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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
DEATH OF FORMER SOCIAL
LEADER IN THIS CITY
Mrs. Mary o. Robson, Widow Of
Secretary Robson, Passes Away
After Short Illness.

Mrs. Mary Ogston Robson, widow of
George Maxwell Robson, Secretary of
the Navy under both administrations of
President Grant. died at the family resi-
dence. 1745 n street northwest, early
this morning. Mrs. Robeson had been
ill since Wednesday; steadily sinking
until the end came No arrangements
have been made for the funeral, but it
will probably be held from ST. John s
Episcopal Church. of which Mrs. Robson
was communicate for many years
Mrs. Robson, who was prominently
identified with the social circles of the
National Capital for years., was formerly
Miss Mary l. Ogston OF Baltimore, and
was noted as belle when she was mar
ried to Commodore Aulick Of the navy
Later they lived in Washington, where
the commodore died. Subsequently Mrs.
Aulick was married to Mr.. Robson. and
took an active part in the official circles
of the city when he became Secretary OF
the Navy at the solicitation of President
Grant. Prior to this time he had been
attorney general Of New Jersey. After
his retirement from the cabinet he came
to Congress from his home state for sew
eral terms and Mrs Robson took lead
ing position in congressional society cir.
c1es. The family residence for years was
located at 18th and I streets northwest
where many brilliant social affairs were
held: Since the death of Mr.. Robson q
number of years ago Mrs. Robson spent
much time in travel abroad. One daugh-
ter. Miss Ethel Maxwell Robson, sur
wives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
WR|CHTS TO STAND ASIDE
WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH
AVIATION MEET.
Tentative Arrangement Made to Pro
tect Their Rights-Selection Of
Site Soon to Be Made.

The question Of where the next inter-
national aviation meet will be held may
be settled by tonight. Whether or not 1t
will come to Washington has not yet
been decided, but tentative arrange
ment has been reached between the Aero
Club of America and Wilbur Wright as
president Of the Wright Company where
by aviators taking part in the various
sanctioned meets In this country will not
be interfered with and the wrights at
the same time will be formally protected
both In patents and pockets pending the
court settlement Of the claims over their
various infringement suits.
It has not been settled what form this
guarantee of protection will take, but it
Of the gate receipts at the various avia-
ton meets will be set aside to reimburse
the Wrights If the courts decide that they
have suffered damage. The formal pa
signed at a meeting this afternoon be-
tween Wilbur Wright and the board of
governors of the Aero Club.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
attended by Wilbur Wright and Andrew
Freedman, chairman of the executive
land Field Bishop, the president of the
Aero Club Of America; his attorney, Will
liam Page: Philip Dodge. W. M. Miller
and L. L. Gillespie, members of the spe-
cial committee of the Aero Club
There now seems no possibility of a
hitch In the arrangements, and as soon as
the papers are signed the way will be
open for series of interesting American
meets. 1t is understood that there will
be Wright machines at all of these meets
and under the circumstances it will be
possible for all other aviators, either for
efgn or American, to take part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
ANACOST|A ON LIST
Appropriation of 100000
Added by Senate Committee.
POTOMAC TO GET $4,000
For Work at Alexandria-$30O, 900
for Norfolk and Approaches.
Other Big Increases.

