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Evening star., 1908-01-19
RESCUED CREW LANDED.
Eleven Survivors of Spanish Bark
San jose Beach Galveston.

GALVESTON, Tex. January iS.-The
Morgan line steamship FL Vale arrived
here today from New York with eleven
men rescued from the Spanish bark San
Jose. encountered in sinking condition in
the Atlantic last Monday. Two members
of the crew were drowned. The San Jose,
Capt. Julian Cohue was lumber laden
from Apalachicola. Fla. for Barcelona
Spain. A storm which was encountered
on January 10 sprung several bad leaks
and for Gays 1t took all the crew Of thlr-
teen officers and men TO keep her ahoat.
Monday about noon the FL Vale sight
ed the San lose with distress signals up
about 169 mics south of Cape Hattsras
The steamer ran as closely to the sinking
bark AS the heavy seas would permit. but
was unable to make use of boats In rescu-
ing the crew.
One by one the men jumped from the
sinking vessel into the boiling SEA and
grasped life buoys thrown from the cteam-
er. All but two. Spanish lad OF four
teen named Jose Gran, and the bark's
steward. Jose Marion, were finally land
ed on the steamer and brought to Calves
ton. The Spanish consul at this port will
arrange for the transportation OF the res
cued men TO their home ports.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
CONDOLENCES FROM FRANCE
FA1LIERES CABLES ABOUT BOY
ERToWN DISASTER.
Message Sent to President and For
warded to Pennsyl-.
vania.

HARRISBURG. Pa, January 1s-Gov'
Stuart received the following telegram to-
day from Secretary Root, which the gov
ernor repeated to the chief burgess OF
Boyertown:
The governor of Pennsylvania, Harris
burg, Pa:
.eThe President has received and appro-
priately acknowledged the following tele-
gram from the President OF the French
Republic:
paris, ELYSEE,
To His Excellency, Monsieur Roosevelt,
President of the United States OF
America, Washington:
"I hear with keen emotion of the tragic
accident which occurred at the Boyertown
theater. l beg your excellency to accept
my sincere coincidence and the expression
of my grieving sympathy with the families
of the victims. A. F'ALLlEhES.
President of the French Republic
Evening star., 1908-01-19
ALLEGES HoLD-UP.
Otto Linaweaver Says He Was
Robbed by Two Colored Men.

Otto Linaweaver had Lieut. Hodges and
Detective Armstrong of the sixth pre-
cinct and Detective Barbee engaged In
the investigation of a "hold-up'' at an
early hour this morning. Linaweaver re-
ported to the police of the sixth precinct
that he had been roughly handled by two
colored men while he was on his way
home shortly after IL o'clock last night.
He is employed as clerk in a shoe store
on 7th street, and lives at SO Fl street
northwest.
Linaweayer said he was dragged into
the vestibule of a house near the corner
Of 9Th street and robbed of $6 in cash,
a penknife, handkerchief and some to-
bacco. About the time the men had fin
ished robbing him. he said. he struck one
of them blow but he was afraid to Of
fer any further resistance, because the
colored man drew a razor and threatened
to use II on him.
Inspector Boardman had members of
the detective corps perform extra duty
last night. 1t was feared there might be
repetition of the robberies of women
VINO are obliged to be upon the streets at
night, but the tall colored man wearing
DARK clothes and = derby hat did not put
In an appearance.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
sUFFRAG1sTs ExULTANT.
Happy Over Paddock Incident in
Front Of Premier's Home.

Happy Over Paddock Incident in
Front Of Premier's Home.
Special Cabiegram to The Star.
LONDON, January 1s.-There is great
suffragette exultation over what is con-
sidered yesterdays triumph of the chained
Andromeda idea, when several of them
padlocked themselves with chains to the
fence in front of the premier's residence
at 10 Downing street.
Il think it is>excellent," said Mrs. Law
renee. one of the leaders today. 1T gave
our workers a chance to demonstrate
more at length their views of the gov
ernment's attitude toward women before
policemen were able to remove them; but
this is only one of our schemes. We have
many up our sleeves
1t is pointed out that the suffragette
leaders who planned yesterdays move did
not consider that opposite the cabinet
minister's house, where the fracas took
place, lay Mrs. Herbert Gladstone. who
was just operated upon for appendicitis.
and who must have heard the screaming
women.
The general public has received the lat
est suffragette freak with huge amuse-
ment Nothing is so good in the current
pantimimes in popular estimation as
these serio-comic Andromedas with po-
licemen Perseuses uncertain how to lib
crate them
Evening star., 1908-01-19
TELLS ABOUT PLOT
Confession Regarding Dyna=.
miting at Baltimore.
STORY OF "BLACK HAND"
Court Holds Five Men Under Ac-
cusation.
PROSECUTION IS TAC1TURN
Ambition of Merchant to Be "Ba-
mana King" Said to Be at Bot
tom of Trouble.

