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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Nav Punish in Venus Affair.

State Department officials are much in
censed at the statements contained in
two cablegrams which are reported to
have been sent to President Madriz at
Managua by Senior Luis Corea. his rep
resentative in the United States, regard
ing the conditions\ under which the
steamer Venus, now the Nicaragua gun
boat, obtained her clearance papers at
New Orleans.
These kilograms, if authentic. seem to
show cOnclusively that the Venus was
intended as war vessel to operate
against the revolutionary forces on the
east coast of Nicaragua. and that when
she sailed from New Orleans she car
ried provisions and implements of war.
This is contrary to the evidence said to
have been given by the representatives of
the MadriZ government before the United
States court.
The officials of the State Department
have been supplied with copies o. these
kilograms as they appeared i'm the La
Tarde, the sem-official government organ
at Managua. May H.
There is reason to believe that the mat
ter will be turned over to the Depart
ment Of Justice, with the request that an
investigation be ordered with a view of
determining whether criminal action can
not be instituted against the persons con-
cerned for false swearing in the United
States court at New Orleans as to the
cargo and mission of the Venus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
ACCUSED OF PERJURY.
State Senator Holtslaw of Illinois In.
dicted at Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. May 2s.-An in
dictment for perjury was returned yes
terday against State Senator ID. w. Holt
slaw. a democrat, by the Sangamon
county grand jury. which is probing al
legged bribery In the Illinois legislature.
The indictment is based principally on
the testimony of Senator Holtslaw that
he had never arranged for a meeting Of
himself with J. w. Knox of Chicago,
representing the Derby Desk Company
Of Boston. lowest, but unsuccessful, bid
der to supply the house and senate with
furniture.
After Holtslaw had denied knowledge
OF a meeting with Knox. States Attorney
Burke produced a letter alleged to have
been written by Holtslaw to Knox jan
nary Is. 1910. In this letter the senator
wrote:
1T has been arranged that I should
see you" The letter fixed Springfield as
the place of meeting.
Senator Holtslaw Thursday returned
from a church missionary convention in
Baltimore. which he attended as q dele
gate from Illinois. He was one of the
democrats to vote for William Lorimer
for senator. He said he did so to dis
rupt the republican party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
CHURCH COURT over
Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, Concludes Business.
ACTS ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Declares for Arbitration in Indus
trial Disputes-Meets Next Year
in Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j.. MAY oS.-The
Presbyterian General Assembly at its
final session today voted to hold next
years meeting in this city. Chicago and
Louisville made a fight for the place OF
meeting.
After a long discussion the assembly
voted to pay the expenses OF the com
missioners until Monday morning rather
than force the members from distant
points either to pay their own expenses
until Monday or travel on Sunday
Acting on the recommendations OF the
committee on bills and ovrtures. the as
semby adopted proposed minor changes
in the government OF the assembly.
Per Capita Tax Increased.
Following a report OF a deficit OF 5000
I'm the financial account, the assembly
voted to ask a per capita tax OF cents
per member for the coming year. an An
crease of cents. The resolution also
limits the expenses OF each commissioner
attending to 5000 for the trip.
While many of the ministers will leave
for their homes this afternoon. some will
| ramain over until after Memorial day.
The report of the committee on social
problems adopted by the assembly says:
The church declares that the getting
of wealth must be in obedience to Chris
tian ideals, and that all wealth, from
whatever source acquired, must be held
| or administered as trust from God TO-
| the good of fellow-man. The church pro-
| tests against undue desire for wealth, uu-
| tempered pursuit of gain and the I'M
moderate eXaltation OF riches, and calls
for more equitable distribution OF
wealth.
| The church declares for the abolition
| of child labor-that is. the Profession or
children from exploitation in industry
| and trade and from work that is dwarf
| ing, degrading or morally unwhoesome.
Arbitration in Labor Disputes.
The church declares for the employ
| ment of the methods of Cancellation and
