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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
JAMES CHARLES eAHAoAN.

James Charles Gahagan. president OF J. Gahagan
& Sons with offices AZ No 2l7 Adams street Ho-
boken. died yesterday from apoplexy. AZ his home
No 1862 18th street Hoboken Mr.. Gahagan was
born in London and came to this country when
two years old He leaves a wife. three daughters
and a son. Mr.. Gahagan was f,~esiient ~ tbs
Jefferson Trust Company in HOhoken. The funeral
will be held ON Wednesday at . o.clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
eRAY Do TEsTIFY IN PENRosE TRIAL.

San Antonio, Tex, March 1.-THE Judge advocate
n the trial Major Penrose has ordered Gray the
Negro taken into custody by the Galveston police
brought 10 this city a witness in the court
martial
Major Penrose refused to discuss the confession
Captain Edgar A MacIlain said there were two
Negroes named Gray in Company = az the 18th
Infantry, but none that he knew Of IN Company 3
The Negroes in Company c were brothers Joseph
and George ". Gray
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
EDWARD NoRpLlNoERs BODY HERE

The body Of Edward Nordnnger. the jeweiler who
d!ed suddenly on the last eastward trip OF the
American liner 81. Louis. brought to port yes
ter1ay on that steamer from Southampton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18

FIllelva sending 1900 tOnss Aqua AnlaFFa 11t 49,,
tons; Csarthagsna- IQ,14Q tons, ana EoLt sa1
$500 tons. There was also q snipnes~ u -
tons from BussOrah. On the Persian GuE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
JOHN O,LEARY.

Dublin, March John o'Ieary. the writer il
dead. He was born in lS3o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-18
dit N@4ng%dzs
Store Closes at $50 p. IA.


beautiful exhibitions made
Fifth the Building Here have
collection of Towering plants for the Easter Included
Easter Lilies. Azaea Hyanh Crimson Ramb Tulips Genes
Ferns Palms. Hydrang
Dafodls and
All of the o sale reasonable and will be
charge regular
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

the President addressed another telegram
10 him on Thursday. as follows:
I have received no answer from you
10 my telegram Of December Il. in which
/ said that unless there was forthwith
further cause shown TO justify keeping
the troops at Goldheld. I should direct
their return 70 their former stations. /
am informed by the three representa-
tives OF the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. who are in Goldheld by my order.
that you have stated to them in writing
that you will not convene the legislature
TO consider call for troops nor take the
necessary steps 10 form a State military
force. Their report further satisfies me
that there is no disturbance threatened
which the government OF Nevada ought
not 20 be able 20 control IL il starts 10
work with "a serious purpose 70 do SO.
but that no effort is being made by the
government OF Nevada 10 take the steps
necessary in the matter I stand ready
20 see that the national government does
its full constitutional duty IN the matter
OF preserving order. but this readiness on
the part Of the national government does
not excuse the State government for
failure TO perform it's fun duty in the first
place. Federal aid should not be sought
for by the State as a method Of relieving
itself from the performance OF this duty,
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
nine LEFT OUT OR FORTY
Contest for Senate Vacancy Nears
Final Stage.
Candidates Successful in PreIim-
Sessions of Upper House.

The preliminary heats OF the great Sen
atorial reading-clerk sweepstakes have
closed. For two weeks aspirants for the
vacant place on the clerical force Of the
Senate have made the historic chamber
ring with their declamations. while Sec
retary Bennett presided over the exer-
cises with the sternness which became so
serious an undertaking as the effort to
find the greatest American masculine
voice.
Nine of the forty candidates who were
tried out have been notified that they
may present themselves after the Christ
mass recess to take part In the final dash
for the prize This VIII consist Of a
trial for each Of the nine before the Sen
ate itself. in regular session Then from
these nine Secretary Bennett will select
the successful candidate.
The names OF those who have survived
the preliminaries are being kept dark
secret. but it is understood that more
than one Of them are among the present
employees of the Senate. who aspire to
soar higher than their present positions.
Fairness has dominated the test. In
one or two instances efforts have been
made to bring influence 10 bear in favor
of candidates, but the result has been
rather TO the injury than TO the benefit
Of the persons for whom the efforts have
been exerted. Merit. in the shape Of the
possession Of an unimpeachable voice, a
clear enunciation and intelligent observ-
ance OF the rules of pronunciation and
punctuation. has alone counted so far. and
will be the only qualification in the final
tests which will be made next month.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
ARMY AND NAVY.
Army Orders.


