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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
SETTLING TATSU CASE
BELIEVED CHINA WILL AC-
CEPT JAPAN'S TERMS.

PEk1NG, March 1.-THE negotiations
looking to a settlement of the difficulty
between China and Japan growing out of
the seizure by China of the Japanese
steamer Tatsu Maru are making favorable
progress. The Chinese foreign board to-
day approved the draft of a document in
which China accepts the proposals made
by Japan yesterday.
China will pay Japan q. 400 yen tabout
SO, 1000 and retain the arms that form the
cargo of the Tatsu Maru. and she will
pay also about 10000 taels demurrage
on the steamer. 1t is expected that the
Tatsu Maru will be released March Is.
In addition, Japan. agrees to adopt and
enforce strict regulations to prevent flu
ture traffic in arms and ammunition from
Japan into China. but she refuses to in
clude the territory of Macao in this limi-
taton.
/, China will soon take up negotiations
with Portugal regarding the contraban nd
traffic at Macao. She hopes that an ac-
curate delimitation of Portuguese waters
at Macao now will be secured and that
the gambling for which Macao is noto-
rious, as well as the smuggling done
through that port. may be materially re-
stricted arising from the Tatsu Maru in
cident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
PRAISES FOREST RANGERS.
Clifford Pinchot Says They Are In
valuable for War Service.

NEW YORK. March 14.-Declaring it
is only from the forest rangers in the
service of the United States that scouts
can be recruited for service in the great
war that is coming Clifford Pinchot
chief forester Of the Department of Ag-
riculture, startled his hearers at dinner
of the Campfire Club of America last
night by discussing the war as If con-
fiict were unavoidable.
I'm the great war which this country
will fight, but which, / hope with ale my
heart II will not have to fight soon,
Mr.. Pinchot said, 1.-The only quarter to
which this government could look for
scouts. whose service In war Is SO es-
sential. Is to the bureau of forestry.
There, and only there. are men being
trained in such fashion that they would
be of service.
.It is of Importance that We preserve
the forests and the game. but it is more
important that we be in condition to fur
nish for service in that war the material
out OF which good scouts can be made.
The forest rangers make up this mate
rial
He also said there is in this country
now timber enough for less than thirty
years and coal to last less than 100 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
THREE JERSEY RAFFLES.
Trenton Young Men Led Jekyll and
Hyde Existence.
pccial Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
TRENTON. y. J.. March Thames and
Joseph Ryder. Charles Neal and Louis r
ESgert young men well known in this
city. have confessed a series Of night rob-
berries and assaults that have kept the
police busy for three months
Eggert was employed by one of the
largest plumbing establishments in the
city and the other three men held cleri-
cal positions. After nightfal they royed
around the country breaking into houses
and stealing everything that they could
lay their hands on. They pawned their
booty IN Philadelphia.
one of their crimes was the shooting
and beating Of Caleb Scattergood a we'll
to-do farmer near Yardley across the
river from here. The thieves boldly enter
rd the house. covered the members OF the
family with revolVcrs and gathered up
what articles of value they could. Before
leaving they shot ScatterGood and beat
him into unconsciousness with the butt OF
a revolver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
AFTER LONG DISCUSSION.
Post Office Appropriation Bill Passed
by the House.

Carrying the largest appropriation IN
all it's history. S2222. 1898 the post office
appropriation bill. yesterday afternoon
passed the House of Representatives. hav-
ing been under discussion fourteen days.
This is 81. .425O0O more than as reported
by the committee. Chairman Overstreet,
when the reading of the bill had been
finished. waged a vigorous fight on the
proposition to increase the pay of letter
carriers, which was voted into the bill
last Wednesday. but that action was con-
firmeG, 1875 to 126.
The closing debate on the bill dwelt
mainly on The rural delivery service. the
only amendment to get through being one
increasing by $2O0,OOO the appropriation
therefor. Following the passage OF a
number of private bills and an agreement
to take up the pension appropriation bill
today, the House, at ABS pm. adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
FIVE MEN DROWNED.
Towboat Sinks at Ashland, KY, in
Collision With Pier.