| BALTIMORE. January 1s.-Antonio La
| nasa. head of the Lanssa-Goffe Steamship
Company; his partner, Antonio Constan-
tine Goffe, a jamaican. and their aiieseo
accomplices, Joseph Catalona, GotcuFe
| Monteleone. and Antonio Balistone. all
charged with being the heads of the con-
sn,ra,y that resulted In the dynamiting
Of Joseph Di Giorgio's residence N wal
brook, .his city, December 10, were neio
f,r court in 81 600 bonds, after q prehm-
| mary hearing today before Police justice
Grammar. Lanasa and Goffe furnished
surettes and were re.eased. the others
| were remanded to await BAIL
written confession made by Salvatore
Lupo. an alleged BLACK Hand agent,
| was read at the hearing. In 1t Lupo oe-
| clared the alleged plot to destroy the oi
| cioreio residence was laid at Lanasa's
home here
Whyte Lanasa's Counsel.
Di Giorgio is business rival of Lanasa
and Goffe in the fruit-importing trade.
The state brought out no evidence "hat-
ever as to the identity Of the persons VINO
actually did the dynamiting. Assistant
States Attorney O'Dunne said that the
n;osecution reserved the right not to SUD
NIT al its evidence at the preliminary
heal ing.
Senasor William Pinkney Whyte appear
ed for Lanasa and George u. Pennlman
was retained by Gilbert Fraser, BRUSH
ccrsul, in behalf of Goffe. who Is Brit
ish subject Nil. Fraser also was present
a, tho hearing
Interest centered in the confession OF
Lupc. which sad that he was In Pitts-
burg in company with Rea, the BLACK
Handler" who was shot and killed by J2-
sept Sunseri a fruit merchant of that
city.
"Be Banana King"
He and Rea, he said, had a conversa-
ton with Antonio Lanasa and Lanasa
said: IL we kill Joseph Di G.orgio VIII
be the banana king of Baltimore" He then
told of coming to Baltimore and meeting
Goffe Lanasa and Monteleone at Lanasa' S
home. where, he averred. the plot to dyna-
mite Di Giorgio's house was completed.
Regarding CATALONIA. Joseph Serio. sa-
loonkeeper testified that his brother, In
Columbus, Ohio. informed him by tele-
phone that he had been receiving Black
Hand letters from Baltimore threatening
him with death If he did not comply with
the demands of the organization.
Catalona, according to Serio. said he
would fix things for him, but would have
to G. r Elunicate with the head one" at
Brooklyn. Catalona returned to him sew
en- days later and read him a message
from a piece OF paper stating that his
brother would ROT be further annoyed.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
FooTLIGHTS WERE INSECURE.
Lessee of the Opera House Says He
Removed the Wires.

PoTTSTOWN, January 1S.-Admlsslons
by Edgar c. Mauger. lessee OF the Rhoads
onera House, Boyertown. that thc loot
lights trough was not wired to supporting
brackets seem to indicate the real cause
Of the theater fire In which nearly 3o
lives were lost last Monday night.
Mauger said that he removed the wires
in the middle of December and had not
renlaced them. Consequently the trough
rested on three brackets, unprotected
against any blow that might dislodge it.
No very vigorous shove would have been
required to oyerturn the trough and send
its eight lamps to the floor. Survivors
agree that something like this happened.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
NEARING ENToMBED MINERS.
Progress Of Rescue Work in Alpha
Shaft at Ely, New.

