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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE.
Aldrich Currency Bill Received by
the House.

The Aldrich financial bill reached the
House today. 1t was presented by clerk
OF the Senate Immediately after the House
met. For the time being 1t was allowed
to lie on the Speakers table. After lying
on the table for a few minutes the
Speaker took 1t up and referred 1t to the
committee on banking and currency.
Soon after the bill was referred Chair
man Fowler of the committee on banking
and currency said that he had called
meeting for Wednesday. and" said Mr..
Fowler. 1.-The bill will be treated with all
the respect that is due to q measure COM
ing from so great and distinguished
legislative body as the United States Sem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Murray Rush Dies at Manila.

cable message was received at the
War Department this morning from Gov
GEN. Smith Of the Philippines, saying that
Mr.. Murray Rush Of Philadelphia Pa
who was visiting the Philippines, died at
Manila the oath instant Mr.. Rush was
member of the distinguished Rush
family. his great-grandfather being one
of the signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pandence.
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Thomas Gets Bryan Proxy.
INJURIES TO FIREMEN.
Bill Amending the Police Act Passed
by the Senate.

A local bill passed by the senate this
afternoon originated in the House and
amends the Metropolitan police act for
this city. It adds to the act tho provi-
sion that hereafter when any member
Of the fire department of the District In
the actual discharge Of his duty shall
become 30 disabled by injury as to re-
quire medical or surgical services other
than such as can be rendered by the
board Of police and fire surgeons, the
expense thereof may be paid from the fire.
mems pension fund. upon recommendation
Of the chief engineer Of the department.
approved by the Commissioners. and ac-
companied by q certificate Of a member
Of the board of fire surgeons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
CLEARLY AN INADvERTENCE,
Investigation Of Opening Of Ameri
can Mail Pouch at La Guaira.

An Investigation OF the affair of the
United States mail pouch at La Guaira
intended for the officers of the gunboat
Tacoma at that port has satisfied the
authorities at Washington that the open
ing Of the pouch by the Venezuelan postal
authorities was an inadvertence due to
the lack Of distinction in the SEALS 1t
was clearly shown that no attempt was
made to tamper with the inclosed mail,
and that the pouch and contents were de-
livered to their proper recipients as soon
as the mistake was discovered. Accord
ing to Secretary Root the affair is a
closed incident. and calls for no action on
the part Of this government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Race Riot in Chicago.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
CHICAGO. March 3O--One man was
probably fatally stabbed and three others
severely cut during race riot of foreign
ers here today The injured men are Of
different nationalities and the quarrel
that resulted In the stabbing affray fol-
lowed discussion Of the merits of the
respective countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
No Change in British Premier.

LONDON. March 30.-The condition Of
Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-
man shows no marked change for the
worse today, but the diabetes. which ap-
parently is in its incurable form, is MAX
ing gradual inroads upon his reserve vi
tality. The bulletin issued this morning
says: THE prime minister had a quiet
day yesterday and fairly good night
He continues weak but there is no
marked change In his condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Incendiary Fire Near Hagerstown.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd, March 3O.-Fire
of incendiary origin. the third Of the kind
here in the past week, late last night
destroyed the large barn of Jacob Eshel-
man, near Hagerstown. Six valuable
horses, five cows and other valuable live
stock perished. The loss will amount to
about $1,000. The barn was set on fire
at two places and in such way that it
was impossible to save the live stock
The officers are convinced that a fire fiend
is at work here. 1t is believed arrests
will be made within the next twenty-four
hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
No Change in Guilds Condition.

BOSTON. March 30.-A bulletin issued
from the statehouse at am. stated that
there had been no marked change In
Gov Guilds condition during, the pre-
Ceding twentyfour hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
.BERKMAN |SARRESTEO
Endeavor to Connect AnarCh-
list With Bomb ThroWer.
CRIME OF UNION SQUARE
Commissioner Bingham Will Deal
Sternly With Rioters.
SILVERSTEIN IS RECOVERING
Impossible for the Police to Prove
His Acquaintance With Henry
Frick's Assailant.
SILVERSTEIN IS RECOVERING

NEW YORK, March 30--Alexander
Berkman, the anarchist leader, who served
a long term in prison for an attempt TO
assassinate Henry c. Frick. was ar
rested by the police here today He
will be taken to Bellevue Hospital->this
afternoon and confronted with SeliS Sill
verstein. the man who is charged with
having thrown the bomb at the Union
Square meeting last Saturday The police
say that when the two men are brought
together at the hospital they will be ques-
toned closely and an effort will be made
to learn whether they have anything In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
BRYAN MEETS HARMON
Both Will Attend Democratic
Club Dinner Tonight.
BANQUET IN KANSAS CITY
Many VIII Go Long Distances to Be
Present.
WAS IN ST. LOUIS TODAY
It Is Now Understood That Angus
tus Thomas Will Second the
Nebraskan's Nomination.
WAS IN ST. LOUIS TODAY

