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DEATH list GROWS
IN HONDA HORROR
ThiRTY-FiVE ARE DEAD AND
MANY OTHERS PAINFULLY :.
INJURED.
Many Women Meet Horrible Deaths
-Scalded Bodies Are Taken From
the Debris = Shriners Do Heroic
Work.

Santa Barbara, CAL, May 13.-Thir.
ty-hve people lost their lives in the
wreck of the Shriner Especial" al
Eo ida, a small town on the Southern
Pacific Saturday. At first the death
LIST was reported as 20, but several OF
the wounded have since died, and the
total has been increased by 15. Out
side of the train crew, all of the vic.
Tins of the catastrophe were members
Of the Ismalia temple of Buffalo and
the Rajah temple Of Reading, Pa.
The train carried 145 members Of
these two fraternities. Among the
dead was Alonzo B. Rogers of St.
Paul, a Pullman car conductor.
The wreck was caused by defec.
tve switch and the train was running
at the rate Of 80 miles an hour at the
time. The coaches were smashed to
pieces by the impact.
twenty-five of the dead are al
Santa Barbara and ten at San Luis
Obispo. More than score were in.
jured, many of whom will die. The
Injured are at the sanitariums at San
Luis Obispo,
Train Making Terrific Speed.
The wreck occurred exactly at 2:3t
O'Clock, one hour and forty-fl min
utes after the conclave visitors form
Ing merry party, had spent all the
morning sightseeing in Santa Bar.
bara. The statement that the train
was making a terrific speed when il
struck the defective track is borne
out by the fact that it covered the 81
mile of curves and crooked track
between here and Honka in exactly
100 minutes.
There was no warning of the i'm.
pending calamity. The special plung.
ed upon the defective switch, and in
an instant the big locomotive, bag.
gage car, diner and Pullman coupled
with it were hurled together in huge
heap of wreckage. The engine shot
forward on the broken track, tearing
up the rails and ties and twisting the
huge iron spans into fishhooks. The
baggage car half buried itself in the
sand on the right side of the locomo.
tive. It was smashed almost tc
! K1nQlng WOOd.
The dining car, in which were 81
persons eating their MONDAY meal,
leaped into the air and was thrown
directly on top of the demolished To-
comotive. Nearly every person in
this coach was instantly killed. Scores
were scalded by steam escaping from
disconnected pipes in the kitchen Of
the diner.
Scene lndescribable.
The terror and turmoil of the scene
was indescribable. Many of those
who escaped instant death by the
first impact were crushed by the real
coaches hurled upon the wreckage
Others, pinioned in the debris, were
roasted alive. The wreckage caught
lre from the Goals of the engine, bu1
uao avfjy, cps,i sh o1 y, foxxy inutaa hy
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Scene Indescribable.
CHICAGO cHARTER PASSED.
Illinois Senate Passes Measure BY
Vote Of % to IS.

Springfield, ILL.,. May 13.-Chicago's
new charter bill passed the senate by
vote Of % to Is at 12:05 p. m. Sat
urday. The measure in the final
stages was the object Of eloquent
opposition by the country senators,
among them Curtis, Dunlap. Acton,
Chafee and Hamilton. It was de-
Tended in masterful address by Or
vile F. Berry. Despite the foregone
conclusion that the bill would pass it
mustered only two more votes than
the smallest number required to pass
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FIRE VICTIMS BODY FOUND.
Miss Wittebort's Remains Taker
From Kansas City Ruins.

Kansas City, May 1.-THE body of
Miss Aurora Wittebort, the artist,
who lost her life in the destruction by
fire of the University building, was
recovered from the ruins Friday after
noon. Miss Wittebort had been suf-
focated, and her body was badly
burned. No other bodies were found.
The condition of Countess Alex.
andra Blumberg is still considered
serious, but she may recover.
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Brio. Gen. o. B. Wilcox Dies.

brTy' Oe1I' o. o. VIIICUX 01eS'
Detroit, May 11.-WOrd has been
received here that Brig. Gen. Orlando
B. Wilcox, u. S. A., retired, former
governor of the National Soldiers
home at Washington, died Friday at
Cohnrg Ont. aced IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-30
News Of Laurel, Md.
rial Correspondence of The Star.


