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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
COURT DISCHARGES RULE.
Futile Effort to Prevent Government
Work at Cold Spring Inlet.

Chief Justice Clabaugh today discharged
the rule recently issued against Secretary
Taft. Secretary Cortelyou and Gen. Mac
kenzie, chief of engineers. at the instance
OF the Dennis Construction Company
which brought suit for an injunction. The
company sought 10 prevent the beginning
or work under a contract to deepen the
harbor at Cold Spring inlet, Cape Nav,
\. j.. on the theory that the Breakwater
Construction Company. the contractor.
was not a bidder for the work
The government officials in response to
the rule showed the court that the bid
of the Seacoast Jetty Company. which
was $4,000 lower than that submitted
by the complainants, had been accepted.
but before work was commenced the
successful bidder became involved In
financial difficulties. and the Breakwater
construction Company took over its as
sets 1t was then decided to let the lat
ter company do the work at the accepted
DID, and the new company has given
sufhcient bond to amply secure the gov
eminent
1t Is understood that the work. in which
the business men of Cape May are re-
ported to be much interested. will proceed.
Attorneys Brown & Bentley represented
the complainants, and Assistant United
States Attorney Mcnamara appeared for
the officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
SPANISH INCIDENT RECALLED.
Sons of Kings Mistress Suing for
an ALLEGED Annuity.

MADRID. March 27.-The judges in the
Elena SAM affair have called at the pal
ace to take the evidence of the queen
mother.
Elena SAM was a Spanish actress by
whom King Alfonso XII had two natural
sons. These children are now suing the
heirs of Alfonso XII for an annuity. which
they claim was left TO their mother by the
king and which was to revert after her
death to them.
The queen deposed that a few days
after the death of Alfonso XII Senior
Sa meron came to Senior Aballa. who was
then master of the household and told
him that Elena SAM had in her posses
sion certain letters from the late king.
the publication of which would cause
great scandal. She would give them up
for S1J.0U. and. in addition. Salmeron
claimed 81 900 for his services in the
matter.
Trusting to the integrity of Salmeron.
the queen paid over these two sums. and
was assured by him that all the letters in
question had been destroyed. The present
suit Of the SAM heirs. however, is based
entirely upon letters Identical with those
which the queen paid to have burned.
The SAM matter is to come up before
the supreme court. that tribunal having
declared itself competent to try the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
COURT DIsMISSES CASE.
Trouble Between Neighbors Settled
by Judge Mullowny

Ellen Parker. Coored. residing in the
rear of 1915 r street. was before Judge
Mullowny in the Police Court yesterday to
answer charges of disorderly conduct
preferred by her next-door neighbor. An
ME Kelly. also colored. The trouble grew
out of Annie's alleged sweeping of refuse
from her yard and piling it against Ell
lens gate. Matters reached a climax
yesterday.
She done stuck dat haid outen der
wnder. jedge. yo' honah. Annie testified.
and jes up an call er me a pig. an a
COW. an heifer. an no Sc. an dorg.
an hen. an a caf an er-a-er-a goS-
sip. an a ole woman, an a cat. an d
fool. an a mule. an er-a-er-a goat
An all de time she was jes' a-keepin' on
asWeepin dat stuff up agin de gate. An
den she say Use de on lies one in de alley
Wot gifts spells
Horrible. miserable. terrible" the court
remarked. And all on account of her
sweeping. That it,
''Yaas, sir Annie replied. An she
say | neber did hab no sense nowav no.
how. an dat Ise er good job TO de
undertaken
We'll. the only way out of this. Il seems
TO me- the court suggested turning to
Attorney Bacon for the defense. lis for
you to prove that Annie is just what Ellen
calls her. Its your only hope.
''Of course. your honor is learned in the
law. Bacon replied. Il will put the de-
PENDANT on the stand
Did you call the lady those names?"
asked Bacon.
"No-o-o sair' the defendant replied.
Did you call the lady any one of those
nameS?'
II don jes' recall de particular, but |
mos believe dat il was er-a--
rs the lady what you called her.?
counsel Interrupted.
NO. sair. She is er-a-a fine neighbor
an a mos spectacle lady She amt no
sech,' Ellen announced emphatically.
Solved" the court announced. The
case is dismissed. She has called the
prosecuting witness lady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
INDIANA DEMOCRATS,
Convention Closed Last Night After
Naming the Ticket

