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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
,STEARNS RIOTERS BREAK CAMP
POSITION OF MOUNTAINEERs
NOW MORE FORMIDABLE.
Surrounded by Friends and Rela
tives-Not Likely Regulars Will
Be Sent to Kentucky.

LEXINGTON, Ky, December 29.-Ad
vices by telephone from Danville, Ky.
today state that Berry Simpson, Rube
West and George .Hanley. the noun
taineers engaged in the difficulty a.
Stearns, Ky. broke camp at Paint Rock
Ky, last night and moved over the line
into Scott county. Tenn.
They are encamped near Vests ole
tives, and their position is reported more
fOrmida BILE than ever
The alarming conditions which have
called out state troops and United State:
marshals at the mining town of Stearns
Whitley county, Ky. are creating some dis
cussion at the War Department over the
proba ability of a condition arising to cal
for United States troops to uphold the
power of United States courts. Although
conditions in the Kentucky town are only
vaguely understood here, it is assumed
that the local authorities will be able te
suppress disorder and that by the liberia
use Of United States marshals in con
junction with state troops the orders oi
the court will be executed.
Should it be found impossible to dc
this. either from the inability of the
court to secure the services OF enough
marshals or for any other reason so tha,
the power Of the court would become null
lifted. there Is ample authority for the
sending of troops into Kentucky. 4
United States statute provides that in a
case of this kind where the attitude of
the people toward the mandates of the
court assumes proportions of a rebellion
against federal authority federal troops
may be used to bring about a condition
in which the orders of the court will be
respected.
In the case of any ordinary disorder in
terferinG with the movement of~the mails
or with interstate commerce, the fower OF
the state for the enforcement of law
and order being shown to be powerless
to control conditions troops might be
sent into the state
The War Department has received no
request for troops for Kentucky and the
general opinion prevails in official circles
within the department that conditions
will not be such as to warrant federal
interference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
FLEET ENTERS THE RED SEA
ENJOYED PERFECT WEATHER
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN.
Christmas Fittingly Observed on
Board the Sixteen Warships.
Sports and Vaudeville Shows.

SUEZ, December 29.-The American bat
tleship feet. under Rear Admiral sperry,
passed Perrin. at the entrance to the
Red sea. at noon today. All on board
the fleet are we'll The vessels are due
here the morning Of January 3.
The warships enjoyed perfect weather
on the Indian ocean after sailing from CO.
lombo nine days ago. 1t is expected that
they will make quick passage through
the canal. and then they will disperse to
the various Mediterranean ports, accord
ing to their itinerary, with the least pos
sible delay.
Christmas was fittingly observed OH
board the sixteen vessels of the feet.
There were various athletic sports among
the crews and each vessel gave a vaude-
Vile show, had boxing matches, dancing
and cakewalks. The run from Colombo
has been the pleasantest of the entire
cruise.
The supply ship Culgoa is two days
ahead of the fleet and the repair ship
Panther two days behind.
Fleet Passes Alden Without Stop.
ADEN, Arabia, December Y-The bat
tleship fleet passed Alden yesterday on
its way from Colombo to Suez on it's
cruise around the world. The fleet did
not stop here, but Rear Admiral Sperry' S
flagship the Connecticut, was in wire
less communication with the city during
the passage.
The Yankton passed Alden at half-past
Q cloc : yesterday afternoon in advance
of the fleet. She was communicated with
by wireless from the Italian cruiser Staf-
fetta, which repeatedly asked for news
of the voyage from Colombo She re-
piled that there was no news and that
she had instructions to proceed to Perrin
AMI remain there until noon today.
The Staffetta endeavored to commune
cate with the Connecticut by wireless,
first through the Yankton and then d-
rect. but could obtain no reply until
shortly before the fleet appeared.
Yankton Reaches Perrin.
PERM, Arabia. December o9.-The
American scout cruiser Yankton arrived
here this morning from Colombo She
reports that the American battleship fleet,
under Rear Admiral Sperry. will pass
here and enter the Red sea at noon to-
day. and that the vessels are due at
Suez January ). two days ahead of their
schedule. All OH board the Yankton are
we'll. The cruiser is taking on coal.
The fleet experienced perfect weather on
its run from Colombo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
VALUABLE GEOLOGICAL FIND.
Discovery of a Paleolithic Stone in
Medina County, Ohio.

