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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
RAMMED A BIG LINER
PLATES STOVE, BUT NO SERIOUS
INJURY.

NEW YORK. March 1S.-Whle the
great transatlantic liner kronprinZ Will
helm of the North German Lloyd line lay
at anchor in thick fog off Staten Island
today the steamer Crown of CASTLE ran
into the liner and tore hole more than
ten feet in diameter in the overhanging
stern. The bow of the Crown of CASTLE
penetrated the stewards quarters on the
kronprinz Wilhelm to a distance of about
fifteen feet but nobody was injured Wa
tertight doors on the hull of the Kronprinz
Wilhelm were promptly closed. but il
was quickly ascertained that she had suf-
fered/no damage below the water line
and, after a wait of several hours for the
fog to tighten she proceeded to her dock
in Hoboken.
The kronprinz Wilhelm arrived from
Bremen a a m. today. carrying 392 pa s.
sengers. She anchored off the quarantine
station to await the visit of the health
officer and. after his inspection. started
from quarantine to come up the harbor to
her dock. When the liner left quarantine
the fog was not thick enough to prevent
good vision of the harbOr. but the
steamer had proceeded only about two
miles when the mist closed thickiy about
her. and Capt. Nierich brought the ship
to a stop and anchored off Robins reef
to await the lifting Of the fog
Kronprinz Will Sail.
Fog bells were rung on both the bow
and stern to warn other vessels of her
presence. but the steamer had been at
termaster, on the afterbridge telephoned
to the captain that a steamer was COM
ing up astern headed directly for the
kronprinz Capt. Nierich promptly
ordered the chain slipped. the engines
started ahead and the watertight doors
In, the steamers compartments closed
There were forty eight of these doors and
they We're closed in just fifteen seconds
The big steamer was just gathering
headway when the Crown of CASTLE
struck her fairly in the stern. penetrat-
hole fifteen feet wide and ten feet long
through the steel plates. ->...s
The shock of the blow was only slightly
felt on board the big liner. and the two
vessels quickly separated. Both of them
came to anchor again and lay there for
several hours until the fog lifted when
they proceeded to their docks.
At the North German Lloyd dock it
was stated that the damage 10 the kron-
prinz Wilhelm would not delay her sail
ing.
The Crown OF CASTLE which was bound
in from Rotterdam. belongs to the New
York and Continental line. No one was
injured board The steamers cut
water was partly torn away near the
main deck. but the damage is slight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
BRYAN AND ILLINOIS
PEACE DOVE COOS LOVINGLY IN
DEMOCRATIC RANKS.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, March 1S-W. ]. Bryan and
Charles Boeschenstein chairman of the
democratic state central committee. came
to an understanding last night. The
state chairman is a friend of Roger C.
Sullivan. the Illinois national committee
man. whom Bryan at times has endeav-
ored to depose In the talk with the can
didate he wanted TO know just what
might be expected in the way of interfer-
ence with the local affairs of the state
organZa tions
He asked the question plainly and Mr.
Bryan replied just as frankly. that there
would be none so far as he was concern
ed Mr. Bryan asked frankly whether
he would get instructed Illinois delegates
and Mr.. Boeschenstein replied that he
cert ainly would IL there were no meddling
with purely state affairs.
You can write the resolutions your
self. he informed Mr.. Bryan. "and the
state convention will adopt them just as
you write them. providing there Is nc
string AT the end Of them. If You or
your friends will prepare resolutions in
dorsng your candidacy and instructing
the delegates to vote for YOU and Will
not try to put in something to make
trouble for some one else ii. e.. Mr.. Sui
livanD | can guarantee that the conVen-
ton will adopt them without protest or
contest We would like to have peace in
Illinois. and we can't have it if some one
in trying to get what ne wants also tries
to make trouble for some one else.
Said His Last Goodbye.
Mr. Bryan replied that he has said the
last word he intended to say regarding
the Illinois democracy. and that if he
could be assured of square deal re-
garding the delegates. providing the dem
ocrats of the state wanted him to serve
them, he would rest satisfied with that.
The relations between him and Mr.. Sui
liyan were discussed, and Mr.. Bryan
said:
1.-The contest between Mr.. Sullivan and
myself is thing of the past, and | do
not intend to revive it.
Mr. Boeschenstein confessed himself
surprised by the pao .fic attitude taken by
Mr. Bryan regarding the Illinois situ-
ation 1t Is apparent that so long as the
principal persons in the new agreement
stick to their present way of thinking
there will be no internal trouble i'm the
democratic party in the state. and this
example in Illinois is expected to be
followed by leaders in other states. Thus
apparently endeth the war of Mr.. Bryan
on Tom Taggart. Sullivan & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
REPEATS HIS ASSERTION.
Hobson Reiterates That Spear Offer
ed to Use His influence.

