
says that he expects Mrs. Belmont to ar
rive here in two weeks, with her sons
William K, jr., and Harold Vanderbilt
and In case of her nonarrival he will re-
turn abroad.
THE story that the Duchess of MARI
borough has engaged apartments at the
Martha Washington is all felton, said Mr..
Belmont. 'She has no idea of coming to
the United States much less of living
here. She will live abroad. There, / be-
lieve, she has the sympathy and conf
dence of all the Americans living in Eu-
rope"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
NEGRO WOMEN SHOT TO DEATH.
Work of Mob in Arkansas for AL
legged Attacks on Whites.

STAMPS, Ark, March 20.-Charged with
having used a razor with probab BILE fatal
effect on Mrs. Ella Rheton. a white wo-
man, and her daughter, and kicked her son,
a small child, about the road, two colored
women were shot to death at Mckamie,
near here, last night by a mob.
According to the statement of Mrs. Rhe-
ton she and her two children ere attacked
by the negro women while walking along
the public road yesterday. she and her
daughter receiving knife wounds which
may prove fatal. The women We're ar
rested and placed under guard at the
school house, from which place they were
removed by the mob late last night and
shot to death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
AMBASSADOR BRYCE's TRIP.
After Being Entertained in New Yori
Will Go to Canada.

Ambassador Bryce will leave Washington
tomorrow afternoon for New York. where
he will be the guest of Mr.. Choate, with
whom he was on terms of close intimacy
while the latter was ambassador to Lon
don He will be entertained at dinner Fri
day evening by Mr.. Choate and will be the
guest of honor al the annual dinner OF the
Pilgrims Saturday evening. Monday fol-
lowing he will attend the banquet at the
Union League Club Tuesday he will go to
Canada stopping at Ottawa as the guest of
Earl Grey. governor general of the domin-
ion. The ambassador expects to return to
Washington between the 9th and Sth of
April. He will be accompanied on his trip
by Mrs. Bryce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
THAW CRAZY SAYS
EXPERT AND COURT
STOPS THE TRIAL
Jerome Admits That the De-
PENDANT Was Not in a Condi-
ton of Responsibility.
HEARING NOW ON LUNACY
Defendant Will in All Probability
Soon Be Sent to Lunatic
Asylum.
DRAMATIC FINALE TO LONG CASE
DR.. Allan McLane Hamilton Was the
Authority Upon Which the Court
Finally Consented to Proceed
ings to Show Lunacy.
FINALE TO LONG CASE

District Attorney Jerome today
made the move which has been a
menace to the defense in the trial of
Harry X. Thaw ever since the hear
ing OF his case was begun nine weeks
ago, by asking Justice Fitzgerald to
hear evidence as to the appointment
OF a commission in lrnacy to deter
mine the present state OF the de-
PENDANTS mind. The trial was i'm
mediately halted, the jury was ex-
cused until Friday morning and JUS
tice Fitzgerald adjourned court I'M
til tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock,
when he will receive affidavits from
opposing counsel and determine
whether or not a lunaCv commission
shall be appointed. Justice Fitzger-
aid called for every bit OF available
information. and went so far as to
state that in the personnel of the
proposed commission he did not
wish to appoint any one who had
been consulted in the case by either
side. He therefore requested coun-
sci to submit to him list OF all the
alienists who have been in any way
connected with the proceedings thus
far Thaw who had appeared pale
and tired when today's session OF his
trial was begun. turned crimson dur
ing the exciting scenes which at
tended the adjournment OF court on
Mr. Jerome's motion for a lunacy
commission He bit his nails,
fidgeted about in his chair for
while, and finally assumed an atti-
tude OF dependency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
BOMB EXPLOSION IN OAKLAND.
Whole Front of House Destroyed-In'
sane Man Suspected.

