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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
STRUCK MINE, PERHAPS
BRITISH STEAMER FIRMLY
Reached NEAR HAKoDATE.

HAKODATE, Japan. March 21.-The Brit
ish steamer Fernley, from Tacoma, rebru-
AIRY 10. for Taku, has been beached near
here after having sustained extensive dam
ages. 1t is supposed that she struck
floating mine in the Straits of Tsugaru.
Divers are examining the vessel, which
must discharge her cargo before proceed
ing.
The Strait of Tsugaru, between the main
island of Japan. Hondo and the northern
island. Yezo, was understood to have been
carefully defended by submarine mines,
etc. during the war with Russia. The strait
was the nearest passage into the Sea OF
Japan by which vessels could gain the Pa
cific from Nladivostok.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
CALLED TO COLORS
RoUMANIAN ARMY RESERVES
OUT TO QUELL DISORDERS.

BUCHAREST, Roumania March 2I-All
the army reserves have now been called to
the colors. with the result that the govern
ment has at its disposal plenty of troops to
enable 1t to speedily suppress the agrarian
troubles. A regiment stationed at Ploesci
has been ordered to Botosahni. which has
been the scene of repeated raids on the
part of maraudlng peasants, and other
troops are being hurried from all central
points to the scenes of the disturbances.
Large numbers of Jews from Jassy, Vas
lui, Botosahni and other Moldavian towns
which have been terrorized by the excuses
of the peasantry have arrived here seek
ing refuge and assistance. They assert
that the Russian portion Of the population
largely participated with the peasants in
the plundering and fncendiarism at Boto-
sahni. According to the latest advices re-
ceived here from that town quiet has been
restored there
Outbreaks to Their Disadvantage
The minister of public instruction has
telegraphed to the educational authorities
OF all the villages in Roumania to impress
on the peasants that the outbreaks are
greatly to their disadvantage. and that they
tons until quiet Is restored In addition,
the managers of the rural banks have been
ordered to inform the peasants who are in
revolt that no advances of money will be
made to them while the disturbances con-
tinue
So soon as possible law will be promul-
gated curtailing the privileges of the large
tenants and absentee farmers. to whose
abuses the recent disorders largely at
tributed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
SPEED OF THE GEORGIA.
Wireless Telegram Received at the
NAVY Yard

The following telegram dated yesterday
has been received at the wireless station
at the Washington navy yard coming from
the new battleship Georgia. which was then
at sea on her way to Hampton roads, after
making a trial trip off the Chesapeake
capes:
The Georgia completed very success
full speed trial Speed for four hours. full
power 1905 knots. and for twenty-four
hours endurance 1892. Gun trials very
successful. No navy yard work required
Ito complete the ship. The Georgia will
arrive at Hampton roads this evening"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
A Bravo Rural Carrier.

The attention of the Post ONCE Depart
ment has been called to the record OF Miss
Eta Nelson, a rural letter carrier on a
route in one Of the New England states.
Miss Nelson IL said to be one of the most
interesting figures Of every day life In the
Vicinity OF her route having delivered the
mail for several years In all conditions OF
weather, during which she has missed but
few trips, and her record Is equaled by
few carriers in any section. She has dis
played remarkable energy and courage In
travelling her route at times when the
roads were almost impossible and in the
face of rain and snow storms which kept
indoors practically the entire community.
During a terrific snow storm several weeks
aeo she was the ony carrier among the
several In the vicinity to complete the trip.
Though the drifts were high and the wind
was blowing a gale she bravely drove over
her entire route and delivered large
amount of mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
TWO ASSISTANT APPRAISERS.
Messrs. John D. Smith and Charles w
Bum to Be Promoted.