Representative Hobson of Alabama.
whose testimony before the Liley inves-
tigating committee that Vice President
Spear of the Electric Boat Company had
offered to help him get a place on the
naval affairs committee through influ-
ence with Speaker Cannon. was denied
by Mr.. Spear yesterday. today reiterated
the story he told on the stand Mr.. Hob
son went even further than he did in tes-
tifying before the special committee.
What l said before the committee was
absolutely correct" Mr.. Hobson said to-
day ALSO, Mr.. Spear made the same
overtures to my secretary. My secretary
will testify to this. He asked to be heard
by the committee yesterday. but the COM
mittee refused to hear him. | shall write
an official letter to Mr.. Boutel, chairman
of the investigating committee. to ask
that my secretary be heard This will
show that Spear said he had influence
with the Speaker to have me appointed
on the House committee on naval af-
fairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
Director for New Theater Sails.

NEW YORK. March 1S.-Granville Bar
kerr the London actor-manaGer. who. ac-
cording to persistent rumor, is to become
the director of the new theater. has sail
ed from London for New York, and will
reach here in few days to consult with
the founders of the theater. When it was
first reported last summer that Mr.. Bar
ker was being considered for the impor-
tant post the founders Of the playhouse
denied that any contract had been signed,
but they said that Mr.. Barker had been
approached. A few weeks ago member
of the committee having the erection "f
the theater in charge said that the mat
ter of engaging director mad been heia
in abeyance.- but admitted that 1t would
be settled soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
CLEvELAND's BIRTHDAY.
Only Living Ex-President Celebrat-
ing Event Today at Lakewood.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LAKEWOOD. y. j.. March 1S.-With
family and friends hand to congratu-
late him. former President Grover Cleve.
land is quietly celebrating the seventy
first anniversary of his birth today. At
dinner A large birthday cake with seven
ty-one small candles will be presented ia
Mr.. Cleveland by the management of
the Lakewood Hotel. where the family is
staying. and everything will be done To
make this birthday away from his home
an enjoyable one.
Yesterday Mr.. Cleveland took long
walk to the Cleveland cottage known %
Lakewood people as the Little White
House He appears 10 be recovering
from his recent Illness and expresses
faith in better health TO come. The walk
that he TOOK was the longest one in nine
months. His physician. Dr. Joseph ID.
Bryan. was with the former President
for a short time yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
HAMPERS THE WIRELESS
Daylight Interferes With the Send
ing Current

SAN DIEGO. Cal, March l7-Despite
earnest endeavors to do SO the govern
ment wireless station here at Point Iona.
which is regarded the most powerful
and efficient on the entire Pacific coast,
has been unable to get into communication
with Admiral Evans fleet at Magdalena
bay during the daytime Rarely is COM
munication established until well along
into the night. and as only one ship is al
lowed to send at time the press of Off
cial business keeps the operators con-
stantly at their keys and telephone re-
ceivers during the early hours of the
morning. Daybreak always interrupts
the connection with MagdaIena bay, the
distance being too great for the ether
waves to travel in competition with the
short. ast-fying light waves put in mo-
ton by the sun No dispatches have been
received during the day at any Pacific
coast station. the operators here declare.
despite the afternoon pubfca ton OF items
purporting to give record of the same
days doings at Magdalena
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
HANDY WITH HIS GUN.
Nyack Postmaster Has Second Ex-
perience With Burglars.
Speci,l Disuatch TO The Star

