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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
vERMoNTERs HOLD MEETING.
Corporal Tanner Talks on Civil War
Incidents.

meeting of the Vermont State Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia was
held Wednesday evening at the hall of
the Washington Club, ITO 1 street north
west. the president Judge III. B. Moulton
presiding. About one hundred members
were present. At the close Of the rou-
tine business the song "Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground was rendered by
Mrs. Smart. who responded to an encore
with "The Star Spangled Banner"
The speaker of the evening Corp. James
Tanner. was introduced by the president
Mr.. Tanner took for his subject Some In
cidents of the Civil War" His remarks
were listened to with the keenest inter
est as he gave one after another graphic
picture OF the incidents with which he
was familiar. both during the war and
since.
At the close Of Corp. Tanners remarks
a piano solo was given by Mr.. Spear. and
bass solos. 1.-The Bell in the Lighthouse
Tower" and Break. Break, Break" by
Arthur Middleton.
The closing number Of the program was
a banjo solo by E. L. Howes, who was
accompanied by Mrs. Gilbert. At the
close of the program a dainty lunch was
served In the dining hall. under the su.
pervision Of Col. Mellen c. Hooker
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START OF ANNUAL
CABLE CHESS MATCH

NE WYORK. March 26-With cable
exchanges of compliments, play in the
eleventh annual cable chess match be-
tween America and Great Britain began
today at the Hotel Savoy. London. and
the rooms Of the Brooklyn Chess Club
here. The American team was completed
and announced last night. but it was not
until just before the time for the be-
ginning Of play today that the names Of
all the contestants on the British team
became known. Then it was found that
four men who had been in the list of
substitutes last night occupied places on
the regular team today. The changes
made were generally considered here as
adding to the strength of the British
team. The pairings as finally arranged
were as follows:
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DEATH OF NOTABLE WOMAN.
Miss Mary A. Wood Of Baltimore
Had Interesting History.

BALTIMORE. March o6.-Mary A.
Wood died yesterday morning at the resi-
dence Of her niece, Mrs. w. H. Tammen.
1OS Dolphin street, with whom she had
made her home for many years. Miss
Wood was ninety-three years OF age. a
native Of Havre de Grace. Md. and came
of family that figured in the war Of
1924. She was granddaughter Of John
O'Neill of Havre de Grace. who was lieu
tenant Of company Of Hartford county
militia.
Seeing the British fleet coming up the
Chesapeake bay bent on the destruction
OF the little town. he summoned his fell
low-townsmen and when the bombardment
O'Neill himself loaded and fired the bat
terry when the other defenders had been
routed by grapeshOt. The brave lieuten-
ant. after being hurt by the recoil Of the
until captured.
So we'll did he do his work that the
British at first thought the town was gar
risoned and fortified. To their discom-
few patriots. led by the brave O'Neill.
had put up the whole fight. O'Neill was
taken prisoner and confined aboard Brit
ish ship His daughter. Matilda O'Neill.
the mother of Miss Wood. declared she
would secure his release. She located Ad-
miral Cockburn. who had charge of the
fleet. and her beauty. tears and pathetic
appeal to him so moved the British fighter
that he not only liberated her father i'm
mediately. but also ordered that the de-
struction of the town be stopped The
admiral praised the young woman's valor
and presented her with a snuffbox Miss
Wood greatly treasured this relic left her
by her mother.
Col William III. Love some time ago in
an address before the Maryland Histo-
rical Society characterized Matilda O'Neill
and Kitty Knight of Sassafras Neck, Ce-
Gil county. as the two heroines Of the
war Of 1912. A reproduction of his his
toric snuffbox is engraved upon a piece of
the plate presented to the cruiser Mary
land.
John O'Neill came from ireland when
eighteen years old and served under Gen.
Henry Lee Light Horse Harry in the
campaign in 1894 against the famous
whisky Instruction" in western Penn
sylvania. Four years later, when a war
with France seemed imminent, he entered
the naval service.
Several weeks after the capture of
Havre de Grace a delegation of Philadel-
phians sent Mr.. O'Neill handsome sword
in commendation of his valor. This sword
and the snufbox are preserved as family
relics.
Descendants from the ONein family in
clude ]. w. O'Neill and Capt. Henry
O'Nell Of Havre de Grace Charles
O'Neill. Mrs. Fred s. Axtell, Mrs. Louis
F. Sweeney. Mrs George Lynch. Mrs w.
II. Tammen and the children Of the late
John Wood Of Baltimore ana Ohio Welsh
Of Chicago.
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posse. heavily armed. reached the settle
ment. Some one fired a shot and the riot
Ing was on. When night fell the excite
ment increased and negroes roamed
through the woods firing and yelling.
The fight continued as a series of duels
throughout the night, the negroes retreat
ing gradually from tree to tree as the
deputies advanced. firing steadily. Reach
Ing the settlement. the negroes barricaded
themselves in the huts and could not be
dislOdged.
At daybreak firing ceased and neither
party made another move until 10 o'clock,
when the deputies renewed the attack on
the negroes, who now numbered 100
against twenty deputies.
About 800 shots We're fired in the last
encounter. when two negroes were killed
and Deputy Sheriff Fowler injured.
At the first onslaught the negroes were
disiodged and fed. The deputies pursued
and captured forty.
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Barry Garrison Holds Meeting.

