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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
EXPRESS MESSENGER KILLED.
Train Robbers Secure Less Than
500 After Taking Life.

DENVER. Col, May Train robbers
who boarded Denver and Rio Grande
train No at Castle Rock early today
shot and killed Express Messenger
Charles Fl. Wright. aged sixty. employed
by the Globe Express Company. From
the dead messenger the robbers took the
keys 10 a small safe in the baggage car
which they opened and took the contents,
in all worth less than hundred dol
lars
A big safe i'll the car which contained a
large sum of money and the combina ton
of which is known only to clerks Of the
company in the principal stations along
the route. was tampered with. but the
robbers were unable to enter L..
The body was discovered by G.. NJ.
Bishop. chief night clerk of the Globe
Company's office at the Denver Union
depot. and Il. NJ. Peterson. his assistant
These men Went To the car to get ex-
press matter and could not get through
the door. which should have been opened
by Wright. Wright was lying beside the
big safe in Il pool of blood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Burning Oil Floods Streets.

Special Dispatch to The STAR
NEW YORK, May 7.-One Of the tough
est fires the Brooklyn department has
had to cope with in a long time partly
destroyed the paint works of the Fair
water branch of the National Lead Com
pany, at is. ID and % Hudson avenue
and 14s and 40 Marshall street. early this
morning.
The works take up an entire block and
are compt sed Of a number Of three-story
brick buildings. AS a precaution against
fires the buildings were built with double
party walls, and this alone saved the
whole plant from being destroyed.
The fire started in the building in the
center of the works on Hudson avenue
and had gained much Roadway before the
tiremen were summoned.
The works manufactured white lead
paint and OIL In the building where the
fire started there were several large vats
filled with linseed oil, and when this
caught fire the flames shot up through
the roof.
The water that was poured into the
building had no appreciable effect upon
the flames. except to spread them. and
ture would be destroyed.
Finally the iiremen decided to pour all
the water into the burning oil watts. When
this was done the floor gave way and the
vats fell TO the bottom. flooding the
streets with burning oil. After that the
tiremen were enabled to get the blaze un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
LOCAL BILLS REPORTED.
House Committee Amends Senate
Municipal Court Provision

At the fegular meeting of the House
District committee today favorable re-
ports were authorized upon House bill
1885, to provide for the extension Of
9th street from Belmont road to Bilt-
more street. with n uniform width of
fifty feet; House bin o52 authorizing the
recorder of deeds to appoint cashier
for his Office at salary of 1000 a
year. and Senate bill $3.50. authorizing
the consolidation Of the local justices of
the peace under the title ''the Municipal
Court of the District Of Columbia This
bill as it passed the Senate provided
for six justices of the peace at terms
of six years each. AS reported by the
House District committee it provides for
four justices at terms Of four years each.
The committee fixed May 20 and 10
O'Clock in the morning as the date and
time of the next and final hearing on
the Sims bill for absolute prohibition i'm
the District. This is the third final hear
ing but the committee really believes
ii will truly be the last. The vets will
be heard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
LoNGWoRTH TO SPEAK.
How Story Got Out That His Wife
Would Stump.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 7.-Representa-
tive Nicholas Longworth, it is announced
here. will stump the state this fall for the
republican ticket headed by Gov. Harris.
and will give especial attention to the
eighth congressional district, wAere Ralph
Cole. the republican nominee, broke the
deadlock for the nomination by Tipping
up coin. His wife will accompany him.
but she will make no speeches. The
Countess of Warwick, the famous English
socialist it is announced by T.. G. Whar-
ton of KentOn. the socialist candidate
against Cole. will contribute to the eX-
penses of the campa gn.
The report that Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth will be pitted against the countess
in a stumping tour of the district this
fall. arose from laughing remark by
Representative Longwortl. who said that
he would send his own wife to the district
to take the stump against the countess.
No one here believes that either woman
will make a stumping tour of the district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Last Appearance of Evans.
HIS NERVE FAILED HIM.
Boy Balks in Robbery After Dyna-
miting Train.
Special Dispatch to The 'stal