LAUREL, Nd, July 30, 1907
Mr.. Albin B. Nelson Of this place, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Brant B. Nelson, died yes
terday morning at the home of his parents.
in Anne Arundel county. near Laurel Of
typhoid fever. aged twenty-five years. He
had been i'll three weeks He was a member
of the Laurel Lodge, knights of Pythias
and also Of the Improved Order of Hepta-
sophs, which orders will hold services
Wednesday at his home, at o'clock in the
morning. The remains will be sent to New.
port, r. l.. for interment. Messrs. James
Shipiey and Harry 8. Phelps of Laurel
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will ACCOMPANY
the remains to Its destination
The democratic primary held here Satur-
day was very spirited. Messrs. Ogle Mar
bury and John D. Cronmiiler, being the
nominees for the house of delegates the
former winning by a majority of 10. A
heavy vote was polled
Miss Maude Phelps, youngest daughter
Of ex-Mayor Edward Phelps. is very Ill
Of typhoid fever.
Rev Andrew Reid Bird, pastor of the
Laurel Presbyterian Church, and Mrs Bird
will sail for Europe Thursday, August 1.
They will go direct to Chrstianha the
capital of Norway, and from there will
travel through Norway for about five
weeks, spending some time within the arc
tic circle. Later they will visit Sweden and
Denmark. and possibly Russia. They will
return to their home here about the middle
Of October.
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ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
Joseph Forney, Respected Colored
Man, Loses Life in Swimming Pool.
Special Correspondence NJ Tho Star

KENSINGTON. Md. July 80, 1901
Joseph Forney. colored, was drowned last
night about $50 while swimming in pool
at Capitol View short distance from this
place. His body was not found until nearly
II o'clock Messrs Robert j. Proctor of
Capitol View and Cassius krouse Of Ken
sington. after diving repeatedly, succeeded
finally in getting the body to the surface.
The pool is on the site of an old quarry
abandoned about ten years ago, and is said
70 be from eighteen to twenty-five feet
deem in places. The pool is fed from near
nv springs, and the icy GOODNESS Of the
water made difficult the attempts to recover
Forney's body. DR.. w. l.. Lewis, health Of
fcer of Kensington, summoned Jury and
held an inquest, giving a verdict of acct
dental death by drowning.
Forney was about twenty-six or twenty
seven years DID, sober. honest and indus
trious, and has been in the employ of Mr..
w. j. Umstead a driver for a number
of years. He was regarded as one of the
best colored men living In the vicinity of
Kensington. He leaves a wife, with whom
he had lived happily, and together they
were purchasing a home in Ken-Gar, which,
it is said, was nearly paid for Rev Mr.
Still, pastor Of the church at Ken-Gar was
this morning making arrangements for the
funeral.
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CoRTLANDT PARKER DEAD.
Famous New Jersey Lawyer Had Re
fused Many Appointments.

fused Many Appointments.
NEW YORK, July 30.-Cortlandt Parker
of Newark. one of the best known men,
bers Of the New Jersey bar, died at his
home in Newark at II 80 o'clock last night.
He was the son Of James Parker, long a
member Of the New Jersey legislature and
Of Congress, and was born In Perth
Amboy in June, 1873 He was educated at
the Perth Amboy Military Academy and
other schools and was a graduate OF the
first Rutgers College in 1885, In Septem-
Der, 1S47, he married Elizabeth Wolcott
Sites of Morristown.
Mr.. Parker studied law in the Office of
Theodore Frelnghuysen Of Newark for
three years and was admitted to the bar in
1912. Up to a short time ago he still prac-
ticed law and was known the Oldest
practitioner in New Jersey.
From 1857 to 1867 he was prosecutor of
pleas of Essex county. He declined several
appointments and nominations to judge
Alabama claims, minister to Russia and
minister to Vienna. He was sent to
Louisiana In 1875 to witness the count Of
electoral votes and was one of the law
revisers in the same year. He was a whig
until 1856 and since then had been a re-
publican.
He was a candidate for the United
States Senate several times and was q
member Of Ave general conventions of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. He had been
president of the American Bar Association,
the State Bar Association and the Essex
the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. He lived
at 5GS Broad street. Newark. A wife and
two sons, Cortandt Parker, jr., and Rob-
ert Meade Parker, survive.
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NOW OUT AGAINST TAFT
Senator Foraker Takes De-
cided Stand in the Matter.
TARIFF ISSUE COMMENT.
Declares That the Secretary Is Not
Orthodox.
LETTER PRINTED AT CINCINNATI
Says Republican State Central Com
mittee of Ohio Was Not Chosen to
Select Presidential Candidate.
LETTER PRINTED AT CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, July 30.-That it is impos-
sible under present conditions, to favor the
presidential candidacy of Secretary Taft
is the statement of Senator Foraker in
letter given out here yesterday. The letter
is addressed to c. B. Mccoy of Coshocton,
member of the republican state committee,
and Is intended as The expression of the
senator's views when the committee meets
at Columbus today. The interview or
Gov Harris in which he favors the indorse-
ment OF Foraker for senator and Taft for
president and various recent publications
are taken as the ext for the letter which
follows:
II learn from the newspapers and other
wise that resolution is likely TO he offered
at the next meeting OF the central COM
mittee TO he held IN Columbus tomorrow,
July 30. indorsing Secretary Taft as Ohio's
candidate for the presidency. and / have
seen il stated that a resolution is likely
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TO TRAIN YOUNG HoNDURANs.
Scholarships for Natives Who'll Be
Sent Here by Government

