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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
PEACE AT VENEZUELAN CONSULATE.
Consul General Febres VIII Turn Over Office
tn Gomez Appoiutee

The expected clash between G. Pfccn F'eores
Venezuelan Consul General in this city, who mas
been holding under appointment Of ex-Presi-
dent Castro. and Jaci2to Lopez. who came here
on Tuesday succeed him after an appointment
by President Gomez. did not take place yesterday
when the latter went TO The consulate to take
charge.
After g long conference Senior Lopez said tha'
he expected TO complete the transfer to-day or to-
morrow Besides his exeeuatur, which must be
issued by the State Department at Washington
Senior Lopez came fortified with letter from
President Gomez authorizing him to take tmmedi
ate charge of tire consulate.
As Senior Febres expects TO return 10 Venezuela
in about month he honored the great seal and
surrendered the consulate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
NOTES OF FOREIGN NEWS.

Christiansand, April IA 30oton schooner
for Walter WeIInan's polar expedition was
launched here yesterday. The vessel will be
taken to spitzbersen in May.
ConstantinopIe, April IA storm has been
sweeping the Black Sea for two days Sew
eraI Turkish vessels have been wrecked and
number of lives have been lost
l Friedrichshsfen. April Count ZeppeIin's
arship made a successful twelve hour fight
o-day. II went first to Wanaen, in Wurtem-
burg. and returned to Friedrichshafen by
different route.
southa pton, April 7.-Dr. Hamilton
Wright, OF the American delegates to the
international Opium Conference at Shanghai
sailed for New York to-day the kron-
prin1essin CecIi..
Punta Arenas. April 1.-THE MISSING CAP
tain end twenty of the British steamer
Oak Branch. which went down in the Strait
OF Westminster few days ago, have been
picked up and brought here
Mazam.t, France, April THE striking
wool workers of Mazaret threaten to cause
serious disturbances. A regiment of dragons
and detachment of gendarnes have been
Winnpsg, April 7-Mechanics sioned :
new agreement with tho Canadian Pacific
Railway last night, the company and unions
having made arrangement FOR a new schedule.
Pensions were restored to all the strikers OF
last fall who resumed relations with the com
pany
Mexico City, April Representatives Of
the American conductors of the n1eraed rail
ways of Mexico and the heads of the system
have reached aareepent regarding the
dispute over train inspectors. Both sides
made concessions.
ST. Johns, N. r, April THE SEALING
steamer Virginia Lake. which was caught in
the ice off the mouth of Notre Dame Bay,
has been abandoned in a sinking condition.
Her of two hundred is safe on
other vessels. The other steamers caught in
the ice are expected to be free Tomorrow.
The total catch is expected to be as high as
that of last year, 2tS,ooo seals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
MAY DISCIPLINE ARCHBIsHoPs
Meeting of French Episcopate Expected to
Outline Political Attitude

Paris. April THE meeting Of the French Epis-
copate, be held in Rome April IS. the occa-
sion Of the Qualification OF Joan of is expected
result in several important decisions regarding
the political attitude Of French Catholics. is
ported that disciplinary measures contemplated
against Monsignor Annette, Archbishop of Paris,
for passage in diocesan address counselling re
spect for the laws of the republic, and against Mon
signor Mignot, Archbishop of Toulouse, and Mon
signor Fuzet, Archbishop Of Rouen, for modernist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
x-ouEEN LIL1UoKALANI MUST PAY
Court Gives Physician Who Had Contract &c
Attend Her Judgment for S1I.600

Washington. April 7.-Ex-Queen ILuokaIani Of
Hawaii. otherwise Mrs Lydia Domnis" mus,
pay 81 600 her court phs scian' under n iudc
ment rendered h. chief Justice Clabaugh. of the
Supreme Court Of the District OF Columbia To-
day. The judgment is IN favor Of DIR. Charles II
English, Of this city. Who declared he had a con
tract as medical adviser TO Mrs ponipis
for two years at monthly salary of $500 and a
bonus of S coo At the end Of two months during
which he received his salary. he asserted she made
il impossible for him 10 fuhl his contract The
former Queen made no defence. The papers will
be forw arded to Honolulu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
EXPECT PBTRosINos BODY TONIGHT.
Lieutenant Funeral Will Take Place To
usorrOW

The body Of Lieutenant Joseph Petresno who
was assassinated by the Black Hand in Palermo
Italy. on the evening of March - is expected TO
arrive on the Cunard steamship Sla vona this even
ing. The ship will be met at Quarantine by a
police boat and the body taken to the police pier at
the Battery. From thers 1t vsss'Se accompanied by
guard of honor and the police band to the resi-
dence OF the Widow the corner of Spring and
Lafay cite streets.
At Police Headquarters yesterday IL vas said
that even though the body should arrive until
FRIDAY morning. the funeral would he held at old
st. Patrfcks Church, in Mott street. at noon to-
morrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
PROTEST AGAINST HANKoW LOAN
French and English Bankers Say Germans
Disregarded Agreement.

