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SHOT AND KILLED HER MOTHER.
Attempted to Murder Father and Then
Burned Herself to Death.

CHICAGO, May 2S.-Mss Philander SWIM
men, thirty years old, believed to be de-
mented, shot and killed her mother. at
tempted to kill her father, and then set fire
to her garments and was burned to death
early today. The woman was released from
the Dunning asylum year ago.
Her father, Joseph Swimmer. a laborer.
escaped by running out of the door.
A love affair is said to have been respon-
sible for the young woman's alteration.
Her mother and father were In bed asleep
when the girl arose and found her father 8
revolver She fired two shots at her mother.
both of which took effect, and instantly
killed her.
AS Swimmer jumped from his bed the girl
fired two shots at him. He was afraid to
go near her and ran from the house to
summon assistance. When he returned
with policeman and several persons they
found the young woman lying upon the
floor. her clothing ablaze. Most of her
clothing had been burned off. They put
out the fire and summoned a physician.
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MEET IN CONFERENCE
ANNUAL SESSION OF CoNGREGA-
TIoNAL CHURCHES.

The Relation Of the Church to Modern
Conditions. Is 1t Meeting the Response
bilities?" is the general theme of the fifty
first annual meeting of the Washington
conference of Congregational Churches in
progress in the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church. 18th and Columbia road, to-
day. The conference includes nineteen
Congregational churches in Maryland, Vir-
g:nia eastern Pennsylvania and the Dis
triCt of Columbia, and when called to or
der shortly after 10 o'clock the attendance
of delegates was large.
Rev w. II. MCDOWELL of Connecticut
conducted the devotional exercises, after
which reports from the various cOngrega-
tons were read. They showed the work
to be progressing satisfactorily, and were
approved. Rev. Or. J. w. FriZZeli. pastor
of the newly formed Church of the Pill
grms of this city. then made an address
on The Church and the Home DR.. Fry
zell said that as long the religion of
Jesus Christ is the dominating factor of
the home 1T stands in the light of the
Creator. He declared that when poly gamy
and certain other practices enter it's sacred
precincts there is nothing left in the wake
but ruin and desolation
Luncheon was served at 1890 o'clock by
the members of the Ladies' Aid Society in
the large gymnasium of the edfice The
closing session was begun at O'Clock
Program for the Afternoon.
Prof A. n. Skinner, president of the con-
ference who presided at the morning. ses-
sion. was again in the chair. Mr.. Norton NJ.
Little acting scribe. was the sec: ctary. The
devotion was led by Prof j. >. Chickering
after which Rev. DIR. Franklin Noble deliv
cred an address on The Church and Re-
form Organizations" The balance of the
program includes addresses by Rev. Dr.
Oliver Huckel upon The Church and Social
Que.tions;'' Pew. DR.. S. H. Woodrow, pas
tor of tie First Congregational nurch on
TIE Church and the Labor Question" and
Rev. DR.. b. b. James on The Church anu
It's Subordinate Societies" The officers o.
the conference are:
Moderator. Prof. A. n. Skinner. Washing
Washington. ID. c.; treasurer. Il. A. l.. Mer-
rifeid, Falls Church. Va. Churches OF the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES d. G.. First
Church, Rev. S. ii. Woodrow. d. D.. pastor:
Mt. Pheasant Church. Rev. NJ. Ross Fish
burn. pastor; Lincoln Memorial Temple
Rev. Sterling \. Brown, D.. pastor; Ply
mouth Church. Rev. Alexander c. Garner
Moore, PhD.. pastor: Church of the Pill
grims. Rev. ]. w. Frizzell, ID. pastor
Baltimore. Md. Associate Church. Rev
Oliver Huckel DID,. pastor: Second Church;
Canton Church, Rev. B. p Capshaw. pas
tor; Fourth Church. Rev. Mark Wells pas
tor; Forest Park, Rev. B. B. James. Phi D..
pastor. Frostburg. Md: Tuxedo, Md. !:
Monterey. Pa, Rev. c. f. Mccullough, pas
tor; Falls Church. Va, Rev Franklin No
BILE, ID. pastor: Herndon, Va; Begonia,
Va, Bethlehem Church. Rev. Vincent Totu-
SEX, pastor, and Portsmouth. Va First
Church, Rev. Henry W. Dowdng, pastor.
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FLOYD PEGG LOST HIS BET
TRIED TO RIDE FROM CHICAGO
IN THREE WEEKS.
Had to Leave His Pony at Rockville.
Yesterdays Storm Too Much
for the Animal.

