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Evening star., 1909-06-14
WINS COACHING MARATHON.
Enormous Crowds See Vanderbilt
Team Capture Gold Cup.

LONDON, June 1.-THE 'Coachin :
Marathon gold challenge cup. valued al
5000 ana the first prize Of 5000 were
today awarded 10 \. G. Vanderbilt, VII"
drove his team in person.
The team entered hy Judge William
H. Moore Of New York was highly com
mended
The Coaching Marathon was from
South Bushey Park TO Olympia and il
was run in connection with the inIerna-
tional horse show.
Enormous crowds at Olympia congre-
gated to witness the finish. The gold
championship cup for this event was
presented by Joseph Widener of Phiiadel-
phia. and is valued at 5000
There were twenty-four entries inciHd-
ing Mr.. Vanderbilt. Judge William II.
Moore Of New York and Miss Brockel-
bank. siSter-n-iaw of George WeSting-
house. jr. The four-in-handS We're driven
10 coaches carrying at least seven per-
sons, each coach to arrive at Olympia
within one and one-half hours from the
time Of starting. The judges considered
the condition in which the teams ar
rived.
The interval of waiting was fun OF
interest and variety, and. as usual the
prize winners. In class 80 Judging
of twelve pairs of harness horses shown
To Il brougham, victoria or barouche.
{. w. Watson of Baltimore scored an
other FIRST prize, with Lord Baltimore and
My Maryland. Judge Moore's Orator
and Statesman were second his Hin
ecker and Dehater got fourth places
while A. q. Nanderbit,s ; Tonawanda and
Wanda were placed IN reserve.
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TO EXTEND BELMONT STREET
Contract Let for Grading Block Ad-
joining Barber Property.

The Columbia Heights Realty Conn any
has let the contract for grading the large
block of ground between 18th and nth
streets and north Of Florida avenue adj
joining the Barber property. Belmont
street will be extended from 14th to 18th
street. II mas sold the entire frontage
on the south side OF Belmont street
through lis agents. Allan f.. Walker &
Co. Inc, to John l.. Warren, who will
Immediately improve this property by the
erection Of two handsome detached apart
ment houses Of Spanish architecture with
overhansins mansard roofs of red tile
and a row Of handsome residences Il
contain ten rooms and two baths, with
lots twenty -four feet in width.
IEis property has finally given way
To the march Of building. and viii soon he
covered hy houses and apartments. Ii
is Of historic interest, having been used as
"A camp for volunteers during the civil
war. II was purchased by Senator Sher-
men and his associates in the early 1Os
from the Stone estate. Many Of the resi-
dents vii! regret To see the destruction Of
the large oak trees an the property.
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MAY BE SEPTEMBER 1.
Senator Clay Speaks as to Adjourn
ment of Congress.

we will surely be here until the 1st
of August. and probably until the 1st of
September" said Senator Clay of Geor-
gia today. respecting the session Of Con-
gress.
He had just concluded reading the
newspaper report of the action of the
Senate finance committee with reference
to portions of the tariff bill which have
remained unacted upon until ycstcr-
day.
II observed" he said, that the com
mittee has placed a tariff on hides
and also on cotton bagging and cotton
ties We of the south are not 50 much
concerned about the duty hides as
such, but New England need not think
that she can tax our people on ties and
bagging without hearing from us.
so far we have remained quiet in
the present contest. But. unless | am
much mistaken. the democratic senators
will he heard from from this time on.
The duty on bagging alone will cost
our people at least 5000, 900 a year. We
Will not submit without protest"
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SHORT SESSION FOR HOUSE.
Resolution Passed Calling for Re
ports on Indian Agents Conduct.

tfter session 81 ten minutes today
tle li"us" adjourned until Thursday.
tpon motion II Representative Murphy
- Missouri tie House parsed a resolu-
lion calling upon the Secretary Or tie In
terror 70 forward the reports Of CYRUS
Bede. an Indian inspector. on tile conduct
IN office of J. Blair Schoenfeldt Indian
agent AZ Union Station. MuskoGee, Indian
Territory, in 1901
Following the investigation hv Bede.
Srhoenfeldt resigned. but the reports were
never made public. Representative Muir
pny, as attorney for the Creek Indians,
was one of the men who filed charges
against Schoenteldt
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CORPORAL SHOOTS HIS CAPTAIN
COMMANDER OF TROOP B, I'D
CAVALRY, SERIOUSLY INJURED.
John c. Raymond, Native of This
City and Son of Former Engineer
Commissioner, the Victim.

