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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-16
TELEGRAM MIs1NTERPRETED.
Message From Brazilian Minister
Was Not Hostile to Argentina.

LONDON. November 16.--A special
dispatch received here from Rio Janeiro
says that the Brazilian government has
presented TO Argentina proof that the
telegram from it's foreign minister to
the Brazilian minister to Chile. which
influenced parliament to pass vote for
heavy armaments. was misrepresented.
This telegram fell into the hands of the
foreign minister Of Argentina. who gave
it to a certain individual to decipher
This person interpreted the telegram
as containing instructions hostile to Ar
gentina. The communication was pre-
sented to parliament at secret session
AS a matter OF fact. true version of
the message as published in the official
journal expresses sentiments friendly
to Argentina.
The version OF this telegram presented
to parliament instructed the minister to
dissuade Bolivia and Peru from siding
with Argentina. and to induce the press
to oppose Argentina's increase Of arma-
ment.
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JAPAN AND FORMoSA.
Former Is Gradually Subduing the
Savage Tribes of the Island.

TOXIC, November 16-The savage
tribes of Formosa. estimated to num-
Der about 10000 souls. are gradually
being forced back into the mountain fast
nesses of the island by the Japanese
They are today without means of obtain
Ing arms. ammunition or salt, and 1t is
consequently believed that they soon will
abandon their obstinacy and opposition
and pledge allegiance to the sovereign
power.
In their operations against these tribes
men the Japanese have made use of long
lines of iron wire entanglements charged
with electricity and field and mountain
guns placed in commanding positions.
These lines gradually kave been advanced
until the tribesmen have been driven from
the cultivated fields to .he rough land of
the mountains. and theii extremity is in
duting them to accept .he Japanese as
the masters.
The Japanese authorities are now con-
sidering ways and means to teach these
natives to become good farmers.
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BRlGHTWOOD CAR SERVICE
Evidence Must Go to District Rail-
way Commission.
NOTIFICATION TO RAILWAYS
Ten Days Allowed in Which to Show
That Proposed Through Line
Is Unauthorized by Law.

The interstate commerce CON-
mission declines to receive any
evidence from the Brightwood
Railway Company and the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, except such as is put before
the District electric railway COM
mission"
That is the attitude of the interstate
commerce commission, which, in the opin-
ION OF some may force the local railways
to recognize the District subcommission.
which up TO this time they have con-
sistently refused to do. The ruling of
the national commission was made known
at hearing given Saturday to a. repre-
sentative of the local railways to dis
cuss the legal questions involved in the
Issuing of a proposed order for through
service from the center of the city to
B~ightwood and TakOma-
Up to the present time these two lines
and the other electric railways In the
District, for that matter-have refused to
recognize any authority of the District
electric railway commission. When the
latter wrote to the railway companies
for information II was refused. And re-
cenlIy. Wnen nearing was granted py
the District commission on the matter of
through service from the heart of the
city to Brightwood. of which the rail-
way. companies had notice, the latter sent
no representatives and presented no evil
dence in their behalf
Legal Argument Presented.
After the hearing the District commits
sion recommended to the interstate COM
mission that an order requiring such
through service be issued. The interstate
commerce commission held hearing Sat
urday to allow the railway companies to
bring up any legal matters in opposition
TO the issuing Of the order. Ward Thoren,
vice president OF the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, appeared and
read arguments prepared by Attorney J.
j. Darlington.
The contention of the railways repre-
sentative. vas that the Brightwood Rail-
way and Electric Company are separate
companies; weTs Organised as such. have
been operated separately. and. although
one company owns the stock of the other
the one does not have the right to run
cars over the lines Of the other. And 1t
was further contended, there is no author
ity in law for the issuing of an order
compelling one company to run its cars
over the liies OF the other.
\ request that the railways be allowed
ten days in which to file a brief on the
questions OF law involved was granted by
the commission.
Goes to Railway Commission.
But the point of the matter is that
there is no evidence before the inter-
state commerce commission showing this
separate existence of the two companies
upon which they base Their legal argu-
lrents And the ruling of the commission
forces the two railway companies to
submit such evidence to the District cleo
tric railway commission If they wish to
put il in.
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BRYANs TO VISIT MEXICO
Late Democratic Candidate Nav In
dulge in Hunting.

