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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence.l

The initial point Of the survey Of the
city of Washington was stone stand
ing on the east side of Rock creek in
the middle Of the road from George
town to Bladensburg. The creek
southward formed the natural bound
airy.
West of Twenty-second street and
north Of M street there were hills and
dales skirting Slash run, which emptied
into the creek short distance south
of the present P street bridge. These
were well wooded, and there was near
the mouth of the run considerable
rock, once worked as a quarry.
When Rock Creek Was NavioabIe.
There was also much clay, which
was made into brick after the ground
was denuded of wood. In the Begin
ming of the last century William
O'Neale, famous innkeeper, father of
Peggy O'Neale, who was the cause Of
the rupture in General Jackson's cabi-
net, had large force Of woodchoppers
engaged in cutting this wood.
Up to the thirties, when the Chesa
peake and Ohio canal constructed a
dam at its mouth, Rock creek was
navigable for schooners as high as T
street. From the mills above bread
stuffs were brought in lighters.
Shad, herring and other fish abound
ed to such an extent that in the TWEEN
ties there was fishing landing on the
city side, the seine being handled by
capstan. SO plentiful were fish that a
section of Georgetownopposite became
known as Herring Hill, and there are
some few living who remember how
the dip net would secure the fish for
breakfast ere the kitchen fire became
hot
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29
New Theater Planned.

A building that will contain, besides
hotel, what is intended to be the
largest, most luxurious theater in
Washington will be erected on the
block bounded by Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Thirteenth and E streets, as soon
as the plans can be drawn and the
necessary preliminary business ar
engagements made.
The theater will be constructed with
special regard to ample stage room
to permit of elaborate productions, and
a special study will be made of the
acoustics. 1t is the present purpose to
have the theater seat 2,700 persons.
The hotel will contain 500 rooms.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29
Chinese Gifts to Rooseveits.


Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, daughter
Of President Roosevelt, has been pre-
scented with beautiful pair of jeweled
bracelets, the gift Of the late empress
.dowager of China, to whom she paid a
visit during her trip with the party Of
officials and friends taken by Secretary
Taft to the Philippines some years
ago.
The presentation was made by Tong
Shoa ri, the special ambassador, who,
with Prince Psai Flu and two secreta-
ries, called by appointment at the
Longworth home When Mrs. Long
worth was married the empress dow
ager sent her pair Of handsome gold
earrings.
There are also some presents for Mrs.
Roosevelt, while to the president are
to be given several hundred volumes Of
Chinese literature printed in the Chi
nese language and handsomely bound.
These win, It is supposed, ultimately
find their way into the library Of con
gress. CARL SCHOFIELD.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29

Liliuokalani, former queen of the
Hawaiian Islands, who has come to
Washington to press her claim before
congress for $250,000, in lieu Of crown
lands, has taken house on fashion
able Massachusetts avenue for the
winter. The former queen receives an
income Of $4,000 from the territory of
Hawaii. Her having taken a house
indicates that she proposes to make a
determined effort to obtain the pas
sage of her claim through congress.
Queen Liliuokalani is now about sew
enty4four years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
ADDS TO EQUIPMENT
LOCAL STREET RAILWAY COM
PANY ORDERS NEW CARS.

1t was officially announced last evening
that orders have recently been given by
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company for fifteen Of the best type Of
electric cars for service on the suburban
lines OF that system. These cars. it Is un-
derstood. are to be run In addition to
those already in service and are built for
maintaining high speed on the rural runs.
They are to be of large size, larger than
many of those now in use.
In addition to these fifteen cars for the
suburban service. it is stated that thirty
standard cars are also shortly to be added
to the equipment of the same company for
service In the city.
No announcement is made regarding
schedules but it Is expected there will be
an improvement in the running time of
the various lines of the Washington rail-
way system, designed TO relieve the con-
gestion during the rush hours The order
ing Of the new cars Is accepted as a move
In the line of betterment of the service
possibly induced by the proposed authoriA
cation OF the interstate commerce commits
sion to exercise a regulatory supervision
over the service granted the public by the
local traction lines.
Whether these cars are ordered In con-
sequence Of the legislation expected to re-
suit from the Union station trackage con-
ference or not their addition to the serv-
Ice WILL II Is believed. materially improve
conditions on the lines Of the system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
OHIO DOUBLE-HEADER
FRACTIONAL FIGHTS IN TENTH
DISTRICT CAUSE A BOLT.