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 3o.-Hun-
dreds Of democrats from Missouri. Kan
sas and other nearby states are here to
attend the dollar dinner to be given In
Convention Hall tonight by the Young
Mems Democratic Club. William ]. Bryan
and Judson Harmon will be the guests of
honor and 1t will be a mammoth affair.
Eighteen hundred persons will occupy
the seats at the banquet tables arranged
on the arena floor where in 1900 the
democratic national convention nominated
Mr.. Bryan for their standard bearer.
In the galleries. which will be thrown
open to the public after the speaking has
begun, it is expected there will be 10000
persons.
Mr.. Bryan will come to Kansas City
from Evansville Ind, and IS not expected
to reach here until $50 this afternoon.
one hour before the time set for the
serving of the dinner. Mr.. Harmon. to-
gether with a host OF prominent demo-
Gratis. arrived this morning from Cincin-
natl.
Bryan In st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, March 30.-W. J. Bryan.
who win tonight deliver a speech at the
dinner Of the Young Mems Democratic
Club Of Kansas City, arrived this morn
ing from the southeast, and after break
fast at the Union station departed for
Kansas City In company with Edward p.
Goltra and others In Mr.. Goltra's private
car.
Thomas Gets Bryan Proxy.
MOUNT VERNON. N. Y. March 30
Augustus Thomas, playwright and friend
Of William Jennings Bryan. was anxious
~
ton at Denver and vote for the Nebras-
kan. but local political powers told him
he could not be a delegate II that were
his purpose
Hearing Of his disappointment. Mr..
Thomas friends In Missouri made ar
rangements SO that he may hold the
proxy of a delegate from that state. and
it Is now announced here that he will Sec
ond the nomination OF Mr.. Bryan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Senator Penrose's Improvement.

PHILADELPHIA, March 3O.-The ply
sicians attending United States Senator
Penrose, who is seriously i'll, said today
that they noted an improvement in his
condition. The senator passed a comfort
able night This is the most ENCOURAGING
statement made by the physicians in ten
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Personal Mention.

A. T. Stuart. superintendent of public
schools, is spending a vacation Of a few
days at Atlantic City. He left Washing
ton the end of last week and will not
return to his Office until Wednesday.
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Berkman Is Released

When Berkman was arraisned before
Magistrate Droege in the Jefferson mar
ket police court. detective asked that he
be held forty eight hours on affidavit
which made no specific complaint against
him. The magistrate said he would hold
Berkmau only If the detective had some
definite charge to make. and as he had
none Berkman was paroled on his own
promise to appear again if desired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Washington Aoueduct.

The electrical department Jared not so
badly. The sum of $3.50 9a5 is carried in
the current bill. and the Commissioners
asked for $46S, ,045 while $446.6 .647 is recon-
mended.
Under the washington Aqueduct." the
committee refused requests OF the
Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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Had Berkman's Card.

The detention of Berkman by the police
was brought about through the finding In
Silverste,ns rooms in Brooklyn of a card
bearing Berkman's name. This card
which was made out in Silversteins name.
certified to his membership In the "An-
archst Federation Union" 1t bore the
signature alexander Berkman." The
police say that Berkman, when shown TIE
signature at police headquarters today. ac-
knowledged that 1t was his. When he was
sought out by newspaper men after the
tragedy Of Saturday and told that his
signature had been found in Si:verstein's s
home he denied acquaintance with the
wounded man and said that if it were true
that the signature had been found 1t un-
doubtedly was attached to some formal
letter with reference to request that he
deliver an address before some society.
He said that many requests of this kind
come to him and that frequently they are
made by persons unknown to him.
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Loss of $15O,OOO and Several
People Injured.
HOSE BROKE FROM MEN
A Number Seriously Hurt Before It
Was Recaptured.
WINDOW PANES BLOWN OUT
Disastrous Blaze in Boston Accom-.
panied by Explosions-Firms
Out Of Business.

