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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02

DIR. KENNA RESUMES PRACTICE
 The many friends of pr. Matthew Kenns, who was seriously burned last anuary, will be glad to know that he has entirely recovered. He has re- sumed the practice of medicine at 1161 Chapel street, .....-.,...,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
suDnTpAN,s COMPANION DEAD.

Chester, Pa, Sept. 1.--Monroe Gra- ham, who was a dispatch bearer and courier in the civil war and who rode with General Sheridan during the fa- nous ride of twenty miles from Win chester, died last night at his home in Village Green
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
PEACE wEEK Ar PoRTsNTouTH.

FEAOH W NIliA AT t-UHI'SHAVUTHs
 Portsmouth, N. H., Sept, 1.-The week which opened to-day is being ob- served as peace week" In honor of the second anniversary of the signing of the treaty of Portsmouth which off, cially terminated the war between Rus sia and Japan. September 5, 1905.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-02
PERSIAN PREMIER IS ASSASSINATED Shot and Instantly Killed as He is Leaving
 the National
 Council. TWO SOLDIERS
 ARE ALSO KILLED Mirza Ali Asghan Khan While in Exile From His Country Visited
 New York.

Teheran Sept 1.-Mirza Ali Asghan Khan, premier and minister of the in- terior, was shot and instantly killed as he was leaving the national council last night.
 Two soldiers were killed at the same time and an assemblynan was shot in the leg. One of the assassins committed suicide, one was arrested but others escaped
 It is believed that the effect of the news of the murder of Mirza Ali As ghan Khan added to the interior troubles will be disastrous and that anarchy will gain in strength. Already the roads are so unsafe that the Ger man consul who is going to Bushire has asked the government for an es- cort. A Russian arrived at Ispahan to-day, having been robbed of every thing he possessed wearing only a short
 Mirza Ali Asghan Khan had long played an important role in the affairs of Persia Twice he held the office grand vizier, the last time from Au- gust, 1898, to September, 1903, when he was exiled This followed closely on the sudden deaths of the HalSin Fl Mull1, one of his most bitter rivals and the confidential servant of this of- ficial who expired nysteriously with in few hours of each other, the re- suit of poison, 1t was said,
 After living in exile over three years the shah early in the present year re- called Mirza Ali Asghan Khan Ar irving at Enzeli the populace, which had been apprised of his home com ing, endeavored to prevent his land ing, so bitter was the feeling against him because of his previous acts of despotism. He arrived in Teheran April 27 and was escorted to the pal ace by company of Persian cossacks sent to Resht by the shah to meet him. Although the capital had been flooded with proclamations melting the masses to resist his return he was not molested Arrived at the palace Mirza All Asghan Khan went at once to pay tribute to the shah and kiss his feet The monarch and the premier then remained in private conversation for two hours.
 During his exile Mirza Ali Asghan Khan visited New York.
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CARS OFF AT WOODY CREST

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vacancies to fill. Among the republi-
cans there are one or two important
chairmanshipS to settle and some vacan-
cies on some of the big committees to
fill.
A strong endeavor will be made to save
Senator Wetmores committee places for
him until he is formally elected and re-
turned to the Senate. However. his place
on the committee on appropriations is
jeopardiZed by an earnest desire for it
by certain senators who viii. seize Mr..
Wetmores break in Senate membership
to press their cIaimsA Senator Hemen-
way of Indiana. who was chairman of the
House committee on appropriations be-
fore he entered the Senate. is considered
to have a strong right to the place, while
Senator kean's friends are urging him on
the ground that he comes from a state
that is closer to the state of the former
incumbent.
The vacancy on the committee of finance
left by Senator Spooner is likely to go to
Senator Hopkins of Illinois. Senator
Knox will be the new chairman on the
rules, and Senator Kittredge will be given
interoceanic canals.
There are a large number of vacant COM
mittee places for the democrats. Senator
Culberson will appoint the democratic
standing committee, which will fill the
vacancies. There is democratic plum on
both the appropriations and the finance
committee. 1t seems probable that Sena-
tor Culberson himself will secure one of
these places.
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FIGHT MAY Be IN THE HOUSE
GALLINGER RAILWAY BILL
Likely TO PASS SENATE.