PORTSMOUTH. Ohio, May 16.-Faction-
al fights in the tenth congressional dis
trct caused two republican conventions
to be held here today.
One convention selected Elmer Dover OF
Portsmouth and j. c. Clutts of Wells
ton national delegates. uninstructed. and
DIR. ]. W. Lowry of Ironton as elector.
The rival convention named Philo Clark
of Portsmouth and Edwin E. Jones OF
Jackson as delegates instructed for Taft
and Matree Beeman of Gallia as elector.
The faction that instructed for Taft
bolted, although the convention was
opened by the regularly chosen organiza-
ton. All counties in the district were
represented in both conventions and the
bodies were of about equal size.
Brownlow Faction Hold Convention.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May l6-The
Brownlow faction of the republican party
of the sixth congressional district today
held a convention. made up of negroes.
and Endorsed j. B. Foraker for President
and instructed for W. j. Oliver for ma
tional committeeman. Delegates to the
national convention elected were Richard
Hill and H. G. Scales of Nashville. with
A. w. Cockrill and c. D. Bats OF Spring
field as alternates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
EFFORTS TO SOLVE MYSTERY
INVESTIGATION TO CONTINUE
oNs THE GUINNESS FARM.
Lamphere's Relatives and Friends
Subscribe q Fund for His
Defense.

LAPORTE. Ind. May 1S-The Laporte
county council. late today appropriated
5000 for the use of officers concerned
In solving the mystery surrounding the
murders committed on the farm of Mrs.
Belle Guinness. supposedly by her., and in
determining how Mrs. Guinness and her
three children came to be burned in their
house April Is. provided it be proved that
Mrs. Guinness is dead. This action as
sures the continuance of Sheriff Smut
GERS investigations at the Guinness farm,
and also makes certain the plans Of Cor
oner Mack for a chemical analysis of
portions of some of the bodies.
John Wheat Brook, at whose house Ray
Lamphere was arrested on q charge of
setting fire to Mrs. Guinness house, to-
night said that sufficient money had been
subscribed by Lamphere's relatives and
friends to pay for his defense
work at the farm today was without
important result The screening of the
ashes was finished and the task of clear
Ing the place began. The sheriff said that
ne expected to search the ground before
the old barn next week. This is one Of
the suspected spots which have not been
explored. the work having been delayed
by lack of-funds.
The restaurant. hotel and livery stable
proprletors are preparing for another big
crowd or visitors tomorrow. The railroads
are prepared TO handle an increased num-
per OF passengers and 1t is likely that
ialr weather will result in a repetition OF
last Sundays scenes. when Is, 900 morbid
~ curious persons visited the farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
REDUCTION IN DELEGATES
Important Proposition Before M. E..
Conference.

BALTIMORE May Is-A yisi, of
practically all the delegates To the Meth
odist general convention now in session
10 the American University at Washing
ton. today considerably shortened the
business session and put a Temporary
stop TO all committee work The Journey
of the delegates. both going this morning
and returning tonight was without in
cident.
The committee on the state of Che
church Will. II Is understood ask the
conference to reduce the number of DELE
gates by one-third. or perhaps one-half
Many men whose views carry weigh, are
in favor of the reduction believing that
the general conference as at present con
stftuted is much too unwieldS and that
the business coming before ii would he
disposed OF more eXpeditiously and better
IL the number Of delegates was very
much smaller than IL now is. The mat
ter will likely come before the confer
ence during the week and is pretty Ger
tain to bring on d warm debate. out
present indications point TO the contrac-
ton being approved by a majority
Chicago representatives are making a
strenuous effort TO have the eastern and
western branches of the book concern
consolidated and removed to the suburbs
OF their city. IL is proposed in the
event Of the consolidation and removal
to build town around the ggea; pr.nt-
ing center of Methodism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
PLAN TO EXPEL MANY
JEWS FROM HUNGARY