| arbitration in industrial disputes.
The church declares for the release Of
| every worker from work one day in seven,
| and il declares further for adequate pro
| lection oS working people from d ingerous
machinery and Objectionable conditio n
| of labor
''The church declares for me p:o
| vision by which the burden imposed b.
| injuries and deaths from industrial acc
| dents shall not be permitted To RESI- upon
| the injured person or his fam'iy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
FIRE LOSS, 100000.
Implement and Plow Companies
Burned Out.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. May 2S.-Fire
practically destroyed the seven story brick
building occupied by the Great North.
ern Implement Company and the Rock
Island Pillow Company, 7th avenue
south and Sd street, early today. caus-
ing a loss estimated at 100000.
The five-story brick structure oc-
cupied by the Waterbury Implement
Company was badly damaged, and sew
eral small structures were destroyed.
Chris Madison, who was occupying a
room on the top floor of the Sixth
Avenue Hotel, Il small frame building.
which was partly burned, received
probably fatal injuries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
PAYS THE EXTRA DUTY.
HENRY C. STUART WILLINGLY
OBEYS CUSTOMS RULING.
Trunks Shipped From Europe Under
Regulations Which Did Not En-
brace Recent Change.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Henry c. Stuart
of Elk Garden, Va. nephew of Gen.
''Jeb" Stuart, the Confederate leader. and
a candidate for Congress on the demo-
cratic ticket, today received his trunks
which were seized yesterday on the ar
rival of the Stuart family from Europe
on the Mauritania. Mr.. Stuart paid
81, 100 to get the trunks, that amount of
duty having been levied on goods not con-
tanned in his declaration of dutiable OBJ
praisers at $500. These goods consisted
OF gowns. sealskin sack, bolts Of dress
goods and a miscellaneous collection Of
goods of foreign manufacture.
Not Aware of New Ruling.
Mrs. Stuart had been abroad for two
years with her daughter, maid and a gov
erness. Mr.. Stuart went to Paris in March
to bring them back. That he failed to de-
clare dutiable goods was due to the fact
that he was not aware of a recent ruling
of the Treasury Department. Before he
left Paris Mr.. Stuart obtained from the
ruling issued by the Treasury Department
sessions Of the travellers. 1t stated that
persons who had been abroad for two
years might declare themselves non-resi-
dents and would not be obliged to pay
duty on their belon sings He was in igno-
rance Of the fact that the ruling had been
superseded by one made last March by
Secretary MacVeagh, which abolishes the
two-year limit
No Quarrel With Officials.
II had no notice of any change In
the ruling until / reached New York, -
said Mr.. Stuart. when l was informed
that Mrs. Stuart's property was dutiable
it was impossible on the spur of the
moment to make out an itemized decs
laration of goods purchased during two
years. and l requested that they should
be appraised. We have had no disa-
greement with the custom officials. and,
in fact, some Of the higher officers
have stated to me that the literature
Of the department for circulation has
not been kept abreast of the ruling"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Late Kings Physician Here.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May 2S.-Sir
Felix Semon. physician extraordinary to
the late King Edward VII, was pas
senger yesterday on the steamer Korea
from the orient. The doctor Learned at
Honolulu of the sovereign's death. In a
brief statement to local newspaper men
Sir Felix paid high tribute to King
Edward, whom he characterized as one
of the worlds greatest men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
FOR POLICE TO EXPLAIN.
Coffin Buried in 1892 Partially Re-
moved From Wrecked Vault.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May Ga coffin
lying half way out OF wrecked burial
vault in Erie street cemetery, the oldest
burying place in the city, with a pair
of mems socks and several used matches
lying beside it, has presented the police
of Cleveland with one OF the strangest
problems that they have ever been called
upon to solve.
The coffin contains the body of IL. B.
The outer casket was broken open, but
the leaden receptacle in which We're the
ashes of the dead was undisturbed. No
possible motive can be found for the
apparently senselesS act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Patriotic Services at Statues
of Grant and Lincoln.
LEE AND JACKSON PRAISED
Representative Diekema Appreciates
Their Military Greatness.
HEPBURN APPLAUDS PATRIOTS
Would Not Have It Thought That
Traitor Is as Good-Ladies of
G. A. r. Conduct Exercises.