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUTTE, Mont. May 7.-Louis Ferris,
nineteen years old, has confessed that
he alone did the dynamite Job that
wrecked the Burlington passenger train
Friday night last and killed three men.
He did it in expectation of getting some
valuables during the excitement. He
mingled with the crowd after the wreck.
he says, but the cries of the injured
frightened him and he ran away. He
also attempted to hold UP and rob the
North Coast limited of the Northern Pa
c;fic several weeks ago. compelling two
German railroad laborers to assist him
after he had held them prisoners in a
cabin on the mountains two days. They
made botch of it and were arrested.
while he escaped.
Ferris was born near Butte For sew
eral years he has been tough and has
been in frequent robberies. He was pawn
ing a stolen ring Yesterday when a detec-
tive attempted to arrest him and was
shot in the leg. After being arrested Fer
ris told his story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
DISTINGUISHED MEN NAMED.
Conferees Who Will Attend Meeting
of the Governors

The governors of all the states and ter
ritories have named conferees to attend
the conference on natural resources which.
will be held in the White House next
week. Three have been named by each
governor, making the total number of ad-
visers 1j3. The governors have recog-
nized the Importance of the conference by
appointing leading citizens. Many of the
conferees are men of national prominence.
Seven university presidents have been ap-
pointed. as follows: A. T. Hadley of Yale.
James B. ANGEL of the University of
Michigan. Edmund J. James of the Uni
versity of Illinois. Cyrus Northrup OF the
University Of Minnesota, Nicholas Muir
ray Butler Of Columbia. jacob Gould
Schurman OF Cornell, William II. p.
Faunce of Brown University.
One of Delaware's conferees will be
Judge George Gray. a possibility for the
democratic nomination. One of Oreson's
representatives will be r. 8. Bean, chief
Justice of the state supreme court. +. G..
Buckland. vice president OF the New York.
New Haven and Hartford. has been ap-
pointed Ia conferee from Rhode Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
FAvoRs DOUBLE DIVORCE.
Report of District Attorney at Paris
in Mckee Case.
al Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
PARIS, May 1.-The district attorney
today summed up the Mckee divorce
case. concluding by recommending that
the court grant double divorce. Judg-
ment will be given in a weeks time. The
court usually though not invariably. fol-
lows the district attorneys recommenda-
tion The district attorney spoke one
hour and a quarter, saying that Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee were both pampered chill
dren. suffering from having too much
wealth.
He did not think it necessary to go into
the details of the mutual charges, as they
had not been proved. He did not believe
McKee's charges against his wife as re-
CARDS her chauffeur and the Marquis
Guglielmi. while her charges Of being
kept short of food were ridiculous. He
did not believe. either. that Mckee had
been cruel to the child, Hugh Tevis, or
that he had sold his wife's jewels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
READY FOR SIGNING.
Conference Report on Tuberculosis
Bill Adopted.

The Senate has agreed to the report of
the conferees of both houses of Congress
on the bill compelling the registration of
eases of tuberculosis i'm the District The
report was agreed to Tuesday by the
House. and the bill now awaits the Presj-
dents signature. The registration o. all
recognized cases of tuberculosis and the
free examination of Sputum are provided
for in the bill. y fine o. SO is provided
fo- violations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
JOHN HOLDEN ARRAIGNED.
To Be Tried for Assault and Rob
bery-1ndictment Returned.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star
PRINCE FREDERICK. Nd. May T.
John Holden. alias Jones. colored,
John Holden, alias Jones. colored,
charged with assaulting and robbing Mrs.
Buggie Ward, has been brought from
Baltimore to this place and will be ar
raisned this afternoon. He will be tried
tomorrow or Saturday. A true bill has
been found against Holden and the case
will beetried before Judge Briscoe, Com
mOnwealth's Attorney Perrin will con-
duct the prosecution and Attorney Frank
Gantz has been appointed for the defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Revived Fire Destroys Store.

NEW ORLEANS. May Twelve hours
after it was thought that the fire which
last night destroyed the stores of F. H.
Hansell & Bro. and II. b. Stevens &
Co. in Canal street, had been entirely
subdued it broke out this morning in the
store of the Dreyfus Company. Limited,
next to the other burned buildings. The
Dreyfus building. with a large stock of
dry goods. was destroyed. thus bringing
the total losses up to 100000 or $500. Goo
All of the property destroyed was COW
cred by insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Newlands Leaves Committee.