NEW YORK. March 30.-Ffre on the
Joy line pier in the East river and an
adjoining pier early today resulted in the
injury of several f1remen and caused
loss OF $50 200. and for time seriously
threatened the steamer Edgemont and
the scaffolding Of the new Manhattan
bridge. OF the loss $4,000 falls upon the
JOY line and $4,000 upon the Terry &
Tench Co.. contractors. WHO are at work
on the new Manhattan bridge. The fire
started under the flooring Of the pier and.
fed by the coating Of pitch which covered
the heavy timber, made rapid headway.
A high-pressure hose which broke away
from two firemen while they were attempt
ing to direct a stream under the blazing
pier injured several men before 1t was
brought under control. Several OF the
men required attention from an ambu-
lance surgeon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Hot Air Explosions.

BOSTON, March 3O.-Hot-air explosions
from windows and doors in the faces of
iremen mounting ladders caused injuries
to ten at fire in the large seven-story
brick building on Atlantic avenue and
Purchase street early today which caused
a damage estimated at between $75,OOO
and 100000. None of the firemen is
believed to have been injured seriously.
however. The building was occupied by
firms carrying much inflammable material
in stock. such as paint and oils. glue and
Woolen waste.
Among the firms in the building were
the Chandler G. Farauar Co.. A. c. kot-
ten. Pitkin Supply Company and the Hill
Clark Machine Company. all machinists
supply dealers; A. M Thayer & Co, Key
stone Blue Company, Colonial Paint and
Oil Company. paint dealers. and the ttodg
don brass works.
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Warning to Hunter.

81 have received no complaint OF brutal
ity on the part OF the police" said the
commissioner when he was asked If any
complaints of that nature had reached
him The police were not brutal. They
did mighty we'll"
He was told that Robert Hunter. the
socialist leader who had intended to ad-
dress the meeting on Saturday. had COM
planned in a published statement that the
police had used him in a brutal manner.
Mr. Robert Hunter wants to behave
himself" was the commissioners reply,
and if he does not behave himself he
will he sorry for II. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30
Police Are Bamed.

Berkman's visit to the hospital where he
was confronted with Silverstein failed to
bring any show OF recognition on the part
of the two men. AS Silversteins eyes
are sightless and covered with bandages
two detectives engaged Berkman in a
spirited conversation in Yiddish as the
trio stood by the side Of Silverstein's cot
at the same time watching the wounded
man closely for any sign or movement
which might indicate recognition Of Berk-
mans voice. Nothing of this kind oc-
CURED, however. and when Berkman de-
clared positively that he never had seen
Silverstein before. there was nothing to
do but take him back to police headQuar-
ters.
Police Commissioner Bingham in speak
ing today of the disorders growing out of
Saturdays meeting of unemployed. said
he wanted IT understood that 1t is his in
tention to deal with an iron hand in all
cases of riot or disorder.
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Wounded Man Better.

Silverstein. who was frightfully injured
by the explosion of the bomb Saturday.
was reported to have made considerab BILE
progress toward recovery today. The
physicians at Bellueve said that unless
some unfavorable development comes
they believe he may recover. He is being
closely guarded in the prison ward at the
hospital.
Two detectives we're said today to have
gone from New York to some unnamed
city in the northern part Of this state
to search for members Of an anarchist
group who fled from this city after the
bomb explosion on Saturday. Detectives
are also reported to be searching for the
haunts Of anarchists in Paterson, n. j.,
and 1t is reported that the police depart
ments Of Chicago, Denver. New Orleans
and San Francisco have been asked to CO.
operate with the New York police in their
efforts to discover any accomplice Of Sill
verstein.
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CONTINUED on Ninth Page.)
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
VESSEL CARRIED CARGO or
WAR MUNITIONS WHEN TAKEN

Victoria, II. c., March l,#= Details Of
the seizure of thc Japanese steamer
Tatsu Maiu No. =. ten mites Oft Macao
were received BY the steamer Emprfes
of Japan which arrived tonight from
Yokohoma.
When thp Tatgu AIaru Daft Japan
teleeramg i'm ciphcr were sont To tho
Chinese government In consequence
of which the Chinese gunbout Pc Bi,
with , number of foreign drilled
troops on board mt TO sea under qegI-
ed orders ana Inc chinese revenue
cutter Lung Tsng and three gunboats
toinad her Tho Tatsu Npru was
found ten miles off Macao I'm Chinese
waters awaiting q pilot to get to +he
Portuguese bort me schooner was
seized ana Gfteeu hundred rifles and
40. 600 rounds Of ammunition which
were manifested aud $50 rifles not
manifested and which were secretod
when taken. CAPTAIN Wa. commander
of the Chinese shin. hauled the Jap
anese nag down ana replaced it with
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
STORM THREATENS
WIRE COMMUNICATION

