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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
WEIGHING THE MAILS.
Special Report to Congress by
Postmaster General.

Postmaster General Meyer yesterday
transmitted to Congress a report on the
special weighing of the mails undertaken
under congressional enactment. looking
to a readjustment of the rates of pay
ment to railroads for mail transporta-
ton. The report is a mass of statistical
data covering the entire field of inquiry,
divided into four general classes. and is
accompanied by thirty elaborate tables.
The commission of postal officials which
had charge of the investigation regards
the information secured as the most i'm
portant ever prepared. 1t shows the
weights of the mails in all states and ter
ritories for six months from July 1 last
by classes and subclasses and of paid and
free matter the average hauls Of each
class and subclass weighed during thirty
days in representative post Offices the
number Of pieces Of mails and record
Of the revenue derived therefrom for
seven days for all classes in all post Of
fees, and weight of all foreign mail mat
ter.
1t also gives the average load of rail-
way post office cars, storage cars and
apartment cars carrying the mails for
thirty days. Eos each class the number
of pieces to the pound and revenue per
piece Of mail at all offices. etc. is given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
WOMAN SEEKS OFFICE.
Unique Feature Of the Municipal
Election in Paris.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, May 2-Municipal elections will
be held Sunday. Nobody outside of the
candidates and their immediate support
ers have shown great interest in the
matter The newspapers practically ig-
nored 1t until an undeniably pretty fe-
male candidate, Miss Jeanne LAHORE, pre-
scented herself for an reimbursement as
an independent socialist. She described
herself as an Independent socialist who
is not ambitious to take precedence of
man, but is anxious to collaborate on
equal terms.
Her opponent. Paul Escudier. feels hurt
at this incursion into his domains, be-
cause he has always been a partisan of
the extension of civil and commercial
rights to women. though he has been
opposed to granting them political rights.
He warns the electors that they will
only waste their votes by giving them
to Miss LAHORE. as the law will not al
low her to sit in Highlander If elected.
Miss LAHORE declares that If the votes
are annulled the women are prepared to
argue the question before the law courts.
appealing. II necessary. to the council of
state. ......
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
AERoPLANE TUMBLEs.
Smashes a Motor Car and Shakes Or
Aeronaut.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PARIS. May 2.-The attempts Of Henry
Farman and Leon De La Grange to win
the prize Of 10000 francs for q flight of
fifteen minutes in an aeroplane drew
thousands of spectators to the maneuver
grounds at Issy today. De La Grange
started first. but his motor failed to work
Then Farman tried, but gave up owing
to the crowd.
De La Grange tried a second time and
covered 400 yards. He had just made
the first turn when the crowd. on seeing
the aeroplane advancing toward it, be-
came anic-stricken. Some of the people
threw themselves on the ground, while
others fled.
De La Grange appeared to lose control
of the aeroplane. but he denies this. He
says that seeing it was impossible to land
without killing some one he determined
to pass over the crowd, but the motor
suddenly ceased working and the aero
plane. which was only three yards above
the earth, fell. The aeroplane was de-
molished and a motor car was damaged.
but nobody was injured. De La Grange
escaped with a little shaking up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
New Order of Nuns Instituted.

NEW YORK, May "A new order Of
nuns in the United States. introduced into
this country by Countess Leary. who was
made a countess by Pope Leo XIII. was
established today on the East Side in
this city The new order is known as the
Order Of the Reparatrice (reUration).
Countess Leary recently bro e four
nuns to New York from ItaI1 tho are
at present in charge Of the conv6nt. and
six more nuns will come from Italy In
the fall. The order is we'll known
throughout Europe. but this is the first
one established in this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
MRS. Sissy IN CUSTODY.
Charged With Creating Disturbance
at Former Home.