NEW YORK, July Bottle Honduran
consulates in this country and abroad.
which since the cessation of 'hostilities in
last April have been In charge Of Near
aguan officials, became separate establish
ments yesterday.
DR. Luis Sazo Arriaga has been appointed
the new Honduran consul general Of New
York. with offices in the Coffee Exchange
building, 60 Beaver street. DR.. Salvador
Cordova. who was consul general for Hon
duras at this port prior to April last, has
sailed for Panama, where he will resume
his practice a physician. Jose Prieto,
who was secretary of the consulate under
DR.. Cordova, will act In similar capacity
under the new consul general
DR.. Arriaga said yesterday that his gov
eminent is to grant free scholarships in
this country to a number of young Hon.
durans, with view to making them help
full In the building up of their country
They will come to the states to study rail-
road civil, mining, electric and other en-
cheering work well agriculture
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FREDERICKSBURG AND VICINITY
Postmaster of Whitewater Robbed Of
,OOO-General News Items.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. July 20, 1907.
Mr.. George W. Herring of the firm Of
Herring & Pyke at Whitewater, and post
master at Whitewater, Stafford county, had
box containing a thousand dollars in
money and stamps stolen from him late
Friday evening last. Mr.. Herring closed
his store about $40 o'clock, putting the
receipts Of the store and Of the post office
into tin box. Arriving at his home he
was asked by his wife to go to the we'll
and draw a bucket of water. He placed
the box on his porch and went to the WELL
and on his return the box was missing
There were number of people around at
the time, but none knew anything of the
disappearance. Mr.. Herring has secured
the services Of two Washington detectives
who are at work on the case.
The State Summer Institute. which has
been in session in this city for the past
month, closed last Friday, the balance Of
the week being taken up in examinations
1t was the largest school held this sum-
nier in the state, having an enrolment Of
about 800. 1t Is the prevailing opinion
that the state board of education will
name Fredericksburg as one Of the cities
in which a permanent normal school will
be established.
ter Of the late DR.. Broaddie S. Herndon
CT this city, died in the Mary Washing
tor Hospital here Saturday night Of
typhoid fever. Miss Herndon was at
Bcyds. Md, spending the summer when
she became Ill and returned home about
a week ago, her death occurring as stated.
Her funeral took place this morning from
the St. Georges Protestant Episcopal
Church. and interment was made in the
City cemetery.
Mr.. Richard O'Brien, the engineer who
was so badly scaldeu last week by being
caught under his engine which was de-
lailed on the r. F. and P. r. R., just across
the river from this city, died this evening
at the Mary Washington Hospital, to
which institution he was removed soon
after being rescued from beneath his en-
CINE. He was sixtythree years Of age
and was one Of the oldest engineers on
that road. His wife and two children sur
vlve him. His remainE were taken to his
home in Richmond for interment.
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
m