Special DIspatcn 10 Inc StaT
NYACk N Y, March 1S.-David J.
Smith. postmaster at West Nyack. shot
and it is believed. mortally wounded a
burglar in his post office AT 3 O'Clock this
morning Mr.. Smith sleeps over the post
office and at 3 O'Clock he was awakened
by an explosion which shook the. entire
building. He rushed down stairs with a
revolver and found the safe had been
blown to pieces. Three men were in the
office. and started 10 run as Mr.. Smith
entered. Smith shot one of them i'm the
hack and the man fell The other two
ran down the road to the West Shore
railroad and escaped. Neighbors were
aroused by the pistol shots and the
wounded burglar was brought to the Ny
ack Hospital, where he is in a serious
condition The man refuses to give his
name.
Some years ago Mr. Smith shot and
Killed burglar on his premises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
TAFT BOOM IN MAINE
ASSUMING LARGE PROPORTIONS
DESPITE EARLY SENTIMENT.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PORTLAND, Me-. March 1S.-Ex-Gov.
John F. Hill, national committeeman from
the state of Maine. is out for Taft. and
in Portland and western Maine the Taft
boom is assuming large proportions. A
few weeks ago it was the general opinion
of republican leaders in western Maine
that the delegation to the national con-
vention from this state would be sent
uninstructed.
But conditions have changed within the
past week. Isaac Dyer, former district
attorney for this state, made a trip TO
Washington. and while there was in
consultation with the managers of the
War Secretary's campaign. When he re-
turned TO Portland things began to move
i'm Taft's direction. and today il is gen
orally acknowledged that the Maine dele
CATION to the national convention Will be
instructed for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
CONTROL OF CANAL ZONE.
Presidents Authority May Be Cues
toned on Floor of House.

A favorable report on the resolution in.
troduced by Representative Harrison Of
New York calling on the President to ex-
plain by what authority he has exercised
executive. legislative and judicial func-
tions in the Panama canal zone since this
expiration of the Fifty-eighth Congress
has been agreed to by the House commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce.
and will be subjected to debate on the
floor of the House.
BY an enabling act passed by the Fifty
eighth Congress President Roosevelt was
specifically directed to exercise the zone
government until March f. 1904. The posi-
ton taken by Mr.. Harrison is that tha
failure of either the Fifty-eighth. Fifty
ninth or Ghus far the Sixteth Congress
to extend that specific power left the
President without authority 10 continue
his rule of the zone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
NO HOPE FOR HAU.
Former Washington Professor Re
ported Dying of Consumption.

KARLSRUHE. March 1S.-karl Hau.
the former professor of Washington. D. c.
who is serving life sentence here for
the murder of his mother-in- law Frau
Molfor. in 1905, in hopelessly i'll of con :
sumption in the Bruchsal penitentiary.
The mans illness. which developed only
a few weeks ago. passed the intcrmcdia te
stages with extraordinary ia pidity. and he
doctors declare today that there is no hope
of saving his life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
DISCUSSES THE CURRENCY.
Hardy of Texas Opposed to Aldrich
and Fowler Bills.

The currency question was discussed in
the House today by Mr. Hardy of Texas.
He announced that he was opposed to the
Aldrich bill and to the Fowler BILL as
well. except in far as the latter meas
ure provided for the guaranteeing of de-
posi's. To that proposition. he said, he
heartily subscribed. and he hoped the
present session would not end without it's
Incorporation into law. 80 = .---- :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
LOCAL SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Only One-Fourth of Amount Asked
to Be Recommended.

Only about $5OO.OOO of the 5000 900
asked by the District committee for new
school buildings in the District of Co.
lumbia will be recommended by the Dis
trict subcommittee of the House commit
tee on appropriations. which is now per-
fectilg the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill The committee has gone
through the bill. with the exception of
the section relating to street improve
ments. which, it " expected, will be fin
ished this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
Hitchcock's Accuser Out on Bail.

NEW YORK. March 1S.-Flora Winston
the young woman who was arrested on q
charge of perjury after she had testified
in the trial of Raymond Hitchcock. was
released on $1,000 bail. The testimony
of the Winston girl. which was a COM
plete refutation of d story she had told
before the grand jury which indicted
Hitchcock. resulted in d verdict of ac-
uuittai for Hitchcock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
British Premier's Condition

LONDON. March 1S-The bulletin is
sued today regarding the condition of Sir
Henry pbell-Bapnerman, the British
premier. Says that Yesterday the patient
passed a more comfortable day. The chief
symptoms no worse and Sir Henry S
strength has improved Slightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
Presidential Nominations Sent to
the Senate.