Commander Charles S. Wilder presided
at meeting of Gen. William +. Barry
Garrison. No. PC, Army and Navy Union.
in q. A. r. Hall last night. and mustered
into the organization four recruits. One
of these. Charles Wooster. has had twenty
years continuous service in the United
States Army and Navy.
Col. Benjamin +. Chase. president Of
the District executive council of the Army
and Navy Union, and Capt George l..
Snider, its secretary. attended the Ses-
sion and addressed the members. On mo-
ton of Capt Thomas A. Green the gar
rison adopted resolutions of coincidence
and sympathy for Commander Wilder
whose wife recently died.
resolution was adopted unanimously
instructing the adjutant to write the com
mandant of the navy yard andsto request
that I'm case of a decrease in the force
of employees at the yard he give pref
erence to all honorably discharged sol
diers, sailors and marines.
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KENSINGT0N.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md. Marc

kENSINGTON, Md. March &c. 1900.
4 lecture was given in the Sunday
school building of the Presbyterian
Church here last night under the auspices
Of the Mems Club. by Prof. Skinner, his
subject being "Afioat in a Desert
Miss Eleanor Bordow of Germantown,
Pa. is the guest of Mrs. ]. W. Townsend
Mrs. Harry Livingston and Miss Lettic
Black of Milton, Del, have been the
guests of Mrs. J. w. Buck.
Miss Eleanor Mcqueen of Capitol View
has returned home with her cousin, Miss
Margaret Henderson, after a visit Of
about a month in Montreal, Canada Miss
Henderson will remain with Miss Nc
Queen for three weeks. Miss Elsie Philip.
who has been the guest of Mrs. Mcqueen.
has returned to her home in: Westfeid.
N. ].
Mrs. James A. Hollwell Of Philadelphia.
Pa, who has been the guest of Mrs.
George w. Ashworth. has returned to her
home.
Mrs. Stanley Milliken of Washington Ia
visiting her mother, Mrs. Geddes. here.
Mrs. Herbert Wright, Miss Ada Wright.
Miss Edith and Master Martin Wright
have returned from their visit in North
ampton, Mass.
Mrs. Knapp and Miss Pitt OF Kensng-
ton have returned from a visit OF about
month in New Orleans, La.
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COLL EGE MEN GROWING LARGER
COMPARATIVE MEAsURE1ENTs
AT YALE.
Height Is Inch and Half Greater
Other Averages Generally
Show Increase.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, March 90
The American citizen of the future is
to be a giant according to the statistics
of the athletic instructors. DR.. Born,
medical director OF the Yale gymna-
SUM. has made public the 1908 statis-
tics of development in the university.
For the comparisons 500 athletes from
the crew. the foot ball and base ball
teams. the track men and the student
athletes generally were measured
The general average is compared
with the averages taken in 1903, and
the 1908 averages are generally higher
than had been expected The new col
lege man has grown an inch and one
half in five years. He has gained TWEEN
ty-seven pounds in weight and has sew
enty-two cubic inches more lung capacity
than his prototype Of five years before.
The list bears out the assertion, COM
monty made during recent years. that
the American man was becoming great
err physically than any known race Of
men has ever been.
n. nar~,p. Ma
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Helper and His Crisis.