The report Of the Senate committee or
commerce, giving increases in the river,
and harbors appropriation bill over the
amounts as carried in the bill as il passed
the House, was completed today. and will
be presented to the Senate Monday
| The net increase in cash appropriations
| amounts to S6.3s0.567, contract authorize
tions 1857 $50, or a total of 1O,OOs, PAP.
| For Anacostia river. 500. 900 Is allotted
and for the Potomac river at Alexandra
| the appropriation is $4,000.
| Norfolk harbor and approaches are tc
,, get 0.00O, and on the James river $50.
! Oo0 is to be spent
Other Important Items.
Other items of principal Importance are
Hudson river. 100000.
Delaware river, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey and Delaware, $3.50, 900.
Atchafalaya river, Louisiana, $4,000.
Green river, dam No. Z, Kentucky
$25O,OOO
Galveston harbor, 100000
Galveston llarbor to Texas City, $4,000
Beaumont and Orange canal, Texas
$4,000.
Arkansas river new dredge. Arkansas
1915. 600.
Tug fork of Big Sandy river, West vir-
ginia and Kentucky, $4,000.
Ohio river, $4,000
Willamette Falls canal purchase of Ore
gon, 100000.
Contract Authorizations.
The increases in contract authorize
tons are as follows:
Rhode Island: Newport harbor, $685.
600; Providence river and harbor, $751;
600.
New York: Shooters Island channel,
$1sO.115.
New Jersey: Delaware river, Philadel-
phia to Trenton, $26O,0O0
North Carolina: Cape Fear river
above Wilmington, $4,000.
Florida: st. Andrews bay, $12s $50.
Ohio: Fairport harbor, $4,000; Ohio
river, 81, 900.
Michigan: Saginaw river and bay,
$685. 900.
Oregon: Silusaw river, 1881 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were is
sued today:
To Washington Granite and Monumen-
tai Company, for two two-story brick
Offices and dwellings, at 1872 and 1874 Ham
ilton place northwest; architects and
builders, Washington Granite and Monu-
mental Company; estimated cost, s. 500.
To A P. Nickel, for one two-story
frame dwelling at 1910 Olive street north
east: architect. A. P. Nickel: builders,
Browner & Sloan; estimated cost 81 400.
To Swartzell Rheem & Hensey Co, to
repair lunchroom and office at sol and
500 u street northwest: architect, A. f.
Mckay: builders. Mckay & Norris; es-
timated cost. $1,000.
To Ben B. Bradford, to repair Office at
rs G. street northwest; architect, Ben
B. Bradford; builder, John McGregor
estimated cost, $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
TEA AT THE BISHOPS HOUSE
Entertainment for Benefit of Pris-
oners' Aid Association.

Arrangements have. been made for a
musical tea to be given at the house
OF the Bishop of Washington Saturday
afternoon. April 1G, from to Z O'Clock.
for the benefit of the Prisoners Aid As.
ISOLATION. Mrs Ethel Holtzclaw
Gawler, Edgar Priest, Anton Kaspar
Ernest Lent, Lasalle Spier, Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, r. =. Backing w C.
Mills, Oscar F.. Comstock and Master
Theodore Ward. the boy soprano at
st Paufs Church. have given their
services for the afternoon
The Prisoners Aid Association is
wholly non-sectarian. but is under tn.
direction of Bishop Harding, president
of the society.
Because Of the demands on the So
ctety during last year a debt Of abou,
$500 has accumulated. and 1t is the de-
sire of the officers and friends of the
association to reduce 1T materially with
the proceeds of. the tea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
DAMAGES TO PROPERTY
SHOWN BY COMMISSION
Report of Appraisements in South
west Washington-Losses by
Grade Changes.

The Union station grade damage com
mission. composed of Charles A. Baker.
George W. Moss and George Spransy. to-
day reported to the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia it's appraisements of
the damages alleged TO have been siis-
tained by the owners of the realty on the
south side of I street between 9TH and
sth streets southwest, in square 434. and
the property AUDITING on the north SIDE
of Maryland avenue between 9th and 10th
streets southwest. in square $50. as re-
suit of the changes made in the grades
If the streets mentioned in connection
with the abolition of grade crossings on
the line of the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington railroad
List of Property Owners.
The appraisements of the commission
follow:
Lot 8, square 434, improved by premises
To4 street, Mary F. Swan and r. Har-
rison johnson, trustees. owners; $500.
Lots 7, and 9. square 4s4 improved by
the Academy Of the Sacred Heart OF
Mary: $3.50.
Lot 4, square 1885, improved by premises
e31, $50 and a35 Maryland avenue, G. r
L. Crown, owner: S315.
Lot A, square 3sa. improved by premise!
a37 and a39 Maryland avenue. James III
Taylor, H. Taylor and I-emuel T. ETgood
owners: $415
Part of lot 5, square 3s5. improved b,
premises 941 Maryland avenue, James
Tophann, owner: $685..
Part Of lot 6, square 3S5. improved b,
premises 943 Maryland avenue. Harriet c
Hepburn and others, owners, $3.50.
Part OF lot g. square 3S5, improved b.
premises o45 Maryland avenue, Saral
Eslins. owner; S525.
Lots A and B. square 3s5, improved b.
premises 947 and $40 Maryland avenue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
w. c. Duvall Valves Preliminary
Hearing on Embezzlement Charge.

