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Evening star., 1907-08-24
MILITARY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Gen. Mills Recommends Addition OF
Fifty COMPANIES of Native Scouts.

Inquiry at the War Department into the
report from japan that the authorities are
projecting an increase of the military
forces in the Philippines by the addition of
thirteen regiments of native troops, to be
officered by Americans. discloses the fact
that the foundation for the story Is
simple recommendation by Gen. Mills, in
command of the Philippine Scouts, Depart
ment of the Visayas. that the force OF
scouts be increased by fifty companies,
which would make altogether about four
regiments. The basis for the recommen-
dation was the desire to reduce the ex-
pense of the military establishment IN the
Philippines instead of increasing IL, Tor the
proposed additional force of scouts were TO
replace an equal number of the American
troops. who are much more expensive. In
fact, the project involves the increase of
pay of the scouts. but even with the allow
ance proposed the private would receive
only IS a month for the first enlistment, and
only after thirty years service would his
pay equal the 81 month. which the
American recruit receives to begin with.
The scouts have been found to be easily
maintained on the food of the country and
TO be patient and loyal at all times.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
BUILDING TRADES STRIKE.
No Developments Noted Today in
Local Situation.

There We're no developments today in the
strike situation of the building trades At
the headquarters of the building trades
grievance committee the statement was
made this afternoon by Secretary McIver
that the committeeman are resting on their
oars today and will enjoy a holiday until
tomorrow.
But" he added significantly there is
liable to be something doing the first of
next week."
At the headquarters of the EMPLOYERS
Association the officers were also prepar-
ing for next week. number of non-union
mechanics are expected to reach this city
tonight and tomorrow and be in readiness
to go to work where they may be needed
Monday, when 1t is expected all the
struck jobs will be resumed.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
WANT MORE STRINGENT LAWS.
A. F. of L. Leaders Would Exclude
All Asiatic Iaborers

NORFOLK, Va, August 24.-The execu-
tive board of the American Federation of
Labor. In session here, last night instructed
all civil organizations to cooperate with
the federation in an effort to have the next
Congress enact more stringent immigration
laws providing for the exclusion of Asiatic
laborers of every description.
President Roosevelt and Congress were
asked to investigate the cost of buying the
telegraph lines for governmental owner
ship.
1t was decided that the labor exhibit
at jamestown may be transferred to
Washington city at the close of the exposi-
tion, If the Washington Central Labor or
ganiZation bears the expense.
The codification of union labels and a
digest of laws protecting union labels in
the courts was directed
The International Union of Steam Engi-
neers was urged to grant a charter to the
local German engineers Of New York city.
The miners of the Transvaal asked finan-
cial aid, and this will be given SO far as
possible.
Amalgamation of the international
freight handlers and Brotherhood of Rail-
way Clerks was urged.
A conference was called for the settle
ment of differences between the Interna-
tional Hod Carriers and Building Laborers
and Brotherhood of Cement Workers.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
New York Cotton Advance.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 24.-Inspired by un-
expected firmness in the English market,
the New York cotton market opened this
morning at net advance of to points
The October option in the early trading
was forced to above the twelve-cent level.
while January held strong at 1923. Bulls
were aggressive and, in spite of continued
absence of outside business predicted a
runaway bull market. They were en-
couraged by official reports showing too
much precipitation in the south Atlantic
states and too little in Texas
The operators responsible for yesterdays
sharp upturn were again in evidence, sup
porting the market gamely in the face OF
unmistakable bearisii sentiment and an al
most universal feeling that 12Is cents for
cotton under the present chaotic financial
conditions was by Ne means justifable.
New Orleans opened at an advance of 6 to S
points and held relatively steady through
out.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
VICTIMS OF THE THIRD RAIL.
Clothing Burned From Dead Mans
Body in Philadelphia.
Special Dispatch to The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August IA
man supposed to be F. NJ. Barton, formerly
of this city and recently of Punxsutawney,
Pa, was instantly killed on the third ran
of the West Jersey and Seashore railway S
tracks early this morning near Woodbury.
Heights station.
When the body was found it was lying
across one of the tracks and the third rail.
One side of the body was burned from
head to foot. The body formed circuit
between the track and the third rail. 1t
was found by the crew of the electr C train
which left Camden at ten minutes past
u @ clock.
The dead mans clothing had been burned
from his body. His flesh had been terri
bly, burned. 1t is believed that he was
walking down the tracks and trinoed on
one of the rails, so falling upon the third
rail. The body was taken to the Woodbury.
.AOrSuc.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
There has been no change
of any kind in the price of
the paper to newsboys, and
readers should pay no more
than the printed price.
TAFT IN OKLAHOMA.
Greeted at Oklahoma City by an I'm.
meuse Crowd

