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DAMAGING TO McVAY.
Larchmont's Captain Was Eager to
Leave Wrecked Ship.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. February 23.-Tfn-
portant evidence bearing upon the action
Of Capt. McVay of the steamer Larcbmont
Immediately after the collision with the
schooner Harry Knowlton. with relation to
care of his passengers was given before
the local board of United States steamboat
inspectors this morning.
Quartermaster Staples gave his evidence
last Monday. in which he said that inn
mediately after the collision Capt. McVay
gave orders to man the life boats and that
one was Immediately lowered, into which
the captain, five of the crew and he, the
quartermasted. jumped. Also that those in
the boat saw none Of the passengers from
that time out.
Nautilus Lebert and John Tolen of the
Larchmont's crew were brought from the
Marine Hospital this morning to give their
evidence
The salient point ELECTED from them was
that the small boat was lowered directly
after the collision: that when they jumped
into it they found that Capt. McVay had
preceded them in his haste to escape from
the sinking ship and that neither of them
heard any inquiries made as to the where
abouts or heard any orders given which
would have been of avail to the doomed
passengers.
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MIR. DAWES NOT HURT.
He Describes the Accident to the Fast
Train.


WAS in wreck. Not hurt. Meet me at
station with suit OF clothes and shoes.
Need not bring pajamas"
This telegram. received this morning by
his secretary gave the first news to his
friends Of the narrow escape Of Represen-
tattve Beman G. Dawes of Marietta, Ohio,
in the wreck Of the Pennsylvania railroad
nyer at Black Diamond, Pa, last night.
Mr.. Dawes, who was en- route to Chicago
when the accident happened, returned inn
mediately to Washington after the relief
train had landed him, with number OF
other passengers, at Altoona, and he
reached his apartments at the Arlington
shortly before noon this morning.
was In my berth reading when the
reporter for The Star, '.and with the first
shock all the lights went out. From the
continuous humping I could tell the car
was running over the. ties. Then there
forth. and the whole performance OF the
great car seemed 50 irresistible that 1 made
no EFFORT to stir until It stopped. Appar-
emily the other passengers felt the same
way, because / did not hear a cry from
any one during the whole time.
when all motion ceased I started to feel
my way out Of the tangle. My clothes
were gone. but I heard one man who got
out ahead Of me say something about a
fur-lined overcoat, and I found he had
picked up mine"
Mr.. Dawes described the experience of
himself and other slightly injured passen-
gers In helping the more seriously. hurt.
and, although the temperature was close
to the zero mark and the ground was COW
cred with snow, he said he scarcely no
ticed ne was running about barefooted
until after a trainload of railroad men ar
rived and the volunteer helpers ceased
their efforts. On the way back to Altoona.
ME- Dawes wrote the telegram quoted. Not
long afterward he. found a man wearing
his trousers, and with these and hat and
pair Of slippers provided by a solicitous
railroad man when the train arrived in
Harrisburg he was able to make the return
journey to Washington quite comfortably.
A surgeon, called into the hotel as soon
as he reached Washington, confirmed Mr..
Dawes belief that he was uninjured, and
the Ohioan concluded his comment on the
accident by saying the only Ill effect he
felt was slight stiffness due to the severe
joltfng when the car went off the track and
down the embankment p.
In jocular vein Mr.. Dawes said his only
fear was that his colleagues In the House
would call him to account for accepting
free transportation from Black Diamond to
Washington from the railroad company.
His coat and vest and travelling bag, with
his watch, money and tickets, were lost
in the wreck.
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WOMEN WERE BRAVE.
Mr.. Wood of the Colonial Theater
Commends Their Behavior.