MONTERREY, Mexico, November 10
William Jennings Bryan and wife will
arrive in Monterey Wednesday, and will
spend two weeks here as the guests of
Col. and Mrs. j. A. Robertson at Belta
Vista This information was contained
in letter received from Mr.. Bryan yes
terday by Col. Robertson. Mr.. Bryan
said he was coming for a rest. although
he asserted that he did not need It, He
made inquiries as to the prospects for
duck shooting here. and probably will bt
able to find something in the shooting
line with the local sportsmen.
The Society of the American Colony
will probably arrange some entertain
mcnt in honor of Mr.. Bryan, so that he
may meet all the Americans here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-16
BOY KILLED BY AN AUTO.
Machine Ran Into Group Playing
Foot Ball in Chicago.

CHICAGO, November 16.-An automo-
bile driven by NJ. F. Wilson ran into a
group of small boys playing foot ball yes
terday and killed one of the players. John
Armstrong, eight years old. The boys
neck was broken and he was dead when
taken from beneath the machine.
SPOKAN Wash, November 16.-An
automobile. In which were seven persons,
plunged over a precipitous bluff overlook
ing the Spokane river last night and Miss
Mary Nichols was killed The automo-
bile turned over while descending the
grade and landed partly buried beneath
flying boulders fifty feet below. When
the automobile turned over all the occu-
pants were spilled out. but Miss Nichols
was the only one hurt. She died three
hours later.
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RICHMOND MAN MURDERED.
DR.. Smith Believed to Have Been Vic
tim Of Foul Crime.

RALEIGH. n. c.. November 16.-Police
developments today established the fact
that DR.. Elbert W. Smith. representative
of a Richmond. Va. coal company and
son of F. NJ. Smith Of Newhope. w. Va.
whose body was found in the city rock
quarry in the outskirts Of Raleigh yester-
day. was the victim of one of the worst
murders in the history of the city.
He left his hotel Saturday night and II
is believed he was murdered in the city
and his body carried to the quarry for
concealment. The body was taken to
Richmond today.
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Killed by His Own Invention

PARKERSBURG, w. Va, November 16.
Jesse r.. Davis. inventor of an electric
battery designed to cure rheumatism and
other diseases, from the effects of using
too much Of his own remedy, is dead here
Against the advice of his physician Mr..
Davis used himself as a subject to dem
onstrate the possibilities of his invention.
This aggravated an ailment with which
he had been affected for many years and
caused his death.
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FIVE OVERCOME BY GAS.
Father Found Dead and Other Mem
bers of Family Unconscious.

WILMINGTON, Del. November 16.-
George Sprague, aged forty-five years,
was asphyxiated. and his wife and three
children were overcome by illuminating
gas at their home in this city early to-
day. When the discovery was made Mr..
Sprague was dead and the other members
OF the family were unconscious The
children were rushed to hospital and
will recover. The mother was revived at
her home.
The gas meter in the cellar of the house
had in some mysterious manner become
detached from the service pipe and the
house was flied with gas.
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NATION AWAITS RESULT
Country Anxious for Expected Dec
laration to Chancellor.
ALL DEPENDS ON HIS MOOD
Berlin Today Less Optimistic on EN-
peror's Attitude-Death of
His Aid.