Floyd Pegg, the cowboy who made a
wager that on his pony Cheyenne he could
cover the distance between Chicago and
Washington in three weeks, arrived here
last night. He lost his bet, for he entered
Washington on an electric car instead of
on the pony and behind the schedule time.
Pegg is one of the rough riders from the
"1O1 ranch" owned by Miller Brothers at
Bliss. Okla. He bet ]. c. Campbell Of the
Chicago stock yards that he could leave
Chicago May / and on his pony ride every
foot of the way and arrive in Washington
by O'Clock on the evening OF May -.
That he lost his bet was due to delays at
Pittsburg and in Maryland. In Pittsburg
his funds being exhausted he had to wait
until his manager sent him money. lie
was caught in the storm yesterday just be-
yond Rockville and the mud put Cheyenne
out of business. The pony was already
nearly exhausted and Pegg decided to
press him no further. He sent Cheyenne
to a Rockville livery stable, and boarding
an electric car came into Washington about
the time the pony should have brought him
here. This morning Pegg went to Rock
willie and rode the pony into the CITY.
C. w. Cathcart, Peggs manager Will wire
Campbell today that the check covering
the amount of the bet will be mailed him
at once.
At each city through which Pegg and
Cheyenne passed the mayor or some other
official signed statement indicating the
time of their arrival and departure. This
statement was signed by President Roose-
velt 1t set forth that Pegg and the pony
had reached the White House at IL :oS.
Pegg appeared at the White House wear
ing leather breeches, a sombrero and other
cowboy trappings. \ crowd collected and
heard with interest the story of his trip.
The pony made all the way from twenty
seven miles to sixty miles day. He made
the best time in Ohio. where there are fine
roads The mountain roads of western
Pennsylvania proved almost too much for
the pony and he made his poorest time
there.
Cheyenne is a cross between an Indian
pony and an Arabian stallion. Pegg stated
that it was roped only three months ago.
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FIRST sK1RM1sH WITH PACKERS
Meat War on in Chicago Over In
spection Rules.

CHICAGO. May 2S.-Because of the en-
forcement by the big packers of their new
rule requiring post-mortem inspection Of
cows and heifers as a condition of pur-
chase. only the high-class grades of beef
were sold at the stock yards yesterday for
the Chicago trade.
1t was the first day of the enforcement
of the post morton rule. and the first Skin
mish between the packers and the shippers
of live stock and the commission men,
The big packing firms did not succeed in
buying a solitary cow or heifer according
to the returns made to the commission men
at the close of business. None of the 1900
animals numbered In the list of the days
receipts as Cow stuff" remained unsold,
however. all being sent to other cities and
on this showing the commission men in
sisted that the big firms were routed in the
first skirmish.
The sales. however, we're at prices from
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VIII Filed for Probate.

The Will of Mrs. LORNA Fairfax Flem-
ming. dated April %, 1902, was filed today
for probate. She directs that house 127
Kendall street. Ivy City, be sold. and that
requests of 5000 be paid to her sister, Mrs.
Sarah V. Freeman; 500 to Mrs. George
Johns, $50 each to Mrs. Louisa Joy and
Miss Aneta Joy and s25 to John Fairfax.
The interest of the deceased in lots in
and William Freeman A bequest of $50 is
made TO John Wesley A. NJ. f. Church.
The remaining estate is devised to her
husband. John Flemming. who Is also
named executor.
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ANNUAL EXERCISES
UNIVERSITY IN MIDST OF COM
MENCEMENT PERIOD.