Mrs. Annie Silsby, thirty-one years OF
age. was arrested last night by the police
of the tenth precinct and charged with
disorderly conduct. She was sent to the
house Of detention to be cared for by the
matron until collateral is left for her or
until she is taken to the Police Court.
Mrs. Silsby is. the woman who. it was
alleged, set fire to her house. II U street.
about six weeks ago. and was held on sus
picion that she was insane. 1t is stated
that she was treated at a sanitarium. and
that she recently returned to the city.
She went to the U street house last
night. it is stated. for the purpose of see
ing her husband. mother and children.
and became troublesome. Her arrest fol-
lowed, and It Is possible the matter will
be aired in the Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
TURRET PLAN DISAPPROvEO
NAVAL ORDNANCE BOARD
FRoWNs ON CHANGES
Suggested Alterations Would In
volve Too Complicated
Machinery.

SANTA CRUZ, Cal. May 2.-The special
board OF turret and ordnance ofncers OF
the Atlantic feet. which held special
meetings to consider a proposition from
the bureau Of construction in Washington
looking to the further safety and protec-
ton Of turret hoists in 8 and II inch gun
turrets. voted unanimously to disapprove
the proposed changes. The proposition
was discussed at considerable length. but
1t failed entirely to find favor with the
omcers. 1t Is understood that Congress
has already appropriated $5OO,OOO to make
the changes in the hoist. and the plan
which was turned down was the one
selected by the bureau Of constructiou.
The scheme involved the building OF
inclosed steel trunks reaching from the
protective decks below the turrets1 down
to the floor of the handling room The
hosting cars were to be operated inside
doors were a part OF the plan for insur-
ing safety. One of these doors was In
the trunk In the handling room and an
other at the protective deck 1t was also
proposed to have a section of the protect
i've deck fixed to revolye with the trunk.
Machinery Too Complicated.
The whole trunk from the floor OF the
turret to the floor Of the handling room
was to revolve with the turret. One OBJ
lection to the plan was that 1t involved
the use of much complicated machinery,
while the turret machine was already too
complicated. Another was that the au-
tomato doors and other features of the
plan involved too great a sacrifice of time
and that the required rapidtty Of IRE
could not be accomplished. Still another
objection was that the trunk, which would
be rectangular in shape. about twenty by
nine by four feet, would occupy too much
space in the handling room and make it
difficult for the men to work there.
The board will have another meeting
in the near future. at which the subject
of further insuring the safe operation
OF the turret HOSTS is to be considered.
Several plans are in contemplation. and
the officers will decide which one they
Will recommend.
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FIRE IN APARTMENT HOUSE.
Damage Estimated to Be Seven Hun
dred Dollars.

Occupants of many of the apartments
in the Olympia apartment house. 14th
and Euclid streets, were considerably
agitated last night about 9:30 O'Clock
when they discovered smoke pouring
through the upper part of the building,
MANY got together some of their belong
inss and hurried to the pavement with
Them while others. did not stop to COL
lect their valuables. 1t was quickly
learned that a blaze had started in the
of Homer Selman on the Sec
ond floor. and when the firemen arrived
there was a bright glare in his rooms.
A number of persons in and about the
building were Justify shouting fire" their
cries serving to increase the excitement.
Several companies of the fire depart
ment responded to an alarm. together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Dinner to Gov. Fort.

NEW YORK, May Gov. John Frank
lin Fort of New Jersey was rendered a
dinner tonight at the Hotel Majestic by
the republican county committee OF Ber-
gen county, New Jersey. and United
States Senator John kean and two for
mer governors of the state. John W..
Griggs and Franklin Murphy, made
speeches. Gov. Fort, in speech. init
mated that he might be a candidate for
next fall. He declared that
the republican party in New Jersey was
in splendid shape for the coming cam
paign and was free from any faint Of
corruption Gov Fort spoke of the 800
bills he had signed. and said that no one
had questioned the righteousness Of a
single one Of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Loving Cup for DR.. Muck.