AS far as the Senate is concerned SEN
ator Gallinger. chairman of the District
committee, is optimistic about the future
of his Union station trackage bill. He
said today that he believed the Senate
would recognize the Importance of pro-
viding for street railway connections with
the station quickly, and of not burdening
the bill with such amendments as that
proposed by Senator Hansbrough for a
~ per cent franchise tax on public serv-
ice corporations in the District, and for
universal transfers.
1t was surprise to the friends of the
Gallinger trackage bill last session to
learn that Senator Hansbrough, who was
chairman of a subcommittee to whom the
bill was referred by the District commit
tee had improved the bill' by the addi-
ton of these two measures. The District
committee put this amendment on the bill
by vote of to 3, there being absent six
members. The amendment, however, was
not allowed to go through in the Senate,
the bill being referred back to the COM
.nittee on motion of Senator Gallinger.
Friends of the bill this year have con-
tidence that the Hansbrough amendment
will not be indorsed by the committee. and
that the Senate will pass the bill in its
simple form. Senator Gallinger, however,
looks for more determined opposition at
the other end of the Capitol, and foreSees
a possible conference struggle.
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IMMEDIATE ACTION UNLIKELY
PROPOSED INVESTIGATION OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The fact that Senator SCOTS resolution
authorizing the District committee of the
Senate to investigate the public schools of
the District was agreed to without objec-
ton yesterday is taken at the Capitol to-
day to mean that there will be no objec-
ton, or very little. in the committee to
carrying out the plan of some members to
probe school affairs to the very bottom.
Both Senator Scott and Senator CALM
ger chairman of the District committee.
strongly favor such an investigation. but
it is understood they are in no hurry to
begin it. 1t is thought to be probable
that nothing will be done until after the
holidays, when the four vacancies on the
committee Will have been filed. Of course.
it is not unlikely that a subcommittee NAV
be authorized to take up the matter
earlier. -
From present indications there will be
plenty of opportunity for the members of
the school board and Supt. Chancellor to
tell Congress everything they know about
school administration since the beginning
of the present regime. In fact, it looks as
If some persons may have to tell things
whether they want to or not.
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Lowden; Indiana. Harry s. New; Iowa,
vane; Kentucky. John w. Yerkes: Louis
lana, Pearl Wight; Maine, John +. Hill;
Massa chusetts, w. Murray Crane; Mich
igan, John W. Blodgett; Minnesota. Frank
B. Kellogg; Mississippi, L. B. Moseley;
Missouri, Thomas ]. Atkins; Montana,
John B. Waite; Nevada, Patrick l.. Flani-
gan; New Hampshire. Frank S. Streeter;
New Jersey, Franklin Murphy; North
Carolina e. c. Duncan: Ohio, Myron T.
fierrick: Rhode Island, Charles r. Bray
.4on; Seprh Carolina, John G. Capers:
South Dakotd. ). NJ Greene; Tennessee,
Walter p Brownlow; Texas, Cecil A.
Lyon: Washington, levi Ankeny; West
Virginia, n. B. Scott: Wisconsin, j. w.
Babcock.
Territories. District of Columbia, Hawaii,
Porto Rico and Philippine Islands:
Alaska, John G.. Held; New Mexico,
Solomon Luna: Oklahoma, G. NJ. Cade;
District of Columbia, Robert Reyburn;
Porto Rico. r. II. Todd.
Proxies-Colorado, B. c. Bailey; Mary
land, John B. Hanna; Nabraska. Victor
Rosewater: New York, William Barnes, jr.
North Dakota, j. La Moure; Oregon, c.
W. Fulton: Pennsylvania. C. F. Barclay;
Utah, Senator Smoot; Vermont, Senator
Dillingham;; Virginia, Henry BoWden;
Wyoming, senator Clark; Arizona, Sena-
tor Dick; Indian Territory, Cyrus Leland:
Philippines. Senator Warner; Hawaii, Mr..
Kalanianaole.
The committee adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow.
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BERLIN AWAITS TAFT
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR THE
sEcRETARY's RECEPTION.