OAKLAND, CAL March 20.-A bomb was
exploded in front of Judge Ogdens house,
on Alice street, last night. The whole front
of the house was destroyed, but none of the
inmates was injured.
The bomb had seventy feet of fuse at
tached, so that whoever fired it had time
to escape Judge Ogden suspects an insane
man, whose name he has given to the po-
lice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Famine Situation Serious.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
SHANGHAI, March 20.-Viceroy Tuan
Fang regards the situation in the famine
district as extremely serious, not alone from
the viewpoint of the peoples distress. but
from that of public order. He is convinced
that a general uprising will be unavoidable
unless prompt relief is provided
With this in view he has memorialized
the throne, asking for million taels $780,
600 for the purchase of rice in Siam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Tell in Command.
Five Workmen Killed.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala March On

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 2O.-a tele-
phone message from Bessemer saws that tho
inning OF furnace of the Woodward
Iron Company at Woodward, which has
been undergoing repairs, fell in today and
hundreds of tons of brick and mortar buried
number of workmen. Five dead bodies
have been taken from the debris. Dempsey
Hayes, white man, and four negroes are
the known victims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Suffragettes Again Try.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, March 20.-A small body of
woman suffragettes attempted to enter the
precincts of the house of commons this
afternoon. Their progress was barred by
large force of police, and when the
women showed reluctance to depart three
were arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
COUNT LAMsDoRFF's DEATH.
Many kilograms of Coincidence Re-
ceived at San Reno.

GENOA, Italy. March 20.-Many tele-
grams of coincidence are arriving at San
Reno, especially from Russia. on the
death there last night of Count Lamsdorff,
the former Russian minister of foreign af-
fairs.
The Italian government has ordered the
local authorities at San Reno 10 assist
in every way possible the nephew of the
deceased statesman, Paul Lamsdol #. who
represents the Lamsdorff family. in carry
ing out the funeral arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Negro Bank President Shot.

HATTIESBURG, Miss, March 2O.-Ed-
ward Howell one of the most influential
negroes in southern Mississippi and presi-
dent of the Peoples Bank. a negro insti-
tuition of this place, was shot in the back
and killed while on his way home late last
night. The shooting is a mystery. Howell
stood well with the white people here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
CHAOS IN ROUMANIA
CONDITION TODAY EXCITES
GREAT ALARM


VIENNA, March 20.-The Austrian min
lohe-Schillingsfurst, has ordered a large
increase in the number of gendarmes on
the Roumanian frontier in order to prevent
riotous Roumanion peasants from crossing
and starting disturbances in Austrian ter
ritory.
The opinion is expressed at the foreign
Office that unless the Roumanan govern
ment promptly suppresses the agrarian and
revolutionary movement in Roumania 1t
will get beyond control. 1t is believed here
that Russian agents are responsible for the
recent anti-Jewish riots, their object being
TO infiame the anti-Semites in the southern
provinces of Russia. dispatch from IT,
kani on the frontier, today says that 1,5O0
Jews-old men, women and children-who
were expelled from Burduzheni, Roumania
after their houses had been plundered, arc
now camped near Itzkani in the open air.
Tell in Command.
BUCHAREST, Roumania, March 90
Brig. Gen. Tell, commanding the sth Divi-
sion, at Botosahni. has been placed in COM
mand of the 4th Army Corps, whose head
quarters are at Jassy, with full powers to
suppress the agrarian revolt Several regi-
ments have been ordered to Jassy from
Bucharest Ploesci and Tecucfu. Moldayia
to reinforce the troops under Gen. Tells
command.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

the opening session of the annual conven-
ton at the Southern Hotel.
The bowling program will be two-men
team contests, followed by individual bonn
bardment of the ten pins and concluding
with the fve-men team matches
The convention has considerab BILE routine
work before it. Tomorrow officers will be
elected and the meeting place selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Gunboat Wasp Sailed.

CAIRO. ILL.,, March 20.-The United states
gunboat Wasp. that has been anchored in
Cairo harbor for a week on recruiting
tour and mas been visited by thousands of
spectators. departed today on the return
trip to the gulf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
SLIGHT Blaze.

An alarm was turned in about noon today
because of a blaze in the house of Frederick
Wynne, on Naylor street. Twining City. The
blaze was caused by trouble with the hue,
and about SO dan,agesresuited.s.s =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
FOILED BY employees.
Bold Attempt to Rob Bank at Johan-
nesburp

JOHANNESBURG, Transvaal, March 90
An attempt was made to hold up the en-
ployes of the national bank here this after
noon, but it was foiled by the employees.
Two armed and masked men entered the
bank and demanded the contents of the
safe, but the employees promptly produced
revolvers and fired on the strangers.
In the interchange of shots one of the
robbers was MORALLY wounded by bullet
in the mouth, and the other was captured
as he. was trying to flee. One of the bank
employees was wounded but not seriously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Return 81 secretary Root.