The rOtunda of the Capitol resounded to-
day with eloquent tributes to Grant and
Lincoln during the patriotic memorial
day services conducted by the L. S.
Grant Circle, No. /. and the Lincoln Cir
Gle, No. 3, Ladies Of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
From in front of the statue OF Cen
Grant, Representative Diekena of Mich
igan referred to the Confederate gener-
ais Lee and Jackson, as great soldiers
Senator Hepburn of Idaho, spea King
about an hour later in front of the statue
of Lincoln. cautioned his audience: Don't
let some maudlin sentiment persuade you
that traitor is as good as patriot
Exercises at Grant Statue.
The exercises before the Grant statue
opened with an invocation by Rev. DR..
Henry Noble Couden, chaplain OF the
House of Representatives. Mrs. c. L.
Lewis, president of Grant Circle, presided
at the ceremonies.
Representative Diekema made the prin-
cipal address, in which he urged those
about him to "see that Grant and Lin
coin did not live in vain
Our great war heroes, he added,
bulldog ofthe civil war and Grant the
sledgehammer.
At each statue a group of little girls.
dressed in. white and carrying small
flags, sang patriotic songs and gave
flag drill The children We're Helen Bur-
kett. daughter Of Senator Burkett; Elsie
Chamberlain, Elenor Anthony, daughter
of Representative Anthony; Wlhnitred
Mcneil, Winnifred Curtiss Margaret
Mann, Elizabeth Gains, Olga Lowell and
Mary McNiel
They were in charge of Mrs. Mary Sitz
Parker, and sang song OF her compo-
sition. Mrs. Gurnon r. Scott sang Ihe
Star Spangled Banner.
Senator Heyburn's Sentiments.
The exercises of Lincoln Circle We're
managed by Capt. l.. Warner, a Grand
Army veteran. Rev. DR.. Charles Guthrie
opened the ceremonies with an invoca-
ton.
After d song by the children Senator
Hepburn made an address. He paid trib-
ute to Lincoln. Grant and Washington,
and declared that the names of these
patriots should never be associated with
the names of those who had fought
against the Union.
Il protest and always will protest" he
said, against coupling the names Of the
patriots and traitors. Do not let soma
maudlin sentiment persuade you that
traitor is as good a patriot.
Mai George Lawrence made patri-
otto address Mrs. Jennie Street recited
Miss Agnes Downey was much applauded
as she sang THE Star Spangled Ban
ner."
Several hundred tourists who were Wis
iting the Capitol witnessed the exercises
in the rotunda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. May sc
M. Hick. a Chicago travelling salesman.
was fatally injured. and William Buck
OF Detroit, also a salesman. was slight
ly injured late yesterday. when a rae
Ing automobile in which they were driv-
Ing turned turtle on the highway near
Vaudeville, Mich. Hick died a few
hours later in a nearby farmhouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Woman SLAYER Holds Fort.