First Lieut. BRUNO T. SCHER- from Third 70
Eighteenth Infantry, PHILIPPINES
First Lieut.. CHARLES C. HERMAN, Jr., from
Eighteenth to Third Infantry.
First Lieut. CLARENCE LIE r. COLE. assistant
surgeon. from Fort Thomas 10 Jefferson Bar
racks for temporary duty.
Dental Surg HUGH G. VOORHEES,, 10 Fort LeaE-
enworth.
Recruit MORRIS J. LIVINGSTON, general service,
recruit DEPOT Columbus Barracks. having en-
listed under false pretenses. discharged without
honor from the army.
First Sera. FRANK HEAIAlERLY. Troop F. Third
Cavalry. placed on retired list.
Private HORACE ID. CORNEAU. Company g. Six
teenth Infantry Fort Crook, transferred 10 gen
eral service. infantry. to Omaha.
Recruit ARTHUR b. RASMUSSEN. Coast Artilery
Corps Fort Smelling. transferred TO Hospital
Corps private.
Corp. CHARLES A. GRAU:iNARD, Signal Corps,
from Fort Mackenzie % Fort Worden.
Recruits FRED \. SCHIWETZ. cavalry. and
THOMAS c. BARRETT Coast Artillery COrs.
recruit depot. Jefferson Barracks. transferred 10
Hospital Corps as priTates. % General Hospital,
the Prcsidio Of San Francisco. for duty with
Company =. Hospital Corps.
Sergt. WILL COOKE, Hospital Cops. now on duty
in Office Of chief surgeon. Department Of the Co
lUmbia Vancouver Barracks transferred as pr-
yate to Fourth Field ARTILLERY. stationed at that
Corr. WILLIAM 7. TININIONS. Third Company
Pacific Branch Military Prison Guard. Alcatra7
Island discharged from the army.
Private First-class co VERNE PRICE Hospital
Corps. from Fort Warren TO New York City.
Master Signal Electrician JOSEPH SMITH. Office
Of the chief signal officer Department Of the Co
lumbia Seattle. TO Fort Wood
Private NICHOLAS DROSDOFSKEY, Fifth Re
cTuit Company. recruit depot Fort Slocum, dis
charged from the army.
Private EMILIANO MIRAYES Company A. Portc
Rico Provisional Regiment Of Infantry. dis
clarged without honor from the army by com
manding officer post Of San Juan, Porto Rico
on account OF imprisonment under sentence Of
civil court.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

The President has informed the COVER
nor Of Nevada, in forceful language, that
the Federal government viii no longer
perform police duty for the State
At the same time the President has or
dered that the Federal troops be with
drawn from Goldfeld. the scene Of the
threatened mining riots. Mr.. Roosevelts S
telegram 10 Gov. Sparks informing him
Of the proposed withdrawal OF troops is
not less emphatic because the governor
had ignored the Presidents first tele-
gram if inquiry on the subject. The
Presidents two kilograms. dated Decem-
Der Il and December 90 respectively. were
given ont at the White House yesterday.
The first was as follows:
No Trouble Has Occurred.
Il sent the troops at your request be-
cause from the tenor Of your kilograms
and from the representations made 10 me
By the two Senators from Nevada and
the member OF the Lower House Of Con-
gress from Nevada it appeared that an
insurrection was Imminent against which
the State authorities would be powerless.
The troops have now been IN GOIdheld
ten days and no insurrection has oc-
CURED, and seemingly no circumstances
exist 70 justify your now calling on me
for action by the troops under the pro
vision Of the Constitution
The troops We're sent 10 Goldheld 10 be
ready 20 meet a grave emergency which
| seemed likely al once 10 arise. and not
10 provide a substitute for the exercise
by the State Of its police function I do
not feel al liberty 20 leave them in
definitely under such circumstances thar
they VIII in effect be performing on the
part OF the United States those ordinary
duties Of maintaining public order in
the State OF Nevada which rest upon
the State government As the legisla-
ture Of Nevada has not been convened
I am bound 10 assume that the powers
already vested IN the peace officers OF
the State are adequate and that II they
choose TO do so they can maintain or
der themselves. Under these circum-
stances. unless there be forthwith fur
ther cause shown TO justify keeping the
troops at Goldheld. ! shall direct that
they return 10 their former stations"
As no reply came from Gov. Sparks.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