BERLIN. November 16.-It has been an
nounced that the audience between En-
peror William and Chancellor Won Bue-
low will take place at the new palace in
Potsdam tomorrow morning. Emperor
William is due to arrive at Potsdam at s
O clock in the morning.
1T is pointed out today in well Informed
quarters that some Of the newspapers of
Germany have adopted a prematurely
optimistic tone regarding the outcome Of
this meeting. Much depends upon the
personal mood of his majesty. In this
connection the apt remark has been
made: I'VE know how such an audience
will begin, but we cannot foresee It's con-
cusion."
Officials are hopeful that the situation
will be cleared up.
Death Changed Program.
The emperor was to have given audi
ence to Prince Won Buelow at I<iel today,
but the program was changed because
Of the sudden death at DonaueSchingen
Saturday evening of Gen. Count Huelser-
Haeseler chief of the German military
cabinet and a personal friend of the
kaiser
Count Huelser- Haeseler was laughing
and chatting after dinner, when ne sud-
denly fell, stricken with apoplexy. in the
emperor's presence. He died almost i'm
mediately. He had held the position of
imperial adjutant for nineteen years, and
was the emperOr's constant companion.
He had the ability to tell most amusing
stories in dialect and had an immense
influence in the army, because all pro-
motions passed through his hands. The
higher commands depended much upon
his judgment.
Kaiser Lays Wreath on Casket.
Emperor William was shocked at the
death of his aid, and Cancelled all en-
gagements at Kiel, but after a requiem
mass was said at Donauesehingen early
Sunday morning, at which the emperor
Baden Baden, where the empress is visit
ing her great-aunt, the Grand Duchess
Louise. His majesty returned to Donau-
eschingen today and from there will pro-
ceed to Potsdam.
Public irritation against the emperor
as indicated in the newspapers and in
general conversations. seems to increase
with the delay in the emperor's receiving
the chancellor. The expectation appears
to be that the emperor, If he recognizes
the feeling of the country. will make some
sort of a declaration which may tran
quilize his subjects. The depth Of the
popular sense of grievance against the
emperor is almost ineXplicable. A leader
of the national liberals in the reichstag
said yesterday:
THE emperor has lost 75 per cent of his
influence in Germany withip two weeks"
The general manager of one of the
principal machinery works in Berlin. who
was present when this remark was made
added: Yes, he has lost 80 per cent
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Belgium Assumes Control of Koneo.

BRUSSELS, November 16.-Yesterday
being King Leopold's fete day. Belgium
formally assumed control Of the Kongo in
dependent state. The official gazette IN
nounces that the new ministry of the
colonies will begin its duties TODAY. The
king received thousands of kilograms of
congratulation.
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RACE CLASH IN OKLAHOMA
EIGHT KILLED AND TEN OTHERS
WOUNDED AT oKMULGEE.
Negro Barricades Himself in Home
and Shoots With Deadly Effect.
I. Militia Ordered Out.

OkMULGEE, Okla. November 49,
Eight persons were killed and ten others
were wounded yesterday in a fight be.
tween James Deckard. negro desperado
and officers. The dead are Edgar Robin
son. sheriff Of Okmulgee county; Henry
klaber. assistant chief of police Of Ok
mulgee; two negroes named Chapman
brothers: ]. Deckard, negro, and three un-
identified negroes.
The wounded are Steve Grayson. Indian
boy. probably fatally beaten: Victor Farr
chief of Sioux, shot through shoulder
deputy sheriff, arm broken, and seven
others slightly wounded.
The disturbance began at the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad station, where
Deckard engaged In fight with an In
dian boy, Steve Grayson. and beat him
into insensibility with a rock. Friends OF
Grayson called the police. When Police
man Klaber went to the station Deckard
fled to his house nearby and barricaded
himself. When Klaber approached the
house Deckard shot and instantly killed
him.
Opened Fire With Rifle.
Sheriff Robinson gathered deputies in a
few minutes and hurried to the scene.
This party contained several negroes
whom the sheriff commissioned as depu-
ties. AS the attacking party approached
the Deckard house Deckard opened fire
with a rifle, firing as rapidly as he could
load his weapon.
The sheriff fell first instantly killed
Then five of the negro deputies were slam.
Deckard's house was soon surrounded
by the frenzied mob of armed men. Fire
was set to house just north of Deck
ards. Volleys of bullets were poured into
Deckard's house, and he was shot down.
He was seen to roll over. strike a match
and set fire to his own house, which was
soon a. roaring furnace, in which his body
was baked.
Ammunition Stored in House.
Deckard evidently had large quantity
of ammunition stored In his house, for
many cartridges exploded while the house
was burning.
Gov. Haskell. at Guthrie, was advised
of the fight and of the bad feeling be-
tween whites and negroes that had grown
out of it, threatening a race riot The
governor at once ordered the militia COM
pany at Muskogee to prepare to go to
Okmulgee, and'a special train was made
ready to carry the troops. The governor
remained at his office to keep in touch
with the situation.
News of the preparation to send militia
had a good effect on the disorderly ele-
ment of both races, and tonight the crowd
dispersed.
Further trouble is not expected. When
it became known that no other negro had
assisted Deckard against the officers the
talk of reprisalS subSided.
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TROOPS SENT FORWARD
Garrisons STRENGTHENED to Meet In
vasion of Montenegrins.
THREAT MADE TO SERvIA
Warned by Austria to Cease Her
Provocative Activity-Turkey
Guarding Frontier.