DES MONIES. Iowa. June 1i-Capt.
john c. Raymond. Troop Il. United States
Cavalry, and Il member Of one of the
most prominent army families of the
country, may die as a result of wound.
sustained in a shooting affray at Fort
DeS MoneS yesterday
Upon being reprimanded by Capt Ray
mond for overstayng his leave of absence
from the post, Corporal Lisle Crabtree
drew a revolver and began firing at his
commanding officer. The first bullet went
wild, the second struck SerSt. James II
Washburn, the third hit Capt Raymond
and the fourth found victim in Corpora
Elijah Such. The enraged trooper then
turned the pistol on himself and fired
the remaining bullet into his breast
With the exception Of Capt. Raymond
none of the four is seriously injured. I'm
mediately after the shooting Maj. Brat
ton. surgeon. had the officer removed
to Mercy Hospital, where an X-ray eX-
animation showed the bullet entered the
front of the neck and passed through,
striking the backbone. The body is com
p!etely paralyzed from the neck down,
and slight hopes are entertained for re-
coVery. Even if the injured officer should
live it is probable he will be paralyzed for
life. An operation will be performed to-
morrow 10 remove the bullet.
Capt Raymond is the son of Brig. Gen.
Charles w. Raymond Engineer Corps
retired, and a brother of Maj, Robert r.
Raymond. Engineer Corps. He is thirty
seven years old and was graduated from
West Point in 1851. He is married and
has two children. He was appointed to
the army from Pennsylvania
Capt. John c. Raymond who was shot
yesterday at Des Moines. is remembered
here as the young son of Engineer Com
missioner RAYMOND. Gen. Raymond was
the head of the engineering department
of the District government from 1883 TO
1899. Veteran employees of the District
building say they remember three sons.
Allen. Robert and John Allen was for a
time employed by the District govern
ment. Robert went to the Military Acad-
emy from this city and young John, who
was shot yesterday, attended the local
schools
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ent term expires He has been named for
senator four times without democratic
opposition. and has been three times
unanimous choice of the Legislature. The
last time. the late Representative Slemp
received the republican votes.
Mr.. Daniel is a native of Lynchburg.
where he was horn in 1882 He distin-
guished himself in the Confederate army
and was severely wounded. risinS TO the
rank OF major by Ills bravery He is
known throughout Virginia as The
Lame Lion OF LNnChhugg and 'Nir-
siniaS silver-;onsued orator.
He is the author of Daniel on Attach
ments and Daniel on Negotiable In
struments' and iS one of the best law
yers in the country.
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Jack Binns Gets His Medal.

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE medal re-
ceived by Jack Binns from the French
government for his heroism on the steam
ship Republic is the first of a new series
of such rewards. He was chosen to head
the list The President of France and
the French chamber of deputies decided
upon the gift. Ii is round silver medal
the size of a half dollar. suspended by
wreath from a ribbon with the blue.
white and red colors of France. An
anchor is embossed on the ribbon.
On one side of the medal Is a head of
liberty and the lettering "Republique
Francaise" On the other is a French
flag and an olive branch crossing an
anchor. In front of this is life pre-
server on which is inscribed Jack Binns.
1904" and round the edge is French
Minister Of Marine" and Courage and
Devotion"
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Will Stop in Arizona.
ROW FIFTY MILES TO PORT.
Fishermen Lost From Schooner Have
Long Pull Ashore.

PRONINCETOWN. Mass, June IL
Eight men who were lost from their yes
sci. the fishing schooner Nettie Franklin
in the fog Thursday last. while hauling
travis off Cape Cod, have all been res
cued. Two Of them rowed into this port
III dory today, having pulled the> >entre
distance from the schooner Quannapo-
witt, anchored on the fishing grounds,
more than fifty miles from this port.
These men reported that one dory con-
tanning two men was picked up Thursday y
by a i've maSted schooner bound south
The name Of the schooner is not known.
The other three dories with their occu-
pants. were picked up by the Quannd-
pUWItt.
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NO YACHT RACE CHALLENGE.
Upton Unwilling to Compete Unde
Present Rules.