Two changes are soon to be made In the
force of assistant appraisers at the port
Of New York.
Mr. Edwin A. Hartshorn and Mr.. Lyman
B. Carhart have resigned their positions
and their designations have been accepted
SO as to take effect April Is.
Mr.. Hartshorn will be succeeded by Mr..
John D. Smith, who at the present time il
examiner of silk fabrics at New York,
and who has been in the customs service
for fourteen years, most of that time
actively engaged In the examination Of
merchandise in the appraisers department.
Mr.. Carhart's successor will be Mr.. Chas.
w. Bum. at present examiner of hardware
and electric apparatus and who has been
In the different branches OF the work at
the appraisers stores in New York since
1893.
The President today authorized the an
nouncement of these two appointments.
which were made upon the recommended
ton of Secretary Cortelyou.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP.
Won by Danny Makers Mount,
Bridge of Canny.

LIVERPOOL. March II. Danny"
Maher, the American jockey. won the
Liverpool spring cup here today on Bridge
of Canny.
The Liverpool spring cup is handicap
Of / 900 sovereigns for three-year- olds and
upward. one mile and three furlongs. The
result in detail was as follows:
Lord Derby's Bridge of Canny (Maher)
won; G.. Walmsley's Wild ASter, second;
II. NJ Escotts Cadwal third. Sixteen
horses started
This was Makers first chance during
the present season. He won by two
lengths.
The betting previous to the start was
against Wild Aster and 10 to / against
CadWal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
Raymond Crisis Appointment.

Raymond Crist, formerly secretary to Sec
rotary Victor Metcalf and later special
commercial agent abroad for the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor has been ap-
pointed by Secretary Straus assistant chief
Of the bureau Of naturalization. Mr.. Crist
has made his home In Washington for the
past thirty years. He has been with the
Department of Commerce and Labor since
its organization. For two years he was
abroad for the department engaged in the
investigation of oriental trade conditions.
He has Just come back from Africa on
similar mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
AWAIT PRESIDENTS ACTION.
Cases of Lieuts. Crowne and Foote For
warded to This City.

First Lieut.. Eugene r. Crowne. 10Th ID
fantry. at Fort Douglass. Utah. and Secjnd
Lieut. Morris c. Foote, 18th Infantry,
in Cuba. were recently convicted by courts
martial of charges involving financial ir-
Irregularities. and. as their cases have been
forwarded to this city for the action of
the President 1t is assumed in army CIR
cles that they have been sentenced to dis
missal from the amy. Otherwise the ac-
ton of the Presi0knt would not be re-
quired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
LEAVES THE LAND OFFICE.
Resignation Of George n. Pollock, the
Chief Clerk.

George H. Pollock. from May 10. 1906. to
March 16. 1907. assistant commissioner of
the general land Office, and who. on the last
named date. was denoted to the position Of
chief clerk, succeeding James T. Macy.
formerly chief clerk. and recently denoted
to the position of inspector of surveyors
general and district land offices. has re-
signed. It is understood Mr.. Pollock will
take position In the forestry bureau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
TRIAL OF CAPT. SWIFT.
Personnel Of the Court Martial An
nounced

The following are the members of a gen.
eral court-martial ordered to convene at
Hampton roads, Virginia, board the U.
S. S. Connecticut, at 10 am. next Tuesday,
for the trial of Capt. william Swift,
U. S. N:
Rear Admirals Albert S. Snow. Charles
H Stockton, Asa Walker. Charles s..
Sperry, Robert NJ. Berry. Joseph N. Hemp
hill and Seth NJ. Ackley. and Captains John
P. Merrill and Eugene H. c. Leutze, with
Commander John ]. Knapp as judge advo-
cate.
Capt. Swift Is to- be tried on the serious
charges of through negligence suffering a
vessel to run upon rock and neglect of
duty in connection with suffering a vessel
of the United States navy to run on
rock
Lieut.. H. E. Yarnell. who the officer
of the deck on the Connecticut when she
struck bottom. will be tried by the same
court on similar charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
Hurrying the Recount.

ALBANY, N. Y. March 2l-Following q
heated debate the assembly today advanced
to the order of final passage the bill pro-
viding for a recount of the ballots cast at
the mayoralty election in New York city in
1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
The Baltimore Coming Home.