The President sent to the Senate today
the following naval nominations:
Ensgns to be lieutenant, junior grade
and lieutenants: Ralston S. Holmes. Fred
H. Peteet, Milton S. Davis. Charles E.
Brilliant James d. Wilson. John
Rodgers. Charles Belknap. jr.: Daniel T.
Ghent.
Pay director on active list to be pay di-
rector on retired list-Lawrence G. Bosgs
Passed assistant paymaster to be passed
assistant paymaster, rank of lieutenant
David G. McRitchie.
Carpenter to be a chief carpenter-Wil-
liam O'Neill.
Second lieutenant to be first lieutenant
in the Marine Corps-Joseph A. Rossell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
Senator Penrose Ill With Grip.

PHILADELPHIA. March IS-Cnited
States Senator Penrose is confined to his
home here. suffering from severe attack
of the grip. His physicians say the sena-
tor will be kept indoors several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
Funeral Tomorrow.

Tho funeral of Senate Whyte will he
held tomorrow afternoon in Baltimore.
Services will he held at Emanuel Protest
ant Episcopal Church and the rema ins
will be inferred in Greenmount cemetery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-18
Weather.

Rain tonight. Clearing and
colder tomorrow.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-09-04

with the shameful financial PROPOSE
lions contained in this Denver plat
form.
Wrong-headed as Alexander Hamil-
ton was, in his theory that the gov
eminent should be based upon favors
to capital wrong as he was in his
idea of partnership between the gov
eminent and the banks, Hamilton him
self would have looked upon Bryan's
bid for 'capitilistic support with dis
gust with indignation and profound
alarm.
1t is simply monstrous that w. j.
Bryans burning ambition for office
should drag the historic party of JEFF
ferson and Jackson into the mire OF
such political shame. Fluctuatins cur
rency, loans to banks, currency which
monetizes the property of the million
aire, honest and prudent bankers pun
ished for the dishonest and the i'm
prudent, unchallenged exploitation by
the National banks of the sovereign
function of supplying the country with
currency,-these are the things which
the Bryan of 1908, either favors or
fears to combat.
Was Bryan a Democrat in 1896? If
So he is not Democrat now. Was
! the platform of 1896 the creed of De-
mocracy? If so, the platform of 1895
is not.
They cannot be reconciled.
This hatchpotch of a platform
thrown together artfully with the pur
pose of protaining capital and at the
same time that it makes an opn bid
for the vote of labor, is worthy OF
the candidate who, in his eagerness tc
win the negroes, has insulted tbs
South.
President Roosevelt did the brave an
proper thing in the matter of those
gro troops who shot up the Southern
town of Brownsville. The whole
South glows with approval of MIR
Rooesvelts courageous action. 1t ar
IDENTIFY admires the unflinching man
hood with which he lbs stood his
ground against Foraker and the negro
agitators.
Every Southern Senator with one
exception, voted his endorsement OF
the Presidents course. Every South
ern audience which has been tested OF
the subject has lsaped to its fset to
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-09-04

wildly cheer Mr.. Roosevelt.
And now,M r. Bryan who never had
the manhood to open his lips about
Brownsville at the time when the
whole country rang with it, sees an
opportunity to play politics with it,
and grovels in the dust to do it.
He tells the negro delegation that he
condemns the Presidents course. He
makes his bid and gets what he
sought-the promise of the negro vote
in the doubtful states of the North
and West.
But for once the cunning of Mr..
Bryan has led him too far. When he
told the negro delegation that he con-
demned President Rooseyelt's dismiss
al of these riotous and murderous bru-
kes who had disgraced the uniforms
they wore, and who had splashed the
streets of Southern town with South
ern blood, he made a fatal play in
his interruptions game. He should
have remembered the ugly trait of
character he exposed when he said,
in 1891, that he could not vote for a
Confederate soldier.
He should have known that his go
ing over to the side of Foraker the
notorious South-hater in that Browns
vile matter, would revive the recollec
ton that he, Bryan-a native of ILL.,
nois-had refused TO cast his vote for
Crisp for speaker of the House OF
Representatives, when all opposition
to him on the Democratic side had
melted away. rCan't afford to. vote
an ex-Confederate soldier" declared
the calculating Mr.. Bryan. He did no
dream that the time would ever come
when his very life politically, would
depend upon that despised soldier, his
sons son.
But that ugly blot was upon the Bry-
an record and he ought to have intui-
lively felt that when he, native of
Illinois was known to have carried
his prejudice against the Lost Cause SC
far down into the era OF reconcile
alton and sectional peace as 1891, the
taking OF the Foraker side of the
Brownsville fight was just about the
maddest thing he could do.
In his bid for the vote of Capital Mr.
(, Bryan deserves to lose that of Labor
In propitiating Conservatism, as he
does he has given the radicals the best
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-09-04
BRYAN IN 1896
and TODAY
Has Desei ted Every Principa
For Which He Stood
His Greed For Office Has Led Him
To Drag Party of JacSkon and
Jefferson Down TO Shame.