NEW YORK. May 16-A cable which
has been received in New York by the
Tagebla,t to the effect that 1900 Rus
sian Jews have been expelled from Buda.
pest is now more fully explained in thu
following letter from a correspondent:
THE Hungarian minister of the inta-
rior has issued an edict demanding thar
after the lst Of May all Russian Jews liv.
ing in the country be thoroughly exam
ined. with view OF expelling all those
who are found to be lacking in means OF
livelihood. The fate of 10000 Jews hangs
upon this edict for while there are only
2.n00 Russian Jews living here. the gov
eminent includes in the number all those
Jews who have come TO Budapest from
Galicia. There are 5000 Galician Jews
living in the capital of Hungary who are
not in the best material circumstances.
Many of these are peddlers. fruit vend.
ors, agents. etc. and the government does
not recognize these occupations as legiti.
mate business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
HIGH WINDS CAUSE HAVOC
STORM SWEEPS THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY.
Considerable Damage to Property
Caused by Storm in Western
Pennsylvania.

JOHNSTOWN. Pa. May ia storm
of terrific proportion in this city late to-
day injured at least seven persons, one
seriously. and did considerable property
damage The roof of a five-house row
was lifted and deposited in a field across
the street. moment later the tall metal
stack on the city garbage crematory was
blown down and across the unroofed
house. Mrs. Cyrus Horner was struck
by flying piece of metal and seriously
injured
A crowd Of people watching a base ball
game hurried to the shelter Of nearby
trees. Immense limbs were snapped of
by the wind. and six Of those standing
underneath were painfully hurt. Houses
were unroofed. trees ard fences blown
down and telegraph and telephone COM
munication interrupted.
WHEELING. w. Va. May 16.-The
most severe storm witnessed in the upper
Ohio valley for many years passed over
eastern Ohio and the West Virginia pan
handle this afternoon between and
Z o'clock. The storm, which included a
terrific downpour OF rain. hail and wind.
first appeared in the vicinity Of Adena.
Ohio, on the Wheeling and Lake Erie rail-
road, about o'clock. Here the rising wa
tiers did great damage. washing out a
number of houses, carrying away i'm
mense quantities Of ties and lumber. de-
stroying telephone and telegraph lines,
washing out the highways and doing dam
age estimated at $25.OOO
A report just received from Dillonvale.
below Adena. states that the storm did
much damage there. The crest of the
flood has not been reached there. but as
residents have received ample warning.
there will be no loss Of life and little OF
property.
The damage to growing crops. it is stat
ed, will reach an enormous figure, which
cannot yet be estimated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
CHURCHES ARE SCORED
BY SEVERAL PASTORS

DETROIT M:ch.. May 16.-Discussion of
THE Place of Organized Christianity in
Modern Life" the topic for the forenoon
session of the Episcopal Church congress
yesterday. developed one OF the most ami
mated sessions of the congress.
Rev Hubert W. Wells of Wilmington,
Del. criticised the church as 1t Is now
organized saying. THE real business OF
the church is the reconstruction of So
ciety after the mind of Christ This the
church has neglected. and hence she has
bee1. falling. The old evangelism has
lost its power. We must do away with
poverty before we can eliminate vice and
crime. Poverty must be eliminated nv
calling It sin-the sin of the well-to-do
and prosperous. Make il impossible for
any man TO come to the altar until he
has repented Of his sin
Rev. Frank L. Paradise of Medford
Mass. criticised the church for not hay
ing done away with child labor. the hor
rors OF which he wildly described
Rev. Walter r. Breed of Cleveland
Ohio. defended the organ 'zed church and
spoke sarcastically of the various mod
ern ideas which are being put forward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
FoRGETs, so PAYS Sc, 900.
French Mayor Had Neglected Duties
to Superintend Vintage.