INDIANAPOLIS. March o7.-The In
diana democratic state convention closed
last night after naming a state ticket,
adopting platform and instructing the
thirty delegates to the national conven-
ton to vote for William J. Bryan for
President. John w. Kern of Indianapolis
was Endorsed for the vice presidential
nomination.
The convention was enthusiastic and
the majority Of the state nominations
were hotIy contested. There We're six
candidates for governor. and the nomina-
ton was made on the fifth ballot. There
were four ballots for lieutenant governor.
The state ticket is as follows: Governor,
Thomas r. Marshall, Columbus: lieuten-
ant governor. Frank j. Hall. Rushville:
secretary of state. James F. Cox, Column
bus: auditor of state, Marion Bailey. Tip
ton; state treasurer. John Isenbarger.
North Manchester: attorney general.
Walter j. Lott Muncie; supreme court
late court judge. E. w. Felt. Greenfield;
reporter of the supreme court. But New.
North Vernon; state statistician. Patrick
j. Kelleher, Indianapolis: superintendent
of public instruction. Robert J. Alley.
Bloomington
The plank in the platform referring to
Mr.. Bryan is as follows:
Democracy enters on the presidential
campaign with a leader already chosen.
Called to command when but young
man. combated in two successive cam
paigns by the unreasoning assaults of his
adversares and a debauched suffrage
corrupted by contributions made by pred
atory wealth. this great leader, by force
of his splendid intellect. his noble man
hood. his matchless eloquence. his purity
of life has not only become easily the
greatest private citizen of the republic.
but an absolute moral force in the world
In honoring him the democracy of In
diana honors itself"
The planks on tariff revision and on
trusts are as follows:
I'VE demand that the tariff be mmedi-
ately revised and that the tariff shall be
for revenue only. Articles entering into
competition with articles controlled by
trusts should be placed upon the free list
Material reductions should be made in the
tariff upon the necessaries of life. and re-
auctions should be made in such other
schedules az may be necessary to restore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
DEMAND FORAKER OR HUGHES.
Representative Negroes Meet in New
York and EXPRESS Views.

NEW YORK, March Ex-senator For
aker was acclaimed the first choice of The
negroes of the country for the presidential
nomination at a mass meeting here last
night. and failing the nomination of the
Ohio senator the negroes have designated
their second choice as Charles Evans
Hughes.
The names of President Roosevelt and
William H. Taft were roundly Missed at
the same meeting, which was called to de-
mand adequate representation for negroes
In the republican convention in Chicago
next June
Representative negroes from all sections
or the country were present. Bishop Alex
ander Waters, president of the National
Afro-American Council. presiding.
Gov. Hughes sent letter of regret that
duty kept him away and assuring the
meeting that he was much interested in
the welfare of our negro citizens
Prof. w. E. B. Dubois of Atlanta Uni
versity sent message of regret in which
he said that if Taft defeated Foraker and
Hughes for the nomination the negroes
should vote for Bryan. because an avowed
enemy was better than false friend.
we are here as republicans. and black
republicans at that. to make known our
views to the republican party throughout
the nation and to the managers of the
party in New York state and New York
city in particular. and to make known our
wishes on the subject of colored repre-
sentation in the national convention to be
held in Chicago June IS. We have been
given a square deal neither in the north
nor south.
1--WE desire. above all things. to have
Mr.. Gilchrist Stewart sent as a delegate
to represent us in the national convention
We are here to request the United States
senator's of our party to pass the Foraker
bill and allow the dismissed soldiers to be
re-enlisted on taking oath that they had
nothing to do with the Brownsville ARRAY.
with thousands upon thousands of ne
SroeS it Is either the noble and the brave
Foraker or that able, cool-headed, con-
scientious statesman at Albany, Gov.
Charles E Hughes. q
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MISS sHoNTS' DUO SUED.
Complaint Makes Him Seem
Tribe. Not Only One Man.