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl., August "a
Secretary of War William H. Taft Is to-
day the guest of Oklahoma City, and to-
night, in speech at Conyention Hall, he
will sound the keynote of the campaign of
the republican party for supremacy in con-
trolling the new state of Oklahoma. The
greatest crowd that this city has ever
known thronged the streets and filled hotel
lobbies and places of business today. Many
visitors, unable to be accommodated at the
hotels, remained up all night or slept in
doorways.
Mr.. Taft was met at the depot by a COM
mittee of republicans and driven to a hotel,
where he Immediately went into confer
ence with leaders of his party in Okla homa.
During the conference local conditions
upon which the Secretary expects to touch
in his speech tonight were discussed. After
the conference Secretary Taft was taken
for an automobile ride around the city. This
afternoon a monster parade with Mr.. Taft
as the principal figure will pass along the
principal streets.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
HARGIs MURDER SERIAL.
Another Chapter Will Be Begun Next
Monday,

LEXINGTON, KY, August 24-The trial
Of Elhert Hargis, John Abner and Bill Brit
ton, charged with the assassination of DR..
B. D. Cox at Jackson, Breathitt county, on
April 13, 1902. will be called at Sandy
Hook, Elliott county, Monday, by Special
Judge w. B. Moody. Some of the wit
nesses left Breathitt, Perry and other
mountain counties today for Sandy Hook,
and others will go Sunday.
Many witnesses live in other states. and
summonses will be issued at once for them
1t is not believed that the trial will be
entered into at this time, although Judge
Moody is anxious to get the trial over. At
torney A. F. Byrd will probably return to-
night from the jamestown exposition, and
will like go to Elliott county Monday
TO assist the prosecution.
Judge James Hargis of Breathitt county
was acquitted q month ago of the charge
of killing Cox.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
NOTED DRUMMER DEAD.
Declared to Be First to Canvass Europe
for American Goods.

NEW YORK, August 2i.-Henry J. Mar
tindell. the first American, drummer to in
troduce American goods in Europe and Aus
tralia, is dead at his home in Trenton, N. j.,
at the age of seventy-five years.
Martindell always declared that he was
the original drummer. He was known as
well in Europe as he was here. 1t was
" ie he was travelling for the Lambertville
= Works that he conceived the idea
I. American goods would sell we'll in
Europe by the same methods of drumming
as here. He tried it and was successful.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
INVITED TO DINE WITH KAISER
Signal Honors Accorded American
Yachtsmen in Berlin.

BERLIN, August 24-The American
yachtsmen who competed for Emperor
Williams cup at the Kiel regatta arrived
here today and lunched with l. Wolf jr.,
of Philadelphia. Among the others present
were Charge dAffaires Eddy, Consul Cen
eral Thackara, the president of the Wann-
see Yacht Club, Herr Ulrich; the winner
Of the Emperor's cup. Otto Protzen, and
Lieut.. Commander VIM. L. Howard, the
American naval attache, and Lieut.. Col
John p Wiser, the American military at
tache.
After lunch the party went by steamer to
Wannsee lake and touched at Potsdam,
where the Americans were presented to
Crown Prince Frederick William in the
pavilion called Matrosen station. The
Wannsee Yacht Club will give a dinner
tonight in honor of the visitors.
The Americans on their arrival here re-
ceived an invitation to dine with Emperor
William at Hanover August 81, following
the imperial review of the fifth army
corps.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
MRS. MINER DIVORCED.
New York Justice Grants Decree and
Freedom to Marry.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 24.-Mary Adelaide
Yerkes- Miner is free to marry again
should she desire to do SO. Justice Guy.
in the supreme court today, signed the final
decree divorcing her from Wilson Mizner.
She was married to Mizner shortly after
the death of her husband, Charles T.
Yerkes, the street railway magnate. and
within a few months sued Miner for an
absolute divorce. She charged him with
improper conduct with a woman whose
name was never disclosed.
The case was tried in private before Ref
cree Louis B. Hasbrouck, and the record
in the suit cannot be seen. The decree
authorizes Mrs. Miner to resume her name
of Yerkes. 1t contains a provision per-
mitting her to marry again as though Miz-
ner was actually dead, but forbids Miner
to marry any other woman during the life
of the wealthy widow who has just di-
vorced him.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
HOPE FOR ENToMBED MINERS.
Rescue Work Resumed With Vigor at
Wilkesbarre Today.