Royal Opera House. Berlin. who has been
the leader of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra for the past two years, conducted
his last concert in Boston tonight. The
occasion was marked by an unusual dem
onstration on the part of both the men,
bers OF the orchestra and the audience
DR.. Muck was presented with a loving
cup by retiring Concert Master Wensling
on behalf of the orchestra. When DIR.
Muck appeared to work the entire audi
ence arose and cheered Justify. DR.. Muck
has been recalled to Germany by the
emperor aand will sail from New York
city May IL. He Is to be succeeded as
conductor by Max Fielder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

opposition has been to send uninstructeo
delegates from outside the so-called ia
vorite SON states. The plan of the TAFT
management. especially In the south. has
been to bring contests wherever theif
forces failed to be in the majority. A
majority OF the contested delegates will
be committed to the opposition on the face
of the returns and on the evidence. and
therefore by the decision of the national
committee and convention will be seated.
The first appearance of the Johnson
boomers was noted last night. Hereto
fore there have been scattering and occa-
sional whispers from this quarter. Out
last night there was clarion blast. There
was nothing shrinking or coy about it, at
all. This for a starter:
THAT the administration advisers are
uneasy because of the reports OF the
growing strength of Gov. John A: john
democratic presidential nomination is a
fact which developed here today.
Concerning the President.
''In fact, the President, as a result Of
the persistent reports from his counsellors
that johnson will be the head of the DEM
ocratic ticket. told several of his callers
today that the situation in national poll
tics has come to be much more serious
than was at first supposed. He agreed
with the other administration leaders that
ii would be more difficult for the repub-
hcans to carry the country against john
son than it would be to put Taft or any
other republican nominee in the White
House over Bryan.
Up to this time the Taft boom has
been nursed along by the administration
under the impression that the Nebraskan
would certainly be the choice of the dem
ocratS at the Denver convention. They
have laid all their lines to meet the oppo-
sition of Bryan. and they have derived
much comfort from the conviction that
he would be the easiest man to defeat.
In fact. they have made no secret of the
fact that the nomination of the peerless
by the democrats would suit the republic
cans far better than 1t could possibly
suit the democrats.
Now. however, they realize that with
Johnson heading the democrats the task
of keeping the country in the republican
fold would be much harder. One of the
Presidents callers pointed out that Mary
land would go republican II Bryan were
nominated, while 1t would just as GER
tainly go democratic If Johnson should
be the nominee at Denver. Such reports
as this are the things that have caused
the uneasness at the White House.
Feels No Uneasiness.
THE administration feels no uneasiness
about the outcome of the convention in
Chicago, processing an absolute confidence
that Taft will be nominated on the first
ballot. Its concern, therefore. is about
the result of the elections in November.
The Washington friends of Johnson
point to this unrest in administration cir
cles as the highest recommendation yet
advanced for his being given the nominal
ton by the democrats. They argue that
such condition shows how clearly the
republicans realize the Minnesota mans
vote getting abilities. They are particu-
larly pleased because his power has
doomed so large as to make its shadow
visible in the republican camp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
STATE SENATORS INDICTED.
Four Arkansan Legislators Arrested
on Perjury and Bribery Charges.

= WA ga AoASAA 4OSA oAatOAS 344OSIS
on Perjury and Bribery Charges.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May 2-The in
dictments recently returned by. the Pu-
laski county grand jury in the legislative
boodling inquiry will be made public to-
morrow, when it becomes known that
four of the six indicted senators were ar
rested at their homes today and released
on So. 900 bond each. All the indictments
charge perjury excepting the one against
Senator John A. Hinkle of Batesville. who
was indicted for bribery.
The senators arrested today are:
T. c. Jones of Hope. charged with per-
jury in testifying before the present grand
jury touching his knowledge of boodling
during the 1905 sessions.
John A. Hinkle of Batesvile. indicted
for bribery. it being alleged he accepted
money from T. L. Cox and certain beer
agents to defeat measures pending in the
1905 sessions
Thomas w. Hardy of Camden. indicted
for perjury having testified falsely before
the present grand jury.
George E. Floyd of Dardanelles. indict-
ed for perjury.
The other two indicted senators will
likely be arrested Sunday, as the war;
rants were sent to the sheriffs of the
counties interested yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
NEW CHINESE BOYCOTT.
This Time It Is Said to Be Agains,
the japanese.

