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Substance of the Charges.
List Of Respondents.

Among the respondents named ~ the
bills are r. Burd Cassel. president Of the
Penns Nlvania Construction Company. and
His associates, l. l.. Reinhold and f =.
Reinhold the company receiving the con-
tract for the lpctalc furniture. Frank 9.
Harris state trea surcr from May. 1902. to
MAY. 1901: the executor If the estate 81
w H. Mathucs who died after his con
viction and who was state treasurer from
MAY, 1904. To May. 1906. r.. +. Harden
hergh auditor general from MAY 1901.
to Nav 1907 r. Larry Eyre, Superin-
tcndent Of public grounds and buildings
from .Jannaf,-. 1890. To January 1907,
James VI Shumaker supernt endent If
public grounds and buildings from Jan
uary 1903 TO January. 1907; Joseph NJ.
Huston. architect for the capitol building
and also architect for the furnishing
thereon and the executors Of the estate
Of John N. Sanderson
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Are Unable to Remember.

The court has heard the testimony
Of efghty-two of the survivors, all col
ored, and although their mental condi-
ton seems 10 be normal, and they can
remember with ordinary accuracy al
events thar transpircd, and experiences
OF their own up TO the day Of the
BROWNSVILLE riot, and Immediately after.
their recollection Of what occurred that
night and the day following Is very
obscure They unanimously "disre-
member" everything relating 70 the
shooting and the turmoil that fol
lowed. No amount of questioning has
been able to break their silence. and
the tenacity and persistence with which
they have asserted their innocence and
their ignorance is regarded as extra
ordinary.
The money appropriated by Congress
having been exhausted, 1t has been i'm
possible for the government to bring
any more witnesses to Washington,
hence civil commissioners are taking
dispositions Of the other eighty-two
men. who are scattered chiefly through
Oklahoma. Kansas and Texas
The military commission has not yet
begun to consider the evidence, and
will not undertake to do so until every
man in the battalion has been heard
from.
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Brownsville to Be Mystery.


which already has been investigated
four times and is now the subject of in
qufry by a military court, would go
down TO history as one OF many I'M
solved mysteries. The military commits
sion over which Gen. Young presides and
which has been working under an act
or Congress since last May, is getting no
more information than was obtained bv
the officers of the Judge advocates de-
partment or the Fora ker committee of
the United states Senate. The members
began their work by reading the 10000
pages Of testimony taken by the latter
and the vouminous reports which &C
company it. Then they went to Browns
vile and made a personal eXaminat ton
OF the barracks and the houses surround
ing them. where the scene occurred And
1nally they adjourned to Washington,
where they have been sitting all winter
hearing testimony from the members of
the colored infantry who are charged
with having shot up the town" and
numbering men. women and children be-
cause the saloons would not sell LIQUOR
to negro soldiers and other fancied
Sights upon their race
There We're 16I colored privates and
non-commissioned officers on duty at the
barracks at Brownsville when the fracas
occurred Two of them are dead and one is
III st. Elizabeth Hospital for the Insane.
The attendants say that he is perfectly
sane on All subjects except the Browns
Vile affair. but when that subject is
mentioned he loses self-control and falls
into hysterical fits, from which it is diff
ficut to restore him. This fact has sug-
about the incident than he is willing to
tell and that intimidation. anxiety or
some other similar influence has been
preying upon his mind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07
Gen. Logan Disappointed.

Ex-senator Henderson, who is writ
ing his "reminiscences. says that when
Gen. Logan scame back to the Senate
after the long deadlock in the legis-
lature of Illinois he was much disap-
pointed and chagrined because the
Craftsmanship Of the committee on mill
tary affairs, which he had held so long,
had DeeI assigned To Senator Sewell
of New Jersey. Logan did not even
have a place on that committee.
II told SeWell," Gen. Henderson re-
lates, that | was greatly disturbed
over Logans condition; that he was the
most distinguished volunteer soldier on
the floor, and | proposed to resign my
place on the military affairs committee
and suggest his name to fill the
vacancy. Gen. Sewell said:
THAT is very kind of you. Mander-
son, but L do not propose to be out
stripped by you in kindness to Logan
If you step out of the committee.
will step down a number and let Logan
again assume the craftsmanship
THE next day l arose in my place
the Senate that I be permitted to retire
from the committee on military affairs.
and that the Senator from Illinois
Gen Logan, be placed in my stead
logan turned and looked at me, and
when the unanimous consent for nv
retirement from the committee had
been granted by the Senate. he i'm
committee on military affairs be in
creased in number, and that the senator
| from Nebraska, Gen. Henderson, should
be placed IL. This was done by
unanimous consent, and Gen. Sewell
| then arose and asked that Senator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07
Determine Profit Margin.