Special Cablegram to The Star
PARIS, May 18.-The vintage of 1908
will be unpleasantly remembered by the
mayor OF ST. Symphorien in the Charen-
tie. and his wine and brandy have cost
him dear He has discovered that the
burdens of his Office include pecuniary
liability for neglect in the discharge of his
duties. Mr. and Nine. Segniette. wealthy
and childless old people living in his dis
trict, adopted daughter, Louise Carreau.
The due formalities required by French
law which are almost endless. were got
through slowly up to the last, which con-
sists of the notification of adoption to the
registrar of births-that is. the mayor.
legal officer in October. 1906, duly ar
rived at the town hall to serve the nee
essary notice. The mayor was away
and too busy in his whey ards in the
midst of the vintage to attend to public
affairs. In his absence the notice was
served on hts deputy. Mile. Carreau was
now legally Mile. Seignette. or at least she
thought she was. Her adaptive parents
all their fortune. Letters of administra-
tion were taken out and Mile. Seignette
was prepared to pay death dues on the
lowest scale as the daughter Of the de-
ceased. But the treasury inquired and
of adoption had never been
entered in the books.
The deputy mayor had forgotten all
about it. and the mayor had been too
busy in his vineyards to remind him.
Mile Seignette, who turned out. after all,
to be Mile Carreau. as before. was CALI
ed upon and had to pay 5000 legacy
duty, being no relative Of the testators
She paid, but brought q suit to recover
damages from the mayor The
latter argued that the blame lay on lis
deputy, but without avail Whoever blum
dered, he was pronounced plenarily re-
sponsibIe and has to pay the lady the
SIS 600 in full-probably good deal more
than his 1908 vintage brought him in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
LOOKING FOR THE HITT1TEs.
Egyptologist Would Identify Bibh-
cal People With Hyksos Invaders.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS. May ls-Prof. ]. Garstang OF
the Institute of Archaeology and the Uni
versity of Liverpool is here on his way
back from upper Egypt. where he has
been four months excavating at Abydos.
in the famous early burial ground there.
He gave some curious particulars of his
finds This has been the most produc
tive of his excavation expeditions. which
have been much helped by the courtesy
of the Egyptian government and Of Prof.
Maspero.
Even a layman could understand the
historical value of some of his discov-
cries, and any one with eyes could APP
preciate the artistic interest of the relics
from tombs which he has brought away.
Tiny amulets. frogs and flies and other
insects i'll curious vitrified pottery were
often heightened with touches Of god.
human figures an inch or two in height,
some beautiful, others strangely gro
tesque, appeal to the artist. \ unique
find is a small ivory sphinA holding in
its clutches the fiSura of a man, which
it is about to devour. The carving Is
in exquisite aquiline profile, startlingly
expresses truculent ferocity. The his
torical value of this find is the carry
date to which can be ascribed this figure
Of the sphinx. an emblem foreign to
Egyptian civilization proper.
But Prof. Garstang's chief discovery
is that Of the only tomb yet unearthed
of the "Hyksos" period, that of the
temporary supremacy in Egypt of an IN
vading race sometimes known as the
Shepherds. He CHANGED upon his find
only few days before the end OF h $
stay. He brings away from the ton1
several remarkable pieces of pottery.
the first of their kind found in complete
preservation. They are of a black and
smooth ware. which. when polished.
shines like the surface OF mirror and
is thin as porcelain. This pottery
was foreign in Egypt. and by its side
were found vases of purely Egyptian
make.
On the other hand the professor had
previously discovered in Asia MINOR
fragments of this black pottery. The
historical Importance of the tomu Is
therefore that ii supplies a valuable link
in chain of evidence by which he en-
deavors to connect the Hyksos who in
vaded Egypt. with the Hittites of biblical
history. Prof. Garstang's new collec-
tons Will be exhibited soon in LIVERPOOL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
SOUTH DAKOTAADAISY
CRUISER BREAKS ALL RECORDS
FOR SHIPS OF HER CLASS.

SAN FRANCISCO May ia wireless
message from the armored cruiser South
Dakota, which is returning to this port
from her final trip. reports that she has
broken all records for vessels of her class
Her average speed during her four hours
trial was 22.36 knots. under forced draft
and 20.07 knots under natural draft.
Ships May Go to the Philippines.
MARE ISLAND. Cal. May 16.-Naval
circles here are greatly interested today
in a report that the armored cruisers West
Virginia. Maryland, Colorado. Pennsylva-
MIA, California and South Dakota may be
ordered to the Philippines In the fall.
There they will again meet the Atlantic
fleet and engage in target practice in
Manila bay in October.
Orders have been received to expedite
all repairs on the Atlantic torpedo fiotflla
now here. The boats will be locked as
quickly as possible, as extensive repairs
are required after the Ions. voyage from
quire sixty days to make the repairs.
The report from San Francisco that five
of the big armored cruisers of the Pacific
fleet. now at that place. will be ordered
to the Philippines in the fall IS said at
the Navy Department to be erroneous. An
invitation has been accepted from Great
Britain to have some Of these cruisers
visit Victoria in the immediate future.
After that visit the West Virginia. Mary
land. Colorado and Pennsylvana will be
placed in drydock for the installation OF
fire control apparatus. Two of the cruis-
ers will receive the fire control at Mare Is
la nd and two at the Bremerton yard. This
work will take until the middle OF Au-
gust. and upon Its completion the cruis-
ers Tennessee. Washington. California
and South Dakota Will be placed in dry
dock for the same purpose. All of the
vessels mentioned will have target prac-
lice at MaGdalena bay In the fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
JESUIT
MISSIONARY DEAD