PITTSBURG, Pa, February 23.-George
s. Wood Of the Colonial Theater, Chicago,
was passenger in car B of the train, and
said: -
Il want to say to the credit of the women
that they acted nobly. There was no cry
ing or Mysteries by the three women on the
train and a girl whose name l did not
learn. 1 managed to get the women fixed
up, giving one of them my overcoat. l felt
pretty sorry for them because they were
in their night clothes. When the accident
occurred their wearing apparel was strewn
in every direction.
THE experience of rolling down that en-
bankment was simply awful. 1 did not
know If we were going down the side of a
mountain or what had happened. l was
asleep and it appeared to me an age before
that car finally struck bottom. 1t landed
with terrific force, breaking the car into
splinters, and how any of us escaped death
is a mystery. Really l am surprised that
l am alive to tell the tale
Vice President Pryor of the Wabash
railroad was a passenger on the train.
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story, but Lawyer Gleason denied It most
emphatically.
You can characterize that as a malicious,
cruel, false and inhuman statement" he
said.
= Mrs. Evelyn Thaw went to the Tombs
this morning, saying that she should re-
main there as long as the rules permitted.
She is still looking extremely drawn and
pale, but appears much better than she
did yesterday.
There is considerable speculation as to
the reason why the Countess of Yarmouth
has disappeared from the case. She has
not sat with her mother in the witness
room for several days.
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Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows:
To the Congress Hall Hotel Company, for
one ive-story brick hotel at 233 New Jersey
avenue southeast Architects. Harding &
Upham. Builder. James L. Parsons. Esti-
mated cost, 100000.
To ]. L. Arms. for one four-story brick
apartment house at 2310 18th street north
west. Architect, w. ]. Simmons. Esti-
mated cost, 5000.
To F. p. Murphy, for one two-story brick
stable In alley rear 9th street between
Florida avenue and street northwest.
Architect. F. p. Murphy. Builder, John IL.
Nolan. Estimated cost. 5000.
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in Paris, cost $500, exclusive of all the
fittings.
a Takes It's Flight

When the car was placed under the bag
the netting was hitched to a big wooden
ring, and this in turn attached by half
inch ropes to the car. There were several
trial balances, to see that the weight was
just right, and finally the car was let
go just at LILO pm, and scared straight
into the air. 1t started first to go to the
northwest with what little wind there
was, but then struck a reverse current
and drifted slowly to the south.
The intention of the party was to de-
scend some time in the afternoon, and not
to attempt height of more than 1000 or
5000 fee All the conditions were very
favorable except that there was not enough
wind to carry them very far or very fast.
1t is expected that the party will he
heard from tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Remaining Of Sixteenth Street.

Residents of 10Th street who favor nam
ing that thoroughfare Presidential avenue
or Executive avenue propose to make a
strong fight before Congress to carry their
contention. The elimination Of the name
Washington street from the District bill
leaves open the matter Of naming the thor
oughfare. The residents of the street favor
the name of Presidential or Executive ave-
nue., with the hope that at some time in
the future there will be erected along that
thoroughfare statues of the Presidents
placed at vantage. points from Lafayette
Square to the northern limit of the ave-
nue..
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The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Worrell Walk
Seney. wife of Mr.. Fred M. Seney, secre-
tary OF the Capitol police force. occurred at
an early hour this morning at her home.
COS Massachusetts avenue northeast She
had been I'll about nine days. 1t Is said her
death was entirely unexpected. Deceased
was the eldest daughter of the late Maj.
William w. Walk. Arrangements for the
funeral are being made this afternoon.
Mr.. Fred Mcdonald Seney Is a veteran of
the Spanish war. He served in the Philip
pine insurrection as q member Of a Dakota
regiment. and was under the fire Of the en-
envy many times. He has been secrefary
OF the Capitol police board for several
yoa1A
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GREAT DISORDER PREVAILED.
Only Official at the Scene Was a De-
tective.

PITTSBURG, Pa, February 23-Follow-
ing the wreck great disorder prevailed. I'm
til late today there was no official repre-
sentative of the Pennsylvania railroad at
the scene of the accident except man who
said he was "P. Robinson, detective"
Absolutely no facilities were extended to
the many newspaper representatives and as
a result it was late in the day before any,
thing definite could be secured.
Assistant Engineer c. w. Snyder of the
Pittsburg division left about noon to take
charge of the wreck. He will make thor
ough investigation and report to s. C.
Long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
EARLY AGREEMENT EXPECTED.
Post Office Bill Taken Up by Senate
Committee.