ELY, New, January 1S.-Last night
solid ground was reached in the Alpha
shaft in the 1000 foot level, in which
three miners have been entombed since
December 4. Timbers which had fallen
from above were wedged in the shaft,
holding back the debris and leaving an
opening large enough for the rescuers to
crawl through. They descended on a
ladder to a point 76O feet below the mouth
of the shaft. The opening extended far
ther, but just how far is not known. The
ladder broke, and this prevented further
exploration
This afternoon Mine Foreman McAfeo
descended to within thirty feet of the
1,O0O-foot level, where he found solid
ground. 1t is now believed the men will
be released within thirty-six hours. 1t
is rumored that one of the entombed men
lost his mind. the cause being the re-
ceipt of q. letter announcing the death Of
his mother.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Second Regiment Beaten.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dlspatcn TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, January 1s-Thc
"a Regiment basket ball team of Wash
ipgton. D. c., went down in defeat tonight
at Cross Street Market Hall to the Belye-
dere team by the score Of So to Il.
In the first half the Belvederes out
played the Washington boys at every
stage of the game. and scored nearly
twenty-one points TO the six points scored
by the Washington team. However. in
the second half they rallied in remark
able style and outplsyed the local team.
Schlosser OF the Washington team and
Shurholtz of the local players did the
best work The attendance was large.
The lineup follows:
Belvederes-A. Smith, forward: C. Shur-
holtz. forward; Granger, center: W.
Smith. defense: W. Shurholtz, defense
Second Regiment-Kelley. White, for
ward: Hubbard, forward; Schlosser, CEN
ter: Gegis. Earnshaw. defense; Bopp. de-
fense
Umpire-Thcmas McGrue of the New
York Athletic Club
Evening star., 1908-01-19
SAFE BLOWERS sPYp
Woman Criminal Supposed to Have
Perished in the Flames.

Perished In the Flames.
.BOYERTOWN. Pa, January 1S.-Mem-
bers of a safecrackers' gang. which
had planned to rob the Farmers National
Bank of Boyertown, perished in the fire,
it is now believed by the authorities. The
body Of the unknown woman found at
tired in mans dress is thought to be that
of one Of the bands number.
Coroner Strasser said last night, after
he had made a minute examination or the
woman's body, that the only theory he
for the desperadoes. whose duty it was
to get the lay of the land. Burgess Koh-
Ter agreed with the coroner.
The authorities believe that, having
planned several days before to rob the
Farmers Bank. the cracksmen secreted
themselves OH the night of the entertain
ment in the small office of Magistrate
Fegley on the same floor as the opera
house. This office is directly over the
bank vaults in the rear of the first floor
of the building.
It, is the theory that the safeblowers
and their woman companion waited for
the performance to end before they be-
gan operations. When the fire swept
through the hall they were caught like
In support Of his belief Coroner .strasser
said tonight:
"A thorough house-to-house canvass Of
miles has revealed 165 missing persons.
Yet 16S bodies were taken from the ruins
That means that three persons who were
strangers in the vicinity were victims.
THE way the woman was dressed shows
she was a tramp woman She wore three
suits of underwear. Two OF these We're
OF mems styles and the third Of women's
TO one suit the bosom of a mans shirt
had been seWed. She wore such earrings
as are affected by gypsies and other wom-
en- who lead a vagrant life"
Coroner Strasser and Burgess kohler
considered that their theories had been
greatly strengthened when it became
known that man In womans clothing
who came from Boyertown han oeen ar
rested in the Broad street station, fhiia-
delphia Word was received from Phlia-
delphia that the man. who gave his name
as John Borsaner Of Farrandsville, Pa,
told a rambling story. Coroner Strasser
asked that the man be held. The Phila-
deIphia authorities placed him under
81 600 bail for hearing next week.
During the removal OF depris from 'ns
onera house ruins yesterday a piece OF
tuhing part of the calcium tank equip
ment was turned up. The coroner an
nonnced that the cock was open, supStan-
tiating the belief that gas from the tank
escaped and exploded.
Is9bt Intoxicated men were conducted
,ut nf town by the state constabulary.
Thev were herded into freight cars pound
go pottstown and the doors locked WORD
was sent to the PottsfoWn cheI oi poiice
and when the freight tram arrived AT .ilae
place the drunken men ,,Srs %ese ads aafIs'er er-
St. h,. the fire have been received by
tsha rs,ief committee. All the offers were
Id hy Philadelphians. The committee
dacidsd that Boyertown should rear It's
own orphans The offers were thank-
fully declined.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Anti-Union Miners Union.

GOLDFIELD. New. January lS.--A
charter for the Nevada Miners Union.
Incorporated. was filed with the county
clerk today. This is the union that is
intended to displace the Western Fedora
ton of Min;ers in the Goldfield region.
It has the moral support OF the Operators
Association.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Knickerbocker Gets More Time.