Special Dispatch to The Star
W1LkESBARRE, Pa, August 24-Hope
OF reaching the four men entombed in No.
IA colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Com
pany was revived this morning, when en-
gineers who examined the progress made by
the night shifts reported that only about
twenty-five feet of solid coal separates
them from the entombed men, Work was
continued with renewed vigor
1t was also found that a crevice through
which the voices of the men were heard
up to noon yesterday had been closed by a
fresh fall of roof and this prevents them
being heard, so that it is altogether possi-
BILE that they still alive.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
Profit in the Two-Cent Fare.
ecial Dispatch to The Star

Speclai Dlspatch 10 Ihe Star.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, August 2i.-Re-
turns of passenger revenues for May and
June, the first two months in the new
2-cent fare in effect, show an increase OF
one-sixth over the average earnings for
any two months in 1906, except In the
cases of three roads. the 500, Minneapolis
and St Louis and the Great Western. The
state commission accepts the figures fur
nished by the railways as proving that the
new law is not conhscatory, and on this
showing the state will rest its case as to
the 2-cent fare.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Arraignment of Man Who Fired Pistol
in Crowded Street.

Harry H Wilson, colored, who caused ex-
citement yesterday near 10th and F streets
by firing revolver at Frank Jackson,
pleaded not guilty when arraigned before
Judge Mullowny in the Police Court today
on a charge of assault with intent to kill.
He was held to await action by the grand
jury, under $1,000 bond, furnished by S.
H. Walker.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
HUSBANDS SHOTS FATAL.
saloonkeeper's Wife Died in Philadel-
phia Today.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, August 24.-Mrs.
George II. Schaefer. wife of the Philadel-
phia saloonkeeper, who was shot by her
husband in drunken rage at their summer
cottage, al Somers Point, n. j., yesterday
afternoon died shortly before o'clock this
morning in the Atlantic City Hospital
where she was taken after the tragedy.
The two bullets had entered her BRAIN
and no hope of her recovery had been en-
tertained
Although she was conscious at intervals
during the night, she died in ignorance of
the fact that her husband mad killed HIM
self after he had shot her. At the hos
pital when Mrs. Schaefer breathed her
last this morning were her three children
and her brother, John Morris, who was
employed as a bartender in Schaefers sa-
loon, at Front and Poplar streets.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
Telegraph Facilities Meager and Re
suit in Doubt.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JACKSON, Miss. August 24--The result
of Yesterdays election for governor is still
in doubt, and, because of the inability to
get any information by telegraph, may
have to remain so as long as did the cleo
tion of senators. Both sides continue %
claim victory by two or three thousand.
The figures received at the Noel ana
ErsvVer haaduuaTters here are for sixty-one
counties. but they are different. Brewer
men claim a majority of 1853 and give
Noel 5,9U7, leaving Brewer winner by 2,2l6.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
RETIRED MINISTER KILLED.
by a Revenue officer for a
"Bootlegger."