BELGRADE. November 16.--Hostility to
Austria Hungary is spreading among the
population of Bosnia and Herzegovina
guerrilla warfare is threatened. By order
of the Austrian authorities a number of
prominent Servians are being confined to
their homes. The garrison at Trebinge
has been reinforced by 10000 men and
preparations for it's defense are being
made. Frontier incursions of Montenegrin
troops into Bosnia and into Herzegovina
are to be expected.
1t is stated that the Austrians are max
ing warlike preparations. nightly trans
porting munitions of war to the frontier
and laying mines in all passes and at all
water springs where MOntenegrin troops
are likely to encamp.
CONSTANTINOPLE, November 16.-In
view of the reported movements of Ser
vian and Montenegrin troops the porte
has decided to adopt military measures in
the border districts.
Austrian Threatens War.
VIENNA, November 16.-The possibility
of trouble between Austria Hungary and
Servia has not yet been eliminated. A
semi-ocial statement issued here today
says that the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment will be compelled to take decisive
steps if the Servian provocations do not
cease The dignity of the dual monarchy
forbids 1t longer to tolerate Servias
actions.
government will be reached in few
dayS.
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Weather.

Fair; warmer tonight; mimi
mum temperature about 80 de-
grees. Tuesday fair; light
southerlv winds.
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A Good Fight Promised.

Yes. there will be fight and a good
one. for the senatorship," said Mr.. De.
pew. There are a number Of energetic,
able, ambitious young men out for the
place. and they are not likely to be
crowded off the platform by Washington
declarations. Is Mr.. Woodruff one OF
them? He is. and I do not mind saying.
without detriment to any other good man
In the race, that Timothy Woodruff Is an
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-01
BURGLAR IN DOUGLAS.

A lone burglar was frightened away from two homes in the neignborhood of FifJh street and A avenue by watchful residents Wednesday night. His first attempt was at the home of Contractor IT. B. Wiseman- Here he broke a win dow in his efforts to gain an entrance but was heard walking about the yard by Mir Wiseman and he got up in time to see the burglar hot-footing it down the street Shortly after this the same fellow was heard tramping about in the space between the homes of Will liam Eichbaum and G. H. Dowell Here his footsteps were also heard by some one sleeping on screened porch near by. The sleeper upset scren on awak- ing to see who was approaching and the noise of the falling object again put him to flight. This fellow was too gun shy for either of the awakened resi- dents to draw a bead on him, but he will probably get what's coming to him if he keeps at it little longer Douglas Dispatch.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-01
AGED MAN LOSES
 MIND IN PHOENIX
Resident Of Tempe Is Sent To
 the Asylum.

PHOENIX, Jan. John A. Broad beck an old resident of Tempe was yesterday committed to the hospital for the insane. He is seventy nine years of. age and had shown DO weak ening of the mind until last Saturday when, he tumbled completely from his mental balance, becoming 8 wreck from the outset. He went about town complaining that he was constantly beset by strange visitors. Men like whom he had never seen any others, suddenly appeared sltung beside him and refused to make reply to his questionings. They were ar rayed in curious looking paper caps and stirred water in tin cups winch presently Filled with strange looking insects.
 Night before last the old man be- came violent and threatening 10 the peace of the community and he was arrested and brought to town. He constantly grew worse during the night and all day yesterday. When he was finally committed and was taken out to carriage to be taken to the asylum he fought with a strength entirely out of keeping with his advanced age and his enfeebled coalition.
 It was the opinion of the examining physicians that his condition was due wholly to his advanced age. In that event there is no probability that his mind will ever be any better in this world.
 Broadbeck was soldier in the civil war and for sevsral years he has been drawing a pension of $12 a month. Under the new law that amount might have been considerably increased on account of his advanced age but it appears that no application Tor an in crease had been made.
 For a long time he has had no other source of income than this pen sion.
 The only occupation in which he has been engaged has been the solicit ing of subscriptions for the Appeal to Reason, a socialistic organ printed at Girard, Kansas. That work though was done for the pure love of the cause and the old man refused to profit from it.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-01
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