Paris. April THE French and English bankers
who competed unsuccessfuly for the $4,000. 900
Hankow Canton railroad loan TO China have made
a strong protest against the German bankers. who
presumably have been successful They say that
the Germans waived the ''Tien-Tsn conditions
by which bankers agreed in the future not to loan
money TO China, except the understanding that
the lenders be allowed to appoint representative
TO oversee the expenditure OF the money in ques-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08

Supreme Court OF the United States has not yer
handed down its decision in the commodities clause
case.
The Lackawanna's capital stock is only s2s aoo.oco
sum very far below the actual value OF the
property. and the yearly earnings on this sum
have Of late years been from % 70 81 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
ITALIAN BALLOON WRECKED.
Dirigible Falls from Height of 1900 Feet
Aeronauts Uniniured.

Schio. Italy, April The drigibe balloon Italia s
trials to-day ended disastrously. After manouv-
ring for some time at . height of twelve hundred
feet. the engine broke down. and the balloon de-
seconded preciptately. II badly damaged but
the aeronauts were not hurt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
The NEW PORTUGUESE CABINET.

Lisbon April General Sebsstlao Gustodio de
Sousa Teiles. who Minister Of War in the
Eenriaues Cabinet. which resigned on March 30 has
succeeded in forming Cabinet as follows:
Premier and Minister o. war-GeneraI sousA TEL,
LES
minister OF Jlstoe-JOAn A,-ARCAO
Minister of inance-SOARE-S BRAND
Minister % ne Interior-Al-ENANDER
Ninster .. Foreign Afsirs-t,ARL DT- BOCAGE
Sftrfste- Of Public Works-LI-IZ CASTRO.
Niniste- OF Marine-AZEE EDO COJTINHo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
FRENCH WATCH ON CASTRO.

Washington. April The French Ambassador had
conference lasting over hour with Secretary
Knox to-day. when Castros presence on French
territory fully discussed The ambassador
said that the French government mould see that
Castro did not indulge in any military activity
while q Martinique
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08

According 70 the published accounts of this
Scheme the preliminary details have been worked
out by Prince Lazarovich HrepelisnoHich of Serva
y. !. Stamenkovitch. of Belgrade University. and
Professor Cviiitch. who is a member Of the
ographical societies Of Vienna. Berlin and other
cities. The American Engineering Company was
recently Incorporated in New Jersey for the pur-
pose Of undertaking financial arrangements for the
construction OF the waterway. Among the Ameri-
directors Charles l., Atterbury and John
Potter Of New York. II Is said that a Philadelphia
capitalist will be the official head of'the company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08

at Venezuelan port. The reply OF France IN
dicated that she would make no protest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
THE DANUBE sALoNIcA WATERWAY
American Plan to Build Canal Well Received
in Belgrade.

London, April "A dispatch from Belgrade SAYS
that there is much satisfa cton there the pro-
posal OF an American corporation TO build a nav-
gable waterway through Servia and Macedonia.
along the course Of the Morava and Vardar rivers,
connecting the Danube with the Gulf of SaIonica
This enterprise is expected to bring capital
into that country to promote trade and agriculture
and 90 create cheap system OF transportation for
Servian products to seaport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08

The Blackwater had displacement OF $50 tons
and was 225 feet long She had complement Of
seventy men and could make twenty -fye knots
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
A BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK.

London. April The British destroyer Black
water was sunk at midnight last night off Dun
geness by collision with the British steamer Hero
The crew Of the Blackwater vas saved The Hero's
bows were stove n.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08
SAN FRANCISCO MINING STOCKS.
San Francisco. April The official closing quo
taiInns for mining stncks tn-daN faLloNs:

swan Asten's Visitor by Allan BrashanPeon'
a story Of "doctored" will, in next SundaSs
Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-08

Friedrichshafen. April Count zeppeIin's
airshp made successful twelve hour fliqht
to day. II went first to Waneen, in Wurtem-
burg and returned to Fredrichshafen by
different route.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
EAST STRAN'S EFFECTS
BOUGHT BY CURIOUS
Articles Bring Many Times
Their Value at Public
Auction.