Senator Newlands of Nevada +oT his
own request has been released from
further duty on the District of CO.
lumbia committee, and on motion of
Senator Culberson. the minority leader
Senator Smith of Maryland was assigned
To membership OH that committee TO take
Mr.. Newlands' place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
TERRIFIC WIND AT CHICAGO.
One Man Killed and Others Injured
by Falling Live Wires.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, May 7.-One man was killed,
many pedestrians were endangered by
sailing live wires. and other persons
suffered in a terrific wind and rain storm
which swept over the city during the
early hours today. Windows were broken
electric wires carried away and trees
blown down in outlying districts. where
the wind gained terrific velocity on
stretches of prairie. Hundreds Of per-
sons or their way to work In the down.
town district stumbled over the slippery
wind-swept streets and many serious acct
dents were narrowly averted.
The dead: JOHN Lucas. hagman for the
Belt Line railroad.
The injured: Frank Jones, skull frac-
tured. blown down by wind Policeman
Herman Schlater, knocked into pool of
water charged by live wires: Mrs. II.
Biggs. fatally shocked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07

TUTCy 1e1SUHs 31010e1eSo'
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May More than forty
persons. comprising seven families, were
made homeless by another fire in VIII
early this morning which was
attended with exciting incidents and only
for the bravery. Of policemen and firemen
there would probably have been a loss Of
life. The blaze was discovered in a three
story double frame dwelling at 40 Harri-
son avenue. 1t spread rapidly and caused
$1,000 damage before it was put out.
After an investigation the police said they
thought the fire was started by an in
cendiary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Uprising in Peru Peters Out.
Special Cablegram to The Star

LIMA. Peru. May 7.-Yesterday the
government arrested and sent before a
military court ten prominent members of
the opposition parties. Today at 4:30 am
train brought to Lima a number of
insurgents who were captured when the
government troops defeated and dispersed
DIR. Durand's band May :. The whole
people are opposed TO the revolutionary
movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
"A PLATFORM is ADOPTED
Former Mayor Fitzgerald Opposed
Instructions.
TARIFF FOR REVENUE ONLY
Election of Senators by the People Is
Acknowledgements for
the Philippines.

BOSTON. May 7.-Following a session
that lasted several hours last night the
committee on resolutions of the demo-
cratic state convention reassembled at
9 o'clock today to consider the matter of
instructions to the delegates at large t
the national convention. The outcome of
the meeting was a decision to report to
the convention restitution instructing
for w. ]. Bryan for the presidential nomi-
nation.
The resolutions committee was in ses-
sion until II 80 o'clock at the Quincy
House. Meanwhile a small number of
delegates were scattered about Faneuil
Hall. waiting for the opening of the con-
vention.
The Platform.
The platform is as follows:
"The aims of the Massachusetts democ-
racy are:
For a government restored to the serv-
ice of the people, devoted to all people
and opposed to privilege; the master, not
the servant, of predatory wealth.
CORPORATIONS forbidden the issue of
watered stocks. forfeiting charters for
political contribution; if foreign subject
to jurisdiction of state courts.
Railroads restricted TO fair profits on
fair valuation, restrained from -iscrimi-
nation by imprisonment of officials.
"Monopolies, if public, brought "nder
rigid public control; IL private, destroyed.
"A fiscal policy of a tarin for revenue
only, free list for trustcontrolled prod
ucts. income and inheritance taxes graded
and enforced.
"A financial system with government
guarantee of bank deposits, the Treasury
surplus loaned with security at interest
after competition and postal savings
banks.
"A foreign policy of Independence to the
Philippines. American leadership In ar
bitration and disarmament. .
constitutional requirements preventing
encroachments by the executive upon CO.
ordinate branches; restraining Invasion OF
state rights by national authority; that
laws be declared unconstitutional only
by supreme courts; for election of United
States senators by the people.
Legislation for q general parcels post; !;
prohibition of gambling in necessities OF
life.
Public improvements of public lands
through irrigation, reclamation and for
estry; promotion in waterway highways.
canals and parks; relieving the unem-
ployed by public works.
Labor protection by the eight-hour
law; jury trials for contempts in labor in
functions: public investigation apd con-
ciliation in strikes and lockouts: abolish
ment of the fellow-servant rule: like
rules of competition to labor and capital;
abolition of child labor.
"a united part to elect William
Bryan President of the United States.
sembled. inStruct the four delegates elect
ed In this convention to cast their votes
in the national convention for William
Jennings Bryan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
BIG PARADE FOR FLEET
FEATURE OF CELEBRATION AT
SAN FRANCISCO TODAY.