In this way the margin of profit OF
each class OF producers and dealers
will be determined. and the committee
will be able. in the end. to put its ringer
on The class which makes the big profit,
if there is any.
The witnesses to he heard tomorrow
morning. 50 far summoned. are Walter
Brown center Market. Washington; John
G. Walker. lbs Connecticut avenue
Washington. +. r. Hall. 235 G street
northeast. Washington. Julius Busch
baum. 1!2 Columbus avenue New York
city; John Rohlman. Columbus avenue
near Glth street: 3. +. Lawrence, Twelfth
street market. Philadelphia. and s. X.
Harrison of hammond x Co, Baltimore
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Plan to Place Indian Figure in
New York Harbor.
WANAMAKER PLEDGES CASH
Philadelphia Merchant Assumes Re-
sponsibility for Project.
BROWNSVILLE IS A MYSTERY
Problem of Who Shot Up" Texas
Town May Never Be Salts
factorily Established.
Ely WILLIAM L CHRIS

Fly WILLIAM f. CURTIS
Written for fhs Star and the Chica-" Record
Herald
Representative Mccall Of Massachusetts
expects 70 report from the committee on
library tomorrow or next day with a IA
vorable recommendation. the bill. intro
duced some time ago by Representative
Goulden in the House and by Mr.. Depew
in the Senate, authorizing Rodman Wan
ainaker of New York city and others 10
erect, without expense TO the government
OF the United States, monumental
statue OF North American Indian upon
some island in the harbor of New York
II Is proposed that commission con
sisting of Senator Wetmore and Repre-
sentative Mccall, chairmen of the IL
brary committees in both houses Of CON
cress, Secretary Knox. Secretary Dick
inson. Secretary Meyer Secretary Bal
linger, Attorney General Wickersham and
Robert G. Ogden the pnilanthropist mer-
chant and partner of John Wanamaker
snail nave run authority To select a site
and suitable design, and 10 contract
Tor and superintend the construction Of
the memorial
No design has yet been selected not
WittlstandinS a statement 10 that effect
in these dispatches the other day which
was a mistake. Frederic Remington was
maker consulted with him frequently in
the development of his plans, but his la
meited death makes it necessary to select
some other sculptor, and although several
interesting suggestions have been made
~ artists and one man has gone 50 far
a. 70 make model. nothing has been
decided, and the field is open 10 all com
petitors. II would be natural for the
commission to follow the usual plan that
mas prevailed III erecting statues IN the
city OF Washington and other places and
invite the artists Of the world 10 submit
designs from which the most accountable
Will be chosen.
The proposed memorial is not the re-
suit Of sudden impulse Of Mr. Wana-
maker, but a natural sequence of several
years study Of the Indian race and in
tereSting experiences on the frontier
among them. While the ways and means
Of providing the money have not vet been
decided upon, and Mr. Wanamaker as
sumes the financial responsibility, It is de-
sired TO make II national memorial and
to permit every man. woman and child
in the country who desires to do so to
contribute penny or more. according
10 their means. Already various tribes
of the Benevolent Order of Red Men
throughout the country have taken steps
70 contribute to the general fund to the
amount of cents per capita, which
would realize $4,000 from the 100000
members Of that organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07
SUES FOR MILLIONS
Pennsylvania Seeks to Collect
Illegal Charges.
SEQUEL TO GRAFT EXPOSE
Overpayments to Contractors for
Furnishings to New Capitol
Building at Harrisburg.