EASTON. Nd. July 17.-All the per-
sonaI effects of the late Robert E. East
man, former member Of Consolidated
Stock Exchange. slayer of pretty Edith
May Thompson woodiH, and himself a
suicide. were sold at auction here today
by William Mass shean. attorney for
Mrs. Lavinia Eastman. the administra-
tTix
There was a very large attendance at
the sale, and bidding was very brisk,
many articles that belonged TO East
man bringing several times their actual
value
These were mostly bought by the NOR
bidIy curious, desiring mementoes Of the
tragedy that had shocked the entire
country.
The items sold today included a fine
motor boat, barrel of alcohol, a pump
gun, the weapon with which Eastman is
supposed 20 have ended his life, a bar
rel Of cement, q gasolene stove, a pump,
a lot OF drugs, medicines. paints, oils,
varnlsh, nails, carpenters tools. cook
ing utensils, dishes, and furniture. In
terest in the tragedy is still grest in
this neighborhood, and large crowds
visit Eastman's former bungalow. and
grave. in Broad Creek Neck. the spot
where the crime was enacted
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
PORTUGAL FACING
DESPERATE CRISIS
Reinstatement of Dictate"
Believed to Be Imminent in
Present Straits.

LONDON July 1.-THE chancel-
Iories Of the European powers were
today advised by their representatives
al Lisbon that the reinstatement Of
Franco. the dictator under the
Carlos regime, that terminated in the
assassination Of King Carlos, is i'm
minenL
While Franco was eziled In France
and Italy following the assassination
Of the King and Crown Prince of
Portugal, and the accession Of King
Manuel affairs in Portugal have
taken serious turn. The young king
ha= been unable to maintain a per
mareut cabiet 10 conduct the nations
affairs, and chaos has resulted.
Recent political developments threaten
revolution unless prompt measures
are taken 20 suppress the rlalcontents.
Franco returned from exile. ostensi-
bIy to attend the funeral 5f his father
He was given an audience by The King
and it is understood IT was arranged
that Franco is TO return and resume his
place as premier with his old power
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
Mail Entry Blanks.
An Answered Appeal From the Beyond?

Twenty-Five months Portland Ore, home
mother and sister of the deadhe that Lieut. am N Sutton had died
suicide after midnight fight with brother officers campus
Annapolis Naval Academy.
ITS false Jimmie Sutton did of suicide stock both said
the very first of their grief.
That night the hurting Eastward dream vivid that be-
almost brothers and seemed say:
." didn't kill myself; clear my of that"
Handicapped by verdict of suicide from naval
the fight of these tremendous odds Last
September the mother armed with of evidence collected herself
nounced the family group:
I'm going East to clear JmmeS name
She and Washington became the of mothers
honor Monday morning the Navy Department begins
oils second which Lieutenant
with supposed friendly officers his death The day Jimmie
have longed for will have
The story the these two wOmenarned from
of their dScouagmen their rebufs by naval officials the days
waiting the mothers remarkable of how she, a
pemonto felt every blow raned upon her thousands
away vidnesS dream that brought fight will be told
By THEODORE H. THLER
In TOmOrrOW'S Sunday Evening Edition of The Times
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
TROOPS CALLED OUT
TO QUELL STRIKERS
Serious Outbreak Feared at
Plant of Standard Steel
Car Company.

BUTLER. Pa, July 17-Rioting be-
gan this morning at the plant of the
Standard Steel Car Company where
yesterday 500 worlmen struck for more
pay.
So serious has the situation become
that Sheriff John B. Caldwell has re-
quested superintendent J. c. GrOOme.
Of the State constabulary, at Harris
burg, 10 send a force of troops TO But
leT.
The one act of violence this morning
caused the remainder ,, 500 men who had
intended 10 go To work, to reconsider,
and remain outside the gates.
When the two gates of the mill were
thrown open at o'clock for the admis-
sion Of tha men picket line of about
$50 strikers and their friends lined up
In the vicinity.
At 9 o'clock this morning. at mass
meeting of the strikers a committee Of
four was appointed TO present their
grievances to Manager Altman, of the
company. Altman declined to see the
committee, and sent word 70 the strik-
ers that there would be no arbitration
and that the plant had been closed down
indefinitely.
Sheriff Caldwell. when Informed that
the plant had been closed down. placed
thirty-eight special deputies and twenty
five deputies to guard the property of
the company.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
Regime, Scarcely Day Old,
Already AsSailed From
Three Sides.
TRIBES OF SOUTH
FEEL NEGLECTED
Second Party Fears Regency Will
Be Practically a Russian
Protectorate.