The Senate committee on post offices and
post roads today took up the post Office APP
preparation bill and it is expected an agree
ment on the bill will be reached soon. The
aggregate appropriation will not be changed
greatly from the amount as passed by the
House, which was a little less than $780,
600. 900. The Senate committee plans to In
crease the pay of rural carriers to $500 a
year and to put city letter carriers In all
classes of post Offices on the same plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
NEW FIvEsToRY BRICK HOTEL.
Building Permit Issued to Congress
Hall Company.

building permit has been issued to the
Congress Hall Hotel Company for the erec-
ton Of five-story brick hotel at No. 263
New Jersey avenue southeast, opposite the
new committee room building for the House
OF Representatives. now In course Of con-
struction.
The architects for the proposed new hotel
are Messrs. Harding q Upman. and the es-
timated cost 10 stated to be 100000 Mr.
james L. Parsons win be the<builder.
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THREE ENGINES WRECKED.
Remarkable Collision Puts Locomo-
tives Out Of Business.


PORT JERVIS, N. Y, February pa
remarkable wreck happened in the Erie
yards at this station at 7:45 O'Clock this
morning, in which a yard engine, freight
engine and the passenger engine drawing
fast through passenger train No. 8 were
mixed in one collision, due to an open
switch. Engineer John Kinsilla, with the
yard engine, was switching cars and had
proceeded but short distance when an
eastbound fruit train came down the cross
over. The engine of the fruit train jammed
into Kinsilla's engine. throwing it from the
rails at the moment train No. 8, nearing
the station, was passing.
The engine Of the latter was stripped on
its right side and the pilot thrown up on
the boiler. Charles Snyder, the engineer
Kinsillas engine was a complete wreck.
He saved his life by climbing on the dome
of his locomotive. which was sandwiched
between the two trains.
The sleepers of the passenger were badly
damaged on the sides, but the passengers
were out of their berths and no one was
hurt. Three locomotives are out Of COM
mission by the wreck, and Ii Is remarkable
that In such a mix-up there was no loss
OF life.
Manager for Armour Hurt.
CHICAGO. February GA. r. UriOn, re-
ported as among the injured, Is the man
ager Of the legal department Of Armour &
Co. and is prominent in the affairs of
that corporation. Despite the serious ma
ture of his injuries reported from Johns
town. Armour & Co. early today received a
message from Mr.. Urion saying that he
was "ali right"
J. Wood Wilson Bank Ohicial
MARION, Ind. February 23.-J. Wood
Wilson, who was injured in the wreck at
Jamestown, Pa, Is vice president Of the
Marion National Bank. He Is wealthy
bachelor and one of the promoters OF the
Marion. Bluffton and Eastern Traction
Company.
Frank Z. Brown Financial Agent.
NEW YORK. February 23.-Frank L.
Brown. one Of the injured in the PennsyI
vania wreck, is president of Brown. VIII
son & Co.. financial agents, of this city.
Members of his Arm said today that they
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/ solemniy swear that the above state
ment represents only the number Of copies
of THE EVENING STAR circulated dur
ing the six secular days ending Friday.
February %, 1907-that Is. the number Of
copies actually sold. delivered. furnished
or mailed. for valuable consideration, to
bona fide purchasers or subscribers-and
that the copies SO counted are not return
able to or remain In the Office unsold
]. WHIT. HEBRON.
Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty-third day OF February. A D. 1907.
W. SPENCER ARMSTRONG.
(SeaLl Notary Public.
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Admiral Dewey Has Severe Cold.
but not serious cold and is confined to his
home. but it was stated today that he ex-
pected to be out early next week.
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MR.. ALDRICH's BILL.
Temporarily Displaces the Agricultural
Bill

Senator Aldrich today succeeded in having
the agricultural bill temporarily laid aside
in order that his financial bill might re-
ceive further consideration. AS soon as
the Aldrich measure was taken up Sena-
tor Nelson resumed his argument in sup
port of his amendment requiring the banks
to pay interest on government deposits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23

received q telegram from Mr.. Brown today
dated at Pittsburg. saying he was not Sc
riously injured. and would continue on his
way to Chicago.
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MORE THAN FIFTY
HURT WHEN TRAIN
PLUNGES IN RIVER
Continued from First Pase)

special had started for Pittsburs on No.
16."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-23
Bona Eide Circulation.