CLINTON, Iowa, May 2S.-Elmer Lison
shot and killed May Rings In her home
this morning and seriously wounded Po-
liceman Lorenz. who tried to arrest him.
Barricading himself in a room. he held
the entire police force and sheriff ct bay
for hours before surrendering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. May 2S.-Bullion amounting
to e132OOa was taken into the Bank of
England on balance today
PARIS. May Disclosing: Three per
cent rentes, 9S francs 771s centimes for
the account. Exchange on London, p
francs 2Sls centimes for checks.
BERLIN May 2S.-Exchange on Lon
don. 20 marks 5O1a pfennigs for checks.
Money Az per cent. Private rate of dis
count, 3A per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Forest Fires Destroy Property.

WINNIPEG. Manitoba, May 2S.-Forest
fires ragged with undated fury in north
western Manitoba and northeastern Sas-
katchewan last night. At the station at
Mistite ma train of Canadian Northern
freight cars and the buildings of the
Cowan Construction Company were de-
strOyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
SHUT UP IN B[UEF|ELDS
ESTRADA LOSES CUSTOM HOUSE
AND BLUFF.
Land Battle Will Mean Bloody
Struggle-Madriz Forces Await
ing Decision of U. S. Officials.

Blu EFIELDS, May 2S-The govern
ment forces. under cover of the fire of the
gunboat San Jacinto, have routed the in
surgents, and occupy Blueficlds bluff and
the custom house.
This loss to Estrada forces probably
ends the revolution.
Yesterday morning at :; o clock the. Mad
riz sunboat San Jacinto began lombard
ing the bluff. the troops landing under
cover of her guns. There was only slight
fighting however. until O'Clock. when
the Madriz forces succeeded in taking the
positions of the enemy and the bluff.
700 Men Engaged.
The Estrada troops were under COM
mand of Gen. Zeledon. The force of Mad
riz in the engagement is estimated at 800
and that of Estrada at 200.
Communication with the bluff at this
time is impossible. Further details of
the fight are understandable.
The Estrada gunboats Blanca and
Ometepo escaped up the Escondido
river.
Chavarria. have not yet attacked Rama,
which is in the hands of the revolution
lists.
Gen Estrada takes his defeat at Blue
fields calmly. He says he intends to
make further resistance.
No damage has yet been done to Ameri-
can property here.
Bluefields Surrounded.
PORT LIMON Thy wireless from Blue
fields). May 2S-Blueiields, the Estrada
capital, is surrounded all sides by
Madriz troops, the Estrada division at
Rama has been cut off and rendered use
less by government forces.
Estrada is strongly fortified at positions
Of vantage. and these points are defend
ed by machine guns of all descriptions,
manned. for the most part, by Americans
who have already distinguished them
selves for sheer nerve at Ell Recreo, Tt
pita2a and Tisma
Among the Americans here in charge
of the gllnners are Gabriel Conrad, whose
daring won for Estrada the battle OF Ell
and Victor Gordon, who is in personal
command OF a snappy brigade of Zone"
Americans and 2OO Yankees, whom he
recruited in the states.
GOrdOn'S men are posted directly in
the rear of BluefieldS. There il is be-
lieved, the brunt of all attack will be
made.
A dispatch from Bluefields said that
Cen 1ras commander of the Madriz
forces, is awaiting the decision of the
commanders of the American gunboats
as to whether he can lombard Blue
fields before he orders an. attack
Estrada Abandoned Bluff.
Estrada has held his own in the
fighting of the past few days, except
at the bluff. That, is is believed ne
let go by default, convinced that WASH
ington will not permit the Madriz ships
to lombard Biuefields.
Wednesday afternoon Estrada's troops
repulsed what appeared to be the be-
ginning of general attack by AIadriz
on the rear of Bluefields. The American
gunners moved down the Madriz
soldiers by scores, and the attack re-
suited in a rout for the aSSaulterS.
American jackies from the gunboats
Paducah and Dubuque still occupy
Bluefields, to protect American inter
ests. 1t is said that if the MadrZ
soldiers get into Bluefields they have
threatened TO burn every American
residence and place of business in the
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Japanese Fishermen Drown.

SAN LUIS OBISPO. Cal. May 2S.-Five
Japanese abalone fishermen were drowned
yesterday in the surf north of Cambria.
They were working close to shore when
high wind sprang up and capsized their
boat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Going to Meet Roosevelt.

Were on our way to New York to
meet Col Roosevelt said Louis Aber-
nathy. Col Roosevelt is fine fellow,
and we think lot of him in Oklahoma.
We likehim much in Oklahoma. He al
ways comes to hunt with us when we
ask him..
Asked what he would do when he saw
Col Roosevelt. Louis said: "Shake hands
with him. l guess I'll say something; l
don't know yet what l will say. There s
lots of time to think about that Never
lump a bridge until you come to it,"
We're not a bit tired he added. The
people at Frederick, Nd, when we left
there at o'clock in the morning, said
we would not arrive here before night.
We will be here several days, then we
will start for New York city. Our next
stop will be Baltimore; then Wilmington,
Philadelphia, Newark and New Yor..,
where papa will meet us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Smallpox on Pacific Liner.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-The Pacific
Mail liner Korea arrived from the orient
yesterday and was ordered into quaran-
tine entering the harbor, as several
cases Of smallpox were reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
BOYS ENJOY A REST
Jack Abernathy's Sons Ride
Here From Oklahoma.
UNDER TEN YEARS OF AGE
End of Trip of Two Thousand
Miles.
SIX WEEKS ON THEIR WAY
Going to New York to Welcome Col.
Roosevelt on His Return
From Europe.
x WEEKS ON THEIR WAY

Louis and Temple Alternately, nine and
six years old. the sons of United States
Marshal John Alternately of Oklahoma.
are today resting in Washington. after
having ridden alone about 1000 miles on
their way from their home in Oklahoma
to New York. where they will welcome
President Roosevelt on his return from
Europe. The boys are we'll and in fine
spirits. while their mounts, which have
carried them safely SO many miles, are
feeding and resting in comfortable sta
BILE. The brothers arrived last evening
from Frederick. Md.
Riding for Six Weeks.
The boys left their home in Frederick,
Okla, about six weeks ago and have rid
den the entire distance. about 1000 miles,
in that time. They will remain in Wash
ington for several days and will also stay
in Philadelphia for day or two on their
way to New York.
Louis rides Sam. sixteen-year-old
horse that was ridden by Coz. Roosevelt
five years ago on his hunting trip with
Jack Abernathy. Temples horse is Wylie
sturdy little fellows, red checked, round
faced and stocky like their father They
are both great admirers of Col. Roosevelt
and look forward with impatience to the
time they will see him in New York.
The boys created sensation as they
rode down Pennsylvania avenue last even
ing. dressed in blue shirts, gray felt hats
and top boots. with blankets attached to
their saddles They were given a great
reception in the lobby Of the Raleigh
Hotel, where they demanded a room from
which they could see the Washington
Monument Louis is much interested in
the weather bureau and also IN wireless
telegraphy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
mantle OF night to meet Garfield al
Vertrees Defends Ballineer.