| To the Editor OF The STAR
The sad fate of Mr.. Helper reminds me
| of a circumstance that occurred here in
the spring Of 1851. in connection with his
book, 1.-THE Impending Crisis" which, at
that time. created such an excitement in
the south that he was compelled to leave
there. A man who lived just across In
Virginia was arrested as he drove across
the old Long bridge. simply because he
had In his wagon "a. c % T So me Tr,bns
which will give one some idea OF the
excitement and feeling Of the south at
| that eventful period.
Those who have not read Helper
Crisis would no doubt be astonished to
read it now. for its main object was to
show the southern people that their true
| interest was to diversity their industries
and thereby develop the natural resources.
| inst what they are doing now. He also
! argued that slavery was an injury to the
south. and how it might and ought to be
| a boIished. and that is what rendered him
and his work so unpopular and compelled
| him to leave.
then an instructor in a college there. was
also driven out because he Endorsed the
Crisis. He came here, and was for
wears a principal examiner I'm the patent
office where he occupied a room adjoin-
ing mine, and at the same time was a
professor OF anatomy In the Columbian
College in this city.
| At the opening of the Thirty-sixth Con-
eress a bitter contest arose over the cleo
tion of a Speaker, which continued until
FEBRUARY l, 1850, almost two months.
John Sherman was the republican candi-
date. and the objection to him was that
he had indorsed Helpers Crisis. Mr..
Clark of Missouri introduced a resolu-
ton December 5, the first day of the
session. denouncing the Crisis, and ending
with the declaration that mo member
who had Endorsed or recommended it.
or the compend from it, was fit to be
| Sneaker Of the House"
| There were forty-fOur ballots taken. re-
sulting finally in the election of Pening-
ton of New Jersey as a compromise cam
| didate.
| I should add that the man who was
arrested, as above stated, after the or
Sanitation of the House, was given posi-
ton in the House, where made his &C.
ouaintance, as I was then assistant door
keeper. having gone to duty the day of
the Lovejoy- Pryor-Potter row, the most
exciting that ever occurred on the floor
Of the House. and resulted In Pryor chal-
! longing Potter. who accepted the chal-
lenge and chose bowie knives as weapons
for the duel. whereupon Pryor backed
out. Those were indeed stirring times,
now happily long past. w. c. DODGE.
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Bow Tries Suicide With an Az.

STANTON. Va. March ga sensa-
tional attempt at suicide was made here
yesterday by Walter Gibson. nineteen
years old, OF Fayette county. w. Va. a
student at Dunsmore's Business College
His roommate retired at IL o'clock, leay-
ing Gibson studying. At o'clock Glib
son aroused him and asked him to finish
the job he (Gibson) had attempted Glib
son had gone down in the yard in his
night clothes and attempted to brain
himself with an ak, having cut himself
in the forehead sixteen times. cutting out
part Of the skull, one piece being about two
inches square. Strangely enough, the
brain was not penetrated. Being unable
10 kill himself, he asked his roommate to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
BLACKS INITIATE REDS.
Two Killed in Albright Fight on
Indian War Ground.

GUTHRIE, Okla. March 26-On the
scene of the famous Greek Indian uprising
cf last year at Hickory settlement three
negroes were killed. five wounded and
forty-one captured in a battle between
twenty deputy sheriffs and 100 negroes
The fighting began late Wednesday and
continued with Interruptions until 1C
o'clock yesterday.
Five deputies went from Henryetta
eighteen miles north, TO the negro settle
ment to arrest cattle thieves thought to
he concealed in the house of one OF the
negroes. They were met at the edge of
TIE camp by party of armed negroes.
who refused to allow them to enter The
deputies persisted and were fired upon
Being outnumbered the five deputies fed.
4 few hours after the first clash a larger
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Pioneer Newspaper Woman Dies.

LEDHAM. Mass, March 26.-Mrs. Sal
lie Joy White, a pioneer among news
paper women in Boston, Is dead here.
after an illness OF nearly a year, at the
age Of sixty-three years. For thirty
eight years Mrs. White was prominent
in the journalistic world Of New Eng
land. beginning her career as a CORE
spondent for the Boston Post in Yer
mont, her native state. She came to Bos-
ton in the early SOS and soon became
one Of the best known women news
gatherers Of the city. She was president
for many years of the New England
Woman's Press Association.
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Woman Dies Watching the Dead.