Vermillion. when his attention had been
called to the fact that he had testified
differentlytbefore the coroner's jury. and
had, therefore, perjured himself. had not
said that there was fellowship between
engineers. and that was the reason he
spoke falsely at the inquest, and Mr.
Proctor replied that nc had
Assistant District Attorney Given. who
was present At the time of the alleged
interview. corroborated Mr.. Proctor's
testimony.
John ]. German, a clerk from police
headquarters. who acted as a stenog-
rapher when Detectives Parham and
O'Brien interviewed the train crew at
the police station. testified from his notes
that Rutter stated that the train was
travelling at the rate OF thirty-hve miles
an hour when the Frederick local was
struck.
William w. Zepp. a trainman, who saw
Rutter shortly after the wreck, testified
that the latter told him that when train
&c was struck the equipment train was
travelling at a speed OF ffty miles an
hour.
Charles L. Todd a conductor. and in
December last acting assistant trainmas-
ter, testified that he had instructed Hide
brand. and never recalled telling him that
an engineer could take signals from mis-
fireman.
Policeman Houser. who placed theSmen
under arrest, testified that Hildebrand
told him that he looked for a signal at
TakOma and that he saw that it was
tied down." that is, the station was out
Of commission. and Policeman Bean, who
was present at the time. corrobOrated
this statement
Charles +. Ramsburg. the operator. WAS
recalled 10 the stand, and testified that
between $50 and O'Clock OF December
80 he sent no message 10 the operator at
Silver Spring concerning a work train
being I'm the block between University and
Silver Spring. and there was none.
No Special Orders for Fog.
Supt Galloway was recalled 20 the
stand and. referring to a statement made
by Engineer IIldebrand that the company
issued special orders in foggy weather.
he denied this. and stated that in all his
experience he had never heard Of the
company issuing such orders. Referring
to another statement Of Engineer Hide
pIdAu NHdl 4 passenger trdln. even Nnere
the block signal system was used. was
required 10 protect itself, ne denied this
and said that X was only an extraordi-
nary condition Of affairs that woul4 cali
for a passenger train. where the block
system was IN force. 10 protect itself.
He said that the conditions that prevailed
on the Metropolitan Branch on December
30 last. so far as the Frederick local and
the equipment train were concerned. were
such that the Frederick local was not re-
quired to protect itself by sending back
flagman.
To rebut the testimony OF Operator
Dutrow. denying that Nc. IS was i'm
properly In his block between Silver
Spring and Kensington on December 80.
Attorney Davis called 10 the stand WI
liam A. Moore. the operator az KenSing-
ton on December 80 last. and also Con-
ductor Jackson ". Owen. and Engineer
James II. Peer. Of train Is, but they were
not allowed TO testify. the Distri = Attor-
ney objecting that it was irrelevant Jus
tice Stafford sustained the objection. and
an exception 70 tie ruling was taken By
the attorneys for the defense
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
LUMBER HEARING CONCLUDED.
Interstate Commerce Commission 10
Take Up Other Cases.

The hearing in the Pacific Coast Ium-
ber cases, which has occupied the atten-
ton OF the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion since December Il, wss concluded
yesterday.
Testimony was concluded yesterday
morning, and the case involving the rates
for lumber from points in the Willamette
Valley 10 san Francisco was taken UP
and the testimony presented.
The chief point in the last named case
IS the establishment OF the old rate OF
$40 a ton from inland points 10 place
shipments on an equality with the rate by
water between Portland and san Fran
cisco.
Briefs in both cases VIII be presented ~
counsel within a few weeks.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

recommended that Honduras be declared
neutral ground. that no President OF any
Central American republic be reelected
and that amnesty be granted to all polit-
pical prisoners.
Only Court Of Its Kind.
The high court OF justice is the mos;
important convention agreed upon by the
delegates. 1t shall decide all interna-
tional questions, without exception. arts
Ing between the republics. and Will be the
first court Of similar jurisdiction in the
world
This afternoon the delegates will call
upon President Roosevelt, and later they
will make formal call upon Secretary
Root at the State Department.
Tonight they will give a dinner to
Secretary Root, at which several men,
bers of the Cabinet. the members Of the
diplomatic corps concerned in the con-
ference. and members Of the Foreign AZ
fairs committees of the House and Senate
will be present. A committee consiting of
DR.. POlicarpo Bcnilla, OF Honduras. and
DR.. Jose Madriz, of Nicaragua, have beer
delegated 70 go TO the City of Mexico to
inform President Diaz personally OF the
work of the conference.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
CONFERENCE AT END
Central Americans Sign the
Treaties Agreed Upon.
BANQUET MR.. ROOT TONIGHT

Most Important Convention Decided
Is for Establishment of High Court
of Justice, Only One of Its Kind in
World, Which VIII settle Disputes
of Countries Represented.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
NAVY Orders
navy orders.
Cant. G. II PETERS rresideut Naval FSxamini