Secretary Root has returned to this city
from Clinton. N. y, whore he went to pay.
a visit to his brother. Prof. Oren Root of
Hamilton College. 49,. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
FLOODS IN CALIFORNIA.
Loss of Life and Heavy Property DAM
age Reported.

STOCKTON. Cal. March Ca report
from Venice Island, in the San Joaquin
river, says two persons were drowned there
last night. Mrs Maud Menefee and George
Eastman. who were passengers on launch.
fell from a small boat while making
landing tt-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS.
Program of Teams at st. Louis To-
day.

ST. LOUIS, March 20.-Interest in the
annual meeting of the American bowling
congress was divided today between the
tournament contests at Crescent Rink and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
se5O,oOO Damage at oroville.

OROvILLE. Cal, March 2o-lt Is esu-'
mated that the loss occasioned by the flood
in Oroville will be not less than S6o0OOo
The water is now falling. All the business
houses on Montgomery street are under
sIx feet of water, and the individual losses
range all the way from 10000 to x2SOOO.
The telephone is the only method OF COM
munication with the outside world.
Village Entirely Destroyed. >
CHICO, Cal. March 2o-Fiood conditions
are still serious. The village Of Dreadful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Looking for TAYLOR.

Thomas Taylor, one of the colored SOL
diers, whose rifle was identified by the ex-
perts having been used in the shooting
up of Brownsville, has not yet been To-
Gated. SO that the effort to serve a sub
poena upon him has so Far failed But the
committee expects to get in communication
with Taylor within the next day or two
No agreement has been reached as to
the time of the prospective visit by the
committee to Brownsville. and the members
of the committee are disposed not to go,
If the trip can be avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
The Striking Point.

Then he reached the striking point OF his
argument His reason, he declared, was t.
show the present condition OF the man. AS
a matter OF fact there was no more reason
for having him on trial than If he were o
child.
IF the knowledge that / have could be
placed in legal FORM declared the prose-
cutor. his voice choking with emotion. 1T
would so shock the court that the case
would instantly be stopped. I have served
notice on this defendant and his counsel
that II ! can show that they had certain
knowledge in their possession 1 would lay
the matter before the appellate division of
the supreme court. have not been able
under the rules TO show that this man was
incapable OF advising with his counsel.
want the whole facts to come out"
Mr.. Jerome said that he would show
through DIR. Hamilton that Thaw was a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 20.-The sensation
ard the crisis in the trial of Harry X. Thaw
came today in a turn which may result in
the appointment of a commission in lu
macy. The dramatic moment came with DR..
Allen McI.ane Hamilton on the stand. DR..
Hamilton was the expert who had been sent
TO see Thaw 10y the Alcott firm of lawyers
which was originally retained in Thaws
interest.
The district attorney had objected to his
testimony unless the expert were allowed
to tell all he knew. After Intellectual
fight 10 have the witness examined only on
specific points Mr. Delmas accepted Je-
romes offer. and il was in the presenting
of his reasons 70 the court to why he
wanted Or. Hamilton examined on all he
knew that the startling development in the
ease was revealed.
For the first time in the course of the
trial the arguments were made in the alb
sence Of the jury. After the jury had been
withdrawn, Mr.. jerome addressed the court
lie began in quiet. narrative form. tellin.
Of Dr. Hamiltons connection with the case
Then he went on to declare that while some
men may be medically insane they would
also know that criminal act of theirs was
wrong Some decisions, he said held no
justification from the law. He wanted to
show that DR. Hamilton had been fully in
formed of the family history of Thaw at
the time he was brought into the case. He
asked that all this be placed before III,
court, so that he would not be bound by
any Hypothetical question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
NO WITNESSES ON HAND
BROWNSVILLE HEARING POST
PoNED UNTIL FRIDAY.
to Obtain the Testimony OF
oficers-Looking for Thomas
Taylor.