.CHESTERTOWN, Md. March 90
While Mrs. John P. Nicholson of near
Fairlee. Kent county. was watching by
the death bed Of George W. Hatcherson
in Chestertown she was stricken with
apoplexy and died in a short time She
was a relative Of Mr.. Hatcherson, and
as soon as she learned of his death went
to ChestertOwn to give what assistance
she was able. Her death occurred a
few hours after that OF Mr. Hatcherson,
and yesterday both bodies were laid out
in the same house. and both funerals
will take place from there tomorrow
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26

Capt. Jansens Is employed In deepening
the water in the docks at the pier Of the
Colonial Beach Company. used by the big
side-wheel steamer St. Johns, and by
other boats employed in the excursion
business on the river. Within the past
six or eight years there has been a
gradual filing up Of the docks in the
harbOr and IN many of them the YES
sells lay on the bottom when the tides
get but a few inches lower than usual.
A considerable quantity of soft material
will have to be taken out of these steam
er berths and carried to the dumping
grounds above the Highway bridge.
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ADJUDGED OF UNs0UND MIND.
Surgical Operation to Restore Sanity
of Woman Letter Writer.

tee, the former school teacher who wrote
letters to President Taft, former Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Gov. Deneen and a num-
Der of prominent Chicago ministers, has
been adjudged of unsound mind at a
hearing before Judge Williams.
Eben ]. Ward. mayor of Marseilles. ILL.,.
in a recent-letter to Postmaster Camp
bell, says Miss 'Pattee was struck on the
head with a ball bat in the hands of one
of her boy pupils. and that a proper sur
gical operation will restore her mental
health.
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sTEEPLECHAsING CHANGES
Amendments to Rules Adopted by
Stewards Of the N. 8. and II. A.

Stewards Of the N. s. and II. A.
NEW YORK. March 26-The stewards
Of the National Steeplechase and Hunt
Association have announced amendments
and additions to the rules Of steeplechase
racing. covering a number of points
brought into notice by the changed con-
ditions Of racing under the new state
law.
A reduction in the values Of purses and
prizes is anticipated in the arrangement
Of a new scale OF lower fees for Jockeys.
the fees for winning and losing mounts
being graded with the values Of the
purses.
The changed rules absolutely prohibit
any horse wearing q hood or "blinkers"
from starting in a steeplechase or hurdle
race.
At the meeting on the new rules. the
stewards, at the request f Jay OBrien,
the gentleman Jockey, who appealed for a
hearing on the suspension inflicted by the
stewards at the Pimlico meeting last fall.
when Mr.. O'Brien was suspended for fail
ing to ride out q horse for second place.
reviewed the case. They reported that
while they found no fraud was shown
they deemed that Mr.. O'Brien had been
SO culpably careless that they commended
the action OF the stewards Of the meeting
in suspendinS him.
The stewards granted licenses as gen.
tleman riders to the following: Everett
Waddey. tr., A. T. Soule, w. II. Wildey.
Lawrence Bell. Jarvis Spencer. jr, Sidney
J. Holloway, Henry w. Bull, David
DOws, S. V. Froment Simon Delbert,
Louis Batter and NJ. p. Hill.
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WON'T READ FRENCH NOVELS.
College Girls Strike Against Books
Assigned in Special Course.

BERKELEY. Cal. March 26-Twenty
young women of the senior class at the
University of California went on strike
(and gained their point when they dis
covered that French novels assigned to
them for reading in connection with their
French lessons were too shocking" They
declared that they would give up the
study entirely IL the novel feature was
not stricken from the course.
The women sent a delegation to their
instructor. Prof S. A. Chambers. and
called his attention to some Of the books
to which they objected.
Prof. Chambers. after considerable de-
liberation. decided to substitute as COM
promise in the special course books in
GLIDING the works OF Marsel Provost.
AnatoIe France and Prospero Merimee.
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Veterans Invited to Oyster Roast.

Veteran soldiers and sailors have been
invited to attend the oyster roast of the
G. A. r. Club to be held tomorrow even
ing. beginning at o'clock, at Golden
stroth's Hotel. 1413 Pennsylvania avenue
Oysters will be served to the old fighters
and their friends In every style, and there
will also be a flow of song, story and
"Reminiscences.
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Grand National steeplechase.