William c.. Duvall. whose address is
given as the Jenifer building. eth and d
streets. waived his right to preliminary
examination upon embezzlement charges
in the Police Court this morning and was
held in the sum of $500 for the action
of the grand jury. The defendant fur
nished the necessary bond. 1t Is charged
that Duvall embezzled 5000 from Au-
gust Blaise. 300 street. January 20 last.
Duvall denies the charge
Another grand Jury case in the Police
Court today was that of Mason F. Noble.
accused of stealing 50 worth of property
belonging to the United States govern
ment Bond was fixed at $500 pending
the action by the grand jury. The COM
plainant is George F. Shaw of the Post
Office Department. Noble entered a plea
of not guilty and up to late hour this
afternoon had not succeeded in furnishing
bond for his release.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
THREE TO GO UP IN BIPLANI
Crrtiss to Garry Two Passengers on
New Machine.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April Glenn H
Curtiss. the Hammondsport, N T.. avia-
tor announces that he will attempt to
carry two passengers late this afternoon
in his new eight-cylinder racing bi-plane
with which he will try to retain the Cor
don Bennett trophy at the next interna-
tiona meet.
Mr. Curtiss made two successful flights
with passengers yesterday.
The weather forecast indicates perfect
conditions for today. Arrangements have
been made to give flights Sunday. owing
tn the fact that the first day of the meet
was postponed on account of high winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
YOUNG CoRTELYoU I'LL.
Yale Student Suffering From Cold
and Ear Trouble.

NEW YORK. April s.-GeorTe b. Cor
telyou. r., is at the home OF his par
ents at Riverdale on the Hudson. suf-
fering with a severe cold and an at
Fiction of the left ear.
Young Mr. Cortelyou is a junior at
Yale and soon after his arrival home
he was attended by DIR. Henry r. Moi
fatt, the family physician, and DIR.
George B.. Stamwix, ear specialist, both
Of Yonkers, who said Mr.. Cortelyou
was not seriously in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Name in Telephone Book.
Divorced After 81 Years Together.

After thirty-one years of married life
William H. Harrington has been granted
by Justice Barnard an absolute divorce
from Addie Harrington.
They were married in Baltimore March
81. 1879. but have lived for many ysazs
In this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.
MARYLAND, DELAWARE AND VIRGINIA
| RAILWAY co.

trait painter, but was also a drunRard
and died in the almshouse on Black
wells Island I'm 1854.
Joseph Lewis Blannerhasset became .
lawyer In ST. Louis, went into the con-
federate army and died from disease In
some hospital during the war.
Name in Telephone Book.
young woman who lives in Washing
ton and has certain claims to literary
distinction was much disappointed when
she discovered that the recent edition OF
..Who's Who" did not contain her name
and a list of the books she has written.
Her younger sister. a sympathetic little
girl attempted to comfort her by bring
ing the telephone book. and said.
"why, dearest, here il your name You
needn't be so sorry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

James NJ and George W. Hall, owners;
$3.50
Part of lot g. square $50. improved by
premises 9J1 Maryland avenue and 30S
10Th street, Louisa Dentinger, owner;
81 $50
The cases occupied the attention of the
commission for about three weeks
Future Appraisements.
The next property to receive considera
ton at the hands of the commission Is
that abutting on the west side of 10th
street between Maryland avenue and c
street, and on Maryland avenue between
10th and 18th streets southwest The
commission has announced that it will
meet and view the property Monday next
at O'Clock pm, and that it will meet
the following day at the city hall at
1890 am, and begin the hearing of evil
dence in regard to the damages alleged
to have resulted to the property on &C
count of the changes of grade.
The property owners will be represented
before the commission by Attorneys Wal
ter c. and Alan 0. Clephane, Worthing-
ton Head & Frailey. Lancaster G. Smith
George Francis Williams and George F.
, Collins. Special Counsel for the District
A. Leftwich Sinclair will appear for the
government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
MAY EXHUME BODY
Truth of Doss' Confession Of
Murder to Be Tested.
DETECTIVES TRIP WEST
Will Bring Prisoner From Chicago if
Circumstances Warrant.
DEATH OF WIFE RECALLED
Believed at the Time to Have Been
a Case of Suicide-Need of Sleuth
in Coroner's Office.
DETECTIVES TRIP WEST
DEATH OF WIFE RECALLED