Special Dispatcb to The Star.
NEW YORK. January 1S.--Justice
sitting in Staten Island in the matter
of appointment of permanent receivers
for the knickerbocker Trust Company.
STAYED off the final issue again today
organizers upon the request Of Herbert
l.. Satterlee, counsel tor the depositors'
committee, and Julian p. Davies. who,
with James r. Soley. represented the
Knickerbocker Trust Company.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
FORMER ACTRESS IN HOSPITAL
Marriage of Miss Truax Deferred
by Operation at Chicago.


CHICAGO, January 1S.-MiSS Sarah
TruaX. former actress. whose marriage
to Charles S. Albert. Minneapolis at
torney. was to have taken place at noon
today. is patient In a hospital here, dan
gerously i'll with appendicitis. An oper-
alton was performed TODAY.
Miss Truax was taken i'll Thursday. the
day of the arrival Of Mr. Albert from Min
neapolis. Late that evening her condi-
ton became so serious that it was de-
cded to remove her to the hospital.
Until her retirement a short time ago
Miss Truax was familiar figure on the
stage. Her triumph before the footlights
came in 1904 when she played with Grace
George in THE Two Orphans. While
she was appearing in this production in
MINNEAPOLIS she met Mr.. Albert.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
CHOICE OF OFFICERS
Election by Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company.
new BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Allan L. MeDermott Again at Head
of the Corporation.
ONE NEW POSITION CREATED
Clarence F. Norment, First Vice
President-Gen. George n. Har-
ries, Second Vice President.

0Mcers elected:
Allan l. McDermott, president.
Clarence F. Norment, first vice
- president.
George H. Harries, second vice
president.
Directors:
Woodbury. Blair,
Allan J.. McDermott.
Clarence +. Norment.
George II. Harries.
William Loeb, jr.,
George Truesdell,
Ward Thoron.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
Opinions Of Experts.
Targart and Committee Off for Den
yer.

CHICAGO. January 1s.-Chairman Tag
CART of the democratic national commit
tee and his committee. consisting Of Roger
Sullivan. Norman E. Mack. John T. Nc
Graw. Clark Howell r. NJ. Johnson. john
T. Osborn and Trey Woodson. left Chi
cago tonight on Rock Island train No 5
for Denver to arrange for the democratic
national convention. The party will be
entertained at Omaha by Mayor Dahlman
who is a member OF the committee.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
PURGING THE ARMY.
Kaiser Relentless in Clearing Out
Sources of Scandal.

special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN. January 1s.-A news agency
says number Of sensational new mill
tary scandals have come to light of a
character similar to those for which the
Counts Hohenau and Zulynar arc now
being court-martialed at Potsdam The
proceedings. 1t is added, have been taken
In consequence of an order of the kaiser
TO purge the army relentiessiy of all ele-
ments which arc morally abnormal
Evening star., 1908-01-19
unwritten Law in Oklahoma.

SULPHUR, Okla. January 1S.-Plead-
ing the unwritten law. DIR. f. Dakan to-
day was acquitted of murder by a jury
which delibcrated only ten minutes. DIR.
Dakan six weeks ago cut the throat of
John Mitchell. whom he found In Mrs.
Dakan's room.
Evening star., 1908-01-19
HUNTERS PARADISE
President, Root, Taft and
Cannon Belong.
new CLUB IN TENNESSEE
Membership List Like Congressional
Directory.
WILL COST TWO MILLIONS
Hundred-Mile Automobile Course
One Attraction-Immense Game
and Fish Preserves.
WILL COST TWO MILLIONS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, January 49,
The Interstate Club. composed OF the
leading men of the United States, tonight
opened its temporary quarters in this city
with big reception. The club has re-
Gently purchased 1000 acres Of land on
Walders ridge. overlooking the Tennes-
sec river near Chattanooga. and work has
already been commenced on the improve
ment Of the grounds, the erection of a
clubhouse and the construction of a.
hundred-mfle automobile boulevard The
whole improvement will cost approx
mately s2,0O0,OO0. The officers Of the
club includ ex-senator J. c. S. Black
burn of kentucky. as president; while
among the vice presidents are Elihu Root.
Perry Belmont. Ariosto A. Riley. Joseph
G. Cannon, Speaker o. the House: Charles
A. Towne, Nicholas Longworth. William
H. Taft. Secretary of War; Truman II.
.Aldrich Rittenhouse Moore, Leslie NJ
Shaw. John A. Moon. Joseph Sibley. Judge
Thomas Goode Jones, William Penn
Nixon, Melville h. Stone. general man.
ager o. the Associated Press; Senator An
selm j. McLaurin. Emmit O'Nea.. VIII
liam A. Bowman Senator James B. Fra
zier. Senator Robert L. Taylor, Gov. NJ.
r. Patterson
Banquet June IS.
The honorary members are President
Roosevelt. Grover Cleveland. Charles w
Fairbanks William Jennings Bryan and
Admiral Dewey.
The first banquet will take place June
% to which most of the vice presidents
have already accepted invitations. The
speakers at this banquet will include
Judson Harmon. John r. Mclean. Charles
w. Fairbanks. Joseph G. Cannon. Joseph
Sibley, John NJ. Thurston. Senator PEN
rose. Richmond p. Hobson. Admiral
Schey. Admiral Dewey and others.
TIL membership OF the club has been
placed at LOCO, and already a large pro-
portion OF this number have joined. Large
hunting preserves fish lakes and other
features will be put on the clubs grounds
II will take about year to get the club
house and grounds ready for occupancy.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