BELFAST. June lt.-In view Of tie
renewal If the runors that he was pre-
pairing again to challenge for the Amer
tca : cup. Sir Thomas Upton, III an in
,elview today, made it quit clear that
lie had 10 intention Of competing under
the present conditions
No man Will build a boat to sail under
conditions that are, on should be, past
Sir Thomas said II am always willing
II gIye the Americans the advantage o.
their own universal rule. unier which
they have lad experience in building and
sailing. and am ready t. challenge
hereunder. but Will not try again
under tie rule Of tiftN-SiN years ago. III |
challenged under the international rules
governing Europe they would say | had
Il 'nIIll
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OBSERVED AT SEATTLE.
Statue of Washington at Exposition
Grounds Unveiled

SEATTLE, Wash, June 1f.-Flag da !
was made memorable at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacfic exposition BY the unveilin2
of LAREDO Taft'S big bronze statue uf
George Washington.
When the fair is over the figure viii
be mounted on solid granite base Judge
H. S. Ianford. president of the Sons ot
the American Revolution, was chairman
If the day. The strings unveiling the
statue We're drawn by three -ycar-oid
Eleanor Washington Caldwell. great
granddaughter of John Augustine Wash
ington, the last owner Of Mount Vernon
before tie estate was turned over to the
commission of women.
The French amha SSadnr and Nine. jus
serand were guests Of the exposition ofti-
cialS today
Evening star., 1909-06-14
Public School Settlement" Plan.

CHICAGO. June l4.-Every public
school building in Chicago will blossom
into a floral settlement this fall if the
plan now being considered by the board
If superintendents is put into effect. The
scheme involves turning each building
into neiehborhood center to be used by
mothers counSeiS, parents associations
and the like The superintendents have
considered the plan. investigating parti-
cuarly d similar experiment being ear
ried on in Cleveland, and have prepared
Il preliminary report which strongly ia
Yors the innovation for Chicago
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WOODRUFF TO BE CONFIRMED.
Senate Committee Passes on APP
pointment as Hawaiian Jndge.

The Senate committee on the judiciary
today agreed 10 recommend that the
nomination OF George W. Woodruff OF
PENNSYLVANIA TO he United States district
Judge of tie territory OF Hawaii he
confirmed
The nomination WAS investigated BIZ
a subcommittee, which reported that Mr..
Woodruff was fully qualified for the
judgeshtp.
The Senate confirmed the nomination Of
Edward Dana Durand OF California To he
director of the census To succeed S. y. d
North, who resigned
The nomination OF Luther Conaut. jr..
ef New York "a he deputy commissioner
Of corporations. Department of Comm arce
and Labor. to succeed Mr. DUrand, was
also confirmed.
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DANIELS SEAT SECURE.
No Hand Reaches Out for His Toga
and Election Is Assured.

Senator Daniel of Virginia will have no
opponent within the democratic party in
mis- campaign for reelection to tie Senate
for the term beginning March I. 1911
The time expired at noon today for can
didates in the primaries To announce their
Intentions. None had come forth TO make
the race.
Senator Daniel viii have served twenty
four years in the Senate when his pres
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Policemen and Firemen Act at Fire
in Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI Ohio, June 14.-In a fire
in downtown tenement house early to-
day policemen and fremen made a dozen
heroic rescues and prevented number OF
persons from eaping from windows.
William Beers. the most powerful man
on the Cincinnati police force, made a
dramatic rescue Of Mrs. Lizzie Bowen
from a room filled with smoke, carryn :
tie UNCONSCIOUS woman down a ladder
from the third foOr. \ blazing stairway
GHt on the retreat OF a dozen families
VINO were rescued tn nrtmen. one
woman while being assisted. broke away
panic-stricken and ran back into the
flames. She probably will die from burns.
This is tie thirtieth fire started in Gel
lars il the vicinity by an incendiary
Evening star., 1909-06-14
C. C. FITZPATRICK DEAD.
Clerk of House Committee on In
dian Affairs Passes Away.

Charles &. Fitzpatrick, for TWO years
assstan. clerk of the House committee
on Indian affairs and one Of Vice Presi-
dent Sherman's clerical assistants in the
last campaign, died of tuberculosis last
Saturday at lis home. 80 Lawrence
street, Rrouklaud.
Mr Fitzpatrick was twenty-five years
OF age He Was born in EIlicottvilIe y.
y. and came when a child 10 this city
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Fitzpatrick.
Mi Sherman While member Of the
House and chairman If the committee on
Indian affairs appointed him To the posi-
tion which lie held at the time OF his
death, and valued his services highly.
Funeral services will be held over his
remains at ST. Anthony's Church tomor-
row at
Evening star., 1909-06-14
WILL DETA|N THE NAhT|COKE
OCEAN GOING TUG DISPATCH Is
ALSO UNDER THE BAN.
Supposed Violation of Neutrality
Laws Basis for Action by United
States Government