special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, July 80, 1907.
Mr. James T. Bogley. secretary of the
Montgomery County Agricultural Society,"
Is authority for the statement that the
Rockville fair will be held this year as
usual. notwithstanding the fact that the
circuit court for the county will refuse to
grant license permitting pool selling on
the races. 1t has been stated that If pool
selling is eliminated several members Of the
board of directors will resign and there
will probably be no fair. Secretary Bog
ley, however. states that preparations
are progressing as usual and there is
every prospect that the exhibition will be
held and will prove one Of the best ever
given at Rockville.
In the presence Of a large gathering at
Halpine yesterday afternoon the Montrose
and Wayside base ball teams crossed bats,
the latter winning by the score of 10 to O.
The batteries were Poss and Day for Way
side and Benjamin and Sadtler for Mon
trose.
Mrs. William Waldo and children have
returned to Washington after visiting Mrs.
Arthur B. Gleasan here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dawson Of Spokane,
Wash are visiting relatives and friends in
Rockville. Mr.. Dawson, who is a native
Of this place, went west about twenty
years ago and engaged in the practice
Of law.
MIS-. berry clark ana llttle daughter nave
returned to Rockville after sojourn of
several weeks on Long Island, N. Y.
Mr. Charles L. Colinsgru of Colesville
district is understood to be an aspirant for
one Of the republican nominations for the
house Of delegates.
This is the final week Of the democratic
primary campaign, and the few remaining
days promise to be strenuous ones for the
numerous aspirants for office. There will
be one or more picnics each day during the
week and the candidates eyDacted n
attend all of the festivities. This means
hard weeks work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Haney of this
place have issued invitations for the we'd
ding reception of their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Lee Haney, and Rev. Robert z.
Porter the evening of August at the
Haney home. Miss Haney has for several
years been engaged in missionary work
under the direction of the Southern Bap-
fist convention. and her prospective hus-
band Is also said to have been doing SINH
lar work. They will make their home at
FL Cristo Cuba.
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ORDINATION SERVICES.
Percy B. Trip Becomes Minister Of
Presbyterian Church
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
FALLS CHURCH, Va, July % 1907
A farewell banquet was given Saturday
night at the chapel of the Presbyterian
Church by the members Of the Christian
Endeavor Society in honor Of Mr.. Percy B.
Trip, one Of their number, who starts TO-
morrow for China, having accepted en-
ployment from the government OF that
country as a teacher in the high school at
Tientsin. Mr.. Trip will also engage in
missionary work in the section to which he
goes. The banquet was arranged by a COM
mittee of the society. consisting Of Messrs.
A. M. Smith, w. T. Parrott John W. Seay.
jr. L. C. Hough. Misses Susie Dawson, An
nile seay. Glenn Newell, Emma Seaman and
Kathleen McGroarty. Covers were laid for
forty guests. The tables were handsomely
decorated In Chinese colors, yellow and
black, while streamers Of same colors were
bles. Two rows Of lighted candles under
yellow shades were arranged the length OF
the tables. Mr.. Trip. as the guest of hon
or. was seated under large Chinese UNI
brella.
During the evening addresses were made
by Rev. r. A. Dawson, Rev. Franklin No
ble Rev. w. 8. o. Thomas, F. II. Caldwell,
w. T. PARROT, George w. Hawxharst and
John w. Seay, jr. Mr.. A. NJ. Smith intro
duced the speakers. Remarks were made
by Mr.. and Mrs. s. D. Trip parents of the
young man. Mr.. Percy Trip responded in
a feeling manner to the eulogies that had
been spoken. Those present on the occa-
sion were: Rev. and Mrs. w. s. o. Thomas,
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Dawson. Rev. and Mrs.
j. L. KILLER. Rev. and Mrs. j. f. Amos.
Rev. Franklin Noble Mr.. and Mrs S. 8.
Trip, Mr.. and Mrs H. c. Eddy, Mr. and
Mrs. George w. Hawxhurst. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Seay, jr., Mrs. India Palmer. Mrs. F.
NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Lula B. Wall. Misses
Susie Dawson. Emma Seaman La keene
" Rogan, Ethel Payne, Anna Seay, Glenn
Her. Lena Klippenas. Maggie Seay. Messrs.
A. NJ Smith, F. II. Caldwell, w. T. Parrot.
]. r. Royston, NJ. r. Westcott III. S. Di-
vine l.. C. Hough, p. B. Trip.
Upon the request of Rev. w. S. o.
Thomas, pastor Of the Columbia Baptist
Church, representatives from SIN churches
assembled here yesterday morning for tho
, before his departure for his foreign field or
labor The following composed the assem-
bly of ordination: Rev. George f. Truitt OF
West Washington Church, Rev. I. h
Campbell and c. N. Bouc, Rockville j. W.
Taylor. Fairfax; Charles II. Greathouse,
Fort Myer Heights; w. d. Henry and
George b. Clark, Chevy Chase; Rev. w s.
O. Thomas, F. H. Caldwell, ]. r. Royston
and E. j. Northrup, Falls Church.
After the usual examination OF the cam
dIdate he was unanimously recommended
for ordination. The services in the church
we're conducted by Rev. w. 8. o. Thomas
and consisted of a solo. Face 10 Face" by
Mrs. Fravel: presentation of the Bible in
an address by Rev George Trutt; de-
livery of the charge by Rev f. J. Ridaard-
son; prayers by Rev. c. n. Bouic; sermon