ASHLAND. Ky. March 4.-Five men
are reported drowned here today. The
towboat Boaz. which left Pittsburg Tues
day morning for Cincinnati with twelve
coal boats. sixteen barges. three fuel
boats and a crew of about thirty-five men.
ran into a heavy fog early today at Cat
lettsburg and finally struck an exposed
pier of the proposed Ashland and Ironton
bridge one mile below this city. 1t is
ported that nearly all the barges were
sunk
The entire crew had been called out on
the barge to tie up the fleet. William
Matticks. deck hand from Pittsburg.
who escaped from a sinking barge and
swan ashore. says he saw several men in
the water and he believes that at least
five had been drowned.
The BoaZ went on down stream after
the men and a few loose barges and has
not been heard from yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
Two Bills to Promote Health

Senator Gallinger has introduced two
bills to promote the efficiency Of the
public health and marine hospital serv-
ice. One increases the pay of commits
stoned officers in the service by putting
them on a footing with commissioned
officers of the medical department Of
the army The other bill provides for
special Investigations of tuberculosis.
typhoid fever. rabies and other diseases
not now studied in these government
laboratories. 1t provides also for the
establishment of a school of hygiene
which state. county and municipal health
officers may attend and for an investisa-
ton of the pollution of interstate waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
EXECUTIVE ENcRoAcHMENTs.
Senator Bacon Discusses Reports of
Projected Legislation.

Senator Bacon of Georgia in the Senate
yesterday afternoon spoke of executive
encroachments on the Legislative power
of the government. and read freely from
newspaper reports to show that legisla-
ton is being mapped out in the White
House at conferences at which congress
men are not even present.
The bill providing for the shipment of
material intended for the Panama canal
in American ships was passed by the
Senate.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
spoke in favor of the ocean mail shipping
bill.
At 4:4O pm. the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
SEASON OPENS EARLY.
Three Burned at Chicago in Gaso-
line Stove Explosion.
,cclal Dispatch to The Star

NpecIal Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. March i4.-Three people-a
mother and two children-were burned
today in a fire which destroyed their
home at zoos North 4Jth street. Mrs.
George Hlgert was lighting a gasoline
stove. when il exploded. igniting her
clothing.
Her screams attracted the attention of
her two children Ida and Frank. eighteen
and twelve years old. respectively. Seizng
blanket the daughter threw il over her
mother in attempt to smother the
flames. Frank also assisted in extin-
gushing the fire. and both were badly
burned about the face and hands Mrs
Higert suffered severe burns about the
body, and was unconscious when firemen
reached the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
CASTRO WINS APPEAL TO FORBID GAMBLING
ASPHALT COMPANY HAS ONLY
ONE RESORT LEFT.

CARACAS, Venezuela. Thursday March
l., via Wilemstad. Curacao. March L.
Inc superior court of Venezuela today
handed down verdict confirming the
judgment of the lower court which con-
demned the New York and Bermudez
Asphalt Company to pay fine of 5000
coo to the Venezuelan government for
having extended assistance TO the Matos
revolution, which was directed against
President Castro. This sum is the esti-
mated cost of putting down the revolution.
The company will appeal to the court of
cessation.
The finding of the lower court referred
to in the above dispatch. which is the
civil court of first instance. was handed
down in August of last year. The appeal
to the court of cessation is now the only
thing that remains to the company SO far
as the situation in Venezuela is con-
cerned.
Long, Bitter Fight.
1t was from American witnesses and
from testimony taken before American
judges in United States courts that the
Venezuelan government obtained its most
important proof of the part alleged to
have been played by the asphalt company
in the Matos revolution, the furnishing of
the money with which to start the fight
The controversy between the asphalt
company and the Venezuelan government
has been long and bitter and was in a
critical state at the time that Herbert w.
Bowen was American minister at Caracas.
On this occasion the State Department
sent what was practically an ultimatum to
Venezuela in regard to the matter
The charge that the company aided the
Matos revolution with funds has been
substantiated. officials of the company
having testified to the truth of this state
ment in New York i'm 1905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
FIRE IN BAHIA, BRAZIL.
Business Section of City Damaged to
the Extent of a Million.