Capt G. II. PETERS president Naval Examining
Board 20 examine and grade papers OF candidates
tor appointment boatswains and gunners, Navy
Department. Washington.
Commando J. =. PARKER, detached Florida
home wait orders.
Commander +. +. FLETCHER additional duty In
connection with general board. Washington.
Lieut. X. =. CRAFT. detached Navy Department.
10 Montgomery.
Lieut. ". S MILLER. detached Naval Torpedo Sta
ton. Newport. % duty assistant 70 inspector OF
ordnance. Brooklyn
Paymaster ]. BROOKS. 70 naval proving ground.
Indian Head. January l5
Paymaster P. g. KENNARD. retired. placed on re
tired list
Boatswain p. J. KENNEY. detached Pensacola. to
lroquois and additional duty naval station. Homo
lulu.
Carpenter A. TUCKER. detached Florida; home,
wait orders.
Warrant Machinist f. EVANS. detached Tacoma;
home. wait orders.
Warrant Machinist J. BRYCE, detached Florida
10 Tacoma.
Boatswain W. A. THOMPSON died AZ Jefferson
Hospital Philadelphia December 10.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

and the State should not be permitted 70
substitute the government Of the United
States for the government Of the State
IN the ordinary duties of maintaining
order within the STATE. For the reasons
given in this and my former telegram I
have. accordingly, directed the troops 70
return % their former station on Mon
day. December 81 next.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21

Brig. Gen. g. c. REID, retired. leave Of absence
enc year; permission 10 leave United States.
Fir. Lieut. s H. GIBSON, retired relieved from
all active duty.
Second Lieut. w. F. BEYAN. 10 New Jersey
Second Lieuts. f. A. OSTERMANN. A. NJ SUM
NER. and r. F. LUDLOW, detached head
quarters Marine CorS. TO marine barracks.
navy yard Norfolk
Second Lieut.. II. F. WIRGMAN. to marine bar
racks, navy yard, Mare Island. examination for
promotion.
Second Deuts. H C. JUDSON and r. E. ADAMS.
detached headquarters. Marine Corps. to marine
barracks navy yard Boston
Second Lieut.. f. 5. WILLING detached head
quarters. Marine Corps, 10 West Virginia
Second Lieut. ]. H. THOMPSON. detached marine
barracks navy yard, Norfolk; report 20 brigadier
general commandant
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
MOyEMENTs OF yFssETs-T.e follo,,;,,,, =,

OF VEsSELS-The following move
ments of vessels have been reported 10 the
Bureau of Navigation:
Auiyed-December 49, Wasp al navy yard New
YORK; Prairie ard Adams at League Island
Sailed-Decembcr lS California from san Fran
cisco for Alagdalena Bay. December ls Wasp
from Ionkers for nsvy yard New York.
Florida ordered placed cut commission navy yard
Norfolk; Adams ordered placed out commission
navy yard, League Island: Craven placed in re-
serve, December Il, navy yard. Norfolk
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
SENATOR TAYLOR VERY ILL.

New SOIOn from Tennessee Has Sc
we're stomach Trouble.
Senator Robert l.. Taylor. of Tennessee,
is seriously i'll in his apartments at the
Ebbitt House in this city.
His ailment is said to be stomach trou-
BILE. and, while It is not believed that his
condition is critical, he has been confined
to his bed for three days, and is sick
man
The Washington herald., 1907-12-21
TROOPS NOT POLICE
President Orders Departure
from GOldfield.
NEVADA GOVERNOR REBUKED

Mr.. kOOseveIt Says Soldiers Must
No; Be Depended Upon to Maintain
Disturbance which state Cannot
Handle Is Likely 20 Occur.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22

Man" a drama depicting q phase Of
Western life in the early eighties. and
Will present il at the New National
opening tomorrow night
The play was written by Edwin Mil
ton Royle. and the production is made
by Liebler & Co.
The story of the play briefly told is
that OF young Englishman. who. TO
save the head Of a noble family from
punishment for embezzlement and a
woman he loves from disgrace. takes
the crime upon his own shoulders and
makes of 10 America, where he be
comes q cattle ranchman In a West
ern State There he marries an Indian
girl, Who saves his life. Hence the title
Of the play, for in the West. when
white man marries an Indian woman,
he becomes a 'squaw man" The In
dian wife eventually commits suicide
when her husband attempts 10 take her
scE away from her, and send him back
10 england 70 be educated for the title
witch he has himself inherited. bul
which he renOunces in the chiids favor
Freed by the death Of his wife. the En-
ghsnman determines TO return and
claim his inheritance for himself.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
WEEKS OFFERINGS At THE THEATERS