by Rev. Z. II. Campbell, closing with PRAYER
by Mr. W. D. Henry. Mr. w. T. Parrot
was elected clerk of the assembly.
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ampled prosperity any nation was ever
blessed with. I was told in hamilton few
days ago that the crying need of that place
is more la Dor.
1 was told only this morning by promi-
nent manufacturer that Cincinnati could
give employment today, if l could find
them. at the highest standard of wages
ever paid, to 10000 more laborers. And so
1t is all over the country.
Our volume of money. although the
largest and best We have ever had. Is not
adequate to meet the demands of legiti-
mate business.
And Yet, notwithstanding this condition
of unparalleled prosperity, there is a de-
mand not alone from democrats and theo-
rists and idealists, who are always in favor
of revising our tariff downward, but from
number of leading republicans, for an i'm
mediate revision of cur tariff duties.
Taft Favors Tariff Revision.
Inasmuch as Gov. Harris represents that
such is his view, l don't wonder that he
prefers Secretary Taft as his candidate
for the presidency, for on a number of oc-
casions Secretary Taft has taken pains to
announce that he Is In favor of an imme-
date revision of our tariff 1 observe also
that most of the leading supporters of Sec
rotary Taft in our state entertain similar
views, notably among them ex-Gov. Her
rick and Representative Theodore E. Bur-
ton.
When. therefore. we are asked to commit
ourselves to the candidacy of Secretary
Taft we must do II with the fact in mind
that he entertans the views he has ex-
pressed on this subject and that If we make
him our candidate the campaign Of neces-
sity must be a campaign for a revision
downward Of the tariff schedules, under
which the country has been brought to not
only unprecedented but universal prosperity.
"Not the Time for Revision
There may be some duties too high and
there may be some too low, and there may
come time and will, no doubt, when there
ought to be some changes made, but
don't think we should enter upon any such
work at this time and 1 don't believe that
we should discredit what the republican
party has done for this country under the
policies represented by the Dingley tariff
law by making our campaign of next year
an attack upon that statute.
If We can be given time to discuss this
subject, / may change my views about 1t,
but without further advices 1t Is impossible
for me. Notwithstanding the high charac-
ter and great ability and the distinguished
services of Secretary Taft, to favor his
candidacy.
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Stewardess Drowned at Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, July 30.--Mrs Charlotte
Knoll of New York, aged twenty:eight
years, stewardess on the Old Dominion
steamer jamestown, was drowned while
attempting to board that vessel here yester-
day. The body has been recovered. Mrs
Knoll had been on visit to her mother, Mrs.
Studell. stewardess on the steamer Prin-
cess Anne, lying in another dock. and was
boarding the jamestown on an iron ladder,
when the ladder either gave way with her
or she slipped therefrom, reports as to this
differing. The woman screamed for help,
but negro longshoremen who saw the acct
dent became panic stricken and gave no
assistance,
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fellow citizens name him in such con-
nection. but any ordinary man might well
hesitate to proclaim himself qualified for
such responsibilities, preferring at least to
wait until invited by his party associates to
undertake such duties.
1t is because / entertain opinions of this
kind that l have not made any announce
ment of any candidacy for any office. and
/ do not deem it necessary that l should.
Today there is wide difference among
republicans on a question of the most vital
character.
Foraker on Tariff
The question 1 refer to is not regulation
of trusts, railroads and interstate COM
merce, about which we are all united, but
the tariff question.
We are in the midst of the most unex-
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Establishes an Alibi.
ecial Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, July %, 1907.
Deputy Sheriff George w. MulIican and
DIR. George z. Cook. who went to Harri-
sonburg, Va, to see a, colored man who
was arrested there on suspicion of being
the man who shot and seriously wounded
Charles L. Souder the Virginia school
teacher near Redland early this month.
returned home today. They found a col
ored man named Oscar Jackson under ar
rest there and they also found that Jack
son resided in that section. DR.. Cook said
he was not the man he had seen the day
of the shooting, and as the prisoner had
no difficulty In establishing an alibi very
little attention was paid to him.
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BOSTON. July 8o1The first annual con-
vent1on Of the Illuminating Engineering So
ciety of America was opened here today
with delegates present from the New Eng
land, New York. Philadelphia Chicago and
San Francisco sections. During the two
days in which the convention will be in
session the delegates will listen to adj
dresses on electricity and Illuminating in
general.
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Prince Wilhelm of Sweden second son OF
Crown Prince Gustav, arrived Saturday at
Bordeaux on board the Swedish armored
cruiser F'ylgia his way to the United
States. He was received with especial
honof0.