LIVERPOOL. March 26.-The grand
national steeplechase OF 5000 sovereigns
for five-year-olds and upward. distance
about four miles and So yards. was run
here today and won BY James Hennessy's
Lutteur I'LL. b. w. PARIS Judas was sec
ond and F. Bibby's Cauben third. There
were thirty-two runners. the largest field
on record. The victory of the French
horse was not a surprise, as Lutteur III
was always prominent in the betting. The
starting prices were as follows: On Lut-
teur III. 100 to 8 against: On Judas. 3S to
l against, and on Cauben, 20 to 1 against
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Children's Masquerade Tonight.

The children's mask ball. under the aus
pieces of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Arion Gesangverein. which was erron-
eously announced to take place last night,
will be given tonight at Arion Hall. 1905
E street northwest. The childrens mask
ball is one Of the annual features of the
Arions, and pains or expense are not
spared to make it a memorable feature
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Court Associate of Lincoln Dies.

CHICAGO. March 26-Charles B.
Waite. eighty-five years old, for more
than sixty-five years resident OF Chi
cago, court associate Of Abraham Lin
coin. territorial judge in Utah for years
during the turbulent times with the Nor
mons and an author and linguist Of dis
tinction, il dead here OF pneumonia.
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Ohio Man Dies in Los ANGELES.

LOS ANGELES. March 26.-John c.
Fremont Hull. vice president Of the Ameri-
can National Bank Of Los Angeles died
here yesterday as the result of a stroke
of paralysis, which he suffered five weeks
ago. He was born in Bucyrus, Ohio
August 3, 1861. He resigned the presi-
dency Of the Ohio State Life Insurance
Company in 1907 In order to take up his
work here with the American National
Bank.
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Shot Wife and Killed Himself.

NASHVILLE. Ark. March 2S.-After
writing letter recounting his domestic
troubles. S. Craswell. farmer. yester-
day shot and probably fatally wounded
his wife. slightly wounded James Bar
ton, who came to the aid OF the woman,
and killed himself. Mrs. Craswell. 1t is
stated. had announced an intention Of
bringing about a separation.
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HELPED CAPTURE JEFF. DAVIS
MINNESOTA NAN TALKS OF THE
HISTORIC EVENT.
Although Seventy-Six Years Of Age
He Recalls Exciting Climax Of
the Civil War,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. March 26.-Living
quietly in Aitkin. this state. with his son.
Bert Brownell. is Simeon Brownell. aged
seventy-six. grizzled veteran Of the civil
war. who participated in one of the his
toric events growing out Of that struggle.
the capture of Jeff Davis. ex-president Of
the Confederacy. at Irvinsville, Wilkinson
county. Ga. May 10. 1855.
Mr.. Brownell, a native Of New York
moved to Cass county. Mich. when a
young man, and early in the war enlisted
In the 4th Michigan Cavalry, serving until
the conclusion of the great civil strife. He
returned to Michigan and remained there
until 1887. when he came to Aitkin county.
taking up q homestead at Mud Lake.
where he resided until moving into the
city two years agos
Mr.. Brownell wildly recalls the exciting
events dealing with the pursuit of the flee
ing ex president through the south, end
ing In the climax Of May 10. 1865.
Two Killed in Skirmish.
Mr.. Brownell was q member Of Lieut..
Col Pritchard's squad. and he remem-
bers the morning Of the capture very dis
tinctly. Besides the squad of the 4th
Michigan Cavalry. there was also a squad
belonging to a Wisconsin regiment search
ing for the fugitive. and Mr.. Brownell
says that neither knew Of the presence
Of the other. and in the darkness before
dawn, both squads, thinking each other
enemies. engaged in skirmish. and two
Federals were killed and several wounded
before the identity of the men was es-
ia blished.
Mr.. Davis came out Of his tent covered
with a long cloak. and as he was step
ming a tnn01I0 he made
ton as though to draw a revolver.
Instantly q dozen Union rifles covered
him.
The boys were excited and It was a
wonder some ones gun was not dis
charged, but fortunately there was none
The noted prisoner was secured and taken
to Fortress Monroe. where he remained
for two years.
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The openings on the ten boards were:
French defense: third. .Sicilian defense;
fourth. queens pawn opening: fifth. Ruy
Lopez. sixth. Ruy Lopez: seventh,
queens pawn opening; eighth. queen 3
gambit declined; ninth, Ponziani open
ing; tenth, Birds opening