Telecraphic orders have heen sent ny
the government IL collie e.tors Of all poris
III the Virginia and North Carolina Al
Iantic coast districts - detain the steam
er Nanticoke and the ocean tag Dispatch
for supposed violation Of the neutrality
laws.
The Nanticokc. at latest advcss. was
at Franklin. Va, on the Black Water
river. and tho Dispatch was at Norfolk,
Va.
BY direction of the Department Of Com
merce and Labor. an inquiry was made
last Saturday hy the collectors of vari-
ous Virginia and North Carolina ports
into the operations of the two vessels.
Reports received from the collectors by
Acting Secretary McHarG indicated that
nothing was found that would warrant
the detention of the vessels. Thereupon
Mr.. Mcflarg directed that they be per-
mitted to proceed if they desired
Orders to Revenue Cutters.
Meantime the Treasury Department is-
sued orders TO revenue cutters to watch
the suspected vessels Yesterday the De
partment of Justice. through its agents.
discovered evidence that the two vessels
were either loading. or had loaded with
contraband material destined il was sup
posed. for the Venezuelan revolutionists
This information was communicated to
Acting Secretary McIiarg, with request
that the two vessels he detained by the
collector Of any port from which they
might attempt 70 clear.
In compliance with this request. the Vir-
gin1a and North Carolina collectors were
ordered to hold the vessels. If possible
The nature of the evidence discovered
by the agents of the Department of Jus
tce has not been disclosed but il was
sufficient. i'm the judgment of the officials
Of that department. To warrant the adop-
tion of drastic measures to detain the
supposed tiihusterers.
Up the ChoWan River.
Capt. Ross. chief OF the revenue cutter
service, received a telegram today from
the captain of the cutter Pamlico stat
ing that he has ascertained that the
suspected filibuster Nanticoke WAS
yesterday anchored about seventy miles
up the Chowan river in North Carolina
No other information is at present OBJ
tainable beyond the fact that the cutter
Pamlico has been ordered to take sta
tion in the Chowan river and to inter-
cept the Nanticoke when she proceeds
down the river.
Inquiry is being made in Venezuela bv
direction of the State Department into
the report touching the vessel Nanticoke
which the officials of the Treasury are
watching in North Carolina waters be-
cause of reports attaching tilibustering
intention to her with the South American
country as her destination.
Attention has been called to the state
ments that the Nanticoke has been pur-
chased by friends of President Gomez for
service in an opposition steamship line to
that owned by former President Castro
and this inquiry IS directed with a view
to ascertaining the facts in the case. The
administration is determined that the
American soil is not to be made basis
for unfrendly acts toward friendly cov-
ernment.
Evening star., 1909-06-14

bind indissolubly those islands 10 the
United States, was the reaSn advanced
by Senator Newlands Of Nevada IN
speech in the Senate today for his oppo-
sition to the amendment admitting 10 our
markets Philippine sugar ana t0tatco-
He declared that # we compilcate tEe
Philippine tariff system with ours the
two countries will he 50 bound together
by this amendment that II Will pe hlHl-
cult TO separate them.
"Ail illusions have vanished. ne Said
The prevailing feeling Of the American
people in regard to TIE Philippines Is
regret that We are there and longing 10
get out credtably.
AS matters now stand lie declared that
1t would be an easy thing for the nited
States to withdraw at any time by sub
American commissioners, thus permit
ting the islands to drift away from rs
into a thoroughly independent and indi-
Vfdualized life
Mistake of Subsidy.
He argued that If the Philippines are
al some time 10 be independent and self
supporting their people must accept the
worlds prices for their products II is
the height Of folly 10 accustom them 10
the subsidized prices nf this country.
The purpose of permitting the Philip
pines to export 100000 tons of sugar an
nually into the United States without the
idN llltHl bi ti. tuIN IMPOSED upon lbI-
etSn importations. and amounting to
a bout ST., ton is TO enable the Filipino
producers 10 receive in our markets with
ont the payment of duty, nearly double
the price which they can get anywhere
else in the world.
This Legislation means the diversion
Of nearly S1nnn,'Go annually from the
American treasury into the pockets of
Philippine producers without lowering the
price of sugar penny TO the American
consumer"
He held that ii would he much better
for us to give this benefaction directly
TO the Filipino government. which could
eXpend it for worthy purposes. and not
to the Filipino planters. or. will ulti
mately prove to be the case. to the sugar
trust itself, which doubtless will obtain
a monopoly of the production of sugar
there as 1t is now acquiring it in Cuba.
Propose Direct Gift
IL SloUO.OoO is to be given annually
by this government to the Philippines il
should be done in a way he declared.
that will absolutely secure the benefits
To the masses of the Filipino people and
not to interests that will simply exploit
the Filipino people.
But assuming" he continued that
the Slo,Go00oo of the annual sugar sub
sdy will 90 mainly to the Philippine la
borers. shall we really do them service
by accustoming them to a price for their
sugar which is double what they can get
from the rest of the world?
''Will not the ending of the subsidy and
the reduction of the favored prices which
they have received from their products
plunge them into such a condition of suf-
ferlng and distress as they have never
yet realized?
The right way to help the Fiipinos is
to train them in self-sustainng methods.
BY system of direct aid instead of sub
Si6iZp6 aid tho IaSirp1 Of ,rlt 70
withdrawal with honor would be accom-
plished."
Evening star., 1909-06-14
Michigan at Yard After Grounding