Matthew N. Doss, who yesterday sur
rendered to the Chicago police and said
he had killed his wife, Lillian Doss, In
this city January IL, 1909, by putting car
bolic acid in q glass of beer. as told ex-
clusively in The Star yesterday may be
brought here in order that the police may
have an opportunity to make full in
vestigation of his statement. Detective
Charles A. Evans has left for Chicago to
see the prnoner and to bring him here
If the circumstances warrant him in do
ing SO.
Should the story of Doss seem reliable
and he does not change 1t, the police be-
lieve the United States attorney will in
sist upon the body of Mrs. Doss being
exhumed in order to present every avail
able bit of testimony to a jury. 1t is
probab that the grand jury will take
up the case Immediately and make a
thorough investigation. The police have
been able to ascertain little about Doss
or his supposed victim. Coroner hewitt
expressed the belief this morning that It
would hardly be possible to exhume the
body of the woman. Her death occurred
more than a year ago, and it is admitted
by all who were connected with the case.
including hospital physicians, that her
death resulted from carbolic acid pois-
oning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09

Chicago Record Herald
AT SEA,
North German Lloyd S. S. Berlin,
March Is. 1910.
There Is greater Significance than
most people suppose in the announce
ment recently made by the ex-Empress
| Eugene of France that any. volume
purporting to be her memoirs or auto
biography is gross fraud and i'm
posture. She declares that she has MOI
| written or authorized any one else to
write the story Of her life On the con-
trary. she has forbidden the publication
of volume already prepared. and her
solicitors have taken legal proceedings
to prevent it,
But 1T will be very diff1cult and. in
fact, impossible. to do so. The laws OF
France can prevent the sale and circu-
lation Of libelous publications. but
there is nothing to prevent any one
publishing anything he pleases in Eng
! land or in other of the European coun-
tries; and several attempts which have
been made from time to time to sup
press Hhelous books have only adver
tfsed them.
A certain American woman Of more
peduty IMAM reputation printed small
narrative Of her experience in the court
OF ST. Petersburg; another American
young woman published the story of
her adventures with the late King of
Belgium. and although every effort was
made to suppress them the best that
could be done was to buy up the entire
editions as fast as they were issued
and burn them. A few copies ESCAPED
destruction and are now worth great
deal of money because of their rarity
rather than their literary or historic
value.
a certain Frenchman has written an
autobiography Of the ex-Empress Ed
genie and has submitted copy of the
manuscript for her revision. She re
pudiated the entire work and referred
the matter to her lawyers, who have
threatened the author with the extreme
penalty of the law IL he dares to have
it published. 1t is reported that they
declined to pay what he considered
fair amount for preparing the book
and denounced his demands as black
mail But, however that may be, the
manuscript Is said to have been al
ready transformed into print and will
be published as an authentic autobf-
ography Immediately after her death
She is: now eighty-four years old and
very feeble. although she retains her
graces and the remarkable intelligence
for which she has been celebrated.
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not half a century, but ten centuries. Men
have changed: times have changed. Men
no longer pursue heroic Ideals she add
ed, signing, as if regretting the gailantry
of the second empire.
II am an old woman, poor in every
thing that makes woman rich. My hus-
band, my son-that brave boy-they are
gone. But l love France. Did l not love
France SO much. I might try to forget
the mournful memories associated with
her
Her majesty is very rich She is worth
several millions of dollars. and it is ex-
pected that her fortune will be inherited
by Queen Victoria of Spain, who has
been her favorite among the royal chill
dren of Europe. She took an active part
in the negotiations which led to the mar
riage between Alphonso and Victoria, and
was very much gratfied when the nego-
tiations terminated to suit her plans.
The late Queen Victoria had keen
erations We've in the habit of making
memorandums of the new jokes they
heard. in order TO repeat them to her.
The prime minister always sent her a
budget of events every day. including a
review of the debates In the house of
commons. and if these memoranda had
been preserved they would have made a
complete political history of her reign.
Very often they were interlarded with an
ecdoteS and jokes which had been heard
during the day, and the queen enjoyed
this enlivening of the dull routine reports
with great relish. She was always very
anabie to strangers and during her sum-
mers in the country she enjoyed meeting
the peasants and tourists and other people
who came within her view at Osborne,
her country home on the Isle of Wight,
and at Balmoral. her capital in the high
lands of Scotland. A gentleman now liv-
ing in Washington once had a. most
amusing adventure with the queen. whom
he found sitting under tree in Balmoral
Park. sketchng landscape. and they
conversed for several minutes before he
became aware of her identity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Belongs to Another Age.