BAHIA, Brazil, March IA great con-
fiagration ragged in the business section
of this city last night and the firemen
fought hard before they were able to
check It, Thirtythree buildings were
consumed with loss estimated at 81 ,O0O,-
GOO. There were several fatalities.
Bahia is the principal commercial city
Of Brazil after Rio Janeiro. 1t exports
large quantities of sugar. cotton tobacco,
coffee cocoa. rum and hides. 1t is stu
ated about 500 miles northeast of Rio ia
nerio, and has population somewhat in
excess of 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
TO COMPLETE DRY DOCK.
Bid of Williams Engineering and
Contract Co. Recommended.

Admiral Hollyday. the chief of the bu-
reau of yards and docks. has recommend
ed the acceptance of the bid of the Will
hams Engineering and Contract Company
of New York to complete the Brooklyn
dry dock at their bid of s7644 400. The
dock was - per cent completed when a
former contract was declared forfeited
Congress appropriated sloOo.OOO for the
work. but IT will be asked to raise this
limit to about a million and a half, SO
as to permit an extension of about fifty
feet to the length originally contem
plated. making the total length over
80 feet. which will accommodate the
largest American battleships af1oat and
projected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
THE NEW YORK MAYoRALTY.
Hearst Still Fighting McClellan's
Right to the Office.

NEW YORK, March 14.-rhe right Of
George B. Mcclellan to the office of mayor
of New York city. which is contested by
William r. Hearst will be determined at
trial which is to begin before the ap-
pellate division of the supreme court on
April 13. This date was fixed in an or
der issued by the appellate division today
in pursuance of a recent order granting
the right to open the boxes in disputed
districts for the purpose of recounting the
ballots. The order also commands the
drawing of special panel of 100 tales
men.
The mayoralty contest has been drag
ging through the courts for more than
two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
TRAIL OF THE RIDERS VIEWS ON THE FLEET
Three Barns Burned in Wood Foreign Naval Comment Con-
ford County, Ky. cernIng the Cruise.
MANY SHOTS WERE FIRED GERMANS ARE SURPRISED
Thousand Dollars Damage British Officers
But Nobody Killed. Hospitality
GOVERNOR MEETS THE BAND SQUADRON STOP AT MALTA
Preparations for Reception
for Today Of Warships
Three Barns Burned in Wood
ford County, Ky.
MANY SHOTS WERE FIRED
Several Thousand Dollars Damage
But Nobody Killed.
GOVERNOR MEETS THE BAND
A Special Meeting of the Law and
Order League Has Been Called
for Today.

VERSAILLES. KY. March 14--Threa
barns in Woodford county and one just
across the line in Scott were burned early
today by masked men. The men were on
horseback and in buggies. the party num-
bering not more than fifty A number of
shots were fired. but as far as known no
body was hurt. The barns destroyed were
the property of George Strange. on the
Harris estate near Midway: Hardin Rog-
ers. on the Tucker place, in Scott county:
Capt. James Williams. former owner of
the race horse Rams Horn. al Spring
station. and George Grady. on the Field
turnpike The men came from the direc-
ton Of Scott county. They cut all tele-
phone wires. and the amount of damage
done is not yet known.
Amount of Damage.
Gov. Wilson and a party of legislators
were returning from Lexington to Frank
fort on a trolley car and passed the
..nght riders without knowing it near
McKeeS crossroads.
Sheriff John B. Wynne was notified
and started in pursuit. but both he and
Graddy who accompanied him, were con
siderably behind the riders they were
unable to ascertain more than the
route they took in leaving Mr. Grady 5
loss will be about $1,000 The barn burn
ed on the Pepper place was worth about
S1.JOO
A special meeting of the Law and Or
der League has been called to meet in
Versailles this afternoon.
Left No Clues.
LEXINGTON, Ky, March 1.-THE
might riders who burned the Grady
and other barns also set fire to that
of Mrs. Elizabeth Pepper early today,
No tobacco was destroyed, the crops hav-
ing been sold out. Preparations were be-
ing made for another crop, and that fact
is supposed to have led to the fire. The
men fired their revolvers and Travelled
rapidly officers from three counties are
hunting for clues to the inceHdiaries te-
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
THE VERMONT sENAToRsHIP.
Governor Will Not Call Special Leg
islative Session for Election.