TEHERAN. Persia, July 17.-Condi-
tions are threatening today despite the
proclamation of the nationalist parlia-
ment last evening deposing Mohammed
Ali and naming his twelve -year-old sec
ond son, Ahmed Mira. as Shah, vita
Azad III Mulk chief Of the Kabar royal
house as regent. Three separate parties
in opposition to the new regime are
fomenting discomfort and grave fears
are entertained Of a renewal of the
guerilla street warfare which has con-
vulsed Teheran for three days.
The wild Bakktiara tribes of the south
are foremost among the trouble makers.
They have borne the brunt of all the
fighting in and about Teheran since tho
revolution began, and they now claim
thai they have been practically d!sre-
garded in the formation Of the new PRO
visional government They joined the
rebellion hoping to place The control of
Persia in the hands of the southern
province and determined 10 make thei
leader, Sadarasad, Shah. Sadarasad
himself declared that he would be Shah
Under the new government Sadarasau
and his tribesmen are practically disre-
garded. Sipahdar. leader of the north
ern rebels, is made governor Of Teheran
and minister Of war, and The trIbesmen
are jealous. They are threatening to-
day TO seize the throne for Sadarasad.
a party Of the disahected members Of
parliament are rallying around the cid
est son Of Mohammed Ali, haif-brother
Of the new Shah Ahmed Mira, and are
threatening 10 rise against the provision
al government. Many Of the common
people of Persia would support this
movement, as they fear that the regency
Of Azad ul Mulk will be little more than
a Russian protectorate.
The Shah himself is planning and hop
ing that the Russian government viii
lend him the power to regain his lost
throne. he is with several of his coun.
sellors at the Russian legation, and is
trying his best to enlist the help Of
Russia.
1t is now plain that the stability Of
the new government depends entirely on
whether or not II has the sUpport OF
Russia And the position Of Russia de
pends on the tractability OF the regent.
The Russian DONNA ton Of the situa-
ton is evident in the placing Of Colonel
Liakhoh. the Russian officer IN charge
Of the combined force which is policing
the city. His appointment is looked
upon as taCit aCQuiesCence on the part
Of the rebel leaders in the control by
Russia
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
Wife Charges Cruelty, insufficient Support. and Names
o-Respondent-Officer Is Prominent in
Rifle Practice Association

Mrs. Ruth c. Dimmick, a prominent
figure in the military set of Washing
ton. wife Of Col Edward J. Dimmick,
who for several years has been one Of
the leading officers of the National
Rife Practice Association, today brought
suit for absolute divorce. naming a CO.
respondent
IN a bill fled in the Supreme Court of
the District this morning, Mrs. Dim
respondent, alleges cruelty and INSULT
cient support.
The couple parted IN March, 1908. at
that time Mrs. Dimmick leaving the
apartment they had at the Cecil and
going to New York where she is now
engaged I'm literary work The papers
were filed for Mrs. Dlnmick this morn
ing by Attorney Wilton J. Lambert.
In her petition, Mrs. Dimmick alleges
that she and Colonel Dimmick were
married by the Rev. Henry n. Couden
at the latter's residence, December II,
1904 They lived at the Logan Hotel, the
Olympia apartment house. and the Cecil
apartment house. They moved to the
apartments on the seventh floor Of the
Cecil some time in 1906, and resided
there until the separation.
That her husband has not properly
supported her since their marriage and
that on various occasions, he treated
her cruelty is also alleged in the petit
ton filed by Mrs. Dimmick. Thanks
The Washington times., 1909-07-17

living Day, 1907. is specifically stated
as a date whereon the defendant be
came very brutal and enraged toward
The petitioner without any cause what
sOever, and violently assaulted her and
knocked her down.
Mrs. Dimmick asks the court for an
absolute divorce from ner husband and
temporary alimony pending the decision
OF the court and a reasonable sum for
attorneys fees and other costs.
Colonel Dimmick is attending the ceIe-
bratiOn Of the capture of Santiago at
Marshall Hall this afternoon. where he
Will participate as a member Of one of
the rife teams When questioned this
morning about the divorce proceedings,
he declared he was not aware the papers
had been filed. He denied that he was
even acquainted with the woman who is
named as correspondent
The Washington times., 1909-07-17