NEW YORK. March 27.-Emmanuel
Theodore Bernard Marie dAlbert de
Luynes daily, Due de Chaunes ct de
Picquigny, who married Theodore Shonts,
the younger daughter of Theodore p.
Shonts was sued yesterday IN the city
court for $1,000 on a tailOrS bill.
On an application to set aside service of
summons the French nobleman in an
action to recover Il bill OF Sl.34J alleged
to be owed to the London tailor. James
Cavanaugh. for clothes made since De-
ember IL, 1901, Judge Conlan granted
the application.
Mayer II. Tousler. A summons server
for one Gates Hamburger. made affi-
:avit that he personally served the sum-
mons on the duke at the Shonts house
March Ii. The duke with his bride sailed
March Is.
In his decision Judge Conlan says:
THE process server did not know the
defendant, and the Identification was
through a third person, who makes no
affidavit. | am. therefore. reluctantly
compelled to grant this motion. but with
out costs.
/, is said that this decision in favor
of the Due de Chaulnes ends the suit as
the court never acquired jurisdiction. The
court cannot acquire jurisdiction over the
Frenchman and the alleged Indebtedness
unless he returns to this country.
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Would Not Indorse Hughes.

RlVERHEAD. L. l., March 27.-The
Suffolk county republican convention here
yesterday tabled a resolution indorsing
Gov. Hughes administration. The reso-
luton was offered by w. ID. Van Brunt
of Southampton. and especially Endorsed
the governors attitude on the anti-race-
track gambling bill and the primaries bill.
and urged the representatives of the
county i'll the legislature to do all in their
power to pass these measures. The reso-
luton was laid on the table by a practi-
cdlly unanimous vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Editors Slayer Goes Free.

KANSAS CITY. March 27.-Gen Rich
ard G. Horne was acquitted of the charge
of numbering H. J. Groves. managing ed
itor of the Kansas City Post by a jury in
the criminal court last night. The verdict
stated that Gen. Horne was insane when
he shot Groves and has not fully recov-
cred, and recommended that Horne be
committed to an asylum. The jury was
out eighteen hours. Gen. Horne on No
vember % last. after he had been told
that his services were no longer needed
by the paper, shot and wounded 0. w.
Woodward, theatrical manager and presi-
dent of the Kansas City Post. an evening
paper. and killed H. ]. Groves. the man
aging editor. in the editorial offices of
that paper. 1t was the contention of the
defense that Horne was made insane be
cause. having put everything he possessed
into the Post. he lost not only his stu
alton. but his money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
GYPSIES HAD STOLEN BOY.
Mother Finds Him Nearly Starved
After a Year

MIEDLETOWN. y. Y. March 21.-After
an absence of year. during which he
had been with Rypses who took him
away from his home here. Leonard Allen,
the siXteen-year-old son of Mrs. Mary
Allen of this city. has returned to his
home.
The boy was lured away in August.
1906. Detectives searched the country
over but were unable To find him until
March 10. when they discovered him with
gypsies named Stanley at Fall River.
Mass. He was suffering from lack of food
and ill-treatment. and his mind was SO
weakened that he hardly knew his own
name. Mrs. Allen appeared against the
gypsies who were held for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
MANY MILLS SHUT DOWN.
Lumbermen in Annual Convention
at Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. March 21.-The North
Carolina Pine Association. controlling all
the leading lumber mills in eastern Nir-
ginia, Maryland. North and South Caro-
lima. met in annual session here yester-
day. with an attendance of about 100
leading lumber manufacturers. and mill
men in the four states present
The reports showed more than one-half
of the mills of the association are closed
down as a result of present conditions.
with the normal output of lumber cut in
half. Prices. however We're reported to
be better than In the last few months.
f. c. Fosburg of Norfolk. president
and the other officers of the association
were reelected.
At the annual banquet of the association
last night A. P. Thorn. general counsel
Of the Southern railway, was the principal
speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Dissect Body of Mckinley Defender.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 27.-Be-
fore a class of students at the jefferson
Medical College the body of James B.
Parker, negro. who attempted to defend
President Mckinley when he was shot at
Buffalo, was yesterday placed upon the
dissecting table. Parker died nearly two
weeks ago in the Philadelphia Hospital,
where he was charity patient in the
insane department. He had been re-
moved to that municipal institution sew
eral months ago. after having been picked
up by the police. AS far as is known lie
had no friends in this city. and the body
was turned over to the state anatomical
board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Gifts for Naval Vessels.