The Navy Department is informed that
the cruiser Baltimore. recently detached
from the Asiatic station. left Port Said
yesterday for Naples on her way to the
navy yard. League Island. Pa, where she
Is to be put out Of commission and over
hauled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21

the Insane and Shepherd /. Franz has
Deen appointed to fill the place. A labora-
tory Is being fitted up for scientific work
In the realm of abnormal psychology DR..
Franz served in the Mclean Hospital,
Waverly, Mass. prior to accepting the po-
sition he now holds at st. Elizabeth
Asylum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
Today's Treasury Balance.

Today's statement of the treasury bal
ances In the general fund exclusive of the
SiJO0O0.OO0 gold reserve shows: Available
cash balance. 1886. $40. l67: gold coin and
bullion. sis2. 6@G ~: gold certificates, ST.
g.sfa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-21
Observation-Disclosures Of DR.. Franz.

The position Of Psychologist has been
created at the Government Hospital for
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Witness Was Satisfied.

''She had two three of them finished at
that time the witness declared. and l
was satisfied everything at last ar
ranged and left for home. When / arrived
in Portland the patents We're there waiting
for me-
Leading up to the climax in his story
Puter said he made two trips between Ore
gon and Washington before matters were
finally settled as he desired. The first trip
was just after he received Information that
Special Agent Loomis had made the
agreed-upon visit to the "eleveu-seven"
claims and he had been assured every
thing was all right.
II saw Hermann Immediately upon ar
rival here and gave him the numbers of my
entries" the witness declared. but Her
mann told me the special agent had report
ed fraud. Then 1 returned to Oregon. saw
Loomis. and the latter said II would be
necessary for the homesteaders to make
final applications, etc"
Puter told of summoning the entrymen at
LOOMS request. and of the subsequent
preparation of the affldavits which We're in
troduced In evidence in connection with the
testimony yesterday of DIR. Loom!s Follow
Ing that he learned that Capt Ormsby had
been designated to make an inveStigat ton,
and witness spoke of seeing Ormsbys son.
and of a transaction involving a draft for
500 in consideration of another favorable
report Heideke was also seen and fixed"
Puter said. Witness added that he saw
young Ormsby few days later and was
assured everything was favorable Follow
ing that he reclted the details of visit to
his attorney. +. =. Mays. to whom he told
of the two Investigations. one by Loomis
and the other by Capt. Ormsby. and said
he asked for and received a strong letter
from Mays to Senator Mitchell. in which
The senator was assured he would be well
paid II the cases should turn out all right.
Then occurred the second visit to the cap
ital city.
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Produced Two $1,000 Bills.

In the ensuing interview with Mr.. Mitch
ell told the senator the whole transaction
had cost nearly 5000, and 1 expressed a
willingness to drop all hope of profit on the
deal il | could only get the patents
through and come out even. At that |
pulled two SLIGO bills out of my pocket
and tossed them on the desk in front Of
him with the statement | was content to
give up that much more II the affair could
he satisfactorily terminated. Mitchell said
'Puter. you cannot afford to do this but
1 assured him il was all right. and insisted
that he take the money. With that he placed
the bills in his pocket and promised TO go
up and see the missioner that night
Next morning he told me he had visited
Hermann and the latter said he would do
every thing possible"
Puter then described meeting with Her
mann on r street near the land office, when
conversation of the same purport was
held. and a meeting with Senator Mitchell
later in the day when the latter stated
Hermann had promised the patents should
be issued. The relation of incidents during
Puters last day in Washington when he
raw the patents being prepared, and his re-
turn to Portland to find the papers await
ing him. closed his testimony for the day
and court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
The narrative of Puter's entire story con-
sumed only the last half hour of the court
day, and during IL all the defendant Her
mann. leaned forward in his chair in at
titude of strained attention, his eyes rarely
il ever being turned from the face OF the
witness.
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Would Have to Show Reason.