BERLIN, December 6.-William H. Taft.
the American Secretary of War, and the
members of his party are due TO arrive
here from st. Petersburg at 7:15 this
evening.
Ambassador Tower and Lieut. Col John
P. Wiser, the American military attache
here will meet the Secretary at the rail-
road station and bring him to tre ambas-
sadors residence for dinner. After this
there will be a small reception to the
American residents of Berlin.
The car in which Secretary Taft and
his party are travelling from the frontier
has been provided by the government.
Several railroad officials assigned by the
administration of Prussian railways W II
receive Secretary Taft at the frontier and
accompany him to Berlin and thence to
Hamburg and CuXhaven. Several Ger
man and for ign newspaper correspond
ents have gone out to join the ,Secretary's
train, and will travel with him to Berlin.
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Chairman Of the Republican National Committee.
Copyright. 1907. by Walden Fawsett)
respective merits of the cities that are
mentioned as likely candidates for the
honor of entertaining the convention. In
addition to- tliese :f.en there were national
politicians from G.nerent sections of the
country, interested in the fortunes of as
pirants for the presidential nomination.
manager; Mr.. Kealing, who is looking out
for Vice President Fairbanks inter SITS
Mr.. Malloy of Columbus, who is Senator
Foraker's close friend. and Mr.. Lowden
of Illinois, who will see to It that Spea ker
Cannon doesn't get,the worst of it at any
critical stage of the proceedings. Assist
ant Postmaster General Hitchcock also
mingled in the throng.
Change in Regard to City.
1t was evident this morning that there
had been a change over night as to the
choice of convention city. Kansas City
stock, which yesterday was away above
par. showed a decline. Some of the poll
sicians were inclined to attach politi-
cal significance to the change in senti-
ment and said it represented a contest
>etween the Taft and anti-Taft forces,
the assumption being that as Missouri
IS a strong Taft state Secretary Taft
night obtain some advantage by the
fleet of the local enthusiasm On dele
gates.
Mr.. Jay II. Neff. the chairman of the
Eansas City delegation, admitted this
morning that there had been lessening
d Kansas City sentiment.
Il will be sorry" he said, 'if the big
game of politics is played now and to
our disadvantage. We are not taking
part in the national aspect of the seiec-
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TELLS OF MOUNTAIN ARMY.
Witness Saw Armed Men in Citizens
Attire at Frankfort.

GEORGETOWN, KY, December 6.-The
most important witness of yesterdays
session in the Caleb Powers trial was
State Senator Watson of Mayfield. Sena-
tor Watson said he saw four armed men
in citizens clothes in the door of the execu-
tive building while Goebel's body was be-
ing carried from the state house grounds
Witness described the mountain army as
rough-looking and heavily armed, and
said that "Taylor's soldiers took posses
sion of the state house grounds a few
minutes after the shooting as If by pre-
concerted action. He also detailed how
the soldiers barred members of the legis-
lative hall and chased them through
the streets, preventing them from assem-
bling at the city hall and the courthouse
Senator Watsons testimony along these
lines was corroborated by State Senator
Luther Frazier. Frazier testified that he
heard some mountain men say:
I'VE are here to stand by Taylor and
propose to give 'em b."
Witness Noakes was recalled to identify
the original copy of the confession al
legged to have been made at Danville H..
repudiating all his testimony at this and
former trials. This document was found
last night and finally admitted in evil
dence and ordered read to the jury after
Noakes had identified it.
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Meeting of Republican Or
ganization Today.
Mr.. NEW MADE CHAIRMAN
Change in Sentiment as to City for
the Convention.
SENATOR DICK AS A PROXY
He Will Look Out for Foraker's In
terests-Committees Appointed.
The Members Present.
SENATOR DICK AS A PROXY

The republican national committee met
time and place for holding the republican
national convention and to arrange de-
tails for the election of delegates from
the territories and the District of Colum-
bia and to transact necessary routine
business in connection with the prelimi-
naries of the convention.
Prior to going into executive session the
members of the committee and others
holding proxies for members mingled in
the lobby of the hotel and discussed the
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Bank of France Friendly.

PARIS, December 6-The Associated
Press was informed today by an au-
thority competent to speak in the prem
ises that the Bank of France, expressing
the desire of france further to assist the
United States financially. will continue In
definitely to remit gold to the United
cial paper or else by sending gold to
England through the purchase of time
sterling bills.
This aid will be rendered as long as it is
needed, but always with the understand
ing that the Bank of France will meet
first the gold requirements of French
banking institutions.
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THE SENATE COMMITTEES
EXPECTED THAT LIST WILL BE
READY BEFORE HOLIDAYS.