HARRISRrR Pa. March Actions
III equity for The recovery by the state of
AT least s,,pn1n. alleged 70 have been
Illegally paid 10 contractors for the FUR
nshing Of the new state capitoi. were
entered in the Dauphin county court TO
day ~ the attorney generals depart
ment The actions are against the con-
tractors John II. Sanderson. deceased,
and the PENNSYLVANIA Construction Com
pany. the state officials having to do with
the awarding Of the contracts and the
approval OF bills III payment. Architect
Joseph NJ Huston and the sureties II the
contractors and stae officials
The suits are the outgroWth of the
capitol investigation conducted ~ l!''
and are entirely separate from the Grim
hal actions brought over two years ago
Substance of the Charges.
The commonwealth charges that Sand
orson, the principal contractor. who died
after his conviction and sentence in The
criminal court Of paunhin county, re-
ceived over FIVE million dollars for fnrnl-
tire and equipment which was not worm
more than million and q halt, and mat
the PENNSYLVANIA Construction Company
received over two million dollars for me
talIic filing cases wardrobes etc. which
were not worth more than Sio.nH.
The commonwealth. admttin" that it
has in its possession furniture and equip
ment including the metallic furniture, Of
the real value Of q little over two mil
lion dollars. seeks 10 recover the differ
ence between this amount ana the
amount paid out of the treasury to San
derson and the Pennsylvania constru-
lion c0mpanv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07

Wouldn t it be interesting il
YOU could record all the funny
conversations YOU overhear :
No housekeeping. Of course,
YOU understandable just those
YOU accidentally happen to
stumble onto. Well. you Just
ought - overhear Converse
tons that the name OF the
song. It's March Amberol
Record No. 36S.
Ask your dealer 70 play It for YOU on the
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Logan be named first on the committee
and become its chairman. / remained
tary affairs, and after the death Of
Gen. Logan. Senator Joseph r. Hawley
of Connecticut became the chairman of
the committee. He was a delightful
man. beloved by all who knew him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-07
PLAN FOR FOOD INQUIRY
START WITH RETAILERS AND
WORK BACK TO FARMER.

With retail provision merchants as
witnesses. the inquiry into the cost of
living by the select committee Of eight
senators. with Senator Lodge as chair
man. will get under full swing tomor-
row. when the first public hearing will
be held
So far as the hearing Of witnesses is
concerned, the committee will begin with
the retail dealers in the necessaries Of
life. and viii go back 70 the wholesa iers
the meat corporation mana gers and the
farmers. III turn. The committee will
endeavor 10 learn what the retail dealer
has 70 pay for the provisions he sells
and what he gets for them. With the
prices 10 the consumers and to the re-
taiicrs fixed, the committee can then call
the Wholesalers and learn their buying
and selling prices. and thus check up
on the retailer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03
PITCHER FORMAN REPORTS
TO MANAGER McALEER
YOungSter Will Be Given Chance to Deliver Goods
Week Closes With Poor Record Other Gossip.

some pretty strenuous times riding the
goat. but to-day this has almost all been
cut out The old men realize that the
kids are taken South to learn something,
and as all have the interest Of the team
at heart. there are very few veterans
that are not willing to teach the new
players the finer points of the game.
Sure. we get hold Of a bug once IN
a while, and we have a few good laughs
over him. He is liable to be called up
on the phone before breakfast and told
by order of the manager. to beat IL for
about six or eight miles before breakfast
We certainly get some green ones.
When l was South with New York in
1905 we had q pitcher by the name OF
Railing. He was getting along pretty
well. and one day the manager told him
to warm up, as he was going 20 work
him three innings in a game. The pitcher
took a ball and went over and stood
about four or FIVE feet from one OF the
big stone abutments of the grand stand
He then tossed the bah against the stones
and caught the ball as il gently bounded
back He did this for about ten minutes
and then said he was warmed up. What
happened 10 him when ne went on the
slab was. a pity. How those outfeIders
did chase that ball, He warmed them up.
all right
ION one of our trips we had a young
pitcher, a nice fellow. who wasn't quite
good enough, and the manager hated to
tell him TO go home. So one night. while
he was sitting on the hotel veranda. the
manager got an old washboiler. tied a
string to It. placed his release inside and
lowered it from the upstairs window IN
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I'll it dangled in front OF the victim.
Talk about being canned
Big Jake Stahl. the same old Jake, -
as the anvil chorus In this town calls
him. deserves the biggest share of credit
in turning the Nationals down. for. in
addition TO rapping out three solid hits
one screaming -bagger-he saved
the situation by stopping a wide throw
by Wagner in the ninth and retiring
Eiberfeld at first. Had Jake not speared
this fearfuliy wild heave the Nationals
would have had men on first and third.
with nobody down. Another run, and
perhaps more, would certainly have re-
suited. This stop by stahl just about
saved Eddie Cicotte from leaving the
box, and, as II proved, prevented the
home team from winning.
Capt. Lord and his wife went home to
Boston last night His condition is far
from satisfactory TO Manager Donovan.
as, in addition 10 his injured finger, he
has been found to be ten pounds under
weight and suffering from malaria and
fever besides 1t may be two weeks
before he is able to resume his place at
third. Bradley's condition is much i'm
proved.
That old epidemic of tonsilitis stu
seems 10 keep upon the TRAN Of the Red
Sox. as Lords throat has been found TO
be slightly affected. The physician called
in 10 treat Bradley and Lord has advised
that the players have their threats
SPRAYED every morning for some time.
THE SPORTING EDITOR
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GESSLER'S SLIP-UP
LOSES GAME, 5 TO 2
Boston Red SOx Capture a
Hard-fOught Battle.
TIMELY HITS ARE MISSING