SAN FRANCISCO. May THE two
chief events for today in connection with
the feet festivities were the great mill
tary and naval parade this forenoon and
the governors banquet in the evening at
the Hotel Fairmont.
Between 1000 and 5000 sturdy Amer
lean seamen, said to be the great num-
Der of United States b!uejackets and ma
rines ever to come ashore at one time to
take part in a procession in any city,
lined up today i'm the third division of the
military and naval parade unde- COM
mand Of Capt. Seaton Schroeder.
Last Appearance of Evans.
Today's parade marked the last public
appearance of Admiral Evans III his active
career as a naval officer. In a few days
he will retire from the service. He had
a place in the carriage division directly
following the regular soldiers.
In all 1900 soldiers and sailors made
up the line. including 2,oJO men of the
regular army under Gen. Funston, the
National Guardsmcn of California, con-
sisting OF twelve companies of the 9TH
Regiment of the naval militia of Cali
fOrnia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
DREW UNION MANS FIRE.
Representative sulzer Gets Prompt
Answer in House.

Representative William Bill Sulzer of
New York today crawled out Of the cave
i'm which lie has been hibernating since
his only living genuine one-man filibuster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
DEPARTED FOR PINE KNOT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL EN-
JOY A SHORT OUTING.
John Burroughs, the Naturalist,
VIII Be Guest Of President
and Mrs. Roosevelt.

President and Mrs. Roosevelt and a
small party left today for a weekend
outing at Pine Knot. Mrs. Roosevelt 8
country home in the hills near Char
lottesville. Va. Included in the party was
John Burroughs, the naturalist. who has
been the guest of the President on sew
eral occasions and who accompanied him
on a. camping trip In Yellowstone Park
during a tour Of the west several years
ago.
The party left here at II: 80 o'clock on
special train. which included a parlor
and baggage car. The stretch of 13O
miles over the Southern railway was
covered in easy fashion. the plan being
to make the run on a schedule that looked
more to comfort than speed. 1t was
expected that the party would reach North
Garden shortly after 3 o'clock. and there
carriages had been arranged for to take
the presidential party to Pine Knot. The
party will return to Washington Sunday
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Forty Persons Homeless.

der control The damage amounted to
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Object Of the Outing.

FIorsebacK riding and general outing
is the object OF the visit. When Mrs.
Roosevelt ppurchased the Pine Knot prop
erty some years ago the President in
augurated the custom Of paying several
visits a year there. and he has spent a
number of Christmas and Thanksgiving
days in that vicinity with his family and
guests. His only opportunity this spring
seemed to be at the present time, and
he took advantage of it.
But few people knew Of the President S
plans. and consequently there was but
a sman group at the Union station
when the special pulled out. Col L. S.
Brown. general agent OF the Southern
railway. accompanied the party and was
in charge Of the train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Weather.

Fair tonight and tomorrow.
Not much change in tempera-
ture
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-22
PROMINENT BASEBALL
PLAYERS SUSPENDED

The National baseball commission has
suspended over twenty baseball players
from the major league and American as
ISOLATION teams. The penalty imposed
was for alleged violations OF the rule OF
the National commission, forbidding play
I ers In regular standing PLAYING with or
against clubs supporting Ineligible play
ers or owned or managed by ineligible
players. majority OF the ofrenses were
committed in Chicago In games with the
outlaws of that city,
The players on the carpet are as fol-
lows:
Washington American league team:
Tannehil. Freeman, DelehantE. Mcbride,
Shipke, Kahoe, Johnson and O'Nelll. sold
TO the Minneapolis team.
Boston American league club: Hughes,
Chicago American league club: Hart.
Minneapolis American association: l.:
ONeIl. Robinson, Wheeler, Olmstead,
HcclilInecr. Block. Kirwin Daugherty,
Smith Clarke.
In promulgating the ruling the commits
sion declared there was no objection to
players playing In post season games with
clubs in good standing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-22
WESTERN LEAGUE HAS
TROUBLES OF ITS OWN

Baseball towns are anxious to secure
admittance TO the Western league and
Western association for the season of
1909. Topeka and Springfield have asked
to he admitted TO the Western league,
while Wichita. Atchison and Parsons, to-
gethcr with several live oklahoma towns
wish TO Join the Western association. The
league officials are busy figuring out plans
for next year. Rumors have been ahoat
that Denver and Pueblo would be dropped
from the Western league. but baseball
managers In these towns say they have
frst-class protection and can remain as
long they Wish. 1t is also reported
that the president OF the Western asso-
citation will become president of the
Wesfcrn league as we'll
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-22
NELSON RIDES -FOUR
RACES, WINNING ALL
Happy Chappy and Slightly, lo
to 1 Shots, Upset the
Dope Sheet.