The appointment of the following COM
mittee on committees by Senator Allison,
republican, was announced at the Capitol
this morning:
Senators Hale of Maine, chairman; Gull
lom of Illinois, Lodge of Massachusetts,,
Burrows of Michigan, Doliver of Iowa,
Fulton of Oregon, Carter of Montana,
Long of Kansas and Knox Of Pennsyl-
vania.
The committee will get down to work
in a few days and will have it's lists
ready some time before the holidays.
1t will depend a great deal on the dis
position of it's chairman, Senator Hale,
who is recovering from a recent illness.
There are large number of committee
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Copyright. 1907. by Walden Fawsett.)
Secretary OF the Republican National Committee.
ton. Our organization is non-partisan,
20 bring the convention to Kansas City"
Other considerations, however. appeared
10 enter into the apparent change in
sentiment and to account for the growth
of Chicago talk. prominent member
Of the national committee explained 1t
follows:
up to this time Kansas City has had
the swing taking it by default. Chicago
would not come to the front with any
kind of proposition. Her attitude seemed
20 be. Well, If you come out, we will try
to meet you at the station; but if We are
not there, drop around and see u.s.. That
was not the kind of spirit to be coun-
tenanced by the national committee. More
5ver, when it began TO look as if Kansas
City was really likely to get it, obi ections
were raised. The newspapers complained
that telegraphic facilities were mad equate
Kansas City. Eastern men thought the
additional twelve hours railway travel
would be an item of expense to be consid-
when we hear the cities talk tomorrow
through their representatives"
Senator Dick as Proxy.
While the committeeman were assem-
bling in the lobby Senator Charles Dick
of Ohio, Senator Foraker's colleague and
ing his rheumatic knee.
Are you proxy?" he was asked.
Most assuredly,' he replied.
For what committeeman
Arizona" he replied with grin. He
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RECALL OF .AOKI.
Frank Comment by the japanese
Newspapers.


Special Cablegram to The Star.
TOXIC, December 6.-The newspapers
comment fully on the change of ambassa-
doris at Washington. The Nichi Nichi,
which is edited by Takakira Kato former
minister of foreign affairs, is probably
most explicit in slapping at the govern
ment. 1t says that President Roosevelt
complying with the demand of San Fran
cisco. approached the Marquis Aoki for a
definite stipulation in the proposed re-
vised treaty prohibiting immigration from
Japan, the quid pro quo to the cancella-
ton of San Francisco's rule for the segre-
cation of japanese pupils in the public
schools of that city.
Aoki Immediately consented. Subse-
luently Japan notified the government at
Washington that it would not consent to
revision of the treaty, but America might
resort to legislation prohibiting immigra-
ton. Thus the President was placed in
an embarrassing position with San Fran
cisco. He continually pressed Aohi to
consent to revision. but in vain. Now
on the opening of Congress, the President
will be compelled to explain the eassur-
ance he gave California.
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New Jersey Weathers Gale.