PROCTOR, VT, March 14.-Gov. Fletch-
er D. Proctor announced today that he
did not intend to convene the Vermont
legislature in special session for the cleo
ton of successor to the late United
States Senator Redfield Proctor. father
of the governor.
An appointment by the executive will
be made which will hold until the assem-
bling of the legislature in regular session
October {.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
PENSION BILL TAKEN UP
Measure Appropriates $3.50, 1863, 600
Making a New Record.

For the next few days the House OF
Representatives will consider the pension
appropriation BILL that measure having
been taken up today under an agreement
reached just before Adjournment yester-
day. No limitation was put upon gen.
eral debate, that question being left open
for subsequent determination. The bill
appropriates $50. .S69, ,0OO the largest sum
ever included in pension appropriation
measure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
Chinese Financier Coming Here.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 14.-Among
the arrivals yesterday on the Pacific
mail steamship Manchuria was DR.. Chin
Tao Chen. senior secretary to the Chinese
board of finance He has been dispatched
to this country to study the currency
question and will later pursue similar
studies in Europe. DIR. Chin will proceed
at once to Washington. where .he will re-
port to the Chinese legation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
Weather:

Fair tonight. Tomorrow
partly cloudy; probably rain
late in the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
Preparations in Hawaii.

HONOLULU. March 14.-The official an
nouncement that the United States At
lantic battleship fleet is coming to Hawaii
has created the greatest enthusiasm here.
and preparations for the entertainment OF
the officers and men only await advices as
to the time of the arrival.
The commercial bodies and organiza-
tions of Chinese, japanese and Hawaiians
will unite and form a committee OF 100
persons to be appointed by Gov. Frear. or
which the secretary of the territory will
act as chairman.
The matter of supplies for the ships, e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-14
Wanted at Malta

Should the Americans fail to come to
England. Malta would be the better place
to entertain them. as besides being the
headquarters for the Mediterranean fleet,
the Duke of Connaught. the new COM
mander-in-chief Of the military forces OF
the Mediterranean. has residence there.
which makes it the center of much social
activity.
The cruise of the battleships from
Hampton roads to Magdalena bay has
been closely followed by Englishrnen. who
laud the achievement. and a visit by them
to some British port would prove eN-
tremely popular.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

to pass it's second reading by a
vote of 40 to SO.
The House took q recess until
8 O'Clock.
A sensational feature Of the
afternoon discussion was state =
ments from Laughinghouse AID
Lockhart that on the day Judge
! Pritchard heard the railroad
cases contract had been signed
by his rock quarry company 10
sell rock at great profit. to the
Southern Railway, and the eVi
dence was accidentally found in
the rate hearing in Washington
in a voucher which had been OF
dered referred to General Coun-
sci Thorn. Several speakers
severely condemned the bringing
in Of this matter, notably Grant
of DaVie, and Beckett, OF Frank
lin.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

Some of our correspondents
complain very much Of bad
roads, and they say that many
OF the people in the country
would prefer to have the old sys-
tenn of working the roads re-
stored, unless the work under
the present system can be made
more effective. It would seem
that any sort OF system that does
not have as it's basis proper
drainage would not be very effec
tive, but the new system, j
properly put in force, should be
more effective than the old. W.
do not know where the fault lies
and We merely mention this t.
call to the attention of those wh'
have the work in charge the com
plants that are being made ant
the dissatisfaction that prevails
10 some sections.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

BrotI er Harker-"Grand-
father" Harker, perhaps we
had better say-adverts to what
The Rnbesonian had to say last
week anent its kick about the
,ct;on Of the board of road sup
ervisors, and in the course OF
his remarks has this to say:
As for The small aid kiddish
charge: That cones with poor
grace from a kid who emitted
4 whine Of about a column in
length because he was not al
lowed TO call on his girl more
than three or four nights i'll a
week" Did you ever! Why,
grandpa, have you gotten % be
such a lean and slippered
pantaloon" that your heart does
not swell with in you at such re-
,trictions placed around tho
pleasant paStime of cournng;
bet YOU don't approve OF any
such restrictions, either. We
did t.ot mean to do you an In
Justice, uncle, and we hardly
think we did. We gave in sub
stance what you said. Yol
turned what We said about go
ing into all the corners Of tn
county very neatly, but 1t vii
not'do: you know we visit th'
hulk of the people, "and theT
some" Yes, We'll "saw wood
uncle, thank you, and we IL sa,
something, too, occasionally
when the spirit moves us.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