BALTIMORE. Md, May lS.-Brother
Dominick Leischner the Oldest lay brother
in the Society of Jesus. died yesterday
morning at the City Hospital after a short
illness of stomach trouble.
Within few weeks of his death Brother
Leischner had been in excellent health
despite his ninety-four years. He was
familiar to nearly every priest of the
Jesuit order in the MarylandNew York
nrovince. having been in the society for
sixty-four years.
porn in 1914 in AlsaceLofrane, then
a mart of France he entered the Jesuit
Society in 1874. and when he first came
to this country was assigned TO the
Canadian missions among the Indians. lie
spent more than twenty years in that work
and nassed through many hardships wit
the French priests of The society who were
then laboring among the Indians. Al
times the brave missionaries would be
away from civilization Tor SIX months al
time, subsisting on the trophies or the
hunt and getting clothing ana supplies at
the trading forts
OF vigorous constitution. brother
Leischner passed through these ordeals
and attributed his long years In great
degree to the open air in which lie dweit
during that period. He Was regarded as
one of the most interesting men of the
Jesuit order. and he could always hnd
symnathetic listener as lie tod II MS
thrilling adventures and conquests among
the Indians At that time Montreal was
the base of the missionaries, most or
whom were Frenchmen
In 1875 he was sent TO West Park. on
the Hudson, then Jesuit villa. where
he remained about nine years He was
sent to Woodstock in 1856. and AFTER
three years he went to keHsers island, on
Long Island sound. lie passed several
wears AT Fordham University and Freder-
lex. respectively. and in 1880 he came
to Woodstock One of his delights was
to teach students and priests gardeneing
and the arts of the backWoodshlah. IN
which he exceIled In his last years he
spent most of his time in outdoor work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
MAY BE FAR-REACHING.
Scope of Johnston Sunday Closing
Bill in Doubt.

The question was raised at the Capitol
yesterday among senators and represent
atives who are interested in Sunday
closing legislation for the District wheth-
er or not the Johnston Sunday closing
bill. passed by the Senate last week Is so
worded as to preclude work In the Con-
gressional Library, the Public Library.
the Geological Park and other govern
ment offices. If so. 1t was admitted, the
situation would be serious
The measure will be examined in the re-
spect indicated by the House District
1t is not believed. however. that the
question will arise in the House at this
session. owing to probable adjournment
next Saturday.
One of the senator's on the District COM
mttee. who is interested in the legisla-
ton. said the Senate District committee
in framing the bill had not considered
work In any government Offices or build
ings. or at the Zoo. He did not believe.
he said. that 1t was the intention OF the
committee to make the measure applica-
BILE to such cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
ALFONSO FREES MURDERERs.
His English Queen inspires Glenn
ency.
DleSram to The Star.

Special cableyram to The Star.
LONDON. May liking Alfonso is
already beginning to feel the influence
OF his English wife. who is acknowledged
to be one Of the most tender-hearted and
merciful royalties in Europe. The young
Spanish monarch. by granting pardons
at the solicitation of the queen. to no
fewer than ten murderers, some OF whom
had committed their offenses under the
most revolving circumstances. has. to all
intents and purposes. abolished the death
penalty in Spain. In future not even the
most callous criminal will resitate to ap-
ply for royal clemency on the strength of
the precedent just alluded to. and 1t is
safe to predict not only this but also
future Spanish monarchs will in every
case maintain the precedent Of Alfonso
the MercifuL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
Confirmed by the Senate.

The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination of Judge Oscar r. Hundley
for the northern district OF Alabama.
This appointment was opposed strenuous
iy by the late Senator Pettus. because
of whose objection the fight against con-
firmation was continued through the
present session. Extended hearings were
held by the committee on Judiciary and
ii was found that charges against Judge
Hundley were unfoupded