forming the accusers of Secretary Bal
linger the CLAWS Garfield Clifford
group. Attorney Nertrces began his sum-
ming up of the defense yesterday aft
ernoon.
To the assertions of Attorney Brandeis
that Mr.. Ballnger was not faithful to
the public interest Mr.. Nertrees re-
piled that Mr.. Ballingcr was as much Of
a "conservationst' as any one lin the
proper sense but that he did not be-
long to the "Pinchot brand of thirty
third degree conServationiStS. who have
gone TO seed on conservation.
Nertrees said Balingcr was to he COM
mended for the so-called Garfield poll
cies' he had reversed. and, contrasting
former Secretary Garfield with Mr.. Bal
linger. he said the former thought he
had the right to do whTt he was not
specifically prohibited by law from doing.
while Mr.. Baliinger always was guided
by law in his official acts.
Defending Mr.. Ballinger's action In re-
storing water power sites withdrawn dur
ing the last days of Garfied's administra-
ton and in subsequently rewithdrawng
them. Vertrees said Ballinger had mere
ly carried out the wishes of the Presi-
dent and that he was fortified in his con-
struction of the law by the opinion of
the law officers of the government.
Vertrees Charges Revenge.
when the ambitions of Pinchot and
Garfield were shattered, exclaimed YER
rees. then revenge took the place of
that which before was good intention, and
they endeavored to drive down the man
that was doing the thing he thought was
right.
Vertrees INDUCED in n scathing denunci-
alton of CLAWS and kerby. referring to
the latter as that creature kerby." He
said Pinchot had testified that he knew
of nothing himself to substantiate charges
he preferred against Mr.. Ballinger.
1T remained for this hireling of the
Observation-Disclosures group to inSinuate
and intimate what they did not dare 10
charge, and could not prove exclaimed
Nertrees shaking bony finger at Bran
deis. CLAWS lawyer smiled in reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
President Hears From Wyoming.

Il went in to tell the President that
Wyoming is all right for him." said Sena-
tor Clark OF that state this morning Il
have been getting letters from my state,
all of them showing strong feeling for
the President George Peckston, the ma
tional committeeman for eight years,
writes me that there is less dissatisfac-
tion with President Taft in Wyoming
than with any President within his
The same sort of statements
come to me from all my correspondents
in the state
President Taft today nominated Dupont
D. Lyon to be United States marshal for
the eastern district of Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
TAFT IN NO HURRY.
Taking His Time in Selecting
Private Secretary.
RECEIVES MUCH ADVICE
Cabinet Officers Urge Preliminaries
for Public Buildings.
WANT THE PLANS PREPARED
President Assured of Cordial Sup
port of His Policies in State
of Wyoming.
WANT THE PLANS PREPARED

Congressional friends and admirers of
President Taft. together with others in
and out of official life, were free and
frank in their suggestions to him today
as to the selection of a secretary to sue
coed Fred W. Carpenter, who is to be-
orally recognized that the position is one
Of such confidence in its relations to the
White House as to preclude interference
or suggestions as to whom the President
should name. but there is a widespread
desire on the part of the earnest friends
of the President that he should have the
right sort of a man as his assistant, and
all wish to aid him in arriving at con-
clusion as to who is the man.
The President. it is known. is not to be
hasty in his selection. Mr.. Carpenter
will leave the White House next week OF
family and will not return to duty, but in
Assistant Secretary Rudolph Forster the
President has q most competent man, VINO
may eventually be the choice of the
chief executive for secretary.
One of the suggestions made to the
President today Is that the new secretary
should be man of national prominence,
one with full and deep understanding OF
national politics. with an intricate knowl-
edge of the inside politics of each and
every state, too keen and quick to be
worked by factional elements or leaders,
tactful and diplomatic in handling these
elements for the benefit OF his chief;
broad and comprehensive.