Aren't the streets pretty
when it rains? Such variety,
such striking contrast! You
can stand on an elegant cement
sidewalk and look out over
placid pools of water and con-
template to your hearts con-
tent beautiful seas of mud.
And then you think about how
much easier aud more comfort.
able it would be to get about il
the streets were fixed up a bit
and you wonder why the towE
authorities don't do something
about it. II isn't necessary, is
IL, 10 allow the streets to get il
such disreputable condition
when it rains?
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

1t seems that the Legislature
accomplished the almost impos-
sible ard unheard-of featof pass
ing IL rate bill which pleases ev-
erybo1y. On Friday night the
House of Representatives passed
the Senate compromise rate bill,
striking out only the Buxton
amendment, which provided that
the rate-makirg power should be
left with the corporation com mis-
sion after the 10th of next Janu'
ary. On Saturday the Senate
ratified the bill as passed by
the House The bill provides fol
fat passenger rate of p cents
but makes no provision as te
mileage books, this matter being
left with the railroads. The IA
rate of 24 cents is the rate agreed
upon by Governor Glenn and th'
railroads.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
RefsAborheea Favorite,

Mrs. E, D. Charles Of Harbor.
Maine. speaking OF Electric Bit
tsYS. says: lit is ., neighborhood
favorite here With us.' It deserves
to be a favorite everywhere. II
gives quick relief in dyspepsia, liy.
Or complaint. kidney arrangement,
malnutTitioa, nervousness, weak.
Rsss aad general debility. It's as
tion on the bloc 90 Q EAo ougt
puEiGer, makes IL especially use.
ful 90 q spring medicine. 1hil
grand alternative tonic 10 sold undel
guarantee at all drug stores. sec.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ). 1908
NOTICE.

Since tie last issue of The
Robesonian the majority of the
stock of the Robesonisn Pub
fishing Co. has changed hands
and Mr.. ]. A. Sharpe has been
elected president of the COM
pany, Mr.. w. K.Bethune Sec
retary and treasurer. Mr.
Sharpe will continue as editor
RobesonianPublishing Co.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03

We call attention to a state
ment from Mr.. e. J. Mcclure,
manager Of the Electric Light
Department, which is publish
ed in this paper. Mr.. McGuiIe
has explained, and now it is up
to kickers to call Mr.. Mcclure
or to quit kicking. If you
think'your meter is lying OF
you, have it taken out and test
ed.
The Robesonian., 1908-02-03
The President SendB Message to
COngreas CeneeERlmg the E@-
p1Oyers Liability Act and Grant
ing Of ImtuReGieRs I'm HAber
Gases.


Gashfn eton Dta. &teh, Jaa. 81 ..s -s-
The reading Of the Presidents
message concerning the employ.
ers liability act, the granting Of
ipjunctions in labor cases, and
other matters of a general nature
concerning corporations was the
chief feauture of the Senate pre-.
ceedings today.
The message received careful
attention on the part of many
Senators on both sides Of the
cham Der. The Senate ordered
the printing Of 10000 copies.
! An unusual and almost unpre-
cedon Led scene was enacted in
the House of Representatives to.
day as the result of the reading
Of a special message to Congress
by the President urging addition
al legislation in the matter of re
lations Of labor and the public
The vigorous language of the
document brought forth storm
Of applause, first on the Demo
cratic side Of the House, ON tht
Republican and eliminating ia 1
general demonstration by the en-
t re- body. AS if in anticipation
that something out OF the ardi
nary was going to happen taer
was @ very full attendance @
members. Long after the read
Ing Of the message had been cot
cluded it was the sole topic q
: Conversation among members o.
the floor and in the lobbies.