AKRON. Ohio. December 29-The dis
covery of what is claimed to be a paleo-
lithic stone near Wadsworth has led
Prof. G. Frederick Wright. president of
the State Archaeological Society. to de-
clare that Medina county was the home
of paieolthic man. Prof Wright took
the stone with him to Baltimore and will
return to Wadsworth next spring. he
says. with government geologiss to con-
tinue his researches
The paleOlithic stone found near Wads-
worth is an eliiptcal shape flint stone
weighing about three-quarters of a pound
and is a fine specimen OF one of the
instruments used by man during the
glacial period.
Prof. Wright and Prof Bronson of
Oberlin College declared the finding of the
paleoithic at Wadsworth is one OF the
most important discoveries in America
i'll fixing the age of human life on the
American continent. They also say that
the best specimen of the kane or eschert
terrace, they had ever examined is To-
Gated at the Mennonite Church on the
Seville road. west of Wadsworth 1t is
Prof. Wright's belief that the site of
Wadsworth was at one time covered with
a glacier a mile high and which extended
to Millersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
ASSISTANT TO KNOX.
Beekman Winthrop May Go to the
| State Department.

Although the news contained in spe-
cial dispatch from Washington to New
York paper that Beekman Winthrop, at
present assistant secretary of the Treas
ury, is to be assistant secretary of state
under the incoming administration, can
not, as yet. be officially confirmed, there
is not the slightest doubt that Mr.. Win
throp can have that post if lie cares to
accept it. Senator Knox, who naturally
would be the person to make tender Of
this kind, does not care to make any
statement for publication at the present
moment and Mr.. Winthrop is absent from
Washington at his Massachusetts home
Mr.. TAFT at Augusta also prefers to say
nothing on the subject at present, but,
DIS already stated, there is no doubt of the
accuracy OF the report.
Mr.. Winthrop was with Secretary Taft
as private secretary in 1900, when the
former was governor of the Philippines:
mas served on the bench, as governor OF
Porto Rico. and as assistant secretary OF
the Treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
LIEUT.. JONES ACCUSED.
Charged With Conduce Unbecoming
an Officer.

SAN FRANCISCO. December 29.-Gen.
F. a. Smith. commander of the Depart
ment of California, has issued orders
directing that Lieut.. Thomas A. Jones.
Coast Artillery, appear before court
martial today to answer charges Of con-
duct unbecoming an officer which have
been filed against him,
The principal charge is that Jones wrote
letter to the post adjutant at Fort
Mason, where he is stationed. accusations
of official misconduct being made against
@. NJ. Sergt McMastefs. 32d Company OF
Coast Artillery, to which a fictitious name
was signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
POSTPONED SIX MONTHS.
Delay in Report Of international
Fisheries Commission.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal. De-
cember 29.-By order of the State Depart
ment and the British foreign Office the
date for the report for the international
fisheries commission has been postponed
from January l to June }. This postpone
rnent is rendered necessary by the resig-
alton of S. T. Bastedo, the British mem
Der of the commission. who has been
made a deputy minister. Prof. Edward
r. Prince of the University Of Toronto
his successor has asked for more time to
acquaint himself with the work before
making the report. DR.. David Starr Jor-
dan is the American member of the COM
mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
ENGINEERS ELECT OFFICERS
American Institute Concludes Fifs
Convention at Pittsburr.

PITTSBCRG, Pa, December 20
When the second and last days session
Of the first annual convention of the
American Institute of Chemical Engi-
neers opened here today announcement
was made that applications for member
ship have been received from Spain
Hungary. England and Cuba. The fol-
lowing officers have been elected:
President, Samuel p. Sadtler. Phila-
delphia: vice presidents. Charles F. Nc
Kenna, New York; II. A. Hunicke, ST
Louis, and Edward G. Acheson, Niagara
Falls. n. Y; secretary. John c. Olsen
Brooklyn; treasurer. William A. Booth
Syracuse. n. Y; auditor, Richard K
Meade, Nazareth, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
DEAD LIE IN VAST HEAPS
IN STRICKEN ITALIAN CITIES
An Appalling Record.