The anniversary exercis- of the COM
mercial college of Howard University
were held last evening in the memorial
chapel. at which four graduates were
awarded diplomas.
The class grafton was delivered by w D.
Giles. The certificates were presented by
President Thrilled, who spoke of the re-
cent advancement of the negro. especially
in the south. He said the preparation
which the graduates had just completed
was part of a general education in life.
Justice Barnard of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia was the prn-
cipal speaker. He spoke of the good work
accomplished by the graduates, and gave
them counsel of earnest work and high
character and also commented upon the
work of the university in fitting men OF the
colored race for usefulness in life.
This training" he said, addressing the
graduates, will enable you better to earn
the dollar and to keep it: and to win the
respect Of your community. The faithful
pursuit Of everyday work in the truest
charity to your neighbors
Useful Occupation.
Let your occupation be useful to your
self and others, and let your work be
such as to command the respect and es-
TEEN of others. You must not stop
| DetduSe YOU nave qult SShooi'
Success only comes with repeated and
continual ORDINATIONS
He also stated that he was in the
army at Nashville. Tenn, during the
civil war. and in the several lulls in the
battles he learned a system of stenog
raphy which led him to come to V ash
ington and which was indirectly respon-
sible for fitting him for his position as
justice of the District Supreme Court.
1t was announced that a meeting Of
the board of directors of the university
is to be held a 80 o'clock this after
noon for the purpose of electing presi-
dent to succeed the late Rev. DIR. Ham
lin pastor of the Church of the Cove
nant. who was president of the board
for a number of years. and to elect mem
bers to the vacancies caused by the
deaths of the following members: Messrs.
Ballyntine, Merriweather. Ballock and F..
H. Smith. 1t is stated that the aggre-
gate service of the five deceased members
of the board in the interest of the uni
versity is 100 years.
The graduates were: William Dickerson
Giles of Quincy ILL.,: Mccoy Hanson of
Washington. Robert L. Harvey of DAN
Vile Va, and Adella Virginia Morris of
Washington.
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did. Probably only a few knew Of 1t be-
forehand. While l believe it was precon-
certed 1t may have been executed with
very little preparation"
IF they had q conspiracy how do you
account for the firing from the back
porch?'
My opinion is the first shots were fired
from near the wall opposite the telegraph
the barracks were aroused by these first
shots and then fired from the porch Of
Company B barracks"
Maj. Blocksom said that Howard. the
eolored sentinel on the night Of the 18th.
swore falsely when he said he saw no men
go over the wall, and Tonnage the scaven-
ger. swore falsely. He believed that when
the sergeant of the guard sounded the call
of all the men so that those who already
had their guns out might not be detected.
He called attention to testimony that
showed that the sergeant-at-ar had CIV
en- the call to arms before the order for a
call to arms from Mai. Penrose reached
him.
Maj. Blocksom insisted that two or three
minutes would be sufficient time in which
to clean gun fired few times, and the
men could clean their guns in his opinion
while returning to the barracks, provided
they had made preparation by having a
thong brush and piece of oiled rag. When
he was reminded that testimony was to the
effect that from twenty to thirty minutes
would be required to clean gun he said
that was nonsense.
Il think it can be demonstrated" he said.
There are soldiers at Fort Myer and at
Washington barracks"
He was not sure that guns could not be
cleaned In the dark. He said he thought
Tonnage. the Mexican witness. had been
worked upon by the soldiers when he teSti-
fled as he did concerning the shooting. He
declared he believed a majority Of the men
of the battalion know who did the shoot
ing up Of Brownsville.
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SLASHED WITH A STlLETTO
italian Then Fled Through Com
mission House and Escaped.
CREATED GREAT EXCITEMENT
Victim Is Prominent and Thinks That
the Assassin Was Hired to Do
the Deed.

PlTTSRURG, Pa. May 2S.-An unknown
Italian made an attempt today to assassi-
nate NJ CanceIliere proprietor and editor
of the La Trinacria, an Italian paper. The
assault took place about 1 O'Clock, on
Grant street. near the office of La Tri-
nacra
Cancellicre was conversing with w. NJ.
Bllows. an attorney, when the would be
assassin came W from the rear, and be-
fore Mr.. Billows realized what had hap
pened the man had slashed Cancelliere
across the right side of the face with a
small stilettO. The weapon made a wound
about three inches long and one inch deep,
the blade Just grazing the jugular vein.
Had it penetrated one-eighth of an incl,
at this part of the neck the vein would
have been severed
The Italian then fed through a commits
sion house and escaped.
The case was Immediately reported to
Superintendent of Police McQuaid. and de-
tectlNeS are now making an Investigation.
Victim Very Cool.
Cdnceliicre was cool after the attack and
said the man was a stranger but he be-
Heved he had been hired to kill him. as en-
emies had made threats of assassination
Il have been vigorous in my denunciation
OF certain Italians who have been swindling
their countrymen." said he. ''and have in
Cured the enmity of these men,
On account of the prominence of Cancel
iiere the assault created great excitement
among the many Italians living in that
vicinity.
Cancelliere is well known throughout the
country as an editor and speaker.
His assailant is described as being about
five feet six inches tall. weighing about 40
pounds and fairly well dressed. AS he fled
the man dropped the knife, and this is now
in the possession of the police authorities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
EDWARDS-GARLAND CASE.
Grand Jury Said to Be Considering
Evidence.