The home of MT. and Mrs. W. H. Burries on Seventeenth street was the scene of happy crowd of young folks wednesday. gathered to celebrated the seventh dirthday of Master Elmer Bur ries Mrs. c. V. Jones assisted Mrs. Burries in entertaining the young peo- pie during the afternoon at games of all kinds and serving the lunchein which came later in the day. Those present were: Mary Welch. Ingrad Townsend, Eula Burries, Thora Dixon, Charlotte Welch. Nellie Dowd, Willie Dowd, Helen Dowd, Helen Cannon, Aleen Burries, Willie Askins and Aleen Dispatch.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-01
SHROPSHIRE ASKS s2es
 FROM JUDGE M'DoHALD

The civil action started some time ago by Constable A. s. J. Shropshire against W. G. Mcdonald, former jus tice of the peace for precinct No 8, for the recovery of fees alleged 60 be due him in the sum of S299, was set fer trial before a jury in Justice Rice's court today but postpone ment was granted until a later day will probably follow.
 This action began several months ago when Constable Shropshire, by his attorneys, Wright and Noble, filed complaint before Justice Rice setting forth in detail various cases on for mer Justice McDonald's dockeet wherein he had not received the fees allowed him under the law. There were oveer two hundred causes of complaint established, the aggregate of money involved being $299.
 Upon the filing of this complaint Judge Mcdonald came back with an answer and complainb prepared by Attorney George B. Watson. In the answer he denied all the material al legations and in the cross complaint set forth that the plaintiff Shropshire is indebted to him for oficee rent, telephone service, notarial work, etc, in the sum of $1s4.
 When the case first came up for hearing before Justice Rice motion for change of venue to Justice But ner's court in Pirtleville was made, the motion alleging he was disquali- fled becausee of Shropshire being an officer of the court. Justice Rice was not keen to try the case anyway and sent it to Pirtleville. There the lawyers disagreed over some question and the case was remanded to Jus tice Rice's court.-Douglas Dispatch.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-02-01
YAQUI INDIANS ARE
 EXTENDING OPERATIONS
Appear Unexpectedly In Dis tricts Where Heretofore
 They Were Strangers.

The Yaqui Indians are extending their field of attacks and are causing more trouble through Sonora than be- fore, according to mining men who have just arrived from that country.
 During many years the field of Yauui depredations in Sonora seemed confined to two or three district Guaymas, HermosiIlo and Ures; but during the last two years they have been making hostile excursions out side the regions they invested, and committing depredations where least expected.
 About the first outrage committed beyond the usual range of depreciation was in 1906 when a maurading band killed the Blanco family at La Junta ranch, at the junction of the oMctezu- ma river with the Tepachi arroyo, in the Moctezuma district, and mutilat- ed man they caught on the road between Tepachi and Lampazos, sev- eral miles eastward from La Junta. Since that time, while just as active as ever in the Guaymas, Hermosillo and tres districts, their range of opera | tions has extended eastward and north ward into parts of the Alamos, Sahua- ripa, Moctezuma, Arizpe and Mazda ! lena districts.
 The recent killing of sixteen at the ] Dolores ranch, on the Dolores river. | was in the Magdalena district, at a point not more than fifty miles south of the international line and but sixty 1 or seventy miles from Nogales by the circuitous route one would ravel go- i ing in that direction. The recent kill l ing of Mark Perkins and a party of eight others occurred in the Alamos district, away eastward from the Yaqui
 river, and more than 250 miles distant 1 from the scene of the Dolores massa- 1 ere. The Perkins massacre occurred
 about a month later than at Dolores Letters from La Bufa and Toledo | (the latter place on the west side of
 the Yaqui river, nearly directly east
 ward from Hermosillo state, that on the eighteenth of December a party of five people was killed at a point about IS miles eastward from Toledo
 toward La Bufa; and that at about the
 same time family had been killed al
 the Mesquite ranch, which is but F
 miles from La Bufa and about 50 miles
 east of the Yaqui river. So terrorizeC
 have become the people in that vicini ty that travel is suspended almost en
 tirely, and men cannot be induced tc go out into the timber to cut wood nee , essary to conduct operations at thu mines, For that very reason the smel !; ter at La Bufa has had to shut down