Further reports received today
from the district in southern
Italy and Sicily devastated yes
terday by earthquake and tidal
wave show that the disaster has
been most appalling. COnserva-
tive estimates OF the dead place
the number in Messina alone at
$4,000. This figure, however.
seems likely to prove far too
small. The Tribuna Of Rome estf-
mates the dead in Nessina at
$4,000.
From other dispatches 1t looks
as IL the city of Reggie has been
totally wiped out. Reports have
it that out of a population of
10000 In that city only few
thousand have escaped.
Communications to the pope,
who is greatly distressed over
the disaster. have notified him
that the entire religious COM
munitieS in MessinR and Reggie,
comprising bishops. canOnS.
priests. monks and nuns, have
been wiped out.
Smaller towns along the Sicilian
cOast have been swept away. The
ravaEes of the tidal waves there
have been added to in some dis
tricts by destruction by fire.
Troops from all quarters OF
Italy are pouring into the earth
quake zone. which In to be placed
under martial law.
Nearly all the reports havc 1T
that thousands Of persons are
still alive In the ruins.
Relief ships have been sent to
the stricken cities and steam
ships and other craft arriving at
different pOrts In southern Italy
are landing hundreds Of the in
jured. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
Roads Blocked With Drifts in Sew
eral Counties.

LONDON, December 2S.-The snow
storm which visited the British Isles
Sunday continues today. and in some
parts, particularly in the north. it has
assumed the proportions Of blizzard.
in Scotland the train service has been
tied up for twenty-four hours. and many
factories have been forced to close down.
In several of the English counties the
roads are blocked with snow drifts. In
London a fine snow, accompanied by
wind has been falling since early morn
ing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
TAFT TO PRESS BUTTON.
Promises to Start Portland, Ore,
Flower Show.

PORTLAND. Ore, December 29-In
letter received from William Fl. Taft to
the Rose Festival Association of this
city Mr.. Taft consents to inaugurate
Portland's annual feast of flowers June
next by pressing an electric button at the
White House i'm Washington
This is said to be the first function
which Mr.. Taft has consented to lend
his official stamp Of approval to.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
Huntsville Cotton Mill Owner Dies.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. December oD-
Capt. Milton Humes. cotton mill owner
and the wSalthiast resident OF this city
is dead here as result OF a stroke of
apopleXy which caused him to fall from
d second story window Of his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
Weather.

Fair and warmer tonight
and Wednesday. Wednesday
cloudy, with rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
The Pittsburg Graft Cases.

Reports that Pittsburg has been flooded
with bank examiners working on the
graft cases there were declared by Secre-
tary Cortelyou. after the cabinet meeting
today, to be false. All the work in Pitts
burg. Mr.. Cortelyou said. had been done
by Harrison Nesbit. the examiner in
charge of the Pittsburg district. Mr.. Cor
telyou said II had been done well, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
Robbers Pillage Ruins.

The robbers pilaged the ruins of shat
tered buildings and even stole clothing
and vaiua bles from the corpses of the vic
tins. They were not deferred by the
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
WORK ON CANAL ON
BELLE ISLE STARTS
THURSDAY
FIVE HUNDRED LAsoRERs WILL
BE GIVEN EMPLoYMENT-couN.
8,
GIL PREPARES TO LICENSE
MESSENGER SERVICES.