A favorable report was ordered today
by the House naval committee OF bill
the Secretary of the Navy
to receive on behalf of the navy gifts
of silver services, colors. etc. rendered
to vessels of the navy by states. mu-
and other corporate bodies.
The object of the measure is TO Off
cially define such gifts as being the
property of the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Woman Braves Fire to Save Five.

NEW YORK, March 27.-Mrs. Lille
Raymond Of No. ZIG 49th street, Brook
Ign. made two trips into burning house
at No. 124S 10th street yesterday and res
cued five children. Mrs Raymond was
passing the house when her daughter
aged seven, noticed flames in one of the
windows. Mrs. Raymond sent in an
alarm and then rushed back to rescue
Harry Locke. seven years old. and An
ME Locke. two years old. and an infant
children of Mrs. Joseph Locke. and later
the two children of Max Zeider Daniel
and Edward. four and two years old
When she returned to the street the last
time the stairs We're ablaze and her cloth
ing caught fire. Mrs. Raymond protected
the children from the flames and was
burned on the hands. The house was
almost entirely destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Proudly Wears an "Uncle Joe" But

a little girl of this city has become an
ardent supporter of Uncle joe Cannon.
Il can't vote yet but | can wear an
Uncle joe button, and / did not buy il.
either, and it was not given to me- she
says.
The tiny lady found the button, made
inquiry of her mother regarding it and
asked if she could wear it
Yes the mother replied, you may
if you care to-you found it. You may
give Speaker Cannon good luck in his
campaign for the presidential nominal
ton
The father of the little girl. although a
democrat, is an ardent admirer of the
Speaker of the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Senate Committee Changes.

The Senate has made a number Ot
changes in committee assignments. Sena-
tor Hansbrough becomes chairman of
agriculture and forestry. Mr.. Nelson of
public lands and Mr.. Warner of MiSsis-
sippi river and it's tributaries. The
vacancy on the committee on post Office
and post roads was given to Mr.. Guggen-
helm. and that on agriculture to MIR.
Purkett. The changes were made neces
sary by the death of Senator Proctor of
Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Virginia Judge Removed.

RICHMOND. Va, March 1.-THE gen.
eral assembly of Virginia at yesterdays
session adopted A resolution removing
Judge j. w. e. Blackstone of the eleventh
circuit from office. The grounds upon
which this action was based are immoral
ity and gross neglect of Off cial duty.
There was but one dissenting vote in each
branch. Judge Blackstone declined to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Yale to Enter Two Crews.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. March 27.-Julian
w. Curtiss advisory rowing coach at
Yale. today announced that. with the fac
ulty's permission. Yale will enter two
crews for the American Henley regatta
at Philadelphia. May ID to be known as
the second university and the freshman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Mississippi River Improvement.

The Senate today passed the Foster bill
making available for use at New Orleans
s30D.n1o of the authorized appropriation
for Mississippi river Improvement work
between Cairo. Ill. and the head Of the
passes. The purpose is TO protect levee
work done by city authorities. which will
cost several million dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Tots Travelled Alone From England.

NEW YORK. March 27-Travelng all
alone. two baby girls. Andree j. Coerse.
twenty-five months Old and Henriette
Coerse, four years old. arrived today on
the steamer Majestic from Southampton.
The children made the ocean voyage
without other care than that OF Steward
Brown. to whom they were intrusted at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27

the tariff to revenue basis. The growth
of trusts and other inordnate and dan
gerous combinations of capital. the ire
mendous and rapidly increasing absorb
ton and Capitalization of the wealth of
the country in the hands of A chosen
few, all due to premeditated and system
attic legislation on behalf of special inter
ests by the republican party. demand
change in the policies imposed upon the
country by that party and make the
passage Of restrictive laws an imperative
necessity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
Relief of Injured Yardmaster.

The bill appropriatinG $4,000 for the
support of p. B. Banton of Waterloo.
Iowa. who was permanently injured while
serving as yardmaster Of the Panama
railroad and engaged in canal work. was
passed by the Senate today at the re-
quest of Senator Allison. This action
was especially urged in the Presidents
message of January 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
The steward did not find

SOutHdnIPtUH TIE Ste"dfu u1u HUt HHu
his task very difficult as the little tots
quickly won the affection of the woman
passengers and were petted and pampered
by them. The parents of the little girls
came to this city some months ago. and
as soon as they succeeded in making a
home here sent for the children. who had
meantime been in care of relatives in
England The little ones were met on
the pier by their parents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27
SOME NOTABLE DEATHS.