Charles Frohmal has again chosen
Washington for dramatic premiere.
This time IL is the Dutch musical Incl
dent. Miss Hook Of Holland" to be
given at the Columbia tomorrow night
Its author Is Paul Rubens. who viii be
remembered by Americans for his tune
ful Three Little Maids" Miss Hook Of
Holland was first produced in London
two years ago and is still enjoying un-
precedented favor at the Prince OF Wales
Theater- II is said 10 be filled with the
freshest and most captivating melodies.
and affords an unusually good opportu-
nifty for quaint and beautiful costumes
and picturesque stage settings. Ii deals
with the varying love affairs OF a half
dozen dissImllar and distinctive charac-
ters. The action begins in the open mar
ket place at Arndyk. near the canal
There are windmills and queer Dutch
boats and stacks OF yellow cheeses-
For the presentation Of Miss Hook
OF Holland" Charles Frohman has en-
gagged a company of more than seventy
players. all Of whom have had much
experience and won great success In
musical comedy. The principals include
Al Leech, Christie Macdonald. Georgia
Calne, Hallen Mostyn. John McCloskey.
Bertram Wallis. Glen White William
Wood. Tom Collins. Richard Lee, Flor
ence Nash, Catherine Cooper, Marion
Little.
Mr.. Frohman will attend Monday
evenings opening. The curtain viii rise
at S O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
GLORIOUS BETSY PATTERSON
MARY MANNERING'S ROLE

Mary Mannerine. whose womanly
charm and beauty, coupled with her
talent, have firmly established her as a
favorite with playgoers Of Washington,
will be the Yuletide attraction at the
Belasco this week in a romantic comedy
written b. Rida Johnson Young
This Dlny has for its central figure
that radiant belle of yesterday, Betsy
Patterson. whose beauty and ambition
made for her one Of the most remark
able careers ever maintained by an
American woman. From the position
OF a Baltimore belle. whose wit pride,
and rather daring independence made
her the admiring comment of all fash
ionabIe society IN America, she sprang
suddenly into international notice by
her marriage with Jerome Bonaparte.
the brother Of Napoleon, just at the
time when he vas declared emperor of
the French.
In writing Glorious Betsy its author
does not 10 into the darker side Of
Betsy's life but deals with those days
when her name was the toast o very
gathering OF note from Baltimore %
New Orleans.
In the play the lovers are soon be
trothed and the rest of the story deal Is
with the efforts of Napoleon's agents
to prevent their marriage; their fruit
less voyage TO France. where Napoleon
refused to allow Betsy to land, and the
final happy triumph Of the lovers.
The Washington times., 1907-12-22
May Robson Saves Play
In Spite Of Shortcomings
Of Unintelligent Support

only hypocrites-peoPle who sidestep
unpleasant truths-will fail to agree
with"
The critics on the New York Sun. the
New York Times, the Morning Tele-
sraph, and Acton Davies. Of the Even
ing Sun. take view similar to that of
Mr.. Davis while the New York Herald
says that the audience gave its un-
qualified Endorsement and that nothing
further need be said on the subject Ash
ton stevens. of the Evening Journal.
says It is by slI odds the best American
play in New York.
Leading the antagonists is william
Winter, Of the Tribune, who denounces
it as another vacuous problem play. The
New York Press and the Evening Tele-
gram. likewise think 81 is weak ana the
critic on the Evening Post says:
In its general effect the play is not
immoral, for It argues-It such an array
OF convenient condolences can be called
an argument-that lust and treachery
bring trouble in their train. and that
love is capable OF almost any sacrifice.
Nothing could be truer or triter. But the
demonstration is at once so violent and
so feeble, and involves 50 much that Is
equally unnatural and disagreeable. that
II may lie set down as unnecessary and
futile. The purpose Of II may be sincere.
but the impression which II leaves bo-
hind is that OF a piece seeking TO crafty
vulgar imagination while affecting TO
enforce a higher morality"
Alan Dale assumes his usual satirical
attitude toward the new productiop.
There have been several changes in the
cast since the play was seen here, the
principal one being the substitution Of
William Courtenay for Vincent SerranO,
as the Duke OF Cluny. Audrey BOuci-
cault was to have appeared in this role,
but was injured IN an automobile acci-
dent just prior to the plays New York
opening Mr.. Courtenay was seen here
| recently with Clara BloOdgood in The
| Truth"