Thursday morning ground will be
broken on Belle Isle in the digging OF
The new canal With commendable
speed the council has expedited mat.
ters so that in nine days from the
mass meeting OF the unemployed. 500
laborers will be at work on the pro.
Ject advanced by Aid. Renaud and
Commissioners Breitmeyer for public
relief.
There was a lull in Tuesday even.
ing's council meeting. The mayor
ala not send in the report OF his ex.
animation into the fitness of Charles
A. Sink for boiler inspector. An or.
dinance was introduced by Aid. Harp-
fer providing for civil service exam
nations before filling any vacancy for
boiler inspector -.
Despite the announcements that
brewers would stop backing up new
saloonists, five brewers names were
on bonds for new saloons passed.
George Rausch, who opened within
the restricted district, was refunded
Sf2233.f 10 license money.
Eastern stand time was given a Jolt
when Aid. Heineman's resolution look
ing to the submitting OF the time ques-
ton TO vote went over a week.
An ordinance to license messenger
services was introduced by Aid. Field,
the object ching to save boys from
evid influences while in such employ
ment.
A batch of requests for supplement-
al estimates was sent in by various
aldermen.
new list of locations for voting
booths was adopted, many being NOV
ed from the places where they stood
at last election. Aid. Ostrowski put
in a request for more street corner
signs.
Aid. link presented an ordinance
by which copies of all permits for
buildings shall be filed with the as.
SCISSORS
Resolutions were adopted In regard
TO the death of Capt. John S. Quinn
and of ex-Ald. Frank j. LIGHT, and the
council adjourned In memory OF the
last-named.
A motion for the opening OF Forest
ave. east to the city limits was
adopted
Resolutions were adopted extending
sympathy to Cleveland city officials on
the death OF Joseph Goldsoll, chief Of
the Cleveland park police and fire.
quent visitor here.
A report OF the condition OF Fair
view finances was read. showing a
balance OF $2,997.30 due the city.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
some SALARIES
REALLY BOOSTED
CITY TREASURER KOCH MAKES
EXPLANATION RELATIVE TO
APPARENT CUTS.

A peculiar condition In comparing
the various departmental estimates, is
hat apparent salary cuts are msde
In the city treasurer's office.
Il believe in running on business
principles and keeping expenses
down" says Koch. There are .eally
9 number OF increases where cuts arc
apparent. | have authority to pay
less than the appropriation, but not
more. Many men nave been getting
less pay than called for. | took the
assistant paymaster, who was getting
$1,000 and made MIN D0oKKeeper Ht
$3.50 instead OF $500 allowed. Then
| Put In George Reinhardt at 81 ,O34
instead of $1,000 as assistant paymas'
ter. The assistant clerk has been
made clerk at s1.034, and the messen-
ger gets boost
One OF the men who suffers real
cut is Fred Schultz, paymaster, who Is
cut $3.50. Schultz was Koch's Demo
cratic opponent for election. the low
estimates have not made hit with
Koch's clerks, who hoped TO get as
high salaries as were paid under the
administration of William b. Tnomp
son as city treasurer.
The health board wants $14,SOb more
than last year, amounting to $6s.Sls.
The salary OF the sanitary engineer Is
reduced from $500 to $1,000. Two
additional medical inspectors at $1,000
are wanted and four nurses at $3.50 FOR
the schools. Two addition milk In
spectors are also wanted.
An increase Of 1920 is asked for In
the boiler inspectors budget. one extra
assistant and another clerk being re-
quired.
The recorders court estimate as
si6,334, just 1874 more than year
ago.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
HOLDS BURGLAH
TILL COPS CONE
JOHN GiRARD STARS IN STUNT
THAT WINS ADMIRATION
OF POLICE.

Caught In the act of rummaging a
trunk belonging to one s. Mcdonald
in the rooming house of Mrs. G. Vie
thoff, No. 1913 Gratiot-ave, Tuesday
John Tillis, Negro with
a police record. fought desperately
with HIS captor, John Girard, a roomer.
Girard, however, gamely chung TO his
prisoner and held him until patrol
wagon arrived with Signal Officer
Frank Kerst. In the struggle the Ne
gro's shirt was torn almost to shreds,
while Girard was badly pounded about
the face.
Tillis had ransacked nearly the
whole house, When ne peered INTO
room occupied by two women on the
third floor. and found they were In.
He quietly withdrew to the floor be-
low and continued his work. The
women notified Mr.. Girard, who oc-
cupied the adjoining room and after
sending for the wagon he walked in
on the burglar. His nerve won the
praise of the police.
Tillis is 81 years old. a plumber, and
lives at No. 70S Beaubien-st. He has
been arrested many times and once
served seven months In the house OF
correction for daylight robbery
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
FOR WORKING So,
~MEN AND WOMEN
PRINTERS WANT DUTY ON
WOOD PULP REMOVED

Detroit Typographical union. No. IS.
has adopted resolutions indorsing the
stand OF the Allied Printing Trades
convention In Indianapolis. in asking
congress to remove the duty on wood
pulp.
ANY combination which produces
an artificial scarcity or news print
paper. and which unduly stimulates
the price OF product, is an oppression
that affects alike the employee as well
as the employer" states the resoIu-
tions.
The statement goes on to say that
the ruinous price OF paper has curtail-
ed work in the printing trades and pre-
vented higher wages.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
SHERIFF AND COPS
SHOULD ENFORCE
LIQUOR LAW
UP TO THEM AND NOT TO PRl-
vATE CITIZENS, DECLARES JUS
TIcE GRANT, WHO FLAWS TRAF-
Fic-LEAGUE OFFICERS.