SEATTLE. Wash, May 2.-Chinese i'm
porters and merchants Of Seattle received
notice yesterday that Hongkong mer-
chants had begun a boycott against Jap
anese steamships plying to this port and
against Japanese merchants and manu-
facturers.
Seattle Chinese are informed that here
after all goods will be sent from China to
Seattle and to other coast points on
The steamer Kaga. which put into port
yesterday. brought advices to the effect
that all the principal shipping ports Of
China are about to Join In the boycott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Modern Hotel for Working Girls.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. May Work is to
begin Immediately on a modern hotel for
working girls in this city, the land having
been bought and money raised before the
announcement was made today by Rev.
James o. White of the Cincinnati Bethel
Pledges of 81 900 each were procured from
Charles p. Taft and wife added $4,000
making total of S52.OO0 which. it is
estimated. will complete the hotel. The
structure will not be elaborate. but Will
be neat, homelike, safe and sanitary. 1t
will face Lyttle Park. Here working
girls may live at weekly rates which will
probably average from $2.75 to 81. &C.
cording to the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Acquitted Of Murder, Rearrested.

DURANGO. Col. May "A jury In
the case of Joseph Vanderwaite and VIII
liam Mason. charged with killing Unit
cd States Special Agent j. A. Walker
near Hesperus. November ). 1907, to-
night brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Both men were Immediately rearrestcd
by United States Marshal Thomas Clark
on federal grand jury warrant. rharg-
ing them with conspiracy to murder
Walker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
MARRIES HIS NURSE.
Manager of New Trolley Line to
Baltimore WEEDS Secretly.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. May 2-E. o. Bratt.
general manager of the Baltimore. WASH
ington and Annapolis railway. was secretly
married to his nurse. Miss Edith Estelle
Sherwood. last Wednesday in the Church
Home The announcement was made to-
day. Secrecy was observed because the
rules of the institution forbid a cere-
mony while patients are under treatment
and because no trained nurse is allowed
to care for her husband
Mrs. Bratt is a native Of st. john Cam
ada. Mr.. Bratt was born in Brunswick.
Md. They became acquainted two years
ago In q hospital at Paterson N J.. where
Mr.. Bratt was q patient.
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Mining Conference Pauoes.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 2.-After con-
sidering a number Of minor clauses in the
contract the subcommittee OF the south
western coal miners and operators to-
night took a recess for ten. days to enable
agreement. In the meantime $4,000 coal
miners OF the southwest remain idle. T.
L. Lewis. president of the United Mine
Workers of America. departed for In.
dinapolis today. Before leaving Mr..
Lewis stated that conditions in this divi.
sion were favorable for an early id.
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Report That Policeman Was Being
Murdered Calls Out Reserves.

AsSkSAS AAaI V4ACOAdA w a8 0SIuk
Murdered Calls Out Reserves.
They're numbering a policeman up on
Good Hope road"
This message, received over the tele-
phone at the Anacostia police station last
night, startled those about the officers
quarters. The patrol wagon was ordered
out and all the station reserves, in charge
of Lieut.. Anderson of the fifth precinct.
were hurried out up the hill to the place
indicated.
The situation was not as bad, the police
report. as the message indicated Police
man Eskeridge had attempted to arrest
Allen Simms. colored. for disorderly con-
duct. and Allen had taken objection The
colored man is of powerful physique. it
is said. and fought strenuously. The strug-
gle continued for about half an hour be.
fore the reserves arrived and took pos
session Of the prisoner. A charge of as
sault was placed against Simms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

Acting Warden Kills Man Who Was
Serving Life Sentence.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WHEELING. W. Va. May o-Jesse
Briggs. life prisoner. committed for
murder from Fayette county. W. Va, was
shot and killed today at the West Vir-
einia penitentiary in Moundsvlle by Act
ing Warden Dawson. Briggs refused to
obey orders of the guards and threatened
Guard Bloyd and the acting warden. The
guard and the acting warden fired in the
air in an effort to frighten Briggs, but
this was not effective. and Dawson then
shot at Briggs. the shot taking effect.
The understanding is that the act was
3ustifiable. the prisoner having been the
aggressor and proving to be very unruly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
LACKS BUT THIRTY-Two VOTES.
Claims of the Taft Managers at Co.
lumbus.
Gna<;al nysoafch tn The

COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 2-Accord-
ding to the claim given out at the
Taft headquarters here this evening. Sec
rotary lacks now but thirty-two more
pledged votes to assure him of the nomi-
nation. There are now selected, this
statement shows. IA delegates. of which
$50 are instructed for Taft, sixty-eight for
Knox. forty-four for Cannon. twenty-five
for LaFollette and 80 have no instruc-
lions. There will be $50 delegates in the
convention and 491 will be necessary to q
choice.
The TAFT managers claim that of the
untustructed delegates selected 100 have
already openly declared for Taft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
New England Aero Club Dimes.

BOSTON. May 2.-The first annual din
ner of the New England Aero Club was
held tonight at the Boston City Club.
forty members being in attendance. A
committee was named to investigate
American and foreign types of dirigible
air machines. with view to purchasing
one for the club. Among the speakers at
the dinner were H. H. Clayton of the
Blue Hill observatory and Prof. w. H.
Pickering Of Harvard University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
DEATH OF CAPT. SMITH.
Prominent Member of Fire Depart
ment Passes Away.

mSAS oeeSe away"
Capt. John w. Smith of engine company
No. IA of the local fire department. who
has been critically ill at Providence Hos
pital the past week, died at 2:30 o'clock
this morning. Capt. Smith was stricken
a little over a week ago with acute fndi-
gestion and was taken to the Emergency
Hospital. but was subsequently removed
to Providence Hospital. where. for time.
he was believed to have q good chance for
recovery. A change for the worse devel-
oped yesterday morning, however. and he
died, as stated.
Captain Smith had been connected with
the department for twenty years. and
made a good record. His wife and four
children survive him. Two of the chill
dren are sons both of whom are in the
fire department.
His funeral will probably occur Tues
day from the family residence. "a street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Yellow Fever Near Santiago.

HAVANA. May "A case of yellow
fever has appeared in Santiago province
The victim is a Spanish immigrant. who
was stricken with the disease in the
Daiquiri hills. about fifteen miles from
the city of Santiago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Naval Surgeons Wife Dies.

VALLEJO. Cal. May Mrs. Joseph
Mccarthy. aged twenty three years. wife
of DIR. NJ 'arthy. a dental surgeon in the
navy. on duty at Guam, died here today
Of morphine poisoning. .---..
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Seized for Illegal Fishing.

HAVANA. May 2.-The British
schooner Exceed and her crew Of twenty
one men were seized today by the au-
thorities for illegally fishing in Cuban
waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03

Bolivia's Presidential Election.
LAPAZ, Bolivia, May 1.-The Bolivian
presidential election will be held May 4. |
The popular candidate is Fernando Qua
challa formerly Bolivian minister at
Washington.
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, May "A thir.
teen-year-old boy, William Haverkanp.
died today at his home here a result
Of being struck on the head during yes
terday's local Central League ball game
by pop bottle thrown from above him
in the bleachers. Edward Parks is under
arrest charged with having thnown the
bottle, intending 1t for a group OF boys
whose antics i'm front of the bleachers an
noyed the spectators.
NORFOLK. Va, May .. - Federal
Judge Waddill today rendered an opinion
in the amestown exposition litigation re-
fusing to allow the filing of an interven-
ing petition by the William H. Horstman
Company Of Philadelphia as a general
creditor. who attacked the competency OF
the trustees under the second mortgage
given by the exposition company in July
1907, for the benefit of general creditors
DENVER. Col. May 2.-Making the
last rounds OF his watch. Charles NJ
Beck, a policeman. was shot through the
heart and instantly killed in a store into
which he had crawied in pursuit of a
burglar early today. Beck had found a
window pried from its fastehings and evil
IDENTIFY followed through the opening into
the darkness and to his death. No ar.
rests have been made.