The grand jury, it is understood. is con-
sidering evidence of assault with a danger
Gus weapon on Alexandra Garland jr.
against Charles A Edwards and several
Witnesses in the case, it is said, have al
ready been examined.
While the case has been continued from
time TO time in the Police Court. it is de-
clared, United States Attorney Baker has
gone ahead and has presented the evidence
he has obtained to the grand jury now in
session
The case was set several days ago for a
hearing in the Police Court today; but
Prosecuting Attorney Ralph Given stated
that il had been continued indefinitely. He
gave as the reason for the continuance that
II was desired to consult with Mr.. Garland
and learn his wishes in the matter before
further action is taken in the lower court.
MI Edwards is at liberty on 5000 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
NOT AGAINST FOREIGNERS
CHINESE OUTBREAK DIFFERENT
FROM THE BOXER UPRISING.
Purely Revolt Against the Reigning
Dynasty-Formented by
Secret Societies.

Officials here who have kept in close
touch with the state OF public feeling In
southern China are satisfied that the rebel
lion which has just broken out in Kwang
tung province is radically different In origin
from the famous Boxer uprising of 1900 in
the important fact that 1t Is not directed
against foreigners. 1t is possible, of course.
that as an incident to the rebellion some
foreigners may suffer through being caught
in the storm center, but so far as ii Is
known here they are not the objects of at
tack.
Nor Is 1t understood here that the famine
in China has anything to do with this rebel
lion. Kwangtung province was not affected
to any extent by the famine. which ragged
in its worst form several hundred miles to
the northward. and although the natives
Of the province have had to bear their
share of the extremely heavy taxation Inn
posed by the imperial government to meet
the enormous indemnity to be paid to for
efgn powers as an outcome of the Boxer up
rising, their discomfort has been no more
pronounced than that of natives in other
sections Of China.
According to the best Information avail
able the present rebellion Is purely anti
dynastic. 1t Is a revolt of the natives Of
southern China against the existing Man
chu reign at Picking, and the movement Is
by no means confined to kwangtung, but Is
generally felt in southern China, being To-
ineuteu ny inc secret societies. IneSe So
cieties are not only potent in China but
they have ramfications throughout the
world and particularly in the United States,
whence flow large sums of money con-
tributed by disaffected Chinese in the popu-
lous cities of this country.
The opinion here is that the present up
rising in Kwangtung was sprung pre-
maturely and that 1t will be soon sup
pressed There only half a dozen
American missionaries scattered through
the provinces outside of the great city Of
Cantdn where there is considerable
American colony, but that, of courses is in
possible danger owing to the ability of
a few warships lying in the West river to
safeguard the port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
STRIKE SPREADS IN PHILLIE.
B. and o. Malcontents Join NJ. and M.
Longshoremen.

PHILADELPHIA. May 2S.-The strike in
augura ted several days ago by the long
shoremen employed by the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company has spread
to the men at work on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company's piers and to the
receiving clerks on the wharves of the Bos-
ton and Philadelphia line. The steam
ships Parthian for Boston, Indian for Prov
idence and Fall River and Allegheny for
Savannah, which were scheduled to leave
yesterday. were unable to sail and may get
away today.
More than a hundred men who have taken
the strikers places are living on two light
ers in the Delaware river. There is room on
the lighters for 400 men and cots have been
placed on them for that number
The men here are not organized. but went
out at the solicitation of the New York
strikers. They have been receiving 20
cents hour and % cents an hour over
time. They now ask % cents an hour and
30 cents overtime
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
GUARDIAN FOR CHILDREN.
No Suit to Be Brought Against Es.
tate of Silas Putnam.