TULSA, I. T., August 24-Mistaken in the
dark for a bootlegger, Sylvester Morris
seventy-four years old. retired Methodist
minister, was shot and killed here last
night by C. r. Wilson, deputy United States
marshal. The old man was driving in a
wagon home from his farm.
Wilson, In company with another deputy.
had arrested three bootleggers in that
neghborhood about an hour before, and
was waiting for other violators of the law
when the old man came driving by. He
did not stop when ordered and was shot
dead.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
FIVE DIED IN SMOKE
Two Others Are in a Serious
Condition.
FATAL FIRE NEAR BOSTON
One Man Found Wandering, Dazed, in
the Street.
TOLD A HAZY STORY OF AFFAIR
Fire Came From a Lamp Knocked
Over in the Course Of
Fight. "
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, Mass, August 24.-Mrs Mar
garet Cooper, her daughters, Margaret.
aged six; Teresa, aged two. and son. Will
liam. aged three, and John Dwyer. aged six
ty-fve. of 449 Norfolk street Somerville,
were killed by suffocation in a fire this
morning in their home, and the father of
the family, Martin Cooper. and another
child, John, five years old, were so badly
overcome that they were taken to the Som
erville Hospital, where it is said the child
will die, but the father has a chance of life.
The fire started in the lower part of
two-story wooden house occupied by the
Coopers, caused, it is said. by the upsetting
of kerosene lamp. 1t was discovered by
people who were passing In an automobile.
who gave the alarm. The fire had evidently
been burning for some time, as the interior
of the tenement was ablaze when the fire.
men arrived. They found the mother and
three of her children dead with the old
man. Dwyer, and the father and son John
near to death from burns and smoke.
Rushed to the Hospital.
The two living members of the family
floor was occupied by Abraham Goldman
and family. Their part of the house
not burned, and the members of the family
got out
After the fire the Cambridge police found
a man who gave his name Charles Rug
giles of Cambridge wandering on Massachu-
setts avenue barefooted and clad only in
shirt and trousers. The man was greatly
excited and suffering from a bad cut on his
hand. He was taken to the police head
quarters where he told the police he had
| just escaped from burning house in SOM
erville.
Chas. Ruggles' Story.
| He had been visiting the Cooper family.
/ The house had been set on fire. he said,
| by the upsetting Of a lamp, and sew
eral of the family burned to death. He
| said he escaped with only part of his CLOTH
ing and was trying to find his own home.
1t was learned that the lamp was upset in
a fight between Martin Cooper and Ruggles.
Ruggies escaped by Jumping through
window.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
Threaten Railroad Strike.

Two hundred telegraph operators en-
ployed by the Long Island Railroad Com
pany, it was announced today, have de-
manded an increase in pay and shorter
hours. The demands are in the hands Of
James McCrea, vice president and general
manager of the read, and 1t is understood
that he has been given until next We'd
desday to reply thereto. Should an adverse
decision be reached by Mr.. McCrea, it is
said an understood signal flashed over the
wires will have the effect of tying up
every telegraph office on the entire island.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
SMALL IS EXPECTED
GOING TO CHANGE HIS BASE TO
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 24-President
Small of the Telegraphers' Union Is ex-
pected tomorrow night from Chicago to
look into the telegraph strike situation
here. Whether Mr.. Small will seek to
bring about arbitration of the differ
ences existing between the strikers and the
companies is apparently not known to OF,
ficers of the local union. The strikers is
sued today the first copies Of the magazine
which they are publishing to obtain funds
for the union treasury.
officials of the Western Union and Pos
tai Telegraph companies say that business
is moving smoothly that SO far as the
companies are concerned the strike is over
and no reason exists for arbitration.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
NOTICE.

The price of this paper at
NEWSSfANDS and from
NEWSBOYS is
TWO CENTS.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
Weather..

Fair tonight and tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-21
LOCK IS
CAUSING WORRY

The proposed concrete lock IN the
Lake Washington canal seems 10 be
held up by the committee Of harhor
and hatbof improvements at Wash
iugton. y. {. In a telegram to the
Seattle Chamber OF Commerce to-
day John ". McGraw wires that
Senator Burton Il willing to author
ine another survey and 90 report In
the next bin for n concrete lock.
Tor the present the wooden lock
seems shs only one assured. MIR
MeGraw asked for Information.
Roger $. Greene, chairman Of the
committee on hnrhor affairs and
harbor Improvements OF the local
chamber. sent the following tele-
gram:
As between the two propositions
IN your message we should prefer
delay with assurance OF concrete
lock. but obstacle IN way are al.
most insurmouutabie.
Moore II very anxious 10 proceed
at once. the county bond issue
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-21

might be invaiidated by delay. Peo-
plo expect canal within three years
and will be intensely disappointed
Al delay and dlstrastfal OF purpose
% government. II Mr.. Burton run-
cedes principie of permanent lock
and IL In doubt about sine and ulti-
mate cost. can he not give half a
million now, balance To be fixed in
next bin2
Further surveys appear unnecea-
sary ss complete data are available
70 settle all questions and estimates
by government engineers for differ
ent sixes Of locks are on file In en-
gineer department All important
thing IL 70 begin work now IN ear
nest Therefore continue efforts In
this line.
As last resort accept delay IL
with sufficient assurance OF appro-
priation In next bin for concrete
lock. otherwise accept timber lock
reduced ~ size to five hundred feet
by sixty"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-21
SENATE HAS OTHERS
ON ITS "SKIDOO" LIST