as the performers. anxious to see what
caused the confusion resulting from tn,
hiss of gas from one of the biograph
.anks pushed the curtain against the
footlightS.
Evening star., 1908-01-19

ORGANIZATION was effected by the ne WY
elected directors Of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company late yester-
day afternoon. and notwithstanding the
previously expressed expectation that
either Mr.. George TruesdelI or Mr.. Will
liam Loeb, jr.. would be made president,
the directors reelected Allan L. McDcr-
mott 1t was understood, however. that
Mr.. McDermott's tenure of Office will be
only temporary on account of his i'll
health. and in his s-eech of acceptance
ne stated his desire that such should be
the case. Providing for an active local
head of the company in Mr.. McDermotts s
absence the directors created the new
position of first vice president and elect
ed Clarence f. Nornent to fill it, Gen
George II. Harries was made second vice
president. and his duties will continue
the same as heretofore. Other officers
elected were: HI. w. Fuller. general man
aser; r. j. Whitehead, secretary, and
'" r. Ham, treasurer and controller; ex-
ecutiTe committee. Allan l.. McDer-
mott tex-officio,: Clarence f. Normen,
George Truesdell. Woodbury. Blair and
Ward Thoron
AS the same directors also ranrasant
1ne various companies subsidiary to the
washington Railway and Electric Com,
pany they also elected the same Officers
oi ,, escn OF the railway companies. as
Wen or the Potomac Electric powar
company. There was an execution In
the case OF the latter company in tho
selection of L. $. NARROW TO be treasur.r
ana j.. l. Sinclair to be general superin.
tendeut. super III
Expresses Desire to Retire.
In addition to stating that he desired
MS Connection with the company as its
president TO be only temporary. Mr.. Nc
Dermott said he wished TO retire perma
nently as soon as the new board OF d.
rectors could spare him. His connec-
non with the company aud with the of
nee OF president in the meantime will be
almost purely advisory, and his ultimate
retirement VIII result in n new election,
with the placing of snothe. man at the
head OF the organization.
IN the election of directors total of
nearly 119.odo shares of the l5a,ooC
shares or stock of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company was voted
The polls were opened at l o'clock and
the voting continued for just one hour, A
s.. worthington. who acted as chairman
declaring the polls closed at the hour of .
o'clock. john B Larner and Thomas P
Morgan acted as tellers. aud because OF
the roiuma Of :he ballots cast they re
quired Il full three hours for the counting
a rec.s of th,. stockholders being takeI
until : o'clcck. when forma. announce
ment Of the sue ~ess o. the local candidate:
for the directorate was made. 1t is under
stocd the New York interests real zns
from the success attending the efforts o.
the Washington proxy committee Charla
J. Bell. chairman. that the success of ths
local ticket was assured. refrained no
only from putting opposition nominees IL
the field. but also from voting their full
strength.
Object to Be Subserved.
The selection Of Mr.. Mcpcrmott to again
preside over the destinies of the Wash
ington Railway and F'ectric Company wa
inspired b. a desire rot tc disturb tn
banking and financial chase of the com
Evening star., 1908-01-19
California Republican Convention.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 1S.-At a
meeting of the republican state central
committee today it was cided to hold
state convention at Sacramento May
:, to select delegates TO the republican
ma tional convention.