Nearly everybody in Washington
reads The Sunday Star. Last Sum
days circulation was by far the
largest and best in the city, and the
only sworn circulation in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The advertiser is entitled to
know the circulation of any paper
in which he advertises.
The circulation of The Sunday
Star on February II, 1907, was
1854.
I solemnIy swear that the above state
ment represents the number of copies Of
ary II, 19O7-that is, the number of copies
actually Sold delivered. furnished and
mailed. for valuable consideration. to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers, and that
none of the copies so counted are free or
sample copies and none are returnable,
except in the case of several hundred sent
to suburban agents, from whom few re-
turns of unsold papers have not yet been
received.
J. WHIT HEBRON.
Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty-third day of February. A. D. 1907.
w. SPENCER ARMSTRONG,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Circulation Of 'sThe Evening Sta.:."
The sworn statement below shows that
the circulation of The Star is what 1t is
claimed to be. The Stars circulation is
much greater than that Of any other paper
published In Washington. and The Star is
read more thoroughly than and has double
the number of readers of any other paper
published in Washington, whether morn
ing or evening. Fifteen thousand Of The
Stars regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever. depending
upon The Star alone for news and adver-
Using.
SATURDAY. February 16. 1907........... 30,68J
MONDAY, February is. 1907. >........... 37,393
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There Will also be evidence offered in re-
buttal with regard to the drugging episode.
Mrs. Thaw has testified that she lost con-
seriousness within few minutes after drink
Ing a glass of champagne. Her mind was
very clear. however. as to what happened
after her recovery of her senses She has
not told of any after effects that drugged
persons usually feel 1t is probable that
MIR. Jerome will put medical experts on the
stand to show that the only drugs which
would produce the complete and quick I'M
consciousness described by Mrs. Thaw
would also leave marked effects behind
them.
Both Thaw and his wife are much con-
cerned about a statement printed that no
matter what was the outcome of the trial
young Mrs. Thaw would receive 100000 as
q rewc-i ea- tss-ifvi7Z for her husband
Sc TS:1s. - say sn. .il-a. about the
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Manager for Armour Hurt.
rank Z. Brown Financial Agent.

Brown. one OF the injured in the PennsyI-
vania wreck, is president of Brown. vii
son & Co.. financial agents, of this city.
Members of his Arm said today that they
The sun., 1907-12-01
~.

What purpose had Napoleon in view when
he invaded Russia in 1922 In our authors
opinion it was no part of his plan TO bring
upon the Car the fate Of the Bourbons
or even Of the Hohenzollerns. He wished
only so far to subdue the Emperor Alex
ander as to have full scope to make an
end OF his own enemy in the west. Great
Britain. He would doubtless have de-
prved the C1ar Of his Polish possessions.
and probably Of the Baltic provinces also.
But that even now he was not thinking OF a
complete reunion Of the provinces once
Polish is shown in our author judgment.
by the coldness with which he received the
proposals and petitions Of the Polish Ma
tional Assembly. Though he directed his
march toward Moscow it's occupation was
not necessarily the end ne meant to attain.
Il would have sufficed for him to shake the
power Of the Gar in a few battles.
In the chapter on -The Catastrophe"
we are reminded that until after the retreat
from Moscow and the resultant uprising
OF Prussia Napoleon could say TO himself
that the ideals of the century we're on his
side He had given scope TO them in Italy
and Poland. in Spain and even in Germany.
and he had asserted them In France against
the pressure OF reaCJlOn. NOW, on Ins
other hand. for the first time Napoleon was
to feel what the -ideologists" could accom-
pIish. He felt IL when the armed peas
ants'-so. in his pride, he described the
youthful volunteers in Germany-hurriedly
organized and badly armed. flung them
selves upon his flank on the field OF Lutzen
MAY ?, 1879. Once more victory remained
on his side, but II was dearly bought, and
the enemy left not a gun and very few
prisoners in his hands. Within three weeks
they opposed his march again az Bautzsn
May 2I). This time II was only with diff
Guilty that Nspoleons opponents escaped
an outflanking movement that would have
ended in utter disaster. and for a moment
there was some perplexity al the hendquar-
ters of the Allies.
At the critical coniuncture, however.
Napoleon held back from a continuance OF
active fighting, and on the fourth Of June.
1913. agreed to an armistice, which gave
the Allies time TO complete their arma-
nents and TO bring Austria over 20 their
side. Did this mean that Napoleon's
snsrgy yas br,akins do~n' Or had hs
The sun., 1907-12-01