Between my past and my present"
said tho woman who was the most pow
erfh influence IN Europe when she
reigned with Napoleon III. there exists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
The Police Notified.

The first official int1mation the Local
police received of the surrender and state
following message from Chicago:
Matt N. Doss under arrest here. Says
he killed his wife January II. 1909, at
1872 10th street northwest by administer
ing 'carboIic acid in a glass of beer. Cor
oners verdict, suicide. Is we'll known tc
the police of the first precinct
Inspector Boardman received the mes
sage at police headquarters telling of the
confession made by the former resident
of this city. He almost doubted the truth
of the confession. although 1t was neces-
sary for him to send an officer to Chicago
to make further investigation.
1T may be that he has been drinking
or using DOPE" the police official stated,
.'or it may be that he wants transporta-
ton back to this city, and still he may
have killed his wife,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
EDUCATIONAL.
IN WASHINGTON.

FRENCH LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
New term; classes or private lessons. Thorough
method to pronounce we'll speak, read. understand.
MILE. V. PRCD'HOMME. 31OIndav n W., nr. Sd q.
jaS-d, eSu,4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Ex-Empress of the French Will
Not Publish Memoirs.
EFFORT TO SUPPRESS BOOK
Threats Made Against Frenchman
Who Wrote Autobiography.
MUCH SHE WOULD CONCEAL
Had Lived Wandering Life Before
Becoming Consort of
Napoleon III.

BY WILLIAM e. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and thu
Chicago Record Herald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Didn't Recognize the Queen.

noCOEuILe LIE 0ueeu.
At garden party at Buckingham Pal
ace one day venerable scientist. who
was absent minded and nearsighted, ar
rived after the formalities had been fin.
ished and her majesty, attended by the
ladies in waiting. was passing from group
to group in her amable way. AS he ap-
preached she recognized him instantly,
but he did not recognize her, and when
she offered him the royal hand to kiss he
merely shook 1t as il she were an ordi-
nary parsonage. Her majesty was very
much amused over the situation and con-
versed with the eminent sage very cor
daily for a few moments. Finally he re-
marked:
'I cannot quite remember you, madam
although your face is very familiar to me
/ am sure have seen 1t many times be-
FORE
II am sure you have" was her males
tvs ready response, every time you have
used a postage stamp.
have been asked what became OF
Hartman Blennerhasset, the brilliant Irish
man who after the American revolution
settled on an island in the Ohio river
and lived there like a nobleman in feudal
state until he became involved in the
Aaron Burr conspiracy in 1906.
The Burr expedition having proved a
failure. Blennerhasset was arrested, tried
and acquitted at Matches. He then re-
and company of soldiers had practically
destroyed his home, and what remained
of 1t was afterward accidentally burned
He took his family to New York where
he was befriended by Thomas Adds
Emmet, a fellow countryman, and a
brother of Robert Emmett, the patriot
Thomas Emmett was attorney general OF
the state of New York. an eminent men,
Der Of the bar, and a man Of influence,
but his efforts in behalf Of Blennerhasset
S,pf frll nd fh0 LOT tor x,arrf
to Montreal and applied to the Duke OF
Richmond, governor general of the Do
minion, for an appointmet. He was
promised judgeship when the first va
cancy occurred.
Sought Appointment in Vain:
Mr.. Blennerhasset tried to enforce a
reversionary claim to property In Ireland,
but was barred by the statute of limita-
tons He went to England. and there
sought appointments in vain. Mrs Blen-
nerhasset published little volume en-
titled 1.-The Widow of the Rock, and
other Poems but it was a failure.
Finally Mr.. Blennerhasset's maiden sister
gave them a home in England, though
her means were but scanty. In 1881 the
husband died of paralysis on the Island
of jersey. His wife survived him eleven
years Shortly before her death she re-
visited the United States and pressed a
claim uIon Congress for compensation for
the damage done by the troops to the
Ohio river property in 1867 The plea
might have been successful, but she died
In New York before it had been con-
sidered.
There were three sons Dominic. the
Oldest. was amiable and brilliant, but dis
sipated. He studied medicine, obtained
an appointment as assistant surgeon in
the navy was dismissed for drunkenness
and enlisted as common soldier. A
friend of the family who afterward found
him wandering about New Orleans in
rags obtained him position as apothe-
cary i'm charity hospital. where he died
a few months later.