When | saw Mr.. Hermann in his office
the commissioner told me the Ormsby re-
port had Just been received and l would
have TO show some reason why the cases
should be made special" Puter testified
Il went to the Capitol and met Senator
Mitchell and accompanied him to the
Dewey Hotel. and after fully explaining
matters TO him the senator said he thought
arrangements could be made to advance
the cases as suggested. | told Mr. Mitchell
that Mrs. Watson. in whose assumed name
OF Emma l.. Porter the lands were re-
corded. was on the way to Washington
and should arrive in a couple of days She
came as ! expected and | met her at the
railroad station and took her at once to see
Senator Mitchell. The senator had his
secretary, Mr. Robinson, strike off on the
typewriter the forms of affidavit We had
agreed upon. and the senator ACCOMPANIED
US on visit the same day to Mr.. Hermann
Senator Mitchell introduced Mrs. Watson
To MI. Hermann, told the commissioner
about the affidavit and what il covered and
Hermann said he thought that would be
sufficient On the way back to the Capitol
the senator told Mrs. Watson to call upon
Mr.. Hermann-'that ii wouldn't do any
harm and might do some good" Puter
said Mrs. Watson went to see the commits
sioner four or five times
one day went to see Mr.. Hermann
myself Puter continued He was en-
gagged, but l waited. and when 1 sat down
by his desk he picked up a letter and
seemed TO refer TO it as he said: Mr.
Puter fear you are entirely knocked out
1 could not understand that and asked him
what 1t meant His answer was rather
non committal. and he suggested that /
return again to Oregon and get further
proofs ] told him that would be impossible
that there was already whispering OF
fraud, and my entrymen would hold me up
for more than they had received in the
first place. and. finally. that | would have
to get my patents TO the land on that trip
or else let the whole matter drop. He
suggested that it might be better to sec
Senator Mitchell again.
Produced Two 81 900 Bills
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Without Interruption.

Continuing his testimony yesterday after
noon after The Stars report closed.
practically without interruption by either
questions or objections. the witness S. A.
D. PHter. related the varied transactions
involved in the pushing through of Puter's
land claims near the village of Detroit.
Ore Puter Is now serving a prison sem
tence for his participation in the frauds
known as the "eleven-seven cases" in Ore
gon legal records. and he was brought to
Washington from Jail in Mutnomah coun-
ty, Ore. especially to give evidence against
former Commissioner Hermann In the
present trial. According to his statements,
brides in amounts ranging from so to
S2NO were offered to and accepted by public
officials and private individuals all the way
along the line, from the insignificant graft
err in the baCkwoods of Oregon to a repre-
sentative of the state in the Senate of the
United States. AS Puter expressed 1t on
the stand the whole deal incident to get
ting the claims near Detroit into the land
Office In Washington in condition for the
issue of the final land patents cost him
nearly S7.V5O. After that he said he gave
two 81 900 bills to Senator Mitchell. Mitch
ell went Immediately to see Binger Her
mann. then commissioner of the general
land office. Hermann promised the patents
should issue. and Puter was conducted to
a basement room in the land office. where
he witnessed an old lady clerk in the act
O writing his Datcnts
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the 81 600 bills which. in direct examina ton.
ne testified he gave to Senator Mftcheh. 10
a certain extent Puter'S answers were con-
Trajectory because he first stated he re-
ceived nine 81 900 bills at the Wisconsin Ma
tional Bank Milwaukee, Wis, and again
that the number of the bills was six. and
still again IL was two or three or four
Finally the witness declared he secured the
money from Chas. Chafey. president of the
First National Bank of Milwaukee,. as a
loan on some property. That. he said. was
in January or February, 1892, and he de-
cIared he carried at least two or three OF the
81 go certificates until ne came to Wash
iugtou for the final effort to secure patents
on the "elcven-se claim in Oregon.
Cross-Examination Continued.
Continuing the cross-examination or
Putcr at the afternoon session of the court.
Attorney Worthington secured admissions
from the witness that all statements made
In the afdavits. proofs of claims and the
like in connection with the "e.even-seven
cases were false Puter testified. however.
that nothing regarding the fraudulent ma
turr OF the transactions was stated to
either Senator Mitchell or Commissioner
Hermann. Other details of Puters story
were cxhauStively reviewed with little ma
terial variation from the original testi-
mOny.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-08
The Automatic Farmer.