Tro r,yoritas two second choices and
two longshots pulled down the money a1
the fair half-mile track Wednesday AFTER
noon. The course was heavy with STICKY
mud and fast time was out of the cues,
;ion. The stormy weather kePt lie ,NS Ulomu u
down only about three hundred attend :
Ing tho meet The racing was oil the pest
and the jockeys rode TO win.
The big surprises OF the day We're happg pE
Chappy and slightly. Both horses were
held at odds OF 10 TO l with no one taxing
them Happy Chappy ran away from ms ms
field and could have won by many ienstms ms
1ust as easy as q length and hall, by
which he was leading Laura e NJ. the
favorite in the race. under inc wire
slightly lay close 70 Hand Meapown and ai,a aa
the leaders rounded into the strctcn
Slightly stole through on the pole, winning
by half a length. ,
favoritc over Miss May Bowdish and kogo
and made good, winning by leneth'
Kogo taking place and Bowdish me saoM' ,
Alicia was played against the entire heid.
Jockey Nelson won four OF the siS races
and is at present considerSd .he peSS
rider at the track. He rode Slightly, 10
10 l shot. and head WORK won the race
IN the home stretch
Manager Murray announced wednesday
that Friday afternoon would be slHs gay
and all Elks presenting their cards on that
day would be admitted free, together with
their wives. The feature on that day
of the first choices Will start
Six races are scheduled for today. and
with .he indications that the weather
will be fine a larger crowd and be better s
as follows:
New York hotel purse; first race, four
and one-half durlongs; selling years
and pp:,so Koenigen Louise; lse:s SO; g.
Happy Chappy, 80, 81. Decklaw' loi; JOB
Malrina, 10s
Halls hotel purse; second race. Ave fur
iansS aaS,or yseTs ana a " y Queen sn'Us carone
109; % Dr. Short, ia; 81. West, 1O9; 81.
Governor Orman, III
independence hotel; third race; five and
one-half furlongs: selling; years and up
-SS. ST. Joe, III, IL, Mabel Fountain. 81:
a. Duke of Orleans: 1o7: 2S, Cratic. 81;
Colonial hotel purse. fourth race; one
mile; selling; years and UPS, Patri-
otlc. lO2; SO. Mrs. Neugent 81. 25, Jack
Paine. l02; 50. Maxctta, lO7; 80. Silver
FIFTH race. six and one-half furlongs;
Metropole hotel pursa; ScIIlng, years
and up-54, Manila s. 10I; 80. Nancy W.
30. Western, los.
Hercules hotel purse; sixth race; seven
iurlongs; selling. years and up-S2.
w. Io2; 30. Hand Me Down 102; 81.
Burnolettes 1o9, SO, Neva Welch. 1os 80.
Bclden. 102.
According to the dope sheet the fol-
lowing named horses ought to figure
prominently in the money today:
First Race-Deckiaw, Marina. Koen
igcn Louise.
second Racc-Hercules. Governor Or
man and Wist
Third Race-st. Joe, Mabel Fountain
and Duke OF Orleans
Fourth Race-Patriotic, Mrs. NeUgent
and NaXetta.
Fifth Race-Ed Sheridan. Western and
Nancy ".
Sixth Race-Reene W.. BurnoIette and
Pl1uet
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-22
REAR-ADMIRAL SHOWS
FOR WATERLOO CUP

BUTTE, Oct. 2l.-Today's coursing at
the league park In the preliminaries for
the Waterloo stake the finals OF which
Will be run tomorrow. has narrowed the
hounds;
Rear Admiral. owned by Elliott and
Redman OF Salt Lake City. The Wolf,
owned by Thomas Knight OF Butte; Hor
ace E.. owned by w, r. Tonk!n Of Sc
attic, and Clyde, owned by II, j, Car
roll OF San Francisco. The Smuggler,
owned by Thomas Knight, has n bye
but because OF his hard course today Is
not figured having much of a chance
tomorrow. Needle Bug and The Snug
gler this afternoon had the hardest
course ever run on the local Held. las ting
two minutes and twenty seconds. The
SmuggleT won. is to 10.