ATLANTIC CITY, March g7.-Rev. J.
0. B. Lowry. pastor of the First Baptist
Church and one of the leading ministers
of the city. died yesterday after a long
illness. He came here from Kansas City
where he was pastor in one church for
tWenty-one years
PHILADELPHIA. March o7.-John
Brill, son of the founder of the J. G. Brill
COMPANY car builders and vice president
of the company. is dead at his home here
Mr. Brill was president of the Nova
Scotia Development Company and about
sixty years old.
NEW YORK. March 27.-Albert Charles
Wittnauer. president Of the A. Wittnauer
Company, manufacturers and importers of
Swiss watches. died at Mentone in the
south of France on March -, where he
had gone to recuperate from an illness.
He was in his fifty-second year and came
young man of eighteen. starting at once
in business as an importer of Swiss
watches.
SYRACUSE n Y. March 27-Rev DR..
Charles n. Sims. former chancellor of
Syracuse University, died today at his
home in Liberty. Ind. aged seventy-three
years. DR.. Sims was born at Fairfield.
Ind. was educated at Asbury University
and took his masters degrees at Ohio
elected president of Valparaiso, Ind, Male
and Female College. In 1862 he entered
the Indiana Methodist conference and
held several pastorates. He was later
pastor of churches in Baltimore. Newark.
N. j., and Brooklyn. In 1881 he was
elected chancellor of Syracuse University.
and was succeeded by Dr. James r. Day
In 1898 From 1893 to 1890 he preached
at indianapolis He then returned to
Syracuse as pastor of the First Metho-
dist Church. and in 1901 took charge of
church at Liberty, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27

Reports re ceived at Moscow from Yas-
naya Polyana. Russia, say that the health
of Count Leo Tolstoi. who has been i'll
will, the grip for several days. has been
restored. and that he is again at work
and taking daily exercise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-27

say last night what course he would pur.
sue. but il is believed he will carry the
matter to the supreme court on quo war
ranto proceedings
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
GENERAL NEWS.

Under the will of John Durham
Brown of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and
Chicago, 81 100000 is left to found an
institution at Ipswich to provide edu-
cation of especial value to men and
women entering business.
The differences between the Automo-
bile Club of America and the American
Automobile Association, the two fore
most automobiling organizations in
America, have been settled, and the
two bodies will cooperate in working
for the success of both the Vanderbilt
cup race and the grand prize races an
announced by the Automobile Club of
America to be held at Savannah, Ga.
The automobile school of the West
Side Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, New York, which was one of the
first, if not the first in the country. has
entered upon its fifth year. All told
GA chauffeurs, owners and prospective
owners took the various courses during
the last year.
The Sea Girt championship at the
shooting tournament Saturday was
won by Captain Simon of Ohio. Cap
tain Benedict of Ohio was second
Forty-six competitors were entered
The winner will receive the Sea Girt,
New Jersey, championship medal pre-
scented by Governor Fort. and s25.
The Colorado statesman., 1908-09-19
Night SWeatS & Couch.

E. w. Walton, Condr. S. P. Ry., III
Van Ness St., San Antonio, Tex,
writes: During the summer and fall
of 1902, my annoyance from catarrh
reached that stage where it was actual
misery and developed alarming symp-
toms, such as very deep-seated cough,
night sweats, and pains in the head and
chest. I experimental with several So
called remedies before finally decided
to take thorough course of Peruna.
"Two of my friends had gone SO far as
to inform me that the thing for me to do
was to resign my position and seek
higher, more congenial climate. Every
one thought I had consumption and
was not expected to live very long.
"Having procured some Peruna, I de-
cided to give it a thorough test and ap-
piled myself assiduously to the task Of
taking it, as per instructions, in the
meantime.
"The effects were soon apparent, all
alarming symptoms disappeared and
my general health became fully as good
as it had ever been in my life.
81 have resorted to the use OF Peruna
on two or three occasions since that
time to cure myself of bad colds"