NORFOLK, Va, December 6.-The bat
tleship Louisiana, the first of the Pacific
bound Atlantic fleet to arrive in Hampton
roads, where all of Admiral Evans ships
will rendezvous preparatory to the start
December 16 for the 15.000-mile voyage to
San Francisco, was joined today by the
battleship New Jersey from Boston, which
was caught in the recent severe coast
storm, but weathered it safely, passed
Cape Henry inward bound at 9:15 o'clock
this morning.
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SAN FRANCISCO, December 6, 9:30
a am.-The federal troops are boarding
the train on the Oakland mole for Gold
field. The train will probably leave at
10 o'clock
In compliance with President Roose-
velt's order Brig Gen. Funston. COM
has made preparations to have troops
started, for the GoldfieId, New, mining
district where trouble is threatened be-
cause of the differences between the
miners and mine owners.
Gen. Funston advises the War Depart
ment that he has ordered five companies
from Fort Mcdowell and four companies
with machine gun platoon, without ami
mails. from Monterey, all of the 22d In
fantry, in command of Col. Reynolds,
to go to the disturbed district and that
of troops probably will not exceed 30
men, and Gen. Funston says that in view
of the large amount of property liable
to destruction and the scattered condition
of the same he thinks it is better to send
the troops enumerated instead o. small
detachment.
He says that if conditions are such as
to make it advisable he will go to Gold
field himself BY rapid transit the scene
of touble can be reached in about
eighteen hours.
Sheriff Was Snubbed.
GOLDF1ELD, New, December Elm
view of the admission of the mine oper-
ators that they applied to the President
for orders holding troops in readiness to
come to Goldfed. there is widespread
divergence of opinion. Few people can
be made to believe that such action would
oe taken over the head of the sheriff,
who says he has not been consulted He
denies that he is not able to control the
situation, and adds that he has not been
approached Several inquiries directed
to the governor asking on what grounds
ne asked for troops remain unanswered.
Ihe mine operators yesterday held a
long session. but said they had nothing to
give O. ny publication beyond deploring
the fl il the application for troops
had gain i such wide publicity
Denial From Tonopah.
TONOPAH, New, December "a dis
patch sent out from Carson last night
saying that the Tonopah mines are closed
down is an error. All the mines are
working, and will pay off in cash on the
10th of the month. as the money for the
wages is already here.
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REACH AN AGREEMENT
COMPROMISE OF CLARENDON
WRECK DAMAGE SUITS.

In the circuit court for Alexandria
county, Virginia. this afternoon, judg-
ments for $4,000 were agreed on in the
damage suits against the Washington,
Arlington and Falls Church Railway Com
pany. The suits grew out of the wreck
at Clarendon, July last.
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That cannot be. | cannot
serve beyond my present term. |
am grateful to the American peo-
pie for their kindly feeling toward
me, but somebody else must carry
on the work."
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Weather.

Fair tonight and tomorrow;
slowly rising temperature.
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Mine Owners Angry Over the
Publicity.
SHERIFF IS MORTIFIED, TOO
Tonopah Denies the Report That
Her Mines Are Going to
Close Down.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 6, 9:3o
the train on the Oakland mole for Gold
field The train will probably leave at
10 o'clock.
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The roll of the committee, when called
by Secretary Dover. showed a full at
tendance of members except in the cases
of proxies noted. The members present
were as follows:
Alabama. Charles II. Scott; Arkansas.
Powell Clayton; California, George A.
knight: Connecticut, Charles F. Brooker;
Delaware, John Edward Addicks: Florida,
]. N. Coombs; Georgia, Judson W. Lyons !;
Idaho, w. B. Hepburn; Illinois, Frank O..
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There are many circImstantial events of
the last few days to indicate that the de-
cision of the President this time is final,
and that at the proper time his announce
ment will be made officially to the people
of the country. For reasons of his own
he prefers to withhold an announcement
for some tilDA.
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Business ONCE, 1lth Street and Pennsyivania Ave.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-09
SHALL WE SELL PHILIPPINES?
Serious Questions Raised by the Cost
of Those Islands.


It may be that there are statesmen in
Washington who would not be averse to
keeping American money at home for do
nestle uses and giving Japan the glory Of
spending money to lift the Filipinos up to
a lofty level of civilization The Philip
pines are within easy distance Of Japan.
The islands would furnish an outlet for
all the Japanese who are under the neces-
sity Of seeking employment in other lands.
Our practical statesmen may be convinced
that the transfer Of the Philippines to
Japan would be an excellent thing for
the United States. because all friction
over the immigration Of japanese cooIie
labor 30 this country would be removed if
the coolies were free 10 go TO the Philip
pines Is Japan willing to accept the same
altruistic responsibilities in the Philip
pines which we have borne for eight
years? Could the transfer of title be
made without opposition from the Euro
pean nations have interests in the far
East? Is Uncle Sam at last convinced
that he is wasting his money on an in
vestment which win never pay divi-
dend? II he IS. who knows but that he
may be glad 10 give 20 some other I'M
selfish nation the noble task of working
out the destiny of the Philippines? Who
knows but that our statesmen of light
and leading are coming 10 think that it
might be better TO transfer the Philippines
10 Japan as a friendly act than run the
risk Of surrendeTing them, under force
of circumstances. in the future and spend
ing an enormous sum to regain posses
SiOU2