PHILADELPHIA. June little battle
ship Michigan. which went aground off
Cape cod last Friday after completing
one OF the tests in connection with her
Official trial, arrived at the yard Of the
New York Shpbuilding Company at
YCamden. \. J.. today.
1t is said tile battleship did not sus-
tain any injury Of consequence. \ thor
ough examination OF the big ship will be
made before her official trial is finished.
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FAVOR SAFE AND SANE FOURTH
LETTERS CONTINUE TO REACE
MR.. MACFARLAND.
Open-Air Meeting at 7th and Penn
sylvania Avenue July 5 if
Weather Permits.

The joint committee OF the Board of
Trade and the Chamber of Commerce on
the safe and sane Fourth of July cele-
bration has decided that the public meet
ing the morning Of July = will he held
in the open air. If the weather permits
at Ith street and Pennsylvania avenue.
utilizing the stands to be erected for the
unveiling of the monument to Gen. 3. r.
Stephenson, one of the founders of the
Grand Army Of the Republic July 3.
The stand will be in charge of com
mittee headed by Frederick D. Owen. If
the weather is unfavorahe the exercises
will be held in theater to be announced
later.
An Endorsement of the safe and sane
celebration plan has been sent to the Dis
trict Commissioners by the Petworth Citi-
ZenS' Association Other letters COM
mending the celebration continue TO reach
Commissioner Macfarland. chairman of
the joint committee, and w. Y. Cox, its
treasurer.
Treasurer Cox announces the following
contribut ions: Lincoln Park Citizens AS
sociation, through Seth Il. Gage. SO; w
Fl. Baldwin. SO: Henry i. Blair. $40:
Pollock DrayaSe and Storage Company
SO; Byron S. Adams, Sic: DIR. T. J.. Mac
donald, $40; George Gibson. 50: q. G..
Cornwell q Sons, 50. Total received 10
date, S2,3i7 80.
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the statement that there we're two single
beds in the bedroom.
Mrs. Gould was excused just as recess
was taken Mr.. Could was in court all
during her testimony but she rcfrllned
from gancinG in his direction.
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Bloomingdale to Celebrate.

Residents of the Boomingdale section
are planning to hold big celebration
the Fourth of July. The program will
begin a 10 o'clock the morning Of July
;. with a threemile marathon race. fol
lowed by a base ball game. In the after
noon there will be races of all kinds for
boys and girls. pie-eating contests and
toy balloon ascensions. Prizes will be
offered for all events. In the evening
there will be a two-hours display of fire
works on McDevitts field. at Rhode Is
land avenue and I'd Street northeast. \
grandstand will be erected and accom-
modations provided for about 1000 per-
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Needed Only Two Maids.

Mercy, no. i couldn't dress at all with
five maids" said the witness
At Castle Gould, the witness said. she
had to have entirely different gowns. and
never used the ones she used in New
York or at the summer resorts.
Mr.. Nicoll wanted 10 know if the wit
ness ever rode horseback. She said she
had She was shown d picture of "A
young woman astride a white horse. with
large show tents looming up in the back
ground. The witness was asked if il was
not a picture of herself. She couldn't re-
member ii.
Isn't that your picture taken in Man
chester. England, when YOU We're with
the Cody buffalo Bib SHOVE" asked Mr.
Ncoll.
The witness could not recall ii. but
would not swear that il was not her
picture.
Mrs Could was asked if she remem-
bereG employing and discharginS i6i serv-
ants at Castle Gould during the year
1903. She could not remember definitely.
During Mr.. Nicoll's examination of Mrs.
Gould with regard to her acquaintance
with Dustin Farnum he questioned her
as 10 her visit with t'arnum and a party
to Atlantic City one Sunday in Septem-
ber. 1905 She was shown what pur-
ported 10 b dia gram Of the suite oc-
cuped by the party. hut was bile
10 designate which of the five rooms she
occupied. The attorney drew from her
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Newlands Opposes Provision.

Not because of any wish TO protect
American can" or beet sugar. bat be-
cause. in his opinion, the proposed sub
sidy to the Philippine products would