some small houses near Langdon. d. c.
Frank Daughertv and Edward Watkins
were said to have been with Wood at
the time the articles were stolen.
After wandering about for seven
months Woods drifted into Norfolk, Va.
While there he was "shanghaiied" and
when he awoke was on board a sailing
vessel bound for Genoa.
When the vessel reached Genoa, Wood
appealed to the American consul and
received assistance in getting his pas
sage back to New York. He was on his
was 10 Washington when taken sick in
Philadelphia, and was sent to the hos
pital. 1T was there that Detective Pat
rick Brown recognized him as a man
wanted by the Washington police.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
DODGES ABOUT WORLD.
BUT FINALLY CAUGHT
Jay Wood, Wanted Here to Answer Larceny Charge
Arrested in Philadephi After Story Book
Adventures.

For nine months 4 wanderer, meeting
with many adventures, the victim of
'shanghaiing, jay Wood twenty
years of age. was turned over to Fed
eral authorities today, to be brought
back to Washington from Philadelphia
and answer the charge Of larceny, for
which two alleged accomplices-F'rank
Daugherty and Edward Watkins-served
their six months in Jail Wood evaded
arrest at the time the others were cap
tured.
The ohense charged against Wood is
the theft of clothing and gold watch
from the dressing room Of T. L. Waters,
a contractor, who was constructing
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
WRIGHTS ARE ANXIOUS
FOR FAVORABLE WIND

Orviue Wright expected 10 make a
flight this morning, but a stiff wind.
amounting almost 10 half a gale, blew
across the Fort Myer parade grounds,
and the aviator decided not to bring the
aeroplane out of its shed. II tle wind
dies down this evening. there is strong
probability Of a flight being made.
Everything Is In preparation. and both
the Wrights are eager TO show the pub
lie what they can do with their aero
plane.
The brothers expressed disappoiut-
ment this morning at the uufavOrahle
weather conditions They sat around
idly. discussing with Lieutenant FuIois.
OF the Signal Corps, the prospect for a
fight. The usual number Of visitors
was absent this morning from the vi
cinitv Of the aeroplane shed.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
OLDEST WOMAN DIES;
HER AGE WAS 1l2

LEWISTON, Ne, July 17.-Mrs. Mar
garet Mccarthy. New England-s oldest
woman and probably the oldest woman
in the United States, is dead here today
al the age of it2 years.
Mrs. Mccarthy was bora May -. 1871
al Minewah, County Cork, Ireland, and
had documents which prove the tact be-
yond question,
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
SEVENTH VICTIM
OF HOUSE COLLAPSE

PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Uncon-
scious for forty-three hours. with his
body covered with bruises Martin /.
Lewis, foreman Of the structural iron
workers employed by II. SheeIer &
CO., contractors, died at the Hahne-
man Hospital this morning, making
the seventh victim OF the collapse Of
the United Gas Improvement Com
pany's leased building Thursday af-
ternOOn-
Lewis was in charge of the men
who were swinging in place the girder
which is supposed to have knocked
against q wooden support, causing
the floors 20 settle and the walls to
fall.
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
FORMER MOTORMAN
ASKS BIG DAMAGES
lanes F. Devine Alleges Broken
Brake Was Cause of
Injuries.

suit for personal injuries alleged 70
have been sustained by him when the
brake upon the car which he was oper-
ating refused to work properly was
filed today BY James F. Devine, form
erlv a motorman in the employ Of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany.
In filing the suit. Attorneys Henry z,
Davis and +. 3. Kimball declare on
behalf Of their client that the imper-
lection in the brake was due to the
negligence Of the car company. They
ask Sl6,O08
The Washington times., 1909-07-17
Downward Revision.

Senate and House leaders will pu 1t
up to President Taft TO pass the tar
im bill 1t is now generally expected
that the bin which viii be evolved BY
the couferses will contain more revision
downward than was originally expected
when the conference opened.
II was admitted by al hands today
that the intervention of the President
and his issue OF a public statement
would have an effect in getting reduc-
tions iu conference Especially. II was
the feeling that the bill would probably
provide on coming from conference. for
free raw materials IS recommended Dv
the President, or at most, but slight