The investigation of the Brownsville af-
fray was halted today because of a lack of
witnesses who have been subpoenaed by the
Senate committee on military affairs and
who have not yet shown up in this city.
This condition resulted today in an adjourn
ment by the committee until Friday MORN
ing at II o'clock
The committee is also interested in seeing
that the 18th and Goth Regiments do not
sail for the Philippines until the testimony
of officers and others of those regiments has
been taken by the committee The court
martial of Maj. Penrose at San Antonio
Texas, has gone along so slowly that officers
attending that trial have been detained far
beyond the period it was expected would be
required for the proceedings there. ConSe-
quently the Senate committee is una BILE to
obtain the testimony it wants. and will have
to await the termination of that trial.
Will Hear Officers.
Senator Foraker talked this afternoon
with Secretary Taft over the telephone
about delaying the 25th and Goth Regiments
until their officers can be examined
Secretary Taft very promptly said the
26th will not sail until June, and hat the
departure of the 25th will be DELAYED as
long as necessary. If the delay should be
SO long as to make 1t necessary to substi-
tute anOtner regiment Tor the 10Th that will
be done. The Secretary proposes to see that
the committee has no ground for complaint
that it cannot secure witnesses.
Testimony of the Experts.
The Springfield armory experts who
claim to have identified the rifles from
which the bullets that were found at
Brownsville on the morning of the 14th
were fired will not be called before the
committee for several days Tieut Hau
kins and Mr.. Spooner are both awaiting
a hearing before the committee in order
to uphold their report. But Senator For
aker prefers to close up lines of testi-
mOny he has been taking before hearing
the experts who claim TO have identified
the bullets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

Continued on Sixth Page.)
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-24
OBITUARY

Mrs. Samuel WINNER, the subject
this sketch was born in Floyd
ounty, Va, May 9th 1898. was
married TO Mr.. Samuel WINNER in
y S27, and came to Mercer county I'm
S04, and here they lived happily to-
ether, loved and respected by all
Who came I'm touch with them, until
D 1ebruary s, 1891, her husband was
allied to go away and live with Jesus
Heaven, leaving his wife to walk
steadily and trustingly toward the
rossing OF the mystic river.
iver
Sister WINNER was the mother of
10 children the oldest being so
ears OF age. Sister WINNER had
ong been devoted member OF the
tlethodist church, and while she was
cry devoted to her church, yet she
owed all christian ministers and
fept an open house for the entertain
nent OF Gods servants, and for the
trangers who come within her doors
nd no one ever went away hungry
+ empty handed, however humble.
Who ask fored relief She was es-
)ecially kind TO the poor and often
listed and nursed the sick, but sis
er Winners work and toll Is done.
She departed this life on the Goth
lay of February. She rests from her
abors and her work abides. No
oubt she is waiting at the beautiful
;ates for the home coming OF her
owed ones who are here. She leays
light children and host Of friends
o mourn her loss, but your loss my
riends is only temporarily and is
leayen's eternal gain She is not
lead but only gone before She was
aid to rest ln the family cemetary
rear her home. And you shall join
ler when the master calls
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-24
STRIKE WILL
CONTINUE
CPublishers Press Report)

publishers Press Report)
lNey York. June 24.-It IS Off
cially announced at Offices Of the w.
q. Telegraph Company today that
agreement entered into by Company.
and promises and concessions made
TO operators in president Clowreys'
letter to commissioner Neill at Fris-
60 are now off w. e. officials de-
clare that so long as strike at Frisco
is ON, they cannot meet representa-
tives OF commercial telepraphers.
They also take the attitude that call
ing off OF the san Francisco strike
will restore them 20 proper basis
with operators again and that all con
cessions made TO Commissioner
Neill will go into eiiect the same as
they would have done had not Frisco
strike been called Immediately AZ
ter above official announcement ex
ecutive committee OF commercial
telegraphers went into secret session
and they are now considering lates
phase Of case.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-24
is OUT FOR
ROOSEVELT
TENNESSEE CONGRESSMAN SAYS
MS STATE WILL LISTEN To
NO OTHER NAME

Washington, June Represen
tatiye Nathan w Hale tRep) OF
the second congressional district ol
Tennessee today declared I'm fayo,
of the election OF President Roose.
welt for another term.
He said that IL again nominated
Roosevelt would carry several south
.ern States, as the country wanted
him 10 have an opportunity to finish
the Panama canal and the mighty
reforms and measures for which he
stands, and that it would be a nat
ional calamity to make a change al
this time.
Since congress adjourned have
made two trips west, passing through
many state. ! find the people every
where for Roosevelt. the politicians
frequently against him have re-
Gently gone over my state and fine
Tennessee solid for the president.
Our people will listen ta no othen
name and our state will instruct for
him"