Chicago, March Record brealins
! destruction OF telegraph and telephone
property was averted today by mar,
row margin. Sleet that covered wire,
and poles % to so miles, north, wes
and south Of Chicago, and 100 to l5C
miles east was melted during the day
by rise in temperature just in the
nick of time. Ice coated lines sag
gtns heavily had already begun to
snap 70 pieces or to fan to the ground
long lines of glistening overweighted
poles
The worst damage was east of this
city and west of Fort Wayne.
Trunk system on the Lake Shore
and Michigan Central railways suffer
ed particularly In one instance, a
stretch of nearly a mile of poles bear
ing dozens of important circuits to
New York and other eastern cities
went down in tangled mass of
wreckage. With the mercury ascend
ing tritle. the miles Of sleet dis
appeared almost as if by magic To-
night the telegraph officials have re-
stored the facilities to basis ade-
quate for Sunday night traffic and
hoped to be able to care for broker
age and other business tomorrow
morning without delay.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
TAMPA FLAME
SWEPT;'L0SS
S6OO,OOO
MILLIONS OF CIGARS
MAKE AROMATIC BLAZE
Blaze Famed by Strong Wind
Wipes Out Many BuiIdingSi
Cuban Woman Drops Dead
From Excitement

| IBy Morning JuHrnal Special Leased Wire
TAMPA. Fla, March 1.-The cntir,
extreme northern section of this city
was DESTROYED by fire which broke oul
in a boarding house early today aud
ragged uninterruptedIy for four hours
The area burned covered ufty-nve
acres or eighteen and oue-haIr city
blocks and three hundred and eight
buildings were destroyed with total
loss estimated at 100000 and one
woman is dead from rNcitcmeut
The burned section includes four
large and one smaller cigar factory
and numerous restaurants, saloons,
boarding houses aud over goo residents
occupied the cigarmakcrs The fac
tories burned were;
NJ. Stachelberg n CO. loss 100000,
NJ, Perez a Goa loss AoV'VoOi Gonzales
Flsher Goa loss A4o'oVVt EspeIg,
Gunst a co.. braneh OF SlachelpefE'
loss SAO,oOO, ana fefulIlo@ co" loss
$2o 900.
All factories carried large STOCKS
OF TOBACCO ana cigars. ne area swept
nN hrc mpfaecd au mat porlion or
the city between ! lWeHNu ana MlHhI-
gun avenues ana SlAtCeN'H anu l"tu-
t'eth "reelS' II ot,E i""''" lu Su'
to1IulnE nouSc oi All"I'o oIa%' No
l,l4 wen tn aN'Ilue 3ll" ,"I.uV" pS 4"
stlo oIS WIN, ~ Sal ia,'-9,I' peu u,ts
.s tle ello'ts o. tiio ~ 'vpa' 'i'ioL
WuiNIi Na9 - pl''1 -. -! q" N''S ",",
oo W"I'I pIGsSu'T oe'"l,l,lS 81 o''i
- -vu a." ,ii'L'S uu'-la ~, @ 1"' ''i.o ,,..' Ct
t',, u,''S "siteu Uu'1 I1.,,i l1'h ~ g.
W., o,''g 1nnn W. ,, oa5 fr7 M sIt
rTi,, ,,hfor S,,,os,a ,,. ,,.,.n'o,, h,
boat a 'igr 80, 'i,'' i,, ,, er ,,,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
POLICE GUARD CATHOLIC
CHURCHES IN CHICAGO

Chicago, March "details Of pO-
lice were stationed during early mass
in all of the Roman Catholic churches
here today because of threats against
the lives of priests in letters received
since the Denver tragedy Tn guards
since the Denver tragedy. The guards,
scrutinized every person who entered
the churches where trouble was fear
ed and after the services began, oc-
cupied posts close to the altar. Spc-
Cial precautions were taken in Italian
churches in all parts Of the city and
in several Bohemian churches, because
of the anti-clcrical feeling known to
exist among persons Of those nation
alities in Chicago. Less attention was
paid to the large cathedrals because
of the number Of policemen always
in attendance at services in them No
disturbance was reported at any Of
the churches
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
BODY Of SLAIN
PRIEST LIES
IN STATE
TEN THOUSAND MOURNERS
AT BIER OF ALIAS VICTIM
Funeral to Be Held This Morn
Ing With All the Solemn Ger
enony of The Roman Catho-
lie Church,
IBy Morning journal Special L.ascd wireI

| lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
| Paterson, n. j., March L. Fen
| thousand persons today looked upon
| the face of Rev Father Leo Helm
richs, Q. f, NJ. at St Bonavcntura
monastery, in which the murdered
priest was for years the pastor. The
body lay In state from noon until
II O'Clock tonight and during these
hours an unbroken procession of
mourners passed the bier. So great
was the thrOng that a detail Of fifty
policemen was required to maintain
the formations Of two lines that ex-
tended for blocks. Through success
sion of snow, sleet and transforms
outside the parishioncrs stood for
hours patiently waiting their turn
There was no untoward demonstra-
ton Because Of failing health Fa-
thcr Leo was transferred last Septem-
Der to Denver where at the chanccl
rail of St Elizabeth's church last
Sunday, he was shot and killed by the
avowed anarchist known as Giuseppe
Ala
The funeral viii be held tomorrow
morning when solemn requiem mass
will be sung by Rev. Father Ed ward
BleCke assisted by the forty or more
monks and lay brothers in st. Bona
ventura monastery, Bishop John j.
O'Connor, of the Roman Catholic dio-
cese Of Newark, and a number Of
other high church diEnitaries will be
present mterment will be in thc plot
of the Franciscan monks in Holy
Sepulchre cemetery on the outskirts
Of this city.
AT noon the body was borne into
the church proper from the rectory
" here if had rppOGp1 ginpa the .,,-
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
ANARCHIST MEETING
BROKEN UP BY POLICE

Rochester n. Y, March t.-Because
they We're suspected of having an an
archlstic tendency and Of fomenting
disorder, about fifty Italians who were
arranging for a meeting in commcmo-
ration of the death of Giordano Brune,
burned to death as hereto in Rome
in 1900, were dispersed by the police
here this afternoon. An Italian law
yer from New York, Matteo Teresi
who was to address the meeting, made
some protest against the action Of the
police, but the meeting dispersed with
out disorder.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
GIVE
Up SEIZED
STEAMER


Ut, gI-,-o-,.-- I-,,-,,I 9,.-.-, ,,..-.-.. ,,--
"'i,"''V '""'"'' Np'I.t'' ''0''u N'''
"''''"''''
mat the chinese government Will sul-
render the unaue4a steamer Tasu
Maru Which was aciand ON Fobruury
hy the Chinese customs cruisers
outside of Macao while ,muadnr a
large consignment off rifles and ummu-
njtiou. the rifles numbering several
thousand Il WAS originally CHARGED
that au attampl was being made tn
bring war supplies into china for
rttoluII0uistg
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
THIRTEEN DIE
IN SWISS
HORROR
Heroic Children Lose Lives in
Attempt to Warn Inflated
Hotel Guests Of Impending
Doom,
lny Morning journal Special IenaeJ wirel

lBY Morning JOurhh specHl ifhAtu Ale'l
Berne Switzerland, March An
avalanche descended today near the
village of Nepponstein The cnorm-
Gus atmospheric pressure which ac-
companied 1t demolished a hotel at
the mouth Of the Lochberg tunnel
killing thirteen persons and injnring
fifteen others The occupants Of the
hotel. numbering thirty were surpris-
ed while seated at the table 10y sinister
rumbliug Almost immediately two
children rushed into the dining room
and screamed "au avalanche, an ava
lanche." There was "a rush To escape
but the building which was of a tenn
porary nature, collapsed without warn
ing Both Of the children were killed
along with many OF those they had
sought to- save. Among the others
killed was AN American engineer
named Mervcrt who was installing
American machinery in the tunnel
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
N0ORS BEATEN
IN BLOODY
BATTLE
ARAB HORDES REPULSED
WITH GREAT SLAUGHTER
French Cavalry Surrounded by
Desert Tribesnen, Cuts Its
Way Out, InfIictiog Severe
Loss on the Eeneny
IRy Morning JournnI snecInI leased Wire


Paris March 1-Advces received
today from General D'Amade COM
mander Of the French forces in Mo-
rocco, report another furious fight
with the Madaka tribesmeu which
lasted from 8 o'clock in the morning
until nightfall the French losing
eleven men killed and thirty-siX
wounded. The French expedition had
not penetrated far into the country
when it was attacked with the great
est herceness by hordes Of uibesmen,
both mounted and on foot, who kept
the French troops at bay throughout
the day. AT one time the French
cavalry was surrounded by the enemy,
but the troopers succeeded in cutting
their way out by most brilliant
charge, The Madakas eventually
showed signs Of fatigue and We're beat
en- off.
A column of French troops pushed
the advantage and gave vigorous pur-
suit for a distance of several miles
severe losses upon the enemy.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-03-02
Troops Guard Louisiana Town.

Kentwood La, March 1.--Follow-
ing the arrival Of one company OF
Louisiana militia all has been quiet
here today and the threatened out
break against the Italian population
thwartCd.