Justice c. b. Grant, of the Michigan
supreme court, delivered an address
on prohibition Tuesday evening under
the auspices of the Anti-Saloon league
sn the Y. NJ. c. A. The judge dashed
the liquor traffic and declared that the
burden of enforcing the law is
upon the officers. He said that il
Us evident that the saloonkeepers, al,
tier violating the laws for many years,
sare feeling the sting of public con
science, and are coming to believe
\ that they must now obey the law.
"A saloonkeeper told me one day
THAT men In his occupation could not
LOBBY the law and live" said the speak
Eer. "Then for Gods sake, why don't
you die? | answered. The trouble
with the saloonkeepers is the same
las with Brigham Young's wives
There are too many of them.
1.-The saloon is an element or graft
and corruption in politics. am not
lin favor, however, of the private cit
|izen attempting to enforce the law. he
|FHfs tee great risk Of being Assault
ed or of having his property destroyed.
You have your sheriff and police COM
missioner to see that the laws are
|obeyed. and II they don't do their duty
they should be made TO step out or
office"
At the meeting OF the trustees OF
the league Tuesday afternoon. SUPP.
|George w. Morrow In his annual re-
port intimated that the defeat OF pro-
hibition in the con-con was the result
OF sums spent at Lansing by the liq-
uor interests.
Officers were elected as follows
President. T.. r. Gilbert; vice presi-
dent. ]. l.. Hudson; secretary. the Rev.
III G. Pinkerton; treasurer ". ID.
Campbell: superintendent, G. w. Nor
row. auditor OF accounts, C. J. Tan
ner. field secretary, o. f. Gelhardt.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
DISTRICTS
AGAIN EXTENDED

The march OF saloon restriction IN
Detroit is making its way onward. In
Tuesday nights council meeting parts
OF the Sixth and Seventeenth wards
were added to the restricted districts.
A resolution has been put In to extend
the Sixth ward district to include all
OF that ward north OF Fort-st., except
Michigan and Grand River-aves.
There is a certain chastened JOY
manifested by the aldermen In voting
for these restrictions, for few of them
have escaped the rapacity of saloon
keepers OF the lowest grade, who do
not hesitate TO ring up So for 30 cents
worth of drinks IL 1t be candidate
who is buying.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-05
DEMAND FOR ANNIS FURS
CONTINUES UNABATED
Rur,maec Sale and Agents Sample
sale to be Combined.


Newton Annis. the Woodward-ave.
furrier, has had ample opportunity
during the past three weeks to IN
crease the degree OF favor In which
his furs are held by the people OF De-
troit and Michigan at least. Day AFTER
day since his 10Th annual Agents Sam
pie sale began steady stream OF buy.
ers has invaded the third floor of his
establishment. where this remarkable
sale is being held. which could have
but one result--the ultimate exhaus
ton OF number OF lines which origin
ally were not as large or complete
as others. He now faces n peculiar
situation. There seems to be as great
a demand for his make OF Goats, Jack
cts, Scarfs, etc. as in the earlier days
OF the sale, and while he had not In
tended breaking into reserve stocks,
or cleaning out divers hooks and cor
ners OF the different floors of the bis
establishment until near the close OF
the season. he Is making a determined
effort TO supply every one with the par
ticular f,frs they desire BY combining
a Ruinmage sale with the Sample sale,
which, IL is announced. Will present adj
ditional features OF interest.
Prices will be kept at the lowest
point ever known here. and although
Il would seem impossible that bettes
bargains could be offered legitimately.
there seems to he a decided leaning
that way when one glances at the list
published elsewhere In this issue. Nc.
Annis states that this combined sale
will be continued until he IL satisfied
that he can no longer supply either the
quantity or quality OF fnrs demanded
which. up TO this time, has been of an
amazing character