result of N conference at Seattle.
Saturday night. with Jacob Fusth
and other representatives 81 the
EsaftiesTaeotaa interurhan. the
commission 10 convinced that the
road viii not oppose extendins the
lurisdie8fon Of the commission 20
include electric lines.
VIII afayess attorney for the Gpo-
kane rraetion company operating
lhterufbanr in eastern Washington.
said ttis mofnlHE that hie company
hes given no indication OF opposing
the neasure.
The Standard oil monopoly.
which recently controlled the entire
OF buslnera Of this state today has
but 70 per cent according to state
Oh Inspector Clark. who was hers
this morning CLARK says the large
indepeudent refiners. both from the
east and California. are entering
the washington field and have al
ready secured ~ per cert ~ the
trade Eclms and Shields. general
contractors on The North Bank
Railway. buy all the oil from the
independents.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-21
ATTACKS
SALOONKEEPER

n. wesner. proprietor of the isos
cabin saloon. on Columbia st.
while on his way horse last ntsht
about : O'Clock. was assaulted ~ an
unknown man. who Jumped out At
him from an alley. struck him Ntsh
a knife and then made his escape.
wssnsr. who lives At 1iss SSH
av.. had reached Virginia 81 when
h noticed thai eosnssne was fol-
lowing him. suddenly tbs man be
hind him disappeared. but just be-
fore wegner reached I>enora 81 the
shas appeared dafted oct 81 an Al.
ley entrance and assaulted him. A
man walking BY on the opposite
side Of the street Heightened away
the wouId-ba highwayman. who ran
after he had Kiven WeeHer a bad
cut behind ths riFht ear
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-21
MESSENGER is SHOT AT
AS A BURGLAR

a message aud had struck a match
In order 20 determine the number
Of Mr. Cannon's home
4 saw this young man." said
Mrs Cannon today. come 10 the
front window where | was sleeping
and tiptoe around the porch Then
he went downstairs and walked
around TO one side OF the house.
After that he came 10 the front
door and ! saw a light there. As
We had burglars enter our house
two weeks ago and steal mum.
Der Of things. ! WAS frightened and
thought this was burglar.
screamed out burglars. and Mr..
Cannon asked me where they were
! said az the front window. aud he
called out get away from there
Then he got up and fired two shots
through the door lie didn't mean
20 do more than hit the fellow in
the leg"
Mrs Cannon said she afterwards
ascertaIned that Geigef was a reg.
uiar messenger. she reported the
shooting 20 tho police.
Something ought to be done 10
make these messengers wear a uni.
form, abe said. This one did not
have one on. and was large enough
70 be a man 80 many people have
come around to use and others and
tried 20 pass themselves off as mes
sengera"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-21
STEAMER vASn0M
SINKS IN RIVER

steamer Vsahou sunk In the nn.
1Amiah river neaf the soush Park
bridge last aiEht. and TO-DAY water
eorrFa her % tho pilot house las,
alHhs during she sudden FlAe q
uaier q low is supposed 10 have
broken ffOfu 4 boom aud. going
a0en the river, crashed Into The
ball ~ the vaahon. fnaklng q large
hole from which the vessel grad.
nAilY tsllea wlsh wstsr and naak.
AZ iow Tide the lover decks are out
a water. and this kfternoon'n diver
an make A exAmination Of Der
hall. preparatory % raising her.
The Nashon IL an oil banner AMI
DURING the summer season operates
cat "a Seattle on excursion runs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-21
RAILROAD COMPANY
BUYS COAL LANDS

isa entire supply If possible, bat at
ani rate enough 10 operate the
western extension. Operations Tor
developing the properties wili com
mcnce Immediately ~ Il u the In
tenslon Of the company e. have the
mines In operation 80 - 10 have
large quantities of coal on hand
When the extension II completed.
The Earring party which In add''
ton 10 President Eafllnk aud the
ofieiKls Of the road includes Hnnnfs
Palmer and bis brother Potter
Palmer 81 Chicago. inienia to make
: thorough tour Of inspection Of the
Puget Sound aud Grays HFahor
country. Waiting Aberdeen no.
GUAM. oitmnis. Eseretf. nelling-
ham ana the smaller taNua The
party wsil return W seattle about
the lat % the week