We may exclaim in the language OF
Solomon: He that rebuketh man
afterwards shall find more favor than
he that flattereth with the tongue"
The Bryan platform of 1896 is the
best evidence OF the political deprav-
ity which produced the Bryan plat
form in 1908.
In the platform of 1896. Mr.. Bry-
an denounced the gold standard as
the enemy of the people, as the crea-
tor OF hard times as theAnti-Ameri-
can policy which British bankers had
devised for the purpose of bringing the
financial world into seryitude of Lon
don.
Pledging himself, politely and solemn
~ to "unalterable opposition to this
un-American unconstitutional, and
rlinous gold monometallism Mt. Bry-
an has abandoned his position on the
money question with a shamelessness
almost unparalleled in politics.
The Constitution OF the United States
has not been changed since Mr.. Bry-
an stated, in his platform of 1888. tLaa
il established bimetallsm and gave
gold no advantage over silver The
facts Of history have not changed sine
Mr.. Bryan said, in his platform OF
1896, that the first coinage law ever
passed by congress made the silver
dollar the monentary unit Of this coun
Try"
Catering to the financiers, and seek
ing to disarm the hostility of the Ma
tional bankers paying court favor to
the rich and the great Mr.. Bryan has
become a deserter from the cause of
the unprivileged masses into whose
championship he rushed in 1896 with
a holiness which captured applause
and a fervor of lip which seemed to
flow from the heart.
Quoting without credit the words of
another, he sprung into fame on a
phrase, and was followed with passion
ate zeal by the millions who did not
want to be crucified upon "a cross of
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-09-04

gold
In 1905. Br. Bryan IS better inform
ed than ever of the wickedness Of the
'monometallism which has locked fast
the prosperity of an industrial people
in the paralysis of hard times"
The constitution of our country is
still the same that it was when Bryan
thrillingly promised the people immun
ty from "a crown of thorns,' the
money system which he denounced is
just the same Internal thing that 1t
was in 1896 its victims, the finan-
cially dead and the financially wounded
still litter the fields over which swept
the desolation Panic of last year-but
Bryan has changed. No longer the
enthusiastic tribune of the people, he
is trucker to power, a recreant from
pledge and promise calculating self
ishly ambitious politician who would
betray any friend and apostatize from
any principle to win the prize.
IN 1896, his platform declared
against National banks, stated the
constitutional truth the Congress alone
has power to coin and issue money,
quoted the historical fact that Andrew
Jackson had denied the right of Con-
gress to delegate this power and de-
nounced 1.-The issuance of notes in
tended to circulate as money by Ma
tional banks as in derogation of the
Constitution"
The historical facts about Andrew
Jackson have not changed; the ante
bellum record OF the Democratic party
as the fierce, uncompromising foe of
the National banking system has not
changed; the truth, as stated by JEFF
ferson, that 'the National banking
system is of deadly hostility to Re-
publican institutions" has not chang
/ ed.
| IL Is in Bryan that the change has
taken place. IL is in Bryan that there
has been a falling away. Ii is in Bry-
an that we find the unclean spirit. In
stead of standing to his colors like a
man. putting devotion to Duty above
every other erathly consideration
thereby winning a place in the loving
admiration of the people more splndid
than the highest office, he has taken
the broad and well-trod path of poll
tical prostitution.
The Bryan who now offers props to
the National banking system; the Bry
an who now favors an asset currency;
the Bryan who now sanctions an en-
Urgency currency; the Bryan who now
wants the government to lend money to
the National banks. the Bryan who now
utters no word against the system
which was abhorred and loathed by Je
ferson and Jackson and Benton is not
a Democrat at all He has no right
to pollute the word by associating 1t