Bob Groom TwirIs Good Enough
Bali 10 Win Any Game, but Team
mates weak on Offensive Work.
Speaker Turns Double Into Home
Run-Big Crowd Present.
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THE NATIONALS CLOSE ANOTHER DISASTROUS WEEK

and wide to Stahl. But Jake stretched
himself TO the limit and Just managed
TO squeeze the ball. and Elberfeld's fast
slide TO the bag proved futile. The Kid
did not like the decision and neither did
the crowd. There was only one man out
now, a man on third. and only one little
score needed to tie up the game.
Doc Gessler was up. and Doc is a
right hard hitter. Cicotte quickly got
him In the hole fof two foul strikes.
Then Doc hit half a dozen more fouls,
but finally drove hard bounder TO CT
cote. Eddie stopped it. tossed to Engle.
and as Lelivelt was caught between the
bases, Engle chased him to the home
plate. II was dangerous play. as Engle
got his man by scant three feet
In the meantime. Gessler had gotten
as far as second. and almost any kind
OF q hit would have scored him. But
the Jig was up. as Mcbride hit weakly
to Engle, and the game was over.
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tllr bdli bANAy ny running Al vi IL lAcicou
Of backing up.
Lelivelt drove one of Cicotte's twisters
on line for Umpire Egan's head in the
first, but the umpire managed to duck
just in time
After Milan had grounded out in the
first, Lelivelt and Elberfeld drew free
passes. Gessler flied out TO right. Mac
walked, filing the bags. but the neces-
sary hit was lacking.
The winning of the first game Friday
seemed to have a good effect on the
doubtful fans, for the stands were taxed
to their capacity.
Groom steadied down in the second and
struck the side out in order, much to the
delight of the fans who. a few minutes
before had been vainly begging McAleer
/ TO take him out.
Cicotte stepped out Of his box while
delivering the ball on several occasions
and McAleer called Perrines attention
to it. but TO no avail.
Speaker made a beautiful catch Of
l
| the side when danger threatened.
With first occupied in the third. Speaker
sent a scorcher to Mcbride. but chance
/ for a double play was lost when Schaefer
failed to cover second.
| Clyde Milan made a nifty running catch
of Speakers bat in the fifth.
Lewis hard grounder in the first inning
found Unglaub waiting 10 receive il with
loving hands.
The Red sox threatened TO score in the
third. but sehaefer gobbled up Gardner
fly back of second, and the danger was
over for the time being.
That Boston outheld is surely some
fast.
Dutch schaefer burned a screecher 10
| left. in the fourth. and Unglaub registered
hinf with a dream of a two-sacker to left
| center. Street, not 10 be outdone, doubled
to center, but Speakers peg to the pan
nabbed Bob by an inch
Lelivelt took sweet revenge for that
clout Of Speakers, and stung g red hot
one over second.
AS Cicotte was leaving the park. a fan
| yelled out to him. we didn't beat you
but you surely knew you were playing
ball"
The home team made q desperate effort
TO win the game in the ninth, when
/
Continued on Page 3, Column 3.
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Earned funS-W aShingtOn, = Boston, y
First base by errors-Boston !. Left on
bases-Boston. S; Washington. l3 First
base en- balls-On Groom, L: off Cicotte,
l. Struck out-By Groom. 5; by Cicotte.
l. Home run-Speaker TWO-base hits
Lelivelt (9, Unglaub. Three-base hits
Stahl, Gardner. Sacrifice hits-Carrigan,
Sta6I. Cientte, Gardner. Stolen bases
Schaefer. Carrigan. Hit by pitcher-By
CicOtte (Gessler). Umpires-Messrs Per-
rine and Egan. Time of game-2 hours
and 10 minutes. Attendance-6.500.
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NOTES OF THE GAME.