Of the leGitimately relEning Eamilisa. Tho
new Constitution which on the frst Of May.
1918. was proclaimed TO the French peopl0
az q complement OF the imperial system vas
an attempt 20 unite CBsarism with liberal
forms Of government such a. was oonso-
nant with the tendencies Of the RSvola-
ton at its beginning.
10 soon became clear, however. that
EurOpe would not endure tho roostabtnh-
ment Of the French Empire even on itB new
basis and that Napoleon could only maintain
lee new power. Mke the old. by conquest.
On various grounds the Powers we're all
agreed that with Napoleon no peace was
possible. II Napoleon still meant 10 bring
about a division among his enemies Il
could now be accomplished only by the
sword. He must grapple with those OF his
antagonists who were the heroest in their
hatred of him. those who had forced on the
hostile decision against him At the co ess
OF Vienna. those who were the first ct
on the plan there adopted and who alroAdy
had their troops mustered In Belgium.
whence they hoped TO lead them by the
shortest route to Paris. These antagonists.
OF course. were England and Prussia.
NapOleon's plan was 20 fall first on one and
then on the other OF the two most formidable
OF all his enemies. Blncher and Wellington.
for he calculated that IL they were beaten
the Coalition would go 20 pieces.
In his comments on the battle OF Water
loo Dr. Lenz remarks that on this field the
greatest strategist OF the time was opposed
20 its greatest tactician. Here was an Occa-
sion. however. when everything depended on
tactics,' Our author concurs with Gneis-
enau. whose opinion was expressed immedi-
ately after the victory. that the Coalition
against France would have been dissolved IL
the battle had been lost. II was the blood
Of Ligny and Waterloo that once more ce-.
mented the anti-French Alliance together
and gave victory to the forces Of Reaction.
THE Revolutionary Empire was at an end.
IL was not only che army Of Napoleon that
was shattered. His throne, Of which it
had once more been the only prop, went
20 pieces"
The sun., 1907-12-01
NJ.

With what projects and aspirations
did Napoleon deceive himself when for
the second time he took his seat upon the
throne Of France? Are we TO believe that
when ne quilted Elba he had IL in his mind
20 hurl the torch of war again into the midst
OF the European nations? That his lust
OF conquest was once more at work? That
ne had no other thought than 20 resume the
road to universal dominion from which
the combinsd armies OF Europe had forced
him 20 turn aside2 The German author
OF this biography answers these questions
in the negative. DR.. IIenz insists that
whatever may be urged against Napoleon
in regard 10 war at earlier periods Of his
career his intentions in 1915 at least should
not be called in question. His most urgent
need was that Europe should remain passive
in the face Of his return. Our author
thinks that IL really looked ss II he might
count upon such pasSivity. THAT con-
dition OF peace at which he had aimed ever
in vain, and which had ever eIuded him
like phantom as he graspedi il. now existed.
for England had granted IL to the BourOons
IL was no longer his task TO make himself
master OF the power created by the lsevOu-
ton and TO obtain recognition for IL but
to keep under his own rule the France OF
the peace Of Paris, as Europe had agreed
to define IT,"
At the same time our author recognizes
that 10 tina, end II was necessary for Napo-
leon TO call upon the French nation itself.
az he did. 10 take a share in the Govern
ment. Il was only thus that he could offer
the Powers a trustworthy guarantee for
peace. By limiting his own power TO con-
stitutional forms Napoleon had. az any rate.
a better prospect than the assertion OF
absolute rule would have given him OF OBJ
tanning that recognition by Europe which
he hsd not been able 70 secure either by
making peace with the clerical interests
or by his marriage With daughter Of ons
The sun., 1907-12-01
sIOnsrchs' shooting Grounds.

Most mOnarchs own vast estates on which
there Is plenty OF room and opportunity
for The preservation OF big game
King Ed OF England has great nnoor- ir
Scotland on which the grouse and the deer
live IN pe0ce md multiply extraordinarily
under the fOst ring care Of experienced camel
Keepers. The German Emperor has great
forests In which bears and wild boars roam
az urge. The Gar OF Russia has many miles
OF forests devoted 20 game and the French
Republic meintains for the use OF its Presi-
game IL well preserved o
King Victor Emmanuel III. Of Italy has
spiendld preserves al Castel Porzia no, half an
King, Alfonso Kill. one Of the yo,Inssst ~
Europes rulers. does his shooting al M pa rar
his preserves near Madrid. Ms neishhoy
klng Carlos Of Portugal, is also one OF Inc nnSss
Europe. VI su