SpecIsI Dispatch 10 The Star.
FAIRFAX. Va. May 2S.-Miss Eliza c.
Beavers of Washington, sister-in-law of
Mrs. Emma Beavers. who was shot and
killed Saturday afternoon by Silas Putnam
near this place, has been here to consult
Judge Louis C. Barley relative to her be-
coming the guardian of the orphan children
OF her sister. According to statements made
about town today she did not make any
reference TO suit for damages against the
estate Of Putnam, but ii was said the chill
dren should be compensated for the loss OF
their mother. Judge Barley stated that
nothing was said to him relative to the ru-
mored suit. II was learned today that Put
nam some time ago placed will on file in
the court house and later placed another
Neither instrument has been opened
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
Test of Popuarity.

Decoration day at Benning Heights is go.
ing to be time of considerable interest
for on that occasion the plans devised by
the Valley Realty Company will be carried
out. Mr.. H. ]. Stallings. the sales manager
of the company, is going to give his per-
sonal attention to a novel voting contest
which will determine the fortunate persons
who are to receive free trips to the James.
town exposition, as well free lots in the
subdivision.
The selection will be to determine the
most popular church organization, the most
popular labor organization, the most popu-
lar police officer and the most popular mail
carrier.
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10 to 20 per cent below the range Of prices
at the close Of last weeks market.
In this slump the big packers professed to
find evidence of their power. They were
not sangufne of the final outcome, however.
the commission mems failure to get stuck
on the days receipts being an unlooked-for
development.
Causes that contributed to the success OF
the commission men in their efforts to sell
out everything were the cooperation of the
shippers in the country and the demands OF
the independent trade. Renewed appeals
to the country buyers and shippers to keep
their cows and heifers'' out of the Chicago
market for the present were sent out over
the wires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
Secretary Taft at His Desk.

Secretary Taft. who is suffering with a
severe cold was somewhat better this morn
ing and spent several hours at the War
Department and afterward attended the
meeting Of the cabinet. Notwithstanding
his illness he will keep his engagement to
address the millers convention at st. Louis
Thursday, leaving here this evening. He
will return to Washington Saturday morn
Ing.
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TWO DEATHS FOLLOW cENsURE.
Prominent Huntington Residents Fa-
tally Slashed With Knives.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, May 2S.-Henry
Wright, a wealthy contractor of this city,
and his nephew. Claude Newman, were IA
tally stabbed by Clell Perkins and Thomas
Lyons here last night. Wright and his
nephew were driving to the Wright home.
south of the city. and just before arriving
there discovered Perkins and Lyons on
Wright's premises. Upon Wright censuring
Perkins and Lyons for trespassing they
turned on him and made a deadly assault
with knives. The assailants are still at
large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
sAxoNY's HIGHEST HONOR.
Decoration to Be Bestowed on Am
bassador Won Sternburg by King.

BERLIN. May 2S-Baron Speck Won Stern
burg. the German ambassador to the United
States. is stopping day in Berlin on his
way from the Italian TyroI to Dresden,
where lie will be received by King Freder-
lex, on which occasion his majesty will per-
sonally bestow on the ambassador Saxony's
highest decoration, the Grand Cross of AL
brecht. He will return later to Berlin
where he will be received in audience by
Emperor William.
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Court Sustains will

Justice Barnard. holding Probate Court.
today directed the jury to return a verdict
sustaining the will of Mrs. Henrietta Stef-
fen. late resident Of this District. who
died in April 1905. The caveators, relatives
of Mrs. Steffen. contended that the testa-
trix was Of unsound mind and that she did
not sign and execute the will in compliance
with law. Attorneys George c. Gertman
and John Ridout represented the parties
propounding the will and beneficiaries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
Very Cold inPfttsbure,

PITTSBURG. Pa. May 2s.-The mercury
ranged from 81 to 81 degrees in and about
Pittsburg today.
Ice was formed in a number of places.
but a high wind last night prevented
killing frost The temperature is now
rising and relief from the unreasonable
thermometric conditions is predicted by to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-28
FRENCH OFFICERS COMING.
Will Be Received at the White House
June a.

The officers of the French squadron now
at New York on their way to Hampton
roads to take part in ting jamestown ex-
position will visit this city on the 4th
prox., and will be received by the Presi
dent at the White House that afternoon.
The French ambassador and Madam JUS
serand Will give a dinner in honor of the
visitors on the evening of the 9TH proX.
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Alarm Of Fire.

An alarm OF fire was sounded from box "a
about IL 30 O clock this afternoon because of
a blaze In the house of c. Burrows OIL New
Jersey avenue southeast. Sparks from a
railroad engine are supposed to have caused
he tie. -. - -s--i cd in about So damage