In the first Stahl picked out one to his
liking and lifted it over DOC" Gessler's
head. scoring Hooper. Gessler mlsjudged
the ball badly by running in on 1t instead
OF backing UP.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03
TO-DAY's GAMES.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

ST. Louis at Chicago.
Cleveland at Detroit.
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HATING Rally In Ninth.

Milan. who led of. raped out his first
hit OF the game, a hard single 10 center.
LeIivelt pounded one on tbe trademark
between Speaker and Lewis. and by the
time the ball was returned Milan had
crossed the plate with a run, while Leli-
Welt was hugging second. Elberfeld drove
a scorching grounder TO Wagner. The
latter made a fine stop and threw nigh
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Continued ON Page :. Column g
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Leliyelt drove one of Cicotte's twisters
on a line for Umpire Egan's head in the
first. but the umpire managed TO duck
Just in time.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-03
JOHN BULL LIKES JOHNSON.

Big Black Rules Favorite in Eng
Iish Club Betting.
London, July 2-Great interest is taken
in England in the Jeffries-Johnson fight.
There is much betting at the clubs with
Johnson as the favorite
The newspapers are arranging TO issue
extras giving the result Of the fight.
which cannot be received here until Il
o'clock at night.
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Yesterdays RESULTS.

Boston, 3; Washington, 2.
philadelphia, 3; New York, 3.
Philadelphia, 81 New York, 1.
Chicago, 81 ST. Louis, 2.
Cleveland, IL, Detroit, A.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-03
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philosopher
END OF THE ROAD.


again
swing mystic
think Of Destiny calmly
call Death thinking
is
when consider
the chair "tio~
by Mathe Adams
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-03
UP AND DOWN IN
INDIANA
SENSATIONAL SUIT BEGUN.

The trial of the s25, 900 breach of
promise suit Of Mabelle Seymour of
Chicago against William Steane, the
wealthy shoe merchant of Laporte, will
be resumed in Judge Richter's court
after a recess of four days
WAGE SCALE COMMITTEE MEETS.
The vanguard of the wage scale COM
mittee of the Anal gamated Association
Of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers is in
Fort Wayne ready for the annual ses-
sion, which will be held this week
President P. J. McArd1e and Secretary
John Williams, from the association
headquarters in Pittsburg, were the
first arrivals.
SAY PUPILS WERE ABUSED.
The board of school trustees and the
Humane society of South Bend tomor-
row will begin an investigation of the
reports OF unusual cruelty in the pun
ishment of pupils In the Jefferson school,
taking up particularly the case of 10
year-old ellison Miltenberger, who. 1t
is alleged. was SO brutality beaten that
he Is covered with welts.
SUICIDES IN OWN HOME.
Reese Swafford, a well known resi-
dent of Walton. Ind, twelve miles
south of Logansport. shot himself IA
tally as result Of domestic troubles
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-03
TIKI SIS MY 38TH BIRTHDAY.
Henry g, Graves.

Henry S. Graves, the successor Of
Clifford Pinchot. as chief of the forestry
bureau of the United States, was born
in Marietta, Ohio. May 8, 1871. He
prepared for college at Phillips And
over academy and was graduated from
Yale in 1892. He afterward took spe-
cial courses IN forestry at Harvard and
at the University OF Munich. In 1900
he became director of the Yale forest
school. a position he held until his ap-
pointment as chief forester of the
United States. Mr. Graves is q mem
Der of the Washington Academy of
Sciences, the American Forestry asso-
citation, and of number Of other scien-
tiffc societies, both in America and
Europe.