From the Washington department OF
agriculture has issued bulletin on
Corn Harvesting Machinery" which
is intended to throw light on the new
methods for handling the corn crop ri
the country.
II is apparent from the revelations i'll
this bulletin that there is no longer
much romance in the business of corn
raising. The days of hoeing corn AMI
of husking by hand are rapidly pass
ing. The old-fashioncd husking bee is
becoming lost in the mist of tradition.
This being practical age, when inven-
ton is rife, new methods and ingenious
machinery are rapidly suppianting the
old ways of handling the corn crop.
A few of the machines described in
the bulletin are the corn harvester,
corn binder, corn harvester and shock
cr. corn picking machine. and corn
shredder Handling a corn crop with
the aid of such machines is as little
like handling it in the old ways as can
be imagined.
The invention of harvesting machin-
cry is becoming the more important in
view of the growing scarcity of desira.
| BILE labor on the farms.
The value of the corn crop of the
country is not generally understood. At
lpresent One-fifth of the area in i'm.
| proved land in the United States, one
third the area in crops of all kinds eX
| cept pasture. and one-half of the area
in cereal crops, is devoted to corn
While 50 per cent of the farmers OF
| the United States raised wheat in 1899
50 per cent raised corn. The combined
yield of wheat, oats, rye, barley anG
buckwheat in the United States
amounted in 1904 to 1913 sos $50 bush
els, and the acreage was 1858, 720-
these figures equaling twO-thirds of the
yield and four-fifths of the acreage 81
the corn crop.
| The farm value of the corn crop fol
1904 was s1.0S7461 ,44O. while on Tho
combined value of the other crops men
toned was $S7712O,7S5, or only so pei
cent of the value of the corn crop. Ii
1895 the yield of the corn crop wa.
2,10S 100000 bushels and the value 81,
l116,700, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-08
Rock Island

nature, geographically, commercially,
west, northwest and southwest. Favor
cd by situation ON the Mississippi at the
mouth of the Hcnncpin canal, cOnncct-
ing river and lake. it has the additional
advantages of the main line of the Rock
Island railroad. three branches SPRING
ing from the stem mt this point
to the northwest and far southwest,
while the main line goes ON to
the Pacific; the MiIwaukec's Kan
sas City line. and the BurIinEton's st.
Louis and st. Paul line with direct
field. Ii has three intcrurbans under
way. 1t has miles OF paved streets,
beautiful parks, including the historic
Black Hawks Watch Tower. handsome
churches, II Y. VI. &. \. building, mod
crn school buildings. II college and u
seminary, HOurishinE factories and free
sites for more. Ii has three first class
hotels, three theatcrs, and Il model sys-
tenn Of rapid transit. IL has six sub
stantIaI banks. up-tO-iate business
blocks and three more in course of
erection. immense department stores
and hundreds of other branches of mer-
cnntilc pursuits. Ii Is the location Of
the Rock Island arsenal, the greatest
In the world. II has the head offices of
the Modern WOOdmen of America. the
largest fraternaI society In the world.
housed In n quarter of 81 million dollar
freproof building. Its public buildings
nrc n quarter of II million dollar court
house. n city hall. u postOhice building:
I'm which are the Offices of the govern
ment engineer corps i'm charge of upper
Mississippi improvements. II has D.
600 population. u has an Industrial
commission TINT il boosting the town
nIong Legitimate and substantial lines
md everybody Is helping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-08

The state of New Hampshire will be
the headquarters during the coming
summer of two of the important for
eign embassies, namely, the British and
German. Ambassador James Bryce has
leased Stonehurst. the intervale estate
of Rev. Daniel c. Merriman of Wor-
cester. Mass. for the summer quarters
of his embassy, while the Edward
rockingham estate in Dublin has been